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Ge6. ll.TzschucJc. secretary , of The Hoe fiib-
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nctnafclrcniftticm of the Pally uco for the week
endlftf ( June 8 , 1888. wns as follows :
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I'nijllelilng company , that tha nctunl nvcrnpo
Hilly circulation of the Dally lleo for the
mouth of June , 1F87 was 14,147 copies ;
for July , 1887 , 14,0'JJ copies ; for Aujtust ,
11W , 14,151 Copies ; for September , 1887 ,
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November , 1687 , 15,220 copies ; for December ,
H67,15,041 coplca ; for Jamrnrv. If88. lr > .WJO cop
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for May , 1S88,18,181 copies.
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AYIIUAGEDAILY CIUCULATIOX l,0i ) ! :
Total for the WecK 133,14:7
Winnr do you start for Chicago ?
JOHN StiEUMATf'S followers moot to-
Iiight to fairly got in line for a possible
campaign.
A MAN inoy bo an honest express
driver in his youth , and a very dia-
lionost attorney in his manhood. Vide
Loyal L. Smith , ot nl.
J oim L. SULLIVAN wants to stump
for Cleveland this fall and is willing to
put up tnonoy'that ho can knock out the
republican party in three rounds. Sul-
livnh evidently forgets that ho mot
"
Mitchell some moths ago.
IF the Chicago con volition is simply
searching for a man with n barrel , as
the Dopow boomlot would seem to indi
cate , \Hiy not take Tabor of Colorado.
Ho'has the barrel ami there is a minor
thnt ho has boon known to roll it out
nnd kick olT both ends.
Du. GmiTn , the state veterinarian ,
Jins completed his inspection. lie finds-
that it Is watered milic which nftects the
Omaha dairies. This is at least cbn-
BOllng. A good well breeds less disease
tiian a cow alTcctod with tuberculosis ,
though the cream from the pump is
walory. _
THk : Knights of Pythias are holding
grand conclave in Cincinnati. This or
ganization has had a wonderful growth.
It was founded by Justus H. Rathbonc
in Washington , D. C. , * February 1 ! ) ,
1804 , 'Tor the purpose of disseminating
the great principles of friendship , char
ity and benevolence. " Its founder is
present at Cincinnati. Ho has lived to
-see the organization spread all over the
country and have a membership of moro
limn two hundred and fifty thousand.
WE emphasize the importance of
keeping the streets and alloys clean.
Tile danger from leaving 'decaying vog-
ctntum nnd kitchen refuse rotting in
the sun cannot bo estimated. There is
moro danger at this tlmo of year than
any other. Every barrel -and vessel
into which refuse is deposited should bo
not only'omptipcl of its contents daily ,
but it ought also to bo thoroughly
cleaned as well. Do jiot take it for
granted that the garbage gatherer is
doing his duty , but see to the matter
yourself. If your neighbor falls to keep
Ills promises clean , speak to him about
It. If ho then neglects it , notify the
authorities. Any back yard or alloy
that smells badly is breeding typhoid
fever and death.
Mil. JOHN M. TnuiiSTON'S elaborate
explanations why the Union Pacific
\vitlidro\Y its injunction case pending
In the United States court is as in-
poniousas it is ridiculous. "In order
to bo consistent , " says the attorney for
Iho Union Pacific , "and as the company
i' ilosircd the passage of the Outhwaito
bill , It was necessary to withdraw the
suit. " Consistent with what ? The
Outhwaito bill is not yet law , it is still
pending in congress and is not likely to
pass. The bill , therefore , Is of no
force , and the Union Pacific is under no
obligation to obey 4t. If the Union Pa-
clllo is so anxious to anticipate
the Outhwaito bill , which pro
vides that the company bhall bo sub
ject to the jurisdiction of the state ,
< why does the Union Pacific continue to
block the way of the state board of
transportation and keep up Us system
of discrimination ? "To bo consistent1
jnoans a voluntary compliance to the
laws of the state. ' But Union Pacific
consistency Is not of that kind. When
the Lincoln merchants protested ngaltml
overcharges , it would have been con-
-Bistcnoy on tno part of that railroad if
it hud conformed its freight rates to
that city ns legalized by the laws of this
Btato. But no. The arm of the
courts was necessary to force the
Union Pacific to do Lincoln justice.
And yet Mr , Thurston has the impu
dence to maintain that the Union Pa-
elite anticipates the Outhwaito bill b }
putting itself voluntarily under the
jurisdiction of the laws of Nebraska
In the sumo way thq Union Pacific IE
'coiibiatont" in withdrawing its in
junction suit in the quo warrunto pro
ceedings of the attorney general. * No
until driven in a corner and dcfen
Glares the Union Pacific in the face
dons it show its "consistent11 resolution
to obey the laws ot the state.
nnd Dcpcw.
Mr. John M. Thurslon , through Iho
railroad republican Organ of this cityt
nnkcsn point-blank denial that lid or
my other member of the Nbbraskn. del
egation intend to support Chauncoy M.
> opo\v for president. Ho declares that
.ho charge , so utterly untrue , nrtust
mvo boon inado for the sold purpose of
maliciously Injuring the influence of
ho delegation nt Chicago. Coupled
vlth this denial is the following specific
accusation :
There can bo no doubt that Mr. Roscwator
manufactured this whole charge la his own
crtilo brain in order that lid might have
an opportunity In advance to stir up , as far
as possible the people of Nebraska Against
vhatoVcrnotion the Chicago convention may
tako. In tills ho Is pursuing hU usuiU course
> f opposing republican principles and rcpub *
leans under the guise dt apparent sincerity
and under the absurd Ulalm that ho is a ro-
rablicnn.
The people of Nebraska know , and
John M. Thurston knows that I am not
n the habit of inventing serious charges
merely for the purpose of crcailng a.
sensation , or fomenting discord * * in Iho
party. Wh6n I shoot at any mark I am al-
vaya sure of my ammunition. THE linis's
remonstrance against the perfidious
) lot to deliver a majority of the dologn-
iion to Dopcw , contrary to the known
sentiment of the rank nnd file of No-
iraska republicans , hnd for its basis iv
dispatch from Lincoln to the Chicago
Tribune' of Juno 7. That dispatch
doubtless represented , as near as could
jo ascertained , the "slato" laid out
jy John M. Thurslon.
The following extracts abundantly
sustain the assumption that the general
attorney of the Union Pacific hnd
Dcpcw on his mind na his final choice :
John M. Thuraton , of Onnha , ono of the
dolcgatcs-nt-lorge to the national convention
'romthls state , nnd wlio will bochairman , of
.ho Nebraska delegation , was nt the head of
.ho Nebraska delegation four years ago , tlnd
arndlcalBlalnoman , He was elected as a
Ulalno man this time , atid in n recent Inter
view , stated that of all the candidates In the
Icld , ho hnd no second choice. Since the ro-
.iroinent of ttlalno ho believed Justice Miller ,
of the supreme court , to bo the strongest
man In the republican party , and personally
would prefer him. Mr. Thurstou does not
favor JuiiqoGroshain nnd will support Alli
son or Dopow willingly. * * *
? atrlck Egan , of this city , who has boon n
strenuous advouato of the nomination of
31aine , nnd who surrenders his first choice
with a struggle , states In view of the retire
ment of ISlalno that ho now favors Chaun
coy M. Dopcw , and believes that next to
Jlaino ho would bo best. * * * *
Mr. Egan docs not favor Groshani or Slier-
nan , but will vote for Dopow with Algcr as
second choice. "
I dare say neither Mr. Thurston or
, ho railroad republican organ , for
which General Manager Holdrcgo , of
, ho Burlington road , kindly took up a
$10,001) ) inortgago some months ago , will
assort that the dispatch from Lin
coln was inspired by mo , or that Mr.
Egan was wilfully misrepresented to
enable mo UTdiscrodit the work of the
delegation at Chicago. The pledge
nado by TUB BEE to support any can
didates nominated by the national con
vention excepting Dopow or possibly
Lelnnd Stanford dissipates the mali-
clous < inuondo that THE BEE proposes to
bolt the national ticket whoever may
b.9 nominated.
My republicanism needs no defense.
[ was a republican when "Fremont and
Freedom" was the battle cry , and , unlike -
like Mr. Thurston and nine out
of tiio ten delegates who will
represent Nebraska at Chicago. I risked
my life in defense of republican princi
ples and the Union , while these self-
styled stalwarts were cither in their
swaddliiyf-clothcs or playing homo-
guards. If my action has brought down
a land-slide that will prove a barrier
against committing the criminal folly of
nominating a railroad president as
presidential standard bearer in 1888 , t
shall feel proud of the stand taken by
THE BEE. E. ROSKWATEU.
No Magnetism AVantc' * .
The selection of Hon. John M. Thurston as
temporary chairman of the republican na
tional convention would bo high compliment
to that gentleman and a significant recogni
tion of Nohroslta as n republican stnto and as
the center of thnt great empire , the west.
That Mr. Thurston Is possessed of all the
qualifications for the responsible position no
ono in Nebraska need bo informed. A thor
ough parliamentarian ; possessed of line
executive ability ; quick to discern ana
prompt to act ; cool nnd clear-headed ; an
eloquent nnd magneto speaker , ho will ho
master of the situation , and preside with dig
nity and nhsoluto fairness , nnd with credit
alike to himself , the state , and the party.
llcjntbUcan.
The ambition of John M. Thurston to
p'rcsldo over the national convention is
pardonable bo fur as ho is personally
concerned , hut the stnto of Nebraska
will not fool complimented by such a
choice. Mr. Thuraton is known in
Nebraska as the chief distributor of the
legislative corruption fund of the Union
Pacific railroad. Ills magnetism as a
legislative lobbyist has made him popu
lar with boodlors and jobbers , but the
honest republicans of this statedo not
desire to see n premium paid
to criminal magnetism. Last sum
mer , when the Pacifio railroad
commission was in Omaha to investi
gate the management of the road , Mr.
Thurston was in hiding for weolcs to
keep out of the way of the commission.
The testimony of the boodle gang which
ho had hired as assistant lubricators of
dishonest lawmakers should forever
bar John M. Thurston from any
position of honor. Church Howe may
induce the national committee to select
Thurston ns temporary chairman. Bui
neither Thuraton nor llowo rojn-oaont
clean-handed republicanism. If the
convention at Chicago is to bo n great
convention of railroad lobbyists then
Thurston would bo the proper man.
As to his boasted parliamentary knowl
edge , thnt is more bosh.
Mr. Thurston Is n skillful
political wro puller and magnetic
heeler , but ho was novcr'known to pre
side over a state convention in No-
bniblui , or oven over a county conven
tion. Ills occupation has ohietly been
that of floor manager for the railroar
forces. No such magnetism is wanted
at the national convention nt this criti
cal period of the republican party's
career. The country wants men
nt the helm who are not tainted with
corporate corruption. Mr. Thur.iton
has made n blunder in thrusting him
self to the front at this tlmo , Ho com-
) ols a discussiBn of his record , and crlt-
cisnl which will not natter his vanity.
It wns" bad enough for the republicans
of Nebraska to have him forced upo.i
them by the railroad machine as presi
dent of tholr clubs and delegate to Chi
cago. Ho ought to bo contented with
those honors , and glvo the republicans
who do not wear the brass collar tlmo
to recover from their indignant resent
ment.
Thor Do Not Kollsh It.
tt is very evident that the radical
civil sorylco reformers nro very much
disappointed at Iho inadequate reference -
once to civil service reform made in the
national dombcrntio platform , nnd this
'coling is made all the stronger by the
tnowlodgo that this rather unique
declaration of democratic principles and
policy had the full approval of Mr.
Cleveland before it was submitted to the
committee- St. Louis. The subject
was dtsihtssod with the dishonest claim
that "honest reform in the civil service
lias boon inaugurated hnd ihain-
talnod by President Cleveland ,
and ho has brought the public
Borvico to the highest standard of effi
ciency , not only by rule nnd precept , ,
Init by the example of his own untir
ing and unselfish administration in
public affairs. " The sheer impudence
af this claim is amazing , but what
hurts the mugwumps Is the omission ot
any promise that the reform shall bo
maintained and the policy extended.
They could have swallowed without
evincing nny assumption of special vir
tue in this matter , however far from the
truth , almost any claim which
the convention could have made
on behalf of the administration ,
provided only that the Cleveland plat
form had given them some assurance
that tholr labors had not been in
vain. They have toiled hard to
bring the pi-csidont to their view ,
and to induce him to disregard the
known repugnance of his party to this
reform. They have flattered them
selves'that ' on the whole tholr efforts
were successful , and where they have
fallen short of their hopes they have
boon always ready to find an excuse for
the president. It has been a 'difficult
matter sometimes to find a palliating
reason for executive shortcomings ro-
spoctincr this reform , yet with nil the
ovt'doncos of insincerity nnd hypocrisy
which have been presented , they have
found n. way of relieving Mr. Cleveland
of much of the responsibility. Now ,
however , that the platform , which vir
tually proceeded from the president ,
civos not the least assurance that the
democratic party has any regard for the
reform or desires its maintenance , the
reformers who nro standing guard out
side the lines of both parties , and who
had fondly hoped for a strong demo
cratic bid in the form of a declaration
that should elevate their hobby into nn
issue , are in anything but a happy state
of mind. They have been persistently
proclaiming that nothing was to be
hoped for in behalf of civil service
reform from the republican party , ig
noring the fact that that party inaugu
rated the reform and carried itundor the
last republican president to the highest
point of development and ofilci-
* cncy it has attained. They have
insisted that the only hope
for the maintenance and progress of the
reform was in Grover Cleveland. Con
fronted now by the indisputable evi
dence that Cleveland is in accord with
th6 controlling sentiment of his party ,
the reformers are deeply chagrined
and sorely perplexed. Having foolishly
cast themselves out of the republican
party and bestowed tholr favor on the
democracy , they now got their reward
in the refusal of the democratic party
to give more than a passing reference
to civil service reform , simply by setting
ting up a preposterous claim , without a
single word in favor of the reform or n
single assurance that the party will
give it future support. Still it is not
probable that even this will
convince n great many of them
of the folly of continuing faith in the
party which originated the spoils sys
tem , which is bound to that system by
'tradition , and which has fully nnd con
clusively demonstrated its inability to
honestly and faithfully adhorcTto a pol
icy hostile to that sybtom. A few may
refuse to any longer give their support
to a party which has so clearly shown
the hoi lowncss and insincerity of its re
form prolciibions , but undoubtedly the
majority of them , however excellent
and worthy the republican candidates
may bo , will remain faithful to the un
natural alliance they made four years
ago and exert their bostelTortsto retain
in power the party that has virtually
cast them off.
Mu. PATRICK EOAN is fond of notoriety
riety , nnd that which ho is getting at
present is doubtless pleasing to him ,
oven though it do'os not present him in
the most enviable light. There is an
excellent opportunity for Mr. Kgim to
demonstrate that as an Iribh republican
ho sincerely desires the success of the
party , nnd It is not necessary to suggest
in what way ho could show this desire.
But if what has boon reported of him is
well founded it seems evident thnt ho is
disposed to use whatever influence ho
may possess to disturb the councils of
the party and rentlor the situation
more difficult , rather than to
promote harmony and rpinovo
difficulties. This is not the
sort of spirit which Mr. Egan , of all
men , should exhibit. In the circuin-
btanccs ho would increase his claim to
respectful consideration by a becoming
modesty in the expression of his opin
ions , while ! n order to continue , in the
character of a friend of the people ho
cannot publicly figure as the opponent
of a candidate whoso highest claim * to
consideration is the fact that ho is thu
friend of the people. Mr. Eirnn should
bo willing to concede n great deal to re
publicans much older in the service
of the party than ho is.
Oiin Tlironts.
rhllutteli > Ma Iticonl.
Some of the wcstoin railroad companies In
evading the long and short haul clause of the
Interstate commerce law are Inviting con
gress to enter upon a more thorough super
vision and control of their business. It Is
not in thu piescnt power of the Interstate
commission to prevent the railroad compan
ies from making u ruinous warfare of cutting
rules whenever they shooso to do so. Hut
xmgross can ilcprlvo thcso railroad compan-
ot of the power Of carrying on a demorallz-
ng war upon trade for the sake of destroying
ng or Injuring the business of : n rival trans
portation Illicit ,
Ho Wasn't Up to SnufT.
.
Old Roman gajirman uses snuff , but ho
wasn't up to lt < by n long shot when ho ' al
lowed himself uubo made the tall of the kan
garoo ticket ,
Us.
.
The Omaha IKB , Nebraska' most widely
circulated Journal , give1 * notlco In advance
thatlfDepow b ? named at Chicago It will
bolt the tlokot ,
Tlioy Got n Mill-Stone.
San Franclteo t'hronW .
The delegates from the west nnd the Miss
issippi valley howled fora silver plank In the
platform , and got n silver gavel. This Is
like asking for break and'receiving a stone
with a vengeance.
Will Comfort Him.
The Uov. Smith of Toxnn , called on Presi
dent Cleveland the other day and solemnly
invoked the blessing of Heaven upon him ,
In the bleak nnd chilling days following the
flrst Tuesday In noxl November the memory
of that good man's kind act will do much to
sustain and comtort Mr. Cleveland.
WeVniit a Now Tcniu.
C/ifcaffd lYIOtme ;
Twcrity-four years ago , In Washington City ,
To Abraham Lincoln , that king among mnn ,
From Baltimore catno an ofllclal committee
To hail him the choice of his party again.
And ho uttorcd a sentiment now grown his *
torlc ,
As his sad eyes lit up with a humorous
gleam.
When ho wittily said , in his way uicta-
phoric ,
" "Tisn't " safe to swap horses when crossing
a stream. "
We nro crossing no stream now. So , Crover ,
don't cast your
Fond eye on tliat stall again fatuous
dream 1
You lire growing too fat in your Washington
pasture.
Uncle Sam will trade horsos. Ho wants a
iiow team ,
STATE JOTTINGS.
Nebraska.
The following society item is taken from'
the Sioux City Tribune :
Tecuinsch will have a now elevator built
on the site of tho" old ono , which burned.
North Hend's celebration of the now ele
vator , built hy the farmers , will bo a rousor.
The Weeping Wntor Republican prints a
boom edition , which shows the town is pros
pering.
The school board at Donklcman is In a
lively qudrrel , The school house , however ,
will bo built.
The prohibitionists will celebrate July
Fourth in Nobraksa City. Lemonade will ho
the order of the day.
Hastings , according to the city directory is
the third city in the state. On the basis that
figures won't He , tno statement appears true.
According to the Columbus Journal a man
giving his naino as E. K. Stevens , nnd claim
ing to bo n collector for Field & Co. , of Chicago
cage , Is not to bo trusted.
E. A. Brown ! Vf the Nebraska City Press ,
\vill sail for Liverpool in a few days. Mr.
Brown goes abroad to gather material for his
novel , "How to' Get Uich. "
Ewlng is blest with n largo number of ac
tors wh.o posseasiactivo wit which appears
to bo surcharged with histrionic talent. All
she requires now to fully develop stars of the
first magnitude 151 the theatrical constella
tion is an opera house. .
Dakota City has been in existence thirty
years and up to lately has not been making
the progress that its citizens would have
wished. However , last election a progres
sive board was elected and sidewalks and
other improvements were inaugurated.
The Salvation army commenced to stoi m
the sin-stricken portion of Nebraska City ,
and the first meeting was biokcn up by a
mad mob of hoodlums. The papers of the
place denounce ) the rioters and demand quiet.
Mayor Watson will declnro war unless white-
winged pcaco is forthcoming.
Iowa.
A thirtecn-ycar-olil burcrlar is the latest
capture nt Iowa Falls.
The contract has been awarded for the
construction of the waterworks plant at Gil-
man.
man.Tho citizens of Mnrshalltown are jubilant
over the assurance of another big gluuoso
lactory.
The citi/ons of Farnhamvlllc are united in
a determination to sccuro the location of a
bank in thnt town ,
The $25,000 trotting hurso Hey has been
shipped from Waterloo to Marshalltown and
entered for the races.
The stito bicycle club will hold its next
annual mooting in Grinncll some time dur-
intr the present summer.
Farmer Ucwey , ono of the earliest settlers
In central Iowa , and u wealthy land owner ,
died at his homo near Waterloo last Sunday.
A shoemaker named Samson Ertz was
drowned In tiio river near Burlington last
Monday , whether by accident or suicide Is
not known.
A party of Arabs from the ancient city of
Jerusalem have been in the state soiling
various kinds of trinkets. One of them says
Titus was Ills grandfather.
The Congregational society of Cellar Falls
is about to build an $3,000 church. .The old
church , which 1ms a place in the early his
tory of that city , is to bo photographed nnd
the pictures sold for the benefit of the Sab
bath school.
The coal miners strike at Klnloy has ended
In a victory for the company. It was caused
by the comnany asking the men to sign n
contract. This they refused to do , until last
Saturday , when they concluded it was bettor
to worlc than lay idle.
William Patco , a shining light in the sal
vation armv at Cedar Haplds is in trouble.
Lust week he forged the name of Charles
Koss to an order for * 2.faO. Ho 1ms been sent
to Marion to await the action of the grand
jury in default of # 500 ball.
Six kegs of beer were received nt Man
chester by express Saturday night nnd were
seized by tiio sheriff us soon as taken from
the car. The pai tics to whom the beer was
consigned secured possession of it afterwards
by means of a writ of replevin.
National lliiillcan ) ) Delegate ) * .
Judge Hoist of Sldnoy , Judge Kobortson
of Madison and H. S. Norval of Sew.ird , all
delegates to the national republican conven
tion , nri-lvcd hero yesterday morning ami
stopped nt the MlUard. They left hcio last
evening for ChicagS , taking various routes.
The othqr members of the delegation nro
Messrs. ThurstojVWul Green of Omaha , the
former of whifcn wont last night
in a special' 1 Union Pacific car
over the Chicago , Milwaukee &
St. Paul road , the latter golnR In similar
stnto over the liurllnKton ; Patrick Egun of
Lincoln , Kiiihul 'oljSloldrcga , Hates of Hea-
trice , Hukcr of Jfefftfrson , nnd Wall of Shor-
nmn , j'i
Messrs. Iloborhan nnd Norval said that
1 Dcpow was the last man they would think of
votlnc for , though they were for any man
who could win. They had boon in favor of
Hluino and the sentiment of thu greater part
of the republicans of the state had doubtless
been for Hlaiao , until his declination had
been received. Algor would develop strength
and Allison would also bo strong , but Sher
man would open up with moro votes than any
other. They both felt , also , that Grcshnui
would have u good support and that the rpjoa
tion of dividing Indiana between him and
Harrison the latter would have to get
oft hislilgh horse.
Slierinap Republicans.
All republicans desirous of securing the
nomination of John Sherman for the presi
dency uro requested to attend the meeting to
behold at City hall this evening , ut8
o'clock. Delegations from word clubs will
bo present , us well as some of the bust
speakers. A club will bo organized for the
pUrpoaoof woikltij ? for Sherman's uoiuiuu-
tlou at Chicago.
DEPEW'S POSITION.
The New Yorker Qutllncs Ills Course
of Action.
NKW YouK , Juno 12. [ Special to the
fcuisag City Times.J Chnunooy M.
Dopow to-day" explained hid position in
relation to the presidential nomination ,
and outlined his course of action in
Chicago next week. To a reporter ho
said : "When I go td Chicago , if t leant
that there is any such fooling 'as ox-
Dressed by the Omaha BUG , I certainly
shall ilot allow my nntno to bo usod.
Under that condition I would not accept
,1110 , nomination anyway. It is said that
if I expressed a dcslro to bo named , I
could have nearly , if not all , the dele
gates of this stAto. Some of my friends
think that I would add elements of
strength to the campaign that other
candidalcs would not , Intt then there is
the fooling in some states against rail
road men. Why this is so I cannot toll.
Men in nearly every other other occu
pation in Hfo nro in politics mer
chants , mechanics , lawyers , physiolans ,
laboring inonniulsometimes clergymen ,
and there are 1,000,000 , railroad men in
this country , not ono of whom occupies
n political ) Ksition. Ono reason for that
is that a railroad man cannot delegate
his position to enyono else. Ills situa
tion nnd salary are thb accumulation of
oxpprionco if ho gets S1GO a day 'or
$50,000 n year" . Kvon to bo n. candidate
I would bo compelled to resign my pres
ent position , the result of twonty-flvo
years of hard work. A railroad man
cannot spend nine months of the year
in Washington in congress , four months
ot the year in the loginlnturo at Albany
or three years in the executive cham
ber nnd retain his position. To bo nion-
tloned as a candidate for the presidency
or to bo nominated to the olllco is to
most men very desirable in a business
sense , oven though thbv are defeated ,
for it aids them. But that is not true
in regard to a railroad man. If ho is
nominated for a political otllco
the charge is made that ho will
nutke his position subservient to his
business. This is unfortunately believed
by some , but everything has been denote
to destroy that. In this stnto the pres
ence of tbo railroad commission makes
it possible for a 2-cent stamp , and a
reasonable complaint to bring any rail
road in the state to its books within
forty-eight hours. A successful rail
road man should bo nominated because
ho is ] a good business man. Now , I
don't want to run because I am n rail
road man. I would want that obliter
ated from the campaign and my candi
dacy bo made solely on the great ques
tion of protection to American industry.
That is the line on which this cam
paign will bo fought out , and that is the
line I would want it to bo fought on.
This election will decide , whether it
will bo free trade or protection. The
question of taxation for revenue is not
the question alone , but whether things
that are manufactured in this coun
try or grown on the soil shall
bo protected. When I go
to Chicago , I intend to lind out just how
matters Stand. I shall consult there
with the delegates from the granger
states , and if I Hnd that by being a cand
idate the republican party will lose a
single republican state , or ono member
of congress , I shall certainly refuse Iho
nomination oven though Inm selected.
I intend going to Chicago as a simple
delegate to help nominate a ticket that
can win , nnd wo will win. On the ques
tion of protection wo can win and wo
will win , with any oncof the candidates
now mentioned for the oflice. My first
wish is for the success of the party , and
whether I am a candidate or not I shall
work for that. Some of my friends
think I would add strength to it , but
that may come from state pride or from
some other cause. I will bo one of the
seventy-two delegates from this state
who are going to work for the best
man. "
In another interview Mr. Depew de
nied having written a letter declining
to bo a candidate or that ho had writen
a letter of any description on the subject
since the discussion of candidates be
gan. Ho also said that ho had boon and
was still a Blaine man andif nominated
the party wouk1 rally to his support
stronger than to any other man and
his nomination would bo equal to an
election. He further stated that there
was not the slightest trouble between
him and Mr. Platt only that Mr. Plait
believed that a western man should bo
nominated , but hud assured him that in
case Mr. Dopow should bo made the
candidate ho would support him , nnd
work as hard for his election as though
any other man was named.
Mr. Dopow will start for Chicago on
Friday night.
In rolutiwn to the story that Governor
Fornkor had received a letter from
Whitelnw Reid , advising him that Mr.
Blaine would not refuse the nomination
if the convention ollored it , and declar
ing that it would secure the hccond
place on the ticket for Mr. Forakor if
no took charge of a btampudo movement
for Blaino. Air. Reid may bo quoted as
baying that ho has not written a letter
to Governor Forakor in n , month , and
never has written a letter containing
such sentiments.
A31USEMHNTS.
1'ntrlck GIlmnro'M Hand Last Nielli nt
the Grand.
P. S. Gllmoro , with his great band of the
Twenty-second regiment of N. Y. N. G. ,
appeared last night at the Grand opera
house , after a highly successful mntlnco in
the afti-rnoon. The audience was the largest
that has over assembled in this house.
Every sent In the boxes , parquet and gallery
was occupied , Thu temperature was ns hot
ns Hint of the torrid /ono , but not an auditor
left his or her sent till thu close of the long
programme of twelve numbers.
To speak of Gilmoro's programme in detail
would be to sav , possibly , what has already
been repeatedly said of the distinguished
gentleman's work In this oily , Thu soluc-
tions were many , the style varied and the
eilect grand in the extreme. Almost every
number on the programme was encored , to u
dcgrun , which some people reasonably
thought was imposing upon the good natuto
of the renowned leader.
There was nothing in the performance
which was not woithy and which
did not icccivo the warmest
of appreciation. The only cir
cumstance to which exception was taken was
the manner In which the largo and almost
unprecedented audience was handled by the
management of the houso. A largo attend
ance hud been assured for twenty-four hours
before the doors opened for the concert.
SuDlcIcnt tlmo hud boon given to the opera
hou.so men to prepare for the reception of the
patrons , but it seems the tlmo was
not improved because absolutely no
means , over and above tlioso ordinarily
employed , were utilized to receive nnd accom
modate the large attendance. As a consequence
quence , there was but ono ticket taner ut the
door. Ho did his best , but lie could not over
come impossibilities. Ho worked hard , but
ho could not admit thu people as rapidly us
was required. As a result the lobby of the
theater and the sidewalk for twenty feet was
u dense mass of struggling humanity , each
individual with a ticket in strife to pass the
eatt'9 of admission to the auditorium. Sotno
of thcso peojilo wcio in the crush for twenty
minutes. When they entered the super
heated hall they were almost prostrated and
scarcely enjoyed one of the dcllphtful num
bers which Gilmo.ro had prepared for their
entertainment.
nonEKT POWNINO ,
Tno second appearance of Hobort Downing
In "The Gladiator" look place at Hoyd's lust
night. The performance was in every re-
bpcct equal to the llrst rendition and the
large audience , was greatly pleased.
THE BOARD MARES A START ,
A Formuln Adopted on Which to
Base Railroad liatos.
SOME OF THE MEMBERS OBJECT.
Tlidy Dlscufti the SulOcct Thoroughly
hint Trnnsnot 601110 Other Bust *
ness The University Com-
incnccnicnt Exercises.
LINCOLN BUIIEAU or TUB OMAHA. Bne. )
10201' STIISBT , }
LINCOLN , Juno 14. J
The slate bonrd of transportation mot to
day purslmnt to adjournment with llio indm-
bora nil present except Mr. Wlllnnl.
The lost papers In the rnto case prepared
by Judge Mason were reported as not yet
found. Air. Laws , to obviate the trouble
over the lost papers and the ilifflculty thai
hnd nt times existed in seeing the records ,
ofTorod the following resolutions that were
adopted :
Resolved , By the board of transportation ,
That nil letters , papers ntia docunients loft
with the clerk , or received by ineiubers of
this bonrd or the secretaries , ns such , shall
bo filed with the clerk for the examination of
nny ouo nt any tlmo dtirlnRofllco hours ; That
all resolutions or orders offered by nny mem
bers of this bonrd shall bo iuunodlatoly
spread upon the records , whatever the nature -
turo cr the subject mutter , and tno vote by
which such resolution or order shall bo ac
cepted or rejected shall bo on call of ayes
and noes , ami the vote shall bo recorded ;
That the clerk of this board bo and ho Is
hereby instructed to safely keep on lllo all
letters , papors.nnd documents relating to this
ofllcc , nnd allow iiono to bo taken away bv
any one on the order of any ono , but allow
full and free examination and copies thereof
to bo inado at any time when not Interfering
with the piopor discharge ) of his duties. '
Mr. Lccso called up tiio question of the
Iowa tariff , and Judge Mason stated that ono
had been procured in lieu of the ono lost. In
explaining this Secretary Mason said that
the Iowa rate was n Just ono for the stale ,
that it was , in comparison with other
states , fairly equitable , nnd this was
figuring on the present rate in that state nnd
not on the now ouo proposed , which was n
reduction of 40 per cent under present rates
in that state.
Mr. Scott argued that if thd board was to
adopt a tariff of another state that he thought
best to bunch nil the states and take n pro
portionate rate. Such u coUrse would cause
another delay.
Mr. Mungor stated that ho believed that
the formula by Judge Mason was right ; that
Nebraska roads should malto second , third
and fourth class r.itcs proportionate of the
llrs.t class. Ho stated that the Union Paclllo
made more money than any Iowa road.
Mr. Mason stated In reply to Sir. Scott
that the result would be that they would
come into .competition with roads doing a
competitive business with other routes and
cited the Chicago , Burl Ington& Northern
that carried at n much lower rate than the
lown tariff on account of this. Ho believed
that the condition of Iowa was similar to
that of Nebraska , nnd with the Iowa tariff
as n basis a rate could bo made that would done
no injustice to Nebraska.
Mr. Scott continued to argue against the
Iowa basis and for his proposition that It
would involve delay , but Judge Mason said
that all goods that reached this state nnd the
consumer had given the roads the benefit of
the long haul across Iowa , nnd they could
afford to distribute for less in Nebraska
than Iowa.
Mr. Munger said that all the roads were
entitled to was a reasonable net rate on the
actual amount of money invested. Ho did
not think 7 per cent would ho excessive. Ho
cited some of the earnings of the road as ex
cessive ns illustrating that point.
Mr. Ager stated that the roads
were only paying Gtf per cent , but in his
guilclessness he forgot to state that this was
upon not only the actual money invested btU
upon stock watered to thico times the actual
amount invested , and that the llguics were
prepared for the public for Ju&t such specious
arguments.
Mr. Loose said that in all his days In Ne
braska ho never knew of , a road that had
adopted a regular tariff that was the law. Ho
did not know that roads in the state paid 1 ! !
per cent dividends on not only the net money
invested but on all their watered stock , nnd
this on top of the fuel that the state and the
people in the lirst place had given them all
their roads had cost nnd no stockholder was
out a cent.
Mr. Lceso moved that the formula for the
guidance of the secretaries be adopted , that
second class rates should bo 8.T percent of the
llrst , third GGjjf per cent , fourth 50 per cent ,
fifth 40 per cent , class A 40 pel cent , class B
US per cent , class C 30 per cent , class D 25 per
cent , class E 20 per cent. This Is the formula
in force in nil the western states.
Mr. Laws seconded the motion , and on n
call of the roll Mr. Laws nnd Mr. Loose
voted for the formula ami Mr. Scott against
it , Mr. Babcock requesting to bo excused
from voting , and the motion was declared
adopted.
Mr. Agor interposed an objection on the
grounds that it made n reduction of rntes ,
nnd Mr. Scott entered his objection in writ
ing that ho did not want to lay down any nr-
bltrary rules for the secretaries. The passage
of the motion adopting the formula , however ,
is in the line of clearing the atmosphere , nnd
is in the line of advancement toward reduc
tions In rates.
The board of transportation then adjourned
until afternoon and the scci claries hold n
short session by themselves and llxed the 20th
as the date to hear the Waterloo complaint at
that place.
F. M. Horsey made complaint that on the
train from Ponc.i to Covlngton only ono
brakcman was employed and only scats fur
nished for one-halt the passengers. The complaint -
plaint was referred to the company operat
ing the road.
Bcitlm G. Green made complaint that on
the 5th of the month a lady named Mrs. Mc
Donald and herself were charged over mileage -
ago on the ICansas City & Omaha railroad ,
The cleric was authorized to correspond and
find the dcllnito amount of the ovoichurgo.
Herman Yen on , of Lowell , wrote to the
board in the case of the overllow of his land ,
that the 15 , & M. railroad had not rcpulicu
the damage am1 that his lands wornstill over
flowed and that the dyke put in by the com
pany did not stop the overllow. Ho asked
that damages bo awarded him. The secre
taries agreed to have one of their number
visit the place.
rOMMKXCISMENT KXIiUCIBF.S.
The annual commencement exercises for
the stale university were hold at the opera
houbo to-day , a very largo and Intelligent
audience nttondlng. Tlioi o was a profusion
of llowers nnd the class acquitted itself with
much credit. The class ot 1618 nnmbors the
following : Arthur E , Anderson , Oraco M.
Barrett , Hovey P. Barrett , Alma C. Bene
dict , Hey O. Codding , Sarah B. Harris ,
Cornelius Jnnscn , Jr , Frank W. Kramer ,
Charles & , Loblnpor , II , P. Matthewfcon ,
Carrie M. Pcnnock , Orpheus B. Polk , Nathan
H. Pound , Ccorgo H. Uodgors , Joseph K.
Kcollcld , .lured O. Smith. Oscar V. Stout ,
Sclma Glen Tulbot. William H. Wagner ,
Coia 13. White. The programme of the ex
ercises was ns follows :
Overture University Orchestra " Hall
Bright Abode. "
March nnd chorus from "Tanhauoscr11
University chorus and orchestra.
Oratlon "A Plea for Justice , " AlmaE.
Benedict.
Oration "A Word for Napoleon , " Frank
W. Kramer.
Scunu nnd Aria Vocal , Madame Weber.
Oration "International Aibitiation , " O.
S , Lobingor.
Oration "Thd Modern Investigator , " Joseph -
seph U. Schoiluld.
Oration ' 'Common Sense About Indus
trial Combinations , " Oscar V. Stout.
Violin solo Prof. Mcnzondorf.
Oration "Daniel O'Connull , " W. H. Wag
ner.
Oration "Louisa May Alcott , " Cora E.
White.
Conferring degrees.
Presentation of military commissions by
the governor.
Benediction.
AXOIUNT OIlPIUl OF HUlEllNIANd.
The slate convention of Ancient Order of
Hibernians closed their session to-day , after
on interesting rouline of business covering
the past two days. South Omaha was se
lected us the place for the next annual meet
ing , and the following onlccrs were elected :
Slate delegate , lUchard O'Kooffo ; state sec
retary , Charles Haggorty ; btute treasurer ,
Thomas Hoctor. Ono clruractoristlo part lu
- :
the proceedings was that tiid very few Irish *
men In Lincoln who oppose John Fitzgerald , I
Secretary Stilton nnd Patrick Egnn , of tha '
Irish National league , captured the gathering
and furnished speeches , Kosolutions were
adopted and the gathering ndjournbd , though
few In numbers , enthusiastic for tholr order.
THH INnuSTHIAL COI.LFOB.
Immediately after the commencement ojor-
were concluded the exorcises of laying the
corner stone of the now industrial College
building of the university took place. The
honor of laying the stone was accorded to
Mr. uero , president of Iho board of rcgonU.
The opening was witnessed by n largo man-
beret spectators who wore addressed by
ox-Governor FUrnns hs n representative of
the Stnlo Agricultural fcoclcty , and by
Prof. 1C. E. Hicks , representing the Indus
trial faculty. Both addresses were good nnd
brief nnd were accordingly listened to with
close attention and With pleasure ,
DOOMS mtisiMC AAV AY.
Million IIORS Aftont A Great
Money Iioss.
CLOQUBT , Minn. , Juno 14. [ Special Tolo-
pram to Tim Bnti.1 The dreaded calamity |
'
came yesterday. The booms nl > Cloquot '
broke , nnd 80,000,000 feet of logs arc scatf J
tored along the bank * of the St , Louis river , I ) '
ortosslhg on the waVes ot Lake Stiporlor. '
Above Cloquot waa the first boom , resting on
Posoy Island , and a milo above that wai the
second or nmtn boom , wluch rested on
ninsslvo piers. Both of those booms broke.
By ninny persons It Is said that the second
boom , which Contained upwards of 66,000,000
foot of logs , llrst gnvo away , and the mnsslvo
force they exerted snapped the PoSnv Island
boom , where there were 20,000,000 foot. The
loss to the lumbermen Is enormous. As near
as can now bo estimated , It will roach nearly
foOO.OOO ntul may run over thnt , and of course
oil nil the great loss there is no Insurance at -
nil. The loss to the Knife Falls boom comif
pnny and the lumbermen there will bo $150-
000 or moro , nnd on the logs swept away
perhaps nearly ? 3i)0.000 ) more. The log side
of their upper mill was spent down the
strc.ltn. Ono span of the Water Power
company's railroad bridge and two small
wooden bridges there were also carried
down stream. The Cloquct lumber company
estimate their loss at 3),000COJ foot , which
cost to put in $3oOOOJ , and the manager said
to-night that ho would not bo willing to take
f 100,000 for his loss. The company will probably -
ably save 0,000,000 feet nt Cloquot. The
Cloquct company had about ao.OCO.OOQ feet
break away , and will probably save about
8,000,000 feet. The water pownr company
was the most fortunate. It saved about ( I
8,000,000 feet nnd lost nbout O.OOO.OOO. \l \
Very heavy rains fell on Saturday In the
vicinity of the government reservoir nt Cross
Itilte , making n raise of six Inches , nnd nil the
water is hold back. There is u bond ot thir
teen feet nt the dam. moro than was over
known before , and It Is Impossible to malto
nny acourr.to statement of the area now cov
ered. When the head is twelve foot nbovo
the same reservoir , the water falls back over
nn nrcn of seventy-live squnro miles , nnd tha
additional foot must cover considerable more
territory. There nro 40,000,000 foot of logs
hold back in Clear lake to bo sluiced through
the government dam at Cross lake , hut ns its
its apron has boon damaged there will bo no
sluicing until the npron is repaired , a work
requiring nbout ton days. There is great oo-
casion for alarm along the river above Min
neapolis. In anticipation of nny rise tha
Minneapolis lumqer men to-dr.y commenced
to run logs Into the Coon crook boom , in
order to bo prepared for nny possible emer
gency which may arise.
Nebraska null lown Pensions.
WASHINGTON , Juno 14. [ Special Telegram J
to Tins BKK. ] The following pensions wcio
granted to Ncbiasknns to-day : Original in
valid Jehu B. Cunningham , Clinton ; John
Luce , Luce. Increase Daniel W. Cory ,
Broken Bow ; Lewis H. IColloy , Kearney ;
Lewis Logan , Kearney ; William W. Hick-
man , Omaha. Ueissuo Charles Presser ,
Buckau. Original widows , etc Eliza , mother
of Joseph A. Shanklln , Greenwood.
Pensions for lowans : Original invalid-
William Orr , Kilbourno ; Thomas Case ,
Ladora ; Alexander O. Adams , Viutou ;
George W. Hyde , Quincy ; Wesley Sylscrt ,
Anita ; Archibald Payne , Palmyra ; Melvin
J. French , Preston ; John Reynolds , Osceolu ;
George Do Haven , Newton. Inci case John
H. Augustine , Albion ; Henry Richardson ,
Ferry ; Walter Bedford , Spencer ; John
Knowles , Iconium ; John W. Fisher , /
Wiutorsot ; Daniel Leper , Liberty vlllo ;
Isaac Hughes ( deceased ) Mount Ayr ;
James M. Martin , Genoa ; Thomas Freeman ,
( navy ) , Mount Pleasant ; William H. Snyder ,
Brighton ; Loandcr Eddy , Osknloosa. Re
issue Amos Gilllland , Perry ; Henry F. Do-
vault , Iowa City ; David A. Grosvonor ,
Blalrstown ; John H. Finley , Burlington ;
James B. Gnylord , Independence ; Polk Tib-
bets , Fort Madison ; John F. Webb , DCS
Moines ; .John Q rover , Algona ; Randolph
Smith , Deep Creek ; Ell C. Williams , Viuton ;
John W. Catlin , Dunrcath : James G. Mo-
Ifeuzie , Independence. Original widows ,
etc. Mary L. , widow of Lewis CUrran ,
Washington ; Mary E. , widow of Isaao
Hughes , Mojnt Ayr. Mexican susvivors
( Reissue ) Daniel Carlln ( deceased ) , Centre
Point. Mexican widows Martha A. , widow
of Daniel Carlin , Centre Point.
Army Orders.
WASitiNfiTOX' , Juno 14. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : Bun. ] Francis Edwards , Into private
Company E , Eighth infantry , is released nt ,
Fort Snelllng , Minn. , where ho is now In1 *
confinement under the suntcnco of n courU
martial , ( general court-martial orders No. 0 ,
March 15 , ISbS , Department of Dalcota ) .
Post Quartermaster Sergeant George Ep-
pert will bo relieved from duty nt Fort Sisso-
ton , Dak , , nnd will proceed to Fort Shaw ,
Mont. , reporting upon his arrival to the com
manding ofllccr for assignment to duty at
that post.
By direction of the secretary of war , para
graph 2428 of the regulations , as amended by
general orders No. ! 5S of ifi l is further
amended to read ns follows : Contract
surgeons will bo paid the actual traveling ex
penses according to the lawn and regulations
governing such payments to civil employes
in the military service. They will bo paid
expenses for travel actually performed from
the place of annulling to the place of making
contract unless such contract shall have boon
annulled for misconduct or neglect of duty.
By direction of the secretary of war so much
of paragraph -iS'J as authorl/.ed the payment
of mlicago to contract surgeons is hereby 10
voiced nnd the form of contract will bo
amended to conform to the laws and regu
lations upon this subject ,
Hlio IN Annoyml ,
Ciuw.OTTKsvii.u : , Vn. , Juno 14 [ Special
Telegram to the Bnu. ] Miss Amelia Rives ,
the beautiful nnd gifted young authoress , Imi
decided to hasten her marriage to Mr. John
A. Chandler , In order , if possible , to stop
further public comment. Instead of being
married in September , as slio originally In
tended , she will bo married on Thursday
next. Personal remarks about the young
lady's betrothal in many newspapers , nearly
all of which reached her , made the situation
painful , nnd it was hoped that by hurrying
up the marriage ceremony she would be re.
llevcd from further Buffering of the kind.
She Is very sensitive and retiring , dislikes
notoriety and cares nothing for society.
The bride refused a $25,000 cash offer for iv
novel some weeks ago , preferring to wait un
til the blowing over of the sensation caused
by the misunderstanding of her motive in
writing "Tho Quick or the Dead. "
The IloKiiliii-H Will Attend.
WASHINGTON , Juno H. [ Special Telegram
to THE BiiB.l At the request of Congress ,
man Dorsey , the secretary of war yesterday
ordoied n battalion of the second regiment
to proceed to Norfolk , on Its way to Its sum.
mcr encampment , and to join the Nebraska
encampment of the Grand Army of the Re
public there for a few days. There was
some opposition on the part of the secretary
of war to this proposal , and ho refused to
allow the regulars to take any part lu the en
campment , when icqucstcd to do HO by the
citizens of Norfolk. Mr. Uorscy has per-
slated In urging upon him the desirability of
issuing the order , and yesterday it was inudo. ' ,
* M
A Sword for Boulanncr. *
'PAiiis , Juno 14. The Prosso has opened a
subscription for the purjmbo of raising u
fund to buy a sword of honor for General
Boulauger.
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