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THE OMAHA DAILY BJE : TUESDAY , JUNE 23 , 1891. THE DAILY BEE E. UOSKWATUtt Bhiron. PUBLISHED KVKUY MOUNINO. TFK.MS OP JJally Jl > ( without HiimtayjOno Voor. . I CO Dully nnd Sunday , One Vc.ir 10 O . Thrromnntli * . * * ; Hundny lirr , Unn Vcnr. . . . . . $ llntmdav Hoc. Oiin War . - If" Weekly lice , Ono Vear. . luo OITICEH : Omaha , TliP lire llidltllnif. Poiilh nninhn. Corner N nml tli Street * Council Muffi , IS IV-irl Street. Ohlciieo Ofllre.niT Chamber of Oonitnaree. New York. | { w > rinl3Unwll.VrrllMtiiu ulldlng AVujhliiRtuii , 5.i : rourU't'iilli ulrect C-OItltEHroNDKNtlC. AHratnmiinlcattoiii relating to news and rdltnrlnl ! irittrr should bo addressed lathe Kdltorlal Drpiirtincnt. miPiNi-HH Mrrrnn" . AJHntMnfMlnttcis anil ruin lltjinecs should be addressed to Thu flee Publishing romp > ny , Omnhtt. Draft1 * , checks and postolllie orderi tojio mndo p.iyablo to the order of the com pany. TbeBecPiililisliiiio ; ConpiY , Prounetors TIIK nii : : HUIMJINU. BWOIIN STATEMENT OF OIHOULATION. Btatn of Nnhrnskn. lRq County ( if DmiKlns. 1 _ . 0orii > H T/schuck , tnerctnry of The Ueo I'tilillshlMK rnmiiMiy. docs sntutniily swonr that ttui actual circulation of Tuv JHtt.ir IIKR for the weekending Juno SD. Ml , was as fol- Hunday.JnnoU 2i > . Monday..men ! . M.tm Tuesday. Juno 111 " 64in Wodncsdav , June. 17 W > 0 Thursdiiv..fuiio IH -f/iTS I'rlday , Jiiim III ' * f"B Haturilay , Juno SO J.C.BJ9 Average BO.OII2 onouon it. T/"ciiucrc. Pwnrn In before 1110 and subscribed In my presence tlilsVUtli day of Juno , I DI. No'tary I'libllo. Stain of NobrinVn , I-- County of Douglas. I03 Rporcu II Trsetinok. bolim duly sworn. de pones and s lys Hint hn Is secretary of TIIK ItEB I'tibllxhliiR comp inv. that the actual avurace dally clrt illation of TIIK DAILY Hi K for the niimtli of June. 1800. was -0,1101 copies : for July. 18'IO , TO.WJ copies ; for August ls' JO..incopies ! for September 1S00 , " 0,870 copies ; for Outober. IS'iO. BO.TIB copies : foi Nnvombnr. iSin , I'S.ISO copies : for Dee tuber , IhOl. ! ! ,171 copies ; for January , IS'Jl ' ! 'H4tl ( enplt M ; for l < Vbrunry , IMM , 2f > , 112 copies ; fur March , 18'JI , iM.OfVi coplus : for April , 18'laM ' ) A copies ; for May , 1811. M.840 copies GKnnnr II 'I / CHUCK. Hworn to before mo and subscribed In my presence IhlsSd day of June , A. I ) . IbOI. NT. Kur. , Not in y 1'ubllc. TUB crop report for the weolf indicates that NubraslvU has had n , trillo lee much of the peed thing called rain , but , nevertheless - tholoss , tlio outlook continues good for small grain and corn. HAIMIOAD accidents arc epidemic nt times. On 3 serious mishap la so fre quently followed by several others that railroad men have a superstition that accidents begot each other. TIIK third party hnranguors arc howl ing thonibolvcs hoarse to little purpose thus for in Iowa. Two district alliance convontioiib have practically declared against the third party movement. ALTIIOUOII western Nooraaka lias more water than alio knows how to use just at present , her enterprising citizens continue work on irrigation projects The time may como when water will bo worth a dollar a drop again , THE thrifty steward of the Hastings insane asylum bought butter from the firm of which ho is a member. This is contrary to law , but perhaps the super intendent can show that it is merely a a transfer of funds for convenience sake. GOVKUNOII Bens will bo unanimously ronominatod by the Iowa democratic convention tomorrow. Iowa democrats have never before found anybody with good legs for political races und they do not propot.0 to swap horses before next November. Y's defalcations are not yet all made known. Another small item of $224,000 has been found which brings the total embezzlement up to $069,000. Bardsloy micsod his calling when ho wont to Philadelphia. Ho is built for the pro&idont of some South or Central American republic. IT 18 to bo hoped there is no founda tion for the rumored resignation of Cen sus Superintendent Porter. Ilia work ia not nearly completed. The man who has so well begun so important an un dertaking and carried it forward to such splendid results cannot bo spared until ho has finished his duties. No successor can take up the work just now and carry it forward so well as Mr. Porter. A DIUKCT line of railway to Duluth , Minn. , is of very great importance to Omaha. It will supplement the efforts of our grain men to make this a largo market in the most satisfactory mariner possible. The Wtnona ft Southwestern railroad ia pushing toward Omaha quietly but certainly. It will afford just such a direct route as is needed. People are very blind who cannot fore see immense possibilities in the grain and produce business of the future in Omaha. ONCK ngain wo bog leave to remark that the question of relocating flro hydrants is not a ward proposition. Whether the hj ill-tints shall bo taken out of one ward and placed in another is of no consequence , \Vhothor the city is paying for lire hydrants which it tlooa not use and never has used while local- UIoB sadly in need of lire protection are wholly deprived of it is a matter of very grave concern. 'Potty ward politics should not bo allowed to prevent proper flro protection to any deserving locality or to give the waterworks company an advantage in the controversy. TIIK late ox-Soiwtor MoDonald of In diana was for botno years a prominent and trusted loader in the democratic party , and was thought tit one time to have a chiuico as a presidential possi bility. Ho was a man of good ability , nn earnest partisan , but with nothing of the demagogue about him In politics , and \V B noted rather for lua blunt , frank uuil vigorous way of expressing hls-vlows tlmn for brilliancy. ' - Ho was a capital campaign spoukor uuJ did good service- for his party In moro than one national contest. Ho divided with the Into Thomas A. Uondrlcku the honors of loador&htp In Indiana , but in recent years has not been actlvo in politics. The calmness with which ho faced death when ho found hia case to bo hopeless showed a conspicuous quality of his char * ' K SUPRK.MK nvrr The consensus of opinion among republicans - publicans who have responded to the in vitation of Tin ; BIH : to express their views upon the suggestions of the odltor before Ms departure for lOuropo Is that the ( wprcmo duty of the tmrt.y Is to fulfil its pludgo to reduce transportation rates. They do not consider it dvls- blo to call an o.itni nc.ssion of the legis lature , because Iho rourso of that body wn < j such as to bring discredit upon the intolligunco and Integrity of the state , and it , is reasonably anprohondcd that If It catno together atraln the harm it might do would vastly outweigh the good. The inonaco to the progress and prosperity of the state has passed and wo are recovering from Its otTects , with the promise that abundant crops will qullo restore to us the cotilldonco that lias been lost. It is believed that it would bo a very grave mlslako to repeat the inonaco , and that the exigency does not require the re convening of the legislature. Tun Bins has no criticlsim to make upon this vie ff. Equally unanimous is the opinion that the board of transportation should act and act promptly In the matter of reduc ing freight rates. No ono has expressed this moro strongly than Mr. C. G. Dor- soy , who saya : "Wo should have , must have , and surely will have such action by the state board of transportation as will give us fait1 rates of freight on farm products to eastern markets , and on the main staples from eastern markets to our doorii. " Evidently this is the general sentiment with repub licans who are in sympathy with the In terests and welfare of the people rather than with the wishes of the railroad malingers. They desire that the party shall give the relief it has promised , and for which there ib now most favorable opportunity. The outlook is for a splen did harvest in Nebraska , and its value to the producers will bo materially en hanced if they are given lower trans portation rates. No ono who knows anything about the matter ques tions tliut this can bo done and still give the railroads a liberal prolit. Shall the corporations bo allowed to take millions of dollars from our people ple by charges which everybody knows to be unreasonable and unjust ? Will the board of transportation heed the opinions and wishes of republicans in this matter , or will it continue to ig nore the people in the intoiostof the railroads ? If it intends to make an hon est olToi t to redeem the pledge of the re publican party to give the people relief there is no time to lose. There is a very largo stake dependent upon the decision of the board , and as republicans concerned - corned for the interests of the party and as citizens desiring the welfare of Ne braska its members ought to roaluo their duty and manfully perform it. C.lllLlSLE Off THK SITUATION. There is no democrat in the country whoso political views are of greater value than those of Senator Carlisle of Kentucky. Ho is not given to much talking , but when ho does say anything for public ition it is accepted as the can did expression of his best judgment. Mr. Carlisle has always been very friendly to Mr. Cleveland. Perhaps no man in congress was stronger than ho in the confidence of the last administra tion. Ho was moro frequently in con sultation with the democratic president than any other man outside of his olli- cial family. For those reasons it was a very suggestive declaration of Mr. Car lisle in n recent interview that "no ono can predict now who will bo the democratic nominee for the presidency in 1802. " In the opinion of the Kentucky senator a great deal will depend upon the action of Now York , and if that state sends a delegation to the national convention instructed for a Now York man "tho delegates from other states will either take him or go outside of the state for a candidate. " The assumption is that Hill will have the Now York delegation , and the application of Mr. Carlisle's re mark is that this would end Cleveland. It has boon suggested that the ox-proi > i- dent might remove from Now York and establish himself as a oitl/on of Now Jersey , but tills would hardly help him. Indeed it would bo so clearly a con fession of his 'weakness In the Em pire state that it would very likely harm him. If ho cannot secure the Now York delegation in 1802 , ho will have no bettor change , if so good , of getting the democratic vote of that state than ho had in 18S3 , and ho could not improve his chances by hailing from Now Jer sey , for instance. Accepting the view of Mr. Carlisle as the ono likely to con trol the next democratic convention , the conclusion must bo that Air. Cleveland - land hns very little show to bo again the candidate of the democracy for the presidency. If his nomination depends upon his having the Now York delega tion his chances , from present indica tions , will bo very small. But Mr. Carlisle is not discouraged by the possibility that the democracy may have to look outside of Now York for a candidate. Ho professes to bollovo that "unless the situation changes very greatly wo can elect any honest and capable democrat who is nominated in 1802 , " and therefore the senator thinku it is not worth whllo to wa-ito time in the attempt to predict who ho will bo. Of course this is perfunctory , but if Mr. Carlisle is founding his faith upon the elections of last year ho will discover when thodo of the present your are ever that the situation has changed very greatly. The people who wore misled last year by prophecies of evil , and at the dictation of their fears deserted the republican party , are seeing things now with a clearer vision and moro intelli gent understanding , jinil very gen erally have returned to their former party allo ianco and will bo found faithful to it in the coining contest. Democratic predictions of disaster imvo loatthoir inlluonco , and before the noxtnationalcampaign comes on the increased prosperity of the coun try will compel that party to atologi/.o ) for having deceived the pooplo. The democracy ia already heavily banal- capped by internal dissensions regarding candidates and policies , and it ia alto gether probable that before the IIrat ses sion of the next congress ends It will bo in a fur wor&o position. Every condition that fuvora the crowing crops , and r every stop that assures an extension of the country'a foreign commerce reduces the chances of democratic success this , yoir ; and next. (30 TO TIIK 110TTOM. Governor Thayer has made a mistake. Ho should at once suspend Suporlntoml- ont Test and Steward Llvorlnghouso , of the Hustings asylum , pending the In vestigation of charges atlcctlng their honesty , ofllcloncy and moral conduct In connection with their duties in the in stitution. The board of public lands and buildings has evidence sulllcic-nt to establish a prlma faclo case against thorn. Under these circumstances their suspensions should follow as u maltor of courbO. Should the Investigations fall to sus tain the charges the gentlemen con- concerned would bo vindicated by a prompt restoration to duty , Thofr retention in olllco during the progress - gross of the inquiries into asylum affairs is a hindrance to a thorough examina tion. It irivos thorn an opportunity for concealing facts which in their absence would bo readily obtained , and of inllu- oncing witnesses who may possess information mation of great importance to the board in its investigation. It is the governor's privilege , how ever to continue his friends in otllco in iho face of public opinion and very sus picious circumstances. There is no ap peal from his judgment upon the ques tion. The board must do its duty regard less of The course of the executive. On account of the failure of the gov ernor to suspend the accused ofllclals its work will bo moro dllllcult. nevertheless , they can take time and they should take time to go to the bottom tom of the whole scandalous mess of rumors , facts and circumstances. The naked truth is what the public wants , no matter who suffers by the oxposuroa If half the statements made about the peculations of Livoringhouso and the disgraceful behaviour of Test are true the Hastings asylum will need fumiga tion of a most radical character before it will bo a healthy public institution. 1WLD TO 111K CONT11ACT. 11 was expected that the North Amer ican commercial company , the Icssoo of the right to take fur seals for a period of twenty years on the island of St. Paul and St. George in Alaska , would protest ngainst the agreement between the United States and Great Britain for a closed season and demand largo com pensation for being deprived of itb priv ilege for a yoir. This it has done , claiming compensation to the amount of $400,000 for losses sustained by being or dered out of the sealing waters last year before it had taken the quota of seals to which it was entitled , and also such fur ther sum as it may lese the present season in consequence of the agreement for a cessation of seal catching. The company domanas , further , to bo reimbursed for expendi tures made for the maintenance and edu cation of the inhabitants , as required by its contract , and estimated at about 3150,000. It must bo confessed that the company makes out a strong case , and the government will find some dilliculty in framing an argument to justify a re fusal to moot its demands. The terms of the contract between the government and the company are plain and explicit , and it does not appear that the latter has in any respect failed to comply with them. It would boom to bo unquestion able that ttio agreement for a closed season contravenes the vested rk'hts of the company and gives it a just claim to compensation and re imbursement. If that is allowed the government will have a bill to pay that will not fall far short of a million del lars. lars.This This circumstance will afford a text for those who condemn the policy of leasing the right to take seals to a com pany , thereby establishing a monopoly to which the government is a party , and it may load to an annulment of the con tract with the North American company and the adoption of some dilloront plan no loss advantageous to the government. This wus suggested in the last congress , and a discussion of the matter elicited the information that the government had not been receiving , all it was entitled to , but nothing was done and the treasury department finally accepted the proposal of the North American company and closed the con tract with it. The promise is that the government will find it to bo a pretty ex pensive arrangomont.but clearly the com pany is not at fault and cannot fairly bo critbcd for asserting-its rights. Of course the protest will have no effect upon the agreement between the United States and Great Britain , which is in operation and will bo maintained in good faith by both governments during the period specified for its continuance. A DAYLIOIIT raid upon the gamblers Saturday last resulted in nineteen ar rests. What would bo the result if an unheralded midnight attack were made upon all establishments where gambling is conducted ? What special end is served in corralling gamblers when no prosecutions follow ? WHEN the interests of ono of the local franchised corporations conllict with those of the people so much the worse for the pooplo. By hook or crook , by postponement or error , in some way or ether the franchlsed interests are con served. Tin : St. Mary's avenue grade drags Its blow length along. If the city authori ties delay the Douglas street grade by ono or two moro blunders the St. Mary's avunuo people may yet rocolvo some benefit from Douglas street earth. OMAHA Is the natural national con vention city , and that is ono ruuson why her claims for the national republican convention are stronger than those of any other competitor save Chicago , and equal to thobo of that great city. Till ! crosswalk controversy bobs up Horonely every now and then as some suburban street is discovered to have been omitted in the grand pro rata dis tribution. UOUTINK business consumed the time of the board of county commissioners on Saturday to such an extent that Com missioner Tlmtmik resolution for the In vestigation of thiioronor'i ( ofllco failed to materialize. Tin : Real Esta ) wnors' association Is quietly strong * ' intng Itself for the work It has undertaken. It needs and should have a warmer co-operation on the part of Lirr us have .this light out now once for alt and settle forever the question whether the city or the waterworks company owns the . streets. Sl'KAKiNu of Omaha's garbage collec tion system , the only thing to bo said is there is no such system. WHAT will bo the next "oxtra" in the cost of the city hall ? FntST blood for the waterworks com pany. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TMir.Y Alti : H'iril OMAHA. O'Neill Frontier : Nebraska is ready and anxious to hold Omaha's coat while she enters the ring for iho republican national convention. Superior Times : Omaha Is making an ef fort to secure the next republican national convention. Omaha Is a good point and can amply take care of the crowd. Besides , It would bo the means of educating the people of the east to a proper appreciation of the west , Harrison Journal : The chances of Omaha securing the next national republican con vention are growing brighter. The time will come In the near future whoa the future commercial center of the United States will bo looked upon as the best place for holding all national gatherings. .Nebraska City Press : Omaha Is making a struggle to got the ropuollcan national conven tion. That is right. Nebraska deserves the convention , and as Omaha has the best and ample facilities for taking care of a crowd , the convention should bo held thoro. The convention should and will bo hold Iu the west. Omaha Is the pluco. Bloomlngton Echo : The citizens of Omaha and the west in general are making a great effort to secure the next national republican convention lor Omaha. As that city Is amply able to care for a largo crowd , it would bo a wise idea to hold tbo convention in the wost. It will bo remembered that at the location of the former convention Omaha ouly lacked ono vote of securing it. Elkhorn Exchange : * TiiB OMAIIV BEE is agitating the question of holding tbo next republican convention at Omaha. A good idea. Should Omaha bo so fortunate as to secure - cure thu convention full croult will bo given to Tin : Bcu for taking the initial step. Prom inent republicans from all over the state heartily endorse Tin : Bun's action in this matter. The plaii'looks ' feasible and should bo pushed. , Yankton Press and' Oakotan : Omaha and Minneapolis are both candidates for the next national republican convention. Minneapolis is somewhat one-sided while Omaha is about as near a central point as could bo chosen , and is certainly favorably situated to accom modate the great w.oat and northwest mush oetter than any otjier point that could bo se lected. Look at tlio map and be convinced. Look also at the1 political situation and bo encouraged. CPlattsmouth JourHftl : TUB Bun Has set about an Investigation of the affairs of the Hastings asylum tor incurables , It which Its 11 en res point to a good sized steal by moans of duplicate pay vouchers by J. W. Livering- house , the steward , assisted by Dr. Test , the superintendent. York Times : Since such serious charges have been made against the management of the Hastiucs insane asylum the management should stop forward , and demand a thorough investigation. If they hold back , the Investi gation should bo made all the same. If tbo oDlcors can not live on the salaries they re ceive , xvithout looting the state , they should not delay In hunting another Job. Brownvillo News : It has Just come to light that the onicials of the insauo asylum at Hastings have boon engaged iu a systematic swindle und the state has been defrauded out of a large sum of money , the amount of which has not been ascertained. This will perhaps lead to other Investigations , and the taxpayers may find where some of their money Is going , and why it Is that doOcioncy bills are brought before the legislature nearly every session by so many of our stafo insti tutions. WahooWasp : TIIR BKU'S expose of rot- tonnuss and fraud In connection with the management of the Hastings insane asylum is no great surprise to some of us , mm Gov ernor Thayer will now have to explain why ho was so anxious to reinstate the old man agement thoro. Wo had a hint several months ago from a former employee that there was crookedness thero. And that former employee was not Dr. Stone , either Lot the guilty bo punished to the full extent of the law. Fremont Tribune : Secretary of State Allen very properly declares that there will bo no monkey work in connection with the examination of the condition of tlio accounts and oxueudltuies of the Hastings asylum. As Dr. Test auaSto war I LIvoilnghouso voluntar ily offer every facility for llndln gout the exact condition there doesn't ' appear to bo anything in the way of going to the bottom of the matter - tor and revealing the alleged rottenness or showing , on the other hund , that everything Is us straight as a string , Wayne Democrat : Tin ; BISK has discov ered and unearthed a vast amount of corrup tion in the building and minaironiont of tbo hospital for the incurable Insane at Hastings. It not only shows ( hut the state was swin dled by wholesale In , tbo construotion.of the building , but that thoi present management is Minted with Corruption , and apocitlo charges uro raado tj)4 ) the steward , J. W. Llvcringhouse , h.vs.ojfpd out the emoluments of his oillce by duplicating vouchora , etc. The matter shoullf' bo thoroughly Investi gated. > ' Grand Island Independent : In the Hast- incs asylum affair thq ( propsr thing to do Is tn suspend Judgmeutnintil a full Investiga tion discloses all thclfaots. Any man can make charges , butcoiivletlon should precede ( sentence. If thcrp nas been thieving , It should bo punlshodjlojlhu full extent , but the mere making of tha cjiargo Is not necessarily conclusive , thoroforoi&i a thorougli invest- ! gallon has been ordered , the people can well afford to await tlio development of the actual facts its they exist. Thou will bo the time to pronounce sentence. Hosting * Republican : An Investigation orafTalts at the asylum is lha natural result ol the Into how and cry raised by a clan ot kickois who had not the nerve to kick them selves because they failed to u'ot posltioas and contracts , The Investigation will not DO a while-wash. These pirtlus mo not stuck on thu painting act. Tbo investigation when It comes will show up those who deem they are hid behind the screens. It will bo the best for the onicorsiiiidcltlzons who have been marked out us larguls , It will bo the bust for t&Q state , as th u people will have the mask pulled from the scheme of u gang to get on iho inside by means as foul us the step has been bold. SV.IIK Iowa City Hopublican.1 TIIK OMAHA UKB celebrated Its twentieth anniversary Juno 19 , and contained a fau slmtlo of Its flrut fosuo , Juno 10 , 18T1. 13 success Is ono of tha mar vels of western Journalistic enterprise. Kearney flub : Tin ; O uu IBB celebrated its twentieth anniversary yesterday , giving a sketch of Its career from Its beginning o-s onoof the smallest ami ugliest shcots that was ever published In the state to ono of the lureost and best that circulates west Of the Mississippi. Nebraska City News ! TUB OMAHA HKB yesterday cclebratod Its twentieth nmilvor- sary by publishing an elegant edition con taining a history of the papor. TIIK flnn to day Is ono ot the newsiest papers In the state , and aside from Its politics it is ono of the best hi the west. Norfolk News : The Omaha DULY BKK celebrated Its twentieth birthday yostonlay , and celebrated It right royally as It hint a right to do. The BKK has grown with the growth of Omaha , to which city It has always been a crodlt. Its career has boon a successful ono in splto of many obstacles , und today deserves to bo congratulated as being the best newspaper published In the north west. Bo'itrico Democrat : The Omaha Bun celebrated Its twentieth anniversary thta mon.lng , Mid as a centerpiece for the first page printed a fac slmllo of the tlrst number of that , shoot. The IKB has boon a B'oat paporand has had a phenomenal success In the line of progressive Journalism. The paper of today shows an Improvement over the paper of twenty years ago , that Is fully in keeping with the udvuucu of tlio city. Creston ( Iowa ) Times : TUB OMUIA DAII.T Bun celebrated Its twentieth birthday last Friday , Juno 111. The Issue of Friday con tained a fac simile uf TIIK BF.K as It appeared twenty years ago. Then It was a "bumniy" looking handbill with only a spec of tola- graph news , and was pi in tea on another man's press. Today it stands at the head of western Journals and owns a homo that cost $ TiOU,000 the ilnest business block tu Omaha. Tun Ben is a great newspaper and has made and spent for its owner many hundred thou sands. Nebraska City Press : yesterday morning Tin : OMMU Bun lacked ono year of becom ing of ago. The growth , prosperity and suc cess of this now metropolitan shoot tins been wondorful. From a dauby appealing dodger it bus developed Into a clean , clearly printed , ably edited and widely circulated newspaper. E. Uosovvater , the editor , owns all but a few shares of the stock. THE BER of twenty years ago was issued fiom a rickety old shell on a muddy street , but today its quartui ar not excelled by any newspaper published in America. Fremont Tribune : The Omaha BBK today celebrates its twentieth anniversary and It commemorates the occasion by devoting two pages of the paper to tolling of Its birth June 19 , 1S7I , in a little frame building and its growth since that time. It had a humble origin it was a humble BLE , inaeed , twenty yoais ago. Today it ranks among the lead ing papers of the west and occupies a buildIng - Ing of iron and granite equal to the best in America. The history of its lifo is a record of marvelous enterprise and ceaseless activ ity and hard labor. This much of a tribute TUB BKE cannot fall to exact from its moat bitter enemy. Cheyenne Tribune , 30th : Tun OMAIIV BBC was twenty years old yesterday. This morn ing wo received a copy of yesterday's edi tion containing a fac simile of the Arst num ber of THE BKK and a history of the paper. The piogress made has indeed bean remark able. . It was a most humble begtnnincr , but now Tnu BKE is known in every western household and its influence is felt throughout the cntiro land. Its editor , through his on- ° rsv , poraovorenco and ability , has accumu lated wealth , and whllo the great Journal , now within ono year of its majority , goes forth proclaiming its past history , bo is bask ing in the smiles and enjoying the hospitality of the British empire. Wo wish Tins Bin : oven greater success in the future than it has enjoyed in the past , if such a thing bo possible. York Times : Yesterday the Omaha BHB was twenty years old. and a fac simile of the llrst copy is presented on the lirst page of yesterday's paper. In it "Atten tion Is directed to the special telegraphic dispatches , " and these have been a feat ure of TUB BEK ever sinco. Omaha has grown wondortully in two decades , and the enteiprising BEE has outstripped her. At llrst THE Bin ; was a five column folio , but Omaha was u five column folio town. As Omaha grow THE BEB bos crown , always abreast , often ahead of the city , until now it is the most creditable Institution in the me tropolis of Nebraska. It has been almost continually on rough , tempestuous seas , and mobt men would have grown weary long a o , but the pluck nnd couraco ot the publisher have been equal to every emergency , until TIIK Urn has the finest newspaper olllco in the world , and a reputation broader than the continent. CVLLO.1I A VAXOin.l'fE. Mo Will Take the I'rusiiJcntlal Nomin ation if Ulloi'cd. CIHCVGO , Juno 2J. Senator Cullom is a candidate for the republican presidential nomination in 18'J.J and ho makes no secret of Iho fact. "If the nomination is tendered mo , you can bet I won't throw it ever my shoulders , " were the words ho used to a loportor In the Auditorium hotel this morning , "and if it Is going to bo a free for all light , " ho added , "and the Illinois delegation Is for mo , why then I will bo In the field. Blalne can have the nomination If ho wants It , but I doubt if ho will oncouiago any move ment to put him in the Held Harrison stands the best chunco , In mv opinion , and will doubtless bo named. The taiilT will bo. the issue and silver and ether minor questions will be sort of tailed on to the tariff as side issues McKlnloyvlll bo oli-clod governor of Ohio for three reasons Fir-.l , lie b personally a very popular man , having the inairnotio attractiveness of Ulmno Second end , Campbell , who will doubtless lie his op ponent , succeeded In dividing thu party , and third , the republican palty iu Ohio was never so strong as now. " Tlio senator Is unrouto to Europe to spend most of Iho summer. on Hlnlne. Svx FUVMISCO , Cal , Juno 22. General Algorvirn has arrived hero on his pleasure ; rip , denies the rumor that ho is booming nialno. Ho says it Is his opinion that filalno . an have the nomination if lie wants it. IftLL ItUMAMt ItKt'AitATMOX. lloport Unit Moxluan Soldiers Have Sailed for Mayll Crrir oi' Mi\iu > , Juno ! W. Several days ngo two war hlps of the Mexican Hoot sailed from Vera Uru ? with IOJ soldiers for an un- mown destination. It Is believed they have tfouo lo Iluytl , where thov have boon ordered to demand ropirallon of Ilippnlyto for viola tion of the Mexican consulate at I'ort-au- i'rinco This act of the Haytlen president lias caused intense indignation U ia stated bv a government onicial that neither of iho shiiubollod for Hali but that they have gouo 10 Huxico to put down u revolution among tbo Indians. Tin ) Tin U'orkorh' Lookout. LONIIOV , Juno W. AH the olTorts to avert the Impending lookout of Sr > ,000 tln-pliito workers In Wales have proved fruitless. Unless thoio Is n chuugu in the situation tuU \\ook thu works ulll close Monday next. ACTION IS AGAIN DEFERRED , No MoTomont Toward nn luvmUgatiou of the Asylum Foandal. WAITING FOR CHAIRMAN HUMPHREY. Dctcotlxo Crmv'H Alleged Wlfo After n IMvorue . Ai M. Uranultci Chanfro Their Headquarters State House d'osulp. LIVCOI.V , Nob. , Juno Qj. [ Special to TUB BiiK.J Captain lllll , state treasurer and member of tlio board of public lauds and buildings , arrived In Lincoln today from his trip to California , his return being hastauod by the nowsnipor reports of the Hasting ) asylum scandal , The captilu was soon this morning ana declared that ho was ready for work. Ho said that ho proposed to help probe the Hastings affair to the bottom. At 4 o'clock this afternoon Socrctiry o f State Allen , Attorney CJonoral Hastings and Stale Treasurer Hill mot In private conference - once In the private oflk-d of the Aocretnry of the state ami hold a ccrot conference. Most of their time wasput In looking up the ovldonco against Llvorliighouso and Tost. Land Commissioner Humphrey , chair- nnn of the board , was not present and the ether thrco members docidou that according to section 7 of article 7 of the revised stat utes nothing ofllclul could be ilono , as this was not a regular meeting. They therefore cou- cludoJ Hut to avoid all error they would wait until Humphrey , the chairman , returned - turned ami called a mooting of the board in his ollleial capacity. By so doing U was bo- Hovod that there could bo no question raised as to any Irrogulniity In the action of tlio board , or anv disposition shown to ho unfair. There is considerable discussion Just now con coin ing the limited powers of the board. Some persons Insist that as they arc respon sible for the management of the various state institutions they should at least have the power of dismissal for Just cause. As It Is now , the governor alone has the power of dismissal in his hands , and can , if ho wishes , return a dishonest onicial. CIIA11I.IU IX IT AOUY. Charles Crow , a private dotcctivo who has figured in a number of sensational afTairj , Is Iu it again. The other ilav a women claiming to bo his wife asked various peaio ofllcursfor a warrant for his uncst , charging th.it ho had boatun and abused her. The ortlcors , doubtlnir her wifely relation , put her oil by suggesting that a 'livorco would bo Jicr best remedy. Accordingly she applied for a ( incroo of separation last week. Ttio locords show that U"r petition was Hied ; that Crow made answer ; that thu case was given to a rofoico and that ho made his repot t , but thu several papers indicated are not on lllo in tlio couit. Attorneys are allowed to take away pipers by giving receipts , and it is piosumod that Crow lias used this method tosuppioss thu details of the woman's uhargos. AMCNI > T1IUIH 1IV-1U\S. Cicht documents wore filed in the olllco of the secretary of state today making amend ments to the by-laws of as many-railway cor porations owned and operated by the B. &M. Each made Omaha the principal place of business and then named a branch otllce as follows : Nebraska rail way. branch ofllco at Lincoln ; Grand Island Ss Wyoming Central , Grand Island , Crcto , Mil foul & Western , Crete ; Republican Valley & Wyominir , Cul- bartson ; Oxford & Kansas , Oxford : Repub lican Valley , Kansas & Southwostoin , Re publican Citv ; Lincoln & Black Hills. Cen tral City ; Chicago , Nebraska & Kansas , Odoll. All of thorn are signed by G. W. Holdredgo as president and J. G. Taylor as secretary. Itt'N'UVVY Olltr , . Jennie Warren , the flfloen-yoar-old daugh ter of V. O. Warren ot Weeping water , ran nwav from homo yesterday ami was sup posed to have como to Lincoln. The police weio asked by wire to look for her. STiTE HOUSE NOTES. The case of Abijah Richardson vs. W. S. Smith ot al has been cirriod to the supreme court from Johnson county on error. The plaintiff got a vordiot for $1,171.SO on n mort gage. beciotary Ludden of the relief commission went to Omaha today to see his family off ou a trip east for a summer vacation. The leliof commission has about $7,800 loft on hand , but is f mulshing supplies for only a few special cases The labor of copUng receipts as required by law is so great that the board has not yet been able to make its icport for March This clerical work will continue for some time yet , though the work of the commission is pi.ictic.illy at au end. The supreme court will convene at 2 o'clock npvt Monday aftoinoon. State Treasurer Hill and daughters ar rived homo yesterday , having returned sooner than they expected on account of the Hastings asylum scandal. Their trip em braced Pot Hand , San Francisco and Los Angelas. Secretary Pirtlo will complete the senate records in a dav or two and the printed journals will bo out this week. Secretary Johnson of the house Is doing his work at homo. Bon R. CowJery has filed his bond as bank examiner with J. H , McClay and Alva Kunnard as sureties. National commissions were Issued today to John O. Klentsch , Lincoln ; II. M. Raton , Davenport ; Willie Meyer , Lincoln ; Israel 1) . Ulllingtoi , , Lushtou ; Henry N. Wessol , Lin coln. Aliirdcrrd the KornjjPrs. WISIIINOIOV , Juno 23 The Chilian lega tion in this city has received a telegram fiom Peru which says in substance that when the warship ISsmoralda , after Its voyage to ban Diego , airived at Taboo , Guano islands , the captain , being short of piovisions , lauded fifty men to take possession of the piovisions ou Iho islands. The employes aim workingmen - men In care of the island attacked the men from the vessel , killing thorn and taking pos session ot their arms. The Ksmoralda IIrod her shots , exhausting her ammunition. The dispatch concludes as follows : "It is ( also that the Chilian government derived any benefit ftoir. the Taboos islands , whoso uorlcs have been stopped since January. Perfect order reigns in Chill and the army is well disciplined and anxious to go to Aracapa and make on end of the nitrate speculators. " AVitncBscil the N'nviil liattlo , SAN FIHNCISUO , Cul. , Juno -Captain Nesmith has arrived here after a stay of eight months Iu Chill He w.'is a witness of : hu naval battle between the Insurgent cruiser and the goveuimont torpedo bonU In thohiubor of Coldooa , In which ho saw 171 of the crow of the Insurgent ship Kncnlado drowned when the vessel was blown up with a torpedo nnd two mun killed and live wounded. The captain of thu Hncalado ad- nits that thu blowing up of thu vessel was ils fault , as ho hud taken no precautions to ; uuut against suiprlso. UcHiilt iu Mu.u Ai'KKi" , WIs , Juno S3. The bad feel- tig which exists between union and non. inioii inoldei-s lud to a low Saturday night which may losnlt In a charge of mutder Ji'ing miulo against ono of the combatants. Uclmrd Sexton , a union inoldor , Is at the iospit.li shot thiough the breast. William Kiimmeier is locked up at central police sta. lion with a badly slushed head , while sev eral other ) of the two clans are nursing nero or loss severe Injuries. MUSGUUVIt AIHO. Oiiintin Hl h .School Hoys Who Hnro Mt-nwii n.MVoll HH Itrnln. "KnhlHiUilUnhl O. H. 01 O. H. Cl'Oil' * That is the Inspiring yell that greeted the victorious young athlete * In the High School Hold-day contents yesterday afternoon. The class ot ' 01 having made an enviable record in the class-room did not wish to lenvo Its alma mater without having made equally as good a showing on the cam- mis. About 1 o'clock those who were entered in the games b gnn to nmko their appear- aucc , accompanied by crowds uf friends and admirers. The scene was a picturesque one , the gay attire of the ladles standing out In striking contrast with the more sombre colors of their graceful young escorts. Promptly at 1 :30 : Floldmnstor W G. Tay lor ordered the Hold cleared , and the contests bogun. The llrst event was the running broad Jump , In which F. Baiter ' 01 , ' W.Thompson ' 03 , K. Bradley ' 01 , Carl Hoffman 'Ul , and Henry Clark * W , entered. Carl HolTmau won , dealing sixteen feet four Inches , and lacclviHl the prize , u p lr of lawn tennis shoes , the gift of ( } . W. Cook. WhonlHaiter Hustln ( YaleI , ( ) ) called the next event , the ono-hundrod-vard dash , F. Baker , ' ! ) ! ; K. Br-ulloy , ' 111 : and A. Petersen - son , 'Wl ' , toed the scratch. The race was a very protu one , and was won after a close run by 11. Bradley In cloven seconds. To the i victor went a pair of handsome gold cull buttons the gift of Miss Crowloy. Carl HoiTmnn and R Drmlloy struggled for thusupiomacy in the standing broad jump for a full half hour , Keforoo U. M. ( . 'niter ( Harvard , " 04) ) called It a tie , and Max llolr.Uolmcr & Co. will give them both ele gant ptUos. The running high Jump was the most lu- torcstlng feature of the procrammo. It was nip an tuck between 10. Hradloynnd .Scott Brown until the live feet two Inch notch was reached , when Urnuloy tailing to clear the siring , tlio elegant silver inednl presented bv "H. T O " was awarded to Brown. Carl Hoffman , 'IH ' , won the standing high Jump , dealing four feet ten Inches. Peabody will give him a but for his cleverness , Fr.uiK Il.iker and M. Thompson tied in the hop , skip and Jump on thu tlr.it Jump ofT , each clearing thlrtj-four foot ton inches. A second try was ordered nnd Baiter won , clearing thirty-live feet , an excellent rocoul for an amateur. The baseball throw was won by Harry ' Clark 'OJ , who arched the sphere over on'u hundred ynuls. Hayuon Brothers will give him the baseball , bat and gloves in their storo. Polo vaulting was the ntvxt event nnd proved vorv claso and exciting. ClorH , Brad ley and Biowor McCaguo were very evenly matched , and each was \\nriuly applauded by his circle of friouds. Bradley again came to the front , clearing eight feet , and to him wont the silver modal donated by Principal 11 P Lowls. The 150 yards hurdle race went to Scott Brown , IU , time , sixteen seconds. After the Held sports were ever the Juniors nnd seniors plaved a fine game of ball , which was non by the seniors by the score of 8 to 10. Tomorrow tha tennis tournament will take place at the Young Men's Christian nssocia tlon grounds , Harnoy and Twonty.foiirth streets at I00. : ! ! Cross & Dnnmlio havooffoiod several valuable picscuts , and intoicstlng games are looked for. At'JjO : ; the class day exercises will take place in the school hall , whoio the nthlotio committee , consisting of Messrs. W. C. Tay lor , Barker and H. Butler , will award the prlres to the victors of the Hold contests , ami a special programme will bo carried out. ELOt'KO ITIM TliJB OIKJ.tXIST. Socinl Sensation In n Little Mlnnosotii Town. Ciusicv , Minn. , Juno 2J.Chaska is in n ferment of excitement. Mrs. Joseph Bier line , ono of the most prominent married women of Carver county , has eloped with Theodore Smith. Both the parties are of families highly respected in the community and wealthy. Mr. Smith was , until a week ago , organist of the Moravian Protestant church at Chaska and a member of the or ganization. Ho is a son of the late Uov. D. Smith , widely known In the northwest , ai.d has lived In Chaska since boyhood , his par ents bavin ? ooino here twenty years ago. Until a short time since ho was manager of the brick works. A couple of mouths ago It was noticed that the organist was paving a good deal of atten tion to the pretty wife of Joseph Biorlino ol the llrm of Joseph & Jacob Biuriii.ri , biick manufacturers. Both were members of the same church. Organist Smith kept his horses at the Biorlino barn , and after put ting thorn up at night it boc.uno a habit of his to linger until late In conversation with Mrs. Biorlino. The gossips chatted , and Mr. Biurhuo , discovering the state of affairs , for bade Smith to outer on the premises. On Juno 13 Smith stated his intention of going west to look up u now location , 'Ho sold his horses and disposed of his oth6r ef fects On Saturday ho left Chaska for Minneapolis. Tbo following day Mrs. Bier line expressed a deslro to visit her parents at Norwood. Mr. Biertino interposed no objec tion and sno loft that evening , taklnir her jear and n half old baby with her. Thursday last Mr. Biorlino. bavins a pioscntimont of evil , hitched up his horses and drove over to Norwood to boo his wifo. Ho was received by Mrs. Blorlino's piiunts with great sur prise ana questioning. They hud not seen their daughter. The husband was frantic. Ho Immediate ly bouan an investigation of the route takun bv his pretty wife and found that it lay In tlio direction of Minneapolis. Loth to bollovo her guilty , ho investigated moro fully boloiu leluining to Chaska , and established beyond a dtubt that Mrs. Bioilino had elupcd with Smith. Tha facts in the case wore commu nicated to Rev. C. A. Henlo , pastor of thu Moiavlan chinch , who last night called a meeting of the board of elders anct trustees. Mr. Bierliuo stated the result of his investi gations , and Mrs. Josopli Biuilino and Mr. Smith woio uncoiemoniously expelled from the church. The Amiuondii Not Hold. Nuw Youic , Juno W. A San Fiancisco dU- patch was published yesterday In which it was said that the famous Anaconda copper mine , near Butte , Mont. , Imd been sold for SM.OOO.OOO to an English syndicate. The own ers of the mine lire Marcus Daly , J. B. Hag gin and Lloyd Tovis. Mr. Haggln was seen by a Tribune rupoiter List night and ho .said positively that , thuro was not a word of truth In the report and that ho did not know \\hethcrtbuminooverwould bo sold , Mar cus Ualv Is reported to linvu said , less than a week ago , that there was not moiloy enough in the wet Id to buy Iho Anaconda mine About ton yours ago ho sold a half Inteiost In the mine , of which ho was then fcolo owner , * It being then a moro prospect , to J. II. Hug. gin and Iho laid Senator Hearst for $ .10,000. Many millions weio Hpent In developing it , with the result of making the mi no a ] H > wor- ful factor in thu capper murkot , with Its lieavy annual output. The mlnn Is at present shut down , as the railroad which carried Iho DIO has Increased freight charges 80 greatly that thu owners refused to pay the rates de manded. Mr. Haggin said last night that ho was at picsent having a survey inaau , and Unit ho would possibly build u railroad from Uuttu lo Anaconda , Wont to Iho Clroui. The circus proved too much of a tomnta- .Ion for the board of hoallh to resist. A ncutlngwns to have been held at a o'clock .robtorday . afternoon but there were none of .ho members present. All who could rake up t small boy had escorted him to sio thu ilophunt und the health of the city went up t notch. Highest of all in Leavening Power _ Latest U. S. Gov't Report. 9