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THIS first round of drinks hns gone
down at St. Louis. The California dolu-
gatcs just arrived.
WirL tlyj hcnrt of the Chicago con
vention bo in the Highlands ? asks a
-contemporary. Probably it will , if
Elaine la there , but its vote will have to
go to somebody elso.
No wonder Henry Villard denies that
ho is fitting out a German expedition
to the south pole. That is not the kind
of a magnet to draw Villard , so long as
the Northern Pacific attracts him.
THE Mississippi river is again on a
rampage in Illinois and Wisconsin. II
the father of waters behaves in that
ptylo ho will bo taken in hand and
severely spanked as an unruly , over
grown boy.
DUIUNO Mr. Elaine's absence in
Europe some fellow secretly entered his
Jiouso at Augusta , Mo. , and overhauled
his private papers. This smart trick to
find anything of a compromising char
acter has boon nipped in the bud , and
inud-slingorswill now bo obliged to nose
around in other quarters.
WHEN Buffalo Bill was asked by aNew
Now York reporter about the best way
to civilize the Indian , Colonel Cody said
with pride : "Tho 'Wild West' show has
boon the most successful school for civilizing
ilizing- the Indians. " It is a poor show
man who does not crack up his own
ring. _
IT is safe to say that Mayor Hewitt of
Now York city was the only oftlcial in
the length and breadth of the northern
Btatcs who did not take some part in the
memorial observances. The mayor and
the Grand Army have been at outs for
Borne time , but it was generally sup
posed that Mr. Hewitt was too big a man
to slight Decoration day on account of
piquo. _
THK laying of the last rail in the
Northern Pacific railroad tunnel
through the Cascade mountains in
Washington territory completes one of
the greatest engineering feats of the
present day. The tunnel itself was fin
ished a few weeks ngo after two years'
work. Next to tho. Hoosao tunnel it is
the longest tunnel in the United Slates ,
being almost two miles in longth. The
tunnel is of incalculable value to the
people of Oregon and Washington ter
ritory , as it facilitates that intercourse
which heretofore has been conducted
with great difficulty.
CHICAOO among its other woes is just
now passing through a crisis in which
the saloon question plays a prominent
part. The respectable people of that
iitynidodby the nowspaporsaro arrayed
.ngainst the saloon element , the nlder-
inon and the politicians. A resolution
was passed by the aldermen permitting
Buloons to be run in eloso proximity to
Bohool houses and churches. Thisaction
haft- aroused the indignation of the
church people , who are pleading with
Mayor Itocho to vote the obnoxious
ordinnnco , But the mayor is between
the devil and the deep sea. If ho
ignores the appeal ho is derelict in his
duty , but if ho vetoes the ordinance ho
imperils his chancus for ro-olection.
This would bo an opportune time for
the mayor to go a-llshing.
IT is a matter of great moment to
northern Nebraska that the Illinois
Central hasnlready taken initiatorystepa
toward extending its system through
the tier of counties from Dakota to
Sioux. Articles of incorporation wore
lllcd a day or two ago with the secretary
of utato at Lincoln for such a road , to bo
called Um Nebraska & Western. Ae
the Illinois Central has its western
terminus at Sioux City there is but
little doubt that the proposed line is to
bo built under the patronage of that
road. It is ot course impossible to say
when actual building operations will
begin , but the indications point very
btrongly that the work will bo pushed
through at an early day. There is a
rivalry between the Santa Fo , which it
coming into Nebraska from Kansas , and
the Illinois Central as to which wmd
shah reach the Blauk Hills first. As
yet the Santa Fo has not definitely out
lined ltd policy , but it cannot fold it !
hands while the lUinoisCantral is push
Jng ahead to outstrip its rival in tin
race.
A Glnncc nt the Flclil.
Now that Me * Blaine must bo put
wholly out-of consideration as a possible
candidate of the republican party for
the presidency , there will bo greater
interest In looking over the field and
estimating the chances ot other men
more or loss 11 koly to secure the nomi
nation. Until Mr. Blaino's last letter
there was no very great amount of sat
isfaction in doing this , owing to the
overshadowing probability that ho
could have secured the nomination if
ho desired it. With this entirely and
decisively brushed away , it is worth
while to see how the other possible can
didates stand and consider their pros
pects.
The list of those candidate is not
so largo as it was a month
or two ago. Several gentlemen who
enjoyed some prominence then have
bceu dropped , having failed to develop
anything more than a local Interest and
following. They may bo heard of in
the convention , but it will bo a merely
complimentary mention. Of those who
remain in the list some have not shown
any growth , if they have not had the
misfortune to lose ground. Ag\ho situ
ation is now presented , Senator Sher
man will probably lead In the number
of supporters in the national conven
tion , but there is a very general opinion
that ho cannot hold the support after
the first few ballots. Under existing
conditions Ohio ought to bo expected
to do some very vigorous worker
or its distinguished citizen , and if the
democrat * should nominate Thurman for
the vice presidency it would seem that
that must help the chances of Sherman.
But the fact is apparent that ho has not
been gaining , and that the popular in
terest for the Ohio man is less to-day
than it was two months ago. It docs
not ecom probable that it will experi
ence any considerable revival between
now and the mcotingof the convention ,
lie danger which the friends of Mr.
Sherman have to fear being rather that
t will diminish , by reason of the grow-
ng interest in other candidates. Mr.
( Ultson has made oven less progress
.ban Mr. Sherman. His friends profess
to believe that ho will secure , a great
deal of the Blaine support aa the natu
ral legatee of that leader , but this is'
very far from assured. There are ono or
two others who could urge quite as good
claim in this respect as the Iowa
statesman , and it is intimated that "tho
last aspirant to enter the list of possible
candidates ox-Governor Alger of Mich
igan is the man most likely to receive
the largest share of the support of the
Elaine element. Alger will bo enthusi
astically supported by his own state , ho
svcry well thought ol on the Pacific
coast , and with the promise now held
out of some eastern support ho may
: nake a much better showing in the con
vention than was thought possible when
his name was first mentioned. Ho has
a good military and political record , is
personally very popular , and is a man of
wealth , so that his pretensions as a
possible candidate arc by no means to
bo depreciated. General Harrison holds
the Indiana delegation firmly in his
grasp , but so far as appears that is all
ho has to go on. He has made no prog
ress since his state endorsed him , and
figures very little in the popular atten
tion. The man who will undoubtedly
rank second in the voting of the national
convention at the outset is Judge
Grcsham , and it would not bo surpris
ing if the situation so changed by the
time of the mooting of the convention
as to place him in the lead. His growth
in popular interest and favor since ho
was made the candidate of Illinois
has been very rapid and very
solid. The discussion of his claims and
his availability has been all to his advan
tage with the people , whatever the elTcct
may have been ujmn the politicians. To
all appearances ho is by far the strong
est man with the republicans of the
west and northwest , who will exert a
powerful influence in the convention ,
while ho is referred to In very friendly
terms in Now York and Now England.
Illinois will spare no effort to secure his
nomination , and it is not doubted that
as soon as Indiana shall become con
vinced that there is no chance for her
favorite son , the delegation will give its
unanimous support to her other son ,
and pledge him an equally earnest and
enthusiastic republican support in that
state. So far as the republican press ol
the country reflects the sentiment of
the party , there is no serious
objection anywhere to Gresham ,
and measuring his chances with
those of the other possible candidates
wo have referred to , they certainly ap
pear at present to bo the most promis
ing1.
ing1.We
We take it that one of the five distin
guished republicans wo have named
will be chosen as the standard-bearer ol
the party this year , and as the situation
now appears the probabilities most
strongly favor Gresham and Algor. We
do not expect any surprises at the Chi-
cngoconvontion. The controlling munis
of that body will , wo think , bo fully im-
prosfaod with the responsibility thai
rests upon it to act with the utmost care
and deliberation , and not tfl yield to the
inllnonco of impulse or passion. This ,
at all events , is what the great body ol
the party expects of it , and at no time
in the history of the party has there
been greater reason or necessity than
now exist for its representatives in
national convention to take counsel o
the wish of the rank and ( lie and give
heed to it.
it.A
A Ncm-I'iirtlsjin Hoard.
Elsewhere will bo found a call for i
mooting of citizens this evening to
take action for placing before the
people non-partiban candidates' for the
school boai'd. Both of the politica
parties have determined to present foi
the suffrages of the people partisan can
didates one of the parties in the usua
way , and the other by the
extraordinary method of allowing an
individual to name the candidates
The caucus will very likely do no bottei
than the individual in the character o
the selections , and the motive actuating ,
both will be the buno. The people
must defeat both ifuhoy would tavo tht
public schools from inevitable injury.
The movement for a non-partisni
school board is justified by every con
sideration affecting the interests am
welfare of the public school
Ivory fair-minded man must see that If
h6 schools are made a bono of
contention between the political
) arlics nt every recurring election
, ho effect must ho demoralization and
deterioration. No greater evil could
> ofall the public schools than that they
should become a foot ball of the politi
cians. To keep the system of public
education free frotn nil partisan action
or political control is In the opinion of
every wise and experienced friend of
the system absolutely essential to Its
> roper growth and the attainment of the
liglicat clllcicncy nnd value. It can
not improve nnd advance under the in-
luonco of the devices nnd methods that
jolong to politics. The principle to bo
distinctly marked out nnd maintained
is that under no circumstances shall
unities have the least consideration in
lie administration of the affairs ot the
jublto schools.
It is to put In effect these just views
and essential principles that the moot
ing to nominate non-partisan candidates
'or the school board has been called.
Every parent who desires that our
schools shall not bo drawn into the
lolltical machine , nnd the power and
.nfluonco of the board bo used for par
tisan purposes nnd the personal
advantage of politicians , should at
tend the meeting on Friday evening.
Mothers should interest themselves in
it , having the right to bo heard and to
act. It should bo a mooting whoso
lumorlcal strength and earnestness of
purpose will have a weight and influ
ence which will bo felt by the
politicians. Wo know there is a
very largo sentiment in Omaha
against a partisan school board ,
and if it can bo brought together it can
not fall to make an impression. The
failure of last year was largely duo
to an unfortunate apathy on the part of
many citizens whoso sympathies were
wholly with the non-partisan movement.
There should bo no such mistake this
year , for if there is the diffi
culty of overthrowing next
year the more strongly in
structed politicians will bo greatly
increased. A united , firm and aggres
sive effort now by the friends of a nonpartisan -
partisan board can , wo fool confident ,
be successful , and every consideration
affecting the welfare of our schools
urges that such effort be made.
Mu. DEPEW is in n position to make
the republican party some trouble , and
if ho is really so concerned for its future
as ho professes to bo he will take him
self out of that position before ho goes
to the national convention. There is no
doubt ho would like the presidential
nomination , but ho says ho would not
accept it if ho should bo of the opinion
that his candidacy would lose the party
votes. Wo unqualifiedly assure Mr.
Dcpcw that it would lose the party hun
dreds of thousands of votes and several
now sure republican states. If that is
not his opinion now , and evidently it is
not , no effort should bo spared to con
vince him , if that be possible , before ho
goes to Chicago. Ho claims that
Blaine would have had four hundred
and six votes in the convention.
Does Mr. Depew hope to capture these
votes , or will ho attempt to do soV His
nomination would bo fatal to the repub
lican party , perhaps a death blow , and
while wo can not suppose the represent
atives of the party capable of commit
ting so grave a blunder , it would bo
reassuring to know that Mr. Dopew's
opinion had taken the right direction
in advance of the convention. If he
will do himself the honor to consult the
views of western and northwestern delegates -
gates who do not wear the collar of the
railroad corporations he will have no
trouble in reaching the conclusion that
of all men possible his nomination
would be most disastrous to the republi
can party. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
BET.VA. LOCICU'OOD hns issued her
first manifesto that is likely to inllamo
the brcastof everyAmazon in the country
to follow under the banners of this new
Boadicca. In a letter to her constitu
ents she says : "Could I bo commandor-
in-chief of the army nnd navy ? Why
not ? I could sit in my elegantly fur
nished rooms , like Grover Cleveland and
dictate to that machine that wo call
the army , and that other machine that
wo call the navy ; and if the recent
bpcech of a noble lord is correct , with
100,000 men I could capture England
and make my headquarters in London.
Elizabeth of England and Isabella I. ol
Spain both commanded their armies in
person. " How is that for a foreign pol
icy. She will lead the American army
in person. All hail Bolva I !
THE heavy nnd unprecedented rain
fall of the past two weeks in the extreme
western counties of Nobrnska and Col
orado bears oui the oft-repented theory
that with the breaking up of now land
by settlers the area of the rain belt is
extended , The great American dosorl
of western Nebraska is no more. Whal
was once barren stretches of Hand now
adds thousands of acres to the agricul
tural land of this state. This Is a matter -
tor of congratulation to our people am'
especially to the inhabitants west of the
100th meridian. Every foot of soil re
claimed increases the wealth and pros
perity of our people. The time is nnl
far off when western Nebraska will
blossom as a rose and her corn acreage
will swell the total product of th < i state
to mammoth proportions.
THICKii appears to be favorable prom
ise that the movement for establishing
a temporary market plnco will bo suc
cessful. When this is accomplished and
the benolltd are clearly snown , it will
become a comparatively easy matter to
secure a permanent market house , with
accommodations for every kind of pro
duce and provisions. The attainment
of this will mark the beginning of a
material reduction in the uobtof living
in Omaha , particularly for the musses
of the people.
Tin : serious illness of John Bright ,
the great commoner , calls forcibly to
mind that another light in the world of
polities is about to bo extinguished.
Among Englibh statesman the name of
John Bright stands second only to
Gladstone , although his sense of justice
has been lately blurred by opposing
home rule.
HQ
Qucon KHrabetlijif Koumaula Is Intensely
musical , fond ot u.tnding and has written n
ballet. j j
Kaiser Frederick sniil , In accepting honor
ary membership In the Academy or Legal
Scloiicos , nt Madrid : "Tho first task of the
legislator Is to prooafij cqnnl riRlit for all , "
Prlnco Alfred Boll , son of King Boll , of
Cnmcroons , hns learned the trades of lock
smith , Joiner , nnd shlu-bulldur , and Is now
studying and working In the machine shops
of the North Gcrnlnn Lloyds nt Brcmor-
irtvcn , <
The czar , according to Vanity Fair , Is In
sane nnd requlres'tho constant services of a
guardian.
The emperor of 'Brazil did not find time to
call upon the pope during his stay In Homo , a
circumstance that gave rise to considerable
comment.
Prince Ferdinand , In a spocch nt a banquet
In the hull of the Sobranjo nt Tlrnova re
cently , said : "lloro In this building 1 swore
A lead Bulgaria to the goal marked oat for
her In history. 1 now repeat that oath. "
Queen Loulso , of Swecdon , is threatened
with a return of ; the cancerous trouble which
nearly took her II fo a yc-ar ago.
Queen Nntallo takes such pride In her black ,
? lossy hnlr that rather than hldo It she wears
It in an old-fosliloncd waterfall hanging down
tier back ,
Lord Stanley , of Preston , Lord Lnns-
downo's successor as governor general of
Canada , leaves England on Juno 4 , for the
Dominion.
Isabella , ox-nueen of the Spaniards , when
she appears abroad wears a costume very
much the sumo as that of a nun ,
The ofllcors of the Bordeaux garrison
lately gave Almo. Carnet a hnndsomo fan ,
nnd the president has sent them In return
three splendid bronze groups which cost
$1,000.
The empress of Japan Is taking lessons on
the piano. The Mlokndo's ' fifty-sovoa physi
cians nro giving him every attention.
The Into Admiral Sir William Howett was
In 1803 ono of. the most successful blockade
runners of the war. Sir William commanded
the Lilian , a paddlo-wheel steamer of im
mense speed , and managed to elude the
vigilance of the federal blockade squadron
on several trips between Wilmington , N. C. ,
and Nassua , N. P. The Lilian was , however ,
nt length captured , and Howett languished in
a dungeon for many months.
Sir Provo Willis , the senior admiral ot the
British navy , Is 100 years old.
The sultan , contrary to Turkish custom ,
went into mourning with his whole court for
Emperor William. ,
Ttio Empress Eugenic will spend the sum
mer at Osborno cottage , placed at her dis
posal by Queen Victoria.
A now plot ngalust King Milan of Sorvla ,
comes to light nearly , every day. lie should
have sent his hostile wife a handsome spring
bonnet.
Count Tolstoi Is Uie title and name of two
dlstinguisncd Russians , and it la well to
know that fact in view of suspicions of at
tempted violence toliho of them The con
fusion between Count L. N. Tolstoi , the nov
elist and philnntrophist , and his cousin ,
Count Tolstoi , the , " bigoted and narrow-
minded minister of education , Is very com
monly made. The name of Tolstoi is found
more than oneo in tU history of Russian lit
erature.
The duke of has
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha given
the duke of Edinburg Rosenan castle , four
miles north of Coburg , surrounded by fiuo
forests and commanding charming views.
Lord Augustus iJoftus , nt ono time the
British ambassador at Vienna , presides over
the bookkeeping ttcpattmont of Lady Lof-
tus' millinery store.
LadyPaget , formerly Miss Minnie Stevens ,
daughter of Mrs. Paran Stevens , is one of
the handsomest women in London , with a
peculiarly * graceful figure , a fresh complcx-
and an ability to manage spirited horses.
Queen Olga of Greece Is practical , dresses
plnihly , and goes in for domestic economy ,
etc. , even making her own bonnets , it is said.
Dagnar of Russia , the princess of Wales'
smtcr is said to bo politically smart , though
not Intellectual otherwise. Like nil her sis
ters she is clover with her needle , as they
had to make their owu clothes before their
father got to bo king.
The Wise Yoiintr 9Inn.
SI. LmitKfepnbUcon. .
It is the wise young man who purchased
his summer suit before buying pools on his
favoritii horse. A favorite racer Is some
times a great calamity.
Out of Print for So mo Time.
1'lithidcliihta Times.
A now edition of the president's order
the of ofllce-Iiolcl-
against pernicious activity - -
crs in politics Is understood to bo in prepara
tion , the original issue being- now out of
print.
Convicting Hvltlctico.
CMeaij < } Herald ,
A loiter signed W. B. Tascott was found
in n beer bottle picked up on the lake shore
near Waukcgnn. But the > only evidence
that the slgnuturo Is genuine is the fact that
the bottle contained no beer.
18HO UoDKiit ItBolf in 188HV
] hntfortl Cotmmttcp. < . )
If Illinois sots about nominating General
Grcsham this summer as it set about nomi
nating Abraham Lincoln that other summer ,
and if lour out of nvo other of the present
central states rally to Its support , General
Greshnin will bo nominated. If no is nomi
nated ho will bo elected.
Hlio Started tlie Grpslinm Room.
CMcaun Trtl'Wie ,
The latest addition to the clock of knowl
edge pertaining to the origin of the Grcshum
boom is furnished bya worthy old lady living
In Indiana , who claims that whan the youth
ful Walter Q , was only a few minutes old
she said to his mother : ' 'Ho's a line boy ,
Mrs. Gresham , and may bo president yet. "
This ought to end the controversy.
Hani Work and Plenty of It. '
New Ytirh vus ( Hep. )
While the general outlook is favorable to
republican success , it Is our duty the dutj
of every ronublioauy-to reiilbu that thu light
will bo a close and uonbtful ono. Republic
ans can win If they frill. Hard work and
thorough organizatiig with n full , fair nnd
open discussion of tluMUiestion of protection ,
nro essential to
r -
i onr"Llllo Mill. "
I'litladtl'Mn Itceunl.
Tens of thousamrs''of ' Plilladelphians who
saw "Littlo l hll" ride at the head of the
soldier boys on that broody , bracing , sunny
day during the constitutional centenary last
September thought him robust enough to
outlive the century. Ho sat on his horbo
splendidly , and bowed right and loft many
thousand times to many hundreds of thous
ands of people. Hut thus It is ! Uowu wo go
big1 and little , great nnd small.
A Stop Toward I-Yco Trade.
l > lttliulelihtii ) Ileronl.
Objection is inuao to tariff reduction for
the reason that "it is a stop toward freb
trade. " Any nhm for the removal of bur
dens from the toxpayur Is open to llic br.ino
crltidbin. The opening of a now turnplko , the
digging of a canal , the building of a railway ,
tUo romovul of a bar at the harbor mouth ,
Lho Improvement of tolcgrnphlo facilities or
.ha establishment ot n commercial exchange ,
s n stop toward free trade. Mon arc do-
KMidcnl bolngs , nnd whntovor facilitates
.heir Intercourse adds to their happiness nnd
freedom. _
How They "XVIll Ilo Presented.
tni Mn0f < m Sjicctal to Clnetnnatt BiiTHfrrr.
The details of the two great national con
ventions nro being arranged. At St. Louis
Lho rcnomtnntlon ot Ckcloud will bo made
ly Daniel Lockwciod of Now York. Look-
wood has nominated Cleveland for every
public ofllco ho has held sheriff , mayor ,
jovornor and president of the United States.
Three years ago there was almost n rupture
between them. The president declined to
provide a pkico Lockwood sought , but It was
bridged over by giving him n United Stntos
nttornoyshlp.
If the present arrangements bo not dis
turbed , Ben Buttorwortli will present John
Sherman's ' name , Bnttorworth in loyal to
the Ohio senator' nnd anxiously doslrcs his
nomination. Ex-Congrossmnn Lynch , of
Mississippi , n colored delegate , will second
the nomination. The claims of Qrosham as
a candidate will bo presented by Leonard
Swott , of Chicago. Ib was Mr. Swott who
nominated Abraham Lincoln , the first suc
cessful candidate of the republican party.
Ho is chosen for n like dutj' after
the lapse of many years , not for the vigor
with which ho will invest the speech ,
but rather for the charm which attnlchcd to
his previous task and the good luck which
followed. The Sherman-Harrison combine
hns started in to vigorously assail the
Grcsham movement. W. AV. Dudley , of pen
sion fnmo , declares that Illinois is not hon
estly for Grcsham , but that ox-Congress-
inan > McNulta , whom Gresham made re
ceiver of the Wubash railroad system , is
the laboring oar behind the boom , using the
power of the corporation turned ever to him
to Jog It along. "I will guarantee,1' said
Dudley to-day , "to curry Indiana for Harri
son if ho is the nominee , nnd I will not go
near the stale. " Hlaiuo's nnmo will not bo
formally presented nt Chicago. It will
break out ns ti conflagration , so to speak.
Allison will probably bo nominated by ox-
Congressman Hepburn of Iowa , an Im
passioned orator.
T\vo of n Kind.
ira Mnaton Critic.
Is there anything so fair
On the land or in the air ,
As a sweet nnd pretty maid
In a cool white dress arrayed ?
Eyes of color-just to suit ;
Trim and tidy little boot ;
Chocks ns pink ns sun-kissed sky ,
When the evening swallows fly ;
Golden curls , pinned with a star ;
Skin as white ns lilies arc.
Is there anything so fair
On the land or in the nir !
Yes there is , and it is this :
Such another charming MUs.
STATIC JOTTINGS.
Nebraska.
The Superior Circle is a now paper from
Nuekolls county.
Two professional holc-in-tho-wnll men from
Sioux Citylllled up with budge in Covingtou
and carved each other with razors.
( jJNobraska City sports a homo minstrel
company , composed of colored boys of the
town. They threaten to take the road.
The Harlan County Press says that orders
have been received to prepare for a general
move on the B. & M. branch from Orleans to
Puoblo.
DNext Saturday , Juno 2 , the Ulysses and
Lincoln base ball clubs will play a garao of
ball on the Ulysses grounds , commencing at
1 o'clock.
The Contropolis World , published at .Cen-
tropolts , Banner county , is the latest venture
in the newspaper Held. It starts oft in a town
that has no postofllce.
The main building for the B. & H. shops ,
to bo built at McCooIr , It is now authoritively
slalcd. will bo 1800x2750 feet with two wings
in aiidilion , nnd when completed wilt employ
18,000 men.
There are at present employed In Lincoln ,
upon public ana semi-public improvements ,
1OJO workmen. The change which thobc
workmen wil I mnko in the appearance of
that city within a few weeks will bo very
groat.
Banner contains almost the whole of the
famous Pumpkin Sued volley and a largo
strip of rich table land bordering the valley
on the south. It contains the most fertile
body of land in western Nebraska and already
has a population of at least live thousand.
The Lincoln Journal flnds that "It has
been diwcovered that a number of dairy cows
in Douglas county are alllicted with a
disease which may be transmitted to people
who consume their milir. This will prove a
great shock in Omaha , where it is said to bo
customury to take milk on the side , instead
of wuteror seltzer. "
A railroad commiltce , selected from the
Minden board of trade has recently investi
gated rumors concerning the Santa Fo road
building Into Nebraska , from Topeka , ICan.
The committee found that the Santa Fo
railroad had completed their line as far as
Concordla , Kan. , last year , and were ready
to tocato their route towards the Black Hills ,
that Red Cloud had already secured the road
as far us that city and the line to be determ
ined was that from Red Cloud towards the
northwest. The San Fe system is ono of the
greatest syntcms of roads in the United
States , controlling and operating upwards of
7,000 miles of lines , penetrating all the south
ern states and territories west of the Missis
sippi river , including California , nnd the
great International railway to the city of
Mexico , and accordingly the southwestern
counties in the state are lighting hard 'to se
cure it.
I oiva.
Measles have struck Anita in a malignant
form.
Boat riding by moonlight is the puHllmo of
the young people at Iowa Falls.
Musactlnc painters and carpenters say they
were never busier than now.
The colored people of Creston have ar
ranged for a camp-meeting on the fair
grounds at that place some tjme in Juno.
The board of supervisors of Humboldt
county payti a bounty of ! ) cents on striped ,
5 cents on gray , and 10 cents on pouket goph
ers ,
Colonel E. J. Woods , of Aimmosn , succeeds
ns next in command , Colonel Mlle Smith , of
Clinton , as commander of the JCastorn Iowa
Veterans' association for Iho year 18 i3.
The revival meetings nt Ida Grove , con
ducted by the ovam'olist Oarlock , hfvo
closed. Abut ono hundred nnd lllty sinners
have donned the snckclolh and ashes.
A call has been issued from miners nt Os-
kuloosu for a state convention of miners to
bo held nt Hoburnlnn null , ut DCS Molnes ,
Juno " ! ) next , for the purpose of sellllng
prices of mining coal throughout the
utute ,
A man named Bill Shutt died nt the Dallas
county farm on Mny ti . Ho came from Illi
nois and was n dltuhor. Ho left some money
nnd a good watch. If any inquiries are made
bend to Lev ! Schafcr , Dallas Center , Dallas
county , Iowa.
There Is n dispute ever the reward of $ .10
offered by Dr. Baldwin , of Ruthven , for the
finding of the body of his brother that wua
tound In the river at Des Molnoi recently.
Ono man claims all of the reward and four
others uro trying for n share. The merits of
the case are being tried in court ,
The MnBonlo Grand lodge of Iowa will con
vene in its forty-llfth annual communication
in Cedar Rapids Tuesday , Juno 5 , nt Ida. in.
The custodians of the work will hold a three
days' school of instruction prior to the con
vening of the Grand lodge. The winlor cus
todian , Past Grand Muster George B. Van
Saun , of Cedar Fulls , nssisted by 1'ast Grand
Master Charles T. Granger , of Wuukon , will
huvo charge of the school of instruction.
A mcc-flng of the general managers of the
NorthwestiTii Trafllo association was held at
Clmirmmi Blunelmrd'u olllco in Chicago
Tuesday to take ucition on n proposition to
reduce rates on dressed beef from Chicago to
the seaboard , It resulted in nothing. All
wore unanimous in the expression that
rates must be reduced , but were unwilling
to commit themselves as to the extent of the
induction so the matter stands and in all
probabilities each line will make rates to suit
themselves , .
It is very singular that roads from Misiouri
river points to Chicago never have .luy dim-
cultyof this kind.
HIH. SAML'SON OF OMAHA.
Its First Itondltlon I'rovos n Gltttcr-
IllR SnCCOHB.
A very largo nnd brilliant nssomblnRO of
the very best of Omaha society gathered nt
Uoyd's ' opera house last evening to listen to
the first rendition of the comic opera , "Mr.
Sampson of Omaha. " For the past few
weeks local dramatic circles have eagerly
nwnitcd the opiwrlunlty of listening to this
much talked of affair , nnd they by reason of
the continuous reference mndo by the city
press hnvo anticipated n rare musical treat.
They wcro not disappointed * The frequent
nnd prolonged npplauso bestowed could not
bo misconstrued. The opera was a great
success ,
The libretto la some minor points could bo
Improved , but then what similar work could
not ! The musical portion , however , wna ns
nearly perfect as could bo , and reflects great
credit upon the nrrnngars. The situations
depleted nro humorous in the extreme , nnd In
every individual case brought the house
down.
The work of the company was excellent
ami deserves cspoclnl mention. Mrs. Martin
Cnha ns Margaret had n splendid opportunity
of displaying her wonderful musical nnd lira-
mntlc talent , nnd the manner in which she
acquitted herself wns simply superb. Mrs.
Calm Is gifted with a splendid voice , nnd has
cultivated this talent to the highest degree ,
nnd her efforts wcro satisfactory in the ex
treme. While aha last night sang In her
wondrously sweet voice "Oh lot mo sing the
dnys of old , " the vast audience sat in their
scats spellbound. As the last sweet notes
died nwny n momentary hush fell ever the
assembly , which n few seconds later turned
Into n perfect storm of applause , which con
tinued until the fair musician resiwnded. At
the conclusion of the song she was
presented with nn elegant iloral de
sign representing n harp nnd sev
eral baskets of very handsome ( lowers.
Mrs. H. D. Estubrook ns Teresa the young
woman who is desperately In love with the
King Is a vocalist of no mean merit uud
richly merited the frequent nnd hearty ap-
plausa bestowed upon her. Her efforts
were warmly npprociated , especially the
dramatic nblilty which she displayed , nud
the floral tributes bestowed upon her by
her many ndmlrcrs wcro numerous and
beautiful. While the construction of the
piece did not ndmitof Miss Bertha Linyliss
llguring nscxtensivoly ns could bo desired she
too was a great favorite and performed her
part with that perfect facility displayed only
by artists of the flrst water. Nat Brlglnun
as Mr. Sampson Is stupendous nnd represents
the nverugo Omahnn abroad to n dot. With
possibly ono slight exception ho Is a trillo
slow for n lover. But no doubt ho will im
prove in this respect as It is the only point
which needs cultivating. Nnt is asinger nnd
his rendition of the selections assigned him
wcro more than pleasing. Mr. Young ns.tho
King made nn ideal monarch , especially so
when the position In which ho is
placed ( over head nnd cars in debt ) is
considered. Mr , Estabrook makes nn ex
cellent prime minister , while Charles A.Dcuel
as the public executioner kept the audience
In a roar of laughter by his oddities. The
chorus was especially good and did excel
lent work. The entire performance passed
off without a single hitch tending to show
with what painstaking care their Instructors
have trained them.
Such is Mr. Sampson of Omaha from n
local standpoint. While ns previously stated
the opera is n success throughout Avith one
or two minor exceptions , and while the com
pany presenting it were up to a high stan
dard of excellence and ability it must bo re
membered that It wns an audience of Omn-
bans before which it was presented list
night. In this city Mr. Sampson of Omaha
will draw possibly four nights at a time two
orthree times n year with the introduction
of some new features each successive timo.
Hut the idea of taking it on the
road in its present form nnd un
der its present title is out of
the question , Mr. Sampson of Omaha
will plenso an Omaha audience , while in
Kansas City it would in nil probability bo
regarded as a nuisance , not because it pos
sesses no merit ; not because the people pre
senting it are not iirst-clnss in every respect ,
but for the reason that it would be regarded
ns a mere scheme to advertise Omaha.
While such an object is commendable , the
company would doubtless bo compelled to
write homo for return tickets. Perhaps if
the title were made more general nnd the
construction changed slightly it would become -
come popular , but In Its present guise "Mr.
Sampson of Omaha" is for Omaha people
alone.
TUB KNIGHTS' UIlITjTj.
Onuilia Division Wins tlio Tourna
ment by Three Points.
The competitive drill , announced to take
place at the bull ground Wednesday afternoon
nt 4 o'clock , between Omaha division No. 12
and Hlack Englo division No. 17 , Uniform
Rank , Knights of Pythias , was witnessed by
about two hundred friends of the competing
companies. The drill was over an hour Into
in beginning , owingto the fact that the
judges were engaged in tlio memorial exer
cises. Each division appeared In the drill
with sixteen men. 13lack Eagle lost the toss
and drilled lirst. They wcro commanded by
Captain Crap and Lieutenants Ware an
Mcrrlam. Mr. D. P. Corto nnd T. E. Wood
wcro the right and loft guides. Omaha di
vision was commanded by Captain Hayward
and Lieutenants Plasncr and Horning. Sir
Knights Davis and II. W. Miller acted as
right nnd left guides. Forty-six
movements were executed in nil by each com
pany nnd they were so nearly matched in
their work that oven the Judges themselves
couhl not but wonder nt the closeness of the
score. The score was made on the scale of
10 , and footed np OS ! ) points for the Omaha
division , while Black Euglo division had ' .ISO
points to their credit. The members of
Black Euglo division feel that the defeat Is a
very slight ono as yesterday was the flrst
time they had over drilled out doors , while
their competitors were comparatively old
men on the ground. The Judges on the occa
sion were Adjutant Kiuzio and Lieutenant
Wright of the Second infantry , and Colonel
Hotchkiss of the governor's staff. Seven
other members of the governor's staff us
well as the regimental and division oltlcor.s of
the competing companies were present to
witness the drill.
AKT IN OMAHA.
Preliminary Stupn Taken ITor Forming
nn Association.
The call for a meeting to form nil-art asso
ciation drew a dozen interested persons to
Meyer's music hall yesterday afternoon.
George W , Linliigor was asked to preside
and gave an Informal talit , heartily favoring
the project and giving some account of his
experiences nnd observations mnong artists
abroad. In the course of his remarks Mr.
Linlnger said he intended that Omaha should
have it picture gallery borne of these days
with an art union In connection with It , He
volunteered tin ) freedom of his private gal
lery to the members of the proponed associa
tion , and generously promised art teachers
permission to bring their pupils with them.
After n general discussion a committee was
appointed to make a personal canvass of nil
Um artists of the city and urge them to bo
present at another meeting and Join In formIng -
Ing the organization. The committee Is com
posed of Mr. C. D. Kent , Misses Mumnugh ,
Wlllmassor , Murray nnd Rucdor , who uro
empowered to call the adjourned mooting.
Ill ) DtMlloH II.
The following loiter while badly mixed us
to the statement printed In Tun Bun , is per
mitted to appear intact , fer what it Is worth :
OMAHA , /May 31. To the Editor of TUB
Bin : : 1 see In your Issue of the S'.ith ' Instant ,
an anonymous cmmmmlcatlon accusing Joe
Southard of having received .1Musu ) brlho
from mo for grantlng'my license , which I de
nounce as a villainous falsehood. I never
paid Joe Souttmrd or any other party a center
or oven offorrd to do so. Two weeks ago my
putlclori fora license was rejected , through
gross misrepresentations and fraud , stating
that I inti'nck'Tid running u road house eto .
eto. And I will sayriyht heio , that I will
stake my reputation as a gentleman , against
any broken down railroad conductor or
political bum in North Oruiha , and if my
record does not show brighter at the end of
the year than that of my competitor , I will
step down uml out. Ami in ro-
Kara to the citizens of this neighbor
hood being wild with Indignation , that also
is a falsehood. Nine-tenths of the commun
ity are jubilant over the result nnd men so
; ! thrmnolves. As regurds the re-
monslrnnco the majority claim to hare
Mgnod It throiiRh mlnreprosontntlon , nttd
were they to start nnotbor they would not
got signers enough to mnko a corporal's
guard ,
As to the license committee ; they were In
duced to mnko nn investigation nnd found
matters misrepresentedRO reconsidered their
former action nnd granted my license. They
performed their duty nnd no more , nnd they
hnvo the respect of the majority of the citi
zens of the Fifth ward for doing so , not
withstanding these two old grannies who
rode down Sixteenth street In nn old buggy
yesterday morning. MARTIN ALDDIW.
THE STKIHK IS Ol'F.
Bricklayers Will Go to Work nt $ t.BO
For Nine Hours.
The bricklayers' strlko Is nt nn end , the
union mon yesterday giving up the battle
after a prolonged , struggle mid agreeing to
accept the terms ot the Contractors' associa
tion , ? 4.50 a day , a day's work to consist ol
nine hours. This protracted dlsputo was
brought to n ilnnl settlement by o
ehnln of circumstances , the bricklayers
finally agreeing to nbldo by the ncixlo
adopted by tl.o association and other require
ment * already mndo public. These ot the
union who have boon Idle for so many
months will Immediately tnko up their
trowels mid begin work In onrnest With-
nelL Bros. , who hnvo nil along been favorable
to the union during the Into trouble , will
glvo work to a largo number ot additional
men nt once , and it Is inferred that plontv of
oinplbymont will bo forthcoming for the ro-
tiialuder.
A Non-rnrtltmu School Honril.
To the citizens of Omaha ! We , the under
signed citizens of Omaha , desirous of elevat
ing the standard of our public school system
upon a piano that will rcmovo our school
management from all connection with polit
ics , and relieve members of the board of edu
cation from tlio obligations Imposed upon
party candidates , hereby call upon all citi
zens who dcsiro to co-opcrnto with us in the
election of n non-partlsnn school board , to
moot at the board of trade rooms , Friday ,
Juno 1 , nt 8 o'clock , for the purpose of plac
ing in nomination eight candidate * for mem
bership on the board of education.
P. Boycr , A. .f. Hnnscom ,
Adolph Meyer , E. Hosowater ,
W. H. Bennlson , W. L. McCngue ,
John L. McCaguo , It. I. Mnttico , ' M. D. ,
a. M. Hitchcock , A. S. Stigcr
13. F. Lnnlrton , Robert Purvis ,
Milton Rogers , F. C. . Gurmmi ,
L. O. Jones , Ditvfd Jnmloson ,
J. T. Klnsler , Frank. Murphy ,
B. Newman , W. II. S. Hughes ,
O. M. Carter , E. t. Stone ,
O. H. Curtis , .1. Kurd Thompson ,
mid others.
Broken. Arm mid Sprained. Ankle.
Sergeant Matza narrowly escaped
doing Iho gallant savior act
Wednesday evening. As It wns
ho nobly picked up the fragments scattered
nlong Poppletou slroot by a runaway horse.
The flrst article spilled out of the bugg-y was
a young man named John Goodlolt. Ho lay
stunned and motionless , but on being carried
into n saloon promptly revived , to insist that
ho was not dmnkand had not been In Iho car
riage. A short distance beyond Miss Mamie
Sams was thrown out. She was curried Into
a drug store , nnd a physician called , who dis
covered Hint ono arm was broken. Farther
on Miss Jessie Goodlett was picked up with
a sprained ankle , Notwithstanding his pro
test , Goodlett was lodged in the central sta
tion and given un opportunity to reflect upon
the follies and the vicissitudes ot life.
The new freight tariff on the Union Pacific
between Missouri river points nnd points in
Kansas , Nebraska and Montana ns published
in Tins Bnc some two weeks since took effect
yesterday.
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