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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ) ; SATURDAY , JUNE 8 , 1889. THE DAILY BEE. I'UUMSIIKD KVKHY MOHNING. THUMB oFsOllSCIHPTION. DMly ( Morning Kdltlon ) Including SUNDAY HKB. On * Year 110 00 For Klx Months , . . . . t 600 rorTliroo Months . . . . . . 860 Tint OMAHA Smuuv line , mailed to any midn'ss , Ono Year. , . . , .4. . . 200 WEBKI.Y DEE , Ono Year. . . * w OMAHA OrriCB , Nos.ni I nnclfllO FAnsUM BTHEET. OitioAno OrFicti , M ; HooKBiir liuiunno. NKW TOUR omen. HOOMS li ANH 16 TIHUUMS. 1IUIUUNO. WAflllNOTOH OVtlCK , NO. 618 FOBHTKBNTH STKEET. All commnnlcfttionn relating to news nnd edi torial matter should be addressed to thoJ oiTon orTUBUEK'im8WKB3 urn-Bits , , , . , All business letters and remittances should to addressed to THK HER PUIIUSIIINO COMI-ANT , OMAHA. Drafts , chorus end postoitlco orders to be mnde payable to the order of the company. r , ProuriGlors , E. KOSEWATEU , Editor. Xllli DAI LiY WISE. Sworn Statement of Circulation. Btnte of Nebraska. I. , " " W County of Douglas , ( ( IcorpeH.Tzflohuck , secretary of Tlio nc run- llnbliiDComrmny , does solemnly swear that the nctunl circulation or THK DAILY HKK for thn vcck ending Juno 1 , 1B69. wa.1 as follows ! Fundny. May 2 < 1 1WM Monday. MnyZ7 I8 , < > o Tuesday. May : IWrtfi ' " ' ' ' ' ' ' " ThurBfl'iiv" , < l'ny'.JO..V..V.VV..V..V.V.V."l .M7 Frldnv. May : ii iw. l- Battirdny , Juno 1 1 .C. Average , 18.855 Ol.OHOF. H. TZSCHUOK. Eworn to before me and subscribed to In my tresence thlslsi day of .tune. A. I ) . 1831. Seal. N. P. FKIU Notary I'ublto. State ot Nohraska , I County of DotiKlas.B3 ( - ( ieorito II. TzschucK , being duly sworn , d - poses nnd snys that ho Is microtary of The Hue j'nbllHhlng lompauy , tUnt the actual average dally circulation of The Daily lleo for tlio month of Junp , letH , 1U.243 copies ; for .liny , IfcHti , IWracopies ; for Aiutust , 18 S , IH.WIcoplos ; Tor September. ItSi , 1 . 154 copies ; for October , 18MC. i ( .mi copies ; for November , 18S8 , If.l ) * ) roples ; lor December , 1BS.M , i . ' i\ \ copies ; for January. 1S8.I , 18.574 copies ; for February , 18S'J. ' J8.1HH ) copies : forMarcu. 188H , lHt-5t copies : for April. 1889 , iaG59 copies : for-May , 1W9 , 18,099 CoplcB. OKU. Jl. T/.8CHUCK. Sworn to before mo and subscribed In my [ SeaL ] proscnco this 3d day oC June , A. U. . N. P. I'RIIj. Notary Public. THK men who urged and worked for the removal of Port Omaha will live to regret their acts. IT 18 promised that on Vice-President Holcomb's return to this city , the union depot project will bo submitted. Omnha is patiently waiting. THK heavy shipments of gold abroad allow little signs of abating' , and are likely to continue until money will bo ncessary to move the now'crops in Au gust to market. THE destruction of Seattle by Hro is a lesson to all cities that tlio first essen tial of municipal life nnd progress is a lire department thoroughly equipped for emergencies. THK stock ticker has been restored on 'change and the gambling in futures , whether it bo done on the curbstone , at the bucket shop or in Wall street , will go on undisturbed. AN intor-stato exposition this fall properly managed and inaugurated on a scale commensurate with Omaha's im portance can not fail to bo of great commercial advantage to this city. DAKOTA farmers of the Rod river val ley have undertaken the raising of hemp to supply themselves with bind ing twino. This is a practical and ef fective way of fighting the demands of the twine trust. A KEAI. ESTATE transaction whereby tv piece of property fifty-eight foot frontage - ago on a principal business street can bo turned over in the course of two vrcoks at a not profit of six thousand dollars is n fair indication of the sta bility of Omaha realty. THE council should provide for a dog pound where taglcss dogs could be de tained before being despatched. The promiscuous shooting of dogs on the streets by policemen is not only dan- porous to citizens , but ia brutal and un- uocossary. _ ' diphtheria and pneu monia are stalking through the valley " of the Conomaugh , as if itho Insatiable work of death was not satisfied with ton thousand victims. Bereft of homo , fam ily and all that life holds dear , the con- ' dltlon of the survivors is truly heart rending. Boss Bucia.KY who controls the " politics of California , is at proson ton- joying himself in Now York City at u dally cxponso of two hundred dollars. But as the lust legislature appropriated , four millions in excess of the estimates of the state controller , there is no rea son why this astute politician should stint himself in the loast. THE Union and Northern Pacific rail roads Imvo come to an amicable undor- Btanding ns to the approaching election of the Oregon Railway and Navigation company. All suits und litigations now pending in the courts affecting the Navigation company's interest will bo dismissed. In short , the lion lies down with the lamb , and the happy family is again reunited. K destruction of the Ghosnponko & Ohio canal removes a venerable land mark. In Washington's time it was ro- Carded us the highway of the future , the main artery of commerce to con nect the east and the west. Rut the development of to-day was not dreamt of by the fathers , and the highway of these days long since lost its useful ness. It served to illustrate the mar velous development of the country , and its loss wtll bo regretted ehlolly by the army of employes which the political bosses of the state kept nt work on it. Tin ; Missouri bottoms to tlio northeast - east will undoubtedly become the railroad and manufacturing center ol Omaha before many years. What was a worthless swamp a few years ntro has boon roclaimnd. Scores of warehouses nnd factories , lumber and coal yimU and other Important intoronU now cover tbo eastern suction. Three railroads find ample room for expansion , and their shops furnish employment for n largo number of mon. The men inter ested in the development of Umt region Bra in a position to do great good fet themselves and the oity , and it is cer tain that they will not lot any oppor tunities pass which wtll enhance the YU.IUO of their property. FOll STATEHOOD. The governor of Wyoming hoa issued n proclamation directing that nn elec tion bo hold on the second Monday of July next for the choice of delegates to , ho constitutional convention to behold n September. The governor states in iis proclamation that the territory has the population and otnor conditions iccossary to insure n stable local gov ernment therein , and that a very largo majority of the people desire to ostab- , lsh a state government. Bills were ro- lortcd to both houses of the last con- jrcss for the formation and admission ; nto the union of the state of Wyoming. Under tlicso circumstances the move ment for statehood has full warrant , with excellent promise of receiving the favorable consideration of congress whenever the preparatory requirements tmvo boon compiled with. , The last report of the governor of Wyoming to tlio secretary of the in terior estimated the population of the territory at oighty-llvo thousand. It is probably now not loss than ono hundred thousand. In recent years tlio charac ter of the population has steadily im proved , and with this has cornea change for the bolter in the condition of the material alTaira of the territory. When this report was submitted there were eight hundred and ninety-one miles of railroad in the territory , and the mile age lias since boon increased. With thcso railroad extensions the minornl deposits of the territory Imvo attracted greater attention nnd are boingstoadily developed. The territory is rich in coal , it being estimated that its coal fields cover thirty thousand square miles. There are extensive deposits of soda of remarkable purity. The terri tory is believed lo have vast deposits of oil which must ultimately become a source of great wealth. Stock raising is still the most important industry , but farming is successfully carried on in the districls where water is abundant for irrigating purposes , and Iho gov ernor expressed the opinion that "tho time is near at hand when all the val leys now producing only half a crop of grass will bo waving fields of grain and rich with root and vegetable pro- duclions. " The public school system of the territory is well cared for , there is a university that has Ihus far boon very successful , and there are a num ber of humane institutions. The bonded indebtedness of Iho territory last year was only three hundred and twenty thousand dollars , which was but ono per cent of the assessed valuation of the previous year. During the year ending Juno 80 , 1883 , nearly three hundred thousand acres of public land were entered in Wyoming , and nearly ono hundred and fifty thousand acres previously enlorcd wore brought lo final proof. It thus appears that VVyoming has been making good strides in population and material prosperity during the last few years , nnd there is no reason to doubt that this prosperous course will continue. The vote of the territory is republican , and when the people have adopted a suitable constitution nnd formed a slate government there can belittle little doubt that their demand for state hood will bo favorably considered by congress. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ MORE INDIAN NEGOTIATION'S. The president has appointed a com mission , pursuant to act of congress , to ncgotialo with the Cherokee and other tribes in the Indian territory for the cession of a part of their lands to the United Stales. The amount of land which the government will obtain if thcso negotiations shall bo successful is staled lobe about twonty-two million acres , an area not quite half as largo as Nebraska , but nearly all of it superior land. No ono , however , need bu in a hurry to take advantage of the opening of this territory. Under the most favorable conditions that can bo reasonably hoped for it will bo a year , and perhaps much longer , before nego tiations can bo completed , but there is every reason to expoot that the govern ment will find some serious obstacles in the way of success , the removal of which may require further legislation by con gress. The nmtlor will doubtless bo found considerably more complicated than the negotiations wilh the Sioux , und it is very likely , also , that Iho In dians to bo treated with will bo found no less shrewd nnd stubborn than their Dakota brethren in raising objections and insisting upon their claims. So fur as the Cherokees have expressed them selves regarding the disposal of their lands , the outlook for nogotialions with them is certainly not favorable , and Ihoir altitude is pretty sura to exert a strong influence upon ether Iribos in the Indian territory. The rights of the trlbos in that terri tory have been very clearly defined by the treaty , and their disposition ap pears to bo not to relinquish ono iota ol of what lias boon accorded them , but to hold the government to a full perform ance of every obligation. Thus , when it was proposed in congress to embrace what is known as the Cherokee Strip with Oklahoma there was n vigorous protest from the Chorokocs against Iho proposition , ami it was found that the government could not do this without violating a treaty obligation. It is u question how far , if at all , the govern- "moat is bound by UICHU treaties , the supreme court having decided , wo be lieve , that they hnvo no force except as congress may be pleased to respect thorn , but , however thin may bo , it was decided not to violate the agreement in the case of this Cherokee Strip , unless forbidding u renewal of its lease lo u caltlo com pany constituted a violation. The treaty of 1800 allowed the government to settle friendly Indians in any part oi the Cherokee country weit of ninety- six dogrccs of longitude , lha lands sensed nsod lo bo paid for at a prica agreed upon , butuiitll this was done the Chor- Itoe nation was to retain possession o ! nnd jurisdiction over all suuh laudd. The right of the United States to soUlc friendly Indians on the "strip" is : io < knowlmlgoil by the Cherokees , but tliu proposal to open It for the .soltloiiiont ol whites is a djlTerent atfair. The Chora Ueos loused this tract at an annual rental of ono hundred thousand dollars and the tormH of the government , wil have to bo liberal In order to induce thorn to glvo it up , Nogotiutiona looking to the acquire inont by the government of territory Creator in extent than that of n number - bor ot the states , and consisting of ex cellent land , are important , nnd wtll need to bo conducted with exceptional skill nnd ability. The commissioners appointed ai-o not sufficiently well known to enable us to speak nuthorl- t'ivoly regarding their qualifications for such a duty. TUB AMES PUROIIASE. The enterprising example of Mr. Fred L. Amos in placing hundreds of thou sands of dollars in Omnha property Is worthy of moro than passing mention. It is a display of unbounded confidence in the future of Omaha , and convoys a significant lesson to our moneyed men. The purchase of the Cond nnd Pacific Express properties , nnd the erection of n magnificent business block , In volving a total investment of nearly hnlf a million dollars , shows that the "trend of business" is westward and can not bo stayed while properly owners cast of Fifteenth street are indllToront to the demands of ex panding mercantile interests. Golden opportunilicsnro slipping through their hands. They nro content as loiig as their lire traps bring largo rentals , nnd shut their eyes to the gradual but cur tain drift of business to ether sections. The fact that east Farnam strcol is sleadily losing Us character as a retail street is not surprising to these who hnvo closely watched the tendency of business. Crude , inconvenient and shoddy buildings do not attract business. They repel it. The external appearance of a building ia an adver tisement of the character of the tenant and his business. And so long as the owners fail to furnish modern structures - turos nnd conveniences for the expand ing business , they can not hope to long retain the prestige of the street. Their rent rolls will diminish when it is too late , and Iho lonanls who now pay exorbitant - orbitant rents for poor accommodations will move to other and moro desirable quarters , where property owners are ready to furnish every modern conven ience for a fair return on the invest ment. The rapid development of upper Far- ntun and Sixteenth stroels is slrong evidence of Iho lendcncy of business. Slorcs which were considered gorgeous in pioneer days are no longer desirable. The modern merchant must have the latest appliances for the conduct of busi ness , and those can not bo secured from the landlords who live for to-day and care not for to-morrow. The shoddy fire-traps must go , and go promptly , or business mon will leave them to the bats and cobwebs. THK property-owners of Burt street , between Sixtccnlh and Twentieth , have determined to pave that thoroughfare with vilrilied brick in preference to wooden block. The success of that ex periment will bo watched with great intorcsl by Iho oily. Burt street is des tined to become ono of the leading rcsi- donco strools , and by Iho selec tion of vitrified brick , the property owners expect to secure a pavement that shall combine cleanliness , durabil ity and noiselossncss at a cost not ex ceeding that of wooden block. Should the new pavement prove satisfactory , there is every reason to believe thai brick will lake Iho place of all wooden pavements in Ihc suburban dislrtels of the city. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TUB cities of the east have responded nobly to tbo call of distress from the ruined districts of Pennsylvania. Three days after the news of Iho lerriblo dis- aslor was confirmed , Philadelphia sub scribed the munificent sum of three hundred and sixty thousand dollars. Now York followed next with ono hun dred und fiftoun thousand , Chicago sent fifty thousand , Washington twenty thousand , Cleveland thirty-eight thou sand , and many ether cilios contributed generously in proportion to thoii- size and wealth. UOCTOH MJSHCKU'S motor will mete within a few weeks , but the people of South Eleventh and South Sixteenth streets are still whistling for these long promised extensions. OTIIEH LANDS 'J'HAN' OUllS. The assertion recently made oy Lord Sal isbury , that it was never moro uncertain whether the rulers of Europe would remain In power for live years , was BO extraordi nary as to have attracted a great deal of at tention. The British premier must have meant not that the present rulers ot Europe might cense to live , but that they or thuir expected successors would cease to reign within the brief term mentioned. It would have boon a truism to say that u sovereign's tenure of life Is uncertain , particularly as the king of Holland was but lately looked upon an moribund. The king of Spain is a child , the stlltan of Turkey is an Invalid , the czar is incessantly threatened with assassi nation , the emperor of Austria is known to be tired of life , and the Gorman kaUor Is be lieved to be a sufferer from a constitutional disease. That every ono of them may in five years glvo plaeo to another member of his dvnnsty , is a truth too obvious to need af firmance by a man who , whatever his faults , has never been aeon so j of twad dle. Evidently the uncertainty to which the British premier referred is concerned with the duration , not of Individual lives , but of dynasties and forms of government. Even thus defined , the statement scorns too broad. In some European countries a political revo lution is probable ; lu others It Is possible ; while again In others It is scarcely concoivn- bio. Few careful observers of current events would ho surprised to see malarial changes In the French political regime wo will not say In five year * , but in flvo months. Whether tlio Uogont Christina will bo able much longer to repress the Spanish revolu tionists is also very doubtful. Tlio hold of the house of Savoy upon the Italian penin sula has boon sensibly weakened by its fail ure to conciliate papacy on thn ona handand Its mt Una to relations with the traditional en emies of Italy on the othur. No ono ox- pecu King William , of Holland , to live live yearn ; and should his young daughter die during her minority , the Netherlands would pass to a German princoaa , under Whose Inllupnco the country might bo In duced to enter tha Gorman empire on the , uno footing as IS.ivariu , AH for Ho'glum , ou boln.U of whoso neutr.ilitv and Indepon- deice : not- oven England would now desire In light , she U likely to oo roughly dealt with lu niy ; territorial readjustment following .1 European war. It ia plain enough , inoru- over , that in tlio throe Danuhlan principali ties , Koumiinii , Sorvluuud Bulgaria , a rjv- ulutlon may braak out ut any hour. But hero the c'opo of probable political clmngo seems to uud. U Is inconceivable that a member ot the house of Othman will not ( Ivo years hence rdlJcnNivor the Turkish pos sessions , no matter how rostrlotod they nny bv that tlino have b\S46ttio. \ Neither can wo loom it possible ttla'i'Ula ' Itoaianoft family will not continue 'to ' ' 'rule Utmla In 1991 , whatever msy bo thb issue of the appalling contest between thd nltllllsts and the pres ent czar. So ot tllb Composite oniplro of Austro-Hungarjr it" may bo said that the most durable foatur"6 Is Iho Hopaburg sue- casslon. Francis Josdh ] nny nbJtenlo or die , but In all pftMuillty ho will bo suc ceeded by a prince if his homo. 1 The Increase In French emigration to South America , particularly to the Argen tine Republic , In causing the French gov ernment much concern. No less than 17,105 Frenchmen sailed for thut country In 1S33 , as ngninst only nbout 5,000 In 1830. This Is peculiarly trying to the ministry In view of the comparative failure of Iho efforts lo In duce colonists to go to Algeria nnd Cochin China. The minister ot the Interior , M. Constans , directed a circular letter to nil Iho prefects of Franco on April 18 , urging thorn to put intending emigrants on their guard against the Illusory promises held out to them by Iho agents of foreign countries. Ho speaks with considerable Justice of the dubi ous prospect necessarily before the larger part of the cmlgranls to Iho Argentine He- public , destined to bo sot down in the midst of Iho vaslunculllvnlod areas of iho Interior , under obligation to the Argentine govern ment or to emigration companies for their pansagq money , exposed to the probability of n full In the prlco of labor uud to the un certainties of a fluctuating paper currency , and with no chunce of becoming owners of land except ns metayers. The prefects nro ordered to press these fuels upon the at tention of tlio people generally , as also to proceed with the greatest seventy against emigration agents who are not duly au thorized. They are also to onllst the help of village authorities In the attempt to diminish emigration , getting the latter to discourage to the utmost intending emigrants who apply for the necessary passports and papers. It will bo Interesting to observe the effect of these vigorous measures ; it docs not seem possible that they can fail of accomplishing much of their aim. The recent crisis in the Spanish ministry appears to have been only the breaking out of tin opposition to Sugastn wiUiln his own party , or rather the fusion of parties owning hia leadership , which lias long been threat ened. The immediate cuuso of the rupture was thu defc.it of the proposition to increase the duties on cereals. At the time of voting on the bill , May 'JJ , a great disturbance took plnco in the chamber , the president , Murtos , actually leavint ; the chair to vote against his party , while Gumuzo and his little band of protectionist liberals , seeing that thu tneasuro was destined to defeat , refrained from voting ing altogether ; To thesu disaffected liberals , it was publicly understood , that Guaerals Cassola and DomlnRue with Homoro Itob- ledo , had joined thGmi < 61vci , anil that they could muster nbou r fifjly vote against the government. Thoypropn3od , to join the con servatives in demanding vote on the ii'lmin istration bill to grant , universal suffrage before - fore discussing tho'pstifhatoj , uiU counted on ousting Sagasta on that Issue. The situa tion was so critical that the resignation of the ministry was I generally looked for. Sagasta , however , chose' to stave things off for a month nt leas -anfy.securej' ' the queen regent's assent to a decree suspending Iho session of the cartes. It is oxpoctcd that that boJy will bo assembled again early in July , nnd it will then aptyur whether Sairnsta has bconublo to ina : < 6 combinations assuring the continuance of/his administration. The outlook for him is certainly moat stormy. * * A congress of 15,000 delegates , represent ing 2.)0o)0,030 ; ) people , is soon to assemble in India to put into form the demands of thu native population upon the Hritish govern ment. The congress will ask for a recon struction of the leuislativo council so as to admit the olei.tion of one-half by the people , the absolute separation of judicial from ex ecutive functions , free admission of natives to administrative and executive offices , a sub mission of the budget to criticism , and that native representatives shall have power to question the government. Those demands simply show the kina of government that the 250,000,000 people of Indir. nave submitted to. They show that thu Uritlsh government has taken the government of the people of India into its own hands as completely as nny des pot of Europe or Asia has tlio government of his own people. The Hritish will bo reluctant to grant this right. It is trouble some In the hands of friends that Is , of political opponents who tire of the same race and attached to the same principles of gov ernment and may bo mido much moi-o oo in the hands of enemies who are sucking points for attack. The representation thut the people of India are content undur Hritish rule comes to us mainly through Hralsh sourcos. To the world at largo India is nearly a sealed boolc. * # # Dr. Peters hai. at last obtained permission to start for Central Africa with a large quan tity of stores destined for Emin Pasha. His route will probably bo from Mombasa , north to Zanzibar , across Mtisuiluud to Albert Nyanza , and if ho.gets safely through , his great supply of relief stores , purchased with funds raised entirely In Germany , will en rich Emin for muny a day. The delay in starting this flnuly-cquippcd expedition was duo partly to Hismarcli's fftar thut n largo caravan going inland would tend further to unsettle manors on the cast coast ; as it is , the German government has disclaimed any responsibility for the safety of the caravan. The strange fact that Stanley brought no letters from Emin to thu Congo , and ulso thut the letters from Stanley glvo no idea us to the amount of relief stores he Iras been able to place In the hands of the governor of the equatorial proving , have Increased thu anxiety of ICmin's friends , . The coming do- parluro of thu Putcra oxiioditioii shows that no crcdnnue is Rivunct tlii ( rumor that Emiu is accompanying Stunley-to thu coast. ' 4 - * ' After the position1 of1 vlcoroy ot Ireland had been offered to u\l \ the prominent peers , nnd respectfully duclLod1 by each In turn , It was feared thai no ; j bp'could bo induced lo uccepl thu distinction TJio carl of Zetland , howuvor , suoms to bnvu , bocn prevailed upon to allow himself to bo-distinguished by resid ing ut Dublin Castle . The salary attached 16 the vlceroyulty Is xof/edltiKly / liberal , and thu duties of the olllpo qonslst principally in holding receptions uti-j obeying Mr. Halfour , the secretary for Ireland The objections of all thu other noblemen' who dccliiiRj the honor seem to have been not to receiving the salary , nor to holding receptions , but to being practically ut the command of Mr. Hulfour , who has achieved an unenviable reputation by his administration of Irish af fairs. It is to bo Hoped that the earl of Zet land will Uud Mr. Hulfour an ugrceublo master. The czar , In n speech just made , said Umt the prince of Montenegro U the "solo sincere frlond of Russia" union ? the crowned heads of Europo. William of Germany , It will bu rouicmhcred , pledged the friendship of thu Qurmuns for thu Muscovite u few months into , but the czar oviduutly believes that that promlso was not sincere. Alexander has probably diagnosed tiio situatioa correctly - roctly , Germany's government holds 110 affection for Hvssla , notwithstanding the ties ot blood which subsist between the rulers ot both countries , To Keep Oftloo-HookoM Away , CMcngn Trl/mnc. / Llito a good , faithful wlfo , wllllnc to do anything to snvo her husband from the an noying visits of small politicians and curios ity seekers for the next three years , Mrs. Cleveland Is learning to play the violin. Had Grown Itusty. t/ifttia" / Time * . Wo rojolco to sea lhat our old frlond an d co-labornr , William Hoary Smith , has taken to writing for the newspapers again , His dlspulchcs from Johnstown carry us back to the Tllden-Hayos campaign. William Henry Is no slouch of n correspondent , but his long connection with the Associated press has had the effect of knocking him out of practice. All Onlorcil Oroou Mint , A'cio York Sun. The other night when the most fashtona- bio drinking place In America was crowded every man except two had a glass of green mint before him , The rage for this decoc tion of sugar tinctured with the juice of mint leaves which tastes very llko oil of peppermint , by the way Is approaching a Hinilncsj In town. Ho Will Cluuiuo HlH Tu no. Detroit Vrct. I'lton. "Any man who accumulates over ? 10,000 should bo made to divide , " said Charles Spachs , n Milwaukee socialist , n few weeks ago. The other day ho got a legacy of ? ! ( ! , - 000 from Belgium , mid wo trust that the strong arm of the law will step In and take $3,000 of it nnd divide it among the poor. Tlio Moilrst Vlnlot for Us. ClileauD llcrahl. A New York paper favors the adoption of the violcl as the national emblem , and cer tainly there is no lloiver that , so perfectly typifies the shrinking modesty of the Amer ican character. Let other nations cheese the " gaudy sunflower , the "proud hollyhocks , the lluuilng rose , the loud peony the quiet and unobtrusive violet Is the emblem for Amer ica. Icc-Wntpr IntPinpcrniicn. Atlniitu < ' < ) illriHull. ( This ice-water business is ono of the worst forms of intemperance. It kills , cither sud denly or gradually , about as many people In this country us whisky Kills. In fact , u mod erate dose of whisky is not as dangerous as an immndurnto drlnl ; of ice-water , nnd a tablespoonful of the latter is nn immoderate quantity. Now , get your Ice-water nnd pour it down your throat , if you feel like It. You know the consequences. KUMiUUIl Sl'AUICIjRUS. New York Tribune : First worshiper Our preacher is becoming dreadfully tiresome , lie doesn't talk about anything but our sins. Second worshiper Yes ; wo will have to send him abroad again to get some new ideas. Norristown Herald : Miss Lillian Hartzlor of Hnrrisburg , recently read an essay en titled ' 'Hunting a Man , " which is said to have been "a masterpiece. " Hunting a man is a tusk a great many young Indies essay , but they don't ull get a master apiece. Now Orleans Picayune : Apropos of select ing a flower or plant as a National emblem the Nashville Hanner wants to know what's the matter with the pie plant. What is the matter with the thistle ? It thrives and grows and blows , gets down on an enemy , and spi cuds over ull creation. Munsey's ' Weekly : Proud father Goin' ter start 'r church and Sunday school , are yerf Well , I've got two mighty good boys wot'll do for yer Hiblo class. They never told a Ho in their lives here they como now. Hoys , where did yer git that fowl ! The good boys Stold it. Proud lather See , parson I Er Ho couldn't live in them boys' mouths. Terre Haute Express : The editor's friei'd Don't be so down-hearted , old man. She's not the only woman in the world. "There's just as good llsh in the sea , " you know. The editor It is not so much the simple fact that she rejected mo that hurts so much ns the way in which she did it. She returned my letters along with a "declined with thanks" card that I once sent her ou receipt of a poem that she had sent to the ofllco before wo were acquainted , Terre Haute Express : Advice to young authors : AVrite as naturally as you can in the same manner in which you would talk. A young woman , however , will have bettor success by writing in a style in which she would be ashamed to talk. Ocean : The waves are no rplcurcs In the mutter of diut. They swallow everything , from a ward politician down to a steam tug. Punch : Miss Uuggo "Oh , but mine is such a horrid name ! " YOIIIIR Hrown "Ah a urnI'm afraid it's too late to alter it. now I" Dry Goods Kaporter : First Drummer "Lost week I took the blcgost orJcr of the season. " Second Drummer "I don't bo- Hove u word of it. " First Drummer ' -You don't , cii ? Well , perhaps you'll believe this. ( Ti nimphiintly prnilucini ; a paper. ) Hero is a letter 1 just got cancelling it. " Philadelphia Inquirer : "It's not nccos- sury , " said Mr. Mcrryfullow at the club , "to pay railway fares oven with the inter state commerce law in force. I can tell you a way in * which you all can travel and not pay a cent for fares. " "What IB it } " o-agerly asked every man in huaring. "Why. " said Morr.yfollow , us he lighted a fresh cigar , "every man of you can walk. " * " ' . " "Don't Got Oixv. JVciu Ymlt H'III W. Tills is a world of ups and downs , Of circumstances and fate , Where fortune smiles or darkly frowns , And bids us calmly wait Wo in tlio d.irltneas blindly grope , And though on top to-day , Perchance to-morrow in thu f.oup. So Don't Get Guy. If fortune hus been heaped on you , "Twero " bettor not to Might Your fellowmen wlio'vo fought us true , Hut won loss In the light. You'll mod as much Dot-ember A you do of sunny May , Thin fact you'd ' boHt rcmcmcnber. And , Don't Get Hay. Ho peaceable with all mankind , The smooihoti wavs are best ; Bo to your lot In lifo roslencd , Your oul in poai'u invest ; Ho to your Itiniilior imturo true And choose the easiest way , It matter. * not what ol.su you do , Hut Don't Get Uay. All Quiet at H imou , Sviixnv , N. S. W. , Juno 7.Tho steamer Lubock lias arrived from Apia , Sarnoi , with advices of May 2 $ , Everything was quiet In Samoa. A truce was mnluiainod between the contending natives , owing to reports that additional German mpu-of-war were on their way to Apia. Ailauin' .Mother Dead. Quixcv , Mass. , Juno 7. Mrs. Charles F , Adaiiia , widow of the ] utu O. F. Adams nnd mother of John Oulnc.v Adams and Charles F. Adams , protlnoul "f iho Union I'uvitlc , died last night , ftjcd eluhty-oue. KNOW-NOTHING WITNESSES , A Slow Day In the Councilman lo In vestigation , MR. COOPER'S OVER-CHARGES Complaint Against the Burlington The Fcilown Will Cnno Submitted. Supreme Court Cases City News niul Notes. LINCOLN Utmiuu or THIS OWAIU Bnn. ] 1043 l > STIIKIST , V LINCOLN , Juno 7. I At 10 o'clock , sharp , this morning , the councllnmnlo Investigating commlttco re sumed adjourned work of the Investigation. Uoforo , tiowovor , the resume of testimony commenced , the council mot In chamber and ratlfled the contrnuts for the erection of two onglno houses for the city , awarded to Lnyno & Sweet , which was done with the recommendation that the contractors employ local labor. To settle the prlco of pig Iron , hydrants , plpo and other water supplies , during the past three or four years , 13. S. Parkhurst , n St. Louis traveling salesmen , was called to the stand. IIo said that thn prices on these nrtlclos fluctuate , the supply and demand having much to do with their selling valuo. Pig Iron sold from $1.25 to f 1.03 , At present the prlco Is $4.05. Hydrants , list prlco gov ern , with 15 to 25 per cent oft on St. Louis prices. Pipe Is subjootnd to llko relative dls- counts. Ho never quoted prices to Cooper , but may Imvo done so to Dean. Pour cocks would , with discount off the market prlco , bo (4(1.20. ( Cooper had charcod the city $4(1.20 ( on this class of goods. Howovcr , there were biiltt in from other plumbers , and on thcso regular market prices were charged. On 2J4- inuh 'steam coclts the list prlcu was $14 , discount oft $ " . Cooper had charged $12. On u later price list the discount was 57J per cent off , nntl part of the goods were bought during the time when the greater discount was in force. It Is not usual to charge list prlco , oven ut retail , on this class of goods. Those prices nvo tlio prices at Lincoln. Wit ness said that in purchasing ho could boat the prices lu Cooper's price list , from which ho was quoting. Witness' firm had a list prlco which was ubaut Identical with Cooper's. Witness would not say that a city buying about $0,000 per year would bo entitled to the regular wholesale discounts to a retail purchaser. This would , however , depend largely on the amount of competition. A 1-inch steam cock , on which the list price wa * 114 , ought to bo sold to n retail pur chaser at $7.50 to $3 ; the discount being 57 > per cent. L. C. Burr testified that ho was somewhat acquainted with II. T. Clarke. Una some interest in the Clark paving contract. Ho hid : casually examined the contract nnd know something of Its nature. No bonus was uvcr demanded by the council , or nny member ol It , in consideration of securing the contract. Ho know nothing of any such demand. Chairman Hamilton put In sharply In cross-examination. The opinion had boon freely expressed that Clark's contract was bought , because , as stated , It was much blcliur than other bids. Witness stated In explanation of those charges that It was a mistake that Clark's bid was higher than some of the others. "Tho fact Is this , " said the wit ness , "Clark's bid was lower than any of his competitors , and there was no reason for the bonus. Burr said ho know nothing of Clark's alleged bond transaction ; that ho and bis partners bad nothing to do with It. Witness denied the Omaha Republican's statement , that Clark had paid $5,000 each to several councilinon to secure the paving contract , facetiously remarking that the Republican man could not have known Clark very well. Ho stated , however , regarding the sale of bonds , that the First National bank bought ono block at ! )5 ) per cent. Dirges , the street sweeper , was called , nnd on being sworn , stated that ho was never called upon to cough up to any member of the council and did not oven call upon Cap tain Hillingsley to examine his contract. A Mr. Morton was called , but his story was of a visit to Water Commissioner Ly- man , and had to do with politics and not with boodlurs or boodle. City Attorney Lambertson volunteered tote to testify , it having been said that ho re fused to honor a subpoena , stating that that newspaper story was without n shadow of foundation. Attorney Strode , however , shot a question at him that for a moment bid lair to open a hornet's nest. It was this : "Mr. Lnmburtson , aid you advise any po liceman or onlcer of the law to got an in demnifying bond before compelling service upon witnessed who might decline to appear before the investigating committee ) " * Coldlv ciiino tlio reply : "I did not. I ad vised that one should bo very carnful In making service , so far ns attachments were concerned , If witnesses should dcclino to at tend. This was all. " Marshal Cooper was c.Ulcd and corrobo rated the city attorney's statement. In ex planation it is well to state that street stories have been going that Latnburtson lias been trying to check the work of investigation and bring it to an abrupt close. Tliu afternoon session began at 2 o'clock , with T. A. Kosmoyor , a plumber and dealer in plumbing goods , on the stand. Ho was questioned regarding prices and discounts on water pipes , especially with reference to some invoices sold to the city by Councilman W. J. Cooper. On one lot ho testified that the market price , with discounts off , was $5.10 , on which Coopur hud charged fr'J , an overcharge of $3.W. ! On two 4-inch T's Cooper had charged $ .1.80 , the market price was f-i , the ovcrchaniu being Si.SO. Mr. Kusmeyci * had before him u list price issued by W. J. Cooper & Cole Brothcm , of tins city , and quoted from it while making his an swers. On 1-inch clobo valves tlio prlco , with discount off , was ! )0 ) cents ; Cooper h.id ( ; hurgod $1.40. On 1inch globe valves , the price was $ i.'j ! ' ' ; Cooper had charged SJ.SU. On-X-lncli couplings , the price was 20 cents ; Cooper had charged 23 cents. These couplings urc really thrown In with the pipe. If bous'ht separately the -price , with the discounts off. are us above. On 1-inch coiponition cooks the price list was $ .1.S > 5 ; with discount off , S1.93X. Witness said thut if ho would go to Air Coouor and buy goods ho would cxnuct to got them with the full discount off , and Cooper would then ho making u fair profit. At the conclusion of Mr. Ifosmoyor's ' testi mony Chairman Hamilton stated thut sub- pcunas nnd been served on J. A. liuckstalT and W. H. U. Stout , of tlio Urm of HuolistalT & btout , paving contr.tciors , and an Uoorgo S. Miller , of tlio linn of Miller .Si Lucas. Council mulls , and that the gentlemen hail agreed to appear and give evidence. These gentlemen did not appeal very promptly. At : t:45 Mr , Uuckstaflf appeared ana was Hworn. His llrmero contrartors for four or live paving district * ; considered Ills bids tlio lowest. Kelley & O'bhea ' , J. McBoam & Co. , ami others , also bid for tlio contracts. Mis Him hud nut had much talk with mem bers of the council before tlio letting nf the contracts. Llko many others Huckstuff know nothing , nnd "J'hiit'uull , " camofrom Attorney Strode nt last. Witness took occasion , however , to sav thut his Urm was etO..tOJ lower on this contract than comootltlve biUnors. The in vestigation adjourned until Momlav ut 10 o'clock , J'roclaniiitiiMi. To the people ol Nebraska : Whereas , Tlio labt disaster in Pettsylvania to life and property is unprecedented , arid the dll/.ens of the devastated districts are destitute and demanding assistance to ahovl- ate their sulTerings , and Whereas , Our citizens remember and are grateful for the generosity manifested towards - wards our suite by other commonwealths in time of need and misfortune , Therefore , I , George U. Meihlejohn , lieu tenant und acting governor of the state of Ncuri3tia , would recommend Umt liuerai Children Cry for Pitcher's ' Castorla. ( Then Dabjr trn * s ! i , ve gore her Cautorta. V ln-u bho WAS a Child , the cried for CaatGrU , V'.on iiio became Mtai , hu clucc to Cutaria , U ! > ; iihhaliAl Children , n donations bu mndo by our citizen * , nnd a fund rntaod lor the unfortunate sufferers ot Johnstown nnd vicinity. 1 nominate und appoint J. K. Hill , stitn treasurer , as agent , to recolvo donation * for such rollot fund. . In testimony whereof. I hnvo horomit ) sn' my hand and cuuiod to bo nfilxod thu grout seal of the state of Nebraska. Done at Lincoln , this 6th day ot June , A. D. , 18S9. GI-.OIKH : I ) . Mr.iKl.iuoiiN , Lieutenant nnd Acting Governor , Pfuuntjo Complaint. The Burlington owners have another ciss on their hands. This time the complainants , W. L. Harbor and J.V. . Walker * commlsslo.i merchants , hall from Omaha. As usual , they sot up Hint the Burlington U u common carrier , doing business under Iho laws ot Iho state ; that ( luring the year 1SS3 the dofoncl- anl tendered to the plaintiffs , consignees , car-loads of goods nt various times which they \vcro unable to remove promptly nt tha tlrao of notification t that when they offered to rcmovo them Ihoy found demurrage charges ngninst Ihoin nnd were not permitted to re move them until they were paid. Forbear- nnco , however , ceased to bo a virtue nnd complainants roplovincd from the company two car loads of hay nnd secured judgment before H. D. A. Wade , n justice of the poaeo , nnd the defendant failed to appeal. Hut on the 4th day of February the defendant com menced a suit in the same court , alleging damages In the sum of S-00 ! , for failure on the part of complainants to remove goods from two cars , which case Is still ponding. \Vhoroforo , plaintiffs ask reimbursement ia the sum of JOO , demurrage paid , nnd such ether relief ns from the case may appear. Notice has boon served ou the company ol the complaint. Fair ami Dank Association * ) . Lnto yesterday afternoon the Clmso County ( Nob. ) Argiculturnl and Horticultural asso ciation and the Hank ot Croighton tiled. [ articles of incorporation In the oflloo ot tha ' secretary ot stale. Thus another county wheels into line for the purpose of giving annual fairs or agricultural exhibitions , and another banking institution bids for patron- ego , having compiled with tno laws of tha stale. The agricultural society authorizes a capital stock or 5,000 , and the banking com pany $ -10,000. Champion. Clmso county , ami Croighton , Knoz county , are the rospoctlva places for the transaction of business. Fate association Incorporalors : J. K. Matthews , ) W. U. Davis , J , C. Hayes , R. A. Ewing , J. S. ) , Hell , W. M. Cunningham , G. W. Gotzen * i dauer , J. P. For , C. W. Rhodes , U. F. I- Heady , Hiram Ecklcs , John Alexander , W. H. King , W. L. Davidson , C. O. Adams and C. M. Dwlngs. Banking : R. W. Peyton , J. L. Packard , O. M. Uico , W. Jj. Twiner , \V. C. Caley nnd H. L. Grosser. Eighteenth Annual Exhibition. The clghtoonlh annual exhibition ot tha Palladia society was given In Iho chapel of Iho unlvorsily Friday evening. The following - ing was iho programme : Instrumental solo Taunhnuscr and Lo hengrin Liszt Miss M. D. Cochrau. Oration "Freedom for Ireland" Edwin irnrmor. Essay "A Coming Corporation" F. C. Taylor. Vocal solo "Last Night" Nnt M. Urigham. Debate "Resolved , That Bismarck's Policy is tno Host for the German Peoole" P * Affirmative , A. A. Faurot ; negative , J. W McCrosky. Cornet solo "Llzzio Polka" William O'Shea , jr. Recitation."The Falcon of Sir Fordorigo" Jessie W. GoodoU. Oration "Was HoaSlalosmanl" Minnie DePuo. Vocal solo "Dreams" Nat M. Brigham. Supreme Court Matters. The following cases were filed for trial la the suproiAo court to-day : Howard Whitney vs Harriet Preston ; error from the district court ot Sarpy county. Honrlch W. Buck vs Davenport Savings bamc ; error from the district court of Seward - ard county. Hiram S. Lydick ot al vs John Palmqulst ; error from the dlstriut court of Burt county. Joseph Spelts vs Davenport Savings bank ; error from the district court of Seward ard county. City News and Notes. Sheriff J. M. Smiley , ot Seward , was In Lincoln to-day to secure his voucher for talc- inc Leroy Homo to the state industrial school at Kcarnoy on the 5lk. Ho was sent for incorrigibilily. The case of Mrs. Anna Housor on com plaint of Lulu Henry was dismissed by Judge Slewarl to-day. This is tbo second time Lulu has had Mrs. Houser before tha courts and both times her word was Insufll- cient to bind her adversary over. The celebrated Fedowa will case wa given to the jury this afternoon. If the Jury are as long-winded in deciding as the law yers were in the investigation , the verdict will bo reached week after next. The casa was the most bitlerly contested of any ou , trial during the present term of the court. University examinations closed to-day , and commencement exercises are fairly on. Thu philodiccan exhibition last evening was largely attended and the exercises were especially interesting. Apropos ut this it may bo mentioned that the graduating class of the high school acquitted itself very cred itably. Dakota Soldiers' Homo Hoard. ' HOT SriNos , Dak. , Juno 7. [ Special Telegram l - f jr gram to THE BEE. ] The Dakota soldiers' tiomo board has been organized as follows I Thomas A. Bones , Webster , president ; W. Li. Lucas , Chamberlain , secretary ; A. J. Clolncr , Pierre , treasurer ; W. P. Phillips , Hot Spciugs , superintendent of construction. NOT A PIMPLE with Eczema. Hair nil cone. Hcalp oovnroil with oruptlonn. Thought hl4 hair would novar grow. OuroU by Ouiiourn Ilt-m- cilli-H. Ilnir Splendid ana not a plinplo on him. I cannot say enough In praise orthoCUTiCUiiA ItKMKDii'.s. My boy when ono year of nee , was BO bad with eczema that he font nil Ills hair. His Kculp was covered with uiuptlousvliloli tliU loaors nald was scull head , and thut lilo hnlu would novur grow again. DospalrliiK of a euro from a phyMclnnB , I begun the uxe of the Ctm < MJIIA UHMKDIHH , and 1 urn happy to say. with the most porfuct MICCUWS. 1 1 In hair Is wnV nplumlld , and there Is not u dlmplu ou him , I rcrommoiid thoUiiricmtA KUMBIIIKH to mothers us thn mo-it specey , economical , and mire euro for all nkln diseases of Infants und children , ami fool that urnry mother who has an utlllcted child will thunk me for HO doing , Mrs , M. K. WOOOHIW , Norway , Mo. A Ifovor Born I-ji lit Vcnra Ourcd. ] miiHt extent to you the thank * of one of my . ' customer ! ! , who liax been cured by using the Cu < IticMKiiiKH , of an old xoro oaiiHod by a eng spoil of Hlcknosi or fuvor eight yeais uuo , ID van , HO bad ho was foarfnl hu Mould have to have his leg amputated , but IH happy to nay ha U nmv entirely well , sound as a Hollar. Ho re. quedtx ma to uxa hla name , which Is II. II , OABON , merchant of this iilnce. JOHN V. MINI IIH. Druggist. I ] Uutimboro , Tuna. Vi \ HOVITISonlp DlncAxn Curnil. if * A few weeks aqo mv wife Buffered very much from a cutaneous cUsnaso of ctbe ( irulp , nd niu'lvud no lollut from the various remedies Bho HMiil until sht ) tried CimtMJiiA. irnmtplr yiuMud to this tientmont , und In a -liiii-l wntio fshovun entirely well. 'Jneio Iml Iji-Bii no rut urn of the Olm-uKe , nnd C'llTKiUUA. tanks No. I in our ontlmatlon for dlsuasua of tllO HiUll. HiUll.Kov J. I'KKSRMiy IlAltltETT , D , D. . ItalolKh , N , 0. Outloiiro Kcinndlod Are n pout I vd euro for every form of skin , scalp , end blood dlacuso , with IOSH of hair , friim plm. iliii to Hciofnln , iixcnptiiosHlbly IcJi Hol < l orerywliertt. 1'rlc.o , rimcui , n -ill ; : HKHiibVKNr , tl. I'rejiured by tile Dllllll ANDCllKVllCAr , COIIIMJUATION , ll ( > 8tOtl. tWHend for "How to Cure Blcln IMsi-axea , " elM M , M illUKtratlomijiiid 1UU tBstlinuulaU. Q fiitln luul Kcalp preHurvod and boautl- Had by CIJTICUHA Ko.u > . AbnuluUly EVEF Y MUSCLE ACHES. Hhurp Aches , Dull I'alns , Strains. and wuuhnuas , IIEMKVCU IK ONB i MISUTK iiy thuOuriouKA ANTI-I'AIM _ ri-ASTKit. Uhe llrt and only Inatan- tannouK puln , killing , vtretigthenlai ; T\ IVOKOKB-A. QOUUIUCII. Awonniv-AT TU tit. w , 124 Dearborn St. . ClilcftEo : advice frees lyuo ' fully