Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 25, 1887, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERYS OF SURSCRIPTION ¢ Daily Morniag Edition) including SBunday Bre, One Year e For 8x Months 5 For Thros Montha BRY T . The Omaha Swnday Lxr, mailed to any address, Uue Year. .. veases voss OMARA OFFice, No. 014 AND 918 FARNAM STREEY W VORK OFFICE. ROOM 68, TRIBUNA BUILIING. ASHINGTON OFPICE, NO. 015 FOURTRENTU STRANT. GORRESPONDENOE: All communieations relating to news and adi. toriul maiter should be addressed to the Eovl- TOI OF TME BrE. BUSINESS LETTRRS! All business loties d remittanoss shouid be addressed to Tnx PUnLISniNGg COMPANY, OMAHA. Drafts, checks and postoffice ordors to be made payable to the order of tae company, THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPNY, PROPRIETORS, E. ROSEWATER, EpiToR. THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Oirculation, State of Nebraska, } 3.8 (‘ounlir of Dougla s Geo. B. ‘Izschuck, secretary of The Bee Publishing comp does solemnly swear that the actual circulation of the Daily Bee for the week ending April 15, 1357, was as follows: Saturday, April 9. Sunday, Avril 10. Tuesday, Avril 12 Wednesday, April i Thursday, April 14, Friday, April 15.. Average.. 4,550 14,650 14,650 14,120 4,005 EO. 8. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of April, 1887, N. P. Fru, [SEA Notary Pubiic. Geo. B. Tzschuck, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that he is secretary of The Bee Publishing company, that the actual average daily circulation of the Daily Beo for the month of April, 1856, 12,101 copies: for May, 158, 12,49 copies; for June, 15%, 5 for July, 1385, 12,514 copies; August, 1858, 12,464 copies: for Septem- 185, W copies; for October, 136, 2080 copies; for November, 1886, S coples; for December, 183, 11 opies: for January, 1857, 1 r February. 857, 14,195 coples; for h, 1557, 14,400 copies. 12.208 copies ; for by Gro. B. Tzscnvcek. Subseribed and sworn to before me this 15th day of April, A. D,, 1887 [SEAL.| '~ N.T. FEi, Notary P'ublic. Mavor Bovp will presently return from Chicago to decline that renomina- tion, OMAHA is one of the places on the con- tinent that has never yet been damaged by cyclones. [ — ONLY $48 a day is being taken out of the pockets of the Owaha taxpayers, for publishing the mayor's proclamation in unoflicial pavers, > OmafHA must assert herself and insist upon fair treatment at the hands of the railroads. It her jobbers and manufac- turers put their united shoulders to the wheel they will succeed. anagers of a political job office, who have scarcely hived in Omaha six months, try to get up a corner in votes at a city convention, and trade out their influence to the highest bidder, they pre- sent an edifying spectacle. Tue democratic mud-batteries have been unlimbered and are firing away at long range at Captain Broatch and the republican city ticket. By the end of the week they will be effectively spiked. Captain Broatch has the material to do it with at his hardware house. A NEw writing telegraph sgstem has lately been tried at Pittsburg and Roches- ter. An improved telephone which would enable an Omaha man to talk across the street without too much profanity and repetition WhaT does Congressman McShane's organ want? You have the custom house officials, the distillery guagers, United States attorney, postmaster route agents, all the county commissioners and pretty much eyerything that is worth having in federal and county patronage. Do you waut the earth 2 ACCORDING to Mr. McShane’s editor, “in a choice of weapons there may be & matter of tuste or sentiment, but in an impromptu ‘scrap’ taste or sentiment qaoesn'tcount.” There is alwaysa choice of weapons among gentlemen. Thugs, thieves, burglars, footpads, sluggers and cowardly nssassins carry slung shots and llye: ——— A CoLuMBUS paper takes the BEE to task for clussing Representative Miller and Senator Casper of Butler county smong the untrustworthy law-makers. This is evidently an effort to white-wash Matt Miller at the expense of Uasper. The BEk's estimate of Mr, Casper was in eothese words: *“‘Mr. Casper was one of the most faithful workers and was true blue on every issue that aflected the wel- fare of the state. From beginningto end be stood up manfuily for the right and against all jobs and steals. A man of few words, he nearly always managed to hit the nail squarely on the head, and hit it bard, Ep— Tiue American Opera company, have met with good success in San Francisco. The Chronicte editorially says: ‘‘The en- thusiastic reception given the American Opera company on Monday night last goes far to insure the success of the un- dertaking and to bespeak a season in every way successful. There can be no doubt that the company has already gained a firm hold upon the affections of the music loving people of this city, and that the same crowds which have greeted all good musical performances in San Francisco will till the grand opera house during their engagement.” Tue wila-rushing destructive cyclones of the last few years, apparently increas- ing in frequency and violence, have sug- gested to many men the propriety of se- curing some means of refuge from the death-dealing disturbances. The idea of building a cave, strong enough to with- stand these supposed electric storms, has met with general approval by those who have given the subject thought. The main objection to building a place of this kind tor cyclone protection would be, that every time a cloud no larger than a man’s hand with a funnel-shaped ap- pendage was noticed in the heavens, one would naturally take to the cave. This would, of course, grow monotonous in a short time, and when a real cyclone was in sight, like the man who replied to Nouh after being refused admission to his ark, during the flood, would insist that it wasonly a thunder storm anyway— and lose the protection the cave afforded. Don't Carry the Farce Too F' The inter-state commerce commission has consented to the suspension of the fourth scetion of the long and short haul clause of the inter-state law, on the vrincipal overlund trunk line railroads excepting the Union and Central Pacific and Burlington systems, for a period of seventy-five days. Itisto be presumed that all the transcontinental roads be included in this order, upoun appli tion. In issuing this order the commis- sion has followed out the precedent al- ready established by it in suspending the long and short haul clause on the south- ern railways, On its face this action is a palpable violation of the inter-state com- merce law, which expressly limits the power of the commission to the suspen- sion of the enforcement of the long and short haul provision in exceptional cases after due investigation. The suspension of this clause on half of the railway sys- tems of the country upon mere applica- tion of railroad managers without due investigation was not contemplated by congress, and is contrary both to the let- ter and spirit of the law. It has been manifest from the outset that the railway managers were deter- wined to make the law inoperative by reason of a stringent and forced co struction of its provisions. By raising the rates at all on important traflic cen- ters they haye sought to paralyze com- merce and create a general revolt against the law among the merchants, manufac- turers and producers in all sections. I[n carrying out this purpose they have sought to embarass the commission by a systematic course of harassing app for rulings upon questions which they could have readily decided for themselyes, aund which the commis- sion 1 powerless to adjudicate. Within less than two weeks after com- ing into existence, the commission found itself besieged by rairoad at- torneys und traflic managers clamoring for suspension of the law under all sorts of pretexts trumped up for the occasion. In view of the magnitude of the interests involved and the great responsibility resting upon it, the country will be dis- posed to view the course of the commis- sion from & most charitable standpoint. The people can afford to await its final decision ns to the feasibility of suspend- ing the enforcement of the long and short haul provision on the trunk lines south and west. But therequest of the commission that the trunk railroads which have tempora- rily been relieved from the operation of the fourth clause of the inter-state com- merce law shall not raise their local rates above those in force on April 2 sub- jects the commission to the suspicion that it is disposed to entirely overlook the main purpose of the law and ignores altogother the shameless attempt of the railroads to make the law odious since its passage. The commission is certainly aware that the trunk lines have not lowered theiwr vates since the law went into effect, but, on the con- trary, have raised them at nearly all im- portant shipping points. To say that they should not raise their present cxtor- tionate rates is simply an insult to com- mon intelligence. 1t 1s not likely that any traflic manager would dare tv do so, 1n view of the frame of mind of their patrons, whether jobbers, manufacturers or stock dealers. The commerce commission must real- 1z¢ the fact that 1t cannot afford to make this law a farce. The peopleof the coun- try who have for ten years sought relief from glaring abnses will not tolerate the nullification of the first step which the nationul legislature has takenin their be- halt, either by the confederated railway corporations or by the commission cre- ated to give the law effect. — The Treasury Policy. There appears to be rome uncertainty as to the policy of the treasury regarding the redemption of the remaining three per cent bonds, amounting to $30,000,000. A few days ngo it was stated that a call for $10,000,000 of these bonds would be 1ssued this week, and that the balance would be catled in during the current fiseal year, which closes June 30. Later advices report that the secretary of the treasury has about decidest not to take this course, and may~omit further calls until after the close of the present fiscal year, so that the amount of these bonds may be applied to the purposes of the sinking fund next year. It the latter policy shall be pursued it will doubtless be because the secretary has concluded that the military situation at this time aoes not require the relief from the treasury which the redemption of the 3 per cent bonds would give, and that iv will be wiser, both in the interest of the business of the country and of the government, to withhold this relief until the demand for it shall become more vressing in the fall. At present there 1s no reserve monetary stringency reported anywhere. The condition of the New York banks is satisfactory, and the rates on first class commercial paper are not higher than usual at this season. The London market is easy, and the dis- patches of Saturday reported an active demand there for American se- curities. There 18 nothing in the for- eign trade situation to indicate that ship- ments of gold will be called for. The spring trade is about over, and a press- ing demand for money for legitimate use will not be renewed uatil the fall trade and the movement of the crops begin. The business of the country having passed through the spring stringency of mouey, there appears no good rea- son to suppose that the reduced summer trade caonot be carried on without addition to the present currency resources of the country. The redemption of the remaining $20,000,000 of 8 per cent bonds might have the effect of stimulating all forms of speculation, but this 18 a possible result to be avoided rather than encouraged. If it cannot be shown to be necessary to the legiti- mate business of the country for the next few months it is obviously wise to postpone the redemption until the time shall come with the opening of the fall trade, when the needed relief it will af- ford will be pressingly demanded. An- other advantage of such postponement might be in relieving the treasury of any necessity for recourse to its questioned authority for purchasing bonds in the oven myrket, in case of financial distress ealling Tor its help, 1t is understood that the president is doubtful of this author- ity, and it may be that the secretary of the sury also doubts it. In any event exerciso would be expensive to the vernment, since of course the pre- umon the bonds would materially advance ' under a. treasury demand, | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: and it is to be expected that the secretary will avoid this alternative f possiole. It may still be forced on him, but with twenty million dollars let loose after Angust in redemption of bonds, and the othor disbursements of the treasury during the first few months of the new fiseal year, the purchase of bonds would certainly not have to be yery large in order to give required relicf. Still another consideration which may have weight in determining the treasury policy is the demand for an extra session of congress to deal with the surplus ques- tion. Thero has undoubtedly been a good deal of pressure brought to bear on the president, from representative men of both politi- cal parties, “to induce nim to convene congress in October but there is reason to believe not thus far with much effect. The president can find both personal and political reasons for not favoring such action, and he may see more clearly than those who urge it that there is extremely little probability that an extra session would accomplish anything in the des- erved direction, 1f by withliolding until a later date the twenty million dollars ex- pected to be disbursed before the end of June the treasury can relieve any finan- cial distress thereafter. the necessity for an extra session of congress will be obviated, and we have no doubt with good results to all interests. The indic: tions are that Secretary Fairchild is dis- posed to pursue a careful and conserva- vatiue course, having in view at once the interests of the government and the wel- fare of the business of the country. A Monument to Calhoun, To-morrow a monument to John C. Calhoun will be dedicated ut Charleston, S. C. The oration will be delivered by Mr. Lamar, secretary of the interior, and the occasion is expected to bring together a number of more or less prominent pub- lic men. A change in the plans of the committee of arrangements, however, which originally proposed to generously make full provision for the care of aclass of guests, will doubtless deter some from :\lt.undiug, an d thereby to an extent re- duce the dignity and importance of the occasion as a national event. [t is said, for example, that on learning they would have to bear their own expenses, the Missouri senators recalled their ac- ceptance, and that some others less distinguished, but equnally prudent, did likewise. There are great expecta- tions regarding the oration of Lamar. He was selected months ago, and is un- derstood to have devoted much time to this effort, perhaps with the idea of mak- ing it the greatest of his life. There is material for a notable address, though not perhaps quite in the line of thought that will be pursued by Mr. Lamar. John C. Calhoun occupies no doubtful place 1n American history. His position i3 clearly defined, distinctive, and strongly marked. As the author of the doctrine of state rights and the champion of nullification, he became the puarent of the secession theory which twelve years after his death christianized into an attempt by ten states, led by his own South Carolina, to destroy the union. Calhoun supported the tariff legislation of 1816, which was protective in its character, but a few years after, when the cotton-growing states pre- sented a solid opposition tothe tariff’ pol- icy, he went with them and became one of the most earnest and zealous cham- pions of free trade. The tariff question constituted then, as it has during much of the time since, a leading issue. It was a subject of heated controversy in 1831, and Cathoun contributed to the discus- sion an address in which, while advocat- ing free trade, he maintained the right of the states to judge of infractions of the constitution, and in such cases to pro- tect themselves. Herein was contained a mild form of the principle of nullifica- tion, afterwards more boldly proclaimed by Calhoun. But his opposition to tariff legis- lation availed nothing, and the law of 1833 wuas as protective as the. old one. Calhoun reasserted in stronger terms his doctrino of states rights, and with such effect that a state convention in South Carolina was ealled, which adopted an ordinance nullifying the tariff of 1828 and 1832, the legislature subsequently enacting laws to carry this ordinance into effect. It was in dealing with this difficulty that President Jack- son made what is perhaps the most memorable and honorable part of his history, and it has been said that he re- gretted to the close of his life no other omission in his public career so much as his failure to hang Calhoun. The patriotic course of Jackson scotched the serpent of nullification, but did not kill it, as subsequent events have shown, Calhoun accepted the compromise tariff of 1833, and for the purpose of warfare upon the administra- tion made common cause with the whigs on the bank question. He saw an in- terest worthy!ally, however, and as he had lost confidence and power after nullification had been throttled his future carcer was of almost continual strife with the men and measures of both ties. He was always an uncompro- mising defender of the institution of slavery. Such are the chief facts of the political career of John C. Calhoun, and it will certainly be interesting to know how in this day, when many of the doctrines with which his name 18 identified have been repudiated and buried, never prob- ably to rise again, that career will be viewed by a leader high m the councils of his party and of the government. Perhaps no one could have been selected better qualified than Mr. Lamar to discuss the career and character of Calhoun. He can com- prehend the unquestionably great ability of the South Carolina statesman and ap- preciate those qualities of his mind which gave him power and distinction among men pre-eminent in our history. He is familiar, too, from personal experience, with the consequences of that remarkable career. But the task is not without some delicate attributes, and it remains to be seen how far tho orator can rescuc the mem ory of the “‘great nullitier’ from the repronch that restsupon it and commend it to the favorable regard of the Amer- can people. THE republic of Venezuela has appealed to the United States for her friendly of- fices in settlement of a controversy with Great Britain., The dispute has relation to the boundaries of British Guiana, and has been maintained for more than haif acentary. Thirty-two years ago the two countries agreed that tho territory in dls. MONDA pute should remain neutral, but notwith- standing this agreement Great Britain, with her tine sense of honor, has been making steady encroachments, until she has now taken gomplete possession of the richest provinees of Venezuela and pro- poses to hold them. There has never been an instange that better illustrates the rapacity and greed of England than this attempt to Iplunder and despoil a weuak state of! territory. In this emergency Vemepuela calls upon the United States t@ sécure an arbitration by which the dispiled boundary line may be settled and placed where it belongs, aud it is to be supposed that this country will not decline the office. S— Dowx at Lincoln great surprise is ex- pressed that parties interested in the as- phalt pavement are circulating petitions among the property owners in the paving districts, dessignating asphalt as the pre- ferred paving material. This is nothing new. In O:naha these petitions always have been circulated by interested par- ties or agents of the paving contractors. The practice has often resulted in the promiscuous signing of petitions for two or three kinds of paving material by the same property owners. The only way to prevent sharp practice and imposition in designating paving material by petition, 18 for the property owners to hold meet- ings, talk over the merits of the pros. pective materials, and agree among them- sclves what they want. A pisparc cheerfully announces that there was no liquor allowed on she train carrying the members of the Peunsyl- vania legislature to the Gettysburg battle field. That junket, then, was asquiet an affuir as the burial of Moses. The aver- age Nebraska legislator never ventured that far from the capital without a sup- ply of liquoi STATE AND TERRITORY, Nebraska Jottings. Hastings' boom is simply immense. Ponca is putting up a new hotel. McCook is ready to swear to a popula- tion of 2,000. Fremont had an even half-dozen fires in the past year. Coleridge claims to lead all rivals in the building line, The city council of Red Cloud has re- fused to license saloons. The presbytery of Hastings will meet in Red Cloud to-morrow. The farmers of Wayne county have or- ganized an alliance for mutual benefit, A syndicate of Tekamah men have started a cattle ranch with 1,100 graded steei's. Auburn has a tow factory in tow. One thousand dollars have been subscribed to tow it into port. A sport in Hastings was run out of town last week for offering to bet 37 cents that the home club could not play ball. Two opposing {ie:'s in Ponca offered to settle the case With bare knuckles, but the court knew itself and declined to re- mit the costs. Jay Gould exvressed his approval of the weather in Nebraska City, last Fri- day. Doubtless the clouds bore the cus- tomary silver lining. The school census of Fremont show that the girls outhpmber the boys 157 out of a total of 1461.. | The country is safe while the girls lead. Mrs. Charles Wortman, of Ashland, was thrown out of her buggy a few days ago, sustaining dangerous injuries., The fall injured her back. The Broken Bow creamery is under way. The plant will be completed and in operation by the 20th of May, and will churn into golden rolls the sap of 300 cows. Senator Vandemark, of Saunders county, is laid up in Wahoo with a dan- erous dose of paralysis. His rl%ht side 18 useless. The doctors have little hope of his recovery. . Burglars called at the home of C. W. Kaley in Red Cloud, Friday nignt, and relieved him of $100 cash, a gold watch and chain, a Masonic badge, gold-headed cane and a fine suit of clothes. Belzer, the ex-banker and bilk of Benkleman, drew a persuader on a bar- keeper in that town last week but was tapped with a billiard cue and quieted. He was jailed in & box car to sober up. A cedar chip was unearthed at a depth of 112 feet near Arnold recently. It was well preserved and showed the marks of an axe. This proves that the early set- tlers blew in their chips with considera- ble wigor. Fairbury is, camping on the trial of Hebron, Thayer county, with a special train, which was hurried to Chicago last week. 1t was loaded with hogs and cat- tle, and decorated with bunting and huge advertisements. The Fremont Herald man is again 1n condition to appear in public, The thief who faked bis coat and vest kindly left them near the residence of a friend, who returned them in time to rob the cold wave of its terrors. Messrs. Ferree & Hateh have taken hold of the Valiey Enterprise, determined to knock a living out of itand boost the town to 1ts proper plane. The town is near eneugh to Umaha to dance on its waves of prosperity. West Point laughs loud at the agitation in Omaha of a grain exchange and stor- age elevators. With a rate eighteen cents a hundred from West Point to Omaha, the railroads have practically shut out the producers of Cuming county. Charles Bieck, & manipulator of move- ables in the oftice of the Columbus Demo- crat, stuck his dukes into the till in V, A. Macken’s store and collared $6.10 in cash, besides cigars and tobacco. He was caught with the plunder, fined and fired out of town. *The Omaha Panorama company 18 showering compl@entary favors on the country editors,’" Whispers the Echo, of Elk Creek. Theyiserve to revive and rub in th lictions piled on the profession during April, bututterly fail to allay the longing felt for the petired “annual.”™ ‘I'he doctors of Auburn are endeavor ing to diagnose tha Famains of a track- layer employed on the Nebraska City branch of thie Missouri Pacifie: - Thoy are unable to determing whether he collided with a mule’s heeFor was kicked by a lo- comotive. The viét!m is laid up for re- pairs, The celestial inen manglers of Platts- mouth have organlzed a base bull club and are already practicing for the cham- pionship of Happy Hollow. ‘The mon- gols cabbage the hall in clothes baskets, and the grace and poetry of their man- euvres surpasses the pose of a woman shying a stone at a chicken. Fulis City has revived the project of digging a canal and turning the Nemaha riyer through town for power purposes. 014 and recent surveys show that a fall of thirty feet conld be obtained, and tis power, it is calenlated, would make the city the “Lowell of America.” The scheme involves the expenditure of cou- siderable money. An enshusiastic correspondent at Geneva declares that the town 1s the coming railroad center of the state. It is located between Lincoln and Hastings, d it 18 presumed that the Burlington, n_Pacitie, Northwestern, and the bob-tailed roads wili abandun the n lines at both towns and concentra the center. Poor old Lincoln; unbhappy Hastings. Wisner came to the front with 3 humaa APRIDL 25. 1887 beast born to fit a coat of tar and twil feathers, Hale Perrine is h's nnme, and he heretofore basked in high social cireles, but his putrid character came to the surface, and’ he has fled to a cooler climate, Perrine purchased the danghter of M, J. Rinchardt, a simpleton and pau- per, fosimmoral purpose, but the girl's mother got after him and compelled him to skip. The girl1s only fifteen years of age. ‘T'he notorious ruffian, Ed. Grant, is in jail at Columbus, charged with two seri- ous crimes--arson and deadly assault. Last Monday he met Jonn MeShroeder, started a fight and got the worst of it, Grant professed to be satisfied, pulled a lug of tobacco and asked Mac for Ins knife to cut off a chew. As soon as he ot hold ot the weapon—an ugly jack- nife with a three inch blade-~he as. saulted his opponent and carved a map of the Platte bottoms on his head and face. Grant then dragged his bleeding and insensible victim to the river and was about to drown him when a police- man came up. Grant was hurried to juil and McShroeder to a doctor. Several interior editors who have been deprived of the ‘‘courtesies of the press,’ report the railroads in their vicinity in a dilapidated condition. The ties are loose and lumpy and two close for the comfort of passengers. The rails are rusty from exposure and the joints flabby. Fish- plates and fruit cans strew the track and weeds are sprouting where the commerce once rolled in ceaseless hum, Another evidence of decay is found in the multi- tude of frogs around the stations. The croak of doom 18 visible everywhere. Charles jones worked the “self defense" dodge witn considerable success on a Plattsmouth jury and escaped with a brief term of two years in the pen at hard labor, Charley was sharpening his appetite for a Christmas dinner last year, when “Pack’’ Stewart appeared at his dugoutn Cass county, londed with dis- tillery juice. He intimated that ‘‘Jones was no good'’ and squared himself to lay him out. Jones' mind was at that mo- ment filled with visions of a big dinner, and disliked to disturb his toilet. Pick- ing up a section of a plowshare he smote Stewart in the upper story and left him for the coroner. Jones was captured in Kansas, Two hundred [ndians at the Winne- bago agency indulged in a game of last week in memory of the four br: who were drowned in the Missouri river recently, The game was intended a brilliant send-ofl to the spirit land. Each player was cquipped with a hickory stick three feet long. Attached to these were buckskin sacks in which the ball was caught and thrown toward wickets 200 yardsapart. The side throwing the ball through the wicket three times out of five won the game. 'I'he game wus a success, and it is safe to predict that the deceased made home runs, lowa ltems, Fairfield has raised $25,000 for the pur- pose of aseisting manufactories in locat- ing at that place. The Methodists are talking of locating a school somewhere in northwestern Iowa. lda Grove would like to have it. R. S. Erwin, a prominent attorncy at Fort Dodge, has concluded to remove to Omaha and engage in the practice of lus profession. A farmer at Donahue, Scott county, discharged a gun at the side of a barn and killed a mule which was standing on the ide of the building. At Tabor recently some of the young men rotten-egged certain young ladies because they had refused to allow the oung men to accompany them home rom meeting. The perpetrators of the outrage have been arrested, Police Judge Labour has returned to Des Momes sober, poorer and repentant. The climate of Canada did not agree with him, and he proposes to suffer among friends the disgrace of his peculations. Prophet Foster rejoices that he hit the bulls-cye on the storms of the 17th and 23d. He further aflirms that after to-da; “farmers can plant corn to advantage.” It is probable they will ignore his advice and plant corn to grow. G. W, Thurlby, aged sixty- eight, an old and ~ respected citizen of Creston, dropped dead of ap- oplexy while walking on the street Thurs- day morning. He was born in England and came to Crestou in the forties. A young man named Spencer, living near Logan, was riding upon a load of hay, Wednesday, and by some mischance he'fell. His face struck the upturned tines of a pitch-fork, and one of the tines entered his eye, pnssim‘ through his brain and killing him instantly. Dakot: A yearling calf weighing 640 pounds is browsing at Elk Point. Brookings propose to issue honds for a jail and high school. The Merchants’ National bank of Dead- wood has been resurrected and opened to ness. X hundred patents have been re- ceived at the Huron land oftice and will be distributed as soon as possible. Miller, in Hand county, but five years old, has a population of 1,200. Among the many improvements there 1s a fine DYBFI house recently erected at a cost of $10,000. A Deadwood undertaker aavertises in the Pioneer that he hus just sccured a new line of coffins and ‘metallic cases, ‘“‘and will offer special inducements to cash customers for an indelinite pe- riod." The Od4 Fellows of the territory will celebrate the sixty-eighth anniversary of the itroduction of Odd Fellowship in America at Miller on April 26. ‘The citi- zens are making great preparations for a grand time. George Peterbaugh, a farmer livin, near Turner, Turner county, was burne to death on Monday while fighting a pra- rie fire. While busy at work he wassur- rounded by the flames and could not make his escape. —-— The Very Latest. Partics who think ot buying lots in South Omaha will please read the follow- 1ng resolution: “‘Resolved, That anyone building a dwelling house, and having the same completed by the first of Jan shall have a credit on their last as follows: For a house costing not less than $500, ten per cent of the purchase orice of the lot. For a house costing not ess than $1,000, fifteen per cent. For a house costing not less than $1,500, 3 it, and for a house costing not less than $2,500, twenty-live per cent. This arrangement to expire January 1, 1888, ond to apply to those lots lyin, west of the Union Pacilic railway tracks and north of the Stock Yards." “The above resolution passed at a meet- ing of the lund committee of the ‘South Omaha Land company, held, April 22d. This 15 undoubtedly one of tne fuirest offers ever made to the people of Omaha. Now 18 the chance for the laboring peo- plo to make good homes. Now is the chance to save exorbitant rents. Own your own homes, and every doliar that you put into this property " will be like "bread cast upon the waters.”” Oaly one- tifth cash; balauce on easy terms. C.E M Sole Agent. — Transportation Facilities, ‘There are still some v desirable lots in the original plat of South Omaha for sale at low prices and on easy terms. Don't forger the transpotation tacilities that will be afforded by tie various rml- rouds, street and cable sar companies this summer, and that will surely war- rant an iucrerse in the scale of prices Secare these lots through €. K. Ma, sole agent, and double your money fore others take advantage of Omaha's advancement and rapid growth, THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES Brief Skotohes of tho Various Nominees For Office. A TICKET WORTHY OF SUPPORT. It Gives General Batistaction, Will Be Elected By a Hand« some Majority. and The ticket nominated by the republican city convention is made up of good men, several of them being well posted upon municipal affuirs. It is a ticket which will not only command the united sup- port of the republican party, but will draw quite a vote from among those democrats who are not tied down to’ strict party allegiance and who believe in voung for the best men for local offices. It is safe to say that the ticket is one of the best ever nominated, andinall probability it will be victorious by a handsome majority. MAYOR, Hon. W. J. Broatch, the candidate for mayor, has been a resident of Omaha for nearly twenty years, during which period he has been actively and success- fully engaged in the wholesale wagon and cacriage hardware trade. Several years ago he built a substantial three story brick building on Harney street, and has ever since occupied it. This building was erected at a time when such & structure was considered a big improvement for Omaha, and was con- sidered as substanti evidence of Mr. Broatch's public spirit and enterprise and faith in the city's future. He has always taken an active and prominent part in municipal aflairs and local polities, and has ever had the city's best interests in view. Mr. Broatch was a member of the legislature of 1831-82, and made a good record. He was elected by a large mu- jority. Senator Manderson offered him the Omaha postmastership, but he de- clined it in favor of C. K. Coutant. Mr. Broatch has been a member of the Mis- souri river commission for three years, this being a federal appointment, TREASURER, Mr. John Rush, the candidate for city treasurer, is an Ivishman. He came to this country when a young man. He taught school in the county, finally i the city, and later became county superin- tendent of education, filling the office ac- ceptably for one term. He then be- came deputy county treasurer under Wm. F. Heins, retaining that position for four years. He was then nominated and elected county treasurer, to which place he was rc-elected three years ago, running largely ahead of his ticket. For the past year he has been connected with ~the Omaha Loan and Trost company, of which Mr, A. U. Wyman, late treasurer of the United States, is president. Mr, Rush i3 one of the most solidly educated gentlemen in the city, having for seyeral ears been one of the examiners of the board of education, and being at the same time a correct and competent ac- countant, POLICE JUDGE. Louis ¥, Berka, the nominee for police judge, is a Bohemian by birth, his age being about 6. He 1s a well educated man, and is a lawyer by profession. He was in vctive practice for two y prior to s election to the oftice of justice of the peace. He was elected as one of the three justices of the peace of this city, and still holds the oflice. ~ This position he has filled in a satisfactory manner, and is undoubtedly well qualified for the office of police judge, to which he will be clected. He is highly respected by all who know hiw, and 1s a man of correct habits, COMPTROLLER. Eben K. Long, candidate for .city comptroiler, is an old resident of Omaha, having lived here for nearly twenty years. During the greater part of this period he was connected with the Union Pacitic Rnusengcr department. Ho is now and as been for ten years a member of the board of education. Two years ago he was appointed city auditor, and is now running for the same position, the name having been changed under the new charter to city comptroller. COUNCILMEN AT LARGE, No man is more widely known in this city than I. S. Hascall, one of the nomi- necs for councilmen at large. He been a public man during” the greater part of his residence _in Omaha, “which dates back to 1865. He has served in the legislature two terms, has been county judge, and has been city councilinan three different terms, Mr. Hascall is a pro- gressive and enterprising man, and is al- ways enthusiastically in favor of public improvements. Whilo he was in the council he did everything in his power to [romole the public improvements of Jmaha, and is eatitled to great credit for the work he has done in this direc- tion. He is a shrewd business man and a plicky politician. By profession he is a lawyer, und is credited with possessing a very clear legal mind. His residence is in the First ward. C. B. Stryker, u rvesident of the Second ward, has lived in Omaha for eight years. He is thirty-five years old. He was fore- man and time keeper for Morris Morrison and Joseph Kent on their grading work, and after that assumed and successtully carried out some contracting for himself, For two_years he has been associated with the Electric Bell company. He is in comfortable circumstances and most highly respected by his neighbors. [n all political contests he has been aninde- fatiguuble worker at the polls and isa republican from the top of lus head to the soles of his feet. Dr, Hertzmann, of the third ward, is a know citiz He was born in 1854, ce Lorraine. At an carly u i parents emigrated to this country, where young IHertzmann received a liberal edu- cation, He has lived for twenty years in Omaha, having been since 1871 engaged 1 the study and practice of medicin was at one time also deputy county clerk. For severa! years he was ussistant chief surgcon of the Union Pucitic, under Dr, ereer. Mr. James A. Woodman, the candidate for councilman-at-large in the LFourth ward, has resided in this city for ten years, during which time he has been in the employ of Murphy & Lovett, insur- ance agents. He followed the same busi- ness for some years in Chicago, having previously, however, worked as a joiner in the lllinois Central railroad shops, where he helped to turn out some of the finest Pullman cars on the road. Heis still devoted to beneh wor nd his tools and ol chest receive the me care und attention they did when he had them in active use. acob N. Counsmun 1s the candidate for councilman at large from the Firth ward. He was born in Hollidaysbnrg, Blair Co., Pa., i 1837, In 1861 ke cane to Omaha, when the city was buta fron- tier trading town. Smce that time he ved here, working at his trade, that parpenter. For twenty years he has ed on his present homestead on Shermun avenue. He is one of the most reliable men in Omahg, and will make an excellent councilman, Francis E. Bailey, of the Sixth ward, is at present a member of the city couneil, and has made s good record. He is well known business man, being a wem- ber of the firm of Builey & Olson, brick pufacturers, contractors and builders. inel Lee, of the Seventh w He is about - thirty-cight e He has resided in this ity about twelve yeurs, having in that time amassed a comfortable During the last two years he has repret sented the Second ward in the couneil, that being his first public oflice. He is now engaged in the real estate business. Leavitt Burnham, whose home is in the Eighth ward, has been a resident of this city tor twenty years, He was born in Essex, Mass, in” September, 1845, He received a good school nnd collegiate ed- ucation, and early engaged in the prac- tice of the law. In 18367 he moved to Omnha, where he has since lived contine uously with the exception of two years, He wtudied Iaw under A, J. Popploton and also under the late Watson B, Smith, for whom he was deputy Unitod States court ¢! In 1878 he was appointed land commissioner of the Union Pacitic, which position he held until June 1, 1878, Since that time he has been engaged in the real estate and loan business, Charles Unitt, a resident of the Ninth ward, has resided 1 Omaha for nine yeo! _ He is an expert machinst and & no ordinary adept in mechanical , engi- neering. He is employed in the Union Pacific shops. His comfortable resi- dence at 3210 Hamilton street is the re- sult of the careful saving of an honest, intelligent man who obtains weekly pay for his work. He has always been a re- publican and has done cwvflvnh service at the polls on election day in all past cumpaigns. WARD COUNCILMEN, W. N. Alexander, the nominee for ward councilman from the Seventh ward, has lived in Omaha for about five years. He was the western ent for Blaine's book, and met with great success while engaged in that occupation. He is still engaged in the book business, and at the same time has branched out into real es- tate, Br: Alexander1s a well educated man, possessing excellent business quali- ficatiof Owing to the fact that Mr. A. M, Kitchen, the nominee for ward council- man in the Kighth ward, was not to be found last evening, no accurate informa- tion was obtainable toncerning his per- sonal histo He is known to be a reputable citizen and is a merchant of coul oils and gasoline, his place of bu: ness being on Fifteenth street, He about forty-five years of age and has a family, He has always been a consistent republican. illiam L. Kierstead, the ward nomi- competence, neo for councilman from the Ninth ward, is one one of the brightest and most vop- ular young business men in Omaha. For several years he has held a responsible position with the extensive furniture house of Dewey & Stone. He hasaccum- ulated cousiderable property, especially in his own ward, and no better represen- tative could have been selected. He was chosen without any opposition, He is progressive, entorprising and liberal, and will be elected %y a handsome ma- jority. THE CITY ELECTION. May 3 Between 8 a. m. and 6 p. m, REPUBLICAN TICKE Mayor—William J, Broateh. ‘I'reasurar—John Rush. Police Judgu—Louis F. Berka, Comptroller—Eben K. Long. Councilmen-at-Large—Fra Michael Lee. Leavitt Burnh: Isaac 8. Has- call, J. A. Woodman, Jacob U. Counsman, J. F. L. D. Hertzman, Charles Unitt, C. B, Stryker. Ward Councilmen—Seventh ward, W. i, Alexander: Lighth ward, A. M. Kitchen; Ninth ward, Willlam 1. Kierstead. s aTgsae THE DEMOCRATIC SLATE. They Will Nominate Councilman Datly For Mayor. A meeting of the “wah hosses” and several mere of the democratic slate makers of the city was held yeslerday afternoon. Mr. Morrisey, the managing editor of the Umaha Herald, claimed that he had a letter from Mayor Boyd to the effect that under no consideration would Mr. Boyd be a candidate for mayor again, Mr. Morrisey's word was taken, and the gathering diseussed the availability of other candidates for nearly an hour, Thomas Daily, present councilman, and Mr. Garneaux, the cracker maker, were the two gentlemen chiefly an- nounced as anxious, each, to pit himself against the republican nominee, Capt. Broateh, Mr. Daily was linally decided to be the most available candidate, and, unless the machine ships & cog, he will be nomi- nated to-morrow. Mr. Schroeder isto be chosen as can- didate for city treasurer, Mr. Charles Goodrich is to be the can- didate for comptroller. Judge Benecke positively refuses to be considered as a candidate for police judge, but his declination is a good deal like the lady in Mr. Byron’s time who ‘“‘vowing that she would ne'er consent, consented.” If he sticks to his nsser- tions, however, Puillip Andres will be nominated, and the Heimrod banner will be floated to the breeze 1n his case. Itis violating no confidence to aa that the democrats are disappomntey In fact, disappointed doesn’t express it. ‘They wauted Truman Buck to run for mayor, but through one of those insciu- table dispensations of Providence, for which the demoorasy has go often had occagion to cry out” in the wilderness, Mr. Buck bucked from first to last and absolutely, positively, finally refused. He may go back on it yet, but it won’t make any difference now. He couldn't be elected if he did. ——————— The Many Advantager, South Omaha possesses advantages that mnni of our neighboring cities would gladly exchange for, huving pack- eries, stock yards, and other large in- dustries that have come to stay, bringin, a small city in themselves in the way o laborers and their famil and applica- tions for sites from other such enter- prises coming in every few days, all of which cannot be disputed will increase the value of property in the vicinity and draw people desirous of locating in a thriving community. Why delay when yon have such glorious opportumties? Call on C. E. Mayi northwest corner of Fifteenth and Harney sts., who is sole agent, and be convin E. Bailey, e Good Kesolutions. The resolutions passed by the South Omaha Land Syndicate is just what both the poor and the rich man have been looking for, Read it in another column and you will be convinced If you will call at the oflice of C. E. Manye you will be satistied that the South Omiuha Syndicate is in earnest und mean what they say. BoyD'S OPERA HOUSE AY SSDAY, WEDNESDAY oy tospacttally mnno eventin the hisiory 0 the Db most Mr. Boyd . H e wn oxcellant company, undes (o t on of Mr. PR Monday Evening .. RICHELIE Tuesday kvening HAMI Wednesday Evening OTHELLO Mr. Booth a3 “lago." - - - PRICES " Important Announcement. Good seats for Monday and Wednesday, can be had at box oflice, Seats all sold for Tuesday. Galery tickets will be on sale during the day of -each perform: ance. - Gallery and admission al box of: fice at night,