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THE DAILY BEE THURSDAY MAY 28 , 1885.
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A. H. JNtch , M n ger Daily 01ronUUo
ff. O. BOK , 488 Omaha , Neb. _
Cot FLOYD lisa resumed his old place
on the calendar for marshal.
THK mayor's nominating mnchino reminds
minds as of [ Kooly'a motor. It doesn't
go. _ . . .
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MACKIN , the Chicago election crook , la
llko John Roach'a Dolphin. Ho will
hare to bo given another trial.
WE have heard a good deal about the
mistaken of Moses , but they are no
vrhero irhon compared to the mistakes of
Cleveland.
Tun water supply at Washington has
boon discovered to ba of n very poor
quality. It will not , however , affect the
health of the democratic administration.
"TiiEUE ia nothing like a revised
edition , ' ' rcmirkod Mr. Cleveland , when
ho withdrew Williams and made Gamp
boll marshal of the southern district of
It Iowo < . _ _ _ - _ _
LEL.VND STANTORI ) attributed the Im
proved condition of General Grant to the
use of clover ton , and now the friends of
Samuel J. Tildon say that his improve
ment IB dao to rhubarb plo. Those two
elixirs of lifo ought to como Into great
demand.
CLEVELAND and Bayard are at outs ,
and Mr. Limar la tired of the interior
department. Coming cabinet changes
cast their ohadows boforo. There maybe
bo a chance for a Nebraska patriot yet to
become a member of President Clovo-
official fomlly.
EvEUYohjator in town , who has never
| , ' had a caao la couris ) now tramping
1 around town to drum up business by
bringing suit ] against the city foe imag
inary damagca eustalned by reason of
grading. In moat cases those salts are
being taken on contingent foes , and a rich
harvest la expected.
DR. MILIEU'S "only religious" dally
Is now shouting for joy over the great
reform brought about by the conversion
j | ' of the Buckingham dive Into a working
girls' homo under the auspices of the W.
0. T. U. When the Buckingham was
tanning In full blast with its immoral
shows and wine-room orgies the Herald
did not have a word to say.
THE Douglas County Agricultural So
ciety proposes to hold an exposition for
four days In Juno at the rink. It will bo
a beautiful display of fruits , flowers and
vegetables , and Is an .enterprise that deserves -
servos the hearty support of our citizens.
It will bo the first annnal'dlsplay of the
society , and every effort will bo exerted
to make it a brilliant success. Numerous
premiums will bo offered , so that thera
trill bo an Inducement to exhibitors to
make the very beat displays.
AN ordinance haa bscn introduced In
the city council prohibiting the running
at largo or herding of certain animals ,
and providing for a poundmasler. This
ordinance ought to bo not only passed ,
but strictly enforced , but if It la to be
come a dead letter llko other ordinances
of a similar character It ia only a wasta
of titno to adopt It. Such an ordinance
haa from tlmo to tlma been passed by the
city council and enforced for a week or
two , when , owing to the pathotio appeals
of persons who think thattholc cowa
out > ht to be allowed to pasture in the
streets and In the lawna and gardens , It
has been allowed to die. That the on
foroomont of such an ordinance la very
much needed hero la no qnostbna cows
are allowed to run at largo all over the
city , and hardly a night passes without
aomo garden being ruined by these expert -
port fiato-opencrs.
WHILE wo believe that tha mayor
should have the appointment of the police
court clerk , wo think that It ia his duty
to make n.chsngo at onca In that office.
Ho hs > a ukod the police judge to prefer
charges against Clerk Pontzel , but wo
cannot BOO how this responsibility can be
placed upon the shoulders of the jutfgo.
The more fact that the records of the
court bavo not been kept up la evidence
of gross negligence , and without further
delay the office should bo made vacant ,
and a competent man appointed to fil
the pl&oo. If the rule which tbo mayor
soeki to apply to the police court clerk
ship should bo applied to the other offices
the council could call on him to file spo
clfio charges against every officer when
bo wishes to remove. From a civil ser
v.'oa point of view this would bo a proper
mode of procedure , because the office
are not the pononal perquisites of the
mayor or the patronage of auy politic *
party. In tha matter of the police cour
clerkship , however , the condition of the
rccorls when the mnvor cams Into office
ought to be sufficient to justify an Immo
dlato obingo without any rod-tape cere
xuouy.
LAND GRABBER VAN WYOK.
To afford an Idea of how big a thing
may appear in dim perspective that dis
tinguishes the magnificent distances that
characterize the national capital , we pro
duce a floating paragraph Irom a Wash *
Ington paper : '
Senator Von Wyck a few days ngo called
tbo attention of President Cleveland and
Secretary Lftmnr to the fact that everal
citizens of Nebraska were recently mitrdotecl
whllo trying to take homesteads on public
lands illegally fenced by a British cattle com
pany.
pany.Wo are glad to see Senator Van Wyck
so zealous In restoring the public domain
to the people , who are the rightful own
ers thereof , and wo will aid him a little
in a work BO beneficial. It is freely
charged and widely bellovod that n fraud
haa boon perpetrated en the government
whereby n largo tract of land In Otoo
county , this state , was obtained on false
pretenses by a gentleman who now holds
the position of U. S. tonator from Ne
braska , and whoso name is Van Wyok.
It la related that ho hired men to come
ont west and locate pro-omptlon claims In
his employ ; that these men did convoy
their lands to him In pursuance of a con
tract with him , and contrary to law and
the peace and dignity of these United
States. This matter [ Is crying for an In
vestigation , and wo urge npon the senator
that ho Include it In the crnsado ho is
now making so actively ngoinat other poo-
pi o who are charged with acquiring land
In the same wny. Lincoln Journal.
The editor of the Lincoln Journal is a
monomaniac on Van Wyck. For ycara
the more mention of Van Wyck's name
baa had the eamo effect upon him as the
sight of water has npon n mad dog. Ho
snarls , snaps and foama at the month ,
and tears his own flash with his en
venomed tcoth. And the disease , con
tracted as far back aa 1870 , when Van
Wyok first appeared In the atata Donate
and exposed the printing swindlers of the
Lincoln Journalt grown worao from year
to year. No wonder the friends of the
wretched monomaniac are becoming Eorl-
ously ohrmcd.
Van Wyck's land grab , llko so many
other oilly canards which emanate from
: ho diseased brain of Mr. Gere , haa some
Foundation in fact , but the foundation is
so flimsy that no aano person would at
tempt to build upon it a charge of
fraud or intention to monopolize the
iiibllc lands. Van Wyck came to No-
iraska Immediately following the Kansan-
Nobraaka excitement. Nebraska had
only been carved out of Louisiana five or
six yoara before , and land In the territory
w.is almost worthless. At the time Van
Wyck pro erupted hla Otoo county farm ,
and within the present city limits of
Omaha could bo bought from Undo Sam
'or ono dollar and twonty-flvo 'oenta per
aero. The so-called land grab , which
the Van Wyckophobla-atrlcken canlno is
marking about DO furiously , was nothing
more or lens than an exhilltlon of confi
dence In the future of Nebraska. Van
Wyck waa then a young man. He
might have located bis farm , with land-
scrip , In Kansas , Iowa , Minne-
uota , or oven In Wisconsin or
Michigan at that early day. Ho chose
to locate In Nebraska , because ho waa
farsighted enough to recognize that this
would become the garden spot of Amor-
ca. Had ho taken the land for epecnla-
ion alone , ho would have eold it years
ego , at a round profit , and invested the
> roceeds In other and cheaper lands in
; his state that wcro sure to advance. But
Van Wyck has held on to his Otoo county
'arm ' even at the risk of becoming notor-
ons as a land-grabber. That mammoth
ranch In Otoo county ia the stock in trade
for the Lincoln monomaniac for the next
senatorial campaign , and It has furnished
sorno of the whlpper-snappera down in
Beatrice and Hastings much comfort and
consolation. Meantime the farmers of
Nebraska and the men of all classes who
endorse the fearless conrao of the senator
will continue to look upon all this kind
of malicious warfare with the utmost
contempt. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
PBESIDENT CLEVELAND la being sharply
criticised for aomo of the recent appoint
ments that have been made. Even such
a warm supporter of the Cleveland ad
ministration 8 a the Now York Times
does not healtato to condemn In no nn-
certain terms the appointment of such
men as Mcado , of JMlsslealppl , Montgom
ery , of California , Pillsbnry and Tronp ,
of Matsichuaetts , and so on. While
jlamlng the cabinet , the Times holds the
president responsible. It Is evident that
; hero la discord brewing among the mem
bers of the cabinet , and wo ehonld not bo
surprised to BOO a lively rupture. The
president cannot afford to lese the friend
ship end support of some of the leading
papora which did so much to elect him.
The Times aays :
Such Incident * as the appointment of 1'illa-
bury and Tronp In Massachusetts , the re
moval of Mr. Bean , the internal revenue col
lector at Milwaukee , a gentleman who was in
all ways the reverse of au offensive partisan ;
the appointment of Mcado , tha Gopiah county
kuklux , to a postoIBca in Mississippi , and thn
selection of Mr. Montgomery , of California ,
as an assistant to Attorney-General Garland
contrast strongly and unfavorably with the
general action of the administration and with
the possession of principle by which it should
be fruidod , They have led to some feeling of
distrust among the president's supporters be
cause they have been noisily hailed by the
avowed opponents of reform In bis own party
aa showing that he has abandoned the reform
and is converted to the doctrine of a " clean
sweep , " .
IT Is very desirable to have tbo market
house located centrally at a point that is
accessible to travel and traflia , and such
a place is the Kounlzs property on
Mary's avenue , as It Is on n paved street
and la reached by the street can. The
terms upon which Mr. Kountza proposes
to lease to the city a site for a market-
house are however , a little one-sided.
Ho can well afford to bo more liberal ,
especially when the fact la taken Into
consideration th&t all of the surrounding
property which he proposes to reUln will
become very valuable for business pur
poaos , as soon aa the markot-hous3 la
opened. The ground occaolod by tha
city will be ontitoly free from taxation ,
which is an Important consideration.
Mr. Kounlza asks $800 a year for the
market house alto for five yo&rt , at the
end of which period there la to ba n re *
appraisement of the property.
The sum of § 800 ii cix per cent , on a
valuation of $13.)33J. ) Suppose the
property by reason of being the market-
ion so alto should bo greatly Increased in
value , and re-appralscd at the nnd of five
years at $30,000 , or at the end of ton
ars at $00,000 , wo would then have to
pay , at the rate of six per cent.an annual
ground rental of $1,800 or $3,000 as the
case might bo. This would bo altogether
too much for the city to pay. The only
proper way for the city council is to have
a definite rental fixed for the entire
period of twenty yean , and then there
will bo no uncertainty. Aa a matter of
fact Mr. KOUDZO can afford to donate the
ground to the city on condition that a
market houao bo maintained there perpet
ually. The Increased valno of the re
maining properly would well re-pay him
QUITE n number of cotton-planters see
a bonanza looming up in the near future ,
in the thapo of claims for cotton eolzod
by the government In 18C5. After the
issue of the amnesty proclamation In
Juno of that year , the secretary of tbo
treasury sent agents south , and , under
the plea of seizing all cotton belonging
to the confederacy , took a lot belonging
to private parties and had It aold in Now
York , the proceeds being turned Into the
treasury. The supreme court has de
cided that this money ia held in trust for
the original owners. There are in Ala
bama alone 330 claimants , representing
over 23,000 bales. Cotton was worth
over -10 cents per pound nt that time , so
that Alabama Is entitled to something
over $4,500COO. The government ad
mits the corroctncta of many of the
claims , but othora tavo yet to bo estab
lished. The solznro of the cotton will
after all prove a pretty good Investment
for the original owners , if they are psH
for it at iho rate of forty cents a pound.
THE Now York Herald is strongly
advocating "a Saturday half-holiday"
among the business houaea and factories
of that cily , and the sentiment of busi
ness men , aa expressed In interviews ,
seem to bo decidedly in favor of it.
Many of the houses that have for years
closed at 3 p. m. on Saturday , acknowl
edge that eyen that much of the day
given to their employes is productive cf
good results , and they heartily endorse-
inll half-holiday , beginning at noon. It
Is to bo hoped that the Saturday lialf-
loliday , especially during the summer
ison , will boomo an established custom
not only in Now York but in every city
of the country. It Is generally admit-
: cd that the employes "of the largo eatab-
Islimcnts will bo bonefittod by this much
needed recreation , and that they will
perform better sorvlco throughout the
week by reason of It , while trade will
not suffer to any noticeable extent.
ANOTHER building has fallen and killed
several persons , this tlmo In Jersey City.
Accidents of this character are becoming
alarmingly frequent , and It would spcm
; hat steps ought to be taken in every city
o put an end to them. Tbo tenement
n Jersey City was known to ba intocnre ,
and waa waiting repairs , jot the inmates
were permitted to remain in it. The
3ulldlng inspection department , if Jersey
City has such a thing , ia responsible In a
arge measure for the lots of life. It Is
jut another warning to our own board of
building Inspection to see that every
juildlng within Its jurisdiction Is erected
properly.
TUG effect of the recent supreme court
decision with regard to damages arising
from grades is already shown by the
action of the city council in passing an
ordinance prohibiting the acceptance of
any additions to the city unless they
iiavo established grades and nccuiato sur
veys , and forbidding any tales of lots in
such additions until the provisions of the
ordinance are complied with. This con-
arms the BEE'S statement that the tu-
premo court decision would provo a
black eye to cutcido property.
IT will not do for Omaha to take o
rest In the matter of public improvements
and enterprises generally. It should not
to forgotten that other western cities are
reaching out , and wo should keep up our
-alt ; in the rico for supremacy. Wo have
In vain walled for many years for the
railroads to do us justice , but as yet they
have done little or nothing in that di
rection , The tlrao is near at hand , however -
over , if wo keep up our growth when wo
shall bo able to bring the railroads to
tlmo and dictate terms.
THE little family disturbance that was
created among the democrats of the sooth
ern district of Iowa , by the appoint
mant of Mr. Williams , an unknown man ,
to bo United Slates marshal , haa finally
been quieted by the withdrawal of his
name and the substitution of Edward
Campbell , a recognized party wheel
horse. All ia lovely now , and the nni
moslty toward Mr. Cleveland has been
burled. Ho could not stand the pres
sure , which was about two hundred
pounds to the tqnaro Inches.
THE Indiana legislature having materi
ally reduced the telephone rates In that
state , the telephone company of Indian
apolis threatens to quit bnsinets if the law
Is sustained by the supreme court. This
may bo regarded aa a pnre bluff , as the
reduction still permits a handsome profit.
It h eafo to say that the "hello" will con-
tlnno to be heard throughout Indianapo
lis , no matter what the anpramo court
decision may bor
CALIFOUNJA is InfoUed with graaa-
hoppora. it Ia taid that they are of the
tptclea that devastated the Mtisouri va1-
'ey ' some yean. It la to bo hoped that
they will not come east of the Reeky
mountains. Thcro is no peat that is RO
much to bo dreaded as grasshoppers , as
many farmers in this part of the country
know from aid experience.
STATE JO HINGS.
A Fremont druggist has a twelve pence
English coin 674 years old.
Twenty miles of the Brighton rnnch fence
wai cat ono night last week.
A five flUlt Addition will bo bnllt to the B.
k M. round house nt Lincoln.
Potato bugs are said to bo hungering for the
spuds to appear In Harpy county.
Stock business on the B , k M. and U. P. IB
fluito extensive nt the present tlmo ,
Fremont has Invested $825 in a hook nnd
ladder truck , to ba delivered In July ,
Tee commissioners of Dawos county have
ordered on election to fill the various county
offices.
Isaao Tiusty , the ronng man Implicated in
ft shooting scrape in Lincolnwaa apprehended
at Iowa City.
A Platt mouth phi , writing to her news
paper lover , affectionately dubs him her
"papier macho. "
Creighton'a Immediate wants would bo as
suaged by n brickyard , a creamery , n foundry
and n grist mill ,
Nebraska City has Istuod n quarantine or
der against the amall-pox infected town of
Shennndonh , Iowa ,
Fairburg struck another milestone in Us
progressvomatch ! la.it week. , A roller rink
waa thrown wide open ,
lr. O. V , Harrison former practicing phy
sician of Fremont , has recently been engaged
in a shooting affray at Valentino.
A largo number of applicants have an1
nouncod themselves as candidates for exami
nation for the Annapolis cadetship in Can
gresiman Dorsoy'a dlstiict.
Nollgh has n profesionnl beggar , n woman
in comfortable circumstances , who makes
repulnr nod proGtablu begging excursions in
to tbo adjoining counties ,
An innocent fish story , comei from 1'npil
lion , that a party of anglers of both sexes cap
tured In ono day "nearly" 900 of the finny
tribo. lime ale was the bait.
It took two doctors to remove a kernel of
corn from the wind-pipo of the five jear old
son of W. K Welton , of Harvard. Tha wind
pipe was opened to pet the kernel out. The
little sufferer is doing well.
Since the first day of last January tbo
county clerk of Sarpy county has received
Qfty-four wolf scalps. If the business con
tinues at this rate the county will pay over
two hundred dollars bounty on wolves dutlnc ;
the present year.
The United States court at Omaha Is wit
nessing the novel spectacle of the Brighton
Cattle Ilanch company , composed of a syndi
cate of boastful aliens , disputing tltlo to the
public domain with the general government.
[ Sioux City Journal.
The city council of Kearney has repudiated
the canal bond ) issued to the Canal corpora
tion because tbo latter failed to complete their
part of the contract. Navigation on the
canal Is closed Indefinitely and the cowboys
shrill cry now echoes over the tow path.
A.t Columbus the city council had passed nn
ordinance that persons under eighteen yean
of age will not bo allowed to attend the skat
ing rink without n writtea permission from
their parents. Vet experience ehowa that it
is tha boyn over eighteen that need watching.
The state superintendent of public instruc
tion has appointed the superintendents of the
counties of Douglas , Washington , Saundere ,
Dodge and Sarpy to act as n board to examine
applicants for state and first-trade certifi
cates. Examinations will bo hold at Fre
mont August 5 , 27 and 28.
A "fly" father named Cullam shook his wife
md four children at Plattsinouth and scat
tered himself among tha damsels of Wahoo.
EIo was successful , took a fresh wife , as well
as some of the funds of the firm Inhich he
waa employed , and started on a wedding tour.
The eheritt shortened his bliss and landed him
in jail.
Frank Helms , a Blair boy of 17 , looked
ng and lovingly into the barrel of a revolver
seeking an outlet for an old cartridge. The
; emptation was too much for the gun. The
} iiUot entered his noeo at the nostrcl nnd
lasted into hii inexperienced head beyond
; he reach of the turgecn'a probe. Barriug
; he possibilities of blood-poisoning , the wound
s not considered dangerous.
The Union Pacific company have submit'
; od , through the commissioners of Sherman
county , a proposition to the voters to build a
railroad to Loup City for 838,000 , the road to
jo completed by the 1st day of September ,
.ESC. The bonds will bear C per cent , and
will be itauod to the company aa soon as the
road ia completed. The proposition ia to bo
voted on June 23 , and will doubtless ba car
ried.
Accordiug to assessor's report in the -cata-
ogue of persons in Wyoming precinct , who
iavo suffered loss from hog cholera within a
year , appears the name of U. S. Senator Van
Wyck with 2CO , a fine lot. The total as given
ly the Nebraska City News , foots up 4,037.
[ n Nebraska City precinct , the number of
deattiR among the swine population , foots up
to 1,573.
Ezra Tyler is n resident of Franklin , Re
cently converted to adventtem , ho determined
.o give his wife a revised edition of hla now
: aith by observing Saturday as a day of rest
and recreation. His lawful spouao did not
: ake kindly to thia innovation , nnd on rofus-
n ? to go to church , Ezra caressed her with a
jiblo till gospel yells awakened the noighbor-
lood. The biblical impressions on Mrs. Ty-
er'd face did not satisfy Ezra's craving for
ialvation , BO takinc his helpmeet by the hair
in circussed around the room till the hand of
the law grabbed him by the collar , and
yanked him to the cooler. Ilia subsequent
: aroer la recorded § 100 fine and costs , or
ninety days in jail.
How Tlirco Millions Disappeared
Chicago Tribune.
A lawsuit has been brought against
Jay Gould and Ruttcll Sago to discover
what hocauio of $3,000,000 of the assets
of the Kansas Pacific Railroad company.
The dieappearanco cf this ascot wns inci
dent to tno consolidation of tbo Unlcn
Pacific and Kans&s Pacific companies , and
has never been accounted fur ; now thn
holders of the bonds under tbo consoli
dated mortgage ara anxious to know
what bati become of it , since tbo recovery
of this largo sum would enhance materi
ality the value of their security. The
story of the transaction is told In brief as
follows ;
In 187 ! ) the Kansas Pacific company owned
$3,100,000 of Denver Pacific stock ( the western
extension of the Kansas Pacific road ) , which
as one of its easels was covered by the mort
gage. The president of the Kansas Pacific
waa Sidney Dillon and Messra. Uould and
Saga were directors of tha company aa well as
trustees of the mortgage. Jan. 17 , I860.
President Dillon wrote to Truitoes Gould and
Sage gajiog that the stock was no good so
long aa it waa held under the trust ; tut if
they would turn It over to him some use
might bo made of it. To this they re
plied that they bad doubts about their power
to do It , but would aik a court * of competent
jurisdiction. The 20th of the tncnth pro-
ceedlnpB were bgun before Judge Donohoa
in New York city ; the 22d the court ordered
the trustees to turn over the worthless stock
to President Dillon , and the 2ith the articles
of consolidation of tbo Kansas Pacific with
the Unlcn Pacific wera igned , whereby the
alleged-to-be worthless § 3,000,00) of Denver
Pacific stock became convertible , eharo for
share , into Union Pacific stock , then selling
In the market about par. iNow tlia question
Is , What became of the $3,000,000 realized by
the conversion of the stock ? No trace of it
can be found nnywhera. The trustees turned
the property over to oidney Dillon as presi
dent , and themselven ai directors of the com
pany. There all trace of the matter is lost.
This Tras certainly a very mysterious
transaction , but Messn , Dillon , Gould
and Sago ought ta bo able to tell what
was done with tha § 3,000,000 of good
stock , worth r early par nt the Hoie , Into
which the § 3,000,000 of worthless stock
was converted ItBoematob ? cdmltted
that Gould and Sago hold the Danver
Pacific stock aa trustees ; that under an
order of court tboy transferred it to
President DiUon if the K nais Pacltic ;
i that they ( Rujtell and Sage ) were
directors of the Kansas 1'acltic , nnd were
In n position to control the disposal of
his stock after It passed from tholr hands
ss trustees into their hands as directors.
It may bo that this stock was properly
disposed of ; but , If ao , the parties to the
tramnctlon should make a plain state
ment of what was dene with it. Cer-
talnly as ono cf the assets of the con
solidated company the bondholders bavo
a right to know what booamo of It.
Air. Oould ts represented as being
very much irritated about the suit , and
denounces It ns a sshemo put up by cer
tain persons who are interested on the
boar sldo of the market , But this ex
planation Is neither clear nor satisfac
tory. If there Is n prospect of nnoarth-
Ing $3,000,000 of assets the lawtult Is
rather n bull movement t an a boar
movement , for the securities of the
Union Pacific will certainly bo worth
moro with this § 3,000,000 asset than they
are without It. Bat whether It bo a bull
movement or o boar movement docs not
appear to affect the merits of the suit.
It ia charged that § 3,009,000 worth of
stock has disappeared , ana the property
ought to bo foand and accounted for. It
hasn't vanished into thin air , nnd some
body hnf realized the value thereof. Now
is an excellent iimo for searching out all
the unexplained events of railroad man
agement. The railroad rnansgera are not
very busy , the operations on the stock
market arc exceedingly dull , nnd every
body has tlmo enough to make the
search.
A trout farm is being cultivated near
Sao City.
Ono hundred and eighty [ editors are
booked for the Oregon excursion ,
The masonic societies of Boone con
template building an opera house.
Hog cholera is said to bo annihilating
the pens In Milli and Pottawattaime
counties.
Two quack doctors are under arrest at
Ida Grove for obtaining money under
false pretenses ,
The Chicago , Burlington & Qalncy
shops at Crest on were damaged to the
extent of § 0,000 , Saturday.
Hards , the Crcston draggist who died
from morphine poisoning , Friday last ,
proves to have been a case of uilcldo.
Unmnzzlod dogs have been outlawed
by the police of Dos Moines. The natives
will run fcr cover when the shooting
begins.
The state agricultural society at Dos
Moines have fonnn the fair ground fund
still short § 2,300 , and are endeavoring to
raise this amount.
"William Vaughn , an aged farmer re
siding near Carson , was found dead in
hla iield Thursday , supposed to have been
killed by the kick of a horse.
Mrs. Davidson , living near Chester
field , Polk county , waa kicked in the
stomach by P horse , Thursday , dying
irom her injuries In a ton hours.
Six buildings in Wells , a small station
in the line of the Burlington , Cedar
Rapida & Northern railway , were do-
strayed by fire Friday night. Loss about
six thousand dollars ; partially insured.
The hardware establishment of II. S.
Keith & Co. , of Creston , was burglarized
ant Thursday night. The rafe was drilled
and b'own open , and a large number of
revolvers , etc , , stolen from the show
case.
case.John
John K. "Warner , a confidence operator
and forger , was entrapped at his own
; amo In Burlington last week while try
ng to sell a forged mortgage. Ho will
doubtless go over the road for a term of
J. W. Bnrgot a cattleman from the
; owu of Ankeny. near Doa Molnca , is the
iteat sample of verdancy to blow oat the
; as at the Transit house , In Chicago.
3nrgot was discovered in time to miss
atal results.
Henry Nols , a Gorman farmer living
near Slgournoy , a man over 50 years of
ago , was sentenced a few days ago to
.welvo . years In the Fcrt Madison state
) rlson for rape , committed on his own
daughter , a young woman 20 years of ago.
The Rov. George A. Hann , 'nastor of
the African methodist episcopal church ,
Des Moines , fell forward on his pulpit
and expired In the presence of the con-
'rogation Sunday evening. Ho was
37 years of ago and a native of Ontario.
The soldier's reunion at Spirit Lake ,
Tune 14 , 15 , and 1G , promises to bo the
araatcst gathering cf the veterans of the
war over hold In northwestern Iowa.
Elaborate preparations are being made
by the citizens for the reception and on-
; ortalnment.
Two burglars plugged the safe in the
store of Seth F. Stowarr , in Des Moines ,
Sunday night , and startled the neighbor
hood with an explosion. Securing § 500
[ n cash , besides , notes mortgages , and
two watches , they glided out of the store
and into tie atfectlonato arms of two
policemen.
'I'ho graud jury Is said to have found
an indictment agaitmt O. 0. Haskoll ,
Formoily secrotiuy of the Capitol City
loan and building sasochtiou , of Dee
Molncn , and who , it la alleged , embezzled
S27.0CO to10,000 of the association's
fands. Ho waa arrested and gave bonds
to appear for trial.
The saloon license continues the lead
ing topic in Sioux City. A week ago a
compact was made by the mayor with tbo
fifteen loading saloon keepers to pay a
llccnso of § 1,000 a year , as provided by
the ordinance of the council. It was
understood that these rtfaslng to pay
would bo closed up , Then came tbo tug
of war. The § 1,000 license was the ulti
matum of the tamperanco alliance , but
how to close non-licensa saloons without
closing all is the question. The kickers
propose to prosecute the high license
crowd If they are closed.
The Kenrnoy Postmaster.
PJattamouth Herald.
The fine Italian hand of Dr. Miller Is
again made manifest In the appointment
of J. 0. Morgan as postmaster at Kearney
Two yoara ago Morgan wai a resident of
Council Bluff ] , Iowa , and If we remember
rightly was n member of the state legis
lature ; but the maoedonian cry wont up
from Kearney , Nebraska , fora democatio
piper there , and-Mr. Morgan waa the man
who threw himself in the breach , always
an admirer cf Dr. Miller , and consequently
quently in return waa admired by the
great doctor , all thai was necessary for
Mr. Morgan to do when ho saw the
Kearney postoflico in view , was to send
word to the local democratic physician for
Nebraska and was healed. It la said that
an old-time resident of Kearney , had a
petition of nine-tenths cf the democrats
and patrons of the Kearney pcatodico ,
and volumunlous endorsements from
other parties for tha aamo position , but
they prevailed not against Dr , Miller. In
theaa days of postoilice struggles , what
does It profit a man If ho baa the whole
wet Id on bU petition and Dr , Miller ia
against him ]
Straw Hats from 5o up at
Cheapest etcra iu Omaha.
I HONOn THE HEROES ,
Ilic D&y & That Sbonld Bo Obscmfl by
Everyone ,
Great Preparations Tor DccorAting
the Graves or Dead Soldiers 'Wltli
Flowers The I'rcjtnunmo to
bo Followed ,
Saturday next ia the national holiday ,
for this ; oarthat has boon sot apart and
will bo devoted to decorating with llowcrs
the graves of all dead soldiers and sail
ors. This occasion , which comes each
j oar on the 30th of May , brings with it
memories of the wonderful and bloody
events that transpired during the years
1801/02 , ' 03 , ' 01 , and'05 , when America ,
land of the free , wai darkened with
clouds of battle smoke and terrorized by
the ramble and roar of a gigantic war.
Afowjo rs after pouco had boon restored
stored , and prosperity again smiled or
the nation , living hcroea of the contllcl
conceived the happy idea of doing honor
to their dead comrades , at least once
every year , by strewing their grassy
mounds with flowers , nature's tondorost ,
purest and most affectionate emblems ol
love and friendship. At fir&t only the
boys In blno gave their attention to the
custom , but each succeeding year it has
Increased in interest until
DECOUATION DAY
is looked upon as the most sacred holi
day the American people have to cele
brate. That it will bo unusually Inter-
col ing this year at Omaha Is shown by
the extensive preparations being made
for a proper obscrvanco of the day. Fol
lowing h the programme that has been
arranged :
The committee having charge of prcpi
rations for the cbiorvanco of Memorial
day announces to tbo public :
1 That comrade A. Alice is detailed
from George A. Cutter post No. 7 , G. A.
R , as chief marshal.
2 All men , women and children in
Omaha and vicinity nro invited to join in
the observance cf that most fittlnc cere
mony , the strewing of ilowois upon the
graves of our honored dead.
3 It is requested that the public nnd
private offices and shops be closed from
12 m. , to G o'clock n. m.
4 The Hon. John L. Webster is an
nounced as orator of tbo day.
C Attention Is called ta the order cf
the chief marshal giving formation and
route of the procession.
G Citizens ara requested to appro
priately decorate their houses and places
of business.
By order of the Executive Committee.
OUDERS OP TUB MAKSIIAL ,
In assuming the duties of chief marshal
for Memorial day , I announce the follow
ing as my assistmti , who will ba respecbed
and obeyed accordingly :
First assistant , Claries E Bnrmestor ,
of Omaha post 110 , G. A. R.
Second assistant , Comrade Samuel
Stones , of Gaorgo A. Custur post No. 7 ,
G. A. R.
Third assistant , Comrade Charles
Kohlmoyor , of George A , Cosier post
No. 7 , G. A. R.
OllDEB OF PUOCE.SSION.
First division form en Sixteenth street ,
right resting on Douglas , under the com
mand of First Assistant Marshal Bnrmes-
tcr In the following order :
The fourth U. S. infantry band.
Department of the Platte , Gen. O. O.
Howard , commander , and staff.
Battalion of the fourth U. S. infantry.
Battery D. fifth U. S. artillery , com
manded by Major J. D. Do Rucsoy ,
U. S. A.
Second division , Comrade Samuel
Stobsr second assistant in command ,
will form on Fourteenth street , right
resting on Douglas street , in the follow-
Ina order :
The Bohemian Bind.
The Omaha Light Guards , commanded
by Captain E. G. Crap.
The Orator of the Day , Hon. J. L.
Webster.
Tbo Mayor and City Conncil.
City and County Officer * .
Judges of the U. S. Courts.
Judges of tbo State and County Courts.
Quartette cf Singers from St. Fhilo-
men a Choir.
Lodges 1 and 1 ! ) of the Danish Brother
hood.
The Bohemian Turner Societies.
Third Division , under the command of
Comrade Charles Kohlmeyer cf George
A. Castor , Post No. 7 , G. A. R. , third
assistant marshal , will form on Thirteenth
street , right resting on Douglas btrout , in
the following order ;
Sisterhood of atates , represented by
thirty eight young mlises.
Lidice' Floral Committea'in Carriages.
The Bond of Hope , W. 0. T. U. , in
charge of Mrs. G. W. Chrk.
Gate Ciiy Drum Corps.
Omaha Post No. 110 G , A. R. , M. Rs- !
don commander.
Phil Kearney Post No. 2 G. A. R. ,
Oscar F. James , Commander.
George A. Ouster Post No. 7 G. A. R ,
John \V. Houza , Commander.
Old Soldiers and sailor ? .
Marines and Sons of Veterans.
All of Bald posts , soldlois , sailorj ,
marines , and sons of veterans under the
Immediate command of Comrade John
W. Honza , Commander of George A.
Ouster Post No. 7 G. A. R.
LINK OF MAUOII.
East on Douglas to Tenth street , south
on To a th to Farnam street , woat on Far-
nam to Sixteenth , north on Sixteenth to
Ouming atreot , west on Ouming | to
Saundera street , thence in a northwest
erly direction to Prospect Hill Cemetery.
At Proipect Hill cemetery the follow
ing order of exercises will bo observed :
Music by the Fourth U. 8. Infantry
band.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Mnslo by the Bohemian band.
Song by the band of hope , -vromon'a
chriatian temperance nniori.
Oration by Hon John L. Webster.
Special memorial services by the grand
army of the republic.
Hymn "Rest , Spirit Rest , " by a quar
tette from St. Philomeua'a choir.
Music by the banda.
Strewing of flowers on the graves.
The proccsdon Trill atart at 1 o'clock p.
m , Bhirp. AU organizations aud partiea
desiring to participate are urgently re-
questtd to report not later than 1230 ; p.
m. All soldier. ) , sailors , and
marines and eons of veterans
will report to John W. Houza
commander of George A. CusterPost No ,
7 , G , A. 11 , , at Gruonlng's building on
Douglas street , between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets , to 1)3 formed into a
battalion with their comrades of the G ,
A. R. All other organlzitlons and so
cieties will report to A , Alice , cblof mar
shal , headquarters at the hall of Ueorga
A. Ouster Post No 7 , G. A. R. , on
Douglas between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets , /or assignment to their proper
and respective positions.
Owners of teams and cmiagcn are re
quested not to enter Ihn.cMnotcry enclosure -
closure nntil the proccsuon has passed
the gato. All other organizations not
hereinbefore mentioned , who wish to
talto part iu the procession , will report to
the chief marshal for assignment In lino.
A. AU.F.B , Chief Marshal.
Iu Hloqtioncc.
Nothing in Omaha seems to bo mak
ing moro progrots In the line of educa
tion than the Crdghton College Debating
society. The members nho , a few
months ago , thought of nothing else than
of keeping the soles of their boots still
when on the stand , ar6 becoming elo
quent speakers , and aro.of the greatest
Interest to the etudonts snd faculty. An
Interesting question , "Resolved , That
the soldier has gained moro honor for his
country than the statesman , " was dis
cussed yesterday o veiling ; and the cuts
on the line statesman made by the a flit m-
alive greatly amused the nudlonco , while
the olcqncnco of Mr. Milov , who strongly
supported the statesman , gained the de
cision of debate. The question : "lie-
solved , That the tmvngo has a right to thn
soil , " will bo debated by Masters Russell
and Malone on the affirmative , and by
Mastcra Miles and Toner on the negative
next Wednesday. Everybody will ex
pect a treat of olcqnouco from the boys
before the end of iho proicnt acholaatio
year.
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Town Lois in Denver Junction ,
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Denver Junction la n new town ol nboutSOO
nhabitanU , laid out In 1881 , on tha great
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unction of the JulesburK liranch , 1 J7 miles
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Agent , Denver Junction , Cole ,