Nebraska Newspapers

    TJbUKJ JJAJULX j5JHiJHi OMAHA , MONDAY , MARCH 17 , 1884.
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B. nOSBWAVBR , Editor.
A II. Fitch. Manager Dully Ctrculatloa , P. 0. Box
4S9 Omaha , Kcb.
TiiEiiR arc only 10GModo < yIndmns loft ,
"hut those who kvo gene to the happy
' hunting ground have forgiven Gonornl
Howard.
Miss Svaix B. JteraioHV wautn to live
to BOO Boa Butler elected president.
That ahow * what a natural nflinity lean
old maids have for fat widowers.
TiiEfolloirwhoodits thoOmahn Jlcpub-
lloan is a bigger tnftn than Grant. At
least wo should judge-DO from his recent
opinions ou the second battle of Bull
Hun.
Tun moat nourishing institutions in
Texas are the penitentiaries. There are
VllsUto convicbfl'in the Rusk peniten
tiary and 1,7'U in the Huntsville peni
tentiary.
HAH the twelve city detectives of
Omaha boon put at work on the case of
Tiller , the fit. 'Louia Pacific express
robber , ho would have boon run down
long before ho reached Milwaukee.
'has boon ordered
back to Suakim to await the arrival of
General Howard who goes to ( ho Soudan
to survey the Dold of operations and deliv
er a lecture on the battle of Gettysburg.
THE Panama cm and Herald has an
account of a capture of a largo shark in
the southern waters. Does this refer to
Jay Gould , who at last accounts was on
the rolling deep in Southern Seas.
IF the vote on Fitz-John Porter is to
bo made a party test with republicans ,
the national republican committee will
have to depose its chairman , Sonatoi
Sabin , who voted for the Fitz-John For
tor relief bill.
Ir is high time that the registrar
publish'in ' so mo newspaper J the notice ;
required by > Jaw , stating ou wlml day ;
they will have their books open and a
what places they -will sit. Their noglcc
in thio matter will result in a very impor
feet registration.
TUB ratification of the Mexican treat ;
has encouraged the advocates of a simlla
treaty with Canada , and they are nlroad ;
hard at work. The dominion government
mont is desirous of renewing the treat }
of 1854 , but it is safe lo say that a reel
procity treaty will bo strongly opposed
by the leaders of both , parties.
POOL Commissioner Vining is f uriou
"because Now\York merchants are usoin ;
his trade mark in shipping ever the Bur
lington road. Next time Mr. Viniii ]
orders a consignment of peanuts hi
( mould BOO to it that his trade mark
' Californiafast freight line , " is stampcc
on every peanut with indelible ink.
MINISIEH BAtiacNX lias no dispositioi
to resign. Ho was asked to resign sovui
al times when \vassonatorforniOalifor
nia , and some of the disgruntled Oalifor
ians wont so far as to bum him in ofllgy
Ho paid no attention , however , to thorn
and held on to his post. It is not likol ;
that Biamark and his reptile press cai
drive Sargent into throwing up his § 17)
000 job.
TIIK house committee on Indian affair
having decided to favorably report 01
the bill for the sale of the Iowa India !
roaorvatiou in Nebraska and Kansas , am
for the removal of the tribe to th
Indian territory , the probability is that
large amount of valuable Jand.In Nobrai
ka and Kansas will soon bo thrown opo :
for settlement.
Tin : roapoctablo citizens of Oinahc
should loao no time in selecting honei
and suitable men for candidates for th
city council. Unions they toke th
trouble to personally interest thnmsolvc
in this important matter it will go'b
default as usual , and the ward bummei
and/hoodlumc will again | run the politic
of the city to suit tbeouolvM.
REALIZING the importance of 'auppesi
ing the foot and mouth disease amen
cattle , congress has takoa prompt sto [
in the matter and has nuulu a auitabl
appropriation. The chief veterinario
of the dofyartinent of ogriculturo hi
gene to Kansas to investigate ) the dii
caso. The Illinois autoritios are lookin
after the discaao in that
state. It ia ri
ported that the disnase has made its oj
pearanco in LouUa county , Iowa , au
wo should not bo surprised to learn of i
breaking out among Nebraska catt
almost any day. Wo urge our farrnc
and stock-raisers to keep a close watc
on their cattle , and when they discovi
any catUa with the disease to kill Urn
at ouo0 and deatroy the carcaues by fir
ThU is the L 4 yrny to check the iproi
VALET.
t/nltnltna'a valet never opens his mouth
putting his foot in it. Ills cdi-
ktlors from Washington have not
only wade him a laughing stock among
Nebraska politicians , but they have
shoim him to bo oa devoid of voracity M
ho ia of common sense. His attempt
to embroil THE BEE .in a * quarrel
Tith Senator Manderson ever the patron-
r.go problem strikingly oshibitn his lack
of judgment and want of truthfulness.
Taking as his text our recent editorial on
"Senatorial Kosporuibility , " ho distorts
the views wo hold and Borvcs up a moss
of absunl falsehoods about patronage
under the pretense that ho was giving
voice to the views of Senator Mandorson.
The article in question which Valentino's
valet interprets as a declaration of war
lays down the nrinciploi which undorly
our system of federal appointments , na
follows :
"Tho national constitution confora
upon senators the power to revise the
judgment of the executive in the appoint *
mont of federal oflicors. The language of
the constitution empowers the president
to appoint all civil and military offlceri of
the United States by and with the advice
and consent of the senate. Under our
peculiar system the senators virtually exercise -
orciso the entire appointing power , so far
as it relates to federal ofllcora within their
own ntntcn. The president cannot bo
personally acquainted with applicants for
oflico , and , therefore , it has become usage
to defer to the senators in the choice of
appointees that have to ho confirmed by
the aonato. This practice places presi
dential appointments in the hands of
their representatives in the aonato , and
they very properly must aland respons
ible to their constituents for the abuse of
this power. They cannot and should
not bo allowed to shirk the responsibility
under any pretext. Civil service reform
cannot bo made responsible for the ap
pointment of dishonest , incompetent or
disreputable men as long as the wish of
senators is consulted in appointment * ,
and when not consulted in appointments ,
can readily enforce itself through the
rejection of improper appointees.
Mr. Valentino's valet interprets this as
a declaration of war upon Senator Man-
person , and thou asks us whether sena
tors are to bo annoyed with choosing
postmasters for Fort Calhoun and the
iivo or six hundred other towns and vil
lages in Nebraska. Of course not , and
no sensible man ever expects the sen
ators to meddle with that class of federal
appointments. "What wo refer to is cloai
enough to these , who understand the
moaning of presidential appointments.
There was nothing hostile to Mr. Man
dorson in the declaration , that senators
are hold responsible for appointments
made by and with the advice
and consent of the aonato. But
Valontino's valet ia not content
with distorting. Ho is thrown
into a most sentimental spasm ever the
allusion made by TIIK BF.P. to the per
emptory request of Laird and Mandpr-
Bon upon Register Swoitzor , at Bloomington -
ington , to stop down and mnko way foi
uno of Mr. Laird's personal friends , not
withstanding that Mr. Swoitzor is an ef
ficient officer , and has nearly three yean
to aorvo out his torm. Mr. Valentino' *
valet tolls us in a confidential way thai
Swoitzor's time expired last year , that r
poor one armed veteran by the name o !
Laws was to got his place through Mr
Laird'a patriotic efforts , and that Swoit
zor should have gene out without mukinj
BO much fuss. As a matter of fact Mr
Swoitzor was reappointed register of tin
Bloomington land oflico upon rooommon
dation of Mr. Mandorson's predecessor
There was no arrangement made by tin
present delegation about his roappoiut
mont. His commission is dated Febru
ary llth , 1883 , wmlo Mandorson did no
enter the senate until March 4th , 1883
Mr. Laws , it is true , lost ono leg in the
army and is deserving , but ho has bcoi
provided for long ago , and ia now doinj
valiant service for his country as rogiato
of the United States land ollioo at Mo
Cook. It is hardly probable tha
the friends of Mr. Laws would insis
upon having him appointed register o
two land ollicos at the same timo. Th <
party whom Mr. Luird does want to sub
atituto for. Swoitzor in the Bloomin toi
land oflico is a veteran of the 14Gth Illi
noia infantry , which never did duty out
side of the state of Illinois , and wa
dubbed by the soldiers aa "tho feather
bed regiment. " Ho has two arms am
two logs , is halo and hearty , has a gooi
digestion , and weighs 200 pounds. HI
qualifications as a soldier are , however
not BO much a consideration , as the fac
that ho is the brother-in-law of two member
bor of the late Nebraska leginlaturo
That ought to entitle him to a great deu
of considerationand if Laird wore Uuitoi
States senator , instead of Van Wyck , wi
prcrfutno ho would have boon mustorei
in by this timo. It strikes us , however
that Valentino's blundering volet i
either endowed with a very wretchoi
memory or ho has misrepresented Mr
Mandorson in his confidential open lotto
about patronage ,
y
CONSTITUTION TINKB113.
Another great convention is to bo heifer
for the purpose of amending the const !
ttition. It will convene in Philadolphi
on March 24th , under the name of th
National Reform association. The ca
says the movement seeks to strengtho
the Christian elements in our nation !
lifoonforco thoChriotianSabbath and mai
IS riago laws , and place UtoBiblo in the publi
schools. To abolish carrying molls o
the Lord'o day which has boon a fruitfi
3- parent of nearly all our public Sabbat
desecration , polygamy and easy divorce
now so common , and license liquor trafl
in any form. These reforms may I
laudable but they will not bo ongrafto
upon the constitution in our day , Du
ing every congressional soosion there ai
from fifteen to twenty constitution
amendments proposed. The preset
congreaa already has its full quota <
these proposed changes of the fundi
mental law. It is gratifying , howove
that every ono-idca crank cannot grafton
the constitution.
on amendment on (
The national constitution was rr tj.
ficd by the states ninety-six years Rgg.
During nearly a century since ' , ta adop
tion only fifteen amendment nve boon
made. Of these the f.nton wore
adopted by congress ! .n 178 ! ) , and wore
proclaimed to bo inrorco December 15th ,
1791. Tho. bVjvonth amendment was
adopted m 1704 , the twelfth in 180i , the
thirtoontk in 1805 , the fourteenth was
proposed in 1800 and declared in force in
1808 , and the fifteenth WAS proposed in
1809 and declared in force March 30th ,
1870. It is rotfior a curious fact that the
thirteenth amendment , abolishing slav
ery , was ratified by all the states except
Bourbon Kentucky and little Delaware.
In the fourteen years since the adoption
of the fifteenth amendment no loss than
fifty amendments have boon proposed ,
but notio hao received the necessary two
thirds voto. This shows that constitu
tion tinkering very rarely amounts to
anything , and the cranko who are con
tinually proposing amendments are only
wasting the time of congress.
WATTMISOITS COI'YKICIllT HILL.
It has boon given out that the opinion
of the loading papers of the country will
bo asked OB to the practical efl'oct of the
proposed copyrighting of telegraphic
news.
Thn proposed copyright law , as it is
now formulated , is purely in the interest
ot the great Now York and Chicago daily
nowapapors. If it is enacted , it will
afford no protection against piracy , ex
cept to these great dailies , \rhilo at the
aamo time it would seriously cripple the
country press. As originally proposed
the copyright was to cover a period of at
least twenty-four hours. That would , if
such copyrights could bo enforced , give
the papers that pay for dispatches in any
section of the country , the benefit of
their enterprise and investment by pre
venting papers that pay nothing from
appropriating the dispatches on the day
on which they are published.
The oigh- hour law will simply
give the Now York morning dailies the
monopoly in traffic in papers , which with
fast mails would drive the papers that
now compote with them in the smaller
cities out of the field , while at the same
time it would enable any newspaper pirate -
rate to appropriate these dispatches for
evening editions without paying a cent
to anybody. It would also effectually
cut off the transmission by telegraph of
important dispatches that appear in Now
York papers , to distant western points
where they are now published on the
morning of the same day. The only
papers that could afford to pay a handsome
bonus for thuao specials are the papers of
Chicago , where the fast mails afford equal
facilities for cutting the country proas
out of its legitimate traffic in its own
territory. This is our private opinion ,
publicly oxprcBBod , on Watorson's pond'
ing newspaper copyright bill.
Ir the lamented John Taffo-could have
road in the lame and limping Omaha
Jicpublican the almost stereotyped
eulogy which the great phrenological
crank Edmunds bestowed on him in his
"Eminent Nebraskans , " ho certainly
would have experienced the most intense
disgust. Ton years ago , when John
Taflb edited the Republican , that
paper stood at the head of enterprising
journalism of this section , and the back
files of that paper afford ample proof with
what signal ability it was conducted when
that journal was not the appendage of a
great railroad job printing oflico.
SKXATOK GAMIUO.V : , who has been a
life-long republican , and at ono time a
member of General Grant's cabinet , will
learn with surprise , upon his return to
America , that ho has boon road out of
the republican party , because ho was
"paired" with another republican on the
Fitz-John Porter bill. Senator Cameron
voted for the bill two years ago , and
would have voted for it again.
Tuu Philadelphia Times surprised the
people of Philadelphia last Thursday with
a twenty-four page daily to commemorate
its tenth birthday. The Times ia by tar
the moat enterprising wide awake daily
in Philadelphia and under the editor
ship of Col. McClure , it ranks second tone
no paper in America in point of journalis
tic ability. Its almost unexampled suc
cess has certainly boon well merited.
GIIINE.SI : GOKDON regards the liberation
of the slaves in the Soudan without com
pensation as robbery. It will bo ob
served that Gordon ia a good deal of an
old states rights democrat. 1'hlludd-
pitta
s It will also bo observed what a handy
] thing it would bo for these African slave-
catchers to have a constitution upon
which they could at all times rely aa the
mainstay of their sacred "rights" to ex
change their human chattel for Jamaica
rum and whisky.
SENATOR VAN WVOK is tlio champion
modest man in Washington. Ho declines
to bo a delegate to the Republican na
tional convention , on the ground that an
other man , "fresh from the people , with
out any of the prejudices which naturally
gather around the somewhat cloudy atmosphere -
mosphoro at the national capital , could
better give expression to the desires ol
IP the republicans of Nebraska. It is nql
probable that this modesty will prove
contagious. A'ansaa City Journal.
| Possibly not in Missouri or Kansas
1
but up hero in Nebraska tha example sol
! s by Van Wyck will establish an ofl'ectivt
precedent.
to
dr Now XIUT Sargent has accepted tin
rro invitation to dine with BUmarck 01
ro Kaiser Wilholm'a birthday , wo shal
soon see h w the American hoc faros ,
itf
) f Tins Chicago Tribunals a , ? 100,0 < X
libel suit on hand. There is nothing
small about Chicago newspapers.
CITY WALKS AND TALKS.
"You gave in nn IntcrostlnR sketch of
e trica1n n few weak * ngo , " romnrko < l
tin old nottlor the ether day ; "but you missed
giving \ \ n notUe of the first ono wo oer h l
In tlio dty. Thnt WM hold In the dining
room of the old Herndon liotwo notno time In
tlio summer of 18CO. I won't bo ( [ ulto certain
M lo the yuar , but think It was In 1800. There
must bo qulto n number of jiooplo still In tlio
city who attended tlio entertainment. I wonder -
dor you hiuo not met any of thorn before. 1
recollect distinctly of being present anil talking
with Homo ono In the nudl"nco nliout the clr-
cumsUnco of Iti being the first theatrical rep
resentation given hero. The lending nctrcw
WM Julia JJoan llnytio , who stood pretty
well up townrdtho head of the profession In
those day * . Ono of the sinters rnnrrio'1 Col.
John Y. Clopper , and lesiclod In Omaha for
moral years Immediately following the close
of the war. I don't think I can call to mind
anything more about this entertainment that
couldlntcrcityoii. I ha\o wholly Iforgolten
who the other actor * wore or what the play
WM. I think the comply wore not on nj > ro-
fesilonal tour , as they had no scenery. They
borrowed a bolt of muslin at Tootlo k Jack-
non's store to make Into curtains. I romcm-
bor the Unit circus that over sot nnntontln
Omaha. It wim on the Cth day of July , 1803.
The tent wan jiut up at the northwest corner
of Jackson ntul Twelfth streets , on the ground
now occupied by the CJnrnoaucrackory factory.
That locality was then a smooth , level piece of
prairie , anil there were no house * in the way
and nobody living near enough to 1)0 disturbed
by the nolso and crowil. 1 don't recollect
whoso circus It was but Uwas aory good
ono and drew n Inrpro audience. The Orion
UrotboiK axhlbilod the second circus In Omn-
ka , thai Haino year , or the next , and on the
Ramoycar. "
*
' "I can'tstantl tha racket ! " Such was
the remark made by an olil-Umor , who came
here when the Indian anil the buffalo had pov
losslon of the land , "f can't stand the rack-
it , " ho repeated , and then the BEE'S Man
iVbout Town , who overheard him , asked him
what the racket was. "Twenty-live years ago
used to bo able to sleep as sound n a log , "
said he ; "I could Ho auywhoro and sloop all
light. There wan nothing to disturb mo.
Tow I can hardly get an hour's undisturbed
loop , on account ot the racket of the church
jells , the fire bolla , steam whistles , the strlk-
ng clocks , the telephone bolls , bauds of music1
nul numerous ether noisy nuisances. There's
, ho seven o'clock Union I'acilio whistle in the
ivonlug , then again at midnight , and ono
'clock , and again at nit and eight In the
morning. Then there is the Smelting Works
whlstlo at midnight , and some big whlitlo at
half past three in the morning. Add to all
this the numerous locomotive whistles , as well
as UIOTO of the shops and factorCH ! , and you lm\o
ftrotty much of n whistling nuisance. The
Jiro alarm boll strike ? at nlno o'clock , and Hu-
bormann's clock strikes at every hour and half
"lour. Karly in the morning some church boll
is kept ringing for fifteen minutes a ; if Homo
rmuiac had hold of the rope and couldn't loao
lit.s grip. On Sunday morning It is much
worHO. no several church bolls ate then turned
loose on a Buffering community. Frcyjuontly
the lira boll breaks mo all up at night. The
telephone Is another nuisance , and I am troing
to order it taken out of my houso. The whia-
ties , the bolls , the rumbling of carriages and
wagons , and ether noisen give mo no rest , but
a headache. It was not so twonty-fho yea
ago. Omaha has become too noisy for mo ,
and I believe I'll mo\o out of town either tc
Florence or Boilovuo whore I can bo beyond
the roach of the city racket , and get some
sloop and rest. " And the old moss-back Boomed
to be in earnest , and sighed for the good olc
days of ' 51.'o5 ,
"How old do you think that man is !
asked a gentleman , pointing to Mr. Charles
3hllds , 0.1 ho passed by the Wabash corner.
'About fifty years of age , " waa the reply of t
by-slander. "You are w ay off. That man is
Bo\onty years old , " said the first speaker , who
came to Omaha in 1855 , "butho certainly does
not look a day older than fifty yeara. Ho Is
an octivo and full of lifo as a man of forty.
Ilia remarkable preservation I ascribe to his
temperate ami regular hiulta of life. Ho ! a aa
regular 0.3 clock-work , and takca lifo easy am
and comfortably. Ho can well afford to do so ,
because ho is well fixed financially , and haa
nothing to worry about. Socially ho is ono o :
the moat pleasant and agreeable gentleman in
Omaha , is full of fun , and enjoys a ] eke or a
good story. By the way , thoio goes the oldea
man in Omaha , " said the speaker , as ho
notuted to Col. Lorin Miller , who happened to
bo crossing the &troot just at this time
"Tlicrn'rt a man who came Into tlio world with
the present century , " continued the gentle ,
man ; "Col. Miller was born in Now York
Htuto in 1800 , and of course ia now 84 years
old. Ho has Been many wonderful changes ii
our country. Ho la yet halo and hearty , am
ia n very pleasant and intelligent old gentle
man to talk to. Colonel Miller served an
mayor of Omaha for two terms. Anuthur remark
mark able old man in this city ia Mr. J. M.
Clarke , who in 70 years old. Ho is a Vir
ginian by birth , anu waa born in 1803. Ho is
very sprightly , Is always full of business ,
writes a splendid hand , and haa a clear head.
A. I ) . Jones , who delights in the fact that ho
was the tirat postmaster of Omaha and thai
his hat waa the first postoOlco , has reachet
three Bcoro and ton , and apparently la goot
for many years yet. Talking about old men
romlnda mo of several others. Tlioro'n G. W.
Human , who ia a Long Islander by birth. Ho
is 77 years , but to hoar him tulle ono would
think him to be less than fifty. Ho is youth
ful in nmrltn , if nqtiu luolca. General Estu-
brook la 71 yoiraold. Dr. Graff is ovor" (
voarn of ago , yet lie is aa active and ambitious
to make a strlkd as a man of 45. For sovera
years ho haa boon endeavoring to develop hia
oil lakes in Wyoming , ami I understand thai
at laut ho la about to accomplish hia ] > o !
scheme. 'There's millioni in It , ' and no mis
take. Thosa oil lakes contain an inoxhausti
bio supply of the very best lubricating oil. Al
that in needed for the development of the on
torprlao ia capital , and that lr. Graff wil
suou obtain from English cupltallata whom ho
haa interested in the project together v/itl
some of his Omaha friends. Tlio ( juootlon o
transportation Is uno thing that will have to
bouolved. If cheap transportation can be
secured ( an iinmt'iiso refinery will bo estab
United in Omaha , but if tha railroad canno
afford to haul the oil at rates that the ollmoi
can afford to pay. then In all probability a
pipe-lino will bo built from the lakes directly
to Omaht , as it Is down hill all the way. "
"When. Kldor Lemon appeared upon
the fctago at Boyd'a Opera homo , at the Clark
son memorial iilootlng , I waa struck with hi
romorkablo rcwomblanco , iu almost every par
tlcular , to Senator Bayard , of Delaware , '
remarked an old readout. "I ha\o known
Kldor Lumen for many years , " ho continued
"ho was originally a Methodist minister in
Bait more. When ho came to Omaha iu th
early days ho , concluded to become a lawyer
and studied for some time under Chief Jutlo
Ferguson , Iu 1854 ! the thlof justice prosentoi
him for admission to the bar. The examinln |
committee oousUtod of Messrs. Popploton
Soaloy and Kitubrook. The applicant MOS
Khun a nuppoaitloua replevin cane , and was
asked what would be his pl a iu ouch a case
' 1'leaV said Mr. Lemon , in an Interrogate
manner. 'Ye , what would your plea bo ?
aaked Mr. J'atabrook. TleaV again Inqulret
Mr. Lemon. 'Yos , what do you undontant
by a plea anyhow)1 asked Mr. Katabrook
'Oh , it'a the speech which the lawyer make * tc
the jury , ' waa Mr. Lemon' * reply. Genera
l itabrook didn't too how a man anaworlu
the question in that way was qualified to prao
tlco law , and the applicant waa according !
rejected. At the next term of tha court
howe > er , Mr. Lemon made another and mor
Biicceaaful attempt , and was admitted. II
illdu't practl very long , but noon returned t
ha ! original calling , to which he was odmlrnbl
adapted. Mr. Lomoii U known througboi
Nebraska u an excellent man , ud a hari
working , practical and faithful minister of tl
uiiepel , and during hia many joars of nor vie
bl tha Lord'a vineyard In thli state ho ha
doiie A great dual of good. "
*
"Tiller WM not half BO mnort as
thought ho WM. If I h&d got away wit
SSO.OOO , and kept out of the way of detectives
I don't till uk I would have gouo into a tnm
Btoro and bought a taink and directed It to hi
dhippod to Detroit with \ali8acoutainlnj
the money. That was a fooltoh ploc butl
ess. " Such wore the comments made by a
ell-ki own man ujKm the arrest of Tiller , the
' ( vcllic express robber , and the capture ot the
[ under. An old Pacific express employe , to
vhom the remarks were addrofmed , expressed
\cry different opinion of Tiller , "That
nink Imstnets , " said ho , "WM thocutoit thing
mt Tiller did In thowholo biulnosa , No ono
nit an oxnrMi man would have thought of It.
Vby. nearly o\ory day seine countryman
; oos Into n store , buys n trunk , and fills It with
us old trajn and any new things which ho may
my , and has It shipped by oxprosa to his
lomo. That's a very common occur
rence , nnd no one knowa it better than
n express man. Tiller waa ] > ostcd on this
ilng , and when ho wont into the Milwaukee
rank store and bought n ttunk , to bn shipped
o Detroit , he was only doing what in done
v cry day by countrymen. Tlio careless man-
icr in which ho throw down his valisn , con-
aining the stolen money , and told the ] clerk
o pack it in the trunk , aa ho didn't want t
lave the trouble of carrying it any longer , was
very natural WAV to disarm suspicion. If
10 valise hadn't bunted afterwards , while
tclng handled by the clerk , thO plan would
mvo worked all right. Tlio bursting of tlm
allso was the merest accident. Tiller's ob-
oct win to got rid of the money , as ho dldn'c
vant to ba Plight la possession of it. If cap-
itred And Kent to the penitentiary , his plan
vas to eon o out his term , and then go to Do-
rolt and got his trunk. Under the laws of
Missouri , as I have boon toU , Tiller can only
)0 com ictod for grand larceny or ombozrlo-
mont , the extreme penalty of which Is only
\ o years , which , by good behavior , can bo ro-
need to about three yearn and a half. " "But
wouldn't the express company have opened or
) ld the trunk before hia term expired , and
ma discover the money , " oskrd the BKE'H
Han About Town , who waa an lin-
crested listener. "Tho chances nro
Imt they would not. I have
mown old trunks and bundles to lay for years
n the express oilico , before being gold or ds- !
> osod of. r 'on when examined before sale
or valuable papers , etc. , the examination IK
cry. hastily ( lone , I remember at one sale 1
assisted in the examination of the trunks ,
nllsoa and packages. Among the stuff waa
n old greasy bundle of men's clothing , and it
vasso dirty that uo wouldn't undo it. A
olorcd man bought tbo bundle for twenty-five
icnts , and upon unrolling the clothing nnd
3ollug in the pockets ho found four twenty-
ollargold pieces. " "By the wav , who willet
; ot the reward for the nrrcst of Tiller , and the
ecovcryof the money ? " asked the BEE man.
'I suppose the clerk in the trunk store \\ill
ot the reward for the money. The reward
ffered was ton per cent of the whole amount.
o ho will get between S8.000 and S'J.OOO , and
> robably a laixo part , if not all , of the reward
or Tiller's arroat. I believe 85,000 was offered
or the capture of * Tiller alone , and I think a
ko amount for the arrest of his confederate. "
- "I saw qulto a number of Omaha people
vor in California , " said Mr. Charles II.
) owoy , who returned the other day from a six
weeks' Uii ton the Pacific coait. "At San
abrlol I saw S. II. II. Clark andE. U. Chanter -
tor , who spend most of their time in hunting
nd fishing. Mr. Clark ia improvlngin health
ery rapidly. Jake Market ia at Madri Villa ,
n the mountain aide , near San Gabriel.whero
ho sun shines cheerfully , and tha weather is
a warm as July. The cows are grazing on
lie gross in front of the Villa , and oranges
nd lemons are hanging rlpo on the trees , and
ho pooch trees are in blossom. Jake sits
with hia overcoat on the porch , taking sun-
latha and whittling , and is satisfied to ft ay
here until ho foela better. By the way , I'vo
usl got a letter from him saving that he ia
totting along first-rate. At Los Angeles 1
aw M. G. McKoon , who ia in the insurance
msines' ) . 'Pretty morning ! why. how do you
lo , Brother Dowoy1 said he , with a wave ellis
lis hand , aa ha mot mo , and I replied in the
lame tone and gesture , 'Pretty morning1 ! why
low do you do , Brother McKoon ? ' 'Isn't this
list lovely out hero ? Did you over BOO any-
.hiog In Nebraska to equal it ? Look at thi
> ranges , the lemons , tlm poach blossoms , am
.ho flowers ! Just smell the fragrance of the per
'umo in the air ! ' said Brother MuKoon , who
vaa very enthusiastic about Los Angeles. 1C.
V. Smith ia also at Loa Angeles. He ia look
ng around for some business to engage in. " .
iaw sovflral ether Omaha people in California
nit I can't remember their names now. Mr
I/rulckehank ia keeping a store at 1'asailino
[ didn't see hlmbut I understand ho is regain
'ng his health \ ery rapidly. "
/ > -
Brainier-son's Maiden Effort.
Chicago Tribune Spoclel. '
Those who came early to hear Genera
Logan were surprised to BOO a small mai
rise from the tier of three now seats in
; ho rear , which had boon christened "The
Mountain. " Ho was a short , stout-buil
man , with a ruddy face , keen eye , ant
suomcd accustomed to debate. Hia voice
lad not been heard in the senate
chamber boforo. Those who heart
t to-day will wish to hear it many
, imcs again. Senator Mandorson , ol
Nebraska , made his maiden speech. II
s a speech which surprised the senate.
Sis fame as a brilliant debater had preceded -
ceded him , but it has not been the cus
tom for now senators to show themselves
so well equipped iu their first speech.
ETo spoke from notes , but his delivery
was entirely free.- There was nothinf
vanting in the manner or substance 01
lis speech to put him in the front ranker
or parliamentary debaters. Ho made
mo of the clearest speeches against the
? itz John Porter bill that has been
leard.
Intor-Oocon Special.
Senator Mandorson brought with him
: o the senate a reputation for eloquence
tnd his speech showed that his talents
iad not been over-estimated. Ho is a
graceful speaker , with a pleasant , musica
voice and a distinct utterance. His argu
ment was closely written , logical , ant
eloquent , and contained many now ideas
x > the surprise of these who thought
: ho subject had boon talked out. Dur
ing the progress of General Man
doraon'a speech ho w s frequently cheer
ed something unusual in the donate
and at its conclusion the republican sen
ators , and particularly the older members
if the body , crowded around to shako
liim by the hand. The venorabloAntho
ny , of Rhode Island , the father of the
senate , was ono of the first to tender his
congratulations , and for a time business
was suspended to give Mandorson'a ad
mirers a chance to express their praise
Forced to
SAUNA , Kas. . March 14. The regis-
tnr of the United States land oflico hero
to-day certified to clerks of counties com
prising this land district 290 , 100 acres o
[ and for which the Union Pacific Hail
way company has paid the fee. This
action of the railway is largely due to
Congressman Anderson of this state , whi
lias boon very active in efforts to compe
the company to secure patents for al
their lands along the line of their roai
that they may become taxable. _
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