Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 4, 1891, Page 4

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In order to give every reader in this state and Towa an opportunity to keep posted on the progress of the campaign in both these states we have decided to offer THr WEEKLY Brg for the balance of this year for twenty-five cents. Send in your orders early. Two dollars will be accopted for a club of ten names. Tne BEr PUBLISHING Co., Omunha, Neb. NicarAt feal revolution. LOCAL patriotism demands that overy citizen of Omaha shall purchase at least one admission ticket to tho Douglas county fair, BisHor BoNACUM will not be at the train to greet Ministor Egan when he roturns to Lincoln, though a legal repre- sontative may be assigned that priv- ilege. BALMACEDA got away with his skin and that is more than he nad a right to expect. e also fixed himselt financial- ly and may come to America. He would draw woll in a dime museum here. GOLD has started home from Europe. A million and a half dollars is now headed for New York, and before our crops are marketed wo shall have all our old dollars and millions more in our vaults, PENNSYLVANIA democrats insist that they will fight out this campaign on local issues which is another way of say- ing they will straddle overything which looks like a live well-conditioned polit- ical question. WHATEVER position the reader may take upon the question of opening the World’s fair on Sunday, he must admit that the Ametican Sabbath union made a powerful protest before the board of managers the othor day. A sTRAI republican who is a straight man in every other particular, competent, free from taint of corporation control and known to the peoplo to bo trustworthy will carry Nebruska this fall in spite Of any combination which may be attempted to defeat him, BEX-Crry TREASURER BARDSLEY con- tinues to be the drawing card in Phila- delphia. As an accomplished scoun- drel Bardsley’s equal has not yot been born and the full extent of his stealings snd lesser peculations has not yot been wmeasured. Every day reveals some now method of robbing something or somebody. WeRE it meroly a matter of opinion the governor might be oxcused for tak- ing issue with the Board of Public Lands and Buildings in its finding in the Hastings asylum matter. As ivisa matter of the weight and importance of uncontradicted evidencs proving the ac- cusod to ba guilty, the difference of opinion between the chief executive and the board reflocts no credit upon the chief exeoutive, PRESIDENT HARRISON under the Mec- Kinley tavift law is enabled to say to rmany *You remove your restrictions from American pork und I will keep beet sugar on the free list. Otherwise the United States will put a heavy tax upon importations of German boet sugar.” The ultimatum has been given and Germany is about ready to cease making commercial warfare agaiust the American hog EE—sese—p— ACCORDING to the consus statistics showing the total assessed valuation and the amount per capita of the assessed valuation, Nebraska is the poorest wostern stato, hor people paying taxes upon $174.49 each. This is less by $25 por capita than in 1880, Here is another {llustration of the evil of tax shirking and & proof that our whole rovenue system is rotten. Any man in Nebraska who knows anything knows that Ne- braska has increased hor wealth within ten years fur more rapidly than she has increased hor population, and yet the census figures show a decrease in the assessod valuation of the state of 325 per capita. This fact will travel over the union with move speed than an explana- tion of it 7A i fermenting its period- NENRASKA'S INTEGRITY. Tn the course of his spesch at the re- | ception accorded him at Grand Island Goneral Alger referred to the charges that the people of Nebraska had contem- plated repudiation, declaring that when he heard it he did not believe it. He had since talked with the peoplo and had learned that it was only a lie eireulated to injure them and the state. General Algoer told his aadience that tho next duty after guarding their home was to guard their credit. Such advice may appear 10 some to be very commonplace, but it touches that which is vital to the suc- coss and prosperity of every individuol and of the community of individuals constituting the state. A people cannot prosper, cannot have matorial progress, who attempt to repudiate, in whatever monsure or by whatever means, their honest obligations. Credit, which is but another name for integrity, is absolutely necessary to the upbuild- ing of a community, and it is especially indispensable to a new community whose resources of wealth are to be developed. All this will be admitted without question by intelligent men. and yet there are men in Nobraska today who advocate n policy which if carried out would soriously impair, if it did not de stroy, the credit of the state. General Alger was right in denouncing s a lie the charge that the people of Nebraska contemplated repudiation. Tho honest farmers and workingmen of this state have never entertained such thought. But it must be borne in mind that a serious impairment of credit is pos=ible without going to the extreme of repudiation, and Nebraska has alveady learned this at no small cost to her prosperity. Proposed legislation whi contemplated a violation of con- tracts produced a feeling of distrust that kept many away from the state and stopped projected in- vestments, and it is not quite certain that the distrust! has been entirely re- moved. The overthrow of confidence is easily accomplished, but it is often a very difficult matter to restove it. The people of Nebraska have loarned some wisdom in the past year, and it is not to be doubted they will prolit by it. They will preserve their credit and will demonstrate to the world that they were falsely veprosented by those who sought j0 commit them to any policy look- ing in the direction of a repu- diation of their obligations. They will be found, when the time comes for an expression of their sentiments, in-favor of a sound currency and an honestdollar, and opposed to fint money and sub- treasury schemes, They will vindicate their past record of integrity, and will justify the good opinion of those who believe them incapable of betraying any confidence or refusing to pay to the last penny justiy due any obligation. 1HE PROHIBITION RESCINDED. A Berlin dispateh announces that the decree rescinding the prohibition placed upon American pork by Germany has been signed. This action was fore- shadowed by previous advices, which indicated that Minister Phelps had brought strong pressure to bear on the German government, probably in the way of threatening a restoration of the duty on beot sugar in the event of = Germany adhering to the nolicy of excluding American pork. The minister has been aided in his efforts by a vigorous demand from the German people for a removal of the prohibition, and all the circumstances have conspired to enforce upon the gov- ernment a conviction of the expediency of doing this. The exclusion of Amer- ican pork and its products from Ger- many, which has been in force for about ten years, had long ago ceased to have the approval of any considerable por- tion of the people except the hog rais- ers. Nearly two years ago the packers joined in a petition to the government in favor of rescinding the prohibition, the transportation compunies made a like request, ana a very large number of the people appealed to the government to admit American pork and its products. Very little attention was given to these petitions, the government finding its defense for disregarding them in the assumption that our povk could not bo used with safety. This subter- fuge is no longer available since the adoption of a system of inspection under tre control of the Agricultural department which assures the exportation of only sound and healthy meat, and the German govern- ment had left no defeuse for its policy of exclusion except a desire to protect the homo product against competition. With a scarcity of breadstuffls and high duties on grain such u defense would have been vigorously rejected by the masses of the people, and when to this consideration was added the sertainty that the beet sugar of Germany, of which we import $16,000,000 worth annu- alley, would be subjected to & duty by the United States, it is easy to see that the pressure for a remova) of the prohi- bition was irresistible. This action of the German govern- ment will very materially increass our exports of pork and its products, and it is thereforo a matter of very groat im- portance to the west. Asit will prob- ably bo speedily followed by similar ac- tion on the purt of the French govern- ment the outlook for the hog raisers of this country is manifestly most encou aging. The French cabinet is favor- ablo to our demands, and there appears to be no doubt that the senate will com- plete the legislation proposed by the government. The action of Germauny in the matter warrants the belief that no further serious objections will be made in France to the abandonment of a policy for which there is no adequate reason, and which is essentinlly unjust. While the opening of these markets to our pork will be greatly to the advantage of one of our most extensive industries, the benefits to the musses of the people of Germany aud France will also be great, and especially 50 in the present circumstances. It will be a good thing, from an economic stand- point, for all the countries concerned, and it will put an end to & source of con- troversy and of possible commercial an- tagonism Incompatible with the most friondly relations. AN ENCOURAGING SITUATION. l Nebraska is & republican state, and no delusion or sudden flurry of disgust on the part of har voting population can be taken as evidence that her loyalty is not to be trusted for the next national campaign. The election of 1890 was in part disastrous to the republican varty | not because of the yeomen who have | steadfastly maintained the ascendancy republicaniem have lost con- o in the principles of the arty, but because it was necossary to rebuke the corporaton bosses who had forced their henchmen upon the party and the people until en- durance censed longer to be a virtue. So long as the railronds kept their hands off the supreme court or at least did not control a majority of that tribu- nal, the people submitted under protest. When, however, they boldly and in open defiance of public sentiment, threw their strength against” Chief Justice Reeso two years ago and nominated an attorney more to their liking the discontent took shape in a reduction of the vote for the republican nominee. A reaction thercupon set in against corporation bossism which almost resulted in ruin to the republican party of Nebraska. But the organization has come to its senses again and the dictum has gone forth that the corporations must keep out of republican politics. The rapid growth of the republican party in Nebraska is not very gen- orally appreciated. Its inherent strength cannot better be illustrated than by recalling the vote for president from 1868 until 1800, which was as follow 1868, 0,772 1872, 17,702; 1876, 31,833; 1880, 54,070; 1884, 76,912; 1888, 108,245, rs the vote is generally consid- erably short of that in presidential cam- paigns, yot in 1889 C. H. Morvill, candi- date for regent of the State univers received 93,356 votes. Even in against the fearfal odds of prohibition, anti-corporation sentiment and inherent weukness in the head of the ticket the republicans held o safo plurality and Thomas J. Majors polled 74,356 votes, It ought to be clear to any re- publican that if 74.386 votes can be se- cured for a republican nominee in a cam- paign with so many distracting issues as that of 1890, Tug BEE'S estimate of 75,000 unswerving republicans at this time is reasonable and a safe basis for caleulating the probable success of the republican ticket the coming November. But unless the republican con- vention of September 24 shall nom- inate a man absolutely free from the taint of corporation control we shall go into the campaign to be worsted. Our 75,000 votes will not save us from destruction though they stand squarely for the nominee be he good, bad or indifferent. Thoere are 20,000 men in Nebraska, mostly repub- licans, who are awaiting the action of the republican convention before de- termining their vote on the candidates for associate justice of the supremo court. If aclean, honest, able lawyer, who has never done the bidding of the railway companies and has kept his skirts clear of suspicion is nominated the strength of the republican party will reassert itself and the old time off vear plurality will bo restored. It is no use to mince matters in this connection. A corporation attor- ney or a man whom the party must de- fend from the outset of the canvass will be defeated and the power of republican- ism will be most seriously injured. It is a crucial campaign. Onits result hangs that of 1892, We canuot afford to take chances. GOVERNOR THAYER committed a sorious blunder in writing his long ill- tompered screed against the State Board of Public Lands and Buildings in the matter of the findings of that boay after investigating the Hastings Asylum for the Chronic Insane. It wasan in- excusable, unwarranted and extraord- inary state paper. Not only 80 but the governor made the mistake ofarraigning the Board of Public Lands and Buildings for making contracts which permitted the officers of the asylum to indulge in extravagant purchases at extortionate prices. The Board of Public Lands and Buildings is not empowered as a board to make contracts, purchase supplies, advertise for bids, or perform any other office in connection with the purchase of supplies for any state institution. The Board of Purchuases and Supplies transacts this business. This board is composed of Governor Thayer, Treasurer Hill, Secretary of State Allen, Attorney General Hastings and Commissioner of Pubiic Lands and Buildings Humphreys. If the last named four gentlemen are responsible for any part of the misconduct at Hast- ings in connection with the purchase of supplies the governor is equally respon- sible, for he is chairman of the board which awards contracts und authorizes purchases. GoLDp is beginning to return from Furope. The best financial judgment did not expect that the tide would be- gin to run this way so soon, and there were fears that instead of gold weshould have a return of securities. The return movement indicates that Burope may prefer to pay for our food products in cash, and this may have two oxplana- tions. European holders of our securities muy feel that in view of the conditions to prosperity here it will be very profitable to hold them, and it is not unlikely that the recent uttor- ances of President Havrison regarding the currency has greatly strengthened confidence abroud in the security, at least for the immediate future, of our financial system. Avany vate the return of the gold we have sent to Euwrope within the past six months will be wel- cowme as an additional stimulus to pros- perity. Tue opinion of Secretary Rusk, that there will be no dificulty in supplying the Gierman demand for American pork, may be based upon trustworthy informa- tion regarding the outlook for the im- mediate supply, but unless the demuand shall fall considerabiy below what is reasonably to be expected there may be some difficulty for a time in meeting it. There hus been no ' excess 1n the supply of hogs for some | time, but of course, with the abundant corn crop, and the greater as- surance that hogs will be a botter in- vestment thun ever, more attention will | be given to growing them, that | 50 within anothep year the supply will doubtless be Lh‘pl.‘ for any denand likely to come from the opening of new foreign markets, This will help to make the cornarép more valuabie, and thus a double betetit will come to our farmers from the removal of the German and French prohibition against our pork. This is elfiarly one of the things for which the present administration is entitled to a lange measuve of credit. —_— THe state cap never forget the hero- ism of the natiopal guards last winter, when they rushed to the border of the Indian country and went into camp to await the coming of the Indians, Itls true, of course, that the savages kept at the safo distance of twenty-seven miles from the Nebraska militia, but our boy were ready for them if they should ven- ture off their reservation in detinnce of the 8,000 regular soldiers who were watching their movements, Having no scalps, ghost shirts or other booty to show for their winter campaign, it was altogether proper that bronze medals should be issued to each individual militiaman as a memento of a $40,000 campaign, stained by no enemy’s blood, but which nevertheless proved that the Nebraska National guard would fight at the drop of the hat in case of necessity. “TiE first ‘irregularities,’ charge, stands proven for it was admitted by the defense. I refer to the duplication of vouchers and the carrying of the names of persons on the pay rolls while not employed.” So says Governor Thayer in passing upon the charges against the officors of the Hastings Asylum for the Chronic Insane, and then he goes on to say: “These irveguiarities are con- demned by me as wholly unjustifiable, unbusinesslike and not to be repeated.” No wonder the accused officers tendered their resignations. The only wonder is that they were not summarily bounced by a governor holding these very proper and positive views relative to their mis management of the institution. OMAHA can go down to the meeting of the republican national committeo backed by the enthusinstic support of almost every state west of the Mis- sissippl if she will put forth a proper effort to securo the endorsement of those states. She oucht now to e Lwo or three wide-awake representatives in the field pevsonally visiting the members of the national committeo in behall of this city’s ambition, The necessury guar- antee fund of $50,000 should be raised at once. We have ,gone into this fight to win the national convention and nothing but the worst possible mismanagement can prevent success —— THE National iAssociation of Station- ary Engineers haye beon the welcoms guests of Omalia this week. Their meot- ings have been/full of interest to the members of thé fraternity. The engi- neers have been given the freedom of the city and the local entertainment committees have spared no effort to make their visit thoroughly enjoyable. 1f the engineers go to their homes with as good an opinion of Omaha as they leave in this city of themsolves and their organization, the people of this city will feol sure that Omaha has a friend whevever there is a stationar - neer. — EMERGENCY cases must be cared for by the city physician; all other indigent sick and injured should be treated by the county physician. This is the dic- tum of the attorneys of the city and county and ought, from this time for- ward, to relieve the public from the ap- prehension that any unfortunate shall go without proper medical attendance because of a conflict of opinion as to which government is chargeable with such attendanc IF the freight controversy results in the improvement of the old nail works property on Seventeenth street there will be no regrets in Omahs for its oc- currence. By the way the site in ques- tion would not bea bad location for a union passenger depot, and the Rock Ts- land and Milwaukee roads might do a great muny more unwise things than to push ahend and orect such a convenience white the other uniou depot compuny is waiting. WiLE Jay Gould and S. H. H. Clark continue to test the relative advantages of the vavious western resorts demnition protends to be shouting itseif hoarse over Union Pacific stock and Union Pa- cific management in Now York. Local- ly the Union Pacific people hereabouts divide the eight hour day botween sus- pense and speculation T.ET us hope the business men of the city council will be shrewd enough to devise a plan for the completion of the city hall without delay. It would be a serious misfortune to have the structure stand unfinished all through the coming winter. THE city and county doctors now have before them the opinions of the city and county attorneys snd theve should be no furthor controversy as to their respec- tive duties in the future. — OMAHA'S firo départment isan attract- ive branch of the service, and that ex- plains why 300 citizens have filed appli- cations for the five or six vacancies soon to be filled. i —_— the Turke Vew&irk Herald. Big crops make Avjolly nation, Wa have that kind of a crop ‘this year, and there is no reason why wegliouldi’t be as huppy as a boy at the circu: Drenchiug the Calan Chicagn Trilune. The timely and refreshing raius that bave fatlen tnis year on the just and unjust have washed out the track over which the car of the calamity party in lowa is slowly and paiufully bumpjug its way along. Play Ball or Quit. Cineinnati Commereinl. Masked in hypocrisy and with its stomach padded with monetary inflation, the Obio democracy assumed to stand up and catch in this year's match, but it early took alarm, and is running and dodging all over the field. Pluy ball or quit! Sceing is Believing, Philade' paia Press. 'ho harvest excursions now so popular tho west are porhaps the best method could be devised for waking the resourc in that | 5o many this year. that nelghborhood known to the world, The | transmississippi country nevor looked better than it doos now, and the people alroady | thore wero nover moro hopeful. The bounti- ful harvests that have rowarded the husband- man this year has changod the wholo aspeot of the country. Tho dopression engendered by successtve drouths has disappeared and | the old hopefulness and ambition have re turned. A good many countrios possess grand scenory that inspires awe and rever- ence, but there is uothing more pleasing to the eye than the apparently limitless Helds of whoat and corn of which the west has had A bountiful crop is the best muswor to Senator Peffer's doleful | stories, and the more the fruitfulnessof | Kansas, Nebraska, lowa, Minnesota and_tho Dakotas is advertised, the less easy will it | bo to mislend people with sub-treasury and | similar schemes, | Blair in Search of a Partner, New York Sun. Hon. Henry W. Blair is so overjoyed to see in the typo of the Sun his article concorning tho stato of his brains, that he writes us another communication substantially propos- ing an offensive ana defensive alliance for purposes of moral reform. ““These new desires,” he says, “‘that in you burn, were kindled by Almighty grace. You and I togather eould conquer the world.” Wo beg leave to decline. Before joining forcos with Hon. Honry Blair n an attempt to suppress the rum traffic on tho high seas, or 1n any of his characteristic enterprisos of moral reform, we should like to know why in addressing us ho uses the stationery of the Unitod Statos senate, when his term of serv- ico in that body ended six months ago. — Aw Others See Us. Denver Sun_(rev). The independents will of course make overy effort to use the anti-railroad and anti- monopoly feeling to their advantage in this year's judicial election. They have nom- inated for supreme judge a man who is said to know only a little more of law than the celebrated Judge Kay of Kaosas, who pro- posed to overrule the suprome court. If the ropublicans nominate for judge a ood lawyer, who is also & man of recognized integrity, and who Is free from all conne tions with railroads and other corporations, they ought to have no difficulty in electing bim by a good plurality. The democrats can certainly got little support from the anti- monopolists, Decidedly Disheartening. Chicago News. Canaga’s rocent cousus is said to bo very unsatisfactory vecause it denotes a very slight increase in population and a general lack of prosverity throughout the coumry. Considering the largo influx of American bank cashiors into Canada within recent years and the addition of numerous bank sur- pluses to the resources of that country the census showing 13 indeed disheartening. pasgEsf PARAGRAPHIC ITR Washington Post: Balmaceda might change his name to Hon. Dennis Mud and secure a job as a Parnell supporter. Chicago Tribune: If Baimaceda had been born under happier and more northern skies, he might have crowded Hon. David B. Hill out of vlace long ago. Philadelphia Ledger: It looks as if the Mexican president will havo to join Balma- ceda. His people seem to be tiring of the Diazpotism, 50 to speak. Washington Star: Balmaceda has joined the ‘mysteriously disappeared” list. His 500,000 in London, however, give some inti- mation as to his plans for the future. Washington Post: General Canto, the victorious leador of the Chillian insurgents, 13 the possessor of a presidential boom that will requite no literary bureau attachment. Globe Democrat: This is a bad scason for men of destiny. President Balmaceda of Chili has gone to join Boulanger, Cleveland and Parnell to the reaim of the discredited and repudiated. Philadelpbia Press: General Canto’s pic- tures are already out in the illustrated press. Poor Canto! The next he knows the poets will tackle him with more cantos. Groat are the perils of notoriety ! Philadeiphia Record : It Balmaceda should manage to escapo from Chili with a whole skin, there is one heart and home in the United' States where he might hopo to find sympaihy and refuge. The late Czar Reed could not in conscience turn the exiled dictator from his door. — PASSING JESTS, Councilman Morearty was a trifle premature inlocating Chicago on the Mississippi river, ‘I'he western end of Illinols was not annexed atlnst accounts, ANOTHER TURN AT THE BUTTON. Philadelphia Press. LIt Europe is in danger Of starving. sinco hor rye And other grains aro faliing, To save hor we will tr. Lot her seek Uncle Sanitiel, And find his Sunday vest, Press money In his pocket, And we will do the rost. Chicago Tribune: English Tourist (wild- I'vo lost 1t any- unrd ! find Cawn't where! Amorican Rajiway Offic it like the pair you'vo why don’t you go Into the baggage roon listen? and Baltimore American: “What part of jour- nalism do you find most to your tuste?"' asked his best gitl, bashfully. And s tho bright’ young Journalist em- Dbraced the situntion and girl simultancously, hie replied fervently, tho Assoclited press.” Now York Sun: “Send me up suid a guest ata Maine hotel. ‘Can’t do it, sir—but I'll get you some inl," safd the boy. Tdon’t want any ink.” . L guess you never tried a cocktail,” our Ink, did nihusiastio Young Lady o all about them. ires that 1ive o 1 udore Thoy must be ethereal creu love sunshi Magnzine Edi Thoy occasionally afford peanuts. Smith, Gray & Co's Monthl Solomon wasn't i it when he declarod “the bor- rower Is servant o the lvnd ry one who has tried it knows that the lender lus to whait on the borrower. AUTUMN CHANGES. whington. Star, tiny hat has vanishod ron freckled fuce, The the nod Anc ikos Its place. “Wives sl thetr husband’s bur- dens.’ But ho forgots that st a load which would DrOSLEALO & WO “I'm on to you,” sald the drop of ink to the blotting pad In 4 tone of considerable as- pority. Dry up." firm dignity. And it did; rontiod the blotting pad, with A waiden may walk for many a mile, Nover looking at mushers giy: But she alwiys wiil turn to stare at a dame, Bocause sho 1 bullt that w Philadelphia Pross: Chawley—Good muwn- ing. Jawge: | heal you've heon adwmitted to membahship in the Crushor elub. Are you a full membah? George—Ya-as, ocons'onally. rkeston—I havo 4 happy I shouid think it =1t nust Atlanta Journal: P Binkston | 18 thit so? unhappy. P.~Why so? you Know. Columbus Post: Tho drinklng man thinke with Longtellow: “Life is reol." { hmond Recorder: Never disturb a con- ative mun. It is never gafe to appi oo near a train of thought when It iy in tlon. Ll = Mob Law in Alabama. WasniNaroy, D. C,, Sept. 8.—Acting torney General Taft has veceived o tolegram from United States Marshal Walker of the southern district of Alabama saying that & mob of fifty persons have driven s numberof families out of their homes in Chootaw county, At Alabama, Most of them fied into Mississippl andleft their hou crops and cattle un- guarded, STATE FAIR ~ ATTRACTIONS. Numerous Novel Foatures to Be Introduced This Season. FLATTERING PROSPECTS OF SUCCESS. Unusual Number of Entries for the Occasion Surpass the Expecta- tion of Ail the Officers— Tmproving Daily. L Bre. |—There is but one topic of conversa Special to Tne NcoLy, Neb,, Sept. 8 n Lincoln now and that is the state fair, Monday. The sud- tion which commences noxt den Influx of visitors —distinguished Nebras- kans—and the unusal bustle are remiunders of this fact. The managers of the fair astounded with the unusual number of at- tractions that are offored and deciare unre- servedly that the exhibitiou will eclipso any- thing in the fair line ever before kuown in the nistory of the state. There is every indication that next Mon- day will bo one of the greatest duys of tho fair. On that dato overy old soldier and sailor will be admitted free of cost, and there will bo proper exercisos commeumorative of the occasion. In addition to this it is to be a day for athletics, as it is the occasion on which the best trained athlotes of Nebraska anda lowa will compete for prizes awarded for feats of skill and strength. Tho contestunts are mem- bers of the Interstate Athictic association known as the Nebraska Turnbezirk, and the prizes awarded are to be-beautiful badges maae of solid gold ‘Tuesday, Scptember 8, is children’s day. Al unaer 15 yeurs will be admitted on that day free of charge. Awong tho novelties of the fair are the trotting doz Doc and the pacing dog Elgin Frank, both of which are to be driven in a race with horsotlesh, ‘I'he dogs ure speedy | and said to be in splondid condition, Dr. Billings will exhibit daily his method of inoculuting hogs against that fatal disoase chotera and will show how every favmer can perform that surgical operation himself. A nord of buffalo and crosses of the same with common cattle, will attract breeders of stock. “Thore is now no doubt races the State fair will attract attention throughouy the country. There are ninety- seven entries of fast horses, aud every one of the following races ure filled : Monday—Foals of 1350, trotting, heats, two in three, #250. Trotting, 2:50 class, $150. Running, hulf-mile dash, $0. Tuesday—Trotting, 2:40 class, ¥350. Trot- ting, 2:32 class, $100. Pacing, free-for-all class, guaranteed purse, §00. Running, one mile dash, $100. Wednesduy —Trotting, foals of 1538, heats, three in five, $400. Irotting, class, guaranteed purse, $1,000. Pacing, 2 ;lass #50. Ruuning, balf mile und repeat, 100. Thursaay—Trotting, 2:36 class, guaran- teed purse, $1,000. ‘Irotting, 2:27 class, $100. Runuing, one mile and repeat, §100. Friday—Trotting, mile heats, three iv five, £350. Trotting, 2:21 clasy, §00. Kunning, half mile dash, $50. DOES INSPECTION INSPECT! Mr. G. [5. McDorald, the architect of the new reform school building for girls at Geneva, was in Lincoln today and when asked concerning the condemnatory remarks made by Superintendent Steen us to poor foundations being put in Mr. McDonald laughed and remark “That’s nonsense. The fact is the building is first class in every respect and I am ready to welcome the Board of Public Lands and Buildings bere any day and make o careful examination of the work done. Oue thing is sure and certain, it is an American structurc and is not being built according to Swedish ideas. I am giving the work my personal attention overy day. Steen is supposea to be local superintendent of the work, but the fact is the duties of that position are veing performed by the architect. Steen’s name oceurs on the hotel register of Gouova only nine times since work ou the building was commenced. *'As an instance of the manner in which ho is looking after the work which is supposed and ought to require his constant at- tendance, ho left yesterduy morning, tell- ing the contractors that ho wus woing oft on a pleasure trip and would not return until noxt week. Tho fact is he is usually conspicuous by his absence. Had he been on the scene, as he should have been, there would have been no necessity of having to ordera portion of the wall torn down on account of defective material. His neglect has shown me that I must remamn con- stantly at the place ana see that no defective material is used or botch work done. What ails Steen is that he is jealous. He wants to boss the whole job and can’t. Instead of putting on a pair of overalls and gotting down among the workmen, as he ought to, and watch the details of the work, he only comes out once in a while, and then dashes up with a spanking livery rig, and after looking wisely through his gold-bowed spec- tacles for a few minutes drives off again.” ““There's one thing you omitted to mertion in the interview you had with me,” said Hon, John Steen, superintendent of construction of the Geneva reform school, “and that is concerning the removal of the unsafe founda- tions of the Geneva school. After I discov- ered what kind of foundations Architect Me- Donald had endorsed as being vood enough for him, and being satisfied that they were unsafe, as vou could easily punch the pieces of <rock out with a cane] 1 ordered the contractors to tear the founda- tions out. This was dono and you can war- rant that the next ones put in were all right, So that now the people of the'stato can rest assured that the building will stand on a solid foundation. ¥have endeavored to look after their interests and will continue so to do in the future.”’ BENNETT MINISTER ARRESTED, Rev.{Harmon Bauh, a preacher at Bonnett, was orrested today and brought to Lincoln for trial on the charge of induciog Mrs. Fred Dauck to leave Ler husband and live with him, Mrs. Dauck wus also arrested on the chargo of criminal intimacy. Mr. Dauck ap- pears to be grief stricken over the shorteom- that in the line of ings of his wife, but declares that il he can seo the infornal preacher behind the bars he will try to bo satistied, although he will never bave anything to do with his wifo in the future. The reverend wentleman was roleased after furaishing heavy bonds to appear for trial noxt Mon- day Rev. Dr. Bush says that he is merely being porsecuted, like Christ and Paul, DETECTIVE WANTS PAY, Detootive Jim Malone has sued Burcham for &0 for work in the detective services, It appears from tho complaint that about . year ago W. H Robb stole a gold wateh from Burcl m and disposed of it iu an Omaha nop. Ma- lone says that Burcham employed him to trace the robber and the property and agreed to pay #0 when the detective succoeded in finging the waten and in arresting and con- victing tho thief. Malone declares that he by Henry line of fulfilled his part of the contract in such a successful manner that he landed Robb i tho penitentiary. Yet no doclares tho Henry Burcham is trying to beat him out of the reward promised. In fact he says that positively refuses to piv the money. 1 detoctives and policemon are watching the case with interest, as they wish to know if whon a man offers'n reward for the arrest of a criminal ho can snoak out of it after the felon is convicted ODDB AND ENDS. M, H, T. Dovbins, managiug editor of the Liucoln Fvening Nows, hos roturnod from & months' vacation in Ponusylvania, Commencing this evoning the saloons of the city will be allowed, until the close of the state falr, to keop open uutil midnight in stead of 10:80 p. m. as heretoforo, Chiof Dinges denfes the report that ono of his patrolmen attempted to arrest to arrest Police Judge Huston last night on the State university grounds. He saysthat tho fellow who made the break was simply a watohman employed by the stato and was not, conse- quently, a momber of the police force, Walter A, Leese has beon appoited & no- tary publio. QUEREC'S . PRISON HELL, Terrible Story of Crn a Convict, MoxTREAL Sept. 8.— An astounding revel tion of cruelty at St. Vincent de Paul poni- tontiary has come to light through o dis churgdd conviet, who limped intoa hotel in this city and taking off his dusty shoo took from it a lotter from Jamos Forry, now serv- {ug a sovon yenrs' sentenco in the lnstitution. Outof the four years ho has sorvod, this wretehed convict has spont, he declares, no loss than twenty-four months in the black hole. This punishmont cell is & portion of tho cellar of the penitontiary, and is so close- 1y shut with iron doors that ' daylight never reaches tho colls in it as long as the conviets ated by are tbere. The unfortunate prisoner put there is kept on bread and water, being given ono rogular prison meal overy day. Ho sloops on straw, and_ the guard who fur- nishes him with his scanty food is prohibited from speaking to him. Ttis per- potual night and unending silence for hiw, tis tho havdest punishment that can be in- flicted, and yot this unfortunate man bas spent two whola years in this hole, besides being horribly beaton and kicked The culminating point was reached on Au- ust Forry had beon nllowoa a broath of pure air i the stone yard, when one of the zuards eame along and ordered bim back to tle dungeon. Ferry refused to go and begged for a fow minutes more in the daylight. Tho guard sprang at him and knocked him down with a blow of his club. The othor convicts sileged that he and threo others jumped on his chest and body. He lay upon tho ground stunned and senseless, with blood flowing from his mouth and nose, and yot he was dragged by the throat fo the stairs and thrown into the black hole, they state, with- out medical attendance, though ho is known to have been severely injured intornally. A reporter waited on Warden Ouimet. That geatleman, while softening the mattor all he could, admitted that he had boen com- pelled to fine and suspend some of his guards for cruelty to prisoners, The guard Henry, who committed the assault on Forry, had boen suspendea for two days and finod for striking prisoners, ano he had to warn others that the men wore to be troated as human beings and not as brutes, The story told to him by the guards was that [ dinate. ~They claimed that ho refused to work and incited the other convicts to mu tiny. On the 2id the chief keeper told him that Ferry had refused to work again and that he had voen sentenced to the black hole. Henry and another guara seized bim, whon he struggled farious and ey were compelled to club him into submission, as they were forcing him along 10 his dismal hole, he turned and strugyled until Hoary lost ' his temper and used his locust freeiy on mm. Henry admits losing his temper, but says Ferry’s abuse and at- tempts to 'strike him fuirly maddened him and e could not helpit. The warden savs that Ferry was not so seviously hurt as he suys and that he refused medical attondance, and also that it isnot truo thav his mother was notpermitted to see him bocauso his face was maslied toa puip by the cluvs of the guards, But this does not satisfy the relatives of the injured man. Old conviets claim that this case is only on of many, uud the fact remnius that, a man has been placed two vears out of four in solitary confinement in a loathesome ceil, debarred” from light, from fresh aie and from the companionship of man. ‘I'he citizens are determined that an investigation shall bomade nto the affair. Dt o 1 GOLD COMING FROM UROPE. A Millio Now the and a Half on Way. New Yok, Sept. 8.—Tt was announced yestorday that the banking house of Lauzard I'reves had beon advised of the shipment of 00,000 gold from Europo. This makes, with the amount forwarded to Heidelbach, fekel- heimer & Co., a total of $1,500,000 now on the way or rea from Itropo for this port. The early movement this way has sur- prised Wall street, as the rates of foreign ex- change do not permit the import of gold us o strictly exchango transaction, 1t was loarned yesterday that the Fourth National bank had initiated a polioy to facili- tate gold imports, which, 1f generally adopted, will tend to facilitate the current of gold from Europe. This bauk has decided to adopt in essenco the princinles of the great European banks in charging the shippers no interest on gold while it 1s in transit. Prosi- dent Simmons of tho Fourth National de- clined to discuss _the matter, but it is unde: stood that the Fourth National bas alrewdy lent a large amount of money to foreign nouses hore for tho purchase of gold without exacting un interest charge on tho gold while it is on the way from Kurope. ey Two Poys Drowned Mirsnony, Mass., Sept. 3.—Georgo Ellis, Lake Garduer yes- who aged 10, was drowned in terday, s was also James Higginy, went to his aid. HER SUMMER BOARDELS. Madeline S. Bridg»s in Puc Dcne? Yes, they be. I'm glad enough, I nover thought they would Git cleared right_out, 'u’ thut I'd see the last of 'em for good. But, my ! tho time we bad to it em bundled OfF that day ! 1 was s0 mortal skeered they'd take another streuk 'n’ stay | gracious lands! the way thoy turned this ol house upsid’ down ! 't find nothin’ in its plnce—the things is in’ 'roun’ Jos' where thoy dica’t ought to be, all bilter- skilter. Well, How them 'ere city folks keeps house when they're to huni—do tellf 1 car It beats me how they ever seo their way to work-—-thoy oL No kind o'thought on savin’ time 'n’ havin' hours sot, You'd think' tho clock weren't nothin’ ow'y jes’ 1o tick, INY whether it Tins fast or slow they didn’t care u lick. made for Them girls went prankin’ round tho farm as wild as colts, about— N fiying up "0’ down the stair’n’ reachin’ in an’ out: But them young mon ! The laziest lot! My patienco mo. All doy A-smokin’ in the bammack or the Ly, a-loungin’ o eatin’! Why you'd really thinlk the peo- plo had be'n starved Poor Zokiel sez his rignt bhand's way he carvea 'n' carved. There waren't no end to it, " the cakes 'n’ bread pios '’ garden sass, T thought I'd poter out - Jes dead ! lamo the " mo! As for Yes; dear me, suz! I'm glad they'ra gone. [ tiss 'om, though, @ sight 5 “Mrs. Brown” 'n' “Aunt Mirandy” morniu’ noon 'n’ night. I'm mighty glad they've gone; house secms awful still. They say they'll couio next year; kinder hope they will "Tw but yit the W law! I Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U, S. Gov't Report. Rl Baking - Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE