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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1887)
V ! THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THUliSHAlT. JUNK 30. 1887. TUB -DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MbRNING. TRIMS or acnscniirriO'J ! . lnllr ( Mornl.isr EdltloiO tncluillnit Bundar Ihr , Ono yoor. . . < . : . . , t . ' . . . , . . (10 00 F6r 81.x Month' * . , . . . . A Col Korllirco. Months , . , . . . . . ' . . . , . V K J'lio Uinnhn Hominy UKE , mailed to any , nadro < i3,0no Year. . . . ' . . . . . 2 K ornrr. No. Mi Afrn VM pinxA'i STIUTV. Nrw VonK oirtcx , l > ov ( i * . , Tiuiii'VR Ht'ii.tii > o , W48UI.SUTU.V orrici : , No.SUTu connespONDtKCB ! All communications relntlng to news' nnil edi torial mnttcr cliould bo ad'lrussotl to tbu Cut- Ton or THE 1U.E. JUStNC33I.T.TTinS ) ! All lmslno 8 lotto" nnrt remittancesshould l ) ildro sod to TUB Men I'uuusiiiNa COMI-ANY , OMAHA. Druftn , chouks nnd po tofllco order' to bo made poyublo to the ortlirof the company IHE BEE POBLISHIKliPHT , PROPRIETORS , E. HOSEWATEH. Eniron. THE DAILY nEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation , Blalo of Nebraska , I , County of Douslas.SlS | > . (5eo. B. TzschucK , secretarv of The Bof rubllshlnK company , docs solemnly sweai that Iho nclual clrculallon ot tlio Dally Hee for Iho week ending Juno 24 , 18S7 , was a : follows : Balurday.June 18 14.2.V Kundav. Juno 10 , ' -0 ( Jlrmday , Juno 20 1-1,02 ; Tuesday , JitnoSt 14,05 ( Wednesday , Juno 22 . ( ( Thiirdilay , JnnoS ) 1-1,02 , ii-i 1-4,01 Friday , J uno - Avcraco 14.17 ; ( iEO. li. TZSCHUOK. Subscribed and sworn to before mo thl ; &thelayof Jmiulb37. N. 1' . FEII. . fSEAL.1 Notary I'litillfi. Oeo. B. TzsclmcV , bclns ; first duly sworn clejHJSPS and says that he Is secretary of Th < ] ie > o I'uhllflhlni ; company , that the actua avcrnpo dally circulation of the DallvlSco : the month of for .lime. IBbO , 12.29' ' copies ; for July , 1SSO , 12,314 copies for Aucfiist , 18M5 , KAM copies ; for Seplem her , I8s0 , 13,030 cotiles ; for October , 1830 12,069 copies ; for November. 1880 , , , copies ; for December , l&SO. 13,237 copies ; fo January 1887 , 10,200 copies ; for February 1887 , 14,106 copies ; for March. 1887 , 11,40 copies ; for April , 1887,14,310copies ; for May 1867 , 14,227 copies. Gno. D. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed and sworn to before mo this 4tl dayot Juno A. D. , 1887. I SEAL. | N. 1' . FEIL , Notary Public THE grave of Ovid has been found , bu Mr. Tliurston is yet missing. IOWA jobbers denounce the intcr-statc law. The law is all right the railroat jobbers are wrong. THE Crete assembly opened under UK most favorable oircumatancos , and tin attendance will bo largo. IT will bo wortli the attention of thos living near Wakelicld , to hear Genera VanWyok on 4th of July. THE "Fisheries Dispulo" has no caused a war for several weeks. Th signs of Iho times all point toward liar rnony. WHEN it comes to printing steals am crooked jobs in connection with publl printing , commend us to Rounds < ! Taylor. _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ AN escaped lunatic at Columbu frightened the people yesterday. II claimed to bo the rnascotlo of Omaha' base ball club. IT is said that Mr. Cody is leading very gay lifo nt London. Yet whei ho thinks of his opportnnities , ho i astonished at his moderation. IN order to moro fully occupy the field the evening appendage of Lincoln' morning paper , will soon receive the as Bociatod press reports. "THERE are fifty-fivo empty jails ii Iowa , " is the claim of an excited prohi bition exchange. Probably Qulnn Bo Iianou is hiding in one of them. THE Council Bluffs papers still kcc ] howling about the bridge question. 1 these editors would go to work and bull ! the bridge and do less talking wo woul < have moro faith in the enterprise. IT is reported that Editor Cutting ha finally taken to the lecture field. He i unmolested while the Chicago boodlcr nro denied bail. Hero is u pointer fo Borne benovolqnt anti-poverty society. Tncnn willlbo a biiloon ascension i Omaha Suly 4th. It will not equal th famous ascension of the BEE'S balloon i 1875. No air ship in this world will eve equal that. IT will bo humiliating to the America caglo to bo obliged to hear Howe , Hun phrey and Colby speak on the Fourth c July. But then the eagle will bo con polled to do it , if it holds its job. THE same day that Jay Gould was n ported dead , six Baltimore politician Wore sentenced to two years in jail fo corrupt political methods. It soome that the idea was to make a clean swce while about it. FORGETFUL of the fact that Jay Goul recently made an association a preset of a few acres of land , the Now Yor Slntcs , according to our dispatches t < day , lampoons the A\ all street gamble in a shameless if not shameful manner. THE Jersey Lilly has made San Frai Cisco her legal residence. After si months she will sue for a divorce. In tli case of FredJy Gobhard , this shows wlu itrict attention to business will accoui pUsh. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ft A LINCOLN paper uvys : Thurston is 01 delivering his "famous lectures o Grunt" and does not know that ho wanted in Omaha. A lecturu on wlu the eloquent man knows about oil roon would corny nearer filling a long fc want. DEN BUTLEU has written a long lotti denying that church bolls conn"seated I him at Now Orleans , during tiie wa were sold and the proceeds appropriate to his own uso. General Butler wl pretty soon circulate the story that 1 used those spoons to manufacture ca noa. . - * " _ KISSANE , alias Rogers , thu Californ millionaire , has finally come into cour through counsel , and filed a demurrer f\ \ the suit of the Chemical National bur ff' \ ' f'- of New York , claiming that the suit f'kf - barred by the statute of limitation. Th kf may be good legal ground Against pa intf the claim , but it will uothelp-Ktsiui in mhlntalniuK his claim that ho it a r formed man and trying to load un ui rlftlitllta. Close of the Fiscal Tcnr. . " The fiscal year of'tho national govern ment ends wtlh todaywhen the- books which record the vast operations of , tlu treasury for the past twelve months wit bo clo qd. There'nre no conllnuous no county in the gdvorntnenrs. system' doing its financial business. All. chlmi upon Iho government which ara not hi controversy , and for wliich suiliclcnt'np prlntiona were made by congress , will b < pfactwnlly settled to-day , so far as tin treasury Is concerned. Tlio operation of the year closing have been consider nMy in excess of the estimates given b ; the secretary , of the treasury Inhi last annual report. , The receipt will go' beyond. ' the estimate ! amount by at least $00,000,000 , , and vcr ; likely more. A month ago the indica lions wore that the total receipts tor tli year could not fall below $30,000,00 moro than two-thirds of which has coin from customs. As tlio expenditures pro Tided for by. appropriation bills am statutes amounted to 1 00,000,000 , th .surplus of receipts over expenditures litho the closing fiscal year must amount I over § 100,000,000. To-morrow paymon will begin of the remaining three pc cent bonds , amounting to $10,700OOC , and the appropriations for the now fisca year will go into effect. These disburse incuts will help tlio money markul which , however is not nt this tim in pressing need of help , but after th treasury has redeemed the bonds incom will again run ahead of outgo , and b , the first of October at farthest the sin plus will begin to pile up again , Carefu estimates place the accumulation in th next llscal year , before any legislatlo : by congress for reducing the rcvenu could become operative , at $ (5,000,000. It is this pretty well assured situatloi that has caused a good deal of apprehcn sion in financial circles regarding th future of the money market , induced pressure on the president to call ai extra session of congress for the specif ! purpose of dealing with the ques tion of revenue , and led t much inquiry and suggestion rcgardinj the probable policy of the treasury an the authority it possesses for coming t the relief of the money market. W < have heretofore referred at length to th last of these matters , and it is sutllcien nt present to say that while the secrolnr of the treasury appears to have no doub o ! his authority to buy unmaturcd bond : or to anticipate a year's interest , ho evidently dontly is not disposed to use the author ity unless the exigency shall bncomo ex trcmely urgent Thcro is reason to believe liovo that ho does not now entertain an ; fears that such n condition will b reached. With regard to the second mal ter , there has been no indication tha the president has at any time looked fr vorably upon the proposition for a extra session. Events after July ma change his views , but at present ho i undoubtedly not disposed to convcn congress in advance of the regular time As to the anxiety in financial circles i seems to have recently abated , due to th convincing fact that notwithstanding th accumulation of money in the treasur there has been during the closing User year nu increase of nearly $70,000,000 i the currency. In view of this expericnc there is certainly some difficulty i impressing the view that an it crease of the treasury jsurpli must necessarily result in cui roncy contraction , however probabi and natural that result may on fin thought appear. But in any event th accumulation of a vast sum in the trcai ury annually in excess of the require mouts of the government is a very ser ous mutter , which must bo n source c distrust so long as it is continued. Th treasury would bo in an abundantly sal position if it held only one-fourth of ii present surplus , and unquestionably tti people would be better oil' to the auioui : of the difi'eronco. Tlio Disastrous Ditcli. A great deal of information has re coutly been given the public rcgardin the present condition of the Pauam canal project. All of it has come froi people who wore in n position to kno the facts and whoso responsibility givi character to their statements. It show that scheme to bo in n very bad way , au if possible , a little nearer the point < complete collapse than over before. So oral Frenchmen connected with the can company recently arrived in New Yoi on their way back to Trance , and they a agree in representing the situation an the outlook as most unpromising , is the well - worn dilllculty < a want of money. It hi been n hard push with the company f < some time to meet their largo and ncce srry expenditure. The labor lias m been paid with regularity and this IK created much complaint. The compan reduced its staff and cut down salarie but it still ran behind in its financial a fairs , Then now dilliculties in the wet have boon encountered , ono of which the disposition of a mountain to slid down into the cuttings , wliich on accoui of the clayey soil and abundant rains Ira proved a most troublesome obstructiot If this could bo readily ovcrcon another obstacle would be fout in the Chagros river , no wn of controlling which has y been discovered. It Is believed that ' cllct cither of these objects will roquii as much capital as is already sun ! amounting to several hundred milllor of dollars. Ono of the returned Frenchmen gave i as his opinion that it would require 11111 years yet to complete the canal , that is everything works in perfect order at there is plenty of money provided. Tl question of securing the money is a vci surious ono , concerning which the inte Tiowcd Frenchman was not nltogoth hopeful. On the last subscription mat 200,000,000 francs are to bo paid in Jul ; provided the company is able to show sutllcicutly largo output to wa rant further subscriptions , This cannot do honestly , but it will'undent odly not permit any sentiment to star In the way. It is very likely , thorefor that the French subscribers wlllallo themselves to bo again gulled by DoLc sops and supply him with their goo money to DC buried beyond'tho hope < recovery. While everybody else sei that the construction of the Panan canal on the present lines la very neat impossible , or conceding its possibl that the cost will be so enormous that will never pay as an investment , tl French people seem to bo blind both ' the evidence of fuels and re ton nnder the . spoilt . , ' DcLcssop's romantia assurance , least that has boo.u the experience-and 3 very likely to bo. repeated. The mis * ortuno of It is that most of the capital' already embarked .belongs to the largo class of small proprietors , in. Franco , mno of whom can boar. Heavy , losses. When the collapse of thlsouldrjrio shall como it will carry down , with it to ruin thousands of families. ' Ilolplne the Gamblers. The action of the secretary of the Tcusury In directing the advance ay- neni of Iho July interest in bonds , with out rebate , for the purpose of relieving tlio money stringency in New York last week , brought about by the operations of the stock gamblers , has subjected him to tlio first unkindly criticism ho has re ceived. Thu New York World remarks , ipon it that it "will again excite Iho in quiry whether the main business of the rcasury department is to guard the in < tcro3ts of Wall slrcet speculators and iclp them out of their dilliculties when ilieir ventures and schemes got then ; into trouble. " That journal refuses tc admit the force of any of the several obvious arguments which might b ( urged in defense of the treasury , uono ol wliich it thinks would probably have had any influence if there had not been t Hurry in the stock exchange. The secretary of the treasury had prece dent for his action , and the anticipatior of inlcrcst by a few days is perhaps nol in itself a ierious matter , but the policj of making the treasury n bulwark for the speculators and thereby cncouraslnijthls element , is certainly ono to bo con donmed. The people nughjt justify the .ccrct-iry . of the treasury in straining his authority to avert a financial disturbance that would imperil the legitl mate business interests of tin country , but they cannot approve of his most moderate use of any power ho mas possess to help out the schemes of stool speculators or any similar class of gani' lilers. Tlicso persons have nothing 111 common with the interests and welfare of the people , and it is t'uO people tc whom tlio national treasury belongs , Whatever aid or support it gives to the speculators is therefore inimical to the welfare of the great body of these whose property it is. Secretary Fairchild has shown n care ful and conservative tendency , and doubtless ho had only tlio best mo Lives in this matter , but it musl bo remembered that ho is t Now York man , and that Now lork financiers are proverbially uneloi the inlluonce of Wall street. In the present administration political direction comes from the south and financial opin ion from the mart of the nation's monoj centre. It is not possible that the prcs ent secretary of the treasury will bo abl < to resist this influence if ho should desire to. Wo quito agree with the World that our national financial policy is no ! likely to secure public confidence if it it to bo regulated or influenced by the ec- cenlric movements of Wall street and the reckless schemes of adventurous speculators. ' ' Hounds nnrt Taylor's First Job. When Hounds and Taylor came loOma ha from Washington , with the r.iputatior as the mosl expert boodlers and jobber ; that over had control of the government printing office , these who knew them best predicted that it woulel not bo lonp before they would got Ihelr work in at Omaha. Wo have not been waiting VJTJ long. They began laying their pipes fein n raid on the city treasury eturing the session of the legislature , when their rowdy editor , with their backing , carried on the most disreputable warfare faro upon the honest members of tht Douglas delegation , and caused th < charter to bo mutilated by the judiciary commitleo boodlers. The tight between the council and thi police commission over the appointment of tioavoy as chief of police , in whicl their billy editor has played his part ai confidential counsellor , adviser am champion of the Moymhan combine , hai given Rounds and Taylor the desired op portunity to make themselves solid will Fat Ford and other members of tin council who liberally patronize certaii saloons and resorts in the Third ward. The objeclivo poinl all along has beei 10 capluro the city advertising at an ex travagant figure and make the llcpubli can the olllcial paper of Omaha. For tlio past ten years il lias been tin custom of the council to direct the cit ; clerk , by resolution , to invilo proposal for cily advertising , under spccifn conditions. A scheme was devised ti sleal a march on all competitors and , i possible.to rush this job through Ihu conn 011 by omitting the passage of the usua resolution and without specifying tin conditions under wliich bids were to bi received. To this end the city clerk wa induced to sandwich a word or tw < about "printing" inlo an official advertise mcnt for bids. This was done by insert ing the following card among a lot o oillcial advertisements : NOTIOI : . The undersigned will receive bids until o'clock p. m. , Saturday , the 25th day of June A. D. 18t > 7 , for the followins supplies to b furnished , and the official printing to b done , for the next fiscal > car cominoncln July 1,1SS7 , as follows , viz : liny , oats , corn , coal and leu ; also th printing of ordinances ana official notice fiom the various city offices. The city council reserves the right to rejec any and all bids. J. 13. SouTiiA.ni > , City Clerk. Can there bo anything moro ingenious Mixing the ollicial printing with bids fo hay , oats , corn , coal and ico. It is a pu np job on its face I The parties who con cooled and engineered the job did not in tend that tlioru should bo competition and their bid is proof of that fact. J Taylor & Hounds were allowed tocarr , this job through to the. end , the clt ; would pay them double the rate that the gladly accept from Omaha merchant and foreign advertisers. By mere accident , the printing claus in this hay , corn and ice nolle was discovered by the editor o the BEE and the trickery of the scheme : became manifest at onco. This was enl two or three days baforo the 23th. H tiled the BEE'S bid with the clerk on Sal urday , just in time to have it receive with that of the Rounds & Taylor jobbon This was done as a moro matter of fora From the outset the 'peculiar .nolico it sorted by City Clerk Southard was n garded by us as illegal and not in accor with the requirements of the charter. The section of the charter relating t city printing roads M follows : Seel 133. .The council at the commenct mont of each year , or aa soon thereafter a may be , shall deslpiatn some dally new : taper , printed In' the city , as the olllclt paper of the city , In which shall be publlshe all Rcncr.il ordinances ami all notices or olhcr proeccdlncs required by law or orrtl- nanco lo the public. All publishing of the city shall bo let by contract lo the lowcsl respon sible bidder-and Ihc newspaper > \hlcli shall bo awarded the contract , ns Iho lowest ro- BponslblobUliler.for ) iulllsilnenUtho ! mailer ; hcr'cliibcforo spcclllud , shall bo the ono Ues- Isnated as Iho official paper of the city. ' Prorlilcrt. That said paper shall have at least two thousand (5,000) ( ) circulation for sto moti'.hs last prccoptllns the time of bid. The manifest intention of the law is Firsl , lhal all proposals shall cxpresslj slalo for "publication of ordinances , ' and not for "city printing , " because "city printing" implies the printing o blanks , lotlcr heads , clc. , for which nns job ofllco may bid , while ofilcial advcrtls ing can only bo done in n daily news paper , and lhat paper should bo requirci to accompany its bid with a sworn state' mcnt of circulation for at least six month ! previous to Ihe bid. Second , tlio law re quires that the contract for ofilcial advertising vortising shall bo lot at Iho commence ment of each year. The council has nc right to invite bids beyond the the commencement of Iho ncxl year , Third , the clerk specifics Iho fiscal ycai beginning July 1 , 1887. The next fisca year , under the charter , begins with Jan uaryl , 18S8. City Attorney Webster , when askci yesterday to stale whether the counci could legally lol the advcrtlsinj beyond the first of January conslrucd tlio charter provisions a meaning that they could only le such contract from July , 1897 , to Jonu ary , 1838. Upon assurance from Council man Hascall , given just before the conn cil was called to order last evening , tha the clerk would doubtless bo required l < readverliso for proposals wilh Iho specific cific conditions required by law , the bii of the daily HUE was withdrawn. ThI was not done secretly , bul nearly councilman was advised of Ihe fact. In spilo of the assurances given bi Ihcso councilmcn lhat the proposal should bo considered void , the counci has awarded the contract to the Rcpubli can , at an exorbitant price. The wa : it was done showed jobbery on its face The Rounds . & Taylor bid was rcferrci to the commitleo on printing , and tw ( members of that committee , Ford am Manvlllo , ignoring Mr. Kitchen , ils chair man , who was absent , made a report in stantor , when common usage and do coney required thai the chairman slioule at least have a chance to take part In iti decision. The queslion is , will Taylor & Round : bo allowed lo dip their venal hands inlc Iho cily IroaPtiry wilh impunity almos before they have become voters o Omaha ? If jobbery and boodling an aain active forces in the cily council Ihe taxpayers will have lo invoke tin power of the courts , as they have doui on several former occasions. The tiossnn of Onko Sharp. Since the conviction of Boss Tweed bj a New York jury , no event has transnircc in the American metropolis that will pro eluco ti more wholesome effect in check ing the political blood poison that hn ; tlircaleniid Ihe very life of the nation than the conviction of Jake Sharp. Tin corruption of municipal , stale and na- lional legislalures has become a mallei of such common noforioly lhal Iho popu lar conscience no longer resisls attack : upon the integrity of th'e law making power. It is only when tlu moral sentiment of communi ties becomes thoroughly aroused bj the bold and reckless infidelity of truslee public sorvanls , and the wholesale bribery of aldermen and legislators , thai districl altorneys and jurors are norveel up to the fearless discharge of thelt sworn duties. The operations of Jake Sharp , like these of the great Tammany chief , were of such magnitude and car ried on with such disregard of all the ordinary precautions that are usually taken by men who are engineering a great scheme through bribery , that it became came the prevailing impression that his accomplices were too numerous to expose - pose him to any risK of being brought to justice. Both Tweed and Sharp doubtless believed tha public si'L'timent had become so d'lllci lo prevailing lack of integrity in publii places , that the officers of the law wotili note their conduct with indifi'orenco. Tin conviction of Bos Tweed broke up tin corrupt Tammany ring and sot the wheels of municipal reform in motion al over the country. The conviction o Jake Sharp following close on the hooli of the Chicago booolers , marks the be gining of another era of municipal urn legislative reform. The fiat has gem forth that bribery must bo rooted out and boodlors must bo treated the same as burglars , incendiaries and highway men. IT is reported from Now York tha Jake Sharp , the father of boodlers , i dying. It is certainly the safest thinj lhat Mr. Sharp can do. THE crown prince has had anolhci convulsion. The prince has caught cold and Iho doclors will give him a long needed rest. 8TATK AXI > T13U1UTOUY. Nebraska dotting * . Gage county ranks third in yount ideas. i Richardson county farmers are har veslinR wheat. > t Phittsmouth is tlirdatcued with n furniture nituro factory. Lincoln gambloM now divide Iho spoil : wilh Ihu police court' Mindon's crcan rv building is com pleled and ready for business. The Fairlield Herald has been lurnci Inlo a sluice-box o prohibition. The Lincoln Democrat was throwr into painful contqi fions n day or Iwe ago by the annoutfcijment that the Elk horn Valley road , had solecled Oinulit for ils Nebraska , headquarlers , am tittered a prolonged snarl about "stul lines" and such rot , , , 'i'hcso daily exhibitions tions of petty jealousy are gelling bald headed and hoary , and only oxclto t great gulp of pity for tlio author. A gallant member of Omaha's drum mlng brigade , while sampling Choyonm by gaslight , found the sister of a Siom Cily acquainlance on the threshold of i lifo of shame , It was the old story o waywardness and wickedness in cnua parts , but the slight glimpse she luut o gilded misery was sufficient for a life time. Tears of repentance and promise of reform were exchanged for the nccos sary funds to return homo , where a sorrowing rowing mother and anxious family awaited her. The generous < lrun\ino : did a noble act and booked a largo ordo ; on the ledger of St. Peter. "Wo publish to-day"says Iho Rapid Cily Jqurnal , "onolher letter relative t < making a display of Black Hills mincra and agricultural productions at UK Omaha exposition which will bo heh from September ; 0 to 10 , Inclusive , This letlcr is from J. H. McSliauo. sccrclary of Iho Omaha fair and oxposillon assocl- utton , and supplcme'iils Ihe ) oiler of the railroad company of free transportation , with a louder of ple.ntv of coed spacu in the exposition for the exhibit. The people ple of Iho hills should meet such ad vances half way. The limo is near n ( hand whim they will do a great deal ol business with Ihe people of Omaha ami Nebraka generally , and here au onportit' ' nity is ofi'oreul for Iho display ot much that wo have to sell where it will atlracl the attention of those who may become : buyers. " town Items. The Twenty-first Iowa will hold thoh next reunion and annual harvest home at Mtuichcslcr , about tlio 20th of August , The gas well at Fort Dodge proved tc furnish a line quality of carbolic acid gas Iho kind which puts out a lire instead of igniting. Creslon ladies have eubscrlbcd n sufii- cicnt amount for the purchase of a mag nificent silk Hug for their base ball club , Iho particular pmlo of thai lown. The assessed valuation of DCS Molncs amounls lo $10.700,000 , an increase ovci last year of ? 250,000. The valuation o : personal properly has decreased sflOO.OuO , The business men of Fort Dodge have agreed to raise a bonus of $5,000 to secure cure the location in lhal lown of Iho 111 ! nols Central rouuil house and ropaii shops , The salvalionisls struck hard luck whet Ihoy attempted to convert Davenport and Saturday gave tiio job up and left lown in disgust. They also left cousiel- erablo rent unpaid. An unknown man ticketed for Han over , Kan. , was killed by Iho cars at i'u cilic Junction n few days nno. Thu bodj was cut to pieces by the train. Aboui $500 in French golel coin was found h his pocket. The farmers of tlio vicinity of Irotor have organised an association to shi | and market grain , live stock and al kinds of f.xrm produce ; also to buy am sell lumber , lath , shingles , etc. Article ! of incorporation have been filed with tlu secretary of slalo. The Sanborn lady who practices thi mind cure was a few days ago out riding behind a vicious muslang , when Iho ani mal ran away , elomolifahing Iho vchlch and somewhat injuring the lady. Tin profane are now calling upon tiio phy sician to heal herself. Dakota. Rapid City real estate is valued ai 1,050,000. The damage to Grand Forks resulting from Ihe recent tornado is now placed a $100,000. Crop prospects in the country tribularj to Yaukton are said lo be the best m the history of that region. A now kind of bug that works on the glowing fiax is giving tno farmers ol Brookings county much trouble. The Deadwood Smelting Works com pany , capital $100,000 , has been organ ized. One half the stock has been sub scribed. The Dakota Boll declares that "Colonel llossdealer , before being lynched Wed- nahday night , handed us $2 and requested - quested that the paper bo continued tc his family for another year. The colonel is a gentleman and a public-spirited citi- zon. Our best wishes accompany him. " A huge wild cat attacked the henroost of John Day , in Oliver county. Mrs. Day , in the absence ot her husb-nul , after liuding forty hens and ducks killed , elrow n shotgun on the cat. The small shot served to infuriate beast. Mrs. Day de fended hcrcclf with an ax , and after n desperate struggle killed the cat. The Custor City Chronicle has "inside information" that Iho B. A : M. surveyors ' are running a line up Beaver crcuk. 'The parly has been on that stream for the pasl Iwp weeks and that they have run three different lines from the Wyoming line up Beaver crook , a distance of twelve miles. Their ciimp has been about seven miles above tlio S. anil G. calllo ranch until recently , when they moved twenty miles further north. Il is evidently their intention to survey u line into the oil , sail and coal fields of Wyoming. AVyoniliic- Oil and mining companies , with unlimited - limited capital on paper , are Hooding the territorial roads. Specimens of ere from Iho Rislori mine in the Silver Crown district , assay $180 to $100 in gold per ton. A board of tradp with 100 members has been started in Cheyenne , to wuooii up the town and cotinlry. The ponilcntinry commissioners have returned from an eastern trip , filled with a variety of styles for a territorial jail. The Oil City Oil company , with capital stock placed at ! ? 2,500,000 , has been in corporated lo work a claim in Crook county. A big court martial will be held atForl Russell early next month. General Henry Mororw , of Fort Sidney , will be Iho president. Fine specimens of gold bearing quartz have been brought to Douglas from Glen- rock. Uich mineral developments are cxpecled in that neighborhood. The assessment roll of Laramie county , includingChovonno , foe > ls up $8,010,077 , as ag.unst $7,233,1128 hist year. This does nol include railroad assessment , which will bring Iho lolal up to $11,000,000. The Fort Laramie Irrigating Canal company , with a capital of $70,000 , , pro poses to construct a ditch and necessary laterals to carry walor from Iho Nortli I'latte river for meehiuiical and domestic uses and for irrigation. The total loss from tha destruction oi snowshcd No. 8 , which burned wosl ol Sherman on Friday night , is over $5,000. The sheel was 1,300 feet long anil thu rail road ties bciiieath ilvoro dcslroycd , while Iho rails were warped out of shupo , Colorado. Waterworks arc being built at Mont- roso. roso.The Duckctl fish pond at Cucnin , con tains 200,000 trout six months old. Beer has dropped to five cents a glass in Duningo , and is still gem down. The corner stone at Pueblo was laid by the Masonic fraternity last Thursday. The Belcher mine near Carbon has been sold to a Now Yorker named God frey for $100,000 cash. Father Mntz , paslor of St. Ann'sCalho- lie church in Denver , has been ap pointed eoadjulor of Colorado. The carpenters of Denver have re solved upon the nine hour day , and as the contractors refuse to agrco to il a slrikc is an early certainty. The Fort Worth & Denver railroad has voted lo increase Ihe capital stock to $20,000,000 , the surplus to bo used in completing the road between these points , A young man in Delta was unmerci fully cow-hided a few days ago for merely asking ono of the ranchmen if ho could spark his daughter. The old man snid lhat if the young man had asked him to court or set up with her , il would have boon all right , but that the word spark made him kinder road. The License Hoard. The license board met yesterday In the mayor's office. The board consists of the city clerk , president of the council and the mayor. The board refused a license to C. A. Bocht , Twenty-eighth and Doeigo streets , on complaint of per sons in the neighborhood , and reported the names of fifteen saloonkeepers to Chief of Police Scavoy , who are to bo notified that they will bo closnd in twenty-four hours unless their bondsmen qualify. After general discussion of li- con3e aflairs , Ibo board adjourned. ' Ooluhton Collnco Connnenoom 5nt. The ninth annual commencement ol Creighton cpllego took plnco last even ing , and was a brilliant and conspicuous event iu Omaha's collcgiato annals. Kvory Inch of available space in Exorcise hall of the college building was occupied by the smiling ami expectant friends ol the ambitious young students. The hall was boauUfullv and becomingly decor alcd , especially Ihe slage , which was fcs looned with Hags and llowors. On the righl of the platform was a portraiture of Iho lalo Kdwarel Croigliton , Iho foun tier of Iho college , nml on Iho lefl hi ; wife , Mrs. Mary L. Croiehton , while im mediately In the rear of Iho platform was a largo and excellently executed painting of the Right Kev , Bishop Jaui\s ( O'Connor , D. D , Among the distinguished persons pies ent were Governor iloliu M. Tiiuyor Hon. John A. Creighton , Rev. Join : Jenncllu , Rev. McDonald , Kev. Ryan , ol Columbus , Rev. Colniorl , secretary to bishop , Rev. Choka , Rnv. Coop mans , S. J. Wllboos. The even lug exorcises were inaugiinitcel by a charmingly rendered over ture , "Tho Tourist1 by R. Schluppureli , at the hands of Prof. S. lioll'mann's ad mirable orchestra. Following this came the prologue , or introduction , by Alfred Donaghuu , whleli evinced careful preparation and was de livered vvitli an esprit that lold of a mosl thorough course ot elocutionary study , "By the Kitchen Fire , " a lecture by Win. T. Doran , in which Iho enliro class look part was ono of Iho mosl enjoyable and inslruclivo features of the evening' * programme , being nolhiiij. : moro or less than a profoundly sciunlilio disquisition on heat , its personnel , its powers , ellects and utility , the wonders it has already procreated and what may yet bo attained from ils development anil study. After various interrogatories by the class , Mr. Doran said : "Heat maybe used , not only lo express a particular sensation in Iho sense of touch , but also to describe that particular stale or condilion of mailer wliich produces lhat sensation in us , There is no essonlial elilVoronco between heat and cold when wo abstract our sen sation and consider only thu body which impresses it. The action of heating ia simply the inverse of lhat of cooling and thu word heat designates the cause oi this kind of action , " and thus ho pro ceeded enlarging and expanding upon the subject until iho brain became bewil dered wilh its complex and abilruso phases. He entered inlo a etcop yet com prehensive exegesis of tlio subject , ex plained why one fuels cold and another warm under the same conditions ; of the intensity necessary to melt the different metals , and how it acted in the process , of contraction and expansion , of the possibilities of radialcd heal ; latent heat , its capacity and effects , the heat of crys- lallzatlon ; the causes and preventions for spontaneous combustion , fire damp and so forth and so on ad infinitum. During this very scicnlitic and learned dissertation Mr. Doran was assisled by all manner of scientific and ingenious apparatus piromctors , leromolors , thur- inomcturs , etc. , olc. All these instruc tive experiments were accompanied by their chemical explanations , and set forth in a manner as to make them under standable to all. Following all this scientific profundity came a most cheering and exhilarating selection from the opera of Rigollelto from Ihe orchoslra , which was heartily applauded. " 1 am a shepherd of the valley , la , la , la , la , la , la. With mv sheep I wander dally , Whore tlio tender urass Is growing , where the laughing waters play. Where the Vernal winds are blowing , With my flock 1 love to strny. " Were the sweet , entrancing words , at tuned in softest melody , thai bore filled Iho hall. It was a lovely song and sang with inimitable grace and harmony by St Caccolia choir , an organization that owes everything to thu efficient and masterly training of Prof. Holfman. .An encore that would not bo denied again brought forward the choir , and this limo Ihoy cave wilh equally pleasing ett'eot "The Boat Song. " The choir con sists of eighteen boys , ranging from the age of eighteen lo eight , and the melliflu ous blending of their fresh voices , and their admirable time and perfect meas ure , spoke volumes in behalf of their proud and able instructor. The dramatic dialogue , "Tho Coming Journalist , " with Tiuiniy Lee , Denny O'Neill , Will Waeldell , Ed Lowery Rod. Murphy , James Davis and Albert Murphy as the dramatis porsonro , kept the audience in a bcautilic slate of tililla- tion from exordium to close. The hits and lake-oils bv Iheso embryonic news paper men on Iho fraternity of the day were numerous and of Iho most salient , pointed , and bomolimcs satirical and acrimonious description , but never failed lo bring down Iho house. The violin solo , an aria from Iligol- lelto , with orchestral accompaniment , by Master Emil Holfman , was a number par-oxcullonco , a performance of genuine merit. The young man's marvellous power over the violin will some day give him a position among the greatest of players. The musio of the violin is an exquisite music that appeals directly lethe the heart intones almost human , awak ening responsive chords everywhere , and wearing a mngio spell impossible to resist Young Hoffman has a delicacy and fcelini ; . a refinement and purity of tone that is fairly incredible in so young an artist. Another song by St. Caeeilisi choir , swincine ' "Neath the Old Apple Tree , " was greatly onjoyud , so much so , in fact , as to demand n recall , when "Fair is the Morning" was rendered. The second premier event of the even ing's brilliant programme was thu lec ture of CharlesTron/.cr , entitled "Behind the Engine. " This was another scion- lilic treatise that held the audience en- rant , ns all well digested compositions will. The sciences , lliero is so'mcllung so rcsisllcss , attractive and absorbing in them , when comprehensively and caba- bly treated never fail to ongroso an intel ligent audiuneo , and the audience at Creighton college last evening was a re markably intelligent one. Frenzor , ma terially "and ollicaciously assisted by a model engine which was mounted and running tull blnst upon the stage , to- gcthor with innumerable other scientific impedimenta , told all about steam , ils use's in iho days of its most primitive dis covery , when tlio iL-olopilo took the piiico of Uui steam engine of to-day , Walls' grand discoveries , advancements and improve ments , Iho strains , dificrenl pressures , atmospheric inlluencos , aoromulrv , and in fact a clear , complete and able anali- y.alion of Ihis wniiilorons morodicnt of potency and power in all of its ontlrity. Mr. Frenzer wns voceforously applauded and thu rucopiout of u beautiful floral Iribulo. This lecture was appropriately sup- plomuiilod wilh a lyrical ( illusion entitled ' 'Thu Song of Steam , " spoken with much eloquence and dramatic effect by Patrick Burke. An orchestral interlude , the "Salute to Grim , " a beautiful and Inspiriting Irish medley overature , followed , and was greeted with thu resounding plaudits of hand and voice. Father Dowllng , president of the colk'go , here announced that thu presentation of the mednls and prem iums would bu made by Governor Thayer , who was prosonl by special invitation , and who was at this juncture escorted upon thn platform , and without further delay this Interesting portion of the pro- gramma was carried out. The uold medal for elocution , for which there was thirly-livo conipoliiors , was awarded to Wilium T , Doran. who could not repress the happy and tri umphant smiio that wrcathnd his counte nance as the beautiful reward for his . wns pinned upon his broasl by Iho distinguished ohlof executive. Thn next in merit were Patrick IJurka nnd ilonrv M. Town. The gold medal for the best original essay \\M awarded to Kugeno U. Noon. The gold medal for excellence in de bate was awarded to Patrick llurko. The govorcor , In presenting the medals and premiums , shook each proud recipi ent by the hand , and said something en couraging , congratulatory nnd pleasing in his ear , and Iho icono was ono lhat nflordcd much nmusonvnt and pU'asuro to thn admiring fdeals of the younir btndunU. This happy ceremony was over , nnd the governor , at the tirrcnt solicltalion of Pros dent Dowllng , s-oppcd forward nnd said : Ladies and Gentlemen : I have found it impossible to rcslsl any request of our"- Her. li'thor , President Dtwling. I had no thought of being prcssol Inlo the service - vice this evening not the slightest hint that 1 would bo expected to make a speech. Some wev-ks ngo I received a cordial Invitation from tlo | president to bo prcsiMit at the lading of the corner stone of St. John's \hutch. I cam * und was amply rewarded for com- imr , for it was llien 1 received n most pressing request to bo present hero this evening. My friends were RO Impera tive in their invitations , thai , as you see , I am noro. 1 cannot express the plcos < nre 1 derived from the presentation of these te'stimoninls to thcso young stu dents. Il was unexpected , consequently the more enjoyed. 1 nm glad 1 was thus honored. The sight of thcso boys in col lege1 hero is a grand one to me , and as I look over ihis splendid audience I cannot help bul recall Nebraska as 1 know it thirty-throe years auo and contrast it with to-day. When 1 first saw Nebraska there were bin few whiles within her borders , ami most of tlwso were nt the old mission house at liellevuo. It was but one broad and limitless expanse of pralric.but look at it to-day. How beauti ful it is , with its Jloorish- ing cities and towns , treeless pains cut up into charming and thriving farms , with Its church steeples towering up from every village and every town , nnd school houses every where. Hero in the midst of this beauti ful city , fast growing in population , power and inlluiMicc , uvcrythiiiff evinces n high di'grco of prosperity. What has caused Ihcso changes in human power , energy unit life , what has brought about tlieso great and grand results ? Nothing , my friends , but Christianity and education. They go hand in hand and carry forward pro gress and enlightenment among all the people. Where thcso exist you will find the highest typo of civilization. Chrisll- nnily and education is the bulwark of the nation ; they uphold Iho people , tend to make thorn bettor , to elevate them tea a higher plane of lifo. The object ol all should bo to improve the condi tion of those around them. I rejoice at the prosperitv , the beneficent influences , the ennobling ef forts of Oreighlon college , and am glad of an opportunity to thus manifest my interest in it. Wo cannot take too docp an interest in our schools and colleges , for in them our children are to bo taught the ways of thcriirlit. The governor was uproariously ap plauded , and to the enlivening strums oi the orchestra the throngs dispersed. A NUISANCE. Tlio Koaltlentn In tlio Vicinity of the liny Market Objecting. A petition was yesterday presented from property-owners to the city council , complaining of the horse and hay mar kets on Jackson street as a nuisance. A Br.B reporter visited the market and in terviewed a number of the residents in the vicinity. The market extends along Jackson oetwcen Thirteenth and Fourth- tconlh slreols. Wagon horses , wagons and hay stood around on all sides in the most promiscuous manner and almost blocking up Iho slrcot to its full extent. The residents of thelocalily | arc indignant lhat Ihe nuisance has been allowed to exist so long. They say that apart from the stench arising from Iho presence of so many horses in front of their resi dences , they have scon more reason to complain about the conduct of the men who stand around making use of bad and often obscene language at their very door. So much is this the case that it is impossible for ladies to appear on the verandas of their houses , nnd when obliged lo BO out , it is often with difil- cully lhat they can force their way through the crowd of men , many oi whom are intoxicated , It is also worthy of note lhat there is considerable sick ness in Iho vicinity , arising , no doubt , from the nuisance complained of. MORTUARY MATTERS. Facts About Tlioso Who Have DO- parted I his Iifo. Yesterday afternoon at a.80 o'clock the funeral of Joseph Crawford took place from his late residence , 72i ! Pierce street. The deceased was a member of St. John's lodge 23 , A. F. nnd A. M. , as also the Moulders' union. Ho had worked for a number of years in the shops of the Union Pacific , and tlio members of his union , as also a number of his nmsonlo brethren took part in the funeral. Out of respect to his memory the foundry oi the shops was closed to-'day. KUDU. Dell lludd , Iho popular assislant of 0. S Iliggins. mourns to-day , with his wife , the death of their bright and promising little .son Adolbcrt , aged eight years , whose death occurred Tuesday night. The funeral will take place to-day at 10 n. m. from tlio residence of his parcnls , IIK I ) . HILLOCK In Ihis city Juno 28 , James B. Hillock , aied 58 years. Funeral to-day al2 p. m. from his lale rosl- elencu , 1511i Marcy street. IUIDD In this city June 23 , at 10 p. m , Adelliert II. , son ol Adelberl amlElUaucth Jlmld , ajjcd a months. Funeral to-morrow at 10 a. m. fiom Iho family residence , IU7 Division slieot. Friends of the family Invited. SIUUr.MAX-ln Ihis city .nine 20 , Klizilicth \\lfootCharlus Hhlroinan , aod 23 years nnd S months. Funeral to-morrow al 10 a. in. from her latq , residence , SOI Cedar cti col. ItKKSK In this oily Juno 20 , atOa.m. , Archie , ( son of William nnd Laura Iteoso , BBOil 1 joar and 2 months. Funeral to-morrow at - p. m. . from the family residence , 1003 Douglas street. GIuil Tonownnkn'N Friendly. A squalid band of Indians are en camped i.bovo tlio fair grounds and today - day several of them have been working the begging racket throughout tlio city. "Tonowanka , " a tall , wiry , yet antedi luvian looking buck , presents a paper which roads like this : Sir : Tcinowaiilca Is a iiood Indian nnd he iluro not go to the hunting grounds bocaiist ho Is friendly to the white * . Give him i nlcklo. home tobacco , old clothe * , anything. He will tin thankful for Urn kindness. Signed : Wom.r.v , Agent. Ills pleasing to note thatTonowunka is friendly lo Iho white man , as I hero arc only about thirty policemen in Omaha to defimd 100,000 of them. Montlnc of Tlnnorn. A mooting of union and non-union tin- ners n < ti held last night at their rooms , corner of Thirteenth : md Doujrlav slroots. A number of speakers addressed tha mooting , urging upon the men the neoei- Bity for organisation. Some eighteen or twenty new members ware admitted to the union. ' * A'I