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A rr K" C'lrmlntliin lor I'Vbrimry ! J4nit ) .
Gr.xiiitAT. THAYIJU'S Ido-iB of his pub-
lie duty nro tv trillo hit/y.
Oor.vr YON Znni.rr/ . declined to bo
Bwullowoil ontlroly by the ompornr of
Gorinuny nnd resigned. Xcdlllz Is n ,
Biiriuiino ami not a quality or a drug.
STATKSSIKN who persistently seek the
nomination for the presidency have'not
lioon Hiiccessful in their ambitions In
tlila country. This fact should have
some sitfiiilicaneo to Senator Hill.
ITALY will renew cordial and friendly
diplomatic relations in time for the
tourist season. The macaroni caters
iotiiid out last year on which side their
broad writs buttered and they do not
propose to drop it that side down again.
hits the largest per capita
circulation of money of any country on
the glebe and it is claimed nho is the
most prosperous nation in Europe.
Nevertheless the cable reports a Puns
tank failure * involving 25,000,000 francs.
Now that Venezuela has rejected
America's proposition for a reciprocity
treaty and Is plunpod into a revolution
Kiifjlund may think it a superior oppor
tunity to secure the little strip of land
adjoining British Guiana which she has
claimed so long and so persistently.
Tltooi1 L of the First regiment is made
up of Indians and has been ordered to
Chicago. When the troopers get well
acquainted with the ropes in that wicked
city the imragraphor.s of the Chicago
newspapers will have no end of fun
ringing the changes on that letter L.
TIIK recent decision of the corpora
tion of Yale to admit ladies to the post
graduate course is a significant victory
for the advocates of co-education. Yale
la one of the moat conservative of
American institutions and has hold out ,
against the idea of opening its doors to
Iwtli so.xes most resolutely. This is un
doubtedly the first stop toward the ad
mission of the fair sex to all the
courses.
Till ! Boston Jlcruld is a very decent
and discreet old puritan democratic
newspaper , but it explains exactly why
Congressman Bryan's effort on Wednes
day last created a lluttor in this con
gress by the following paragraph :
The present congress has boon In session
orortlireo months , nnd up to the beginning
of the present wool : not one. speech of iui-
portnnca on any subject has boon irmdo In
otthor homo by a member of elthov party.
Wo bollovo there has boon no procodout for
this for fifty yearn , If there hus , Indeed , for
Q hundred , or in any congress since the or
ganization of the government.
Tin : Manufacturers and Consumers
association han twice drawn blood in its
nplondid fight Tor homo industries.
First , when the county commissioners
Voadvertiscd for bids BO that Nobraskn
Btaroh manufacturers were admitted as
lilddorn , and second , when the supervis
ing architect of the treasury consented
to roadvortiso so as to give Nebraska
firms the opportunity to bid for Iron
work on the federal building. If the
Now organization had done nothing else
Us right to the enthusiastic cooperation
tion of Nebraska people would bo clear
on account of these two instances whore
Smmodinto results were achieved on behalf -
half of home industries.
Tim results of the campaign in favor
of home industries have thua far boon
nioro gratifying than the most sanguine
advocates of the great American prin
ciple had anticipated. The local innnu-
fueturlntr establishments of Omaha hnvo
all felt the beneficent oITccts of the
agitation. Out in the state the people
Jiavo taken up the satno war cry and
everywhere It has become popular to
glvo Nebraska uuido goods the prefer
ence quality and price being equal. It
Is with rcgrot , therefore , that wo feel
obliged to say that some of the jobbers
of this city are apparently co-operating
V'lth outsldo firms in an effort to combat
the great principle of homo patronage.
This is entirely wrong and will rcnct
against the jobbers referred to. The
Jvlanufacturors and Consumers associa
tion has become a power in Nebraska ,
and it 1ms back of it : \ constituency
almost equal to the population of the
elato. It is a growing institution , too ,
and the tiontitnont for which it s tin Us is
uproading with great rapidity. No job
bing house can atTord to antagonize this
movement directly or indirectly.
I'ltttTKl TIUX OF HAttiWAY KUMMVKS.
Senator Allison has Introduced In the
senate u bill to compel railroads to equip
their oars with automatic couplings
within a certain time. The measure Is
similar to one introduced in the house
come tlmongo , to which TmtUKi : oillcd
attention at the time. Brlolly , it pro
vides for the equipment of all 'cars with
safety couplers before January , 1897 , but
the Interstate Commerce commission
may extend the tlmo if found necessary
after a full investigation. It requires
that now locomotives shall bo properly
equipped with power brakes as faat as
they are built , and that after two years
from the passage of the net it shall bo
unlawful tpuso locomotives without such
brakes. Now cars must also bo equipped
with suitable snfoty couplers , and after
January 1 , 1893 , it is made unlawful to
run u train of cars that has not a
sufllclont number of cars equipped with
power or train brakes to enable the
engineer of the locomotive drawing the
train to control Its speed without requir
ing hrakoincn to use the common hand
brake. All railroad companies engaged
in Interstate commerce are required to
adopt a uniform system of coupling and
uncoupling cars. It Is not Intended that
congroas shall designate any particular
coupler for adoption by the railroads ,
but the one agreed upon must bo used by
all roads engaged in Interstate com
merce.
The necessity of some system to pre
vent the sacrllico of the lives of railway
employes has been felt for years , and
the matter has been several limes the
subject of discussion by the Interstate
Commerce commission In HH annual re-
imrts. In the last report of the statisti
cian of the commission much space wan
devoted to railroad casualties During
the year ending Juno ! t9. 1891 , 0ill , : ! per
sons were reported killed on the rail
roads of the United States , of whom
2.151 were employes. The total number
of persons injured was ! 2,0lo { ) ! , of whom
-U'UH were employes. Thus in a single
year 21,813 railway employes were
killed and injured in this country. This
ought to bo regarded as startling , and
yet the fact is it seems to have made
very little impression. In his three
annual messages President Harrison has
written plainly and forcibly on the sub
ject and recommended legislation to
diminish the dreadful killing and maim-
ingbut congress has done nothing beyond
the introduction of the bills referred to ,
the railroads have done almost nothing ,
and the public has manifested little con
cern in the matter. A slaughter of pas
sengers through carelessness arouses
universal indignation , followed by
urgent demands for reparation and the
adoption of now precautions , but the
continuous killing and maiming of em
ployes goes on almost without a protest.
There is need of a vigorous expression
of public sentiment in favor of a reform
in this matter. Of course the remedy
cannot bo applied at once , but 'legisla
tion requiring that a beginning bo made
need not therefore bo delayed. It is
useless to cxnoct that the railroad com-
itinies will of their own volition provide
.ho required improvements. To them
HI ma u life is not the first consideration.
They must bo compelled to make all
jractioablo provision for its protection
n a perilous service , and it is the duty
of congress to do this. It is to be hoped
Senator Allison will push the bill ho has
introduced , which is in the interest of a
common humanity , to its passage ut this
sesbion.
MUCKS WITHOUT .sr/Mir.
An ordinance is now pending before
the city council which contemplates a
radical change in the appointment of
inspectors of public works ; Under the
existing ordinance those inspectors are
appointed by the Board of Public Works
and subject only to removal by that
board. It Is proposed now that the city
engineer shall have authority to desig
nate inspectors for all public work done
in the city of Omaha , subject to the ap
proval of the mayor and cit.y council.
Such inspectors shall have sulllcicnt
knowledge of civil engineering or of the
work of inspection to bo done by then' as
will enable them to render ofliclont and
effective service. It shall bo their duty
to keep an accurate account of expendi
tures incurred under their supervision ,
and report the same to the city engineer.
Inspectors may bo removed at any time
for malfeasance or neglect of duty by
the city engineer with the approval of
the mayor and council or they may bo
removed by the mayor with the conour-
tonco of the council.
This proposed now departure is re
sented by the Board of Public Works as
an intrusion upon its prerogatives.
Major Puray is quoted by a local paper
as saying :
"It puts us In the snrno predicament thnt
the Israelites were in Kgypt. Wo are
astcod to make brick * without straw. Such
a niovo would bo an outrage , ana if It is
made I think the Hoard of Pnbliu Works
should bo abolished. Wo nion are under
bond to see tbt t work Is properly dono. Wo
must pass on all bills , allow all estimates ,
and yet wo are not to bo allowed to naino our
Inspectors , Ills preposterous. "
Now why Is It an outrage to require
that inspectors shall bo qtmliflod for the
work thattliQy perform ? And why is it
preposterous to have those inspectors
Josignatcu by the only municipal olllcor
whoso professional training enables him
to bo a competent judge of the qualifica
tions of inspectors'1 ! It is true members
of the Board of Public Worus are under
bonds to bee that our miblio works are
properly done , but what does that
amount to ? What dooa Mr. Birkhausor
know about paving materials ? What
does ho know about paving blocks , as
phalt , brick or cement ? What does ho
Know about the construction of sewers ?
Mr. Birkhausor Is a miller by trade and
never had the remotest connection with
public works or private construction
that would qualify him to know sand-
Blono from limestone or granite.
What has Major Furay's experience
been in regard to materials used In
public works ? The bust years of his
life were spent as a detective in the
postal BOrvlco. That surely did not lit
him for supervising pavements , sewer *
and other improvements. The only ex
perience he has n regards materials
was gained in the erection of a few
ordinary store house * and dtvolllns (
most of which wore frames.
What has been Omaha's experience
as regards public works ? Look at l.oav-
onworth street , Purk avenuu and Upper
Airnatn street pavements. Look at the
stone pavements that have boon In
spected by men who graduated from
ullor shops , the shoemaker's bench and
rom bchlrm the wvloon bar. Ono of the
sidewalk repairers appointed by the
Board of Public Works this spring was
a failure oven as a boor jorkcr , and
lover drove a nail into a plank so far as
anybody can learn.
Haven't ivo boon making bricks with
out straw about long enough ? On one
joint wo agree with Major Kurny. The
3onrd of Public Works should bo abol-
shod. It should never have boon creat
ed. At any rate it has outlived its use-
ulness as it Is now constituted. A Board
of Public Works made up of men who
ire without experience in the selection
of building materials and construction
of tunnels , sewers , bridges , viaducts and
juildlngs is a most expensive luxury.
.1 1'OSTOWH'K HVlliDIXU lllhL.
The menpuro passed by the United
States Honnto , providing for the con
struction of postolllco buildings in all
owns whore the annual gross receipts
rom the postal service reach a spccilicil
unount , Is'In line with the policy which
I'llH BIK has advocated for .years. The
jlll requires that the supervising archl-
cct of the treasury shall prepare , by
lirection of the bccrotary of the treas
ury , designs and specifications for post-
olllco buildings , subject to the approval
joforu adoption of the postmaster gen
eral , secretary of the Interior and secre
tary of the treasury. The design and
liana must provide for the construction
of buildings of buch dimensions as may
jo required for the transaction of the
jusinoss of presidential postolliccs , and
so that additions to their capacity maybe
bo constructed from time to time with
out Injury to the harmony of the designer
or usefulness of the building , and such
design and plans are to bo as nearly
uniform as practicable.
The measure provides that the post
master general shall from time to time
cause to bo constructed buildings in ac
cordance with such general design for
Lho accommodation in towns and cities
having no federal building , of all presi
dential postofliccs the gross receipts of
which for three years preceding shall
luivo exceeded the sum of $ 'J,000 ' and
liavo not exceeded $1)0,000. ) Such build
ings are to bo fairly distributed among
the several states and territories , the
places to ho designated from time to
time by the postmaster general , the
secretary of the treasury and the secre
tary of the interior. The cost of such
building and site is not to exceed $20,000
at any place where the gross postal re
ceipts for each of the throe preceding
years shall not have exceeded 88,000.
and at no other place shall it exceed a
sum equal to the aggregate of the postal
receipts therein during the thrco years
preceding , nor shall it exceed $75,000 , in
all.
There are now 1,370 postofllces of the
classes to which tins bill relates , and
the estimates of the probable total cost
of buildings provided for by this meas
ure take a wide range , but the appro
priations would run through a number
of years and would probably average
annually not to exceed $5,000.000 or
$0,000,000 , a great deal depending , of
course , upon the condition of the treas
ury. As was stated in the debate on the
measure , it was drawn upon the assump
tion that congress will from year to year
put in the general appropriation bill
just the amount that the treasury can
stand and that the public service re
quires for the purpose of constructing
tlieso buildings , and gradually through
out the whole country there would bo a
dissemination and distribution of the
money of the govcrmont in the shape of
those buildings. A statement of the
present number of postofllcos that would
ho reached by this legislation shows
that Nebraska has . ' ! ( > , Iowa 74 , Kansas
57 , Colorado 20 , Minnesota 28 , Nortn
Daitota 8 , South Dakota 10 , Wyoming 4.
It also shows that the agricultural states
would bo the largest recipients of appro
priations under the bill in proportion to
population.
There can bo no doubt of the wisdom
of the policy contemplated by this
measure. It would bo economy in the
end for the government to construct
postollico buildings in all towns where
the gross annual receipts will warrant
it. Tlio government now pays out
nearly $800,000 annually for the rental
of poatolllces , and not only would this beHaved
Havod after a few years under the nro-
posed legislation , but the ] value of the
property would increase annually to
nearly or quito an equal amount. The
policy is approved by sound business
principled , and there is no good reason
why It should not bo adopted at onco.
ANUTIIKIl AMKlllOAX VAIWIXAL.
It is tolerably certain that Ht. Rev.
John Ireland , archbishop of St. Paul ,
will bo raised to the cardinalato of the
Roman Catholic church. Information
to this effect has been received in St.
Paul , and its confirmation will doubtless
bo received in a few days.
The elevation of Archbishop Ireland
to the cardinalato is an event of great
significance In the religious world , it
is not alone a deserved honor to an
eminent eculobinstlc. It Is the highest
papal commendation of tlio progressive
element in the Hainan church In tlio
United States. This element Is the most
powerful , numerically and Intellectually ,
in the church. At its head is Cardinal
Gibbons of Baltimore. Amen < _ ' his ag-
grosalvo supporter * are Archbishops
Ireland , Ityan , Williams , Klordan , Poo-
han , a number of prominent bishops ,
and the president and faculty of the
Cutholic university at Washington. The
reactionaries are represented by Arch
bishop C'orrlgan of Now York , many
bishops who have ( XHsod the
ago at which the spirit of progress
is felt , and a largo force
of priests and laymen of more or loss
prominence Between these element *
there oxUta a strong rivalry . * rivalry
boarcoly visible on the surface , but no
less vigorous. It cropped out with con
siderable virulence in thu otTor.t to pir-
cel out the hierarchy in the llnitcd
States among the nationalities 10pre
sented in the church known as the Ca-
honsly movement ami later in a spir
ited controversy on education between
the Catholic university and the Jesuits.
On thuoo and other questions of church
policy Archbishop Ireland took ad
vanced grouniTnnd sturdily maintained
it. Ho was the first to denounce the
attempt of Herr Cahonuloy to perpetuate
forolgnlsin in the church In tho-Unltcd
Slates , and lfTTorcoful language de
nounced the interference ) in church
affairs of outsiders and their prompters
In this country * . The war was carried to
Homo. His -flutractors deluged the
Vatican with protests and charges , hon
ing to destroy Ills influence. Homo's
answer was a sharp rebuke In the .I/bin'-
lew ill lloma , coupled with high com
mendation of the course of the arch
bishop.
Archbishop Ireland is a remarkable
man , and one who has achieved distinc
tion within and without the church. He
Is of Irish descent , but a typical Ameri
can whoso patriotism is almost a re
ligious fervor. ' This trait of his char-
actdr was conspicuous during the war ,
ho having been attached to ono of the
Minnesota regiments in the capacity of
chaplain , cheering the boys to victory
by his comforting ministrations. In
tlio church ho has earned a reputation
almost world-wide. A staunch advocate
of practical temperance , ho was among
the llrst to appreciate the spirit of the
Nebraska high license law , and aided In
having its main features adopted in Min
nesota.
In his personality ho is a most strik
ing man. Of largo , robust frame , broad
shoulders , a head of peculiar shape and
a swarthy , Indian-like complexion , ho
would attract attention in any assem
blage of men. A thick growth of dark
hair , slightly tinged with gray , covers
his head. A long beak of a nose , blue
eyes , check bones of the Abraham Lin
coln typo , and an expansive chin and
mouth are the characteristics of a face
which would make a splendid model for
a sculptor's chisol. In repose a thoucht-
ful expression hovers about his counten
ance. In conversation his face lights up
with n warm , pleasing glow. No one can
bo in his comnany any length of tlmo
ana not bo impressed with the grandeur
of the man. There is a charm about
him that attracts men of all classes and
conditions , and to all ho is a plain , unpretentious -
pretentious man.
Such is Archbishop John Ireland ,
prospective prince of the church. The
people of the west of differing creeds
rejoice with members of the Catholic
church over the honors bestowed on a
distinctive western man , as broad , toler
ant and progressive as his environments.
IIKOKOAXIXIXO TIIK AH3IY.
Senator Mundort > on from the coinmit-
tee on military affairs , has presented to
the senate a ropof t , upon various prop
ositions for the reorganization of the
artillery and infantry arms of the reg
ular service. IUis a clear statement of
the necessity for , such reorganization.
Under the changed conditions of modern
warfare wo arc behind every nation except -
copt Persia and Ciiiim. The rapid Im
provement in modern arms has rendered
obsolete and uselos the old tactics and
the formation of regiments as ono bat
talion.
Armies no longer fight in compact
masses , or event-double lines- because
the death-dealing ollicucy of the modern
rillo would annihilate them. Three lines
of infantry separated Jjy intervals will
be the formation hereafter. This neces
sitates three battalions , with a major
for each , as one commanding ollicer for
the whole line could not possibly bo
heard in action , oven with regimental
formation , With tlio infantry so organ
ized , the National Guard of the various
states would adopt a like formation , and
thus bo brought into harmonious ac
cord ; so that in case of war there would
bo but ono formation throughout the en
tire force.
Our greatest generals have continually
urged this reorganization since the close
of the war , and there la no doubt that
without it wo would in case of a foreign
war , bo at a great disadvantage. The
regular army in all thrco of its parts ,
infantry , cavalry and artillery , boars no
proportion to our population and to tlio
vast and growing interests of the coun
try. It should bo largo enough to in
struct the militia of the various slates
and to form an effective nucleus for it
in case of war.
Modern armaments and modern guns
of great range and penetration require
very different artillery instruction from
that Ubcd in the late war. That arm of
the sorvii'o is ono of great importance in
our coast defense and not loss in the
Hold in time of war. We now have live
regiments scattered nloncr the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts , with a few batteries
located at widely separated interior
posts.
The major general commanding the
army , the secretary of war and the senate -
ate military committee unite in recom
mending an increase of two .artillery
regiments a recommendation which
booms to bo In the interest of ofllclency
as well ns the importance of that arm of
the service. If it is desirable and use
ful to maintain an army , that army
should be organized on tlio mostofllciont
oasis , and be of such strength as to so-
euro the best re uljta to Mho country
whenever ils service , ? inn ; ho required.
'flitt Y fj/ / . 0. A.
Among the organized forces for the
betterment of mnnkjud and consequently
for the promotion ftf good government ,
none of modern origin does a greater
good to the comraunjty in general than
the Young MOM'S Christian association ,
Itis nonsoetnrian , pi'iictical and uplift
ing. It is a holpftlnfluonco ( In pro-
moling industry , solr-respoct and aolf-
rellanco , It Is a Vltlflablo factor In ad
vancing the social tfdfld of cities In pir-
tlcular and of the .community at largo.
From a purely civio standnoint it is a
great benefit to tuxVvty'crsbocaudo of Its
value as a preventive , of these evils
which make a pollco force and criminal
courts necessary. Society in general
does not sutllciently appreciate the econ
omy of preventives In dealing with the
weak side of hum in nature.
The Young Men's Christian associa
tion hus secured a foothold and is npw
doing practical work in every civllrtou
country , In the United States there
are 1,247 associations' with a member
ship of 225,000and buildings in 202
cities w hlch have cost 812,000OUi ) . The
special economic value of the Young
Men's Christian association work has
been locognlzod especially by the rail
way companies , which last year contrib
uted $105,000 toward the support of 102
railroad branches.
In Omaha the association has a hand
some building of Its own and Is In a
nourishing condition. Under the admir
able generalship of Mr. Frank W. Obor ,
the general sccrotary , the work Is boltic
pushed with renewed vlcror. The asso
ciation has never before boon so popular
among all classes. Its chief need Is
money. There are COO contributing
mouthers whereas there should bu twice
that number. Many business men who
recognize the value of the organization
are not assisting in its support. There
should bo a more substantial apprecia
tion manifested for this excellent In
stitution and THK BIK : hopes the ap
peals of the association olllcors for funds
will moot with success.
couxutr
Not long since , in a debate in a con
vention of the Episcopal church In
Washington , Hov Dr. Nichols of Hart
ford , Connecticut , startled his hearers
with the assertion that "country people
are more wicked than city people , " and
consequently ho argued the greater ne
cessity for missions .in the rural than
urban districts. The extreme views of
Dr. Nichols were drawn out by a sug
gestion that the country missions might
ns well bo abandoned and probably upon
subsequent reflection they have boon
somewhat modified ,
However , the remark excited vary
general comment , and after Homo dis
cussion well Informed people settled
down to the conclusion that the Hart
ford clergyman was not so far wrong
after all. The March C/tdHfmc/iiiut / ,
treating upon the subject of American
morals , takes up the assertion made by
Dr. Nichols , and oddly enough the
writer's Investigations lead him in largo
measure to corroborate it. Radical
changes have token place in the aver
age country life within fifty years. In
the old days the rural districts were full
of a vigorous social life , which was not
only enlivening but elevating. Spelling
schools , singing schools , debating clubs ,
husking bees and surprise parties , were of
frequent occurrence. Today these social
features are scarcely known. The coun
try schools are often far below the average -
ago of the city schools , and the sur
roundings of a farmer's boy are not al
ways of a character to stimulate him to
any intellectual development. Tlio
specially gifted son Is hurried off to
town for an education and graduates from
the academy or college into a business
house or a profession , looking upon an
enforced return to the farm ao a hard
ship.
In tlio judgmcntof the writers quoted ,
the general lone of morals in cit'es ' has
improved and the country at largo
is upon a higher piano morally as well
as intellectually than twenty and fifty
years ago. The concensus of opinion is
that cities have become bettor while the
country has deteriorated. The rugged
Puritanism of Now England and the
lirmness of Pennsylvania of which wo
road so much in our boyhood have yielded
to the pressure of a constant drain from
the best elements of the agricultural
districts to the city and the inllux-
Kuropcans with a nioro or less pro
nounced disregard of the conventionali
ties which formerly prevailed.
The warden of the Maine state prison
says : ' 'The city furnishes the petty
thief , pickpocket , robber , defaulter and
forger while tha country furnishes the
desperado , murderer and man brute. "
This is likewise a strong expression of
what is doubtless a firm conviction , but
which would bo taken by the average
reader with some reservation. Most of
us still believe that while the farming
communities are not so intellectual , so
aggressively religious , or so ostenta
tiously pious as they were in the first
half of the nineteenth century , the fact
remains that a very largo proportion of
our farmers have very profound convic
tions upon moral questions. There are
localities in the country as aoop-dyod
in degradation and as depraved aa some
of the worst localities in the cities , but
it is to the credit of farmers generally
that they can hafoly leave their houses
unlocked , their horses at hvigo in the
uasturcs and travel without fear along
tie ) loneliest roads at night. The social ,
the drinking , the gambling and the
loafing ovll Hlill flourish best in the
cities and open wickedness of all kinds
can tnoro readily bo discovered if ono in
seeKing for it in the city than In the
country. The country may bo losing a
little ground , but it still averages a
pace which Is farther from perdition
than the city.
The PrlI'ool. .
l.'ttca Olittip'r.
Probably the bluest foot bill over intro
duced into any lecblativo boly Is that now
before the Kentucky legislature , making
kissing on Sunday a crime.
Hlsliiry Itupciitln ? lUcll.
Chlcd'jn 'flint i ,
Jay Gould li talking of buying tUu Moxl-
can c.istlo of ( JliapjlL'j-ia | for a winter lioniu.
Mr. Ci on Id will not uo the llr.st ouoiny of the
United Stilus whu hai touautod that hUtoric
fortress.
AVir Yin It Hpie'i ,
It is a curious oumnmiary on the building
up of great fortunes , that of the million1) that
Murk Hopkins of ( Julltomla lioanjj nn.Uiroo
go to the son of a former coacuin in , ana tha
rust to Mr. Seurlcs.
( lliiirlly unil l ( ukliV.me ,
Xtw Yin-It H'liiltl ,
Tlio Missouri's cargo of Hour will feed
thousands of Uusslans for months , and while
they nro eating It the KisiUn covornmunt
will waste ton limes its value upon a military
establishment that oats up tha imr paop'.o's '
substance and does the pcoplo no good ,
Tin ) Itnlo Wnrlix llolliViij .
Xeiv Yuils ( 'iiinin'icliil.
The Hov. Joacphus Flavins Cook elves
thirteen reasons why the Sunday newspaper
should bo suppressed , There h always ono
reason why a Sunday news paper should bo
uuppressod , and that ruusou applies when
the Huinlay uewspapsr U dull The sumo
uppllos to the Hov. .loiophu * FJavlus Cooli ,
atllrmativelv , tiubJomatlally and chronically.
< i. 13. U. _
Compllim-iiU to Mlnlitvr Uric ! .
The resignation of Mr. WliHelaw Hold a
minister to Franco has boon tha occasion of
very gcnorul testimonial , In both Franco ana
the United States , of public appreciation of
his taut and usefulness in u position for
wlilcii u lack of previous diplomatic experi
ence did not proiulso such brilliant acquittal ,
Mr. Held has given a new proof that the
ubillty requlMto lor the successful control of
a profit newipipor Involves the ability to do
many other dlnlcult things , nud to do them
well.
_
( Irnn-lli of .Monopolies
J'/iffilcMpMcl / Hfcwil.
The consolidation of thrco of the biRgoU
Southern Iron companies , with ! n capital of
$20OOJOJO , 1ms an ominous sipnlllcnnco for
nil competitors. They hnvo natural tnclllttcs
for sxvamplng the market nlmoU m potent nt
those which gave the Standard Oil company
the start which bore down all opposition ,
row/An rjr.v.
Aconuloof trnmiw W ( < ro puMiii : by a prnln
omro In n NnbruHitii town when 11110 or the
nlorcsalil tramps nttcmptod todlsplny the ed
ucation ho Itnil Rained In his life. I.nokltiK mi
ho saw tha RRII. | "I. I , . Mosuruull. crnlti. " Hit
the way lie runil U win. "I'll mnisiiro nil
Krnln. " I liln xvni un uotiinl OPIMIMTIICP , mid
tlm lonmrk waslu-nrd by scvurnl. After r "id-
Ins It , the tramp said , ' 'that li a h 1 of a slutii
uln't It ? "
The unknown thoughts of humanity nro
creator tliiin thu linown. Kspculnllv U thli su
luring "lly" tune * .
Washington Slur ! The fact tluitn man will
sit up nil nlKht with n lot of clilpi at hit nlbow
11 no ilRii thut ho wouldn't bo scared to ( loath
by nn armful ot II re wood.
Now York Sun : \Vifo--ls thorn anything
olst ! I cnn do , dear ? 1 Invvu spent all thoriom-
Iii2 darning your .nook * .
iliisbund Yes. I wish yon would wear
them.
A FOIIKRII OAI1 ,
I'ws.
A tuning fork. It may bo said ,
Insplto of why and \vhluli ,
Although 'tis use1 , ns U well known ,
To ascot tain the pitch ,
Can no'iir bo called liyiiny stretch
Of liniiKliiutlon's ule.i ,
lly what would seem n proper name
A pitchfork , don't you si'o ?
Atlanta Constitution , "You say you'ro a
vptorun from UcorRlu ? "
"I hnvo that honor , sir. "
"What rcglmonl ? "
"No regiment at all , sir Just a natural born
colonel ! "
Minneapolis Trlhiinoi Some unprincipled
w retell , presumably from St. l.onls. has been
passing confederate money In Chicago.
llniiRor Commercial : Itlildcford papers
hrliu Inlurestlni : accounts of a cat that
ill Inks oolTco nt breakfast , ami of a child six
years old who writes poetry. The eat Is worth
brlnclng up.
The optimist already nous the spring In vale
and hill ;
The poislmlstloolc.i round anil 11 nils the signs
of winter still.
Somervlllo Journal : Kvon thouehn man bo
troubled with Incurable Insomnia , he Is not
Instilled In Improving his wakeful hours by
luarnlnj : to play on the cornet.
Philadelphia liocor.1 : "How brilliant the
moon It tonicht. " said NasRS , as they walked
to church list night , "Yes. " said Mrs. is'ngss.
"like nicM men he's brightest when he's full. "
Wasp : Doctor ( to tow-hcailrd urchin ) How
U your mother , my little man ? Tow-hoadrd
urchin Sho'.s gutting romantic In her right
knee , sir.
Washington Star : " 1 am worried to death ! "
she OM'lalnmd "I don't know how to trim my
new theater hat. "
"I'll tell yon , " answered her big brutal
brother. "Take a pair of scissors and trim 11
down. " _ _
IIIIWIITXKSS ( ) / TIIK
Sittings : A Texas teacher desiring to
olasilfv the pupils put iino-itlons to them to
line out how miirli they know. During the
examination of the son of n leading Austin
politician the following dialogue occurred :
"You say there are three kingdoms the
animal , the vegetable anct the mineral ? "
"Yus , sir. "
' Now. where would yon put sugar , for In
stance ? "
"I'a puts It In the wator. and then ho puts
the whiskey in afterwards and stirs cthuin
up with a spoon , but sometimes ho takes It
straight. "
*
Oood News : Little Ick | The school is
closed because so many children Is sick.
Mamma They will probably bo nil right
again In a week or so.
Iilttlo Dick ( hopefully ) Perhaps the re-it of
us'll be sick then.
Chlcaco Tribune : Teacher ( of class In physiology
elegy ) What do wo know of the discovery of
trichinae ?
I'nul ( who hadn'tstudlod the lesson ) They
existed before the Hood.
"Iteforu tlio HoodV How do you know that } "
"They wore saved In the ark with llam "
Kpoch : Mrs. lirown Do you think you
could learn that levon If I pnvo you ten
cents ?
Ijlttln Johnnie No , ma. Hut I'm sure T
could If you gave me a iuurttr. |
Boston Mother-Why Joes Prhcllla blush ?
Amiuue Plo.ise. mem , MIU'H studying Im
proper fractious.
*
Little Johnnie Ma went out and forgot her
purse. Shall I run after her ?
Hrottn No , my boy. She has only gene
shopping.
3IOIIK CniU.Ull ) ItOTTKAXESS.
Tlio Grauil .Jury L'nrnvcrlnjf a Putrid. Mess
In tlio City Council.
Ciucuio , III , , March 1'J. The grand jury
resumed the boodio investigation with re-
uowcd earnestness today. A largo number
of witnesses were summoned , including ul-
dennoa nna oQlcials of the gas trust. As
the investigation proceeds the scope broad
ens. It is charged that $ TUOO was cold for the
Jefferson and Urban electric roud. franchise.
Alderman Kunz , it Is alleged , "squealed"
on the rack for nn hour and a.half , and camp
out with a crestfallen look. It is nald bo had
been trying-to got the aldcrmon to buy him
off. It is now said too nchcuio of aldo'rmon
to niauo money outof securing places for city
employes will bo ventilated.
VI\V
Widows of Joel N , Converse After Some
Vnlurtblo Property ,
HOW HIS AFFAIRS WERE MIXED
Ity Itrrnon nt DHorro Court Coinpllrntlom
thu Question of Title to tln < Kstntn Is
Shrouded In .M.vMrr.y Other Cap
ital City Ni < u .
LINCOLN' , Nob. , March IS ) . [ Bpoolnl to Tun
IlUK.J Seine tlmo slnco Mrs. Ann 13. Converse
verseillecl n petition In district court ngainst
Margaret Claskoll , alias Margaret l-\ Con
verse , to recover n ono-thlrd Interest in the
fM.OOO cstnlo loft by the late .lool N. Con-
verso. The philntlft contended that she nnd
not the defendant was the only roiil nnil bona
IHIo relict of the dcuonsocl. Mnrgarot hnj
filed nn nmonaod answer setting forth that
A mi Is barred aim estopped from nil lntoro t In
the nstnto bcoaufco of a settlement nrndo with
her husband ; that the plalatlft has fllotl In
Hunt county , Colorado , n petition for dlvorco
on the grounds of desertion ; that hi Decem
ber , 1SSI ! , she hna mailo n settlement with
her husband by which aho received dcod
for Slfi.OOO worth ot property on Lnllln street ,
Chicago ; that on January iW , 18S4 , she was
givrm a divorceami on January ill , 1834 , tha
defendant was married to Con verso ; thnt nil
of these facts were well Icnown to the plain
tiff ntui she had never raised nn.v question ns
to the legality of the dlvorco mid mbseiiuont
marriage , hut had ncquloscod in it ns with
the settlement , wherefore- she asks the dis
missal ot the caso.
The case Is ono of unusual Interest to the
people of Lincoln , not only on account of the
amount of money Involved , but nlso on tic.
count of its novelty. The legal baltlo between
tweon the two widows has already lasted
Homo tlmo ami the chances are that before It
Is decided the big oatnlo will have boon expended -
ponded In the costs of the litigation.
I'roKriiin lor Conim iircmrnl WiMik.
The program for commencement week for
the Stuto university win announced today.
On Thursday evening , Juno I ) , thu Dalian
society will glvo its exhibition und reception.
On Friday evening , Juno 10 , the I'nludlans
will hold forth In their hall. On Sntunlixv
morning tbo competitive infantry drill will
bo held ou the campus. In the afternoon of
the satno day the competitive urilllory drill
will tnko place , followed uy tbu last'dross
parade , at which the commissions u ill bo
presented. The Union society will hold Its
reception ou Snlurdoy cvonlnir , Juno 11
Hoy. Mr. Kirlcus will deliver the
baccalnuronlo address on Sunday even
ing. Nothing In particular has been sot for
Monday , Juno ll ! , and Iho iluy will probably
bo spoilt In Hold day sports anil oxurclses.
On Monday evening the graduating exercises
and concert of the department of music will
be hold. Tuesday morning will bo devoted
to tbo class day oxorclsos. On Tuesday
afternoon the chancellor Intends to hold nn
olllelal reception In Memorial hall and the
university crounds and buildings will bo
open to visitors. Tuesday evening the
ulumnl bamjuot will bo held. Wednesday
morning is commencement da } proper.
Horace 12. Scnddor of Cam bridge , Mass. ,
will bo tbo orator at the ilay. Tha wcolc will
close with the regular senior promenade-
Wednesday evening.
Objects to I'liylngUnmiigcn. .
The American Biscuit company was suc (
some weeks since by U. S. Utssnr , nn era
ployo , who received severe injuries whll
jwrfortninfr his customary duties in the com
pany's ' warehouse In this city , for $4,1)30. )
The defendant company today Hied ill
answer to the claim. It admits that Ulssor
was injured while in Its employ , but It is de
nied that , iho accident was duo to C'iroless-
ness or nogligoiico upon the part of the com
pany. The company further alleges that It
bus nn insurance policy with the American
Casualty companj of Chicago by which the
Inttor agrees to be responsible' nil dam
ages or injuries to employes to the extent of
at least $ .V,000 ) , and nlso to pny half of all
wngosf doctor's bill or iunorat expanses of
victims. It is MlCL'ed thut Kisser has ac
cepted the sum of'IS. ± 'i in full for all dam
ages , nud thnt by accepting this amount he
released the defendant from nil liability.
Itubbcit His Wlli ; unil Unit.
Charles Webster , of this county , was tried
today for iho crime-of grand larceny , pre
ferred by his wife. The trial was enlivened
during its progress by the action of the wife
in the case swearing out another warrant
for bar husband , in which she charged him
with having attempted to tnko aer Ufa with
a murderous loaning knife. The alleged ut-
tempt took place nt their homo the evening \
before the alleged robbery. The next morn
ing the twain cauio to tbo cily and went to
the bank , where Mrs. Webster cashed a
check for $ T > 0. While she was counting the
money Webster grabbed the roll nnd ran.
Tbo cases still iu progrcsi and ia likely U
conttmio for several dnvs unless she can be
persuaded to drop the prnetica of swcarin ; ;
out ntw complaints at every turn of the caso.
AllotIIIT Itluoily lini/Uan IiiHurrrrtlmi.
Kin JANIIHO , March I' ' ) . General Clarindo
Daquorrez , governor o ! Coara , has boon de
posed by force of arms alter a day's lighting
killed. Iho Insurgents
in which thlrty-flvo were
gents were composed of military cadets nnd
armed civilians. An ineffectual dofcnso was
made by the pollco.
& CD.
fc' . W. Comer t.'itli anil Dough ? SI * .
To a Man
Up a Tree
It looks very much as if we were going
to do the largest business
this spring we've , ever
done. But then you don't
have to climb a tree to
convince yourself that our
spring novelties in suits
and overcoats are just
what you want. Nobby ,
neat and nice ; the styles
are new , all the leading
colors , equal to tailor made , and the prices
within the reach of all.
Browning , King & Co
. " ' " ' | S. W. Corner isth and Douglas h't