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" THE Rswdy West has M yet received no attention from the Buffalo bull who Is prancing around in the democratic china shop. VANDEKDILT , GOULD and FIELD are al said to bo on the sick list. If this Is i fact , their doctors ought to make a for tune. WE shall presently see how much re form there will bo in Omaha , and how much bettor government wo shall go than wo have had. MAY 1st is moving day , but whether the Western Union will on that dat make any move In the matter of the de mands of tho. operators remains to bo soon. WHAT has become of the Nebraska militia , and where Is Col. Oolby 1 In these days of war and rumors of wan wo should bo prepared for any omerg onoy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Mu. CLEVELAND has too much love for the mugwump to suit the straight out democrats. The mugwump is good enough when it cornea to voting for a democratic president , bnt when it comes to holding office he is entitled to no con sideration. Mu. KKILEY has exchanged the mis sion to Rome for that of St. Petersburg. Ho would rather risk himself among the nihilists and dynamite bombs than face King Humbert and tackle macaroni. He has never had occasion to aseall the father of the czar as ho did the paternal ancestor of the present king of Italy. POSTMASTEIIS who have Increased their K- sales of stamps , and consequently their \ salary , by using stamps to pay tholr gro cery bills , and to purchase household goods , will have to go. The postmaster at Oamdcn , N. J. , Is charged with having purchased two pianos and about $1,000 9 worth cf merchandise with postage stamps , and ho has been removed , Ho Is probably not the only ono that has played this gamo. NOTWITHSTANDING the assertion that Mr. Morgan , the newly-appointed consul- general of Melbourne , "has always been a democrat , and was a supporter of Cleveland , " the New York Evening Post repeats Its charge that he was an offen sive Blaine partisan , and did all ho could for him during the campaign , The Post I knocks the bottom out of the statement that Morgan's Blaine pamphlet was In no eonao a political document , designed merely for private distribution , HISTOUY repeats itself. Should war bo declared between Russia and England within the next few days wo may look for a repetition of the Alabama and Kearssge fight. There is now lying in Norfolk harbor a Russian corvette , while not far distant la an English war vessel. The moment that the announcement is made that war has been declared tboy will open fire on each other. The Eng lish cruiser is satd to bo the superior In In size , weight of metal and number of crow , and In the event of a fight will probably be victorious. COKOHESSMAM-KLECT HXNLXY , of Cali fornia , finds himself placed In rather an awkward predicament. It ii charged that he Is an Allen , ho having taken an oath of allegiance to Maximilian when emperor of Mexico. Mr. Henley denies the charge , and his friends maintain that even If It wore true it would amount to nothing , as Maximilian's government wu never recognized by the United States. However , it to very likely that his seat will bo contested ou this point , If suffi cient evidence can bo obtained to sub stantiate the charge. THERE will be a vacancy In the Platts- month postofQce on the let of May. Mr. Marshall , who was appointed [ by Abra ham Lincoln , about twenty-four years ago , lias tendered his resignation , al though his term docs not expire until two years hence. There are several old cottiers In Flattimouth who are willing io serve tholr country , but Dr. Miller , BI we all know , refuses to act as United States senator , and Tobe Cistor , who has already secured ono appointment pos itively declines to take a hand in the matter because he cloosn't waut to leiacn 1U Influence by ailclog too many favors. PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. The reappearance of plouro-pnoumonla among cattle in any part of the country may well be viewed with alarm , It Is a cry contagions and fatal disease , and mo which It Is very difficult to che lt. 'ho ' recent breaking out of the dltoue In lloway county , Missouri , has naturally created a great deal of excitement among ho cattlemen of the west , as Missouri is DO of the loading live stock states of the oat , and sends out largo shipments to he principal stockyards every day In the week. In March a shipment was cent nto Illinois , and among the lot was an , nlmal that was ailHctcd with the Issaso. The matter was thoroughly in- cslfgatcd , and it having been oscor alnod beyond a doubt that the disease rovails to some considerable extent 11 Missouri , and it being feared , hat other cattle from the lnfoc ed district would find tholr way Into Illinois , the overnor of that state has issued a proc- omatlon declaring a cattle quarantine gainst Missouri. The Illinois law Is cry stringent in this respect , the penal- Ics lor violations of the cuntaglous-dls- aics-of-cattlo act , as it is called , being cry sovoro. The fines range from 11,000 to $10,000 for every offense on , ho part of any person bringing cattle ffectod with the dlsoaao , or even exposed , o It , into the itato. Any person who 'alls to report known cases of plonro iriBUinonla to the state votcrinarlan , or who shall In any way resist that officer in ; bp discharge of his duty , is guilty of misdemeanor , and liable to a fine of from $50 to $100 for every offense , and upon a tecocd conviction will be Imorlsoncd Tom thirty days to six moths. The gov rnora of other states and territories , i ; hey have not already done so , Trill ver ikely follow the example of the Illinoii governor and proclaim a quarantine Missouri. Wo believe that th ; overnors of Kantas and Wyoming hav Iroady done so. Too much precaution can not bo exercised In this matter. I tikes us that It is time for Govorno Dawos to take decisive action , and estab- Ish a quarantine similar to that de clared by the governor o : Illinois. The cattle intetosti of Nebraska are too Important to be no ; loctod for another day in this respect The last legislature passed two laws with regard to diseased animals. ODD pro vides that owncra of swlno or ether do mestlc animals dying from cholera o : other disease , shall cause the same to b suitably buried or burned upon his prom sea within twenty-four hours afterdoath also that anyone baying or selling any such animals dying from such dleeaio fo : the pnrpDso of manufacturing into eoa ; or lard , or for other purpose than fo burial or burning , shall bo liable to a fin of not leas than $25 nor more than $100. The ether law provides for the appointment of a skilled veteri nary surgeon and a sanitary commission of three persons to bo appointed at every regular session of the legislature by the governor. They are to give a bond to the state and take an oath for the faith ful discharge of their duties. The salary of tha surgeon Is fixed at $2,500 a year , payable In the same manner as the sal aries of the state officers. The veterina rian must bo a graduate of a college of veterinary surgery and the commission ers must bo actually engaged in the bus iness of stock grazing. Their duties are to protect domestic animals from infec tions or malignant diseases. The first of these laws is now in effect , and the second goes Into effect in Juno. Governor Dawes should at once ap- pointjga veterinary surgeon ] and a - sanitary commission , in compliance with this law , and make all ether prep arations to ward off the throalencd cattle tlo contagion. In the selection of the veterinarian wo should oxorclso gvoat care , aj It is a responsible poeition and ought to bo filled by a competent man. The commissioner of agriculture at Washington has been appealed to in behalf - half of Mlisourlln regard to the scourge , and ho replies that ho has exhausted his legal resources in the direction of pleuro- pnonmonla. Ho states that the general government is restricted to quarantining , but his private opinion , which Is con curred In by good lawyer ? , la that the law authorizes him to use the diseased- cattle fund la stamping out the disease. Comptroller Dunham , It is said , has stated that he would honor the account ! for stock killed under the rules of the department and would pay them to the extent of the fund to the credit of the department. This would have to be done , In the face of Attorney General Garland's adverse opinion , and the com missioner dooi not feel like doing that. He accordingly sees no way to usa gov ernment funds for the eradiation of the disease. The only way for Mitsonrl to do under the circumstances Is to call a special session of the legislature and provide for the daughter of every head of cattle that has been exposed. Prompt action on the part of Missouri 10 ef the utmost Importance not only to the stock Interests of that state but of the entire west. -i _ _ _ TUB last session of tno territorial legis lature of Dakota provided for a conven tion to bo held In Sioux Falls on Septem ber 8th to prepare a state constitution under which to aitc admission into the union during the next seislon of con gress. An organized and vigorous effort will be made at this convention to engraft upon the proposed constitution some very radical changes , ono of which is to abolish ish the legislature and substitute an elective council of five , to be choten bi ennially ) who shall receive and consider propositions of law ' 'from the sovereign people , " to whom they shall submit their joncluoions. The people will enaat such aws as they see fit by voting upon the various propositions. The friends of this movement honestly believe that they have struck the greatest legislative reform of the ago ; tbat It Is eminently practicable and will entirely do away with the present appalling legislative log rolling , corruption and extravagance. This scheme is , to say the least , a revo lution In the manner of enacting legisla tive business , but whether this novel plan would accomplish all that Is claimed for It la rather questionable. It strikes us that it is putting too much power In the hands of the few , oven If the people do have the privilege of affirming or re jecting the "conclusions" of the council 'ho ' larger the number of represent * ivos the more difficult It bocomea to lontrol them in the interest of obbers and corporations. If the ooplo elect representatives who do not keep faith with tholr con tltuonts the fault llos mainly with ho electors. Reform should begin ho selection of candidates , the primaries ihonld be as carefully conducted as an slcctlon , and conventions should not bo packed by the machine politicians and Ingsters. Lot the people exercise greater care In electing their represonta- Ivos and our loaders will then bo all tha could bo desired. THE EXPOSITION. ' The principal fault with most of th chomcs for the public benefit in Omaha is that they are not fully digested , bn are started on a scale that does not con template the future growth of the city nd is scarcely adequate to the proson demands , Omaha wants an exposition not for ono , two or three yeais , but i permanent , substantial Institution. Ate to the state fair wo care not whore i goes hereafter , and wo should not for moment think of organizing any exposi tion scheme that depends In any way upon the state fair for success. First and foremost there should bo formed an as sociation with sufficient capital to pur chase the present fair grounds. This will at once give the association a perma nent and substantial basis. There is no doubt whatever , granting that tbo grounds are worth $50,000 , that twenty-five men can easily bo found who will put In $2,000 each to purchase them. When the exposition company shall have soturcd absolute ownership of the property , a permanent exposition Is then assured. Now and , substantial buildings will bo erected and other im provements will bo made. The Invest ment will bo perfectly cafe and profit able. Merchants and manufacturers who desire to make special exhibits of an elaborate character , will , of course , bo more Inclined to put up their own buildings when they know that the ex position is something more than a tem porary show. Furthermore , their build ings will bo of a neat and attractive character , adding greatly to the general Appearance of the grounds. There are quite a number of our busi ness menespecially the owners of hotels , who feel reluctant about donating any money to a district fair , but who are anx ious to Invest liberally in a permanent ex- tion. It is self-evident that such an ex- poslpoaltlon company would bo able to so cura contributions on a largo scale from every class of merchants and mannfaotnr- ersand ether business menupon the assur ance that the money Is to be invested in substantial and permanent improvements and in special inducements for exhibi tors from all parts of the country. There la also another feature , In this connection , that is worthy of careful con sideration , and that is an Inter-state fat- stock show. Omaha is in the center of the great stock-raising country. She has extensive stock yards , packing houses and slaughter houses. The owners of these establishments would naturally take a great Intexces In this feature of the exposition , and would ren der material assistance In many ways. Exhibitors could bo easily Induced tc como here from all parts of Nebraska and from Iowa , Illinois , Missouri , Kan sas and the territories. Another attractive feature of the expo sition would bo a mineral display , em bracing collections from the numerous mining regions of the west. Wo have the largest smelting works in the world In Omaha , and the company's many connec tions In the western mining camps would enable It to make this mineral display very complete. We have no doubt that the smelting works company would not only gladly do this , but would In other ways assist and oncoursgo the enterprise. Omaha must have a first-class exposi tion something that Is worth advertis ing In order to attract people from abroad , or It must have nothing. A district fair will not satisfy our people. There are a dozen district fairs In Nebraska already , and they really amount to nothing beyond a mere local display. Bo It would be with a district fair In Omaha. Oar exposition should not be confined to any local limits , While we can at any time equal the state fair exhibit * , we should not rest content with that. Oar aim should be to excel In every respect anything tlut has over been done by the state fair , and such a result can easily be accomplished If the proper effort Is made. Our exposition should not bo limited to a week , bnt should continue for three weeks or a month. We would suggest to the managers of the proposed exposition to farther digest their scheme and more fully develop It. It would bo well for them to call a meeting of business men , and take Into fall consider ation all the advantages and retourcei which we possess for making an inter state exposition a grand annual success. Wo are anxious to help along such an enterprise in every way within oar power , and will give It all the advertising neoesiary , free of charge. We want to see an exposition that Omaha can be proud of , and which will bring business men hero from all parts of the country , not only as visitors but ai investors. THE establishment of a Hansom cab line in this city by Mr. James Stcphon- on is a now departure which will corn- end Itself to our citizens. It Is a metropolitan feature and a great public mivenlcnco. It Is something that mahft has long needed , and now that ho streets are paved Mr. Stephenson can afford to make the prtco of transpor ation to any part of the city the same as s charged In the larger cities. This ho as already decided to do , and wo von1 ore to say that his enterprise will bo well rewarded , STATE JOtTINGS. Kdltor * in the northwest carefully weig very word before printed , especially when ho doings of the frollcsomo cowboys require mention. Referring to n recent rnid ol n gang of steer punchers , who Inld eeigo to the town of Chadron , the Times whispers : "Wo do not approve of tha shooting , because wo nro Battstled there Is danger attached to it , and wo thick It bolter for everybody not to get drunk. But this Is true of the cowboys .hey tuo invarlablr honest nnd generous , " The testimony taken at Plum Crook in the : ate against tha Brighton Kanclio company For UBO ID the United State ] cjtirt , shows that tirrognnt outfit of aliens are opposed to the ettlement of the lands fenced in by them ilthough they hnvo no ether title tlmu th.i if usurpers. Thousands of acres of govern ment lands are fenced in , nnd any settler at tempting to take up a claim innldo the line does so nt the peril of his life- . The army of hordeia and retainers in the service of the company are a menace to the peace of Custor county , and should be compelled to make way "or settlers nt any cost. The remains of the recent wreck on the B M. near Lincoln was hauled to I'lattemouU nst week , The Journal says engine 131 ii tlraost a total wreck. She was stripped o. every projecting put and her jacket had been torn oil , Not a vcstigu of tbo cab remained , and many of the heavy castings in her make up were broken , even the saddle , the inngivo table of cast Iron lying upon the front trucks , upon which the front end of the boiler rests , WM fractured , and many of her parts were badly sprung br the fnll she had received There 1s something miracukus in the oscapi of Ed. Bogue , the fireman , who was at hi post when the wrecked engine stopped nt the foot of the embankment. The Grand Island Times tenders its compliments plimonts to the forthcoming exposition in the following : "Omaha is constantly adding metropolitan features , nnd soon will be thi equal of any ot the old cities in the way o : convenience. Lately Pattt passed them twice for want of a room of sufficient capac ity to make it pay for an entertainment , nnd when Moody was there thousadds wore dented admissii n for lack of even standing room. This , with the faint twinge of jealousy over Lincoln's petting the stata fair , hai brought out the pluck of n strong patty o capitalists who are going to erect an exposl tion building with capacity enough to BO a' ' severnl thousand persons. It is to be arranged BO that it can bo used for exhibiting anything , or ne a theatre on extra occasions. " To show the demand ior farm land in thi state and the high prices it commands , th Plattsmouth Herald says : It is reported 01 the streets that John W. Barnes cleaned tip last week on commlesions for the sale of U , P. lands $ ; ,250 One party at Lincoln head ed by John H , Clarke the banker , bought two townships of him or about forty thousand acres and Sam Barker says they were offered ono dollar per acre profit on their Investment , or a claan gain of fortv thousand dollars in side of sixty days. There is another party who lives here who has now about six thou- rand acres in ono body which is very choice farming land , ho was offered by a party In Omaha who is agent for a Chicago syndicate , eighteen dollars per aero which ho declined , The proposition was finally madn to him that If he would take twenty dollars per acre they would wire the Chicago syndicate if they could close it at that figurj. Ha told them his price was twenty-five dollars per aero and not a cent leas. JACK KENJ. The liast of a Notorious Gang His Arrest fur Counterfeiting and Supposed Complicity With Miles Ogle. From the Cincinnati Enquirer. "They have got a good ono , " said Da- tectivo Larry Hazen yesterday , referring to the arrojt of Jack Rouo , the last ono of the notorious Reno gang , which fif teen years ago terrorized the whole of southern Indiana , and particularly the - people in the vicinity of Seymour. "I know the whole crowd , and have arrested Jack more than once , " con- tinned the detective. "I know nothing , about the present case against him , except that 1 have my theory. .For several years past he has been very quiet , and it was generally supposed that ho had given up stealing , and was living honestly at his homo near Seymour. I understand that ho was arrested last . Tuesday at his homo and taken to Indian apolis on the charco of dealing In coun , terfeit money bills on the Third Na tional bank of this city. Ho waivjd ex amination and was placed under $5,000 bonds , and at his urgent request was sent to the Orawfordsvlllo jail , as ho claimed the jail at Indianapolis was badly kept. lie will not be tried until James Hardesty , who was arrested for the eamo offensa and Is now sick in the hos pital , gets well. Hardesty Is a green 'country Jake , ' and ho claims Reno got him to pass the queer money , but the latter denies this , and tays ho was never in Indianapolis with the other man. " "I do not know what sort of a case they have against Reno , but ho would probably occupy the position of a dealer in the staff if he would enter the 'coney' business at all. Ho is too big a man to shove the queer , and I know that he can't make It. He was probably in part nership with the notorious Miles Ogle , who only a couple of months ago was sent to the Illinois state's prison for counterfeiting. I will explain to you the connection they have had with each other. Fifteen years ago , when tbo Reno gang , composed of four brotbors , three of whom wore lynched in the New Albany jail . "by the vigilance commit tee , and several other noted and desperate criminals , were crack * in . . safes and accomplishing the most daring express robberies , Miles Ogle , then regarded air a clever safe , worker , waa well knowW among them , and was tbo friend of Frank Reno , the eldest of the Reno family , and the acknowledged leader of the ging. There were In the Rene family six children , namely , Frank , John , Simon , Laura , Ollnt and Hill. These were all crooked except Ollnt and the girl. The latter , I believe , married a well known engineer on the Ohio and Mississippi railroad. Clint Is still living on the farm on the ontsklrU of Boymonr , In Jackson county , Ind. , where the whole family were raUod. "In September , 18GG , tbo Adams Er- prets company was boarded by two masked men and robbed of $10,000. The robbers got on the front platform of the car , next to the tender , at Seymour , and while the train was getting under headway and not a mile from tbat place , they awung Into the car from the sides. The messenger wa surprised and over powered and it took not a moment to rlfla the local safe. A through safe , which they could not open , was rolled out of the car onto the ground. The bell cord was then pulled , and is the train slackened the robbers jumped to the ctronnd. 'All right , ' waa cried to Iho ocgluoer , and the train sped ahead a mile or moro before the robbery was discovered. The through safe was found by an agent of the company where 't had fallen , the robbers being unable , n the short time that was allowed , to got way with It. Not long after I , assisted iy John Egau , arrested Jack and Sim leno and Frank Sparks on the charge f having done the job. Jack Reno fur- ishod $16,000 bonds , and wai released , omo time after his bond was reduced to 5,000 , but the case never came to trial , compromise probably having been ef- 'ected ' by a return of a part of the money. "About this t'mo the people wore so wrought up over the action of the gang 1 bat the country was getting too hot for hem. Vigilant committees wcro being irganlzcd , and _ Jack Reno , realizing the Into of affairs that was coming to pass , determined to go west. Ho left Jackson county and went to Missouri , returning very lluih with money. Ho put up al ouo of the best hotels in Indlanapolli with some fast woman whom ho called his wlfo , and was living in the most ox- 'ravagant style until five weeks after the obbory of the safe of the treasurer cl Davlcs county , at GallaUn , Mo , , when ho waa arrested for complicity In the * ob. Ho was drnegod from his life o nxnry and taken back to Missouri , whcro after running great risks of being Ijnchcc 'for the robbery had about bankruptoc ho county ) , ho pleaded guilty , having been confronted by an accomplice , whc liad squealed. This course was taken In liopo of receiving a light sentence , bu he judge first doomed him to forty years n tbo Jclloreon City penitentiary , bu tftorward reduced the eontonco to twont ] yearn. After serving seven years cil'orti wore made to have the sentence com muted , and B , Gralz Brown , thru govcr nor of Missouri , reduced the number o years to ten. " "But what about the gang1 ? "Reno's , brothers undertook to roscno him on the way to the 'pen , ' bnt wen nnsnccotsfnl. Considering tbat ho wa beyond their roach , they returned ti Jackson county , Ind. , and resumed thol depredations. To such an extent hue their robberies and depredations been carried on that a strong vigilance com mlttoe had been thoroughly organized About this time Frank Reno and a member bor of the gang named Johnson were ex trndltod from Canada on the charge o bolng Implicated In a gigantic express rob beryon the Indianapolis and Jefferson vllle railroad , a tew miles from Scy mour , iu which money and bonds tc the value cf $200.000 were secured The two above numed were In th Now Albany ( Ind , ) jill , as were Simoi and Bill Reno. The people were so out raged over the last robbery , which wat iho cap sheaf for a series of four , tha one night , I think It was In 1809 or 1870 o mob broke Into the jail and lynchec the entire quartet. Thij , howot'or , wa anly part of the work that the vigilante had laid out for themselves and within a very short time eleven desperate men who bad been Identified with the gan were strung up. This efftclivo worl broke up ono of the mobt dangerou gangs of criminals that was over bandei together , and reclaimed Jackson count ; from outlaws who had terrorized all law abiding and peaceable citizens. "But how did Ogle escape ? ' "Lat mo toll yon. I understand tha his name was on the blacklist , but he OB caped lynching by jumping out of th second story of the Central hotel In Seymour mour and lleolng on horseback. Som time afterward ho was sentenced to serv ton years in the Allegheny Olty ponl tont'ary ' , from where he was releosec only eight months ago. During his confinement finoment it seems that ho turned his al tention to making plates , and ho tnrne out a most clover and dangerous coun terfelter. " "How did ho and Reno como together gethor ? " "Reno was released from the Jefferso City penitentiary about three years ago and on the day that he was released I ar rested him on the old charge of the express press robbery and brought him east Several witnesses in the case had die and the case never como to trial. Durln his imprisonment his three brothers ha been hung and his father and mother ha died , and his spirit seemed to be broken Upon his promises to load a reformo lifo the ofiicials of the express compan resolved not to press the : case against him , and ho BO tied down In Seymour , Ind. , to llv a quiet and honest lifo. Ho married th widow of Frank Rene , his brother , am then went to raising watermelons for living , renting a small farm for the pur pose. Ho has boon under snrvelllanc all the time , and beyond getting drun and posing in the attitude of a bully , h has been prolly respectable. I remen her that when I brought him east thrc years ago he asked wbero Ogle waa , "Now , If you can add two and two yon can readily BOO on what I base m opinion. Two months ago Ogle was ar rested In Memphis , Tenn , , and bein brought to this city turned over h : plates , which bad been planted near th stock yard , along the line of the Clncin nail , Hamilton and Dayton railroad. On was a $10 note on tbo Third Nations bank of this city , and the other was counterfeit of $20 government note , Bet are very fine. Now , as Reno was hand ling prints from Ogle's plate , I conclude ! that when the latter was released from Allegheny City prison ho went to Seymour mour and enlisted the former In his en terprise. Ogle and his brother-in-law who formerly lived in Newport , makinj the 'goods , ' while Reno jobbed it. " Tbo 10'd on the Cincinnati bank ar especially good , and a largo number o them are still In circulation hero. Gold Water \Vavo Advancing , These who were absent from the skat Ing rink Sunday afternoon and las night don't know what they missed Both meetings ) were well attended am highly Interesting. Gospel tomperanci is waking the people of Omaha out o tholr dangerous sleep while the drink curse is ruining tholr homes. The song service was most cnjoyabl and enthusiastically participated in by the audience. Hon. Frank J , Glbley the brilliant orator and talented editor o Urfc Republic , the lately started prohlbl tion paper , made most earnest addresso at both meetings , Mr , Gibley it wall informed on this subject , a logical rea aonor , a profound thinker and more 1m portant , "speaks from the heart to the mark. " In this great struggle which will eventually place the prohibition party In power we predict a high place by and by , for this pioneer. Mr. Mon tague made stirring appeals to the young men , and many moro signed the pledge To-night Mr. Montague speaks In the First M. E. Church. Collapuo or a Uallding. PinsuDBO , April 27 , By the cell p e of a building during B fir * on Third avenue to night two men were killed , four seriously in jured and a number of others slightly hurt , SENATOR STANFORD , The Dislinpishefl California Statesman and KaiM King in Omaha , ntorvlowcd by A Reporter for the "Hoc" Gen , Grnnt Dotting Well on the Vao of Clover Ton A I'nsslnjr Iloforcnco totlio Administration anil to Business , lion. Lelnnd Stanford , president of ho Central Pacific railroad and United Hates senator from California , waa in ) maha eovernl hours yesterday , being on route homo to San Francisco from Wash ngton and Now York. Ho loft the later - or place last Friday evening in his pedal oar , "Stanford , " accompanied by Mrs. Stanford , Miss Lathrop , n nloco , and his private secretary , Mr , n. 0. Sfath. They arrived here at 10 o'clock yesterday morning , and the car with its occapanta was eldo-trackod at the Union Pacific depot , where they remained nntll 3:15 : last night , and then continued on iheir journey to the Golden Gate. Dur ing the afternoon the entire party took a drlvo through the city. After returning to tholr car a ropoitor for TUB BEE was kindly received by the distinguished Ual- Ifornlan and granted a abort but Tory pleasant Interview. The senator , by reason of his prominent position as a railroad man , travels In royal style , his car being n perfect palace on whcols , fin ished , furnished and fitted up In the most luxurious and elegant drawing-room Fashion. Ho was found to bo an ex tremely pleasant spoken , plainly attlrod , courteous gentleman , and expressed his gladness to bo called on by a reporter. Mrs. Stanford was a'so ' present during the Interview and occasionally had a word or two to iay. She Is a largo woman , not hondsomo by any means , but bright and possessed of the most graceful man nerisms . The senator loft Washington about four weeks ago , since which time ho has boon In Now York City , and while there was an almost dally visitor to the sick room of Oen. Grant. Being asked his opinion cf the Gonoral's present condition Mr. Stanford said that when ho loft htm last Thursday night , his condition was then more hopeful than at any time during his illness. Ho was more vigorous in body and mind , and scorned in a fair way with proper treatment to got troll. Senator Stanford was unable to say whether Gen eral Geant would coma to California or not as there was a great deal of opposi tion to his taking such a long trip , prin cipally for the reason that It was thought ho could not stand it , but if he could possibly make the journey everything would bo done to induce htm to como. The care of General Grant Is attributed by So ator Stanford 10 the use of clover tea which ho has been taking for the past three or fourwpekf ) . Among the numer ous letters received by Mrs. Grant sug gesting various remedies , clover tea was urged by the majority of writew , and this so Influenced her that she dully in sisted on giving it a trial at mice. The doctors said they had no objections , al though they had no faith In it whatever. However , they gave it a trial of ono weak or ton days , and th a dropped It. Mrs. Grant and the family , however , continued to give it to the general without the knowledge of the doctors and have kop tit up over since , tils improvement was noticeable from the day ho began to take it. Son. Stan ford had a friend named Bishop , who some years sgo had cancer break out In three differ on t places on his face and neck. The best physicians in the country treated him but failed' to do him any good. Finally an old doctor of Jersey City remembered clover tea as a purifier of the blood , and possible remedy for cancerous diseases. Bishop tried It and soon became a cured man. Stanford says that Gen. Grant told him that at three different times ho would have died had not the doctors been present to re vive him with stimuloats. Stanford him self was present at ono time when Grant was unconscious for live minutes , and at another tlsno when ho nearly strangled to death. "Ho certainly has had nome very close calls , " said Senator Stanford. Passing the conversation about General - oral Grant and In answer to the report er's query Senator Stanford asserted that ho.folt confidence in the wisdom of Presi dent Cleveland to give the country a safe administration. "I think , " continued the speaker , that Cleveland's cabinet is the beat ho could have organized. Tak ing two men from New York has created Bomo advcreso fooling among democrats in otb or states , but it Is an exceptionally essential thing to have the commercial backing of New York City and in the appointment of Whitney , as secretary of the navy , a safa , reliable man , this la as sured. " In a general way civil service reform was referred to and the senator thought that aside from heads of depart ments very tow changes will bo made in any of the positions tbat are now filled by competent men. ' 'It Is In tbat like railroading. When wo got a trustworthy man , who attends to his business prompt ly and well , there Is no possible oxcuio for turning him out , and taking injone who Is wholly Inexperinced , ' Touching upon the present business out look the senator said tbat ho could easily obiorva that in New York Olty , except on Wall street , trade la picking up very lively and the basinets of the country seems to be enjoying a healthy increase. The European trouble * I am sure will be settled without a war between England and Russia. On sensational rumors of war the stock market has baen kept up , but them Is certainly nothing agitating the English nation sufficiently to make her fight or want to fight. Referring to Omaha , the senator thought that It had made a wonderful growth within the past five years , and Mrs. Stanford expresicd special gratifica. tiou with tbo school system of the city. She declared poiitlvely that Omaha's high school building was finer than any thing of tha kind in the state of Cali fornia. Wflllo talking of suhool matters , the senator was interrogated for Informa tion relative to the college ho proposes to found and endow near San Francisco , but he preferred to say nothing about that now for the reason that ho has not as yet got all of his plans matured. The Police Court Record , Jerome Pentzel , clerk of the police court , Is preparing for submission to the jlty council a record of the criminal buslneis of tbat tribunal dur- ngtho four years of Beneke'a enn of office. This report will ihow all the fines collected during ; hat period , and also the disposition of the radons mollies with respect to the several funds. For instance , the fines collected under the city ordinances will bo credited to the school fund , the coils to the general fund of the city. The fines collected under the slate lava will bo credited to the school fundwhile the costs will go to the county fund. The report Is nearly ready for submis sion , and will bo a document both vol uminous and interesting. Judge Stonberg's accounts , of course , will bo kept entirely aspirate , a now set of books being opened with the now po lice court administration. Army Orders Major John P. Hawkins , commistary of subsistence , will proceed from Omaha to Central City , Neb , , on public buiinoss pertaining to the subsistence department , , on completion of which ho will return to his station. POLIOE OUUBT , , Iho Morning Business Effect Dock Bcor , The sombre effects of bock boor were plainly observable In the police court yesterday morning. The dress circle which reflects the light of Judge Stonborg'o beaming countenance was thronged with victims most of whom attributed their journey thither to a .too faithful observance - anco of the ga-lorlous rites of the boc divinity. For Instance , there wcro W. J. Fran * cos and E. J. Frances , two very nice young mortals In whoso souls there are nothing ( ordinarily ) but the most kindly feelings toward ono another. But bock beer had stopped In between them and destroyed for the uouco their amiable re lations. They had fallen to fighting , and had been arrested while posing In the most dreadful pugilistic attitudes. Five and cost apleco clinched the moral of "leave bock beer alono. " So , too , John Stern , Dennis Madden. Pat McGee , D. Hiokoy , Charles Tower , . Pat Bolan , James White and John D. Hood had also boon imbibing too freely of the frothy May-day beverage. They wore each fined § 5 and costs , In default of which they were ushered Into the mansion on the hill , presided over by Joe Miller , there to servo out various terms of imprisonment. Jul'a ' Wade It seems , had heroine too exuberant on Saturday afternoon and had celebrated the feitivitifiH tf the oc casion by throwing a bucket of water .i over a neighboring female. She was released - / / leased , as the oilcnco was rather too trlval to admit of prosecution. Molllo Burns and Lena Williams , two unsivory females resident In a gilded palace , had boon arrested for fighting while In a semi Intoxicated condition. They were tried , found guilty , and sen tenced to pay a fine of $3 and costs. They came to time and wore roloasbd. Off for Jjtncnln. The Omaha delegation of Odd Fellows who participated in the celebration of the sixty-sixth anniversary of the establish ment of the order in America , which took place in Lincoln to-day , assembled in the local ball of the order at 7 a. m. yes terday , and left on the early morning B. & M. train for the Capital city. There were fully about fifty men In line , including a full representation of the Mlllard Uniformed Degree , I. O. O. F. , besides members of the other lodges in thin city. The procession was headed by the U. P. band , which discoursed inspiring music along the line of march. 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