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Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-16
GREAT MEN.

Gen eral e. Burd Grubb is candidate for
the republican nomination for governor of
New Jersey. Make your own puns.
w. J. Arkell says that in London Russell
Harrison has run across new process that
will revolutionize the present system of
photo-engraving.
Secretary Proctor is less known in Wash
ington than any other cabinet Official.
"Jerry'' Rusk is the best known member
and the most popular with the masses.
Ex-Secretary Bayard will not run for gov
ernor Of Delaware. The Salisbury faction
have knocked him out.
Editor De Young, of the San Francisco
Chronicle, Is reported to have an eye on a
seat in the United States senate.
I. I. Clark, an architect from Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia, has been visiting the
principal cities in this country. He consid-
ers the city hall of Philadelph ia the finest
building in the United States.
DIR. w. b. Clark claims that the oldest
man in the world lives near Monterey, Cal
His name is Gabriel, and according to the
doctor he is nearing his 150th year.
Murat Halstead's avowed senatorial can
didacy has considerably stirred up the
brethren in Ohio on both sides of the politi-
cal fehce. The Dayton journal says it
dangerously embarrasses the campaign"
and the Columbus Journal pronounces it
''bad politics"
Preaident Carnot of France is developing
additional claims to popular respect. 1t now
leaks out that he has written good deal of
poetry and has persistently refused to per-
NIT Its publication.
aoIlI
taken more interest in surgery than In
poetry, but he realizes that his fame will
rest upon the efforts Of his pen, not of his
knife.
Carl Schurz has gone to Europe on another
business trip. He has made considerable
money of late, and goes over this time to
bring back more German capital for invest
ment.
Senator Sherman is said to have become
skillful chess-player since he went to
Europe, but is doubtful whether he will be
able on his return to checkmate his enemies
in Ohio.
The emperor of China, who is young and
progressive man, is ANXIOUS to make q trip to
this country. He 10 in constant communica-
ton with the Chinese Minister at Washing
ton on the subiect, 10
Bill Nye has been financially ''doue up'' by
Minnesota real estate man, who induced
the humorist to trade his house and lot at
Hudson, Wis. for some worthless suburban
lots near Minneapolis, having a 900 mort
gage attachmenFN
Robert Garrett's restoration to health, the
Baltimore American says, is now assured.
He attends to his large correspondence, and
on his return this fall to Baltimore will re-
sumo active business life and take personal
charge of nis large enterprises.
Lord Randolph Churchill is again on the
rampage. He won&hgh praise from the tory
organs for his ppeech on the royal grants.
Now he is advocating the state purchase Of
Irish lands and form Of. agrarian socialism,
and the tory organs are again sneering at
| him as q weather-cock politician.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-16

and will be injured very little II any The
loss sustained is notable only In household
furnishings, foundations of houses and eel
lars. and in live stock drowned Although
great, 1t will not reach an alarming figure
and " the clearing bottoms do not dry too
slowly aud breed malaria the recovery will
be rapid. That poor people are compelled TO
stand the burden Of the disaster is the sad
dest part OF II.
Nebraskaus at the capital: r. w. Con.
nell, Omaha; Thomas Cliff, Auburn; j. w.
Walden, Beatrice; Sam Spanagle, Aurora;
X j. Coles York; Q. S. Johnson, Nelson;
Judge Thomas Falls City; Walt Seelev,
Bennett; joe Easterday, Tecumseh; Cap.
tain Humphrey, Pawnee City; George ID.
Sawyer, Western; A. b. Ball, Tecumseh,
and George H. Thomas, Benkelmau.
Justus ii. Rathbone, the founder of the
Pythian order, will lecture in Lincoln Mon
day, August 20, on the subject of "Pythan-
ism From Its Birth TO the Present Day."
The anniversary of the foundation of the
uniformed rank takes place on the same
day, and grand rally of knights may be ex>
pected. IL promises TO be an event that will
be long remembered.
The prohibitionists of Lancaster county
Will meet in county convention Saturday,
August II. the convention will be COM
posed of 223 delegates.
The Union Pacific railroad company Is still
in the soup. From Lincoln to Beatrice the
company is compelled to send its trains over
the b. & NJ. tracks. 1t is said that the Pa
ci6c track is In such condition that IL will
take number Of days to put it in shape for
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-16
Mcclellan, the Rieamist.

lilly Trechal, the young German girl THE
BEE had occasion to mention in connection
with G. w. Mcclellan, the bigamist, who
skipped the city between two suns and went
to Denver few weeks since, to-day ac-
knowledged her grief and filed her informa-
tion in the county court, charging Mcclellan
with bastardy. She alleges that he accom-
plished her ruin under promise of marriage.
1t is doubtless still in mind that he wooed
and won Tllly while living with woman
whom he had deceived into marriage it being
subsequently proven that he had wife liv-
ing in Iowa from whom he had not been di-
vorced. Still, the Trechal girl tfell victim
to his wiles. though she escaped the humilia-
tion of living with him in crime. 1t turns
out, further, that Mcclellan has two wives
living IN Lincoln, one of whom lies at the
Willard hospital at the point of death. Nc
Clellan was teIegraphed for at Denver a few
days ago, and ne came on Monday night.
Tilly bided her time and fled the necessary
information for his arrest, which took place
to-day. 1t Is said that there is enough evil
dence in hand to send Mcclellan to the peni-
tentiary for term Of years. Besides an
swering to the charge of bsstardy, he will
also answer to that of bigamy.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-16
STUPIDITY OR MALICE.

The complaint which Hon. w. J.
Connell has filed in court against tine
gas company will cause a great deal Of
comment. On it's face it is an undue
exhibition of malice and stupidity on
the part OF the managers or officials Of
the gas company. While the company
doubtless has the right to shut off the
gas supply from any house within a day
after it's monthly bills have been pre-
sented, it is not creditable to its business
judgment to cut the pipes and discon-
meet the meters in the residence
of well-known and responsible
citizen. These officials must have
known as we'll as we do that Mr.. Con-
nell has no intention of decamping, and
would not try to blk the gas company
out of five dollars worth of gas.
The fact that Mr.. Connell has been at
war with the gas company for years,
should have prompted its managers to
do nothing that would give color to a
charge of malice.
In view of the fact that the case is in
the courts, it would be out of place to
discuss tho illegal rights of the gas COM
pany in the premises. In the case of
their managers, as in that of the Omaha
police, little more courtesy and COM
mon sense would have saved them and
the company from great deal of un-
favorable comment.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-16
WAKE UP, OMAHA,
The Corn Palace CITY wors,nr

The Corn Palace City Working n
scheme With the Union Paciffc.
Columns, Neb., August i5.--'ro the Editor
of The BEE; Omaha had better wake up
Sioux City commission men have lately been
down in this vicinity and are making a
strong pull TO secure all the live stock ship
ments from the north Platte country, 10
which, 1t is stated, the Union Pacific railroad
is a willing party. The Sioux City people
represent to the farmers and heavy shippers
that IL they will send their cattle ana hogs
to that market they will get the benefit OF
competition, which can't be had IL they ship
to Omaha.
The plan is to induce shippers on the main
line from the west aud from the Cedar Rapids
and Albion branches OF the Union Pacific to
send their 1.-Two stock TO Sioux City, via Nor
folk, by making up fast freight trains at this
place and Acone. This the road is anxious
TO do, because 1t gives 1T longer haul than
II would have To Omaha, and relieves the line
cast OF this city. The scheme is well laid,
and IL II has the secret support of the Union
Pacific railroad 1t will badly damage Omaha,
making her second or even third ratio
market, for with what the Chicago Il North
western road directs from Omaha via Blair,
but few cattle and hogs from the North
Platte country will find their way into tho
South Omaha stock yards. The scheme has
been in operation about two weeks, and 10 is
reported that already heavy shipments have
DeeH uldue over tno Union paclHCs Sioux
City line"
The scheme is working so well II Ia ro
ported that the same combine are now con-
templating extending the Union Pacic's line
from Fullerton, Nance county, on west to
North Platte. This feeder would draw busi
ness from the main line all the way west
from this place to North Platte for dis
tance of about two hundred miles, embrac-
ing some OF the best stock country in Ne
I lbraska, and by reason Of the conditions
under which 1t would be built would be
claimed by Sioux City, and according
to this late shipping arrangement would go
to that city, to the great injury of Omaha
This movement on the part of the Corn
Palace city to secure business is adroit,
showing them to be hustlers, and the deni-
zens of Ncbraska's commercial metropolis
Will have TO turn their attention to matters
for the benefit of Omaha at large, instead Of
fighting over the location of public buildings
and scheniing for the vote of farms laid out
into town lots.
The Union Pacific railroad is just like any
other business enterprise, cold blooded aud
selfish. Its managers will cause it to earn
all 1T can, either by fair or foul means, for
their tenure of service depends upon the
showing OF the net receipts Therefore
Omaha cannot take it for granted that the
Uuion Pacific corporation is its friend aud
will see to 1t that all the freight along its
lines are emptied into its lap. 1t will not
do it. ARGUS.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-16
CAPITAL CITY MEN TAKEN IN
A Smooth Gentleman from Dakota
Worked Them.
AND THEN HE STOLE AWAY
Mcclellan. the Bigamist, Arrested
The Omaha Union Depot Company
Incorporates--State House Jot-
tings News Brevities.
LINCOLN BUREAU OF THE OMAHA Yss,
1929 p STREET,

I1NOolsN ADUhuAU OF LIE OMAhA 1hH, 1
1929 p STREET
LINCOLN. August Is.
Charles Meisner, representing the "Build-
ing & Loan Association of Dakota" has
skipped for parts unknown. The company
in question is one OF the foreign companies
that domesticated under the amended IN
corporation laws OF the state within the past
few weeks, Ostensibly, Meisner came here
to organize local branch to pass upon ap-
plications for 8 per cent loans, it having been
given out that the company would furnish all
the money wanted at that rate ON properly
certified property His representations were
so fair that he had no trouble in organizing
local board, which he did, as follows:
Lewis Helmer, president; A. N. Wycof,
secretary; j. w. Stewart, treasurer; +. l..
Rose, attorney, and G. Atkins, abstractor
u is also understood that he had no trouble
to induce some Of these gentlemen to take
stock In the concern. No sooner, however,
had Meisner perfected the organization than
he commenced to offer 0 per cent money on
any class of realty, and his propositions
were so extravagant that the local board be-
came frightened, and Wycof wrote the COM
pany demanding his removal as an agent or
representative Of the company upon the
rights of stockholder. This led TO explana-
tions, and it soon became known that Meis-
ner had no authority whatever to dispose of
stock In some way, however, Melsner got
word Of the fact that he was under sus-
pcion, and skipped out and left the members
of the board In the lurch S40O
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-16
THE INDUSTRIAL FIELD.

Tacoma (W. IT, tin aud cornice men now
work nine hours at ten hours pay.
English metal works do not admit foreign
ers to their shops.
New York claims the best diamond cutters.
They make $50 per week.
The worlds coal production in 1888; 43o,-
100000 tons; United States, 130,000,OOO;
Pennsylvania, 71,OOO,0OO.
Mrs Emma Durschlog will represent the
Cincinnati cloakmakers at Paris.
Two thousand bakers in Berlin have gone
on strike against reduction In wages.
The first local assembly of the knights of
Labor in Australia with over one hundred
charter members has Just been organized.
During the past year over 500, 900, 900
were expended by English capitalists in the
purchase of American industries. These
industries are principally breweries, steel
works and furnaces and lumber concerns.
The council of the United Spinners in the
cotton-spinniug districts of England has
passed a resolution stating that owing to the
present state of trade all spinners in the
union must reduce their productions by one
half.
An English trade journal characterizes
the American machinery as clumsy and
flimsy limitations of English models. The
writer of the article probably never was in
America.
One Of the largest weave-sheds in the
country is being erected by Nightingale
Bros, at Patterson, N. j. 1t contains
$4,000 square feet of flooring and win be
provided with the best machinery III the
country. A large number of employees will
be required when it is completed.
Pittsburg (Pa) potter just returned
from Europe says the foreign potters are
making strong bid for American trade, and
are prepared to break the prices.
The granite for the new Congressional Lii
brary building at Washington will be cut at
Concord, N. H. 1t will require 1000 meu
four years to complete the work.
The poverty of the working classes in the
East Side of London is said to be appalling,
and will soon become social problem that
must be considered by the government.
There are in the East End nearly 1000, 900
what it is to have enough to eat or have
regular home to, live in. There are over
200, 900 people in families of which the head
never earns morethan IS week. When the
rent is deducted from the earnings there is
not enough left to buy any but the most
wretched food, snch as would cause indigna-
ton if it were offered to convicts here. 1t is
stated that the condition Of these people has
been growing steadily worse during the last
ten years, as years ago their earnings were
as much, while rent, clothing aud necessaries
were good deal cheaper.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-16
Railroad Notes.

Commercial Agent Dwyer, of the B. & M,
at Beatrice, is IN the city.
The meeting of the Nebraska Joint. rate
association, which was to have been held in
Omaha yesterday, has been indefinitely, post
poned.
Division Freight Agent Warrack, of the
Union Pacific, is out on trip over the road.
He will meet Mrs. Warrack, who has been
visiting in California
All B. & M. trains were on time yesterday,
the tracks and bridges along the line which
were damaged by water having been re-
paired.
Arthur b. Smith, chief clerk in the office
of the general passenger agent of the b. &
NJ, Is in Lincoln.
G. F. Bicknell, clerk in the advertising
department OF the b. & M, left yesterday
for Bloomington, ILL.,, where he will marry a
well known young lady
General Passenger Agent Lomax of the
Union Pacific returned from Chicago yes
terday morning.
A rate of rs cents from Omaha to Ere mont
will be made for the German picnic on Sun
day next
John Roberts, an emrloye of the Wabash
Western, dropped dead at Grand island
Wednesday afternoon from heart disease. An
effort Is being made at Union Pacific head
quarters to learn his place of residence, bat
as yet nothing has been ascertained.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-16
IOWA REpnRLlcANs

The contest for tho republican guber-
natorial nomination in Iowa, which had
been vigorously carried on for two
months, eliminated on the twenty fifth
ballot in the convention in favor OF Hon.
Joseph G.. Hutchinson, OF Ottumwa The
successful candidate entered the con-
vention far in the rear in the number
OF votes that were pledged to him, and
he owes his nomination to the followers
OF Wheeler, the farmer candidate, few
of the supporters of Captain Hull hav-
ing deserted him until tho final ballot,
before which they undoubtedly saw
the hopelessness Of their fight. There
was evidently very strong feeling be-
tween the friends of Hull and Wheeler,
and the nomination Of either Of these
gentlemen might have created some
disaffection, but all will doubtless unite
in heartily supporting Mr.. Hutchison,
whose nomination was received with
great enthusiasm. The candidate is
man OF large political experience, hav-
ing served four terms as state senator,
and he is credited with being o judi
cious and skillful politician. His course
in the state senate regarding railroad
legislation was somewhat conservative,
but he is regarded as clean, capable
man, who would discharge the execu-
tive duties intellligently and accept
ably. He will undoubtedly make an
active and vigorous campaign. The
other candidates are worthy and capa-
BILE men, some OF whom have already
done the state acceptable service and
had claim to the endorsement given
them.
The platform congratulates the
country on the restoration OF
the republican party to power
and endorses the administration; favors
a liberal construction OF the pension
laws, and demands protection of Ameri-
can industry, including the products of
the farm, when such protection does not
foster trusts or trade conspiracies. The
principle and policy of state railway
regulation is reaflirmed, to be so con-
Quoted as to maintain equality among
all localities and individuals. 1t
is declared to be the duty of
the state and the federal
government to enact and ex-
cute laws to punish trade con-
spiracies, trusts and combines. The
past utterances of the party upon prohi-
bition are reaffirmed. and it is declared
to have become the settled policy of the
state regarding which there should be
no backward step. The complete enforce
ment of the law is demanded, which may
fairly be accepted as ample acknowledge
ment that it is not being enforced. A
welcome is extended to the new states,
courts of arbitration for the settlement
of differences between corpora
tions and organized labor are
favored, sympathy is expressed for the
bona fide settlers on the Des Moines river
lands, and the platform concludes with
an endorsement of the administration
of Governor Larrabee.
The work of the convention will un-
doubtedly be satisfactory to the large
majority of Iowa republicans, and there
is every reason TO suppose that the
party will get together as 1t has alway s
| done and elect its candidates bv at least
| the usual majority for an off year.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-16
The Cooper Inquest.

A coroner's jury in the case of the child,
Earl Cooper, who was drowned in a cistern
Wednesday night, was summoned yesterday
morning
Mrs. w. H. Bridges testified that she was
acquainted with the Cooper family and was
at their home Wednesday afternoon and while
there she noticed the little boy, but when she
left he was not around. During her visit,
about five minutes before she left, Mrs.
Cooper drew pail of water from the cistern.
Soon after she left Mrs. Cooper ran after
her and upon overtaking her said that Earl
was gone and she thought he had followed
her. The two began looking for him, Mrs.
Cooper going further along the street and
the witness coming back to the house Mrs.
who occupies half the house, that they look in
the cistern. Mrs. Wyman said she wouldn't
look in there for anything. Mrs. Bridges
took pail, however, ana soon brought the
body TO the surface. She found the cover of
the cistern tightly shut and she had to pry it
open.
Mrs. Wyman testified that she had drawn
water from the cistern some time before the
boy disappeared. She said that the cistern
was closed except when the water was being
drawn. She swore that Mrs. Cooper looked
in the cistern the first thing, and that she
had looked in there herself. Her little two
year-old boy repeatedly directed her atten-
tion to the cistern and lisped: Earl is gone;
he's in the wa-wa."
Mrs. Cooper, with tears in her eyes, testi.
fed that the little boy was not around when
she drew the last tub of water. She didn't
remember whether the lid was open or shut
when she first went to the cistern. She said
she did not look IN the cistern, as she noticed
that the lid was closed
Jake Andrews testified that he took the
body out of the cistern.
The jury returned verdict that the child
came to its death by accidentally falling into
the cistern and drowning.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-16

MUCH of the trouble OF undermined
paved streets can be traced directly to
the blind water service pipes. Thou
sands of these laterals from the water
mains lie buried just below the coz
crete at the curb line of many of
our streets. There is constant dan
ger OF their breaking either through h
defective plumbing, freezing or other
causes, and as their leaking can not be
readily detected or traced, too often
great damage is done before the break
10 discovered. 1t is claimed that the
catacombs under the pavements on
South Sixteenth street, South Tenth
street, Sherman avenue and Dodge
street were caused by the leaking
OF defective blind service pipes
for months before being discovered.
This being the case, 1t ID we'll TO ques-
tion the advisability of insisting that
lateral water connections, whether they
be used or not, be made every twenty-five
feet ocurb line Of private property un-
der the streets now ordered 10 be paved.
From past experience II certainly would
be better that no blind service pipes be
laid, and that water connections be
made only ywhen put into use.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-16
Marriage a Failure.

In the district court to-day Mrs. Jennie
Woodward filed her petition praying a di-
voree from her husband, Hiram Woodward,
alleging adultery and desertlou. The records
had hardly got cold before Hiram filed his
answer, really cross. petition, denying each
and every allegation of the complainant and
in turn charging adultery at divers times
and places, giving names with whom, and
fixing dates and places with startling preci-
sion. The pictures of the petition or cross
petition, either, show a very disgraceful
state of past affairs at the Woodward home,
and it is altogether probable that the trial
Of the case will develop breeziness in the
court room rarely witnessed. At this stage
the mismated husband and wife are playing
u game at cross-purposes, but their legal lit
erature would look very bad in print.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-16
State hou 20 Jottings.

The governor to-day made the following
notarial appointments: George M. Sulli-
van, Broken Bow, Custer county; w. b.
Berry, South Omaha, Douglas county; Au-
gust Brockman, Rushville, Sheridan county
Charles e. Clapp, Omaha, Douglas county (;
Douglas CONS, Pierce county.
The prod the board Of public lands and
buildings secretly used to hurry up indiffer
ent contractors is having the desired effect.
Contractor Lanham now has two men at
work on the capitol grounds, and by In
creasing the force at this rate every day for
month 1T will be possible to finish there be-
fore snow flies.
Charles HI. Emery filed his case on appeal
against Samuel II. Johnson in the supreme
court to-day. 1t comes up from Douglas
county. The Champion Machine company's
case against Fred Gordon on error from Cass
county was also docketed for trial.
Secretary CARRIER, of the state board Of
transportation, left to-day for Atwood, Raw
Inns county, Kansas, on two weeks hunt
ing trip. He says he expects TO enjoy fine
time in the wild and woolly west.
School district No. 81, of Scotps Bluffs
county, sent $500 worth OF bonds TO Auditor
Benton to-day, for registration.