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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-02-17
IN WASHINGTON CITY.
Mr. Biaine's Letter the Leading Topic OF
Political Gossip.

MIR. Biaine's Letter the Leading Topic Of
Political Gossip.
WASHINGTON CrrY, Feb Il. MIR. Blaine's
letter was the leading topic of political gossip
Monday. Mr.. Baine's avowed friends in
congress show desire not to express their
opinions but intimate that the lotter only
emphasizes the Discrimination which he has
shown to press his claims for the nomination.
The conspicuous Sherman men and others
known a. opponents Of Mr. Blaine. hail the
letter AZ an actual withdrawal on his part
from the presidential race.
Senator Allison and othors who may b
classed as presidential candidates content
themselves with saying that Mr.. Blaine's ex-
pressions arc PROFESSIONALLY sincere, but
that he would have to yield to the demand Of
the party that no should become its candidate
If II should so express itself In convention.
Among prominent Democrats In both
houses tho expression seems to prevail that
the letter IL Tar from establishing tho fact
that Mr.. Blaine will not DO a presidential
candidate.
Mr. Dalzsll, the Republican representative
from tho Pitsburg district. an intimate
friend 8 long standing Of Chairman Jones,
OF the national Republican committee, says
that be IL not surprised to read Mr. Blaine's
letter; that ho had an intimation several
months ago that Mr.. Blaine had suffered
from nervous prostration since the cam
paign OF 1884, and would not likely be ply
sically able to withstand tho rigorous de-
mands OF another campaign; that he went
abroad with the hope OF recovering his
health, and that tho letter indicates that he
Is disappointed in tho object Of HIS trip Mr.
Dalzsll believes that Mr.. Blaine Is sincere In
his determination not 10 have his name used
In tho convention, and also that he intends to
assist I'm the election Of the nominee to the ex.
tent that his physical condition may permit
Tho CIncinnsti Commercial Gazette.
CIxCISNArl, Feb "a -Commenting on Mr..
Blaine's letter, The Commercial Gazette
tRepublican) ssyss There Is no question
whatever that Mr.. Blaine has examined
himself and the whole political situation with
reference To this matter, with the keenest
desire to reach right conclusion, and that
he 10 thoroughly IN earnest We may accept
as sincere to the utmost and ~ final as pos
sible tho decision that has been declared
The feultless Intelligence Of Mr.. d aine has
seen that be could not go into the field again
without confronting personal opposition,
reinforced by all tho timorous clements In
tho party, and envenomed by oil the ancient
anmositios. and he has concluded to disre-
gard tho expostuletions Of his friends and
step ASIDE.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-02-17
Tho Cincinnati Commercial Gnss,te.


New YORK, Feb. S-Seuator Hawley.
who m in this citv. when shown Mr. Blaina's
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25

graduated himself onthe now friend and fell
low crook he had found in Green. But when
on reaching Omaha Green revealed a hidden
star and told Lockwood that he was in the
hands of an officer tho crook was dumb
founded. He stared for several minutes in
mute establishment and seeing his game was
up, confessed again his guilt and was locked
up for future reference.
1t appears from L~ockwood's story
that he is the sneak thief
who has been guilty of nearly all the
late daylight robberics. He had a systematic
method of plundcrlng the houses on one
street at a time. He generally considered it
a good haul to get a gold watch and a few
trinkets, but at the Garneau mansion he
STUMBLED upon the diamonds at one fell
swoop. Not realizing their value he stuffed
them into his pocket. Nearly all of his
stolen goods he had been in the habit of dis
posing of to the Gross Bros, a couple %
Jews who keep the Tenth street lodging
house where Lockwood made his %headquar-
tiers. He sold them altogether fifteen
solid gold watches, and got for
being the highest price paid by them for any
of the tickers. The whole Garneau diamond
outfit, which is worth considerably over
5000, he offered to the Crosses for SIS:
These Shylocks, not realizing the value of
the stones, offered him $40, which he re
fused, and he went over to Council Bluffs TO
try to make some disposition of the stolen
goods. The same day an account of the
Nurnedu rODOefS appeared IN lHE BEE
which caught the eyes of the Crosses. They
then realized for the first time the value Of
the gems and the rare chance they had let
slip. One of them posted over to Council
Bluffs and hunting Lockwood up told him
they had decided finally to give him SIS
for the stolen goods. Lockwood readily
accepted this offer, as he had not
yet read the article in The BEE concerning
the robbery, but when a few hours later he
did read it and realized how he had been
swindled out of the costly sparklers, he in
turn came over in part haste to Omaha and
demanded more money for the stolen
diamonds than he had received. Aftormuch
parleying the Crosses finally satisfied him by
buying for him n ticket to st. Joseph, the
price of which was only $3.50.
This confession resulted in the issuance of
warrants for and the immediate arrest of the
Crosses, who have in their possession the
Garneau diamonds. At present they are
lying in cells at the central station, but will
probably have a hearing this morning.
Lockwood is rather youthful for one so
stepped in crime. He is only nineteen years
old, is of about medium size, has a smooth
face, with quick, sneakish eyes.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25
Nebraska Crops.

THE BEE this morning presents an
other installment Of reports from its
farmer. correspondents regarding the
condition and outlook of the crops in
Nebraska. These very generally repeat
the gratifying information previously
given, that the promise of abundant
crnDs in this state inc present year could
not be more favorable. AS the situation
now appears only q most exceptional com
bination Of unfavorable conditions can
prevent the farmers OF this state from
reaping q generous reward for their
labors. The outlook for corn, Nebras-
ka's great staple, is especially good.
That which was planted at the usual
date is well advanced and may be re-
garded as out of harms way, while that
which was planted later, owing to the
Interference of the prolonged rains, is
quite generally p%rOspering finely.
Other grains are doing well, and on the
whole the crop condition is highly
satisfactory. If the promise now held
out is realized, besides the immediate
benefits to our farmers and to the whole
people, 1t will be of great value in
increasing attention to Nebraska as one
of the most reliable of the agricultural
ctninc
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25
Indian NIismanagement.

In challenging scrutiny of the conduct
of public affairs by the present admin
istratiOn, the democratic convention
may not have had in mind the manner
in which tho Indian bureau has beer
managed during the past three years.
Nobody, so far as we are aware, whose
testimony is of any value, %pretends to
deny hat the management of this
branch of the public service under tina
present administration is the most dis
graceful in the history of the govern
ment. The Boston Advertiser, which
is not in the habit of using
severe language, finds just cause
for doing so. in referring
to the conduct Of the Indian bureau.
That paper says: "a set of politicians,
cheats and loafers are conducting the
Indian bureau, and its head, Atkins,
after a d~isgraceful regime, is now
drawing a large salary while spending
his time ele~ctioneering to be senator
from Tennessee. The humiliation of
this whole business is patent"
The agent of the Indian Rights asso-
citation, Mr.. G. G. Painter, who has re-
ceived nothing but disrespect from the
bureau officials, has been thereby
spurred TO greater effort for the In
dams. He has made extensive personal
Investigations in Indian territory
and California, with the result of find
ing "a very rotten state of
affairs. He reports that the large sal
aries are paid to incompetent fayorites,
while the clerks and employees are sent
mostly from the south for political rea-
sons. They are generally unqualified
for their positions and not disposed to
learn, for they receive their appoint
ments as political rewards aud. intend to
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25
CAUGHT THE THIEF.
The Garneau Diamonds Located-The
Robber i'm Jail.

W. - o'As
The capture by Captain Green of George
Lockwood, the genuine Garneau diamond
thief yesterday, was a most clever piece of
detective work. Lockwood is now in Gus.
tody at the central police station and has
made a full confession of his guilt. S. q b.
Gross, the keepers of a Tenth street lodging
house, who were knowingly receivers of the
stolen goods, are also behind the bars.
Captain Green got wind of Lockwood's
whereabouts and went down to Kansas City
in the clothes of a civilian and in "A remark
ably short time not only made the acquain-
lance but won the confidence of the young
thief. Green passed himself of as a crook
VINO had recently finished serving a
term in the Pennsylvania penitentiary
for stealing. He also confidently told Lock
wood that he had recently made a big haul
in Omaha and wanted some one to help him
get away with the plant. Lockwood in turn
admitted that he was also "a professional
thief and only a short time before had hn-
ished serving a term in the penitentiary at
St. Joseph. in addition he told Of a number
of his exploits aud among them the Garneau
diamond robbery, Of which he gave full par
ticulars.
Green would have arrested him on the
spot, but fearing more or less trouble deter
mined TO lure him 10 Omaha and make the
arrest after reaching this city. Accordingly
he offered TO share with Lockwood the ihaE-
mary plant mere and finally induced him TO
come by paying his expenses for the TIN.
This bait was too. much Tor Lockwood, and
ne accompanied Green TO the Gate City. A
number Of bottles OF stimu!ants helped make
the hours fly inerrily, and Lockwood Con.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25

keep them on the same basis. He notes
many instances Of drunken and proiahe
men who. arc acting as teachers, the
leastof whose offences aT2-stoaling from
their wards and subjocting them to Fer-
sonal insults. "Only a few reliable
agents are left, and these generally are
at the poorer reservations, the large
ones, where opportunity is given for
profit TO the agent, having long
since been filed by impecunious poll
~ticians."
There is no barrier to the full opera
ton of the spoils system in connection
with this service, and the administra-
ton has allowed it to prevail here with
out a question as TO what might be the
consequences. Experienced and efficient
men have been supplanted by political
heolers with neither qualifications nor
honesty, and as a consequence the yer
age condition Of the Indian service is
worse than ever before known. The
situation of affairs is d~isgraceful to a
great and enlightened nation.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25

IN TIE event of Mr.. Blaine's nomi-
nation and election to the presidency,
it will not be the first time in the his
tory of politics when a defeated candi-
date on a second trial was elected over
the mar who distanced him at the first
canvass. AS early as 1900, Thomas
Jefferson, who was defeated by John
Adams in 1896, was elected
for the presidency over Mr..
Adams who stood for reelection.
In 1928 Andrew Jackson, by o~verwhelm-
ing odds, gained the presidency over
John Quincy Adams, who had won the
election against Jackson in 1924.
Finally in 1910 William Henry Harri-
son, in the famous ''hard cider and log
cabin campaign" when the popular
song was "Tippecanoe and Tyler,
Too" overcame Martin Van Blu
rem. This, too, in face of
the fact that Van Buren, was
Jackson's legatee and in 1886 not only
succeeded jackson to the presidency
but defeated Harrison in a hard fought
campaign. Should Mr.. Blaine consent
TO rum, the analogy between the Blaine
Cleveland struggle and the Harrison
Van Buren, controversy, extending
from 1886 to 1910, would be striking in
more ways than one.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25

ognize the cards Of any union men and
Knights of Labor
Seventy.fve fnachinists at Rochester. ~.
V, struck last week because the windows
were nailed down..
The bootblaeks Of Lincoln, Neb., have
Termed a union and raised the price OF n
shine to tcn cents.
The largest foGr-mill in the world will be
established at DGluth, MINI. The capacity
will be 6,0O0 barrels d GSy.
The worlds production of Bessemer ste6t
IN 1871 was 1,2GD,I61 tons, or 20 per cent
more than the output of 1856.
The glass works at Gate City, Ala, where
about seventy-five men will be employed, are
to be in operation in September.
The leading stores of Macon, Ga, began
closing at 9 O'CLOCK last Monday, and VIII
continue the innovation until September l.
st, louis Knights have established a CO.
operative mattrcss-mill. Coopers' union No.
!, of New York, will start a cooperative
shop.
The National Steam-Fitters' union has
been formed. 1t has members in Massachu-
sets, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota.
The miners at the Blue Creek (Ala.) beds
have accepted the offer of the 'company-4O
cents n ton for coal when the iron sell for
Sl3, and As cents when the product is worth
SIS.
The knights intend to start q co cooperative
colony on several hundred acres of ground
near Glenwood Springs, Col Canning fac
tories and other establishments will be
opened.
The capacity of the Findlay (O.) natural
gas wells squirting already is 30, 10000 feet,
and it is claimed that if all the beds were
developed sufficient oil could be obtained to
supply the world.
The knights in the Albany brewerics have
been taken back on a verbal agreement,
which provides for about the same rules as
have been in force heretofore. Only one
brewery is yet non-union.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25
PLATTDEUTsCHER EXCURSION.
A Most Felicitous Event with a Single
Execution.

The Plattdeutscher verein were fortunate
in choosing a delightful day for their excur-
sion TO Calhoun yesterday, and the event
proved in every way a grand success. Four
loaded coaches containing nearly four hun
dred eXcursIOnists steamed out of the st. Paul
depot about 10 o'clock and reached
Calhoun about an hour later. The Union
Pacific and Hays Cornet bands were taken
along to furnish the music. AT the Calhoun
depot the excursionists were met by the
Schleswig-Holstein band, and a grand march
was made through all the principal streets of
the city. The usually quiet hills and dells
of that pretty little town were rather start
led with the blaring of three brass bands
and the day has passed into that city's his
tory as one of its most distinguished events.
The park where the picnic was held is adj
mirably suited for that purpose, and the day
was delightfully."- spent in dancing and other
pleasures. There was but one thing to MAJ
the serenity of the occasion, and
that was the misunderstanding in
regard to the sale of beer. In granting the
use of the park TO the eXcursionist the mayor
had specified that no beer could be sold inside
that enclosure. The committee who had the
matter in hand supposed that peer could ne
sold at any rate outside Of the grounds and
engaged the park with that understanding.
Yesterday morning Metz, the brewer, drove
up to Calhoun with forty barrels OF
beer and proceeded 10 Dullu IA DhF just OulSluC
the park. He was ordered by the mayor
to take his merchandise outside of the city
limits. He did so. When the Plattdcutchers
heard of the affair on their arrival they were
very indignant and about one hundred and
fifty of the eXcursionists, some of them
women, headed by the Union Pacific band,
marched to the city limits to bring back the
beer. The city constable stood near
the imaginary line that divides that
village from the surrounding country and de-
declared fercely that he would shoot the first
man who dared to bring the beer into the
CITY limits. The picnicers good-naturedly
laughed at him and proceeded TO load the beer
into the wagons again, and then, with the
band playing a triumphal march, they pro
ceeded with cheers to the grounds with their
beloved essence of hops. A bar was
erected Just outside the limits Of the
park, and despite the sinister mutterinRs OF
Calhoun officials, the amber colored mud
flowed in an unceasing stream all day to
Quench the thirst of the dry picnicers' How
ever, the mayor of that hamlet swears ne
will sue the Plattdeutshcr committee, The
oxcursionists returned at Q y. III.
Some Detroit bricklayers have struck
against working ten hours AZ ten hours pay
They want nine hours at nine hours wages
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25
Iowa.

The beautiful corn palace at Sioux City is
being rapidly completed.
The colored people of KeOkuk nave organ
lied themselves into different societies.
David Edwards Of Tama died recently.
He was one of the original settlers of Iowa.
The new improvements to the Marshall
town soldiers home are being estimated at
$4,000.
Henry Stone, Esq, of Winterset, has been
selected to deliver the Grafton at st. Charles
on the coming glorious Fourth.
A branch of the ''Retail Merchants asso-
citation of Iowa. has been organized at Des
Nome with Albert Crete as president.
Sioux City has a defaulter in the person of
Il. 5. Voorhees,, who recently decamped with
u justice of the peace's money, $40 IN all.
The state board Of health is in correspond
ence with the authorities at Creston, in re-
gard TO the healthfulness of the ice, which
is said to be unfit for use,
A novel suit between two ladies was tried
in Savanna recently. A lady living in town,
about "A year ago lost "A canary, which es-
capped from its cage, Some time afterWard
she discovered her pet at the house of a
~neighbor, who refused TO give it up. The
lady then brought an action TO recover the
bird. After a lengthy trial the case was de-
cided in favor of the plaintiff.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25
Dakota.

The Aberdeen roller mills have suspended
operations in order to add new machinery.
The train robberies in the northern part of
the state are becoming more numerous than
ever.
The contractors of the new court house at
Clark expect TO begin operations the early
part of next month.
Yankton has begun the erection of its new
public school building, which they promise te
make the hundsomest IN the Black Hills.
IN Pine Creek agency will at an early day
give AN entertainment in order to make more
improvements TO their present commodious
garrison.
Green apples have made their appearance
at Rapid City. An, esteemed friend of theirs,
Cholera Morbusr IL is Thought. will, also
shortly arrive. :
Wow is getting 10 he so scarce.at Rapid
City that the dog catchers have TO poison the
animals in order. TO earn 4 few dollars by
drowning them. o..
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25

THERE is altogether too much de-
cayed meat and stale fruits sold in
Omaha every day. Inspection does not
abate the evil. The public demands
that more stringent measures be used to
punish violators of the city ordinance.
1T is not enough for the inspector to
condemn the impure food. He should
prosecute the dealers. They have had
sufficient warnings, and the fact that
four Thousand pounds of meat alone
were condemned last week only sggra-
Yates the situation. If a heavy fine
were imposed on some Of these nnprin-
cipled dealers, they would soon learn
that it is an expensive matter to sell
becayed truck to innocent purchasers
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25
LABOR NOTES.

The capacity Of England's ships is 1900, OOC
tons.
The Chicago b~rickmakers have lost their
strike.
R~olling-mills 10 south Germany have in
creased prices IS cents per ton.
The stove molders of Toronto have been
granted a Saturday half-hoiidaY.
The weavers and spinners in a Stafford
Conn mill have lost their strike.
The knights will not support the strike in
the Pratt mines, near Birmingham.
The merchants of Vicksburg, Miss, nave
begun early closing. The employees quit at
$50.
Nearly 4,5OO girls and women are employed
around the Oppela mines, many of them at
night.
A dollar can afford to loaf better than a
laborer. This is Ihe secret Of the success of
capital. D..
The longshoremen of Gladstone. Mich.
have struck against loading Hour at thirty
cents an hour.
THE German house painters union of. New
York wishes il understood that It will recog-
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25

FROM expressions dropped by a o
gresham in a p~assage-at-arms during
the debate over the sundry civil bin it
isevldent that the Cultivate bill, when
it comes before the house, will be
severely handled. If the Union Pacific
is going to make a fight for its passage
some pertinent questions will have to
be answered. The company will be
asked among other queries, Why it is
that notwithstanding its alleged in
capacity to pay its debts that
the stock of the road is quoted
at from sixty to seventy millions
of dollars over and above all
liabilities? Another poser will be, What
is the company doing with all the
money it EFFORTS from the people of Ne
braska and Colorado in the way of ex-
orbitunt freight rates? An explanation
will also be demanded, Where does the
company get its funds to build the many
branch lines in and through the Rocky
mountains, since it is a s~elf-confessed
defaulter, paying neither its loans or
obligations to any one of its creditorst
The sguirming and lodging hat will be
attempted to explain such irregularities
will not put congress in the proper tenn
per TO indulge the Union Pacific in its
back-sliding.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25

FAN Indiana farmer, having an I'M
pending law suit, vent to the city to
hire legal help. When he returned his
neighbors inquired. what kind of a law
yer he had secured. 'Best in the
state was his answer "How do you
know he is the best in the state2"
"Why, durn it, he admits it himself"
Our city government may now be sup
posed perfectly honest and incorrupti-
BILE. The council certified to that effect
Saturday night.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25

DAME RUMoR is the most important
parsonage in Chicago. She has w
occupied a more exalted position, and
her every word and gesture is caught
up by her thousands of anxious fol-
lowers. Conscious of her autoCratic
power the old lady has swelled herself
to twice her natural size; and by her
meddling iu the convention has broken
more hearts and states in the past forty
eight hours, than the most astute poll
tician,
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25
SHERMAN came within ono vote of

SHERMAN came within one vote of
reaching tho high water mark set by
his friends. 1t was expected that
he would poll $50 votes on the first bal
lot. But he fell short of the estimate by
twenty-one votes. On the second ballot
he revived the hopes OF his supporters
by running up to 249. But he could not
hold the lead, and lost on every sue
CesSiYc vote.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25

SENATOR ALLISON has not shown the
strength that was expected, and it seems
certain that Iowa will not furnish the
next president. Nevertheless it will do
its whole duty in helping to elect Mr..
CleYeland's SUCCESSOR.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25

GRESHAM is virtually out OF the race.
He has himself maintained 9 most
judicious and honorable course, and his
chances have been wrecked by the in
discreet zeal of his Illinois supporters
and perhaps other influences which
need not be particularly indicated. His
failure will not lose him any friends.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25

BoULANGER has made 4 complete
tizzle in France, and the people are
heartily sick of him. TO drown his dis
appointment, it is said hat he is coming
10 America with DeLesseps and will
take charge of the Panama canal. If
this inglorious Napoleon imagines that
he is a ~self-eXile, let him go to st.
Helena The effect will be more dra-
matte for his purpose.