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. 1 _ _ THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , JUNE 0 , 188a-TWELVE PAGES. ' ' ,0HE ? DAILY BEE. ERY MORNING. TKHMS OF sUnscnipTioN. ( Morning Kdltlon ) Including Sunday KKn a . 110 Pot SIxMonths . . . 5 'torTlireo onts . * The Omaha Sunday HF.E , moiled to nnjr na- drew , Ono Year . 200 OMAHA OrriCT. . NKW YonK OFFICE. HOOMS 14 AND 15 TIIIDUNK WASHINGTON omor. No. su r StitF.r.T. nUKSr All communications relating to news nnd edt- tbrtM mutter should bo naarcssed-tothe KIUTOII jg > All Iruslnoss letters nnd remittances should bo addressed to THE DKB PunusiitNO COMCAST , OMAHA. Drafts , checks and postofflco orders to bo niado pnynblo to the order of the company. The Bee MlSulnifcipy , Proprietors IS. ROSEWATEU , Editor. TI1K DAIIjY I1EB. Bwnrn Btatciuciu of Circulation. Bt tr of Nebraska , > Ceo1 ! ! ? TMchuck"secretary of The Men Pub- ) l hlnK company. docBsoltinnlr s * car that the ftctuarclrculatlon of the Dally Iteo for the \reelc endlntr.lunpl,18 < > 8. was a follows ; Saturday. 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During the democratic and republican conventions THE BEE will print more complete telegraphic reports from botli St. ami Chicago than any paper in the Reports will be sent by able and ex perienced correspondents , covering thr field in every dcfail and particular. The facili ties of HIE BEE for gathering news arc unexcelled. Jf you want the latest and most reliable information from the conven tions ask your newsdealer for THE BEE. Till ! old Roman's red bandana seems to bo nailed to the top of the democratic flag-polo at St. Louis just now. ROIIKKT T. LINCOLN quietly sailed for1 Europe the other day without as . much us saying peed bye to his presi dential bootnlot. JIM BOYD is cock of the walk at St. Louis. ' As a member of the national committee , whenever ho opens his lips the Nebraska contingency of the great unwashed bow down to the ground. TllK president's salary is $50,000 a year , while the vice president gets only 7,000. But for all that , a man hasn't got enough fingers and toes to count the number of hungry democrats who tire jumping at the $7,000 plum. THE BEE , through dispatches from its Washington bureau , was the first news paper to print intelligence of the incep tion of the Thurmun boom , which to-day bids fair to place Allan G. Thur- pinn , of Ohio , in the second place on the Democratic presidential ticket. LUCK the Arabs of old the brace of ad venturers who , succeeded "Dr. " Beeves In bis nefarious practices Imvo silently folded their tents and stolen away. It is a good riddance to bad rubbish. THE BEE has all along kept its eye on this class of quack practitioners , who have bled credulous people by infamous methods. A UNITED STATUS frigate was sold at the Brooklyn navy yards the other day for 810. At this price every head of a family ought to lay in a supply of fri gates. Everybody ought to own n navy , and no homo ought to bo complete with out its gunboats. A frigate can't bo used every day , but when it is wanted , it comes in pretty handy. IN HOLD , black letters , the Omaha World Monday evening made the nston- ishingannouncomontthatitis "tho only afternoon daily in Omaha that is not u rehash of the morning edition. " As n charming display of crystallized gall , this assumption is decidedly cool , in View of the fact that two-thirds of the telegraphic news of that paper is taken bodily from the morning edition of THE BEE. THE most scandalous proceeding in the Ecliool board election was in the Sixth ward , where Herb Loitvitt , the notorious embezzler , who had boon ap pointed judge by the mayor and coun cil , had the insolence to declare that ho would not allow n non.-partibn.il vote to bo cast in his ward if ho could help it. Ho was there when the ballot box was tampered with and talc on away before the count was completed. It is high time that criminal proceedings be in stituted against ballot box stutters and judges who transgress their authority. THIS official statement of the earn ings of the Union Paolllo railroad for .April , just published , ought to be most gratifying to the stockholders. In spite of the discouraging reports coining from eastern railroads of losses and de pression , the Union Paoiflo shows a clear gain over last year's earnings. The gross receipts for April wore $2/139- 212 , an increase of $197-187. Operating expenses decreased and not earnings of 81,110,082 wore loft , an increase of $270- 832 as compared with April , 1887. Furthermore , for the first four month's of 1683 the Union Pacific's not earnings " Imvo increased $351,834. With such u showing , the management has no ex cuse for maintaining Ita system of ex tortion against the merchant , and es pecially ngainst the farmer of Nebraska. The Union Pacific owoa its increased earnings largely tolocaltransportation. It should therefore bo the policy of that road to establish cordial rohUionn with the people of Nebraska , and iiotlmrrass pud injure thorn at every turu , Ncbrnnkn'a Contingent nt Bt , Ijotil * . The representatives tit St. Louis of Nebraska democracy cut a- small figure in that swatmlng rendezvous oT the Cleveland host. They nro completely overshadowed by the cohorts that bear nloft the banners of Tammany nnd of IroquoiB.nml which have poured In from Pennsylvania , Indiana and the solid south * Men who represent a constitu ency hopelessly in the minority cannot expect to receive n great amount of con- siilcj-ntlon in a national democratic con vention. But this little band of faith- [ ul bourbons is not without interested observers of its conduct. The one liumlrcd thousand eyes of the demo cratic voters of Nebraska may fairly bo supposed to bo fo- cusscd upon it , and as many of these voters as wore so fortunate as to road 1'HKBuicof yesterday must have found material for n variety of re flections. The most interesting fact revealed to democracy of Nebraska was thai the lion. James E. Boyd is to retain his position as the leader of the party In this stale , nnd in all probability , in the event of the ro-olcction of Mr. Cleve land , to bo the chief dispenser of federal [ tatronago. The fine skill of Mr. Boyd In making himself secure in this po sition will bo no surprise to those who nro familiar with his political tact. The eloquent Mr. J. Sterling Morton was slow in getting to St. Louis , prob ably not suspecting * that the delegation would have so little regard for the courtesy duo him as to take any action in his absence. This tardiness of Mr. Morton , however , was the opportunity of Mr. Boyd , and it wa.a promptly and effectively used. The ambition of the Hon. James Croighton to cast the vole of the Nebraska delega tion for Cleveland was gratified , other members of the delegation wore pro vided for to their satisfaction , Mr. Boyd was continued as a member of the national committee with all that implies , and there being nothing loft for Mr. Morton , that somewhat distinguished democrat will content himself with con tributing to the campaign fund and casting his vote on the day of election. What might have happened if Mr. Boyd had waited until the arrival of Morton it is not easy to say. [ t is not probaolo that the hon ors would have boon distributed just as they were. Very likely the pro- jrammo would not have been carried out with such entire harmony. But' the shrowu Mr. Boyd pi ays politics to win , and having the game iu his hands ho didn't propose to run any risks by wait ing , oven though in doing otherwise there was a palpable discourtesy to the absent members of the delegation. It is to bo expected that the friends of Mr. Morton will feel a little warm over the way in which ho was ignored , but there is nothing loft them to do butte to grin and boar it. Boyd is securely on top , and for tuo reason that ho was on time. The matter will probably make no difference so far as th < 3 democratic vole of Ne braska is concerned. The bourbons of this state can bo depended upon when wanted , whether led by James E. Boyd or somebody oven nioro objectionable as a political boss. But a party that tolerates such leadership cannot expect to make progress. Mean while it would be well to suggest to the would-be ri vals of Mr. Boyd that they must bo up and doing if they would avoid being loft. ' * Not Above the Imer-StatoIJnw. The Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City railroad proposes to take the bull by the horns and will ignore the long and the short haul clause of the inter state law. Owing to the constant rate cutting between St. Paul and Chicago this road has given notice to the inter state commission that it will no longer readjust its rates at intermediate points on the basis of its Clncago-St. I > aul schedule. This action is in direct violation of the long and short haul clause which provides that the rates shall not bo greater for u shorter than for a longer distance. The Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City , however , justifies its position by the special rulings of the inter state commissioners some time ago in the case of the trans continental lines which wore threatened with ruin by the competition of the ocean carrying trade. The officials of that road claim that the Burlington & Northern , which is the cause of the con stant demoralization of freight rates , has cut rates via the lake and water route and in that way can make a cheaper rate than an all-rail lino. Whether the inter-stale commissson will allow this claim sot up by the Chicago cage , St. Paul & Kansas City is n ques tion. The tralllc manager feels that Is case is similar to the spe cial rulings of the commission. But that is u point for the eommibsion- 13rs to decide. If the road wins its case the railroads one and all will at once assume the offensive , They will break through the provisions of the inter state law where it is to their advantage , nnd trust to legal Interpretations to break the back-bone of the law. The Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City is the first railroad to defiantly beard the inter-slate lion to Ins face. If the action of this company bo u violation of the law it should bo made to suffer the penalties proscribed for taking the law In ltd own hands. The School Hoard. That the sentiment in favor of nonpartisan - partisan schools is growing was demon strated at the election Monday. With scarcely any time to organize , and no- thing'moro thau'.the individual exertions of candidates and u few personal friends , the ticket put forward received nearly ono-hulf of the entire vote cast in the city. As a matter of fact , on a square count the non-partisan ticket would have been declared elected by a major ity. The conduct of some teachers and their lady friends as solicitors of votes , was , to say the least , not very com mendable. On this point wo shall have a great deal more to say at the proper time. The question as to whether high-salaried teachers of the public schools shall organize combines to control the board and threaten moin- bera with their displeasure is one of very serious import. The poor toachora i of Hie primary grades who receive from five to seven hundred dollars per [ year had no ( car that their salaries would bo cat down , and wore not influenced by that bugbear ; but favorites who arb receiving pay beyond their merit wore chiefly conspicuous in meddling with the election. The now board will doubtless bo an Improvement In some respects on the old. At nny rate , wo expect a revision of methods nnd management and moro business-like application. TnK successful candidates of the re publican party for president wore western ] men ; the one candidate taken from the east was defeated. The prestige of success la thus with the west , a fact which the Chicago conven tion will perhaps not fail to consider , since the west will present for Its con sideration several men whoso claims nnd availability are certainly not matched by nny man in the east with Blninc out of the field. As the situa tion now looks the cast seems likely to have but ono candidate to present , nnd the republicans of that section may wisely conclude before the mooting of the convention that it will not bo expedient to bring him forward. His strength lies in the belief that ho could carry Now York , but the party would risk in his nomination the-lossof several western states , so that the chances are too hazardous to bo taken. The repub lican party can succeed without Now York , nnd as to the other doubtful states , any ono of at [ .least throe of the western men whoso names will bo pre sented to the national convention should bo as strong in those states as the east ern candidate now most prominently mentioned .would bo. All the conditions point to the expediency of nominating" for the presidency a western man and associating with him as a candidate for the vice presidency a strong man from one of the three doubtful eastern states. THK republicans of Kansas are strongly disposed to attempt a presi dential boom for Senator Ingalls , nnd it is reported from Washington that some of the Blaluo men in the east regard the Kansas senator with great favor. They express great admiration " for his aggressive qualities , and profess to be lieve that ho would make a fight which would arouse the enthusiasm of repub licans as perhaps no other man could. A majority of the Kansas delegation to Chicago is understood to favor Gresham , but it is not doubted that if there should appear to bo a chance of Ingalls secur ing the nomination the delegates from his state would supnort him unani mously and heartily. The Kansas senator has certainly grown very much in public attention during the last month or two , and it is not questionable that regard for him among republicans has grown. But there is room for doubt respecting his availability under 7 > rcsont circum stances. Yet stranger things have happened in politics than ills nomina tion would bo , and. unquestionably if ho should bo the candidate the campaign would not lack interesting and enliven ing features. enterprise and capital seeking investments in Mexico indicate that our southern neighbor oft'ors an at tractive' field Tor profitable operations. A California syndicate headed by Sen ator Hearst has just purchased 2,000- 000 acres of land in the state of Vera Cru/ for the purpose of raisin ? colTco and-tobacco. Another California com pany has obtained a charter from the Mexican government to build a railroad from the City of Mexico to the Pacific coast. It is a matter of surprise that California millionaires do not devote their energies to a development of the resources of their own state , where the opportunities are many for the investment of capital. The conservative party of Mexico harbors a lurking distrust to the in trusion of Americans and their methods in Mexico. At nny moment the fickle populace may bo inflamed against the foreigner and cause disastrous loss to the investor. In spite of these draw backs Mexico continues to bo the El dorado , where the prospects at least promise a golden harvest. WHEN prominent business men of this city are willing to subscribe block to the amount ofr,00,000 to the rail road company which will build a road from Omaha to the northwest in good faith , the project assumes a tangible shape. It is the aim of the capitalists interested to make the road a homo enterprise. For this purpose it is deemed necessary to ask the county to aid the project with a bonus. The plan for a homo railroad , as proposed , does not mate rially differ from the ono brought for ward several months ago. However , it is yet too early to discuss the question in detail. Until n definite plan is de cided upon , nnd a thorough understand ing is had of what the projectors propose to do the county can take no notion. Ono thing is certain. The road to the northwest will not bo shelved. The business community is keenly alive to the necessity of an outlet to the north- rn counties of Nobnibka. It is only a matter of time when the dotnils of the plan will bo arranged satisfactorily to the projectors , to the people of Omaha , and to the counties which the now line will drain. THE department of justice at Wash ington is at least trying to live up to the claim of being free from "offonbivo partisanship. " A United Slates mar shal at Pittsburg telegraphed to Mr. Garland , the attorney general , that ho was going to the St. Louis convention. The reply came back : "Don't go. This is forbidden by the department. " Mr , Garland is to bo commended for the stand he has taken. But it is as a drop in the bucket. Such an order should bo adopted by Mr. Cleveland himself nnd rigidly enforced against all gov ernment officials whoso lips nro smack ing for the ficbh-pots of spoils. Presi dent Cleveland has been wantonly de relict as u civil'service reformer since the issue of his famous manifesto to federal office-holders. The activity of the civil borvice iu "fixing" delegates for St. Louis is as brazen and scandal ous as at any time iu the history of politics. To this , tale of affairs Mr. Cleveland lias deliberately shut his oj'os , nnd in coneon'tlonco ho Is in dan ger of losing that'p on'ular rospocl nnd support which followed his determined stand at the outset of his presidency. THK friends of tho. administration nro congratulating tn&jjlismveeOVfil' Uj ? de feat of Senator Euatjajof Louisiana , for ro-eloctlon. The sciirttorlins been ono of the most proublipced among the democratic opponents of the administra tion , nnd hns made moro severe stric tures upon the policies'of ' the president than nny other deiifdcrat in the country , his criticisms being chiefly directed ngalnst civil service reform. It is not questionable that the influence of the administration was used to compass his defeat , and as Eustis is not it nartlcu- larly formidable man It was not found very difficult to elect another man to succeed him. Ho docs not retire from the senate , however , until 1891 , so that ho will still have opportunities to thrust thorns into the flesh of the ad ministration , anil ho will very likely not lot any of'thom pass unimproved. TROMINENT 1'JEUSONS. K. E. Leo , son of the great rebel general , 1ms his father's eolil spurs. They wore bo qucathcd to him by Ills mother. The wife of Secretary Whitney Is a fcar- losa rider , nnd keeps a beautiful blooded snddlo-nmro for her exclusive ) use. Justice Lamnr's ancestors came from Franco nnd were French Huguenots. Ono of his uncles was n president of Texas. Cleveland's great-grandfather wnsu pootnt nineteen , nnd his Rrnnilfatlior wrote poetry. Grover himself does not toy with the nmso. Prof. Ilonrv E. Parker , of Dartmouth collcRC , nnd his daughter uro nt Constanti nople , nnd will probably reach homo In July. The vcnorablo John C. Whlttlcr , the Qua ker poet-has n lingering fondness for the rado he learned as n boy , that of sliocmnking. Miss Amelia Uives , whoso last story emp tied the critic's vials of wrath upon her head , is said to pray for her dcfamcrs every night. Washington Irving Bishop Is nt Honolulu , but will not give nny mind-reading exhibits there. His coiof aim now Is to get his health back. Governor Beaver , of Pennsylvania , has given $1,003 to the $1,000,000 , permanent fund for ministerial relief that is being raised , by the Presbyterian church. Julian Hnwthorno has in his house nt South Plains , N. Jn little table on which Mary Stuart is said to have written her lost letter on the morning of her execution. Ex-Governor Evans , of Colorado , iu ono of eight or ten millionaino-dolcgatcs to the gen eral Methodist conference Iu Now York. Ho founded the suburb oLEvnnston and was ono of the first settlers o | Denver. Dr. H. H. Furncsslho ; eminent Shakes pearean scholar , lives in a luxurious old-fash ioned house at the corner of Seventh and Locust streets , Philau'clnma. Ho is a charm ing companion , but oarnccounj of his deaf ness dislikes to meet strangers. Gen. Ben Butler , uotwjlhstandlng ho en joys a mopopoly of the. manufacture of bunt ing in this country , is not overladen with decoration day patriotism ! Ho refusea to deliver the memorial address in Lowell , and another orator had to be secured. The grave of ncffr "Wnrd Beeclier in Greenwood ccmctei\yt \ > Brooklyn , was at tended to ou Decoration day by the Slxty- hovcuth Now York regiment , which ( then the First Lon Island regiment ) was organ ized largely through Air. Beecher's efforts. General E. C. Waltlmll , the junier sena tor from Mississippi , is said to look like a cavalier who has just stopped out from ono of Sir Peter Lely's canvasses , IIo is six feet tall , symmetrical , with a line head of dark hair that fulls In curls abouut his neck. Walt Wliitmun is in better health this spring than three or four months ago , some what stronger , and able to move about moro freely. With all nis years and the pressure of paralysis he still drives his spirited Uorso alone and works day by day at his new vol ume. Ex-Govornor Berry , of Now Hampshire , now residing at Bristol nnd in his ninety- second year , organized in 1SCO the llrst tem perance society in that state. It was formed at Hebron , where he was n manufacturer of leather , and was known as the "Tanners' Temperance society. " Bayliss W. Hannn , United States minister to the Argentine Republic , has had another severe attack of rarillcd air to put in most polite terms , what's the matter with Hnnna. 'There ' seems to be good ground for the asser tion that Hunuu is indeed an envoy extraor dinary. Ev-Governor Iloyt paid n glowing tribute to Stephen Girard , whoso 133th birthday an niversary was celebrated Monday in Phila delphia. Yet not a member of the Presby terian General assembly , now in session in Philadelphia , would be permitted to enter the college which old Stephen's money founded. Sarah 1C. Bolton describes Will Curloton as "a tail , vigorous looking manwho bcliovus in outdoor exercise , especially walking , who is fond of rowing , sailing , and horseback riding , who uacs no xtlmulunts , who is kindly in manner yet decided in character , who honors womanhood and ull that is pure and elevating , and who is fond of music , playing on several instruments. General Brajrg , minister to Mexico , Is ap parently well pleased with his position and the $12,000 salary attached. IIo writes to a Milwaukee friend that ho "would bo foolish to pack up and return to Wisconsin for the _ pifrposu of entering into n maelstrom such as ono must enter into who seeks n scat in con gress from the Second Wisconsin district. " At seventy-six Mr. Urowning does not look to bo moro than forty , nor act so. Ho goes everywhere and sees everything. Within a few days ho wou ( to the funeral of Matthew Arnold , to the Academy , the Gros- vcnorund the Nqw , to s < iy nothing of the ( numberless "nt homesMr. Urownin 1ms no affectations. Unlike Ids ffliiiid and contem porary , Lord Tennyson , a blouch hat and long cloak in sonio country "palace of art" have no charms for him. 3 Great iiuutt ! ! ir < isifnfim / / ; "Dt ( Dem. ) Cleveland aud Tliunuanland iiotThuruian and Cleveland. Great SeottH Only Two Graduates. liuchcilci J'att-Kriiress. There are never but two graduates nt the Electoral college commencement. A StiU'ciiing Market. The market in republican candidate booms is stiffening by icason of-the late foreign dis patches. Denver Wuntu tlio Smell. Denver Kcu . Omaha heads the list as u hog-packing town , This carries smell and distinction in ubout equal parts. _ Toke u Carloiul to HI. Louis. Hunrtr JV . A New York man has invented a sort Of packet reflecting microscope , \ > y gaziug into which ono c&h see Ml that is polng on behind hU back. This will doubtless have n great sale ninong politicians this year. The Mother ot Vlco 1'roslilotits. Si. Paul OM > e. An Qhjo womftjj fitts Just given birth to her twenty-fifth cnlldyot ; there nro not ofllces enough In Ohio to go round ns it is , Not 1'et \Vntcrwny. . CJifcrtfW Ucraltl. General Flsko expects to poll n good ninny votes , but Is free to admit that ttio way to the whlto house Is not yet a water wny. Thno to Turn n Flip Flap. Prnvltlencc Journal , Isn't it about tltno for Uenjamln F. Duller to turn n IHp-flnp into the presidential ring , or has the wnrrlor-statcsman decided to be come n political sago ) Tax Reduction , JVeio J'orft IPorM. The public debt reduction for May will amount to about four million dollars , twelve millions having been paid out in pensions. The tax reduction was again 0. Fit for Treason. tnter-Oeean. The man who invents n malicious presi dential roorback Is ' 'fit for treason , strata gems , and spoils" chiefly spoils , for ho Is a democrat of the meanest dye. Put Up or Go Out. I'orltand fi'cwi. Federal officials nro required to contribute for campaign purposes ngain , in spite of the law. Hofusul results In removal. Cleveland means business this year. It Is put up or go out. Booms Like Oinnlia. K. 1 * . Sun. Edwin Booth has just bought a house in Gramercy Park for $1. How property has risen In value i Several centuries ngo the whole city was bought for $24 , and to-day ouo single lot goes for a twenty-fourth part of that sum. Posted on Dcntl Walls. Chicago Herald. An eastern paper thinks that the Depow boom will soon bo forgotten. No. It will bo pleasantly recalled from time to time by the huge pictures of that genial and popular cir cus man , Adam Forcpaugh. A Cluster of Fnvorlto Sons. PlitlaiiapMa Itcconl. ' Now York , Depew. Ohio , Sherman. Iowa , Allison. Now Jersey , Phclps. Indiana , Harrison. Illinois , Grcshnm ( by adoption. ) Michigan , Alger. Not a Gut nnd Dried Affair. A'cics. "Tho story that the proceedings of the St. Louis convention Imvo boon already cut and dried in Washington is absolutely false , " said an indignant delegate yesterday. "I know , " ho continued , "that two , and per haps three , of the door keepers were chosen without the knowledge ol anybody connected with the national administration. This talk about dictation from Washington is simply nonsense. " Mr. Mac , of Oinnlia. TrUntne. . Mr. MeClollnnd , who helped to steal $130- 000 from the Maritime bank , of St. John , N. 13. , is said to bo operating largely iufcal es tate in Omaha , whcro the New Brunswick authorities cannot molest him. Ho is sort of an exchange for McGarigle and the New York booillcrs wo presume. The United States senate , by its refusal to adopt the ex tradition treaty , is responsible for the free dom and security of the rascals on both sides of the line. "To Reform the ' .tariff fs Suicide. " Providence Journal. The Chinese wall of protective duties which Congressman Heed wishes to have maintained around our country seems ut pre sent to bo in n deplorably oppugnab'.o condi tion , considering the hundreds of millions of dollais that have been spent in its mainten ance during the last twenty-five yeais. The amount of foreign-made goods that finds easy entrance through the wall is growing larger every month. Undervaluation at tlio Now York custom house is reported on the Increase , and every instance of that sort simply means the destruction of an equal amount of homo business , provided that home business is paying a tax on its raw ma terials. Even In the case of honest Importa tion the increase is large. Take , for example , worsted yarns. In March , 18S7 , the quantity imported was 103,447 pounds. But recent figures from the treasury department dis- oloso the fact that in March , 1888 , the worsted yarn Imported amounted to H9l,919 ( pounds. And this sort of thing must go on so long as our laws compel manufacturers to pay higher rates of duty on raw materials than they get protection on manufactured goods. What kind of protection is this ! And yet , in the face of this failure of the tariff to keep out foreign competition Mr. Ilced and his ilk declare that as tariff reform is free trade , nnd frco trade is industrial death , therefore to reform the turift is suicide. The Little BtiHy Bee. ir < i ; ifncrm ( Ciftic. You never hear the boo complain , Nor hear it weep nor wail ; But , if it wish , it can unfold A very painful tail. STAT10 .1OTT1N G S. NulmiHkn. Hebron hns a brass baud. The Long Pine militia company resembles soldiers. The schools of Scribner have been temporarily arily closed on account of dipthoria. An excursion of the Hebron Sunday schools to Beatrice Is being planned. Tlio best base ball team in Greoly county bags fJS.OU to bo given by enthusiastio uitUcns. Wheeler countv is to have her first county fair this fall , ut Bartlett. They will also exhibit nt tlio state fair. The Kennesaw Times will suspsnd on the 20th and the material is for sale. The reason is want of aunlciont supiwrt. The water in the Blkhorn is now low enough that work can bo clone In repairing the damage done by the iloo'd. Nebraska City is reaching for the main line of the Chicago , Burlington &Quhicv and wants to bo un end of a division , The legislative committee of the state press association , called to moot ut Lincoln , May Ut , is being urged by the state press to ac complish something. The Farmer's club of Dakota county held n meeting at Dakota City on Saturday. Detiornlng was the subject of discussion. Tlio sentiment of the meeting was about evenly divided. In digging for the sewer construction in a Beatrice street a day or two ngo , u mammoth tooth was found. Tlio tooth resembled the teeth of n go-devil , was many Inches in length and was supposed to have como from Hi ? Jaw of a man who talked tarltf in the misty , musty , cob-wcbbcd corridor of the past. The Austin Dispatch contains this society Item : "Ouito a number of Indians are camped along the north sldo of the Nlobraru river. The tented villages can bo seen at quite a distance ; as many us four teams can bo seen plowing around ono small piece of ground , und from appearances are having what the people call 'a boo , ' with a picnic attachment. " Tlio Hastings excursionists had s great time going to Kansas City. Among other things u gentleman took tua weight of cacn passenger in seven cars , l03 ! in number , aud obtained the following result : Heaviest man , 240 pounds ; heaviest woman , 1'JOj lightest imui , laoj light eat woman , 90 ; uver- HRO , 149 . Average weight In each car 0,500 pounds. After consultftUon with the widow of tlio tompermico martyr nnd with many friends of prohibition , it hns been decided to Sreot n fine educational building , on the rumpus at Mnllnllcu university , Bnrtloy , Nob. , as n memorial of the Uov. George O. Haddock. This building will bo 180x78 foot , with thrco storici , bcsldoi basement nnd nttlo. The plan of architecture is very fino. having been prepared by F. M. Ellis , of Omixhn , nnd the internal nrrangoinent nnd ndnptatlon to the purpose of its erection nro equal to its exter nal Bppenranco. It stands In the center of n flfty-two-ncro campus , reserved ns n per manent part , nnd bounded on nil sides by nvcnuos 130 foot wide. Iowa. Hnrdin county Is now financially solid and warrants are nt par. The population of Boone county falls but sixty-one below that of Marshall county. TlioCroston Knights of Pythias lodge Is discussing the question of organizing a uni form rank. Tlio mlno inspectors will meet some time this week und comtnunco their term by elect ing n secretary. The people In the eastern part of Polk county nro Just now engaged In slaughtering their spring crop of wolves. A parent in Crcston says tlmt there is ono navnntncro in the Indian camp there : Ho always knows where to find his boy. It Is ohnrped that ex-Superintendent of Schools Welch , of Jnckson county , permitted fifty-seven teachers to teach without cortlll- catcs. They say there is only ono regularly or dained dude In Burlington , nud ho changes his raiment three times per annum , on n gen eral average computation. The Advcntists are now holding their annual camp-mcoting nt Dos Molnos , nnd there nro already 1J5 ! tents on the ground occupied by over 700 people , nnd there nro many new nrrivnls daily. There Is some talk of establishing n regular - lar market Uny at Clear Lake , so that the fanners will have a chance to exhibit their stock , etc. , nnd also have nn opportunity to dispose of anything they may have for sale. Mrs. E. S. Ormsby , of Emmctsburg , has the only roologicnl garden In Palo Alto county. The park Is fenced with wire , nnd contains deer , English nnd Russian , silk haired black nnd white rabbits , prairlo dogs , guinea pigs , crows , red Jacobins , rufllcd nock imported pigeons , wild gccso nnd domestic cats. BOOK REVIEWS. "Firrr Yr.\ns or EXOLISII Soxa , " edited by Henry F. Randolph , Now York : Ansoii D. Randolph & Co. Notwithstanding the fact that the past few years have boon remarkably fruit ful oP'bon ; ? garlands" and''treasuries , " Mr. Randolph's collection will bo a welcome addition to all' libraries. lie has sensibly limited his field to the Victorian period , and has collected within the covers of his thrco volumes the crome do la cremo of English poetry of that period. It cannot bo said that there is nny crying demand for an additional collection of English poetry , yet for those who desire it "Fifty Years of English Song" contains in a com pact form , nnd typographically fault less , not brief specimens of the style of the various authors , but the very purest gems of the modern masters of English verso. "Tim STOUT OP TUB GOTHS , " by Henry Bradley , Now York , G. P. Putnam's Sons. For the lirst time an English author has presented , in a readable shape the fragmentary records of a people and an ago so intensely interesting to the Briton and his descendants. The author has contented himself with the simple narrative , in graceful and unaffected English , of the historical facts in the life of tno Gothic race from the earliest times down to the end of the Gothic dominion in Spain. The work is the eighteenth in the publisher's excellent series , "Tho Story of the Nations , " and fills an anciunt gap in the chain of his torical literature. The series is hand somely bound in 12-mo. form , beauti fully printed on heavy white paper , and copiously illustrated. Covering , as it docs , a wide range of subjects , nnd at the reasonable price ( $1.50 per volume ) , it is ono of the most salable of modern publications , and will bo especially ap preciated by readers of moderate means. DISSOLVING views IN THK HISTOHV OK.TUIIA- ISM , by Habbi Solomon Schindler , Boston , Leo & Shcpard. The dissolving views consist of a series of lectures delivered iu the tem ple Adnth Israel , Boston , by a man dis tinguished for his erudition. In cnch lecture some prominent personage in Jewish history is selected and caused to stand forth from his contemporary ago. The series opens with "Moses and his timo. " and concludes with ' 'The present hour. " The lectures have been pre pared with much care and each epoch nnd personage is ushered before the reader with bkill in language cnbily grasped and understood. This presen tation of facts , from the Jewish stand point in a style at once elegant and forceful cannot fail to be welcome to tlio student of every creed. " .TtmvisM ov THH "SooiAT , Qi'csnox , " by Rabbi II. Borlcowitz , New York , John B. Alden. In these days of the very fiercest of the so-called confliotof capital and labor the view of the question from a Jewish standpoint cannot full to bo of interest. Tlio author in the course of his thirteen discourses passes In review the various solutions of tlio subject know under the names of socialism , nihilism , anarchy and their attendant train and finds that they are "distruotivo in their method , utterly subversive not only of the social but the moral order. " Of the various remedies proposed the author makes ou selection , but concludes with the para mount truth : "That the masses should be educated up to a recognition of the real evils nnd bo mudo to faoo the true methods by which alone nny reform can Buccecd. " The little volume contains a vast amount of information , historical nnd otherwise nnd is especially inter esting as coming from a source which may reasonably be presumed to bo im- partial. Call's FIIOM A Tmriiijit's WOIIKSIIOP by L. R , ICleinm , Ph. D. , Boston , Leo & Shei > - ard. American book stores are pretty well supplied with alleged expositions of the theory nnd art of teaching nnd is not to bo supposed that the appearance of anew now ono will eroato a very appreciable sensation. It is in educational ns in other matters a comparatively easy matter to propound ntheory. The young American toucher however , Is not in need of a theory ao much as a few prac tical suggestions and hints not fao much concerning what to do as how to do it , The writer who will practically solve the problem of "tho lazy boy , " "tho weak speller , " "tho bad hey in urlth- motio. " and the like is the writer who will find a door to the heart of the American teacher. Those are the problems Dr. Klomm attempts to bolvo , Tlio work makes no pretence to rhet orical excellence but is simply the practical suggestions of un experienced nnd successful teacher in the solution of the dilllcultics encountered by every teacher. In this respect the volume is one of the most valuable which has yet appeared. SUMMIT ASSEMBLY DAYS , or what was seen , hoard and felt at the Nebraska Chautau- qua , by Anna K Huhn , Boston. Congrega tional Sunday school und publishing t > o- ciety. The local interest attaching1 to this work will commend it to Nebraska readers , while tlio airiness of the sub' jcct will mnko it a welcome visitor else * where , The author is nn easy and. prncoful writer find the plclurcsquo features of the Nebraska camping ground lese nothing from her treat- " mont. "A Pxrr.n CITT , " by D. n. Lorko ( Petroleum V. Nnsby ) j Boston , Leo & Shcpard. The idea convoyed by the much ulll * ' izod expression "a boom" is graphically portrayed in the author's well known style in "Tho Paper City. " Nothing from Mr. Locke's pen can fall to Inter est the American reader and ho has done nolhlncr bettor than his account of the rlso and fall of Now Canton , the paper city. At this a go of the world there is no great need for the "moral" of his story , since the ruins of paper cities are as thick as the loaves of the forest , but the very familiarity of the various incidents when clothed in the author's graphic language glvo thorn an additional interest. IN rnicss. Messrs. Cnssoll & Company -will pub * llsh nt once n 25-cont edition ot "A Trnglo Mystery , " limited to 100,000 copies. Ono bookseller alone hns sent an order for 100,000 copies of the edi tion. "A Traglo Mystery" was the first issue of the now famous Byrnoa- Hawthorne series of dotcctlvo stories and ono of the most popular , nnd Its an- pcaranco in now and cheaper form will insure the sale of every copy. The same house , in vlow of the frequent - quont inquiry for the novels of Mra. Elizabeth Stoddrd , are about to issue n now and revised edition of those re markable books , which nro absolutely "out of print. " Published at first under adverse circumstances , during and after the war , their vividness and orig inality made a lasting impression upon renders. "Two Men , " ono of the most striking of these tales , will appear in Juno , with a short preface by Mr. Stod- man. man.A A now and special'edition of Mlaa Douglas' superior novel , "Lost in a Great Olty , " is in press by Lee & Shepard - ard , Boston , her publishers. When this faolnatlng story was first published a few years ngo , it achieved for its brilliant author increased fame , because of its excellence , and for the elements of popular interest which it contained. This now edition of "Lost in a Great City , " will bo welcomed by Miss Douglas' constantly enlarging1 clr- clo of admiring readers. It introduces the reader to a child of so von , the daughter of a Hungarian nobleman , who nt this time had gene to Hungary on important business , leaving her with her mother a native of Now York , where they were Hvlncr. The inbthor dies , leaving the daughter in charge of , the nurse-maid , who is instructed to keep her until her father's return. In crossing Broadway , the maid is knocked down and the frantic girl rushes down the great street toward the bowory. Hero the real story begins and hence forth it increases in power nnd Interest , as the many strange scontes are told with all Miss Douglas' woll-known ability a * a novelist. A Compromise Probablo. WASHINGTON , Juno C. [ Special to Tun BnE. ] There Is n belief entertained by many men of national prominence m the re publican party nnd now In Washington , that before the Chicago convention meets n com promise will bo reached whereby n number of. the candidates will retire from the field. There is to be no wrangling and no harsh , feelings in the convention , say the managers of candidates in Washington , nnd whoever is nominated Is to bo the unanimous choice of the delegates. It can bo truthfully said that Senator Sherman is not as anxious for the nomina tion this time as ho was four years ngo. Ho is not exerting himself for his advancement , and I have it from men who have Just con sulted with him that ho is ready ut any time to withdraw when a man who will meet the general endorsement of the party is sug gested. The friends of Judge Gresham nro most obstlnato and nro doing their utmost to force the preferment of their choice. They have steadfastly refused to entertain nny proposition which does not include Judge Grcshaiu for the first or second place , and whatever there mny bo done In the way of consultation upon any man for first or sac- oud place on the ticket , It is likely that Judge Gresham will bo left out. The Grcshaiu men have been so antagonistic In nil their campaigns , to all appearances , that they will likely be loft with the flola against them. A republican senator who admonished ished mo against the use of his iiumo , said this afternoon : "Thero will not bo moro than thrco men before the convention after the first ballot , and I do not expect to sco over four names balloted for at the beginning. It may ba that there will not bo over two men in the field after the third or fourth ballot. I think tno people nt large are mistaken when they expect u dead-lock and n tlrcsomo series of balloting , and a lot of speeches and plead ings. I think the thing will bo pretty well settled a iluy or two before the convention meets , and after there nro complimentary votes the conclusion will ba arrived at. every body will bo pleased , and the convention will adjourn , There will bo no hard feeling. Wo intend to Imvo harmony nnd success. DOCH Not Mind Amendments. WASHINGTON , Juno C. Chairman Mills says the tariff bill will not bo laid nsido during the Chicago convention ns was intim ated some days ago. Ho insists that tha work of consideration shall progress steadily - ily , ana without Interruption until the meas ure Is completed , Mr. Mills' enthusiasm goes up ami down like the mercury of a thermometer carried through hot and cold , cells. IIo is in a glow of happiness ono hour , whllo the bill Is under consideration by the livo-mlnuto rule , and ns ho moves from party succcbs to defeat and disfiguration of his bill his atmosphere goes down. Ho believes , however , in the ultlumto p.issaijo of his bill , nnd says ho does not cuio especially about miiondinontsHO far ns details are concerned If frco wool and two or tlnoo other aitlclon , which ho thinks cannot ho Directed , nro re tained as they wcro originally proposed by the committee. To Meet IHulno. New YOIIK , Juno 5 , [ Special Telegram to Tins BII : ; . ] The Republican club , at-u nicotine last night , yelled itself hoursu over James G. Blalne. There wab a large attend- iiiu'O , Joseph I'ool said ho understood from a gentleman who hud recently been with Mr. DUiino that hu was coming homo to work for the nominee of the Chicago convention as ha hud ncvur worked before , and the speaker moved that n committee bo appointed to con. sider the propriety of the club mooting him ns iur as , possible ut sea , The motion wus puk and unanimously carried. Sprains , Strains , Bruises , Wounds. Bold by Druffytiit and Dtnlut TheChMA.Yog ; le/Co.)0 llo.Ml (