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Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03
THE GOLD BUG POWER.

cLEvELANDs ANT1-sILvER LETTER CONDEMNED.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Judge Regain
makes q statement of the whole subject mat
ter at issue between the silver men in congress
and MI. Cleveland in which he characterizes
come of the latter's declarations rs most extra.
ordinary and astonishing. The judge con.
cludes his discussion of the question as fol-
lows: 'The people of this country know, what.
ever the bankers and b%ondholders may think,
that this is an effort to subordinate the inter-
ests of the American people to a class known
as bankers and bondholders, and to compel the
democratic president and democrats In con-
gress to adopt and carry out the very policy
for the carrying out of which the republican
party was beaten and turned cut of
power. That party was the tool
of corporations and money rings,
and it was beaten for being 30, and the demo
Gratis do not propose to take up the old clothes
of the republican party where they threw
them down. The country has not yet for
gotten that in 1878, when congress was trying
to restore silver to circulation and to prevent
the retirement and cancellation of legal ten
der notes, the banks, in order to prevent this,
contracted the volume of currency nearly
~ic,ooo,ooo III apoub turto WtehS, tuTedItuluB
q monetary panic for the purpose of intimi.
dating congress and the president, and to pre-
vent the passage of a measure which the best
interests of the country required; and they
would have produced a panic if the secretary
of the treasury had not thrown considerable
money on the market to buy up public securi-
ties and furnish the necessary circulation.
1t is stated that they are now threatening
another panic if they cannot succeed in what
they want. 1t Is to be hoped congress- will
answer them by repeating the law authorizing
the charter of banks and control the volumes OF
money, or, at least, take from them the privi-
lege of issuing currency and controlling it's
volume. We can safely dispense with ma
tional bank notes by establishing in their
place an equal amount of treasury notes in
stead, which would be serviceable for all taxes
and dues, and redeemable in coin at the will Of
the holder, and which, though not legal ten
der, would be tirst-class commercial pape
and would have exactly the qualities that the
national bank notes now have"
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03
IOWA MUNICIPAL ELECrIoNr.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, March 1.-The city
curing in the city council was quite spirited.
For alderman at LARGE, Col. Conrad, republi-
can, has 86S majority. In the second ward,
the principal business ward, and the one con-
tanning three-fourths of the saloons of the
city, and very evenly divided In politics, the
publican, and Daniel Leblanc, democrat, and
the leading saloon keeper of the city. Macy
Won by fourteen majority. In the third ward
Chsffee, republican, was elected by lG0 ma.
jority over Youngerman, democrat and a can
didate for reelection. In the sixth ward
King, republican, had 1888 majority. In the
seventh ward Eagan, democrat, had 108 ma
jority. The net result is a republican gain of
two.
DUBUQUE, March 2.-The city election to-
day at Dyersville resulted in a victory for the
democrats, John ID. Alsop being chosen mayor
over G. A Smith. At Earlville, the demo
Gratis elected George Stoehle mayor over Il.
Parker.
OTTUMwA, March 1.-The full returns of
the city election are not in, but enough is
known to make sure that the democrats have
carried the city election, the entire general
ticket and elected the councilmen in every
ward.
BURLINGTON, March 1.-The city election
passed off very quietly. A light vote was
polled. The democrats elected an alderman
at-large and in four wards made a clean
sweep. The proposition to turn over to the
city the public library founded by Gov, Grimes
was accepted with but little opposition,
CEDAR RAPIDS, March Att the city elec-
tion Frank @. HORNED, democrat, was elected
mayor by over 400 majority and John Il.
Stoneman, democrat, was elected judge of the
superior court by $50 majority. The repub-
licans elect the rest of the city ticket and the
democrats have a majority of two In the city
conncil
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03
P0CKETING THE SHEKELs.
The Mistake OF an Entcrprisins
Young Stock Man "A Com.
promise.

Yesterday a afternoon Mr.. Howe, of the
firm of Sander, Howe & Co commission
merchants, filed complaint in the police
court against E. A. Wallace, the junior
member, charging him with embezzling
$500 of the money of the firm. He had
been sppropr'ating, it was alleged, mon
les received from outside correspondents,
instead Of making due account the reof
and turning them into the general fund.
Officer Cormick was given the warrant
for Wallace's arrest, but before he could
%serveit Mr.. Sander, of the firm, came to
Judge Beneke and requested the with
drawal of the complaint. He said that
Mr.. Wallace had heard, in some way, OF
the discovery of his POPULATION and the
intention to prosecute. He had prom.
ised to Immediately act to work and re-
fund the amount which he had appropri.
ated as soon as possible. Accordingly
the matter, thus temporarily compro-
missed, Is In statu quo.
Wallace is q bright, energetic young
man, and this shortage Is probably due to
q falling of weakness rather than to In
hersnt dishonesty. 1t Is pretty well
known, however, that his tendencies are
fast"
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03
The British Grain Trade,

LONDON, March 2.-The Mark Lane Ex-
press, in review of the British grain trade dur.
ing the past week, says: Autumn Gown wheats
present an unusually favorable appearance.
Trade has been indiscribably dull and prices
favor buyers. The sales OF English wheat
during the past week were 54,5O3 quarters at
32s, against 81 1854 quarters at 37s Sd, during
the corresponding week last year. Flour and
barley contine to decline. Foreign wheats are
virtually unsaleable. The trade doing is the
smallest immaginable and prices are quotably
unchanged. Business in cargoes off the coast
hiss been trifling, as only eight cargoes ar.
rived. Three cargoes were witt drawn, one
sold and eight remain, six of which are Amer
lean. For cargoes forwarded the values are
nominal. Sellers quotations are slightly
lower. AT to-dsy's market wheat was quot
ably unchanged. There was nothing doing in
native sorts. Flour Cd cheaper and foreign
brands are slow of sale,
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03

CHICAGO, March Six thousand persons
were in battery ID armory tonight, and o
thousand were turned away, tie occasion be-
ing q pugilistic entertainment After the ap-
pearance of several amateurs, Tom Chandler
and Frank Glover contested for the Sporting
Journal medal for the champion heavy weight
of Illinois, five rounds, Queensbury rules,
medium gloves. It was q wicked encounter.
Chandler knocked Glover s~enseless for fifteen
seconds in the second round, but as the round
expired before the end of ten seconds it was
not q knock out. In the third round
Chandler forced the fighting for a time, and
pounded and cut Glover's face fearfully
Glover, however, made a most remarkable
rally, and in the fourth round knocked Chand
Ter senseless for thirty seconds, winning the
fight. 1t was thought for a time that Chand'
Ter was dead.
The final contest was between Jack Burke
and ALT Greenfield, five rounds, Queensbury's
rules, small gloves. 1t was a scientific but
cautious contest, in which Burke showed su.
perior ability both in stopping blows and hit,
ting, and was awarded the contest after five
rounds. There were no knock-downs.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03
C~alifornians Want General Grant to
Make His Home With Them,

SAN Francisco, March 2.-General Grants
illness has brought to light a project which
has been under consideration here for several
months. 1t is to bring the General and all
his family to California to live. The idea was
conceived by General Francis Dorr, formerly
of New York, now o resident of this city.
Dorr served during the war on the staff OF ID.
e. Buell., Rosecrans and John G. Foster. He
has since then, Notwithstanding he differs
from Grant IN politics, been one of the Gen.
erals warmest friends. The scheme, in which
several of our most prominent citizens heart.
lily cooperate, ia to buy a large bearing vine.
yard, La wing a residence and other necessary
buildings, and tender the whole property to
be- S' decided to Mrs. G SSata
The vineyard will be under the direction of a
skilled viticulturibt. After deducting from
the product a sun sufficient to cover all the
expenses of Grants household the balance
would be applied in liquidation Of the mort
gage Several large properties have been Wis
tied so as to select the most suitable. The
Central Pacific railroad nave rendered special
cars to go to New York to bring Gen. Grant
with hh family and physicians. All expenses
of the party would be paid. Grant was made
acquainted with the scheme about three
months ago and requested to come and see be.
fore deciding. A dispatch was, however, re.
ceivsd from Grant last night, stating that 1t
would be impossible to make the trip at the
present,
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03
THE NEWS.
THE ILLINOIS MUDDLE.

DICTATOR HAINEs DETERMINED 10 FoIsr RIM
SELF.
Special telegram to the BEE.
CHICAGO, March 2.-Speaker HaineS, Of the
Illinois legislature, arrived here Sunday night
and has bsen in consultation since with o mum.
Der of democrats. From the remarks dropped
by him it is believed that he contemptstes at.
tempting another sensation in the senatorial
balloLing this week which is none other than
to urge himself hard for the senatorial nomi.
nation and to declare that the 102 democrats
now in the joint session constitute q legal
majority since the death of Representative
Logan. An inspired editorial in the "Chi-
cage Times" taking this cue gives color, to the
rumor. This editorial makes the specious
plea that lO2 votes would suffice at this june.
ture; that It constitutes q quorum and that
the democrats, can, il they desire have abso.
Lutte control, even though not q republican
answers to the roll call. Mr.. Haines' declara-
ton as he left Springfield was: Things have
got to be brought to q crisis on Tuesday. ~" AS
an evidence of the purpose of the democrats
to keep the lines drawn, several republicans,
who had extended journeying to Washington,
hio w Joih cishoh VI tht bWO uoltRutlOub
from this city which have set out for the cap.
itsl, although they had completed arrange.
ments to do so. This is supposed to mean
that the 102 democrats will be present at the
roll call on Tuesday morning. If the demo.
Gratis proceed to act upon the assumption that
their numbers are sufficient to elect, the fact
remains that the party is not yet solid for the
caucus nominee, but has been demonstrated
that Morrison has q sufficiently large personal
following to defeat any attempt to break his
lines, at least be, ore he has once received the
full party vote, 30 that in any
event it is not all assured that the
election would result even the alternative,
that the democrats should assume to possess
the power to elect.
Both Morrison and Gen. Palmer in addition
have openly expressed the opinion that it still
requires lob votes to elect. The fact, how.
ever. is certain from the facts developed here
to-day that if it rests in the ability of Mr..
Haines to create q sensation growing out of
the present condition of affairs he will not
hesitate to do go. Gen. Palmer has becone q
~frequenter of the Hobbies of the house during
the joint session and is daily seen around the
Leland hotel. Mr.. Streetor in voting for him,
seems Is have struck the spark which aroused
the latent hopes of the old warrior and advo-
cate of states rights. His friends IN Spring
field say that it is not possible for Mr.. Morn.
son to hold out longer than twenty days and
that Mr.. Palmer's name will then be offered
n caucus.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03

ant for the patrons Of the track. The pools
sold frequently amounted in the aggregate TO
$40. 600 q day, and the races attracted tho
most skillful book makers, and the most
adroit gamblers, that frequent cur tracks.
The utmost order and dscorum were observed.
Probably If the Coney Island Jockey club
were the only racing association on the island,
the good folks of Brooklyn would not have
raised q rumpus, but the Brighton Beach SIS.
ISOLATION began operations and then com.
plants began to pour in. TIL races on this
track defy description OF comparison. There
is nothing like them elsewhere in
this broad land. They are run to
make money and for no other rerson, and
there Is all sorts of trickery and hippodroming
from the beginning Of the race day to the end
of it. Betting is fast and furious like the
pace Of the horses, and the pool. sellers and
book makers are up TO every article hat is
known to maj to beat the man who puts in
his cash. Order Is not preserved, and there
is q demoralizing air Of sin, vice and crime
about the plsce. Women, and there are
many of them there that are not from the
christian houses of Brooklyn or the aristo'
cratic avenues of New York. They are
sporting women and they bet with
equal freedom and abandon as do the men.
They are on the lookout for adventures
and for victims. The track deserves some of
its bad reputation, but not all, though 1t has
been bad enough to furnish some ground for
complaint, and the authorities have decided
that the law of gambling, which in New York
Is now very strict, must be observed. To that
end the place on Coney Island, where q few
days ago booksellers were selling on the New
Orleans races have been closed, the proprie.
tors arrested and fined, and q general warn.
ing has been given to all racing associations,
that a like fate awaits the first man who sells
an auction or mutual pool. Games of chance
are all to be suppressed, and Objectionable
hp,,gpo nra 60 ha n1N..I T.. L-A d.
Island is to be run this year on strictly moral
principles.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03
PERSON

A. II. Ballsnberg, of New York, is at the
Willard.
L.. J. Leon, of New York City, is at the
Paxton.
Councilman Anderson has returned from
Laramie.
s. p. Morse. who has been quite i'll, is I'M
proving rapidly.
Chris. Hartman and wife have returned
from New Orleans.
T...H.j McCague, of the Commercial Ma.
tional bank, left for Washington yesterday.
j. Coleman, with the United States Sus-
pender company, of New York, is at the Pax
ton.
Col. Gibbon arrived in the city last evening
from the west, and will remain here eeveral
days.
Harry p. Deuel. and wife went to New Or.
leans last night on a brief expedition of plea
sure.
M, S. Martinovitch left for Washington
| yesterday, to be present at Cleveland's inaugu-
ration.
Mr.. M. Nj. Marshall, of the wire works, re-
turned yesterday from the west, and left last
night for Chicago.
L. b. Williams and S. r. johnson left for
San Francisco, California, Sunday night, on an
extended business and pleasure trip.
Mr.. George w. Cook, of the firm of Terrill
& Cook, left yesterday for a three weeks visit
to the markets of New York and Boston.
Mrs. Carrie Rses, who came here to attend
the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Willie j..
Richie, and remained to visit, left for heme
yesterday.
Mr.. Dobbs, formerly connected with the
Chicago & Northwestern railway, has been
| appointed Union Pacific agent at South
Omaha.
A. 8. Churchill, Atlantic; John Hecker
| O'Neill; Thomas Rawlings, Wakefield; E. B
Savage, Lincoln; Wm. Atchison, iSun Light
VIM. Sharp, of Manchester, are at the Can
field.
w. H. Hoag, Tekamah; J. M. Coleman
Neigh; James Bell, David City; Benjamin
Brown, New York; w. G. Clare. Chicago;
E. X. Butler, W. F. Cory, f. A, Bailey, New
York, are at the Willard.
Among the arrivals at the Paxton yesterda!
were G. A. Mast, Norfolk; w. II. Webster
Central City; r. d. Smith, st. Edward s; w
II. Hayden. Hastings; r. Estelle, Blair; T
II. Leavitt, Lincoln; Z. Hurlbut, Columbus
A. s. Potter, West Point.
J. A. Barr, Nebraska City; Chas. Moulton
Theo. Wegener Valentine; ". A. Abbott
+. L. Ainsworth, Miss Mary j. Anthony
Lincoln; Harlan Draper, Bancroft; j. A. Os
borne, Genoa; J. g. Laughlin and F. Laugh
lin, of Tekamah, Neb., are at the Metropoli
tan.
Mr.. S. L. Mills, who has been in the EN-
ploy of the Union Pacific for many years il
responsible clerical positions, has resigned thu
chief clerkship under Superintendent Dor
rance, in order to take a much needed rest
He contemplates an extended western pleasur'
trip. Mr.. Mills takes with him the hughes
recommendations from his late EMPLOYERS,
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03

the Will Of her late husband, objected to
the case being then tried, on the ground
that the October term for Douglas
county had been terminated By TIE No.
yember term of SNpy county, aud as no
speoisl term had been called, the Judge
was without Jurisdiction to then hear the
case. The objections being overruled,
the attorneys for Mrs. Mericle refused to
procsed with the trial, aud gave notice Of
appeal. The case now goes to the
court.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03
BAD NEWS FOR TURFMEN.
SUPPRESSION OF II SLAM RAG
CORNER

SUPPRESSION OF TIE COMFY ISLAND RACE
CURSE.
Special telegram to The BE.
NEW YORK, March 2.-Thers is bad news
for turfmen. Betting on races at two Coney
island courses Is to be abolished. That means
disaster to many horse owners, who have in
consequence OF last seasons wonderful brisk.
ness of business on these tracks made arrange,
ments for deyoting themselves next summer to
this rich field. Coney island has been a place
with laws unto itself. However, by some
hook or crook, the Brooklyn authorities have
iurisdiction there, and there are those that
decree that pool selling must cease. The
Coney island jockey club had cometo take the
place made vacant when all gambling except
that of bookmaking was suppressed at Jerome
park. The fashionable folks, professional
gamblers, Wall street brokers, and
the great throng that go to the races
to bet a few dollars on the results all
transferred their allegiance to the Coney
Island track, and it became thu most prosper.
GUS of all eastern racing places. The profits
Of the ASSOCIATION have been very great, aud
they have been able. therefore, to offer very
attractive purses, and to make it very pleas
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03
A Bank LibeIed.

New YORK, March Bank Examiner
sereba completed his examination of the
United States National bank Saturday and
found the bank in excellent condition, with q
clear surplus of s1OO,O 900. He pronounced
the reports recently circulated about 1t as the
work of cefamers who ought to be made
suffer for their uujustifAble attacks. Murray,
president of the bank, returned from his
western trip yesterday and Is at his bank this
morning. He says he will immediately pr OF
scute Chas, d. Keep, editor Of tho Wall
Street Daily News, for libel.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03
The Niericle VIII Case.

Among the records recently prepared
for the supreme court, by Clerk Ijams of
the district court, Is one e~mbodying the
bill of exceptions In the matter of the
estate of George G. Mericle, deceased.
The case was called for trial sometime 10
In December, after the adjournment of
the sarpy county term, whsreupon the
counsel fer Mrs. Mericle, who conte sits
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03

COMPARATIVE PRRCIPITATIoNs.

You will observe" said Signal Officer
Pollock to a reporter, ''thst the mean for
February Is 1867. This is the lowest
monthly average for February of the past
fifteen years or more. For example, in
1884 February's mean temperature was
1914, In 1883 21.7 aud S, on. The
month has been a phenomenally cold one
even for this climate. / think I can
safely say that this circumstance foretells
either a long spring, or elsa a short spring
and an unusually hot summer, because in
some way the annual mean OF tempers-
ture will have to be equalized or brought
to the usual average. So tar as any more
cold weather is concerned, however,
while indications show that we will have
come heavy March storms, the severity
Of the season has been spent. The pub
10 need not fear any more prolonged
cold snaps"
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03
WEATHER RECORD.
The Signal Office Report for February
-ComparAtive Temperature.

The local signal officer has just pre-
ssnted the weather summary report
for the month of February as folio ws:
Highest barometer, 30, 554, date, 90;
lowest barometer, 30 500, date. 4;
eat temperature, 30 6, date, 27; lowest
temperature, 17.9, dste, 10; mean daily
dew-point, %; mean daily humidity,
74.4; prevailing direction Of wind, n W;
total movement of wind, 1884 miles;
highest velocity of wind and direction,
80, H., 8; number of foggy days, o; num-
Der of clear days, 10; number of fair days,
10; number of cloudy days, 8; number OF
days on which rain or snow fell, IL;
depth of unmelted snow on ground at end
of month, o; dates Of auroras, 0; dates of
solar halos, 0; dates of lunar halos, 0;
dates of frosts, 8, 6, %, 81, 90.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03

Jeremiah Griffin, the victim Of the Ames
disaster, died at six o'clock last night, His
remains will be embAlmed, awaiting the ARR.
val of his wife, who is expected here to.
morrow.
AT q meeting of the stockholders Of the
BEE Publishing Company, the fo~llowipg,were
elected a board of directors for the ensuing
year; G. w. Lininger, L. Rosewater, Max
Meyer, Luther Drake and Geo. b. Tzschuck.
The officers elected are E, Rosewater, presi-
dent Geo. b.. Tzschuck, secretary and treas
urer.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03
The Lincoln Robbers.

LINCOLN, Neb., March 2.-The coroner,
jury, in the inquest over Griffin, the dead rob
Der, returned the finding, one Juror dissenting
that the killing was felonious. The general
belief is that the detectives set up the job,
and induced Griffin and Mcguire into it for
the purpose of capturing them and making q
reputation. Mcguire had no pistol at the
time of the raid. Griffin, it is alleged, had q
pistol with bogus loads. given him by Daley,
the decoy. Daley was arrested and admitted
to bail. There il great public excitement,
and efforts will be made for thorough inves-
tipatiop.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03
The Texas Pacific Strikers.

MARSHALL, Tex, March 2,-According to
an agreement all employees " the Texas Paci.
fc shops in this place refused to return to
work this morning. The strikers announce
that unless q satisfactory arrangement is made
all trains will be stopped except enough to
carry the mails.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03
The Police Detail.
Tie following Is the police detail for
the month of March.

LIZ toiioWiuS ID tho PoiiSo eeeoii Aoi
the month of March.
NIGHT.
John Curry, Eleventh street; Owen
Buckley, Tenth; Peter Malta, Twelfth;
Dan Mcbride, Thirteenth; William
Whyte, south of depot; Charles Dona-
hoe, North Sixteenth; Duff Green, Far
nam and Harvey; j. j. Donavan, Ninth
and Tenth; William Flynn, Thirtsenth
street south of bridge; Thomas Pearronet,
Farnam; Joseph Rowles, Douglas; Geo.
Lowrey, st. Mary's avenue. Richard
Kurdish aud AL. Sigwart at large. Pa t.
rick Hin telephone.
Dan Kennedy, Douglas; Fred Fuller,
Farnam; Andrew Crawford, Tenth;
Rollins Firth, Thirteenth; Charles
Bloom; Cunning; L. Jasperson, Sixteenth;
Frank Bethany, Ninth, Tenth and Elev-
enth; Jas. O'Boyle. Thirteenth; James
Brady, Twelfth; Patrick Mostyn, streets
and alleys; John Turnbull, city business;
Thomas Cormick, court officer.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03
Grain in the United States.

CHICAGO, March 1.-The following is the
visible supply of grain in the United States
and Canada on Saturday compiled by the Sec
rotary of the board of trade:
Wheat, 4S, 44O, 1886 bushels, an increase of
429, COO compared with that of the Saturday
preceding; CORP, 5,771, 666, an increase Of
$50. 695; oats, 2,l67,89 SOL, a decrease of 1873;
rye, 33j, AGO, q decrease of 1873: barley, L.
2l2,92O, a decrease of 1876, I'll. The amount Of
grain in store in Chicago at the same date;
wheat, 15. 226, 78S; corn, 1894 ,535; oats, $685.
DIG; rye, 100, 2S5; barley, 1887.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-03
Abram Nave, the st. Joseph Million
aire, to be Married Next
Wednesday.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 2.-The venerable
millionaire, Abram Nave, whose name has
become quite familiar of late in connection
with the celebrated divorce suit instituted by
his wife, formerly Mrs. Woolri1ge, of st.
Louis, will be married to Miss BsRwell, a for
mer resident of this city, at Chillicothe, Mo-,
next Wednesday.