Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 2, 1888, Page 4

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D. 1883, YR P FRIL Notary Publio. AVERAGE DAILY CIRCULATION 18,128 AT the eleventh hour congress con- ferred the title of general upon gallant Phil Sheridan. It is a fitting tribute to a noble soldier. It looks now as if the democrats are bound to have a colored man for second Place on their presidential ticket— 2ither Gray or Black A PROHIBITION convention at Indian- apolie and a national brewers’ meeting at St. Paul on the same day make 1t ap- parent that extremes me Mgs. CLEVELAND is a great patron of the turf. She is probably getting pointers in starting Grover as a “favor- ite” on the presidential race track. THERE are so many deals and shifts in trunk lines making transcontinental -combinations that the railroad world has the appearance of a huge kaleido- scope. It is safe to say that the lemonade drank at the national prohibition con- vention at Indianapolis was not pink lemonade. Prohibitionists drink it straight. BEN BUTLER declined to deliyer the memorial day address at Lowell. It is very evident that the ex-governor of Massachusetts has no bee in his bonnet this year, —_—— A MINNESOTA man has patented an automatic vote recorder. It works like the new-fangled cash register. What is wanted, however, is a class of voters who will not vote like automatic ma- chines and automatons. Tne oft repeated question, where is Henry M. Stanley, can be answered with great gusto, ‘He’s all right.” Al- though a little late in sending news of his whereabouts, the great American traveler is still tramping through the heart of Africa. A ¥AIR iden of the growth of the population of Nebraska since the last annual report of the state superintend- ent of schools is shown by the census of school population just published. Doug- las county and Luncaster show the largest increase, as might have been expected from the phenomenal growth of Omaha and Lincoln., Putting the school population ot the state at 30,000 more than a year ago, it 18 safe to say Nebraska has added to the number of her people no less than 135,000 since the last school census. Tune defunct Freedman’s Saving bank, like Banquo's ghost, will not down. Senator Sherman has just ro- ported favorably the bill to reimburse the dopositors for losses incurred by the failure of that institution. One million dollars is to be placed to the credit of acommissioner who, upon sat- isfactory proof, will pay the depositors the amount due them by the bank at the time of its failure. It is doubtful whether this bill will help the original claimants. So many years have elapsed since the disastrous collapse that at this day very few of the evidences of deposits exist. The failure of the Freedman’s bank was a disgrace and a swindle, and congress is anxious to atone for the wrong done to innocent depositors. But action comes too late. THERE is a movement on foot in Manitoba headed by Prof. Goldwin Smith to establish a strong commercial union with the United States. The people of that country have gained the victory over the Canadinn Pacific of building their own railways to the fron- tier, and now they want the libegty of shipping their wheat products to the United States. Prof. Smith feels con- fident that after the presidential clec- tion the American government will make friendly overtures to Manitoba. But he forgets that the Dominion gov- ernment will endeavor to discourage | any movement looking toward reciproc- | protection | ity. The bug-bear of frightens the Canadian manufacturers as thoroughly as it does our protected industries. The cry in Canada is that commercial monopoly is mece: the integrity of the nation. the ory would be, * labor” endangers American industries should the tariff wall between Caunada and the United States be thrown dowu, With us ‘i Brohibitiontsts. The natlonal prohibition convention which completed its work on Thursday appears to have beena very earnest, enthusiastic and confident gathering. It was in the number of delegates the largest convention that will meet this year, the total being 1,004, representing every quarter of the country. Itsde- liberations were for the most part har- monious, the most prominent cause of disturbance being the plank in the plat- form in favor of woman suffrage. This brought on a vigorous fight, the con- spicuous leaders in the prohibition movement being arrayed on either side. But notwithstanding solemn predictions of injury to the party if the plank was allowed to go through, the con- vention adopted it, so that pro- hibition and woman suffrage go hand-in-hand. The nomination of General Clinton B. Fisk, of New Jer- sey, for president, had been practically settled for some time before the conven- tion met. He is a man of ability, made a good record as asoldier, and has no superior in zeal as an exponent of pro- hibition. The vice presidential candi- tate, John A. Brooks, of Kansas, re- ceived by his nomination his first intro- duction to the nation,'though he has un- doubtedly Tong enjoyed local distinction as a prohibitionist. As to the platform, it is very much in the usual vein,and so far as it touches matters that will be referred to by the platforms of the political parties it demands tho aboli- tion of the internal revenue system, a reduction of import duties so that there shall be no accumulation of surplus in the treasury and the burden of taxation shall be removed from foods, clothing, and other comforts and neces- saries of life, and that appointments in the civil service shall be based upon moral, intellectual and physical qualifi- cations, rather than on political service or party necessity. The confidence manifested was not without very substantial grounds, and whatever may be said in deprecation of the policy of prohibition—and a great deal can be said—it will not be wise to depreciate this movementin its possible effect upon the political parties, nor can it be ignored. The fact is that not- withstanding the general failure of prohibition to prohibit, this third party movement hasbeen making steady prog- ress in gaining adherents, and the boast of the leaders that the party will this year poll between four and five hundred thousand votes may be verified. Fifty- six hundred voters deposited their bal- lots for the cold-water candidate in 1872, and 9,700 in the centennial year. The ticket of 1880, headed by Neal Dow, re- ceived 10,000 votes in fifteen states, but in 1884 153,000 votes were cast in thirty- four states for St. Johu and Dauniels. Tn the last two years there have been clec- tions in twenty of these states in which prohibition tickets have been voted upon, and the aggregate ef these votes wasg 287,000. There has been great ac- tivity all along the prohibition line dur- ing the past year, and the campaign which the party has now entered upon will undoubtedly be pushed with uncom- mon vigor. Therefore the ‘third party” is not to be despised when making estimates of the chances of the political parties in cer- tain close states. There is no question that it was damaging to the republicans four years ago, particularly in New York, and there is obviously some rea- son tofear that it may be again, there and elsewhere. There 18 this reassur- ing fact, however, in the situation—the head of the prohibition ticket this year will probably do no trading with the democracy. No Figs From Thistles. The attempt, of the Republican to sneer at the representative taxpayers and citizens who have, united ina call for holding a meeting to select candidates for a nou-partisan school board is puerile. Toaccuse such leading busi- ness men as Peter Boyer, John L. Me- Cague, Milton Rogers, A. J. Hanscom, Robert Purvis, E. L., Stone, and the others who signed the call, of selfish, scheming motives, the Republican knows to be utterly false. Yet why does that paper persist in villifying men whose integrity is above reproach in order to further the ends of political strikers whose aim is tomake capital out of the school board. The best element of Omaha has long ago demanded that the public schools of this city shall be directed by men whose names alone are a guarantee of honesty and ability. Is it necessury, therefore, that candi- dates for the school board must wear the badge and stripe of this or that party? Isan endorsement by a ward club of a candidate which controls the primaries of that ward to beaccepted by voters without question of the fitness and integrity of the nominec? So the Republican would have us believe. Re- putable citizens do not oppose a candi- date because e may be a republican or a democrat. That is not the issue at all. But they most emphatically oppo: candidates for the school board who foisted on the people by ward caucuses, by political bummers and by machine methods. The best element of a party is not represented at a cooked and dried ward meeting. The candidates nomi- nated, if the political workers have their way, are not the best men for the position, but the politicians who can pass around the spoils as the price of their election. That is the reason a non-partisan meeting of citizens called for, to pick out honest and c ble men who will conduct the affairs of education in this city in a stra forward, business-like manner. the Republican put itself on record as opposing this movement? Democra 1 Labor, Undoubtedly the national democratic convention will reaflirm in its platform vy for | the usual platitudes about the devotion of the party to the interests and welfare of labor, and the stale pretense will be aguin swallowed unguestioningly by the thousands of workingmen who go on from y the democracy without ever asking the question how far these professions of friendship and concern for labor are justified by the record of the party. Were they to ‘take the trouble to do this fower of them would be fouad mar- | shalled under the democriiic bauner l Thé democratic nmjority in thsl present house of representatives has given conspicuous evidence of the real sentiment of the party leaders at this time regarding labor. Never has 1t been more difficult to secure attention for measures having reference to the needs and welfare of labor, and the most persistent efforts and urgent ap- peals by the committee having charge of this class of legislation have been necessary to get any labor bill before the house and obtain for it consider- ation and action. An example of democratic love for labor occurred in the house a fow days ago. Several republicans endeavored to have the pay of laboring men in the dopartments increased, but the effort was promptly and vigorously sat down upon by the democratic majority. When subsequently, however, it was proposed to raise the salaries of certain important officials, already very well paid, the demoeratic spirit of economy that asserted itself against giving bet- ter wages to the underpaid laboring men in the departments underwenta change, and the salaries of the officials were increased., One of these was rve- cently appointed in charge of the assay office in St. Louis, the duties of which, it is said, do not furnish employment three months in the year. Even Mr. Randall was nerved to exclaim, “‘Con- sistency, thou art a jewel!” and another democrat, who is a sincere friend of labor, is said to have remarked that if it were not for the presence of republican opposition to the reduc- tion of the wagesof luboring men in the employ of the government he believed the democratic side of the house would order a general cutting down. None the less the national platform will tell the labor of the country that the demo- cratic party is its friend. : I7 is not atall surprising to learn that a great lumber combine has just been formed in the northwest by which the more important mills in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Towa and Illinois have been absorbed. Forsome time the Mississippi Logging company has been quietly con- solidating poworful rivals until fo-day the company represents an aggregate capital of over $75,000,000, and produces more than a billion feet of lumber per year. A trust of such gigantic propor- tions conmstitutes a power absolutely supreme, and creates a monopoly which can dictate the price of lumber and the amount to be cuteach season. The sig- nificance of this control becomes ap- parent when the entire west de- pends upon the lumber supply of the northwest, and when an advance of a few cents on a thousand feet of lumber puts millions of dollars at a single stroke into the trust’s pocket. The Wisconsin syndicate is following the example set by the Michigan and the California lumber rings. On the Pacific coast the California lumber trust cut down the wages of its workmen to a verylow figure and advanced the price of lumber from 812 to $15 per 1,000 feet. In this way the people west of the Rocky moun- tains were robbed of $1,500,000. From present indications the territory tribu- tary to the northwest lumber district will be flecced by the lumber barons of Wisconsin in a like manner. The only relief evidently against the extortion of combines and poois is to put lumber on the free list. THE robbery of a residence in the very heart of the city, at midday, and the escape of the robbers without leay- ing any certain trace, is very likely to advertise Omaha to the fraternity of rogues as a most promising field for their operations, The daring entrance of the residence of Mr. Garneau, at 1 o’clock on Thursday afternoon, was an exceptional experience in this city. It has been many times paralleled in other cities. Such occurrences may happen atany time if known thieves are al- lowed to come into a community and re- main. The only safegvard is in keep- ing them out, or if they man- age to steal 1n to put them behind the bars the moment they are discovered, It appears that several expert burglars and thieves were known to the police to have arrived in the city on Wednesday morning. If that is so they should huve been hunted up and compelled to leave the city at once or required to take a term in jail. Sum- mary treatment of this sort would soon make Omaha a place to be avoided by the marauders on society, The failure to employ it with respect to the fellows who arrived here Wednesday has cost a citizen a large loss. More v watching for the coming of thieves, so that they could be headed off, would at deal of time and money in looking for them after they have com- mitted their depredations and fled, be- sides other obvious advantages to be gained. Other Lands Than Ours, There is perhaps very good reason why the British ministry should be somewhat per- plexed fu view of the Russian progress to- ward India. as evidenced by the completion of a railroad to Samorcand, and the arrange- ments completed for pushing the line still further on, This gradual and formidable ad- vance toward the most important of England's possessions is in pur- suance of a va plan nursed by Rus. sia since the time of Peter the Great, and the su s thus far achieved makes it almost certain that it is only @ question of time, though it may yet be a long time, before that indomitable power will be on the borders of India threatening the domination of Eugland in that couutry, The great scheme of aggrandizement un. ar to year giving their votes to | questionably contemplales this, and Mus- covite purpose is as persistent as it is com- prehensive. What not very long ago Eng- lish statesmen ridiculed as being impossible has been accomplished, at great cost and tremendous labor, and now it is beginning to be felt in England that Russian determina- tion is a quality that way have been greatly underestimated. There is unquestionably danger for England, so far as her Indian possessior re concerned, in the completion of this railway, but as she was powerless to prevent that consummation, so is ske likely 10 be helpless to retard the further progress of Russia. That power is strepgtheping her- self at every step, both in and in the acquisition of prestige. opening up new and valuable chaunels of commerce that will eve 1y contribute im. mensely to her wealth, and she is expanding her power in a direction where it must prove of the very greatest advautage 1o | Englash rule in India kas unot endeared the people of that coustry to ibe goverying power, and once Russia gets near enough to make her influen irectly felt, and to be able to give her tection, she would be very likely to d a hearty weloome to India. In her ent situation Eogland can do nothing, d Salisbury does not scem to be the to attempt anything, even were the jon ready for aggressive measures, ov £t France had nd fully recovered from the irritation caused Wy the German regulation requiring passpofts for persons going from T'rance into Alsgop-Lorraine, when a new cause of annoydnde apveared in some ob- jectionable languagh used by the prime min- ister of Hungary in the Hungarian diet rola- tive to France. Explanation has been made exculpating the minister from any intention to offend France, and the French mind is somewhat soothed, but these repeated irritations are serving to keop the public temper in a condition that might lead to un- fortunate results if they are continued. They make a great strain upon the patience of a proud and sensitive people which is hard 0 Dbear, though there 1s evidently a most earnest desire and disposition to bear them. They afford the enemies of the republic an opportunity to assail it as weak and inade- quate, and any demagogue who will bluster about revenge and retaliation can geta fol- lowing. There has been talk of dissolving the assembly, which would be a blow at the republic, and there is constantly spring- ing up some project, the aim of which is to unsettle affairs, all of which have their justification in the external difficultics of France. 1f at any time these shall become numerous and serious, as they may, it will become a serious question whether the republic can be maintained, or at all events go on under the prevailing con- ditions of its existence, Meanwhile there is an exhibition of patience, and on the whole of good sense, that the world cannot choose but admire, and which the friends of repub- lican government in f'rance must hope will continue until the system is so firmly rooted as to be beyond all ordinary danger. ) w Dom Pedro, emperor of Brazil, is still hope- lessly ill at Milan, Italy, Asthe only American monarch, Dom Pedro is an interesting con- temporary figure, He is the sccond of his family to rule in Brazil as an independent sovereign, and his dynasty was the result of revolution. When Napoleon declared war against Portugal in 1807, the reigning sovereign, John VI, unable to offer sub- stantial resistance to the Corsican adven- turer, fled to the great Portuguese colony in South America which Cabral and Amerigo Vespucei had discovered and settled three centuries before. John VI. set himself up in royal state, but when Napoleon met with reverses he returned to Portugal, leaving his son Pedro in Brazl. When the South American colonies revojted against Spain and revolution be- came fashionable, Brazil threw off allegiance to Portugal, and Pedro, the son of John VL., was crowned emperdr of independent Brazil. The present emperor, Dom Pedro 11, 15 tho son of the imperialrevolutionist who rebelled against his father's governmgnt and set up a separate and independent Wynasty. The Braganza family developed all that is creditable on this side of the ocean. In Europe the Braganzds have only been noted for sloth, incompetency and cowardice. The American Braganzas developed capacity to deal with modern events in a modern spirit. Dom Pedro, whose head now lolls feverishly on his pillow at Milan, was only fourteen years old when he fwas crowned emperor, and the early part of his reign was signalized by most desperate fights and revolutionary uprisings. For many years he was inces- santly called uvon to fight, not only his own subjects, but his - republican neigh- bors of Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru and the Argentine Republic. But as age and experi- ence came to him he extricated hisdominions from foreign and domestic troubles and ap- plied himself diligently to the development of industry, commerce, internal improve- ments and governmental reforms. wn There is a very bad state of affairs in tho island of Cuba. The people are being gov- ered entirely by military law exe- cuted by a military satrap, and are subjected to the most grievous abuses. Taxes arc levied without stint, proprictors ruined, the domicile invaded, men and women taken up and confined in dungeons, thumb-screws applied to the wretched vic- tims of tyranny to extort false confessions which may screen the oppressors or convict the innocent who may be liberal and bring them under the ferule of an unrestraincd soldiery, by which extortion and all its uc- companying evils may be applied with im- punity; and yet the responsible minister ig- nores all, and must depend on his subaltern for information, which is withheld, while the representatives of the victims ery in vain for redress. Such a state of affairs, if it shall not result in revolution, would certainly justify it, and the people of Cuba would per- haps not ask in vain for outside aid to help them overthrow such tyrannical oppression. o w If the news as to Explorer Stanley’s safety shall be confirmed there wil be a very geu- eral fecling of satisfaction throughout the civilized world. The relief of Emin Bey, nor of the Equatorial Provinces, which ually the motive of the expedition, is in reality a matter of secondary considera- tion as compared with the ultimate benefits to be derived from the opening up of an un- known region and the communication that would thus be established. Civilization can- not value too highly the scrvices of the brave ploncers who have penctrated the “Dark Contincut” and cleared the way for com- merce, for industry and for freedom, said of John Bright that he is the only sionist liberal of prominence in England whose name is never hissed when mentioned at a meeting of his former political support- ers and sympathizers. The respect inspired by his long life of unselfish labor for human ity will stand heavy drafts without being ex hausted. Mr. Bright present political atti- tude is inconsistent wfth his previous course, but no oue doubtshis sincerity, and should his present illness prove fatal, all will do him honor at the grave Sullivan Again, Runsas Cfty Jowrnal, Johu L. Sullivan b#s signed an agreement with & circus, Oug Pf the features of the performance will no doubt be a representy tion of the fight with Mitchell, by Mr. Sulii van and an antelopg, { e All Fignred Out, Havana Journal. A bushel of corn makes four gallons of whisky, It sells for §16 at retail, The gov- ernment gets §3.60, the farmer 40 cents, the railroad §1, the manufacturer $3, the vender $7 and the drinker all that is Jeft tremens, delirium o Where They Belong Minneapolis Tribun It won't do to place much reliunce upon the report that Mr. Cleveland favors Thur man for second place on the tickdt. There would be too great a temptation to invert the arrangement and put the br in th proper place. — - Bill Scooj Chicago Buffalo Bill has made more money in Eog- land in one season then has been wade in this country ln the same length of time by Canon Farrar, Matthew Arnoid, Charles Dickens, ‘Em AlL ribune. England cannot point the finger of scorn at America on this account, however. The fact is as discreditable to her as to the poople of the United States. - Unite the Tickets. New York World. Vice presidential aspirants should bear in mind the fact that the tickets headed re- spectively by Belva Lockwood and Citizen Train are not yet complete, Tails are wanted for two extremely picturesque political kites, Why should they not be united? oco e An Omaha Man's Suggestion. St, Louis Globe-Demoerat, Mr. J. S. Charles, of Omaha, Neb., writes that, having seen in the Globe-Democrat a lotter from Gentryville, Ind., describing the neglected grave of the mother of Abraham Lineoln, he would liko to see a subsoription raised for the ercction of a monument which would fittingly mark the last resting-place of the woman who gave Lincoln to the country. Mr. Charles authorizes us to call on him for #5 for this purpose. The idea is certainly agood one, P — Poor 1key Gray. Minneapolis Tribune. Oh! poor Ikey Gray, Th ave taken him away, And we'll never see our darling any more. In his youth he cussed the German, So it's Morrison or Thurman ho'll be standing where poor Ikey stood before. e — STATE AND TERITORY. Nebraska Jottings. Colfax county is in better condition finan- clally than ever before. The prossed brick company at Weeping Water is well under way. Norfolk claims that she will have the grandest celebration of them all. Governor Thayer will be present at the Sutton high schiool commencement June 6, The Grand Island trotting association will have its races June b, 6 and 7. The purses amount to 2,500, The closing excreises of the junior classes of Arapahoe publie schools will take place at the Baptist church on Thursday, June 7 at 2 p.m. Tho public schools at Weeping Water closed on i"riday last, and the scholars and teachers bid a final adieu to the old building. In September they will meet in the fine new brick building. A Burt county paper says: Messrs. Higley, Young and Eastwood wero out on big wolt hunt last week and secured twenty scalps, which brought in $60 bounty. This is com- bining pleasure with profit in a most agreea- ble manner. At last the North Bend saloon keepers who were violating the law by selling liquor with- out a license were caught. A detective played the back door racket on them and then had them pulled. One paid $100 and costs and the other will have his trial and will no doubt in the end have a sum to pay. The Sun say: Two children arrived in Schuyler, from Omaha we believe, one day last week on the afternoon train with a tag around each of their necks with the destina- tion on and the name Mrs. Wilsey, their grandmother, who lives in West Schuyler. The Fremont Herald thus speaks of H. C. Russell: “Russell is the man who made so much noise because the president of the United States had been asked to review a G. A. R. parade a short time ago! But Russell zoes, just the same, to give people an esti- mate of the small fellow heis.” The committee on arrangements has changed its mind concerning the laymg of the corner stone of the Johnson county court It has been decided that the great sannot spread its wings over and that other as precincts lebrate on the Fourth, some other day will be better forthe stone-laying tourna- ment. Towa. An attempt is being made to organiz ciety of amateur artists at Muscati “The Des Moines city counci new lease of life to the street pany. The members of the senior class at Coc college arc now deeply engaged in their ex- aminations. The Second Umited t’resbyterian church society at Washington has decided to erect a new church, The gas well people at M still putting down casing. down 740 fect. About fifty bicyclists will make a tour from Des Moines ‘to Spirit Lake, 233 miles, starting July 16. There is quite a development of public sentiment in favor of the herd law for Clayton county. The total expense of the grand jury which has just adjourned at Des Moines was $1,571. session lasted thirty-eight days. cral of the young gentlemen of the Boone band unite with others from various of the west to form a capital band for storm Lake band tournament, to be held at Storm Lake June 26-28, A traveling man named Plumb was robbed of & §150 solitaire diamond at the Duncombo house, Fort Dodge. It is said Mr. Plumb was heard to make use of the phrase, “fol- low me and you'll wear diumonds.” The thicf evidently followed hitu. will grant a railroad com- rshalltown are The well is now Dakota. Measles prevail to a groat extent in Yank- ton. Huronites are very busy just at present ar- ranging for the coming tournament, Madispn is witnessing more residence building this spring than ever before known in her history. The Huron fire department has received structions to_secure accommodations for fifty men from Yanlkton, Yaukton barbers have a novel way of get- ting cven with overparticular customers. They shave one side of their faces and then mako them seek elsewhere to have the job completed. Th tric light franchise will occupy the attention of the city council at Pierre at its next regular meetlng, and it is guite probable that within a few months the city will havea 20,000 clectric light plant, The citizens of Bismarek are growling be- cause the dog poisoner does not do up his work in a thorough mauner. They claim that as many as twenty car found in an alley in one d; he ought to bury his victims. A hen's egg was recently exhibited in Aberdeen that weighed six and a half ounces and measurcd cight inches one way and ni and a half the other, The most incomps hensible and hardest part of the st swallow is the statement that a perfectly formed hard-shelled egg was found inside of the large egg. sses have been v, and think that ——— Socio-Lingnistic Enterprise, A novel combination of educational and busiuess cnterprise has just been launched. A number of voung wmen desirous of culti- vating French (among them several Paris- ians) have formed the ¥Franco merician club, They have leased and furuished the house at 1620 Douglas, and e a French cook. Under the rules only French will e spoken at the table. With both stomach and cars al work the young men ought soon 10 into fair® iwitations of Jobnuy The charter members of the club A C, W. Martin, George L. Ames, Frank B, Smitn, Eugene Gauster, 1 1. Renard, Emile Bessiere, 'red Brun and Clarence 8. Smith, The council did not meet as @ board of equalization yesterday for want of a quoruum, and under the resolutions the meeting will be beld tuis morning. The mewbers who put in an appearance, #s well as persons who have business belore the board, are indig nant at the delinquents. The adjournment of these mectings cotails au expensc upon the city that might be avoided. Only One Marriage License. Judge Shields was called upon yesterday to issue only one marriage ense, the appli cants being Joseph Blecha, aged twenty-five years, and Toney Duschek, who bas secn an equal number of summers. The happy couple will reside’ in Owaba. e What is more attractive than a pretty face with @. fresh, bright complexion? r. Patker, and “Heusy Lrvisg coubined, | For it use Fuzcoui's Fovcer: NON-PARTISAN TIOKET. The Excellent Men Sclected to Go Be- foro the Voters. 1. M. Bennett prosided over & reprosenta- tive meeting of citzens held at the chamber of commerce last night to nominate a non- partisan board of education, and Mr. Samuel Reese actod as secrotary. A number of ladies were in attendance, and took a deep interest in the proceedings. Mr. Hitcheock moved that the chair ap- voint a committee of five to place in nomina tion eight candidates for the board of educa. tion, Pending the appointment of the committoe, Mr. Ambrose said he was anxious that it should not go out that the meeting was a cut and dried affair and suggested that those in the meeting having in view suitable candi- dates hand their namos to the committee. Ho put his suggestions in the form of & motion, which was seconded and_carried. The members of the committee as ape pointed by the chair wore Messrs. E. Ros water, G. M. Hitcheock, G. W. Ambrose, J. B. Kitchen and J. 8. Gibson. Mr. Hitchcock arose and read the following communication : OmAmA,June 1.—To the non-partisan moeting —Gentlemon : The Womon's Suffrago ass tion of this city, together with a_larg ber of citizens not connected with the suf- frage work are earncstly roquesting that women be accorded a place on the board of education, They therefore request your eration of the follow names, asking that you select them to represent your hon- orable body on the above named board. Mrs. Alma E. Keith, Fannie Ada Walker. Respectfully, Mns. DiNssoRE, Mpgs. JOSLYN, T. M, Houss, Committec. Nominations being in order tho following names were prosented: Max Moyer, Fred Miller, H. H. Bright, Phil Andres, Johin Rosicky, W. W. Scott, Mrs, Alma E. Kieth, A. C. Wakely, Silas Auchmoedy, William Coburn, Charles F. Goodman, Dr. John Peabody, A. . Charl- ton, Augustus Pratt, Henry Pundt,” Georgo Ames, A. P. 'Tukey, W. W. Keyser, Jokin L. McCague, Charles Connoyer. As the committee retired to make up the ticket, Mr. Tukey requested that his name mot be considered in their deliberations. Mr. J. J. Points, who had also been nominated, made a like request, The committee, after a careful consider- ation of the names furnished, returned_and reported the following as the ticke! Millard, D.; H. H, Bright, R.; C. man, R.; Samuel Reese, R.; Augustus Pratt, D.; Henry Pundt, K.} Churchill Parker, D. On motion of Max Meyer the tickot was ratified, and the committee were continued with power to name substitutes in cse any of those mentioned could not serve. The candidates are requested to meet at the board of trade at 10 o'clock this morning. THE RAILROADS. A DECLINE IN RATES. An item appearod in yesterday's issue relating to the discriminations made by the Chicago, Burlington & Northern in favor of St. Pauland Minneapolis and against Chi- cago. Therates given the twin cities from the seaboard wore less than those charged Chicago shippers to St. Paul. Yestérday thegeneral freight agent of the road issued a uotice to the effect that a reduction in tariffs would be made between Chicago and St. Paul in proportion to rates made by other lines. ACROSS THE CONTINENT. The Delaware, Lackawana & Western have purchased the Green Bay, Winona & St. Paul road, which action causes considerable speculation as to what the objects of the Lackawaua are. Soon after the Winona & Southern project began to be agitated, the management of the Lackawana saw ata glance that the construction of such a line would greatly enhance the value of the Groen Bay road, as it would put them in direct communication with connections to the Pacific coast. The Winona & South- western would affordthe necossary connec- tion at Council Bluffs and their own line from Manistec, which would be the connec- tion desired to Buffalo and New York. The Lackawanna cgmpauy own and operate a line from New York city to Buffalo and control a road from Buffalo to Manistee. From Mamstee to the Wisconsin shore over Lake Michigan they own a line of steamers which run winter and summer. The Green Bay road furnishes the connection to Winoua, while the Southwestern completes tho line to San Francisco. The longth of the proposed line from Winona to Council Bluffs is 325 miles, of which ninety miles is alrcady built 50 that it only remains to construct 230 miles before the Delaware, Lackawanna & West- ern can ship freight and passengers from New York to San Francisco over their own line. The benefits to be derived from an advent, of this kind iu the west are numerous and noportant. Prohablf the greatest one re- lates to the hard coal question. The Lacka- wanna owns and operates tWo thirds of the coal mines in the counties of Lackawanna and Luzerne in Penusylvania, with direct connections it will be enabled to furnish an- thracite coal for western use at least 85 per cent cheaper than at present, 1ts effect upon passenger and freight traffic would also be felt. 'The company is the most independent organization 1n cxigtonce and in_order to se- cure the heaviest end of the business has on several occasions voluntarily left the eastern pool and made rates of its own. When its new line is opened such action muy be anti- cipated at once. WILL PRACTICE ECONOMY. A rumor to the effect that the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul management had issued stringent orders to their superintend- ents enjoining the closest economy in operat- ing expenses, both by reduction of force and reduction of wages of employcs, has been confirmed. General Manager Miller in a circular letter to that effect states that thero never has been a time in the history of the road when matters needed a more careful, constant watchfulness and care. The re duction of rates and decrease of revenuo have, to quote Mr, Miller, become a serious matter and if the reductions now proposed in tariffs in a number of states the reduction in operating expenses will notnecessarily stop at the number employed. Mr. Miller states that it is his desire to postpone a reduction in vages as long as possible and hopes to bridge the trouble without resorting to this ac- AN I, 0N ASKED FOI, The Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs road has applied for an injunction in the United States court. at Topeka, Kan., re- straining the Riversic al company at Leavenworth from dumping refuse {rom their mines into the Missouri cluiming that it turns the channel in suc a manner as 1o work great harmi to their prope the opposite bank. ~FOLL WEIGHT P a URE Tts superior excellence proven iu milll homes £0r more than a guarter of & century is used by the Umited States Governument dorsed by the heads of the great uliversith rangest, purest and smost hesltnful. D, can Buking Powder does not contain | smmonia, Hime or alun. Sold only in cans. - PRICE BAKING POWDER €O, New York. Chlcaga. 8t Louls. s of 1t 0UR DEPOT COLLING ——— A Newspaper Writer's Adyenture at the U. P. Depot, ——— Entertained by An Old Oitizenofjflowa for More than an Honr—Queer Talk by the Old Man—Interviewin Again, “DId you aver get to a railway station about n half hotir too early for your train, and there,for the want of something better to do, stuay the different characters about yon also ‘'waifing ¢ ¢ the same trajn?” asked an old citizen of lows of & roporter,while chatting over their olgars in the walting réom of the Union Pacific depot several days ago. I nover get to the station 8o early, Bt 1Have ofton aerived in o t a6t the trat ull out and see a rival reporter make a ‘scoup’ Iind thoughit of mking myselfy’ answered the scribe,who was then feeling very biue on aceount having missed the South Omaha dummy train. Well, Uave, replied the old gentiemen, “gow seo thiat Doy there. 111 Wager {int that 18 a boy you could trust to atttend to rm{lhlll‘ almost As woll as a grown man. Why, did you say? Wh Simply hecatse he sits therominds his own Dusl. ness, and 18 not running about the room inolder people’s way and giving his mother an unlimited amount of troublo and worry, See that woman there, she s five chifldren with her, the oldest notmiore than ten years old and that baby can’t Do more than six months old, butshe appears to be happy any way becanse tliey all are quiet and well behinved chifdren, but all'the same I would not care to be traveling all alone with five young- stors to 100K after, See that bevy of giels, God Dloss them, they are all sweet girls, ‘They have Deen up to'Boyd's opera louse to the matin hear how they talk of it. 1 was there myself an Tam not surprised at the way they are pleased with {t. Now look at that chap in the corner, 100k how sad he looks, 1 suppose he is gotng somewhere to a funeral, perhaps has had a tole- gram that a near relative or a dear friend has dled. 1 feel for him. Now there s a young man Just came in, he is un_acquaintance of mine, 1 will introduce you and he can tell you something that will benews to your readers. He has just Russed through an experience that many o rest: dent here can” avail themselyes of if they only took the trcuble and realized the danger they were (ncurring. The wrter was then introduced to Mr. William Ward, who has lived in Omaha for near! ears, and is employed as a coachman at No. Dayenport street; on beingasked to tell his ex- perfence, he told ‘the writer the following: 1 was troublod with the catarrh about four years, It commenced with a fresh coid, 1 had fits of sneezing, with chilly sensations followed by a feverish condition, and my nose was stopped up although 1 hada watery dlscharge from by nos: trils continually, until ‘the edges of my nostrils 100ked red enonih to satisty tho most fastidions old toper, and my eyes would be filled with tears. This condition soon lessened, and would cause but little annoyance, but each new cold made the condition worse, until I had & perma- nent condition of cold in the head. The dis- charge was then thicker and changed in color. Tcould hardly breathe through my nose, and tho discharge would collect in my throat,which kept me continually hemming and spitting, the slightest change In temperature would affect my condition and stop up first one nostriland thien the other, Afler going to bed, 1¢ I laid on my right side my right nostril would stop up, 1f on my left, my left nostril, and I was <o to keep my mouth open to'get sufficient air. My yoice had a mufiied character and kind of “nasal twang.” 1had a continual pain over my eyes, and {1 the back part of my eyes, ury food did not set well on my stomach and my appetite waschangeuble. [ nts a very light breuictast due no doubt to'my velng compelied to hem and Spit 50 much upon arising. 1 suffered this way until T became discournged, After merous patent preparations and ob ralief, T concluded I would T haa'been reading about Dr, MeCoy-and his sociates and visitod their office. 4n the Block, and must say 1w berofit their treatment, for [ feel Ilkd a ne again, Tfeol to-day like a mun who Niay been Iiberated from o close conflnement.. 1 de not have the pains over m; 18 clear and my nose also. charges from the nose, my appetite what T eat agrees with mg, I am gaining in fiosh. T slecp woll and gat tip tlio morning ro- frestied, no more hemmiug and spitting and in short 1 teel much better than I haye forover four Joars. [ foel ike domg s saving all Tead for . MoCoy, aud cartainly racomind ull Who are suffering with catarrh to give him a trial, for Lie has worked wouders for mo. TWENTY-ONE QUESTIONS. A Few Symptoms of Diseaso That May Prove Serious to ¥ou. Do you have frequent fits of mental depres- sion?’ Do you experience ringing or buzzing noises n your eurs? To you feel as though you must suffocate when lying down? Are you troubled with a hacking cough and goneral debility? Are your eyes generally woak and watery and frequently inflamed? Does your voice have a husk, thick sound and a nasal sort of twang? Is your breath frequently offensive trom somo unaccountable cause? EEE avo you a dull, oppressive hoadache, gener- ally loeated over tho cyea? Do you iuve to lawk and cough trequently tn the effort to clear your throat? “Aro you losing your sense of smell and is your sonse of taste becoming dulled? Does your nose always feel stopped up, forc- tng you to breathe throligh your mouth? 0 you frequently feel @izzy. particularly when Ktooping to pick snything oif tho floor? Does every little draft of air and every slight change of temperature give you a cold? Are you annoyed by a constant desire to hawk and syt out un endlea quantity of phiegmt Are you always tired and indisposed to exer- t10n, whether of business, work or amusement? Is great effort required to keep your thoughts fixed upon matters that formerly were easily performed? Do you rise from bed as tired and yeakas you were the night before and feel as though you wanted to lie there foreyver? 15 your throat filled with phlegim in the morn- ing, which can only be discharged atier violont coughing and hawking and spitiing? Do you oceasionully wake from a troubled sleep With a star a8 if you had just escaped a hor Have you Ic tin your calling or business or fortner pleasures, allwmbition kono, and do you feel indifferent whother to-morrow finds you alive or dend” - Are you troubled with a discharge from the Béad 1ito the throat, sometines watery and ex cessive, sometimes ‘mucus, thick, sticking to whatever it touchies, sometimes’ Woody, and nearly always putrid and offensiver Pl bove wre Some Of the nany symptowms of h and the beginning of lung troubles, Not se 10 a hundred will have all of theni, but tod will have a few or many of OF mOre KerioUs YOUr symnp- angerous your condition, I'his 5'0f discase 18 treated “very successfully by Coy or his wssoctates. The muny cases re- 1 throuih the columus of the dally papers proves thigaud each statement pubifahid i sub. tantially the sameas given by the patient cured, and iy assoclates 1se 1o secret skillful con i, applied in and by using the mended applisuces They thus produc 1'% 11 the muny pi our roadors that chokifig? physicluns Lave achieved & sic- “use which few or no other doo DOCTOR J, CRESAP MGOY, Late of Bellevae Hosuital New York, Has Oftices No, 810 and 11 RAMGE BUILDING. OMAHA, NER Where all curable cascs are treated with suc cess, ® Nfully. Consump édical dise Jepsla, 1heumatism, tion, Bright's di and all NERVO! cullar 10 tho wexes & speclally. L CONSULTATION at office or by mail §1. Many diseases ave treated succossfully by Dr. ¢ through the walls, and i i3 0ssible fOr those uuable L0 ke the jour- tey 1o obtain successful hospital treatinent ut thielr homes. Ottice hours 9 to 11 @.an.5 2 104 p.an,: Two8p m. DAY HOUKS FROM § A.'M. 10 1 P.M Correspondence recelves prompt attoution, Noletters answered unloss accomponied by 4 cents iu stamps, 4 "Addross all wail to Dr.' J.C. McCoy, Rooms 311 Kamge bullding, Omats, Neb,