Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 24, 1888, Page 4

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FEIL, Notary Public, State of Nebraska, s CO\IN,Y of Douglass, voed Geo. 11, Tzschuck, being first duly sworn, de- ‘and says thaf ho s secretary of The Bea blishing company, that the actual avera daily eirenlation of the Daily Bee for the month , 14,400 coples; for April, coples; for 1or wufe s 0 o or July, 1887, 140 coplesi bt 1887, ILylbl coples; for Beptember, 1887, 14,3 coples; for October, 1887, 14,833; for November, S5 °T5.90 copies: " for Decemiber, 187, 16,041 coples; for Januiry. 166%, 15,206 coples; for February, 'y 16,92 coples, o TG0, B. TZSCHUCK. Sworn and subscribed to in’ my, p ce this 24 day of February, A, D, 1888, . P. FRIL, Notary Public. E—————— acook whose services cost ten thousand dollars a year who can en- gage a Vanderbilt to eat his fare, Ir a Gresham boom should collide with a Harrison boom in Indiana, what kind of a presidential blizzard would sweep over the country? REMEMBRANCE of the war is coming ‘back to us in the shape of fractional paper currency in the denominations of twenty-five, fifteen and ten cents. Now that Iowa has shown how to get up a real enthusiastic presidential con- vention for her favorite son, let Ohio, Indiana and Illinois join in the proces- sion. 3 MINNESOTA is anxious to bake the wedding cake for the marriage of Uncle Sam to Miss Canada. Hold on Minne, we don’t want to risk a breach of prom- ise suit from that dark eyed beauty called Cuba. ‘WHEN a Chinese merchant at San Francisco can fail for 70,000 and bor- rowed at 2 per cent a month, Denis Kearney ought to temper his hate against the Mongolian. A financier of that calibre is worthy of a position as bank cashier. SINCE Dave Mercer and the Hon. Mr., Breckenridge were dined and feted at the Millard by the state league of re- publican clubs, we have heard nothing about Charley Green’s and John M. Thurston’s candidacy for representing Nebraska at the national convention, PAT FORD has a picture in his mind of a grand edifice on Jefferson square which shall contain a city hall, library, art hall, museum ana market house, But if Pat Ford had the making of that plan, he could not help reserving the choicest corner of the huilding for a saloon. EETE— 17 has come tosuch a pass, that when- ever a passenger train is snowed-in on any of the railroads running through Ohio, the natives go through the train to induce the passengers to draw straws for presidential preferences. To what unworthy ends have the proud sons of ©Ohio fallen! THE senate committce on coast de- Benses reported favorably the bill appro- priating §126,000,000 for that purpose. About $21,000,000 is to be expended an- nually until 1901, In view of these facts wouldn’t it be hest to postpone active hostilities against Morocco until we are prepared? If our frigate Enter- prize, now at Tangier, should fire a gun, she'd sink, and the United States would be at the mercy of the sultan, e —— THERE is favorable promise that con- gress will give heed to the univer opinion that the salaries of fedel judges should be increased. The house judiciary committee has ordeved the bill for this purpose reported to the house, and it is not probablé that it will encounter there any serious opposition, Even so inveterate a stickler for econ- omy as Holman ought to be easily in- duced to see the justice of the measure, besides which there is the further con- sideration in its favor that better com- pensation will aid to improve the char- acter of the federal judiciary by induc- ing the best class of lawyers to seek service in it, There is no reason why the government should pursue a nig- gardly policy toward its judiciary which very much smaller and less wealthy countries would be ashamed of, em—— TuE Omaha Business Men's club man- ifests a great deal of Interest in manu- facturing projects, and expresses great anxiety to aid factories and mills de- siring to locate in Omaha. This is very laudable and we shall accord to the club all the credit it deserves for en- couraging industrial enterprises. It seems to us, however, that successful efforts in this direction ecan only be achieved by united and harmonious ac- tion, The members of the elub must be aware that the board of trade is about to organize a bureau of manufacturevs, which will be given the necessary means for systematic work. The board of trade manufacturing bureau will bo in fall operation by the first of April, and ifits offorts are sec- onded by Omaha business men; it can not fail to achieve .all that is desired by the business mea’s club. Death of Chief Justice Waite, The country will be surprised and shocked by the annonncement of the death of Morrison R. Waite, chief justice of the supreme court of the United States. The only intimation publicly given that the health of the chief justico was impaired, was tho statement a few days ago that he was not well enough to read the decision which he had prepared in the Bell telephone case, that service hav- ing been performed by Justice Blatchford. The country was therefore wholly unprepared for the announce- ment of the death of this distinguished jurist. The name of Morrison R. Waite will occupy & prominent place in the list of the great jurists whose learning, ability and patriotism have given the supreme court a pre-eminent place among the judicial tribunals of the world. During the fourteen years in which he occupied the position of chief justice his course commanded the fullest respect and con- fidence of the country. He was recof- nized as a jurist whose sense of duty was regulated by the most elevated standard,and hiscareer attested his con- stant devotion to high principle. Noone of his great predecessors could have had a higher conception than he of the lofty character of the supreme judic- iary, and of the necessity of keeping it apart and free from all influences, partisan or other, which might in the least degree sway it in behalf of any political interest or any section of the country, diminish the value of its authority, or impair its honor and dignity. Thus in all circumstances Chief Justice Waite was uncom- promisingly loyal to his great office. When he declined to serve as one of the electoral com- mission of 1876, he signally manifested his conviction that such a political ser- vice would not be consistent with his po- sition, and throughout his term this high sense of obligation and resposibil- ity to the judicial trust was always ap- pavent. He had no ambition beyond that of filling honorably and wisely the first judicial office in the world, and this he did so completely as to have had the unquestioning confidence of all his countrymen and to have won a most distinguished place in the history of the nation’s supreme tribunal. The legal learning and judicial wis- dom of Chief Justice Waite, not less than his other distinguished qualities, surpassed the expectations of the coun- try at the time of his appointment. He had shown marked ability as a member of the Geneva tribunal, which settled the Alabama award, but he had no ex- tended reputation as a lawyer. After the rejection of the learned and emi- nent Caleb Cushing by the senate, the selection of Morrison R. Waite to the exclusion of a large number of available men of national repute seemed to many to be a serions mistake of President Grant. It proved to be one of the wisest and worthiest acts of his administrations, It gave the country an able, patriotic, conscien- tious chief justice, who appreciated at its full value the character and dignity of the office and its great and grave responsibilities—a man of sound and safe wisdom, as free as it is possible for man to be from political or perspnal prejudices, regarding the court of which he was a part as the conservator of national justice, and having atall times and in all circumstances the courage of his convictions. His honor- able record reflects honor upon the nation. Chief Justice Walte was in his seventy-second year,and except Justices Miller and Field, both of whom were born in 1816, was the oldest member of the supreme bench. Of his predeces- sors three attained to a greater age— John Jay, who resigned after a service of six years and died at the age of eighty-four; John Marshall, who died at the age of eighty, having been chief justice thirty-four years, and Roger B. Taney, who died ut eighty-seven, after a service as chief justice of twentv-eight year The question of a successor to Chief Justice Waite will be one of profound interest to the country. The president would perhaps be justified by precedent in ap- pointing a successor from the territorial division embraced ‘in the ecircuit of the late chief justice, which in- cludes Maryland, Virginia, Wast Vir- ginia, North Carolina and Sonth Caro- lina, and it is not improbable that he will do this if a man can be found in any of these states who would not encounter the opposition of the senate on grounds similar to those that were urged against Lamar. Political expedicncy, however, may have some inlluence in determining the selection, and it is impossible to say where this would lead the president. Mystery Involving the Supreme Court, A week before the supreme court of the United States gave its judgment in favor of the Bell telephone monopoly the telephone stock market at Boston began to be affected by some mysterious influence. Bell stock, withoutapparent cause, jumped steadily upwards. The stocks of rival companies dropped as steadily dewnward. The investing pub- lic, unsuspicious as to the cause of this singular financial phenomenon, could not account for the mysterious transac tions, Twe days before the decision, which rivets the chains of the telephone mo- nopoly for twenty years to come upon the people, had been delivered the press aunounced the secret. On Saturday it was known that on the following Mon- day the Bell claims would be sustained, The reason for the heavy trans- action in telephone stock then became apparent, Through under- ground and secret channels the decision of the highest tribunal of the United States had been made known to & favored few, and the stock jobbers who were let in on the ground floor reaped the benefit, It would be interesting to know the source through which the secrst was disclosed. Two justices of the supreme court - took no part in diseussing the merits of the Bell case. Justice Gray, formerly of Bostoun, was disqualified as having been ‘heavily interested, ‘it is ®aid, in telephone stock before his ap- pointment to the bench. Justice Lamar through his three years’ experience as secretary of the interior, during which time he had to pass upon some of tho questions involved, was also disqualified. Seven only out of the nine justices sat in judgment on the appeal against the groat telephone octopus. Of theso three of the ablest dissented from the judgment of the majority, and the vote of a single justice decided the question. While the decision will be a souree of disappointment to the people of the country, who have watched with inter- est the progress of the tedious litiga- tion, the question of a longer or shorter term during which the Bell patents may hold is really of less importance than tho question whether the suprome bench of the United States is being used by stock gamblers and financial trick- sters to benefit private interests. ‘Who received advance copies of the decision of the supreme court? and how was the information surreptitiously given out? These are questions which the public have a right to have an- swered. AFTER a second thought, Mayor Hewitt, of New York, sees his folly in defending trusts, and his latest uttor- ance on the subject scores them un= mercifully. In a recent interview with the president of one of the leading east- ern colleges, Mr. Hewitt said: 1t is one of the fundamental principles of our laws that a man shall have the control of the results of his own exertions, but this principle is in danger from the ignorant rich and the ignorant poor. What was the power of a Nero or a Tiberius or the kings of Africa, who slaughtered many human beings, compared to the power of a few men who can paralyze the industries of the United States? When has it ever before been that a dozen men could meet in secret session to decide ‘whether they should withhold the food and fuel from those who were ready and will- ing to work for the support of themsclves and their families? If this is to be, then God save the republic. I want the colleges to teach men that they shall govern themselyes, and not be governed by a few men sitting in secret and usurping the government. It is currently reported that a large quantity of sewer brick that was re- jected by the sewer inspectors at Lin- coln, has been hauled to Omaha and is now being used in the Jones street sewer. If thisis true,the sewer in- spector who has charge of that work must be negligent, incompetent or dis- honest. The board of public works and city engineer should look into the matter, and if any considerable portion of the sewer has been built with in- ferior brick, the contractor should be ordered to rebuild it. Other Lands Than Ours. The long-looked-for local government bill was introduced in the house of com- mons on the 19th, and has since been the leading topic of discussion in the house and elsewhere. While it receives vigorous support it also encounters strong opposition. As foreshadowed it is democratic in character, and as yet it is impossible to say whether this is to constitute a tory or liberal victory. The liberals have been very confident that the tory party would split in any at- tempt to give the counties real popular government and oust the landed gentry from their last political stronghold. It was supposed that they would not be able to produce a bill on which they would agree, and for which the liberals would vote. It has still to be seen whether the ministry can keep its forces together during the passage of the bill, If 1t can, it will undoubtedly “dish the radicals,” much as Lord Derby and Disraeli “dished the whigs” in 1867 by passing Gladstone’s extension of the franchise. That the counties will get as good a government as they have now, from representative assemblies, in the matter of purity and economy, many will doubt until they sce it. A strong opposition to the biil will come from the tectotalers, who declare that the arrangement giving the control of the liguor licenses to the new county councils, while the licenses aro a part of their revenue, gives them an interest in maintaining the liquor traffic. On the other hand the publicans are rather aggrieved at the power given to decrcase licenses even, although compensation is given, and will meet on Iri consider their attitude. The licensing question is so thorough that the government frankly declare they only muke the suggestion and leave the house to de- cide it. The exclusion of Ireland and Scotland from the scheme is a violation of the government pledges, but even as it stands, many liberals consider the hill far too good to be allowed to pass. Owing to the large food supplies abroad and the consequent agricultural depres- sion in Ingland, the influence of the landlords in the counties is almost gone, ana the present bill would complete their downfall. Tt is doubtful, ther fore, whether all the tory squires, loyal as they are to their party, will be able to support it. 1t is important, in considering the probable fate of the measure, to remember Salisbury’s dec tion at Oxford that nothing short of a vote of censure would induce him to vesign. The impression in some quart- ers is that he intends to ride for a fall, If the bill is honestly intended to pass, nobody will support its general princi- ple more enthusiastically than Glad- stone. Other questions which are com- manding a share of Lnglish attention are the conversion bill of Goschen and the renewed attack on the constitution- ality of the house of lords, The conver- sion bl is making progress, and it seems not unlikely that its author may win financial fame from it and do his country a service. As to the movement agawmst the house of lords, it will probably end as others of a similar chwacter have in the past. England mustnake u good deal more progress toward democracy before that bulwark of nobility can be wiped out. ¥ The situation in econtinental Europe presents no new features of disturbanece. The latest sentiments uttered by Ems peror Frederick in his messuges to the reichstag' and the Prussian land- tag are'in line with the peaceful and veassuring expressions that preceded them, “Walking i the pathsof our glori- TURDAY he eays, “we shall know no other aim tostrive for than the happiness and welfare of the fatherland.” Until something occurs to woaken the union of the three great powers of Europe —Germany, Austrin and Ttaly—there is no great likelihood that the peace of Europo will be troubled. France has not forgotten the loss of Lor- raine, but preweiling public sentiment does not threat war of retaliation with doubtful ihmlct‘! of success. 1f France moves affiinst Germany, it will not be while Germany is united as never before and suppgrted by Italy. Russia is uneasy, but the hazard of the inevita- ble conflict will make the czar he: long before crossing the Bulgarian frontier. The Balkan provinces are worth conspiring for but not worth fight- ing for. Nevertheless it must be recog= nized that the peace of Burope isnot se- curely founded. The shaking of the union of the the three central powers will be the opening wedge of attack. While the present emperor controls the policy of Germany, it may be impossible to weaken this union, but his failing health makes it doubtful whether the policy of Germany will be directed for many months under his prudent oversight. In the event of his death, the young prince who will succeed him is of untried temper. Whether he will consent to be guided by the sagacious counsels which have established the ompire cannot be pre- dicted with certainty. Restless ambi- tion may dissolve the ties which have been knit together with such skill and pains, A lkaleidoscopie change of the political complexion of Europe may fol- low, and in the final adjustment of the pieces the relative standing of the great powers may be strangely shifted. * *x The Boulanger episode is the most in- teresting incident which F'rance has re- cently furnished to the attention of the world, and while the courage of the ministry in dealing summarily with this popular soldier for his violation of army regulations is commended, there is a good deal of spec- ulation as to what may be the result if Boulanger shall attempt to make polit- ical capital out of what his friends re- gard as persecution and a concession to Germany. The offense for which Gen-~ eral Boulanger has been removed from his command were plainly violations of military discipline. He visited Paris three times in disguise without the con- sent of his superiors, and defends him- self upon the plea that sume of his fam- ily were sick, Whatever may have been the reasons, his conduct was a grave infraction oinrmy rules the world over, and to have overlooked or con- doned it would have been fatal to mili- tary authority. ([t yet remains to be seen what action, the military tribunal which has been gplled toinvestigate the case will take, and what effect the Bou- langer political movement may have; but thus far the ministry hasshown that it possesses backbone sufficient to deal with this chronic offender and maintain its authority. Thip is somewhat in the nature of a surprise, as the Carnot gov- ernment at bestihas only been looked upon as a compromise between the fac- tions and not specially strong. It has shown special strength and courage, however, in dealing with Boulanger, all the more so that he isa favorite with the war and ‘‘glory” element of the people. The real danger is yet to come should he be able to organize a party strong enough to make him a power in politics. It will be a dark day for the French republic should it allow the military idea to gain the ascendancy in its political counsels, particularly when that idea is represented by such a reckless schemer as Boulanger, whose highest ambition is to play the role of Napoleon. »u The Italian campaign in Abyssinia continues to drag along, not much to the credit or the advantage of the invading forces. The last accounts veport a rmish at Sabergamma, rather more than half the distance from i to Ghinda, The Italian advance has al- ready been at Ghinda, so that it obvi- ously has been drawn back, and it is not at all unlikely that General San Mar- zano would prefer to accept battle at Snati than at any point between that and the high plateau above. The army of King John reached Dodofelassi on February 22 and Maaijar a few days later, establishing a supply station at Deboroa. Early in the present month o large body of Abyssinians was found :0 be massed at Goura, while the king went forward to Asmara, on the crest of the heights, and only a short march from Ghinda. The Italians seem then 10 have become cautious, with a view to “drawing the enemy on,” as was ex- plained; but perhaps the reported de- fection of Deber, a powerful ally; who was said to have made off with his fol- lowers, carrying the arms which the Ttalians had furnished, may have been an additional reason for prudence. One thing apparent is that the practicable campaigning season for the Italians in aggressive operafiins is fast running away, [ Al Ordinarily Mordé6o isan insignificant country, which isgbout as little known 1o the average Eugepcan or Amovican as the Tiji Islandduf Timbuctoo. The difliculty with thd! United States in which it is just nowsinvolved, however, s it somo intefedt to the newspaper der of this couddrly, 1t is situated in the northeasternt part of Africa, is nearly as largo inigyea as Texas, and about as populous New York. Two- thirds of its pulation are of a roce called s, with the re- maining third Arabs, Jews and negroes, Only about 1,600 of its inhabitants arc Christiaus. Jts ruler is known as a sultan. Most of its forcign trade is with England and I ¢, Morocco has im- prisoned certain persons who, under the treaty between that country and this, claim the protbetion of the United States, and refuses 10 give them up. Spuin is supposed tobe bracing the sultan up in his obstinacy, on the presumption that the lack of an adequate navy will prevent this country from asserting it- self, oy The action of South Australia in re- gard to Chinese shows thé opinion in which the coolie is held in the Austra- lian colonies, Since the entry of Chin- ose into California has boen restrioted the dealers in coolies at Honglkong have been casting about for other fields. They have shipped thousands to Hono- lulu, and the result is that the native Kanaka has heen forced out of the few emall employments that used to suffico to support him. Then they turned their attention Lo Australia, and began a sys- tem of immigration that aroused the colonies to self-protection. Laws wero passed fixing a hend tax on every coolie and limiting the number to be brought in overy ship; but it is evident that this does not go far enough, and total exclusion will be the next step adopted. What has led to the excite- meont in South Australia is the prospect that tho diamond fields will be worked by Chinese labor, and if this should bo done it would not be long before all mining would pass into the hands of the coolie. With the present distress among the unemployed in Australinand New Zealand, the outlook is not pleas- ant, and trouble will occur if the effort to import cheap alien labor is porsisted in. e e The Royce Fund. Fremont Tribune, March 22, Editor Rosewater was on tho train to-day on his way to Plainview to learn the wish of Miss Loie Royce and her friends regarding the disposition of her share of the benefit fund, The amount contributed to her is now §0,000, which Mr. Rosewater wishes to pay over. The last contribution received was $12.50 from Denmark. Too much credit can- not be given Mr. Rosewater for originating the scheme adopteo by the Bre for raising money for the relief of the unfortunate vic- tims of the fearful blizzard or for the perse- verence and energy applied in carrying it out. ‘The entire amount of the Bee fund is about $13,000. —— FORCES OF OUR TIMES. Rev, Mr. House Tells How the World Moves Forward. A good sized audience gathered in the Y. M. C. A. hall last ovening, to listen to the fifth of the series of public lectures. The speaker was Rev. T. M. House, of the First M. E. church, and his subject was the ‘Forces of Our Time.” After briefly defin- ing force the speaker made three divisions of it: 1, Elementary forces; 2, Forces mod- ified by inventions of man; 8, The utilitics and influences on mind and faith of these studies of matter. After referring to the many inventions of steam, telegraph, elec- tricity, etc., he said that the present genera- tion are only borrowers, every achievement of the present is only a reproduction of that which was once in man’s possession, but by some hocus pocus disappeared. With refer- ence to poetry, painting, sculpture, architec- ture, the drama, the whole range of imagina- tive literature and every mattor that relates to invention, to use or beautify the form—we are styled uul{ copyists. Ours is a practical ago. It is an evidence of in- tellect to recognize the subtle agent electricity among the forces of the universe, But it is a mark of consummate wisdom to make it the messenger of the human will, the servant of humanity. The press has sounded the bugle note of the oppressed and despairing throughout the world by sending forth the word of life more than half the languages of the globe. It is Pentecost tri- umphing over Habel, It champions the tongue and the pen, catching up their words and making the knowledge they impart im- perishable, giving material form to speech ‘which is ‘mere breath, It enthrones man upon a height from which he can speak to the whole world in all its generations. Our chemistry is no underground attempt to find the elixir of life and turn all things as if by magic into gold, but analyzing ail material elements, it instructs the farmer, the miner, the artist and the fartisan, the scientist and the professor of medicine with reference to to the constituent elements and natural properties of the hundred things the beneficent creator has committed to our keeping for purposes of good. ‘There are many and grand modern things that outweigh the past, yet they are 6o in- wrought into the warpand woof of our social life that we are for the most part unconsci- ous of them. We live, then, without know- ingit. We, of this generation, have been Born to them and know no other way. One of these formative ideas on which modern society i8 built, is that of the human brother- hood, but men do not cant about ideas that bave nothing grand in them. Another of tho creative ideas of modern life is that of individual .iberty when the freedom of class, of tribe, of nation, of race, was exchanged for tho freedom of the individual, a preat leap over the chasm which soparatés the an- cient, from the modern world. Men of all ces, nations, classes, and conditions are brother men, each re: ponsible for all and all for each. The equal children of one household whose father is God is atheory of society which in its ful- been the growth of the last two iberty to the ancient mind was wce, or nation or tribe. It in- 'ty to enslave another race. Eng- land was the first great empire which recog- nized ever 80 dimly the right of the individual 1o himself. It was never fully formed as the corner stone of government till the declara- tion of independence m proclaimed that all men are created free and have the right 10 life und liberty. Observe the right to life was not more sucred in their theory than the . Asa practical principle of government to be put to use in building a re- public it was & new idea. These are buta few of the representative ideas life which show the buman progross§ in the world of ‘mind. Associated with them are many others. They are such as the recogni- tion of the freedom of the press and public speech of a popular literature of the sac ness of human life and of the criminality of war, Of the dignity of labor, of gentleness and family government, of the disgrace at- tached o the drinking usages of society, of the subordination of wealth to character and of manners to mind in estimating the of the man, » these should be added (hose germs of ideas such as Haylitt calls, * tops of thoughts,” now just above the surface | of U emonitory of the reforms coming age. They suggest among ther things, the sure approach of a morc aable balance of capital and labor and of fixing limits to the accumulation of private proper ation of its use by principles of benevolen: Here is a resplendent galaxy of ideas which light up the firmament of modern eivi y a world in a forward and upward movement, march of the tars is not more certain, They ideas also which te great men for the development. ‘worth —— AMUSEMENTS, THE APOLLO CLUB CONCERT. The Apollo club is to be congratulated upon having contributed last evening, at Boyd's opera house, one of the most pleasing musical entertainments of the expiring season, which was listened to by an audience not so large as the merits of the concert deserved, but which was warmly and heartily appreciative. Especially is the club to be congratulated and commended for its enterprise in engaging the great contralto, Fraulein Marianne Brandt, for this occasion, and the regret is that a much larger representation of Omaha's ad- mirers of artistic excellence ¢id not improve the opportunity to hear this distinguisned singer. The gifted and accomplished artist was, nowever, most cordially received, and it was evident that the bighest ex pectations formed of her were fully met. She umbers in the programme, in was displayed a d 1y rich voic resources of exhaustible. ps her most marked suc cess, .as exhibiting in the fullest measure both the quality and capacity of voice - and perfection of artistic methiod, was the aria from “Fidelio," but her other numbers, as well as the selections with -which she responded to tie urgent recalls of the audi- were of ‘such high excellence as to silence critivism, if not comparison. Fraulein Braudt is i the truest sensc @ great arkist, | ‘who fully merits the distinguished place she occupies among living singors. Prajse is due Mme, Muentefering an Mr. - Martin' Cahn for - very meritorious execution in the piano concerto, while Mr, Nate M. Brigham added a pleasing feature in_ the song “Sleep Well, Swoet Angel.” The Apollo clup acquitted itself with its well known excollence, which is por- hnrn all the praise that need bo accorded it. Altogether the concert was, from a musical Rnln of view, a most gratifying success, re- ecting greaf credit upon the enterprising and progressive organization under whoso auspices it was given, Are With the Bricklayers, At a regular meetingof Assembly 4542, held Thursday evening, the following rosolu- tions were unanimously adopted: Resolvod, That this assembly extend its undivided pport, financially ayors in thoir ening of their hours of labor, and their just demand for the ilation of their wages, Resolved, That we condemn the action of ihe contractors in obstructing the progress of improvements n this city, by which not only the bricklayers are kept idle, but large numbers of other workingmen, thus injuring the business and prosperity of our eity. Resolved, That a committee bo appointed to present these resolutions to the bricklay- ers’ union, and that the same be published in the daily and weekly papers of this T, J. McAnorLe, Secrotary L. A. Tried to Work a Greeny. Willlam Hunt was caught a number of times last evening attempting to work n green Swede with a large roll of money, in the bar room of the Planters' house. The bartender came to the rescue a number of times, but as Hunt persisted in his attempts. to get the Swede's money away from him, Offfeer Green was called in and Hunt was ar- rested. At the police station he claimed that his occupation was that of a cook. Ye 014 Folke's Concerte. Yo Old Folke's Concerte given at the Plymouth Congregational church last even- ing was an enjoyable affair. The twenty members on the programme were admirably represented, and the choruses were at their Dbest. Miss Phelps was highly entertaining in her piano solos, and_the singing of Miss Chamberlain and Mrs. Day was exceptionally fine. The piano and_violin playing of Carrie Atkins and H, F. Brodt was a charm- ing feature, il Thirty Days For a Thief. Joo Waring, who made @ sueak on Me- Vittio's barn, Bleventh and Farnam streets, on Thursday afternoon, and stole a set of singlo harness, was arraigned yosterday afternoon, found guilty, and given thirty days in the county jail.” Waring scems to have a mania for stealing harness and has been arrested nearly o dozen times during the past two years for the same offense. ¥ire on the Bottoms. The fire department was called out about ¥ o'clock last evening to a burning hut on the bottoms near the foot of Capitol avenue. The building was entirely consumed. 1t was a rickety old concern, and had been unused for some time. — Republican State Conyention. The republican electors of the state of Nebraska are requested to send delegates {rom the several counties, to meet in con- vention, at the city of Omaha, Tuesday May 15, 1888, at 8 o’clock p. m,, for the purpose of electing four delegates to the national repub- lican convention, which meets in Chicago June 19, 1888, THE APPORTIONMENT. ‘The several counties are entitled to ropre- sentation as follows, being based upon the vote cast for Hon. Samuel Maxwell, supreme judge, in 1887, giving one delegato-at-large to each county, and one for each 150 votes and major fraction thereof COUNTIES, VOTES.[ COUNTIES, 14'Jefferson. . 9 Johnson . VOTES, ERTRErTS Dodgo . Dougl Dund, Fillm Frauklin Frontier. Furnas, wasraEEaRaEaSos sRocaa-rnn® 1t is recommended that no proxies be ad- mitted to the convention, except such as are held by persons residing in the counties from the proxics are given. GEORG LRIONN, Warr M. Skg Chairman, Secretary. A CHILD'S LIFE -SAVED When six months old fhe loft hand of our little grandehild began to swell and had evory appearance of u large boll, We poulticed it, bt all to 1o purpose. Abo ut five months after it became & runniug sore, Boon other sores formed, Ko then had two of them on each hand. and as his. blood *hecame more and aiore impura it took less tame for them to break out, A gore came on the chin beneath the under Lip, Which was very offensh,ve. His head, was oné s0lid scab, discharging great deal. This wus nis conditlon at twenty-two monthis old, when | undertook the care of him, his mother having died when he was . littlo njore than o year old, of cousumption (scrofula of course). He could walk a Mttle, but eould not get up if he fell down, and cold not move when in bed, havin 10 usé of his hands. i with the CuTiCl 3 { o Cur cuiA and CUTICUIA freely, and when b had taken one bottle of th fURA RESOL- VENT, his head was completely cured, and he was Improved in every wuy. We were very much encouraged, and contiiued the use of the remedies for a year and a half. One sore after another healed, a bony matter forming in each th Ve ones just before healing, would finally_grow 100se und were taken t; then they would heal rapldly.” onoof these hone formations 1 preserved, After tuking on and & half bottles he wag completely cured, ‘and 18 now, at the ago of six yoars. a strongg and healthy child. The scars on his hands must always remain: his hands are strong, though we once feared e would never he Able to use them. All that physicians did for him did him no All who' saw the child befors using the C1 (A HEMEDIES aud sce the now consider it a wonderful cure. 1f the above facts are of 40y Use Lo You, you are ut iberty to use them, 8. DRIGGS, May 6, 1885, it Bloomington, 111, The child wasreally in & worst condition than he appeared to his grandmother, who, being with liim every day, became accustomed to the discase, MAGGIE HOFPING. eat skin cure, and CUTICURA tornally, and Cuiouia purifier, internally, v form of kin and Prepared by the I L Co., Boston, Mass, ud for “How 1o Cure skin Diseases,” 64 0 illustrations, and 100 testimonials, BABY'S B A P el EVERY MUSCLE ACHES, Sharp A Dull Patns, Styaing and Weakness, WELIEVED IN ONB MIN- the CUTICUNA. ANTIPALN A perfect butidote to pain ond weakness, The Arst aud only paiukiliing Plaster, 2o¢, y BoAr, ALMOST FROZEN, A Reporter Takes 4 Ride On the Grip Car, With Abore Resuts. CONFIRMATION OF THE RUMOR, The Evidence in the Lawrence B, Larsen Case All In. The Publio Congratulates the Young Man on His Narrow Escape. The man who desires a fair idea of the in- tensity of the cold artic regions need not take a trip to the north pole to satisty his curlosity. A B-cent ride on the grip car of the cable line on & moderately cold day will give him all the infor- mation on that score he will want, plus a pair of feet £0 cold that they will make his head ache, The world's cold charity will seem red-hot in compari At least that was the experience of the reporter on a recent trip in search of ine formation to corroborate certain testimony concerning A young man whose residence is at the corner of Cuming and Elizabeth streets, by name Mr. Lawrence B. Larsen, & brick-moulder by occupation, The reporter after leaving the grip car, Almost frozen, meandored around until the gentleman above referred 1o was found, stated the object ot hisvisit, when Mr, Larsen related the following account of his remurkable experience during the lnst six years: “1 am nineteon years of age, & brick-moulder Dby trade, reside with my parents corner ot Cuming and Elizabeth streets, and work at Myers' brick yards, My trouble began about BIX years ago, as the result of a cold I could not geLTid of. Krom a simple cold in the head it gradually spread until my throat and ears were wlso affooted, My lead generally ached, ‘an when T was froe from heudache I would bo troubled with pains through my chest and {n m; back, and frequently I would "be aficted with both. T think 1 must have had all the symp- toms of chronic Catarrh. My nose would ‘stop up,first on one side and_thep on the other, ln{\ at times both sides would béBtopped up 8o that uld not breathe through it. ') would have frequent spells of dizziness, and was troubled with ringiug and buzzing sounds in my ears, [ had but Tittle appetite and LORT FLESH AND STRENGTH rapldly. 1 did not rest well at night, and al; felt tired and languid after arising In the morn. ing. 1 had no energy or ambition to do any- thing, and the least exertion I made scemed fo Do a burden to-me, and it was only with the grentest dif bat I could remomber my plans for the day or what I wanted to do next, And then, too, I was compelled to hawk and cough and expectorate until my throat felt raw and sometimes gore. I became worse day by day, and had nekrly glven up all hope of ever Delng well again. “As 1 said before, T had ringing and buz- zing sounds in my ears, but that did not an- 1oy ‘me near a8 much ns the fact that my hearing Was_growing more faint every day, and that during conversation persons would have to speak very loud to me before I could understand what they wero ln!km{‘n out; this, with the other troubles I have enumerated, had o tend- ency to make me fool low spirited and despondent, Pand often felt as though life was x‘ot worth living for and_that I would bo better off dead than to go through life in the condi- TAWRENCE B, LARSEN. tion Iwas and continu- ally growing worse. *Ihiis was my condition a few months ago You could scarcely think such was the case to se0 me now, Indoed, as I said before, I can bardly believe it myself now, Hearing of the success of Dr. MeCoy and his assoclates in treat- ing cases such as mine, 1 determined them a trial, After careful and minute examma. tion the doctor told me he could help me and that my disease was Catarrh in the head and throat, and that my eustachian tubes were affected, dus from the Catarrh, and that as the Catarrh got better, with the treatment he would give my ©ars, my Hearing would also improve, and in his opinion’ the tubes would soon become normal again and T would heara well as ever. “In conclusion,” continued Mr. Larsen, “I want to say that they have done all for me they said they could do. “1 feel like an entire differ- ent man. I eat hearty, feel strong and well, have no more pains in my hoad or chest, sleep well, arise refreshed in the morning, my former ambition seems to bo brightening, and I feel more energetic and like working ain, The ringing and buzzing noise in my head has ceased and Ican hear an ordinary tone of volcs in ay conversation, and 1am thoroughly satisflsd witi the manner in which they so suceessfully treated my case. I have no hesitancy in recommending lh(‘lml:'l,llm public as men of medical ability and sl " Mr. Larsen is a young man of more than ordi- nary ability, and as above stated, resides with Its puronts at the corner of Cumfny and Eliza. beth streets, where he can be found to verify the above statement. TWENTY-ONE QUESTIONS. A Few Symptoms of a Disease Tha May Prove Serfous 1o You, Do, you have frequent fits of mental depres- sion? Do you experience ringing or buzzing notses n your cars o you feol a3 though you must suffocato when fying down? Aro you troubled with a hacking cough ahd general debility? Are your eyes generally weak and watery, and froquéntly inflamed? Does your voice have o husk, thick sound, and a nasal sort of twang? Is your breath frequently offenstve from somo e ause? ull_oppressive headache gener- ally located over the eyes? Do you have to hawk and cough frequently in tlie effort to clear your throat? Are you losing “your sense of smell, and is your sense of taste becoming dulled. Does your nose always feel stopped up, fore tng you to breathe through your mouth? Do you froguently reel”di particulurly when ping to pick anything off the floor? ery little draught of air anajevery ango of temperature glve you a cold? 3 yed by n constant desire to hawk and spit out an endless quantity of phlogm? Are you always tired and _indisposed to_exor- tioh, whether of business, work or amusement? 1 great effort required to keep your thoughts fixed upon wmatters that formery wero etsily performoed. P56 you rise from bed ns tired and weak as you were the night before, and feel as though you wanted to lie there forever? Is your throat filled with phlegm in the morting, which can_only be discharged after violent coughing, and hawking and spitting? Do you occasionally wuke froma troubled sleep with n start and feel as i you had just es- caped a horrible death by choking? Tave you lost all interest in_your calling or business or former pleasures, all ambiiion gone, and do you feel indiferent whether to- morrow finds you alive or dead? Are you trofbled with a discharge from the héad i the throat, sometimes watery and ex- cossive, sometimes thick sticking to over it touches, mes bloody and nearly siways putrid and offensiver The above are some of the many symtoms of catarrh and the begining of lung troubles, N one caso in n hundred will have all of then serious your syni v condition. “Ihis 05, The many cises r umy of tho daily pupors prove this, and each statement pubiished 13 substantiafly the sume as giyen by the patient cured, Dr, Mel'o and his associates, Ws0 10 secret nostruins, but cure disoases by thiedr skillful combination of the best KNow re medies, applied n the most wpproved manne and by using the latest and most highly recon mended appliances known to the professio They thus prod results that speak for then selves in the many patients cured, sure our readers that theso eminent physicians have uchioved & success in curing diseuse which Tew oF no othier doctors can duvlicate, DOCTOR J, GCRESAP AY'COY, Late of Belleue Hospital, New York, Has Offices No. 310 and 811 RAMGE BUILDING, OMAIA, NEB. W here ail curable cases are weated with sue- coss. Medical dis Litully. tion, Bright's ta, Ithe and ll NERV cullar 10 the se: LD, TATION atoffice or by mail #1. Qiseases aro treated succésstuily by D tirough mail it thus possible for those unable t6 make the | wy to oblain successful Lospital treatinentat thelr homes. 2 2 todp.m,; 1108 p. i d AVsieid 1 Oftice Lours § to 11 a UNDAY HOUKS orrespondence reenives prompt uftention: b letters answered unless accomponied by 4 cents fu stamps, . . ‘Addreds el wall to Dr. J.C. MeCoy. Rooms S10aud Ji1kamge bul ldiug, OmabaNeb