Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
\ THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. MONDAY MORN ( NO , APRIL 21 , 1884. NO. 26'A
THE PRESIDENCY.
u- -
um H 3 A Smninary of the Situation and Oni-
1C Up to Yesterday ,
Arthur Ens 218 of'the Delegates
TJiusFar Ohoson ,
The Plumed Knight Sums Up 94
aud Gen , Logan 46 ,
Edmunds 15 , Sherman 5 , Gresham -
am 6 , Teoumsoh 2 ,
How Leading Eastern Papers
Sum Up the Situation ,
Arthur to Start Off With a
Plurality of the Delegates ,
Three-Fourth of the Famous 306
Undoubtedly for Him ,
The Hawley and Fnlrclillcl c.
incuts Said to Bo Ilcally for
Arthur.
A. SUMMING W
OF THE CONVENTIONS SO KAll HUM ) .
Special Dispatch to Tun UEK.
WASHINGTON , April 20. About half
of the delegates to the Chicago national
'convention have boon chosen. All the
larger states except Ohio have appointed
their men , and their preferences are
pretty well known hero. The result will
surprise those who hwo not boon waUii-
tng the selection of delegates. Blaino's
friends hiivo been dn'ng all the shouting ,
and newspapers which are unfriendly to
the president have given n > much piomi-
uenco to every township mooting that has
declared a Blaine sentiment as to convoy
the impression that the whole world and
part of the celestial regions were for him.
TWKLVK STATES AND TEUHITOUIES
have selected full delegates. In nine
other states district conventions have
ueen hold. Below is a list of
llbLEOATES SO EAR CHOSEN :
Alabama Arthur , 19 ; Blaine , 1.
Arkansas Arthur ( a solid delegation ) ,
12.
Delaware Blaine , 5 ; Arthur , 1.
Georgia Arthur ( a solid delegation ) ,
24.
Illinois Arthur , C ; Logan , U8.
In Indiana Six express a preference
for Arthur , 7 for Blaine , 4 for John Sher
man , U for Gresham , 2 for General Sher
man and 5 decline to state their views.
The delegation as a whole agree to vote
for the most available candidates - without
out regard to personal fooling.
In Kentucky 6 delegates are chosen
4 for Arthur , and 2 whoso preferences
ore not ascertained claimed by Blaino.
Louisiana Arthura solid delegation ]
10 ,
Maine Only 2 chosen , for Blaine o ]
course.
Massachusetts Gives 2 to Edmunds.
Michigan Elected 2 , claimed both by
Blaino'a and Arthur's friends.
Mississippi Arthur , 2.
Missouri The delegation has been distributed
tributod in a reckless way by the news
papers. The best information obtained
gives Arthur 11 , Blaine 10 , Logan 6 , Ed
munds 5.
Nebraska 2 delegates have boon se
lected , for Arthur.
The whole of the New Jersey delegation
tion is claimed by Blaine , but Senator
Sowoll , the delegate at large , gives Blaine
8 and Arthur 10.
Now York The delegation is , and wil
continue to bo , a subject of controversy
until the ballots are taken in the convon
tion. The president's opponents chim ,
and the newspapers credit them with ,
delegates from whom the president has
received positive assurances of their sup
port. Tha Blaina men concede 40 votes
to Arthur out of 72. The president's
friends claim 48. In case of u dirocl
contest between Blaine and Arthur the
delegates so far elected will stand DC
to 14.
In Pennsylvania Blaine claims the en
tire delegation , but 14 are known to bo
for Arthur. Quay gives Blaine 4'J and
Arthur 17 votes.
South Carolina Solid for Arthur.
In Tennosaoo ho has all but two , who
nro for Blaino.
In Wisconsin two delegates have boon
elected ono for Logan , the other for
Fairchild.
The preferences of the Idado delegates
are unknown.
Tlipso from the District of Columbia
are divided between Arthur and Logan.
Ohio Two delegates for Arthur.
TUB HUMMING Ul1.
Of the 307 delegates elected , the to
tals ef preferences are consequently aa
follows :
Arthur. , 218 John Sherman. . . . 5
lilalno. , 91 Greaham G
Logan. . , , . . . . . . . . 40 ( Jen. Hhermari 2
Kdiauuda 15 Unaccounted for , . 11 I
Arthur is thus soon to have n good 1
round majority over all the candidates
combined.
THE F1EM > AGAINST ATlTHUJl.
A COSIBIKATION THAT DIDN'T BUC 1EE1) .
Spoctul Dispatch to THE liEK.
OHIUAOO , April 20 , A special to a
morning paper says : A combination won
was formed at the Fifth Avenue hotel ,
Now York , February 22 , for the purpose
of combining the forces of the other
presidential candidates against Arthur's.
Tha leading participants were Senator
Miller , ox-Governor Cornell and ox-Sen
ator Flatt. The chief fuglemen of Lo
gan , Blaine and Edmunds camp into the
scheme at a subsequent meeting. The
theory on which they proceeded was that
if _ they could prevent Arthur from , ob
taining a majority of the New York state
delegation , his nomination aa president
would be impossible. It is said that
EVEN CONKUNO AND flliANT
lent fatorable earn to the scheme. It
was decided that without regard to indi-
idual preference , n combination iu every
district should support that candidate
which had the largest apparent following ,
"u n district in which Blaino's strength
exceeded either that of Logan or Ed
munds , Logan nnd Edmunds were to as-
ist in electing Blaine delegates ; where
Udmunds had the largest following , the
Maine and Logan men were to help elect
lis delegates ; and in thu same way with
' ogan.
TUB UESULT
ins not boon at nil favorable to the com-
) ination , for Arthur looms up with need
; oed majority over all the other cnndi-
latcs combined , nnd is far nwny in thu
end of either of them.
KA.HTKUN VII3W3.
HOW LEADING 1'Al'En.S finUHR IT.
loston AdMirtlscr.
The present outlook on the republican
side is regarded by close observers of the
work of national convention delegate-
making in different sections of the country
aa not dissimilar to the situation in 1880 ,
when the friends of
( IllANTAND 1ILAINK
divided the great mass of the republican
lonvoution , and the moro progressive nnd
ndcpondont men stood between them
lolding in their hands the deciding votes.
Such men reason that , as these votes
were not cast for Grant or Blaine in
1880 , they will not bo cast for
Arthur nor Blaine nt the coming national
convention. The development of the
Arthur and Blaine movements , however ,
s n cause of anxiety to some observers.
From present indications President Ar
thur will start off with moro delegates
than any other candidate. The whole
number of delegates in the full conven
tion will bo 820 , of which 411 will bo
necessary for a choico. It is estimated
that the Arthur men will secure for their
candidate nearly every Southern delegate.
"Tho solid South" will have in the na
tional convention just the number of
delegates that stood so f &ithfully by Grant
in 1880-yOO , and moro than
THUEIM'OUUTUS OF THE 300 ,
it is estimated , will bo for President
Arthur. These somewhat sanguine men
also estimate that from Now York the
pruudcui will probably have not loss
than 00 delegates , from Pennsylvania a
few , from the terrritoriea and the district
nf Columbia nearly all their 18 , and from
New Hampshire nnd the great states of
the west delegates hero and there , so that
his total vote at the start will roach be
tween 3CO nnd 350 , and place him not so
very far from the necessary majority.
Mr. Blaine , they estimate , will have his
own t.tate ; possibly as many delegates
from Now York as President Arthur ;
nearly all ot Pennsylvania ; and most of
the delegated from the west , except those
from Illinois , Indiana and Wisconsin ;
altogether nearly as many delegates as
President Arthur the two candidates
together having at the beginning about
050 delegates.
Mil. EDMONDS ,
his friends believe , will surely have at
the start between GO and 70 delegates
Massachusetts , Rhode Island and Ver
mont (44) ( ) , a number from Now York ,
few from Now Jersey , Missouri , Michi
gan and other western states. The 12
votes of Connecticut will probably bo
cast at the start for General Hawley , 38
of the Illinois and a few scattering votes
from other states to General Logan , the
30 votes of Indiana for General Harrison
and the 22 votes of Wisconsin for Gov
ernor Fairchild. The candidates , other
than the President and Mr. Blaine , will
therefore have , according to these esti
mates , from 1GO to 180 votes , and thus
will have the power to decide the nomi
nation.
It is said in Washington that if Presi
dent Arthur cannot bo nominated , his
most influential supporters would like to
see his strength transferred to Senator
Edmunds. On the other hand it is said
that
JILAIXK'H HBGOND CHOICE
is General Harrison of Indiana , and that
if , after repeated votings , it appears that
the ex-senator from Maine cannot be
nominated , hit * strength will go to Harri
son , with the hope , if not agreement ,
that ho can have his old place nt the head
of the department of state. The im
pression Unit Bomo of the Arthur men
were for Edniunds 03 second chofce , is
said to have injured Senator Edmunds'
chances among the opponents of the
president in Now York , and resulted in
some districts in the choice of Blaine
instead of Edmunds delegates. The
Blaine men are saying , too , that the
movements for General Hawley and
Governor Fairchild nro only Arthur
movements in disguise , and that at the
proper time the Connecticut nnd Wiscon
sin delegates will be carried over to the
support of the president.
NEW JBUSEY.
Special to New York Timed.
TUENTON , April 17. On the face pi
things Arthur will find cold comfort it :
tha results of to-day's republican state
convention. But there is a wide spread
suspicion that his case is not as hopeless
as it seems. The action of the delega
tion selected hero to-day to represent the
republicans of the state at Chicago in
Juno depends to n considerable extent
upon the will of Gen. Sowoll. His in
iluonco was seen all through the proceed
ings and the preliminary contests tha
preceded it , and it is safe to say that hi
can lead five at least of the delegates to
whatever candidate ho may see fit to
support. Ho has declared himself for
Blame , but ho w < extremely noncommittal
mittal when Tha Times' correspondent
saw him last night. It is behovca by
those who ought to know that he has
really contracted with the administration
to
DELIVER THE DHMKIATIOX
to President Arthur. Having assured
himself of his own election last night , ho
spent all of his time to-day urging , as
strongly as ho know hovr , against a for
mal declaration of its preference by the
convention. A Bkino resolution would
have swept the convention like wildfire.
Non was even offered , and if ono had
been it would have boon choked off by
the rule referring it without having it
read The delegates therefore go unin-
atriir.ted , and there is a wide spread sus
picion that if the vote of Now Jorany can
give Mr. Arthur the nomination , he will
bo able to got a largo slice of it.
North I'lutto 1'rlmnrlen.
BpocUl Dltfiatch to Tin HKI.
NOKTII PI-ATTK , Neb. , April 19. A.
H. Church and the Hies crowd were
beaten in the republican primaries to-day
by 150 majority , in a total vote of 252 ,
Carry the news to Valentine !
JERKING A JAP.
Brntal Murder aufl a LyncMflc at
Utab ,
A Discharged Restaurant Employe
Slays the Proprietress ,
Emptying the Contents of a Five-
Shooter Into Her Person ,
. Mob Visits the Jail at Day
light Sunday ,
nd Hangs the Murderer's ' Car
cass to the Fire-Alarm Tower ,
fie FIoiul of u Desperate Kcoorcl
nts VIctlm'H Dcntli Certain.
OQDBN'S SECOND IiYNOHING.
JA11.1EUKE1I roil A FIENDISH MUIIDKR.
ipoctnl Dispatch to Tint linn.
OODEN , Utah , April 20. At midnight
oat night a Japanese waiter who had
eon discharged front the Gem restau
rant , on Fourth street , some throe weeks
nco , entered that place , asking to see
lie proprietress , Mrs. Gudgoll , and do-
inudcd that ho bo reinstated. The lady
romptly refused to accede to his ro-
ucst , whereupon the Jap pulled a five-
hot revolver , upon seeing .which Mrs.
ud/jell / started to flee , the miscreant
bllowiug and firing at her as she went.
Iy the time she had reaclica the door lie
.ad fired three times , ' each shot striking
or , the worst wound being just below
ho left shoulder blade , the ball entering
; ho lung. She foil on the walk outside
nd
inr. rnNu : STOOD oviiu iinn ,
ring the remaining two shots into her
rostrato body , crushing the thigh bono
, nd breaking her leg. By this time a
argo crowd had collected , and the mur-
"erer having been secured , was marched
ff and jailed , and n guard of three man
) ut over him. Shortly after the shooting
.hroats of lynching wore heard , but as no
lemonstration had boon made at 2 a. m. ,
lie mayor , who had boon called homo ,
eft therefor , and everything was appar-
sntly ( mited down. At 4 o'clock a mob
f desperate men , mostly railroad hands ,
wont to the jail , forcibly took the pris-
nor ,
HANOED 1IIJI
to tho'firo alarm boll tower in the jail
'ard , where he was found and cut down
.his . morning. The dead man was known
as the moat quarrelsome of all the Japan
ese or Chinese in this section. Ho was
'ormcrly a railroad laborer and made
many enemies amonp the railroad hands ,
and it is supposed they were only too
glad to avenge themselves for past wrongs
tU the latest accounts Mrs. Gudgoll is
eery low , and her death is only n matter
of a short timo. The popular opinion is ,
" 'Served him right. " This is Ogdon's
ocond lynching.
\VH1UAT l U03PKOr9.
A. Moro Than Average Crop Expected
f u England IIIIIIICIIHO Amounts
iu Stock and on the Son.
Special Dlauatch to THE BVE.
LONDON , April 20. Reports from all
the ports of the United Kingdom indi
cate the prospect of a wheat crop this
year above the average. The plant lias
been benofitted by the recent rains ,
though somewhat discolored by the east
wind that has prevailed for the last fort
night. The crops of Franco and Spain
will bo nbovo the average. The require-
mcnts for consumption in Great Britain
for the next throe months are 0,000,000
Juartors. The prospective receipt * from
nda are quite uncertain ; from Russia
nearly the whole crop of 1883 is exported ;
from Australia 20,000,000 quarters ;
1,000,000 quarters are now on passage
"rom California. The receipts of wheat
ind flour at waterside are 4,000,000
quarters , and on passage 2,000,000
quarters enough to last the country the
next three months. The stock of wheat
on hand in Great Britain at the present
imo is CO per cent moro than in 1883 ,
and double that of 1882.
Gala and Wreck * on tlio Northern
TmUcs Hull , Snow , Until and
ii Northor Reported
from Texua ,
CinuAuo , April 20. A heavy ga'o '
'rom the northwest , accompanied by
snow which melted as it fell , prevailed
all day , The lake is exceedingly rough
and fears are entertained for the safety
of vessels along the west shore. In this
neighborhood , a number of lumber lug
gers shipped their caigocs and lost deck
loads , but no wrecks or loss of life are
reported.
GAI/VESTON , April 20. The News'
specials from all parts of the state report
heavy rains and a norther , and probable
damage to crops. Hail and snow mo re
ported from mworal points. A severe
norther and rain sot in hero this morn
ing bcforo daylight , unprecedented at
this season of the year.
MILWAUKEE , April 29. The brigantine -
tine I. M. Hill wont ashore in a gale this
morning on thu beach , a inilo south of
the harbur pier. The crow of seven men
were taken oil' by n life saving crow. The
vessel is pounding hoaeily , and may gn
to pieces , She is valued at about $ ; } ,000 ,
the cargo of lumber at $1,000 ; owned by
Burnhums , Milwaukee.
hocoinotlvo VH.
WIJ.UAMSIIUIICI , N. Y , , April 20. . V.h (
Long Island city train on the North
Shore branch nf the Long Island railroad
duo herout 7:30 p.m. ran into n buggy ir
which were two men , at 'Ihomp on Avenue
nuo crossing. Both men were struck , 3'y '
the locomotive , and their bodieu terribly
manglud.
Alleged Araulio Outbreak.
DENVER , April 20. The reports of in
Apache outbreak in Mexico under , lul
and Ooronimo , iu which the inhabitants
of SanMiguol and thomomburs of n pack
train were alleged to have boon murdered
and scalped , are undoubtedly false. The
story is alleged to have boon brought to
Albuquerque , Now Mexico , Correspon
dents of the Denver papers nt Albu
querque know nothing of it ,
THU OUXli'IjOW OP GOIiD.
How It "Will Prevent n Call-in ol
Honda for the Ist of June.
Special Dispatch to THE DKK.
WASHINGTON , April 20. Although the
treasury surplus is $151000,000 , and
from this is to bo taken § 10,000,000 the
1st of May , yet with daily receipts of
over 51,000,000 , there will bo $151,000- ,
000 on hand on the 1st prox. This
should , under ordinary circumstances ,
justify a bond call to mature Juno first
of nt least $10,000,000. None have boon
made , however , and the postponement of
action by _ the secretary causes much un
easiness in financial circles. The rapid
decrease in the gold reserve is given by
many ns the cnuso of the eocietary's cau
tion. For the first ton days of April the
decrease amounted to § 2,250,000 , and
from the highest in March a reduction
is shown of nearly $0,000,000. Yester
day from Now York , $3,000,000 iu gold
was taken to Europe. As the called
bonds must bo paid in gold. , the hesitation
of the secretary to still further deplete
the reserve will bo understood , and until
the golden tide takes a turn no call can
bo expected.
ST. IXJUIS SOIjDIKUV.
Gen. "XV. T. Sherman Appointed to
Command that City's Milliliv
Companion.
Special Dispatch to the UKB.
ST. Louis , April 20. General Law
rence has resigned command of the St.
Louis militia , according to arrangement
with the governor yesterday , and Conor
nl William T. Sherman was appointed to
the position. The appointmentwaa made
in the interest of harmony , as the state
militia have been quarrelling constantly
over since General Lawrence was placed
in command , about a year ago. There nro
two infantry regiments hero , and there
ia considerable rivalry between them.
Lawrence's promotion from ono engen
dered opposition from the other. The
colonel of the opposition regiment refus
ed to obey General Lawrence's orders
last fall , and was tried by court martial
and acquitted. The ill fooling has been
growing over since. It is not known
yet whether the general will accept or
not.
DKVALiT JN DUUANOK
The Ahscondint ; hcudvillo llnnlcl'rcs
idcnt Crtptui-cd iu Ohio.
CLEVELANH , April 20. A special to
the Herald states that Frank DoWalt ,
the alleged defaulting president of the
First National bank of Leadvillo , Col.
was arrested early this morning at his
mother's house in Canton , and has been
taken back to Leadvillo , whorp a reward
of $5,000 had bcon offered for his arrest.
Three months ago the bank failed for i
quarter of a million , and Do Walt disap
poared. Investigation indicated that ho
took $50,000 with him.
BUISTOW ON AHTHUJl.
Honest , EarncHt , Painstaking ant
Industrious.
Now York Herald , April 18th.
Benjamin H. Bristow , cr-sccretary o
the treasury , and a lawyer of great eminence
nonce in this city , being asked his opin
ion of President Arthur , said : "I ani'put
of politics , but as a citizen take great in
terest in public matters , and although ro-
lutant to appear bcforo the public , feel it
my duty , when called upon , to express
my opinion in matters of such great in
terest ta the selection of our next prodi-
dent. The administration of Mr.
Arthur has bcon singularly pure
and upright. All of his public
astn can bo attributed directly and solely
to considerations cf public interest and
the rightful performance of his duties as
a public oflicer. Ilin judicial appoint-
inonts , in which 1 , ns n lawyer , am spec
ially interested , are far above the average
and have given universal satisfaction to
the bar and to the public. I feel that in
liiu hands the public dignity , honor and
welfare nro safe and will be uphold at a
high standard. Ho has elevated the tone
of ollicial position and is loepocted by
every ono , both as a public oflicor nnd a
thorough ' gentleman. "
'Is ho faithful ? "
"Ho is earnest industrious
, , painstak
ing and honest , "
"Those are good business qualifica
tions ? "
"Every business man of my acquaint
ance without an exception in anxious for
his re-election , nnd 1 am fully convinced
that the best intercuts of the country
would bo subserved by continuing him in
oflico for the next four years. "
"Is ho n true civil service roformprJ"
"Ho has done more for civil norvico re
form than any other man. It is a well
known fact that the time of the depart
ments at Washington is not now taken
up as formerly with hearing applicants for
ollico , aud that no good olllcor nan boon
removed or harassed in his position for
cither political or personal reasons. "
"And his motives' ' ! "
"Tho only criticism by his opponents
in ns to his motives , but in this I am un
able to coincide. I judge men by then
actions and the results of their conduct ,
and do not attribute unworthy motivut
to a man who IH constantly doing what it
right. "
"Then , you favor his retention ? "
"Air. Arthur hui risen to the dignit tyu ]
of his position , and n chnngo would bu i
misfortune. .As I said , I um out of poll
tics and speak as a citi/.on. I liuvo enl li.iy ;
eeon Mr , Arthur once since his dcctioi
at thu Union club recption nnd iy ;
opinion is founded upon u cloto obsorvii
. tion of las nets and from the unanimou
voice of all with whom I have converse *
on the subject. "
A Biilcldo On * a BiiHpeiiblon Hrld | { so.
CINCINNATI , April 0.--A noatlj
1 dressed man , apparently a workmai
letipad from the suspension bridge int
the Ohio liver at 5 o clock this uvenini
Up to midnight to-day hu has not boo
I recovered. It is not known who U . :
( suicide was.
LINCOLN LAMPOONS.
Mr , acrdjOf TheJflnrDalGctsa , Half
Colnmu of Castration ,
Tom Potter's ' Eooont Visit to Wo-
braskrv to "Got Acquainted , "
The Now Elootrio Light an In
stantaneous Success ,
The Prohibition Victory Proving
Barren of Any EosultSi
Inconsistent Temperance People
Who Lot to Saloon' Men ,
A lilt or ti Haw Jlnlwoon Barney
llnumor mid llnttlo
THE STATE CAPITAL.
MUNICIPAL KNTKUl'llISH.
Corrcwpomlonco of Tuu BICE.
LINCOLN , April 20. The week ended
1ms undoubtudly boon the most significant
for practical and progressive municipal
ontorprisen of any in the history of the
capital city. First came the successful
completion of the mammoth well nnd the
assurnnco that henceforth there would bean
an abundance of the beverage that cheers
but docs not inebriate for residents and
visitors , households and manufactories ,
public and private places , health , com
fort and lira protection. This means a
city in reality as well as in name. It
means the reduction of insurance- and
the certain advent of manufacturing in
terests which never would como as long
as the establishments had to bo erected
on a tinder box and bo liable to be swept
away at every whiff of n brand-bearing
broei'.c. Then there has been a
iiusmr.ss CALL FKOM MR. rormt ,
third vice prosidcut and general manager
of the iluruugton system of railroad , and
his associates , and it is with pleasure that
it is recorded that they gave substantial
evidence of their high opinion of the
nourishing condition of Lincoln to-day ,
and its bright premises for the future. 1
say business visit advisedly nnd wilfully
because the lion. Uhawlos Hennery Gonr
who sit < 3 up aloft on the editorial tripod
of the Journal has soon fit to call my tel
egrams in regard to the Potter visit , mis-
statements. On Friday morning this
distinguished gentleman came out with an
article which ho well knows in the first
place was false , and in the aocond place ,
ho mat have taken all his readers , for
consummate asses if ho thought for ono
moment that bis saying that Mr. Porter
and party came all the way from Chica
go in this delightful "budding and blos
soming" spring tlmo for a pleasure trip
through Nebraska , and to have a social
timu with the prominent men of Lincoln ,
Omaha , or any other place in the state.
IIow reasonable it seems that those rail
road officials , who to-day have moro business
sinoss matters on their minds , especially
regarding their extreme western lines
than any class of men in the country ,
should spend nearly a week
( lETTlNO ACQUAINTED
with the poopln of Nebraska , as Chawlos
would have it ? Out upon such editorial
generalities. Th y injure the very
cause they pretend to sustain. Your
correspondent told the truth , the whole
truth and nothing but the truth about
the aforsaid visit to Lincoln and what ro
suited therefrom , lion. O.H.Gero , editor ,
regent and retired delegate to Chicago to
the contrary notwithstanding. It may
possibly be however , that TUB BEE man
who watched the movements of the manager -
agor of the "Q" from the time ho enter
ed the Commercial hotel , his short pri
vate interview with Mr. Imhoff and his
hurry to got back to his car , when with
overcoat on arm , ho had hardly time to
bo introduced to the other prominent
local gentleman present , did not BOO the
alleged "merly uocial visit , " that Mr.
Gere Haw the railroad manager and the
Lincoln loading citizens may ha o had a
regular old stag social together , some
thing that notwithstanding the unusual
press of business on the time of the
former , they had anticipated with unal-
loyal pleasure for weeks. The editor
may bo justified in pronouiwing incor
rect the statements of the correspondent
and after all some private letters of the
visitors may turn up substantiating that
the former has endeavored to make the
pnbliu swallow , for no benefit , no use , no
reason. Yes , it would not ( surprise mo in
thu least to hoar of ono of those gentle
men who came nearly a thousand miles
to "mako acquaintances" writing homo .
about the exquisite social time they had
and especially the
IIANCE J > K KTAU ,
concluding after the manner of Bret
Uartn :
"Of the stops that wo danced to ono fiddle
Tliu circus uf our queer viH-a-vis
Anil how wo ouco wont down the middle ,
With that sago of the press , U. II. ( ! . "
Till ! EI.KOTIHO UOHT
ia another of Lincoln's grand achieve
incuts of the week , It was public ! 'J '
tested last night for the first time , and
notwithstanding many little inconvou
ieiicus arising from imperfect belting 11n 11r >
the machinery it worked splendidly ,
The night was unusually unpleasant bu
u great number came out to see thi
"lamp that would light them througl :
dignity's way. " This electric illuimna
aid
tor is of late invention and is pronouncoc
the moat perfect system at present m use
o.a
It was successfully completed and devoted
voted to public use about cightcoi )
months ago by one Hochhauson and I
owned and controlled by the Arnoux
u Iloclihauson Klectrio Lijjht company. It is
. great merit ia the arrangement it has fo
a complete , perfect and convenient regu
lation of the current of electricity H i
in operation now principally in the soutl
- and Pennsylvania , but if it accotnplisho ;
all that is claimed for it there is 110n
doubt but its introduction will bo general
nd.
oral in the cities of the United Stated
Messrs. I'dchor , t Co. , who iutroducui
. the light hero , have control of Nebraska
. Kansas , Iowa and Missouri. Ouunoi
, Blufia , Doa Moines aud Lincoln are th
ito only western cities that have it in us
. I now. Already there are
Oil i THllEB MILBH OY WI11E
.holputup in this c | y " " an addition !
{ number of miles will < t ° ° follow , for
comparison of expenses , to say nothing
of convenience , and increased illumina
tion shows that it ia far cheaper than
gas. Among the enterprising gentlemen
who have placed their electric lamps on
the outer walls in this city , and some of
them on the inner walls , are : Humphrey
Bros. , hardware and implement dealers ;
Eying , tho.king clothing man ; llarloy ,
the plumed knight of the mortar and
ppsllo ; H.V. . Urown , wholesale drug
gist ; I. L. Lyniaii , the Pholnn of Lin
coln billiard room keepers ; Mine host
Itnhoff of the Commercial , who is always
found first _ and foremost in laudable
enterprises inaugurated for this city's
Rood ; T. P. Quick , whoso name indicates
his movement * for the public weal ; Win.
MoLaughlin , the Parnoll of the capital
city ; Unllott & Proscolt , the well-known
jewelers , and n number of stores will
illuminate during the present week.
Already
THEItr. AUK FORTY HUILSOUIIIRRH
and Lincoln has now taken forward stops
to maintaining the great commercial posi
tion which it fully deserved by reason of
location , railroad advantages , high social
character and the citizenship of thorough
ly active and practical mtn. Moro solid
work has boon completed during the last
week for the fair tame of the capital city
than has been done in ycnra bofi ro. All
honor , say wo , to the "men in thu gap
who nro holding the fort of trade. " It
was thought that the equally temperance
weather about election time would have
have thrown the alcohol crafts on the
rocks and reefs of public opinion. Such
is not the case , however , for while the
prohibitionists claim to have the salons
do jure , their opponents have the
SALOONS JiVAOTO. :
Four now maisona do drink have
started up this spring , and certainly their
Xiropriotors would not make such an in
vestment if they thought that the torn
poranco people had so'strongly molded
public opinion as to seriously injure the
trallio. There is cousidorablo oxcito-
incut in the cold water camp hero at
present. They find that they have boon
preaching and praying while their oppo *
nonU are practicing nnd prospering. Anew
now departure in the temperance cause
ia to bo taken at once. Instead of con
tinunlly abusing the saloon-keeper , who
is certainly a legal merchant when his
license is paid and ho fulfills the condi
tions of the law , there ia n movement on
foot to go for the bondsmen and the own
era of the buildings in which some of the
saloons are kept. Some of those gentle
men nro distinguished church members ,
andovnn Bomo are out and out John the
Baptists inthpalcoholic wilderness. Thoi
right lung is all sound for proclaiming
prohibition to the world , but when it nf *
foots their pocket ,
THEIR LEFT LUNU
is terribly weak for temperance talk
Bonce it is that our esteemed pionoo
Lincolnito , Dr. Latta , dean of the oclcc
tic faculty of the medical department o
the university , has incurred the displeasure
uro of his brothers and sisters of the rot
ribbon. It seems that ho has rented on
of his stores on Eleventh street to n certain
tain party who in turn lot it to a firm
who will1 open n saloon. The doctor nay
ho did not know it waa to be used fo
such purposes , but the Long John Wentworth
worth of the Nebraska press , Col. Tom
Hyde , numerous correspondents of th
twilight tickler , the Nowu , and the torn
poranco men generally , sny the docto
made the lease with the full kncwlodg
of the sub-loose.
Wo are told that Bishop Skinner , th
temperance leader hero , who is a ver
very pointed man in his expressions , am
who ' can use much moro vinegar that
honey in his oratory , oven if ho does not
catch as many flies , is considerably ex
cited about this
LAT1TUDINARIAN LAXITY
of Latta , M.D. , when it was hinted to
him that there might bo some mistake ns
the doctor was too strong a temperance
man for any such practical opposition to
what ho preached ; that ho was a dean ;
ho was prominent in all religious move
ments and would not allow a fruitcake to
bo sold at a church fair unless the sworn
affidavit of the good housewife who donated
natod it and a chemical analysis from the
university accompanied the same to show
that oven fermented cider did not enter
into its culinary preparation ; in fine that
these things could not bo ; the bishop re
marked that ho had found out by years
of arduous labor in the cause of temper
ance that tha loudest talkers were some
times the most indifferent workers , and
that a man might bo n dean of an angelic
faculty nnd still bo n sardine in thu tem
perance fish poad. Your correspondent
sincerely regrets the fall of the esteemed
doctor from grace among the temperance
folks. It scorns that his prominence ns
an eclectic in n professional line should [
also give him a similar right of choice in
commercial aft'aira. Why should a doctor
moro than a member of any other partic
ular school of medicine boprohibitodfrom
indirectly encouraging a conservative use
of stimulanto.
A DIFFICULTY WITH HATTIU.
Last night Barney Baumer. a fiery res-
dent of this city , had a diiliculty with
Hattie Kellogg , who resides in the same
, building with him. When she attempted
to got some coal into her apartments
Barney interfered. lie became an ob
structionist , nnd drove the coal man and
the woman away with a butcher knife. A
- warrant was procured and placed in the
hands of Policeman Mesarvoy , Barney
was arrested nnd on his way to the lock
- up ho endeavored to oecapo by running.
n Mes.rvoy called to the fugitive tj halt ,
> and his demands not being heeded the
oflioor fired in the air to attract Barney's
attention more forcibly. The ehot failed
h in its mission and a second ono was sent
- after the fugitive. This "winged1' ' him
in the leg , to use ono ot Pat. O'llawo * '
. Irish bulls , and ho is now laid up with a
- painful but not n dangerous wound , with
ii the warrant of arrest still hanging over
him as n curative plaster ,
Quin NUKU.
The Bloyclea Ilcnl I ho Hordeu.
SAN FIUNUISOO , April 20 , The six
ia day horuo vs. bicycle tournament , riding
twelve hours a day , terminated at one
o'clock this morning. Anderson had
charge of the horses. John S. Prince and
- Miss Armaniod alternated on bicycles.
. The two latter made two hundred and
coventy.throo miles , the best on record ,
beathlg the horses by a mile and n quar-
tor.
ho _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ISO
Victoria i t Uurmaiiuli ,
DARMSTADT , April 20.-Que < m Vic.
torw attended church this morning and
a took a drive this afternoon.
THE NEW PIKE'S PEAK.
Colorado's ' Cornier-Irritant for the
CrcnrD'AleiiG ' Craze ,
A Guloh Abandoned 18 Years Ago
the Soono of New Excitement ,
A Bag of Gravel Containing 30
to 100 Ounces Gold Per Ton ,
A Sunken Shaft Develops a Thou
sand Dollars a Ton ,
The Entire Body of Gravel Pans
Out to Bo Pay Ore ,
The Assay JtndloaUn/ / ; the FoHslhlllty
ot $ KOOO to tf tr , OOO POP Day
l cr Mnn.
NEW GOI D
A VROHCCTOR'H men KIND.
Loiulvlllo Special.
There is comidorablo excitement to
day in this city over a now gold discovery
that has just boon mado. The country
of this latest craze ia locbtod west of
Pike's Peak , about twenty miles from
Colorado Springs , thirty-live miles from
Canyon City , and from Loadvillo about
eighty miles in the most direct line that
could bo traveled.
EIUHTEKN YEARH AtlO ,
it is said , the same gulch was overrun by
proapectoro nnd minors who were enticed
there from the surrounding coun
try by the report that rich pla
cers had boon found. With the
exception of a few encouraging
colors of gold nothing wna developed , and
the excitement died out For years and
years nobody visited the isolated region ,
save a few hunters. Two years ago Mr.
S. J. Bradburn , a former Denver drug
gist , who had turned his attention to
prospecting , waa informed by a South
Park ranchman about the early excite
ment , nnd his curiosity was aroused. Ho
obtained the information necessary to
guide him to the gulch. Starting out
alone ho made his way to the place and
sank ft shaft. At n depth of eight or nine
foot ho struck
A CEMENT-LIKE GRAVEL ,
and after having made several vain at
tempts to pan gold from it , returned to
the volley. Since that time ho has wan
dered around the country without mak
ing permanent locations. The mere he
thought about the peculiar formation
which ho had discovered the moao _ ho
became convinced there was something
in it. So impressed with this belief , , ho
wont back to the gulch about four weeks
ago and obtained a sack of the gravel and
came to Leadvillo , where he had it tested
with the most astonishing results. The
material yielded from
THIRTY TO A HUNDRED OUNCB3
in gold to the ( on. Being without means
ho enlisted n number of Loadvillo men in
the scheme , and load some of them to the
Bconn of the find. The shaft was contin
ued to a depth of eighteen foot , the
greatest secrecy being maintained by the
people interested. The next set of sam
ples gave about the same returns of gold ,
the average being over $1,000 to the ton.
In sinking the shaft the largo and barren-
looking pebbles nnd rocks encountered
were thrown to ono side as worthless , but
ono of the party , curious to know if they
contained any mineral , took away a sack
ful with him. The assay of these peb
bles gave an average of ton ounces of gold
to the ton. This proved to them that the
entire body of gravel was
I'AY ORE.
The gravel was found at a depth of
eight foot beneath the dirt , and the bed
rock has not yet boon found. The expe
dition with which the mineral could bo
mined may bo imagined. If the ore ia
as rich throughout as the assays indicate ,
anywhere from $8OtO to $15,000 can bo
produced per day to the man employed
in the workings. Taken altogether the
discovery is the most marvelous and
promising that has boon made _ for
years. In the twelve locations
made in the gulch the discovery
shafts have in every instance
penetrated this gravel after havingpasacd
through from six to eight foot of dirt.
The mineral bolt has boon exposed for
a distance of five miles , and there is no
tolling its extent , or how many other
gulches there are in the country of equal
resource andfrichnoss. Quito a number
of reliable authorities have visited the
camp , and all pronounce it a wonder.
Among thcao is Mr. Arthur Clmnutp.
There is a largo quantity of the or * in
Loadvillo in thu hands of assayora anil
samplers.
The Hoiitheru Overilou'H.
AUKANSAS GIT/ , April 20. The river
has been rising steadily the past two
weeks ; many houses are again submerged.
An appeal for nid was forwarded to con
gressmen.
ANDREWS1
RSHQUS
INOTOHOIDDOWK
EARLDAKINQPOWDE
ITAMBDUNDTOnisr
-vifi
PURE CREAM TARTAR.
' S1OOO. Civen
If alum r iiuy 1 njurioiu miUstiiucM can ijo fuund
In Andrews * learlBakJm { Powder , la ix - ,
Uvvly PURE. DetiiKfiuliuM.uiutu ! > tlmoiikUi
h ixl irum unrli cltvio Uu as 8 , Daim Hays , lit * .
. . ,
* * - „ * * &q .