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JLOUO. 'THE DAILY BEE E. ROSEWATER , Editor. _ Pl'HLISHKD "KVEIIY AIOHNINa ! or Ilnlly nml Hiiiiday , Ono Your . 110 Hlx month * . f' r Three twmiln . 2 f Hiinilny lien , One Yenr . 2 o Wcchly Hcu , Onu Yrnr . 1 OKPICE8. Omnhn. Tlio'IIco Iliilldlntr. H. Omnliii. Corner N ntid suit Street * . Council Illnir * , 12 IVnrI Street. flilcitgo Ofllci' . 'lit ClmmbiT of romrii Now Vnr ! < , Uo < > iiiHii : , ] | and ivrilbumi IliilUIIng \Vunlilnjjtoii , 5ii : fourteenth street. All comtniinlnntloni ri-latlnjf to ncwi nn < ( tutorial matter should bo addressed to the l.Mlturlii ! Di'tmitmoiit. All 1iil lnc"n Idler * and remittance * nhonlil he addressed to The Ilee Pnhllslilntr Company , Oniiiha. DinflH. chookH and postolllce ordon to be made payable to the order of the Com pany. Tlic ilcc I'liiiiisliinji ' Company , Proprietors , The Ilcull'lillng. 1'iirntun nnd Snvonteenth Sti. swoitx HTATIMINT : : OK onto in , ATI ON Htute of Nebraska , lsj County of Douglas , f OrorRp II. 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" Scents " 'l cents SI-piiKV paper . " B cents " 4 cents Anti-Monopoly Committee Call. Sriiivo HINDU : , Neb. , May'-M. The "com mitted or fifteen" appointed by the nntl- inonopuly republican convention held nt Lincoln Neb. . Mny 22 , IS'JO ' , is requested to meet ut the Capital hotel Jji Lincoln.it [ i p , in. on Tuesday , Juno 1 , 1800 , for the transaction Of such business as may properly como beforu It. D. M. NjiTTi.niov , Chairman. Tin : ooiifoilonicy is again centering' in Iiiclnnond. SKVKNTY thousand dollars for the Wasted rupuliilion. A job lot of jobhors ih rather cheap , isn't it 'i THK certainty that hard labor awaits them hero will bo sufllciont inducement , for tramps and thuga to yivo the city the cold .shoulder. nr ) cojiousraiiiH ) in the wheat nnd corn holt of the west have banished the fears of drought inspired by the dry- i of the early spring months. Tin ; council combine will find that all the money there is in the Tammany Twenty-eight treasury will not go half round bnforo they got through mending their characters. THK democrats secure one out of three contested seats recently decided by tlio house committee on elections. And yet the democrats aecuso the republicans of "disgraceful partibanship. " Could in gratitude go farther ? FOIJ sublime cheek and sublimated impudence commend us to the confeder ated conspirators in the city council who want ten thousand dollars apiece for being - ing photographed by Tin : 13UE in their true colors. Tun council combine is so occupied with bchemes to fasten on the city u horde of political sinecures and tax eaters that it has neither time nor in clination to compel compliance with the city laws governing franchised corpora tions. SKNATOK Si'ANFOD seriously insists 'that hih federal money loaning , two per runt interest hohomo , would anchor the milleninm a century in advance of the Bellamy prophecy. It Is u curious fact that tlio senator is not loaning his mill ions on those terms. Tun conclusion of all preliminaries for rtio erection of a now opera hottso is a matter for publio congratulation. The now Uoyd promises to ( ill a genuine long felt want in providing the city with u lomplo for the drama of sullleiont ca pacity to moot the needs of the city. The ontorprlHo of Mr. James K. Boyd deserves unstinted praise. THK dedication of the monument to Cionoral Leo , at Kiohmond , on Thursday nekt , will ho a strictly confederatecolo - Imition , the authorities at Washington having declined to identify the govern- inunt with the occasion , oven to the extent - tent of allowing the army and navy band to attend. This action is said to have aroused the indignation of ox-con- federates at the national capital , but it will IK ) approved by the general - oral fcntlmcnt of the coun try. Kvory American cltlzonn feels & degree of pride in the military ability , of General Ix > o , who was educated at the expense of the government and made n creditable record us n soldier in its ser vice. But there would bo no propriety In the government recognizing , however slightly , tlio dedication of u monument to commemorate his career as the mili tary chleltaln of a rebellion for the overthrow of the government , L t Iho men who fought for tlio lost cnuso iinjomblu at Richmond , glorify Imo memory of Leo , nnd enjoy themselves to their heart's content. It is their privilege to do eo , nnd though they may fail to show themselves grateful for the boon of being cltl/ens of the greatest ind freest nation on earth , dobplto their efforts to destroy It , nobody will com plain , lint the affair Is ono exclusively for themselves , with which the national government should not nnd , having a proper respect for the loyal sentiment of 1 the country , could not have the moot re- i aioto connection. CONTKMPKA TKt ) KMKllOKlff'IKS ' , Whllo the constitution makes the gov ernor the solo judge of the emergency that would justify the convening of the legislature , the Intent of the fundamental law doubtless la that the prerogative Hliall bo exorcised with great discre tion. There are emergencies of the first magnitude and cmergcnclea of small moment. If n great calamity should befall this Btato or ono of Ha principal cltica by a destructive lire , cy clone or earthquake that made thou sands of people dcatituto nnd homeless the emergency would call for Immediate relief by legislative appropriations. If an Indian outbreak should suddenly threaten our settlers on the border with murder and raplno , the governor , in addition to calling out the military to repel the Invasion , would , if the numbers of the savages were formidable , bo expected to convene the legislature in extra session to make pro visions for feeding and paying the militia and alleviating the distress of the people ple in the devastated section. An emergency that would justify con vening tlio legislature in extra session might also nrlso by reason of n de cision of the supreme court that would declare void some very important but defective law by which the people would bo deprived of important safeguards absolutely essential for the maintenance of state in stitutions , tlio preservation of law and order , or for the prevention of great crimes. In all such emergencies the legislature would , wlthqut dissent , vote the neces sary relief , or remedy the defective law. D Hut when the legislature is called to gether in the farmers' busiest season to enact laws upon which there is a great divergence of opinion , or frame measures that require expert knowledge and careful investigation , it is doubtful whether the emergency comes within the purview of the extra ordinary power conferred upon gover nors by the constitutional proviso re lating to extra sessions. The consensus of public opinion places the call of Governor Thayer in the lat ter category. What the legislature may do under the circumstances is at best problematic. A VWOltUUS IXUIUTMllXT. The memorial addrc&s of the Kansas republican resubmisMon conventionheld at Topeka , ib a caustic indictment of pro hibition fanaticism. It represents the sentiments of thousands of republicans , who , though not openly active in the movement , are none the less determined to wipe the intolerant law from the statute books. The address points out the folly of longer continuing a law which has not been and cannot bo on- forced. Uvon with the power of enforce ment in the hands of its friends , with stale police commissioners and n state constabulary , the law is notoriously a dead letter in every city in tlio state , and in its stead a license system in the form of monthly lines is enforced. It cannot bo said that there has been any laxity of efforts to make prohibition effective in Kansas. Extraordinary pains and penalties , startling alike to courts and lawyers , have been imposed , but the traffic goes on and increases an nually. Although important interests demanded attention , each successive legislature lias wasted the time and means of tlio people in inacting more stringent measures to enforce the law. As a temperance measure itjsa conceded farce , as it has not diminished the con sumption of liquor , but Hooded the state with the vilest grade of intoxicants. Mean while the money which might have been employed to build up profitable indus tries at homo has gone out of the state to increase the prosperity of other com munities. Taxes have increased while property values have decreased , and a liordo of unnecessary officials have been fastened upon the stale. The memorialists demand that the republican party of the state cut loose from _ local fanaticism and place itself in accord with the principles of the na tional party. The address is a timely warning to the intelligent people of Nebraska to avert iho , disasters which have fallen upon [ van as. The growth and prosperity of , ho state depend on obedience to law. Strife and contention disrupts confi dence , checks development and drives capital to other places. The fact that the Nebraska high license law has been ilmost universally adopted is convincing iroof that it is tlio most rational and effective method of liquor regulation yet dovised. It has been weighed in the jalance of experience and not found wanting. _ L1CRXSK Oil The question of what shall bo done with the Canadian railroads competing with American roads , which is likely at in early day to command the attention of congress , is receiving some quite earnest discussion in the oast. As wo noted some time since , the suggestion in the report of Senator Cullom's committee of a sys- om of licenses to the foreign roads doing business in this country does not meet vith general favor in Nosv Kng- and. Very generally the organs of iiibllo opinion in that section irgo that such a policy would bo disas trous to Now England interests , which ire admittedly materially benolitted by ho unrostricti'd competition of the for eign with the domestic roads. If there s any recognition of an injustice to Vmcrlcan corporations in subjecting .hem . to legal restrictions in conducting heir business while leaving their alien competitors for traffic free to do as they ileaso , It IB not generally confessed. L'ho manufacturers and merchants of New England doslro that the present situation bo perpetuated , and this their oprosontatlvos in congress will doubt- ess advocate whenever the question eomos forward. On the other hand the American rail- oads interested will oppose the license imposition in the Interest of an absolute exclusion of Canadian railroads from \morican traffic. They will contend hnt It could bo of no ad vantage to theme o license the foreign roads to do bttsl- losa in the United States , because the unount of such license would be drawn rom the local trullio of the Canadian roads and therefore would not lesson heir ability to nuccessfully compote ou through ratoa with the American roads. The people of Canada would pay the license. The Now York tfuu , ro- Heeling the contlmont of the managers of the American roads , says : "The more It Is examined the more Indefensible will the propopod license system nppcar. It seems to bo ono of those compromise measures demanded by no * American company' , but specially designed to pro teot the Interests of the subsldlzoi Canadian military nnd political railroads. It is , of course , pleasing to mich of the American patrons n.s are more selfish than patriotic , am it has the questionable merit of satisfy Ing certain local prejudices and Interests on Iho Canadian border by keeping open the Canadian linos. But , like most com promise measures , it must in the em prove to bo a disappointment to the statesmen who have brought it forward. It is totally inadequate to the emergency and it will most probably bo kicked out of congress , as it deserves. " Of course to those who take this view nothing short of exclusion will bo acceptable. The people of the northwest liuvo iv very decided interest in this question , and it LS probable their voice will bo heard in pronounced opposition to any effort for shutting out the Canadian com petition or imposing any serious re straint upon It. Tlio view of the Now York Sun that a license system would prove inadequate is probably correct , but a policy of exclusion , if practicable , would not bo tolerated. What can bo done in fairness to the American roads and with justice to the public interests involved it will bo difficult to determine. mauiATiox or FKDKIIAL i It is expected that the next caucus ol the republicans in tho.housoof repre sentatives will decide which ono of the several federal election bills now before the house will receive the party sup port. There is a measure , introduced early in tlio session by Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts , which provides for some radical reforms , among them the appli cation of the Australian ballot system in congressional elections , but there ap pears to bo very " small chance ol this bill receiving any considerable sup port even with the proposed ballot sys tem omitted , as its author is quite will ing shall bo done. In its general feat ures the Lodge bill is not approved by a majority of the members of the house. Another measure was introduced by Mr. Iloulc of Tennessee , but it has received so little attention that its fate may bo regarded as settled. A third bill is that of Mr. llowell of Illinois and as tlio most conservative measure is the ono most lilcely to bo recommended by the caucus , should it bo determined to pass any now legislation. Undoubtedly the republicans in the house will bo greatly influenced by the attitude on this subject of southern re publican representatives , and thcso are not unanimous in favor of any new elec tion legislation. On the contrary it would boom that most of them are op posed to it , while some are outspoken in their hostility. Of such is Mr. Ewart of North Carolina , who said in a re cent interview that ho thought a federal election law of the char acter proposed would bo injurious. IIo could foresee no practical good to como from it. A federal election law might bo effective in Iho wo Virginias , North Carolina and Tennessee , whore there are enough white republicans to see it executed , but in the rest of the south it could not bo made olToetho without hav ing a squad of United States troops at every precinct on election day. Mr. Evans of Tennessee thought the present laws good enough if enforced , and Mr. Coleman of Louisiana expressed , himself as unequivocally opposed to any new legislation. On the other hand llouk of Tennessee , McComas of Maryland and Eowden of Virginia are strongly in favor of a federal election law of some kind that will secure to all citizens a full and free expression of their will in the election of representatives. There is little probability , however , that there will bo any legislation on this subject by the present congress. There are many northern repub licans in the house who doubt the expediency of passing a law which would subject the parly to the charge of legis lating solely for sectional applica tion , and there is a numerous body of republicans in the country who hold a similar viow. Moreover , the question is ono , it may as well bo confessed , in which the masses of the republican parly take very little interest , and from the point of view strictly of party welfare it is not apparent that anything could bo gained from its agita tion , though nothing might be lost. Tlio injustice' and wrong of the prevailing condition of nlVnirs must bo admitted , but there is a very general and reasonable doubt whether the rem edy is to bo found in now legislation. It will not bo surprising , therefore , it the house republicans , should they consider this subject at all in caucus , decided to abandon it , and undoubtedly republicans very generally would approve mich a de cision. AN UXSIHIITIA' XUISANCK. The forests of masts and the network of wires are growing and spreading in every direction. It is doubtful if there is a city in the uninn the business sec tion of which is so completely wrapped and bound as that of Omaha. Having absorbed the available space over the B Id o walks with countless numbers of poles and wires , the companies have usurped the alloys and are now placing cross arms reaching from polo to polo to more effectively spread the coils of death dealing wires. While merchants are compelled to give , bonds to secure a permit to erect a sign in front of their places of business , the telegraph , the telephone , electric light and motor companies are permitted without protest to tear up sidewalks and erect poles anywhere , regardless of the wishes of property owners. It is about time for tlio authorities to cheek the overhead wire nuisance. It Is destructive ot the beauty of the city , mon'nco to life , and an injury lo property. The ex perience of Lynn , Boston and Minneapo lis in recent fires in a warning to Omaha that disaster will follow unless measures are taken to force the wires under ground. It is not to bo expected that all wires will go underground at once , but a be ginning must be made somewhere. The tolngrnph and telephone wires iiro , the most nutncrilj } | nnd offer the greatest obstruction to firemen , although the electric lighting wires are the most dan gerous. It ) oyjer largo cities the telephone - phone and telegraph wires are now deposited - posited in suowftys and underground con dulls. Wo am see no valid reason why n beginning sKjild | ) not bo made hero It our principal thoroughfares. vnortiiKss. The past wi'ok's ' record of Omaha' prosperity tolls' the old but never tire some story. Since tlio first of the year notwithstanding the widespread reports of depression , the mercury of business has climbed steadily upward. This fact Is particularly conspicuous In the record o bank clearings. During the past four months of the year the aggregate o clearings reached the enormous total , it round numbers , of seventy-eight mill ions , against sixty-two and a half mill ions for the same period in 1SSO , forty nine and three-quarter millions in 1&S8 and forty-three millions in 1887. Thopres out month has so far been particular ! } notable in the increase in financial trans actions , averaging for three weeks forty three per cent. These figures , coupled with the steady growth of the deposit accounts and a marked improvement in general trade , are the best evidence of the commercial and material prosperity of tlio city. Realty transactions keep pace with the advance in trade linos. Transfers Jast week amounted to three-quarters of a million dollars , an increase of fifty pet cent over the corresponding period last year. A marked feature of realty trans actions is the fact that they are not tainted with speculation. Investments are confined largely to business and de sirable residence property and are made for permanent improvement. Conserva tive prices and the certainty of a gener ous return on the investment are tlio magnets that attract capital lo the city , the growth of which isas secure as the eternal hills. The financial and realty record unite in proclaiming the steady advance of the commercial anil industrial intercsls of Nebraska's metropolis. KO 3ioiti ; nt , The board of education has blundered so much and so often in its efforts to get bonds voted for the projected public school buildings that it seems doubtful whether they will be able to submit a proposition in legal form that will stand the lest of the registration olliccr and the courts. If it is true , as has been slated that the failure to IK a day foi' the registra tion of voters is liable to vitiate the election , tlio board had better rescind its proposition and resubmit the whole question in legal form so it can be voted on a week from next Saturday. Such a change would be more likely to in-uro a majority for the bonds. A great many people will vote against the bonds next Saturday because they suspect and fear that a combine of job- bora is being formed now lo control the next board and gqt the handling of the new sehoolhousu fund. This suspicion , wo happen to Unow , is not entirely groundless. "Honest Dick. " Kttiiui * CltiiJnuinnl. City Treasurer IValco seems to have fol lowed the precedent set by that sterling democrat and prince of good fellows , "Hon est Dick" Tutu of Kentuelsv. Colonel Tale iieeommodiited Kentucky pentlutnen with lo.uis from the state treasury mill took their I O U's. CnHMe Out ol' Place. Clileii'in Inter-Ocean. Carlisle in the senate will not bo such .1 po tent figure us bo has been in the house. In the former body the democrats will be likely to remain in the minority for the next dozen years at lea-st , and he will not bi' the lender of the minority. The ItoiuullcRs Thirst of A'UIIKitt ( , ' / ( ( / jt'llllM. The .supremo court having let the b.ir down , the liquor dealers are putting the burs up. The ease with which one could obtain liquor in Kansas bofoio the original package decision would never have led one to believe Unit slate was as thirsty as it seems to bo. Xol an American Kill. It is really hard to believe that , in view of the wide-spread kicking against tlio measure l > y Americans In all lines of work , a truly "American bill" would reduce Instead of lu- CUMSO taxation at least > lllIMhH ) , ) ) ( ) on in tides which como under the head of necessities When the Ameiiuau people oven hair under stand the dip into their pockets made by this McKinley bill , them is not ono of them who will concede that it is an American bill" n the intoicht of the Ameiic.iii people. How to Meet the Census Kiiumcrntor. AVti1 I'm.Sim. / . Politely anil pleasantly , in the first place. [ fo comes to you on a necessary and constitu tional errand , and he is , in a humble way , a representative of the glorious government wo ill love and uphold. Don't attempt to rebuke him or nrgun with lint. Ho is simply carrying out his instruc- ions , which are dellnito and mandatory , as 'ur as ho is concerned. Ho has no power to change the schedule of qiRvstions committed to him by his superintendent. Komcmbor that It | s not the o-mmerator's 'milt that Mr. Uobert P. Porter anil Ur. John S. nillings and Colonel Carroll 1) Wright nteitain Ideas la which 3011 cannot coincide oncoming the vuluo of .statistical science of your Intlmuto. secrets of health and pocket- wok. \ * They are monstuiusly mistaken , and you nro right in youn. locution of the constltu- lonal limit of rcdiyAl Inquisition ; but thn mumeratorlias hui\uo voice In the matter. lo Isn't to bliuno. Probably ho liafl' rather bo excused than lot from pressIngVonr wife with questions as to her physic.ili5)nditioa , or from asking on whether thoMiTsoyou live in Is mort- ; aged. Ills tuskiln/'iiot ' an agreeable ono , mil , la common dnfeucy , you ought lo make t as easy ns possible. Answer the questions that como within ho legitimate scope of government Inquiry is promptly , plainly , concisely and satU- actorily as your command of language por- nlts. The right to ask the greater part of ho quoMtloim is Implied in the power to nako the enumeration for which the con stitution provides. Few people will object o imparting to the government , as u matter if favor , not of obligation , such Information ibout parentage , place of nativity , oocnpii- Ion , and education as it may churlsli n harm- ess ambition to acquire. When the enumerator comes to ( inostloii S.'l , "Whether suffering from ncuto or hronlo disease , ' and to forth , maintain an mprcsslvo silence , and keep It up until the oml of the schedule U reached Then bid ilm good-byo us pleasantly us you baJo him good moruing. liut don't art' u. STA TK .1 VJ N > lrnskn ) .Jottings. A camp of Modern Woodmen has becu in- stHuted nl Cordova. The now Muthoilist church at Ansley will bo dedicated Juno 1. The Hlalr non-partisan amendment league has opened free reading rooms. R Seventeen ladles of Hay Springs Imvo fornieil a Woman's Relief corps , The commissioners of Colfux county nro prcjMrlng to purchase n iwar farm. The editors of the Sutimlers county papers are talking of forming an association. A Woman's Helief corps has been organ ized nt Children with thirteen charter mem- bo rs. Tlio soldiers of-Oago nail adjoining coun ties will hold a reunion nt FHley on Juno It ) , 17 , 18 nud 19. 11. Fender of Ueo 1ms been fined $100 by fudge Smith of Sownrd for selling liquor without n license. William Weaver , n Clmdron carpenter , has invented an Improved mowing machine nnd hns applied for a [ latent. The Iwysof Curtisarosliocking thopeoploof that town by going lu swimming without any protecting garments anil the law is being laid down to them. H. A. Jones of Randolph had n horse drop dead in the harness tlio other day , and a few hour ; , later lost n blooded Durham bull by u stroke of lightning. During a recent storm a horse belonging to n farmer near Fairbury was killed by light ning and four Galloway cattle owned by a neighbor suiTerod a like fate. The barn of Andrew Anderson of Stroms- burg was struck by lightning the other day and three horses were killed , but the building was not damaged lu the lea t. T. F. Adklns of Hay Springs sold out his claim the other day and left town in a big hurry. He didn't move fast enough , how ever , to take his trunks with him , for credit ors attached the goods and held them. A dog belonging to W. G. Wooley , a Knox county farmer , went mad tlio other day and bit n hog. Tlio latter animal bit a chicken and tlio three wore attacked with hydro phobia. A loaded club stopped the spread of the disease. A drunlccn rowdy recently came into tlio Hli//unl ofllco at , Ord flourishing u knife and using unseemly language. Miss Florence Smith , who presides over the mechanical de partment of the institution , did not scream or taint , but descending from her perch on the high stool she took htm by tlio coat collar , spun him a time or two around ou his toes and then filed him bodilv. Iowa Items. The pojtponcd Larcluvood races will be held June i ! . Ottunwn's United Brethren church will bo dedicated Juno s. Over f'l.OfX ) has been raised to build an opera house at Sheldon. The new Scandinavian Free church nt Storm Lake will bo dedicated Juno 1. A farmers' elevator , witli .t capacity of 10KIO ( bushels , is being built at Perkins. t'l.irinda citi/ens have raised a fund of S'ViDO to prospect foi1 coal in that neighbor hood. James Leay. colored , while working in a Held iicarMtibcatine , was struck by lightning and instantly killed. A chunk of pure copper weighing over two pounds was found at u depth of thirteen feet while dinning a well near HIcumond , Washington county , last week. Herman Idlings , , i six-year-old boy living near Parkerslmrg , appeared at school the other day with live young wolves in his lunch basket. He had dug them out of u hole on his way to town. Siamese twin chickens are being ga/ed at with wonder by Fort Dodgers. The chick ens arc the product of a double-yoked egg , and are connected by a ligament much in the same manner as tne famous twins. A peculiar accident happened at Highland the other day. A herd of cattle were .stand ing with their lieads resting on n barb wire fence. A bolt ot lightning struck the wire and a do/en : of them tell to the ground dead electrocuted. Levi lieovcs , n well-to-do farmer living near Sandyville , Warren county , mot death in a peculiar manner the other day. Ilo was milking , when another cow rushed up and attacked the one lie was taking the milk from. A light einued , nnd in the scramble Mr. Keeves was trampled to death. Charles Ci.irvln of Lake township , Musca- tine county , has a peculiar freak in the shape of a kitten with two bodies and a single head. The head of tills eightcen-llveU ani mal is of the ordinary formation , but : > .t the shoulders the body begins to separate iuto Uvo parts , each regularly formed aud with losrs mid tilll. A case that has attracted the interest of Iho medical fraternity of Dubuque is that of Kdwnrd Cnllihan , a former member of the Hie depaitment. His disease is paral.\ss ! of the base of liib brain and he has been in bed for over a year For the past six weeks ho las been Iing on his side , unable to move , ' id the slightest touch causes him to scream with pain. Ills food is two teaspoonsful of oatmeal a day. He is blind , owing to larnlysis of the optic nerve , and cannot stir : mnd , head nor foot. The attending physi- siun gives him but a brief lease of life. The Coast iliicl NortInvest. A herd of sixty buffaloes were seen near Miles City , Mont. , the other day. V society for the prevention of cruelty to mimnls has been orn.ini/ed nt Helena , Mont. Every aero of sago brush land on the east side of the Carson valley in Nevada has been taken up. John Sunns of Unite , Mont. will sixmil n ve.ir in the penitentiary lor torging a certill- ate of deposit for * * , " ) ! ftiJJZ9 The abandoned Jackson creek copper mines n Nevada have been relocated and are tuni ng out extensive and nch. The first building elected in Bo/emaii , Mont , in Hil , will Ix. ' removed from its pies- ent site and carefully preserved. The Humboldt river and tributaries in Ne vada are said to bo gorged with decomposing arcasses of stock that perished during thu snow of last winter. Salt Lake City is to have n bo'ird ' of public vorks , consisting of five members , \\ith full inthority to superintend and manage all inu- ilcipal improvements. The ICustnmn Brothershuvostrnek uitcshm water in Hull's gully , near Hoise , Idaho. The wells alreadv bored yield over sUO.OtXI sal ons a day. This settles the water question for that section , as an unlimited supplv is as sured for all pnriKises. Pintles from Fruitland , in Stevens eo"nty , Washington , on the noith side of thorh or , re- mrt that the people of that locality are sutler- ng from n plague of crickets. The country s literally alhc with the insecta , ami they vlll do considerable damage. A four-Inch vein of rich galena ore was struck in the cellar being dug for thu Humil- on building on K.ist Broadway , in Untie. Mont. It is thought It will assay " > ounces it silver and a large percentage ot lead. ThU s on the old Smokehouse lode. BVeuti Lung , n Chinaman at Trnver , Cat , mil his queue shaved oil some time since and i few duvs ago \\iis baptl/ed in tlm Christian 'aitli by Kev Mr H iwklnn. Ho has adopted lie name of Clmilov Del /.unto Hoconductb ho dining i-ooin ot a hotel in Trover. W H. Leitch and party of Wlmtrnin , Wash. , in returning from the Sueia islands , list week , wcro i based by a wliale. Although irmed tliev did not feel disposed to quarrel vltli Ills whaieship from an open boat , and ifter a whllo the huge animal made oft tiptlie iulf ot ( icorgia. Senator Hearst has purchased the Nucleus milling propeity , at the corner of Market mil Third streets , San Francisco , for $ H.VIXH , ( ) . i'ho lot lias a frontage ot 100 feet on each treot , anil it Is Hearst s intention to eieet a luilding for the Examiner that will over- hailow the one lately erected on the opposite onier by theChronh lc. A number of women , residents of Ingle- vixxl , Los Angeles county , Cat. , stalled out ho other night to tar and feather Charles Wostphelan , a boarding house keeper , whom hev charge with having circulated ugly lories about them. Westphelan couldn't bo nticeil out of his house and a county olllcor latched up u truce. A complaint has been ixlged in Los Angeles by Wcstplichm. A dispatch from Pomona. Cul , says : A ro- narkablo case of fecundity has como to Ight. Thowifbof Ignaclo Martinez , a poor aborlng Mexican who lives ut Puento , gnvo ill th to male tripletH. whoso total weight vns twenty-three pounds. The mother and ler three babies uio all in good condition nnd ho father U happy. The couple has been narried twenty-two years , and Mrs Mar- Inez is only thitty aim ) years of ago Him ins given With to fourteen children in all. 'our of them wore twins. Sbo Ba > her nothnr had nineteen children nnd three pairs f twins , and Unit her gran linothcr hud w < onoUiitdii-u and ut ono time seventy- igttt living gi.indchililrcu. The Executive Bollovos the People Doiimnd a Special Session. MADISON COUNTY ASSESSMENT. The Uo.iril of Kiiimlizatloit Insti-iiolK tlio Attorney General to Kntor a Demurrer as to tins Supreme Court'H .Furlnillotlon. LISCOI.X , Neb , , May Srt. [ Special to TUB IlKi : . ] On speaking today concerning his proclamation calling n special session of the legislature , Governor Tlmyer said ho had been observing public sentiment In tills.stale ever sino lust January , especially when bo made n demand for the reduction of com rules , nud having since traveled extensively throughout the stnto ho hud found publio sentiment overwhelmingly la favor of the three measures named In the proclamation and had received n great many requests for a special session. He said further : "I found that the alliance people wcro for warding pclllion.s for an cxlr.i session to my friend J. Uurrows with the request that ho would deliver them to me , but that ho was suppressing them. Ho said in effect through tlio last Issue of his paper that ho would not let them be heard. Ho was smothering the petitions. Last winter I issued a notice to the pttbllo inviting the people to meet and pass resolutions demanding lower corn rules. Ho advised them in his paper not to do so He was not willing that the people should bo heard. How long nn-- body can follow the lead of such n tyrannical dictator no ono can tell , but I behove not very long. Ho U opposed to every measure ho does not originate and direct and to every one wno will not submit to his dictation. Uut then notwithstanding this I have a grout re gard for Mr. Burrows as my friend , and ho is about as much of a friend to the people us ho is to me. "Finding the sentiment of tlio people so strongly in favor of Uio measure named in the call for the special session , and lluding lliis everlasting agitation of freight rates likely to continue , and the agitation in re gard to the board of transportation and this warfare between the people nnd'the railroads with no prospect of ending , 1 determined to take a prompt and decisive step to bring about a settlement of these questions. This con tinued agitation is proving most injurious and most unlortnnuto for the public interests and it is best for the lailronds to know the worst. "I never attempt to lead the people but aim to follow them , and when I have unmistaka ble evidence of what ttjeir will is and what they de-ire to have done I act accordingly. In calling the legislature together I have In my Judgment responded to public sentiment. 1 am alone responsible for this action. If it is a mistake I alone shall boar the blame. Time and events will determine. "I am thoroughly convinced that the measures named will pass both houses with n great deal of promptness. I do not believe many will dare to put themselves on record as voting against either of them and then go back to their constituents with much hope of an approval of their course. Ten duvs is umplo time for them to do their work. " M'\V l.tW MVKKKs. Secretary ef State Cowdcry said today that there piob.ibry will have to bo only four or the.special elections to lill the vacancies in the legislature Two of these vacancies were caused by the resignations of Franklin Sweet of the Foi tieth senatorial district and Ben jamin S. Baker of the Thirty-sixth repre sentative distiict. Today Governor Tlmyer received a letter notifying him that Willfam Collins of Cinuing comity and representative from the Fifteenth district had removed from that county permanently. It is reported that F.'W. Fuller of Sher man county , representating the Fifty-seventh district , lias also moved uwuv. It is probable that that Frank Hansom's place is vacant. In the Fifty-third i-opresontativo district N. G. Simonson takes the position of L. W. Gilcluist. In. tlio First representative distiict Cyrus Jones of Richardson county takes the place ot J. C. Yutzy. In the Twenty-second district J. C. Mann lakes the place of A. P. Brink of Boone county In the Sixty-fourth district H. W. MeFad deu takes the place of J. M. Leo of Pumas cotintv. In the Sixth senatorial district ndmuncl Paulson takes the place of his father , J , T. Paulson. In the Fouitecnth scnatoilnl district , A. Bartow of Dauca countv takes tUo place of C. II. Cornell. MVD1SOV COfXlV SlUnW.K. I 1 The state Itnard of equalisation for the as sessment of railroads hold an informal meet ing in Auditor Bentoa's oftice this morning with Iho repicsentativcs of Madison county to take into consideration the mandamus pro- . ccedings against the board , wherein the supreme premo court is asked to grant an order com pelling tlio board to assess railroad property at its full value. The board waived all for mal notice and instructed the attorney gen eral to enter u demurrer as to the Jurisdiction of the court This is a very important qnes- tioiii and it the court holds that it has Juris diction and orders the board to assess rail- load propeity at full value if it is claimed that it will create a disturbrneo in every county iu tlio state wheio it is to bo supposed that the railroads will not consent to bo taxed upon a valuation live times higher than that of other property. A prominent state official says in regard to this : ' 'The only course tho'iailroads could pursue under such circumstances will bo to go before the differ ent county hoards and demand that they raise the assessment of other propeity to the same basis upon which railroads are assessed. If the count } boards decline their remedy i * in the touits , and should the supreme court hold that railroads should bo assessed at their full value they would certainly hold that other property should bo assessed the sumo. This lull } demonstrates that tlio legislature should provide u penalty for not carrying out the pioisions of the law wherein it provides that all property should bo assessed ut its full cash \aluc- . " i MI i n TO iii.coitn TIII : mn.r.isi : . William I leering t Co. of Chicago asks tlio supiemo court to i-evcr.se a Judgment for fiO ! obtained against them in the district court of Cnster county by Benjamin K. and John F. Miller. The Millers claim that they gave u mortgage on certain of their effects to Deor- ing iS : Co. to secure a uoto for $ " . i. ( > U. The note was paid out tlio company failed lo have the lelease of the mortgage recorded. They therefore claimed $100 damages and wore awarded half that amount. Among the eirors cited bv Dec-run ; Ai Co. Is onto the ef fect that the damages worn awarded under the inlluenco ol prejudice and passion , AI MII-I v rvrvi. m suu. . Shortly after 1 p in. a runaway team bo- longmg to F ( ! llohiinan collided with Gol- lieb Meyer's buggy at the corner of Ninth nnd P streets , completely demolishing it anil throwing Mr. and Mrs. Meyer and their infant child \lolentl.vto the pavement. Mr. Mejer held tight t } to the reins ami kept the liort.es fiinn running away. Mrs. Meyer and the baby were both knocked senseless and for several minutes it was U'lioved that the child was dead Both mother und infant weio carried into a iieihboiing drug store , where they recel\ctl pioper tntitmunt The child was badly cat on tlm head und face , but Is not otherwise injured The mother was badly bruised and cut and hurt Internally , but the extent of the latter Injurio.s are not vet known and may bo serious. Their homo is three mllcrt north of the city. Illll Ml lit IICII IHSIUNIt's UTUIV , In tlio district court It was decided that in the case in whk'h Mrs , Caitersm-d to re cover her own lunses nnd wagon that had been stolen from her by her husband nnd sold to David Mny , that May was the rightful owner. Mis. Carter had pun loiiily sued for a dtvorro , Uut as It had not yet been grunted it was decided tml | she was still bound by the action of her hushnnd. Mrs. Curler Is fM5U out of pocket by the decision , In udditlon to the costs of the suit. ruin is \ HMD or IUY. Whllo N. Malone was driving into the city with a load of hay this morning ho begun to feel very warm , nnd on turning nls head dis covered the entlio load bhuing Ilo hastily Jumped to the ground , and In response to hU culls two men came running up and helped him upset the hay and HUVO the horses ami wagon The liny was entirely consumed i\-i icisi i , M vrn at Churlcs AUhuou has written to Auditor Ilcnton asking him If the Hotionilnn Olobi Mutual Insurance compauy has complied with the law nml Is authorised to do business lu this stato. The reply Is that the company is not quallllcd. The Missouri , Kansas & Texas trust com pany has made application for permission tone no nssurlty business In tliLs stale. MOM'.t tn : onruNi/VTto.Nti. Articles of Incorporation of the Commercial bank of Chappcll wio filed this morning The capital stock Is f .ixn ) . The Ineorporu- tors are J. L. Hob-ton , H. K. Fish. Fred Ltul- man , D. 1) ) . K. Wcrtz , A. H. Is'lehoK M. Mlckelsen , Houbcn Llscd , II. D. Wolfe , Frank ' McAuliff. rrAn orgunl/utlon known as the Farmers' and Merchants' bank of Talmugo has filed Its ar tlcles and asks for permission to transact a banking business. The capital stock Is MM ) . 000. Tlio incorjwrutors nn > John F , Henken. John F. Tietkin , Bruno O. Bums , Henry lilbens , John Caspars , Henry Hcnkcn , sr The Ouster Kcalty company of Broken Bow nsks that its name bo changed to''Tho Ouster Trust company , " and will hereafter bo known by that title. The members of the Ougo county ( instruct company filed articles of IncoriMii-ution witli Benjamin Cowdorv , secretary of state , tins morning. The capital stock is > ( ) .000. The IneoriKmitors nro Jonathan S. Grume , George K. Hawkins , John A. Forbes , Owen W AVIicetock , J. F. Beaver , C. K. White , S. K. Davis , W. Kbtight. cm si\vs : AND NOTES. The foot of the docket is called tomorrow t.i dispose of unfinished cases in the suprem- court. These cases must bo submitted or con tinned. Mr. Powell of the endowment rank of tl , Knights nf Pythias lias been busy today gi- ' ting ready to bring quo warranto proceed Ings in the supreme court on thoad\ers. > opinion given bv Auditor Monton in ri'gui.f to Powell's claim that the Pythian Life ass , , elation has no right to transact bushiest Secretary Ourber of the board of trun n i tatlon left yesterday for Washington to at tend tlio convention of railroad commis sioners. George W. Browster secured Judgment f n- $1,175 against the Dwelling House Jnsuran. company of Boslon In the district coutt tin- morning. The company has previously r. fused to pay the insurance on Brewsti i , house in the southeast portion of thocit.tlm' . was consumed by tire a few months ago Oelilllroe Silent for Onoc. Chtcnoo Inter-Occiin. Colonel Tom Ocuiltrce Is reported to hue been an interested listener to tlio senate d > - bate on silver. When Ochiltrco consents to let the other fellow do the talking the subje , must bo a fascinating ono indeed. Ho Korj-ot Wliero Ho Was. fit. [ , i > nti nidbe-DeiiMcrat. The public was lold that "there wore e\ tcnuating circumstances in favor of t'mi gressman Bynum. " But no ono seems t > have had the courage to state them. IV sun ply forgot that ho was not In a barroom llovu i Il.n.vis , MntiaR , Afay 28. W. S. CLEVELAND'S Headed by the universal fu\orlte , Known to the sta o as the Hill Nye of ininstiels } WILMS I' . SWEATXAM. FAT AND FUNNY BILLY KICK. Gorgeous ; Spectacular First Part VENETIAN - TIAN NIGHTS. WONDERFUL--THE JAPS-MARVELOt'S Grand Street Parade at 11:45 : a. m Kcguliir prices. Scuts will bo put on sulu Wednesday ] Yupee. [ WtEK OF MONDAY , MAY 26. Roars of Laughter Great Pun And an intellectual treat. 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