THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY. MAY 1 , 1888. DAILY BEE. MOHNINO. TERMS OP Dolly ( Morning Kdttkm ) Including Bundaf . . . . . .nr.r , Ono Vcar . . 110 M orsix Month . : . BW 'orTIircoMcmthi . , . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 W io Omftha Sunday URR , mailed to any address - dress , Ono Year , . . . . 00 OHAttAOmcr. Noi.OHAjmMOPAnfmt STRUCT. NBW Vons Orrtoe. JIOOMB It ANII 15 TniiiUNB jtuiM > t a. WASiiiNarotf Orricit , No , 613 1'OUnTESNin BttltKt. COUHESrONDENCB. All communications rotating to novrs ftnd edl forlftl mutter should bo addressed to tlio Kuuoii All business letters and remittances AliouM ba pildrcftsed to Tim NR * Pnnr.tfintnn oom-Aur , OMAHA. Drafts , check * and postofllcc orders to fo tumlo paynljlo to tlio order ot the company. The Bee FalillnFcipJiiiy , Proprietor E. ROSEWATEU. Editor. THE DA1IA' MCE. Bworn Statement of Circulation. BtntftotNebrnfllcn , I , . County of Dougltiss , ( _ Oco. II. Tzschuck , nccrctnry of Tha n Tub- company , does eolcmnly swear that th nctuaiclrculatlon of tlio Dally lle for tlio week ending Aprils. 1888. wa as follows : haturdny. April Zl . 18.MO Hunday , Aprn 81 . 18.2M MondnyAprll Xt . . . JR.iWO ( Piiesclny. April 24 . 17.1WS Wednesday. April SI . , .18,07 * Thursday. April 20 . 17.SOO 1'rldny , Aprfl 27 . . . . . . .17,775 Average . 13.039 . . Bwom to and subscribed In my presence this ZStli day of April , A. D. , 1888. N. 1' . KK1U Notary Public. Btnte ot Nebraska , I _ „ * County of Douglas. | 8 > s < Qeo. B. Tzschuck , bclnt ? flrst dnlr mvorn , do- posei and Bays that he Is secretary of The Hee J'ubllslilnKCiimpany , that the nctunl overage llatly circulation ot the Dally lleo for the month copies ; for September , 1887 , 14U9 ! copies ; for October , 1K87 , 14,30 copies ; for November , 1887 , 15aM copies ; for December , 1887 , 15,011 copies ; for January , 1888 , llixo coplea : for February , 1888 , 16,893 copies ; for March. 1888 , III.CSSI copies. GKO. U. TZSCHOtiK. Bworn to before mo and subscribed In my presence thlalCtli day of April , A. D. 1888. N. P. t'EIL. Notary Public. already tlrod ot her now toy. Boulangorism wont up lilco n rocket , dazzle a tlio pcoplo with u dis play of flroworks , and comes down a blackened sticlc. TUB slaughter-house ana packing house petitions of the Douglas county democracy have joined issues , and from now on till November the * alr will bo full of flying fur. THE clearance record of cities for the week ending April 23 is most satisfac tory to Omaha. Now York aud Boston ehow a decrease. Omaha not only has an 'increase ' in the amount of her ex changes , but heads the list over every prominent city in the rate per cent of her bank clearings over the correspond ing week of last year. Tins serious damage caused by the re cent heavy rains in flooding business blocks on lower Harnoy , Howard and Jackson streets , calls for action by the council and board of public works. The drainage in the flooded district is de fective , and some of the sewers will have to bo enlarged. We are liable to have heavy floods during the spring and summer , and relief should bo af forded without delay. and tide wait for no man. This applies to cities as well as men. It ap plies forcibly to Omaha at this Jungturg. Oniah&llfrJBtljeop nferonsjt of the current rlffS tfiaintaln nor ascendancy as a great commercial and industrial center , by cxortlhg all her energy and utilizing nil her resources and advantages in en larging her jobbing- trade , increasing her manufacturing facilities , and push ing on with substantial publiU improvo- irtiants. THE rapid extension of railroads ih the past few years Is adding to the diffi culties of the timber question. It takes annually 500,000 acres of timber to sup ply Cross-ties. At this rate our foTelt areas will bo depktSu fn loss than twentymo" years by the needs of rail roads alono. It is high tlhio for in- Voniors to turn their attention to the cross-llo problem. If the proper sub stitute can bo found there are millions in it for the fortunate discoverer. IT is stated on good authority that the president is favorably disposed toward the Sioux reservation bill , and that ho trill in all probabilities sign it in a few days. Should the measure become a Jaw it throws open to Nebraska settlers ft greater part of the Ponca reserve in ' the northern part of Holt and Knox counties , between the Niobrara and Rlissourl rivers. The eastern part of this district is rich in timbers and graz- . Ctig lands and is destined to become a Valuable acquisition to Nebraska. 8 ' " , ' . ? YOUNG blood in politics is coming to the front in Germany as wall as in America. The opinion is prevalent in Europe that Bismarck is training his Don Count Herbert to succeed him as Chancellor of Gorman } ' when Crown Prince William succeeds his father. The man of iron cannot last many years oven though ho survives the sick om- poror. To pass the succession of prime minister'to his son is n most natural as \voll as ambitious desire. Will the son bo worthy of his illustrious sire , is the question agitating Germany. TUB proposition of Mr. Horn , of the Keokuk tin works , appears reasonable enough. Ho asks that Omaha' capital ists shall takp stock in the enterprise in the event of its removal to Omaha , in order to enlarge the plant. This is a business proposal that ought not to go n bogging. The field for this line o manufactures is practically without competition in Uiisuootion. The oppor tunity for a safe and profitable Invest- in out in a manufacturing industry , such nsMr. Horn's works appear to bo , never was better. Bi'.ror.E the next presidential cam paign there will not be a party that wil go befora the country without a plank in iU platform denouncing- hiring and maintenance of bodies of armed men by corporations us a menace to oui llb rtles. Tlio Illinois labor party in It * recent convention embodies in its platform the first distinct political pro tuft ngoinit th feudal tyitem o ( hlrec mercenaries. Th condemnation is sc Ateericuai. and ia to unlvers i that the use of armed hire lings for tt y purpoto tvhauoavev willet lot bo tolerated in this couutrj- . A. Chief Jnntlco Nominated. The eusponeo rognrdlnp the appoint ment jof ft chief , justice of the supreme court of tlio United States Was broken yesterday by the president eotidingto the eonato thfe nnmo of Melville W. Fuller , of Illinois. This appointment does not como ns n Burprine. For moro Lhan n week pflst the selection ot Mr. Tullor had been foreshadowed. The pub * lie has also boon given some Information respecting the qualifications of the gon- Lloman to whom this great honof hna 'alien , nnd the testimony it ) highly avorablo. Ho Is credited with most ox- , cnslv6 legal acquirements , especially .horough in constitutional law , nnd with being in all respects fully equipped for the highest judicial ofllco jndor the government. Ilia reputation ns n lawyer is not national , but ho hna eng stood in the front rank of the 11- inois bar. It IB no objection to htm that ho hna noVcr hold n judicial posi tion , only ono of the chief justices Of the supreme co"Urt having had previous experience - porionco on the bench. It is hardly necessary to say that Mr. Puller is n democrat , and has bcon tnord or loss p'rominently and actively Idonti- led with party work. His record , how ever , does not appear to bo smutched with any doctrines or principles which would necessarily make him objection able ns a candidate for the supreme court. It is quite among the iiossibllltfes that something may bo lovolopcd that would justify the sennto in hesitating to confirm him , but it dues lot appear in what is thus far mtulo public regarding Mr. Fuller's political career , and the simple fact that ho has jecn an active and energetic partisan should have no weight. This consider ation very likely had an influence with the president , but that was to bo ex pected , and it is not therefore a matter with which the senate is called upon to concern itself. The probability is that Mr. Fuller will bo con finned , and the country will ac cept him in the Ml hope that lib will provo to bo a worthy successor to the eminent men whoso learning , integrity md patriotism have made the supreme court of the United States the most illus trious tribunal in the world. It is an honor of the highest distinction to be called to this great tribunal , and no man who has a just appreciation of it will fail to leave without its portals all prejudices that could influence his judgment or impair his integrity. Homo ami Ireland. The papal decree against the political and social methods adopted in Ireland in fighting the coercion policy of the British government and resistance to rack-rent landlordism is very sure to create among homo-rulo Irishmen every where a strong nnti-vatican feeling. The practices condemned by the apostolic tolic BOO ns contrary to justice and char ity , are the "plan of campaign" and "boycotting. " The edict is chiefly di rected against the work of the national league , which necessarily has to bo carried on with secrecy. It is the natural alternative to the coer cion policy of the government , which prohibits public meetings of the Irish people to discuss their grievances , jup.- pregses free sp'ooofi , and arrests and im- prisonsj regardless of persons , those who have tlio courage to openly defend the caUse of Ireland. In order to con travene as far as possible this tyranni cal policy , titld to keep alive in the hearts of the people the flros of patriot ism , it became nocesshry to adopt a system 'of secret councils nnd insidious warfare , which has been known as the "plan of campaign. " By tncans of it the friends of the Irjsh cause a o kept alert and hopeful , and in a measure the repressive policy of the gCTSrnment is thwarted. The practice of boycotting is generally Understood , having become almost as familiar to this country as to Ireland. The explanation of this interference of the apostolic see in matters purely temporal and political is doubtless to bo found in the eager dealro of the pope to be on bettor terms with the ruling power in England than have provailcd for many years. The present head of the Roman catholic chUrch has shown an exceptional capacity for successful di plomacy , and ho has employed it with marked success in restoring the papacy to friendly relations with all the" gov ernments which under his prede cessor had become unfriendly. Thus Germany , Russia and Portugal , which hnd long refused intercourse with the Vatican , are now on the most friendly terms there , and undoubtedly England will speedily bo found in vigorous rivalry with the other govern ments in giving most respectful con sideration to Pope Leo. Ho has been peculiarly favored by circumstances in carrying out his diplomatic plans , and it must bo conceded that ho has used his opportunities with consummate skilli When Bismarck needed the catholic support in the rolchstag for his military bills ho did not hositata to seek the assistance of Leo , and when the chan cellor offered satisfactory concessions that assistance was effectively given. The extremity of the tory government in England led it to call upon the aid of the same apostolic power , and as the papal decrco shows with success. What the Vatican will receive in return the future will unfold , but it is safe to predict that it will bo a recognition amply satisfactory to the special ambi tion of the holy father. The result , however , BO far as Ireland is concerned , will not bo to the gain or the glory of the tory government. The matter is too obviously a bargain to bo acquiesced in by any Irishman who sin- curely desires to see Ireland relieved of English tyranny and oppression , and it will bo repudiated by all such as an utterly unwarrantable proceeding , which it is a solemn duty to denounce and dUregard. So far as the church is concerned it may not provo to bo a seri ous injury , but among its most de voted people it will diminish respect for the present head of the church in conspicuously showing him to bo actu ated primarily and chiefly by the am bition nnd aims of the politician. IK our genial local contemporaries kindly permit the Bun building tp Iw constructed without further , inter ference on their part wo shall feel under Instlng obligations. Wo frankly confess it was a most grievous ofTonso on the part of the proprietors ot this paper to proceed with thlB building without taking the editors of the other Omaha dallies nnd weeklies into their confidencennd ascertaining their wishes (19 ( regards Ideation , architect , plans , materials hnd contracts. Wo can cArt assure thoin that this was purely an oversight. Now that wo realize how offensive such n course on our part hnd bcon wo voty humbly bog n thousand pardons for our lack of professional cOurtosyt We in- Lend , however , to nmko ample amends by promising to keep our editorial nose out of the grand building projects of our enterprising nnd inlbllc-splritcd contemporaries wlion , in the dim and distant future , they Invest nil they havd and nil they can borrow in ifl tig ill flea ni structures that will bo the prldo of Omaha for nil time < IT is reported to bo the intention of Lho president , in cnso the sonata refuses - > fuses to ratify the fisheries treaty , to enforce the retaliation law1 passed by the last congress , which provides for ti policy of commercial noii-lntcrcourso' Under certain circumstances. It is moro than probable that some of the democratic senators nro milking thid statement in the nature of a throat. The president ifl authorized to apply rn- Lalintion only In thoovontof Canada re fusing to concede rights claimed by American fishermen under existing treaty regulations , so that it will re main , with the Dominion government to determine whether it will invite - vito this course or avoid it. The president cannot take any arbl- Lrury action in the matter. Sub sequent to the passage of the act the Canadian authorities were guilty of con duct which would luvvo justified the president in proclaiming non-inter course , but ho did nothing. The com mission was in contemplation which luis since framed the treaty now before the senate. If this convention fail of rati fication and the Dominion authorities renew their forraor policy It will bo the plain duty of the president to execute the retaliation law , but this Is not a matter which the senate is called upon to consider in determining what is proper to bo done , in the interests of the country , with the treaty. That is to bo considered solely upon its merits , and not with reference to what may happen if it shall not bo ratified. Democratic senators are mak ing a mi&tako in threatening commercial non-intercourse if the administration's plan of settling the fisheries dispute is not acoc'ded to. It is an indiscreet way of exhibiting zeal that is purely partisan in its naturo. Tim financial and business affairs of the country exhibit some rather puz zling conditions , which chiefly servo to show that , so far as the legitimate enter prises nro concerned there is a good deal of uncertainty regarding the futuro. So far as the bank clearings are an in dex to business they show that it is less in the aggregate than at the corresponding pending time last year. There are In stances Q ! l cal iu9"oaso , "notably Jn Omaha , but tlio total shows a small fall ing oft. Perhaps Under the circum stances it is rather rdlrinrknble that the decrease is not greater , but it is a fact that in most departments of legitimate business , taking the country through , trade is1quiot. . Meanwhile there appears to be no lack of money at the financial editors , the reserves of the Now York banks mak ing largo gains last woolti The activ ity of the stock nihvket has been an in teresting feature of the situation , chiefly because thoi'e seemed to bo u& oclcnuatc reason fdjr it , unleS9"ll was to bo found in a genordus demand for American railroad securities in tlm Lolldbn market. The business of the railroads thus far in the current year , and the reported unfavorable crop out look , are facts that olfoi' no oXcourago- meiit to stock speculation. While the speculators in securities soem-dlsposod to discount a possible improvement , it is evident that the general business of the country is inclined to proceed cau tiously , pending action by congress regarding - garding the revenues and the surplus , which may bo such ns to require some commercial readjustments. PUKSIDENT CLKVELANO'S man Fri day , Colonel Follows , is not doing him self credit as district attorney of Now York. His administration is a scandal to the cause of justice , and ho is already being denounced by the judges in the courts as incompetent and careless , if not corrupt. His department is con ducted BO loosely that criminals go free and important trials have to bo ad journed because Mr. Follows falls to draw proper indictments , and neglects to subpoena witnessed. Ho is a wretched failure at district attorney. Yet Mr. Cleveland , familiar with his past record as a corrupt politician , endorsed him as a proper candidate for the olllco worthy of all support. That recommendation is going to cost Mr. Cleveland dear. THE place which Omaha has secured as the third largest pork packing center in the United States is permanent. She has outdistanced St. Louis ami Cincin nati , leaving them far behind in the rauo. These cities are no longer our rivals. The Cincinnati Price Citmnt gives the number of hogs packed in Omaha from March 1 to April 28 us 12:1,000. : St. Louis , fourth on the list , packed only 00,000. Chicago still loads with a record of ! J90t)00 ) , but as the in crease over lust year is only 10,000 , ft is evident that the pork packing of Chicago cage hus reached high water mark , and that the Industry is rapidly being trans ferred to Omaha. AVliy Popular With the Bourbons , ClucfiiMul ! Omette. Connecticut has 50,000 miles of stone fence , and a great deal , too , that U measured by thu AVIiat Vet s Are AVorlh In "Uliotly. " ytw York Matl and Exfieit. Seven dollais aud a half is said to have been the average price of votes in tlio list Hhodo Inland election. A Democratic OUII1. Chhayo Inter Owm. Democrats in ludiaua will mark the sum mer of ISsS at "the coolest ou record. " IMata ftnd nhlhrncHo * loVc wont save thorn from nipping frost * In November. Will Not Jump lit DnU. Olmuney M. Dep6w will not resign thfi presidency 6f the Now Y6rk Central until hl nomlnntlon b.vUfto dhlcnrfo convention is moro ccrtfiln thhn'lt ' Ik now. Thin la author ! * ttttiVduntll flonlctttiy Mr. I'rotoOtlDh. lit i'ennojlvnuln. C7i frtiffO itcra Id . "Protection" In Pennsylvnnln aSEsfiT , np- ponr to protect , nltogothor. The manufnc- turors of that state often ontl on the Pinker- tons. 1'roublo might bo avoided ami labor satisfied If the mohey spent for the services of the Ilnlt6rtoti rirmy wore paid out In ad ditional WflffOS. A Spotless Reputation , r/il/datlp/ifd / / / Inquirer. Dexter la dead. Dcjtor wns a public character whoso nntno was once in every body's ' moutll. As a youth ho wiis very fast , and Ills onfiy Ufa vfna spoilt dmdtlrf tliO dls- ren'nttiblo ' associations of the rrtco track , yet ho bore a good nnnio unsullied to the last , nnd Whoti ho died lilt rcputntlbti tvni bnot- ' .that's ' bocnuso locator Was a homo. Working Up n Prohibition llooiii. CMcciyil littaht. Ex-Govornor St. John ( the prohibition upostlo , has gone to the Pnolflo coast , where hd Is making speeches nnd trying to work up n prohibition boom , lie declares that the prohibition party will elect a jircslilofit In 1S92. When that is done a prohibition atnenJmout will bo nddod to the constitution , ntul liquor JrlnKiiig will of course ccuso. A Reduction on Import * . tlaiton 2'rrtiier/ / ; f. TUo republican stato' convention of Mis souri adopted a resolution demanding "a wlso revision of our tariff laws , a reduction of taxation on imports , placing on the frco list ns nearly as possible the necessaries and making the luxuries of life boar the expense of government. " There is a good deal of this kind of sentiment in the republican party of the north. Moro on the Fisheries. The Boston Herald , snys the Missouri IZcpuMlcun , has finally discovered that the "hardy fishermen of Gloucester" over whoso rights wo have been forced to make such a hubbub , nro Canadians. ThU the Repub lican has repeatedly pointed out during the lust eighteen months. The Yankees who formerly went fishing from Gloucester are mostly out west now , raising hogs and salt ing them with taxed salt in order that the flsh caught by Canadians in the employ of the cod-fish syndicate may have free salt and protection. Tlio Vic\vd oT u Mugwump. Harper's HVfAly. In thd democratic convention the president will bo ronomlnnted apparently by acclama tion. The droll diversion In the name of Governor Hill has ceased , and so completely that oven the ronomfuatlon of the governor to his present ofllco has become very doubt ful. His not supposed that the president is altogether or oven generally acceptable to his party , but his party sees that he is Its only available candidate , and is in himself a plat form. Ills administration , despite all dis appointments , has gained respect and con fidence for hlinsclff but the course of his party has not tended to regain for Itself popular favor. , The VOHIIJ : , Mini in Politics. America. The young man ijiipolitlcs always runs the risk of bciug snubbed by his elders. Ho is sure to bo frequentlyreminded that ho should bo seen and not heard. If he is inclined to "ritliiibor 6f l > olltlal ! prejudices with which to dairy on a modest business under the eyes of hip directors. This la shabby treatment. There is something peculiarly pitiful in the pride which some young men have in wearing as tholr own the tattcrod opinions of others , without even presuming to patch the ohsoloto raiment with BO much its a single how idea. It ought to bo possible for young nlGn In politics to see most rcauily whore old methods fall short of the needs ol the day. Those who do their thinking for tlienlsolvcs , instead of accepting without question rcady-irtade Ideas tinged with ether men's ' bigotry aud bile , speedily find recogni tion ns Americans of thg proper sort. Would that there wore more of thorn. People n'lcd , Stock Watered , St. Lout RCw'blKanT We learn fiom the late report of the Union Pacific railroad made In Huston , where so many western railroads are owned that the gross earnings last year were $33,557,000 nn Increase of 3,29r,000 over the year before ; not earnings , $10,890,000 an increase of $2,023,000. This net income of nearly § 11,000- 000 a year , together with the proceeds of the sale of the 11W)0,000 , acres of land granted the roatl , ought easily to pay the loan' of $37,000,000 made by the government to it and one naturally asks why does it not ? The answer is furnished in the statement of the road's ' Indebtedness to others than the gov ernment $1-17,000,000 , , or $110,650 per mile. Nearly tlio whole sum of money represented in this enormous debt was appropriated by the dircclcrs and their friends , who built the road and managed It for twenty years not to include the not earnings from year to year , which they appropriated also ; and the money is still to bo found In Boston and its immediate vicinity , Words , Words , Words. CVifcai/u Newt , Talking , talking ou the tariff , Idly talking day by day Where's the chunoo of being useful ! Men of congress , toll us , pray. What n lot of useless gahblol Arguments with whiskers , gray. Make the talk mills clash and clatter , Tiiough they've nothing much to say. STATE ANI > TElUTOItV. Noliriislcn Jottings. "Washington will have a50,000 court hauso. < rf Republican Clty'anow school house Is nonrii ng completion ; . Chadron's throW story hotel will bo completed this summer. A Talmago ohluijalod from polbon in the paint of n wawnpail. The Nebraska ilc\hodUt \ is the title of a now paper in Huntings. David Caulthglljwor , of Seward county has been iuj.mdgod insane. Furnns county l-to have u $10,000 court house to bo completed nt once. Liberty offers the Wyandotte road $31,000 to run through that town and to Beatrice. The real estate transfers in York for six days , ending Saturday , aggregate $59,070.50. Nebraska City's jail will be repaired in such a manner that escape will bo impossible. Artistic horse thieves are doing a business in Sheridan county , while the vigilants sleep. J. Sterling Morton , the sage of Arbor Lodge , is at homo again after several months absence , Fremont's electric lights fall to shine just now , ou account of broken nnd dis- conftcctcd wires. The American Farmer's union , or ganized at Pawnee City , is receiving a good membership. Between the years 1600 and 1830 there wore fifty-nine divorces grnntod in Cumlhg counlyt After throe weeks of oxoltomont , and jrlory , the Kctirnoy Daily Couribr took its up1 ward flight. A now ropublicn'o newspaper is to bo founded nt Harrison , to take in the summer orop of pumpkins. A mother , two eons nnd tw6 daughters from Scotland have settled oh 1,200 acres of land in Davlos county , Imiinnoln claims that the future holds for her the proud distinction of being the midway queen olty of the plains. Chndron is making wry faces nt Al- llnnco , and declares that there is no homo fftr the "futuro groat" ot Bos Uullo county , Vordon and Stollti , in Richardson county , will hnvo two , saloons , each , while Falls City Will perhaps refuse to tfraut license. The total number of children of school ago in York county Is 0,001) ) , an inarousb of 500 In ono your. There rtro 108 teach ers' in the county. The Kearney Press says the story told by Ell Perkins concerning the strike at Kearney is false. To question Mr. Perkins' voracity 16 shocking , The rdhfosontntlon that Richardson county will bo entitled to Ui the next session of the legislature la three roprd- spntattvcs nnd ailoat senator with 1'aw- lioo dounty. The C-'Noil ' frontier looks at the figures hnd axclftihis that Omaha is maintaining her place as the third pork packing city of the world , and nt her present rate of increase eho will down Kansas City and take her nlnco next to Chicago before many months. The assistant state veterinary sur geon was In Stratum recently looking for glnndorod horses. A Mr. Kirkttood owned n mnro that was sick. The sci entific gentleman pronounced the dis- osvso glanders and was about to shoot when Kirkwood protested nnd offered his opinion that the case wns not glan ders. And in this unsettled inunnor the case was loft. The fact that corner lots are being staked above now Indian graves is proton by a recent find in Antelope county. The Tribune says : "In dig ging the hole for their tree on college hill the boys dug up parts of two skele tons. probably Indians. They found two skulls , ono entire backbone and a pile ot other bones of the body promiscuously thrown together. " Iowa. Foot pads and thugs are far too thick in DCS Moincs. Thomns Jones , near Sioux City , killed eight wolves and one wild cat Saturday. The rains in Iowa Saturday and Sun day broke the backbone of the long drought. The miscreant who fired at the "Q" fireman near Albia Friday night cannot bo found. The annual convention of the Roman Catholic Protective association will beheld held tit Waterloo , Juno i20. Hon. E. H. Gillette , of Dos Moincs , is chairman of the executive committee of the national greenback party. The coming of the Santa Fc road into Davenport grows doubtfullor and doubt- fuller , drearily slugs a paper of the town. The annual convention of the Iowa state association of chiefs of police and pity marshals will bo held at Council Bluffs May 8 and 0. The Gate City says that the Odd Fol lows of "Keokuk expect to have the grand lodge df the state meet in Keokuk two years from now. Dos Moines capitalists are booming r c.ity thrpugji yic state's newspa pers. Ton tndusaud dollais has boon raliod for advertising purposes' . Pierce , Potts and Hamilton , notorious Dos Moincs prohibition constables , have been indicated by the grand jury of Polk county for recpiving bribes. The annual tournament of the Iowa Bpartsmcn , which will behold in DCS Moines June a , U and 7 , will from pres ent Indications bo a grand success. J'ofTerson county has commenced pay ing its regular bounty to farmers who have had sheep killed by wolves. A few such Claims are reported from Henry county. The pcoplo at What Cheer , la , , are studying the nrtefiiua well question. Thovgoal mifiSs beneath that town are Cutting off the lower ends of the wells and the water supply 4s becoming pain fully short. A wealthy Dubuquor was reaching for hia pocketbook the other day intending to pay a couple of slooh strangers 810,000 for a gold brick worth twice that amount , when his wife took a hand in the deal and stopped it. The Times says the man is no good if he doesn't buy that woman the finest ailk dress in the city. _ Dakota. The Iron Hill bank at Carboimto has closed for want of business. Ono up in figures finds that Deadwood spends $300 a day for cigars and strong drinks. The new city council of Huron lias re duced the salaries of nearly the entire list of city ollcors. ! There Is to bo .f,000 / snout in another building at Stephen mission , on Crow Crook reservation. Fifteen dollars per acre was recently paid for ninety acres of raw land in the custom part of Clay county. It is stated that ono million foot of lumber have already boon ordered and that rebuilding Central Olty will begin nt onco. The Huron , Duluth Sc Denver railway has collapsed , and the farmers along the line who worked for the contractors last fall are badly loft. Travel to the Blacic Hills is increas ing. The incoming trains now carry a much larpcr number of passengers than for many months past. Clmslm , the Indian who was BO un- fortunalo as to marry MUs Fpllown , sends letters to acquaintances in the cast asking for wedding presents. Wednesday a Volga stockman and a couple from Sibloy received about 400 head of cattle and paid no.irly 8115,000 for them. The prices ranged from &J.50 to $3,12 per hundred. A binall army of prospectors Is scour ing the Bald Mountain country , earn estly searching for lodes of precious metals. Old-timers say that the camp was never busier than to-day. Word reaches Dendwood from the Midsummer that a body of high grade carbonate ore has boon encountered in the abaft. It has not been explored as yet , however , and consequently the ex tent and value of the find is unknown. Rapid City ia in a quandary regard ing the disposition of nor deud. Many objections are made to the present bury ing ground , and the papers are urging the necessity for the establishment of now ones in another portion of the city. The farmers of the Black Hills nro looking ahead this year to a season of prosperity. Agriculture in that section has gone beyond experiment , and it is definitely bottled that a crop c n bo raised , of cereals or vegetables , if prop erly attended to. And realising this and encouraged by litbt year's BUSCCSS , the farmo'ri. of the Hills are putting to crop Cthis year an acreuce almost 100 per cent larger than that 01 i9t ycnr. Itunflrods of acres of now If toUhu llhVo been broken hnd seeded. -yiiv * f vu uuuii UIAJIVVH t i * Dw * iv i I'll ohiof crops of course , will bo wheat nnd oatsi Wj-omlnR. Buffalo Gap will have clcotrio tight. Lnrntnio's artesian well ie down to a depth of 000 feot. The Lnrnmlo glass works company proposes to incronfeo the capital stock from $75,000 to double Chat amount. Tlio Wyoming publishing company has boon incorporated at Cheyenne for the purpose of printing histories and dictionaries. 0. II. Slmonson stole n horse from n Denver firm nnd his brilliant fcnroor came to an uhtlmnly end at Cheyenne , Whbro ho wnd arrested. Fifty-ono head of suspected Texas cattle itro detnlndd nt the quarantine ) yards at Choydlilio , The herd hits boon hold there for1 ftbbul thrco weeks , There woi'o forty-six nppllbants for the Various olllccs in Converse county , ot Which DoliRlas Is the county scat. The county was organized last week. Two men jumped from thb overland flyer iicurLuramlo , the night of the late blizzard , and hnv'o liol been found , Thb train was going nt the rate of thirty-five miles mi hour. Ill n llttlo sorimmilpo at theGhovonnb & lJUrlin'gtoti depot nn olhployo of that rotd : was struck 6n tlio lloiul with thb fragment of n brick nnd Sam Bcluhar was Jdllcd for lllo offeilsd. The Glcnrock Graphic snvs that husl- ncss is not dull in Glonrock , although the mines ard temporarily closed down. Spring trade fi'om the rnnohos and round-ups has mndo the mercantile business qtilta brisk. The first man that was hung inLnra - mio was resurrected in thnt olty re cently by two moil who were digging holes in which to plant trees. Tlio remains - mains were Identified by mi old timer as the man who wont by the name of "Tlio Fortune Toller. " Glonrock is already experiencing and reaping the benefits of the interest nmnifcslod in the Wyoming oil Holds by the eastern public. Strangers and capitalists who have some interests , present or prospective , in said oil Holds , nro arriving every week , all of which tends to cause times to continue quite lively in our splendid little town , des pite the closing of the mines , A WONDER IN MECHANICS. Paper Boxes Turned Out nt Lightning Speed by a Now Invention. Lewiston ( Mo. ) Journal : Wonderful is the paper box making machine that an inventor has just put into running order at a paper box factory in Auburn. The operator foods in at one end of the box-malcca a square piece of card board and in less than throe seconds it comes out at the other end mndo up into a neat box , the corners neatly firmed to gether and firmly soalod. It promises to revolutionize the paper box making Industry. In the machine are COO pieces , and when in operation there nro fifty dis tinct motions , each of which is depen dent upon itself , there being no springs about it whatever. It has a capacity for turning out over twenty boxes per minute , from the time the board enters the feeder to the time it is delivered at to the first lloor above. The machine can easily bo adjusted to nearly ony size of paste board box. . The smallest size that can at prcsont bo rnado is "ixG inches , and tlio largest 8x18 inches. The donth of the bdx must must bo under six inches. The operator starts the machine and takes his station at the back aido.scatcd trjOR a hJjjH itooL First ho takes about flva hundred pTeucs' of pastotiojird. of ' perhaps 3x0 inohcs. O'no-lialf of these lie puts in at ono side of the box-shaped mould , and the ether half at the ether side. Then ho takes the flat squared piece of pasteboard , that has boon prop erly Httod , and lays it on the machine tablo.ln n position where the feed roller will drag it into the machine , over the mould. The wheels all start simul taneously , nud while ono part ol thpjfla- cliine ig doing its workanothor branch , further ou , isgctting ifoady to take a turn 0t tn f b03 { . &ftei % the pasteboard has boon drawn in by the feeders , they are at once ele vated out of the way and the part called the "plunger" comes down and drives the pasteboard , which lies flat over the mould , down toward the bottom of the maohlno. At this stage of thawork the Sides of the box are formed and also about n half inch on tlio end of the sides and bottom is turned u'p and pasted as llio plunger forces it down past the paste rolls. Then comes the end piocoswhicft nro drawn into position by a cluvin pass ing under thorn with a weight attiiohed. so that when two end pieces slip down into the box-mould , the ohivlii urges the rest forward to bp iu readiness for the next box. . ThSii , from behind , ns it were like a mighty wave , tlio ends , are prousdd by the action of the inachino at a jiressuro of nbout a ton. After this is ddno , the plunger is raised , clearing ItsoH , as it does ether parts of the machinery , from the box , which drop ? below. Hero a wide bolt with cleats riveted to it car ries the box to the rooms nbovo. All this is done in less than three seconds , or 1,200 boxes per hour and 12,000 per day.Tho The inventor has in view a machine that will make the cover of the box ulso. This is the first time the inachino has boon operated in any factory what ever , and proves to bo a grand success. An KiignKenicnt ntnu Found. Burlington Republican : Satnuel Blair , an Erie brakcman , who llvofi in Ilornollsvlllo , has an owl for whiah ho would not take 8100. Ho captured the owl e'arly yesterday morning a short distance butuldo of the city. Blair was standing on top of a box cur , when sud denly ho was struck full in the chest by some object which came Bailing through the air straight toward him. The object dropped to the top of the car nnd was quickly sel/.od by Blair. Ho found that it was a small owl of the "hoot" variety. As soon as ho had an opportunity ho took his prize to the caboose , and proudly exhibited it to the other trainmen. As soon aa the light from the lamps shone full upon the bird , ono of the men discovered ti small , glittering ob ject almost concealed by feathers on the owl's bicast. It was found to bo a plain gold ring suspended around its neck by n fine chain , which also appeared to bo gold. The trinket was closely exam ined , and on the inside tlio following inscription was found engraved : "From C. E. B. to G. E. M. , 18H1. FldolitttH. " The trainmen promptly voted that the homo of the midnight wanderer should , thereafter bo in the caboose. If this should meet the eye of "C. E. S. " or "G. E. M. , " will ho or tmo explain how the ring came upon the owl's ncck'i1 They were engaged , of course , und the engagement was broken. Maybe "C. E , S. " ia now a wanderer on the face of tlo | earth , bitterly cursing the fate that parted him nnd his betrothed , whllo "G. E. M. " sits silent and melancholy , murmuriner "Ho comcth not. " If either of the hopclc&s lovers are Hying , and wish to IIOSSCSB the rinjf , it may bu hud of Mr. Blair by proving property , bul he declares ha will not part with thu owl /or nny prico- BOYD CAPTURES DELEGATES , Ho Will Prooont a Strong1 Front in the State Convention. CLEVER WORK IN HIS FAVOR , Aflor A Dory Exchange of Speeches Jlls Adherents Cnrrjr Tliolr 1'olnt ntul Make Up tlio Iilst of noprCBCtitntlvcs. Tim Cottnty Democratic Convention. The dombcratio county convention met In the Council chamber yesterday afternoon at SilOo'clock. Hwnscitllod to order by Euclid Mnrtln , chairman of the democratic' county central cottunlttoo. Ou motion of 0. S. Montgomery OhArlos OITut wns elected temporary chairman. On motion bf J. J. Mfihonp.r , J * J. Points Was elected tcrnt > ornry fcccrctflry. Charles Cotloyor moved that n comtnltteo of five on credentials bo Appointed. The mo tion prevailed nnd the chair appointed ai Buoh comtnlttco Mcssrsi Olmrlos Couoyer , John Hoth ) EUclld Mnrttn , Judge W. 8. Pel- her nud BJ F. Moroartyi On motion ot Frank Morri3scj' ( pendliip the report of the committee n reCess ot fif teen minutes wns tnkou. While the committee bn credentials was out deliberating chaos prevailed tunong the delegates * the wire pullers hnd Ward heel- ors. lluttonhollng nud our whispering was cngflgod in , and tlio men with "lullooonco" gathered In little knots and with paper and pencil wrote out tlio names of tholr favor ites to go to the convention , Pot Ford looked dejected ntul Hat in silence nt the doslt occu pied by him at the council inoclInRs , now and then venturing to speak to his side partner , Councilman Adam Snydcr. The following dclogaton were selected by the committee on credentials : First Ward Louis Schrocder , Patrick Desmond , Charles Conoyor , W. II. Spray , Tbonma Casey , Walter IJrandcs , Clarence W. Ulgolow. Second Ward John Donnelly , sr. , John E. Murphy. Chai los Hammerer. George Holmes , Jr. , Thomas Colby , Frank Prlborsky , Louis 13oohmo. O Third Ward Patrick Ford , Adam Snyder - der , Henry Parish , Richard Uurdish. Charles Fanning , Edgar Kothory , A. H. Forbes. Fourth ward H. S. Clark , A. E. Coffgs- hall , Gustavo Uenolto , Charles Ogden , Frank Mormoy , Charles Little , J. J. Philbin. Fifth ward John MoOorry , George Mod- lock , John Conlou , Detllf Stofln , James Douglas , Gustavo Krocgcr , Thomas II. Dalloy. Sixth ward F. W. Lessentln , J. D. Rustln , Bernard Sachsse , M. T. Murphy , Murtiu 13oclc , Uhnrlts Stow , L. J. UlaUo. Seventh ward J. J. Points. E. P. Morc- nrty. J. J. Mahoney , Andy Murphy , J. P. English , 13. F. Huso , A. Wagner. Eighth ward C. O. Gallagher , John Belirk , Ed. A. Shaw , John Heth , D. P. Augcll , Wil liam Fclkcr , J. H. Winspcar. Ninth ward W. A. Gardner , Euclid Mar tin , P. A. Gavin. J. W. West , S. S. Van LJourcn , C. S. Montgomery , M. M. Parmer. South Omaha D. 1' . Bayio&s , 0. T. Van Alien , Hodio Hcduiond , J. ti. Mullen , J. J. Donovan , Thomas Sweeney , U. J. Curtla. Jefferson precinct Gcargo E.Timmo , John McCombs. William Friclc. Valley prcciuct J. W. Agcr , John Mitchell , Peter Fouso. West Omaha H. W. Crossoll , John Mur- tah , Charles OJTut. McArdlo-J. H. MoArdle , Edward Callohly , John McArdlo. Elhhorn John Lutz , James W. Moore , George W. Grcston. Mlllard W. Peterson , Christian Kolber , Harry Link. Chicago-W. Whitmore , D. W. Cannon , J. W. Goodard. Waterloo-A. H.Lce.L.W. Dented , Frank Slavou , Union H. S. Luddlngton , E. E. Elright , J. H. L. Williams. DouiJos4--Peter McCafJory , John Toner , JosonlrJones. ' 7 , . , w I . * * * - Ou idotion , the temporary organization xvaa made permanent , and Mr. Mortlssov moved that a committee of seven bo appointed by the chair to select thirty-five delegates to th6 state convention on a basis of tlio vote cast In ward and precinct. This was the incen tive for a big and protracted kick. A dele gate from the Fifth ward , Mr. McGorry , cot.- slddrod the delegates from each ward capable ot Bolocttuit their own representation , aud mnde that as an amendment to Mr , Morris- Soy's motion. McGorry's idea was ably sgc- ended by another delegate , and Po"t Ford arose and cald there wore too many factions among the democrats of Douglas county , whoso principal ambition WAS to get the spoils. A delegate from South Onjaha wau anxious to know how tnaqy delegates - gates his town , which was the banner of democracy In the cpunty was to get. Ho was told It would bo olHlllod tp two yavd a good send off. Ed Morcarty denounced rjnptters ana tricksters aud said ho and his ward was * against them. They had como to this con vention to get a square ( leal , to clmmplpn the cause of no man , but to libido by the wishes of the majority. Ho argued for fairness and harmony. Finally , order being restored , n vote was first taken on Mr. McGorry's amendment , and then on the previous motion. As the chairman was unable to dccldo wUJpn of the two had been carried , a division was called for , which resulted In the defeat of the Mo Gerry amendment by a vote of SO to 39. The chairman then appointed Messrs. Morrissey , Heath , Coggcshall , Conoyor , Gurtifi , Wo t and uu'don to select the delegates aud they retired. On motion a committee of five , comprising Messrs. Montgomery , Scbroaor , Ppjnts , English and Huso wns appointed en rosplu- lions , and the convention took a rocoDs of twenty-five minutes. At 4 o'clock the convention reconvene when the committee on resolutions nifldo tholr report. The reading of the rosoluliqns , which are as follows , created but little dem onstration and the mention of Cleveland's name was passed In silence. On3 delegate voted in the negative unon the call for their adoption , nnd cries of "put him out" ruiitf through the hall ; Wo , the representatives of the democratio party of Douglas county , Nebraska , in county convention assembled , do hereby heartily endorse - dorso the administration of President Clovo- and , and we favor his renomlnatlon for the ofllco of president by the national democratic convention , soon to lie assembled. Wo commend such administration and President Cleveland to the electors of this county , because they are the exponents of pure , economical and honest government , and because , through thorn , wo may bo assured that the government will not use Its powers for the benefit of Individual or class inter ests ; that the civil service laws which have been enacted will bo maintained ; that com binations of corporations , through trusts or otherwise , tending to destroy competition , endanger the rights of individuals and create - ate monoi > olles , will bo prevented ; that the agricultural public lands will bo reserved to actual settlers , for settlement under the homestead laws ; and that the efforts by them InuuguMtod to reclaim lands heretofore grunted to corporations , will bo carried to u successful result ; nnd because 'through thnm , the general and familiar principals of democ racy are established and enforced. The committee on delegates next reported. Mr. Morrissey stated that at the lajuost of Mr. iioyd he had been named to head the delegation us folio\vni Chairman. Frank Morrisspy. Charles ICauffmun , Thomas Lowroy , Uiiarlei Con- noycr , Charles Offutt , Charles L Van Camp , Jauio-i Uonnolly , sr. , John F. Murphyi Patrick Ford , Adam Snyder. Charles O den , Hugh Clark , Henry Osthon . Ed Urrunan , F. W. Lesscntin , M. T. Murphy , J. Q. Me- gcath , J. F , Uoyd , John ttaath , O. V. Gilla- ghcr , D , P. Aimell , C. S. Montgomery. J. W. West. J. McMillan , J. J. lionovan , U. J. Cer- tin , Will Wliitmoro , Gcorgo GclUon , Jninp McArdlo , John Tenor , jr. , J. W Aice. ; H. fci. Ludlngtou , J. II. McCouib , U. W. Patrick and Jlurvey Link. Tht > dolegatCR were Instructed to vota as a UDlt on all cnaturs Voforo the ror.vmUon , after which the ttf-tinj dispen ert , fec that Ho/d Lad carried the duy.