Nebraska Newspapers

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Motary I'ubllc.
Iscorulnp to tlio world's fair.
Now lot Chicago lake | ) alns to boa tlmt
thuro in n , fair.
EVKN" the incorrlfjblo mugwumps take
oft their huts respectfully to Mr. Blaine
vliou I3rnx.il is mentioned.
PKKSOKS wlio deny charges before
they nro prcforrcd are opoii tothosub-
pluioti of being too honest.
Tire authorities ivro after the self-
appointed relief agents , ana they may
Uo in real need of charity before long1.
TUK state does not need a boiler inspector
specter half ua much as some political
patriot hungers for the joh of chasing
fees.
DKMOCHATIC electoral votes nro not
nmonjj Iho products of the silver atatca ,
und Mr. Cleveland is well aware of that
fact.
TlMK does not weary nor ( loath dismay
the consuming desire of St. ouls claim
jumpers to Bocuro by hook or crook a
foothold on Omaha property.
THE alacrity with which the postal
department conceded the vigorous do-
inands of South Omaha is an example
the parent city might follow with profit.
No revised jury law will dovetail with
justice that does not grant an annual va
cation to the professionals. Rotation
and recreation is osHontial to their
health.
" TIIK suggestion that young Emperor
"William may "suppress Bismarck"
Bounds a little grotesque. The world
has produced few men equal to that un
dertaking.
Tins fact that Now York casts more
electoral votes than the silver producing
etntos , with the Dakntas and Nebraska
thrown in , goes to show that the prophet
of William street is a close- student of
tlio political cyclopedia.
Tim finance committee of the house
displays commendable zeal in behalf of
the taxpayers. To sanction extrava
gant appropriations or authorize now
extensions to state institutions nt the
present limo would bo a gross outrage
on the people who pay the bills , '
Ai/riiouau the journalistic acrobat
of Omaha has recently become enthu
siastic for irrigation the people in the
western part of the state have not for
gotten that ho was Justus strongly in
favor of turning tholr homesteads over
to cowboys less than ono month ago.
THAT was a-very tender and touching
ecntonco in President Harrison's mes
sage to the family of General Sherman
"It will bo as if there wore ono dead
in every loyal household in the land. "
The sentiment of universal mourning
could hardly bo inoro beautifully ex
pressed.
SKXATOU VKST IB among the leading
democrats who now haul down the
Cleveland banner. The senator says
nonmn can bo greater thanhlspnrtyLJut
ho forgets Mr. Cleveland's first claim to
distinction was based on the ground that
ho was over so much hotter than his
party. That was the mugwump idea ,
and II worked fairly well.
Tin : experiment of conducting future
campaigns In Utah on republican and
democratic lines will attract wldospoad
attention. Heretofore politics , strictly
spooking , formed no part of contests in
the territory. It was the Mormon
church against the- field retrogression
against progression. The sharp defeat
of the church party in its strongholds ,
the drastic decisions of the courts , fol
lowed by the olllclal repudiation of
polygamy na an article of creed , com
bined to shutter its political power
while forcing it to place Itself in accord
with law and p'ubllo sentiment ,
"Whether three parties will nourish in
Utah time must dotormlno. It is more
than llkoly the Mormons will throw
their power with ono of the two parties
and disappear as a unltod quantity from
J.ho politics of the territory. That ouch
is the plan is apparent from the desire
of all classes to hasten the admission of
Utah na a state a result dependent on
the retirement , temporarily at least , of
JJio church from active politics ,
Tlio only japer that has BO far taken
up the ciutso of the locchos and flhystors
who fastened themselves upon the inde
pendents as InwyorB In the conical Is a
blackmailing shoot published nt Lincoln
by a brace of boodlors.
Thin ImmacultUo sot of reformers
probably expects a llboral dlvy of the
anproprlatlon for the great galaxy of
law-expoiindors , In cose the legislature
votes away the pioplo's ' money to pay
their pretended claims. Tlioso despic
able mercenaries twist and distort every
utterance of THU UHK , because , forsooth ,
it unmasked their hypocrisy and
dishonesty when It published the fact
that they had olfnrcd their support to
the LSankurs and llusinoss Men's associ
ation for ilftoon hundred dollars. A
specimen brick of their gall and mallco
Is embodied in the following misquota
tion :
Hero It tha langungo In which lloscwator
spc.tks of thu contestants , bick of whom
stand every alliance man In the state :
They will hardly bo JusUllcil in lovylnc
upon.tho taxpayers for the pretentious claims
of niMiitfof mountebanks and blather sidles
who arc trying to work thoin for all they c.m
get.
"Mountobaulu nrd blatherskites I" And
UJCBO nro the men who have built THE llr.u
by tholr patronage when Its editor pretended
to bo their friend and chitntilon. It was to
Imvo been expected that Uosmvntcr would
have preserved some somblanca of decency
in his treatment of the men who have made
him.
Nobody but a set of unblushing knaves
would have been guilty of such brazen
perversion. Who has built up TlHC
BKK ? Was it the shyster lawyers and
political road agents who instigated the
contest for tholr selfish ends when it had
no bettor basis than reports gotten up
by n sot of professional agitators who
had nothing to lese and everything to
gain by crying fraud when there was no
fraud and howling about riots and mobs
which wore foreordained by thoin
before the election when they expected
to carry prohibition by disfranchising1
Omaha ?
Gun any rational man see any connec
tion between Tun BIE'S : reference to
the greedy lawyers and the contestants ?
Does anybody contend that thcso law
yers have not proven themselves
mountebanks and blatherskites in the
way they conducted the contest ? Has
not their perversion of the laws and Iho
constitution been the chief source of all
the trouble encountered by the inde
pendents since the legislature convened ?
Wo repeat , why should the slate bo
taxed to pay the men who forced them
selves and tholr worthless services upon
the candidates of the independents ? Is
it safe to establish a precedent that
would offer n premium to mountebanks
and fee sharks to induce defeated
candidates to start contests for
tholr benefit after every state election ?
TIIK TEXT-HOOK HILT , .
The committee on schools has favor
ably reported the text-book bill intro
duced by Representative McEoynolds ,
an independent. The measure provides
that school boards shall inako contracts
with publishers for terms not exceeding ;
five years , when BO instructed by a vote
of tholr districts. Such contracts are
to bo irado with Iho condition that the
prices of books shall not exceed the low
est terms granted to any dealer in the
United States , und that the arrangement
shall bo null and void if it shall appear
that the publisher has become a mem
ber of any trust formed for the purpose
of raising prices.
The operation of this bill , if it shall
become a law , will bo an improvement
on the present loose system , because it
will secure a butler uniformity in text
books and give dibtricts the benefits to
bo obtained by placing large ordorp.
But it will probably do nothing to deliver -
liver the public from the warm embrace
in which it is at present held by the
school book trust.
Very likely the author of the bill
aimed to abolish the monopoly BO far as
it relntes to Nebraska. If so , ho will
learn that the remedy is inadequate to
meet the evil. "Tho lowest prlco en
joyed by any dealer in the United
States" will doubtless bo the prlco
fixed by the trust The provision which
attempts to keep the business out of the
hands of "any trust formed for the pur
pose of raising prices" in cans nothing.
All trusts are formed for that purpose.
In view of the lateness of Iho
session , the multiplicity of import
ant bills to bo acted upon , " and
the labor involved in the arrangement
of a good Byatem of state publication , it
may bo that the McKoynolds bill is the
best that can bo carried through at this
time. If so , there should be an ottbrt
made before another legislature moots
to unite the western states on
some plan that will give their
hundreds of thousands of school chil
dren the benefits of text books obtained
at the actual cost of publication.
The corner in school books is ono of
the corners that should bo polished off
before many more years go by.
1I.IVK UKKN PRESIDENT.
In 1861 , before the mooting of the re
publican national convention , Central
Sherman wus importuned by prominent
republican loaders to become a candi
date for president Among them was
Mr. Blnlno , who In Aluy of that year
wrote the general saying that his nomi
nation for the presidency was not Im
probable and urging him. If nominated ,
to "accept the responsibility and assume
the duties of the place to which you will
surely bo chosen If a candidate. " Mr.
Blaine was evidently deeply in earnest
in desiring that General Sherman should
bo n candidate. Ho wrote to him that
ho must not look upon u nomina
tion as the work of the politi
cians. "If it comes to you It will como
as the ground swell of popular demand ,
and you can no moro refuse than you
could have refused to obey an order
when you ware n lieutenant In the army.
If It comes to you at all it will como as n
call of patriotism. It would in such an.
oven injure your great f unions much to
decline It as It weald for you to seek It. "
It Is clear thnt Mr. Blnlno believed that
General Sherman waa the man for the
republicans to nominate at tlmt time ,
but the old Boldior did not ugroo with
him.
him.Tho
The reply of General Sherman was
characteristic. Ho Bald that having
chosen his career when , in 1801 , ho ro-
Bolved to stand by the union "as long as
a frngmont of It survived on which to
cling , " nnd his career slnco then ,
through faction , tempest , wnr nnd peace ,
having boon all thnt his fntnlly and
friends could ask , ho would not dop'irt
from it. lie thought that the military
men who did tholr dutj In the civil war
wore entitled to absolute rest , and should
leave the work of peace to bo dona by
those who understood it. "I have my
personal affairs In a state of absolute )
safety nnd comfort , " ho wrote. "I ewe
no man acont , have no expensive habits ,
envy no man his wealth or power , no
complications or Indirect liabilities , and
would account myself a fool , a madman ,
an ass , to embark nnow nt slxty-Qvo
years of ago in a career that may become -
come at any moment tempest-teased by
porfldy. The civilians of the United
States should nnd must buflot with this
thankless ofllce and leave us old soldiers
to enjoy the ponce wo fought for nnd
think wo earned. " General Sherman
had a genuine dislike of politics , nnd
when a young man had resolved never to
embark Iti it "Tho brlghtosUand host
youth of our land , " ho said , "have boon
drawn into that muolstrom , nnd their
wrecked fortunes strew the beach of the
ocean of time. " General Sherman waste
to the und faithful to his early resolve.
There is nn economy , as every prac
tical man knows , that Is imprudent nnd
unprofitable. The merchant who rarely
lets the public know what ho has to soil ,
and when ho does endeavor to take it
into his conflconco goes about It in a
niggardly sort of way , is certain to bo
outstripped in the race by his moro lib
eral competitors. The city whoso people
ple nro content to sit still nnd mulco no
effort to lot the outside world know of
its opportunities nnd advantages is very
sure to keep in tlio roar of the enter
prising and wido-awMso communities
which constantly urge tholr claims upon
public attontlon. The same prin
ciple applies to a state. In
this ago material progress and
prosperity is in proportion to tlio
degree of energy and enterprise put
forth to secure it. In the sharp and
eager competition on every hand the
winning Individuals and the progressive
communities are these who exercise a
wise liberality in keeping themselves
bo f ore public attention.
Nebraska his : not always observed this
sound practical principle. On the con
trary , there has boon for the hist year
or two far moro olTort to advartlso her
deficiencies than to make known the
conditions of prosperity in whicn she
extols. The Columbian exposition will
offer to all the states of the'union the
greatest opportunity they have over had
to mnko a thorough exhibit of their re
sources and advantages and most of
them propose making llboral appropria
tions for this purpose. Even some of tha
states of the south that are most heavily
burdened with debt contemplate an ex
penditure of $250,000 , for a display of
their resources at the exposition. But
there are men in the Nebraska legisla
ture who seem unable to appreciate the
value of this great opportunity , and who
would so dwarf the exhibit of the state
as to render it worse than -worthless. In
their unspeakable narrowness they talk
of the paltry sum of $10,000 as sufficient
for an exhibit of Nebraska's products
and resources. It would bo far bettor
that the state should not bo represented
In the world's fair than to make the In
adequate and insignificant display it
would bo compelled to mane with
such "an amount. In comparison
with other fetatos Nebraska's position
in the fair would to ridiculous and
humiliating nnd the effect would inevit
ably bo severely damaging. It would bo
regarded as a virtual acknowledgement
of nil that has been said in depreciation
of the state , and the unfavorable im
pression created it would take years of
olTort to romovo.
It is possible that $100,000 will bo suf
ficient to enable the state-to bo properly
represented at the exposition , but un
doubtedly the larger appropriation
asked for could bo wisely and advantngo-
ously used. There are many directions
in which the legislature can practice
economy moro profitably and judiciously
than in the innttorof an appropriation for
an exhibit at the world's ' fair. It is prac
ticable io save more than half the pro
posed cost of the exhibit without Im
pairing the oUicioncy of any branch of
the state government , nnrt it is the duty
of the legislature to do this. But it is
of vital concern to the future interests
of Nebraska that the state shall make
the best display possible in the Colum
bian exposition.
WK1IRASICA UEJJKVES IN HERSELF.
It is gratifying to note thnt the coun
try Is hoaringa now story from Nebraska
to counteract Iho damaging reports that
have boon spread abroad in the last few
months.
Within two weeks at least five notable
gatherings have declared , in their reso
lutions , that the people of this state
huvo the utmost confidence In its future
and that Nebraska is abundantly able to
take care of any of her citizens who are
temporarily in need. A convention he'd '
In Kearney on Friday last declared as
follows :
AVhorcas , Certain citizens of Nebraska have
boon nnd are representing at the national
capital , and olhorwlso advertising tlio state
ns in suffering mitl need o ( help from the ua-
tional government because of a partial failure
of crops ; ana
"Whereas , Nebraska is ono of the only two
stales in the union out of debt , and has moro
.than $5,000,000 In her school fund ; nnd
"Whereas , It Is our belief that po other agri
cultural state In the union has boon moro uni
formly prosperous from Its earliest history to
the present Tiny ; tlicroforo bo U
Jlosolvud , That It Is the onso of this moot
ing thut Nebraska is abundantly able to take
tare of her cltlzo iis who are In need of help
because of a partial full tire of crops.
It Is not to bo doubted thut those reso
lutions correctly represent the senti
ment of the majority of the people of
the Btato. They nro indeed very differ
ent In character from the lurid appeals
for charity contained in bushels of cir-
eulnrs sent out by solf-appolntcd relief
agents. They express a confidence in
the resources nnd a pride in the. condi
tion of the Btato that is conspicuously
lacking In the unfortunate and unneces
sary appeal to congress for $1,000,000 of
aid from that source. But in spite of
those discrepancies they are far nearer
the truth.
Those fact * furnish a etrihlngcommen
upon the Tnnnncr in whloh Indis
creet philanthropists , mostly of a politi
cal charnotoft Advertised the state as
the homo of Jcatllutlon before definite
Information was available and without
stopping to olisldor what the state
could hope torctolvo as compensation
for the (1nmnT5iiiono ( ( ( by the circulation
of pcnsntlonnl'ftforlcs of distress.
What wns done cannot bo recalled ,
but the poopjo .cannot too often or too
loudly oxpropsntholr confidence in the
great state In which they live. It is
well to lot tlib country know that Ne
braska believes In l rsolf.
I. TA JK TO aBTOFV TIIK IK A CK A 0/1 Iff.
The legislature Is liable to got oil the
track again. Tlio proposition to elect
a state railroad commission by its own
members is manifestly unconstitutional.
Sec. X , Article "Executive" provides
thnt the governor shall nominate and
with the a"dvica nnd consent of the sen
ate appoint all olllcers whoso offices nro
established by the constitution or which
may bo created by law , and whoso ap
pointment or oloctlon Is not otherwise
by law or heroin provided for ; and no
such ofllcor shall bo appointed or elected
by the legislature. " As u matter of fact ,
this would not only knock out a railroad
commission elected by the legislature
but the state rolluf commission named
by the logislalre In the relief bill appro
priating the first $100.000.
No AMOUNL' of dodging or legal sub
terfuges avail the corporations in their
struggle apatnst the railroad laws
of Iowa. The joint rate victory in
the state supreme court is followed
by another , which indirectly forti
fies the position of the state com
mission. The case arose on the
complaint of an Ohio oil dealer. Ho
shipped oil to Eagle Point , a station on
the Milwaukee road , four miles from
Dubuquo. At first the company did not
charge for the switching from Dubuque ,
but ut the suggestion of a rival oil
company imposed a 'charge of 815
per car. The railroad commission
classed the haul as a switch
and ordered a reduction to
$11.50 per car. This order the
company sought to evade by establish
ing a now station between Dubuque and
Eagle Point nnd charging the local rate.
The casa was taken to the state courts ,
but was appealed to the federal court ,
the company claiming it involved inter
state features. The latter court has re
manded the case to the state court for
trial , holding tho'question involved to
bo purely local. The decision is an im
portant victory for the commission and
a slurp rebuke of'corporation ' trickery.
The railroads of Iowa and other states
will presently discover to their cost that
there is nothing to bo gained by refus
ing reasonable public demands and ob
structing the operations of just laws.
THE resolution which has been of
fered in the senate as a substitute for
the memo rial to congress to foreclose
the Pacific railroad mortgage is a mere
subterfuge " The- original resolution
should cither bo vototd up or down. To
say that Nebraska will endorse
anything that congress may tee
fit to do' in regard to the Pacific
railroad debt would advertise the legis
lature as a sot of chumps. If they have
anything to say on this question it
should bo said without equivocation. If
they want to dodge the issue they had
hotter table the whole subject. Other
wise their action will bo misinterpreted.
IF the county commissioners are dis
posed to pay the ro.ward offered for the
apprehension of Neal , the money should
go to the men who tracked and identified
the criminal. And they are not resi
dents of Kansas City.
THE stringency in the circulating me
dium must have "reached an acute stage
when an alleged newspaper editorially
advertises a scarlet social event.
THE weekly bank statement shows
Iho reserve has decreased 81.750,000.
The banks now hold S18-193,000 In excess
of legal requirements.
THE disappearance of important
school board papers indicates the rising
temperature of the investigation.
Ilnuml to Hisc.
St. Jiacph Sacs.
Jay Gould is going to have n Western Traf
fic association of ills ownnat own. The pub
lic will soon notice the effect of It In the
higher rates.
Way it
Hosinn Oliite.
Rumors of great railroad consolidations fill
the air. Possibly tbo tendency of railroads
to consolidate Is only'prellmnmry to tlio uni
versal consolidation , which many predict ,
under tbo control of the government.
Good Jilua
Boston ISlibc.
Another Pennsylvania raining horror , nnd
this time by water instead of fire ! H Is little
wonder that a movement is on foot in that
state to compel tbo mining barons to talinout
lifu Insurance policies on tholr men , payable
to the bereaved familcs In case of disaster.
Our ili'u'ly Hope.
San Kroiif&crt Clinmicle.
There Is but ono.agoucy which would con
sent to carry on railroads for tholr actual ex
penses , nnd that is the government of the
United States. .Tav OoiiU and C. P. Huntington -
ington then may b ( liiowod to demonstrate
the advantages of usollJation , for the bat
ter the showing thny tnuke the moro potent
will bo the nrguiuoiitiiu favor of the govern
ment assuming cou'trol of all the great Hues
of railroad in the Ijnltod States.
Sallnni ( ( / ( . ) Journal ,
If you are ahlckof and BOO tuo shadows of
failure in overythinpthat Is proposed to help
the town , for lieavon'o bake RO into some se
cluded canyon und kick your own shadow
on the clay bank nnd plvo tbo men who nro
working to build up n town n chanco. Ono
long-faced , ycllow-cyod , whlnlnjr , carping ,
chronic Idclcer cnn do nioro to keep nway.
business and capital from n town than nil tbo
drouths , short crops , chinch buqa , cyclones
and blizzards combined.
CJootl Moil Nnodod.
F.t-Cony-c tmnH Amos Tnienund of O/ilo. /
Many have asked nio whether I thought
Senator John Sherman would rotlro from nc-
tivo politics after his term in the senate ox-
pirca. I do not know positively. I do not
think ha will for two reasons. First , ho is
iu full poMossIoii of his vigorous mental fac
ulties and is a power In tlio senate ; und ,
second , the people of Ohio will not. consent
for blm to rellro Juit yet. All ho has to do
is to hMfwny consent nnd ho will certainly
go back to tha sonata. I do neb think ho will
bo a candidate for ( tin presidency ,
or Ciw.inlloo.
Mnclnnnti Ttmrt-Slar ,
"Vos , " said the furtnor to the deacon , "I'll '
cither attend the prayer mooting myself or
send n hand. " Hut Mr. Cleveland will
neither attend the Jcfforsonlan banquet nt
SprinRflcld nor send n hand , and the banquet
is tlcclnrccl off. If Grover Is to keep the ban-
quotinjrup and his ndlposo down ho can't
start his proxy a day too soon.
Had Heard it lluforo.
st.VJK ! at < > it , ,
A Kansas City congr-ORatlon. was not per
ceptibly shocked last Sunday when ono of
the prcachpn took for his subject , "Stand
Pntaiul Keen Mum.1 There wns a very
familiar sound to It , but some could not re
call the place to look for itln the scriptures.
No technical Instruction xvns prlvon in the dis
course , but the practical feature was tlmt
thny should mind tbolrown business nnd lot
other people have a clianco to do most of the
talking.
\Vo Are Uloh.
Nebraska has boon advertised Inn most
unprofitable manner by tljo legislature's np-
pe.d to congress for Sl,0')0,0 , ' ) for the relief
of settlers on the frontier. Nebraska Is a
rich state , well able to care for her own poor.
The sensible pcoplo of tlie Htuto should ro-
puulato tbo action of the legislature In n forc
ible memorial to congress , and nt the same
titno hustle up u blp relief fund. That Is
about the only way out of the scrapo.
JJKSTS ,
Atlanta Constitution ; Foreman They say
old Jones died with his boots on ,
Kditor Yes. Menu mon. A'rald to pull
'em off for fear his wife won1inako him
have 'cm half-soled.
Mr. Ollm This is a long1 farewell , Mrs.
Gnrpoylo. I'm ' going to California for my
health.
Mrs. Gargoyle Indeed I How did your
health get that far away from you ?
St. Joseph News : If 'Mahomet wore to
como to the mountain iu West Virginia no
would probably bushot.
'Tis tbo follow who holds four aces
"Who bus tlic sercuest of faces.
Now York Herald : 'Your ' omelet would bo
a perfect nocni , my dear Ethel , but for ono
thlnfr. "
"What is IhntJ"
' You have mixed at least ono oichteenth
century lay witli the other cg s , which are
essentially modern. "
Atchlson Globe : A good way to scttlo the
knife and fork plo controversy , is to take the
'
piece of pie up in your huuds.'nml do the rest
as If you wcro o hungry boy at a picnic.
Tlio late duke of Bedford sat In the house
of commons for twenty-live years , nnd in Iho
house of lords for eighteen years , In all a
parliamentary career of forty-throe years ,
aud never opened his lips. His estate cov
ered 118 acres iu London , with about ,0l)0 )
residences or shops.
Indianapolis Journal : Wickwiro I toll
you , Ynhby , my boy , there Is nothing Uko a
bnhy to brighten up a man's home.
Yabsloy I have noticed that tlio pas scorns
to bo at full height in your house at almost
uuy hour of the night.
Tlio Man nnd IJIs Girl.
New Yoik Herald.
Ho bought , on the installment plan ,
A necklace for his pirl ;
From stodod Rhino the diamonds came ,
The glassworks yielded pearl ;
But , careless of its gorgcousness
She scouted Hymen's altar
She sent it buck ; you see , she feared
It wns a wedding hnlterl
Not in Oiiinlui.
New York Herald.
City Parson I Imvo been appointed mis
sionary to the lioathcu nnd
Chorus of Parishioners You are not going
to leave us , are youl
City Parson Mo ; they told mo to stay just
where I was.
Reciprocity.
] J' Sl/l/ ) ( / ( ( ll 1'lllt.
Come in Brnzll , qnd bo not slow ;
With good for nil In tend oil
You'll ' jind your sugar gets a show
With "free list" not "suspended.11
Couldn't Minn Hint.
jVe ID I'oiIfcralJ. / .
Ho ( on his knees ) Miss AVatelonp : Edith
I nin too full to sponlf. I
She ( anxiously-Goon ) , Mr. Bullion. Do
not. wait until you sober up.
No Triumph So Sweet.
Ncio York TIcrald.
No after triumph brought sucli Joy ,
Although our beards bo gray ,
As. with our first watch , when a boy ,
Wo were asked the tinio o1 day.
1'ou niul tlio Devil.
New YHI It Herald.
'When the friends of a young1 girl who can
recite * "Curfovv" and like pieces la a "hair-
graying" way advise her to go on the stage.
The dovll just stands around and feels happy.
IWHSOXA L M TIES.
Ed par Fn wcott Is much opposed to the use
of dialect in literature.
Albanl , the prima donna , has a cousin in
the grocery business in Lowlston , Mo.
Qucoii Victoria's son-in-hw , the marquis
of Lome , Is writing a novel called "From
Sliadovv to Sunlight. " with an American girl
whom ho once met for n heroine.
Governor Ttittle anil council have appointed
Miss Sauborn of Luconia , N. II , . a noUiry
public. She Is the first woman uppointed n
notary public In the state of New Hampshire.
Editor Smith of the Punxatawnoy Spirit Is
ono of the new members of the Pennsyl
vania legislature , aud he writes homo to bay
that the onlv reason why now inembbrs nro
tolerated at the capltol Is because there is a
law against murder.
James Clement , nn old resident of til.
Louis , has soaiB Interesting recollections of
Charles Lover , the novelist. Ho remembers
him as a dark-eyed , nervous man , very
affected In bis manner nnd as emotional ,
when oxcltad , as a French dancing-master.
Mr. Wlndom , Uko General Grant and Sec
retary Manning , wnsagrmitsrnokerofclgars ,
nnd his excessive use of tobacco U supposed
to have aggravated bis heart trouble. Ho
was disinclined totakennv physical exercise
and disliked walking. Kvcn In going the
short distance from the treasury building to
the white house bo was accustomed to take a
carriage.
SHE'S a n'JXMJil.
llltfe AwfJlie ,
She U modest , but not bashful ;
Krco ami easy , but not bold ;
Like an apple , rlpo and mellow
Not too young and not too old.
Half inviting , half repulsive ;
Now advancing nnd now shy ,
There is inUchlef in hortliniplo ,
Tnero is danger In her eye.
She has studied human nature ,
She is schooled in oil tuo arts ,
She has taken her diploma
As the mistress of all hearts.
She can tell thu very moment
\Vhon to sigh und whoa to stntlo ;
Oh , n mail' is sometimes charming ,
But a widow all thu while.
Are you sad I How very serious
\VIll her handsome face bccoruo !
Are you angry I She is wretched ,
Lonely , frlondlojs , fearful , dumbl
Are you mirthful ? How 1-er laughter ,
Silver sounding , will ring cut !
She can lure and catch and play you
As the angler does the trout.
Ye ola bachelors of forty ;
Who have grown BO bold nnd wlso ;
Young Americans of twenty ,
With the love looks in youroyos ;
You may practice all the lessons
Taught by Cupid slnco the fall ;
But I know n llttlo widow
Who could win and fool thoin all
THE EXPENSES OF NEBRASKA.
What it Eos Cost to Run the State the
Post Two Tears.
FIGURES FROM THE AUDITOR'S ' REPORT ,
CclrBratlon < > f the Founding of the
State Untvcrnlty nt I lncoln
Other rs'ews From tlio
Stuto Capital.
*
Lis'cotx , Neb. , Fob. 15. [ Special to Tnn
Br.n.l The biennial report of the auditor
shows the following expenses to tlio state
miring ttm past two years :
Io l lutlvo expense * . 8 1 ! ,000 00
Governor's otllcu . . . 17-tnu 03
AUJutitiitKoncmrsonico . K.700 ( X )
Oanihilcsloii of liiljor . . . 8,0w : 00
HocTOtary of state . IT.-VtO CO
Amlltorot public accounts . 5,000 OJ
TroaMircr . . H.3M 00
Hiiiicrlntcndcnt of publlo Instruc
tion . . . . 12.77500
Attorney Ronoral . 1,00003
CommiHslonerof public li\mls . , ! IO.O.V ) 00
Olsttlctconrt . lfnil : 70
Hoard of imbllo liinds and building * 41,009 VO
Hoard of uUiiutuiunal lands nnd
fumla . 12,00000
Itonrd of inirclmso uiul supplies . DOOM
Supreme com t . K2,8.V > iO
Hi > pirtinoiitof bunking . iUKM 0 > >
Ststtu library . G..V > J 00
Normal school . Ki.700 00
Hospital for liiiuniYMncoln . 207,000 0)
llnopttalfor Iniiino , Norfolk . 1K.,41X ) 00
Asylum for Insane , Hustings. . ,100 UO
Penitentiary . 1SS.HO : 00
Institute for tlio blind . 3W.OHOO'
Instllii to for ( loaf und dniuU . 74.000 ( X )
Homo for tliu frlonilli'ss . M.filO UJ
Industrial homo . ill.OOO 00
Stnto board of transportation . 10.KW 00
Soldiers' nnd s.lllorV liomu . 1.K.WO 00
Iiistluitufnr fi-oblo minded . W > ,4 : > 0 UJ
Klsh commission . 15,1)70 ) 00
Btato unl\oralty . S4J.151 1)0 )
Total . & ; , C09Sfl7 70
COIN'O IHCIt t'OIl TIUAI , .
This afternoon Sheriff Willard Wllhlto of
Kmporln , Kns. , arrived in the city - < vltli
Frame Stoadman heavily manacled. Stead-
man's ' homo is Kmporlu and ho Is wanted for
criminally ossnultlnir his
six-year-old
daughter. The child Is physlcallv ruined.
After the crlmo SU-admaa Hod to Wyoming ,
whom ho was captured by tno sheriff a few
davs aijo.
At 8 o'clock this ovcnlnc Shqillt Wilhito
left with his prisoner for ISmporia.
sin : mtnw A dUN" .
Shortly after 10 o'clock last nlchtOOIcer
bplnln found Will Vulhowo anil Airs. Kiln
Shutt occupying room 17 ia the Sheldon
block. When the oftlccr entered the room
Mrs. Shutt produced u revolver and threat
ened to shoot him. She was quickly dis
armed. and after ho donned her garments
was escorted , la company with Valhowc , to
the police station and locked up. Tlio woman
Is young , attractive nnd stylishly dressed.
She h tlio wife of Genr o M , Shutt , a cooper ,
but 1ms not lived with him for over n year.
Valhovvo is the son of II. 11. "Vnlhowc , the
well known Rroccr at 711 North Fourteenth.
The police have been shadowing the pair for
some time.
CHAUTJIIl DAT.
Yesterday was the twenty-second anniver
sary of the founding of the state university
ana" the event was duly colchmtcd. A largo
number of citizens , visitors in the city nnd
school children availed themselves of the op
portunity to visit the various bullaings con
nected with the institution. In the evening
a InrRO number of persons gathered ut the
university to attend the formal exercises.
Addresses wcro mndo by Chancellor Bossoy
and President Gero of the board of regents ,
nnd President Peabody of the Illinois stuto
university. .
The law committee of the Irrigation con
vention Is still at work. The bill being prepared -
pared by thorn provides for n chief engineer
at § 3,500 a year , a deputy at SI-00. a superin
tendent in each district at $5 per day , nil to
ho appointed hv the governor and approved
by the board of public- lands nnd buildings.
Water commissioners for sub-divisions or
districts are to receive ? 3 per day.
onus AND nxiw.
Among Iho persons admitted to practlco In
tha supreme court Ust evening wns a lady
uamcd Fannie O'Linn of Dawes county ,
The persons chosen last evening as mem
bers of the executive board of the stnto as
sembly of the Knights of Labor for the com-
Inpt jear are C. W. Miller of South Omaha ,
George \V. Blake of Lincoln and M. Houck
of Holdrogo.
Tno total real estate transfers in Lincoln
durlncr the past six days amounted to S2.I7.9S7.
Juugo Field has refused n now trial to
Henry Mohr , who was convicted of malic
iously shooting his wife. An appeal -will bo
taken.
_ _
NEAHl/T ASIM1YX1/VTED.
Mrs. IjdKh and Her Little Hey Have a
Narrow Bscnpo From Death.
Mrs. Leigh and her little son , who reside
at Thirty-fifth and Cameron six-nets , had a
narrow escape from death Saturday night.
At 0 o'clock when they retired a hot llro was
burning in tbo stove , and to cheuic It the cold
air draft was pulled out. As soon as the flro
began to burn low the jras commenced to
escape. This continued until the coal burned
out , some time during tlio night. Yesterday
morning a boarder at the house in going to
Ills breakfast discovered the house locked
and the c-urUiIns drawn. Ho rang the bell ,
but as there wns no response forced tlio door ,
to bo mot by the strong fumes of the gas.
The doors wcro thrown open , and going to
Mrs. Leigh's ' room found her and her son un
conscious. Ur. Lord was called , and after
administering restoratives the people recov
ered , but are still in a very precarious condi
tion.
IXJU1113U Y A MOTOR.
A Messenger I'oy Moots with a 1'ala-
ful ileold CMI t.
Melvin Baker , a lad thirteen years of ago ,
root with n painful accident at. 4s 1.1 yester
day. The boy delivers messages for the
Western Union telegraph company and was
on his way up town. As ho reached Six
teenth street ho attempted to cross Just In
front of a motor going north. The motor
man saw the boy as ho stepped on the track
about six feet ahead of the car , and at once
reversed his machine , but before the train
could be stopped the motor had struck young
linker und thrown nun in front of n car com
ing from tbo north. This car caught him
nud tossed him off the track. The two motor
men carried the boy Into Kinsley's drug
store , where his wounds , which consisted of
n fracture of tlio right nrm and a severe
Bcalp wound , were dressed by physicians.
af tor watch ho was removed to the homo of
his narcnts , at 413 North Thirteenth street.
Tlio Daniibn Frozen ,
VIRMNA , Fob. ID. [ Special Cablegram to
TnuDcB.1 A heavy snowfall has blocked
the railways In the mountain districts of
Moravia , Silesia mid Kast Gullcla. The
weather Is very cold aud the Uanubo Is
frozen from Pcsth down a distance of 180
miles ,
" \VICIUTA , Kan. , Fob. 15. A number of
cases of smallpox nro reported among the
Mcnnonltos of Mat ion county within the
past fuw days' , and fears nro entertained of n
ruixitltlon of the scourge of a few years ago.
rss n/M ACn TATIR TICS.
Done by the Vnrlotin Com-
panics In Nebraska lit ( HIM ) .
LI.VCOI.X , Nob. , Fob. IB. | Sncclal to Tun
Hr.K , ] The following Is a summary of the
business dona by the various Insurance coin-
panics in Nebraska the past year and shown
the premiums received by each company ,
losses incurred nnd the ratio of losses t < A
premiums. It Is of interest not only to every \ * "
insurance man in Nebraska , but also to every *
porsou concerned In any way lit Insurance ! F
AH Quiet nt I'liio
Lieutenant , Tiutcliiuson of ( } troop. Ninth
cavalry , came down from Pine Rldgo agency
yesterday and Is stonplnj ; nt tbo I'axtoii , IIo
says tlmt thinK3 n 'o moving tiloiiR In appar
ently good shape at the ogonoy. The Indians
have distributed themselves nrnund to their
permanent habitations und sooni to warrant
the nssortion that they will remain peaceable ,
at Iciut until tlio whiter is over. Till but
about llvo of tl.o dozen or fifteen Indian via-
11 ins of the batllo ot U'oundod Knee , who
wora broutrht Into the agency hudly wounded ,
have died. Tulicn altogether , tlio Indians nt
tbo agency contmuo to dhcuss the hattlo and
their heavy loss therein. Nona ofthowhito
residents of tbonBonry apprehend any trou-
hlo before spring , while opinion as to its
coming in the spring seems to bo divided.
Uioutonant Ilutchmson will remain In tlio
city liut a day or so , after wlilcu ho roturni
to his command ,
AHkctl to Appoint n Itccolvcr.
CIIICAOO , Fch. 15. The circuit court titu
hccn nsltoa to appoint u receiver for the
imounmtlc power and railroad gate company
oil a 1)111 ) by the Ledge & Davis innchlno tool
company. The creditor company waa ortran-
Izcd in 1889 with a capital stoclt of 8300,000
aud Its property is largely Iu Michigan ,
where the plant is located.
Arlcnnsai } IniprovoiiiniiC Funtl Stolon.
LITTI.K HOCK , Ark. , Fob. 15 , Investigation
shows that about $19,000 belonging to the in-
tcrual improvement fund , accumulated from
the sale of lands granted Arkansas by tbo
United States govurmncnt , are missing from
the state treasury. It is hcllovod that it con
stitutes a portion of ox-Treasurer Woodruff's
shortage.
Charles E. Swift of Nebraska City wa nj
the Merchants lost ni ht. "V
r
Highest of all in Leavening Tower. U. S. Gov't Report , Aug. 17,1889.
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