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THE OMAHA DAILY VBEE : MONDAY , -MAY 13 1889. DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVKBY MOIlNUtO. TSrtMS o JMly ( Morning Edition ) Including SUNDAY IlRK. Ono Yetr . 410 00 VorRU Month ! . 6 ( O O'er Thre Months . , . . . . . 360 CTu OMAHA stwnxr JIIE , mailed to any twllreB5. One Year. . . , . 200 > VK mr Ilur , One Year . 200 OMAHA Ornoe. No * . Alt and old KAHNAM BTRBBTV CntoAnoOrncr , HJT HOOKS nr Htm.nmti. " NKW roiiK OrncB. HooMsH AND 16 TIUBUJI * Jitm.iiiNO. WAfiniNmrott Otnof , NoJ 613 FOUHTKE.ITH Brrnti'.T. \ COUllKSroNnKNOR. \ All commnnlctlon relating to ntws nnd edi torial matter should be addressed to the KUITOII " " " " " " "nUSINKSS MnTBIlS. All business l-ttcrs and remittance * should be Addressed to TIIK Ilr.c I'unMsiiimi COMPAHT. OMAHA. Drafts , chn-ka And postofflci orders to I > e snod * payable to the order of the company. SleBee PuWisliingcSDany , Proprietor ! E. RO3EWATER , Editor. TUB DAILY B12E. Sworn Btntoinont ol' Circulation. Etftto of Nebraska , I - . 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Mceples : for August , IB * ) , 1B.1K1 coplns : for September , 1KS3. 18,151 copies ; for October. 1883. 18.IH4 copies ; for November , 1883 , 3H.PWI copies : for December. 18SS , 18. ! S copies ; lor January , IRSD i.r > 7i copied ; for Tebruary. JtBO. IS.Wfl copies ; for March. ItW ) . n fl copies. QKOHUB II. TXSCIIUfiK. Sworn to before me and subscrlbail In my presence this 10th dny of April , A. D. . 1H83. N. I1. VKIL , Notary Public. .CHICAOO'S Cronin promises to rlvnl in notoriety the Oregon article , vuitafro of ' 70. LAND is on the rise in Dakota towns bordering on the Sioux reservation. It does not require much wind to stir up real cstato in that section. HAD the military band at Port Omaha received the Secretary of War Proctor With that stirring air , "Hold the Fort , " it would have boon highly appropriate. IK Commissioner Anderson had thought twice before ho committed as- Bault and battery ho would have saved eight dollars and costs , and would have boon a much moro respected man in the community. ILLINOIS farmers offer a reward often ton thousand dollars for u device which shall bind wheat and oats with straw. The invention of such a machine would effectually put an end to the exactions of the twine trust. LIST us bo thankful while floods rape nncl roar in the Ohio valleys , furious winds swoop the Atlantic coast , fires ravage the forests of Minnesota- and Wisconsin , and snow storms contribute ito Denver's attractions and summer resort - sort , Nebraska is enjoying invigorating eunshino and skies of spotless blue. bids received by the board of public works for the present season's work in grading are considerably lower thafl last year. The average price for removing earth is about eleven cents per cubic yard. Heretofore it has invariably cost not less than fifteen cents. With the prospect of low prices for paving and grading this year , tax payers should save thousands of dollars. THK removal of the telegraph poles and overhead -wires in the business streets of Now York is vigorously being carried forward under the direction of Mayor Grant. Tt is hinted , however , that Jay Gould and the Western Union long ago abandoned the overhead wires in that city , and have boon playing a bluff game in thrusting the oxpouso of removing rotten poles and dead lines on the taxpayers of Now York city. THE complaint of shippers of stock to South Omaha that they lire obliged to pay excessive switching ohargos to tbo railroads boforp their stoclc is do- 'llvorod to the yards is under considera tion by the roads. It is recognized that the complaint is a just one. The system is unsatisfactory and detri mental , and the plan is now proposed to make but ono charge without per centages for switching purposes. This 'will rollovo the stock shippers from considerable annoyance. TIIK examinations for the naval academy ca'dotships as well as for West Point take place within a short time. Ambitious , young Nobras- kniis eager to outer the service of their country should not lot the opportunity pass to present their npulications to the congressmen of their district , Ne braska is entitled to her proper ropro- Bontatton at tjio national military " 'schools , ana state pride should prompt her to send those of her bens only who will rollout credit on her name. qutot on the Koya Pnhn. Gover nor Thayer poured oil on the troubled waters in that section by declaring that Bwlft punishment will bo meted out to nil law breakers , and that troops will bo used to suppress stock thieving , if necessary. His conference with the people of Sprlngvlow will have a bono- llclal ott'oot on the lawless bands of the border , as any further depredations on the settlers will result in u vigorous war on the porprotratora. There is a wholesome dread of the "troops" In that auction. NKWENOLVXD Jooka with concern upon tbo growth of the boot and shoo industries in the west mid the extension Of largo cotton mills In the south. Nevertheless now shoo factories are he- ing built in ( UlToront localities lu Now England and the capacity of the loading cotton wills Is constantly being la- croase'i. ' This would indicate that Now England is not losing hoi * prestige to any considerable degree , as the loading ulioo nnd cotton manufacturing center of the country , despite the develop ment of Iheso Industries in many parts pf the west and aoutk. IN DEFENSE OP MONOPOLY. It may not bo matter for surprlso , though it certainly is for regret , that a majority of the committee of the Now York aonato appointed to investigate trusts has submitted a report which isLe Lo all IntonU and purposes a defense of and an apology for thcso combinations. Now York is the headquarters of most of the great trusts. It 1s thora they ob tain their financial resources , and it id there thoyoxort their greatest influ ence nndpowor. If Ihoy could bo driven From that stronghold they would hardly find a secure nnd stable foothold any where olso. How hard they would fight to hold their ground , and how freely they would use all moans at their com * mnnd to prevent ndvoruo legislation , can therefore bo easily understood. So that their success in securing a major ity of the Now York sonata committee iu not surprising. The - wonder rather is that thcro were three members of that committee honest nnd bravo enough to resist temptation and ca- pouso the cnuso of the people. It is not worth while to cite in detail the platitudes and so phistries of the majority. They have grown threadbare from the frequent - quont repetition by the apologists of mo nopoly. They can mislead only those who lire totally ignorantof nil economic laws , and know nothing of the natural conditions governing the operations of trade with which the system of trusts is necessarily nt war. The attempt to provo that such a combination as the sugar trust , which has plundered con sumers with an unparalleled rapacity , may bo harmless or beneficent , can not bo successful , however skillfully and plausibly argued , with intelligent men. The whole argument of the majority of the committee , ingen iously made , is intended to show not only that gigantic com binations of capital for controlling the necessaries of life may bo abundantly justified , but -may bo of positive ad vantage to the country. Trom this doctrine - trine the minority of the committee dis- 8ontod/loclaring also that it could not subscribe to the proposition that it is safe to trust entirely to the corrective action of time , nnd the law of supply and demand , to eradicate the abuse in cident to such colossal combinations of money and power. "Tho trust suc ceeds , " says the report of the minority , "when destruction of com petition is possible ; it fails of its purpose and bows to natural laws when the purses or the skill of its ri vals or enemies provo superior to its own. " No legislation is to ho expected from the present Now York legislature for the suppression of trusts , and the immediate fate of thcso combination ? there will depend upon the application of the common law as already ex pounded by the courts. . COUNTING THE CASH. The induction into office of a now treasurer of the United Stales involves the necessity of counting the govern ment's cash. This quadrennial labor was begun on Saturduy , immediately following the assumption of the duties of hib office by Treasurer Huston , and it will occupy a number of experts five or six weeks. Every dollar of cash in the treasury must bo counted and the result carefully compared with the records and fully verified. It will be remembered that when this was done * four years ago there was found to be a discrepancy of ono cent , and some time was spent in hunting up this missing penny , which waa fin ally found , the loss having been duo to an error in the computation. The dibpatchcs state that the amount of cash on hand Saturday was a little loss than one hundred and ninety-two million dollars , but this does not in clude the silver in the sealed vaults , which must also bo counted , although it has not boon disturbed Blnco it was placed in the receptacle specially con structed for it. The now treasurer must know , however , that the amount is there and bo able to verify it by ac tual count. It is estimated that it costs the government to make the count of cash in the roasury every four years , about ton thousand dollars , besides which there is some loss , not easily es timated from the abrasion of the coin in the process of counting It has moro than once boon suggested that some other than this tedious and expensive method should bo adopted for determining the exact amount of cash in the treasury and verifying the ac curacy of the department books , but no one has devised a way so entirely cer tain nnd satisfactory. Doubtless the result of the count now In progress will show that the money of the government was honestly handled by the last treas urer , and that every dollar which the books call for is on hand. When the last count was made tno party then in power expected sensational disclosures , but the result showed that under repub lican administration the public moneys had boon handled with absolute in tegrity. It will undoubtedly bo shown that this honorable example was emul ated by the last administration of the n atlonal treasury. A WARNING TO SQUATTERS. Secretary Nobto borvea timely warn ing on the squatters who are already trespassing on the Sioux reservation. Their presence there will not bo toler ated , and 'if they do not make them selves scarce , the military will bo em ployed to remove them. The determination of the interior de partment to rigidly exclude all land iiuntora until title Is acquired by the government , is a wlso precaution , es pecially at the present time , when the commission appointed to nogotiata with the Indians is about to bogju its labors. For wools past largo colonies of settlers tlors anrt speculators have boon congre gating in the neighborhood of Pierre and Chamberlain , on the east , and at several pomta in northern Ne braska. Those pnoplo imagine that no difficulties will bo experienced in making a satisfactory settlement with the Indians , and many of thorn have ac tually crossed the border with a ylow of squatting on the pick of the laud. But there is no certainty that the nego tiations will be uuccosdful. There In , however , a confido.ice Jhut the charac ter of the commissioners , uud their fami liarity with Indian lifo nnd methods , will bring about the desired result. The folly of last year's commission will bo avoided , and negotiations conducted on a piano which can not fall to provo beneficial alilto to the Indians and the government. Reports from the agen cies and other sources , indicate that the loading chiefs arc favorably dis posed , and will readily consent to u re duction of the reservation on the terms outlined by them to Prcsldonl Cleve land last fall. It is important , therefore , that land grabbers should bb vigorously oxcludod. Tholr presence might seriously embarrass the work of the commission by creat ing distrust in the minds of the Indians. Sioux character is not to bo trusted. Naturaly treacher ous and suspicious , any movement of the whites on the land , before it is ceded , would instantly create jealousy and rouse their wrath to a dangerous pitch. They are extremely sensitive on treaty rights , and if the government should permit an Invasion , it would create ill- feeling and distrust , which would delay , if not destroy , the labors of the com- mlHslon. The announcement of secretary , Noble will bo a proclamation to the Indians that the government intends to observe its obligations , and it will also bo a warning to avaricious land hunters that they can not override the law without suiTorlng the consequence. The people of Dakota , especially the authorities of cities on the borders of the reservation , should lend their influence nnd assistance to the government , in holding in chock the rapacious grabbers. It is of the utmost Importance to thcso communi ties , as well as to the territory at largo , that nothing should hamper or delay the negotiations , and the opening to settlement from nine to eleven million ucred of as line land as the sun smiles on. ADVICES from Panama report numer ous instances , recently , of the abuse of American citizens by the Colombian authorities which should command the immediate nnd earnest attention of our government. The fact that an un friendly feeling exists in that quarter toward citizens of the United States has long been well understood , and several months ago it was proposed to sup ply moro adequate protection for American residents in Panama. Largely through French influence the pcoplo of Colombia conceived a distrust of Americans , and this was intensified by the expressions in congress hostile to allowing any European government to become iden tified with the prosecution of the work on the Panama canal. The government of Colombia manifested a disposition to resent this as an unwarranted inter ference with its sovereign rights , since it would prevent that government en tering into any arrangement with Franco for carrying out the canal pro ject. Quito naturally , there grow to bo a quite general popular hostility to citi zens of the United States , which finally manifested itself in persecutions and acts of injustice. It is manifestly the rule of the government to investigate the reports of persecution. American citizens and the state department should lose no time in obtaining from our consul all the facts of the situation. THE increase in the number of national banks in Nebraska in the past twelve months has created considerable interest in financial circles. In 1887 there were in operation ono hundred and four nationaj banks in the stato. During 1888 ix now national banks were organized. This record compares most favorably with the gain made by anyone ono state in the union. But throe states can make a better showing , namely , Kansas , Pennsylvania and Texas. Both Illinois and Michigan show a gain in the number equal to that of Nebraska. What the national banks in the past have done for the eastern states they are now doing for the western. One peculiarity of the present growth of the national banking system is that it is confined almost exclusively to the smaller towns. * CHICAGO packers will take the bull by the horns and ship dressed beef to Duluth in order to test the constitution ality of the moat inspection act passed at the late session of the Minnesota leg islature. The result of this action will bo awaited with no little interest- through the country. If the moat laws bo enforced , an appeal will be made im mediately to the courts and the ques tion will bo brought to an issue. It is moro than probable that the courts will declare the legislative act void , inas much as it is in conflict with the prin ciples of freedom of trade between the states. Gould's Neuralgia. Chicago Trtlmne. Diagram of Jay Gould's face when con torted by Ills old enemy , neuralgia : 9. Wind .mil l The great windstorm in the west this week caused the precipitate u'Jjournmqnt of a leg islature. It Is an 111 wind , etc , but as a K'on- oral thing legislatures would adjourn moro promptly If it wcro not for the wind. nollovo Both of Them. I'litlailtlohta llttonl. General Butler mtlmiitos that Admiral Poitor Is a liar. Admiral I'ortor insists that CJonoral Hutlcr Is n liar , The Judicious pub- Ho will rcaillly bollovo bath of thora , There Is no use for further dispute. J > l9Cii&tiai ! F.tshlcmablo Folly , Tlio swell amateur circus parfonnanco , In which the elect of Now York aouluty posed as clowns , rode barobaulcod burses , and Jumped through hoops for the bonollt of their frlonds , suggest * pictures of the do- ollnliiR years of the Roman Etnplro. To these wholotomo citUons who bellovo tint work nnd action are the duties of every man in the world , there Is something liioxpross- ibly disgusting about such a dis pluy of well- bred folly. Trying to Steal Niagara. ClifeaiKi lleralii , A bill Is now pondlnir before the No w York legislature to grant the use of Niagara Falls to an liiuorporatotl company for tbo gonoratlou of olootrlu powor. The company proposes to build a catTor-dam at u spat af fording the fluost view of tlm cataract , and stop the ilow of the rlvor so as to allow them to po below uud blast out a cave for tliolr - IH plant. The bfll fins pissed through the com- mlttoos otbDth housni , and , Incradlblo as It may seem , it is In dnngor of becoming a law. The audacity of "business enterprise" U as immeasurable as Niagara itself. Hotter Uo Slow. St. IVinl Mnnttr-Frets. Chicago anarolilaU threaten to ralsa n disturbance of matjnlflcant proportions nt their celebration on the 30th Inst. Wo Itopo not. Wo hope no ) , for the sake of the Chicago cage anarchists ? bomo of whom have largo families dopondtfrft'Upon them. tihu.vr MEN. Washington was John Brlght'a favorllo hero In history. John Uuskln's faculties scorn to bo In pretty peed condition. Ho recently sold a painting by Molsoonlor , which cost him 1,000 francs , for 0,000 francs. Sir Ulchard Webster , attorney-general of England , has been n most successful prac titioner. In his * first year nt the bar ho made 300 guineas , In the second 1,000. Tlio foreign ailvlscr of the stale depart ment nt ToRio Is Henry Dcnlson , a Now Englandcr , of * about tulrtjMlvo years. Ho has n fine liouso furnished to him by tno Mlkuclo , and has received a title from the emperor. Peter E. Voso is the pooh-bnh of Donnys- villa , Mo. Those are the ofllcos ho holds with tUo period for which ho has hold oaoh : First selectman , 89 years ; treasurer , 33 years ; assessor , 01 years ; overseer , 21 years ; town agent , 20 years. George Vandorbllt has among his treas ures the toblo which Napoleon wrote upon during Ills oxllo In St. Helena. U was pre sented to him by Mr. Jnines McIIonry , ot London , whoso house in Holland Park Is a repository for Interesting relics of the em pire. John Q. Whittlcr Is regarded by the Lon don Literary World as u conspicuous exam ple of the poet born , not made , nnd it says of him. : "Thcro is no writer of recent times with whom wo are acquainted who , without moralizing , does so much to waken n really religious and chrlstian-llko feeling as Mr. Wlutttor.1' ' Adjutant-General Dalton , of Massachu setts , has attended 127 state dinners and banquets In the last ilvo months. Ho says ho would llko to sea tbo ostrich that has a stomach stronger than his. Ho Is an elo quent speaker , a fine story teller , and an m- torosthfg companion generally , and bo attri butes his remarkable powers of endurance to his habit of getting all the fun out of lifo that ho can. , Artist Whistler , the pugnacious American , has removed his pictures at the Paris expo sition from the United States department to the British. Sccreta > y Rusk is ono of the hardest workers at Washington. It is said that ho is the only cabinet oQlcor who uses a gold pen. Emanuel Baughman , of Somerset , Pa. , predicts that there will bo n snow-storm this mouth and two heavy frosts in June. Should summer sot In in. this way Mr. Baughman should be rod for the secu long-rango predic tion anuo.v of the weather bureau. Mr. Gladstone's ancestors , it appears , wore pirates , jfn)11'03 ) ' a company of adven turers sent out the George of Glasgow fully equipped as a privateer , to prov on the Dutch mercantile marine , nnd "Holbert Gladstone , merchant in Edinburgh , " was ono of the co- adventurers. JJrom this gentleman-bucca neer the English liberal statesman 13 des cended. Justice Gray , of the United States supreme court , and Miss Jeannette Matthews will bo married , if rumor spoalts truly , May 15. They say the painter Mcissonler wants to bo president of Franco. Glmuncey M. Depow recently took out another life insurance policy for $50,000. Nebraska to tha Front. \Ciimmunlcalal. \ ] Now that the Oklahoma epidemic has bean got under coutrol and can no longer victimize the thousands who are seeking homes In the west , Nebraska raises her voice again and calls to the journeying to view her prospects , test her climate and fertility , before penotratln g the Hookies That Nebraska is an infinitely bettor country than Oklahoma has never admitted of an Instant's doubt in the minds of those who are aware of the exlstcnco of the fertile bolt in the United States and the course it takes across the continent. Though no dollnlto boundaries have ever been given it ; this belt may bo generally stated to bo 300 miles wide , reaching from tbo Atlantic to the Pacific centrally through the states. In this region there is a greater diversity at crops , n moro enduring fertility of soil , and a greater number of favorable seasons in a given number of years than in any other territory of like extent in the na tion. Nebraska is in the midst of this belt , while the doted and much-mooted Oklahoma is not. I do not intend to say that Oklahoma' is altogether sterile , or that it will yield absolutely nothing from the sowing of seed ; but I as sort there is more good land to an equal amount of territory in Nebraska than in the mock heaven , nnd that moro and bettor crops will bo harvested hero in n term of years than thcro. Like the forbidden fruit , Oklahoma was sought not because of demon strated Quality , but booauso of interdiction. Put a worthless thing under lock and key , and U at once becomes the object of tempta tion and coveting. The garden of'Edon has been explored , invested , and it has been found common cluy , like any other lands iu- tramundanc. , Ono hundred thousand homesteaders pre cipitated themselves upon the defenceless humbug to < wbjugato ten thousand quarter sections of luna. What uas become of the redundant ninety tuausandi 'Iho Cherokee Bti ip , though twice 03 lurgoaa it is , would not furnish squatting roam for half of them , should they , In defiance of the government , seek to possess tlicuisolvos of it. They must go elsewhere. And they should know thcro is another land of promise , with loss red clny , greater extent nnd with no national prohibition to close Us gates. It is so vast that the ninety thousand would bo to it as u ship to the ocean. Nebraska is the ono country supremely fitted toe their accommo dation. There Is u bettor unoccupied quar ter section in Nebraska than they can find In any other oountVy on tuo clobo. There is no uncortalnty about this. TUo ( ruth Is al ways absolute- and final , and this is the truth. NoUrasku'tWmes to the front every harvest serenely on top in proportion to the number of acies she bus under cultivation. She is in the centorlof the fertile belt , in the center of the continent nnd ultimately in the center of the poimlatlon. Come , yo weary homo-seekers , and Pho will give you shelter. SXATK AMI TliitlltrrOltY. Neb rank a Jottini ; * . Fremont lins a-trllling city debt of * 5,350. , II. J. OluibteatlTiu'i purchased the Liberty Journal. c Eight saloons Wll ) irrigate Scbuylcr , this year. * J' The stand of corn in Cuss county wa never belter , , , have Nebraska's Thlrty-four states copied arbor day idea. Fourth of July schemes are already bud ding in country towns. A malignant epidemic of tramps is spread ing through the country. Hustings' natural gas well appcari to have dropped Into tlm turoon. The Fillmore County Republican IB vigor ously udUed with shears. Madison has a school * population of1,031 , and bovcuty.tour school districts. A system of wutorwoiks costing 818,000 , is approaching completion in MadUon. Burglars raided thgPaclflc hotel ut Nor folk aijd secured a varied assortment of tickers. The Nebraska Editorial association is preparing - paring for u summer raid in the nortliwnat. The date has not boon determined , McCook'a melancholy Uoap of ashes piled up last week , represents & 0,000 , About half ot it belonging , to the Insurance com panies. The Dftwson County Herald , after a tiro- longwl mental utrucrRlo , roaches the Con clusion that "wo nro not hero for our health. " Nebraska corn U two weeks ahead ot the record this year , nnd most of It over ground. The outlook In the country never was bettor , nor the farmers In n moro cheerful mood. Notwithstanding contradictions and do- ntnls , reports sliow that the Onmba road Is determined to extend from Hartlngtoa to Yankton. Agents nro buying the right of way nnd surveyors nro at work on the lino. Evidence of ncaloct of duty Is accumulat ing against the police of Schtiylor. Tbo Herald reports ' 'on Monday night , n largo trco was blown down on ono of our principal streets , nnd nolthor of the police was there to prevent It. " Ono ot Iho young Lo's at the Genoa Indian school , on being reprimanded for swearing , was told by the teacher that "God aald wo must not swear. " "Did Hoi" asked the youngster , "Ho nln't never told mo that. He ain't never told mo nothing. " Jeweler Arnold , of Columbus , U the pot of thlovoa nnd burglars. Ho had scar col v col lected the Jewels stolen by Nolaml , and dis tributed In Council BlulTs , when another raid was made on his store. The llilof was halted with a bullet nnd Jailed , The Scbuylcr Quill utters n pilliollo pretest - test ngnlns.t the murdering of the English language going on In ono of the local pulpits , and declares that If n doctor proscribed for the physical as the imlpitor for the spiritual body , ho would bo arrested for malpractice. The township of Waihlnnton , Washington county , bonnts of n bachelors' hull a cold , barren and uninviting retreat ot domestic ! outcasts. Recently the eligible maidens nnd match-innkltiK matrons raided the don , brought order out of chaos , nnd loft a dainty spread of edibles for the unfortunates. The latter were so tickled at this llttlo bit ot at tention that they nro seriously thinking of disbanding nnd joining the benedicts. lowaltomB. Aokloy'n artesian well is down 1,209 foot. A paper mill Is the latcn addition to Water loo's Industries. Ono hundred nnd fifty men nnd fifty teams are engaged in street paving nt Clinton. The Zero coal mines nt Charlton nro to bo abandoned , owing to the Inllow of water. A widower of'sixty and an Infant of six teen were bitched matrimonially In Hull last week. The Lorcnzcn family , of Atlantic , enters the race for the largo family prize with n membership of nineteen. A convention ot congregational ministers will nssomblo In Creston this week. Three hundred delegates nro expected. A romance Is nearly rlpo for complete dl- vulgcmunt at Missouri Valley , It is said that n citizen of that place is constantly shadowed by n Pinkurton negro dotcctivo. He is al leged to have in his possession a larcu sum of money belonging to a lady of the Valley. She is the daughter of Lord nnd Ludy Wads- worth , of Lancashire , England. Her father wont insane , her mother died , and she was put in strange hands. She was brought to this country and roared m dependence and ignorance of her family and fortune , while unscrupulous'persons possessed themselves of her inheritance. Largo sums of her money are in banks at Omaha and Missouri Valley. The detectives have been working on the case five years , audit is said are about ready lor a surprising denouement of a very romantic drama in real life. Dakota. Sol Star twinkles for the sixth term , as mayor of Doadwood. Dakota fanners will try moro corn and less wheat this yoitr , The territorial convention of the V. M. C. . A. will be held at Mitchell , May 31 to June 3. There are two female preachers in bouth Dakota Miss Putnam , of Huron , and Miss Bartlett , of Sioux Falls. A "lemon squeeze" is the latest social fad in Dakota. It is a mild form of rinderpest , dangerous to the pockctbook. Sturgis captured the county seat of Mcado county by a majority of 500. The town will donate a court house costing $13,000. The Illinois Central railroad is said to bo preparing for a raid through the Sioux reservation ns soon as it is opened. This makes the third road ready for the rush. A convention of Methodist , Presbyterian , Congregational and Baptist churches will beheld held at Rapid City , commencing Sunday , May 10. and ending on Tuesday , , the 21st. The object of the convention is the discussion of Sunday desecration and its remedy. FIRED THE Sl'EAICEH. A Reminiscence or the Contest For Nebraska's Capital. Mr. Gust Deurfoldc , ono of the earliest settlers in our county , as well as Nebraska was talking over old tuiies a few days ago , saya the Lincoln Journal. The interest ing part of his story concerned the fight in the legislature during the year 1S07 , when the decided work of settling the state capi tal came up. The vote wns a tie , thoroboing eighteen of the South Platte statesmen for the location of Omaha. Several ballots wcro taken , but each resulted in uu even vote. W. Chapin , now of Lincoln , was the chair man. Omaha money Hooded the house , and every member of the South Plattb country was offered a snug sum to swing to the Omaha delegation. The speaker overstepped the power vested in him and voted for Lin coln. On the third day the North Platte folks came in , took their scats , each with n loaded liorso pistol in his ooot log. They brought in a keg of lager , and picparcd a fine feast for their crowd nnd invited the voters who favored Lincoln to partake. Ministers from Omaha were .tho first to pass around the bear. The newspaper men served the lunch. This lasted for several hours , when another vote was taken. Still a tio. Ono of the bravest of the north sldo men stepped up to Speaker Chiuilnand challenged him for n fight. The speaker drew a small derringer nnd th rust it into the face of his as sailant , Quick at Hash every hoisa-pistol in the Omaha crowd was leveled nt the nueaker , and riothlng but the tick of the old clock could bo huard for several minutes. The south side crowd being almost wholly un armed , and fully totnpornto , crawled over the railing nnd slipped Chapin out with them. The aoors wcra then closed and the North Platte crowd proceeded to locate the capital in Oniahu , introduce nnd pass bills , appropriate money , etc. Tills lasted for three days , when they became tired of their work , and a reconciliation took placo. the de ciding vote locating tha capital at Lincoln. Tlio Omaha Republican accused every mem ber from south of the Platte of receiving a corner lot in Lincoln for their services and vote in locating the capital nt that place. This was the kind of work rendered by ; i Ne braska legislature in those days. Compare that time with the present , and the members then were not vary much worse than they nro ut present. Mr. DuorMdt is the only one of the representatives attending that session who now lives hare. For once Omaha's cowboys were defeated and all Is well. TIIK I'AVINO QllliiS'JIOJS. An Omuha Man' * Ucply to an ICunt- ern Journal' * * Attack. . OMAHA , May 11. To the Editor of THE Biiis : In your issue of May 1 I noticed an editorial on the briclc pavements , In which you discuss tbo question of vitrified brick as paving material , and refer to n savage attack upon mo in the Ohio Vulloy Manufacturer , which attempts to refute my statements as to the failure of brick as a paving material , by personal abuse ana vague and general denial. The Manufacturer Is u sliest devoted - voted to the manufacturing interests of the Ohio valley. It is published in Wheeling , W. Va. Its stockholders and advertising patrons are largely Interested in the devel opment of the pottery interests of the OMo viilloy. It Is the champion ol brick pave- uiont , because its patrons control its edi torial page and demand Its services. It is tbo official organ of the pottery Industry , and the editor writes ut the dictation of ills masters. I am not ut all surprised ut the uJitorlal comment of HIQ Ohio Valley Manufacturer upon my article on pavements. The Manu facturer endeavors to uctcount for my "bias" and "projudluo" upon the quuitlou of pavo- nionts by charging that I am Interested in granite or aspliuit , or tiiat I am the paid of those Interested. The charge Is absolutely nnd unqualifiedly false. I have no Interest , cither directly or Indirectly , In cither1 granite Or asphalt , beyond that noo- ossarlly felt by n citizen nnd taxpayer. My article on pavcmcnU was not written for the purpose ot making a covert attack upon any particular paving material ; neither wns It designed to further the interests of schemes of any paving company or corpora tion. tion.Tho citizens of Omaha at the present time are naturally Interested In the paving question , nnd having had some experi ence , and being not altogether , un familiar with the various paving materials now In use , their comparative cheapness and durability , I submitted my conclusions upon the subject ns perhaps not entirely unworthy of consideration. Tlio genial editor of the Manufacturer sue- Rests that perhaps I once offered n council man , somewhere In the state of Ohio , the munificent sum of $100 It ho would secure asphalt paving for his olty. The genial and cautious editor then proceeds to say that ho does not claim that I made snch .in offer , 'but that such an offer was made , and It Is susceptible ot proof I" It Is pitiful to con template , is It not ! The great state of Ohio , the homo of no man ) ' statesmen , nnd men whoso records In the public Rorvlco have become como hlstoriu , has within its borders ono man who would step nsldo from the path of public virtue , nud fall n prey to the gllttor- ing temptations of Mammon I It would sat isfy curiosity somewhere to know whom the Manufacturer's "councilman in Ohio11 was and did ho accept the ? IOOt U the editor of the Manufacturer will call nt my ofllco ho cun see some specimens of vltridod brick after nlno months' service on the streets of Kansas City. The editor ot the vitrltlou brick organ does not pretend that vltrilled brick ns a paving material is moio than an experiment. I have no desire to enter upon n contro versy with anyone on the question of pave ments , but If tbo ' 'genial ' editor" persists In "knocking nt my door" I shall feel compelled to open nnd furnish him with a "detailed statement , " which may not bo ultoirethor pleasing to his masters of the pottery Industry - try of the Ohio valley. JOHN GIIAMT. BLACK. HUiljS POLITICS. All tlio 1'nrtloi ti thu Field With n Determination to Win. LEAD CITV , Dnk. , Mny 11. | Correspond ence of Tin ; Br.n. ] The political fight in tlio Black Hills has nt last commenced. Thn Indifference displayed by both politicians and people for several months lias been turned by each into earnestness. It can not bo said that there Is aught of nn exciting nature taking place in political matters , but there Is an interest shown everywhere , and utr-vig the politicians of each party nn evi dent determination to do their best appears. Each party has put forth its best men as candidates for deiccntcs to the constitu tional convention , nnd although the district is strongly republican , the most prominent democrats express n belief that they can elect both the candidates on the demo cratic ticket. While it is highly improbable that the minority party will BO- cuio the election of more than one delegate , which , by the terms of the admission nut , it is certain of obtaining , every effort will bo made to elect both candidates. For delegates to this convention , the re publicans have nominated two strong men , Dlghton Carson nnd W. S. O'Brien. The former was a member of both constitutional conventions , held prior to tbo passaco of tbo admission measure. Tbo latter is n repre sentative of what may bo termed tha labor party , although as a distinct political factor , there fs no such party. Nevertheless , his nomination was demanded in the convention as a labor representative. " Ho is is in tlio employ of the Home- stake company , in this city , and 1ms just completed a term as president of the Miners' union. Ho is also adjutant of the Edwin M. Stanton Post , G. A. It. , of this city , and a uromlnent man In other organ izations. His ability is unquestioned and his popularity in labor circles will secure his election. In opposition to these two men the demo crats have placed in nomination the strong est men in the party. C. M. Thomas Is United States district Judge in this judicial district. His popularity among the members of the bar wns well attested -when a Rapid City paper urged his removal a few weeks ago , and evor.y member of the bar , of both political parties , with the exception of ono , signed protest against such action. Ho is well liked in all circles , and Judge Carson will doubtless find him a dangerous op ponent. The labor organizations have obtained rec ognition by the democratic party in the nom ination of A. J. Corwin , a prominent mem ber of the Knigths of Labor , nnd lute candi date for the legislature. Corwin is also a resident of this city , and bis nomination is probably made as an ollsnt to that of O'Brien. By the nomination of the most popular men of both parties , an Interesting contest is promised , and tno supporters ol oacb have already commenced their labors. The importance of united labor as a polit ical factor in the Hills , moro especially Law rence county , is thus shown. If the proposed federation between the Knights of Labor and Farmer's alliance takes place , as the actions of each organization at present indicate , an exciting time in political circles may bo ox pocted. H. L. Lou cits , president of tha alli ance , is now in tbo Hills , visiting and ad dressing each branch of tlio organization. Ho has delivered several speeches to the Knights of Labor assemblies , and in each 1ms expressed the hope of securing an alliance between the organl/atlon which ho ropio- sonts and that order. Despite the contrary asset Uon of a local organ , ho lias declared himself opposed to Judge Moody as a candi date for tha United States aonato , and an nounced that it is tbo intention of tbo alii- anco to elect ono of its members ns senator , while 11 is willing to concedes the other sena tor to the labor organizations. Ho denies , in a peisoual Interview wit' , your corre spondent , having any intention of becoming a candidate for that ofilcu , but it is neverthe less the general opinion in tbo Hills that if the alliance should secure control of the log islaturo at the Oetobor election he will bo found In the nenatonal lists. An effort is now bolng made by the alliance and Knights of Lnbor co-jointly to secure subscriptions to stock in n now paper , to bo the organ of tbo two organizations , A sum Rufiicient to purchase a thoroughly equipped office will doubtless noon Jo ob tained und the paper established. The organizations have , by committees , approached preached several publishers in tbo Hills for tbo purpose of purchasing or leasing their papuis , but no satisfactory .agreement has as yut been reached. It Is now probable that nn entirely now plant will bo bought , and the organ established In this city , which con tains the strongest Knights of Labor as sembly. Sioux City's I'nntoon Bridge. Sioux CITV , Mny 12 , [ Spechfl to Tin : 13m ! . ] The pontoon bridge across tbo Mis- sourl river hero now lacks only 800 feet of being completed , something oycr fourteen hundred feet Having already boon con structed. An average of tun pontoons , oaoh sixteen feet wide , Is put Into the rivcTr dally , At the present ruto of progress it will require - quire only a week moro to complete the pontoon teen work. Some woik lemalns to bo done in fitting up the wire | opo und wuo netting guards on the sides , but this will not delay tliu opening. A force of teams baa begun grading doun the approach to the bridge on the Nebraska sido. Knoli Waiting. Sioux CITV , May 13. [ Special to TIIB Bi'.K. | United States Maislial Desmond is Is the city attending tha session of the fed. oral court. Ho says that lie Is roaily to re sign now ; but , according to nn understand ] inv , ho will not dn so until J , C h'nott , of Wavoriy , returns from u trip to Euiopo. Mr , Knott has been unanimously indorsed by thp Iowa delegation in congress for marshal of this , the northern Iowa judicial district. Byron Webster , of Marshalltown , will re sign as revenue collector of this district on Juno 1. Ho will bo succeeded at that tlmo by Colonel Emory , of DoMars , who lias been agreed upon for the place. aft * Iloyoottln I'ntunt lusldi'H. Mtsox Cirr , la. , M.ay 13. ( Special To I. cgramto TUB BKB.I Tlio newspaper men of Iowa are about to Institute a boycott against publishers of patent Insides. Petitions nro being circulated around the fraternity ask ing their assistance anil pledges in refusing to patronlzo any auxiliary whoso patent ad vertisements they cannot control. About fifty liuvo signed lbi > uctitlou. IS IT A CASE OF CONTEMPT ? I Two Olmoo County Officials Seem to Have So Slnnod. OTHERS OWNED THE HORSES. Wns It Hydrophobia ? A Wlfo Bcntor Under Arrest Guy A Brow it Ffttllne City News nml Note * . LINCOLN UURRAU orrnnOuAiu Unn. I 1 10W P STHRKT , I LINCOLV. May 13. I Thcro Is n strong chance that the toasuror and sheriff of Chnso county Imvo put their I foot In it , and will bo hold for contempt of court , H is learned through rollnblo sources Unit Iho Harlem Cattle cattle company never had any claim on the hones levied on foristnto nnd county taxes , nnd , consequently quently , tbo property levied on and posted at sheriffs sale , in truth and fact , belongs ta the Kit Carter Cattle company. It will bo remembered that Artorburu , treasurer of Chnso county , ordered George W. UogoM , sheriff of the county , to BOZO ! ton head of liorsos In possession of the latter com- pnny us the property of the former to liqui date a claim for tuxes duo tbo county nnd stnto by tlio Hnrlom company. The facts now known nro that tbo Kit Carter company was Justified in nsklng Judge Dundy for un Injunction - junction to prevent tbo posting nnd sale of the horses , nnd that the treasurer and sher iff were wrong in not respecting the onlor ot the court. Unless the plaintiff Is inclined to bo merciful and the court lenient , the chmicos nro strong that when the pontlomun go into court to show cause why they did not respect the order , they will have to go down for inoio daddy dollars than tlmv could over have hoped to save tlio county and stale by the seizure. Not Iljdrnphohln. The liorso belonging to Samuel So ward , wiio lives near the corner of Fourth und A streets , allotted to have had hydrophobia , died this morning. Some of the level-headed citizens , who Ilvo no.ir Sownrd's place , say that the horse died from colic , the attending veterinarian to the contrary notwithstand ing. But , to say the least , the liorso acted very peculiarly , snapping nnd uvinclng a de sire to bite anybody or anything that came within reach , nnd inasmuch as two or three persons were sovoro'y ' blttuti , moro or less uneasiness Is felt , but the horse may Imvo had the rabies. The best veterinarians In the city were called out , this morning , to pass judgment on the disease , nnd among the number 'Dr. Billings , but as yet no re port has been made. It is suggested Unit Billings may have been in that locality awhile back with cholera virus. None of the bitten victims hnvo expressed n desire for Inoculation , and it is altogether likely that tbo patho-biological student will not bo called upon for nny experimental work. Tha liorso died of colic. nnpltlly The news is received here , to-day , that Guy A. Brown , clerk of the supreme court nnd state librarian , Is worse rather than bet tor , nnd that his recovery is very doubtful. Mr. Brown wont to the mountains several months ago , hoping to regain failing health , but the chances nro strong that it Is not to bo. Yesterday It wns nnnonncod that ha would return to Lincoln In a week or two. and his friends say if ho comes at all ho will have to como at once. Ono of his lungs la said to bo entirely gone , and with this ho is troubled with heart affections. It is hardly probable that ho will over resume tbo duties of his oftlco. which ho has filled with great acceptance and credit. City News 111ul Notoa. The Bennett uorso racers , A. H. Froyo , H. A. Bruiuard , Lee Newton nnd William Ho- here , after nn all nieht's session of the Jury , were found nut guilty and discharged. Tbo old settlers of Lancaster county hold ajmcollng at Bobannan'a bnll. yesterday af ternoon and evening , nnd perfected their or. ganization. L. W. Blllingsloy was chosen president ; W. W. Gardes , secretary ; J. P. Hepbard , treasurer , and Lovl Snolf , M. G. Bolmnnan and J. V. Wolfe , executive coin- , mitteo. One vice-president wns chosen from each voting precinct nnd ward of the county. The Homeopathic Medical sociotv of the state will bold its fourteenth annual conven tion nt York , commencing Wednesday , May U , and concluding on the 10th. An interest ing and profitable programme has been ur- rnngod , and the convention will be 0110 of unusual Interest to the practitioners ot this school of uiedioino. The special train , In three di visions , passed through Lincoln this morning in route for Denver , bearing a regiment of conductors to the annual con vention , which convenes Tuesday next. Tha Burlington carried this band of sunva ticket punchers ; who were wonderfully good naturcd during the brief atop of the train at the depot. George Cox will answer to the police court to-morrow for assaulting Clara Hoffman nnd boatlue his wifo. Ho was arrested lost night nbout 8 o'clock. Cox is ono of tbo toughs of the city , but a lesson is probably in atoro for lilm. lilm.Homer Homer Eaton , a wholesale cigar dealer of Grand Rapids , Mich , , died in this city last iiightm , 7:80 : o'clock. Ho was apparently. In good health until the supper hour , when lie wns taken suddenly 111 nnd passed away it the hour stutcd. Physicians pronounced tils disease apoplexy. Ho was stopping witb Mr. W. J. Price at 17(10 ( M street. His rei mams will bo .taken to Grand Hnpids for buriul , and \vill probably bo forwarded to morrow morning. The next Nebraska collegiate oratorical association will bo bold at Lincoln on tha rourth Friday in February , "A meeting oJ : ho association was hold In the cnapol of tha itato university lustovonlng. The following lolegates were present : F. It. Dungnn , ol Donno collegej J , E. Honlgalo nnd C. L. Meyers , of the Wosloynn university ; T. W. Nlelio ! , of Gates college , and E. G. Knglison nnd H. C. Peterson , of the State university. TUB UPlSCOPATj COUNCIL. It Will Moot To-dny In Twenty-Sec end Anniinl SosHlon. The twenty-second annual councll-ot ( ho Episcopal diocese , of Nebraska , will bo hold it Trinity cathedral , commencing to-day , ind continuing until Thursday. Bishop V\rorthingtou \ will preside. The programme 3f services , and meetings of the council and Hher diocesan organizations , Is as follows : Monday , May W , 2:30 : p. in. Mooting of the cathedral chapter , Monday , 8 p. m. Annual sermon before the Woman's Auxiliary of the diocese , by Upy. j oula S. Osborno , of Trinity church , Chicago. Tuesday , Mny 14 , 10:30 : a. in. Hoiv com- munlnn , for the diocesan branch of the Wo man's auxiliary , with an address by Hov. Mr. Osborno. , . Tuntlay , u p. m. Business mooting of tha I auxiliary. * ' Tuesday , 8 i > . m. Annual meeting of the diocesan branch of the Brothoihood of St. Andrew , with address. Wednesday , May 15 , 9 a. m. Morning Wednesday , 10 a. m.-Oponlng of the conn- 1 ViIU.1 eot ° brntlon of the holy commun ion , the bUhop delivering his annual address , followed by the llrst business session of tbo council , ' 3 P < ' " mooting of mWodHosjny , 8 p. m.-Grnna missionary Thursday , 0 a. m.-Mornlng prayer. thocounclf * " ' 1M' 1JU8"OM | 5osslon llf "Winlng'B service tlio ri'OCC8o ' wm atscrablo in the room of tbo cutbedrnl , vested iti tlio BurpJloes and white stoles , a I , followed by enter tbo cathedral in procession. 1 he dean /nvltes / very cordiallynvltes tlio mem- the Illness In tlio bishop's family v/lll bo Borved on Wcdntsday utuo ° " ' for nl1 moinbore ana . picrt * of tUo couuo in the choir room.