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Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29

CERTAIN New York bankers are be-
ginning to feel anxious over possible
strlngency in the money market, due to
the continued shipment of gold abroad.
While the demand has fallen off, there
is still call of from two to four millions
q week, which is being sent to London
and Paris. In view of this fact, Secre-
tary Window has been requested to lib
crate the surplus in the purchase of
large blocks of government bonds. The
secretary of the treasury, however, by
no means shares this arlarm and con-
tinues his policy of purchasing bonds at
the rate OF less than one hundred thou
sand dollars a week. His grounds are
that he is paying for government bonds
all that they are worth to-day and he
does not propose to add an additional
premium to their value by any show Of
anxiety to call them IN. There can be
little doubt, whether there be cause for
the anxiety OF bankers or not, that Sec
retary Window is pursuing the right
course. His long experience in the
treasury department has taught him to
wait until an urgent demand for money
leads government bondholders to turn
their bonds into cash at or near the
treasury's price, when a slight advance
in the price paid would bring large
offers. This has been the policy of Mr..
WINDOWS predecessors and it reflects
to his credit as financier that he fol-
lows this rule.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29

church OF Orange, N. j. rho action was
taken after he had confessed his sin and ex-
pressed his penitence therefor. Hoyt's
father was formerly pastor Of the church.
The Rev. T. De Witt Talmge receives $500
for each lecture he delivers on his present
tour.
Lew Wallace says there is moro happiness
for him in days literary work than in a
generation of politics.
Emperor William of Germany has Just
become an active member of the Goethe So
ciety which has its headquarters at Weimar.
MIR. Cunningham Grahame will soon move
in Parliament that after the death of the
queen the kingdom shall be abolished and a
radical democracy established in England.
James Russell Lowell says he Is glad to
get back to his old London quarters in Rad
nor place-and right from Boston, too This
is worse than changing ono's religion.
Ex-President Cleveland will visit New
port the first week in August, but somehow
this announcement seems to lack the inter-
est il would have possessed one short year
ago.
George w. Childs has received from
Colonel Fred Grant, minister to Austria,
s140 from the people of Carlsbad and $40
from Mrs. U. s. Grant for the Johnstown
sufferers.
A correspondent says that Jay Gould has
been invited to take look at the tomb of
Virgil, near Naples, with the view of buying
it, as it is for SALE Virgil and Gouldl There
is humor IN this iuxtaposition.
King Kalaleaua, of the Sandwich islands,
still has hopes of raising the $4,000 neces-
sary to take him to the Paris exposition. His
book on 1.-THE Myths of Hawaii'' is having a
good sale, and he thinks that the royalties
thereon will enable him to add another
royalty to the crowds in Paris.
Edmund Clarence Stedman, himself some
thing of poet, is quoted as saying in q re-
cent conversation about American poets, that
''in the case of the two oldest survivors in
song-Mr, Whittier and DIR. Holmes-.we OBJ
| serve their admirers grow more extended in
numbers with the spread of culture in our
land. If their voices are not heard as fire.
quently as formerly it Is not because they
have grown less strong and sweet, for with
each new utterance as it comes TO us from
| time to time we are unable to detect any var
iation in the tones we all long ago so easily
| learned to love-"
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29

In Sioux Falls and the Press refors 70 IL as
n pleasant little Inconsistency
The Lincoln county republican convention
will be held August3 8.
Hay brings si5 ton in South Dakota with
the prospect Of good crop.
Over 10000 has been distributed in Hand
county for the wool crop this season.
A Methodist camp meeting is 10 be held at
Washington Springs commencing August z.
The Sioux Falls Trotting association will
probably hold another meeting in September.
There are nineteen inmates In the Plank
nton reform school-ffteen boys and four
girls.
The new Seventh Day Advent church at
Sioux Falls will be ready for services next
Sunday.
A big fish pond near Tilford, filled with
carp, was washed out by a heavy storm,
causing loss OF $4,000
The commissioners of Rolette county have
appealed to the governor to enforce the pay
ment OF taxes by the half-breed and Indian
farmers living in that section.
Ramsey county has hit upon novel way
OF assisting the needy farmers whose crops
are u total failure. II Is proposed to issue
bonds TO tho extent of $50, 900 for the purpose
OF building county roads-work to be gwen
| 20 those only who are destitute and deserv-
ing
The Deadwood Pioneer says: An aggre-
gate OF Sl3, 900 has been received at the
treasurer's Office for liquor license. As the
fee in each case is S95O for the half year,
| this means fifty-two saloons now doing busi-
| ness in the county. or the number twenty
| one operate in Dead wood.
Sanford Porter, member of the South
| Dakota constitutional convention, and o
| banker at Oelrichs. walked into the territory.
| In 1876 he went to Yankton, and thence in
| the winter time he footed it all the way to
Deadwood There he chopped wood for the
| miners until ne got something better to do.
When Frank Pettigrew, the Sioux Falls
| hustler, went to Dakota the stage fare from
| Sioux City north was too nigh for his pocket
| book, and so no hoofed 1t all the way. He
| preempted claim just west of what Is now
| the main part of Sioux Falls, and with his
| own hands dug we'll and made other i'm
| DrOyements thereon
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29
ROTTEN PAVING MATERIAL
An Interview With Major Balcombs
on the SubieCt

An Interview With Major Balcombc
on the Subject.
Major Balcombe chairman Of the board Of
public works, was asked yesterday what was
to be done about the rotten paving material
which had been the cause of the disruption
between the board and the contractors Sat-
urday. "Well," said he, II can't say yet
what will be done, but they must furnish
better material. This is not the first time
this thing bas occurred. 1t has been going
on for some time. l have warned them time
after time and told them we would not allow
such work. They have promised each time
to furnish good material, but have not done
so.
"Why," continued the major, warming
up, 81 spent three days in Chicago watching
them lay wood pavement, and they only
have TO throw out ten or fifteen blocks OF
wood ia a block of the paving, while we re-
iect as many as ten or fifteen wagon loads in
the same distance"
"What seems to be the cause OF the rotten
ness9"
1.-THE most OF it is caused by the timber
being cut at the wrong season. 1t is evident
that this timber was cut in the summer, and,
in fact, the contractors admit as much. The
tree is full Of sap at this time, and this sap
turns sour and ferments, making fine food
for worms, which have cut the outside full
of tracks or channels. This sour sap
also causes the outcr part of the
tree to rot away, making it unfit for use.
This is the kind of timber they are saving
up for blocks. There are also lot OF the
blocks which are rotten at the core. In fact,
the whole lot of timber seems to be refuse
material which had been thoroughly culled
to furnish Chicago or some other eastern
market, and Is now being palmed Off on us.
"No," SAID the major in reply to ques.
tion, 1--WE could not declare the contract for
feited by the furnishing of such material,
but we can stop them from using it, and
then if they neglect or refuse to go on with
the work. we can hire men, buy material and
do the work ourselves and make them pay
for it,"
''Has it been known all along that this sort
of material was beng usedl"
ayes, our inspectors have been condemn
ing these blocks and throwing them out, and
have repeatedly warned the contractors
that they must furnish good material"
"Why was not the work stopped before9"
because they have promised each time to
use first class material, and tired of telling
them, and stopped the work."
"What are they going TO do this timeW
''That can't say. They have made no
promises, or signified what they would do;
but the work must go on, if we have to do 1t
ourselves"
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29
DEATH IN The WATER.
Absolute Poison in Nearly Every
American City and Town-What VIII
be the Result before the End OF

Absolute Poison in Nearly Every
American City and TOwn-What viii
be the Result before the End OF
Summer
81 WHAT did you hnd?'
ng with poison"
The above remark was made by prominent
examining drop of CrOton. N, Y, water
through the microscope. The water Of nearly
every city In America IL filled with poison. II s
caused by decaytng matter and animal life.
What Is the result2 A fearful increase of sick
ness and death, both among children and grown
people. The papers are filled with accounts OF
it. Millions upon millions OF germs OF FEVER,
cholera morbus and contagion are In every
swallow or water.
Hut people say:
"what can we do, stop drinking"
"ko."
"Resort TO stimulantsY'
mo. XIII the germs in the water and before
they can come into the body. Three drops OF
Perry Davis Pain-killer poured into glass OF
water before drinking VIII XIII the germs ana
healthy. The best medical talent in the Land
have asserted this for years. and the expert
ence of every man and woman who has tried 1t
Travellers through the jungles of India drink
the swamp water, even though 1t Is nlled with
slime and covered with scum. but they tnvari-
ably purify 1t by adding Pain-killer. Stanley.
as the natives cali Pain-Killer. IN this grand
medicine Is SO effective In regions whore death
Turks on every side, where 10 reeks In every
pool, does 1t not stand TO reason that We can
safely meet the dangers of our own drinking
water by Its careful user 1t Is an absolute cure
for cholera inorbus IN its worst forms. but how
its approach. by Keeping this remedy con-
stAntly on hand the dangers or tho summer
can DO avoided aud health positively preserved.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29

ANOTHER snag has been struck by
the Cherokee commission sent out to
Indian territory by President Harrison
to negotiate for the opening OF the
Cherokee strip. Chief Mayes, the
president of the Cherokees, is averse to
calling special session of the legisla-
ture to receive the commission and ne
gotiate for the sale of their lands. This
was a predicament not anticipated
either by President Harrison or by the
commission, and unless the chief can
be won over the business of treating
with these Indians has been brought,
for the present at least, to dead stop.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29

PUBLIC attention is once more di-
rected to the attempts OF ambitious in
ventors to build an "air ship" which
shall sail the atmosphere as easily as a
vessel stems the tides. The failure of
the Campbell AIR ship, which lost its rud-
der and collapsed with its navigator,
Hogan, a few days ago, somewhere off
the coast OF New York, demonstrates,
for the present at least, that this inven-
tion has been a failure, Undaunted, +,
however, by this circumstance, second
inventor, Prof. De Bausset, has just
asked the secretary of the navy to have
the government yard at Charlestown
placed at his disposal IN order that he
may build his steel flying machine or
air ship under government patronage.
1t will be remembered that this same
inventor asked OF congress liberal aid
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29
A LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT.
Thurston County Apparently With
out District Court Jurisdiction.
ANOTHER PECULIAR SITUATION.
Beyond the Province OF the Supreme
Court-Bishop Bonacum VIII
Visit tho Pope--Lincoin
News and Notes.
LINCOLN BUREAU OF THE OMAHA Ban, 1
1O2g II STREET

LINCOLN, July %.
Legal conundrums appear to bo numerous
rs result of the oversight of the late Me-
braska legislature. II seems that Thurston
county is left out in the cold that Is, district
judicial jurisdiction was not provided Now,
the part of Thurston county taken away
from Burt county belonged to the Third ju-
dical district, while the part taken from Da-
kota and Wayne counties belonged to the
Seventh judicial district II is suggested by
parties Interested, in late communication
to the attorney general, that 1t would
be peculiar anomaly to see Judge
Wakeley, of tho Third district hold
ing court in that part of Burt
county and Judge Powers in that part Of
Wayne and Dakota counties now belonging
to Thurston county. But this is enough to
show that Thurston county's judicial situa-
tion is somewhat perplexing. The attorney
question as vet, and before doing so will ex-
amino the authorities" at length. The
opinion Is expressed by some of Lincoln's
best lawyers, however, that Thurston county
will remain without district court iurisdic-
tion until the Nebraska lawmakers meet
again and pass an amended act giving tho
county a judicial place. This opinion is
upon the statement that the constitL tion
provides that the construction Of judicial
districts and the like is purely Legislative
and beyond tho province of construction by
the supreme court.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29

Rev. G. H. Schnur, Of Omaha, has for
some years mnistered to the spiritual wants
of small Lutheran church in that city. The
other day he resigned. He wished to marry
a certain girl, and his flock desired that he
marry another. In fact, they made it very
uncomfortable for the reverend gentleman,
affirming that he did not show sufficient re-
gard for their opinion in important matters
pertaining to his welfare. Mr.. Schnur
shows proper spirit. Some congregation
containing less old women than the one at
Omaha will receive him and the wife of his
choice with open arms, and will respect him
all the more because he is man as we'll as
preacher ~
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29
Farewell the Seductive Slipper.

He fell into matrimony in the old, old,
delightful, thoughlsss way-and the way,
too, that after all feadi to the falrest sue
cess Of marriage. q way carpeted with rich
flowers and illumed with golden light
But it lead our young Omaha divine straight
into the brambles and nettles. His con-
gregation has selected another girl for him.
They were outraged at hls disregard Of
their preferenceyi The mother of the
neglected girl was the most outraged of all
There was no more praise. There were no
more slippers. There was an informal but
emphatic demand for a resignation, which
was promptly forthcoming. Religious
peace and marital happiness will be sought
in some other locality.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29

THE state board of railroad commits
sioners of Missouri has just made a
sweeping reduction in grain and freight
rates averaging not less than fifteen
per cent from the present schedule. 1t
is calculated that the shippers OF the
state will save more than million dol
lars annually in freight charges, and
the best OF 1t is that the commissioners
will see to it that the reduction is en-
forced on all lines without unnecessary
DELAY.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29
A CUssack Giautess.

The sensation of Berlin is just now
young Cossack giantess, who is being
exhibited at the popular Passage Pan
opticum," says the Pail Mall Gazette.
The girl, who is IL years old, is nearly
three yards high; she weighs twenty
stone, and is still growing very rapidly.
She is very pretty, with large dark
eyes and pleasant face, and in the
which consists of red shirt, blue
jacket, long apron embroidered in
gold and necklace of many colors, she
captures everybody's heart. But since
she is still chiefly interested in her
dolls and toys, she cannot be said to re-
turn the sentiments of her admirers.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29

THE American investor has not been
caught by the glowing prospectus of the
North American salt trust. Much to
the surprise of everybody the subscrip-
tions to the stock came in slowly, and
when the books were closed the stock
OF the syndicate went a-begging for
takers. This is likely to put damper
to schemes which have for their object
the Heecing of unwary speculators.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29

HARVESTING has begun on the great
Dalrymple farm In Dakota. This is an
incident OF considerable moment indi-
eating that the wheat Of the northwest
has matured this year about two weeks
earlier than usual. Last years first
frost, that came August II, killed vast
quantities of Dakota wheat. There Is
consequently little danger that sim
liar affiiction will blight the wheat crop
this year, and the fact that it has ma
turcd 80 early is strong indication
that tho condition Of the crop is fully
up TO the average both in quantity as
well q, in quality.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29

for the realizatiounf his ideal and was
given favorable hearing before one Of
the committees VBf' ehe house. However
plausible his theories may be, there is a
we'll grounded opinion that the air, due
TO its conditionsoi is an element that can
not be navigated at will. 1t is hardly
probable that the government will aid
De Bausset in his scheme, and that IL it
be at all feasible, tile machine must be
built with private capital.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29
Where is the Cave of Truth

Where is the Cave of TRUTH
Nc,p York World
Next to the sea serpent the cave in some
remote locality IN the west is the most popu-
lar topic among summer romancers A cave
in Montana was recently said to hold the
stone figure Of a gigantic baseball player.
Now cave IN Nebraska comes forward
with eight mysterious skeletons. 1t is strange
that Truth is never found lurking in these
caves.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29

the disastrous things which Mr.. Carlisle
says are now contemplated, aud on that
record it may fairly ask the present
confidence OF the country. Atany rate,
with the parties so nearly equal in
strength in the lower house OF congress,
and Mr.. Carlisle leading the minority,
there ought to be little difficulty in his
party preventing the consummation OF
whatever in the republican programme
he believes to be evil and dangerous.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29
VIII Be All Republican.

1t doesn't take much of a prophet to pre-
dict that the four new states will be solid in
the republican column. or course the DEM
ocrats have their eyes and hopes centered on
Montana, but Montana, like the other new
states. takes its population largely from the
republican states of the north and east, ard
the new settlers generally carry their poll
tics as well as their business and religion
with them,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29

THE agricultural bureau proposes to
experiment with certain varieties OF
European winter wheat, which are said
to be rust proof. The result OF the test
will be watched with no little interest.
II a quality of wheat equal to the best
can be grown in America which shall
not be affected by the rust blight, a
great service will be done to our farm
ers, who loose hundreds Of thousands Of
bushels annually through this scourge.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29

AND now it is charged that the con-
troversy going on in New York City re-
specting the effects OF an electric shock
on the human system in the Kemmler
investigation is nothing more nor less
than discussion of two rival electrical
companies as to the respective merits Of
their dYnamOs
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29
A Suggestion From Mr.. Dana.

We have here from the Sun and Voice a
little joke big with testimony to the influence
of The Sun, which shines for all, and to the
intelligence of the American people:
''From Dana to Beersheba the flannel shirt
relgns."
The Importance of the flannel shirt as an
institution of comfort cannot be overesti-
mated. 1t has come to stay, but it never
should be permitted to stay too long at one
time.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29
American SnObbery.
pittsbilf.0 Dispdtch.

Both the democratic newspapers who
refer to Mr.. Russell. Harrison as prince
Russelp' and the republican correspondents
who are proudly stating that he is received
in England as IAN heir apparent afford
equally radical illustrations of the different
varieties of snobbery of which American
party journalism is capable.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29

Two white clerks in the railway mail
service at Lynchburg, Va, refused to
instruct newly appointed negro clerk.
Superintendent Bell will now have an
opportunity to inject a healthful dose of
discipline in the mail service around
T,ynch burp
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29

THOMAS III. BLYTHE, of California,
had not single soul to claim relation
ship with when he was alive. Now
that he is dead and there are four mil
lions awaiting q claimant, one hundred
and twenty-seven relatives have bobbed
up, and strange to say, the list is by
no means complete.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29
Farmers Always Get Left

WONLTGUI HtfUIU.
1t is noticeable that these combinations
strike the farmer every time, and in the
aggregate add more to his burdens than to
those of any other class of people; and as
the salt combination is to embrace Canada in
the arms Of its benevolence, the farmers
may expect to be squeezed with more than
ordinary fondness when it gets I6so full
operation.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29

Mr.. ]. E. Riley, the paving contractor.
was also called on and questioned regarding
the occurrence of Saturday
81 was called to Clark street about p. m.
Saturday." said MIR. Riley, "and met the
board of public works aud Engineer Tillson.
The order was given to remove all blocks
(some 1000 yards) from the street. Our
contract with Mr.. Gray being that he was to
deliver all material upon the street, and re-
move all rejected material, we called upon
him to carry out the order Of the BOARD He
refused absolutely to do this, maintaining
that the order was unusual and unprecc-
dented. He said he was willing to remove
material rejected, and promptly, but there
represented, and the thing to do
was to go on and lay the blocks,
of course properly culllng them, SO that none
but sound blocks would be laid, and he would
remove the balance.
"He maintained that the misapprehension
by tho board as TO whether the cedar was
live cedar was owing mainly to the fact that
floating live cedar in stream gave 1t dark
appearance, and this being O year old and
seasoned made it appear all the moro rusty,
but the blocks were better than IL 1t was
green, fresh cedar.
"He said no would have a confe-
renee with the board as soon as
they could be gotten together. when he
thought all MISUNDERSTANDING could be re-
moved. or course we know Mr.. Gray in
this case only In his agreement to furnish
material according to specifications. The
board of public works, including the engi-
neer, are the parties from whom we take
our orders.
~ will say think there is q disposition on
the part of the board to exact q little moro
than ever before, but so long as contractors
arc treated alike we shall not complain. ]
expect there will be solution of the diff
Guilty ut the conference which is to be held
by the board, Mr.. Tillson and Mr.. Gray to-
morrow morning"
~ think the estimate of bad blocks men,
toned by Mr.. Balcombe Is enJlrely too high.
Perhaps 10 per cent wonld be as much as
would be found unsuitable. have party
who is willing and anxious to furnish cedar
blocks for paving and agrees TO furnish the
very best of material. If the board is not
satisfied with the material Mr.. Gray fur
nishes this other man will gladly undertake
to furnish all the material needed"
Hasn't the work been stopped several
times on account of rotten blocksp
swell, yes," said Mr.. Riley, evasively;
''there was something OF the kind, and AFTER
wards we received nice, clean. sound blocks,
but II soon went back to the old thing"
s'Are you going to use first class blocks In
the futuref' was asked.
"We are anxious to have the best OF mate
rial - replied Mr.. Riley, 'for the sake OF our
reputation. We lose very little II the mate
rial is rejected, as we pay the dealer only for
what blocks are accepted by the CITY,"
Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29

IT is little too warm just at present
to indulge in controversies about may
orally candidates. 1t will be time
enough for such work some time in No
vember. The city election does not
occur until the first week in December.