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THE OMAHA DAILY BREt FRIDAY , MAY 5. 1803. THE DAILY BEE. Tiil.MH : or HUIMCIIUTION. Pally IlM ( without Hiimtay ) One Yw. . 18 00 Jiwlly anil f'niuliijr , Ono Vonr . o XX Hx Months . . . OpO 360 Thren Month * . Hiimlny Her , Onu Your . ? * ? JJ Hutnrifiiy Ili-o. On Ycir : . } J > Weekly lire , Onu Vn.ir . 10" OIVK'IW. Oiiinli.-i , The Jlco . South Uninlia , rnrm-r N mill 20th Streets. C'oiinoll Illiiir * . 1U 1'f.nrl Street. Uliluncu ( iflli'o , . ' 117 UiiimUur of Cnmmerco. NowYmK , Kooins 13 , 14 iinil IB , Tribune nulldliiR. Washington , nil ) I'ourtuciith Street. COKKKHPONDRNC'B. All coriiiminlc.iHoiiH relating to now * nn < \ iMlltorl.il mutter should boaddrossod : To tno KUltor. MISINKSS I.KTTnilH. All business IrltorH mid lornlttnncps should lie nildruwiMl toTho I'tihllslilne . Company , Onmlm. Drafts , checks mid postofllco orders to bo inailo payublts to the order of the com pany. THK HICK 1'UnMHHIXO COMPANY. HWUUN STATKMttNT OK ( 'IUUUI.ATIO.V. Htfito of Nebrnskn. I County < if Dounlni , I flporee il. 'IVsclitick , nacroUr/ TIIK Her piib- llrlilnv rnitipnnjr , clnon mileimiljr iincnr that the ) pctunl clroulnllDii of TUB DAM.V IIIIU fur tliu week ondlnit April ? .i. IS'JIl ' , win ns fullovu : KiinilRr , April 21 . 5fl. < > M Monrtiir. Arll | 21 . .SH Tiiosrtiiy. April 3 : > . W"I7 \VMlnu ( < liij , Airll2l | ! . Ht. * ! ' 'riiur dnT./prll3 ; . 2-1.91' ' ! Vrldnj. April m . M , < > l r > Btur < lnr , April W . Sworn to linfore ino nncl nitjccrlliccl In rar pret ence this Will il.iy of April. lh'J.1. N. I' . mi * Nolnrr I'ubllc. Avrrncn ( 'lrriilnlInn for April , IHO.'I , 't I.S81 , HQUKI-/.IS : : Hko tlmt of yesterday on Wall street brill' ' wutor from stocks. THK expedient of 11 Knnsu.s farmer in disposing of his -ID-cent whuat to advnn- lugo 'a ' wortliy of imitation. Ho fed it to liia hofjH and realized at the rate of $ l.f > 0 a bushel by turning his wheat into pork. WANTIID : A trained railroad man , who knows a tariff sheet from a blll- of-faro and who lias plenty of nerve and good hor.so SCIIKO. for freight com missioner of the Omaha Commercial club. CAKIYYM : HAKUIS must die. Governor - ornor Flower duclined to interfere with the judgment of the court. Now if the governor will put up a nifjn on the cell door , "No rtouquulK/'wlfupoiKoningmny become unpopular in Now York. ANOTHHU modest combination , "the Solo Leather trust , ' ' it is reported , lias just been completed at New York. But as its capital is said to be only SIUO.OOO- 000 its organizers think the public hardly interested in knowing the details of ita makeup. THK Chicago brewers threaten to Btrlke for higher wages. If the forty- three breweries of that city should close down tomorrow thousand s of people would famish. Pure drinking water is almost obsolete thoro. and cold tea is as ( scarce as are World fair passes. KX-TKKASUKKII HIM , makes the start ling declaration that ho is not holdcn to the state on his ollloiul bond for any Hhortago that may have occurred for the reason that his signature was not afllxod to the bond. This admission alone is enough to impeach the integ rity of any state olllcial. Wo congratu late Mr. Hill's bondsmen upon the late "discovery. " How did it come that dimension stone could bo billed toMoshor'sman , Dorgan , us rubble stone , which costs from $ . ' { to 65 loss per car load to haul than dimen sion stone ? The question is , why should the railroad carry one class of material nnd bill it as another class ? Was this classification inado for the bnnoflt of the penitentiary contractor , or was it made for the state ? ANY man who aspires to the position of freight commissioner of the Omaha Commercial club must realize that ho will have a liirht on his hands from the Htart. Ho will not bo able to servo the city and the railroads at the same time. Their respective interests have time and ngain been in conflict in the matter of freight rates and arc liable to clash at any time. If , therefore , the aspirant knows himself to ho lacking in mottle , ho might as well stop back and lot the other follow have the job. THE Council UlulTs council committee will moot Friday with a like committee of this city to agree upon ordinances looking to a reduction of the motor bridge faro. The Omaha committee has made an important discovery. The motor line has been using the streets of Omaha under an arrangement with the Omaha Street Hallway company , to which the city is not a party. The bridge motor company is doubtless payIng - Ing a good round sum under Us contract with the Omaha company , while this city is holding the hot end of the poker. IK TIIK railroad companies had not tendered the Kansas Board of Railroad Assessors special trains to travel over the state excuse would have been avoided for the harsh criticisms both parties are now receiving. The law did not provide , nor Is it necessary for the performance of their duties , that those assessors should ride over every milo of trauk in the state. On the pretense of assessing the property of the railroads they are now indulging in junketing ex cursions and the owners of the property cheerfully pay the cost of thu luxurious pastime. The probable result of their labors Is as evident as the Inference their conduct implies. UNOKB the call of the president of the National Republican league for the im pending convention that will begin Its session at Louihvillo next Wednesday Nebraska Is entitled to thirty-four dele gates. It is to 1)0 hoped that this state will bo represented by a full delegation of earnest and aotivo working republi cans. The convention , as heretofore Btatod , will inaugurate a revival of activity for the congressional campaign of 1891 and the national campaign of 1800. Nebraska has been near the head ( the republican column in every cam paign Blnco General Grant was made president in 1SIIS and she should on * doavor to regain her proud position by the time the next president la olootod. X.V F.XTtlA SK8SIOV. It appears to bo practically settled that the president will call congress to- Kfllior in September. Kxprcasloto of Mr. Cleveland , Secretary Carllcle and others of the administration indicate that it 1ms been decided to do this. Ac cording to the plan tti stated by Wash ington corrcspondc'iits who have favor able moans of uhtuinlng such informa tion the influence of. the administration will bo axortod for the ro-o'.ectlon of Speaker Crisp , who will appoint the ways and meant commit tee , the appropriations com mittee , the coinage I'liinmlttee , and per haps Bomo others , to suit the administra tion. This done , there will bo a recess , after the necessary conferences on the question of the olllces and whatever else may be tiMjful to produce concert of action , and then everything will bo done to concentrate public opinion prepara tory to the reassembling of congress about , the middle of November. The Ilrst matter to bo dealt with will bo the financial question , and the administration proposes to bring to bear all its power and in- lluenco to secure the repeal of the silver-purchase act. When this question is disposed of it is expected that the ways and means committee will bo ready to report a tariff bill , which it is to be presumed will bo strictly an ad ministration measure. In a word , it appears that the admin istration proposes to practically direct legislation so far as the financial and tariff qucations are concerned , and with everything cut nnd dried in advance and a considerable part of the patronage held in reserve with which to con vince senators and representatives how they should act , it ia said that Mr. Cleveland docs not permit him self to horlously question how it will all come out. Secretary Carlisle , it is understood , does not fully share the con- ildenco of the president in the result , but ho Is in full accord with his policy. That the president is not going to have his own way unchallenged it is entirely safe to predict. The democrats in congress who are opposed to the repeal of the silver purchase law , unless some equally favorable recognition of silver is adopted as a substitute , and a majority of them arc in this position , will light the proposition to repeal de terminedly and persistently , and they expect to be strong enough to prevent the repeal. They doubtless will be unless the republicans vote solidly in favor of it , and this is not at all proba ble. The administration may succeed finally in having its > linaneial policy ap proved by congress , but it is certain to have a hard struggle and must depend upon republican votes to accomplish its object. As to the tariff , it will have less dilllculty , since it proposes , as now understood , no such sweeping revision as would bo necessary to strictly conform with the demand of the national plat form. Mr. Cleveland does not want pro tection destroyed , and while his attitude in this respect gives offense to the free trade clement of the party it is not likely to make any formidable demon stration in opposing him. Thus far the president has shown a strong command of the situation so far as the party is concerned. Ho has taken his own course , with apparently little regard for its po.-.siblo partisan ef fect. The test of his in'luonco and au thority as a party leader will come when congress assembles. THE ( ] AIX TO THK M'KST. The World's fair ought to prove , and there is every reason to believe will prove , a most important agency for promoting the development of the coun try beyond the Mississippi. Of course the immediate effect will bo to draw a great deal of money from the west nnd this drain may be expected to have a more or loss unfavorable effect upon business for a time , but it is easy to exaggerate aggorato the danger to western com mercial interests in this respect. In the lirst place a part of the money that will bo expended for traveling on west ern railroads will remain in this section and ho disbursed here. The ex traordinary outlay of the western per * plo for travel will not , therefore , be wholly diverted from this part of the country. In the second place , nearly everybody who will go to the fair , and particularly those who intend to remain for some time , will bo rather more lib eral than usual in providing for their personal comfort and adornment , to the present advantage of retail business. The real drain from the western country will bo the money that is loft in Chicago cage , and unquestionably this will bo a considerable amount , though upon any reasonable estimate It will not bo sr great as to bo seriously felt. The west can stand a pretty largo tribute to the exposition without pinching itself. But whatever drain the fair maj make upon the llmuicial resources of the west will be many times returned , then is every reason to believe , by what that great enterprise will bring to the west ern country. Perhaps its greatest ob ject lesson , to most of those who visit it for practical investigation , will be in the agricultural resources of the regioi west of the Mississippi. People of tno eastern and middle states who desire sire to obtain the most trust worthy information regarding the capa bilities and possibilities of the west wil IK ) able to llnd It In the exhibits of the states of this section , and undoubtcdlj thousands will go to Chicago chiolly foi this purpose. People engaged In agrl cultural pursuits in Now Kngland , Now York , Pennsylvania and other states o the eastern and middle portions of tlu country , will take this most favorable opportunity to learn from observation what the west Is capable of producing , at the same time In quiring as to the opportunities hero for bettering their condition , nnd it is reasonable to expect that borne of thorn will bo Induced to transfer their residence to the west. If this be real ized there should bo within the next year a demand for good agricultural land in this section that will materially enhance Its value. Another source of bonetlt to the west will DO the class of Investors who put their capital Into property in towns and cities which pos sess the conditions of progress and pros perity. Many of this class who visit the fair will extend their observations west ward In order1 to see for themselves the opportunities for profitable Investment In such cities as St. Paul , Minneapolis , Omaha and Denver , and some of them will find satisfactory reasons for placing investments. Hvory progressive west ern city , It is reasonable to expect , will in this way l > o materially benefited through the agency of the World's fair. There were many people , who , at the inception of this great enterprise , urged that It could not possibly be of any bone- It or advantage to the country west of ho Mississippi , but on the contrary that t would cause a drain upon the linaneial esonrccs of this section which would bo iraotioally a loss. If there are any such pessimists now they do not make themselves heard. T1IH IIOL'NH THAT WILMAM IWILT. And now It has been proven by com petent testimony before the supreme court that the outside stouo enclosure of , ho old pen which had bo n converted nto one side of the now cell house fell in wforo the building had been put up. Who would ever have thought of such a .hing as using an old tumble-down stone 'once as part of the walls for a cell louse ? Nobody outtido of the Hoard of Pubfic Lands and Build- ngs would have over expected that It could be lit for anything more than a tool house or wagon shed. No wonder the wall laid down the first time i gust of wind leaned against It. But the wretched shed swallowed up $ -10,000 all the same , with several thou sand dollars more to pay for material ind labor , not oven considering the probable cast of the cells which Moshor was to have paid for under his contract. But before those cells are put in the whole shed may have to bo relocated and reconstructed. But , bog pardon. Wo realize that such a statement will bo construed again as a malicious per sonal attack upon the impeached mem bers of the state board and a brutal and cowardly exhibition of hostility toward the city of Lidcoln and all its inhabi tants. A TUMllltK IA Vi'OC'K.V There was excitement on the New York Stock exchange yesterday amount ing almost to a panic and moat stocks experienced a decided tumble. It is noteworthy that another demonstration was given of the weakness of the indus trial or trust securities , a number of these going down with a rush and every body holdinir them being eager to un load. Several times before the lack of confidence in these securities has been conspicuously shown , and the fact is significant. The industrial stocks very generally pay well as an investment , some of them return ing generous dividends , but they are hazardous holdings by reason of the un lawful character of the combinations they represent , and therefore whenever the market becomes a little panicky there is a rush to cot rid of them. The monetary situation in Now York is best indicated by the statement that call loans jumped to 20 per cent. This shows both stringency and a very nervous fooling in financial circles. The obvious fact is that eastern money lenders are at present disposed to oxcrciso unusual caution and conservatism , and whatever may bo thought elsewhere of the necessity for such a policy the probability is that it will bo main tained for some time to come. It is not duo to the fact that there is not enough money in the country to do the business. The explanation is to bo found in condi tions which naturally tend to make capital timid and which are not con fined to our own country. The action of the Bank of Kngland in raising its rate of discount evidences a situation there which would naturally conduce to caution hero , for it foreshadows an increased demand upon this country for gold. The direct cause of the situation in London is undoubt edly the recent heavy linaneial failures in Australia. It is not to bo apprehended that any thing in the nature of a financial crisis is imminent , but tlmt the business inter ests of the country must prepare thorn s-elves for a general and moro or loss prolonged contraction of credits seems manifest. There is nn almost world-wide demand for a readjustment of finan cial ciiditioiis , and while the great com mercial nations are going through Wio process of reaching thin , frequent and moro or less serious disturbances are to bo expected. K fiACM..S/O.V / IX KOKC'K. This is the day for the Chinese ox- elusion act to go into effect. The act was passed over one year ago. It ex tends for ten years the laws forbidding the Chinese to eomo into the United Stales. It also requires every Chinese laborer already hero to procure , within a year after the enactment of the law , a certificate of residence from the col lector of Internal revenue of the district in which ho resides. In default of this ho shall bo deemed unlaw fully within the United States and liable to expulsion from the country. Chinese who enter the country in viola tion of the law are subject to imprison ment and subsequent deportation. The constitutionality of this law is questioned and only a fuw of the Mon golians in this country have registered , chiolly because ordered not to do so by the Chinese Six Companies. This refusal to comply with this enactment , at least un til its constitutionality shall have bajn authoritatively determined , has oxclted moro or less attention throughout the country. On the Pacific coast it lias run into undue excitement and apprehensions have boun entertained that riotous demonstrations against the Chinese may today occur in San Franelso. It is evident that Secretary ( iresham recognizes tlio gravity of the possibilities , and ho has impressed upon the governor of California and the federal authorities on the coast the ne cessity of taking precautionary meas ures to prevent any such disgraceful outbreak. The Intention of the government now is , so far as can bo ascertained , to at once test the legality of the law. The interests of the citizens , especially where there are largo numbers of tho&o laborers , and justice to the Chinamen themselves , demand a prompt settle ment of the vexatious question. To- ilny one or two Chinamen who have 1 failed to rogljjlyrl will bo arrested I In some community whore they reside , for the object ( if1 bringing a test case before the suprqipj eourt. As out of the I 1011,000 Chlnosoiluuorors now hero only , a few hundred' ' hftvo registered , there | will bo nodilllq'iij'iy ' ' in finding subjects j for example. Of'i course the lawyers already retained1 jby the representatives of the Six C'oinpnnio : ? . or perhaps by the Chinese legation , will apply for a writ of habeas cftfyyis , and thus It Is ex pected that n doobtion of the question of the cnnstitution'alfty of the exclusion act may bo reached next week. The iuutillty of attempting to predict the probable decision of this test case Is apparent. The legal status of China- men In the United States that It will establish is not the only grave feature involved , The important question as to the power of congress to make laws in violation of international treaties made by the president , "by and with the ad- vlco and consent of the senate , " may arise for consideration. And after the decision , should the court sustain the constitutionality ot the law its enforce ment , If the Chinese remain obdurate , will prove one of the most perplexing duties a legal enactment over imposed. To arrest 100,000 or moro of the Mon golian resistants , try them , and pay their icost of transportation from the different points where they may be , to the Flowery Kingdom , would prove a task the government is not likely to undertake. If the law is declared constitutional the seeming impossibility of enforcing it will likely render it a dead letter on the statutes. That is as far as it applies to those aliens already in the United States. The en forcement of its provisions to prevent further immigration of this class of for eigners , so objectiomiblo in the estima tion of many communities , would prob ably prove effectual. IT is announced that a world's con gress of bankers and financiers will beheld held in Chicago from Juno 1 ! ) to 2. > in clusive. Delegates arc expected to bo present from all the different powers , and numerous conferences of exports in particular branches of banking and financiering will bo hold during the progress of the convention. The results of these conferences may. and should , prove of practical local benefit to every section of the country. Some of them promise to be of special interest and importance. The conference of delegates appointed by the governors : of the several states and territories nnjd Canada , to com pare banking systems , methods of doing business , tlio banking resources and general inS-es'tmonts ' peculiar to each , is likely to afford liberal informa tion. That to consult on clearing house methods in 'the United States , Canada anil England , with a view to formulating some , plan of union among clearing houses , may bo productive of generally benellciont results. Perhaps the most important of any of these con sul tations will bo that of bank examiners and accountants from all parts of the world , and superintendents of banking departments undur the soveiral state governments. The opportunity that the congress will afford for acquiring inter national familiarity with the methods of banking and financiering in the va rious marts of the civilized world will render it one of the most valuable ) and interesting'of the many world's con gresses that will bo hold during the time of the Columbian exposition. Keeps TliiMii Down to lluslneis. Kearney Teltgmm. Judge Maxwell , the chief justice , is pre siding over the impeachment court with his usual clearness and Impartiality , and seems to bo ready for the two Wubsters at each turn. i ; , t Tulki , U'.Mt Acts. ft. Limit ( Hube-Icmocrat The truth as to the position of the Now York bankers appears to bo that tlioy are willing to help the 'government with moo talk and let the wust furnish the substantial assistance. rininiHul ( 'r.Mls Avrrtuil. ( 'litrnuii llccnnl. It Is said that before Secretary Carlisle loft , Chicago he madu arrangements to avert a linaneial crisis. Ho was scon in conference with the man who sold sandwiches to the crowds on the exposition grounds. I.o\vor < 'd | : H DlKHlty. /UDIH 8 CttU JlKll tUll The Kansas supreme court rather lowered its dignity by making the explanation in ono of its decisions that it H iut inlliiuncoil by partisan considerations inadJuiUfatlnguasc.s. Such an explanation Is as much out of piae-o as for a minister of tno gospel to assort In his .sermon that ho Is not a uonllrmcd hor.so thiof. _ _ Humiliating Kxpi-rt Mcilicit Testimony. I'litlntlitilii ] < i Hicnnl , A bill to ivgulato modlcal expert testimony in criminal cases has bcori drafted by 1'rof. Vaughn of the University of Michigan , who was a witness In the Hia-hanan trial in Now York recently. Such a l.'iw seams to bo greatly needed In most of the states , mm Its provisions should bo made so plain as not to require the services of an export in their in- tcrprutution and application. UlMHIlU.I til lHlplllllltllllllt. ; | ClilMU' ' > Tlmu. Foreigners who have come to the fair ox- poi'ting to got some good hulTalo .shooting between visits to Jackson park will b.i dis- upiMlatocl. If they iiro dUtingnish'Jil and titlod. however , the inhabitants of thu Lalco Shore drlxo and the South Side boulevards will vie with oai-h otllor In demonstrating to them the intne.icioi'of ' the Chicago system of lion hunting. 't lli'iinilu ol Mutilu.p il OvmcT-tUI | > . Ilnffillit K-rpnvs. At least 120 cities in { he United States own their electric-lighting uswbllshwonts. Ono out of every llftuon olwjtrk1 light plants Is a municipal institution/ ' Some of thuso cities arc lighted for $ r p.rr Inlnp a yoir. Albanv , Mo. . Crete , Nub. , Harrington , Kan. , Middle- town , P.i. , and OxfohfvO. , from the profits derived from the frfmmcrc-lal are an 1 incan descent lights funiist | ( 4 by them are able to pay all the expunses of the plants-ami fur nish the street lights without cost to t ho taxpayers. M | ' _ Of IiiUT < i Uil : Muriliirrrii. Mr. Jeremiah of Obiii'luu ' invented a doatli chair which may interest our murderers. It Kills painlessly , Mr. .leromUh savs. The head i.s laid In a helmet , and when the chair moves ono way and the helmet another the neck is twisted as in the execution of chick ens. It Is not certain that the murderers will bo readily convinced of the superiority of the Jeremiah. Many of them are yet HKeptical as to the humanity of thuclectnu.il chair , and Mr. Jeremiah will have to explain to them that the ncitlvlty of n chicken the neck of which has boon wrung Is not caused by any discomfort that It feels. Most mur derers arc unsdcnttlio and Judge wholly by appearances. i < > StruiiKln Cuinpuiltlon. I'littiuMpMa l > ret. The light now going on In the L'onnetUeut legislature for a general railroad law go fern- intr the construction and operation of electric railroads may have Important results. The steam railroads are opposing the bill unlrss it Is drawn to their liking. The two 'in/vis ions they ilcslro to keep In It nro clnusos forbidding electric railroads currying freighter or paralleling steam railroads now In existence once , but If those uro retained It will nm- tcrlnlly check the building of electrics A greater expansion In the establishment of electric railroads 1ms been manifested In Connecticut than elsewhere. A great num ber of small towns in the state nro anxious for means of communication , nnd they win Rot It only In this way. Hut the steam rail roads see the danger to their business , nnd are demanding that the grants bo restricted. Not Tlilii-SkliiniHl , Only Adilte-1'ntvd. AVfiitiid / Cy ( ( Xtu-s. The Lincoln papers arc. exceedingly thin- skinned , considering their experience nnd some people with whom they have bad to deal. Thu O.MtiiA DISK the other day re ferred to the tainted atmosphere" of Lin coln and spoke of the corruption and vetml- Ity" which has existed m the slate Institu tions for years. That statement woke up the Journal and Call to fever pitch anil they ac cused Tin : HUB of slandering the babes at the mothers' breast , ttio little children at tending the public schools , thu thousand < > ' . ' moro from throughout the state attending the university , and set up a noise as loud as the hoatlnir of bass drums at a political gathering. Why all this kicking ? Has any ono since IhilT claimed that thu state Institutions were being conducted In a strictly honest man- ' "nor ! Have not tlio state officials on a slen der salary waxed fat and riehf Was there not a general cry of horror among the republicans when charges \voro preferred against D.in Lauor and William Uorgan. and particularly so when the grand jury promised to make an Investigation' There are the asylum steals , tlio peniten tiary steals , state house steals , the old mil- vorsity ring , the asylum that was burned , thn Lincoln sale of lots , and a whole lot of other things In which jobbery was charged. In fact there has been enough stealing in Lincoln slnco Nebraska became a state to "taint the atmosphere" of not only Nebraska hut all thu adjoining states. There are many honest pconlo In Lincoln , but tlutt does not niter thn fact that the Capital City has al ways been a hotbed of corruption , ft'KIIH.IHKA AXIt XKHXASKAXll. C. J. O'Connor , U.iUota county's treasurer , Is nn applicant for Indian agent at the Win- nebairo agency. Postmaster Hlnnchard of Homer has re signed and C. S. Ford leads In the rnco for the vacant olllco. Dr. J. Cf. Greene 1ms assumed the position of assistant physician at tlio Norfolk insane asylum , to which he was recently appointed. Farmer Kink of York county was thrown from his wagon near Waco and received in juries which terminated in his death twenty- four hours later. Three hunters with greyhounds succeeded In running down and killing seven wolves in ( ! ago county. The "varmints" wore of thu big gray vnrictv. North Platte men nro said to bo laying odds of 7 to 5 that W. S. Pcnistou will cap ture the position of register of the United States land ofllco at that place. Die Ashland Driving Park association has elected H. II. Cone. It. K. Hutlor , J. If. Oliver , V. Lc-mou , O. D. Ilnrford , .luff Hmitn nnd James Jantin , jr. , directors for the en suing year. The Northwestern Congregational associa tion has concluded an interesting session at Chadion. I'ho churches of Chadron , Hay Springs , Homlngford , Ucno , Nonpareil , Lalto Side , Snake Creek , Hynnnls and Uerea were represented. The Adams county commissioners at their last session allowed $ f'iU , ( ) ( ) in bills drawn against the general fund for IVJ'J , and there is still money in the fund. Prosperity is reigning in that section , ns the before stated fact witnesseth. Mike Conloy , nn ex-ball player , nearly lost his lifo while crossing a 13. kt M. bridge at Nebraska City. An engine came up behind him without any warning , and in endeavor ing to eseapo ho foil between the tics into the creek below , skinning his face co.isidciM- bly. bly.Tho The Falls City exposition managers are sending out circulars calling attention to the exhibition which they nro to hold July i ! for thp purpose of aiding In building a Presby- teri'tn church. The plan of this exposition will bo to request manufacturers , de.ilers nnd others to donate samples of their goods , with linn card attached , to be displayed in a large public building with free admission for two weeks , the exposition closing with n sale of goods for the benefit of the church. The association will bo pleased to receive goods of nil kinds , guaranteeing that n proper display is accorded each and every article. It is presumed that the advertise ment will more than repay the generosity of the sender. The exposition will bo thor oughly advertised in Kansas , Missouri nnd Nebraska. o ] 'liHtiO.\ LIT IBS. John Henry Pnrker , the publisher of Keblo's famous book , "Tho Christian Year , " could originally have bought the copyright of the book for SUM ) . The author's profits on the book amounted to ? TO,000. Prof. Do war , who lately succeeded in lique fying nir , has now succeeded in freezing it Into a transparent solid. It may yet bo pos sible that people will be spared the trouble of going out of town for a change of air In the summer. Prof. Rgleston of the Agricultural depart' inent has prepared for exhibition at the World's fair a section of n tree 401 years old nnd a chart showing within the tcii-yenr lines of growth the history of the world since Columbus' discovery. Miss Selina Harris of Frankfort , Ky. , has been asked to sit for a picture of "Hsther , " ono of the characters In Hen-llur. " tieneral Lew Wallace met the young lady in Craw fordsville. Ind. , and was very much im pressed with her good looks. In the recently published ' Kssnys" of the Into Sir Morell MncUen/.io the observation is it Is ' ' who , made that 'only singers preserve thn purity of language. " ' 1 no great physi cian's experience with church choirs must have been as happy : is it was limited. Prof. William S. Tyler , who has been pro - fessor of P.reck in Amherst college for llfty years , will retire from duty at the coining commencement. The "Amherst Socrates , " as the nlumr.l affectionately call him. has left nil enduring mark on the bcholarship of tlio country. Dr. Thomas W. ICvans. the Paris dentist , whoso fame was world-wide in Kugonie's days , is about to rrent a home for American girls who go to thn French capital to s'.udv. During the course of his long residence in Paris Dr. Kvanshas given $ .100,000 to benev olent nnd charitable institutions. M. Jules Simon has discovered the secret of old ai5 . and he has formulated the recipe In two words -intolluotn.il work. Nothing ho declares , helps so maturi.illy to consorvi phjsieal strength as mental employment nnd In proof of this theory he paints out thai the French Institute U a perfect congreg.i- lion of Imlo and hearty octogenarians. l.MKlftTltl.ll. . Four hundred years ago the annual pro duction of pig Iron amounted to IJO.OIH ) tons nnd Franco produced one-fifth of It , moro than any other conntrv. Now lh anniia output is about IIU.OIKI.IKII ) tons , nnd Franei contributes ouly one-llfteonth of it. The United States produces moro than one-fortl of the whole amount. The employes of the Pennsylvania railroad have raised iflfi.OOU toward tlio erection of a building for their exclusive usoin Philadel phia. Pa. The building is to be a model om > , und will contain reading , reception , bath rooms and a gymnasium , nnd otherwise will bo nlcolyand comfortably furnished. At the recent conference held in Hriisscls to inakn arrangements for thu coining Inter national Labor congress inulrich , it was resolved tlmt all labor organizations advo cating Independent political action , together with alt socialistic toclutius , be allowed to send delegates , but anarchists will bo uncmidi- tluinily oxcluduil on account of their tactics and their opposition to independent iwlitlcnl notion. At the preliminary I'onferonce , dele gations from Inland.Franco.lennany , Hol la nd.Helglum and Switzerland wuro present The sessions of the congress will bo open to both the press nnd the public. A discovery which promises tn be of great importance in the arts , has reet-iul.v been made in connection with the electro-deposi tion of copper and othur mutiils. Heretofore these processes have been carried on by im mersing thu mutul Intended to receive tbe deposits in nil aqueous solution of it salt of the metal to bo deposited. The new process makes use of Insoluble s > alls of tbe various metals , which are reduced to Him jxiwiler nnd mechanically mixed wiili water. Tno mixture Is auulicd to the surface of tut metal by mcnns ot n brush to the rmndlo of vrhlch Itnttnohod the olei-trlo ronilut ting wire , ei that the process of deposition resembles tlmt of applying a coat of paint. Not only pure metals , but nil sorts of alloys nra iippUm ! as coatings tit other mutals with the utmost facility by this nrocuss. The hull of an Iron ship , for example , may bo painted over with n tough , adherent , nnd Impervious coating of metallic copper , of any desired thickness. Kxperlments have been made which Indicate that this process ma.be . successfully applied to the plating of aluminum with silver or gold , a desideratum which tins long been sought for , but hitherto apparently In vain. itfi u.TIII : n.i/i tallriinil l.nliorrrt Drltru I nun thu orViiy In Smith Dnkotn , Sioi'x FALLS. S. P. , May -I. Work on the low line of the Sioux Palls & Ynnkton road nmo to n sudden stop this morning In Tur- icrnnd Lincoln counties. 100 teams nnd UOO lion Itelng driven off by farmers through vlio.si ? land they were worklnir. Payment or right of way was not satisfactory. Condemnation proceedings were yesterday ) cgiui ngalnst Senator Pottigrewandsuvcral ) ther prominent men In this city lor the title to land along the line. Cnuglit b.v n llnotnpr' * .Story. Sioux FAI.I.S , S. D. , MayI. -Special ( to I'IIE Ur.i : . ] An Interesting cnso baa como uu joforo Judge Aikens In the circuit court lore. Three years ago ( ! . W. Ward , O. A. Hay ward nnd n number of other prominent gentlemen listened to n plauslhlo story told .iy a Chicago boomer , O. L. door , who came icro representing that hit owned the ( intent to a most valuable Invention. They formed t stock company , erected some expensive Lmlldings , built half n mlle of railroad and then gave notes to deer for J. " > 0OlH ) to cover the worth of the patents. These notes were to bo put in escrow to bo jiatd when the patents should bo found satisfactory nnd were deposited with I ) . M. Hillis of Chicago , a partner of deer. When the machinery arrived It was found to bo very much different from the representations and the company refused to accept it. In the meantime the notes had been sold to Herman Lundauer , who now claims to be nn innocent purchaser , and sues for the face of them. 'I'ho company is worthless , but the notes had been endorsed by several of the gentlemen named and they nro men of large property Interests , deer was ono of the signers. The original formula rend "Wo endorse. " Thu defendants claim that this has been changed to " 1 endor.se , " n material alteration , nnd on the strength of that claim the case was some time ago thrown out of the United States court. The cnso Involves some of the most Inlluentlal men in the com munity and will bu bitterly fought. Cmirluiloii of nn lnlrrt"ttlii ) ; (7iiM > Sioux FAI.I.S , S. D. , May 4. jspecial to TUB Ilii.l : : One of the moat interesting divorce cases that has been decided lately was hoard before Judge Aikens last evening. Thu plaintiff is Frank lllood of Amsterdam , N. Y. . who owns the largest broom manu factory in the world nnd who , since bis resi dence here , has been particularly lavish in his dress nnd his expenses. His wife was Catharine , the daughter of William Now- schafcr. a well known moneyed man of New York City , nnd they were married in April , IS'.U. In August of the snmo year Mrs. lilooil went homo on n visit to her parents and within six days thereafter began a suit for divorce. The reason assigned by the plaintiff was the influence of her iiarunts , who wished to control $100,000 which she ha'l inherited from her grandfather. Her suit was later withdrawn , but she refused to return to her husband. Ulood left for tlio east with his decree. Will Fight tlio Inw. KAI-IU CITV , S. D. , May ! . [ Special Telegram - gram to TIIK Bun. ] W. L. Hall of the United Stntes revenue service has just completed n roundup of all the Chinamen- the Hlnck Hills , nnd today stated that except a few at Fort Meade In the employ of the govern ment , they had positively refused to register or comply in any manner with the provisions of the Oenry law. There are about -400 here. They nrc well organized , have plenty of monev , hvo ; retained prominent at torneys nnd , acting undur instructions from the Six Companies , will make n light on the law. Attorneys who have examined the law believe ttmy can defeat it The Chinese are positive and emphatic in their denunci ation of the law nnd several remarked : "Mclican man go China , got hull. " Should nn attempt bo made to compel compliance with the law an interesting time is antici pated. Will Itixnquot Judge TrlH | . YANKTOS , S. D. , May 4. [ Special Tele gram to Tins BKB. ] Judge Bartlett Tripp , minister to Austria , will bo tendered n re ception by the members of the Ynnkton bar at Hotel Plcrco in this city on the evening of May 8. On May 0 Mr. Tripp leaves with bis family for Vienna nnd this reception will in a measure express the esteem nnd affection In which he is held b.v his fellow practietioners at law and the citizens of Yankton. Mem bers of the state supreme court , the gov ernor and secretary , United States Senators Pottigrew nnd Kyle and prominent politi cians have been asked to attend , nnd the reception - coption will bo a very elnbornte affair. Mr. Tripp loaves Ills magnificent homo in this city in charge of an eastern gentleman , who has rented It for four years. \\nrliliit : Ilin Kiirmors. Judging from a stack of loiters tlmt have boon received within the last fuw days by Postmaster Clarlcson there is a bogus sub scription ngcnt abroad in Nebraska anil bo Is raking In the good American dollar * nt llvoly rato. 1'ooplo from different parts of the .slut \vrllo the jiostmastcr inquiring about th- publication of nn alleged paper called th < Oinnlm Weekly Post. Tlmv say that * smooth-talking Individual , giving In sotr , places the numo of Hockvillo. mid In othr neighborhoods Thomas , has boon doing ML state canvassing for the Omaha \VeoklJ Post , the price of which 1st said to bo M oonij n year , with n buttonhole worker thrown It ! ; The parties do nut state whether the inr ohlno Is a success In woi-ltlng buttonhole1 but there Is plenty of evidence to prove thfl : the young man has worked the i > ooplo at right. At present there Is nosuchpapr > published In Omnha as the \\Ynkly Post , a1 far , at least , ns tlio postmaster knows an ho has answered most of the letters statin t ] that ho bullovos the solicitor to have boon ; fraud. Nlnhriirii H Itrv 'l'o\\n , Nioimuu , Nob. , May 4. Sprclal Tuli ] pram to Tin : HUB. | - I'or the Ilrst time In tin history of thlrty-sovon years , N'lobrara 1-1 without an open saloon. At the mooting o'l the board of trustees last evening one saloor I was granted a license , but when the olhorl two were voted upon It was n tie ono mom3 ! her helm ? nliMont. A protest was ImniO'l dlately Hied by ono of the disappointed ap,1 nllcants against the fortunate ono nnd the ] board will hear the complaint Saturday * pending which the town Is prohibition. In Machinery ball : "Don't ynu Hunk thr | noise hern Is very overpowering' " "It doesn't seem so to nn > I li.it e Jusl ouincj from Ibo Woman's Imllilliu. ' Somorvlllo Jouriril : Tlio woman who dvo'l HIP si root car conductor ft i'npii | > r < * uiits to pay I her faro needn't bo surprised If. when shtl wauls to got out , the car slops with the roar ] platform dltcctiy opiioslie tbe mud llrooklyn Times : Parson Tenlhly I find KM'at tunny of mv emigre.rallun asleep wlillu II tun preaching. What would you advise mu tel do on such occasions ? Dr. Short I'ro.ioh a rousing sermon. Indianapolis Journal : "Tho air WHS rent,1' ' read Mr. Jason. "I have boon looKIn' forsomo- tiling of Ibo kind to happen. I th mihl sonw ono would bo rcntln' the air yet , samu as tin ) ' land. " 1'iiffc. "I'll kiss you for the one , " he said , "You love the niosl , oiilslili- mo " The maiden hlushml and hnnn nor head , "I line the human race , " said she ! I'M ( n Duller. Soon , soon shall come Hie balmy days , Where countless terrors ItirU When Ilio boiiselly oior Ibe butler pluys , And thu brass band does Its \\orU Hooloty .loiirniil : "How will I outer thol money the cashier sklpp > d with. " usKed the ] bookkeeper ; "under prnlit and loss ? " j "No ; suppose yon put It under running ex-l pauses. " Dntrolt , 1'roo Press : Tlio dude bad lieonl tbro\Mi fioni his horse and stunned and when ] be lojinlnod consciousness hr was iinli | > out of J bis bead for some days. The third day after' the accident a fi lend met bis phy.slelan. 'I low's Charlie ? " h" asked. "Very iniioli boiler. " "Have you mil him where ho shows signs of IntclllKonco ? " "Ob , no , " was the hopeful nnvor " \ \ ( don't expect to do more than lo resluri' him to his normal condition. " Tlio Club : Young Tuller My overcoat Is getting to bo so tlcht that 1 am afraid , when I I L'o , I shall have to ask you to help me on with I II. I MKs I'lnkerly- I asstiio you , Mr Tuttor , I nothliiK would Klvo mo ruator plea.suro. Chlongo Hecord : Maud- Why do you think ] shn's a HtroiiKnilndeilMiniitnV Kllon- Her children always look so frlgt- ftilly unwasliud. Viwno : "Poverty Is a illsensn , " howled Iho spoauer. "And yet , " murmured thn poorclmp In tlio back of the ball , "wo wlio are alllletod with It are nrruMud whenever wo take tiny- thltiK for It. " Atlanta ronstllullon : Slrnngor I am In search of an editor. How many peonlo In this town know how to run a newspaper ? Kdltor Well , tlio population numbers 605. Atchlson fllonn : A boy's conselenco Is thai part of him which iirompls him to oal nil the candy to kuep It from making his littlu brothur sick. Chicago Inter Ocntin : "Dickey , did you know ( hat your sister was looklnu for mo tonltfhty" i Dlcuoy YDS , Vauso I beard her toll ma Him I hoped you'd have sense enough togowliuiij Mr. S\vuotly camo. IMItslnirg I'ln-onlcle-Tologriipli ! PaniniyJ SIMI 'S ( at tbo dliincr table ) 1 wish 1 was | twins. Mr. \ ? Siiascs--\Vhy , Sammy Sammy So I could gel two pieces of plo. Chicago Tribune : "No , " said Mr McSwat.J waving back tbo waiter who wascomliiK wlthl the dish of strawberries. "Not any' " { "No strawburrlns ? " oxeliilmeil Ibo friend win ! bad taken him out to dine. "Don't you like ; ] .strawborrlort" L "Yes , 1 llko thorn , " ho lejiilnod , "bill wu ] haven't bad any at , our house yet , and If II should eat tho.-o. old fellow. I couldn't lonllj Mrs. MeSwat lutliofuco when 1 go homo to nlKht. " //.I.V/'TO.V jOAU.1. Xewitrh ifiin. Go , tear the tatleretl ensigns down , lon have they waved on hlxb , And many an eye hns danced to see Those banners In the sky. llcni'atli tbum nun : Hut hat I hi .shout , And burst the cannon roar ; Tbt > meteors of this ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more , The decks , once red with heroes' blood , Where kmdt tbe vanquished foe. Wln'ii winds wen , Iniriyl.iK o'er Hie llooj | And waves wnre Hblli below. No moro shall feel tinherons' ( read Or Know Hie eonipieri'il Knee Tim nrildens of Hitshoie have swlpud The darlings of thu sou' Lur.ojt : , M inuf.ioturjri in I t'iU-i uf Clothliu-lu tlu Want Souvenir Books Some of these fine days not very far distant when the workmen get the an nex , done , we are going1 to have a grand opening such a one as no other clothing house ever had and on that occasion wo are going to give away souvenir books. Wo have placed some ol' them in our corner window where you can see them while you are looking at sorne of the nobbiest styles in spring suits you ever laid eyes on. The shapes and maybe the checks and the stripes can be duplicated , but the quality is exclusively our own the very best obtainable. Wo will sell your boy just as gooda suit for the same money as if you oamo with him. BROWNING , KING & CO. , ewnln jtlll a ) . j g. W , CjF , 15til dull Djljlai U
