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THE OMAHA DAILY Bffff : SATURDAY , APHIL 14. 188a THE DAILY BEE. JSUV IHOUNING. JT.11MB OP BUMSCRirnON. CMly ( Morning Edition ) Including Sunday IlKR. One Year . HOW Tor Six Months . j * > ForThrc * Months . . . . . . . . * W fho Omaha Sunday IlEr mailed to any address - dress , Ono Year . SCO OVAHA OmcR. Noi.914A5n 10 FAUNAM HTHKET. NKW YOIIK Orncr , UOOMH II AMI UVTimiUNR IIl-H.til.so. WASHINGTON OU'ICE. NO. 613 coimr.si'ON'nK. All communlcntloni relating to news and .edi . V torial mnttcr should bo nddresscd to the Union f or THK unusWES8 umT.iis. All ImslncM letters and remittances should bo nddrewedto TIIK IIKK I'IHIMBIIINO COMPANY , OMAHA. Drafts , checks nnd postofTlco orders to be made payable to the order of the company. The Bee PEHishinFcipaBy , Proprietors E. KOSEWATKK , Editor. THIS HAH-iY U13I5. Btvorn Statement ofOlrculntloti. Blfttc of Nebraska , I . . County of Douglass. ( " ' ' _ _ . ( Jco. II. Tzschuck , secretary of Tlio Tleo Pul- UMiIng company , docs solemnly swear that the nctnnrclrcuWlon of the Dully lleo for the week smllnc April 0. less , was as follows. Saturday. March' ) ! Bunday. April 1 ; Monday. April3 . Tnemlny. April : ) . . Wodm * < lny. April 4 Thursday. April C 1B.3TI1 Friday. April 0 .1" . " " Average 1(1,410 ( ( IKO.n. TZSCHUCK. Evt orn to and subscribed in my vronmicB this 7th day of April. A. D. , UB8. N.I' . J'KII. . Notary Public. Btnto of Nebras kn , I . County of Douglass , fa'8' Oeo , II. Tzschuck. being first duly sworn , do- riotpnandsnysthathels secretary of llio llco I'ubllshlnc company , that the actual average dally circulation of the Dally lleo for the month of March , ItbT. 14,400 copies : for April , 1687 , 14,1116 copies ; for May. 1887 , 11,227 copies : for .luno , IBb" , 14,147 copies ; for Jxily , 1W , 14K1 ( copies : for August , 1867 , 14,151 copies ; for SeptMnber ; 1687 , 14,3 conies ; for October , ltB7 , ll.sra ; for November. 1887 , 15,220 copies ; for December , 1887 , 15,041 copies ; for January , 1FW , lf > .SOfl copies ; for FeUary. IE68. 15.V.S co , TZgcjmcK. Pworn nnd subscribed to lu my prepenco tills d day oMarch , A. D. IfctS. N. P. FEU. , Notary 1'ubllc. r NKW YOKK people thought the bliz zard Bomothinp terrible , but it is noth ing in comparison to the ngony they two BulTcrinjj in oxpootnncy of the beer famine. SINCE tlio defeat of her pugilist pot , Boston has looked about for another-ath letic attraction and hag evidently got it. Bho has invested $20,000 iu a crack buso ball battery. Trru Green Mountain boys came out enthusiastically for James G. Dlaino in the recent republican state convention. This appears remarkable when Ver mont has Edmunds , who has figured in the last two presidential campaigns is a prominent candidate. Tni ! day lias been fixed for holding the convention that will elect two dele gates to represent this district in the national republican convention. Charley Green will presently deploy his Pinkerton skirmishers all along the line , and the B. C. brigade will fall in and take the primaries by storm. MANAGKU lIoiiDiiisou of the Chicago , Burlington & Quinoy thrcsvtons to dis continue running trains into Omaha it his Pinkorlon gang is interfered with. If it is a question of who shall rule Omaha , its citizens or the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy , Mr. Holdrcgo had bettor Htop his trains at onco. But the truth is , that the general manager is only up to a little bluff. AN illustration of the persistent and foolhardy policy of violating state and municipal laws by liquor dealers comes from Chicago. Two hundred saloon keepers who thought themselves above the laws , kept their places open after 12 midnight in violation of the Illinois liquor laws. Inconsequence they have boon notified that no licenses will bo granted to them for the next year. A HATCH of long-winded explana tions have been handed to the council by the chief of police , the mayor , and Manager Iloldrogo , of the Burlington road , in response to Pat Ford's whys nnfd wherefores about employing Pinkerton korton specials. The council , which is chielly composed of Hnscall , laid the whole batch on the table for future reference. The mountain labored and brought forth a mnugo. ii the funds at the dis posal o the council for grading uro very lim ited , there is no good reason why it should not take vigorous action with re gard to compelling properly owners on thu principal business streets to lay substantial sidewalks this season. The wretched condition of sidewalks on thcbo elegantly pared streets is not only an eyesore nnd nuisance , but n eorioue detriment to the city. Every stranger who comes hero ia struck with the con trast between the streets and sidewalks and thu impression is certainly not favorable. TKXAS has completed her magnificent capitol building at Austin , which , in point of architecture , oxculs the capitol of tlio United States , and for that matter - tor , every parliament house in Europe , The dedication takes place in May , and the celebration is to bo conducted on a nuxgnificont scale. President Cleveland has been invited and has signified his intention of bolng present. The occa sion will bo a red-letter day in Texas history and the great state will bo con gratulated from all quarters. By the way , the architect of the superb capital at Austin is E. E. Myers , who designed the court house and county hospital for ' this county and planned the ci'ty hall building. IT is good news for our citizens U learn that a powerful railroad compntij is backing the Croon Bay , Winonn & St. Paul in pushing its way to Omaha If report bo true that the Laokawannt & Great Western is behind the deal , f through trunk line from Omaha to the eastern seaboard assured. The nd vantage of a line to Wisconsin nnd the great lakes will result in a closer rola Uon with the people and industries o Iho northwest. The lumber , building material , mining : nnd milling product : of that region will bo brought dircctlj to , our door. While n boo line conunu uicution with Lake Superior will give us the advantage of the low hi Up f reign rates and become a great factor in fix lug through vailroad rates from tin east to Omuhu. Anti-Trust Jvaw. lotvn is the first state to legislate igninsl trusts nnd combinations for Imiting production and fixing the price of commodities , n law of this character laving been passed just before the nd- ournmcnt of the legislature.Vlth re- pcct to corporations , excluding rnil- oads , which are separately provided or , the nnti-trust law prohibits them rom creating or in any way becoming a party to any pool , trust , combination or confederation to regulate or fix the > rlcc of ell > coal , lumber , grain , flour , > rovisiong , or nny other commodity vhntovcr , or to fix or limit the amount or quantity of any commodity or article o bo manufactured , mined , produced or sold in the state. The same acts ire prohibited as to copartncr- hips nnd individuals , nnd in ill cases the penalty for n vio- ation of the law is a fitio of not loss him five hundred or more than five housand dollars. In scouring evidence on a trial under the la\v all ollicers nnd ngonts of corporations or copartnerships shall bo competent witnesses against the defendant , and may be compelled to [ iroduco books and paporp. In Ibis legislation Iowa has set an ex ample that the other states should bo ) rompt to follow , in order that within , hc next year or two there may bo a general and ns nearly as possible uni- 'orrn body of statutes prohibiting and mulshing these combinations for con- rolling the products of the country and ixing their price. In no other way can , hey bo so surely and effectively dealt vith ns by state legislation , and the : omploto extermination of the trust vill probably not bo effected until .ho . states make common cause against them. Of course a great deal would bo accomplished toward this result if con- ress would renew the tariff bulwarks johind which the trusts are now securely ntronchod , but the likelihood of this jcing done appears very remote. Even with the measure of the democratic ma jority a law several af tlio most exten sive of the combinations , among them .ho sugar trust , would not bo interfered with , and the bill of the democratic ) rolectionist faction would give added support to all of them. Tlioro has jooii no indication that the republicans will have anything bettor to offer. Little tlo , thnroforo , is to bo hoped for from congress for the overthrow of these nouopolistic combinations , nnd the only certain way of getting rid of thorn is for , ho people of the several states to join .lands in making stringent laws against them. Otherwise the evil will continue : o grow until it shall have attained a 'oothold ' and a power that will render its extinction a work of great difficulty. Raving Annlnst Silver. Ever since the senate passed the bond purchase bill , which declares in full 'orco and effect the law of 1SS2 authorizing the secretary of the treasury to purchase bonds with the surplus not otherwise appropriated , and also re quires the secretary to buy and coin silver to an amount equal to national bank uoto circulation surrendered , the eastern newspapers have been pounding away at the measure. From the little six by nine daily wnlch reflects the sen- titnont of Wall street to the most influ ential exponents of eastern financial opinions , all have trained their bat teries upon this bill , ns something containing the seeds at least of wide spread disaster. The familiar argu ments against silver which experience has so entirely disproved , the predic tions which have done service before in frightening some people into the be lief that the only wise and safe thing to do was to shut up the mints and keep them closed , have all been brought for ward again in the same terms and with pretty much the same figures as form erly when the question of silver was prominent in public attention. This was ; expected. Nothing was more cer tain than that the cast would rise in protest against the moderate silver pro vision of this bill , and the influence of that section will bo solidly employed to defeat it in the house , failing which it will bo brought to bear upon the presi dent , whore very likely it would bo suc cessful. Yet what does this provision really amount to ? It does not propose inlla- tion. It simply says that when national bank notes are surrendered , and an equal amount is not 'called for by other national banks within a stated time , the secretary of the treasury shall purchase silver at its market vuluo to the amount of the notes surrendered , such silver to bo coined ns provided in the act of 1878. Tlio object is to prevent currency contraction , a purpose which none but tlioso who want higher money , as is the cabo with eastern capi tal , will object to. It is a wise precau tion against a possible danger , though it may happen that the danger is not imminent. No ono can bo sine , however - over , that in the next few years the surrender of national bank currency will not become a source of serious con traction , and it is clearly sound policy to be prepared for it. If there shall bo liltle contraction from the retirement of this currency there will bo llttlo addi tion mtuln to the annual supply of silver money already provided for , and it will not come into service any faster than there is n demand for it. In his re marks on the bill when it was before the senate , Senator Allison stated , upon authentic information , that the net re duction of the national bank notes dur ing the last eight months had been only $0,600,000 , , and ho said : "I ven ture the prediction , without of course having nny accurate data , that during the next eight months there will- not bo as great un amount of national bank notes surrendered as was surrendered during the lost eight months. " If the senator's prophecy is verified the addi tion which under the bill in question would be made to the silver coinage , ii excess of the maximum now provided for , will certainly not bo sufficient to create any disturbance in the financia , ! or commcrpial affairs of tha conn try , But bo the contraction ii bank currency more or less it is desirable nnd wise that provision bo made for replacing Jt with other money , and this is all that the bil passed by the senate proposes to do. Eastern capitalists may , however , dis miss their fears regarding this measure It is not probable that it will pabg tUc louse , although under different clrcum- tancca It would very likely do so. But , ho democratic majority will undoubt edly not be disposed nt this juncture to end to the president a bill which ho could not approve without stultifying ilinsclf , nnd his disapproval of which might bo to his political disadvantage. They will save the president fro'm de claring himself on this subject nt pres ent , leaving the secretary of the treas ury to bo instructed regarding his authority to purchase bonds under the existing law by the declarations nnd otcs of both parties in the senate nnd louse that ho already possesses such authority. As no one has boon more iroiiounccd in condemning the silver irovlsion of the senate bill than the secretary of the treasury ho will un doubtedly bo most willing to accept as sufficient the nssuraneo of his full power o buy bonds which is convoyed in , ho action of both branches of congress. Tlin California prohibitionists who not in convention at San Francisco to elect delegates to the national gather- ng at Indianapolis do not differ nppa- ontly from any other class of politi cians , Although the delegates wore > oth ladies and gentlemen , the meeting was riotous and disgraceful. Accusa- .ions . were made against prominent can didates of influencing votes. Rings nnd cliques were openly denounced. In .ho acrimonious debates the ladles took mrt , in which uncomplimentary terms were bandied. The meeting came near ending in a general row , in fact twenty lisgusted prohibitionists bolted and would have nothing to do with the con vention. All this goes to prove that -ho purifying influences which women nnd the apostles of cold water are sup posed to exert , oo/.o out of their finger ends when the treacherous elements of lolitics have free awing. THK Oklahoma bill has mot its fata along with the rest of the measures which should have been considered dur ing the days of the ill-fated deadlock. There is an element of pathos as well as [ minor connected with the bill. Mr. Springer , who was its champion , suc ceeded after a bitter fight in getting the llth of April set apart for its special consideration. But a few days before that date he heartily joined the demo cratic filibusters on the direct tax bill. When , however , the deadlock set in and dragged day after day , Mr. Springer began to gctscarcd nnd walited to break the deadlock which threatened his pot measure. . But his colleagues would not back down. The filibustering went on now in spite of the frantic appeals of Congressman Springer. So that the llth of April came and went , and tlio Oklahoma bill died in the arms of its nurse. SKVKN hundred miners inthcLehigh region have been "black listed" by the nabobs of the coal fields for taking part in the lute coal strikes of Pennsyl vania. It means for these unfortunate men and their families not only banish ment from their employer's mines but from all the mines in the region. By the force of this terrible decree men , women and children are starving , after a six months' fruitless struggle with the mine owners. The black list is an in human and barbarous weapon more worthy of despotic Russia than free America. It is too terrible a punish ment for men.whoso only crime is a de mand for higher wages. The laws of the state should prevent such a sweep ing instrument of oppression to full on innocent heads. If corporations have grievances of n criminal nnturo against individuals the courts are the proper mediums for redress. Ouu amiable contemporary on the corner of Douglas a'nd Tentli is very much concerned about the safety of the building now in process of construction on the corner of Seventeenth nnd Far- nam streets. Wo venture to suggest to the amiable occupants of the veneered and propped Douglas street rookery tlmt it is very foolish for people who live in glass houses to fling rocks pro miscuously. And editors who run into the street during every heavy gale , for fear of being buried under the roc-Icing walls of their great printing-house , should bo discreet in talking about other people's buildings. Other Ijtmdti Than Ours. Tlio matrimonial question in Germany continues to bo the most interesting feature of the European news. Royal alliances have many times in history been a source of moro or less serious po litical disturbance , but very few , if any , created moro widespread interest and concern than appears to attend the pro posed marriage of Alexander of Batten- burg , ox-prince of Bulgaria , and Vic toria , daughter of Emperor Frederick. There seems to be no doubt that Bis marck seriously intended to resign tlio office of chancellor if the emperor and empress insisted upon pursuing the original understanding regarding the marriage , and that as a result of the determination of the chancellor the matter lias been brought to a standstill. Th'us what threatened to be a very serious crisis for Germany has been for the time being averted , but how long the truce will hold it is impossible to sny. Tlio opposition of Bismarck to the proposed match is of course wholly political , lie considers it iv positive affront to Russia , since Alexander , by his course in Bul garia , incurred the bitter resentment of the czar. No sentimental considera tions have weight with the chancellor. Ho condemns the proposed marriage on the broad ground that it would disturb the relations of Germany -nnd Russia and add a dangerous complication to the eastern question. This event has very forcibly illustrated the irrepress ible conflict between the English and national German influence on the pol icy of the Gorman empire. Which is to finally triumph in this matter re mains a matter of the future which will keep alive n great deal of anxiety throughout Europe. The understood agreement to postpone the marriage until the Bulgarian question is settled delays the otherwise inevitable quarrel with Rnu-sla , and may possibly obviate it. There i& many a slip twixt thu cup and the Up , and betrothals of prince * . . lings nro not "by any moans equivalent to marriages. The death of Iho Em peror Frederick might welt bo the knoll of the Battcnborg marrlago nnd the signal of the reinstatement of the dis tinctively German policy of the chan cellor. Or Bulgaria may bo swept off the chess board of politic9in which case the empress would scarcely bo so anxious for the union of her daughter to n prince without a prospective portion. Prince Alex ander isan exceptionally handsome man , but his fine face and figure will scarcely fill the requirements of nn Im perial son-in-law , even if they nro enough for his betrothed , the princess. Besides Bismarck still lives , nnd while this is so , it is unsafe to count on the defeat of his ends. A partial rebuff is not a reverse and the ominous marriage is ns yota long way off , * * * Apparently Mr. Balfour , judging from recent events , is not making much progress in Ireland. Ono great object of the coercion act is , of course , to make people oithcr afraid to hold meetings - ings or unwilling to hold them , There appears , however , to bo little difficulty In getting up n meeting any whore , and what the police do is si in ply to pre vent nny speaking , and after some fisti cuffs nnd cudgol-plny and bayonet- charges the crowd disperses , but it dis perses in nn exasperated , uncowcd frame of mind. In fact , the experience of every month shows that the only true way to produce the appearance of trnn- quility in Ireland nt which the present ministry alms is the use of firearms on the crowds. Irishmen will not assemble in crowds if they are sure to bo raked with musketry or artillery , but they will assemble ns long ns they have nothing to fear but fights with the po lice. But Mr. Balfour dtiro not use fire arms , and so the silly game goes on nsit has gone on for ono hundred years. The nationalists succeeded in carrying out their recent programme of holding meetings in various towns in order to prove that the league is still in n con dition of vigorous health despite pro clamations and suppression , police nnd military. Various ruses were resorted to to evade the authorities. Consider able violence accompanied the attempts to break up the meetings , and in ono case the crowd was charged upon by sol diers nnd numbers of people wore wounded. There was no repetition of the Mitchelstown ' ' far butchei'3' , nor , so as reported , wore any of the Irish lead- era arrested. Notwithstanding what the queen called Mr. Balfour's "care ful" execution of the crimes act , the work of making the Iriiih people con tented and happy by force makes slow progress. The "radical and Irish sup porters of Mr. Gladstone were somewhat disappointed at his fail ure to attack Mr. Go-jchcn's budget on the roassepbling- parlia ment. Ho spokoat length and consoled those who wore looking for something different with tho'hopo of a better fight another day. F6l-'tho present ho was content to mingle prniso witli blame of Mr. Goschen's nnncinl projects in fairly equal proportions. The moral of this is plain. The 'old parliamentary hand docs not thinlc the time has come when anything can bo gained by open war. The waiting game has not yet played out. Ho preferred to allow Mr. Goschon's budget resolutions to pass without n division. Ho indicated , how ever , clearly what line of attack ho will follow later. Equalizing death duties is at present the touchstone of liberal finance. Whoever inherits a fortune in land ought to pay as heavily as who ever inherits an equal fortune in con sols. Tlmt will bo a popular cry in the country , whatever may be its fate in the present house of commons. * * * 'Boulangcr continues to bo the center of interest in French affairs , and if he have not the ambition to become a dictator tater it certainly seems that he is rap idly gaining an influence with the people ple that will make him the most poten tial man in political affairs of France. He has disclaimed any ambition for dic tatorial power , while confessing that lie would not reject the presidency of the republic. Tlio popular belief is that ho is a sincere republican , and if this is maintained it may place him in the presidency. Carnet evidently has not the force to combat the swelling tide in behalf of the popular idol. A dissolu tion of parliament , 113 demanded by Boulangor , is predicted. This could hardly fail to bring on a crisis. The result would doubtless - loss bo that Cnrnot would go down { fund the soldier would go up. What effect would the elevation to the presidency of Boulangor have ? Would it not intensify the anti-German feeling in Franco and' arouse a spirit of distrust in GormanyV Under the new complica tions and fresh excitements , wlmj. more easy than to bring these nations into conflict ? And that done , why not an 0"dof , the republic and a Boulnngor dictatorship'1 ; It seems a simple course and n natural ono for.a man with am bition , having thujpeoplo with him. Boulangor may dsm'pvo [ all that linu been said and thought of him as a man ready to sacrifice ujl to his ambition , and it would seemthat the opportunity for him to show just what ho is and what ho means is not far away , * - * By a singular .coincidence Prince Alexander's downfall has boon attrib uted to another intrigue of royal petti coat government. The czarina , who is the most charming1 a'nd ambitious queen in Europe , is believed to have had n scheme for making Jier brother , Prince Waldemar of Denmark , ruler of Bul garia. In this intrigue she was sup ported by her mother , the most expert royal match-maker in Europe. In the stage business of Prince Alexander's reign in Bulgaria the czarina's voice was never heard as prompter , but s > ho Is said to have meddled persistently in the negotiations and to have been largely responsible for Russia's hostility to him. She was bunt upon expelling him from the throne iu order to make room for her favorite brother , When Prince Alexander retired from Bulgaria to oujoy in private life , us Prince Bis marck had facetiously predicted , the in teresting souvenirs and reminiscences of having once reigned and played p great part in European , affairs , Prln.ce Wnldcraar became ft prominent candi date for Iho throno. But state policy based on his own marrlngo intervened to upset the plans of the royal li\- triguors. Ho had married nn Orleans princess , nnd this rondo him Ineligible in the judgment of Prince Bismarck , whoso ndvico was sought by Prince Christian. The German chancellor is always unrouinntlo nnd severely prac tical in dealing with princesses nnd em presses , A royal matrimonial alliance is with him ono of the dry details of the business of stnto. * * A liberalization of the Prussian con stitution is going on day nnd night , nnd within a month the nowinstrument will bo ready. What this means ft slight knowledge of the present institution will show. The Prussian parliament , ns now organized , is simply a body of lords nnd municipal magistrates selected by the king of Prussia. They pass upon laws drawn up by the monarch and his advisers they arc , in fact , ft moro reg istry of the king's ' will. It is now pro posed to give the Prussian taxpayers n franchise almost similar to that be stowed upon England by the latest re form measure. What this will mean nny ono who has observed the results of enfranchisement in Franco and Eng land can BCO nt a glanco. All the states of the Gorman empire will bo compelled to follow in the liberalizing path marked out by the enlightened king of Prussia , Then the self-government of the people of the empire must follow , for reforms do not go backward , though they maybe bo chocked by the methods the Into king employed in 1818 , and by Bismarck since ho became the virtual ruler of Prussia nnd Germany. * * Italy seems to have embarked on the proverbially unprofitable business of shearing u wild boar , in her war upon Hnbcsh , or us we call it Abyssinia. Tlio country is poor nnd barren , with mi asma and fevers in some localities ; the people warlike and savage lighters. Their forces may bo crushed by the im proved weapons of civilization. But by no device could the country bo made a profitable possession , and nothing but the craze of colonial possessions and de pendencies , which has seized western Europe , can account for so foolish an undertaking ns this war. As it is the Italian army is not crushed because King John cannot got supplies enough to enable his army to advance , nnd it is not victorious because it cannot Icavo its base of supplies for an advance into the country. Both sides undoubtedly arc heartily sick of the barren and absurd conflict. STATE AND TKUUITOHY. Nebraska Jottings. Stuart has invested $75 in gas lamps. W. P. P. Moore , tlio Seward forger and horse lifter , has been captured in Kansas. Weeping Water has added a peanut and popcorn roaster and a banana agita tor to her metropolitan plumes. James Erickson , of Grand Island , got his lingers tangled in a buzz saw in motion and lost three of them in an in stant. The business of the postoffico of Weep ing Water , for the year ending April 1 , amounted to $3,033.18 , an increase of $099.47 over the preceding year. Indiahola promises to become n stem winding industrial center. A watch factory threatens to Kettle there and make it the Waterbury of the plains. The contract for the erection of water works in Weeping Water has been let to S. K. Felton , of Omaha , for $12,749. The job is to be completed by the 1st of July.A . A Frontier county woman , blessed with generous impulses , loft her hus band with three puling children and eloped with the family purse and n handsomer man. A Sownrd girl , whoso name .is sup- Eressed to avoid tender proposals , has illen heir to $20,000 in cash , and real estate worth $30.000. Of courbo she is handpomo and accomplished , and thor oughly competent to keep the fiies off lier sugar plum. Norfolk and Yunklon embraced at the former city Wednesday evening and debated the possibility of connecting both towns by rail. The result of the meeting , was a motion unanimously passed to contribute $2o,000 toward the building of the road. A villainous export in statistics figures that fifty boxes of chewing gum , equal to ton thousand stimulating gobs , are disposed of monthly in Hastings , and the bed-posts mid bureaus of the town are handsomely decorated with hidden warts. Truly the third city is jaw-jaw of the stale. Ten ladies in Weeping Water have secretly conspired and formed a brass band. Their names deserve the immor tality of a poem from the inspired pen of Lucius Warbler Colby. But the muse , sink or bobor , has no charms for them. They nro bound to bo heard in trombone tones and cornet solos , at nny cost to life and limb , Montana. The republicans elected a full bet of municipal officers in Helena , The Helena waterworks have boon completed and satisfactorily tested. Silver bar shipments from Butte for the first week in April amounted to $11UGG1. Mining operations have opened up in nil flections of the territory , and the yield for the year promises to break the record. The famous Drum Lummon mine yielded $130.400 worth of mineral during March , realizing 874,400 * not for the stockholders. Crook's Popularity In Arizona. Prcscott , Arizona , special : The news of General Crook's appointment as major general , to fill , the vacancy caused by the retirement of General Terry , caused the greatest rejoicing among1 the citizens of Prescott and vi cinity [ in well us among the officers und troops at Whipple barracks. Flags uro flying from all public buildings and nil tlio business places in town are deco rated und illuminated to-night in honor of the event and a taluto of thirty-eight guns is being fired and bonfires lighted in all parts of town und on the sur rounding hills. In addition to the number of congratulatory telegrams sent him this afternoon , congratula tions signed by ull territorial und county officials and loading citizens wore sent. The Journal-Miner this evening , in speaking of the uppoinV mont , voices the sentiment of the com munity in saying : As a crowning net iu connection with the promotion wo would now like to sou the new major general unsigned to thu command of the division of Iho Pacific in place of Gen eral Howard , that the department of Arizona might still be under his com mand. SPOILS AND SPECULATIONS , Tlio Glcvelnml nml Hill Factions in Now York. NBW YOHK , April 13. { Special Tolocrnm to the DEB. ] There Is anld to be the highest authority for announcing Hint the following considerations have been offered Governor 11111 within the last week us incentives to quitting tlio presidential field ! 1. Ho 1 * to bo pledged Uio support of Cleve land's friends for another term us governor. 2. Ho Is to have control of nil patrtinngo In the custom houto anil postotlloo lUirhiR tlio four years of Cleveland's second term. 8. Cleveland's forces agree to supiwrt him against all comer * iu the presidential contest of 1S93. These tempting pledges nro said to bo per plexing to the governor. Some of his friends argue lie is still a young innn ami crm afford to wnlt for four years for the presidency , especially ns he is likely to hold a lucrative nnd honorable ofllco In the meantime. There is not the slightest probability that Hill will show his hand before the assembling of the slnto convention , May Ifi. Meantime his lieutenant * are under order to push his light. A friend of Governor Hill snys : "Thoso who have been studying tlio battle-ground with tlio greatest care nnd iu the light , of on Inside view of facts , say after Cleveland 1ms been complimented by a vote uudcr the unit rule on the Urn ballot. Hill will bo Biirung nnd that Now York , Hrooklyn , HufTnlo , Roches ter , Albany and Troy will come out boldly In his behalf and capture the Empire state dur ing the recess bcforo the second ballot. This menu a Hill will stampede the convention , and Cleveland will bo killed bcforo ho knows where the blizzard coincs from. This pro gramme can only bo changed by tlio gover nor accepting the pledges tendered on be half of tlie president1 but 1 have no Idea ho will accept them. Thq governor is in daily receipt of hundreds or loiters from distant states urging him to bo a candidate. " ANAMOSA INCIDENTS. Tlio Melancholy Hcsiilt or Selling AVhlsky iu Melons. AXAMOSA , la. , Apri1 12. [ Correspondence of the UKE. ] It was rumored hero last fall that n man had been Belling watermelons with n bottle of whisky in them at the dis trict fair held nt this place , but the matter soon died out. Last week several of our citi zens were summoned before the United States grand Jury nt Dubuque to tell what they knew about the matter. A Mr. Glcason , living at or near Mccliuulcsvillc , is bolng tried for the offense of violating the Internal revenue law. ThoAVnpsIo river nt this place lias been very high , sweeping dams , mill races and everything before It , It is now somewhat abated. The Congregational Ministerial association of the Dubuque district will hold a meeting hero beginning April 10 nnd closing the 18th , Kov. C. .1. Urown , of Dubuque , will preach the opening sermon. Many other divines will attend. Colonel William T. Shaw , the hero of Shiloli nnd the Mexican war , attended the soldiers' reunion at Cedar Kapids Tuesday. Mr. Bruce was yesterday talcen to tlio Soldiers' homo at Mnrshnlltown by County Auditor Fakes. This inhu was a member of the First Iowa cavalry , acting as veterinary surgeon. Had lie been n temperate man in his earlier years ho might have been worth fM,000 ! , but liquor beat him. Of late years ho has been strictly temperate. Ho Is eighty- four j ears old , and next to the oldest man In the homo. Ho met three of his old cavalry companions at the home. Imported Assassins. \Vn.KESBAJtitE , Pa. , April 13. [ Special Telegram to the BEB. ] William Dul- lick , aged twenty-two , aj respectable resi dent of the Third ward , was fatally assaulted on his way home last night. There seems to be no doubt that his murder was the re sult of u deliberate conspiracy of a number of Hungarians , who adopted methods similar to the Molly Maguircs twelve years ago. So vcn Hungarians recently arrested for riot were heavily lined by tlio mayor. Two days af terward information was laid before the mayor that the arrested Hungarians , together with some of their friends , held u secret meeting , and there decided to murder in cold blood nil who bad been witnesses against them. An effort was made to unearth the matter. Ono nrrcst was male , but nothing could be found , and the matter dropped. Dulllck was ono of those interested in the prosecution of the Hungarians. Everything goes to show ho was the victim of a deliberate assassination. When ho reached a lonely part of Cole street ho wns suddenly assaulted by men armed with clubs , ktiockcd'down , and beaten about the head. Ilo was picked up unconscious , never gained his souses , and is dying. War rants have been issued for the supposed as sailants. Tlio police are making great ef forts to discover them. A Custom Houoa Bounce. New Yoitit , April 13. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] Joseph Treloar , cliief of the correspondence bureau of the customs service for the past twenty-five years , has nt last gone. His services ended at the close of business yesterday , as n result of n note which ho received from Collector Mugone. This sharp and emphatic dismissal , which the collector wrote in heat and haste , but to exercise a purpose long decided upon , was provoked by u letter Treloar sent to Magono early in the day , ending : "JCot seeing any proper recognition of my services nor any ad- vantagu to myself through nn invited ro- linquishmtmt of oil lee , I ducliuo to avail my- boll of the tendered opportunity to hand in my resignation. 1 leave thu ruhpoiihilnlity with you and your superior. " Tlio idea of removing Trclonr tooii definite shape with Collector Magono and Secretary Fain-hild in consequence of Treloar's outspoken objection to the wholesale dismissal of clerks and of ficials under call for a reduction of expenses. Troloar ronli'iided boldly that fiiittilul em ploye * should bo waved by allowing them to sai'rillcn part of their pay until the usual ap propriation could bo made. BABY HUMORS Ami all SUin anil culj > Speedily Cured by 4'tilieura. Our little don will bo four years of ago on the SJth iiibt. lu May , 1W5 , ho wan attacked with u very painful breaking out of theHkln. Wo called In u phrHirlnn , who tientrd him lor about four wcoka. The child received llttlo or no good from the m ituient , us thu lire-uklnc out , HUII- posed by the phyMciuu to bohlvt-HUian npera- vatuil fuiui , beiumo larger In blothes. und moro and moio dlstre bini ; . Wo WOIM frequently obllK * l to get up In the nlfht und nili him with soda In water , MIOIIK liniments , etc. rirmlly.vu called other plij-Hlcluiis , until no IO H thiinslx hud iittomptftil to euro him , oil uliko Xullhw , and th child steadily grltiug woisu and worse , until about the -IJth of Just July , when wo began to Klve him CimuuiiA KISOI.VIM : : Internally , and thcCirncuui uiid CtmviniA KIWIexternally. . nud t > y theliiHt of AiiKiiht ho w UH ho iieurly well that we ROV him only on ilos of thu ltr.t > oi < - VKhT about every second duy for about t n duy longer , and lie liaa ne\er been troubled hlnro with the horrible malady. In ull wo used less tliun ono half of a bottle of CUTJCUIIA Jlttfoi. . VKNT. a little le.s * tliun one box of CUTlCUliA , and only oun rake of CimrmiA OAH. II. 15. IIVAN , CuyUB , UvliiRbtou Co. , 111. SubBcribeil nud 8 oru to before mo tnl fourth day of January. 1HW. C. N. CUK , J. 1' . HUMOUS , sprina I was very elik , being carried with home kind of scrofula The doctors could not help me. 1 wus iidvined tolry the C'l'Tirtm.t HIIROLVKNT. I did ho , and iu uduy J frew bet ter and better , until I urn UK well ab ever. I tlmiik you for It very much , und -would like to ham it told to the public , KDW. JIUFMANN. North Attleboro , Jluss. CUTICIWA , the great ekln cure , und CUTICOHA incpnrrrtfrom ltcxt rnallyund OimouitA JU.hoi.vrNT. the new blood purifier , Intemiilly , ure u positive euro for every form of utin mid blood disease from plmplec to bciofula. Sold everywhere. Price. Cimct'it t , BOc ; 2.V.KI.SUI.VCKT. . tl. Prupuied by Uie I' Uitiiri AMI f"HKiJicu. Co. . Uokton , MUSK. ( SfKenH for "How to ( Jurfl SlciuJlseu ) cs , " Ci paces. U ) ilhifctrutlonfc tmd 100 testimonials. nTm/IOKklu and firnip preserved and beautl- DliUl 0 tied by Cirnruiu MIUHUATCDBOAC. PAINS AND WEAKNESS iJf femulej liihtantlr Krlleved bv tl.iH new. elegant und IntulllUe Antidote to 1'aln. IntlttiuuitUou und Weitkiiuas. tlie _ fi'Ticim * Avrj-J'Aix I'liABitu. The flr t uud ouly p .ln-ubdumir plabtur. 2 f uta. OLD TIME MINSTRELS Being Crowded Off the Stage to Make Room for Young Bloods , An Old Gltlzon Discourses on Mln- stol Talent of To-Dny rind Com pares It with Tnloiit of Lonff Apo. Goo. Qollonbook's Successful Fight for Minstrel Honors. "Speakllng of mlnstrol. " * Mrt nn old ctttzpn to ( i reporter several days n o , "do ) on know thai no have some very flue talent In that Hue right here In Omaha ? I went to the Uootlnll benrtlt on last Mnndny nlphl nuil savr tlioro i s Hue n mlnMrol show RS 1 hnro 1mcl ttio pleasure ofnt * tending for many n day. 1 clltl thfnlc or'eolngto tlio Press Club bvnrllt , hut linve been bored to oftenIntoly by some of the would bo ralnstrol companies tlmt I expected it would bo only n Poor repetition of the old "chestnut , " but when 1 rend the newspaper comments the. next duy I was sorry 1 did not RO , but 1 attended too 0oodall benefit ntid must say it was flue , nnd re minded moot the. old tltnolKtyo , mtru n Illrcli , Wnmbold nnd Hnrktis , ami other boyi of their ilk who nrn now dead or too old to no ou tlio boards nny more. " On looking Into the matter the reporter , who had been out of Urn city at the time of both en tertainments , found the following compliment ary notice from the lice of rebrtmrySMfi , of ono of tlio purtltlimnts , Mr. George ( lellcubrck , who U nlglit vt ntclnnan at the lice ofllcc.and Is really auniUst In his line i "Mr. tleorRe Oellenbeck Is especially funny nnd kept thu itudlcnco In nu uproar a in lug 111 j "brief talk. " To his Intimate friends it 1ms been known for many uionth * that Mr.Gellenbcckv > a * po B scil of the ability which might In thn futuiu nccuro for him a position of prominence in the amuse ment line and on several oceuMons ho has dis played exceptional powers us n caterer t the tinnisenient loving public lathe cnturtattiment of last night George Uellenbcck xurprlned tne limit sanguine hopes of his moist Intimate friends uud moved , In every part ho assumed , his perfect rlKhttou ; cordial recognition from nil who nppieelato KculuN. Mr. Oolleubock Is u born musician , and without u doubt has n future on the t > tiio. | ; " The icportcr met Mr , Oellenbeck , whom Ito found to bo n perfect gentleman , fairly brim ming over with good uatuie , and learned the following bit of history peitalumg to Ids-Ufa that is not known : " 1 ha\'o been iilaylng tlin banjo and guitar for along time , " halt ! Mr. Gollcnbeck , "mid linvo taught n largo number of youim people hero In Omaha , ] hnvo appeared on the stftao several tltno.M. but not very of leu , as my duties do not nllow mo much tlmo In the evening. I play the mandolin iilso. and have boon gullo iv singer In my time , but for n long tlmo I was unable to slug on account of my throut I linvo been tuoiiblod for u long tlmo with an affection of the head nnd throat that had almost destroyed my \ocal powers , and when I was nuked to take part In our llr.it entertainment I declined for the roa- xon that I could not do any Hinging , and In fact could scarcely speak loud enough for people to understand mo iu ordinary conversation , but on being pressed to take part I at last consented on condition that 1 would not bo given uuy part lu which 1 would have to exercise my vocal powers. About that time 1 began treatment with Dr. J. Cretan McCoy and his associates for qiy trouble , which wits catarrh , lUlU 1 hud It bad , too , let mu tell you. If It hod not been for their sflccossful treatment. I could not have appeared at cither entertainment , nnd would not have received the complimentary notice you speak of. Why , J was in nn awful way I "I'll toll you how it was. Jt was In this way. I was continually catching cold , and could foot understand It. Of course , I was continually exposed , but 1 thought 1 took nil the necessary care to avoid It , On the slightest exposure my nose would atop up. and then the water would run from my nso In such quantities that the handkerchiefs 1 had to USB were so numerous that It raised the price of them In the wholesale market , Soon 1 hail U cold all the time , and the discharge thicker and more difficult toremo > o 1 would blow and blow my IIOHO until it would send twins up Into my ears and the ton of my head. My none would feel hot and dry , and my throat almost raw. My nose would Itch , nnd al ways felt as If there was Komcthlng In it that didn't belong tln.ro I had wins over my eyes , nnd a reeltugotheavluesslhlho topof my head. Sometimes one nostril would be somewhat open , and J would feel a llttlo bettor , but thellrss thing I knew It would bo stopped up again. Did I hawk and Fptt.y Well , I should unlekerl It was all the time , hutT could never clear ray throat. Why , I would wake up days olmiit choked , it bothered we BO , and I u ver felt as It 1 had had auy rest at all. My nppctite. vt as i > onr. I coughed a good deal , nnd In fact was u broken up community. "Well , ns 1 said , I began treatment with Dr. McCoy and his usf > oclaton ut their olllce lu t'.io Itamge block , nnd when the time came for our first enteitalnmunt 1 was in excellent Condition for It. nnd well the.notice you speak of tells the tale , and I have been improving nil along , and to day I nin feeling elegant , I have no more of the symptoms 1 told yon of 1 do not hawk and spit nny more , nnd the pulns In my head uro all 'one , and to make a long story bhort , tain fool- .iig better to-day than 1 have for a number ol yeart. " After thanking Mr. Oellsnbeck for lila kindness nnd Information , and receiving A prom iso of n ' 'camp" to the next entertainment U he takes part , the reporter lofJilin. . nrnmii' K. OI.I.I.KNUFCK The ttl ) ve poi trull ot Ml Oclleuljt'ck In a fair- Iv gootl llki'iicss ol Hint Kfutlcinuu. who. as iilmu'Hlntril.is nlKht watchman alt Jlcn pllico mid resides at No. WRI llarnuy Mreot , and will wlllliiKlv coinboruto the libovu statement to any luirsou doubting. I'OINTKI ) QUESTIONS. A Kow Symptoms of n Discnso That JUny I'rnve ficrlous to Von. Do you have frequent Ills of inrntnl dcprea- * i'/o ' / you Gxncilruce ringing or buzzing noises In your IWH/ Do you fuel IIH though you ninot enfTocalo when lyliiK ilow nV Am you troubled with a hacking cough and general ilclillltyr Ai n } our oyi'H neutrally weak mid watery , and fx-iucntly lutlaiiii'iir , , . , , , DUCK your voice Iwvo a husk , thick Bound , and u nas.il r.ort of tuaim'/ In your breath frequently nllcnslvti from sojno unaccountable cauHu ? Havu you u dull oppressive headache peuer- ally locnU'doterUicejVHlr Uo you have to huwk nnd couith frequently In thouUort to clear your throat ? Are yon losing your eiibo of Binoll , und 1 your KPMMI of tublo ImctimliiK dullod. everyoini allct-tfd will have u nw onnany of them. TimKru t 'i ' or innio borloiu your symu- tome , the ) nortdiumermiH yourromlllion Thli rliiHsordlneuhc.su Heated vuiy Hucrussfullyjy \ lr. Mcl'oy or lilit iisoociittos. Thu miiuy niBCV reported through the column of the dully purtbii move thl , uiil ( ouch Htutwmoiit piihlinhed Is HiibntanUally tin ) xame as Riven by thn p&Ucnt ruieil. Dr. MU'oy HIH ! Ills uwsotlate * . Ufcono wcr t nostiniii , but euro illHunsra \ > j their hkllini ! combination of Uio bent known ro- medics , applied In tli mo t upjiroyrd mutiiior , nnd l > y ii.lni ! ! tlio lalebt und moot highly rei om- inomw uiiiillaiieni known to thu prafeonlmi. They thim produce rBBUlth tout wviik tor thcnf- wive * In tliti munr patlcntH cured , p ; d WPJ.IJ. sure rmr rwide.ru thai tin-no emlnniit physicians huvo acble.i cd u success ) In curlutr dlsc.ise which few or no other doctors run duullcato. DOCTOH Late oFBcllcync Hospital. Now Yorlr , llasOIIicua No. 810 and all ItAMfii : IH'll.niNO. ( IMAII.l. NKll , Wheioall rumble cases nro ucutud tvlta tuo treated nklllf ully. Conanmi- tlon , IlilL'ht'fc Jirsp'-p'ila. . IthouuiatUm. nmUU NUIIVOUH DIHKAHllK AllillrieimeHiie. rullur to the texca a bjiuciiilty. UUVUtlUl rril ) roNSJlLTATJON utolliccorby mallil. Muuy dUeunoo uro treaUnt Mircct > fully by Or. McCoy throuKh tliu inulU , uud it. U tins po.inlbln for those imttljlflo inako thr jour- Icy to obtain tiu ( i' fu ) hospital tirutment t their hnrut-H. Otlii i : houia U ID 11 a. iu. ; 2 to 4 p. 111 , : 7 to 1 u. in. BI'NUA Y IIOUltB I'KOM U A. M , TO I I'.M CorruHX'ideniu rfcculvex proinut , utteutlon. No letter * unHvvtsrxd unlisst ucooiu pooled by I " ' ' ' ' "Adil'ilS a'l'l'Vimll to Jr. J. O. McCoy. 3JOaua SWUaiBobul 1'Jlcg , PmuliuNeb