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W.- * , , * -01 ? * B QMATTA DAILY rjBES ; TUESDAY , JULY 23 , 1889. DAILY BEE. IS. ItOaiS\Vi\TI3U. Hilltor. ) KVIOKV aiOUNINO. TEIIM3 OF SU11SCIIIKT10N. J ) ftlly ( Morning IMltlon ) Including fiumlajr ' ' ' ' ' " " ' ' " " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' " ' rot-fix Months. . . . ! . , . . , . , . , ! . ; . . . , , , r > oo J'ofllir co Months . . . . . . . . . . 860 3'lie Omnhn BumUy llco , mailed to any ftddie.si , One Year . . . . . . . . - 0) Weekly lite. Ono Year . . 2W Omatm OITice , lleo Imlldlnff , N.V. . Corner Seventeenth ami l' ' < irnnm Streets. Cnlcnpco Oinrc. 607 Hoorcrjr llulldlng. NfcwYoriE onico , Hooms 11 and l > Trllnino . WaaumgtonOfrico. No. C13 Fourteenth Street. tX ) U fl KSl'ONI ) UN UK. All communications relntlnj ? to norm find edl- torlnl mutter should bo addressed to the Uditor of the lee. ! , | UgNrsg iKrrKilS. All buMne 8 letters and remittances should bo addressed to 1 ho UPO Pulillshlnic Company. Omnlm Urnftft. checks and postolllce orders to bomndopRjrablo to tlio order of the company. Tlie Bee PnttlslilDgCiiiany , Proprietors , linn Hullillnp rarnnm nnd Seventeenth Sts. 1'1I13 ItAlliTt JIBE. Sworn HtiUonient of Circulation. Btftto of Nebraska , I . Count jof UoiiRlns. ) " ( Jeoruo II. Tzschuck , secretary of The lice Publishing Company , does solemnly svienrtli'tt the autiiM circulation of TIIK luii.v HBK for the week ending July tfuth , 1SVJ , M as na follows : Sunday. July 14 . 1H.M2 Monday , July 15 ' Tuesday , July in Wednesday. July 17 Thursday. July 18 lPr.w > Frlrtny. Julin . 1H.B72 Kdlurduy , July O ) . 1C.6KJ Avorngo . 18,011 OKOIir.K H. TX CHUCK. Sworn to before mo andsutiEcrlbcd to In my prcsonro thltWItn ilny of July , A. J ) . ISM. [ Senl. ] N. 1' . FK1L , Notary Public. Btnte of Nebraska , I County of Douglas , f George II. 'j'zschuck , bolnc duly sworn , MB- POSCB nnd says that lie w secretary of The lloe Publishing company , that tlio uctunt murtiRO dally circulation otTiu : DMI.V tltn for the month of Juno. 188C , niS4S copies ; for July , IBiH , 18(3JcopIesfor ( : AusustlBd , HUM copies ; Tor September. 1H88 , 1H.154 copies ; for October , JIW. IHW copies : for November. 1S8 * . 18ll- > copies ; for Dcce-nber , 188H , IH.KEI copies ; for January , 1W . iH/iTU-oplns ; for February. 188'J. IH.KW copies ; for Mnrch , lt < si , ic.854 copies ; for April , 11-89 , 18.WJ9 conies ; for Jlny , 1KI. IH.O'J'J ' copies.EOUGfc H. TKSUH UCK. Sworn to Before me ami subscribed In my IStal.l presence this Sril duy of Juno , A. D. 1MO. 1MO.N. I' . FEIL. Notary 1'nbllc , THE pavlnp gungs now rule tlio streets. A NATUiiAt < gas trust is now an nounced. Of course it is an inflixted concern. A 3XKW railroad bridge spanning the Missouri river at Oimilta can bo seen in the mirage of the Gate City. COUNTY TKKASUUKU BOLLN'S fiomi- annual report of the condition of Douglas county finances is n very satis factory exhibit. IpW'A'S gubernatorial canvass is likely to blow both hot and cold , and tojroyeal u number of unexpected sur prises before tlio fall election takes placo. " MANITOHA reports u surplus yield of thirty-two million bushel' * of wheat. With such a dowry Manitoba should be invited to come into the union without further delay. No one can road the encouraging re ports of the prosperity and growth of the cities and towns of interior Ne braska without feeling just urido in the .greatness of this stuto. Tins highways of American nowspa- perdom are strewn with the debris of inflated concerns steered by visiona ries who wore trying to lift themselves over the fence by their boot-straps. WltY cannot the county commission ers invest the $42,000 now on hand in railroad sinking funds , in interest bearing city or county securities , or better still , if possible , redeem some of the outstanding railroad bonds ? NOTHING very olaboruto can be expected - pectod this season from the park com mission. With the limited funds at its disposal , and the narrow scope of its authority to acquire park and boulevard grounds , the commission is handicapped in every direction. JLiKT the council go slow fn awarding the contract for strcot lighting for the no.xt five years. With two competitors in the field , there in no reason why this city should not bo able to make very satisfactory terms as to price , quality and quantity of light to bo furnished. A CHICAGO jury haa just acquitted two attendants of the Cook county in sane asylum charged with the murder of an inolTonslvo iinnate. The verdict , hmvovcr , should not bo interpreted us a vindication of the couivo of brutal hoopers. It does not give the members of that oraft a license to maltreat pa- tienta with impunity , and an example should bo made of one of them at the vary ilrot oTunso. ( You can run a locomotive on extra high pressure at seventy miles an hour , nnd run the risk of "bulling" the bailer , followed by a general smash-up. You can boom the circulation of a paper by giving away thousands of copies on trial , und soiling them below cost. You can stimulate your cash receipts by playing n confidence game on credulous patrons who are willing to pay for a your ii : ad vance nt.hulf-prlco. But such liigli- pressure flnanclerinsr is just as sure to end In a wreck as if a banker wore to pay ton per cent to depositors and loan at eight per cent. Tin : announcement at Chicago that the Illinois Steel company has decided to go into the business of building steel vessels for employ men t in lake co in- morco is evidence that the luke traffic is not on the declino. The railroads to the seaboard from Chicago have for the last two'orthroo years recognized the lake route 09 a powerful competitor. Now that now and swift steamer * are to bo bulltand equipped with nil modern appliances und equal to the oooan steamships in rating , there is llttlo question but that the rivalry between rail and water routes will bo intonaUlod. It haa boon demonstrated already that with the present steamship service be tween Chicago and Buffalo freight can bo carried fully as rapidly as by rail at from one-half to ono-thlrd the coat. It remains to bo seen what can be eiTeotod in annihilating time and dlsta nee when tl\o now Hoot ot stool vessels will bo put iu to cotniuUaiou , wo CATrsn rou ALARM. The soorotary of the treasury has given n measure of reassurance to the business interests of the country by the declaration that ho sooa no cause for alarm as to the immodlato future of the money market. From the fact that the offer ot the department to buy bonds at figures ragnrdod by the secretary as liberal is accepted to only a very moder ate extent , ho concludes that money is not tight , or , at any rate , that the sup ply is quito equal to the demand. A similar view is expressed by the comp troller of the currency , who does not consider the financial situation at present as threatening. The small offerings of bonds ho accents as evi dence that the re is plenty of money , and evidently relies upon improved of ferings when the money is needed in business. It Is to bo berne in mind , however , that the bondholders are not the persons who want monoy. But despite the opinions of the treas ury officials , who it must bo granted have superior opportunities for know ing the condition of the money marlcct , thoroaro indications that before the full business U far advanced , It it shall prove to bo ns nctlvo as hoped for , the treasury may bo called upon to help the money market. Gold is still going abroad , nnd the strong proba bility Is that the outllow will continue for some lime , the reserves of the Now York banks are low , nnd re ports from anmo of the trade centers of the west show that money is wonting closer. Those are conditions which , mnnifostin ? themselves'at this period of the year , point to the possibility of a monetary squeeze two months honco. It is true that the disbursements of the government are on a liberal scale , and are likely to continue so for at least an other month , but it is by no moans cer tain that these will be sufficient from this sourcu to keep the money market in a healthy condition in the event of n largely increased business demand for monoy. As to the policy of the treasury it is evident that the present intention of the secretary is not to offer any better terms for bonds. ' 'Wo dare not go to work , " ho says , "and offer a price far in excess of. their value so as to induce the people to sell their bonds to the govern ment , the price which wo are now pay ing beinir all that they are worth. " Obviously only an extreme exigency will enable the bondholders to get higher prices from the government than are now olTerod. The secretary 1ms also plainly said that ho is opposed to increasing the deposits of government money with the banks , and will not dose so unless' instructed by congress. Such instruction is not likely to bo given in view of the attitude of the re publican party on this matter. The secretary is equally averse to increas ing the purchase ot silver , and undoubt edly can not bo induced to do so without action by congress. The country is thus fully informed of what may be ex pected of the treasury in its relations to the money market , so long , at least , as the conditions do not vary materially from those now existing. The policy in all respects is manifestly to bo one of rigid conservatism. JMPOHTANT XBW RULING. The ruling of the secretary of the in terior regarding timber culture entries is rather more of n reflection upon his predecessors at the head of the depart ment than upon the commissioner of the land olllco , whoso mistaken and unjust ruling , so far as it was retroactive , has been sot aside. In permitting the de cision of Commissioner Sparks , which was contrary to the practice of the de partment and obviously wrong , to stand , Lamar and Vilas wcro both dorollct , and the injury that has been done to a very largo number of persons who had mode entries and had fully com plied , with the requirements of the law nnd the long-prevailing practice of the department , the secretaries of the interior under the Cleveland adminis tration are mainly responsible for. If they over gave any attention to the matter , and they certainly had the opportunity to do eo , it would boom that the desire to do something' contrary to the policy under republican administra tions was stronger than the demand for justice to the farmers of Nebraska and other states who had made timber cul ture entries and fulfilled all the condi tions required before the time of Com missioner Sparks' ruling. The action of Secretary Noble is BO obviously 'just and proper that it must bo universally approved. It slm- piy recognizes the principle that what has boon done in good faith , and in con formity with law and practice , must stand. Under this ruling all persons who had perfected timber culture en tries in compliance- with the construc tion of the law before the order of Com- miassionor Sparks was made , In Juno , 1887 , may now secure patents , and the number who will bo bonefitted by this privilege is largo , Entries made sub sequent to the order of Sparks will be subject to its requirements , thus accept ing the construction of the law that en tries should ctato from the time of final planting and tree growth. The factional strife among Virgin la' republicans appears to have como to an end. For some time the representa tives of the warring wings of the party in that state have been seeking recog nition from the administration , but President Harrison , adhering to the purpose ho early announced of discoun tenancing factloliut conflints in the party , has consistently refused to rccog- ud \ either /action in Virginia , There was a report some time ago that ho was inclined to favor the Mahono wing , but there is no evidence of any such par tiality , all the indications and the result showing that his inlluonce has been used to brlnp the factions together and ren der the union satisfactory and harmoni ous. Those who are familiar with the bitter hostility that has existed between the Mahono and Brady wings of the re publican party in Virginia will under stand that the task of uniting them was no easy one. The causes of controversy between the factions it was mutually agreed should be submitted to the arbitration of 11 vo members of Iho republican national executive curnuiitUo. Thia resulted la tin agreement under which General Ma hone has called n state convention to beheld hold August 22 , the provisions of the call bolnp framed so as to remove the causes ot com plaint of past unfair methods preferred by the Brady wing. Senator Quay expressed - pressed the belief that the reconcilia tion effected is honest and will thor oughly unite the party. Republican success in Virginia was , of course , wholly out of the question so long ns the party was split into factions warring more bitterly ngoinst each other than either did against the common enemy , and republicans ororywhore will bo gratified that the differences have been harmonized and the party reunited. But there tire a great many republicans who would regret to see General Mahono again prominent in the councils of the repub lican party. The disaffection in Virginia wns wholly duo to his unfair methods and discreditable prac tices , as virtually admitted by the mem bers of the national committed in conceding - coding nearly nil that was asked by the anti-Mnhono faction for its protection , and such n man the party cannot afford to honor with its confidence. Mahono may have boon sincere in seeking to unite the republicans of Virginia , but a long period of honest and straightfor ward political conduct on his part will bo necessary to remove the suspicion that there is a wholly selfish design hi every thing ho does , to effect which no means ho might doom necessary could bo too unworthy for him to use. It would indeed be most fortunate if Vir ginia could bo republican without Ma hone In the ascendant. A WATERWAYS CONVEXTIOX. A convention to discuss the ques tion of national provision for improv ing the waterways of the country , and also to consider proposed now lines ot water communication , will moot at Superior , Wisconsin , on the Oth of next month. It is suggested that the , old danger of mis placed energy , which 1ms impaired the usefulness of previous similar con ventions , is likely to injure the work of the coming convention. It is to bo apprehended - prohondod that the usual number of more or less impracticable projects will bo urged upon the attention of the Superior convention , With the effect of wasting its time , and in so far as such projects obtain its countenance and support , reducing the value of its deliberations and ex pressions. There are unquestionably among the schemes for extending the means of water communication some that are judicious and desirable , but there are others which are annually pressed upon the attention of conven tions and of congress which nro wholly without merit , and which if carried out would simply bo an annual drain upon the national treasury without doing a service any where near proportioned to the cost. To separate the meritorious from the worthless will bo an important duty of the Superior convention , and one necessary to bo done in order that what is accomplished shall have its duo weight with the public and upon con- gross. Improvements that are clearly practicable and necessary should ale 10 receive the attention of the Superior waterways convention. Meantime it may bo interesting to note that the indications are there will bo a demand upon the next congress for unprecedented appropriations for river and harbor improvements. The estimates of engineer officers already handed in contain some items which servo to furnish an idea of the scale on which the next river and harbor pro ject will bo constructed. Such monoy-eatlng schemes as those at Sabine Pass and Sandy Bay will make the usual annual demand , and a number of lesser ones with no greater merit are booked for sums ranging from twenty thousand to half a million dollars. Perhaps no government was over guilty , in a mat ter of this character , of greater folly and waste than our government is chargcablo with in the millions that have been expended in such worthless and unwarrantable improvements as those at Sabine Pass and Sandy Bay , the one in Texas and the other somewhere - whore on Capo Ann. There is scarcely any commerce going through the former , and the only excuse given for the waste of public money on the latter is that it will bo u harlior of refuge. But these are only two of many examples which every river and harbor bill contains of congressional reckless ness with the public money in this direction. It is not probable that the next congress will show any improve ment , in this particular , over its uiedo- ccssors. _ _ < _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ WHATEVKH contempt disgruntled politicians may affect toward tlio civil service commission , President Harri son has given no greater proof of his fidelity toward his pledges to the people than by his approval of the action of the commissioners at Indianapolis and other cities. The civil service commis sion compelled the postmaster of Presi dent Harrison's homo to dismiss three republican clerks who had been Illegally appointed and to put In Jhoir place three democrats who wore on the eligi ble lUt. In Troy the Commission de manded the ro-oxamination of some republican clerks who had not fairly passed the civil [ .service examination. In Milwaukee the postmaster was quickly brought to a sense of his duty. The president heartily supported the commissioners through their trying or deal to force the observance of the civil service laws on recalcitrant postmasters. Encouraged by this manifestation of good will , the commissioners will pro ceed In their work. It will soon dawn upon the spoils hunter that civil service reform is an established fact. WilKTHKii the man Kommlor. the Buffalo murderer , is to sulTor death by hanging or by electricity is as yet an uncertain question. It will bo romotn- bored that the criminal appealed from the sentence of death by the electrical process on the ground that the punish ment is cruel und unnatural. The bur den of evidence before the board of Inquiry constituted for the purpose would seein to indicate that electricity ia any thing "but n merciful substitute for hanging. Unless death bo Instantan eous , it is shown by exports that elec trical execution may bo excruciating , and the re fore cruel nnd unnatural. Of course , testimony dlllors on this point. It Is maintained by some that doatli would bo ptittfltfli and Instantaneous if a current ot tlio proposed strength were passed througr the human body. The ovidotico of'others w.xs to the effect that the killing ] Xint of the electric currant was not fli 4i but a , varying quantity depending tipfm the resisting power of the victim. It is moreover maintained that if a current of great strength bo passed through a subject and ho bo not killed by the shock , the effect would bo to burn the man , to char him like a ploco of charcoal. In the face of this evidence , whore considerable doubt is oxprosspd as to the nature of a shook in causing n painless and certain death , the board of inquiry will bo likely to weigh well whether it bo not oruol and unnatural to dispatch a human bolnpby a method whoso power to kill is uncer tain , and whodo currents would entail indescribable torture unless death bo instantaneous. KANSAS CTY business men claim to have learned the secret of success with reference to the question of freight rates by which that city has boon made a great commercial center. It lies in the fact that the jobbers have an under standing among themselves to stand in with each other in all mutters of ship ment. The jobbers of Kansas City patronize those roads which favor thorn , and clo not play * false to each other by ono obtaining unjust ad vantage and discriminating favors over the others. Omaha may well profit by Kansas City's example. It is well known that the shippers and jobbers of this city have not boon fair In their dealings with each other. There nro firms and houses which nro granted undue - duo advantages to the detriment of the business community. They have boon a stumbling block to all , nnd every effort made to correct the abuses , and have thrown cold water whenever a project was ripe to bring the railroads to torms. The very fact that the whole sale houses of this city nro obliged to haul freight to Council Bluffs destined for western shipment in order to secure reduced rates is self evident that a screw is loose somewhere in the trans portation problem. TJie welfare of this city , therefore , demands that the busi ness commijulty como together and take a stand lillo that of the business men of Kaiijuis City , St. Paul , Minneap olis and othortcornmorcial cities for fair nnd impartial treatment at the hands of the railroadeT > | THE decision of the district court affirming the validity of the consolida tion of the caplo and horse car compa nies and removing- various local hin drances from their path is a subject for congratulation. In the first place it clears the way for the prompt extension of cable und ulootrio roads cm several of our principal streets. So long as the title of the consolidated roads to their franchises was assailed , extension was impossible and the avenue of eastern capital wns blocked. The motor com pany , which hits boon managed with consummate ability from its headquar ters , was a vicious Hanker both in the courts and on the streets and a victory in the last suit would have proved a Waterloo to the consolidated lines. Judge Doano's decision , fortunately for the city as well as for'tho consolidated company , will permit a prompt exten sion of existing lines nnd the construc tion of several now ones. The public is assured that ton miles of cable and electric roads will bo at once begun. South Omaha will bo connected by rapid transit with this city. Furnara street will bo cabled and Fort Omaha will bo bought within a short time distance of the postolllco. Throe quarters of a million of dollars will bo at once expended - ponded ; a largo part of it niuong Omaha workingmon. " When these plans are put into execution Omaha , with her cable , two electric roads and various connecting horse railway lines , will have the most complete rapid transit system of surface roads of any oity of her 6\7.o \ in tne country. TIIKKE is a llttlo clause in the charter - tor of the Northern Pacific railroad to the effect that its right of way shall bo exempt from taxation within the terri tories of the United Slates. Ttio ques tion now cracking the wise heads of the constitutional convention of North Da kota is whether the exemption con tinues beyond the llfo tlmo of the terri tory or dies the moment it becomes a sovereign state. If loft to the decision ot the people the answer would not belong long forthcoming. But if the query is to bo submitted to twelve lawyers with corporation tendencies , heaven only knows what their opinion would bo. IT is a question often asked , when will the four now states bo legally clothed with full statoh6bd ) As the elections for state officers take pined October 1 , the president's proclamation can bo issued immediately iifio'r ' the election returns have boon canvassed and oortlflod to by the returning olllcors. The now con gressmen should bo able to present thom- BolvesatWashugton } for recognition not later than the last week of October , and in the event of ah extra session could stop into thoir-soatB immediately. Ma. PoAVDKfi'r.Y , in an address issued to the workingmen of Pennsylvania , again calls uponjtho wage-workers to redress their grievances through the power of the ballot box. If the workingmen ingmon of this country follow Mr. Pow- dorly's advice and use their ballots in the cause of good government nnd good laws , they hold in their grasp the key to correct the abuses to which they are subjected under corporate and political ' greed. Tlio Correct Thing in Suicides , CMeayo TiUninc , Fashions for suicide thU ynar are more elaborate and expensive than over bofora. Political Ilitlltlozlntr. Xtw Yoik I'rfn. Nothing In our political ulitory is more disgraceful than the former prostitution of the public icrvlco to machine politics bv the compulsory , bulldozing assessment of oalce- holders by ofllcoliolilors for officeholders ; and when congress inrxda It a ponnl oftonso It wns doing everlastingly right , anil dolnplt because an overwhelming majority of thoughtful citizens laslstod that this great wrong should bo broken up. Pentecost's Proscription. Chicago Hints. Hugh O. Pentecost believes that a revolu tion In this country every ten years or so would greatly strengthen the ropubly. Mr. Pentecost doesn't ' know It , perhaps , but there is the making ot a fine medical expert In him. An AAV fill Porll Averted. rittsliuro DUpattJi. 'Xho Associated Press dispatches nro now trumpeting with great gusto the fnet that the railway combinations Imvo rallied to the defense nnd promptly preserved the country from the peril of getting Its grain transport ed to thcscahoard at cheap rates , The DnlcntoVIiont Crop IH All right. St , Paul 1'lonter-l'iai. The Pioneer-Pros * , after n pretty sonrch- Ing Investigation extending through several months , finds that the condition of affairs In Dakota Is rather favorable thnn otherwise , and that U Is so regarded by all who nro not particularly Interested In bulling wheat. Tlioy Mean Well , but Don't Know. .UditiciipoHj TrilntiK. It does not strengthen the cause of torn- pcrnnco to denounce the republican party , whether It supports or oppnios prohibitory legislation. The great majority of the re publican unrtv nro sincere and woll-moanlng people , and tt Is a pity that , thuy nupnreutly are determined to disregard alike the coun sels of common-sense and the plain lessons of experience. ConKrcRR Jo Its Duty. I'liUaiMphla Ttlcgrapli. If congress can DO induced by the country to repeal the duty on sugar It can get it as cheaply here as In England , or from one- third to ono-hnlf less , and it'am Ictthcso trust and non-trust plunderers go hang. This and n good many other trusts formed to make victims of the public exist only by th.o sufferance of congress a sufferance which should end bcfoio the next session Is a month old. CtjKVER WO.UEN. The hello of the royal family U said to be Princess Victoria of Teclt. Mrs. Henry George is a Roman Catholic. Her only sister Is a sUtor of charity In St. Louts. Annie Loufoo Gary Raymond has crown very stout since her retirement from the concert - cert stage. Mrs. Mnry J. Holmes , tho. Amerc.m nov elist , Is In Italy , where sue U gathering ma terial for a new story. The descendants of Ilobccca Nourse , who was hanged as a witch in 1792 , hail a re union In Danvcrs , Mass. , Monday. Dr. Mary Walker announces that she is willing to accept the consulate at Valparaiso so haughtily spurned by Uoswell G. Horr. Thn duke of Portland has boon induced by his wife to devote all his past and future earnings nn the turf to the erection and en dowment of almshouses. Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth , who has lived to write aml'publish forty-five novels , resides at Yonkers , nnd Is engaged in filling orders for serials and sketches. Christine Nilsson may never sing In public ngnin. During a recent Illness in Paris she was troubled with deafness and loss of mem ory , from which she has not yet recovered. Miss Juliet Corson , the well known teacher of cooking , Is n hopeless invalid , and writes with a portabln desk fastened before her. She Is confined to her bed most of the time. The widow of John C. Heenan , once the American champion slugger , still lives in re tirement atSan Francisco. Shots an actress , nnd is known chiefly by her stage namo.Sara Stevens. The women of IJoston have named a com- mltte of fifty to carry on the plans of taking the city schools out of politics and sectarian interference , and managing them for the public interest alone. The Princess Loulso , granddaughter of Queen Victoria , will receive a vast number of magnificent wedding presents. Tne Rothschilds will give her a diamond and ruby necklace worth $20,000. Princess Clementine has made a good match for her granddaughter , the daughter of Archduke Joseph. Prince Thura and Taxis has a yearly rent roll of $1,000,000 , and Is the nephew of the empress. Mrs. Ashton Dllko manages to take care of a household , run a newspaper , discharge the duties ns a member of the London school board , and has on hand a scheme to defeat the wiles of certain French legislators. Miss Elbaheth Greenwood , of Brooklyn , the bible reader and lecturer and president of the Women's Christian Temperance .union on the hill , " has gone to Europe for the summer. The members of that union hold a meeting before she started and pre sented her with dlogant gifts. Her state room was flowers , and crowds of ladles waved her ndioux ns she sailed away for a long rest la England. o STATK AND TISICtUTQKIf. NcurnHUa Jottlncs. Erlcson Is soon to have a hotel. The Gordon Odd Fellows will glva a grand ballon the evening of Aug. 1. The sub-alliances of Sherman county have formed , a county farmer's alliance. The First National bank of Way no will erect a commodious building in the spring , The voters of KandolpU have unanimously decided in favor of issuing $2,800 boudi for waterworks. Joe Gilchrlit , of Konkelman , ran his arm through n pane of glass , severing an artery , and nearly bled to dcatn , The O'Neill Frontier entered Its tenth year last week In n healthy condition nnd with prosuccts for n long nnd useful lifo. The premium list of the fourth annual fair of the Ditwson County Agricultural associa tion , which will be hold at Lexlugton , Sep tember 24 , ! i. > , 20 and 27 , has been issued. Mrs , A. M. Gaunt , a Culbertson lady , wns struck by n Hying board during a recent wind storm nn a had her loft arm broken and was otherwise bnrlly Injurcb , Her life was du- spalrod ot for suvoral days , but it Is now thought she will recover. The Nebraskan Buys tlio members of Hast ings post , G , A. K. , nro In hearty sympathy with the cITorts being made to got thu next national encampment at Omaha thu nioit centrally located city , so far as the aoliJior population Is concerned , In tlio union. The fourth annual reunion of the Uopub- Mean Valley Association of Soldiers and Sail ors will be hold at Camp Sherman , botwcun Hardy , Ncl ) , , and Warwick , Kan. . Aue 'JO , 21 , 22 and 23. Qreai preparations have been marie for the event , and many prominent Grand Army speakers will bo present from abroad. _ Iowa Items. Milk fever Is kilting cows in C'ass county. The wife of nn Early parwm drives the fastest hnrst ) in that town , nnd last week Children Cry for Pitcher's ' Castoria , When Uabr was riei , we gate her CVurtcrU. When eha wu a Child , he cried far CAitoria , WJ on she became JUu , she ciusf to Cutorla , a , &h g y U-m. CartorlA , distanced two ot the brethren who tried to pass her on the road. . The Lyons paper mill will not bo rebuilt and the people are Indignant , Crawford county votes next month on the question of building a (00,000 court house. A recent raid on the Wellsburg silicon * re sulted in n haul of n big lot of Intoxicants. The Southwest Io\vn Flrom6tl's-2-ftcI\tion ( will hold Its annual tournament at Creston September G. A woman has Just cone out of the millinery business In Toledo nttcr a continuous career of thirty years. Hov. Mr. Oavltt , who In still living , preached the first Methodist sermon at Davenport fifty ycar& ngo. frho halt million bushels of corn nlong the Burlington , Cedar Hapids & Northern road have commenced to ho moved to market , William Lnngbrldiro. formerly n represen tative from the Sixth district m congress , l now n physical wreck from repeated nttaolt of paralvMs and Is attempting to recuponi In a sanltnrlum In Pensyivanln. Chorokco has now ono of the finest nno- slan well In the state. At n depth of ISO foot a Mow h.ii boon obtained which will rise when confined to the hclcht of about twelve feet above the surface of the ground , A peculiar case Is working its way through the courts at Uurllngton , iu which lilehnrd 13ro\vn and Miiggio Van Vnlkenberg , n board ing house mistress of Sioux City , are the principals. The lady claims Hint Urown boarded at her homo four mouths and never Bottled for It. Jtrown swear1 * ho never lived In Sioux City ntul never saw Mrs. Van Valkcnborg , who , with her Bister , wear pos itively that ho was the man who contracted , the debt. Mcnntlmolirown is in Jail await ing further couit proceedings. Kcyotiil the Uooklos. Helena , Mont , Is glutted with counterfeit money , principally $10 bills. There Is every Indication that the grass nnd hay crop will bo a failure In most of the val leys of Montana. Twenty sea lions wcro captured recently near Santa Barbara , Cal. , nnd shipped to Chicago cage , from whore they will bo sent to Paris. The mine nnd mill men have held a meet ing iu Virginia City , Nov. , to protest ngainst the ranchorit "hoggins11 ; the Carson river water , and steps wcro taken to prosecute trespassers. The Mormons at Salt Lake City 'havo bo- comu thoroughly disheartened over their recent - cent defeat nt the polls , nnd their leaders nro vainly trying to nilly them for the August election. The indications now are that the gentile majority of n week ngo will bo doubled In August. The assessment roll of Los Angeles. Cnl , , has been finished , nnd shows u total vmue of nhout $44,000,000 The assessor was ordered to bring the amount to $50,000,000 , , so as to carry on the covornmcnt under the $1 limit. If the preicnt figures stand every department will bo put on short rations next year. In the district court nt Cm-son , Nov. , the trial of ( Jiuseppi Bern ! , accused of the killing of an Italian last May , came to n sudden end ing. At the opening of the court Judge Ed wards , counsel for defendant , offered to withdraw the uloa of not guilty nnd plead ijuilty of murder in the second degree , which was nccoptod. Surveys nra soon to bo made for the grand irrigation system near MInneJoka , in Cassia county , Idaho. Snalte river is to bo raised by n dam thirty-three feet high , and canals will bo taken out on both sides to irrigate 100,000 acres of land , and will also furnish water lor placer mining. The cost will be about § 400,000. George Nuttincr , sheep inspector of Crook county , Oregon , has been missing for several weeks , and fears nro entertained that ho has been murdered , Ho stalled on foot several weeks ago to visit a largo sheep camp beyond Pineville for the puipfneof inspecting sheep , but never reached the camp and has riot been Heard of since. o DAKOTA'S C3HAIN' CHOP. It Will Do Only n Quarter Yield at the Best , Owlnji to Drought. George Dorrington , traveling passenger agent of the Missouri Paclllc , has returned from an extended trip through the Dakotas. Speaking of the grain crcp outlook in that territory , ho said : "fn the southwestern poition of both states the crop is an abso lute failure. The grain is about eight inches in height , hc.iucd out , and has no berry tn speak of. In the Ked river valley , the prin cipal grain bolt , the yield will not aggregate 00 per cent of a full crop. North of Aber deen the crops nre better , and the yield there will bo about 73 per cent. In the southwest portion the farmers will not harvest the crop , which is fairly burtiod up , no rnln having fallen In Hint section for months. Yes , the pcoplo up there are in bad shape nnd will renulronld la order to survive. The onllro crops of Dakota , Including the sections not vlsrtod by drouth , will not bo over n yield of 25 per cent. In Nebraska the cropi nppoarod more encouraging and In the southern portion tion of the Mate the yield will bo heavier than it has been for years. " ( Tlin City Must Ante , Vice President Holcomb , of. the union Pa cific , when questioned na to what would bo done regarding the bulldlnir of n Union depot In case the city should refuse to build the viaduct , said : "I cannot say what would bo done , ns this would bo n matter for thu executive committed of both companies to decide. In my own Individual opinion , the company would not construct the dci > ot un less the city gives the required bonus. Of course there is no need of n union depot un less wo can nc < iulro the Tenth street territory for tormina ! purposes. The running of nu merous trains would endanger the lives of pcoplo who would bo compelled to cross its tracks on the surface , Hence , If a depot for the purpose of allowing the Iowa lines nccosa to Omaha bo constructed a viaduct Is abso lutely required. " Not on Account of tlio O , H. O. Several conductor * on the B. & M , , run ning trains out of Nebraska City , have boon discharged within the past week. In con nection with their discharge n icport wns sot afloat to the effect Hint the action was taken by the com puny on account of the parties dlshnrgod being members of the Order of H.ulwav conductors. General Manager Holdrcge , when questioned , concerning the matter , saidTho : Burlington company has discharged no couduptor simply because ho \\iis a member of the Order of Hallway con ductors. The superintendent discbnrgud the conductors at Nebraska City for souio ether unuso , but Just what the cause is I am not prepared to state , ns ho has made no report of it to mo. If the Order of Railway conductors had anything to do with bringing about their discharge I would bo aware of It. " Tlio I'Jlkliorn Wroulc. Owing to the wreck near Norfolk on the Elkhuiu Valley rend trutns on that line nro temporarily suspended und through trains wcro run via the Athlon line. General Superintendent Hughes nnd General Manager Burt will visit the scene nnd ascertain If the trainmen were In any wny at fault either In rounding the curve at a too high rate of speed or not having examined Uielr train to sco that no defects existed. Wilt Not Itiilld lo llnteliliison. Vice President Holcomb. of the Union Pacific , has written the committee which wns sent hero from Hutchlnson , Kan. , for the purpose of Inducing the Union Paclflo to build to that point , that the hitter will not do nny building in Kansas this year , and that while it has a friendly feeling toward the people of HutuhinHou the matter of n line to that point cannot bo onturuilnud at present. Hailronil Vico-Presldent Holcomb , of the Union Pa cific , has returned from Denver. Superintendent Hessonulo , of the Union P.icillc has gone to Manhattan , Kan. G. W. Looinls , chief clerk in the general manager's department of the 13. & M. , has gene south. Engines Till and Q2.i , of the Union Pacific , havn boon turned outof the shops for.sorvico on the main line. General Hawley , general-attorney of the Elichorn , has gene lo Duluth. His family accompanied him. . J. H. Ooodman , general passenger Bgent of the Southern Pacific , passed through Omaha cu route cast , accompanied Dy his family. Assistant General Superintendent Oltn , of the Milwaukee road , accompanied by his family , passedihrough Ouialm on route to Denver. Under the now time-card the morning pas senger on the Fremont , Elkh'orn K Missouri Valley loaves Omaha at 8:40 : o'clock Instead of at ! l n. m. ns before. Com pill < > > Charity. H. Ohling , a painter , living nt 2333 Seward street , while on his way homo at 11 o'cloelc Sunday night , found himself looking into thu depths of a shotgun Iu the hands of a stranger at thu corner of Twenty-ninth nnd Soward. The Stranger was in ilnnncinl dis tress and wanted relief. Ohling contributed f J , all of the change ho had with uttu , aud was allowed to go on home. THE MANAGEMENT OF DOGS. Editor American Sportsman : i _ I was much pleased and greatly interested in the article on the dog and their management that appeared in the SPORTSMAN from the pen of Mr. Hugh Dalzicl. To advance the growth and beautify the coat , he advises the use of cocoanut oil. Right. But do your many readers and lovers of the dog know that there ia within their reach a more simple and easier obtained article and at far less expense , that answers the same purpose of the oil. This is nothing more nor less than Ivory Soap manufactured by Procter & Gamble , of Cincinnati. I have used it for many years and find it for all practical purposes far superior to anything I have ever used in my kennel. For wash ing setters I have never found its equal. Its healing properties are wonderful , and for sores and eruptions of any kind invaluable. It leaves the skin soft and clear , furnishes life to the coat , produces a beautiful growth of feather and leaves it smooth and glossy1 and free from harshness. I use it with lukewarm rain water , which I find is the best. This forms a rich , oily lather , and helps loosen all stubborn scales and blotches of the skin. To those putting dogs in condition for show purposes it is first-class , ar d docs away with the use of oils , eggs , etc. I have no purpose in advising the use of the soap only for the good of the dog. I have no interest , directly or indirectly , have never met , nor do I know any of the manufact urers. But I must give them credit for giving us the best soap for kennel purposes I have cvcr used. JOHN Boi.us , Kilbuck Kennels , Wooster , Ohio. A WORD OF WARNING. There1 arc many white snapt , each represented to be " just as fjood at the Mvory'i" ' they ARE NOT'but , l' ' e all counterfeits , lack the peculiar and rmrkable qualities cf the genuine , Atlc for "Ivsry" Soap and Insist upon getting it. UIO , ' < ) I'r ct r It