Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 22, 1888, Page 4

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D., NI FEIL Btate of Nebraska, bs County of Douglas, e George B. Tzschuck, being first duly sworn, de and says that e is secretary of The B Publishing company, that the actual average dafly circulation of the Daily Bee for the month of May, N, ‘was 14227 coples; for June, 1867, 1417 coples? for July, 18, 14008 copler; fof t, 1887, 14,151 coples; for September, 1887, (9 coptes’ tor October, 1557, 14,333 copi November, 1887, 15,220 copies; for December, L 18,041 coplés; for January, 1858, 15,208 cop’ s for Eobrury, s ingcs copieer or March, 5, 4 I, 744 coples. 3668, 10050 copless for Apigy b 1SSCHUCK. Sworn to betore me and subscribed in thy presence t] 24 day o! ay, A. D. L, once this 24 ARY OB "B, Notary Public. AVERAGE DAILY CIRCULATION 18,230 (Al siditsad ol e ddamlebde it oo THE New York exchange has just elected a Wilson Bull for president. For all that the bears will often run the Bull in the market. TrE Van Pelt Manufacturing com- any starts up its works this week for usiness, and expects to paint the town red—or any other color in a very short time. THE boldness and cruelty of Mexican train robbers will deter timid excur- sionists from taking a pleasure trip through Mexico this summer unless a gatling gun is mounted on every car. SoME entorprising publisher ought to immediately publish in book form the funny things said by funny congross- men. The past few days have «proven that there are more Bill Nyes and Mark Twains in congress than out of it. WHENEVER English politicians want to touch British pride they bring in alarming statements about the wretched condition of the army. That is the only way to make the sovereigns come out of the breeches pockets of John Bull. MELVILLE W. FULLER has been en- dorsed for the office of chief justice by two such staunch republicans as Judge Gresham and Walker Blaine. But it would seem that Senator Edmunds is pot reading letters of endorsement this year. THERE never was a state university that did not somehow mix up professors, politics and bad blood. The Iowa state university is no exception to the rule. An investigation is now in progress which mkes a mountain out of a mole hill and interferes with the educational work of the college. EEETS——— GENERAL GREELEY is about to put in use self-registering thermomecters to ive indications on the street of the official temperature of the local signal’ service office. This looks like a monop- oly on the temperature against which every unofficial thermometer in the Jand will bubble over with indigna- tion. THERE is perhaps no other city in the country where public improvements, when undertaken, are pushed less vig- eorously than in Omaha, ‘“‘Take it easy” seems to be the motto of everybody con- mected with the branch of the munici- rul government having control of pub- ic improvements. THERE is a good deal of residence building being done in Omaha, much of it of a superior kind, but the need of cheap houses is still felt, the demand for residences at o moderate rental ex- ceeding the supply. Capital invested in houses suitable for persons of small jucome would be found very profituble in Omaha for many years to come, ON the authority of ex-Senator Booth of California, it is stated that the re- publicans of that stato are confident of sweeping everything before them in the November election, no difference who the presidential nominee may be. The democrats have tricked the people once too often on the Chinese question for the voters to pin any fuith on democratic promises in the future. ———r———— Tne last weekly roport of the Cin- ecinnati Price Current rolls up the “hog majority” for 1888 in favor of Omaha to puit the expectations of the most ex- acting packer. In comparison with last year, 48,000 * mora hogs wer plaughtered from March 1 to May 1888, than for the corresponding period of 1887, Whoreas, Kansas City killed only 200,000 in 1888, as compared with 538,000 in 1887, & loss of just 48,000, E——p— FAIRBURY, the county seat of Jefler- son county, and omne of the principal cities near the southern boundary of the state, wants divect railroad communica- tion with Omaha. The eagerness of this enterprising little city to trade with the metropolis of thestate is shared by every town in the tier of counties made tributary to St. Joe and Kansas City by the St. Joe and Graud Island railroad. A bee line from Omaha on county would place Omaha iu direct relation with the rich farming districts of that part of the state, und it is to be hoped thut the Rock Island will build the prospective Cleveland's Convention. Two weeks from to-day the national democratic convention will meet in St. Louis to go through the formality of renominating Mr. Cleveland, selecting a candidate for the vice presidency, and aunnouncing a platform. Rarely has there been a national convention of either political party whose work was 8o entirely forestalled as is that to be done by the democratic convention of this year. That body will be entirely dominated by the wishes of one man. It will not dare to do anything that is not known to be agreeable to him. There will be no voice raised to question his absolute autocracy. He will himself be renominated with a noisy expression of enthusinsm. His associate on the ticket will undoubtedly be the man for whom he shall indicate a preference. The platform will sound his praises, and will be made to accord with what is understood to be his policy. In a word, the eight hundred representa- tives of democracy who will meet at St. Louis on the fifth of June will be as so many puppets in the hands of Grover Cleveland. It1san anomalous position for the old democratic party to occupy, and one that must cause the veteran warriors in its ranks a keen sense of chagrin and humiliation. Neverthe- less they will doubtless fall into line and hurrah as lustily as the newer actors on the political stage. Demo- crats of the north will see their brethren of the south, for whom the president has shown especial favory again asserting their right to rule, and they will acquiesce without a question. It would seem that a party which has thus become the mere instrument of an individual, which is compelled to put itsell in accord with the will and wishes of one man, ought not to have much chance of success. Itisa confession of degeneracy and weakness which it would seem must lead thousands of voters to lose confidence in the party. Never before in the history of the party has it shown such complete submission to one-man domination. Even Andrew Jackson held no such absolute and un- questioned sway as does Grover Cleve- land. Then, however, the demo- cratio party had steong and great men in its ranks, To-day it has none, else Mr. Cleveland would not be necessary to it and in a position to absolutely con- trol it. Unnecessary Delay. It was the auty of the éxecutive de- partment of the government to proceed promptly with the work necessary to carry out the law providing for the opening of the Sioux reservation. Thus far, however, nothing has been done, and information from the reservation is to the effect that the fullest advantage is being taken of the delay by those who are opposed to the cession. The white men who are interested in having the reservation remain as it is are re- ported to be very busy sowing among the Indians the seeds of dissension and dissatistaction, and are meeting with some success. Certain of the chiefs, also, who are unwilling to surrender a part of their demain, are working hard to strengthen the opposition. The most influential men among the Sioux are un- derstood to approve the project, but it is not safe to trust too much to this. Indian assurances are entitled to only a limited degree of confidence, and to be certain of them it is well to have them in such form that they cannot be af- fected by a subsequent change of mind. A great many people are anxiously awaiting the time when the reservation will be declared opened. Itis highly probable that within a year after this is done every acre subject to white settle- ment will be taken up. The extension of railroads’ through the reservation is also contemplated and will doubtless be begun as soon as it is assured that this territory will be opened. Tt ought to be the policy of the government to reach this result with the least possible delay, and as the work to be done is compara- tively simple its postponement is un- necessary and unwise, —— The Damage to Business. Members of congress are receiving letters from their constituents stating that their business is suffering by rea- son of the uncertainty regarding rev- enue legislation, and urging them to prompt action. Our Washington cor- vespondent has furnished a sample of one of these letters, in which'the writer says that he will be compelled to shut down his factory unless the tariff ques- tion is soon setiled in congress, one way or another. He is receiving no orders and doesn’t expect auy until his cus- tomers know what the tariff on imported articles in his line 1s going to be next fall. Undoubtedly there are hundreds of manufacturers in the country similarly situated. While members of congress are using up days and weels in the plati- tudes of tariff discussion, these busi- ness men are keeping open their estab- lishments at a loss, and at the on of the year when they should be in active operation, Nor does the damage fall alone on the manufacturers. All de- partments of business to which the tarift has any relation experience the ill ef- fects of the uncertainty, and labor em- ployed in manufacturing has to bear its share of loss. Congressmen generally seem to be en- tirely oblivious to the business interests of the country in a matter of this kind, In the struggle for political advantage the matevial welfave of the people is lost sight of. Even now, after a month of digcussion in the house, it seems proba- ble that at least another month must pags before the country will know what is likely to be done with the tariff bill, Both parties are figuring for an advantage, and it is al- most certain that there will be furthe delays before a vote is reached. Mean- time business is checked, and both man- ufacturers and labor are losing mone) There 18 certainly no suflicient excuse for thie state of affairs, for which the politicians in congress alone are respon- sible. A vote on the tariff bill might just as well have been taken in the house two weeks ago, so far as the efieet of the Qiscussion has been in changing party lines. It is safe to say that all the | wordy controversy has not won or lost a.vote for either side, and what- ever may be done' heveafter will be THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1888 P——————-W Kansns City has a habit of scooping in any do:w under the leadership of the prosiding oqually ineffective. The duty of the house {8 to bring the bill to a vote with- out further delay, eo that the business of the country may know what its chances are and bo governed accord- ingly. e— THE situation in trade circles during Inst week was decidedly quiet. The unseasonable weather retarded business in many sections of the country. A glance at the bank olearings of eastern cities is a fair index of the unfavorable condition of trade generally. In Ne- braska the outlook was better than tho average. The winter wheat plant has been benefitted by the recent rains, although the corn planting in the northern counties has been somewhat retarded. The markets have ruled stronger owing to the reports of a short wheat crop. At Chicago, quotations have been advanced' three and one- eighth cents per bushel and local prices were firm. Corn began moving mere freely from interior points to Chicago, where a syndicate of speculators is holding up the market, and advanced one-half cent per bushel within the weelk, The rise in wheat and corn is likely to hold out at least to the end of the present month. ADVICES from Colorado report extra- ordinary activity in the mining opera- tions of that state. The activity is not confined to any particular portion of the state, but embraces it all. Old mines that have lain idle for years are again being worked, and generally with the most satisfactory results. Equally fav- orable information comes from Mon- tana, and indeed the mining country generally appears to be realizing some- thing of a boom. In view of the fact that under the law foreign capital is excluded from this sort of investment in the territories, it would seem that liome capital is being embarked more freely in mining enterprises. THE recent cut on pig iron of 82 a ton causes an unsettled feeling and dull- ness in the pig ivon industry. Pennsyl- vania iron barous found that West Virginia and Ohio could undersell them in the market. To crowd this competi- tion into a corner, the Pennsylvania firms made the above cut in the ruling prices. In consequence of this reduction the pig iron industry of West Virginia and Ohio is handicapped. If protection is held up as the national policy, it would be as consistent for West Vir- ginia and Ohio to protest against the competition of - Pennsylvania, as the latter state protests against the compe- tition of foreign ores. LiNCcOLN formally opened to the pub- lic Sunday, Garfield park, a beautiful spot of ground in the southwest part of that city. In a few days Cushman park, containing ninety acres, will be de- dicated in the same city. But Omaha has been talking and planning boule- vardsand parks for the past two years, and has elaborate ideas where they shall be located—all on paper. As the years slip by, it will become painfully evident that every city and town in Ne- braska will be beautified, while Omaha will still be talking and appointing committees to locate her parks and ‘public pleasure grounds. IT is announced from New York that the Pennsylvania railroad company is about to run a through train from Jer- sey City to San Francisco. The state- ment may be somewhat premature, but it is not unlikely that within the next twelve months an arrangement will be perfected whereby a continuous and a rapid journey from the Atlantic to the Pacific will be assured. The vestibule train has marked a new era in railroad travel which alleviates the discomfiture of a long trip, and is just suited to make the trauscontinental run from New York to San Francisco without change. — SIX presidential candidates to choose from ought to satisfy the most discrimi- nating voter. Four nominees are al- ready in the field, Belva Lockwood rep- resenting the national equal rights party, A. J. Streeterand R. H. Cowdrey representing the two labor parties, and Clinton B. Fiske representing the pro- hibition party. In June the democrats and the republicans nominate their can- didates. If any more names are to come before the people the selection had bet- ter be made right off before *‘time’ is catled. VOICE OF THE STATE PRESS. “Notwithstanding the fact that John M. Thurston was elected a representative in the Chicago convention, it was demonstrated in the state convention that there is a strong sentiment that the railroads are taking too active a part in our state politics,” remarks the Humphrey Independent, Says the Liberty Journal: “Hon. Tobias .Castor, delegate to the national convention at St, Louis, has a bill before congress asking pay for a span of horses valued at §1,600 that were stolen by the Indians something less than a hundred yearsago. Tobeshould have his money if he is confident it was the In- dians who did the stealing.” ““There should be sowe means whereby the Pullman Palace Car company could be taxed in this state for the property that it operates on the different railroads in the state,” says the Falls City Journal. “The people pay their good money for the privilege of riding in their cars, and they should contribute their fair share towards the support of the state and municipal government." The Hastings Tndependent thus confi- dentially speaks: “The republican party has some sins to answer for. It is not like the pope, infallible. The greatest fault to be found with it is the tendency to ignore the peoble. Although republican in the past it has come to be unrepublican in some things, at least apparently so, of late, The machine is oo all-powerful in dictating the nominees.” The Chadron Democrat figures it: *‘Not- withstanding the prediction of Tur Omaua Bee to the gontrary, Charlie Green, attorney for the B. & M., and C. O. Bat attorney for the Chicago & Rock Island, were elected dclegates to the national convention from the First district by about fifty majority. Now with John M. Thurston as one of the dele- gates-at-large, Nebraska will not be behind in her representation at the great conclave of raiiroad attorneys in Chicago June 19.” earfully and sadly the Lincoln Democrat feels called upon to say: *‘The man who ruus the Paddock-Manderson-Dorsey-Laird Jiterary bureau and floods the press of this state with dispatches abont the wonderful work done by these gentlomen in Washing- ton has wistaken his calling. The biggest cireus in the world Las an achivg void lu its advanco agency that only he can fill. There is more rot printed apout the Nebraska dnlg gation or aggregation than any other in the country,” Hon. C. H. Van Wyck was on hand at the ropublican state convention with a full set of anti-monopoly resolutions, but the noble ola Roman was hooted ‘down, Charles H. Van Wyck represented s New York district in congress for oight years; was a momber of the Nebraska constitutional convention in 1875; sorved in the state scnate for three torms and was a United States senator from Nebraska for six years, yot he is figuratively spat upon in a state, convention of his own party. Why! Becauso he is with the people and opposed to corporations and monopolies, says the Ord Domocrat quite pointedly. The Seward Reporter cannot stand it all. It says: The B. & M. candidate, C. J. Greene, secured an eloction to the national republican convention from the Kirst district last Thursday. The First district republi- cans are a queer lot, Four yoars ago they sent Church Howe to the national conven- tion, following that move with the nomina- tion of the same gentleman for congress, which resulted in the election of the first democratic congressman from Nebraska. Not profiting by that experience, they have now elected a prominent railroad man and lobby1st to the national convention, and will probably nomivate him or some other weak man to lead the party to defeat in the con- gressional campaign this fall. The republi- cans of the Flirst district make us tired. “Some of the democrats,” says the Fre- mont Tribune, “are smiing very audibly over the apparent endorsement of Grover Cleveland by the republican state conven- tion at Omaha. The papers published the resolutious adopted, and in them appears a paragraph commendiug the president for his action in vetoing certain classes of peunsion bills. Now that the democrats have enjoyed a good laugh over the matter, they will be sorry to learn that this whole paragraph was a base forgery. There was no such a thing in the resolutions adopted by the convention. Some smart mugwump or Morey democrat has imposed upon the reporters for the Omaha papers and run in a cold deck on them. It being late when they were adopted by the convention, the forgery was not de- tected until they were printed next morn- ing.” Under the head “Genuine Gall,” the Farmers' Review thus speaks of ex-Senator Fuller, of the late and unlamented legis- lature: “A case of genume cheek was ex- hibited by Senator Robbins when he accepted a prox to the state republican convention, at Omaha, after being defeatad by the repub- lican county convention as a delogate to the same convention jby an overwhelming major- ity. We had always believed there was honor among all classes of men, but since this action of Senator Robbins we have lost faith in the above saying to such an extent that we are obliged to ac- cept as true the verdict of a republican of Valley county whom we heard remark that Robbins had rather earn .00 unmanly than to earn $10.00 manly. When Robbins was defeated by the convention of Valley county as delegate to the state convention by an enormous majority, it was not intended in the face of such an opposition that he should accept a proxy and-represent a party who declared by their vote, ‘We do not want Robbins to represent'us in the convention.’ ‘When we can look at these facts how can the republican voters of Valley county do other- wise than pronounce Scnator Robbins’ ac- tion as genuine gall."? e The Ballac of Chauncey Depew. Philadelphia Timcs, In the nation’s arena, oh say seen a Statesman of rubicund hue, Renowned for his able orations at table, Whose name it is Chauncey Depow ! Have you Ever gazed upon have you Chauncey Depew? In the days of old Greeley he acted quite frecly And o'er party fences he. flew; But he got a good licking, and’ now done kicking. And_works with the regular crew. Ob, penitent Chauncey Depew. is In the state of New York there is plenty of pork, And_corporate influence, t00; Should he entor the ring there's a pow- erful wing Of his party will ery out “‘Hurro! Hurroo! for C. Mitchell Depew ! out_in confessed, There are grangers who count not a But I;.hc west, it must sure be “We've been fooled by as Jay Gould, And gaze with a critical view such On you, Most elojuent Chauncey Depew!” Yet all men admit he nas plenty of wit; And what is he going to do? Will he act as a toy for Blaine to decoy ed old plans to renew ! 1s't true that's your game, Chauncey Free Labor's Coffee, ocord, Every white man’s cap of Rio ought to taste a bit better now that the blacks of Bra- zil have been set free, Exchange. Mr. Depew looks so much like Adam Fore- paugh, the circus man, that his readiness to enter the canvass isu't astonishing. et Ll Her Title, Chicago News, Mrs, Victoria Guelph's title now is: fender of the Faith; Queen of England, Ire- land uud Scotland; Empress of India, and Mother-in-law of Germany. Pt doccus What a Terror, Norvistown Herald, The navy department has ordered the Ter- ror to be fitted up with a pneumatic apparatus, If the old sca dog at the head of the navy de- partment wants to make the Terror still more of & terror, let bim provide her with a watering-place hotel brand of piano. - Horse and Donkey. Minneapolis Tribune, They are actually talking of Thurman as a candidate for the vigapresidency with Cleve- land. Why, it wold be like working a thoroughbred Arab#u and a spavined mule in double harness—&ifl Mr. Thurman would not be the spavinednble, either, A Hint to Mayor Broatch, New Fork World. The police comulisfioners have notified Mayor Hewitt that, they will act on his re- quest and put an enddo the littering of streets with waste paver, advertising dodgers, etc. Orders have accordibgly been issued to the force to arrest violalors of the law in this re- spoct. e Both in Season. Pliladelphia Ledger, An exchange boldly asserts that Chauncey M. Depew and Roswell P. Flower are about as much alike as a strawb shorteake and a chicken salad. If this comparison be true, it may be stated, on the authority of the o fice gourmand, that the two statesmen do not agree, — Yes, Open the Doors at Once. Kansas City Journal, “Phurty-two manufacturing entorprises are kuocking at the door of Owaba,” says Tug ¥ With proper encouragement they will come, bringing others in their wake.”' As & plece of disinterested advice we would sug- gest, that Omaba apen the door et ohce. manufacturing enterprises which it finds knocking around this western country. —————— Tis Fate Assured. Minneqpglis Tridune. The emperor of China is learning to play poker. That settles it; one of these days Minstor Denby will come back with the Chi- nese crown dangling at his belt, Mason's Wit. Congressional Record. The brigadiers ring the caucus bell; The doughface cries for shame, “I'll ngt bo bossed by the brigadiers,” But he gets there just tho same, STATE JOTTINGS. Nebraska, ‘I'ramps are entirely too numerous in Fro- mont. The Sioux county Republican is the title of anew paper published at Harrison. Sixteen farmers in Richardson ecounty will build each a $2,000 dwelling this season. The Saunders County Leador is the name ofsa new paper published at Ashland by W. A. Keithley. The editor of the Ashland Gazette mourns the death of his sorrel mare, Jennie, Peace to her ashes. Paddock’s Express, Beatrice, issued a finely illustrated edition, last week, really a very creditable thing. The late cold and wet weather, says the bucolic press from all parts of the state, has killed the chinch bug. The citizens of Superior now demand that the 13. & M. keep its fingers out of certain suits now pending in the courts. Judge John H. Snider, the patriarch of Oakdale, died Monday, the. lith inst, He bad lived four score and one years. Glanders is provailing to some extent near Republican City. Iarmers aro becoming very watchful in this part of the state. Falls City wants the outside world to dis- tinctly understand that she intends to cele- brate the nation’s birthday in a fitting man- ner. ‘Wymore celebrated her twenty-first birth- day yesterday. Governor Thayer and staft and other prominent men of the state were there, MecCook is all excitement over the location of the machine shops which they now say is a settled fact. Everybody there has gone into the real estate business. Measles and whooping cough are domng sad work m several towus in southeastern Nebraska. A number of deaths are reported in northern Nemaha and southern Otoe from other diseases, A large number of the railroad boys who have made Chadron their home for the past year or two, have gone out to the front, and will probiy spend the summer between Glen- rock and Fort Casper. From a census report shown us by Super- intendent Price we learn that the total num- ber of children of school age in Dundy county is, 2. Of this number 547 are males and 485 females. The officials of the Ord Driving Park asso- clation are nraking great preparations for the second annual meeting, which occurs May 31 and June 1, on the Valley county fair grounds near town. A number of good horses will be on haud. Thursday, the 31st inst., a special election will be held in and for Beatrice school dis- trict av room 2 in the high school building, upon the question of 1ssuing bonds in the amount of $22,000 at 6 per cent for the pur pose of purchasing two school sites and erect- ing buildings thereon. $ Henry Cross, of York county, a wealthy and prominent citizen, aged soventy-four years, died on the 15th inst. He arose on the morning of his death in usual health, ate a nearty breakfast and seated himself to read, falling from his chair dead at 10 o'clock. Paralysis of the heart, said the doctor, ¢ Thomas county claims a population of a thousand, an increase of eight hundred since the year began. Although Thomas county isin the nd hills,” the cluim is well founded. To those people who desire to ranch a few hundred head of cattle Thomas is recommended as a region worthy of inves- tigation. The body of O. H. Martin, of Oelrichs, who was drowned in White river north of Oeclrichs on the 8th inst., has not yet been recovered, though incessant search has been made since that day by Mr. Martin, the father, assisted by a large company of {riends. The recent heavy rains have ma- terially retarded the search. The Central City Nonpareil has cut loose from the time honored legends of the hoop snake and the two-headed calf and regales its readers with realistic descripuions of four- legged chickens instead. Such enterprise on the part of the Nonpareil not only reflects great credit upon thé management but sheds a hfilo of glory upon th: entire profession as well. Two railroaders at Talmage recently locked themselves in a room on the second floor of Washendorf’s restaurant and proceeded to settle an old grudge. They fought to a finish and Justice Rogers gave them $10 and trim- mings for their fun. The newly converted prohibition town is evidently finding a rocky road to travel, as the parties to the fight were both beastly drunk. ‘Lhe Pouca Journal says: If the former coal experiences and explorations in this vicinity arc 1o be relied on, the drilling now going on will show a four and one-half foot vein of good coal at a depth of less than 600 feet. If they find it, the sun of prosperity will beaw upon this town. In the meanwhile, as the drill goes down, let all hold their hs and hope for success, ays the Beatrice Republ “A pre- liminary hearing was had before Judge En low last Monday in the contest case against Mayor Kretsinger. There were fifteen counts in plaintif’s petition, one of which was held aground for action. hearing of ase will take place soon. E. Cobbey ars for the plaintiff, and the defense is nted by Pemberton, and Griggs & Kinuke . Flynn, says the Press, Nebraska is reported missing. He left his home in Hendricks precinet, Otoe county, drawing 00 from the First National bank at Syra- cuse Monday, the 15th inst., intending o pur- chase a team of horses, He took the B, & M. Wednesaay morning, it is said, homeward bound, but he has failed to reach there and his friends fear that he has been robbed and, murdered, Mr. Flynn was a promi- nocratic politician of Otoe county. “The editor of the Madison Chronicle,” cmont Tribune, **has won laurels E { helpless females. In vhe dead hour of a recent night he was awake from his iunocent slumber by the pi shrieks of a youn living ncar. grabbed his rusty gun and started for the de- fence. He was thrilled to meet a neighbor who bad also heard the clarion notes of the girl, They searched the premises but found no murderers anywhere. The editor ex- pressed it as his opinion that the first time the girl yelled she scared the horrid man clear over wto the next county.” Towa. A volunteer fire company will be organized at Ashton, The 1 led men of Storm Lake have or- ganized a base ball club, The LeMars jockey club will have their June races on the 6th and 7th, Snipe shootiug is the principal occupation of the local sports at Everly. Rev. J. Hogarth Lozier is announced to lecture in Little Sioux June 1 and 2. LeMars boasts & eong and dance team. They will shortly start out on the road. A rat measuring twenty-two iwches from the tip of the uose to the tip of the tal was receutly captured at LeMars. The state board of underwriters has ad- vanced the rates on business property at Estherville from 25 to 83 per oent. Sioux Rapids seems to be almost on the verge of & potato famine. Potatoes are very hard to obtain at preseut, cven at $1 sud $1.20 per bushel. The recently organixed agricultural society at Fonda is now making preliminary arrange ments for a fine display of agricultural products this fall, A ball player of Keokuk says there is bet. ter wmaterial in Keokuk to-day for the organ ization of a semi-professional club thau there bas ever been before. The Clear Lake Driving Park association is making extensive preparations for summer business, and expects to make it one leading features of the summer festivit The annusl cawp meeting for Shel trict, Northwest fowa conference, will tield at Spirit Lake, commencing June 26 closing July 3. Fhe services of an evang list | ke begen elder, eginning with Breda and ending with Oflawa, the towns along the Maple river divi slon of the Northwestern have 1,000,000 bush: elf of corn in orih. Between Wall Lake and Moville arg 500,000 more. When it is consid- erod that this immense quantity for this sea- son of the year is in orib in a strip eighty miles long by fifteen milos wide, some idoa llz;lh:dwnlth of northwestern lowa can bo rmed. e —— RAILROAD NEWS, The&"Q" Strike~ Hit With a Brick— 'wo Accidents—General Items. The local committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, who have been in Chicago for two or three days, havereturned, The only business done was the receiving of reports from division points along the line of the road and a general discussion of the policy to be used in the future. In regard to the former it was learned from one who was present that at no time during the progress of the strike had the en- gineers cause to feel so confident of uitimate success as at present. For instance, the committee from St, Joseph, Mo., report that two engineors, two firemen and two switch- men were discharged by the Burlington com- pany at that point last week. From Gales- burg comes the report that ten scab engineers quit work voluntarily during the same period. Three have shook the dust from Creston, lowa, from their feet, one being discharged, the other two quitting. At sev- eral other pomts along the line instances are reported where the engincers and fireman have quit. The reasons assigned in 90 per cent, of these cases were that they could not work day and night, and Sundays in the bar- gain, for the wages paid. At Aurora, Iil,, the strikers waited on tho mayor in & body and asked that the scabs either be disarmed or that the engineers bo given perimission to carry arms for theirown protection. The mayor has the matter under advisement and will probably decide upon the former action. The question of boycotting the *Q" by re- fusing to handle its cars was not mentioned, the engineers exrrcu g themselves as not ‘willing to injure the iness of individuals who live at paints along the lne of the road, and who cannot ship over lines other than that of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. The committee are confident of success, and do not believe that radical meas- ures are necessary. The ’ business is fast depreciating notwithstanding their declara- tions to the contrary. tor example, the fast stock train on the B. & M. from Pacific Junction to South Omaha, which usually carries from thirty to thirty-five and some- times even more cars of stock, this morning had one car. Other instances without num- ber could be shown, but.it 1s unnecessary Since the strike was declared forty-eight engines have been laid up at various l‘goiuls along the line for repairs, and yet—“Every- thing is runningsmoothly.” LT IN THE TEAD, Thomas Fisher, enginder on passenger tain No. b, while passing a high bank about two miles below Gibson Sunday, was struck in the head by a pebble about the size of a walnut, which made a slight abrasion of the scalp. He pulled his train into the depot, took his lunch pail and went home to bed. With the manifest tendency to magnify everything as much as possible every man on the Burlington system yesterday was ready to assert that his skull was fractured and his collar-bone broken. Fisher will take his run to-day as usual. GREENE GETS 111 WORK IN, . Charley Greene did not secure an election as delegate to the Chicago convention for nothing, oh, no. The announcement is made by the B. & M. yesterday that the delega- tion from Nebraska would travel over the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, leaving Omaha on the morning of June 13, SPIKES. General Freight Agent Miller of the Bur- ington, yvho has been laid up for some time Wi a broken leg, is out again, but on crutches. A. C. Geiner, ticket agent of the B. & M. at Lincoln, was in Omaha Sunday. J. G. Everest, traveling passenger agent of the Chicago. Milwaukeo & St. Paul, was in the city Sunday. J. A. Munroe, gencral freight agent of the Union Pacific, accompanied by his wife, left New York on Saturday forLiverpool. All the roads m the*country excepting those in_the Transcontinental and the Kan- sas and Nebraska associations have decided to grant reduced rates to the music teachers’ national association at Chicago, July 8, at one and one-third fare for the round trip. The Northern Pacific road claims to want fifty more locomotives and 1,000 freight cars to transact its business. The Santa Fo and Rock Island have en- tered into a agreement by which the former is to use the latter’s track into Peoria. An excursion of 175 from California east- ward will pass through Omaha on Wednes- day on the B. & M. 3. M. Cummings, general menager of the St. Joseph & Grand Island is in the city. The St. Joseph Gazette is authority for the statoment that on Saturday last an engineer running from Lincoln to Atchison, a dis- tance of 146 miles used up Hve engines. MEMORIAL DAY. Preparations For Its Observance On a Grand Scale. The arrangements for the observance of Memorial Day are progressing in a remark- ably gratifying manner, and from the present outlook the demonstration will be the grand- cst ever given in Omaha, The memorial committee held a mecting at the Paxton last evening and many reports of committees were heard. The chairman of the finance committee stated that large subscriptions had already been made and that there would be an abundance of funds to properly carry out the claborate programme for the obsery- ance of the day. The committee on music stated that six brass bands had been engaged for the day, and alsoa double quartette would furnish the vocal music in conjunction with the Concordia singing society. The cha man of the committee on iuvitations an- nounced that acceptances had been received from nearly all the civic organizations in the city, and that consequently the parade will undoubtedly be the grandest and largest seen in Omaha, The committoe on flowers stated that many promises of donations had been made, and this committee requests that all flowers be sent to the city council cham- ber on the afteruoon of May 29. The entire committee will meet again Monday evening. HAD A STOLEN HORSE. That is Why W. Koker Was Arrested Yesterday. An innocent looking young man named W, Koker is suffering the ignominy of being a prisoner at the central station on the grave charge of horse stealing. The horse in dis- pute is cluimed by William Scoles, of Clark county, Iowa, and he says that it was taken from his barn last September. He was in Omaha yesterday and happened to ses Ko- ker driving down the street with the horse, and immediately caused his arrest. Koker was greatly astonished when he found bim- self in the custody of the officers aud on his ¥ to jail. He says that Le traded a mule for the horse from a man named Bradkin last Saturday, and be knows nothing what- ever of the prévious history of the enimal. His story is corroborated by Byron Reod, who held a mortgage on the horse while it was in Bradkin's posseesion, and has since transferred it to the mule for which the horse was traded. A policeman will prob- ably interview Mr. Bradkin as to how the horse came in Lis possession. Broke Both Jugs. A citizen from lowa who is weary of drink- ing aqua pura and who had determined to provide for harvest Lime by purchasing @ quantity of the liquid which driveg away sorrow and cures suske bites, arrived in Omaha Saturday night and after partaking of a hearty meal started out and hought two two-gallon jugs aud & quart bottle of sour mash and retired 10 his room. Ouce there bo sampled the bottle aud saw that it was good. Then be tried one jug and that was good. A pull at the other proved thdt that also was good. was a difference somowhere and ed to discover it and accordingly sampled first one juy aud thew the other until sleep overtonk him eud he dropped into repose no nearcr a decision than when Upon wakiug he coatinucd time when he found his bottle empty gnd I the noticesbls differcnce in tasto. But he started for the depot. At Bell's dru; store he tried another drink and in: 01 nfltv!n%:n. of the jugs down tried to drin; out of both at once, and in conseauence made A total wreck of jug No. 1. Gathering up jug No. 2 in both hands he started on his porilous voyage across the tracks, Alas for owa hope his boot caught in a frog and down he went and jug No. g was smashed. When a policeman picked him up he mut- tered: “Well, (hic) Ididn’t (hic) lose it all (hic) anywi Yosterday in police court ho paid $ and costs. His name was Jones, plain every- day Jones, For the Fourth. Representatives of eighteon of the labor organizations met at Twelfth and Farnam stroets last evening for the purpose of making the preliminary arrangements for the celo- brat ion of the Fourth of July. The move- ment was enthusiastically endorsed, and it ‘was rosolved to try and eclipso the celebration of last year. It was decided that a call be made upon all businoss men of tho city for subscriptions, and it is desired that fully £5,000 be expended for the colebration of the day. The programme will bo similar to that of last yoar, and invitations will be sent out 1o nll parts of the state asking various labor organizations to participate. The following committees were appointed: Executive com- mittee—Julius Moyer, chairman; . J. Mo- *rdl-, socrotary; J. Wigman, treasurer; homas Vick Roy, M. T. Black, James Al- Ien, Richard O'Keefe. Invitation—F'. J. Mo- Ardle, ehairman; E. R. Wood, secretary; P, A. Soxman, John M. Kean, S. Blake. Fixing For Chicago. A joint committee of the Omaha Republi- can club and the state central committee hold a meoting at tho Millard last evening and ap- pointed Walt Secley, Frank Hanlan and ‘S . Wheeler as a committee to go_to Chica, to arrango for the Nebraska headquarters in that city during the national convention. Arrangements have been mado with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad to conyey the Omahans who desire to be thero during the convention, to that city and ro- turn. The train will leave from the Omaha side, and if sufficient names can be prooured two trains will be despatched. Herd T. Leavett was appointed to receive the names of those desiring to go with the party. An Insane Immigrant. Olie Rasmussen, a Dane just from Copen- hagen, while stopping over between trains yesterday, was discovered to be insane, or at least a man of very great eccentricitie: It was thought unsafe to leave him at large and accordingly he was taken to the central station last evening. ———— Mistaken Identity. The arrest of Frank Hatcher, who was charged with stealing a pair of pants from Jacob Block's store on Sixtecnth street, proved to bea case of mistaken identity, and the case was dismissed. Supposed Shootists 1m Limbo. F. McCable, S. and H. Vick and Jamos Dailey are under arrest at the central station for supposed complicity with the shooting affair at South Omaha yesterday morning. P ey Champion, Chase County. The Champion, published in Chase county, after dwelling at some length upon the advantages possessed by that county to settlers, concludes: That rtion of country of which we particu- rly speak lies immediately surround- ing the growing village of Champion, situated in the county of Chase (the town and county both being named for the Hon. Champion S. Chase, of the city of Omaha), located on the French- man river, a streamof great utility,as a power-furnishing adjunct, beauty and picturusqueness; the valley through which this stream flows is ope of exceeding fertility,and whose beau is remarked upon by all who como th?; way. The idea is prevalent with those living in the states east that rain fall in this section is too scant to assure e growth of crops sufficient for its support. This 1dea 15 erroneous. Although hav- ing borne the nomenclature desert, and as yet at times the samo, yet it is far from resembling such, Wehave had in the last two weeks at least fifteen inches of rain fall amounting to what would be in your flat countries, a deluge to be dreaded,as it would have set everythin, afloat. Such is the nature of our sol that our farmers can go at once into the field and plow, our roads are 1n good condition for teaming, and crops that are out are growing rapidly. There are at the least calculation 80,000 acres of corn already planted.in the country. Our climate is healthful, our soil is pro- ductive, our people are charitable and industrious, and there’s room for more, and we invite you to come. Frank Solick, the boss bootblack of Chicago, who, at the age of twenty- three, can boast of a bank account of more than $3,000 to his credit, is a hus- band and a father. He dates the be- giuning of his prosperity when he be- gan to sell the Herald, nearly seven years ago. Frank found himself on the corner of Madison and Clark streets, shouting the first issue of the Herald. He met with such success that he con- tinued at that stand for several years, sclling papers in the forenoon and blacking boots after the morning sales were over. Frank saved every cent that he earned, and, unlike a good many other newsboys, he totally eschewed cigarettes, and all other forms of extravagance and dissipation, showing a weakness only for base ball. Directly he opened a bootblacking stand on Jackson street, put up & number of irs and employed several boys. In this way he became a_man of business, but he was always at the brush himself, and was the hardest worker of his stafl, Then it was that he fell in love with Miss Minnie Ward, a pretty little brun- ette employed as o clerk in the Boston store. He pressed his suit, Minnie ac- cepted him, they were married and aro now happy with a pretty five-months- old girl baby, I"rank has continued in the bootblacking business, saving all his earnings, until he now has somo #3,000 ahead and is looking about for a good opportunity to buy himself a home, He has a seven-chuir hootblacking stand, and is every day at his work with sleeves rolled up to his shoulders. The Madman at the Elysee. London Daily News: A great publie character in France can bardly realize his position until he is the object of at- tention on the part of lunatic When Napoleon III. was at the Tuileries, Thiers at the Versailles vresidenc; Gambetta at the Palais Bourbon, anc Grevy at the Elysee, they were attacked by madmen. M. Carnot has, so far,been neglected by the demented class. To- day for the first time an attempt was mide by a person out of his mind to ob- tain access to him, The undesiable visi= tor was a mason, who on entering the porter’s lodge at the palace suid he wanted to make a communication of an urgent and highly important nature to the president. The porter, sccing that he had to deal with & madman, tried to keep him engaged until the police agents were fetched by telling him that the president was not at kome, and ask- ing him to sit down and state in writing why he wanted an audience, which wus the usual way of securing oue; but the mason, seeing the trick, gotangry, and, taking a revolver from his pocket, blazed away. Luckily the cartridges which he used were blank. When taken into custody he gave & rambling yunt of & grievance which he said M. Caenot alone could rewmov The pistol shots, he explained; wers meznt to cull attention 40 his wrongs, as nothing was further from his thought than 1o wound will be dispeased with aud the work will be | bis Jabor and kept' it up watil trais | the president of the republic,