Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 14, 1889, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. | PUBLISAED EVERY MORNING. e TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally (Morning Rdition) meluding SUNDA OrFION, W i W YORK OFFICE, ROOMS 14 ILDING, WASWINGTON OvFIOR, NO. URTERENTE BTREST. 11 Gom T oubiag 50 Hevrs and odl commi o “"lll -Ilm should be addressed to the RoITOR oF TRE BEE. NKS3 LETTERS, 1 ')\I!llmmli nd remittances should be reased to T B PUBLISHING COMPANY, OMAWA. Drafts, oh ind fMice orders 80 Pe made payablé o the order of the compauy. vié Bee Pablishing Company, Proprietors. E. ROSEWATER, Editor. THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation. Btate of Nebraska, oty of “Dongias, % George I, Tzschuck, secretary of The e Pub- hingConipa ny, doss solomnly swear that the ‘actusl circulation of THE DAILY Bk for the Week ending May 11, 1559, was as ollo .. ...:.18,620 GEOKGE B. TZSCHUCK. Bworn to before me and subscribod 1o o my resenco this 11th day of May. A. D. 1889, Peal. N b FHIY, Notary Publle. Btate of Nebraska, | .. County of Douglas. Georgo B, Tzschuck, being duly sworn, de- se and_says thai s is secretary of the Beo Pobiishing company, that tho actiial averago dally circulation of THE DAILY BEg for the month of April, 18%, 18,744 copies; for May, 1838, 38,183 for Juno, 18k 10565 coples for os: July, 195, T80 Avcruge. . er, coples: for February, el Jh, T8 coplos. TZSCHUCK. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my Presence this 10th day of April, A D.. W0, N. P. FEIL, Notary Public. IV EN ¥ persons have paid an internal revenue liquor tax to the United States collector at Sioux City. Another tangible proof that prohibition @oes not prohibit in Towa. Wit ndidates as thick as the eaves of the forest, the judges of the district court should have no difficulty in selecting' compotent men for park commissioners. SOCIAL have torn down the royal d of Holland, and a Nihilist con- has been punctured by Russian officials. Truly, these are busy times for the monarchial hangman. RErorTs from all points in the wheat and corn belts of the west, are of a cheering character. Copious rains have dispelled the fears of drought and vastly improved the prospect for a ‘bountiful harvest. Four years ago stone paving cost nearly four dollars per square yard. This year it can be laid for two dollars and seventeen cents. In other words, the outlay to be made for paving this year will go nearly twice asfar us it did four years ago. 3 A¥TER a long and exhaustive contest Boston has granted a franchise for elec- tric motor street railways, with the overhead wire system. This means that the picturesque and msthetic Hub will in a few years have about four hun- dred miles of road operated by elec- tricity, through a wilderness of poles and wires. Tnr BEE admires the pluck and push displayed in late years by the people of Nebraska City, and has cheerfully noted and commended every enterprise which promoted her general growth and prosperity. To insinuate vhat this paper knowingly circulated a falsehood concerning a Nebraska City industry is simply absurd, Frow all indications tha fast express trains between Omaha and Chicago have not only come to stay but their number has been increased. The [owa railronds have at last arrived at the conclusion that rapid transit is no longer an experiment. The withdrawal of that service a few weeks ago is acknowledged to have been a mistake. POSTMASTER-G ENERAL WANAMAKER §s reported to have come to the conclu- sion that what the country wants is not cheaper postage, but a better service. It is found that while a reduction of lotter postage to one cent would be universally acceptable, it can not be made without seriously fmpairing the revenues of the postoffice department and incidentally affecting §ts efliciency. The truth is that the presont postage rate is the least burden of taxation of which American people bave renson to complain, — THERE i8 no law barring relatives of the president from office. The wild eries of democratic organs against the sppointment of Carter Harrison, as marshal of middle Tennessee, is not ouly indecent but inconsistent, in view of the fact that they did not reprove Clevelund for providing for his rela- tives. Marshal Harrison is a resident of Tennesse, was indorsed for the po- sition by men of both parties, is thor- oughly qualified to perform the duties of the oftice, and earned the right to recognition by brilliant services on southern battlefields. Sourit DAKOTA is to be at once pre- cipitated into the throes of & prohibi- tion campaign. The executive commit- tee of the prohibition party has en- gaged Hou, George W. Baine, of Ken- fucky; Hon. A. G. Wollenborger, of Lincoln, Neb,; Hon. George C. Chris- tian, of Chicago; George,W. Woodford, of Illinois, and others, including :*Heo- tor,” the colored orator known as the “Black Knight,” of California, to make addresses throlghout the territory prior to the constitutional ratificatiou, he object of the party is to secure the retention of the prohibition cluuse in the Sioux Falls constituiion if that should be adopred, or the insertion of a similar clause in any new constitution shat way be feramed, The liberal ele- mont is wlso active, and the contest ®or this single eluuse will be second to 0one other, excoptiug, porhaps, the #loction of United States seuators. A WESTERN MAN WANTED. A number of commercial organiza- tions in various parts of the country have endorsed the recommendation that a man of experiénce in practical affairs, one well versed in que stions of teansportation from the merchants’ point of view, be appointed to the va- cancy on the inter-state ®bm merce com- mission. There are certainly some good reasons why business mon should desire the appointment of a' commis- sioner qualified by a business experi- ence to represont their interests in- telligently in the solutior. of questions in which they are vitally concerned. But more important than the question whether the new commissioner shall be a lawyer or a man of practical affairs is “that of the section from which he shall be taken. Shall he be selected from the east, which was représented by Mr. Walker, or from the great west, which has had no representation on the com- mission? The president has been asked to con- sider the claims of the west for this ap- pointment, and if he gives them the careful attention to be expected, he can hardly fail to be convinced that this section is entitled to be represented. Its great commercial and transporta- tion interests, which are steadily and rapidly developing, make & greater demand upon the attention of the inter-state commission than those of any other section, and this will in- crease with the growth of these inter- ests. It is no reflection upon the pres- ent members of the commission to say that the vast and increasing commerce and transportation of the trans-Missis- sippi country would be better under- stood, and would be likely to receive more careful consideration, if they were represented by a man familiar with their extent and having some ad- equate idoa of their possibilities. The west does not complain of what has been done, though causes might be found for complaint. If its interests have failed to receive their due consid- eration, and it has not secured exact justice, the explanation is to be found in an inadequato knowledge of its dis- tinctive conditions and requirements. It would have been different had the west been represented on the commis- sion by a man thoroughly familiar with its interests. The request of this sec- tion for such representation is justified by the fairest and soundest reasons, which if fully and clearly presented to the attention of the prosident chn not fail to have great weight with him. The east, the south and the central states are now-repre- sented on the commission. The great west has a just claim to recognition which it earnestly and confidently urges. ) NOT EQUALLY DIVIDED. According to the report that reaches us from Chicago, Secretary of War Proctor labors under the impression that the people: of Omaha are about equally divided with regard to the pro- posed relocation of Fort Omaha. The honorable secretary ie misinformed on that point. The petition signed by several hun- dred citizens and business men, in favor of removing the fort to a point two miles below Bellevue, does not in any way represent the real sentiment of our business men snd property owrers, They were induced to sign that petition upon the representation that the abandonment of the pres- ent fort was irrrevocably determined upon by the general of the army and the war department, leaving the alter- native of losing the fort altogether or locating it near Bellevue. If the choice were left to the business men of Omaha to say whether the present fort with its beautiful drill- grounds, shady drives and costly build- ings, shall be dismantled and aban- doned for a vew site, there would not be two per cent in favor of such a schem And if it were left toa vote of our citizens not even two per cent of the population would support relocation. The citizens of Omaha have sense enough left to realize that the building up of a new suburb in Sarpy county would be a detriment. The manifest interest of every grow- 1ng city is to concentrate, not to scatter, its population; to reduce the burden of taxation by improvements within its limits that will increase ti aggregate tax-list, instead of fostering improve- ments outside of its limits that do not contribute to the municipal income. In this case, Omaha would even be deprived of whatever revenue is de- rived indirectly by the county. We refer of course 10 the revenue frbm the buldings that would be erccted and improvements made in the neighborhood of the new fort in Sarpy county. There is another very palpable reason why Omaha is not equally divided on the proposed relocation of Fort Omaha. This city is not interested in fostering rainbow railroads, and least of all a bridge scheme that would tend to cut off considerable traffic and help to buila up a boom town in an adjoining county. There is room enough for three hun- dred thousand peoplo within the twen- ty-five square wiles now embraced within our city limits, CULTIVATING LOCAL TRAFFIC. One of the most interesting points pre sented to the attention of the senate railroad investigating committee was that of the president of the Erie road, who said the railroads ave giving too much attention to through competitive business and not cnough to building up theirlocal trade. Itisonly recently that the Erie management hasdeparted from the'genoral practice and given greater attention to local traffie, and according to the president of that company the result has been in the highest degree satisfactory and profitable. He stated thut the cowpetitive business of his roud was small in comparison with other kinds of business, and that the road made more money out of the hundred million tons of coal carried thau out of all the through business. The Erie company is not the only one thut has bad a similar experience, but while all railrond men wre aware of this, they generally appewr to be little influenced by it. The struggle for through business is waintained with uudiminished vigor, regurd- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY MAY less of whether it result in qrofit or loss. Yet it must be obviows that the road which has a local traffic to sustain it need give itself littlea trouble abowt through competitors, and there are few roads that are not in a position to create such o teaffic. It is a fact ndmitted by the most intelligent observers of railroad policy, and by many railrond managers, that one of the most serious mistakes of that policy has been the neglect of local interests. It furnished one of the strong- est reasons for the inter-state commerce act, and it has been a potent cause of the complications and difficulties that have entered into the railroad situation. It is believed by the president of the Erie, and by others, that if the railroads of the country were to adopt the policy of carefully fostering local traffic, as some of them have successfully and ad- vantageously done, mooling would no longer be deemed a necessity, rate wars would be far less likely to occur, di criminations would largely cease, pros- perous communities would be multi- plied, and the prosperity of the roads would be advanced. But this obviously wise policy makes slow growth, although its merits are admitted, and its general adoption, if that shall ever take place, will be a matter of the remote future. Meanwhile it is of interest to note that largely by roason of adopting this pol- icy the Erie road is able to comply with the requirements of the inter-state com- merce act without complaint or embar- rassment. THE people of North Dakota are strongly in favor of adopting in their new constitution a duplicate of the clause in the constitution of Nebraska, which provides for the submission of preference of a United States senator to the electors at the general election im- mediately preceding the expiration of the term of & Umted States senator from the state. It is suggested that the July comvention put such a clause 1n the new constitution in order to pro vide for the submission of senatorial preference at the November election The purpose of this is plainly to giv the people of Dakota the chance to ex- press directly their preference for sena- tors, and, in a measure, instruct the legislature as to the voters’ choice. The experience of Nebraska with this provision of the constitution has been far from satisfactory. The indifference of the legislature on one or more occa~ sions to respect the will of the people as registered by their vote, is still fresh in mind. The neglect of the electors to indicate their preference, and the fail- ure of judges and clerks of elections to make proper returns, has made this section of the constitution of little value. Itis one thing to enunciate the peo- ple’s choice for United States senator, Dut it is another thing to make the leg- islature carry this popular will into effect. ProF. DODGE, government statis- tician, has prepared a tabulated state- ment showing the condicion of stock throughout the country. It confirms what is generally known that the ex- tremely mild and dry weather during the winter months was particularly favorable to stock on the plains of the west, Of the seven million head of cattle grazed on the north, central and southern ranges, the losses from all causes amounted to afraction over three per cent. The actual loss on account of storms was about one ‘and a half per cent, the lowest on record. - The report shows that ranchmen are generally pro- viding winter shelter and feed, and guarding against the destructive storms which in years past swept away their profits in a day. In this same region there are nearly seven hundred thou- eand horses and nearly ten million sheep grazed, and over two hundred thousand hogs. The losses in horses were one and seven-tenths per cent, sheep four and eight-tenths per cent, and hogs three per cent. These figures present a most favorable record for the west, and demonstrate thatin stock raising as well as in other departments of activity, we can give profitable lessons in indus- try and thrift to the people of the east while ‘supplying them with juicy chops and roasts. MONTANA and Washington terri- tories, as well as the two Dakotas, will to-day elect delegates to the constitu- tional conventions to meet July 4. South Dakota has a ready-made consti- tution which it is expected will be adopted with almost entire unanimity, in which case the president may by proclamation admit that territory to statehood, but the other territories will have to frame constitutions which will be voted onin October. Washington adopted a constitution some ten years ago, but 1t is not of a character to an- swer the new conditions and require- ments, and & wholly new instrument will be framed. Not much is expected to be developed by these elections of political significance, though, of course, party considerations will enter into them. Individuai fitness, however, will be likely to exert more influence than in ordinary clections. THE people of both North and South Dakota will to-day choose dslegates to the constitutional convention to be held on July4. The present time constitutes an important epoch in tho history of tho embryo states, and everything per- taining to their future estate which re- mains to be accomplished should be done carefully. The framing of a state constitution 1s a work that should be at- tended with grave deliberation and profound thought. It is therefore to be earaestly hoped that at the election to- morrow the people of the two Dakotas will select representative men to per- form this duty. There are within the territory men amply competent to do the work, und they should be the ones chosen, — IT WAs remarked by the disvinguished military visitors last week that Omalu without exception was the finest paved city in the country. This is a high compliment. Debarring the several miles of wooden pavement which sooner or later must be replaced by more sub- stantial materal, Omaha has solved the paving question. Tu this respect, sho is far ahead of auy of her vivals, having thirty-five wiles of paving and sixty 14 - 1889, miles of sow: . The next duty is to Beautity nqu%n nd angles for breath- ing spots andito create parks and boule- vards for our environments. In this regpect Omaha is sadly deficient. She has, on the whole, provided well for her necessities; 1p remains for her to do as much for hnrfsig tliness. THE mlshlfit séeretary of agriculture calls attention to the possibilities of in- troducing the cultivation of flax, and encouraging the manufacture of linen in this coumgry. There is no reason why linen making should not become one of the staple industries of America. Nearly all the linen we use is imported Jfrom Treland and Germany. Were it manufactuced here, the probabilities are that its production would be increased, its price cheapened, and a greater con- sumption assured through improved processes and appliances in the making of it. One Short. Philadelphia Times. It has hitherto escaped notice that until Porry Belmont gets home from Madrid there will only be 399 people in New York. ORI A Texas French, Chicago Tribune. The Galveston News says the duchess of Marlboro was “‘nee the ‘Widder Hamersley,” This is, perhaps, the first recorded instance of & woman baving been born a widow. ———— He's a Practical Officer. Kansas City Times, The telegraph is employed to spread the news that the secretary of agriculture yes- torday took a scythe and mowed a wide swath down the lawn before the department Gl g T This Marriage W Failure. Albuquerque (N. M.) Citizen. Edward Marriage, a San Diego contractor, is missing, and has left behind him debts ag- gregating about $5,000. There seems to be no doubt that in this case at least Marriage is a failure. o Why Blaine Didn't Go. Chicago Times. Mr. Blaine did not accompany the presi- dent to Fortress Monroe. He had to remain for the purpose of presenting Minister Lin- coln to Melord Pauncefote. - Protecting the Horse's Tail. Chicago Herald. The Massachusotts legislature has passed a law prohibiting the cutting off of horses’ tails. The mutilation of the nandsome caudal appendago of-the horse is a species of barbar- ity, and the “Old Bay" state naturally takes the lead in this great roform. ghatiieett ity HITS AND MISSES. We have a mathematical problem for the graauates of the High school class. According to the Republican’s circulation inflator, there was a gain of over four thou- sand subscribers to its daly last summer. Between Ma#él 3, 1839, and May 11, 1889, there was another gain of 8,731, making in all a gain of about elght thousand since last summer, g And now th )onenc inflator swears to a total circulation of 8,814, The question is, how many dailjgs did the Republitan circu- late beforo it‘j\lrled on the race with the World in throw§ng papers by the handful into back ana front yards? Ground has been broken for a_mammoth block on the sftd of the old New York dry goods storo on Farnam strect. Mr. Mills has decided to erect a magnificent building, which will overshadow the surrounding structures by several feet, and give Omaha a sample of genulne public spirit, lofty purpose and enterprise regardless of ex- pense. For years Mr. Mills has been pro- voked by the monumental blocks which en- dear the name of Hanscom to the peovle, and he has ot last decided to go Andrew Jackson one story better. Mr. Mills' block will be two stories in the clear. It is not improba- ble, if the supply of bricks holds out, that an artistic cupola will adorn the front, surmounted by a statue of the owner. Oma- hats tobe congratulated on the lavish en- ergy and public spirit of Mr. Mills. His de- termination to outshine sHunscom is com- mendable. It may oventually result in a three story rivalry. Three great events are expected to-mor- row, which will add much to the growth and greatness of Omaha. .The park commis- sioners will be named, city hall plans adopt- edand adecision may be rendered in the postofiice site question, “A most_delightful spot.” have seen in the west.” “It is a perfect oasis!” Such were the exclamations of Secretary of War Proctor, after he had viewed the beautios of Fort Omaha last Sat- urday. The grass on the parade ground, freshened by the recent rains, the perfect arch of shade trees over the drives, the cleanliness of the surroundings, all shone to the best advantage under the rays of a clear noon-day sun. Surmounting all and waving a hearty salute, was a sixty-foot flag on the staff of the hospital. floating full in the breeze, with a_sky of spotless blue fora background. The sceme was an inspiring one, and must have convinced the distin- guished guests of the folly of moving the fort. Commissioner Anderson 18 evidentty con- vinced that if the county takes care of the pennies the dollars will take care of them- sclves. The Paully job is & sample of Ander- sou’s ability in driving the spigot and with drawing the bung. Tramps in these parts are pigs in clover. The authoritics of Council Bluffs and Omaha prefer their room to their company. and are engaged in mutual exchange of the migra- tory horde. ‘The tramps enjoy the luxury of frequent free rides, ana do not complain while the lunch baskets of conductors and engineers are within reach. A more effective remedy for the nuisance would be to dump them on the divisién lne between the two cities—the middlg 0f the Missouri—or make them pound stong, —r——— ALDS TO DIGESTION, ““The finest I — Detroit Advertiser: Ho—-You're always growling aboutthe lodge. She—Oh, no. The lodge is all’right. He—Well, my late hours, then. Shé—] don't care about that, even, but it does annoy me to get up to let you in and find thelkman at the door. Washington Citie: At the Berlin Con- ference—Chairmgy Bismarck—Well, geatle men,the question hefore the conference, I be lieve, is Samoni: /Commissioners (unani- mously)—Bamoa “what! Chairman —Sauwos beer, of course. 1fere waiter. (Loud laugh- ter 1o the ualluné..f San Francisco Wasp: Cook ‘(next day after her arrival)—"‘I'm often a hittle basty madam, and then I'miapt to be saucy, but you needu’t mind—you can make we a litile present and then I get pleased again.” Troy Press: Saughboues—You seem to be fairly fascinated with that skeleton in the corner. What makes you look at it 8o in- tently! Patient (starting)—O, nothing—I was wondering if it was one of your patients. Harper's Buzar: Youug man (looking over hotel er—*1 see that Joshoua Crawfish of Crawfishville, is stoppug bere. Where can 1 find bim? He's an uncle of wine." Clerk—*1 thigk you will find him u tue elevator; he's been riding up and down all the forenoon.” Judge: Wiggiu: f you're out of work, Tack, why don't you try 10 get on a jury ! Jaclk Borrowit—Can't. T read the papers every day, looking for & job, and_what law- yor would accept a man of that kind?" Judge: Mrs, Bobley—<"1 see, John, that there is a strong movement towards the abolition of the high bat." Mr. Bobley (with recollections of a certain bill)—'‘Yes, but bonuets are just as high us ever.” Ocean: The gentle wave of a laceedged pocket-handkerchief has carried more poor feliows 10 their doom than the mighty break- ers at the sea, Pittsburg Dispateh: Amatour Hubert—Me lud, five moons werc seen to-night, four fixed and the other didn't whirl! Mufed voice from the audience—Did jever—-hic—try bromide! Terra Haute Express me of the ‘‘Sani- tary Scionce’ peoplo have been agitating the question of making bathing compulsory. It won't work. It was tried in Noab's time, and the only people, who escaped with their lives were (hose who kept out of the water. Norristown Herald: A Polish writer of stories recently received an envelope con- taning £10,000 “from an admiring reader.” If some of our fleshly school of female writ- ers want to receive such substantial tokens of appraciation from admiring readers, they must put more Polish in the novels. Harper's Bazar: Brown—'‘Your teacher can’t be such a mean man as you make out I notice his son has all the toys he can pos- sibly ueed.” Little Johnnie—"Why, dad, those are what his father takes away from the other boys.” Detroit Free Pres: Joarder (cracking an ege)—'‘Well, I declare!” Waiter (excitedly) —What is it!" Boarder—“Why this egg has a double yelk.” Waiter—*‘Pooh! that's nothin'—gen'lman’s yistiddy bad a chicken.” iy - ety STATE AND TERRITOKY. Nebraska Jottings. Colfax county has 2,112 boys and 1,90 girls of school age. The Osceola oreamery has been sold to a company of capitalists. A camp of Sons of Veterans has been mus- tered in at Table Rock. The contracts have all been let for a sixty- bavrel roller miil at Ropublican City. Milford is making a strugglo to_secure the location of the Masonic orphans’ home. The farmers of Chadron precinct, Dawes county, have sown 5,840 acres 1o wheat and oats. The Fairfield Call is urging the lovers of base ball in Clay county to form a county league, The movement for the Sunday closing of saloons has struck Valentine, and stops are being taken to enforce the law. The Bohemian hall at Verdigre was de- stroyed by fire, but whether it was caused by lightning or incendiarism is not known. Tie WeekLY BEE began to buzz at Alma last week, L. E. Martin_will harvest the honey in the capacity of editor and manager. The Masonic lodge at Tecumseh is in a flourishing _ condition, with a membership of 103, and the number incroasing cach month. The numerous rumors of now enterpriscs at Verdon have awakenod tho business men of that place and they have organized a board of trade, Aurora uow has five banks, and the Ex- change bank will s00n be reorganized, with a paid up capital of $75,000, and_become the fulrn;'n State bank, opening for business uly 1. The wife of S. W. Tinkham, of Harting- ton, disappeared mysteriously the other night, and her husband is. huntlog for hor in neighboring towns, He believes that she is insane. The Bankof Ravenna is soon to be merged with the First National of the same_place, with a capital of £0,000, und O. M. Carter, of Omaha, will be president of the new insti’ tution, T, H. Delahoyde, of Blue Hill, madea trade the other day and secured a finc rosi- dence, but before he had been its owner twenty-four hours, astreakof lightning came along and smashed the house 1to flinders. The Talmage Tribune tells of a case of cussed imeanness near that town, a watch tinker smashing up his furnivure with an ax just to spite his wife. The woman, however, plead so hard with the editor that'the name of the man was suppressed. A White Cap letter has been received by . A. Schooloy, owner of the Harrisburg town site, county seat of Banmer county, warning him to desist 1 persccuting the editor of the World, or he would be “shot down like a dog” and his town laid in ashes. Creighton is all agog over astrange appari- tion in_the shape of a black cap, or moon- shuner, which appears at all timos of night dressed 1 a long rubber gown, heavy boots and a tight fitting mask over its face. No one has had the temerity to attompt to cap- ture the strange being, as yet. Iowa Items. ‘The bank of Tama has susper.ded. Sioux county will build nincteen this season. The Corning Methodists light their church by eleotricity. One man has 25,000 bushels of cora in crib at Independence. The mayor of Barly proposes to cork the holes in the wall in that town, An improvement company with a capital of §250,000 has been organized at Onawa. The Nineteenth Iowa infantry holds its regimental reunion at Birmingham in August. Forty ncres of potatoes have been planted on the state farm at the independence insane asylum this year. Laywers evidently have a hard time in Ida Grove,as one of the legal lights of that town offers to herd cattle during the summer. A Sioux City syndicate has been formed to construct a pontoon bridge across the Mis- souri at Yanllon, and the city council has passed an ordinance appropriating $100 a moath for ten years to pay for builling and maintaining the structure, Some boys in Beaver township, Dallas county, caught a big henhawk alive and un- injured the other day. One of them proposed to get his fathor's five-year-old rooster, which hnd always been victorious heretofore, and have a cock fight, which was done. For two or threc rounds the bawk succeeded in keep- ing off his adversary, but the rooster finally ot mad and tumbled the hawlk over with one dash of his spurs. Beyon! the Rockies, Late frosts have badly injured the fruit crop in eastern Oregon, There are indications of natural gas at Ogden, and a scheme1s on foot to sink a well. Many of the fruit trees at Dayton, Nev., have been ruined by small, gréen bugs of unknown species. John McCoy, a pionecr of Lynn county, Oregon, who has lived in that county sinco 1845, is dead, aged scventy-four, Over half a million dollars is to be ex- pended on Tacoma's street railways this year, Twenty-one miles of track are to be laid. ‘The irrigating aitches near Ellensburgh, W. T, aro f imon, and the town boys ire having regal sport lsnding tweunty pounders. A boat 10ad of bock beer was unloaded at Astoria last Wednesday., The fishermon drank so much that they couldn't o singlo salmon. According o a Helena paper, tiere is a growing belief that Moutana is 8 floer suu- Iner resort in the winter and a finer winter resort in the summer than any other place on the face of the earth, Ex-Chief of Police Mitchell, of Seattle, claims that he was removed beoause be re fused to be bribed not to arrest gamblers, His successor is now raiding the gambling places with much ostentation. The day when @ man could make any- where from 100 to 1,000 per cent profit by cutting up land into wwn lots in southern Cakfornia is past, accordmg to a well-in formod business man, and the people are now gewing down to business by devcioping the COuntry. bridges 0 ' New Treasury Officials at Work, Wasimixerox, May 13.—Judge Matthews, \who succeeds Judge Durham a3 first comp. \rollar of the treasury, and Huston, wno, succoods Hyatt as treasurer of the United &tatos, entered upon tho dischiarge of thoir dutics this worning. MIGE AND KITTY IN TROUBLE Quinlan Forfeits His Bond and Kitty Again in Custody. TWO IMPORTANT DAMAGE SUITS. The Beemer Canning Company—New Notaries Public—Peter John- som in Limbo — Oty News and Notes. 1029 P Staeer, LixooLy, May 13. Kitty Quinlan, who served her sentence in the county jail, having boeen convicted of petit larceny at the last torm of the district court, was released a fey days ago, the sheriff having forgotten that there was an- otber chargo against her. This morning, however, Attorney Stearns demanded the prisoner, and there was constornation for a moment when it becameo known that she had quietly meandered y. Sheriff Melick rustied m his usual vigorous manner, and succeeded in locating her among some of her Omaha friends. In doing this the wires were {reely used. Sheriff Coburn was tele- graphed to put_ slippery Kitty under prompt arrest, and Melick left this afternoon for his old-time prisoner. LANCOLN BUREAU OF THE OMAmA Bun, % The Distriot Court, ‘Che case of John K. Barr va F. 8. Potvin and L. . Burr, came up for hearingona motion this morniag. A motion had been filed to strike out a portion of plaintift's peti- tion. On hearing, however, it was over- ruled. Plaintift will have to mako his plea more specific when this fairly interesting case will be on. Quinlan's case for grand larceny and re- ceiving stolen goods was also called, but Mike failed to abpear, and bis bond, signed by Pat- rick Desmond and Thomas ‘Carr, was de clared forfeited. A certificate signed by Dr. Edmisten, of Omaha, howover, was filed cer- tifling that Quinlan was confiued to his bed with malarial fever, and would not be out for two weeks or more. Thereupon County At- torney Stearns entered a nolle prose qui in the case of the state vs George Kirk, who was indicted with Quintun and Reddy Wilson for grand larceny, and this prisoner was dis- charged. The vaso against W. P. Kief, charged with selling liquor without ' license, was then called, but falling to appear, his recogni- zance was also deciared forfeited. The trial of Richard Fitzsimmons, tho Waverly murderer, hus been continued until Tuesday of next week, and it will then prob- ably be laid over for the term, Thomas Denison filed his petition in the district_court to-day, against the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railvoad company for £6,000 damages. It will bo remembored by the readers of Tus Ber_that on the 8rd day of last April a young girl named Annie Den-, 1son was killed near Greenwood by a Bur- lington passenger train that had boen be- lated by an accident., The petition states that tho road where the accident ocourred ran through a deep cut, and that the girl, who was returning from_school, did not seo the train approaching because of the em- bankment, and soveral cars on the side- track. » Nellie C. Chapman, wifo of Claude Chap- man, the Burlington conductor who was killed at Waverly on the 6th day of last month, has also commenced suit for damages in tho sum of $5,000. ‘The plaintiff charges the defendant with gross carelessness and negligence in this: The night of the accl- dent was very dark, and that it was neces- sary for Mr. Chapman in the discharge of his duties to walk upon the top of the cars; that the drawheads between the two cars, which parted and allowed him to fall to his death below, were old and worn out, the drawhead of one being in an ally da worous and unsafe condition, and that th coupling pin used was too small for the hole in IEIV drawhead. J.J. Butler also filed his petition to recover the sum of 8$300 from Stoiner & Schmits, whlch‘hu alloges 18 long past due and wholly unpaid, Company. The Beomer Canning company has com- plied with the laws of the state, and is now a legally incorporated institution, ongaged m the canning business at lSeemer, Cuming county. Articles wore filed i the office of tho secrotary of state to-day. The oapital stock authorizod is $10,000, which is divided into shares of $25 each, and the sum of $5,000 has been paid in hand. Incorporators: K. J. Fitzgerald, A, D. Boemer, H. Hanoer, W. D. Gibbon and Albert Hrass, The company will continue business until a majority of the stockholders decide it advisable to qll{k Arrestod For Forgery. Poter Johnson was arrested hero last night ou information from York, whore he is wanted for forgery and burglary. Johnson has a0 UNSAvory reputation whorever known, and especially in this city. Ho is of the outo order of the colored race, but commits his dovilment in & reckless, high-banded maf: * ner, and generally escapes punishment. It is learned that there is enough in the charges agalnst him now to send him to_the peniten: tiury for @ term of years. Tho shoriff of York county came _in, " to-day, and_returned the prisoner to York, where ho will be put on trial for his crimes, as stated. City News and Notes. Autorney-General' Loese is in Omaba on business beforo the United States district court. The druggists’ couference is already an assured success. Exhibits are bowng placed rapidly and arrivals are noted on every train, The following case was filed for trial in the supreme court to-day: George Vallindigham et al vs William (. Scott; error from Rich- ardson county. The commissioner of public lands and buildings is sending out about 8,000 notices to delinquents on achool lands i the various counties of the state. This means forfeiture if they do not come to time within six months from the date of notice. Notice will be given by publication for releasing, George Bowerman, deputy auditor of pub- lic accounts, is in Springtield, 11, where he was called to attend the bedside of -his mother, who is lying very ill. Mr. Bower- man will be from his post of duty several or until his mother is so far recovered as to permit his roturn, Sherift Coburn aud D. T, Omaha, were in Lincoln to-da; The Omaha Insurance company met in the auditor of state’s ofMice to-day to complete its organization. The company performed the requirements of the law, aod a certificate was given pormitting tho transaction of business in the state. ‘Thomas wum.fi s sont in a history of her court house ds, which has been regis- tered in the auditor’s office and approved by the auditor and secretary of state. 0. Frost, of Bartley, Red Willow county, was in Lincoln to-day to register §2,000 worth of canal bonds. 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