Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 12, 1891, Page 4

ROSEWATER Epiror. - PUBLISHED DLVERY TERVE OF SUBSCRIPTION Dafly Bee (without Sunday) One Year.. .48 00 Tnlly and Sunduy, One Yeur. 10 0 Bix months 500 Three monthe > 250 Eunday Bee, Ono Year, 200 Eaturday Bee, One Y 150 Weekly Bee, One Ye! 10 OFFICES Omahn, The Ree Bullding. Eouth Owinha. Corner N and 20th Streets. Counell Blufrs, 12 Poarl Stroet. Chieago Office, 517 Chamber of Commerce, Now York, Rooms 13,14 and i5,Tribune Buliding Washington, 613 Fourteenth stree CORRESPONDENCE. Al communieations relating to news and editorial matter should ve addressed Lo the Editorial Departnient. BUSINESS LETTERS, Allbusinesslettors and remittances should be nddressed to The Bee Pubiishing Compuny, Omaha. Drafts, checks and postofice orders 10 he made payablo to the order of the com vany. The Bee Publishing Company. Proorigfors THE BEE BUILDING. BWORN 'EMENT OF Etate of Nebraska, County of Dou Georgo 1 Publishing that tho ac for the week follow Erind: Monday. Juni esdny. June « Inesday, Juri Thursd Fridny, Junc v Baturday, June .. CIRCULA »f The Bea inly swear of Tig DAILY BER . was as L.20.018 4 26, GE W TZSCITUCK, &worn 1o lefore me and subscribed in my presence this Gl day of June, 1501. N. P. FEIL. Notary Publle. Average...... Etate of Nebraska, County of Douglas, {5 Ceorge ‘B, Tzachuck, befng duly sworn, de- oses and siys that he'is secretary of THE BER ‘ublishing con pany, it the aciual average dmly circulation of THE DALY BER for the month of June, 1600, Wis 201 coples; for Tuly. 1#60, 20.662 coples; for August, 1890, 10,720 copies; for Eeptember, 1800, 20,490 coples for October. 1800, £0,62 coples; for Novem 1600, 22,130 coples; for Decenber, 180, o 1501, 28445 coplest for March, 28 o ORGE B nd subs AT N. Not. May 1801, 26,840 copies. « T7sCHUCK. ibed in my 1801 . FEn, v Pubile. Eworn to Lefore me. rresence, this2d duy of Ju nment crop reports show Lt the head of the procession ects for spring wheat, SHOULD Hippolyte attempt to continue his reign of terrov and insist upon main- taining himself by wholesale murder, it will be incumbent unon this and other governments to interfer A SourH DAKOTA newspaper has changed its name from Democrat to Tonest Dollar. This is a miraculous conversion that puts Paul on his way to Damascus in the background. GoverNor HovEY has neatly but vory skillfully taken the skin off the congressional ~ gerrymander which a democratic majority engineered through the Indiana legislature at its lute session, — A Prute Indian gambled with a Chi- naman in Cglifornia, Heappears to have been a winner, for the Celestial gentle- man killed him and cut him to pieces— another proof that Bret Hart was right in estimating the character of the hea- then Chinee as a gambler. ALTHOUGH Chicago shows a falling off of 8,000 in tho number of hogs slaugh- tored thus far this year as compared with 1890, and Kansas City has dropped 18,400, Omaha shows a net loss of but 8,000. Another year will put Omaha in the sec- ond place as a hog-packing center. SIXTY gentlomen of St. Paul have decided upon ovganizing u new political party. Like all the other new parties recently brought into being this is to be a secret society. It will fail for this if for no other reason. The facts of history prove nothing move clearly than that no secret political organization can main- tain power in a free countr CALIFORNIA does nothing by halves. ‘What the state undertakes she does with all her might. This is why application is made for five acres upon which to make her display atthe world’s fair. Her buildings will cost $100,000. This paragraph is printed to remind Ne- braska that the competition to be met at Chicago in 1893 will require an ox- penditure on her part of move than 850,000, T olubs will oxpel Sir William Gordon-Cumming. He will bo the scape- goat of the baccarat scandal. The prince of Wales will bo excused andghe flunk- eys of aristocracy will bow us low to him as over. Outside of England, however, the dealer in the Tranbyeroft game will be less honored than the victim of the attompt to hush up & much more un- savory scandal in which the prince of Wales was involved. ‘THE Nebraska school for deaf mutes is one of the best institutions of the oharacter in the country. It has been uni- formly progressive and successful and fortunately has escaped the changes of polities and administrations. For some- thing like fourteen years it has been conducted by the present management. Its usefulness is beyond computation to the unfortunate class for whose exclu- sive benefit 1t is maintained. Omaha people who wish at any time to witness the most interesting and novel of exor- cises should pay this institute a visit, —_— A SOUTHERN orator says: ‘““The pathos, sentiment and romance of the war between the states is concentrated and crystallized about the cause of the confoderacy. In the north todey no name thrills the heart like that of Lee, no name electrifies the people like that of Stonewall Jackson, no sabre glistons like that of Stuart.” The southern orator evidently has not been farther north than Delaware, and when he was in the little state he foll into a demo- cratic caucus. There is no thrill or en- thusiasm or romance in the names of any of theso three leaders whatever of pathos there may be in their failure to overturn the union. It is ill-advised, untruthful and unwarranted nonsense of this kind, utterod when opportunity presents, that keeps the north and south apart. Eloguence and rhetoric cannot make the great wrong tho south at- tempted right or its traitorous attempt at secession justifiable to the union men of the north, | subjact. MORNING. | AND MARKETS, At the risk of being tiresome THE BEE again refors to this most important The warehouse bill goes into effect July 1. The cereal crop will be havvested within six weeks, The pros- pects fora large yield of wheat, oats, rye and barley wore never better, The state will have a very large surplus. It must be garnered. The average prairio farmer cannot house a full erop. In this particular year he could not afford to house it 1n his own granaries if he had the capacity. The adversities of past seasons will forco u large majority of our farmers either to sell their erops imme- diately or to borrow money upon them for necassary and urgent expenditures, The warchouse law was never boefore so important nmeasure toour producers. 1t is, ns it were, a proyidential interposition in their behalf. But providence only helps thom that help themselves, and hence without warehouses the benefits of the beneficent law will be los t. It is for these reasons that TiE persistently urges its readers to give the matter carcful attention, It is in the intercst of the producers that alliance urged to abandon the whang- doodle and take up with somothing which can be useful to the class for which they claim to speak. It isin the interest of the produccr that grain men are urged in this city and other cen- tral points in the stato to take steps to socurc storage warchouses or elevators. There was nover so good an opportunit to make tha Nebraska farmer pendent. With storage warehouses for his products and a system of warchouso inspection and warchouse receipts the farmer can carry his grain until the rush of the harvest time is past and normal prices for grain prevail. e will be able to realize a fair percentage upon the present valuo of his crop in loans at banks for which the ware- house receipts are satisfactory col- lateral security. With this money immediate and pressing necessities will be relieved without sacrificing tho advance in price sure to follow if the grainis held for a better market. Omaha is particularly interested in this whole subject. As the principal city and great commercial supply depot, a proper system of grain and produco storago establishments and local cent for hundling the product,she will natur- ally become the market for this great state. Her grain and pro- duce men must provide the ware- houses and elevators and open a grain and produce exchange if the city is to take advantage of the opportunities al- most certain to be presented. Omaha must take time by the forelock, and be ready for the business, Shecannotafford to fail in the presence of the approach- ing emergency when millions of bushels of grain will be seeking granaries. She has 5o time to lose, and this is another reason why we again earnestly urge all concorned to give the subject the care- ful attention which the imperative con- ditions require. Bre leaders ar inde- MORTGAGES ON A GOLD BASIS, The Philadelphia Press reports that the leading trust companies and capital- ists of that- city have taken a position within the last few weeks against lend- ing money on mortgages unless it is mu- tually agreed that the obligation en- tored into shall bo paid at maturity in gold coin, and the interest accruing from time to time shall also be paid in the same kind of currency. It is stated that while this has been the require- ment thut has confronted most new bor- rowers, it has been an almost general de- mand of those persons who have desired that maturing mortguges shall be re- newed. The explanation of this action is the apprehended possibility of a premium on gold to result from logislation by cor ress making the coinage of silver free. 'he officers of the trust companies in- terviewed by the Press profess to believe that a measure providing for the free coinage of silver will be passed by the next congress, and they also claim to bo alarmed at the progress of the firmers’ alliunce movement in the west. One of the trust of- ficers interviewed said: *This is the very natural result of the farmers’ alli- anco movement in the west, and the wild financial motions that it seeks to propogate.” Another said: *“This movement is due in a large measure to the disturbance in values that is ex- pected by silver legislation.” A third remarked: ‘““We consider that the r that confronts us now is a very great one. No one knows when this agitation will end. The influences back of it are very powerful. It may end with this year, but it may last for several years. Tt is not that anything has been done as yet to impair the stability of mort- gages, but 1t is the apprehension of what future legislatures will do that malkes us fearful,” The feeling that prompts the action of these trust companies is perhaps nat- ural, and_yet there is really very little ground for the fear they profess. ~So far as freo silver logislution by the next con- gress is concerned, it may be admitted that it is probable, but there is every reason to believe that such legislation could not become oper- ative. Unless it be assumed that President Harrison can be per- suaded that his past opposivion to freo silver has been a mistake, and that it is a desirable policy for the country, there will be no change during his administra- tion regarding silver, for while his dis- approval of a free coinage law might be overridden by the house and douhticss would be, it is not at all probable that it could be in the senate. As to the other source of professed alarm, western le lation, it is to be said that the alliance legislatures of the present year had as favorable an oppor- tunity as they probably ever will have to enact laws unfavorable to mort- gage investors, but not one of them passed such a law. Measures of this character wero proposed in Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota, and received n strong support, but intelligent and thorough discussion defeated them, and the great majority of the farmer mem- bers of all these legislatures were en- tirely satisfied with the result. There is very small likelihood of another seri- ous sttempt to pass such legislation being made in any of these states for a wumber of years, unless, indeed, THE OMAHA DAILY BE the action of the trust companies of Philadelphia should become general and create a spirit of retaliation. Under present conditions, and so long | | as they continue, obligations to pay gold | will imposo upon those making them nothing more serious than possible in- ,, though this would rarely happen. Nobody will demand gold so long as paper is at par with it. The spirit of the requiroment is the chief ob- jection to it, and this does not seem to have warrant in existing circumsf convenion MR, WANAMAKER'S STATEMENT. The Philadelphia Record is a demo- cratic paper, and it is one of the very fow papers of that class which can bo fair and just to a prominent member of the party in opposition. Referring to the statement made to tho investigating committee of the Philadelphia councils by Postmaster General Wanamaker, re- gavding his relations with the wrecked Koystono bauk, the Record says it was *“freo, full and conclusive, It was busi- ness-liko and clenr as to every possible point which could be of ussistance or value to the inquiry. Alike in tone and in completeness of detail it w frank and satisfying as the committeo could have wished, and not even a pub- lic curiosity, piqued to the uttermost by sensutional statements' in the press of other cities, could have nasked fuller testimony than the postmaster general has furnished.” The Record is familiar with the carcer of Mr. Wanamaker as a citizen and a business man, and it fur- ther says that noone who knows him oxpocted fora moment that his testi- mony would be of any other character. This fair judgmentis in honorable contrast with the comments of other democratic vapers, which en- deavor to find flaws in the statement of Mr. Wanamaker and otherwise seek to discredit it. When the facts came out regarding the wree bunk the cireumstance of the postmaster general and the firm with which he is connected having had business relations with the institution was hastily ed upon by the democratic newspapers as affording an exceptional opportunity for lashing the member of the administra- tion for whom they have the strongest dislike. The bank had been ruined by a deliberately planned and persistently pursued system of plunder. The city of Philadelpkia and the state of Pennsylvania lost heavily in the wreck. Confiding depositors had been ruthlessly robbed. The city treasurer of Philadelphia, assumed to be on terms of intimacy with Mr. Wana- maker, was a party to the infamous business. The treasury authorities wore charged with a serious dereliction of duty, which it was suggested was due to some powerful influence at Washing- ton. And the postmaster general had done business with the wrecked institu- tion. Here, indeed, was matorial that seemed to promise the democratic and mugwump papers endless ‘‘roasts” for the head of tho post- office department. But the president promptly responded to a request of the Philadel phia authorities that he . would do all in his power to facilitate a thorough investigation, and Mr, Wana- maker went before the investigating committee of the Philadelphia councils at its first meeting and made a clear, full and unequivocal statement of all he knew about the wrecked bank, which acquitted him absolutely of any responsi- bility for the disuster ana showed that he also had been the victim of a set of thieves Undoubtedly this was a very great disappointment to the democrati and mugwump editors generally;and they have manifested their chagrin in their peculiar way, but the testimony of the Philadelphia - Record will outweigh all their efforts to discredit the full and frank state- ment of Mr, Wanamaker. In the judgment of all fair-minded mon ho will be regarded as wholly blameless in the matter with which his name has be- come associated through legitimate and entirely proper business transactions. IT APPEARS that THE B was mis- taken in stating a few days ago that no action had been taken in Germany on the proposition to abolish the bounty on beet sugar, the fact being that it pre- vai and the law will take effect in 1897. As we remember the circum- stances this arrangement is in the ' na- ture of a compromise, the oviginal propo- sition contemplating a much lier abandonment of the bounty. The fact, however, has no importance in its bearing upon the general purpose of our article, which was to show the good results in Euro- pean countries from the stimujating effect of bounties. The German beet sugar industry being fully established, the withdrawal of the bounty would probably work no injury to it, but even as it is the government allows it six years movo of bounties with which to Strengthen itself. In that- timo there should be in the United States, with proper encouragement, a beet sugar in- dustry as large at least as that of Ger- many. The late Prosbyterian genoral as- sombly is not likely to be forgotten. After voting Prof. Briggs out of Union seminary and postponing action on the revised confession of faith its members probubly anticipated no further sensa- tions. Drv. Parkhurst, however, who was Prof. Briggs' champion, has pub- lished a bitter attack upon that august and influentiul body which is likely to stiv up Presbyterianism from one end of the union to the other. It is ob- served that Dr. Parlchurst took the wise precaution to embark for Europa after lighting the fuse and before the explo- sion ocourred. Tag Canadian Pacific railvond is un- questionably the most powerful single influenco in the Dominion, apd it ap- pears that renewed evidenco ‘of ‘this is to be given in the appointment of its chief attorney and one of its " larg est stockholders as provisional premier. This individual is Me. John Abbett, the leader of the conservative party in’ the senate, and a man of recognized’ ubility and capacity for leadership. It nounced that the governor general has determired to appoint Mr, Abbott pre mier pending the return of Sir Charl Tupper from Europe, where he is on is an- Al i, political mission. , It thusappears that Tupper is to ba'the permanent successor of Sir John Matlonald, notwithstand- ing the fact that«dhere ure some very largo blemishdy éh his record ns an in- dividual, but it }sfuite sufficient that he is known to be thoroughly loyal to tor, policy. It is tohceded that the man perhaps best quadifiod for the promiers ship is Sir John /Thompson, the minis- ter of justice, But the insuperable ob- jection to him {a)that he is a Roman Catholie. Theappointment of a pr mier will of coutde necessitate the re: organization of the ministry, and follow- ing that important politicil changes are probable. All the lorces antagonis- tic to the government, so it is reported, are preparing for aggrossive action, and every indication points to intorest- ing political events fn Canada in the near future, PROF, JAMES H., CANFIELD, who has been elected chancellor of the state uni- versity, is one of the brightest young oducators in this country. He is a man of nativo talent, progressive, enthusi- astic, industrious and experienced.” His caveer has been no marvel to those who have known him as student, public school teacher and professor of lan- guages in the Kansas university, though his progress has astonished per- sous not familiar with his tact and ability. than a year ago he was prominently named in connec- tion with the chancellorship of his alma mater at Lawrence, Kan. Had he been willing to nccept the honor there is every reason to believe it would have heen tendered kim, He has been both secretary and president of the National Teachers’ association and is unquestion- ably a thorough educator. Iilled with pride in his noble profession, gifted by nature with the power to control men, and evory way honorable in character and life, his experience and promise to tho Nebraska univer administration in which every citizen will take pride. Tur Bre welcomes Chancellor Canfield to his high position and to citizenship in Nebraska with a hearty good will. CoLoNpL JonN A. COCKERILL, a western journalist by education and in- stinct, who for many years has been making great papers to build up the fortune and fame of others, is at last at the head of a paper of his own. This is in consonance with the eternal fitness of things. Colonel Cockerill recently re- tired from the Now York World, of which he was managing editor for eight or nine y and purchased the Com- mercial Advertiser, the oldest newspaper in New York. He.also obtained posses- sion of The Continent. The former journal is to be continued without change as an evening paper, while from the plant of the latter has sprung the Morning Ad- vertiser, which proposes to furnish all the news for one cent.- Colonel Cockerill enters upon what may be regarded as the real work of his life, with an estab- lished constituency and a merited repu- tation of the highest character as a journalist. He may not give New York a revelation in ‘jornalism, but he will make papers that are worth reading and which can be trusted for both their news and their opinions. The newspaper pro- fession everywhere will wish him bound- less success. Less THE new organization for the ad- ancement of Omaha’s material inter- ests known as the Omaha Real Estate Owners’ association, has been actively at work upon its preliminary plans for doing good for more than a month. President Boggs and Secvetary Bemis have been untiringly enthusiastic in their efforts to make a success of the or- ganization. Their intelligent and per- sistent zeul has been rewarded by a list of pledges of substantial support which will put the association in a position to make its influence felt for Omaha. The good work must go on. Those of our citizens who have not joined the assoc ation owe it to the community to assist to the extent of their ability. very lot owner 18 eligible to membership, and overy lot owner ought to subscribe. BELLEVUE college has been a succ ful institution, 1t'has strugeled through thoe weary years of apprenticeship and suffered the embarrassmants incident to the birth and growth of an educational institution. The period of uncertainty is now passed. The beautiful site of the present building will soon be crowned with other structuresand the institution will take on year by year with its age and growth in numbers all the dignity of a great educational center. [t is therefore gratifying to our citizens thay the authorities have decided to enlarge its facilities and re-christen the college as the Uniyersity of Omaha. SECTION 5 of Article viii of the con- stitution of the state of Nebraska, dis- tinctly provides that all fines, penalties and license moneys arising under the rules, by-laws, or ordinances of citios, villages, towns, procincts or other muni- cipal subdivisions, shall be appropriated exclusively to {he use and support of common schools. In the face of this pro- vision it is difficult to understand how it will be possibld for the city council to claim any portion of the money which it is proposed to epllpet as liconses from coal donlers. A ligense is a permit and a permit is a licaik hool is to bea monu- ment to the re qry(l teacher and citizen whose name it bodes, 1t should bo one of the best of our grade school buildings. As far as praotfiedble it should be of Omaha workmanship, and be distinctly Omaban in all it&*hppointments. No ex- periments should " be attempted in i construction. Let the board take notice that all old citizens and two or three hundred younger citizens who were pu- pils of Prof. Kellom take u porsonal and particular pride in the school which has been selected Lo bear his honored name. Tur Kellom s IT is cortainly no repronch to any newspaper to have business offices to vent in the handsomest building in the city. Neithershoud a kid-gloved editor be censured for building u two-story flat for bachelor dudes. should make the Tne council committee a searching investigation of police .sldnp.ulnmnl. The board of fire and FRIDAY, 12, JUNE police commissioners will undoubtedly interpose no obstructions to the committee. While in tho business it is just as well also to in- quire into the purchases made by und for the five department. Period- | feal inspections of ono branch of the city government by another would help materially in elearing up the municipal atmosphor Tie Omaha waterworks company be aud should be, with certain limita- tions, at the merey of the city of Omaha, but Omaha could not make a contract with that corporation which should nlace her 140,000 poople at the merey of the waterworks compy uch u contract would be void as against public poiic The waterworks company will show its discretion by promptly abandoning the theory that it owns the city. MONDAY evening the stockholders of the grain und produce exchange meot to complete their organization. . The purpose of the exchange is cloarly set out in its name. ‘There is no subject before the people of equal importance with that of croating here a grain and produce mariket and the proceedings of this association of business men are therefore looked forward to with great interest OMAHA cannot afford to parley with any corporation enjoying its franchis The corporation which refuses to per- form its public duties should forfeit its frarchise. Tho interests of 140,000 peo- ple must not be dependent upon the arbitrary regulations of a franchised in- stitution. The people of this city ave patient but under certain exasperating circumstances patienco ceases to bea virtue, THE citizons of Omaha regret exceed- ingly that the members of the Ohio and Hocking Valley Press association did not so schedule their visit to this city as to enable us to show them some courte- sies. A half hour between trains is only timo for a How do you do? It would havebeen a pleasure to have entertained the ladies and gentlemen royally had it been practicable. POTTAWATTAMIE county elected dele- gates to the Towa republican convention instructed to vote for Omaha as the place of holding the next republican na- tional convention. Pottawattamie coun- ty republicans will please call upon Omaha for any reciprocal favor she can extend. HON. G. W. LININGER, Omaha’s art patron, deserves tho thanks of Omaha and the west for making the Western Art association possible and profitable. He is already reaping a rich harvest in the individual gratitude of the members of that organization. JusT why it 18 impossible to convict Omaha gamblers by ovidence of their guilt is not clearly understood by good citizens. Will the authoritics explain? THz prohibition and independent par- tles.are.going into the fight carly. Thoy are not warned by the experience of the early worm which always gets caught. A Pointer for Ofiiceholders. Chicagn News, Tt is tolerably well established that con- sciousness and acute suffering continue for three minutes after decapitation. -——— A Source of Regret. Globe-Democrat. Tho opposition to Cleveland in the south is calculated to make him wonder if it pad, after all, to veto so many pension bills. SR il by Tips for Anglomaniacs. Boston Globe. Baccarat will now be the favorito game with thoso young swells who thik it moro fashionable to imitato Knghsh vices than American virtues, — Water as a Boomer. New York World. An increase of 450 per cent in the taxable value of Johnstown since the dam disaster seems to prove that it sometimes helps a town to drown it out—a fact of importance, as the eligible list is very large. Rotating Toward Hill, St. Pawd Globe (Dem.), No man in public Jifo has been subjected to more unjust eriticism than David B. Hill, the governor of New York. He 1s really a states man of commanding ability, of spotless char- acter and of amazing personal force. His wholo career proves that these things are true, —_———— Reese for the Suprems Bench. Kearney Hub, The republican press continues to speak out fh favor of Judge Reeseas the republioan nominee for the supreme judge, and it looks as though the politicians were beginning to seo the point. A failure to nominate Recse will be tantamount to a refusal to snatch e tain victory from the jaws of possible defeat. —~~ Compulsory Voting. Philadeiphia Reond. A discussion is golug on in New York newspapers as to tho merits of a proposed law to make voting compulsory. Such a law would proceed upon tho assumption that something might be gained by compelling neglectful electors to go to the polls, This s move than doubtful. Those who do not care enough about government to assist in carrying it on would hardly improve its v it they did assist. Thoy lack in pu- ic inclination. puin Bl fmmigration in the W Courrier Dex Etats- Unis, Several wostern newspapers are complain- ing of an opinion which is becoming more and more accontuated for some time past agaiust lmmigration, or rather against the forelgn elements which is incroasing very rapidly from day to day into the United States. The Sentiuel of Milwaukes and Tug Ber of Omaha warmly attest that the states of Wisconsin and Nebraska and others, far from boing overcrowded with working people have not enough to meet the demand, and furthermore, tho vory best examples of in- dustry and thrift are fouud among people of forcign birth, and it is atsurd aud unjust to make @& sweeping charge aguinst foroigners coming to the country bocause here and thero somo of them are law- lessor indolent, or thriftless. Thore aro nativos who are all theso and manifestly it would be mdiculous for foreigners to con- demn all Americans because we have these elements of homo production among us, Tur Bex admits that some undesirable people get into the country, bat the number of such is very greatly exaggervated, and it adds “we can better afford to have a few of thoso | thrown upon us thau not to got the thousanas of industrious, thrift whom the country uéeds, wnd in order to keop the former out 1t would be necessury to absolutely close our ports to immigration.” honest people POWDERED GLASS, FED HIM 0 Reasons for Thomas Cunnahan's Murdarous Intentions Toward His Wife, WHO WILL BE LABOR COMMISSIONER? Report That the Selection Has Heen Made~Narrow FHscape from Death—Lincoln Odds and Ends. Lixcory, Neb,, Juno 11.—[Special to Tie Bk, |—Thomas Cunnahan, & section foro- man, was arrested last evoning for throaten- ing to kill his wife. Mr. Cunnahan's excuse for his torriblo threat was that ho had boon driven to it by desporation. Ho had dis- covered that his wife had designs on his life and had been pusting pounded glass in his victuals in order to kill him. FOILANOI CONMISSIONER. A gentleman on the inside and who enjoys Governor Thayor's confidence says that in a fow days the choice of Thayor for the posi tion of labor commissioner will be announced Tho governor has alveady mado his sol of the man, but for reasons best know himself doss not choose to divulige the sed just yet It is reported by this same gentioman that the conference of Powers and Burrows with Thayer availod nothing, aud that neithier of them nor any man of their selection is to the job. Ihis, thoreforo, if true, settlos tho chances of Doch, All that can be learncd as to the identity of tho great unknown who is to have tho job is that hio is a republican, & member of tho Grand Army of the Republic, and a man who has stood by Thayer in his fight to oust Boy. A NARROW ESCAPE. John IKear narrowly escapod death last evening. Whilo crossing the Union tracks his horse took fright at the cars u threw Kear on the track in front of an ap- proaching train. Kear was stunned by the fall and unablo to get up. The engineer saw the danger, reversed the levor of tho engino d tho train just in time to save ar from being crushed to death. The engineer then assisted Kear to ariso ana got outof the way of harm, An examination of Kear's injurics showed that they all were slicht with the exception of a deop cut i the log just above the knee. A CIEAT GRADER. Marshall ot al commenced suit & Murphy and Mr. At- wood for the recovery of a §0,000 road grader. The grader was originally tho prop- erty of Kees & Bullock. Marshall had a mortgage on it. Mr. Atwood had a bill against Kees & Builock and secured judgment. To satisfy this tho machine was sold by the sheriff and was bought by Patterson & Mur- phy for the nominal sum of $167: Marshall claims this could not be done in the face of w. I aguinst Patterson his mortgage. ODDS AND ENDS, Alvin Cole of Woodstock, Mich., who has been the guest of his uncle, Adjutant Gen- ! eral Cole, for a number of woeks past, left toduy for South Dakota. Prof. Canfield entered upon his daties today as chancelior of tho stato university. { The first thing ho did_was to_ondeavor to persuade Prof. Howard to remain at tho university instead of accapting the 34,000 po- sition offered him at Stanford university. The following notarial appointments wore made today: Mack D. Fitzgerald, Lodi; Fabius D. Mills, Westervillo; J. yon, C. W. Anderson, M. A.' Up 5 Olsen, G. M. Nattingor, Omaha; William H. Ketcham, Morsland; W. D. Giftin, Gothen- burg; Ryland C. Clomons, Ohiowa; P. D. Lincoln; W. C. Beatty, Palmor; H. H. Wahoo; J. . Gatos, Hebron, The Mutual land aud building syndicate of Jersey City, N. J., has withdrawn its appli- cation for permission to transact business in s state on.account of its. being unable to comply with the requirements of tho new law governing building and loan associations. A nolle prose qui has been ontered in tho caso of Charley Nelson, the boy arrested for burglarizing Burr & Beoson's sufe. The county attorney thought it would be better to let the lad go rather than put the county to the ex- pense of a second trial. 1. Wossel was married yesterday at St. Joe to Miss Bmma Ehrlich. THE SATURDAY BEE. It Will Contuin Features of Interest to Every Western Reader, Tre S\rurpay BEE, in the western part of Nebraska and adjoining states, is to the reuder what Tie Suxpay Bee is to those within easy uccess of the city. Although Tk Ber's spectal railroad trains placo tho paper in the hands of its patvons beforo breaisfast, yot thero aro some localities which it is impossible to reach even during the day. To people resident there, the Sat- uraay paper must furnish Sunday reading. For this reason, while it contains a_greator amount of spectal and press news than any paper published in_the west, it also coni- prises literary, social and sclentitic foatures equal to the Sinday edition. Titk SATURDAY R, this weels, will bo no exception to the rule. ' Among other things, it will contain the following: Wyoming Oit Fields—An interosting and accurate roview of the great oil basin, quan- tity and quality of the fluid, ard the amount of ‘development work done. The importance of this great natural storehouse of petroloum 10 Omaha, the necessity for local capital taking hold, and the schéme of the Standard mouopoly to control the territory are treated in dota; The n Development in the Black Hills-—A most. interesting, practical and carefully pro- parod article on the Dakota tin, a subject which is attracting the attention'of the min- ing world, Foreign capitalists and miners bave persistently sought and still seek to discourage the dovelopment of the tin industry in this country and especially in Dakota. Their work, however, has been un- successful, as will appear from’ a perusal of the article in question, News of the Northwest,—A featura which has satsticd u long felt demand. 1% is an epitom- ized chronicle of the doings of the week in overy hamlet from the Missouri to t en Gato and tho prairio to tho mountain top. Every item 15 solected because it is an itom of neivs and interest and will bear perusal. The 4 BC of Money,~A most loarnea, yot simple and practical exposition of the origin, purpose and value of money with a discus- sion of tho false and true theorics as to its mauagement by government, by Andrew Carnegie in the North American Review for June. Ch'ce Bits of Misccllmny.—Scattored all over the Saturday supplement will bo found the brightest and best work of the paragraph- | ors and punsters, Everything tresh and interesting. e Hushed the Asylu sandal. SrwiarieLy, 1L, June 11.—The Anna n- suno asylum scandal occupied the attention of the houso for over an hour this morning. Aftor a long debate a motion was mado and defeated to concur in the majority report of the committee, A motion to receive the two reports and merely spread them upon tho jourual was then adopted. S Haven't Heard of § ruggling. Wasiixatoy, dune 11.—Thoe navy depart- ment bas not been informed that uny quan- tity of dutiable goods has been smuggled into the United States by the oficors of men- of-war as reported from San Fraucisco, Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Rl r SING JEST! Chicago Post: A Califorola waiter oan tako a dinner order in seven difforont lan gunges. e takes allof his tips in the En- glish language. Alliance Advocate: you are somowhat in favor of the third party movemont " asked Laura's pa of LaUa’™s young man. “O, 1 nm sura he is,” responded Miss Laura. ‘“kspecially tho movement.’! Miss Plumleigh (chok ing) --O, Mr. Dudekin ! I- [—really think I've swallowed a dreadful fly! ~ What shall I dot Dudokin—Deab girl, bottor swallah some papah. Pittsbury Bullotin A SUMMER DRAMA. New York Heral Act 1L Act 1L 1 Sen Swim urt Another Now Curl Mo Him Heart. Broth oo, Act1V. Froe Slack Me Back. Wasnington Post: Brine (roading)—Bas- reliofs brought from the ruins of Ninoveh by Layard show that umbrollas were known 8,000 years ago, Mrs., Brino-And the one you lont me fn your offico Saturday to come home undor, [ should say, was ono of them. The bathing suit will soon be on As protty as can be, And wen with cager oyes will flock Down by tho sea. Minneapolis Journal: Griggs—-Out at Mine notonka the other day I canght a twonty: pound fish. I just wot him up to tho edgo of tho boat when he dropped back and_ escaped, Briggs —Then low do you kuow ho weighed twenty pounds? Griggs—0, or, well, you seo the fish had his scales with him, R OWNED TIE TOWN. New York Journal, Ho startod in at early morn By tossing off a three-inch horn Of fiery, tusil whisky; And overy time that he felt queer He filled himself with foaming beer, Until ho felt quite frisky And all day long e mixed his drinks Imbibing them with knowing winks, While mumbling many a ditty. Ho “whooped it up” till he was tight, And when he reachcd the Tombs that night He thought he ovned the city. Washington Post. “What are you working on " asked one nuwspaper man of another at breakfast. *“This steak,” was tho reply. ‘The true pathos of this dialogue lies fn tho fact that it is true. Mary had a litule lamb That wandered on W all Street," And thero the boars npon him fell Aund gobbled even his bleat. Clothier and Furnisher: Winkle—1 wish Icouid devise somo way of hanging up my clothes. Nodd—1 wish I could deviso some way of gotting them out after I havo hung thom up. Contineatal: Good Man (sadly)--Ah, my son, you have been to the cireus; it paind mio greaily to think that one so young should have crossed the threshold of iniquity, Bad Small Boy—I didn’t cross no threshe old; I crawled in under the tent, Siftings: Scientists claim that clgarotto smoking leads to idiocy. We do not know how true this is, but are satisfed that idiocy loads to cigarotte smoking. Et e e RICH HAUL BY BURGLARS. They Rob a Big New York Store of Al !ts Diamonds. New Yonk, June 11.—Tho mammoth es- tablishment of Hilton, Hughes & Denning was robbed, says the World this morning. An enormous building, built of iron, with the lower floor incased in shutters of stoel, was found casy of entranca by skillful burglars, who were able to make a rich haul and escape without leaving a clue as to) their identity. A watchman stationed at cach of the four corners of the building at all hours of tho night outwitted by burglars, who get in with their tools and escaps with their booty with- outso much as exciting suspicion. Itis wondorful, but it is true, that tho store of Hilton, Hughes & Denning was robbed last Eriday night in the cloverast stylothat has distinguishod a burglary in New York for many yoars, and so far uot an inkling has been obtained by the police as to tho identity of the robbors. These shrewd burglars wera ovideutly export professional diamond thieves, and tho plunder they se. cured consisted 'of $10,000 worth of goms_ from the jewelry department of tho firm. 1%e astonishing featuro of the robbery is tho fact that the thieves should have Selécted tho store of Hilton, Hughes & Denning of all others in the city. One would have supnosed that they would 'have proferred a sato do- posit company’s vault or the United States sub-treasury, The newspapers last Saturday morning published a paragraph of a fow linos concerning u slight firo in tho great ary goods and_miscellaneous storo of Hilton, Hughes & Denning, whici occupios the en- tire blocic bounded by Broadway, Fourth avenuo and Ninth and Tenth stroots, That™ firo was a part of the scheme of the burglars but, nobody thought so then, as it was not, uatil tho following day that the burglary was discovered. When tho store was opened on Saturday it was found that one of the safes, in which tho dinmonds were kept, had been forcod open during tho nicht and its conteuts stolon, Thero was great consternation in tho store ndt after a rapid investigation Superintend- nt Clancey rushod down to polico hendquar- ters and reportod the robbery to Inspector Byrnes, who at once put several of his b moen on the case. Meanwhile tho firm i structed its employes, under ponalty of in- stant dismissal, to preserve absolute silenco concerning the robbory—to avoid speaking of it oven at home, and not even to gossip about it with each other. Inspector Byrnes has worked on tho case with all uf his well known cuergy, but the thieves are now enjoying, in what tppears to bo absolute security, tho fruits of their daring robbery. Tha'firm Dlaces the value of the stolen articlos at only 810,000, but there were onough to reward thom for their night's work, and probably 210,000 is what might bo called a conservativo estimate. Thero are people who would say that Hilton, Hughes & Denniug's stock of diamond jewelry, all of which was in tho safo, und all of which was stolen, was worth vastly more than §10,000, Whother the valuables I the safo wero worth 10,000 or 0,000, tho thelves oo k them all, and thon arose tho delicato ques- tion as to how thoy wore toget uway. A burglar who can open a locked safe can “closo it nwain, and that is what thoso hurglars did. Having done so0, how to escape with tho booty became in Feality a burning question. Lo fire was started and in the coufusion the thieves escaped. “Tho store of Hilton, Hughos & Donnlag is the big building built by A. . Stewart for an up-town retail establishment when ho had the foresight to see that his Chamber street storo would bo too far down town in a few years, and when people predicted that his businoss would fail becauso of its transfor from the center of trade tos point so far north as Ninth stroet aud Broadway. Time, however, justified his wisdom, and after tho death of the merchant princo the business was carried on in & similar manner by K. J Denning & Co. This firm, as_overy one will remember, became known as Hilton, Hughos & Denning, thus keeping in business ail tho old stand’s money, if not the name of A, T. Stewart. Baking Powder - ABSOLUTELY PURE .