r ' THE ( MAHA DAILY BEE . - : FRIDAY . , JUNE 8. I88a " THE DAILY BEE. KVKK.Y MOHNINQ. TKRM3 Ofr ( Morning Edition ) including Sunday Ili % One Year . ti For Six Monthi . VX For Thrw Months . . . . . . . , . * . . . W aha Sunday UKR , malted to any aa no y ar . . . " . . YOBnyn-icr lioonsU ASU I VfASiltNUToN 0ncE , No , 613 All communication * relating to now * ami I edt- tortM m fitter should ba Addressed to tins hniTon All business letters and remittances should bo iuldrewlto THIS nr.K 1'um.isiiiso CoxpANr , OKAIIA. Drafts , checks and pojto fflco orders to lie nmdo payable to the onler of the company. TuCBoe1PuuliuinFSw $ Proprietors , E. ROSEWATEU , Editor. i'ilE OAlIjy MKI5. Bworn Statement ofCfrowlivtlon. Elate of Nonrnijka. t. , County of Douglas , ) " " Oco. 11. TMcluick. secretary , of. Th Hop rub- lIMilnacomiianr. docfl solemnly swfar that thOj BCtuaJcirculfttlQn of tbo Onljy.llc * for the week1 endlna Jnnal. IK * , was u follows ! Baturday , May 20 . Wm' ? ' Hunday. May U7 . " , Monday. May , . JM I Tne ( Uyr. aiiursdny. May il frrldny , June I Average . . . 18.163 OKO.U.TZSCHUCK. Pworn to and iiiibscrlbwUn my prrsenc * this M day of Juno , A. U. , Ibsa. rf. V. FKIU Notary i"ubuo. Btrxto of Nebraska , , * County of fooagliis , OcorKO H. Tzsehuck , being flrst duly sworn , deposes and Buys that hall secretary of Tlio lloo IHibUftblng company , that the actual average tlally circulation of the Dally lice for the month of Juno , 1W was 14,147 copies ; for July , 1S87 , 14.WW copies ; for August , J8H7. H.lfil coplrs ; for September. 1887 , 14.0IS ) copies ; for October. Ik87 , U.IO3 copies ; for NnytmlKT , lt7 , 1B.SM copies ; for December , 1tb7 , 15,011 .copies ; for January , 1H8S. 15.300 co ) > - IPS ; for February , 1W 15lnu copies ; for March , in * . Itf.Grticoplt'n ; for April , l&t > 8 , 18,741 copies , for May. 1S& 18.181 c Sworn to before mo aud subscribed lu my rresonco this 24 day of June" , A. 1) . 1888. N. I > . FK1I/ . Notary 1'nbllc. AVERAGE DAILY CIRCULATION 18,152 Total for tbo Vert - 127,06 ? IT is Retting excitingly painful to Indiana that Ohio never Kola loft. IT Is called "tho presidential kan garoo tickot" where weight is at the Load nnd bruins tit the tail and. THE red bandana waves over the pray streamer , anil it's dollars to doughnuts that Thunnan , the Roman , will overtop Gray , the Hoosier. "MUJE" BAiixuai , chairman of the national committee , has not boon ag.ob- Btroporous at St. Louis as it was said ho would bo. Perhaps ho carries his heels in a sling. WHAT would u convention bo nowa- uSjSTriifeOiSt-a protest from the woman suffragists. Tlio tloiooorats took the Eultrago mcdicino with the buISS aqunn- , iiuity with which they swallow their Kentucky bourbon. EVEN England and the continent talk of Omaha. The sensational Lon don dispatches , which locate fonhin conspiracies hero , turn the eyes of Europe on the Gate City of the west with expectations of further develop- in on Is. J. STKitiiiNQ MoitTON is loaded for the snub which the Boyd crowd gave him. If Mr. Boyd imagines ho will control democratic patronage in Ne braska , in the event of Cleveland's re election , hands down , he will find him- Bolf seriously handicaopod by the sage of Arbor lodge. is not the llrst man to bo unanimously ondorbcd for ro-oloction by a domocraho convention. Jackson was the candidate for a second term in 1832 , nnd Van Buron in 1840. As history re peats itself , tho. present nominee so unanimously endorsed will bo beaten at the polls like Van Buron in 1810. X BALCOM1U5 wants to know what the board of health is appointed for if it is not for the express purpose of abating nuisances which are liable to breed disease. With the approach of warm weather tbo health board cannot bo too particular in insisting upon householders an absolute compliance with the health laws of the city. THIS recent incorporation of several Union Pncillo magnates of this city into n real cstato company is , of course , inado in the interest of the road , Whether they are about to buy up lands for passenger and freight depots ro- luams to bo seen. But where there is nuoko there is lire , and when Union 2'aoiflc oflloiuls go into the real cstato business there is something back of it. A BI'KCIAT ; grand jury has just boon drawn in Now York City to iuvoHtigiito tuiolhor boodle combine in the board of ftldormen. Now York is" especially for- * tunnto. No sooner does she convict one ( .otof corrupt oflloials when another batch Indicted cornea up for trial , In other cities one crop of boodlors suc ceeds another as aldermen nnd not BO jnucli as a linger is raised to investigate them , IT is announced that Mr. Blaine will return to America the latter wart of * Junw and take the btump in favor of the republican' nominee , whoever ho may bo. As a campaign speaker Mr. Blaine btauds without a rival. If ho should make a tour of tha country , his mag netic presence , tha circumstances of his unique position in politics , and his tf rand eloquence will a rente such a re vival in republican circles us has not been seen for many a year. TUB appeal made to the mayor by the Evangelical alliance , asking him to take steps for the suppression of the vino-rooms , ought not to bo unheeded. These traps fur the feet of the innocent nnd unwary should not bo permitted to exist in this community. They are ro- Bponslblo for a deplorable amount of vit-o , and hundreds of young people Imyc taken in these places their llrst btop in licentiousness nnd dishonor. They are snares set for the youth of the city , from whom they chiony derive support. It will not be a difficult mat ter to suppress them , and a prompt and vigorous otTort should bo made to do so. All good iiJtlzens will acquiesce in the request of the alliance that this be floim Tlio Democratic Ticket , This tlmo it was the expected that happened * Nearly a month ago Tin ? BKR first announced to the countrfy that Mr. Cleveland desired Judge Thurman , of Ohio , ag Iho candidate for vice presi dent , nnd that n movement to that end wns to bo nl once started , The move ment did start , and the culmination was reached yesterday at St. Louis In the nomination of the veteran democratic loader on the first ballot. AH wo have before said , Cleveland and Thurman is an incongruous arrangement. The brains , the dignity and the character are in the tall of tha ticket. The states manship , the experience , the broad knowledge of public affairs are at the bottom. The contrast in the ability of those two men , unfavorable to the first of them , ia greater than has over before been presented in n national ticket , folk nndPlorco wore notgrcat men , but they wore at least the equals of the men who were associated with thorn as candidates. The inferiority of the head of the present democratic ticket is so universally recognized that it may bo expected that Thurman will occupy far more of the attention of dem ocratic orators in the campaign than Cleveland , nnd that the rod bandana will become the one insignia of demo cratic liopo and fealty. The nomination of Thurman was un doubtedly the wisest in some respects that could have boon made. ITo elves the ticket a character which hardly any other could have conferred upon it , nnd ho also gives it a certain strength which might have been wanting with out him. But it is quite possible to overestimate his strength. The veter ans of the party will rally to him with cal and enthusiasm , .but the younger ole- montcanfcol no such Interest in his can- illdncy , nor can ho attract those who for the llrst time are to identify themselves with one of the political parties. It is a mistake to suppose , also , that Mr. Thurmnu has no enemies in the demo cratic party. In his own state ho has boon bitterly fought , and it is not probable that his nomination will make a difference of a thousand votes there in favor of the de mocracy. There is no reason why ho should bo especially acceptable to the democrats of Now York , since his finan cial views for the past twenty-five years have always boon hostile to theirs. What effect may bo produced in Indiana by bis crowding Gray oil the track re mains to be seen , but it Will not bo sur prising .if the disappointed democracy of that state show a lack of enthusiasm in the cause , The Pacific coast dolo- atcs wore especially earnest in urging the nomination of Mis Thurman , but when they come to soberly roilqct that a feeble man seventy-five years old could be of very little service if elected they may find it difficult to maintain their enthusiasm. Nevertheless , it wilir not bo wise for republicans to underestimate ) the strength of the democratic tickot. The safer way will bo to assume that Cleve land and Thurman will command the full party support , and to recognize tbo necessity of opposing thorn with candi dates who can got tbo entire republican veto nnd draw from the ranks of those who are outside the lines of both par ties. The advantage of position is with the democracy , in so far as they are in possession of the means to stimulate po litical activity and reward political ser vice , and nothing is more certain than that these will bo unsparingly used. The party is getting back to earnest po litical work , and its ono national suc cess in a quarter of a century has given it confidence. Its throe years of power and control of the spoils has developed a most vigorous appetite for more , and it will omit no effort to keep its hold. It may as well bo confessed and understood that it will be no easy task to defeat it , and that the republican party cannot afford to go into the campaign with any mistakes to bo explained away or apolo gized for. The Platform. After nearly throe days of wrangling in committee the democratic platform makers at last arrived at what they were certain at the outset to reach , an unequivocal endorsement of the policy laid down for the party by the presi dent. The members of .the committee who were opposed to doing this showed themselves possessed of good staying qualities in the long fight they made , but they must have seen from the first that their cause was hopeless. It was absolutely necessary , on every account , to make the platform to fit the candi date , and those who would not admit this were so small n minority as to bo almost powerless. It would seem , how ever , from the reading of the platform that they were cnablei to have introduced a few dec larations which are in the na ture of a compromise , but still the endorsement of the president's policy 'stands ' out with sufficient boldness to satisfy oven Mr. Cleveland. The platform is understood to have been chiefly the work of Mr. Walter- son , which will account for its being largely a discussion , in editorial style of the tariff and revenue questions. I may account , also , for the fact thai there is not a word of reference to civil service reform , a policy regarding which Mr. Wattorson and Mr. Gorman are in complete accord , though diffor- iug as to the tatill. Itis to little pur pose to discuss the claims and assump lions set forth in a party platform though some of these in the S Louis production are so palpably vul ncrable as to invite discussion , These things are expected in parly platforms however , and they pass for no more than they are worth as political bun combe , The only question of concert was whether the convention would fully and squarely endorse the turiit policy of the president and of the democratic majority in congress , and this it did. The attitude of the party is thus clearly and irrevocably defined on what is to be the chief issue in the national cam paign. . . . Our Tra lo In South America. > " i A careful and detailed report has jus bean issued by the department of btato from Mr. John K. Bacon , consul a Montevidlo , concerning our trade witl the South American republics. He points out that it is to the disgrace of our merchants that but a fraction of the .70Q,000OOOof . annual commerce ( exports nnd imports ) of the twenty "American ndins" comes to the United Stales. While England and Germany are strain- ng every nerve tp secure more than heir share of the commercial ex changes the United States looks on vith indifferonco. This should not bo o. The South. American countries , > y reason of their geographical ocation , are in climate , production , supply nnd demand the reverse of the United States. They are our most mtural customers as wo are their buy ers. Their principal products nro sugar , coffee , cocoa , hard 'woods , dye stuffs , hides and wool , all of which are raw materials in great demand in the [ lulled States. In return for which the United States would return the raw materials converted into manufactures. Wo would send them cotton goodsagri cultural machinery and mechanical im plements , shoos , hats , watches , clocks , Hardware , also wheat , corn , flour , jacon , tobacco , kerosene , oil , etc. But despite the commercial reciprocity of trade which ought to flow naturally bo- , woon North nnd South America , the [ Jnltod States controls only one-fifth of the annual trade of these countries , aud supplies only one-seventh of the imports. Ono remarkable feature that ought to encourage a close business connection with South America is that the raw material sent from there to the United States when manufactured and sent back to the Spanish republics com mands a price two or three timcshighor than in the "states. " England , France , Germany , Italy and Spain rccognlzo the profitableness of that trade which the United States makes no effort to invite. It is evident/ that the trade of South America is worth having , in view of the continued and energetic efforts made by some European coun tries. With a little energy the United States can regain the prestige in South America which obtained before the war , and can monopolize fully two-thirds of the business in that country. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A WASHINGTON paper figures that Judge Gresham will go into the na tional republican convention with three hundred and thirty-three votes. The Chicago Tribune believes that ho will have three hundred aud fifty-five to start with , or within fifty-four of a nom ination. If either of these calculations shall prove to bo correct it is almost certain that Groshaui will bo the candi date. It is moro than probable" , however - over , that the least of the in will bo found to bo an overestimate. For ex ample , the Washington paper gives Gresham six votes from Nebraska , Wo are not- aware upon what authority it docs this , and the nucuracy of its fig ures in this instance is cer tainly questionable. Very likely the same is true as to other states. Nevertheless , the present indications are that Grobham will load on the first ballot , and thereafter a great deal will depend upon the constancy of his sup porters. Meantime it will bo well to consider what influence the nomination of Thurman is likely to bavo in promot ing the chances of Senator Sherman. Undoubtedly the supporters of the Ohio senator will strenuously urjro the ne cessity of arraying him against the other Ohio man , and it is to bo expected with sorao effect. At this time it looks ns if the race for the prize would bo narrowed down to Gresham and Sher man , after other aspirants have received complimentary votes. ! has been organized in Chicago a company of coal consumers for the purpose of securing their supply of fuel without having to pay the profits of dealers and middlemen. The company will purchase at the mines the amount of coal required by its members , nnd the supply called for by each member will bo delivered as ordered with only the cost of transportation aud handling added to the first price. The saving will bo from ono dollar to ono dollar and a half a ton. The company expects no difficulty in securing all the coal it may require , on ns favorable terms as are given to other largo buyers. Why can not something of this sort bo done by the consumers of Omaha ? If the Chicago cage company has found the plan to bo ont'roly ' practicable , why may it not also bo hero'/ All grades of coal used for domestic purposes are very much higher in Omaha than in Chicago , bo that there is a stronger reason why consumers hero should make some offorl to protect themselves in this important matter. Wo believe that the organiza tion of ono or more companies , similar to that in Chicago , would not only benefit the members , but have an in fluence that would bo of general ad vantage. The matter is worthy of at tention and now is the time to think about it , EVJDKNCH is already beginning to coino in that the better class of Ne braska democrats those members o ! the party who have some regard for what is fair and straightforward , even in politics are sorely displeased at the discourtesy shown Mr. Morton by the majority of the delegation to the St. Louis convention. Wo print a com munication from ono of those demo crats , roundly condemning the action of Boyd and the men who allowed them selves to bo used by them , nnd un doubtedly thousands ot democrats in the state are in full accord with the writer. They respect the ability of Mr. Morton and they realize that a serious blow was struck at the character of Nebraska democracy when ho was ignored and Boyd , North nnd Castor pushed to the front. But the question is , what will they do about itV They may pro test , but of what consequence will their protest bo if they continue to practically acknowledge the leadership of these men by voting with them1 ; And nobody supposes that ono of them will fail to respond when the demand is inudoupon him. Tim number of confidence men in Omaha , it seems , is not confined to the bunko-stecrors and sidewalk cappora. The fed eel ; and gentlemanly crooks-who have gonu into business of ono kind or I another , have reaped a rich harvest from , the unsophisticated * Tills class is hard to run down. Tlid sharpers by tliolr mercantile method escape the watchful eyes of the authorities ) nnd often do- colvo the moat Careful businessman with tholr plausible schemes. The only safeguard against these rascals is for persons who rli brought in business contact with strangers to satisfy them selves of tholr integrity. The am bitious young mod from the country who , with n little capital , como to cities to make their fortunes , should especially steer clear of oily1 raon with glittering schemes of monoy-inaklng. The chances nro ten to ono th'tjt ' such men who hold out tempting baits'of getting rich in a hurry are all-round crooks who prey ou the innocent and unwary. SOUTH Omaha is a great distributing market for cattle to nil points oast. All the largo packing houses nnd butchers of Chicago , and ether cities have their buyers on the ground. The result of this is to mnko South Oniahu a point ot destination for the shipment of western cattlo. The high prices for beeves real ized in the past few days btlmulatos Iho cattle market at this point , nnd en courages the further development of South Omaha. Coupled with this stock market , the extensive packing indus tries , South Onuihu astonishes every body with its iminonso volume of bank clearings. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , HOYAliTV. King Humbert's palace at Rome contains 2,000 rooms , but thoklix nnd his family oc cupy 125 of them. Empress Elizabeth of Austria having been forbidden to take equine exorcise- for some months now amuses herself with u trloyclc. Tlio king of Sweden was a failure in Al geria. The Arabs were disappointed at see ing him in the costume of an ordinary tourist. Lord Stanley , of Preston , the newly ap pointed governor general of Canada , accom panted by his wlfo-and staff , sailed from Liv erpool for Montreal yesterday. Tim mikado of Japan has issued an edict against what ho calls "tho pernicious gauio of baseball , which foreigners are attempt ing to introduce into this country. " Sir John Lubbock , the great English au thority on ants aud their habits , has recently received several specimens from Africa of hitherto unknown species of the insect. Count Kurodo , the now prlmo minister of Japan , is a member of the great Satuma clan and has played an important part iu military affairs. He is Httlo known outside of his own country. The shah of Persia recently degraded his eldest son from the command of a largo province. Russian inHuonco Is now assigned as the cause , as tho' young man had English learning. , , Queen Victoria haaiiimportod a hard-up In dian prince to teach her Hinda tani. Ho is to receive 1,500 rupees per month for 1 services , and the government is asked to foot the bill. j Prince Roland Bonaparte is on his way to this country for tlio purpose of attending the coming sessions of the Anthropological con gress. Before returning to Franco ho wil makeaiour of this1 country , stopping for some days In all the principal cities. Queen Victoria is quite well posted on cur rent literature. Every new book of any prominence is at onca sent to her. If she is attracted by its title It is read by sorno maid of honor in waiting. During the morning the ( moon always listens to several columns of the London Times. She has a greatlik- ing for newspapers. Tliolato Countess Catherine Fcodorovna Tiescnhausen was a granddaughter of the famous Russian general of the Napoleonic wars , Prince Kutuzoff. Her father was killed at Austerlitz. She became a lady of honor at the Russian court in 1813 , and re mained in that position for seventy-two years. She was eighty-five years of age at her death , which occurred in the winter palace. Democratic Cauijal n Ioouuout. : 1'lCtt. Pictures ot Jefferson Davis , tastofu lly at tired in his now silver crown , will bo.cirou- latcd as democratic campaign documents in the south. The MiiKwuiiipian Idea. Pioneer Prci . As President Cleveland , according to the mugwumpian theory , is better than Uis party , ho can bo said to bo playing Dr. Jenyll to the democratic party's Mr. Hyde. 3 What Alnkcs the Yell. St. Limit Glubt-Dcinaa at. The Cleveland button docs very well In its way ; but the silver crown that Jeff Davis wears is the thing that stirs the democratic soul to the yelling point. The Water Cure. If Jay Gould is as ill as the reports would seem to indicate , we should advise him to trj the water cure. It may be that ho takes no stock in water , but ho certainly has been known to take water in stocks. Chicago Jealous. CVifcaioA'cira / , It is believed that the following question and answer will hereafter occupy a promi nent place in the democratic catechism : Q. "Whoro do all bad democrats go to when they dioJ" A. "To St. Louis. " Three of a Kind. 'J'l Hume. The opposition to Judge Gresham can now bo tabulated as follows : The , Louisiauna Lottery company. Jay Gould. The democratic party. Stove Elkins. The hotter of ] Acoeptanco. CM m < > Trtlmiie , "Dan , " remarked the president , with some hesitation , "as wo know all about the noun nations and the ulutfprm wouldn't It bo wel to to talk a little about the letter of accept unco ) " "It is , already written , Graver , " silti Dan "Thank you , Dan , " rojolnod the president greatly relieved. ( "Why on the Vortio of lluln. Haitian' Monthly , In Turkey , when a man IA caught In a He an ulllcial Is sent around to paint the. fron of his house black. No wonder Turkey is ai oiTuto empire. If she , had the energetic quality of lying well , she might stand some show hi the race wltU jiristiau nations ; as i is , wo fear that the woaknea s of obeying scripture precepts will bring her to ruin. It GclH Tliere. Ktbraula CUu 1'ita , There is no questioning the fact that th Omaha HUB is the great newspaper of this section. Its reports of the democratic con ventlon Is inlluitely ahead of any other notwithstanding thu Herala oulipsod p.ll its previous efforts us a new * gatherer. You can like the Her. or dislike it , bat it gut there just the same , and the Press appro ciatoi. uicnt. _ The Ibsuo of the Hour. Denver Rtpublttan , As wo have said upon sover.il occasions In the past , the issue is : Whether the people shall control the railroads , or the railroads the people. The only way la which the people can ex rctio their power is by electing men to tha ogislatur6 whd would not bo intimidated by -bo corporations nnd who could not bo bought. If the majority ot both houses ot ho legislature were composed ot inon ot his character thcro would bo Just legislation of some kind looking toward the control ot railway corporations. U good laws were passed there would not bo much dlfllculty In enforcing thorn so far as the Integrity of the courts is considered. The Judges arc , M a rule , honest and fearless enough to give Impartial Judgment In rail way cases. Probably Juries nra swayed by their prejudices against railway companies , but this Is a consideration which has but httlo to do with the Judge upon the bench. IlAtfl ! Month of rososl This Is Juno , Spring-time's ploasantcst afternoon. Fairer than the ether Movon , Namesake ot the queen of noavan , Sing wo In melodious tune , Heaven Is ono eternal Juno. STATK AND TKlUTOItg. ottings. The assessed valuation of Indlanola U IHO- 000. 000.Tho The city hall , Nebraska City , noara com pletion , Mlmlcn ia to have a $25,000 hotel bo fore the close of tha year. After the thieves escaped the authorities of Nebraska City nro fixing up the county JalL Nebraska City Is now a great railroad cen ter and will bo moro so In six months honco. The outlook is hotter to-day than for many years past. Oxen instead ot horses are the quadrupeds thieves love to steal In the vicinity of Crete. A fine yoke of bovincs were stolen thcro a day or two ago. Tlio editor of the Nebraska Nugget is neither ragged or needy. Ho rusticates dur ing the hot days of Juno and July in Minnesota seta nnd Dakota. A cornor-atono laying for the now M. E. church in Surprise occurs at 7 p. m. Sunday evening , Juno 10. Presiding Elder licaus will conduct the exorcises. Dogs have few friends in Plattsinouth. A number have boon poisoned by unknown parties during the past few days , some of which were valuable. Owners indignant. The projioscd canal botwcon Indlanola ana Kcarnoy will probably bo built , and In thlt event a watch nnd woolen factory will bo added to the enterprises of the llrat named city. city.Will Will a $75,000 court house burden the tax payers of Dodge county is the question for the citizens of that county to consider now. Let Improvements go ou throughout the state wherever | > ossble. ! Contractor Hrawu has finished the depot at Wolhach , Grecloy county , andbcgau build ing at Horace Friday. A neat Httlo depot on Wallace crook will soon gather a little town around it , ami that moans something for thu west part of the county. The Rod Cloud Chief , Wednesday's Issue , was printed in rod ink and because the street cnr had actually made its advent in that busy and enterprising little city. Reason to re joice , and may the paper that boars the motto : "Runs Till She Dies , " live forovor. Holdcn , the now town on the Missouri Pa- cillc n few miles v/ast of Talmage , will go it dry , the contest on the issuance of license before the county commissioner1 * having re sulted In favor of the dry crowd. HuroJ Qtpo is making a reputation on the saloon queStiaa , Kittio Grace and Ralph Palmer , Plaits- mouth children , three aim five years of ago respectively , blistered their mouths but spared their stomachs Wednesday with con centrated llo. They wcro playing at "keep ing house" nnd used the llo for coffee , but it proved too hot for them and they "spat" it out quick. The Woman's Christian Temperance union of Tccumsch will hold a convention in the Christian church at Elk Crock , beginning Juno 13 ahd continuing until Friday , the 15th. Morning and afternoon as well as evening sessions will bo hold. All arc cor dially invited to attend. Speakers from abroad will bo present. The work of putting stcol lining in cell No. 2 on the south side of the Jail is progressing well. It has been decided by the county commissioners to put a double grating on the window , the space between the bars of the ono on the outside are to ho so small that no weapon can bo passed through. For the in side the old grating will bo used. Almost an accident : When Fred Fisher , a lad working for Mr. A. Ilenrieh , at Colum- ous , was harrowing near the a road , a couple of school children passed with an open um brella and scored his horses so that they , though very gentle , kicked the boy in the head and on thu leg. Parents should instruct their children if requested to do so , as lu this case. Iowa. There are $11,000,000 invested in Iowa school houses , aud it is the best investment .the state has got. The Dccatur County Trotting association holds its summer meeting at Leon on the 2nd 3rd and 4th. of July ; * 3,000 purses. Pieplant or rhubarb and fresh tomatoes are the latest vegetables to appear in the Deadwood - wood market. Tlio former is grown at homo ; the latter imported from Florida or Cali fornia. The Iowa City Driving Park company has its meeting Juno 1'J , Kl , 14 and 15 , at which will appear some of the best horses m the west ; 54,000 purses ; transportation ono and one-half fare. Tlio corn crop throughout the country looks very poor in places whcro the lay of the land is Inclined to be level , while upon the rolling lands the corn crop looks very bright and promising. Too much rain has about demoralized the corn crop in level dis tricts. Cool weather , too , has made itself felt wonderfully on the corn everywhere , yet the crop will ho better than last year. Iowa is going to have a prosperous year. The small grain crops are practically as sured , and the hay and pasture yield will no far better than for the past two summers , and new grass roots nro .filling the spaces in the meadows burnt out by liibt Hummer's fer vent heat. The season is n little late for corn , but not too lato. In short , the prospect is most flattering. Thcro will be no selling short of pigs and calves by Iowa farmers this year. It is amusing tn note , says the DCS Molncs News , how thu railroad authorities at Chicago cage , in discussing nurthwestoin ratrs , ig nore the Iowa commission and its coming ac tion on the question of freight rates and as- Humes that Iowa rates are still to bo what ever the roads determine. Thny take it for granted that Iowa rates cannot como down unless rates between Chicago and St. Paul are first reduced. Whether they are playing a double part in this matter , or whether they have failed to grasp the situation as affected by the new Iowa law , < \pes \ not appear. Hut it is certain that Iowa" rates are going to como down whether the advaneo on ship ments from Chicago to St. Paul is main tallied or not. Dakota. A special car will leave St. Paul on the ICth instant to carry the Dakota delegation to Chicago , Visitors from the Hlack Hills will probably not strike this car , but will go through direct on the Northwestern. Spearflsh , Deadwood , Ouster and Stur is nro making preparations to celohratu the Fourth of July. It is probable Rapid City will not gut up any great demonstration , but that her citUcns will scatter out somowuoro to help their neighbors celebrate , At its Huron meeting the association of loan companies adopted a schedule of farm values by counties , excepting the counties of Yankton , Clay , Union and Mlnnohaha. wheio the money louder is kindly permitted to put Ills own estimate of value upon farm property. This la to bo a year of great religious occur rences in Yankton. On the I''th of this month the Congregational ojorgy .vlll con vene , and on the llth day of October the Methodist conference for Dakota meets In Yankton. Hlshop Walden , of Cin cinnati , will conduct the conference , which will bo attended by about ono hundred ami forty-live ministers. Undertakers to Sfect. H. K. Hurket , president of the Nebraska State Funeral Directots' nt > M > uiation. has called thu annual meeting to be hold m Omaha June 19 and 20. Prof. J. II. Clarke , of Springfield , Ohio , will give a series of lec tures illustrated with practical demonstra ' IN UTAH. The Mnlu idea Uclng the Material Advancement ufthq Territory Mr. H. W , Sloan , manager of the SftU Lake City Herald , Is In the city , nnd was yesterday Interviewed by a ItnR rcporton Mr. Sloan has been n resident of Salt Lake City for the past twonty-threo yonrs , and Is fully posted nnd conversant with Vho history nnd past nnd present affairs of that place. "What , are the present general conditions ot Salt Lukot" asked the reporter. "Tho main Idea now scorns to bo the mn torlal advancement ot the territory , " was the response"To this end there is a unan imity of snntimont which I do not recollect ever having seen thcro boforo. Something over a year ago a chamber ot commerce was organized , and Its membership to-day In com- Dosed both of Mormons and Gontllos , who act Jointly aud harmoniously on all subjects looking to the advancement Ot Salt Lake aud the territory generally. As evidenced , a fund has recently been raised to sot forth ns widely as possible throughout the country the very many advantages onjoyoil by Utah and to this fund both Mormon nnd pontllo names have been found running sldo by side ia amounts rivalling each othor. " "What are Uio natural resources ot Salt Lake and the territory ) " "They would rnnko anrotty lengthy list. I prosurno lam Justified In saying there lane country of the same area that combines us many natural advantages as are to bo found in the territory of Utah these comprise equability of climate , rarltlod ntmosuhoro , finest sea bathing in the world , mountain ccnory and. retreats , warm and in in oral springs , the lost thrco being within fifty minutes' walk of each othor. Besides these the soil Is wonderfully prolific and there is nn abundance of wntor. All vegetables and fruits that can bo rnlsod In a temperate cli mate find n singularly luxuriant growth. Then the mountains teem with minerals of nil kinds lead , silver , gold , copper , bound less iron mountains , limitless coal measures , the llncst sulphur known , finest nnd largest asphaltum claims In the world , building rock without any mineral waste , petroleum and in digging for water , wells of natural pis have been struck in such volumes that com panies have been formed to drill deeper for it. From the water of the lake no less than fourteen distinct substances nro pro-duped by the local chemical works , each of which is nn essential principle in some manufacture. In the hot springs water nineteen different Ingredients have been discovered , all of them having a medicinal character , and some remarkable cures have been effected atrioug invalids who have been treated at the springs. You see , wo have an altitude in our Xorrltor.v which ranges In different valleys from two thousand to eight thousand feet. In the south wo can grow cotton , oranges and ilgs , and In tome parts of thu north nothing can bo grown , it U so cold. Wo can have winter and summer , and sum mer and winter. Of course , the moro pro- ductlvo valleys are in the main like Salt Lake vnlloy , which is about four thousand two hundred foot above ho sea lovol. This glvos us a good agricultural nnd fruit basis , which , together with our mineral resources anil opportun ities for establishing manufactories , begets a confidence in the future growth of Salt Lake City. In this anticipated growth and the material advantages expected to accrue - cruo to the community and individuals from it , I imagine may bo found a very good rea son for the remarkable change In public sentiment that has taken place within tha last twelve months. " "What nro these changes in public senti ment you speak of 1" "I pa\\co \ \ it In a disposition on the part of early all eit&iu ? to yield to some extent to the opinions of others. Men meCtnml nsso- clato In business undertakings , who affliiP.i t\gonistio : in their religious nnd political opinions. This was thought some tlmo ago to bo impossible so far an Mormons wcro concerned , but it is n fact to-day. Perhaps the best evidence- bo had of this is found in the contributions to the fund collected for advertising Salt Lalco City. Seven mou are being sent out on Mormon and Gentile money to make known to the United States what I have in brief already rotated. An exposition car has boon fitted up which will make its llrst stand in Omaha , and will arrive in a day or two. The car is filled with manufactured and raw products , aud is do- sinned to teach by object lesson the romark- aulc manner in which Utah has. been blessed by nature. " "What deduction do you make from this movement ? " "This. If the plan for advertising Utab , and to 'which botli Mormons ana Gentiles have loaned willing hands Uo successful , its effect will bo to Induce a heavy influx of pop ulation and capital into Utah. This will bo composed of non-Mormon elements. This fact is known naturally enough to Mormons. It Is not , therefore , probable that they are opposed to thu material advancement of the territory , when they themselves are con tributing to the in-bringing of an element which will not certainly bo favorable. " "No , I do not think Mormons look for statehood just now , though they would bo glad enough to got it. " Mr. Sloan is on his way oast. BENCH ANI > I1AR. United States Court. The waterworks case of Fairbanks against the City of Blair occupied the court all yes terday. District Court. The hearing of the case of the state against William Woods waslrosumcd yesterday morn ing before Judge Groff. Captain Cormlck was put ou the stand again for the stato. There was an objection to his evidence ns to what ho heard when Woods surrendered himself to the police , nnd Chief Scavoy was placed ou the stand , Ho was allowed to testify from notes made during his conversation with Woods. Ho stated that Woods' story as told to him was about as fol lows : "Davis procured the pistol and gave it to mo to shoot Kerns. I met Kerns ou South Thirteenth street nnd fired a shot at him and ho grabbed mo and knocked mo down. I kept shooting after I was down. I then loft the city by the n , & M. railroad and went to Denver , I worked thcro awhile , and thinking that my wife might get into trouble over the affair I rotuincd to this city . " The statement made by Woods to Chief Scavcy showed that Davis and ICerns each had a lover's interest in Mrs. Woods , and that Davis was the hotter friend of WooJs and they wcro cauh interested in disposing of ICerns. Woods also stated that when ho re turned ho did not know whether Kerns was living or not. Captain Cormlck was put on the stand again to corroborate the statements of Woods us made before the chief ami him. George Kingston was next put on the stand and testified that ho was within aboiittwenty feet of the men when the shouting began. Ho heard ICerns call to Woods to not murder him and found Kerns in the street and bent for the patrol wagon to takohim homo. City Jailer Johnson was the last witness called before court adjourned at noon. Ho testified that Woods suid to him the next morning in the Jail that ho did not return homo after ho shot ICorns and did not know whothcr ho killed him or not but that ho in tended to kill him. The remainder of hU testimony WIIH itbout ttm same as that of Chief Keavoy. Tlio state rested thoircaso after his testimony was given , and at the request - quest of the attorney for the defendant court adjourned until after dinner , In tha afternoon MI-H. Woods anil her hus band travct additional testimony , there being no new facts duvulopod from these hereto- foio related in TIIK HICK. Assistant county Attorney Gurlo.v addressed the Jury , on the part of the etatu , and was followed by Mr. ICylo , attorney lor tha prisoner L ° o Estollo. also representing Woods , spoke next , and had not finished , when court adjourned until 9.30 o'clock this morning. County Attorney Kimoral will follow Mr. Kstollo , after which Judge Groff will charge the Jury. WINT TJIE rnorriiTY SOLD. James W Bw tmnn and Hollis K. Hoglo jcstoiday petitioned the court to sell icrtain property in block 1 , Leaven wortli Twraici addition , mortgaged to them by John Tall- man to secure the payment of proimnibsory notes amounting to 3IOJ. DKMANI ) TliniU JSTPIIKBT. John I. Miles and James Thompson are in clined to the belief that Percy Snydnr and others are responsible for interest duo on cettain protnlgsoryjiotus given by John C. Dahlstrom , and they yostJi Jay brought suit to recover the same. < iVUT MIUIUKI. HlinilUY WANT3 , Michael Murray yoatoiday petitioned the court to givp biui a judgment iu tUu suui of t4f > r 0 against William H. Bennett. Iho Rftmo being duo on lire stock and laud-sold him. rAMoUs i.xSb srtr. The famous land suit of A , p. Enstnbrook against Mrs. E. W. Hotcroth , Which has boon pending In the courts for a long period , was again taken up yesterday before Jtidgo Doano. IN fXVOU OP FtAXNAO X. John nnd Julln Flannngnti were accorded a verdict Iu the sum of $ ! o.0 against the Con tinental mtuaratico company ot Now York yesterday. A SUIT ron AT.IMOKT. Amelia Swootmnn applied yesterday for alimony ngalnst her husband , Thomas Swocl- man , pending proceeding * for divorce. Juilgo Hopowoll took the matter under advisement. TUB OLD 1\NI > CASB , The case of Gulro nijntnst Spauldlng wai hoard .vcitcnlay In the equity chamber before fore Judge Wnkoloy. Gulro asks that the tltlotolotOOin block 437 , Grand Viaw , bo quloted In him as the original rind only owner , , of the property. Mrs. Hpnuldlnp claims the legal title to tbo lot. and Is and has beau for some tlmo In actual possession ot the prop erty. The case Is brought as a test one , ami Involves the ttlo ( to a great deal of property about the city. . Gulro was ono of the first settlers in the city , and belonged tea a corporation that platted Grand View , and was a trustee ot the cor poration , and for his official service was to have boon compensated by real cs- UUo. Tha let In question Is ono that ho claims came into his possession In that way. The case of Finn I gun against tha Conti nental Insurance company was argued , to the Jury yesterday in Judge DoanoTs room. County Court. TO niSSOLVB IN ATTACIIMnXT. A motion to dissolve the attachment ot Statsou &Co. ou the hat stook ot Canflold < fc Co. wns argued yesterday before Judge Shields who reserved decision. SUED UV AlUNK. Tlio Mechanic and Tradois' bank yester day brought suit against H. J. Miller and August Nelson to recover $151) ) duo on a promissory note. Jt'UOMKST AOAIX8T UOUKUT LAW. Groves & Ulrich yesterday secured a Judgment - mont in the sum of SJOt.M against Kobert Law. IT WAS AX INSULT. A Democratic ) Protest Aitnlnst Mor ton's Hnuh at St. LoiilH. II ISTINOSI , Nob. , Juno 7. To the Editor of TIIK 13iu : The notion of the Nebraska delegation at St. Louis not recognizing the Hon. J. Sterling Morton in the appointment of their committees , Is denounced by demo crats In this city as unjust to the party , cowardly m principle , and In direct opposition "to the resolution adopted by the state con vention , proposed by Frank U. Morrissey in favor of Hoyd , Morton and Harmony. To take advantage of Mr. Morton's absence was not only an insult to him , but nn insult to the democratic paity of the state. If Mr. Boyd would have the democrats of Nebiaska bo- llovu that ho Is acting for the good ot the party , ho should have placed Mr. Morton on the committee on resolutions , then the demo crats of Nebraska would have had confidence that there was going to bo harmony between the democratic leaders iu tha state. The plea that Mr. North is an able man will not satisfy thu democrats of Nebraska , because this is the year that wo want unqualifiedly the best men in the most responsible places. There Is no comparison in point of ability between Mr. North and Mr. Morton. Mr. Korth is a man of average ability uo moro. Mr. Morton is a giant mentally aud the father of tariff reform in Nebraska. Ho has a national reputation us an orator ami writer upon the vital issues that aio before the democratic party to-day ; his council upon that committee would bo valuable to tlio con vention ; it would bo listened to by our load ers in national ) x > litics , and bo of almost in calculable benefit to tua douiocratio party in pcnser of federal patronage , the rule or ruin man of Nebraska democracy willed it other wise , defeated what ho know to bo the desire of the party , nnd repudiated n rosolutJon-of his own adopted by the state convention. Mr. Boyd caino so near being defeated In the state convention at tor the delegates got on to his game , that bo was afraid to trust his chances to a full delegation , but took the del- ogata that ho owns by the nose and said , "Walk up and vote for mo , lot us defeat the party , and that popular man with the people Morton and put mo , the great ( pork ) packer , at the head of Nebraska democracy , " DBMOCIIAT. THE nniDGEVNI > OMAHA STUFF. Both Scorn to Bo Getting Together Encouragingly. The announcement in yesterday's papers that the Omalia bridge bill had .passed both houses of congress was received with much satisfaction by all leading citizens. The an nouncement would have been more grateful had not the clause been attached requiring tnat the bridge bo not built less than onc- thlrdofa milo away from any bridge now spanning the Missouri. That clause was at tached because of the opposition of the Union Pacific which , not satisfied with controlling the river front with a pair of bridges , thought to discourage the scheme of u third structure by sending it to u site where it would cost a great deal to build. Senator Mandorson , however , made no attempt to have the amendment killed , feeling that thu people hero wanted the charter witli the amend ment rather than that the bill should bo de feated. Tlio passage of the bill has aroused a great deal of commendation for the efforts of Mr. MeShauo ami Mr. Mandorson , with the former of whom the bill originated in tlio houso. The bill authorizes Iho Nebraska Central company to construct the bridge for railroads , wagons and pedestrians ; that if It shall bo made with unbroken spans it shall not bo loss than fifty feet above high water mark ; and if of draw pattern , the spans shall not bo loss than 230 feet in length on each side of tlio pivot , that all railroads desiring BO to do , shall have a right to cross the structure and that it shall bo commenced inside of two and finished Inside - side of four years. "What will you do with this bridge } " asked u HKI ; man of a capitalist yesterday. "I'll tellyou in a couple of dais. We're working day and night. Wo luid a meeting last night. Tlio best stuff In Omaha is in It. Wo'ro to have another meeting soon. " Us bupurlor excellence proven tn million * ot humci fnriuoru than a quurtvr of a century. It Isuhmlby the United Sltiten Uovenmn-nt , ln- ilnrhtnl by the beads of tlio great unlrumltlos as thngtrongi'ht , puru-it ami muHt healthful Or. J'lico'rf Cream linking 1'owilur does not contain umuionlu , lime or alum. Sold only In emu. J'WCU JUKI NO roWDUK CO . New fnrto. . Chicago. Kf . I/mil. JOSEPH GILLOjrS COLD MEDAL PARIS EXPOSITION 1SJ8. Nos. 3O3-4O4-I7O-CO4. THE MOST PEBFECT OF PENS. PEERLESS DYES Are Ibu UE T.