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    THE OMAHA DAILY VBEE : MONDAY , -MAY 13 1889.
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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.