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THE OMAHA DAILY , EE ; FRIDAY , MAY 10 1889.
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GKNKHAI. SciioriKLD tinfl. Secretary
ofVur Proctor will bo in Omahn Satur
day. Mr. IlenryT. Clarke is already
in the city witli a map of Bcllovuo.
IF YOU want to know tlic mnn who
liavo the inside for the most important
federal positions in this state , take up
TIIK Bias's legislative blacklist for the
last tlu-oo sessions.
Du. Po\vnrT , RUKVKS , the medical
quack whom Tun Bun hooted out of
Omahtv last spring , has been driven out
of Helena , Mont. Roovcs is one of the
most brazen charlatans in the profession.
NICIJUASICA CITV is needlessly wrathy.
Omuha is not responsible for the fabricators
caters who jump at conclusions. There
is ample territory to supply both stock
markets , and room for both to prow and
prosper.
now superintendent of construc
tion of the county hospital might well
add to his recommendations to the
county commissioners that a number of
iron tie-rods bo inserted down the back-
hone of certain obstreperous and hot
headed momhors.
THE imported plumbers must have
boon favorably impressed with Omaha
hospitality. It is tv metropolitan weak
ness. The rivalry of the local frater
nity to entertain their eastern fjucsts
was a specimen of rare generosity.
They came , they saw , and were con
quered , and after "viewing the land
scape ) o'er , " were sent on their way
'rejoicing , with passage paid and a sur
plus in their pockets. Their bills were
not questioned.
STATISTICS of the past week's move
ment of hogs is commended to the seri
ous consideration of the managers of
the South Omaha market. Omaha is
the only city which records a reduction
compared with the same period last
year. This condition is not creditable
to the management. It shows that
there is something radically wrong , and
measures should bo adopted at once to
place the market on a level with its
competitors east and south.
TUB rains Unit have prevailed during
the past few days throughout the north
west removed the dangers that were
threatening growing crops from the
prolonged absence of rain , and reports
from Minnesota and Dakota represent n
great improvement in the conditions
find prospect. Nebraska was also suffer
ing from want of moisture , but there is
no further cause of complaint , the rain
fall of the past forty-eight hours having
extended throughout the state and boon
Bulllcient to supply all the molsturo immediately -
mediately required.
PUUSUANT to a resolution of the Illi.
nois legislature , the pcnlto'ntiary
authorities of that state h.ive submitted
reports as to the feasibility of manufac
turing twine in the prisons. They
Hhow that it can bo do'no , and the coal
of manufacture will not exceed one and
ono-halt cent par pound. This is a
novel expedient for attnoKlng the twin *
tnmt , and while it is not expected thai
anything will bo done by the legislature
ture nt the present session , ponlton
tlary-mailo twine may become an 1111
nois product in the not fur future. Tlu
farmers of that stuto generally ani
heartily approve the plan.
As AVAS to bo expected the report o
the intpcctor appointed tooxnminn lut <
the agricultural departments of thi
schools and colleges receiving govern
ment aid is far from being encouraging
With few exceptions the colleges of tin
various states to which the govornmon
has contributed viiluablo land grunts fo
the purpose of teaching farmer's sou
the principles of agriculture , havafalloi
far short of their duties. They huv
drifted away from their original design
They fall to educate for the farms , am
their tendency Is to discourage youni
men from the pursuit of agriculture , b
their moagro facilities and lack of in
torcat in the study of agriculture. Th
attention of Secretary Husk has hoe
attracted to this abuse of the bounty c
the government. It is more than likel
that the new secretary of agriculture wi
force these institutions to comply mot
strictly with their- obligations to tli
government , and make the iigrlcuHur ;
colleges something bettor than a so
berth for supornnuated politicians.
AN EASTERN PKOTBST.
The business men ot the east nro
manifesting nn oven stronger interest
than these of the west in the question
ot curtailing , or shutting off altogether ,
the competition of Canadian with
American railroads. This subject Is
now being investigated by u senate com-
mlttoo , of which Senator Cullom U
chairman , and the expressions ot opin
ion by the mercantile communities are
therefore tlmoly. Ono of those ha9 re
cently come from the board of trade ot
Portland , Maine , which passed a reso
lution protesting against the enactment
ot any legislation "which will deprive
our citizens of the facilities .for trans
portation of brpnd-stuffs and manufac
tures now offered by our great com
mercial highways through Canadannd
between the Atlantic seaboard and the
west. " It also protests against any
amendment of existing laws for the
purpose ot throwing obstacles In the
way of such transportation , and against
the withdrawal of the privilege of
carrying merchandise of the United
Stales in bond through Canada , as now
practiced , and against any action which
will tend to obstruct or destroy compe
tition in the transportation of
such merchandise , thereby build
ing up monopolies to the
detriment of the cities nnd commercial
interests now receiving the benefits of
free and unobstructed transportation to
and from the west over Canadian rail
roads.
It is not at all questionable that this
view will bo very generally acquiesced
in by the producers and shippers of the
west , and that they will join hands with
the mercantile and manufacturing in
terests of the cast in resisting any at
tempt by legislation or govern mental
action to do away with Canadian rail
road competition. There is no patriotIsm -
Ism in the question. It is a purely
practical matter , and as such involves
an annual saving in the cot of trans
portation to the people of the east and
wcst.amountlng to a vast sum which
they are not willing to sacrifice in the
interest of a few American roads that
are largely owned by foreign capital.
As to requiring the foreign corpora
tions which do business In the United
States to conform to our laws , and sub
mit to the same regulations that are
imposed upon our own roads , such a
policy ap'poars to bo very generally re
garded as being just and neces
sary. It would obviously be a
great mistake to permit alien
corporations to enter our territory and
carry on their business free from any of
the restrictive regulations to which
American railroads must submit , but it
does not appear that tlio enforcement of
this policy need involve any serious in
terference with the competition which
is claimed to bo so bcnoiicial to the pro
ducers and consumers of tha country.
So far as the senate committee has
proceeded with its investigation , it has
obtained little encouragement for the
plan of cutting olt the Canadian compe
tition , while the opinions given to the
secretary of the treasury regarding the
dutiable character of Canadian-built
cars used in the transportation ot mer
chandise between points in Canada and
the "United States were uniformly in
opposition to tl&a proposed duty. It was
said by the representatives ot American
roads who expressed their views to the
secretary that cars built in Canada
have been admitted free ot duty for
twenty years , and that any change in
practice would ro'sult in great damage
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to domestic interests. It is qulto probable -
able that the secretary of the treasury
will obtain other and different opinions ,
but it is hardly to bo supposed that ho
will adopt the policy of subjoctipg Cana
dian-built cars to a duty. The whole
question is of immediate and far-reach
ing importance , and the conclusions of
the senate committee will bo awaited
with great and general interest.
. A DISCOUItAQIXO ItRSULT.
The advocates of coramorcial union
with Canada were not given uny en
couragement by the parliament which
adjourned last wook. Early in the ses
sion the loader of the opposition to the
protective , system made a vigorous as
sault upon the policy , but nil efforts to
secure uny modification of it ended in a
complete failure. The fact was clearly
( li&closod that the Canadian manufac
turers fear oven a mild form of reciproc
ity , nnd thnt they are always ready to
obey a note of alarm sounded by Pre
mier Maudonald. The opposition to the
government is strong : , nnd its loaders
are able and aggressive. Tlio minis
terial party lost some of its strength ,
ita majority in parliament having boon
reduced. Rut it was still ample to
carry through every measure it desired
nnd to keep intact the policy that stands
as barrier against commercial union
or any form of trade reciprocity with
tlio United States.
How long the now dominant party
can rotaiu power may depend -
pond somewhat upon the lifetime
of Sir John A. Mucdpimld , who
appears to bo n strong and capable
leader. Mr. ErustusViman , who is
ono of the most nrdant and hopeful ad
vocates of commercial union , said be
fore the semite committee In Now York
that Canada cannot stay as she is , that
Him must cither become an independ
ent republic or join with the United
Stales , "Tho hopes of a great party , '
said Mr. Wlimn , "rest entirely upon
ono old man. After the death of Sir
John Mncdonuld will comodeluge. " J3ui
this view may be too optimistic. Doubt'
less tlio loss of this great loader would
' very materially weaken Uio party in
power , but it must bo 'granted that that
r party reals upon principles and sontl
9 ments which appeal powerfully to the
1 majority of the Canadian people , and
which would continue in fprco without
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the championship of Sir" John Mac-
1r donald. There is n feeling of national
1F pridij and independence among the
F Canadian people which was notinspirod
wholly by that veteran statesman
B though ho has perhaps done more thai :
(1f ( uny other to stimulate and strengthen
(1y > it. Tbo idea of commercial union will
y the Unltod States is repugnant to mos
of the people of Canada because il woul
0
necessitate u surrender , in some do
° . greo , of tlio commercial indepondonc
' of tlio Dominion , and because it i
thought to involve the possibility , however
over remote , of political uulou and th
complete domination of tlio weaker by
luo stronger power. These nnd other
objections to nny such radical ohnngo
In the relations ot Canada with the
United States , as has boon proposed ,
have boon repeatedly nnd vigorously
urged by Canadian statesmen , and it Is
not to bo doubled that they arc so firm
ly rooted in the popular mind as not to
bo easily or speedily romovod. A fair
nnd equitable arrangement for trade-
reciprocity between tlio two countries
would , in all probability , bo to the ad
vantage ot both , but the outlook for ef
fecting such nn arrangement can not nt
present bo regarded as flattering.
; 1S TO TI1K CITY HALL.
\Vo do not propose to take part in the
controversy over the city hall plans ,
which is mainly carried on by parties
who made the lighten the Myers plans
and delayed the construction ot the nlty
hall throe years. The Myers plans
wore good enough , nnd It the building
had boon erected with reasonable dili
gence in compliance therewith , Omaha
would now have all her city ofllclals
located In a substantial and fire proof
building.
Now tliat the Myers plans have boon
abandoned , wo want to see the now
plans adopted with the least
possible jangle , nnd wo hope
to see work on the building begun
within the next sfxty days. The short
est out with this end in view will com
mend itself to all citizens not directly
interested in the competition between
architects and builders.
There is nothing to bo gained by a
perpetual wrangle over plans. What
ttie mayor and council should do is to
adopt a plan which a majority of the
council doom the most excellent. This
choice should bo made impartially with
the solo purpose of giving Omaha a
publicbulldlngin harmony with the sur
roundings , commodious and thoroughly
fireproof. No time should bo lost by
the council in ratifying its choice and
inviting bids from competent and re
sponsible bidders. The location of the
city hall has boon settled , the people
have given the council authority to
construct an elegant building , and have
voted them authority to issue the bonds
necessary for its erection. The man
date of the people should bo carried out
without needless delay. There has boon
time enough wasted already , and our
citizens have a right to expect that all
further filibustering shall cease.
A COMHITTISIS representing the
American forestry congress has just
laid before President Ilarrison a me
morial urging him to exert his ef
forts in-the enactment of laws to pre
serve the timber on the public lands.
The spoliation of our forests by timber
thieves has become a scandal in the
land office. Millions of acres of timber
lands on the public domain have baen
despoiled by corporations , great and
small , without oven the payment to the
government of the small amount nec
essary to obtain the foe simple of the
land. Other valuable timber lands
have boon sold at prices that would no
cover the cost of surveying them , and
which were abandoned us worthless the
moment the purchasers stripped thorn'
of their wealth. The indilloronco of
the govormont to stop this wholesale
robbery was taken advantage of time
and again. In the timber regions the
public conscience has boon greatly de
moralized thereby and when prosecu
tion of the offenders was finally at
tempted by the land olllco it was almost
impossible to secure conviction. The
commissioners of the public land ofllco
'have repeatedly exposed these frauds
and called loudly upon congress to
change the system of land laws and
management which permitted this un
blushing theft. Their appeals , however -
over , have failed to bring relief , and it
behooves President Harrison to add his
voice to theirs in calling upon congress
to reform this great abuse.
TITK board of health has taken a rad
ical now departure. An order has been
issued to the board of public works
directing that body to compel all own
ers of houses on lots adjacent to the
drainage sewers to connect their prom
ises therewith. The object the board
of health has in view is to improve the
sanitary condition of the city by doing
away with surface drainage. If this
change can bo brought about , it will
doubtless materially reduce the death-
rate , cut down the doctors' bills , and
prove a bonanza to tlio plumbers. But
there muy be several obstacles to over
come. In the first place , wo
doubt whether the board of health
nas any authority under existing ordi
nances and charter provisions to
issue orders to the board of public
works. .In tiio next place' , it is doubt
ful whether the board of public works
could compel property owners to build
sewer connections. It is possible * that
such an order might bo sustained as a
police nnd health regulation , but the
chances are that it would bo resisted
through the courts.
RKOAUDIXO the statement that the
chief obstacle in the way of manufac
turing tin plate in this country is the
difficulty of separating the tin from the
mica , which has not yet boon over
come , the Kapld City Journal says it is
erroneous. It states that the school of
mines at that place has practically and
successfully demonstrated that the sep
aration may not only bo made , but that
it may bo made by a comparatively sim
ple and comparatively inexpensive pro
cess. It is partly to determine the
practicability of separating the tin and
inicit that the Chicago capitalists who
contemplate establishing the tin plate
manufacture are going to the Black
Hills , and if they find this difficulty al
ready solved it may bo only a vorj
Hhort time until the manufacture of tin
pinto in this country is started on u
large bculo. .
IT ia still fresh in mind how certain
prominent business men ot Buffalo ,
connected with the Standard oil trust ,
wore convicted of conspiring to ruin a
local oil company which hold out
against that combination. The climax ,
after two yours of litigation , in the
case has now boon reached. The men
convicted were 'lot off with a simple
fine of two hundred and fifty a oil an
o each , while the persecuted company
was forced iut6 brnnkruptoy through
the machinations ol the Standard oil
trust. The ovldonco In the case showed
that these 'raoh ' were guilty ol nn at
tempt to set fir.p to the local company's
works , nnd tho'.light fine imposed reads
Ilk a Irnvoslv oi justice. The grip of
the Standard oil octopus paralyzes
oven the arm of the law.
Tnosre enthusiasts who imaglno that
a navy can bo built in a day , are res
pectfully dialed to the difficulties at
tending the construction of armored
ships by our government. An appro
priation was made throe years ngo for
the building of the Texas , and nt this
date the hull ot the great iron vessel
has hardly boon begun. The con
struction , however , has not been un-
nocossarlly delayed. The selection ot
a plan by competition among naval
designers , the preparation of the dry
docks for her reception , the awarding
ot the contract for her machinery , and
lastly , the provisions made for her
armament , have consumed time. It is
highly probable that several years more
must elapse before the Texas is ready
to go into active service.
IT will bo a matter of gratification to
residents in the southwest part ot the
city to know that rapid street car facili
ties are to bo provided to and from the
business district. For n number ot
years tv largo population in that"30011011
has had to put up with the slow-going
horse car. A mint of money awaits the
company first to provide quick means ot
transit to nnd from Hanscom park.
HISKMAN OuLiiicitS , the wealthy
Now Yorker , is spoken of in certain
quarters as the probable successor of
the late William H. Barnum at the
head of the .democratic national com
mittee. This arrangement , however ,
would leave Rainbow Chaser Brice out
in the woods.
No Flics on Itrottiei * Jonathan.
Kew York Sun.
Our country need not fear that Its Inok of
a costly and crushing military establishment
f the old world pattern denotes Inok of real
dofonslvo strength. Ccrcuioulns conducted
nnd controlled by nu organization of ultlzons ,
with national nnd state co-oporatlou , brought
together n line body of drilled and equipped
roops , nnd also enough other marohinp
organizations to swell that force to n great
army. And thcso were only typos of millions
n reserve , on whoso prompt services In au
emergency the government can rely If it only
has n good supply of weapons nnd equip
ments ready.
An Ensy Solution of the Problem.
riiUdiMithla Inquirer.
The south is full of men who talk by the
hour of solvlng'tho negro problem. It isnlso
full of men who discourse by the week of
the glorious constitution. But wo notice
that none of these eloquent gentlemen have
yet hit upon the constitutional solution of
.ho problem In which they nro BO deeply In
terested. This solution Is merely to enforce
the principle underlying all our laws , which
teaches that nil men are free mid equal.
A Prohibition Paradox.
Chicago Times.
Ono of the most contradictory things la
politics is prohibition. In Kansas , for in
stance , In 1SSO , nrior to the passage of the
prohibitory amendment , the number of'vcx-
stamps issued to that state by the govern
ment was 1,800. Last year the number was
3,100.
Only in Election Times.
Chicago Times.
A Missouri paper savs it is no uncommon
sight In Kansas for boys to bo taken homo
drunk in wagons. Kansas prohibition doesn't
very well except in election times.
THE 1NUUSTK1A.L )
Firemen on the Philadelphia & Roauing
railroad will not bo allowed to run engines ,
and will bo examined at the end of six
months for promotion to engineers. If the
fireman shall succeed In Ins examinations ho
will receive a certificate , and if ho does not
ho must Uro cightoon months moro before ho
can take another examination.
Twenty-seven iron furnaces in the Mahon-
ing valley have reduced the WBROS of their
employes 10 per cent. Reductions in wages ,
disclaiming of employes nnd shut-downs are
common throughout Pennsylvania.
The boss niasous and Journeymen brick
layers of Now York city , at a recent con
ference , fixed the scale of wages tor the ensuing -
suing year at $4.05 a day. The limits of
work nro nine hours lor flvo days of the
week and eight on Saturday.
Carpenters employed by tho'citylgovorn-
incut of Chicago , now get the union rate of
wages , 35 cents per hour for a working day
of eight hours.
The London Ironmonger reports a preference -
once for American tools in the English , Aus
tralian and Now Zealand markets.
Thousands of labororsat Panama ar'o idle
on account of ttio suspension of work on Uio
canal , and business is paralyzed.
Tlio employes of the New York titaata
Zcitung have received a dividend of 10 per
cent on their earnings lor the year 1SSS.
Sotno women In England malto good salaries
by manufacturing the dainty silk and lace
lamp shades now so popular. A dealer in
London who glories in the royal patronage ,
pays ono woman $200 a month for the shades
she makes.
A labor movement is spreading rapidly
throughout Cicnnuny.
In Great Britain thcro are 203 tin plate
mills , employing 11)0,000.
England's 7OOOTlour mills can make 51-
000.000 barrels pcr" 'ear. The country con
sumes 80 per cei t of this amount , a great
deal of which come * from America and Hun. .
gary. .
8TATI5 AND XKUR1TORX' .
N Irniilca Jottlnu * .
Hushvillo Is giviuK'prohibition a trial.
The vlllago blaakbmlth ofVllber mourm
the loss of $100 worth of tools.
Hastings Bijjhsora union depot to matct
the complexion of , tbP now court house.
Wednesday's ' rain wus worth thousands ol
dollars to farmero hereabouts. Every drop
washed away u frown from agricultural
browa. , jj
During the wind storm a few days ago t
Junluta lady became so frightened that slu
died in a ill. It was a sad blow to thi
family.
The onglncorlB annual report of public improvements
provomonts in Nebraska City shows a tola
of (100,000 expended In fostering a Bold
growth last year.
The April report of poitoRlco business in
Nebraska City shows an Increase of't ! pot
cent In the number of piocon handled the
previous month.
Kearney is beginning to howl for a nov
donot. Every day the town discovers seine
thing lacking to complete hur happiness , am
she is not at all backward about asltltif
for It.
Six windmills wore blown down In the vl
chilly of Harvard. Monday. Ths sauio u'al
trilled with the Lincoln city co'iiicll ' for :
uioment , and pasaud away , screaming am
mutilated.
The Ulysses Dispatch says that Dr. Hall
ono of the Philadelphia couching party run
down by ( i freight trnin , Inst Friday , Is a
brother ot Arthur Halo , of VTly.ssM. Ir.
Hnlo was not injured. ,
Polo Urlilgcmnn , a Konrnoy thug , caressed
Bill Ilobons with n poker , cutting a man of
the local canal on his scalp. I'oto' * Inlon *
' .Ions wcro considered suMVlcntly artistic to
ivnrrant n trinl In the district court ,
IConrnoy papers boast that the proposed
end to the Ulfick Hills Is practically ns *
iurod , Omaha and cixntorn capitulltts have
.groctl to put $100,000 Into the enterprise on
andltion thnt Kearney puts up n bonus ot
.73,000 . , nil the offer was promptly accepted.
"uch enterprise and grit takes the modal.
Vork utters a wall of woo against inado *
.uoto train torvlco In that vicinity. The
pirlt of reform and retrenchment whlch.por-
ndos the Uurllngton strikes York In a ton *
er spot , nnd peace ami contentment hnvo
akon flight. This chnngo convince * the
rcMdonts "thnt there Is something radically
, vrong with the operating dopartmonU"
A gang of six migratory toughs leaped
fem the brake beams of n train at Kxotor ,
md proceeded to tto the town without Invl-
ation. After replenishing with boor , bologna
nut broad , they entered a clothing store anil
ccured ttio latest styln spring suits In ox-
for n stout blulT. Such unblemished
crvo could not pass without publlo rccog-
Itlon. The authorities waited ut > on thorn
nil tendered them quarters In the city Jail.
The Columbus Tolccram lifts dropped Into
, he starry realms or romance , of thrilling
ocal Interest In twelve chapters. The
oroino Is a widow of forty , neither fair nor
'at , but formerly forlorn nnd possessed of
) loomlng ncrcs. She advertised for n
inrtncr , and nn Illinois sucker Jumped nt the
lianco. Result , n brief courtship at long
rnugo , an nftcctlonato meeting , marriiigo ,
anil a matured row over the property. The
widow's daughter claimed a share of the
lomcstoiul. Hero Is where the Illlnolsan
Isplayed diplomatic "fine work. " For a
rifling cash consideration ho induced mother
mil daughter to confide the ilocil In him , mid
no is now' lord and master of the lands ' "nnd
11 thi ) hereditaments thorcunto belonging. "
It was In the suburbs of a Nebraska town.
Monuments of the "dear departed" rose
above the mounds of fresh and grass-topped
human clay. A funornl procession had'Just
deposited the Inanimate form of n local
port In a two by six. The melancholy BOX-
on piled his shovel vigorously , and the cold
jlods rattlfd a wlord ronuiom on the box
beneath. The acono nml sound overcame
.ho tender feelings of the chief mourner.
With n wild , piercing cry of anguish ho
dropped on Old Mould's shoulders nnd wept
" .remulously. The Roxton , generous man ,
.ittcrcil words of consolation and good cheer ,
)0intod out the futility of tears , and llnally
nuuccd the mourner to depart from the sni }
icono. Ho went , taking with him a ton-
dollar bill , the corner ot which stuck out of
ho gravo-dlggors vest pocket.
Uakntii Points.
Aberdeen figures n directory population of
' ,000.
,000.Work
Work has commenced on the foundation of
Dcadwood's city hall.
The Tontine trust has $1,000,030 to dls
ributo for good collateral in Watortown.
Dakota has W.000,000 in her treasury nnd
.mcounted millions in her hills and valleys.
An agent of an Omahalsyndleato is looking
around Ynnkton for a location to Invest $75-
00 in a hotol.
One hundred Iowa capitalists are booked
for an excursion to Wutcrtown to sample the
real estate In that vicinity.
Monday's storm was something of a hurri
cane nt UufTalo. Considerable damage was
done in town and country.
An agent of the Chicago , Burlington &
Quincy system Is in the Hills for the purpose
of examining into and reporting upon the min
eral resources oC the Hnls to his company.
His report will dc term in 3 how much the
company will invest in giving the Hills rail
road facilities.
The proposed development of the tin in
dustry of the lilack Hills by a Chicago syn
dicate excites considerable enthusiasm in
that region , 'iho value nnd quantity of the
mineral has been thoroughly demonstrated ,
and capital is the ono essential lacking to
| ) lnco the Black Hills in the front rank of tin
: > roduciui { countries.
The opening of the Sionx reservation will
witness a remarkable railroad race across
.ho territory. The Northwestern and Mil
waukee will build westward as soon as per
mission is given. Both roads are concen
trating material at their Missouri river ter-
nint Pierre nnd Chamberlain and are
making every preparation for a rush through
, ho laird of Sitting Bull.
Koumlnbout thu Mountain * ) .
Salt Lake Is enjoying a building boom of
argo dimensions.
Large quantities of asbestos has been dis
covered in the mines near Dinmuud City ,
Mont.
Butto. Mont. , Is practically out of debt.
Her underground wealth yields an average
of20l,000a ) week.
Lonsdalo , the adventurous lord , who
scoured the far north in the interest of sci
ence , has returned to civilization and Ta-
COIIlil.
Utah has decided to build a capital. The
cost is not to exceed 83,000,000. A premium
of $500 is offered to the best plan , compe
tition to close November 1 , 1SSU.
The owners of the Lost California Mine ,
eight miles from Shasta , are taking out
f 1,000 a day- Seine of thu best puyinu nro
looks like stone coal and has to bo worked
dry.
dry.Tho
The authorities of Denver have decided to
clean out the burnt district of the town. The
Job is a mighty One. No city In the country
equals Denver in flaunting vice nnO open
wickedness. Chicago or Now York have
nothing to compara with Hollldiiy street.
The Makabs are tlio only Indian tnbo on
the coast that have saved their land and ac
cumulated money. Ncah Bay , the second
best harbor on the coast , is on their roscrva-
-lion. They own three sealing schooners and
Tun the only store in the whole country.
During the scaling season most of the bucks
go ns hunters , getting from S3 to ! $5 for each
skin.
skin.San
San Francisco is confronted with the
problem of chocking the bloody work os tlio
c.ib.'c Juggernaut. Tlio number of pcoplo
killed by the cars , recently , forco.i the au
thorities to protect the lives of the people.
An.ordcr has been issued instructing the
compcnics to plnco wire guards around the
wheels , and prohibiting ttio USD of detached
cars after sixty days.
The influx of settlers Into Washington ter
ritory is Immense , niul ovary town Is enjoy
ing a boom. A real estate craze , similar to
that which swamped southern California
two yearn ago , is on , and the greatest spouu-
Ifitlvo activity prevails. It is an epidemic
which will soon collapse and crush thousands
of tondcrfcct. Tlio man who unloads
promptly will eomo out ahoad.
Got * $1,740 ,
WASHINGTON , May 0. Tlio war depart
ment has completed snd published the allot
ments of $100,000 appropriated by congress
for the equipment of the militia. The allot
ments uro based on the number of represen
tatives In congress , and will give Illinois
SJO.SSslJ , Iowa Sl'-VUO , Minnesota ftJ.OH , Ne
braska $1,740 , and Wisconsin 510,111. The
regulations provide that roiiuistlon for mili
tia supplies must bo made by the govornnrs
of the states and territories direct to the sec
retary of war. "
Hirnllpox on tlio WRatcrnlnnd ,
NEW YOIIK , May 0. The Htoamshlp Wost-
arnlnml , which arrived from Antwerp yes
terday , had a case of smallpox among the
stecrugo passongors. The patient Is a girl
six years old. She waa isolated from the
rest of the passengers and was transferred
on Jior arrival to the hospital on North
Brother's island. The steerage piuscngors
will bo vaccinated and the ship fumigated
and cleansed to-day. She will then bo al
lowed to go to her dock.
A Youthful Criminal Confesses.
GAI.KSA , 111. , May 0. [ Spoclal Telegram
to TUB HUB. | Supervisor William Skcna
has obtained a confession from his sixteen.
year-old son Jonathan , the "murderer ol
Prof ? H. T , Mnchett , of Hanovor. The con
fcssion was made in the Jail In the prmcncc
of several witnesses. Excitement over the
dreadful crime Is still high , but It U behoved
that the prisoner's extreme youth will sava
him from mob law.
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1 > > Sucuond AliaoomliiP Tuto.
LOUISVIM.K , May 9. At the democratic
Btnto convention , yu&tordny , to nominate can.
dldutes for state treasurer , Stephen O
Sharii , who was appointed to succeed the
fugitivi ) Tate , wa nominated.
SECRETARYGAHBERATWORK ,
The Sutherland --Mnnntng Onno
Under Oonaldorntlou.
REDUCTION IN HATES EXPECTED.
The Decision Will tVfToot Goal nml
Iilvo Stook TnrlfTrt Cnptttro of tlio
Gyp ys' Darling * ( Irnndnm
WnltlnftlYmra Dcntli.
LINCOLN uunnxn op THE OMAHA U . I
, 1023 l STRRRT , }
L.ts-coix. May 0.1
Secretary 0arbor , of tlio stnto board of
transportation , Is nt work on nn opinion on
the Sutherlaml'Mannlnif complaints , hoard
at Toltauia , several days ngo , unit It will bo
romly for the notion of tlio board within a
fortnight , The secretary wisely l < oops his
own counsel us to what his llndmg * will bo.
It was agreed between ihu aocrotiirloa that
this duty ? hould fall to Mr. Onrbor. and li
ROCS without saying that the publto will
await his action with solicitous interest. It
will bo kept In inltul that the Undln a In
these complaints ofTcct the freight rates on
nonl mid llvo stock on every railroad doing
business In the state. Reductions arc conn *
ilontly oxpoctod. Mr. Oarbor Is preparing
his opinion with grcut care , and ho evinces a
dctormlnation to gut to the bottom of all the
facts. The prognostication is freely made
that a modest lltllo order of reduction K nt
baud. ,
The District Court.
The Jury found Joseph mid Mtohaol llrcn-
non guilty of assault and battery , and Judge
Field this morning sentenced thorn to llvo
days each In tlio county Jail , txnd further or
dered coiumltinout until n line of * llU nnd
cost of prosecution had boon paid. These
gentlemen were put on trial on the charge of
assault with Intent to Idll. In passing the
sentence , the court said ho thought the ver
dict under the testimony a proper one , but
that the assault was pm-ticlarly aggravating.
The lironnons uro wiser if not bettor men.
Tbis morning a rather peculiar case of
grand larceny was on trinl , which resulted
In u verdict against the defendant , ono 1'otor
Cline , the viilno of the proportv bolng llxod
by them nt ? TO. In March , 1833. two young
men named Qunlman came from Llololt ,
Wis. , to grow up with Lincoln , Tluiy each
had a vallso containing their clothing , ot-
cotorns. to the value of ? 90 ; they had n room
nt the Washington hotel , nnd from this room
the vnlisos were taken by persons unknown.
On information Detective Pound went to the
house of Mr. Houston , the man recently
found dead on the Uurllngton tracks ,
and found the vallsos In his cellar
with somn clothing hi thorn. This de
fendant wus suspected , but Oillccr
Pound was not able to looato him
until n short time ago , when ho
tooit him into custody in Omaha , The de
fense was that Cline know nothing of the
stealing of the property. Ho had mot n man
named Brannnu and a stranger , each with a
valise in his hand , nnd nt the request of
Brminun lie had gone to the Houston house ,
whore Urunnan saiil ho wanted to leave their
valljcs. In the evening again ho went with
them , anil saw them tuko the valsos | out of
tlio room where they were loft. Tnoy wont
down into the collar , as they snid , to change
their clothing , and he followed them there ,
and saw them tearing a coat out of one of
the valises. That was all ho knew about the
matter. Ho got nouo of the property , and
did not know it was stolen. The Jury , however -
over , thought otherwise , and was found
guilty , but sentence was reserved.
.Tiulgo Chapman was busy trying equity
cases in the second court , but they were un
important.
Wns It Buried Alive ?
The workmen engaged in excavating for
paving in the alley between Ninth nnd
Tenth , on p and N streets , this nftornoon
unearthed the dead body of nn Infant , about
n foot from the walk ot the bagnio kept by
Lydla Stuart , on Soutn Ninth street. It was
badly decomposed , and the stench was so bad
tbat it was dumped into a wagon nnd carted
away as soon as possible. Two of the workmen -
men , who examined the body , arc of the
opinion that it was buried alive. The burial
of the body so near a disreputable dive leads
to the opinion that its mother is an inmatn of
tbo house. The discovery creates a great
deal of talk on the streets , nnd it is alto-
getner probable the matter will bo investi
gated.
Those Wayward Girls.
One of Sheriff Mcliuk's deputies succeeded
in overtaking the band of gypsies and the
two run-away girls , Hattie darn and
Francis Ponnlngton , last evening , six miles
eastof Hickman. The girls kicked vigor
ously against returning to the city , asserting
that they knew what they were doing , and
were responsible for their QWJI acts. Having
exhausted reason nnd p.itioiico , however , the
olllcor proceeded to take them into custody ,
and , during the melee that followed , the
gypsies mounted ponms they had hitched
near their camping rtlaco and made n run for
it. The girls , finding protests and strugcles
useless , got Into the deputy's "carryall , "
and were landed in the county Jail at a Into
hour , last night , and they were still there at
2 o'clock to-day. The wugon , team and
camping outfit of the gypsies , deserted when
they mounted their ponies , can bo had at the
sheriff's headquarter * , after they luivo
answered to. the courts for kidnaping the
two wayward cirls , a charge , it is under
stood , the parents have made against them.
The gypsies have not ns yet showed up , but
it is thought they will , for their outfit Is said
to bo quite valuable. It is quite probabln
thnt Hnttlo nnd Francis wilt bo soul to Uio w
stnto InduUrlnl school. M l
lI
llonth of Ornndmn WnlllncAtril. I
Old "Grnmlma'1 Wnltlngford , ono of the 1
oldest Mituom iri Lincoln nnd Lancaster
comities died nt her rosldonco , nt the corner
of Seventeenth nnd Cherry streets , nt 3
o'clock this morning. Hho was strlokon with
paralysis u few ilnya IIRO , but know no suf-
forlng during the last ot her days of earth ,
It. J. Wiilllngforil loontod seven miles south
of Lincoln long before there WAR any thought
ot n city here , nnd with Ills frobil wlfo , the
deceased , curved out n bountiful homo nnd
laid up competency for tnolr old * ago. Mr.
nnd Mrs. Wnlllngford Used to do their shop
ping nt ts'obrnnUn City , tnnhlng their trips to
thnt place twice n roar with nn ox team ,
when thov made nil their needed purchases
for six lonir months , The fun or A ! norvlcot
will bo hold nt the family rosldonco nt 10
o'clook ' to-morrow morning. Deceased wnt
slxty-flvo yonrs of ago nnd widely known nml
respected. Indeed , Orniidmn WnlliiiRforil
was known nlmustjill over Lnocnstor t5ounly.
Now Notaries I'ubllo.
The governor , to-day , appointed the follow ]
lug notaries public : D. T , Hnydon , Nebraska
City , Oleo county ; T , F. Wniuor , Stamford ,
Harlnu county ; E. I ) . Oldhnm , Purdrem ,
Ulnlno county ; Fred . Tuttle , Kearney ,
UufTalo county ; Ulohnrd U. llyorion , Broken
How. Ouster county ; Omar W. Oreono ,
IConrnoy , HutTalo county ; Oscar \V. Kowlor ,
Uedlngton , Cheyenne county ; Joslah L. Par-
rotto , IConrnoy , HulTiUo county ; Charles U.
Hrlco , Omahn , Douglas county s . ( aniosT.
l.oJIUls , Grixnd Ishuid , Hall county.
tsf City NOMR nnd
Emsloy ICoarns nnd Mrs. Sarah Edgar
were mnrried nt St. Paul's ' church nt a
o'clock this afternoon. The groom Is fifty-
ono years of ngo , and the bndo forty-four.
Mrs. ICcnrns had the honor of being matron
nt the hospital for the Insane , but resigned
to bceomis wife No. 4.
Commissioner Stoan went to Hastings n
day or two ngo to look over the hospital for
the iueurnblo insane. He returned homo to
day nnd says ho Is qulto well pleased with
what ho BUW.
The followlpc case was filed for trlnl In
the Bnpromo court to-days . .1V. . Umlford vs
The County of Dixoii ; error from Dijon
county.
IiOtiUH TKA.
Tons orCelc'stlnl Dried Hay Unloaded
on tlio United States.
Nr.w Yonit , May 0. [ Special Tologrnm to
TIIK 13cB.JTho Herald says : The uoto of
warning to American ten drinkers sounded
by United States Consul Crowoll , who is sta
tioned ut Amoy , Chlnn , has caused consider
able excitement among the trndo hi this city.
Yesterday n number of dealers and Import
ers said that the very poorest tea raised in
China is foisted upon the American public.
Tons of tea loaves are consumed inthls | coun
try thnt are no better than hay , and fre
quently not ns good , nnd an Immense quan
tity of the stuff that Is used Tor tea is posi
tively injurious on account of the poisonous
materials used in coloring It.
Russell & Co. , who nro perhaps the largest
purchasers of tea in China , and who have an
ofllco Iu Wall street , in a circular recently
sent out from their Amoy house to their cor
respondents , confirm fully what the consul
says. The total production of this grade of
tea this year was something Hlco three mil
lion pounds , every ounce of which llnds Its
way into the teapots of the people of the
United States and n largo quantity of the
crop spoken of by Consul Crowell was dis
posed of by auction yesterday at from \yt \
to 15 cents a pounds. Representatives of the
largest importing house in the trade which
handles fully onc-sovonth of the entire lea
that comes to the country said that n lot of
Amoy Oolong bought in Airfoy for their nc
count was declared by experts to be too poor
to Mass custom house inspection , nnd was re
sold. The purchasers took chances , shipped
to tlio United States , and It was admitted
and is now on .the market , and is worthless
trash. _
The Ijlcctrlc Sugar Company.
New Yonit , May 9. Judge Uarrett in Uio '
supreme court to-day , granted the attorney-
general permission to bring suit In the name
of the people of the state of Now York
against the Electric Sugar Hollning company ,
for a dissolution of the corporation , the an
nulment of Us existence , enjoining the cor
poration from acting further and the ap
pointment of a receiver of its property.
Ti | > ] iccnnao Veterans ,
WASHINGTON" , May 9. An association of
veterans of 1S10 , composed of seventy mom-
b'crs of the Tippccanoo club , who assisted
in the election of President William Henry
Harrison , to-day called at the white house in
a body ( or the purpose of paying their
respects to the president.
Strikers Beaton.
PITTSUUHO , May 9. Peace reigned about
the Allegheny steel works nt Duqucsuo to
day. The great plant was In operation in
nearly every department nnd while the
strikers do not concede their defeat , the
strike Is regarded as a failure.
Killed by i ho CUM.
AKOKA , Minn. , May 9. Peter Hanson ,
aged fourteen , was instantly killed yester
day by n Northern Pacific passenger train ,
which cut off the top of his head and ouo
leg. \
Cnngrcsfininn I-inlrd Itouovorlnc ; .
WASHINGTON , May 9. Representative ,
Laird , of Nebraska , who has boon ill -lor'
several months , nnd was part of the time in
a critical condition , is recovering.
V
ART needle-work and valuable embroideries are frequently ruined ,
or their beauty much impaired by washing them with ordinary
soap , which is too rank for such delicate articles. A simple , and
the proper method is to make suds of hot water and Ivouv SOAI > ,
and allow to cool till lukewarm , This solution , while very effective ,
is perfectly harmless.
A WORD OF WARNING.
There are many white soaps , each represented to be "just as good at llm' ' Ivqry11"
they ARE NOT , but like all counterfeits , lack.the peculiar and rernarkalj ! . ; qualities of
the genuine. Ask for "Ivory" Soap and insist upon getting it
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