Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 17, 1888, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1888 THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TRRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dafly Morning Rdition) including Sunday. BEg, Yenr ... . or 8ix a‘ . ot Three MoRths.. ... he Omaha Sunday B, madle dress, One Year.. i o ”.- woien o r, NOS.OL4AND 016 FARNAM STR O e G vmrer, oo 14 AND, 15 TRINCNE NOTON OFFICR, NO. CORRESPONDENCE, At 11 communications relating to news and edi- torinl mnttor $houid be adaressed to the EDITOR ¥ THE BER. b4 AUSINESS LETTERS. ANl busiriess letters and remittances shoutd be addressed to Tik BER PUBLISHING COMPANY, OMAHA. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders to e made payable o the order of the company. E. ROSEWATER, Editor. THE DAILY BEE. . Sworn Statement of Circulation, Stateof Nepruskn, |y, County of Doug! Geo, 1}, Taschuck, secretary of The Nes Pub- Yishing company, does solemuly swear that the actual cireulation of the Daily Bee for the week ending May 11, 188, was as follow, Saturdny, May 6 Eunday May 6, Monday, M Tuesday, § Wednesday, ay 0. Thuraday, May 10 Friday, May 11... Average.. Eworn to and subscribed in 12th day of May, A. D, 1588, State of Nebraska, tas County of Douglas, bl George B, Tzschuck, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that hie is secretary of The Bee Publishing company, that the actual average daily circulation ot the Daily Bee for the month 7, was B coples: for June, 18T, or Ju Notary Publ 887, 14,063 coples; for for September, 1947, er, 1847, 14,3 coples; for November, ' 1887, 15,22 copies; for December, 1857, 15,041 coplés; for January, o fes;' for February, gx«Am.r‘-imllwirlfir aor M:m- L 9,689 coples; for T 144 cople 188 10,080 coples: for AR b IHRCRTI K, Swom to hetore mo und subscribed In tiy resence this 2d day of May, A. D, 188, 5 N.P. ¥Ei L. Notary Public. is o poor state that has not got its Nebraska e “favorite son” for president, should not lose sight of this. THE dohorn}iruz of cattle is as yet an experiment. But the dehorning of po- litical aspirants goes merrily on. T'HIS may be a poor year for railroad building in Nebraska, but the corpora- tions are making wonderful advances in polities. TiHE amusement for the convention was supplied chiefly by that talented comedian, Pat O. Hawes. He seemed to be in his normal condition. Mn. GURLEY’S eloquence was not of a very brilliant order Tuesday evening, but thero is nothing to inspire a man in the performance of a merely perfunctory task. TOE surviving members of Quantrell’s guerilla band held a reunion at Blue Springs, Mo., the other day. And still it is claimed that the democratic cam- paign down south has not been formally opened. GENERAL ATTORNEY THURSTON got through by a safe majority, but his vote was largely behind that of Egan and Norval, showing there were some men in the convention who had the courage to reject the Union Pacific dose. DELEGATE I. S. HASCALL, of Dou, las, endeavored to play bell-wether in the convention: But his efforts to create alaugh over the masterly resolutions read by ex-Senator Van Wyck fell flat. He was promptly and effectually snubbed by Chairman Nesbitt, Tne masterly speech of Judge Crounse, of Washington, made the rail- road crowd wince under his sarcasm and unanswerable truths. With solemn dignity he warned them of the **Ides of November,” when the people will sit in judgment upon the work of the conven- tion. Tie market gardeners have bestirred themselves in an effort to secure the long wished for market house. If the butehors and dairymen join with them in pushing forward the project and in ndopting a feasible plan, capitalists will step forward to furnish the necessar funds for a first-class public market. OAS a compliment to the male sex the equal rights party consented finally to put Alfred H. Love for vice president on the ticket nominating Belva A, Lockwood for president of the United States. Women and love have proved such a winning combination, that Belva and Love are expected to sweep in everything, mcluding old maids, next fall. Eese—— BY old and shoughtful republicans,the action of the state convention in ignor- ing the resolution offered by Van Wyck must be condemued. The fact of a man who has been strong and promi- nent in the republican party for more than thirty years being insulted by a few hoodlums scarcely out of their swaddling clothes, certainly adds no strength to the party. —— IN spite of the croaking of railroads that the inter-state laws and state laws have affected their earnings, the April reports for 1888 of 106 rai roads show an increase over last year of $742,236 on an increased mileage of 8,202 miles. For the first week of May the carnings of twenty-eight roads were 82,420,877, as against $2,186,222 same time last year; an increase of sbout 10 per cent. This is a healthful showing of the railroad business, E—— Tui denial by the supreme court of the United States of the application for a rehearing of the, telephone case will disappoint & great many people who had hoped that another chance would be given for a more searching inquiry re- garding the validity of Boll’s claim as the inventor of the telephone, ip which Justice Lamar and the new chief justice could participate. Butthe practice of the supreme court is not to grant a rehear- ing of & case unless asked by one of the justices concurring in adecision, and as no such request was made by either of the three justices who united with the late chief justice in upholding the valid- ity of Bell's claim, the applicatien for a rohearing was dented. The grip of the Bell mouopoly is thus made a little Blronger. The Finished Work. The republican party of Nebraska has finished the work of choosing delegates to the national convention. What is the result as reprosenting the viewsand interests of the farmers and working- men of the state, who counstitute the rank and file of the party? Of the ten men who will speak and act for Ne- braska at Chicago, what one is there who can be counted with certainty to voice the real sentiment of the great body of the republicans of this state, and oppose the influence likely to be ex- erted there in hostility to the wishes and interests of the people. There is not one. In the First district two rail- road attorneys were chosen by the most palpable and high-handed exercise of corporation influence. The delegates from the Second and Third districts are harly less servile to railroad control and dictation. And to crown all, the state convention elected four delegates- at-large all of whom are in sympathy with the corporations as aguinst the people, while the man who will un- doubtedly dominate the entire delega- tion is the general attorney of the Union Pacific, the corporation that has not only done more than any other to oppress and plunder the farmers of Nebraska, but has dared to assert, with the help of a federal judge, its independence of the authority of the state of Nebraska. Was ever a party sunk to lower depths of degrading servitude to the corrupting power of the corporations than is the republican party of this state? In view of this action, what a sham and mockery are the declarations of the platform relating to the corporations! What man of intelligence will place any confidence in the enunciations of a convention demanding of the corpora- tions that they shall listen to the voice of labor, and asserting the right of the state to regulate the rail- ways {within its boundaries, when that convention goes into adelirium of enthusiasm at the mention of the name of the attorney of the most despotic and defiant of all the corpora- tions? How is it possible to have faith in declarations or pledges favorable to the people proceeding from men whose conduct shows them to be the abject servitors of the enemies of the peo- ple? But the work is finished, and 1t must stand. It demonstrates most completely that the republican party of Nebraska isin the shackles of the railroad cor- porations, bound hand and foot by the corrupt, unscrupulous and self-seeking politicians who have been permitted to assume its leadership. Is it a hopeless bondage,or have the rank and file of the party—the free and honest republican farmers and workingmen—the courage to resent such leadership and throw off the bondage as they may, in part, do at the approaching state convention? We shall see. Meanwhile we most earnestly protestthat the great body of Nebraska republicans will be misrepre- sented in the national conveuntion of the party. SE————— Solid for Grover. Those who have had doubts regard- ing the sentiment of the democracy of New York toward Mr. Cleveland will have them removed by the expressions and action of the democratic state con- vention. These were enthusiastic and ungqualified in approval of the adminis- tration. The platform is in the nature of a panegyric, and every man selected to go to St. Louis is a storehouse of Cleveland zeal. It has required some effort on the partof the administra- tion to bring about this condition of affairs. The democratic convention of a year ago manifested no such unanimity in favor of the presi- dent. On the contrary there wasa very large element in that cenvention which did not hesitate to proclaim its displeas- ure with Mr. Cleveland’s policy, and which was only placated and brought into line by great effort. When the state committee was subscquently or- ganized it was a question whether Cleveland or Hill had the majority. Stilt later there were numerous and con- spicuous indications that the sentiment of the democracy of New York was far from harmonious toward the president. Very active work has since been done by the adminigtration managers to har- monize the party in the Empire state, and it would seem with complete suc- cess. There is absolutely nothing now in the way of Cleveland being renomi- nated by acclamation. Furthermore, hie is 0 completely in command of the situation that he may, if he please, dictate who shall be associated with him on the ticket. As to the plat- form, 1t will be made to fit the candi- date. It is somewhat amusing, in the light of the past attitude and expressions of the democracy of New York, to read the fulsome laudation the party now showers upon the national adm \- tion. It has, according to this testi- mony, kept and realized all pledges, ac- complished great reforms, and in all cts been a model of wisdom and smunship. To show that this has but recently obtained it is sufficient to cite the fact that less thpn & year ago no part of the demo- cratic party in the country was more uncompromisingly opposed to the pro- fessed civil service reform policy of Mr. Cleveland than the New York part, It has bitterly deprecated, also, the dispo- sition of the president, manifested until within less than a year, to consult and gratify mugwump opinion in the con- duct of his administration. Thousands of democrats in the state have de- nounced him as not of the party. Two years ago there were in various parts of the state revolts against his pronounced friends, notably in his former home, Buffalo, made with the avowed object of rebuking Mr. Cleveland. A remarka- ble apparent conversion has taken place, showing both the political activity and ill of the administration, But the demoerats of New York will have to share with the party gencrally the suspicion that they ure not sincere, and that the inspiration of their praisc of the administration is the attraction of the spoils. Latterly Mr. Clevelund has beer more disposed than during the st two years of his adwministration to see the value of these to his ambition, and this has -helped him 0 & better st standing with even now the his party; but great majority of democrats, whether in New York or elsewhers, do not feel any strong confldence in him as a party man. They have little faith that if re- elected he will not resume the me thods which made the first two years of his administration so offensive to them. In any event, however, they must take him, and they will do so with the strongest possible manifestation of zeal and enthusiasm however much of con- scious stultification may be involved. —_—— It is proposed that the consuls and commercial agents of the United States in foreign countries shall furnish to the bureau of agriculture monthly revorts relative to the character, condition and prospective yields of the agricultural and horticultural industries of the coun- try in which they are respectively situ- ated, such reports to be incorporated in the monthly bulletins of the commis- sioner of agriculture. The innovation will be useful, and, as it can be made without material additional expense to the government, the plan should be adopted. In reporting the bill for this purpose the sen- ate committee on agriculture and forestry said it was but simple justice to persons engaged in agri- culture and horticulture that they should be given as full and complete an account as possible of the condition, character, extent and modes of culture of the various products of the soil in the countries where this country is rep- resented by consuls, such information peing valuable in several ways. It was urged that the markets of the farmers of the United States must be enlarged, in view of the increasing products of the farm, the garden and the orchard, and these foreign reports would greatly aid in bringing about such a result. The farmer who may have a surplus desires to know the best market to which it may be sent, and it is the duty of his government to keep him advised of such facts. It is quite time that more interest was taken by the government in supplying American farmers with frequent and accurate information regarding the ag- ricultural conditions of other lands, and it is a service which can be added to the labors of our consuls without op- pressing them. There can be no rea- sonable opposition to the measure to se- cure this service. ME. NATHAN C. APPLETON, a well known citizen of Massachusetts, spent some time in the United States of Colombia and took considerable pains to investigate DeLesseps’ canal. He is therefore in position to reply to the many conflicting reports which have come from that quarter. In an inter- view at Washington, Mr. Appleton answered that the immense work is well under way, and that its completion at the time set by DeLesseps is an assured fact. Such positive statements of Mr. Appleton set at rest the silly rumors of certain parties who have circulated re- ports in America for the purpose of in- juring the great project. To the United States the Panama canal will be of the greatest commercial benefit. Through this short cut the trade of our Atlantic ports and those of the Pacific will pass. We shall have at our com- mand the traffic and exchange from Asia, Australia and the islands of 'the Pacifi Moreover, we shall build up a crisscross commerce with the eastern and western coast of South America,and we shall control the businessof Cen- tral America and the southern half of Mexico. The opportunity for trade with our neighbors will create a demand for shippers, and our languishing ship- ping industry and steamship building will receive a sudden 1mpetus. IT was Senator Farwell, of Illinois, who was instrumental in bringing the Chicago boodlers to justice. A year and a half ago he satisfied himself that the county commissioners were engaged in robbing Cook county of cnormous sums by fraudulent contracts and pur- chases. He proposed to apromianent editor the task of exposing the rascals and guaranteed $10,000 for the pros tion of them. As the gigantic conspir- acy came out, in spite of the hard fight made by the ring, Mr. Farwell raised $100,000 for the purpose of convieting the principals,and has had the satisfac- tion of sending seven of themto the peni- tentiary. The work of breaking up the ring has been done so thoroughly that it will be a great many days before Chicago officials will forget the lesson. Senator Farwell is entitled to great credit in unearthing Tweedism. If the numerous cities of America could have such men as Farwell in their midst, ring-rule and bossism in municipal gov- ernment would soon be a thing of the past. ANoOTHER railroad projeet is on foot backed by American capital to build a line across Mexico from Tucson in a southwesterly direction to the Pacific coust. The road is to be 1,350 miles long and many Wall street operators are said to be putting up the necessary millions, The road has been porated under the name of the Mexican Pacific on & basis of $30,000,000 capitali- zation, To the mau up a tree it looks very much as if Mexico has become a fertile field for Wall street speculators who with ghttering prospects are trap- ping the unwary to sink their money in hairbrained schemes. Tk Beatrice Ezpress hus just issued an illustrated annual showing the re- markable development of Beatrice, Within a few years Beatrice has become one of the leading and beautiful cities of the state, The public spirit and en- ergy of her citizens have in the past year added over a million dollars worth of improvements, The large influx of populatiou, the establishiment of manu- factories, the erection of both public and private buildings during the past year constitute a record of which Bea- trice can well boust, LEADVILLE has declared war on car- rying concealed weapons. The grand jury gave orders to have every man in town seavched for fire arms, * As the ie- sult a wagon load of six shooters and a jail full of well known ‘citizens were gatbered in.” Mor s evidently struck Loadvilig like a cyelone. Shut- ting up the gambling houses was hard enough, but disarming a man of his best friend is the lasg straw to break Lead- villo's repul.ntia as & bad place, THE various rajlrond lines of Call- fornia which heretofore have been leased by the Southern Pacific have been consolidated-into one great system under the name of the Southern Pacific railrond company, with a capital stock of $142,990,000. What an opportunity this offers for the issue of millions of dollars worth of watered stock, for the payment of which the people of Cali- fornia will groan and sweat for years to come. ——— CHICAGO is making the experiment of substituting crude petroleum for coal as fuel, and is meeting with marked suc- cess. Not only is the use of oil in fur- naces cheaper and eleaner, but there 1s a marked saving of labor. Tt is only a question of time when coal will be dis- carded and petroleum from Wyoming and Colorado oil fields will take its place as fuel throughout the west. ——— PROMINENT PERSONS, Senator Davis looks like Ben Butler. Senator Hoar looks like Horace Greeley. Bishop Potter is one of the best-dressed men in New York. Mrs. Hetty Green, the wealthy American widow, goes to business in a “‘tram-car.' General Sheridan is building a beautiful and expensive summer home at Nantucket, Minister McLane is very popular with the Parisian ladies on account of his gallantry. Senator Ingalls is said to be a fiae Greek scholar. He thinks Plato’s appology is much superior to that of Vorhees, Isaiah V. Williamson, the rich old bache- lor of Philadelphia, has given $105,000 to the house of refuge in that city. Governor Waterman, of California, will not permit paid attorneys to appear before him in the interest of those seeking pardons. Rider Haggard sent 85 the other day toa woman who wrote to him and pointed out two patent grammatical blunders in **She.” Judge William Strong of the United States supreme court, who has retired at the age of eighty on a pension of $10,000, hardly looks sixty. Anton Rubinstein, the pianist, has ac- cepted an offer of $20,000 for fifty perform- ances in the United States during the com- ing season. General Joe Hawley, of Connecticut, who 18 regarded as a typical New England Yan- koe, 13 not a Yankee at all. He is a native of North Carolina. Jay Gould again assures the public that he has retired from business. At the same time we learn that the Delaware peach crop is a failure as usu: Cornelius Vanderbilt's income from s capital is said to be in the neighborhood of $1,000,000 a month while that of Will jam K. 1snot far behind, B Secretary Fairchild nas approved the de- sign of the new twenty-dollar silver certifi- cate bearing an exeellent likeness of the late ex-Senator Manning. Senator Saulbury, of Delaware, still proudly boasts of the fact that he is the only bachelor in that unhappy assemblage, the Tnited States senate. Robert Garrett writes from Constantino- ple to a friend in this city that he will spend the month of June in Paris and will return to this country in October. More than ten thousand of Representative S. S. Cox’s last book, **The Divetsions of a Diplomat,” have been sold. And the whole country has been diverted. Senator Hearst has had his photograph taken with a cigar in his mouth. Senator Voorhees might have his taken with his bump of self-esteem in a sling. Carter H. Harrison, ex-mayor of Chicago, bought 500 well-made and fine quality cigars at Trichinopoly, India, where he stull is, for £2.80, a little over one-half cent apiece. It was while staying at the late Matthew Arnola’s house at Harrow, England, that Prince Thomas, of Savoy, Duke of Genoa, received and decliced the offer of the crown of Spain. Senator Farwell gives a fortune annually to various religious missions and charities notably to the Newsboys' home i Chicago,, to which Miss Crabtree (Lotta) is so large a contributor. Roscoe Conkling managed to satisfactorily dispose of $200,000 worth of property in a will of seven lines, It is safe to say there will be no fat pickings for lawyers in a con- test of that document. General Sherman calls attention to the fact that George Washington, when he died, was a lieutel t-general, and, consequently,there never have been in this country but two gen- erals—Grant and Sherman. Senator Hoar will not present Senator Sherman’s name to the Chicago convention. A New York man will be chosen for the task. f3ut are there any republicans in the Empire state to select from¢ Governor Beaver, of P hard worker. He spends nine hours daily in his office and doesnot even go out to lunch but has a pitcher of lemonade and some soda biscuits brought to bim at his desk. Senator Stewart who owns the house occu- pied by the Chinese legation at Washington ha scd the rent thercon from $6,000 to £5,000. When Minister Chang returns from Peru he will probably seek other quarters. Chang is, financially, a Chinese giant, but he has a due regard for economy. Representative Martin, of Texas, wants to know whither we are drifting. It may be of interest to Mr. Martin to know that we are drifting toward the days when a man who tries to blow out an electric light will long for the old times when a gas jet offered a chance for more or less excitement and the attainment ot temporary notoricty, John G. Johnson has the most lucrative law practice in Philadelphia. He was a coun- try boy, who came to, the oity poor and un- kunown and all his suceess has been to hard work. He is now said to have an income of $60,000 & year. Besides his knowledge of law he knows scveral languages, writes shorthand, is an excellent judge of art works and a capital after dinner speaker, Lafayette Grover, United States senator from Oregon from March 4, 1877, to March 4, 1583, visited the national capitol Thursday for the first time since he vacated his seat in the senate chamber. Mr. Grover has just returned from Europe. He took his seat in the senate on the day of Rutherford B. Hayes' inauguration to the presidency. Every scnator who has visited Senator Palm Michigan farm has had a tree planted there in his honor. Among them is @ basswood that recalls Seuator Sherman's visit, & mulberry for Senator Jones and an aristocratic beech for Senator Edmunds. Senators Blair, Sabin, Manderson and Col- quitt are also represented there in the natural wood. One of the most sensational even e- cently oceurring in Washinglon was the purchase of & new straw .bat Ly Attorney General Garland. The fact that Mr. Ga lang ‘has worn bis discarded hat for twelve | long years, as he bimsel! westiics, makes bis sylvania, is a | Inte purchase an event of considerable inter. est. Butmen do reckless things in a prest dential year, —t e Voorhees Has Apologized. Oritie, Ts it too late too try the Pasteur treatmeont on the United State nate! - Convention Song. Minneapolis Trfbune. Just now there is a great demand for that once popular song, “Wait Till the Clouds Roll By.” RS S— The Victor Gets the 8poils. Evening Telegram. Judge Jamieson sent this message to Chief Justice Fuller: ‘‘Gloria in excelsis.” This is Latin for *‘Wo get there just the same,” it A Greater Man than Grover. New York World, Kolly, the baseball champion, told Presi- dent Cleveland that he ‘‘commenced as a poor Irish boy, with no start in life and only one suspender. - Can't Objeot to That. Minneapolis Tribune, Holman, the great “‘objector,” is losing his reputation. He was renominated for con- gress the other day, and never said a word, not even “‘I'ject.” ———— A Warning to Imitators, Kansas City Times. A man in Tllinois started through a passen- ger train the other day to take a straw vote for president. He fell off a platform between two cars and was killed. phsnio S, Cares for Infant Industries. Telegram, The president has written a lotter to a ten- months-old baby n Massachusetts. Who said the democratic party didn't care for the infant industrics of this countryt it R Fat but Will Be Fuller. Evening Telegram. According to all accounts President Cleve- land 1s altogether too fat now, but when his new chief justice arrives in Washington he will be found looking Fuller in the face. paieehield- it More Ballots This Year. St. Louis Globe-Democrat., Hayes was nominated on_the seventh bal- lot, Garfield on the thirty-sixth and Blaino on the fourth. The fact that no man is de- cidedly in the lead this year makes it proba- ble that more ballots will be taken than were necessary in 1884, ————— Affairs of Honor. Philadelphia Record, What a big difference there is between the duel as fought in France and as fought in Mississippi! In one place the geutlemen courteously scratch each other with rapier points (buttons off) ; in the other place they fight to kill, and very frequently manage to kill each other. But in France some of the fools live to repent of their folly. e e Their Choice. Tid-Bits lately sent out postal cards and re- ceived the following answers to the inquir “Who is your choice for president?, “Yours truly.” “Your question is so unexpected that I am at a loss for words.’” “I have nothing particular to do for the next four years.” T was positively born in this country." “Could I arrange a confidential meeting with you?" “I have nothing to} say, the office should seek theman.” “‘Something harder, please.” ) “Well, Sherman would make a good vice- president. “Be sure you spell my name right."” “Lam, as ever, yours.” e — STATE AND TERRITORWA Nebraska Jottings. Yoric's college project has new life. A third bank is to be established at Nel- son, Hastings has fifteen miles of street rail- way. Beatrice merchants will close at 8 o'clock p. m. Broken Bow will vote bonds for a new city hall. Saloons are now closed on Sunday at Ne- vraska City. The fight between the Grand Island papers goes merrily on. Fremont claims to tead the procession in the building boom since January 1. One of the finest opera houses in the state is to be opened at Nelson in a short time, Burwell has organized a board of trade and taken steps to advertise the town and county. The Kearney County Democrat aunounces in measured metre that the chinch bug is no mora, The fight between the liquor men and tem- perance element at Talmage has been de- clared off. The state press, upon hearing the result of Wednesday's game, praised Omaha's base ball club madiy. The farmers of northern Nebraska haye not yet got their corn planted, but will be through by the 20th, Morton park at Nebraska City is being transformed into a beautful garden with walks and drivewsys. OMr. George Goodrich, of Nelson, was thrown from his buggy Saturday and frac tured his leg in three places. The G. A, R. party throughout "Al)ll' state is making oxtensive preparations observe Memorial Day in an appropriate manner, Mr. Kutly, late of the Greenwood Leader, has begun the publication of a new paper at Ashland to be called the Saunders County Leader. His new field is extensive and promising. A Kearn ounty paper records the fac! that some wretch undertook the work of bl ing up a train of cars on the 3. & M. between that city and Axtell Sunday. The chargs was laid on a raii aud appeared to the cngi- neer as a small bird, The force broke the cab window and hurt the engineer slightly. lowa. The Towa farmers expect this to be an ex- cellent truit year. Marshalltown files a claim to the hand somest court house in the whole country. Reports indicate that the Mississippi river, for this season, is about done flooding the country. The oficers of Colonel Redfield’s Soldiers’ District, association have decided to hold the next annual reunion at Adel, July 2, 8 and 4. The city council of Dubuque is going to make an effort to transact all the business of the city at the regular monthly sessions of the council, The citizens of Boone are of the opinion that if their “hole in the ground” will only spout water or gas Boone's future will be one of case and plenty. Two elegant new pieces of furniture in the way of confessionals haye recently been placed ‘in_position in Francis Xavier's Catholic church at Council Bluffs. ‘The body found in the river at Des Moines last Saturday has since been identifiea as that of Mr. Baldwin, who comuitted sui- cide in the 'Coop river near Valley Junction on the 17th of March. The Fort Dodge public building bill has been passed by the senate and favorably re- ported to the house, and Congressman Holmes reports that he thinks he will be able to get it through this session. It calls for $100,000. On Saturday a married lady of Keokuk filed & $5,000 damage suit against a citizen who recently separated from bis wife. The charge is assault and battery ou the person of plaintiff with intent to ravish by force and agamst her will. She alleges that she ro- ceived injuries which caused an abortion loss of u child, e The Childs Gift to the kmperor. A charming little scene was, accot ing to the German Post, ona other day in frontof the imperial pulace at Charlottenburg. Early in the morn- ing a little girl of ‘about dressed in white, appeut the pulace, carryivg a. protty filled with iresh.wnd dewy ight yeurs; d'in front of basket viole Somowhat shyly she went up to the guard at the gate, who looked down on the little ereature in mute surprise, and said to him: ‘‘Pleass, Mr. Guard, I have been told to take these flowers to the empeyor.” The soldier sent her to an official in the palace, and here again sho repeated her childish request, whereupon one of the officers on duty went out, and returned after a few minutes to take the child with him, She was taken into a drawing room, where the empress at once appeared. ‘‘My dear child,” she said, evidently touched by the charming ]\irturn which resented iteelf to her, ‘‘the emperor a8 not yot got up, but T will give him the beautiful flowers, and he will be very pleased with them.” Then she took the basket, kissed the child, asked her who she was, and led her to the door, It appears the little one was the foster ('Mlll of a gardener living in the street leading to the palace, who in- tended to make the emperor and emp- ress a little “‘Sunday surprise,” which indeed proved very successful, puttiants. F= tdubvey SOUTH OMAHA NEWS, The Council. ‘The one official lamp that hangs in the city hall would not burn Tuesday night, its place was taken by two borrowed ones. Conse- quently there was a gloom about the proceed- ings that extended to the cells in the rear of the room, where a solitary pris. oner sat in the dark and worked out his sen- tence listening to the specches. As it was a cold night there was no fire, and Councilmen TFenno and Jotter wiscly remained away, and Councilman Rafferty went home to get his overcoat to gnard against future chills, The reading of the minutes did not take up much time, and on behalf of the ordinance com- mittee Chairman Bayliss said he hadn't scen the other two members respecting the state of the roads in the neighborhood of Twenty- fifth and Eighteenth streets, and he handed it back to the clerk., Councilman MacMillan stated that he hadn’t seen Councilman Fenno and couldn’t report on the appointment of a scavenger. Then, as it wus appar- ently the first time the members of the different committees had met since last council meeting, there was a little general conversation in which they perused the ordinances for the first time and eithersigned them or asked for further time. The reports of the treasuror and police judge were found to be correct by the finance com- mittee and the rules were suspended in order to give H. Ho lel‘mrfi' a_chance to tell what he knew about street lighting by eloctricity He recommends a twenty-four candle powe incandescent light, and thought a $300 light plant would suit the wants of the town. It could be putin for $5,500 and a suficient number of merchants would take lamps to give the city their street lifl{mmg for noth- ing. The most cconomical would be the fifteen arc light plant, which could be put down for $2,300. In either case the city would have to furnish the power. Councilmen Smith, McWilliams and Rafferty were ap- pointed a committee to inves! te. Assist- ant City Engineer Lawrence tibn_explained a number of profiles, showing that hitherto the grades have been established too hastily, andon motion of Councilman Smith, his views were adopted, and he was_instructed to make the necessary changes. He was also empowered to engage an extra instrument man and an ax-mar, and to provide stone monuments to mark all important street in- tersections. An ordinance instructing the mayor to call a special clection for the voting of bonds to provide proper sewerage was re- ferred to the ordinance committee, and an- other relating to the appointment of a city scavenger, was read for a second and third time, and carried. Other routine business followed, and the council adjourned. More Grading. Property owners on N strect won't lile to hear that the grade is to be raised another foot and yet it will. Assistant City Engineer Lawrence said very scnsibly to the council that it would not do to spoil the grade of the entire city for the sake of two and a half blocks on N street and they all agreed with him, 50 that a new and true grade will now bo established. Notes About the City. A. L. Spearman, of Springfield, is in with a car of hogs. N. B. Berggren, of Wahoo, marketed two loads of cattle, ‘W. A. Johnson came in with three loads of cattle from Ashland and sold them. E. Burbridge of Weston, Ia., caught his price for a car of cattle. F. M. Sackett was in from Albion with two loads of cattle. Joln Snodgrass, of Springfield, had four loads of cattle on the market. M. E. Farr, cashier of the Marquette bank, was looking over the yards. art Eddy took possession of the stock of F. B. Christopher Tuesday night on a writ issued in favor of Max Meyer & Co. Frauk Prvonka is sotting a good example, and putting a sidewalk around his corner. James B. Martin is doing duty as watch- man for Fowler Bros., vice Councilman Burke, resigned. Not a single case ocoupied any of the courts yester day, and Police Judge Reuther ex- changed visits with Justices Wells and Levy. Members of the police force have invested a portion of their salaries in new uniforms, and look more ‘‘metropolitgn.” There's another new democrat in town, ana Ed Kauffman is doing the honors. The boys say it will be christen Aundrew Jack- son Grover Cleveland Kauffman. John M. Burk, Frank Glass and D. J. Evans are cach going into the saloon busi- ness and the council says they may. A funoral is o strange place for a romance, and yet there was one the other day that led to a civic official and a Third ward politician quarrelling. The official drove his best girl out to the funeral, and she chose the com- pany of the politician for the home trip, and now they never speak. Third ward residents want a sidewalk along Twenty-eighth street to the ball grounds and petitioned the council to that effect, William Walker and Grant Staley want to join the police force, and their, and their pe tions were referred to the police committee Black Jack is acting assistant police court clerk, and will work out his fine in that way. Yesterday ho exchanged the pen and ink for the mop and bucket, and the city hall never looked as elean before. Contractor Hansen asked the council to pay him in full as the work pro- wresses, instead of withholding 10 per cent from him as at present. The grading con- tract was produced, and it was found they had mno right to hold back anything, so in future he will get his pay assoon as the work is done. “The best on earth” can truly be said of Griggs’ Glycerine Sulve—a speedy cure for cuts, bruises, scalds, burns, sores, piles, tetter, and all skin erup- tions. ] this wonder healer. 25 cents, Guaranteed. Goodman Drug Co,, Agent. e Licensed to Wed, The following marriage licenses were is- sucd yesterday by Judg Name and residence. { David B. Flint, Omaha. | Emma Terry, Owaba..... . ¢ { Clarence €. Chapman, Des Moines, la. | Hallie M. Crenchan, Des Moines, I { Robert V. Miskovsy, Omaka. .. i Lena Rypacek, Omaha. ... { Nels H. Andersor, Omaha, 1 Anua Anderson, Omaha, And for this very reason there is vot to-duy @ remedy within the TRUE xeach of the publie more highly prized for its value in the house hold, In the counting-room,work . MER“ Lop and factory, than BENSON'S SUEK AS & remedy for aches aud pains of every kind. WILL ALWAYS Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, ¥ rigy, Cliest Pains, Rheumat Sclutica and Ba PLASTER L3 e clans and public s an oxte y with out an equal. 1t uoix 1y, ploasantly and effect- unlly ) sucure good resuits w' always ask for DENEON'S and tuks uo other plaster. Many wortbless plasters ure ofered om tie ieputation of BENSON'S, but Cerefil Vayerm wou't be deaetved NEBRASKA MUD. - ——— Plenty of Itfor the Past Week. —_——— The Mishap That Befcll a Newspaper Writerin His Attempt toLeave & Bobtail Carinthe Mnd—He Seoures His Interview However, _— The rain and mud that has reigned supreme for the past two weeks proved to he an effectial injunctlon acatnat Sundag base ball, causin postponied games with the Munmeapolis, 8t. Puu! and Milwaukee clubs, the former and [attor be- ing Sunday games. The aforesald rain and mud has also frnished several humorons ineidents, one, of which mention was made during the weck, of A horse boing mired on Park avenus, and another of a_well-known newspaper wr ‘who havi business in North Omaha, hied him: self to that locality on one of our fatmons bob- tall stroet cars, over ocoans of mud, and on at- tempHing to leave tho car on North Ninetoenth Street was unceremoniously thrown into tho mud, which was at that partienlar locality about twenty inches deep. He emerged trom the mirs swearing vengeance on the condition of our stroets in gencral and on bobtail street cars in particular, Well, ] am inluck because there are but few. plo hers {0 see nie: but what did I come out hero for? soliloquized the bespattered young man, who had for the time forgotten his business had to refer to his note book for the desired in- formation. “An interview with a gentloman on North Twentleth street, and L am 'in a nice condition to interview anyone: but it must be dons, and here goes,” and ho did. - Tho gentleman to be interviewed proved to Mr. George Rando Fratiing at Nor 112 North ~_Twentieth stroet, a blacksmith employed by tha car company at their shops at the corner of Twenty- first_and _ Cuming streets, Mr. Ran. derson has resided in Omaha for about flve years, and_for threa years of that time hins worked for the car compuuy at the above place. “Mr. Randerson, I hear you have been sick and have some- thing to say about it that would interest onr readers, and for that reason I have called on yon.” said the writer. “Well, yes, T had been sick, but am not now, s you kee, but for about eight years [ wasa protty sick man. not 8o sick that 1 had to re- matn tndoors. but sick enough to feel miser. able all the time, During the last sight years Ihave been a constant sufferer from catarr my nose wonld stop up 8o that I was compelle to breathe through my mouth. Every fresh cold would cause me more suffering, uniil it be came almost unbearablo, 1 had a continuous dull pain over and in the back part of my eyes. Iscarcely knew what it was to be without a headache, T was continually hemming and spitting to remove a Tump in my throat, which T could never displace. In the morning it would cause me 50 much annoyance that by the time [ was ready for my Dreaksast I had lost all my appetite for it,in fact,my appetito was poor for & long time a8 my stomach was continually out of order, a constant rising of wind and of sof water in my throat, a_dull heavy feeling in the pit of my stomaoh and a pain on'ono side or the giher under wy rivs which made mo feelna thoughy 1 could not take u long breath, My lungs felt sore all_the time, but the doctor tol me it was due more to the conditien of my stomach, which I afterwards found ® be true, for as soon as 1 felt better in my stomach the pains in my chest left me. My condition was such as to alarm my wife and’ my friends, my sleep was broken, and I would “srise in’ the riorning feeling os'tired and langutd as 11d tho previous night. A8 I said, my condition alarmed my wife and mivde up iy mind chat something had to be done, for I find_suffered enough. 1 consulted several doctors and tried soveral patent prepa- Fations, but it did me no good. Iwas advised by a friend of mine to consult Dr. J. Cresap $1oCoy and as [ had read considerabie about him, the daily newspapers. I concluded I would con- sult bim, T Visited bis oflics abaut two montha ana consulted him in regard to my case. ook treatment and began tb improve at oncey after the first trentment my nose hecame clearer and 1 could breathe through it once more—some- thing I had not done for & long time—and it did not take long until | began tofeel botter {nevery way, and to-day I feel llke a new man: I have & good appetite, my stomach 1s all right agai and I can eat three good meals every day; have no more trouble with my throat. and ge pain overmy eyes is a thing o the past: Thave 00 more headaches, and, to make a long story short, I think Dr. McCoy has cured my catarrh.” Mr.' Runderson restdes at No. 11, North Twentieth street, and {5 employed os a black. Smith ot tho car ‘shons. corner of Twenty-zsd and Cuming streets, and wili corroborate above statement to any one donbting it. A FEW QUESTIONS. A Few Symptoms of Disease That May Prove Serious to You. (Do, you ave frequent fits of mental depros- ston Do you experlence ringing or buzzing noises in your ears Do you feel as though you must suffocate when lying down? Aro vou troubled with a hacking cough and general debility? Are your eyes generally weak and watery and trequently infiamed? Doos your voice have a husk, thick sonnd and a nasal sort of twang? 15 your breath frequently offensive from some unaccountable cause? Have you a dull, oppressive headache, gener- ally located over the eyes? Do vou have to hawk and congh frequently in the effort to cloar your throat? Are you losing your sense of smell and is your sense of taste becoming dulied! Does your nose always teol stopped up, fore- 10 you 'to breathe through your mouth? o you frequently feel atzay, particularly when stooping to pick anything oif the floor: Does every little draft of air and every slight change of tempsrature give you a cold? Aro you annoyed by a constaut dosire to hawk and spit out an endloss quantit ? Are you always tived and 1 tion, whether of business, worl amusement? rent effort requifad to keep your thoughts fixed upon matters that form were oasily performed? ou rise from ho night e wanted to lie ther ? 15 your throat filled with phlegm in the moyn. ing, which can only be discharged after violent coughing and hawking and spitting? ed as tired and weak s you 1 feel as though you Can Catarrh be Cured. The past age might be called a superstitious one, The present can more properly be callod among the impossibllities. have now Lecome yday possibil 1t would be superfiuous But have we reached the utmost limit? Have we? Uhysicians who claim to make certain allments the buman body 8 subject to u special study and claim to be ablo to re such diseases, ure pronounced by other self-satisfled Practitioners ns prosumptuous;Qus does thefr saying 5o make it 507 Tne men who comes the nearest to overcoming the seemin impossibilities of othiers is now all the rage, an well does he or they deserve the siccess the; have lubored 50 hard to attain, Dr. J. Cresa his associates do not make clalms arvelous, such as raisin i neither Ao and throat troubles. make catarrh a specialty hecause it {5 one of the most prevalent and troublesome diseases that the people of this climate ure heir to. Sice Dr. McCoy and his associates have located in this eit h treated with suceess hundreds of persous othier physicians have toln tolr disoase was classed among the incurables. Do they not pub- lish from week to week In the datly Dapers tes- timonials from some of thelr many grateful patients, qnvmf in each case the mfi me and address of the person making the ment, that the doubting and skeptical may and intorview the said people prior to visith the doctor's offices for consultation. The peopl advertised as cured wre Ly no meaus obscure oF unkuown, but i the majority of cases are cifl zens well known by tha business people sad community at large. and it will mmore than 1opay any one siffering from catarrial affoctionk to yisit those who-o statoments are published, or cosul With tle Joolor oF iz asaaclates at b office. Pemanently Lo . J. Cresap McCoy, late of Bel ’ Hoapt- tal, New Vork, and ussoclatos, Tatoly of the University of 'New York City, also'of Wushing: ton, D. ., have located permsnently in tl Ratoge Block, Omaha, Neb., where ail curable cases' wre treated skHifuily. = Consumption, Lright's Disease, Dyspepsia, Rhounstism, and all nervous diseascs. All dlseases pecullds to sex & specalty CATARRHCURED., Counsultation at oftice or by "N, Omee IR AT RO 1y tha O Sunday Hours, from 9 a. m, to | p. o Corespondoence recelves prow I"-"f}‘ No lefters auswered ualess atCemnaried by 4 fa ol O Rddrsss il st te L 3. €. MeCoy, Kaugs b . ! Block, Qmake,