Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 28, 1888, Page 4

4 “THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED BEVERY MORNING, plor-d o sty o TRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, DYy, oy, Benkiom g Semda? s heba Sgnde aifed to d- 6 u IRR, m any ad- One Yoar ... 4 ARA OFFIOR, NOSTIAND I PANNAM STRERT, EW YORK OFFICE, ROOMS 14 AND 16 TRIRUNE ABHINGTON OFFICE, NO. 513 CORRESPONDENCE. Al communications relating to news and edi- inl mfi"n 8hould be addressed to the EniToR THE BER. BUSINESS LETTERS. 11 business letters and remittances should be ressed to Tie BER PUBLISHING COMPANY, ARA. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders to made payable to the order of the company. Tue Bee Publishing Company. Proprictors E.ROSEWATER, Editor. THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation. Btate of Nebraska, s Sy . 2011 Taschiek, Secretary of The Bes Pub- ‘company, does solemnly swear that the dm?:uon of the Dail for the week April 2, 188, was as follows iverage....... o 18,363 -~ . ufi).n.'flmng;&u and subseribed i ‘m IR o A A D e N B FRIL Notary Public. Btate of Nebraska, of Doug s . B, Tzschuck, being first duly sworn, do- and says that he 14 secretary of The Beo hing company, that the nctual ave circulation of the Daily Bee for the month s 0 covies; for May, I8, coples; for 0] S N o EO. B, TZACHULPK. Bworn to before me and subscribed in my Presence this 16th day of April, A, D. 188, N. ‘. FEIL, Notary Publie. OMAHA is not built on the balloon order. The padded and paid puff of last Sunday’s New York World was dothing if not gas. Me. J. STERLING MORTON thinks Cleveland will decline the nomination. The sage of Arbor Lodge docsn’t know the man with the nineteen-inch shirt collar, CoNNECTICUT would be pleased to it her favorite son, General Hawley, rd as a promising candidate for the presidency. But there is the lurk- ing fear that he spoiled his chances by marrying an English nurse. IN the midst of the grave and press- dng practical problems of the day, the leading Chicago and New York editors find time to inflict this pertinent prob- “lem on their readers: “If a hen and a balf lay sn egg and a half in a day and @ half, how many eggs will six hens lay in seven days?” JAY GOULD has adopted literature as ‘8 profession. For the past few wéeks he has been writing letters nearly every @ay to the directors of the Missouri Pa- cific and other railroads. Mr. Gould is & high priced letter writer. Security holders of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas have paid thousands of dollars for every line he write: AN eminent American politician once gaid he would rather walk a hundred miles than write a letter. Next to writing foolish letters nothing is more indiscreet in a politician than saying foolish things. Mr. Montgomery’s in- terview in the Chicago Herald, affords a striking illustration of this fact. THE race horse Dexter with his rec- ord of 2:17% was king of the turf in the early days of the war. But since his time Goldsmith Maid, Rarus,J. I C. and Maud S. have lowered his record until the champion is nowhere. The record of Dexter is analogous to the high tariff record of republican war Porses, still in harness and still kicking because there is younger blood in the Mield trained in anew school tolower the war tariff record. — MR. VAUGNN was evidently misin- formed when Le stated under oath that the Republican only circulates 2,000 dailies all_told. The American news- per directory for 1888 ecredits the maha Kepublican with a daily circu- ion exceeding 8,000, but less than #,000. The figures in the directory are made up from statements furnished by the publishers. Mr. Vaughn should by all means amend his petition. THE proceedings at the St. George tinnm' in New York city not long ago rougbt to light-that a new and uncer- tain element in politics has been intro- @uced in the Empire state. It was an- mounced at tho dinner that for the pust ear the naturalization of 180,000 Drit- h Americans has becn quictly going on, which will add a “British” voting constituency tothe state. This is a furn in the political wheel which po! ticians have not counted upon. Of eourse as a *‘British” vote this element will oppose anything Irish. The trick of capturing this British element by Pbusing the Irish, and yet not to give R offense to the Irish by alicnating its & wote, will be a unique spectacle in the goming national game, Erme— Ir is asud commentary on Mr. An- drew Carnegie’s judgment that he re- opened his extensive iron works at Braddock, Pa., under Pinkerton pro- g tection. The strike at his works has A been in progress some time. Mr, Car- mogie’s proposition to lis men to pay & ghem according to a sliding sealo, a " bhobby of his, was rejected. In a petu- lant temper, it seems, he sturted his large plant with pew men. No violence of any kind was offered by the strikere, But Mr. Caruegie de- fermined to overawe them by armed guards, In calling in these me i ples he invited a bleedy riot a day or i #wo ago, which would not haye taken 3 @ it the Pinkertons were not there. E:umtu of Penusylvania knows from terrible experience of the Pittsburg wiots that she 1s pecuniarily responsible for the maintenuncs of order and pro- tection of private property within her 4 :{:‘ The duty of presesving order N nge to the stute. The stand taken Mr. Carcegie is eorsequently un- titlable aud uniswlul, The Lease Declared Void. The deciston of thie supreme court of Nebraskns, declaring void the lease of the Atchison & Nebraska railroad by the Burlington & Missour! railroad, is a matter of the very highest importance both from its legal and material as- pects. As to the former, it settles defi- nitely and permanently that there can be no lease or consolidation of parallel and competing railronds in this state. The decision makes it entirely plain, by reference both to the language of the constitution and of the statutes, that rail- road lines which are not continuous or connected in Nebraska cannot be law- fully operated as one corporation. In other words, no two lines running par- allel to each other, and therefore naturally or presumably in competition, can consolidate or in any way become subject to the control, management or operation of one corporation, either by lease, sale of stocks, bonds, or franchises, or by any other method. The fundamental and statu- tory laws of Nebraska actually pro- hibit any union between parallel lines of railroad in this state. So far as'this form of monopoly is concerned, a com- plete check to it is furnished in exist- ing laws, of the scope and authority of which there can be no question. Regarded in its material aspect, the people of the seven counties through which the Atchison & Nebraska road pass are to be congratulated upon the supreme court decision. Travers- ing one of the best agricultural regions of the state, it is not to be doubted that run as an independentline that road can with proper management be nrade to contribute largely to the improvement of that section, while being profitable to its stockholders, The purpose of the B. & M. in sccuring control of it was to impair its enterprise as acompeting line, and this it has effectively done since it obtained the control seven years ago. Furthermore, it has given the B. & M. the power to exact from the people of the region traversed by the Atchi- son & Nebraska unjust and un- reasonable charges, which have been in no small degree a detriment to them, Under new conditions to be ex- pected changes in these respects will be effected of great value to the people along the nearly two hundred miles of the Atchison & Nebraska road. The victory for the state in this mat- ter is an important one, and Attorney General Leese is entitled to great credit for his intelligent management of the case. The result will go far to justify the confidence that has been felt in him as a judicious and careful lawyer, who is at all times watchful of the interests of the state. ———— Protect the Settlers. It is obviously the paramount duty of congress, in legislating for the for- feiture of unearned railroad land grants, to provide that the settlers in good faith on these lands, purchased from the railroads, shall be protected against loss. It seems evident that the land grant forfeiture bill before the senate does not make adequate provision for such protection. Our Washington dis- patches have reported several amend- ments submitted by Senator Manderson which seem to be clearly necessary in order that the bill shali do no injustice to those who have bought lands from the railroads believing they were get- ting a perfectly valid title. It appears that as the bill stands it provides that purchasers of forfeited lands may buy them of the United States at two dollars-and fifty cents an acre, but as Senator Manderson said regard- ing this there is danger that it would be construed by the courts to give no redress to the purchaser against the railroads. The amendments proposed by Senator Manderson provide that nothing in the act shall be coustrued *‘as in any manner affecting any cause of action existing in favor of any pur- chaser against his grantor for breach of any covenant of title,” and also that nothing in the act shall be construed as limiting the rights granted purchasers or settlers by the act of March, 1887, which contains important provisions for the protection of purehasers of land from land-grant railroad companies whose title had been declared forfeit, In referring to the bill before the senate, Mr. Manderson said it was encumbered bya good deal of matter extrancous to it, and this, taken in connection with the criticism of the bill by Senator Hoar, ought to induce a more careful investigation of the char- acter and probable eflects of the meas- ure than the senate appears to have given. Mr. Hoar charged thatascheme had been organized in Washington to get possession, through fraud, of valua~ ble portions of the lands proposed to be forfeited, in the belief that in case the lands are forfeited the settlers who have purchased from the railroads to which the lands were granted will lose their claim and title. He said men had boen hired to go to these lands and en- ter homestead or pre-eraption claims, preparatory to .taking vossession under the public land laws as soon u8 the titles of purchasers from the railroads should become worthless by reason of the forfeiture of the railroad grants. There is nothing in this statement that is at all incredible, but inany event it is clearly the duty of congress not to allow this measure to pass with- out providing for such complete and just protection to the purchasers of thoe railroad grant-lands as shall fully shield them against all chance of loss. Itis not difficult to conceive of such a scheme as Senator fTour suggests, and which he cluimed to have positive information of and it is eertainly expedient toguurd against the possibility of a conspiracy of this character to rob the settlors who have purchased of the railroads in good faith the lands subject to forfeitur: The aumendments tothe pending bill pr poscd by Senator Manderson appear to be suficient to supply the requ i tection, and it is to be hoped thoy | not fuil of ceptance by the scuate, TAERE is nothing surprising in the fact that ex-Senator McDonuld, of In- dianu. has publiely prociaimed his d terminution to'thwart, if possible, 1} | ambition of Govaraor Gray to secure the neniipation for the vice presidency at St Louls The hestility of these wwo § or THE OMAHA leaders of Indiana democracy is of long standing, and the friends of Gray have undorstood that they would encounter the opposition of the ex-senator if they pushed the governor for the vice presi- dency. They have shown themselves not only indifferent to this, but able to carry out their purpose of sending a Gray delegation to St. Louis, and 1t is not probable the efforts of McDonald will have any great effect, particularly if it shall transpire that Cleve- land wants Gray on the ticket. It may make some difference, however, 1n the vote of Indiana, where ex-Sena- tor McDonald has many warm friends, and from this point of view republicans can regard the breach with entire com- placency. e—— AN ardeat democratic admirer of Con- gressman MeShane slopped over and furnished a sensational picce of politi- cal gossip to a Chicago paper the other day, in which McShane’s election to the United States senate is confidently pro= dicted ns the outcome of a triangular fight in the next legislature. This stu- pendous sensation affords a feast for the famishing vultures that subsist on the remains of a moribund - newspaper. They see a chance to frighten Senator Manderson into shelling out some of his surplus to keep them on their unsteady legs another season. And they supplement the specter of Banquo McShane with the formidable shadow of Rosewater emerging from be- hind Van Wyck to settle down in Gen- eral Manderson’s cushioned seat at the national capital. This is enough to frighten anybody, and we are not sur- prised to learn that Senator Manderson is already on his way home to stop the awful conspiracy. Incidentally his presence may be absolutely essential to keep the played-out organ out of the clutches of the sheriff. Other Lands Than Ours. England continues to find the some- what disgraceful condition of affairs in the army and navy a leading subject of discussion, and there is perhaps none of more serious concern to her. Ina recent notable address General Wolse- ley made this subject his text, and his remarks are said to have taken deep hold on the Eunglish mind. He said that at this time it behooves the people of England to know not only the truth, but the whole truth, with respect to its army and navy. All the great nations of Burope, with the exception of Eng- land, are armed to the teeth, and the political horizon shows nothing promis- ing. He urged thatit was the paramount duty of the country to support the min- istry in efforts to place the army and navy on a proper footing. Polit- ical affairs in England have not been exceptionally interesting during the past week. Beyond a passage in the commons between Gladstone and Bal- four, in which the veteran statesman scored the youthful representative of coercion very severely, and some sharp strictures by Lord Randolph Churchill on the general policy of the govern- ment, not much has transpired to at~ tract general -attention. For the mo- ment the Irish question seems to be in abeyance, and although allusions to it are made from time to time, so far as the declared policy of the government with respect to it is concerned there is no promise that it is to undergy any change. The party opposing home rule scems to be as firmly in the saddle as it has ever been. On the other hand there is no evidence of discouragement on the part of those who advocate home rule, and there is no reason to doubt that they are doing constant aud honest work in behalf of the cause. * *x The event of the week in Germany has been the visit of Queen Victoria, who received an enthusiastic popular reception and was accorded all the dis- tinction due to her station. If her visit had anything more than a social char- acter it has not transpired. She had an agreeable conference with all the royal personages, did homage at the tomb of the dead emperor, and held a conversation in the language of the fatherland with Bismarck, which he is reported to have been much pleased with. It is more than probable the matrimonial question was referred to, and very likely Victoria advised that her grand-daughter and namesake should wait. If so, however, the keen- scented correspondents have not discov- ered it. As to the emperor, he has within a few days grown marvelously better, and the physicians are reported to think that the crisisin his case is passed, and that he again may become asound man, Itis certainly an impor- tant fact in his favor that he has recov- ered hissense of taste and is having an excellent appetite. Nothing better could be wished for Germany, and indeed for Flurope, than that Frederick should live and itinue to rule for yet many years, Such an assurance would do more than anything else at this time to restore configence in Europe and make for a more certain peace and prosperity. h’i The spirit of Boulangerism seems to be less rampant in France. There is not a reaction, but a sober second thought, This is largely due to the wise and courageous attitude of Pre- mier Fiogquet, who has certainly ap- peared to advantage during the sharp debates in the chamber of deputies, and has shown that he has not been rattled by the Boulanger scare. In the great discussion upon the vote of confi- dence he attacked with splendid effect Donapartists and Boulangerists alike, while half Paris was astir outside to “see Boulanger tuke his seat.” His cool reply to M. de Cassagnacof the sht that he considered *the present cirewmstunces less perilous than they have been represented,” coupled with an instant turn to the left and center ring that nevertheless the situa- serious enough to demand an expression of entire confidence, and not merely the boon of * condemned,” scems to huve ele chamber. Ilis speoch was full of points, as when be declarcd that the public wanted neither anare orad r, and that the governwment would it agsipst overy pretender, “whether pepresenting the mouarchy emuneting ! w rge nd DAILY BEE: SA plebiscrte.” The same uncompromising language, sharp retort, and pungent sayings marked Floguet’s part in the debate on the effort to rebuke him for having ‘appointed do Freycinet, a.civil- ian, as war minister. To the charge that such a choice, cortainly unusual in modern days, was “revolutionary,’” no reply could have been neater than that forcing o gqhewal into political agitations was what was really revolu- His eloameng allusion to de Freycinet's relatidns th Gambetta was no less happy. Y 5 . The German government has earved out for itself colonial possessions in Afriea estimated to cover 740,000 square miles. The French have African pos- sessions amounting to 550,000 square miles. Portugal, Spain, Italy and Eng- land have African fiossessions. It is but a question of time when a great political allotment of the map of Africa will need to be made, and accrediting to each country the arcas seized upon, Africa will be almost as European as its sister continent to the north. Whether this political chavge will be for the benefit of the native population will de- pend very largely upon the wisdom and generosity shown by the absorbing pow- ers. There are certain sections of equa- torial Africa where the climatic condi- tions are such as to preclude the possibil- ity of work being carried cn by Euro- pean colonists except the duty of supervising native workers. It is understood that, in view of this fact, the German government has under con- templation certain plans of industrial development which involve some kind of compulsory labor on the part of the natives, it being generally admitted that the latter will never of themselves take to even moderate work. Asnature bountifully supplies them with the few neccessaries needed for life in a tropi- cal climate, there is no incentive to enter upon’ gainful occupations; but when compulsion of any kind is em- ployed in the place of individual initia- tive, it becomes difficult to draw the line between this method and slavery. Such forms of coercion may be emi- nently to the advantage of the foreign- ers who have arbitrarily seized upon the territory, but it by no means follows that the personal happiness of those who are made to pass their lives in work when they would prefer, as their ancestors from time immemorial have, to pass their lives in leisure, will be improved in any marked degree. The solution of the African question on the continent of Africa is one which will bear careful watching. * ' The proverb delares that we find comfort in the misfortunes of others. If that be so, there is consolation in the reported fact that the English colonists in New Zealand ang 'Victoria and other Australian colonies are devoured by rabbits. Some sentiméntal bodies 1m- ported the rabbit:into the colonies, probably as a reminder! of home, sweet home. They for; the wretched ex- perience of the canny Scot who carried o thistle with him, that “auld lang syne” might not pe - forgotten;, and so scattered the pest broadoust over the whole country. The rabbits have re- duced the feeding capacity of some Australian sheep walks over fifty per cent, and the settlers begin to fear that, in a short time, there will be no return to their mutton. Now an active war of exter- mination is going on. Sections of land are laid off and the sheep driyen away. Poisoned wheat, oats and carrots are distributed over the ground, and mil- lions of rabbit skins are shipped to Lon- don and there manufactured into fancy furs, or honestly left to figure in their native colors. Thd weekly cost of an exterminating party of about thirty men operating on an area of a thousand acres is roughly estimated at about 3600, less $300 for the proceeds of the skins. The price of liberty in farming in those colo- nies is “eternal vigl}unce." " For the second time in its short his- tory as an independent state the little kingdom of Belgium is to have a re- gency. It began with g regency, and it would not be surprising if the return to that form should mark the end of monarchical government there, King Leopold IT. has alienated the affections of his subjects, not only by his sub- serviency to German imperialism but by spending in foreign speculative en- terprises the enormous wealth which he and his late father accumulated, whilst as the same time the country has been overrun with pauperism and has been afllicted with industrial troubles that have fomented discontent and the spirit of anarchy. There is no country in Kurope in which the doc- trines of socialism have taken root quicker or spread more extensively than in Belgium. Universal suffrage, socu- larism and state education are the de- mands that have been formulated at every socinlistic demonstration; and if the radicals, in the event of the king’s abdication, should . succeed in uniting with the moderate liberals a great step might be made towara the erection of a truly representative government, Delegates from uvivldundland are to confer with the Dominion government on the annexation question in June, The fact seems to be that veither Can- ada nor the iah.mAl wants annexation very badly, but the Aproposed step would complete the unification of DBritish North America, and so commends itself to the imperial authorities, The To- ronto Mail dra: doleful picture of Newfoundland’s affairs, erty abounds, as igshowu by the annual ex- penditure of $150,000 for poor relief among a total povoulation of less than 200,000, Education is largely sec- tarian, and the people are backward in civilization. The mining and fishing rights of the Freuch have not yet been defined satisfactorily to the islanders. Movreover, there is ill-feeling betwe the Protestant and Roman Catholic ments, which is constautly taki lawless form. “We ha made,” says the Mail, “‘all th Wasnixoron, April 47.=The offcrs for sale of houds by secretarvy . Fairckiid to-day ike sn epnigmn frow a | onnted 10 §349,000. TURDAY, APRIL 23 1888 BTATE AND TERRITORY. State Jottings. Stowart will build & $10,000 school house. = Nebraska City’s pavitg grade is to bo Cchanged. Toup Ci completion. York wants, and her papers say, will have, a new hotel. ©O'Neil's public schools are in a better condition that ever before. Weeping Water is reaching after a pressed brick manufactory. The Union Pacific will extend its line from Loup City to Arcadia. Nebraska railronders are making a mad rush to Glen Rock, Wyo. The enterprising business men of Schuyler wiil repair the Platte river bridge. The frail and fickle women of Blair have been notified by the mayor to leave town. In one year 812,000 of delinquent taxes haye been gathered by the treasurer of Baline county. Aurora is sitting upon the threshold of a boomlet that will expand and grow with the season. Oscar Torrence, of Weeylng Water, in a mad frolic with a fractious colt was seriously disabled. Dr. Gerth, state veterinarian, is dis- covering glandered horses in almost every county in the state, Dr. Gandy was finally proven guilty, and will probably get more than five years in the penllwnt ary. A generul complaint is found in state papers concerning the slowness of the :.9101;1~npl| systom along the B. & M. ine. ' A loving and giddy couple living in Burt county eloped this week, leavin, loving and distracted parents very much excited, The mad dog at Hendley has been killed, and people bitten round about Hendley are anxious to know what the result will be. Mr. F. Marhun, a farmer living five miles east of Crete, was kicked in the head by a colt last Sunday morning, and will probably die. A Mrs. Smith, of Tekamah, went to the dorot to see a friend off. She got into the passenger coach and in at- tempting to get out after the traid had started almost lost her life. McMahon, the B. & M. guard who shot Charlie Wilson on Wednesday at Stewart, ived preliminary trial, giv- ing recognizance in the sum of 81,000 for his appearance at the May term of district court, The twenty-first annual convention of the Nebraska Sunday school association to be held at York commencing Tues- day afternoon, May 22, at 2 o’clock, and continuing Wednesday and Thursday, will be largely attended. A son of Chief Henry Fontenelle, of the Omaha tribe, wasin Blair afow days ago soliciting cattle to herd on tho reservation. The educated Indian is sufficiently civilized and enlightened to look after business interests like his white brother. This is the season of the year for the following item to be circulated in the Nebraska papers: ‘‘A prairie schooner passed through our town last Sunday on its return from the west, bound east- ward. The wagon sheet bore the fol- lewing inscription: ‘Tryin’2 git bac 2 my wifes people my name’s Eii.)” The prospects in railroad building in Nebraska this year are not very prom- ising. The Union Pacific will not do much in the line and the Fremont, Elk- horn & Missouri Valley will do_but lit- tle, although more than any other. The B. & M. was the pushing road last year, but the strike this year will probably de all plans for extensions if there uch made. There is a school ma’am, Miss MeFar- land, up in Holt county, this state, who should Lid for some little notor house-mover. Itis said that recently she found it necessary to have moved a small frame shed 10x12 feet, from the east to the north side of her residence. ‘With a degree of assurance worthy of a Hercules, she provided herself with a number of *rolling-pins,” broom-sticks and improvised crowbars and com- meonced the task. Aided by a five-year- old brother, she succeeded in moving the shed as desired, the greatest diffi- culty being in anchoring it tothe larger structure. ’s waterworks are nearing lowa. The Sioux City corn palace will cost The management of the Towa state uni- versity is to be investigated. Congressman Hayes assures Clinton eople there is no doubt that their ridge bill will pass. The annual convention of the Roman Catholic Protective society will be held at Waterloo June 20, Mayor Rolrer has asked all the police officers appointed under the Groneweg administration to resign. Dallas county is on the eve of a county seat fight, as an effort is being made to remove it from Adel to Perry. The first Masonic lodge in was chartered November 10,1 organized with Austin Corbin its wor- shipful master, The Muscatine News publishes the names of sixty-nine young men, engaged in active business in thatcity four years ago, who have gone away. Articles of incorporation have been filed with the secretary of state for the Stearns paint manufacturing company of Davenport with a capital of 825,000, The $60,000 stock in the new Rock Island-Davenport Ferry company, to operate the Mississippi ferry so long conducted by Sper: r, Robinson & Co., has been subscribed. Harry Coates, an Albiabutcher, while attempting to ride across the track in front of the west bound fast mail near Albia, Sunday, was struck by the en- gine, and both he and his horse were instantly killed, Owners of Jersey cows near Marshall- town are alarmed over a disease whic is carrying off that class of animals. The diseasé is malignant in the extreme; it attacks the brain and the animals remain most of the time in a drowsy state. Frank Pierce, the Des Moines consta- ble who made himself noted by his sleuth hound following of whisky sell- ers, has been indicted by the grand jury of that city for extorting moucy rom guilty parties. The Press, of Sioux Falls, and the Sentinel, of LeMars, are endeavc persuade the people of their respective towns that the chief end and aim of Sioux City is to hurt LeMars and Sioux Falls by building the Sioux City & Northern. —~— A Day's Committee Work. WasuixGToN, April 27.—The senate com- mittee on education and labor at its meeting to-day ordered favorable reports on- the fc lowing: Sanator Blair's bill to restrict tk sale of opium u the District of Columbia aud the territories; the house bill to establish a departwent of labor; the senate joint resalu tion proposing an wwendment to the consti- tution forever prohibiting the manufacture, importation, exportation and transportation and sale of hiquors in the United States. Senator Call was autnorized Lo report 8s fiqu the committee bis Lill of the last con &ress 10 establish a vational college of dental scieiuce i Wushington. THE GUARD IN TREIR CLORY, Brilliant Military Reoeption Ten- dered Governor Thayer. A PROUD DAY FOR THE BOYS. The Edward Creighton Company Makes a Magnificent Showing in Appearance and Evolutions ~A Very Swell Event. Governor Thayer's RReception. Fully conscious of the admiring gaze of a balcony crowded with fashion and beauty, the Edward Creighton Guards, N. N. G,, 8tood three ganks deep in exposition hall at 10 o'clock last evening, each man as immo- vable as a statue, awaiting the entrance of the chief executive of the state and his staff. The company stood near the wost ond of the hall, and just south of them was the Second Infantry band, whose inspiring strains added greatly to the pleasures of the oecasion, Over the west end of the hall were the floral lettors ‘‘Welcome to Our Commander-in-Chief.” The hall was prettily decoratod with bunting and the ceiling swung with green festoons. On the north side were three camp tonts. The orchestra was almost concealed behind the luxuriant plants in front of them, while the balcony was thronged with & bewildering profusion of pretty faces, beautiful dresses, swallow tails and military trappings. Just before 10 o'clock the bugle sounded and the company fell into line. Almost on the stroke of tho hour the east door opened and the governor and staft entered and the band struck up ‘‘Hail to the Chief.” The governor appeared in a_black Prince Albert coat and slouch hat, and his staff wore re- splendent with gold lace and buttons. After the formal presentation of the company to the governor, inspection of arms followed, the party being escorted along the ranks by C. J. Symth, captain of the company. The adjutant general reported everything satisfactory to the governor, and a drill fol- lowed. The movements were all executed wilh,prom‘:tncss and decision showing prac- tice in drill. The boys had on their new dress uniforms and presented a very hand- some and warlike appearance, . The next feature had been put down upon the programme as ‘“special num- ber,” and had excited some curiosity as to tho significance of the two words. It was fully explained when Captain Smyth stepped forward with @ handsome gold mounted sword and handed 1t to Gov- ernor Thayer, who, on behalf of the company, presented it to Licutenant Kennon, of Gen- cral Crook’s staff, who has kindly put in con- siderable time drilling the company and otherwise encouraging them. The governor's remarks were brief and appropriate. The gallant licutenant, though very much sur- prised, was equal to the occasion and mado a fi""h eful response. 0 governor next addressed the company, telling them of the value of such organiza- tions, the interest ho felt in them, and trusted the interest would ouly be main- tained. His remarks were throughout very complimentary to the boys. More military evolutions followed, which cnded with the stacking of arms in front of the tents and breaking of ranks. The enthu- siastic militiamen then gave three cheers for Governor Thayer and almost everybody else concerned with the affair, The grand march next followed, the gov- ornor and Miss Kate Murphy leading. Among those seen in line were Generul Crook and a number of other military officers from the fort, all in full uniform. After this came the reception to the governor, the band mean- while playing a beautiful serenade. Danc- ing followed with an order of fourteen dances, AMUS ENTS. Gus Williamsin ‘‘Keppler's Fortunes," at Boyd's Last Night. Gus Williams, the inimitable German comedian, and his excellent company was ac- corded a vigorous welcome at Boyd's opera house last night. The play was “Keppler's Fortunes,” a new one written expressly for the irrepressible Gus, and it suits his varied talents perfectly. The plot, if the expression is allowable, is sustained by an endless scrics of the most excruciatingly funny situations, and brightened by the catchiest of catehy songs, sung as_no one but Gus Williams can sing them. *‘Keppler’s Fortunes” is bound to become the most popular of all the good plays in Mr. Williams' re- pertoire. His role is that of Albert Keppler, a New York butcher. His only relative, a brother in Germany, dies intestate, and Keppler inherits a fortune of $250,000. His ambitious wife attempts to enter a fashion- able set, and a new home is purchased. Keppler becomes the prey of a sharper who flatters him a good deal until, quite upset by his good fortune, he disowns one of his (llflflghwrl, who still clings to her old time over. About this time Keppler's Iawyer discovers that the deceased brother left a will be- queathing his fortune to a grandehild whose mother, cast off by the testator because of a marriage which had displeased him, had disappeared. Keppler acci- dentally discovers that his grand- nicce, the heiress of the fortune, is a sewing girl in his own family. He makes this fact known, returns to butchering, aud goes into politics as well. There are some protty situations, and Mr. Williams is very pleasingly cast. Indeed, ho has not been seen to better adv e in some years, especially in the more pathetic scenes in which the play abounds, his acting 18 very forcible, “When We Ran With the Old Machine,” a song introduccd by Mr. Williams in the third act, is a charming bit of melody and was nicely sung. The support was strong, Miss Watson as Madcline Keppler and Frank Girard as Keppler's fistic friend, were quite acceptable, MI55 GOODRICIL AT TILE GRAND. Notwithstanding the threatening weathor of last evening, Miss Goodrich drew a large audience at the Grand opera house to wit- ness the melo-drama, “Zizi.” There ure in the play a number of very interesting situa- tions which are finely appreciated by nearl every member of the company. Miss Good- rich is afforded an opportunity of doing some quite emotional acting, which is done with most satisfactory results. Ju the leading role, last evening, she made hosts of friends. .Cunn made a great deal of a vather ed bum actor, and Mr. Mabb, Miss and Miss Belmont were very suc cessful, Politiclans Co DexvER, April 26.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]--During the entertainment of a delegation of citiz m Dallas, Tex., at Zang's brewery in this city yestorday, Mayor W. Scott Lee and Hon. E. O. Wolcott, attor- ney for the Denver & Rio Grande railway, and the most prominent republican candidato for the United Statos sonate, came to blows over a political matter. The two men have long been political enemics, and a fow weeks Loe ago Wolcots kicked Loe out of hisoffice. controls the city machinery, which Wolcott \ trying to influcnce but failed, The friends of both attom ple but hard langua as used a strucl. iy cify the men, New England dinner. He was drunk during the row. e Orushed By His Own Train. Kaxsas Citr, Mo, April 20.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.)--The degth of Ed Sullivan, 8 well known conductor of the Union Pacific, ocourred yesterday at Denver. While boardiag his train, which was woving out, he s! wheels and was killed. 'F'he acel was not known until the train had departed. Sullivan 1 Lere und was @ promiuent member of Knights bias lodyge No. 1 and the Order of Ltail Conductors. The body will be interred wa here Saturday. An 1. Louis, April 27. the Brk.]—The curtain dropped last evening on another rowance i which au Indian and & sweot young missionary are the principal ac- tors. About a year ago Miss Ids Belle Rich- ards, daughter of the lu Captain 8. €. Richards, of tuis city, who was & voLsio of idemie. Spocial Telegram to Presdont Arthur, was détailed by the Prea. byterian church for missionaty work in the Indian territory. Among the Indlans whose doquaintance she formed, wys Etiphalot N. Wright, an educated Chdrol Who s practicing his profession at '.mhfl Tha pair at once proceeded to tumble intd love, and last evoning they wers ma in the Glasgow Avenue Prosbytertan ohu! 1] groom is a rfldu-u of Albany wodlm ool , and his father, Dr, Allen right, was quite a prominent man in the 'M'rlw”. —_——— They Will Prorate the Traffo. Cricaco, Apeil 97.—A meeting of tho gene eral managers of the lines betweon Chicago and Missouri river points was held to-day for the purpose of agreeing upon a basis of divisions with lines west of the Missourl river on through business under tho now tariff. It was ro rata division of through business should be made by the oon- nocting roads concerned in this traflo, a committee being appointed to confer with the auditors a view to arranging tho perceutages to govern the interestod lines, —_————— Desertod Their Ohila, Kaxsas Crry, Mo, Tologram to the Ber.]—-Goorge and Mary Carley, husband and wife, were to-day ar- rested, charged with deserting their ohild. Wednesday night a four-months old ohild was found on the stops of the children's home, Tho infant was poorly clad and was almost dying of exposure, SCROFULOUS SORES. A Ohild's Great SBufferings Ended by the Caticura Romedies. When six months old the left hand of our little grandchild began to swell and had every ap- Poarance of & large boil. poulticed it, but all_to no purpose. About five months atter, 1t becamo a runnln;i sore, Boon other sores formed. He then had two of them on each hand, and as his blood became more and more fmp it took less time for them to break out. A so came on the chin, beneath the under lip, which was very offensive, His head was one solid scab, discharging a great condition at twenty-two months “old, undertook the care of him, his mothér havi) diod when e was a little more than a year o:‘.g of consumption (scrofula of course). e coul walk a litle, but could not get up it he fell down, and could not move when in bed, havin 10 use of hishands. 1 immediately eommence with the CoTicURA REMEDIRS, using the Cuti- CURA and CUTICURA SOAP freely, and when he had taken one bottle of the CuricuRA Rn(“,- VENT, his head was completely cured, and he was improved in every way. We wére very much encouraged, and continued the use of the Remedies for a year and a half. One sore after another healed, n bony matter forming in each one of these five deep ones just before healing, which would finally grow loose and were taken out; then thoy would heal rapidly. One of these ugly bone formations I preserved. After taking adozenand a half bottles he was completely cured, and s now, at the age of six yoars, & strong and healthy child, The scars on his hands must_always remain: his hands are strong, thongh we once feared he would nover be ablo touse them. All that physicians did for him aid him no zood. All who saw tho child befors using the CUTICURA REMEDIES and see the chil now consider it a wonderful cure. 1f the above facts aro of any use to you, you are at liberty to use them. Mns, E. 8. DRIGOS, May0,18%. €12 E. Clay §t., Bloomington, T, CUTICURA, the great skin cure, and CUTIOURA BoAv prepared from it,externally,and CUTICURA RESOLVENT, the new blood purifier, internally, are a positive cure for every form of skin an blood disease from pimples to scrofuls, 80l everywhere. Price, CUTICURA, [c: BOAP, 25c; RESOL 81, Prepared by the PorTeR Dirua AND CHRENICAL Co., Boston, Mass, Send for “How to Cure Skin Diseases,” 04 pages, 50 tllustrations and 100 testunonials, BABY'§ xin aud Scaip prosorved and boautt- fled by CUTICURA MEDICATED SOAP. EVERY MUSCLE ACHES, Bharp Aches, Dull Pains, Btrains and Weakness, RELIEVED IN ONE MIN- UTE by the CUTICURA ANTI-PAIN PLASTER. A perfect antidote to pain, s. The first and only paln- and weakn plaster. #5c. She Tried and Knows. A leading chemist of New York says: +No plasters of such merit aa the A th-lo-pho-ros Plasters haveever before been produced.” They are a novelty because they are not made simply fo sell cheap, they are the best that science, skill and mone, can produce, and will do what is claimed for them. For sprain aches, weakness, lameness, oto, they are uncqualed. 404 Pulton 8t., Sandusky,0., Nov. 21,97, The Athiophoros Plaster acted o wcic, ‘Ttia the bext T over trivd aud 1 d many kinds. Our drugsist lasters arc all abont the same ™ but think 60 now, arm houlder in July, and it has” been since, but it does not pain me at re. WiLLIs MAGILL. &3 8end 6 cents for the beautiful colored pie- ture, “ Moorish Maiden.” THE ATHLOPHOROS CO. 112 Wal/St. N. Y. EEP YOUR EYE OPEN if you would not be victimized by imposters and frauds who are flooding the market with worthless fmi« tations of Benson's Plaster. These “pirates” who seek to float thelr worthless products on the reputation of Benson's Plaster resort to many tricks for which thelr class is famous, and if buyers are not exceeds ingly cautious they frequently find themselyes victimized by unscrupulous dealors who aidand abet in such deception for a division of the profits. Honest dealers will unite with physis cians fn recommending Benson's Plaster as superior to all other external remedles for coughs, colds, pleurisy, chest pains, backacho, kidney affections, malavia, rhoumatism tica, lumbago and aches and pains of ev seription, BURY &JOI Bole Manufacturers, New York. SAVED HIS LEG | SCROFULA BONE CURED! teartuily ttonved nio fearfully invoived, . iy l‘“llfilv Finally, T uicers on i b the flesh Inl “IT 1he doo- e my log Uelow Ws aucciastul . 3. Miller: of Atlan ond, of LAthoula. ‘But t) e m ] Ty re- aud win. Tn 8 ehord ulcers on_my lef Fing (& from the. Lhea to the I Ty while st work I could bo trac) The bigod which 0osed from the huge lcern, aug the soros and Faltoning hofes wers 80 offensivo that my fellow workimen tho stench and would move persuaded to try 8. 8. Sl began b %o sthow 800D begai to slow i il . e aLam wiutor wlfo IM:llnnven moni ik wenty #bout 110 pounds, Noihing ls to tho tereiblo diseese, or 10 remi: il comsider It & r thoir leflers. s 1 ary g April 27.—(Spooial *