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THE OMAHA DAILY -BEE : WEDNESDAY , JUNE 5 ® , 1880. THE DAILY BEE. I'UnijtSllHI ) I3VBIIY MOItNINO. Tr.tt.M8 OK 8UIISCHIIT10N. D ftlly ( Mornlnir Kditlon ) Inelutttng Sunday . Ueo.Ono tear . tlO tn ForSlx Months . r > 00 1'orThreo Months . W TIio Oninlm Suml y Ilcc , Jiiallcd to nny tUtilrtM , Ono rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Weekly lleo. One Year. . , . . , . SOU Omixnii Oillcp , llco Iitillillnc , N. W. Corner Seventeenth and Fnrnnin Streets. Cnlcntro omen , n-rr lioonory Uniltllng. New York onic * . Hoonu 14 ami n Tilbnno TUtllrtinif. WMlimgton Onice. No. 6)3 ) tour- tccutii Btroct. _ _ _ _ _ COHIIESI-ONDENUR. AH communications relating to news nnd Ml. torlnl matter should bo mlclresscil to tlio J.tlitor cftl.ol.ec. . . All InifOnoKS letters anil remittances should 1)0 addressed to 'I ho Dee I'nbllshlnB Company. Omaha firixfts , checks and postotllco orilora to be made payable to the order of the company. The EEC PnWIsMiiECiiiany , Proprietors , 13. UOSBWATKH. Ktlltor. 11MU. Kworn fttnttyiicnt of Circulation. Elate of NcbriviVn , l County of DouglM , f3 * OeornoILTzprhuclt , secretary of Thojlpo r\i\f \ lltliltinrointmuy , ilot-s nolainnly swear that iho nctimfclrculiitlOh ot THE lJ.utv HKK rortho vecK MullmtJunoKd. ItfJ. wusns follows : b'undnv. Juno 10. . . . . . > . Jjv.it llondav. Juno 17 . . ' 1S < 2' ' ; ! Ivt Ftlnv. Juno 18 . iS'K , , Wtcliutflay.JunolD . 33.7SO Tlmmlav. Junoaj . lp. ' < l > Jrldav.Juno SI Saturday , juua Avcrnco . 1O , I2 ! auoiton n. TZSCHUUK. Fflern to before me nnd subscribed to In uiy tlfHtcc thliSM day of June. A. I ) . 1888. Eenl. H. 1' . KKIU Notary I'ubllc. Etntoof Nebraska , I County of lloURlas.BS [ > Ocorpo II. TzsclniPK , bolus < luly sworn , de- nnd says that he Is s cretnryof Tlio lleo 'ubllhhliiK ' company , that the actual nveroco dnlly limitation ot Tlio Daily Hoc for the month of June , JtCR , 19.843 copies : for July , JtfW , IH.CSIcoplis ; forAugtut , IN * . 1S,1M copies ; for t'cpt ember. lt ? ( < , 1M5I copies ; for October , WP , ItMHl copies ; for November , Ht8 , liMiM ropies ; lor December , IbW , 1K.22I coptus ; for January , itw , lH.r.74 copies ; for 1'obruary. 1SSP , IP.Uilioplcs ; for JIarcn , 1880 , IP.rei copies : for April , lt * ! > , IP.OM ) copies ! for May , lt9. 18.0JJ copies. OKO. 11. TZSCHUOlt. Pnorn to before tno and subscribed lu my IFcnl.l pretence this 3d day of June , A. ! > . . N. 1' . FKIU Notary rubllc. AITOINTMKNTS and disappointments give viirloty and vim to a con- gressmnn's life. ECONOMY Is the public wuttli-word of the board of education. Jin private all plans nro gauged by the balance in the treasury. CHICAGO is determined to cut n largo figure in the COIIBUS. She is diligently gathering every suspect in the country to swell her population. ANNEXATION and consolidation should nolbo overlooked in the tumult of progress. South Omahn needs the sheltering care of the parent tree. Tim election in a lump of over two hundred school teachers , good , bad and indifferent , by the board of education was altogether too much of a job lot n flair. IOWA shows a cotnmomlablo approcl- atiou of home talent , and it is gratifying - ing to note Unit it ia deserved. The commission appointed to secure designs for a soldiers' monument awarded the first prize to Mra. Harriet Kotchum , of Mount Pleasant. Her design ia for n bronze equestrian statue of heroic size. THE City Reform club of Now York has just sent District Attorney Fellows a caustic letter calling his attention to his neglect and indilToronco in pushing ljj.o prosecution against certain assem blymen in the notorious bribery cabcs. Colonel Follows is , however , too old a bird to bo frightened into doing some thing to redeem hia bad record oven by the throat that the club intends to keep its eye on on him in the future. Tun Bellevue rille range for the de partment of the Platte has impercepti bly grown into national prominence. Although but throe years established the range has become a post for the competition of the department , the di vision , and for distinguished marksmen. It is possible that Bcllovuo rillo range may become ns famous as Wiinblotou or Crecdmoro , and attract annually EO- diors and visitors from all parts of the country. A niSTHKSHiNG state of alTairs exists lu the coal mining regions of northern Illinois , brought about by the pro tracted strike ol the miners. Having made but little preparations for u pro longed lock-out , tlio minors and their dependents are on the verge of starva tion. Unfortunately both sides to the strike are determined not to yield , which makes an early settlement of the difficulties somewhat dubious. The case is deplorable and demands imme diate attention in order to relieve the destitution of the minors. UNDKH some circumstances the steady shipments o gold from this country to Europe might excite uneasiness , but the present movement is simply n llttlo surprising in view of the fact that our exports have not fallen short of the im ports to the amount of the gold for- vfurdod. The explanation of the excep tional condition is that Europe needs gold and this country 1ms an abundant supply with which to moot the demand , BO that it ia going abroad just ns nny other commodity might which Europe wanted of us and could spnro. There is nothing in the movement significant of financial trouble , present or pros pective. _ _ Tint merchants of Omaha have at last rolled up their sleeves nnd show ti dis position to make the merchants' cele bration this full iin unqualified success. There la certainly a promising outlook. The oftlccrs of tha poriimnont organiza tion just perfected are one nnd all men who stand at the top of the buslnofw community and have never been known to undertake a project without making it n go , The directory contains moreover over one hundred of tlio mo&t onorgetio and'onthuslastio young buMncss men representing almost every branci ) o trade to bo found in this city.Vltl \ this combination of brains ni'd pluck great things tire to bo expected in the way of arranging n suitable programme A week's carnival must of necessity have a number of striking and drawing attractions. Now that the business moi : of Omaha hnvo "got together , " lot there bo no delay in getting down to work for the celebration. THE inniOATlOtf PROUI.BM. The question of irrigating the arid ogions of the west will vary likely have > romlnonco in the attention of the next congress. The tonnto appointed a special committee to investigate the subject of irrigation in the regions vhero it is believed to bo feasible nnd desirable , nnd it will soon enter upon ts work in connection with a party of engineers and surveyors sent out to .nko the preliminary stops for the con struction of a national system of reser voirs. A great deal of interest was manifested in this matter ) .y the last congress , and the appropriation made for the invos- .Igntlon and experiments will onnblo a good start to bo made toward demon strating what ought to bo nnd can bo done. The future of this great project will depend very largely upon the con clusions of the sonata committee , which is empowered to pass upon the whole mattor. Wo do not know that the com mittee has determined upon the extent of its investigation , but it Is presumed that it will confine its inquiry to ascer taining the most feasible and economi cal plan of establishing reservoirs at certain convenient points. In the opin ion of engineers and surveyor.- ) who liavo made a careful study of the sub ject , the easiest way to accomplish the object is to build dams at the mouths of certain largo gulches in the Rocl'y mountains and thus store up the water which comes from the molting snows above , to bo distributed over the arid lands below by menus of canals and ditches. The very great importance of this question ot irrigation for the vast re gion in the west that can be reclaimed only in this way was strongly sot forth in a recent magazine article by Son- ntor Stewart , of Nevada , the principal facts and arguments of which wo have heretofore presented. The arid territory is of immense proportions , and in the opinion of Senator Stewart much the greater part of it can bo made profitably cultivable by irrigation , be coming in time the homo of prosperous millions of people and adding enor mously to the wealth and resources of the nation. Even making a largo al lowance for an ovcr-cstinwto of the possibilities of this region under a sys tem of irrigation and there will still re main sufficient probable results to war rant an effort to reclaim it. If but one-half of it can bo made available for successful agri culture the ga'in will far overbalance the expenditure necessary to reclaim it. Vast as the proposed undertaking is in the probable outlay it would involve , this is insignificant in comparison with the value of the results believed to bo assured by those who have given the subject careful and intelligent investi gation. Just now the question cf the safety of such a system of reservoirs ns would bo required naturally suggests itsnlf , and it is possible the undertaking may en counter some opposition on this score , but this can hardly bo serious. Modern engineering skill is competent to construct dams nnd reservoirs that will bo safe , and which with adequate supervision can bo kept t > o. A matter of such vital importance and vast possi bilities will not bo defeated by a fear of sbmething which skill and care can render well nigh impossible. TIJJ3 Pi'.Vrf/OJV DEFICIT. The outcry that is being made in cer tain quarters against Commissioner Tanner , who is charged with being re sponsible for the deficit in the -pension fund , can not bo justified by the facts. Those show that the responsibility for the inadequacy of the funds is upon the predocobsorof the presontcommissioner of pensions. When General Black took charge of the pension olllco his disposi tion was to ask an ample appropriation for meeting the growing pen sion demands , and his first es timate to congress was for sovonty- llvo million dollars , which amount was appropriated and expended during the fiscal year ending Juno ltd , 1887. But meantime General Black appar ently conceived the idea that the gen erosity of the nation toward the old soldiers had boon extended as fur ns it should bo , and although there was ri steady increase in the pension list ho did not ask congress for any increase of the fund. Ho could not call for a less ap propriation than sovonty-livo million dollars , but ho would not increase it. The consequence was that the appro priation fell short of the de mands for the fiscal year ending Juno 30 , 1BSS , and the amount of the shortage wont into the deficiency bill pns&ed nt the first session of the Fiftieth congress. But even with this experience , General Black would not advance th.o figures ho had fix'ci ] upon ns the maximum amount which ho thought the government ought to pay out for pensions , and ho asked for only sovonty-fivo million dollars for the current fiscal year , al though figures prepared In the pension office showed that at least ninety million would bo needed. Congress , however , showed n moro liberal bplrit than the commissioner , nnd voted a fraction over nighty million dollars for the current fiscal year , which was still nearly ton millions below the estimate of the pension olllco. Tlio motive of General Black is suffi ciently obvious. Ho was anxious for political reasons to miiko a record for economy in pensions , and it is not doubted that in this ho had the full ap proval of the administration of which ho was u part. Had his party been suc cessful in retaining control of the executive branch of the government for another four yearn it might have suc ceeded in limiting the disbursements for pensions to the amount last appro priated by congress , but it could have do no so only by gross injustice - justice to thousands of solders hav ing a just claim to the bounty of the government , some ot whom have been properly provided for under the present administration. The exhaustion of the fund will cause bomo embarrassment to n considerable number of pensioners who are largely or wholly dependent upon this resource , but It will bo but temporary. The appropriation for the next fiscal year will become available July 1 , when the unpaid vouchcra will bo taken up. It Is estimated thut the amount which will have to bo mndo good In a deficiency bill will bo ton or twelve million dollars. STOP QUJ1WLINO AND OO TO WOHK. Architect ftfyors is now in the city to confer with the commissioners regard ing the county hospital. It has boon manifest for some tlmo past that there Is only one course open for the commis sioners If they Intend to complete the building nnd make it safe for patients and their attendants. It is notorious that the contractors have from the outset sought to evade their obligations to carry out the plans and specifications with good materials and in first-class workmanship. Every body who has scon the building knows what the commissioners have vainly tried to conceal , namely , that the ma- tarials used are below standard nnd the masonry outrageously out of joint in every particular. It is by all odds the worst botch of n building that has over boon constructed in this city. Now it does not matter who Is re sponsible for permitting this Inferior work. The primary cause of the whole job is with the contractors. They have deliberately put up a tumble-down con cern when the contract calls for the very best workmanship. It is all nonsense to debate with these contractors what part of the reconstruc tion they ought to do , aud what part the county must do to Insure the safety of the county honpltal. The only way out of the muddle anditho uny which would suggest itself to any business man , Is for the commissioners to take charge of the building , and finish it for the du- Hngucnt contractors as it should have upon finished under the Myers' plans nnd specifications. The superintendent ot the building is thoroughly competent to do this work if furnished the proper materials and allowed to biro the best mechanics. To quibble over this hospital nnd make charges and counter charges only convinces the tax-payers that the com missioners are unfit to manage tho' county's affairs. DEATH or tins. n. n. HAYES. Ex-President Hayes and family will have universal sympathy in the death of Mrs.Hayesand her demise will bo most sincerely mourned by a very wide circle of personal friends. ' To very many persons , also , who have boon the recip ients of her kindly consideration aud generous bounty , her death will bring n keen sense of bereavement. Mrs. Hayes was a woman of superior qualities of head and heart. In her relations of wife and mother she was most devoted to .the duties which those demanded of her , and in the homo cir cle she strongly impressed nor own in dividuality upon husband and children , who cherished fo "her thclondost affec tion and profoundjcst respect. Her life was thoroughly practical and abounded in good works. While meeting every social requirement of her station , she found time to concern her self in behalf of "those whoso condition in life called for philanthro pic assistance. Without ostentation she did much and generously in the caueo of charity. She was also identified with the temperance cause , giving it , however , little moro than the aid of her support , never having'taken nny espe cially prominent part in promoting the causo. except , perhaps , in tlio mutter of excluding wine from the white house. Mrs. Hayes was for n number of years conspicuous in the public trnzo , having been twice mistress of the governor's residence at Columbus , Ohio , and for four years the "first lady of the hind" at Washington. During this period her course was marked by a quiet dignity , a retiring modesty , and a gentle and con siderate manner in all circumstances , which commended her to universal favor and praise. The exacting and many-sided society of the national capi tal learned to appreciate her superior womanly qualities and to honor her personal worth , while in her native state of Ohio she was beloved by thou sands and hold in the highest respect by all. She will bo remembered nmong.thoso who have made American womanhood honored in all onlightoncd lands. Tin : dressed moat bill of .Minnesota , which was passed in order to ' 'protect" the homo industry , is now being openly violated by the importation of dressed beef direct from Illinois. The measure has consequently failed accomplish the object which its promoters had in view , and it is but a question of a short time .when it will fall wholly into in nocuous desuetude. Sharp lawyers have discovered that the law as drafted and passed by the legislature ap plies exclusively to the sale of dressed beef In the state , and can not interfere with its importation for consumption so long as it is not offered for sulo. In consequence largo consumers , such ns hotels , boarding houses and the like , have made contracts with Chicago hoof packers to bo supplied with fresh beef daily. Tlio consequence is that those largo concornsbavo middlemen's profits , getting their beef cheaper than for merly , and Chicago for the time being has become the retail market instead of the wholesale depot for Minnesota. The small consumer not bonoflttod by this arrangement is likely to vigorously protest when ho Is obliged to pay from twelve to fifteen cents per pound for moat which is being bought by the largo consumer at Chicago for seven. That will give the death blow to the embargo against the importation of drobsod beef and Minnesota will repent of her folly. Till ! interior department is finding considerable trouble In filling the Cher okee commission which Is to treat with the Indians for the opening of the Cher okee strip. Of the commission as orig inally appointed , composed of J. Otis Humphrey of Illinois , ox-Governor Robinson of Massachusetts , and Judge Wilson of Arkansas , only the latter re mains. Governor Itublnaon first de clined and the olllco in turn was offered to three men in succession , all of whom refused the post when they learned the duties of the commlhsion. The accept ance of this vacancy by General Lucius Falrchild was no sooner announced than Mr. Humphrey informed Secre tnry Noble that lie could not servo. It is quite evident that the work before the commission Is no easy ono nnd ex plains the roVdV&iico of those named to Borvo < The 'fomimissloncrs will b6 obliged to nopfllkto for tlio cession of about ninotodi likiUjon gores nnd wjll imvo to go nrnoi'iir the Ohorokoos , the Ohoyonnoa and several other tribes whoso reservations nro on the coveted land. There aro"troatlos to bo exam ined , tribal relations nnd dlllloultlos to settle and council's to bo hold. A great deal of tlmo wIll c consumed and con siderable liardstrijis Will have to bo en dured before Uitrlask can boootnplot'od , if it can bo done nt all. It ia not to bo wondered ut , therefore * that public men nro fighting shy ot an appointment which will bring them n , great deal of hard work with very llttlo glory. Tun legislature of Connecticut passed the second ballot rotor in bill last week. It is a measure intundoil to moot the ob jections raised by the governor to the first bill , which was n mollification of the Australian syslom. The ahiof point in the soudnd bill Is a provision insuring socYo'oy of tlio ballot. The state Is to furfilsh ofllclal papjr and en velopes of uniform size and color. Rooms screened from observation are to bo provided for voters at Iho polls. The selectmen of towns must provide envelope booths , which are to bo in charge of two parsons of different polit ical parties , to deliver envelopes to the electors. If an otivolopo con tain's a mark by which it can bo identified , it must bo thrown out. Polling places are provided for every ono hundred and fifty inhabitants , and violations of the law are punishable by a flno ot ono thousand dollars or imprisonment not exceeding five years , or both. It Is dif ficult to discover just how this system will ollect an improvement on the old method. It legalizes party polling booths and party workers , imposes n needless cost on tlio state for paper and printing , and surrounds the ballot box with a system of rod tape that is ns con fusing as it Is nxpcnsiro. As long as party workers arc permitted to annoy and bulldoze the voters , no pormuncnt reform can bo hoped for. CHICAGO will bo all ready to receive the census man next year with u popu lation not far short of a round million. Within a few days the leading suburbs of that city will vote on the question of annexationand their incorporation into Chicago will add something like tw o hun dred thousand bouls to her population. In the race for supremacy ns the second city of the country Chicago is giving Philadelphia if'claso brush. The very fact that sho.has doubled her popula tion in the last ten years is wholly un precedented in the history of largo cit ies , and has .qucusionod considerable alarm in the broast-of Philadelphia lest she bo distanced Within the'next twelve month. . . , . Mit. HINUY W. GUADY , editor of the Atlanta Constitution , yesterday deliv ered the alumni address at the Univer sity of Virginia , the moro eloquent portions tions of which wo reproduce. Mr. Grady has becomtrknown ris'ono 'of iho foremost praters of the country , and the passages from his address to which wo would direct attention are not inferior in eloquence to any previous utterances of his upon which his oratorical fame rests. Both in sentiment nnd spirit Mr. ' address of Grady's yesterday in vites the heartiest commendation. With such eloquence and earnest coun sellers the patriotism of the now south ought to make vigorous progress. THK loss of seven lives by an explo sion of fireworks in'Boston isnstartling reminder of the dangers which sur round our pyrotechnic holiday. Fourth of July lire works are an annual menace to life and property. With every year the sizes of the explosives increase. Can non crackers as largo a.s ball clubs decorate the windows of stores , luring the young and old todungqrous pastime. Stops should bo taken to restrict the .sale and use of these explosives. WOUK has been resumed on the extension - tension of the Burlington road from Alliance to the Black Hills. This is gratifying news to the people of that section. The construction of the rend will greatly expedite the settlement of northwest Nebraska , and give an Im petus to the development of the mineral resources of the western hills. Tlio line will penetrate a section rich in coal and the precious metals , and open up a country now practically closed to enter prise. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ANOTHIHI Colorado bank has boon hold up for all the funds in sight. The highwaymen wore not to the manor born. They used tho. revolver instead of castor oil. A Doinonratlo Ktimni.o ol' Clcvuland. A'fio York Hun. The Now York democrats have tried Cleveland ami do not want to have any more of him. They did not want him la 1831 , but ttio masterly gcnoralship of Daniel Manning , with Mr. Tildon1 * 'mast ' reluctant nnd Html consent tlmt.hls ( jrcat prestige might bo used availed ni last to niakb Cleveland the candi date of hia party ; nud , terribly was Daniel Manning punished tot his act. Slnco than Cleveland may lmyo ; gained la the estimation of political crankt , aristocrats , uddlopatos , and udvonturersj'ubut for the democratic cause his administration did llttlo but mis chief , nnd the 'detiio'craoy ' would now bo stronger , more utltc4 | nnd moro aggressive if that administration had never been , Ills empty pretension ' ' ( ' * superficial and nar row abilities , his vast ilgnoranco , his perpet ual cant , his almost ! irfuoticelvaulo Bolt-con ceit and selfishness , ami his utter laelc of any political principle iaii , never recommend him to the democrats of Now York. Evan Intel ligent frea traders " \vlll \ nqt have him for they know that immediately after his notorious rious free trade- message bo was ready aud anxious to talco It back , and was only pre vented from doing this by the active Interpo sition of men more lu earnest than ho. New York's Immodest Iloocllcrs. Kcw York U'orW. The Detroit aldermoa nro la trouble , but they will bo heartily laughed at by pur owa New York city fathers. They demanded of a contractor 10 par cent on the amount of his contract as the consideration of voting him the work. The contractor , who hap pened to bo an honest man , laid an informa tion against them. The Now York aldermen will laugh nt tlicai for demanding 10 per cent. Iloro the prtca would hnyo bocn , nQnrcr CO pof conk , ' Ono of Our Noble Women. ToMe lilaile. The people of this country will hour of the lllc of Mrs. Kuthford 13. Hayes with pro found regret , Called upon to fill a proml ncnt plnt'o In tlio soclnl ntfalrs of tlio repub lic , BMO performed her duties so tnnt the country wa * the bettor for her existence , nnd the natuo ot Lucy Hayes ha * become In this country a synonym for Unit ot n loving wife , n faithful mother , nnd n noble women , Tlio flrenoli Mill Widens. Kuinan Ct\i ( \ Jminml. The , New York Sun'a effort to got tlio democracy of the county together nccros to have developed a strong spirit In tlio imrty to got apail moru widely than over. It , would pcom ns though l > dtor ! Dana would , after nwhllo , grow weary of making these philan thropic political efforts , Tha Men Won't Flflit. Hmton Otnhc , If wo do Iiavo to go to wiir with England about the fur seals , Amorlcan wives nnd bachelors will have to do all the fighting. > 'ou can't ' enthuse American married men on the subject of sealskins. Thr > . hast VcNtlKn ( Joint ; . "Tho manner In which the Knghsh are buying up nur breweries Is getting to bo n serious mutter , " ' 'That's so. AVIth the Injror beer schooner dcptutstho last vestige of our American shipping. " A Hoiififinablo Hliyme. 1'litlailelirtita Inqutrtr. Apropos of the victory of the ' 'wots" ' ' In Pennsylvania wo would suggest us n good short poem the following : Wet . Yet , Why High IjIcntiHo Won. nuUtnutiv Atneriean , High HcmiHO : s strong ticcnuso It Is prac tical. It is supported because its effective ness has been proved. It gtilns headway bccauso it Is an acknowledged success. Dnniot at All. Chtcaao lima. Western towns should bo warned by tuo experiences of eastern communities and not dam their rivers. Indeed , they should not dam at all. 111T8 AND MISI33. "I notjco.with regret , " said United States District Attorney Pritcuott ; confidentially , "that the South Australian ministry has re signed. They nro u paok of Idiots. They might huvo consulted mo and saved thorn * selves considerable money and mental worry. " No wonder the heavens wept copiously on the Couuull Bluffs Chautaurjua. The Omaha Kcpublican slipped In under the fence and squatted on Paradise avenue. The doctors anil druggists should unllo to rclmbuiso the cedar block men who paved the way for Nauglo's rotiromont. As a business Investment the extension of wooden pavement appeals directly to their till. Congressman Connell is beginning to realize - alizo the glory nnd greatness of his position. Four hundred applicants for four Jobs gives him an opportunity to display his discrimi nating taste. Perhaps the county commissioners could bo induced to add the hospital elephant to Omaha's fall exhibits. It is a hole-y show In Itself. For beauty of sentiment , soulful patriotism nnd hearty enthusiasm , Mr. Hitchcock's "Hurrah for , , JJjiclo Sam , " last evening was never equalled in these parts. Its dollarous tones could not bo mistaken. The dark uloud which threatened to dis rupt the bo.iru of education did not appear at the last mooting nnd white winged harmony roluned. There are symptoms that the ad journed mooting will bo a black Friday. If Omaha teachers value their situations they must keep their hearts fancy frco. To fall in lovo-with a pupil Is equivalent to in voluntary rcslgnati < 3rt. Up In Sioux City they have an original way of accounting for missing men. Half the natives daily plod the pontoon way to Cov- InKtou , and if one 'alls by thu wayside , over loaded with loc.il Influences , his bereaved friends are assured that ho fell Into the Mis souri and drifted with the current. It takes about three days to escape from Covingtoa's embrace and swim to the eastern shoro. . k party of rambunctious Huytlens recently fired on nn American vessel and frightened the crow. If those insults are repeated , wo will DO compelled to send a few scow loads of slippers down there and spamc the natives real hord. Wo Hayti to do it , but the stars and stripes must 1)3 protected. TRIBUTES TO ENTERPRISE. A Momoralilo Monument. Vairficltl Satin-tiny ( Jail. By perseverance and energy Mr. Rosewater - water has built up n newspaper that Knows no equal between the Mississippi river and the Pacific ocean , and tbo grand building Just dedicated will bo a monument to his memory long' after he is gathered to Ills fathers. THE 13KI : deserves all its pros perity , nnd this humble little paper sends congratulations to the newspaper that for years has been the prldo of Nebraska. Best In the West. Ntoliram Ptnncer. The Pioneer very distinctly remembers Tun BEK'S early struggle nnd Mr. Iloso- wator's untlriiiK efforts ( and seemingly un5 limited capacity for hard work ) to keep Tun HKK above water. His success Is now proven by the fact thut Tins Hni : Is the best news paper west of Chicago , south of St. Paul and north of Kansas City , whllo the monument ment to Mr. HosQwatcr ts found In the Ueo structure , which Is complete In every detail and cost nearly half a million dollars. Indomitable Will and Kncrgy. The wonderful growth and success of TUB HRH 1ms all been achieved by the Indomita ble will and energy of Mr. Hosowator. ItN Mnrvolous Growth. South Stour Cltu Sun and tfeui. Tits Bui : Is the loading newspaper between Chicago and San Francisco , and to this It has grown from nothing In a quarter of the ordinary Ufa time. May the paper and its onorgotfo and able builder , Mr , Edward Rosewater , live many coming years. Success Follows Usufuliicss. Oarjlthl Count u Qiuwer , The career of TUB BEE has been ono of usefulness aud success since its Inception to the present time , and ft now takes posses sion of ono of tbo finest newspaper buildings In America. Nn Coin moil Kntorpriso. Dattnport ( la. ) Tribune. Eighteen years BRO Tun BKB first began to buzz , and now It has Just completed what is tbo largest flro-proof newspaper onlco In America. It has been no common energy and enterprise , united with editorial ability , which has resulted in this costly cdlrico , and the principal credit belongs to Mr. Rose- water. Wo can only congratulate hlui and Ills co-workers , and Omnlm Itself , on tuo completion of so magnificent a building , which should bo a pride to the city and people ple , as Is TUB UUB Itself. < < | HE NEVER TOUCHED After a grocer has introduced To his trade , it is needless to offer him dny other , and the Drummer who tries to swindle him with humbug soaps must stand the consequences. ASK YOUR GROCER FOR SAMPLE. -MADE ONLY BY- ff. K. FAIRBMMK & CO. , ST. LOUIS. P. S. IF YOU HAVE FRECKLES , USE "FAIRY" SOAP. For the cure of all DISORDERS OF THE STOMACH , LIVER. BOWELS. K NKYS , BLADDER , NERVOUS DISEASES , HEADACHE. CONSTIPATIO COSTIVENESS , COMPLAINTS PECULIAR TO FEMALES. PAINS IN Til BACK , DRAGGING FEELINGS , &c. , INDIGESTION , BILLIOUSNESS , FEVER , 1NFLAMATION OF THE BOWELS , PILKS , and all derangement of the Inter nal Viscera. . RADWAY'S PILLS arc a euro for this complaint. They tone up the internal secretions to healthy action , restore strength to the stomach and enable it to perform its functions. Price Uoe per box. Sold by all ilrunists. ( RADWAY & CO. , Now York , For SalobyM.n. BLISS , Onialw , STATE AN1 > TI2RUITOUY. Nebraska Jottings. The corner stone of the now Catholic church at Hustings has Dccn laid. Mrs. Susan Lanham , wife of a well known > eto contractor , died on Monday aged lifty- AVO years. The Logan Valley Star is a nowspipor Avlnklcr which has just made its aurcaranco at Gaudy. The total assessed valuation of York county is ilSS,741 , uu increase of S2JUiM ( over last year. Dlo i Flachman , for Illegally selling intox- cants at Fairmont , is boarding out u * 2o line In the city jail. Steps are bolng taken by the ivcarnov chamber of commerce to provide a public li brary for that city. The Nebraska City Canning company has commenced operations for the so.ison nnd expects a larger 'pack than ever before. Miss Oll'o ' Cnss , a blashlng maiden of fourteen Hummers living on a farm near Loup City , balances the scales at an even -U iiouiids. The Kearney 3'rosbytoriatis are talking of calling Rov. lr. Htuglaud , president of Hast ings college , to tuc pustoiato of their church. An oxtonslvo programme has boon pre pared for the summer mooting of the No- araslca Horticultural society at 'Fremont July 17 and IS. Many prominent horticultur ists will bo nrosont from ofhor states , nnd Lho meeting promises to bo the most success ful ono In the history of the society. The programme prepared for the Long Pine Chautuunua Is varied and Interesting , The meeting opens July 18 and holds through to the 20th. Prominent lecturers huvo boon sccurod In addition to the largo corps of nblo iustructors who will have charge of the routine work. Nature has done moro to lit the grounds for a pleasant summer resort than thousands of dollars would huvo done without her aid , ami a moro delightful spot it would bo hard to find. Great Im- iirovomonts have been made this year , and the prospects for a successful assembly nro highly Hatter Ing. Iowa items. Davenport Is to have a pollco matron. Sioux Rapids Is to have waterworks cost IJonlson will vote on the court IIOUHO ques tion Auuust 27. 'I hero are 2,134 dogs In Tracr , according to the assessor's books. Davenport proposes to level her streets with a fr > ,000 steam roller. Four young men belonging to Poatvlllo'a best families have been arrested for burglar- king a hardwaio store. ' The farmers of Mill Crook nro seriously discussing the advisability of erecting both n canning' factory and creamery at Jmilnp. A Battle Crce.k calf Jumped through u barbed v ; Ire f once the other dny nnd came out minus two-thirds of its tongue but with no other Injuries. Prof. M. A. Heed , of Dunlau , Is a candi date for county superintendent of public Instruction subject to the decision of the ro- publlcan county convention. The attendance during the past year In all departments of the State university has been 0 1 as against 552 last year. There was n gain in receipts on account of tuition and fuea of e3 , ' . > 75. The Des Molnca Leador.'says that It Is ru mored that the bl distillery lu DCS Molncs will bo again lilted up and started. Not to make spirits , but simply to make math , which is to bo shipped and the distillation to go on outbldo iho utute. The ucna'xjrUl contest In tbo Thirty-fourth dUtrict remains unchanged , with thu excep tion that Hon. H. F. Roberts has published a letter in the Dunlap Uc | > orter declining to bo u candidate. Tbls practically leaven tbo Held open for Crawford or Monona county , the former county having two candidates. Mr , Roberts will bo a candidate for repre sentative from Harrison county this year , on the republican ticket. Dcyoiul tno ilno'clos. Sr.cnim nto , Cnl. his prohibited wooden sidewalks. Last week Butt ? , Mont. , shipped forty-flvo bar.s of bullion , valued ut $31,4124. A silver nnd crold IcaU has been struck forty miles from Portland , Oro. , which as says ? 3i0 ! per ton. . To bo clear "of debt , Los Anglos county will require a tax of 510 for each person within its bordors. A young lady of Sacramento Is Buffering from leprosy contracted from Chinese ser vants employed by her father. In a "light for tha drink ? , " at Uouluor. Mont. , n lulf-brceJ named Constantine chewed of Peter Brown's oar. A co-operatlvo brandy compauy has boon organized at St. Helena , Gal. , to convert poor wine and grapes into hard liquor. Private Fitzslmmons , Htutioncd at Miles City.-Mont. , lore out.Ins eyes and throw ono of them away while insane , The other was removed from his chco'c , whore It was haug- Ing. Ing.Daniel Daniel Lewis , an Insane man , whoso hal lucination was that ho was about to lo hanged for murder of which ho was Inno cent , suicided In Spolcuiio FalU jail by cut ting a deep gash on tno niswo of his loft arm. arm.Governor Governor Shoup , of 'idnln , has offered 81,000 rewind for the apprehension , trial and conviction of thu person or parsbcB who murdered Mra. Leo and her daughter ( Ii- dlan women ) on Lost river , In tui monti of July , 1838. Meojsg , Grant Copeland , azcd twonty-flvo years , son of an old pioneer of Walla Walla , was kilted by the bursting of a Haw attached to a horsu-powor wood-Rawing nmchlna Thu met il uul him ncross the forehead , nearly severing the top of his head , A. F. Sluroly claims to have discovered what are known as lho Novadit "lost mines , " located southeast of Toano. Ono oftho , loilgCH U thirty foot In width , bold and prominent with cropping ? trending north and Boutli. 'llicro are also sovcr.il other valuable ledges , nainplcs of ore from which carry eulonn heavily charged with sliver. There Is mi abundance of wood and water In the Immediate vicinity for working pur poses. Louis Roth , of Los Angeles , Is suing for a divorce Irom his wlfo. They were married a few months nto with great eclat , nnd ie- colved many costly presents. The festivities hold late , nnd when the newly wed uouplu went to their homo. Loul& wont to his rorra nlono and loft his brldo to her own devices. She got mad about It , and In the early hours of tlio morning aklppoa for her father's homo , and over elnco persists in saying shu has no use for such n husband and refuses also to give him any of the wedding presents , Hence the divorce suit , No Pontoon for Vnnlcton , YAXKTOX , Dak. , Juno 25 , [ Special Tele gram to Tin : HKK. ] On ucount of the dlsau- tor to the pontoon bridge ut Sioux City last wcclc , George Mcud and his associates ap peared hoforu lho city council last night nnd withdrew their proposition to put In a pontoon teen bridge at Yankton , and this probably ends the enterprise. It fa now understood thut the Manitoba directors have passed a resolution to extern ! the Sioux Falls line to YanlEton , and it lit positively assorted that work will commence In July , and that thu whole distance between Sioux Falls and Nor folk will be railed and earn ruunlng this vcar. Tlila will give a railroad bridge ut YanUton , Ollln Kopubllonu Convnnllon , Coi.tiMutis , O , , Juno 25. The republican state convention for tha nomination of stuto oHlclnls mot at 4 o'clock this niternoon , when the preliminary organization was effected , Nominations will be uiado to morrow.