Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 25, 1888, Page 4

#10 00 o0 phod-is D Bece. AR A OFPICE, NOSSIAAND 018 FARN AM STREET. i ‘THE DAILY BEE, TERMS OF SUBSORTPTION. X Months . .............. “ roe Montha. .. " soo L %n. Sunday Bee, mailed to any ad- York O¥rice, Rooms 14 Axp 16 Trist 3 PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. jorning Bdition) including Sunday . One Year 200 ASHINGTON OFFICE, NO ™. CORRESPO , ol 11 communigations relating to news and edi. Vornt rrter tiouid be addressed (o the EDITOR s OF TAE BER. 61N BSS LRTTERS. g" ‘business letters and remittances should ba dressed to THR BER PUBLISHING COMPANY, MAfA, Drafts, checks and postoffice orders (6 made payable to the order of the company. The Bee Publishing Company. Proprietors E, ROSEWATER, Editor. THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation, ®ateof Nebrasks, | ngliss, foo 1. Tzschick, Socretary of The fien Pube g company, docs solemaly swear that, the wotual circujation of the Daily Bee for the week i April 2, 166, was as follow it rday, i 3 10115 18000 a4 10,000 8,000 7,925 . 1, U7 Eworn to and subscribed in my_presence this P15t day of April, A. D., 1888, N FEIL, Notary Public, Btate of Nebrask o Gonaty of Douglds, - Gs0. B. Taschick, being first duly sworn, de- ‘and says that he is secretary of The' Bee ing company, that the actual average circulation of the Daily Beo for the month 1, 1887, was 143818 coples: for % es: for June, 1897, 14,147 i for or | Aujgiis 14,151 1887, 1 for 16,228 coples: for Decem R T Yoplest P 1 1 ir2 coples; for Marc o L pie: o GO, B, TZSCHUCK. Bworn to before me and subscribed in my presence this 161 day of April, A. D. 188 N. P. FEIL, Notary Public. BY all means lot the nail works be r wvived. Iris becoming painfully evident to Omaha that its base ball nine plays best ouly on its own grounds. MASSACHUSETTS has refused women the right of municipal suffrage. The awful fate of Kansas was the finger of warning, AFTER May 1 the numerous runaway Thorses on Sixteenth street will have to keep their eyes open to steer clear of the mounted police. HON. JONN L. SULLIVAN has arrived. Ttis doubtful .whether he can be in- duced to accept the chief justiceship, $he presidential nomination or the ..‘ championship of the world. THE 100th day of the present session _@®f congress has just passed. But no- ®ody rejoiced over the event, although 12,368 bills and resolutions were intro- @uced to that day. THE announcement that the steam- #hip line between Liverpool and New- port News, Va.,is to be abandoned is mot relished by the Mormons. They wore going to land their converts at Wewport Nows as they got wind of the intention of the commissioner of emigra- gion to make a test case of the next batch landed at Castlo Garden on the ground that they were assisted immi- grants and should be excluded. Under the circumstances the Mormon elders will be obliged to use the underground railroad to smuggle the faithful over here. No one will be surprised to learn that Secrotary Fairchild opposes the pro- posed issue of fractional silver certifi- cates, and except as a matter of cour- tesy there was no need of the senate finance committee calling for his views. It is interesting to note, however, that as reported the secretary gives no prac- tical reason against issuing this cur- rency that can be regarded as conclusive. His belief that public convenience does mot require the proposed currency, and that it would not be popular, is worth just as much and no more than the opinion of any other man who regards the matter wholly from the Wall street point of view. The number of people ‘who want this currency, and to whom it would be a great convenience, is very large, and they are entitled to the con- sideration of congress. G, a member of the Bos- *ton city council, made an investigation on his own responsibilities. He fouud out how 850,000 of the taxpayers’ money were squandered in the profits made illegally by middlemen from purchases of supplics for the city institutions. As an example of the fastand loose methods of doing business flanuels to clothe the paupers in the city alms house were charged to the eity at 10t cents per yard, which cost the middlemen only 9 «wents a yard, shawing an illegal profit of 13 per cent. Satinets were palmed off on the city as being cassimeres and charged up at 85 cents a yard when the market price was only 26 cents a yard. These are but few of the items in which fraud came into play. The modern Athens swings in line as one of the cor- wupt and mismanaged cities of America, but willingly would award a rich prize %o the man who can guarantee to it an honest council, —_— NOTHING is more damaging to work- dngmen in general and organized labor in particular than failure in any concerted undertaking. The pro- motors of the proposed parade of the trades unions should either make the demonstration a success beyoud peradventure or they should mnot undertake it, There are fully four thousand skilled mechanics in Omaha, Unless at least half of them turn out in the proposed procession the enterprise will be a fizzle, Two or three hundred men headed by @ brass band and strung out by twos over a few blocks would not create a fa- worable impression. This is doubtless why some of the trades union delegates dissented from the proposition to order public procession. The BEE has no disposition to discourage the movement. ©On the contrary we desire that the demonstration be made respectable. But we would advise its abandonment wnless there is time enough and the #means are on hand to makeit creditable. Mg. CusHi The Volen of Ohto. There is psrhaps nothing remarkable in the fact that tho action of the recent republican convention in Ohiughas at« tracted very general attention and com- ment. The country has been used to listening to the voice of that state, and whether wisely or not has this year awaited it with a great deal of interest. The explanation of this is not far to seek. Ohio hasa very prominent can- didate for the presidéncy, and it had been a serious question as to what ex- tent that candidate had the hearty support of the republicans of the state. An industrious effort has been made to spread the idea that there wasa di- vigion of republican sentiment in Ohio that might prove fatal to Senator Sher- man at Chicago. Nothing short of a formal expression of feeling through a convention could dissipate this idea. This was done by the convention of last week. However shrewdly it may be at- tempted to make it appear that John Sherman is not the choice of the repub- licans of Ohio for president, the declar- ations of that convention and of its leaders do not allow a reasonable doubt as to their choice. All the influence of the forty-six delegates from that state at Chicago will be loyally exerted in behalf of Senator Sherman, and if they could make him the. candidate of the party there is not a ground of doubt that they would do so. The speech of Governor Foraker, whose allegiance to Sherman has been questioned, was so explicit and unequivocal throughout, and his right to represent the republi- can sentiment of the state is so unques- tionable, that the country has every reason to expect that Ohio will be in line for Sherman as long as there seems to be a possibility of his momination. Thus far the republicans of Ohio were true to themselves and to their most distinguished leader. It would have been a serious reproach to them if at this time they had permitted division and disaffection. - However devoted some of them may be to other leaders, and par- ticularly to the standard beaver of the party in the last national campaign, the obvious duty of all of them at this time was to rally to the support of their home leader. But, while the country may view this allegiance with admi tion, it will not neglect to consider the conditions upon which the republicans of Ohio will insist that the party shall go into the national campaign. Itis these which will measure the influence of that state in the national convention and the chances of its candidate. What are they with respect to the vital ques- tion now before the country? Simply that the war tariff shall be maintained and that the peopleshall not receive the relief from customs taxation which they require and which the public welfare demands. Inthismatter the republicans of Ohio make no pledge and give no re- assurance to the country. They take no notice of the inequalities, the exac- tions, and the’ oppressions of the tariff, and propose no changes or remedies. They suggest no policy in the direction of improvement or progress. They are evidently content with the situation as it is. They speak no word for the people, but are pronounced in demand- ing legislation that will more strongly fortify trusts and monopolies. Honestly read and construed the platform of the republicans of Ohio means that tariff taxation as it exists should not be disturbed, unless it be to make it more stringent for the benefit of industrial nabobs and corpora- tions that are now reaping great trib- utes from it. ‘With such a platform what will be the probable influence of Ohio in the na- tional republican convention, and what the probable chauces of its candiaate? Nothing appears more certain than that the west and southwest will not sub- seribe to the “Ohio idea” regarding the tariff. Those sections will de- mand assurance of tariff revision, and will ask that the candidates be pledged to revenue reform. In view of the attitude of the republi- cans of Ohio regarding the tariff, Sen- ator Sherman’s chances of receiving support from this section are seriously impaired. The republicans of Ohio have shown a proper loyalty to Mr. Sherman, and they deserve com- mendation for adhering to him, but they need not be surprised if their un- qualified attitude in favor of maintain- ing the war tariff is confronted by an opposition from the west and northwest which may seriously embarrass the can- didacy of Senator Sherman The Spotless Leopard. When Artemus Ward declared: “The leopard cannot change his spots, but you can change them for him with a paint brush,” he evidently had in mind the treacherous,spotted beast that has its lair on lower Douglas street. A thin coat of paint over the leopard’s spots could not be more transparent than the deceptive efforv of our enter- prising contemporary to throw chaff into the eyes of the workingmen under pretense of sympathy with the striking bricklayers. The workingmen of Omaha who have watched the deep interest which that sheet manifests in their welfare will re- joice to know that they have ai last a loyal and staunch champion. They certainly must appreciate the great sac- rifice made in their behalf when they bear in mind that for nearly fifteen years the Republican has subsisted on railroad job work and would have gone to the wall without railroad subsidies. They realize what a sacrifice this generous outburst of disinterested devotion to the cause of labor involves 0 the munagers of & paper which has notoriously been the unflinching cham- pion of the Burlington road against the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engincers and the apologist for the Pinkerton mercenaries. On the other hand, the advertising patrous of the readerless sheet are to be congratulated on the euergetic ef- forts which its managers are makin their interest to procure subscribers among the bricklayers and hodcarriers. The leopard cannot change his spots, but for a little while he can conceal them beneath a coat of paint. — Tr is said that the administration is looking hopefully toward Michigan ' as being among the doubtful states that may possibly be drawn into the demo- cratic line next November, and that no effort will be spared to effect that re- sult, Republican success in that state at the last two elections has show a very narrow margin, and it is well under- stood that Mr. Don Dickinson was given a cabinet position with the idea that from such avantage ground he would be able to accomplish a great deal toward transferring Michigan to the democratic column this year. It is reported that within the past few weeks the postmaster general has been in conference with the more prominent democratic workers in Michigan, and if such be the fact it means that the influence of the admin- istration is to be exerted to the fullest extent to carry that state. The infer- ence is that the feeling at Washington is somewhat uncertain regarding In- diana, New Jersey and Connecticut, and that it is necessary to make provision against the possible loss of these states. Michigan seems the most promising field, and if that state could be secured, with New York and the solid south, the democrats would have one more elec- toral vote than they would need. It is not at all unlikely that Mr. Don Dick- inson has conceived this plan, and it will suggest to the republican na- tional convention the importance of not leaving Michigan out of considera- tion in studying the availability of can- didates. There is of course very little probability that in any event Grover Cleveland could earry Michigan, but the wisdom of the republicans should be exerted with reference to not only making absolutely sure states reason- able regarded as safe, but winning those that are in the doubtful list, including New York. The reported movements of the administration with regard to Michigan are suggestive of the pur- pose of the democratic managers to play every card, and as they have some advantage in the possession of the fed- eral patronage shrewd and vigilant work will be necessary to defeat them. EVERYTHING apparéntly is not lovely with the whisky trust which was formed twelve months agoat Peoria, I11., to control all the distilleries west of the Ohio river. This monster enter- prise with $50,000,000 capital came into existence because it was felt that $1.05 a gallon for unrectified spirits did not vield sufficient profit to the distiller, and the price was raised to $1.09 per gallon. Every pressure was brought to bear on distillers to enter it. Three kinds of contracts were submitted. Under one where the local distillery could not compete with Peoria, the distiller was paid to shut down his works. Another form of contract gave the trust the option of buying the plant and of doing with it as it pleased. The third contract stated that a dis- tillery which distills daily 5,000 bushels of corn yielding about 22,500 gallons of spirit shall manuafacture 25 cent of that amount, and pay to the trust 4 cents for every gallon manufactured above one- fourth of the capacity of the distillery. This is the form of contract in force at present in Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Omaha and Kansas City, because from these points the tributary trade can be supplied with spirits manufac- tured at each place cheaper than from Peoria. But there are signs of disrup- tion in the ranks, caused by the refusal of H. H. Schufeldt & Co. of Chicago, to enter the trust. In consequence it 1s feared that the price per gallon of spirits will fall below $1.05. This would cause dangerous competition between the trust and the Messrs. Schufeldt in which the trust might goto pieces and the indvidual members of it suffer great loss. CITIZENS in general and the local press are lending their support to the temple of Ceres project as suggested in Sunday’s BEE. If the Omaha Fair as- sociation wants to draw a crowd and make asuccess of its annual exhibition, it must inaugurate a spectacular cele- bration of some kind. A pumpkin show and a horse-trot are old fashioned and do well enough for a country fair. But cities are supposed to have, beside these standard attradtions, unique and ori nal celebrations. Our city has reached that stage in its growth where a begia- ning ought to be made in the carnival line. In two or three years Omaha would be as celebrated for her revival of the classical as St. Louis, Cincinnati, New Orleans and Memphis are famous for their oriental and mythological pag- entries. Our neighbors on all sides are outstripping Omaha in this particular. St. Paul has its annual ice carnival, Sioux City hasits grain palace and Kan- sas City has its Priestsof Pallas. If the fair association will enter the list with an original attraction this fall, and in- stead of frittering away its money on threadbare chariot races, balloon ascen- sions and catch-penny devises, concen- trate its energies on building a grain palace in the style of an ancient Greek temple, surround it with a few spectacu- lar accessories—the outlay would not be %vrln‘:lm. and the returns would be ten- 0 BY assignment of the president, made yesterday, Brigadier General Brooke is to command the department of the Platte, with headquarters at Omaha. No date is named at which he will as- sume the command, but it will doubt- less be at an early day. The general has an excellent record asa soldier, and in selecting him for promotion the president recognized his superior claims and qualifications. He is not a West Pointer, his military experience having been obtained in the civil war, which he entered asa captain in a Penusyl- vania regiment. During the war he attained the rank of brevet major gen- eral of volunteers, and on the reorgan- ization of the army after the war be- came lieutenant colonel and later colonel in the regular infantry. Ge eral Brooke is forty-nine years old and popular in army circles where he is known. Omaha greatly regrets losing Geueral Crook, who will go to Chicago, but will have a cordial welcome for his successor. 5 E— A CIRCULAR is & poor medium to send awmong business men to induce subscrip- tions, and we are not surprised that the reply to the letter of Mr. Nason, of the manufacturers’ bureau, is neglected. If Mr. Nason or some other member of the board would personally solicit the $2 subscription, we will venture the asser- tion that not twent @ business men in the city will refdse to add their names on the list to help the bureau in its work. A OTTINGS. Superior wants a ciger factory. Wheeler county’s court house is under way. North Bend has a new paper, the Pro- tector. Holdrege will have a telephone ex- change. The Hubbell Enterprise has gone “up yonder.” Columbus has a new wholesale hard- ware house. Fairbury reports a vein of coal four feet thick. Broken Bow is reaching out for a can- ning factory. Themew wings of the Norfolk asylum are well under way. The Schuyler Quill has enlarged to a seven-column quarto. Joseph Coolkt is lecturing in Nebraska on ‘‘Beecher, Gough and Phillips.” It is claimed that Adams count, financial affairs have not been manages economically. Sutton exacts $2,600 per year for the privilege of running a saloon within the corporate confines. Hastings expects to show startling figures in her population by the new city directory now nearing completion. The Buffalo county soldiers and sail~ ors are making extensive preparations for their reunion to be held July 8, 4 and 5. X The county judge of Gosper county advertises in his home paper that he will “Pcr(orm mnrringu ceremonies in a satisfactory manner.” Venango, Perkins county, complains of its postal service, claiming that their papers are received three days old, when they should be there twenty-four hours sooner. . Twenty-one certificates for wolf scalps were made out in one day in Cass county. At $3 each the business of catching wolves is profitable at this sea-~ son of the year. Two freight cars collided at Oriapolis which the Plattsmouth Journal says wa clearly a case of general incompeten of the engineers. One engine was badly battered. Anold man who gave his name as William Hixson was found in Beatrice not exactly sound of mind. The ecity marshal sent him to Reynolds, where he claimed to live. A young man named Ross, twenty-one vears of age, forged an order on a North Bend man for $6, and after remaining in jail for a few dgys was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary to medi- tate upon the proposition that honesty is the best policy. One of the editors of the Grand Island Times was arrested charged with mak- ing an indecent assault upon a young lady. The police judge found him guilty and fined $19. “The case has been appealed. It is said that the arrest was a matterof revenge. The Strike and Its Great Problem. SpringfieldRepublican. While {the Burlington strike has failed to better the relations of capital and labor, or to bring us any nearer to that more harmonious adjustment of these relations which must be reached ere we have industrial peace; yet it has succeeded in distinetly outlining and calling attention to another great prob- lem—-how can the public in the mean time be assured of protection from these strikes which interrupt trafficand para- lyze industry? We have before pointed out the gravity of the question. Three United States judge-—Gresham at Chi- cago, Love at Des Moines, and Dundy at Omaha---have had occasion to pass upon some points involved in the strike, and they have all agreed in thus laying down the law that bounds the. problem: All railroad companies must haul the freight of other companies, when presented on equal terms. But railroad employes have a right to quit work when they please: and as long as they refrain from preventing others by force or midation from taking their places and re- frain from interfering otherwise with the op- erations of the road, they are acting within the bounds of the law. Therefore, an actual or threatencd strike of employes’ affords no excuse under-the law fora company to refuse the freight of any road, and for any such refusal it will be held liable to the orders and punishments of the courts and suits for damages from shippers, The duties and responsibilities and liabilities of the railroads are clearly defined. Equal and continuous sorvice in the transportation of goods and pas- sengers is exacted by the law for the good of the public, and for avy infrac- ction of that requirement punishment is provided. But the railroad clnnot perform its duties without the assistance of em- ployes; the law does not reach to them, does not throw upon them any measure of this responsibility, but allows them to do as they please; therefore, it being impossible for a road to live upto the requirements of the law in case of a strike of employes, the question comes down to thi How can the public be assured of continuous service on the part of railroad employes to the end that industry may notat any time be paralyzed by their striking? And a dozen suggestions have been made in answer within the last few days. Prof. Hadley, of Yale, sees no remedy but in the improved relations of the railroad managersand employes, and he would have the former chosen rather as leaders of men than coiners of dollars, The Railroad Gazette would divide a certain percentage of net earnings among the employes in or- der to improve the relations. ~ John H. Davis & Co.’s monthly circular advo- cates the plan of licensing skilled rail- road employes after the manner of steamboat captains. Compulsory arbi- tration finds favor in many quarters, while Simon Sterne, of New York, rep- resenting & more extreme class, would have jthe raMroad employe engaged for & cortain period of time and held up to his agreement by a *‘rigid military discipline.” One thing is here to be noted—-the remarkable absence of suggestions that old conspiracy laws against peacefully organized labor sball be revived, show- ing how general has come to be ' recog- n the fact that labor has some rights and is entitled to a hearing in questions affecting both employer and employed. It will be seen that the problem pre- sented brings up in a measure the whole labor problem in & mere urgent form. N Offers to Donate ¥ive Acres. Chairman Nason, of the voard of trade committee on manufactures, who is negotiat- g with an eastern firm for the establish- ment in Omaha of a large nail mill, yesterday received from G. F. MacDonald, of the Gate City land company, 8 proposition to donate five acres of land on the Helt line as a site for the will and to crect fifty cottages for the use of the operatives. - About three hundred men will be employed. My. Nasou will at once submit the proposition to the nail com- pany. DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1888, CADET'S CONTRACT NO GOOD. He Failed to Bulldogze the Council and the Law. SEVERAL BIDS FOR PRINTING, Final Passage of the Paving Ordi- nance--New Sewers Ordered Built—-A New Phase of the Dog Question. The Council Last Night. Acting President Lowery, of the city coun- al, faced twelve of his associates in the chambers last night and kept thom under control. There was but little talking in- dulged In, and the most important subject of the evening was the report of the city ate torney in reference to the genuinenecss of the Ropublican’s alleged contract for printing the compiled ordinances of the city. Mr. ‘Waebster stated that the old council in April, 1887, was instructed to draw up a contract ‘with the Republican company,the mayor and council concurring. The committee failed to comply with the latter obligations,and conse- quently the Republican's contract was not legally good. The question occurring on the propriety of sending back the bid of the Re- publican, wrthdrawn last week so as to give the proprietors another chance to put in es- timates on the work, was voted down and the bids of the Reese Printing company, §2.37 per m, and Gibson, Miller & Richardson’s, 1. rrur page, was referred to the committee on printing, as were the bids of the Republi- can,$2.11 per page,and Gibson,Miller & Rich- ardson,$2.10 per page, for printing the reports of the city oficers. The following communications were re- ceived and read: From the Mayor—Giving notice of having approved several ordinances; vetoing the resolution directing the street commissioner to move and replant trees on Jefferson square; veto sustained, From the City Engineer—Not favoring the prayer of Stephenson & Williams and others asking for the establishing of the curb lines of Nineteenth street between Nicholas and Paul streets, From the City Attorney—Giving notice of having prepared an ordinance to exempt the Swedish Evangelical church from taxation; that the council has no authority to change assessement on the premises of Morse & Brunner; having prepared an ordinance re- funding to property holders on Twenty-fourth street between Seward and Franklin streets certain sums of money paid for grading, the levy being a mistake; that Dennis Cunning- ham cannot be released as bondsman of Rea- gan Bros, & Co., and Fox, Son & Co. I'rom the Board of Public Works—Final estimate of Stuhl & Hamel, $14, grading Castellarstreet from Thirteenth to Fifteenth streets, allowed; final estimate of Smith, £2,074.48, for sidewalks, allowed; proval of contract of Brnést Stuhl sloping and grading banks; final estimate of Hugh Murphy, £5,630, for constructing the Jones street sewer, allowed; Omaha Re- publican, $134.50, printing contracts and specifications, allowed. % From the City Comptroller—Attesting to the correctness of the reports of several officials referred to him. From the City Treasurer—Reporting that Charles and Ida Kaiser had paid special taxes under protest, The application and bond of John J. Hani- ghen, as drain layer, was approved, and peti- tions'of paving district 95, paving of granite on sand; distriot 106, cedar block on contrete; district 134, granite and sand, and district 177, Sioux Falls granite on sand, were re- ferred to the committee on paving, curbing and guttering. The assistant city attorney was directed to remove squatters occupying Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth streets, be- tween Leavenworth and Pacific streets, and the democrats of Douglass county weére given permission to use the council chamber next Monday afternoon for their convention, A petition for the location of a fire hydrant 400 feet east of Sixteenth street, on Grace, was referred to the committce on fire and water works, as was one asking for the ex- tonsion of the water main from Twenty- fourth to Twenty-seventh on Cameron, The ey was dirccted to draw up a deed for in lands in the name of Metz & Bro., and the paving, curbing and guttering com- mittee were ordered to act on the protest of property holders on Tenth street, between Dorcas and Martha, against excessive as: ment, and one protesting against the paving of Seventeenth street, between Leavenworth and William streets. The comptroller was ordered to put the claim of C. D. Woodworth, amounting to 4,750, allowed him as damages for opening Twenty-ninth avenue, in the next monthly appropriation ordinanco. The following resolutions were adopted: directing the gas company to place lamps in front of the Scandinavian and Christian churches on Twenty-third and Davenport strects and Capitol avenue; to construct two catch basins on the east end of Jones street in advance of the paving; directing the street commissioner to grade down the bunks of dirt on the alleys between Ninth and Seventh streets on Hickory; calling on the board of public works to call the attention of the cou- tractors to the caving in of the sewer pipes on Eighteenth street and have them repair the damage at once; directing the street commissioner to complete the grading for the sidewalk on the west side of Twenty-ninth avenue, and repair crosswalks at the inter- section of Seventeenth and Webster street; that the city treasurer deliver to Ed. J. Brennan & Co., city hall bonds to the amount of their bill as allowed by the council, pro- vided they will take them at par; that the city engineer examine the ravine crossing Twentieth and Twenty-firat, and recommend the proper culvert to carry the water across Castellar street; that the board of public works take necessary steps to repair the Jones street pavement east of Thirteenth street, and_the cleaning of Sixteenth street south of the viaduct; giving the Edward Creighton guards permission to use the council chamber on Friday evening. 3. S. Dundy, jr., and others were jfivr‘n permission to park six feet of ground ad- joining their lots on Thirty-second street, be- tween Pacific and Woolworth avenue. The following ordinances were passed: Ordering paving of Dodge street in districts 105 and 106 with cedar blocks; relating to paving bids for ighteenth street from “v'il‘lml:mm Ohio; issuing of bonds for the purpose of paying the cost of curbing upon the streets in paving districts 119, 94, 84, 103 and 9); amending scctions 8 and 4, of ordi- nance No, 132 ating to paving districts Nos. 114 and 115 on Sherman avenue and Tw y-fourth streets; creating sewer dis- trict No. 71; re-establishing the Twenty-fifth avenue from Harney street to St. Mary's avenue; creating sewer district No. 72; declaring an alley i block 12, Hans- com plice, open to travel; changing grade of Dodge street from the east curb of Thirty- third street to the west curb of Thirty-second street; establishing grade of Thirty-sixth street to Pleasant, Pleasant from Hamilton to Nicholas; changing the grade of Fifteenth from Pacific to the alley north of William street and the intersecting street; construc- tion of main sewers in the city; Feconstruc- tion of sewer in sewer district No. 4; re- establishing curb lines of Capitol avenue from Eighteenth to Twenticth streets; order- ing the curbing of Leavenworth street from Thirty-sixth to Thirtyseventh; curbing Twenty-eighth street from Farnam to Leavenworth ; declaring Thirty-first avenue, from its northern terminus in the west end dition to Davenport street, open to public travel: appropriating certain lands for the opening of an alley in blook 18415; establish- ing the grade of Twent anth street from Howard to St. Mary's avenue; grading Leavenworth street from Thirty-sixth to Sadle ecreek; licensing master plumbers; cancelling general tax on lot 20, block 2 place; reducing personal taxation of H. Lucas; levying special tax and s s ou certain lots and real estate construction of sidewalks; appro- priatmg moneys out of special fund W pay for construction of sidewalks: paving of dis- tricts already reported in the Bek, mcll went_into a_committee of the with Councilman Lee in the chair, and listened to the reading of an ordinunce drawn up by the committee on police ercating @ dog pound. ordinauce created con- siderable discussion, which was finally brought to a focus by Hascall moving that when the committee arise it re;ommend that all legislation now in_vogue in reference o dogs be re , and the moLion was Car- vied in full session. At 11 o'clock the council adjourned. AMUSEMENTS, MI88 GOODRICR AS ROWOLINK. A socond large audiencd greeted Miss Goodrichat the Grand opora house last night in a very interesting piece entitied, ‘“Dad's Girl” Tt bears a strong resemblance to “‘Mliss," containine noarly the same runof character, with & number of similar situa- tions. Miss Goodrich, of course, ssumes the rollicking zephyr of the mountains with o graceful abandon and an ceable display of appreciation of the ‘Qiafoct. which 1 al- ways one of the inwmtins features of this class of plays. Miss Goodrich's support is good, Mr. J. R. McCann being an actor of considerable ability and thoroughly devoted to his work, The other members acquitted themselves croditably, notably Lewis M. Mabb and Miss Mattie Stevens. 420-2 Last ovening a good-sized andience assem- blod in Boyd's opera house o witness the second and closing performance of the spec- tacular opera “Zo-Zo, the Magic Queen.” The acting and effects were about the same as the night before, and the latter were particu- larly appreciated and applauded. AN TRISH STEW. Owing to the fact that the scenery for “An Irish Stew” was not prepared in time to present it at the Eden Musoe last Sunday the funny mmed{ entitled ‘‘Confusion” was put on the stage by the John T. Kelly com- pany. Yesterday the new scenery was com- pleted and the Kelly company opened for the first time in Omaha in the comedy-farce “An Irish Stew." Sl Independent Politios, No matter what extreme partisans may say or think of it, the address of James Russell Lowell before the Re- form club, on “The Independent in Pol- itics,” has made a very favorable im- pression upon the public mind, because of 1ts elevated tone, its philosophic spirit and its keen analysis of the radi- cal differences between the statesman and the politician, the truthfulness of which impresses itself upon every mind capable of reflection. It abounds in many expressions and phrases that aroe destined to be texts for other men who take an interest in public affairs from higher than party motives, while as a whole it can hardly help to broaden the conceptions of tho masses as to their duties and responsibilities to the state. ‘What, for example, could be finer than this: ‘I believe that there is as much of the raw material of statesmanship among us as ever there was, but the du- ties levied by the local rings of major ity manufacturers are so high as to prohibit its entrance into competition with the protected article. Could we only have a traveling exhibitiof of our Dosses, and say to the American people, ‘Beliold the shapers of your national destiny!’” A single déspot would be cheaper and better loooking.” Again: “The late M. Guizot once asked me ‘how long I thought our re ublic would endure.” I replied: ‘So ong as the idea of the men who founded it continued dominant,” and he as- sented. I will not say that we could not find among us now the constituents of as able an assembly, but I doubt if there be a single person in this audi- ence who believes that with our pres- ent political methods we should or could elect them.” Finally, “I am struck with the fact that my newspaper gives me fuller reports of the spccc{u)s of Prince Bismarck and of Mr. Glad- stone than of anything said in congress. If M. Thiers were still here it would be the same with him, but Irance, like ourselves, has gone into the manufac- ture of small politicians. An adequate amount of small chang will give us the equivalent of the largest piece of money, but what aggregate of littlo men will amount to a single great one, the most }n‘cciuus coinage of the mint of nature?” e BISHOP WALDIMIR'S WORK. He Assumes Charge of the Russo- Greek Church in America. San Irancisco Chronicle: Since the drowning of Bishop Nestor, Buron Zass, six years ago the Russo-Greek church in merica has been without a resident head. (The affairs of the great diocese of this continent were administered from St. Petersburg and thither were sent the reports of the archpriests from Alaska to Buenos Ayres. On Tuesday Bishop Vladimir arrived in this city fram Russia and took formal charge of the see. He will 2dminister its affairs with the assistance of eigh- teen priests and clergymen who accom- panied him from the land of the bear. The Russo-Greek church in this coun- try must be considered by the court of St. Petersburg as of vast importance when such a delegation as arvived Tues- day is sent all the way from Russia 1o look after the spiritual welfare of its members. The arrival of the earthly head of the church in America under the czar is an event of great interest, a.comparatively voung man. He is seven feet tall, with black hair and dark brown beard. ‘When a reporter called on him yester- day he was dressed ina_dark gown of watered silk with a broad cloth girdle, silk embroid d, around his waist. Bishop Vladimir speaks English fluently. For many years he was a mis- sionary in Japan. For some years he was inspector of theological seminaries in Russia, and before serving in that capacity had succeeded in mastering nearly ull modern languages. “The Russo-Greek church in this country,” snid Bishop Viadimir,” is in- asing in numbers, Perhaps the peo- ple are not joining it in proportion to their numbers, but that is because great efforts have not been made to bring them in, The are 17,000 people in this country who owe allegiance to the church, There ave, perhaps, 500 in this oity, 800 in New York, 200 in Chicago, and the mining districts there ave numbers who have no opportunity to worship according to their faith. In Buenos A there are 2,000.” *Why is not Bucuos Ayres made the seat of the bishop?” “San Francisco is in direct commu- nication with Alaska, where missions have been established among the In- dians, and this city is therefore re- gardod as the most advantageous place It is our intention to organize a semin- ary here, where the children of our members will learn the English lan- guage. My assistants will study Eng- lish thorougfily, and the services in the chureh will be conducted in the lan- guage of this country. It is our inten- tion to found thie Russo-Greek orthodox church on a firm basis, and in Awmerica the language of our prayers, sermons and schools will be English.” “It may be some time before the vriests are able to preach in English?” **Yes, it may be, but they have all a slight knowledge of it now. I have with me & young man who was & student in the English seminaryin St. Petersburg, The others will give all the time possi- ble to study.” “How many members has the Russo- Greek church?” *In all about 100,000,000. T wasa mis- sionary to Japan and worked there for some years, There are 14,000 Japanese believers and they have a bishop and full corps of priests, My headquarters were in Tokio and I sent some young gentlemen from Japan tor Russia 10 study our language. The mission was established twelve years ago in Japan, and you can sec how successful we have been. I also did missionary work in Poland, whare our church made 400,000 converts among the Roman Catholics.” “How much does it cost the Russian government to support the church | this country?”’ “Last year the sum was 52,000 roue bles. This year it will be cousiderably over that amount.” The services of the Russo-Groels church are held in what was_a short time ago a private residence, efore o great while there will be a house of worship erected, and the prosent quars ters will probably be used for a seme inary, Bishop Viadimir was accompanied by Revs. Georgi and Nicolai Dakow, priests; Deacons Joann Kruckow and Alexander Martish, who have their eswith them; Nicolai Greenkewich, rgyman_of the Russian theological seminary; William Allan, of the Eng- lish seminary, and twelve clergymen, who act as singers, Archpriest Wech- tomow and his assistants at the churoh will retain their present positions, . SOUTH OMAHA NEWS, A Heavy Day at Court. Court business acoumulated during thejlast two days,” and yesterday all the justico shops were crowded. The polico court was the centre of attraction, and Judge Reuther dispensed justice as follows: J. Weller came looking for work but found whiskey first and black eye aftorward. He was dockoted as a plain drunk and fined $9.50, which he didn’s pay. O. E. Swift contributed $5.50 ate tending the counoil mmllw ‘while drunk and he, too, went to jail. illiam MoDer- mott had also attended the council meetin, and presented a petition, but was fllamle! with the way it was received. To get even he got drunk, and to get his liberty ho con- tributed $0.50 to the school fund. William Hood started to_abuse an ofcer last night, and ho had just §7.65 at the time, 80 his was sized up and he was given fl fiftoen cents for) a morning. lunch. The other §7.50 went to the education fund, The charge against Barney Branigan of obtaining money by false pretense was with- drawn and Barney paid $5 costs, Willlam Woods and James McMahon were discharged on the charge of highway robbery, as thers was no one to prosecute, but Mcbabon got £6.50 for breaking up some jail furniture, Thomas Lancly didn’t appear when called on to explain \\'hf’ he was drunk and his $15 bail was escheated, but Mike O'Herne, his bonds. man, got a week to produce him, Mtko started out on a still hunt. Justice Wells had a number of civil cases before him, among them being Holmes Smith vs. Wilcox, and Elliott vs. O'Cons nell. Justice Levy was occupied with four civil suits and one criminal, the latter being the State vs. John Bush, for larceny of a note, mortgage and £60. William Winters was the complaining witness. The New Viaducts, “Yes, you can say that the Q stroet via- duct will be built in sixty days,and theoneat L street at once,” sald a councilman yesterday morning. ‘‘And say, besides, that the coun- all will give right of way or anything else in reason to help them along and make this a city at the same time.” Further enquiry showed that a fow rival land sharks had been endeavoring to further their own interests, and had been inclined to thr cold water on one or other of the en- terprises as suited themsolves. The council- men thoroughly understand them however, and as_above stated the work will go on ab once. Residents on Q street are now con- tributing their share towards the viaduot on that_thoroughfare, and the Land company has already done &0 in connection with tho one one L street. South Omaha still booms, SCROFULOUS SORES. A Child's Great Sufferings Ended by the Cuticura Remedies. When six months old the left hand of ourlittle grandedild bogan to, swell and hud evory up- pearance of u large boil. We poulticed it, but all to no purpose. Aboutfive months after, it became a running sore. Soon other sores formed. He then had two of them on cach hand, and as his blood became more and more impurs it took less time for them to break out. A soro came on the chin, beneath the under 1ip, which was very offensive. His head was one solid scab, disoharging a great deal. This was his uty-two months old, when I 0 0f him, his mother havin when Lie was a little more than a year old, of consumption (serotula of course). He could walk a little, but could not get up it h# fell dow, and cotild not move when in bed, havin no use of hishands. 1 immediately eommonce with the CUTICURA REMEDIES, using the CUTI- culA and CUTICURA SOAP freely, und when ho had taken one bottle of the CUTICURA RESOL- 7, his head was completely cured, and ho was _improved in every way. Wo wore very much encouraged, and continied the use of tho Remedies for o yoar and o half, Ono sore after another liealed, n bony matter forming in each one of these five deep ones Just before healing, which would finally grow loose and were taken uts then thiey would el rapidly.” One of teso ugly hone formations I preserved. After taking adozenand a half bottles he was completely cured, and Is now, at the age of siX yoars, o strong and healthy child. ‘The scars on his hands must always remain: his hands are strong, though we once feared he would never be ablo to use them. All that physiclans did for him did him no good. Al who saw the child before 8 and see the child re. If the above facts are of any use to you, you are at liberty to use them. Mus. E. 8. DRIGGS, May 9,188, 612 E. 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