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Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-01
Records at tho Capitol.

The Bank of Grant, Perkins county, has
incorporated with an authorized capital
stock Of 100000 one-iourth of which is
paid up. Business commences August 10
Cashier. d. E. Gray; assistant cashier, J.
Linduhohm.
The Bank of Oakland, OF Oakland. has
been sold to Beckman g. Co. of that place.
ana the capital stock of the institution has
been increased to 100000. 1t is learned
that the new firm is to take possession at
once.
The governor to-day reappo,nted John II.
Spencer, Of Dakota county, as a member OF
the educational board of the Peru state nor
NAL school.
The board of public lands aud buildings
held its regular weekly meeting to-day.
Routine work alone was transacted. 1t was
decided, though, to visit the Hastings asy-
lum as a board tomorrow, and its members,
Messrs. Hill. Lessee, Laws and Stein, will
leave for there on the morning train.
The state associate board Of charities also
held a meeting Friday in the office of the
commissioner of public lands and buildings.
It's minutes show a well nigh completed basis
for the successful operation Of the Milford
Industrial home. The full membership OF
the committee was in attendance.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-01

murder is out. Among the members who
were here was w S. Randall, of Fairfield;
ex.County Attorney McLoney, OF Clay
Center, and f., Nj. Corpell, Of He.
brou. Other villages, cities and
towns were represented. Attorneys Rob
bins, DotY and Stewart and Sam d.. Cox, OF
the Call. were leading spirits in the meeting,
called for the special purpose of. taking the
initiatory steps for the introduction OF q
strong prohibitory plank in the republican
platform AZ the coming state convention, and
IL is learned that IL Is ready TO be sprung
when the time comes. As a prominent Lin
coin republican put IL to-day, there il q
strong following going into the convention
on the rule or ruin plan.o
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-01
A Corrector Corrected.

"Did you mean the purported interview
that appeared in an Omaha paper this morn
ing as a disclaimer so far as it related to
your candidacy for the governorshlp," quer-
led The BEE representative of Secretary OF
State Laws.
81 did not express myself one way or the
other and I did not intend to. The reporter
for the paper in question, however, was not
quite correct. l did not say to him that !
had ever been the owner of the Alma Bee,
but l did say that l once owned the Rspub-
lican Valley Sentinel, published at Orleans,
but that l sold it to Wehn u
Knight, and that they paid for
it. And, by the way, the paper
died on the hands of the party to whom they
in turn sold it. never had any money in
terestI in any other paper publi'hed in the
state. Now, as to my candidacy tor the gov
ernorship, l have this to say: If the Alma
Bee is booming me for governor, the paper
is doing it without my knowledge or con-
sent"
"You are not a candidate for governor,
then2"
II never announced myself as such, and
lave no reason to think at this time that ]
will. You may print this as a disclaimer il
you wish to-"
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-01
soLACE FOR SUMNER HOURS.

Time: Longevity, Short, you look as IL
you had been in a railroad accident. What's
the matterl
Short-Well, Long, 1 got nome late the
other night, you know, and my wife took me
for a burglar and commenced throwing stove
lids at me.
And you stood and took it, did youf"
mo, l was thoughtless. I ran like a streak
of lightning"
Baltimore American: 1t is impossible for
q square mar to be a rounder.
Birmingham Republican: Gossip reminds
us of a high building. Only one story out of
a dozen rests on a foundation.
New Orleans Picayune: Quicksilver is
food for reflection only when it is served on
the back OF q looking glass.
Philadelphia Press: When the school
master whips one of the girls he hits a miss.
when the girl lodges she misses a hit.
Binghamton Republican: They have fan
mel bathing suits at the seaside resorts that
do not shrink. They are ashamed to, proba.
bly,.
Philadelphia Inquirer: Oklahoma tourist
Things about here seem to be rather quiet,
s~ettler2 Oklahoma settler-Quiot, mister; 1
should say so. The land agents have gone
home.
Kearney Enterprise: Fond papa-No,
| young man, you can't have my daughter. 1
wouldn't give her to you for her weight in
gold. Young sutton (eminently practicaD-
Well, can't we negotiate for a life leasel
Puck: Mr.. LEM (p~hotoPrapher)-I have
not for a long time had so good a sitter as
you are. The expression Is exactly right.
How did you pain such control over the facial
musclesa Are you an actorl
Mr.. Rhodster--No, sir.
Mr.. Lenz-Well. WE'LL Perhaps you are a
bicyclistl ca
Mr.. Rhodster-AYes, I am.
Mr.. Lenz-Ah, that explains it'll II comes
from riding the machine on stone pavements
and trying to look as II you enjoyed it.
Judge: 7 caught a string Of beauties
Upon the North Fork to-day,
The finest trout that were ere pulled out
But the Biggest One Got Awayl
And down in the mill-pond meadow
The boys that were making hay
With forks and rakes killed 5000 snakes
But the Biggest One Got Away!
sWeigh me. please2' said Briggs, as h,
stepped on the grocer's scales.
The man who manipulated the weights
looked at him in astonishment. BriggI
looked as though he ought to weigh abou
100 pounds, but the beam balanced at ZOE.
"You must have something heavy about
your clothes, - said the grocer.
80, that's it, rejoined Briggs; ~ hav'
my summers ice bill in my pocket"
Chicago Tribune: Proprietor of ice-crean
saloon-James, / haven't seen young Spoona
moore here with Miss Softly for severa
days. He hasn't moved away. has hei EN-
ploye-Moved awayi No. He was marrie'
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-01

reasoned that it could safely be counted
upon to overcome any resentment that
might ensue from n refusal to grant
Grand Army members as liberal rates as
had before been given them and others.
After repeated u~navailing efforts to
secure from the railroads a n cent
rate the commanders of eight depart
ments issued a manifesto advising Grand
Army members not delegates to remain
away from the encampment. This
sci was quite generally received
with favor. though not universally
so regarded. The disappointment
caused by this unlooked-for issue was
great and widespread, but the large
majority undoubtedly felt that the
course suggested was necessary to prop
erly rebuke the railroads and assert the
self-respect OF the organization. Sub
s~equently Major Warner, comman der
in-chief OF the Grand Army, advised q
less aggressive policy. His view was that
the encampment should be made a sue
cess in the interest of the order, and
that the matter of settling with the
| railroads could be dealt with here
after. This induced q quite gem
eral change of feeling among
the veterans and determined many
to attend the encampment who
had been disposed to remain away.
There seemed a fair prospect that the
Milwaukee meeting would be a success,
even il falling somewhat below first ex-
pectations.
The agitation, however, will be re-
newed by the action OF the department
command srs of eight states who net in
Chicago or Tuesday. These unite in
saying that the posts represented in
dorse and accept the manifesto Of July
2, which it is asserted was in accord
with a resolution Of the last annual en-
campment, Inc they gave mo-
tice OF the early issuance Of a
circular withdrawing he depart
ments represented from the parade
advertised to take place. The ac-
quiescence Of the commanders OF other
departments is expected, but in any
event this action leaves small chance
that the Milwaukee encampment can
be made u success. The authority of
the commanders to take this action is
probably not questionable, and while it
need not deter members of the Grand
Army from going to the encampment,
those in the departments covered by
the action would attend simply as
visitors, having no share or place in the
exercises of the encampment. The
issue is unfortunate, but it will not be
i ~ --L -I-1
lead railroad managers t. hereafter
show a more just and liberal spirit
toward an organization which has at
least an equal claim with any other to
fair and generous consideration.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-01

Exchange: The Virginia democrats are
in a heap of trouble about the platform they
are about to adopt at the coming state con-
vention. 1t is well known that there is a
large protection element in the party. Any
resolution which favored free trade as de-
cidedly as the st. Louis platform did would
be sure to drive many of these protectionists
into the republican party and make many
more indifferent. But, on the other hand,
the adoption of a protection plank would be
such q glaring inconsistency IN the year fol-
lowing the Grover Cleveland platform that
the leading Virginia democrats can hardly
bring their consciences to consent to it. 1t
has been suggested that the best way out of
the difficulty is not to frame any platform,
and there is a strong probability that this
advice will be followed. Then the demo-
cratic papers will not be troubled with the
defense of a creed, and they can spend all
their time in the campaign in yelping MA.
hone, Malone, MahoneI" 1t will be an edi.
flying spectacle.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-01

THE senate committee on irrigation
will hold its first meeting at st. Paul
to-day, beginning it's labors by giving a
hearing TO the delegations from the
South Dakota Farmers alliance. The
Investigations of the committee, as now
arranged, will extend over a wide re-
gion of country, and will occupy fully
two months. 1t Is not proposed that
the committee shall confine itself to
personal observation in the arid re-
gions and q study OF the practicability
OF irrigation by a system Of reservoirs,
either in the mountain passes or on the
plains, but it will invite opinions and
gain all the information to be gained
from those in the territory visited who
have given the subject of irrigation
careful and intelligent attention. The
committee is already assured of meet
ing a unanimous sentiment favorable to
irrigation, and quite generally, also, to
the work being done at the expense of
the government.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-01
CITY News and Notes,

Hon. Thomas Carr, Of Seward. accom-
panied by his daughters, the Mis- ses Jennie
and Maria, and Miss Gertrude Adams. of ST.
Louis, were guests OF Attorney General
Leese to-day.
Hon. @. W.. Mosher has returned from his
trip TO Manitou, Colorado Springs and other
points of interest in Colorado. He was ac-
compauied by his wife and children and en-
joyed u most pleasant outing.
Secretary CARRIER, of the state board Of
transportation, is seriously i'll, and is con-
fined to his rooms in the Leadwith block.
He did not go to Red Cloud as reported by
some of to-day's papers.
Deputy COMMISSIONS Carter and family
returned home from Long Pine to-day, They
attended the entire session OF the Chau-
tauqua assembly there end enjoyed u very
pleasant vacation. Mr.. Carter is now at his
desk in the state commissioners office.
The trial of Gillett. the alleged adulterer,
has been postponed until August 5.
w. G. Austin has been appointed post
master at West Lincoln.
Ed Burcb, of Beatrice, OAK, is In the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-01
Status of a statute.

It is we'll understood that the statute au-
thorizing the appointment Of one notary
public in each voting precinct Of a county
for every 100 votes cast for governor has
been repealed. Supplemental to the old
law, however, there was an act passed that
has not been repealed, and 1t causes n count
less number of letters of inquiry to flood the
Office of the secretary of state. The law indi-
Gated is that authorizing the presentation of
n COPY of the session laws of the state to
every notary public possessing q certificate
of appointment on file in the various county
clerks offices. There are now over ten
thousand commissioned notaries public In
the state, and the state lawmakers
only authorized the publication of 6,O0O
copies of the session laws. BY
putting two and two together it
can be seen that the law must therefore
stand as a dead letter. Senator Connor, of
Kearney, introduced a bill last winter to re-
peal the law authorizing the gift of a copy of
the session laws to notaries, but in some
manner it got lost in the shuttle and went the
way of many other bills. 1t is understood
that the secretary Of state has made AZ
equitable shipment of the session laws of 'S9
to the several county clerks Of the state for
distribution, and he car do nothing more,
The demand upon county clerks by ~notaries
for a copy of the session laws is therefore
useless and unjust, and an appeal to the
secretary Of state can do no possible good.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-01
A CLASHINC OF INTERESTS.
The Quarantine Proclamation With
held Until Next Monday.
THUS THE GOVERNOR DECIDES.
Crafty Non-Partisans at w~ork-secre-
tary Laws Oorrects an interviewer
-Giliett on the Anxious Seat
The News Grist.
LINCOLN BuRsAu OF TnH OMAHA BEE, (,
1929 Il STREET. ,

LINCOLN, july 81.
The governor was waited upon to-day by a
delegation Of South Omaha packers in the
interests of the quarantine proclamation,
promised from Long Pine last week. but
which as yet has not been formally issued.
f.. A. Cudahy represented Armour Sc Cud-
ahy, and Henry A. Meday George H.. Ham
mond & Co. The governor gave these gen.
tlemen an hour during the forenoon and
heard what they had to say patiently, but he
declines to take immediate action IN the
matter because there aro conflicting inter
ests and he proposes to go to the bottom of
them before making the final order.
On next Monday, therefore he announces
that he will take such action as he may deem
the most just. 1t appears that the indicated
conflicting interests are such that he is war
ranted in deferring action, but he does not
care to make them public at this time. Dur
ing the interim, however, 1t is learned that
the practical order of quarantine remains in
force, and the shipment of any cattle into the
state from the yards at Kansas City will be
punished to the letter of the law.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-01
Drugs Drugs Salaries of
A CoNTRACToRs' COMBINE.
1t is Revealed in the Suit OF Whalen
VS.. Brennan.

III IL ItoSeaieu III IL outC VI
VS.. Brennan.
A contractors combine was revealed in a
peculiar way yesterday. TIL law Office Of
Gregory, Day & Day is in the Omaha Ma
tional Bank building. Before Mr.. Gregory,
as referee, the cause of ]. A. Whalen against
Ed j. Brennan land another" was being
argued. The men are we'll known local con-
tractors, and at one time were partners.
Whalen withdrew and filed a dill in equity
for an accounting, being satisfied that ne
wasn't getting his full share of the profits.
The unknown is L. r. Brennan, a brother of
Ed j. Brennan. An accounting was taken
and the proofs filed with Gregory.
This firm held the contract for laying the
foundation for the old city hall. The mate
rial to DO used was Colorado sandstone, and
the contractors were to get the same from Q.
d. Woodwork & Co. at 6S cents. Now it
happened that about this time Woodwork
and the firm of Il. f. Brennan q Co. were
competitors in bidding for public work.
Brennan & Co. were awarded the city work.
Woodwork went to Whalen, the moneyed
man in the 6rm of Brennan q Co., and Of
fered to furnish the sandstone for the city
hall foundation at 40 cents If his competitors
would step aside and let him have the public
work. Woodwork got the street work and
held out s., 800 from the curbing contract to
pay for the sandstone in the city hail base
ment. This amount Whalen claims from the
Brennans. The argument closed yesterday
morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-01
THE @. A. r. ENCAMPMENT.

LIE VI. n. ~ CNC<tIuI IL
Few matters in the history OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic have. Gre
ated a more profound interest through
out the organization than the issue
raised by the refusal of the railroads to
make a rate OF one cent a mile for the
Milwaukee encSinpment. This years
reunion Of the veterans was looked for
ward to with great expectations. 1t was
believed that il it should not exceed it
would at least equal the encampment of
last year in the matter OF attendance,
and being held in a western city
would enable thousands Of vet
Grams In the west to meet old
comrades who were compelled to
deny themselves this privilege when a
longer distance from their homes was
TO be trayersed. 1t was mosl reasonably
expected that the railroads would be
disposed : encourage a large attend
ance, and as the Grand Army did not
ask in behalf Of its members more than
they had before received, or a more
favorable rate than had been accorded
by the railroads in various instances to
other organizations, there was no
anticipation of any difficulty on this
score The railroads, however, have
acted under the conviction that in
any event the old soldiers would
go to Milwaukee. The man
ayers, knowing the attachment
Of the veterans for these reunions, have
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-01

KANSAS is looking for cheaper methods
OF transportation for her crops. They
are looking TO the water routes 70
compete with the all rail routes to the
Atlantic seaboard. There is little
prospect, however, due to the g~eograph-
ical position Of Kansas, for that state to
get much benefit from water route
transportation. Whatever merits there
may be In floating Kansas corn down
the Missouri and Mississippi to New
Orleans, or in shipping its products by
rail to the gulf and then by steamer to
Europe, it has been demonstrated time
and again that such a route Is seriously
handicapped in more ways than one
when compared with ~eastbound rail
shipments to Baltimore, Philadelphia
or New York. The trouble at New
Orleans is that there is no profitable
cargo TO import from Europe and
scarcely anything for barges and steam
ers TO carry up the river.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-01

THE forest fires O raging in the
mountains Of Colorado are doing agreat
amount of damage. They are not alone
destroying valuable wood and timber
lands but are wiping out nature's reser-
voirs. The snow Of winter Is preserved
within these forests, which during
spring and summer is slowly melted and
used for irrigating the fields and mead
ows OF the valleys. There is conse-
quently danger that tho destruction Of
the forests has wiped out this natural
storehouse, and in consequence the
plains depending on the mountain
streams will suffer from drought during
the hot and dry season. The preserva-
ton Of the forests is a duty which should
be impressed on the people OF Colorado,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-01
Paving Men strike.

Thirty of Buckstaff h Stout's II street
paving gang struck to-day. Unjust discrim-
ination ia alleged to have been the cause.
The striking workmen state that some of
their fellows received 81. as per day, whereas
they received but 81 30. Equality of wages
or a strike was the word, and the foreman
chose to let the dissatisfied men strike.
Trouble was feared this afternoon when a
lot Of boys were running TO supply their
places. IL the men return to work it is stated
it will be at the old wages.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-01
A CASE OF BAD MEDICINE.
Additional Figures On the Cost Of
County Drugs.

Additional Figures On h Cost of
County Drugs.
1.-THE county drug store exposure IS caus-
ing people to open their eyes and wonder
how long this loose management of county
affairs will be allowed to continue" A
heavy taxpayer made these remarks yester-
day morning and declared himself as being
very much disguised at the way things are
going.
The BEE man discovered that in five years
there has been a much larger increase in the
expenditures for drugs and medicines than
can be charged up to The expenses of any
other department,
The figures show that in 1884 S940.4S COW
cred all expenses attached to doctoring the
county poor. Last year, 1883, the sum total
paid out was So, 742. SO.
In 1884 the drugs cost S339.4S, and the
physician received as salary S601.
In 1888 the amount paid for drugs was
81, 442.9 90, while the PHYSICIANS services
netted him 81 100.
This year the increase is still greater.
Counting what the cost will be for medi,
cines, $3.50 a month to doctors and the salary
of a druggist, and it is estimated that the fig
ures will run up in the neighborhood of S., DOC
or Sc, 900.
1t is further learns that DIR. Keogh very
frequently sends prescriptions to outside
pharmacists, and frequently orders expensive
medicines. Bills for three prescriptions from
outside sources were handed to the county
clerk yesterday morning.
LAS IN example of his extravaganza
it is known that to produce sleep
he prescribes s~ulfonal, a drug put up in tab,
lets that cost Is cents each. 1t takes three
of these tablets to make a dose, which would
be As cents. Any druggist will tell you that
one cents worth of morphine would answer
exactly the same purpose and be no more
dangerous to the patient"
The following tabulated statement is Of in
terest, showing what the medicines for the
city and county poor costs:
Amount paid by Douglas county for drugs
and medical attendance for county poor:
Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-01
A QUESTION OF LIGHT.

The right thing for the council to do
is to invite competition for lighting the
streets and award the contract to the
best and lowest bidder. The power to
regulate the price of gas for private
consumption is vested with the mayor
and council.
II, after careful inquiry as to relative
cost of fuel and labor, the price of gas
in Omaha is found to be excessive as
compared with other cities of equal
population, the price should be reduced.
This is in accord with business princi-
pies.
Every gas company is necessarily q
monopoly. Two or more gas companies
can only exist in cities of half a million
or more population and in those cities
they either divide territory or pool
their receipts. If it is deemed proper
for the sake of encouraging competition
to give the electric light company a
slice OF the city patronage, then the ter
ritory in which electric lighting is pro-
jected should be limited to the business
thoroughfares, public parks and
grounds.
Electric lighting all over the
city is out Of the question as
a measure Of economy until
some new invention will enable
electric lighting companies to reduce
the cost OF manufacture. The fact that
the New York Life and THE BEE build
ings are lighted by electricity affords
no proof that electricity is cheaper
than gas. 1t simply shows that electric
lights are introduced to attract tenants
who naturally prefer incandescent
lights to gas, especially in the summer
season. Electric lights generate very
little heat and therefore are preferable
to gas as a matter Of comfort.