Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 17, 1886, Page 2

"2 commis i = Sewmowreer 2 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, JUNE 17. 1886. A'KICK FROM THE RNICHTS. The Omaha Knights of Labor Opposed to the Assessment, " FOR MONUMENTING THE CITY. A Bloody Fight—The Masons—A Run- away—Mrs. Frank's Bonds— The Board of Trade Buildin Assalling the Assessment, Osana, Neb., June 15:—To Richard Keefe, J. W. Corliss nd George mie county commissioners of Douglas 0., Neb., sitting as a ‘Board of Equali- in nad for Douglas county. Sreeting: We the Knights of Labor of the city of Omaha, composing from three to five thousund citizens, tax pa and voters of Douglas county reapectfully represent to your honorable body that while _the great mujority of the tax-payers of suid county are assessed for the current year at about one fourth the cash value of the property they possess, vet we re- grot to learn that a”great many wealt citizons and corporations are only sessed at about one-tenth the actual cash value of the property held by them, and in many instances at even a less the cash value of their property, to the eal injustice of the many, and contrary g(lm constitution of the state, which ré quires that “‘every person and corpora- tion shall pay a tax in proportion to the wvaiue of his, Ymr or 1ts francl ) Furthermore we desire to a fronl part of the personal prope n the country is not assessed at all and consequently bears no part of the bur- den of taxation. the of under the law. s as a “Board Equaliz the power, application 0f any person considering himself aggrieved, or who shall complain that the prope of anothe: 1 too low,” to *'re ment and correct the same r to be just,” therefore we haye luded to _present to you the names of ¢ sons and corporations whose we beli ustly and rid low when P hthe a; nents of the majority. trust you will give the various complaints which My be laid before your due consider and indeed the terms of the statute are mandatory upon you that you “shall’” do 80O, We hog to be permitted to remind “that whi qualiza you you aro sitting as a "“Bonrd of ing in a judi capacity ct from the of comm as your i ioners 1s distinet from the county wourt or any othe oflice of the county; that you have full “power, in ‘the performance of your uties, ns an incident to ~ the performance thercof, when not expressly ~granted you by the statute, to use any and all ‘process ne ary to a proper termination of your labors. Your ch: man is authorized to administer the and you may summon and compe! attendance of parties and witness require the production bofor documents and papers nece ry to proper adjustment of the case under con- 1sderation. “ It may bo objected that you .xaise or lower the aggregate asse of the county. That is irue ex wherein such increase or an_ ‘“incident” Suppose tor are ten thousand t; the county and ten mjllion dolls .af taxabl property. Upon the return of the assessors we find that nine thousand nine hundred and ninety- payers are ssed together nine miilion dollurs, while the remaining one t #puyer, the owner of the other million of gropx-rty. 1 only for five hun- red thousand do . Nothing can be clearer than that it would be your duty to Tiise his assessment to one mllion dol- lars. And yet, in so doing you increase tho aggregate nssessment of the county by half'a million. The intention of the legislature simply was to prevent you from arbitrarily in- creasing or decreasing the aggregate as- sessment of the county independently of and without regard to equalization, The one great defect in the law is the time allowed ¥uu for your labors, the ‘ statute expressly providing that you shall »not sit for more than twenty days, when you should have at least three timvs thut period. . However, all we ask is that you do the t you eas in the tuno allowed, hoping Xhat by the time you again sit as a board equalization fi)r the county the law will be so amended as that hereafter wo may have equal and just taxation in spite of dishonest taxpayers and dishon- ost assessors, By order of the ljoint executive board of the Knights of Lahor of Omaha. X THE COMPLAINT. Ao tollowing 1s tho sposific charge of the Knights of Labor, made through one . ©f their members and filed with tho ounty commissioners yasterday aftor- ‘%oan S Mo Richard O'Keefe, J. W. Corliss and ml;eonie Timme, county commissioners of Douglas county, Neb,, sifting as a board of ualization in and for Douglas county. , A. C. Read, a citizen and taxpayer of said gotinty, do respect{ully complain rablo body that the followin gons, tirms and corporations. i been for the present 56, properly assessed; that s fo ount for which are Individually asse: shown by the assessment rolls rotur. the assessors, Is not such o part Lue of the property respectively owned by them as will require them to pay tax in provortion to the value, as compared to that owned by d " ussessed o others, \_In plain‘words, plain that their prop s assessed too ridienlously low, or not Btall, to th injury of your complainint and great detriment and Injustice to the great Pa- ority of the taxpayers of the county. B J. Hanscom, Jas. E. Boyd, Union Afic rallroad company, B. & fl railroad com- ny, Chicago, St. Pail,Minneapolis & Omaha jroad conlpiny, Nailian Stelton, Paxton Galagher, . i Steele & Co., Me Cord, ly & Co., Tootle, Maul & Co., Edney & n, W. J. Broateh, 8. A, Orchard, Lee, &Co., Dewey & ‘Stone, M. Roors & A, L. Btrang & Co., Jolin A\ Creighton, i DB Creighton, " James ~ Creighton, i ros, . The commissioners have received the com- . w‘!uuou- and will consider them with the complaints, | MONUMENTING THE OITY, Zhe Proposed Plan of Perfocting the City's Surveys. The following is the opinion of Ci neer Rosewater upon the proposed ~plan of monumenting the city, for which ~ work an ordinance 1s being prepared: The original town site of Omaha, as sur- by A. D. Jones, Byers and Lorin T, Was platted by several parties, and were publisned purpor g tobeaithen- E by private individuals hese plats . 80Ie reéspects a ague and in others ontradictory. The surveys themselyes are oneous Lo an extent that usually cha k, and some blocks long and In other words, etically blocks are 264 foet long ; they range from 202 to 268 . Streets are theoretically wide, practically. are found be 'from ninety-seven to 101 { theso figures were known and could rmanent, then all would be satis- * factory, Dut the lines change from year to ear; “old stakes and landmarks are con- 3 Lnu,- subject to change, and so in the. ab- ce of permanent landmarks and recorded ts with recognized dimensions, no one is of any peruiaiience i any lines, “Uhere y wabia “as originally ‘The additions to are d the eity, whilea of totally unveliable, and every vear or two we are sonfronted with the discovery of some glaring error or discrep- A '(ho' section corners and sub-divisions are changed either pnrposely or by accident, and with them comes a change in all the lines of lots and streets which are laid out from these corners, This s the case in numerous additions through- out the city. What safeguard has any roperty owner or the eity against rauds or accidents that are accompanied by such serious results? In my opinion there is but one remedy, and that is covered by the charter provision, Every large city in this country and Europe has gone through the same experience excepting, perhaps, that most all cities have had original plats re- corded as a basis to work upon, Omaha has never had a recorded plat and the only basis for describing property has been mathematic maps published by private individnals, and as nearly all the "published maps differ in many particulars, there is constant difficulty attending the description of property. ‘The operation of a commission of engi- neers under the law as passed will be some- thing like this: Complete surveys of every part of the city will be made, the locations of all excepted or recognized lines noted, the locations of ‘all buildings fof note marked out upon a man of theses surveys andall the exact dimensions of the streets, blocks and lots noted. Stone monu- ments must then be permanehtly set at every intersecting street and the respective distance of one from the other exactly noted. It fact, every preeaution should be” taken to insure the public against any change of lines by loss or destruction of any points. The aim should be not to upset existing lines because of their irregularity but to permanently establish and maintain the existing order of things with a view of contirming e y one indefinite lo- cation of boundaries and destroying the pos- sibility of doubts, When once done and approved under the provisions of the law, I believe that no man should be allowed to survey lots without a license and a bond as surety for any im- proper work, and every surveyor so licensed should ba required to file with the county clerk at least once cach month, eopies of all filed notes and plats of every sur- vey made and every such surveyor should be compelled to use the established monuments as his basis for such surveys. The work will take fully two years for it completion if car- ried out by oné set of men, and the sooner the better for the city and property ners, To put it of simply deferring what must inevitably be done and y adding to the difficulties to be oversomo when the work is underta 3 ROSEWATER, City Engineer, Iconcur in the above in the main. . E. Housk, § Chairman Board of Public Works. 1 have carefully read the report of City gineer Rosewater coneerning the mon ing of the city, as aathorized by the charter, and I agree with himas to the facts stated and f!!llr concur in the recommendations made. Respecttuily, W. J. CoNNELL, City Attorney. Laying the Corner Stone. The corner stone of the new board of trade building wiil be laid at 7 o'clock on Thursday evening, June 17, under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska Masons. The Masons will meet at their hall at the coiner of Capitol avenue and Sixteenth street, and under escort of the local orders will march to the Exposition building where they will be joined by the rs and members of the board of The march will then be continued to the site of the new board of traue building at the corner of Sixteenth and Farnam, where th rvices will be held. +In addi- tion to the regular address and services by the Masonic order, addresses will be dehivered by Max Meyer, president of the board of trade, and Edward Bosewater, editor of the B The president of the board of trade ex- tends an invitation to all citizens to be present and take part in the exercises. The members of the board of trade will meet at their hall at 6:30 o'clock prepara- tory to marching in the procession o the scene of the seryice: An Effort for *‘Square” Sport. The big medal with one Ross attached that lately came back from Kansas City with its pinions plucked and the Hitch- cock-Hughes finsco have rather disgusted lovers of athletic sports in these parts. An effort is being made, however, to have a square, fair up and up foot race, just to show that Omaha has a liking for honor- able out-door contests. Whitney, of the Bluff hi team, a well-known runner, who carries many sprinters’ scalps.on his belt, was in town yesterday, and the prob- abilities are tbat & match will be arranged between him and a young Canadian run- ner of good record and repute, who for some time has been a resident of the city. Ed Rothery is willing to back the latter to the extent of $100 or more for a 100- yard race, provided there is a guarantee that no hippodrome work enters into the match. The probabilities are that the contest will take place. Mrs. Frahk’'s Bondsmen, The fuss that was made about Mrs Frank Huber’s bondsmen, when she quietly left the city a few days ago, now appears to have beon ontirely uncalled for. The factis Mrs. Frank was never under any bonds while on trial at Council Bluffs, charged with the ruin of the Mer- cer girl. When sho was first arrested she ~was - placed . under bonds to appear for trial. She cured a bond signed by J. H. Rogers and L. Rus- sell, of Council Bluffs, The city clerk of the Blufis refused to accept tho security but Mrs. Frank was allowed to go at lib- erty, promising to strengthen the bond, She never bottered the hond, and aft she had been bound over to the district court she quietly stole away, leaving the lenient court without any security. ot DAl An Ear For a Thumb, A bloody fight occurred at the corner of Fourteenth and Webster strects at 8 o'clock yesterday ning in which Mar- tin Riley had his chewed off by a local slugger, who rejoices in the name of Joln Sullivan. The trouble grew out of drunken quarrel, Martin Shields and one Qunlan started the row and then kept the crowd back while Riley and Sul- livan did the fighting. As a result of the fight Riley showed up at the police sta- tion about 11 o’clock with the major por- tion of his left car missing. He said it had been chewed off by gulli\'un and picked up by a Swede who lives near the scenc of the fight. Report says thal Sullivan lost a thumb in the conftict. An information will be filed against Sul- livan and his pals this morning. Up They Are Going. Excavations for buildings and strue- tures in progress can be scen on all the princival sticets of the city, sometimes ready tor enumeration on every square. Ezra Millard is about to build a business block on the corner of Harney and Eleventh streets. Sylvester Cunningham has purchased a site for a building on Harney between Eleventh and Twclfth, Excavation for a fine struc ture at the ebster and Fif- teenth streets. The Barker Bros. have foundation laid for a commerc d hotel on the corner of Jou and Thirtecnth, and the number of re dences assuming a material form' are really too nu.nerous to mention. A Cuming Street Runaway. About 5 o'clock yesterday evening the team attached to express wagon 114 or- ganized a boycott on their driver and usurped ‘right-of-way privileges - down Cuming streét. They were getting on swimmingly when'they struck a cross walk at Wheaton street, breaking their double-tree, The driver took iendnr for a cellar-way, but missed it and drew up on the sidewalk somewhat disfigured. The team pyursued the even tenor of their way, held together by the neckyake, until they attempted to take opposite sides of acoal wagon. The neckyoke was of fioml material and the collision stopped the runaways. The damage was slight. - Musicale. The thirty-ninth of the ladies’ musicales was given at Meyer’s music hall yester day afternoon. Among the most pleas- ing features of the programme were the selections by Miss Rose Conrad, of Fre- mont, one of the most accomplished pianists in the state. The programme was as follows: ROGRAMA 1. Banjo Selections—March, Schottische., Misss Kittie Lowe, Messrs. Chambers, Mul- ford, Brown and Goft, 2. Prelude and Fugue, No. 3, C slmrfi ach minor, . N Gavotte, arranged by Tonrs Henselt—Etude, “If I were a Bird” Miss R A. Conrad, . “Thou Fairest Vision of My Soul”.... . . ... Lasscns Mrs, F. Woodbridge. Nocturne, A flat Ballad, G minor.. Miss Conrad. . Larghetto. . 3 Beethoven—*Turkischer March.”.... Miss Alice Rogers, Miss Lida Wilson. . “Let All Obey™. . r. Woodman, 7. Kreisleriana, op. 16, No, 3.. Wagner-Liszt--Spinnerlied . Miss Conrad. Schumann it Nebraskans in the City, Among the Nebraskans in the city, most of whom are called here by the ses- sion of the Grand Lodge of -Nebraska Masons, are S. A. Brandhober, of Ogal- lala; A. C. Nash, of Kearncy; W. H. Alden, of Aurora; E. B, Crosby, of Fullerton; J. J. Wemple, of Hastings: J. P. Black, of Bioomington; B. M. Wells- ley, of 'Blair; E. A. Allon, of North Loup; 8.J. Whitton, of Edgas; M, Dow- ling, 'of North Bond; L. N. Folsm, of Ashiand; M. G. Lee, of Shelton; L.’ M. Keene, of Fremont; J. R. Ci Gault and J. N, Herbert, of Lalls City; J. A. Tulleys of Red Cloud, and J. B. Dinsmoor, of Sutton. R e The Masons, The grand lodge of Nebraska mnsons met at the Freemasons’ hall last evening. Over three hundred delegates were present, representing the 150 lodges of the state. 'Lhe session last evening con- fined itself principally to the disposition ot preliminary busine, R e Personal Paragraphs. H.W. esand L, M. Towar left yester- day for Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Mertiam left yesterday for Boston. Mrs. Joseph Beck went east-on-a-short visit Tuesday evening. General Meyers passed through the city vesterday on his way west. William Johnson, Lincoln, A, Nitzell, Genoa, are at the Canfield. Mrs. J. G. Blake “left Tuesd: triv fo her old home at Alban . Mrs. Rev. J. W. QHarris left last \I'\vunying to visit friends at Rcedspor:, for & Noy: ! J. L. DeBevoise, ticket agent of:the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, is in Chicago. E. . Sloan, of the firm of Slean, John- son Jo., has gone to Peoria on a busi- ness trip. The Hon. A the Union Pa last evening. Mr, C. M. Leighton, of Lincoln, was in the city yesterday, on his way to Chicago, stopping at the Buckingham. Mrs. C. M. Woodward, of Seward, treasurer of the State W. C. T, U, was at the Buckingham yesterday. Miss Isaacs, er of Mr. Charles H- Isaacs, left Tuesday for a visit iwith friends at Clifton Springs, N. Y. W. D. Hill, ot Beatrice, state ageut of the Pennsylvania Fire and North™ A meri- can insurance company, is at theé Pax- ton. Mrs. R. M. Davis and two daughters ar- rived Tuesday from Staunton, Va., to spend their vacation with Mrs. F."M. l’hil’lips. Mrs. Will H. Dewey, of Waverly, Kan., is in the city visiting her cousin, Mrs, C, K. Taylor. Mrs. C. M. Leighton, of Lincoln; ¢orres- ponding secretaty of the biate WG T, ., stopped at the Buckingham yeste day on her way to Chicago. Chas. A. Boyd, one of the most popu- lar and successful book-men on the roa has returned to Omaha and will spend a few weeks here preparatory to leaving for St. Paul, whore he will spend the summer, ! J. Poppleton, attorney of ic, returned from the west Bevitie: " Commissioner O'Keeffe is busy on Mer- cer avenue attending to bridge work. Squads of troops are coming in daily for target practice at Bellovue, B The partnership existing between Hay & Paulse, bl smiths, has been dis- solved. . Bishop O'Connor is building.an attrac- tive wing to the Episcopal residenee on cer avenue. A small fry chicken dispute will take place in Council Bluils to-night and soma of the Omaha sports will attend. terday afternoon, Orlin~G. a petition for divorce from mma, on the charge of deser- The case against young 'Connor, charged with the embezzlement of- funds from Lindquist & Co., bo tried in Judge Stenberg’s court to-day. et The e of Mr, and Mrs, Michael Hadam, charged with destroying prop- erty of the water works company, will be “heard before Judge Stenberg to-day. The Moline, Tll., regatta takes place next week. Mr. F. M. Conner and J. M., Brown, manning the Omaha * double seull, will be present, leaving for Moline next Saturday evening. Mrs. Clarkson is having Architect Sidney Smith draw up plgns for a hand- some throe-story brick-frame residence, on the Eastlake' style, to be erected on Twenty-thivd and 8t. Mary's avenue. Sur‘exmt James W. Weeks, of com- pany “E," Sixth infantry, has qualified as sharpshooter for '86, having fired 230 shots, or, 46 scores to qualify. He has a general avorage of 815-11 per cent for each score fired’ from 200 to 800 yards in- clusive. The Tenth street crossing of the Union Pagific is becoming more and more dun- gerous every day, to say nothing ot the inconvenience “arising “from switchi cars at this point. Last evening sev parties missod the 5 o’clock dummy ¢ ecause of the freight blockade. Cuming street from Idaho street to Brown i3 being graded preparatory to paving. The actor, however, seems ve no regard for the rights of trav- at thoroughfare while his work is going on, for ho shuts oft the pro- ress ot vehicles at will and most times unnecessarily. Manager Callaway and Gen- itendent Smith, of the Union this morning at 10 inspection’ of the road under their jurisdictio special train (ml‘l‘f'ill the dignitaries will be in charge of the old reliable conductor, Frank Keeshen, and Brakeman W. A es, of the bridge division, has been selected to manipulate the stopping gear, although it is not probable he wil ve 1o rack his voice mueh in announcing the stations. _The Pilgrim's Progress bas beon pub: lished in Canton in’ Chinese characters ancillustrated by Chinese artists. All the characters are Chinese. - The scene is laid in Cuina. HELPFUL HINTS FOR TILLERS. A Varioty of Farm,Facfs Gleancd from the Staté Pross. — A WASHINGTON COUNTY MODEL. — The Work of a Prpctical and Pro- gressive Farmor—The Swine Par- lor and the Boyfjie Boudoir— Hints and Suggestions. e Nebraska Hebron Journal: out in the orchard for the nests of the tent caterpillar, Destroy them at once by cut- ting oft the limb, or, if out of reach, by burning out the nests by means of a small bundle of rags-tied upon the end of ndong pole and saturated with keroscne oil. Genon Enterprise: The farmers are all loud in their praises of the weather we are having now, asthey say nothing could be better for their crops at this time of the year. If it keeps on at this rate Nobraska will #ee the best crops raised she has.ever known and the bins will be filled vo overflowing with the golden gram. Arapahoe Pioneer: The farmer who sells his crop within two months of the time when it 18 ready for market will comeout ahead. The risks are too great Lin the holding of graimn. Very few have good facilities for storing their products, and even then there is a shrinkage an infertst on moncy, which usually amounts to as much as the difference in rice, if there is any in the farmers vor. Those who have held over last vear's crop have lost half its yalue. 1t should serve as a warning that the tarmer 1118 too many odds against him in specu- lating upon the price’of his crop. ' .. O'Neill Frontier; - The crops on the Elkhorn valley are considerably in ad- vahicé’ of those on the Platte. s we know from personal observation, having traveled over more or less of both these yalleys last week. The Platte bottom isvery flat and they have had a great deal of rain in that scction this year, Jheriee erops are backward. The fame of the Platte valley has been rung for years, but for beauty, fertility, and general purs poses, give us the Kikhorn valley and Nofth Nebraska. We perfer to live in O'Neilland Holt county. | Nebraska City Press: That Otoe county A8 a fruit growing regionisamply démon- strated by the strawberry crop this yoar. The yield has b very heavy and the quality of the fruit excellent. Neligh Repubhean: Cut worms have thinned out corn more than common this season.. The damp, cool weather must have heen the cause of it. We had good showers three cvenings in succession last The croL; of small froit was, ngyer; better in Hall county than 1t 18 (g year. Currants, strawberries, goosthir] ete., have never been so plenty:here as they are this son. when Nebraska i state in: tho uni froit of all kinds, Kising Oity Indg to the valué of a roads in’ the cd during any'part o sible becauge of ‘gemiud, its value is down very much. Tt is bad policy to fritter away money frlsmall sums over a large district, for yerylittle good js ac- complished by so ng. Blake perma- mont ronds, 5 onlyt WARGEE dlstance each years your entirc be second to fig the production’of % 1t is ofi a question of time fent: Nothingndds |, more than good ddjoining it.” 1f, year, and before man ragran swill mor‘% to(gua in thy of your lands. ’ i dpqfic;&d elers that as soo) 5 your locality” 1 veached no road troubles are to be met; and this faot willyoutweigh many other considerations: with anyone' wishing to make a permanent home. Make the road so thatit will be hard and smooth, rivhether the season be hot or cold, wet or ry. . JGréenwood Hawkeye: Sunday last wo visitgd the home of Mr. and Mrs, J. W, Bouk, : living southeast of Greeuwood about five miles from town, and_whilo there looked Mr. Bouk’s far-famed seed farm over. agreexlily surprised at the evident suc- cess Mr. B. s meeting with, and the ‘mgthofls he usesin_preparing his seetls Yow thie market. He, in’order to keep s¢eds from mixing, uses ground on four different - sections, and it:is easy to secel that all have been planted by a [;r:\cucul man with a view of getting the best pos- sible rosults. He has a great varicty -of uedix‘fl:mted, among which we nodo&l wenty-four diflerent kinds of potatocs, ¥ever, different kinds of corn,a large fiold, of fhe famous. Saskaschewan Fife wheat, White Australian oats, Early Bon- Hnzi sweet corn, acres 'of choice besdns, :and'so 6n to the end of the chapter. The most successful chicken raiser we know of in Johnson county this segson is Mrs. Wm. A. Barnett, of Lincoln pre- «oingt:>Mrs. B, has now over four hun-| dred young chickens with fifteen hens [ to.come’oft the nests with their broods in a few days. 13 Ulysses Dispatch: Many Nebraska far- n small matters and are avish in large affairs. Crops are lett un- cribbed, hay uncovered, machinery posed to.rain and snow, with the inevit blo result of a call upon the monoy sharks; a mortgaged farm and hard!labor! caten up by interest payments. The suc-| ccssful farmers of Nebraska, whose thrifty looking homes, neuat fences, care- fully tilled ficlls and 'roomy barns and sheds bespeak the energy ‘and care of their owners, are the men who have watched both the spigot and the bung- hole and have promptly noled and stopped all leaks as they began, ‘Feeumseh Journal: QOur nursery men report the prospects for an abundant fruit crop this season remarkably flatter- ing. This is the “‘even year" on apples, and the trees are loaded down with healthy buds and blossoms, while the small fruits give promise of abundant yield. The trade in fruit trees and shrubbery hus been “much larger than was anticipated, and everybody 1s seem- ingly waking up faitiib relization of the fact that fruit cnu)m ‘nd is being suc- cossfully raised in” Nébraska as in any other state in the gni Rushville Standard: Our farmers are experiencing condiderhble trouble with prairie squirrels onigophers. Their raids on the corn fields are nulqnluhin% They follow the plantepmad dig up the seed almost as fast as it can be planted. One man says they haxer Hiken every kernel of his seed on thrm s of land. X- A Washington umty Model Farm, Blair Republicifi;’ There is a prolific yield of small fruiisis this vicinity, with the exception of the cherry and plumb crop, both of whirk will bé light. The samé may be said of apples, which must have been injured by the lufe frosts, few days since we enjoyed the pleasure of bn’vll" inspecting the beautiful fruitery of W. H. Johnson west of this eity. Those who think red clover don't do well in this s ought to sece the h growth which he Is cutting. It grow as rough on the lugh blufls on a level, and will yiald two heavy crops this sed son. The idea that white or red clove won't grow well in this swate is pretty effectuilly exploded, Every farmer shoulil have clover pasture for his hogs; it saves feed, keeps them in a healthy, growing eondition and enriches the Tand, Mr. Johnson has the best kept grape vines of different varieties that we have seen in Nebraska. The old vines are not over- loaded; but on Concord that were se! yeéar caun be counted from ten to as high as one hundred bunches ou a single vine. ‘We must say that we werd |- 'suséeptible to diseases that wei remarkable. It shows that with proper care and pruning it is an easy matter for everybody to raise an abund- ance of this healthtul and delicious fruit. The Snyder blackberry vines in his or- chard, and raspberries as well, bend be- neath the load of berries—thero will be bushels of them. A large bed was fairly red with mammoth strawberries ot the Downing variety. Some of them were as I.'\r‘v as peaches. To look at these grounds and the swaying forest trees which surround one of the most delightful and romantic locations in this town and state, perhaps, commanding a view of enchanting seenery, taking in the windings of the sinuous Missouri and the contour of lowa blufls, no stranger would dream that less than twenty years ago the broad land- scape was barren and unei ed. Since then all those tree embowered homes of tho busy city in the foreground have been built. ‘The barren, treeless plain, and parched blufiside, covered with short grass, glows with the greenery of yege tation, crops, thickets and folinge cool the earth and he beholds a terrestrial parad “Surelv” is the exclamation, “‘this land was not an unreclaimed soli- tude less than a generation ago?" Sows. The Hoz: Don’t crowd your suckling sow. Better keep her lean than to have stunted pigs. Feed very little of the con- centrated foods, and give her as great yariety as forethought can provide, If you lhave neglected anything which should have been done make a note of it, 80 it will not eseape your attention next year. ‘Don't let her @ a picnic over the entire furm, so she will trot her pigs poor, but giye her ample range and an abundance of grass and clos Remem- ber shia should have plenty of exercise and shade, plonty of pure water—such water as only the pump handle can bring —and all the greasy, wholosome slops she will carry, If you have any exposed fence through which the pigs will have easy access, and leave the sow to gorms ‘dizo-to her heart’s content, whilo ¢ pigs goin with all fours, Feeders will often, in this manner, bunch hogs of di fevent ages s by grading the vs rious openings so each lot will tind its vroper place and get its proper share. What a Cow Should Yield. Hoof and Horn: Something depends of course upon the kind of cow, but no cow is a good one that does not yield 2,600 quarts of milk in one yar, or about seven quarts a day for 865 days. She will be dry -a portion of the time, and of course yield more when fresh than towarc the close of her milking period, but she should not give less than seven quarts daily for every day in the . The milk should produce about two hundred pounds of butter, or a pound to every twelye quarts of milk, which, at 25 cents a pound the whole yeur, would yie!d $30. The value of the calf depends on its breeding, while the skim milk fed to pig; and the manur lize at le 2 3 may safely take one-half for ving $37.50 as profit. The sum fixed as profi may vary, us the price of food is cheaper in some localities than in others. Dary men differ as to the amount of profit a cow should gi im as much as $50 a year, but such dairymen sell the milk diréetly to consumersat a fair price. The fairest estir i de upon the ractico of skimming the milk and rais- ing pigs, which will increase the profit, especially if a good breed of hogs be used 1n_conncetion with a first-class lot of dairy cows. Converting Corn into Pork. Farm, Field and Stockman: Pork and corn seem Lo be inseparable articles. But unless the corn is properly fed the pork will be expensive. Corn and pork only 2o together when it is desirable to fatten the hogs. If ecorn sed in any other manner or for a different purpose the ork becom very expensive product. We do not advocate feeding corn in the summer to any class of stock, and expe- rience shows that while itis invaluable to the pork raiser, pork can be produced more cheaply when the cornis fed in a Jjudicious manner, Many farmers, though “aged, do not know that clover hay can be fed with advantage to hogs, and yet such ¢ | is the fact, We have long separated the hog from all other clas: of stock and ‘denied him the privileges of being fod on rass, ent hay, ground oats and other 0od that is more acceptable to him dur- ing his growing period than corn, and .the consequence is that he fails under his long-continued diet of corn, and bul‘ionlen re unknown.’ To keep the steer stuffed with dry corn, which is a concentrated food, and deprive it of bulky provender of pure ‘water, would cause to succumb ina short time, yet this is just the treatment that the .Hog. is _compelled to undergo, simply because ‘‘corn is king' and sup- .posed to be cheap, when the fact is that iwhen fed under ‘such circumstances it is very costly. © What the hog require [ ‘varlety, including bulky food, and corn will then perform an important service. Hints and Suggestions, It 1s siid that the pods of lima beans ‘qre injurjous to hogs, though they may be g:d freely to cows. v The disadvantages of the ordinary sys- tom.of setting milk in shallow pans for raising’ crewm- are that a longer period elapses before the skimming is complet- ed, too much space is required and in summer the milk becomes sour before the whole of the oream is raised. The use of paris green on potatoes and other things kills many bees and inscets thit are nseful and also destroys many small birds, 1t is said that pyrethrum, mixed with five times its-bulk of plastor and dusted into the center of the leaves with a pair of bellows, will destroy cabbage worms. Regarding the dehorning of cattle, a western paper says that experience enches that the growth of the horn can he stopped by applying a red-hot iron to the horn germ in calves. ¥or tho best egg production in heavy fowls oats are as good feed as any. They give bulk, whilo the nutriment they con- tain is of the kind which goes to” make eggs rather than fat, Horses are not fully matured until 6 vears of age, nor do they arrive at their Tull strength until 8 years old. Imma- ture animals are often oyertaxed and their future usefulness injured. Into & pouna of soft soap dissolve one ounge of carbolic acid crystals, and it be- comes an excellent remedy for lice on animals when they are washed in warm water with the aid of the soap. Aftor cutting, orchard gruss springs rapidly, and the aftergrowth is heavy. “Phis should uot be pastured during the summer or fall, but should be rese for winter grazing, It should b tre as above dir 1'in the case of the meadow-oat gross. Short hay crops mean cheap cattle mn autumn But the farmer who makes full provision for keeping can buy and turn his fodder to good account not only in sales,but 1 added value to the manure pile Time intelligontly given to bees will pay equally well with that given to any oth nd of farm work; and where too many a be done at such times a interfere with other im portunt work. When a hoe becomes dull it rethrds work becanse of the increased tax it im- s on strength. Sharpen it by filing reviioal When sharp it works much more effectively, especially when there are weeds to be cut, In selecting a sow for breeding choose one that is quiet and wild 10 disposition. She may bethe one that will lay on fat most easily, and 1t will therefore be nec- essary to feed sparingly, but she will be all tie better as @ breeder for this, One of the advantages from harrowing corn is that a_man with a smart team will ran over fifteen acres or more per The smoothing harrow takes a width of cloven fect, and as only scratch- ing the surface is desired no lapping is needed. A cow, says the American Agricultur- ist, should have a clean skin in order to give clean milk and make good butter, and that eleanliness cannot be secured except by the use of the brush and the thorough removal of dirt and filth, which should be done before the cows are milked in the morning and evening. The groatest ogg producers are the hens that s most liablo to eat their eggs. It soems searcely possible for hens Iaying almost continually to furnish the material for the shells. The diflienlty is worse after a severo winter, during which the fowls have have bron kept from .:wnmi_v atthe ground. When the (‘fll'('f\“"ll habit is established no time should be lost in getting rid of the hens guilty of it Mr. A. G. Tuttle, of Baraboo, Wis., says he traps moths by placing shallow pans of vinegar among the branches of the trees, which attract the moths and drowns them. His method is contrary to the rule that sweet substances should be used for such purposes. Make good use of the smoothing har- row in the corn and other cultivated e will kill so many , if used at the right time. eps down the weeds and keeps the surface mellow, the two prime necessi- tios in tho culture of any crop. Quite & number of plants, such as ecar- rots, beets, turnips, salsify, parsnips and that sort of vegetables, must be grown one year and the stock kept over during the winter and set out in the spring, when a new growth will start up and the plant will mature seeds, Mr. A. 8. Fuller, the well-known horti- culturist, in relation to kecping fruits y8: ““T'he thin-skinned sorts, as a rule, are poor keepers, while the thick-skinned sorts may be kept in_fair condition for months by p kmt:in boxes and storing boxes in a cool place.” When bees are swarming it is the old colony leaving the hive and abandoning the stores to the younger members. The old queen goes with them, and they seek a new location, with nothing for a “begin- ning except w! honey they fill them- selves with as they take their departure. If broken rice be boiled with one-third milk and two-thirds water, adding one rach pint of liquid, and the mass ned with ontmeal and cornmeal while boiling, it will prove an excellent diet for very young-chicks, It keeps well and may “be crumbled very easily when cold Bl et THE SPORTING WORLD. Racing at Brighton Beach on a Heavy Track. sw Yo, Jane 16.—The weather to-d was cloudy and cool, the track heavy and tendance large at Brighton Beach. Purse, selling race, milo: Martindale won, Bounie 8 second, Weasel third, Time— T Putse, selling allowances, mile: Vaulter won, Brunswlek second, Lord Colerid third, Time—1:43'¢. Hotel Brighton stakes, one and one-eighth miles: Delilah won, Pilot second, Islette third. Time—: Brooklyn handicap, for three-year-olds and upwards, one and one-half n Green- d won, Bahama second, Phil Lewis third. 7Y4. se, onc and one-eighth mile: Barnum won, 1II D “second, Hickory Jobn third, Timb--2:0254. WACING AT ST, LOUIS, Louts, June 16.—A heavy rain fell after the second race to-day, making the track slow. One and one-eighth miles: Jim Nave won, Listim second, John Sullivan third, ‘Time— 2:04 One and.one-quarter miles! Grimaldi son, My Lady sceond, Jsuchanan third. Time= ‘On¢ and_three-cighths miles:s Starter,the Bourbon und Sir Joseph. ‘The Bourbon won. Time—: 0. One and otte-elghthmiles: Pearl Jonnings won, Garland second, Joquita third,” Time- g, One and one-fourth mil Burr Oak second. Time- starters. The Basc Rall Record. AT Ci110A60—The Chicago-St, Louis gamo w;:‘: |u11;tpnm-,d on account of rain, o ROIT— ; 11000035 Detroit 00201072 1-6 Pitch 2 nd Weidman. Base hits —Detroit 6, Kausas_City 8, —Detroit 6, K City 3 John A won, 2. Only two 0000100 0-1 1000000 0—4 s—New York 6, Philadelphia rors—New - York 3, Philadelphia 4. Umpire AT BOSTON Boston 0 Wash 2 i and Buftingtos hits Washington 8. Boston 9, nington 12, Umpire—Con- nolly. AT BROOKLY N Metropolitan ....0 2 0 Biooklyn 0 0 Pitelie e and Lynch, First base hits—Brooklyn b, Metropolitan 18, Errors—istooklyn 12, Metropolitau 2. Unipive—Kelly, AT BALTIMOIE—~ Baltimore...2°1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—4 Athletic 01100100 0—4 At the eiid of the eleventh inning the gdme was called on neccount of darkness. Pitehors on and Atkinson, 08000 0-5 10101 04 Louisville 6. meinnati Y, Louisville 5, Umpire—Morton, e LOULS— 00000000 11 00000000 0-0 1 Galvin, st base Pittsburg 7. 015—St, Uwmpire—Bradley. - & the Queer. a dandily dressed “col- was arrested yesterday 1pting to pass i “‘queer’ Iter Bell, The fellow that did not know the coin was counterfeit. The rest was made by Jerome Péuzel, clerk of the police court, 10 0-9 r & St, Loui Pittsburg. ... Pitchers—Fouts hits—St. Louis Lows 2, Pittsburg 2, Pas Jim Loving ored gemlin, evening for at upon - Rea) Fstate Transfors, The following transfers were filed June 13 with the county clerk, and reported for the Berk by Ames' Real Estate Ageney: Isaac S Hascall (single) to Peter Lemish, north ¢ of east % feet of lot 1, block Kountze's 4th add, Omaha, w d—£00, Algernon S Paddock and wife to Nahum I Feil, lots 24,25 and 26, Jerome Park, Douglas county, w d—#2:300, Walther G Phelps and wife to George A T, lot Ouk Hill add, Omala, w d— 0 Cran HLIT.50, ues B Nolan (single) to John Fogart , Denise’sadd, Omaha, w d nch and wife to Johu J Mo, and 16, block 5 lots 1 and 2, s county, w d—8 nes and wife and lots 12 aud 13, Redic ), rk, Doug! George W/ Jolin Wallac Grove, Omaha, w d—82.700, 2 John' W Rediel and wife to Eugene B Chapwan n of nig { of nwi, sce 42, , Douglas counl $2,500. chard M Cross an John J Beal, block 3, Lsaaes & Selden’s add, Omaha, 81,1 S Shull ta block 20 add, ( Samtiel Hanoyer and wi field and others, part of s 15 Douglas county, w d 5 H Stewart to th add, Owala, part of sec 20, on, arles W Hamilton and wife to Cornelia unor, lot 9, Sunny Side add, Omalia, w 000, hers to ary Lynch, lot 6, alia, wd-—-3 w s 10 John Ains- 1§ Of Swi{, sec 2, 000, Nair and lusband to James O Wieniers, lot 39, Bure Oak dd, Owahg, w d —81,500, | THE MARKETS STILL WEAR, A Poor Day For Trading on 'Change in Ohicago. PROVISIONS SHOW SOME LIFE. All the Cereals Remain in the Rat of Low Prices—Cattle Deals ings Slow at Lower Figures, CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHIoAGo, June 16.—[Special Telogram to the Bre. |—~Wnear,—Wheat was fairly ac- tive, but there was a weak feeling, produced by easier cables, good crop reports, large stocks and a scarcity of orders. July bobbed between 7214@73 e, with T3'ge the tirst, and T2i5e the last sale, showing & decrease of d@ie. August sold at T43c down to Tide, and closed at 7ige. Vessel room was taken for 73,000 bushels. Receipts at eleven points to-day wero 230,000 bushels, and shipments 4,000 bushels. Corx—Corn was moderately active, bn unsettied and averaged lower. The dopres- sion in wheat, the good growing weather and lower prices in New York caused a %@'g0 decline early. Later a better feeling sot in, buyers became more numorous and a reaction in opening prices followed. July opened at 85%¢, broke to 3474@35, ndvanced to 354c, and closed at 1 o'clock at that figure, a do- cline of e from yesterda OATS—0at tely active, but [rices were weaker and lower, and_ the clos- ng shows a declino of /@, 10 store sold at 271 10 27%¢ and closed af PROVISIONS—Drovi: S Wi weak and unde influonce hrinkage in values of wheat and large receipts of hogs. Trading was fairly active, lard taking the lead. Mess pork was 100 lower. July opened at $8.65, and sales wero at $8.00@s.05, closing at $S.621¢, August closed at $¢ Lard for July soid at $0.05 @010, and closed at $0.07g. AFTERNOON BoArn—Wheat sharply ad- vanced on the afternoon board on tha ro- ported taking of forty boat loads for export at the several Atlantie ports, Fears of too much rain also had an finfluence on the angeful sentiment of the trading croy ho close was a shade under the top reach: on the late rally. but an advance over 1 o'clock figures of e, Some improvement in corn and provisions is also noted. 2:40 p. m.—1"uts 7215¢, calls T3e. CHICAGO LIVE 8 TOCK. CH1cAGO, June 10.—[Special Telegram to the BEp.]—CATII 0 the surprise of nearly everyone the receipts of cattle wera greatly under the estimate this morning. At the outset it was thought that there were no more than 7,500 cattle. On that basis the market for good dry hay fed cattle opened at about steady rates, but values soon weakened in good grades, and common kinds were badly neglected. The offerings were very largely made up of sy and of rough. ty good cattle ade at 10@15e decline, but the market v grassers was {rom that to 25c lower, i nd_exporters only bought about ars of cattle. The 1 S 25,65 01490 1b_steers, i Deeves at 5.6). Dressed chief buyers. large suppl 5107 Nebr: ming, 12 H t: Deef men were the ad cattle were in skans, 1102 1bs, $5,00@ 05 Wyo- 1bs, I 0. T'hefe was fait demand for good to heavy packing and shipping sorts at from $4.15 10 $4.0. Light sorls wero neg- lected. "The few sales made were within a range of §4. New York, June 16,.—MoNEY—On call easy at 134@3 per cent. i PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER —4@5 per —Dull: actual rates, and $4.85% ror de- STERLING EXCHANGE $4.87 for sixty day bil mand. GoVERNMENTS—Dull but strong, 3's being e higher and 4's ige higher, Stocks—The Northern Pacific forfeiture flect upon the stock, The opening was comparatively steady, There was some hesitancy in the first few minutes, and many stocks declined light fractions. T'hese wero almost _without excoption the lowest of the day. The market soon gathered strength nd prices rose almost without abreak until 2 p. m. Thero was then a slight vielding, but the close was irm at or near the best tigures of the day. BTOCKS ON WALL STREET 102 1C &N. W, 1 had no fil'»!flrmd . . & St. P, |7 preferre Texas Paciflo. Union Paci Michigan, sof Minnesota bakers, $4,40004.7: flour quiet in sacks, Wheat— ¢ 1571 e Angust, 74150741 e, declined b and closed 4¢3 July, 5k (@ vy and weak, M@lo ies July, 274c;’ August, closed [@s.05; $0.00; 4, Pork—Modcrately active but weak, quite lower; cash and July, $3.02 Auust, 857305, 75, Lard- gise lowers July, 86, 0! August, bulk meats steady and apout fin Butter—Firm; creamery, 18 si@llc, Ghieese—Quiet: full eream skiins, choice, Sig@de: flats Awcricas, full new, 754@se, 1034c. cash, 6. 154 , Tallow—Unchaneed, ix0ON BoAkp—Wheat— Firm and Corn unchanged, Pork—Steady; July, $5.05. Lard Flour, bbls. Wheat, ou. Rye,bu. Barley, b Weak; No. 2 mixed, cash, 805 dige, Outs—Weak; No, 2 July, Bic, mixed, 20)@0i{e; Lard Butter dairy, 11w Easy at $5.70. Unchunged; ereamery, 14@150; Wheat—Easy and %o -Steady and Je higher, Outs— _Juue 16, Wheat-Quiet and anged Dl and un Easy; eash e 16.—~Wheat — Offered No. 2 winter and spring, 6s Flour—Offered treely; 7s 8d, dull, Corn—Supply good; 'snot steady at 43 6d; June easy at43 24d; July and August, 43 2d, as Kausus City No. 3 red, casl Augzlst, 5 Corn Oats Liverpool, freely; New ad, dull. cash, 38¢. June 16 Wy i No. e asked; July, bid; ).'( 8 k;d, 5