Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA JLJAJUUX J3fliE ! , MONDAY , APIUL 20 , .1891.
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Council muffs , 12 1'cnrl Street.
( JliloiiRO ( Hiiro , 317 fJlininlxTof Commerce.
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Washington , 613 I'ourtccntli street.
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All communications rulntlnz to news and
rdltorlnl matter should bo uudressod to the
i.'dltorlul Department.
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lie addrrxhi'd to The lire ruhllshliiK Company.
Oinalm. Drafts , checks and postofllro orders
to 1m madu payublu to the ortli-r of the com
pany.
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RWOUN STATEMENT OK OIUOUI.ATION.
Btntoof Nebraska , I , ,
County of Douglas , i
Ororpo ll. TrscliucK , secretary of THE HUB
ruhllKliIni ; romjmny. does solemnly i > wear
that , thn iietual circulation of TIIK DAILY HER
tar the WOCK ending April 18 , 1681 , was us
follows :
fiiuidnr. April 12 10.005
Monday. April 13 'W.7 '
Tuesday. Ap-IlM KUJO
WttliipMliiy. April 13 K.S75
Thursday , April 10 22.SK1
3'ridav. April 17 SLOT : .
Katurdny. April 18 SI.7IH
Average 2i.rHl :
OKOKOF. II. T7.SOHUOK.
Pworn to bofnro mo nnd subscrllioil In my
rrcsence thlsltah day of April , A.I ) . 1R9I.
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Notary I'ubllo.
Elate of Nebraska , I
County of Doucliis , fBS
CrorRo II. Tziicliiick , ticlnf ? duly iworn , do-
' nnd nays that ho Is secretary of THE UKE
'uhllshliiR ' company , that , the nctital avoraec
daily circulation of TUB DAILY HUB for the
month of April , 1890 , S0,5f4 copies ; for May ,
J8M ) . 20,1 U copies ! for June , 16CO , 20.101 copies !
for .7uly. WO. OT.GGS copies ; for August , 181)0. )
S0.7M copies ; for Hentombcr , 1800 , 20,870 copies ;
for October. ISOO. 20,702 copies ; for Norom-
hnr. 18DO , 22.130 copies ; for December , 1800 ,
151,471 copies ; for Jnmiary , 1S9I. 2M40 eonles ;
lar Knbruarv , 1891 , 25,312 copies ; for March ,
Ifciit , 84,0fi.t copies. GKOlifiE II. TZSCHUCK.
Bworn to l.cforo me. and subscribed In my
presence , this 3d day of April , A. 1) . , 18111.
N. r. KKIL.
Notary 1'ubllc ,
IT affords tax payorsno little comfort
to discover that the ollico of register of
floods Is again inoro than paying ex
penses.
KKCIPKOCITY will bo personified at El
Paso when the president of the United
Btntos grasps hands with the president
of Mexico.
PAKIS rejoices over the discomfiture
of the Iron Chancellor. This will help
Bismarck to effect a reconciliation with
the omperor.
ANOTHER rich tin strike at the Black
JIllls. AB THE BEE lias frequently
remarked the richest mineral country
In the world is the Black Hills.
IsuiiaiJATlON and irrigation nro an
alliterative team ahlo to pull Nebraska
over the roughest parts of the road
loading straight to permanent pros
perity. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IF the chairman of the board of pub
lic worlcs will resign and the street
cleaning contractor throw up hla con
tract harmony will bo restored nnd all
will ho forgiven.
THE city scavangor continues to levy
tribute upon taxpayers direct and the
city treasury under the very profitable
iloal ho made last Juno with the present
tlty government.
ONE of the immediate results of the
election of a republican mayor in Chicago
cage Is the indictment of a democratic
election judge for demolishing a ballot
box on election day.
SEVEN additional trains go on the
Bouth Omaha motor line May L This
will enable the packing center to pull
through the summer even If the now line
should not materialize.
THE most harmonious session hold by
the Kansas City congress was the clos
ing banquet. At the last minute all
who could sing joined in the familiar al-
ilanco nlr of "Rnzzlo Dazzle. "
AN Italian newspaper In Now York
calls the civilization of America a bluff
and a humbug. If itsoaitor and his pat
rons do not llko America they will bo
permitted to return to tlio land of tholr
nativity to make room for hotter citl-
eons.
THE citizens of Omaha are growing
oxlromoly weary of the continual bickerIng -
Ing between Birkhausor and Squires.
While these two gentlemen are calling
oaoh other hard names the street clean
ing Is neglected and the city's interests
Buffer.
WHEN Squires and Birkhausor got out
of the district court It Is probable Homo
Btroot paving already contracted 'for
will bo undertaken. Prom the length
nnd frequency of the aflldavlts , however ,
the date when the court will reach a ,
conclusion is indefinite.
THE now city directory just published
shows conclusively' the population
of the city exceeds 140,000 and vindicates
the figures of the census enumerators.
It contains over 47,000 names. Calcu
lating the population at throe to the
numo makes the total 141,000.
TEXAS noted as if she wore really a
part of the American union and gave
President Harrison a genuine American
reception. It is unofficially stated that
the executive is not In sympathy with
General Sheridan's sentiments relative
to the Lone Star commonwealth.
HEKEAVTEU the board of public
works will require applicants for posi
tions as inspectors to illo other evi
dences of tholr qualifications than faith
ful party service. This Is as it should
be. If the board continues to adopt the
Buggostlons of THE UKK it will do Itself
credit and earn the good will of the tax
payers.
CAWKOUNIA has juat passed a law re
quiring all executions of persons sen
tenced to hang to bo performed at San
Quoutln , within the walls of the state
penitentiary. This is an idea worth
Imitating. The publicity of hanging
boos could thereby bo wholly avoided and
n wholesome inlluonco would bo exerted
uuou criminals
THE COMMISSION IWftlXKSS.
The warohonso bill In which Omaha
and the whole atato of Nebraska are In
terested is not confined in Its operations
to grain olovatora. Under class C are
grouped are nil sorts of storage estab
lishments in which flaxsced , flour , sack-
grain , dressed moats , petroleum , salt ,
provisions , poultry , etc. , etc. , are
handled. There Is no great provision
market west , of Chicago. There is no
center to which country merchants can
looker a market or with which they
may exchange products.
The business has boon carried on ox-
tonslvoly , but It has not boon systemati
cally managed. Each commission linn
has boon the serene reliance of Us par
ticular line of customers , both buyers
and sailors. Under the now law It will
bo possible to establish commission ex
changes in the larger cities of Ne
braska , which shall be equally as Im
portant to the producers and small and
largo dealers as the grain exchanges.
The Oommlsslon business of Omaha ,
profitable as it has been generally to
those engaged In It , Is conducted in an
independent , haphazard sort of style ,
hardly satisfactory to either commission
men or customers.Vot the annual
transactions of our commission dealers
aggregate In amount the neat little sum
of $3,000,000. With proper effort
and Intelligent appreciation of the
situation as it is . now presented ,
Oiiinha can develop a business In this
line of 10 times as great a volume. The
local exchange and the commission and
storage warehouseman through connec
tions in Nebraska and Iowa will control
an immense territory ana create n inar-
volously profitable business.
The board of trade committee ap
pointed to take the preliminary steps
toward establishing a grain exchange
should not overlook class G warehouses.
Its mcmhors will find it Interesting and
profitable to study the commission busi
ness and include It in Us conclusions and
recommendations to the board. Wo
need largo commission houses , wide
awnko commission men and T. strong
organization of persons engaged in this
branch of trauo as well as elevators ,
grain men and a grain exchange.
IXVESTIUATIXO
The secretary of the treasury and
Senator Chandler , chairman of the com
mittee on immigration of tlio United
States senate , a few days ago hold a con
ference in Now York on immigration
matters. The committee of which Mr.
Chandler is chairman is authorized to
make an investigation before the moot
ing of the next congress , but this may
not ho necessary If the now law is thor
oughly enforced , and Secretary Poster
has assured the senator that this will bo
done. Ho proposes that not only
shall all persons excluded by the
aw bo kept out of our ports , but bo pre
vented from entering the country
ihrough Canada. Both of these gentlo-
ncn are looking into the operation of
.ho now law , and it is not to bo doubted
.hat the secretary of the treasury will
use all the authority at his command to
enforce it. It is understood that ho is
n favor of restricting immigration even
joyond what is provided in the existing
.aw.
.aw.Tho
The final settlement of this question ,
which Senator Chandler refers to as ono
of very great importance , has not yet
jcon reached. Further agitation of it
, s certain In the next congress , and it is
clear that the Italian incident has cre
ated a sentiment inoro favorable to
stringent immigration laws than existed
joforo. Recently the Union League
club of Now York adopted an address
and resolutions calling upon the general
government and the several states to
use all lawful moans that they possess to
prevent the Importation of objectionable
classes of foreigners , and urging that
[ f -the present laws are not suf-
flclout to do this , others should
bo passed that will bo. The
oastprn press very generally talks In a
similar strain , a portion of it demanding
the most radical measures , even to the
extent of applying the test of language.
Undoubtedly at no previous time in
our history was this question so thor
oughly considered in all Its phases as by
the last congress , and the result was
that the only prohibited class , fn addi
tion to these kept out under the old law ,
are polygamlsts. The proposal to
require an educational qualifica
tion was confronted by Insu
perable diflleultios. A number
of bills were introduced requiring immi
grants to bring certificates from the con
suls , but very few congressmen were
willing to make that a compulsory ro-
qulromont. It was proposed to exclude
socialists and anarchists , bul this mot
with little favor , for a man might
theoretically bo very much of either nnd
yet not bo a law breaker , and so , after
consideration and discussion extending
through two sessions , congress simply
added polygamlsts to the excluded
classes and made moro stringent the
methods for keeping out these classos.
Bin an interview Senator Chandler said
that wo have not yet reached that stage
in the country's growth when wo want
to keep out good Immigrants. Wo have-
not reached the point , said the senator
of saying "you shall not como , " and are
not likely to roach It for many years ,
and therefore ho could see no chance for
enlarging the excluded classos. Every
body who can take uri intelligent and
unprejudiced view of the question will
concur with Senator Chandler. The
present law goes as far as it will
bo expedient to go probably for the next
quarter of n century at least , and hence
the agitation of this question is unwise
and harmful. It keeps' allvo a preju
dice which ought to ba discountenanced.
A rigid enforcement of the existing law ,
which nobody can reasonably object to ,
will remove all just ground of complaint
regarding immigration , and until the
government falls to do this the agita
tion of this subject is without excuse.
WKSTKllb
Nineteen states have nuido appropria
tions far representation at the Columbian
exposition. The aggregate amount
voted by those states is $1,290,000. Cali
fornia heads the list with the largest ap
propriation , $300,000 , while VonnonJ ; is
at the foot of the list with only $5,000.
The Philadelphia Press observes that
"BO far as appropriations have booninado
the western states are showing far inoro
liberality than the eastern , and It is evi
dent that the great west intends to bo n
great and conspicuous part of the show. "
It cltos In Illustration the fact that wlulo
Now Jor oy has appropriated only $20- ,
000 and Connecticut proposes but $25,000 ,
Colorado has provided for an expendi
ture of $100,000. The wealthy states of
Now York and Massachusetts propose to
appropriate $200,000 oaoh , whllo Penn
sylvania is halting over a proposition
to appropriate $300,000. But the con
trasting interest In the exposition
between the west and east does
not fully appear In what has
already boon done for n number of west
ern states expect to increase their ap
propriations and undoubted will do so.
It is by no moans Improbable that Cali
fornia will make hers a million. Illinois
will appropriate at least halt that sum ,
whllo Iowa , Minnesota and Michigan
will provide sums that will not ho much
If any below the highest proposed by an
eastern state. Our Philadelphia con
temporary Is correct In concluding that
the west is determined not to bo over
looked.
It has boon apparent from the be
ginning that the success of the Colum
bian exposition would largely depend
upon the liberality and patriotism of the
west , and this is made to appear moro
strongly by the disproportion in the
appropriations of the western and eastern
states wjion the dilToronco In wealth
and developed resources are considered.
Such states as New York and Pennsyl
vania can certainly afford to expend in
connection with this great enterprise
five times as much as Colorado , and it
will bo necessary for them to do so in
order to make an equally com
plete display of their resources. It
will bo impossible for Now Jersey to
have a respectable representation of her
industries with the sum hoi * legislature
has appropriated , unless her manu
facturers Individually go generously into
their own pockets. Massachusetts may
make a creditable exhibit with the sum
it is proposed to appropriate , but the
state can allord to do bolter. There is
manifestly lacking in the east that hearty
interest In the exposition which ought to
exist , and'the absence of which may bo
duo to tv still lingering fooling of disap
pointment at the selection of Chicago
instead of an eastern city. It is unques
tionable that there has boon a sentiment
in the cast that the west , having secured
the exposition , should bo loft to take care
of it , and while this does not exist now
there is wanting an earnest concern for
the success of the great enterprise.
It is gratifying to note that the east is
not unconscious of the liberal and patri
otic disposition of the west toward the
exposition , and it is to bo hoped the ex
ample will bo fruitful of some good re
sults. A fow-of the eastern states may
later on see the propriety nnd policy of
a moro generous representation than
they now propose.
ASD 1'EHJURKRS.
THE BiiB has soon fit to attack the legality
of the South Omaha saloon applications , as
published In the World-lltrcM , nnd served no-
tlco of a possible contest. TIIK BEK Is trying
the snmo unsuccessful game in South Omaha
that It tried In Omaha , where it failed. The
saloon keepers nnd druggists , who hnvo
printed their notices In the World-Herald ,
need give themselves no uneasiness , as the
irorM-IferalilwlU fully demonstrate when the
proper time comes thut It Is the legal paper
In which to print said applications. To aay
that the South Omaha druggists and liquor
dealers feel very lndlgn ; u fit THE BEK forlts
bulldozing tactics would bo putting it la very
wild InntruuL'o.
The general opinion among thorn Is the same
as It was In Omaha a few months ago , tnat
Tin ; BEE Is blackmailing druggists and liquor
dealers. World-Herald.
THE BEE only repeats what it has
boon compelled to say heretofore with
regard to the methods of Mr. Hitch
cock and his shoot When you
are dealing with common swindlers -
dlors and impostors you cannot
expect common decency or honorable
dealing.
There was never a moro brazen exhi
bition of downright imposture than this
man Hitchcock has pursued in trying to
foist his paper upon tno community as
the loading circulating medium In this
county. The law directs that every ap
plication for license shall bo published
in the paper having the largest circula
tion In the county. The object of the
law is to give the widest p ubllcity to the
application. Now Mr. Hitchcock ,
knows that ho has no more right to
claim the largest bona fide circulation in
Douglas county for his paper than
has the publisher of the Soutli
Omaha Stockman. But ho deter
mined to play a bluff game ami sent
emissaries to the Omaha liquor dealers
to solicit tholr advortlslngoand when
they were notified that the iVorld-IIerald
could not fulfill the requirement of the
law ho sent out a circular letter -
tor to assure them that ho would
demonstrate before the police com
mission that the World-Herald
had the largest circulation. But with
all the free distribution and piling up of
waste paper In his press room , and with
the rankest of perjury , ho failed to moot
the showing of THE BKI : , and the police
commission issued Us order In January
that no advertisement in the World-
Ifaruld would thereafter bo recognized
as legal.
And yet this importer and monumental
fraud has the audacity now to assort that
THE BEE was benton before the
police commission. And adding in
sult to injury , this self-convicted
impostor , who clubs merchants who
refuse to _ pati'onlr.o him and bulldozes
members of the hoard of education Into
buying lota ho cannot dispose of to any
body else , has the gall to stigmatize THE
BEE as a blaukmullor because it sees fit
to Insist upon Its rights.
So far as the Soutli Omahallconso pub
lications nro concerned they nro merely
a bagatelle , but the question involved Is
whether.the law is to bo made a doivO
letter as regards publicity and
whether the rightful claim of
THE BEE as the papur having the
largest circulation Is to bo overridden
by n concern that has built up Us pretended
tended circulation on wind and perjuroi
aflldavlts.
In the Omaha contest the liquor deal
orn who were Inveigled into piitronizinf ,
the World-lie raid were condoned by the
police commlHslon on the ground Urn
they did not know any buttur , an d Tub
JEE did not cMry up the cases because
t was not , } \lgpo3od \ to prosecute
ho parties' I in view ol the
inal decision 'i lts favor. But the
South Omaha .ijealord have no such ox-
uso. They havd had ample notice , nnd
ho board has ( | i.'lts ' possession the olll-
lal copy of the findings of the Omaha
) ollco commlssldhi If they still persist
n ignoring thq.luw . they will do so at
heir own rlsltj" fl'ni ! BEE Publishing
ompany will sj-ibnd $1,000 and $5,000 If
iced bo to onforeofits rights through the
courts. i
time for street work Is
) olng lost by the inaction of the council
nnd board of public works. Cannot some
energy bo developed In this direction'/
THE board of trade Is awake to tholm-
> ortanco of taking advantage of the op-
lortunily for creating a great grain and
ommisslon market In Omaha.
Imuid , Tjo lual anil Grammatical.
St. / / < mn ( nioltc-Dcinncrat.
President Harrison's statement of his
Iowa on the silver question Is lucid , logical
nnd grammatical three points in which it
lifters from the recent loiter of Mr. Clove-
iiticl upon the snmo subject.
I'Yicnil of the Farmers.
Hi tmi Journal.
President Harrlson's.lottor to the farmers
s ono of these wise , bo'hl and statesmanlike
acts that lifts the president's ofllco out of the
lurly-biirly of party' politics nnd mark the
executive conspicuously as what In times of
stress nnd peril ho should Do the counsellor
nnd lender of the people.
" \Vantctl AVliolc.sonio Dramas.
; Citi Flehl't WnMnatnn.
It seems to mo that American playwrights
never had so good a ehanco as now. Th o
lubllc mny wnut to laugh , but they will note
> o hoodwinked by serious absurdities. Bot-
or the veriest downing of "fnrco-comed.v"
han the false sentiment of adopted drnuins
vhlch Unas no response from wlso uion or
fools.
School Teachers.
ier's WcMii.
That tcnchors are now generally well paid ,
especially the women , who nro the larger
irt , cannot bo truthfully said. They must
nalntnln a certain standard of living , nnd to
lo this nnd save enough for decent support
when they retire is impassible. The result
is that teachtnir is vcrv conerallv rocarded
ns n temporary makeshift , not as n profes
sion. In the public school , teaching Is nn em-
iloymont rather than a profession. A clover
awyeror physician constantly enlarges his
iractico and his emoluments. How can a
clover public school teacher do that ? Only
by leaving the public school. The movo-
nent for pensions of teachers will do much
if it loads to more liberal compensation.
Journalist * ) as Authors.
Kulc Fic'ii's WasMnjlnn.
In Franco the omlnont Journalist is a manse
so distinguished as to bo sought on nil occa
sions , public nnd priirate. Yet French jour
nalism wields far toss influence than Ameri
can. The best literary brains of the now
wor'd ' nro put Into * journalism , first , because
book making does not pay ; secondly , because
Americans demand tholr literature served
liot and fresh for breakfast dally. Au author
,1s a writer of anything original , bo it book ,
Doom , essay , sketch-story-troatlso , sermon ,
editorial , letter , reporter even advertisement.
To shut out of any literary organization men ,
nnd women-who nro > shaping the destiny of
this republic by devoting to Journalism moro
brains than ore put into nine-tenths of mod
ern books , Is to bo guilty of nn Inexcusable
blunder. " *
Unification.
ircis7ilii0fon'oft. .
The president nud fils party enjoyed a gen
uine ovation nt Chattanooga , in which the
whole city took a hand without distinction of
party. Hr. Harrison responded to this col
lective demonstration of hospitality m ono of
his happiest speeches. His utterances upon
such occasions , are always sensible , graceful
and appropriate.
HU references to the war and Its results
to the Chattanooga of 1861 and the Chatta
nooga of 1891 were particularly well chosen
and well received. There had boon two con
quests , ho said , one with arras and the other
with peace , and the last Is greater than the
first. There was going on a "unification by
commerce" that will In time ornso all differ
ences and make us in sentiment as in com
munity of interest , one people.
Hiilscd a OOO-Year-Old Boycott.
In the year 1400 , or thcroabouts , workmen
were employed to-nut choir stalls In Lincoln
cathedral , England , and were tola in the
early English vcruacjlar of the day to hurry
the job up , as several big functions were soon
to come off. But lots of things happened ;
money got to bo exceedingly scarce , nnd the
men weren't paid very promptly. Although
there were no Knights of Labor then , human
nature was pretty much the same as It is
now , nnd the men knocked off , remarking :
"No pay , no work. " The 'clergy ivoro so
busy running the county political machine
that they didn't have tlrao to arrange the
matter , and the finishing of the stalls was
postponed fromo tlmo to time until the pros-
cut day. At last , however , Dean and Chap
ter think they see their way to complete this
fittoontli century Job , nnd nro calling for os-
tlmntcs from woodcarvors. England Is a little
tlo slow , but she does get thcro after a few
centuries.
Bho'H AU
A'cio 1'orft 2'rfbun ; .
Kings nnd emperors are kept busy nowa
days. William of Prussia is confident that
there will bo peace for several years , but , as
the Yankees any , ho is ' 'everlastingly laying
himself out" to build a { > his navy and to got
the biggest and strqoq&st army in Europe.
Meanwhile the czwgif nil the Husslas is
crowding his legions along tbo frontiers and
strengthening nil his fortifications , whllo his
railroads nro worklujt Istoadlly toward India.
England is hnvlng a taste of her old troubles
with India. Humbert of Italy doesn't know
which is the bcttofa triple cfllanco or a
general dictatorship Ottho world. The em
peror of Austria Is as "miluipny us any ono of
them , for he shouts peace , but doesn't be
lieve In it , nor knoun vhlch way to Ipok for
the war cloud so thi life may como In out of
the rain. So the nfofe' dnnco of kings and
queens anil ompororuvios on , and Ameri
cans sit back comfortably and say : "What
Is the matter with tlrpftlnltod Stalest "
KJKIIHANK.l A'J j fMJ'Utt XEWH.
Tha Dcnkolman Boo has deserted the demo
cratic party and Joined the independent
forces.
Editor llock has retired from the Vmu'igo
Independent and will become the pastor of
the Molhodlst church at.Graitt.
M. II. Harbor , of the Kullorton Journal , has
boon obliged to put on a "sub'1 whllo ho bat
tles with sciatica at Hot Springs.
Travor , Sammons & Austin have purchasqd
the plant of the Amelia Journal and will con
tinue the publication of the paper.
M. O. Wnrrlugtou , editor of the Mason
City Transcript , while the youngest news
paper man In years In Custov county , is the
oldest in the number of yoaw of continuous
service with ono papur. Emerson 1'imoll o
the Morna Uecord U the next man on the
list.
list.Au
Au attempt will bo majo to organize an
other North Nebraska Editorial imoclatloi
at Wayne May , n call having boon Issued to
that oftect by Wheeler & \Voodworth of the
VukcUold Republican. Every publisher Is
urged to ba present and see if the orgnnlia-
Ion cannot bo made of moro benefit to the
fraternity than Its predecessors.
The Blair Pilot has entered upon its twon-
lolh year , and Scldcu & AHbory announce
hat they are proud of the record of tholr
inpor and will make the twentieth volume
uperlor to any of its nineteen predo-
cssors.
Editor Gorrard , of the Monroe Booking
jlnss , claims that sometime ago ho took Issue
vllh Prof. Huxley on the religious question ,
lo now shakes hands with himself , because ,
as he says , Gladstone has adopted his views
nnd joined him In the crusndo against Huxloy.
M. C. Prank has retired from the editor-
hip of the York Republican , his partner ,
) ayton , having purchased his Interest in the
mpor. Mr. Frank has been badly crippled
n the past two years. Ho lost ono nrin by
ailing uudor the cars , nnd ono foot was nuv
mtatod as the result of n gunshot wound ,
lo will now confine himself to the Justice
ntslncss and leave nulo-bodlod men to rustic
n the newspaper business ,
J'ASSJiXU .rUH'M'tl.
Atchtson Gloho : It Is n case of "heart
failure1' when you hold a flush of thai kind
and Homo other follow holds a full hand.
A "loading light" The ono In front of a
ocomotlvo.
Milwaukee Sentinel : This Is the tlmo of
rear when the grass has the best of the base-
jail pitcher. It never falls In nn up-shoot.
Ram's Horn : If parents were as careful
n bringing up their children as farmers are
with tholr Hvo stock It wouldn't bo long
until everybody would bo on their way to
leaven ,
Munsoy'.i Weekly : When n man holds a
straight Hush ho may bo said to have "got the
upper hand. "
ChoyonneLeador : The man who engineers
a bill through congress can always got a job
on the railroad.
Buffalo Express : Bnron Fava'a omlnont
services as a diplomat should bo rewarded
> y n now title. Ho should become Count
slallava.
Albany Journal : Electric cabs are in use
nt Stuttgart. Now' for an oloctrlo cabblo
which ono can turn off when ono is done
with it.
Louisville Times : It Is reported that n
Tnspor ( Un. ) man recently shot n hawk meas
uring live foot seven Inches from wing tip to
wing tip. He evidently shot the bird with
the editorial long-bow so deadly in Georgia.
St. Louis Chronicle : Verdi's comic opera
"FalslaiT" is to bo produced at Milan next
winter. It Is expected that It will make a
great noise.
Kansas Cltv Times : A Cedar Bluffs
[ Neb. ) man shot a wolf In his dooryard the
othur inornlnc. The wolf at the door is not
usually got rid of so easily.
Chicago Inter Ocean : Somebody says that
.ho lowest hody of water on the glebe Is the
3nsplan sea , which proves that somebody is
unucquinteil with the Chicago riVor.
Cloak Review : Mr. Bingo ( rushing in )
The born is burning down I Quick , where Is
the flro extinguisher !
MM. Bingo Coxcilodly ) It's locked up In
; ho closet , nnd the key Is In the pocket or my
other dress upstairs.
Bingo ( resigned ) Then lot the barn burn.
Washington Star : Italy has a fruit stand
ing army of about fifty thousand mou in the
tlultod Stales.
Judge Montgomery Mnkcs Ills Posi
tion Clear.
YORK. Nob. , April 10. To the Editor of
TnnBnn : I noticed in your issue of yeslor-
day under the tlllo , "Innocent , But Techni
cally Guilty , " lhat I said Ihnt I believed C.
N. Ray was innocent but under a technicality
of the law I was obliged to bind the young
man over to Iho district court. I did not say
t believed him innocent ; neither did I say I
believed him guilty , but I sala had I the right
to try nnd determine Iho case under Iho evi
dence given the defendant would have Iho
benefit of every reasonable doubt in favor of
tils innocence , and was that thn rule I would
say not guilty. But as I understood the law ,
where I only bound over , the rule was differ
ent ; that is to say , that if the crime had been
committed and that there was probable cause
that the defendant had committed the snmo ,
then it was my duty to blna him over to Iho
district court , which I d la under a bond of
$500 , instead of $50 as quoted by the York
Republican. A. C. MONTGOMRIIV ,
County Judgo.
Ifc Met Consul Miinnt.
CAIKO , Egypt , March 21. To the Editor of
THU BKE : I thought I would drop you a few
lines concerning my trip whllo awaiting
breakfast this warm morning. Wo reached
hero last evening , running along the Nile ana
through the Delta , both of immortal fame ,
and a grander sight in the way of vegetation ,
people , donkeys , buffalo cows , oxen , sheep ,
dromedaries and in many other ways than
was hero presented , I have yet to soo. It was
a panorama from Alexandria to Cairo. But
I hnvo not sot out to write of these things.
As the tourist would say , I have "done"
Italy and Greece , Rome and Alhons. And to
say t was charmed with the colossal ancient
ruins of Rome and.tho ruhis and scenery of
classic Athens , but tamely expresses It.
What added much to my already pleasant
and Interesting stay nt Athens was the very
great kindness and attention shown mo and
our party by our affable and highly accom
plished consul there Mr. Munni. fauroly ho
is the right roan in the rl ht place. Hir ripe
scholarship , especially his thorough acquaint
ance with Greek history nnd the Greolc lan
guage ( which , of course , is there spoken , nnd
which Mr. Manat says is not and never was n
aoad language ) eminently fits him for his Im
portant position. Nebraska may juatly feel
proud of her consul nt Athens ; as well may
the United Slates nt largo. Mr. Mount's
family is just as genial , pleasant and accom
modating as he.
Ho says I um Iho second Nobrasklan ho has
met at Athens. Ho tells mo also , as it re
gards the Greek language , that it Is the llvest
dead thing ho has soon. It Is essentially the
same language of Xonophon nnd of the Now
Testament Greek , and everyone should know
the language.
Well , to toll of what I saw at Athens and
how it impressed mo would require much
time and space. Very fraternally ,
Central City , Nob. D. K. TINDALL.
Unrlal of Frank Stookdnlo.
The funeral of the late Frank Stockdnlo
was conduced yesterday at St. Barnabas'
churcii on North Nineteenth street at 2 :80 :
p , in. There was a largo galhoring of rela
tives nna friends of the deceased present mid
the services were very Impressive.
Tbo Omaha guards , of which the deceased
was an honored member , were present In
uniform and took a prominent part in the
ceremonies.
Rev. John Williams , rector of St. Barn
abas' , ofllcialcd in n ministerial capacity.
The lloral offerings were both attractive and
numerous. The remains were taken to Pros-
peel hill comolery , followed to the grave by a
long procession of carriages.
A noxa OF Hi > Jtr.\a.
Hume Journal.
Blow , softly blow , swool sprlncllmo wlnb ,
O'er ' budding lanes nnd fields of croon j
(1 ( must got Mko | to fix that blind ;
The back door needs a now wire screen ) .
Brown robins flutter from Iho hcdgo
Where nests uro hidden ( Gracious mo ,
The boys have notched thli Hilling's capo
Until it's really rulucd See I )
Swift light * ana shadows on the hill ,
Bring hack dear visions , dear , In vain
( U'o can't put up lace curinlns till
\Vo paint Ui03o window-fr.imoj again 1) )
Oh , falrosl dream ! Oh , sofloit charm I
If I could soUo it ( Yo , I hoar !
Toll Knto to make the suds quite warm ,
And I'll bo down directly , dear ) .
Adieu to toll , to sordid caroa
( The junlt man. is III Very woll.
Just ask him If ho'll stop up stairs
And see thoio stoves I have to soli I )
DEATH ENDS A LONG SPREE.
Henry. Fix Dies in the Oity Jail from tbo
Effects of Liquor ,
NTER-COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONTEST ,
Aspirants for the Position of Clilof of
I'olloo of Uneolu The Turners
Other News from ( ho
Capital.
Liscot.y , Nob. , April 10. ( Special to
THE BEn.-Hcnry ] Fix died In the
city jail shortly before 4 o'clock this morning ,
rise was found by Ofllcor Uartratn til n room
on South Ninth street yesterday crazy
drunk. Ho was taken to the police station ,
ind , his symptoms growing alarming , City
'hysicinn Glffen was called about U o'clock
ast night and found the Inebriate in a
dangerous condition. Medicines were nil-
nlnlstorcd , but they proved of no avail , and
Iho man died about seven hours later.
Fix was about forty years old nnd was
a familiar character on the streets , as ho
allowed Iho occupation of a saw sharpener.
lo has no friends or relatives lioro as far as
can bo learned. His body is lying in Iho
norguo at Hcatou's undertaking establish-
ncnt awaiting the orders of any friends who
nay turn up.
Fix has been n confirmed drunkard for n
eng tlmo.
COI.I.EOC ATHLETICS.
The Inter-colleglato Hold day will probably
bo on Salurday , May 23 , as thai Is Iho most
convenient day that may bo well usod. A
> rogramnu > of twonly-lhreo numbers has
wen inado out , and an excl ting limn Is ox-
jcctod. The contest will take place at Crete ,
under the auspices of Doano college. The
following Is tha programme : Ono hundred
vards dash : Ihrowlng hammer , sixteen
KHinds ; pulllns shot , sixteen pounds ; polo
vault with polo ; polo vault without polo ;
standing broad jump ; standing high jump ; *
140 yards dash ; 830 yards dash ; throwing
msoball ; ono mile bicycle race ; tug of war ;
half mile walk ; high kick ; kicking football ;
relay race ; hnrdlo race of 1'JO yards ; heavy
weight wrestling ; lighl-wolght wrestling ;
standing hop , step nnd jump ; three-logged
ace. Baseball will nlso receive some titlen-
lon. The president of the Athletic nssocta-
, lon announces that ho proposes to organize n
baseball league ns soon as convenient. The
various colleges have many good nion for this
jmrposo and undoubtedly some college base
ball will bo witnessed this spring.
TIII : Timxnus.
The following members of the Lincoln
Turn Veruin left for Nebraska City lust
night to participate in the firsi lurntng of
ISiil : Henry Brucgmann , R. C. Nobls , Alfred
Kissner , George Viola , Albert Urbahn , Joe
Witltnann , Olio Witlmann , Ernst Jurgcn-
son , Herman Bruepmann , Fred Funko , Rob
ert Wolf , Louis Frltsche , Dick Hollwip
Math Sommor , Max Peters , August Rado-
bach. Delegations were also to bo present
from nil Iho other societies of Nebraska. The
Lincoln turners were accompanied from this
point by the Fremont delegation , compris
ing Prof. ICostlino and Messrs. Relthllni * nnd
Rnhderbach , and Ihey were joined at Weeping -
ing Water by the delegation from Omaha.
CI-OO UANOINO IS NOT TAUOHT.
The managers of the conservatory of muslo
rocolvo numerous letters from persons over
this and other states making inquiries in rof-
Qrcnco to the course of study , tuition , etc.
The director received a loiter Iho past week
from a young man in a far-away stnto asKlng
if "clog dances" were Inught In the conserv
atory. The principal wrote back that the
school was not for the purpose of training
aspirants for the variety stago.
NKW SOIIOOI. IIUILIIINOS :
Tbo troublesome school building question
bos at last boon amicably adjusted. The Second
end and Third wards are to have ono build
ing to cost 3,000 ; the First a 21,000 building.
Bethany Heights has boon satisfied with a
$1,000 , building nnd Hnvolock gels a building
which will cosl $3,000. The citizens will
vote the necessary bonds In n few days.
WHO WILL UK MAHS1IAI.1
Among the candidates mentioned for the
position of city marshal are i the following :
John Gillospio , B. F. Plnnoo , Henry V. Hoag-
land , Charles lloxlo , C. M. Green , Jesse
Moore. Cham Beach and Messrs. Blnko and
Kramer. S. M. Mclick , the present Incum
bent , is mentioned as n probable compromise.
There are ulso some dark horses , each of
whom secretly cherishes the hope of getting
thero.
onns AND isxus.
The electric street railway company has a
force of twenty-five men busily engaged at
work setting the poles on East Vine slreot ,
preparatory lo stringing Iho Irolloy wire and
changing from horse power to the electric
system. The poles are on tbo ground ready
to bo sot along the route lo Unlvorsily Place.
The mayor and excise board have taken
under udvisomunl the mailer of grunting Iho
saloon men Iho privilege of keeping Iholr
places of business open until midnight , tbo
same as is allowed in Omaha.
Adam Bolliclt , who lives on H belwoon
Fourth nnd Fiflh slreots , complains to tlio
police lhat somebody has slolou a cow from
The board of excise commissioners has rn-
fused permission lo Tcheol & Panzeram to
run a saloon nt 11)37 ) O street.
Last evening Mr. Zlnier gave n banquet to
the newspaper men of Lincoln nt his homo on
Fourteenth and N streets. The most prom
inent pencil pushers of the city were in at
tendance , and were troalcd to a splendid ro-
pasl.
pasl.Tho regular mooting of lha Lincoln branch
of Iho Irish national league of America was
hold at Fitzgerald hull this afternoon nl a
o'clock. Mr. Polcr McFaddon delivered Iho
address ot Iho day. A line musical pro-
gramme was presented.
As Iho baseball park near Crabb's grove Is
nolyol ready for use Ihoro was no game
loday between Lincoln and Minneapolis. On
Monday , Tuesday , Wednesday nnd Thursday
Lincoln will cross Dais with Milwaukee.
The consorvalorv chorus has been rehears
ing Cnrponlor's mass In G for some lime , and
as Iho music hall is lee small for Iho largo
chorus and orchoslra , by request the moss
will bo given some time next month in St.
Paul's church for the benefit ot the plpo
organ society of that church. The chorus
will bo lartro and strong and will bo accom
panied by nn orchestra of thirty pieces and
the plpo organ.
ftVKHTIOXS AXlt AXan'EltS.
I'F.iuii.v , Mo. , April 10. To Iho Editor nt Tin :
Itii : : : I'luasc Inform mo tliroiiKh the columns
of your paper : 1. Whluh were the llvil most
Important Imttlos of thu civil war ? - ' . How
ninny status were admitted umlor Cleveland's
iidmlnNtratlon , and under Harrison's and
date of cuuh ? N'annlu Chapman.
Ans. 1. Getlysburg , Spollsylvanla , Wild
erness , Anticium and Chancellorsvillo. - .
Thcro were li now states admltlod into the
union during Prosldonl Harrison's adminis
tration , namely : Wyoming and Idaho in
181)0 ) , nnd North nud South DnUota , Montana
nnd Washington in 1839. There were no
now states ndmllled under Cleveland's ad-
mlnislrallon.
OMAHA , April ll To the Editor of TIIK HKK :
Will you ploimo ntiswur the following finus-
tlons through tlieeolunmsof TIIK HKK ? Where
art ) the widows of I'residcmts Urant nnd Gar-
Hold living ? How xlionld letters bu nddro.saud
to ruitcli thorn ? A Subscriber.
Ans. Mrs. Grant is now living In New
York and a letter addressed care of Colonel
Fred Grant of thnt city would probably
reach her. Mrs. Gnrflold's ' address Is Motiio
Park , Clovolaud.'O.
SOUTH llENl ) , Nob. , April II. To the Editor
ofTltKlliiEt Wilt you ploiiKO state In Tim
HKR thn population ot Halt Ial < o City anil
Odcon , Utiih territory. ! ) . M. Hunker.
Ans. Salt Lake 45,0W ! , nud Ogdcn 1-1,010. I
CilESto.v , Nob. , Marolt 4.-To the IMItor of
Tin : HKK : I'loaso answer Iho following ques
tion In your paper. What Is the Idea in liav-
Inn two branches In every state logUlutui"-
representative and senate ? K. Holm.
Ans The principal object In having two'
brandies is to secure boiler mid more deliber
ate legislation. The senate represents the
states , or the people in Ihelr collective ca
pacity ; while the more numerous legislative
body , the representatives , represents divi
sions of the people.
KosKiirn Artr.NCV , 8. U. , April 15. To the
Editor of Tim Hun : What Is the law recently
passed by thu Nebraska legislature regarding
tlio prohibition ot tlio sale of lire arms unii
ammunition to Indians ?
Ans. The law you refer to provides
that any person who shall soil or give away
any fire arms , ammunition or other munitions
of nny kind which can bo used In ( Ire arms
shall bo deemed guilty of a felony nnd upon
conviction thereof shall be imprisoned In Iho
poiillontiary for n term nol less than two
years or moro than live.
CIIADIION. Nub. , April U. To the Editor of
Tim liKt ! ) Will you kindly nnswor Ihiough
TIIK Hr.K how many stales have adopted the
Australian .system and whluh onus ? K. .M.
Ana. Twenty-four , namely : Massachu
setts , Indiana , Montana , RhcMo Island. Wis
consin , Tennessee , Minnesota , Washington ,
Now York , Maryland , Vermont , North Da
kota , South Dnlcotn , Nebraska. Wyoming ,
Colorado , Wosl Virginia , Maine , Now Hamp
shire , Oregon , California , Arkansas nml
Kentucky. In Michigan , Now Jersey nud
Connecticut modified applications of Iho
Australian method of voting have boon pul
in operation. The Illinois and Ohio legisla
tures now have the matter under considera
tion.
tion.Et.K
Et.K OHKKIC. 8. D. . April It. To the Editor of
1 in : IIKK : 1'lcasn tell mo through thu columns
of Tin : HKK If an Englishman or nny foreigner
volunteered In thu union nrnly during thu lulu
civil war , nnd was .lumoriuily discharged ,
without taking out bin naturalization papers
can lie tuku up and hold government land and
Is ho an American citizen ? It. O. ItoldiiHon.
Aus.An alien who served in the
United Slnlus army during the civil
war bad the privilege of taking
out his naturalization papers at the close of
the war without having to wait the usual
length of tlmo under ordinary circumstances
required by law. If ho fulled to avail himself -
self of this privilege of course ho did nol become -
come u citizen nnd as an alien ho could not
taito up.goveriimenl land.
IttlNOAK , Nob. , April U To the Editor of
Tin : HIK : : Please answer In Tin : HKK thu fol
lowing : How many feet of right of wiiy has
the Union 1'aelllu Hallway company on thuir
main line through oven sections ? J.V. \ .
Wllehuy.
Ans. 20U feet of.rlghl of way.
OMAHA , April 1:1. : To thu Editor of Tun HnK !
Tobcttle a dispute plua < < u nnswor In Tin : llii ; :
the following query : Will sewer gas doscund
from thu upper pail of n housu to thu lower ?
Aus. Yes , It will. The deadly gases will
descend nnd affect all the lower part of the
house.
ticiiiCKMir. Noli. 14.--To
, April - - the Editor of
' 1 in : IlKii : Will you plettsu Inform mu through
Tun HKK who Is tlio richest man living at the
piesetittlinu and what he Is worth ?
William W. Astor is reputed' to bo the
richest man living and his estimated wealth
is $250,000,000.
HICKMAN , April 14. To the Ecillor of Tun
HKK : Will you plcaso answer through TIIK
HKK the following :
1. How many sliver dollars were coined In
the year 181)0 ) ?
" . Whore Is the word "appeal" first found In
the new testament-- ! ' ' . 1' . U.
Ans. 1. For the fiscal year ending Juno ! W ,
1SUO 33.923,810 silver doll&rs were coined , 2.
The word "appeal" occurs In the now tesla-
nionts In Acts 23II. ; llonly occurs Ihrco times
in the now testament and always In Acts.
NoiiFOt.K , April 15. To the Editor of Tun
BKB : 'lo decide u bet , who Is the richest maui.
Gould or loekefollor--W. ! .1. Ilolmnacli.
Ans , Rockefeller is reputed to bo the
richer of the two.
HKATHICK , Neb. , April 15. To the Editor of
TIIK HKK : I'loaso answer me. In tlio columns
of your paper. In rugard to Thomas 1'alnu.
whether ho wrote any more than thn "Ago of
Itpason. " If so. what , and where could I gut
lit What was he , and how long ago did ho die ?
Is Ilobert Ingorsoll of his belief In regard < w
our future state ? Amelia O. Minister.
Ans. Besides the -.vgo of Reason , "
Thomas Pulno wrote "Common Sense , " "Tho
Crisis , " "Rights of Man , " nud sev
eral newspaper articles , the principal
ono bolng "Thoughts Upon Slavery , "
which attracted great attention nt the
time it was written. You could probable
procure his works through any reputable
bookseller. Pulno was born at Thotford ,
England. January 2C , 1737 , nnd was the zonal
al a Quaker. Was engaged in several busi
nesses and came to America In Decerabor ,
1774 , and obtained Immediate employment ns
editor of the Pennsylvania Magazine. Ha
took an active part in the politics in this
country and visited Franco in 1781 , nnd again ,
in 17S7 , when ho invented an Iron bridge ;
was elected to Iho French national conven
tion and died in Now York Juno 8 , 180' ) .
Roborl Ingorsoll's views on u fuluro state
nro about the same as these held by Thomas
Paine.
HUMiior.DT. Nob. , April lO.-To the Editor of
TIIK HHK : Will you please loll mu how much
land , If any , allowed a family Is exempt from ,
execution under the state law ; also how much
personal property Is exempt.
JOHN OASHADV.
Ans. Section 1 , chapter 30 of the compiled
statutes provides for the exemption ot a
homestead not exceeding in value $ J,000 , con
sisting of the dwelling house in which the
claimant rosldos and its appurtonuncoi aiui
Iho land on which it is situated , not ex
ceeding liio acres of land , lo bo se
lected by the owner thereof , nnd
not In any incoymratod city or village , or In
stead thereof , nt the option of the claimant , u
quantity of contiguous ' laud not exceeding
two lots within ii'uy Incorporated city or vil
lage. With regard to personal property all
heads of families having neither lands , town
lots nor houses subject to exemption ' as n
homestead under the laws of this stnto shall
have exempt from forced snlo on execution
Iho sum of J , " > 00 in personal properly.
WHAT 1113 WANTI3I ) .
Mr. Martin Felt HIlHlitcd l > y tlio Gen
eral Government.
Major Benham , Inspector of small ormi
practice of the department of the Pintle , rc-
lurncd Saturday evening from ; Bellevue ,
where ho hna n confer uco with Mr. W. F.
Martin and others , who claimed thai their
consent had never boon obtained by the gov
ernment to use certain lols located In the
tract ot land used ns a rlllo range. Mr. Mar
tin owns three lols. One Is right In the cen
ter in the range , another Is near the officers'
quarters and tbo thiru ono is close to tha
butts.
Ho said It was not so much the value of
the property thnt caused him to complain , as
it was the fact that ho has never been recog
nized as n property owner by the govern
ment. Mr. Martin thought that Iho govern-
mcnl mlghl recognize- the small property
owners who give tholr lots for a rniiKO , Just
us well as these who own largo tracls used In
the range.
I'KUtiOX.lt , f.l IIACIIM'IIS.
Tobias Cnslor of Lincoln Is at the Paxlon.
C. B. Jackson of Lincoln Is at the Paxton ,
Mayor Ireland of Nebraska City is ot the
Paxlon.
E. F. Crosby of Lincoln Is slopping at tlio
Millurd.
F. Y. Roberts and wlfo of Kearney are at
the Paxlou.
Dr. G. W. Puheck of Nebraska City Is at
the Pnxton.
Jamas A. Gore of Washington , D. C. , Is
stopping at the Paxton.
James F. Mathuws of the Cily of Mexico
is u uucsl al the Mlllard.
Highest of all in Livening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
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