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TUB Ohio "idee" may Hvo until the
second Tuesday in November.
IT would appear that Boulanger has
had his day. It was brief , brilliant and
bullish.
THE first two cases under the now
criminal llbol law are those of editors of
the Herald and Republican.
THE persons who labored so Indus
trlously for the passage of the now libel
law must now feel like a man who had
been struck with a pile driver.
PERHAPS Mr. Uothakor did not know
his new libel law wont into efl'oct on the
first of July. An able law maker like
Mr. llothaknr should keep his library
well stocked with "statoots. "
TUB Ohio democrats have nominated
a man named Harper for state treasurer.
He may bo a very honest man , but in
view of their recent experience , it should
not surprise him if the pcoplo of Ohio
show some hesitation about intrusting
their funds to men by the name of
Harper. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE only point worth noticing in
Kothacker's two columns of gabble is
that the BKK had tiled two bids and with
drawn both. This is true. Ono of these
bids was fotho evening edition and the
other for the morning edition. Out the
two extra bids of the Republican were
manifestly fraudulent and so regarded
by the court.
CONGRESSMAN SENEY Of Ohio , Who pro
fildcd over the democratic convention
yesterday , was profuse in his praise of
Grover Cleveland. No longer than last
February this same congressman from
Ohio was the loudest in his profanity
against the president and damned him
from one end of Pennsylvania to the
other. Mr. Sonoy has evidently beei
THE democrats of Indianapolis are
another strong clement iu the boodlu
craze. Fourteen thousand dollars was
paid out to fix a grand jury to protect
few ward bummers from the ponlton
tiary. It will bo remembered that those
distinguished citizens of the Hoosic
Btato who corrupted the ballot box and
mutilated tally sheets were the friend
and political companions of William II
English , ox-Senator Joseph E , McDonald
and Senator 1) . W. Voorheos.
OUR democratic contemporary pro
fesses to bo very anxious to rid the city
of thugs , thieves and crooks. If that
sheet is siucoro why does it keep up its
Vicious attacks on the police commission
ana encourage the council m keeping the *
police force down to a moro skeleton. If
the commission had not boon hampered
In its effort to organize an ollicicnt met
ropolitan police by the encouragement
which disappointed editors who wore
candidates for the commission have
given to their opponents , this city would
have had ample police protection long
ngo. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IT is an open secret that the now crim
inal libel law was gotten up expressly to
terrorize , persecute tindpuulsh the editor
of the DEE. When Governor Thayer
made thin bill a law , a sliout of joy wont
up from the copper-distilled throats of
the rowdy editors who wore chlclly in
strumental in its passage. They hailed
the statute which makes malicious libel
a felony ns & "long felt want" which
would paralyze detainers and place ma
licious slanderers behind irou bars. It
is in perfect accord with the eternal fit
ness of things that the men who have
dug this pit should be the first to fall
into it. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THERE arc a few unhung fools yet liv
ing in South Carolina. A recent discov
ery has been made that a paper pub
lished at Abbeville in that state the com
positors are exclusively colored , while
the "able editor" is a white man. The
discovery has excited the alleged news
papers down there and the upheaving is
moro turbulent than the recent earth
quakes. Threats are made that thoyoung
editor must leave the state or equip his
office with white compositors. The
greatest outrage upon this Nation was
tommittcd when South Carolina was al
lowed to come back in the union. When
Sta affairs are controlled by men of the
Daptain Dawson stripe but little better is
yxpocted , Who la Dawsou ? anyhow ,
Railroad Extortion In Nebraska.
Xhatlho railroads in Nebraska have
pursued a policy of shameless extortion
for the past ten years , is a fact which the
BEE han proclaimed and demonstrated
hundreds of times. We have shown that
there has boon a studied and systematic
discrimination agalnittho merchants and
farmers of this state , for which at no
time has there boon the slightest warrant
or justification in the condition or cir
cumstances. Wo have insisted that the
consequences of this unwarrantable ex
tortion have been to materially retard the
growth of the state m population and
prosperity. Wo have denounced the ex
orbitant tribute exacted from our people
as a most oppressive outrage , little better
In its character than deliberate robbery.
Wo have made appeal on appeal to
the legislature to remedy this wrong
by requiring the railroads to deal
fairly and justly with the people of Ne
braska , which if the railroads had done
from the first , would have resulted in
much greater advantage to them than
has the grasping , unjust and oppressive
policy they have pursued.
It is not therefore a now revelation
which the state railroad commission
makes in its communication to the man
agement of the B. & M. railroad. It is
rather a corroboration , fortified and
strengthened by an mithontio statistical
comparison which lays the matter before
the public in plain figures that the rail
road corporation cannot dispute. For
this work the commission merits unqual-
fled commendation. It is thoroughly
practical , it can bo understood by every
body , and it exhibits the exact degree of
ho unjust extortion to which the
pcoplo of Nebraska are still sub-
iected. The severest consequences of
his policy have fallen upon the farmers ,
but in a greater or less degree the whole
pcoplo have suffered. It is not possible
o compute the amount that has been ox-
ortcd from the pcoplo of Nebraska by
ho B. & M. corporation in excess of the
charges for a similar service demanded
of the pcoplo of Iowa and Minnesota ,
but when it is considered that the rates
on fourth-class freight , comprising quite
half of nil shipments , have been on an
average 30 per cent higher iu Nebraska
than in Iowa and Minnesota , while on
all other classes the latter states have
boon favored , it can readily be seen that
our pcoplo have been unjustly mulcted
n the last ten years to the amount of
millions of dollars. And when to this is
added the extortion of other cor
porations , sorno of which have
been even less merciful to Nebraska
than the B. & M. , the penalty of being
citizens of this state , so far as the rail
roads are concerned , bos been enor
mously oppressive.
The commission makes an appeal for
a reduction of local rates which will bo
seconded by every citizen of Nebraska
not interested in the continuance of the
policy of extortion , and suggests a basis
of adjustment conforming to the rates
general in the western states , which is
entirely lair to the railroads. The re
spouse ought to bo favorable , but expe
rience does not justify an expectation
that it will bo. At all events there is
reason to apprehend that obeying their
grasping instincts , the managers of the
corporations will make no concessions in
time to benefit the uroducers of the
state in marketing their present
crops , although the necessity for re
lief was never more pressing than it will
b'e this year , if the farmers of Nebraska
are to realize a reasonable profit on their
products in competition with those of
other western states. But if the corpora
tions are not wise in time the opportunity -
nity will surely corno to the people-to re
Hove themselves of injustice and opprcs
sion , and when they apply the remedy it
will bo thorough and oflfcctive.
The Ohio Democrats.
After the last positive refusal of Judge
Thurman to become the standard bearer
of the Ohio democracy , the nomination
of Thomas . Powell became a foregone
conclusion , and that result was reached
on the second ballot in the convention at
Cleveland yesterday. Congressman
Campbell , who came into the field late ,
developed considerable strength , while
Congressman Foran had a small follow
ing , a part of his vote having evidently
been given merely by way of compli
ment. D. C. Coolmau was the nominee
for lieutenant-governor. The selection
of these candidates possesses n general
interest from the fact that they represent
the corrupt and lawless clement that has
dominated democratic politics in Ohio
for the last four or five years , and is evidently
dently still on top. Powell is cluelly
distinguished for having been one of
the most 'active supporters in the legis
lature of the senatorial ambition of John
K. McLean , and ho was conspicuous in
all the tortuous methods and unsavory
scheming of which McLean was guilty in
thu desperate effort to buy himself into
the United States senate. Coolman is
not much known in politics , but ho has
hold one or two state offices and is in fu ]
sympathy with the gang. It is presumed
that the other candidates are of ; ho same
stripe. The platform endorses the na
tional administration , and iu nearly all
other respects is a repetition of previous
declarations of the party , and therefore
for the most part a string of platitudes.
The republicans ought to have no diffi
culty in overwhelmingly defeating
this ticket , and they will not
have if nothing arises in their
convention next weeic to create
disaffection in their ranks. Wo do not
believe that even Judge Thurraan could
have been elected if the republicans re
mained harmonious , and Powell is cer
tainly a much weaker man. Ho will not
command the support of the reputable
element of the party , which , although
very much in the minority , is still a con
siderable force , and ho cannot get any of
the independent vote which would have
gone to Thurman. The Ohio democrats
have invited defeat and they will got it.
It Will Crop Oat.
Wo noted recently that great indigna
tion was caused in Savannah , Ga. , by the
declaration of a minister of the gospel
that the union cause was right. Later
advices say that harsh criticism of the
offending preacher has not ceased , and
that ho is being subjected to a measure
of social ostracism , It is sufllcicntly evi
dent that the sacred city of Georgia con
tains a very considerable population th-t
still cherishes the memory of thu ,0 1
cause and believes it ought to have boot !
successful. The sincerity of the profes
sions of such people that they are now
loyal -to the union and love the old Hag
way fairly bo doubted. .
Is Savannah singular in ( lib respect ? .
Undoubtedly not. The sympathisers
there with the rebellion may bo
a little braver and moro outspoken than
those else where , but they are not alone.
A reputable gentleman who has been
largely engaged in railroad building In
Texas , says ho heard enough talk In that
state to convince him that the old spirit
is as much alive to-day as it was when
Sumptcr was fired on. The men who en
tertain this spirit do not talk fight , but
they hope to put themselves on top in
another way and through political con
quest achieve much that they lost by the
arbitrament of the sword. Colonel ( 'ana-
day , secretary of the United States sen
nto , who was in the confederate service ,
is also authority for the statement that
the "old spirit" is vigorously alive
throughout the South. The predominant
feeling there is wholly sectional , and de
mands of all to make common cause
against the North. The autagonislms of
the war are fostered among those who
engaged in the war , and the lost cause is
held by thousands in honored memory.
Mr. Henry Wattcrson , the hotspur of
domocratio politics , who seems latterly ,
however , to have como under the influ
ence of some emollient , said in a recent
interview that the chief campaign topics
next year would probably bo the tariff
and the South. Ho did not think , how
ever , there was another republican presi
dent enwrapped in the folds of the
"bloody shirt. " Perhaps not , but this
will depend a good deal upon whether a
considerable portion of the southern pco
plo shall themselves continue to wave
the ensanguined garment , as they now ,
according to the evidence cited , seem
disposed to do. Wo do not believe there
is any general desire iu the north
to engage in a bloody shirt campaign
next year , but if a challenge to do so
shall como from the South it probably
will not bo declined.
The Ikoy Brown Ijlbcl Salt.
A few days ago the Herald published a
highly colored and sensational article , in
which it was alleged that a band of
burglars , thieves and highway robbers
had for months been operating in this
city. This band was said to be composed
chiefly of Frenchmen , who were for the
most part criminals o ! the most danger
ous class. The Herald positively charged
that Ikcy Brown , a furniture dealer on
Douglas street , was the head of this
band , and represented him as an ex-
French convict , who wajpicting as father
of the robbers , chief instigator of their
criminal plots , and concealer and pur
chaser of the stolen property. Incident
ally , Brown was also charged with sell
ing furniture to keepers of houses of ill
fame. The latter charge is probably true.
The charge that Brown is a
bandit chief and ex-French
an - con
vict is absurdly false. Brown has never
seen the shores of France , and knows no
moro French than the editor of the
Herald does of Chinese. Brown has
lived in Omaha fully ton years , and Is a
heavy property owner. If ho has ever
harbored thieves and burglars it is a reve
lation.
Under the ndvicojof his lawyers Brown
has instituted civil and criminal proceed
ings for libel against the Herald.
THE BEE has published that fact , but
has refrained from any comment edi
torially. And now the Herald asserts
that provincial jealousy actuates Tun
BEE and other Omaha papers in refusing
to express sympathy for it and declining
to join it in the moral crusade which it is
now waging against crooks , burglars ,
foot-pads and Ikoy Brown.
Now , suppose the BEE had charged a
certain capitalist , who leases houses to
bad women of French , parentage , with
being the head of a band of crooks and
burglars and an ox-convict from New
Caledonia , when in fact the man never
had been near the Pacific ocean and had
no known relations witli burglars.
Would the Herald join the BEE in de
fending its course ?
The crusade against Ikey Brown , as a
dealer in furniture used for illegal pur
poses , would bo commendable providing
it was an honest effort to break up this
nefarious system. Such a crusade must
not , however , begin and end with Ikoy
Brown. Tlioro are two dozou furniture
and furnishing houses in Omaha
engaged in the same bus
iness. There are scores of high-toned
capitalists in Omaha who rent houses
to bad women because it pays better than
to rent them to decent people. Some oi
these capitalists claim to bo highly moral
and contribute liberally from the.:1 ill
gotten rents to religious and b-novolenl
institutions. Will the I/ev W publish tlu :
names of iliose "Ikcy Browns , ' ' cxposo
them to popular reproach r.nd have
them prosecuted under the law ? How
about the millincsr , jewelers and mer
chants who sell goods at high prouts for
cash and on time to bad women , gamb
lers and keepers of disorderly houses ?
The Herald's appeal for sympathy and
co-operation in its efforts to rid the town
of bad and dangerous characters will
moot with a generous response at our
hands , but wo detest hypocrisy and will
not lend ourselves to spiteful persecution.
The attempt at a sensation which has
caused the Ikoy Brown libel suit docs not
in our opinion constitute an honest effort
at moral reform.
Webster and Council.
The attempt to defend City Attorney
Webster by attacking his predecessor ,
Mr. Council , will hardly deceive any
rational tax-payer. It is true that IDS
cases out of moro than a thousand that
wore brought ngainst the city during Mr.
Council's term were pending when Mr.
Webster came in. That docs not in any
way reflect on Mr. Connell's efficiency.
The fact that Mr. Conncll was always on
baud to defend the interests of the city
in the courts and was the most success
ful attorney the city has over had is un
disputed.
But how does Mr. Webster excuse his
failure to try the suits against the city
when they were called ? Even the dis
trict judges have commented on bis
neglect. Mr. Conncll received a salary
of f2,200 , and had no assistant to relieve
him of drudgery in the lower courts.
Mr. Webster receives $3,000 , and has a
$1,000 assistant. Mr , Conncll was al
ways on hand to draw contracts and
ordinance ! and ever ready to give legal
advice to city officers , and that
advice was nearly always sustained by
tlm courts. Mr. Webster has shirked his
work , allowed contractor ! to draft their
own papers , and has cither avoided giv
ing advice or opinions to city officers , or
else advises them in an ambiguous way.
Ho nas absolutely encouraged lawless *
ness , or purposely * ignored the law , as is
notably the case with the new election
! nw. When the city pavs. an attorney
(3,000 ( a year ho' should devote his time
and talents to its interests , But even if
Connell had been as shiftless and mercu
rial MS Mr. Webster , that fact would con
stitute no defense of Mr. Webster's of
ficial short muitigs.
Tlm Cat Out of tha Ing.
The ofllclal ( ? ) advertising which np-
pnars in the Republican lots the cat out
of the bag. It affords conclusive proof
ot the conspiracy between the jobbers
who control that paper and certain mem
bers of the council and officers of the
city , This conspiracy began months
ago when Rotlinckcr became the a boon
companion of Beehol , Manville , Ford and
other councllmon who hold dally and
nightly conclaves m certain saloons.
The methods which had been practised
with the boodlorsof the legislature In the
Lincoln oil rooms , in tampering with the
charter , were employed again at Omaha.
The dissipated city fathers were pledged
in their drunken sprees to assist Iloth-
ackor in his schemes to pull through.tho
printing job at all hazzards.
The recklessness with which the con
spirators operated in the council made
nn appeal to the courts necessary. Their
attempt to override the courts and de
liberately violate contracts made by the
city is now laid bare.
It is the duty of the city clerk to
promptly publish all ordinances and of
ficial notices of the city. Usually these
uublications have bo.tm made within a
few days after their approval by the
mayor. But Mr. Bechol , who is check-
by-jowl with Rothukor night and day ,
took the clerk into the conspiracy and
used him for paying obligations. The
contiact for city advertising with the BEK
did not expire until July 1 , and not then
until another contract shall bo legally
let But the city clerk under
advice of Bochcl held back the advertis
ing for more than a month , and in fact
long before a bid was over invited.
Moat of the ordinances which the Itcpttb-
lican now print1 } were approved as far
back as the 10th of June. Councilman
Manvillo's son , who is acting deputy for
Clerk Southard , declares that ho has held
these ordinances back on the advice of
Bechcl. What object did Bochcl have iu
advising the olork and his deputy to violate
late his plain duty and withhold the
publication of ordinances and of
ficial notices approved and passed
in the middle of June ? Docs it not show
that Mr. Bechcl conspired to give
this printing to llolhacker in violation of
the city's contract with the BEE long be
fore the Republican had made a bid ?
Does it not convince members of the
council that they h'ayp ' been duped by a
gang of jobbers into a course which can
not bo justified unden any pretext. Mr.
Bcchel's conduct shows him to bo capa
ble of the most despicable trickery. It
becomes more reprehensible iu view of
the fact that ho has , taken advantage of
his position as president of the city
council to improperly influence the city
clerk and his employes.
THE term of thd district court , just
closed , has been more satisfactory to our
people than any previous term iu the his
tory of Douglas county. As might have
been expected upon flic appointment of
the two additional ) judges , Hope well ami
Groff , moro work was accomplished and
less delay occasioned , than heretofore.
An instance of this , is the speedy trial
und conviction \rollmor for the mur
der of Qulnlan In May fast , by which the
county was saved the expense of keeping
the prisoner for an indefinite
time , as has been the rule here
tofore. While litigants have
enjoyed n speedier determination of their
issues , there is still room for reform.
Too many cases have been continued
upon insufficient cause , owing to neglect -
lect of attorneys chiolly , and to force of
habit generally. The now judges ,
Groff and Hopowoll , have had a
severe initiation since the be
ginning of the spiing term , they having
been continuously upon the bunch since
the middle of April , and have done their
full share of the task of reducing the
Douglas county docket , which numbered
over nine hundred cases. They have
created a most favorabl impression in
this community nmoii" members of the
bar and citizens gui > . 'iiliy by their ef
ficient labor.
WHEN the cuttle fish is closely pursued
ho usually emits an immense quantity of
dark tluid to conceal his course. The
aylor-Jln .inls-Hothakor JruHures are
pur&uing the s > un u tactics > . The enormous
amou i , of ' .I ; which they are shedding
to cov < i their crooked course with the
council will deceive nobody. The
pi ? ui factq ar these. The law
requires the council to lot the official
advertising by open competition among
papers having at least 2,000 daily circula
tion. No such competition has yet been
legally invited. By the connivance of a
sot of conspirators , of which W. F.
Bechol if the chief , the Republican has
secured an illegal order to publish the
official notices until a contract is let ,
which of course means indefinitely. It
was the duty of the council to rc-adver
tiso for bids , but the jobbers have
persistently opposed this course ,
and pigeon-holed the resolution in the
committee of which Pat Ford and Manville
villo are a majority. "
WE are glad to learn that the Omaha
postal service is tOBlbo ( materially im
proved by an increase of carriers and
'
clerks. Wo now rn'ove that the post
master bo allowed to employ a glazier to
repair the broken windows and a scav
ccgcr to clean off the fly-spooks and mop
the interior floors' A famous Wash
ington correspondent , who wns in the
city last week remarked that Omaha had
thu dirtiest postollice of any city ho had
yet visited. q
THE city is now piling for over GOO
gas lamps at $34 each jper year for all-
night service. Why can't the council ar
range to have half of this service put on
the moonlight schedule and reduce the
expense if 12 a year on each lamp. This
would bo a saving of $3,000 a year oa 200
lamps.
WHEN City Clerk Southard returns
from his junketing trip the BEE * will ask
him to explain why ho withheld from
publication all ordinances approved be
tween the 10th of Juno and the first of
July until after July 20.
THE waterworks company lias filed a
1400,000 mortgage on its plant with ,
which it proposes to expend f 1,000,000
for improvements. This moans $000,000 ,
worth of clarified Missouri river injected
jocted iu its stock.
FltOMlSCNT PERSONS.
Mr. Blame Is greatly enjoying his tallyho
drives In Scotland.
Speaker Carlisle's daughter Is said to bo
the prcttloit girl at the Grcenbrlar Sulphur
Springs , Va.
Lx-Sonator Spencer , of Alabama , thinks
that the southern boom business Is being
overdone ,
GeorRO W. Chllds has secured the silk hat
which Oncral Grant wore during his tour
around the world.
Kx-Secrotary Manulnc la still a sick man ;
has lost much flesh and takes little Interest
in passing events.
Molssontcr Is said to be alti\ost friendless
because of his quarrelsome disposition. Ills
health also , Isnow bad.
Senator lance has named his new homo
"Gombroon , " after the capital of Do
Qulncey's Imaginary kingdom.
Mr. Gladstone is still of the opinion that
with his arduous public duties and the nec
essity of devoting his ontlro'strcnpth to the
cause of Ireland ho could not at his age un
dertake the journey to America.
Jacob Sharp has not yet gone to Sing Sing.
ITo Is keeping cool on Iced milk In the "Boss
Tweed parlor" In Ludlow street jail. Of one
thtmrhowever , ho cannot losoconsciousness :
Ho feels that the eye ot a watcher is con
stantly upou him.
Elam Brown , one of the early California
pioneers , now ninety years old , owns the
valuable Ascalenos ranch In California. At
the celebration of his last birthday anniver
sary seventy-live ot his family and Immedi
ate klu sat down to the table together.
The Kov. William N. Cleveland , the
brother with whom the president recently
visited at Forostuort , Is a 1'rcsbyterlan
preacher who preaches at three different
churches , alternating between them and
preaching three times every Sabbath. His
charges are six miles apart.
No Warning.
lloiton Tnwcllcr.
The man who speculates In stocks should
bear In mind that a bell Is never rung to give
notice when the drop Is to be sprung.
A Directory Dodgo.
Minneapolis Tribune ,
They say St. Paul orcn put the names o
dogs In thnlr directory In the effort to beat
Minneapolis.
A Stick from Missouri.
St. Louts QliilK-Denwcral.
It Is said of Queen Victoria that at a re
cent garden party she "looked qulto feeble ,
and took a short promenade leaning on a
stick. " Some democratic congressman from
Missouri must have happened along about
that time and ottered his aim to her majesty.
Ode to Poverty.
It. 8. Fratcrtn Port/and / Ttanvcrtpt ,
Hall I mighty power , that oe'r my lot ,
Prosldest uncontrolled and free ;
Sole ruler of the rural cot ,
1 bid thce hall , dicad Poverty.
Thine aid I crave to guide my strain ;
For shall I supplicate In vain.
When , on the world of woe and toll ,
A helpless stranger I was cast ;
Like mariner on desert Isle ,
The sport and victim of the blast ,
Thy nisset robe was o'er mo Hung ,
And to thy cold lean hand I clung.
In youth I felt thy fostering care ,
Lach serving , self-denying rule ,
Awful for these ot toituuo snare ,
I learned and practiced in thy school ;
And of my checkered life at largo ,
Thou still hast taken special chaigo.
Oh , how unwise for they who scorn
Thy russet robe thy homely fare ; *
Wiio tread thn desert's dreary bourne
Ideal happiness to share ;
They treaii the desert , plough the wave
Iu quest of gold , but Und n grave.
There are who know theo but by name
Who spurn thy salutary laws ;
And count thy badge a mark of shame ,
And hold It sin to hold thy cause.
Toolb that they aio , they never knew.
Thy guiltless pride thy spirit true ,
Altho' the fates of fortunes are
Subservient to thy high command ;
Though on pale brows the lines of care
Thou traced with a master hand ,
And purbo-prnud dignity \\ith fear ,
Doth quail beneath thy irown severe.
Vet thce I hall , for thy abode
Hntli been with mightiest of thn earth :
And genius 'neatli thy chastening rod
To loftiest thoughts huvo given birth.
Tor tliou didst never stoop to bind ,
To earth what is pot earth's ttio mind.
STATE AND TEltUiTOUY.
Nebraska Jottings.
The early applocrop iu Johnson county
is a failure.
Drowsier is promised an early connec
tion with the B. it M.
Work has commenced on the addition
to the Noifolk asylum.
Fremont was souzed with four Inches
of rain Tuesday night.
Bealrieo voted 300 to 24 in favor of aid
ing the Kaw Hivor road.
Hastings continues growling at the
snail pace of the waterworks contractors.
The native who took the stone contract
is the solo cause of the delay.
Big Mouth MeCormick , I'lattsmouth
workman , exposed his obscene and vul
gar tunguo in the presence of ladies , and
was promptly arrested and lined $35 50
W. 1) . Prmdlo , an old resident of
Adams county , died suddenly of heart
disease on his way to Hastings , Tues
day. The body was found by the road
side.
Buttermilk sickened the families of W.
L. Diinlap and Otto Vlolo in Johnson
county , lust week. They wore pumped
out of danger , and will stick to barley
corn or hops hereafter.
The Sohuylor Herald drops a largo gob
of truth by saying that "Omaha is
destined to become one of the greatest
stock markets in the United Slates. Ne
braska should bti proud of her quecu
city. "
Ifurry Aldrich , a burly wife beater ,
has been given the freedom of the jail in
Beatrice , pending trial in the district
court. The drunken loafer's ambition
has been to compel his wife to work , then
rob her of her earnings and beat and
choke her if she refused.
"Tho corn crop in the dastern part of
the state , " save the Johnson County Jour
nal , "is the iinesl that has been seen at
this season for several years and the
small grain could not bo belter. A good
rain now and another within three weeks
will put the corn crop beyond the reach
of harm from tlry weather. "
Lou Scarhcrry , a Scotia butcher , ac
companied by a peace-persuading bull
dog , was invited , while meandering
homeward Suuday night , to "throw up
your hands. " Lou's dukes wont up and
the dog went out into the darkness. A
mighty struggle ensued. Bones cracked
and wild yells were heard , in the midst
of which Lou scampered off , unharmed.
The bulldog turned up n few hours after
ward , loaded with scraps of old clothes
aud masticated cuticle.
lawn Item * .
Throe moro burglars have boon cap
tured at Waterloo.
Prophet Foster predicts another dis
turbance between the 2Uh and 37th , with
a moon storm on the 22th.
A beautiful monument to the pioneer
volunteer iu the Spirit Lake expedition
of 18S7 will bo unveiled at Webster City
on the 12th of August. Governor Larrn-
bee will preside.
Since January Judges Kavanaugh and
Conrad , of DCS Monies , have heard the
testimony In fitly divorce cases , in nearly
nil of which they have roudcrud decrees
in favor of llio plaintiff.
Two daughters of W. F. Ballard , of
Audubou , Were sent to the insane asylum
at Mount Pleasant. Their father , is al
most broken hearted over the great ca
lamity to both daughters.
1 The state librarian , Mrs. S. B. Max
well , has just finished her annual report.
The library is iu nn improved condition.
There have boon 9,850 additions and lf > 87
donations or exchanges during the past
year , making a total now in the library of
31,010 volumes ,
Colorado.
The real estate transactions m Denver
last week amountd to ? ( ' . ! 1,099.
The Denver & Santa Fo track Is laid to
within three miles of Colorado Springs.
Eleven thousand two hundred and
forty-live acres of land are under irriga
tion iu Chailoo county.
The B. & M. company have purchased
the Hustle ranch near Fort Collins , and
will proceed to lay out a town at once.
Tlioro is less snow on Pike's Peak than
usual at this season , and it Is thought that
, t will till have disappeared by the middle
of August.
A successful attomut to make a photo
graph of a sunrise from the summit of
Pike's Peak has been made by C. F. Suy-
der , n member of the signal corps.
According to Hayden the area of coal
lands in the vicinity of Trinidad em
braces 1,000 square miles , or 010,000
acres. According to his estimate oaoh
aero contains 12,000 tons of coal , making
the enormous amount of 8,250,810,000
tons of coal.
The Denver board of trade , being
frightened by reports that the Burlington
company Intended leaving the town on a
sidetrack of its main Hue to the Pacific
coast , wrote to Manager Perkins protest
ing against the scheme. The latter re
plied , denying the truth of the rumors ,
and suggesting a conference with the di
rectors of the company.
Utah anil Idaho.
The wood trade of Caldwell , Idaho , al
ready represents $50,000 for the season.
The pcoplo ot Blackfoot are opposed to
annexation with cither Nevada or Wash
ington territory.
Edward Edilo Majordomo Brain , the
festive , well-fed llunky of thu court of his
grace , Angus M. , the archbishop of Salt
Lake , is under bonds to appear for trial
on the charge of supporting too many
wives.
Last week's mineral exports from Salt
Lake City wore : Twenty-one cars bullion ,
455,870 pounds ; 80 cars silver and load
ore. 030,050 pounds : 3 cars copper ere ,
80,150 pounds ; total 54 cars , 1,460,070
pounds.
There was of latcfa strike of very rich
ere in the Last Chance mine , located
near Era , Idaho. So great and so rich is
this ore that the largo mill at that plaoo
is kept running steadily upon it. By
reason of this strike the whole camp is
awakened to new life and energy in de
velopment and labor.
Montana.
The mills arouud Butte operate 330
stamps.
A special session of the legislature has
been called to meet August 29.
The hotel at Norris , in Yellowstone
park , was destroyed by fire recently.
The Manitoba road is being built into
the territory at the rate of five miles n
day.The
The Anaconda company has expended
about $12,000,000 in Butte during the
past four years. Of this amount about
$100.000 was used to purchase the Ana
conda and St. Lawrence minus , and the
remainder has been applied to the erec
tion of the biggest concentrating and
smelting plant in the world and to the
remuneration of labor.
In yearly production of mineral Mon
tana now leads all the states and terri
tories , having only last year outstripped
Colorado in the race for supremacy in
the amount of precious metals produced
This year it is calculated that the min
eral output will approximate $30,000,000.
The big mines al the territory have paid
in dividends since the first of the year
$1,250,000.
The Pacific Coast.
California capitalists talk of erecting
reduction works at some point in Mohave
county. *
It is claimed that a greater area of the
Ari/ona desert will bo reclaimed this
year than in any previous yoar.
A well digger struck ejold-bearing
quartz at a depth of twenty-live foot 111
the town of Colton last Saturday.
Wild rose bushes grow along the banks
of the Htiinboldt river ton feet high for
miles cast and west of Palisade , and
there are also wild flowers in abundance.
So far this season the run of salmon in
the Sacramento river has boon a dismal
failure , fishermen catching only one or
two per day per boat , and in consequence
the hsh department of the Carquinez Can
nery has been closed for some time. The
same state of ufi'alrs exists on the Colum
bia river.
The Tacoma Loader says : It is not
generally understood that the Pnyallup
Indians wore granted by an act of con
gress , at its last session , the right of
equal suffrage with the whites. Many of
the Indians are expecting to vote at the
coming election in November. It is
understood that the most of them arc
democrats.
A Portland burglar , while raiding a
house on Congress street , awakened a
young wonian m one of the rooms. The
gallant Jimmy put his hand over her
mouth , kissed her afiectionatcly and said ,
"Keep still , sis ; I won't hurt you. All 1
want is these trinkets. " She managed to
arouse the house when , with a polite
"Good night , sis , " he sprang from a
window , having every portable article of
value in the room and a sum of money.
Ho left his hat behind and it was hung
on the rack in the front hall to give the
police a clue and the family then retired.
Then the burglar returned and stole the
hat.
Omaha & Ynnkton.
Yesterday morning Messrs. J. E. Young
andJ A. Yale , leading capitalists and rail
way builders of Chicago , arrived at the
Paxton. In an Interview with a repre
sentative of the BEE , Mr. Young stated
that his present visit was on railroad
business ; but at present ho was not pre
pared to furnish anything for publica
tion.
tion."Dons
"Dons your present visit moan practi
cal work in the construction of the Yank-
ton road , Mr. Young ? "
"Yes sir , it does , " Mr. Young replied
with oiuphasi3"and you can so announce
it to the public. "
"How long will you remain ? "
" \N o will remain until something de
finite is arrived at In this mailer. In duo
lime the press will bo informed of what
has been done. "
No calls were made by the Chicago
gentlemen on any Omahans to-day
who. are Hiipposcd to bo Interested Iu the
projected road. It is said one
of the principal gentlemen they wish to
BOO Is Hon. II. T. Clarke , who
Is now at Lincoln , Mr. Young will bo
remembered as the gentleman whom the
Dakota people depended upon to give
thorn aid in the construction of the now
road and whoso absence from the Hold of
action for sometime made them rather
anxious. Undoubtedly the present visit
will bring matters to a focus in some
way. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Rcftindlni ; County Boutin.
Of the $200.000 county bonds of 1877 ,
$22,000 of which were paid , $208,000 wore
refunded , the change being from 8 per
cent to 5 per cent interest. The originals
Were called in for July 1 , but for soruo
reason the return Is very slow.but $10,000
having been received so far , and the
county commissioners aud treasurer do
not like this delay. ,
They Will All Go Out The "Jlossos"
Will Stick. '
There is no change in the feeling be
tween the boss and journeymen carpen
ters. It is generally understood that the
latter will all "go out" at I o'clock p. in. ,
Saturday noxt. The bosses say
they will not recognize tha
union in any way , nnd will
rcocivo no communications from them
olliclally. They also state that if they
had boon notiliod by the journeymen carpenters -
pentors before the season commenced
that the soalo ot wages would bo like tha
bricklayers' all would bo well. Taken at
u disadvantage now during the buiy sea-
sou after their contracts have boon com
menced , they will make no more con.
cessions. Several of the largest con *
tractors intend to give up business on ac
count of the strikes.
A GAUD FHOM Mlt. OLAUDKN.
OMAHA , July 21. To the Editor of the
BICE. In Wednesday's BKK I noticed in
ho 'manifnsto , " issued by thocarpontors
union , several matters pertaining to my
self. These gentlemen charge mo with
writing certain resolutions with the auth
orship of which 1 had nothing to do , but
they were written by one of the loading
con tractors of the city. The intimation
that I am not a carpenter is too small to
notice moro than to refer to the many
who are acquainted with the productions
of my shop. An extended experience in
my trade would enable mo to eon judge
of the mechanical abilities of the cunt lo
rn .in who penned the elaborate "mani
festo. " I deem it unnecessary to notica
the slurs attempted to bo cast upon
mo by the carpenter's union
moro than to say than nn extended ac
quaintance throughout Omaha enable ]
mo to assert that the unfair assertions
will go for naught with its citizens. 1
need not add that the carpenters are
taking a very foolish step in search of n
remedy for what they term their wrongs.
If they expect to gain anything with n
fair public by singling out contractors to
heap personal abuse upon , then they are
certainly greatly misl.ikcn or my ob.
servatiou of human nature has been in
vain. J. C. GLADDEN.
WANTS A DIVORCE.
A Fair Dohomlnn Destroy n Sopnrn-
tlon.
Francis and Cecelia llromadaa have
been residing for some time in a rude
little structure on the bottom lands just
back of Molz'a browory. The husband
is a timo-keepor on the B. & M. road ,
and his earnings are amply sufficient to
support himself and wife in the most
comfortable manner. Still it seems that
Francis was not contented , and , accord
ing to his wife's story , while ho was
"lime-keeper" on the railroad ho wanted
to bo a "fighter" av homo. She alleges
that ho has been in the habit of abusiug
her in the most shameful man
ner over slnco they wore
married in Cedar Rapids , la. , some
two years ago. Only last night she states
that nor husband attacked her without
cause , choked her and knocked her all
around the house , the yard and an ad
joining stablo. Iu fact lie made a com
plete football of her whom he had vowed
to love , cherish and protect. The com
plainant is about twenty-two years of ago
and exceedingly comely. They have no
children , and fife , she declares , has been
a burden to her ever since she met Fran
cis. Yesterday she applied to Attorney
Max Kulin , under wlio o directions pro
ceedings for divorce will bo commenced
to-day. Iu the meantime Mr. Kulin will
see that no further harm is douo the
plaintiff.
Up ?
Miss Mattie Stubbs , of 010 North Nine
teenth street , was employed yesterday
morning by a patriarchal looking man
sloping at Barker's hotel , to make a copy
for him of all the names of the city saloon
keepers and the numbers of their places
of business , and of the newspapers mid
newspaper men in the citv of Omaha.
Ho made no explanation as to what use
ho intended to make of this
list and the young lady says
she is entirely ignorant of his intention ,
whether ho means to suppress the papers
and close the saloons , or is working in
the interest of some temperance or salva
tion sohcnio or what , a higher power
only knows ; that ho promised her hand
some compensation for the work , and
this morning , accompanied by Mrs. Sam
uel Dnrnall , she applied al the police
station for the desired information and
set to work copying a list of the
saloonists , furnished her by Chief
Seavey. As to the newspapers ,
bhe was informed that it would be neces-
sai y to reset each otllco with a dozen
Fabors and a good-pi/cd roll of MS paper
as just now a procession of newspaper
men was passing through llio city and
changes upontho | editorial and roportorlal
stall' were of almost hourly occurrence.
A Grand Orohcatra.
Being impressed with the fact that
Omaha is rapidly developing into a musi
cal center , Mr. Nahan Franko has in contemplation -
templation thn organization of an orehes
tra of which Omaha may well be proud.
His idea is to have the scheme perfected
so as to be composed only
of musicians of the first rank , by early
fall , and thU winter to give a se
ries of twelve orchestral concerts , with
the assistance of the most distin
guished vooal and instrumental artists in
the country , the concerts lo take placa
at Boyu's opera houso. Mr. Franko la
around with a paper to-day soliciting
subscribers to a general fund that will bo
necessary to maintain a large orchoatro
of this description. Parlies subscribing
to this fund will bo entitled to season
tickets admitting themselves aud fami
lies , and the urn omit subscribed is to bo
deposiled in ihn Omaha National bank
to Mr. W. Wallace. _ .
Ognllala's Room.
OOAIXALA , Nob. , July 20. [ Corre
spondence of the DEI : . ] Keith county
has experienced the heaviest ruins dur
ing the pasl four days than at nnytimo
during Ihe year , the ground being fairly
Koakod , and an abuudant corn crop as
sured.
The wheat orop is being harvested.
The yield is much better than was ex
pected. Oats as a rule are light , owing
to the dry weather In May.
A building and real e.slato boom bus
just blruek the town. A new bank , mak
ing the third institution of the kind , htis
just opened up for business. The Ogal-
Jola board of trade la putting fourth
every efi'ort to induce the B. & M. rail
road to build to the town this tall , with
excellent prosnucu of success. An elec
tion will bo held in a few days to vote
bonds for the construction of a line brlek
school house Thu question of water
works is being agitated , and strongly
recommended by the principal business
men of the town. From all appearances
Ogallala will oxpcncnco such growth In
thu next few months fvs will surprise
even her most sanguine inhabitants.
Crops In Nnrttina terii Colorado ,
JUI.KSIIUUO , Col. , July 10. fCorro-
Bpoudenee of tha Bir..l : Heavy raius
have fallen all over northeastern Colorado
rado and M'cstern Nobnuka. Corn on
old ground will now bo a good crop ,
Small grain will bo u good half crop.
Sod c.rops will be 1.1 1 : lit on account of the
two weeks1 dry , hot weather just past.
Hay , though not sd good us last season
will be a fair crop. Theru will bo no *
suti'cring from drought iu'this county.