Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 12, 1890, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE B ROEWATER Bditr. |} PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. | ¢ st g TERMS OF BURSCRIPTION. Sunday, One Year — New York, Koors Washington, 513 Fa CORR All atlo « editor ) | Editorial D 188 LETTERS, husiness | D (0 Fiye oo Pubiiahing Com © ha. Reafts, checks nd postofMe 10 he mado payable to the order of the orders pany. m The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietors. The Bee H'1ding, BWOILN _STAT \ Btate of Nobraska. County of Douglas, {5 1i; Tuscliuck, secretary of The Reo ubiiading Company. dovs solamnly sw Y raal clreniation of Tk DALY B week ending May 10, 1800, was as fol- nam and T OF have voted ‘' on which the members with whom they are pa m- | in which rg nteenth 8ts. | jn tho interest of eastern CIRCULATION: | and trusts sumers who live in th tion the peculiar revision which as much ns are the corn the Missouri and Mississippi valleys. tor Allison and will interpose objections and propose AN UMALILA UALLL DIu, IMAUNASA L MAL L& 109U ABSENT AT THE WRONG TIME. Two of the three representatives of Nebraska in the lower house of congress are at home on leave during the pro- rross of the tariff debate. When the sed i made up they will be repre- nted as paired on every vote taken dur ing the debate and onthe final pas- 83 oo, tne Yor | sage of the bill. In other words, kly Bee, One Ye: the records will show that Messrs, Dorsey and Connell would es” on every proposition 1 would vote *‘no.” But the people of Nebraska, and espe- inlly the producers who want free lum- ber and reduced tariff taxes on several staple commodities, will ask ters and_remittances should | representatives have come home at the BY,'| vepe why their vo time when they ought_ to_l posed ohjections and offered amend- its to MeKinley's revised tarift bill, ses the tariff on many articles manufacturers 1d ut the expense of the con- west. No sec- affected by MeKinley have fecommended belt. states in of the country i and his committee It is ted, of course, that Sena- other western senators > radical amendments to this Bworn to hefore me and subseribed to fn my | Dl when it reaches the upper presence this 10th day of May, A. D. Il;« % house, But that fact ffords Seal.] Novies babfle. | no valid excuse for members of Nebraska to absent themselves at the vi time 1y sworn, de- ry of Tho t the actunl f The v 1850, coplos; i for August, coples; for ) ccember, 150, revenue legi ¥ holders shall prived of their rights as citizens, but when they attempt to use their positions and s violence to the ¢ publicanism, pointment to a federal office he is sup- to the par when the most important legislation of the session is being debated in the house, which by the constitution is with ori wing and formulating our ation. VERALOFFICIALS Nobody contends that federal office- be disfranchised or de- < to dominate the party they do vdinal principles of re- When a man gets an ap- posed to be rewarded for past s L Itis his duty to support purty candidates when they are nomi- e s nated. But he has no right to interfere BourANGER should send his condo- | in party conventions orto plof with lence to Cleveland. Both are victims of | other federal offiders for the defeat of an indisereet jaw. publican who may aspire to - tion within the gift of THINGS have come to a startling pass people. The party should be when the grentests try in the world is forced by mercenary eombinations to go abroad to purchase silver bullion. AR bloc uls for this ye Before signing for this material, prop- erty owners should take a look at the acres of deenying wood spread over the city. A¥ a woek of weary cogitation the western railroad managers have agreed to disagree and a wild slashing of rates may be looked for. The deficit in eara- ings which will follow will doubtless o charged up to * v legislution.” Tr1s not the council after all that is responsiblo for the delay in repairing the Eleventh street viaduct. It is the circumlo-sinecure officinls who are con- stitutionally opposed to expediting work, no matter how important. ‘Wi can now fully unde gressman stand why Con- Dorsey protested so vigor- around Nia the manufacturer; gains in import compli true that und ilver producing coun- | entirely free and untrammelled in its choics offices, and choice of congressmen safety demands that federal oftice holders s aro on the list among | ving. || and state even its Its of candidates for lo for that matter 1d senators, P out of nominating conventions, and wve the rank and file to decide who shall be their standard bearers. THE NIAGARA SHIP CANAL. The proposal to construet a ship canal cara Falls to connect Lakes Iriec and Huron, for which a bill has been reported to congress, is one of in- terest. to the producers of the west and of the east, and it wnce by reason of possible wtions with Canada which may intorfere with the free use of the Wel- land canal by American vessels. It is the terms of the Wash- ington treaty that canal is open to American vessels, but we have seen by the report of a senate com- mittee that the tr had been steadily violated by the Canadian government in levying tolls upon American vessels and ously against civil servico Yogulations | in + discriminating against American and civil servico commissions, Ho wants | products, and although a rvetalintory to revive the old method of using federal officials for capturing and packing con- ventions. Tne Garfield memorial at*Cleveland is not merely a magnificent monument to the murtyr president. It is a splendid policy is proposed by this government with n view to bringing the Dominion authorities to a recognition of their treaty obligations, it is quite possible not only that this may fail, but that the Canadian government may become more oxacting. testimonial to the public spirit of the The project of a Ningara ship people of Ohio and putsto shamethe | canal is not mew, such an enter- miserly indifforence of New Yorkel prise having been discussed for failing to fittingly mark the resting | many years, and so far as we placo of General Grant, THE boycotting of Rev. Cyrus Cort in Ponnsylvania because he opposed and denounced prohibition as “‘contrary to every principle of civil and religious liberty” is a companion piece for the action of the ministers who denounced the coming of Francis Murphy. The Koystone state does not enjoy a monop- oly of the intolerants, license there low were more than six thousand drinking UNDER places in Philadelphia. High license has reducod the number to eloven hun- dred and soventy-three, abolished the dives and doggeries, and placed the traflic in responsible hands, under rigid police superyision. This fact demon- stratos conclusively that high license is the most effective system of regulation and restriction of the liquor trafe yet dovised, OMAHA will be honored this week by a gatheving of representative druggists from all sections of the state, The Ne- braska Pharmaceutical association will hold its annual convention, and at the samo timo the state board of pharmacy will meot to examine applicants for li- conso to practice in the state, "The con- vention promises to be the most inport- 1t hold in the west, as questions of vital interest to the profs o to receive attention. THE BEk welcomes the dele- #utos to tho motropolis and bespeaks for them a cordial reception at the hands of our business men THE gun continues to be the dominant persunder in Arkansas politics. 1t is fmpossiblo to conceul it, even when it would be good policy to do so. But forc ©of habit is s0 great that when a reaction 1s threatened, hands involuntarily glide toward the hip-pocket. During the in- wvestigation of the bullot packeries in the bloody district, an obstreperous attorney was promptly knocked down for ques- tioning the voracity of one of the com- mittee. Inan instant a score of hands reached for artillery, and the cry *‘don’t shoot,” rose above the tumult., The cry was oboyed and the surroundings spaved | from a deluge of hot gore. Although | the committee is pursuing the investiga- tion at considerable porsonal risk, the demonstrations of artilleryare sufticiently numorous to convince the members that it is as much a man’s lifo is worth to Do an outspoken republican in that sec tian | without | more valuaktle purpose for b | merce, | cost of areaware thore has neveét been any question as to its feasibility, Surveys made by Colonel Blunt of the enginecr corps as long ago as 1867 showed that the construction of such a canal was en- tirely practicable, and the surveys of Captain Palfrey two years ago fully tained the previous ones in demonst ing the feasibility of the proposed water- way. Several routes were surveyed, and the cstimated cost aried front® twenty-two to twenty-nine mill- ion dollars, The bill reported to the house and referred to the committes on railways and canals, which has since made a favorable report upon ity setting forth atlength the necessity of such a waterway and the advantages to commerce to be expected from it, pro- vides that there shali be constructed by the United States around the #falls of Niagara, in the county of Niagara, in the state of New York, a navigable canal for the passage of merchant ships and ships of war from Lake Ontavio to Lake Erie, and appropriates one million " dol- lars to be applied to the construction of the canal, Tt is urged that the construction of this waterway would divert to Ameri- can markets an immense amount of pry duce which now foes to Canadian mar- kets, that it would materially cheapen transportation between the west and onst, that it would shorten the time of shipment between the two soc- tions, and that it would make us independent of the facili- ties of transportation now afforded by the waterways under Canadian control, all of which is set forth with the cloarness of demonstration in the report to congress. Thus the commercial valuo of the enterprise would be enormous and in addition to this it would be of great military advantage to the United States, which, in the event of difficulty with our northern neighbor that would close its watorways ngainst us, could rapidly and hindrance send to the lakes a fleet of gunboats for offensive or defonsive operations. Thus the canal would be an economical substitute for otherwise needed defenses of the worthern frontier, while serving a still reful com- Regarded in both these aspects, the projeet certainly has much to com mend it, and as it is estimated that the tho most practicable route will not exceed twenty-threo million dollars, the expenditure of which would be ex- . | suspicion abroad that the scalps of Sa- tended over soveral years, itis nota scheme which invites serious objection on the score of extravagance, The policy of opening waterways in order to provide greator facilities for the growing com- merce of the country, end at the same time to exert a healthful influence upon the rates of transportation, is one to be encouraged within judicious limits. A ship canal around the falls of Niagara promises advantages to the people of the enst and west which should insure the project the approval of those sections. THE RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE. A reorganization of the railway mail service scoms to be urgently demanded for improving its officiency, and a bill for that purpose is expected to be soon reported to the house. This has grown t0 be by far the most important branch of the postal service, and while it has attained a measure of thoroughness greater than in any other country, it is still capable of being very greatly im- proved. In his annual repert the post- master general devoted extended consid- eration to the railway mail service and pointed out the nges and reforms necessary to render it more efficient. Some tima ago ex-Postmaster Goneral James discussed this service in a maga- zine article, the chief purposs of which was to urgo the hecessity of a strict ap- plication to it of the civil service regu- lations and to insure the tenure of com- petent and faithful employes. During the administratiou of Mr. Cleveland tho railway muil service very greatly declined in officiency. The total lack of all practical knowledge of the postal system by the first postmaster general under that adminis- tration, together with the fact that this branch of the system was free to be preyed upon by the politicians, led to the removal of hundreds of the most capable men and the replacement of many of them by incompetents who were never able to master the difficult work. The result was a widespremd demorali- fon of the service, pavticularly rked in the west. When Mr, Vilas was succeeded by Mr. Dickinson an ef- fort was made to improve the condition of affairs, but the politicians who had foisted their men upon the-service were strong enough to keep them there, and as the exigencies of the political situs tion in the last year of the administra- tion demanded more democrats in the publieservice the condition in this branch of it grew worse. It was among the first tasks under- taken by the present postmaster gen- eral to improve the railway mail s e. Old and competent clerks who had been removed for political reasons solely, as was casily demonstrated, were restored, and the weeding out of _ the incompetents was pro- seeded with as rapidly as possible, the extension of thecivil service rules to this branch of the postal system being postponed in order to prevent un- necessary delay in replacing incapable men. An improvement in the servie was soon obscrved generally, and it doubtless th that the railway mail sorvice was never before so efficient as at present. But it is capable of further im- provement, and this the bill under con- sideration by the house committee is de- signed to effect. The central purpose of this measure is torelieve this branch of the postal system totally from political in- fluence and to put it upon a thoroughly practical busis so that every employe in it shall feel sccure inhis position so long as he properly performs its duties. Among othor things it is proposed to fix definitely thosalaries of postal clerks, which will be generally advanged, and in other ways to hold out inducements to these employes of the government to devoto their very best efforts to the sorv- ice. It isa recognition of the vory great importance of this service which con- gress should not delay to give effect to, for it can foel cortain of the public ap- proval, and especially of the endorse- ment of the business interests of the country, of a broad and liberal policy with respeet to this department of the postal system THE president of the Kansas state re- submission clubs has issued a stirring call for & business men’s convention, to be held in Topeka, May 23. The object of the convention is to urge upon the governor the necessity of calling an extra session of the legislature to vesub- mit prohibition to a vote of the people at the next general election. *“The ne- cessity of defeating prohibition,” says President Allen, *is now more apparent than ever. We know that it has been a constant menace to our prosperity and is excluding immigration from our borders, and now the traffic in in- toxicating liquors will go un- restrained until we set aside pro- hibition and adopt a license system whereby it can be restrained and taxed.” The fact is admitted on all sides, even by extreme prohibitionists, that the tuw is a dead letter in all large cities, where a system of license in the form of monthly fines is granted. The decision of the supreme court has stimulated the demand for resubmission and discour- aged the supporters of the law. Under these circumstances, the question before the people of Kunsas is whether they shall build up a thriving business for ac joining states, or cast out prohibition, restrict the liquor traflic and compel it to bear a sh of the publie burdens. Now that the work is mapped out and the bids in, the board of publie works should push with all possible speed consistent with safety, the work of curbing and paving., The delay ocea- sioned by the bond election makes it all the more now that overy branch of public work should be pushed 50 that every man willing to work may be given an opportunity, It is import- ant that avenues of employment be run at high pressure from now on. The council should supplement the work of the board by definite action on the grad- ing ordinanc s0 that the work may be done at the earliest practicable moment, giving property owners ample time to mike the alterations and improvements necessitated by the change of grade. necessar I7 18 & matter of profound regret that the Samosets and Tammanyites ave drift- ing apart. The hatchet and claspknife have been dug up and there is a painful | moset braves wi| wam of Tammany, —— THE hustling for votes having ceased, the South Omaha, wreckers are now so- berly wrestling with a municipal deficit. —— ACTIVITY in public works will be a stimulus to private enterpriso. — Plilateiphia Times. After awhile the governors of North and South Carolina will have as convenient inter- vals for ivrigation in prohibition states as anywhere else. s i Spring Fashion Note. Baltimore American. Rogarding spring and summer fashions it may be sald that many rapid young men who cannot draw largo checks on banks will wear them on their trousers, o decorate the wig- e i Between Two Fires. Washington Post. Tt is a gloomy prospect beforo the democrats ‘Wwho proposoe to v the worsted bill before the supreme court. If they win they get worsted; if they lose they got beaten. plimaadh 41 Assurance Wouldn't Save Him, Philadelphia Ledger, d: “Assurance was my chief A later Napoleon of finance had a y of stock of a whole assurance com- pany, but the result was the same. Philadelphia Record. Oarlisle and the Senate. Ex- Speaker Carlisle would be a great loss to the democrats of the house and a great gain to the democrats of the senate. But it Is prob- able that the gain on one side would more compensate for the loss on the other. Henry Ives stock." S e e COUNTRY BREEZES. Gordon Republican. One of tho hatchets that was carried oft from this office a short time ago has been re- turned and now wo want that book of Irish songs that some sinner carried off. We can't sing, but that bhook is ours. We paid our money for it and we want it. Our Better Half is Gone. Scotia Herald. Mrs. N. H. Parks started this morning for Overton, Neb., to b gone we know not how long. Secaled proposals for & new houseleoper will bo received at tho Herald office for one week. No widows need apply. The Divine Right of Coolng. Scotia Herald, When o young man is paying court toa young lady and secks a vetived spot in which to mouth honied words to his belovod, that vetirement should bo held sacrad by all gal- Laut men. This rule was not followed Friday night, however, when a quartette of rude and unmaunerly young fellows followed a pouple to love's private bower and basely in- terrupted the amorous wooings and cooings of the moon-struck swain with cat-calls and other inharmonious noises. If the man whose iunocent fun' was thus outraged had replied to his persecutors with a dose of birdshot he would have cut quite the proper caper. A Vo from Macedonia. West Unfon Gazette, ‘We must move our family to West Union immediately and we need some monoy to do it. Weo appeal to every man and woman who is a reader of the Giazette to send us 75 conts. It will bo appreciated by the editor and his little band of depepdents who wish to get together as a family should be. It matt not whether you are rich or poor, old or young, or whether | you live in a gorgeons palace or a sod house, we ask you to consider the situation and help us now. Place your- selves in our position—separated from those nearest and dearest to you—and you can then more fully appreciate this appeal, and you can aid us by sending in these few cents and God will bless you for a Christian act. - PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. Chicago Inter Ocean: John G. Carlisle is a head taller than any other Kentucky man, and will likely receive tho se al plum. Kansas City Times: Chauncey Depew is 57, When he gets to bo president he will bo younger. Perhaps Mr. Depew will seo through this joke. Peoria Transcript: One reason why tho south hates Speaker Roed 5o intensely is be- cause he insists that the majority shail rule. ‘They don’t do that down south, Hutchinson News: Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland has had a narrow escapo from drowning upon the Florida coast, Hor Dbrother, too, has been floundering in deep water for some time, Chicago Inter-Ocean: Ex-President Clove- land will make his first argument before the supreme court in “A~ Sewer Case,” but it concerns New Orleans, and has no reference to ““The World and Sun Case.” Boston Herald: The opiuion prevails that Senator Call of Florida can talk more and say less than any other public man in the Uniteil States. This idea scems to hold without dis- tinction of party, creed, color, or previous condition. Pittsburg Dispatch: Kentaro Kencko of Japan is in Washington malking astudy of the workings of congress for the purpose of sug- gesting a system of legislation to the Japaneso government. Hoyle's handbook would be a cheaper and at the same time quicker plan, Philadelphia Record: Richard Croker says “New York is well gover: Its low tax rate is the proof. Chewing the pudding string proves the pudding.”” The trouble is that tonaany New Yorl officials, not content with ch@#ing the pudding string, want the whole contents of the bag. Chicago Times: Neal Dow, the veteran prohibition leader of Maine, shikes his head over the original package decision of the su- preme court and says that he knows it is “bad law.” Well, it is his privilege to make @ better one if e cares to. No one will take the trouble to hinder him. The supreme court has the start of him, to bo sure, but he need not worry about that. ‘Washington Critic (Ind.): While Major McKinley's tariff bill shuts the door of com mercial intercourse in the face of our South American neighbors it is useless to introduce measures of reeiprocity such as that which Congressman Hitt pro San Francisco Alta: Jerry Rusk will soon propose a plan for get- ting vid of English sparrows. We violato no confidence in giving an advance copy to the publie. His schemo is, find their nests and sucl their is said that Unclo Ll Sumptuary Laws Always Faile Nowhere has the inefficacy of sumptu- ary laws been mora thoroughly demon- strated than in Rome, writes Dr. Will- fam A. Hammond in Popular Science Month Thera the dress, the food, the furniture of the houses, wore attompted to be regulated by law after law, which were oponly or Sberetly disobeyed and which eventually disappeared from the statute books. "The cost of entertain- ments was limited; the number of guests a person might have at his houso w restricted, No '/ Woman was allowed to have moré than half an ounce of gold, or to wear a dress of mo than one color, or to rido in a age. [n France, during the Celtic period, a law was passed that women should drink water only. In 1188 or thereahout no person was allowed to wear garments of vair, gray, zibeline or scarlot colo No laced or slashed garments we Al lowed, and no one could have more than two courses at meals, In 1328 scarlot was only permitted to be worn | princos, knights and women of hi rank, The use of silver plate was pro- hibited except to cortaln high digni- tavies; and women wore frequently sont to prison in forties, fifties and sixfics at a time for wearlng clothes above their rank. Kven us late as the sevontoent contury gold, a5 anornament on car- riages, bulldiogs und gloves was pro hibited. " Ly I THE LINCOLN MAY FESTIVAL Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Set for the Celebration. CUARPENTERS WANT NINE HOURS. A Meeting Called for This Evening— After the Jewelry Thieves—Fu- neral of C. D, Pitcher—~The City in Brief. Lixcory, Neb,, May 11.—[Specfal to T Ber.)—The fourth May festival of the Lin- coln Oratorio society is set for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Tho flrst evening Spohr's “Last Judgment,’ and Gounod's “Messe Solennglle? will be pre- sented; the second evening o grand miscel- lancous concert; the third evening tho oratorio “Iilijah.” All the participants ex- copt the four leading soloists are Lincoln peoplo. The list is as follows: Soloists—Miss Gienevra Johnston, Chicago; Mrs, I, S, Buggg, New York; Mr. Whity Mockridge, Chicago; Dr. Carl E. Martin, Chicago, Organist, Mrs. P. V. M. Raymond; con- ductor, M. L. A. Torrens. Orchostra—-Mr, August Hagenow, firat violinj Mr, Charles Hagenow, socond violin; Mr. J!G, Sayer, viola; Dr. G E. _Andrews, ‘celio; Mr. K. S, Browne, bassj Mr. A. J. Gatohouse, flute: Mr. G. H. Aschmann, clavionet; My, William O'Shea, cornet. cuonvs, Sopranos—Miss Baker, Miss Barbar, Miss Bierworth, Miss Bonfol, Miss Coleman, Mrs, Crissoy, Mis, Dobson, Mrs, Enlow, Miss Goulp, Mrs., Groenlee, Miss Gregory, Miss Howe, Mrs. Kilray, Miss Manatt, Miss Mattliews, Miss Mertill, Miss Munshaty, Miss North, Miss_ Padelford, Mrs. Scott, Miss Smith, Mrs. Stearns, Miss Sticr, Miss Swift. Altos—Mrs, Bell,’” Miss Churchill, Miss Floyd, Mrs. Guile, Mrs. King, Miss Newton, Miss Roseman, Miss Thomsor. Tenors—Messrs. Bean, Butler, Crissey, Cromwell, Duling, Greenlee, Grifiin, Kiug, Marshland, North, Scott, Seamark. Basses—Mossrs, Barnaby, Barnes, Chapin, tley, Folsom, Hanrahan, Lawlor, Markell, ols, Self, Stearns, West. A NINE-HIOUR MOVEMENT. A meeting of all the union_and non-unfon rpenters of the city is called for tomorrow ingat8 o'clock at Union Labor hall. Tho o bject of the meeting as announced is to adopt some means of securing tho establish- ment of the nine-hour system. In the call are tho words, “Brethren, we furnish the wealth of the country; why shouldn't we enjoy ulso some of its luxuries.” APTER TIE TIIEVES. Detective Nellone and_S. Greenstone, the pawnbroker who was robbed of $00 worth of jewelry, left for Omaha at noon, the latter to examine the valuables found on'the person of Weber, the crook arrested in Omaha last In night on suspicion of being the robber. caso Greenstone indentifies Weber will be brought here Strable, alias Frank St. Clair, the ex-cony’ who enticed Greenstone out of his store just before the robbery is still held awaiting de- velopments, us is also Charles Jones, his partner, who offered to bail him out. ~ About a weele ago St. Clair sold a fine trotfing horse to H. Goldwater of this place, for $125. The horse is valued at 300, and it is believed that the horse was stolen by St. Clair FUNERAL OF C. D. PITCHER. The funeral of Charles D. Pitcher took place at 1 p. m. today at his late residence, Seventeenth and H streets. A large number of his friends were present. There was a profusion of floral designs and the casket in which the remains reposed was almost cov- autiful tributes. Aftera of funeral discourse the body was con- d to tho Union depot and was shipped to Omego, N. Y., where it will be_interred. It was accompanied by the wife and sister of the deccased und Hon, T. P. Keunard, his ered with the b by CITY NEWS AND NOTES. The annual meeting of the Lancastenp bar association will bo held in the district court room Tuesday evening at S o'clock. Oficers for the coming year areto be elected and other business transacted. The county commissioners say that as soon as the city enginecr gives them the grade of the curbing at the court house grounds they will commence at once putting the premiscs i wblo shape, t Lincoln Chautauqua circle tended the religious services at the peniten- tiary today. Charles Ashbaugh is awaiting trial in the city jail on the tharge of robbing a drunken comrade named Smith of 8. The crime was committed in Joe Brennan's saloon inear the union depot and was witnessed by four ro- sponsible witnesses, ‘Tho state board of transportation will meet in regular session at 2 p. m. On Tuesday and ‘Vul‘ll(‘fi\‘l\y the state min- istorial convention will be held in_this city for the purpose of devising methods to best aid the prohibition political party. Invitations aro out for the marriage of Thomas E. Smith_and Mrs. Nellie E. Hodge, which occurs on Wednesday evening. The domestic central committeo of the Tirst’ congressional district will hold a sq sion at the Capitol hotel in this city May 23, The State Millers’ association will hold an ll;l!ouruud session here on Thursday and Fri- day. Miss Allie C. Millard of Chicago is the guest of Mr, Cotton of the New izhit has gone to Chicago,where 0 Miss Jessie E. Robinson of that ¢ his wife. The event occurs Wednesday ning. The old settlers will hold a picnic at Cush- man park June 18, Nebraskn. A half-mile race track has been laid out at Wabash The Knights of Pythias of Lexington will orgunize a uniform rank. "he O'Neill Sun has begun to shine for the democrats of Holt county. The York city council has rofused to issue druggists permits to sell liquor. The Wayne county Sunday school conven- tion will b held at Wayne May 18, A team belonging to A. MeGuire of Stuart, ran away and killed o fine stallion and young colt. Eighteen fat hogs were stolon from tho stock yards of John Nies at Neligh tho othor night, A building at Schuyler filled with ninoty tons of baled hay burned the other nighi. Loss, §,000, W. I, Gould's blacksmith and wagon shops at Shelby were destroyed by fire, causing a 1085 of £2,000. Immersion vs sprinkling will ba discnssed at Auburn four nights by Rev. M. Boles and Rev. P. Presson. on thousand chattel mortgages were filod in the county clerk’s oflice in Custor county last year, The Neligh creamery is now making & pounds of butter daily and will soon incre its output to 600 pounds. The Boaver City town board has raised tho saloon license from 800 to 750 and has fixed tho ocoupation tax at §250. The ministers of Clay county have formed an association which will meet “at Clay Con- ter the first Fritlay of every month. Albort Jowel, fourto Hving nour Havvard, was instantly killed by the | horse which He was riding falling on him. | ng oft_on the | SUg ounty by put ting in soveral acres of th 1an varicty » town of Oxford has imposed an oceupa- tion tax of 00 on saloons and fixed the | nso fee at §650. Only one bar s running o Brothers have sold the Blooming- cho o E. M. Burr of Riverton aud sge L. Burr of Blue Hill, both practi BOWSDAPOr men e of the Luther seventy-sevon Thé school year closes this week John We £ Oxford and Frank Chase of »bia ies of eight games of championship. The done by mail Alvin MeG A horse thief, an Becker, held for' highway robbery from juil at Wilber by cuttiug the bars ciige with u saw. A reward of $100 i for thelr arvest Ma playing is Frank Apod f the ed ving uear Puncan, Platte | Sokol, county, quarreled with_Joseph Beama and finally ' smashod him @ver tho head with a washboard, for which pleasure sho was as- sessed 8§10.75 by the county judge. In the Fairmont comotery there are forty- two handsome monuments, 134 marble slabs and 184 graves marked by boards, and by tho direction of the council trees are being planted and many varietics of flowers. A sow belonging to & Geneva man gavo birth to a pig which was curiously deformed, having in place of feet @ its fors legs al- most perfect human hands. The owner killed the animal as soon us he discovered its pe- culiarity. The Farmers' alllance of MeCool is having the York county records overhauled in order to ascertain the exponse of running tho county during the two last years under tho comimnissioner s poast under the supervisor sy Towa Item ystom and the two years just School teachers are being advertised for in Clay county. Quicksand eaused the abandonment of the artesian well at Hull, Woolstock Methodists will build a church this summer at a cost of §2,500, Over fifteen scalps during the recent sports. A pickle factoryis being fitted barrels of pickles this summer. Work on the Lutheran collego at Decorak is being pushed rapid building will be finished in timo torm, or the fall v and it is n»x}m-lml the hundred gophers lost their unt by Hartley pat Ot- tumwa and expects to pack and ship 10,000 The Muscatine district camp meeting will bo held upon the grounds of the a near Wilton, commencing August 12, tinuing ton’ days. featurcs are contemplatec sspocially interestiug Hon. B. F. Murray, formerly state senator from Madison count in Winterset lnst week, o his death, A chunk of the meteor tha v, died al his residence He has been for ¥ 1 inmatoof tho asylumat Mt. Pleasant, hut recovercd his reason’ . few days befors fell in a shower in Kossuth and Winnebago counties about a week ago was pic the finest specimen yet found. It weighs an d up near Ramsoy and is even 100 pounds ani has the appearauce of melted pig iron. W. E. Jordan of Bancroft had a close shave for his lifo tho other day. While working around the machinery in_an elovator his cont sleeve caught in a_revolving shaft and com- menced to wind him up, He clung to a stud- ding brace until his coat gave way stripped from his back, thus libe ting him., and was With the exception of & hard squeezo he was uninjured. The following amusing and yet pathetic note was received the other " day by an O'Brien county court official from a_witness in a case about to bo_tried, and is given ver- Datim in the Sheldon Mail: ““DearSir: it will be out of my Power to attend cort in obi county on the —th of this month. Plea range to Excuse me and oblige your old friend. P.S. my wife got run over at a railroad cros: ing and his de business a little.” The Washington Pre: account of a juil de Mt. Pleasant recently: ter opened the door to setgin a pail of water onoof the eight prisoners behind the door, she shinking all wero in_their cells; he grabbed the door and jerked her down two steps; up quick as lightning and grabbed him; two' s15- ters came and “caught on;” he tore clothes all off one and bruised the other, and knocked his head against the door, stunuing him. out he went out; girls exhausted, told two men passing to seize him; wouldn't'do it; he came 0 Wayland and stole Matthews’ horse and rode to Richmond, letting loose the horse, I was recovered, and took to the woods, ping our officers by hiding. The other seven prisoners lunged for the jail door, but the plucky girl was too quick for 'em. The Two Dakotas. Hon. Sol Star has been elected mayor of Deadwood for a scventh term. Work will soon be commenced on the new 12,000 school house at Elk Point. Over one hundred families have settled in the Chamberlain land district since May 1. Oliver Dalrymple, the North Dakota ‘“bo- gives the follow -y which took place at Sheriff away ; daugh 2 farmer, ois seeding 13,000 acres to at. Fargo's new Masonic temple will be opened with a grand ball and banquet June 1 For voting too often at the- recent election at Aberdeen, a man named Patterson will spend sixty days in the county jail. It is expeeted that every county in South Dalota, cast of the M will be repre- sented at the state irrigaticn convention to be held in Woonsocket June Asa Francis and wife of Fargo celebrated the sccond anniversary of their wedding the other day. Y ¥ while the partner of his joys and s : reached the age of eighty-seven, Both enjoy good health and are the happiest old couplo in North Dakota. woonsocket is talking of a_grand celebrs tion on July 4. It is thought that a large number of people would como from abroad on that day for the purpose of seeing the big artesian gusher go through her paces. In event of a celebration being determined upon, literary exercises, horse racing, base Dall and othér amusements will be added to the programme. Jumes Pringle, a farmer livingnear Bridge- water, had a narrow escape from death the other day. He was plowing in a ficld with three hores abreast when a shower came up and he crawled under the horscs tokeep from ctting v When the rain stopped he left fils sheitor and started ncross tho fleld, but had not gone more than a few steps when a Dbolt of lightning struck the animals and in- stantly killed all of them. During the thunderstorm in the western Black Hills last Friday lightning struck the sehool house at Inyan’ I old boy named Hamilton was s e the window and received the electric current_ on the head, passing off at his feet, tearing away his Shoes. All the occupants’ of the school were_soverely shocked, the teacher, Miss Surah Nefsy, being stricken insensible! When she recovered she found young Hamil- ton lying on the floor dead.” None of the other children were injured. -~ TARM WHAT TIHE SRS WANT. lative committee of the national have formulated an address to congress with specific recommendations of the measures demanded by the farmers of the coun In the main this address is ad- mirably worded and worthy of careful con- sideration. The following is the substance: The pre necessitics of the farmers of our country are of far greater importunce thanthe “political success of any man or party. The farmers ask for practical legisla- tion " in the interest of a depressed agricul- ture, and ask it now. We want the pending bills to prohibit the adulteration of good and other commoditics, from whic honest industry suffers, promptly enacted into law All compounds of articles to he used as food should be carefully regulated by luw, and the expenses attending sueh rogulation ' charged t0. those who are malking fortunes out of i business, the profits of which are not shured by the farmer produc The eluim that this is a tax upon one ¢ modity for the benefit of another is not try because the tax is imposed on the compound, and not upon the pure articlos which enter into it. The tux must be borne by cach in- grediont in proportion to the amount entering into the compou ? ‘'he members of our organization, ¥ sonting overy stute and ever. ultural in- torest, have repeatedly end the above, and those who oppose such legislation do not fairly vepresent the honest farmers who haye cavefully considored the matter before giv- fng it theie hearty endorsement, We there- for of the Conger bill for the wufacture and sale of lurd compound, as amended and fayorably ve- ported by the committtee on sgriculture, and the early report and passage of the pure food The e grange hav bills now before the committecs, We are utterly opposed to the gambling 1n farm produce, which is now the principal business of the boards of trade chimbors of commel the *HBuc v, and the exclusiv business of all et Snops” in every ity in the | lang the “Butie the ody passage of worth bill," as committea on And we also urge what is known as th amended and reported by agricult e formation and continuance of “trusts’ for the purpose of robbing the unprotected people should b prohibited by stringent log islatiou, sud we hoartily endorse the “Sher man bill," us auded” and passed by the senate, and recommend its passage by the hou Wo also g our member » you that a large majority of or the full snd complete” re d. I have to attend to her ng monetization of silver, and that all limita. tions as to eolnage should be removed In the proposed revision of the tariff, wa insist that there shall bo no discrimination against the agricultural intorosts Heretofors, in every revision or attompted | rovision of the tariff,the protection profossed. rded to_agriculture has been laroly vo, The duties imposed upon pro ducts, of which we grow a surplus to sell, have little effect upon the prices of such pro ducts, and such duties utterly fail to afford | the farmer anything like a fair sharo of tho protection accorded to other industrics, Wo therefore insist that, in the revision now pro- hosed, and which, if enacted intoa law, is ikely to remain unchanged for several yodrs, y that the agricultural interest reccive mory and fairer consideration than has herctofors been accorded that important industry The farmers will welcome the renoval of duties from jute, jute butts, manilla, and s rass (ot gowi by American farmors), ! the reduction from 814 to 115 cents per ponn [ on_binder twine. They will nlso be ploase | i to have tree sugar. The sugar industry ha been protected for many years without | terially increasing homo * production, | thereby reducing prices. A removal of duty is expected to reduce the cost to the ¢ sunier, whilst the bounty gives direct ence agement to home production. This is an ¢ | poriment which may not prove satisfactory | { its practical workings, but we are confiden that_ it is one which a large majority of our peoplo wish to see tried. There ave imported into this country many agricultural products which crowd and do- press tho markets in which we sell ou duce, because there are no duties or be the duties are too low to protect. In vi tho fact that it is proposed to protect fully other interests, we fnsist on duties upon sich imported products as will afford full prote tion to the American producer of like commo- dities, ‘We therefore endorse the increased ¢ barley, live stock, hay, potatoes, beaus, w ete., set for in the schedule recently ported by the committee on ways and means Wo found, upon examination of the lists of agricultural importations, that about §24,000,- 000 worth of foreign hides were brought into this country every year free of duty, whilst upon leather and its manufactures thero is a protective duty. W believe this to be an unfair discrimination against the grower of hides, and on the principle of equal protec- tion to all, we asked that a reasonable duty be placed on hid The committee on way's and means recognized the justice of the de- mand and granted our request; whercupon the manufacturd of leather (themselves protected and very prosperous) went boforo the committeo and insisted that no share of . the protection which they enjoyed should bo extended to those who have for years, sinco the duty was removed from hides, grrown them at o genuine loss. Their demunid were backed by & fow of I representatives from their district and hides were returned to i list. Again tho plea was made for justic, not favor, by the representatives of the ers, and so convincing were their argument that the duty was again restored, only to he removed at the last hour in order to support from certain quarters, We 1o reason why these manufactuting indust hould be afforded ample protecti when the producer of the raw material (5o alled) is forced to abandon an fmportant in dustry because he is not protected. We sy to you, as w d to the committee on ways and méfins, “If you will make leather uid manufactures of leather free, we will ask no duty upon hides. If leather and its manu factures are protected, wo want equal protec- tion upon hides." If the manufacturers continue the demand for free raw material (so-called), the time is near at hand when the favmers of the coun try will give them free raw material, but, at the sume time, will cxact fre¢ manufactured products. The tin to “turn down,” with impunity, the agri cultural interests of this country has gone Henceforth we shall “wateh as well as " The quiet submission to neglect and unfair diserimination which has ch terized the farmers in the past, has given l»lm to a quiet but firm determination to know our rights and in the future to maintain them by eve legitimate means within our b, We are no longer a mass of unor ized helplessnes: Some things impracticable and unreasona ble may be demanded. Such the chosén rop resontatives of the whole people must have the courage to dei rust to time and ox to vindic sir action, but that to demand for tho t should ve granted, not grudg- orfull, right ultu IN THIROTUNDA. James 12. Boyd Says that the stroug ad- vance in prices on wheat is what drove the bucket shops out of business. ‘“Their pa trons,” he continucd, “are always bulls, and consequently on the long side of the mavket; therefore, when wheat went up from 79 cents t0 $1 a bushel it dvove them to the wall.” “OId Huteh, then, was really the cause of it “Yes, more than any other man. About five weeks ago he told me that the market would go to $1 before June. At that time ho was long—owned more wheat than all the other dealers in Chicago. The bears under- took to make a break then, but he prevented them doing 80 by buying every bushel thut was offered. After securing complete control of tho situation, Hutchinson instituted systematic scheme to make another nico little fortune by sending prices skyward, and T haven't any doubt he drew out big mone “The first serious blow at bucket shops, however, was given by the Chicago hoard of trade when it shut them and their operations out of its building. Still they could even then manage to secure quotations almost as quickly and just as reliable as befove, but of course the work became very expensive.” Superintendent Backus of the Indiun school at Genoa was found at the Millard yesierday. : “Lam on wy way to Washington,” said he, “for the purpose of keeping a close watch that the appropriation bill for our school gets through all right. It will come up befors congress in o few days. They have promised us six or seven thousaud dollars, but I'm going to try and get a little more than that. Another part of my errand is to be present at the awarding of gover ment contracts for supplies, which will occur on the 20th of this month, “We are feeling greatly elated over the fact of the Indian school districts of the United ates being divided up into five sectic 1 particularly that Genoa has just been made one of the five and that o high school course of instruction has been added. The locations of the five great Indian schools of America now + Carlish Pa.; Haskell, Kan.; Chemawa Chilloceo, In- dinn Territory, sud Genoa, Neb. We now have 210 pupils at Genoa, and there are thre boys to every girl, for you must know t the Indians will stick to their old custo keeping thoe givls at home to do the drudge a Weo have Arapahoes, Sioux, Winnebagos, Omahys, Mandans and Flat Head The best way for one to explain wh sort of work, skilled labor, many of our pupi can do is to call your attention to this suit of clothes and pair of shoes 1 haye on.” Both the clothes and shoes wer in appearanco and evidently the would have cost #0 and the latter $) ha n purchased in Omaba. OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY., Subseribed and Guaranteed Oapital Paid In Cupit Buys and scils stooks and bonds; negotintes comi Al pAPer; recelves o trust 15 43 LEADSIOF WRONL i srporations; takes charge of proporty; cols ot LaX0S Omaha Loan& TrustCo SAVINGS BANK. S. E. Cor. 16th and Douglas Sts. Pald in Oapital 8 50,000 Bubseribed 100,000 atevd Capltal ty ¢ ors 200,000 6 Por Cont Intorest Paid on Daposits. FRANK J. LANGE. Cusliler AU Wyman, prodidont; J. J. Brown, vide- prosident: W. . Wyman, treasuror | u: A U. Wyimag, J. K. diillard, J. J. Brown, W.'Nash, Thomds J. Kimball omcors Direet Guy Georan 1. ). Louns lu any an Property, snd ou ©sL rutes curremb unt made on Olty and Farm ollateral Security, ut Low-