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Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31

shall tho people I've taNcd' The answer is a
plaiu ono. Taxation shall equal. hut not eN.
Csei the wants of the government Cconomi.
r,lIy sdmirist, red. That I, what President
Arthur said two years ago. Npplausc That
iswhat the democratic convention said in July
last at Chicago. That's the FIRST proposition
Of ou- platform. The second Is
taxation shall To only for publ, purposes AVID
not for private purposes. Third, IN the ad.
iustment Vt taxes great care shall he taken
that labo, and capital are not hurt aud
fourth. taxation shalt he heaviest on articles
of luxury, and highest on articles OF necessity.
.lapplause That IS the h uuer that the dem.
ocratic convention placed in the hands OF
Grover Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendricks
great convention said carry this banner
before the people and stand or fal
with that bannAr. Renewed appl luse and
cheers Aft,r celebrating these points the
speaker paid his respects TO Mir. Blaine, stat.
ing that he advocated high taxation instead If
reduction and the taxing OF Injuries and the
relief of necessities. He then said there
ought 20 be q change of administration and
showed thatthe republicanparty had h~cenguilty
of eNtrava Scnce and CORRUPTION.
AT sHELBYvILIE, IND, LAST NIGHu.
I%NpIASAroLts, October 30. Governor Hon.
bricks, in accordance with his usual custom in
election wears TO address the democracy of
Shelbyville, his old home, the last week of the
campaipn, spoke there this afternoon. Over
3 900 people were present, The speaker
counseiled the democracy of Shelby county to
close up their ranks and sustain him once
more by their sutTrages as they had in the
past. He told the people he wanted their
votes, although some dudes had charged 1t
was not proper for him to ask for votes. The
speech proper was devoted to three propo-
sitions. viz: That the tariff should be
limited to the needs of the govern.
ment; that thu republican party by
it's policy had drawn our carrying
.rade from the ocean reducing it from so to
100 per cent, and that the surplus in the
treasury should be reduced Upon the tariff,
he said; I'm their platform the republicans
assure the country that they will remedy the
iueQu ,lities in the tariff system and remove
excuses. Is not that nm admission the tariff
la of this country. ia not equal and that
taxation is unequal upon thu people that
upon ono man taxation is higher, heavier
and harder than IL is upon another.
| thi 30. What have they been doing in
the nineteen years that they have passed ty
since the close of the war and the republican
party has been all the while true in promise,
WHY it they have come before the people and
admit that the revenue system is not equal
aud JUST Why il 1t they have to admit there
is an excess collected through the iustrumen.
tality of the revenue law How much shall
the people be taxed? The anawer is n plain
one. Taxation shall equal, but not TO exceed
the wants of the government economically ad.
ministered. That is what President Arthur
said two years ago. 1t is what the democratic
! convention said July last at Chicago" Seua-
tor Williams, of Kentucky, followed Hen
bricks and Judge Campbell, ,f Illinois, spoke
tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31
ODDS ON BLAINE.
HEAVY BETTING IN CHICAGO WITH BIG ODDS on
REPUBLICAN, VICTORY.

HEAVY BETTING IN CHICAGO WITH BIG ODDS on
REPUBLICAN, VICTORY.
Telegram to the BEE
CHICAGO, October 80. -Betting on the re.
of the presidential election has been
unusually light in this city until within the
past few days. Now, however, it has started
up and republicans who seem to have got their
bearings are inclined to make up for lost time
by h%urrying things. just what influences
have brought it about, whether Blaine's visit
here stiffened their backs or whether the
arrival of heavy chunks Of money from the
east to back Blaine, whether their appetites
arc whet for some Of the same kind IS not
known. All that appears ON the surface is
that IL is here in the hands Of pool sellers,
mostly ready to be batted. Last week the
democrats here were Offering odds on Cleye.
Land, The ruling rates to-day were 81, 900 to
$3.50 that Blaine would bs elected and
thore were not enough dsmocrat'
around, and at the close of busineFs
there still plenty Of republican money on
hands ready for Investment. An old sporting
nan predicted that tomorrow odds on h tine
would be at tho rate $1,000 to 500 or $ 30.
J "A ono OF the Lending pod rooms, two men ave
KEPT pusy DOCKING bets, and II rs stated by
porting men, who ought to know, that 50
much b ting was never before done Ia this
city, and that from ~ 1900 to S50O,OnO nov
lie in the hord' Of pool sellers. Bvtters put
mp mon Y in the hands Of these irrespun .ible
gentry app rently without thought that this
vast sum is a terrible temptitiou, aud that
they have no secuIity except little tickets.
"hich are by means receipts. IL il doubtful
wheth r the bett,f 81 could recover their money
on them ia the cpnit Of law, az the law doe.
10. rrgpgIiEC gambling contract.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31
UNEARTHING FRAUD.
THE DEMOCRATS IN NEW YORK AT THEIR OLD
TRICKS.
C,oo;oI a., rIJ,a,, T.;l,r,.

THE DEMOCRATS IN NEW YORK AT THEIR oLn
TRICKS.
Special TO Chicago Tribune.
New York, October 29.-ThC district ut.
torney having received inform alton which he
considered trustworthy that systematic efforts
were TO be made by certain persons to commit
extensive frauds upon the ballot box at the
approaching election by means of organized
gangs Of era or %coloniIers, has deemed II
TO be- his duty "a public prosecutor of the
county to secure the services of experienced
men to make u thorough investigation into
the matter. The result Of this i-quiry
has more than justified the course
adopted. Many persons have been proved tn
be engaged Ia the nefarious business Of falsely
re flsterlng repeateTs and colonilers aud to be
guilty. cf other violations Of the election laws.
IL has tOIne to his knowledge that bands of
men are TO be paid for %deiTauding honest Citi.
zens Of their votes ON election day by falsely
personat,ng them at the polls, and that re.
peaters have been registered from many
houses the occupants Of when have made
themselves p1rty T. the frauds by consuming
registry by falsely that those who are falsely
rcgi tered from their houses actually reside
there. The di str cL attorney also has inform .
tipn that certain Inspectors Of election IRE
priyy to these frauds, aud are giving their
id and assistance in the preparation Of
them, aud further thai they Or nVed 20 dc.
fraud yOiers election day ny substituting bal.
lots in place Of those ilerad by voters.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31
Beaten by IL Conductor.

G. b. Ravens, superintendent of the
Omaha division of the Union Pacific rail.
way was set upon in his off ce yesterday
afternoon by a freight conductor named
Smith. 1t appears that some difficulty
had existed between these two men for
some time, and while Smith was waiting
at Ravens office for orders a dispute
arose which ended in the division super,
intendent being knocked down and
very roughly handled. The conductor
resigned without waiting for a dismissal.
Mr.. Ravens was not 80 severely injured
but that he left for the west last evening
on the Denver.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31
ParncIl Disappointed

LONDON, October 80. The London papers
to-day bewail the fact that thirteen English.
men were found to vote with the Irish mem
bers last night in the Maamtrasna division.
1t is undoubted, however, that twice that
number of English members would have been
found voting against the government if the
Irish members mad abstain.d from villifying
Earl Spencer. Mr.. Parnell is greatly
chagrined over the result Of the division. He
probably never expected that 10 house would
compel the government to order ths Ma lm.
trasna inquiry, but he did expect to get m re
than forty-seven votes out of a total of 266.
He had counted upon Obtaining twenty. six
adherents from among the radicals and lib
erals, which With his own follow ing Of thirty
four votes would have given him sixty votes,
..ud greatly ST. eDgthened his claim of holding
thu balance Of power in close divisions.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31
FOREIGN NEWS,
EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES.
MINISTER LowELL's SPEECH BEFORE II ROYAL
INSTITUTE OF ENGLAND.

MINISTER LowELLs SPEECH BEFORE II ROYAL
INSTITUTE or ENGLAND.
LONDON, October 30.-United st ,tes Minis
ter Lowell was present to-day at the lecture
before ths Royal Institute by Mr., Petrie, tie
Egyptian archie logist, upon his recent explo-
rations at the site of Zoan. Mr.. Petrie gave
some highly interesting details Of his eXclva.
lions among the ruins of this vanished city
of the Me delta, the antiquity of
which is conclusively shown by 10.
sephus and many biblical writer's, while its
ancient splendOr has been proven by Mariette
and other modern explorers. NJ. Pe.rie has
obtained a splendid collection of Egyptian an.
tiquities, which are to be distributed among
the Boston and British museums. which sub.
scribed to the expenses of Mr.. Petrie's exp .di.
ton.
At the close of Mr.. Petrie's lecture Mr..
Lowell was elected vice president Of the board
of trustees in charge of the fund for future eX,
plorationa. Mr.. Lowell also made a brief ad,
dress in his pleasante,t VEN. He said that,
personally, he would be inclined to bury deer
under ground many of the monuments and so
called works of art which are now cumbering
the earth, but he was very glad that Boston
was to share in the possession of the beautiful
objects which Mr.. Petrie's skill and labo
had rescued from among the relics of the
| Pharaohs.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31
THOMAS A Tune.

DEBATED REPORT or HENDRICKS SPEECH AT
sfEIHGFIELD, Ill NIGHT BEFORE LAST.
CHICAGO, October 80. The IIendricE's
until a late hour. The city was brilliantly
illuminated and it is estimated that 5000
torches were in procession, at night. The
following is the delayed report of Governor
Hendricks speech:
Next Tuesday we shall unite in the most
important act of the fur years. That act is
the election OF the president of the United
States. In selecting a president the people of
the United States under the constitution will
decide for this country, whether there shall be
a ch lDge in tho administration or whether we
shall continue under the republican policy of
government. / will offer II few reasons why
we should have a change, aud that is all the
argument | have to make. For
twenty years the republican party
has been saying to democrats: "You are
not worthy to take charge of public matters"
For 90 years they have excluded the demo
Gratis from every position of honor, tlust ana
responsibility, az far as they could, The time
h 8 at last come when that il TO cease. AID
now they propose to assert their rights in the
Cover nment of the country. LOud applause.)
Upon what principle is il that one p Tty il to
be kept constantly in power is not the fifth
Of a century long enough Ought not there to
be a change? j say, my couutr, men, on next
Tuesday let us have a charge I'VE will have
it, and cheers.) Four years ago they said to you
and me, Times ara good, why not let well
enough ]alone!' DO they say that now?
Tim + are not good nOw. No man pretend.
we can let well enough alone II ". 1t in very
bad with the peo. 10 OF this c untry at this
time, ] believe that wheat sells at lower
pIic-, IN the Chic go marlet now than 1t has
sold for twenty years past eyes, for twenty.
i've year-.'j Since the Ohioelection | believe
thlt wheat has fallen about light cents Il bush
e., aud corn about seven cents a hIshel. So,
my country men, do you regard these as good
tim IS! When a republican now says let
web enough aIope, you tell hirn "we win tr,
a cha Ve and sre if IL wont be better for the
] county and the people
Hendricks thcn proceeded 10 araign the
republican patty Tor w. tariff policy. He aid.
This platform the republic ms issue tn
/ country that they viii be remove tho Unequal
| ie, in The tariff yste,n aud remove the cx.
cess. Is that not am admi,.I'n that the tarii
laE of g olntry j. not equal sud that taxa.
ton IL uueq nal, heavier and h RIDER than it h
lg.un another Ta. It.ra -. nor mnah
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31
OMAHA ~BURGLARIES.
A Plausible Theory That II Gang of
Burglars Infest This City, Act
ing With Others in
Other Cities.

The several burglaries committed with
in the past several weeks have caused
considerable CONSERVATION among bust
nees men in this city The feeling of in
security has taken possession of some of
them, and especial p%recaution is now
being used to avert any loss of property
from midnight marauders.
From several circumstance attending
these burglaries it has become the opin-
ion of those to whom the lives and prop
erty of Omaha's citi2ens have been en-.
trusted, that the perpetrators of these
crimes have q '~,fence" outside of this city
where their stolen goods find a ready
regular system of thievery is being
carried on between the robbers infesting
this city and those pursuing the same vo-
cation in Denver, Chicago, Kansas City
and other large places where their
plumber easily disappears from the gaze
of the owners. 1t is a curious fact corro-
borative OF the presumption that single
burglaries scarcely ever take place. When
one burglary is committed from one to
three or more are always recorded, and
the place entered by the ~maurauders are
always of the same kind. Some four
weeks ago no less than thirteen private
residences in northwest Omaha were en-
tered by burglars between Saturday night
and the Monday morning following. The
same night Dukes hardware store on
Douglas street was burglarized, the
place of Sinhold, carrying the
same line of goods, on South
Thirteenth street, was also entered.
The theory, and a plausible one, of
some of the authorities, is that informa.
ton is given to the Omaha ''gang" from
Denver or Chicago, as the case may be,
that a quantity of a certain class of
goods can be disposed of to advantage,
and the ''workers" here proceed at once
TO ill tho order.
Another curious fact in connection
with all burglaries committed in this city
within the last nine months is that but
three men have been apprehended or
charged with these numerous crimes.
Two of these burglars were caught by
tho owners of the premises entered, and
the Chlrd, now in jail uuder indictment,
was Grrestod on a charge Of drunkenness,
and while in the custody of the law
was suspected of knowing too
much about the burglary of
a saloon. Upon an investigation
upol this charge he was identified by the
s~aloonkeeper aud upon his testimony he
was he d by the court. All etior 3 10
turn up" the men who entered Dukes
store seem TO have subsided. A little
enc gy, it seems, from what is known,
would have been sufficient TO u~neartl.
Them. They even were 80 bold as to
hike a hack driver. who went with them
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31
HALLOWEEN,
1hc Night When Ghosts Walk and
the Boys Pull or the Gates.

T~o.nightis the time commonly
called Halloween, or All Hallows' Eve.
At that time the small boy, and large
one too, delights In cutting all kinds of
ptanks. And the scene about the city
on the following morning, is generally
a demoralizing one. Gates are removed
from their hinges and carried off, many
OF them never being found. Signs are
changed upon business houses and some.
times these changes are quite amusing to
the general public, although very annoy.
ing to the parties directly interested.
Tomorrow night 1t will not be surprising
if more than one man lays in wait, with a
shotgun loaded with salt, for the festive
"kid' and upon his appearance will give
him a reception which will keep him busy
for a day or two at least.
To some the origin of Halloween might
be of interest.
All Saints (All Hallows' or All Hallow
Tide) Day takes its origin from the con-
version In the seventh century of the
Pantheon at Rome into a Christian place
of worship, and Its dedication to the
Virgin and all the martyrs. First cele-
brated on the LIST of May, the date was
subsequently, changed to November LIST,
and under the designation of Feast of
All Santa" set apart as a general com
memoration in their honor, and as such
retained by the Anglican and American
Episcopal churches, the collect for which
duplicates for ''grace 30 to follow Thy
blessed saints in all virtuous and Cody
living" etc. On that day it
Is a custom of Roman Catho.
lie countries (still practiced In Louisiana
to visit the cemeteries for decorations or
tor laying floral tributes en- the graves of
relatives. But the Halloween has
nothing churchly about it, and seems to
be a relic of pagan times, or perhaps of
medieval superstitions which regard it
as the time of all others when super
natural influences prevail and which set
apart the night for a universal walking
abroad of spirits, both of the visible and
invisible world; for on this mystic
evening it was believed that even the
human spirit might detsch itself from
the body and wander abroad. Hal
loween" seems clearly allied to the
"Walpurgis Night" of the Germans, the
witch festival, or assembling of evil
spirits on the summit of the Broken, in
the Hartz mountains, on the eve of the
lst of May-the day, as already noticed,
dedicated to the christian martyrs OF
saints The Walpurgis legend being al.
most coevsl and early associated with the
latter day, it is probable that in
England the transference of the festival
day to the first of November carried with
it the superstitlons attributed to its
preceding night. Practically, so far as il
is recognized at all, as it is still in Great
Britain and in some of our own states,
where church usages and traditions
survive, it is devoted to sports and practi
cal jokes. Nuts and apples are in requisi
ton, the former giving the name "Nut
crack Night to Halloween" in the
south of England. They are not only
cracked and eaten, but are made the
means of vaticination In love affairs,
The grand sport of "'ducking," Oh
''bobbing," is still practiced in some o
the states.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31
A Collision at Grand Island.

Train No. d of the Union Pacific due
here at 3:45 y. M, did not arrive in the
city until nearly 8 o'clock last evening.
The cause of its being behind time was a
cpllision at Grand Island with a B. & M.
freight train. From the passengers of
the train it was learned that a b. q M.
train was backing out of the round house
at Grand Island not Offering the proper
signals in running across the Union Pa
cifc track, collided with the engine and
tender of No. 4. The Union Pacific en-
CINE and tender were both derailed but
no serious damage was done. They were
both lifted back on the track and pulled
the train into Omaha. The Union Pa
ciic engineer and fireman escaped with
slight injuries.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31

RoME, October 80. -Osservatore Romano
describes as absurd the story that Bishop
O'Farrell, Of Trenton, said the Pope rs.
sured him Of his sympathy with the Irish and
had expressed an pc Of their speedy liberation
from English rule. O~ssetvatore says it is i'm.
possible t. suppose that the Pope EXPRESSED
himself in such q manner concerning the gov.
eminent wherowith the Vatican desires to
maintain the best relations.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31

to the corner of the alley between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets, and carried
away their plumber for them. The state.
ment that they lad q "box of turkeys
did not satisfy tho mind of the hack.
driver, who was afterward appealed to by
them TO say nothing about the matter.
1t appears now that all traces of the
men and stolen property have disappeared
forever.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31

BELLEyrLLg, III October 80. Logan en-.
doeyorcd 10 secure all the rrst possible IT
belleyllIe to-day preparatory for his Indiana
trip, but there was II -t,el.u Of o~sllrrs "a d y
1t the residence Of lion. John r. Thomas,
whose guest hs was. The great m4uutlutu :
ing establishments closed enlv, or else were
MT opened at l. in order 10 give the men A.
OPT ortuuity to hear Logan at tho meeting N
the city hall park this afternoon. Tariff wa,
thc psincip / t'lie li.:l.ssd. Lng n he.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31
u.tton at homecoming to omahs

BuRltNGrsN, Iowa, October SO-Postma ter
General Hatton arrived hero to-day and was
given n reception at the residence of George
Louman this wnrninG. This afternoon at the
Shoquan club house q reception will DO held IN
his honor. lie goes to Omaha tonight ON bus.
mess md will spend Sunday with relatives in
Mt. Pleasant and return to Burlington to vote.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31

BERLIN, October 3O.-Unser Fritz, the
Grown Prince of Germany, will become re.
gent of Brunswick. The title of duke hp
Teen dropped. The prinCe's eldest son will
succeed t, the regency when his father be
comes emperor of Germany.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31

day in the Second congressional district, nc
the following named dates and places;
Ax'ell, Kearney county, Friday, October
81 2 p. M.
Miaden, Kearney county, Friday, October
81 Z p. M.
Hastings, Adams county, Saturday, Novem
ger l, 2 p. M.
Local committaos are requested TO see that
meetings are we'll advertised, and where con.
nection cannot be made by rail TO provide
convey ance for speaker to his next appoint.
mcnt.
by order congressional committee Second
district.
Hon. James w. Davis will address the
people on the political items of the day at the
following places people withour reference
party especially invited.
At Nemaka City, October 81, z p. m.
At Nebraska City, November |, z p. m.
At P~lattsmouth. November 8, 7 p. IN.
Col. l.. G. Pace, candidate for Lieut.. Cow
crnor.
Blue Springs, Oct. 81, { p. IN.
Seward, Nov. l, z p m.
BY order of III. NJ. Wells, Chairman central
committee.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31
Army Orders


HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF rIlE PLATTE,
OMAHA, NIB, o c.obei goth, 1884.
The following is published for the in
formation and guidance of this command.
By order of Brigadier General Howard.
j. H. TAYLOR,
Assistant Adjutant General.
(OFFICIAL.)
HEADQUARTERS oFTHE ARMY
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON. September ~, 1884
The Quartermaster General,
SIR:
| have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the 10Th instant,
relative TO the Issue to the army of
rubber blankets and Ponchos, and the
adoption Of a rubber o~vercoat, q sample
of which was sent with your conmuni.
cation.
The question was submitted by the
lieutenant general. commanding the
army, to the secretary of of war who
authorizes the gratuitious issue of the
stock of rubber blankets and ponchos
now on hand, to the army, as equipage,
in the same manner as the canvass fatigue
clothing, at the rate of one per n
to each enlisted man serving in the field
or in active campaign.
The secretary does not approve OF the
adoption of the proposed rubber coat at
the present time.
| am, Sir,
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant
II. G. DRUM,
Adjutant General.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31
New McNIcan Nandals.

DENVER, Col, October 80. = Tho Tribune
Republican, Socorro, New Mexico, Special.l-
A passenger train this evening nearing Escam'
bia, four miles north Of here on the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe, was fred into by n baud
OF masked men. One woman was shot. The
town is up in arms. Sheriff Simpson and
fifty armed men are just starting in pursuit.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31
Driycn Home.

LONDON, October 30-lhc Duke Of Cum
berland is coming to England to take up his
permanent resi lencc. lie has received init
tlmatlon that his presence in upper Austria
is not agreeable to tne austrian government,
az the emperor desires to avoid any offence to
EnImnnu
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31

Special telegram to THE BEE.

NTVNIN FVIVHTNNH W IWh bNh'
CuICAGo, October 30.-The following Now
York telegram was received on change to-day.
ut is thought by careful observers hero that
the dinner given to Blaine las. night by the
leading m%nnopolists Of the east will cost the
republicans at least 10000 votes Of laboring
men in New York, New i crsey and Connects
cut which they hoped to get
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31

NEw NoRH, October 3O.-Signor l.. Brig
noli, u once celebrated tenor, died in the
Everett house this evening from internal
hemorrhage. He had been ailing some time
but his death was not anticipated.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31

that the democratic party wal doing every.
hing possible to break up American iLdus.
tries aud pauperize American lahorers, and
that democratic success meant free trade. The
general reaches lnd,annp liz in the morning.