Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 18, 1887, Page 4

¢ b o A 4 THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERME OF SUBSORIPTION : 1' (Morniag Edition) including Sunday , One Yoar X Months ‘Three Mon! © Omaha Sunday address, One Year. ARA OFFIC, NO. 914 AND, 916 FARNAM STREEY. iw YORK OPFIOR, %8, TRINUNE BUIL 'ABHINGTON OFFICE, NO. 513 FOURTEENTII STREST. CORRESPONDENOR! All communications relating to nows and ed!- torial matter should be addressed o the Epi- TOR OF TME BRR. BUSINESS LETTERS! Al business lotters and remittances should be PUBLISHING COMPANY, Drafts, checks and postofice orders 0 be made payable to the order of the eompany, THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPAYY, PROPRIETORS, E. ROSEWATER, Epiron. THE DAILY BEE, Sworn Statement of Oirculation. State of Nebrask ! a8 Cmml{’o( Douzlas. % Geo. B. ‘l'zschuck, secretary of The Bee Publishing company, does solemnly swear that the actual circuiation of the Daily Bee for the week ending May 13, 1837, was as 5‘”!‘0:1': hursdi 'riday, Gro, 8. TZ8cHUCK. Subseribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of May, 18587, N. P. Frir, [SEAL.] Notary Pul 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 Bee for the month of May, 1886, 12,439 copies; for June, 1886, 12.208 copies : for July, 1886, 12,314 copies for Au usti 1848, 13,464 m{alm' for Septem: ber, 1640, 8,030 copjes; for October, 1w, 12,00 for November, 150, ' 13,34 coples; for December, 1854, 13,237 copies; for January, 1887, 16,266 coples; for February, 1887, 14,198 coples; for March, 1857, 14,400 coples; for April, 1887, 14,316 copies, GEo, B. TZSCHUCK. Subseribed and sworn to before me this Tth lll{‘nl May, A, I ISEAL f Notary Public. Tur railrond commission has made another struggle, Jupae STENBERG has endorsed Moyni- han. This does settle it. JOos1An KenT has been named as street commissioner. It would scem that there are yet “a few planks loose” in Mr. Meany's political sidewalk. WiLriay O'BRIEN has acquired addi- tional prestige since he left his native land. He has just been elected to the house of commons without opposition. Itis uncertain whether or not this will improve his claim to the attention of the Canadian people, but it may increase the ¢ molicitude of Lord Lansdowne. NoRMAN J. COLMAN, commissioner of sgriculture, requests information con- ocerning the observance of Arbor day in Nebraska this year. He says: “The division will be gratiied if some one in each town will send an account of the manner 1 which the day was observed, the number and kinds of trees planted, and any other facts of interest in connection with the eelebration. Address Forestry Division, ment of Agriculture, Washington, Twenty states this year observed Arbor day, and more will fall in line mext year, from the fact that the depart- ment of agriculture has recognized the possibilities of such a day. — SENATOR RRAGAN is among those who do not approve the course that has been pursued by the inter-state commerce commission. He objects to the policy of making the excoption provided for in the law the rule, referring, of course, to the nsion of the long and short haul elause. There can be no doubt that the objection is sound. The co mmission has ‘been too ready to comply with the re- quests of the corporations in this matter, and there is a question whether it has not been at fault in doing so before mak- ing due investigation of the grounds of the requests. The law contemplates sus- 1 . pension only after thorough investiga- e—s————— OMAHA has been designated a reserve eity under the law passed at the last ses- sion of congress authorizing the comp- troller of the currency, upon the appli- eation of the bankers of a certain class of cities, to make such designation. Among the cities that would be entitled to the privilege, we believe only a lim- ited number have thus far availed them- selves of it, there being a difference of opinion as to the value of the privilege. *. ' The matter was very deliberately consid- ered by the bankers of this city, who de- cided that it might be an advantage to Omaha to be a reserve city. As we un- derstand it the privilege may be surren- dered if it shall be found to operate dis- advantageously, which however is not | probable. | Dpot* Well, well, th WE are gravely and reproachfully in- formed by the Herald that from what it “knows of Captain Moynihan he is just [ the kind of a man who could not be used . by the BEE or any paper, not even the Herald if it was so disposed, which it is ndeed, a pretty ~ state of affairs! “Not even the Herald if it was so disposed, which it is not!'” We are willing to admis that the Herald dis- " plays not only excellent taste but the wery best of judgment, in saying that it " Bas no use for Moymban. We suspected this all along. The Bek has no use for Moynihan, The Herald has no use for " him, and there is every indication that nine-tenths of Omaha's population is of the same opinion as the Herald and Bk, EE—— ‘THE iron and steel production of the * United States in 1888 was the largest in ~ ghe history of these industries in this oountry, and what is still more signifi- i oant every ton of the product went im- mediately into consumption. Of the g Pennsylvania produced rather more Shan half, followed in the order named Ohio, Illinois, Alabama, New York, ess00, Michigan, New Jersey and rginia, ench of which produced up- ‘ward of 150,000 tons. The remainder of ' output was distributed in swall nts among fourteen stal and ington territory. It is an interest- fact that in the production of all of steel this country last year ex- d Great Britain by 107,832 tons, and [ d the industrial and oalendar year B tho foremost steel-producing conatry worid. Nebraska's Ratiroad Commitsion. It was the boast of Nebraska that its railrond commission had never per- formed but one official act, and that was to view from a special car a pond which a farmer claimed during ‘‘high water' overflowed his land on account of a railroad grade. The commission looked at, viewed it, as the law provides. made a report so ambiguous and vague that the farmer was alone impressed with the knowledge and importance of the com- mission. Howgver, the seasons would come and go, the water would rise and fall, and the members of the commission drew their salaries and boasted of their wonderful achievement. The commission now comes in and beats its own record, by demanding ‘That no greater charge be made for haul- Ing freight trom Chleago to Lincoln than to Omaha, and from this demand thers will be no retreat or turning back. It 18 just; it is right. If this is “‘just’’ and “‘right,” the same rate must also be given Beatrice, Columbus, Grand Island, Hastings, Cen- tral City and Norfolk. The members of the commission must remember that there is no propriety or justice in de- manding a rate from Chicago to Lincoln the same as from Chicago to Omaha, for the reason that the former is a greater distance than the Iatter. Lincoln's rate is now about the same as Omaha's, there being but a few cents difference per hun- dred pounds. Because Lincoln or any other town in the state is unfortunately located, geogravhically, if it is unfortun- ate, is no good reason why a railroad commission should demand the same rate from Chicago that a city several miles nearer receives. The Brk would be glad to sce Lincoln’s people receive as low a rate as is consistent, yet if the rate is reduced to Lincoln from Chicago, the same as Omaha now receives, Omaha would certainly be justified in asking for a still lower rate. Any effort to lower the extortionate railroad tolls now exacted meets our most hearty approval, yet we believe that distance should be the basis upon which & rate is made. While the commission is in the humor to point out errors and discriminations of railroads betwoen Chieago and Umaha—it would be a very nice plan for it to look at the glaring inconsist- encies practiced by Nebraska roads, where the interior towns are comvelled to pay three or four prices for their freight. A Nebraska railroad commis- sion should attempt to give Nebraskans reliet from excessive. charges in Ne- braska, and let the inter-state commission regulate the commerce between Chicago and Nebraska. The Board of Public Works, Mayor Broatch has named Major St. A. D. Balcombe as chairman of the board of public works, and C. E. Mayne and Louis Heimrod as the other members of the board. Major Balcombe is an old citizen of Omaha and is alive to the city's best interests. Mr. Mayne, s everybody knows, is one of the brightest and most successful young business men in Omaha. He is pushing, enterprising and liberal. If he displays, in the discharge of his official duties, the same zeal and energy as he does in his own business, he will give ad- tional life to the already livelv Omaha boom. Mr. Louis Heimrod is one of our fbest known citizens, and a careful business man. The board, thus composed, com- prises elements that will, undoubtedly, prove beneficial to the city's growth and prosperity. Regarding Retiroments. Tae Army and Navy Journal takes us to task for s recent criticism of the methods of the war department in mak- ink retirements,in which we gave an illustration or two, showing that greater attention was being given to the creation of vacancies for untledged second lieu- tenants, than to economy. The article criticising the BEE's remarks show that the Journal, although devoted exclu- sively to army and navy topics, is not on the alert for abuses in army administra- tion. This is already shown in claiming that what we urged should be, was now the rule influencing the war department in ordering retirements. Wil the Jour- mal claim that such officers as Majors Warren, Webster, Thomas, and others of the staff, have not yet reached their legitimate turn, and that Captain Pease has? When was Majors Webster and Thomas last intelligently and fairly en- titled to be classed as on active duvy? Are there not a number of staff officers of high rank, long absent from duty, whose retirement would result in great economy to the government, and who are con- tinued on full pay through high intlu- ence or because their rotirement would create no vacancies for the young men now at the academy? Is it right to show these incapacitated stafl oficers this favor? Why should they continue to draw full pay and place others more . recently on active duty, and who draw less pay, on the retired list before them? We again protest against such favoritism. — The Irish Campaign, A reader of the BEE submits the fol- lowing extract from a speech or inter- view with William O'Brien in New York, and desires to know the feature of the campaign referred to. ‘“‘Lord Lans- downe is the first landlord who has ever evicted tenants since the plan of the cam- paign was adopted.” Briefly stated, the ‘‘campgign’'1s simply an effort onthe part of the tenantry of Ireland to secure a re- adjustment of rents as provided for by law, Uptothetimeof the passage of the land act of 1881, the Irish tenant at will had no cluim upon the ground which he cultivated, except for substautial im- provements, and the allowance for im- provements, unless voluntarily made, could only be obtained by judicial pro- ceedinga at the cost of the tenant in ac- cordance with the aect of 1870, a statute made in the in- terest of the ‘landlords, even while ree- ogmzing some equitable rights of the tenants. Prior to that time the tenant could hardly - call his soul his own. Whatever and however extensive the improvements he might make, he made at lus own risk, for the probable enrich- ment of lus landiord. This had been the situation for generations, and, although repeated “campaigns” had been started to secure some rights for the tenants, such was the sense of English justico, in a' parliament dominated by the land owners, that, one after another, these eflorts failed to accomplish anything. ‘The proposition that tenants could have equitable rignts in improvements made B AT A 5 S T i AT A R, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1887. on the lands they was de- nonnced as indefensible, unless such im provements were made with the consent of the landlord. All over [Ireland thousands of peasants, ignorant of the necessily of any understanding or‘contract with their landlords in order to protect them- seives, went on improving the lands, & work which it is needless to say never encountered any objestion from the land- lords. On the contrary the landlords manifested their appreciation of these improvements by raising the rent in pro- portion as they made the farms more and more valuable. Instances are recorded whore the ren} was raised 1500 per cent in the lifetime of a tenant. The deplora- ble consequences of this remorseless in- justice and oppression the world is fumil- iar with, The land act of 1831 was passed to rem- edy in some measure the wrongs from which the Irish tenantry had so long suf- fered, and to give them relief from the wretchedness into which generations of oppression had brought them. It rec- ognized, in substance, the equit- able claim of the tenant to his holding. 1t provided for a judicial valuation of the Irish estates and an adjustment of the rents therefor, and it was further enacted that this adjustment should endure for fifteen years, The royal commission created by the act had barely completed the first adjustment under it when it was found that the depreciation of the farms due to the fall in the price of produce rondered a sccond review necessary. Depreciation has been going on steadily ever since, the statistics showing that the average tall in the price of livd stock and crops for the last two years, as compared with the average of the previous four years was 184 per cent, What the Irish campaigners now seck is a readjustment of rents reducing them to the extent of at least 18} per cent, agreeable to the plain intent of the act of 1881, We had not suvposed that Lord Lans- downe was the first landlord to evict since the plan of the campuign was adopted, but the statement of O’'Brien to this effect, assuming that he was cor- rectly reported, must be accepted as con- clusive. In any event there can be no question that Lunsdowne has acted with almost unparalieled heartlessness toward his tenantry, and he should not escape any of the responsibility for such injus- tice and oppression by charging the blame on his agents. O'Brien will doubtless leave nothing to be desired in conncction with the story of this lord’s tyranny when he shall have concluded his Canadian campaign. The Hecler's Paradise, The BEE receives information, purport- ing 1o be well founded, that our state librarian, Mr. Guy L. Brown, opened the doors of the state library last winter and allowed Tom, Dick and Harry free use of the state's books, paying no at- tention to their return. Theresult is, we are informed, that the shelves were stripped of the best, most valuable and rarest law books by visitors to the legis- lature and members of that at all times demoralized body. It is not at all likely, owing to reasons best known to him- self, that Mr. Brown will ever report as “‘missing"’ the books carried away by the orowd of heelers and freebooters, bat on the contrary it may besapposed that he will replace the missing volumes, the taxpayers will foot the bills, and never know that they huve been robbed by their representatives in the legislature. It is strange that members of a legisla- ture, after going behind the returns and illegally counting themselves entitled to a large amount of extra pay; after grab- bing up everything within sight on the day of adjournment, including furniture, stationery, ink, waste baskets, etc., ete.. should allow their friends to take expensive volumes of law books, and other valuable works, just because they belonged to the state, and could be re- moved. The chairsin which the mem- bers made fools of themselves, the pens with which they signed their vouchers for illegal and extra pay, the stationery and note books to which they had no legal right were loaded into valises and cars and carried out of Lincoln without hesitancy. Tke pages who walked upon the ° carpets were the only ones connected with the Twentioth Fraud, who were not rewarded beyond their extravagant per diem. ‘The BEE may be misinformed regard- ing the whotesala removal of books from the state lib but its best information convinces it that s statement 1s a true one. Unlessthe recklessness of legislators ischecked, Lincoln is liable to have its state hduse carried off by greedy and rapacious member: Corporation Oorr uption. A close observing correspondent, writ- ing from Atlanta to the New York World, produces the letters of C. P. Huntington, written to his business partner in San Francisco, making an exhibit which at onceshows the wholesale fraud practiced by the Union Pacific railroad. The cor- respondent gathers his information from Mr. Huntington’s evidence taken before the Pacific raillroad commission. After reviewing the letters, the correspondent concludes: Can the world producs such another sys- tem of corruption? Passes, influence in elections, money downright, Franchott and Sherrill empowered to hand over with only a wink for a voucher, letters signed and news- papers controlled by the erossest methods, and the whole business of the Unitsd States —leglslative, executive and judiclal— leaguered by Mr. Huntington's paid agents— all their schemas being pushed to the end by the “infernal force of gold!” Supreme court judges purchased by a handsome subscription to a campaign fund, and candidates for president pushed on the people after they had served as Jay Gould's hired soldiers—be- hind his senatorial breastworks—government commissioners, taking $25,000 from the Pacific railroads to pass over a bridge that was not suitable for aceentance by the goy- ernment, and in all the history of the world there never was a more tanzled maze of de- celt, corruption and swindling ever chron- lcled! How many poor, weak mortals were controlled by a *pass” it will be impossible to tell, but the fruits of lobby money blossomed 1n all sorts of soil in Washington ofticial elrcles. A man who could be bought was a une fellow, and news- papers were hired 10 say so. A poor ereatura who retained some ssmbiance of a free agent, amenable only to his constituents was hounded down, at howe and abroad, Huntington's “iufluential” men, who signed letters at his bidding, can always be relied on to defame when he issues an order, and a a mighty smoke has often been raisad to re- tire an honest legislator and to plant a vote, where it could be used and handled. ‘The United States seuate has for a term of years held in its number more or less of these williug senators, and 50 bold have the Pacllic roads become that the Ceutral Pacifio has actually transplanted its president to where he yotes for his own Intorest and talks for uis raitroad ad libituwy The people are snw‘y. yet we hope surely, awakening to their own interosts, and 1t will be but & matter of time when such giant corporations must desist in in their wholesale robberies. The people are Boginning to under- stand that part of the constitution of the United States which déclares that con- gress shall have the power ‘‘to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several states,”” The framers of that constitution anticipated the avarice of railroad corporations, and pro- vided for the exigencies of the situation. The people will finally elect men to carry out those provision sl Omaha will this week be honored with hundreds of visitors comprising two great religious assemblies. The annual convention of the Episcopal church of Nebraska and the national synod of the Presbyterian church of the United States, to be followed next week by the national convention of the Lutheran church. The Episcopal visitors have nearly all visited the metropolis 1n previous years, yet they will sce a marked improvement in Omaha since they were last here. The synod of the Presbyterian church isin many respects a very important gathering. It brings to this city clerical and lay delegates from every part of the country comprising men eminent in pulpit and men promi- net in business life. They are, as a rule, shrewd and careful observers, and will no doubt see much to interest and entertain, and they must carry away with them the most pleasant impressions of this young, great and growing city of the west. A large majority of them have never before visited Omaha, yot in all probability they expect to see a prosperous city. In this they certainly will not be surprised, but we believe they will be surprised at the many beautiful buildings, - the broad- paved thoroughfares, the numerous pub- lic improvements, the hum of industry on every hand, and the push and hurry of the surging crowds on the business steeets, all furnishing striking evidences of enterprise. energy and wealth. Omaha extends a cordial welcome to her many visitors, and hoves’ that they will be impressed with the open-handed hospitality so characteristic of the west. The City Attorney. The city council has confirmed the ap- pointment of of Hon. J. L. Webster, as city attorney,to sucosed Hon. W. J. Con- nell, It is universally caneeded that Mr. Connell has made on®of the most valuable and faithful officers the city has ever had. His official career is without a flaw. Inasmuch as the city council has seen fit to make a change in this important office, the BEE does not hesitate to say that the selection of*Mr; Webster will meet with general wpproval. He is a lawyer of acknowledged ability, ranking among the foremost fawjprs of Nebras- ka. 1f he perfors the duties of the office of city attorney as well as his predecessor, and the Brir has reason to believasthat he will, the city’s interest will ‘amply protected, Mayor Broach’s # wppomtment of Mr. Davis as assistaft’city attorney, is one that will meet with popular approval. Mr. Davis possesses rare legal attain- ments, and 1s one of the brightess young lawyers in Omaha. The council can not do better than confirm his nominatlon, Tae law prohibiting the importation of contract labor has just been given an appl ication that will doubtless be re- garded as somewhat strained, A number of working people residing in Drum- mondville, Canada, are employed on the American side, and crossithe Niagara suspension bridge daily to and from their work. Itis probable that residence in Drummondville is chiefly for economical reasons. The assistant secretary of the treasury has decided, however, that the employment in the United States of these foreign resi- dents is a violation of the law, and in the line of strict construction the ruling is doubtless correct. The aim of the statute was understood to be to prevent the im- portation of European contract iabor, but it is clear that the law could be easily nullitied if Canada should be al- lowed to become a free passage way for foreign labor. It 1s plaimn that the inter- diction must apply as well to the people of the dominion as to those of any other country, 1IN the retention of Mr. Gilbert as fgas inspector, Mayor Broatch has acted wisely. Mr, Gilbert has proved an hon- est and eflicient officer. — TaE organ of Mr. McShane finally ad- mits that it has no use for Captain Moynihan. The Herald 18 to be con- gratulated. KINGS AND QUEENS, King Milan of Servia spends his leisure time writing plays for the stage. Prince Eugene of Sweden is an enthusias- tic artist and abhors court etiquette, Queen Kapiolani 1s allowed an income of $5,000 by the Hawailan government. Queen Kapiolanl, of Hawali, Is the first queen that has crossed the white house threshold. i Quean Victorla has been presented with a gold casket studded with South Africa dia- monds, and a jeweled casque of native Afri- can woods, by the Cape Colony peovle, The empress of Russla, nptwithstanding the anxiety she feels concerning her hus- band’s health, Is a hearty eousumer of good dishes. She loves Ameriean pie-ovitchski, King Humbert and Queen Margaret ar- rived at Venice to open the exhibition, They were conveyed to the royhl palace in gondo- las, accompanied by a 1oug procession of boats, manned by gondoliers attired in unique costume. i ‘The German emporor is.mokbldly sensitive to any interference with:his perozatives. Theerown princess recenNy embroldered new colors for the society of Veterans of Licbhas- aten reziment. No. 2, of which she is nomi- pally chiet. The princess had embroidered upon the standard the initials of the emperor and ashnield, but had omitted to obtain his majesty’s formal permission, and there was as much fuss ip eonsequence of this oversight as if she had attempted to take the life of her tather-in-law. ~ The presentation of the col- or= was to have been a funetion of muen mil- itary state, but so mueh bitt 88 had been excfted, that the ceremony was finally hur- ried over in comparitive privacy. Honor to Venturous Pioneera. Columbus Demcrat, ‘The sale of Boyd’s packing house in Omaha brings to mind the pluck and energy of Mr. Boyd who established the original house of the kind in Omaha and made the only prac- tical hog market for years. All honor to venturous pioneers iu business 1o the west, Many of them made fortunes by their moves, but they yentured nearly always in the face of prophecies ot dire disaster. e Growth of O a. Weat Point Republican. 1In no way Is the growth of Omaha bettor or more forelby set forth than in the increas of its bank clearances. 1n this particular it leads all the cities ia he union. Thisis doing more to-day to attract attention to Omaha than all other things put together. The End. Indianapolis Jaurnal And 80 wo cast aside our cherished friend- hip, And 80 1 ceasa to call you evon friend: And so I hurry trom all sight and hearing ‘The memory of this friendshipand its end. If you have caused me pain, you ate for- wiven | 1f you have grieved me, it {s over now; It 1 have found you fickle and unstablo, You will forget; no grief need cloud your brow. A, well, it is not strange we should grow weary ; It is not {"Iflgfi we both should wish to rt s But, Wow tis over, I roveal my secret— "I'is this: I loved you, loved you from my heart. st STATE AND TERRITORY, Nebraska Jottings. The city council of Piattsmouth hasde- cided to employ Hon. Andrew Roscwater to make complete maps for grading, pav- ing and sewering the city. A specimen of brotherly love devel- oped in West Point last week. Charles Grumpke had his brother arrested on the charge of stealing nine bushels of pota- toes, but failed to convict him. The report comes from Gordon that the milita company has disbanded. The announcement created some_excite- ment among settlers in the vicinity, who wanted their brogans for cyclone caves. Two of Creighton's youngsters started witha load of lumber for a point several miles from the city. Being unable to handle the team they dumped the lond in the ditch, One of the kids is lmd up with two broken ribs and the other is sad and sorrowful. Fairbury proposes to contribute shape and tone to the state militia. A number of amateur warriors are busily engaged fihng the bumps on their ankles ‘o give freedom and action to their understand- ings. They hope to be .able to bring 1 their heels and toes together i sixty days ana be mustered in. A Broken Bow bube, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snyder, iilustrated the destructive tendencies of the infantile mind last week. Procuring a match the youngster pounded it intv a flame and fired her clothes. The frantic mother picked up the blazing darhing and at the risk of her life saved the ciuld. Both were severely burnt but will rec 3 Congressman MecShane and William A. Paxton, of Omaha, have pur- chased of Patrick Monaghan eighty- five acres of land in South Sioux City, on the Nebraska side, for $175 an acre. The Dakota City Argus, whici reports the sale, states that the land was purchased for the Union Pacific. The dispute over the boundary line of the Vincent and Young farms in Custer county is practically settled. Young is in his grave and Vincent is booked for the penitentiary for murder in the second degree. an old story of ungovern- able passion, of wilful, "devilish deter- mination to secure the ends sought at any cost. Wives are made widows and children disgraced and fatherless as a e on the altar of dogged per- . J. Lane, agent of the Union Pacific at Blue Springs, Neb., reports that the number of carsof corn handled by his road at that station during the past month was 189; of emigrant movables, six cars; of flour, two cars; of cattle an ho%s, eight cars; and since the 15th inst., ighteen cars of stone have been sent away. The reccipts for freight from the shipments from here amount in round numbers to $10,000. This certainly speaks well for Blue Springs and for the country which supports it. It is also very creditable for the road that can take so large a gorcmn.uge of the business in the faco of the competition with other lines. But more especially does it reflect credit on the local management, The story of Nebraska City's urogrnns is a romance in figures. The natives, numbering 8,000, manage to extract sol- ace from 150,000 home-made cigars a month. One thousand hands are em- ployed in forty-five factories, with a weekly payroll of $10,000, while the product for the year ending May 1 rought $6,000,000 to the city’s cofters. The ~ packing business aggregates $4,500,000 a year, and bank deposits show & community wealth of $15,000,000. The railroads gathered up §700,000 for the year ending May 1, while $1,000,000 of foreign capital found profitable in- vestment in ety |nro|mrt{ during the same period. The distillery, in ten months, turned out almost “$1,000,000 worth of corn-juice. The figures show a substantial basement for a permanent superstructure, and fearlessly invites comparison from rivals, lowa ltems. Humbholdt township, Kossuth county. voted to extend aid to the Sioux City & Northeastern. A lrgo planing mill belonging to L F. Gardner has been removed from Des Moiries to Omaha. A stock company has been organized at Fort Dodge to engage in the creamery buesiness on a large scale, An injunction has been served on the treasurer of Lyons county enjoining the vaying of $17,000 of Lyon county’s bonds, which includes the whole bonded indebt- edness of the county. A vetition to the city council of Du- buqe has been 1argely signed asking that n new gas company be chartered as the old company persists in charging #2 50 per thousand feet when a rate of 175 has been oftered. I N. Hazlett and James Wormley, mal er and cashier of the American express oflice at Cedar Rapids, have been bounced for banking on the com- pany's funds. Hazlatt has about $500 and Wormley about $200, and both have skipped. In boring a well on the old fair ground property northwest of Boone, three veins of coal” were struck, the middle vein being four and a half fect in thickness. This is regarded as settling the long mooted question of the existence of coa on the high plateau away from the river. Dakota. Sturgis will try electric lighting. A directory of Rapid City will be issued nest month., The Farmers mill at Parkston will be ready for business June 1. ‘I'he proposition to build a narrow- auge railroad from Rapid City to irownsville is creating considerable ex- citement in the towns nam rmers in the vicinity of Arling- ized n shipping associa tion with a capital stock of $2,500, di- vided into shares of $10 each, peet to send 100,000 bushels of wheat to market. The contract for furnishing the tics, slecpers, bridge timbers and piles to be used in constructing the extension of the Elkhorn line north from Rapid City was awarded to James C. Wilcoxen, At a wedding at Washington Springs, MEN OF PRAYER., Something Abont the Episcopallan and Presbyterian Delegates Soon to Come, The annual meeting of the council of the Protestant Episcopal church of Ne- braska will be held in this oity, com- mencing to-day. It will be attended by clergy and laymen from all parts of the state. The following programmo will comprise the order of business and moetings during the sitting of the coun- at: 1 The annual council of the Protestant Episcopal church in Nebraska will hold its annuanl mwlin‘i in this city, commenc- ing Wednesday, May 18. Tho exercises wfil be as follows: " Morning prayer at 9 o'clock a. m. celebration of the holy communion aud annual address of “the bishop at 10 o'clock a, m., after which the council will be called together for organization and business, and_adjourn at 1 o'clock for lunch, and will resume business at 8 o'clock. At 7:30 there will be a mis- sionary meeting in tho cathedral, at whioh addresses will be made by tho Rev. John Hewitt, the Rev. Wm. H. Sparling, the Rev. Alex. Allen, Mr. Guy A. Brown, and others. Thursday, May 19, celebration of holy communion at 7 o’clock, a. m., morning rrnyer at9 a. m. Celebration of the holy communion and sermon by the Rev. Wm. O. Person at 10 d'clock. ~ Business immediately thereafter. Adjournment for lunch at 1 o'clock and resume at 8 o'clock. In the evening there will be a reception of the clergy and lay delegates at Bishopthorpe from 8 to 11 o'cloc to whichall are invited. Lunch will bo provided by the ladies of Trinity in the choir room of the cathedral on Wednes- dn{ and Thursday for the clergy and lay delegates. On Tuesday evening, the 17th, the first annual meeting of the St. Andrews brotherhood w:h be held in the cathedral, when a sermon will be delivered by Dean Gardner. The delegates to the meeting are requested to meet at the cathedral at 7 o’clock. On Thursday, the 19th instant, the annual meeting of the Nebraska branch of the Woman's Auxilliary to the Board of Missions will be held in the cathedral, when reports will bo read and other in- teresting proceedings had. PRESBYTERIAN. On next Thursday, the 19th nst., the general assembly “of the Preshyterian church in the United States will meet in the First Presbyterinn church in this city. Oh Wednesday, May 18, Willism H. Roberts, stated _clerk, and William K. Moore, permanent clerk, composing the committee on commissions, will he pres- ent in the lecture rooms of the South- west church at 8 p. m., and also on the 19th inst. at 8:30 a. m. for the purpose of receiving the credentials of commission ers, The reception committee of the general assembly will be in_waiting at all the trains on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri- day, May 18, 1t and 0, to receive the commissioners. ‘I'he committee and its assistants will be decorated with badges so that1t can be readily recognized. Mr. L. Withrow huas offered to send his 'husses and carry the commissioners free from the depots to the church. Delegates who expect to be present at the Home and Foreign missionary meet- ing to be held at the time of the assembly at Omaha, will please send their names to Mr. George Tilden, 124 South Nine- teenth street, Omaha, Neb., who will be happy to secure places of entertainment, The committee will, 8o far as possible, the 'squire who performed the ceremony is described as being “'clothed in all the digmty of polished spectacles and the ‘statoots.’' "’ 1t must have been rather imbarrassiug to the bride direct visitors to the assembly to houses where board can be had at reduced rates. ‘The hotel rates are: Paxton hotel $2, Merchants’ hotel $1.75 to §2, other hotels $1.50 to $1.75, and private houses $1 per day. 'Fhe annual meeting of the woman's executive committee of e missions will be held in this city on Friday, May 27. A confereuce of synodical committees 1s arranged for Tuesday afternoon, May 24, On ednesday afternoon, May 25 the various branches of the Work will be presented by missionaries from the field. The woman's prayer and acqnaintance meeting wild be held duily at2:30 p, m, COMMISSIONERS, The following clergymen and lay mem- bers of the assembly, all bat two of whom are commissioners, have arrived or will arrive to-day and are atthe * hotels: NEW YORK: Rev. J. McC, Holmes D. D. and wife, Albany; Isaac O.Rankin and wife, Kings- boro, guest of Mrs. Botkin; E, P. Durant and wife, Albany Van Derveer M. D. and wife, Alban, Rev. Ransor B. Welch D, D. L. L. Auburn, guest of Mrs. C. D. Botkin . T. Morey Hodg- man, Rochester; David McNair, Dans- ville; Hon. J. 8. Morgan, Rochester; Rev. John McLachlin, Buffalo; Richard J. Sherman, Buffulo; Andrew J. Fennell D. D., Glen Falls; Philander Barbour D. D., Malta; Eleazer Goodman, Glen Falls; Rev. Wilson Phraner, Sing' Sing; Frank N. Horton, Pound Ridge; Stanton Cady, Sing Sing; Warren Van Norden, New fork City; H. W. Cady, Plattsburgh; Rev. D. C. McNurdy, Highland Falls; Rev. Thomas C. Clark, kreedom Plains; Moses C. knuk and wife, Newburgh; Asbury Wygart, Marlborough; Rev. Isaac N. Terry, New Hartford; Rey. Martin E. Grant, Holland Patent; Horatio 8. Hen- dee, M. D. Lowville; Humilton Brownell, i Geo. Alexander D. D. New . Paxton D. D, Van Vorst, New 2. Tucker, New York City; Curtis M. Gates, Hongoye Falls. Rey. C. N. Thomas, Port Henry; Har- wood A. Dudley, Warsaw. S. Woodhull Sammis, Huntington. Rev. A. C. Bishop and wife, adilla; R. S. Ives and wife, Guilford Uenter. PENNSYLVANIA. R. M. Patte D. D,, Philadelphia; A. C. Shaw, Wellsboro; Windsor Glea- son, Elkland; Honry 8. Black and wife, Chester; Willard M. Ri . D., Phila- delphia; W. C, Todd, M. D., Roxbor- ough; Frank B. Reeves, Germantownd John Aikens, Washington; Hon, J. K. Ewing, Uniontown; Robt. N. Wilson, Philadelphia; John M. Richmond, Pitts’ burg; A. A. Shumway, Philadelphia; J. H. Baldwin, Pittsburg; R . Jonos, Philad ia; George Smith, Philadel- phia: W. W. Waters, Pittsburg: Rev, l)xlvid H. Barren, D. D., Hollidaysburgh; Rev. Nelson H. Miller, Osceola Mills; Geo. W. Wilson, Mifllintown, Wm. G. Lewis, Catasuaqua; Rev. G. E. Guilds, Scranton; C. H. Wells, Scranton; David McKenna, 'lulinfwvl; Rev. J. A. Wor- den, D. 1), Philadclphia. Rev. T. S. Leason, Brookville; Samuel |, Key. Thoma Henry Race, M. D., Sidney; Charles D. Shaw, D. D, Paterson; James A. Bell, Arlington: Flavel McGee, Jersey City; Wm. Rankin, Newark . C. A. Rod ney Janvier and Thaddeus Wi M. Denton, O lor, Allentow town; Ri 1s0n H. C. Cameron, Culeb F. Quic J. 1. Readu CALIFORNIA. Rev.J. B. Rideout, Sin Chas. ¥, Copeland, Sunts Rev. M. D. A. 8 R. McDonald and wi INDIANA. . Walker, Indianapolis; D. D, Hanover;George ch; Henry R. Tay- Updike, Heights . D'D., Mad- Rev. Rearville, oodstown, Francisco; Judge Lewis Rev. D. W. Fi G. Ramsdell, Vincennes, Rev. J. ', Faox, Vincennca. ILLINOIS, J. P. Wallace, Chicago; Hon, James 3. Conklin, Springtield; Rev. Andreas C. Zenos, Lake Forest; Chus. J. Merritt, Cha ; Elisha Gray, Highland Park; Geo, F. Bissell, Chicago; Rev, David (' Marquis, Chicago. Rev, J. M. Johnson, Neogs; E. A, Frye, Shobonier. & “'4 Glendenning, Monmoutid~ " MINNESOTA, Rev. Lewis H. Mitchell, Blae Earth City; A. Osman, Beaver Creek. Rev. John Cram, Donwaldson, Rev. Adam W. Ringland, Duluth; Jas, Brodle, St. Paul; J. M. Hamilton, St Croix Falls; Rev. G. C. Campbell, Monti. cello. OHIO. ' Edward R. Perkins and wife, Clove. land; Ehas R Monfort L. L. D., Cincin- nati orge W, Stockley; Ulovehm‘l. Reyv. W. W. Houston, Wyoming. Rev. James King Gibson, Hardin; Silas Williamson, Bethany; Solon W. Masscy, Osborn; 7. B. Cambell, Ada. ! Rey. W. L. Swan and wife, Milan, C. T. McCoy, Waverly; A. H. Moore, Cineinnati. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Rev. T. 5. Childs, Washington; W. N, Custis, Washington, MISSOURT. (George E. Martin,St. Louis; George 1. Shields and wife, St. Louis, Rev. W. B. MoElvoe, Eurcka Springs; Robert Hall, Springtield. KENTUCKY. Rev. J. W. Wallen, !‘ov(nf{on; w. H. Averill, Fraukfort; Capt. H. 8. Irwin, Louisville, MICHIGAN. James Joy and wife, Detroit. Rev. George S. Woodhull, East Sagi- naw; R, L. Taylor, Lapeer. Rev. Donald Morrison, Schonska; W. J. Pri Lansing. Rev. V. glcl(no. South Lyons; Thomas A. Sayre, South Lyons; Rev. 1. E. Davis, Petosky; O. H. Brownson, Evarts; J. 8. Strong, Tecumseh. KANSAS, p Col. James L. Abernathy and wife, Leavenworth. E. M. Halbart, Carlton; Henry Shire, Pohetco; Rev. 8. M. DavisD D, and wife, Neowton; George McConnell, wite an sister, rlington; N. W, Laubach, Rey. o Rev. J. M. Hunter, Central itys s Covert, Neosho; 8. J. Rhoades, Pleasan- ton. ", R. Morton, Parsons: J. N WISCONSIN, F. R. Upham and wife, Marshfield. Rev, William A. Ward, River Falls; J. B. 8mith, Hudson. Rev. R. L. Williams, Baraboo; C. H. Avery, Madison. Rev. Walter Frarmo and wife, Stevens Point, UTATL William N. Ellis and wife, Corinne, £ Rev. J. A. L. Smith, Payson, NEBRASKA, A. B. Veeder, St. Paul, J. L. Edwards and wife, Pawnee City. Rev. L. D. Wells, Humboldt. Scott Brownlee, Atchison; Jacob A. llml)d. Schuyler; Alonzo C. ‘l'ruce:. Os- ceola. MONTANA. Rev. D.J. McMillan, Deer Lodge; W. E. Smith, Butte City. MINNESOTA. Wm. N. Tenney, Minneapolis. a commissioner.) TEXAS., A. M. Taylor M. D., Austin, Rev. Eugene De Gallier, Dallas; D. L, Orr, Stephensville. DAKOTA. Rev. Orr Larson D. D., Aberdeen, Charles B. Austin, Bismarck, Isaac N. Martin, Canton. - Henry Neil, Big Stone, IDAHO. Rev. R. M. Loughbridge, Wealaka; D. M. Hodge, Wealaka, TENNESSEE. Rev. Edward A. Elmore, Marysville; J. B. N. Roberts, McMillan. (Guests of Mrs, Arthur Cooley. Rev. W. H. Logan, wife and sister, Carlisie; W. D. Means, Middle Springs} FLORIDA. Rev. S. T. Wilson D.D.,Rose Hill; Wm. Allen, Sowento; Rev. H. F. Albright, Seymour. (Not COLORADO, Rey. Eneas McLean, Conejos; W, L. Graham, Pueblo. OREGON, Rev. J. C. Willert, wife and two_chil- dren, Summgrville; James E. Miller, Pendleton. Rev. Wm. A, Smick, Roseburgh. TOWA, 8. B. Lindley, Winfield, b e it m'.fi;n% e i Cacacis ot Sonae 20 AmmoniaLime Alum or e D b m; Takracts, Vi THE PERFE( Sel Revolving Chum Dasher Quickest Selling Article Ever Invented. PRICE OF DASHER, $1.25 Needs no talking, but really is tho Prottiost Showing ‘Aiticlo ou the Markot. Omsana, Neb., April 28, 1857.—This is to certify that we, the undersigned, have this day witnessed a churning by “The Perfect” Self Revolving Churn Dashers,” which resulted in producing 84§ pounds of first class butter from one gallon of cream in jnst one minute and fifteen seconds. V. Jo. Wrigt, proprictor i, Dairy Paul B lin, Nob Profits Will Surprise You, AGENTS WANTED. Callor write to us at once, Qu ck sales and large profite. Very truly, J. W. & A. Pornam, Prop's. Room | Crounse Block, N.Jth st Omaks, Neby,