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' ' THE OMAHA * B3JJK ? TUESDAY. JEDSTE 4. 1889. THE JDAlIjY BEE. BVKIIY BlOnNINO. mima oFsunscRimoN. 'Dily ( Horning Kdltlou ) Including SUHDAT llf.r , uno Year. . . i. . . (10 99 JTorRlx Montlw . 600 For Three Months . . . . . . . . . . 3M TMK OMAHA BDIUIAT HER , malted to any ad drew , Ono Year . 200 WMXI.Y llr.it , One Vonr . 800 OMAHA Omc.No .fll4nnd 910 FAnNAMSTHRCT. f CIIICAOO urt-icr. , ro : HOOKBIIV Iiuii.niua. NKW YOUK orriCJt. HOOKS 14 AND 16 THIMUNII HuiMiiNo. WARIHNOTO.X Orvicp , No. 613 t STHEET. COIIlE31'ONnRNOR. ( All eommunlcntton * ralntlns to niws nna edl- , lorlal m&ttcr should 1)0 wiarussed to the Kunon liuoiii ivBa Hi * 11 i * vai . . . Alt business letters anil remittance * should b addressed to TUB lln Punt.isiiiNti COMI-ANIT , OMAHA. Draft * , checks and postolllc * orrters to bo made payoblo to tlio order of tlio company. no BCD Famishing Company , Proprietors , E. RO3EWATEU , Editor. THIS DAILY I3I5K. Rworn Slntcinont ol'Circulation. State of Nebraska , I. . h County of Douglas , I OcorpelLTzsrhuck , secretary of Tlio lice Pub- HshliiKComnany. does nolomnly swear that the actual circulation of TUB DAILV linn for tha veclccnutncJuno 1 , IfcfcA was as follows ! Ftmday. May 2 Wornlnv. Mny27 Tuesday. Mny " 1 Wednesday'in.a ) ' ' ' ' " ' ' " " " " ' " " " " " " " ' ' ' ' ' ' Frldav. Jlay 3l."J'.J .J.1S Gaturday , Juno 1 KKll Avcruuo 1B.NS5 ui.oitnr. n. TTSCIIDUIC. Bworn to Ijoforo mo and subscribed to lu my tmetico this 1st day of June. A. 1) . 1HS9. i beal. N. 1' . KK1L , Notary 1'ubllo. State of Nebraska , IB. County of Douslas. fBSl i Ooorgo II. IVschuric , being duly sworn , d - poic * and says tlmt ho Is ancretaryof The llco J'ubllshliiK compiiuv , that the actual average ilully circulation ot Tlio Dally lloo for tlio month of June , IHffl , 1D.2I2 copies ; for July. JfrBX. lH.033coplcii : for August , JSfS , IH.lKJcop'.es : for September. 1 33,1H.154 copies : for October , 18S8.1MB ! copies ; for November , 18t8. I8.9SU copies : tor Docoml/vr , 18HS. IB--J.I copies ; for January. lf > 8'J ' , llillTl copies ; for February. 1889 , lHovfl copies ; for iturcn , 18SO. I8.WI copies : fov April , 1889,18.M9 copies : for May. 1W9 , 18,609 conlen. OKU. It. T/SCIIUGK. Sworn to before mo and subfcnbed In my LSoal.1 presence this 3d ilay of Juno , A. D. , N. P. 1'BIIj , Notary Public. DKCOHATION dtiy knocked the pins out of the bunk clearings lust \voolc. THE binding1 twlno trust appears to have found rope enough to hung itself. IF OMAHA ia to become the convention city in 1892 , where are the hotels and the auditorum for the occasionV THE Xcpubliran has just discovered that rotten cedar blocks have been used in the pavements of Omaha. CorAiiA capitalists need not stand around with their hands in their pock ets waiting for something to turn up. LET contractors of public works begin .operations without further delay. Every day wasted is a day lost to hundreds of 'laborers. SOUTH OMAHA is nothing if not on- tcrprising. A seventy-live thousand- "uollar opera house is the latest evidence of packing-house culture. * JA CIRCULATION which is based upon papers given to people on trial may be good enough for the affidavit man , hut for the advertiser It is a delusion and a en are. THE authorities of Dubuque have no tified all saloonkeepers that they must ' pay their licenses promptly or their shops will bo closed. Dubuauo is lo cated in Iowa. A SKIMMER is not so full of holes as the "agreement among gentlemen" is likely to be by the time the rate war in augurated by the Burlington & North- era is in full blast. Ar/li the blizzards , cyclones and prairie flrcs of Dakota , Nebraska and Kansas are not worthy of mention in the same breath with the horrible floods of Ponn- Bylvania , Maryland , Virginia and Now York. THE republicans of Ohio have served 'notice to the democrats of that state to put on their armor. The political cam paign soon to bo waged among the Buckeyes is not going to be a milk-and- water affair. THKIIE is a chunk of cold comfort for the west in the announcement that an Indiana man will succeed to the va cancy on the supreme bench. As long as Indiana is provided for the rest of the country should bo content. THIS appellate court of Chicago has luindod down a decision to the effect that the city authorities can not pro- iiibit citizens from marching In procos- pioiiB through the streets of that city. tL'ho case is likely to bo appealed to the Bupromo court of Illinois. * MHH HMMMMMM M MMM DAVID B. HILT , , of Now York , lias not lost his craving for the leadership of the democratic party , but the attempt to stir up enthusiasm in his behalf in the west and south is acknowlged by loading democratic papers to bo a signal failure. Touimaxi first-class hotel such as Omaha imperatively demands would Jake at least eighteen months even Voro its construction to begin to morrow. There should consequently bo no delay in pushing forward the project in order to bo ready for the Omaha of 1602. "MATTIE WiNBHir , " a spanking , eaucy Yankee smack , has just been Boi'/od by a Canadian cruiser near Capo JBroton , charged with fishing Inside the thrao-mllo limit. There is likely to bo some trouble in diplomatic circles if "Muttto" does not come sailing home Bgain. _ THIS number of building permits is- BU.ed and the aggregate value of the buildings in course of erection for the first flvo months of the current year compare rnoxt favorably with the record for the corresponding time of 1888 , dur ing which the numhor of building por- Bills granted was seven hundred , to the | . / " ' Pggroguto value of seven hundred and sixty-tlvo thousand dollars , This year Boniothlng llltu eight hundred and twenty-five permits wore issued , repre senting a value of about onu million four hundred and twenty-live thousand dollars. The record is a gratifying one. What ( a remarkable about this showing is the largo number of cottages oroctcri fin tho. suburbs , which indicate the ytoady growth itud extension of Omaha. HUMAN VULTURES. Humanity Is scandalized by the van dalism of the wretches who were found robbing the dead at Johnstown. It is almost incredible that h' a civilized and there are beings so utterly devoid of every instinct of humanity us to go about plundering the lifeless bodies of the victims of such a calamity as that in Lho flood-swept Conomaugh valley. In that most terrible catastrophe there would scorn to bo nothing wanting to touch the sympathies and awaken the pity of the most hardened , Or , if not this , it would scorn that the worst of criminals would bo awoil by such n fearful scene of death land , dis aster to the repression of his criminal Instincts. Must wo conclude that there are natures so debased , brutal and fiendish , living in this enlightened land and claiming the privileges of free men , that every spark of human tond6rncs and pity is extinct in thomV The acts of the ghouls at Johnstown show them to bo such. Fortunately there was swift and summary retribution for some of these wretches. The dead they mutilated did not suffer , but , none the less , outraged humanity needed to bo avenged , and it was. It was the Ijlghest justice that strangled some of these monsters to death and drove others to their laqt account in the surg ing Hood. The regret is that any of the fiendish ghouls escaped. The examples made , however , will have a wholesome inlluonco in deterring others of like na ture , boHldes which the precautions taken will doubtless prevent a repeti tion of this most heinous crime. A nVHULE PRICKED. "Whon a man. walking through the woods , becomes frightened , ho whistles to keep his courage up. Thlsiis strik- inply lllustr-ited by the course pursued by one of our contemporaries. For more than two years its proprietor has boon vainly trying to keep his news paper balloon from collapsing In mid air or sinking into the son of oblivion. To lighten his burden ho throw over board the world-famed humorist ; ho dismissed the artist that made chalk pictures for his patrons , and Jlnally dropped Fred Nye from his sky-loft. The balloon still kept tending downward. Then ho Improvised n Sunday annex to the balloon in hopes that it would nlTord him relief. But this venture was n. complete failure. The patronage that was expected to float the air-ship did not materialize , because the WodA was utterly unable to cope with any of its three Sunday rivals in point of quality or quantity. With disaster staring him in the face our intrepid balloonist is trying to keep his by vain-glorious - courage up vapor- ings about the wonderful prosperity of his tottering concern. For months ho has boon scattering papers right and loft , not only in Omaha , but in every town on the roads leading into the city. Not content with simply blowing bubbles about his in flated circulation , ho issued a cir cular to merchants , the palpable intent of which was to procure a trans fer of patronage from THE BEK to his own sheet by representing THIS BEE as being on the decline. This transparent Imposture proved a boomerang with our merchants , who only hold in contempt a concern that seeks to injure a com petitor which it can not hope to rival. Moreover , our business men can not bo easily humbugged. They know where they got the largest returns for their money. And now another attempt is made to imnoso on the credulous. The Omaha Evening Hubble claims at last to have distanced THE BEE in its imaginary race for supremacy , and a fictitious comparison is made to show that the World exceeds by about two hundred copies the city circulation of THE BEE. To the credulous this may sound very plausible , but we happen to bo in position to prick this bubble with figures that can not bo truthfully contradicted. Two weeks ago THE BEE started to take another house-to-house newspaper census in order to put an end to iho cheap clap-trap about rival local circu lations. The returns from the can vassers , embracing about five-sixths of the territory covered by carrier de livery , show that within that radius THE BEE delivers a fraction over six thousand copies to regular subscribers , while the World throws around in the territory a fraction over two thousand eight hundred papers by carriers. But it also transpires ( what Is well known to most of our citizens ) that a very large percentage of this so-called circulation of the World Is delivered on trial. In other words , givou away to people who have not subscribed. On the con trary Tun BEE is the only Omaha paper that docs not resort to this method of promoting extraordinary growth. Further particulars will bo forthcom ing when the census has been com pleted. Meantime u newspaper bubble has been pricked. 7'/jr/sr.s ix 'HIE supnmiE counr. Too little attention has been given tea a decisiou of the United States supreme court just before its adjournment , so far as it related to trusts. The case case was that of the superintendent of the Equitable Gas company , of Balti more , against the Consolidated Gas company , of that city , brought to re cover fifty thousand dollars for services in effecting a combination between rival companies. The two companies thus combined agreed to raise the price of gas to one dollar and seventy-live cents per thousand feet , and to pool their ravonuoa and divide thorn on a stipulated basis. The purpose waste to destroy comuotlon , establish u monopoly ely , and force the public to pay a higher price for gas. For having brought this arrangement about the superintendent of the Equitable company presented a claim for fifty thousand doUurs , which was rejected by the Consolidated com pany on the gVound tliat it hurt not agreed to pay for this borvica. The defendant pleaded n law of Mary land , prohibiting any combination or contract * between gas companies , and whijo Chief Justice Fuller , who de livered the decision , hold thU law to be abar 16 recovery by the pluiutiiT , ho woa ! farther in declaring combinations ol this kind to destroy competition and raise prices to bo against public policy and therefore unlawful. Innumerable cases , said the court , might bo cited to sustain the proposition that combina tions among those engaged in business Impressed with n public or quasi public character , which are manifestly prejudicial - judicial to the public interest , can not bo upheld. The law , it was hold , con notrocognlzo as Valid any undertaking to do what fundamental doctrlno or legal rule directly forbids. "It is also too wall settled to admit of doubt that tv corporation can not disable itself by contract from per forming the public duties which it has undertaken , and by agreement compel itself to make public accommodation or convenience subservient to its private interests. " The application of this view , proceed ing from the highest tribunal , can not bo difficult. All corporations whoso business is of a public or quasi-public character , ns railroad , telegraph , gas and water companies , can under this decision bo reached by the courts in the case of combina tions "which are manifestly prejudicial - judicial to the public Interests. " It is also important to boar in mind the view th.vt corporations which have un dertaken the performance ot tv public duty can not disable themselves by any agreement that would diminish their power to perform that duty. This opinion docs not distinctly * apply to combinations of private corporations , but it "does recogni/.o an authority to deal with those. That is , if not al ready within the roach of the courts they are not beyond the power of the legislatures. In effect it declares that all combinations made to promote what a statute has declared to bo wrong are void. The importance of those opinions from the highest court of the nation is very great at this tune when the vital questions as to the legality of trusts and combines are everywhere re ceiving attention. THE HOSPITAL JOB. The report of Superintendent Coots on the condition of the new county hos pital confirms the charges of THE BEE in every particular. In material and workmanship the structure is a costly fraud. Tno plans and specifications have been totally ignored in vital par ticulars. There was a systematic at tempt to defraud the county and unload on the taxpayers a cracked and crumb ling rookery. The county commissioners were warned time and again of the dishonest methods of the contractors , and their wilful disobedience of orders. But the commissioners approved their estimates and paid out the county's money for in ferior work. These payments have gene so far that , it is doubtful whether the per cent retained will cover the cost of the changes which Mr. 'Coots asserts are necessary to make the building safe and habitable. The whole job is a dlserraco to the county. Had the commissioners given the contract to responsible , ex perienced men the county would have been spared the disgraceful proceed ings which have marked the hospital job from its inception to the present time. HELP THE SUFFERERS. The deplorable condition of the home less , destitute and bereaved people at Johnstown , Pa. , and other points in the Conomnugh valley swept by the flood , maiccs an appeal for aid that should bo heard and responded to generously in every quarter of our prosperous land. The appalling experience of those un fortunate people , deprived in a few hours of nil they possessed and now sitting in bitter sorrow by the coffins of their ( load or seeking in unspeak able anguish the victims of the relentless torrent , has aroused a universal sympathy. Everywhere the harrowing and pathetic details of this moat terrible calamity , unparall eled in this country in the fearful de struction of life , have been read with profoundest sorrow. Thousands'of men , women and children hurried to death in the mad waters. Hundreds of homes , with all they contained , swept awny , leaving no vestige to show whore they once stood. Happy and prosperous communities decimated and reduced to destitution almost in the twinkling of an oyo. A fair valley , clothed with verdure and musical with the hum of industry , turned into n desert of mud and a region of woo and suffering. It is an awful catastro phe , the merest recital of which must awaken the deepest sympathy ot nil who can feel for the sorrow and misery of their fellow-creatures. These most unfortunate people must be generously cared for. It is not enough that their immediate necessi ties are provided for , as is being clono. There should be stuch provision made for all their wants as will carry them through the long period that must elapse before they can replace by their labor a small part of what they have lost. Every prosperous community has a duty to perform In this matter , and among these Omaha should not bo the last or the least generous in responding to this duty. Mayor Broatch and other citizens have issued a cull for a mass meeting of citizens Tuesday evening , and Manager Boyd has tendered the use of the opera house for this purpose. Every citizen who has u dollar to give to this cause should attend this mooting , to the end that Omaha's contribution to the sufferers fahnll bo worthy of the city , and a Hubstantial as.-iuranco to the sorrowing and destitute people of the Conomaugh valley loy that the sympathy their awful expe rience hits evoked in us profound and sincere in this western city as among the people who are their nearest neigh bors. The spirit of philanthropy in the presence of such a calamity should knbw no lines of state or section , With the universal sympathy there should be uni versal help for the objects of sympathy. It is to ha hoped the opera house will bo filled Tuesday evening by people who will go thoru uroparod to civo to this most worthy and urgent cause. THE operation of the alien law piusod by the lllluoU legislature will bo watched with considerable interest in labor circles. The law prohibits the employment of aliens in state and municipal - cipal works , and contractors of such works are subject to its provisions. It is a now departure in stnto legislation , and is not likely to benefit those for whom it is intended. Like all laws passed for n poMtlc il purpose , it will aorvo ns a rnllvlnj cry for the doma- gojjuos tlurlntf camp , igns and become a detul letter in * pi otloo. The great need of labor making-arbitra tion of disputes between employer and employe compulsory. the country of its great forests is undoubtedly ono explanation of the great Hoods of recent years in the valleys of the Ohio , Susquohamia and the Delaware. Thirty or forty years ago , \vhon the sections nor ? flooded were heavily timbered , they suffered from no such floods ns have boon experienced in later years since they have boon largely denuded of the forests. These who have given careful attention to the matter maintain that these disastrous floods are largely duo to the disappear ance of the forests , and this view is cer tainly not to bo dismissed as wholly chimerical. TKE annual report of the Pacific Mail Steamship company has just boon made , and the earnings for the year ending April 30 were eighty thousand dollars in excess of the earnings for last year. It is just eight months ago that President Huntington testified that the shutting out of Chinese immi gration would seriously cut down the revenues of the company. Facts provo that Mr. Huntington's fears were groundless. Whatever loss has boon sustained by the stopping of the coolie traffic , now avenues of trade have been opened up to the advantage of this steamship line. Ait Every Day Affair Tliore. Chicaun Tlma. . A member of the Hhodo Island legislature Is accused oT buying his float. If ho wcro only a mouibor of the United States sonata nothing would bo thought of such a charge. liiko Koolv'r ? Motor. riilladeluliln I'rcsa ( Hci. ) . Already the friends of ox-Prosidout Cleve land are are.iuiliiR of electing him a United States senator to succeed Mr. Evarts. The schouio looks well , which is to soy , it won't work. A Crtido Method. Lnutxvtlle Cnurler-Jiiurnal. These fellows ftT Arizona who ambushed the United Statds paymaster to get Uncle Sum's money nrb'u'dull sot. They should have gene into politics , talked patriotism , aud got a really good whticlc at the treasury. Q. ' * ? Two Unncocssnry Institutions. Totalo lilcule. It is all well enough to say that America needs tmined diplomats , but when wo can send commissioners abroad thnt can boat Bismarck at his own game , the founding of a college of diplomacy is not a pressing want. At least it can wait until our schools of journalism get better established. Governor Hill anil Mr. Gut-Isle. Cliicnoo Tribune. The portrait of Governor Hill , as printed in the Now York World of Friday morning , bore a strong resemblance to that ol the eminent Chicago financier who has just re turned from Canada , This coincidence may or may not be regarded as having some bear ing on the luturo greatness of Now York's distinguished governor. Firm , DlqnlUon and Moderate ! Kew York Mall and Exi et . The bitterest enemies of Mr. Blaine can not deny that ho has conducted the foreign affairs of the United States with a truly praiseworthy degree of ilrmnoss , dignity and moderation since ho has had charge of the state department. His course m regard to our claim of Uehnng Sea is not likely to bo out of accord with his previous conduct of our foreign relations. Cool , wary and de termined , the Hon. James G. Blaine is a gentleman who is pretty sure to know what ho is about. * Ho Wrote 'Dnrlinc Nellie Gray. " Columbia Prcn > . Thcro is a little green mound and humble slab in a secluded corner of Ottorbom ceme tery , about twelve miles north of this city , which marks the grave of the author of that famous ballad , "Darling Nellie Gr.iy. " A visitor to the spot learns from the inscription on the stone that It is the last resting place ot Benjamin Russell Hanby. The seclusion of the tomb , the neglect shown it by all save a few relatives , and the general ignorance of its location form another illustration of tbo forgetfulness of tbo human raco. FHENOII AFFAIRS. Mcljnno Talks of the Exposition , I'oli- tlcn and Boulnnnor. NEW YoitK , Juno 3. [ Special Telegram to TUB UEE.J Itobert M. MoLuno , ex-minister to Franco , arrived hero to-day and was in terviewed concerning French political affairs aud the exposition. In speaking of tbo latter ho said the American exhibits , in the matter of machinery , wcro not at all satisfactory. Edison's electrical exhibit was the greatest in the exposition and the most wonderful portion of it. Spoaklng of the political insti tutions of. Franco , McLano said there is no country in the world with free Institutions that could not improve by their example. Al though there is a strong dynasty element op posing the republican form of government , the majority of the tteoplo of the legislature are devoted to reimU.licitp instltutionu. The purity of the ballot And .tho independence or the electors uro far. gnmtor than they uro either In , .this country or In Great Britain. Too , plccton ! laws offer much greater projection and much greater privacy to jtno voters than those of the grout moorityr'of ] , pur own states , and however earnest ' .and impressionable tlio French voter mavbc , ( io is absolutely in dependent and incorruptible If u mun would dare bribe him. 'Tl'ho , recall of the Duo d'Auinsilo uoos no } ( indicate a political reac tion la any degree. aUt was u spontaneous act of Justice , ilomu/idq ) by popular opin ion and tliu moral end ottUQ country. 'As to General piUlatiger ( , I have always maintained ? rlonalyrylu.tions with him and I have never beliovwl. that , ho would abandon the republic , liowoyihni'ucli these opposed to It eook his support. .Hut I am very sure if bo should abandon the republican party , they lu their turn will abandon him. All of his CUD- mios say that ho will turn up on the republic , and all ot bis friends fl.iv that ho will not. As to Ma Intluonoo , it has decreased a littlo. Ho certainly has not the satno Influence that ho had before ho left Frauco. " Nuw Cornornllonfl. The Conservative Loan and Building asso ciation , with o oapltal stock of tJUd.OUO , HloJ articles of Incorporation with the county clerk yesterday , The object of the company Is to buy and soil real estate , erect buildings and do general businoa * lu that lino. Tlio liicorporators are M. N. Green , \V. F. Allan , T. F. Williams , Louis Schrooder. John \V. Gurla- and A. J. Hunk. I'lutt'Mt lilorlli-Hili ( ) Uo tIi ln 411 unit chemically destroys dibcasu-brcuding aiuttur. DIDN'T KNOW 'TWAS LOADED , A Negro Boy Kills a Playmate at Lincoln. PLAYING HE WAS A SHERIFF Knport of Stnto Institutions The Irish National Ijcncno 8u- prrino Court Decisions News nntl Notes. LINCOLN LJOIIRAU or ran OHA.HI HUB. i 1039 P STUKKT , J- LINCOLN , Juno 3. I .Tnmcs Estc.i , a colored lad sixteen years of age , was arrested , this morn'ng ' , for the mur der of Walter Johnson , also colored and about the same ngo. The crlmo for which younc Estcs was arrested was committed In this city , lust night , about 0 o'clock , on Fifth street , between O and D , In what Is known as "nigger town. " Estes and Johnson nnd a number of other boys , both whltonnd black , were playing In tlio streets nt the tlmo the tragedy ocurrod. Ellis Vnnco , ono of the parly , had a revolver and ho handed it to Estcs with the remark that it was not loaded. Taking his play fellow nt his word , Estes solzod it , declared hlmsolf to bo n shorilT and pointed it nt Johnson , nnd told him to hold up his hands. This created n deal of mirth among the boys , nnu the re volver was snapped while covering Johnson once , twice and thrice. The hammer was pulled back for u fourth tlmo , and to his con- atorn.uion , on pulling the trigger , the re volver wont off mid Johnson foil back dead. The ball entered his mouth , ranged upward nnd lodged In his bruin , not coming out. Esto * wns torror- stricken nttho result of his foolhardy play. Olllcori were soon upon the scene , but at the time no arrests were made. The coroner summoned n Jury , which viewed the body and adjourned until 7 o'clock this evening , when the inquest will bo formally hold. No ono Uinlts that Estes did the shooting with inalico or forethought , but that it was the result of recklessness. The verdict of the Jury was in accordance with the facts as above stated. EstGs , however - over , was hold to the district court on the charge of manslaughter. Both Estcs and Vnnco. the owner of the revolver , had their preliminary hearing this afternoon in ud- vance of the Incjucst. Ynnco wns discharged. The Jury in its Undlng indicated criminal carelessness on the part of Estcs and the verdict met with general approval. Irish Nntlonitl League. . The regular mooting of the Irish National Icnguo was hold at Fitzgerald hall yesterday afternoon , with a largo audience present. The meeting was ono of more than ordinary interest Irom the fact that excellent talent had been secured to render uupro- priato music for the occasion , also from the fuel that the question of electing delegates to the national convention wits made a sub ject , for discussion. Secretary Sutton an nounced that ho had received a cabled re quest from Parnell to postpone the conven tion until after the present session of parlia ment. Thii action wus asked for to enable Parnoll and largo delegation of Irishmen to attend the convention. The election of dolncatos was therefore delayed until tlio data of the national convention is agiecd on. A letter was read from E. H. Andrns , wherein he offers the use of Cushmaa park to the league for a grand picnic during the mouths of Juno or July. Now Notaries I'uhllo. The governor to-day appointed the follow ing Nebraskans notaries public : J. S. Will iams , Ogaliala , Keith county ; H. C. Howe , Ponca , Dixon county ; S. S. Green , Beatrice , Gage county ; Grace MoFnrland , Omaha , Douglas county ; S. S. Waters , Amelia , Holt county ; C. J. Johnson , Omaha , Douglas county ; E. E. Hnlstuad , Ponca , Dixon county ; E. W. McMahou , Omaha , Douglas county ; J. Levy , South. Omaha , Douglas county. linntricn Starcli Company. The records in the ofllco of Secretary of State Laws show that the Beatrice Starch company has become a legally incorporated institution. Its purpose is stipulated to bo the manufacture and sale of starch , corn , flour and any and all other articles in any way pertaining to the business. The capital stock authorized by the company is fixed at ? 100COO. Business commenced Juno 1 and continues thereafter for a ponod of fifty years. Incorporators : O. Cochrano , C. C. Uisloy , W. U. Ballard , E. W. Strudling , E. J. Hodwick and A. C. Scheiblieh. The bank of Benkleman also filed articles of incorporation. Business commenced Sep tember 1,1SS7 , on an authorized capital stoolc of $25,000. Incorporators : John K. Clark , V. Franklin and Oscar Callihan. Uoport or Stati ) InHtitutlons. Warden Hopkins , of the state penitentiary - ary , reports as follows for the month of May : Convicts in prison May 1 , 851 ; re ceived from courts during the mouth , iM ; total , 835. Number whoso term expired during the month , 10 ; pardoned by the gov ernor , 2 ; released on commutation of HOII- tonce , Q ; total , 14. Remaining in prison May 31 , 371. Superintendent Mallallcu , of the state in dustrial scuoolalso reports UB follows : Girls received during the month of May , S ; num- of boys , G ; total , 13. Number in attendance May 81 family A , 03 ; family 13 , 43 ; family C , U'J ; family E , 48 ; family F , 48 ; tola ! , 240. The report also shows that S members of his ctiarga are out on parol. In the tailor shop 2TO now articles worfa made and 1,040 re paired. In the shoo shop 85 pairs of boys' and girls' shoos were made nnd 110 repaired , nnd the work is valued at J310.0. ! ! In the girls' sewing room 423 articles were made and 010 repaired. Supreme Court UcclHiona. The following decisions have boon handed' down by the supreme court : . Burgo vs the state of Nebraska. Error from the district court of Douglas county ; affirmed ; opinion by Chief Justice Hecso : 1. Where an information was Hied against A , charging him with nn attempt to kill B , ho pleaded "not guilty" nnd uskod for a con tinuance of the case upon the ground that certain persons named who resided out of the state were necessary witnesses ; "that ho fan provo by each of said witnesses that this ujll- unt has suffered from hereditary Insanity tea a greater or loss extent all through his lifo ; that ho inherited the same from his mother , " etc. , tbero being o allegation that there were no other witnesses by whom the same facts could bo proved , nnd no allocation that ut the tlmo of the committing of the olTonso complained of the accused WAS unable to dis tinguish right from wrong in regard to the particular act charged. Held , that tbo ulll- davit was wholly insufltoicnt to Justify a con tinuance. 2. Whore the opinion of an export is sought upon the question of the insanity of the ac cused , the hypothetical questions to such ex port must bo HO framed as to fairly rollcct the facts admitted , or proved by othur witnesses. U. Instructions examined and hold not erroneous. Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy itnilroad Company vs Clark. Error from the district court of Lancaster county. Kovorsed and remanded ; opinion by Cliinf Justice Iteeso. City of Omaha v Scliallor. Error from the district court of Douglas county. Atlinncd. Opinion by Mr. Uhlof Juatice Uoeso. , 1. In nn action agnlnst r. municipal corpor ation for damages sustained by a lot owner by reason of tlio oxoavatinn of a street in front of the property , for the purpose ol ro duuing it to an established grudo , the nuc * tion of the proper method of proving dam 'l'11'lO v w * i -ejacnruo joq aiaX ax ' jd jqj A"JQ uajpi9 | | | ngos crm not bo for the first tlmo raided in tbo supreme court. 3. Special bonoflta which fthouM bo deducted - ducted from damages sustnlnoJ by ronl cv Into by reason of a public Improvement tniMt bo such as especially benefits the particular property dnmnRod , asldo from bonoflU con * forrod on other property generally , In the neighborhood of , or adjacent to the Improve ment. 8. Instructions examined nnd no error found In such as were given and la refusing hose not given. Sloan vs Cohum. Error from the district court of Douglas county. Hoversod nnd ro- mnndod. Opinion by Chief Justice Hooso. 1. Where the grantor of personal property was heavily Indebted nt the tlmo of the conveyance - voyanco nnd soon after the transfer mada statements In derogation of the bona lidos thereof on his part , In a contest between the grantca and the creditors ot the grantor over the prop orty , the creditors tillcglni ; the sale to have been fraudulent , such statements are proper to bo proven for the purpose of show ing fraud on the part of the grantor at the tlmo ot the conveyance. But not for the pur pose of showing fraud on the part of the Krntttco , or pf Impairing his title. 2. Where property Is rcplovinod from nn ofllccr who has possession by vlrtuo of a levy ot mi order of attachment , and the trial of the replevin suit results In a verdict and Judumont la favor of the onlcor , his rooasuro of damages Is the amount duo the attach ment plaintiffs at the tlmo of the levy of the order of the replevin ( with the raluo of the property ) , and not Including writs of nttnch- mont which catno in his hands after ha Imd been dive stcd of Ills possession by the re plevin proceed Ings. 3. Wtioro a debtor , for the purpose of securing - curing a debt , convoys personal property to his creditor , giving him the possession thereof , with the authority to the creditor to sell the same and account to the debtor for the surplus after paying the debt BO secured , together with the necessary expenses of sale , etc. . the Instrument by which the conveyance made will bo trcntod ns n chattel mortgage , ns well between the grantee and the credit ors of tlio gr.iut or as between the parties to Iho transfer. 4. Instructions given to a Jury upon the trial of a causa must bo applicable to the evidence adduced. 6. Evfdcnce examined and hold not to sustain tUo verdict. A Murderous Fight. Oeorgo O. Walker , the bartender at Phillip's saloon , nnd Thomas Pieklo , the portly restaurateur of the same block , got into nn altercation that came near ending in murder to-day. Walker used a hatchet , ho had lu his hand freely , nnd Pieklo got the worst of the deal. ' Ho was brulsod consid erably In the light and when they were sepa rated , was bleeding like a stuck bog. Walker was arrested for assaulting with n deadly weapon and put under bonds to ap pear lor examination * Wednesday , whllo Pickle's recognizance was takou In the sum of $100 to appear as a witness. City Nuws null Notes. W. W. Smith was lodged in Hopkinsvlllo to-day by ShorilT Wincholl of Perkins county. Ho will do forced pcnauco ono year for burglary. Governor Tnayor , Auditor Honton and Treasurer Hill returned to-day from Fort Worth , Tex. , where they have boon recre ating for : i week past. Hon. E. M. tihaw , assistant Inspector- general , U. A. R. , of Soring Crook , Johnson county , was ! u Lincoln to-day , on route for Grand Island nnd other points ot' the state for the uurposo of conferring with other Grand Army dignitaries. Commandant Hammond , of the soldiers' and sailors' homo , Grand Island , was In Lin- coin to-duy to make his monthly report ana settlement with the hoard of public lands and buildings , which was in session for iho transaction of monthly routine business. Church Howe , of Auburn , was hero to-day to put in a claim for bounty on wolf scalps , lu u lot of 100 , ho had a genuine rod one , branded "M. " captured among the lillla skirling the Missouri , and ho got very red in the face when Deputy Auditor Bowormnn refused to allow him but SI for it. Church says it pays bolter to raise pumpkins. STATE AND TERIllTOUY. Nebraska Jottlmrs. The sporting men of Hanroft are making arrangements for a race track. The contract for erecting a wing to the Chadrou academy has been let , to cost $10,800. There are S.C42 children of school ago In Dawes county , an increase of 400 over a year ago. The. citizens of Chase county have organ ized an association for protection against horse thieves. What is supposed to bo hydrophobia has carried oft eight head of cattle belonging to 13. A. Uoborts , of Albion. F. W. A ult nnd Mrs. MnyUlon / have the honor to bo the ' llrst couple married in the now county of Vintrston. The Itichardson county teachers' institute will be hold nt Salem , commencing July 29 and continuing two weeks. Headstones furnished by the government wcro oroetcd over the irravos bf flvo old sol diers at Hebron lait week. Sickness has compelled Froil R Sooloy to dispose of the Clearwater M6s m ; o , and tha paper has been purchased by Bhortt , Stock- well & Welch. The depot grounds for the Yankton , Nor folk & Southwestern , nt Norfolk , have boon located In Verges' addition , between Third and Fourth streets. The annual mooting f Iho old settlers of Cumtng county Is to bo. hold at Wen Point on the 10th lust , for the purpose of tiiukinu' arrangements for celebrating Old Settlers' day. day.Four Four hundred Koyix Palm citron * have signed a petition , addressed to Iho NobraMm dniogatlon , praying for the appointment ot lion. A. J. Uuruhumas Indian agent at lioso- bud agency. lown Itouifl. There are 134 national banks In Town. Creston hopes to secure frco mall facilities in n short tluio. DubUQUe U to furnish Sheldon with a $15,000 cracker factory. Thirty saloons have been closed In Fork Dodge In the last two mouths. The southwestern Iowa editors will hold a meeting at Corning , .luno 11. L. P. Monroe , sent to the penitentiary In 1677 from Sao county for fifteen yours , has boon pardoned. Citizens of Holmond have subscribed n (3,000 bonus and will secure a futmlni ; mill factory In return. It Is said that more breaking has been dona In Pocahontas and Calboun counties this year than in any other season since their organization. A longheaded Washington county man last year started n fish pond ot which ho Is now qulto proud. The pond contains about n quarter of an aero , and Is supplied by his drain tlio. lie put eight little innocent Ger man carp Into It , last Mny , and now lie has three schools that ho estimates contains IM- ) 000 fish , in size from an inch nnd n half to four In length. A man living near Fnlrllcld In Jefferson county , Blocked a pond with carp about llvo years ago , and makes n good thing out of it now. Charles Koestner , a Dos Molnos county farmer , has such n pond , started three years ago , nnd now Is catching lots ot four and flvo pound carp. The Great Northwest. Old-timers at Helena celebrated the twon- ty-fltth anniversary of the organization of Montana as a territory on the iUth ult. Thomas Klloy , the deputy postmaster at Marysvlllo. Cat. , who had charge of the of fice , ana who Is blamoworty for the shortaga in its accounts , has gene to Australia. IIU peculations amounted to $2,000. Several hundred song birds , lately received fiom Germany , comprising uightingalossky- larks , thrushes , starlings , gold , green and DUllflnches , linnets , eta , havn boon turned tooso in the City park at Portland. , After looking over matters at Butte nna Anaconda , J. 13. Haggin Issued orders to ro- bulld the burned smelter Immediately , and both the Union Pacific and Montana uniou will put in all needed trackage aud Improve ments. David Collard , of Mlssoula , Mont. , got up in the night recently , hearing some noisa about his chicken house , and fired two shots at random in the dark ; ono of them struck and killed n man named Charles Campbell. Collard was arrested. In the second trial of Mrs. J. Langford against Dr. Henry E. Jones , Portland's most prominent physician , for 20,000 damages , for malpractice , the jury returned a verdict awarding $1,000. In the first trial 'a verdict ol $5,000 was awarded to Mrs. Langford. General Bates , a retired English army ofil- cor of moans , Is on a tour through Washing ton territory. When ho sat down to dinner ut the Occidental hotel , Seattle , a few days ago , ho met with quite a surprise. The waiter who took his order was hia own son , who had run away from homo to scalp Ini dians some seven years ago. Ho bad switched oft to hotel scalping. According to'the Cheyenne Sun tbo condi tion of cattle being shipped over tha Cheyenne < enno & Northern for the Montana ranges 1 exciting much comment ; not only hero , but all along the road.At Wendovor there Is a great heap of rotting carcasses that is being added to every day. Thirty-seven bead ot dead cattle were taken from ono train last week , and the proportion of dead averages ono to every car when tlio few hours' trip over the Cheyenne & Northern is completed. Inhuman treatment is given as the causo. Cora Clark's Denial. Br.Ain , Neb. , Juno 3. To the Editor of THE BEE : In your issue of Juno 2 Is given what purports to be an interview had with me regarding tlio Blair postofllco complica tion. Whatever the facts in the case may ba will probably soon bo known. But I dcslm to Bay that I have not been interviewed , and that I am not the author of the statement at tributed to mo. COHA. CLAUIC , P. M. A Now Mall Cloric. Gcorgo A. Davidson of Douglas , Nob. , re ceived hU appointment as a railway mail clerk. He takes the place of E. S. Ames , who has resigned , on the Missouri Valley and Deadwood run. . - v this age of adulteration there arc few things more difficult to obtain IN tain of a pure quality than soap. 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