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Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18
CLEVER WOMEN.

Emily Paxton, Of Pike county, Missouri,
has permission from the governor OF that
state to wear3 mans dress "anywhere in
Missouri outside of cities of 10000 inhab-
itants." She works on farm. and her fav-
orite occupation is breaking horses to har-
ness. or these she herself owns three and
has charge OF thirteen.
Queen victorias recent visit to Wales
brings out the fact that during her reign of
over half a century twelve days only have
been spent in Ireland.
The ex-Empress Eugenie has lost ono of
her Oldest and dearest friends by the death
of the wife of Marshal Caurobert.
Ethel and Blanche Wakefield, the little
Boston musicians, are being recognized in
London both in public and at private recep-
tions, and are meeting with great success.
Agnes Huntington, the American prima
donna, has made a professional and social
success in London. She Is a tall, statuesque
woman, with wonderful contralto voice.
Mrs. Mona Card who has been somewhat
out Of health, is now in the Austrian Tyrol,
undergoing the "sun cure" This treatment
Is mixture of the grape cure and Of sun
light. IL is apparently especially successful
in cases of nervous exhaustion. The patients
lie on the sand, bathing in the noontide sun
shine. The head Is protected by turban.
Grapes form an important feature of the
vegetarian diet. to which they must submit
during the course.
Four girl students have taken houors in the
matriculation examination of the University
of London this year, and one Of them,
Blanche Hewett, heads the list Of candidates
of both sexes.
Mrs. Laulii Willis, the only Samoan
woman in this country, has taken charge OF
the company Of Samoan showmen who re-
Gently arrived in San Francisco, and W i'll
travel through the east with them
Three American women receive rewards
from the international jury of fine arts at
the Paris exhibition. Miss Gardner and
Miss Klumpke get third class medals in
painting, and Miss Rosin q sccond-class
medal for drawing.
Mrs. Victoria Claflin Woodruff Martin is
now living at Hyde Park, London. The
English newspapers say that 1t is a strange
coincidence that her husband is descended in
straight line from Mrs. cambridge, the
mother of Martha Washington.
Fanny Bignon, who is praised by biologists
for a recent paper on the lachrymal gland Of
the green turtle, is one of the remarkable
women of Paris. She studied zoology at the
Sorbonne, and has combined the careers of
student and teacher.
Mrs. Levett, an American lady, at present
visiting England, has for six years been
travelling all over the world working up a
great temperance crusade She has gone
| across the continent from New York to Cal
| iforna, has visited the Hawaii Islands, Aus
tralia, New Zealand, China, Japan, India,
East and South Africa and great part OF
Europe
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18

THE International American congress
will visit Omaha during the tour over
the country. AS indicated by our dis
patches the party will be in this city
during the latter part OF Octo-
ber. AS the congress comprises leading
representatives from all the South and
Central American nations it will be
proper to allow the gentlemen an oppor-
tunity to become thoroughly acquainted
with Omaha's business methods, its
municipal features and social qualities.
The necessary committees to formulate
all necessary arrangements for the re-
ception and entertainment of our dis
tinguished guests should be appointed
in ample time so as to avoid any jar
likely to occur on account OF hasty
action. AS the affair will be good ad-
vertisement for Omaha in many ways it
should be properly carried out.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18

principle Of federal jurisdiction and
authority. ,
Chancellor Kent says IN his "Com-
mentaries:"J 1.-The mere circumstance
that the party injured by the offense
under prosecution was an officer OF
the government OF the United States 8
does not give jurisdiction, for neither
the constitution, nor the judicial acts
founded upon 1t, gave the federal courts
general jurisdiction in criminal cases
affecting the officers OF government, as
they have in cnses affecting public min
listers and cousuls." But q different
doctrine appears 40 have obtained since
the day of the distinguished jurist who
wrote the above, and it would seem that
this is to be still further enlarged.
The decision OF the supreme court will
determine whether such is to be the
case.
With regard to the opinion Of Judge
Sawyer that the killing OF Terry was
clearly iustifable in law, 1t will doubt
less be generally conceded that it is
warranted by the evidence. The testi-
mony of both Justice Field and Nagle
leaves no reasonable doubt that the as
sault made by Terry was with murder
Gus intent, and that prompt and decisive
action was necessary to defeat his pur-
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18
THE RELEASE OF NAGLE.

Deputy Marshal Nagle, who shot
Terry, has been discharged from Gus
tody by the United States circuit court.
court of the United States, pending
which the deputy marshal was ordered
released on his own recognizance under
bonds. The telegraph furnishes only
the salient points of the decision of
Judge Sawyer, which is elaborate. AS
to the most important question of juris-
diction, the authority of the United
States is declared to be COM
plete. The principle is laid down
that in such cases the national
government is paramount, and that
its jurisdiction is not affected by the
location where the homicide occurred.
The conclusion of the court was that
the homicide was committed while
Nagle was acting in the discharge of
the duty imposed upon him by the con-
stitution and the laws of the United
States, and that the killing was neces-
sary under the circumstances then ex-
isting In order to complete and full
discharge of his duty. In the opinion
of the court the homicide was clearly
justifable in law.
No broader avowal of national SOW
ereignty has ever been made than is
con ed in this decision. 1t declares,
at least in effect, that the assault upon
Justice Field was an assault upon ma
tional authority, an interference with
the administration OF national law, and
that the fatal shot of Nagle was fired by
a federal officer in obedience to federal
orders and in defense Of federal au-
thority. If this decision shall be
affirmed, rs in all probability ii will be,
the principle it asserts will not be re-
stricted to federal justices and mar
officers of the national govern
ment from the president down-ex-
ecutive, legislative and judicial.
Wherever such officer may be in the
actual discharge OF his duty he must be
regarded as covered by the official
panoply OF the nation, and the spot on
which he stands deemed, for all pur-
poses OF his legal protection, federal
soil. Any crime committed or wrong
done by or against him in his official
capacity must fall within the jurisdic-
tion OF the United States. 1t has long
been settled precedent that a pro-
cedure against an internal rev.
enue officer for homicide COM
mitted in conflict with Illicit
dishllers must be tried in the federal
courts, a case of this kind having been
decided by the supreme court against
the state of Tennessee more than
dozen years ago, Amy interference
with the employees OF the postoffice de-
partment carrying the mails is also
punished in the federal courts. But
the decision of Judge Sawyer goes
farther than this, and asserts a broader
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18
THE RACE WAR IN THE SOUTH.


The Atlanta Constitution thus refers
to the race question in the south: 1T
cannot be denied, that there is
Mt present more uneasy feeling
in the south between the whites
and blacks than has been known in
twenty years" 1t refers to two signif-
cant facts in evidence of this, one being
the recent proposal Of colored mill
tary company at Chattanooga to go to
the scene of a reported riot in
Mississippi and take sides with the
colored men, the other fact that the
farmers of Mississippi are organ
izing companies in every rural neigh
borhood. amning themselves, electiag
officers and pledging themselves to obey
the orders of their officers. ''Does it
need wisdom" asks the Constitution, "to
see that this movement will spread?"
There have been many other Incl
dents of recent occurrence quite as sig
nifcant as the two noted by the Atlanta
| journal in evidence OF the critical situ-
alton of the race issue in the south, and
| in nearly every instance the lawless-
ness of the whites has been
responsible for them. Not long
since number OF negroes, in
| offensive so far as appears,
we're brutally whipped in Georgia by
white regulators, and although there
| has been a demonstration of official
authority looking to the arrest and pun
ishment OF these criminals, we have not
observed that any of them have been
| apprehended. The outrages and crimes
committed against the negroes in Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, South Carolina and
other southern states by armed bands
| OF white men organized ior this pur-
pose, are not only unpunished, but no
effort has been made TO punish the per-
petrators. Nor do the authorities in
terest themselves TO prevent such out
RACES by discOuntenancing the organi-
cations that commit them, or are re-
sponsible for their commission. That
their existence is we'll known to the
authorities cannot be questioned. The
northern republican congressman who
went down TO the third congressional
district of Louisiana had no difficulty
in ascertaining that there was band
OF regulators there organized to terror
ize tho negro voters, ami they saw mem
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18
RIGHT AND EyPEDTENCY.

THE BEE is not disposed to wrangle
with local contemporaries. 1t cheer
fully accords to them the right to hold
and express any views they may enter
tain on questions of public policy, and
has right to expect that 1T will be
allowed to exercise this privilege
with its motives unimpugned by con-
temptible flings and inuendoes. We
concede to Mr.. Hitchcock the patent
right to champion the scheme to dump
eight million dollars into the Missouri
river between Sioux City and its mouth,
under pretense that it will build up
a powerful competitor to the railroads.
But we resent most decidedly his i'm
putation that THE BEE has gone over to
the railroads because it does not favor
this job; or because it is disposed to pay
tribute to the railroads for an imme-
diate raising of the embargo, which has
crippled Omaha and stunted her growth
these fifteen years.
THE BEE has as much at stake in
Omaha as any of its contemporaries, and
has perhaps done as much toward build
ing up this city as all OF them put to-
ReJner. lC mas SCOOQ Gne teSU Oh
undue corporate influence for
eighteen years, and very often
at great sacrifice and under financial
embarrassment. 1t has the courage
now, as it always has had, to oppose cor
porate aggression when public interests
demand it, and it also has the courage
to refuse to join ia fight in which the
outcome is sure to be ruin Gus to the
public.
The proposition to pay bonus for a
| union depot is a question Of expediency.
| 1t is not pretended, even by the rail-
road managers, that the bonus asked
for is a rightful concession. 1t is sim
! ply a question whether Omaha can bet
ter afford to pay this bonus-or black
mail, if you please-in order to make
Omaha the actual terminus of all the
roads that run to the Missouri river,
or drift along with the wretched facili-
ties which make her merely a way
station on the Union Pacific, with a
stub connection to the trunk lines on
the Iowa side.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18
ON THE SIDE.

A Chicago museum advertise ! to hang a
man at every performance With such an
abundance of excellent material on hand
this cheerful little diversion ought to become
a permanent attraction there.
The shah of Persia while in Vienna deco
rated premiere danseuse with the order Of
the Lion and tho Sun. II reports are accu-
rate his majesty, must be pretty giddy man
when he Is away from home.
The season of theyearis approaching when
the fish prevaricator gives way to the cham
pIon corn husker. IN
During these days when so many cranks
are gong through the Niagara rapids, have
any of the machine poets discovered that
whirlpool rhymesowith blamed foola
Mrs. Langtry has at last secured her di.
vorce. Mr.. Langtry is to he congratulated
A San Francisco dispatch tells how a
mans breath caught fire out there and
burned him to crisp. IL Riddleberger's S
breath ever gets started won't there be hol-
ocaust
The Poet of the Sierras insists in an east
ern paper that Omaha should be pronounced
with the accent on the ina" We don't
want TO wound your poetic sensibilities,
Waukeen, but this town is too busy to toy
much with picturesque pronunciations of its
name Just now.
Every man who meets the Widow Terry
should pass her BY with his eyes averted and
his hand on his pocGetbook. A California
man writes TO New York paper that Sarah
Althea is still quite charming woman and
prophesies that she will yet add other names
her list of victims.
If the defense in the Cronin case were per-
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18

THE CAMPAIGN IN MONTANA.
Our latest advices from Montana rep
resent the prospects OF republican sue
cess IN the pending campaign as very
doubtful. The republican campaign
managers have, we are cordially in
formed, shown an unusual capacity for
laundering. The most stupid OF these
blunders was the enactment OF the cum
bersome Australian election law. The
passage OF the law was in the nature OF
a rebuke to the very men who contrib
uted largely to republican success last
fall, Instead Of encouraging the fac
tional fights among democrats, the
tenderfoot managers OF the par
ty plunged recklessly into alb
surd and needless schemes which
only resulted in bringing their
opponents together in common cause.
The consequence, as is shown in letter
published In another column, is that
the democrats are united as they have
never been before, and scores of repub-
licans as we'll as democrats are prac-
tically deprived of the right to partici-
pate in the election of state officers.
The application Of the Australian
system to sparsely settled country like
Montana is the essence OF absurdity.
Had the law been limited to cities and
towns the results might have been bene-
fetal, but to carry it to country districts
and hedge 1T with system OF rcgistra-
tion which closes two weeks before
the election, is an imposition
on the people which deserves to be re-
buked. 1t imposes needless tax on
the people without any compensating
benefits. 1t compels voters distant
from towns to journey from one to four
days to the Offices of registrars to exer-
else the rights guaranteed by the con-
stitution Of the country, and then re-
peat the journey to the polling place.
And that, too, during the harvest and
roundup season.
The needless and onerous innovations
introduced by the republicans were not
justified by existing conditions. The
party achieved success last fall on the
merits of it's candidates and principles,
and had party leaders possessed the
sagacity to let we'll enough alone, their
chances of success in the present cam
paign would have been materially in
creased, If they suffer defeat in the
coming election they will have them
selves to blame.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18

THE times do not seem to be favorable
to the various third parties of the coun-
try. Even prohibition appears weaker
than for several years past. The re-
cent greenback convention held at Gin
cinnati brought only twenty-five dele
gates from all sections Of the country,
although the gathering was to have
been of a national character. The pro-
ceedings amounted to nothing more
than an address by the chairman, who,
at the close of his remarks, read Wash
ington's farewell address, doubtless as a
sort of requiem over the departed
glory of the greenbacker.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18

bers OF it staggering about with their
revolvers publicly displayed. 1t
would be ridiculous to as
sert that the authorities we're
not fully aware of the existence OF this
organization and its lawless object, yet
no attempt was made TO interfere with
it. It carried out its purpose with alb
solute impunity.
Certainly no one should be surprised
that such occurrences exasperate the ne
groes, nor will it be remarkable il that
race shall develop desperate men who
will incite it to retaliatory measures, and
whose influence at last may override
the counsel of careful and conservative
leaders. Such men there are, and
the course OF the whites is contrib
utiug to their power for mis-
chief. The lawtessness which the
dominant element practices and the
authorities tolerate is teaching bloody
instruction, which, being taught, may
have consequences that will appall
mankind.
The duty OF the whites Is plain.
There is but one thing for them to do,
as the Atlanta Constitution says, and
that is to do right-"to protect the
negro in his rights-to give him justice
and friendship and counsel-to punish
those who wrong him." If they. will do
this faithfully and honestly the solu-
tioD of the race problem will be re-
lieved of most of its difficulties, and the
two races may live and work together
in peace for their mutual advantage.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18
,J1rnGE GR0FES s11ccESsoR.

1t is now foregone conclusion that
Judge Croft will resign his position on
the district bench. 1t will be very dif-
fcult to find as good a man as Judge
Croft to fill the vacancy. While there
are many eminent lawyers in Omaha
and in the district, those who rank
high in the profession will not give up
lucrative practice for place that
only pays twenty-five hundred dollars
year.
The emphatic expression in favor of a
partisan judiciary which was given
by the voters of this district two years
ago when the present judges
were elected should not go unheeded In
the selection of Judge Groff's successor.
The endorsement of the district bar
should precede an endorsement by party
cOuven tiOns. 1t does not stand to rea-
son that the bar of Omaha. composeias
it is of able men of both parties, would
| endorse an incompetent or disreputable
lawyer for position on the district
bench. But while partisanship should
be as much as possible ignored in the
choice of Judge Groff's successor, it
must be conceded that all things being
equal, the vacancy should be filled by
| a republican lawyer. There are already
two democrats on the district bench;
three out of four would be partisan
judiciary. This would hardly be desir-
able, even by rank democrats, unless
they want to make the judgeships in this
district reward for spoilsmen.
1t is idle to speculate upon what the
course of Governor Thayer will be with
regard to this impending vacancy. 1t
is not likely that he will make any
selection, in view OF the fact that we
| are SO near to our general election. In
| any event we are safe in assuming that
he will prefer to await the action of the
bar and the republican district conven-
| tion
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18
STATE AND TERRITORY.
Nebraska Jottines.

The Sarpy county fair is being held this
week.
There are go scholars in the Chadron
schools.
The Chadron roller mills are running
night ana day at full capacity.
A county Sunday school convention VIII be
held at Burwell September ~.
The York county teachers ASSOCIATION
will meet at York September 2S.
The Dodge county republican convention
will be held at Fremont October 4.
Chadron has secured the cigar factory
which was recently located at Ainsworth.
Old Settlers day will be fittingly cele-
brated at Republican City October and 2.
The democrats of the Second district will
hold their congressional convention at
Hastings October TO-
Falls City is working 10 secure the meet
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18

THE German government has pur-
chased the exclusive right to make and
use the smokeless powder of its Austrian
inventor-Karl Falkenstein. The inven-
tion has been thoroughly tested by ex-
perts and is pronounced a complete sue
cess. That old standard phrase which
says something about the smoke OF the
battle clearing away may some day be-
come obsolete.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18
IN THE COURTS.
Creditors Seeking Money from the
Debtors.

Creditors Seeking Money from the
Debtors.
Ex-United States District Attorney Lam
bertson, OF Lincoln, filed two important
suits in the federal court yesterday. One is en-
titled the Moline, Miiburn and Stoddard
company against Dora M. Thayer ct al, and
the other, Samuel P. Porter VS. the Sherman
County Banking company.
The first case was commenced in the dis
trlct court of Lancanster county against tn
Hart Hardware company to recover on an
Indebtedness incurred by Berryman Patter-
son 81 Co., of Central City, VINO sold out to
these defendants. The plaintiffs contend
that Hart had full knowledge of the debt.
The suit is Tor 50, 500. Spencer, Bartlett &
Co., of Chicago, interviewed and had the
case removed to this court. S. s. Porter's
suit against the Sherman county bank is for
So, 76S, money deposited which he has not
been able. since the concern failed, to col
lect. The case is taken into the United
States court by nonresident tockholders,
who seek to hold the individual members of
the corporation responsible.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18

DURING the extenuated preliminaries
OF the Cronin trial the question presents
itself, SIS the American jury system q
failure?" One fact seems to be getting
around into the more clearly discerLible
foreground, and that is that the Chicago
system of securing an American jury
comes pretty near not being q success.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18

THE Mexican people on last Sunday
celebrated with appropriate ceremonies
and festivities the seventy-ninth ami
versary OF their war for independence.
Mexico has been much slower in devel-
opment than the United States, out the
last few years have brought many and
important changes in that country.
The building OF railroads and telegraph
lines and establishments of schools prom
ise still greater results for the future.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18

SENATOR INGALLS, must own re-
markable watch, He told the veterans
at ARK ansaw City, Ark, last Thursday
that the wealth of the nation increased
$42O, ,000, 600 every time it licked. The
senator may have been reading Baron
Munchausen just before making this
wonderful effort. But we suspect the
watch has broken spring and only
ticks when the senator gives twist to
the stem.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18
County Court.

Judge Shields had an unusually important
case on trial before him yesterday, exUnited
States Attorney Lambertson, of Lincoln,
being one of the legal representatives to
make an argument. Waggoner, Benny &
Co. VS. David S. Palmer and Theodore o.
Bivin is the title of the suit. 1t involves
$1,000. The plaintiffs are commission mer-
chants at South Omaha, and Doth defendants
reside in Seward county.
Last spring, Bivin, who is stock buyer
and shipper, went to the bank at his home
and drew on the commission firm for 81 ,OOO
proposing to make a payment on some cattle
for which he had contracted. Before he
could use the money, and after having drawn
it, the bank attached the amount to secure
an old debt. Waggoner, Benny & Co., there
fore, were the losers. To get even they
waited for Blvin to visit Omaha, where they
could get service on him.
The case was heard yesterday on motion
to auash the service, Bivin claiming that the
commission men entced him here by fraud
ulent means and on false pretenses, for the
purpose of getting service.
Palmer is made party to the suit, on the
ground that he is Bivins partner. Lambert
son appeared for him, while II. p. Anderson,
prosecuting attorney Of Seward county,
represented Bivins.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18

THERE is scheme on foot to locate
Swedish colonies on the abandoned
farms of Vermont. If the flinty lands
OF the Green Mountain state can be
made productive by anybody the
Swedes are the people to do it.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18

THERE is painful scarcity of first
class timber to fill Judge Grotf's shoes.
A raft OF names are mentioned in con-
nection with the vacancy, and not few
alleged lawyers are ready to sacriecc
themselves for the good OF their cred
itors, but their appointment would only
increase the vacancy and seriously en-
barrass the dispatch of business in an
already crowded court.