Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 31, 1888, Page 4

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B bunty of Dongius, |88 of Dor Goor 11, Trschiick, secretary of The iee Pube WNshing company, does nuk‘mlllr swear that the actual l‘lrr,u‘lllgn of the Dally Bee for the week ending May 2, 1888, wias £ollows Baturday, May 10 e Eunday, Mny 2. londay, May N au-l«h’; Moy 2 edneaday, irkday, Mo Friday, May Average. B 4 subseried 0 ; TZSCHUOK, | Fworn to and su’ ribed in n'x'y'];reloncn 26th day of Muy, A, D., 1888, N.P. FEL 4 3 Notary Publie. Btate of Nebraska, bo.s County of Dougias, t George B, Tzschuck, being first duly sworn, {leposes and xays that He is secretary of The Iies Publishing company, that the actual average Qaily cireiation of {lie Daily Bee for the month of 1687, was 14227 copies: for June, 1887, 4,147 coplesi for July, 1887, 14,08 coples: for |no<~ 14,151 coples; for September, 1 40 copies! for October, 1887, 14,55 coples; November, 1857, 15,20 copies; for December, 1867, 16,041 coples; for January, 188, 15,200 cop: for February, 188, 16,00 copiest for March, 1888, 10,08 coples; for Apr \ K744 coples, . Bko! 1, T8CHUCK. Sworn to beforo me and subscribed in my presence this 20 day of May, A, D. 188, N. P. FEIL 'Notary Public, ArTER Blaine, whom? That is the all absorbing question. % C—— WITHIN the past week ground has been broken in over a dozen places about town for the erection of large business blocks, The building season has evidently just begun Mn. CLEVELAND was in the Adiron- dacks fishing on Decoration day, 1887, Yesterday he was in New York, a par- ticipant in the exercises. He was also fishing—for votes, Tur Mills bill will be discussed by the house in committee of the whole under the five minute rule. A railroad eating house likewise has a five minute limit for the discussion of things on its tariff list. OUR navy is having a busy time of it just now. Hardly have our ships of war been called off from a glorious but bloodless engagement at Morocco, when some of our vessels are sent to Cuba and Hayti to proteot American interests. Yes, these be piping times o’ peace. Tne signal service bureau of Wash- ington says that the present month has thus far been the rainiest May for twenty years. But then that is not hard to explain. No rainy May ever oame in an election year when candidates are as thick as raindrops and not half as useful to the community. JAY GouLp, with his rheumatism, neuralgia and other bags and baggage is now in Omaha looking over his ex- tensive interests. If his neuralgia should give him an extra twitch or his rheumatism another twinge, there may be more misery in store for the bondholders of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad than to shoulder a bankrupt road and a certain alleged indebtedness due to Mr. Gould. ] Tne inter-state commerce commission rendered a decision in favor of Denver as against the Pacific railronds, It has been the practice of theseroads to make a rate from San Francisco to the Mis- souri river less than the rate from the Pacific coast to Denver. On the very face of it, this is gross discrimination and the merchants of Denver are to be congratulated on the decision of the commission. Will Omaha fare as well at the hands of the inter-state commis- sioners? TuE high license law of Pennsylvania 4s playing havoe with the saloon ele- ment of Philadelphia. Over 4,000 saloonkeepers will retire from business June 1 because they have not been licensed to continue another year, But #hey will make their exit with a hurrah @nd a dash which will make the lips of old topers smack with delight, Open house and free drinks will be the order of the closing day, The reformation of the drunkard is evidently not going to bo accomplished if “‘closing days” ave to be at all popular, is determined to irritate France, butthe republic will doubtlessly bear the sting with that sclf-control which is doing the French people proud. A decree has been issued by the war de- partinent at Berlin forbidding travelers from France to cross the frontier at Alsace-Lorraine without passports vised by the German embassador at Paris. The ostensible purpose of this order is to prevent disreputable characters from crossing the boundary into German territory, but in effect this decree stig- matizes every Frenchman as a’possible spy. It is not by such methods that the peuce of Europe can be assured, THERE must be something rotten in Denmark when & remonstrance signed by forty-three trecholders against a second saloon on Shermau avenue a Manderson street is totally ignored by the license board. The matter should be immediately investigatea by the council, especially when some ugly stories of gross misconduct are afloat gninst one of the members of the board, The license board, whotheyr guilty of malfeasance or not, should be made to feel that the voice of forty-three frecholders should be respected, or at least be given o fuir hearing. If aggrieved, they have tho right to prefer charges against a member of the board, and demand that the methods of granting liquor licenses ive Lottor, When the Florence letter of Mr. Blale apveared, THE BEr expressed the opinion that it was the duty of the revublican party to take him at his word. Justice to Mr. Blaine, not less than the interests of the party, required that this bo done. Not to do so was dis- tinctly to throw a doubt upon the sin- cerity of the letter, which the political foes of Mr. Blaine and of the republican party were oxpected to do, but which no republicans should have done. Never- theless great numbers of the most ardent friends of the Maine statesman have gone on insisting that he should be the candidate of the party, and by their injudicious course have done all they could to give color and force to the opinion of the enemy that Mr. Blaine was “‘faltering in adouble sense.” The effect of this was necessarily derogatory to Mr. Blaine. Many of those most conspicuous in insisting upon his can- didacy were men who enjoy intimate personal relations with him, who have been nearest to him in political confi- denceand who were therefore supposed to speak with a certain authority. To the extent that this view has been taken of their expressions and conduct the effect has been to diminish public respect for the sincerity and camdor of Mr. Blaine. What is of graver consequence, it had an effect, also, detrimental to the republican party, as well as in com- plicating the situation. The fact that a considerable pottion of the party was reandy and ‘eager to accept a candidate on the ground that the integrity of his public avowal that he would not be a candidate was questionable supplied the opposition with'a forcible argument upon the de- generacy of the party, which has been employed with no little influence. It can hardly be doubted thatthe party to- day would be in better form and strong- er but for the injudicions course of the overzealous friends of Mr. Blaine. It would be utterly demoralized had it not been for the exertions of the more care- ful and cooler-headed men who believed the Florence letter was- honest and de- cisive, and who sought to direct the at- tontion of the party to the consideration of the claims and the availability of other leaders. The gravity of the mistake which the injudicious friends of Mr. Blaine have made is shown in his last letter, written from Paris to the editor of the New York Tribune, not the least of those who have offended against Mr. Blaine and against the party. This let- ter is a direct and keen rebuke to the men who have thrown a doubt upon the sincerity of the first letter of with- drawal. It not only tells them that they have misjudged,but it leaves them no reasonable apology for their mis- take. It is furthermore absolutely con- clusive regarding the decision of Mr. Blaine. He does not want the nomina- tion and could not accept it. There is no possibility of misconstruing the lan- guago of this last letter. There is nothing left to be inferred. There is no chance for a reading between the lines. It is direct, explicit, and without the slightest suggestion of a resetvation. It will be nothing less than an insult to Mr. Blaine to speak of him hereafter as a possible candidate, and no republican will do so who has a true respect for this dfstinguished lead- er and aproper regard for the interests of the party. His most virulent politi- cal opponents cannot now refuse to ac- knowledge the sincerity of his with- drawal. The effect of Mr. Blaine’s letter will be wholesome. It frees the party from what was an oppressive doubt and to many a grave apprehension. It re- moves the danger of an agitation in the national convention that would be fatal to harmony and to wise and careful deliberation in the selection of a candidate. It will allow the multitude of republicans who have hitherto refused seriously to consider anybody but Mr. Blaine to carefully canvass the merits and the availability of others, and there is time enough for the influence of their preferences to be made upon the delegates to the national convention. It liberates the party from what was felt to be a debasing and dis- paraging one-man control, giving it in this respect an advantage over its op- ponents, And it places Mr. Blaine in an attitude before the country in which he can be of vastly more service to his party than were he to be made its can- didate with the impression in the minds of men that he “had not been free from indirection.” If he shall find it prac- ticable to take part in the campaign, ho will go before the people toadvocate re- publican prineiples with no personal ambition to promote, and with all the weight and influence that would spring from the popular kuowledge thfit he had voluntarily put aside an honor that was easily within his reach had he de- sired to possess it. He has left the party free to make its choice of a candi- date according to its best wisdom, He has given renewed assurance of his de- votion to its cause and his confidence in its success, Ho will return homo to give it the inspiration of his presence and his counsel, and they will be felt with & power greater than he has ever exerted. erm—— Coming to Omaha. The next general conference of the Metnodist Episcopal church, which meets in 1892, will be held in Omaha. Such was the gratifying decision made yesterday by the conference now in session in New York, A report favor- able to this city was made by a commit- tee some days ago, the adoption of which was then regarded as certain, but none the less the fact that this has been done is a cause for hearty congrat- ulation. The quadrennial conferences of the Methodist Kpiscopal ehurch are among the largest and most important religious assemblages in this country. The number of delegates attending the conference now in progress in New York is about five hundred, but in addition to the del- cgates these meetings attract a great many pastors as well as laymen who are interested in the work aud progress of the church, which in numerical strength vanks second i this country and is rapidly extending. ‘It is proba- against protest be thoroughly venti | ble that the conference which will meet Juted l four y 's henee will buve not less than ‘six hundred delogates, and will attract at least an equal number of churchmen not members of the conference. The meetings are prolonged, lasting from four to six weeks, &0 that Omaha will have ample opportun- ity to become well acquainted with this large body of most desirable visitors, and they with Omaha. Undoubtedly both will find profit and pleasure in the association. The selection of this city is amost im- portant and valuable recognition. It shows not only that we are known, but that we are also well thought of. What- ever unfavorable impressions of us may have existed in the past have evidently been banished, and instead there is the fecling that we are as well entitled as other citiesto favorable and friendly consideration. Certainly it is not the fault of our hospitality if we have not fully established this claim. As Omaha advances and improves—in- creasing both its attractions and its ac- commodations—there is overy reason to believe it will grow in favor as a con- vention city. Its central location gives it an important advantage, which will become stronger with the growth of the country. Meanwhile we have the right to feel proud of the distinction in this respect we have already attained, and which should serve to stimulate effort to deserve still greater consideration in the future. THE Masonic order of the state has recognized that it must havea temple in this city worthy of the growth and prominence of ite lodges in Nebraska. For that purpose a plan is now on foot to erect o magnificent structure on the corner of Farnam and Sixteenth which when completed will compare with any Masonie building in the country. There is little doubt but that the required stock of $300,000 will be subseribed for by the Masonic order of the state. The individual subscription of $25, to be paid in installments of #$1 cash and 50 cents a month thereafter, representing one share of stock, places the stock within the reach of every Mason of the state. The plan to raise money for the purchase of the grounds and for the crection of the proposed temple is sure to be popular. Every member of the order in Nebraska will be divectly in- terested in the project. The Masonic craft ot the state will be knit closer to- gether and strengthened by this moye- ment. To Omaha, the erection of the magnificent “temple is of the greatest importance. It makes of our city the Mecea for every Mason in the state, it raises the rank of Omaha as a metrop- olis, and it adds to the value and beauty of our permanent investments. Fou these reasons, the Masonic lodges of the city should make estraordinary eflorts to aid the enterprise and hasten its early consummation. THERE has never been a more general interest in memorial day than was everywhere manifested yesterday. The evidence in this is that the beautiful and sacred annual ceremony is steadily growing in the regard of the people, not merely those who wore the blue and their immediate descendants, but the groat majority of those to whom the war is simply history. Thisisa most gratify- ing development which those who in- stituted the custcm of decorating the soldiers’ graves could hardly have an- ticipated or hoped for. Their idea was that the ceremony would be largely con- fined to surviving soldiers and the chil- dren of soldiers, and as the survivors fell out of the ranks of the living, and the memories of the war grew less distinet to their descendants, the custom would decline in popular regard. But it was undoubt- edly one of those inspirations which touch such a wide range of human sen- timent and sympathy that they must grow and expand. At all events this has been the experience, the observance of yesterday throughout the north show- ing the interest in the occasion to have been more marked than ever before. PERSONAL is. General Boulanger's futher was one of the intensest of Bonupartists. Millionaire M. M. Shoemaker,of Cincinuati hasstarted on a tour around the world. Henry Adams, son of Charles Franeis Adams, is writing u history of the latter duys of our century. Jumes Russell Lowell has been inundated with country house invitations from mem- bers of the English aristocracy. It is expected that at Augusta Me., that Mrs. Blaine will return there about the mid- dle of June, leaving her husband in Europe. David Dudley;Field will deliver the memo- rial oration in honor of the late President Mark Hopkits at the Williams college com- mencement, General Neal Dow denies that prohibition is on the decline in Maine, and declares that the newspapers of the country are subsidized by the liquor league. James J. Hill of St. Paul has $10,000,000, nearly all made within ten years in railroad or real estate speculations. He is still piling up cash hand over fist, Robert Browning, though seventy-six years old, looks not over forty, He dresses simply, without affectation of any sort. He was born in London, and it is his favovite dwelling- place. I John V. Farwell, the millionaire Chicago dry goods dealer, i8 & man who gives liber- ally, but unostentatiously, to charity. He is a pillar of the Chicago Young Men's C £ tian association, Andrew Carnegie has withdrawn from the New York Century club because of a “heated discussion” with Mr. Courtlandt Paler, president of the club, over the rela- tions of capital and labor. Major B, W. Bellamy owns one of the largest plantations in the south. It com- priscs 8,000 acres in Jefferson county, Fla., and employs over 1,500 negroes, all of whom the major knows by name. Senator Ingalls has bad eleven childreu, seven of whom survive. The names of his offspring have been peculiar: Ellsworth, Ruth, Ethel, Ralph, Aadison, Constance, Sheftleld, Faith, Marion, Muriel, Louise. Governor Ames of Massachusetts will re- ceive the oficers of the state militia and the ofiicers of the state militia and the members of the Auncient and Honorable Artiliery company and their English sts ou June 5, Carducci, the poet has been sclected to de- liver the principal oration at the approaching 800 years' ilce of the univemsity of Bologua, and Franchetti, the composer of “Asrael," is to set to music the jubilee hymu written by the poet Panzzacchi. Charlos Stewart Parneil is an .enthusiastic loyer of science. The Lrauch to which he devotes most attention is that of engineering, At his home at Avondale he has a fine col- lection of books on engineering and he spends a great deal of time in their perusal, Frank S. Gray, who has been brought on from Chicago to New York to publish the Mail and Express , for Elliott F. Shepard, is thirty years old,, six feet high, of fine physique, and is said to have given the Chicago interior tho largest circulation of any Presbyterian paper in the country, Major E. A. Burke of New Orleans, one of the best known newapaper men in the south, oxnects, it 1 said, 19 realize something like $10,000,000 from his land speculations in Bessemer, Ala., If he does, it will represent an enormous profit on an invostment he made there hardly two years ago, when a small frame hut was the chief building in the town. Eugene Field, the humorist writer, is as ourrious in his chirography as he is funny in his thoughts, He writes a perfect hand, but 80 minute are the letters that they re- mind one of tho attempts of penmen to inscribe the Lord's prayer on a small coin. Each new sentence in his manuscript or lot- ter is bogun with an old German title initial in red, violet, blue or bright colored ink, while the remainder of the letter is in plain black. [ — The Big 1" of Course. Critte, Who is going to present the name of Cleve- lana at the St. Louis convention, and what will he get for it? This is not a civil service examination question, H i Hoar's Chowe, Globe-Democrat. The fact that Senator Hoar has decidad to support Gresham may be recarded as a cheering sign in the layter's favor, Mr. Hoar is wgood man with supirior talent for pick- ing the winner in a political race. —_— What the Change Would Do. New York World, Should the proposed change of the signal service bureau from the war department to an agricultural department be car perhaps the weather could be made form itself more thoroughly to the crops and less to the encouragment of war- Jike passions among men, The Spread o' Base Ball. Chicago Tribune. ““I have 1o reason to doubt your sincerity, Mr. Hawkinson,” said the young lady, with unaffected sadness, “but I saw you in that amateur game at the park last Saturday, and my feclings towards you have undergone a change. A young man that can't steal a base on that one-eyed duffer, Limber Jim, and strikes out six times when Pudding Jake is in the box, is no good. I am s: v, Mr. Haw- kinson, but I can’t sign you as a husband.” Compounting a Felony. New York World The house Pacific railroad committee is in an intcresting and instructive state of em. barrassment. This arises from the th which appears to have been adopted in Wash- ington to the effect that the respective Pa- cific roads should be required to pay the gov- ernment in inverse, proportion to their robberies. That is, $he Union Pacific not being so much exhausted of its eapacity pay by the plundeiers as the Contral Pacitic shall be made to pay more, while the plun derers of the Central' Paciie, having stolen all the ue from that property, shall be specially favored with casier terms. The committee is to be sympathizel with. In mpounding feloniés the aiMculty in the v of treating all alike 1s very great. e s Who Named Gresham. Chicago Tritune. But apart altogetlier from this, the honor of 1irst proposing Judge Gresham as a presi- dential condidate, which attracted public at- tention, belongs to a well-knowu New York gentleman, who has modestly refrained from urgidg his claims as a discoverer since the Davis interview. That retiring and bashtul person is one Jason Gould, better known as Jay Gould, who was terested in the basl system’ of roads along towards the close of 1356, On the 7th of December of that year Judge Gresham rondered a decision removing one Solon of the aforesaid guileless Gould, the reccivership of the Wabash and soon after appointed Judge Cool Michigan thereto, This action was described at the time as “‘a bold and vigorous blow at one of the wickedest pieces of scheming and chicanery that this country has ever kuown in the line of corporation corruptio delivering this blow Judze Gresham a; the keen sensibilities of Mr. Gould, of York, whose awakened discernment discov ered in the vigorous-minded judge a future candidate for the presidency. When M Gould had read the he exclaimed ; H0, T see that Judge Gresham is a candidate for the presiden The people took Mr, Gould's p tial mention of Judge eshin ¢ usly as Gould took the de- cision in the Wabash case. Th ask themselves: Why not i until the present day. The o on usking themselves that que ticularly the republioans among ti decision side Dictator! (Not President!) CoxrTiNeNTAL HOoTEL, Citoyen Editor Morning Journal ancis Train should ever get on the track again and run for presid W a mighv as well annex herself to the United States !—Morning Journal, ) nd Eng (The Two between), Dowinion with Republie here, Neither to President or Queen ) Bankruptey bring *Psycho Cheer!” Canada is dead (as Chelsea) when Charles skips off (high seas upon), v “Wall Street Men,” John! f his Downfall he suppressed my Paper there; And Smash the Bank of Montr Will Robespierre * In view of the recent drop in live stock rates on the roads west of the Missouri rive Chairman Midgley has authorized all lines n the river and Chicago to ke a similar reduction peuding the final settlement of the question. By this order the thirty- four-foot caris made the standard and reduc tions will be made in cars of lesser size. A meeting will be held, to-day for the pur- pose of considering the weighing system, but what the outcome will be it 15 bard to sa; Whatever the Chicago managers may decide upon will bave but little effect, as the pros pects for a general adoption of the weighing systew are not very fayorable, SHORT HAULS Assistant General Passen and Auditor are in the eity. 5. P, Eustis, general passenger and ticket agent of the B. & M., went to Chicago yes- Agent Lomax Young, of the Union Paciffe, H. A. Johuson, assistant genoral freight azent of the Uniou Pacific, has returned from California trip. ‘The question at Union Pacific headquar- ters at present is, where is Tibbetts e The National company, of Scotland, has several submarine cables of n, eight and nine miles in length, which give perfect satisfaction. e The three R's"brought Regret, Re- morse and Reproach to a grear political party in 1884, The three P's, when sig- nifying Dr. Pierce’s Purgative Pellets, i 0 the mind, Preservation cetion of bealth to the body, THE_BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD. Omaha Appropriately Remembers Her Departed Heroes. IT WAS A MAGNIFICENT PARADE. Comrades Thayer and Hepburn Speak In Fitting Terms Concerning the ~ Soldier Dead—Incidents of the Day. Decoration Day. Thore have been Decoration days n Omaha when the heavens wept upon the honored graves, and when but a handful of comrades ventured forth to place upon the soddon resting places the first ripe flowers of a backward season. Butsuch was not the case yesterday, the observance of which is here re- corded. ‘I'he brightest smiles of a genial sun gave hope and animation to those who were interested in the celebration, enlivened the prospect in the cemeteries where the brave ones are sleeping their last sleep, and be- spoke & most successful commemoration of their service and devotion. The atmosphere was springlike, so genial, balmy and inviting that many an invalid ventured forth to do honor to the occasion. The streets were early filled with people who were bent cither to the headquarters of the flower committee at the exposition ha'l, or to the various ceme- teries, approach to which was made by some on foot, while others rode in the cars and publicand private conveyances, Hundreds were laden with flowers, some of Which had been procured al the tlorists, while in the main the beautiful tributes were of home cul- tivation. Among these flower bearers were a Lost of children who seemed to have early imbibed an appreciation of and a_devotion to the day, the observance of which stands t among the enuobling impulses of the human heart. MSTORY, ¥ years ago this day was set apart for national commemoration of the soldiers who fell in the mies of the north during the war of the rebellion, It was suggested by the Roman custom of honoring on one day of the year the memory of heroes in a body. In 1 General John A, Logan became com- mander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, then in its infancy, and in a proc- Iamation 'set apart May 30as Memorial day. In this proclamation, after showing the pi pose of the day to be the “strewing w flowers and otherwise decorating the gravi of comrades who died in defense of their country during the great rebellion,” he asks: “‘What can aid man in the establishment of fraternal feelings more than cherishing ten- derly the memory of our heroic dead, who made their hearts a barricade between our country aud its foes? Since that time the observance of Memorial day has becn co-extens! with the linuts of tho country. Inalmost every hamlet it is in some way recalled to mind, and the deeds of those who ure now bayond the reach of praise are thus perpetuated to distant generations. DECORATING. This morning, at an early hour, the com- mittees on decoration met in the exposition. There were, at thewr disposal, larze baskets, boxes and pillows of flowers, boesides a num- ber of beautifully wrought and sym- designs, which were intended for stion of special places in each com- etery. Tiese had been arranged last night by loving s and were taken possos- sion of by the committees to be disposed of as intended. On these committees four organizations were represented. Custer post No, 7, Omaha post No. 110, Tom Potter post 265, and the General Crook camp, Son of Veterans., The first mentioned w presented by comrades, Thomas, Jumes W. Thompson, M. J. han; the second, by comrades M. P, isdon, E. A. Parmalce and Sineon Bloom; hir comrades Bail, Rhodes and r, last _mentioned by Messrs. e M. O'Brien, I, J. Coats and I\ E. n, committee consisted of one from cach of the or- and some of these were the addition of several patriotic %k of visiting the cemeteries the cemet four apportioned, being the Hebrew yond th DOSt, of . where s visited , be- where ' rest one soldier; four veterans have Prospect Hill, where sleep th servod the 3 Holy Sepulchre,where s the cometery at South Omaha, where about a half a dozen have found rest PROSPECT IILL This familiar resting place for many of the illustrious dead of Omuha presented o par- ticularly interesting and animated morning. It was alive with e thronged, placed upon y somo flowering plant and then smoothed the loam with the ca ing tenderness of a mother adjusting the covering of an ailing child. Little Amevican flags fluttered in the brecae, brilliancy of the colors stunding out in ast with the sombre surround- wature of the place. These little spoke v , had boen Sexton M he location of ever soldier’s grave in this great city of the de They dirceted the footsteps ‘of the deco- r g committee and pinted out to the cusual visitor the spot which to-day, of all days, is indeed hallowed ground the wooded part of the ¢ ped most of the veteran 108 their graves, it sends in A izh the interlucing an cffort, in turn, to ven itself In the southern part of the cemete: cathedral gloom does not prevail, the high Lrasse which the southérn zeph- yrs leep in constant billowy action, pre- Sented a most inspiving aspect. Hore, how- ever, there are fc soldicrs buried, though some of thew were aong the best known in life in the community. The man in his walks among the 1 the graves of a number of cele- ch with their metery lie en- The sun rarely Occasionally, how- beam of light branches as if let the radiance herocs nof brated soldiers, approprately bed bouquets. Among Vi of Senator Hitehcoek, Major Thornburg, B. Cuming, Coloncl 'Willlam Baumer, Dr. Robert McClellan, William McClellan, 'Wat- #son B. Smith and General Strickland The foregoing list includes the most prom- ment of the soldiers dead, while the follow plete list: Patrick Moore, com- Vinth infantry; Ch ! ™ soventh s, company K, Second ca owpany K, Twenty-sev onth infantry; John Marou, first ser- ant, company ith; L, I inth; Thomas Hefty, company nth’; W. B. Holland, company C, 'I" third; ' R, F. Noonau, company cavalry: Anastasius Kioiatkewski, Twenty- third; Thomas Hall, company E, Fourth; it L. Dexter, company D, Fourth; T, J. Ald ridge, company B, Fourfli; William Mur comnay D, Second cuvalry'; Sergeant W, M. Tank, company K, Ninth; Michael Kon- nallor, company H, 'Fourth; Alex Ramsay, company G, Twenty-third; August Walling company H, Ninth; Butler Fletche teenth: R. Finley, Second Jucob Hoffelder, company K, Ninth; thew Berg, compal Pourteenth Mitehell, compan Edward Desmond, Henry Groves Fred Leitzing Ninth; Polk Clinch, company H. Lewis, com- pany H, Ninth; L. K. Munroe, company ¥, Eighth; ( C, Eighth: Corporal puny 3 gount John Wright, Fourth; 5. A. company 1, Fourth; John Auderson, compi. ny H, Second; A, Creedon, company 1B, rgeant Gustave Gajar, company v vard, company 1d Cooks, company B, F W. Chilson, nth; Samuel Swith, E. M. Farnsworth, company Tul company 13, Ninth; Sergeant W. H. Su Second cavalry; Bu K, sec pauy M, Myers, compan, Dolan; Pet cavalry; 1, James Frimagar, Second oavalry; Robert Jones, company 1, Thirtieth; Lientenant D, R. Nichols, company @, enty-thi Charles A. Moa; hor, company E, Twent sovonth; Absalom Hickman, company H, Twenty-seventh; C. A, Mand, company A Second cayalry; 'Colonel Robert Wilson die at F't. Bridees fn 18%0; J. Calvin Jones: Cap- tain Chandler; S. Brown: Benjaman Itmar; E. B, Carter; Hustus C, Meyers; Ferdinand Thum; A, C. Althaus; William Dolan; John Hermann, First Indopendent battery: Odell; William McArdle; Captain Sterret M. Cdrran, company ¥, 1irst regiment, Ne: braska Veteran cavalry: G. P. Armstrong. AT HOLY SEPULOMRE, About a dozen soldiers lie in this home for the dead, prominont among whom are the late General George M. O'Brien and Gen eral John O'Nicll, the graves of both of whom were most beautifully decorated. SPECIAL DEOORATIONS. The E. M. A. sent out two committees this morning to docorate the graves of deceased members, many of whom wero also soldiers in the Iate war, whose names will hereafter be ndded to the record of the (3. A. R. The committees consisted, of M Graves, Andrew Murphy, P. b Major McMahon, T. O'Neiil, Thos and George M. O'Brien, The graves doo- orated were those of the following: Philip Dowling, Polk Prendergast, Will- fam Frewen, Robert Rickaby, Martin Ken- nedy, M. N. McNamara, Polk Doran, Gen- eral George M, O'Brien, Henry Lucas, Ed- ward Lucas, John Swoeency, Michael Lavin, Bryan McCaffrey, General John O'Neil, James O'Boyle and Peter Murphy. In St. Mary's cemetery the graves of the follow! Ii were decorated: Richard Norris, Patrick Foley, Wm. McNamara and Michael McNamara, In Prospect Hill that of ex-Mayor Murphy was also visited. PYTHIAN GRAVES, The members of Myrtle division K. of P. remembered their brothers who are sleeping in Prospect Hill, with floral triangles for each grave, the letter M being enclosed in the dos! gu. The graves wero thoso of Dwight Hull, Charles Sands, H. D. Jones and P. P. Murphy. THE PARAD! The parade moved at 1 following order: FIRST DIVISION, Chief of Police Scavey, Battalion of police numbering fifty-s men commanded by Captains Green and Corn Marshal Chas. A. Burmester, Paul Hersh, C. . Burmester, C. B. Roth and D. O. Clements, aides Second Infantry Band, Lieutenant-Colonel Floteher, Adjutant Wright, Second regiment United States infantry, Company B, Captain Dempsey; Company £, Captain Ames; Company G, Licutenant Abercrombie: Company A, Licutenant Pick- ering; Company C, Captain Catlin, SECOND DIVISION, 0. H. Band. men Edward Creighton Guards, Captain Smythe, 1 WO men, Carriages, Governor Thayer and Staff, City and County "ORici THIRD DIVISION, Omaha Guards, Fifty-five men Custer Post No. 7, G. A. R, 125 M General Kearney Post No. 2, Twenty Men. Gate City Post 262, L. F. McGinn, comman- der, fifty men. FOULTIL DIVISION, Thirteenth street, right resting on Douglas, A. Allee, commander, Union Pacific band. Canton Ezra Millard No. 1, 1. 0. O. ¥\, C. E. Brennan, commander, 40 men. Lodges No. 2,10, 20, 144, 155, 1. 0. 0. F. - Other Lodges 1. 0. O. I The Concordia Singing Society. U. S. Muil Carricrs, 40 Men. onand Copper workers, 60 Men, Knights of America, 15 Men, The Omuha Manne The Swiss Singing g The German Militar y The Danish Brotherhood ; Seventy Men. The Bohemian G_}'J[mmalic Society; Fifty cn. The Omaha Tailors’ Union. The Tinners’ Union. The Plasterers’ Union, Lodge No. 222, Gi. M. Order of O. P, The Equal Rights League, i Bohemian Lodge No. 17, C.S. P. S. Forty-four M Colored Odd Fellows, Sixty Men. Fifth Division, John B, Furay, Commander, Musical Union Band. Second Regiment U. R. K. P. 105 Men. Myrtde lodge, No. 34, Omaha lodge, No. 12- Lilly division, No. 8. K.of L. assemblies, 200 men. The Sixth division formed on Eloventh streot, right resting on Douglas, g Gate City K. of L. band. Omaha Fire Department LINE OF MARCI. The line of march was as follows: Right of the parade resting on Douglas street, onst on Douglas to Ninth, south on Ninth to Far- nam, west to Sixteenth, north to Cuming, countermarch on Sixteenth to C: west to Twenty-second, south to Hlgh school grounds, where the excreises were held. THE EXERCISES, They opened by music by the second in fantry band, and wers followed by the beau- tiful Selection **Consdlation,” rendered by double quartette under the di ion of Prof. Francis Smith, after which Chaplain Cope- land invoked the blessings of the Almighty who liad so carcfully guarded in times past the destinies of this nation. Then foilowed the beautiful “Rest Soldiers Rest,” by the double quartette after which Comrade Champion 5. Chase de- livered the mtroductory and closed by mtro- ducing Comrade W. P. Hepburn, of Iowa, who delivered the memorial address, COLONEL HEPBURN'S ADDRESS, After a few preliminary remarks on Me- morial day and the events concerning its ob- servance, he discussed the character of the great struggle touching upon its social, moral and political aspocts as being betwesn two classtsand nations in ono and tho samo groat country. The two classes were defined as the Puritans with their broad ideas of human equity, freedom and liberty, and the cava- liers of the south with their ideas of caste and class superiority that gradually established slavery in the south tan,’’ con- tinued the speaker, ideas that called all the people into the government and the formation of the same. ‘Thesoutherner's idea was of local government by appointment as was scen intheir city and county oficials as appointed by the governor of the state, Tho physical aspect of the struggle was next taken up. The speaker dwelt at some length on the idea t amonyz certain classes of pe to have boen brought to an end quick: it was, Inthis connection the situation of the war was spoken of and it was shown that line of battle extended from the Atlantic occan in the east to a point almost 100 miles west of the Mississippi river Phat all through this country the mountain chains and rivers formed naiural strongholds for the enemy. That each victory gained by the union army carried it farther from home and farther from its resources and supplies. Tyt tho pooplo among whot our soldiers were fighting wore hostile to a man against the union army and did everything in their power to prolong the struggle. The mortuary record of the struggle was spoken of at | 3 d in the “The records of the war department toach a sad lesson, Of that million and a half of brave men engaged on the union side, 67,000 were shot to death on the battle field where they demonstrated their heroism and prowess Forty-three thousand of them died of the wounds that they reccived in battle, in the hospitals of the army. Twenty-five thousand of them died from accideuts, Twenty-nive thousand of them are known to_bave died in the loathsome prison pens of the south. Two hundred fifty thousund died whilo their names were still on the muster rolls of the army, making an aggregate of more than four hundred thousand men, twenty-five out of every one hund men falliug at the hauds of the great reaper before their names were off of the muster rolls.” The importance of the great victory that was gained with this loss of life was next touched upon and the possibility of our pa triotism in its appreciation. lie patriotism that can appreciate such a victor, speaker said, “must be of the broadest possi ble kind as understood by that word.” The labor question wus next taken up and the influence combined capital was having ou labor and the feature labor organizations are developing in that great political question Le iminigration question was taken up 5 o'clock in the Tin, Shee Cathol briofly, during the course of whioh romarks the speaker said : » “‘We invits men to this country who are willing to become Americanized and who are willing to adopt our constitution and oiviliza- tion with all that these torms imply. The man who comes here bringing with him tho idoas of his foroign home is mistaken and secures his citizenship by frand and perjury, This country has no place for him and he is not wanted,'! In conclusion the orator paid a fitting tribute to the day and its uses in the inculoa- tion of the fruits of the great struggle into the hearts and minds of the whole people, 80 tha the importance of ‘tho war and the greatness of this country that it preserved can be better appreciated. The address was listened to very atton- tively and was ona of the very enjoyable features of the day’s obsorvancos. At the conolusion of Colonel Hepburn's ad- dress tho musical union orchestra rendered & choice selection after which Governor John M. Thayor addrossod the multitude. His ro- marks wero peculiarly fitting to the ocoasion :i"‘rl| were listened to with tho closost atten- on. When Governor Thayer had finished speak- ing the Concordia singing society sang “Un- der tho Treo Tops at Rest,” which was fol- lowed by the beautiful ritual service of the G. A. R, which was intorspersod with _musio by the double quartette, ‘“The Vacant Chair" and the national hymn “America’ together Wwith the enediction closing the services and the vast crowd dispersed and went to their homes, Nebraska. Decoration day was generally observed throughout the state. The ten-year-old son of Mr, Albert, of Hastings, was riding a horso and was thrown 1o the ground mnuhfornmy bruised, . 1t is 8aid an unsuspecting visitor to Hast- ings lost & cool §1,000 on Saturday night last. 1t was poker, the same he did not under- stand,” and the boys held him up. The teachers' institute of Dodge county Will open July 2 and continue two weeks. Superintendent Clarendon has arranged to secure the services of one of the best, educat- ors in the state, and will _endeavor fo mako the institute both interrsting and mstructive. A circular from Walt M. See chairman of the joint committee, requests that all who desire to attend the republican national con- vention at Chicago send in their names as 001 as possible in order that sleeping car ac- commodations may be provided. 1t is desired that as many Nebraska republicans be in line a8 possiblo at Chicago, The uniform pre- seribed by Chairman Seeley is simple but ele- gant, cousisting of a white plug bhat, a linen duster and a cane, The Nebraska traveling men are arranging to get up a Fourth of July celebratfon at Grand Island, and it is expectod five hundred knights of the grip will participate. The preliminary stops have already been taken and there can bo little doubt of the enter- prise proving a success. The traveling men generally look upon Grand Island as “‘the boss lown Mk“'le stato,” and they are doing a grand work in advertising our clty, says the Independent, s i ns L. Cole and P. Fauknoer, stock men from Oregon, wers found in thefr room at Gpand Island yesterday morning, unconscious from asphyxiation. A doctor was called and the men were at once taken out into the open air and remedial aid resorted to, and in a short time they were restored to consciousness, but had they laid a_httle longer they would have been beyond human aid. One of the men is now up and about the room and the other, though still confined to Lis bed, is out of danger, but neither cares to go through the same experience again, On the Ponca flood, D. O. M. thus writes: There was a town called Ponca, a vlll? in the lane; it used to be upon dry land, but now it's in the ram. In.summer days of years goue by in peace and hope did dwell some men and women, boys aud girls, within this Dixon dell. Here once was joy, sun- shine and smiles—the blues doth now abide— and on the streets where people lived now flows and cbbs the tide. The weeks are wet and dark and cold, o'erall there hangs a gloom ; business is dull, the crops won't grow while torrents havea boom. The farmer can't work in the field, or reach the town to trade; “‘Confound thie country,” one ex- claime, and many have to wade. We've waited long and” hoped that May's bright days would bring rclief, but now we are alinost to June, in deeper mud and grief. In anguish wild we call for rest—where arg we going to stop! Oh, sun, come forth and help us folks! thou great Nebraska mop! Spme vow that in this flooded land no longer will they stay; wo hate to see their prospects drowned or have them 2o away. Now if this defuge shall not cease then let us live like Noab, within an_ark upon the sea until we get ashore. Then floods can come, und though we be baptized day and night, we'll float triumphant on the wave till Pouca comes in sight, lowa, Four new factorios are assured to Des Moines. They will employ 500 men. The annual convention of the lowa State Sunday School association will be held ut Dubuque June 12,18 and 14. Lightning struck the Renwick planing mill chimney at Davenport Sunday, and tore out )r)rut'k and cracked the wall a distance of thirty The class and graduating exercises of the Dallas high school were of o bigh order. hey occurred on the 29th and dato the clos- ing of the school year. There were reported to the board of health at Davenport the past month sixtecn cases of diphtheria, three of scarlot fevor and one each of measles and typhoid iever. Scarletina, scarlet fever and small pox are said to be raging in central lowa. The state board of health aro taking every precaution to prevent the spread of the discaso. ticles of incorporation of the Ogden Tron works,: Blufts, wero filed ckson'on_ the 20th, The capital is 0,000, and Berry Ogdon, Thomas officer, G, I, Wright, C. 1. Waité and John P. Weaver are the incorporators, Plans and specifications for tho now gov- ernment building to be located at Des Moincs, . have been submitted. This will includé 3 marble work and fiuishing, iron stair- ways, painting, glazing floors, plumbing, ete. The bids will be opened av Washington Juno 14, The count of state asscts shows that the of warrants outstanding on Suturday s 60, and that the total cash on w hand ¥ States, as well as individuals, i debt find it hard sledding to get out, and Towa is no exception to the rule, California, Fresno's school fund is exhausted. Four new school districts have been created in Lassen count, There have been light frosts at Petaluma two mornings this woel, The trustees at Red Biuff have fixed the tax rate at 75 cents on the $100. The levee on Roberts islaud in the Sacra- mento viver is to be doubled in thickness, The California Southern und California Central offices will not be removed from San Diego to Los Angeles, The Times declures that saloons are in- creasing at an ming rate in Los An- geles, and that there is now one for every 500 inhabitants, The estate of the lute Judge Belden, of San Jose, is valued at #135,000, mostly in govern- ment bonds, all but about §12,000 of which s Left by bis will to his widow. r, who shot and killed J 0) ay had @ hearing ast Wednesday and was dis- 1 the plea of self-defense, The Woodlund, Clear Lake & Humboldt railroad company has laid the six or seven miles to Caps, Madison, and is building a depot at Capay. G. T. Miles, & sucik thief whose depreda- tions were confined to hotels, has boeo prisoued at Santa Ana for petty larcen) bound over on the churge of grand larceny. William Stock was arrested at Galt on Thursday, charged with having outraged Mrs. Abbie Melson on her husband’s furm near Hicksville, during the absence of Mr, Melson, A delog Tule confederacy ville, have late river and ordering | the river to desist, as they 3 of its use. of wealthy ranclicrs from the twenty miles from Susan cnup and down Susan rtics using water from clalin priority in trified Forest has been en to Dr. H. C. Crow- lifford of Sauta Rosa, act sold, o and bring to view - petrifiod trecs that uow remaim covered with ewrth,