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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , JULY 4. 1889.
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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&