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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , : THURSDAY. MAY 0 1889. THE DAILY BEE. EVKHY MOHNINO. f Timxts OK SDiiscntrTiON. DMIf ( Morning Kdltlon ) Including SUNDXT 11KK , One Year . AW ffi Tor Blx Months . . . < > no 5 > , . . zw or Three Months. . : - . / In * OMAHA siwiur HUB , mulled to any address. One Venr . . . . . > WKXKtr JUrjc. Ono Year . * " OMAHA Orriot. NOS.BU and old PAHNAM BTHKBT. CIIIOAOO OrrtuE , to ; llooiciiv HUIMIINO. 1 NRW roiiK orricx. noons 14 AND 15 TiiinnffB liUIUlINfJ. WASIIlNOTOSf OrVlCB , NO. 618 FDcnxBEHTn BTHKKT. couuBsroNMBNon. All communications relating to news and cfll- ftorlat matter should be addressed to tbo Kuiton nuBWhssMpr . AH business letters nnd remittance * should D addressed to Tim HBK I'unusiiwti Oom-AWf OMAHA. Draft * , check * and postolJlc * orders tote to made payable to tlio order of tbo coinpauy. no BUB PulSuingCipy , Proprietor. E. RO3EWATEK , Editor. Rworn Statement of Circulation. Etato of Nebraska , I. . County of Douglas , fn Of orpe II. Tzsolmck. secretary of The Ilee Pub- llshlnicComna ny. docs solemnly swear that the ctnal circulation of TIIK DAILV IIKB for the veck ending Mar < . 1889. wtts as follows : FundRy. April W . 1S Momlnv. April K Turndnv. AlirlliW Wpdncsdny. May 1 T. Maya rrldny..Mnyi : Baturdar. May 4 Average . IH.dlH UKOKOR ! ! . TZSCIIUUIC. Bworn to before mo and subscribed to Ui my presence tills 4th dny of Muv. A. I ) . 1833. Scul. N. P. KE1U Notary I'ubllc. Btntoot Nebraska , ! County of Douglas , f"- George II. T7. cnuck , being duly nworn. de- TiOM's and gays that he la secretary or the lleo J'nbllshliiK company , ( hat the actual averaifo dally clrculatlnn or TIIK DAII.T IIKK for the month of April. 18SH. 18,744 copies ; for May. 18 i J ,1B'I copies ; for June , iasn , Ili.lHU copies : for July. 1KSH , 18UU ceptes ; for Atignst , 1W ( S 18.1K1 copli > a ; for September , IWtf. 1S.151 conies ; for Octolter. 18S8. ift.usi copies ; for Noveniber , 188S , ] P. iO copies ; for Dccombor. 1H8H , 18.2J ) copies ; for .Inmiary , 18S ! ) , lHri7 copies ; for February , 1P8' ' ' , IS.1 ! * ! copies ; for March. Itw. 1M.B54 copies. OKOIUIH II. TXSUlUHiK. Sworn to before mo and subscribed In my presence this 10th dny of April , A. I ) . , 1889. N. 1' . FBIU Notary Public. A sussroN of the city council without ti rlpplo of excitement ia us insipid us Boup without salt. MAYOR BUOATCH will bo heartily seconded by all classes of the commu nity in his effort to secure a rigid in spection of milk , moats and vegetables. frisky cyclone IH reported to have made its first appearance for the Benson in Kansas. Hut that state docs not ut all fool llattcrcd at this distinc tion. Tun appointment of Arthur L. Thomas , of Suit Lake City , to bo gov ernor of Utah , carries out President Harrison's idea of homo rule in the ter ritories. JOHN M. TIIUHSTOX called on Secre tary Windom to urge the Farnam street site for the postolllco. This will add an other name to Mr. Hitchcock's list of tools and traitors. A KKW moro sugar-plums have boon drawn out of Uncle Sam's grab-bag , nnd the president is gradually reliev ing himself of the onset of oflice- brokcrs and barnacles. IF CHINA sells America. adulterated and deleterious teas , as charged by Consul Crowell , of Amoy.it is perhaps n Chinese trick of retaliation for send ing them watered petroleum and starched cotton goods. COUNCIT/MAN BUUNHAM'S resolution to have the drinking fountains in the city put in operation is timely. The 'contract between the city and water works company requires the latter to supply a number of public fountains 'free of charge , and at this season of the year such fountains will bo a public benefit. Tun request of the commissioners of 'tho .Tohet penitentiary for an appropri ation of three hundred and seventy-five 'thousand dollars to establish a plant for the manufacture of binding twine is not likely to meet with encouragement at the hands of Illinois farmers. The binding trust may bo bad enough , but this demand of the penitentiary author ities is , to say the least , far from modest. Tnw present season has boon romark- nbly free from labor troubles as com pared with previous years. For the first four months of Iho present year , the number engaged in strikes through out the country did not exceed fifty thousand , as against ono hundred thou sand in 1888 and ono hundred and fifty th'ousand the year previous. This cer tainly would indicate the present season to bo much more qulot industrially than any period within the last few years. TIIK decision of n Mount Pleasant , la. , judge that cider can not bo publicly sold , 'because it is an intoxicant when taken In largo quantities , is moro than likely to stir up the 'farmers of that stato. Whatever Interdict may bo placed upon the distillery or the bra wary , the cider mill to the average farmer is too sacred to fall under proscription. It is said that the recent defeat of prohibition In Massachusetts was largely duo to the placing of elder in the class of inter dicted beverages. What if it should Imppun , that the Iowa farmers would revolt against prohibition , because older , in the login of the decision of the Mount Pleasant judge , is a dangerous intoxlcantV Tim endorsement of Judge Oroff bj the cmtiro Nebraska delegation in con < prof > 3 to fill thu vacancy on the Inter btuto commerce commission is a worth ; recognition of Judge OrolT'b lltnoss. No irsinglo dissenting voice has been ralsoi to oppose his recommendation in or ou of tlio state. This is a fact that can no fall to impress President Harrison i : looking about for Commissioner Wnlk ov's successor. The appointment o Judge GrofT to the commission would bi n recognition , not so much of Nebraska but of the whole trans-Missouri coun try. The intimate relation of this tor rltory with the railroads , as gauged b ; the annual enormous shipments of graii and cattle , requires a representative o this section on the inter-state coininis BIOII. The high personal qualities o Judge Groff , his unimpeachable integrity rity and his legal attainments coinbin to make him n man in whom nil litter csta would Imvo confidence , and ii whom all rights would find protection COMMISSIONEIIS. The president haa filled the vacancies in the civil sorvlco commission by the appointment of Mr. Thcodoro Roosevelt - volt , of Now York , and Mr. Hugh S. Thompson , of South Carolina. There will probably bo bo no very serious ob jection from any source to those selec tions. Mr. Roosevelt has enjoyed some prominence in the politics of the Km- plro stato. Originally a republican , In the presidential campaign of 1831 ho Identified hlmsolf with the Independ ents , and waa moro or loss nctlvo In op position to the republican candidate. Subsequently ho became rehabilitated aa n republican , and two years ago wns the candidate of the party in Now York city lor mayor , receiving the support of a portion of the independent prcsg , but not the full strength of the party. Ho has been ono of tlio loaders in the cause of civil sorvlco reform , iuul it is to bo supposed is still in full sympathy with it. Mr. Roosevelt Is n man of scholarly attainments and independent spirit , who has not courted political prefer ment. It is quite probable that in this cnso the olllco sought the man , and if ho accepts it there can bo no doubt ho will discharge its duties with ability and in tegrity. The law requires that ouo member of the commission shall bo of the opposite political party to that in power. Mr. Thompson was assistant secretary of the treasury under the lust administration , and ho had boon se lected by Mr. Cleveland for appoint ment as a civil service commissioner. Objection was then made to him that ho had novel * shown or Intimated any sympathy with the reform , and further more that his inlluonco had uniformly ioon exerted for the removal of union ioldiers from the public sorvlco in the ntcrcstof ox-confodoratos. His appoint ment by President Harrison should perhaps bo accepted as disposing of charges. Mr. Thompson is un doubtedly amply qualified to discharge the duties of n civil service commis- ilonor , and it may safely bo expected , hat he will do his share toward laving the law fully nnd faithfully en- 'orced. ' There is reason to expect that the : iew commission will bo the ablest and : nest harmonious since the civil service aw wont into effect. Other commis sions have been composed in uart of men of ability and zeal , but owincr to a ivant of harmony among them the best ntercsts of reform were not subserved , ivith the result of subjecting the sys- , om to moro or loss unfavorable criti cism. Another observation suggested by those appointments is that they ought to produce the effect of silencing those reformers who have recently criticized the course of the adminis- ration in making removals and ap pointments , professing lugubrious concern - corn for tlio future of civil service ro- 'orm. With ono of their number ap pointed on the commission , and the choice of the man whom they sup ported aa the foremost of reformers ac- eptcd by the administration , if they can any longer doubt the purpose of the president to carry out the policy of reform fairly and faithfully it is not easy to conceive what would con vince them. The truth is ttmt the course of the administration thus far has boon that of simple justice to the republicans who in the last few months of the preceding administration wore , hrust out of positions in the public service for purely partisan reasons , and their places tilled generally by mon whoso only recommendation was their ability to perform useful party service. The changes made wore not only neces sary to improve the standard and ef ficiency of the public service , but also in justice to thousands of experienced and faithful men who wore the victims of a desperate political exigency. There is in this nothing that threatens danger to a true , reasonable and practical policy of civil service reform , and this the present administration can bo ro lled upon to observe and advance. SOUTHERN ELOQUENCE. One of the few really eloquent speeches made in Now York last week was that of Mr. Grttdy , editor of the At lanta Constitution , the occasion being the dedication of the now homo of the Southern society. In style and in spirit this address was not less worthy of com mendation than the one made some tw6 years ago by the saino gentleman , from which ho obtained national notoriety as an orator. It glows with expressions of patriotic devotion to the country , the sincerity of which can not for a moment bo doubted. It thrills with lofty appreciation of the na tion's greatness , and the grand promlso of its destiny. It sparkles with poms of eloquence declaring love for the union and the ( Ing. All such utterances are welcome , nnd they would be far moro so if there was greater certainty that , in the section from which they como , nnd upon whoso woople their loyal and patriotic spirit nnd sentiment should exert the strongest iullueiico , they carry any weight. Mr. ft ratty ban boon recog nised , and doubtless is ploascd to be re garded , as ono of thn representatives and exponents of the now South. While loving his suction and honoring its best traditions and ehnracteraasincoroly and devotedly ns any son of the south , Mr. Gritdy is undoubtedly most earnest In desiring that It shall place Itself abreast with thn rest of his country in Its splendid march of progress , prosper ity , and moral und material power. Wo have no doubt ho would gladly libornl- Ix.o Its sentiment , expand its intellectual life , and broad on and elevate Us politi cal tone. Dut what is \ \ \ following ? How many of ? ho political loaders are with liimV How many of the people are susceptible to his patriotic ap peals ? How many have learned to love the union as ho loves It , to reverence the tiny ns he rovoree it , to look forward tntho future grandeur and power of the ro public with tlui supreme gladness with which ho sees it ? Is not the voice of Jolt Davi ? more potent in the south than the volco of Mr. GradyV Kven such eloquent assurances and promises us these of the brilliant editor of the Atlanta CvmtituHon must lose something of their force when ono is confronted by such a stern reality as that which has just occurred at Lufnyolto , La. , where four hundred nrmod men took possession of Iho town , forced n negro joallco of the peace to resign , nnd announced that nt n forth coming oTcctlon only whlto mon would bo pormUtou to vote. Until such oc currences cease In the south , no amount or quality of eloquence will convince right-thinking mon that the people of that section are in sympathy with such , exponents of southern sentiment nnd spirit as Mr. Grndy. INVKSTlOATll THEM. The Herald calls for a thorough In vestigation of the charges nnd counter charges made by Commissioner Ander son and County Clerk Roche against each other , including such offenses as bribe-taking , disposal of public prop erty , neglect of duty and scandalous personal conduct , TIIK BKK seconds the motion and joins the Herald in its demand , not be cause this disreputable squab- bio Is confined to democratic officials , but because it affects the good name and reputation of this city and county. Wo have refrained from comment on the disgraceful exhibitions of rowdyism that have recently taken place in the court house , in the hope that the ofll- cials would realize after sobering down the disgrace and humiliation that re putable anil'law-abiding citizens must fool over their brawls and broils. The quarrel has gone from bad to worse , until it has reached the public streets and landed the rowdy officials in the police court. This shameful condition of affairs must have an end and if half that has been charged by county ollleials against each other is true their positions should be summarily declared vacant. The citizens of Douglas county wo believe are a unit in demanding that these charges bo sifted to the bottom. No subterfuge or technical trickery should bo allowed to block a full and free inquiry into the conduct of the offending ollleials , nml the findings should bo made upon the facts , regard less of personal friendship or political affiliation. Any attempt to whitewash and gloss over misconduct and venality will bo frowned down and resented. TICKET COMMISSIONS. The inquiry now being prosecuted by the inter-state commerce commission , regarding the practice of the railroads of paying commissions on the sale of passenger tickets , may result in the general abandonment of that system. There is no specific prohibition of the practice in the inter-state commerce act , but if it shall appear that the pay ing of commissions operates indirectly to enable roads to secure passenger' traffic by an evasion of the established rates , as unquestionably it has done , it is a proper matter of inquiry by the commission , and one which it doubtless has the authority to deal with. Section six of the inter-state act pro vides that when a common carrier , sub ject to its provisions , shall have estab lished and published its rates , fares and charges , as provided for , "it shallbo , unlawful for such common carrier to charge , demand , collect or receive from any person or persons a greater 01' less compensation for the transportation of passengers or property than is specified in such published schedule of rates , fares and charges as may at the tune bo in force. " It is a fact of common knowledge , and not un known to the commission , that this pro vision has boon evaded , and may still bo , by the sale of tickets at loss than the printed rates , by parties who receive - coivo commission thereon , they pro fessedly dividing the commission with the buyer. According to the testimony given , on Tuesday , the payment of com missions prevails generally among the western roads , in accordance with the rates established by the Westo rn Pas senger Agent's association , and it wns said that the agreement was generally faithfully observed , to the betterment of the service. Possibly no harm would como of the practice if it could be put under wholesome regulations and re straints , rigidly enforced. But tbo consensus of opinion among eastern passenger agents was that the payment of commissions results in rate cutting , and in this view they have the warrant of experience. The system may work smoothly for a time , as during periods when all competing roads are doing a satisfactory passenger traffic , but in seasons of dullness , when there is sharp and active competition for business , the commission mon are very likely to pay little attention to the published schcd- ulos. _ Most of the eastern trunk roads have long abandoned the payment of com missions , and notwithstanding the opinion of some western managers that under the existing agreement , the practice works without any demoraliz ing effects , and is a great improvement over the condition of business previous to the agreement , it is < v system of ques tionable merit at the best , and obvi ously liable to become at any time a source of difficulty and demoralization , as it has admittedly boon in the past. Tim bone of contention over the ap pointment of a public printer has finally linen settled by the selection of Genera ! Frank W. Palmer , of Illinois. Mr. Palmer is eminently fitted for the posi tion and deserving of recognition. He has long boon identified with public life ns representative of Iowa in the Forty- first and Forty-second congress , and as postmaster of the o'ity of Chicago , As editor of the Dos Moines Jteyistcr , public printer of the state of Iowa , and lattorlj as editor of the Chicago fnlcr-Occttn General Palmer carries into his now of fice a practical knowledge of his bus ! ness. There is consequently every rea son to boliov9 the selection of Genera Palmer to bo a who ono. Tins average candidate who hangs around Washington in quest of a federal oral appointment , is always ready to dn the graceful thing , and como up smiling to congratulate the man who did got the office in hopes that ho might Induce him to asblgn him to a subordinate po sition. If ono of the barnacles who Holds bis head up high at the outset nnd pro claims ho will take nothing but a terri torial governorship or a bureau in ono of the departments , fails to convince the resident IhiTt'ho Is the right man for ho place , } tH quietly slides down rom his hjgh parch and accepts ti Kwtal clorlqijitp. If ho falls to get hat , ho usually borrows ton dollars rom his senator or congressman to enable - able him to gut homo. TIIK Intor-stato commerce commis sion is now pushing its investigation in the directlon'bf finding out how far the mss evil is prevalent among the rail- oads. The ojnclnls of the Now Eng- and roads hi vo' boon brought before ho bar and qon/css / that they have is sued passes to others besides employes and the officers of other railroads. They disclaim any Intention , however , of evading the inter-state law , and in sist that their pasteboard compliments voro Issued locally and not for the pur pose of attracting business. This may ) o half the truth the commissioners vlll never learn the whole truth. Ilcfonu the ICcliiciulonnl Mntliodn. 1'httaiMpMA Ttmt * . The first nlm of nil American institutions of Icni-uliiK , from the universities down to ho common schools , should bo to cducnto Vmcricnn citizens and prepare their pupils or a wi.so discharge of the dutlos of Amor- can citizenship. The children of the poor should not bo loft to think that the highest iuty of an American citizen is to get into of- flee nnd bo fed nt public expanse , nnd the children of the rich should bu taught to love , nnd not dc.splso , the "country In which they , ivo. ivo.Don't Don't Illume Mr. Cliu-kson , Please. Chlcaart llemlil. Although Clnrkson Is decapitating demo crats at the r.ito of 201) ) a day , there is a good lenlof grumbling because ho doesn't got niong faster. The fault appears to llo. however - over , In the guillotine , rather than in Clark- son himself. Clnrkson is willing , but the guillotlno is inadequate. Nccoislty is the notlier of Invention , and an electric guillo tine , or something else , will undoubtedly bo nvcntcd to facilitate Mr. Ularkson's patri otic work. Mr. Ilnlstuad C/ifcfltfO / TiniM. Mr. Ilalstcad does not propose to sit down nnd brood over the blow ho received from the Unted States senate. The following ex- , n\ct from an editorial in his paper shows , hat his nil nil is not brooding to wit : ll\Ve lave the testimony of oxporienejd drinkers . \\\l \ \ : thn brow of some of the Cincinnati es tablishments is the best in the world. " Bravn Hoys Were They. SUM FranctiM Mia. Ono feature in Tuesday's ' procession drew cheers and tears nil alom ? thu lino. It was the llttlo band of American .lack Tars who survived the wreck of the VuudalU at Apia. Doubtful. Probably by the time the second centen nial of WashinKtdn'a inauguration is cele brated the monument which Now Yorkers propose to orcci tq the memory of General Grant will be m'place. Gnulu't ; Hard Work. Chtfatn Trlliunt. Jay Gould tells the truth. He has made his naonoy by hard wprk by the hard work of other men , mostly. HITS AND MISSES. Whenever Van ' Ettcu wishes to vent ac cumulated bile , be sends his effusions to Tin : BCE. This is n poor marlcct lor Van Etteu's pigs. pigs.The The town is full of newspaper gossip. It would take a column to print it. The latest rumor is that the Republican is to bo set in agate , increased to eight pages and sold for a cent. It will nlso employ a managing edi tor , a city editor and several reporters. Michael Lahoy has been appointed Indian agent at Lal'oiiito agency. JJut it isn't our Michael. The Lahoy who drew this prize hails from Wisconsin. John Don is an inveterate law-breaker. No name is more frequent on the court rec ords , and the police are constantly on the trail of this promiscuous individual. There seems to bo a well-defined conspiracy to per secute and wipe out the r.ico. Even the poundmastor has joined in the hue and cry , and Doo's cattle furnish more fees and fodder der for that oflluial than all others combined. Hero Is a hugo chance for the humane soci ety to protect an individual against whom all hands are raised. Democratic management of county affairs is a panorama of defamation , vituperation and investigation. The bold bookaneer of the county board displays a sudden ana startling alTectlou for reform. But-Aiidorson cannot kick enough dust out of others' pantaloons to obscure the 1'auly raid. Even the iiourt-houso side walk is decidedly slippery. THE AFl'EKXOON TEA. "What's that you wear ) " I gayly cried-- She were the queerest bounotoutl Her lips a challenge , she replied : "A 'Uiss-uio-quick , ' you bashful loutl" "Miss Mainohanco , " said Mr. Poorfellow , sadly , "I've nothlnir but my good nauio tn offer you , but I love you passionately and well. Will you bo my wifol" Miss Main- chance , sweetly "Come around again In another - other month , Mr. Poorfollow. If Mr. Ten- million doosn'turoposo by that time I will bo yourtruo , loving wife. " The cause of woman Is coming on. At the initial event of the centennial commemora tion , the breakfast of the presidential party at the homo of Governor Green , of Now Jer sey , the head of the table was occupied by Mrs. Uroon , who bad the president of the United States at her right and the vice president ident at her left. ' Is this prophetic ? Mrs. Carter , tlio Chicago woman who paid $10,000 for u cloak , has u double chin , pout ing lips , a peakoj. nose , keen eyes , heavi brows nnd ahorjrlidir. Her hands are largo : her feet are of a size unknown to tbo ropor- torlal Chleasoan , Byron said u prctjy woman never lookci so badly as whon.sno was eating. Probably ho never saw lier'liilUl up her skirts nnd wall across a muddy strtibt on her lieols. Gall Hamilton pwtlcos greater economy iu writing paper than almost any other lite rary man or wonnui ; , She uhvava writes on scraps of paper , tU ltacUs of old envelopes being her favorite/material. Mrs. Burnett 'h , s boon Invited by a rea llvo Lord Fauntletoy , whoso situation as well as name , she Unconsciously plagiarize ! in her story , to puy him a visit in his uncos tral OAtate , and see * for herself that the Fauntloroy cstato is not of suob stuff as dreams are made of. "That servant girl of yours Is the homo llest creature I over saw. I thought I asked you to got a good looking ono Ibistime , Maria. " "So you did , John , and that's the very reason I didn't ' do it. " A unlimo pananco was performed during holy week by u prominent socloty woman Clad in a working gown and equipped with soap and towels , she went to the Church of Advent and slowly and conscientiously scrubbed the stops of that udlllce , und the observation moat commonly made in tbo. pro ccodlng was : "Sho is the only wouiaa In Joston who dnros do suoh n thlnR. " There nro those , however , who romombar the pcnl cut who boiled the pens ho placotl In hit shoes , when they recall the fart that the ndy wns taken to nnd from thn sccno of her ontcn humiliation In her carriage. STA.TK AND TEIUUTOUY. Nobrnskn. Jottlnita. Kwlng has organized a creamery company vitb a capital of (5,000. The board of trade ot Plnttsmouth In * lorsos Judga Graft for the vacancy ou the ntcr-atato commerce commission. Thomas coanty lire-noses to Invest f 3,003 In a court house , while Nucltolls county threaten - en ! ) to Invest $50,000 In n similar structure. The copi of Nebraska City last week uegcd thirty-nine luw-brenkers. convicted thirty-seven and extracted $273. 18 from the gang. Pinna and specifications for the now JTU.OOO court house In Hastings must bo submitted by the 'J'.id of May. Bids for the bonds will also bo opened on that day. Plnttsmouth threatens to harness the Platte and use Its latent power in driving scores of Industries yet to bo. Meanwhile a vast amount of Jaw energy is going to waste. The supervisors of Uago have decided to submit n proposition to the voters to author- zo the issue of bonds for n court , house to bo iiillt nt Beatrice. The cost of the structure las not been nui-ocd upon , but it will approach preach ? 1BOOIX ) . The mule U gradually losing his place as : ho chief of living kickers. A bolt of lightning caught n pair unarmed nnd unpre pared for business , In Florence , and their souls lied instanter to the happy kicking ground. Thurston county is now ready for business. Pcndor captured tlio county seat , and a com plete set of oftlccholdcrs nro ready to maiingo affairs for themselves nnd the public. The spoils are about equally divided between the two parties. The Pacific Short Line has secured the right of way between Jackson und Haa- dolph in Da Kola county. Grading gangs arc nt work on the line , and expect to com plete 100 miles in live months. The survey ors are running a preliminary line west of Plalnvlew. The telephone building m Wnhoo was de stroyed by lightning und lire Tuesday night. While the lurid llntncs leaped high and mingled with the roaring storm , a heartless subscriber connected with the manager's oar nnd yelled , "Helio , Hell-o , Central , is it hot enough for you ) " The wretch escaped. The ux.-Hon. N. Iv. Griggs , the sweet troub adour of the Blue , is harping on the railroad string in Wyoming. Durlim n recent visit to Buffalo ho assured the anxious residents that the Wyoming extension of the Burlington would be built , and that the road would not stop snort of the coal fields. Niobrnra is anxious to know why the Mil waukee road maintains n useless right-of- way In that vicinity. For eight years the company has trilled with the patience of the people , and it is likely that they will give substantial encouragement to any company which jumps the grade und builds and oper ates n line. With the opening of the Sioux reservation Niobrnra expects a solid boom , nnd railroad facilities arc among- the chief essentials. Kearney Is loaded to the nozzle with pluck and enterprise. No scheme is too crcnt or perplexing to dull the keen edge of "energy , ami nn effort is spared to place the town in the front rank of prosnerity. Her agents nnd advocates nro scouring the cnst , singing her praises and securing men and means to advance her industries nnd UoveloiKJ her re sources. The latest movement of the people is for n railroad north to the Black Hills. Kearney is n model of push nnd energy. Her example will bear transplanting. The newspaper fakirs who are fleecing country towns by moans of "write-ups,1' are being unmercifully roasted , and deservedly so , by the local press. Here is a specimen from tlio Fremont Herald : "Probably the most utterly valueless und misleading of nil the professional "write-ups" over perpe trated upon Fremont ( and that is saying a good deal ) is the alleged pictorial "boom" edition ot the Omaha Republican , delivered hero in cart-load lots and hawked about in the still quiet of Sunday morning by a couple ofimpdrtcd professional gamins frotnOmabn , with yawps on 'om hue unto the bellowing of a fog-horn It reminded everybody of the remark which the devil is said to have made when ho sheared the hog great cry anil little wool. There was absolutely nothing in it that wns n bcnelit to Fremont. " Iowa Items. Boone has sunk * 7,000 iu n well 1,900 feet deep. A c-ypsum mill will blossom at Fort Dodge about the first of July. Street fatdrs. bogus checlc swindlers and mumps nro raging in the state. There is a largo emigration from towns and country to Dakota , Montana and Washing ton. ton.Bolmont Belmont offers a purse of $3,000 for the first manufacturing establishment located Iu the town. The numoor of hogs cut up at the Cedar Rapids packing house for the season is 57- 707 , against 44UiO ! for tbo corresponding period last year. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick , of Sioux City , are the proud parents of twenty-one chil dren , two of whom have died ; nearly nil of the nineteen nre grown nnd some are mar ried. ried.The The annual reunion of the Tri-Stato Old Settlers' association will bo hold at Keokuk , September 10. Judge Hubbarrt , of Cedar Haplds ; S. M. Clark , of Keokuk , and John M. Palmer , of Illinois , willdoliver addresses. John Benkson , painter , heads the list of largo families in Dubuquo. Ho is the father of eighteen children. John Jenny comes next with sixteen. There is ono family of llfteen children , three ot fourteen , seven of thirteen , and fifteen of uneven dozen to date. The Order of Hallwny Conductors has de cided to build a national homo somewhere in the state , the prize going to the town offer ing the best inducements. Davenport , Bur lington , Sioux City , Clinton , Council Bluffs and Creston are candidates. The edifice will cost H'MO.OOO. Over 2,800 head of cattle nro being foci at the glucose works nt Mnrshalltown , consum ing less than half of ' .ho starch feed turned out by the factory. Upward oi 1'JQJ steers aru being still fed in one of the barns. The works are now grinding an nvora'go of 5,000 bushels of corn u day. A bunch of agricultural chumps in Sac county have been done up for $5,000 by boirus nursery agents. Karly last month u young follow , claiming to represent the nursery ut Fort Dodge , went through the county taking orders for nursery stock. These ordeis turned out tn bo notes pay.abloatFortDodgo. Fire bugs nro heaping up the ashes In vari ous towns. If all losses credited to incendiaries - aries are correct , over j > 0OJO , worth of prop erty has boon destroyed by thorn nt various points within n wuok. Naturally there is a daogorous undercurrent of public feeling , and the first pctrolouso captured is likely to Imvo his wind bhut off suddenly nnd effec tively. _ Casper reports a building nnd real estate boom of moderate dimensions. A mineral exhibit will farm a conspicuous part of tbo territorial fair next fall. The Denver und Nebraska parties who are working the Pans creek gold placers , will put $35,000 mom into th'c enterprise this year , The board of tradoof Cheyenne docs not con line its pnorulos to resolutions. A purse of 10,000 has been raiseu to bucuro u steve foundi.v. . The Cheyenne board of trade has declared for sluluhood , couplnd with an insinuation that tl o people are thoroughly ripu for tha duties und responsibilities nt the position. The western end of the Pacific short line is actively at work In tlio com sections of Wyoming. The company Has secured a val- unblo trnet of coal land uuar Bessemer , which point the road expects to roach this season , Preparations are being made to dovclopo the mines. A strong Pennsylvania syndicate , com posed of practical oil man , ono of whom has bored more than 3uO wells in Pennsylvania , will soon sink a well in ilio Salt creek lieldr . Tlio contract spouitlcs that boring must 1m under way before July 1 , anil that the well must penctralo to the Decotah , or oil-bearing rock , The welt is to bo bored near the line between Carbon and Johnson counties. Tlio discovery la announced ol a line vein of coal near the mouth of the No Wood basin on the Big Horn rlvur , The vein ia eight foot thick and frco from all foreign matter. The coal has the peculiar peacock color of tlio Hod Lodge coal In Montana , and is probably a contlnuallnn of thn sumo for mation oxtondinf , ' up between thu Wind river and Big Horn mountains. PUBLIC LANDS AND BUILDINGS Thplr Condition Reported by the Board ns Satisfactory * THE STATE CAPITAL COURTS. Iilconslnu Dritj * DUponncr.i Two Girls Gone With n Glpif Onnjr Antici pation * of tlio Cold Water Meeting Next Month. LINCOLN UunrAu orrns Outfit Unit , ) 103J V STiiEBr , } LINCOLN. May 8. I The routine expenses of the stnto Institu tions wcro allowed nt the regular monthly mooting of the board of public lands nnd building ! ! . Reports show these Institutions to bo in n lilirhly prosperous condition. The manage- moiit of ono und nil seems to bo running smoothly now. No brouKcrs , oven , reported nt the soldiers' nnd sailors * homo. Culver's ' hotel , bettor known ns the Indus trial homo , however , was kuocKcd out In an item of the expense ) account. J. U. Culver put In a bill for $1)00 for two horses. The board put it that "two horses" could nol bo purchased with att appropriation for "two mules , " nnd HO decided. Regent Mallallott sends lit n-splciidid ro- porl of the state industrial school. Ho re ports 23. articles of wearing apparel made In the tailor shop , and l,48i repaired. The shoo shop turned out US pair * of shoos , valued at $1SU.8I ( , and repairing valued at fttl.UO. The sowing girls deftly fashioned t5l ! ar ticles and repaired 430. Flvo Inmates wore parolted during the month of April , and eight persons were committed. Hy some hook or crook the board made n mistake in awarding the contract for fur nishing coal for the industrial school. It wns given to J. S. Slzor at $ . * i.G7 per ton. It turns out that , George li. Mowing had put in a lower bid. Downing so notified Superin tendent Mallalleu , who , iu turn , nolltled the board , and correction was duly made. Sizer refused to stand a reverse order , and under took to deliver coal at the institution In any event. The superintendent put his foot down on this very emphatically , refusing to receive any coal that ho m'pht ' deliver , mid a law suit seems lufiiiincul. Mallalieu seems bent on guarding the state's funds disbursed through the institution ho represents. Concluding his rcnort , Superlnterdont Mallalleu says : "Tho work la the several dcp.irtmcnts is progressing in a very satisfactory manner. Nearly all of the cultivated land is being used for garden purposes. I have made arrangements with the canning company to tike : all surplus vege tables , and think the farm will thus bo n source of revenue in addition to supplying our own needs in this line. It also gives em ployment to our boys , which is an important consideration , as wo Imvo moro diflleulty In governing them when there Is little than otherwise. Present attendance : Family A , 0V family H , 40 ; family Q.41 ; family E , 4t ! ; family F , 40. Total , U14. " Dr. Ivtiapp , superintendent of the Lincoln Insane asylum , reports as follows : Inmates , April 1 , 3'Jl ' ; April 3J , S'J ; admitted , 10 ; dls charged , 17 ; died , . The superintendent also tiled the chemical history of John 1C. Woodward , a patient from Saunders county. who died April US ; also of Thomas I' . Konit- lett , of Hull county , who tiled on the lilst. James Hcaton petitioned the board to order the superintendents of the various state institutions to see that all honorably discharged soldiers or sailors , who died in mates , be buried iu some suitable place or cemetery , and in a place not generally used for the pauper dead , and further that all soldiers buried near the Lincoln hospital for the insane bo tranfcrred to Wyuka ceme tery so that their graves can bo suitably marked as provided for by law. It is only necessary to add that the order will go out , and that Mr. He.iton was instructed to transfer the remains of dead soldiers , lying iu the yard at the asylum , to W.vuka , n sad duty ho is now engaged in performing. 1 ho District Court. Judge Chapman , who presides in the second end court , took the mandamus of W. J. Cooper vs. the city authorities under advise ment. This morning ho took np tlio cuso of HoweLl Uros. vs.Viso ct al simply an ordinal y foreclosure of a mechanics' lien. Before Judge Field , the attachment against B. F. Knight , the Stevens Creek Juror who failed to appear , wao returned and dismissed. Knight was sick and unable to attend court. The case of Charles Thomas , charged with forgery , was continued until Friday moru- in or. Colonel Phllpott and Captain Woodward wcro appointed counsel for Michael and Joseph Urunner , charged with assault with intent to commit murder. A motion for n new trial iu the cose of Severin vs. the Omaha & Republican Valley railway company , was filed by plaintiff's at torneys this morning. The case of Mary A. and P. J. Grant vs John Fitzgerald , settled and dismissed as per stipulation filed. The ease of the stuto vs Bert Overman , a good looking nnd intelligent youth , nineteen years of ago , who is charged with burglary , occupied the morning session of the court in Judge Field's room. Overman is charged with having broken into and entered n roa- taurant in this city , and having stolen call- bles and money to the amount of $3. Tlio Jury , however , took a merciful view of tlio case and found the boy not guilty as charged , but llxed his crime ns petit larceny and assessed the value of the goods stolen at a nominal sum. _ Ijnmhortfion on Hewer Itunili. City Attorney Lanibcrlson has prepared his opinion on the sewer bond question , and it will bo submitted to the council , Friday evening. It will bo remembered that Injunc tions have been brought to prevent the col lection of the assessments in the sewer dis tricts , and in consequence has loft the city without funds to moot the construction , and hcnco suit has been brought direct against the city in the United States district court. In view nf the near approach of Ilia session of that court , the city allot noy was asked for his opinion as to the probable outcomeof the case. After reviewing thu history of the ease ho says ; Two courses are open to the city. 1. To defend these suits on the ground that the city authorities hod no power to construct these sowars , and in ontonng Into contracts for their construction exceeded their authority - ity and that the contracts am therefore null and void. J. To admit the Justlcaof the claims and confess Judgment for the amounts due , AH to the llrst course , 1 am of thn opinion that the defense there indicated is not tena ble as the charter undoubtedly authorized the council to construct nnd rep.ilr sewers and drains , ana I understood the council wcro so advised , before tlio work was com menced , by other uounspl , Hut oven though thu council did exceed its powers the city would bo cstoppnd from suiting It un fur the reason that it stood by and permitted the sew ers to bo built and the contractors tn expend money , labor nnd material in their construc tion. and received and accepted them through the board of public works , and still rotultis ami uses thorn. The city is bound morally ami equitably to pay these men a fair com pensation for tlie worK they huvo doim , Should the second course ho adopted the question would arise , how shall tlio indebt edness thus created and acknowledged bo mot I First Hy levying a tax to meet it , either all in ono year or distributed over two or more yoirn , If the court would so order. SeccudBy Issuing bonds of the city. This , under the charter , would require the acquiescence and consent of ilia electors of thu city expressed ut an election hold for ttiut purpose. I hope the council will this matter early nnd careful consideration , und deWr/umu Children Cry for Pitcher's ' Castoria. BThen Habf rrn Irtr , wo gare her Cutotla. When li wa a ChiU , ! io cried for CutoiiA , Wlitin ito bocaino Uiw , she clunc to f > ut < u IA , \VJ'UUiBhs < f Child/to&Lo\vettttn ( ; t'Mtnrla. upon nml advlso mo the conrao th y deslrA pursued In Iho promises. I hnva endeavored td stnto fully the legal aspect of thd case , nnd Icftvt ) the council to doled such rourso ns , In Its Judgment , shall best Ailbsorvd thd interests of the city. Should the council do * tormlno to adopt tha second course sli& < Rested by mo , nnd submit n proposition to issue bonds to fund this Indebtedness , { would suggest that it bo done nt ouco , bo fora Judgment Is obtained. Stnla Ilfmril of IMinrmnor. The stnto board of pnnrmnoy met In tha scnnto chamber , to-ilny , to bold the regular quarterly examination of Applicants who do- slro to practice pharmacy In the stato. Mom * bors of the bonrd present : F. A. Strutz , of North Plntto ; Henry D. Uoydon , of drntul Island ; Henry Cook , of Hod Cloud ; Max Bricht , of Omnhn , nml James Rood , ot Nebraska City. Thirty-four applicants reg istered for examination this morning , most of whom had folded tliolr manuscripts bo * fore the dinner hour , hnvln ? answered the nnswornblo questions of the list as compre hended by by thorn. This is nn fndox that the pharmacists of the stnto , successful In examination , nro nn intelligent set of follows nnd nro prepared to hnndlo drugs , medicines nnd compounds deftly nnd intelligently. Tbo board speaks very flatteringly of the nil- vanced Rtnmllng of the pharmacists doing business In tbo stnte , nnd bospoalc for thorn still hlghor progress , It Is learned that the amended pharmacy law gives general sails- faction. Two Olfls ( Jono Wroni ; . The friends of Hnttlo Clark nnd Franoli Ponnlngton , two young nnd foolishly ro mantic girls , about sixteen years of ngo , wcro grieved to learn that they had forsaken parents nnd homo to take up n wandering llfo with n band of gypsies , which has boon camping In the suburbs of the city for sev eral days past. It Is learned thnt tha friends of tbo girls rat used to credit thn story when it was told them last night , but the evidence became HO Indisputable this morning that they could not doubt it longer , nnd they at once took measures to prevent their wandering into n hopeless llfoof shnmo. Sheriff Mcleck Is hard In pursuit of tha band , nnd It is thought ho will bo enabled to return them to their homes before another day has gone. The notion of the foolbh girls is said to bo unaccountable , for they wcro very pleasantly surrounded and thought to be above nnd beyond romantic and wnutou fancies. City Now * nnd Notes. The Scott & Murphy complaint before the stnto board of transportation will ho hoard Juno 5 , at Utlca. This case excites n good deal of interest among elevator men. The following ease was illod for trial In the supreme court to-day : The Chicago , Bur lington & , Qulncy Railroad company vs Paul Krlski ; error from Platte county. "Lath tuckers" are nt work on the now Christian church. This beautiful odltlco will bo llnlsliod nnd furnished nnd ready for dedication In n few short weeks now. Tbo Episcopal church nlso needs completion. Both buildings nro n credit to the city. The cnso of Woempner nnd Hargln , tha druggists who were arrested for violating the Sunday liquor law , nml selling without permits , wns continued until the 15th. This cnsu Is attracting almost ns much interest ns the Wood's murder cnso , pending trial In the district court. The tongue of the political gosslnor Is again wagging. All sorts of rumors nro nllont rcgnrdlng the candidacy for the su preme Judgoshlp. It is said hero thnt At torney Woodward , of this city , poses ns n dark horse , nnd will not bo nverso to step ping into the present incumbent's shoes. 15. F. Wnrren , of Nebraska City , nnd Judga Dilwortb , of Hustings , are nlso said to bo candidates. Judge GroIT , of Omaha , who , should ho consent to enter the race , would , It is said , become Judge Hooso's only dangerous rival. But the fool ing is strong that Uceso is the general favorite. The cold water brigade will bo here in all its felory Juno 5. Preparations for the re ception of the nrmy tiavo already com- monccd. It is rumored thnt the third party is preparing to have the big say in the racket. This , however , "non-partisans" say , shall not , bo. An effort will bo made In any event to prevent delegates from calling each other liars and otlmr bad names , nnd it is coldly given out thnt down comes Iho "meat bouso" of nny person , who forgets to bo u gentle man. KEFllKSHING Texas Sifting : An Ohio man has tnkeq the small-pox from a pig. What an Ohio man will not take Is nol worth having. Puck : Last winter's coat , with the lining torn out , is fashionable lor ofllco wear. It should bo decorated with rod ink and muci lage. Norristown Herald : An English writer says the American girl "puts on too many airs. " No wonder ! An American girl with nn nccordlon sKirt , bugle trimming , II n ted what-you-call it , and a couple of strings to her beau may not bo musically inclined , but she can hardly help putting on airs. Epoch : "Ah , " sighed Jones , "I suppose ho so now explosive wo road of are useful , but I have ono whicii can blow nny number of men at once and Immediately bo ready for another attack , I would gladly dlsposo of It to nny foreign government , the moro distant the better. I refer , gontlomeu , " ho explained to the interested crowd , "to iny wife. " Boston Courier : "Yes , Jennie11 ; * ala the young lady's beau as ho clasped her small band In bis and gazed loulngly Into her melt. Ing eyes , "although I'm In comfortable clr. cumstanccs now , I'vo ' seen thoaay when I've been hard pressed. " ' 'Indeed , " she said. "Y cs , Indeed , pretty hard pressed. " "I don't remember , " she said with a flhy look , "of over being hard pressed. " Bho was a moment after. Miss Plnlnuin Thnt horrid Mrs. Buta actually has her photographs for sale In the stationer's shop. I couldn't do such a thine under any consideration. Her bitterest friend--You haven't the face to ; bavo you dcarl Burlington Free Press : Mrs , Youngwlfo What is this cloth thing , George , that looks like tno leg ot n shrunken pair of trousers I Mr. Young wife Why , that's ray gun caso. Mrs. Youngwlto O , yes ! One of those l.lilnjs they call gun-brccchen. Boston Transcript : Fenrterson ( who Is struck with on idca--Baw ) Jove , Miiinio , but sn't It dooced odd , don't yor know , that tlio first president should have had tbo name name ns the capital nf the United States ) And quite appropriate , ton , when a fellah comes to think of it , don't yor Uncnv. Ch eking Catarrh' Hare yon iiirckanod from n disturbed eli-cp with nil tlio honlhlo sensations or an nsHasnln clutfliUii ; your throat und pressing Iho life- broi'b from ynur tightened chut ? IInvo you noticed the languor and debility Hint iinct coil thu elli rt to cOfiir your throut and bund or thlx cu- larrhal mutter/ What u dum-osslm ; Inlluoncu U x rt8 njiim Hie mindclouding tliomrmnry nnd Illllni ; tliti lip.fl with pains und atrnnuo noUoul How d'lllcnlt It In to rd ) the nasal piu Bae * , tliroiit un-llniiKS of this pnUoiions mucous ull can t < > i : If..1vio . | ; iru allllrteil wltln'utnirh. How rfllll-ult to protect the > ty t m nu'alun IU further jiniBrivig fnvRrilH the lime * , llvor nnd klilnoy * . ull iiliyilchuu will udmlt. It Is a Ivrilblo ills- em-i' . nml crli-Ron * for relief and cure. The roiunrkabla cnrntlvo powers when nil other renii'dlH * utterly fall , of HANKOIIII'S Hun- ( ! At. Crut : , arc att out wl by thousands whograte- fully recommend It to follow Hutrorerf. No dtMoiUHntlHiiiniluretrardlua It ttiut cannot bu Btib-itaiulitlcil by the most rosectubto ami re. liable inferences. Knchpncknt contains one Uottloof the HAIII ou. < ; iiiK.onooxofCATAHin.uBOI.VKNT. ; ! ! mid ttnlMi'iutveu INIIAI.KII , with tr ullne and illruB- tlon * . and In Hold by all druBuiila for ! . ! 1'Ormi UllUnANIlUllKMlUAL , CO , , IIOSIOK KIDJIEY PAINS With tliolr woftry. dull , c.11iiK. llfolms , all-Komi HBiifttion , HKI.IBVIM ; IK o.vu .MINKMHUy ttltt < ; iniCUUA tN'VI-l'AIN l-i.AhTKti. Tlie tlr t and only pain-sub diiluK pa ! r. Absolntiily unrlvalleil iu aUn alitntniieiiuj and lufalllblo antidote to palu.lii- tltirnmntion and waakniDH. At all drnu-cUt 2i rents : lllve for 1.W ; or , postage free , ofPu7 rxa 3 ,