Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 12, 1891, Page 4

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FEl ¥ Public. duly sworn, do- th 2,180 for in For the Campai TIn order to give every ronder in this state and Towa an ovportunity to keep posted on the progress of the campaign in both these statos we havo decided to offer Tiie WEEKLY Ber for the balanco of this year for twenty-fiv ts. Send in your orders early. Two dollars will bo accepted for a club of ten numes. Tie B. ’UBLISHING Co., Omaha, Neb. THERE can be no valid reason for postponing the date of the republican state convention. oM surface indications it is quito apparent that Judge Post has put him- solf in tho hands of very unsafe friends. the weather* prophet, pro- dicts that destructive frosts will follow the equinoctial storms this year. Mr. Foster is the last fond hope of the calamity crowd. THE aggressiveness of the indepen- dent party is about all their is to it in this country but there is a good deal of this quality exhibited. [t takes nerve for a new party to hold the first conven- tions and put into the field the first tickets. J. S RLING MORTON is named asa candidate for a place on the Interstate Commereo Commission, Mr. Morton and his family are woll posted on railway matters, but unfortunately perhaps for the gentleman’s ambition, his inforn tion has generally been on the railroad sido of tho question. THE “non-partisan” lawyers who were fixing to place a corporation democrat on the supreme bench failed to material- ize at Lincoln on the 10th as originally contemplated, As a flat finsco the pro- posal of tho five Omaha lawyers and fi Lincoln lawyers is almost without allel in Nebraska politics, OLD Nebraskans will recall Hon, John Croxton of Nebraska City nnd perhaps be surprised to find that he bobbed up serencly as the people’s party candidate for supromo judge of Colorado. As a candidato Colonel Croxton had a wide experience in Nebraska, but as an oftice holder his service was neither long nor brilliant, THE rumor that the supreme court of tho United States has rcached a de- cision relative to the Boyd-Thayer con- test is probably without foundation. The court does not conveno until Octo- bor and probably has not yot considered the caso excopt informally. Somebody wants to give Governor Thayor insom- nia and is civculating this rumor for that purpo EX-LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MEIKLE- JOUN was knocked out in a personal altorcation in Wisconsin the other day. Ho was taken by surprise or it might have resulted otherwi The incident must not be considered as in any way significant with reference to the gentle- man’s future in Nebraska politics. Mr. Moiklejohn is never taken at a disad- vantage when he seoks pulitical profer- ment. LINCOLN will accept congratulations from Omaha not only on wccount of the unusual interest centoring in the state fair and the great crowds which have attonded, but because her enterprising cltizons have taken such excellont caro of tho visitors, Lincoln handles a crowd with skill and courtesy and her trans portation fucilities proved ample for the accommodation of ail. When it comes to enterprise and public spivit Lincoln can give many larger oitios pointers ‘worth considerin WHEN Land Commissioner Carter was a book agent in Nebraska trading county rights to sell **Footprints of Time" for farms and cash, he proved himself to to be a rustler. He has maintained that reputation as a politician in Montana in & short term in congress and later in the general land ofice. Hotween Cartor and ff the work of the oftice for the last two years shows an increase of 400 per cent in issue of homestoad patents, 700 por cent in issue of timber culture natents and over 500 per cent in entries. THE JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN. The early approach of the two old party conventions makes the question of nations for the office of justico of the suprome court nom associnto paramount Tho convene at Grand Island in state politics at present. demo- crats 1 next Thursdny and the republicans the Thur day following Lincoln. The non- partisan ivention of wyers nounced for last Thursday at Lincoln failed to materialize. The qualificati of aspirants and the pncies of the situation in the ranks of and republicans are f both parties u The demoer will take the chancos ticket, hoping thut the nake the mis Cobb o1 at an- ns exig both democrats siving the leadors at deal of lly at of putting publicans will concorn. 13 aro sou, but nominating Judge somo other man favored by They realize the fact that bp s taken by the will ndi- aro counted. Jud equally rke of corporations foolish s party th know he W date when the retuens If the republicing Cobl unless some republican ir nominee hardly place obnoxious to the people on the ticket rats Will ha drawing to the democ amen of enough disgusted repub their nomince to make a re- ibly enongh votes to i next to the relative van This would be glory enough to the d s and humiliating enough to the licans to satisfy the bourbons for extra- ordinary exertions It is generally conesded republicans blunder into n nation the inde dent ¢ be elected. Clear-hoaded republican loaders all over the state appraciate the ituation. They know that the corporn- tions must be re Iiven those who have hitherto relied upon railvond sup- port for personul suceess in the conven- tions and at the polls perceive the dan- ger. They willing but anxious to cut the millstone from about their necks for fear b it Wil sink them. They may have no higher prinei- ple than that of but they are clear to perc: their danger. It for ought not to be* to nominate just such a man as tho ple are willing to support. He must be bsolutely free from the suspicion of orporation influence. No man how- ever honorable or capable he may ac- tually be, who goos into the coming fight with the tacit or active subport of the railways can be elected. The eandi- date must be one for whom no apologics need be made and uo explanations of- foroed. spectable showing and pos poll them independents in moe repub- if the nonk snonl: ndidate will that wre not onl 50 -sighted enough there- difficult peo- TiiE CROP REPORT. Statistician Dodge of the Agricultural department at Washington reports very encouraging crop conditions throughout the country for September. Corn in the nation at large is 21 points higher than in September of last year. Nebrasak is a trifle under the general ave but promises to be a good yield if fros do not blast the prospects within the next ten days. A very large acrenge hus been planted and the total yield will probubly exceed that of 1889, and al- ready the greater proportion of the fields is beyond danger of fros late planted will be early frosts, The wheat erops are, of course, safely in thoe stack and the condition high. The general ayerage has only been exceeded twice since 1879. The lowest average is 83 for South Carolina and the highest 100 in [ndiana Illinois and Minnesota. Nebraska stands woll up with the figures placed at 98, Iowa 99. Tho quality of spring and fall wheat is e tremely favorable throughout the entire west and northwest. Yields of from thirty to forty bushels per acre are re- ported from Iowa, Nebraska and the Dakotas. Cotton is above the average in the south. [n many localities the crop is the best in years. The govern- ment and state roportsall agree that the gricultural communitios have ken as awhole, considering ditfferences in soils, latitude and clevations, enjoyed such gratifying resuits from their lubor. Talken inconnection with the short crops veported from abroad the year has been phenomenal and all prognostications agreo that remuner: must be maintained. corn never, RUMORED CABINE Rumors regardin the eabinet of President Harrison been i cireulation for some time wd just now are coming more thick and fast than ever. ‘The appoint- ment of Secretary of War Proctor to the United States senate, to succeed Senator Edmunds, has given e to all sorts of reports and surmises as to who would be his successor and what would be the consequent changes in the cabi- not. The latest advices from Washing- ton give the ideas that prevail thoro as to what may huppen inthe way of a cabinet reorganization, There can be nothing profitable in dis- cussing theso reports. The retirement of Mr. Proctor from the position of sec ratary of war is, of course, a settled fact, He has accopted the appointment of United States senator and will elose his with the in a fow weeks, The press of the country has alvendy very fully expressed the opinion that his retirement as a cabinet offic will bo a very positive loss to the admin- istration, and all who ave familiar with his vory able administration of the Wa dopartment will acquiesce in this view. There is no question that he has made tho best secretary of war since the close of the rebellion, and whoever his suceessor may bo he will find it no easy matter to fill his place. Doubtiess no oune understands this better than Prosident Harrison, and hence the president may be expected to exercise great care in selecting a secrotary of war to replace Mr. Proctor. A number of gentlemen have been mentioned as likely as to be chosen, but thoso news- paper expressions ave likely to bo far away from the intentions of the presi- dent. It has happened generally that guesses as to what the president might do have not turned out to be prophetic, and it is by no moans improbable that such will be the experience in this case, But at any vate there is no likelihood that the reports r organization of the changes in have past, connection enbinet arding a genoral re- abinet, which are up a | THE OMAHA DAILY | just now bolng cireulated, have any sub stantial foundation. There is not tho slightest evidence that the president is | not entirely satisfied with his cabinot as now organized, or that ho desires any change in the heads of the several ¢ partmunts, On the contrary there is every reason to beliove that he is well pleased with the rrangement nd would be geatified to have it remain as it is to the end of his term, if that were It must be obvious to ¥ man of ordina political acumen that it would not be good policy for the president to permit any such break up in his cabinot at this time, existing ¢ possible. eve | the nowspapers suggest as probable reasonuble for the polit judgment of General Harrison compels the opinion that he not contem- plate any such remodeling of his ofticial household gard does | T aceidental congressman from the old second Nebraska district does not like the Grand Avmy of the Republ button. Tt does not conform to his “ideal of the brave man and he In view of the alleged experiences of the ited Cloud statesman as a soldier and member of | the veally very strange | that this iden should have a place in his | mind. ges from the army act as n bar tomembership in the Grand Army of the Republic and o man who is expelled from asecret orde after- wards regards the order with patriotic ardor. Thq less tho indopendent demo- ord not Some discha * nove crat has to say about his war record and his experience as a momber of the Grand Army of the Republic the better it will be for his reputation both here and in cong Liven the confederate briga- dier respects the union veteran’s button. ross. COLONEL CROXTON date for governor of Nebras democratic tickot. republican but th in this state. He n candi- the srwards a 8 him snow astorney for a mort investment company, | and has accepted the nomination of the people’s party of Colorado for supreme judge upon the platiorm which calls upon the United States government to loan money to the psople at 2 per cent per As o political weatbor- cock the “‘governor™ is meeting with his usual succoss, MAYOR CUSHIN was on on He was af oftices escaped annum, isconvinced that the ‘Thomson-i{ouston light con- tract which the acting mayor so prompily executed on behalf of the city has a hole in it big enough to admit and hide the traaitional Afvican. It is also intimated that it has been tampered with since it left the mayor’s hands. If this be true it is his duty to enjoin the elee- tric light company from proceeding under the contract to pérform any of its terms. The charge is grave enough to demand a searching investigation. electrie STATE SUPERINTENDENT GOUDY has appointed his wifo deputy superintend- ent ata salary of $150 per annum. The CGoudy family knows a good thing when it into sight. Mrs. Goudy is fully as competent for the place as her husband and that is saying nothing deprecatory of him, but it would have been far better to go out into the cold { world for a deputy than to insist upon keeping both saluries of the office under one roof for the benefit of one pocket- book. moves —— MR, FRANK RANSOM comes out of the Thirteenth strect muss with smooth feathers. The committee of the RReal Estate Ownors’ association exhonerates him from all suggestion of unprofos- sional conduct. He was authorized to dismiss the injunction suit by Mr. Ber- | lin. This episode is, however, merely an incident and is of far loss consequénce | to the public than the main questions at issuo in conneetion with that somewhat famous South Thirteenth grading affair, Tie democrats of Lancaster county adjourned their convention without nominating a ticket. In othor words they decided to help the independents clect as many independent democrats as This action is significant of the purpose of the democrats in other counties,. and when the polls close in November next, our independent friends will discover that they have lodged a vory largo number of rock-ribbed bour- bons in the court house possible. Tie New York Tines should give its editorial staff a vacation long enough to able its members to see the great west. Porhaps somo of the moss could be scraped off their backs by a brief outing, and they would voturn to their desks with the conviction that this country renches west of tho Alleghanies to a very remarkable and populous ex- tent. MAJOR BALCOMBE thinks that of the ci business if the busines ¥ wore conducted upon strict principles by men of ability instead of barnaclos the salary list might bo very materially reduced. Major Balcombe is in all probability rvight. It be clear to everybody that $262,000 is an enormous sum to pay out for salaries in Omah; Tne Real has passed a resolution declaring it to be the sense of the organization that eiti- of this city should give Omaha merchants and manufacturers the wreference in muking purchases. W, lot every real estate owner adopt tho rvesolution and carry it into effect per- sonally, must lstate Owners' association | zens — BY THE way, gentloman of the Real Ilstate Owners’ association, have you looked into the practicability of estab- lishing here o large beot sugar factory and refinery? Tie Board of Public Lands and Build- ings should do something to protect tho peace and dignity of the state at Gen- eva. Steen and MeDonald should not be allowed to fight with bare kouciles, THE county commissioners are nullify ing the luw by taking no action looking | to the collection of licenses from the sa- loonkeepers within the two mite limit | T 1y to make Omaha boom is | to pawronize Omaha industries, GENERAL LEW WALLACE might go to Washington on business of bost his own BEE: SATURDAY, i yus danger of a eabinet appointipgyt. The chances are or ought to be thay Indiana will not bo glven another cabinot office during the pr administration. Indiana has had her share ofpélitical pat HoN P. RoGarN of Ber aim Bureal réguests to for the information of all concerned that the private letter writgon by him to Joln C. Watson of Nebraska City containing cor- tain suggestions of a political charactor and which lettor Mr. Watson has scen fit to make public” through the Lincoln Jowrnnl notwithstanding it was purely writton without the and without conference person connected with the editorial department of this news- pap It contained his own estimate of the situation and his personal sugg tions as to what shoutd be done; nothing He had not the remotest notion of committing Tie Bi pr of outlining its course, he has no more to do with its editorial manage- ment th Mr, Watson himself, Morcover he has had no communication whatever with My, Rosewater upon the subject of this campaign and none of any cl sinco that gentleman left tor e on June 4. The attempt therefore to involve THE BEE by any- thing said by Mr. Rogeen in his purely private note to Mr. Watson shoula ut- torly fail. The publication of a friendly and entirvely private letter is a gross and inexcusable violation of confidence on the part of Mr. Watson, without sor being sent mage. THE us atato personal, was knowledge of with any more. ract JOIN M. TiurstoN challenges Jerry Simpson to n plowing match. Jerry has made his living with his mouth so long that ho would not accept the challenge. The Qid not recog- uize the blufl or ho would have heen less ateh his train. A plowing match between the two politicians would draw better than a national convention. sockless statesman anxious to Now ti nd Island reunion, the State nd the Nebraska City ex- position are all over, it is reasonable to expect the very industrious secreturics of the State Board of Transportation to take a littlo time to figure up on rail- road rates in Nebraska and determine whether they aro too high oc too low or just right. CoLoNEL V. O. STRICKLER heads the independent delegation to the county convention from the Fourth ward. Col- onel Paul Vandervoort’s name is con- spicuous by its abssuce from the Seventh ward list. The-last named *‘colonel” is t00 busy setting tp pins to fool away his time attending the county convention. WHEN Mr. T. B. Minahan of the Fifth ward solicits a nomination for dis- triet judge at the handsof the repub- lican judicial convdntion, it will be woll to remember that ‘his name heads the list of delegates from the Fifth. ward to the independent county convention. NEW YORK newspapers may ridicule Omaha for attempting to secure the re- publican nationd! " convention, ‘but tho fact remains that the fight for this honor rosts between Omaha and Chicago. New York is not in it, even a little bit. ALTHOUGH w9 shall have no grand jury, tho chances are good for the ex- posure if not conviction of some of the boodlers who have fed and fattened at public expense for quite a while back. How much money has been expended this year in ng for bids upon public work for which public work no money was available? No crrizeN of Omaha can afford to buy goods in Chicago or elsewhero which are mude or sold here at the same or lower prices. But Will She? Denver Sun. Tho conscrvative Senator Allison thinks Towa can return 25,000 republican majority this fall, Kansas City Journal, Tho American hog is rapidly getting to bo a formidublo rival of the American heiress 1 uropean markets, R £ Routing the Boies. Minneapntis Tribune, A few more specches from Senator Allison and 1t will bo diflicult to convince Governor, Boies of lowa that ho was evon in the race. sfiar AR Colorado and the Convention. Denver Sun. Ber suggests that its city delegation to the Colorado ure its indorsement of tho effort to have the next national repube lican convention held at Omaha. Tho in- dorsement should bo given without solicita- tion. Cne OMAnA should send state convention to s N ER WAS A BOY. . C. Harbagh in Teras Siftings. Of all tho men tho world has scon Sinco ime his rounds bogan, There's one [ piLy every day Earti's first und (oremost man; And then I think what fun he missed By failing to enjay The wild delights d Ho vever was o ho¥. 31 Ho never stubhea bis naked tos Agaiust a root aigathno He never with a pipdook fished Along the brook B, Ho never sought the bumblobeo Amonz the daistasicoy, or felt its busieysend, because Ho never was a oy, ADAM NE Fouth-time, for e nover hookey bip¥ed, nor tied he ever-ready pwil, Down in the alley,)|%uloue, T'o trusting Fid&b.gail, And when ho homg, from swimmin’ camo His nappiness tg yéw, No slipper interfored, because Ho nover was sl Ho might refor tospleadid times ‘Mong Eden’s bower, yet Ho nover acted Romgo To n B-yeur Juliet. e nover sent a valentine, Intended to anuoy A good but maiden aunt, because He never was a boy Ho cut a kite string, no! Nor bid an Enstor egg He never ruined his pantaloons A-playit g mumble p He uever from the attic stolo A coon hunt to enjoy, ) tind *'the old wun” He never was i boy vatchiog, for 1pity him. Why should I not# 1 even drop a tear. Ho did not know how much bo missed to nover will, I fear And when tho seeaes of My growing mind cm I think of him, earth's ot Who never was a boy 1k SEPTEMBER 12, 1891, OTHER LANDS THAN OURS, Had not Emperor William coneluded - for purposes purely military and political—but not economic or commereinl—the customs convention with nis ally at Vienna, he would not now be under the necessity of conciliat ing the agrarian interests which are a power in German polities by refusing to reduce the duties upon American cereals, Fortunately thero appears to bo one man among the young monarch’'s couaswellors who the sagacity to see that the popular anger result ing from the hunger, the want and tho star- vation of tho masses constitutes o far greater peril to tho administration, and even to the throne, than the more ill-will of tho agrarian intorests iwhose mouthpieco Prince Bismarck has promised t0 bo 1n the coming session of the reichstag- The statesman in question 1s Herr Miguel, a socialist leader ana a republican, but ay miister of fi of the empire, Until now he has been successfully opposed by the chancellor, Goneral Vou Caprivi. But itis probable that before the cold weather sets in the emperor will bo brought to seo the urgency of following the advice of Herr Miguel in proference to that of General Von Caprivi, and that we shali witness not only a large reduction by the Gorman government of the duty on American grain, but also the supersession of the patrician and practarian chancellor by tho ex-socialist Miguel, possosse: anca Unless al? prosent signs fail, sorlous trou- blo is likely to come inuropo sooner whora 1t has boon least expocted by the public than in nations of which much has been said. For some months the bitter feeling vetween Nor- way and Sweden has been growing moro and more pronounced, and it is now feared that tho thrifty Scandinavian will be compelled to cither accept dissolution or un- dergo the horrors of civil war, The bone of contention is the policy of fortifying the kingdom with costly const defenses which Sweden has pushed for somo time, aud the expense of which Norway doclares sho will tolerate no longer. The Norwegian cabinet, which directs local government i that half of the kingdom, also strongly favors an independent dopartmon- of forcign affwirs for Norway, and promises, if granted one, that affairs will be so man- aged that thero will ba no need for coast do fonses. On the other hand, the Swedish mimstry is uncompromisingly opposed to Norway's demand, and presses the question of more money for coast defenses strenuously, oven threatening that *Swedish soldiers will quickly teach the geatlemen at Christiania how to talk Swedish.” The differences have reached sach astage as to very seriously threaten tho union between tho two nations which form King Oscar’s composito king- dom, a union that has been in existence and conduced to mutual prosperity for thre quarters of a century. If such a soparation is tho outcome it will bo traceable directly to the terrible burden which the war policy all Iuropean nations feel compolled to maintain nocessarily entails, and which the peonle of Iurope seem certain to rebol against sooner or later. Undoubtedly, too, sucha dissolu- tion as referred to would result in Norwuy joining the sisterhood of republics. Almost every attempt hitherto made to thoroughly explore the interior of Australin has been a failure owing to a lack of re- sources. Nearly fifty yearsago Sir Roderick Murchison suggested the use of camels, and the expedition just undertaken by David Lindsay has at length adopted the suggestion. This oxpedition is under the auspices of the South Aus- tralian branch of the Royal Geographi- cal soclety, and with Mr. Lindsay are several men of well established reputation in science, selected oxpressly to make geological, ethnological, botanical and other re- The party takes with 1t forty , that carry with them threo months’ provisions and 400 gallons ot wat The ex- pedition is to explore with care a recion of country of which nothing is known and which is 1,200 miles long and 300 wide. When this has been accowplished it is expected that a station at the headwaters of the Mur- chison river will be reached at a distance of 150 miles from the west coast, where six months’ provisions have been placed. It will then proceed to examine the country between tho Murchison river and the Fitzroy river in the Kimberly district. At this stage the ox- plorers are to find provisions for six months more, and they will coutinue their work through 500 miles south of Port Darwin till they reach the western boundary of Queens- land. Tho work of exploration projected is expected to occupy two years, Rumors of theinclusion of Spain in the Franco-Russian good understanding have been propagated fn Paris, nnd it is triumph- antly given out that Pavis will soon have a triple alliance of her own. Somo co'or has been given to the reports by meetin ot promincnt Spaniards and Russians at Biar- ritz. Tho Spanish premier was summering there, and when his minister of foreign af- fairs joined him there was thought to be something in the wind. Suspicions were greatly heightened when the Russian minis- fer to’ France dropped in upon the pair. Still, it might easily have been that here was but o coincidence, had not the subsequent announcement been mado that the rand Duke Viadimiv was to pay the Spanish Gueen regent a ceremonious visit at San Se- bastian. When it was further added that her majesty had ordered the minister of war to be presont at tho interview, the gossips were set wild. It is bard to say how much there may be in it, but 1t seems scarcely pos- sible that anything more is intended than a bit of agreeable flattory to Spain, in the hope of wiwnng her good will. Spauish pride would be stimulated by an invitation to ter the field of European alliances, but her serious fluancial embarrassment would re- main a powerful argument in favor of her previous policy of strict neutrality. - ent Control of Railroads. Chicago Graphie Government coutrol of railroads in many parts of Kurope, in Australis, in India, has, in nearly all points of comparison, placed them infinitely in advance of our own. The high oftficials busy themselves with their oM- cal duties, They are not engaged in water- ing stock, manipulating freight schedules or devising swindles that would make a man rvich in this country but would railroad him to the penitentiary in Eurove. It is evident that “a new science of politics is needed for anew world.” Political parties, varties, have not yet taken hold of the railway ques- tion. Butitisa question which will tacklo the parties, and upon the intelliger and courage with which political parties mee! the issues must largely depend the survival of the tittest. The Kecoil of Stander, San Francisco Chronicle, It se0ms to be pretty well established now that tho awtacks on Mr. 1 ninister to Chili, have inspived by the English in Chili, aud tha an be Judged, ho borna bitsolf firmness and fm partiality during the revolution which has just come to an end. Thers is no evidenco that he has been a strong partisan of IBalma. coda, nor that he has been trying to make woney out of the war, eithor by underhuud means or otherwise. kingdom Governy s00n an, our been s0 far as be has with sor. Telegram Senutor Hawley « that he has not ueeu in consultation with the president about bis appointment Lo succeod Proctor as seors tary of war. Neverthel the president might go further and fare a good doal worse ocliros NISS ALVA MAY BE A FRAUD Ohicago's Polios Think She's an Adventar- eas Instoad of a Philanthropist, POSSIBILITY THAT SHE IS A DIS DE BAR. New Features Adopted for the World's Fair—O1d Hutch Proposes to Stay in Gotham-Garden City News. Criicaco Buieav or Tie Bre, | Cuicago, 1L, Sept. 11, § The belief is gaining ground that Miss Vera Alva, who disapveared so suddenly from a Catholic church last Wednesday night is a humbug or worse. Oue thoory on which the polico started to work this morning is that sho is a professional coufidence woman, and professed to bo intorested in charity in order to get wealthy peoplo to put money into her hands. This theory connects her with a Mrs. Cooley, who stoppad at one of tho lead- ng hotels a'short timo ago and created a disturbance there in the course of a quarrel with him, till avother suggestion is that sho ~ is_ Dis Dobar thoe spook princess, She has recently been doing some continence work in Bostol A gentle- man who saw hor frequontly whon she at tempied to play “Cupid” 1 Now York City, says the description of Miss Alya tallies ex tly with that of Dhis Debar, even to the vellow hair, as Dis Debar frequently wore a yellow wig. Mrs, Boiton, wifo of Rov. Dr. Bolton of the Centenary Mothodist church, with whom Mrs. Ava becamo convected a short time ago, said today Beforo you can fully enter into my reasons for believing t Miss Ava has mot with foul play you should under- stand what mauner of person sho was, Miss Ava was a bighly educated woman from the Inglish upper middie class. Sho spoke four lanzuages fluently. Sho has been an oxten- sive traveler. She has a record for ais- tinguished bravory during the Kranco-Prus- sian war and has seen activo service with tho ambulances on the field of battle. Sho was unmistakably a laay. Hor charitios havo been already spoken about. They wi u questionaly genuine aund her interest in her mission work was undovbtedly sincere. “On Wednesday eve g when 1 accom panied her in her carriage to the Church ot the Holy Family sho showod me her wallet just before sha alighted. It was litevally crammed with £20 gold pieces. In addition sho showed me about $1,000 worth of din- monds, ‘Swear he said, raising her right baud in a somowhat dramatic manuer, “If I cver disappear you will not rest until you have found me, oven if you have to ask “all Chicago to jomn in tho search.’ I did not swear, but [ promised her most earnastly that [ 'would doas she asked. A fow days after wo came to be ucquainted sho told e something of hor family uffaivs. She said thai she had onemies and that her mother had been murde 1. She seemed apprehensive that some such fate would overtake hersell Sho never said a word agamst the Catholic igion, from which sho was a convert. Sho sho had spent many happy duys as a religicuse, but desired a broader scopo for | charitablo work than tho seclusion that the cloister afforded. During hor ccnneotion with that church sho was sent twice to Bngland on ceelesiastical business. She was an ex- | cellont writer upon theological and economic subjocts and said that she nad worked in tho cause of Catholicism for many years with tho pon. P nonestly beliove that on Wodnesday evening Vera Ava left that carriago with ail those valnables for some uvknown but pe foctly proper purpose. Sho may have wished to raise money ou her diamonds 1n further- anco of her charitable designs and have adopted tho plan of simply passing throv the church, intending to return_aud vojoin me when she had got through with her busi- ness. My present honest beliof is that sho has been decoyed by some unscrupalous vil- lains into a safe place and that she Lias been foully murdored.” The polico have become convineed that the 1 is merely in hiding and the detectives detailed on the case have been withdrawn trangest thing about this case,’ said nt Shea tonight, “is that this Miss Ava, who is written up as a falar, re- fused money from those sho iutercsted in he charitable work. A caller at the station toiay, a_minister, whoso name I promised not to divulge, told mo that a charitable it clined church’ member offered the woman £10,000, but sho refused it, saying she had plenty of mouey.” The woman had often stated tnat goods sho shipped from Evgiand had been lost and that she had applied for duplicate freight cortificates. Officers visitod tho custom bouso today and were told by Deputy Collector Jewell that no such woman d been at the oflic or avplied for a duplicate roceipt. A curious thing is that Miss Ava said she feared she would meet a fato similar to that of Dr. Cronin. iather Kelly, upon whom sho called at tho Holy Famnly” church just prior to her disappenrance, is the samo clerzyman the arrest of whose brother in St. Louis as a Crnin suspect caused a sensation The father wes brought to this city in cus- tedy, but was sveadily reloased, thero beiug ©:0 proof against him. TIE B0SS SAW MILL. Peoplo witi nerves who attend the World's fair want to look out for tho saw mill ex- hibit. The aircctory of the grounds and tho buildings committeo yesterday iustructed Chief Burnham to advertise for bids for four saw mill buildings, to cost about §25,000, and the makers of mill machinery promise to in- stall a plant that wiil wako up sl tho Calu- met region when the mills get to running, Tho saw mill men of the country havo puc their heads togother to got up the finest mills ever built. The. had a hard time getting tho directors to give them space and buildings, but they have suc cecdod, aud aro now devising piaus for the mills. ' Lumbermen will send timbers from all over the country to bo sawod, and onc Cal- ifornia enthusiast ihreatens to send a log big enough to furnish the lumber fora block or two of houses. OTHER WORLD'S FAIR MATTERS. Mrs. floughton of Spokane Fals, Wash., the lady manager from that state, has pro- sented two granite columns for tho main en- trance of tho woman’s building. - The con- struction department has accepted tho col umvs und will arrange foundations for them, 0. C. French, secretary of the Colorado Board of the World’s Fair Managors, writes to Chiet Buchanan that be has secured sam- plos of Colorado wheat this weason from .12:1ds of forty acres and upward that will thresh out forty-five to sixty bushols to the acro. The grounds committeo has aiso agreed to give space for a building to bo erectod jontly by New Mexico, Arizons, Okluhoma, Alaska and possibly Utah. OLD HUTCI'S PLANS, Tho sofa in B. P. Hutchinson's privato oftice, well rememberod, oy many Board of Trado men who called upon “Otd Huteh” for business purposes when tho old man did not care to attend to Dusiness, was shipped yesterday to Now York, Mr. Hutch inson having sent for it. ‘This was taken as rtain indication that he is to remain in ew York and has no it tention of returuing 10 the Chicago board NEW INSTRUMENT OF Tho ofticors and soldiers at the Fort She dau range witnessod the testing of an auto- matic repeating riflo yosterduy that bids fuir to revolutionize voth naval and land warfaro, Tne guu is the invention of Dr. H, A. Pitctior of Netllsvillo, Wis. 1t becomes auto matic by the utilization of the gas produced by the combustion of tho first cartridge fired. ‘The gas escapes into a chamber and Acts On @ piston LML I8 Kot AZAINSL O spiral apring, the recoil of which propels tho pis DEATH ton back against A rod that sets tho mochan- ism of the gun in motion,the eripty cartridge being removed and roplaced by a foaded one, also cocking the gun. This {s dono with so much rapidity that by pressing against the triggor tho gun will discharge the nine car tridges that aro required to fill its magazine in two seconds. Tho best record yesterday was eight shots in filve seconds. Lieutenant Ingersoll {s, however, enthusiastio in his commen A0 of the mechanism of the gun and is satisfied that it will do all that is claimed for it It is intended to apply the principlo to heavy guns, for uso in naval warfare in propelling torpedoos and as o ma- chine gun. The army board will investigato tho merits of the gun at their meeting in New York next month TALKS ON GRAVE SUBJECTS, Tho second session of thn American Como tory Suporintendents' association was do- voted to the roading of papors and discus- sions of the subjects. J. W, Lovering,su- perintendent of Mouat Auburn combtery, Boston, road a paper on *“T'he Perpetual Care of Lots.”" Oneof tho chiof objects of the associntion {s to oncourage the acceptation ot tho perpotutity system in comotories, Mr. Loveri insists that only by this system could cometeries bo kept in the best condi- tion, The questior of romuneration caused most trouble. His practice was to eharge in addition to_the prico of alota certain sum per squaro foot to bo kept as s pormanent fund, from the income of which tho ex- peuses should be paid. Mr. Hamill of Balti- more, had found 20 conts a square foot sufl- cient to care for the lawns in his cemetery, ST WORLD'S FATR EXTINT, The fivst exnibit for the World's fair was passed through the custom house here this morning. It is a rather small exnibit, but it will havs the place of honor of being the first goods brought to the Columbian exposition. T'ho goods woresent to a Dr, West from a little out-of-the-way place in Novo Scotia by the namo of Antizonish, whero many lndians make their living by making curios. The koods sent Dr. \West were recontly pur chased from these Indians. BUILDINGS TOO NIGIL A move is now on foot which is hourly growing in strength, looking toward the coming ot a public meeting to protest against a continuation of the poiicy of erecting exe cessively high buildings aad to prepare a law regulating them, MUST DELIVER THE Mayor Washburno mist be ready very soon to turn over to T'reasuror eberger of tha World's fair tha ,000,000 worth of bonds which the city has pledgod itself to issue ns a subscrintion to the Columbian exposition. One of the conditions incident to the issunuee of the bonds is the colle m o of 3,000,000 on the stock subscribed to by individuals, That condition has nearly been compiied with, It will require less than $50,000 more to pass the 4,000,000 mark, and whon that amount is reached, which will bo vory soon, the dircctors will immediately call upon the ity authorities for the delivery of its bonds. T'reasurer Soeeberger will place them on the market and it will not ve long before the Fix- vosition company begius to realizo from thoir salo. WESTERN 1 Tho following wos city: At tho Wellington—Mr. ana Mrs. Yail, Choyenno, Wya. At'the Lelund —Mrs. wards, Lincoln, Nob, At the Auditorium —~Mr. and Mrs. O, Williams, J. H. Dumont, Omaha; Mr. Mes. 13 A, Ahy, Cheyenne, Wyo. At the Grand ' Pacific—). Fonnemore and Mrs. Foro, Salt Lake, Utah.: Charles A. BONDS, OVLEE 1N CHICAGO. orn voople arg in tha Bdward Hudson, Mrs, [d- M and | Howlev, S. L. Hayden, Omaha, At thé Sherman—Mr. and Mrs. Talcott, Liviugton, Mont.; Donald Bearsford, Helena, Mout, At the Tromont—Mr. man, Des Moines, Ia. I —— THE EMPIRE TICKET, nd Mrs. W. E. Hoff- 57 Globo Democrat (rop): The action of the New York republican’ state convention will Five satisfaction to the party not only in that Commoniwealth but throughout the country. Minneapolis Times (dem). Collector Fase sett will be a pretty tired man when he sits down to write his vesivnation of a job with F0,000 a year to accept an empty nomina- tion Cansns City Star (dem) @ Tho republicans w York have decided that they are not yet ready to indorso the idea of the scholar in politics.” The machiue 18 good enough for them, Detroit I'veo Pross (dem): There have been but two republican governors of New York in twenty-five years. Nominations of the character of the one made vesterday will in: no merease of the numbor in the next quarter of & century. New York World (dewm.): Mr. Fassott 13 unguestiouably a much more appropriato cau didate than Mr, White would ve. Fassctt represents the present attitude and’ purposes of the party, whilo Mr. Whito represents a consideravle measure of character and public virtue, New York Evening Post (Fassett) represents the party better than aybody else. Ho represents Tom Platt ¢ than anvbody elso. Ho represents ison better than anybody else, opresents himself fairly well, tinction among candidates for oflice nowadays, so many of them boiug wmerely pack-horsos for otlier pooplo, PASSING J1 (mug.): Ho stuff and lots of it Where?" n the eity haul.” Homp will bo the fashionable neekt terial in Ol next month. It is printe for fall. ma- ppro- \aeiphia Time: w doing for a v «ing chickens, sah.” “Al Do you find it profi heed 1do, sah, fo' a e ot W her riise the “Wha' do 111h% Oh, right around vonder. And wha' do T raiso honey, don't speak so lowd, 1 rulse ever ean find a roost dat’s hundy el 10w Unel days what Wblo# Hoap o Where profie dg you live do now?, you do coner em? Hush, lem o whare Natlonal Tribune: City Chap (weathully)— Look here, eonfound you! You warrarited this horse to me to e entirely freo from faults, and now | find thut ho is stoie biind. Country Chap (eheerfully)—Blindess hain's a tanlt: its an afifiction. Cooks sorto like rain Off to the northeast; don't it? Detroit Free Press there are times, my don Teliyby—I when you hout mo? s no presumption in brosum foel that that, my de; A WICKED MAN, New York Herald, With all his mizht b And “whip” tho fro Or pven “jam" the Thougn kind to ull he | white croan Crust, d Soorn. Hed make the pous “sholl out” Treciiiso thoy Orovon “throsh™ 1) And Pstring” tho butterboan, New York Sun Brown and I nover quirreliod but o AWt Uhoard you two weeks heurd you agiin todiy IUwis the sume quareel, sir* Mrs. ago and | Mr. Stohbins—Statistics go to Lowey Citizon world Is how thae the male population of th fust fulllng off Mre. Stenbins mo! Isn't Griclous thera HAH"I ! some wuy of tying thom on? An commit ur nitholoxist says that birds frequ sulcide. Vos; they, 100, hav Wole sbout thote bifls Puck: “Oh, girls!” cricd Amy Tourse; ing to wet me w camori, and 1'm goir o 150 protty ! 1 hite bluck, wnd eo going to hiuve 1€ lined with pink. Yonkers Statesmun: The man who uever narried, nover playod poker and never wont fishing imay b W certaln wmount of credit for Lruthfy Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S, Gov't Report, Rl Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE