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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1891)
tflUDAY. APRIL 24 , 1801. THE JDATLY BEE K. 11OSKWATEU EIMTOII. PUBLISHED KVEUY MORNING. Piilly Iloo/ttlthontfiitmlnylOnoyoar. / . . $8 CO Dully nml mmdny , Ono Ye.ir . 10 ( JO Hlx moiitliH . . . . . fi { Three month ? . . . - Hunrtnv Hi" . Oun Vi-nr. . 2 JO Piilurdiiv lice , Ono Year . ' . ' ) Weekly Ili-c , Uno Your. . . . . . 1W ort'i Omnbn , Tlio Hro Mullillne. Foiilh Oinnlin. Corner N nnrt SClli Slroot * Conncll H1tin > . 19 I'oarl Htrcct. Chicago onicc.yiTCIi'iiiitiororCniiitnrrce. Nuw York , 1NJH { ! 19,14 nnil l.Vrflbiiiiullulldlng Washington , Ma I'uurleentli all ecu AllrnmmmtlcntlniH relntliiK to now * and rdttorlnl tiiHtlur should lie ml ( Ires sou to the L'dlloilal Department. _ IIUSINKHH IKTTr.U < > . Alllmslni's'ilotters and rciinltlaiiresflliould bo addrriTd to Tlio llm PitbUiliIng C'amimny , Oinnlin. DniftK , rhcnkH and poslofllfo orders to do tnadu pnyablo to tlio order of llio com pany. The Boc Fiiblisliii Company , ProDriclors Tin : HEI ; PUILDINO. PWOIIN fcTATnilKNT 01' CIUOUI.ATION. J-tatrof Nctiniskn , I , , Couiiljr of DouKlns. I Ororpo It. TfxchucK , ocretary of fur. llr.R rtilillitiliic company , docs nletnnly swrnr tliat the wtiinl circulation of TUB DAILY HKR for the wemc ending April IS , IfcOl , vuis as fnllons ; . Fundny. April 12 Monrtrly. April III TilCMltiv. Ap'1114 Wedrirsdiiy , April 13 Thursday , Amll 18 Krldnv. April IT . - . - Batiirdny , Apill 18 . St.7' ' " ' Average . U.'l.fiOl Gnoitfu : it. TZSOIIUUK. Eworn to lirforo mo niul subscribed In my presence thlslbth day of April , A. I > . 1V)1. ) N. I' . Km. Notary 1'ubllc. ftntrof Nonraska , I County of noiiKlun , | " Ocorpo II. Tuchnck , t'olncduly wnrn , dc- rohrsnncl says that ho Is cceretary of Tiir.lliiK , tbat thu nctual uvoraKo daily ilrviilntlnn of ' 1 iin DAILY lliu : for the month of April , 1MK ) , 11V > C4 copies ; for Slnjr , IBM. 80 , 1M ) coplev for June , 1WO , 20,101 coplffl ; for July. IHO. itUA ! tuples ; for Aupiist , 18UO , tO,7D9 copies ; for Scptrmbcr. ttHO , l0t0 ! copies ; for October 1 00. S0.7U copies ; for Novem ber , 1MW , ft ! , I'M copies ; for December , JSOO , SI.47I coplei ; for .Inmniry , IPlH , lf.440 eonlet ; for Kolinmry , 1MI , Sii1S : copies ; for March , If ni , 24 , ( Hcopies. . GROUCH II. T/sriiucic. Sworn to 1 eforn me. and snb-.crlbcd In my licsciicp. this Ud day of April , A. 1) . . 1801. N. 1' . I'Kir , Notary Public. DH. OATI.INO is working on a now gun which will inako the old 0110 ashamed of its muno. BALMACKDA , president pro torn of Chili , is out of nitrate and hence out of money. Tlio insurgents have captured both. is hopelessly democratic , but there are republicans enough in the leg islature to make the democrats hold ft deadlock e.iiiiMis. PAUISIANS will not bo so unwary here after in attempts to blackmail and libel wealthy Americans. Mackoy wins his libel suit and Blondon , the offending Bcandul inongor , will servo 1C months In prison as tlio penalty. THE stale ollicials celebrated Arbor day by planting trees in the capitol ground. It Was In accord with the eternal fitnobs of things that State Superintendent Goudy selected n birch mid several of the other ollluors slippery elms. > BAUON PAVA intimated that when ho reached Homo the world would hoar something drop. This explains the powder explosion which knocked the cupola olT the parliament house and shattered the ancient windows of the Vatican , GOVKKNOK BOYD has appointed rep resentative Moan , thu real author of the Nowborry bill nido-do-cnmp on his staff with the rank of colonel. Colonel Moan will not hereafter speak disrespectfully of hia commanding ollicor and the word veto is barred from military circles. THK governors of both the Dakotas have found it necessary to inform the charitably inclined of the east that the states are abundantly able to take care of their destitute. On general princi ples those alms-gatherers are far more avaricious and dishonest than charita ble. They will boar watching. EX-GOVKHNOU FoitAKKit is a bril liant stump speaker , a spell-binder of which any campaign committee would bo proud , except when ho opens his mouth full width. When ho does this his jaw blips an eccentric , as It wore , i.nd it takes a peed deal of oil to bring the machinery back into good working o rdor. PKKSIBKNT POLK of the national alli ance , in a speech tit Ilornollsvillo , N. Y. , before the alliance delegates of that state barred out some late shining lights In both the old parties who are Hooking n harbor for departed ambitions in the farmers' organization by declaring that the alliance is no asylum for disgruntled politicians. A iiANicnu in Utah was swindled on the old gold brick game. Ho bought S2-l,000 worth of alleged gold from an Ignoramus for $0,000. The ignoramus Is gone and so Is the $0,000 , for the alleged gold is pure copper. The banker is now hunting u swindler. Any man , banker or otherwise , who bites at that old bait Is lamentably Imbecile and roc6lvos nnd deserves no sympathy. CoMMANnnit Rumen , who permitted General Barrutulln to bo killed on the American war ship Ringer , was cen sured and deprived of the command of the vessel. Minister Mlznor , who was primarily responsible for the outrage of the Central American ollicors , WHS re called In disgrace. Comm nmlor Roller has , however , been placed in command of the Thetis nnd ordered to complete a hydrographlo survey of the Pacific coast. Naturally enough the navy de partment has boon severely criti cized for its action in this re gard. The explanation that the Thetis la not an ai'mod vessel is olTored by Secretary Truoy , who insists Unit it Is not a vindication of the erring naval otllcor , while admitting that no other of ficer was equally available. This will hardly satisfy critics , many of whom bo- llovo Commander Roller was , to say the least , excusable in view of the order of the American minister to deliver the general to the olllcors sent to make his arrest. It looks very much as If the ns- elgnmonl wore made as u sort of peace1 plTerlng to the friends of thocoimnnndor , the secretary's assertion to the contrary notwithstanding. Mfior.votni'trJUC.t.Y MOSI'KPTS. In one of his recent dispatcher from Now York to the Cincinnati Commercial CiUictlCi Mr. Murnt llalstcad observes that there is manifest in Undemocratic , mugwump and professedly indopmidont paporri that make up the great bulk of Now York journalism , Increasing uu oaslnos i In the political changes favorIng - Ing the republicans that every day ap pear , and especially about the abiding friendliness nnd cordial co-oparntlon of the president and the secretary of state. The porploxlty of the opposition has been Intonsillcd by the success of the administration in reciprocity negotiations , by the unqualified triumph of the state department In dealing with the Italian incident , and by the excel lent impression the president has made on his trip Ihus far. Add lo those the fact that the administration has boon thoroughly practical , that the vast reve nues of the government Imvo boon col lected without the loss of a single cent by fraud or defalcation , that the national finances hnvo boon managed with notable - blo wisdom , nnd that the currency of the country has been largely and safely In creased , and there is presented a record which appeals to Iho intelligent judg ment and confidence ol the country. To overcome the Influence which this record id exerting in strengthening the republican party the opposition Is rely ing chiollyupon the charge that the last congress was exceptionally extravagant in appropriations , with the "gag rule" and the "forco" bill as incidental issues. Their acknowledged loader will endeavor to make the tariff the loading issue , but it is already apparent that n very largo number will not bo disposed to follow him in this , at least to the extent that ho will doslro to go , and the conditions nexl year are vo.'y likely to bo uuih : as to nriko the number still larger. The ill oirects from the tariff that wore prophesied by the free trade democrats liavo not been experienced , ami if wo go on milking reciprocity arrangements and extending our markets they are not likely to bo. Taking all the necessaries together , they are cheaper today than when the tariff bill was passed , and especially Is this the fact if the products of the farm bo excluded , which are higher for reasons wholly independent of the tariff. If this state of affairs con tinues Iho democratic party will hardly venture to run the next presidential camp lign on the naked Issue of the repeal - peal of the tnritt law. Undoubtedly the next house of representatives will attack the tariff , but the democratic party has hitherto shown itself incapable of deal ing with this subject in a way satisfac tory to the country , nnd there Is no reason to expect that it will exhibit a higher capacity in the next congress. It will make n demonstration , also , for free coinage of silver , but this will bo done at the risk of so dividing the party as to assure its defeat next year. Thoughtful democrats are beginning to see that the largo majority which their party will have in the next hotibo of representatives may not prove to bo HO valuable an achievement as at llrst it was thought to bo. They understand that the fortunes of the party In the immediate future largely depend - pond upon the course of the next house , and If the oxlromo and ro- nclionnry element gains control , as now Honms probable , the party will have little to hope for in 1802 outside of the solid south. Meantime the republican administra tion is going forward on safe nnd con servative lines with the single purpose of advancing the material welfare ot the country and maintaining the credit nnd dignity of the government , and its suc cess with this policy is every day com mending it more fully to intelligent pop ular judgment and increasing the strength of the party. IMl'OltTAXT TltKASUllY MKASUltKS. Secretary Foster appreciates the fact that the unusually heavy demands which will bo made upon the national treasury during the ensuing year will require extraordinary preparations to meet thorn in order to avoid a. deficit. Ho has accordingly boon giving careful consideration to plans designed to prevent - vent the depletion of the treasury tint the contraction of the circulating me dium. When recently In Now York ho hold consultations with bankos : ant business raon regarding the situa tion , and this week has been in consultation with prominent tronsurj ollicials regarding the policy which the treasury should pursue. As the meas ures suggested by the scerolary will it their execution have an important oflocl upon the money market , nnd therefore upon the business of the country , for tlio next year , they possess tin interest for all engaged in financial and commercial tiff nirs. The most imporlant measures being considered by Secretary Foster are the refunding of the -H per cent bonds nm the withdrawal of tlio public funds on deposit in national banks. The amount of the bonds whiol mature September 1 , is about 852,000,000 and the deposits amount to 823,000,000 , The expectation had boon that the bonds would bo redeemed , but It Is now eooi thai this cannot bo done without wiping out Iho bank deposits , and this il would bo unsafe lo do. Rsfunding lliorofore seems to bo Iho only safe nllornntivo , tuu this the secretary will probably propose to do , limiting the amount refunded , i practicable , to the InndH , somewhat less than half Iho whole amount , deposited posited in the treasury to secure the circulation of the natlona banks. By this moans ho would no compllsh the double purpose of relieving the demands upon tlio treasury and giv ing the b.mks a continuing basis for their circulation. II is the opinion of the Bccrotury that those bonds can easily bo refunded Inlo a 2 per cent bond running fora considerable term of years , nnd that banks would gladly accept them in return for their present holdIngs - Ings and use them as a basis for note circulation. If this course Is decided upon , and It booms imporn * lively necessary in existing circum stances , a call for n portion of the bonds may be expected to issue at tiny time. With regard to the deposits of public money in the banks , It is not Intended to withdraw till of the amount , but to re duce it perhaps to thu extent of 310,000,000. Other measures under con- Idorntion are the rocolnngo of trade ollar bullion ttnd the issue of cortill- iatos upon Iho now coins , the dlstrluu- ion of Rome of the fractional silver nd the rccoinago of another por- Ion , and the use of the silver irollt fund arising from the present sll- or coinage. Tlio secretary will also top payments on the sinking fund if ho s not prepared lo meet them. Tlio consideration of those oxpediotils s evidence of the close condition of Iho rcasury and the solicitude of the socro- ary regarding the Immediate fuluro. Vllhin n few woolcH 335,000,000 will bo ; nllod for by pension drafts , nnd prompt .ction is necessary to provide for his drain. The cash b.ilnnco at > rcsont Is smatllor than for many cars , and there are no extraordinary c.sourccs at hand to moot the enlarged uinand.H. It Is qullo possible that all of ho expedients bolng considered by the ocrotnry would not prove successful , ind In that ease the situation might be- omo embarrassing , but they appear to ) o the best that the conditions suggest. < : t is said that Secretary Foster will 'ounsol with Senator Sherman , and vhatovor is decided upon the country ins every reason to ox poet that It will uivo duo regard for the general Inter- osts. It Is apparent that tlio affaire of ho treasury for some time to como will mvo to bo guided with extraordinary care , prudence and wisdom. Tllf ! aAKHAUU 11VS1XRSS. An amendment to Iho ordinance govS orning Iho garbage business in the city vill como up In regular order at thu council tonight. II aims to correct the ibuses which have grown up under the syslcm as now manipulated , nnd to pre vent oxtorlionalo charges in the future. "n other words , the council is asked to treat this subject in a business like man- lor nnd to so modify the terms of the or dinance as to give tlio tax-payers ind the clly reasonable rates for ralhoring garbage and hauling it to the dumps. The ordinance as originally passed , vas solely for the benefit of Iho indlvldp unl who was appointed sanitary conunlHo sionor. It was the purpose of the cotinp ell to give him an opportunity to make some money out of citizens and garbage collectors to recompense him for laborious - ous , tireless and presumably effective orvlco in the late city campaign. It is probable that the largo profits to Lie derived from a skillful manipulation of the dumps , dump carts and swill-pails was not fully understood by tiny person except its bonollciary when the ordinance was passed. Ho has had ton months of financial prosperity at the expense of the city , nnd ought to bo oven by this time with his gracious polilicnl assofc elates. Therefore , if not because the system is open to extortions and other abuses and worthless from a sanitary point of view , then ben cause political obligations have boon cancelled by fulfillment , the council should pass Iho reform ordinance. The city should assume the managet monl of this business , and conduct it not' to sociiro a profit , but in the interests of health and cleanliness. Under the amended charter the board of health is responsible lo Iho council for kcoplntr Iho city in proper sanitary condition. Rules for a systematic gathering of gar bage nnd cleansing of filthy localities should bo prescribed either by ordinance or under the authority of an ordinance. Thu clly scavenger should bo paid a modoralo salary , and bo under the di rection of the board of health. Ho should not hnvo a pecuniary interest in dumps , dump carts or other sanilary in- slitutions. FLAGRANT ADUSKS , The most vital thing to Omaha tax payers just now is an honest and equit able assessment of property. The work of our assessors has for years worked the most rank injustice to the small prop erty owners and elti/.ens who have bor rowed money to make permanent im provemonts. Millions upon millions of personal properly is either purponoly overlooked or assessed at nominal values that make the assessment a perfect farce. Outmost extensive land holders and men who have amassed millions , nnd Imvo hun dred of thousands of dollars invested in stocks , bonds nnd mortgages always manage to manipulate the asses sors to the detriment of the grout body of taxpayers. But the most flagrant abuse practiced upon our eilizons is Iho assossmonl of the property of franchised corporations. On this point an inspection of the tax return * } of last year makes a revelation that proves the iniquity of our prosenl system. Tlio four loading franchisee corporations in this city are bonded for nearly nine millions of dollars but they are paying taxes on loss than two hundred thousand dollars. In other words , Iho ratio of taxation is enl > one forty-third of the aggrognlo of Iho amount advanced to them by capitalists while Iho properly of Iho average lax- payer is assessed in the ratio of one fourth to one-sixth of its value. Tun articles of agreement betwooi the sanitary inspector and ono of the garbage collectors is a very convincing proof that the former olllolul is provtui eating lo a trilling extent in his alll davil touching the topic of extortionate charges for the disposition of garbage. With the protlls of that contract and the fees paid by Iho city for colloollng deat animals in mind , it is incredible that the sanitary commissioner has not made more than $150 per inonlh ou t of the garbage business unless Indeed Mr , Morrlssoy Is compelled to divide his in come with somobodv who stands In will him. IT is not true that Senator Mandorsoi goes to Kuropo especially lo nscorlnii whether or not Buffalo Bill's Wild Wes Is elevating lo Iho Sioux Indiana com posing n part of the aggregation. Secretary rotary Noble s-otllod that eontrovos } between Commissioner Morgan and the bonator on the honutor'n side. SUCHKTAHY Piioqpoii's possible Boloc lion as a United States senator lo sue coed Sonalor Edmunds sugpeals Iho ro llocllon that n seat In the United 'Slate senate ih usually more highly prized among statosftluM than n cabinet oHlcc. It Is doublfulT , ' ] n single senator with hroe years jet lo servo would resign lib oftlco for a ttaiinot position. Yet In ) oint of rank and salary n cabinet ofllcor s superior to-7lsoimtor. The reason of his Is found itj ( lie fuel Unit a member f the cubing , la merely n part f the udullnlstrallon. Except in 'are cases , 11 where n man like Blaine takes 'a' portfolio , there Is no nporluntly forlbtidorshlp or for special distinction. A &iblnot officer Is n secro- ary to the prp'suiunt and voices his sen- Imonls. A United Stales sonalor IB Iho nosl independent of public servants. HH term of ofllco bolng six years , ho Is ess responslvo to the fluctuations of ) ubllo opinion. If a man of Intollec- ual force , ho Is a forum uncqualod in his.world for displaying the gift of elo quence , the power of leadership and the ndopondonco of genius. No wonder mon will leave the taxing details of a ablnct portfolio for the freedom and dig- ilty of the United Slnlos sonalo. COUN'KLL university , Now York , made n serious blunder In refusing to tillow Hobort G. Ingersoll to deliver nn ad dress before Us law students on account oii his pronounced agnosticism. Cor nell i Is n non-sectarian Institution nnd Ingorsoll \ Is n first class lawyer. Ingor- soil ( has ti hobby , It Is true , bul It is fall- to probtimo ho would have talked law and not titliolsm lo llio young barrislors. There ought to bo common ground somewhere - where between n good lawyer nnd anon- sectarian ( univorsily. Tin : world Is to bo spared the Inflic tion of Plon Plon's political correspond ence for the present , us It might embar rass some of his living contemporaries to publish It. There has boon no Nnpoloon In whom the world has loss Interest than this last pretender. It can therefore patiently wait a century for the memoirs and political correspond ence. By that time ho will bo forgotten. THK engineer's ofllco ought to keep its lands out of all the contests between p laving contractors. Either the engineer or any of hiH assistants has a right loslgn p ) utitions for any material ho desires in fi 'ronl of ills own properly , but when ho circulates petitions for any contractor ho ays himself open to Iho charge that ho ins become an interested party outside of his property. THC Chicago 'Herald complains that when a republican mayor Is elected the b jotter element atriong the citizens shut their eyes andfeoHo sloop. This is not surprising. The botlor element of society every where does the same way under the safndr circumstances. They know when it Is , s/ifo / to fool safe. EVKHY time a school building is erected in Omaha the controversy bo- twcon advocatc.s.of . steam heat and hot nlr furnaces comes to the front. Bolng a question bet ween'slowed ' and baked at mosphere it is largely a matter of taste. The pupils of the now Kollom school are to breathe fchojbako'tl.article. , FAME scurrying around anywhere dis covers in Hon. William A. Paxton , a shining mark. The old corn-cob pipe did its best to keep its modest pwnor in obscurily but Governor Boyd has ap pointed him quartermaster general of the Nebraska National guards and dubbed him Colonel Paxton. THE now charter contains no right of eminent domain , the former provision having boon accidentally repealed. As n consequence the fond hopes of the park commission for a boulevard from Bemis park lo Hanscom park and olhor park and boulevard improvements are cruelly blasted. PKKSIDKNT HARIUSON stood up to his knees in roses at the Los Angeles rocop- lion and Iho llornl docoralions every where wore lavish as is only possible in that country of climate and flowers. Rhetoric must take the plneo of roses In this north temperate zone. PAUK tivenuo needs repaying. There is no mlHlnko about that , but it should not bo a mosaic of the paver's art. Ap pearances as well ns durability should bo considered in Improving a natural drive like Park avenue. JOHN B. BKISOHLAO has been ap pointed Uniled Slates Inspoclor of meals at South Omaha. Tlio Gorman import ers of the American hog ought to accept Mr. Boischlag's inspection without question. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ KANSAS CITY is steadily moving to the roar of Omaha as n packing center. This week shows Omaha a gain of 24.00 ( hogs in the season's pucic over 1890 , and a loss at Kansas City of 4,000. A SOUTH OMAHA block watchman captured a burglar In the act of robbing u store. This man deserves to bo pro- molod to the regular force In Omaha. MKH ! < m'rl.i\rny ' Ho In It , St , LimtfMMhfDi'iiricf \ a' . The fool Hint Mr.1C'lovclnnd talked so froolj to Colonel Lon L } , , Stevens , who Is voi'i largely the ropreaentatlvo of Governor frau ds , plvos basis fqr'fbo ' belief Unit the demo cratic ticket innj'/bg Cleveland and Francis Can't Aliusdi Uyomhitf Women. The women oil Wyoming will rcsjolco to learn that the false accusations made by Hov. D , L. Under havojteoUod upon his own head. The Methodist cbuVtlh could not omlono such utterances and OatUpl must stop down and out. ni i to Sf..iwf uliitit-Dfinocrat. President ThuA'toii of the league of repub lican clubs Is snfo In saying ttmt the repub licans will correct the McKtnloy low If it Is found , after a fair trml , to bo defective. The law Is not exactly what the western repub licans wanted , ulthough'lthas some KOOU pro. visions. By the tlma the ropu oilcans como Into power again in the homo two years hotico wo will know moro about the act ani ! know what the situation demands. Kiieiiilos to Worthy AVio I'f.rll Ittrtmltr , The greatest enemies to worthy pensioners are fraudulent claimants and u onU , who prollt by the promotion of piymonts not Justly duo. In so far us criticisms upon the pension service to ml to bafllo the rapacity of sucii leeches utxm the public treasury these strictures are Justifiable and cotnmcndiiblu by all noaost men , Pension administration hould bo rl ld lu the Inspection of claims , nit promptly liberal In tlio liquidation of list ones , mid the charges of middleman liould bo always kept down by direct deal- ng between the h'ovornmont anil Its veterans , reo from onerous charges for Intermediary orvlco * nnd from these technical dolnys lu vhlch "tho pension sharps" mid their oppor- unity for Ill-gotten gala through favoritism nd corruption , It IB AVorkiitK Woll. Xew Ymlt Sun , The now Immigration law has operated uccossfully thus far , as is shown by the number of undesirable aliens who Imvo boon irohlblted from landing slnco April 1 , nnd cut back to their own countries at the ox- ) cnso of the stoamshlns that broutit \ \ thorn icro. Several Atlantic companies linvo now earned that they will lose money by vlolat- ng our law for the regulation of Immlgra- ion , nnd that It would bo to their advitntago o rofr.iln from shipping stooravo passengers vho will not bo pormltlcd to enter this country. HnrrNon'H Kino Art , New Yoik Trtbunt , In all the president's southern spacchos hero 1ms been a remarkable note of SUKIJOS- ion. Ho has not hosltatoJ to discuss na- lonnl politics , even when they nro matters of mrttsan Issue , but ho hiis snolcou so frankly ind with such openness and toleration toward the vlows of othar.s that Instead of arousing mrty spirit and criticism ho has won only npptnuso and awakened only appreciative discussion. This was line art. It displayed n rnro quality of tact and Ingenuity. It islet lot often that n president discovers the ability to utter upon such occasions anything but platitudes nnd compliments. 1'ASSlXfi JESTS. Now York Sun : "Yes. I am sure her 'nther musl have boon a football player in his timo. " " \ \ by so ! " "Decauso ho blow mo up before the Im pact. " wow York Herald " friends " : "My , re marked the minister , "tho collection today will bo devoted to my traveling exuenses , for t nm going nwny for my health the more I receive the longer I can stay" and , strange : o say , the largest collection over made was then taken up. Philadelphia Record : "Ma , where do they ? ot butter milk from ! " asked llttlo Johnny. "From the goats , my son , " replied his ma. She entered the oar nnd qulto recklessly clung , To a strap that before mo conveniently hung. Till , perforce , I arose and resigned her my sent ; [ had to , because there wore conrs on my foot. FHcgonde Ulaottor : "What ! " exclaimed the hotel proprietor , as the guest's hair stood on end tit the size of the bill presented , "do you mean to say that startles you ! You ought to bo hero in the height of the regular season 1" "Thoro Is the preacher who Is preaching very bold But ho preaches for Money , and not for souls. " Yonkers Statesman : Sunday School Teacher Now , Jonnlo , toll mo what took all the snap out of Samson ! Johnnie A homo-mado hair cut , ma'am. Texas Siftings : Irnto parent ( in the door to his clerk , who was caressing his daughter ) Young man , you are not hired to do that kink of work. Clerk That's so. I'm doing It for noth ing. Philadelphia Times : Of all the -100 methods of improving the memory invented , nothing up to date boats giving a thirty-day noto. Minneapolis Journal : Senator Mcllnlo does not allow hlmsolf to speak of the Hcn- nepii ) delegation. Ho calls it the Honnopin do-limb-ga-tion. Boston Herald : Tnerolsono thing that moves slowly by cable , and that Is an inter national chess match. DIDN'T WANT MONEY. An Exciting Chase After Two Sup posed Housebreakers. There .was a great commotion in the vicin ity of 013 North Twentieth street about .3:00 : o'clock yesterday morning. Acouplo of policemen wcrochasing another braca of Hoeing forms through back yards and over fences , and the sound ot rapidly re treating footsteps was over and anon punc tuated by the sharp crack of a Colt's ' US re volver. There was a spicy little story behind it all , and is is what caused it. A railroad conductor named George II. Kincaid lives near the corner of the street , and ho loft home Wednesday morning to make his regular run , on which ho would be absent for three days. All would have been well had not a co'uplo of klndhcartod young men visited the bouso for the purpose of assisting In making time pass pleasantly until the head of the family should return. At the hour mentioned they concluded to cut their visit short , butns they were about to pass out of the front door they saw Onicors Sheep and MafCray passing and dodged back Inside. The ofllcors sow them at thn same Instant nnd concluding that over.vthing was ripe for bagging a couple of burglars , slipped around to the rear of thn > bulldlng Just in time to soothe the supposed burglars emerge from the back door nnd make a dash for the alloy. It was a great chase that followed , und how an.vor.o-iu the neighborhood got out allvo Is a wonder. Ono of the fugitives was captured and in spite of his earnest protests and tearful en treaties was sent to the station , whcro ho gave the name of H. A. Uussoll , a Cumlng street druggist. His partner in flight was moro successful , as ho was not captured until ho hud run several blocks further , when ho ran kor-plunk into the arms of Detectives Savasro and lompsoy. Ho said his name was Williams nnd that ho was Russell's clerk. Ho made a clean breast of It , and on offering in ovl- denco n white Hn > ii garment which ho had hastily tucked under his coat and was allowed to depart. Husscll was also released when Judge Helsloy heard his story , as there was nothing In it to warrant hold ing him us a suspicious character , as ho had boon oooked when ar rested , The neighbors had abundant material for gossip at the Drcakfast table. It was reported that ono of the fugitives wus shot , nnd a weeping maiden at No. < ili ! grow wildly hysterical over thu story , while another sadly loldcd nway an nbandoncd vest In an obscure corner of her scrap album. Explanations will be In order In that vicinity ore many suns have kissed Iho treetops - tops near Twentieth and California. HOSTWH K'H DANK. lil DcUelt lu Fu-In < > l' tlio Defunct lUHlltlltlDII. A gentleman who is well posted In the af fairs of the City National bank at Hastings , which failed last fall , was seen by u reporter for Tin : KKK last night at the Murray hotel. Ho said i "It is rumored that tno receiver in whoso hands the City National bank has boon for some time has advised the treasury depart ment at Washington tbat It would bo wlso to bring Mr. II. Bostwlck , the former president of the bank , back from Tucoma , Wash. , where ho Is now living , and have him tried for defrauding the creditors of the bank. The stock of the bank has been entirely exhausted and thcro is still a deficit of ubout $70,000 , The stockholders will bo called upon to contribute to the full extent of the law , but some of thorn have an. ticlp.ited this and have disposed of their property qulto generally , I don't ocllovo the recover will bo able to pot over ? JO,000 to f 10.000 more out of thn stockholders. " "Is It supiKHcd that Dostwlck took much money with him when ho loft for the west ! " "Thoro Is a variety of opinions with regard to that. Bomo bollovo that ho took f.WKi ( ) ) to 00,000 with him , but others think ho took uway not moro than JIO.OOJ to § 15,003. , " FROM THE STATE CAPITAL , Preliminary Trial of thn Eloping School Teacher Sot for Saturday , VISITED IN JAIL BY HIS SWEETHEART , Tlio Fiiuko Opera House to Ha itouiotl- clccl WIIN thoHxOInyor Hnllroml ANscissiueuts Udtl.H and KiidH. Lts-coi.x , Nob. , April 'J3. [ Special to TUB Bin : . ] Harton Heck , the Spragno school teacher charged with mule stealing , was brought before Judge Stewart hi county court this morning. Heck Is not n very hand some fellow , nnd his fasdnatlon Is notvlslblo to the naked oyo. Ho was accompanied by U. J. CJrconc , his attorney , but Ills love , Mary Zimmerman , was conspicuous by her nlMoneo. She visited him at the Jail , how ever. On request of County Attorney Siioll the preliminary examination was sot for Sat urday afternoon at ! ) o'clock. TIIVT lltO 1HMAOH St'lT. The cnso of Mrs. Gertrude lidnoy , who seeks to recover 8 } , r > 00 from the Damns for fraudulent representations regarding n trade between them , was given to Iho Jury In Judge Tibbott's court this morning after clglit days' hearing. The plaintiffs this morning Jllod n request that the court allow the Jury to vlow the property before retiring. This was re fused , nnd after Instructions the Jury tackled the Job of fixing damages. It Is generally believed thai Mrs. Ednoy will got a good , substantial verdict. WILL ni.Moi : > ii. : run FUNKE , Manager McUoynolds of the Funko opera house announces that ho has at last suc ceeded In getting assurance from the Funko estate that the much ncodod improvements at that house will bo made as soon ns the season closes , which will bo early in Juno. U is proposed to put another story on the build ing , which will give n higher stage , nnd cnublo the Inreost Hats of scenery carried by the big companies to bo used in Lincoln. It will also onabla the architects to put In n second gallery , which Manager Koynolds 1ms long desired to havo. Necossiirily the interior of the house will bo i cat-ranged , and It Is the Intention at proacnt to put in two now sets of boxes on each side. ninUo the seats in the llrst four lows of the dress circle of the latest style , magnificent double plush ones , nnd fccsco the house throughout. Besides this a lot of now scenery nnd sot pieces will bo added , nnd other Improvements made ns they sug gest themselves during the transformation. It Is expected that at least ? 30OJi ) will bo ox- pendcd In making the house a first class ono , and that the improvements will bo made in time to open the house early in the full. The management Is of the opinion that the now Funko will bo of such splendor and elegance that no ono can complain of its not being n monument to the city. DISTINCT COUIIT. The suit brought by Susan B , Pockham to recover 8-jooO for the damniro done to her property on Ninth nnd M streets by reason of the city's cutting down thn street to a depth of about ten feet and leaving her property perched high and dry on the bank was settled this morning. The matter of damages had been referred to arbitrators , who reported in favor of allowing the plaintiff fSOO , und the court sustained the award and pave the plaintiff that amount. The court nnd Jury nro at present engaged In a very momentous question. It is ono whcro Henry C. Hull sues H. A. C. Cooley for S1H.C5 , duo for work nnd labor performed at defendant's special instance nnd request. The defendant admits that Hull did the work , but says that ho carelessly nnd negligently broke n glass door , -vhloh it cost defendant $15.00 to repair , l.io defendant therefore asks for SI.03 damages. The casn will nroba- bly occupy all day at an expense of S-l for Jurymen and about an equal amount for other oxocnsos. fn the case of John W. Hafor vs O. IV. Bowman , to recover $5,000 damages lor al leged false Imprisonment , the plaintiff was given ten days to give security for costs or have his suit thrown out the buck window of the court houso. The demurrer of defendant in the case of J. M. Damnreo , administrator , vs Nuhrung & Moycr , vas sustained and plaintiff's petition knocked out of court. It was n cnso brought on behalf of the estate of Lawrence Klnch- lee , who had purchased some farm ma chinery from the Selborling manufacturing company nnd paid the money , & 3 , to defend ants , who represented that they were Selbor- llng's agents. The next thiup Kinchloo know ho was sued In Justice court for the amount by Solburlmg , who recovered the amount. This suit was to recover from Nuhrung & Meyer tbo money paid them. WAS UUAIIAM FINKD. This afternoon was the time sot for the trial of Mnvor Graham on the long deferred case of assault and battery ou the person of Editor Llttloflold of the Nebraska Laborer. Littlolleld declared this afternoon that Gra ham had pleaded guilty without going to trial and hud bcon lined " > and costs , the latter amounting to about ? 40. Justice Foxworthy denies this story nnd alleges that Iho case was continued indefinitely. lUII.UOAn ASSESSMENTS. The stnto board of equalization hold n meeting this morning in the auditor's ofilco for the purpose of considering the assessment of railroad , telegraph nnd sleeping car com panies. Tbo following gentlemen were pres ent : Frank P. Grandan , representing the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley and Sioux City .t Pacific ; E. K. Woodman , representing the Chicago , St. Paul , Mlnno- aK > lls & Omaha ; J. G. Cooper , ropro ontlng the Chicago , Kansas & Nebraska ana the Chicago , Hock Island & Pacific ; E. L. Bior- bower and J. C. Coombs , representing the Pacific Short Line ; J. H. Hamilton , repre senting the Kearney & Black Hills. The assessments - sossmonts will not bo made for some WOOKS. WILL I.KT THK NKW 110 Vlll ) SETTI.K IT. The citizens of Stamford , Ftirnns county , who are complainants before the state board of transportation against tbo B. & M. for the ro-ostabllshinont of a station recently aban doned bv ' the railroad company , notilled the board to'day that thny refused to accept the answer of the defendant ns either Just or right and declare their intention to prove at the hearing the fulslty of much of the an swer. They request the hearing to bo fixed for the 'JStb inst. However , owing to the change in the board of secrotnrios.lt is probn- blo that the hnurlng will go over until about May C , nnd will bo tlio initial case for the consideration and adjustment of the nuw board of secretaries. TIIKV WILL WllIOATK. The Nebraska irrigation and Improvement company has filed articles of incorporation. Tno headquarters of the company tire to bo in this city. The inoorporiitors nro George W. Holdrocc , It. O , Philips , J. W. Dmvooso , Fnvotto I. Foss , J. W. Slmbuta nnd W. L. Moison. 'I'lio object of the corporation Is to conduct a general Irrigating business In Ne braska , Colorado , Wyoming , Montana , South Dakota and Kansas. STATP. noi'sn NOTHS. Jadgo HIgglns , the governor's private secretary , bus bcon dangerously Hi with erysipelas for n few days , but is now con valescent. Hurry D. Carter , loto of the auditor's ofllco , leaves tomorrow for Boise City , Idaho , where ho will enter a bonk. ODDS AND KN'DS. The proposed boulevard south of the atato house has not yet materialized. Mr. It. L. Mutcalf of the World-Horuld moved bis family mid household effects tl Omaha today. Ton delegation who waited on him , At Pound , chief of the Wostoru Dotoctlvo asse ntation , declared thnt ho would nccnpttha position of chief of pollco If It wns oftorod to him , although heretofore ho has not boon In Iho race. PIIKIJDOM TO TillN } VI IONS. Trim Slgiillloniiuu of the 1'nnsovor K.\l > lnliitl ! by Dr. Hoicuiiu. The Jowlsh church on Hartley slroot , Twentyfourth , was fitted to the doors tordny nt 10 o'clock by nil audience composed of the devout followers of the anciout nnd God fearing Israelites. The occasion wns the cel ebration of thu feast of the p.vssovor. The musio for the occasion was remarka bly line , being furnished bv n quartette con sisting of MM. Colton , Mi's. Mnollor , Mr. Ponnoll nnd Mr. Wllklns. Miss Boulter presided - sided nt the organ. T- IJr. Hoscnuu , the rabbi , delivered nn np- proprlato nnd very able address. Ho reviewed the origin nnd history of the great festival ol which the meeting wns an observance. The speaker hold that thu fest ival wns not originated by Moes , as ao many blblu students are led to bollovo , but its origin wns much more ancient. It wns originally a spring festival , celebrated - bratod by the Hindoos and ether ancient tribes of men , long before the exodus of thu Israelites from Egypt. But Moses gave to this festival n sanctity , nnd meaning not known to Iho heathen. The Hindoos nnd others , prior to the time of Moses Iwllevod that by sacrifices to tlio god of spring they could escnpo the dangers thnt might follow during thu summer months. Mow , the great law giver taught thnt this occasion should bo celebrated as ono of emancipation. Nature suggested to Israel the Idea of the- bursting fetters of winter , the free dom from bondngo of every liv ing thing. It wns , therefore , innda n festival of froodont , celebrating the escnpo of the children of Israel from bondage nnrt . embracing the ancient Idea of oinunclpjlftilf from winter nnd lUs icy chains. Ur. Kosenau then advanced the Idea thnt this great festival should moan oven uioru than this to intelligent pcoplu of thu present day. It should mean the freedom of body nnd mind from the chains of phys ical and mental bondage that hinder the progress of thu human raco. What has boon dona In this direction has been but the following out of thu grand message given thu people of Israel. The great reformations such as followed the I'Vanch revolution , the American war for Independence - dependence nnd the emancipation of thu negro were but the necessary results that followed the carrying out of the great mes sage of freedom in nil Its fullness. The speaker then said that tlio work begun by Moses was not yet finished. There were yet thousands of people in bondngo. Tlio poor , the ig norant , thn sick und distressed were bound by chains thnt might bo , to a very great degree , loosened und broken If those who wore able to assist la the work would do their duty. In closing the snonkor admonished the people ple to remember the poor and distressed and to bo liberal In their donations to all worthy charitable institutions. Mil. MOHHISSHY AOAIN. He Denies Published SlntcinciitH Con- ci'i'iiliiK City .Sanitation. "If the man who has the garbage assign ment on TUB Btn : Is working on space rates , " sn'd Sanitary Commissioner Morrissey , to HIB : man , "ho must bo making as great n Oally stipend as tho.sanitary commissioner. I _ . receive from Tin ; BKK over n column every f other day of free advertising , for which any of thn local merchants would bo willing to pay hnndsomclv. " "Woll , wlmt uuvo you to say ou tbo gar bage question 1" ho was nuked. "O , not much , " lie ict > lied , "I am glad to find out that I am making so much monov , and particularly , to sco the fact made public. It will cnso the minds of the fellows wuocall V. 'to sco about that little bill' and it will undoubtedly - doubtodly onhnnco the modicum of credit f now have nt the city banks ( if I bring along the usual A No. 1 secui Ity ) . Now , if TUB BIK : will only establish for mo n reputation , ns bolng n chnin-llchtnlni' rakor-ln of thu good iron dollars of thodear public I may yet bo in demand ns a financier. "But seriously , " ho nddod , "I thinic Tun BIK will Itself discover soon that It is mak ing a big cry over little swill ( pardon the paraphrase ) . It is true that the cltv's gar bage system is wrong , but I did not make the system. The ordinances fix ing .prices were laws before I took the olllco. Now , section 10S of the city char ter provides tbut the compunsaMon'of any city official cannot bo Increased or uhnlii1 Ishod during his term of ofllco. Snpposi your salary as reporter was guarded thus by act of the legislature ; wouldn't you make n kick It an attempt was made to reduce il' ' Well , that Is just the kind of a kicker I nm. "I was given an olllco and loft to rustle for a salary , and I am egotist enough to thin ( that 1 still nave some of the old newspaper capability for rustling loft in mo. Suppose it were true that I was making n blu thing out of tlio ofllco. Are there not other public ofllcors in this city doing likewise legiti mately I Am I loss c.ipablo or loss deserv ing ] I repeat that it b tbo fee , . + , system which is wrong. I said/ ' > < that months ago and when Ufia . gentlemen who prepared the proposed amend ments to the city charter were in session last December I submitted , through the mayor , n draft of n section drawn from the charters of ether cities which provided for tbo levy ing of a tax and tbo collection of garo.igo nt the public expense , as is done clsowhero. It - was Ignominously thrown into the waste basket. So , if the city guardians in sist on the present system , it i no fault of mi no. As matters now stand I shall resist any alteration of the ordinances during my present term of ofllee. The now charter gives mo the control und spcclllos thu matters - tors In mv department. There is no power in the council to take any of these powers from me , as that body cannot alter acts of the legislature. This bub-bub raised by a disgruntled scavenger does not perturb mo in the least , but Inasmuch ns the reporter who wrote the article In last ovcnlug's But : points out that I did not donv demanding $ " of Nelson before I would sell lilm a book of tickets , permit mo to sny thnt I do absolutely deny that I over demanded any such sum. Nelson owes mo 833. I asked him for It , well knowing ho never in tended to pay It. But I Intend to provo to hltn thnt I nm sanitary commis sioner of Omaha. Nelson further lies about where ho deposited the contents of tbo Wal nut Hill school cess-pool. Instead of twenty feet , ho did not go within ono milo of tlio city dumps. It is upsoluiely true , as Tun Bun says , tliut I hold the office 'for what there Is in it,1 und in the lan- gungo of the late Mr. Tweed of Now York I will add. 'What are you going to do about It I1 If these tre mendously good , though unanimously anonymous , lawyers of whom Tun UKK speaks nro so confident tliaUtluiy can knock mo out why don't they como forward nnd earn the hearty grnlltudo of TIIK UKK and ox-Scavenger Nelson nnd the large ( } ) sec tion of the publlo which Is alleged to bo sorely oppressed when compelled to obey thu sanitary laws. "I have boon taunted with not having any capital Invested. I have not dared to. Lot mo tell you a bit of my experience. I had Ed. Moadlmbcr construct for mo a wa on for removing dead animals which would comply with the ordinance. I did not have It a week , although It cost mo ? 20" > , when there was on ordinance Introduced making other dls ] > o- sitfon of that part of the revenues of the olllco. I would bo a fool , tlinro/oro , to Invcwt on an uncertainty when I can hlro the work dona ns well without an Investment. "As for the remarks of Toolov , I cannot too that I merit any criticism from him. I extended to him thu prompt courtnsy of an invouigatlon nt his request.Vith that dis charge of my duty , I have no further interest ni the .natter. " Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report 1JUTELY PURE