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L THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY. JTJNE 10 , 1887. THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Dully { MornLuf Edition ) Including Bundajr Utr , Unit Voar . . . . . . . . $10 00 For Six Months . 6 00 For Ttjrco Month * . . . . . . SW The Omaha Pindar Hue , mailed to any juldre'3 , Ono Yeftr. . . . " 00 OVABA Owen , No. on AVD Bin FAUVAM RTtiirv. 4 New rnim orricc , Ilium r.t , Tiuin'sit lli'ii.insn. OrriCt , NU.413 fUUUTIKXTitSIUKkT. All comraunlofitioni ) rolatlnir to no\rs nnd edi torial ninttor should bo uU'lrotsod to the Km- ton or TUB DKK. All bti lno < slottorsnnttrnmlttanc s should bo fcldrogaod to TIIK UEK I'unuKntNO. COMPAKV , OMAHA. Draft * , rhook * and posloOlco ordori to bo tnodu payable to the order of tlio company , m BEE POBLISHIlTciPW , PflOPRIElOeS , E. ROSEvyATKIt. Kniroit. TUE DAILY DEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation , BUto of Nebraska , I County of Douslas. f" ' " ( Jeo. II. TzschucK , secretary of The lleo Publishing comimny , does solemnly swear that thu actual e.Irculatlon of the Dally liuo for the ueok ending June 3 , 1637 , was as follows : Saturday. Mny 23 11.00' , Sunday , Mav > . H-oo Monday , May BO 11.42- Tuesday , Mav HI i,7K : ! ! ) Wednesday , .lune I iisoo : Tniirsday , Junu 2 ibO& : ! friday.Juno 3 14,1.10 Average 14.049 ( JEO. o. TzscmioK. Subscribed and suoru to before mo this 4th day of Juno , Ib37. N. 1' . FEir , , ISEAL.1 Notary Public. Gco. 1) ) . T/.schuck , bclnc ; llrst duly hsvorn , deposes nnd says that ho U secretary of The JJeo Publishing company , that the actual nverapo dally circulation of the Dally Ueo for the month of , for June. 18Wi , 12.293 copies ; tor July , 1880 , 12,314 copies ; for August , Ibt * . 12,404 conies : for Septem ber , law , 13ono copies ; for October , IbSO , 12WO ( copies ; for November. 1880 , 13,841 copies ; for December. IBtfi. 13,337 copies ; for January , 1887. 10,200 copies ; for February , 1887 , 14,198 copies ; for March. 1887 , 14,400 copies ; for April. 1637,14,310copies ; for May , 1837 , 14,227 copies. _ . . . . . . . TZSCHUCK. Subscribed anil sworn to before mo this 4th davof Junu A. 1) . , 1887. IBKAL.I N. P. FEIT. , Notary Public. HuMVHitEV , the Pnwnco bnsso pro- fundo , was snowed under in Juno with the thermometer varying among the eighties. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ On , yost Jack ( Jalligon is safe 03 chief of the fire department , and so is Seuvej as long as the police commission docs not appoint another man chief of police. VASSAU COLLEOE will this year gradu ate thirty live younp ladies , presumably as charming as they must bo intelligent. Perhaps the very best that can bo wished them is that they may all secure good husbands before the first anniversary of graduation day is reached. THE business done at the South Omaha Union stock yurds is rapidly assuming mammoth proportions. On Tuesday 8,000 hogs were received , and on Monday there were 0,800. All were sold hero. Besides the hogs , thcro are from 000 to 803 head of cattle sold per day. The Union stock yards bank transactions amounted to over $300,000 on Wednes day. These figures arc evidence of the growing importance of Omaha as a live stock market. IT Is believed in Washington that the Randall faction is opposed to an extra session of congress for the reason that they want the longest possible time to work on the new members , especially those from the south , in behalf of the re peal or reduction of Internal revenue taxes rather than customs duties. This is not at all incredible , and if wdl founded might appear to the mind of the presi dent a very forcible argument iu favor of culling an extra session. Anything that will thwart this obstluato and obstructive faction the country IB likely to approve. IT cannot bo a comforting circumstance to the administration and its friends to be told by a Maryland democrat , who nlso happens to bo a civil service re former , that "offensive partisanship has not boon allowed by the present admin istration to languish and die. " Hut who should know this bettor , or so well , than a Maryland democrat who has had the opportunity to ace the way in which Sen ator Gorman of that slate worked the spoils system during the early months of the administration , and until the president discovered how shamelessly he was being used and imposed upon by Gorman. It is some credit to the presi dent that ho east this freebooter off when ho learned his true character , but ttio tivll service reform policy of the admin istration suffered greatly before the dis covery was made , and the spoilsmen re main on hand to discredit it. This it is that prompted and Justified the state ment of the Maryland democrat. AMONQ the latest railroad intelligence is the statement that the recent purchase of Rattlesnake island , oft * Los Angeles , is for the Union Pacific. The island , it is claimed , was purchased by this company for terminal purposes , and the inference is that the Union Pacific contemplates the construction of an independent outlet to the Pacific coast in California. This circumstance suggests many other schemes m which the Union Pacitlo maybe bo engaged , having for their object the enlargement of its facilities and placing the company in a mnru independent atti tude with respect to some ether com panies , but it is to bo remarked that thcro docs not appear to bo any largo amount of certainty as to any of those plane. It is not at all likely , however , that the reinforced management of the road will bo satisfied with a continuance r of the old order of things. THE rubber "trust" being the newest dovelopuiont of its kind , any facts regard ing its purpose and the industry it would seek to control are of interest It ap pears that there has been ft steady and largo growth In the consumption of crude rubber during the past ton years , the production in 1876 being 10,000,000 pounds and in 183) ) reaching 38,0000,000. During several years of that period , and until 1883 the rubber market was controlled bj the Vianua syndicate. Subsequently two companies the Soars commercial and the New York commercial were formed , and it is these two that arc now engaged in a tight for the control of the crude rubber trade of this country. The fight was begun against the fieurs company , and if they are worsted the plan of tholt successful rivals Is to organize a trust 01 manufacturers' combination that will "play umbrella * and overshoes with the trads when the weather is wot. " Every Man Ills Own .Employe. When the intor-statu law went into effect April 4 , llio 13. & M. railway company demanded from the parasites and barna cles , the shyatcr lawyers nnd oil room corrtiptlonlsls , a tpeedy and uncondi tional surrender of pass books and passes. This was partly for the reason that the legislature hud adjourned , which , coup * led with the fact that a munificent pro vision of the intcr-stato law prohibited the issuance of passes , without reference to previous condition , accordingly the bilks nnd bummers could no longer re- cclvo free transportation. Employes , however , could ride frco. Slowly but surely the pass ( lends have imulu llio last concession , acknowledged their desire to become the pliant tools of a great corporation , ad mitted their lack of manhood and bar tered themselves for a mess of pottage consisting merely of an annual pass. As the year grows older , employes be come more plentiful and the same old gang is enlisted barring a few bottle- scarred veterans. The railroguo recruit ing oiliccs hayo furnished their quota of strikers , provided thorn with passes , nnd the intcr-stato law so ingcuiouply inter preted a few months ago , succeeded only m retiring the dissolute and exhausted bummers who could no longer do ser vice in the Held , oil room or in the lobby. The active and willing ones arc awaiting orders for the next campaign. ANowBlovo Foreshadowed. Those who have paid some attention to the movements of the railroads in con nection with the intcr-stato commerce act , advance the theory that they nro planning to test the constitutionality of the act. nnd nro only waiting until the commission detlnltoly announce what their policy is to bo as to the fourth sec tion. The theory is that the roads will endeavor to show not only that the law is in itself unconstitutional , but that it has been executed in un unconstitutional manner , because the conmissionors not having boon confirmed by the senate their acts are void. The point is made that the law itself requires that the commis sioners shall bo confirmed before they can not , and that as the oiliccs are now ones nnd not vacancies , they cannot in any cnso be filled except with the advice nnd consent of the senate , as provided m the constitution. This question was care fully considered nnd widely discussed after the passage of the act creating the commission , the president being him self in doubt. The postponement of the appointments until nftor the adjourn ment of congress was done pursuant to an opinion of the attorney general that they could bo constitutionally made after adjournment. Still there is a question involved , nnd it is not at all unlikely that if the rail road corporations can turn it to any ad vantage by way of embarrassing or ob structing the operation of the law , they will do so. It has never been doubted that they would improve the first oppor tunity to test the constitutionality of the act itself , provided they failed in their combined effort to render the law so ob noxious that its repeal or material modifi cation would bo demanded by the people. Tills they have evidently failed to do , and they may therefore bo expected to have recourse to the ether attempt to destroy this legislation. The hint of this design is not found wholly in the conduct of the railroad managers , but also in contributions that are ( iuding their way into certain newspapers , the inspiration of which is obvious , deprecat ing the policy of such legislation as un constitutional nnd inimical to our gov ernmental system. Looking to a conflict in the courts , to determine the constitutionality of this legislation , as entirely probable , the question becomes a serious one as to how far the people , in the light of recent ex perience , can repose faith in the supreme tribunal of the nation. It has declared that congress has the sole right to regu late intcr-stato commerce , but this docs not give complete assurance that the court would not find in the existing law some Infringement by congress upon the rights of the corporations. It is quite as serious a niattur to deny to a state the right to control the busi ness of corporations within its jurisdic tion without having its intentions or reasons therefor inquired into and im peached , yet the supreme court has done this. Whatever remaining danger there is to the intcr-stato commerce law is in this last resort of the railroad corpora tions. But oven should the people en counter defeat there the victory of the corporations would bo but temporary. There regulation under constitutional authority is a policy that will be firmly adhered to and accomplished. The Vacant Juitloeblp. The question of a successor to Justice Woods on the bench of the supreme court of the United States is very generally - ally regarded as of considerable import ance , particularly with respect to sec tional considerations. The dead justice was appointed from the south , nnd it has been generally assumed that his successor ser would bo chosen from the circuit ho represented. But there are a great many aspirants , not nil of whom are within this circuit , and it has been urged that the ap pointment of a justice from the circuit represented by Justice Woods is uulm- portnnt. With this view Mr. Gcorgo Ticknor Curtis , whoso opinion the legal fraternity everywhere will respect , docs not agrco. Having known the court for more than forty years , ho states that nl ! the judges of his acquaintance regarded it as of great consequence to have tno court a representative body , BO far as it could bo miulo ouo by selections from among the bar of the circuit to which each judge was as signed. In the period to which ho refers , the assignments , although perhaps made by statute , were regulated by the prao tice of making the appointments from the circuit where a vacancy had oc curred. The presidents did not regard any discrimination excepting such as resulted from their party'relations. Each president being a democrat selected tbo bett lawyer in his circuit who was of his own party. This system was broken in upon during nnd after the war , so that the court came to bo composed of judges who were not only of the same political party , but wore northern and western man , with the exception of Justice Field of California. There grew up , also , as a kind of necessity , the practice of assign ing judges to circulu rouoto from the region from which they wore appointed , while they had no special familiarity with the local law that they were to a large extent to administer. . It Is the opinion of Mr. . Curtis that familiarity with thu local law constitutes a very important reason for having the court a representative body , as far as may be practicable. It is not the consti tutional questions or these more or less of n political character which give this consideration importance , but reference is had more particularly to questions of tiroporty , Involving , as n very largo largo number of cases do , the local laws of the states wherein they originate. It lias been the fixed habit of the supreme court to follow the decisions of the state courts in matters of purely local Inw ; Ltut thcro is in every state a vast body of customary law , local usage , nntl.rcccived interpretation of private richts thnt linyc not been embodied in any statute or covered by any judicial decision. Tills is the kind of knowledge which it is very desirable to have in at least one member of the court There can bo no question regarding the plausibility of this view , but it is hardly probable that such considerations ns nro presented will have much weight with the president , if they should occur or bo presented to him. It is pretty safe to as sume thai political quite ns much as practical considerations will influence the selection , but in any ovcnt popular desire in the matter will bo satisfied if the now justice shall bo a man who is known to be one of the people and who can bo depended upon to interpret the constitution with some regard for their rights nnd interests , There is certainly n demand for such n man on the supreme bench. Enforce the Contract. The board of public works has very properly ref used to sanction the proposed substitution of limestone for sandstone in the city hall building. The plans call for sandstone , nnd the contractor should bo hold strictly to his contrnct. The fact thnt the Union Pacilic has raised its freight tolls on Colorado sandstone since the intcr-stato law went into effect , should have no weight with the board of public works. Its manifest duty is to en force contracts. It has no right to release contractors from their obligations. If the contractors for the city hall basement lose money they have only themselves to blame. They have shown no disposition to expedite the building , but on the contrnry they have dilly-dallied for eight months nnd delayed the construction be yond the tinio within which they are bound to carry out their contract. Had they bought their sandstone last winter as any prudent builder would have done , the city hall basement would bo com pleted to-day and the raising of freight tolls by the Union Pacific would have had no bearing upon the contractor. The foundation walls of a fire-proof pub lic building should bo of the most dur able material. The city cannot allow the contractor to deviate from the plans and specifications without incurring n great risk , and certainly not without the consent of the architect , where the pro posed change would vitally affect founda tion walls. AStunld Blunder. Whosoever advised ex-Marshal Cummings - mings to attempt the resumption of his former functions at the head of the police has made a stupid blunder. The office of city marshal wna abolished on the UOth of March. From the day on which the charter - tor wont into eflcct Thomas Cummings was reduced to the rank of policeman , temporarily in charge of the police force. By virtue of the authority vested in it by law the police commission has ap pointed Captain Soavoy chief of police. When Soavey assumed-Ids position Mr. Cummings ceased to have any connec tion with the police force. Had ho been a policeman ho could not resume his place on the force except by authority of the police commission. If Seavoy is not the lawful chief of police , the officer next in rank to him ia the legal chief nntil Seavoy or some person qualified to hold the position and appointed by the police commission assumes the place. Thos. Cummings has no better , right ( o act ns chief than any other private citizen whenever never served on the police force. Wo say this in no unkind spirit to Mr. Cummings , whom this , paper supported , during two years of most bitter nnd relentless opposition by men who now are trying to make n cat's paw of him. Mr. Cummings can not afford to play into the hands of his former enemies , even if ho had reason able assurance that ho could sustain him self in the effort to resume his place for a single day. AN insane woman permitted to land at Baston from ono of the steamers of the Cunard line has cost the company f 1,000 , that being the amount of the fine im posed by the collector of the port. This is n good example of the summary and thorough way in which such violations of our laws by foreign steamship com panies should bo treated , nnd a few such examples can hardly fail to provo.au effectual deterrent of abuses recently shown to bo on the increase. The laws are believed to bo ample for keeping out the insane , the paupers , and the criminals of ether lands , -but the trouble is with these charged with their execution. Thcro has been a lack of vigilance and firmness , and perhaps even of honesty. Recent high-hapded violations and attempts to violate the laws having directed public attention to the matter , it is likely that the statutes will bo hereafter , for a time at least , rigidly enforced , with the result of end ing thu abuses while this is dono. For eign governments will find It more profit able to keep their objectionable classes at homo when there is a certainty of all such being sent back if shipped to this country , or other penalties oxactcd as tbo circumstances shall justify. FOR virginal modesty commend us to the Douglas street claimant. Yesterday that influential concern claimed that the new management elected Broatch and the other successful candidates on the republican city tioKct. To-day we are told that Burton was made chairman of the republican committee because his name was favorably montlouod to Its select circle of subscribers n few days ago. Wo ycnturo a brass button against a bogus nioklo that no member of the "new management" has over teen Bur ton or over heard of him except through Charley Groan or its Linoola correspond * cot. _ _ _ _ _ . TiiEnatnral gas celebration held at Fiudlay , Ohio , the past two days , was whoUy unique ia human experience. There was BO previous record of anything - thing like it. It was furthermore in all respects a most interesting ovcnt. as was attested by the great concourse of people ple attracted to the fortunate town. The dally output of the gas wells of the re gion Is now stated to bo ninety million cubic feet. The ouly dilllculty In the way of Flndlay becoming ouo of the great manufacturing centres is the doubt ns to how long this great yield of cheap fuel gas will continuu. KUXTKCKY has developed a now Idea , which however is quite inline with most other ideas for winch that commonwealth is noted. By order of a court a young white woman has been sold ns a vagrant to the highest bidder for thirty days. The lights of modern civilization burn dimly iusomo quarters south of the Ohio river. mOMlXLlNT PERSONS. Colonel W. F. Cody has become a con tributor to the London ronga/lncs. Colonel Fred Grant Is said to bo as Inveter ate a cigar smoker ns his father was. Carl Schurr , who had his hip broken by a fall on the Ice last \vlntor , Is just netting able to limp about on crutches. Klla Wheeler WIIcox Is so far recovered from her severe illness thnt she can receive ana answer her voluminous correspondence. The Now York Tribune says that the loncth of Kir. Ulalnn's stay abroad Is still un determined. It may bo six months and It may be n year. Senator Kenna of West Virginia Is an other man who went Into the confederate service and came out a private , lie enlisted when a mere boy. The death of William A. Wheeler leaves Ilannlbal Jlnmlin tlio only living ex-vice- president of the United States. Ho will bo 78 years old In August , Colonel Mosby's daughter Is writing up tlie "Adventures of a Boy Soldier , " the material ror which she procured from a member of her father's command who enlisted when only 13 ycais of age. Donald G. Mitchell , pleasantly known to many thousand American renders as "llco Maivel"has wholly given over literary work , and Is spending his quiet evening of life on a farm near Now ilnvcn , Conn. Ho is sixty- five years old.T Minister 1'hclps lias-Issued n proclamation to iho effect that hereafter ho will permit no American to l > o presented to the queen ex cept these who represent "tho best American families. " If there should bo an interna tional exhibition of snobs and catls , profes sionals like Philips will have to bo tmried outer or the first prize will be captured by the ex hibit from Vermont. Ho Gets ns Little as Ho Wants. Life. Man wants but little hero below , and he generally gets It Probably. JVowfdntcc Jimriinf. An English canon IB accused of plagiariz ing one of the Itcv. Dr. Tnlmages's Mjirnons. The defense will probably bo Insanity. Abusing Governor Thnycr. Several Omaha papers are lately Indulging In uncalled for and'indeccnt attacks on Gov ernor Thaycr. When papers , ns In this case , abuse a man because they cannot use him tor purposes of their own , they suffer moio than their intended victim. Not a Jlipportrome. Kansnt City Journal. Thn Hon. Buck Taylor , n rider In Mr. Cody's Wild West show , suffered a com pound fracture of thu thlch the other day by being thrown from a bucking broncho. This should convince doubting Englishmen that Buffalo Bill's hippodrome is not a hippo drome. A Candid Humorist. Globe-Dem- . "Bill Arp , " the Georgia humorist , has found it necessary to explain to his southern admirers that In saying some pleasant things recently in New York about the results of the war , ho did not intend to renounce any ot his confederate views and feelings. lie still believes , he declares , that slavery was right and the rebellion justifiable , but that the south has reason at the same time to con gratulate herself upon the fact that she now gets the labor of the negroes about as cheap ns she did before the war , while their eman cipation has given her Increased voice In congress and the electoral college. For a professional humorist , Mr. "Arp" has a sin gularly candid nod concise way ot stating serious facts with regard to tbo southern s't- uatlon. Xbe Upright AC an. Ccimpdm. The man of life upright. Whoso culltlcss heart Is free From all dishonest deeds , Or thought of vanity ; The man whoso silent days In harmless joys am spent , Whom hopes cannot delude Nor sorrow discontent : That man needs neither towers Nor armour for defence , Nor secret faults to fly From thunder's violence ; lie only can behold With unaffrlghtert eyes , TUP horrors ot the deep And terrors ot the skies. Thus scorning all the cares That tate or fortune brings , He makes the heaven his book , Ills wisdom heavenly things ; Good thoughts his only friends , Ills wealth a well-spent age , Thu earth Ills sober Inn And quiet pilgrimage. STATE AND TEKIUTORY. Nebraska Jottings. Fremont will invest $0,000 in a new school building. Ueal estate transactions in Lincoln during May amounted to $1,110,000. Wahoo has made a contribution of two burglars to the population of Hycrsvlllo. Railroad mileage in the state reaches 8,030 , with 1,000 miles to be added this year. The Hastings Evening Democrat pro poses to abandon its Saturday afternoon edition and utter a swell front on Sunday morning. ' ' Tbo Gorman natipnal bank , capital $30,000 , has boon organized in Grand Is land. The bank \YH | bo ready for busi ness on the 1st , i it The unsolved question in Kearney is how to get the watordnto the canal and keep the sand out. They will probably shutc a section of theiPlatto. Traveling men aro'booked for a picnic on the Blue at Beatrice next Saturday. A band , a custard pie and a poker pot are among the pleasurable ingredients. Harrr Mutton , a fonrtcon-ycartold Ne braska City boy.was drowned while bath ing Tuesday , The shotgun will probably retire from the field until the bathing season is over. The prospects now are that Omaha and Nebraska City will shako over the Missouri Pacific by the 1st of July. The early death of the ferry would not pro duce much heartache. Columbus will vote to-morrow on the proposition to jrrant a franchise to a street railway company. If the voters agrea to it the company will have one nillo of road m operation by tteptcm- ber 1 , The school census of Johnson county 'for ' 1887 shows a total of 2,033 boys , and 1,838 Kirlf , making a grand total of 3,031. The census of 1830 showed a total of 4,101 , by which the county is given 180 less children now than ono year ago. Norfolk will discuss in public meeting next Wednesday the subject of water works. The town officials look favor ably upon the proposition of the Strang company of Omaha to put in a plant fern n twenty-live year franchise , the city to pay for at least fifty hydrants at ? GO each pur year. Prohibition receives a staggering blow in Ucatrlco by the announcement of the Free hauoo that the liluo river possesses strong emetic qualities , such as the filth of outhouses , the life of dnad beasts and the otlal from cheese factories nnd slaughter houses. The beautiful Hhic promises to inaugttrato a lively rush ( or foaming bcakurs. The Lincoln Democrat lashes the brethren m Omaha in the following forcible and truthful style : "When the saloons of Omaha nro iu danger every cussed democrat in the city goes to the poll * and works till the sweat rolls down elY him in streams big enough to irrigate a crop. IHit when the control of the public schools is the stake a pitiful thousand of thorn creep haltingly to the ballot boxes. Thcro are some things about democrats that uiako us tired , and this is one of thorn. " Iowa Items. A runaway team at Davenport dashed into a groun of little girls severely in juring two of them , and had it not been for the presence of mind of an ofllcor several would have been killed. The cut-worm which is playing havoc with the corn crop in southeastern Iowa Is not the old itylo worm. It is a long , slim , web-spinning worm , a sort of a dude among its kind , that is to blame for all the trouble. A Burlington young man , desirous of fume , cut Ins name on a bench in n pub lic park. It resulted in having his n\mo : enrolled in good durable ink on the court docket , and just opposite was sot down $ U.D5 , which tho. young man paid. Four Daycnport young men spent n night at the Donahue housn , said to bo inhabited by spooks. The nearest approach preach to a ghost that they wcro able to lind was an able-bodied skunk with won derful eloquence in every movement. The Burlington prophet sends a chill through the spinal column of the coun try by announcing : "There is a bare pos sibility of frosts about September 4 , but not probable , : nd destructive frosts arc not expected before October 2 , even in northern localities. This will give crops time to mature well and corn sown now broadcast for fodder will not only make a large crop , but have ample time to ma ture. These are hints that farmers will do well to heed. " Dakota. The taxable valuation of Millcr.county seat of iland county , is $150,000. The editors of the territory propose to have an excursion this year in spite of the inter-stato law. Brulu county homesteaders have been proving up by scores this spring , a largo number of the settlers having located in that county live years ago. A man named Adam Marshall , ei ht miles northeast of Mitchell , ran a knife into his thigh while at work the other day , and bled to death before aid could arrive. The Sioux Falls electric plant has been purchased by the Cascade Milling com pany , who will arrange to furnish elec tricity by means of water power , it hav ing been demonstrated that the arc lights cannot bo furnished by steam power with any profit. Wyoming. The festive and frisky jack rabbit promises to bccouio a serious pest to ag riculturists 011 the Laramie plains. Charles Fisher , manacor of the North Crow Land & Cattle Company , has been Indicted for illegally fencing government laud. A pair of horso. thieves with a largo drove of stolen animals narrowly es caped connection with a Cheyenne mob a few days ago. A shower of load and an animated chase sent them into the country minus the herd. The last obstacle mtho way of tbo Bur lington reaching Cheyenne has been re moved by the courts. The Hereford as sociation , through whoso ranch the road will run , vigorously and vainly protested against it. The work of grading the first section out of the city can now bo pro ceeded with. The Rowdy West declares that Wyom ing "can beat the world on wild flowers- Larkspurs , sundials , enap dragons , Call , fornia poppies , tlowering currants , roses , daisies , bluebells and many other plants which are cultivated with care in eastern ilowor gardens grow wild hero in profu sion , and down around Laramie Peak many kinds of small fruit grow in abund ance. " hOAFERS ON THE SQUARE. What a Resident In the Neighborhood Has to Bay. That Jefl'erson square In Its present neglected condition is a curse to the neighborhood and a disgrace to the city , will bo readily admitted by these living near it. The following note from a vic tim explains the situation : "Tho residents in the vicinity of Joflbr- son Square have appealed time and again to the city authorities to take some steps to enforce decency and suppress nuis ances in this plague spot , but we have ap pealed in vain. Wo .are the victims of the bums of the town. Men loaded with liquor come here to rest their burdcnsand questionable women prowl around under the trees after dark. The men lay around on the grass with their shoes oil' and their clothing hanging loosely about their bodies. Tbo women I will not de scribe. These scenes can be witnessed at almost any hour , day or night. The thugs , pickpockets and drunkards of the town resort here and are rarely disturbed by the police. They divide the ground with ball players , and between both , respectable people are de nied the benefits which this "breathing spot" was expected to lavish upon the people. The square is now only a block from the police liuadquartors. A police man should bo stationed their regularly , or let it bo condemned as a nuisance and diverted to some useful purpose. " Educational Structures. A now wing Is now being added to the boarding school of the Academy of thn Sacred Heart , which will have the same height as the rest of the structure. The success of this institution is such that more accommodation has been required , hence the addition. ' The same sisters who conduct this in stitution have now in course of erection a brink school near the intersection of Twenty-sixth nnd Lcavonworth streets , which will be furnished in a couple of months. This will be used exclusively as a day school. _ A Pioneer. Arthur McCrury , an old resident of Nebraska , is visiting his friend , P. Des mond. Mr. McCrury cnmo to Omaha in 1805 , living hereabouts until a couple of ago , when ho removed to Kansas , e was caught out in a storm some years ago near North Platte and had both limbs so badly frozen that amputation was nccossarv. A Crashed Hlcull. Yesterday morning a laborer named Chris Jenson. residing on Fifth and Pacific streets , turned the hosoon a fellow work man namfed Dick. The latter struck him with a brick behind the left car injuring him badly , . Ho has not been arreitca. Jensen is at the Child's hospital. ARMY MATTKRS. The Rlllo Range nt Rcllcvnc nnd Coming Competitions. Harrison , the mnn who bought a lot so near the rifle range at liullcvuo , called at thu army headquarters yesterday morn * ing ngalu , and gave notification that he proposed to insist upon the shooting on the range being carried on so ns not to In terfere with his piece of property. Ho sta ted that ho had already secured a lawyer to look nftor his interests. Later in formation , however , rovuals thu fact that the matter Is In a fair way of settlement without having recourse to llio courts. The army unquestionably 1ms lease to the grounds , and if the intent of thu owner of the ground had not been unintention ally destroyed , tins interference would not have taken place. It is particularly annoying , now that the prospects of the year are for ono of the moat brilliant series of sharpshootlug ever held in the west THK CONTESTS. The time has been designated , in or ders received at the aimy headquarters yesterday , for the holding of the dlflcrent rlllo competitions. The first of these will be the department contest , in which marksmen from thus department will take place , and which must bo closed by August 25. This will bo followed by the division competition , commencing on the Uth and ending on the Uth of Septem ber. This will bo followed by the com petition among the distinguished marks men of the dtlibrent posts , which will commence on the lllth of September. In this the department of the cast will bo represented by two men , Dakota by one man , Platte by three mnn , Texas two , Columbia two , and California and Ari zona by one man cacti. BUILDERS AM ) TRADERS. Permanent Organization Effected Yesterday Afternoon. At 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon a special meeting was hold of the builders and traders of the city tor the purpose of perfecting a permanent organl/ation. A meeting was first called for Saturday lust , but adjournment was taken until to secure a larger attendance. About eighty ot the leading architects , build ers and contractors mot pursuant to ad journment Wednesday in the rooms of the real estate exchange , corner of Tenth and Farnnm streets. Gyorgo L. Fisher was elected permanent president , Kdward lirounan , vice president , nnd P. 1 ! . Woodlief , secretary. Tlio election of a treasurer Qwas postponed until another meeting , to bo held this evening. Already the main room of the exchange has boon divided oft'and spaces arranged for an exhibition of builders' materials. There can bo scon overj thing which goes into a structure , from cellar to gable , and a person can select from the exhibit just such material as may bo desired. Such institutions in ether cities have been found of great benefit and a great deal of interest is being manifested hero in the enterprise. WOULDN'T BE DOCKED. The l'axton Dell Roys Olijcnt to Ilav- Ine Their Wages Withheld. Wednesday the management of the Paxton - ton hotel had trouble with the bell boys. The boys' account , as related by Johnny Cooper , n bright lad , whoso father is janitor of the exposition building , is that a week or so ago a satchel was lost. Wednesday the proprietor of the hotel told the boys that as the responsibility rested with ono of their number ho would deduct $2 from their wages. Five of the bovs objected and quit , being told that they could not got their money until the 25th and thai $2 would bo hold to cover the loss of the satchel. The managers of the hotel yesterday morning stated that only four of the bell boys demurred and that ono of the four still remained at work. It was not n strike , as when the boys ob jected to being held responsible for the satchel they were told their services were no longer noodcd. The hotel people said that in five minutes the places of the dis gruntled lada wore filled. The satchel was lost by some one of the number and it was only right , the hotel claimed , that the boys should bo hejd responsible. The hotel was in no way inconvenienced by the boys' action. MORTUARY MATTERS. Some of These Who Have Passed Out of Life. Yesterday morning the funeral of Miss Florence Overall , took place from the residence of her parents , 2210 Chicago street. It was largely attended by friends of both the deceased and her parents. Her brother , Norman , from Kansas City , was hero though her two sisters from the same place wcro unable to attend , ono of them being quito.sick. UOOIWIN. The remains of Mr. Goodwin , the sui cide , were taken to Canada last night. WJI. PUKSTON. Yesterday morning , this gentleman who formany years was foreman of the Repub lican bindery , died at the corner of Sev enteenth and Clark. Ho was ono of the best tradesmen in this part of the country and his death will bo mourned by many friends. The Judges and Clerks. Judges and clerks appointed Juno 7 , 1887 , to act at a special election to bo held Monday , June 13,1887 , , for the purpose of voting on the Metropolitan Cable Hall way franchise : KIltST WAltD. First District Judges , Charles Hanloy , C. P. Birkott , M. Ford. Clerks , P. E. Devitto , A. Sholl. Second District Judges , William Doll , B.C. Cooper , A. Vinoy. Clciks , L. H ! Webster , E. K. Long. Third District Judges , Henry Ehron- pfort , O. P. Goodman , W. A. Kolloy. Clerks , John Mathicson , Henry Van- duscn. SECOND WAKD. First District Judtros , ThomiiH Duffy , John liovd , Julius Kiidowsky. Clerks , K. W. Uartos. Julius Nagl. Second District Judges , Frank Ducloy , James Flnnery , Fred Snoll , Clerks , J. M. Arnurtt , Kruil Augustadt. TIIIHI ) WAK1 > . First District Judges , Frank Solan.M. Haurcghon , John Caulflold. ClerksIlur- burt Roach , Tlios. Hogan. Second District Isaao Kuebon , Christ Willie. KOUUTH WAJID. Urst District Judges , Lewi ; Ilrash , Eugene Keyes , A , P. Nicholas. Clerks , ( Jeorge Lake , WLltchorn. Second District-Judges , ! ) . Kcnniston , J. G , Carpenter , Frank K. Moorcs. Clurku , Clia ; > . Dunham , E. L. Emery. FI1TH WAltl ) . First District-Judges. 11. 11. White- house , David Scott , John Wallace. Clerks , ( ioorce Staring , Jauiea Klnnoy. Second District Judges , Clias. L. Wilkins. Ed. A. Taylor , D. F. Urown. Clerks , u , F. Hodman , John McDcrmott. HIXTII WAItU. First District Judges , Louis Kara 01 on W. P. Morrow , John Pago. Clerks O. C. Ludlow , James Smith. Second District Judges , Joe Howols , John McArdlc , William Hann. SEVENTH WAItU. First District Judges. A Pratt , George L. Dennis , Manning. Clerks , li. F. Bur ton , Jones. Second District Judges , J. I ) . Hunscl , Christ Daniels. P. J. Quualoy. Clerks , Jell Mcgenth , rrank Crawford. EK1IITII AVAUD. First Distrlot-r-Judges , Thomas F. McNamcc , li. F. Rodgers , Dennis Scrog- gins. Clerks , F. K. Parker , J. J. Mo I.rin. Sccoinl District Judges , S. H. Lake , Otto Weisman , James 11. DavK Clerks , T. D. Drown , J. J. Casey. NINTH M'AIID. First District Judges. C. J. Johnson , 11. Martin , It. Stein. Clerk ? , F. J. Me- Shauu , I rank liubcn. Second District Judges. C. J. Hyan , Charles Hammond , C. L. Krlckson. Clorkj , Charles Unit , C. C. Field , Youth * In Debate. Last night , a sprightly debate passed oil'pleasantly at Ciclghton college , To close thu season , Messrs. H. Town and J. O'Gorman , challenged any two others of their schoolmates to debate tlio question , "Should thu government own and con trol the railroads ? " The challenge was accepted by J. H. 1'uruy and P. Hurko , and thu debate took place In the rooms of the Daniel Wubstcr society. Kugono Noon road ancasay on "Socialism. " The debate was won by the clear argumenta tion of the negative. It is reported that a gold medal will bo presented to the bust debater of thin society on the com mencement day of the college. The St. Leo branch of C. K. of A. has offered the medal through Messrs. J. A. Linahan and Joseph E , Hoach , AYhr-ro to Kind the Ronrd. The olllco of the board of public works has been moved from its old place in Crolghton block to room 21 , the ono im mediately south. It will bo open from D until G o'clock , and the chairman of the board will bo present from 11 to 12 and from 4 to 5 o'clock. During the other hours of the day Mr. U. 11. lialcombo will act as cleric to the chair man and bo ready to impart tiny informa tion which may bo required of the busi ness of the ollico. The old ollleo of the board is now oc cupied by Mr. House who has retired to private life. The Eleventh Street Viaduct. It was thought that this structure would bo ready for vehicles in the latter part of February , but It is still closed to riding and freighting community. The latest delay has boon occasioned by the delay in the arrival of an iron rail to separate the driveway from the foot walk. This , however , has now arrived , and is bnlng put into place as rapidly as possible. It is expected that the work will bo finished by the end of the week , and the viaduct will probably bo opened on Sunday. Police Court. Before the police judge yesterday there wcro four drunks , two paying $5 and costs and two being discharged. Two suspicious characters were discharged , as were also seven vagrants. The case against Constable Edgorton , accused of embezzling money from J. Murphy , was dismissod. The case of Charles Suhorn- berg , charged with sodomy , was contin ued until 5 o'clock this afternoon. Notify the Hnnltary Authorities. Porsous In the vicinity of the corner of Tenth and Harncy make loud complaint against the condition of tlio site of the old Green Tree house. The frame build ings have been removed , and four or five sink holes have boon left exposed. The odors therefrom are frightful and prejudicial - judicial to the health of the neighbor hood. Atichmocdy'ti Loans. Mr. Auohmoody , of County Clerk Needham's oflloo , is getting tired of trusting real estate dealers who do not have money with them to pay for record ing their transfers. Ho has now no less than $000 owing him because of his ac commodation , nnd for all of this ho is personally responsible. THE STAIR OF lETHLEHEM. Prof. Pickering , of Harvard , Throw * Doubts on Its Reappearance , Boston Herald : "No , I haven't soon tno star of Buthlohom , " said Prof. Pick ering , of the Harvard college obsorva- unknown to mo , had discovered presence in the heavens , but I could not hoc it. I looked for it with the naked eye. It isn't there , and the chances of its appearance are very uncertain , In deed. Astronomers are doubtful about it. Many of thorn do not believe it will como at oil. I have rocclvcd no ofllclul information from any quarter that thu reappearance of the star had been noted by responsible astronomers. Should it make its reappearance , it would bo an important astronomical phenomenon , and would bo observed with great poicntitic interest all over the world. Its value to astronomical study can hardly bo determined except upon its reappearance. Undoubtedly it would be of ureat value and scientists would probably bo enabled to ascertain its cause. Should it appear it would bo made a special study at the Harvard uni versity observatory. Astronomers have but Httlo authentic information about the so-called star of .Bethlehem. The only reliable data are these secured by Tyuho Crahn , the celebrated Danish astronomer , in 1673 , who discovered a very bright star in Cassiopeia , which was so brilliant that it could be seen with the naked eye in the daytime. About 1200 there was a similar stats and there was probably ono about 000 , but there is no certainty that thny wcro the same. From this uroso thu idea that thcro is a star of Bethlehem which appears every 315 years or so. As to thu belief that great misfortunes will occur upon the earth as a result of the reappearance of the star , that is sheer nonsense. But Just another word : There Is no historical evidence whatever that the star of Bethlehem is the star which Is said to have appeared upon the birth of Christ. Thn bible speaks of It as thu 'star of the cast. ' Thin could not have been the star of Bethlehem , as that did no ) appear m rlio cast , but In the north. " The Champion Roitlo-Cnrrlor. St. Jamo's Gazette : An extraordinary scene wits witnessed last evening in the Kcnnington road. It appeared that u man named George Hood , who was do- Hcribod as the champion go as-you please bottle-carrier , had undertaken for a wugur to run and walk from the Spread Eagle , Epsom , to llio Sir Sydney Smith , Chester street , Konnington road ( a dis tance of nearly sixteen miles ) , with a two-gallon stone bottle on Inn head , nock downward , within two hours and thrcu- quurters. Punctually at 4 o'clock Hood Blurted on his journuy , being followed by hundreds of persons and numerous vehi cles. The performance had been well ad- vcrtiicd , and a long time before the arri val of the pedestrian at the Sir Sydney Smith hundreds of persons begun to a > semble In the Konnington road , and shortly before the appointed time the crowd had become so great that for half a mile the pathways and road were crowded and it wait with great difllcully that the trum-car and other trafliu was was carried on. About twenty minutes to 7 o'clock a shout was raUod , and Hood with hU bottle was seen In the distance. Shortly afterward ho arrived at the Sir Sydney Smith , four minuU'S under the appointed time , nmldst the greatest x. cltetnant and shouting of the pcopla. During winter the blood gets thick and sluL'L'iKh , now U the time to purify it , to build up pour Byeteiii ami lit yourself for hard work , by using Dr. J. 11. McLean H StrenijthcuinBCordial and Bloodrun ; , h'cr. . '