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

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, MAY 28, 1883 —————————————————————————————————— ———— A ——————————————— I ———————————————————— T ————————————— THE DAILY BEE. PUBLASHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SU néfmvnom !Im:hy'm he Omaha Sunday dress, One Year...... e OMARA OFFICK, NOSST4AND 016 FARNAM STREET, New YORK O¥FICK, ROOMS 14 AND 15 TRIBUNE BUILDING. WASHINGTON OF¥IOR, NO. 513 FOURTEENTH STRERT. CORRESPONDENCE, All communications relating to news and edi- torial matter should be addressed to the EpiToR oF THE BEX. BUSINESS LETTERS. All business letters and remittances should be sddressed to THE DER PUBLISHING COMPANY, OMARA. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders to De made payable to the order of the company. The Bee Publishing Company. Proprictors E. ROSEWATER, Editor THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation. Etate of Nebraska, [ County of Douglas, 2 Geo, 1, Tzschuck, ‘secrotary of The Bes Pub- Yshing company, does solemnly swear that the actual circulation of the Daily Bee for the week gnding Moy 25, 1688, was a3 follows Saturday, May 19 Bunday, May 2. Monday, May 21 Tueaday, May 2. Wednesday, Nag 8. N wy Thursda, Average...... v g iy G K Friday, Fworn to and subscribed in my presence this ) % May. AL D, Tt N B, FELLy LAy Notary Public. Btate of Nebraska, County of Douglns, ts.s. George B, Tzschuck, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that e s secretaty of The Heé Pubilshing company, that the setal average dnily circulation of (lie Daily Bee for the month of May, 167, s: for June, 1887, 14,147 coples 7 Atigust, 1857, 14,310 copies? for October, 1857, 14,53 coples; for November, 187, 16,228 copies; for December, 1687, 15,041 ' copiés: Tor January, 1858, 1200 cop: fes: for Februnry, 18, 15,92 copiesr for March, 1858, 19,09 coples; for ApHl, 188 18741 co 4,151 cop U ZRCHUCK. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my Presence this 2d duy of May, 1), 1885, N. P. FEIL, Notary Public. AVERAGE DAILY CIRCULATION 18,128 Tne Metropolitan cable company promises to recommence work on its road. What Omaha wants to seo is actavity all along the line. GALLANT Phil Sheridan never was in a flercer battle than the present fight for life against the grim destroyer. It will be a hard ride to escape death. ENATOR FAIR has reorganized the bank of Nevada, putting it on a solid basis, and now it is in order for Mr. Fair and his bank to organize the state of Nevada. M. CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER has ‘ just completed writing up Chicago for Harper’s Magazine. The grateful Chi- cagons feel so thankful to Mr. Warner for praising their “culture” that he was immediately elected an honorary mem- ber of the Butchers’ West Side Brown- ing Circle and Literary Lyceum. NEBRASKA may be proud of her only female artillery battery of Firth, which took part in the Wymore celebration a fow days ago. Under Captain Mrs. M. A. Adams, the gunfers and cannoneers, all young and pretty, did noble exe- cution with their field piece without flinching. They shot their shells straight into the hearts of the uni- versity cadets and Nebraska militia- men who took part 1n the sham battle, and captured every soldier, gun and baggnge, on the first charge. Tur latest acquisition to our navy is the “Stiletto,” a fast and useful little boat whose speeding powers of almost twenty-eight statute miles per hour have astonished naval circles. She is the type selected by the government for the new torpedo boats to be built by the Herreschoff company. The advan- tages of crafts of the Stiletto pattern are that they can go faster than any cruiser or line-of-battle ships and can do good service at critical moments in attacking an enemy’s ships. inspecting milk and public dairies which Dr. Gerth,the state veterinarian, is doing, should be hear- tily nided by the dairymen themselves, Dr. Gerth and the board of examiners are now in Omaha to discover cases of tuberculosis among cows. Their labors can be lightened if the dairymen will give all the information asked for in the inspection. It is a duty which dairymen owe not only to the commun- ity, but to themselves, in order to pro- tect their business from the competi- tion of unscrupulous men. Tor work of Tug understauding existing between the Union Pacific and Burlingtion, if it develops into a permanent alliance, may hasten the erection of a joint union depot at Omaha. Both roads are cramped for terminal facilities here, and amicable relations must lead them to build a depot in order to handle in- creased volume of business. With an alliance with the Burlington,the Union Pacific can offer such inducements to the former road as to prevail on the Burlington people to advance the neces- sary funds for the erection of a grand union depo! Tie Minnesota railroad commission is determined to enforce the state law requiring all railroads to reduce their passenger fares to three cents a mile, The Northern Pacific and Manitobu are holding off in deflance of the law, and tho commissioners advise travelers to tender to the agents of the companies only the exact amount of fare. This looiss like carrying the war right into the heart of the railroads. No company will be so rash as to eject such passen- gers bucked by the law, popular opinion and the railroad commissioners, ————— SpAIN is already celebrating the fourth anniversary of the discovery of Auwerica by doing honor to the great name of Columbus by a number of minor commemorative events. A few days ago amonument was unveiled to Christopher Columbus at Barcelona, Aneother mag- nificent statue will soon be completed at Palos, the seaport from which he set sail in 1492, At another litlle towun where he lived, a hospital and home for gnilors will be dedicated to his memory. But the great exposition which will be opéned at Madrid in- 1892 will be the crowning fenture of the celebration and will surpass all former national under- takings of a similar uatuve. A Pertinent Suggestion. In his speach to the democratic con- vention of Illinols which nominated him for governor, General Palmer among -other things said: “The people must be asked why it is that the state has become an object of such contempt that standing armies are raised in its midst to furnish mercenaries to Penn- sylvanin and to Towa. How i§ it that private men can organize soldiers in this state—hirelings to go with their Winchesters and overawe the people?”’ The refercnce is made to the Pinkerton system which had its headquarters in Chicago, whence it sends its armed hirelings broadcast over the coun- ey, as they may be called for by any corporation, to menace the rights and the lives of citizens, as has been done in Nebraska, Iowa, Penn- sylvania and other states. Isitnota most pertinent suggestion of General Palmer that the people of Illinois must be asked why their state is allowed to harbor such a system? General Palmer was a gallant union soldier, and coming out of the war with a most honorable record was elected governor of Illinois twenty years ago by the republicans of that state. He has always held radical views regarding the rights of the states, and it was largely by reason of these that he drifted into the democratic party., It is not necessary to aporove all his opinions regarding the rightsof the statesin order to commend his attitude of oppo- sition to the toleration of a private band of armed mercenaries kept ready for use in any part of the country to over- awe the people. The permission of so pernicious a system not only invites in- fractions of the rights of the states, but it is in most distinct hostility to our principle of government, and if allowed to continue and grow must eventually become a source of danger to our insti- tutions. What sort of republic shall we have ten or twenty years henceif in every state are quartered these bands of private armed mercenaries, composed in large part of the least responsible class of socicty, ready at all times to do the bidding of whoever will hire them in assailing the rights and menacing the lives of the people? There is most urgent necessity for calling the attention of the people to this matter, and particularly the people of Illinois, who are largely responsible for the existence and growth of this most dangerous evil. It is a very great reproach to them that this Pinkerton system has been allowed to reach its present development in their state, and they owe it to themselves, as well as to the country at large, to uproot the evil and cast it out as soon as that can practicably be done. So far as the states are coucerned which have had an experience of the nature of this evil, it is to be expected that their people will not fail at the earliest opportunity to make provision aguainst the repetition of such experience. But itis possible for Illinois to give the death blow to the system, and her people will be false to their most sacred interests if they fail to do so. Possible Army Changes. In the event of the death of Lieuten- ant General Sheridan, which is likely to happen at any hour, he will have no successor to the title of lieutenant gen- eral as the law now stands. There are three major generals—Schofield, How- ard and Crook—the first of whom, by reason of his seniority of rank, would succeed tothe command of the army. He is now in command of the division of the Atlantic, with headquarters in New York, and promotion in command would doubtless transfer him to Wash- ington. It would then become a ques- tion whether he should be succeeded in the command of the Atlantic division, or that and the other two divisions, commanded by Howard and Crook, be done awayv with. Itap- pears that only departments, and not divisions, are recognized by the revised statutes, so that it is among the possibil- ities, in case of Sheridan’s death, that the latter may be done away with, In such event there would vrobably be a rearrangement of departments, creat- ing eight for the two junior major gen- crals, and the six brigadier genocrals, the latter being Miles, Stanley, Gibbon, Ruger, Merritt and Brooke. 1t is far more probable, however, that congress would confer the title of lieu- tenant general on Schofield, and thus make way for the promotion of one of the brigadier generals to a major generalship, there- by preserving intact the exsting arrangement as to divisions and depart- ments. There is no good reason why so admirable an officer as Schotield should not succeed to the titleand emoluments, together with the duties, of the present commander of the army, and there would doubtless be very little opposition to continuing the title in his case, A Prince of Peace. It is quite possible that a great in- justice has been done Crown Prince William of Germany in the general opinion that his only ambition was to win glory in a great war. It isvery likely, also, that a great deal has been said regarding him in other respects which misropresented his true senti- ments and character. There issome roason to believe that he is a young man of very, good sense, « good deal imbued with the contemporary spivit, and that he is neither blood-thir. soldier nor an ingrate asa son. the world has learned to him as both. If the words of Prince William:, as quoted in our cable dispatches of Sunday, are to be accepted, he is not only not the dangerous mun he has been painted, but a ver- itable prince of peace. *I am in every way,” he is reported to have said peaceful as the Emperor Willian was, and for the people to imagine that I cver dream of plunging into militar adventure, or thatIeven tacitly approvi of anything that could lead to a dis- turbance of the peace of Europe, is ab- solutely absurd.” Nothing more cx- plicit or reassuring thun this could be desived, and it should calm: the fears not ouly of the German people who do not want war, but of all the nations whose peace is so lavgely dependent upo imperial rule may etill be a long way from the grasp of Prince William, but the sentiments he holds now are likely to grow stronger rather than weaker with the advance of years, and meanwhile it is a considerable aid to confidence to know that the future king of Prussia and emperor of Ger- many is ""1“1 by tho lights and exam- ple of his distinguished grandfather. Not less firtly than his ancestor he be- lieves in the army as the bulwark of national existence, but if his reported words do not belie him be would use it as a conservator of peace,and not for purposes of conquest or personal glory. The Emperor Frederick may live yot many years, but be his death sooner or later, he will be succeeded by a son who gives assurance to the world that he will not be first to light the torch of war, though he will be found always propared when the necessity shall come to strike. E—— WHILE it is true that the south has laid aside sectional differences and race hatred to agreat extent, the deep-seated projudice against the negro dies hard. Nowhere in the south is a negro consid- ered to be the equal of the white man, and the aversion to the race appears to be strongest in that old hot-bed of rebel- lion, South Carolina. The south is still in that condition of barbarism where the shedding of human blood is not looked upon with horror, and where ‘‘gentlemen’ on the slightest provoca- tion kill each other on sight. With this low moral statusitisnot to be wondered at that the killing of a negro, and possibly a bad one at that, is ac- cepted by southerners as a matter of no more importance than a mere disagreo- able duty. It is therefore looked upon as alarming that a judge should take the killing of a negro by a white man seriously. The following editorial, from the Abbeyville, 8. C., Press and Banner, one of the strong papers of the state, gives an insight into the public sentiment of the south upon the custom of murdering negroes: Some two weeks ago Judge Kershaw—as good a man, as sits on the circuit bench—ac- tually refused to admit to bail a white man who had killed a negro, If any man doubts the statement, we quote our daily exchanges as authority. We believe such an occurence was not on the court records until the act of Judge Kershaw, which must have astonished even the criminal, on whose hands, no doubt, were still the smell of gunpowder and human blood. The action of Judge Kershaw, in putting his official discountenance on the killing of negroes, must be alarming to those of our fellow-citizens who may be carrying a Vistol to shoot some bad negro in the back while running away from them. If such rigid enforcement of the lawis to be con- tinued by Judge Kershaw, and if the example should be followed by other circuit judges, it may not be a loug time before some gentle- man may be actually sent to the penitentiary for no greater offense than that of shooting a bad negro in the back. ‘When our courts begin to look with dis- favor upon the actof killing negroes and white foreign laborers the situation may be set down as alarming indeed. Are all of a white man’s liberties to be taken away from him under democratic rule! Heretofore we believe that no white man has been refused bail for killing a negro, and only until re- cently has anybody been denied bail for any murder at all, the court seemingly having no disposition to punish that class of offenders, If Judge Kershaw's example in failing to come to tho rescue of murderers is to be con- tinued, we may at no distant day expect to see some gentleman go to the penitentiary, and we mayexpect to see a monotonous peace reign which will not be interrupted by even a negro killing. TnE iron manufacturers of Pittshurg announce their determination to ma- terially reduce wages, and if this is not submitted to by the workmen, to close their works. In one of the largest es- tablishments in that city a reduction of ten per cent will take place to-day, and another extensive mill has given notice of a reduction to take effect Junel. Very likely at that date other establish- ments will endeavor to cut down wa The ostensible reason for this is the lack of business, but it is not an unreasonable conjecture that the combined movement on the part of the manufacturers has vefer- ence mainly to the influence which it may have on the aquestion of tariff reduction. The iron trade is unquestionably less active than last ear and the prices are lower, but there still a liberal margin of profits, It is not large enough, however, to satisfy the manufacturers, and therefore they present to the labor they employ the alternative of accepting less wages or lving idle. This is the periodical policy of the well-protected iron men, and yet they are the most vociferous in demanding that the tariff shall be main- tained in the interest of labor. It ought not to be very difficult for intelli- gent men to see that there is o marked wconsistency between the preaching and the practice of the manufactuvers. CANADA 18 now paying the Canadian Pacific steamship company between China and Victoria a subsid, The purpose of this was to make Victoria a rival of San Francisco, and to divert trans-pacific freight from American steamships and railroad lines. But the experiment has turned out a costly fail- ure. Inspite of the subsidy, the Cana- dian steamship line can not pay expen- ses, In order tp become a competitor of the Pacifle steamship comp: Canadian line of steamers is obl come to San Francisco direct from China. All pretenses of making Victo- ria a rival of San co are aban- doned, and the government pays the Canadian Pac thousands of dollars for the hollow mockery of running its steamers from San Francisco to Victo- ria to keep a technical hold on the sub- sidy, EEe—————— Tne rush of American tourists to England is something unprecedented for ocean travel at this season of the y Itis estimated that 3,600 Ameri cans embarked the other day on eight big foreign steamers. As each one of these Americans while abroad will spend anywhere from 8500 to $1,000, at least 2,000,000 of hard-earned American money will be carried cut of the country by this ad- vance guard. 1f one stops to contem- plate the amount of wmouney which the army .of Americap pleasure-se will spend in Europe this summe kers , the the policy und conduct of Germauy. The J fear will not down that they will muke such a hole in our supply of money that congress will he, obliged to prohibit foreign travel on the ground that it drains our country of gold and silver. Then, too, every dollar carried out of America goes to the support of foreign auper-labor, and enriches the manu- acturers of England, Germany and France. Thesestatements are submit- ted for the careful consideration of our high protectionist manufacturers and merchants of the east who send their families abroad every year to spend the peoples’ money {n buying foreign pau- per-made goods. —— Ir is yot a little early for the cyclone to start on its season’s work. It has, however, given an exhibition of its strength down in Kansas and Texas. The reports enthusiastically agree that the cyclone of 1888 is sufficiently trained down to knock out anybody or anything in one w»ound. Engagements for tho season will be entertained only for a few days longer,as the dates are all protty well filled. NEBRASKA JOTTINGS. Chadron tolerates Sunday base ball. Republican City votes on water works bonds June 19. There are even 200 inmates at the reform school at Kearney. ‘With its street railway, Columbus is put- ting on city airs. In the certainty of securing water works Chadron is happy. Beatrice is to have another daily paper, according to rumor, Tho m\lnlg! are frolicking with the little children of North Loup, Johnson, Nemaha county, is in the throes of a prohibition struggle, The Vertigree Hornet was rightly named, It has stung itself to dvath. The Santa Fe people are still surveying be- tween Concordia and Superior, The Nebraska prohibs leave to-day for the national prohibition convention. The festive gopher is_getting in his work on the growing corn in Nuckolls county. The fifty mile stretch of railrond connect- ing Talmage and Crete will soon be finished. Memorial day will be observed in every town in the state where there isa G. A. R. post. Two hundred and fifty Hastingites will visit Kansas City this week on a special ex- cursion, Ashland expects the Rock Island this summer. But railroads don’t blossom on expectation. Wahoo will have saloons. The city coun- cil absolutely refuses to entertain remons- trances. . More rain has fallen in Dundy couty dur- ing April and May of this year that during the entire year of 1857, Superintendent Burkett, of Seward county, roports the school census 5,552, an increaso of 1,115 over that of last year. E. B. Wilbur has severed his connection with the North Nebraska Argus. His vale- dictory was published in the last issue. *“The fast train gong east or west, yester- dap ran into a freight train and demolished several cars,’ is an item not uncommon these times. The school census' for Sherman county, just completed, shows 2,268 school children between the age of five and twenty-one years. _*“The day is not far distant,” remarks the Nebraskan, ‘“when Hastings will be the po- litical center and chicf chief convention city in Nebraska,” The Nebraska Editorial association is making big arrangements for amusement and instruction at Crete during the meeting of the Chatauqua. A five-year-old child of F. M. Skuns, of Wayne county, played with gunpowder r cently, and a singed bead and a badly dam- aged eye was the result. The tramps have been giving Nebraska City the cold shoulder since they learned that work was plentiful on the streetsand that the street commissioner makes them labor for their board. . Miss Ida Dunham, another Nebraska hero- ine, of Antelope county, deserves credit for rushing into a pond, regardless of personal safety, and rescuing the dead body of one of her pupils. Arnold was the scene of a horse massacre on last Friday. The county sheriff, assisted by the state veterinarian, wero the high ex- ceutioners, Two horses were murdered, but the coroner's jury said that glanders was the cause. The Plattsmouth Journal says: ‘‘Sheriff Eikenbary, who has traveled a great deal through Cass county lately, expresses the opinion that about three-fourths of the corn seed has been ruined ou account of the late long spell of rainy weather. aud will have to be replanted” The Avoca station agent seems to be rather unpopular with the tramp species, He was assaulted by two of thesc hand-me- out cusses I'riday and severcly hurt. But they were arrested at Plattsmouth on the day following and will answer to the law for their cowardly attack. Whisky aund cards did the work. G.G, Gross, of Butler county, at one time one of her most promincnt and influential citizens, vas sentenced to the cuuul\' jail for thirty ys one day last week. Iight years ago he was well-to-do, a social pride and univers- ally sought for good fellowship. In the language B Walt Maso; f you choose it for a friend, 1t will down you in the end. “The highways in Ncbraska,” says the t, “as well as the railways, are filled with people looking for homes. The estimated population of the state will be in- creased by many thousands more than for several years, or rather since the early rush was made just after the war. The wonder- produced for several con- secutive years incites immigration, and there being much unoccupied land in the state, there is no reason why all seeking homes may not find happy and remunerative ones in Nebraska, the great agricultural state of the west.” MORTUARY, A NTMORENCY. A Montmorency died rather suddenly of heart trouble at his residence on the corner of Francis and Swmith streets about 6 o'clock yesterday morning, He has been ailing for some time but was apparently on the mend, Avout 5 g/clock yesterday morn- ing hie awoke greatly refreshed, got up and dressed himself and sat down in a chair. The members of his family began to entertain hopes of his speedy recovery, but this un- usual exertion proved too much for him, for inside of an hour he was dead. The sudden demise was a terrible blow to the family. The remains are 80 be sent Lo-worrow o Burlington, la,, for interment. MIS. HUBBAKD, Mrs. Luzilla H. Hubbard, the wmother of Mrs. Dr. William H. Parsons, died at her son's residence, 2008 Decatur street, yester- day afternoon. She has been an invalid for some time and her death was long expectog. An Open Deglaration, At a meeting to-day of nearly two hundred delegates of the Irish Catholic societies of Chicago, gathered to make arrangements for the anuual reunion and outing of the societies, a motion of im- portance was offered relating to the mass meeting of the Irish Catholics to be held next Thursday night. Tle object of the mass meeting is the consideration of the papal re- script. The motion, which was carried with. out a dissenting voice, was in effect that it be the scuse of all the Irish Catholies that they could mauage their own political affairs and that the societies in the city should attend the mass meeting to lend their voice to this belief, - Steamsh Havig, May 2 BeE. |- Ar York. QuEENsTOWN, May 27 The In- diaua from Philadelphia for Liverpool; the Seryia from New York for Liverpool. NEw Yokk, May Tho Sarania Liverpool; La Chawmpague trom Havre vivals. egram to Tak ved—' on from New from PLYMOUTH'S PASTOR. Dr. Lyman Abbott Accepts H Ward Beecher's Palpit, New Yonk, May 27,—[Speoial Tologram to Trnr Bee.]—Plymouth church was well filled at the service this morning, for there was a general anxioty to hear what Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott might say regarding theinvitation ex- tended to him to succeed Mr. Beecher as the permanent pastor of the ochurch. At the close of his sermon Dr, Abbott said: “A committee has waited on me and asked me to accept the pastorate of Plymouta church. My desire would be to wait bofore announcing my decision, but I cannot stand bere without giving my consent. That sort of stoicism is contrary to my nature. Three weeks ago when my nawme was spoken of for tho permanent pastorate it came as a great surprise. 1 find that it is oconsistent with my other duties, however, and I will acoept. I have loved Plymouth church as I loved and hon- ored the departed pastor. It is a great honor 10 be asked to stand in this place as aleader of the people of Plymouth church, and I can find no words to thank the people for their encouragement to me, I wish especially to thank the young for their encouragement." ———— Army Orders. WasmixaroN, May 27.—[Special Telogram to Tnr Bee.]—Private John Honston, Troope B, Ninth cavalry, now in confinement at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, will be dis- charged withont character from the service of the United States to date July 18, 1888, by the commanding officer of that post. Private Max Muilach, Company F', Seventh Infantry, now with his company at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, is transferred to the hos- pital corps as a private. Private Hugh Smith, Troop E, Seventh cavalry, now with his troop at Fort Meade, Dakota, is transferred to the Eighth cavalry. He wili remain at Fort Meade until the rival of the Eighth cavalry in the Depart- ment of Dakota, when he will be assigned to a troop of that regiment, taking station at that post. Captain James A. Snyder, Third infantry, will report in person to Brigadier General Samuel B. Holloferd, quartermaster general, president of the army retiring board, this city, for examination by the board. i i s s Hancock Memorial. Nornistowy, Pa., May 27.—Memorial ser- vices were held over the tomb of General Huncock in Montgomery cemetery to-day. Maxwell Stephenson, orator of the day, delivered a speech in which he denounced the interference of the Grand Army posts in politics. He rebuked the po- litical leaders who would cast venom at the departed defenders of the union. The speaker was frequently applanded while making such referenc “About 5,000 were in attendance in the cemetery. Cpeselg L More of McGlynn's Vaporings. New Yonrk, May 27.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—Dr. McGlynn, in his speech to-night, said that while Irish fools are send- ing 430,000 to £40,000 per annum to the pope, he sends them in return his blessing. Is it not strange that while money is being col- lected mm New South Wales and other places for Ireland, she sends this much to the pope? He said the pope resembled that individual who took the saviour up into a mountain. ———— The Poisoner Hanged. Sr. Louis, May 27.—A special says: William H. Ross, the murderer of his wife by poisoning, was hanged at. Anderson, Grimes county, to-day. ey i - Steamboat Captain Drops Dead. LovsviLLg, Ky., May 27.—Captain Andrew Lindsay, of the steamer Granite State, dropped dead on the levee to-day. He was a resident of Peoria, I1l. e Weather Indications. For Towa and Nebraska—Slightly warmer, local rains, followed by fair weather, fresh to brisk northerly winds becoming variable. For, Dakota :—Warmer fair weather, winds Deconiing light to fresh variable. b a5 Look Like Winners. Special to the Bex.] —The success of the Des Moines club in hold- ing first place in the Western association for a month has been very encouraging to its friends. The club is now in good condition to win the most of the games that will be played hero in the next two woeks. This is about the only club of the associition t| has not changed a_player since the_season opened. Not a man has been released, not a new player has been signed. This is a pretty good testimonial to the good judgment, of Manager Morton who made up the team. Un- less some accident befalls the club it proba- bly will continuc as it is now constituted, no changes sceming necessary anywhere, Great interest is being taken in the approaching games wich Omaba this week, and it is ex- pected that on their own groinds the home club will take two if not three of the games, The boys certainly ought to do as well as they did in Omaha, and the probability is that they will do one better. Local Sporting News. The match between the Omaha and Coun- cil Bluffs cricket elubs was postpone day on uccount of the rain, The matel ever, will take place at an ecarly date. The next monthly meeting of the Omaha Cricket ciub will be held on Monday, June 4, at 8 p, m., at Judge Anderson’s , 1504 Farnam street, at which it is expected all members will be prosent. Some days'ago Lou O. Hibben, himself one of the members of the original Owaha uine, promised James J. Cooney, of the present nine, a gold medal if he should knock out a home run_in one of the contests before the club left for the southeast. Cooney knocked out his run in the last game with the St. Louis nine on the 20th, and when he returns will tind awaiting him a beautifully inscribed ‘)luw of gold, with pendants and ball and )at ornaments, awaiting him to signalize his achicvement, ————— How Captain Alexander Saved His Passengers and Crew. Captain Alexander, of the ill-fated Queen of the Pacific, which sank not long ago at Port Hartford, says the San Francisco Chronicle, has re ved much yraise for the coolness he displayed in saving the lives of all of his passen- gers, According to the latest private tele- grams that have been received he was aware that the Queen was leaking as early as half-past 2 o'clock. In afew minutes he saw that his steamer must o down, for the pumps could not work fast enough to keep her clear. Re- alizing that the only salvation of the steamship and the safety of th hundreds of lives intrusted to his care rested on his making a convenient haven at once, he sent pri- vate orders to the ‘chiel engineer to crowd on all steam, to use coal as if it was worthless and to send the vesscl along like a race horse. The chief en- gineer responded. All hands in the department were called out and the steam was raised to the utmos limit. 3 As a further precaution the cargo was shifted, and & hegan & race for life. The engines creaked and grou and the journals smoked. All this time the passengers were asleep in their bunks. Finally, Captain Alexander be- gan to fear that he could not make port All along thav part of the coast hlu rise abruptly from the sea, there being noconvenient beach on which the steamer could be run,and the passen- gers w be ready to take to the boat The frightened pe from their staterooms in all sorts of ap- puavel. A punic seemed inevitable, but again the coolnessof Captain Alexunder woun. He compelled the fri htened ones to dress and by an exhibition of force stopped a rush for the boats. After quelling the excited people he saw 1o it that the firemen worked to the last limit, and when the vessel finally steamed into the port, » ly ready to sink, he was the first to see that the passengers went into the boats in ua orderly muuner, ADDITIONAL COUNOCIL BLUFFS. ‘‘How are the Mighty Fallen, At the Preshyterian church last evening, the pastor, Rov. D, Phelps, gave an eloquent tribute to the decoasod soldier, his text being ““How are the mighty fallen,” In opening he said: “I believe that it was God who in His prov- idence led to the appointment of our national memorial holiday, ealled Decoration day. I think therefore that the church ought to be forward in its proper observance, and in teaching and learning the lessons which He meant thus emphatieally to bring to our at- tention, This being the nearost Sabbath ser- vice to that day, this year, I gladly embrace it as an opportunity. I love to speak of those soldiers; and of our country, in whose do- fenco they gave thoir lives; and of God's goodness tous as & vation, n connection with all the wars in which they served; the old French and Indian war, the rovolu- tionary strugglo, the war of 1812, the conflict with the Barbary states, the Mexican war, and that of the great rebellion, and in what- ever other conflicts men have fallen in the establishment, or defonce of our national in- tegrity, institutions and honor.” q‘ha spoaker then showed how tho bible has much to say about soldiers and battles and war. But it was not for mero conquest, or ambition, or personal, or national, hate, that those heroes of the bible page contended. Thefi' folt that they were fighting for the Lord, against His enomics, as well as their own; and they were inspired by a faith in Him, They felt that they were led by Him, and to him they asoribed their victories. He next showed that many of the import- ant lessons of the bible are drawn from the things of war, as o.g.: “Bo thou faithful unto death" ' “Put on the wholo armor of God;" “Right the good fi; of faith,” ete. Would that every man of ns in all our his- tory re @ valiant soldier of the cross. 1t is important also to remember that none are saved by simply dying in battle. Mo- hammed promised that those who should fall in his battles should enter Paradise im- mediately; but the seripturcs promise eternal Life only to thoses who believe on the Lord Josus Christ. The speaker then briefly told the narrative connected with the text. 1t the death of Saul and Jonathan, and vid's lament over them, although Saul had been his most deadly cuemy. [rom this was drawn a losson of the magnanimity that we ought to continue to cherish tow those who were defeated in our latest war, These memorial days ought to be days, not of revived bitterness and hate, but devoted, rather, to the strengthening of those bonds that bind this union togetner. It was for the preserving of this union that our soldiers fought. The speaker then told the story of the spirit in which our army received the surrcader of Lee's forcos; bow the firing of the hundred guns, which was be {u'nmp\.ly stopped by General G h0w that our army greeted them with cour- tesy as they approached to lay down their arms; and how not a sound from a trumpet, nor a roll from a drum was heard; not a taunt, nor cheer, nor boast, was leard from a single one of our men, as, all day long, the others marched past, stacking their arms, furling their flags and laying them down, many times with tears. He also spoke of the earnest messages of sympathy, that were sent to General Grant, when he was suffering at the point of death, from all sections of the land: from those against whom he had fought, as well as those whom be had led in battle, and from mem- bers of all political partics; how, also, he was honored in his burial by friend and foe, in many cases with equal affection, The speaker also narrate most touching scene where he a few years ago saw a flag that had been captured by the rebels in the war, returned publicly by the general who had captured it, to the remnant of the Towa command from which ne had taken it. To cherish these feelings that bind us all to- gether is a fit observance of this memorial day, for it is right along in the same line as that for which our noble soldiers fought, It tends to cement the the union, which they died to vreserve. The speaker then called attention to the fact that it is not individuals, nor communi- ties, but the nation 1itself that is honoring the soldiers’ memories. The greatest nation of the carth feels herself honored in bowing her head over each of these graves, in all the land, and acknowledging her indebtedness to the sold: lying there, and to God above; and this as carnestly at the grave of the private soldier, as of the officer. He closed with a presentation of the results of the war; and an earnest exhortation of onr duty to- ward the land and the institutions, which God has given us and preserved at the price of 80 much treasure and blood; the heaven- given duty of the true christian patriot. ——— The Christian Soldier. At the Congregational church last evening the members of the Grand Army were pres- ent in a body to hear the sermon delivered by the Rev. G. W. Crofts. The sermon was one of the clergyman’s best, and none but a ver- batim report would do justice to the beauty of diction by which it was marked. He chose us his text thewords “I have fought a good fight.” He vividly pictured the brave old St. Paul, in chains and looking forward to a crnel death, when he penned these words to Timothy. The apostle was a grand christian hero, and had lived so brave alife that he could utter these words with no suspicion of egotism. He made this utterance not with a desire for self glorification, but to inspire those who shoula follow him to_be true and brave in battling against evil. Such a picture should not be deemed any disparagement of the present occasion, for the grand old apostle was a brother sold The speaker theu y a fitting tribute to the veterans before him. They, too, had fought a good fight; they had saved the'union; they had torn out every dis- cordant string from the harp of liberty, and anew to sweetest harmonies. They er be held in the affections of th true hearts of all people and all ages, As th deeds would be more fully and more befit- tingly dwelt upon on Decoration day, he thought tho present oceasion should be used for other lessons, The war of the rebellion was over, but the battle of life was still waging. What did the christion soidier need? 1In the first place en- thusiasm, What caused these brave men to leavo their homes and face imprisonment, suffering, and cven death! When the arums cgan to beat the hearts began to beat. When men are cool and caculating the; selfish, It is true that gine, but it is the fi steam. It was the hearts which felt as well as the heads which thought that made these brave men march forth to save their try. The enthusiasm spread from the fire to the bearthstone, and used those at home to make sacrifices as well as those who went iuto the field. Look among all the grand men of bible story and it will b seen that they were enthusiastic men. Such wi ation of independ- aused men to throw as well. Endurance was needed. One's strength aud heroism 1s tested by time, by long suffer- ings. ‘The days of waiting, the wocks of mouotony, trying. lors dreaded a calm mc storm. There were days in lifo when the word “halt” came and one could not retreat, and could not advance Push was nceded, such push s was shown by that graud old gencral, Grant, and as sliown by that other bero, Sheridab. God bless hiu, and help hiu win'the fight against death, Heroism was needed. Paul never flinched, It took heroism to face death in any form, but it took no less true Lcroism for the christian soldier o say 103" "t0 fight the gigantic abroad dovastating the land. Such an evil as intemperance, which was_yearly sending us wany to the grave as the war did each year, It was costing as much each ) r as wuy year of war. There were many battles 10 be fought ugainst such evils, and each should no his part braveiy'and carry on the righteous warfaro with all the enthusiasm, endurance, push and heroism which had characterized St. Paul . The Ger ia Verein. Yesterday was a gula day with the Ger man population of the Bluffs. ‘The occasion was the presentation of a beuutiful bauuer to the Germania Verein, oue of the popular so cieties of the city. It was intended to have the pre a oceur on South Main street in front of t juarters of the society, in the moraing, but owing to Saturday's = rain it was decided to | postpone - that part of the programme until the middle of the afternoon, when on exerciscs it could occur at Bock's garden. wh the festivities of the day were heki. Visiting | delégations wero prosent from Dunlap and Omaha and Biair, Neb. Tho latter del gation was accompaniod by band. Dalb military band, of this city, escorted the visit- ing delogations from the depots to the head- quarters, and the procession was formed at that point at about 12 o'clock, and the line of mareh to the garden was taken up. The new banner, which is a boautiful pieco of workmanship, was presentod by Frauloin Phenea Rief It & most charming manner. The address of thanks was deliyored by Dr. Lamche, a well known citizen, His remarks wore most appropriate for the occasion, beiny listened to with the utmost attention, an were enthusiastically applauded. Thore was_an abundance of music, and dur- ing tho evening Dalby’s orchestra furnished the largo gathoring With a numbor of boau- tiful selections for the mazy dance. Tho da was In overy way a grand success, and wil long be remombered by the participants as one of the great events in the history of the German cloment of the city. —_— Ingpecting Pleasure Boats, t Governor Larrabee has tendered Mr. J. O, Bixby, of this city, the position of inspector of boats and boilers used on Lake Manawa in the passengor traffie. Mr. Bixby was for sixteon years an inspector of boilers and steamers, both on the ocean and inland waters, and as he is & thorough engincer he is in every way qualified for the position, and his_appointment was one of the best that could possibly have been made. e ey An attendance of about four hundred per- sons witnessed yesterday’s ball game at the driving park. The home club crossed bats with the South Omaha team, and_defeated them casily by a score of 13 to 5, Ietti took Strock’s place behind the bat, and caught a splendid game. The home team played al- most without an error, and showed that they had not forgotten how to handle the stick and sphere. The awful defeat of a week ago is wiped out, and the Bluffs boys are agsin on the way to win the championship, ——— SOUTH OMAHA NEWS, The Prosbyterian Church. Members of e Presbyterian church held @ congregational meeting at the close of tho morning service yesterday, and Ed. C. Lane was chosen moderator. A ballot taken on the ehoice of a pastor resulted in being unat jmously in favor of the Rev. R. L. Wheel of Ponea, and E. C. Lane, A. W. Hubbard und Miss Lou Hunt were appointed a com- wiftoe to obtain the necessary number of sig- natures to endorse him. To-morrow (Tues- duy) night the board of missions will meet at the church to discuss the question, and the Rev. W. J. Harsha, of Omaha, will preside. Street Lignting. It having been stated that South Omaha would be furnished with electric light by a $500,000 company in Omaha, a Beg reporter interviewed members of the city council committee and found that the rumor was en- tirely without foundation, South Omab will be lighted by a local company, whether it is a private venture or at the expense of tho city, and the sentiment generally favored is that the city should own the plant, and so have its streets lighted without cost and de- {gve an income from the outlay at the same ime. Notes About the City. The Armour company intend to manufact- ure the brick necossary for their new build- ings themselves, and are placing the neces- sury plant on the grounds just north of the proposed site. Another omigrant from Jowa was found sloeping on the stairway to Hunt's hall yes- terday and run in as a vag. The Nonpareil dancing club will hold thoir fourth dance at Hunt’s hall on June 6, and it promises to be the best of the series. It has been decided to rearrange the pro- grammo for decoration day services, and they will be held at the old school house in- stead of the proposed grounds on Q) street, The necessary seating accommodation will at once b crocted, and those wishing to wit- ness the North Omaha ceremonies will be close enough to the depot to take the mid- day dummy. Billy Dwyer got into trouble with a wooden Indian that does duty as a cigar sign on Sat- urday night, and was gettiug the best of it whien he was run in for disturbing the peace. He is out on bail. A colored man saton the N street curbstono eating the contents of a bag of pop corn yes- terday afternoon, when he was run in on general principles. 1t is said he is 8 hard- working man from Omaha. Sunday reccipts at the stock yards were four cars of catile and fiftcen of hogs. There were thirty-two cars of hogs left over, cbers of the M. E. church will eat strawberries and ico cream Tuesday night, and want their friends to be there and cat with them. The funeral of the late William Cassidy will leave the old homestead at 8 o'clock this was pr the M. E. church, and_was listened to by many old army men, The reverend gentle- man was eloguent as usual, and the verdiot of the veterans was that he would have made an excellent army chaplain. City Assessor IKane has been working a 00 hard, and is confined to his house ;hindisposition. The work is still Uone by Lis assistants, Dougherty and in, The funeral of Councilman Rafferty’s daughter Aunic, took place yesterday after- noon, and was one of the most largely at- tended in South Omaha. Services were held in St. Bridget's church, aud the remains were then interred in St. Mary's cometery. Beandifully Sung. Rev. Father McCarthy preached an inter- esting sermon at the high mass at St. Philo- men's cathedral yesterday morning. As noted in Tie Bew yesterday morning, the ! s during the mass was sung by Mrs. Howard. She sanz Schubert's i’ in a sweet, sympathetic voice 0 full of tenderness and pathos that it scemed in fact more likea prayer to the Blessed Virgin than *Ave Maria’s” are gen- erally sung. Those who heard her hope that they may be fortunate enough to hear her again, and it is quite possible that this wish may bo gratified, as Mr. and Mrs, Howard think of settling in Omaha, Sharpers Not Sharp Enough, ‘Two would-be sharpers attempted 1o work the ancient bank check racket on Chris Yae- ger, a Tenth street saloon keeper, last - ing. y first presented a check for $165, but Chris would not bite. They then becamo more modest and asked him to cash a paltry check for $4%, But Chris closed his left eyo hard and “chostnuts,” Scoing thoy could not worl ger, tl left and tried the gamo ut a number of othicr pl After they left Chris told Oficer Newman of their attempted game. Newman immediately started in pursuit of thew and captured them while they were ik their rounds. He first took thew to Chris for identification,and then had them taken to central station' for safe keeping, They are entered on the po- lice records us J. C. Robinson and Dauiel Kelly, suspicious characters. C. A, Johnson was arrested yesterday afternoon by Special Officer Goldsmith on the charge of stealing a few boards from a lumbtr yurd, _ DRS.S.&D. DAVIESON 1742 Lawrence St., Donver, Colo, Of the Museum of Anatowy, £t. Lo 3 B YRICERD AT B 50 MR Gicaen, Germany and New York, beving devoted thelr altontion speclally Lo the treatinent S Nervous, Chronic & Blood Diseases those arlsing from o A S ot Eenond o Selag, Lof lufection and 1on qurod s ful. without use of dangefous Afugs. Palic cascs buve l-‘,l " HIK'(\ ted, badly treatod of pros o incurable, ghould fict 1o write uy Veceive it Elncorniag thetr syumpios. fik medlate Iunlluu." Pl e . JUST PUBLISHED, T And will be matled 2 10 auy sddres Rolor o St ststr Eractiuldire Tration Nervous Thcuility and Fuyalcal Exliwustion bl medical treatise whichwouid be'read uta) it DRS, 5. & D. DAVIESON, 1742 Lawrence Street, Denver, Colo,