Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 18, 1889, Page 4

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FEIL, Notary Publlc. — Tie repeal of the midnight closing ordinance was a flash in the pan. IN THE game of hide-and-go-seek Omaha councilmen are not altogether a success. THE parties who are said to be paying Judge Neville’s expenses in Washing- ton had better recall him. THE performances at the council meet- ing last night recalled the time when the Holly water works vetoos were pend- ing and the sounds of Barney Shan- non’s gentle voice vibrated through the council chamber like a foghorn. COLORADO speaks encouragingly of the mining prospects of that state for the coming season. During 1888 the production of ores reached the value of twenty-seven millions, and it is confi- dently expected thai the output for 189 will amount to a round thirty millions. THE question has finally reached the courts of lowa whether a tax on sleep- ing cars can be collected in that state. The 18sue will be followed with as much interest in Nebraska as in Iowa, and the decision will, in all probability, af- fect the collection of a similar tax in our state, Peryirs for buldings to cost four hundred thousand dollars were 1ssuad in Omaha duving March. The amount is three times greater than for March, 1888. Every department of business shows a similar cheering advance over last year’s record, and flatly contradict the falsehoods of mosshack idlers. s of the state the welcome nows come of timoly rains preparing the soil for vlowing and planting. There is every prospect that the acreage of corn and oats will ex- ceed that of last year, and with such avother harvest, Nebraska bids fair to stand at the head of the agricultural states, JLUSIVE use of the vinduets should not ve granted to any street railway company. The city connot afford to discourage progress and improvement on the south side by giving a monopoly of the viaducts to one company, Iqual rights and equal privileges should be granted to all comers and the ap- proaches kept freo for the joint use of the companies. ——— THE three-mill levy for parks and boulevards will yield between sixty and seventy thousand this year, With tea thousand dollars set apart for beautify- ing and improving Jefferson square and fifteen thousand for Hanscom park the park commission will still have over thirty-five thousand dollars for laying out boulovards and preliminary pay- ments for parking grounds. THERE is more color to the report that the Sioux Indians are anxious to ratify the new treaty with the govorn- meut for the opening of the reserva- tions in South Dakota. The wisit of the chiefs to Washington last fall, where the wishes of the Inaians were apparently consulted, evidently fixed the business. The new commission con- sequently expects to find but little oppo- sition when the measure will come up before the Sioux for ratification. E———— Ir 18 very doubtful whether the coun- cil could have affected anything legally by overriding the mayor’s veto by filli- bustering tactics, The mayor, under the charter, is required to return an ordinance with his approval or disap- proval within a fixed time. If the coun- oil does not hold a session during that period, his veto could be filed in the clerk’s office. If the council failed for want of a quorum to hold its session, the veto would come up at its next meot- ag. The chauces are ten to one that they would not have been able to mus- tor the twelve votes necessary to over- ride the veto in any eveot. POLITICS IN THE TERRITORIES. The political campaign about to open in the territories eligible to statehood promises to be carried on with great vigor. The unfair treatment of the people of these territories by the dem- ocratic party ought to insure republi- can success in all oLthem, but the dem- ocrats apparently do not regard the situntion s by any means hopeless for their party except as to South Dakota, and they intend to make the strongest possible fight in the other three. They are undoubtedly nt some disadvantage, but the republicans of these future states cannot afford to be idle or omit any ef- fort necessary to success. The result of the recent municipal elections in Montana, while not a cor- tain index of the outcome of a general election, was still encouraging to the democracy, and unguestionably gave them some advantage. Whether the verdict then rendered shall be reversed depends upon the nature of the causes producing it and the possibility of re- moving them. The republican dissen- sions in Montana are understood to have grown out of contests over federal of- fices filled by the present administra- tion, and they are said to have left a bitterness which may not be casily eradicated. Just what the administration can do to restore harmony is not clear, but it will doubt- less be called upon to make some effort to bring all republicans into line. There is some republican disaffection in North Dakota, but it is not of a na- ture to perhaps seriously damage the party. Yet the democrats propose to take all the advantage they can of it. Washington advices state that the national committee is making a care- ful study of the democratic chances in both these territories, and stands ready to furnish material aid of men and money, whenever and wherever these can bo employed to good pur- pose. Washington territory went re- publican by a good majority last fall, but it will be well not to allow this to create over-confidence there. The issue of the wool tariff had an influence then which it may vot exert again. There is, of course, no question regard- ing toe result in South Dakota. There is no probable circumstance that ean prevent the republicans of South Da- kota from organizing the state govern- ment and choosing senators and rep- resentatives in congress. The importance to the republican party of organizing all these prospec- tive states, or at any rate a majorit, of them, is undoubtedly fully under stood and appreciated by the party lead- ers, and it is safe to assume that they will be prepared to meet any efforts the democrats may put forth. But the re- sult will Gepend most largely upon the energy and zeul of the republicans of the territories, and these they should exert to the fullest extent. JUDGE NEVILLE'S SCREF Ex-Judge Neville has seen fit to file in the treasury department two very re- markable documents relative to the proposed postoffice location. One of these screeds, which we publish on an- other page, is not only a breach of common courtesy on the part of Mr. Neville as a citizen toward men who stand high in the community, but it is the most indecent and uncalled-for attempt to hesmireh a judge on the United States bench who had be- friended Mr. Neville when he was a subordinate officer of his court. ‘We concede to Mr. Neville, as we do to any other citizen, the right to use all legitimate means to promote his own interest 1n the location of a public building. Mr. Neville had a perfect right to place before Secretary Windom all the facts and arguments that would exhibit the advantages of the Plauters’ house-Folsom lots as a site for the post- office over any competing site, and, particularly, over the square on Fighteenth street, bounded by Farnam and Douglas, But Mrv. Neville was not con- tent with making such an exhibit. He has not only sought to befog and mislead the secretary of the treasury by exaggeration and reckless misi sentation’ but went clear out of his to make personal attacks, The opnonents of the Planters house location had simply expressed a prefer- ence for other localities and set forth the advantages the government would derive in accepting another site. They avoided all personality, and made wo charges against any man, not excepting Mr. Linton. Mr. Neville's name was nevor even whis- pered in the treasury department during the entire controver: Why should he single out and per- sonally ussail citizens who had dono ten times, yea, an hundred times as much as he in building up Omaha? Why should any man burden the treasury department with a referenco to personal feuds that can have no pos- sible bearing on the postoffice location? In what light does this special cham- pion of the Planters’ house location place himsclf and the partios whom he pretends to represent? He says that ‘‘the rise from Fifteenth street, present postofiice site on Douglas, to Eighteenth stroet is about one hundred feet.” The present postofiice is not located on Douglas, but on Dodge streot. The vise from Farnam and Fifteonth streets to the corner of Eighteenth and Farnam is about sixty feot—or forty feet less than he repre- sents, Mr. Neville said in his first paner that the council had no right to vacato au alley, and in the second paper he says that the council never will vacate the alley between Farnam and Douglas 80 long as Hascall remains in tho coun- cil. Thebench on which Neville sat in the court house for several years stands rvight over an alley that had been va- cated by the city, seven years ago, with the approval and advice of both General Mandetson and General Cowin, repre- senting respectively the city and county. Before Neville started for Washing- ton the council had already passod an ordinance vacating the alley in any block on which the government might locate the postofiice. My, Nevilio declaves that, even if the council did pass an ordinance vacating the alley, Mayor Broatch would veto the ordinance becuuse he owns lots near Thirteonth and Harney. This is rather alow estimate of the official integrity of the mayor. The fact 18 that the mayor has alceady approved the ordi- nance. Mr. Neville's flings at Judge Dundy are boneath contempt, ns is his broad intimation that Rosewater wrote the judge’s letter to ex-Senator Saunders. In the first place the judge has not even spoken to Rosewater in three years and in the next place his letter was written before Linton had reported. Intimate friends of the judge say that he has favored the Farnam street siie ever since the project of a new postoffice has been before congress. Mr. Neville has shown himself to be a daisy. PROJTECTED PC L REFORMS. The postoffice department is said to be seriously considering two important reformsin the postal service. One of these relates to a reduction of letter postage to one cent, the other to re- duced rates on mer chandise carried in the mails and the admission of pack- ages of larger size and greater weight, thus establishing a parcel post system as aprominent feature of the mail ser- vice, With regard to the question of re- ducing letter postage to one cent, the third assistant postmaster-gencral said t0 a newspaper correspondent that he had never opposed any proposed reduc- tion in postage, and never intended to. Reductions, he said, have never re- sulted in a decrense of the revenue ex- cept for a short time after they went into effect. Then a reaction has set in, and the revenues at reduced rates of postage became higher and higher. Instead of there being a falling off, there is within a fow months conclusive demonstration that the use of the mails is largely increased, the revenues of the department, of course, keoping pace with that increase. According to Gen- eral Hazen the reductions of postage have always resulted in three things: an increase in the number of letters mailed, the substitution of sealed let- ters for postal cards, and the .substitu- tion of sealed matter for unsealed circulars. These results have not fol- lowed immediately, but have never failed to be arrived at in a greater or less time. It is understood that the postmaster- general isstrongly in favor of reducing the postage on letters to one cent, and that he will doubtles recommend in in his annual repovt to congress that this be done. The st national republican platorm lared in favor of one cont ge, ‘and if the subject is presented to the next congress with the approval of the ad- ministration it is to be expected that the republican majority in that body will carry out the recommendation. There is unquestionably no general popular demand at present for a reduc- tion in letter postage, and it is well un- derstood that the department has an an- nual deficit at the present rate. But if it be a fact in the experience of the ser- vice, asstated by the third assistant postmaster-general, that reductions of postage lower only temporarily the revenuo of the department, the business being largely increased by such reductions, there is obviously a substantial argument in favor of giving the people at once the benefit of a postal rate, or rather the principal that has always governed in it, is to give the the most generous consideration with secondary regard to making the service sell-sustaining, If reducing- letter postage from two cents to one cent would enlarge correspondence among the people, without for any ex- tended period decreasing the rovenues of the department, it would undoubtedly be justified by public opinion. With regard to the: other proposed reform, the only opposition it would be likely to mect is that of the whose business it 1t would un- very material advantage le inte large express compunics, might somewhat impair. doubtedly be a to the mercan try and to o very the people. s of the coun- proportion of Turr reports from California regard- ing an organized scheme to invade and capture Lower California, are very likely largely sensational. Yet thero is nothing weredible in the idea of such amovement. Bands have been orga- nized to seize territory within the United States, so that there is nothing unlikely ‘about a filibustering scheme against Moxican territory. But it is not probablo that men like Mackay and some others of equal responsibility arve identified with it, Of course, if there is any such scheme on foot, it is doomed to failure. Our government would not permit any filibustering expedition organized within its jurisdiction to pro- ceed against the possessions of a friendly government, and every man who should engage in such a scheme would become an outlaw. Still itis possible to find men desperate enough to take any chance in which there is the slighvest promise of gain. So that the reported scheme is not to be regarded as neces- sarily o myth, THE United States geological survey has laid out the work which it will per- form during the coming summer in in- vestigating what can be accomplished by irrigating the arid lands of the west. This work will be mainly experimental, the design being to survey a few repro- sentutive localities in Colorado, Idaho and elsewhere. Investigation will be oxtended to every state and territory where irvigation is required, and while it will be lmpossible to complete the worlk of survey in many places, enough will be done to illustrate the subject and indicate the policy of the govern- ment in the matter, This irrigation question is attracting a great deal of at- tention, now that the vast area believed to be reclaimable by it is better known, and if the investigations and experi- ments result in showing the practica- bility of irrigation as a means of re- claiming these lands, the matter is cer- tain to occupy, in the near future, a very large place in public attention, THE very large increase in the ex- ports of corn from this country to Eu- rope during the past nine months is an encouraging sign that this grain is growing in favor abroad as food for the "sons, people. Within forty-seven million bushels have been exported, muchttie greater part of this of the last crofy, the aggregate being more than double the amount ever be- fore exported in'a like period. This shows the desirability of making the people of Burope familiar with corn as food, as 1t is desighed to do at the Paris exposition, and ghould stimulate inter- est in all the corn growing states to- ward the Paris corn exhibit. There 1s reason to believe that with proper of- fort our exports of corn could be in- creased within a few years to immense proportions DEsPITE the failure of the recent merchants’ convention at St. Lous to formulate a national bankruptey law, the Massachusetts legislature, at the earnest solicitation of the business men of the state, adopted a resolution urg- ing the enactment, by congress, of such a measure. The attention of the Fifty- first session will undoubtedly be called to the necessity of a bankruptey law. The merchants of not only the eastern, but the western and southern states,are alive to the neods of the country of a uniform law of such a character, Tne rumblings of war between the Union and Northern Pacifio foreshadow an early rupture of railroad harmony in the northwest. Years ago the Union Pacific secured control of over two miles of water front on Puget Sound, and it is not improbable, should war be declared, that the company will build north from Huntington through Washington terri- tory. THE 1mpression prevails that the spring trade all over the country has been backward. A glance at the in- creased bank clearings for the months of March and April would indicate the reverse. The volume of trade, gauged by this index, exceeds that of last year by fully fifteen per cent. It may, perhaps, cheer the hearts of the hoomers to learn thath bank for Oklahoma will be opened for business at Guthrie on the 224 inst. Many a poor mun’s goods and chattels will be left there for security. Important to Smah With Mothers, Pittsburg Dispateh. A factory to make felt shoes with padded soles will soon be started in Towanda. 30¥8) Chicago Herald. Amelie Rives’ next will be called “White Slaves. The gratifying announcement is made tl it will not be completed for two years, st O For the Best Man, Bostoh Herald, It appears that Senator-elect Dixon, of Rhode Island, voted for himsclf. In doing this ho was, no doubt, nctuated by o desire to get the best man. i e A Good Place T'or O Cincinnati Enquirer, 1t is o week from to-day that the trouble in Oklahoma will begin. ‘Pherc is not much of a Umted States army, but it might be well to have all of it on the ground. Army. Royal Countesses. Chicaan The khalifa of Khartoum has kindly pre- semted the governor of Suakim with the head of Ras Alula, the great Abyssinian gencral, for a foot ball. Tt is by such little courtesics as those that the people of the orient huve obtained a lasting reputa- tion for politeness. R S Here's a Delicate Question, New York Commercial advertiser, One man will be drunk in his head while his legs are as the legs of a teetotaler, while another’s head will be clear as a bell, while his legs bend in the wrong direction at the knees, intertwine in the most intricate and surprising way, and in gencral act like the fiexible arms of the octopus, In these latter cases it could be hardly said that a man was drunk when it was apparent that but a por- tion of him was, as the North Ambrosianx has it, civilated. Casuistry would have to be brought to bear 1 discussing this ques- tion: When one-half of a man is drunk and the other half is sober, in what condition is the man, considered as a totality? It is as if aman, seeing a child emergmg from a half- orphan asylum, should wonder which balf of the lad was an orphan. THE AF Clad in costume, hke the catkins, Of aquiet Quaker tint, Both the old cats and the kittens Do their regulation stint Of gay gossip, und, the while they Sip thoir inoffensive punch, Pick their neighbors all w0 pieces AU the pussy willow luneh! Speaking of Mary Anderson's carly career, Stephen Fliske says: ‘“‘Miss Anderson told me,atthe time, that sho was born July 25,1850, This would make her In her thirtioth year now. She had been upon the stage two s having made her Macauloy's theater, Louisville, November 1875, on ‘Romeo and Juliot.’ “1 do not understand society,” smd Mrs, Newriche. “When I invite peoplo to my house, I never put on the cards from *4 until 7.0 They can stay as long us they like.”—The Epoch, Matrimonial possibilities: Between 15 and 20 is 144 per cent, Between 20 and 25 is 52 per cent, Between 25 and 0.1 15 per cent, Between 80 and 8 is 155 per cont. Between 85 and 40t 35 per cont. Bevween 40 and 45 iy 21¢ ver cent, Between 45 and 508 % of 1 per cent, Between 50 and 55 is X of 1 per cont. Mrs, Harrison 18" the only lady honored with cards for the autige series of centennial festivities n Now ¥k, Mrs, Russell Hanpbon has recovered from her indisposition, undl Mrs. Scott H. Lord is the latest on the sick list at the white house, In the boudoir, Jiss Confidante—What makes you suspect yohy maid? Mrs. Young- A- torwal debut at husband—-My husbdud is always telling me how he hates her, ", Miss Dessie Rockefeller, the daughter of John D, Rockefeller, who became the bride of Rev, Dr. A. H. Strong a fow days ago, received $1,000,000 as & wedding gift from her father. Queen Victoria has ordered pretty much all England into mourning for the late duchess of Cambridge. The army, the navy, the court and the civil officials must put iton or defy her wrath. Lady Randolph Churchill and Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain do not speak as they pass by. He: “I have been trying to write an essay on ‘Duty’ for your literary socioty, sud [ want your opinion on this sentence: ‘We ought to embrace every opportunity.’ I am undecided whether to write it that way, or say: ‘Every opportunity we ought to em- THURSDAY. this period nearly | brace’ Which do you think the better?” APRIT, 18. 18%9 She: “1 hardly know. It's a beautiful sen- timent either way you put it.” Poor London is in the throes of a discus- sion rogarding the morits and demerits of “The Quick or the Dead 1" Mrs. Amelie Rives Chanler, who has been sponding several days at Richmond with rol- atives, has had photographs of herself taken in various styles, many of which are oharac- teristic of the fair authoress. In some half a dozen of the pictures Mrs. Chanler's collie dog, which she brought with her from Castle Hill, is represented standing on his hind feot, and his fair mistress grasping his fore paw. Another represents Mrs, Chanlor in flowing garments, lying on & couch, with closed eyes, while a colored maid bends over Ly —_—— STATE AND TERRITORY, Nebraska Jottings. The Democratic Guide, of Dewitt, has re- moved to Wilber, the county seatof Saline county. The average daily consumption of gas at Kearney during the present season is about eighteen thousand feet, Fire originating in an unknown manner destroyed the public school building at Stella, involving a loss of £3,000, on which there was an insurance of §,000. A man arrived at Rulo the other day m a demented condition and rogistered at the hotel as A. C. Solenburg, of Hyannis. He well dressed, but has no money. The business men of Beatrice have formed a goctal organizaticn, and in a short time will have fitted up rooms with all the belongings of a metropolitan club. The new_orguniza- tion comprises at least soventy-five of the best business men in town, If the fruit that will be produced in Custer county in the future can be estimated by the number of trecs that are being shipped into Broken Bow this spring, there will be no lack of fruit in a few years, says the Broken Bow Republican. Hartington boasts that it will have the largest building in northeastern Nebraska when the sheet iron agricultural implement and lumber warchouse of A. Lubeley & Co., is completed. A large force of workwen is now employed on the building. Incendiaries endeavored to destroy the Dbusiness portion of Shelton the other night, Cobs, saturated with oil, were placed about in several places in Gee's meat market and fired. The tire was discovered before much headivay had been gained and prompt action of citizens extinguished the flames. The place where the fire was started wvas in a row of frame buildings, and had it not been di: covered would have wiped out of existence almost the entire cast side of Main strect. No clue has been found, but an attempt will be made to ferret out the guilty party. lowa. Keokuk has packed 9,000 hogs this season. Towa's first fair was held in Fairfield in October, 1852, Forty men are at work in the zoological garden at Des Moines. Colonel J. H. Seveney has resigned as in- spector general of the state militia. Twenty-five indictments against saloonists were found by the Ottumwa grand jury. The new Methodist church at Belle Plain will be of brick with a seating capicity of Hb0. Jeremiah Cullen, Towa township, Dubuque county, is 104 years old. He is unable to walk and 1s biind. Keokuk has won its case against the gas company which wanted an interminable grip on the municipality, A Keokuk boy and a Burlington man had apie eating contest and the boy ate two pieces to the man’s one. Max Roege, the Davenport school master who was beaten about the head a few months ago by Johin Baluff, has become a_curiosity to himsetf as well as to his neighbors. It appears that as a result of the drubbing, the drum of one of his cars was punctured, and that now by pressing together the nostrils hie can whistle any tune out of his melody emitting e Dakota. @The Aberdeen club will build a $5,000 club house. Huriey 1s organ! association zing a building and loan A Baptist church is to be organized at Rapid C Sturgis is making great efforts to secure the county seat of Meade county. There are eleven inmates of the Plankin- ton reform school—nine oys wnd two girls, “The Madison board of trade has appointed a commttee of five to look after the railroad interests of Madison. OW. A. Ward, postmaster at Kirkwood, wants to make a_balloon ascension in Kim- ball some time next month if moncy enough can be raised to pay expenses The State Live Stock association has been organized at_ Plankinton, adopwed by-laws and eleeted ofticers, the object of the organ- ization being the iusurance of live stock from death. The Yankton Telegram people of L ota could have promptly re- lieved all prairic fire_suffercrs, and that the contribution advertising tho people will get will do them much more harm than the woll- meant will o them good St WHAT PEOPLE insists that the ALK ABOU Views and Interviews Oaught in Hotel Corridors and Elsewhere Hon. B. S. Baker, onc of the bald-headed gentlemen who aspire to United States Dis- trict Attorney Pritchett’s shoes, is at the Millard, and yesterday he had 1 quiet ks with local politicians. Mr. Baker s a cutizen of kairbury, and in reply 1o quc concerning the prosperity of his town “Everyting gives en indic for a good year. is gr though to all appearanc is no reason for it. We have neve boom and hope we never will. not the thing most desirable. Of course they are ull right while they last, but when the bottom falls out and reaction sets , then conditions had a Booms become worse than they were befol The improvements going on now are substantial in character, the result of slow growth and natural proserity.” “Any new pownters, relatiy dacy for tl ship, Mr. Bk 0, 1 v that thero are. It is merely a question of time aud scems to rest ly with Pritchett. 1 don’t know r he proposes 1o resign or serve out w. 1 had a long talk with him to-day, but got no satisfation. He expressed a do- termination to remain quiet and see what the administration proposes to do. The entiro | delegation in congress has decided on me | and sent my nam® to the president. Ha s0n knows something of me and I have s to your candi- a lettor from bim an which he says all 1 n is a recommendation ajority of the delogation, 80 you sc appointment is virtually as zood as made. Mr. Pritchett is an excellent gentleman and a good tawyer, but I don’t know how he has conducted the business of the ofi Reports have been circulated 1o the eficet that he will re sign after the May term of court closes, but 1 talk to me held out no such indicatio The fact of the matter is, aud Mr. Baker adwitted having heard such rumors, some- body has started a_story intimating thau charges are to be preferred against Pritehotr, alleging eithor neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, and ho does not propose to be kicked out with a cloud hanging over him. e, continued Mr., Baker, *ho would be just like him. If g 10 be mado he should have an opportunity of answering them. I believe that if the delegation should say to him, “We want your place for @ republican,’ Lé would willingly tender his resignation, — Hed Cloud Tournament. J. L. Miller, of Red Cloud, is in_the city securing rates over the several railroads for the tournament of the Stato Firemen's asso- clation which will be hold at that city July 16 to July 10, next. 1t is expected from the euergy the Red Cloud departinent 1s display- ing, the tournament will be the largest and the most successful held in the state, - Public Works, The board of public works was in session all day yesterday, grinding away on side- walk specifications. The Omaba Street Railway company filed application for & permit to coustruct a double track on Vinton street from Si enth street to Kighteenth street, and oo Thirteenth street four blocks soutl from Vintos. LINCOLN NEWS AND NOTES. Opening Session of the State Con- ference of Prohibitionists. SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS. Printing Contracts Awarden—Incor- voration of the Pacific Town Site Company—The Live Stock Commission Adjourns. 1020 P Streer, Lixcony, April 17 A state conference of prohibitionists is now in session in this city. The meetings aro held at Bohanan's kall. The initial moeting, called to order this aftornoon at half past 2 o'clock, was not strained in num- bers or overly enthusiastio, but it is said the welkin will ring before final adjournment is taken. Chairman Dickie, of the national committee, is in attendance. Heo entortained the multitude to-night in the usual way. But he is vigorous and able. Means for carrying the submission question two years hence, giving the state constitutional prohibition, 18 the groat question under consideration. George Scott, chairman of the state central committee, presides. Charles Templin is here. 8o also 18 Dick Hawloy., But he lives here. It can be said, howevor, that promi- nent third party workmen are here from all parts of the state. They all have ideas and all shoot them off. The class meeting excrcises are interesting and refreshing. The plan is the bone of contention. What will ve done canunot be told. Yet it is rea- sonably certain that the work of commit- tees will prove satisfactory, and that in due time campaigners will be put to work in a “wound up” that shall extond into every voting precinct ana ward in the state. At the outset the indications are strong that the prohibs have gone to work with blood in their eyes. It is just learncd that a damper was thrown upon the deliberations of the confer- ence to-day by the announcement that their organ, the New Republic, had been seized by the sheriff, under ord: of George 1), Scrambling, a former aditor of the paper. 1t is supposed, however, that the needful, something over §1,300, will be raised during the session to lift it from theoppressor's hand, and again put it on the road to pros- LINCOLN BUREAU OF T OMAnA Bum, } perity and weatlh, But it has been helped 0 many times, it is whispered, that some of the wheol-horses refuse to go down into their pockets again, and that it must sink or swim, survive or perish, upon its own merits, 1ut, however this may be, the New Repub- lic will appear on time azain this week, and appearance thereafter may or may not tell the story of how it was done. Supreme Court Proceedings, State ex rel Scoville vs Wilson. De- murrer overruled. Defendant to answer in ten duys or writ to issuc, The' following causes were continued: Lathrop vs Chency; Detwiler vs Detwiler; R. V. Ry. Co. vs Long. The following causcs wers read mitted: Nollkemp vs Wyatt; State Insur- ance company vs Schreck; Roberts vs Snow; Norman vs Waite; Likes vs Wildish; Curry vs Metcalf. Se Curr court of Dixon by Justice Maxwell, Haines vs Flinn. Appeal from the district court of Johuson county, Aftirmed. Opinion Dby Justice Maxwell. Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska railroad vs Hazel. Error from the district court of Paw- nee county. Affirmed. Opinion by Chief Justice Rees: Brown vs Smith. Error from the district court of Lan ter county. Iieversed and remanded. Opinion by Justice Maxwell. The following cases filed for trial: usan Pryor vs James C. Hunter. Appeal from Furnas county. T'he county of Dodge substituted for Lena Martin vs Charles Kewnitz, Error from Dodge county. Nebraska und Iowa Insurance company vs James Christiensen. Error from Douglas and sub. Error from the district county, Afirmed. Opinion 1 ce vs W Appeal from Gage county. Lish Nelson vs State of Nebraska, from Adams county Contracts Awarded. Auditor Benton and omprising the state board of printing, held a mecting in_tho oflico of the secretary of state yosterday afternoon and awarded the contract for the stadg print- . T consists of the session laws and nals, the Supreme court rcports, reve- books, blanks und miscellancous printiug he state ofticers. The_bidders were the IPremont Tribune; Henry Gibson, of Omahia; Wigton & Ivans, of Hastings; Pace, Will- iams & North, and the State Journal, of this city. As usual, the Journal gobbled the bulk of the work, but Mr. Gibson made a much larger haul than common, Tho rest of the competitors were shut out. Gibson got the contract for printing the laws and journals, the supreme court calendar and the reprint liam Black et al. Error of tho supreme vourt reports. He does the work for $) per page for the laws, 83 per page for the journals and $1,20 per page for the re- print of the reports. The great scrap was the contract for printing fivo supreme court reports to be published at intervals during the course of two years, This was secured by the Journal for §10,250 for the entire tive cditions. The bids for the work were tho same by Mr. Gibson and the Journal. misce: funcous printing is suid to bea bo inand of itself. The tablo of bids, shows that uriformly the contracts werd awarded to the lowest bidder. Gibson's work will umount to nearly if unot quite $§17,000, while the Journal's” will probably $10,000 higher. fic Town § is stipulate 10 trans: Town Site company. fices may be established clsewh articles of the compuny were filed in office of the secrotary of state to-day is further stipulated that the company s acquire, by purchase or otherwise, suitable for town sites and lay out and pl the same into lots, strects, alleys and public grounds in this und other states of the union where such business may be carried of the such csts are provided for as may be- come necessary to perpetuate for profit the welfare of the corporation, ious of the articles provide for tho construction of irri- gatlon ditch andappa- ratus for of its, and to sell and dispose of th stances may war fixed at £100,000, divided into shares of £100 te Company. d a8 the princi tion of business of 1ut b Fremont each. Sigucd to the articles of incorpora- tion are the names of Check H. Toncray, William 1. Smails, Charles 1. Dodge, Will- iam H. Harrison and Victor Seitz. The Live St Commission Quits, As Sam Low puts it, the live stock com- mission has ‘‘absquatulated,” that is, the members of it quictly folded thoir tents to- day preferring to take dollur m other fields ars for glory. *“The average Nebraska legislature is too uncertain to bank upon,” ly romarked o mempoer of the commission to Tuk Bes mau this morning. “i like a little glory, but it v never known to buy bread and ‘butter, that has to be paid for whether school K ornot. While am glad to know that the governor vetoed the bill abolishing the com- mission, I cannot afford o risk coutinuation of work hare on & possible deficiency ppro- pristion two years h , to pay for what I would do undér proper sanction, and with assurance that compensation awsited me ut tho close of the service. The fact_exists, however, that Senator Ransom’s bill, although vetoed, practi accomplished ' its purpose. The live stock commission has adjourned work without date. The Bethany Heights University. At the moeting of the Nebraska Christian Educational board, held last night and t Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. ‘When Baby was siz¥, we gave her Castoria, ‘When she was a Clild, she eried for Castoria, When she became Mias, she elung to Castoria, Wh 20 she ha¢ Childreu, she gave them Castorls, day, & most satisfactory showing was. mada of the work at Bethany Hoights. Tho monay in hand is amplo to pay all estimates that may come in for work on the new university building, which is progressing with _ohoer. ful rapidity. The meeting was held at the office of Eider J. B. Briscoe, and was at tended by a number of ministers of the Christian ohurch from different parts of tio state. Aftor thorough discussion it was do- cided to commenge school work this fall, and & committeo on faculty was appointed. This committee considored somo rocommenda- tions this morning, but nothing definito was done. It is learnod that the building can be finished in ample timo for the commenco: ment of the fall term. The question of rapid transit was also considered by which to reach the university, and tho difforent lines looked over, but as yot no choice has been made, A committoo was appointed to look after this interest. One of three lnes wiil probably be chosen. City Nows and Notoes, Miss Mary Fairbrothor, of Tecumseh, is visiting friends in this city, Scnator Polk, of Plattsmoutn, was hora to-day on logal businoss, He took 1 Sona: tor Taggart's wodding last night. Bishop Bonacum has 1ssued a proclamation calling upon the Catholics of this diocese to obsorve the special thanksgiving day sot apart to commemorato tho first centonnial anniversary of constitutional government in this country. He also suggoests that the subjects for discourses on that day bo either The Constitution of the United States” of he Character of George Washington," Pl THE SUGAR MARKET. The Price Has Advanced 2 1-2 Centa Within Sixty Days. Sugar jumped Tucsday and an explana tion was sought of Mr. Charles Pickens, with Paxton, Gallagher & That gontlo man informed the reporter that a bullish spirit had ruled for the past sixty days in the sugar market, and that to-day the ad- vance scorod in granulated sugar had been 214 conts per vound, with a corresponding enhancemont in valuo of other manufac: tured sugars. As the outlook appeared to him, the large planters of Cuba were holding tho raw ma- terial at pricos which, while high at present, would have to bo paid by our refineries be- fore long. The supply of raw material held by rofineries in this country was very low, and the Cuban speculation” based on our necessities was a safe policy. I should not bo at all surprisea,” said Mr. Pickens, “to see granulated sugar ad vance to 10 conts per pound.” The market to-day is a cent and a half higher than the quotations of one week ago, How long this condition of things was likely to lust, Mr. Pickens was unablo to say without confirmation of the reported world: wide scarcity of raw sugars. Tho cause of the sharp advance had been the vapid increase in values of raw sugar and also on account of the refineries having largely oversold. The advices from Cubs were that both the American and Englisk ware competing with each other for all the cane products and, as a result prices had been steadily advancing until there had been a gain of a cent and a-half te two cents within the past week. It was ro portea that the availablo supply from thit time to October 1 will barely cover the actual requirements of consumption. The New York Shipping List reports thaf the suvoly in sight in Cuba is under the con trol of speculators, who are in joint account with the planters, and thav these people have been willing to offer only auction lots and have demanded fuil bids. 1%our and one. half cents cost and freight for ninety-six test have been paid for a round lot of centrifu gals to be shipped, but it would be difiicult to secure a further lot at this figure. Svol quotauions are on the basis of soven aml one half for ninety-six test, but there is nothing available on spot at this figure. Tho spot supply has been altogether insygnificant and consists almost wholly of old sugars. Offer. ings from the other West Indios are eagerly absorbed at full prices, but the supplier from thoso sources como out slowly, and there is the same reluctance to sell that it displayed in the other products of the coun tri ol FROM FOREIGN SHORF A. U. Wyman Returns Filled With Patriotic Love for America, Hon. A. U. Wyman, who has been absont urope for three months, roturned to 1a yesterday, He was accompanied by his vife and little daughter. They have taken rooms at the Millard. Mr. Wyman says that during his stay abroad he journeyed through England Scotland and rmany, but did not enjoy the trip very much. was there purely on business,’ he said, therefore = had scarcely any time to devote to pleasurable pursuits or sight-secing, The weather was miser- able. I would udvise people to stay away from London in the winter, My impressions of the country were suchas’to mako me appreciate America more 4than - ever. 1 really have nothing to tell you about my trip that is worth mentioning”. Mr. Wyman landed in New York March 19, and has since been giving his attention 1o business matters there, in Boston and ‘Washington. He says that the reports con necting his name with the treasuryship of the United States, and_that the appointment was about to be offered to im, had no foundation. “If the administratior ever contempiated offoring the place to me, it was well known at the capital that I not only didw't want it, but would not have accepted It Dr. Gluck eye and ear, Barkor blk. Army Notes. Among the ofticers before the retiring board is Licutcnant Movtgomery Parker, o Du Chesne, who, it seems, is opposed t being retived. The circumstances of his case are that some time ago the late Gener Hatch ordered him to the school of instr tion at Leavenworth. The lieutenan' claimed oxcmption on the grount of defective eyesizht. Because of thit claim,General Hateh ordered him before the retiring board, but it is claimed,as intimate¢ above. that the gentleman now wishes W make it appear that his eyesight is in no way unpaired. This is the same oftlcer who was some time ago tried by court-martial and iz whose favor the president suspended the sentonc Lieutenant Colonel J. G, Tilford succeeds to the position 1 of the Ninth ¢ eral Hatch. Major Ca ade vicant in the colonc Ity by the death of Gen 1ton succeeds Colonel Tidford. In August next Licutensut Colonel Iris bin succoeds Colonel Dudley who retires. Tho ofticers from Fort Robinson who ac compunicd the remains of General Hateh tg Fort Leavenworth, returned from the latter place this morning, and will contivue their journey to their post this evening. Constitutional Catarrh, * No single diseiso nus vitatled moro %ufforing or hastenod the hrenking up of the constitutios than Catarrh, wio of smell, of taste, AIgIL, of huarin one o me Elru thol and isributer y vitul force nattutions by mos sulled by quacks wnd o from 1L have little i wlde of the grave then, that the popul blo dtsenss by 1 o rei 1l passed (to hiands utonce comy and trustworthy, Tho now and uitherto untried method adopted by Dr, Sanford in tie propira: tlon of Lils ADICAT, CURE s won tho hearty approvai of thousunds, [t 18 Instantancous 1o afforaing relief in all head colds, sneeziny, snuf. fiing and obatructed breathing, und rapidly re MOoVos the Mokt opprosive symptoms, clearing the head sweetening the broath, restoring the senses of suiell. tasio and heaving, and nentializ ing the coustitionul tendency of the disease towaras the lings, liver wnd kidneys @ FANFOID 8 RADICAL CUIE conslits of one not tlo of the RADICA one HoX O CATARRIAL SoLvent, and [ Ky 6y ust of ! 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