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PUKSIDENT Cl.iVKIAND : Will COlobriltO
his wedding nnnivcrsary to-mori'ow.
TUB shootinjr of young Willnrd has
caused n thousand morals to bo written.
Tnn month of May was the drycst
known itt the experience of the signal
Borvlco.
IT is uratifyinir to know that Mr.
William Kissano once more becomes
prominent.
A KANSAS Crrv paper says it places no
confidence in the rumor that Colonel Bill
Cody is to marry the qucon as soon as the
jubilee- over.
UNLKSS General Groely can furnish bet
ter weather than ho has been giving us
the last few days , lie might as well quit
trying to turnisli wuather.
LKT it bo a non-partisan school board.
Head tlio names of the citizens calling for
the non-partisan convention. They are
Rtnoiin the best in Omaha.
TIIK Lincoln Democrat has recently
found sixteen men in Nebraska who have
survived the operation of scalping.
Whenever Mr. Calhoun sees n bald
headed man he imagines ho has been
ecalped. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
GOVEUNOU AMES , in his testimony yes
terday before the Union Pacific investi
gating committee , said that Jay Gould
scorned very much delighted when ho ac
quired control of the road , and that the
directors were the most gloomy sot of
men ho had over seen.
rIT begins to look as if General IJcnja-
xnin F. liutlor wns preparing to take a
hand in the interesting political exorcises
that will come oft' next year. He is said
to contemplate running for governor of
Massachusetts next fall as an initiatory
step.
THE slung-shot artist writes a scathing
article , and concludes it by tolling the
truth in the following reckless fashion :
"There is a great deal of meanness in it ,
and it comes from the meanest dead-beat
who ever struck Nebraska. " Mr. Uoth-
aokor'a charming candor is to bo ad
mired.
largest single money vault in thr
world is now being constructed at the
treasury department in Washington ,
When full it will hold 100,000,000 silver
dollars. The cost of this immense rccopt
clo , which of course will bo fire and
burglar proof , will exceed $30,000. II
will be ready for use by the middle ol
( September.
THIS Herald has much to say regarding
gas. The BEE said and again says thai
certain men who were eager for the new
company wcro to receive several shares
of stock without paying for them. Will
the Herald call upon the council to inves'
tignto the matter ? The BKK believes an
Investigation should bo made.
Tut : members of tlio citvcouncil should
bo very cautious in its action on the chici
of police. Mr. Scavoy is the chief , am
the council has no authority to molest
him. It is not within its power to re
tain him or reject him. Tbo police com
mission has appointed Mr. Seavoy chief
If ho is to be removed , the police com
mission must do it. And then only ns
the law prescribes.
Tut ; slung shot editor B'HICO his release
byJiulga Stenborg , has again grown
vicious and impudent. During the
time that ho wns under bonds
to keep the peace , the cowardice
of the follow caused him t <
close his mouth. But since Judge Ston >
berg lias decided that n murderous as
sault is not actionable unless a man 01
two Is killed , there is a recklessness in
Rot backer's manner indicating that ho
has boon presented with another billy.
TIIK Mexican government has mani
tested a proper spirit in according to tin
, appeal of this government in behalf o
* - the oilicors sentenced to death for par
tlciputlou in the Nogales affair. The sec
retary of state asked that the lives o
these men be spared , and according ! ;
their sentence will bo commuted , probn
bly to a long term of imprisonment
This will answer fully the ends of justice
nnd relieve the government of Mexico o
what woul'd have been an outrage to hi :
inanity had the sentence of death booi
carried into ofl'cut.
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A Hit of History.
Some of the journalistic guerrilla1) ) arc
attempting to pnlnt n chain of mountains
out of the alleged fact that the BER sup
ported John A. McShano for congress
last fall. The HER Is delighted to bo in
n position to remark that it did not sup
port Church Howe. That is us far as its
support went for McShanc , and that Is
all thcro is of it.
Long before the Beatrice convention-
months bcforo Ilowo was nominated
the BEK announced its intention of op
posing Ilowo , because of his infnmoui
record as a political mountebank and
comiptionlst. To that end it sent its
correspondents out , who wrote letter
after letter showing Ilowo as ho wns and
as he had be on during his residence of
fifteen years In Nebraska.
All men had ample opportunity to
know of Howe's corruption ; they know
ho would be an unsafe man to elect , had
that been possible , ns they also know
that to nominate him would bring defeat
upon the party.
Ho wns nominated in fnco of the BEE'S
warning that It would oppose him. A
few weeks later ho was hurried under
13,000 republican votes. McShane , ac
cordingly , wns elected by 7,000 majority.
This is history.
The BEK rejoiced with all honorable
pcoplo at Howe's downfall , and re
gretted that republicans had made tlio
suicidal mistake of nominating him.
Tim fact that the BKU opposed Howe
as a candidnto bcforo the people , with
the same fearlessness and vigor as it dis
played when he was a candidate before
the convention , was no reason that it was
supporting McShano.
The time the Bnn urged the strongest
opposition against Howe was long be
fore McShano startled tlio state by the
announcement that ho wanted to go to
congress.
It is true that McShano bought and
paid for extra copies of the BEE , and
contributed money for legitimate cam
paign expenses. Tliu BEE was lighting
Howe and it saw to it that ho was well
snowed under.
But now comes the Bootllcr's Own
of Lincoln , propelled by n bounced
railroad commissioner and says thai
McShano's money " 'ploughed Howe
under. " It is indeed n sad commentary
on thn honesty of the 13,000 republicans
in the First disirict who voted for
McShnno to know that tlioy nil sold theii
votes. Yet that grcnt and peed soul who
bolted Roggon , n republican nominee , on
a very recent occasion , assures us thai
every man who voted against Ilowo sold
himself.
Ho also says , in that same confidential
mood which has so endeared him to
disciples of Ananias , tliatRosewatcr was
"ploughed under in Douglas county. '
Herein the gentleman mnintaina Jii :
reputation ns an iincqunlcd perverter ol
truth , as Mr. Uosowater carried Douglas
county by a handsome majority.
Chicago and Omaha ,
Were we disposed to violate the rule
of courtesy which requires that ago shall
bo respected , and give , precedence tc
vitality , energy , ambition nnd progress ,
we should rovcrso the arrangement ol
the above caption. Wo choose , how
ever , to defer to the honored custom ,
even in face of the disclosure which we
lind in the columns of our esteemed con
temporary , tlio Chicago Herald , that nol
only is the rapid march of this you up
metropolis regarded with envy in the
overestimated city on Lake Michigan
but that the uncharitable spirit of detraction
traction is developing there.
Our contemporary remarks that i
Chicagoan "reads of the enormous in
crease of real estate values in the
cities of the west" with some disquietude
tude , and it warns buyers that the ]
arc foolish to pay the prices that busi
ness real estate is selling for in Omaha
when they can buy at a considerably les :
figure in Chicago. It tells investors thn1
there is nothing to bo found out west
that they will not find in greater pro
fusion in the lake city , nnd it conclude ;
the appeal in this somewhat lugubrious
vein :
Why should not outside Investors take i
look at the real estate ol Chicago ? Pause fo
a moment to cast up the money already spen
on our parks and driveways. Look at on
water engines as they grunt nnd thunilei
some of them thrco miles Inland. Consldc
the lake at our side , and the plain behind us
where traction elves its least resistance ti
progress , and where the artisan may have :
homo that would do for a Missouri rl\
nabob. Are these things to bo forever over
looked , while train loads of eager purchaser :
CO live hundred miles farther to fare livi
hundred times worse ? Come and see us.
It so happened that in the same colttmi
with this earnest invitation to "come ant
see us" was another article in which tin
Herald presented ite view of "tho logii
of empty houses" nnd stated that "sine *
May there has been an unusual display
of 'for rent * placards along street
wherein such announcements won
last season unknown. " Now it woult ;
seem that this fact oilers a pretty cloai
explanation why the parks , drive-ways
water-engines and other attractions ol
Chicago arc overlooked by investors ami
tralnloads of thorn come farther west tc
plnco their capital. Pcoplo seeking snf <
nnd profitable investments who are con
fronted onovory _ hand in tlio ovorgrowi
city by empty stores and residences an
not likely to be allured into burying thui
mouoy there , if they have level head * , b ;
iino parks aud elegant boulevard" . Thcs
are excellent for enjoyment , but they di
not pay dividends , and these arc whn
your shrewd investor U seeking. At !
such therefore , however much the ,
may ndmiro Chicago's attractions
pass it by and followin ;
tlio course of cmplro come farther wes
to got their share of the legitimate boor
that is yet In its infancy.
Chicago U n great city and always wil
bo , but it lies outside of the boom urea c
the present or Immediate feature. I
will undoubtedly continuu to realign
moderate growth , but its day of the plic
nomonal progress in population an
prosperity luivo gouo by , and its remark
nblo experiences of the past will not b
repeated. Young giants have grown ute
to contest with it for the possession of
territory in which a little time ago it wa
the undisputed sovereign , nnd they ar
doing so successfully. The domain c
Chicago's supremacy haa been me
torlnlly curtailed in the Ini
half a itoznn years , and she will need I
exert all her energies to retain what sb
still has.
Among tbo young giahU that hav
compelled a division of Chicago's trad
empire , Omaha occupies a conspicuou
ami growing place. Nor can she bo ol
structod In her inevitable progress b
wtj. A.J * - > .V.
misrepresenting her legitimate and gen'
ilno advance as the work of speculators ,
ho shrewd and sagacious capitalists who
ire looking for. profltnblo investments
iavo no difllculty In convincing tliem-
ulvcs after n very brief study of tlio situ
ation , of the splendid opportunities and
possibilities that arc before Omaha. They
come hero to (1ml ( no business houses un
occupiedbut a demand for more , norcsl-
Icnccs untonantcd , but the supply insulll-
clent , and on every hand the evidences
of industry , prosperity and progress.
To the man of dollars seeking dividends
all this has a charm before which tlio
ncre attractions of parks nnd drivownys ,
mwovcr costly and fine , "nalo their in
effectual fires. " Omaha docs not need to
nvltc investors to "come nnd sco us. "
They come without It , and having " come
they stay.
A. Nnn-Partlaan Board.
The movement for a non-partisan
joard of education is prompted and jus-
Hied by every consideration affecting
.lie interests nnd wclfnro of the public
school system. It must bo evident on
the slightest rcllcction to every fair-
minded man , that if the schools of the
> eoplc nro made at every recurring clcc-
ion a bone of contention between the
) oliticnl parties , nnd thereby necessarily
Become for ntimo in n sense the property
of one or the other of the polifioal organ-
nations , to be disposed of in rewarding
'avoritcs who nro politicians , dcmornll a
ion nnd deterioration must ensue. If our
common schools nro to be mndc n foot-
jail of the politicians , to bo kicked
about from one party to the other
every few years. the main-
enance of their ell'icicncy ana morale
will bo simply impossible. This is a
iroposilion so self-evident that only thn
narrowest and blindest prejudice can
full to see it.
It is the opinion of every true friend of the
public schools , of every man who can ro-
Sard the question with freedom from all
nlluences likely to prejudice his judg
ment , that these schools should be abso
lutely apart and free from all partisan
action or political control. They should
ae kept sacredly exempt from the opera
tion nnd inllueneo of nil those devices
nnd methods that belong to politics , aud
which would of necessity contaminate
ilicin as they do everything they touch.
We shall of course elect to the board of
education men who arc republicans or
democrats , but wo should not dose
so because they arc one or the
other , but solely with reference to their
character as citizens who nro qualified by
intelligence and interest in the .success
of the public school system to understand
what its needs are and supply them
wholly regardless of nny political con
siderations. The principle to bo dis
tinctly marked out and maintained is that
ijndcr no circumstances shall politics
have the least consideration in the ad
ministration of the ciflairs of the public
schools.
It is in pursuance of this proper nnd
necessary principle that the movement to
secure a non-partisan board of education
lias been started , nnd wo do not believe
any parent , not an extreme partisan or
having n personal object to sub
serve , can fail to give his support to
this movement. It should have the ear
nest encouragement of all such , to the
end that the scheme to plnco the public
schools In the control of one or the other
of the political parties shall be over
whelmingly defeated , and tlio politicians
who would drag the schools into thn mire
of political contention taught a lesson
they will not soon forget. Now is the
time to accomplish this , for if it be not
done now it will bo much more difiinult
of accomplishment hereafter , when the
political leeches shall have fastened
themselves upon the schools. The meet
ing in behalf of a non-partisan board of
education to be held next Thursday even
ing ought to bo attended by every parent
favorable to this proper principle who
can got there , and the mothers as well as
the fathers should give their active sup
port to this movement. It is a cause in
which the mothers may most properly
enlist , and they have now the right to be
heard and to net.
the Brldigp.
Regarding the bridge contest it is
claimed by those opposing it that" the
firstcomo should be the first served. "
In accordance with this principle the
wagon and street car bridge is certainly
entitled to priority , having its plans
nnd location approved by the secretary
of wnr. The company filed its plans in
Washington and laid claim to tlio loca
tion months before the railroa d bridge
was ever hinted at. Tlio lirst intimation
was a letter from ilia recent president of
the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul ask
ing the secretary of war to delay the ap
proval of the plans and location already
on iilo in the department. No reasons
wcro given , no claim made , but simply u
request.
The charter under which the railroad
bridge is to bo built allows a sulqction of
nny unoccupied location anywhere along
the river front ootween the north and
south lines of PoUowattamio and Doug
las counties. There Is a wide range from
which to select a site for the railroad
bridge. . „
On the other hand the wagon 'and
street car bridge must bo located on tlio
site selected in order to comply With it.s
charter , and to meet the demand for
such communication between the two
cities.
While priority of claim first como ,
lirst sorvqd gives the wagon bridge just
claim to the only site practicable for that
enterprise , the .selection of a location fur
ther north dons not in any way detract
from the probable success of the railroad
bridge enterprise ) , There is somotlunc
beneath the surface when an attempt is
made to cripple a worthy cntorpriso ,
under the pretense of helping another
which needs no such help. There oan bo
no honest , open conllict between the two
bridge enterprises.
A combination bridge is not desirable.
The Union Pacific Is now completingone
and it is conceded that it is impracticable ,
save for street car or like service. Few
horses can with safety bo driven across ,
Tha Missouri river is an expensive
stream to bridge , and in a combination
the wagon way muat bo on tlio same
piano as the railway tracks. Tin
great variations between low am
high water necessitates high
bridges and those variations make
it undesirable to have a wagon way and
railway , one below the other. The great
gales which sweep down the valley make
it difficult to enclose n bridge withoul
danger from that source. Open work
being necessary , the same difficulties
nrlso in n combination bridge as nro al-
Pacific
I'ersounl AlMinrX of Itivnl Krtltorn.
An Umalin nc tpapor whlcti is not
celebrated for Its "inconsistency for the
simple reason that it is notcclobratctlfot
anything , nnnouncps thnt "the day will
como wlicn the public will utterly refuse
to support or patronize n journal whose
editorial columns5 are filled with personal
abuse of rival editors. " And yet tlio same
napor has since its inception Intiitioonnd
nnd villified the editor of the UKK , witli
cncrjry born only of despair.
When the day comes , of which the
Dmnlia paper so happily spe.iKS. it will
bo sunrise in that land where newspaper *
arc unknown.
An editor , often in self-defense , i.1
obliged to tcnr the mnsk from the fraud
nnd'the jobber and the hypocrite , nnd
personal cnstlgntlon is neccssnry. When
men nnd the measures they advocate
need ventilating , the V vhas \ : found thai
personal journalism , with plain truths
nnd boneless facts for argument , is the
only way to check public plunderers and
disreputable characters. There is a wide
dlfi'ercnco between slander nnd abuse. II
is a newspaper's privilege and duty to al
nil times tell the truth. It has no busi
ness to wilfully slander men , and the law
rends plainly on ( lint Doint. Neither has II
nny business to cootit of the way to rake
up scandals of immoral practices , when
a man's character becomes involved ,
unless the parties to such moral laxities
Imvo the impudence to nsk favors nt the
hands of the public and ins'ut that thej
occupy positions of trust nnd honor ,
When they ask such favors it is right and
just that a newspaper should expose
them in their rottenness , and hold them
up before the public ns men whom all
reputable nnd decent people should
nvoid.
So when upstartsprostituted tovonalitv
grow most pretentious in their assumption
of the functions of self constituted moral
cunsors , overstep the bounds of decency ,
"personal nbtiso of rival editors" is n. <
much demanded under the Inttur ns undet
thu former condition.
This same Omaha paper thinks it fitting
mil proper to abuse men not "rival cd'
itors. " The nrrognnce nnd hypoerlny ,
thn betrayal of personal nnimosities anil
grudges in the intemperate defamation
of worthy nnd prominent citizens ; tht
nnrrowncss nnd the spleen depicted in
thu wholesale nbusc of Governor Tha.yei
by the unknown Omaha self-constituted
critic , at once becomes ridiculous. II
would abuse and vilify a defenseless citi
7.011 yet deprecate "personal abuse ol
rival editors. " Y [ gods ! And consis
toucy , it hath been said , is a jewel !
TIIK council basin ) authority to inter
fere * with Scavcy. He is chief of police
KINGS AN-p QUEENS.
The queen of ISelu'lum is a devoted musi
cian.
cian.Klnz
Klnz Oscar of SwtilTSn has a inngnllicen
basso voice nnd sinjjjs-ilke nn artist.
Tin1 emperor of "Ahstrin spends over ;
million of francs a yoaj on the Vienna open
house. ji |
Tlio Prince ofVal i > Is n good musician
and the Princess ofy lcs Is one of llnllc'i
best pupils. , * . } .
Queen Victoria has la Windsor Castle threi
vases valued at SlUO.OOO'nnd. a Sevres dlnne ;
service worth S250.000.
The emperor of Urnzll maintains nn ItiuV
Ian opera out of Ids own purse , and he hni
one of tbo most complete operatic com panic
In the world.
King Kalakaua , of the Hawaiian kingdom
is reported to bo returning to the old pagat
Kanaka ways. He has licensed several him
drca exorcists , who utter paean incantations
The eiiiperor uf Germany adores musli
and never misses nn oppmttmity to hea
I'attl or any other celebrity. He ahvayi
goes behind the scenes after the perfornmiici
to thank tlio artiste.
The emperor of Utissla Is a first class corne
player. llo , once accompanied Nllsson in om
of her SOUKS , nnd not long ago when slnglni
before him , she sang the same air , much t <
the gratification of the emperor.
Ex-Queen Isabella of Spain Is now staying
nt Paris , where she will lenldu lor a montli
previous to her departure fur n tipanlbh or i
German watering-place. It Is said Hint sin
Is spending money at thu rate of nbou
5000,000 per annum.
Queen Christina of Spain , with the Httli
klnher two daughters and the Infanta Isa
bellabas taken up her residence for six wcrki
at Aranjuez , on the banks of the Tngus. It i :
twenty-two years since royalty honored tin
little town by residing tjiorp.
Queen Kaplolanl has had her photograpl
takenbut her native modesty would not per
mil her to adopt the decollete fashion so pop
ular In the circle cast She wore her roya
robe , with n broad sash crossed over tin
shoulder a combination of cold nnd plm
impossible to describe.
The queen of lloumanln fell into a thron
by tilling down stairs. When tliero was m
kingdom of Itoumnnla In existence she hai
laughingly snld : "Ido not want to niarr ;
unless 1 can bo queen of Hminunln. " Kun
nlng down the palace stairs .one dny nt liei
lln tier foot slipped , and she would hnv
probably boon killed but for Prince Charle
of IlolionzoUern , who saw her danger am
caught her In his outstrutchud nrms. Whei
Koumaiila chose him ns a ruler ho clalmci
the princess us Ids bride.
Will Not bo Injured.
ffoifiilH ( lazctle ,
Governor Thayer's chSracter _ will not b
Injured by the nttack-flnado upon him by i
paitut the Omaha pitswi especially when I
becomes known that the' ' assaults were In
spired by personal spite jif disappointed cdl
tors , who weio * , evklnj ? Juvois at his hand
which ho would not grarit ,
Cov. Tnnyerlniitl U in aim.
J/Vintliiuii ( jdtette-Jiiurnnl.
The manner In whfin the Omaha newt
papprs nro Jumping on.'tp ' ( Governor Thaye
credits nclthcrtliolrjiu | iientiiorgr > od sense
'
Governor Tlinyer Is ho'rjgjtly endeavoring t
give the city of Omaha an efllclcnt polices- !
tern , lu placing stumbJing blocks In III
path the Omaha penuie I Injure nobody bu
themselves. As to thcu liovcrnor , the pcopl
or the state will take care of his Interests.
Another Ulnck Eye.
Wood RhvrGauttt.
The Republican received another -blac
eye In the appointment of Captain Seaveya
chief of police of the city of Omaha. Th
IlepuDllcau'a pet , Captain Moynlhan , had n
show whatever. ICothacker , Curler , Moyn
han. All dead of the same disease , and a
burled in the same political tomb. Who saj
that the BEK does not get then as often a
the most of them ?
Rather Hypocritical.
Lincoln Democrat.
A day or two ago the Democrat venture
to repeat a remark matlcby Governc
Thayer In a private conversation , t
the effect that ne did not kno'
Captain Seavey , who haa bee
appointed chief of police of. Omaha , and had
never heard of him. Now comes thn es
teemed but somewhat hypocritical Herald
and calls the governor a liar because ho had
once commissioned Soavoy n notary public.
It Is dllllcult to conceive thu Intimacy that
must exist between the executive and all his
nppolntees ns notary. Docs the Herald Im
agine that applicants for the plnco hang
about the capltol and bore the governor to
death , or send Mm dally telegrams , or have
their relatives by marrlaeouso their Inllueneo
to secure the coveted place ? Not at all. The
governor sees that the applications are regu
lar nnd orders the commissions mailo out.
Ho has about ns much personal acquaintance
with them ns the editor of n iro.it dally paper
has with the subscription list.
Wo trust our esteemed but hasty contem
porary will cease trying tq rivet boiler Iron
with shoo pc ; s.
STATE AND TiaiiUTOIlY.
NobraakH Jottlnga.
A board of trade has been organized in
Ognllnla.
May has gone to the majority with n
rheumatic twinge.
The stale Sunday-school convention
opens in Grand Island next Monday.
The editor of the Ogallala Rellector has
added n windmill to his stall' , and breezy
paragraphs are a consequence.
The sale of school lands in Domes coun
ty last week was very successful prices ,
ranging from | 7 to &W.23 per acre.
John Gage , n Hushvlllo farmer , is laid
up with n broken face , the result of n
collision with a work ox. The animal
made a side lunge at n bunch of Hies , nnd
caught Mr. Gage on a horn.
Stock in the Northwestern Christian
assembly nt Long Pine has been sub
scribed to the extent of ? 7i2)0. ! ) Forty
acres of'land along Pine cruck has been
purchased for the grounds.
DThc only druggist in St. F.dwards ,
who keeps potent pain killer constantly ou
tap , publicly announces that ho will pros
ecute any person makingfalsu statements
to secure intoxicants. As a consequence
the epidemic of measles and whooping
cough among adults has subsided.
The Scotia Herald , relating an adven
ture in that town , says "four maidens
gave a shriek , eight white arms went up
into the air , and u helter-skelter retreat
of forty feet was made. " Four girls ,
eight arms and forty feet I What n lintil
on imagination , or a muddy street cross
ing.A .
A Mcrrick county farmer dropped the
following memorandum in n lullcrtou
store recently : "Caros'oane , wales , hear-
pins , Sally ratus and shugar , mu/.lin nnd
hog tneiism , rnzins and a bottle of low
Nipper cordial. " The second and last
articles on the list had been compounded
by tlio town druggist , and the Morrick
man evidently went homo loaded and
hilarious.
A masculine reporter with a nose for
details has discovered that the young
lady killed by lightning at Blue Springs
recently , was sitting in a spring lounge
witli her lover. The m. r. further declares
that the loycr escaped uninjured. It is
painful to note that this veracious disciple -
ciplo of Eli lounges in a cemetery of
pewter plates. 1'ho jottingor tenders
Him an introduction to truth without
further ceremony.
A contribution of ? 25 by Congressman
McShanc toward paying the debt of
the Methodist church at Genoa is
taKcn by tlio Leader as a text for a vigor
ous sermon preached to the penurious
residents of the town. The Leader points
approvingly to the generosity of Mr. Mc
Shane and says : "It stands in grand
contrast to a few dwarf-souled individu
als who , from their many thousand , have
refused the least assistance to a glorious
cause. Of all the boasts on cnrtli God
hates a narrow , abbreviated human-
hog , whoso attenuated soul could turn n
somerset ou thu withered point of noth
ing. "
The DCS Moines Lender of Monday
says : ' 'Tom Millett , for many years re-
io ! ni/.cd as one of the most reliable , com-
neUsnt and successful contractors of Des
ftloincs , lias closed up his business and
will leave to-ilay for Omaha , where ho
has been awarded several largo and re
munerative contracts for stone work.
Mr. Millott's departure cannot do other
than caiiMi regret on the part of all who
know him in particular and the citizens
in general. Ho leaves behind him as
lasting monuments of his residence in
DCS Moincs , numerous well performed
contracts of stone work , paving and
sowonng that will remain n century after
Tom lias assumed angelic form nnd be
come an expert musician on a golden
harp or a big tin horn.1
Inwa Items.
DesMoines still has hopes of securing
thn machine shops of the Diagonal.
Cedar Falls has organized a company
with sflOO.UOO capital to bore for gas.
Thu Polk county grand jury has in
dicted Police Judge L. J. Labour , of
DKS Moincs , for embezzlement.
The government Indian school building
near Mt. Hornull , Leo countywns burned
down on Friday. Loss , about $12,000 ; no
insurance.
Near Harlan are several holes in the
ground from which sulphur fumes nro
constantly arising , and many think hades
is located not moru than half a milu from
that vicinity.
A Sheldon boy of un inquisitive turn of
mind , found a railroad torpedo and pro
ceeded to investigate the true inwardness
of the thing. He is still alive , but his
bands aru , not us symmetrical as they
once wero.
W. D. Andrews and brother , of Now
York , who own and control a majority
of the territory of the United States
under the Gnien drive well patents , ex
pects to collect at least $1,000,000 from
Iowa owners of drive wells.
Secretary Kennedy , of thu state board
of health , is gathering statistics from the
counties of.iown relative to the number
of illegitimate births. He thinks the
state will show the smallest percentage
of children born of wedlock of any state
in thu union.
A diiiiiented individual named David S.
Hitcs lias been arrested nt Oskaloosa on
suspicion of being the murderer of John
Fall and wifu. Blood was found on his
clothing nnd other circumstances point
to him as thu guilty man. lie has hereto
fore been in tlio insann asylum.
Wyoming.
The contract for grading the first
twunty-livo miles of the Cheyenne exten
sion of the Burlington has been let and
worl ; commenced.
The Burlington road has invoked the
power of the courts ou tlio Cheyenne ex
tension , owing to the oxhorbitant prices
demanded by land owners for right ol
way.
"Although this is not regarded as n
sheep growing country , " says the Chey
enne Sun , "the Warren Live Stock com
pany lias shipped to Chicago the past
year mutton to the value of $70,000 , and
in wool 12,000. This season thu wool at
present prices will amount to $30,000. "
Douglas papers warn all persons in
tending to buy oil claims to examine the
title before purchasing , and sec that the
claims are recorded with the county
recorder. None others nre valid. This
is rendered absolutely necessary by the
swindling actions of the claim jumpers
and bogus oil land claimants. See thai
your claim Is properly recorded.
*
Powell' * Cnno.
The case of Powell , charged with
swindling , having secured the endorse
ment of Dr. Dlnsuioor to the extent of
11,500 , was called in the police court yes
terday afternoon. Powell did not appear ,
His attorneys seeurod a continuance til !
Friday. It is thought continuances will
bo taken until the case Is settled.
REFUND OU NOT UKFUND.
What the County Should Do With
Some of ltd Ilomls.
A HEB reporter mot ox-County Com
missioner Corliss yesterday morning , and
in the conversation which ensued , thu lat
ter pave expression to some views
concerning the future financial
policy of the county board.
Ho confined himself in the main ton con
sideration of tbo advisability of refund-
in C a part of the present bonded indebt
edness of thu county.
"This Indebtedness , " ho snld , "is , I
think , about fOOS.OOO. U has boon stand
ing for nearly twunty ycnrs.tho bond shav
ing been issued to railroads , $150,000 going
to the Southwestern which Is now n part
of the H. & M. , 1200,000 to the Northwestern -
western , and f'JSO.OOO to the Union Pncllic
for its bridge. Those amounted to f 000-
000. Of course n good dcnl of these have
been paid , but there still remains n total
indebtedness of nbout f 158,000.
With respect to the fJUS.OOO , they have
boon on interest at 8 pur cent. Thu ques
tion now is , shall they bo refunded or
shall they bo paid now ? I am not In
favor of refunding. I rather fool that
they ought to bo paid now. That
can bo done easily. The commis
sioners have Just sold fifty acres
"
of the poor farm and received"$360,000
for them , one-third of which was in cash.
That one-third will , of course , bo re
quired with which to commence thu hos
pital. Hut 110 acres of the poor farm re-
mnin. Thcro is no reason why this land
should not bring nearly as much
as thu other did per acre. If this should
be thu cnsn. the remaining acres would
sell for $770,000 , enough almost to pay
twice the present county debt. Now
why should not this laud bu bold and the
county debt swept out of existence ?
Some say it is because if that
debt were liquidated , another one
would bo contrneted. Thnt is on
the principle thnt 1 must not pay a note
because I'll make another some other
time. If these bonds aru refunded , my
money and that of every taxpayer will bo
compelled to lie in the treasury twenty
Years to pay them. I prefer installment
bonds , to bo paid at intervals of live , ten
and lifteen years. "
WAT Git IN rilOSPECT HILL.
The Flowers will LiartRiifflh no More
in That Holy Place.
There is much satisfaction experienced
by many of our citizens who have dear
ones laid away to rest in Prospect Hill
cemetery , over the introduction of water
from the waterworks into that delight
ful sleeping place of the dead.
The water was introduced only on last
Saturday. The pipe had boon extended
near the fence by the city , and a number
of lot owners in the cemetery , under the
leadership of Judge lialdwin , took up a
subscription , and'by this means it is ex-
pcotcd they will bo able to defray the ox-
pcnse of the snmo , which will bo about
1100. The water is brought through
803 feet of two inch pipe ,
and supplies eight hydrants.
It docs nwny with further use of the two
almost dr ? wells on the grounds , to say
nothing of the umvholcsomonoss of the
water to bo procured in them. Yesterday
during the decoration exercises the hy
drants were greatly appreciated. It has
been wondered at thnt thoccmotory folks
have nol themselves supplied this want.
The water is supplied free by Mr. Wylcy ,
of the wntcr works company.
A GHAOKFUL LIAK.
John Uurke's OulncrfttgG to Escape
ItcinR Locked up.
"My name is John Bcrka , I am a rela
tive of Judge Bcrka's , I can get an order
for my release instantly and I shall pro
test to thu chief for the gross injustice of
my arrest. I just got into the city at 5
o'clock tliis morning and have been
searching for my relative the judge. " So
said a seedy looking individual to the
jailor yesterday as ho was being searched
nt central station. Ho had been arrested
by Officers Robinson and Hnzo from a
tough joint on South Tenth street. When
arrested "Bcrka1' nnd the other man ,
named Sullivan and n typical tough , re
sisted and made a fight. "I admire a
cheerful and graceful liar , " softly com
mented Jailor Ormsby , "but you'll have
to stop behind hero until your relative
thu judge shall have occasion to receive
you. It won't work. Wo happen to know
you. " John "Bcrka" is an old offender
nnd his name is Burke.
CONOiTER'S ACCOUNTS.
The 1'rngrcfm Made in Their Exam
ination By tlio Committee.
The committee of exports to examine
the accounts of Secretary Conoyer , of the
board of education , consisting of Messrs.
Sudborough , McKinzio and Golattc , nro
holding nightly sessions of about two
hours nnd a half duration. They
arc working with a great deal
of interest and nt last accounts bad
reached the books for 1885 , when Auditor
Long commenced the work of checking ,
as required by law. One of tlio exam
iners said last night that every account
of Mr. Conoyor wns in first-class condi
tion , and every sum paid out was found
backed by bills and receipts.
Dined by Ilia Friends.
The civil engineers of Omaha gnvo a
complimentary banquet Monday night to
Mr. George Lcdorle , on the occasion of his
departure for Oregon , where ho goes to
build a bridge for the Union Pacific road
across the Williamctto river. James W.
Way acted as toast master , and with ap
propriate remarks introduced those who
wore to respond. "Our Guest" was
responded to by G. B. Christie ;
Lieutenant ICennon spoke of tlio "Engi
neers of the Army " Dr. Smith gallantly
paid Ins compliments to the "Ladies ; "
Mr. Giinklu snoko of "Absent Friends- "
Mr. Campbell H subject was "Tho Works
of the Profession and Their Results ; " G.
W. Tillson spoke ou "Internal Improve
ments , " nnd William Cleburno dwelt on
the many virtues of "Our Old Chiefs. "
n .lury Trial.
Scott Kvnns , who was slugged in a light
Monday night witli n saloon man named
J. Kilkenny , corner of Farnani and Four
teenth streets , asked a jury trial when the
case was called in police court ye.sterday-
Kvans referred to nil thu prominent mili
tary olllcers about army headquarters ,
said ho was an old government employe ,
and hadn't conic to Omaha to bu slugged.
His request was granted , and ho was re
leased on his own recognizance.
Hrolcon
Speaking of broken sidewalks and leg-
breaking traps , South Sixteenth street
possesses thu best and surest specimen
in town. It Is located on the cast Hide ,
butwcon Jackson and Leavenwortli ,
and is a monument to the enterprise and
energy of the Kdwarls estate. The side
walk inspector will prevent n damage
suit by calling carly
Opening the Hoard of Trade.
The directors of the board of trade met
Monday night and appointed a committee
consisting of Max Meyer , P. E. Her aud
John Kvans to decide n.i to the best man
ner to bo adopted to open the nnw board
building. This structure Is now rapidly
receiving the finishing touches in thn in
terior , especially the chamber in which
the board will hold its sessions. Inter
iorly the structure is one oi the bust
adapted for ollicu purposes in this city.
The committee will moot' lu n fo\v dayi
nnd report'a plan , which will bo iti'koop-
ing with the importance of the 'occasion
AMONG TlilTuAUjROADa
Orrinhn & Southern and Oinnhn , Sontli-
wcMnrit it Knnsfts Consolidate ,
There wns n full representation of the
directors of thu Omaha & Southern and
Omaha , Southwestern & Kansas rail
roads at the olllco of Hnrtlctt & Cornish
yesterday afternoon. The object of the
meeting was the consolidation of these
road * , and it was accomplished by the
acceptance by thu Omaha road of the
papers for consolidation submitted by the
Kansas stockholders. Under the articles
of consolidation the road will bo known
ns the Chicago , Omaha & Southwestern
railway. No other business of public in
terest wns transacted at vcsterday' meet
ing and adjournment wns taken subject
to call by thu board of directors.
A large force of civil engineers , undet
the direction of James W , Way , chief on-
ginuur of the Nebraska Central road , loft
town last night to work ou the extension
of thnt line westward.
RErUItLICAN CALL.
The Hocond Ward.
The Second Ward Republican club
calls upon nil republican voters of the
wnrd to attend the caucus on Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock. It will be hold nt
thn northeast corner of Sixteenth nnd
Williams streets. The business of the
mooting is to suggest delegates to bo
voted for at the primaries In the Sucond
wnrd when republican candidates will bo
nominated from thu S econd wnrd fet
members of the board of education.
W. L. VANDOUAN , President.
. BKOOEKICK , Secretary.
Flrxt Ward ItcpubllcatiH.
The First ward republicans will moot
this evening at 7-110 at National hall ,
Thirteenth and Williams ctreots , for
the puriKiso of considering nominations
for the school board.
There will be a meeting of the Seventh
ward republican club at the park house
in Ilaiiscom's park this evening at 7.'Ul :
to prepare n list of delegates for the pri
maries to bo hold on Friday , to select
candidates for the school board. A full
attendance Is desired. J. W. Hi.i.Kit ,
President ,
An Utterly Incompetent Editor.
JAbcrtv ( Ncl > . ) Journal.
No man 1ms ever had charge of n load
ing party paper : u Nebraska who has
proved himself so utterly incompetent
for the position as Mr. O. It. Uothaoker ,
now editor-in-chief of the Omaha Repub
lican. Ho has without just cause malic
iously attacked several of the lending
republicans of the state , and is doing
more to croatu discord in the party ranks
than nil other inlluonces combined. Mr.
Rothncker Isn man of rccognizud ability ,
an editorial writer who lias but few
equals In thn west , therefore his course is
to be regretted. Ho was in a position to
bo of great usefulness to the pnrty , and
the pnrty would , ir. duo lime , have rocog-
nizcd his services aud ability ,
had ho been more considerate of
the party's welfare and loss
selfish in furthering liltlo soho men
to satisfy his personal prejudices. Ho has
made numerous attacks upon thu acts
and character of Governor Thayer of
late nnd all without any just ciui.su. Thu
secret of Mr. Rothncker'ti bittoruosf
towards Governor Thayer is that ho
( Rothncker ) was n candidate for the ap
pointment as a member of the Omaha
police commission. At that time Roth-
acker had hardly gained n residence in
the state , but had already become
deeply entangled in factional quarrels.
Thu governor , like the prudent , far son-
ing man that ho is , whil'i having no ill
will whatever towards Mr. Rotnnokor ,
could readily sco what a bad stroke of
policy it would be to make such an ap
pointment , nnd all unbiased minds can
not but commend his stand on the mat
ter. There is no complaint that the com
mission is not composed of good men : in
fact it is generally admitted that they
are men of the highest moral and busi
ness standing , men who desire to have
the laws ngninst crime and vica
strictly enforced , and who it is believed -
lioved will provide thn city with
the best of police protection. Monday's
Republican contained nn editorial that
the friends of Governor Thayer will bo
slow to look over. The governor was
treated as n low grndu politician and epi
thets the most vile were used in referring
to him , and the only excn.se thu Republi
can had to olFei for the harsh language
was that thn commission had appointed
n man as chief of police who was a friend
of the governor .s , but a man against
whom nothing detrimental could bu said.
We opine that the editor of the Repub
lican will find before another eighteen
months rolls around that he has bitten
off more than he can chow. There is no
man in the state better known than Gen
eral Thnycr. nnd wherever ho is known
the unbiased minds of all political parties
hold him in thu highest esteem , and the
Republican's charge that he has violated
confidence will not bo believed.
Electric Lustre Starch is conceded the
best in the world.
THE PERFECT
Self Revolving Charn Dasher
Quickest Soiling Article Ever Invented.
PRICE OF DASIIKIt , $ J.va
N cdsrmtalklnar , biilrcallr l < Ihu ProttloU Sbovrliu
Arllclo on tlio .Market.
OMAHA , Neb. , April 'M , 18S7. Thit. it
to certify that we , the undesigned , have
this day witnessed a churning \ > y ' 'The
Perfect Self Utvolvintf Churn Daubers , "
which tcsullcd in producing Ut pound * of
first class butter from one gallon of cream
in jtut one minute and fifteen bccoiuls ,
W. 1 * Wrljhl. proprietor "Omaha Palr/i'1 O. W.
Wlii'Olcr. unhmur "utnulia Dairy ; " I'nil H. Ttu.
.MerDi.inli'NntloM.il Hunk : A. II. Tniii illn. Noirn ! ln
National ll.inki l'r < > ( . ( irorne II. UxtUtiurn. proprietor
"Omaha Ilinlliem Collcito ; " Trcir. J * J. nijVo. toicli-
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J'roJIts U'lll Surprise You.
AG-ENTS WANTED ,
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nnd large profit' . Very truly ,
J. W. & A. POIMIAM , Prop's ,
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