Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-30
POST GIVES Up THE GHOST
Byan's Organ at the Capital Gracefully
Yields Its Pruftless Life,
LACK or susTEsAscE THE REASON
Publisher Announces that Even n
Popuiist Daily Cannot ENist on
Wind Alone and so He
Abandons the Effort.

LINCOLN, Aug. o. - Especially - The
Evening Post, which was owned by Bryan's
private secretary and has been operated
two years as a free silver organ. today
closed up its Office doors and ceased publi-
cation. In the farewell notice to the public
the paper says that 1t succumbs because OF
"a persistent tendency on the part OF the
gross receipts to fall below the gross eX
penditures." 1t further explains that this
Is a common malady to which many other
reform" newspapers have fallen victims
and intimates that the popocrats are not
loyalty supporting their official organs. The
Post began publication when the free silver
agitation was the liveliest in 1896 and was
reputed to be owned and held up by Mr..
Bryan himself. Since then, as the silver
agitation dwindled down and the local popo-
Gratis lost hope Of success, the paper has had
a hard time 10 keep alive Two months ago
Bryan's secretary leased the plant to Frank
Edmonds. who has since in the face OF many
dfficulties published a very creditable pa
per In the war between the Edmisten and
Gafln factions in the populist party, how
ever, the support OF the paper has grown less
and less until It has finally succumbed. A
scheme OF Benton Maret to get possession
Of the plant and operate independent Of
either the Ednisten or Gaffn crowds has
itors OF the paper are the workmen who have
been employed during the summer. The
Woodruff Printing company has claim for
steam power and the Newspaper Union has
fled suit against the proprietors Of the plant
for a paper and stereotype bill amounting
TO over $500.
The sick report for the Second regiment
today shows thirty nine men in the hospital
and sixty-six sick in the quarters The
Third regiment reports twenty-nine in hos
pital and seventy -four in quarters. The
troop OF cavalry from Milford has eleven in
the hospital and eight in quarters, with
fourteen just sent home on sick furlough.
A telegram from Colonel Olson OF the Sec
ond today reports that seventy nine mel
were sent home last night in charge OF
Captain Robert and ten nurses. Also that
Thomas E. Hedges OF Company l died Sun
day The message says that the regiment
is ordered to move as soon as transportation
can be secured. General Barry wired this
afternoon asking II the sick men were able
TO come north with the regiment
Lincoln Local Notes.
Miss Edna Bullock has gone 10 Helena,
Mont, where she will take charge Of the
new city library.
The Indiana veterans Of this city will hold
a meeting tomorrow evening at the residence
of w. ]. Blystone to eat ice cream and
make arrangements for the state reunion.
Preparations are being made by local
newspaper men to entertain the members
of the National Editorial association, who
are expected to be in this city few hours
next Sunday.
The fusionists of this county have called
q convention to meet one week from next
Thursday TO place in nomination candidate
for district judge. The republicans have
made no move SO far TO make a nomina-
tion to fill the vacancy now existing on the
district bench.
Omaha people at the hotels: At the Lin
dell: H. j. Holmes, J. A. Benson, ". F.
King, Fl. c. Rountree. H. E. Mahaffey J. A
Epeneter. c. X. Collins, A. NJ. jeffrey, J. H.
Macomber and daughter, c. l. Boufier, E. S.
Paine. At the Lincoln: II. T. Clarke, w. G.
washburn, C. W. Rainey, E. D. voorhees,.
One Of the saloons on street has en-
ployed a female bartender, and compalint
has been made to the excise board that un-
der the ordinances the employment OF q
woman In such capacity is unlawful. The
board held meeting to look up the matter
and found that the law and the ordinances
are silent on the question OF female bar
keepers.
Yesterday and today a large number Of
Bohemians from Saline, Pawnee and Rich
ardson counties stopped over in Lincoln on
their way home from the exposition. They
were all loud in praise OF the big show and
OF the treatment accorded them by Omaha
people. Most Of those interviewed expressed
their intention Of making another visit 10
the exposition before its close.
A reQuisition was Issued today for the re-
turn OF Henry Tschosanosky. alias Andrew
J. Smith. alias J. Martin, from Seattle 10
Omaha to answer for the crime OF having
stolen $2.0ls.S0 worth OF furs from Gustave
Shukert. The stealing was done about two
months ago. and the man with many names
has been traced 10 New York. AL from
theEe TO Seattle, where he is now under ar
rest.
There is great deal of stir among the
property owners along o street on account
of the movement 10 have the street repaved.
The contest is on between those who want
brick payment and those who favor asphalt,
and II seems that the latter are gainin, I;
ground. Il is argued that should o street be
paved with brick and one OF the other bust
ness streets conclude to put down asphalt,
the business would go 10 the asphalt street
on account OF its smoothness and lack Of
noise. Those who favor brick do SO because
that kind OF pavement can be put down