Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 24, 1891, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. E ROSEWATER, Eprron. PUBLISHED 'ER MORNING. TERMS € RIPTION. Dafly Bee (without Sunday) One Yeur. Daliy and Sunduy, One Yoar SIX months Three Months . Bunday Bee. One Yenr, Siturday oo, One Yeir Weekly Bee, One Yen OFF10F Huliding. N and 20th Streets, Y 8800 10 00 5 00 25 0 Omuhn, The Heo h O, eorne notl Bl s, 12 Pourl Strect Office hamber of Commeree, 1 ne Buliding rditorial 1 it to the Editorial Dipartment BUSINESS Al bustness a1 ters and. remittances should bo addresss | to The Heo Publishing Conpany, Ownhn. Drafts chocks and postofiice orders 10 be made p. able to the order of the com- piny. Tiig Boe Publishing Company, Proprietcrs THE BEE BUILDING. SWORN ETATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Etateof N Vg County of 1 18, { Geore . Trschuck, secretary of The Bee Publishing company, does so'crinly swear that the tieal clreialovion of Tre DALY Bee for the we % August2, 1801, \Was a8 foilow Sunday. Auz. 16 Monday. Auy, 17 Tuesday, Aug, 15 .V‘!r;lvlm».r 1y, Ao, s : Friday, A Baturday o N ¢ 27,004 CEORGE B. TZ/SCHUCK. Fworn to before me and subseribed in my presence this 22 day of August, A, D.. 190L N. P, Fer Notary Public. Etoteof N ) ) County of Iongins, (%% Ceorge B, Trschvck., being duly sworn. de- J0%es wd s (1t b fs secretary of TiE B ‘ublishing conipuny. that the actual avern dally clreulation of THE DALY Bit for tho month of August, 180, 20,050 coples: for Reptem!er. i tor Octolier, I8 venlor 14, < Deeom 180128446 2 coples; for ruary, 1801 opless fo , 01, 5,095 (05 copies: fo ¢ uhseribed in i D, 1801 P, tary Publi Sworn to before me and presence this s duy of August, A N CHAUNCEY M. DepPEW frescoes the outlook for the future of the farmer in his v brightest vermillion. vania campuign is that the republican bosses bothsmall and great are harmon- iously working for the ticket. WHEN we have made a sure thing of the republican national convention the central auditorium will be a matter of course. Let us secure the convention first. THE independents of Nebraska are badly handicapped in the next campaign by both platform and candidates. They are eratic, loose-jointed, and decidedly short of gray mattor. GoveERNOR THAYER ought to bounce Test and Liveringhouse in time to enable them to participate in the Grand Army of the Republic reunion at Grand Island on their own time. THE Interstate commerce Commission now contains members from Now York, Vermont, Michigan and Illinois. It is hardly ap intersiate organization when both the south and west are without rep- resentation in its membership. ALMY's wild devotion to the innocent girl whom he murdered in cold blood might answer for the sentiment of a Kreutzer Sonata hero, but it is never- theless a sentiment which should be choked off at the end of a hempen rope. TuE Now Orleans Times- Democrat sees in Texas a disposition on the purt of the allinnce to drift away from both the old parties. There might be some comfort in the suggestion if it were not for the democratic majority of 120,000 in Texas. It will take tremendousdrifting to bring those figures within reason, GERMAN newspapers which have spoken ill of the Chicago fair until quite recently have changed their tone to one of commendation of the proposed exposi- tion and advise Germany to make the best of the show. The visit of the Amer- ican representatives of the fair has ve- sulted in great enthusinsm all over Eu- rope. PRESIDENT HARRISON has not been unmindful of the claims of the west upon his administration and, therefore, it is hoped the transmississippi or Pacific coast region will be given & representa- tion upon the intorstato commerce com- mission in filling the vacancy caused by the death of Commissioner Bragg of Alabama. GENERAL VAN WYCK in his Malvern Towa spoech pronounced Judge Reese of Nebraska, an able, honest, faithful judge, & pure und true man in all the relations of life and & republican with- out guile. This speech may possibly make it embarvassing for the general to support Jo Edgerton for justice ofrthe supreme court. MRS. BITTENBENDER'S husband has been placed upon the prohibition ticket as a candiduto for justice of the supreme court of Nebraska vice R. W. Richard- son of Omaha, who turns out to be ineli- gible. The talented lady’s husband and partner for life, as well as for law busi- noss, may be technically eligible, but that is the best that ean be said for him. A DUEL between Prince Bismarck and Count von Munster is suggested as the outcome of an alleged interview between M. Blowitz, o French newspaper man, and the count. Inasmuch as both these great Germuns are past three score and ten it is scarcely possible tieir blood is hot enough for a fight. Men of their age know better than to shoot at each other tosettle a personal difticulty, THE strongth cf tho sentiment for a shorter duy among the job and nows printers of the United States is shown by the fact that 9,340 votes were cast for a nine bour day and only 8,556 against the proposition, The rule of the inter- natioval union requires a three-fourths vote and the total is 382 votes short. Tt is clear, how that one more offort on the part of the organization will re- sult in a reduction of the working day fvom ten to nine hours, RATE REDUCTION. Tomorrow is the last of the series of time-killers which the State Board of Transportation dignifies as conferences with the people upon the subject of rail- rond rates, The meeting at Kearney was n more satisfactory one to the peo- than that at Lincoln, but solely for the reason that the people’s representa- tive wos treated respectfuily and not badgered by railway attorneys or an noyed by interpotations frcm members of the board. That which follows at Norfolk will, it is hoped, be attended by representatives of the producers as well as the railroads. It may have little or no influence upon the hoard, but the peopie should not fail to make a presen- tation of th grievances, The State Board of Transportation cannot escape its duty by any sort of sublerfuge. It has already postponed action so iong that the present crop of small grain will bo largely marketed before action is announced. It slear to the average observer that the bo is far more anxious for an excuse not to modify existing than provide reliof. upon coal, lumber and building mat t bound and of coal from Wyoming and Colorado and the rates upon bound are those in which the people ar “chicfly interested. They do not ask th bonrd for a reduction of average charg per ton per mile upon all classes of freight. They are willlng to pay the present eharges upon ordinary merchandizo if the commodity tariffs are made reasonable, Without inquiring from the people the board could :eadily take pencil and paper and mako a comparative table of the rates prevailing in Towa upon the principul articles of traflic anl show ono of two things—either the rates ave 1y sonable or they are unreasonablo, If the, reasonable the people should be so informed. [f otherwise the board’s duty is clear and its power should be exereised. The gentlemen who have appoared before the board thus far on behalf of the producers have made the mistake of attacking the schedules in detail and have dwelt too much upon tho rates upon unimportant articles and between points where shipments are of small conscquence. The merchants who have appeared at the so-called conferences ve not been dealers in coal, lumber and farm products, but general me chants. The fact is, thus far the farmers’ sido of the question has been overshadowed by the shrewdly constructed figures of the froight azentsand railroad attornoys, who have confused the issue by tables of rates per ton per mile which have not brought out the exact truth regarding the leading commodities, It is to be hoped the Norfoll meeting may correct this and give these articles of trafe the place they deserve in the discussion. HE OLD STORY, The bookkeeper of a national bank in a Pennsylvania town is under arrest for having stolen « large sum of money from the bank. The thefts covered a period of soveral vears, during which time the bank must have been investigated a number of times by an examiner, and ought to have been much oftener by the divectors. It does not appear what pro- cess the thief employed to conceal his rascality for so long a time, nor is it important to know. It seoms that as soon as a proper examination of the books was made the stealing was veadily detected, so that the means used to cover it up could not have been of a very intricate or ingenious charac ter. The truth appears to be that there was implicit confidence in the book- keeper, and although it is now seen that he was living beyond his means, the fact attracted no attention from the bank ofticrals until the discov- ery of his rascality was made. Mani- festly the officials wore not giving that close vigilance to what was going schedules to tock enough re on about them that was due to the inter- ests of the people who us depositors entrusted their money to the ecare of the banl, believing it would be safe on the presumption that tho officials wero faithfully doing their duty as the custo- dians of this money. 1t was recontly noted that the comp- troller of the currency was contemplat- ing recommending to congress an amendment to the national banking law more clearly defining the duties of directors and making stringent pro- vision for the performunce of such dut! Such legislation not ounly cd by recent developments showing want of adequate cure on the part of bank directors, but also in view of the decision of the supreme court that di- rectors are not liable for neglect to hold meetings and examine the condition of thoir banks. The court stood five to four, and the minority held that the law, in declaring that the affairs of a national banking association shall be managed by its directors, and that the directors shall take an oath to diligently and honestly ad- minister them, was not intended that they should abdicate their functions and leave its management and the admin tration of its affairs ontirely to execu- tive oflicers, but under the decision of the court they are free to do this with- out incurring liability, The fact being that in many cases bank divectors arve thus indifferent to their duties affords ample veason for amending the law as has been suggosted in tho intorest of both stockholders und depositors, is A SUGGESTION 10 BE CONSIDERED, When Hon. Benjamin Butterworth, secrotary of the Columbian oxposition commissioners, was in Omaha some two months ago, he suggested that several western states should unite in erecting o building in Chicago in which each would have an ample space for its ex- hibit. By thus combining the display would be rendered much move uttrac- tive than if each state erected its own building and made a separate exhibit, whiie the one structure could doubtless be built at less than would be the aggregate cost of severnl distinet structur It was stated that such a plan was being con- sidered in the east with the probability of its being adopted by somo of the New England states, Tho suggestion is worthy of considera- tion by the Nebraska commissione It would bo entirely practicable for this | that | HE UMAHA DAILLX Colorado and to unite in building in state, Kansas, Wyoming. for examvle, putting up a singla which each would have abundant accommodation, and so grouped together it is unquestionable their exhibits would receive more attention than if scattered in comparatively small separate struc- tures, The ssted combination would enable the states named to erect an imposing building, of commanding architectural design, which would be 8Uro to receive attention not only from all the people of thesestates visiting the exposition, but from all visitors. In the case of separate displays the chances would be that tens of thou- sands would pass them by, for there will $0 much to be seen at Chicago in 1803, if half that is now projected is provided, that only the features of greatest magnitude wiill re- ceive the attention of everybody. The states we have named could by the plan suggested make a splendid exhibit, both as to extent and varioty, and the disy of either neither need not encronch upon impaiv the value of the exhibit of any other. On thecontrary, there would bo mutual advautage, and the greater attractiveness seeured, all would profit bydhe combination. The suggestion of My, Butterworth is commended to the consideration of Ne- braska’s commissioners as one which they may very properly submit to the attention of the commissioners of other states, should it meet their approval as judicious and practicable. With the sum appropriated for Nebraska's exhibit nly cannot have a buildit that would be creditable to the state. Towa, about BUg be or she cer EX-GOVERNOR FORAKER of Ohio, is reported to be confident of republican in that state this year. He is quoted in a recent interview as giving hali-a-score of cogent reasons for his faith in the vesult, and perhaps the best of them is his statement that the repub- lican party is enthusiastically united in support of its candidates. These pressions of the ex-governor ought to go far toward correcting the impression en- tertained by some that he s not heartily in favor of Major McKinley's election, or that in some way he is disgruntled, Fair-minc men will be disposed to accept the opin- ions of Foraker regarding the outlook as givenin perfect good faith, and un- doubtedly he will find opportunity to make satisfactory demonstration of this beforo the campaign is much farther ad- anced. Meanwhile McKinley is push- ing the fight with his wonted spirit and vigor, and the situation appears to bo growing better for the republicans every day. success THERE will bo three eloctions held in this city in November on the same day and at the same polling places. Thero are eighty-two election districts and under the law seven election oflicers are vequired at each polling place. Tho school district, the city and the county each holds elections, If each of the cor- porations should provide its own election muchinery the total expense would be cnormous. There is no necessity for three sets of election officers or election booths, yet unless the three todies get tocether and agree upon a common courso of procedure it is possiblo that an army of slection officers will bo ap- pointed numbering 1,650. The regist tion begins thirty days before election and it is now but ten weeks until elec- tion, yet nothing definite has been done in preparation for the event. 1t is high time the three public corporations ar- ranged for a division of expenses and reach an agreement as to the details of the registration and election, IT 18 observed that General Mahone is again making himself conspicuous in the republican politics of Virginia, though whether his latest move is intended to be in the interest of the republican or the democratic party can not easily be defined. He is out with a circular letter advising the repubiicans not to run can- didates for the legislatuce, urging that the only hope of ever getting rid of the present election law, which he character- 120, and perhaps correctly, as infamous, is to leave the democratic party an open field, so that *‘the masses will begin to look into the usurpations of thewr party managers and take concern of their own imperiled liberties and sooner or later tive of their methods.” There is an ap- penrance of plausibility in Mahone’s veasoning, but his pust courso has so nearly destroyed his claim to confidenco that the first thought as to any counsel he gives is that the safer plan is not to follow it. EvERY housckeeper in Omaha should preach and practice the principle of purchasing home products in preference to those of foreign manufacture. A strict adherence to this proposition will dou- ble the number and value of Omaha pro- ducts ina vory brief period and stimu- late the establishment of new factories as well as largely increase the wage- curning population of the city. i council made a moss of the mat- tor of furnituro for the city hail by in- viting bids upon plans and specitications us well as furniture. Ench bidder man- gos to offer u plan which caunot be adapted to the furniture of his competi- tors. The result is that the .city is offered competition in plans but not in prices. CONGRE BRECKENRIDGE of Koutucky in his Creston speech was hon- t enough to say that the protective tariff hus not made and cannot muke America poor. It is hard to be a demo- crat and be consistant though it is possi- ble to be a democrat and tell a part of the truth as Mr. Breckenridge proves by his speech, AN open board of trade in Omuha is the boginning of & great grain murket butit is only the boginning Ware- houses, elevators, flouring mills and malt houses must be built bofore we can have the market. A LITERAL interpretation of the ele tion law would warrant the county com- missioners, the oil and the bourd of education each to uppoint five election ofMicers for the November elec- tion. Those appointed by the board and city council could each add Dltuip, county | | | MONDAYX, two judges, thus giving to each election district ninetesn olection officers each of whom is en¥itled to 36, or 2114 for each polling place,, As thero are eighty-two polling plaees it would cost 80,318 for election offitérs alone. The three bodies should agroe. among themselves upon one set of affieials for oach district and all appoint the samo men and thus cut oft the possibility of this enormous and unnecessary.outls N ————— Tie only objection which can be raised to the Creston blue grass palace is the fact that the orators of the occa- sion were Colonel Breckenridge of Ken- tucky and Colonel Donnelly of Minne- both of whom made wpolitical speeches. The blue grass palace ought to have been a non-partisan celebration. oo 1 g to Pocket. N wea City Preas, 1t is a wonder the Omaha city council does not steal tho city hall and be done with the robbery being perpetrated upou the citi of the metropolis, — ————— The Discredited Dollar, Globe Domocrat: The policy of honest debts with dishonest dollars is one that the repubiican party has alw op- posed, and that it can never be induced to accepts sota, paying The Mortgage R Denver S, Ttis estimated that the three states of usns, Nebraska and Iowa will this year sell £300,000,000 worth of grain. That will work somothing ot a relief from the mort- gage burden, K Calamity Eiditors Crushed. Cineinnati Commercial, The calamity cditors who predicted such disastrous results of the MeKinley law in this country, are now insorrow, becauso the ca- amity of their prophecy has fallen on “tho other sido of the water.” - Must Husile dust the Same. Hastings Nebiasta, All the western states and a majority of the southern aro 1 favor of the next national republican convention being beld at Omaha. Iudeed, it 10oks now as thoush there would be but little troubls in securing it. g Beginning to Hedze. Fremont Tritnone. The independents of Nebraska are badly split up on the sub-treasury and government loan vagaries of the Cinciunati and St. Louis platforms, and they accordingly avoided these two important measures in thair platform, £ tful sefler. Philadelphia Call, Those farmers’ alliance lecturers are puffed up with their own importance. Peffer, in a speech tho other day, remarked that “If the Supreme Court does not suit us we will make another.” ‘The “us” meaning the farmers: alliauce, of courso. They really seem to fo et that there ave other people and other parties, ——— Governor Thayer and Hastings. York Times. The investigation has revealed the fact that the Augean stables over at the Hastings asy- lum need a good deal of cleaning, and Gov- ornor Thayer is expected to apply the duster with vigor and impartiality. Jf his frieads, whom he honored with the positions have abused his contidence and disgraced both him and themselves he should not feel any delica- cy in removing them without ceremony. Ho should fire them for his own good and for the good of the state. « A Prosperity Side Partner. Boston Advertiser. The farmers of the west are not fnding very much fault with the McKinley bill. During the past month the United States ex- ported 0,419,775 bushels of wheat as com- pared with 3,241,503 bushels in July, 1550, In other words the farmers of the west have made from the sale of their wheat abroad over three nes as much money as they did in the same period two years ago. Will some- Dody kindly point out auy section of the coun- try that the McKinley bill has failed to benefit¢ —— Digging Up an Old Treaty. Philadetphia Ledger. A proposition to start a naval militia on the great lakes has strucka snag in the pro- visions of a treaty made with Great Britain intho year 1813, By that treaty the naval forces to be muintained by each nation on tho lakes wero limited to one vessel on Lake Outario, not exceeding 100 tons burthen, and armed with one eighteen-pound cannon: to two vessels ov the upper lakes and one vessel on Lake Champlain of like size and force. This is not much of a navy oven for a miiitia force to practice with. The treaty, however, can easily be abrogatod if desived. It is pro- vided that, “if either party shall hereafter be desirous of anuulling this stipulation, and should give notice to that effect to the othor party, it shall ceaso to be bindmg after the oxpiration of six months from the date of such notice.” i AL S Democratic Allies, Chicago Times (dem.) The farmers' alliance, or tho people's party, may make some impression upon tho next presidential campaign. In tho south they are democrats, in the north ropublicans in the main. While the color line endures they are not likely to make any impression i the southern states, In tho north thoy may muster in suflicient strength to give various states to the democratic party, Minnesota, for iustance, or Kansas, or Nebraska, or South Dakota. Lot the supposition be in- dulged that they can carcy olie or more of these states, there would be no loss to the domocratic party. 1f the election should bo %0 closo that, the farmers' alliauce having carried certain states, there would be no positive mujority for any candidate in the electoral colloges aggrogatad, the choice of a president would thgn devolve upon tho house of representatives; voting by states, In such event the ropublican candidato wounld bo nowhera, * * # Thedemocracy havenoth- ing to foar from the fuvmer's activity 1 pol- ities. b galled jade is the republican party. Though he may. ngl confess it the favmer 1s a democratic allyy . —y———— The anthracite Robbery. Mipnggnolis Journal, "There does not,appear to be any justifica- tion for the propesen advance iu the price of anthracite coal hext month, on tho ground of commercial nedossity. ‘The markot has hcen far from active, and the leading Pennsylvania oporators havo even complained of &amarket levhargy. The output has been 5o large ‘that the companies have been restricting it'of law by working four days in the week, In this way the output has been cut down from 503,000 to 728,000 tons & week and the companies bave stipu- lated to keop the August output down to 3, 000,000 tons. The snpply was a few days ago, nearly 2,900,000 tons ahead of last year, | samo date, 2ad it is admitted that vhere is an excessive pressure of unsold cosl upon tho market. Why should thora be an advance of 15 cents & tou in vircular pricos on Sep- tember 1¢ ‘Phero is not a particlo of justification for it un exercise of the wiils of the an thracite weu wuy be called n justification ‘'he presidont of the Lackawanna company said tho other day that “what is wanted by the coal men is & judicious frost, onothat will come in such a way as to start household fires, but uot injure crops. Until something 58 the | like that comes, the dullness will continue, | Tt is not bocauso coal 1 scarce that the prico AUGUNT 24, 1891, 13 to bo advanced. There aro dead loads of it, 50 to speak, on the market. Thus even with thedemand incident to autumn weather, it will ve dififcult to fing a good roason for an advance, for the total amount of anthracite mined this year so far is 22,557,005 tons com- pared with 10,600,505 tons for the samo period last year, It will take an exteaordiuary con- sumption to make a hole in this pile. — The Passing of Quay. Philadelphia Pross (1ep.) Tho repubiicans of Pennsylyania will breathe moro frooly this morning bocauso they have oseaped a grave danger, It lookod alittle while azo as though, who ever might be nominated at Harrisburg, the real issue in the campaign would be Senator Quay. But with a platform adopted not of his making— and a ticket nominated which is not of his choosing —with no resolutions adopted en- dorsing the course of the Ponnsylvania sena- tors and with the att:mpt to put a slight on the president rebuk the convention of yesterday was emphatically not a Quay con- vention, With Chairman Androws privute life und such an aceeptable and clean vepublican as Licutenant Governor \Watres Buv (I PRS0 10 Soinleduks SLIANE. YORMS shipwreck are cloared away and an unim- peded courso is opened for republican suc- relogated to cess next November, - OF PROGRESS. rHE WHEELS The La Sulle, Til, miners, after threo months idleness fiave voted to return to work on the employer's terms. Tho plant for the new Masonic building in Chicago calls for six 80,000 Watt generators aud wiring to 8,000 lights. Liffel, of tower fame, has mveuted o steol bridge foruse in war. It 1s made in parts and can be put upin a hurry. After a four months' strike for an eight- hour aay, the Chicago ship carpenters bave resumed work on the old conditions, Umbrellas made ot paper is a Freach idea, By treating the paper with a gelatined ebro mite of potassium it is rendered wuterproof- What is said to be the highoest telephono line in the worid is one just comploted be- tween Manitou and the summit of Pike peak. T'he freight movement in the United St may be simply exvressed Ly saying it equal to 200,000,000 tons hauled one mile cach day of the yea d States 16,019,501 131,136 ound in the Unite cow sheop The , LU swine, tomson-Houston factory at Lynn has room set asid for an electrical museum. hero aro in the collection no fewer than 100 diftorent kinas of ave lamps, Six years ngo thero was nota single electric launch on the Thames. At the Henle gatta recently no fewer than sixteen were counted by an‘interested observer. A Chicago man bas invented an automatic motor starter by which all the motors at the fair way bo started by the president in Wash- ngton by simply pressing a button. Many of the Pittsburg glass companies are placing plants in position to make gas, tho natural gas supply having given oat. The object is to avoid going back to solid facl. Railroad managers prefer to wradunte their firemen into locomotive engineers rather than take drivors from another road. Threo years service as stoker is regarded as o inimum requirement. At the plant of the Pittsburg Reduction company, where the output of aluminium is avout 500 pounds a day of twenty-four hours, tho electrical machinery was recently run continously for four months, Stock cars are now built with gates to cross platforms, after the fashion of the vestibulo trains. In this way the stock are loaded at one chute and *“move up forward, picase,” until the entire train is filled, The glass manufacturing plants which were attracted to Maumee, O., owing to the supply of natural gas are compelled. as a resvlt of the failave of the gas supply, to seck fuel in tho shape of artificial gas. Arc lights on asugar plantation for the hauling of the crops by night have been placed in position by Planter H. C. Minor, in Louisiana. He will cut over one thousand ono hundred acres of cane and has a plant of soventy 2,000-canalo power arc lamps. About two hundred municipalities in Eng- land and \Wales manufacture thoir own gas, and cities like Manchester and_Birminghan receive a profit from the business of from £200,000 to 250,000 Tne public water works yield a surplus of 57,500,000 above expense: A model of the Chicago fairis on exhibi- tion in that city. It covers an area of 3,630 square feot. 1t is brilliantly illuminated with_electricity, the lights on” the cascades and fountaius changing automaticully every twenty minutes ina novel and intéresting way. The fair building at Chicago is to have a steel chimney 250 feet high. It is calculated 10 welgh, built up with fire brick and tile, 350 tons, ngainst a weight of 700 tons for a similar brick chimney. It can aiso be buiit quicker and its cost is about G) per cent of a brick construction. A Kansas City man refused to pay a plumbiug compauy’s bill on the ground that the latter was a member of a plumber’s association formed to keep up prices. He was sustained by a judge, under the Mis- souri trust law, which provides thata con- tract with a company belonging to a combi- uation to govern prices is uot valid. “General,” the famous locomotive of the old Western & Atlantic line, captured by Andvews' raiders ut Big Shanty and recap- tured the same day at Ringgold, is 1o graco the capitol grounds of _Georgia by resolution of tho legislature. The old balloon stack will be replaced and the old style look re- stored. The Rush streot draw bridge in Chicago is now operated by electricity, A forty ton steam plant perched over the ceuter of the roadway has been aiscarded and u wire from tho station a mile and a hall away comes underground to the bridge. The draw is 240 feet long and 50 wide, resting upou a turn taoleds feot in dinmeter. Statistics gathered by Mr. Stuyvesant Fish, president of tho llinois Cetral railroad, upon the ownership of railroad stock covers over 30,000 miles, or about one-hail the entive mileage of the country. te finds that out of a total stock capital of $1,575,260,877 reported but §205,683,183 is hold in the states where the roads uro located, aud that in number of stockholders 33,234 ot of u total of 1Ll reside iu the stites where tho ronds ave 'op- crated. Insome of the western staies the amount of home beld stock is very sin IKonsas has 57 per cont, New Mexico braska 15, Nevada 20 and Wiscousin less than 1 per cent of the stock reported. ~— HIS OVER-NEAT WIF Portland Transeript, The neatest woman in town Iolks say L've got for a wife; at Tolks say 18 gospel truth Ihis time, you bet your life, Keturah Brown, she beats tho world Oa bakin' bread an’ pies: But her bost tolt 1s fightin’ dirt Aud circumventin’ flies. Heor temper’s like her pie-crust, whict ‘They're both uncominon short; An' tho' 'm free-ana-casy like Sometimes sho mWaKes we snort. There an’t 0o seuse in havin' things o dum'd all-fived neat, vin ev'ry time [ step, 0w, Zek'el wipe your réot ! I can't set down in our best roim, 1t is 50 slick an’ spruce; Fact is, 'most everything we've got's o0 00d for common use. Though next to godliness the book Puts cleauliness, I'm bouud ay Keturah's mighty apt To ruu it in the ground. © 't no use in kickin'; I'm Propared to bear my cross, Some day, perhups, I'll wear my crowu; Ketural she caa’t boss Things around iu be told That there nor moth nor rust Comes to corrupt, | guess it's safa To suy there uin't no dust But oh, what wiil Keturah do Within those pearly gates, 1f sho no longer find the dirt That she 50 dearly hate O'ershudowed hoaveu itsolf will be, Bogulfed in awful gloom, Whon my Keturah entors in And can Lot use a broowm, An’ siuce we're BASKING BY THE SEA When Prosident Harrison visits Saratoga he will of course drink congross wate Tho quiet of the early morning at Ocoan Greve is somewhat disturbed by the frantic offorts on the part of the inhabitants to got wille, At 10 0'clock all the lights are out in Ocoar Grove, Should you desire to sco n number ok one of the cottages you wmust light a watch Kitty—I wondor why Clara hurries to hor wover sho gets u letter! Maud Sho wishes to give the impression that it's from a man. Every young lady at Long Branch has a shamrocik in her ‘shoe, and with the aid of this and the chanting of mystical rhymeos sho hopes to weave for herself n romanco, Telling of tho best girl swimmer at Asbury Park, o New York World writer aftirms ‘Herarms measure (so an intimate fricnd of ber's says) thivteen inches about the biceps. At Narraeansett Pier tho other night a party of young men und women took a frolie- some midnight plunge in the surf, ‘The lark wais the result of o bauter. It was i very Jolly affair—so jolly, indeed, that the attempt to keep it under tho rose railcd. Shirley Daro says that the costume'is in puris nawuralibus. 1t the puris naturalious covers the fogg and ties up over the head like a pig 1n a bag it might be intro duced at Ashury Park without the wearer running the danger of heing arrested. Rev. Spiritwilling (at Ocean Grove)- I | wonder if our orders ancnt the wearing of decont habiliments have been harkened unto by the batning sisters! Itev. Thorinflesh Ahem! Lot us stray forth by the water and examine into the matter, . Horseback riding has aty ite amusement at the 13 b, but this sam- mor everyboidy rides, At 6 ki tho morning Ocean avenue is of many alively race, Thors is tulk sanizing o hunt. The ficld between Elberon and Asbury would make a splendid run, ¢ Long Branch has been well patronized, as have all the resorts” nlong the Jersey const. ‘Po muke up for the loss of ing at Mon- | mouth Park, the hotel proprictors have de- cided on an ahuual c It is to bo held this yoar at the West nd all the Occan | arive is to bo decorated illuminated | In tho square at Newport is a statue of Oliver Hazard Perey, in the attitude he is supvosed to huve struck when he remarked that he bad met the enemy and caught on. It is an attitude worthy of the heavy tragedian in a Bowery theater. Facing the statue is Porry’s residence, with a bucket shop in his old parlor, Says a Saratoga write youug eivls here whoso solo object Seem to be to ride a bicycle, bither and thither at dayiighvand durk and aro the observed of all gbservers, They have ouly just arrived, and it issaid that they are from Washington. Thoy dress in blue, wear tan-colored caps, lawn tennis shirts, tan-col- ored shoes and aro barehanded always, oud their hair so to ve cut short. best bathing ays Leen a favor- two in life They flash ““Thora aro [ bo e e e e e s e e e [INTERESTING LINCOLN NEWS, Etate E£inging Sooietios of Germans Enjoy a Picnio, NUMEROUS TOWNS REPRESENTED, ind Dead at Bennett-—§ e Connty—Probabl Candidate for Assistant Warchouse Inspectorship. Lixcory, Neb, Aug. 23.—[Special to Tus Ber,|—~Tho singing societies of the stato known as the German Maennerchor held a pienic this afternoon at Cushman park. G r 500 visitors, represonting Omaha, Coun- cil Blufts, Grand Island, Seward and Hast- iugs wero present. About a thousand per- sons from Liucoln and vicinity welcomed the visitors, The aftornoon and evoning were spent in the pieusant, social manner characteristic of the Germans, Some maguificent vocul seloct- fons wero rendered by the various societios, Danetig and boating oceupied the timo of the younger members, Towortow a business meoting will be at Germania hall, FOUND DEAD, Sheriff McClay was summoned to Bennett last aight to exumine into tho mysterious deatn of Otto Webb, formerly proprictor of the depot hotel saloon in this eity. Friday cevenlug Mr. Webb left home and, failing to return, o search was instituted yesterday, ro- suliing in tho finding of his dead body 1 a neighbor's field. 1t was supposed that he died suddenly ot beart tailure, There was no evidenco of foul play and consequently no inguest was held. I'no doceased was ‘well kuown in this city He leaves a wife und several childro SLIGHT FIOST, There was a stight frost in Lincoln and (ho surrounding country last night, but as can be learnod no damage was do Tnere is every indication th there will be a beavy frost tonight. 1t 1s not thought, however, that it will affect whe corn crov in this vicinity, - G On Wednesday, August 26, the Order of Hiberian orgunization of Lincoln will bold a grand celebration and picnie at Cushman park. Anctent Order of Hiberian socicties from all portions of the state will in attendance. The exercises will be varied and interesting, among them cxhibi- ons of skill and strongth in - athlotic sports, baseball, dancing, boating, ete. A largo at- tendanco is expected. WAREIOUS Tho mermbers of the ELEBRATION. Ancient NSPECTION. tate Board of Trans- Bar Harbor boasts of wore beautiful and costly residences than any other watering | place in America, In local ‘vernaculur these residences are culled cottages, and tho term is apt to mislead a stranger. who wiil look for the little onc-story vino-cmbowered building, which the name suggests, and be amazed to see the handsome, stateiy piles of urchitec- ture which greet ' bim at every turn, Bar Harbor “cottages" cost all the way from $10,- 000 to $100,000. Ono of the prettiest of the little cottages occupied by the members of the Onteora colony in the Catskills is that built by Mrs, Mary Mapes Dodge, the editor of St.” Nich- It is an unconventional abode that its owner for five months in the year and gives her muzh more genuine comfort than she finds in her city home. There are | plenty of hummocks about the cottage, be in profusion, and a large hearth on which welcome wood firo crackles on frosty eve- nings. One room serves for dining-room, parlor and living-room in the cot —_—— PASSING JESTS. The remark of the pot to the frosh the ttle sacures 1gniticance from Chieago's eriticism of ity of divoree luws in South Dakota. Munsey’s Weekl —iiere! “Move on! Tho Dese Hushand--Sh—hic suy 0 wor—hic—I don’ wun' o wik goin' upstalrs. New York Journal: Thme,da. m. Policeman Young Mother—This article on insomnia suys that 4 pintof ale or o hot mitk punch wiil superinduce sleep. her—Woll, tonight 1 wish vou'd Lty them Louh on the baby. FOUNDED ON ROCKS. Life. Ilove my love. but ah, 'tis not Beenuse nsient churms for me! Tlove her becau Is tender, sweo Tts tones miy mak my heart rejoles— Ta Shat suotanty Nop e T No! T love her not because her heart 1s given all to m Maids may b fickie, love depart— My prizé must lasting be. No—this Is why my love will stay, Nor fails me nordesponds; 8ho hus nomillion, piled away Tu solid U. 8. bond: Der Schalk: Sho—Is that fricnd of yours whom you are expecting a tall man? Ite—About 6 feet 2 inehes. Why do you ask? She--Becuuse in that case [ Shall'huve to dust the ornaments on the top shclf. Life: Bishop Gullem—S8o you think heaven is (ke Boston, do you? M B. (from the Hub)—Oh, of course exaetly; Ldon't expeet too mich. Jinks—That man does and yet you say he hus not Now York Weokly not ook yery smart made a million. Winks—Smart? Inventor. You don't say so. What did he invent? Ml Invented an apple barrel that won't hold searcely anything at ull’” e's o genlus, He's a great . i3 full of woe, od with tenrs; fore you like droury wiste of "ro youns fo s and you il troubl 0t bow, Detroit I'r seem 10§ ISL S0 Justice—Prisoner, you s of subsistence, | think 15 of subsistonce (taking and a flusk of whisky, shington 1kin's witd Iho time has c when woman miy forsiko the lighv ephesiernl things of Hfe, ind take up tho heavy subjects,” And ner hisbind rejo golng to bike broad od we rily, “Are you iin Marin s Boston Courfer: Papa—I understand, dunzh- tor, that new Sultor of yours i a base buil brity 4 Daughter—Yes, pa shortstop in the country, Pipi—mhort stop, ¢he - Well, T hope he will remeniber his speciully when 'he calls on you he Is tno greatest fut are you not IeLLing your young Ks' hourd? In napolis Jou akini considerih or th T son Hasheroft ot 1t 80 That they 10 money in the'lon, ) UIHII‘«I[Y’I!IYH\U. so | run,” sive Munsoy's Weesly: She—T love all that Is grand, noble, mijustic and beautiful Ho—Thunk yoii very much, Miss Boston, but —or Iy you cinbirrass ule. Boston Courier: The bee lulls himself to sloep 1 tho buez e of his fatlly Washington Star: The iden of the Kansas farmors’ illiance to assess euch of its wem- hers a penny Wikl enable I8 lanagers o gevn correet conisus of the voters, A Chicago tobu Yonkers Stutesmun ) e evid has nimed his horse Fiop Cut. considers him no “plug portation will probab. Thompson of St. Lou appoint Mr. R, P, , as assistant to Chief Grain Inspector Blanchard, — Being ac- quainted with otber branches of the work Mr. Thompson will probably perform tho dutics of register and weighmaster, at leust for the inspection of gram on the track Until the eflicacy of the law is established tuere will be very little else to ao. T'he mem. bers of the board have agreed upon MU Thompson, but the appointment hus not been =" made, Mr. Thompson was at the capital yesterday to meet the board, He is confident that the warchouse law of Ne- braska will bea success and benefit, and that time will convince its opponeuts of tho fallacy of their argument against it. INDEPENDENT CONVENTION. The county contral committeo.of tho peo- ple's independent party mot Just evening. Au election of ofticers took place as_ follow: irman county central committee, W secretary and treasurer, S, S Jones. It was decided to open headquarters in the ball over Baker's clothing store Sep- tember 1, and the same b kept open until the election is over. The state central com- mitteo sent notico that it had opened head- quarters in the Linduil hotel, ‘Tho usual routine worl of the committeo followed, after which ex-Attorney General Leese and A, W. Cromwell made speeches on the platform’ of tho party and the fight of the coming campaign. GIANTS MAY REORGANIZE. Now that the Lincoln Baseball club is dead, Pitcher Castonc of the Giants hopos to e able to reorgamize his team and finish the soason in Lincoln. The management hns do- nated the use of the H street park and witn a little outside belp as a starter Mr. Castouo feels confident of his ability to furnish Lin- coln people with a very good serics of games Dates with such clubs as Plattsmouth, Hast- ings, Fremont and Beatrico would be wade and oceasfonally with an association team. I is probable that the grounds at Lincoln park will be used for Sunday games in the event of reorgunization. ODDS AND ENDS, The supremo court convenes September 17 Cuses must be filed on or boforo August 26. Iriday next the State Relief commissint will hold its last meeting aud endeaver to wind up its affairs. There is a disposition o do this as speedily as possiblo. 11 there are any bills outstanding the board would bo pleased to have thom presented at once. The Stato Board of Health hus granted somo 300 cortificates to physicians. About twenty applications were laid aside for thor- ough investigation, tho diplomas being not altogether satisfactory Will Duncan bas decided to chango his place of business to the building on N street, e next to the Exposition store and midway be- tween Eloventh and Twelfth streets, ——e A Seaside Prama. The deadly snap kodak precipitated a row between tusband and wife at Asbury this weck, says tho Philadeiphin Pross. The young business man and his wifo were board- ng at a Nortn Asbury park hotel. Stopping ut the same house was a handsomo miss from Baltimore, The married man became smitk with tho fair maid from the Oriole City - spent hour after hour in her company. fri- duy, when ho thought his wifo was down towu on a shopping tour, he was engaged in a tete-n-tete with his charmer. The pair oc- cupied a hammock out 1 tho shaded back yara of the hotel. "T'ho jealous wife discovered her husbund, and the sightof the pretty creature by his sido caused ber heart strings to flutter, Her husband’s arm was about, tho girl’s waist and tho young ereature allowed the other hand to hold bers in a tigh i grasp. Her shapely head just touched bis shoulder, and tho slow swinging of the hammock kept time to the honcyed words he was pouring into her ear, Witli ner face ceimson and her heart beat- ing liko a bass dram, the man's wife quickly procured her koduk aud then stolo softly along the path until she was c'ose enough to ot i good focus, Sho trembled violently and wis several times on the verge of springing forward wi b a scream aud toaring tho de: s ceitful couple apart. e But she bit hor lips and kept back her emo- tions. Ralsing the camera just high enoug ateh boti her husband and his new found "ho pressed the button—and the evi- donco of hier hubby’s faithlessness had been fudelibly recordod: Then, with tho camera beuind her, sho coughed in a spasmodic, gasping sort of voice.sThe couple iu the ham' mock foll out. There was a tableau and then a wild scramble. The euilty husbaua jumped tho fence and the Baltimoro girl hurried into the house. For an hour aftor that the woman with the camera sat in tho samo hammock and looked with palid face into the tree tops. On Thursday thero were throe less boarders than the day before, and peoplo wondered how it happeucd that o pleasant party should be so suddonly broken up. ‘The remainder of the story will probably be told iu the divor, court. Highest of all in Leavening Power..—Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Rl Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE