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_ 4 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; WEDNESDAY , i\IAY 80 ; 1888 , THE DAILY BEE. rUBLlSHKO KVKHY MOHNINO. TBIIMS OF sunscrtrrnoN. JMilly ( Morning Edition ) Including Sunday Ilicr. . One Vcar 'P 55 Tor Six Months 6 00 J-'orThrcoMonths 260 The Omnhn. Sunday HER , mailed to nny address - dress , One Year 200 OMAHA Or TICK , NOS.OIIANDDIO PAH.f AM RTnKP.T. NEW YOIIK OFFICE , HOOMS II AND ir.TiuntTNE Iiriu > it < n. WABIUNOTON OFFICE , No. C13 COKHKSl'ONDKNCE. " . MTPTRHB. AH ImMneiw lottora tvnd remittances should BO Addressed to THE 11KK I'UIIUftlHMI UOMI'ANir , OMAHA. Drafts , chocks and postoinco orders to bo made payable to the order of the company. The Bee PuWisMnFiiipy. Proprietors E. ROSEWATEU. Editor. HER. Sworn Stntcnicnt of Circulation. $ tnte of Nebraska , I . County oflKniRlns , IB > ' . _ _ . lleo. II. TzAchuck , secretary of The Hco Pub- JIMiliiK company , does solemnly swear that the ncttmlYlrcumtlon of the Dally lleo for the week endlnir May SB. 1888. was as follows : Saturday , May 1 . JNj. > Hiinday/ilay IX . 8.2-0 Monday. May 21 . JWM Tuesday. Maya . | . " 0 Wrdnoitlay , May 23 . JWfJO Thursday. May 21 . . . 1H.OI1 1'Ylday , Slays' . .18.072 . ATernge . 18.128 GKO. n.TZSCHUCK. Fvrorn to nd subscribed In my pn > ionco this 20th day of May , A. D. , 1888. N. V. Notary i'ubllo. fltato of Nebraska , I. . County ot Douglas , ( B < Bi George 11. Tzschuck , being first duly sworn , depones and says that ho Is Decretory of The lleo rubllMiing company , that the actual nvernRO dally circulation of the Dally Uco for the month ot May , 1887 , was 14,227 copies ! for Juno. 18H7. 14,117 copies ; for July , 18 > 7 , 14,1193 conies : for August , 1SB7 , 14,151 copies ; for September , 1887 , 14.IM9 copies ; for October , 1K87 , 14K1 : copies ; for November , 18b7 , 15.220 copies ; for December , 1887 , 16,041 copies ; for January , 1B88. lfi.200 coi > - los : for Kebrunry , IfW , ] r . ! W2coplenr for March. JB68. 1D.G89 copies ; for April , 188S , IB 744 copies. OK6. II. TZSCHUCK. Bworn to before mo and subscribed In my presence thlslM day of Jlny , A. D. 1888. N. 1' . FKIK Notary Public. AYCRAnnAir.Y ( CIRCULATION 18,128 IT is goltiug rnthor Into in the day for southern Dakota to bo stirred up by an Indian scnro. I ' AT a rccont celebration down south In honor of JoiT Davis , several ladles presented him with a silver crown. The ladies of the south are still march ing on , trying to keep up appearances. MANDEKSON is one of the committee of five to investigate the operations of the Chicncro beef monopoly. This looks as if Nebraska's interest in the moat industry will bo fully pro- 'toctcd. ' KANSAS CITY is to have a local signal BOfvice station , and will no longer depend - pond on Omaha or Chicago for weather reports. This Is another "boom" for the city on the Kaw which willjbo put down .in its list of improvements. TitE observance of Decoration day is a patriotic duty In which every American should take part. If it were possible nil business should be suspended - ponded during the hours of the impres sive ceremony so as not to mar the sol emnity ol tno occasion. IT may have boon somewhat prema ture in announcing Hon. O. W. Limn- gor's project of building a first class family hotel , but for all that , the time has come when Omaha needs such an institution. There is big money for the company which will build the first family hotel of the city. A NEW YOHK World reporter tried to interview Judge Grcsham on the presidency. But the judge proved to bean an unsatisfactory witness. Ho told the newspaper man that while on the bench ho would leave politics alone. The judge is a wise and honest man. DENVER is anxious to purchase a franchise in the "Western base ball as sociation. She is aching to measure hats with Omaha , DCS Moines , Kansas City , St. Paul and Minneapolis. Her looal pride is at stake and slio wants to keep abreast of nor rivals in base ball as well as in business. GiiKisiiAL GIIANT lind the highest possible esteem of the soldierly quali ties of Shorithin. Ho is sidd to luivo once sokon ] of him us groulor tlnui Cresur or Von Moltko. "IIo was grcnt in the flolil , great ut the council board. Ho couUl not only pltxn buttles ho could tnlto the fluid nnd win them. " Grant nlwnya showed the utmost confidence in Bhoridtin while they wore operating to gether in Virginia , and not once WIIB j y lie diBtippointod. His testimony to the military ability of Shoridnn had the warrant of ampla experience , and was porhapn not greatly oxaggortvtod. TllK action of the eight or ton mom- bars of the board of trade who rushed through the circular endorsing the Outhwnito bill for the extension of the indebtedness of the Union Pacific rail road , was unwarranted. The circular purported to voice the sentiment of the board of trade and business community of Omaha. But this manifestly is not BO. The circular wag adopted nt a moot ing when but thirteen members wore present , several of whom wore decidedly opposed to it. It therefore looks like sharp practice where such an import- nut measure is railroaded through without - out a thorough discussion of the merits of the Outhwaitohill before a full session of the board. Till' senate has taken final action on the bill jmbsod by the house establishing a department of labor. The measure provides for the establishment of a de partment of labor , whoso duty it will bo to diffuse among the people of the United States information upon subjects connected with labor ami especially upon its relation with capital. Iif- quirlos are to bo made regarding the hours of labor , the earnings of the laborIng - Ing classes , and the menus of promoting their material , social and moral pros perity. It would seem thut this depart ment la to have no executive powers , but is tube a reliable bureau of informa tion , It may advito nnd suggest bene ficial 'measures , but in no way can it en force Its recommendations. There is no reason why this bill shall not become a law. Its statistics- will bo valuable and comprolioaslve in all -quobtums in volving the labor problem. . To-Dny'rf Observance. Throughout the states of the north to- day,1n oyory city , town nnd hamlet whore rest flic defenders of the union , the sacred duty to the uCXtUvhloh grati tude and patriotism Inspire will bs ob served. The occasion is hallowed by every sentiment that is honorable to a free people. It is a dny of memories nnd of grntofpl reverence. The veterans who are still with us will revert to the hardships nnd privations of the camp and the march , the perils of the battle field , the sufferings from wounds and disease , nnd with these recollections of the dark side of a soldier's life will intermingle - , torminglo the memory of many sweet nnd tender incidents that compensated for all that was suffered. The loyal friendship of comrades , the kindly word nnd service Jn the hour of bitter distress , the helping hand when help was most needed , tlio unself ishness that divided the scant ration , or the last chow of tobacco , or gave all of the little left in the canteen these ex periences will flow back upon the minds of the veterans to-day , and as they think and talk them over there will bo glad ness in their hearts oven while the tears moisten their eyes. To those who can not have those memories there is the privilege and the duty of gratnful reverence to the dead and the living who bared their breasts to the battle's storm and by their fidelity nnd cour age preserved the union unbroken. Lot us relloot to-day upon the great debt wo owe these- he roes , and so doing wo shall find our patriotism rising higher and stronger , our love of country and our devotion to its institutions growing broader and deeper. Memorial day makes its own special appeal to us , and it is worthy of our at tention and interest. In its spirit and its duties it contributes to the develop ment of all that is best in us DS indivi duals and citizens. Its proper influence is to elevate and ennoble , and this ef fect it must have upon all who appreci ate its true character. They Want Thurtnan. There appears to be very little reason to doubt that Mr. Cleveland nnd the po litical managers for the administration want Judge Thurman , of Ohio , for the second place on the presidential ticket. It was reported some two wcolcH ago that they wore bringing every possible pressure to boar on the judge to induce him to accept the nomination for the vice presidency , but at that time there seemed to bo little probability that they would succeed. The latest advices , however , indicate pretty positively that ho will bo the man , ; although ho de nies having consented to the use of his name. For several years Mr. Thurman has firmly insisted that ho was permanently out of politics ns an aspirant for nny office , his last as surance of this kind having been given just before the last democratic state convention in Ohio , when he was strong ly urged to bo a candidate for governor. If ho allows his name to go on the na tional ticket it will bo in response to th6 most urgent kind ol solicitation , and from a conviction that it may be important to the party. Should the convention at St. Louis , olioying the behest of Mr. Cleveland , nominate Judge Thurman , no honor would bo conferred upon that veteran leader , nor would the purpose bo to honor him. Ho is wanted because Mr. Cleveland desires a stronger running mate than ho would have in any of the western light weights that have thus far boon named as possible candi dates. Governor Gray a little while ago seemed a promising aspirant , but the screed of ex-Senator McDonald was a severe blow to him , and since that time an investigation of his political record has not boon to his advantage. Illinois has too many aspirants to nuuco it expedient to nominate either , besides which none of them possesses any great availability. Vilas will not have the full support of his own state , and will very likely not bo heard of in the conven tion. But the vice-presidential candi dates must bo taken from a state west of Now York , and the Ohiostatcsman would meet the requirements perfectly , both ns to location and qualifications. His ability could not bo questioned , his de mocracy is of the straightest kiiul , and although his political record is by no means unassailable , since ho was more or loss prominently identified with many of the heresies peculiar to the democratic party and particularly the Ohio branch of it some years ago , it is far more respectable and creditable than that of most of the democratic loaders of to-duy. Doubtless the administration man agers have reason to congratulate them selves if they have succeeded in induc ing Judge Thurumn to take the second place on the presidential ticket. Ho would give it character and some strength. But it is quito possible to overestimate the btrongth ho would give the ticket. Ho is far advanced in ago , and would not inspire any enthusiasm among tb.6 younger element of the party , however - over potent his name might bo with the veterans. Ho is furthermore not a man whom the spoil-seeking politicians would take a very great interest in. It is questionable whether his nomination would make adifforeice of one thousand votes for the democracy in his own state , and if that is true as to Ohio there is no reason to suppose thut his power in other stales would bo so greut as to materially affect the result. If elected , Mr. Thur man could be of very little service to the party for the reason tlmt ho is incapacitated for any arduous or continuous service. True , the office of vice president is not neces sarily exacting , but it makes demands many of winch Mr. Thurman could not respond to. The politicians arc not apt to become very ardent in behalf of a man with restricted ability to help them in the present , and who by reason of his ago has no future. Nevertheless Thurmivn would un- doubcdtly be the very best choice thu national .democratic convention could make. Ho would certainly give the ticket more character than any other of the several men who are talked of fur the bccond pVnco , oven if he did not add very largely to its strength. Anil tula matter of character .is out ? Which. the democracy have just now need to seriously consider. IT is understood that the committee of congress which investigated the Reading strike will propose some dras tic legislation which both the railroads nnd their employes may find unpalat able. Among the propositions under consideration are , first , an absolute pr * vision for placing in the hands of a re ceiver nny railroad company which , as the result of differences with its em ployes , falls for a period of ton days to operate the road ; second , a requirement that all train crows , but no other class of employes , shall glvo ton days' notice of nny intention to quito work ; nnd third , that the railroad companies must glvo ton days' notigo to their employes of a reduction in wages. The committee expects tlmt the propo sitions relating to employes will excite considerable opposition , but takes the ground that it is the only possible method of affording the public the pro tection to which it is entitled against the interruption of regular traffic. The committee has had time enough since the investigation to have formulated a practical and judicious plan , that would operate equitably to all interests and protect the public , but it appears not to have done so. It is something to know , however , that the subject has not been abandoned , nnd that thorols a proba bility of its receiving some considera tion , even if it shall not he acted on , at the present session. It has been clearly shown that there is necessity for legis lation that will prevent such conflicts between railroads nnd their employes as may bring the domestic commerce ot the country to a standstill , and it ought not to bo necessary to wait for any further experience before providing such legislation. It will not bo n diffi cult matter to do this if just considera tion is given to the supreme interests of the public. In defining the relations between the railroads and their em ployes neither should have any advant age , but both must bo subordinate to the necessities of commerce and the general welfare. TIIK ono or two slates which have passed laws reforming the methods of election have been eminently successful in counteracting election frauds. Their example is about to bo followed in Mas sachusetts and Now York. If Governor Hill signs the Saxton ballot reform bill , recently passed by the Now York legis lature , that state will revolutionize its present loose methods of state , county nnfl municipal elections. The now bal lot bill takes away from private political organizations the work of printing and distributing ballots. That work after January 1,1889 , will bo done at the pub lic expense , and the printing of ballots will be paid by the county. The bill regulates the nomination of candi dates for public office , also the methods to bo followed by the voter in casting his ballot. The ballots are to bo provided by the county clerks , and the various officers of election are to bo paid oflicinls of tJiSL ounty. . TJie QbJQct of this comprehensive ballot law fs to remove the sources of corruption in the present system of elections by doing away with political assessments of par ties , and by making impossible the in timidation of voters and the stuffing of the ballot box. It is merely a question of time when every btato in the union will purify its election methods with a ballot reform law. IT is only n more question of time when the Rock Island railroad must bu ld directly into Omaha in order to got its share of business. To-day the Rock Island is the only road of the Chicago cage lines that has no foothold hero. So long as the Union Pacific turned its freight over to the Chicago & Rock Island , there was no pressing necessity of a terminal connection at Omaha. But the rccont deal between the Union Pacific and the Burlington loaves the Rock Island in a tight place whore it can only secure the leavings. The Rock Island folks have awakened to the fact that they have dallied too long in neglecting to come into Ne braska. The overtures of that railroad company to the people of Fairbury and other cities are the first stops of a plan to build feeders through the state. It would not bo surprising to see the Rock Island extend Its main line over to Omaha this year , and from hero to radiate to the southwest and to the northwest , tapping the rich nrgrl- cultural districts of Nebraska. THE degradation to which municipal government has sunk in American cities is best shown by the testimony of William Fullgraff , who turned slato'ti evidence in the recent famous boodlor trials of the Now York City aldermen. When Fullgraff wtts an alderman "bus iness" was synonymous with "plunder. " In the board of which Fullgraff was a member in 1831 no franchise could pass the thirteen aldermen who formed a "combine" without paying tribute. " \Vo always worked together and taxed everything that came up , " ho testified , "and wo always sized up a man nnd made him pay in proportion to the importance of the favor asked of us. " There are aldermen outside of Now York City who no doubt couW bo equally na frank nnd entertaining as this "franchise peddler" If they would turn state's evidence. T IM3USOXS. President Adams , of Cornell university , and President Hyde , of Howdoln college , uro said to botuooiil.vtwocollOKO presidents who piny tennis. Senator Rengnn , of Texas , hai bought a house in Washington. Tills nuiUcs forty-four senators of sovonty-six who own the Wash ington houses In which , they live. President Cleveland and Senator Ingulh arc related. Mr. Cleveland's grandmother was n Mchitablo Inpalls , first cousin to Hufas Ingalls , tlio father of thu senator. Edwin liooth has been elected president of thu recently organised Huston Players' Club , and has ottered to help it collect books and pictures relating to dramatic subjects. Alexander Graham Doll , of Telephone fame , has only just turned his fortieth year. Twenty-five years ngo ho was a poor boy in Kdlnburg. He came to this country in 1ST2. Editor' Henry Wuttcrson will head the KoiUuctty delegation- theSt. . Louis con- voi'itlou. Of.course thegallaot Kputui-Man .will provide an elegaut summer 6UUU for tuo. "Stnr-oyed Goddcsf hi Inform" for this in- lorcstin g occasion. * Dr. Nowmnn of W sliinston , so long known as General Grant's pastor , Is in Now York , attending ttQ Matliodlst conference , and with his wife lif Staying with Mrs. Grant. David Dudley Field , who is tt notable Now York figure , ns croct , as" an Arab and always carefully dressed , wou ( I not bo taken for seventy , although ho is 6 ghty-thrco years old. Mrs > Harriet UecdJier Stowo says that the only authorize ) } ' edilibn of her life" will bo prepared by her son-in tfho * < i. hands she has placed letters and docvnncnts for that pur pose. pose.Alfred Alfred 11. Lorejpf.Philadelphia , nomi nated for tlio vlcc-iirfcsidcncy by the equal rights party on tlio ticket with Uolva Lock- wood , has declined. After a careful look over the field Mr. Love has concluded that his Isnot candidate party -not likely to elect its this .year. " Adolph Sutro , the California tnanjr-mllilon- tihowho Is preparing to make a present Of Ills hnndsouio property at CHIT House to the city of San Francisco , was poor and unknown - known a few years ago. Ho conceived the Idcil of the Sulro tunnel , succeeded In bor rowing enough money to interest capitalists in tlio venture , formed a company with n capital of $30,000,000 , built the tunnel nnd Is uow worth several millions. An Old Scheme. iMtlivtlle Cmrfr-.7nwilflf. ! Pigeons In the signal service are not a new thing. Grandfather Noah when ho had charge of the signal service on Mount Ararat sent out a dove when ho wanted some Im portant Information , Tlio Mighty Fallen. San Fmnctsm Chronicle , Slugger Sullivan has reached n low state Indeed when ho consents to travel with a com mon , ordinary circus. This is a great descent from his position a few months ago , when ho hobnobbed with the prince of Wales and was eager to knock out all the champions in sight. No Time to Legislate. CMcaga Tribune. Tlio national convention of lawyers now in session In Now York is engaged in an en deavor to bring about a greater uniform of laws and rules of practice in the several states , but it Is probably a waste of time. Our legislators arc so busily engaged in con juring schemes by which they can save SoOO a week out of a salary oC W a day that they liavc't much time to think of modifying the law. _ _ The Ijiinjj-l'ower Delegates. lloitun .lilccitfscr. It Is announced that the seating capacity of the hall in which the national republican convention is to be held is only 7,000. This is large enough , and indeed , far too large , un less great care shall bo taken to keep out those who come simply to shout for thii or that candidate. The problem baforo tlio con- volition is not so easy thut it cm ba solved to any grout extent by the "lung-power" Of spectators. They Lenil hQ Germans. Kcw Yiirtt n'ailil. The north Atlantiustiuadrou seems certain to do heroic service Ujs' ' umuier ut Newport. The ofllcors of the s'lVoaipn are in line form. They rode u fox-hunLatjjPort Koyal a few days ago In a inannm { v ch reflected credit on our nary. If , a Fsmco-Pruasian war should break out Bismarck might well sigh for n little aid from'o'tir naval onlccrs They areusea to leadiug § fmuus with great sue cess. ' _ * FoiimlJUurAlso. . - -i . - . S &SK" The following style f TMsHTcss" card may s&onTjecbme faBhiSinijrto' among a certain class of Chicago lawyeis : JEKEMIAII GETTHBIIB , AUorney-iit-Lavv , J ury Fixer , mid Sub orner of Perjury. o Witnesses Manufactured on Short No tice. A complete Lmo of Jurymen Kept Constantly in Stock. Satisfactory Voidii'tb Guaranteed in all cases , Room 07 , Embracery Uloclf , of tins Word "Boom. " The Globo-Domocr.it says iC it had not nine years ago adapted the woid"ooom" to Its present uses the newspapers and poli ticians of the present time would find some difllcnlty in expressing their ideas. There Is not in the English language a word that so clearly carries its own meaning with It as the word "boom" In Its present application , whether Used as n verb or a noun. The per son who llrst used the word in the Globe- Democrat in its present signification took it from un expression winch he once heard used by the nilot of uu iron-clad on the Missis sippi during the war. The river had been rising very rapidly during the night , and when ono of tlio pilots came on duty in the morning and looked through tlio llttio iron window of the pilot house ho exclaimed , "Great God , but she's booming. " Decoration Day. Respectfully Dedicated to Lyon Post No. 11 and Kindred Posts InNebiaslta , byClmrlca Uiof. The morning dawns , and leaps from night , Aurora's golden funeral light Enshrouds , while tlio "Morgana" ploys Our prairie homes in sombrous rays. The Hooting rlouds pass swiftly by , Dissolving in the a/uro sky ; And shadows from on high appear , Portraying scones of life's career. Out of the slow Increasing hum Thu bugle sounds , with inulllcU drum ; March 1 Fall in line , you veterans , hero 1 Commemorate the soldier dear : Join civic throng. thU Thiitlcth May , Nebraska's Decoration Day. Tread slowly and with measured step , Toward tlio city of your dead Necropolis cjinradca brave , Who , by Death's ambient tidal-wave , Are swept Irom time among the blest Have laid their weary heads to rest. Fatigued from wars and earthly tramps , Have gone to where Ulysses ramps : Gone to tlio laml frea from dcslics , To sit around the sacred fires , To chant tlio anthem of the free Amidst celestial liberty. Columbia's dead and gallant host Have taken their eternal post. Whilst doleful zephyrs sing and spread The iciulem | of our Btiont'doad , Let us now love's command obey , Our hands u floral tribute pay : Hero sleo'p those known of battle fame , Let garlands green entwine their name ; Thuy stood like eomruJi's i'lo. ' by side , Fought slavery and put to flight riio nation's foes oivlmtt ) and main- Cm- glorious Union to maintain. Crowu all the graves unit * > hady scats With flowers pure , nnd sylvan wreaths. Host conquerors over death and time , In touts of Joy , in camps sublime. Waft , winds , the story of our love IH mundane words to all above ; Speak to the soldier in hi * tomb ; Let all tlio "boys in bluo" commune. Their cauijillrbs burn foievcr more UIKJII the crystal river's shore , Whilst worldly time hero onward rolls , They bivouac , as the dead-boll tolls For new recruits who "fought the wur , " The boatman pllos and swings the oar. Death leads the craft and steers her safe Across the murky , stjgiaii wave ; To redoubts formed beyond the sky ; To a "GitA.si ) AitMi" ever high. A General dot-Out. Piui.AUCM'iiiA , Pu. , May 20 Instructions have been issued to all division superintend ents of thu Pennsylvania railroad on the lines of the Pittsburg & Erie to discharge all ean-pioycs whosu service * can bo dispensed' with. 'About five , thousand mpu will bo Qis- ' ' ' ' STATE JOTTINGS. Ncbrnskn , Antelope nro rciwrtod plonllful.J North i'Jatto will hrivo n now jail , Hebron's now school house will cost $20- 00) , Two men wcro' fined m Superior $137 for disorderly conduct. Tuo Ncmahn river , nt Sterling is striving to beat lilgli water murk. The rain nnd wind throughout the state Saturday did n great deal ot dainngo In nil sections. Warncrvlllo canning factory will employ from thltty to sixty hands from Juno 1 to O'-tobor. ' The citizens of Qrocloy have mndo up n purse of $23 for the champion b.oso ball club of Grooloy county , none but Grecloy county boys to piny , the games to eomo off In two Weeks. The proposed gnrno of base ball between the Lincoln and Hastings traveling men is about to matcrlnllzd If the Lincoln men don't show the white feather nnd back down com pletely , says the Hastings nine. Ernest Alucrs , drowned at Tccumsoh Sun day , drove the team that Itilled William Al- vors by running over him , Just six months ngo. Young Albcrs blamed himself for the ncciclcnt Uist fall , but now all Is evened , The Hrokon 13ow Republican Is Informed by the state veterinarian tlint thlrty- thrco glandcrcd horses have boon con- ilcmncd und killed m Ouster county this spring , nnd that the probabilities are Ih'at Uioro will Do reported. Fremont has its share of unfortunates. The Tribune says : A crazy man was taken by the city marshal from tlio Union Pacific road nnd a crazy woman from the Vniloy road to-day. The latter Is from Scriuncr and both are locked up for a hearing. The Plnttsmouth Herald says.1 Wo have been Infoi mod by persons in a position to know , that nt least two-thirds of the com planted during the first p.irt of the month will have to bo replanted. This is duo to the cold wet weather rotting the corn before it could sprout. It leaves many of the farmers In n rather bad shnpo ns they nro late with their crops any way and now to bo compelled to replant what they have already planted makes It much worse and in fact looks n llttio discouraging , In speaking of the annual convention of ttio.Aincrlcan llshoiles at Detroit last week the Tribune says : "The secretary read a paper by M. E. O'Brien ' of the Nebraska llsh commission on the "Propagation of Natural Peed for Fish.with Special Reference to Fish Culture. " Ho condemned the custom of supplying llsh with artificial food liver , congested blood , vegetables , etc. He recom mended the artilblal propagation of the vn- rioas specimens of Crustacea , insccta , leeches , worms nnd mollusca.which experiments have shown uro the natural food of many common varieties of llsh. " Iowa. Diphtheria is seriously prevalent in Mont gomery county. Dunlnp's artesian well is down 1,800 , feet nnd novatcr yet. A .voung Esquimaux woman is lecturing in tlio Mississippi river towns. The Northwest Iowa Teachers' association will moot nt Emmettsburg next Friday. There arc twelve eases of bankruptcy pending in the May term of the Polk county district court. lown division League of American Wheel men holds its annual mooting at Cedar Itap- ids to-morrow. The nluinnl of Monmonth college gave n banquet Friday night at the Southern hotel in cdar Uapids , which was attended by many graduates of the early ' 70s. Simpson Kilgorc committed suicide near Lenox last Thursday by cutting his throat with n pocket knife while plowing. Ho had before exhibited symptoms of insanity. The Oaceola county farmers' alliance sent an order for some $300 or ? 400 worth of gro ceries to a foreign house last week , and then kicked because u Sibloy merchant refused to pay the price demanded f6r butter nnd oggs. There is a big demand for flax seed at Ashton nnd no visible supply on hand. Sev eral persons who calculate on sowing largo "ilejd injjSfii iY ttcil by UIQ. iicfessltyo [ ! vv tot. Paul and paying * SJ per bushel for Iced. on Memorial Dny. Written for 'Hie Ihe. "Sleep , comrades , sleep and rest On this Held of grounded arms , Whore foes no more molest , Nor sentry's shot alarms. " The "Oth of May ; Memorial day. A day tlmt touches the heart and gpponls to the loyalty of each "ntxiotio citlren. About it , clu.Sicr3 memories- tender us n mothoi's love , and as sympathetic as a woman's tears. The hush and solemnity is suciedaswlth uncovered heads we stand beside the great scpulchcr of the heros "who died that the nation might live. " Although almost a quar ter of n century has passed away and become nn important part of our national history since the last gun was fired In the mighty struggle for human liberty and national ex istence.1 , nnd Leo surrendered Ills sword of authority to the great commander , Grant , yet the living shed tears of sorrow and grateful ness over those who sleep in heroic craves , and will strew with flowers their "silent and windowlcss" homes. The survivors of the war the veterans hold a place in the nation's heart that grows dearer with cadi passing year. The national treas ure is pledged to their support and comfort. From pulpit and plow ; from law ofllpo and farm ; from counting room nnd work shop they went the living and the dead to de fend the old llof , ' , to maintain its honor and authority , mid to place it without the loss of a strlpo or a star upon n rampart , Irom whence the shadow of its flaunting folds would fall upon one nation undivided nnd indivisablo. And when that was accomp lished tlio slogan ceased ; the echoes of belching cannon and thu rattling of musketry - kotry died away , and the carnage and death of battle field was no moro In the land. Though the lurid gluro of civil war wont out years ngo , and white winged peace spread its pinions over the homes of all the land ; yet , the full fruition of victory has not coino , For haimony , the essential clement of nn tional prosperity and happiness , is still want ing. Polities , the rude and rugged dictator of tills , tlio greatest of nil nations of the earth , has refused to sheath the sword or have it beaten Into "pruning hooks" or moulded into "plow shares" that the battle field ? mnS' bccoiMb th6 marts of trade , or tlio abiding place of peace. At each recurring campaign the cruel wounds caused by civil strife ; by tlio savagery of hateful memory , are torn asunder , for political cfftct that demagogues may mount to place and power. ISuttimo is destined to heal these Kuplnp wounds , and will strip the disguise from false loaders , placing in their stoud caiidU nnd true men , possessing honesty and statesmanship thut the whole people may en joy the fruits of n united and harmonious country. To-day , however , it is not politics that oil tli > people from their homes to stand beside the graves of soldiers long deail , but a patriotic wish to do honor to those whoso valor saved a nation. O , honored dead ! "Your silent tents of green Wo deck with fragrant flowers , Yours has the victory boon , The memory shall bj OUM. " UAK. Unltoil State * ) Court , There was but llttio business transacted In the United States court yesterday other than the submission of a few motions. The regular term's work Is practically over unless some money for witness and. Jury fees can bo obtained from surao souroo AGAINST 11000.1 A. IH1.L. The case of Jacob Darst against George H. Uoffgs , of tlio linn of Hoggs Ac Hill , was be gun before Judge Dundy in the circuit court yesterday. Darst seeks to regain title to lot Jl m block 81 of this i-ity , und a rental there for for four years past , which ho places at ? 3,50t ) . Ho claims tluj property under u deed executed in District Court. THO I'llOVINTNT There were two events announced In the HKB that had a tendency to draw the largest crowd in the district court that hus been there this year. The announcement thut Judge Wakoloy would deliver las decis ion in the Hoblnson-Joncs land case , at tracted a largo attendance , of the members of thu bar , while the announcement that the Kyan imirder ease would bo willed attracted u lai'co attendance of persons anxious to sso the here of the wlno room murdof and bo present at his tri l. ix FATon or nonmsoK. Immediately nftor the call ot court Judge Wftkoloy began reading his decision In the CMO referred to above. The history of it Is briefly as follows ) In 1313 Franklin Robinson resident of Mla- sourl , was honorably discharged from ser vice In ths Mexican war when about eighteen years old. A land warrant for 100 acres of government preemption land was finally issued to him on account of that sorvlco. In 1349 Uoblnson loft for California and was not heard from until about three years ago when this suit was begun. Prior to his departure - parturo ho entrusted the warrant , if it should issuo. to his aunt , Mrs. Hcovos. The war rant issued nnd in 1S53 the defendant , A. D. Jones , obtained the warrant and pre empted the Innd now owned by the Union Pacific railway company In Council Uluffs where the transfer depot Is located. In 1831 one-halt of the land was sold by Jones to ono Flaming , for 1,000 and tuo other half to Sidney iilllon for $21,000. Jones claims that ho was rested by Robin son with the iwwcr of attorney to pre-empt the land , sell the sumo , and Invest the pro ceeds. Robinson claims that there was a verbal agreement between him and Jones about the procuring of the warrant ami the procuring of the laudand that ho did not glvo the warrant to Mrs. Hooves , only us a trust. These nro the general facts of tUo transac tion. The court held that the trust in the case docs not spring from any agreement bo- twcen Robinson and Jones , but results from tbo fact that the money of one person was Invested in the name of another. That the trust does exist , and that the defondont only held tlio original property in trust , and that ho had no right to the land only as ho hold It in trust for Kobmson , and that the defense In the case Is not sustained upon either authority or reason. The decision was concurred in by Judge Oroff. The money realized by the sale of the land was Invested In Omaha nnd the property bought with it has so increased < n value that it Is worth several hundred thous and dollars. Tlio court loft the case onon to further ar gument ns to what disposition should bo made of the Omaha property purchased by Jones with the money realized from the sale of the government land and what share of the proceeds of these purchases shoul go to Rob inson. The decision was of great length nnd dwelt very fully on all the features of the case , especially the points made by the de fense on account of Uoblnsou's long absence and the bearing of the statute of limitation In such cases. Tlio case will probably bo ap pealed to the supreme court. 1IVAN IK COtMlT. Frank U. Kyan , who is under Indictment for the murder of Hcllcn Howard in Doty & Darst's saloon on Douglas street , Friday night , March 2 , 1883. was brought into court in the morning for trial. Ho was dressed in a black Prince Albert coat , buttoned closely around a stylish linen collar that was en circled by a light-colored cravat , in which was a rich looking cameo pin. His face was cleanly shaven , his moustache carefully combed and curled at the ends. His hair was trimmed to perfection , nnd a delicate sot of short sldo burn whiskers that wcro visible , are probably the product of about two weeks' care and attention , Ho was greeted by a few friends , and then took his scat at a table on which lay the pistol that discharged the bullet that caused his presence there. Iln picked up n pen and began - gan , leisurely , to do sotno writing. There was a large number of persons pre sent in court , both to see the criminal and hear the first testimony in the cuso. Among this company were a few ladios. His attor neys asked that the case bo continued until Thursday , owing to the fact that to-day Is Memorial day and there will bo no court. TJlQ KQUSst was not granted. They then in troduced n number of affidavits to the effect that Josephine Haskins was an cye-witncss to the murder , nnd asked the court to have the state endorse her name on the informa tion. An order to this effect was made. SliI.ECTINO A JHllY. The work of selecting a jury in the case was then begun , nnd the greatest care was taken by tlio attorneys on each side of the case in their questions. Baforc 13 o'clock the names of the special venire of forty men wore -so nearly exhausted that the court prlTafTP foi'tv moro men to jjo ijubpcenaosd to appear at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon to be called on ns jurymen. It was ten minutes past 5 o'clock when the last of the twelve men chosen to try the prisoner was selectbd , nnd then only nfter a panel of 100 names had been exhausted. Joseph Hengcn was tlio last man chosen , and Judge GrofT then instructed them ns to-thcir duties. Ho wuracd them not to read news paper reports of the trill , and reminded them Ihut it would bo indiscreet for them to converse - verso on the merits or demerits of the case with outsiders. Court then adjourned until 9,30 to-morrow morning , when the taking ot testimony will bo commenced. The Juryuro : M. .1. Newman , Dennis Cunningham , George McKinney , George W. Church , Harry M. Jones , John H. Butler , William Staduluian , Christ IBcrtlescn , W. C. Peterson. C. A. Andrewfl , Hugh McCabu and Joseph Hongcn. SKCUIICD AN INIUXCTION. Inglcburg Nelson yesterday secured a tem porary injunction ngaliistDoll H. Edwards to restrain him from Interfering with his prop erty until the case can be heard. Nelson borrowed money from Edwards and main tains that ho was cheated by tlio latter in a matter of Interest. suixo Tim IIORSI : CAII COMI-ANV. The case of Patrick against the Omaha Horse Railway company was called before Judge Doano. The plaintiff sues the com pany for damapes and also for tlio payment of $10,000 for three acres of land deeded to them on an iigrecment with the company that they would extern ! and operate their lines to his property. They never kept their pirt of the contract in operating the road. County Court. WANTS IXoUllAVCi : I'KCS. Crelgh , Sllkworth & Co. bcpan suit against Johnson & Counstmm to collect $203 tlioy claim is duo them on Insurance premiums written by them for the defendants. A win. I'Honvri.n. The will of J. Phillip Crosby , with Byron Heed as executor , was filed for prnbato yesterday. AN ATTACIIMnST SUIT. HJohn B. Stetson & Co. began un attachment auityestorday againstCanlleld &Co. . butters , to recover $187.50 duo on Roods furnished. Paxlon Block Rooms 314 & 315 , Tliu following cases arc n few out of tlio many tlmt have bean successful ! ) truatiulliy Dr. Smith &lnco liu cniuo to Omuha. Mr . I ) , need 47 years ; dnrk liolr nnd oyoi ; applied to Ur. rimlth .May 10 ; cnmplntnud or tim tiollowlnKByinptoniH : 1'elt weak nnd lanKiilil ; vomited iniHoiis niliiKlfil with durk mime * Hlmllnr to colToo yroiinil . Un miiklim u cluso oxiinilimtlon , two luiul knots wore tllm owned near the pit of thu Htomacli. She complained of ninth t hirst , mid for several months had vom ited Immediately alter eating or Uilnklng. Skin yellow nnd iliy ; body very much emaciated , cunccr ot the Hfomnch. Treatment wai commenced on May 1 ( ) , three il yn later the vomiting had entliuly crnuad nnd It huj not re- tinned. 1'utlunt has been Improving from the tlrst und will recover , ' John 1C , 14 year ) old ; dnrk htilr.grny iiycss Had sutlered from c stlimtlon since n child ; btools dry. bomutliiiun bloody und oftentimes they were In round , hard balls ; Ury hard stool , too I urge. For the past four > uari had miiroreu from i > iles ; complained of a dull headache , irri- tnblu , sleepy uftur isatliiB , did not uluupull at iilglit ; dyspeptic. This boy nppllod to Dr. Smith and WUH cured , Miss I'lunt nB' il 19 years , has sulferfsd fortho past three yenitf fioin chlorosis ; nho uanpalu and bloodlt&s ; had no color In her llpior curi ; as always cold , no matter how wiirm the weather ml ht bo ; fahu was always tired and languid jslio would ( jet up In the morning feel- \W \ worou than when shu uimt to bed thu nlrht beforu : hlio had u bail tabtn In her month ; felt better In the open air ; could not bear to bo In a \\utm loom ; her appetlto was capricious ; longed for filato pencils and [ chalk ; she was be- fuming drnpalcul ; her face and hands were BuiillKiiIn thumoinliiK : herinenstinal functions wi'rolrreKUlftrrsulliTml from nosu-blivdpcilod- Ically Almij I'lunt applied to Dr. Smith v.'lum ho Hut camu to Omaha , und In uuu um\alet > ' cent. 'Jho Doctor Is performing many very rtmark- ublu emeu. uuQ thu nick und the allltued w 111 not bo elicited or defrauded out ot u rent. Ur. Smith has donomoiu fur poor Nick pooiiluthau any physlUau In thlsBtnte. Consultationfrje fro.u 0 u. , m till 6 p in. rtally. except Sundays. ( Jo und nnro your health iiMTOitKU wtillo > ou liavo UR opportunity. 1'uophiho are poor and ilottllutn will bo treated doe of charge evcjy iuvii < tnc . ' roui d to Vo'ct ! > : k. ' CALIP6RNIA * THE LAND OP DISCOVERIES. r SANTA : ABIE : AND' ; GAT-R-GUR For Snlo by Goodman Drug Co. It b i itood the T rt of Y la Cnrlsff All Dlietm ui ua BIOOD , UVKB , BIO STOMACH AND nttott t8iteftM-M For The Nervous The Debilitated The Aged fpRES Nervoui ProstrationNervoviHead acheNeuralgia , NcrvouaWf tkneat Stomach and Liver Dlieaiea. and nil affection * of the Kldneyi , AS A NERVE TONIC It , Stv j > iew and Quiets the Nerves. AS AN ALTERATIVE , It Purlfloa end Enriches the Blood. AS A LAXATIVE , It acts mildly , but Euruly , on the Bowols. AS A DIURETIC , It Regulates ( he KM. neyn and Cures their Diseases. Recommended by professional and business men. Price $1.00. Sold by druBE' ' t . Send for circular * . WELLS , RICHARDSON & CO. , Proprietors. BURLINGTON. VT. digested ; of the ilnost flavor. A lionrty boveniBo for a Btiouf ; apputlto ; a dnllcnto drlnlc for tliHHCiiBlllvo. Thoroughly tostoil ; nutritions ; rmlatublo ; unexcelled In purity ; no unpleasant iiftorolTucts. Roqulros no bolllnff. Marlon Ilarland , Clirlntlno Toilmnn Itcrrlck. Dean A. It , Tliomns. M , I ) . , pronounce It the best of all tlio poueilorcd chocolates. No other I'lii It In flavor , purity undANTMivsi'iinio qualiti es. SoldbvOroceu. Sample mailed fur 10 ( uwi ) II. O.VII , UK & SONS , PA. 1 GOLD MEDAL , PAEIS , IB78 , BAKER'S j Warrautrd nlnnluleli/ ire Coroa , tram uhlcMlio vicett ot Oil liai been removed It liai thru limn Iht tlrmylh of Oocoa mired with Starcli , Arrowroot or Sugar , anil U therefore Ur moro economi cal , coilmj Ita than one tent a tup. It Is dcllcloui , nourishing , etri'ji tliuulng , en llj illncntul , aod hdmlrabljr ndapttil fur Invalid * u will m fur jiewma In health. hold by ( Irocurn fU'rjnhoro , W , BAKER & CO , , Dorchester , Mass , Notice Co Contractors. Bcalod inoposal * will bo received by Iho im > deralyneil ut thu olllio or the South Omaha Land Company ut Omaha , Neb , , until ; ) p. m. , Juno 2nd , IMS. for grading In Hiring Lake Varlc. South Omaha. N"b Thu approximate quantity or excavation Is about 4lXXl ) ( uihlo yards , l'io- Illu and Hpnclflcatlons ran bo seen ut thu olllce ot Itnst unit Way , Engineers , Itoom < ' ! ! 1'axum Illnck. A bond of JI.030 will bo required lo Insure the completion of the wen k within 10J duyd f ruin the signing of the contract. No bids will bi ) ( .onnldared unless accompan ied by a collided dirck for tioo. The light Is 10- nerved to lo'ec' ui > or all bids , ISi < iw:0. : | I1. K. Ji.HH , Secretary. "Tlic Overland Iloitfo. " Has so ni ranged ilk r.'iiinl.y Sleeping Car ten ice , that berths can now be icscrveil upon application by any ticket agnt to M ' I. Grecvy.I'askenger Agent , Council Bluffo 'lows. The reservations when made are turned over to the train conductors taking out such cars , so Hint passengers can now se cure berths ordered , the same at a 1'utlma.n berth is reserved nnd secured , a. B.'rKHIJUrK. K , U I'O U n. 1 > . & T. AKent. AsVt 0. V. OMAHA , NKll.