Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 18, 1891, Page 4

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Provrictors BUILDIN neesshould V1 O CIRCULATION. s v of Douglna, (58 ‘ick, secrotary of The Bee wolemnly swoar St Tk DALY BER that t for 1 foilows: Sinday, A i Friday, A Baturday, Al 3 27,00 GEOR B, TZSCNHU Eworn to hefore mie and subscrib presence this 1oth day of August; A Notary Publ Avernge Ftateof Nebroskn County ¢ Ceorge . Auly sworn, de- e of T BEE raco i the coples; me for Beptenter, plos; for October, for No- ), Decamber, 1801 coples for April, 1801, 2 for June, es. NUCK. in e, . 1801, NP, I'ern, 2 Notary Publie. ———— GRAND ISLAND’S reunion is certain to be a success unless the weather should be exceptionaliy unfavorable. nary. E( Sworn to bofore me and sub presence thisidday of August, A CHICAGO w ingmen’s in- ternational congress in 1893 and Omaha hopes she will get it. There iy nothing small about Omaha. Discorn in nlliance circles is slowly eating toward the vital parts of the or- ganization and the discord is occasioned by the tremendous crop of ambitions for county offices, EVERYWH s energetic can- vass for the republican national conven- tion iscalling out compliments and words of encouragement—oxcept in Chicago and Minneapolis. A GeoraGia alliance officer has em- bezzled $20,000 of alliance funds. The man sound enough on the sub-treas- ury issue but not a safe man to trust with other people’s money. MAJOR MCKINLEY will be the next governor of Ohio and the New York im- porters who are sending out $500,000 to encompass his defeat might just as well save their money for firewor Jayes RUsSELL LOWELL was a scholar, but this did not destroy his interest in politics and he never thought it beneath his dignity to make a stump speech for the republican party or to go to the polls and vote on election day. Tt remained for a French newspaper to discover thal the German emperor was insane and attemoting to throw the captain of the royal yacht overboard when he broke his knee-cap. The French are a vivacious people, and onjoy sensations, To0 cowardly to express an opinion upon the merits of the late labor diffi- culty so long as the results were in doubt, the newspaper under the shadow of Parnam street hill will now take to itself some tinsel and put on littde bells and eail it glory. Bah! SIOUX FPALLS gives promise of wrest- ing from Chicago her time tried reputa- tion as the Mecea of divorce hunters. There are 103 enstern people now in Sioux Falls suing under the lax South Dakota divorce laws for a severance of the bonds of matrimony. —_—_— Wa the independent convention adjourns tomght J. W. Edgerton of South Omaha will in all probability be again u candidate for office. Just what figure he will cut as a nominee for asso- ciate justice of the supreme court had better be imagined than describea. A LONDON newspaps the farmers of Americs the situation. It is not necessary to tako a voyage across the ocean to ar- rive at that fact. The two sentences above are to b considered independent of politics and apply solely to crops ANARCHIS have no place in the ranks of honest laboring men, and that is why the international labor congress at Brussels rofused soats to Bebil, Lieb- knicht and Singer, the well-known Germon socialists, by an almost unani- mous vote, Anarchists and working- men have nothing but breath and life in common. ks that are masters of THE Baltimore civil service episode would be highly entertaining except for the fact that A° Worth Spatos, formerly secretary of Wyoming and always a itizen of Maryland may use Commis- sioner Roosefolt’s report as a ladder upon which to elimb out of tho Chesapeake bay of obscurity where he has been hid- den for a fow lonesome years, AMONG the exiled Jows landing at Montreal the other was a blind man of advanced yoars with ten daugh- ters and only one son-in-law. The situ- ation of the poor son-in-law would be pitiful indeed except for the further in- formation that his sistors-in-law are all good looking und all immediately found work as dressmakers at which business each is an expert. The chances are that the marricd man and the father will have comparatively easy sailing iu their new howeo, | THE FIRES RELIGHTED. When the average citizen started for his place of business yesterday morning his eye instinctively turned to the large stacks of the Omaha & Grant smelting and rofining company's works, He quickened his step and his eyes brightened as he observed the smoke slowly curling up from one and another of these, announcing to Omaha that the works are reopaned and the men are back at the furnnces, He had read in Te B the fact that the clear- clearings for last week showed n de- crease of 28,6 per cent from the ¢ responding week of 1800 as a direct arithmetical result of the labor troubles and it was therefore particularly en- couraging, almost exhilirating to dis- cover that so far as this important in- dustry is concerned work is resumed. Just what concessions have been made by the two sides to the costly contro- versy are not fully known. In fact tho public interest is not concerned with the conditions of the settlement of the difi- cult It is clear, howev that amicable relations exist. The men a glnd to be employed and the owners of the great plant are ploased beyond ex- pression to have th differences ad- justed and their works running. The self-constituted leaders who attempted the role of Moses and Joshua ana Gid- eon have failed utterly, They incited the men to strike and kept them out of cmployment for two weeks.' They weariod them with harangues and dis appointed them with unfulfilled prom- . They were finally cast overboard and between the employers and the em- ployes the trouble was brought to an end. Notwithstanding the incendiary specches made and the dangers which the situation presented for a time, no evil has come upon the city other than that incident to the discontinuance of work. The temper of employers and strik from the beginning h been admirable. The men have been or calm and in no instance have th sorted to violence. into the strike and their rights under the n st s not for higher wages or easier hour nally but was a protest against signing a contract which the men did not comprehend and which they were They wero mis misinformed as to w law. The led to think was likely to lead to their injury. They have, how- ever, conducted themselves dee- orously and at the first fair opportun- ity showed themselves to be reasonable and willing to do their part toward a proper readjustment of differences. On the other hand Messrs. Rarton and Nash have shown themselves not only men of heart as well as of means, but loyal citi- zens of Omaha. They have met their striking employes in a spirit of fairness and concession. They have regarded the public interest and the necessities of their em- ployes as well as their own advantage, They deserve commendation for the charituvle treatment accorded the strik- ers under very aggravating circum- stances. When President Barton reached the smelting works in the morning he found they had been captured by his former employes. He was surprised and anxious until they advised him that they were ready to zoto work acain upon his own conditions, It must have been a grati- fying thought to Mr. Barton that the men were willing to re-enter the works and resume their duties without a formul agreement as to wages, hours and other matters in controversy. They were willing to take him at his word which was that the contract should be waived, the furnace men should work in eight hour shifts and after they had actually taken up their former places the company would make fair concessions upon all controverted points. The men have not unconditionally sur- rendered nor thrown themselves at the fet of the company. They have mani- fested their confidence in Messrs, Bar- ton & Nash by returning to work upon tho distinct understanding that just griovances shall bo removed and faiv corded thom with- unfortunute events of treatment shall be out regard to the the last two weeks. THE GRAIN SPECULATION. There is nothing surprising in the active spirit of speculation that hus taken possession of the grain markets and promises to continuo indefinitely, with such changes and reactions as are common tospeculation of this charaeter, All the conditions favor it, and the somewhat exceptional circumstances of the last few days—the rapid fluctuations in prices, particularly of wheat, the audacity of both bulls and bears, and the general temper of the market—are very likely to be frequently repeated during the next few months. The crop situation in Europe, as it is now under- stood, furnishes strong veason for bo- lieving that prices must rule higher, and those who take this wand are willing to bet heavily upon it find addi- tional support in the movement to with- draw in. The indications ave, if ports are to be believad, t there is a more general purpose among farmers to keep back their wheat thanit was at first expected would be manifested, but what price they hope to reach by this course is not within pub- lic knowledge. Certainly those who adopt the policy will not bo satisfied un- til the figures go much higher than they are at presont, und if the move- ment becomes at all genoral, or is even extensive enough to withhold for sixty days one-third of the crop, it is possible that the price of wheat may be run up to figures that would make the crop enormously profitable, if they could be maintained, 1t is impossible to say what price for wheat could be maintuined under ex- isting conditions, but it 1s easy to un- devstand that it moay be carried s0 high as to diminish consump- tion and reduce demand. In sach cuse there would ensue a reaction that might not stop its course until wheat had gone buck almost to the starting point. There would be a wild rush to sell, and as the grain was crowded forward the price would tumble down as rapidly as it had imbed upward. This 18 a possibility which ought not to be lost sight of by those farmers who ure proposing to withhold their wheat, and it renders such a policy one of very questions able wisdom. | It way bo sound ad- | the board of fir viece to counsel those who are not compelled to realize at once on thelr grain to be in no hurry to get it to market, but doubtless all will be wise to accent a price that will give a gen erous profit, and such a price can un- doubtedly be maintained. It is well to consider that the estimates now made of the amount of breadstuffs Europe will require to importmay be exaggerated, and even If it be granted t the erop failure there is as general and extensive | ol a8 reported ecconomy may 1 fally reduce the amount which the defi- ciency suggests, It ma he possible to diminigh the consumption of wheat during the ne r, without serious suffering to those compelled to 1 y economy, to the exent of half the surplus this country will have to sell. But certainly the conditions as they now appear, and they are doubtless in the main correctly representad, assure higher prices, though how much higher 1t would not be safe to They are also most fuvorable to speculation, and it 1s to bo expectea that the grain mar- kets will be more or less under specu tive influence for months to come. HOW TO INCRE. MANUFACTORIES. Omaha people hava it in their own hands to largely and immediately in- crease the number and products of loeal factories and the population of the city. The best of it is, too, that this can bo done without a dollar of bonuses or extra expense. The means by which this can be accomplished was treated at length in Tie SUNDAY BEE under the caption of “*Patronize Homo Industry.” The heading of that article is the secret of the increase of popula- tion, business and wealth reforred to herein. If every family in this city will insist upon buying Omaha manufactured goods every retail dealer in the city will imediately increase his orders for them and every Omaha factory of house- hold goods can double its output and capueity within the present ye In a neighboring city which hasa rep- utation for enterprise and which hs cured several important manufacturing conee a committee of one of its bus- anizations makes a business of hing local manufacturers in the local rkets. When a dealer for any reason, sends to Chicago for soap for instance and abandons the local soap factory, tho committee calls upon him to see why he is passing by the home industry. It ad- justs any differences he may cite and urges him to stand by the home institu- tion, The Omaha board of trade will be very busy no doubt building up a grain mar- ket after Thursday’s bunquet, but one of its committees or a special committee ought to devote itself to this idea of en couraging home industry by persuading home people to give the preference to home manufactories. A little attention to this matter among retail dealers and jobbers on behalf of our factories, coupled with the education of the ecitizenship generally through the newspapers, would have within three months a most surprising effect upon the business of Omaha, se- A REASSUKING SIATEMENT. The secretary of the treasury thinks it probable that the greater part of the bonds which mature in September wiil be extended at the reduced rate of in- terest, and he repeats the statement that it will be no hardship to the treas- ury to be called upon to redeem what- ever amount shall not be extended. It also appears that the proposition to ex- tend the 43 per cent bonds has already resulted in increasing the nativnal bank currency to the extent of $5,000,000 and a further ~ en- Jargement of this form of currency is ex- pected and will undoubtedly be secured. ‘What was hoped for from the plan was that the banks would not only accept an extension at the lower interest rate of the bonds owned by them and deposited to sccure circulation, which they have not shown such willingness to do as was promised, but that they would take the bonds of private owners and use them as security for additional issues of notes. By this means a considl orable addition would have been made to the circulation at a time when iv will be most needed, and the treasury would not be compelled to part with funds which it might be very convenient to keep on hand. But the effect on the circulation will be practically the same whether all the 5 ure extended or not, and if the iy can without hardship redeem portion of them the result will be quite as satisfactory to the people as if such portion was continued as debt and national bank currency issued on it. The principal motive for extending the bonds undoubtedly was to protect the treasury, and it appen with what has already been done in this way the protection will be ample. The latest utterances of the secretary of the treas- ury are entirely reassuring. There will be more money in the hands of the peo- ple within the next two months than ever before, and while there will not be sufficient to transact the business of the country on a cash basis, the revival of confidence now in prog will lead to a lurgely incrensed employment of in- dividual eredits, with which fully 92 per cent of the business of the country is done, It is announced that this growing con- fidence inan ussured increase of prosper- ity is allaying anxiety about money Therve is an improved demand for com- mercial puper, and the loan markets ave showing n much better spirit. There is every reason to expect a continuance of this unless speculation shall force prices toa point that will check exports, and this is a possible contingency not to be lost sight of. It is un- doubtedly the fact that Eurove will need all the breadstuils this country will have to spare, and its people must expect to pay higher prices than have provailed for a number of years, but it is conceiv- able that these m! weied so high as to compel a degree of economy that would materially diminish consumption, There are somotimes surprising results of this kind. But in any vent there appears to be every reason to expect that the finuncial conditions in this country, now manifestly improving, will continue to grow better, WHILE it may be technically true that and police commission- | bodied man in Omaha sl TURESDAY, artment officers wre off duty, it is also true that the publie -has a right to expect them to be good, citizens off duty as well of police and/ whon they as good officers on duty. A rgo of of immoral, brutal, ungentlemanly con- duct on the partof any city official in his vate re I atigug is a proper subject for investigation, 1f the charge be sus- tained by the facts the people have a right to expedh the dischargoe or resignations officer’s THeEonol Roos: T is an able civil service reformer. He is not easily discouraged. When he is crushed out of shape by some officer of the govern- ment he brands the officer a spoilsman, returns to his place and gradually swells up again into his former importance. Ho is in dead earnest, which exasper- ates the people who have no confidence in his specialty and makes him a valu- able civil service commissioner. e has now taken up both his New York brogans and set them down ain squarely upon the Baltimore United States marshal’s office. The marshal who is ietieal politician used his offic and his fist at the primaries to assist in crushing the ambitions of another faction of republicans, The marshal himself is outside the jurisdic- tion of the civil serv commission and therefore he eseapes with a coating of Roosevelt ink, but the employes are to be dealt with very harshly if the com- missioners’ recommendation is to be heeded, and twenty-five government salaries will stop short against the names of partisan government employes in Baltimore, THE EIGHT hour law was made the excuse for precipitating un- necessary trouble at a time when the business interests of Omaha could least afford it. The law should be tested. Itsterms should be interproted by the courts. Time should be allowed the business intovests of the co mmunity to adjust themselves to the new condi- tions. Meanwhile - both sides should be considerats and thought- ful, forcing no violent conclusions and causing no unnecessary disturhances of the existing business situation. A fair discussion between employers and employes and a mutual agreoment to be patient until the actual status of the two sides to this economic question can be established will prevent disorder and save money to all concerned. Happily the difficultics are now in a fair way to be overcome and steps have been taken to permunently settle the points at issue. Until the courts' have passed upon the law, lot every good citizen, whethor capitalist or lahorer, control his temper and adjust himdelf as best he may to the existing uncertainties of the situa- tion. TuE official corruption that has beor. brought to light in Canada suggests the possibility that ' the influence of the American colony there has been de- moralizing to heh of all parties. The developments of the investigation at Ottawa, which caused the resignation of one of the conseryative ministers, is fol- lowed by disclosures which involve the provincial cabinet of Quebec, which is composed of liberals, Thus both the political parties are under reproach, and on this score neither can be said to be worse than the other. The expcsures, however, are very certain to have decisive political effects, but just what these will be cannot now be clearly discerned. Tt is interesting to note that the railroad corvorations figure promi- nently as the instruments of corruption. The leading paper of Toronto says that “but one thing can save us from disas- ter, and that is a determination on the part of the honost men in both parties to insist that the guilty, without vespect to rank or station, shall be punished to the full extremity of the law.” ALL advices regarding the feeling abroad toward the Columbian exposi- tion continue to bo of the most gratify- ing character. The commissioners have been received with great cordiality by the official representatives of all the governments visited, and have received every assurance of friendliness and of a hearty desire for the success of the fair, Such evidences of interest and good feeling ought to stimulate the managers of the exposition to extraordinary ef- forts, but there appears to bo some reason to apprehend that they are not as fully alive to their responsibility as could be desired. With only a little more than a year and a half before the opening of the fair, it will be wonderful if everything is in readiness when tho time arrives. ANARCHIST or tramp, it matters not which, no man with two strong arms and in his right mind needs to live like adog in Omaha or anywhere else, The farms are crylng for men who want work, and help is short in all the har- vest and hay fields. The healthy man without a nily who sutfers for the common comforts of existence cannot blame corporations, socioty, labor or- ganizations, citizenship or anybody ex- copt. himsell, No priest or preacher can paint him avhite when his black color is the consequence of his own mis- conduct and his idleness is from choice. GENERAL VAN WYCK is in the saddle and his uniform at this distance looks very much like the general of the army. He will probabl¥'court-martial the late commanding officer and take off his stars, Tho Otoe ehiof has borne a good deal with more grice than was expected, but his day is coming and he will make it decidedly interesting for his arch cnomy, Mr. Juy Bjierows. Di. CONKLINC said uttered about the the worst thing 8o far independent party when he publicly declured it was Ssimply the old greenback party in uew olothes.” PATHOS from a peacemalker will not reinstate a professional trouble breeder in the good graces of mon who huve fol- lowed him to their pecuniary dissdvan- tage. SICKNESS nu is a misfortune, and especially so for a ponniless | in Omiha. THERE wher rson is no excuse for any able- ping on a bed 18 AUGUST of newspapors or in a dingy office or otherwise lending the life of an outenst, OMAIA'S footpads are enterprising, considering the state of the weather, A round-up by the police authoritios is again suggested. Refuse to Weep. Glob-Demnerat, Sonator Sherman says that the Ohio farm- ers have loaned more money than they have borrowed. Therefore, they smile when they aro asked to woep over the alleged miser; thelr situation, - zing the Public, ‘e York Advertiser, The anthracite coal barons, oporating in concert, have ordered an advanco of 15 cents per ton on coal, to take effect on Sept. 1. The helploss public accopts the condition, Tt can't help itself, —_——— 1o for Omaha. Denver News, Omaha continues to make a good fight for the next national republican conventlon, and bas Denver's best wishes for success, The voto of Colorado in the national committes should be thrown for Nebraska's chief com- morcial city. Sq Rt i Getting Along Nicely, Thank You. Cineinnati Commereial, In the kindness of its heart the London imes expresses the opinion that the chief sufferer by the McKinluy law will be the United States, But the Times need not be distressed. Upto date the United States nation has been doing very well under tho law to protect its own industries, with every indication of future prosperity. PR Cleveland’s Only Hope. Atlanta Constitution (dem). Of one thing Mr. Cleveland and his friends may rest assured—he canunot getthe demo- cratic nomination unless he goes to the na- tional convention with a solid New York delegation 1n his favor. He may not bo ablo to get it even then; but without the solid and substantial support of the New York delegation his name will scarcely be heard in the convention. He can settie all doubts by becolaing a candidate for governor of New. York. If he can secure the nomination for governor and carry the state this year it 1s cortain that he can secure the solid support of the New York delezation next year. Kate Fie'd's Washington. The dedication of the Bennington monu- ment will bo performed with all proper dignity, of course, and we ought all to feel vleased that ono of the loveliest villages in the world is to have so large a number of distinguished Americans brought within her borders. But any ono who has visited Ben- nington for the purposo of viewing the place where our Yanukeo forefathers put their foo to flight and ate their dinner for them, must bave been unpressed with the way bistory sometimes prevavicates in the namiug of an event. The fight, although planney to occur in Bennington, @d not take place there or even in the Green mountain stato; and tho sober truth was never more daintly expressed than in the toast provosed at the meeting where the monument project was first broached: “The Battle of Bennington! Now Hampshive fur- nished tho general, Massactinsetts the men, New York the battle field, and Vermont the —celebration.” The Nebraska iight Hour I aw. - Springfield (Mass.) Republican, The eight hour law passed by the Ne- braska legislature last winter 1sas bada specimen of labor lezisiation as could be well devised.. It is unjust in that it excludes from its benefits farm laborers and domestic servants, and oppressive in that it forbids all other classes of mechanics and labors from working over eight hours if they chuose, and puts a fine of from 100 to 1,000 upon any employer who shall require bis employes to work over the prescribed eight Lours in a day. The intent of the bill seems to be to carry out the labor agitator's ideal of a short day for the town workingman, letting his country brother tako caro of himself. The bill permits over- work, but under preposterous con- ditions, for it requires any employer who shall keep his employes at work beyond tne lezal eight hours to pay for this overwork at “doubie the amount per hour which was paid for the previous hour.” This leads to some astonishing results, as a little fisuring will show. The requirement is not that the pay for extra work shall be at the rate of double that paid for cacn hour of the vegular day’s work, but for each hour double the amount paid for the previous hour. This would result under ordinary circumstances in some extraordinary daily earnings. A man paid 20 ceuts for the eighth hour of his day’s work would get 40 cents for his ninth bhour, 80 cents for the tenth, $1.60 for the eleventh and £3.20 for the twelfth, while if he worked a full aay over-time his wages for the extra eight hours would amouut to $102. If the plain meaning of the language of the law is to be followed in its enforcement there will ot be much extra time made by N ska mechan- ics. Probably the courts will tear this law to pieces. - NIGHT HE RAN TH Frank 11. Stauffer, T met alittlo girl, one day, Beyond the railroad bridge, With pail of berries sho had picised Along the banlds bigh ridge. “Where do you live, my child?" I said, “And what may bo vour nama!" Sho looked at me with eyes askanco, Aud then her answer came : “Tho house upon the blufl is ours; They call mo Bounie B My father is an ungireer, And runs the night express.”” A sparkle came into her face, A dimple to her chin The father loved his nhittle girl, Aud she was proud of him, w an-forty-nine on schedule timo scarce e'or & minute late). Around the eurve his engine comes, At quite a fearful rate. “Wo wateh the headlight thro' the gloom, Break like the dawu of day coar, a flash, and then th Is miles upon its way A train A lamp in mamma's window burns, Pla there alone for him, His face lights up, for then e kuows That ull is well within, Somotimos a fog o'erhangs the gorge Tho light ho eannot seo, “Phen twice ho whistles for mamma, And clangs the beil for me,” “And aro you not afraid,” T asked, *“I'hat he may wreck the tra ¢ That there may bo o sad misnap, And he no wise to blamet " A pallor crept into her choeks, tler red lips curled in pain; Taey partea, then sevenely smiled- Her hoart was brave again “God watehos over us,” sho sad, id Ho knows what is bost; S0 wo have but to pray and trust, Aud leave to Hun the rest." childish faith of hees) ) seem weak How groat that It made my ow I bent my head with throbbing heart, And Kissed her on the che 1 said to her, in cheery tone, “(iod bless you, Bounie 58! God bless your mother and the man Who runs the night expross. ARRANGING ¥OR THE FAIR. Nebraska's Representatives of the World's Exposition Perfecting Their Plans. ALL QUESTIONS BEING CONSIDERED, Members of the Board of Lady Mana- gers Preparing for the Approach- ing Session of That Re- nowned Body. Lixcory, Neb, Aug. 17, Ber, | —Messrs Greerund Strang, respectively commissioner general and chairman of the Nebraska Columbian commission, will attond the meeting of the national Columbian com mission September 2. The four lady mem- bors of the national commission, Mrs. Lang- worthy of Seward, Mrs, Briggs of Omaha, Mrs. Bates of Aurora, and Mrs, Martin of Broken Bow, wiil also attend the mee iog of the national hoard of lady panagers of the Columbisn commission in Chicago on the samo date. The gentlemen and lady managers wilt post themselves as thoroughly as possible ters connected w the world's fuir and be prepared to report at the next ing of the state commission Soptem- All areangemoents will be comploted 001 a8 possivle for Nebraska's exhibit. DECLAKES 1M A BRUTE. Mrs. Louise Douck tells the district court that sho is wedded to a brute named Douck and asks for a divorco from him. ¢ in Gol as savs thatshe was married to him many ten years ago and that ever since he treatod her ina cruel manuner. ln tho d of winter he drove ber out of the house with & hatchet and only a short tiwe since, just three days after sho had given birth to achild, ho kicked her out of the house. These things are presented as samples of the indignities that she has sufTered. RUISED 118 CA PATCIL Christinn H. Adams has sued the Lincoln streot railway compan 0. Adams has threo lofs in South Park addition and thereon was raising cabbages and ogi plants, The street car company put in u couple of tracks that threw tho lots below the grade and the rain that has been pouring down from time to time converted the warden into a swamp and ruined the vewetables, Mr. Adams claimed, $500 worth. Ho also allowes that the members of tho fumily were dam- aged in health to the value $1,700. ROCK ISLAND INITIAL TRIT, Shortly after 8 o'clock this afternoon the first Rock Island train from Chicago throgh to Denver stopped i Lincoln and added to its precious load of newspaper men aboard. The Lincoln newspaper contingent_consisted of W. Owen Jones of the Journal, P. W. Hump- ton of the Call, Colonel T. W. Hyde of News, Edgar Wessel of the Capital City Courier, and H. W. Haray of the New Repub- lic. At Beatrice and Fairbury representa- tives of local papers were taken aboard. ODDS AND ENDS. i Warren Hagey, ongineer at the state house, is emploving his time now in painting and | gilding the radiators of that buildin g. Chinnellor Canfleld tias rotutned fyom Ver- | mout, bringing nis _family with him. There will be a meeting of the rezents tomorrow. In April Miss Minnie Landauer sccured 55,000 judgment ~against the Chicago, Bur- lington” & Quincy railrond company for a broken leg, the injury beinz sustained wailo alighting from the car. Today the raiiroad company appealed the case to the supremo court. Simeon Oatley was arrested and arraizned before Justice Brown toduy on the charge of breaking into the home of his divorced wife and carrying avray some household goods, Oatley admitted this, but said that there bad not yet been any division of the property and he sold tho goods to pay a grocery bill. The Cortland creamery company has filed articles of incorporation with tho secretary of state. The stock is $2,000 and Cc tland the place of doing business. The Pirth bank has filea articies of incor- poration with an authorized capital stock of £40,000. FOOLED HER MILI RY FATHER. Roman tic Wedding in W lund and Canada Are Interested. Kixastoy, Ont., Aug. 17.— Quite n romance attaches to the marriage of Christine Hamil- ton Gray, of Abbey Wood, Kent, England, and Miss Sophie Fuppsr Cameron, daughter of Major Cameron, commander of the royal ry college and granddaughtor of Sir Cnarles Tupper, which oceurred on Friday | last in St. Paul's church, A lawyer, clerg, wan and_two ecabmen were the only wit- nesses. Miss Cameron_ some time ago met Mr. Gray in England, where he was a civil ongineer. He was young and wealthy the major gencral objocted to his b the husband of his daughter, and Mi eron was forthwith brought home to Canada. But the ocean that divided the continents coula not sepavate their love. Mr., Gray s00n took ship for Canada and began arrange- wents for the marriage. Last Friday Miss Camoron quietly left her home and came down to where i cabman met her. A black away Mr. Gray was picked up and the two drove to church, Rev. W. Johnson united them in © Mr. Gray_settlod alarge annuity his bride. " Mr. and | Major Cameron has been notitiod of their marriage, but whether the stern parent has relented or not caunot bo learned. - ich Eng- upon Mrs, Gray are at the Hotel Fontenac, Western Pensions, WaASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.] —~The following list of pen- e B and sions granted is reported b Examiner Bureau of Claims Nebraska Origin: Edward O'Neil, Iwing W, Cramor, John Schrader Jerome Vance, John V. Armstrong, William A. Porter, Samuel Cyzhert, Lucius A. Noyes, Albert forris, George Campbell, George B. Cargill, Albert . Webster, James A. Carao, Hiram Chesloy, David Alleba Courad E. Crow, James C. Romine, John Webb, Jacob Haild Ringer, George Rhinehard, Jame derson. Increaso—Benjamin 1. Goddurd, : thorine 1 widow—( David Wil- Gonslow, Utzler, orgs W, Brockway, ¢ Teeman, pool, Ernest Pivkius, James M William 8. Andrews, ( Dayis, John %, Cobb, Georjro Willeft A. Willis, J Poor, Albort Crosby, David Pleming, Heney Waggoner, Relzamon Horton, William M. Robertson, « I Austin, Edward Snyder, Thomas H. ‘Told, Edward Cobler, John D. Carter, | Honry Grife, Elibu B, Comstock, Auson It Vutler, Nathav, Upde Josenh White, William 1 T, Henry 1'reriehs, Bowmin, Preston K. Hill, Hueh . Andrew, Stovhen Paivman, Orville M. Whe: ) W oble, John Bankhead Mort William Hartsell, Frederick M. Collins, Dautel Robertson, August C. Bushwald, Jobu Bianc Francis M. Rich, William, Cullison, Charles Husted, George Goodn Additionnl Jucob Zentz, Reissue J, Walker, William J. Clark, Tr Sax k ANCisco, Cal 17.—A private lotter from Samoa, under dato of July says the aanger of a ronewal of the war the natives. A stonuous ap- peal bas been made for o United States war Special to Tho | | have known o aL the time ship. ‘The only man-of-war the was a Gormun'vessel ITighest of all in Leavening Power..—Latest U. S. Gov't Report. ADBSOLUUTELY PURE PASSING JESTS. Horald: Boggs—Tho outlook 0od (o canmpaign. Now York 8 to b for o0 slde 18 yolling for silver and the other for tin, Dr Workum (weathi—Whera 8 tho bloom{ng chump who put up that last prescription for Mr Shaker The head clork, sir; ho st thero I8 nothing Drugglst (humility) It Nothing wrong? e to dinnor, tup quinine fn suznrof milk, i (more wrath) Why. the nss p o8 by mistako fo has got Fid of that and 8l int) tor Now York Mercury: I Tsee they'vo hatehed o on Blackwoll's Tsinmd, Littlo Wililo~Now Aunt Sirah to have a baby of hoer own, wo A (ko spinst aby in an iy will be ablo shie, bapa? NATUIE'S IMPERIOUS DEMANDS, Philadetphia Times Wi by the sea and the senieo So searen e On mooniight n And flirt with t 24 "Twasd men were girls thouht it w boon s to siton the porch » o i the moon Indfanapolls prove of this ide eltizon with Watts1 don't ap- rylng every eminent brass band Potts=It would not be so bad, th it y'd bury a brass band with each oninent Zon Somerville Journal: First Bditor—What's of news? Nows s the sort of thing ¢ way habitually doesn't pr your definitio Second Edity rival weross tl r A SUIVIVAL Washington Post. Sy, how didst thou ‘scape from thy Sininn o Thou anthropoid relie of dublous age? What mean those strange antics, contortions, and erins, And whimsical twists of attennate Himhs? Art colocky, pray, that thou puckerest the hido Which a mummy from Dondereh sure would deride? What chatter s thine that a Garner might 3 emotely 1o man? AR J ned, so wierd, so (vely. so bold, 8o youthful, so giddy, so shaky, so old, P Thou art only thyself, with thy dyes and thy curls, The fooiish Old Beau making fun for the girls. Pross: Daught Al eho othe Papa, Twant iris of my set t do nd what the misch ¢ reiod for? For better or worse, papi. nough, fsn't iv? I'm you think things nre ay, when for somo en Munsey's What, Charl wling? You sald nt business on hand. dear hov, 5o I have, ter to dgar Saltus asa pre fon for writing to her. TRANSFORMATION. Denver sun. A mouth of revelry for hor, - ur weels of steady whirl, she will be transformed into o seduto qutumn girl, T Texas Siftlngs: What at the bezinninz may Dave been rezardod merely us aside f$suo frequently turns out to be the most lmportant subject, 1t was 80 In the case of Eve. Galveston News: Ono should always feel sure, before bexinning to fifrt with the muses, that he hus pootry in his soul and not in his stomach, Baltimore Amor Vhoat s nervou suy the market reports. wonder, when 1t has Just been thrashed all nround. Philadelphia Times: The story of the Per- slan shab bolling that delinauent tax colleetor to death is reiterated. Tn the name of eiviliza- tlon, however, it is to e hoped that he didn't add ‘the crown of cruelty to his sufferings by asking hir if it was hot enough for him, s MINISTER EG. Aanovr The San Diego Union of the 7th ist. pub lishes an interview with Commander Kautz, of the United States steamship Pensacoln, which had anchored in the harbor on its turn from the seaports of Chili. Regarding Mimster Egan, against whom serious charge have recently been made, Commander Kautz spoaks as follows : “There is another thing that T would like to see corrected, and that is the wrong im sion about Patrick Egan, our minister to Chili. Tsee by the papers that he has been rather severely criticised. That is wrong. He is doing all any man could do down there for the protection of American inter- osts. Helsa gontler suave, and polito and a thorough diplomat. He has been charged with favoring Balmacedn. Why, I that man to allow insur- gents and political rofugees the protec- tion of the logation, though this is i contrary- to the policy of our gzovernment. ~ I strongly advised ‘acainst P it, but bedid it and through the rospect gud friendly feeling entertained for him by fln’-/ maceda, neither refugees or the legatic wero interfered with. Just beforo M Ewan's arrival the English mimster, Mr. Kennedy, catled on Balmaceda ana urged bim not to receive Lgan. Balmaceda r plica, ‘Do you undorstand, Mr Kenne that Mr. Egan is coming to Chili as a repro- sentative of the English government? *Not at ull siv; ‘not atall,” replicd Kennedy. “Then, sir,’ said’ Balmaceda, “what business is it of yours? Mr. Egan comes here as the duly aceredited ropresentativo of the United States of North America, and as such no shalil be received.” And he was,” -~ — World's Fair Encouragement. ViEsys, Aug. 17.—The members of the traveling foreign Chicago Columbian fair commission at present i this country aro meeting with success, Everywhe they aro roe with sympathy and with assur of solud support. Assurances have been re ceived from all sides of a fine display of - Austrian works of science, mechanical works and works of art, August 20, the members of the committee will meet in Am i They will spend a short time in Holla Belguim befora returning to Lordon enrouto to the United St g Blown Out of His Balloon, Bostox, Aug. 17.—Itis reported from M crata that an acronaut who made an ascen sion there yesterday was drowned by being blown into the sea from his balloon 1k 1 kof Australia is announced. ties, $300.000, half of which aro owed itors in Kngland, JAMES RUSSE Ture. suspension of Aust MELBOURNF L LOWELL. Horace's Odea, 1. 24, God gave thea power to make such music as should sootho Our wounded hearts, Melpomene; Sing o us now, for, O!we mourn, without ot or shil 0 most by ovod. 55 our Quinetilius, whose By good w 15 gone Yot all thy tears are vain Thou canst ot call him back lute A subtior magic than the Thrac 1t could ot summon from that ye ‘The phantom that has crossed th Hard—hard is this! 4 And yet sweet faith lightens tho burthen of the eross We elsewise could not bear. R — , had thy s harp der shoro " Baking Powder _ A