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Ti-LE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TCTESDAY. JULY 28. 1891. TllE DAILY BEE. E. HOSHWATEU Kniron. EVERY Dully lice < ltliont niulnrUno ) Vuar. . . . I * CO Tlnlly nnd Mimlny , Ono Your . 10 01 MX months . 100 Three tnnnl li . ? M Fnnrtnv HIT. UIIP rrnr. . , . . 200 "iiturclav lice. Quo Vear . . . 1 M Weekly III c. One Veiir. . . . . 100 ofnci * ! Pmnhn.Tlip I'rp Iliilldlm : . f-oiitn ( Jii.nlin. Corner N nnd Sfith FtrccU Council ItlnlTs. 12 IVnrl .Struct , Clitenco < IVn317 I 'li'imbrr of Commerce. N w York Itomns 111.14 nml iri.Trlhnnu llulldlng . ' II I'onrtccntli street. rc i in s. All rnmn.tinlcnt'niH relating to ncw und fil'torlnl ' in. HIT should bo addressed tc the I.ditorliil l.rpiiltiiiciil. A II Ims'nc's letters mid lemltlnnrcsshoilld lpnllrri"cil ) to Tlin lleo I'nblMilneroinlmny. Omaliiu IlrnfK eheeks nnd wistofllio order * to Im made pnyablu to the order of Ilio coin nnnr- Tlie Bee FrWisliinor Company , ProDriefors TIIK IIKB lil'lltlNO. 6WOIIN i-TATI MKNT OP CIIICULATION. Mud1 of > < ! riiikn. I . . C'onniy of Donalni. f1"8 ncotite II /orhni'k , sporotnrv of Thn Hoc I'ulillfihlm ; potiiiinny , ( lees Ro'emnly ' sweur tlmt tinnetiiiil I'lri'iilntioii of Tin ; pAit.r Urn for the vueK ending July - " ' HUI , was us fol lows : Hiimlnv. Jnlv in S0.7iri Mnndny. .InlvUI ) ai,4CO Tnesdny. .Inly ll ! , M.KiU Wedm-Mlav. .lnlvX. ' . .IslWI Thnrsdnv , July ! M , i < l.7r I rlilny , Jnly'JJ. M.'OI fcuturdiiy , July STi' Average Ii7,1 1 7 linoltUK II. T/POIIUUK. 'norn In lieforn me anil milwerlhed III my presence thUi'ith day of.Iuly , A. I ) . l" l. JS I' . I'm , . Notnry Public. Hnteof ? > 'pl I isk.i , f Count } of I'oiig'ni. I " f < orjc 11. 'I / wheelI'llnu duly sworn , de- roses n nil MIVS Hi at helssicretnryof TllK HKI : riilillhlilng n nip 'iiv. ' tlmt ( tin ni'timl avcrauu dally rln ulat en nf Tin : IIAli.V III K for Iho month rf .tuiv. IMiO. iOrJ ( c < ipiesj for Anuilst , n\K \ ) . SO..V > tuples ; foi Sept'ml ' t > l. 11X1 , iOS7U ! coles ) ) | fur Orloher. I1--.f ' ' > 2 i nplcs : for No- vrn Ler , 'Hi , 'i'.isii tnpli s : for H ) , Dec'inher , IH'O , KI.471 i-o | > li's : for . .lnnnnr.\ . l i | 2S.4IO rop'i's ' ; for I el ruary. l 'H y'ii2 eoplri : for Miirch , K-0 . LM.rnricniiui : for April. 1HII. Zl.VHi copies : for Mnv. INIJ. ' ! . | > C'iDlis ; for June , ] Mi | . ffi.1117 enples. ( Him.I II. I/ ( IIUCK. rorn In before me and suliserllicil In mo , prcacm.0 thibdth day ol June. A. D. IMI. ) N P. l'i ir. Notary I'u'illc. TllK world's fnir oominihsioiiors In in London uro not allowed to # o hungry. Tlin enterprising newspaper liars in thn hostile camps of Chili itinko lionost comment upon o von is in tlmt unhappy republic absolutely impossible. Ooio.vii , iJuisi1 miHt not count too much on the spouUorihit ) of the next congress oo lon-r us Colonel Mills has a. largo democratic following anil the best wishes ol the republicans for hi * success. MATTIIIW IJITAV says lie will not re sign his seat in the bonato. Of course ho will not. His failure to resign the chairmanship of the national committee is proof positive that ho does not bollovo in resigning anything. COLOXKf , VINCKNT , member of par liament for Sholliold , England , is malting speeches in Canada against McKinloy. The domucr.ttiu national convention have just heard of it and will probably hire him for the hoason in Ohio. TIIK cannery at Grand Island will begin - gin this week to c.in corn and has the product of 1,500 acres to consume. Omaha will talco notice of this fact and rolled upon the fro/.on idea that there is no canning factory nearer Douglas county farmers than Ulair. Tins alliniii'o party in Kansas having almost unanimously voted several weeks ago to go it alone in the next campaign , the pyrotechnic style with which the dnmooratio leaders of that state now an nounce their irreconcilable opposition to fusion will not fool anybody. may bo technically an alien in the eyes of the Nebraska supreme court , l > ut the district court of Douglas county holds that his name is worth money in the theatrical business and cannot bo Btolon with impunity. "A good name is bettor than riches. " Tin : Ohio democratic convention hav ing failed to apeak of Mr. Cleveland in connection with the presidential nomi nation in 1802 , that gontlom-in will goto Ohio and hpoak of it himsolf. This is only another illustration of the old ailngo that if you want work well done you should do It yourself. infidelity must not bo charged with faocroting infernal machines in the prayer books. Had as it may bo its ad herents have never resorted to dyna mite in their opposition to religion. French ingenuity and nihilistic skill , however , must assume the rosponslbllily for this now scheme for destroying life. TUB basilicas of bogus claim agents nnd irresponsible sharks will be com pletely destroyed by Tin : HIM : and JSxaminer bureau. This bureau is a responsible agency nnd it otters honest t'lalnmnts an opportunity of p"osontlng honest claims through reliable attorneys for whom Tin : HUB and its associate Bland as sponsors. KANSAS CITY already IIIIH an elevator of H,1110,000 bushels , and has three now elevators in course of construction which will add facilities for storing iiOO.flOU bushels more. In ISO ! ) thorn were handled in that city 5,797,100 bushels of wheat , 1S,0 < > 0S)0 : ( ) bushels of corn , -1,707- 000 bushels of oats , and fttf.OOO bushels of ryo. Those figures are very Instruc tive to per.ions interested in making a grain market in Omaha , and should Htimulntu the construction of bovural elevators. STAIIS , mi Indian educated at Carlisle Indian Bchoot , has boo i givr n u tradorshlp at Pine Itldge agency to succeed Jit in us A. Finloy , a white man , who has recently figured in a very unsavory scandal. Throe Stars is a full blooded Sioux. Ho speaks , roads nnd writes English and has boon a clerk in a trader's nloro at the agency for bet tor than a your , tie has the respect of the whites and Indians alike and deserved - served the consideration shown him. Ills applntmont Is a small untter in it- eulf , but marks the beginning of the end of a white nnn's monopoly in trad ing at agencies which politicians have used to their advantage and which has often been abused. h Justice Brewer in a longthj nnd very interesting opinion Uollvnrod In the circuit court yustotdny finds for the Kock Island railway in its celebrated suit ngninst fho Union Pacific railway company for the specific performance of a contract mndo between the two cor porations in May , lb)0 ! ) , by the Adams management nnd which the Gould di rectory ought to avoid. The case la an Important , ono , ns it incidentally in volves the use of the Union Pacific bridge and the Union depot and ter minal facilities in Omaha by the Hock Island and Milwaukee railways ) whore-by both the roads namud would run solid trains into Omaha. The interest in the decision hn.s therefore - fore not boon confined to railway circles. The decision will bo very generally sat isfactory in Omaha , as it is believed the controversy hn.s boon largely responsible for the delays in the construction of the union depot and has blocked many other contemplated railway ont-jrpriscs. The ffti't. flint ( l n frtu'ii prviilw fin mil. rim t.hrtii * trains into the city has long been n source of serious cmbiiTiiHso.inont to Omaha's prosperity. The decision has been awaited with some impatience , but the feeling prevailed in the city that which ever way the court should hold Omaha would bo benefited. It is proba ble the Union Pacific will appeal to the supreme court of the United States. In fact it may bo accepted as a foregone conclusion that an appeal will bo taken , but a good long stop to ward final settlement has been mndo by .Tuslicu Hrower's decision. The learned judge argues the points In the case with his well known care and ability , lie passes upon four questions : 1. The contract was properly cxcc'utcd. 2. It was not ultra vires. ! i. It is such a contract as a court frequently may coin- pel spwillu performance.I. . Specific porfnrin.nieo must be decreed. In the summing up the case is succinctly stated. It is shown that the Union Pacific sought the contract. There was no attempt at fraud or concealment in entering into it. The ofllcors made the contract and it was approved by both the directors and tlio body of the stockholders. The rental was reasonably profitable in the view of the defendant company. The plaintitT had abandoned extensive enterprises and expended over SI,600,000 in constructing a line from Omaha to Lincoln in accordance with the terms mutually agreed upon and would bo serlou-ly injured if performance on the part of the defendant corporation were not decreed. Tlio interests of the government in the Union Pacific are tint endangered. The contract is to the advantage of tha government , the public ami the two corporations. The conclusion was therefore favorable to the plaintiff corpo'iition. In the final paragraph of the written opinion Justice Brewer enunciates a doctrine which it is to bo hoped will never bo gainsaid. It is the doctrine that common honesty should prevail in transactions between corporations as well as individuals and ho .states it in tlio following forcible language : ' 'It is to the higher interest of all , corporations and public alike , that it bo understood that there is ti binding force in all contract obligations ; that no change of interest or change of manage ment can disturb their sanctity or break their force ; but that the law widen gives to corporations ! their rights , their capacities for largo accumulations and all their faculties , is potent to hold them to all their obligations , and so make right and justice the measure of all corporate as well as individual action. ' ' ItOlKS ON. XATtOX.Ll , ISSUES. Referring to national issues in his letter - tor of acceptance , Governor Boies im plies that from the beginning of the government down to the act of 1873 sil ver was coined as freely as gold. It is unquestionably true that during more than eighty years the two metals en joyed equal rights in the coinage of the mints , but there was a vast difference in the amounts of each coined. From 1792 down to nnd including 1878 tlio total coinage - ago of gold in the United States mint was $810,1)05,880 ) , while during the same period the total coinage of silver of all sorts was $113,1-11,80 ! ) . Of the silver coined Si7,090,8H : ! ( consisted of subsi diary coins halves , quarters , dimes and half dimes and three-cent pieces being legal tender only for small amounts , and the legal tender dollars amounted to only $8,045,038. The act of 1&73 domon- oti/ed only the latter , leaving the sub sidiary coins to servo the same purpose in the currency they had nlwava borvod and still servo Thus In 81 years the government had coined but little more than eight million standard dollars lars , and u very small amount of these was in existence when the act of 1S7I ! was passed. Governor Boies also repeats the state accusation lh.it this legislation was onnctod without any intelligent dis cussion of its merits , a charge that has been lefutcd as often as made , but which the advocates of free and unlimited silver coinage persistently adhere to. Tlio facts are that in 1S70 the secretary of the treasury recom mended the legislation that was adopted three years later , that It was the sub ject of an elaborate report of a con gressional committee , that n bill passed the sens'to during the Forty-first congress - gross , hue failed to pvss the house , and that the Forty-second congress took up the bill and passed it , the measure receiving the support of both parties. There was no opposition to the measure for the reason that silver was above par as compared with gold , and as a dollar of silver would have been worth more than a dollar of gold there was no demand then for the free coinage of silver. Mr. Mantling , the first secretary of the treas ury in tlie administration of President 1'lovoland , wild in his report of IhSO : "Tho act of 1873 has been denounced and limited for demonetising silver , which it did not do. It retired no silver coin from circulation. It caused no coin to bo sold as bullion. It withdrew the full legal tender quality from no silver coined. Tlio arguments that anything newly injurious to silver was done by the not of 1873 , are argu ments offered only by UUHO who are not quite familiar with thulr subject. " And this same democratic secretary of the treasury said regarding the free coirwjjo of silver that It would at once entail n diver basis. "Offered by tlio open mint to both motnls. " said Mr. Manning , "free coinage of silver for silver owners into legal tender dollars would stop the use of the mint for free coinage of gold by gold owner * It would stop the simultaneous circulation of gold and silver dollars The gold dollar would bo at a premium and bo exported.1 Governor Boles might got some useful Instruction from the opinions regarding silver of Mr. Cleve land's first secretary of the treasury. In regard to the tariff Governor Boies' deliverance will hardly impress his fol lowers as being strong or convincing , and others will bo pretty sure to esteem It very tame and commonplace for such tin exigency as confronts him. The farmers of Iowa uro not complaining of the present tariff. They are not finding It particularly exacting or oppressive. They are p.tying no inoro than formerly for moHt of the necessaries , and some they can buy for loss money than a year ago. If Governor Boies will study the markets ho will find this to bo tlio case. The democratic prophecy of evils to re sult from the present tarllf has thus far failed , and thoughtful people are losing confidence In the representations coming from that source. Condi tions have changed very decidedly - cidedly since tlio governor' of Iowa last December pictured for the edification of a free trade assemblage in Now York the impoverishe and forlorn situation of the farmers G2iisstnto. The value of their products has advanced , their crops have prospered and the out look is In every way bright and cheer ing. Neither platitudes nor buncombe , which are the prominent characteristics of Governor Boies' reference to tlio tariff , will have any weight against the practical facts of the situation. tfllK.i i' . There is probably nothing in the state ment that speculators are responsible for the movement to corner whosit , al though certain facts give the statement a sort of plausibility. It appears , how ever , from interviews with elevator and milling men in the northwest that they would b < > very well satisfied to have the farmers hold back their wheat , rather than to have it rushed in upon them as is usually the case , but they do not think the plan proposed by the projectors of the movement is feasible. The general oral opiniqsi among these men is that it would bo a good thing for the farmers if they would market their grain grad ually , and it would bo favorable to those who store and handle it , but they all recognize the dilllculties in the way of carrying out any such general combina tion for this purpose as is proposed. Chief among these is the fact that tlio great majority of farmers cannot af ford to hold their wheat. Not only must they realize on it as soon ns they can got it to market , but they have no facilities for storing it. Nobody can reasonably object to the farmer got- tinir the highest price possible for his grain , and of using every legitimate means to that end , but a proper consid eration for his welfare requires thsit ho bo advised against experiments essen tially impracticable , and any serious attempt to carry out which might result in far more injury than good to him. So much lias boon said by way of in forming tlio farmers regarding the world's crop , and of warning them ngninbt any designs of speculators for depressing the market , that it is to bo presumed most of thonThnvo an intelli gent idea of the price their wheat ought to command , and doubtless none who can hold it back for what is considered to bo n fair price will fail to do so. There is reason to believe , therefore , that the speculators will not find it so easy to control the market this year as they usually have , and un questionably this will bo a good thing for the farmers and for everybody else. Nobody sympathizes with the specula tors , and if the farmers can got the bet tor of them without themselves engag ing in a worse form of speculation , by all means lot them do so. But the scheme of combining tlio wheat-growers of the country as a gigantic trust to corner wheat is not a judicious plan , oven were it practicable , and it is not at all proba ble that it will find favor with any con siderable number of those farmers oven who can afford to keep b.ick their grain. As to the others they will bo controlled by tlu necessities of their situation , and in most cases those are so urgent as to compel them to turn their crop into money as soon as they can get it to market. Meanwhile the assurance holds good that all will receive a fair return for their industry and outlay. A Sl'KCUl.ATlXd CITY OFFICIAL. The deputy city clerk admits that ho was acting here in the capacity of agent for tlio Boron stone company , and as sisted a local firm of contractors to secure - cure a contract , lie insists tiiat ho is to receive no remuneration for his services from tlio Boro.i people or the contractor but acknowledges that ho soils some of the material to citizens as a side specu lation after business hours. The of fending olllcial Insists that his uncle in Ohio is intero.itoil in the stone business 1'iul therefore desired to give the stone a fair chance , and to accomplish this throw oil his'commission. The offense in this case is n palpable violation of the charter provision pro hibiting city otllcinls or employes from becoming In any manner inter ested pecuniarily themselves , by agents , or as agents of others in city contracts. There may.bo no teoluiie.il penal violation of the Inw.for the gentle man named may not have received aiiy benefit from his actions thus far. lie has , however , by his own admissions sought to use hit , position in the interest of a bidder upon public work. The moral quality of his actions issulllclontly suspicious lo warrant summary action on the part of the city clerk and city council. There is a well grounded suspicion among tax payers that some city oillelals are deliberately using their ofllcotf for thuir private pecuniary benefit. The deputy clerk'H case is probably no worse than that of others , but it is bad enough and tends to the continuation of the bu- liot that there are booillor.s in the var ious branches of the city government. Tin : commission that id in Kuropo In vestigating tbo condition * of emigration to this country has found that the Kngllsh stonin-lhlp lines are not parties to the unloading of undesirable oml- grants upon \ * { States. It has boon suspected tint those lines were In the past not tt'llhout ' knowledge of the shipment of jllitipei's the by poor au thorities of portions of Great Britain , and It Is gratifying to learn that this opinion has bifon erroneous , or tit any rate that ( huro Is no present reason for ontortnltilng-lt. But the commission will undoubtedjr } find , if It Is enabled to make n thorough investigation , a differ ent state of affairs In Germany and Italy. There is not a shadow of doubt that steamship lines of those countries have accepted passage money from the au thorities for both pan pars and criminals , although they may not bo doing so now. It is quito prolublo , however , that the commission will not bo enabled to estab lish this. Ono good effect of the in quiry will bo to convince foreign steam ship managers that it is the purpose of this government to enforce the law against them , and when they fully un derstand this the number of undesirable immigrants will bo very small. SiN'C'K the clouds have rolled by and the board of education has elected all its olllccrs and nearly all Its teachers , it can now devote itself to the duty of improv ing the methods of the transaction of its business. A little intelligent applica tion to details on the part of conscien tious members will reveal a good many small leak's , most , of which can and should bo stopped. Economy in expendi tures and business-like methods should bo tlio watchword of the board. Tin : Real Estsito Owners' association is entitled to the credit of sending a delegate - ogato to Philadelphia to appear before tlie working members of the republican national central committee In behalf of Omaha s ambition to entertain the re publican national convention next sum mer. MAVOII CITSIIINCI owes it to good gov ernment and his roputition to have both great parties represented in the board of public worlcs. Ono republican can watch two democrats , and it is reason able to assume that watching will do them no injury. WIIIN : a detective on the city force goes into partnership with a notorious woman to defeat the ends of justice it is time to detect the detective and deprive him of his authority as a police olllcor Tut : crop of fall candidates for city and county ollices is a little late in bios- s-omingout this season , but there is no apprehension of either a shortage or a failure. It is now being irrigated. NonroLic is to have her sugar factory duplicated upon fulfillment of reasonable conditions , nnd yet Omaha has taken no stops to become the sugar center of this great sugar boot region. THE Union Pacific has ueon judicially informed that in the oycs of the' law : i contract is a sacred obligation whoso terms cannot bo avoided except by mu tual consent. MONTANA and Wyoming extend to Nebraska the right hand of fellowship. Those three states possess reciprocal re sources capable of infinite profitable de velopment. SATUKDAY , August 1 , the now ware house law goes into effect. From that day until the end of time Omaha will grow in importance as a grain market. IN si'iTU of the captious criticism of the alliance organ the good work of securing - curing alliance elevators in which to store away grain goes bravely on. OMAHA holds the key to the stock sit uation and can turn the lock on all her rivals if she attends strictly to business. AFTKU the banquet August 20 the board of trade ought to find time for other business of importance. Tin : Ore-millers' exchange promises to bo a success. There is no reason why it should bo anything else. Cm/UN' TUAIN with all his eccen tricity and Psycho flummery is always a welcome guest in Omaha. \ \ Iiy Calamity Howlers Mourn. Krai neu Hub- Nebraska's minoi of golden grain are being worked to their full capacity. 11 ° tlio Court Known Itself. fi'ew r < / ittruiuni. Kansas Is going to sbow that ovoi : a farm ers' alliance juduo must obey tbo supreme court. No Goo I fur At ; tu ; il Service. Watson's scheme is llko "a painted snlnon n p.ilatud ocean. " A nice tiling to look at bu n. p. for actual service. Good Service A | > prtoliitoli ( A'fofinim I'tiiiifci : TIIK Ouurv Hi'i ; novonliil a better service for Nebraska lliati wiiua it advertised each county In tlio state , showing Its industries and wealth. Tlio loun The Iowa republicans propose to carry the state this year it * Unujj , m ijorlty , ona a fuw more foolish speeches by Cov. ! Holes may Increase - crease It to UO.IMU. ' 1 * 11 fro. Xeie I'ntli Triliiine , "Ttio coroner luyjuetoil liU duty" might almost romalii u stwrotypocl , uowsp-ipor head ing lu ttiii city. Kuroly no ether civilized community is so cn'i'iilossly ' survoJ. Nulir.iNku Tity'H Hijj Khoir. ( liicnyn Int'r'Oceiin. Nebraska City will bo tlio exposition can ter in Noiiraslm tills fall , ns tlio Nouraskn City exposition will bo the otilv ono In tlio stuto. H ulll opan August Ml mid close Sep tember II. Tlio Uraml At my will also hold its district reunion there during the exposi tion. The exposition audit to lie u success with NubrusUii exhibits nlono. This is a great year for f.inneis and Nebraska Is ono of tbo ytOH farmer status of tlio union. .Marvelous Metal I'roiliietlon. * Vu" I'n/h Tilinint. Mr. Carncslu's rovlscd edition of the story of triumphant democracy may contain souio rcmurkaUlo additions. Tlio United ritntus Is not only the largont pro4ucor of pig Iron , tint she also puts out inoro copper than any ether country In tno world. The census ropoit containing this iinnuuncoment shows tbnt Montana lias outstripped Michigan , wbllo Arizona U making strides toward her posi tion. Thcso changes nro , of course , In t\ measure explained by the tompsrary closing of some of the great I.nko Superior mines ; but the same cause romlors the gcnor.il In crease ovou inoro surprising. Clearly an Im portant stop is noted In llui rauo for commer cial primacy. The Ohio Test. AVic Vnik Tfrnr-i ( .1/110) ) . If tlio Ohio campaign Is of vital Importance to thu republicans it Is not less so to the democrats. It pro-units tlio "skirmish lino" of the great contllct of no\t jcar wliiuh Is to bo waged on the turlft Issue * * * It Is likely that as the contest advances potty dif- fereuces In both pirtlos will bo swept nsldo and the result will become an actual test of the power of the parties with the people upon those questions that nro to determine next year thu control of national affairs. ot'v.M.v tiiiofir.f xrin : / > ; : / titrnti : . Now York Recorder : Pounder n mil ley would Imo to see the bathers at Asbury Park wearing ear muffs , ovct coats nnd arctic over shoes. Now York Commercial Advertiser : Now Ocean Urovo wants to clothe the president of Its camp mooting with tar ami feathers , Instead of reserving thuin for the intension nf the too scanty bathing stilts of the pincn. The main trouble with Ocean drove appears to be tlmt it is a little long of piety and short of purity. Morning Advertiser : If the people of Ocean Grove do not happen to have their jashmaks , ferjeos and long , gossamer wraps with them , they can probably satisfy modc t- oycd propriety byrappliig toweis around their legs. This m.iv make thorn look to worldly ciyes llko a lot of bandits in a comic opera , and in that they may mar the general sanctified appearance of Oi'oan ( Jrovo ; lint It will keep them within the decree. St. Louis Komi bile : If vou co to a water- Ing place and see some other fellow's sister , In a clinging bathing suit , leaving her arms and legs exposed as far as possible , then , for you , there Is nothing Indecent about It. ob jectively. You know , of course , the differ cnco between the objective in tlio case of another man's slater and your own subjoct- ivltv. In case It is yourown sister concerned but that , as Mr. lludyiml Kipling has It , is "another story , " and an entirely different question. Kansas City Times : The only surprise to these familiar with Atlantic coast resorts is tlmt such an order ns that issued by Presi dent btolti's was not mndo long ago. Consid ering all the restrictions concerning driving , rcfieshmenLs , railway aecommndat'ons ' , .nid especially Sumtny observances , it is n wonder that a feminine auklo was ever exp.osod on the sunny sands of Asbury. The eternal lit- ness'of things required the ono Html mandate. New York World : Thus it mav happen that the I3radloyl/cd fashion of bathing np- pnrel will bo oven lighter than Hint required In comic ot'Cra , nnd the last state of that sedulously policed sea-beach will bo won > ethan than its lirst. While this might attract the frivolous worlulngs In crowds , it is , wo nro sure , very far from Founder Bradloy's pious intention to achieve such n result. r.it > si\is , //A7'.s" . ThuoTixlus to Clilcaso lust sprlns ? carried an Omaha barber ulio throw up an 418 ; i wouk Job toscrapua fortune In tlio Windy city. The sl/e of the "fortune. " rnKcd In may bo judged by tlio following note to a friend : "I > tirl ; for Omaha tonight. Mout. mu at the depot with .1 blanUut. l'\ogota hat. " Minneapolis Tribune : Miss Smooth That llouur on your coat Is a bucliuUn's button. Is it not , Mi. Allalnu ? Mr. A.Yes. . Miss Fmooth ; why do you ask ? Mlssfaniooth I was uondorlnz If 1 ton-hod the button tvould you ( lu thu lust ? Now York Weekly : Sti.m ur What do you viiluu your wnlto cow at ? It'arincr Kurron bho ain't worth over $10. Taxing cows thlaycai ? htr.uwr 1 am not the assessor. I am an official of Ilio Quick Time r.illio.ul. Youruott was. killed this morning. Huo's the $10. IJODU diiv- This time wo'll ire tohotno far place , \\Iiereslie will not appear , 1'or It u cm Id spoil our run to meet The girl \ > o had List ytar. Philadelphia Times : It Is n good plan to prepare for dog days by talcing bark. T.ouoll Courier : A house dealing In ladles' garments has this announcement : "I'oaiful cut ; spring garu'ents half price. " Well. If the raiments are fearfully cut half price Is enough. X MTTf.R AWKWAUD AT PlltSf. IllllitllUltJolix JllUI IMl. ' When lovely woman Dons "pants" iwlilun no man Denies her rlelit to WIMFJ , Sho'II be no fright , Nor o'on a sight To niultu the thoughtless stare , Yet wlLkcil men Will siilcKor , when With nhseiit-mindod air , Shu leaches back 'lo ur.ib thu "slack" Of sUlits no longer there/ Detroit Kico 1'iess : Probably wh. i tlio rod-ho.ided girls come to votu thuiu won't bu so many dark hoises. Washington IStar : "Are yon willing to work for your living * " she ivsUod of the two tramps who 'Aere sliin'llir- the poiuh. Yo'm ' , wiiaio. " lopllol onuof tlu-iii nainost- Iv , "nil" you kin hot wo does It dlgesiln' the things the women along this loutu gives us tor oat. " Hurlln-'lon Itepnbllcan : The mercury enJoys - Joys a sunny climb nowadays. A KI7/ICAI. Wlllil'K. lliMlmina American. The W. O. T. U. caino down like a wolf on the fold On the fountain of soda , whose buvcrano cold taupplios heated man with a nice , cooling dilnk , Tor thuy vow that Its Ilavor Is tinctured with "wink : " That vanillas ami pliospnaios may stay on tin ) list. Hut In d.Urnenl.stylo the champagne must ho missed ; And thov'11 keep uu the light while a woman's Till they leave that gay fountain a H//IC.I ! wreuk , Dntiolt 1'roe I'rois : "Husband , how do you feel this inurnln jV" asKed Mrs Illaluo. "I don't know , my dear , I haven't looked over HID moinlng papeis yet. " Philadelphia Times : 0onoril llutlor IIKVOP cnloisa lloston diiigstoiu. Hols afraid that hU wink might bo mlMindorslood. Chicago Trlbnno : Customer This porous piaster Is no jjoo I. Iwaiitoiiu lliat will slluk or 1 want my nnmey hack. Dim ; 1st ( to eleik ) James , hrliu mo ono of thosu ( Juiiv plaslurs wo' > o Just opunud. tiioitr o.v IUAI.TH. AVni Yitrli llccmdcr. [ Jay Gould Is side and lias gone to the Hockv Mountains in search of health. ] Gould's hick again. ( Some time ho'll dto ) The rumor tairly tnrills The hygienic bourse and high- lOr JJOIM the nrico of pills. Quotations yesterday ull showed Ills .stock of health was weak ; The t'ronub would say It wr.s do I1 cau'd , That's watered , so to speult , His change of pulse was watched amid A Hurry on the lloor ; It opened with UK ) bid And closed at U ! . Ills respiration ontor'd on Its course atS-J , I3ut tumbled down to 21 Before the day was through. Ills tomp'intur , llko nil thu rail Showcul much activity : At ilrst it hint tin upward zest , Hut uroppud toJH. Decline In physiologic blocks On which Ciould has his imw , \\'as due , according to tie ) UOQB , To some cachcctlo cause , All which impresses very much That though a imn of wealtti M.iv bull up rall-oaJ .stouten and such Ho cannot bull hn | hoalth. ENCLOSED Lisbon Citizens Gomplniu Tlmt They Have No Railway Facilities. THREATEN TO BOYCOTT THE BURLINGTON , Itonril or Trniisportntlon to Compel the Compiiny lo llnntllo tlio IniiiuMisc Crops of IVrklus Comity. LINCOLN , Nob. , Jnlv 27. [ Special to Tur. HKK. | The secretaries of the board of trans portation have returned from I'erlslns county , whither they wont to Investigate a complaint nuninst the H. & M. Lisbon Is n small sta tion lying between two snnd ridges. Some time ago the agent was taken away and the business was largely transferred to Drandon , a station three or four miles west. Uotwean Lisbon and Brandon Is n range of sand hills , making It inconvenient for the people of Mm valley In which Lisbon Is located" to reach Brandon. A similar rid co cuts them oil from ( li'.uit , a station on the east. Lisbon Is operated ns a Mag station but the people occupying the valley want an airent at that point to receive and ship { their crops. They imiko nfllduvlt that theru nro 1.000 ncirs ofhoat alone in the valley south of Lisbon , and the } threaten , If that station is not re-established , to haul their grain to Ogalalla on the Union 1'aclllc , u distance of twenty miles from the t . & M lino. Tlio si'iTotniies report nmgnlllrent crops in the vnll . \ , oven the sand hills being covered with , % luxuriant growth of grass. They nro inclined to the hopeful view tlmt it will enlv bo necessary to call the attention of H , Ac Al. onicials to the gioiit amount of freight to bo shipped In order to sivuro the establishment of Lisbon as n full-Hedged station , nt least temporarily. r\ns roil TIII : siruors. : . The secretaries are already confronted with the question of cars for moving this year's crop. It Is expected that there will not bo enoiih cavs to meet alt demands promptly , and the so tetar- los have beou appealed to fora rule to govern the distribution of them. The elevator men want their requisitions to have iirlorlty because - cause of the magnitude of their business. The small dealers want nn apportionment that will glvo them a bhiro of the cars at suitaulo terms. The secretaries , contemplate going to railroad hcaUquaiteis in Omaha to iearn what rules nro uroposod by the general managers. It is In ferred that , after Investigating this mat ter , they will make u report to tlio state Board roconimoiuilng a rlcid rule tlmt shall bo binding on the railroads. arvTis ot tints i.ocvrr.p. The governor has decided that the Ne braska national guards shall have their on- cammnont at tirand Island. To gratify the old veterans it will bo heldi'uring ' the Grand Armv of the Republic reunion the lirst wcolt in September , and the governor has selected grounds adjoining the old soldiers' camp. NriW\SK\'S KNOIIMOI s CHOI1. N. II Kendall of Kendall A ; bmlth , Lincoln , wllo operate an extensive svstomof eleva tors on the IJ. A : M. tallroad. said : "I have been travel ! ig extensively In the " territory in which wo operate , nnd" must sav the outlook is exceedingly llatterlnu. There will bo such n crop of small grain as was never before ralsod in Nebraska. Barley is somevN nat stained and will bo only a fan- crop , but wheat , ryo. oats and lla.v show \\ondcrfully increased yield par aero. 1 think wheat will exceed the average by Id l-t ; per cent and oats by nearly 51) per cent. From my observations and the report of our agents wo ostiumto that the Nebraska oat crop will average from thirty to thirty Hvo bushels per aero , but I have seen llelus that will thiesh fully seventy to the acre. Wo estimate tli.it winter wheat will yield nil iivnrngo of twenty bushels and spiing wheat llftceii bushels.V'o have not yet gathered nnv satisfactory statistics on Max. I am confident wo will have a good crop of corn , but the weather of the next two weeks , or sa\ three , will determine whether it will be exceptionally largo or not. Corn is about two weeks late , but 1 can no- tlco a decided improvement In the past week. 1 think it will make an average crop , nearly odtial to that of l ss. nnd there U a nossibii- itv , with favoring weather , of its being con siderably larger. Oidinanly about the Hist of August wo can forecast the crop with i disenable assurance. That point might bo delayed two weeks , and yet , under favorable conditions , corn would pro duce the Immense yield It now promises. At any rate wo tire not concerned , being satis fied that there will be a good crop. A 110- tlfoablo tiling this year is the lact that crops average about the same all over the state , except in tlio oxticmo western part , where the altitudennd cold nights will always makn it impossible to grow corn successfully. "Persons from Box Butte are sancutno cnoui'h to assort that their county will show it greater yield per aero than land in this sec tion , il Ihlnk they are misled bv comparing the outlook with their own crop in former years , for my Judtromontis that the yield will bo approximately the same in all parts of our territory. Of course this makes the privpect in the west partlcularlv bright. The outlook for prices Is good. Wo nio pay ing ( H ) cents a bushel for wheat as against 61) ) last year , and 1 think that price Is a low us it will go. O its com mand IS cents. There Is a possibility of ti MiL'lit decline , but that price is about lixnd. It is lee early to sav wli.it coin will bring , but It eannot co as low as a year aco. Wo had had several big crops in siuvossion , caus ing a lurgo surplus to accumulate , and of course the price went down If the corn crop carries out its promise our agrtuiltiual products this year will bring into Nebraska inoro money than during anv other voar in the history of the stato. Good times uro sure to come. " nr.TTiNd TO TUI : vriiiwr. The members of the board of public lands nnd buildings , acting on the suggestion in to day's Uir : , have concluded to at once sum up their lindings In the case of Superintendent ToJtnml Steward Liveriiighousoof tlio I lust- Ings hospital for insane. Thov will make a loview of the evidence already In , and will supplement it with Iho fuels brought out bv the export examiner. Attoinoy Cicnornl Hasting bus been asked to ' pivpaio'tho record and will begin it tomor row. The board will not report to the gover nor until 10 receives the piollminar.y leport of Iho examiner , which Is promised this week sure and possiiilv as early as Thursday. .irnoMi.sT roil TIII : oniKit MIX. Hov. Dr. O. Crcli'hton , chancellor ot Wosluuin university , 1ms run up against a genuine A merle in Dogberry. Last March ho bought a borsooi U. M Cireono , who war ranted him to be sound , p'lylnu' ? ' 0) ) . The animal was not as represented , ho alleges , and the chancellor began suit before a country - try justice to recover the pilco of. the hone ami the cost of his Keeping , amounting In all . to ( ! - * ) The good doctor has just taken the | case to the district court. The Justlio gave Judgment for $1-0 , but it w.is .in Ureonc's favor. WIMOItr I'lNlNI IPIIIMI. Judge Tlbbots of Lancaster county has Is sued u tomp'orarv injunction rcstiainingStato Auditor Honton from registorlnir and Secre tary of State Allen from certifying lo bonds of the amount of $15,00) ) Issued bv the city of Wymore. The m lion was brought by Charlm M Mnrdook. The bonds were Issued for the alleged purpose of funding aim pay- in" the outslanding warrants and other indebtedness of Wymoro. At the election .lulv 7 there were I'M voles for and fi'J against bonding. Mr. Munlock alleges thnt tha Issuance of thosa bonds Is part of a .scheme to onrlch K P Reynolds , jr , who Is mayor of the city , and also a large .stockholder In the t-'lrst National bank. He says that at otno previous tuna W > more Issued bonds to the amount of $ . )0.ooo ) for the construction of waterworks , that limy cost largely In excess of that sum and th.it Iho city council allowed lho < o extra claims lo the amount of f 10,000. The mayor and the city clerks Issued warrants for tlipso claims although there was no fund from which they could bo paid. Murdock asserts that all this was illegal , and then ho states that the ma Jorlly of iheso warrants have come Into tlio First National bank Ho charges that Iho bank bought the warrants nt discounts van lug from . ' . - ( to M pOr cent Mr Koynolds has been nctlvo In se curing the Issuance of Iho bonds voted .Inly 7. Helms ion t messages to the council urglni ? Iho proposition ns a means to save the city's credit ami has published stm liar statements In the nowsimpors over his name. Al least that Is utmt Mr. Munlock alleges on behalf of himself and other pro testing circus Ho also says that Iho total Indebtedness sought to bo refunded am omits to nnlv SIM. I'J.I. mill ho thinks ttinin u'nm Ir ici'lllarltlcs in the election. Ho wants the Injunction made perpetual , and the court will have a hearing in Lincoln August ir. I'luvrK win. UTOISTIOIRN \ , Mts. M. A. H. Martin of this cltv has r.v celvcd the following letter from .Mrs. Potter Palmur , president of the board of lady man agers of the world's fair ; l.o.MKlN. I'm ; . . .Inly It. Mis. Martin My Heir i.ailiinr Vonr letter of Jnnn IS Is n > I'oUed , mid I read wlih great Interest and ple-isnro of your aeillly nndout In reiriiid to voiir stall ) woik. 1 appieelilii thedllh eultles you haMi been laboring under In NclliMsku with all the excite nient attendant upon the change of iidmlnlsiritlon. but lam glad that jon aie n frli-nd of the nuw goMirnur , us It will lneltiu < him fmoiablv towmds our Inn UK for ei - po-lall ) uiuit to be reco nl/ed In all tin- states. I ha\e been Imxlna a Miry busy trip. 1ml HID nevertheless iniieh letled a ml ie- fri'thod by the eh.uige of scene and routine. I ha\i ) been fortuinife enoiiuh to ha > e tlio op- port unity of pieselitlin ; our plans to till ) nmsi prominent people In I ranee , and I am glad to say that the uro\eminent ha * divided to ap point a nmmnsslon ofMimen lo I'o-operato uHh our hoard. I lianKIng jou onee morn for voiir pli ) is.uu letter and for J our enthusiasm In our work , I am voiy conllulU , llKltrilA M. 11. 1'AI.MKIl. MiiiiK srimrii. HMts. The land commissioner has llgiircd out Iho school lands which will conic to the state with the orgnnl/ation of tlio now counlv of Hold. Of thu land that has been smve.unl and \ \ hichill soon be ready for lease , theru nro I'HH , ( > acres. ' 1 no school lands In town ship i"i , in r.uiu'o ID to 111 inclusive , have not been survovod. Then theio nru about six thousand netos of indomiiitv land duo the state , \ \ hlch thu laml commissioner has yet to select , mauing an aggregate of about tuentv-oven thousand acres. Thu count } will bo organi/ed nuxt month , and the com- ml sioner thinks thu school liiusls will bo ap praised In time to bo altered for lease about September I. Thu stain Is cntlllud to thu sixteenth and thirty-second sections In each township , but theru are only two full town ships in the county. 1:1.1:1 : : ntic SHOCK. O. C. Munford was dangerously It no" fa tally shocked today by coming in contact with a Hvo electric w'lro. lie was driving across South street when a lire al.um wire fell across tno backs of his horses , knocking them down. Munford jumped fromhlsso.it to help the animals , whoa the wlro twitched around and stride him in thu ncclc. Ha grabbed hold of it to throw it olT nnd fell to thu ground unconscious. The fall do- lachcd thu wiro. but when nicked til ) ho was apparently dead. A doctor was called and after several hours' work rosloicu htm to consciousness. Munford's neck and hands are sovcioly though not dangerously burned , but it is feared the shock of the elcctria current will result in death. It appears that the wire broke before falling and completed anew circuit by dropping across an electrio street car wire. sTvrn noi'sc xorns. The Atlas insurance company of London , England , Is scekli g to do business In Ne braska. Beatrice school house bonds to tlie amount of Slfi.OOO and bearing date of September t hnvo been ptesented to tbo auditor for icgls- tration Superintendent Candy loturncil today from tfio national teachers' convention. Deputy Attorney ( Jenernl Summons wont to Beatrice today. f. 13. Korris of the governor's olllco loft today for an outing In Colorado. THAT AlKSUST IIANQUHT. MunVlio Will IMitko tlio iiHMilH for It. Following nro Iho member * of the commit tees from the Omaha board of tr.ulo and the South Omaha Hvo stock ox-chango who have charge of the [ thins for tha banquet to bo ten dered the elevator owners , grain and atock men of Nebraska and western Iowa In this city on August SO : Arrangements Kuclid Martin , C. F. ( ! ood- , < inin , J. A. Connor , 15. 10. Bruce , D. II. Wheeler , II. O. Clark , Chiiles H. Fowler , .lames Stuphcnson. Max Meyer , * . ! . A. Haitu/ Transportation James Stuphenson , I ) . II , Wheeler , II. I ! . Clark , Bernard Fowler , * Al bert Noo. Priiitlng-C F. Woller , A. B. .luijiilth , * J. A. Hrainnrd. Invitations . ! . A. Connor , U' . N. Nnson , II.V. . Yules , S. A. McWhortor. * ! . B. Blnnchard , ' ( ! cargo Burkeumcjalnh ( , W. A. L. tllbbon , J. B. Christian , * W. K. Wood , A. Waggoner , * . ! . C. Hlrnoy. f'tuiinru L D Fowler , J. A. Wnkollold , C 10. Sinihos , l''rauk JohnsonI. F. Blaek , W. N. lUbcocK. * I' . B. MePhurson. Bamiuot 10. H Bliico , C F. ( lOodman , W. N. Nason , A. P. Hopkins , R P. Peek. Uecoption L u I'owior , i i ; . MW.UIu. . . S. Chase , I'lnrU Wooilimut , .1. S. Bridy , 10. A. Cuduhy , Frank Wnito , C. O. Loheek , Thos. Kilpatrirk , S. I ) . Barkalow , * H C. Bostwlck , kl ) . L. Campbell , * W B. Wall- work , * P. T. McCratn , Mas. C. Martin. lOntortainmont II. T. Claiku , Oeo. H. Crosby , Chris I [ liftman , C. II. Blown , * A. It. Slater. Music-Max Meyer , J. II. Hviun , * A. C. Foster. Members South Omaha Uic Stock \.i- \ chanxc. MISS imi < ; < ? .s' i\.iuuu.s. : Tlioy are Very SermiiH hut Not NCIJOH- mirlly Kami. Miss Franc M. Brlggs , the Omaha school teacher "who was Injured Thursday night In ii runaway accident near Shoihomi Fulls , Idaho , rolurnud home Sunday with Dr. IJoorso L , Miller and u party In a special car attached to thu Union Paelllo oveilauO llyer. The car was switched to the IJ. it M. traeu and a special engine took Iho pirty to Doer- Held , where carnage were In waiting to iv rnovo them to thu rosldunco of Dr. Mlllor tit Sovmonr pant. In explaining how the accident occurred , the doctor dialed that the paity t oolc a car riage at Sho-dionn and attended an entertain ment eight miles out In tlio country. Mlii Brlgt's nad just unwicd the carriage in the p irty was about to return homo , when thu horses became friu'htunod and ran away. Tlio driver wa-s seriously Injinod In allempt- Inif to stop them , and ftllss Brlggs was hurt by falling upon her head as she jumped from the icur of the carnagud. 'I ho shock caused concussion of Iho bialn , and In addition to this she sustained u bad scalp wound and u sprained nnklo. llor injuries aroseiloin , hut her physician says that thuy are not necos- lar lly fatal , nnd thinks ( the will recover. A number of the young lady's friends called at the Miller residence last evening lo learn thu extent and severity of her Injuries. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report G