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A. It. ritch. Manager Dally Circulation , P. O. Box
484 Omaha , Neb.
TUB latest ovidonoo of vitality in Bon
Harrison's presidential boon is the pub
lication of his lifo in the Philadelphia
TUB circus mon are now engaged in
painting their oloplmnts white , and
atrango to say they are doing it with
printer's ink.
OENEUAI , WILLIAM MYEIW has obtained
a verdict of $25,000 against Daniel Vor-
milyo , for slander. The verdict TTUS
taken by default , as Vormiljo did not
appear. This is a moral vindication of
General Myers , who \ ill not got any
money out of his judgment , as Vermilyo
is not worth a dollar.
THE Waring system of sewerage , which
is now in successful operation in Omaha ,
bids fair to come into general uso. It is
now being introduced at Pawtucket , R.
L ; Stamford , Conn. ; Paasaic , N. J. ;
Schonootady , N. Y. ; Norfolk , Va. ; Charlotte -
lotto , N. 0. ; Charleston , S. 0. ; Selma ,
Montgomery and Birmingham , Ala. , and
at San Antonio , Tex.
SOMEBODY'S pig is under the gate , and
pigs generally squeal when in that condi
tion. The Jlcpublican seems to think
that the people will take it for granted
that it is the gate that is squealing in
stead of the pig. It is not our pig that
is nndor the gate. The reader can judge
which is the pig and which is the gate.
As Artoraus Ward said , "You can easily
distinguish Daniel from the lion by the
umbrella under hi * arm. "
THE statement that Ohurch Howe was
voted for by Fred Nye , Thurston , Pat.
O. Hawes , Broatch , ot als. , because ho
was pledged to Blaine is absurd. They
voted for him because ho was allied
with the monopolists. They would
have voted for the devil on the same con
ditions. Thurston himself was a Grant
man four years ago , and claims now that
is first choice is Edmunds and his last
choice is Blaino. Pat. Hawos is a
Btraight out Logan man , and never was
for Blaino.
COL. OIIAJILES G. HAMMOND , who died
suddenly in Chicago , was one of the most
prominent citizens of that city. Ho will
bo remembered by the people of Omaha
as the general superintendent of the
Union Pacific in I860. While a resident
of this city ho made many friends hero.
Ho was a Christian gentleman and a
liberal and public-spirited citizen. Col.
Hammond was conversing with two ladies
in a dry goods store when ho was attacked
and expired almost instantly. Ho was
over 80 years of ago , having celebrated
bis golden wedding a short time ago.
He has for a long time boon prominently
identified with the loading charitable in-
atitutions of Chicago. As president of
the board of managers for the Homo for
the Friendless ho was widely known and
esteemed. His sudden death , was not
entirely unexpected , as ho had several
times been seized with sinking spells and
Joss of consciousness.
ONE of the very first things that ought
io bo done by 'tho street crmmisaionor , if
bo has the authority , is to thoroughly
clean the paved streets , which now lie
buried under mud from four to six inches
deep. They are in a horrible condition ,
and to make anybody believe that they
are really paved the mud must bo carted
off. If the street commissioner baa no
authority to proceed the city council
ought to take immediate stops in the mat
ter. If VfO are not mistaken there is n
fund provided for stooet cleaning , and it
ought to bo utilized. It cannot be done
any too soon to suit the people.
CiuitLE.s E. COOK , who has been nom
inated to the assistant secretaryship ol
the treasury.mwlo vacant by the nomina
tion of John 0. Now , was a private sol
dier in a Now York regiment throughoul
the war of the rebellion. Immediately
after the fall of Richmond ho was dis
chargedaud was given a § 1,200 clerkshir
in the office of Treasurer Bpinnor. In i
few years he was promoted to a clorkshij
worth $1,800. When it was desired it
1872 to place the G per cent bonds on tin
European market , Coon was ono of thi
clerks detailed to go to London and rep
resent this country in the transaction
Ho wont first as a subordinate , but several
eral years later ho was placed in ful
charge , and continued to act in that ca
pacity until the "Windows" were sue
cesafully floated in 1881 , when ho re
turned to America , which he had enl
visited in the interim. For the last fei
years he has been assistant chief of th
loan division , of which hit splendid abil
ity has caused him to be recognized a
the practical bead. His appointment a
M/datftnt / secretary is an eminently fit one
and is in strict accordance with the pric
of civil service reform.
TUKUIOllLIChNSR MUDDKK.
TJIK present high license muddle
which threatens to seriously cripple our
public school system is the legitimate
outgrowth of the peculiar India rubber
opinion which city Attorney Mandorson
gave to Mayor Boyd when the high II-
conno first law went into effect. The
BEE protested against this fast and loose
construction of the law when it was first
made , and wo are not at all surprised at
the outcome. Wo maintained then that
the license board created by the city or
dinance , under the Slocumb law , was in
duty bound to reject the application of
every party that was known to keep a
disorderly house. It was not necessary
as Mr. Mnndcrson then maintained that
charges must bo made and sustained before -
fore the board could rojcctan application.
It was the duty of the board to ascertain
through the city marshal and police the
character of the house for which license
was asked by ile proprietor , and it waa
entirely optional with the board to grant
or refuse the license. Had the board
acted in conformity with the spirit and
letter of the law and exorcised this power
in the interest of gord order
the low dons and dives would all
have to bo closed , and the
more reputable class of dealers would
have boon able to pay their $1,000 in ono
installment. The number of licensed
saloons would doubtless have boon loss ,
and the income from the licensed some
what smaller. The number of ihoso who
kept orderly houaoa would have kept
pace with the growth of the city , and
there would have boon leas fluctuation in
the amount of money realized for school
purposes. Having itartod out contrary
to law our license board soon
became a mere farco. The board hold
no sessions to examine the petitions and
bonds of the applicant ; , and no atten
tion whatever was paid to the laws and
ordinances regulating the issue of
licenses. Some few paid their $1,000 in
advance , others paid § 500 , some paid
$250 , and others paid by the month.
Wo are told that a number of saloons
have been allowed to run merely for the
free drinks to certain city oilicials. It is
but natural that these who paid regularly
would rcsont this as an imposi
tion upon thomsolvos. And now
wo have reached the atago whore
nobody pays , because a temporary
injunction restrains the board from issu
ing a license for less than $1,000. The
school board is embarrassed , proposed
school houses that are needed for the in
creased population are abandoned , and
it is oven possible that the schools may
have to bo closed. Meantime our mayor
and marshal stand around with folded
hands , awaiting a decision of the courts ,
that can in noway justify the failure to
compel the sellers of liquor to take out
liccnso. In other words , oven if the
court should dissolve the injunction
and allow the board to issue a
license for $1,000 payable in installments ,
the court cannot and will not decree that
the saloons may bo allowed to run with
out taking out a license. What is the
plain duty of the mayor and marshal in
the promises ? Is it not their duty to en
force the law until the courta say that it
is null and void ? It is true that the
board ia enjoined from issuing a license
for loss than $1,000 , but it is also plain
that it can and should grant license to
anybody who conforms to the law
and pays his $1OCO. Suppose
the liquor dealers refuse to take out a
license , which they do , since the injunc
tion. Are not the mayor and marshal
bound to enforce the penalties provided
for violations of the law ?
It is said that our police judge regards
the ordinance under which the board is
acting aa deficient. If that is true , why
should the council hesitate about passing
a now ordinance that will stand the toot
and can bo enforced. It may take two
years before these cases are decided in
the supreme court. Are -wo to- have
free trade in liquor in Omaha until
then ? Are the public schools to bo
closed or nro wo to abandon needed pub
lic improvements and levy n school tux
to moot the deficiency ? Thia is a serious
matter and and requires prompt , fcarleas
and onorgotio treatment.
The Slocumb law has been declared
constitutional , and in in full force to-day ,
There are only a few saloons , in Omaha
whoso license has not aspired. Any
liquor dealer whoso license ia not renew
ed is a violator of the law , and lays him.
self liable to severe penalties. No re
futable lawyer will advise liquor dealers
bo run without license as most oi then
are now doing.
Tin : action of the house committee'or
coinage in deciding against any roductior
of the isauo of silver dollars ia a vorj
bad piece of work. There is no room u
doubt that it is directly contrary to tin
overwhelming opinion of the country
and to a wise financial policy as well
There is now only ono belief on the par
of the general public on this matter , am
that is that the silver coinage has booi
carried far enough , Even the most pro
nounced advocates of a double standan
have come to share in this belief. Then
has boon no expression of any othe
opinion , except on the part of the min
owners. The loading organizations ronro
sonting the business interests of tin
country have petitioned in the strongea
terms for a cessation of the coinage. 1
good many representative convention
have followed thorn. The immense pile
of silver dollars accumulating in th
treasury are an unanswerable arguu.cn !
in the saino direction. In spite of all
.
however , the committee insist that thi
useless process shall bo continued it
definitely. This decision comes at
particularly bad time , As noted in Tu
BKB a few days ago , gold ia beginning t
flow to Europe in very largo quantitioi
It U not at all certain that enough wi
go at this time to bring out the silver
dollars from their hiding places. If thia
docs happen , however , the result is like
ly to bo of a very aorious naturo. The
substitution of a standard or 85 cents
for ono worth 100 will work great injury
to all business interests.
STEALING T1IK DKLKOATION.
Four years ago the Omiha Jtcpublican
opposed .Tamoa G. Blaine , and supported
General Grant fern third term. Ita fol
lowers were ignominiouMy beaten , and a
delegation was sent to Chicago that sup
ported Blaine for seven days , and finally
helped to nominate Garfiold. Now the
Republican veers around , and attempt *
to capture the delegation to Chicago
under the magic banner of James G.
Blaine and the leadership of John M.
Thurston , commandor-in-chiof of the
Grant forces in Nebraska in 1880. The
republicans of Nebraska have not lost
their enthusiasm for Blaine , and if the
i 'plumed knight" stands a fair show to bo
nominated at Chicago her delegation , as
of yore , will cast its full vote for him.
But the republicans of Nebraska who do
not wear the brass collar cannot bo
dragooned or decoyed to the support of
Thurston by the over-zealous appeals of
the Omaha Republican.
They want more trustworthy leader
ship than a railway lobbyist , and more
honorable methods than were pursued
last week in the primaries and conven
tion of this county. They will not al
low themselves to bo hoodwinked by a
false alarm of a terrible conspiracy on
the part of the officeholders to steal Ne
braska from Blaino. It ii not the fear
that Arthur will secure a delegation from
thia atato that animates the Republican ,
but the desire to dictate a delegation of
mon who train in politics with its great
patron , the Union Pacific railroad.
This was shown in the Douglas county
convention as well as at Nebraska City.
The question whether a delegate was for
Blaine , Logan , Edmunds or Arthur , was
made secondary to the question whether
ho could bo handled by Thurston and the
Union Pacific strikers.
The delegation secured by the Third
ward fraud of Pat. 0. Hawcs and John
Sahlor was mixed on presidential prefer
ences , but it is now heralded abroad that
it I 'Was a Blaine delegation as
against an Arthur delegation. The
moment that they landed at
Nebraska City , like birds of a feather
that flock together , the railroad factions
fused regardless whether they were for
Blaine , Logan , Arthur or Edmunds.
The oflico-holrlors in Nebraska , as in
Now York , are divided in their presiden
tial preferences , and entirely untrara-
moled in their choice. For instance ,
Postmaster Coutant , of Omaha , who for
merly trained with the railroad faction ,
worked with all his might and main with
Thurston and Broatch against what is
now termed the Arthur faction. Coutant
claims to bo for Edmunds , or Arthur , and
never waa a Blaine man , but is now ter
ribly sore because Broatoh , who started
out as un Arthur man and ended with a
pledge to Blaine , was defeated at Neb
raska City. Bartlett , assistant United
States attorney , was on Thuratou'a bogus
Blaine delegation. Philips , custom house
officer was elected on Thurston's Blaine
ticket , and Campbell , surveyor of the
port , did his level best to assist the anti-
Arthur crowd. In the face of these facts
cornea the absurd charge by the Republi
can that the oflice-holder in the cuatom
house and peat office have massed their
faces , and contributed large issues to
defeat Blaino.
It is true , however , that Chester A.
Arthur haa a very respectable following
in Nebraska , and if ho comes to Chicago
with a majority of the Now York delega
tion and has a fair chow to bo nominated
Nebraska will cast at least two votes to
make him president- His administra
tion has in the main been eminently sat
isfactory. His policy haa boon conciliatory
and the fact that ho refused to carry out
the revenges of Colliding and Platt is
very creditable to him. .
THE American Humane association has
boon trying for four years to hit upon
some design for a cattle car which would
not torture the animals- which it would
carry. To that it offered $5)000 ) for the
patent of such a car. None of- the com
panies owning the patents , however ,
would part with them for such a price.
The association ha therefore given five
gold medals to as many inventors who
have designed cattle cars , and recom
mended the different designs- the tender -
dor care of the railroads. This is pleas
ant for the association and for the in-
renters , but it doesn't help the poor cat
tie. It is perfectly aafo to. say that a ;
long as the railroads can make more
money by carrying cattle in the old ant
barbarous cars than they can by adopting
now and humanely-contrived conveyance !
they will cling pertinaciously to tin
former , no matter how much the duml
brutes Buffer. Thoru is , in fact , no rom
cdy for this matter bat law. Gold mod
als , and appeals and arguments addressee
to the railroads are very pretty , bul
nothing but law will over induce the rail
roads to bo huinano.
SOME of the Illinois ministers are boinj
converted to high license aa a moans t (
temperance in R. manner wonderful anc
encouraging to sao. At a mooting of thi
Chicago presbytery a few days ago , em
pastor said that a $1,000 license had reduced
duced the number of saloons in hia. towi
from 107 to 33. Another said that in hi
town the high liooneo had reduced th
saloons from 10 to 5 The ganeral souti
' ment was in faror of the Ilaipor high
" license law , and the opinion soonicd to b
that it was surcosaful nnd well enforced
IE Is IIIK editor of the JlcjwMtcan nfllu
to ted with pin-worms or is IK > still suuirln
is. with jim.jums since bin return from
ill [ braska City 1
Fl/lSr DISTRICT CONVF.N'jTlOJf.
The Omaha Jlcpubllcan is making a
desperate but vain effort to rmiko the
people of Nebraska believe that the two
delegates elected at the first congressional
district convention at Nebraska City are
anti-Arthur men. The Republican ,
however , will not succeed in its attempt
to hoodwink the republicans of this state.
The convention at Nebraska City sig
nified its preference in no uncertain
manner. Ex-Senator Paddock is a warm
friend of Arthur , and advocates his nom
ination. There was n contest from
his county ( Gage ) and the del
egation in which Mr. Paddock
was interested was understood to bo for
Arthur. The convention admitted that
delegation by a majority of 10 , and after
being admitted there was a majority of
73 to C2.
The Douglas delegation presented
Broatch as a Blaine candidate for dele
gate , and ho was bcaton by Postmoator
Reed , of Weeping Water , Cass county.
Mr. Heed is an Arthur man.
Church Howe , who was elected as the
other delegate , had given assurances to
the friends of Arthur , and ho does not
now deny it. Only yesterday afternoon
ho authorized the otatomont that Arthur
would have no firmer friend in the Chicago
cage convention than Ohurch Howe.
Ho was elected by the vote of the
delegations from Otoo and Saunders
counties , both of whom are favorable to
Arthur , and are known as Arthur mon.
It is true Mr. Hoed , after ho was elect
ed declared in his speech that ho would
vote for Blaine if that was the sentiment
of the convention , but since the convon-
rofuscd to pasa the resolutions instruct
ing for Blaine , Mr. Hoed is at liberty
to vote for the candidate ho prefers.
This is substantially Church Howe's posi
tion.
OLD Uncle Solon Chaao has come out
of the Maine woods and loft "them
steers" long enough to declare his unal
terable opposition to all fusion of the
orthodox groonbackors with the demo
crats. Uncle Solon would bo grieved to
learn how sadly thn Iowa brethren have
fallen from ttin faith.
THE great onthusiaam which the nomi
nation of the eloquent , fiery and able old
"Dick" Ogleaby has aroused among the
lllinoio republicans ia ono of the signs of
the times. There will bo no uncertain
sound from Illinois this year.
Tun firm of Broatch , Walters & Hawes
has boon dissolved by mutual consent.
The assets will go to Mr. Broatch in the
shape of a back seat among the alter
nates.
STATE JOTTINGS.
Street hawkers are becoming a nulsauce in
Lincoln.
Poncn will do a largo and varied building
business this year.
The republicans of I'lattsmouth got their
Weeping Waterloo right in tha neck.
The Congregationalism of Fremont ha\o
raised nearly § 10,000 to build a church.
Burglars carried oil about S300 worth of
hard war 9 from the Htore of Burger Bros. , of
Hastings.
The fire apparatus of Fremont in valued at
§ 8,045 , Six lire cisterns have a capacity of
50,000 gallons.
Henry Nelson , a farmer near Seward , is the
latest victim of the title. Ho lived three
hours after the guu went off.
A steam furry ia being put in on the Mis
souri river between lilencoo , Iowa , and Toka-
mah , Nebraska , near Burger's mllh
The Hartitigton Herald doclarea that in all
Nebraska there Is no county , as to its land ,
water , purity of climate and health , which can
boor comparison with Cedar.
Mrs. .Tamea Sturgis , of Antelope oounty , re
cently suicided by shooting herself in the
head. She hod recently bjcomo a mother ,
ami had boon ill since that event
The telegraph operator named Church , who
has held forth at Oroapolis for some months
past , haa abscondnd for parts unknown , leav
ing several to mourn his unexpected depart
ure.
ure.A
A drummer lot a "pop" go off in a Norfolk
billiard-room the other evening. It caused
some little excitement for a time , but as the
bullet lodged in the fellow's boot strap and did
no harm , the Harry was soon over.
The now 1'rosby tcrian church to bo built at
Lincoln will comfortably seat COO. It is to bo
supplied with all the modern conveniences ,
including parlor , bible classroomsestry ,
choir-room , Idtchon , dining-room , etc.
riattsmouth has another defective sidewalk
damage niit cm her hands. The plaint lilt is
Tom Mitchell , whoso pains are valued at
? 1,000. At thutrato there are millions in the
sidewalks of tldj town. Wonder the reporters
don't stumble on to some ,
A stable was burned in Crete on Sunday
night and valuable adjoining property was
narrowly saoJ. . A negro harbor WAS suspect
ed of etartmg.tho fire , and ho was arrested
and lodged in the calabooao , but ho got out of
that aud has not uluco boon soon.
Wheeler lias a "kid" who Is locallv.consiJ-
erod n "bad man. " Ho runs the Kulllns
ranch on the Clearwater and drives the cattle
over all the neighboi ing claims regardless of
protests. Rover * ! warrants are out for him ,
but the constable keeps a safe distance from
his revolver.
J. 3. Lee , of Cratu , haa boon indicted for
murder in the first degree ly the grand jury
of the county , Ho Is charged with the pols-
oulm ; of liia wife , who died very suddenly
about twoiwoeks ago. Am analysis of the
stomach showed that she died f rum tiirycbnino ,
as it was found there lu largo quantities. Pnlti
liu opinion is divided In rvgurd to tie guilt or
iimocenco. of the accused , whlfo Mr. Leo
claims .ha does not fear the outcome , , and < ) oi
siren au immediate trla'j
Somo"smart alecs" of Tckaintvhi conspired
to rob a , green , half-witted stranger whom
they fmuid un the utrcats. Ono of them told
him thotsomo fellow * were golr.0 to rob. him
aud thai ai ho himself waa niiudhal ho would
take \vhit money he Jiad and take euro of ; it.
It was hauded over and tha caoxvd of "jinari
alocd" got drunk on it. The ono who nlayetl
tha part of inumhrU has been arraalu , ! and
hold In ball of $31)4 ) to appeal before , the tO *
Wet court.
There Is now t. probatillty that thG ,
A , It. of thia and , other states will be sup
plied , by the \prnmeuV , with ton .a , inua
kets , otc. , for reunions. The military com
inltteo of the house has instructed Cungroia
man Laird , to report a joint resolution in
Btnictiug the secretary t > f war , "un the tppli
oatbu of tin povernoj nf any state , to seni
from some cvuva-ileut fort , dej > ok or supply o
arsenel , to auy place lu such state is may hi
designated a-v the goernor , to bo used at i
ro-uulou ofex-Veteran union w > Idlen or stat
military organization , tiie ox-veteran unloi
koldlors always having the jiroference , sud
camion , lour * and muakets as can bo spared
all cost , of forwardhig and returning uc !
property fj bo paid by the applicant tbarofc
thoBaoiu to bo roturued lu as good oaudltioi
o ai wier. rccchod. " It will douhUua pas
Hoi-fafbrU's Acid
Bewaio of Imltatlous.
Imitations and counterfeits lia > ongalum
poired. Bo sure that tha word 'Hoiuurouo'd
in on the wrapper , Nona nro genuine vdtt
NEBEASKA OITY ,
Piitttn-r on Metropolitan Alrs-JHg
Hol > lcrr In Hrond Dnyll lit -
Improvements , New Enter
prise * ntul "Slcli. "
BpccUl Correspondence of The Ilca
NEDHASKA Cirv , April 1C. Laat Wed
nesday evening while Alex Calmolot , the
down town jeweler , was at his supper in
the Morton Housoa thief or thiovca broke
into hia establishment and a result of
his pains secured gold and silver watches ,
jewelry , otc , to the amount of nearly
$1,500 , for which Alex inourna and the
police are keeping their oyca pooled
therefor. No clue to the thieves na yet.
The v.ikur of the school census haa just
completed his job and finds that there
are 1555 of "schoolable" ngo in Nebraska
City. This ia an incroaao of about 100
over last year's report , which indicated a
healthy increase in the population of our
citv in a year.
The Nebraska City Barb Wire company
started on their now Duilding last week.
It. will bo built of brick , COxlOO foot , two
stories high , with an oil for engine room.
The company haa bought four lots in the
southeastern part of the city.
Articles of incorporation of the "Far
mer's Bank" were filed in the county
clork'a oflico last week. The capital
stock ia $50,000. The incorporates are
Messrs. J. H. Catron , S. A. VVoimer , II.
Ilawko , W. T. Sloan , W. F. N. Housor ,
L. Enyart , G. W. Harshman , D. Straub
and II. F. Taylor. The company has
purchased a tine business lot on Main
street , and are now making preparations
for erecting an elegant banking house
thereon.
Mayor Cady has just completed his olo-
g.iut $20,000 residence and moved there
in. This is the finest residence in the
city and wo opine it would bo hard to
boat it in Omaha or oleowhcro.
Messrs. L. H. Burnwood & Son , of
Plattsmouth , have opened a manufactory
of locomotive , tubular and upright boil
ers ; also do tank and jail work of various
kinds. As soon as they can secure suit
able grounds they will erect a building
especially for their manufacturing busi
ness.
ness.Messrs. . Swab & Co. , is a now firm
which have recently purchased L. Lloyd's
largo grocery store in this city.
llov. A. P. Graves , the celebrated
evangelist , will begin a series of revival
meetings in the opera house in this city ,
commencing Tuesday evening , April 22.
The various pastora of the city will com
bine their congregations and hold "union
meetings" with Mr. Graves.
L. Lloyd , jr. & Co. and Van Horn
& Browne are two now grocery firms who
huvo secured buildings and will launch
out in the grocery line the first of May.
0. B. Bickol & "Sona are preparing to
erect an elegant two story brick business
house on their Main street lot at an early
day..Prof.
.Prof. Le Roy , the rope vralker , haa
been hero , gave hia exhibition , collected
the ahekela and left for fairer fields.
A committee , consisting of cloven of
our best business mon , his been formed ,
whoso duty is to consist of working up a
"county fair boom" for Nebraska City
this coming fall.
A free trade league was organized a
few nights ago. It numbers among its
members many of our most prominent
business men , and is apparently in
booming condition. EYB SEE.
General Swalm's Troubles
"WASHINGTON , April 17. Judge Advo
cate General Swaim said to-day ho intends
to say nothing at present about the
charges preferred against him by Mr.
Batcman. He added that the matter was
ono for the civil court to decide ; that
the aontraatora to whom * he had given the
due bill had aucd Batomnn for the amount
it calls- for , and in the trial everything in
connostion with the matter would become
known and he waa willing to stand
by what came out then. Aa to
the oouct-martial being ordered1 , ho said
ho hardly thought that a courb-iaartial
would' try what evidently belonged to
civil courts. When questioned' ' fuiiher ,
GeneraLS waim said ho was-sure the whole
trouble-would bo found to have originated
from aim is take and misunderstanding on
the part of Bateman. The secretary of
war haa as yet taken no action is/ / the
matter , , and it is stated that a settlement
is being arranged which will-result ia the
withdrawal of the charges against General
Swaimj
A Vigorous Foreign Policy.
WASHINGTON , April 17. The house
committee on foreign affaire to-day di
rected Representative Lamb to report to
the house following :
Jltisalved , That the prcc.idoofc bo
directed to bring tbo attention of the
government of VoDezuolla to the claim of
Jno. II Whcolook , a citizen of-tha United
States , for indomiuty for gross outrage *
and tortures inflicted upon. him. by the
officers of the Vcaeznollan. government ,
and to demand and enforce , , in , such manner
nor ao ho may deem best an immediate
settlement of aaid claim.
The'roport accompAUj ng.thv'j solution
say&t "Your committee in of opinion
more- vigorous measures thani diplomatic
correspondence is necessary to secure
justice to the citizens of ilio United
States thus grievously wronged " Wheo-
loak's claim is lor $500,0004
Oullroriiliv Wheat.
SVN FiiANcasco , AprilllfiT. Edwin " > '
tlmith , secretary of the state- agricultural
' .society , subnits the following s his cani
elusions concerning ; the California -wheat
crop from advicea up , to April _ llth :
"From proavnt indications yield will ex *
coed that ol 1680 without some unfore
seen element overtaken , us , The crop !
will exceed that of last year , GO peu cent.
Only fear-now ia.tho usual north winda
that swoop the Sucramouto uud San Juaii
valleys iaiMay and Juuo. Should these
winds prevail whilu the grain is int the
last stages of maturity the yield will uot
bo materially tasaened. Reports of the
httssiaa ily coaio from one or two coun
ties , but then it is too early to nscoaUin
the pjrovalonco-of thia insect.
Delegation ,
ISDIANAIOU J April 17. The republi
can state convention to-day selected the
following delegates at largo to Chicago :
Senatoru Benjamin Harr'on nnd > Rich
ard \V. Thompson , by acclamation ; Hon.
Jno. II. Baker , of Gcahen , aud Moms
McDonald , of New Aibauy. The dele
gation la uuinstructf d and -without ex
pressed preferences. The alternates art
n Edwin T. Horn , Murion , colored ; B. n.
h lloholkor , of Vand&rborg ; Moaca Fowler ,
ol Tippoconoe ; Captain Gregory , of Del
aware ,
r
n Jole\uiru Itcpiibllcans.
DovKU.Dol. , April 17. The ropublicni
state convention opened to-day. Thi
loaders of the delegates have had frcquon
conferences but their forces are ao nearly
divided that they have nut been abli
agree on anything There ia practical ] ]
no fight over national questions ,
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