Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 5, 1888, Page 4

4 THE OMAHA : DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, MAY 5. 1888, WM THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. ot Three M. s . e Omaha Sunday B, maiied § nny m- dress, One ¥ear ) MATIA OFFICE, NOS SAND 016 FARNAM O Yomn G pieh, ROOMS 14 AND 16 Tarm WASHINGTON OFFICE, NO. CORRESPONDENCE. All communications relating to news and edi- forial matter should be addressed to the EDITOR ¥ THE BEE. - BUSINESS LETTER All business lotters and Tmitnnces should bs nddressed to THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, OMANA. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders to e made payable to the order of the company. The Bee Publishing Company., Proprictors E. ROSEWATER, Editor. I'HE l)/\lh\’ “EE. Sworn Statement of Circulation, Btate of Nebraske, 5k County of ouglass, Geo. 1. Trschitck, ecrotary of The Bes Pu 1shing com does anlcmn!{ S eat Bas the Hethnkcirentation of the Daily liea for the week ending April 27, 188, was as follow! Baturday, April2l Bunday, April 2. onday, Aprii esdny, April Wednesd Anrll % ) R‘ ursda; ’A 1day, A\'l‘rlge HUCK. £worn to and subseribed in my, Npmwneo this ”!l\ day of Aprii, A, D., 1888, . P. FEIL, Notary Public. Btate of Nebraska, ey County of Douglias, qleorie B, Taschuck, betng first duly sworn, ses wnd says that hie is secretary of The lles BB company. Ehat-thn actunl averags daily circulation of the Daily Bee for the month of 187, was 14227 coplex; for June, 14,147 m ies! for July, 1 93 co) All 557, 14,151 coples; _for &lem 0800 cdploss Cor Octaber, 187, 145 copie November, 1857, 15,228 copies; for Dece TR TR0 copés: for Jannary, 1N, 15 cop osi for February, 'lwAm.r‘»;Ll.;;Kmr for Murc 19,689 coples; for Apr 744 copies. e : ko Iy ISR TCK, Bworn to before me lnd nubmrll)fd in my ‘presence this 24 dl& n! May, A, 1888, p, FRIL, Nolnry Public. Cmc,mo pmpoms to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America.” But that city will never cel- ebrate the discovery of Tascott. PRIVATE JOE FIFER captured the re- publican nomination for governor of Illinois, and the democrats will be called upon to pay for the whistle. CHARLEY GREENE'S auburn locks will burn with brighter fervor when the Burlington cohorts marshal in solid array at Ashland to elect him delegate to the national convention. ——— Tne so-called Douglas county repub- lican primaries were arip-roaring farce. The call for them was held back until two days before and the rank and file of the party had no share in themone way orfthe other, MR. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN was un- able to negotiate an nccepmble fisheries treaty, but he was successful in engag- ing himself to Secretary Endicott’s daughter. This is an international problem not down on the diplomatic Dlue book. THE citizens of Omaha are not doing their duty toward the city. They show “a lamentable lack of public spirit. They must shake off their indifference at once. Omaha cannot stand still and see cities half the size surpass her in pub- lic enterprise, Tre California timber robbers pro- test ngainst putting lumber on the free list. Having held the monopoly of sup- plying all the lumber for the Pacific coast for a quarter of a century, the red wood barons eagerly join hands with the protected lumber interests of the east. ONE of the largest hat factories in America shut down at Danbury, and the question arises, how are election bets to be paid ? It would be in ovder for the senate to appoint an investigat- ing commttee to insure a full supply of campaign hats for our democratic friends when they are called upon to pay election bets next November. NErTeR the pope’s bull nor English oppression can break the Irish spirit. When an estate worth $50,000 a few years ago cannot bring $3,000 in the Loudon market bocause of the deter- mined opposition to an unpopular land- lord, it is only a question of time when the gontry will for their own benclit come to au amicable understanding with the peasantry. TuE donors of Hanscom park threaten to bring suit for the rvecovery of the property on the grounds that the city has failed to carry out the terms of the gift. The evident purpose of Messrs Hanscom and Megeath i3 to compel the council to make certain needed im- provements in and about the grounds. For this timely action, the donors are entitled to the thanks of the city. For the past few years the council has been indifferent and careless in improving Hanscom park, which is the ouly avail- nble pleasure resort for our people in $he heated season. —— TarE indignation meeting in South Omaha, participated in by the lead- ing citizens of that ambitious little city, was very timely. Notwith- standing the fact that, through ques- tionable management,the municipal af- fairs of South Omaha ave in bad shape, the town council had voted itself a 600 per cent. increase in salary, aguinst which the taxpayers protest. About the time the good citizens of Omaha's popular suburb awaken to the true con- dition of things, Omaha will be ready to gather them in under her protecting wing. A sound and economic city gov- ernment is the forerunner of permanent growth, Mz, Lamp's friends will make a mistake #f they do not look out for the primaries,— Republican. The precaution is entirely superfluous. Mr. Laird’s iriends never make such mistakes. They will not be caught napping this time. They were never known to be asleep when the primaries come arour:d. They are always on hand with the B. & M, gravel train and sce- tion gengs, eud they always have an | ample supply of rofreshments. Don’t be alarmmed about My, Laird's friends missing the primaries, especially when | they have put up a snap gawme on the republicans of the distrist who do not prain with Mr. Lalrd gud the brass-col- wred brigade. A Green Hana at the Bellows. The time between the issuing of the call in the Second district and the date fixed for the primaries is so brief there is danger that pub- lic interest will not be aroused, and, as a re- sult, that the primaries will not voice the wishes of the party. The short time between the meoting of the committee and the date fixed for the primaries was unfortunate, as it left the shadow of a suspicion that some one did not want the people to be heard. The gameo is a familiar one which has been suc- cossfully worked more than once. We be- lieve the renomination of Mr. Laird to be the wish of a very large majority of republi- cans in his district, but there is danger that unless the voters attend the primaries their wishes will not govern the action of this convention.—Republican. The man at the crank of the railroad organ is evidently a green hand. He certainly has not lived very long in Ne- braska or he would surely have known that the congressional committees of the Second district for the last six years have been recruited by Jim Laird from the rank and file of railroand strikers. If there has been any snap judgment in the call of the congressional conven- tion Mr. Laird has had a share in it. If the man at the helm of the Repub- lican knew anything about the senti- ment of the republicans of the Second district he would know that they are not now, and never have been, in favor of Mr. Laird as their representative in congress. He would know that Laird’s nominations have been forced on the party each and every time by the un- limited use of railroad passes, by primaries packed with gravel train hands, section gangs and saloon bummers in conventions dominated over by blatant railroad henchmens If our verdant friend will consult the political calendar he will find that thousands and thousands of re- ‘publicans have revolted and openly re- pudiated Jim Laird’s nomination during every campaign. He would know that in a district which is republican by fully 10,000 votes Laird was elected by a bare plurality of voters. The objections to Mr. Laird Lhave not merely been on account of his well known relations to the Burlington road, but on account of his personal habits and disreputable as- sociations. The snap judgment which was taken by Mr. Laird’s committee in calling the convention on a few days’ notice is simply a bold move on the part of Mr. Laird, who confidently expccts to ride roughshod over the sober and de- cent republicans of his district because this happens to be a national campaign year. Insincere Laudation. All democratic platforms at this time read very much alike. In one respect there is no dissimilarity, except in the matter of verbal construction, and that is in their umform and unqualified praise of the administration. If one could accept these declarations, some of them extravagantly fulsome, without question as to their sincerity, he would perforce believe that every democratic politician throughout the land is filled with admiration of the whole policy of the administration and regards the pres- ident as an ideal statesman. But very nearly everybody, including most of the democratic politicians, understands that this praise is not only purely per- functory, but essentially dishonest. It is only necessary to talk confidentially with any intelligent democrat, who is in sympathy with the traditional policy of his party, to learn that his estimate of Mr. Cleveland is anything but flatter- ing, and that he regrets the necessity which compels the party to again make him the standard bearer. It is well known that a number of prominent democrats are openly hostile to the president, and do not hesitate to disap- prove of pretty much everything that is comprehended in the administration’s policy. A democratic senator was re- cently reported to have said of Mr. Cleve- land that he *‘seems to fatten on the mis- fortunes of the democratic party,” and it is a well known fact that with a few exceptions democratic congressmen have had as little to do personally with the president as possible, by reason of his arrogant treatment of them. In this particular he has very likely of late somew hat modified his manners, but no president was ever so generally ignoved by party leaders as Mr. Cleveland has been, and for the reason that he has not sought, nor desired, nor regarded their counsel. ' It is necessary to suppose these democrats have no manliness or self-respect in order to believe that they entertain any sincere respect for Mr. Cleveland. Furthermore, the conduct of the party in congress toward the administration has not been such as to justify the ful- some praise of the administration’s policy that is now blossoming forth in every democratic platform. How has the party treated the financial views of the administration, and what sors of re- gard has it manifested for the professed civil service reform policy? When the labors of the late Secretary Manning failed to accomplish anything toward bringing the democratic majority in congress into line with the administra- tion, and he hopelessly gave up the task, it was Mr. Cleveland himself who, in his letter to the retiring sceretary of the treasury, deplored the lack of wis- dom which that majority had exhibited. Every attack upon civil service reform on the floor of the house of representi- tives, since the present administration came into power, has been made by a democrat, nearly every demo- cratic defender of the reform has been defeated for re-election, and no fact is more certain than that four- fifths of the democratic purty,in and out of congress, hold in contempt the civil service reform professions and pledges of the administration. There will be ample opportunity in the near future to discuss the claims of democratic platforms in behalf of the administration, and to show how far they are founded upon truth and su tained by evidence, but it is quite pe neut now to conzider how little real sincerity there is in the current utter- nces of democratic conventions regard- ing the administration and the who is the party’s necessity, but not choice. man its ¢ — e Let Thew Resume. TTocece Greeley once said the way to bring.about specie. resumption is to re- sume. ' That terse adage. applies with | equal luxw to lllu‘bu\.kh_yuu ulnk The shortest way out of the trouble ls to resume work. There is nothing to hinger the bricklayers from going to work at #4.50 for nine hours’ work a day. That is better pay than any other olass of mechanics get. If the sticking point is the demand for reduced time, it is untenable, so long as carpenters, painters, plasterers, tinsmiths, slaters, and other mechanics employed in the building trades, are willing to work nine hours a day. The time may come when eight hours will be the uniform standard for @ day’s labor, but the at- tempt to enforce it this year was foredoomed to be a failure. You can never force reduced hours at the same pay—which simply means higher wages—in a season of financial depression and in the face of a glutted labor market. Had the bricklayors’ union listened to prudent counsels and heeded the advice tendered by the Ber last winter they would have accepted last year’s scale of wages for this season. Most of them would have been at work for the past six weoks or two months, many building projects which were abandoned on account of their foolhardy course would to-day be under way and other workingmen in the building trades would have had profitable em- ployment all summer instead of being idle or compelled to eke out abare liveli- hood on little building jobs here and there. THERE is a strong faction of the Wis- consin democracy which has no love for Mr.Vilasand in the recent convention for selecting delegates-at-large to St. Louis there was a vigorous fight between the friends and foes of the secretary of the interior. The result, however, appears to have been a substantial victory for the Vilas men, who secured three out of the four delegates understood to be favorable to the vice presidential asfira- tions of Mr. Vilas. But when it came to a proposition to commit the conven- tion in his favor the certainty of a big row induced his friends to withdraw it, and so the ambitious Wisconsin states- man will be confronted in the national convention by the fact that his party in his own state is divided against him. It would doubtless, however, have made little difference had it been otherwise. Nobody has intimated for several months that Mr. Cleveland de- sired his secretary of the interior on the presidential ticket with him, and the democratic national convention will not be so unwise as to take a candidate for the second place from Wisconsin. There is no good reason, even, why Mr. Vilas should have a complimentary vote in the convention or be mentioned there. It is not apparent that the party owes him anything, the obligation being rather very largely on his side. ATTORNEY GENERAL LEESE is enti- tled to the thanks of every taxpayer and citizen of this state for the earnest and vigorous efforts he has made to pro- tect their rights and interests against the aggression of railway monopolies. And he is to be congratulated upon the success which has crowned his efforts in the state and federal courts to keep the railway companies within legal bounds, and compel them'to respect the author- ityof the state and refrain from trench- ing upon the rights of patrons and the citizens of the state generally. The recent decision of the state supreme court whereby the consolidation by the Atchison and Burlington systems was annulled because it is in direct conflict with the provision of the constitution which prohibits the consolidation of parallel railroads, puts a feather into the attorney general’s cap of which he may well feel proud. If he succeeds in overthrowing the dangerous doctrine enunciated by Judge Dundy, that tho Union Pacific is above state regulation and control, he will render the people of Nebraska invaluable service. Josern FIFER, the republican -candi- date for governor of Illinois, has a rather interesting history, which is sure to make him a good deal talked about. He is known as *Private Fifer,” having served through nearly the en- tire war as a private soldier, and made a most excellent record for gallantry. After the war he determined to secure an education, and although poor he suceeeded in paying his way through college by doing such work at leisure times as he could find to do. He then studied law, and has since occupied the positions of corporation counsel, state’s attorney and a seat in the senate of the state. Heis a man of energy, pluck and good ubility, of clean political record, and will rally to his support the full re- publican vote of [llinois. The moral of his career will serve to illustrate the possibilities of American citizenship. — THE report comes from Washington that Mr. McShane has succeeded in pushing his bill through the house for the construction of another railroad bridge across the Missouri river at Omaha. The bill will now go before the senate where it is more than likely to be openly opposed by the Union Pacific and loaded down by obstructive amendments. The amendment which the house tacked to the bill is liable to make it inoperative. It prohibits the location of the bridge within a third of a mile of existing bridges. This proviso was ostensibly added for the purpose of protecting navigation. But its plain intent is to throw as muoh ex- pense and dificulty as possible in the way of constructing the bridge ap- proaches. TE citizens of South Omaha have re- solved that it is bad policy to im- pose an occupation tax upon business enterprises. The arguments used against the proposed ordinance were, that it would result,if passed, in driving business men out and prevent other coming in; also, that it would hasten the day when South Omaba would be annexed to Omaha, These arguments may be somewhat conflicting in the minds of men who are looking forward to the commercial importance of South Omaha. Would not tho annexation at once establish a sound basis for credit in the fiuancial world which could not otherwise be secured as essily, and do away with a great deal of doubt and -untoyance? 1 that ao uubroken und néérly Other Lands Than Ours, Nearly all other matters in England have paled in public attegion before the interest, excited by the paphfldecrec against the plan of campaign and Poycotting. This unex- pected interferen: f Rome in the temporal affairs of Ireland boeen mot with less in- dignation on the p of those whoso right it is to protest thahd was to have been ex- pected, but it does ot appear to have dis- pirited the friends of the Irish cause. It yet remains to be seen, however, what the Cath- olic clergy in Ireland will do, and upon their action will dopend a great deal affect- ing the future of the home ruic movement as now conducted. 1f they rofuse to regard the admonitions conveyed in the manifesto, the campaign Will doubtless be maintained with increasod energy, but if on the other hand they submit a powerful support to the work of the na- tional league will be withdrawn, the loss of which will certainly be seriously felt. Apart from this matter the attack of Lord Randolph Churchill on the government still keeps warm the wrath of the tories, who smart under the just arraignment, which is espe- cially formidable coming from that source. Mr. Gladstone has been especially active during the past weols, having made no fewer than four claborate attacks on the govern- ment policies, exhibiting in all of them remarkable vigor and olear- ness, The extraordinary vitality, in- tellectual and physical, ,of the veteran statesman, seems to have taken a re- newed lease, the effect of which is greatly to reassure his followers. . Russian operations in the east, and in mov- ing more troops to the Austrian frontier, are indications of auothereffort on the part of that power to bring about a crisis in the east- ern question. Having failed to excite a rev- plution in Bulgaria, and being cut off from a descent by way of the Black Sea by the su- perior naval strength of the tri-state alliance, Russia is taking the only way left to retrieve her position in the Bal- kan peninsula by gaining control of Roumania and Servia. Both, for the last two years, have opposed Russia and sided with Austria. The kidnapping of Alexander awoke the personal fears of the two princes who ruled these two petty kingdoms. Aus- tria brought Servia to terms by a hostile tarift and the threat of occupation. King Milan, in mortal terror of Russian aid for the claims of the rival house of Kara Georgevich, made by Prince Nikita, of Montenegro, con- cluded a hard and fast league with Austria, turned out Ristics, the pro-Russian premier of Servia, and carried out something very like a coup d’ etat. Roumania has a Hohen- -zollorn as kine, its recent prime mimster, Gratiano, its one able statesman, is in full sympathy with Austria, and at the caucus of his supporters in the Roumanian legislature two months ago he read a letter from Prince Bismarck urging an anti-Russian policy by Roumania. The administration in both these countries has therefgre been opposed to Rus- sia. Popular reclir runs the other way, and Russian influefice, intrigue and bribery this. The local church of both countrics s in sympathy with Russia and opposed to the Roman influence paramount at Vienna. Aus- trian rule is unpopular and Austria has, an historical habit of awakening hatred in sub- ject and neighbor lands. Hungary has op- posed a liberal tariff with both kingdoms, put their railroad system to loss and expense by refusing to extend it§ own to join theirs, and ana delt hardly by Sokbs and Roumans within its own boundaries. ~ The practical result of this is that botk King Charles and King Milan in the last mputh have lost control of their own administrations through cabinet revolutions started: and run by Russia. From Austrian allies the two kingdoms are dnifting to a pro-Russian stand. This is an enormous gain to Russia. Small as their kingdoms are, Roumania has the next largest army in Europe after the five great powers areoutof the way, and a hostile Servia would at least keep 50,000 Austrian soldiers from the Russian frontier. If Russia has won over these pawns she can safely give mate to Austria and risk a war where be- fore its issue would have been dangerous. supplement, e Boulangism is apparently making no pro- gress, but it is doing a great deal more than is desirable for the good of France if it is holding its ground. The dificulty, it has been well saud, of following such a curious, formless, and baseless thing as Boulangism is that on the days when it fails to kick up a commotion the tendency is to conclude tnat 1t is on the wane. It is a familiar saying that agitation of this sort cannot stand still. Ifit doesn’t advance, it must recede, but it is a question whether it is altogether true of this particular movemert. Unquestionably the opportunists’ decision to support Floquet in the chamber, and even more the disclosure that the students here and elsewhere are un- bitten by the Boulanger mania, have power- fully intervened to prevent the defeat of the republic in the Nord being turned into a rout. It is true also that M. Carnot has been fairly well received in the south as a whole and greeted with a good deal of en- thusiasm clsewhere; but all this does not mean that France is through with Boulanger. He will stand much more serious knocks than these without damage. What threatens him more than the wisdom and strength of his enemies, is the conflict- ing views and ambitions of his friends. In his motley following tuere are represented every party, every faction, every shade of public delusion and private enmty which France has been cursed with in the last thirty years: These birds and beasts of prey flocked in hot haste to the adventurer in the belief that he had the republic at his feet ready to be divided and devoured. They find that this is not entirely the case. France tripped and stumbled, it is true, and she muy fail in the end, but she is not down yet, and meautime the kites, wolves and jackals may conciude to fall on each other or on Bou- langer. ¢ e Another Arctic expedition is announced, the results of which, if successful, can scarcely fail to be of considerable scientific and historical interest. Its objec- tive point is that great) biank triangle with serrate edges that om our maps is labelled Greenland, but which the explorer Davis de- clared should be called the land of desola- tion, and which Profgssor Nordeunskjold has named the Northern 'suluru The expedi- tion has been equipped ' at Christiania, Nor- way, and will set out at once from Copenhia- gen, under the leadership of Mr. Nansen, the curator of the famous museum at Ber gen. A landing will be made on the barren and forbidding eastern’£oast, and thenceforth the watchword of the company will be, “Across the continent, or die.” At best it will be an arduous amd perilous task to traverse on foot 700 miles of eternal snow aud ice. Nor is there much in the history of Greenland adventure to euncour- age these hardy voyagers. The iu terior of this vast continent is yet an unknown land. Indeed, it may not be a continent at all, but an archipelago whose straits are perpetually icelocked. Prof. Nordenslkjold the extreme point r by it in 1583, saw two ravens flying n ward, and frown this was led to beliey an open sea cxisted in that direction ; and ke also thought it probable that the interior of Greenland was for hundreds of mites free from suow in the summer time and clad with primeval forests. General Grealy has also been quoted as @ supporter of this theory The move general and reasonable belief 1 plain of snow and foe extends from sea to sea. Not only will the truth or falsity of these theorios bo dotermined by the success of Mr. Nan- sen's expodition, but it may be that further trices of the Vikings will come to light, like the Runic inscriptions found in 1324 ribar Upernavik, Certainly thero will be mach to add to the world's stock of knowledge con- cerning the arctic regions in the note-hooks of the scientists who shall make their way through the heart of this white continent. ¥ Amid the almost universal desire to do honor to the dead emperor of Germany throughout his domains there is a feeblo dis- cordant note. One of those petty princes whose names are rarely heard on this side of the ocean has refused to grant a single square foot of ground for this purpose. His namo Qeserves to be remembered; ho fs the prince of Luppe-Detmold. This incident is a strik- ing proof that the spirit of particularism, which means rogard for one's own province as more important than the whole empire, has a strong hold on the German mind, The national idea is slow in taking root and ripen- ing. Tho little prince’s exhibition of spleen has been made of no account by the gift of a private park, so that the emperor may be duly honored, . " The little flurry of excitement over the re- port of a pending quarrel between France and Italy has died out. It is, of course, pos- sible that either of these two governments might be foolish and wicked enough to treat a matter of passing difference in a way to make war ineyitable, but it is to the last de- greo improbable. The only serious causes of disagreement between them are the chronic war of tariffs that has been going on since the treaty of commereo was abandoned, and their common desire for influence in northern Africa, where the French policy toward Tunis has made Ttaly very sore and jealous, But both these causes have existed for sev- eral years, and there is no more reason now than there has been to fear a rupture. - »"e The Grand Duke of Baden has been grand pacificator at Berlin. During the last month he has negotiated between the empress and crown prince and between her majesty and the chancellor, and it is mainly owing to his interference, which has been marked throughout by great tact, carnestness, and good fecling, that the Emperor Frederick has been able to arrange his private affairs to his entire satisfaction. The Grand Duchess of Baden will ultimately inherit nearly £1,500,000 from her father and mother, as well as the beautiful schiloss and park of Babelsburg, near Potsdam, This huge for- tune was intended for the late Prince Lud- wig of Baden, bat the bulk of it will now pass to the crown princess of Sweden on the aeath of her parents, as the hereditary Prince of Baden is rich, thanks to his mar- riage with Princess Hilda of Nassau, and he does not need assistance. Al led. Denver News. Two Towa universities, in joint debate, have nominated Allison and Hawley as the re- publican candidates. The Chicago conven- tion may proceed, but its work has been very much simplified. et LS An Example for Omaha. Minncapolis Tribune. Cincinnatiis not so dead as people have Deen led to believe. The old town has actu- ally raised §1,000,000 for the exposition to be held there this summer. e A Good Man, But— St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Senator Cullom is a good man, who will be fifty years old next November; but he runs the risk of making himself ridiculous by rushing forward with the declaration that ho 150t a candidate for president every time an Tilinois country newspaper gives him a four- line complimentary notice. = The Reason Why. Peoria Transeript. The probability is that Mrs. Folsom re- jected Secretary Bayard because of the fisherics treaty. She is an American lady of some spirit, and naturally did not want to marry a man who could have the wool pulled over his eyes inthe way in which England pulled it over Mr. Bayard's visual orgaus. — The Wind Bags. Kansas City Times. It is nensense for all of the members of congress to be permitted to make speeches on the tariff question. Very few of them will have anything new or original to add to what has already been said. The devate wil £0 on, but it will be from this time on sunply a consumntion of time without any corres- ponding public benefit. The country is ready to have the vote taken now. Henry Smith, who represents in congress the Fourth distriet of Wisconsin, delivered an address before the Anti-Poverty society in this city last Sunday, in the course of which he said: “When we get into power wae will wipe Wall street out and squeeze out every bit of water there is in every piece of stock in the country.” This is a very lauda- ble thing to do, and any man, or society, or i v, that can succeed in squeezing out such an ocean of water will receive the thanks of the entire public—especially of the innocent bleating *lambs” who go down to Wall stre every year, there to be shorn of their flee Depew's Gr Chicago News. Here are some of the things which Mr, Depew found on opening his mail the other morning: An invitation tw dinner. A request for an annual pass from New York to Albany. An invitation to dinner. A nomination for president of the United States. An invitation to dinner. A request for an autograph, An invitatioh to dinner. A photograph of a small infant named Chauncey I)\spu\v Biggs. Jest for i loan of $10 from an enthusi- astic member of the Storm Hill Depew re- publican club. An invitation to dmmr STATE AND ’l‘h"lllTOllY. Nebraska Jottings. Auburn is to havean Episcopal mission. York yearns for u #25,000 public building. Seward has over 700 children of school age. The Greenwood Leader has gone up the flume. Nemaha county will organize a republican club this week. J. Martin, of McCook, 100 much morphine. The laborers working on Beatrice have struck. - Schuyler will not get waterwork ouce foudly dreamed. A new baul with $100,000 capital has been organized av Fairmont The B. & M. company koeps a guard at its water tank at Doreester. Ten divorce cases were on the docket of this last seasion of York court The towns of Gresham and throwing dead cats at cach other. The Loup Valley Educational association will be held in Scotia May 11 and 12. The subscription for he new Baptist church av Loup City has -hed the'sum of died from taking the sewer at , a8 she Thayer are county will present the name of Honry ham 10 the state convention as caudi v auditor of stute Joseph M. Brown, the 4 who was brutally nded at. Nebr ity, is gev ting better and will live Fremont came near getting the dgmocratic convention for the nomination of state oMcors and foels sure of it the next timo. Peunder has a mad dog _scare, thirteen dogs having been bitten by a dog supposed to have the rabies. Pender also wants a brass band The Nebraska C m Pross says thero is some doubt urreuo a8 to whether Sterling Morton will attend the St. Louis convention, Groenwood 18 infested with bold, bad bur- glars, They recontly went through a jew- elry store and carried away plunder valuod at §250, ‘M Minnie Froeman, of blizzard fame, has gone to California, Shehas many friends in Nebraska who msist that her bravery can- not be questioned John P. Anderson, of West Point, sold four hogs Wednosday. Their aggregate weight was 2,150 pounds, or an average of 53714 pounds each. The board of education of Sidney is now recoiving applications for a male principal of the Sidnoy schools, and will pay & salary of $125. He must bo well recommended. Oscar Miller, of York, has invented o pumping machine which' will bo the very thing for the west, if the construction can be assured at a figure about the same as an ordi- nary wind mill, The annual session of the Custer county normal institute will be held in the new school building in Broken IJow, commencing at § o’clock Monday morning, July 9, 1588, to continue four weeks. A twelye-yoar-old son of Chris Eggert, who rosides oast of Superior, was killed by Tight- ning during a thunder shower on last Thurs- day evening. The boy was walking near his father's house when struck. The injunction case against the state aud- restraining him from delivering the 000 of Adams county bonds, recently votod to the Missouri Pacifio, was continued (n the district court at Lincoln until next Monday. A Harlan county jury at the inquest upon the bodies of the man and woman who wers Killed in tho rocent wreck at Rope croek, sny that the B. & M. company is guilty of nogli- gence and failed to exercise proper care in running their trains over the bridge. The Nebraska City Times tells this terrible story: “Thereisa girl fifteen or sixteen years old roaming the streets day and night, gotting food wherever she can and sleeping in barns, sheds and outbuildings, She 18 a total wreck and_afilicted with a_loathsome discase. Her father has closed his doors against her and she is now a wanderer through the streets of the city.” The McCook Tribune says: “One of the most active promoters of the best intorests of Red Willow county is Hon. Royal Buck, of Forest Home. One of the first settlers, he has ever been active in the lino of dovel- opment, cultivation and improvement. Treo 1 lanting has justly and properly received considerable attention at his hands, as his farm attests. This spring he has “zone ono better,” as it were. Ho has just completed the planting of thirty-five acres on his farm to trees and sceds, 20,000 trees and twenty pounds of ash seeds. In addition Mr. Buck has had twenty acres more planted for non- residents. e ——— CROOK'S RECEPTION. A Magnificent Banquet Tendered the Departing General. During the years that General Crook has been a resident of Omaha he has won for himself the highest regard, and last evening the members of the Union club extended to him a most brilliant and enjoyable banquet as a farewell tribute and token of the esteem in which he is held by the citizens of the Gate City. Someof the mest distinguished citi- zens of Omaha were in attendance, and in every way it was a grand event. The ele- gant rooms were decorated with the rarest exotics and the chandeliers were covered with smilax. The tables were arranged in the form of a hollow square, with General Crook at the head. To his right sat Dr. Miller and Mr, Colpetzer, president and vice president of the club,.while to his left was his successor, General Brooke. Some of the decorations on the tables were most eclaborate and beautiful. The most noticeable was the floral cannon, a8 most ex- quisite piece of floral workmanship. The barrel of the cannon was constructed en- tirely of violets, and the wheels of red and white roscs, the spokes being white and the tires red. This piece was almost imme- diately in front of General Crook. To the right "of this was a large cake constructed to represent a fort with guns in position. To tne left of the field picce was another large cake on the top of which miniature figures were represented as engaged in an active cavalry fight. The menus were lovely specimens of the printer’s art, and on the satin ribbon which encircled them was printed in gold the name of the gu Beside ecach of these was a boutainaire. About 9:30 the guests sat down to the splendid banquet prepared and it was nearly midnight before the toasts commenced, Eleven courses were served, with champagne and eight differcnt kinds of Wi The following is the EXU Blue Points on Shell Graves Superior Consome a la Royal Vintage Olorosa Shad en Planquette a la Duquerne Hattenbeimer Cranberry sauce Flageolette Mushrooms en Canapee Roman Punch ‘Terrapin a la Maryland ‘Asparagus Points Roeder's Grand Vin See Red-head Duck Currant Jelly French Peas Pommard Boned Turkey en Belleville Shrimp Salad Cliquot Charlotte de Russe Champagne Jelly Fancy Cakes Neapolitan Ice Cream Roquefort Cheese and Crackers Cafe N Cognac Santa Isabel Camelia Cigars Cigarottes At intervals the softest and sweetest of music was discoursed by Hoffman's orches- Capon, stuffed Margaur ra. The opening toast was by Hon. Jumes W. Savage,who responded to the sentiment, *Our Honored guest. ““True friendship’s laws are by this well ex- pres't, Welcome the coming and speed the parting guest.” “Our State” was the the theme of Dr. George L. Miller, with the sentiment, wnd of the west, bencath the heavens, Lere’s not a fairer, lovelier clime, Nor one to which waf ever give A destiny more high, subiime. “Omaha’ was the fruitful sub) of Hon, Eleazor Wakcley, with the sentiment, “Here were the many blessed, Here found the virtues rest. Faith linked with love, liborty with law.” Hon, John L. Webster responded to the toast *Our President,” wishing that ‘‘his shadow may n row less, ! Hon. John M. Thurston, with his usual im- pressivencss, paid a laudsome tributoto *'Our Military Herocs. 70 the hero when his sword has won the battle of the free, Death’s voico sounds Liko » proplict's word, And in its hollow tones are heard "o thanks of millions yet to be.” The Boys of '61” was responded to by W, . Gurley, esi., in his usnal happy mauncr. “We are coming, Fathor Abralm, “hree hundred thousand strong. The guests present were: Major General George Crook, Major General John R. Brook, Dr. George I Millor, Licutenant I Licutenant Green, Lew H. Hill, . Howe, J. 13. Hawléy, d. H. Hungite, George A. Hoagiand, K. 1. Hooker, George W. Holdrege, Judge W. Savage, Hon. Johu M. Thurston, Hon. J. L. Webster, Judge Eleazer Wakeley, W, Gurley, Jus Boyd, W Albright, Hon. C. C. Brunner, George H. Hogss, ot B oy 3, H. Pratt, Hon W. Bechel, Hon. James i, Boyd, J. J. Brown, Barker, J. J. Burus, M. P. Ba ., Louis Bradford, H. H. . ¥, Moeks, Joh A. Creighton A. Cudahy, V. H. Coffman, John S. C William ~ Coburn, Frank ~Colpetzer, Cushing, Colonel 8. 'C Crossman, k, William A. P M. Phillips, Henr ] o, Dr. J. H. Peabody, M tustin, Frauk J. Ramge, Rogbrs, . T, Stou, Thouigs Swobe, Du . Dr. Summers. v, A L. Strang, sveruor Saunders, L. 1. Tow . Tay- 3. Kitchen, M ard [, Mills, J Moday, J. H W. V. Morse, J \lukd Millard L M e, obn 5. !"A Orclard, te O'iKeefe, Orr, J. D. Dudismen, John M. Daugherty, Luther Drake, J. J. Cnrlmy l{oben asson, J. M. Eddy, W. F7, Fiteh, N Falconor, Dan Farroll, jr., Robert L. lmrlul\! C. V. Gilla- gher, W. Gray, M. H. Goble, C. H. Gorman, Q. M. Hitehcock, P, B, Tlor, Goorge A. Joslyn, H. Kountze, A. J, Vierling, Robert Vi A. Wakeflold, A. U, Wyman, B, Villiam Wallaco, Victor White, H. C. E. Yost, R. W, Patrick, C. J. idorgo i, Bogs, At the close of the banquet tho directors of the Union club elected Generals Crook and Brooke honorary members, AMUSEMENTS, The Handsome Mantell at Boy's Last Night. There was alarge and fashionable audi- ence at Boyd's last ovening to sco Robert Mantell in his heroie play of “Monbars,” Everybody seemod delighted. Tho play fa beautiful and thrilling in a superlative degreo, redundant in exciting and realistic situations, and absorbingly interesting throughout. It has to do with the French people of the early years of the prosent contury, a pecuiiar olass in mannerism and costume, Of all the blood tingling scenes in the piece thoone in tho firat act whore Monbars rescues Diane, the hero- ine, from a rabid dog and is himself bitten in the arm by the mad brute, is the most intenso, In the absence of a physician Monbars seizes a red hot poker and cautorizes the wound himself, the operation being 8o natural as to cause an involuntary shudder to run through the audionce. Again in the last act where the hero, on realizing tho deep perfidy of ' his supposed trusty friend Laurent, fs wrought up to a pitoh of frenzy, and in his frantic accusations, seizes a pair of rapiers, throws ono to the traitor and a murderous duel is fought. Monbars roceives a dangerous wound, but succoeds in slaying the villain. A delicate love story porvades the vll,v, which on the wholo is ex- quisitely enchanting, picturesque and ro- mantic. Mantell is the ideal of the early French hero, and in several phasos of tho play is superb. His portrayal of the vavied emotions that reach his heart and soul as the iece progresses is strong and close to nature, {e received several demonstrative recalls. He is an cxtremely fascinating stage lovor and mado a very noticoable impression upon the suscoptible feminine portion of his stylish audience, as their frequent toll-tale “Ahs amply testified. Miss Fannie Gillotte, as Diane, deports herself most charmingly and ovinces much emotional talent. She is pretuy and her dressing is admirable. Miss Eleanor Morettti, as Blanche, makes a most favor- "m? impression, as, indecd, does the whole cast. AFTER THE CONFERENCE. Plans to Secure the Methodist Gath- ering For Omaha, Thoere was a representative attendance at the First M. E. church last ovening to dis- cuss ways and means to secure for Omaha the next general conference of the M. E. church. Allen T. Rector was chosen to pre- side over the deliberations of the meeting. Enthusiastic speeches were made by Judgo Fawcett, A. T. Rector avd G. M. Hitchcock, favoring prompt and earnest action in pre- senting the claims of Omaha for the confer- ence. On motion a committee, consisting of A. T. Rector, L. O. Jones and Frank W. Hills, was chosen'to set forth Omaha's advantages by o circular to be sent to each of the 500 delegates to the general couference at present in ses- sion at New York city R. C. Patterson, L. O. Jones and J. H. McConnell were chosen as a committee to wait_on the Council Bluffs and Omaha boards of trade and alsothe Chautaugua mass meeting at Council Bluffs, and get cn- dorsements for the scheme. R. Patterson, Rev. A. H. Henry and L. 0. Jones were npwmw\lnwm\nlmu on ways and means. The following were chosen as a committee to go to New York and bear the invitation to the present confercnce now in session in that place: Rev. T. ¢. Clendenning, M. M. Ham- lin, H. H. Miller, #". C. Harrison and Rev. Johin Dale. The conference 1n question 18 to be held in the spring of 1802, is to last one month, and over 8,000 people will be in attendance. These meetings are held quadrenially, THE EVENT OF THE» EVENING. The Opening of the Hotel Barker Bil- liard Parlor. One of the important events of this even- ing will be the openmg of the Hotel Barker Billiard Parlor on Thirteenth street. Mr. F\. A. Balch, the géntlemanly proprietor of tho Barker, has fitted up the north storcroom of his hotel into an elegant billiard parlor and placed theremn five of the best and finest tables of the Brunswick-Balke manufacture. Alllovers of the ‘“ivory and cushion’ are cordially invited by Mr. Balch to be present and inspect the tables and partake of a choice lunch to be served between the hours of 9 and 12 o'clock. With this important addi- tion, the Barker leads in popular hotels of Omaha. The entire ground floor—a half block front—is now occupied exclusively for hotel purposes and the entertainment of gucests, there being the oftice, dining room, sample room and billiard par] Only One Marriage License. The stagnation that prevailed throughout the county building yesterday struck the matrimonial department, and only one mar- riage license was issucd, the contracting par: ties being Rastaus Sorenson, aged thirty Nicolma.. Sondor, of the sams age, and both residents of Omahi. DISEASED BLOOD Scrofulous, Inherited and Contagious Humors Cured by Cuticura, Through tne medium of one ot your books rocoled through Mr. Frank 1. Wrag, druggist, ol P bitans aeavatntad wideyon Oiree CURA HEMEDTES, and tako this OppOFtUNILy to tes. tify to you that tholr use has permanently cured méofoneof the worst cases of blood poisoning,in conncction with erysfpelus, that | ave ever secn, and this after having been pronounced incurablé by some of the physicians in our country I take great ploasure i forwarding to you thiy testimonial, unsolicited as it is by you, 1n order that others suffering trom similar mslndies may be encouruged (0 give your CUTICURA REXEDIES a trial, P. 8. WITLINGER, Leechburg, Pa. 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