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Up to 12 a'ctock lant night increased
' < m1crnfor llic Sunday Dec had swelled the
circulation of today'8 Issue to 25.BOO
Now it is proposed to investigate the
county hospital bill of extras. An in
vestigation of the condition of the
building would throw a few arc liphts
on the claims ,
TnnVnndei bills could profitably ex
pend a few of the millions squandered
on flouting palaces in making the Lake
Shore rotid reasonably safe for
travelers.
TiiKfti : is more fiction than fact in
tlfo reports of Kngliah syndicates in
vading various lines of trade in this
country. The name is a convenient
mask for American pools and trusts.
Tun host possible argument in favor
ot , the defeat of Blair's educational bill
is furnished by the author. A measure
which must bo suppor.tcd by wild
ravings , wholesale assaults on the press ,
mid reckless untruths , is in desperate
Htraits , and should bo promptly buried
out of sight.
Tx Minneapolis the use of electricity
and the dangers likely to result from
exposed wires are to bo put in charge
of the lire department. But in Omaha
no regulations will bo enforced nor pre
cautions taken until some unfortunate
loses his life or a costly conflagration
takes place from wires improperly
btrung or insulated.
Tin : great engineering triumph of
recent years was culminated a few days
ugo in the dedication of the railroad ,
cantilever bridge oybr the river Forth
at Edinburgh. Seven years were taken
in its construction and it stands today ,
owing to the breadth of its two greatest
nrcb spans and its height above water ,
one of the wonders of modern bridge
building skill.
II.WINO prnotically forced the rail
roads to make the Missouri river u bus
ing point on west-bound rutos , the com
mercial organizations of Omaha should
exert themselves in securing the ap
plication of the name principle to eastbound -
bound rates. The sum of the two locals
should apply to rates both ways. With
the exception of live stock , the rates as
ht present manipulated are a detriment
to the city. They discriminate against
Iho city and in favor of Chicago , and as
long us they exist all efforts to estab
lish a grain market at this point are
futile.
Tun BKK notes with pleasure that the
enterprising cities of the state are en
couraging the location of factories. The
nativity displayed in this direction is
highly commendable. The vast surplus
products of the state , the profits of
which tire now absorbed in reaching a
market , could bo largely used at homo
liy the increase of industrial enter
prises. They not only increase popula
tion , but furnish permanent employ
ment for labor , thusonlarging the homo
market. Factories which will consume
the products raised in the state are cer
tain to bo successful. The growth of
the state and the gradual widening of the
market for manufactured articles nro
attracting active capital , and every live
town must bo vigilant as well as cautious ,
to secure a share ot the incoming in
dustries.
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TJIK inabilities of the phonograph
uro unlimited. It can bo made a store
house of joyful song or speech , of mel
ancholy periods or griefs too deep for
vocal utterance. At a recant funeral in
Now York the phonograph furnished
ull the music. The hymns which the do-
ueasotl loved and sang in life wore pre
served In the barrel , and reeled oil'
with nn'urnl unction at the bier of the
hilcncod songster amid a chorus of bobs
from sorrowing fi'lond * . The services
\voro exciting and realistic. To hoar
the voice of the dead ut his own funurul
i * truly a startling Innovation. Those
contemplating a voyage over , Uicr-dark.
river should lay asideiifjw loaded
phonographs , so tht tio'l"iuolesa ! eon-
clltlim ifUiu vhoitMior the illness of the
organist will not prevent the trip being
iniulo with the latest fashionable acces
sories.
THE UREAT LAnon
Labor Interests throughout the civil
ized world will await with extraordinary
solicitude the deliberations and con
clusions of the great International labor
conference which will assemble in Ber
lin on the 10th of the present month.
The distinguished and exceptional character -
actor given to the assemblage by the
fact of its having been proposed by the
emperor of Germany , and the compre
hensive scheme suggested and the earn
est desire manifested by that ruler
for the amelioration ot the condi
tion of labor , give to this con
ference a measure of Importance
and a claim to consideration beyond
that of any other over held for a like pur
pose. It will bo remembered that when
a month ago Emperor William issued
his rescript inviting an international
conference to consider questions of
labor , and set forth , eomo views of his
own as to what might bo desirable for
bettering the condition of workingmen -
men , the project was quite generally
regardedas * visionary and impractica
ble. Not only 7a3 there doubt ex
pressed as to the sincerity of the emperor -
poror , whose motive was thought to bo
to influence the then pending elec
tions favorable to the government ,
but it was the gcnoral opinion that
none of the governments invited to par
ticipate in the proposed conference
would accept.
A brief time served to show how ut
terly mistaken wore these views. "The
course of the emperor at the mooting
of the council of state called by him to
consider th's ' matter fully vindicated
his sincerity of purpose , and the sub
sequent acceptance of the invitation to
the conference by all the governments
except Russia showed how far public
opinion was from rightly measur
ing the influence of Emperor
William and the interest of Eu
ropean governments in the subject ho
had presented to them. Some of the
governments might have declined on
the ground that their laboring inter
ests were contented and wcro not ask
ing for any of the ameliorating condi
tions proposed for the consideration of
the conference , but to have done this
would have shown a lack of concern in
the welfare of labor certain to incur
a popular resentment that no other
'government except Kuesin would ven
ture to bravo. Whether or not the
German emperor foresaw this , it
is obvious that England , Franco
jind the other countries which
will participate in the conference ,
could not wisely have declined to do so.
Even Switzerland , which had arranged
for a similar conference before the
kaiser issued his rescripts , was in
duced to abandon her project in defer
ence to that of Germany.
This international asbombly , formally
recognizing by the governments of Eu
rope the paramount importance of giv
ing serious consideration to the rights
and welfare of the toiling musses , maybe
bo the beginning of a now epoch in
European diplomacy. Whether or
not it shall load to any im
mediate practical results along
the lines proposed for its deliberations ,
it will certainly have the effect to so
lidify the masses and encourage them
to more persistent effort in urging upon
governments attention to their wants
and wishes. It is a concession to the
people which the people will hardly
fail to henceforth use in demanding
that their welfare and interests shall
have first concern in international ar-
rangc'ments and in determining the
issues ot peace and war. It is not to bo
expected that the deliberations of this
cqnforenco will result in revolutioniz
ing the labor systems of Europe and
producing every whore the ameliorating
conditions which all earnest friends of
labor hope will soma time universally
prevail. The methods and conditions
of labor in the various nations differ so
widely that the task of harmonizing
them must bo one of the very greatest
dilliculty , if not quite impossible of ac
complishment. Any otfort to adjust
the wages of labor , for example , in the
several countries to a common stand
ard , would undoubtedly prove abortive ,
and an attempt to establish uniform
hours of labor throughout Europe
would probably fail , though a short
ening of the hours of labor in most of
the countries may be found practicable.
But there-arc other matters , as Sunday
labor , fixing the ago below v Inch
children shall not work , excluding
women .from certain puivsuits , some of
which are inhuman , providing ways
for the fair hearing and redress of
grievances , and encouraging solf-
reliance and thrift among laborers ,
which will give the conference ample
scope for deliberation , and ah to all of
which it may leaa to valuable results.
The United States will not participate
in this assembly , but the workingmen
of America will none the loss feel a
great interest in what it shall accom
plish for the amelioration of their
European brethren.
The necessity of providing a different
method than burial for the disposal of
the dead becomes every year more im
perative. This is particularly the case
with the great cities , whoso rapid
growth renders Impossible the extended
territory for cemeteries which the grout
rate of mortality demands , The more
numerous 11.o living inhabitants
the greater the population of the
cities ot the duad and necessarily In
timu their territories nuibt overlap and
the dust of dead ancestors becomes the
streets of the living dc.scoddnnts.
Apart from the sentimental side
of the question there is the
terrible possibility that scientists
may bo right in their theories of the
long life of the dtscusa gorm. At stated
intervals certain localities nvo scourged
by a relentless epidemic before which
medical bclonpe stands helpless. There
lies back of these outbreaks something
which science calls a germ and which
has lain dormant till favorable con
ditions have roused its fatal vitality.
11. Would seem reasonable to suppose
'that the burial of Us victims in
such enormous numbers , and carelessly
in many instances , Is merely providing
convenient lurking * place for thuso
germs , whence in tlmo they may emerge
to taint the air and water which give
life to the living.
Cremation or incineration would
scorn to solve the difficulty In a
tory manner for the philosopher , but
all people are not philosophers. Tlioro
nro the sentimental objectors who are
horrified at the idea of consigning to
the flames the remains of loved ones , and
for "whom thn loathsomeness of the grave
has no terror ? . Familiarity wl h the
crematory would no doubt in time con
vert these , for what Is customary and
conventional is nlwayq right and in
novations are usually startling.
The religious objectors , of whom
there are many , will bo harder to deal
with , though it is difficult to conceive
what biblical grounds they have
for their objections , for by whatever
mentis the result bo accomplished it
has boon written and will inevitably bo
accomplished , "dust to dust and ashes
to ashes , " whether in the crematory
or Uio grave , It is only with a view to
the welfare of the living that the question -
tion must bo considered. The dead it
cannot concern.
AN JMPnACTlCAllLti MEASUKK.
It is to bo hoped the committee in
charge of the immigration bill of Sen
ator Chandler , to which wo hi'.vo here
tofore made reference , will not permit
that measure to again see the light. A
more indefensible piece ot proposed
legislation was never introduced Into
congress , and it is remarkable that so
intelligent a man as the junior Now
Hampshire senator would father such a
bill. Hud it came from his colleague
from that state no one would have been
greatly surprised , but BO unstatcsman-
like a measure is unworthy of Mr.
Chandler.
So far as this bill goes in prohibiting
the landing of idiots , insane , paupers ,
criminals and contract laborers , it sim
ply embodies-what is already provided
against by law , and If the statutes relat
ing to those classes of persons wore ef
fectively administered there would bo
not the slightest necessity for nr.y
further legislation on the subject of
immigration. But following a senti
ment far too common In the eastern
section of the country , and for which
there is no reasonable justifi
cation , Mr. Chandler proposes
to establish a system which
would keep out of the country the most
desirable class of foreigners , and sub
ject those who came to the United
States , either on business or pleasure , to
the most annoying espionage. If this
bill should become a law persons could
not enter the United States for travel ,
pleasure or temporary .residence with
out first making a declaration under
oath before a consul that they have no
intention of residing or seeking or ac
cepting employment in this country ,
and if they should afterward conclude
to remain hero and accepted employ
ment , they would bo liable to im
prisonment and to a fine ot from
one hundred to one thousand dollars ,
half of which would go to the informer.
Besides this the employer of such alien
would be subjected to like penalties.
Other features of this extraordinary bill
are hardly less repugnant to common
sense and sound policy.
Such a law would undoubtedly put a
very effectual check upon immigration * ,
ut least of a respectable and desirable
character , for the people who have no
regard for the obligation , of an oath
would be most largely the class who
would come hero , but what sort of an
attitude would such a law put the
country in before the world ? It
would bring on us the ropi'oach ot nil
enlightened natiunts and put the re
public on a plane with Russia in the
matter of subjecting foreigners to the
most irritating and oppressive espi-
onnco. With what propriety could wo
ask the people of other lands to partici
pate with us in celebrating the dis
covery of America with such n law on
our statute books ? The policy em
bodied in this measure , outside of that
portion of it which contains provisions
of law already in operation , is most
clearly and distinctly unropublicnu ,
cannot bo justified by any requirement
in the interest of our people , and its
adoption would not alone be a stigma
and reproach to the nation , but a source
of harm not easily overestimated. For
the credit of the senate it should never
again bo obtruded upon the public at
tention.
A DAltlXU JSXTEHPItlSE.
The most wonderful of natural ob
jects in America , if nqt in the world , Is
the grand canyon of the Colorado river.
That mighty crevice in the heart , of the
Rocky mountains appalls 'tho ' adven
turous , and at the same time the
majesty and mystery of its surroundings
form an irresistible attraction for am
bitious explorers. Descriptions of the
grandeur of the canyon , or succession
of canyons , can give but a glimpse of the
wierd and almost inaccessible chasms
of marble , the abysses ot water to
which sunlight never penetrates ,
and the thrilling silence broken
only by the roar of plunging waters.
The lir&t exploration of , the Colorado
river , of which tnoro is a detailed uc-
count , was made by a party in charge of
Major .T. W. Powell In JSffl ) . The hard
ships and sufferings of the men , the
dilllculties they had to contend with ,
and the then unknown dangers that
bcbot every turn of the river , forms a
record of exciting adventure and daunt
less energy rarely equalled. Numerous
efforts have been made since I860 to
make a thorough survey of the canyons ,
but a succession of disasters and loss of
life until lately dotonod the most rook-
less from venturing far Into the depths
carved by nature.
Ambitious capitalists and enterpris
ing railroad builders saw in the canyons
yens of the Colorado the foundation of
great fortunes if a pathway could bo
carved through the battlements ot the
river. A thorough survey of that mag
nificent gloomy gorge has just boon
completed and the engineers report
that It is practicable to build u railroad
along the river. That this wonderful
engineering feat will bo undertaken
there is no reasonable doubt , but the
enterprise presents difficulties and dan
gers compared with which all mountain
railroading pales into insignifi
cance. The majesty ot the
Royal and Tolteo gorges , the
splendors of Black canyon , and
the inspiring grandeur ot Pike's
Peak and Marshall pass , if rolled Into
one , could bo dumped Into a corner of
the Colorado canyon.
The proposed railroad will cxtund
from Grand Junction , Colo. , to Foil
Yuma , Arizona , a distance of cloven
hundred milus , following the course ot
the river. The canyon proper Is three
hundred tklc * long , Hanked with
granite , busM ahd limestone walls ,
rising from one hundred to thirty-fivo
hundred foot , and in one Instance to
the appalllliggheghtof | six thousand
foot. Imagine a railroad at the foot ot
vertical walls of rock from hall to a
mile high , with a rapid , raging river
washing the ballast.
The dauntless energy displayed in
overcoming apparently unsurmountablo
'
difficulties , penetrating th'c chasms and
climbing the peaks of the Rockies with
the iron trail , is an assurance that like
energy and perseverance will make the
scotiio wonders of the Colorado river
accessible to the world. The enter
prise of railroad engineering and con
struction , and the unequalled attrac
tions it will afford travelers , will force
the present scenic routes of ttio west to
haul down their signs.
HID IfiOiV IS HOT.
An official of the Fremont , Elkhorn &
Missouri Valley railroad has given the
nssurunco that the gap of cloven miles
between Verdigris and Niobrara will bo
closed before the end of the year. This
proposed line will give a direct route
from Omaha to the Niobrara t Ivor and
open up communication With the Sioux
reservation in Nebraska as well as
Southern Dakota.
The reason for the failure tocomploto
this line is not difficult to discern. So
long as the Northwestern system .had a
monopoly of the carrying trade of that
section , it proposed to profit to the last
hour in the long haul to Chicago.
The speedy tapping of this rich
territory by rival roads' as well as
the opening of the Sioux reservation
have brought homo to the management
of the Northwestern the danger of its
position. Its selfish policy must now bo
abandoned. It must give to the people
of that region access to the nearest and
best markets rcgaraless of the length
of haul.
Bo that as it may , the appeal of the
delegation of business men of Niobrara
for co-operation of the representative
capitalists and merchants of Omaha in
securing the earliest possible extension
of the Elkhorn road should bo heeded.
Much can bo done by united action in
influencing tha-directory of the North
western to immediate action. For that
rcusun Omaha should send its delegation
in conjunction with that from Niobrara
and elsewhere'to lay the whole truth
before President Hughitt next Tues
day. Now is the time to act for a speedy
relief from the'ombargo which has so
long lmndicajg > ejd this city.
THE fcolicituYlo profosboa by
Herald regarding the pledco made on
behalf of Omaha in connection with the
invitation to hold the next general con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church in this city may bo entirely sin
cere That journal says the Methodism -
ism of Omaha cou'- ' ' '
undertake to bear the burden of enter
taining the conference , which would
amount to some thirty tnouband dollars.
It says" the church is abundantly able
to provide , us it has heretofore done ,
for the entertainment of its delegates ,
that the church is placed in a humiliat
ing position in being made to appear as
a humble mendicant seeking a generous
host , and advises that Omaha "now re
lease its claim and re-assort it at the
next general conference , when it maybe
bo accepted without limitation. " All
this appears fair and plausible , but the
onc.luding paragraph of tho. llcr-
( tld's article is significant. In this it
says that "with so much of denomi
national interest now concon ;
trated upon Washington as the
seat for n great national uni
versity , With the excellent ho ol ac
commodations ollered. it might bo
wisest to fix upon the capital as the
location for the next general confer
ence. "Will it bo an injustice to the
Jlcralil to cssumn that its apparent
concern for Omaha is duo to its desire
to have the conference hold in Wash
ington , nnd that in this it doubtless
rollcc.ts the interested wish of its
eastern constituency ? The pledge on
behalf of Omului was made in good
faith , and the proposition was accepted
by the conference. This city can iiiuUo
good the pledge if it is given a sufficient
chance , and under the circumstances it
would seem only fair that the church
authorities should give Omaha the
greatest practicable latitude in the
matter. The generous disposition of
the Methodism of this city should com
mand the most liberal treatment from
the authorities of the church. Then If
it cannot perform the task it has under-
t'akon lot the conference go elsewhere.
No LAW passed by congress has boon
ns outrageously perverted and twisted
as that relating to foreign contract
labor. The lottoi' and spirit of the law
was intended ( Jo chcolc the importation
under contract of European cheap
labor. Itwas'Mi emergency law do-
blgncd to prctecl lnbor from the hordes
of the old world , and prevent them from
Hocking to th V country to tuko the
places of strlkqrsc The law , however ,
lui3 been stretched so as to include
every person cpraing to this country
under n prior i.ongngomont to work ,
cither in the rir'cjfossions or at common
labor. Under vhftVulinK of the treasury
department , foreign ministers and educators
caters have , ! [ > ( ) ( ) n shut out , if en
gaged In adv.uuco , while thousands of
immigrants latldJ every week. The ab
surdity of the law is illustrated by the
case of a Canadian clergyman who was
called to the pastorate o ( u church at
Lowlsburg , Pa. The clergyman was
born In the United States , but when
three yoara old the family removed to
Canada , "whore his father became a cit
izen of the dominion. Notwithstand
ing the fact that the clergyman never
exorcised the rights of cltiznn&hip in
Canada , claiming citizenship in the
United States , the assistant secretary
of the treasury decides that ho is an
alien and cannot bo Imported under
contract , This view of the laxv has not
been passed upon by the buprouio court ,
but It ought not to bo necessary to ap
peal to the court. Congress should de
clare the true intent ot the not , ant
break down thoChlnasc wall which the
law seeks to build around the country.
Corir.ui : hazing Is a praetlco whloh
has dolled all expedients for Its oxtlnc
tlon , partly by reason of the fnct Urn
college faculties pronornlly nro dlsposct
to bo more or loss tolerant of it , but I
occasionally occurs in forms that sug
gest the necessity of very heroic treat
ment for its suppression. Two such in
stances happened during the past week
Ono of those was at Kalaraazoo , Michi
gan , whore some twenty students In
duced a couple of professors to visit
the room ot a senior , nnd having
them there bound them hand ant
foot , convoyed them a couple of miles
Into the country and loft them In a
corn field. The other case was at the
Hamllno university at St. Paul , whore
the sophomores stole the viands of a
banquet that had been spread by the
freshmen class In honor of the juniors
A free fight was the result , In which a
number of the participants rocolvod in
juries thsy will not soon recover from.
The indignity to the professors is alto
gether the morosorious and reprehensi
ble of these two affairs , and those guilty
of it should bo severely punished , bul
both incidents scrvfo to suggest that the
average college student Is a far too
reckless and belligerent animal and
should be subjected to a more rigid dis
cipline than ia common at American
colleges.
THE McCalla case , unfortunately , IB
not.tho only Instance of brutality In the
navy. Rumors are rife that considera
ble trouble exists in Admiral Walker's
squadron , now in foreign waters. The
commander of the Chicago is under sus
pension , the captain of the Atlanta
has .boon . ordered homo and the
chief engineer of the Boston nnd
other ollicors of the fleet have been
tried by court-martial. There is evi
dently something rotten in the ser
vice. It is hard to believe that the
highest officers of the navy are ruffians
and that-tho rank and file are inhu
manely treated. On the other hand
it is claimed that the person
nel of the navy has deteriorated
in tone nnd efficiency during the
long period of service in the old wooden
hulks and that it needs reformation in
order to meet the discipline necessary
for the swift and powerful cruisers of
the present. The court of inquiry to
try the charges against McCalla is likely
to be-but a preliminary step to a thor
ough investigation of the condition of
the navy department. Secretary Tracy
can bo trusted to probe the evil to the
bottom and euro the abuses wherever
they may be found.
THE metropolis of the country with all
its wealth , resources , public institu
tions and benefices does not contain a
first-class free circulating library like
that of Boston and Cincinnati. The
anomaly of this condition hnsoxclted the
attention of New York's leading citi
zens , and a movement is now on foot
seconded by Seth Lew , Grover Cleveland -
land and other prominent men to estab
lish' ' such un institution. At a macs
mooting at Chickoring hull a day or
two ago Mr. Cleveland in the course
of his remarks referred to the neces
sity of a public library "ns an
element of strength and safety in organ
ized society. The teaching of the pub
lic schools must load to the habit and
the desire of reading to bo useful ;
therefore the same wise policy and
intent which opens the doors of our free
schools also suggests the completion of
the.plan by placing books in the hands
of those who have been taught to read. "
The public library in our present day
is a factor of civilization which cannot
bo ignored and its worlc and influence
sliould be encouraged in every com
munity. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Iif a few days George Francis Train
will shako the dust of American soil oil'
his feet nnd take passage in a transPacific -
Pacific greyhound for his trip around
the world. Local interest aroused in
whatever Mr. Train attempts to do.
His font to break the record as a globe
trotter , if successful , will redound not
alone to his credit ; but to the glory of
Omaha as well. It is fervently to be
hoped that the mysterious "Psycho"
which attends the philosopher of Madi
son Square will not desert him when
away from homo and in the land of
strangers , but that ho may bo brought
safe and sound back again within the
time allotted.
I'Mrin nnd Unchnnj ; < Ml.
A'tw York H'orW.
is In of forma-
An edge-tool trust process -
tion. Uuiortunatoly this does not moau a
cut in prices.
The SolioniB or Mr. Itlnlr.
Kaslivllle American.
Having talked the sonata Into a stave of
mental Imbecility Senator Blair now looks
upqn'tho passagn of bis bill through that
body ns a sure thing.
Kntlwny Association * ! Urine Out.
KaniM Cltii Ttmrs ,
It begins to look us if the day of railway
associations U drawing to a ciosc. All ot
the great associations of the country have
either died within the last few months or
placed thomaolvcH in such a position that
tholr domisu may bo momentarily expected.
'Iho liny at Ouncrnl Gracloy.
It Is General Oreoloy who says :
If you want souiu actual winter ,
And to bltizurd woutuer cling ;
If you want a real noso-tlntor ,
Just you wait Inr gentle spring.
Senator Ululr'w Prototype. * ,
I'tiiludohMit Itcennl.
Senator Blair , in his ilcsiro to bo reported ,
plays the part of Crcaar , who ,
"Uudo the Romans
Mark him nnd write his speeches iu their
books. "
But , coma to think of It , tboro was an
other of ShaUospcaro's characters very anx-
ous to havu full reports made , This was
Dogberry , who wdhtod to be "writ down" us
nuch as Senator Ululr , and to much thouamo
effect.
J'ho Only Truly Onoil.
Fun I'ranclicn llulleltn.
Tlioro Is a proposition afoot to substitute
for the head of tbo Goddess ot Liberty on
our coins the lioaila of inoa fatnoui In the
ilstory of the country. It Is to bo hoped
.but they will all bo the heads of dead men.
: t is entirely too risky nowadays to put the
head of a living man In such a place. There
is no knowing wlmt ho inny do before ho
dlc .
liuntltiKtou'H I''I ' nn Work.
ij'dii Krniictoci ) C/inwfrfc / ,
Congress should closely Inipoct the phrase *
elegy of the Pacific railroad refunding bill.
It no doubt will contain a Jolter designed to
legalize all the outrage * hitherto committed ,
by tha Central Pacific corporation , such a
seizing mineral lands on the prot&aso that
they nro part of tbo rntlronu land grant , ola
Hlnyory in ttio Nnvy.
llostim Globe
Secretary Tracy must arnica a rigid Inves
tigation into the conduct of the offlcors of
the United States ship Enterprise. Uncle
Snm can't afford to lot ono of tils ships remain -
main "n floating boll , " as tlio sailors call It.
The tfporlod fact that seventy of thorn de
serted In forulgu ports nnd the others mu
tinied la pretty conclusive testimony ngalnst
the ofllccra in charge.
Ilrlco'H Had Kxnmulc.
AVic Torfc ll'orM.
Dr. Nowlnnds , son-in-law of the Into mil
lionaire Sharon , Is Invoatlng liberally In Dis
trict of Columbia real estate , lie nourishes
expectations of lilting a seat la the United
States nenato , as did his fathcr-ln-law , and
to that end Is acquiring in Nevada some such
residence quallllcatlon as Calvin S. Urlco re
cently achieved in Ohio. The bad oxnmplo
of the millionaire In politics Is always caluu-
ing.
An Aamsinnt Scorrtnry of Wnr.
SlflMUla ntiibC'Dtmoenit.
The proposition to create an assistant
secretary of war , which has now become
law , has often boon favored by heads of that
department In the past , and lias moro than
once been urged by members of congress.
The army , It Is true , Is not Increasing , but
as compared with n dozen or iUtccn years
ago , it has fallen oft somewhat ia numbers.
On the other liunil , however , the duties
which U must perform and the laoors at
tending Its supervision have been materially
nugutncntcd In recant years. The act which
has just been signed by the president provid
ing for this now olllclal Is an Intelligent and
timely attempt to moot the necessities of the
service m this direction.
A Strlkn for Liberty.
Stoux Cltii Journal.
In the main , the result in Sioux City on
Monday vindicated the holo-ln-tho-wall.
Prohibition was hud out cold.
To bo sure there was no prohibition ticket
or candidate la the field , but Don Quixote
was abroad after the windmill and Sancho
Panza was at his back.
The news has been telegraphed to DCS
Molncs : "Wo are the people. "
The understanding is quite clear in certain
quarters In Sioux City , however , that It
doesn't very much matter if the legislature
shall file a demurrer. In this particular
Sioux City quarter It Is hold that It will bo
wise for the legislature to govern itself no-
cording to the verdict of the potlt jury , hut
whether or no that it's all right.
Watch tin ; lottery Snake.
C7ifi < i/o ( Tribune.
The schema has boon fully exposed in nil
its Iniquity. Apart from Its immoral tenden
cies and its damaging results from the pure
ly moral point of view , and leaving out of
consideration the conspiracy of the rinpstors
to unload thousands of acres of worthless
town and country property upon the Invest
ors , the principal arguments made by its ad
vocates namely : that It would bring in a
largo revenue to the state and thus relieve
its crippled finances is shown to bo tulse.
The alleged material benefit is shown to be
only n pretext sot foith with , the intention of
deceiving the people until the conspirators
could get their charter niul tuns ealn con
trol of the state. In thp facu of this show
ing can it bo possible that there arc sufllclcnt
members In the legislature to secure thu
enactment of this Iniquitous measure ? The
peoulo of North Dakota must keep on the
alert to head off this unscrupulous gang , and
if their scheme comes to the surface again
must stand by their governor and make
their sentiments felt by protests about
whoso meaning there can be no mistaUo.
i'hey have apparently only scotched the
snake , not killed it.
VOICE OF THE STATE PRESS.
Hcre'H nn Idea.
Yorl ; Republican.
The interstate commission should bo com
posed of the chairmen of all the state boards
of transportation. That would put the man
agement of the railroads where rates could
jo fixed through all thu states ,
Approve His Consistency.
Attorney General Lcesu Is not accomplish
ing much on tno railroad board , but his
whole com so lias been consistent and merits
the approval of the. farming community.
Thn Hciiirii ;
Hi nil foe Jtetnncnit.
On to Omaha via Urn gruut Hock Island
route , _
A. Tnlo with n Morn ) .
Talltlng about highway robbery , rend the
li ( Terence In iho frc.gbt charges in Iowa nnd
ScbrnsUa. They tell a tale that should posi
tively mean a political eomtnorsnult for No-
iraaUu next fall. Kallroad republicans and
toodlers must go , should be the campaign
ilatform.
_
I'reffi'H
C ! mud Island Independent.
A number of utato paoors nro taking S. N.
Wolbach of this city up as u candidate for
governor on the democratic ticket , but Mr.
Wolbach Is not willing , having had enough
of politics nnd being determined to stick to
mslncss In the future ,
Look Out IVir Thin Pall.
lUalr 1'llut.
When Attorney General Leeso of the
state railway commission made a motion bo-
ore the board u few days ago to order a re
duction of rates on Nebraska lines , to cor
respond wltti thu Iowa schedule , ho could
tot get a second to his motion , V at the gen-
lumen who fulled and refused to net tire the
sumo who junlaiton oil to Chicago recently
nnd returned to mlvocatu the 10 per cent r -
luction proffered by the railroads as n Just
md proper recognition of the public demander
or low rates. The people tire to elect u new
joaril of transportation this tall.
Alitroli ,
/Men Jluut Jiithtoii.
3cneath the sheltering walls tha thin snow
clings
} oad Winter's skeleton , loft bleaching ,
white ,
) isjolntud , cm mill I m : , on unfriendly tlclits.
The Inky pools surrender tardily
At noon , to patient herds , u frosty drink
'rom jugged rims of tea ; a subtle rod
} f llfo Is klndliug every twig and stalU
Of lowly meadow growths ; the willows
wrap
Their btoms In furry white ; the pines grow
gray
A Httlo In the biting wind ; midday
Jrlugs tiny burrowed creatures , peeping
out
Alert for eun. At ) , March ! wo luiow thou
art
Kind-hearted , splto of ugly looks and
threats ,
And. out of sight , art nurslue April's
violets I
AS OTHFRS SEE US.
Not In ttm Itonkv.
.AVie 1'nili f/rm'if. '
A NobrasUn lawyer , In tnklntr exception
to n judge's decision , mailu n motion that ,
cannot bo found tu any of the legal authori
ties. The lujtion struck his honor In ttiu
oyo.
nnd llnnttf.
nufiw f'rllfr , ,
A Nebraska man has raised a b i\t mot
than tlireo foot long. Around some Wash
ington hovel lobbies they can bo found six
feet lontr and , paradoxical ns It may sooin ,
Invnrlbly nhort.
AVIioro Wood Mnv ho t.oiulctl.
Dctivtl r 1'itff.
In lown , Nebraska mid Missouri you can
bore a hole In * stick of firewood , plug It up
after filling with powder and leave It wlioro
n thief may got It and blow his house up.
Those nro the only tlireo states , howovor.
All the others have laws making such a
thing n misdemeanor.
The Uilltnr HIM Mark.
Homincrvllte Jinn mil.
Stranger ( to hotel clerk ) What are all
those strantro marks on this register ! It
looks ns if flfty lions hud been walking over
It.
Clerk Keep quiet , man ; thoio nro the
autographs of the Nebraska odltoM.
*
COUNTRY BREEZES.
The Soriflntlon Dlilit't t'nn.
/liinmi Itrinililtcnn.
It was reported this morning that Gov
ernor Agoo hud a now girl nt his house , but
after running down the report wo worn
greatly astonished and somewhat charglnoil
to learn that It was n Swede girl , eighteen
years old , weight ICO pounds.
fe'tartllna Innovations.
Crtifihton Courier.
Wo nro pained to announce that our foreman -
man has lately been showing rtrontr s.vmu-
toms of Insanity. Lust week do not only
bought a now paper collar , but Insisted upon
wearing U , and the further fact that ho
lugged a canary bird Into the oDlco and scat
tered bird seed nil over the Hoer but conj
firms our worst , fears.
A Hole in Our Kxclictior. |
Aftttnii City Trannei < ] > '
If you should be so lucky as to find f J5
that does not bnlocc ; to you , you can earn
the deepest cratitudoGi the editor of this
paper by returning the same to him , who
was so unfortunate as to lose that amount of
money out of a pocket Monday afternoon.
The return of the nionoy would not only beef
of great benefit to us , but would , no doubt ,
causa our boarding boss to greet us with amore
moro welcome smile , mi a nt the flatno tlmo
lift & heavy load off the conscience of the
finder.
A "A'n to ot'Hpaci * .
Fivmont Tribune.
The Tribune can furnish anybody who desires -
sires it a complete category of the criuiot
committed by the editors of Its tinted eon-
temporaries. The records are on fllo In tills
ofllco nnd show enough corruption to stop a
train of cars or datn the Niagara. Uut under
ordinary circumstance the Th < 3 ,1'rlbuno , prefers
fers to lot these Interested call and got th
facts. It does not believe In filling its col
umns day after day with matters concerning
these vipers. The puoplo are not cravlntr
such stuff and they don't want to bosurfoitod
with a perennial banquet of this sort.
Jim is Lonesome.
IFInsMo H'alelnnuii.
Jim Elliott uuodu a wli't ) to read the alina-
nao'au'u wind the clock : - For - - ma
turity and experience hero is an excellent
chance , but no sentimental maiden of sweet
sixteen need apply. Jim was In town Sun
day with lila dairy produce nna looking for
the Union Paeilio fi-aight with the intention
of going to Wiiyno on business , laboring
under the delusion it was S-.iturd.iy , and it
cost him several cigars to become convinced
that ho had lost n day somowhoro. Wo
sympathize with Mr. Elliott , for wo hava
been a bachelor oursolf.
The Cn-clin Out in Dalit.
February , 1SOO , lias been for us a momor-
ablu month for uianv things , but principally
in this , that tl'O libnrnl donations of tha fol
lowing persons have enabled us to pay up thu
entire debt on the building : Mr. II. Kountzo ,
8100 ; Mr. U. Wood , 5 3 ; Mr. Ilolcombo ,
? 50 ; Mr. Markol , $10 ; Mr. E. W. Nash , 3ll ;
Mr. M. Barlow. 310 ; Mr. Vatcs , JlTi : Mr. J.
Uarkor. f > ; Mr. J. N. H. Patrick ; * 2S ; Mr.
G. Barker , $5 ; Mr. J. H. Mlllard , $25 ; Mr.
A. Mover , $1 ; Mr. J. J. Urown , $25 ; Mr. E.
Rosow.itor , iU ; Mr. W. V. Morse , $10 ; Mr.
A. Mlllard , S10 ; McCord , Brady & Co. . * lfi ;
Mr. A. P. Hopkins. SIO ; Mr. Sloane , ? 10 ;
Mr. Euclid Miirtin , SIO ; Richardson Drill ?
companv , S3 ; Markol it Swobo , fii ! ! ; Mr.
Thonin" , $ Ti ; Mr. Decker , ? 3 ; ono who wishes
to bo unknown. ? JO'J. '
Our rot-option given February 23 in honor
of our prospect ot being free from dubt was
un enjoyablu affair.
'J'ho Orccho at present has a larger num
ber of 'Mnv boarders" than nt nuv time pre
viou9 , which is very gratifying to the board
of munnporft.
Mns. W.M. W. Kuvsoit , Secretary.
liitcrnry Cli-cln.
The regular weekly nicotine of the Hawthorne -
thorno Literary circle was hold Thursday
evening at tha residence of W. A. Gardner ,
No.1120 Nicholas street. A vury pleasant
ovenmg was spent In the discussion or "Sir
Walter Scott , " tha mibject of the mooting ,
after which the circle adjourned to meet in
two weoits nt tha residence of Dr. H. M.
McClanahun , The subjnut for next moating
will be "DickstiB. " " 1 lioso present nt Thurs
day's meeting wcro , Mr , and Mra. Cliarlui
Van Tuyl , Rav. and Mm. Palm , Dr. and Mrs.
McClnniiban , Mr. and Mrs. Fleming , Mr ,
and Mrs. Gardner. Mra. Holt/ , Miss Lewis ,
Miss Kingsbury , Mies Thompson. Thu circle
will not meet again for two weeks.
Homo Mimic.
Mr. Fran U Duncan , well known In Omaha
musical circles , has composed n pretty llttlo
lullaby entitled "Sleep Little Darling. " It
tinx been passed upon by n number of musi
cal critics nnd pronounced u line piece ,
prottv nnd taking. Mr. Ellsworth Conk , thu
well known tenor with Goodyear , COOK &
Dillon's minstrels , Is Ringing tha piece nt tha
present tlmu liutore the publio , and It bdn !
fair to bccomu ono of tha ponular ulra of the
day. U baa been published In thU city.
OMAHA
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Subscribed fc cnnrunteml Capital , S5OO.OOO
I'utdlnCnpltul , . , .350,003
lluya nml nulls ntockH ai'd bonds ; nvcdtlntui
roiniuorrlul piiporiecttvt ; ) < sauiluYocutostriiHts :
neu un triMisTur annul nnd trtistua ot corpora
tions ; takm chmyu of prnportyj collects roi'U
Omaha Loan &Trust Co
SAVINGS BANK
S. E. Cor. 10th anti Douglas Stroots.
Paid In Cunltil . , , . S15O.OOO
Uubbcrlbcd i.-cniu-autct.iacaiiltul , , . | OOOOO
Unttlltyot ) stoctcluild r , . , . . , , 2OOOOQ
3 Per Cent Intoroat Polil on Dopoalts
I'ltANK J. J.ANdH. CBUlilor.
Ornmtsi A.-U. Wyman , prmlilentj J.J.Itrowu ,
vice prualdont ; W.T. vvyiimu , truvturor.
DlllKOTOlist A. U. Wyuun. J. II. MllUrd. J , J.
Urown. < luy < ; . llnrton , 1' . U' , Kant ) , 41101. U
Klmbali , ( loo. a lak ,
Loans In any amount made on City &
Farm Property , nncl on Collateral
Security , at Lowoa Rate Uurronttos