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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY. APKIL 19 , 188a THE DAILY B&E. PUBLISHED EVEUV MORNING. TT.HMS or stmscrurtiojf. DMly ( MornlnK Edition ) Including Sunday IlKr. One Ycnr . 110 } For Hlx Months. . . , . . . G > J-orThreo Months . , . . . . . . . . . 2W ! Tlio Omnlia Bunflfty HBE , inniled to any address - dress , Ono Year . . . . . . 200 OMAHA OFFICH. Nos.MUMiOin KAIINAM BTHKF.T. NKW VOIIK OFFICE , Hoosts H ANH 10 TIIIIUJNB WASHINGTON OFFICE , do. MJ BTUKBT. COimUSl'ONDENCK. All communication * rclntlnR to news and edi torial matter ohoulil bo addressed to tlio Button . . , should , bo All business letters and remittances nddresscd to Tire HKK I'utii.isiMNn COMPANV , OMAHA. Drafts , check * and postoinco orders to bo maclo paj-ixble to the order of the company , TliB Bee PiiiSuing Compy , Proprietors E. ROSEWA.TEU , Editor. THE 1H3B. Bwnrn Statement of Circulation. . Etato of Nebraska , I. . County of Douglass. ( " " ( ; eo. 11. Tzschuck , secretary of The floe Pub- UMiliiK company , tloca solemnly swenr that the ntttialcirculatlon of the Dally llco for the \vcok fcndlnK April 13. 1888. was us follows : Rnturday , April 7 . 20.0W Sunday. April H . l .aw Monday. April t > . "WO uiioHdny , April in. . in.Sm Wednesday. April II . . . .11 > ,0 > < ) Thursday. April 12 . ll'.OTO Friday. April 13 . . . Avernco . . . . . 10.320 GEO. U. TZSCHUCK. . Eworn to and subscribed In my presence this Hth day of April. A. D. , 1888. N. V. FK1U Notary 1'ubllc , Etnto of Nebraska , I County of Douglass , ) " " Geo. 11. Tzschuck , being first duly sworn , de- rones and says that ho Is secretary of The llco 1'nbllshlnK company , that the actual average dally circulation of tno Dally lice for the month of April , HB7 , H.310 copies : for May , 1887 , 11,227 copies ; for June , 1KH7 , 14.117 copies ; for July. 1687 , H.CW copies ; for August , 1867 , 14.161 copies ; for September , 1887 , i4,34'J copies ; for October , 1687 , 14,333 ; for November , lEbi. 16,220 copies ; for December , 1887 , 15.041 copies ; for January , 18W , Ifl.SOO copies ; for February , 1688 , 15.TO2 copies ; for March , It88 , JO.C8U copies. OEO. n. TZSCHDCK. Bworn to before tno and subscribed In my presence thUlUth day of April. A. D. 1888. N. 1' . FEf L. Notary I'ubllc. _ WHY can't Dan Lninont play Bis marck's role and put his foot down on the coining marriage between Secre tary Bayard anil Mrs. FolsomV Tun Louisiana election returns nro coining in , but the counting is progress ing slowly. It is said that tissue bal lots stick closer together this year tlmn over before. Tnr. great Keoly motor has again been dragged into the Philadelphia courts. Tlio judge wants to know what makes the wheels go round. From the array of legal talent for Inventor Kooly it looks as if the lawyers' tongues sup plied the motive power. trousers , whieh Balfour took from Editor O'Brien last fall when ho was confined at Tullamoro jail , arc worn out. This explains the reason of Mr. O'Brien's recent arrest. The queen's ' secretary for Ireland is in want of another pair of pantaloons of Mr. O'Brien's particular fancy. NO IJKTTEU way to beautify Omaha and to increase the value of property at a small expenditure caij bofound , than by planting trees along the curb. Many 'property owners are already doing their duty in this matter. As Arbor day falls on the 23d , the holiday could not bo cel ebrated in a more fltting manner than by a general observance of tree plantIng - Ing throughout the city. THE course of political events in Ohio , 'while 'generally favorable to Mr. Sher man , is such as to suggest an undercur rent that the friends of the senator have reason to fear. A great deal will undoubtedly depend at Chicago upon the fidelity of Governor Foraker , and there is u possibility of this failing. There is great danger that the ex perience of Senator Sherman with Ohio politicians may bo repeated. Al.THOUOH the American hog is ta booed in the Syrian markets , American petroleum will again supply the oil for every lamp from Dan to Bcorshoba. For two years the Russian merchants imitated our cans and labels so closely that the dark-eyed Syrian was deceived into buying the inferior crude naptha of Russia for the pure oil of our Ponn- pylvanin , wells. But they found out their mistake , and the order comes from Beirut for thirty thousand cases of prin\o American petroleum. Tim medical profession has suffered a loss inHho ddath of Dr. Agnew , of Now York , who hold a prominent place as a specialist , being widely known to the profession not only of this couiitry but of Europe. Ho WIIH ampng the first physicians called to attend Mr. Conk- ling when his illness became .serious , but was compelled by his own illness to leave the case to other hands. Dr. Agnew made n record of great useful ness to the cause of inodicino. TIIKKU tailors in Tooloy street once upon n time resolved that "We , the people , demand , " otc. A dozen hood lums and bums hired by political and personal enemies of the editor of the Bun , resolved that "Wo , the central labor union , condemn and denounce a certain journalist. " Those cowardly backbiters , who hadn't manhood enough to nntno anybody or paper in their great resolutions , furnish a great deal of am munition to the monopoly hacks and renderless sheets who subsist on subsi dies from the Burlington railroad and crumbs thrown by jobbers mid ringstors. B deal between the filllbustorB and nuti-illlibustors in the democratic party over the diroct-tax bill by which the dead-lock was to readily broken is now explained , Thufilllbustorbhavu agreed to permit a vote to bo taken upon the direct-lax bill in December on condi tion that they can tack an amendment to the bill to roniovo Iho existing limi tations upon the payment of further claims under the captured abandoned property act. The amount of claims under this not , whieh arc now barred , aggregate about $19,000,000. Bo that if the diroct-tax bill a& amended be passed in December , the north would get about $17,000,000 and the south $15,000,000. The brigadiers would bo pleased with Hiis ' 'ovon trado" although .tho. . north would get a million or two more out , of the burgaiiu The Opening of the nobntc. The country will not dorlvo any great encouragement from what was said in thohouso of representatives' Tuesday for and against tariff reduction by the champions of the opposing forces put forward to open the debate on-this sub'- jcct. So far as the spirit of the speeches of Mr. Mills and Mr. Kelly is concerned , it is simply in accord with the political affiliations ot these gentleman , and to this extent may perhaps bo accepted as foreshadowing the character of the dc- bate throughout. It cannot be regarded ns a wlso or fortunate fact for the demo cratic loader to have occupied so much of his speech in the olTort to depreci ate what had been done by the repub licans in reducing taxation. There was in this portion ot what ho said too much of that sort of political diatribe which , while admissible on the stump , IB not well suited to the hall of the house of representatives in inaugu rating the discussion on a measure ot great practical and national import ance. If it bo unwise to debate this isauo on purely political or party grounds , it is still more unwise to make it in any degree a subject for antagoniz ing classes. Judicious men will not think well of nn argument In support of tariff reform that might have this effect. In another respect Mr. Mills appears to have gone too far for the good of his cause , and that was in mak ing too apparent the free trade sentiments - monts which ho is known to cherish. It was an imprudent statement , to say the least , that "not moro than ton per cent of the goods consumed in the United States would bo imported if all the custom houses wore torn down and the government supported by direct taxes. " It was nn assumption which the necessities of the open ing debate did not warrant , and which gave no strength to his argument. It simply showed that the force of Mr. Mills' real sentiments regarding the tariff was too strong to bo kept entirely in abeyance. The speech of Mr. Kelly followed the lines which ho has mndo familiar for twonty-livo years. If somewhat less political and partisan than that of the democratic loader of the house , it was characterized by a much closer adher ence to the old ruts of argument. Per haps nothing different was to bo ex pected of Mr. Kelly , whose life work has been the advocacy of high-tariff protection , and who has grown too old in this sor.vico to bo influenced by the changed conditions. On this ground his selection to open the debate against tariff revision and reduction was per haps not a mistake , but in so far as ho may bo regarded as representing' the general attitude of republicans the selection was unfortunate. It very likely would have made little differ ence , however , if any other of the re publican members of the ways and means committee had been put forward to open the debate , since their report shows them to bo in full accord. The course of the debate will un doubtedly develop an abler and more judicious treatment of the tariff ques tion , from both points of view , than is shown in the speeches of Mr. Mills and Mr. Kelly , but these may be regarded as foreshadowing the line 'of argument that will bo presented for and against tariff revision and reduction. There is nothing in this promise that is reassur ing. It will simply bo fighting over the old battle , with every probability of a like termination as in the past. The National HankitiR System. After the questions of taxation and revenue , just now the most pressing , shall have been disposed of , assuming that they at some time will bo , the next most urgent matter to command public attention and call for legislation will relate to the money of the country , with particular reference to the national bank currency. This subject has made its appearance in a casual way at every session of congress , and at the pre&ent session with rather more prominence than for several years. In every dis cussion in which the currency figured the future of the national bank note has received consideration. A few days'ago when the bond purchase bill was before the senate Mr. Sherman found opportun ity to say a good deal in defense of the national banking system , which ho be lieves it to bo the purpose of the dem ocracy to overthrow. On that occasion the Ohio senator said : "But the na tional banking system has proved to bo the best that over was adopted in the history of mankind. It is copied by other nations , and the principles upon whieh it was founded , though it was es tablished in the midst of civil war , have grown stronger and stronger , and its whole life has been a vast benefit to the people of this country. It has furnished a local circulation in almost every town in the United States , and this circula tion has fed the fountains of business at homo. It is the moans by which money has boon made active , by which crops have been moved , by which trade and industries have been carried on. Its benefits have boon un told to the people of the United States. " The clmrgo that the system has cost and is costing anything to the people of the country the senator denied. The character and relations of the banks , and the duty of the government with regard to them , wore again dis cussed in the senate on Monday , Sena tor Fnnvoll , of Illinois , spoke on his bill providing for the in vestment of cer tain funds in the treasury , and gava notice of atnondinonts intended to secure the continuance of the national banking system. Ono of these directs the secretary of the treasury to Issue and sell to national banks , at par , for United States notes , bonds of the United States , bearing interest at two and 'one-half per cent. , re deemable after fifty yoni-p , such bonds to bu used -security for the circula tion of national banks ; the other amendment provides that the secretary of the treasury may , in order to cnablo the banks to maintain and incrcaso circulation , and to prevent their de struction by the purchase or jmymont of the national debt , receive as security for circulation .state , county or muni cipal bonds bearing not loss than four per font interest , having a market value equal or greater than their face vuluo , and upon which the interest has been promptly paid. Sonat6r Farwo 11 ndv.opatcd the refunding t t'ho national debt at turq'itnd ono-lmlf per cent , al lowing. ' national banks circulation on such reduced bonds at par. Op position to any legislation for con tinuing th'o .national banks was voiced by Senator Reagan , of Texas , who declared that the banks had boon " uide < \ by a policy pe culiarly their own and at war with the best Interests of the country , " and by Senator Stewart , of Nevada , who char acterized the bank nolo currency as "mushroom stuff" whieh had already brought distress upon the country. Under present conditions the banks cannot outlive the national debt. Un less legislation is provided for their continuance the limltof tholroxistonco , ns bunks of Issue , will bo 1907 , the brief period of nineteen years. But many of thorn will not wait to roach the period of natural death. Undoubtedly moro or less of them will from year to year- surrender their privilege ot issuing currency , so that it may bo expected nearly all of them will ccaso to have circulation several years before they will bo forced , under existing condi tions , to abandon it. It is claimed there is nt present no profit to the banks in this circulation. If that bo so there is no reason to suppose there will bo profit hereafter. The advancing value of the bonds necessary to secure circulation is a fact against the organization of now banks. In short , nil the circumstances of the situation forbid the idea that the national banking system will , bo on- largcd'but on the contrary assure its gradual decline. The question of universal interest to the people is , therefore , shall provision bo made for continuing the national banking system , or shall it bo allowed to expire and the circulation thus lost to the country bo replaced by other forms of currency , as gold and sil ver certificates , coin or greenbacks11 This question is surrounded with diffi culties which it will bo the duty of con gress to wisely and thoroughly consider when other matters of greater urgency are out of the way. Tim death of Roscoe Conkling will doubtless renew discussion as to several matters concerning which there has been controversy. Ono of these relates to his views regarding the presidential election of 1870 , and the method adopted to determine the result. It was freely claimed at the time by the democrats that Mr. Conkling believed Mr. Tildcn to have been elected , and this claim seemed to gain strength from the fact that Conkling manifested no sympathy with the plan of an electoral commis sion , preserving throughout a studied .silence with regard to the election and to that project for determining the result. The republicans were moro solicitous regarding his opinion than that of any other man in congress , and it is well remembered that great pres sure was brought to bear to induce him to make f-omo expression on the matter. When the electoral commission plan was being formulated , and the greatest anxiety prevailed throughout the coun try , it was reported from day to day that Koscoo Conkling was preparing a great speech on the subject , and never was promised utterance awaited with greater solicitude by men of all parties. The speech was never delivered , and very likely none was prepared , though it is probable Conkling did at one time seriously intend to speak on the matter. Had he done so , there is very little rea son to doubt that it would have been in opposition to the electoral commission , on the ground of its unconstHulionality. Is it not more than likely that the counsel of General Grant dissuaded him from doing this ? The other matter of controversy relates to whether there was an understanding between Garficld and Conkling in I8SO by which in consideration of the latter engaging actively in the campaign ho was to bo allowed to Control all appointments under the administration , in the event of Cm-Hold's election , in New York. The friends and adherents of Colliding have always insisted that there was such an agreement , and charged Gnrflold with betrayal of a solemn compact in appoint ing Judge Robertson an ardent sup porter of Mr. Blaine , who refused to bo bound by the unit rule in the conven tion of 1880 collector of customs at New York. A great deal has been said on both sides of the controversy , but so far as wo know Mr. Conkling never gave any intimation that there had been such an agreement. The infaronco , however , was supported by strong circumstances , and there are doubtless very few who do not believe that the price of Conkling's hitpport of Garlleld was his control of the Now York appointments. With regard to both these matters history can make no authoritative statement , since the only man who could have remedied all doubt was silent respect ing them to the end. Perhaps it is well for his own fame , and for the fame of others , that ho was silent. Tun collapse of the American ex change in London and the disclosures incident thereto , will not improve the foreign estimate of'American character for honesty. The object of the institu tion was good , and had it boon honestly managed it would have boon of great service to Americans abroad and profit able to these in charge of it , but it is shown to have been conducted solely with reference to plundering its confid ing victims , some of whom are heavy losers by its collapse. The concern was givun a reputation by the connection with it of several reputable men , among them Senator Hawley , who "was the president , but these men appear to have really known very little about its opera tions. There is perhaps some excuse for their not being better in formed regarding it , but they will nevertheless have a eharo of the blame for the collapse. Already the matter is being referred to as likely to boa dis advantage to the presidential chances of Senator Ilawlcy , foreshadowing that in the event of his being nominated for either place on the national republican ticket his connection with the exchange would bo used against "him. Ynt no fair man will doubt that General Ilnwr loy was entirely innocpi.it of any bus- plclon that the concern was bolng man- ngod in , thd unscrupulous way which the disclosures show , -It will prbbably bo some years bcf&ro another attempt is made to found nn .American exchange in London , for \i'h'lch there Is parhapa no urgent need , but the most serious feature of tho'mallei1 13' the added stigma which tho.collapse fixes on the American character for fair dealing. There are eomo very trenchant writers con ncctcd with the control labor union , Thuy know liow to use the English language so ns to lenvo no doubt as to tbolr meaning. lc- jniltUcan. These tronclmntwrltora dolhclr work principally with the venomous pen. They ave men who labor off and on in the manufacture of screeds and slanders against the editor ot the BKK , and have their headquarters and hindquarters in the office of the great dilapidated on lower Douglas. The applicants' pigeon holes in the BKK office nro choked with appeals for employment from these dis gruntled writers of trenchant English * who delight in playing the bushwackor from behind the screens of the so-called central labor union. THK stronger the prohibition laws are made in Iowa , the weaker her officials become. Some time ago a quantity of liquor was seized In a whole sale house at DCS Moincs. But the con stables who took it manifested a dispo sltlon to bo bought off. The liquor" dealers acted on the hint and then turned around and had the men in dicted for receiving bribes. It will now bo In order for Iowa to call a spec ial session of the legislature to pass laws dealing with official crookedness. POLITICAL POINTS. The Mississippi republicans hold their state convention. The sentiment wa3 said to bo in favor of Sherman's nomination at Chicago. The Tribune is workin ( so sincerely for the nomination of Dcpcw for president Unit ivo are In dally expectation of seeing It pre sent a sketch oC his career as n census taker. Mayor IJowltt went into a Park row rest aurant the other day and ordered an Irish stow. "Ono anti-Hewitt , " screamed the waiter , who failed to recognize his customer. It is a remarkable fact that a free trade club of 231) ) workingmen wns formed ut Brac- dock , Pa. , Wednesday night. This Is the heart of the iron region and hot-bed of pro tectionism. The Cincinnati Enquirer Is ono of the democratic newspapers that appears to pre fer Grcsham to nny other possible nominee of the republicans. ) It may bo remarked that the Enquirer has never approved Cleve land's policy. Dialect stones about the presidential aspir ants nro now in order , and a neighbor of Judge Greshnm is the first to bo henrit from. "Quick and strong'qs liglitnlu' and straight and squar' ns a win'dow pain , " is his charac terization of the judge. Willtum H. Barnum Is said to have become thoroughly dissatisfied with Cleveland.and it Is believed hevill endeavor to secure a del egation from Connecticut to the natioual con vention which will support the ridiculous pretensions of David B. Hill. The Cnmerou club1 of Philadelphia adopted a resolution endorsing Don Cameron for the presidency. A prqhinicnt member sald-that during a recent trip passing through eleven southern states , ho fdund Senator Cameron the favorite among republicans for the prcsi dency. Congressional Delegate Voorhees of Wash- ton territory has declined to represent that promising bit of country for another term. Pupa Dan should look alter mat young man. A Voorhees who declines an olllco has some thing wrong with him. The Cleveland Leader declares , at the close of a political review , that "Ohio is for Sherman ; every republican paper in the state , with possibly txvo exceptions , is sup porting his candidacy , and the Ohio repub lican delegation will votu for him solidly at the Chicago convention. " Senator Halo , of Maine , is now accused of presidential aspirations , nnd the Washington Star thinks "ho is laying plans to capture the Ulainc following in the cast , arid that his resolution to investigate alleged disregard of the civil service law by the present admin istration is n carefully played trump card in tliis presidential game. " Clove-land's majority over Hlanc In New Jersey was Just I-112. The narrow margin of democratic safety in that state is made still nariowcr by the return to the republican ranks of thousands of tcmparnnco republi cans who havoJjeen acting temporarily with the prohibitionist organization ; and that man is a fool who can not foresee the inevita ble result of nny attempt to force upon the democrats of this great manufacturing and protectionist state a free trade platform and n free trade candidate. ' An Immigration Ad. Kcw Yorlt Slur , Judge Shields of Omaha , has decided that when an attorney doesn't charge moro for his services than his client has the fco is not unreasonable. An immediate emigration of lawyers to Omaha may bo expected. Ail Old Trick oC the Houtli. 11ittatltli > hlu 1'resi. Colonel Shakspcro is running for mayor of New Orleans , but even if he were elected Ig natius Donnelly would probably claim to show by a cipher in the tally sheets that the votes wciu meant for some other man , . * - The National llorso Market. For several day * ( .lio Washington corres pondents have been < xmllning their dispatches mainly to descriptions of the horses of mimi- bers of congress. Ifj the statesmen do not begin to bestir thdjngblvos soon they will bo completely overshadowed by their own llvo stock. 1 j Si ' 1 A Gcntlnninunnd n Soldier. * C < mtl General Alfred' ! . Terry may bo the republican - publican candldatojft1 governor in Connetl- cut. The general was stationed cln Atlanta during reconstruction times , and ho is ro- mombcrcd hero as ti Uontlcumn as well us a soldier. -JH A Trust la llA < J POP Farmers , S' ( . I.outa 7fcmMcuii | ( , Mr. Walter N. Allen , president of the ' "Farmers' Trust" in Kansas , undertakes to demonstrate that competition is n disease and monopoly controls the only natural and healthy way of doing business. Mr. Allen's proposition is that It is not only possible but laudable for the farmers' to corner the grain and produce markets. Wo do nat bcllovo that It would bo laudable. Wo nro sure It is impossible. It la tolerably certain , however , tliat If "o national farmers' trust" existed the president and board of directors would bo In luxuriant clover. Tlin Heal Facts In the Case. lldSton Atlvu-tttcr , The revelations made concerning tbo affrpnts offered our citizens In Morocco show clearly that the affronts were intentional. Such outrages nro not nut upon other for- T > Utncrs by tha Moors , boonuso they know that the result would bo a nnval force In the harbor of Tnnffler. Our demonstration hns booh the nppenrnnco of the \vrptchwl 111116 apology for a wnr vessel , the "Entc'rprlsoV1 It provokes nothing but derision. Our ? ov- ornment plainly ought cither to withdraw from all relations with Morocco , or else com pel by force sonio attention to our treaty rights. . . . An Kns fn Ver ! of It. The town legislature , which ndjournod , had mi exciting session , but did not accom plish much of permanent vnhio. Prohibition ists are grumbling because moro radical tem perance measures were not passed , nnd on the other hand thcro Is complaint that the now pharmacy law puts n stigma on drug gists , and makes it almost Impossible to got liquor nnd spirits for even necessary pur poses. A bill to regulate railroad fares failed nnd the only thing that wns done in the way of railroad legislation was to apply the prln- clplo of the Interstate commerce law within the limits of the state , and to make the rail road commission elective. Volunteers Wanted. PMladelpMa Itcconl. The Tariff Uoform club , of Now Yoik , has issued a circular which contains the follow ing points for the consideration of the people of the United States : 1. That the prices of nil the necessaries of llfo which are affected by tariff lows are higher than they would bo under a properly roviscd tariff. 2. That the existing tariff enables combina tions of men. "Trusts" nnd monopolies to levy a continuous toll upon a vast number of articles consumed by the masses , thus bene fiting u small minority at the expense of the whole people. 8. That the amount of these exactions beIng - Ing the difference between t the prices paid by consumers mid prices which would be paid under n proper revision of the tariff exceeds Wi)0X)0UOO ) ( ) n year. 4. Tlmttlio wages of these engaged In the ' 'protected Industries , " so called , are in no mnnncr increased by the tariff , and that the artificial stimulation of prices through "Trusts " combinations nnd , monopolies pro duces no benefit or advantage whatever to the workingman. The olub promises to lay the evidence of thcso facts before the voters of the country , nnd It calls for volunteers to assist In carry ing to n victorious conclusion an issue in which the welforo of the whole people is in volved. STATK AND TKItUITOllir. Nebraska Jot ( In us. Plnttsmoulh's pontoon bridge is under way. way.Tho The dog poisoner is at largo in Aurora. Broken Bow is trying to secure the Northwestern road. The Grcoly News and Independent has been consolidated. A Beatrice fireman lost a hand in oil ing the engine at the waterworks : Eight thousand thrco hundred acres of land in Choyunno county sold in ono day. day.Mr. Mr. Hildobrand , of Pawnee City , wo understand , has purchased the St. Paul Free Press. PlattSmouth has organized a pontoon brldgo company with eighteen sections and $50,000 capital. Presser is the name of the now town on the Missouri Pacific road on the west side of Adams county. Mrs. Saxon is delivering lectures in favor of down-trodden woman , and de mands that they bo given their rights. Fremont offers an interest in the golden den streets of the hereafter for a few slices of ordinary pavement for present uses. Charley Green , the Burlington white horse blonde , is trying to scare the strilcers of Plnttsmouth with threats of of arrest for conspiracy. The press of the state is , filled with cards of thanks from the B. & M. to these who exerted themselves "so zeal ously" for the company's good during the btrilce. Mrs. Brincy , of Alexandria , Thaycr county , who wns supposed to have been bitten by n. mad-dog , after going to sev eral places and trying the virtues of a mnd-btonc discovcd lliat the dog hud only scratched her face instead of biting , her. . lo\va. Dubuque has a directory population of 55,000. There are six licensed dealers in bo gus butter in the state. Mitchell county rolled out 2,018,625 pounds of butter , worth ? 5S71CO , lust year. The Catholics of Barnum , Webster county , have contracted for a church building , to cost J3.000. The liquor business in Clinton is now con lined to the bootleg and back yard. The private jug is also flourishing. Contractors are holding off from largo jobs in Dubuque because the mechanics are asking more wages than the build ers feel able to pay. The plant ) for the improved Julicn house are now ready , and it was expected work would bo be gun right after the 2d of May , the date of the democratic state convention , but this'difficulty between the bosses and the men interferes. Dakota. County warrants are 14 cents Oolow pur in Deadwood. Huron owes $70,000 in bonds and out standing warrants. A number of Indian churches are being constructed on the reservation at Fort Bennett. Sioux Falls is short on 'nouses and long on tenants. Rents nro higher than the price of salvation. McPhcrfion county cattle have passed through the winter in goodshapu. Very few losses are reported. The republican territorial convention to elect delegates to the national con vention will bo held at Jamestown May JB. JB.nMoro nMoro final proofs have been made at the Ynnklon land olllco during April than for the same time during two years post.Tho The Black Hills papers say that with the pleasure of nearer railroad com munication is mixed the pain of book agents. The young Ron of William Summers , of Rapid City , grabbed a bottle of ben zine and took a long pull. Death fol lowed in an hour , Less wheat than usual will bo sown in Sully county this spring , ns thu farmers lire turning their attention to cattle , hogs and the coarser graina. Some farmers who loft Mandnn for Washington territory a few weeks ago are coming back us rapidly as they can , They bay that things are overdone on and near tlio coast , and the happy me dium is , in their opinion , somewhere on the Missouri slope. A JeuloiiH Thrust. WASIIIXGTO.V , April 18. [ Special Telegram to the HKB.I Edwin Wuttersoii , son of Henry Watterson , proprietor of the Courier Journal , was arrested last evening , charged with assault with intent to kill Mrs. Unkor , n widow , who boarded at his boarding houso. Wuttcroon asked Mrs. Unkor to brcalc an engagement t > ho had made , and when a ho re fused lie drew u punknlfo urnl cut bur in the wribt. Joalousywas-thocauso. There will probably bo no Vrosoeuliou. QUARRIES OF COLORADO. ' The Immense Ornnlto nnd Bnmlslono Output. The rapidly Increasing consumption of Colorado stone for building navlng and curbing purposes , combined with the demand for tnla Btono coming from Knhtms , Nebraska and Missouri , In duced the Denver News to Interview Mr. James O'ttollly , assistant superin tendent ot tbo Union Pncllld stone de partment , for the purpose of ascertain ing the magnitude of shipments fcr the year past and to Bccuro an estimate of shipments for the year to como. Mr. . O'Reilly was found nt his desk at the Union depot , busily reading a telegram from Lincoln , Nob. , making inquiries with reference to dimensions and prices of 00,000 feet of paving and curbing stone , upon which the author of the ttelegram , an oxtonslvo contractor , do- 'sired estimates and prices , "I have boon In the business over slnco I was sixteen years old , and I am now sixty-six years of ago , " said Mr. O'Reilly. "However , my experience with Colorado quarries is confined to a very limited period , having como to Denver to assume the duties of assist ant , under Superintendent A. C. Beck- with , early in March last. Therefore , I am not In a position to give the News a great deal of specific information in the absence of Superintendent Book- with , who is now in Wyoming. My ex perience of fifty years in this branch of business induces the statement , however - over , that the shipment of Btono from the Colorado quarries is ns yet in its early infancy. In ten years from the present It will have reached a magni tude far beyond the expectations of anyone ono hot thoroughly acquainted with the rare good nnd enduring qualities of Colorado sandstone and granite. YET TO HE DISCOVKUUD. "When I say the business is yet in its infancy I mean to bo understood ns affirming that there is an oimriro of wealth of a still bettor quality 01 stone yet concealed in the rock-ribbed moun tains. There is Htono there that will withstand the mutations of any climate and endure through ages , w hen it Is discovered and adequate fiicilitiCH given for its shipment , I uoliovo it is within easy range of the possible for Colorado to supply St. Louis and even Chicago with the host grndo of building stone at rates that will displace the native stone of Missouri and Illinois from extensive use. The building slono of these states gradually yields to climatic influences , and it is especially susceptible to the effects of frost and intense cold. Colorado rado stone Is of a composition that defies the corroding influences of time and climate , and there is practically an un limited field for its use for building material , paving and curbing , in the states of Kansas and Nebraska , neither of which states possess any adequate stone supply for the purposes indicated. THE QUAUUIKS. "The Union Pacific quarries nro loca ted at Buckhorn and Stout , in Laramie county. The company is at present giv ing employment to 1(00 ( men , but this force will soon bo increased to 500 or 000 , since wo are in receipt of extensive or ders every day from Omaha , Kansas City and Topokn. You see the Colorado rado quarries enjoy some advantages over thoao of Illinois , loWa and Indiana. In the latter states work can bo prose cuted only five or six months in the year. When cold weather approaches the quarries have to bo flooded in order to ijro ect the exposed strata from frost. This involves a largo extra cost , which is boriously augmented by the expense of pumping this water out in the spring. In the Colorado quarries work can pro gress all winter without cessation , ow ing to the mild climate. Notwithstand ing these great advantages wo nro far behind in filling our orders for last year. Why , the demand from Omnlia was of such magnitude that wo are 20- , 000 cubic yards behind in our orders from that point on the demand for last season , and bore is a telegram from the same parties calling for nn additional supply of 40,000 cubic feet. The great bulk of our present shipments are to Kansas in general and Topeka in par ticular. The demand from this source is so urgent and extensive that wo find it impossible to fill Kansas City orders. DIKriCULTIKS KNCOUNTKHED. "While the stripping at our quarries is comparatively light , averaging about three foot of dirt , violent upheavals of nature and probable volcanic action has forced the strata of the mountains out of horizontal position and left the lay ers resting on an Incline that makes quarrying quite difficult. The stone taken out at Buckhorn nnd Stout varies from four to thirty inches in thickness. Wo avoid blasting as much as possible , preferring to use the drill and wedge. By the latter method a great deal of waste is avoided and , again , it assures getting the stone out in bettor condi tion. It comes out solid and square , in- slcnd of shattered and orackc'd , as would naturally ensue from blasting. As a general rule the ledges run into the mountain in even fatratas , but oc casionally wo find places whore , in ngos long gene by , volcanic action has hcarred , cracked and broken the ledge , until they have been hcriously impaired This is the exception and not the rule. sinriMNa KACIMTIKS. "Wo enjoy the best of facilities for getting this stone to market. The road runs directly to the quarries , about seventy miles distant. Two trains are kept constantly in this service , and us the grades are easy an ordinary engine of forty tons weight can easily haul fif teen to oighlcon loaded fiat car.s to Denver. The aggregate value of our shipments last year ? Lot mo look at the books. " After a paiuo : "Woll , wo keep the record by months , and I have not the time to make nn accurate exam ination , but taking bovoral monthly ag gregates and making a rough csti- mate , I will plnco the value of shipments hibt year at } 27o,000 , The supply V Thorn is enough building nnd paving stone in Colorado to supply the world for contu rics yet to como. The wealth of her htonu product is equal lo that of her gold and silver mines. Vast quantities of tliiu Htono arc used in the construction of our blnto capilol building and Denver school houses. The demand this sum mer will bo greater than over before , and when the quarries are fully developed - opod and good shipping facilities provided the annual product ton years lionco will run into thu millions of dollars in value. I could give the NOWH a great deal of interesting and val uable information , were if not that Superintendent Bockwith has with him soma of thu moro important htiitlbtlcal records of the Stout and Buckhorn quarries. So BOOH ns ho returns , I will bu pleased to furnibh material for an elaborate statement of Colorado's stone business. " A AVut J'astor. While two Chicago policemen were out with a iiOO-foot chain marking tlio saloons that were in the prohibited dibtanco of churches and schools the other day , they wont into Fred Youn ger1 * saloon , corner of Gartlold and Lincoln avenues. "You will have to quit business bore ; that's orders , " said Policeman Bnrtlctt.VbyV" "Hecaiibo the FitMt Lutheran Plnttdoutseho church is upstairs , and after this you can't keep it fculoon within 200 feet of any uhurch , much lops run a saloon in the sainq building. . " "Hut , moin Gott , 1 am the pastor of the church , " no- * wored the astonished Bnloon-koopor. ' TliQ officers rotlrod to present this now phase of thocaso , to Cnpl. Shnnck , Infhinouft Resolution * . The prominence given by the 1'oenl press to the so-called resolutions pur porting to hnvo boon adopted by the Omaha Central Labor Union impels mete to make a statement over my own name with regard to the construction of the BKK building. Before doing so I brand thoss ro.solutlons ns a tissue of malicious falsehoods unworthy ot any honorable or decent member ot the building craft. Whoever the Central Labor Union maybe bo , the parties who have given publi city to thcso slanders nro not reputable mechanics , but hirelings or designing political and personal enemies. I need only cite four ot the eight sections ot thcso infamous resolutions to convict the authors thereof as unmitigated liars and scoundrels : Whereas , The Central Labor Union , com prising the federated trades of Omaha , view with shame nnd humiliation the action * of n man , who professes outwardly and through the medium of n great Journal his friendship for workingmen , nnd , Whereas , Through , ho medium of his Jour nal ho has presumed to teach us that organ ized labor should bo encouraged nnd fos tered , nnd , Whereas , The only job now being rrcctcd In Omaha where carpenters nro compelled to work moro hours per day tlmn other contractors demand , being the ono which the aforesaid Journalist is himself erecting , nnd , Whereas , lie 1ms and still refuses to accept union labor on the brick woric of said build ing , and by so doing allows it to bo erected by "scab" labor. This is a dead give-away on its face. The BEK bulldlnir is to bo a strictly fire-proof structure. Up to this clay not a foot of lumber has been used , and not a single carpenter is at work on the building , nor has there over been a car penter on the building , and no contract lias yet boon made for the carpenter work , which will bo necessary in finish ing. This ought to dispose , effectively , of the malicious charge that the car penters employed on the BEB building are compelled to work longer hours for less pay than any others. It in a downright falsehood that I have refused , or "still refuse to accept union labor on the brick-work of said building. " I have nbvor employed a single mechanic , bricklayer , stone cutter , iron-moldor or hod-carrier nt work on the building , for the very best of reasons , namely , that the granite work is being done under contract with Jackman & Sbor- miui of Chicago , who are to furnish the granite aim place it in the walls for a fixed sum of money under a contract made last September ; that the brick work in said building is being done under contracts made in September and December , 1887 , with John F. Coots , and the iron work is being done by Paxton & Viorling , under a contract made last October. I have no control whatever over mon employed by those contractors , nor can I interfere with them without laying the BEE Publish ing Company lia.blo to damage suits for breach of contract. While I should pre fer to see union men employed by Mr , Coots , and have repeatedly told him so , and urged arbitration with the union bricklayers , I can. only hold him re sponsible as contractor for'tho work ho docs. I certainly derive no benefit from inferior work , if any such is dono. When Mr. Coots commenced to erect the walls with non-union bricklayers , u committee of the briokla5'ors' union called on mo and warned mo against in ferior work. I told thorn I was not a competent judge of brickwork , but would at once send for Mr. Boman , the architect. I telegraphed Boman the same day. Ho was siqk at the time , but reached Omaha within four days thoro- after. The committee of bricklayers nsked that 1 should employ a superin tendent , but expressed preference for a non-resident who would show no partial ity to the contractor. On my request Mr. Boman engaged as superintendent Mr. J , S. Baker , of Milwaukee , who had been the superintendent of the North western Mutual Life insurance com pany's building in that oily , planned by Mr. Boman. Mr. Bilker has boon hero bince last week Friday and rofoivos $200 per month for supervising the work. Docs this show treachery mid want of faith on my part ? Can reasonable and fail-minded workingmun ask nny more ? A few days after the bricklayers' com mittee hud called I was invited to go before - fore tlio executive committee of the Knights of Labor to explain the situa tion. I did so , to their apparent satis faction , by not only answering all their inquiries , but also by olacing in their hands the contracts with Mr. Coots to bhow Unit I was powerless to interfere with the employment of non-union man on the BEE building. In view of these facts f submit to an unprejudiced public whether there is any ground whatever for the "roasting" which my Omaha .would-be rivals have taken delight in administering to mo over the shoulders of organized labor. If there over way anything moro con temptible and villainous , both on the part of the self-constituted mouthpiece < of organized labor and rival1 editors and puhlibhorfl , I do not romoinbor to have peon it. K. ROSKWATKK. Constitutional Catarrh , NoHlnglo illsonsn ) ms cntulluil tuoro suffering orliBHtcniHl thobreakliiKUpof the cmitttltutum tlmncuUtrh. Ilia sense nf Miiell , of tastv , of HiKht , of hearing , the huiniin voice , thu mind , - nun or moro. mm Koinrtlines all , yield toltNdu- Hlnicllvi ! lullncnciij The poison It dlxtriUuti'H throughout tliti symem utUcksovcry vllnl fono , nnd Ijiouka up thn moxt robust of constitutions , jL'iiori-d , becaima but little nndcrHtood , by m < n > t physicians , Impotently iiHtalled by IIUIICKH mid ctmiliitans ) . tho.Mi Hiilfcrlnu from It Intro lltlio hoiiu to bu rollovi'i ) of it this Hlilo of tliu ( 'i'H'e. ' It Is time. then , that tlio popular treatment of this tdirlhlo dhcuHH by rcmnllcif ullhln the rvuch ot nil pasxuil Into hand * ut oncu comiiu- tcnt and trnsivvoithy. Thonmv and hitherto un- tiled method adopted by Dr. hunlunl In the preparation of bin ItAiiir.u. ( June has won the Iiuarty npprovul of thoimiuidn. 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