Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , MARCH 30. 1800.--SIXTEEN PAGES.
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Tun weekly banlc statement shows
the reserve has incrosised SDlo lOO. The
bnnlCH now hold 8-lo..2,000 in excess of
legal reqniroincnts.
Till- ; business and biiiltling1 season
opens auspiciously in Omaha. A cur
rent or vigorous activity pervades all
department : ; .
Tilic bent and moat 'profitable way of
settling the boundary dispute is to sub
mit to 11 vote of the people the question
of wiping it olTtho map.
Tun county hospital contractors will
find it I'xi-eodingly dilllcult to identify
the remains of their bill tif extras. A
cyclone has toyed with its vitals.
Tun weekly business review of the
whole country shows that Oinalia is
lioliliiiL'up her end of the beam very
well in the improvement noted in the
volume of trade.
Tun 'Western States '
1'assongor asso
ciation in trying to reorganize with a
number of the principal roads unrepre
sented is like the play of Ilamlot with
Hamlet loft out.
Tun loss of the dummy line business
will not affect the actual receipts of
the I'nion Pacific managers. It is
simply a transfer of money from the
railroad hip pocket to the motor pocket-
book.
Tun charge of boodlerism made
against certain councilmun of Minneap
olis lias not been sustained. The vin
dication , however , does not prove that
the Minneapolis alderman is liico unto
1'aesar'n wife , above suspicion.
Tun organi/.ation of a company in
Chicago for the manufacture of p'lato
glass indicates the rapid transfer of
eastern industry to the west. 1'itts-
burg has enjoyed a monopoly of glass
making for years. With Chicago an a
competitor , 1'ittsburg will soon Ilnd her
Held of activity circumscribed.
I'rni.ic franchises are valuable.
They are the property of the people
and should not bo granted gratuitously.
If the fninchUos already granted by the
city wore taxed in proportion to the
value placed upoif them by the owners
tlioy would go far toward paying the
cost of the city government.
Tun 1 tending railroad has taken an
. ( idvunecd position with regard to torn-
Jornnco among its employes. It ro-
( [ Uii-Oii that employes shall not only bo
entirely sober while on duty , but also
orders tin ; discharge of any man found
visitingMnlcing { resorts when oil'duty.
The rule is reasonable and commend
able , tionellcial alike to the company
and men.
Tun .HI pro tno court of Wisconsin folrj
lows iv long line of precedents in decid
ing that the bible is a Hoct'irian volume
and therefore has no place in the com
mon M-ho.iU. The decision removes in
that state the only objection that could
be rationally raised against the public
school sjhtom. It emphasizes the fact
that popular education must bo thor
oughly liocular , leaving to the homa
and church the religious training of
the young.
Tun fools are not all deal yet , eve
in this unlightencd country. Scores of
deluded mortals are gathered near
ISockford. 111. , at what is called
"Heavon , " whore ono lieorgo Sohwoin-
furth is playing lor.l of all. Schwoinfurth
has proclaimed himself the "Christ , "
and with a retinue of hhrewd sharpers
for apobtlos lias miccoedod in rablnu
over ono thousand followers , mostly
womon. The venture has proven "a
blessing" for Sclnvolnfurth. His follow
ers obey him implicitly and turn over
to him their earthly possessions in re
turn for a guarantee of salvation. As n
result liis earthly stores have vastly In-
creabod , a grand palace has boon built
in the center of "Hoavon , " and troops
of wingless angels Hook around to do
his bidding.
A T/.VBkV A 1'1'IIA L.
The appeal of representative repub
licans to the rank and Ale ot the party ,
urging them to throw oft corporate
domination and mnko united effort to
remedy the abuses which the people of
Nebraska suffer at the hands of corpor
ations Is thnelyiti.d commendable.
The arraignment of subservient party
leaders who have become active factors
In making this state -nero province ot
railway corporations is fully justified
by the political history of the state. It
is a lamentable truth that the machin
ery of the republican party has for
years been in the hands of monopoly
henchmen. The methods by which
they have made and exercised this con
trol are well known.
Corruption in its most repulsive form
has been openly and shamelessly prac
ticed , and every unscrupulous device
known to the basest politics has been
freely ou.ploycd , in order to seduce pub-
lie men from their duty and strengthen
the gripof the confederated monopolists
upon the throat of the public. How
successful the reprehensible influence
and methods ot the railroads have bean
is known to every ono acquainted with
the politics of the state. The baneful
consequences have been felt by the people
ple for years and are forcibly attested
in the shameless disregard of the
public interest by our legislature.
The masses of Jho republican party of
Nebraska are opposed to monopoly rule.
The wrongs and abuses lhat have boon
perpetrated 'arc duo to the baseness and
Ireachery of mercenary leaders. It is
in the power of the rank and lilo to np-
piy the remedy.
The work of freeing the repub
lican party from the misrule of
the ' corporations must bo done
at the caucuses and primaries.
The Canturo of these caucasses by the
railroad cappers ami strikers has been
chiefly duo to the failure of antimonopoly
ely republicans to take part in them ,
This class of republicans are largely in
the majority in nearly every county.
Itis manifestly their duty 'to assort
themselves and redeem the party. This
is the key note of the appeal and wo
heartily second it. If the booulers and
political tricksters are overthrown in
the caucusscs and primaries they arc
very sure to got no standing elsewhere.
It is at this initial pointin political con
tests that the people must assert them
selves.
There never was a time when"the re
publican party ill this state needed
purging more than it docs at this hour.
But wise counsels should prevail. If
anti-monopoly republicans abandon the
party , instead of untiling manfully to
redeem it , they will siiiply surrender
the state into the hands of its worst
enemy.
The appeal for concerted action
should be heeded , and the call for a
general conference of republicans wlio
desire to redeem the state and place the
party in position to redeem its pledges
should meet with a warm response.
Every period of industrial stagnation ,
whether local or general , is productive
of economic quacks and euro all romo-
'dies. Every political mountebank lias
a ready nostrum sure to relieve the
wants of every class and make every
body prosperous and contented. The
present depression in the west hag
brought forth an abundant supply of
public saviors. Some insist that the
government should issue several billions
of money , others recommend that ,
Undo Sam establish a , general loan
agency with supply depots for the
storage of grain on which money is to
bo advanced at two per cent a year.
Others clamor for the general di lribu-
lion of the surplus , and others still de
mand the abolition of gambling in
provisions and grain. Doubtless some
of these remedies might afford tem
porary relief. 13ut they give no
assurance that the conditions com
plained of at present can bo averted in
the future should thu earth yield as
bounteously as it did in 18S9. The
stern fact is broughtCbomo to tno pro
ducers of Nebraska that divorsilication
of crops is essential to permanent pros
perity. Conceding that corn must con
tinue the chief staple of the state ,
intelligent and enterprising farmers
cannot depend upon the market price
of the raw product to annually yield a
fair interest on the means and
labor invested. Grain must bo
converted into beef , pork or Hour
to insure better returns , by n.
decrease of bulic and reduced cost of
transportation. This i& the highway to
permanent relief.
What wo need most is mills and fac
tories designed to consume the raw pro
ducts. Wo have made a great deal of
headway already. In the toil years be
tween 18711 and 1880 the number of fac
tories in ; his state incrcahod from six
hundred ami seventy to fourtoou hun
dred and throe. It is siifo to say that
the increase during the past ten yours
has surpassed that of the previous de
cade. Taking the manufactories of
Omaha for ISS'J ' the ligiiresshowa larger
amount of capital invested and a greater
number of men employed than the. en
tire state in IS O.
The importance of Inetorles is fully
recognized by every city In the state ,
as in shown by the energetic efforts of
all to secure their location. The estab
lishment of packorios in Omaha has
been the means of saving the farmers
of the state millions of dollars , besides
iilVording employment to thousands of
workmen , increasing the urban popu- '
latlon and enlarging the home market.
Similar rosulUs in a smaller way fol
lowed the establishment of creameries
and cheese factories , of which thm-o
are now ono hundred In the state. The
beet sugar industry opens a now
tnenuo of Industrial development ,
and other projected factories
promise to contribute ma'orlally
to the welfare of .the state.
Those facts are Suggestive. 'Tho mo-
tlvo power in the progress of the state
must bo the reduction and manufacture
turo of Iho raw materials and a diver
sity of farm crops , coupled with stock-
growing and feeding. The for
mer directly enhances the pros
perity of cities by furnishing per
manent employment to labor and en
larges the market for farm products.
Thu latter ullords security from severe
losses in periods of doproMionand con
verts an unprofitable crop Into n profit
able meat product. The running
streams of the state * furnish ample
power for mills and factories , while the
valleys of Wyoming , Colorado and Mon
tana afford an unfailing uotirco of cattle
supply.
, tM///CxiA / * COMl'OSBHS.
Mrs. Jeannctto M. Thurber , whoso
indefatigable efforts for the promo
tion of musical culture in the United
States merit the very highest com
mendation , has evolved n now idea that
cannot fail to have gratifying results.
This Is to give in n number of the prin
cipal cities of the country concerts con
sisting entirely of niualc by American
composers , Hie season of distinctively
American concerts to conclude
with a grand three days' festival
in Omaha , at which time there
will also bo hold hero examinations of
applicants ( or admission to the National
conservatory of music from Nebraska ,
Iowa , South Dakota and Missouri.
The unique idea ot a series of con
certs in which only American composi
tions will bo rendered will have results
both educational and stimulativo of
musical-effort. It is probalo that very
few persons , oven among well-informed
musicians , wore aware of the fact that
musical composition in this country , of a
meritorious character , had attained
sulllciont proportions to supply accept
able material fora three days' festival.
The general impression is that the
American people has made loss pro
gress in thin direction than in almost
any other , and perhaps this is the fact ,
but it is nevertheless an agreeable rev
elation to Ilnd that so much has been
accomplished. Doubtless a great deal
of this music is not American
in the sensox of having been com
posed by persons " of native
oirth , but ils claim as a
distinctly national product will bo none
the Ipjss secure if it found hero its in
spiration and character. In the other
respect of stimulating musical effort
these concerts ought to have a most
valuable influence. Just as the growth
of interest and favor toward the produc
tion of plays by American authors
had tno effect to stimulate ef
fort in this department of litera
ture , so it may reasonably be expected
that nuisical'compositions will mul
tiply as soon as there shall bo de
veloped a market for such productions.
As in the case of the drama , undoubt
edly the greater part of this effort will
go fort nothing. Tliero are hundreds of
plays written annually which are
doomed never lobe heard except by the
admiring friends of the ambitions au
thors , and so there would bo a multitude
of musical compositions whoso refrains
would bo known only to the restricted
circle of the composers' friends.
But if the result is to develop
only two or three really worthy
American composers , who shall produce
something that will bo accepted in
Europe us well as by our own people , as
have been the plays of a few of our
dramatic authors , the generous and
patriotic American woman who has
given practical form toan original and
most excellent idea will have ac
complished an inestimable service to
her country.
The selection of Omaha for the fes
tival which is , to conclude the series of
concerts is a compliment to this city
which its people will heartily appreci
ate , and wo venture to predict that there
wili bo no cause of complaint on the
score of popular support. The proposed
event will take place in Kovembcr , and
it will bo anticipated with threat and
general interest.
TUB cniCUl.ATTXa MKDIL'M.
ASIII.ANI > , Neb , , Mnrcn 23. To the EJ-
Itor of TUB Uiu : : In all of thu discussions
of the day upon ttio hard timus nnd concorn-
\UK \ the agricultural depression the stnto-
inont is inado Unit with the circulating me
dium of the country increased the pcoplu of
thcso depressed sections would bo greatly
bunefitcd. The writer fails to see how ini-
mi'diiito or tfrcut rolioC would como wore this
brought uuout nnd what the true relation of
circulation in to commerce affecting thofnrin-
ing clus ? . I low will an increase of money
in the hands ol the government increase the
supply of this needful articlo. Can
ing but his labor , or Its product , bring
him one cent of this money und does ho not
reoolvo cash for his ruin , cnttln nnd labor
now to thu full amount of its market vuluul
Tlioro scorns to bo money enough , for when
1'ovorntiuini , htuto or city bonds uro olTorud
for sale they are quickly taken at a good
premium and cash paid thorofor. The
Omaha pnpors ( some of them ) are cither
trilling with the fanners' ignorance or are
ilncciviny them by the heresy that increase
of circulating inciliuin will remove all their
illB.
Please In next Sunday's isxua oxplam this
whole subject so that a man not versed in
thosi ! funetionn of money und ominorco can
umlfr.tland , and that the dotmiKouuery of
Ibis question will bo uhown up in your own
forcible btylu. .1. A HfiiT ,
Mr. Hurt has presented the
subject as forcibly and clearly as
it can bo presented by anybody.
There is an abundance of money
in the commercial centers of the coun
try for all legitimate purposes. This is
proven by the fact that money is loaned
freely in the principal cities at much
lower rates than prevailed during the
era of inllalioi after the war.
uur mints have coined two
mill oils of silver dollars every
month for the past ten years.
Two hundred and thirty millions
of thobo silver dollars are now lying
dead in Iho vaults of the United States
treasury. If our mints uliould coin two
hundred millions more within the next
twelve months the western farmer would
derive no other bonellt than the rise in
the relative value of Mlvor bullion
caused by the enormous purchase of
that metal l > y the government. Ponplu
who clamor for moro circulation labor
under the delusion that so many actual
dollars for every man , woman and child
in the country are needed to make good
times. In other words , they insist lhat
there must bo t > o much circulating
medium per capita in order to prevent
a tight money market and low prices.
As a matter of fact the bulk of all money
transactions , in this country is done
with checks , drafts and money orders.
The Omaha banks handle an average
ot four million dollars pur week through
the clearing house , but nearly thu
entire volume of this business Is done bv
chock and draft. A man sells his
farm or his . { cam. Docs ho gel
his pay In cjrtn or paper money' .
Do'is not the .purchaser usually pay him
nith a choclc.oridrafty And in turn the
farmer deposits his draft or check It
the bank end .jays out the mo3t..if no
all , of this mbnoy In the sajiio way
Ulllions" upotvuiUlions of exchanges are
thus made. 'J3hs } substitute for the cir
culating medium does away with the
necessity of 6ning ( atut printing so
much money per inhabitant and shows
the utter fallacy 'of ' the theory that there
is not inonoyiujiou'gh 1" the country
to do businely with. The trouble
with the farmers is that their pro
ducts -command a low price
and the market price of their products
is governed by the law of supply ant
demand , coupled incidentally with the
charge tor carrying these products to
market.To inflate the currency would
f
not helpAhem out of the dilemma. This
may not be quite as popular as the buncombe -
combo dealt out by political agitators
but it is the titith. and Intelligent farm
ers will not allow themselves tb be
deceived.
TUB cloud-burst and tornado which
caused the dreadful havoc at Louisville
was far from being a local disturbance
of the elements , as ono might surmise
from the fury and suddenness of the
descent. Dispa'tchcs from numerous
localities as far south as Georgia and as
far north as Ontario , Canada , bringing
the news of the destruction of lifo and
property , confirm the belief that the
storm extended over a vast area , ami
for violence has been unparalleled in
in the history of meteorological ob
servation. The signal service depart
ment will collect the data ar.d make a
lucid map of the exact path , velocity ,
swoop nnd spiral evolutions of this aerial
monster in due time. Mpro than this ,
unfortunately the weather bureau can
not do. Us range of sight Is limited
and its voice of warning is dumb. In
the face of an engine of destruction
coming unheralded at nicrht or at day ,
implacable in its madness , remorseless
in its fury , striking down the young
and old , the strong and the helpless ,
crushing like egg shells buildings of
iron and stone , tossing the debris like
chaff , man with his appliances is help
less. What avails his knowledge of
science , of electricity , of steam , of en
gineering in dealing with the resistless
cyclone. ,
ASSOCIATION'S of retail merchants
have boon organixed in many states for
mutual protection and to secure as
reasonable legislation as hotel keepers
and mechanics oijoy against fraud and
imposition. Thirty states have various
laws to help not hinder the merchant
in the collection of his pay for his
wares. Anxious1 to profit by example
the retail more'mints of Nebraska pro
pose to organize a state business men's
association and have called the first
mooting to take place in Omaha the
latter part of , May. The objects of the
association tire stated to be offensive
and defensive. If the association makes
war uion [ dead boats , food adulteration
and dishonest dealers they will not only
benefit each othfir but confer a blessing
on every patron who expects fair deal
ing and is willing to pay Jor what ( jhe
buys. .
Tun urgent need of more hospital ac
commodations in Omaha is unquestion
able. Perhaps no other city in the
country of equal population is so poorly
oil in this respect. Some three years
ago the Kov. E. A. Pogolstrom en
listed in the entirely charitable under
taking of obtaining means for tlio con
struction of the Immanuel hospital. Ho
has devoted himself to this work with
untiring industry and in a wholly self-
cacriiicing spirit , but the results have
not been as satisfactory as ho reasona
bly hoped for. The hospital is not yet
finished , and Mr. Fogolstrom makes
another appeal to the public for finan
cial assistance to complete it , The re
sponse should bo prompt and generous.
The institution is unscctarian , and the
policy to bo pursued in its management
is such as to commend it to public favor
and support. It is hoped this appeal in
behalf of Immanuel hospital will bo re
sponded to so generously as to preclude
the necessity of again calling for public
Hid.
Is king corn to bo superceded by
queen sugar-beet in Nebraska ?
< IiiAs Aiiuisliitr.
/Jofoil 7/fniM.
Washington will not have a b nso bail nine
ths | season , but congress will sit all summer
probably. Her fume is soeuro.
Drnvv u IJIMI ; Scuiiowlioro.
.
Lot us hope that the ponslon'biisincss will
stop short of Ktvin a pension to ovoryoao
who staid -away from the war ,
ZUoro MIIIIOV in tlio
Chlraiiii Tribune ,
\Vhonaprizo lighter wnighlni , ' only 1U !
pounds can iiiu'ce ' S2-)00 ( ) bv the Hiinplo process -
cess of whipping another pri/o llKhtor of
equal weight there Is hullcticourncincnt
lor the iitcrut'o niun to fatten hhnsolf at
heavy expense for the dime museum BURO.
nt ImHt.
tfiiettao Ttijf jj ,
It Is reported Hint oA\fi § > f the army of
authors of "Ho ; | iifulSitow' ( ' is dying m
want at Now York oily. There is , then ,
fliiuh a thlii } , ' as retritm'.ivo justice.
ntnltii do ( Jut Siti'lc ,
tfcw'Yurlt Sim.
Wo will pay filr'ull the urn and piiiRor ale
Mr. Dorinun I ) , l it&n can drink during the
next twelve month's if that venerable here
will nroiniso us faithfully to stop writing
lottor.H about civil scrvico reform. They
nun't aurco witli'tfii ' ) health of our cut.
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prut-
Thi ) Widow ( M'Contiral Crook.
Menililiitvalunclif. \ .
The proposed pension of f J.OUO a year to
: ho widow of ( Jenoral Crook should bo
doubled and puasud by a unanimous vote of
con roi . Conor.il Crook wai no dudUh
martinet relying upon "inllucnco" to keep
ilin in nod places , but n sturdy , hard-flKht-
n } ; , hard-tlilimliiK soldier who .had auun
norn Hiirvivo lima almost any other niun of
I. is rank in the army. Ho earned moro than
10 received tn llfo and hln widow is entitled
to bomotlilntf moro than scant justice.
'JliuO tliiilcKor liu-IIV Itovisioii.
i" ( . Isiuii isluln-ntmo.nl.-
It the turllT bill bo not prusuntod to ttio
louie before the mlildlo of April , ns is re-
lorl.'d to have boon ducidod on , u vote can
not bo reached In that body by Juno 1 , the
time snlit to Imvo been ilxod upon , without
cutting down nil recent records. Tlio Mill *
bill In 183S wont to the house on April 5. but
the llunl vote was not tnlion on It by the
house until July ! ! 1.
A Consolation to tlio 1'oor.
William Waldorf Astor will build bronze
doots to Trinity church , costing 1100,000.
They will bo adorned with scenes Irani the
llfo of Christ. Shivering nnd starving
wretches who wander the slrooti of Now
York will find these doors very Instruotlvo
nnd entertaining , nnd will no doubt bo al
lowed to look nt them occasionally ,
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
Ilnvo Ilnd Kiiotitli of Oluvnlantl.
ACID I'tnk Sun ( Dem , )
His strength in ttio state of N'ow York has
already been amply demonstrated , and shown
to bo nothing but weakness. In ! SSJ for
governor ho had 19-,0i)3 , ) majority. In lSl
for president ho had 1,047. In ISS3 even tills
trilling majority had"dmppcjaro.l , uud was
converted Into u minority of ever 11,000.
Further experiment is unnecessary ; and , bo-
staos , the NowVorlc democracy are radically
opposed to his nomination for any ofttco.
They have had enough of him.
U.W Senator Slu-riiinn's Alnnnttrp.
SI. Lmtti ( il bt-ncmncriil.
Senator Sherman Is wisa in opposing nil
schemes to load Ins anti-trust bill down with
amendments. The measure Is directed
ug.itnst nn obvious nnd Ilignuit ubuso , but
ono which has been fouud dilllcult to strhco
hy ordinary repressive enactments. The
we.ilaiess of such measures m the past has
lain in their attempt to cover too broad n
Hold and to accomplish too much ,
A Dnimur Signal.
Jliitton Cilube ,
What will become of American liberty if
ordinary uion Icarn to consider It a trlllo to
hold their opinion and their vote at the dls-
uosal of the highest bidder ! SVi.nt If tills is
to bo a country "whero wealth accumulates
nod men decay ! " A very big red lantern Is
Unshod toward nationalism , but it is only
fair and right that somu danger signals'
should Hash in the direction of uilllionair-
Isin , Lot us hear nil the objections to pro
posed social , schemes and let us bewareof
their dangers , but lot us not forgot ttiat the
greatest of social dangers is indlfforonco to
Improvement , nor that the greatest of polit
ical dangers is n falsa sense of security ,
Mnntitun. null HOP Dnmocrnti.
Aide I'oi'/c Tribune.
Instead of reporting to lawful processes ,
the democrats preferred to sot up a bogus
house of representatives nnd staked their
nil on Illegal certificates issued to the live
democrats who claimed to bo elected in Sil
ver How. That policy wes latal. It was denounced -
nouncod by tlio sujiramo court of Montana.
It resulted in confusion und distress at home.
It lofc ttio state in such a condition thatwaro
Its people less wealthy and prosperous it
would be driven into biinkiuptcy. It was a
policy of force , a movement toward revolu
tion andnnarchy. To ask the senate to justify
It is to ask approval of a colossal criminal
conspiracy which , though it failed of its ob
ject , has yet been fruitful of great public
disasters in Montana.
COUNTRY BREEZES.
Tnkiug n Menu Ajlvnntnge.
JVor/o/c ! / fi'cics.
The News never Ixiclts on the Herald when
that paper gets -'scoop" on it in n legiti
mate way , but when the Herald , in its issue
of March , announces a birth on March " 3
it is taking advantage of "insido informa
tion" in u manner that it hadn't ought to.
Thu Kiulitmi ; Kit it or in
Hcntiii Herald.
The editor started for the capital yester
day to bo absent during the session of the
teachers' association of Nooraslta. The in
dividual who does the thumping nut und ad
justs nil disputes can bo found nt headquar
ters. Call any time before next Saturday
morning if you want satisfaction.
lionWo Shine.
The Kcpublicaii ofllco is being painted
white upon the Inside this woelc , wo being
our own artist. U'o must hnvu moro light
you know. CM and see us when wo get
fixed up and nco how wo shine. The ladies
especially InviteJ , so says tno boss our wifo.
At ti ! 11lin Ainlii.
/IMM ( OII Clilrftaln ,
The "olo man" U now on deck again , nnd
can generally ba found In his luxurious
sanctum when not otherwise ongaired in
sawing wood nr shoveling snow. Wti'ro out
of the land olllfe. Now wo have tried most
everything except tlio insane asylum , and
some of our "very dear' * friomls uro malting
Htrenuous efforts m our behalf to increase
our varied experience In that dheolton.
Wo I'Vur Xo Pop.
tjitn ttl l'Simtr ,
A Villain always hai hangers-oa who nro
ns deep in the mire as ho is in the mud , and
when ono m assailed , they nro all up in uriin.
Wo expect to loao their patronage , but will
gain the support of two reputable citizens
for each one ot them wo hue a good change.
This outfit belongs to us , and wo intend to
run it according to our own ideas , and uhen
wo think a man r.oeds n scoring ho is going
to get It. Wo are not going to stand by and
see rogues subsisting on county funds and
use otllchil positions to screen them fiom
their Just deserts.
ON THE SIDE.
Tlioro is nothing lllto havingn heaven-born
genius employed an n paragraphoron n givnt
lally. One highly-Inflated contemporary
that Is playing the role of Atlas for the poo-
ilo of this section , commends the people of
: 'lattsuiouth to Omaha , the mother of
totals. As an incubator of balloons our
contemporary Is not more prolific than as an
nvontor of new phrases. "Mother of
lotols" is strictly original und entitled to
copyright.
In the new and novel parliamentary coilo
of Chairman Anderson there Is no provision
'or entertaining n substitute when offered
jy the inino'ity.
Four tresh and fuli-flojged doctors have
icon turned loose on Buffering humanity in
Omaha. At the name Unm preparation *
lave been perfected to keep Prospect Hill in
good order.
"If n man holds n small object close enough
o the eye it will shut ut the world. " So
says a SIIKO contributor to the Omaha Wind
Vunu. You uro eminently correct. A small
object , no bigger than TUB OMAHA UIB : ,
it-Id In front of tlU | eyu will maito a total-
eclipse of the World as the news boys call
t , nnd shut it out of view BO that nobody
vould discover it with the most powerful
otoscope.
A London paper makes ttio almost para
doxical statement that there is in that town
an "Association of Christian cabmen" num
joring nearly hvo hundred members. This
s u knock out blow for the time worn theory
of total depravity.
Thu granting of seven divorces in one day
tretigthun& Umahn'u claim to the Utlo of
'Tho Young Chicago of the Wust. "
If things keep on this way the police will
eon Imvo enough men arrested to start u
olony of Jones murder iiispucU.
The Biukliin appearance of a mouse on the
leer of the housu of commons thu other night
Otilto upset the ilixnlty of Hint grnvo body
nnd produced a miniature jmnlo. If this had
been n women's suffrage convention tlio
event would bo nulto easy to understand , but
it was hardly to bo expected from n body of
bruvo mot ) , and Hrltlah men nt that.
HERE AND THERE ,
The telegraphers' ' tournament , soon to
take place In New York , Is attracting con
siderable attention from knights of the key
everywhere.
' 'Wo nro doubtless more deeply Inter
ested , " said Jacob Levin , manager of the
Western Union ofllee , "than any other force
not h avlng n representative entered for the
contest. That fact Is duo to the bchof Hint
m Walter Camboll wo have the fastest
operator on this continent.
"It is owing to our stupidity nnd dullness
'
that ho wlll'not bo there to take part In the
tournament. You see , everybody forgot
about It until the entrnnco books wore
closed ,
" 1'ho fnstest time on re'coril. " continued
Mr. Levine , "is forty-seven wonts n tnlnuto
nnd that was made la 1835 by J. W. Holson.
Last Sunday wo put up n circuit In the onice
nnd tested Campbell's speed. lie sent the
message , 500 words , to bo used at the forth
coming lourimment , nnd put It through
easily at the rate of lllty-two words a min
ute. "
This message was written by Chaunccy
"
M. Donow. It contains altogether 'J6S ! !
characters. Ucsldcs thn COO words there uro
thirty .periods nnd four commas. Hero is
ono of Ils novel paragraphs :
"Tlio Colossus of Rhodes to which our
thoughts naturally recur towered from n
bright island of the Mediterranean seventy
cubits or about ono hundred nnd live feet in
to n sky so serene that according to an
ancient proverb there was sunahlno every
day at Khodcs. " '
"Those tournaments , " resumed Mr.
Lovmc , "aro n good thing nnd I would bo
favorable to the Idea of holding ono m Omaha
for the accommodation of western operators.
Wo could easily ofTor $500 worth of prizes.
Propose to agitate the Bcheuio.
*
"A managers early experience is what I
will entertain you with next , " said Duvo
I lay man , to some friends who were Inter
ested in hearing naratives about the
dramatic profession.
"My first venture , " ho continued , "was n
snap company organized to do what wo call
the jay towns. I started out with just SH In
my pocket. Well , wo kept on solng , each
stand providing us with enough money to
pay our board bills nntl buy railroad faros ,
till wo reached Des Moines , la. , and there
the bottom dropped out.
"I woke up ono morning to Iho painful
realization that there was not sulllclcnt
funds m the treasury to buy a lunch counter
breakfast , and ten or twelve people on my
hands \ylio hud not BOOH ono cent of salary.
"Let mo tell you that the feelings of no
man ever got bluer in the same length of
time than mine wore that day.
"However , fortune favored me before
night , uml it was r. funny thing too. .A gam
bler happened to meet me on thu street und
the llrst word ho spoke was. "You'r m hard
lucn old follow , and need assistance. "
"After acknowledging the fact that he
was on to my condition the fellow took n { 10
bill out of his pocket and proposed that we
chance it against faro.
"All right , said 1 , anything to get out of
this. "
"Half of whatever I win , " said he "be
longs to you. "
"That was good enough and cbcered me
up wonderfully. I accompanied him to a
gambling house and watched the play. In
twenty minuts ho was 50 ahead.
"I thought it was time then to quit aua
begged him to cash in 13ut luck was favor
ing him nnd ho wanted to keep on. My
pleadings were so persistent though that he
counted out 510 worth of chips to me. I got
the money for them nnd left , the place in a
hurry. My frieml l.ung on. however' until
he won $ iJO : , winch gave mo ? 03 altogether.
With that 1 bought railroad tickets to Now
YorJc and never again Blurted n moneyless ,
or any other kind of a simp on the road. "
"I was quite intimate with General Crook , "
said Mr. Thomas L. Kiinball , "know him be
fore he came to Omaha and ho always im
pressed mo as being nn extraordinary man.
Ho was extremely modest , always appeared
, to bo looking for the riirhl line of duty und
was as linn as a rock when ho made up his
mind that ho was right.
"Ono time 1 dined at his house with him and
General Sherman , when the latter was going
out on a tour of the northwest , and can't
now rcmembor un.v Incident in the whole
course of my lifo , more Interesting to mo.
They were great Iriemls , and when together
seemed to appreciate and enjoy each other's
society moro than any two men I over Haw.
"General Sherman holds very positive
views on nil initiations , whether social ,
political or military , nnd General Creel ;
agreed with him in almost every thing , but
1 noticed that when they ill ( Tared and the
latter ventured to give his opinion , General
Sherman paid dose attention as though ho
considered un expression from the lumens
Indian lighter worthy of hlu most profound
consideration.
"That dinner lasted two hourH , and during
the time I listened to sumo very entertaining
conversation. "
.
#
"Salary , " said Con Gallagher , "cuts less
figure than any thing else in the contribu
tions that go to mukn n $1,000 po3tmastcr'H
life happy und full of Rtinahlnc. It Is the
numcrouH letters I receive from nil klntts of
iiooplo that keep men cheerful day und
night. "
Pointing towards an envelope laying on
his desk he continued :
"Them Is ono from an old maid with blue
o.\cs , curly hair and largo domestic ambition ,
down In Kansas , who wrote , begging mo to
secure her n correspondent.
"Slioblnlmito.hu brilliantly fascinating ,
very attractive , n line conversationalist nnd
is pining to got nmrricd. Her instructions
are tlmt the man Khali ho handsome , not less
thnn thirty and nffectionatnly inclined.
"I have selected Will Gurley , und will
turn the letter over to him.
"Men nnd women who separate nnd run
away from each other frequently unbosom
thi'insclvoi to mo in long-winded , poorly
written , miserably spelled Phitays. The
writer , of courno , alwa.yn claims to bo the
Innocent lamb the onu brutally treated nnd
cruelly deserted.
"An instance occurred not-long ago where
1 could easily have given the wife informa
tion regardi'iR ' her scalawag husband , but it
struck mo from the tone of her appeal that
she was probably no hotter t'mn ' he , und
never answered her. Thu epistle was from
a little town ever In Missouri. "
TtioilIjnncu > KH All illj lit.
Illmr I'Mit.
The language ot thu ISobrnsku delegation
in congress on thn financial ijuc'stions before
thu country , has , in the main , thu riyht ring
to it. They till proftss to bcliavu Unit there
is u wide-open nccossityifor nn increase of
ttio ciiculatme medium , nnd now. if there
are enough men in congress who bcllevo ax
they do und will unltu on tome common
BUIISO , practical , uxiiedUioim plan for Incruun-
ing thu per capita of circulating medium
from 1U present t'O Hiatus to nt least dotiblo
the amount without the usual quibbling und
hutraphttmg us to how it shall bo donu , the
money problem wilt bo nniuHd.
SOME NEW DOOKS.
"Tho llntll : h'Aincrleuii , " by Kinnm He-
man Thnyer , is n bright enterprising 'ory
wrillon wild n purpose and full of InterestIng -
Ing incidents and character studies. Strong
In her Idea of dissuading , Intelligent , culti
vated. Independent American girls from
marrying any stray Kngluhnmn of tltlo or
fortune , who might chance to present him
self , she yet pictures faithfully and well the
undisputed charm of Kngllsh country life.
Hero , however , her descriptions lack the
sympathy which moves her uytoiuo very attractive - :
tractive word paintings when Colorado , '
stretches out before her lovlntr eyes. \ , '
The hero Howard \VmtcM \ is na KtiKlisti- < !
man of the in id dlo class , college- bred , imulo I
rich by his father's close application to , j :
trade , Itmtcly rellned and much In love with 1 :
homo and homo wuyn unlil nn ntl'air of the ] i
heart makes him long for nomothliig broad /j /
er. A sweet American girl visiting on tlu 11
"other Hlile" unconsciously Implant s this '
idea whllo she Is lighting up the uliy of his ]
best friend , Clarence WuUoit. The romuin- I
ing gentle folk In thu story nro K.nghsh
people , nnd with the exception of
two families , who consider birth alone
nn open sc.snmo to paradise , nro well to do ,
unpretentious , khuMioartcd men nnd wo
men. Howard with the impetuosity of his
nature fnlt.s in love with Kllnor Watson , sister -
tor of Clarence ami daughter of Sir. Henry
Watson. Hcmg received ns a gentlemen m
his friend's homo ho rather encourages than
discourage ! ) the tender leaning until ono duv
ho overhcar Sir Henry , who.so eyes hitheri'o
have been blind to tlio tnia stale of ulYair.s.
arrogantly and rather brutally dlscnsslnt ;
the subject with his ton. There Is opened
before our hero the utter hopelessness of
his suit and In Iho consequent misery , Kng-
land and English ways of thinking appears to
him in un odious light ,
Hearing himself spoken of as the humbly
born son of a father m trade , und with a
grandfather quite unknown he deelilo.s to note
to America where ull mi-ii nro equal , and
integrity , honesty uml uprightness ruther
than inheritance claim re pcct. The lirst
bittenioja oJ his grief is nsjaugod by i-hun o
of scene and the interest aroused in thn al
together now lifo about him such ns ho linIs
In Colorado. The story progresses with in
terest and finally almost the entire party to
whom wo nro Introduced during the early
chapters arrive In America where the love
affairs ontunulo themselves und hearts am
locked with double beau knots. The Amer
ican girl who U sweet , di
re o nnd lovcablo Is imuto the
instrument of the ntithors opinions
regarding international marriage. Shu re
fuses Sir Henry U'uUon , without .so much us
"by your leave , " to accept instead lib son ,
With the compromiHO that Knglund und
America are to know ttiom ns bubjucts and
citl/.ens In equal division.
There is a pretty Incident of n Valentino
that leads to unalloyed happiness in n veritable
itable- garden of Kden , and thcro lire a
number of local .sketches tlmt are admira
ble , notably , Olandur Sammas , who Is u
regular down-oast Yankee , Jim , n minor
ftiend , nnd the "Deacon , " whoso picture
follows on the lust line of the story with
duo approval and decorum.
Mrs. Thayer has been so long Identified
with Omaha that her book would bu widely
read hud tthu not not become well and favor
ably known here and elsewhere us the
author of "Wild Flowers of tlio Kncky
Mountains" and "Wild Flowers of thu I'u-
clllo Const. " The illustrations of "Tho
Kngll.sh-Auiericin , " which nro uniquely
grouped on the first page , are original
sKetches. Uonahuu , Hennoborry it Co. of
Chicago are the publishers and the novu
can bu had nl ull the booksellers , "
"A Study of Hen .lotison , " by Algernon
Charles Swinburne , is n hearty praise of the
far-reaching genius of this ruuiurUublo mind ,
together with an unprejudiced recognition of.
the lault.s to be found in the work.
He ranks Jouson lirst umonc the giants of
enercy anit invention in English verso , ns
Shakespearso is first among the gods of har
mony and creation.
He prat-es the hulominitable will of ttio
poet who dedicated all his powers to the art
ne had elected and pursued it. faithfully uud
entirely , concentrating ambition ntid devo
tion in tht > one gtvat mm. And the result uf
a remarKahle 'bowing reaching : over a vuat
tiold of taoucht and tuarkeil by many mile
stones potntinc to hss elory.
TUe aulbor r * crvts m Joasor. , except in
one instance , the abjenro of that sm.r.ni ;
quality in verse which cornivc > l to thu
perf ami ) ot a ( tower and rehsch. wish all eUu
given can alone reader it c : < jic&Uul.
There i * a pow ' . - ia.i p sr 'ir f Kor'.Uh ,
car-'ful paiu-to.Stctc fu-i.v jjki m$5vr 5 _ > a ,
resulting m ict
faction , but Ut5i * ' < r
pathy. Jot aio
interest of lattfUfv.-nitij.s-c'jikSj.'oi ju&i 3i-t , i , s
of cordiality i > par'.a.it'j tr 1 * > n i t.tvm. . - -
dics. Hence , stwtwa SS-JT ir * s : ; . uts > .y
clover , lie * * & * * .te * i IBMW fcy < > -.rv-.d .
scorn and lU-tu v.j-M ; tus fe > i huraic. in
terest or belief is : & * J3aiiora. fecar * * t < j
calls into lite.
'J he author sir * * Joafjn hi * d-.i of pra.ao
throughout and csies hi * masterpiece : . ,
the Fox auU Atcnemi * : . as tncouiiurablti.
Of "Etory Man in His Humors" ho has
nothing but the highest praise , judg
ing it his bos' worK thuuch not
Ins groaic * ! , anil nddiuc : "Xcvur
again did his genius. Ins industry ,
his i-jn cicnco anvl his tasteuuita in the tri
umphant presentation ot n work so faultless ,
so satisfactory , so absolute in achievement
und so fte from blemish or defect. "
"iSojamis" ho criticises , saying m.iro . m
praiseuf "Cutnliue , ' allowing "occasioiu/
tine writing in each which is not drumutn ,
nnd good Jramatic VVOTK which is not tniijic. '
Of the "iJilent Woman" ho t > uys Its merits
"aro salient anil suporo. " a monument from
thu master's hand wtiilo yet in.tbo "fulness
uf its cunning und freshness of lUstronclh. '
und then proceeds to criticise it in friendly
. Isn.
Of the "Satyr , " ono of .lonson's bust mint r
works , ho says : "It is u llttlo lyric-dr.unii ,
HO brignt , lik'lit niid Mvcot in fancy and m
finish of execution that wo cannot grnUgu thu
expenditure of time and genius on so Imht a
subject. "
There Is much more equally readable nnd
Interesting a the fruitful subject is treated
fully.
The study Is delightfully written In Iho
author'h peculiar Kn lUh with thu usual net
work of speaking words and cliarmlni ; turns
of thought. It will glvo to the most iluvotit
und rapturous Invor * of .lonsDn , i
closer knowledge of tliolr Imro
irom tlio point of vantage of n sympathetic )
admiring friend who recognizes to the full
his glgaiitlo guniuu. Worlhltii-ton Co. 717
Uroudwuy , Now Vork. '
"i'ho Uagplpors , " by Ocorgo Sunda , trans-
latcd by Katherlno 1'rcHcottVoriiniloy , m u
feast of enjoyment. It is u fttory told osten
sibly by u peasant of Hurry In u simple ,
nnivo manner , nnd m filled to the full with
adventure , quaint thought and nil the
strength uml weakness nf love. Among
thesn simple folk thu bagpipers constituted
u distinct privileged class. In short u secret
society , jualoua of thu advancement of tlioir
friends and tilled with thu conceit , of tneir
Inlentii.
Tlieio , together ivlth the woodcutters uml
muleteers , comprise thn society presented
thu render. Thu Inherent honcstv , thu no *
bio principles nnd clovutad train of ihrnght
brought about by the rhnrming environment
nnd thullfuof ont-of cloors , nmoiii ? the few ,
presents a ploualni. Htudy. Tlio woni'-n nro
dainty , lovnublu and wondrous i'oo-l to look
nt , HO wlnnlnir wlthul thai oi.u enters
the lists n sort uf rival of each aspiring
suitor.
OMAHA
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY. '
Snbwlbi'd & gmiruntead Cipltil , SSOO.OTO
1'ald In Capital . 3SO. OOO
Hiiyn nail HulM storks ut'd bonds : m'K'itmiiH
rommoivliil pnporrocolVPHUti ; < ltixo"iiluHli- i < isi
u.-t-i im tranxfrr iigunt nnd tiustBO t < - < ) rp r.i-
lions ; lukim chargu of property ; cull. " ti rup't '
Omaha Loan &Trust Co
SAVINGS BANK
S. E. Cor. 10th and DmiKlnn
rnltllu Capital . SBO.OOO
Hnlmcrlbuil & gimrunt"0d capital , . IOOOOO
l.lahllltyot HtoclcholdDr * , . 200,000
Q Par Cunt Interest PnUI on
J'llANK .1
A. U. Wymmi , pri-ililent ; J J. llfiwn ,
vlou pri'itlilimtj w.T. Wyman , trutsiiror.
UlllKUruiis : A. 17. Wyin.in , J. II. Mlllnr < l , .1 .1
llniwn. liny ( ' . lltirton , 11. W , Nn li , . Im * . U
Klmuali , IR'o. II. I.uUo.
Loana in any amount i Tin da un Citv &
Farm Property , nnd on CoiKiu ral
Sucurity , at Lowoa Ratu Curronttu *