< 1 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , APKIL 13 , 18JK-TWENTY ) PAGES. THE DAILY BEE , E. ROSEWATER , Editor. _ "KVK'HV MORNING ! TKHMf 01' HL'HSI'rUI'TIOX. D.illy mill Sunday , One Vi'iir 110 no HIV niMNiiii nun Tlirce month * SM Hominy lice , Otio Vi'iir - ' on \\ccRly lire , On. ) Vciif 1 23 OITH.'Kf. Oniiilni. Tin1 Mi'f Iliilldlnx. P Oniiilni. t'niHIT N mill ailh flri.'Ptw. ( ntiiii'll IlluIN. 13 IVarl Hlrret. I hlciiiro Olllrc. Off Tlio IlooKc-iy Illllldlns. New Vork. ItiHiniH II'mill l.vrilliiiiit' \ViihliliiKton.f > | : i I'onritnitliM it-el. COKHKi'l'ONnKXf'K. All roiuniiinliMilliins relnlliiir In nntv iiiul I'dllorliil nmllur should be nddres-ii-d to tin ) IJilllorl-H Hi'pitrtriii'iit. lll'HINKSH J.KTTKItH , Ml liiHlni'-tr. Icltern mill reiiilttnnci'S slioiild lie iiililii-Kxi'tl lit Tint Hri ) I'uhll-diliiirCoiilpaiiy , Oniiilni DniftH. lilircki mill iHittolllce outers to IKiniiilc imyiihlu to the order of the Com- liiiny The lice I'libllsliing ' Company , Proprietors. Tin1 Urn It'lilliiLr. I'arnani iiml Seventeenth HtM. rJWOUN STATKMK.VP OlCIUCt'I.ATIOX. . Mnli-of Ni'linotkii. . County of I rSM. OIMII-KI' ' 'It. T/.si-hurk , M-erclary nf Tim Itoo I'lilillshlni ! ( 'iniiiiiny. doe * milmmily swear tlmt tlicai-lnali-lri'iifiitlon of Tun D.w.v llti : : fur tliu wi-clt umlliiit April 11. l M , wax us fOl- llUVfr. Pnmhiy.Aiirllft . ISWin Miiniliiy.Aprll 7 . -U1.1 : : ! Tm-Hiliiy , AprllH . ) . Wednesday. April ! ) Tlmi-Mluy. April 10 1 rliliiy. April II . 'JMMi : Kutiiiiliiy. Apill 13 . WWW Average JIO.71 < ) nr.oitiK ! it. TCIIIOK. ; . Fworn to before mo ami siihsorlbi'd to In niy iiirsein-e this IKIli day or April , A. I ) . INN. i ci.i.i N. r. n-iu : Notary I'lilillo. State of Xfilntiskn , lu. Connly of noughts. ( llrorKc H. T/Kchmik , lit'ltiK ilnly sworn , de pose * mid Hiiys thai lioN werclarv of Tin ) lire I'nhllHliIng Company , tliat the actual iiveiiw dully I'lriMitiitlun of Tut : IMn.v HIM : forlhi ) month April , DoiU.lNAVl copies ; for.May , JMJ. IH.HIeOlles ! ) | ; for.llllll > .lhhllIHKM copies : for .Inly. ISWl. IM.7IM eopieHj for August , IhM ) . IH.ffil ropleH ! forHeiili'inlicr , 1HWI. 1X.7N ) conies ; for Oi'lolmr. 1HW , IH.W copies ; for Novcinlier , INMI ) , Jliilicoilin ; | | ; ; fni-Dcrmiihiir. Ihvj , .lulls copies ; for January. I Mm , l ! > , r > .Y > copies ; for I'eliruary , 1SKI ! , | | iMl copies ; foi-Maich , lMJKI.-Jll.Hi : > cople.s. ( IKOIIIIK It. T/.SC.IIIICK. Sworn to liefore mo anil subscribed In my | itCMiro , | Ihl.stUh ilay of April. A. I ) , , IHMI. ( Seal. ] X. I' . I'm , . Notary I'ubllc. TIIK weekly ltiilk ) statement shows the reHOrVO llllH decreased $ ! ) ! ) ( ) , OOU. TllO banks now JioldtilfX)0 ! ! ) in excess of legal ri' < iulrMints. ) IT is within the power of Oinuhii brick nuila'i'H to cliuck tlie ileinuiid for fnnno Hlnii'tiires by nulling tluslr pruducts lit C'micr SKAVKV'S duluullvu force tntist linvc been out on a wild tfotW hunt lust week , while the biirgliirt ) , footjiudH and Himd-liiitftforH were enjoying the freedom of the cilv. 'I'llKUlnre not UH inntiy candidtite.s for governor now UH there were six months ngo , but there is a Htublo full of ilarlj hories waiting to be ! slruelc by chulii-lighliiing. IK Mu. Kii.CATinc'K will kindly favor young Mr. Hltehcoek with 11 marked copy of TIIK Si'NDAV HKK ho may bo able to convince him that ho has a. great deal yet ( o learn about national linanees. I'KOIT.K who tire nltlieted with u long fi-lt waul can have Ihn t amo HiiliHfied by dropping a quai'lor into the free want Hlotof Hie Dmahn U'-// . and receive a Ihe-ciint copy of a famous painting. Wo do like enterprise. Tillreportn : of business dopresnion throughout the country a 141 exaggerated The weekly trade rovinwB issued by the commercial agencies show that the vol ume of business Is larger than for the Hamo period last year , and the tone of all departments of trade is one of .strength ami conlidciKc. { TIIK doleful predictions of the Slto- Klione soothsayer are entitled to high rank among the weather prophecies of tlio day. lie shows a deptli of reckless reasoning , an eloquence of expression , and cheerful disregard of physical and astronomical conditions Umt cannot , bo surpassed by paleface Wigginses. The Khoshene medicine man ought to be at tached to the weather bureau. IN I'ltoMt'MiATiNd the findings in the ease of Lieutenant Steele , Cienural Scho- Held serves notice on olllcors that self- command Is an essential qualification of commanders of men , and that the abuse of subordinates by words and blows will iot be tolerated imderany eircumstanees. There was no reasonable justification for Hteele's conduct. A N'OTAULK feature of the Kdlnburg exposition , which opens next monthwill bean exhibit of American corn. Not withstanding the immense qunutlties of this e.oreal sent to Kurope annually , it has not become very popular as an arli- ele of food. There appears to bo u wide- Hprcad prejudice against it oven among the poorer people , who subsist on infe rior food , and this prejudice is fostered liy the farmers. The exhibit of corn at the Paris exposition excited a lively in terest among the r'roneh people. ll.U.ra ( lii/oii prohibition organs in tile east aiv pulverizing the rum power In Nebraska and passing around the con tribution box , to ralso a fund for prepay ing several thousand papers that are to bo circulated promiscuously in this state. Gnu of these mendicant rum power pul- vort/.ori claims to have already raised over thousand dollars and another claims to have raised twenty-eight hun dred dollars. It goes without haying that pulverising the "rummies" at this rate Is a paying vocation. If It were not for the Nebraska prohibition campaign these mercenary battle axes of prohibi tion would have to close their print , bhop * . A I'uw months ago the press of Mil waukee ridiculed and denounced the statistics of the growth of Omaha and other progressive western cities. The attack smacked of jealousy or ignor ance , or both , in the light of recent events It Is not surprising that Milwau kee could not comprehend the marvel ous growth of Omaha or grasp tho. forces which propel it onward. While Omaha enjoys the convenience and comforts of hundreds of oloetrio lights and thirty- two miles of electric- motor railway Mil waukee 1ms just discovered that there Is mich a potent force as electricity. No wonder the benighted preset the Cream C'lty cannot nndortitand western progress. The papers tus well as the town uro Iwcntv yearsi behind the limed. The uprising of wentern fiirmora which I * jusit now attracting universal atten tion , has IM-UII stimulated largely by the morftleHM exactions of the money lenders In the rural dislrlctH. The clamor for inoro money which alTords capital for "fuko" ' financiers and political mounte banks llndn u ready ear in every Farm ers' alliance , because mo.-ttof the western farmers are ground between the upper and nether millstones of low prices for their products and high Interest on loans. The wildest schemes of relief are heart ily endorsed and formulated Into petitions to congress , The farmers do not reali/.e tlmt wealth cannot bo created bylaw , but by labor. They do not reull/.e that a revolution of our whole ( Inanulal sys tem is not to bo brought about in a day or in a year. They forget that the entire Industrial fabric of the country rests upon the stability In money values and national th-cdit , which It has taken more than twenty yours to establish. The trouble In this country today is not a lack of money. Wo have two hundred millions moro of money gold , silver and papur than we had three years ago when every thing was booming. J5ut the producer can only get money by parting with his products or by borrow ing. To Incro.isj the volume of money will not make money dio-ipur. The legal rate of interest in Nebraska was twelve per oant during thy Intlatlon period , and merchants as well as farmjrsjiatd 'that rale. Now there are millions of dollars lying in the vaults of our bjnks : and trust companies seeking responsible bor rowers at from six to eight pr cunt. Hut this supur.ibundiineu of money alTords no relief to the western farmer. When he mortgages his farm , ho is iniulo to pay double interest. The broker who negotiates his loan makes him sign a mortgage note at eight par cunt and then charges him a commission of four pur cent , which ho embodies into a note and placus on record as a second mortgage. When a farmer needs money to carry his eropj , lie is al most bled to deatli by the coun try money shark who takes all the way from two to four pur cent a month , in terest paid in advance out. . of tlio loan. With the prevailing low prices of grain and cattle this is simply ruinous and drives the farmur to desperation. Jn wrestling with those leaches thn farmer Is confronted with a problem. The money lender tells him that money is high IK-CHUM ! it is awfully scarce , and the farmer very naturally jumps at the conclusion that the only way to get re lief is to inc.ron.su the volume of currency by nn net of congress. Thiwisa delusion which TIIK linn proposes to dispel. The report of the .secretary of the treasury showed on March I , 1878 , a total circulation of eight hundred and live million noven hundred and ninety-three thousand eight hundred and forty-boveu dollars. The active circulation on the first day of the p'resent mouth w.is composed * as follows : ( fold coin $ IITn.tr.'l.lxs SI a mla til sllvm dollars ,1"isinvt ! ! fiiib-ilillnrv silver coin ( VI..MUi ' ? : . ' Itolll eeilltlealos Cll.lHS.UiO SI I vtiruiirl Ilk-ales i.lm.fiii.'i.ritt ! < ! l ibili'lis -IKi.Till.II.'i'.l ' National hull I ; mile- ' 1N > . .VIUPT ! > Tola ! flri7r.ilO.V. ' This is exclusive of money and bullion in the national treasury , which on the llr.it instant amounted to six hundred and sixty-six million six hundred and forty-three thousand two hundred and sixty-one dollars. The whole amount of circulating me dium ut tlmt time , coin and paper to gether , was two billion lifly-llve million six thousand four hundred and eighty-six dollars. Deducting thu gold and silver held in the United Stales treasury as a basis for gold and silver corlilie.atos , the volume of eurroiiey In and out of the treasury' aggregates one billion six hundred and one million live hundred thousand dollars. This is an increase of thirty-one million dollars In the last , twelve months , and over two hundred millions within three years. In a word , the circulating medium of the country has nuarly doubled in twelve years , while the - in creased thirty-three pur omit. The character - actor of the currency Inn also largely changed. A third of the national bank notes have gone out an 1 there has bjon an immense addition of gold coin and gold and stiver eerlllleates to the elivu- lation. Where wo then had eighty-two million dollars of gold wo now have three hundred and sovouty-throe million dollars , and two hundivd and ninety million dollars of silver eurtilleatoj makes a now factor In the niydium. Gold cortllioatos , also , have Increased from forty-four million to one hundred and sixteen million dollars. The farunr is on the wrong scout in hunting aftnr more currency. IT-i should hunt down the money sharks. No matter how much the volume of currency is increased - creased , the farm ir will not ho able to. borrow a dollar of It cheaper than ho does now. Ills true remedy is to enact laws that will nriko usury a misdemeanor or felony , and will cause the forfeiture of the principal as well as the interest when the money lender ex acts more than the legal rate , either In the shape of iuterost or commission. It the Karui'jrs' alliance desires to ac complish nnythlng It should confine its elTorls to measures of relief that are within their iv.tcli. They cannot hope to readjust the llunnees of the nation. They eau accomplish i-omothliig by cen tering their inlluunue upon the slate legislatures. iur. April ± 2 will bo Arbor day i'n Ne braska. Governor Thayer has by proc lamation called the attention of the people o' the stat'o to the duty and In- portantance of iv general practical oh- nominee of the day , and suggested some of the benelits to suivedlng generations to be exepeoted If the purpose of this most useful and Interesting holiday Is faithfully carried out by our people. The state Miporintondonf of education has supplemented the apjwal of the governor by counseling the teachers In the public bdiools to In- torosl the pupils In the occasion w > that they may bo Induced to plant trees in the Kuhool grounds. It is to lw presumed that no teacher will neglect the oppor tunity to luiproiU upon the mliuU of the wheel children the beautiful and uwful character of the custom which Arbor day has Instituted not alone In Nebraska but in many other states. The youthful mind should bo found peculiarly suscept ible to the sentimental suggestions of this day , and teachers will llnd in the appar ently simple theme of tree planting a subject richly stiggcsllvo of poetic thought and pleasing fancies with which to interest the attention and awaken the enthusiasm of the children. With snob an iiriny of earnest devotees of Arboi Day as the pupils in our public hchools may bo induced to become , the cause for which this day was instituted will novel want popular support. The fact that this day had its origin in Nebraska will botij1 repetition , if only for the purpose of stimulating tlio interest of our people in It. U 1ms proved to be a most wisely conceived and a widely ap preciated institution , for it has been adopted in a number of the states and will ultimately be , it cannot bo doubled , In all. Pennsylvania proposes to devote two days In the year to tree planting , and if we are not mistaken New York and Massachusetts either have already done bo or have It In contemplation. As to Nebraska , the good that has resulted from the observance of Arbor day has been very great , almost , it may safely bo said , beyond computation. Yet only a small part of the possible benefits to bo derived from continuing a general and genurous ob- survaiiee of thlsnnnuul tree planting has yet been secured. There is room for immeasurable development in this direc tion , and every advance has with it a guarantee of reward vastly outweighing whatever cost may be involved. It is to bo hoped that the observance of Arbor day this year will show no abatement of popular Interest. A QUAltTKll OF A CKXTL'ltr. On April M , 18 ( ; . " > , then ! was enacted in a theater at Washington city a trag edy tlmt shocked the world. Abraham Lincoln , the great emancipator , was by the assassin's bullet made the immortal martyr of the republic. The nation WIH still rejoicing over the termination .of the great rebellion but a few days be fore in the surrender of Leo to Grant at Appoinnttox , when its happi ness was suddenly turned to profoundest - foundost sorrow , its bright hope trans formed into gloomiest apprehension. Tlmt darkest and most thrilling chapter in our national history is familiar to all. Twenty-live years have passed since that event , a period of extraordinary progress for the nation , in which its on ward course has not been disturbed by a single obstruction. None of the fears that followed the murder of the first republican president have been real- i/.ed. Steadily and vigorously the ropnblic'has gone forward toward the fulfillment of its great destiny. Pew of the great men , soldiers and statesman , who were active on that fateful day when Lincoln was struck down , are now living , ( . 'all the roll of the loyal war riors who stood witli Grant at Appomal- Liix and marched with Sherman to the sea and toiiH of thousands will not an swer to their irmif-s. Goover the list of mighty stal'Hiii vi who sto > :1 : by the gov ernment and added strength to the constitution for making I ho union more secure , and few will 1)3 found still mingling in the alValrs of this world. What a magnificent galaxy it was of wise and heroic men the nation possessed in that day of its triumph over treason , and standing above them all in imposing gr.mdonr the plain and patriotic citi/cn , Abraham Lincoln. Thosu who had attained iminhood when the civil conflict. ended and could appreciate the full slgnillciiiicu of the events of that period , Including the great tr.igedy of which tomorrow will bo the twenty-fifth anniversary , o.iu hardly ro.ili/.o that a quarter of n century has passed since thu rapidly succeeding episodes of that time were vividly impressed upon I liem. Yet it is true tlmt in no other equal period of our history w.is ho nr.ieh accom plished in material progress as in these last twenty-live years. Tt has bdi'ii an era in every way marvel ous for the republic. It is intended to commumorate the death of Lincoln , which occurred April lo , 18i."i ( , at Springfield , 111. , next Tuesday , with elaborate ooromonios befitting the oc casion , and elsewhere the memory of the martyred president will bo honored. It would b'j well if such commemoration were general. There is a lesson In the life and death of the great patriot and martyr which the Ainerlnan people can not hear too often. AI,1KXS IX TllU AM IT. The fact that the crews of our naval vessels are in largo part composed of foreigners , or of men whose nationality s uncertain , was made known in tlio annual report of Secretary Tracy , but the proportion of aliens to natives appears by the report of the hotis-j committee on naval alYairs to be much larger than hud huontuippo.iud. According to this less than half the enlisted force of tlio navy was born in the United States , the ex cess of foreign born hying six hundred and ten in a total force of soventy-nlno hundred and forty-six. Referring to the largo number of aliens In this service Secretary Tracy said it could not bo ex pected that crows so composed will bo a safe reliance for the country if their ser vices should bo needed In war. "Such men , " ho said , "are held by nothing but their contract of enlistment , and subject at the first temptation to desert the Hag of a country In which they have never resided , and to which they are bound by no ties of birth or allegiance. To them the ling represents nothing. Tlio American who deserts must expatriate himself , but the foreigner who deserts the American service goes to his own homo. " The seerotaiy of the nrvy doubtless did not In the least exaggerate the im portance of having In the. naval service only men who are interested in defend ing the ling by reason of some stronger consideration than their monthly pay , and the bill which has passed the house of roproMjntatlved to prevent the enlistment of aliens in the naval t-orvlco Is u proper meas ure. Uut when wo refuse to any longer receive foreigners into the crews of our naval vessels , Is It quite curtain that wo ahull bo able to obtain all tliMjjftn thitt will lw required for that .icrvlcowho are citizens ? If the policy of onlnrgyig our naval establish ment , until Ijjequais or exceeds that of any other ntloiir- IB carried out , the number of mla Unit will ultimately bo employed In this service will outnumber those In the army , and Americans of this day do not take to the sea as readily as they did in the earlier years of the republic. It will evidently bo nec essary to encourage by moro liberal in ducements tliiu at present the young men of the country to acquire a knowl edge of naval seamanship , and this would 1x5 one of the advantages to come from n revival of the ocean merchant marine. It would ntTord a splendid train ing school In seamanship , from which the government could readily draw , whenever an exigency should arise , all the oxporlbnced seamen it might need to man ifa naval vessels , and for the most part a moro intelligent class than the average of seamen. The fact that so many aliens have found their way into the navy is good evidence that Americans , native or foreign born , are not to any extent feoking this em ployment , and in order to draw them Into it the government will have to offer bettor inducements than it now does. IXTKIIXA 770AM f , CUlTltltSIIT. A bill is pending in congress whjch provides for international copyright. The subject Is not now. For years con gress has been asked for legislation of this kind , on the ground both of justice to foreign authors and protection to our own. American authors have petitioned congress after congress to give them the protection of an international copyright law. Foreign authors have assailed us continually for pirating their works. Meanwhile publishers , or n certain class of them , have until within a year or two zealously fought the pro posal of such a law. Pirating tlio pro ductions of foreign authors and Hooding the American market with cheap re prints was formerly a moro profitable business than It probably is at pre.Mjnt , or it may be that American publishers generally have become moro conscien tious. At any rate there is no longer the formidable opposition of publishers to international copyright that there formerly was. Two or three years ago a copyright league was formed which now includes in its member ship all the principal authors of this country and nearly all the publishers. This organization brought all its influence to bear upon the last congress in favor of the bill now pending , and it is doing the same with the present congress. There are two'sides , both strong , to this question. , 'J'bo-'e who oppose inter national copyright insist Hint its elVect would be to materially increase the cost of books , both | of foreign and home pro duction , to American reader.-- . They assert that under the operation of such n law Knglish authors ind thuir pqt American publishers could charge what they pleased for their books , ai l-American authors and [ mblishors woulil be enabled to do the same. If it he admitted that this might be the result , audit is possible , there is i strong case from the point of view of Aw interests of American readers. On the of her hand is I lie consideration of lealing fairly with foreign authors and protecting those of our own country. It is not creditable to us as a p-ople tint wo have bjun for years pirating the pro ducts of foreign brains and making line of them in freely as though they of nat ural right belonged to u.s. A few American publishers h ive , indeed , had the HIMISJ of justice to pay .something to foreign authors whoso productions they used , but moit of our reprinted foreign literature bus not been paid for , so far as those who created it were concerned. Probably It has for this reason oost the readers soiu'jwh'.it less , but this gain has lLveu at thu expjnsj of som i national suit' respect. As to the effect upon American anthoivi , it is claimed tlmt the Hood of eheup Huropijan lit erature bus u vjwrlly opirato-l to their injury , and it s-eoins entirely reasonable to suppose that it would , If it bo true that the present condition with respect to copyright is discouraging to American authorship , and that a change as proposed would probably give American men and women of literary talent such encouragement as would stimulate effort and tend to the improvement and elevation of home lit erature , there are few who would not approve the change. The weight of argument in the pro longed and voluminous discussion which tills subject has received certainly appears to bo on the side of the pro- po-od law , In favor of dealing justly and honorably with tlio producers of litera ture abroad. The arguments against international copyright are grounded in a selfishness which would justify any sort of piracy. In order to be just It may cost the American people a little moro for their reading than at present , but they can alTord it , and woulil better dose so than continue under the reproach of being the only .people who refuse to ac knowledge a right of property In braln- product and pay what it is worth. TIIK visit of'G.nioral Hnssell A. A Igor , eommnndor-in-t'hiof of the Grand Army , accompanied ly ) , lrs. John A. Logunand Mrs , Wittenniilyer , of tlio Woman's relief - lief corps , Is Ulypvonl of Importance to the veterans .of. Omaha and Nebraska. The distinguished party has made an extensive - tensive tour jjJKf no country , receiving cordial greeting * , every where. Omaha's welcome should bo in keeping with her reputation foj'hospitality | , Hopro ont- ing the groatuM , army of 'civilians in existence , thotr' high character and prominence entitle the visitors to a warm welcome to the metropolis of the Mis souri vnllov. PKOl'i.K on upper Farniim street are still waiting patiently for the oleotrio motor to materialize. A I ' ( ) ( ) I Killer Needed , A'f ic Yoik Sun. The Kansas delegation la congress seems to be favored with moro than Its fair shiui ) of the lumim-snmim solieines of paternal lejjis- lulloa put forth by the two-for-a-ceut poli ticians who are trying to ctlnib into pi-mul- neiii-e on the sluniUlers of western uud bouth em grangers. Oao of the inimvst of these nicer propositions of tbo fuklr ihuinders ami political economists who nro doing so Ini-RO a buHliioss this sprlnp wus introduced Into the senate the other dny by Mr. liiK'iills by re quest , It Is n banking bill prepared by some cnuik or other for im nssoctiitloii known nn the Wage Workers' alliance. Wo venture to sny that neither Hamilton nor Cliillutlu could hnvo conceived such nn experiment in Ilimnce us Is proposed by this bill. It Is a bill for the establishment of n iwtal hnnkliig'systcm. A department of banking Is to be established , with a secretary nt * 3,000 mid four assistant secretaries at WtHX ) n year. This executive deportment Is to do the poo- plo's blinking freoof charge beyond the- neces sary fees to cover expenses. Kvcry iiostofllco U to be n br.ineh bank. Loans payable with Interest at the end of the year shall bo nuulo on proiwr security. The money for thu loans Is to bo provided by the treasurer of the United States , unit shall be full legal tender for all debts mid dues. Tills money , as the bill euro fully provides , shall be printed by hand , on sllk-tbreailed paper , at the bureau of engraving and printing la Washington , and these are to bo tlio denominations of the silk- threaded , hand-printed postal bank loan money : Ono. two. three and live inlllss one , two , three and live cents ; one , two , three and live dimes ; one , two , three and live dollars ; one , two. three and live eagle * : one , two , three and live condors [ eondor-s ? JKX ) any way I ; and one , two , three and llvo talents If l.uixi ] . The coining of one-billionth of a mill pieces might ben good idea if it is deemed necessary to llnd a proiwr ilniinelid equivalent of the genius and knowledge of the Idiot or syndi cate of Idiots that evolved the wondious measure which the long suffering politeness of Mr. Ingulls has brought to the iiotleo jf mankind. And If there are to bo more execu tive departments , tlio one most needed at present seems to bo a department of cranks , A boss fool killer can bo provided later on. . No Tariff Needed There. lluflalii Kxim x , The Atlanta Constitution boasts that in Georgia "Jlfteon children In the family arc not unusual , and occasionally the record rims as high us twenty. " That seems to bo one southern Infant industry that doesn't languish for protection. vc Too Much Already. Clilea-jit AVic.i , New York farmers , it Is said , arc crying out for a laoro stringent law to tax personal property. Out west the farmers have moro than enough of taxation of every kind. What they want is tax reduction. To Withstand the Doctors. Acic l"u 7f Ciiinineivlnl. There were -I0\t , : ! ! physicians in the .lunn- nese Elliptic at the beginning of the year , tt Is no wonder Unit the .Inpano-ie emperor thinks his people need a new constitution. Never (3 < > cH A- ( Vi/cdi/o / / 7'/f/mn / ? . The profits of the sheriff's ofllco in New York city are nearly * " > , ( )00 ) a year. This is one of those oflices that never s > eek the man. OUR CONTKMl'OUAUIKS. A'cip Yoili Times. A prohibitory law winch is an empty menace docs mischief in two ways. In the first place , every law that Is violated con spicuously and with impunity begets a disre spect for the law in general. This is espe cially true of the prouibitoiy law , to which the lawless classes are opposed , and the de feat of which they regard as their triumph. In the second place , by prohibiting the traftle in liquors a community deprives itself of tlio power to regulate that traftic. After prohibi tion has once been enacted the law must iihsumo that , no liquor is sold except under the penalties prescribed by the prohibitory law. The orderly siilonons and the disorderly are thenceforth put in the same category , anil the keepers of them nro ignored , except as criminals. Tlio result in ' communities like Iowa must bt1 what It has been in Iowa. The effect of prohibition uncnforced Is the same us that of no law at all upon the subject , namely , "absolute free whlsuy. " Always Kits the Case. The most expedient remedy for the evils of intemperance lies in high license and local op tion. If any particular town or city dsshes toexperiment with prohibition , let it have the opportunity. If others wish to restrain the liquor trufllc within bounds , lot them have the chance to try high license. In this way the interests of all the people will bo pro tected , and the state will. eseupe the stigma of having u law that Is constantly violated. In the last election In Iowa it was the pro hibitory law that was condemned , and if the people were fairly represented in the legisla ture that body would repeal the law. 1 , AS OTUIiUS SICK US. .Sf. 1'iiul I'lnnc Nebraska has u town called Nonpareil , but it still supports only a small pica paper. I'ooiIn Ills Abundance. t'lllClttltl TtlllC.1. Visitor "Why do you say ' -Poor , poor man ! " of your farmer neighbor ; Nebraskan lie has the biggest crib of corn iu the state. HowNotto Do II. Ktuiir ( ' / / / / .linii-litll. The Nebraska railroad commissioners are giving an Illustration of how not to do It. The next Nebraska legislature will probably give an illustration of how to do it in the matter of regulating railroad corporations. Oiimlia an a I'acKliiK Center. Dcnefr Ai'i/'x. ' / Tin : OMAHA Ilm : directs attention to the progress that city is making as a put-king center. This progress cannot bo too rapid for the benellt of the cattle Industry. For years Chicago and ICmisas City have been practically the only cnttlo nmikuts , and as a consequence the "IJig Four" have easilv con trolled them , being without competition , wbiclj was all on the side of the growers who were anxious to sell forced to sell la fact at whatever prices the buyers dictated. Omaha will assist In breaking the combination. Packing houses nt Denver , and Clieyoune , and Salt Lake , and Helena , not to mention the refrigerator system In Texas , will render additional aid , and perhaps show tlio range men that In order to Hud n market It Is not necessary to ship llvo animals half way across tlm continent to have them slaught ered , and the beef shipped back In dressed form to feed a hungry people , The mure lucking centers the mom markets , and , as a consequence , an Increased competitive de mand , _ bilMUNU , IOY. Htninn It The wet red globe shines in the April light , The gray hills deepen into green again ; The rainbow bangs la heaven ; thin vapors white Drift o'er the blue , and freckle hfll and plain With many moving shades ; the air Is strong With earth's rich exhalations after rain. LIke a new note breaks forth the ancient song Of springtldo birds , with fresh hope , fresh delight. Low o'er the llelds the inarsh-hiiwk sails along ; Aloft small Hocks of pigeons whig their IHghtl Alive with sound mid movement h the air ; The short young grass with sunlight ruin is bright ; The eherrj trees their snow-whito garlands wear ; The garden pranks Itself with leaf and llower ; ijut' k with Iho amid tue patient earth lies Uux > , IthlUK AXDTHUm' . Long before the days of paved sti-eets , elec tric motors , Iron vlnducU mid other modern metropolitan Improvements Omaha had n Justice of the peace commonly known as Cost- Mill Keltey. Now that ho has passed beyond the troubles of this reckless world snmo strange stories are related of him. Tlio writer heard ono yesterday Illustrating an Incident wherein Mr. Connelly , who In those days owned and drove an express wagon , managed to get oven with the autocratic dispenser of local justice. It used to be generally conceded that Kel- ley's greed for lucre often hilluearod Ids de cisions , and frequently eases tried before him resulted In manner calculated to convince people that tlio litigant best able to pay and most liberal with Ids loose change must in evitably win. Connelly once learned from ICelley himself tlmt current reports of his grasping spirit were well founded. It so happened that Connelly's youthful advantages for acquiring an education had been allowed to pass by un improved ; consequently when nmuliood's es tate demanded an expression from him In black and white ho found himself unable to re- tqionil. When ho wanted a certain letter written Mr. Connelly , thinking Kelley , smarter , probably , than anybody else , called on the Justice to write It. ICelley was always accommodating , therefore undertook tlio task , ami within the brief space of llvo min utes enveloped a letter that pleased the express - press driver greatly , and nr.ide him n proud man. As ho was about to leave tlio olHco after profusely thanking his benefactor , ICel ley , like "Grimes , old boy , " held up two lingers mid gently twittered , " $ , ' .50 please. " "What's that1 ! shouted Connelly , much surprised. "I charge you $ J. . " > 0 for writing that letter. " Uoali/.Ing tlmt protestation wus useless Connelly paid the fee but quietly resolved then and there to get even sometime. In this regard fortune seemed to favor him. The op portunity ho wanted soon offered Itself. Not long after the letter had been written several boxes of freight were received at the depot for ICelley and ho engaged Connolly to cart them up to his house. When the latter pre sented his bill it called for $17.0. Then it was the Justice's turn to express astonishment , and ho wildly exclaimed : "What's that ! " "My charge for hauling1 your goods , " re plied Connelly complacently. When you wrote n letter for mo I paid you $ -i..V ) for ilvo minutes'work. I thought it only fair to got oven by taxing you in proportion to my time. " IColly accepted the situation ami paid the bill. GTom Hoyd says that his nine years' experi ence us manager of a theatre convinces him conclusively tlmt the wealthy and high toned social classes of Omaha will nut patronise female - male stars like Modjoska , Marie Waluwriglit and Uoso Coughlan. 'Invariably , " ho continued , "these nct- resses have played to light business hero. Why Is iti Can you or anyone else tell ! I can't. Miss Coughlan gave a performance of the "Lady of Lyons" three years ago that simply eclipsed anything wo over had in this house or probably ever will have again , and to a & ( K > audience. Miss Wainwright's pro duction of "Twelfth Night" was the nemo of dramatic art , yet our best class of patrons could not be induced to become interested in her. Sbo is certainly a lovely actress and has the support of nn excellent company. "Coming as she did immediately after Lent , wo had every reason to expect a big engage ment , but were sadly disappointed. This evi dent lack of appreciation might not seem quite so strange and depressing it those who stily away when we have something extraor dinary were not always complaining about the shows , such us 'Latur On , ' 'Nntnr.il Gus,1 'Parlor Match , ' ' /ig Xig : , ' ' / .a.a ' , ' etc. , which they do come to see. "It may , however , bo tlio plays and not the stars Unit keep them at home. I'robably they don't care for 'As Von Like It , ' 'Twelfth Night , ' 'Lady of Lyons , ' Mosslyu , ' and 'Much Ado About Nothing. ' Come to think , I guess probably that is it , because such pieces as 'Lord Cliumly , ' 'ThoVlfc , ' 'The Henrietta , ' 'Saints and Sinners,1 'Slien- doali,1 etc. , do draw immensely. " * * L. D. Kichurds , Dodge county's candidate for governor , says ho thinks the farmers of Nebraska are feeling hotter now than they have felt for a long time. Corn commands I" cent ; ! per bushel , money is comparatively easy and brighter prospects for another pros perous year could not bo desired. "Speaking of money matters , " continued Mr. Kichurds , "I happen tu know of know of my own per sonal knowledge that thorn is plenty of It , ami our agriculturists , who hnvo fed their surplus corn to hogs anil cAttlu are reuli/.ing at least II ) cents a bushel for H. After all , that is tlyj only way to ninUo farming pay la this or any other country. \ o can't raise grain to sell and get rich. " An effort was mndu to pump -something out of Mr. Kichurds on his political aspirations , but ho'vigorously resisted and would not talk.Sovoral of us , members of the central committee got together hero Thursday night , " said ho , "and indulged quito freely In a running discussion of the situation , but no conclusions were reached. " * * * Among other interesting features of the political gathering in Omaha last week that developed itself was C. C. McNish's anxiety for an ofllce of some kind. He comes from Wisner and either wants a term at Lincoln as governor or n whirl in congress. The latter position Is his preference , though rather than get nothing ho would willingly accept the other. When- questioned as to what Im thought of his prospects , Mr. Me- Nish modestly denied any intention of beComing - Coming a candidate , but onu of bis wannest friends said he was in the field and earnestly working tbo wires. Al'UII. DAYS. llltieliin < llniiulituii. Out of the boisterous winds that roar In mighty cniUinco their ilerco wild cry ; Out of the wild-flying clouds that pour A ceaseless rain from u gloomy sky ; Oat of the seasons that sob and sigh , Through the thickets wet , and a leafy space , With eyes all tender , and blushes shy , April smiles with a tear-wet face. TIIK WOKIiU'S KAIIl IDKA. To Whom HeloiiKH the Credit ol' Origi nating : It. The Irequols club of this city , hays the Chicago Tribune , in the course of an In vitation tendering a reception on the Kth inst. to UID-.O who labored to secure for this eity'the site of the world's fair in Ihl ! ) ! sets forth that the imnomcnt originated Iji that club by the Introduc tion of a preamble and renolulion bear ing upon the subject by Judge Henry M. Shoparil at a meeting held May 1 , 1HSS. Without in anv way desiring to depre ciate the hospitality of the club , the Tribune must dispute the claim of Mr. Hhopard to the paternity of the world's fair project. The first public expression of opinion on this subject was made some seven or eight years ago in the columns of his paper by the lute KUwIn Cowles , editor of the Cleveland Leader , who hud been much Interested In the 1'hlladolphla exposition , and who printed an article in his paper in which ho set forth tlmt the next great public exposition In this country should bejhold in IK'.iii ' to com memorate the fourth centennial of the dls'coverv bv t'olumbiis , and jocularly urged Ctovoland it- > the proper site for Mich an exposition. The I'hii-ago Triiiuno at once com mented upon the Lender" ' ) arli. . , . ' Ing in efTccl that while such an r\j . . ( Ion was desirable It was pivmnlu < i > - . , diM'uss the matter so long bofmvi ( , but that when the proper time came i. . Tribune would advocate the claim- . , , \ Chicago for the locality , as by that i.m , . she would bo about thu center of populn tlon nnd the largest city In the union west of New York. The Lender' * an id- was also discussed at that time In mm. of the Now York paper * , and. If \\c mi- take not , the Sun urged the claims , > New York. Ho that as it may. umlei the circumstances the Tribune thlnK- the Iroquols club is claiming more than Us due. Its distinguished member mm have been the first to revive the idea and mav have publicly said that the I line had como In 1888 to think about ; , Columbus world's fair in Chicago. That much of the claim thu Tribune Is willing to accord If no other claimant success' fully ranks the suggestion In date. MHN IN TUH 1IOUMK. Some Conspicuous KlKiircs In the Lower Itraneh ofCo Among the conspicuous men in the house of ropreM'iilatlvos today are tier orals Hanks of Massachusetts. Hoouer of Mississippi , Henderson of Iowa , and Wheeler of Alabama , Visitor.in the galleries invnrlably ask their guide to tell them who that old gentleman Is with snow-white hair , moving around .so slowlv and with so much deliberation. "That is ( Jenernl Nathaniel 1' . Hanks , the 'Dobbin Hey , ' who used to work in a spinning mill in Massachusetts. " Then the guide , if he is well informed , wih give the visitor a brief history of tin general's public career , telling how In was once an editor of a newspaper , u member of tlio state legislature for sev eral years , governor three . \onr- . a major-general of volunteers , and' that since the war has served ton terms In congress and during thoThirty-fourlli congress as sneaker , writes a Washing ton correspondent of the New York Sun. General Hanks is a very old man and i- quite feeble at Ijmes. He does not take an active part in the proceedings , but appears to be preoccupied and disin clined to mingle in the debates us he once did. lie is especialy dignitied uml polite at all times , and he is popular with his associates on both sides ot ihe chamber. Thu attention of the visitor is next called to General t'lmrles H. Hooker of Mississippi , one of the most striking men in the house. He is n Soulh Carolinian by birth , and lost his left arm at the battle of Vicksburg while colonel in the confederate army. lie is one uf the be.-.t dressed men in congress , and i- one of the most eloquent and graceful debaters. Ho generaly wears a I'rinrn Albert coat , buttoned across his well-round figureand his empty nloo\o is suspended from the lower button by a silk cord. His hair is always hrusficd back from his forehead , and his face i- . carfully shaved every morning l > , \ a congressional barber. 11 is thin moustache is snow white , while his long hair i heavily frosted. He has been in cun gress six tcrnisnnd will probably como buck again if lie wants to. After the guide has pointed out ( ion orals Hanks and Hooker , he invariably1 ! tells you to look again on the . Ni side'and ho tells you that GeneralNi man , with a thick crop of iron-gray hair and a wooden leg , is General David Hremmer Hender.son of Iowa. General Henderson is one of the best debaters on the republican side , and , like General Hooker , is universally popular on both sides of the chamber. He tells an amus ing story about his recent canvass for the speakorship , which panned out to poorly. Heing recognized as one of Hie leaders on the republican side , be con cluded that ho would become a eandi- jlato for the spoakorship , and depend upon his personal popularity with the newspaper correspondents on Newspaper row to jmll him through. Soon after ar riving in Washington last November he took up his headquarters near "Tim How , " and spent mo.it of his time ming ling with the correspondents. The boys on The How became very familiar with him , and some of them addressed him as "Dave. " According to his story all of the other candidnlos for the same olllce , except speaker Koed , also counted upon their newspaper friends to helj ) them to victory. While they were making Ihem- selves'solid with the boys on"Tlie How , " Tom Heed was capturing the votes of the incoming .members , and thus cap tured the speaker's chair. General Henderson is a valuable member of the liouse , and possesses the most superb voice In congress. General Joseph AVheolor is the fourth member of this distinguished military quartet in the house. Unlike General I looker and Henderson , he is not an or ator , nor is he as slow and stalely as General Hanks , He is the most active man upon his feet in congress. He is short and slight , with a long flowing beard , and his hair hangs in soft gray curies about his shoulders. 1 lo was orig inally a Georgia man , and was educated at the West Point military academy. Ho resigned from the United States army at the beginning of the war and became a llenlenant of cavalry in the confederate army. Ho was one of the most dashing nnd cour ageous eavalrv lighters in ( lie late war , , and the confederate congress gave him a vote of thanks for his successful mili tary operations and fertile defence of the city of A ikon , S. C. The latter state also publicly thanked him for his gallant services on that occasion. He is a mem ber of the committee on military alTair.i , and is regarded as one of the most inde fatigable workers In congress. There are other military heroes in the present congress , but Ihe four mentioned are conspicuous because ol tnelr many dlll'orcnt qualities and characteristics. HoMdes they are always pointed out to strangers'as real "lighting' ' states men. There are so many men In con gress who call themselves "general" "colonel" who have never miiollod powder'that It pleases the visitors lo look upon Home of the men who actually fought and were wounded In the great olvll war. ' ' KevlNloii. In l''avor ol' AtcniMi.v , Kan. , April I.- ( Special Tei | > - . gnun to Tin : Jlci : . ) Tlio proposition to re- / vlso tbo confession of faith has been adopted by tbo Illghhmd presbytery. The vote wu'i 'J7 lo 'I. OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subscribed A ( iniinintceil l'iiiltHl | . fVKW ( Paid ini'uiiliiil ; ca.uin lluys and M'llHfiloeks uml bonds ; ni-xottutiiH t-oiiiiiieri'lal | mii'rci'ufvcH | | ; and c.xuiinli'H trn-.li > ! acts us transfer iiKont and tnisti'ii of coiioiatloiiN | ; takesclmrKo of property ; col- lecl.s taxes OmahaLoan &TruslCo SAVINGS BANK S. E. Cor. 10th nnd Douglas SIH. I'uld In ( 'upltal $ .VI.IM ) Snbuerlln-d and Ciiunintfrd Capital H MX I.lability of HtooUiiohlcis IIHMJOJ BlVrtVllt Inti'ient I'nlil nn | ) ( ' | ioslU. . 1'UA.NK .1. I.A.Nfii : , CiiHlilur x- < ) rtU' < T : A IT WyiiiHii. iirtMlili'lil : J. J llruwn , vlc't l > ri"iiltnr | , W.TWyninii. . iri'iinintT. DlriM-l.irn : A. I' . Wynnui J II. Mlllunl. . ! J llrnwn. Our I' llnrlnri. K. W Nuili , Tlimuui J. KlutUall , liuoruo II. Ijito. ( .OHMS In liny amount made on city & I arm I'lout-ity , midon i ullulurui f-ouiiilly. ut Low- cal rutt-k uurruub