Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-02

encourage them in such ,rsc. which
could only, in his opinh ct TO the
injury of the legitimate deal 'ho would
then be driven out of business the un-
dortaking could only end in Stcr and
therefore he declined to grant tvilcge.
The farmers alliance objected to this gratu-
ltous advice and made complaint. They de-
mand that the same privilege be granted to
item that has been given to others at the
same point that, to state II boldly, It Is none
OF the company's business how or for what
they sell coal.
DEATH OF A DISTINGUISHED MAN.
In the death Of Prof V. G. Taylor, whose
funeral occurred here today, the world loses
distinguished musician and musical au-
thor, though OF late years he has done little
in the line of his profession. He is the in
ventor or author of Taylor's index staG "a
standard method of musical notation, aud has
written aud published the following we'll
known musical works SACRED Minstrel
"Choral Anthems 1850; The Golden
Lyre,N 1850; "The Concordia,n 1851; "rhe
Chime 1854; "The Ceestinan 1856; "rhe
Song Festival" 1858: "rhe Enchantcrn
ls6l; THE Concertiua,n 1864, aud The
Praise Ofering,n 1868. Besides these he
has written the celebrated operas Joseph
and Elizabeth" and quantity of special
pieces, published mostly in New York city,
where his work was regularly accepted by
the great music houses. Music was not all
was vigorous and entertaining writer on
many subjects, social, political and scientific
lie was welcome guest in the best families
in the city, and although having great oppor-
tunltleS for amasslng a comfortable fortune,
died comparatively poor, dispensing much of
his means in charity He was born at Bark
hamstead, Conn, in 1917, and his only sur
viving relatives are two daughters, Mrs Por-
ter of Niagara Falls, N. Y, aud Mrs. V. &.
James of Chicago.
BRICK AND TILE MAKERS.
The Iowa Brick, Tile and Drainage as
sociation will meet in this city on Wednes-
day and Thursday of this week Among the
items of interest on the programme will be an
address of welcome by the governor; the
usual address by President j. v Boiling; n
paper on Brick Paving by the Merrill
brick company; reports of city engineers as
to methods OF laying PAYERS; "What Has
Tile Drainage Done for lowaW by Hon. T.
X. Haines; story of tile making and tile
drainage by j.. W; Billingslev of the
Drainage Journal; Best Methods of Laying
Tile" by Robert Goodwin; Drainage OF
Public Highways by William Kcttell, etc.
posToFFCE DIFFICULTY.
The people of Paralta, on the Chicago,
Milwaukee Il St Paul railway, are in
trouble over the recent strike of agents
and telegraph operators NJ G. Plummer
was agent and went out with the strikers.
He was also postmaster, and the postolice
and depot are close together and have hereto
fore been Joined by Il platform, the entire
structure being on piles ten or twelve feet
high Since the strike has ended the com
pany has had the platform taken out and
erected high fence between the two build
ings, rendering it very inconvenient for the
postmaster to get his mail and unhandy for
the public. The attention OF the postmaster
general has been called to the matter and an
Investigation ordered by the postonce in
spector. 1t all goes to show that railway Off
cials are as human rs ather people and some