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fr THE OMAHA DAILY BEEMONDAY. . APKIL 25. 1887. THE DAILY BEE PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. or sumcnirnos : totttf ( Mornljff Edition ) ItjcludliiK Bundajr DKT. OnnYcftr . 1 10 M Pnr8lx Monthi . , . & CO For 1'liroo Months . 800 Tlio Omitlm Sunday Her , mnllo'l to any , Oue V r. . . SO ) OVAIM Ornrr. No. nil > % r > VW FAnfA i NKWORK orrirK. lloow fit , Tninui * Hun.i > i n. All communications relating to uows nn < lodl- torUl matter Miould bo addressed to the Em- TO it or TUK BKK. liL'six-Ess LETTIM : All bur IIHMA totter * and remittances ihould b ftiMrefood to TUK tKf. ) I'L'in.iaitiso CoMi'Axr , OMAHA. Druftfl , cheeks anil po < lolllco nrdori to be tnnda par Able to tlie onlirof the company , THE BEE PUBLISHIlTSpAlir , PROPRIETORS , E. RO3EWATEH. EDITOR. THE DAILY DEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation. State of Nebraska. I County of Uouilas. f Bl Ol ( ! uo. U. TzscliucK , secretary of The Bee Publishing company , does solemnly swear that the actual circulation ot the Dally Bee for the week ending April IS , 1357 , was as follows : Saturday , April 0 . 14rr o .Sunday , Aurll 10 . UCM Monday , April 11 . 14 , < 5fiO Tuesday , April 13 . 14,1'JO Wednesday , April W . 14.W3 ( Thursday , April 14 . lil.tWi Friday , April 13 . 1-1,185 Average . 14.321 OEO. u. Tc fOK. .Subscribed and sworn to before me this IGth day of April , 1 J > 7. N. P. FF.II. . [ SEAL. ] Notary Public. Geo. 13. Tzschuck , being first duly sworn , deposes and hays that he Is secretary of The llee 1'ubll.Hliinir company , that the actual average dally circulation of the Daily Dee for the month of April , 18SO. I'J.HH conies ; for May , itofi , i'j,4u : ; copies ; tor .luue. 1S\ \ , 1"J.8W ! copies ; for .Inly , 1330 , 12H4 : copies ; for August , lb , 12,461 copies : tor Septem ber. 18s i , I3uo ; : conies ; for October , isn < ) , I'J.US'.i copies ; lor Novmnber. issr , , l , : ; is copies ; for Drccmbpr , 1S.SO , 13'M7 copies ; for January , 1837 , llSGO ( copies ; for February. 1837 , 14.UW copies ; for March , IbST , 14,400 copies. ( ! io. : H. TzsciircK. Subscribed and sworn to before mo this 1.0th day of April , A. IX , 1SS7. I SEAL. | N. K FKII. . Notary Public. MAYOII BOYD will presently return from Chicago to decline that renomina- tton. OMAHA , is one of the places on the con tinent that has never yet been damaged by cyclones. $18 a day is being taken out of the pockets of the Qinaha taxpayers , for publishing the mayor's proclamation in unofliclal papers. OMAHA must assert herself and insist upon fair treatment at the hands of the railroads. It her jobbers and manufac turers put their united shoulders to the wheel they will succeed. WHEN the managers of a political job office , who have scarcely lived in Omaha six mouths , try to get up a corner in votes at a city convention , and trade out their influence to the highest bidder , they pre sent an edifying spectacle. TUB democratic mud-batteries have been unlimbered and arc firing away at long range at Captain Broatch and the republican city ticket. By the end of the week they will be effectively spiked. Captain liroatch has the material to do U with at his hardware house. A NEW writing telegraph system has lately been tried at Pittsburg and Roches ter. An improved telephone which would enable an Omaha man to talk across the street without too much profanity and repetition at the central office would be more desirable. WHAT docs Congressman McShauo's organ want ? You have the custom house oflloials , the distillery guagers , United States attorney , postmaster.route agents , all the county commissioners and pretty much everything that is worth having iu federal and county patronage. Do you want the earth ? ACCORDING to Mr. McShano's editor , "in a choice of weapons there may be a matter of taste or sentiment , but in an impromptu 'scrap1 taste or sentiment doesn't count. " There Is always a choice of weapons among gentlemen. Thugs thieves , burglars , footpads , sluggers ant cowardly assassins carry slung shots ant billys. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A COLUMBUS paper takes the Br.i : to task for classing Representative Miller and Senator Casper of Butler county mong the untrustworthy law-makers This is evidently an effort to whito-wasl Matt Miller at the expense of Casper The BKK'S estimate of Mr. Casper was it these words : "Mr. Casper was one o thn most faithful workers and wns true bine on every issue that affected the wel fare of the state. From beginning to cm ho stood up manfully for the right ant against all jobs and steals. A man o : few words , he nearly always managed tc hit the nail squarely on the head , and hi it hard. Tun American Opera company , have met with good success iu San Francisco The Chronicle editorially says : "Tho en thusiastic reception given the American Opera company on Monday night las goes far to insure the success of the un dcrtaking ami to bespeak a season in every way successful. Thcro can bo nc doubt that the company has already gained a linn hold upon the affections o the music loving people of this city , am that the same crowds which have grcctci all good musical performances in San Francisco will till the grand opera house J ; during their engagement. " THE wild-rushing destructive cyclone of the last few years , apparently incrcas ing In frequency and violence , have stig gcatcd to many men the propriety of securing curing some means of refuge from the death-dealing disturbances. The idea o building a cave , strong enough to with stand thcso supposed electric storms , has met with general approval by these who have given the subject thought. The main objection to building a place of thl kind for cyclone protection would bo that every time a cloud no larger than a man's hand with a funnol-shapcd appendage pondage was noticed In the heavens , one would naturally take to the cave. This would , of course , grow monotonous iu n short time , ami when it real cyclone wa iu sight , like the man who replied tr Noah after being refused admission tc hisark , during the flood , would insist tha it was only a. thunder storm anyway tud lose the protection the caVe afforded Don't Carry tuo Farce Too Far. The inter-state commerce commission las consented to the suspension of tlic otirth suction of the lontr and short haul clause of the inter-statu law , on the unuctpal overland trunk line railroads , excepting the Union and Central Pacific tud Burlington systems , for a period of cvcnty-llvo days. It 13 to be presumed hat all thu transcontinental roads will > c included in this order , upon applica tion. In issuing this order the commis sion has followed out the precedent al ready established by it m suspending the eng and short haul clause on the south ern railways. On iU face this action is a Kilpablc violation of the Inter-state com- nercc law , which expressly limits the power ot the commission to the suspen sion of the enforcement of the long and short haul provision iu exceptional cases after duo investigation. The suspension of this clause on half of the railway sys tems of the country upon mere applica tion of railroad managers without duo uvestigatiou was not contemplated by congress , and is contrary both to the let ter and spirit of the law. It has been manifest from the outset that the railway managers were deter mined to make the law inoperative by reason of a stringent and forced con struction of its provisions. By raising Lhc rates at all on important tralllc cen ters they have sought to paralyze com merce and create a general revolt against the law among the merchants , manufac turers and producers in all sections. In carrying out this purpose they have sought to cmbarass the commission by a systematic course of harassing appeals for rulings upon questions which they could have readily decided for themselves , and which the commis sion is powerless to adjudicate. Within loss than two weeks after com ing tuto existence , the commission found itself besieged by railroad at torneys and traflic managers clamoring for suspension of the law under all sorts of pretexts trumped up for the occasion. In view of the magnitude of the interests involved and the great responsibility resting upon it , the country will be dis posed to view the course of the commis sion from a most charitable standpoint. The people can afford to await its dual decision us to the feasibility of suspend ing the enforcement of the long and. short haul provision on the trunk hues south and west. But the request of the commission that the trunk railroads which have temporarily rily been relieved from the operation of the fourth clause of the iutcr-statc com merce law shall not raise their local rates above those in force on April 2 sub jects the commission to the suspicion that it is disposed to entirely overlook the main purpose of the law and ignores altogether the shameless attempt of the railroads to make the law odious since its passagp. The commission is certainly aware that the trunk lines have uot lowered their rates since the law went into effect , but , on the con trary , have raised them at nearly all im portant shipping points. To say that they should not raise their present extor tionate rates is simply an insult to com mon intelligence. It is not likely that any tratllc manager would dare tu do so , in view of the frame of mind of their patrons , whether jobbers , manufacturers or stock dealers. The commerce commission must real- 17.0 the'fact that it cannot afford to make this law u farce. The people of the coun try who have for ten years sought relief from glaring abnses will not tolerate the nullification of the first step which the national legislature has taken in their be half , either by the confederated railway corporations or by the commission cre ated to give the law effect. The Treasury Policy. There appears to bo some uncertainty as to the policy of the treasury regarding the redemption of the remaining three percent bonds , amounting to $20,000,000. A few days ago it was stated that a call for $10,000,000 of these bonds would bo issued this week , and that the balance would bo called in during the current fiscal year , which closes Juuo 30. Later advices report that the secretary of the treasury has about dccidcjl not to take this course , and raaj'-omit further calls until after the close of the present fiscal year , so that the amount of these bonds may bo applied to thu purposes of the sinking fund next year. If the latter policy shall be pursued it will doubtless bo because the secretary has concluded that the military situation at this time does not require the rolicl from the treasury which the redemption of the 3 uer cent bonds would give , and that ii will bo wiser , both in the interest of the business of the country and of the government , to withhold this relief until the demand for it shall become more pressing in tbo fall. At picsont there is no reserve monetary stringency reported anywhere. The condition of the New York banks is satisfactory , and the rates on first class commercial paper arc not higher than usual at this season. The London market is easy , and the dis patches of S.iturday reported an active demand there for American sc curlties. Thcro is nothing in the for olgn trade situation to indicate that ship incuts of gold will bo called for. The spring trade is about over , and a press ing demand for money for legitimate use will not bo renewed u.Uil the fall trade and the movement of the crops begin. The business of the country having passed through the spring stringency ol money , there appears no good rea son to suppose that tha rcducut summer trade cannot bo carriet on without addition to the prcsen * currency resources of the country. The redumption of the remaining $20,000,000 of i ) pur cent bonds might have the effect of stimulating all forms of speculation but this is a possible result to bo avoiduc rather than encouraged. If it cannot bo shown to bo necessary to the legiti mate business of the country for the next few months it is obviously wise to postpone the redemption until the time shall como with the opening of the fall trade , when the needed relief it will af ford will bo prcssiugly demanded. An other advantage of such postponement might bo iu relieving the treasury of any nocnssity for recourse to its questioned authority for purchasing bonds in the open market , in case of financial distress calling Tor its help , 11 is understood that the president is doubtful of this author ily , iiml it may bo that the secretary o the treasury also doubts it. In any event its oNcrciio would bo expensive to the sjovcrnuit'iit , since of course tbo pro iiiium on the bonds would materially advance under a treasury demand and it is to bo expected that thu secretary will avoid this alternative if > osslDle. It may still be forced on him , mt with twenty million dollars lut loose after August In redumption of bonds , and the olhor disbursements of the treasury luring the first few months of the new iscal year , the purchase of bonds would certainly not have to be ycry largo in order to give required relief. Still another consideration which may lave weight in determining the treasury lolioy is the demand for nu extra session of congress to deal with thu surplus qucs- .ion. Them has undoubtedly been a good deal of pressure brought to bear on the president , from representative men of both politi cal parties , ' to induce him to convene congress in October but there is reason to believe not thus far with much effect. The president can find both personal and political reasons for not favoring such iction , and ho may see more clearly than these who urge it that there is extremely little probability that an extra session would accomplish anything in the des erved direction. If by withholding until a later date the twenty million dollars ex pected to bo disbursed before the end of Juno the treasury can rcliovo any finan cial distress thereafter , the necessity for an extra session of congress will bo obviated , and wo have no doubt with fjood results to all interests. The indica * tions arc that Secretary Fairchild is dis posed to pursue a careful and conserva- vatiuo course , having in view at once the interests of the government and the wel fare of the business of the country. A monument to Calhouii. To-morrow a monument to John C. Calhoun will be dedicated at Charleston , S. C. The oration will bo delivered by Mr. Lamar , secretary of the interior , and the occasion is expected to bring together a number of more or less prominent pub lic men. A change in the plans of the committee of arrangements , however , which originally proposed to generously make full provision for the care of a class of guests , will doubtless deter some from attending , an d thereby to an otent re duce the dignity and importance of the occasion as a national event , ( t is said , for example , that on learning they would have to bear their own expenses , the Missouri senators recalled their ac ceptance , and that some others less distinguished , but equally prudent , did likewise. There are great expecta tions regarding the oration of Lamar. He was selected months ago , and is un derstood to have devoted much time to this effort , perhaps with the idea of mak ing it the greatest of his life. Thcro is material for a notable address , thojgh not perhaps quite in the line of thought that will bo pursued by Mr. Lamar. John C.alhoun occupies no doubtful place in American history. His position ia clearly defined , distinctive , and strongly marked. As the author of the doctrine of ntatc rights and the champion of nullification , he became the parent of the secession theory which twelve years after his death christianized into an attempt by ten states , led by his own South Carolina , to destroy the union. Calhoun supported the tariff legislation of 1810 , which was protective in its character , but a few years after , when the cotton-growing state.0 pre sented a solid opposition to the tariff pol icy , ho went with them and became one of the most earnest and zealous cham pions of free trade. The tariff question constituted then , as it has during much of the time since , a leading issue. It was a subject of heated controversy in 1831 , and Calhoun contributed to the discus sion an address in which , while advocat ing free trade , ho maintained the right of the states to judge of infractions of the constitution , and in such cases to pro tect themselves. Herein was contained a mild form of the principle of nullifica tion , afterwards more boldly proclaimed by Calhoun. But his opposition to tariff legis lation availed nothing , and the law of 1833 was as protective as the , old one. Calhoun reasserted in stronger terms his doctrine of states rights , and with such effect that a state convention in Soutli Carolina was called , which adopted an ordinance nullifying the tariff of 18 'S and 1833 , the legislature subsequently enacting laws to carry this ordinance into olfcct. It was in dealing with this difficulty that President Jack son made what is perhaps the most memorable and honorable part of his history , and it has been said that he re gretted to the close of his life no other omission in his public career so much as his failure to hang Calhoun. The patriotic course of Jackson scotched the serpent of nullification , but did not kill it , as subsequent events have shown. Calhoun accepted the compromise tariff of 1833 , and for the purpose of warfare upon the administra tion made common cause with tbo whigs on the bank question. Ho saw an in terest worthy i ally , however , and as ha had lost confidence and power after nullification had been throttled his future career was of almost continual strife with the men and measures of both parties. Ho was always an uncompro mising defender of the institution of slavery. Such are the chief fact ? of the political career of John C. Calhoun , and it will certainly bo interesting to know how in tliis day , when many of the doctrines with which his name is identified have been repudiated and buried , never prob ably to rise again , that career will bo viewed by a leader high m the councils of his party and of the government. Perhaps no one could have boon selected better qualified than Mr. Lamar to discuss the career and character of Calhoun. Ho can com prehend the unquestionably greatjiblllty of the South Carolina statesman and ap preciate these qualities of his mind which gave him power and distinction among men pre-eminent in our history. Ho is familiar , too , from personal experience , with the consequences of that remarkable career. But the task is not without some delicate attributes , und it remains to be seen how far the orator can rescue the memory of the "great nullllier" from the reproach that rests upon it and commend it to the favorable regard of the Amor- can people. Tuc republic of Venezuela has appealed to the United States for her friendly of fices in settlement of a controversy with Great Britain. The dispute has relation to the boundaries of British Guiiuia , and has been maintained for more than hall a century. Thirtytwoyears ago the two countries agreed that the territory in dls * > nte should remain neutral , but not\vitlt > standing this agreement Great Britain , with her line . .sense of honor , has been making steady.cuuroacliuientH , until she has now taken popjplote possession of Uio richest provinces of Venezuela and pro poses to hold them. Thcro has never jcen an instance that bolter illustrates the rapacity and creed of England than this attempt toIplnmtcr and despoil a weak state of ifc territory. In this emergency Vc&etuola calls upon the United States tdddciiro an arbitration by which the dispiilc'd boundary line maybe bo settled and placed where it belongs , and it is to be supposed that this country will not decline the office. DOWN at Lincoln great surprise It ex pressed that parties interested in the as phalt pavement are circulating petitions among the property owner ? in the paving districts , dr-sslgnatiug asphalt as the pre ferred paving material. This is nothing now. In Onaha : these petitions always have been circulated by interested par- tics or agents of the paving contractors. The practice has often resulted in the promiscuous signing of petitions for two or three kinds of paving material by the same property owners. The only way to prevent sharp practice and imposition in designating paving material by petition , is for the property owners to hold meet ings , talk over the merits of the pros pective materials , and agree among them selves what they want. A DISPATCH cheerfully announces that there was no liquor allowed on the train carrying the members of the Pennsyl vania legislature to the Gettysburg battle field. That junket , then , was as quiet an affair as the burial of Moses. The aver age Nebraska legislator never ventured that far from the capital without a sup ply of liquor. 8TATK AM ) TKUltU'OUY. Nebrnnka Jottings. Hastings' boom is simply immense. Ponca is putting up a new hotel. McCook is ready to swear to a popula tion of 3,009. Fremont had an even half-dozen fires in the past year. Coleridge claims to lead all rivals iu the building line. The city council of lied Cloud has re fused to license saloons. The presbytery of Hastings will meet in Ued Cloud to-morrow. The farmers of Wayne county have or ganized an alliance for mutual benefit. A syndicate of Tekamah men have started a cattle ranch with 1,100 graded steers. Auburn has a tow factory in tow. One thousand dollars have been subscribed to tow it into port.'I A sport in Hastings was run out of town last week for ollering to bet 37 cents that the home club , could not play ball. Two opposing lawyers iu Ponca offered to settle the case'"with ' bare knuckles , but the court knew itself and declined to re mit the costs. j Jay Gould expressed his approval of the weather in Nebraska City , last Fri day. Doubtless the clouds bore the cus tomary silver lining. The school census of Fremont sh ow that the girls outnumber the boys 157 out of a total of llOl.i.j The country is safe while the girls lead. Mrs. Charles Wort man , of Ashland , was thrown out of her buggy a few days ago , sustaining dangerous injuries. The fall injured her back' ' The Broken Bow creamery is under way. The plant will be completed and in operation'by the 20th of May , and will churn into golden rolls the sap of 300 cows. Senator Vandemark , of Saundcrs county , is laid up in Wuhoo with a dan gerous dose of paralysis. His right side is useless. The doctors have little hope of his recovery. Burglars called at the homo of C. W. Kaloy in Red Cloud , Friday night , and relieved him of $100 cash , a gold watch and chain , a Masonic badge , gold-headed cane and u line suit of clothes. Belzor , the ex-banker and bilk of Benklcman , drew a persuader on a bar keeper in that town last week but was tapped with a billiard cue and quieted. He was jailed in a box car to sober up. A cedar chip was unearthed at a depth of 112 feet near Arnold recently. It was well preserved and showed the marks of an axe. This proves that the early set tlers blew in their chips with considera ble vigor. Fairbtiry is. camping on the trial of Hebron , Thay'cr county , with a special train , which was hurried to Chicago last week. It was loaded with hogs pnd cat tle , and decorated witlt bunting and huge advertisements. The Fremont Herald man is again in condition to appear in public. The thief who faked his coat and vest kindly left them near thu residence of a friend , who returned them in time to rob the cold wave of its terrors. Messrs. Ferreo & Hatch have taken hold of the Valley Enterprise , determined to knock a living out of it and boost the town to its proper plane. The town is near enough to Omaha to dance on its waves of prosperity. West Point laughs loud at the agitation in Omaha of a gruin exchange and stor age elevators. With n rate eighteen cents a hundred from West Point to Omaha , the railroads have practically shut out the producers of Cumlugcounty. Charles Block , a manipulator of move- ables in the ollieo of the Columbus Demo crat , stuck his dukes into the till in V. A. Muckcn's store and collared $0.10 in cash , besides cigars and tobacco. Ho was caught with the plunder , lined and tired out of town. "Tho Omaha Panorama company is showering complimentary favors on the country editors"Whispers the Echo , of Elk Creek. Thoy.Berve to revive and rub in the alllictlons piled on the profession during April. btit-Hiiterly fail to allay the longing felt for thrj retired "annual. " The doctors of Auburn are endeavor ing to diagnose thn tantalus of a track layer employed on the Nebraska City branch of the Missouri Pacific. They are unable to determine whether he collided with a mule's heuVor was kinked by a lo comotive. The victim is laid up for re pairs. " ' The celestial linen manglers of Plaits- mouth have organized a Tjase ball club and aru already practicing for thu cham pionship of Happy Hollow. The raou- gels cabbage the ball in clothes baskets , and the grace and-poetry of their man- cuvrcs surpasses thb pose of a woman shying a stone at a chicken. Falls City has revived the project of digging a canal and turning thu Ncmaha riycr through town for power purposes. Old and recent surveys show that a fall of thirty feet could be obtained , nud this power , it is calculated , would make the city the "Lowoll of America. " The scheme involves thu expenditure of cou- siderablo ruoncv. An enthusiastic correspondent at Geneva declares that the town is the comiug railroad center of thu state. It is located between Lincoln and Hastings , and it is presumed that the Burlington , Union Pacilic , Northwestern , anu the bob-tailed roads will abandon the main lines at both towns and concentrate at the center. Poor old 1/mcoln ; unhappy Hastincs. Wiiner'camo to the front with ahumaa beast born to fit a coat of tac and tail feathers. Hale Porrino is li's ' name , and ho has heretofore basked in high social circles , but his putrid character came to the surface , and lie has tied to u cooler I'llmato. IVrrino purchased the daughter of M , J. Hini'liardt. a simpleton and pau per , fou Immoral purpose , but thu girl s mother got after him and compelled him to skip. The girl is only fifteen years of ago. ago.The notorious ruffian , Ed. Grant , is in jail at Columbus , charged with two seri ous crimps arson and deadly as-ault. Last Monday he met John McShroeder , started a light and got the worst of it. Grant professed to be satisfied , pulled a of tobacco and asked Mao for his Elug to cut elf n chew. As soon as he got hold of the weapon an uglv jackknife - knife with a thrr-c inch blade lie as saulted his opponent , and carved a map of the IMattc bottoms on his head and face. Grant then dragged his bleeding and insensible victim to the river and was about to drown him when n police man came up. Grant was hurried to jail and McShroeder to a doctor. Several interior editors who have boon deprlvod.of the "courtesies of the press , " report the railroads in their vicinity in a dilapidated condition. The tics are loose and lumpy and too close for the comfort of passengers. The rails are rusty from exposure and the joints flabby. Fish plates and fruit cans strew the track and weeds are sprouting where the commerce once rolled iu ceaseless hum. Another evidence of decay is found in the multi tude of frogs around the stations. The croak of doom is visible everywhere. Charles Jones worked the "self defense" dodge witn considerable success ou a Plnttsmouth jury and escaped with a brief term of two years in the pen at hard labor. Charley was sharpening his appetite for a Christmas dinner last year , when "Pack" Stewart appeared at his dugout in Cuss county , loaded with dis tillery juice. He intimated that "Jones was no good" and squared himself to lay him out. Jones' mind was ut that mo ment tilled \rith visions of n big dinner , and disliked to disturb hi.s toilet. Pick ing up a section of a plowshare lie smote Stewart in the upper story and left him for the coroner. Jones was captured in Kansas. Two hundred Indians at the Wiiiun- bngo agency indulged in a game of ball last week in memory of the four braves who were drowned in the Missouri river recently. The game was intended as a brilliant send-off to the spirit land. Each player was equipped with a hickory Ptick three fqet long. Attached to these were buckskin sacks in which the ball was caught and thrown toward wickets 300 yards apart. The side throwing the ball through the wicket three times out of live won the game. The game was a success , and it is safe to predict that the deceased made homo runs. Iowa Items. Fairficld has raised f25,000 for the pur pose of assisting manufactories iu locat ing at that place. The Methodists arc talking of locating a school somewhere in northwestern Iowa. Ida Grove would like to have it. R. S. Erwin , a prominent attorney at Fort Dodge , has concluded to remove to Omaha and engage in the practice of his profession. A farmer at Donahue , Scott county , discharged a gun at the side of n barn and killed a mule which was standing on the Inside of the building. At Tabor recently some of the young men rotten-egged certain young ladies because they had refused to allow the young men to accompany them home from meeting. The perpetrators of the outrage have been arrested. Police Judge Labour has returned to Dc.s Mpmcs sober , poorer and repentant. The climate of Canada did not agree with him , and ho proposes to suffer among friends the disgrace of hi.s peculations. Propltot Foster rejoices that he hit the bulls-eye ou the storms of the 17th and 33d. He further nlllrms that after to-day "farmers can plant corn to advantage. " It is probable they will ignore his advice and plant corn to grow. G. W. Thurlby , aged sixty- eight , an old and respected citizen of Crcston , dropped dead of ap oplexy while walktngon the street Thurs day morning. He was born in England and came to Crestou in the forties. A young man named Spencer , living near Lognn , was riding upon n load of hay , Wednesday , and by some mischance he fell. His face struck the upturned tines of a pitch-fork , and one of the tines entered his eye , passing through his brain and killing him instantly. Dnlcota. A yearling calf weighing G10 pounds is browsing at Elk Point. Brookings propose to issue bonds for a jail and high school. The Merchants'National bank of Deadwood - wood lias been resurrected and opened to business. Six hundred patents have been re ceived at the Huron land office and will be distributed as soon as possible. Miller , in Hand county , but five years old , has a population of 1,300. Among the many improvements there is a fine opera house recently erected at a cost of $10,000. A Dcadwood undertaker advertises in the Pioneer that ho has just secured anew now line of coffins and metallic cases , "and will offer special inducements to cash customers for an indefinite pe riod. " The Odd Fellows of the territory will celebrate the sixty-eighth anniversary of the introduction of Odd Fellowship in America at Miller on April SO. The citi zens arc making great preparations for a grand time. George Potcrbaugh , a farmer living near Turner , Turner countv , was burned to dnath ou Monday while lighting a pra- rio lire. While busy at work ho wassur- rouudcd by the llamcs and could not make his escape. The Very Tjiuest. Parties who think ot buying lots in South Omaha will please read the follow ing resolution : "Resolved , That anyone building a dwelling house , and having the same completed by thn first of January , 1888 , shall have a credit on their last payments as follows : For a house costing not less than $503 , ten per cent of the purchase price of the lot. For a house costing not less than $1,000 , fifteen per cent. For a house costing not loss than $ lr > 00 , twenty per cent , and for a house costing not less than $ .2,500 , twenty-live per cent. Tliis arrangement to oxpim January 1 , 1S88 , end to apply to those lot.s lying west of the Union Pacific railway tracKs and north of the Stock Yards. " The above resolution passed at a meet ing of the land committee of the 'Soutli Omaha Land company , held , April 32d. This is undoubtedly one of tin ; fairest offers ever made to the people of Omaha. Now is the chuuco for the laboring people - plo to make good homes. Now is the chance to save exorbitant routs. Own your own homos , and every dollar that you put into this property will be like "bread cast upon the waters. " Only one- fifth cash ; balance on easy terms. C. E. MAY.VK , Sole Agent. Transportation Facilities. There aru still some very desirable lots in the original plat of South Omaha for sale at low prices ami on easy terms. Don't forget the transposition facilities that will bo afforded by the various rail roads , street nud cable sar companies this .summer , and that will surely war rant an iucrurbc in tlm scale of prices. Suuuro tlinse lots through C' . E. Mnyne , sole agent , and double your money be fore others take advantage of Omaha's dvanccmont and rapid growth. Brief Sketches of the Various Nominees Tor Office. A TICKET WORTHY OF SUPPORT. It Give * General Battaiitollon , mill Will He Klectcd Ily u Hand some majority. The ticket nominated by the republican city convention is made up of good men , several of them being well posted upon municipal affairs , it is a ticket which will not only command the united sup port of the republican party , but will draw quite a vote from among those democrats who are not tied down to' strict party allegiance and who believe in voting for the best men for local offices. It is safe to say that the ticket id one of the best ever nominated , and In all probability it will be victorious by a handsome majority. MAYOK. Hon. W. J. Broatch , the candidate for mayor , has been a resident of Omaha for nearly twenty years , during which period he has been actively and success fully engaged in the wholesale wagon and carriage hardware trade. Several years ago he built a substantial three story brick building ou Harnoy street , and has ever since occupied it. This building was erected at a time when such a structure was considered a big improvement for Omaha , and was con sidered as substantial evidence of Mr. Broatch's public spirit and enterprise and faith iu the city's future. He has always taken tin active and prominent part in municipal allairs and local politics , and has ever had the city's best interests in view. Mr. Broatch was a member of thu legislature of 1831-83 , and made a good record. Ho was elected by a largo ma jority. Senator Manderson offered him the Omaha postuiastership , but ho de clined it in favor of C. K. Coutant. Mr. Broatch has been a member of the Mis souri river commission for throe years , this being a federal appointment. TUKA&UICKIC. Mr. John Rush , thn candidate for city treasurer , is an Irishman. Ho came to this country when a young man. lie taught school in the comity , finally in the city , mid later became county superin tendent of education , filling the office ac ceptably for one term. Ho then be came deputy county treasurer under Am. . F. Hems , retaining that position for four years. Ho was then nominated and elected county treasurer , to which place ho wns re-elected three years ago , running largely ahead of his ticket. For the past year ho has necn connected with the Omaha Loan and Trust company , of which Mr , A. U. Wyman , late treasurer of the United Slates , is president. Mr. rtusli is one of the most solidly educated gentlemen in the city , having for ses'eral years been one of the examiners of the board of education , and being at the same time a correct and competent ac countant. POLICE Jt/UOE. Louis IBerka , the nominee for police judge , is a Bohemian by birth , his age being about ! ! ( i. He is a well educated man , and is a lawyer by profession , lie was in uctive practice for two years prior to his election to the office of justice of the peace. Ho was elected as one of the three justices of the peace of this city , and still holds the office. This position ho has tilled in a satisfactory manner , and is undoubtedly well qualified for the office of police judge , to which he will be elected. He is highly respected by all who know him , and is a man of correct habits. COMl'TltOLLEU. Ebon K. Long , candidate for .city comptroller , is an old resident of Omaha , having lived here forncarly twenty years. During the greater part of this period he was connected with tho-Union Pacific passenger department. Ho is now and has been for ten years a member of the board of education. Two years ago lie was appointed city auditor , and is now running for the same position , the name having been changed under the new charter to city comptroller. COUNCILS ! KN AT LAIUIE. No man in more widely known iu this city than I. S. llascall , one of the nomi nees for councilman at large. He has been a public man during the greater part of his residence in Omaha , which dates back to 1805. He has served in the legislature two terms , has been county judge , and has been city councilman three difleront teriui. Mr. Uascall is a pro gressive and enterprising man , and is al ways enthusiastically in favor of public improvements. While ho was in the council he did everything in his power to promote the public improvements of Omaha , and is entitled to great credit for the work he has done in this direc tion. He is a shrewd business man and a plucky politician. By profession ho is a lawyer , and is credited with possessing a very clear legal mind. His residence is in the First ward. C. B. Stryker , u resident of the Second ward , has lived in Omaha for eight years. Ho is thirty-five years old. lip was fore man and time keeper for Morris Morrison and Joseph Kent on their grading work , and after that assumed and successfully carried out some contracting for himself. ll-9r two years ho has been associated with the Electric Bell company. Ho is in comfortable circumstances and most highly respected by iiis neighbors. In all political contests he has been unhide- fatiguablu worker at the polls and i.s a republican from the top of his head to the holes of Iiis feet. Dr. Hcrt/.maun , of the third ward , is a well-know citi/.cn. He was born in 18. . ' ) ! , in Alsace Lorraine. At an early ago his parents emigrated to this countrv , where young Ilerf/.tnunn rccaived a liberal edu cation. Ho has lived for twenty years in Omaha , having been since 1871 engaged in the htudyand practice of medicine , lie was at one time uko deputy county clerk. For several years he was assistant chief surge-on of the Union Pacific , under Dr. Mercur. Air. James A. Woodman , the candidate for couuciiinan-at-largo iu the Fourth ward , has resided in this city for ten years , during which time he has been in the employ of Murphy & Lovctt , insur ance agents. Ho followed the same busi ness for some years iu Chicago , having previously , however , worked us u joiner iu the Illinois Central railroad shops , where ho helped to turn out some of the finest Pullman ears on the road , lie is still devoted to bench work and his tools and tool chest rucuivu the same cure au.l attention they did when ho had them in active use. Jacob N. Counsman is the candidate for councilman at largo from thu Futh ward. He was born iu liollidavsburg , Blair Co. , Pa , , in 1837. In 1801 ifu came to Omaha , when the city was but a f rou- tier trading town. Since that time ho has lived hero , svorking at Iiis trade , that of a carpunlor. For twenty years ho has resided on his present homestead on Sherman avenue. He is one of the most reliable men in Omaha , and will make an excellent councilman. Francis E. Bailey , of thu Sixth ward , is at prurient a uiombor of the city council , und has made a good record. He i.s a well known business man , bulng a mem ber of the firm of Bailey & OUon , briok manufacturers , contractors and builders. Michael Leo , of thu Seventh ward , i.s an Irishman. Ho i.s about thirty-eight years of age. Ho hus resided in this elty about twelve year * ' , having in that time amassed a comfortable competence , During 'ho ' la-st two years ho has re pro * siMitcd the Second ward In the council , that being his first public office. He is now engaged Iu the real estate business , Leavitl Btirnliam , whose home is in the Eighth ward , has bcuii a resident of { hi * city tor twenty years' ' . He was born iu Kssox , Mass. , in September , 1845. Ho received a good school und collp < jlato ed ucation , and early engaged In the prac tice of thu law. In lt07 * ho moved to Omaha , where lie has since lived contin uously with the e.vcopliou of two years. He studied law wider A. J. Poppluton and also under the Into Watson B. Smith , for whom ho was deputy United States court cleric. Iu 1873 ho was appointed laud commissioner of the Union Pacific , which position he held until Juno 1 , 1878. Since that time lie has been engaged in the real estate and loan business. Charles Unlit , a resident of the Ninth waul , has resided iu Omaha for nine years. _ He Is an expert machinist and a no ordinary adept iu mechanical. engi neering. Ho is employed in the Union Pacilic shops. His comfortable resi dence at U310 Hamilton street is the re sult of thu careful saving of an honest , intelligent man who obtains weekly pay for his work. Ho has always been a re publican ami has done excellent service at the polls OH election day in all past camualgns. VAllI ) COUNOU.MKX. W. H. Alexander , the nominee for ward councilman from the Seventh ward , has lived in Omaha for about five years. Ho was the western agent for Blaino's book , and met with great success while engaged iu that ocnuputlon. He is still engaged iu the book business , and at the same time has branched out into real es tate. Alexander is a well educated man , possessing excellent business quali fications. Jvving ) to the fact that Mr. A. M. Kitchen , the nominee for ward council man in the Eighth ward , was not to bo found last evening , no accurate informa tion was obtainable concerning his per sonal history. Ho is known to bo a reputable citi/.cn uid is a merchant ol coal oils and gasoline , his place of busi- nt't-s being on Fifteenth street. Ho is about forty-five years of ago and has a family. He has always been a consistent republican. William 1. Kicr.stead , the ward nomi ne a for councilman from the Ninth ward , is one one of the brightest and most pop ular young business men in Omaha. For several years he has held a responsible position with the extensive furniture house of Dewey & Stone. Ho has accum ulated considerable property , especially in hi.s own ward , and no better represen tative could have been selected. Ho Wus : chosen without any opposition. He is progressive , enterprising and liberal , and will bo elected by a handsome ma jority. _ THE C1TV BISECTION. May 9 Between H a. m. and O p. in , TSKl'UUUCAN TICKET. aiayor-Willlam .1. Broatch. Treasurer John Hush. 1'ollcu Judgu Louis ! ' . Berka. Comptroller Kbon K. Lonu- Councilmcn-at-Larcc Francis K Bailey , Michael Lee. Leavitt IJnnilium , Isaac S. Has- call , J. A. Woodman , Jacob U. Coimsuuu , J. ! ' . L. D. iiertzman , Chailes Unltt , C. H , Strvker. Ward Counrllmen Seventh ward. W. 11. Alexander : Klchth ward , A. M. Kitchen ; Ninth ward , William I. Kicrstead. TUK PKMOUKATIO SIjATE. They Will Nominate Councilman Dally For Mayor. A meeting of the "wah bosses" and several more of the democratic slate makers of the city was held yesterday afternoon. Mr. Morriscy , the managing editor of the Omaha Herald , claimed that ho had a letter from Mayor Boyd to the effect that under no consideration would Mr. Boyd bo a candidate for mnypr again. Mr. Morrisoy'a word was taken , and the gathering discussed the availability of other candidates for nearly an hour. Thomas Daily , present councilman , and Mr. Garucaux , the cracker maker , were the two gentlemen chiefly an nounced as anxious , each , to pit himself against the republican nominee , CapU Broatch. Mr. Daily was finally decided to bo the most available candidate , and , unless the machine slips a cog , ho will bo nomi nated to-morrow. Mr. Sohroeder is to bo chosen as can didate for city treasurer. Mr. Charles Goodrich is to bo the can didate for comptroller. Judge Beneckc positively refuses to be considered us a candidate for police ludge : , but his declination is a good deal iik the lady In Mr. Byron's time who 'vowing that she would ne'er consent , consented. " If he sticks to his asser tions , however , Phillip Andres will ho nominated , and the Hcimrod banner will be floated to the breeze in his case. It is violating no confidence to say that the democrats are disappointed. In fact , disappointed doesn't express it. They wanted Truman Buck to run for mayor , but through one of these insciu- . table dispensations of Providence , for which the democracy has so often had occasion to cry out in the wilderness. Mr. Buck bucked from first to lust and absolutely , positively , finally refused. Ho may go back on it yet , but it won't make any difference now. He couldn't bo elected if ho did. The Many Adrantage * . South Omaha possesses advantages that many of our neighboring cities would gladly exchange for , having pack- erics , stock ; yards , and other largo in dustries that have come to slay , bringing a small city in themselves in the way of laborers and their families , and applica tions for sites from other such enter prises corning iu every few days , all of which cannot bo disputed will increase the value of property in tliu vicinity and draw people desirous of locating in a thriving community. Whv " delay when yon have such glorious "opportunities ? Call on C. K. Wayne , northwest corner of Fifteenth and llaruoy sts. , who is sola agent , and bo convinced. Good licsolutiona. The resolutions passed by the Soutli Omaha Kami Syndicate is just whitt both the noor and the rich man have been looking for. Head it in another column and you will be convinced. If you will call at the ollieo of C. K. Manyo you will bosittislied that the South Omaha Syndicate is in earnest und mean what they say. BOYD'S OPERA HOUSE MONDAY WEDNESDAY TUKSDAV , , April 25,26,27 , , Sir. Ilijrrt very tojpsMfnllr annoJii ' thn nio't iifitablai1r.itnutla ? piit In the hMnrj iiMJ'iuua ( Hu nppe'lr. < li03 or Aluailcj'4 ( ; rcJtft Actor , EDWIN BOOTH Suj | | > oiU > J lif hiinirn mcoll-nt nnmpvijr mi'ler ' lliu illructlotior Sir. Arthur ll.Clu Monday Evening . . Tunstlay Evening . II AM i-K'l Wt-duesdiiy Evening . OTHEl-M ) Mr. Booth as "lago. " PlUVEtT During Ilia cnxnioiuoiit Iba in me HUonil prlrci rlinriiuil tlirniinlioiit Itic cnnnlrjr will I o n Iiiitoi1 | Itusorvu 1 H it * to Hllunr.a of Iho tinu'p. IJ-.O. ( jet , rl Hiliulixion F , ' , ( Jullory. Ill lluioi , > ) . JUan4ell Announcement. Good ic.its for Monday and Wudnctilnv , can be lia'l at \ > nolllcf , Seats all Milil for Tuesday. Ga Icry tickets \\ill been on talc during thu day of each perform ance. Gallery and admission al box of. flee at night. , ' ' .
