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Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-27
WHITE LEAD-$6.50.
Metal

BLOCK TrS-Eng. refg, small pig, csc;
bar, zoe.
CoppER-Panished boiler sizes, 30c; cold,
rolled, 26c; sheathing, 25c; pitts, 26c; flats,
26c
GALVANIZED SHEET IRoN-Juniata, dis
count, GO per cent
PATENT PLASIsHED 1RoN-No. "a TO 81, A
quality, per ID, 10I3c; No. "A to ~, b quality,
9l5c. For less than bundle add l3c per ID.
SHEET IRoN-No. 20, $40; No. "a, $3.50
SoLDER-lIoyt Metal Co.'S half and half,
IN lib cases, per 10. 16c; commercial half
and-half, l5c; No. |, in bars, lie
TIN PLATE Best Charcoal &c, 10xl4.
225 sheets, $3.50; TX, 10xl4, 225 sheets,
SS.25; &c, 12xl2, 225 sheets, $3.50; TX, l2yl2,
225 sheets, SS.25; lC, llX20, 1l2 sheets, $3.50;
IN, l4x20, ll2 sheets. SS.25; Xxx, llx2O, liz
sheets, $1,000; IXXN, 14X2O, li2 sheets,
sl115: &c, 2x2S, ll2 sheets, $3.50; 2.x2S,
ll3 sheets, $500; Xxx, 2x2S, LIZ sheets,
CoKr-IC foxl4 225 sheets, $500; IC,
14x20 ll2 sheets, 5000; &c, lOX2o 225
sheets, $3.50.
RoorlSG-(Best Charcoa) FOXES, s9.75@
1913
STEEL NAILS Base, 81 20; steel wire nails,
base, $3.50.
LEAD-Pig, 4c; bar. 4l3c.
BARB WIRE-Painted, $685. galvanized,
50. .I5Qg390.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-27
United States suppIics.

The following bids, which were the low
est, were received yesterday by the custodian
in the United States building for furnishing
the annual supplies: Nebraska Fuel com.
pany, hard coal, $9S5 per ton of 2,240
pounds: soft coal, $50. Mount tS Griffin,
street sprinkling, $40 per annum Gate City
Ice company, 40 cents per 100 pounds james
Morton Is Co., miscellaneous supplies.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-27
Hogs.

To.day's supply consisted of 100 cars, a
very good showing for Wednesday and n de-
cidcd gain over Wednesday of last week.
The market was active at an advance of 5(o
l0c and the days trading was soon over
everything being sold by 8 o'clock in the
morning. The close was stronger and fully
l0c higher than yesterdays market.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-27
New Wabash OmoiaIs.

ST, LOUIS, June 26,-I'hc reorganization Of
the Wabash road is being rapidly effected
The following appointments have been made,
to take effect July /; M, knight, freight
traffic manageri II. l.. Magee general super
intendent, with headquarters at St. Louis; j.
B. Barnes, superintendent of motive power
and machinery with headquarters at Spring
field, H. M. NJ, Martin, superintendent Of
car department., Decatur, III.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-27
Jail INSPECTOR,

Hon. joan II. Hoover, who was Tuesday
appointed state Jail inspector, is at the Mil
lard. Mr.. Hoover says he expects to qualify
and enter upon the duties of his Office July
!. He gives a bond of $1,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-27
FINANCIAL.

New YoiS, June 20 6-tSpecial Telegram
TO Tng Bee. l-STocKs, The stock market
started vefy slow to-day for nearly every
thing on the regular list. There was the
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-27
OMAHA LIVE STOCK,

Cattle.
Wednesday, June 20.
The trade In beef cattle ruled slow and op.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-27

RED RAsrBERRlEs-Per 'efbint case, $500
d225.
STR,wBERRrEs-Per "a Quart case, s2.15@
800; . bu. stand, 500.
GoosEBERRIEs-Per bu. stand, $500; "a
PLuMs-Per "a quart ease, sl.75; ]6 bu
box, 5OG(15c.
PlYE AprLLs--Per doa, S3oOd3.5O.
BASANAs-According to. size, per bunch,
$500 GD3.00.
CocoANuTs-Per 100, So.
Fresh FIsu-White fsh, per 10, TCGs1Sc;
trout per 10, &c; white perch, per 10, &c
buffalo, per ID. &c; pickerel, per ID, &c; black
bass, per 10, lie. .g,J.
choice hand picked medium, Sl65; choice
hand picked country, sl6J; clean country,
Sl.20@l.25.
EARLY VEGETABLEs-P Potatoes, Cal, per
ID, &c; southern, per Dbl, $500; onions, Cal.
per To-, &c; southern, per bbl, $500; cabbage,
per crate, So 80; turnips, per bu box 5O@75c
beets, per box, 75c@sl0O wax beans, per bu
box, $3.50; string beans, per bu box,
81 green peas, per bu box, Sl.0O;
tomatoes, per q bu box, $500; asparagus,
per doz bch, 5Jc@sl.00; cauliflower, $500;
egg plant, 81. 7509200; squash, Zoe; cucum-
bers, 40c; soup punches, 30c; lettuce, 25c;
rad!shcs, zoe; green onions. 15@20c; new
carrots, 2Oc; pie plant, per ID, 8.
HIDES, PELTs, TALLow, ETo.-Green saltea
hides, &c; dry salted hides, &c; dry flint
hides, Sc; calf hides, sc; damaged hides, &c
less; sheep pelts, green, each, 25c@Si.O0
sheep pclts, dry, per ID, 0@l2c; wool,
average 14@lSc; tallow, No. /, 4c; grease,
"A, ," 4l9c; grease, yellow, 2la@3c.
ApPLE BUrTER-7c.
CIDER-3bls, s.; hf bbls, 81.
MAPLE SUGAR-l2l3@l5c per lb.
PoTAToEs-Choice, sacked, per bu, 25S3oc {;
Colorado, 4O045c.
VEAL-Choice medium size, 506c; choice,
heavy, 4ta5c; spring lambs, S30.OJ935.oo per
dozen.
IIHoNEY-140Il5c per ID for choice.
PREsERvEs-9l3@lOc per 10.
JELLiEs-31f0e4c per 10.
BEESwAX-No. |, 1SGl90c.
HAY-S3.0 00M5.5U.
CHoP FEED-Sl0.00Gs 1880
N-Sl0.00Ml0.25
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-27
Sheep.
There were no sheep on the market.
Prevailing Prices.

The followiugis table of prices paid in
this market for tho gcaies OF stock men
toned.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-29
FULLY EXONERATED.
MIR. Eugene Kiggim Most Homer
ably Acquitted.

The case of the People against Eugene
Riggin, charged with forgery, terminated
as all who knew him thought it would
He was fully acquitted in few moments
after the case was closed.
1t is a matter OF regret that the HER
AIDS space is too fully called for in giving
the news OF the day, to permit of making
an extensive report of the trial. The
defence at first introduced a great deal
of very fine testimony, which
went to show very conclusively
that the prosecuting witnesses did not
stand well in the community, so far as
fair dealing, truth and veracity went.
Mr.. Riggin then admitted fully signing
the name OF McDuffee to the telegram
over which the suit was instituted, but
he also showed that the act was done
with the full knowledge OF the person
whose name it bore. Mr.. Riggin intro
duced other testimony to show that the
whole affair was an attempt at black
mail, and all this accumulated evidence
on his part convinced the jury of his in
nocence, and he was promptly dis
charged, as his friends expected him
to be.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-29
New Mexico Not E2cady.

WASHINGTON, January 26.-rhe me-
mortal presented to the Senate to-day
protesting against the admission of New
Mexico as State of the Union, repre-
sents that it is not to the business inter-
ests of the residents of the Territory, nor
is it the desire of the majority of New
Mexico's citizens really engaged in COM
mercial pursuits, that New Mexico
should, at the present time, be admitted
into the Union OF States.
The petitioners say, further, that New
Mexico is at present totally untitled for
the responsibility OF Statehood, because
the greater part of the population are
unfamiliar with the English language,
and, though honest and OF good inten-
tions, are, as class, people over whom
designing and interruptions politicians
may readily acquire power that enables
them to sway the people almost without
limit.
The petition also atates that the char
acer OF the Legislatures of the Territory
have been such as to cause the graves
fears that, if granted the power to enact
laws not subject to the reversal OF Con
gress, the resulting code would be- a dis
grace to the State.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-29
CONVEYING THE NHAILS.
A Penalty should be Imposed on
Railroads EefMstmg.

WASHINGTON, January 2S.-The Post
master-G General has sent, in reply to the
request OF the House Committee on
Postoffices and Post Roads, his opinion on
House bill u 109, which requires railroad
companies to carry the mails at the rates
of compensation fixed by law. In his
answer, the Postmaster-G General points
out the present condition of the law, un-
der which any railroad CONF pany may re-
fuse to take the mails, and by which the
department can secure their carriage by
contract only. He suggests that the
present condition of the law, under
which the service may be stopped at the
caprice of the carrier, constitutes re-
proach to a government established tC
promote the public welfare.
The committee unanimously voted to
report the bill. 1t provides, ii any rail
road company shall refuse or neglect tc
convey any mails upon any train upor
which the Postmaster General may re
euire such service, OF wiIfully refuse tC
obey any Law respecting the transporta
ton Of the nails, he shall be liable to {
penalty not exceeding 81, 900 for eacl
day in which such refusal or neglec
shall be persisted in. The Postmaster
General will tomorrow communicate t
the committee his views upon the pro
posed horizontal reduction OF compensa
| ton to railroads for carrying mails. II,
will advise against the proposed measure
as being inexpedient at this time, and t
some extent unfair.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-29
show Up the Election Ledgers.

To the shame and to the jeopardy of
the Republic be it said that year after
year money becomes a more and more
powerful factor in politics. No poor
man, however transcendent his genius
or his patriotism, has any longer a ghost
of a chance to get seat in the United
States Senate. 1t is, to some extent, the
same with the office OF Governor of the
States, and, indeed, with most OF the high
offices whose possession is personal
honor, and where there is great patron
age. The recent Presidential campaign
was disgrace to the Nation because ol
the enormous sums OF money colruptly
spent to influence votes. The public con
science has been half aroused from its
lethargy on this point, and there is muck
discussion going on looking to some way
OF stopping this great, growing and dan
gerous evil. Mr.. Harrison, despite tht
fact that but for the "boodle" which
tied the ''hoaters" of his own State W
in "blocks-of- five" could never have
reached the desired goal, desires some one
to blow a bugle note OF alarm. The Re
publican party, despite the fact that i
subscribed more money last fall for cor
rupt uses by perhaps half a doze,
times than any party ever did before, il
making an ostentatious pretense of blow
ing their bugle notes of warning. But i
has remained for the Prohibition part,
in this city to hit on a method and tC
put it in practice, which more than any
other would check the improper use 0
money. In the local organ OF this pc
litical heresy there has been published {
complete statement of every dollar re
ceived during the last National cam
paign, and per contra statement show
ing what was done with every dollar
The names of the contributors and the
sums are given, and so are the purposes
in detail for which the money was spent
Let Mr.. Harrison call upon Senator Quay
to do this and then we shall have {
bugle call whose echoes will not soo1
die out,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-29
Roads and Road masters.

An Eastern exchange has this to say
"Road improvement has become a
Subject of practical interest in New Jer-
"sey where efforts are being made to re-
form the present system. The road laws
care being revised and codifed by COM
"mittee of the State Board of Agriculture,
(which will recommend, among other
things, the abolition of the office of
"road overseer. The feeling seems to be
general that the road overseers have
"been obstacles in the way of road i'm
"provement. Another change sug-
"gested is the taking the authority over
"the roads from the towns, and
"vesting it in the county authori.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-29
SeMale Nleul0IiaiS.

WASHINGTON, January 2S.-Amopg the
memorials presented and referred in the
Senate to-day was protest from the cit
liens of New Mexico against the admis-
sion OF that Territory as a State. On
motion of Blair, the army nurses pen
sion bill was taken up, amended and
passed. 1t allows pension of $25 per
month to all women nurses during the
late war (prior to August, 1869 who were
approved by Miss Dix, Superintendent OF
Women Nurses, OR her authorized agent,
or who were specially appointed by the
Surgeon General or other proper United
States authority, who performed six
months service, or were disabled and
hunorably discharged. Those who are
now receiving less pension under special
acts are entitled to the benefit OF this act.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the Diplomatic and Consul
lar Appropriation bill.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-29

cites. One plan brought forward
sat local meeting contemplates en-
"powering the Board OF Freeholders to
"select and improve the important roads
"and thereafter control and repair the
"same, and sharing the expense of the
"same between the county and the mu-
inequalities through which the roads
"run. The matter is progressing in such
"a way as to give ground for the expecta-
"tion that a practical and substantial
Improvement in the road system of the
estate will be brought about. The work
"should be taken up in the same spirit
"in other sections of the country"
In many of the Eastern States the
plan above outlined in it's main features
has long been in practice, and it is found
to work much better than the road
master system. The HERALD has urged
some such change in our affairs here in
order to give us something in the way oI
highways in lieu of the enormous sums
being spent row with no results. We
have suggested that our representatives
|
at Sacramento introduce bill to this
effect, and again suggest that something
be done. In this way a law can bt
framed 10 allow OF much better
methods being followed in road-making
A general plan OF action could then bt
formulated, by which certain amoun
OF really good road might be constructed
yearly or a general plan to be followed
out year after year. Provision coulC
also be made for the sprinkling of road
near large towns which are mucl
travelled.
Meantime, the Board of Supervisor
will be doing a good work if they will SCI
to it that our roads are made and re
paired during the rainy season, or no
touched at all. 1t is more than useles
to try to make roads in this section dur
ing the dry season.:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-29
The New Constitution ana the
Vro0tnan Act.

Vr0Omau ACT.
When the new constitution of this
city was put before the people for their ap-
proval last November the HERALD
warned the citizens that the instrument
was defective in many points, that it
clashed with the Constitution of the
State in some of its provisions, and that
it was Numerically opposed to the
Vrooman Act. At that time it was
charged, without any shadow of founda-
ton in fact, and in most fagrantly
brazen manner that the issue
thus raised was a subterfuge, and
that the real animus OF this
journal lay in the direction OF an alliance
with an evil element of the population
whose toes the new instrument is sup
posed to tread heavily upon, 1t was a
sheer case of "stop thief" cried by tie
real culprit in order to cover his escape.
The subterfuge all lay with the support
ers of the new Charter. They were
determined to have that instrument as
it was and would allow no amendments
to be made in it. Unable to show that
it was not in conflict with the State laws
refuge was found under the false charge
that the lawless classes were opposing i
| in their own unlawful interests.
When the instrument went to Sacra
mento these same friends of the Charter
who sang of their pet to the city in th'
lines of the we'll known revival hymn
"Just as | Am" assembled there il
force to pass the instrument whether
was constitutional or not. Their polio,
seems to have been, if it does not agre
with the organic law or statut
law of the State, so much tn
worse for these laws. Their pc
measure must 60 through. Its defect
!, we're in their eyes beauty spots, so enam
ored were they of the creation, as tn
J lover finds the mole on his mistress arr
, great attraction. So the same how
, was raised at the State Capital. !
strenuous attempt was made to preven
r the Charter from being referred to tn
Judiciary Committee. 1t was allege
that "boodle" was there to chang tn
Charter up" The real reason, OF course
/ was that they were afraid lot OF yer
. hard-headed lawyers would find flaws i
. the Charter. So it passed.
Very we'll, now we have got it, an
q what do we find? Only yesterday rest
Y luton was engineered through the Cour
I. Gil by which a special Committee wa
a appointed to GO to Sacramento and lobb
to have the Vrooman Street Act repealed
Why? Because it is found to contiiC
q with our new Charter. 1t would not b
9 right, of course. to say that the Charte
r is in conflict with the State law. ThS
e would be letting the course OF natul
!. run, or letting the dog wag the tail. l
e this case the tail must wag the do'
e Now is it the lawless element OF the cit
n that has gotten up scheme to wrec
the NroOman Act?
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-29
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fhnuI County niYiSiOn .

There IS no doubt JnaJ large ma
iority of the people of this county are
opposed to county division in any form
at the present time. There was a very
large and enthusiastic meeting held at
Anaheim last Saturday, when spirit OF
universal opposition to the division OF
the county was developed. There is no
portion OF the county lying west of the
Santa Ana river where any material
sentiment in favor of this movement can
be found or created. If the county is
dismembered at all it will be by
a high-handed act on the part
of the Legislature in not submitting
80 important a question to popular
vote. The Legislature now in session is
said to be as hungry as pack of wolves
in hard winter. That large contingent
of our lawmakers who do not 60 to the
State Capital for nothing, finds the grass
very short. 1t is only sixty days ses-
sion, and thus far no measures have been
introduced for the passage of which there
is much "boodle" to be had. No
"cinch" bills have been able to fiud their
way to the desks of the Senate or Assem-
bly,, and the ''boys" find their occupation
gone. 1t is alleged ,on the best of author
ity, that the friends of county division in
Colusa have pooled their issues with
those who favor the dismembering to
Los Angeles County, and that there is to
be raised-if it has not already been
raised-$l0, 900 between the two places,
to pass the bill dividing these counties.
1t would be great outrage to cut up
either county by any such improper
methods. At Anaheim and other places
between the Los Angeles river and the
Santa Ana, protests are being circulated
and they are being very generally signed
against county division. There is no
doubt that the sentiment runs exceed
ingly strong in this city against such a
step, but nothing is being done to give
expression to this sentiment. The mat
ter is referred to our representative
bodies, such as the Chamber OF Com
merce, the Board of Trade, and the Coun-
Gil, to express themselves and to obtain
an expression of the popular opinion here
on this head. But any action, to be
effective, must be prompt. One
of our Assem- blymen has written
here from Sacramento saying that if
something is not done the bill will pass
and the county be divided. The time
for such action is not yet ripe. When
the proper time does come, the county
should be so cut up as to leave this city
the territory lying between the Old San
Gabriel River and the sea. That will
make compact and altogether homo
geneous county of Los Angeles, which
might be governed by city and county
government as San Francisco is.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-29
A Military Dance.

The dance given at Armory Hall last
night by Company F, N. G. c.. was
heartily enjoyed by all who participated.
Being an invitation affair, the assemblage
was very select one, and the fact that
by this arrangement the hall was not
overcrowded also added to the pleas.
ure of the evening. The music was
furnished by the Seventh Regiment
orchestra, under the leadership of Mr..
NJ. Knoll, and the different numbers
were executed very aptly. To the officers
of the evening great deal of the success
is due, the following being the names OF
those in charge: Lieutenant H. B. Sui
livan, Lieutenant J. G. Scarborough,
Messrs. j. E. Mclean, 1. S. Niles, John
Fallon, F. F. Stevens, A. NJ. Warren, f.
G. Finlayson, J. w. A. OFF, j. w. Dins-
more, A. M. Hawthorne, Oscar Ragland,
John Franklin, ]. A. Niles and F. j.
Peck
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-29
For some wears attempt after attempt

For some years attempt after attempt
has been made to open First street in a
westerly direction from Hill. At last il
was thought that this was to be done. A
good grade had been established, the
contract for doing the work had been
let, and we were waiting anxiously to see
the carts hauling dirt from the brow OF
the hill, where the fire bell now stands,
But after all it is only a case of Council
manic thimblerigging. Now you see the
street, and now you see possi-
bility OF the street in a dim
and distant future. Yesterday the
shifting scenes took on a new transfor-
nation before the Council, and now no
one can say whether the street will ever
go through. Dear City Fathers, please
fix your weather eye on the proposition
that large and populous area of the
pueblo is very much in earnest about
that street. Let it 60 through!
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-29

EFFORTS of the very greatest strain
should be made to secure the building
of the big hotel. No obstacle, however
great, should be allowed to stand in the
way Of an enterprise of SO great moment.
The hotel is the uppermost topic in the
mouths of all classes of people. The
nature of the tenders made to the Eastern
syndicate has not yet been divulged
and therefore only guesses in the dark
can be made at their tenor. But the
people trust that they have been of the
most liberal nature possible.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-29
BoULANGER's triumph is likely to prov

BoULANGER's triumph is likely to prove
windfall to us in the Samoan affair.
With the warlike French Generals star
in the ascendant, Prince Bismarck will
think twice before he plunges into a
difficulty about so distant an advantage
as these South Pacific islands. There is
no question that the Boulanger pro-
gramme is the recovery of the Rhine
provinces. That is the understanding
among his followers, and it is that which
causes him to be go popular with the
French people. A war with America
would be Frances opportunity, and
with 3oulanger to the fore, that oppor-
tunity would be quickly embraced. Then
there is the Northern Bear lying at
the mouth OF his lair by the waters Of
the Danube blue, waiting to swoop
down and enjoy the feast for which he
has been watching so long. Should
Germany become entangled in the Pa
ci6c, France will surely take a fly at her
neck. The moment that is done Russia
will march on Constantinople, and there
will be no way to prevent giving the
coup de grace to the Sick Man Of the East.
1t really looks as ii the election in France
were something in the nature of spe-
cial interposition Of providence in our
behalf, case Of tempering the wind
to the shorn lamb. Still it is
not well for great nation to
trust to such miracles for her
protection. Skeptical as Gibbons re-
mark is, it is the safest thing for effective
national defense to expect divine help to
be usually arrayed on the side of the
largest armies and the strongest navies.
1t is, after all, no more than the native
American philosophy outlined by our
own Ben Franklin in the saying that
God helps the man who helps himself.
That is not only American doctrine, but
it is recognized as very orthodox doctrine.
It is, therefore, to be hoped that when
next,the clouds of war lower on our hori-
zon we shall not be found shak-
ing in our boots along a defeEseless
coast, or in lot of rotten hulls. Let us
have ramparts from which our starry flag
may triumphantly and safely wave, and
let us have navy which can nail the
broom to the mast in defiance of any
shi ps af1oat. A country 30 populous, 80
rich, 80 prosperous, with 100000, 900
surplus in the Treasury, we should have
both coast defences and a navy.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-29
The West Virginia Deadlock.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, January 2S.-
Balloting for United States Senator was
kept up in both Houses to-day. Dele
gate Shelton created sensation in the
House by the statement that he had
been approached with an offer of money
in consideration of the abandonment Of
his political convictions and affiliations,
and of his vote for the Republican cam
didate for United States Senator.
Much discussion followed, and COM
mittee of investigation was appointed, to
report as soon as possible.