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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , JULY 4. 1889. THE DAILY BEE. I'UULIBHUI ) 13VI3UY MORNING. TKUA1S OK BUnSCHIPTION. D nlly ( Morning Dlitlon ) Including Sunday HfoOnoVenr $10 CO rorlx Jlontha . . r. 00 Kort'hreo Months SM Tbp Omnha Sunday Ileo , mnllod to any address , Ono Yoir 3 01 Weekly lice , Ono Year BOO Oranim OlDcc , lloiS Imllrtln , ? . N. W. Corner Seventeenth nnd Turnam Streets. Cnlcnsro Olllro , M7 Itootorr llulldlnvc. New York Ofilco. Itcwims 11 and 15 Tribune Imlldini : . Washington umce. No. 513 Four- tdentu Street. _ COIUlE8l'ONl > nXOE. All communications minting to now.s nnd edl- torinl matter should bo addressed to the Kditor of the lice. lice.11US1NKSS M5TTKIIS. All buMnois letters nnd remittances should 1)0 nddrcsucd to The Bee I'lihllshlnsr Company , omahn , Drafts , checks and po todlco orders to bo made payable to the order of the company. The BeePnWisliliiECoiiany , Promote K. ROSI3WATKK , Kdllor. X11K DAILY IJIiK. Sworn Stntomcnt of Circulation. Btateot Nobraskn , 1. . County of DouRlas , f ° " * GeorgoII. Tzurhuclc , BecretntTrotTho Hoe Putv HsbliicComBnny. does soloumfy swear that The actuafclrctilntion of TUB DAILV IIKK for the wecK cndlDB JuneSiitlu lkb . was as followsi tuiiday. Jimo l 18.801 Uonilny. Junn SI 18u- Tuesanv. .Juno " ' > l , rsn WeCnetdny.June'-'O 1H.603 Thursday. June B7 mnio Ifriilay.Jnno 28 1R.&SO ( Saturday , Juno -"J .18,01 Avonujo IH.OiSU OEOItai ! 11. TZSCIIUCK. Ewcm to lipforo mo nnd subscribed to In my BlCEtCce thU'-lltli day of.luno , A. f ) . I Ml. Stal. N. P. FEIU Notary Public. Etnteot Nebraska , I. . Coimtv of Douglas , fBa > George 1) ) . Tzschucic , boinjj duly sworn , do- noiea nnd snya that ho Is secretary of The lleo I'ubllshlUK ' company , that the actual avornpo dally circulation of The Dally lieu for the month of .lunr , 1CW. 1U.24S copies ; for July , ItSti , 1I > , OXI copies ; forAiiRtist , IMS , 1 ! > ,1Scopies ) ; for September. IbS * . 18.151 copies ; for October , lEkf. If.lH copies ; for November , 18S8 , 1H.BSJ ropics ; tor December. 18S8 , ijiaji ( coplca ; for January. 1W , Ifi.fi74 copies ; for February , 1831) , 1H.TOI copies ; for Mnrcn. 18SH , 1H.N51 copies ; for April , 1880 , IP.Mi'J copiev. for May. 1KHO , 18.093 copies. OEO. 1) ) . aV.SCntJOK. Sworn to before mo and subscribed in my [ Seal. ] prosonca thia 3d day of June , A. D. , N. P. FEIU Notory Public , AS A city of harboring "suspects" Oinnliu wonrs her now honors with be coming modosty. TJIIC pile : green two cent stamp must RO. Postmiistor General \Vivnnamakor ia dotortninod to hnvo nothing sickly about his department. Tun only thins : to mar the serene calmness of summer is the dread foro- bodinp that congress will bo called together by the middle of October. Hcnr long has that leak in the account of the cleric of the police court been run ning. Tlio committee of the council ap r > - pointed to investigate the irregularities has only half completed its work. CONTHAHY to expectations the Union Pacific was not ready to submit its depot project to the council at ita last session. Apparently the company is not in so much of a hurry as it professes to bo. Tim public debt was reduced during the month of Juno over sixteen millions nnd lor the fiscal year justondcd nearly oiphty-nino millions. At thia rate the national debt will bo wiped out within tho.next ton years. THE relations of Omaha to the state are purely reciprocal. Omaha endeav ors to secure the bulk of the wholesale trade , and the merchants of the interior find it to their advantage lo deal with Omaha's jobbing houses. r THE first surface road that roaches South Omaha is sure to catch the cream of the trade between Omaha nnd its lively suburb. That may explain the activity of the cable and the motor heading in that direction. H. A. TAYI.OH , a Wisconsin country editor , succeeds General Joseph E. Johnston as United States railroad com missioner. As the post , is a comforta ble one with no exacting duties , Mr. .Taylor will probably bo able to fill the bill. TUB American crack rifle team is showing the British how to shoot. Both the Honorable Artillery company and the Light Royal Berkshires wore easily defeated by the Massachusetts milititimon. The glory of England has truly departed. IT WAS a matter of regret that General oral "William T. Sherman could not re main longer in Omaha on his Hying trip to Denver. "Old Tocumsoh" has a largo number of warm personal friends and army comrades in this city who would have boon pleased at least to grasp the general by the hand. THK South Fork Fishing club , oi Jt'ittsburg , has boon sued for one hundred and ilfty thousand dollars-by a firm in Johnstown which claims to have boon damaged lo that amount through the bursting of the Conomaugfh dam. The case will bo watched with consider able interest. Should the plaintiff win his suit , which is understood to bo a test case , it would become a precedent for tlio recovery of millions of damages. Tnu rcapuomtmont of Mr. William Kleretotid to the board of public works for the term of three years , and hit unanimous confirmation by the council , speaks well for the standing of Mr. Kior- Btoad. As a member of the board Mr , Klorstcad has been ofUclont and merits the high compliment paid to him. The citizens of Omaha , moiuover , have boon satisfied with Mr. Kiorstoad during hit term of olllco and can therefore place confidence in his integrity nnd faithful ness. MONTANA lias every reason to fool "U eatlllod with the recent report of W. F , 1f Anderson , an agent of tlie agricultural ' * department , touching the resources of the now state. According to this re port the northern nnd eastern scntions of the territory are capable of supportIng - Ing u largo agricultural population , while the mountain valloya and plains are as fertile as the wheat hums of D&- Icotu. Wheat is evidently to bocotno c etuple product in Montana , us the farmer is gradually pushing tlio stock- roan furthox up the mountains , and converting vorting the grass lands into rich Holds , Montana lias a bright future before it with its unbounded mineral wealth and stock nml agricultural prospects. ToDAirA run This will bo a memorable day In the ilstory of North and South Dakota , Montana and Washington. In all these iorrltoriea conventions will moot to pro vide for state governments , and , except South Dakota , to frame constitutions , the people of South Dakota , ag author- zed by congress , having accepted what s known as the Sioux Falls constitu tion , adopted in 1883. The conventions nro also to wrovldo for the oloc- , ion of members of congress , two from South Dakota , nnd one in each of the other proposed states , state officers , and for members of the lojilsla- , uro under the apportionment of the conventions. Those olllcora and the now constitutions will bo votol upon by the > ooplo on the first Tuesday of next Oc- .obor. Subsequent to the October elec tion the now legislatures may assemble nnd oloet United States senators , who , with the now representatives , will take .liolr seats In the Fifty-first congress. In the matter of framing the constHu- , ions of the proposed states _ congress iins laid down certain limits within which the conventions must keep. These now state constitutions must not conflict with the constitution of the United States , which the delegates are re quired to adopt as the first business in order after the conventions are orga nized. The constitutions must bo re publican in form , and must make no distinction in civil or political rights on account of race or color , except as to [ ndinns untaxod. They must declare that "perfect toleration of religious sentiment shall bo secured , and that no Inhabitant of the states shall over bo molested in person or property on account of his or her mode of religious worship. " These declarations must bo inserted in such form that they will bo irrevocable ! without the consent of the United States. It is also required that each constitution shall make provision for the establishment and maintenance ) of systems of schools which shall bo open to all the children of the state and free from sectarian control. Upon the ratification of the constitu tions by the people , duly reported to the president as provided by law , the president , if ho find that the enabling act has been complied with , is authorized to issue a proclama tion announcing that suuh is the case and declaring the territories admitted to statehood. With thop'-esi- dent rests the question whether the law has been fulfilled in the framing of the constitutions. Congress has nothing moro to do with the admission. From the day on which the president's procla mation is issued the four states begin their existence on an equal footing with the states already in the union. With so plain and simple a course of pro cedure , in order to obtain statehood , there need bo no aprohousion that the convention of either territory will lull to fully comply with the requirements of the law. As to the political complexion of the new states , the republicans are sure of the two Dakotas , reasonably certain of Washington , and should have at least an equal chance in Montana. Wash ington has always been strongly repub lican , and the only danger to the party there now is that men who are in alli ance with the Northern Pacific railroad inay secure the nominations. The fact of the territory having been represented in congress for two terms by a democrat was duo to the desire of the republicans .to rebuke their party for yielding to the influence of the railroad corpora tion , which is very generally hated by the mass of tlio people. Last Novem ber the republicans of Washington elected their candidate for delegate in congress by a majority of about eight thousand , but some of the results in the election of delegates to the constitu tional convention demonstrated that there are many republicans in Wash ington who will not act with the party when the question of rebuking railroad intluonco is presented to them. If the republican party in that territory ia true to itself and to the party at large it will have no dilliculty in securing control of the new state government and send ing a representative and senators to con gress. In Montana the democrats ap parently have an advantage , but it is not so great as to insure them control of the now state , and if the republicans will harmonize and put forth the effort necessary to success they may achieve it. It is said that the disaffection which cost the republicans the -control of the constitutional convention has nearly or quito disappeared , so that there is good reason to hope that when the October election arrives the party will bo again united and thoroughly organized. In that case Montana will bo almost as safely republican as either of the Dakotust Hereafter this anniversary of our independence - dependence will have for the people of the four prospective states a double in terest and significance. It is to bo honed its patriotio infiuonco and sug gestions will bo helpful to thorn in the performance of the very important work they have to do. DAY. So recently has the popular mind boon filled with the contemplation of events in the early history of the republic , and the public patriotism been stirred by eloquent recitals of the wisdom , the heroism and thq sacrifices of the foro- fnthors , that it is not u matter of sur prise that tronoral interest in the ob servance ot the Fourth of July will bo somewhat loss demonstrative this year than usual. The youth of the land will undoubtedly bo as earnest and exuber ant as they always are In com memorating in their own way the declaration of our independence , and they should be allowed to do so with all reasonable freedom. Upon thorn will devolve the duty of maintaining what was achieved by the grout men of one hundred and thirteen years ago , nnd the more of patriotic enthusiasm they imbibe now the bettor will bo their preparation for worthily discharging the obligations of the futuro. But except copt in a fo\v cities of fie country Indo- pendondonco Day thia year will not ro- colve elaborate ubjurvnnco. Yet in the hearts of all the people the Fourth will bo duly honored aa the anniversary of the foremost event in our'history , and perhaps in the polit ical annals of mankind. The recur rence of this day will roanlmato the patriotic devotion to the republic of sixty millions of free people , prosperous and happy beyond these of any other laud under the sun. Nowhere on this day , from the Atlantic to the Pacific nnd from the northern lakes to the southern gulf , will there bo a welcome place for the pessimist who would depreciate - preciato the present condition of our country and cast a shtidow upon its future , Surveying the past with its terrible trials of re publican institutions nil successfully passed , with the republic strengthened by every defeat of the forces that as sailed it , the American people may well fool that they are moro secure in their freedom than ever before , and that their form of government hag passed. beyond the stage ot experiment nnd become so firmly established that no power of opposition or of evil shall prevail - vail against it so long as the principles of the Declaration of Independence are hold sucrod by the people. It is from the earnest reflection ot the popular mind upon the character and significance of this annlvcraary , rather than from the parade and noise that usually attend its observance , that the best Influence of the Fourth of July is obtained , and every citizen should give more than a passing thought to the event which this day commemorates. Lot the boys and girls bo told what the anniversary stands for and brought into sympathy with its true character , which is something moro than a moro holiday. And as all of us reflect upon the unparalleled achieve ments of our country since the boll in Independence hall , Philadelphia , peal ed forth , one hundred and thirteen years ago , the announcement to the world that the American colonies had declared their independence of Great Britain , wo shall find abundant cause for pride in the present and faith in the future of this great republic. AN UNMITIGATED FRAUD. Assessments in this city have for years been vovy loose and inequitable. Millions of property in the shape of mortgage loans and money investments have escaped taxation entirely and the owners of vast estates have evaded their duo share of taxes by tampering with nnd corrupting assessors and bull dozing councilman and commissioners. In many instances platted addition to the city in which lots sell at from five hundred dollars to two thousand dollars have been turned in at nominal figures' as farm property. Thousands of lots are to-day practically untaxed because they are put in as railroad right of way , when in fact they tire used for specula tive puruosos and"form no part of the of . s right way. \ Against these "abuses and wrongs this paper has battled in season and out of season for years , just as it has against public thieves and plunderers who have robbed taxpayers by paving frauds and crookedness in carrying on public improvements. Any citizen who honestly seeks to roraedy these abuses would receive our hearty support. If the complaints which James Creighton has entered with the commissioners against undervaluation of property were actuated by honest motives in the inforest of the city , ho would bo entitled to the thanks of the community. ButjJim Creighton is an unmitigated old fraud , who has preyed upon the taxpayers for years as a con tractor , and ho has figured in the court house and city hall as a tax-shirker nnd bulldozer for Wo , IJs & Co. Now that this old fraud has ventured before the community as a champion of fair taxation , wo have a risrht to show him up in his true light. In 1873 Edward Rosewater borrowed nine thousand dollars irom what became - came the Creighton estate , of which Mr. Jim Croighton was an administra tor. At the end of six years , in 1878 , the Croighton ostnto was paid over ton thousand dollars of interest on the nine thousand dollars loaned. Several hun dred thousand dollars loaned out by Jim Croighton as administrator were as profitably employed as was the money loaned to Roaowator. Why didn't Jim Croighton ever insist upon having that money returned for taxation11 People ought to bo glad to pay taxes on money they inherit. Why has ho not entered protest against his millionaire relatives whoso money and stocks are bringing enor mous returns without paying a dollar of taxes ? Did Jim Croighton enter protest last year when the Croighton block , corner Douglas and Fif teenth streets , worth fully two hundred thousand dollars , was turned in for assessment at a valuation ot ono thousand eight hundred dollars , by mis take ( V ) . Why don't Honest Jim ask the county commission ova and council to raise the assessment of his Fourteenth street property , which by his bulldozing tac tics ho has managed , to keep down way below assessments on adjoining prop erty ? Jim only illustrates the biblical adage , that the mote in your neighbor's ) eye is visible while you cannot see the beam in your own. THK largo amount of space which the newspapers are giving to all sorts of information bearing upon the Sullivan- Kilraln fight next week , ana the wide spread popular interest in the expected great "mill , " calls to mind the extraor dinary public excitement that attended the Hoonaii-Suyros battle a quarter of a century ago. Then the interest was in ternational , and for weeks before the event it absorbed the public attention to the exclusion of almost everything else. Men in all walks of life can vassed the chances with as much concern us they would a na tional election , and read with eager avidity every itomof intelligence that I'oferrod to the condition of the pugilists and the pqaaibilitioR of the tight. It was ati if the honor and dig nity of the nation depended upon the result. In the present ease the interest is mainly with the people who give at tention to sporting affairs , and it need hardly bo said that the number of suoh is largo , but there is no suoh general concern ng to Ihtrro8ult | of the coming battle as thorcj wAs when the Dcnlcla Boy crossed thp ocean to measure skill nnd prowess with the douphty cham pion of l nglnnd. Indeed , it is probable that IT uio sentiment of a ma jority of thqpooplo could bo had It would talto the ) fof m of a hope that both Sullivan and KUrain might como out ot their fight Bo'badly used up us never to bo able to participate in another. Such a result mlglil'liltVo tho.olloct of dimin ishing the brutal 'exhibitions for which these bruisers tird to a considerable ex tent responsibly. " " TIIK people of the Black Hills are complaining that many of the valuable claims in that region are being bought up for speculative purposes rather than for development. The great need of the Black Hills country is capital expended - ponded in the work of actual develop ment of the rich resources with which the hills abound. STAID and sober Philadelphia is badly nettled in boincr called upon to make place for that mushroom aristo crat , Chicago , who grow so big in a single day. South Dakoln. Mr. Perry S. Heath's special telegrams to Tnit BIIK on the Sioux Falls constitutional convention will bo found highly Interesting and thoroughly reliable. Dny. David A. Curttt , in Kew York World. Sound the bow-gag. Play tlio uattlo-tong. Lot the jaw-bone Jingle. For this Is the Fourth of July. No crumbling dynasty shall hush our noise , No bold pollcoinan fright our bully boys ; This is tlio day to make the welkin shako As once our fatbcrs made their tyrants qualco. Go to I Shall not all earthly tilings this day I3o clashed together , bard , In suuh a way That dm stupondousln stcntorophonlc clangs , Shall prove that patriots hearts now boat in bangs' Lot orators by millions spout to-day ; And while they do so , lot the trumpets bray , Uovorberatlng thunder split the sky , And lightning blaze , to lick the ocean dry. Sot H ro to everything , nnd jam around The whole croatea world , to swell the sound ; Kindle the poles , Ilka two grout crackor- otrlngs , And 1111 Symmcs' help with dynamite and things. Anticipate the awful crack of doom , Fire off tbo cannon with n clangorous boom , And swell the noise with shouts ; yell , split your throats , Boat on the bass drum , blow the bazoo's notes. ! Sound the how-gag. Play the pattlo-tong. Let the jaw-Dono jingle. For this the Fqurthof ( July. Having Fun Wltli nismaroli : . Chlcfiga Inter Ocean. Republics scorn * to bo poking Prince'Bis- marc'c in the ribs. , The ropublio of Switzer land has just bafiisbed a Gorman oQlcial be cause of his attempt to brlbo a Swiss oQlcor. Best rtnd' Cheapest. CMcago 'limes. Ono of our ostcomod contemporaries has devoted a column and a half to au article tolling us how to jna&o a racquet , ( t can bo done in less space than that. Give your three-year-old 50xxmt3 to spend on tbo glori ous Fourth. * The Only AccRjunl > lc Credentials. The governor of Louisiana lias warned Sluggers Sullivan and Kilraln to keep out of bis state. Perhaps they will bo admitted , however , if each of tbom can display a lottery ticket as a cortlllcato of good moral character. A Hotel-Keenr'H Scheme. Chicago Ilirald. It is said that Miss Dallas vrorko , who re cently wedded the Duke of Portland , was told about a year ago by a Brighton gynsy , who read the lines of her hand , that she would marry a uuko. It is expected that this report was set -afloat by tbo Brighton botelkcepcrs to attract American heiresses. A Suggestion to Uncle Sum. Button Globe. The pooploshould tolerate no moro Samoan imbroglios no moro guaranteeing of the in dependence of countries that Ho outsldo the scope of the Monroe doctrine. The Ameri can people have no wish to take the risk of a costly and bloody war every tlmo some Pa- cilic ocean savage shoots at a few European soldiers. A Center Shot on the Sun. Kcw TorlfVess. . The Sun thinks that the appointment of Mr. Phelps as minister to Germany is all right if made because of his character and ability , but all wroim if given as a reward for survices in the Samoan matter. 41 Wife , " said the old farmer , " these 'oro bMlod pcrtatcrs taste amazin' good ; that is , thoy'ro good if they ainU them that you got of old Jones. His pertators ain't lit to oat. " Linonoltl Uo Oiiutlom. New York Commrrcictl AAvcrttter , King Leopold , If ho is wise , will proceed very carefully in letting American railroad speculators , in tlio language of Wall street , "got in on the ground door" of the Congo railroad enterprise ; otherwise ho will find It necessary a little later to ship to Conco several cargoes of receivers , masiers , Judges of bankruptcy courts , and roorganzlatlon committees , which , by all admissions , are worse than contract laborers. THIUUTIDS ' 10 KNTKIU'IUBE. An Kxaniplir of Clay Center ( Kan. ) Dlipatcli. TUB BKB is ono of tau best dailies in the west , nnd n gooif example of western push and energy. t { , A Great Blotrnpolltan Daily. Mapltton ( Kan. ) Ulsitatcli. From a very snlnll start TIIK OMAHA. BEB has grown to a > great metropolitan dolly , which exercises 'aB fi ich Influence as any journal In the Unltod'Btutos , and which is a living monument < ot 'what may bo done by pluck ami ontorfcrlsoA Wo say , long live Tnu Bui ; . IAI 3 A Kltttjjri s/tocottnclo. | Strnmbyra tlt epublica n. The now building' erected for Tin ; OMAHA BUB shows what elltirgy and enterprise can do. For yours TIIK BKB has boon the great est dally in the Btatu of Nebraska , and in fact in the whole Northwest. The building just connected , is but u Jlttlng receptacle for such u newspaper us TIIK HKE. ilio Howard. YatMun ( Wa/f. / ) Telegram. The now Buis building will bo a lusting monument to the enterprise , push and pluck of Mr. Hosowatcr , tlio founder and proprie tor of the paper. TUB BKK has boon a pho- nomonul success. Ita foreign and Washing ton correspondence is fully up to the stand ard of the best papers of tbo country , and in domestic ; and local news it rivals the best papers in Chicago and St. Lou la , la the atato of Nebraska , and. especially In the city ot Omaha , It is n great power , nnd its Iniiuonco Is generally u&od tor the greatest good to the greatest number of pcoplo. Mr , Kosowator richly deserves the princely reward that his superior business onorey Is bringing him. At the Summit , llatte Cntmtk Sentinel. Started as nn advertising shoot merely , Tun Bit i : has steadily grown In circulation and influnnco until to-day It loads all papers published west of the Missouri river. It has passed through adversities of every sort In Its early history , all of which only cave it strength for future battles. To-day It Is at the summit. Spcnks AVoll Knr Oinnhn. I'tniltr Tints. Tun OMAHA BEB has the largest news paper building In the United States , ana probably In the world. This speaks well for Mr. Uosowuter and Omaha. No matter what his enemies may say against him , Eil- ward Hosowator Is ono of the most enter prising newspaper men in the country , and Nebraska should fool proud of him. * Hard tn Itnat. Leigh H'orW. Only eighteen years old , Tun Bnn Is now not only the loading newspaper of Nebraska , but rallies high among the dallies published In the western states , The now BET. build ing in Omaha , wlijch has just boon completed , Is mild to bo the finest newspaper oDlco In America. Whatever bin onoinlos may say ot him , the fact remains that Edward Hose water us a journalist and business man Is pretty hard to beat. May TUB Bun prosper In its now quarters. in thu li'nrninou Kniilcs. TUB OMAHA BOK Is not only n credit to the city In which It is published , but a paper in which tlio citizens of Nebraska and the great west can take prldo , anil all wish It continued success in Its elegant now quar ters. Mr. Uosowator is deserving of no small credit for having placed THE BKR where it is found to-day , In the foremost ranks of American journalism. There is not nn editor in Nebraska who bus" stood tbo amount of personal abuse that Mr. Rose water 1ms , nnd It is safe to say that the pro- ducars of the state have not a stauncher frlond or a moro fnlthlul advocate than the editor of TUB ISisc. TIIK AFTERNOON TKA. Whatever may bo said of Arizona people , it is evident that when they como to make wedding presents they have their eye on the practical every tlmo. At a recent wedding tliero the bride received , among other things , a furnished house , n mule , a heifer , a barrel of boor , a cask oi wlno , some whisky and a corkscrew. But poor folks who remain in town And with warm weather droop , Can whistle care and sorrow down And flirt on their front stoop. The flrst chapter in the history of a young woman's love is chap , won. A Jersey City girl wears a dross made of cork. It ought to suggest the iaea of pop ping to the young men. Love is blind , which probably accounts for the spectacles some young lovers make of themselves. ' "I'd rather , " RighcJ Miss Awayfortho- summer , pensively , "I'd rather bo In the moon than bore" " "In the moon , Clara , " echoed her mother ; whywhat , a queer idea. " "Not at all , " was the naive reply. "There's 0110 man there , at least. " She lifts her skirts from danger With her left band , while her right Grasps the nozzle , anil the stranger Gets nvory pleasing sight. The neighbors' eyes all twinkio , And their interest daily grows , For they like to see her sprmklo , And they llko to see the hose. John Williams , a bachelor in Augusta , Me. , was told that a certain widow had set her cap for him , and John was so afraid that he might bo roped into marriage that ho wont to the bai n and hanged himself. "Hurry to the d'oor , Mary , and lot Mr. Smith in. Ho has rung twice. " That isn't Mr. Smith ; it is the other young gentle man. " "Woll , wait a minute , then. I must change the photographs on the mantel. " Llfo. It is the girl with the creamy complexion that Is soonest taken for butter or worso. Five girls in a Kentucky family nro called Arkansas , Louisiana , Tennessee , Florida and Virginia. If they are in a single state some young men should get their consent to bo admitted into the union , Mrs. Grover Cleveland recently sold for $250 a calf from her celebrated Aldornoy which was presented to her by George W. Childs. Nina Van Zandt , who wanted to marry August Spies , the Chicago anarchist , ia 1877 , is now anxious to appear on the staso. She wants to play the leader of the mob in "Paul Kauvar. " There is a story floating about in England to tho. effect that the now courier who ac companied Queou Victoria to Biarritz was a woman in man's attiro. STATE AND TKUIUTORIT. Nclirarskn Jnttlnga. Mrs. James Sullivan , of Bccmor , recently presented her husband with a twenty-pound girl. girl.Will Will J. Beckett , formerly a well known young man of Kearney , died recently In Cal ifornia of consumption. William Boylos was arrested near Orleans Tuesday evening on a charge of horscstcal- ing. The crime was committed two years ago In Thnyer county. Stomsberg has just closed a contract with J. J. Bryant , of Burlington Junctionan ( ex perienced educator , for the establishment of n normal school in the college building be longing to the city. W. W. Heron nnd Frank L. Glenn , who were arrested at Croighton , charged with a murder committed in Texas , have boon dis charged , tlio oflicial sent after them fulling to identify the prisoners. Ex-County Judge Work , who formerly dealt out justice In Adams county , has boon sentenced at Denver to six months Imprison ment for some illegal transactions with the United States land ofllco. Frnd Brobst , who formerly ran a paper at Mlndon , has boon sentenced to eighteen months in the Colorado penitentiary for forgery. Brobst has recently boon publish ing a newspaper at Holyoko. An attempt was made to blow open the safe In Mllligan & Leigh's Btoro at Hardy Tuesday night , but the clmrgo was not heavy enough , anil so the cracksman failed to secure the 9300 which was inside , While Sperry Ruffner , of Plattsmouth , was playing with u toy pistol ho shot his llttlo sister kiln. They were playing in the hum- monk and in seullling the piutol was acci dentally discharged , the ball striking Ella's right thigh , penetrating an inch and rebound- init out. It produced a painful Hush wound which bled freely. Surgical aid was sum moneil and the wound dressd. The llttlo girl will bo unable to bo about for some time , Iowa ItcniN. Monticollo has fifty-nine churches. Fort Madison wants free postal delivery. An offon Is being mudo at Muquotu to tshut up the eolooiiB. Oolwoln has four saloons nnd four churches , but notubinglo resident inlnUter , Richard Williams , a Clinton saloonkeeper , ban bton found guilty of soiling liquor and Is tiDardlng for Jlfty days in the county jail to satisfy a line of $ inu. A couple of smooth follows took $375 from Oskiiloosa morcbunts by soliciting advertise ments for clocks to bo put In thu postonlco nnd court hou o. The advertisements wuro to'bo shown by n patent flipping process which would work automatically every five minutes. The merchants are mad. E. A. Consiguy , of Avooa , past grand commander - mandor of the Iowa Grand Army , announces himself as a candidate for commamlor-ln- chief of the G. A. R. It's dangerous to trlllo with a Davenport glrl'n affections. Ono of the young ladles there li out with n j-ovolvor looking for n youth who Invited her to a party and then took another girl. The fnrmo s of Iowa county nro consider ably alarmed over the appcarancu of a dlv case amonp the horses of that district which they consider contagious. They have called on the governor , who directed nn order on tl.o state veterinarian for the purpose of in stituting an investigation of the epidemic. Iilfo In Wyoming. Sundance Is now moving in tlio direction of10,000 water works. The Buffalo Echo has the honor of intro ducing the flrst cylinder press Into northern Wyoming. William M. Mast , for four years assistant postmaster at Cheyenne , has been appointed postmaster. A prominent sheep man of Rook Springs has been offered $2,15 per head for his entire herd of 0,000 , but Is holding them at $ i.2o. The west wing of the state house at Cheyenne Is rapidly ncarlng completion , nnd the majority ot the workmen are now engaged - gaged on the east wlufj , which Is rising rapidly. Four prisoners were sentenced to Impris onment last wcok by .Indira Mngln- ills at Cheyenne ono for robbery , ono for horse stealing , ono for burglary , and ono for forgery. Frank Zalondosk , the Insane convict who was pardoned by-Acting Governor Shannon , escaped from the asylum a few hours before his release papers arrived. Ho had only a tow moro months to servo. JOHNSON ANI > MORGAN. Tlio Ijnto Oliat Morgan Introduced Frank Johnson aa Hln Pnrtiior. SmsKT , Nob. , July 3. ( Special to TUB I3KK.J An article appeared In Monday's ' Republican purporting to bo from tliolr Sidney correspondent , in relation to Chat Morgan of the State bank of Sidney. Trunk B. Johnson , the president of sala banic , owns a half Interest in the Omaha Ho- publican. This article was novcr telegraphed from Sidney , but was most likely u produc tion of either Mr. Johnson or some ono in the Republican oQlcc. Mr. Johnson arrived hero on Fri day morning at 10 o'clock. At the depot n largo crowd bad congregated with eager expectancy to pet a glluip.se of the man who was to straighten the then unsettled condition of the Uank's affairs. Morgan committed suicide on Thursday morning about 7 o'clock. The news was spread about 11. Your correspondent imme diately wont to Joe Sharmer , the old reliable clerk In the bank , and asked him to inform him on the dead sijUaro If everything was all right in the bank , as it had bccoino noised around that there was a dcllcit. Sharmer said everything was ull right and nobody would lese a. cont. Ho had "telegraphed to Frank Johnson , the president of the Dank , to como up at once , " and later ho confirmed it by showing your correspondent n telegram from Johnson saying that ho ( Johnson ) would bo hero in thu morning. It turned out that Sharmer was ignorant of tlio true condition of the finances of the bank. Upon Johnson's arrival hero ho immedi ately repaired to the Morgan resilience and examined the body in company with J. P. Cavanaugh , an Omaha attorney. { They subsequently came up town and entered the bank accompanied by Sharmer and Adam Ickes , the county treasurer , und James Suth erland of North Plattc. Johnson , Cavanach and Sutherland began making an examina tion of the books. This was about 13 o'clock. At 3 o'clock Morgan's body was sent to Omaha and Johnson and Cavanugh returned to the bank alone. They saw enough of the bank to assure them that there was a lurco dollcit , but when interrogated on the subject they would in- variubly answer , "Wo cun't malco a report yet and it wilt take several days , as the books have not been posted in , nearly two weeks. " About 4 o'clock n crowd of excited depos itors gathered in front of tlio bank and wanted nn explanation , that they had been put oft lonn enough nnd it was time to know the true inwardness of the business. The result was a mooting was called for 7:30 : in the evening. C. D. Esslg was appointed chairman und Alfred Grautan secretary. A committee of three was ap pointed to wait upon Mr. Johnson at the Pacilic hotel und ask his presence at the mooting. Ho camu over with the com mittee to the piaco of meeting , where about soventy-llvo per cent of the depositors had mot. Ho was cordially received and intro duced. A number of pertinent , questions were asked of him. Ho denied being inter ested in the bank , but said that Morgan owed him $10.000 and ho would net take it until all the other creditors hud bocn paid. Johnson has admitted right along bolng Morgan's partner and , in fact , was intro duced by Morgan only last fall and during the winter as his ( Morgan's ) partner , oven going so far as to tell a Sidney man last fall In Omaha , that ho was not satlsiled with the way Moriran was doing things in Sidney , and If ho did not change his tactics that ho ( Johnson ) would have to make some other arrangements. As BOOU as .lohnsonloft the mooting a few of the creditors began suit and had papers served on Johnson us the surviving partner. When the west-bound train arrived at 10 o'clock p. in. nnd Sheriff Kubaulr was presenting his documents to Johnson summoning him to appear in court on August 5 to answer these suits , ho got aboard the train , saying ho was going to Cheyenne and would bo back or. Saturday afternoon to assist n committee of three in further exam ining the books. Ho never returned , but it is learned that ho took the U , & M. train for Omaha , Ho ninw intended to como back hero. The result was that County Treasurer Ickes , who has § 17,000 deposited there , wont to Omaha on Sunday in company with Mr. Mclntosh , where they will probably enter suit. suit.Johnson's Johnson's denial of a partnership with Morgan is all nonsense , as tliero will bo plenty of proof to show they were partners and that thcro never was a dissolution pub lished. The people here are determined to make Mr. Johnson pay up every dollar , and no compromise will bo effected. That Mor gan spent a great deal of money there Is no question. Ho may have speculated , but at homo ho certainly was not extravagant. Tliero is no truth In the story of a rotlnuo of servants , Ho occupied a splendid house , tro gift of Mr. Yatcs to his daughter , "XilK SI I ) N13 Y II AN 1C Johnson Finally Admits IIIH Partner * Hlilp in tlin Concern. Mr. Mclntosh and Mr. Ickcs , of Sidney , are stopping ut the Puicton , having coma here to have a conference with Mr. Johnson concerning the affairs of the bank at Sidney , of which Glict Morgan had charge. They say that at Jlrat Mr , Johnson was inclined to repudiate all connection with the alTulr , and denied that he was in any way Interested in the bank , but after several lengthy confer ences ho admitted his partnership In the concern - corn nnd finally consented to assume all the liabilities and settle outstanding accounts. Ho intcn ds leaving hero to-morrow for Sid- nny , and will at once proceed to straighten out the books and endeavor to locate the cause of all the trouble. It bus boon impossible , so far , to got a statement of the affairs of the bank on ac count of the confusion , but reliable estimates piaco the liabilities at between $15,000 und (20,000 , and the assets at about $20,000. It Is expected that a thorough examination wHJ show a considerable shortage , although notlhng has been discovered to show where the money wont. It la stated that Mr. Mor gan was not in the habit of gambling und no wild speculations have been discovered. It is said that Mrs. Morgan Insists thorn was no shortage , and that everything is all right. Bho expects to leave for Sidney next Monday , and will assist at the Investigation , Messrs. Mclntosh anil Ickes express thorn- selves as well pleased ever the result of their mission , and say It will bo very satisfactory to the people of Sidney , some of whom had all tliolr savings in tins bank , Easterner Is Nebraska a healthy statol Nebraska Man Healthy I Well , air , there's on old man in Omaha named William Shakespeare , and hang uio if I don't bullcvo ii 'a the original , TANNER VISITS LINCOLN , The Capital Olty Oitlzonn Qlvo Him a Honrty Reception. HE WILL BE AT CRETE TO-DAY , Whom Ho Will Knnnk Before the Ctil turcU ClmiitumniiuiH BnnlUiiK Reports Wnrdcm Iloplcln'a Showing New * Notes. LiNCoiJt UUIIEAO orTiifiOMAiu UBH , I 1029 V StllRRT , July ra.1 Commissioner Tanner nnd party arrived In Lincoln this morning in 11:45 : , nndvoro mot at tlio depot by a committed from Farraput Post , Q. A. It , comprised of Cnpt , Joe Tcotor , chnlrmnn , and Comrades O. W. Barker , Silas Sprague , 1) . V. Stones , J. U. Haggard , J. W. Wmgor , John Wlsomnn , J. S. Baswlcb , D. T. Cooke , S. S. Boll , II. O. McArthur , J. C. Bonuoll , O. C. Hell , J. It. King nnd W. C. Woodward , and escorted direct to the Capital hotal and assigned to rooms 37 and 88 , where an informal reception was held for some time , both before and after dinner , hundreds of Lincoln's best citizens crowding to do the distinguished gentleman and party honor. The Commissioners and purty , consisting of Mrs. Tanner nnd two daughters , the Misses Addio and Nettle , the former of whom Is Mr. Tnnnor's urlvato secretary ; Paul Vandervoort , wife , son nnd daughter , Samuel and Miss Grace , M. K. Ulsdon and wife ; Mrs. Lr. ) Jensen nnd S. W. Barker , of Omaha , were shown tlia principal points of Interest about the city. This evening a countersign mooting was hold In representa tive hall , whiah was largely attended by the members of the O. A. It , , the W. K. fJ. nnd Sons of Veterans , after which a nubile re ception was tendered the distinguished guest la the semite chamber. The party goes to Crete to-morrow morning , where Commissioner Tanner delivers the address of the day. n.-uiklni ; Reports. The reports of the banking institutions of the state are crowding Into the state depart ment these days very rapidly , it would seem that the majority of them realize that the now law moans Just what It says , nnd It Is probable that all will have reported on or before the IDth that intend to contlnuo In the banking business. Some of the reports , It is learned through the board of inspectors , do not comply with the law nnd tliolr showings are very imperfect , but It is thought that this is because "it is a now thing" and that those who have reported hope to learn by experience , and will make good whatever they lack. It is understood that tlio Inspec tors will overlook discrepancies for a time , at least until the bankers of the state can understand the full signltlcation of the new law. Hut the cardinal features of tlio law will be enforced rigidly from the llrst. Quarterly Keport. Warden Hopkins , of the state penitentiary , makes a very interesting report. Among other things. It shows that ho now has In his possession the sum of $ l,99l)5 ! ) which be longs to convicts under tils care and custody. It also shows a carefully prepared inventory of the belongings of the institution. It is as perfectly complete as such a report can bo made , ana shows a splendid condition of the state's prison. There are now 830 convicts at the penitentiary. It Is understood that Bluolc Hawk and Whitewater will be given their liberty to-day , July 4. Washington Improvement Comimny. The Washington Land and Improvement company filed its articles of Incorporation to-day. Business commencement dates from July 1 and continues fifty years. Its purpose is to acquire lands by purchase suitable for town sites and lay out and plat the same Into lots , blocks , streets and alleys , and in general - oral transact a real estate business. Tlio company autliorizcs a capital stock of $200- 000 , divided into 'J.OOO sliaros of $100 each. The city of Omaha is flxed upon as the prin cipal place for the transaction of business. IJrniicti ofllccs , however , may bo established in Washington Territory. Incorporators : Thomas H. Gibson , Andrew Haas , Edg.ir II. Allen , Thomas D. Crane , Samuel Katz , Wil liam Gibson and Walter Sams. Supply Contract" Awardril. The purchase and supply board mot and awarded the folio wing contracts to the dealers who will furnish the supplies to the various state institutions for tlio ensuing quarter. Institution for Blind , Nebraska City , moats , M. Gardner ; groceries , S. JT. Davis. Industrial School , Kearney , coal , George II. Cowing & Co. ; groceries , It Coddington & Sons ; Hour , Kearney Milling and Elevator Co. ; meats , Kourad Gobhort. Feeble Minded Institute , Beatrice , bread , A. 1 * . Aporry & Co. ; groceries , Lang & Moschol ; coal , J. L. McGca ; moats , P. H. Mahlcn ; ice , W. Lehmng. Insane Hospital , Lincoln ; paints , oils and drugs , J. H. Ilarloy ; groceries , George Uos- selman : boots and shoos , Perkins Bros. ; Hour , Kendall & Smith ; butter , J. M. Belts ; dressed moats and llsh , Hubbard Bros. ; dry goods , H. Herpolsheunor ; coal , Whltobroast Uoal Co. ; clothing , A. Hurlbert and Mayor Bros. Deaf and Dumb Institute , Omaha , meats , Samuel Dnofus ; dry goods , Hayden Bros. ; groceries , Kennedy & Blackburn ; paints , oils and glnss , Goodman Drug Co. ; broad , Otto Wagner : lumber , Chlc.igo Lumber Co. ; coal , Coutant & Squires. Hospital for Insane , Norfolk , flour , liurch- ard , Bridges & Co. ; groceries , McUlary & Co. ; drugs , Asa K. Leonard ; coal , Charles Iludat. City Nrnva anil Note.1) . Auditor Benton to-day registered 878QOD , of Otoo county refunding bonds. Hon.V. . II. Platt , of Grand Island , was here yesterday to have registered $ i"iOJ. , ) of city hall bonds and ? 50,000 of sewer bonds. C. E. Wilkinson , mayor of Broken Bow , Custor county , li in the city and will spend the Fourth with John M. Cotton , of thu Omaha Herald bureau. A woman giving horimrao as Ella Hoggett. evidently insane , stopped at the Depot notol lust night , accompanied by a child of tender years , but she suddenly disappeared. This morning , however , she ro.ipnoarod , but with out the child , and us ( the could give no Intel ligent account of It , it is feared that she has murdered it. Tlio woman was taken Into custody and search is being made for tbo child. The law requires that county clones shall forward abstracts of assessmoota to the auditof of state on or before July 10. Uo to this date less than half of tRo counties of tliu state have compiled with the law , Preparations for the reception of Klmr Tartnrox and Coronado closed this ovonlng. The city is already handsomely decorated and the 11 nlshlng touches will be put on early In the morning. H is enough to say on the eve of thu great celebration that It will bo a grand success. The programme and line of march has been repeatedly uubllslu-d and nothing is left but to wait for the llimlo. Senator ICcckley , of York , was in Lincoln to-day. His many friends horn wuro pained to see him hobbling around on crutches. When he left the senate at the clobo of the late session of the legislature ho wat the picture of health , It seems that the wound ho received in his loft leg during the was luni ulcerated , breaking out unow , and thus causes him a great deal of pain and annoy ance. CURES PERMANENTLY Xfc IIE3 TJ Ml A. Chronlo Casoa of40 Years Cured , Hundreds Testify. No Return of Palo. At lHua.iT : AND THE CHARLES A. YOdEl ER CO.UatImcf ! , U&