pays taxes on ono hundred and sixty acret
of land while the wealthy corporation ,
absolute owner of millions of acres , p > yi
not a dollar on Its princely domain.
Still we nmuao ourselves on the 4th
cUy of July by boasting of the sovereign-
Ity of the pooplo. See for the last six
teen years the abject humility and sub *
sorvlency whereby the demands of great
land grant railroads ware obeyed at the
executive department , where attorney
generals and secretaries wcra acting as
clerks to record docrcoa Infamous to the
right ] of the people and the honorable
eettlow.
Settlers tn this slate and In all the
northwest have received wrongs and In-
jiutlco at the bands of corporations , more
outrageous than thoio inflicted by Eng
lish landlords on the Irish pcaanntiy.
True , during tbat period , thcro have
been faithful , huimno nnd patriotic c Hi-
core , bnt tholr successors were cartful to
revorto all the good and just things they
attempted , no the brief brlghtnoso only
Intensified the after darkncjn.
At this time there ia
PROMISE OP REF01UI
in the brooking raya which , wo trust ,
precedes a bettor dawn , That vigorous
efforts are bolng made to rescue nud ro-
ntoro nnch portion of the public domain ,
on which the tentacles ot the tiovilfUh of
corporations wera f tjnlng n deadly
grasp. Matters of pjraanal liberty , of
public honesty , ducuut administration of
the public domain are above and beyond
politics.
Monopolies fir their own galu Ind
fastened a death crip upon and ovor-
weighted ono great party , bociuso It was
dominant nnd cunld bo controlled In their
Interest. Corporations are always wlso
ta serpents If not lurmlocs as doves.
Jay Gould says the principles of a
> patty do not disturb them ; that they can
leap with qroat agility from ono to the
other. If they find they can control the
party now In power , they will coon strip
their saddles from the party they have
temporarily crippled ; and fasten them
upon the now , prancing charger. They
can perform , with great dexterity , a feat
seldom attempted , that of changing hcrsoi
while crossing a stream.
It la the Interest of honest labor that
the hnsbandnion may rocolvo fair reward
for his toll ; may not bo mere hewers of
wood and drawers of water ; of these
who may hope to ralso themselves aud
families above want by the bounty of
ono hundred and sixty acres of laud.
Wo earnestly hope that what appeared to
many as u political cahmlty may provo a
bloaslng In dlagulao by radically changing
the policy which administered tha public
domain "r.t tha dictation of the few re
gardless of the rights or happiness of
the many.
Wo also can beast that the lines have
fallen to ns In pleasant places , for In a
generous neil , In the energy and intelli
gence of her population Nebraska la second
end to no state iu the Union. Journoy-
I' ' Ini 1,500 miles from the capital , over
ft mountain and valley , through states
IH * ' ; 'larger and wealthier than empires in
j KifJCEaropo , yet no where nro the crops so
r"H < bountlfnl , the country BO rich in promise ;
I mo where the homes , Iho hearts and faces
ot the pcoplo indicating moro sf content
ment and happiness than within our
ecato borders. The pralrio of yesterday
is to-day ripe for the harvest , and cities
with homes fit fur the abodes of celestials
spring up ua If by magic. Foremost
among them your own beautiful city , a
source of prldo to yourselves and the
state. SInoo only two year a ago , It
8\om8 , some Aladdon , with his magic
ttnp , had converted tbo pralrio of grass
Idto the pralrio of earn and adorned your
city with homes that would grace the
older civilizations of the oast.
But amid the brightness of this day ,
the songs and shouts and rejoicing , tbo
echoes aud rc-schoea of booming cannon ,
a shadow pasaos over the fseo cf the na
tion , its great heart-throb pauses , its great
ear Is bonding , and with n hush that la
felt nbavo the cannon's roar , to catch the
pulse-beat of ono of America's , the
world's ' greatest gonorala , grandest
soldier , truest citizan. The proudest
feature of this day , that gives absorbing
trust for the patriot la the thrilling admi
ration feel
l\ THE DYING 1IERO AND PRESIDENT.
Mi All his struggles and sufferings In lifo
B. must bo nioru than compensated In his
i C contemplation that around hia couch ,
' 50,000,000 freemen are gathered and
praying that the poisoned arrow may bo
averted. Ho can depart In peace with the
assurance that a grateful nation accords to
him living irhat Is too often dolsyed us n
garniture for the tomb. From the broad
ocean , the inland sea , the quiet streamlet ,
iho dashing ; f < om the tunning city and
the distant prairie ; from the nusalvo
pabco and the dugout on the frontier ,
from the battlo-nosrrod north and south ;
from fields where grais and vine ere
hiding perishing forts uad rifle-pits , the
name ot Grant ia hoard on the lips above
nil otherd , and amid the hush of ellunt
prayer , a unlvertal nota of adulation , a
oansciaucnacs that ono lifo , ono name has
enlarged the lifo and added honor aud
5 brilliancy to the name cf the great
republic.
It is ono of the privileges of this day
* . to glorify ourselves and boast that wo
| elect our rnlora ; but you find that sov-
1 I cflilgnly sometimes ends with the closing
} of the ballot-box , for too often the con
descending , promising servant of the
people baoomas the obsequious servant
of nn interest la direct conflict with your
own.
own.YOU
YOU ARE ALLOWED TO ELECT RULERS
and an oligarchy owns them. Examine
for B moment If thla dismal statement bo
true. A few millions of acres of laud ,
4fcloh corporations claimed , and to which
'Mi/iy had no moro right than the emperor
of lluasla , were , by the last congress ,
through much tribulation , forfeited and
restored to the public domain , For this
-the pcoplo were duly thankful nud re
joiced as at a great victory , The pcoplo
everywhere demanded It , yet the rulers
thcyeleotad gave it grudgingly. To-day
there are ever ono hundred millions of
Acras which should promptly bo rescued.
Suppose on this fourth of July the people -
plo of the nation , oxcopttng , of course ,
the financial priesthood , who own water
ed stocks and fraudulent bonds , ana n
few paid attorney a and subsidized editors ,
could before heaven glvo an aye and nay
vote , who her the prey should bo taken
from the spoiler and the land forfeited ,
what a tremendous aye would roll from
the Atlantic to the 1'nclflc.
Now watch the progress and BOO what
toil and labor _ and anxiety will bo re
quired to obtain that which all the people
ple , as with ono voice , domaud. Then
answer who are the real sovereigns )
Mark again ho IT ( stealthily 0119 oy.rro-
r.lon follows another and secures a foot
hold. Years ago the most grasping would
fxtt'liivo duod defy liwand public sen-
llraout. Now they boldly fanco , without
protorm of right , millions of acres , Tha
aggreaiors presume on the forboiracce of
the people , or what la batter to thorn , the
forbearance or acquioaonca cf tbo oflicero
of tuo government. Many of thesntrea-
paiasra ara noblea of England and biron *
of Scotland , win , at tholr overpopulated
houiej , have largo posnefislotio for deer
pastures and hunting grounds , They
with the nobles and barons of America
presume to do the simo thing in th !
country , shut ont the poor man fron
public lands that they may have
EMPIRES TO GRAZE
proDtable herds. Fortunately caneros
at Its lait session paiaod an tot provldlnj
for the sntnmary removal of such trcs
puscra and the destruction cf fancos.
The people are expecting the prosldon
to exorcise the power thus granted at
as vlgoroiuly aj ha wonld dispoiao a bane
of gyplios who ihould camp on tin
ground ? , or the east room of the White
houio. There la no reason why the do
mind of the wealthy and lordly wrong'
docrj should bo graciously grantci
than the plaintive npptal of the srnal
offender.
The only doilrablo land accemblo l <
tao -rorld'fl weary pilgrimage ia In
America , and in the western atatos and
territories. Let us husband it well , ant
rescue from corporations and trespasser !
tholr illegal holdings and guard I
sacredly for the homo-ntoader for thoai
who are aooking tor daily fee :
and raiment from dally labor
\Vo have a right to bo prom
of the grandeur aud bentficlonco of tbol
government , that its ports nnd pub'lc do
main m y over bo open to the opprotssc
and teller of other landrVo nsk tboa
to como and oharo with ns all a bonntifu
soil nnd tbo target liberty guarantees
And the only return ia that they ahall ale
to keep Una government pure , sj tha' '
liberty may be pcrputual.
This and proooodlnc ; generations uavac !
it on the field of battlo. Lot ua and those
who como tfter ns proaarvo it against the
Insidious and covert designs of those
Clasping for great wealth ; who nro effec
tually stealing our liberties when stealing
from honest labor the fruits of its toil.
THE PEOPLE ARE RESPONSIBLE
for the evils they Buffer. As a rule man
kind enjoy being docelvod , nud rospoal
and fear the men who always batray
them. A stranger from another planet ,
with n knowledge of the power
In the handa of the paoplo ,
would marvel that ther tolerate evils nnc
continue In tulo their authors ; that they
willfully extend nocks , as does the
patient ox to the yoke ; that thfy suffer the
Sould's and Yandorbllt'a and the men
whom they elect ns rnlors to plaso on
their necks the saddle on which they rldr
majestically into power , nnd than are ex
pected t > bo na humble as the war steed
who yields to the pigmy who bestrides
him.
Through these whom yon elect you
make laws , Iraposj taxes , make assess
ments , create special privileges , class leg
islation , organize monopolies , rattle o It
poaaiblo for the few to omasa fabuloua
wealth by abstracting the earnings of the
many end escaping tholr honest aharo of
: axatiou ; by oppressive charges of freight
tnd transportation ; by dividends on
radulont and watered fltoaks and bands.
Yon as meekly ask legislatlvo control
of railroads ; a roglalratisn of foifeltcd
ands ; and axe as powerless as the Hin
dee In India or the serf In Ilusala. The
monopolies laugh yea to acorn , and the
servants whom yon have choaon snap
heir fiogoza in yonr facts.
And if a representative dare do his
duty , and obsy the demands of those
vho elect him , the chances nro that the
> 3oplo will quietly see monopolies grind
lira to plocou , if they da not actively aid
.hem . by crying "crucify him ! crucify
him ! "
Not a week ego notas of exultation
proad from ocean to ocean that justice
tad been administered. Bnt why this
shout of rejoicing ? la not this a country
of law ns well as Hborty. : A wealthy
criminal , the president of a Now York
City bank , had abused his trust and in
stealing the fortunes of others nad
wrecked hia own.
Compared with uomo not yob convicted
1IIS SINS WERE SNOWY WHITENESS ,
and his bank account pare ES the "ser
mon on the mount. " Corporations ,
rnstooa to a certain extent , violate
acred trust , deliberately scheme to
ilundor not in tocrot bnt by notorious
lolation of honesty. Opproja the bus-
; andman , extort from labor , add In
llegal and fictitious stocks nnd bonds an
imonnt greater than the mtlonDl debt
which ia a mortgage upon the properly
ind indnatry of the entire nation , on
ivbish interest ia exacted by modes as
jriovlona OB thct whereby taxes ore
rrnng frm tho' toilers in India and
E < jypt.
Ilenumber , the prlca of liberty la
.vatchfnlnesa to chock tl.ofhstag rcsslon.
niK TOLERATION Or ONE IS\MTES [ ANOT1IER
ind another inroad. Lot us bo warned
> y tbo fttto of modern ropubltcj aj well
a ancient who were cajoled Into cub-
nlsaion until they enw thalr Megna
3harta glvon to the winds ; end above
ho ruins of free InsUtutious r sa the
oncHvcs cf wotltby aristocraciea ,
"Tia liberty alone givoa the flower of
ootiug llfo its Itutre and perfume , " No
irlco or labor is too costly far its preser
vation. Lot it pass from the hands of
his generation as iroo and pnre > as wo
ecolvo it. Then wo can indulge the
lopes that the world will oontlnuo to
joint to Atnoiloi as "Tho land of the
reo and the homo of the bravo. "
A Rang of COO Mormon emigrants from
Jurope , enrouto to Salt Lake , wont out over
ho "Union Pacific yesterday ,
im YOUR BAKIK8 FOY/BER / TO-DAY !
nl ai biolnt IjTnr *
THE TESTr
PUe * ctn fsp down on a hot tOTe until heituJ. them
tmoT tlia oarer and imelh Ji chemtkt will not D r-
ulrcd to d t ct tlia prMtnco or ainmonU.
3DOES NOT C05TAIN A3I3IOSIA.
IB uuiTiircisrss ma NEVER DUX qmnosro ,
In million homn for quart r ct Cfntorr It til
t cd tb coniumera' rollKblo tot ,
THE TESTJFJHE OVEH.
PPJCE BAKING POWDER CO. ,
DP , Price's ' Special Flavoring Extracts ,
lit ilr iciluoit drUcloui inj utertlDaigr lu , ui
Or , Price's Lupulln Veast Oem
J'cr Llsbt , Uf lttir Brc dTh BciS Err Hop
Yeut In tbe World.
FOR SALE BY GROCERS.
CHICAGO. . ' BT. M5UIB.
laments of the Day atths Capital o
the State ,
Chunks of Patriotism Displayed
in Various Forms ,
The Sinnll Boy on tlio Top " \Vnvo
Tno Now InsurAnce Company
Personal Mention.
AT TH53 STATE
ITSM3 AI10DT TOWN.
Reported by The BEE'S Bureau ,
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jnly 0. Lincoln was ex
ceedingly nutet from the fact that nearly all
the smaller towns , including Omaha , were
reached by mil from this point , and had the
advantage of excursion ratca and were liber
ally patronized. IJvon the eporta were gene ,
Lnough Eimnll tioja were left to keep up a ccn-
ttnunl pop with the abominable firecracker ,
and when the excursionists returned It made
lively work for the policemen loekicgup foi-
ogn ! Inulgo. It la said the trains brought in
the latgeet number of plain drunks that has
boon unloaded In this city foe mtny days.
Considering the day and the larpo number
of fireworks and combust tblo material disposed
of the pcoplo were oxcacdingly fortunate there
being but two cases of Injury. Oarl Godman ,
son of a prominent hardware mnn waa trying
to blow n blaze into some powder and was
hccusatul , acd will probably lose an eye. His
face and head were badly burnoil , A son of
Mr. Jocrs ROt Ilia facn badly burned by catt
ing too close to a bunch of tire crackers about
thu time they were ready to o'ebrato. '
The candy kitchen had quite a flue line of
fireworks exposed to view upon tha sidewalk
for the purpose of selling them to the enthus
iastic and n wicked little boy dropped n Iifflit-
od firecracker among them when a furiou
slzzing and popping began which ( o nlarmct
the people that the fire companies were callot
out. Before they arrived however , the dis
play was over and a bucket of water had dis
patched the tiro.
In the ovenicg a grand display of fire works
were visible from nil portions of the city , the
fmoat porhaoa being from Punka's opera house
and the school houeo on O and Eleventh
streets , where balloons and sorno of the liner
grades of disolaya wore disposed of to the
imueement of hundreds of childrenaid grown
people.
The inmates of tbo penitentiary enjoyed a
holiday ou the Fourth. In the morning they
were assembled in the chapel room , whore
; hey took part in and witnessed an entertain
ment consisting of soup ? , dances and ballads ,
and wore permitted to hear ono of Mi3 Ethel
Howe's choicest eolos. After that they were
; urncd loofo in the yard and allowed to run
races and play like free American ? ,
At the insane asylum the inmates were
iborntly treated to ica cream , lemonade and
other delicacies , and allowed as much freedom
is pcoplo in their unfortunate condition could
10 permitted to onjoy. In thn evening a lib
eral display of fire works was given , which
could ba plainly seen from the city.
The eccngerfest building wan lighted up and
i largo number enjoyed a festive dance keep-
nx it up till the clock slopped a few minutes
) oforo midnight.
An unfortunate farmer named Wentel liv-
ng nour Denton was brought in on the 4th
and three fingois of hlarteht hand were atn-
mtated. Ho wns n little too carelesn with
as shot gun and has a bad hand ,
Isaac Johnson and family have bought
their tents and will pitch them this week on
ho banks of Spirit Lake.
Lund , a bad man who wants to burn out
its neighbors and shoot for fun , waa taken
out of n church yesterday morning and carried
o j / 11 for want of bail. He will hao a hear-
nrf to-morrow raornlDg.
Mr. Kelly , the popular clerk at the Com
mercial house , starts to-day for Atchiaon
where ho will lusticato a few days , this being
iia first absence for two years ,
The Btato house ofllcials were disposed of r.a
ollows during the Fourth : Governor Dawes ,
at Omaha ; secretary of State Roggen , at
nine ; Auditor Bibcock , at Grand Island ;
Cieasurcr Willard , at home ; Land Commis-
ioner Scott , at home ; Deputy Secretary of
State Winteratfen , at Geneva ; Attorney
Seneral Lese , at Seward.
It is a matter of no little pride to the citi
zens of the South I'latte country- that the
nsuranco company organized ia this city last
voek is composed of BO strong a body of men ,
, ho stockholders being not only of atato repu-
; ation bnt thorough going busincea inon who
.ransact their business on business principles
and have no snap games or llghtaing-rod
cbcmea to work upon the people. The uamea
of the officers alone arn a sufficient guarantee
hat the company will do exactly as they
agree. Their capital is bona fide , and in this
into , including their eecurities. They have
no connection with any other company ,
nor have they any hail attachment
vith which to gull the people on
air promises , The secretary , tba Hon. S , J ,
Alexander , is well and favorably known
, Uroughout the slate , 11. J. Johnson , the
upariutondcnt of agencies is a man of many
ears experience in the field and for the past
W3 years a resident of Omaha. This com-
> any is n credit to the state and by the or
ganization of these homo companies of
rhlch there are two now. many hundreds of
liousands of dollars which have heretofore
nd now are going into Iowa and other
astern companies can bo retained at homo.
Late Friday night a man named Nottl waa
rres'.sd for aeaaulting Dr. Dunn , and at 12
'clock , midnight , Justice Cechrano finoi Mr ,
Neal $20 and costs ,
II , 1) , llhea , a candidate for county judge
nd prominent attorney of Bennett , who was
nentioued in this letter of Saturday , was
ound by Policeman Uarnalun Friday night
meandering in an alloy , lest. Ho waa placed
n the cooler for the biilince of the night and
will again appear before Jintica Gochrano this
morning.
Saturday evening Policemen Thompson ,
rlooro and Ooruahan nil arrived at tha cooler
t tbo same time with their man , who had too
much liquid celebration.
Among tbo day's prominent arrivals are :
V. U. Maynanl , Western ; S. H. Welch , E.
, Buseoy. 1C. E. Zimmerman , B , J , Scnnnell ,
) maha ; Fred L. Biker , Hebron ; A ,7. Up-
mm , Syracuse ; W. 11 , A'dnms , Falla City ; J.
V. Dlckson and wife , JowelljJ. O. riotchfr ,
3eatrice : A. O. Crum , Lincoln : W. 11
Adalr , Omaha ; S. A. Cooper , Louisville ,
The Joctuio lostoveniog at the masonic tern.
> lo by the Hov , Naomi Tamurn of Tokio ,
apan , was a treat to the people of this city ,
lo is a young man 21 ! years of ago , a grada
te of the university at Tokio , Japan , aud last
mnth gradutod from thoaomiD&ry at Auhurn ,
STowYork. and Ims been regularly ord lined as a
minister of the Presbyterian chuich. He epeaka
Cughsh quite well and ia an Intoreetin ?
anverratlonist as well aa lecturer. Next
( Inter ho will travel through the south and
n the spring will return to hia home ia Japan
rhero he will write a book concerning tha re-
giouB. political and everyday lifo of Amer-
ca , He will go to * Omaha to-day to spend
he day there and the balance of next week
will lecture.
elm Clancrrl , a switchman in the Burlington
: Missouri Hiver railroad yards was killed ia
bis city last night about 0 o'clock , Ho was
oupling fiat cara loaded with steel rail ? , and
nust havn Btumbled and become caucht
> 9tneen the bumpera in some manner. His
ight tide waa crushed , and his face
ut. Ho has lived hero about two years and
worked in the yard as a night man about four
nontbe. He la fcbout 21 years old nnd ban a
notuer end sisters living in Mount Sterling ,
ATEIPTO KANSAS.
lUlixt with Col Dorsoy n , Hoticlc on
Ills Litre Trip ,
Col , Donoy B , Ilouok has just roturn-
d from Leaveimorth , Kausas , where ho
pout a f aw daya visiting with an old
rlend and comrade In the Mexican war ,
Ir , 0-ildwell. Mr , ilouck wcs seen by
BEE reporter Frldcy and during
10 course of the conversation the follow-
ng Interesting points were picked up.
Mr. Honck aald ho was driven to Mr.
Caldncll'e farm , about twelve miles front
Lcavcnworlh and ho declares tbat h
never saw a rnoro handscma farm. 1
consists of 10COO acres with a aufliclen
number of living tprlngs to sittsfy th
demands of all stock. There are thrci
hundred acres of heavy timber lend am
three hundred acres under cultivatlonthc
remaining four hundred acres being In
meadow aud pasture land , In the pis
turcs nro the very highest grades o
blocdod atock and It a sight to ruako wol
sere eyes to gnzo upon tbo sleek , Ut an
imals , camples of nature's most pcrfoc
work.
work.Mr.
Mr. Ilonck siid :
"Wo remained hero until the nox
morning , returning to the sight of the
soldiers home. The western branch o
the hania fo ; disabled soldiers is locitoc
at thia point. The act of congress csiab
Itshinp thla homo providing that it might
bo located In olthor of the otalos of Ar-
knntas , Missouri , Iowa , Minnesota , Ne
braska , Kansio or Colorado , h required
that the sight for the homo should con
slst of neb Ions than thrco hundred acres
and that this land might bo obtained by
purchase or by donation , A number o ;
cities In the states nnmcd Interested in
the contest to sccnro tbo homo , the slate
of Iowa , by an act of Its legislature ,
offered fifty thousand dollars Coring if ii
was located anywhere In Iowa , and sov
cral other cities of the tame atato tffjrcc
a. donation of ono thousand acres of land.
Other offers were made by the cltlca ol
other states. The board of managers ol
the homo met at Dayton , Ohio , and thcro
gave a hearing to the several contestant ; ,
after which the managers visited the several -
oral otatoo and leokod ever the silos
offered. The cltizjus of Lo.weuworth
jfforcd six hundred and twenty acres of
[ and and In addition , fifty thousand dollars
lars for the embellishment of the
grounds. This offer was accepted and
.hohoino was located at Lcavonwortb.
The olto selected Is jast south of the city
and has a river frontage of moro than a
mllo. It is a place of great natural boauty.
A portion of the grounds Is a natural
for'ost , well sot In blue grass , and shaded
by tbo stately elm and oak.
The plan of the government Is to build
fifty buildings , with a capacity to accomo-
d&te 0.000 soldiers , the grounds to bo ar-
tlctlsally laid out in fiao drives , gravel
walks and miniature lakes. Throa hund
red thousand dollars has already boon
appropriated by the United States , and
tbo work of building has began. It is
estimated that moro than $2,000,000 will
bo ixponclcd , and will , when dona , af
ford this city a park unsnpasscd by auy
in the west. On the north of Loavon-
worth la the reservation of Fort Leaven-
worth , consisting of 0,000 acres , upon
which moro than $3,000,000 has been ex
pended In building ; .
The United States Military prison Is lo
cated on those grounds and at this time
contains eight hundred prisoners. The
grounds of Fort Leaven worth ere of
great natural beauty , and , without a
doubt , It Is the most attractive military
post in the United States. With the
Soldiers' homo on the eonth , and Fort
Loavonworth on the north the city has
the advantage ia romanlio and picturesque -
quo drives. Ono of the most interesting
features of this place is Shorldan's road ,
which extends over a high ridge along
tbo whole reservation. A natural forest
of trees growing along either eido from
an arch the entire length making the
drlvo most delightful In the cool'shndo
and only now and then the sun peeps
through tholr branches. This
road Is on an elevation of over
thrco hundred foot above r tba
valley , overlooking Fort Leavenworth
and Leavonworth Olty , it waa laid ont
and constructed under the management
of Gau. Sheridan and is called Sheridan's
drlvo.
Returning homo from Fort Leaven-
worth wo arrived at Mr. Caldwoll's resi
dence , which Is ono of the finest In that
state. A brlof description could not con
voy TO the mind of tbe reader bnt a faint
Idea of its elegance and gunduer. Again
sea'od in the carriage wo were driven to
the works of thn Kansas Wagon Manu
facturing Co. , of which Mr. Caldwell is
president , it already being known as ono
of the largest of its kind in the woat.
Iho next morning found us aboard of the
train for Kansas City , Mo , , ono of the
liveliest towns along the Missouri river ,
twelve railroads running Into the
inlon depot. Wo took n carriage
md were driven ever the onttro
31ty. The cable road being ono of the
mtprprlees of that placo. Wo had tbe
mricslty to board the trjln across the
: able line , having jast como from Kansas ,
i prohibition state , Iu which there are
inly three hundred suloons. In Leaven-
yorth I saw a sign on cither side of the
leer of a saloon reading aa follows : "Wo
sro hero to relieve Kansas Huffererj ; " the
ithor , "What ia the nizo of your hip
pockets , pinto orqnartai"
PERSONAL.
C , A , Brant , of Las Vegas , N , M , , is at tbo
? nxton.
F. J. P. Canulln , of South Wallis , is regis-
oiod at the Millard.
J. II. Boiler , a prominent stock manf
Carlisle , Pa , , is at the Paxton.
H. 0. Chamberain [ and wife , of Salt Lake
: ity , are guests of the Paxton.
0. J. Stowoll and W. II. Killigar , of Au-
lurn , registered at the Millard to-day ,
Con , James S. Briabin , of the United
! tatoa army , trad family nro guests at the
L'jxtoii ,
John D. Howe , counsel for the Clitcago ,
Minneapolis , St. Paul & Omaha railroad , ia
a the city nt the Paxton ,
The Millard hotel register was decorated
reaterday with a large number names of r r-
ona who came in from the rural districts to
pend the Fourth ,
Mr. Samuel Shears , of ( be Millard hotel ,
, nd hia two daughters , Misiea Minnie and
.els , left last evening for North Lake , WIs ,
Ur , Shears will return In a few days , but tha
oung ladlea expeci to remain there all sum-
tier.
tier.At
At tha Metropolitan : James Chase , A. L ,
lall nnd wife , nnd John Winter , Lincoln ,
leb. ; I. Phillipc , New York ; John Smith ,
> lnclnnatl , 0 , ; J , M , Strahan nnd ton , Mnl-
rern ; George Klngsworth nnd William Liv
ngston , Sioux City , lo.j P. HolhrooU , Bos
on ; W. G. Thornton , 0. E , Lullenberger ,
jlenwood , Iowa ; John Brown , Hamburg ;
Jharlea S. Madden , Des Molnes ; J , K ,
Smith , Washington , D. 0 ,
Base null.
The two games of base ball on Satur-
Uy draw largo crowds of apaotatora , and
voro Intonating ovonta of tbo days do-
ngs. The forenoon fjaino resulted In n
rlctary for Omaha over St. Louli , of four
x ) one. At the afternoon game , howev-
> r , the contrast waa much closer , and
nmo very fine playing WES obtorvcd.
\t the end of nlno Innings the Eooro
itcod eight tn seven in favor of tha visit-
pg _ clnb. Dagan ana Fpy , of tbo St
jouijteam , were iho only players- who
nado'threobsaa ' hits. The game lasted ,
mo hour and fifty minutes. j
RAILWAY RUMBLINGS ,
Rcjolniions of TteDte to Bravo Men-
Oilier N les of interest ,
The U. P , llnllroncl Accident.
On the mcrntag succeeding Iho smash
up which occurred on the Union PaclG
railroad near Valley station , the ptssan
gets on the wrecked lr\in adopted th
following rcsDlationo , which were signet
*
by as many 03 the limited time wonli
permit :
VALIEY STATION , U. P. R. II. , July 4
1883 : Wo , the undersigned , pateongor
of Union Pacific train No. X , which lef
Omaha on July 3 , and which met with ai
accident so nearly of fatal result lo man ]
HVOJ , dcslro hereby to express to Mr
Joseph Bay , the bravo engineer In charge
of tald Iraiu , our sincere admiration o
hia conduct at the time of the accident
That hia coal prespnco of mine
and calm coat ago In Iho fnco o
almost certain death to hinuolf were the
mcaca of saving many lives wo have no
doubt , nor can any ono doubt who wlt-
ncoscd the torrlblo wreck from which ho
was so miraculously caved.
Wo extend to him our slncoro aj-mpa
thy for his euO'crlng , nnd repeat the
expression of our deep gratitude for the
heroic faithfulness with rthich ho atooc
at his post of duty.
To his associatca olio , the conductors
Mesora. Arthur Blakosley and J. B. Gray
and to Mr. George Fullmer , fireman , wo
; lvo thla testimonial of out gratitude one
: hanks for their prompt end efliclcnt
action.
Wo hereby commend thojo above
named to the officials of tholr company as
worthy of any reward or promotion they
can give.
Wo further rcsolvo that copies of thoto
resolutions bo furnished for publication
o Omaha , Denver end Oregon papers.
G. M. Hitchcock , Omaha ; M. L Horn-
ruodien , Oclorido ; M. H. BIcGuiro ,
North Platte ; W. H. Lane , Omaha j D.
| I. Egan , Omsha ; N. T. Smith , St.
jouis ; Perry Hoazlit , Omoha ; F. J.
I ye , Omaha ; George Hulst , Oolumbusj
Ura. H. Hulat , Omaha ; Miss Miriam
Jhaso , Omaha ; E. 0. Wilbur , Omaha ;
X E. Tyler , Omaha ; B. B. Hoywood ,
) rogon ; George 0. Sears , Oregon ; Wal-
or II. Holmes , San Francisco , and others.
Mr. Frank Birkenahaw Barrowclough ,
of the Burlington & Missouri Load-
; narters , left fur Deliver Friday. Not
icing convlncai without ocular demon-
tratton of the cstatonco cf snow in the
uountalns at the present time , ho ro-
olved to investigate the matter , hence
MB trip. Ho Bxpecto to return this
voning.
S. S. Smith and J. G. Burnoss , of the
( eight auditing department of the Bnr-
ngtcn & .His30url , are enjoying a tripe
o Denver.
Mr. Joseph Hay , the Union Pacific
ntjinear who received Injuries in the
vrock at Mercer siding Friday night , is
kt h(3 ( homo In thla city recovering nicely
nd will bo ready for duty again in a
ow d ys.
NOTES FUOM THE COUNTKY.
Union Pacific surveyors are cross sea-
boning the country between St. Paul aud
Tnlletton.
The Fremont & Elkhorn Valley-rall-
oad have increased their capital stock
rom 810,000,000 to $15,000,000and have
led a certificate to that cfiect.
Union Pacific passenger No. 4 , duo
ore from the west afc 4:10 : p. m. , was
wo hours behind time yesterday. Eist
ound trains at the transfer walled for
or.
Falibnry , in Jefferson county , has great
opes of securing an early extension of
lie Union Pacific system from Beatrice.
President Adams smiled approvingly on
fie shemo when brought to his notice.
A construction train on the northeast-
rn road jumped a switch at Valentine ,
'ho engine dug a hole In the ditch and
en earn of Iron and ties piled on top of
er. The engineer and fireman jumped
n timo.
Jacob Wolf , a biick moulder at Grand
eland , awoopsd down a cargo of beer
nd laid down with his burden on the
allrood track. The Incomtncr train
irew him Into the ditch bnt could not
111 him. Ho will wear a eoro head for
omo Mrae.
Grand Islanders calculates that the
iops iho people there taxed themselves
, o construct for tha Union Pacific , will
icon bo utilized , now that the company
ias poesssElon of the St. Joseph & West-
trn. It is time they were started up and
ccomponso propoity owners for their
) onus of § 50,000.
Articles of incorporation of the Grand
"aland & Maryevllle railroad company
ted the St. Josnph & Marysvlllo railway
lompany , hero boon riled with the sccro-
ary o ! etato. The now name Into which
ho others have merged is the St. Josnph
t Grand Island railway company , and is
o have a corporate existence of uiuoty-
ilno years.
Brakeman Mallory was robbed and
hrown from B Q train by tramps at
doming , Iowa , Wednesday , sustaining
erlona injuries. The boys should heed
ho words of a B , & M. wheel twister :
'Whenever I tee a tramp on the train I
irdor him off at once , and If ho won't
ump , by the eternal ho can stay. Wages
ire just the same. "
The Pluttsmouth Journal tells a good
.lory . of a prominent under officer who
ias been In the service of the B. & M ,
lalf a dcziii years. Ho waa recently glv-
ng ont official directions while on an
ifiiclal udt at Pacific Junction , whoa a
athor commonplace looking railroad man
iflorrd a suggestion omlr ary to the offi-
or'a directions. Turning haughtily
oward the presumptions speaker tbo
iffiierwlthan air of great dignity end
inthori y , "How long have you bosn
allroadlng , sir ? " as much as to say ,
'What In the d 1 do you know about
t ? " The old man placidly stopped a foot
ir two closer and replied , "Well , I don't
enow exactly hour long , but both Tom
? otter and George Holdrogo broke fur
no twenty-five years * g3. " The official
nd nothing more to say ,
LOCAL BREVITIES ,
Mr. M. Donovan la the owner of ten
iciee of laud just outside the southern city
hints , not far from the Thirteenth ttreet car
armlnus , This laud is under cultivation and
s extensively planted with fruits of variom
tiiiJa , but Mr , Donovan being engaged in
justness in the city , has not been able to give
t that attention It deserves. Ilo accordingly
cnted it lait spring to Mr , Spoerl for seven-
eeu dollnra a month , ns htf wanted some ono
olook after H. Mr , Snocrl gava him to nn-
leritand that ho wanted it for a garden , A
ew d ys ago Mr , Donovan happened to be iu
he south i > irt of the city , and ma attracted
o hia property by the music of a brata bn d
nd tbe noise incidental to thu bllnrity 'A '
( tlcnic. What was his surprise to find an ta-
sembln of lovcrM hundred persons gAthtrtc
upon n shady grnis plat , listening to tha de
lightful muslo and qunffing froth )
l ? er beer. Ho could hardly b < -
lleva it. Was It only a Sundry
picnic or was it n permanent beer garden. '
SeeTtlrp out Mr , Spcorl ho dcmindoil nn tx-
plnnallon. "Didn't I rent this land to yon
for a garden * ' InqolroJ Mr. Donovau livid
with wgo. ' Yes sir , I rented it for n garden
.1 beer pardon , " replied Mr , Spocrl. This
was too much for Mr , Donovan , who would
have annihilated Mr. Spoorl hml it not boon
for tlio Intervention of the bjstnnJcrs , among
whom were some well known citizens nnd a
prominent brewer. Mr. Donovan finally con
cluded to rniso the rent to $35 per month , not
wtpactiDcr that Spoorl would bo able to pay it ,
lie being n poor mnn , bu4 Spocrl , who was
backed by the brewer , acceutoil tha proposi
tion at once , nod remalucd the lessee. Mr ,
Donovan , howi er ( a constdoribly put oit
about the affair , nnd mny soil the p.'npArly , for
which wo undcrttnud ha can get $35,000 from
the brewer nlroaily referred to , na ho wonts to
convert It into a baaultfnl park , for the snlo
ot hia beer.
Col. U. Hooker , who ia well known In
Jmali.i , where ho hns many friends , is in Now
York on n visit , nnd the Tribune of tlmt city
ias the following bit of plenEnnt goaaip con
cerning him ;
Col. K. P. Hooker , ol Dfs Moinxa , lown , n
abort , stout mnu , with n HowiiiR whlto licnrd ,
n ruddy face nm1 n black elouch Imt. sat ill the
1'lfth Avenue hotel the other night , waiting
'or n stago. Ho wns once n etngo owner himself -
self , Jironrlctor of the Western atngo compnny ,
which sent stngca across Iowa before thoto
were any railroads. In connection with the
stage ? wns nn express eervlco , nnd it la ono of
3of. Uooker'a ploasurcF , now that ho bus re
tired from nctlro business nnd injwonlthy , to
watch ho fortunes cf tha young inon who
vero his rncscongera in tlmt scrvico. Ho da-
iRhts in the record thnt only ono hns gene to
, ho bid , nnd most cf them have become
wealthy. But he ia the proudest of D. U.
iroffatt , of Dourer , president of the llrat
National bank nnd of the Denver & lUo
Srnntlo r.illroad. Moffntt hnd chnrgo of ono
if his strong boxea for eighteen month ? .
Then ho drifted on to Denver , lie opened a
lookstoro , and when ho hrtd bought nu 81-
iOO stock , for part of which ho wont in daht ,
10 thought ho hud conquered the world. It
vns only n short time before ho had § 70,000
n stock , and when ho divided with hia pnrt-
ner to become treasurer of the bank , hia ahare
waa n cool $100,000. Ho ia worth his mil-
ous to-day , nnd Col. Hooker crcdita it nil to
lie old express line experience ,
Near dnvllglit Saturday morning some
irninleas youth , nnxious to bo celebrating
efore nny body wns up , Crcd n pistol bnll into
window In Henry 1'nndt's residence on the
orner of Klovonth nnd Douglass stroota.
A cnrriago with four gentlemen in It was
tin ngninst on Sixteenth street , opposite
efferson equare , Saturdny night by n cab ,
nd turned over on its aide. Fortunately no
n juries resulted.
A splendid rain cooled Iho atmcephero
eslorday afternoon.
DISSATISFIED'KEGULAKS ,
Elio Following Complaint Froai Foit
Omaha Explains Itself.
Fo the Editor of the BEE.
Sir : Knowing that you are a friend
o soldiers as well aa to citizen ? , wo ask
on to glvo jus"j space In your valuable
olumni to cxpresi onr'dissatisfactlon at
ia treatment wo received on the 4ih
while in your city. The day was rather
warm for our men to march from the
ort , and through your streets simply to
muco the citizens. Wo would gladly do
nythlng in our power to show
ur respact for thorn , ani for
ila end mostly ovcry man
n our garrison turned ont by ordoc of
iolr commanding gensral. But what
espoct did the citizens show ns in return ?
'hoy did not oven offer us a drink of
cod watsr to alloy our tbint. Wo would
at argue the worth of anything , but wo
ook into the principle. Of coarsa some
f us were treated with respect privately
iy citizens , anl no blame rests upon any
f them excepting thono who were the
) rnclrals ! In drawing us from ou ; onjoy-
nents In the garr spn to show us off in
10 city. Some citizens remarked that
yo were to bo treated cordially but
nally wo found U to bo the roverjo.
hlany of them may imagine
iat wo are under obligations to them
ecauso wo are paid by thorn through the
ovornment. But wo glvo them to nn-
orstand that aoldlom were tholr advance
card in all their difficulties during their
attlcmont In this atato at an earlier
crlod , therefore wo OTTO them nothing.
; is our dualro to bo In frloridihlp with
1 , bnt wo cannot help showing our dls-
lo&anro at present. Our treatment on
10 occasion must ba cither through
eglect or contempt. Wo can appreciate
ouoroslty , and wo give the hint
ere to all whom It may
oncorn , cover again call upon us on the
'ourth of July , to form the main por-
on of the parade without proving to na
iat you are citizens worthy of our at-
endanco. Wo , na soldiers do not under
aluo ourselves in the least , therefore wo
o not much care about taking part In
ny proceedings where wo may bo at a
Iscount. It ia not our intention to ro-
oct on citlzsna as a body , for wo know
iat miny o ! them are \vtrm frionda to
ur boys. But wo reflect upon these who
ailed upon ua and allowed us to depart
com the city fn the heat of a scorching
an without cffsrlng us a oup of old
rater.
PIUVATE JONES , Batcillcn D.
Smoke Seal of North Carolina To-
acco.
A STIIANGE DEATH ,
In Unknown DlAn Found In tbo
River anil TaUon to tlio Hospital
Wlicro ilo Died.
Saturday evening a etrango msn was
ound near the river bridge , without
lothca of any kind on him , Hnffalng
rrith spams. Ho was then almost boyonil
! io power cf speech , but managed to loll
fiat whlb In the river bathing Setnrday
morning , two tramps uame along ,
tole bis clothes , and carried them away ,
lo had laid In tlio water all day welting
or somebody to como alovg and jilvo
lira nsiistancc , aad became ro chilled
liat the effect j thro r him Into npajms ,
lo win tikon ta polho headquarters
ud from thcro sent to St. Joeepho
loiplta1 , wbcrn ho died yoetcrdey morn-
ng. The body was taken to Drexel &
laul'a uid piosovod , eo as to ba kept
ntil the unfortuualu'a frlendn can be
onnd , if ho Los any. The rnau'a uaruo
s not Ltionn. Sevornl persona looked at
lie body yuotorday , hut none of them
onld idoulify it. Thrco orpar , how-
vef , vroro satisfied that they had seen
10 man about Omaha. Ho is fire feet
'ght ' inshcs till ; has reddish hslr , cut
tort , and a heavy red mouatacho. it's '
teek boneu are high , his choeko aankon ,
nd l-o looks to bo 35 years of cge.
BUCKED HER EYE ,
iDmtsticErnplionatValoiitiiie That
Has Created Great Excitement ,
tinmen Hlorrip , ItCRlBtcr- tlio U. B , '
Xjaml Olllco , Striken Mrs. Morrln
III the Uyo With Mis Fist Vnt-
tlculnrs of the /ItTatr.
The llltlo town of Valentino Is just
now revelling in the scandalous details
of a domestic eruption , thcro , which has
since Ita occurrence created considerable
excitement , and fnrniahcd an unlimited
supply of sonsaticnal matter for the pco.
plo to gossip upon. Lait Wednesday
night a spoatal dispatch was received at
this cllioo otatlug tbat Jamra Mcrrir ,
register of the United States laud olfico
at Valentine , had chuck his wife in the
eye wltb bis fiat , and bridly'gavo the details -
tails of Iho affair. That dltpatch , how
ever , waa not published , became It came
from au cmmy of Morris , and aho
because the 15EI : Is loath to print no ITS of
this kind without first bslng sure of its
truthfulness , and cob oven then unless It
bucomus a mat i or of court record. Since
then , however , several letters have boon
received from reliable parties who verify
the report and also give extended state
ments of the facts , Amoug the letters
-received is one from Mr ? . Morris deny
ing that any trouble had existed between
herself and her husband , but , no doubt
Lor only doslro was to shield him from
exposure.
Morris Is a publla man , holding
a responsible government posi
tion , and It has boon charged by sev
eral citizens of the upper Elkhorn coun
try , that the BEE would not publish any
thing about him , because ho was at ouo
time the private secrete ry of Sonotor
Saundcrs , nnd through that pontlcinon'n
influence , assisted by Senator Van Wyck ,
received bis appointment , therefore tbo
allalr is given publicity In these co- *
umns as a matter of now ? .
The fasts tin they ha\o
bcon detailed miy bo noted us follows :
On the afternoon cf Juno 29 , Mr. Mor-
lis aald his wife wautcd to coo Judge
Tucker , In his ( Morrh1) ) private oflico.
On entering , Mro. Morris stated that she
had corno tboro to protest
rgainst her husband employing
a certain man from Alnaworth ,
charging as her reasons therefore , undue
iutimacy between her husband and thiu
man's wife. By way of paronthecls it is
asserted th&fc Mrs. Morris has been
driven almott to distraction , by rcaeou of
her huaband'a intimacy with other
women , bnt the BBC'S informant declares
that she Is entirely mistaken in her accu
sation against the lady referred to , bo-
caneo aho is looked upon as being en
tirely above roproacb. It seems that
matters were temporarily settled at the
office , but when Morris wont homo in the
evening , BO the story goes , ho procoadod
to chastisehia wlfa by striking
her in the face aud eyes 'I
with hln fiet. After being '
Uiua assaulted , Mrs. Morris went
down town , ihroe-quartora cf a mile ,
nfler the shorriQ' to arrest her husband , I
but she was followed by her son Alfred ,
who , with his pleadings and tears , finally
succeeded "In inducing her to return
home , without having Morris arrested.
At the time Morris strnckhis | wife their
daughter , Mrs. W. E. Walto , waa.pres
ent , and remonstrated with him foe
the disgraceful act , whereupon , In his
anger , ho ordered her to leave the house.
Mr. Walto , who is a cattle man , was out
at his ranch when all this occurred. On
returning the next day and learning the
situation ho took his wife and baby ,
and through a drenching rain , rather
thin live In the Morris house any longer ,
moved tn another homo.
It Is tald that the pDpnlaco of Valentino
tine la very indignant at Morris , and
denounce him in unmeasured terms.
Mr , Walto arrived in Oaiaha Saturday
av.d ia Iho gunet of Mr. Truman Buck
thu city treasurer. They r.ro partners In
the cattle bnalnt s. A BEE nportor
called on Mr. Watte last night aud aaked
bhn for a statement of thla affair , bnt
bavins glvou his promise befora leaving
homo not to do eo , ho refused to say a
word , either to confirm what hta been re
lated above or to deny it.
Thceo are the plain , unvarnished facts
\a they have been furnished to the Ben ,
\nd on account of the social and political
prominence of the parties , the ail'alr has
: reatedtho greatest excitement in Valentino
tine of any thing that over occurred
; hero before.
Annual I'icnlc.
The Anclont Order of Hibernians held
holr annual picnic Saturday at Haacall'a
iark , and had an Immeneo time. All
dnda of games and other features noces-
lary for tbo complete enjoymnnt and
inccoHsfal consummation of an nlLilr like
: hat were everywhere.'I
iports contests for prizes were hod.
seven deputy sheriff * preserved good
jrd er.
without Shoulder Urace , $1.CO
aicw , v/lili Bhoulder Jiraco ,
iwulu of JlnoCoulll ( loublQEtltched U.OO
Niir lntr , without ChouWtrJJracu , 1.75
Abcloniliiiil , " " 2.00
IUUhvh > . JOloHycar * . J.fiO
1'ouin ; I.iuIJt'u' , n 10 18 yenra i.0l >
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MoOIstwJ , the l'i"lliii.l'lo : ( : DicBKinakeruanu
tlio most eminent l'hyf lelaiiu In the United
States and Laroj ) , . Circulars Tree ,
LEWIS BOHIELE & CO. ,
Cole Oircrn of I'aUut nud llanufirturtrt ,
300 JJHOAVAV , NEW YOHK.
CHARLES HAT6H. .
151 ? Douglas Street , Omaha ,
> nd leading lioutcs everywhere.