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THE OMAHA , DAILY FRIDAY. MARCH 15 , 18SO. ill THE DAILY BEE. KVKUY OIOllNINO. THUMB OP BUiiscmrnoN. pMlr ( Mornlnjf Edition ) Including 8uNn\Y lliii' Ono Year . , . * 10 00 For Six Month * . , , , i . . . . . . . . > . * . . . f. CO J'or Throe Months. . . , . . . . . 2 CO Tun OMAHA HiiNoxr NEK. mailed to nuy Mldrcss , Ono Ycnr . , . . 200 WI.XKI.V Mr. . Ono Year . 200 OMAIIAOrriC , NO.BHanil l l < lAnNAW8rHHICT. CIMCAOO omen , M)7 ) HOOKBHT IIUIUMHQ. NBMT YOIIK OrKiot. nooMHll AN 15 Timiu.in WASHINGTON OITICK , Mo. C13 . All commnnlcAtlons relating to news nnu eal- tor In 1 matter should Uaaddrei > 8ciitothe KOITOH noBiNhss inmus. All IniMnrss letwrn nnd remittances fihould bo ddrCBSOdtO TllK lllR 1'UIIMSIIINU COMI'ANV. OMAHA. Drnf It , cherks and iwstonice orders to ) w mndo payable to the order ot the company. fte Bcc PflWIsWnglipy , Pronrietors , E. ROSEWATEK , Editor. T1113 IJAlIiY MEI3. Sworn Stntcmcnt of Circulation. BUto of Nebraska. I , , B3 County of Douglas , f < OeorRell. Tzschuck , Bccrotnry of the IJeo Pub lishing company. does solointily swcnr thnt the nUiiaFclrrumtton of Tun DAILY llr.it for the week ending March 0. 1889. wis as follows : Ktmtlny. March 3 Jlomlajr. March 4 Tumday. March B . lB.87a WtdncNtnjr. Mnrch 0 Tliiirsclav. MarcnT . . . . TnUttjr.MiircUH . Saturday. March 0 . .18.013 Avcrugo . 18,807 < JiOUOH : B. 1Y.SCIIUOIC. Sworn to bo fore mo and mibicrlbail to In my presence this Oth day of .March. A. 1) . 1H * . Seul. N. l1'KIli. . Notary 1'nbllc , Btato of Nebraska , l _ . Cotmty of nouRlai. f D3 < Ot-orRo II. T/jchuck , bnlttfc duly sworn , do- Tw > " 04 nnd Btiyn that ho Is secretary ol the Hoa J'libllshtnit company , that the actual averazo dally circulation of TUB DMI.V IIKK for the mouth ot March , 188R , J9fiK3 copies : for April. J8SH , 18,744 copies ; for May. 1888. 1MSU conies ; for Juno , 1W > H. ll .SM copies ; for "July , 1KW < . 18.KS1 copies ; for August , 1883 , J8.1K1 copies ; for September , 1883 , 18,154 roules ; for October , 188R , It.OU copies ; for Novem- l-ier. 18H. 18.WJ copies ; for December , 1888 , 18.SSJ copies ; for January , IHMJ , 18,674 copies ; forl'ob- rtmry , 18S9 , 18.9CO coptrs. GKOllOn 11. TZSCUUOK. Suorn to before ma and subscribed In my I'd day of March. A. 1) . 188'j. N. 1' . FEIL Notary 1'ubllc. SUNDAY FI-JA.TUKE8. Eoino of the IntcrcHtltiz Articles Pre pared Porltco Ilcndorfl l-'or Twelve Dollars < t Year Carp tolls , In his own Interesting style , how the Chinese coollororka In In his native laud. ( Copy righted. ) Surveyors in the IIocMcs Exciting ex periences In the location of the Union Pacific , related by Andrew Koso water. Let the nine Laws Hf.st Elizabeth Cady Btanton oxprnsscs her vlons on the Sunday now spaper and nmusements with her customary frankness , nnd in a manner which will chal- 'lengo the attention of the clergy and Sabbath reformers. Early Rcmtnucencc * of Omaha Dr. Miller tolls of ( Jmoral ( Sherman's arrival and excursion over the Union Pacific. Minstrelsy In. tlic Old Times Rurt cork urttsts fifty years ago and tno fortunes that they made. Mimic Earth , Sea nnd Shy A. dramatic critic talks of matters both ooforo and behind the scones. Charley Fischer's Hoys The old-tlmo Omaha flro chief and the able 'lighters who helped him control the tlauios before the aay of paid Drcmcn. "Fortunes in Horse Flcth 'Iho flno trot ting stock owned In Omaha nnd whcr o they are quarteroJ. In the Barbers' Hands Peculiarities of fionio well known Omahuns In the parlors of the tonsoriul artists. Canyht Jack in t/icUoc / An old baggiigo- man's experience/with ubnxed-up robber , and other thrilling episodes on the rail. A Complete Snortlnu Department The events of the week given In detail , with a fore cast ot coming attractions. Tun administration is not likely to forgot Nebraska in the distribution of capital prizes. IT is the Jippropriution bill with the strongest lobby that has first place on the general files. THIS number of days of grace the legislature has yet to live can now bo counted on ono'a linger ends. THE journeymen tailors and bosses are trying to patch up their breaches. The public pants for an early and har monious solution. Tins county commi&sionors may not hoar the loud complaints against the poor house management , but a little later they may hear something drop as election approaches. TALK will not span the Missouri river with ft rallrdfid lividgo. United action on the part of leading citi/.ons , coupled with a willingness to put money in the enterprise , arc the essentials. A OBN'HiiA.ij movement of the western Iiog market is reported all along the line. If this continues much longer the pork packing for the present season will exceed all previous records. CM5VELA.ND and a fragment of his cabinet propose a raid on Cuba , to an nex a few cubits of Carrlboan air. 'There is goino danger that the ex-presi dent will put a , veto on the gulf stream. N railroads are making Her culean efforts to inflate the revenue and satisfy the demands of stockholders for dividends. The job in many instances is a painful waste of labor. Watered stock produces emaciated treasuries. Tun charters of two railroad bridges across the Missouri at Omaha are slick ing out of ox-Conjrrosainan McShaue's inside poukot. This is an opportunity not to bo missed by any road seeking un entrance into our city. OMAHA plves evidence in every direction of reawakened vigor. The lethargy of winter has given , place to spring activity , and the vim of busy life is cheerfully felt in bu&lnoss and building circles and in public ; works , TUB inauguration of inspection of Block on the hoof in South Omaha is al ready showing beneficial rosu'.tn. Ped dlers of diseased and muuglod beef are compelled to seek a more profitable market , and give South Omaha a wide Till ! committee of the council which lias gene to Chicago to oxatnino the electrical sub-ways of that city will find there the most satisfactory system in operation , Chicago has successfully splvcd the problem of underground wires , and its example la rapidly being followed by other cities. The committee cannot fail to pYoflt by its visit , and the council by its Instructions will bo the bolter able to deal with the overhead vrlro uulsanco ut homo. TUB LEGISLATIVE The control of both branches of the legislature has passed Into the hands ot the jobbers. Every interest Booking an appropriation , and every moniboj * with n pot measure In tow , have formed an Directive comblno to enrich themselves or their friends at the oxp'snso of the state. This fact is conspicuously demon strated by the "proceedings. The pas sage ot Doss Stout's bill for $19,000 for alleged extra worlc on the capital build ing , is ono of the most dlsgracof ul raids over mndo on the state treasury. With out adequate examination or explana tion the bill was rushed through by the startling vote ot twenty-tour to four. No attempt was made by the comblno to examine Into the merits of the bill or to soouro an Itemized ' ized statement of the material used or time consumed in doing the work. Such examination would have intorforrod with the success of the job nnd brought down on the weak- kneed member. * the wrath of the boss. The unanimity of the combine and their purpose to stand together for plunder was further demonstrated by the action of the housa on the appro priations. Every nttompt to cut down extravagant bills and protect the tax payers was mot with subterfuge and parliamentary trickery , in which the members of the comblno are adopts , and the bill passed against the protests of a bravo minority , with shameless hasto. How to overcome the ovll inlluonco of this combine and prevent the deple tion of the treasury , is a seri ous question for the pcoplo. The number of jobs and downright steals on the files is appalling. Busi ness is weeks behind nnd the files are packed with bills in various stages of progress * The good and the bad are lumped' together , and the odds are largely In favor of the comblno getting everything asked for , while the people got left. The only hope Is that the rugged honesty ot the minority will smash this mercenary combination , or by persistent fighting bury the good and the bad in ono gtavo. Bettor that a good bill should parish than to procure its passage by sacrificing manhood on the altar of Mammon. BEEF The senate by a close vote decided to indefinitely postpone the beef inspection bill introduced in that body , the text of which has boon printed in THE BEE. This action is to bo approved on the ground that the numerous details and requirements ot the measure would have proved a serious hardship to the packing interest ot the state , a porplcx- ity and annoyance to butchers carrying on an extensive business , and undoubt edly would not have boon gen erally enforced. A proper and efficient system of beef inspection , which will fully protect .consumers against diseased meat , is certainly nec- c.osary , but this may bo secured without the complex requirements provided in the bill which the senate has indefi nitely disposed of. A simple and effective inspection law should bo passed by the present legisla ture. It is required not alone in the in terest of our own people , but as an as surance to the rest ot the country that there is an ample inspection system in this state. The warfare that has. been made in n number of the eastern states upon western dressed bcofhas for its most po'ont argument the assertion that there is not an adequate system of beef inspection in tno west. Nebraska should do its part to refute this asser tion and to satisfy the beef consumers of the east that equally with our own pcoplo they are fully protected against meats unfit for consumption. THE S l.UOAiV COKFEREXCC. The president has appointed John A. Knsson of Iowa , William Walter Phelps of Now York , and George II. Bates of Delaware , to represent the United States in the conference to be held in Berlin regarding Satnoan affairs. Better - tor selections than the first two gentle men could not have boon made. Mr. K ass on lias had diplomatic experience , having represented the government most acceptably as minister to Austria , while ho is otherwise well equipped by the knowledge acquired in the public service for sojmportant a mission. Mr. Phelps is ono of the best informed men in the country on international law , having boon for years a member of the foreign ulTairs committee of the house of representatives , and is otherwise a man of superior ability. Information regarding Mr. Bates is lacking , but it can safely boassumed , that he is worthy of the confidence which his selection attests. The qualifications and charoc tor ol those representatives ot the United States warrant full faith that the Berlin conference will result In no sacrifice or compromise of any rights or Interests which thU country shall claim in S.imoa. The proposal for a conference at Berlin , in continuation of the inconclusive conference hold at Washington in 18S7 , came from the Oi'rman government and was promptly accepted by our govern ment. The Washington conference grow out of a series of unlawful acts committed by the German anil Ameri can consuls at Apia , extending through two or throe years , tha history of which is not of present interest. Tho.su acts were not sustained by either of the gov ernments IntorostcJ , and they produced a great deal of disorder In Samoa , In the tnldst of this the American aocro- tary of stat o proposed a conference bo- tw * > on himself and the British and Cor- ! rnan ministers at Washington with a view to the restoration of ordur in Samoa. This proposal was mudo In Juno , 1SS(5 ( , but owing to the tardy acquiesucno of Bism-.irck the conference - once was not hold until a year attor. It soon beciuno apparjut that tha views ot the German government wcro different from tliojo ontort'.ilnod ' by Uu Ameri can government , and on the num im portant point discussed , the mulntoii- unco of the autonomy of Samoa , upon which Mr. Bayard insisted , the BrltUh representative , Saokvlllo West , was in agreement with th'o German mlnUtur , who proposed that the adiilnistr.itfou of Sumonn atluir.s should bu'ciintrolloJ by the power having the commercial propoiidorouco In Samoa , of course meaning Germany , a condition wholly Inconsistent with the autonomy ot the islands. After a number of sessions of the conference , oxtondlng through a montht it was adjourned until the au tumn In order to enable the members to consult with their rospootlro govern ments , but before the period for resum ing the conference arrived Germany had overthrown the rolgning king , Maliotoa.aiid sot up the puppet nf that power , Tamassoo , in his place. This put an and to the conference. The d ordec in Samoa has continued , and the menace to American interests there from the nggroBsh'o policy of th o Germans finally led our government to adopt a moro vigorous course than that of diplomatic correspondence to protect those Interests. Finding in the action of the executive and iho temper of congress that this government had at last determined to assort itself , Bis marck proposed another conference , to bo hold at Berlin , at which it is ex pected all the questions involved In t ho Samoan complication will bo perma nently settled. The prosldont has acted none too promptly in appointing the representatives of the United States , for it is reasonably believed that Germany has boon making the host of the time since the proposal for n con ference was accepted in strengthening her power in Samoa. Pending the mooting of the conference and the con clusion of Its deliberations she will bo constrainedto put a chock upon her aggressive policy. THE ST. LOUIS MIAT CONVENTION. The Inter-stato convention of mem bers of the legislatures of various states , called together at St. Louis to investi gate the * alleged beef trust , adopted resolutions condemning trusts and call ing upon the states to pass local Inspec tion laws for cattle on the hoof. The result of the convention is somewhat disappointing , . ! ! ! view of what had boon promised. It was expected that there would bo convincing evidence presented regarding the existence of n hoof syn dicate , together with facts showing the damage to the interests of cattle raisers resulting from its operations , but the convention was rather barren of this sort of information in an authentic form , though there was enough in the way of allegation. The discussion of local inspection dis closed the fact that selfish interests wore in the ascendant , and consequently the recommendation of the convention , in this particular is likely to have very little influence. The more this beef question is investigated the mpro com plicated it becomes from the conflicting interests each of which is seeking to obtain the advantage. From such a state of things there is danger of in jury to all. The effect of the "diseased meat" scare is very likely to materially damage our market abroad for all kinds of moat products. Particularly in Ger many and Franco the foolish cry that has boon raised in this country for selfish purposes will bo taken up by the stock raisers of those countries as a powerful argument to exclude' Amer ican beef as well as pork from.thoir _ markets. This is a condition of the question which the farmers and stock raisers interested in a foreign as well as a homo market should carefully con sider. A PROMISE OF PERMANENCE. The election of Mr. A. F. Walker , of tno inter-state commerce commission , as chairman of the Intcr-stato Com merce Railway association , with a gua rantee for three years at a salary of twenty-five thousand dollars a year , is reassuring of a serious purpose 4o give permanence to the association. It ap pears that some of the railroad officials in the arrangement had doubts as to the expediency of making so extended an engagement with Mr. Walker , in view of the possibility that the associa tion might not hold together throe years , but as ho would accept the chair manship upon no other conditions the New York bankers , who appear to bo the controlling force in the association , insisted upon the acceptance of his terms , and the matter was at once settled. This of course does not make it cer tain that the association will continue for three years , but it is evidence of a general dcsiro to maintain it , and this is important. Railroad officials have recently learned something- from the action of congress that ought to im prove their disposition to carry out the prime object of their asso ciation , us a faithful compliance with the provisions- the inter state law , nnd if the instruction has hnd this effect there is favorable premise - iso that the association will' bo main tained , and Mr. Walker will not find his position a vary onerous or difficult ono. The amendments to the inter state commerce act make violations of the law prctly serious business , while they make offenses ot all thoao dovlcos whioh have enabled tricky and unscru pulous railroad officials to gala advan tage of compotltois. Secret rate cut ting can no longer do service to attract business , and thus a prolific source of rate wars has been removed , while un- dorbllllng , undorwolghing , improper classification , and other unlawful con trivances , will Involve much greater risks than heretofore. As it Is not ap parent that any railroad will liuve any thing to gain by refusing to join others In an agreement to comply with the law , while it is obvious that there are aomu advantages to bo obtained from association , there is reason to expect that the " ' " - "gentlemen's" agreement m-iy have a prolonged existence , undergoing simply from tlma to tlma such modifica tions as circumstances and changed conditions shall render necessary. It is to bo hoped that It will , and that the country has seen the end for a long time of wasteful and demoralizing rail road wars. Tllti DEPOT PROJECT , The long-agitated project of u union depot in Omaha appears to have reached a point wlioro there is moro favorable promise of its consummation than at any previous time fora number of years. TMK UKK has boon for some time in pos session of the facts regarding the pro gress of the negotiations for this much titid very important enterprise , v J - and althottjfh it cannot now bo said that its accomplishment is n foregone con clusion , there is every reason to believe that the arrangements to carry it out will bo effected at an early day. The consummation of this project will bo n simple not of justice to Omaha , but it will bo none the loss heartily wel comed by flur people. Had the Union Pacific kept faith with the city Omaha would long ago have been in the enjoyment of the advan tages and benefits of a union depot , and'Jinqucstionably those would have holfdu most materially to its prosperity and progress. The now management of that corporation is apparently heartily disposed to regard the obligation to the city , nnd this reassuring fact justifies the expectation thnt the union depot project will not much longer bo delayed. THK city of Omaha supports a func tionary on its pay rolls who enjoys a most lucrative sinecure. This impor tant personage is called the post house officer and for two years has drawn pay at the rate ot fifty dollars a month for warming his office chair at the poor farm. There is no reason why this official should not bo required by the council to earn his salary by assuming the duties of a sanitary officer under the control of the board of health. The post house officer is a useless burden to the taxpayers. The office should , there fore , bo abolished or combined with that of sanitary inspection for the city. THE reorganization of the territorial government of Dakota by the appoint ment of Mr. Mellotto as the successor of Governor Church , nnd the removal of Secretary McCormack , who will bo suc ceeded by a man entirely acceptable to the people , will Improve the political situation in the territory. The action of the administration in this matter was most commendable , and has boon received with great satisfaction by the pcoplo of Dakota , who want no obstacles or hindorances to the work preliminary to statehood , The majority of the pco plo and the territorial government will now bo In complete harmony. CHICAGO has hurried another com missioner to Canada to forward the cause of reciprocity and commercial union. The secrecy surrounding his departure was n precautionary measure to in urc the safety of a gripsack con taining $100,000 collected from various employers. , 'Tho mission will detain him in thq. ' ominion for an indefinite period. ' < i THE publication of the compiled city ordinances.ordered by the council months ago should no longer ue delayed. The lackof such a convenient reference .book too oftoil loaves city officials ignor ant of their'exact duties , and causes them greafj inconvenience in finding the text of municipal regulations. PRESIDENT/HAUKISOX / ! will carry out the policy of ) the last administration in building upi % ' strong navy. Moral in fluence mayjio a good thingfor a nation as great asUho United Slates , but a display of pTiysical peratiasion at times goes much farther in dealing with international disputes. THE people of South Dakota had bet tor keep their weather eye wide open. The movement of the prohibitionists to insert a prohibition clause in the con stitution should bo nipped in the bud. Prohibition in the now state would be as serious to its prosperity as a killing frost in August. THE triangular alliance in-tho county board is disposed to investigate the evils which have been brought to pub lic attention , out is not particularly anxious to turn the light on the vault balcony bill. It will not do to charge it to a mind diseased. The people de mand a bill of particulars. THE Illinois appellate court shows a wholesome disregard for the ethics of the medical profession by alllrming the right of a doctor to advertise his busi ness. This innovation will not diminish the general anxiety for dead-head no tices. THE appellate court of Chicago has affirmed the decision of the lower courts that a physician may advertise his busi ness in newspapers without risking the forfeiture of his license. This decision may not bo professional , but it is legal nnd bears the stamp of common sense. A SAVING of from twenty-five to fifty percent in letting the contract for the state printing to the lowest responsible bidder , is the most potent argument for the defeat of the bill to legalize the public printing stoal. One Crop That Novnr Falls. Il'dshdiolon 1'icsi , Wo apnrohcnd no failure on the part of President Harrison to Unit citizen ? who can bo persuaded to accept such olllclnl favors as he may have to bestow. TomlJstoncH fur the Democrats. Cedar /tajt/ifc / Oazrtte. As Secretary , proctor is the most oxtonslvo marble dealer in the country ho ought to t'lvo our democratic friends a liberal dis count on tombstones during his term , lien Not Hurcl to Find. . General Benjamin F , Butler's blunt state ment that ho iq not suoUIuK uiiy ofllco does credit to his judgment. Ho Knows mighty well that if any.oUlco acts out to soak him It will find film without any trouble. Imnutry's Ltady MncUiHli. .SI. limit UlvlC'Deiiiocrat. Mrs. Langtrj-ltaya she bad to give up the part of LadyJMuobeth on account of her health. And yet' wo have an idea that if tliero was any sickness occasioned by her personation of that ohuructcr , most of it was distributed througlt the audience. An Equivocal Chlmyo Tribune , Postma&tor ut Charleston , W. Va. ( glaring wildly at a tnblo full of mail matter ad. drowod to "Ills Excellency the Governor" ) Any republican that wants tny Job can tiuvo It , and I don't care u blank and a dash and a row of asterisks bow boon , either , by gum ! " _ _ , From nn Ohio Standpoint. Cincinnati Coinmciftal Gatette. This Is a fro country. There is nothing In the law to prevent un ho 1103 1 man from an ofUao. Wo imagine that much of this complaint about the scramble comes from a few wlio Imngmo they boss the pig troughs , nnd that no other snout In to bo lull In until they had their fill , Lot the boys go In. The more the merrier. If they don't sco what thojr want let them ask for U. The Hands That Toll. The Iron business Is reported dull In the Mnlionlng and Chonango valleys. 5 The Reading Hardware company's now works nt Reading , Pn. , will start up In a few wcoks with 700 men. Owing to the destruction by flro of Uur- nctt's Blnck Diamond fllo works , Philadel phia , Pa. , yfO men will bo out of employment for n month. Machine Wood Workers' Union No. 10 of Now York will talco the Initiative In formIng - Ing a council of furniture workers and kind * "red trades. The sheet mill of the Reading Iron works , at Reading , Pa , , suspended operations on Saturday , nnd 200 men have been thrown out of employment. unities Burns of Verona , near Plttsburg , Pa. , after several years' experimenting , has discovered the lost art of welding copporand a company will nt once erect a plant to util ize it. Qlt Is said that jsomo of the Monongauola river coal operators are strongly In favor of shutting down their mines attain and keep ing them closed until there is an improve ment In the coal business. Eleven charters wcro granted to now local unions throughout the country last month by the United Brotherhood ot Carpenters nnd Joiners of America. Five hundred and four charters nro outstanding. On April 1 the pranito cutters of Now York will demand $4 a daj of nlno hours for live- days In the week and eight hours on Satur day. The employers htivo been notified of the demand. The granlto cutters are thor oughly organized. * About nine-tenths of all the clay nipes manufactured in the United States are made In Urooklyn , N. Y , , where three factories nro located thnt turn out 15,000 gross ntniu- ally. The clay comes from AVoodhrldgo , N. J. , and costs nt the factory ? 5 per ton. Rapid progress Is being mudo in the erec tion of the Stoubenvlllo rolling mill nt All- karma , O. Both In method of construction and machinery equipment the mill will bo ouo of the most complete in the country. When In full operation it will employ about four hundred men. STATE AND TKKKITOIIV. Nebraska Jottings. Over ono thousand feet of flats will bo erected In Hastings this season. The Hastings water mains will probably bo extended two miles this season. There is talk of extending the Fremont street railway line to the cemetery If sum- dent encouragement is given. JCSSD Gundy has been elected general man- nccr or the UrDken How & Western railroad , under the temporary organisation. The Mlnden board of trade has completed its llrst year of existence and looks back with pride on the good it has accomplished. The Loup county authorities have rounded up and heavily lined n man for peddling1 dis eased meat to the citizens of Aluioria and Taylor. William McGulrea wealthy Colfax county farmer , was .run away with ut Sehuylornnd thrown from his wagon , Ills skull being frac tured , but it is thought that ho will recover. Owing to the limited opportunities for sol emnizing marriages in Blalnc county , there is great competition among the ministers and Justices of the peace where there is a pros pect of a job. It became known the oilier day that ono of the best citizen farmers liv ing near Brewster was daily expecting the arrival of his bridc-to-bo from the Empire state , and the whole" judicial and clerical force of the county has camped on his farm , awaiting her arrival. lown. A coon was captured on a business street in Keokuk the other day. A secular union has been formed by the freethinkers of DCS Molties. The Davenport roller snating rink has been transformed Into a livery stable. The Marshalltown shippers nro paying 15 cents a bushel for onions and potatoes. An effort 'is being made to establish a Christian home for young women at DCS Moincs. Dubuquc merchant ? are mad bccauso the ordinance against transient merchants is not enforced. The Dubuque water company is assessed by the city for $319,010. , Its city taxes amount to $3,015.00. A Muscntino teamster wants the city to pay him $550 for an old gray horse which was fatally injured by falling on the street. There nro already live candidates In the flojd for the ofllco of sheriff of Poweshiek county , and it is rumored that others will bo on hand In duo time. It is estimated that the farmers of south western Iowa have 00 per cent of lust year's corn crop In cribs and it will not come out until prices are higher. About the 1st of December the Eldonbank discounted n WJO note on Amos Taylor , payIng - Ing % ! 5 for it to u man who gavoiho name of George M. Wright , who claimed that. ho was u brother to J. 0. Wright , dealer In musical Instruments nt Falrlleld. He buid Taylor gave the note lor n piano. The note has turned out to bo a forgery and the bank is out | 3J.i. Georjio Al. Wright was a fraud and canno ; bo found. Ilakota. The Deadwood Y. M. C. A. Ls ono year old , St. Lawrcnco now has a butter and egg depot. A number of residences are being ercctod nt Lead City. There is a gront dcmcnd for farm liunds la Hanson county. The farmers of Pcnnington county have formed an alliance. The now cheese factory at Carthage will bo in operation May 15. There Is n seircity of oats at Whltewood , and the prevailing price is from $1 to $1.20 u bushel. The farmers of Eagle township , In Brulo county , have organised un nlllunco with twenty-nine charter members. The Central Dakota Immigration huroau has been organized at Aberdeen by the real estate dealers of that section. The citizens of Mitchell will vote , April 2 , on the question of Incorporating the city un der the general laws of the territory. Several diamond drills are said to have been purchased by parties Interested In Black HillH mines , with the intention of using thorn in the vicinity of Rapid City thU spring. _ Funeral or Admiral Duvin. WASHINGTON , March U. The funeral of th'o Late Admiral Uavl * tosk plaoo from the ICbbitt house to-day. Tlio rouutns worn In terred in the Rook Orcolc church aometary. The pall bearers were Admiral Porter , VIoo Admiral Rowan , Hour Admiral Stembol. Roar Admiral Leo , UoramodoroValk3r and Lieutenant Gllmore. French A ( fairs. PAIIIS , March If. Da Froyclnot , minister of war , has assumed the duties of the oulco of minister of the navy , mttdo vacant by the death of Admiral Jaurus , until his successor is appointed. Provincial maslstrates have hoon Instructed to search the houses of the leaders of the patriotic league in their respective Jurisdic tions , and to talco possession of any docu ments of un Incriminating character , A Hnnk ofFr.infjo Danlal. PAKIS , March 14. The Batik of Franco au- thorltloa formally ( Jony the trutli of the reported - ported resignation of Mollot , thu governor , and ono of the dlrastora of tau bvik. They also believe the rumar of the resignation of directors without foundation. Mattliexv * ' Condition. WASHINGTON , March U. Justice Matthews ls not vvoll to-day nnd lias Ind another of the rolupws which have nurkoJ tuo prtignus of his illness. PASTOR 5IINEIIART ON TRIAL Ecclesiastical Authorltloa Sit lu Judgment ou His Oaso. ST. PAUL'S LITERALLY PACKED. The Defendant Confident of n Com- Iilcto Vlndlontlo.i Proceeding * In the Supreme Court Lin coln Notes. LINCOI.K BUIIEAU orTHRUuAiu BECK , } 1029 P STHBRT , LINCOLN , March . H. I It may bo said that the courting season tn Lincoln Is fairly on. The district and supreme ourts give up a dally grind. Sprlng-lllto weather Invites the smitten swain nnd cooing maiden , nnd they join Issues across the gar den gato. The ecclesiastical authorities of the Methodist Episcopal church , duly ap pointed , sits In St. Paul's to pass judgment upon the guilt or innoccnco of Pastor MInohnrt , charged with heresy , lying , deceit nnd general conduct unbecoming n Christian minister. Tha trial commenced ut 11) ) o'clock this morning. Presiding JOlder Miller read the charges against Mlnehart promptly nt the appointed hour and the reverend gentleman entered the plea of not guilty. Dr. Miller presides. Rev. f. II. Prcsson , of Seward , appears for the church nnd the accused , assisted by Rov. O. II. Dalrymplo , of Valparaiso , defend the Issues joined when the plea was formally entered. Rov. W. B. Alexander , of Plutta- mouth ; Rov. R. 'Pearson , of Nebraska City ; Rov. R. G. Adams , of Falnnount ; Rov. H. Lanoy , of Do Witt ; Ruv. W. G. Barker , of Sutton ; Rov. L. . F. Britt , of Hastings ; Rov. G. II. Moulton , of Geneva ; Rov. G. M. Coulter , of David City , nnd Rov. 13. J. Bird , of Raymond , sit ns the jury , nnd when thu testimony for nnd against has all been sub mitted will report findings of fact ami pass upon the guilt or innoeoneo of the accused. The trial excites the Interest of the religious circles of the city , nnd the leo- turo room of St , Paul's church has been literally "packed" throughout the day. It may bo said that standing room was at a premium. Representatives of every church in Lincoln wcio In attendance , while from St. Paul's nnd Grace there was a perfect outpouring. Friends nnd enemies of the accused minister sprinkled the audience. There was no dearth of olther. JNods mid smiles told the story of satisfaction on the part of those Interested when n point was scored against Mlnehart , while emphatic ) shakes of the head gave evidence nt times that the truth , the whole truth and nothing bat the truth hud not been told. The trial commenced by taking up the charges In systematic orucr. Thomas K. Moore , n member of Grace church , was the first witness called. Ho went upon the stand nt an early hour of the morning ses sion. Ho was called to sustain the llrst charge that of dissesslon and the court did not turn him over to the defense until 2:30 : o'clock this afternoon. His testimony was damaging to Mlnolmrt , and was unshaken in the cross-examination. But , it is said , however - over , that sharp rebuttal testimony will bo introduced at the proper time. A motif ; other things , Mr. Moore said that Mlnehart had dubbed his opposcrsand some of his brethren in the ministry snakes , vipers , toads ana leeches. His language in the pulpit at dif ferent times was described nt length. Witness thought that It was calculated to sow seeds of discord and breed dissension. The no tions of the accused were considered in the pulpit , ou the streets , at his homo and in making pastoral calls. Mlnehart conducted the cross-examination. It was orderly nnd fairly well conducted. The general demeanor at the church is quiet , and the countenances of tunny say , in so many words , "A blight has fallen upon us. " The indications are strong thattho trial will bo drawn out to great length. It is impossible to close the examination in the first count to-day. The ilrst witness at this hour , 3 o'clock , is still on iho stand. Mlnebart , in a word , said to day , "Await the end and pass no judgment. My life , my honor and my Integrity are at stake. I still boliavo that 1 will bo vindicated from every charge. " Ho looks somewhat cnreworn , and docs not walk with that same clastic step that characterized him n few weeks ago. Ho evidently feels his position keenly , and every move on his part indicates u deeply sensitive nature. His church is rather evenly divided. There nro two biff sides to the story now before fore the ecclesiastical tribunal. It is fair to await the findings of the jury. District Court Grist. The jury in the case of Giles vs. Hunt found for the defendant and assessed the damages nt3. Huff impounded Giles'cat tlo for trespass , and asked damages to the amount of $ o. Giles said no , rcplovined the cattle , took the matter Into the courts and now has to pay $3 and costs , which amounts to considerable over $101) ) . Notice of appeal to the supreme court has not been filed. The cause of Frank Howe vs. Stevens Bros. , on trial before Hon. A. W. Field nnd a jury , was commenced yesterday afternoon ut the hour the case of Giles vs. Huff wan given to the jury , and the testimony in tha case has not yet concluded. The action originates in un Occident which occurred on the 23th of August , 1SSO , when the Buck- stun bulldlnir , near the old Metropolitan hotel on West street , was In course of erection : and it is to recover compensation for per sonal Injuries. The defendants wcro the con tractors for thnt buililincr , and the plaintiff was a bricklayer in their employ. He was nt work upon a scaffold Insldo the building * nnd It pave way mul hewai thrown over the wall nnd down to the ground on the outsldo. The immediate result to him was some In * Jury to ono nnklo multho fracture of n wrist bono. Ho was stunned by the shock , nnd when ho recovered consciousness was car ried Into the odlco Of the Metropolitan hotel , where his wounds were dressed , the wrist set and bandaged by a surgeon. In a short tltuo gnngronn tot In , nnd it became neces sary to amputate the limb nbovo the Injury. The plaintiff sets up that this disabled him from following his occupation ns n bricklayer , nt which , during the season , ho earned ( .450 per day. Ho had also sufTorod prent tmln , nnd ns ho alleged that th'o scaffold had bocn negligently constructed , ho nsks the Jury to givu him compensation for his losses. Ho Is now able to bo about , but still suffers from the Injury ho rccolx'od to his leg , nnd during the summers of 1337 nnd 13S3 ho wns em ployed ns inspector for the city works fdr which ho received ) per day. The defense Is n denial of negligence In the construction of the scaffold , nnd It Is also asserted that when the accident occurred thiS plaintiff might have saved himself by merely stopping on another plank. Further , It is claimed that such nn injury ns had been received ought not naturally to have resulted In nm- putatlon ; that the Impaired circulation which caused the gnngrono might have como out of the physical condition of the plalntitf. The cause will not bo given to the jury be fore night. An earnest legal light is lu progress. Urlcfn to Bo Submitted. The hoard of secretaries of the state board of transportation recommend thnt brlofs bo submitted In the Covlnglon complaint against the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omalm railroad company , nsKlng for the reinstate ment of depot facilities within the corporate limits of Covlngton , basing claims upon u sort of resolution ordinance granting right of way through the streets of the town to the road and conditioning that depot facil ities bo maintained. The points thnt the board seek to bring out uro whether or not the purported ordinance granting the right of way to the road constitutes a perpetual contract , and whether or not the road has n right to abandon the streets nnd cease to maintain n depot. It KCcnm thnt the gist of the complaint hangs upon the ordinance , and that If It Is sustained it will bo upon the proposition that the contract was not voidable , hcnco not void , Ollloinl Matte or Ilecord. The records In the office of the secretary of state show that during the month of Feb ruary eight convicts were received nt the state penitentiary nnd that nlno wcro dis charged , their time having expired. March 1 , there wcro 313 convicts under Warden Hopkins' Immediate care nnd supervision. The monthly report of Commandant Hammond mend shows that tliero are sixty-six inmates nt the soldiers'and sailors' homo and ilvo members of families , making n total of seventy-one. The report further shows that that tliero nro three absentees with leave and one without. General condition of the Institution nnd its work reported to bo good , The Pnxton & Vlorltng Iron Works com pany , of Omaha , tiled amended urtlclos to day. The amount of the capital stock Is raised to $200,000- , which Is divided Into shuros of $100 each , and must bo paid up wlioii Issued. It Is further stipulated thnt stock shall bo Issued nnd paid up so ns to make the issued stock of the corporation $12 , > , UOI ) . The remaining 750 shares , or any part thereof , may bo issued at any time byuuaulmousvota of the stockholders. Now Notnrlns Public. The following notarial appointments were mndo by Governor Thnyor this morning : James U. Crow , Presser , Adams county ; Frank E. Bccman. Kearney , Buffalo county ; Hugh H. Edwards , Bonkelman , Dimdy county ; John L. Kobsou , Clmppcl , Duuol county ; A. T. Gttdd , Liberty , Qago county ; M. W. Pownar , Ctilbortson , Hitchcock county ; C. F. Gilpin , Nelson , Nuckolls county ; George W. Clark , Humphrey , Platte county ; -Ed. U. Badger , York , York county. Speaker Watson's ImlorsomontH. It wns n surprise to the many friends of Hon. J. C. Watson when ho received a tele gram from Washington last night stating that his names luis been pressed for the posi tion of assistant attorney general of the United States , anil until this information was corroborated by the despatches In this morning's Bui : thu Information was commu nicated to no ono. As BOOH as Tin : Uri : reached Lincoln his friends took liumodiato steps to secure for hitn an indorsement that would bo worthy of the position. The supreme premo court Joined in a strong latter of rec ommendation and all of the state ofllolals forwarded to Washington personal letters recommending him for thnt position. Most of the prominent republicans in different parts of the stattfwho nro visiting the Capi tal city have also written letters highly favoring the gentleman from Otoc. Mr. Watson's nuiuy friends will rejoice to BOO the appointment made. Supreme Court Procoecllncs. Johnson vs State. Plaintiff admitted to bail. bail.Boyd vs AVilcox Lumber company. Dis missed. State ox rel Itudnbcck vs Linsay. Demurrer - rer overruled. Dunham va 4 Courtnay. Referred to II. F. Itoso. The following cases were argued and sub mitted : Everaon vs Graves. Two cases. Pierce Mill company vs IColturmann. Mllll- eau vs English. English vs Milllgan. 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There are many white soaps , each represented to be "just as good as the' ' Ivory * i" they ARE NOT , but like all counterfeits , lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of t'ie ' genuine. Ask for "Ivory" Soap and insist upon getting it. ' * ) , by Procter d. tiambl * .