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Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-06
The CAPITAL CITY CRIST.
The w. O. T. u. Denounces the
Treatment Of Female Prisoners
THEY WANT THE JAIL RemooeLeo
Saline Lanus Appraisement-schooi
Teachers Appointcd-rhe A. o. u.
w. Ceiebratc--A Big Sale
OF Trotters.
LINCOLN BUREAU OF The OMAN, Bss !
1929 Z STREET

LINCOLN. Sept D.
The ladies of the Women's Christian Tenn
perauoe union of this city are making a
righteous protest against the condition OF the
city jail, especially that portion Of it where
female prisoners are kept They claim that
no matter how guilty the women may be,
nor how degraded they may have become.
that they are entitled to decent treatment
while in Jail, and that this is impossible uu-
der the existing state of affairs, few days
ago delegation Of ladies from the different
unions visited the Jail and made thorough
examination.
This morning THE BEE correspondent,
while looking through the Jail found negro
man confined in one of the coils and negro
woman in the hallway. She is laundress
on East o street who had some trouble with
her husband last evening, and was arrested,
She was fined 81 and costs, amounting to
S8.1O, which she could not pay, and was sent
pack to Jail. She was enciente, and her
physician very strongly urges that she be
not subjected to such treatment.
There is certainly crying need for big
reform in this direction and the ladies say
that they will not cease this agitation until
the Jail Is remodeled so that decent treatment
Is possible to the female prisoners
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-06
WATERWAYS CONVENTION.
The Mississippi and Navigable Tribu-
taries Must Not BE ImDeded.

The Mississippi and Navigable Tribu.
taries Must Not BE Impeded.
CINCINNATI Sept. 5.-At 1890 B. d. Wood,
chairman Of the executive committee, called
to order the meeting of delegates to the
water ways convention. He announced that
Temporary Chairman HOLMAN had uney-
pectedly been called from the city and could
not attend the remaining meetings The re-
port of the committee on credentials was
read, showing twelve states were repre-
sented by delegates. The report of the COM
mittee on permanent organization was then
read, presenting the following officers:
Chairman, Captain G. M. Holloway, of Gin
cinnati; secretary, Edward Stevens, Of Gin
cinnati; assistant secretaries, j. w. Bry-
ant of New Orleans, r. j. Barbour of
Kentucky, and E. A. Heating of Memphis;
vice presidents, Captain H. johnson of Ken
lucky, M. S. Marks Of Iowa, Thomas Fort Of
Tennessee William Startling OF Mississippi;
Captain j. Gilbert OF Indiana: j. K. Dana Of
West Virginia, William Rusinson of Lou
Isiana.
Chairman Holloway then took the chair
aud thanked the convention in BRIEF speech.
The report of Jhe committee on rules and
order of business was then submitted 1T
seps forth that the deliberation of the con-
vention be confined to the Improvement of
navigation on the Ohio, Missssippi and Mis-
souri, rivers and their tributaries.
The committee on resolutions presented its
report to the chairman. The resolutions de-
clare it the sense of the convention that the
general welfare of the people of the Missis-
slppi valley and the entire country demands
that the Mississippi river and navlgable
tributaries be so improved by the general
government as to secure to the people easy
and safe navigation as we'll as cheap
transportation, and the convention hereby
reaffirms the declarations made by the river
improvement convention of 1881 at Washing
ton, in 1855 in New Orleans and in 1887 at
Memphis, calls upon congress to protect
these great waterways, upon which 1t is ex-
pending large sums of money, from further
injury through the construction OF faulty or
defective bridges with numerous piers,
and while recognizing the undoubted right
of railroad companies and others to
bridge river, the right must be ex-
ercised without injury to its value
and without impeding or periling its use,
and as the competition the river affords is
the only guarantee of the people against ex-
cessive rates the river must be free and an
restricted. 1t is declared the duty of con-
gress to improve aud protect all waterways
Of the nation. Where private individuals or
corporations have assumed or secured by
state action or otherwise privileges on such
waterways to the injury Of commerce, the
removal of such distractions is asked. The
convention heartily approves the connection
of the waters OF the upper Ohio river with
the great northwest lake system, through
the waters of Lake Erie, by the construction
of ship canal, il upon survey the same 10
found to be practicable.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-06
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THE TRADES DISPLAY.

Omaha has reason to feel proud of the
superb trades display which passed in
review Thursday morning. 1t was an
imposing demonstration and impressed
both citizen and visitor with the mag
nitude of Omahas commercial and in
dustrial resources. Favored with sunny
skies, the moving panorama was sight
we'll worth witnessing. Without ques-
tion the display was the finest ever pre-
sented upon the streets of this city.
Our merchants were imbued with the
spirit that what was worth doing at all
was worth doing well, and they sue
ceeded beyond their fondest expecta-
tions. The floats were one and all
unique and appropriate, and the review
of the wholesale, the manufacturing
and the leading retail establishments
and industries OF Omaha and South
Omaha would do credit to any city
OF the country. Not the least
important feature OF the process
sion was the fine showing made
by the travelling men of Omaha and
vicinity whose appearance merlted ap-
plause OF the thousands OF spectators.
The people of Omaha congratulate the
projectors and managers of thisenter-
prise for their untiring zeal and energy
in making the trades display an un-
qualified success. They have demon
strated that the business men of Omaha
are alive and alert, and need only the
stimulus OF moving spirit to bring out
their full strength. The effect of this
demonstration will be Of far-reaching
Importance to the mercantile interests
OF Omaha. 1t is not merely passing
show that dazzles the eye and is forgot
ten. The bird's-eye view of Omaha s
mercantile greatness will leave an in
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-06
LEGITIME IN NEW YORK.
The Ex-President May Return to
Hayti az a Private Citizen.

The Ex-Presidcnt May Return to
Hayti as a Private Citizen.
New York, Sept 5.--Legitlme, ex-presi-
dent of Hayti, arrived this morning on the
line steamer Manhattan, accompanied by his
family and several officers of his army. The
Haytien party was transferred from the deck
of the French man of-war, on which ne left
Portau- Prince, to the Manhattan at San
tago.
AS soon-as the Manhattan was made fast
to the dock she was boarded by Consul Cen
eral Westlander, of Hayti, and Stephen
Preston, minister, who were followed by
half dozen reporters.
The ex-president would talk but little, but
he made "a few remarks which were interpre-
ted for the benefit of the reporters.
"My people called me and came, " he said.
"They deposed me and left; not because L
was compelled to, but TO avoid further blood
shed. On Saturday shall go TO France
where 1 will remain short time. may re-
turn to Hayti as private citizen. or may
go TO Cienfugos and establish myself in Dusl-
ness.n
Regarding the circumstances OF the rebel,
lion LegItime would not say anything. and
when asked if he would say that no prisoners
were executed at his command, raised both
hands and exclaimed IN French
''Can say the sun is not shining nowi'
When four carriages drew up 10 the DOCK
the exiles entered aud were driven az rapid
pace 70 the Hotel Martin
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-06

THE postmaster general will establish
a number OF sub-stations in Boston Oc-
tober for the collection OF third and
fourth class mail matter consisting OF
bulky packages which ordinarily can
not be deposited in the mail boxes but
must be taken TO the postotfice. These
stations are to be located in drug stores
and news stands FOR the convenience OF
the public, and facilities will be pro-
vided for the sale OF stamps to cover the
necessary postage. This innovation
will be highly appreciated by the citi-
zens OF Boston. Although IL is in the
nature of au experiment there is every
reason to believe that it will prove sue
cessful and be extended to other cities
OF the country. Merchants accustomed
to send out samples of their wares and
parties who mail large guam titles OF cat
rlogues and bulky circulars will be
especially Accommodated by these postal
package stations.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-06
THE AFTERNOON TEA.

The queen of Siam wears one and one-half
inch boots.
Mrs. Harrison recently remarked that If a
woman loves the society of her husband she
should never encourage him to become
public man.
Author-I want you to give my book q
good notice. want to see 1t in the hands Of
every mother, wife ana daughter In the
country. Editor-I can fix that In CRITICS.
ing the book I'll say that 1t is not a proper
book for any seltrespecting lady to read, and
then they all will buy it.
The Paris dressmakers are said to be de-
termined on the comp lete annihilation of the
hustle. The simplest draperies are now the
most stylish.
In copy of the Bloomsbury Register,
printed in i8il, which correspondent re-
Gently came across, appears the following
ADVERTISEMENT inserted by man named
Kerr of Brownsville, Penn: "Whereas,
Fannie Martin, alias Kerr. has without cause
left my habtation and Is floating on the
ocean of tyrannical extravaganza, prone to
prodigality, taking wild goose chase aud
kindling her pipe with coal of curiosity 10
abscond and abolish such insidious, clandes
tine, noxous, pernfcious, diabolical and noto-
rious department. therefore caution ali per-
sons from harboring or trusting her on my
account as | will pay no debts Of her con
tracing from this date unless compelled by
law"
The German Lutheran synod in Wisconsin
wrestled long and hard with the cOnun-
drum, How far and under what conditions
do we allow women TO teachl" The concu-
sion was that St. Paul had the right idea,
and no woman is TO be allowed to teach, or
even speak in the congregation. Nothing
was said about chewing gum
Gladys (effusiveiy)-"O, Uncle Joe, the
Gypsy who told my fortune says / am to
marry a nobeman." Uncle Joe-"Well,
let's hope for the best. You may die, you
know"
Maud Miller. daughter OF joaquin, ''the
poet OF the Slerras." married against her
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-06

fathers will and drew blank. She is now
in destitution, and although the father is
rich he forbids her his threshold. Joaquin
Is furnishing the material for some later
poet to do him up" in the blankety blankest
kind OF blank verse.
Wiilie-'I guess papa has said something
that made mamma awful mad. He'll get a
roasting after them callers has gone away.n
''Johnny-"How do you knowi Willie
''She's begun to call him darling"
Sarah Bernhardt is in black for the death
OF her husband, and her toilets w,ll probably
bring out some grlef-expressing novelties in
the mourning line Of dress that will be mop
ular with widows as poiguantly afflicted as
Sarah
Mrs. Langtry has the gout. Horror upon
horrorsl Imagine prize beauty with a
swollen foot and a chronic scowl.
The London Globe has coined new word
which shall stand in the same relation TO
love, as aauatics does to genuine navigation,
nd has hit upon fanatics"
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-06
MExlco,s nEEF TARIFF.

Mexico proposes TO put tariff on
American beef aid beef products,
which will have the effect Of excluding
them from her markets. The beef trade
OF the United States with Mexico is one
OF considerable value, and its import
ance has been steadily increasing dur
ing the past few years. There is not
great amount OF cattle produced in
Mexico, and the quality OF the
product is not fine. Consequently that
country has always depended upon
the United States, or more properly
upon Texas, for its supply of choice
beef, and as the demand has grown to
be large, and the national exchequer OF
Mexico needs all the help 1t can receive,
the government has decided that it is
necessary TO collect q duty on Ameri-
can cattle and beef products.
There can be no doubt that this ac-
tion is q mistake. We referred u few
days ago to the fact that there was
vigorous popular movement inaugu-
rated in Germany in favor of repeal
or modification of the restriction inn
posed by the government of that coun-
try upon the importation of American
pork This is due to the fact that in linn
iting the supply of pork to the home pro-
duction, the poorer classes in Germany
do not get as much meat TO eat as for
merly and are compelled to pay more for
what they do use. The people of Mexico
will have similar experience. 1t is a
question of only short time when the
tariff on beef will shut out the American
product so fur us the common people are
concerned, by making it too high for
them to eat as regularly as they have
been in the habit of doing, and, of
course, the home product will advance
| TO price which win not allow them to
use that. A popular protest against
| this state of affairs will undoubtedly be
made before the new law is year old.
There is another point to be consid-
cred, and that is the unfriendly nature
| of such legislation to the cattle interest
| of the United States. This country
sends large amount of beef to Mexico
annually, and while the tariff may not
wholly destroy this trade, it cannot fail
to make serious -inroads upon it. In
| view OF the fact that the United States
is moving in the direction of ex-
| tending its trade re lations with Ameri-
| can countries, and has called congress
| OF these tries to co nsider plans for
| enlarging its commercial relations with
| them. the action Of Mexico seems some-
I what lnopportune and not altogether
| encouraging. 1t would seem that our
| government should endeavor to induce
| the Mexican government to adhere to
| its past policy of admitting American
beef free of duty, or at any rate with u
| duty so small as would not have the
effect of wholly excluding it. The mat
ter is of such Importance as to merit
the prompt attention of the cattle inter-
| ests of the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-06
THE pIInI-Ic IANnS


The general land office at Washing =
ton has in its possession a number OF re-
ports made by special agents under the
last administration covering fraudulent
land entries in Wyoming aud other tor
ritories. While many of these entries
have already been acted upon, and in q
number of cases the land in question
was restored to the public domain,
there yet remains considerable testi-
mony for the land Office TO pass upon in
volving the title to thousands OF acres.
II is said that there is disposition on
the part OF officials to ignore these
special agents reports and to confirm
entries upon which grave suspicious
rest. Should this be done it will do the
honest settlers OF the country a great
wrong.
The work of the special agents has
been highly successful in the past in tho
exposure of frauds, aud their testimony
should be carefully weighed. Action
certainly should be suspended upon
every case where doubt exists until q
re-eXamin alton can be made OF the
methods by which the patents were
originally obtained. This is as much due
to the integrity of the interior depart
ment as it is to the protection of the
public domain from spoliation. 1t can
not be denied that the land grabbers
are as active to-day as they ever were.
Backed by prestige and influence they
exert too often mysterious spell over
local land offices. 1t is only the watch
fuiness OF the general land Office that
can check their machinations and cor
rect the abuses which have scandalized
the public land service. The officers of
the general land Office can not fail to
heed the demands of the people for a
correct accounting of the public lands.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-06
state House Jottinrs.

The case OF George Il, Banks, assignee OF
the estate OF +. II. Richardson, va. Omaha
Barb Wire company, on appeal from the dis
trict court of Hitchcock county was filed for
trial In the supreme court to-day.
Attorney. General Lcese left his office in
charge of his deputy, John NJ Stewart, to-
day ana went 10 Omaha 20 take in the ex-
position. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Leese ana daughter, Miss Ef,ie.
The docket for the fall term of the SUI
preme court will be out in a few days. With
the lay.ovcr cases there will be 450 on the
call for trial at the term. Tho docket will
be much the largest OF any ever heard be-
foro the supreme court at any one term.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-06
Saline Land Appraisemeot.

The commissioners of Lancaster county
have completed the appraisement of the Sa-
line lands. They fixed the total appraised
value of lands at s39,314.66. This makes the
value little over S3.2s per acre. Consider
able surprise was expressed at the state
house over the extreme low valuation. 1t is
reliably stated that the lands have not been
given value proportionate with the value
of the lands Immediately contiguous to them.
The board of public lands and buildings
will sit to lease the lands Saturday, Octo-
Der 5. 1t is stated lowing to tho low valua-
tion) that the cash bonus will be in order,
and that the board will look to the main
chance as to the state's interests
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-06
LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS.
How Laura Bridgman Made Her Life
Useful md Hnppy.

How Laura Bridgman NJ ade Her Life
Useful and Happy.
Many ladies learned the finger aluhabet
simply to be able to talk with her, and she
wrote and received many letters. Her room
had window facing south, and she often
headed her letters "Sunuy Home" She
took pleasure In arranging her room and read
great deal. You know that quite num-
ber of books have been printed in raised let
ters for the blind. The letters must be
large and are printed on one side of the pBge
only. 1t took sixteen large volumes to print
the bible in this way. Most blind persons
cultivate one finger for reading until it is
very sensitive and can feel the letters very
rapidly, but, Of course, not 80 rapidly as we
can read with our eyes.
Miss Bridgman became quite an author,
too, says Joseph Jastrom in ST. Nicholas.
Almost from the time she learned to write
she began to keep daily journals Those she
wrote during her first five years in Boston
form quite large pack, and are full of many
interesting things. She recorded all her
little daily dongs, and in goinb through them
from the earliest to the latest en-
tries you can see how she gradually used
more and more words, and began to use cap
itais, and wrote more clearly. She had also
written few poems. These have no rhyme,
OF course, because that depends on the
sound. What she says in her poems is IN
great part taken or initiated from the Bible
Her spare time was devoted to knitting
sewing, crocheting lace and mats, and talk
ing. L have very pretty crocheted mat
which she made in one evening.
Though her life was generally peaceful
and happy one it had also its severe trials.
Several of her teachers, to whom she was
much attached, died her closest tie with the
world was always her constant teacher and
companion, who was eyes, ears, and tongue
for her. Her teachers naturally learned to
sympathze with her condition more than
others could. and the loss of one of these
dear friends was great afiiiction. She even
had to endure the loss of her benefactor, DR..
Howe. He had lived to see her grow up
into what he had hoped she might become
when he took her from her home in Han
over His death occurred in 1876, and af-
fected Miss Bridgman so seriously that she
was very i'll and weak for a long time after
ward.
So she lived her quiet life 80 the days
grow into months, and the months into years
and so, also, quietly and peacefully she
passed away on the oath of May, 1899.
Laura Bridgenan's days of darkness are
over Many, many persons will for a long
time to come think of her, and will often
speak of the patience she showed in her af-
Fiction aud the earnestness with which sho
labored to make the most of her life.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-06
Tho Workmen Celebra,e.

BY invitation from Cordia lodge No. 15l,
and Logan Legion No. s, of this city. Con-
cordia lodge No 1853, A. o. U. W., and Crete
Legion No. II, Select Knights, visited this
city this afternoon, arriving on the 4:15
train. The visitors were met at the train
with band and escorted to the A. o. U. w.
hall, lila o street, where general reception
was held, and the secret work of the order
exemplifed. In the evening there was pa
rade of the legions and lodges.
At the hall, in the evening, another session
for the exempification of the work was held,
after which banquet was rendered the WIS.,
itors. The Cretans returned home at 9 80
well pleased with their fraternai visit to this
city.
The city was handsomely decorated in
honor of the visitors.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-06
THE THIRD LOUISIANA DISTRICT.

THE THIRD LOUISIANA DISTRICT
AS was to be expected, the election in
the Third Louisiana districttresulted in
the choice of the democratic candidate,
Andrew Price, over Henry Clay Minor,
in spite of the eXertions OF the visiting
committee of northern republican con-
gressmen in this hot bed of intimida-
tion. AS between the two candidates
there seems to have been but little
choice as to fitness, barring their party
allegiance. Both are sugar barons.
But while Mr.. Price is an out and out
democrat, his opponent, Mr.. Minor, is
protection democrat who joined the
republicans on the tariff issue. The
campaign was ostensibly to be fought
out strictly on the necessity of protect
ing sugar. But it turned wholly upon
the pivotal issue in that state as to
which OF the two men could carry or
frighten away the negro vote at the polls.
AS the democrat was elected, the peo-
pie of the north can draw their own
conclusions. Despite the fact that the
election was bitter and closely con-
tested, on the whole it was tame for an
average Louisiana political contest.
Leading negroes who took too promi-
nent part in the republican meetings
during the campaign were whipped and
terrorized. But of course that was to be
expected. AS no serious disturbances
are as yet reported, except at place
called Franklin, where deputy mar
shal was shot, the Third district of
Louisiana is likely to drop out of public
notice entirely. But the country will
await the homecoming OF Representa-
tives Burroughs, of Michigan, Rowell,
of Illinois, and Peters, of Kansas, before
passing final judgment They will
have something to say of Louisiana
elections, and of the Third district in
particular, and may explain the reason
why the white man and the black man
cannot live in peace and harmony to-
oether.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-06

A CURIOUS phase is developed in the
case of the Illinois coal miners strike.
On the part of the men it is proven they
cannot live on the wages paid, and were
compelled to starve or run in debt for
the necessities of life. On the part of
the mine owners it is as conclusively
proven that they cannot pay more and
run the mines on account of eastern
competition. From this point of view
there is nothing to do but close the
mines until such time as they can afford
to run on paying basis with living
wages for the miners.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-06
Curious Names for Locomotives.

A Port Jervis Investigator has learned
that Erie men have a nomenclature for
all kinds Of cars and engines, and that
these names extend all over the entire
road and branches. ''Black Marias"
are Pennsylvania coal cars, which are
painted a jet black. The Wootten en-
gines with the double cabs are called
"Camel Backs" or "Hog Scalders."
The various classes of coal cars are
named rs follows: Long Johns, Elk
elusive, Standard, Black Marias and
Jimmies. The Long Johns" are the
gondola-shaped cars with sides, "Black
Marias" are mentioned above, 'Ex-
elusive" are twenty-ton cars and arc
used exclusively for the Delaware and
Hudson coal. Standards, are twenty
five-ton cars and are the present Erie
stsndard coal cars, and 'Jimmies" are
the four-wheeled dumps, Of which there
are but few in use.