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Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27
The President Still In n Hole.
CHicugD Tribune.

The president is still in the hole which he
digged for the republicans, and unless he
can pull himself out by his boot straps, he
will have to remain there. The reasons why
China refused to ratify the treaty, which the
administration declines to make public. have
at last leaked out. 1t now turns out that had
not the oflicious Scott rushed his bill through
with such unseemly haste the Chinese gov
eminent would have ratified the treaty; but
when the Chinese minister cabled that the
house had passed the treaty and subsequently
that it had gone through the senate also, no
other resource was left that government but
to reject it.
This leaves the president still in his hole.
If1 he fails to sign the bill the situation re-
verts to the old and undesirable order of
things. If he signs it he %convicts his ad
ministration OF an unfriendly act towards a
foreign government, involving a breach of
courtesy which is t%antamount to an insult,
and all the more an insult because we were
on terms of cordial intercourse at the time it
occurred.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27
IN THE HOLE.
The Democratic National Committee
Almost Swampcd With Debts.

New YoRK, Sept. 26.-[Special Telegram
to THE BEE. There is most serious trouble
in the democratic national committee. They
are in the hole. They know not which way
to turn for succor and the outlook Is dark
and forbidding. In n word, the committee
has no money, has overspent its exchequer,
and is now engaged in the extremely dispir-
iting occupation of retrenchmcnt, and re-
trenchment so radical and unprecedented
that old heads in politics are simply beside
themselves. Mr.. BrIce has been swinging
things for several weeks and he has so far
mired the democracy that there appears to
be no hope for their extrication before the
November day which shall bring the
two parties into close conflict.
The committee ten days ago was $50, 900 in
debt, Bills are accommodating and being pro-
scented daily. At the time indicated the COM
mittee had expended more than was paid out
for all campaign purposes in 1884 and more
than was ever known at an equal period in
any past campaign. They have simply gone
recklessly head over heels into debt, antici-
pating an early recovery of their financial
fortunes, and find themselves now without
money and nearly $500, 900 in debt.
In struggling to escape from its entangle-
ments the committee proposes to make the
DDS by wholesale decapltation and retrcnch-
ment. Nearly so per cent of the employees of
the national headquarters will be discharged,
and then those who are left will experience
the severe pang of a reduction of salary
amounting to 1914 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27
COLORED ODD FELLO VS..
Lincoln Members Fraternize With
Omaha RrotherS

The colorei lodges of the l. o. o. F.. enter
tanned their brethren from Lincoln yester.
day in this city, to the number Of about three
hundred people. The entertainment occurred
in the Exposition hall, and at the announced
hour the hall was crowded. Mayor Breach
made AM address of welcome, which was
responded to by Mr., Champion, of Lin
coin. DR.. M. o. Ricketts, made an eloquent
reply. There were many happy speeches
which were in,erlarded with musical selec-
tions by the Lincoln colored band and the
Excelsior band of Omaha.
AT 7 o'clock last evening the colored Odd
Fellows fell into line and gave a grand pa.
rade. There were at least one hundred and
fifty men in line in Q yalia. The Lincoln ana
Excelsior bands marcho | with them, and tho
parade WINS a success III every way.
The Odd Fellows met again at the Exposi.
ton hall and held II literary and musical en-
tertainment and banquet. 1t was opened
with an Grafton by DIR. NJ. O.. Ricketts,, who
was followed by songs and piano solos.
Speeches were made by A. w. Parker and
O. w. Franklin, interspersed with vocal and
Instrumental music. Mr.. Nj. h. Singleton
was master of ceremonies. The banquet fol-
lowed and was not the least enjoyable feature
of the evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27
Colleria MorbuS.
n the old Roman Forum:

In the old Roman Forum:
Groverius-Good morrow, friend Thur
manicus. How 90. the auguriesi
Thurmanicus-TheY greatly favor us, Gro
venus; as much as 10 to S.
Groverlus-'Tls well, T~hurmanicus; and
how art thou
Thurmanicus Oightly)-As skittish as a
colt unbroke, Groverius. But yet withal u
little weary from sitting up last night with
one Colleria Morbus.
Groverius Qealously)-And WAC, prithee,
is this Colleria, 50 fair! Another one of those
Port Huron maidsi Methinks, Tournaments,
the kisses that thou kisseth have tongues to
tell the other maids unkissed the storyof thy
gallantry, and yet are dumb when they do
touch my name.
Thurmanicus - Groverius, you're off
your
Groverlus-Of me no offs, T~hurmanicus.
I'm on to you. But ! am well disposed. /
doubt me not the Morbus family is quite
large, and votes for kisses is such fair ex-
change l would not have you lose a vote for
worlds. Get gone, T~hurmanicus
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27

BUILDING Inspector Whitlock plumes
himself on living up strictly to the city
ordinances relative to the construction
Of buildings, but he persistently ignores
the plain letter Of the law as laid down
in the charter for metropolitan cities.
The charter vests the power of building
inspection in a board composed of three
members, two of whom at least shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction
of the business of the board. This body
is constituted of the building inspector,
city engineer and chief OF the fire de-
partnent. In defiance of the law. Mr..
Whitlock has m%onopolized the Office
and ignored his colleagues on the board,
which is never called together
and has had no part in building
inspection. Such arbitrary action on
the part of a public officer lays him
justly liable to criticism, to use a mild
expression. 1t makes void all his acts
which the charter expects the board to
perform, and leads to abuses of power of
which the permit to the New York Life
company to permanently occupy "A public
t~horoughfare for private use is u strik-
ing example.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27
HUNTING A CANDIDATE.
Loca Democrats at g on h Com
g%ressiOnal Question.

The Douglas county delegates TO the demo-
cratic congressional convention held "a eau
Gus early last night at the rooms of Julius
Meyer to decide on their course of action in
to-day's contest at Nebraska City. Mr..
Euclid Martin was in the chair at the start,
but, being called out, yielded the gavel to
MIR. j. j. Mahoney.
The chief purpose of the meeting was to
agree upon a candidate TO receive the solid
support of the delegation, John Fitzgerald,
of Lincoln, and Charles H.. Brown and A. j.
Poppleton, of this city, were dismissed as
being out of the field by thier own declara-
tions. Judge Broadly, of Gage cOu
and Judges Savage and Wakely, of
their availability %canvassed. The CON
clusion reached was that the delegation
would support Judge Wakely If he would ac-
cept. Messrs. &. j, Smythe and John DreXel
were appointed a committee TO convey the
wishes of the delegates 10 the Judge, get his
answer and report.
Judge Wakely declined unequivocally to be
tho democratic candidate for congress There
were a dozen reasons, he said, but two or
three would suffice. If he were young and
ambitious he might have been tempted, but
he now felt himself too old to engage in &C
tive political campaigning. His position on
the bench was congenial and one he desired.
He felt fitted for 1t and thought he ought TO
keep it. He thought the democracy could
find a younger and better man TO enter tho
lists. AS for himself, he would not like 10 be
compelled TO go TO Washington and leave his
family, and he declined 10 permit the use Of
his name,
Judge Savage Is in Boston, and a telegram
was sent him asking if he would take the
nomination II rendered. He is expected 10
send an answer to Nebraska City tonight or
in the morning.
The Douglas county democracy feel that
they should be allowed 10 name the candi-
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27
Iowa.

The Congregationalists of Creston will DO
summoned to worship by q g., 900 bell.
A Dyersville farmer named Charles Harris
fell from a load OF straw and broke his neck.
Fffty-two naturalization papers have been
issued during the present term Of the district
court at Davenport.
There is no coal dealers trust at Spencer
and the residents are reaping the advantages
of lively competition.
Joseph Muchmorc, a young man twenty
one years of age, was digging n well near q
c%esspool in Osceola, last Friday, when the
cesspool burst through the wall and buried
him. lie was dead when he was taken out.
An Iowa exchange has this to say on the
subject of prohibition: The saloons are wide
open in the Bluffs. In proportion to the pop
ulation there are twice as many as there are
in Omaha. If compelled to pay a license half
of them would close at once. Why is 1t that
the police can not see this, and act upon it.
Prohibition increases drinking and increases
crime. 1t is a dangerous and an inadequate
remedy. 1t calls the scoundrels who sell
poison, liquor dealers, and it allows them to
dispose of liquor insanity at an unusual price.
The old rule of allowing all liberty, and max
ing a man responsible when he passes the
boundaries, is the best one after all. If a
person were to be suddenly put down in
Council Bluffs (Which is IL prohibition town.
and see the gambling shops mt work on floors
facing the street, he might think that there
was something wrong with the morals of the
place. 1t might strike him that the manners
of prohibition were somewhat peculiar. He
might rcCollect that, in high license states,
the infamy of public gambling Is absolutely
forbidden, and that there is something pecul-
lar in finding it so pleasantly recognized in a
prohibition state. These are what are called
inconsistencies
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27
The Gre 1t

Helena, Mont, will build a system of sew
erage costing STAT 1874.
Many counterfeit So and 81 bills have been
shipped into Wyoming recently.
The Wickes tunnel of the Montana Central
will be open for traffic October 10.
The assessed valuation of Gallatin county,
Montana, property is placed at 81 10000.
A S32O,OO hotel is to be built at Mknitou,
Colo, before the opening of the season next
year.
The Montana grand lodge I. o. G.. T. will
hold its annual session in Bozeman Octo-
Der 10.
John Mlsner, a citizen of Rock Springs,
Wyo., has mysteriously disappeared. He has
been missing since July Is.
Charles L. Corker cleaned up 1,49O at his
placer claim near Glenn's ferry, Idaho, this
season, working only one man.
G. M. Russell, the cowboy artist of Mon
tana, is going to Italy to study and rope in a
few pointers from the old masters.
The Presbyterian synod, composed of dele
gates from Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico
and Arizona, will meet at Cheyenne Octo-
Der 10.
The murderer of S. Morris VAIN and
Charles l.. Strong, the two Philadelphia men
who were killed in Wyoming by a treach-
erous guide, has been arrested at Lander
and is now in jail at Rawlins.
Edward Young, son of an Episcopallan
minister, was found dead in a Chinese opium
joint at Walla Walla, w. ". Death was
caused by paralysis of the heart produced by
an over Indulgence in the deadly drug.
Another effort is to be made to save the life
of Carter, the condemned Carbon county,
Wyoming, murderer. 1t is said that the case
will be carried to the supreme court of the
United States if funds for that pun pose can
be obtained.
The Spokane (W. t. Herald says a sea
serpent has been seen at Hayden Lake by
two Portland men. They claim it was a real
live reptile as round as a barrel. 1t was not
in a bottle, as most snakes are, but was
crawling along the lake shore.
The shipments of ore from Aspen, Colo,
last week amounted to 2 760 tons, of which
1,1S4 tons went over the Midland and 1876
over the Denver 81 Rio Grande, 2,U92 tons
going to Denver, 352 tons to Pueblo, 10S tons
to Leadville and POS tons to Kansas City.
The Laramie, Wyo., city council has passed
an ordinance making it%obligatory for a saloon
keeper to secure the signatures of a major
ity of the property owners on both sides of
the street in the block in which the saloon is
to be located before he can obtain a license.
Advices from Grant county, Idaho, report
that Lake Malbeur, a body of water that
| covers more than seventy square miles and
has been without an outlet, is rushing
through a subterranean passage with q great
roar. IL is said that miles of formerly sub
merged land is now visible.
Mrs. Shannon, the Nevada woman who is
under arrest for committing night orgies
with drunken Indians, is the mother of three
little children. Efforts will be made by Of
fcers of the law and the board of orphans
home at Carson will be Interceded with in
behalf of the children to have them admitted
in that institution as half orphans. Their
| father died a few years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27

IT is high time for property owners
and taxpayers to combine for their own
protection. They must hire their own
inspectors if they expect the paving and
sewering for which they are taxed to be
done according to specifications. They
must retain their own legal counsel to
invoke the power of the courts if they
wish to protect themselves against i'm
position and fraud. No reliance can
longer be placed upon contractors OF
public works. No faith a be put upon
the integrity OF city inspectors. The
few officials in the service of the city
who are trying to do their
duty are laughed at for their
pains and are powerless to
enforce obedience to law and obliga-
tons. The people can expect no re-
dress when taxpayers sit helplessly by
and allow themselves to be robbed.
Let al example be made OF some of
these robbers. An appeal to the courts
by property owners directly interested
in public improvements will have a
most Statutory effect.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27
STATE AND TERRITORY,
Nebraska JOttings.

The Southern Nebraska Medical society
met at Hebron Wednesday.
A large number of steers are being shipped
into Broken Bow from the northwest for
feeding.
Two citizens of Broken Bow have sud
denly become wealthy by drawing prizes in
a lottery scheme.
Mrs. Silence d.. Sweeney, an old resident
of Franklin county, who settled there in the
early seventies, is dead.
John Sullivan, of Howard, IS suffering
with a couple of broken ribs because he tried
to ride in a buggy and lead a balky horse.
Mrs. Nj. A. b. Martin, of Broken Bow, is
compiling statistics about the old settlers of
Custer county and incidents of their life on
the frontier.
A four-year-old son of Silas Morse, living
near Alexandria, was lost in a corn field last
week and was only found after the whole
neighborhood had searched for hiG a whole
day.
General Brisbin, who was to nave ad-
dressed the Dawes cougty veterans at their
camp fire at Crawford mas unable to attend,
as he has not recovered from his recent
stroke of paralysis,
Harry l.. Bennett, a ~footsore and hungry
tramp, was taken in and cared for by w. G.
Willoughby, of Harvard, two weeks ago.
After being stall.fed for ten days and allowed
to recup5rate, he repaid his benefactor by
stealing a watch and skipping out. A re-
ward is offered Tor MS arrest.
Vigilantes in Blaine county are after a far
mer named l.. Rutter, living near Hawley
Flats, and have sent him the following warn
ing: "Friend, you are notified by those
presences. and. l. congure you by the. living
God. Not To Trouble. yourself About Con-
testing or causing to be Contested. Lands.
in. your Country Or. The vigelent Comfy
will wait on you in full Force. We Defend
the RIGHTS OF Man. VIGELIST Comfy"
A correspondent of the Brewster News
from Edith Valley says: "We read in The
OMAHA BEE that lightning skinned a cat in
Waverly recently, and that the feline prom
ises to survive for many years with her other
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27
Civil Service Deserted.
Clcreldnd Leader.

Now the warmest supporters of the Cleve-
land administration acknowledge that the
cause of civil service reform has been de.
serted by the president and his subordinates,
deserted openly and brazenly, in spite Of fee
BILE protestations, now and then, of regard
for the principles to which Cleveland owes
all his political prominence. The New York
Post, the ablest newspaper organ of the
mugwump, has fatty declared that the adj
ministration is utterly discredited touching
the question of civil service reform, and
hundreds Of undisputed facts coming to
light in various parts of the country have
shown the complete supremacy of the spoils-
men in the national government.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27

BASE BALI in the west is by no means
the N deep, soul-absorbing pursuit
which it appears to be in the east, if the
local papers may be trusted. In Brook
lyn and Boston and Philadelphia, three
cities which plume themselves on being
intensely American, it is considered a
solemn duty to be posted about the re-
spective mines, and every male inhabi-
to be able to criticize the battery and
the run-getting abilities of every men,
Der of the team. This will pass away,
as other fads have done.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27
Cheap Campaign Capital.

At the outset of the campaign, the
chairman of the democratic committee
announced that the canvass was to be
free from all personalities so far as the
democracy yer concerned, and purely
educational in its character. The party
organs professed to be agreeable to this,
and except a few misstatements regard
ing the republican candidates that were
easily shown to be such, they have quite
generally confined themselves to a dis
cussion of the campaign issues. The
temptation to get out of this decent and
respectful course has, however, been
strong, and Whenever an opportunity
has presented to make a drive at Mr..
Blaine in particular it has been fully
improved.
Such an opportunity was furnished a
few days ago in the publication of a let
ter Of Mr.. Conkling, written nearly
twenty-three years ago to a New York
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27

The farmers of Nebraska must have
noticed that as the price of silver as
cends, so does the price of wheat. 1t is
known to all who have studied the sub
ject, that if the secretary of the treas
every month, which he has power to do
by act of congress, silver would be at
par, and wheat would go up with it..
But what hope is there Of such Sisdom
under a democratic president who
hates silver, and a subservient secre-
tary who has no convictions of his own.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27

THE new industrial exposition of
Augusta, Ca, which was to be inau-
gurated October 10, has had its opening
postponed until November s.. The
change is due to the terrible flood
which swept through the city recently.
Right on the heels of this disaster came
the yellow fever affection, casting its
pail over the entire south. In spite Of
these d~iscouraging aspects the people
OF Augusta are going right ahead with
their enterprise. Such pluck deserves
encouragement and success.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27

politician who is now an o~ctogenarian,
in which the writer said some bitter
things against Mr.. Blaine. The letter
was written shortly after the time when
Blaine and Conkling had their encoun-
ter in the house OF representatives
which caused the breach between them
that never was closed, although many
efforts were made by mutual friends to
effect a reconciliation. The old politician
to whom the letter was written was an ar
dent friend Of Mr.. Conkling, and conse-
quently became an enemy Of Mr.. Blaine.
He now intends to vote against Harri-
son on the assumption, wholly gratuit-
Gus, that if the republican candidate is
elected Mr.. Blaine will occupy the
chief place in his cabinet.
The main object in publishing the
letter at this time is to influence the
friends of Mr.. Conkling against the re-
publican candidate for the presidency,
and very generally the New York demo-
cratic organs have given it all practi-
cable prominence. We do not believe,
however, that such cheap campaign
capital Will Dc IOuuu W ylclu very
large results. Mr.. Blaine has very
properly declined to discuss the letter,
saying that nothing could induce him
to enter into q controversy owe Conk-
ling's grave. 1t is to be regretted that
the old friend OF the dead statesman did
not have this proper consideration for
the man who reposed confidence in him,
for the publication of the letter is more
likely to harm the memory of Mr.. Conk-
ling than to i~njure the possible polit-
ical aims of Mr.. Blaine. The whole
country knew the hostility that existed
for more than twenty years between
these two republican leaders, but the
death OF one Of them should have
obliterated all the memory Of
it, and it is a grave
and objectionable wrong to the dead to
drag into a political canvass expressions
made almost a generation ago in conf
dence, and which undoubtedly he never
intended should be given publicity.
We have NJ doubt every sincere friend
of Mr.. Conkling will repudiato an act
which can do his memory no good,
which cannot %injure Mr.. Blaine or in
the slightest degree influence the
purse of the campaign, and which only
serves the purpose of supplying Il little
cheap campaign ammunition to 3ivert
the attention of democratic organs in
New York from more serious matters.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27

IT is impossible not to regard the
rumors Of fighting at Rio Grande City
on the line between Texas and Mexico
with some apprehension. The danger
is less in the situation itself than in the
fact that Secretary Bayard is a weak
creature given to bullying whenever he
thinks he can do SO with impunity.
And he may convert a border skirmish
into a misunderstanding from which
there can be no alternative save a war
with Mexico.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27
How DOES President Cleveland relisl

How DOES President Cleveland relish
being stabbed in the back by Editor
Dana OF the New York Sun at every OPP
portunityp The peppery Dana calls
upon Mr.. Cleveland to testify his Inter-
est in the efforts made by Governor Hill
of New York for reelection by Il de-
cided and emphatic acknowledgment OF
his support. 1t is quite evident, how
ever, that Cleveland breads any en-
dorsement OF the candidacy OF Hill, as a
burnt child breads the fire.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27

date. They think tho thing should be kept in
the family, and will make that demand In the
convention. Some Of the delegates went to
Nebraska City last night, and the others 60
down this morning. On the arrival of the
latter another caucus will be held for tho
purpose OF agreeing on a candidate 10 be sup
ported. 1t may be Judge Savage IL he con-
sents, but one Of tho most influential Of tho
delegates said last night he believed it would
be Charles II. Brown. He believed the latter
would yield to n pressure that Is to be
brought to bear on him this morning. MIR.
Brown was chosen chairman Of the dclega-
ton.
Congressman McShane, Mr.. Euclid Mar
tin of Omaha, aud Major James Il. North Of
North Platte, mombers Of the democratic ex-
ecutive committee, held a long meeting ut
headquarters last night to discuss plans for
the conduct of the campaign.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27

THE man whom Mr.. Cleveland en-
dorsed for district attorney of New York
has just been summoned before the
courts Of that city on a charge of wrong
fully withholding the money OF an cs-
tate for sixteen years. But Colonel Fell
lows has been too good a lieutenant
among the rank and file of the demo
cratic party to have his standing af-
fected in Mr.. Cleveland's ewes.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-27
Where He Could Watch Him.

SdN FTdnCiScO JHfOnICIe.
Mr.. Cleveland says in his letter of accept
ance that he has ian unalterable hatred of
the schemes of trusts, and that he counts on
checking their baleful results" We suppose
that was his object when he put the son-in
law of Standard Oil Payne in his cabinet.
He wanted to keep Whitney, the bold, bad
man. whore he conld watch him.