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IK . ! THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , -JULY 4 , 18S7. ITHE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. MUMS or gufwcntrriov : jDnllr ( MorBl/iir Volition ) Including Sunday HHK , Ono Vonr . $10 01 Tor Six Months. . . . ' , . 0 00 For Three Months . i . 3M Ilio Omnhn Humlnjr HKK , mailed to fitiy JuMrc&s , Ouo Year. . . . . SCO rrirE , No. n Avn ffl1 FAJIVAM STIIK T. rmiK ornrit , UOOM li. Titlntrvr ntninisa. AHlIIMlrUX conncs r-otmocs ! All communlcntinru rolntlnir to news find Ml- trrlnl mm tor Miould bo aJ'lioj3cd to tbo EDI- Ton or TUU BET BUSINESS i.r.TTRnst All tiulnoMinttcrsnnrl remittances ihouldbo ftfldrCPSCld to TUB llKK I'UIII.ISIItMJ COMI'ANr , OvmtA. nrnfts , chockR and poitofflco ordnrs to bo made payable to thn ordtr of the edaiiuuy , IHE BEE POBLISHlSlipM , PROPRIETORS , _ E. KOSEWATEn. KntTon. THE I > AILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation. Btato of Nebraska. 1 County of DOULMRS.a' { " Geo. U. TzschuoK , secretary of The Boo Publishing company , does BolPinnly swear that the actual circulation of tlm Dally lleo for tlio week ending July 1 , 1SS7 , was as follows : ( Saturday.Juno 23 U.srx ) Sunday , Juno 20 14,200 Monday , J uno 27 H.Oi'i Tuesday , Juno 23 , : 14rri "Wednesday , June 'J 11.010 Thursday.I mm BO 14,0-Jo Friday , July I Ui 5 Averneo 7-1.150 , GKO. H. TZSCHUCK. rsworn u to nnd subscribed In my piesenco ibis Sd day of July , A. D. 1837. ' fSKAL.1 Notary l u"ilc. Btato of Nebraska , I Douglas County , jh3 Geo. B. T/schnck , nplng llrst duly swnrn , oejioscs and says that ho Is secretary of The Hco Publishing company , that tlio actual averacc dally circulation of tlio Dally Dee for the month of July , 1880 , 12.U14 copies ; for Aucust , ! ( * , 12.4M copies ; for Septem ber , 18SO , 13,030 copies ; for October. ISM , 12,089 copies ; for November. 1880 , l.,348 ) copies ; for December , JbfeO. 13,237 copies ; for January Ib87. 10.2W ) copies ; for February , lt 7 , 14,108 copies ; for March. 1K > 7 , 14,400 copies ; for April. 18S7. l4B10coples ; for May , 1887 , 14,227 copies ; for June 1837,11,147 copies. . . . . . . Gro. n. Tzscnucic. Subscribed nnd sworn to before me this 1st flay of July A. D. , lbS7. fSEAUl N. P. FEII , , Notary Public. IT would DO almost sacreligious for a minister to talk about that ball playing yesterday. CINCINNATI now has a crematory. She also bad a fidelity bank. In tbo latter the depositors were burnod. THE caglo will soar to-day. As Milton Nobcs would say It will soar so high that it will got so soar it can'teo.ir any higher. STUIHJV John Sherman says that ho does not believe Blalne is a candidate for the presidency. Mr. Sherman may speak ixdvisodly. - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE Chautauqua assembly at Crete yesterday was all that could bo expected. A largo crowd of interested visitors were in attendance. Mns. CixvKTjANn the latter part of this month will bo twenty-three years old. Mr. Cleveland , however , is much older Binco the Hag episode. Miig. JAMES BKOWN PorrKR has tried twice to act. In both times she has made n dismal failure. It is easy enough for nmatours to wring their hands and storm nnd do high tragedy , but it is an entirely diflbront thing to act. WHEN Howe and Colby and Gnggs nd 11 ay ward speak to-day , wo imagine the great American eagle will realize bow insignificant it really is. If it does not take to the woods , then our faith is lost in that proud bird. THE Itailway Age reports total track of How railway lines laid einco January 1 D.700 miles. A much larger trackage has been gnidod and is ready for rails. And yet the intor-stato law , it was predicted , would stop all railroad building. IT is a matter of deep regret that Mr. Crawford , who solemnly swore that he "Was an export orator , has been loftout of the programme on thia grand day. Truly it hath boon written that a prophet is without honor in his own country. i > - MR. JAY GOULD declares that ho is no a longer interested in the Union Pacific , because ho has decided not to invest in political railroads. According to Thomas L. Kim ball , the Union Pacific has boon out of politics for some time. Docs Jay Gould question Mr. Kimball's veracity ? TUB Paoiflo investigating committee has gone. It probed deep and adduced porno excellent testimony. ThoJdng boo of lobbyists and politicians. J. M. Thurs- ton , escaped being Interviewed. In after years Mr. Thurston will bo given the privilege of explaining his reasons for Hot appearing. THK southern farmers have taken Rep resentative Horr's advice to raise less li 1 and moro hogs. At Atlanta , Au gust 10 , a convention will assemble in that city , composed ot representatives from the ton different status , to consider the science and business of agriculture. The Atlanta Constitution says : "Com missioner Henderson and his associates have divided the subjects , giving each Btato its special topic of discussion , ixnd nblo writers and speakers are now en gaged from the Carolinas to Texas col lecting such facts and nrranclng such ar gument as will bo useful and convincing to the farmers of thu south. " Politicians have boon excluded , and the assembly will bo composed entirely of practical farmers. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THK reduction of the public debt dur ing Juno vus $10,852,725. This amount has seldom boon exceeded in any month , oven In the years when the aggregate debt payments were largest. This brings the total reduction of the fiscal year 1887 , which ended on Thursday last , up to $109,707,010 , which is $01,801,357 moro than the estimate made by the secretary of the treasury in his annual report last winter. The revenue has been greater nnd the expenditures loss than he sup posed they would be. Debt reduction never reached the $100,000,000 mark m any year previous to 1831 , except 1807 : and 1870 , In tbo former of the two last- mentioned years Ufas $ l33,001,3s5 , and In the latter , $101,001,010. The debt re- duotlon in 1881 and since then has been : 18S1 3100,069,4 ( 1883 8 63,463,771 JW3 U' > .543,811 18SM " - 182,879,444 1S37 10yT07,040 Thrj Illrthdfiy of the II o public. One hundred and cloven years ago to day the American republic had its birth. On the 4th day of July , 1770 , tlio final and irrevocable act which severed the al legiance of the American colonies to Great Britain was consummated. On that remarkable day was enacted ono of the greatest , bravest , and moat fir-rcaoh- ing events in all history , the adoption and proclamation of that declaration of independence which was the fruition of the hopes nnd nipirallons of the patriots of that tlmo , which has since been the admiration ot all mankind , and which Is still and mint ever be an Inspiration to liberty everywhere. It was a period of heavy gloom and anxiety when the rep resentatives of the colonies , pledg ing to each other their lives , their fortunes , and their sacred honor , throw down the cage of defiance to the then most powerful 'nations of the earth , but those great and bravo spirits were not to bo daunted by any prasent dillicultlcs or possible future sacritlccs. It required five years of heroic strugclo to make the declaration an accomplished fact , and that struggle stands alive in history as tlio grandest example over given of devoted patriotism. To-day the American people rightly celebrate with pageantry , musio nnd popular demonstrations ot gladness aud gratitude , this august event In our his tory. Sixty millions of people grown from thrco millions in a little moro than a century will to-day , without a discnt- Ing'voice , pay tribute to the courage , the wisdom and the un conquerable patriotism of the men who founded this republic. They wore worthy of our most enthusiastic commemoration , and U is well for our- aelves that wo remember what is duo to their virtues , their valor , their sacrifices. Lot all , therefore , give full way to their patriotic feelings on this anniversary of the republic's natal day , so that the world shall know that tluj patriotism of the American people lias suflbrcd no de cline , while wo shall ourselves bo im proved , by Its revival. Imte Southern fltatlntlca. The last issue of a journal published in Baltimore which gives special attention to the collection of industrial statistics in the south , and which seems to bo very generally accepted as trustworthy author ity , furnishes some interesting facts re garding the continued growth of now in dustries in the south during the last six months. According to its enumeration there have been started in that section since the first of last January , 1,655 manufacturing establishments , repre senting ac Investment of capital in excess - cess of $100,000,000. The number of es tablishments sot on foot during the pres ent year is moro than double the num ber for the corresponding period of last year , involving tha investment of capi tal to more than twice and a half the amount invested during the first half of 1830. An other trade journal published nt Chatta nooga supplemented this statement with an equally gratifying exhibit covering the last three months. In a recent interview Major Burke , slate treasurer of Louisiana , presented iigttres showing the progress of thosouth , since 1880. Ho stated that by reason of 'improved cultivation , diversification , and better labor , the present value of the crops of the south exceeds that of seven yoara ago by ever $182,000,000. There is nn increase in the value of llvo stock of $247,000,000. The increase in manufac tures amounts to $314,000,000 , tha greater part of which Is to bo credited to the past two years. There had been marked gains in other directions , while in as sessed values the increase since 18SO has been , according to this authority $933- 000,000. All this Is certainly very gratifying and encouraging evidence of the present condition of the south and the basis of most flattering promise for the future. II is accompanied also by the assurance that the confidence of the people of that section In a great destiny grows with its advance in prosperity , and that natur ally they are disposed to welcome the capital and the experienced labor neces sary to the development of the rich re sources which are thus far hardly more than disclosed. "Every southern com munity , " says Major Burke , "is earn estly soliciting immigrants from the north. Wo want skilled mechanics , farm ers and fruit growers. " The most for midable ditlloulty with which the south is now contending seems to bo its agri cultural condition. This has cortainlv improved within the post few years , but it is still far short of what it should bo. According toj an evidently well-informed writer ono cause of de pression is a lack of men. A large pro portion of the land ia owned by widows , and is leas ed to tenants , white and col ored , who make all they can at the ex pense of the owner , run out the land , and when they have made all they can , leave for unexplored fields. Another reason is the untrustworthmoss of labor. The farm laborers , all colored of course , have no idea of fulfilling a contract. They hive for a certain period and then when a busy season comes , cotton-pick ing time for example , if they can got moro wages they will leave and work for some one else by the day. Other rea sons are to bo found in the inoradical tendency of most farmers to adhere to cotton growing as promising the surest and best results , and the well attested fact that the .southern farmer known little and do s not concern himself to loam moro about the science of agriculture. Thn result of this dependence upon cotton and general ig norance is a much more restricted di versification of crops than is good for the farmers or thn land , and a prevention of that agdoultural progress , prosperity and independence which are possible. Doubtless , however , tlmo will bring the remedy for the faults and shortcomings in this direction. The south has cer tainly been doing marvelously well , and U is quite possible that the enthusiastic anticipation * of ita pee pie are not the lcist : bit exaggerated. The National Pinnnoea. Statements regarding the condition of the treasury at the close of tlio last fiscal year , Juno SO , do not make any material change in the estimates sent out , upon the authority of treasury ofllclals , a month before the closo. In the matter of the excess of receipts ever expenditures , the estimate could hardly have been more nearly correct. The actual amount was $103,000,000 , which is but ono million loss than the highest sum it was expected to ruaoli. Tha increase m the total receipts over Iho previous year wns 135,000,000. The balance in the treasury at the close of thrj year was n llttlo less than $41,000,000 , and It appears that there was an actual decrease of the surplus for the year to the amount of about ? 15,000,000. It is expected that In the current fiscal year the surplus revenue will bo about $10,000,000 a month.but that for this and next months will bo absorbed by the bond payments , while the pension olllco will take $21,000- 003 out of the treasury during those two months. It Is therefore estimated that not more than $20,000,000 , or $25,000,000 of surplus is likely to accumulate between now and the assembling of congress. But thereafter the accumulation Is likely to proceed moro rapidly. Notwithstanding Iho facts which seem to show that there Is not sufficient ground for apprehending serious financial dis turbance , the question of the treasury policy with regard to the money market continues to bo discussed. There has been no intimation from the secretary of the treasury as to what ho should do if an exigency arose requiring him to act , all that ho has said respecting the matter being wiraply by way of assurance that ho is aware of the authority ho possessors to anticipate interest or buy miniatured bonds. There is an impres sion that ho would prefer the former , nnd there cnn be no doubt upon this point if ho should bo convinced that capitalists have purchased large blocks of bonds , nud to some extent made a corner upon them , In the expectation that the govern ment will purchase at the market price , and that they will have it in their power to fix the price. It is asserted that the ownership of the bonds is being concen trated in n relatively small number of persons , and this is taken ns an indica tion that largo operators have purchased bonds with reference to the contingency of the government becoming a buyer. The bonds , it is said , nro being concen trated in the great money centers , and the number of small holders In the rural districts is gradually being reduced. The next sixty days should determine whether the money market will require any help from the treasury , and so far as present indications go they appear to de termine that it will not. EX-GOVEHNOU GILVIN'S divorce suit , which is the sensation of the hour in Den ver , recalls an interesting incident of his erratic career. When the Atlantic cable had boon successfully laid In August , 1860 , Gilpin , who was then territorial governor of Colorado , addressed the fol lowing message to the French emperor which was transmitted at an expense of $134 in gold , equal to over $200 in cur rency at that period. DKNVKH , August 3,1800 To Louis Napoleon poloon , emperor , Tuilorics , Paris , Franco : Please leave Bohemia alone. No inter ference will bo tolerated by this terri tory. JOHN GILPIN , Governor. It will bo remembered that the Austro- Prussian war was then in progress. Bo hemia had boon invaded by the Prussian armies , and Louis Napoleon was threat ening Prussia with French intervention. That Louis Napoleon left Bohemia alone is an historic fact , but the world has never up to this time known that his ambitious designs had been checked by the famous cablegram from Governor Gilpin , which no doubt can bo found among the imperial archives. IF it Is true , as our Harnoy street con temporary assorts , that the city is swarm ing with crooks , thugs and foot-pads , who is to blame ? The city council has enlarged the city boundaries without adding a single policeman to the force. How can fifteen policemen patrol a city that covers an area of twenty-five square milcsT The police commission cannot give Omaha efficient protection as long as the council doggedly refuses to vote the necessary moans for increasing the police force. When Cumlng was mar shal he had only half the territory to pa trol that is now in the city limits , and ho had not force enough to cover half of the city. AND now It transpires that the Rounds & Taylor jobbers had three bids in the hands of the city clerk for official adver tising In the Jicpttblican. Just as socn .as they wore informed by Mr. Southard that the bid of the BUE had been withdrawn , Cadet Taylor withdrew two of his bids and railroaded the job through on his highest bid. How can Mayor Broatch or the council ratify this bare-faced swindle ? Is not Mayor Broatch in honor bound to send this fraudulent contract bank to the council with a message , explaining how ho was led to approve what ho has since discovered to bo an imposition and a downright fraud ? WE are informed that the extra pav ing claim of the Murphy-Croightou com pany has been cut down to correspond with the measurement made by the city engineer , and Comptroller Goodrich has charged up the greater part of this re- paving to the gas , water and street rail road companies. This looks moro like business. It is to bo hoped that hereaf ter all paving repairs will bo inspected and measured by the city engineer be fore their acceptance by the board of public works. Now that the secretary of war has offi cially authorized the construction of the wagon bridge , wo hope that its promot ers will proceed with the construction of that bridge without further delay. Omaha wants this wagon bridge just as much as Council Bluffs , but she has feared , not without peed reason , that the Union Pacific influence has boon the mam factor in pitting the wagon bridge against the Milwaukee bridge with a view finally of defeating both. ONE of the Moynlhan organists inti mates that Mayor Broatoh will catch It in the neck in the Third ward because ho is sued that offensive order to the police to enforce the anti-gambling law. Mayor Broatoh is under no obligations to the Third ward sporting men and we appre hend he has weighed fully the political consaquonccs of his fearless discharge of official duty as chief executive. THE BEE'S special correspondents this morning show that Nebraska is growing and will this year enjoy a good crop. PERSONS who lead a life of exposure are subject to rheumatism , nouralgiuaud lumbago , and will find a valuable rem edy in lr. J. II. McLean's Volcanic Oil Linlmentiit will banish pain and subdue inflaniation. NEWS OF NEBRASKA TOWNS. Life and Activity as Exhibited in Various Ways at Kearney , \ i OAKLAND'S STEADY GROWTH. The New Town of Armnitfi nnd How it in I'rospcrlnu N ) wsy Items From ColuiubnB Central City's College. News at Kcnrncy. KEARNKT , Mob. , July 3. [ Correspon dence of the BKE.I The past week lias proven quite lively for our little city , the district court and county supervisors both being in session. The supervisors disposed of the court house question by adopting the plan of Architect Wagner , of this city , and locating it on the site of tlio present building , which , though badly arranged , has served the purpose for over ten years ; the now one will cost about $50,000. The material for the elec tric light plant has arrived , and opera tions on it will bo commenced immedi ately so as to have it in full operation by the time of the state tournament of fire men begin ? , which is on tlio eighteenth , continuing five days. Ample prepara tions have been made to take care of a largo crowd. The district court so far has been occu pied with criminal cases and several found guilty of forgery and larceny , though the judge has not yet pronounced sentence upon them ; it will require about a four weeks term to clear the docket. Judge tlamcr informed your correspon dent that ho would hold court about forty weeks in his district during the present year , and that the business was accumulating very rapidly ; several law yers from adjoining counties being pres ent , thus enlivening the dry work of a court to uninterested parties ; the cases of L. C. Iturr , of Lincoln , and Marsh Savillc. indicted for being accessories or wrongfully assisting the notorious Mm- den murderer , Zimmerman , to escape , has been postponed to the next term. W. T. Scott , the contractor for the Sol diers' Homo building at Grand Island , informs us that ho has till September , 1888 , m which to complete his building. and as there are no funds available at the present tlmo it is not likely that much will be done towards its erection this year. The people of the connty will cel ebrate the fourth in various localities. The annual soldiers' reunion of the coun ty takes place at Havena , continuing three days. An old settlers' celebration will be oosorved at Shelton , and several neighborhood and Sunday school picnics will bo hold in convenient groves in the county. The crop outlook > in tills section was never better , both for email grain and corn , rain having appeared when it seemed to be needed. Should the out come prove as flattering as the prospects it will bo ten consecutive years that this county has been blessed with big crops. The farmers are feeling quite jubilant over the prospects , which gives a good fooling to trade in general , making busi ness quite lively at a time when mer chants oxpcct quiet times. The prosperity and growth of the city never appeared more llattcring than at the present time ; the almost certainty of the Missouri Pacific and the Hock Island railroads and recent favor able conferences of some of our leading citizens with officials of the Atchison , Topnka & Santa Fo road which on ouilding this way give our people re newed surety of their city becoming an important point , situated as it is in the very heart of the corn belt region , adapted to the raising of nil kind of agri cultural products and marketable stock. Many strangers are visiting us daily and each one pronounces the water power and adjoining lakes the finest they have seen in the west. The idea scorns wicked that over one thousand cubic feet of water par second which Hews back into the Platte river should bo wasted when we have so much raw material produced here which can be manufactured at homo at a comparative small cost. Some eastern capitalists who are interested in manufacturing have purchased property hero and will return soon to begin their operations. Real estate transfers in city property have become quite active ; over $100,000 worth of property having changed hands within the past week. To show you that we are assuming metropolitan airs , a grand auction sale of city lots will * take place on the 14th inst. and an excursion party from Ohio , Indiana , Illinois nnd Iowa will bo on hand as investors and for the purpose of looking over our much talked of water power and other grand and natural ad vantages , and wo can assure all that como that they will bo royallv welcomed and shown the city and improvements upon which wo doto. The contract for the street car line has boon lot to a party named Hitt , from Waterloo , ia. , he to furnish cars and stock and to have it all completed and running by Scptcm- 1 next. Considerable interest is felt over some recent discoveries of coal blossom near hoar. A contract was let this week bv the "Natural Gas company" to bore 2,000 foot in search of natural gas. Several gentle men from Pennsylvania and Ohio who are acquainted with the wav in which natural pas is found , fool sure it can bo found at this point and the work on this enterprise will oegm as soon as freight trains can bring the necessary machinery here to begin the work. This evening Lake Kearney was opened up to the public by the boat club , a largo number were in attendance ; fire works nnd naval battle on the lake , a brass band and dancing holpn ! < to enthuse and make the evening pleasant. The political contest in this county seems to bo centered on the treasurer , tlio aspirants for which are two very promising , young and.conipotont gentle men , G. II. Cutting and Walter Darncy ; the former has been.c6unty clerk for two terms nnd seems to bo very popular. Mr. Barney went into the treasurer's oilico as deputy under Hon. Joseph * Scott , the present land commissioner , nearly six years ago and has boon the deputy ever fclnco ho is well liked and considered honest and accurate. Hurt County OAKLAND , NEU. , Jujy 3. [ Correspon dence of the UEU.J-rThcro has been no particular boom in < Otikland this year , but the town is having a study and sub stantial growth. The 'country surround ing Oakland is welUmproved and not owned by syndicates , but by a thrifty class of farmers who are principally Swedes. The Logan valley is acknowl edged by all who have seen it to bo the garden spot of the stato. To say there has been a boom in the hog market hero this season , does not half express it. Hogs are brought from every direction , far and near , and all because - cause wo have a llvo set of men as buyers who pa } ' all they possibly can for same. More stock and grain is shipped from this point than any other place between Omaha and Sioux City. The Farmers' Union of this place meet next Tuesday to elect a now sot of directors and consider the propriety of erecting an eleva tor. Thn farmers are taking a commendable interest in tholr union , and it lnii proved a decided success to far. The manager informs mo that the union has shipped 15,000 bushels of corn in the four months they have boon buying , and saved the farmers from two to four cents on the bushel. The Hurt county fair will bo hold at Oakland Instead , as tlio Omaha fnlr premium list has It at Tekamah , The fair has been held hero over since the town was Incorporated , resurrecting the society when it had become defunct and it has always paid Its premiums , proving conclusively , that Oakland is the town of tlio county. Onu of the greatest satis factions to tlio people of Oakland , is her name sliolsestablisliinca in moral sense , having no saloons or gambling houses , nnd supports one of the best bchools in the state. The town has no moru use for a lock-up nnd our marshal has little CHO ! to do , but to sit on goods boxrs nnd whit tle. Kvorjouo Is at liberty to walk our streets at any time , without being molested or Insulted by n drunken mob , fciualy the saloon business in Oakland is a thine : of the past. Our croamcrv Is making about five thousand pounds of first class butler a week and will soon bo enlarged , as its capacity is becoming inadequate to the demand. Farmers are feeling jubilant over the promising prospects for corn. If the weather continues favorable , Hurt county will have by lar the largest crop over raised. Charles Griflln's elegant residence Is nearing completion and will bo a model ; also the Swedish Lutheran parsonage , which is a largo building , is about ready for occupancy. Oakland now has two brickyards , which arc turning out n No. 1 quality ot brick by the thousands ; so moro brick build ings will bo orcctcd intho future. John V. Wondorgren of this place , re ceived the appointment of government storekeeper at the distillery in Omaha through A. B. Char Jo this wcok.salary $1 pur day. Ira Thomas of the firm of Hcckmnn & Co. , returned yesterday from Now York state where ho has boon on business for several days. A. 11. Chnrdo and family will move to their now homo in Niobrara in a fuw days. The family will bo croatly missed by Oakland society and will bo a great acquisition to Niobrara society. Mrs. Fred JJruco , the lady who en deavored to commit suicide a few days ngo by cutting her throat with a razor , is fast recovering under the olliciont treat ment of Dr. Clark. The Town of Annndn. ARHADA , Neb. , July 3. One of the latest towns to claim public attention is the thriving little place Known as Arma da. It is located in Buffalo county , six teen miles north of Elm crook , and thirty miles north of Kearney. The Union Pacific has completed its grade as far as the town , nnd the management of the road has promised to have the rails down and trains running botoro fall , so as to bo ready to haul away the grain raised In that section. The town is located in the most charming section of the stato. The Wood river flows near byits banks heav ily timbered , a fact pleasing to the eye and useful to the settlor. The river af fords a mugniliccut site for a mill , as al most unlimited water power can bo had with little outlay of money. The Wood river country was settled up about as early as any part of the state west of Grand Island , and the farms are now well developed and very productive. There has been only one drawback , there was no town near enough at which the farmers could sell their produce and buy their necessary supplies. "Armada is the outgrowth of this demand for a nearer market and it will be a convenient market and the only market for the thousands of bushels of corn nnd grain and other farm products grown in its vicinity. Already the town cnn boast of a number of business enterprises of con siderable magnitude nnd there is plenty of room and a good demand for still more. A bank has been established known as the First bank of Armada , of which J. E. Dickorman is president. Mr. Diokerman is n well known banker and capitalist and was formerly of .the How ard County bank nnd previous to that a citizen of Troy , N. Y. , where ho was known as a very successful leader in largo business enterprises. The now bank of Armada starts out with a sound financial basis , nnd besides that has ample backing from outside. In addition to the bank , there are three general stores , a drug store , a hardware store , agricultural implement house , black smith shop , two hotels , billiard hall , and a livery and feed stable. The grounds for the depot will bo laid out im mediately. The merchants are all en joying a splendid trade , and as soon .is the fail trade opens up , will have oven moro than they can do. The town of Armada is certainly starting out with very brilliant prospects , and its friends and promoters are excusable for the great pride which they lake in their town. ItoniB From Colttmlius , COLUMBUS , Nob. , July 3. [ Correspon dence of the UUE. ] Again our farmers and merchants are gladdened with fruit ful showers , insuring a bounteous crop. Some fields are being partially devastated with the chinch bug , but the aggregate yield of small grain nnd corn will bo good. Yesterday five horses were destroyed in Monroe township , by order of the live stock sanitary commission. These ani mals , being infected with the glanders , thorp are others in . the neighborhood awaiting further examination. Last night the store of Jacob Sohram was again burglarized , this beintr the second end time in three months , clothiu < r , shoes , and silk handkerchiefs being car ried oil'on both occasions. The loss bo far as can now bo ascertained is about $150. A panel in the back door was forced out , which was easily accom plished , there being no ono sleeping in tlio store. No clue to thu robbers. As an evidence of the progress made among the children at the Indian school at Genoa , and the readiness with which they receive instruction , the Kcv. U. L. Stevens , pastor of Grace parish of the Episcopal church at Columbus , went to Genoa in the early part of the week and administered thn rite of baptism to forty children and young persons ranging from live to twenty-one years of 1120. Hov. Stevens says they wore well pre pared and in an intelligent manner passed an examination prior to thu rite being administered. A. J. Arnold , ono of our old settlers , has been agitating a project in West Columbus to furnibh a park nnd artificial lake of about ton acres in extent , for supplying his addition With fish and ice and a pleasure resort for recreation. The attempt to burn the dottier house last Sunday morning is still the topic dis cussed on every corner and in every store , and It Is to bo regretted the crime has not yet boon brought homo to nnv ono , by direct evidence , and leaves foul suspicion unbridled sway. If the mis- crcunte'should bo discovered , ! ! would be a short snift for thorn. For a heart that could conceive so diabolical and fiendish gratification of revenge ought not to bo at largo among their follows. The Columbus Motor railroad company have closed their subscription books , the stock ail being taken , and parties are here ready to close the contract for build ing aud to equip the road. Central City anil Her Collcco. CENTRAL CITV , Neb. , July 2. [ Corre spondence of the BEE , ] One of the vig orous young institutions of our state ii Nebraska Central college , located in this city , belonging to the Methodist Episco pal church , in the North Nebraska con ference. The college has a splendid landed endowment of GOO acres adjoining the town site of Central Cltv. This land , except n campus of 100 acres m the ccn- tor of the tract , lias been laid oil'in town lots , many of which have boon field , and quite a number of substantial dwellings have boon erected. The citizens of Cen tral City take a commendable Interest in this institution , and besides donating thn land nnd a goodly sum of money whan ( lie work was commenced , have recently given ? 10,000 toward the running expense of the school. The newly elected presi dent , Hov. D , Marquutt. has taken hold of tlio financial work with characteristic energy , and will doubtless very soon so- euro a largo sum from thn patronizing territory , $25,000 being the minimum amount expected to bo raised. This , with the tuition , will provide for the ex penses of the school for tun years , nnd leave the landed interests for a perma nent endowment' The college building Is a neat and sub stantial bncK cdlflco , costing about $ ' . . ' 0.000. Other buildings will soon bo needed to moot the wants of the increas ing patronncc. and it is hoped that men of menus and liboi'alitv will bo foundjwho will provide sueh buildintiswhonnomlud. This is the only Methodist institution of learning in the great Platte vnlloy.anU with all the northern part of this great state as patronizing territory , Nebraska Central college hus before it a brilliant future. Ornnt'H Catling. GRANT , Nob. , July 3. [ Correspon d- once of the HEE. ] The tracklayers of the D. iS : M. extension of thulloldrcgn branch to Cheyenne Citv reached this place last Friday and the enthusiasm of the Grant- ito was with difficulty kept within bounds. It was well for him that ho did not go down at first fire , but stood at the front to .sue the buffalo grass pass out of sight forovcr beneath the tics that support ono nnd a quarter miles of sidetrack and tlio heavy timbers that grow into a turn table of astounding proportions. Later on ho sees every evidence pointing to the unmistakable fact that the city of his choice is a division point and will with out a doubt remain as such. Good fortune comes not sin gly. The past week has boon a week of almost continuous rainfall that will effectually give the lie to the rumor that western Nebraska was burning up for the want of rain. Crops look well and rye will yield abundantly. Most of it now is in thn shock. There was not much wheat sown. Oats , being on now ground , mostly eod , have not done well. Those who have sown the tame grasses report that they have a splendid stand and think the soil well adapted to clover nnd alfalfa. Small fruits , aud especially strawberries , have douo exceptionally well. well.Forest Forest planting has not boon neglected and an hundred fold will soon on the profit to the lucky planter of tbo well ar ranged forest gnvcs. John Eckery and Isaac Williams have added largely to Keith by importing line blooded cattle to our doors , and encour aging attention of the settlers to the raising of stock and less grain for ship ment. Wo fuel confident that Keith with her rich soil and enterprising set tlers will como in at the front. Norfolk News. NORFOLK , Neb. . July 3. [ Correspond ence of the BKK. ] A moderate ra'.n ' has refreshed the ground in this vicinity. The crop outlook is favorable. Small grain on dry places is rather under size , while potatoes and corn look unusually woll. Grass in wet bottoms is good and moder ate on uplands. Still the pasturage is very lino. Norfolk is making good headway this year. The largo hotel at Randolph , Cedar county , id nearly completed. It will cost over $10,000. That new town has forty houses and is hardly eight months old. The railroad bridge now commenced at Sioux City is likely to give a now im pulse to the prosperity and growth of northwestern Nebraska. The Ijoup City Kllllnji. Lour CUT , Nob. , July 3. To tlio Ed itor of the UEC : Wo notice in your issue of July 1 the BEI : is made to say that the barbers have in their possession the re volver with which Willard was killed. Th's is an eiror which wo would like to see corrected. The barbers have in their possession the piece of metal with which Willard is said to have attacked Richard son. Thn barbers have acted wisely in keeping this missile or slug aud by keep ing Htlll as to what they saw. U is a fact that their business has been attacked ana that hatred exists in the manner de scribed in the BKI : of the 1st. XX. BILL NYEN5 SPEECH. Ho Delivers a Cliamcteriatlo and Patriotic Address. Fellow Citizens : It has now been ono hundred and eleven years tmico the most successful and most prosperous republic known thus fur to history , sent forth upon the sultry air its first feeble cry , Ono hundred and eleven yours ngo this morning , the small red infant known as American Liberty jammed her purple fists into her watery eyes and made n few desultory remarks which were heard in the uttermost parts of the earth. To-day she is a full grown person with a difirnihodmicn. and has had a statue of herself taken , which stands in the harbor of Now York and although she lighWup the country for miles around , with her tall torch , there is no ono who IUIH ever been able 19 hold a candle to her in the Liberty business. Those who are to-day within the .sound of my voice , and who are over ono hun dred and eleven years of ngc. will per haps recall to their minds the deplorable condition of things hero in our young and struggling country at that time. If we moved out west in order to secure moro freedom , the venturesome snvngo tilled us full of arrows till wo looked like toothpick-holders , nnd when wo camu back for protection , tlio liaughtv Itriton assessed us and crushed us be neath the iron heel of the despot. Now , wherever the starry banner hangs out to grout the gentle brcciu , all , all are free. Little do wo know to-day , hero in America , what it Is to sullbr for freedom. Liberty docs a good business hero in the United States now , nnd the man who runs out of freedom .shows that lip is : i bhiftlc&s man and a poor pro vider. Only u little over a centurvngowo dared not go out after dark without a chilled stuol corset , for fear that the ma roon colored children of the fortftt might let the pale , bhimmoring moonlight in among our vital organs by means of their crude tomohawks. Then life was indeed uncertain and disagreeable. 1'ooplo re mained at homo rather than return lo their houses with holes m themselves and wildly disheveled bruins. Now a man can start out and go any where if ho will pay his faro. And BO we are inarching on. What a grand stride It is from the despotism of a century ago , to the long and short haul of to-day. What a mighty leap from the barbarism of n hundred years ago , to the glorious sunlight of freedom which wo enjoy now ! \Vhero once the Mow-going ox team and IJelohor box wagon crept through the wilderness , liable to bo BciUtorcd over the eroensward at any moment by the yelling Injun , now the patient news paper man , the member of congress and the associate justice of tiio supreme court , with their coats over their arms , toil along the level sweep.of railroad which they assisted to build by moans .ofltholr land grants aud moral encouragement , looking ovr and nnon over the should- era for the approach of the yelling modern Injun. Times hnvo Indeed changed in the past century. A hundred years ngo whisky was sold at forty cents per gallon , anil every other man you mot was a states man. Now you have to pay fifteen cents for enough whisky to wet the bottom of a small tumbler , and there hasn't been n speech made in the house of representa tives for throu 3 cars that was listened to by anybody but the stenographer. So liberty , while enlarging her field , has not always ameliorated the condition omankind. . Wo are prone to boast over thu enormous mass of freedom which wo have accumulated hero in America , and vet tlio freedom of the press has been greatly Impaired , if 1 may bo allowed that expression. Too much cnsto has boon the result o ! recent laws. A year ngo 1 hold up my head nnd mingled with n class of men who to-day refuse to rocogiu/.o mo. They wore then , and are now , of course , men of wealth and social position ; but so ami. I nlludu to the railway conductors of thn United States. A year ago I Know thorn from Now York to San Francisco , and associated with thorn frequently , allowing myself to bo drawn forward Into the smoking carte to mingle with them and visit pro and con. con.Hut what do I find to-day ? I find the sixmo men running on the p.imo trains , but they are arrogant , haughty and re served. Ono of them placed mo on ti side-track last spring in the night , in the midst of a pitiless storm , because I tried to renew a former acquaintance with him , and ride into Chicago. Ho said that I could not ride on my acquaintance with him by no moans , but that I would soon bo riding on the small of my back if I did not pay my faro to the city. * * # # # And so I remained that night in the midst of some ancient ruins called Mon- mouth. I was not acquainted in Mon- moutli , and 1 had no business there. No body over had any business there that I over heard of , nnd yet 1 remained there through what was left of that terrible night. 1 often think that our forefathers did not sutler any iiioro hardships then wo doand if I had lilted myself for itl would just as soon bo a forefather as to bo the pampered child of wealth that I am to day. UlLLNYK. MOST PERFECT MADE Used bj the United States florernmont. Endorsed by the hevla of the Grout Universities and I'ubllo Food An&lrPtaaaThobtrongest.I'urrst , nnd raoMHealthful. lr. Trice's the only HoUlnn wder that dooa not contain Ammonia , Mine or tn. Ur. Prlco'a Extracts , Vanilla , Lemon , etc. rdollclously. PJHCK13AKINU VOWDKKCO. A BALANCE IN HER FAVOR. Oncelnn-whllo Mary loifa a llttlo tlmo , tmt ho always keeps her Sapollo baud ] * , and witli Sapollo's aid the readily catches up. "The best assistance is that which Is quick. " The speed with which SAPOLIO accomplishes all cleaning is wonderful. It is a solid cake of Scouring Soap. Try It. No. C. [ Copyright , March , 188T. " Oh , HAGAN'S BALM li cx < iiiUltc > ljr ] orfly"pitltl Mis * Ilrow n to licr Trl < n ill , lit tb ( ! cnlera 1 thu dr.twlng room , after tatlng a lonp , Iiut , fatiguing < 1rl > u orer a rnnrty , fluity road. "Itliso 1'uro , Clrnnlf f.ml ItfOi'iiliIcB. I r.lway * ] ia > o It with me , end u 'tli a llurnilrmi I.lcmlit , I can mo Ulna moment aad net ctich Instant ri'llcf from the Kvilnnm , Ilouu'hncfui , Hnllownrm. , Tun , I'rccklm and Horrid Old HUln nicinlshn , ttiuxxl liy a Hot Hun aud Dry. lluv.b Winds. " MAGNOLIA BALM l < for Fncr , Nrcli , Arum nixl lluudu , li can't to IHltacd. THY IT ( MERCHANTS' National Bank , OP OMAHA. Northwest Corner Farnam nnd 18th Sta Paid up Capital , - - $100,000 3urplu Fund , . . . 00OOO Frank Murphy. I'rosldont. Samuel E. Koyers , Vlce-rrcmdnnt Hen J . Wood.C'ashictr. Luther Drake , ABSl-Cnibier Accounts solicited and prompt atten tion paid to all business entrusted to it * care ,