Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 31, 1891, Page 4

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Friday, Aug. -8 Faturday, Aug Tesch wear tei BEE ending August 20, 1801, was 08 Average : 7SCHUOK. subseribed in my ugust A, D. 1801 Ftateof N Count i Ceorge being duly sworn, de- OFCR ANG KA Vs © s secretary of Tne BEe ‘ublishing company. that the act daily circulation of THE DA1LY month of August, 180, 20,750 for September. 100, 2 coples; October, . 2062 coples: for venle 180 coples: for &%, Decamber, IK0, 2471 coples; for January, 151 28446 ples; for Felrunry, 1801 coples; for arch, 1801, 24,066 coples: for April, 18, 23,033 coples: for . L6840 coples: for Jufe, 1601, 26,917 coples. July, 27,021 GEORGE B. A Eworn to before me and subscribed in me, presenco this 3 day of August. A, D, 1801 S o % for the coples: for No- In order to give every reader in this state and Towa an opportunity tokeep posted on the progress of the campaign in both these states we have decided to offer Thr W v BEE for the balance of this year for twenty-five cents. Send in your orders early. Two doliars will be accepted for a club of ten names, Tue BEE PUBLISHING Co., Omaha, Neb. FroMm August 31 the price of THE DALY Beg, morning or evening edi- tion, delivered by carrier in Omaha and Bouth Omaha, will be 10 cents a week. JAY GOouLD’s remarkable interest in piscatorial pursuits of late is now par- tially explained. He found good sport In a Vanderbilt pool. TF GERMANY once learns to make the American johnny cake, coarse rye broad and coriander sced will be confined en- tively to free lunch counters BJORNE running on an anti- railroad ticket for judge of the district court or any other office isenough to ronvulse an old settler with laughter. 'ARY PROCTOR enjoyed his fivst visiv to the country west of the Mississippi so well that he will make another tour of western forts in Sep- tember. A SUSPENSION of grain duties in Ger- many is altogether likely. The fact is all Europe is interested this year in stimulating the shipment of grain from America and wherever olse there may be a surplus. KABER WILHELM is something of a temperance reformer. His bill for the repression of drunkenness from an American standpoint is by no means se- vere, but the richstag will probably a cline to accopt soveral of its more drastic provisions. NEBRASKA 75,000 loyal republican voters at the lowest calculation. The republican party has within its ranks men enough to elect a good republean ticket and it is worse than suicidal to strike the colors at the behest of any unholy combination of railvoad attor- neys and democrat: Ir cABLE dispatches are to be relied upon the north German wind will soon be whistling through the bright red whiskers of the emperor and of courso every man in Germany with a red beard will be flashing it into the face of the brunettes of the empire. The emperor Is apparently bent upon vindicating " Benator Peflor. A WOMAN in trouble, however at fault sho may be, arouses in mankind fnnate gallantry enough to give her its abundant sympathy. Mrs. Maybrick is nbsolutely without money und near friends. Even her alloged paramour has abandoned her to her unhuopy fate. No wonder the men of England ave in- terested in the woman. They would not deserve the name of men if their hearts wore not touched by her distress. AwAY back in 1886 Lord Randolph Churehill resigned his leadership on behalf of the government party in the English parliament expecting his action would break Lord Salisbury’s combina- tion and drop that worthy out of politics. The lotter dignitary was too shrewd a politician, however, to be oaught nupping and Lord Churchill has been carrying his head in asling ever since waiting for a popular invitation to come back into'po wer. He will wait a long time. —_— RupoLrn of Hopsburg rests in his dishonored suicidal gravo and the re- mains of his mistress are likewise under the sod. Tho disgraceful end of the crown prince of Austria has gone into history and for the sake of decency it was hoped his dissipated carcer and its terrible end would be left to the charity of silence. Not s0, however, for a Lon. don and a New York newspaper have unearthed a sensational story which doepens the blackuess which obliteratos the virtues of the dead prince and the world will again revel in the salacious story of his wasted life. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, AUGU! THE INDEPENDENT JUDICIAL TICKET. ( the tendency of existing conditions has The independent judicial convention, made up of such perspiring patriots as Paul Vandervoort, the renegnde repub- lican, V. O, Strickler, the ex-prohibi tionist, ad no representation whatevor from Burt county, has placed in nomi- nation Lee Estelle, H.J. Davis, T. B. Minahan, L. W. Osborne and George A. Magney, republicans, and A. N. Fer- guson and Frank Irvine, democrats. It has rejected threo of the ablest jurists on the district bench, . Wakeley, tho Nestor of the Nebraska bar; Goorge W. | one of the most ustute lawyors in the dis- trict, and M R Hopewell, o man whose public and private life hus been above reproach during more than twenty years of active business and political life in Nebraska. Judges Doane and Wakeley aro democrats and Judgo Hopewell is a republican. Judge Wakeley has been on the dis- trict bench for ten years, Judge Hope- well for five years and Judge Doane four years. Neither of the three attorneys named in their stead has evor achioved prominence at the district bar. ch of them is better known as a politician than lawyor, and at least one of them has been a chronic office secker ever since he heeame a resident of the state. The ticket is overload with k re- publicans and is unworthy of support as it now stands, L. W. Osborne has never been in tcuch with the people of the district. His political career has been helped on to such success as he has attained by the crowd of convention parasites who have always been willing to do the service of corporation masters. His nomination in place of the upright Judge Hopewell of Burt county is an insult to the intelli- gence of the voters of the district and a contemptible, shameful disrogard of the wishes of the people of Burt county. The substitution of George A. Mag- ney, n comparatively unknown lawyer from Sarpy county, for the venerable, erudite and experienced Judge Eleazer Wakeley is a travesty upon common sense, an indignity cast upon the integ- rity of the district bench and an ab. surdity which would be simply laughable if it were not perpe- trated in dead earnest. George Magney, although an upright young gontleman, as a lawyer standing along- side of Judge Wakeley, is dwarfed into utter insignificance. He sustains about the sume relation to the respected senior judge of this district in point of dignity and ability as Jo Edgerton sus- tains to the late Chief Justice Waite. T. B. Manaban is a partner of the democratic county attor- ney, a fairly intelligent young man, wno has been in active practice but ten years, He is a giib- tongned politician but must personally feel his inferiority to Judge George W. Doane, one of the oldest attorneys in the city, a man who has not only won his spurs and his fortune in the practice, but has preserved tho purity of the judicial ermine duving four years upon the bench and demonstrated his judicial ability. The independents of this district will be ashamed of the work of their judicial convention and they will repudiate it. The three judges who are not good Donne, and careful enough for the late judicial convention . were clected by overwhelming major- ities four yoars ago. They have been faithful servants of the people. Thoy will bo renominated by both the old parties and they will be re-elected if they aro desirous of continuing on the bench, by majorities which will suffic- iently rebuke the poor little fellows who have been proposed as their suc- cessors, E—— OUR NATURALIZATION LAWS. Closely connected with the subject of immigration is that of naturalization, Among the questions submitted for pub- lic discussion by Senator Chandler re- garding immigration, to which veference was recently made, were these: Shull aliens give public notice of their inten- tion to apply for final papors three mouths before they are issued? Shall they aver and prove that they did not come in contrary to law? Shall they bo required to speak, read and write the English language, or to read and write any lan- guage? Shall naturalization be con- fined to the United States courts and tuken from the state courts? It has been frequently remarked that the great defect of our naturalization laws is their lack of uniformity in oper- ation. The first congress under the constitution pnssed an act, in 1790, re- quiring a residence of two years before a foreigner could become a citizen, In 1795 the time was extended to five years, and in 1798, when parties were excited over vreferences for France or England, the period of residence required of an alien before he could bécome a citizen was increased to fourteen years. The presont limit of five years was adopted in 1802, auring the administration and upon the recommendation of President Jefferson. The law then adopted ro- quired at least throoe y residence before u declaration or oath of purpose to become a citizen of the United States and to nounce alleginnce to uny foreign princoe orstate could pe filed, and this provision remained until 1824, when it was changed to two yeurs. Various amendments to the naturalizu- tion laws have since been adopted, mostly extending the benefits of carly naturalization to certain classes of por- sons. While congress has established a uniform rule of naturalization, it has been found by investigation that it is not gencrally observed, and it is unquestionable that glaring frauds have beon perpetrated. There are tens of thousands of men who have been admitted to citizenship without having complied with the reguirements of the law, und the point is certain worthy of consideration that so long us the mugistrate who administers the law may or may not be a foderal official, there is going to be uncertainty in the administration, The questions submitted by Senator Chundler are all pertinent and deserv- ing of careful consideration. There is a very widespread sentimen’ in the coun- try that our naturalization laws, as now administered, make it fur oo easy for an alien to secure the exceedingly valu- able boon of Ameérican ocitizenship. There are a great muny who think that | estimate of its been to cheapen this citizenship, while the aim should be to create in the minds of those sceking it the highest possible character and worth, There can be no doubt that this feeling is growing, and that it is largely ont tained nmong naturalized well as native horn citizons, This subject will undoubtedly be prominent in tho atten- tion of cong it is highly probablo there will bo le lation at least providing for n more rigid administration of the law than has boen the practice for many yoars THE SUBSTITULE FRAUD, The crusade that has been inaugur- ated by the press of the country against the evil of substituting inferior and es- sentially fraudulent articles for those of well attested merit, and the reprehens- ible practice of many dealers of urging these substitutes upon buyers, has un- doubtedly already accomplished some good. It has enlightened a great many people as to the imposition to which they are constantly liable to be subjected, and it is not to be doubted that thus ed thousands in all parts of the country will vefuse to be imposed upon. It has also served notice upon the druggists and other dealers who are so dishonest as to palm off the imitation articles that persistence in the practice will subject them to popular snspicion of unscrupulous busi- ness principles that must inevitably re- sult in loss of trade. These are valuable results, to bo certainly followed. in due time by the comvlete exclu- sion of all substitute articles from the shelves of dealers who desire todoa squarve and honest business and a great decline in the sale of such articles he- causo well-informed people will refuse to take them, at however much less price they are offered than that of the genuine article. There can be no question that the substitute evil is one that should be re- moved, if it be practicable or possible to do so, and this must be determined largely by the public. Buyers have the remedy In their own hands by refusing to take im- itation or substitute articles which are urged upon them as being just as good as the articles of established merit they call for. Of course there will always bo people who can be thus imposed on, by reason of either ignorance of the fraud or a too ready disposition to con- fide in the .reprosentations of the dealer, butif it shall become common with people who ecall for standard articles to refuse to take any other, few dealers will take the risk of having their business meth- ods and their integrity called in question by keeping the substitutes. The crusade is on, and its author, Mr. A, Frank Richardson, has the support of some of the strongest and most influ- ential papers in the country. The ob- Jject sought is the protection of the pub- lic and honest manufactures, and it is a cause which ought to enlist the sympa- thy of everybody who favors fair deal- ing and honest business methods, FRIENDS of Mrs. Maybrick, the Amer- ican woman under a ltife sentence for murdering her husband, ave sparing no efforts to arouse public sentiment in her favor. They ave succeeding, too, and it is not unlikely that the whole case may bo reopened and the woman acquitted. Her English frierds want Secretar, Blaine to interfere someway in her be- half to help on the work of establishing her innocence and some impatience is manifest because he has not alrendy taken steps to uid the movement. It is not clear that Mr. Blaine can properly consider her caso however. She was tried for an offense committed in Great Britain, She hada fair trial and was convicted by a jury in tho, vegular and due observance of all her rights under the English law. From Blaine’s stand- point, therefore. there is no sort of roason lorany sort of official sugges- tion regaraing the condemned womun. THERE are two sides to the pauper immigration question. The other side was presented by tho poor Russian Jews who landed from Hamburg a few days ago and under our laws were roturned at the expense of the owners of the ves- sel. The poor people go back to perse- cution und poverty and possibly banish- ment into Siberia. They are without a country having been expelled from the dominions of the Czar. The women and children excite pity in the breasts of the steruest opponent of pauper immi- gration, GEORG 2y is a very nice young man, but nobody has thus far sus- pected him of ability ‘enough for the bench in this district. Georgo should have been nominated for justice of the peace, if it was deemed necessary to recognize his ability by a nomination which. would the charm ana merit of consistenc; possess Tine Wilkesbarre capitalist who took offense at Billy West’s alleged joko in the minstrel show the other night is not entitled to public sympathy. The audienco upon whom it was perpetrated at the expense of the capitalist may be, for at this distance the joke looks de- eidedly shelfworn, Tue Blate statesman who displaces Judge Hopewell on the independent ticket for distriet judge was fast heard from as a eandidate for u $2.500 foroign consulate. He did not get the consulate. He is now an indapendent candidate for anothor $2,500 job. He will fail again, CHICAGO 18 conquering the world, Her World’s fair commissionors aro recoived with open arms in all the courts of Furope and every nation of that continent with the possible excep- tion of Ttaly will participate in the grent Columbian exposition. MR, C. K N of the Oxnard beet sugar factory at Norfolk comes to Omuha and goes away frequently, but the RReal Estate Owners’ associution has not thus far taken the hint to open up negotiations with Fim for a factory at Owmaha. THE petition of the Canadian seal poachers to Lord Salisbury, asking com- pensation from the British government because they have been checked in their | il they | no faiv cluim 4p compensation. 188 at the next session, and | | promiscuous Slaughter of seals, ought not to eau¥ Ahe British premier any trouble. Tuilduld be a suficient answer 1o these mivaiers that they never had any busine®d Mn the waters of Behring son, that thajpivere trespassers, and that hater lost by their piratical practicos Uit flesorved to lose and have It is true the Britisho government gave them a tacit suppotd, ;which furnishes a y ble pretestgfor their request for in- | demnitieatioh}ibut that government ma very easily Jubtify itself for a refusal to | deal with pgople who had rot the least regard for the wishes of a friendly na- tion, and whd would not have hesitated, in the pursuit of their illegitimate trade, to have involved Great Britain and the United Statos in war. THE strict attention paid to city busi- ness is well illustrated by the confession of the inspector of street sweeping. The sweepers work all night, and the inspec- tor goes around about 8:30 in the morn- ing to see how the work has been per- formed. This is inspection with a vengeance. A FEDERAL building which sacrifices three streets for the benefit of one and wastes one-hulf the postofiice site is by no menns satisfactory, especially when the structure is so ordinary in concep- tlon and so lacking in distinguishing characteristic THE Douglus county fair will open Monday and deserves a good attendance. This is a home enterprise which merits encouragement enough to de- velop it into a great exposition. OMAWA manufacturers and others are welcome to reasonable space in THE BEE to discuss the subject of organizing for the better support of home indus- tries, A MAN who will sell six-year-old chil- dren cigavettes is a satisfactory eandi- date for Lhe position of hemp-stretcher at the nearest telograph pole. THE question very naturally arises why not lay off the Board of Public Works until there is something for that high priced body to do. s HowLr county announces a paradoxical entertainment. She will have a hog palace as ap oxhibit at the state fair. THE principal business of the Board of Public Works is to publish unneces- sary notices it fhe official newspaper. IF the Pacific) Short Line terminated in Omaha instead of Sioux City it would not go begging for bidders. — A SIDEWATK, contract is better than the mayoralfy, but the contractor is ambitious. itacts are not enthusiastic $id now postoffice build- —_— Gninha Leads. PChgyenne Sun. Ora Hal coived §3.25 for some | pound cattlo AtiHKansas City and $3.40 at Omaha for 1,267 geund' cattle. A LocAL arc| over the proj ing. Gilding Fine Gold. St. Paul Ploneer Press. Honry Watterson, LL.D,, is all right, but the uew utie of the ablo editor is but the gilding of five gold. Henry Watterson was all right beforo they made him Li.D. b P Fighting for An Honest Dollar. Globz-Demaocrat. The republicans in Ohio in 175 won a vie- tory which hastened the coming of the 100¢ dollar, and this year thvy aro fighting to waintain the 100c dotlar and will win again. Prospective Disasters. Chicago Herald, New York is making a great adoo over tho proposed erection of a building twenty stories high. A building of that hoight is alrcady under way in Chicago and one of tirty-four stories will soon be erected. Poor old New York! New York Commercial Advertiser, ‘The best thing that Harrison said on his recent tour was this, which ocourred in a speech at Mouvt McGregor: “Greav lives like thav of General Grant donotgo out, they goon.” That wus neat. st R Regenerating the Universe. Boston Adv-rtiser The platform of the peovle's party is about as comprehensive a scheme for regenorating the universo as has been given to the world for some time. If there 15 any ‘reform" which the people’s party bas overlooked, it raust indecd bo iusignificant. —_— ‘tion. National Tribune, The census bas pricked up auother big balloon of falsohood. It shows that there are 500,000 famnlies in tho United States, and of these 10,230,000 oceupy homes or farms thut are freo from mortgage incumbrancos. When we rememUer how many people went out intothe far west tobuild up howmes under enormous difficulties, and how many negroes and poor whites there are in tho south who ure stroggling to becomo inde- pendent tand owners, it is a surprising thing indeed that there are loss thau one-foursh of the bomes und farms of the country under mortgage. A Veritale Death Trap. New York ning Advertuser, Now that it lies in a mass of ruins, there is no longer any question that it was a poorly constructed building, the best evidenco bo- ing that a large portion of the bricks of the front wall are fopnd almost devoid of mor- tar. Nota few of Lhew are as free of any particle of mortak as when they came from tho kiln, The mortar that has been found attiched to & fow of theso bricks is of a cheap, inferior quality. and should not, of course, havo beer” permitted to go into any building, much 1ess & building five stories bighs 10 \e IT PON'T TAKE. R rdus, The Plan to HA¥e Lawyers Make a apreme Gourt Candidate. The Nobraska City Pross says: The dem- ocrals are on the rum. his fact is au substantiated by ® circutar letter which a number of Douglas county democratic at- torneys and o few others have sent through- out the state to the attorneys suggesting that the bar ot the state meet and select some jurist to recommend to the party conventions a3 @ vou-partisan candidate for the supremo | judgeship. That idea is a sort of hobby in Douglas county and was only adopted when the republicans weve in the majority and the democrats couldn't elect a Judge, Among others in this city who received oae of these circulars is Hon. E. ', V tho well known attorney. of the Pross called upon him and secured copy of the circular and induced him to arren, | person ¢ A representative | a7, Bl allow his reply to be published. The ecircu- | lar renas os follows. SLivcouy, Nen., Aug. 20, 1801, Wamney, Nebraska City, Neb. A large numbor of the membors 1801. Hox ~Dear Sir. of the by judiciary should be divorced from polities | ana political influences, and that the best interests of the state and its citizens would be subserved and protected by a_non-parti- san judiciary, have suggestod a call for the practicing atiornoys of the state of Nebraska - regurdless of politienl faith or afiliation, to associate in convention at the Lincolu hotel, in the city of Lincoln, September 10, 1501, at 8 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of agreeing upon somo nown character, experience and ability for the position of judge of the su- preme court aud to recommend him to the republican and democratic conventions for their nominations. Please adviso us by re- turn mail if the plan meets with vour ap- vroval, and if so will you authorize your name to be signed to the call? Should *you know of any members of the bar of your place who Are in sympathy with the move- ment, who are willing and will authorize their names to be joined to the call, please meation such and oblige, Howakn B. Ssirn, J. 16 GILKERSON, WakkES SwirzL L. C. Bukn, 8. 0. TeTTLE, Gronoe B. Lake, Jonx H, Awes, JLARKSO Haww .M. Banrt AL J Sawye Address, reply to N. 8. Hurwood, Lincoln, Nob, Mr. Warren 18 de ply, which reads thu EBAsKA Ciry, Neb,, Au; 1501, N. 8. Harwood, Lincoln, Neb.—Dear Sir: Thoe cireular lettor addressed to different members of the bar in the state, inquiring as to their approval of a ‘“non-partisau judic- iary,” the advisability of holding & conven- tion to sugwest a suitable man to place in nomination for the supreme court to tho democratic and republican parties, is at hand and contents notec. As you may know, I am have hoen a republican in politics, not u hide-bound partisan. At the same time 1 have noticed that in the strongly demo- cratio states 1t is the republicans who advise uon-partisan action in such nominations, and that in republican states the democrats are equally solicitous to divorce the judiciary from the ‘“stench of politics.” The full of fensivenoss of the word ‘“‘partisan” is per- coptible to the man who belongs to the winority party only. So I conclude it is a natural” desire ot mea to ‘“‘purify politics" when they canuot eloct men of their own political faith. Iam a republican, as Isaid, and I do not think it wise,’ even in the face of almost cortain defeat, to abandon the party organization tnis year, and I should oppose the nomination of a democrat because I velieve the republican party has in its ranks lawyers who are the peers in learn- iug, integrity and ability of any democrat, and 1 am therefore in favor of nominating and electing a republican. If I were a demo- crat, and thought my party had a fighting chance for success, 1 would insist on my right to vote fora democrat. But unless & democrat 15 nominated the supreme bench will be as “‘partisan” as it now is. Tho names of those siguing the lotter are of personal friends of mine, among whom I count yourself and Mr. Ames as the closest in sympathy, tho' you have both, in my obinion, gone off after false gods in the past few years. Is this ot a scheme to nominate 2loct a democrat %o the supreme bench— Hon. E. Wakeley, for instaucei He is an able man, but a few years ago did you not think the republican party contained as able jurists? Give me a little’ more iuformation, i am not now willing to allow the use of my name to any call. I may change my mind on reflection, but this is my present opinion. Yours sincerely, B. F. WaRREY, Hon. John (. Watson when asked about the subject was non-committal, but didn't believe in the republican party playing clown for a democratic circus. - PASSING JESTS. dedly pointed in his ro- and always The orator nppluuded with ombryo chickens Iy gets tho scents of the meetlng. Assoon as Prophet Foster announced the coming winter would bo the col ‘est in thirty yeurs, the price of coal floatod -upwurd. Hus the prophet of the Missourl a spoaking quaintance with the profits of the authracite barons? ald: St Peter—From what T hoar 3 0t beon an oxom Applicant—That setties 1t; her nother did got in. TUIE IUSTLER UNAUSTLED, Pharameeutical Era. How does the hustier work? With a dinsh, i [nugh and much talk, He swings ulong in an awful rush, And t D most of the With a “1H1! Gevout of my way! And “T've gotso much to do That I don't know where to begin, by George!” Then he starts ut it with **whew!"" But watch him awhile. iy friend, And L'l bet you ten to one That if you eateh lin quite unawares Tie's not such a vig heap done. When he can’t show off, you see, ‘The hustiing he finds'no fu And the wuy the hustler loafs on the sly Make's a snull's walk seem a run. Tie pointed to the button He wore upon his breists She pressed It softly with her head— His urm tdid the rest. Minister Douglass now poses as a Now York Tolog st “Not 4 moment 15 1o be lost. But the polico—: oy guard the iye Fiy nothing, and You must fly " Fly ut once!” ‘Tne valve has busted darned old m hine won't hudze an inch ! and the tirod nventorof the new air ship brushed the dew from his forehoad and left his manager to face u clamorons $700 crowd. A MODER Worcester I rd. Twould not be my ludy's glove, Thus lizhtly tobe cis Her bonnet or her gown, for love Like mine would nearer her abide. And'yet, T'would not eloscr press S0 closely thit she must demur, But, O, ['d b her bathing dress, Add cling, And cling And clin, her. ny loved one ' o lover., That's all rizht,” roplicd the mutter- factgirl, “but wiil you eat the bisciut Lmake?" low did you like the arl, perlinps, but the tway. Iy the audience went to sleep dur- Ing the first act, and now almost ull wait for tho second.” “Do you know General NOWSpAEr man 1o anothor. s An Lo kpPro;ol Well, I 8l v not. He lives about slx miles out of you ever suw, nker's Statoss is what tho y | kod wh Lo met his uflinity on voyuge. wuy Olfver Wendell Holmes ‘When Eve had led b ord away, And Cain had killed nis brothor, Tho stars and lowers, the poots siy, Agreed with one auother THE To cheat the cunuing tompter's art And teach the raco its duty By keopiug on its wicket heart Their eyes of light aud beauty. A million slecpless lids, thoy say, s Will bo at least a waroing— And so the flowers would watch by day. Tuestars from eve to morning. On hill and prairie. fleld and lawn, heir dewy eyes upturni Tho flowers still watch from dawn Tiil western skies are burning. reddening Alas! each hour of daylight tells A talo of shame 50 crushing That some tura whito as shell And some are alw; sea-bleaoned lushing. But when the pationt look down On all their hght discovers Tue traitor's smile, the murderer's frown, The lips of lying lovers, They try to shut their saddening eyes, And in the vain endoav We see them twinkling in the skios And 50 thoy wiuk orover WILL REGAIN HIS depurtment of the as the “Colloge of Law," are to be st answer and cross petition dex tions of he was marri much toward Grand Army of the the com STORY OF AN OMAHA MURDER. rof this state believing that the | For Killing a Oowboy Edmund Henry Sarves Bight Yoars, FREEDOM TODAY. Crime Was Committed While the Con- vict's Life and Property Were in Danger of Destruction— Detalls of the Affair, Lixcory, Neb., Aug. 80.—[Special to Tig Bee. |—Tomorrow Edmund Henry, who was convicted of murder in Omata snd sent to the penitentiary, will again breathe free air. Henry is forty-seven years old, and has beon an exemplary convict. The ime for which he was convicted occurred over eight years agoin Omaba, At that time nhe was @ ro- spectable citizen, and was waking a comfortable living as a restauratour. Ono ovening a gang of drunken cowboys invaded his place of business and after smashing somo of his furniture jumped upon the tables, demolishing cups, saucors, piatos and ey thing olso that could be destroyed. raised the iro of Mr. Henry and wi rowdies refused to leave on being ordered out, and continued their work of destruc tion, he opened the drawer of his desk, took out his revolver and shot one of the fellows dead. Henry sur- rendered himself to tho police and a few months later was tried aud found guilty of murder. In fact, he did not deny the charge, but offered the defense of justifiable homi- clde. The prosecution, howaver, was very vigorcus and the jury brought in a verdict of guilty. Owing to the extenuating eircuuw- stances ho was not sentenced 1 be huny or given a life sentence, but was instead given ten years in the poenitentiary. His fricnas tnought the sentouce too severo und con- tended that under the circumstances he should have been acquitted. The supremo court did not reverse the d ion of the Jower court and Henry was forced to pass through the dread doors of the peniten- tiary. His knowledge of the made him & valuable man to the warden and superintendent and he was placed in charge of the immense kitchens of the establishmont and his avility to cook food to please the palate has won for him the ad- miration of both ofticials aud couvicts. It is almost with regrot tuat the warden parts with him, as his assistants in the kitchen have not ever been able to thoroughly master all the intricate knowledge of cooking pos- sessed by their chief. Henry has been faithful in his duties and won the usual good time grauted convicts for proper behavior. This saved him from two years and cloven months of further service and cut his torm of imprison- mont down to seven years and one month. He has been allowed during the past three ears tbe unusual priviiego of wearing a full iwnrd. as it was believed that shaving af- fected bis oyesight. BISHOP SKINNER GOT A GUN. “Bishop” Skinner, the prominent loeal prohibitionist, who figured in the papers quite conspicuously lately on account of a misunderstanding with s wife, is again in trouble on account of his alieged attentions to another man’s wife. From the current re- ports it is learned that when the bishop was driving down O street near Eleventn thut he was stopped by Mr. Bosstatter, who up- braided him in language more emphatic than polite, charging him with alienating the affections of Bosstatter's wife, ana threat- ened to terminate his existence if he could get hold of him. Bishop Skinner would not alight, however, and give Bosstatter a chanco to wreak his threatened vengeance. Instead he laiay'ash and drove hastily away and se- cured a six-shooter warranted” to put a hole througb A two-inch oak plank. T'he “bishop" returned, and goingintoJudge Brown's oftice waited for nis enemy, but he failed to appear. Up to this evening tho two had not met again and no arrests had been made. DANGEROUS FOUNDATIONS. Mr. F. N. Tritch, the contractor putting up the new wing to the Hastinge asylum, says that all the foundations of the new building are now 1n and brick work on the kitchen has commeuced. The so-called addi- tion includes practically four new building: Mr. Hahn, the superintendent, has been notified_by 'the members of the Board of Public Lands and Buildings that the tower of the old building 1s dangerous and will bave to be toru down. The work of recon- struction has alveady commenced. A much lower tower will be substituted for the old one. culinary art SKIPPED WITH ANOTIER WOMAN. Ellen Reeso files suit for divorce from Cornelius M. Reeso to whom she was mar- ried april 20, 1385, at_Waverly this county. She says that on the Monday after the happy nuptial event she was compelled togo to v or for Dr. Hoover of the Lindell hotel nt &1 a week for her support and to try and carn enough money 10 g0 to housekecping and although her husband was earning i per month setting telograph poles ho neve: con- tributed to her support. She says that in November, 1857, he desertod her, but before he went away he was living and cohabiting with one Cora Gimmar, at Thirteenth and W streots. Shesays he left Lincoln with Cora soon aftorwards, since which time she has not heard of him or learned of his where- abouls. OFFICIALS DISAGREE, The strained relations existing between County Clerk Howe und some members of the Boara of County Commissioners oyer the vefusal of the latter to pay the help engaged by the former in the preparation of the tax lists avo still apparent aud the county clerk still hias the tix lists_ securely locked up in his vault. The county attorney is reported to have rendered his opinion to the effect that the clerk was eutitied to all the necessary as- sistance n the proparation of tho lists, but chat he ought to have first consultod with the commissioners ere Lo urea the lelp noeded. But this oesn'y settlo the matter with Commissioner Shuberg, who contends that it was not neces sary 1o scoure such belp, as ho thinks that Cierk Howe conld have done tho work him- self. The matter was again the subject of a heated discussion yeswerday. Messrs. Howe and Shaberg are” said 10 have exchanged somo very uncomplimentary opithots. For tunately, bowever, tho gentlemen did not come to blows and no blood was spilt. COLLEGE OF 1AW, The first circular of the recently creatod tato university, kuown Lout to- Thoy vontaiu i brief resume of the work that will be done_in that law_school The college will open September 0. Willium Houry Smith will act as dean. ANNIE'S ANSWER. In the divorco caso of John Grossman vs. Annie Grossman the fair defendunt files an ying the allegu- She admits that she but declares thut nsummated, as orrow. husbaud d to him legall the MArriage wis nev John was physically iucapablo STATE KEUNION Colonel Soth 7, Mobley. who is doing so making the reunion of the Republic at Grana Is- here will be every pos- cntertainment of outs, upwards of y for occupancy. Not weluding 35, BAYS L piénco for Al the X)), are now up and r Thore are thirty-four wells. he tho regimental bands there are to be twenty- seven pands in attendance and there will be | of 500 musicians in one separate and distinet mp. 4 ODDS AND ENDS, Major J. D, Kloutsch loaves Tuesday for ttysburg to witness tae unveiling of the new monument_at the famous battioground, on ‘Thursday jor was & member of the Eighty-socond Iilnois, the only regiment antry that participated in that bloody strugglo, Miss Ida Martin of Omahaand Miss Grace Richardson of Chicago visited with Lincoln friouds yosterday, and today with Mus. Minnie Byrnes, - 1GEN PENSION REPORT. Towa and Nebraska Dis- trict Kplained, Des Moises, 1a., Aug. 80.—[Spectal to Tr Ber.|—Pension Agent Maring's roport for tho lowa and Nobraska district is a somowhat volumiuous document. It has just beon for- warded to the commissionor of ponsions at Washington, It shows that of widows, minors and depondents 4,103 out of 4,503, the total number enrolled at this agency, are pon- sioned at §12 por month, and of the invalids, under the old law, tho provailing rates are as follows : Affairs of ¢ onaion s i H H 8 12 K One pensioner 1s enrolled at the rate of §1; 203 e §72, those being the extreme rates, Of other immediate rates not mentioned above 141 receive a #45 rate, 165 §36 rate, 382 §20 rate, which with others at various and odd rates make a total invalid roll under the old Taw lono of 29530, Undor the now Inw 8,551 are pafd av §12, 80 at $10, 1,183 at 88 and Si4 at 86, Total, 5,080, I'he major- ity of clums allowed undor - this act are accorded the maximum rate, The agent's statement of changes in the pension _ roll at Des Moinas shows a rapid gain. Nine thousand one hundrod and for eight original cases have been enrolled during the vear, of which 5,90 were under the act of June, 15%). The total gain for the yoar was ,080: total loss by Uoath, ro-mar: Fige, ole., 1,706; wholo_ number of ‘ponsion. ers on roll June 30, 1891, 40,541, on account of whom the aggrogate payients of tho yeur were $6,868,819.65. The full amount paid as foos to wttorneys was $107,53.53. 10WA roLITICS, Tho political campaien fn Towa is dovolop- ing omo_peculiar phases. ospecially on the democratic side. An offort Is boing mado by thio anmocratic boyses to curb Governor Boics in some of his radical assertions, but the old man is head strong and will not bo controllod. His Chorokeo speech. was o ourious one, i view of his New York and Council Bluffs utterancos. In the now fawmous Now York address, as_everybody* knows, the governor sought o fmpross upon tho effoto sast that axrioulture in Towa Was & monstrously losing business und haa beon for years. In his Councit Blufts spooch ho praisod th state I the most laudatory terms and made u direct apology for his Now York utterances, on tha ground that the figures wore not his own. Now in his campulgn oration ho brings forth ! somo uow fizures and trios to prove that. his ; New York statements were corrcct. Iun his [ last spooch aiso ho makes excuses for his pardou record in saloon cases on the ground | that selling liquor is not a crime, aithough thie lw suys it 1s. Somo of his romarks a0 too_ radical for the democratic bosses, and cortadn eluuses aro bolug supprossed i tho pavlication of his speach in supplomont form, STATE FAIR PROSPECTS. The stato fair is well under way and will be tn full vlust by tomorrow. Thero was n fair second day crowd on tho grounds yester- day and the city 13 full of strangers. Rev. 5. 0. Aslesworth proached oo the gronnds this aftornoon. Should the weather prove favoravle, which is now probablo, the at- tendance is expected to bo the greatest in the society's history. Work of Train Wreck ers, been o terribly fatal accident occurred a short distance from Louisiana, Mo., early this morning. The south-bound Keokuk & Northwestern passenger train for Louis was just rounding a curye at that point when the éngine and a car left the rail, going into the river. Kngineer Hough was seri- ously injured and his firemen had both legs broken and was otherwise hurt, but it is “hought not fatally. Some unknown villain had cut the ties, causiug the rails to spread, The train wus heavily loaded and it 15 miraculous that no ono_ sustained fatal in- jurios. A special train bearing relutives of theinjured trainmen left here this forenoon. HE WKO.E “ALABAM Short Sketch of a Dramatist's Varied and Busy Life. Augustus Thomas, tho author of Ala. bama,” years of age, a young man, com- pared with other successful dramatists of the day, but into these thirty years he has crowded an experience equal to any and more than valuable as material in his work. At the age of 11 ho was a pago 1n the United States house of ropresentatives at Wash- wgton. ihe body at that time contained such national characters as Blaine, Garfield, Buuler, Logan, Banks, Ingersoll, Cox, Kelly, Schenck and others who have lefu their work n_ history, For nino years after that time Thomas worked in the mechanical and freight depart meut of a western railrond. At the age of 17 he won an appoiutment to West Point in a competitive examination in tho district, but for personal reasons resigned after receiving his papers from the War department, Afili: ations aud sympathics formed on the railroad lod hiw into the Knights of Lavor, and at the age of 19 he was master workman of the ouri assembly No. 9, being the youngest ster worlkman tn the United Statos, After railroading, young Thomas spent two years in the study of law. He was never adinitted o the bar, us the theatre divertell his attention. Fortwo years ho was in the box office of Pope’s theatre, St. Louis. His summers were passed in musical, comedy and ovora companies of western origin and adventure, In 1583-4 he was the leading man in Dickson’s “Sketch Club," & talented littlo organization thut made an enviublo roputation in western and southarn cities, Aftor loaving tho stage Thomas bo- cam> a newspaper roporter and worked on the St Louis, Kansas City and Chicago papers. Ho was at one time the traveling corresponaent of the New York World. He was alsoat different times the spocial artist of tho St. Louis Republican and the St. Louis Post-Dispateh. He hus been through two campaigos as a political speaker, was unanimously nomivated for the logisla: ture by his party in the Third district of Missouri and though defeated, ran two hun- dred votes ahead of his ticket. Aftor news- paper work Thomas tried Lis fortune as a theatrical business manager. Tucidentally to all these ventures and oc- cupations MY, Thomas was writing plays. Iis fivst_drama was s juvenilo effort, pro- duced when he was 18 years of ngo and was oue.” His successes besides haye been *Tho Burglar, bustion,”” A Man of the World" ana Thoughts.” As he is young in both yenrs and as @ dramatist, his greatest work i3 still before him. “Alabama” will have its first production in Omana at tho opening of Boyd's theator on Thursday evening. Seats go on sale ‘Tuesday morning at § o'clock. Claims He Was Ohoked. Mr. T\ C. Gallagher, a printer in the em- ploy of the Repubiican Printing company, suys ho was assaulted last night at the cor- ner of Eloveuth and Dodge streets and was severcly choked nnd beaten. ‘The men who maude the assault told Gullaghor thit he must leave town, but be had decided to stay awhilo, Highest'of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report. fezezezo) Baking Powder { Keokvk, Ia., Aug. 30.—What might have -