Nebraska Newspapers

    r THE OMAHA DAILY ffEK ; TUESDAY. MARCH 22 , 1892.
THE DAILY BEE.
R. HOSKWATKR , EDITOK.
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Notnrr I'ubllc.
Atcrugn Cliriiliitlon Tor Krlirunry Ml , ( > 10.
\ViiATi5vnu in'iy bo thought of Uncle
Jerry l { sU or his wctUhur doimrtmcnt ,
the wooiluhuclc is vindicated.
cnn nlTord to ell bauh
in their chid PS nnd smllo us the dotno-
crnts struggle over the BUuid silver
bill from day to duy.
A SHIPMKNT of ptuklos from Liverpool
for nn Otnivhii Hrui suggests the fuot thai
Nebraska people nro straiifjoly indiiror-
out to the opportunities which soil , cli
mate und productions pliieo within their
Breach.
Tun Standard Oil company is one ol
the greatest , if not the greatest , nnd
most successful of all the great trusts.
Jt bus , however , concluded to submit tc
the republican nnti-trust law and dis-
BOlvo Itself.
SENATOR HIM , comes back to Wash
ington thoroughly convinced that the
eoutli ( except Texas ) is a very hospitable
clime and it may bo remarked also that
ho bagged more electoral votes thtin
Cleveland bagged ducks.
TIIK Hrst thing of importance before
the present city govorntnenl is the pub
lic work for the season. No time should
bo lost in taking the preliminary stops
looking to n vigorous campaign ofstreot
paving , grading and sewer building.
SECRETARY FOSTER thinks that the
sentiment in favor ol bimetallism is
growing in England , but what that coun
try would heartily welcome is the froc
coinage of silver by the United States ,
because , as was snid by members of Par
liament nnd bankers , such legislation
would put this country on n silver basis.
That would give England , with its sin
gle gol'd standard , a much greater ad
vantage in the financial and commercial
world than she now enjoys , for she could
deal with the United States very much
upon the same principle that she doct
with India , paying for what she bought
of us in American silver purchased at a
discount. It la evidently the expecta
tion as well ns the hope in England that
free coinage will ultimately bo adopted
by this country , nnd so long as this it
the cube it will bo useless to talk about
nn international conference in the inter
est of biinotullisin.
SENATOR WARREN'S bill to cede the
arid lands to the states and territories
appears to bo an effort in good faith tc
open up those extensive and fertile
tracts to actual settlors. It guards the
interests of the general government very
vigilantly , and makes it extremely dim.
cult for speculators to perpetrate jobs
upon the states in connection with those
land ? . The only question is whether 01
not the bill is so conservative and rigid
ns to prevent the states from roallxinfi
what they hope from the cession of the
lands. Unless mon of means can sot
money in building rosovoirs nnd supply
ing wntor to farmers , the chances arc
they will 'do nothing nnd the states will
incur n tremendous indebtedness if those
extensive enterprises are undertaken bj
the state governments , llowovor , tt in
possible that the results desired will be
inoro directly achieved through the
states than the general government , nml
with loss scandal than If statps go intr
partnership with individuals in developIng -
Ing the arid regions.
GENERAL MII.KS thinks that more
attention should bo given to the subjocl
of coast defense , and there are a great
many people who will agree with him.
Ho regards il ns a delusion to oxpool
that this country would have plenty o
tirao to prepare for war , but of course u
great deal would depend upon the nation
making war. If wo wore to got Into c
conillct with England a very remote
possibility , by the way wo should prob
ably find that there would bo no time te
waste in getting ready , beeauso Croat
Britain is not In the habit of delaying
operations when she gets ready to fight ,
Rognrdlesa , however , of the chances 01
war the country ought to have adequate
coast defenses , ana this applies as well
to the great lakes as to tho- seaboard
A nation that Is well guarded is In los ;
danger of getting into serious trouble
than ono that Is not , nnd wo have had t
couple of stirring lessons within the past
two years m to how easy it Is for dan
gerous controversies to urlso botwoor
ourselves and other countries. The
present congress Is not expected to dc
laudh for coast defense , but the worli
provided for by the last congress should
bo continued until defenses are con-
atruulcd that will give safety to till ex-
points.
TJ1K SlM'Rll DISCL'SSIUX.
The Bland silver bill , providing for
free and unlimited coinage , will come up
for consideration in the house of repre
sentatives today , and under the order
adopted by the house a short time ngo
the discussion of the measure will con-
Undo thrco days. An understanding
may bo reached , however , for continu
ing the consideration thtoughout the
week and bringing the monsuro to a
vote , but the disposition of the demo
crats opposed to the measure appears to
bo to resist any proposition that would
lesson their ability to prolong the fight
against the bill to the utmost. It is
expected that the anti-silver men will
present n hotter organized opposition
than they did two weeks ago. Consid
erable qulot work has been performed
by them since the vole on the order of
the committee on rules specifying n day
for taking up the silver bill , and they
are believed to bo now In a position to
make a hotter light than they did. As
to the methods they will employ that
remains to bodovoloped , but they cannot
filibuster lo any great extent under
present rules.
The discussion \ not likely to ndd
anything to the public knowledge of the
silver question. Like the tariff discus
sion II is pretty certain to pull In the
house and In the country- The subject
has been so thoroughly and exhaustively
treated that there ia nothing now to bo
said upon iL Every Intelligent man in
the country , who can ttiko an impartial
and unprejudiced view of the question ,
ough1 ; to understand by this time that
the free ana unlimited coinage of silver ,
which moans the opening of the Ameri
can mints to the silver of the world ,
would eventually nnd : vt no very remote
time expel gold from circulation und re
duce the currency of the country to the
single iSllvor slitntlard. Kvory practical
man understands what this would mean.
Thu money in circulation would depre
ciate. Every dollar of the currency
would lese in purchasing power. The
country would part with the honest del
lar. The farmer would exchange his
produce and the workingmuti his labor
for n dollar representing only 70 cents
or less , with u constant tendency lo
further depreciation. The pensioner
would find that his monthly 'illowance
world not buy much more than two-
thirds of what it Will purchase now.
The millions of depositors in stivings
banks would lese heavily from the do-
"clino in the purchasing power of their
money. In short , all interests would
suffer except the capitalists who could
protect themselves nnd the silver pro
ducers who could tike : their bullion to
the mints and obtain a dollar for what
in the market would bring only about 70
cents.
Nevertheless the chances nro that a
free silver bill will pass this congress.
Nobody familiar with the situation
doubts that ono will pats the house , nnd
all canvasses of the senate show a ma
jority in fuvor of free silver in that body.
The security of the country against this
legislation is in the veto of the presi
dent , and there is not n question that if
sriven the opportunity ho will exorcise
that prerogative.
A TltOUUhKD I'AllTl' .
There cnn bo no doubt that the condi
tion of the democratic party seriously
troubles many of the leaders. With re
gard both to n candidate and a policy
the democracy hns not boon so badly
split up before since 1800 , when the
party put two presidential tickets in the
Hold , ono nominated at Charleston and
ono nt Baltimore. There is some talk
that this may bo repeated this year , but
it i not probable. Eastern advices ,
however , say that there is a very strong
fooling there favorable to nominating a
second ticket in the event of the Chicago
cage convention endorsing free silver in
its platform. It is not unlikely that
there has boon talk of this kind , and it
is entirely credible that prominent dem
ocrats in the eastern states hnvo de
clared that with n free coinage plank
In the democratic platform it would bo
folly to run n democratic electoral
ticket in Massachusetts , Connecticut
and other eastern states. But there is
hardly a possibility of two democratic
candidates for the presidency being
nominated this year. If the platform
adopted at Chioatro does not meet the
views of eastern democrats so far us
silver is concerned , and there is small
probability that it will , they will bo con-
lent to manifest their dissatisfaction by
refusing to support the candidate. At
least it would seem safe to assume , from
their expressions at this time , that they
would pursue this course.
The division in the party on the silver
question appears now to bo irreconcil
able. Some sort of compromise muy bo
patched up before the consideration of
the Bland bill is brought to a conclu
sion , but the indications nro that the
supporters of free silver In the house
will not accept any proposition that
would Involve the least siu-rondor on
their part. They appear determined to
pass n frno silver bill and it is conceded
that they are strong enough to do so.
This would effectually commit the party
to that policy , whether the Chicago con
vention endorsed free bilvor or not. Re
garding action on the tariff the division
In the party is hardly less pronounced.
The minority faction of the democrats
in the house of representatives , under
the leadership of Mr. Mills , wholly dis
approve of the policy of attacking the
tarilt in detail as being- cowardly nnd in
oiTect a surrender of the domoerntio po
sition. This element has not given any
help to Mr. Springer , nnd It is by no
moans certain that it will do so. Prac
tically , therefore , the democracy as n
party has no policy in respect to tha
tariff , having departed from the linen
laid down by Mr. Cleveland , It would
soum that it must bother the Chicago
convention to harmonize the party on
this issue.
Perhaps nn won more troublesome
dllllculty Is presented In the question ol
a candidate. Evou If It bo granted that
no Now York man will bo uhnbon the
candidate selected must bo acceptable to
the democratic factions in Now York or
make n hopeless race. Obviously it will
bo no easy matter to Und n manequally
satisfactory to the followers o ( Cleveland
and the friends of IIHI. It is a very
perplexing condition that the domonraoy
is in , and the man wtio should brush
away the dllllouUios nnd get the hostile
fnctions together would bo entitled to
the everlasting grntitudo of the party.
MOXKKY WITH A HVZZ-SA\\ \ \ ' .
The editor ot the esteemed OMUIA. Hir. ;
has been writing to postmasters , newspaper
men nnd others In vntlous parts of Nebraska
to learn why It Is tilut "tho circulation of
TIIR Bnu Is fulling off. " From the largo
number of those lottOM ttmt have nlrcndy
come to the nttontton ot tlio H'mM-HoMlil It
would appear thnt n hundred or more must
have been sent forth from the building at the
corner of Saventoenth nnu I'arnnm streets
all over Nebraska. Wo nro not ndvised whnt
replies our esteemed contemporary has received -
coivod , but from what wo Know of the sit
uation wo cnn toll some reasons why the cir
culation ot Tun Her : tins fnllon off , ns thus
ndmltted by Its editor. IIVHilniM. .
It is n woll-osUblishod maxim among
business men that the man who mlndo
his own business Usually succeeds best.
The mun who trios to meddle with the
nlTalrs of his competitors nnd is trying
to build himself up by pulliner them
down usually ends In failure himself.
The utter fnlluro of the young man
who has almost sniundorod an inherit
ance of $300,003 in trying to build up a
great nowsp ipjr is nhiolly duo to his
propensity to meddle with the internal
alTalrs of Tins linn and his ridiculous
o ( Torts to belittle the work Tlli-l Bun
has done in building up the city and
state and misrepresent everything concerning -
corning its real standing.
It is nothing uncommon for publishers
to send out periodic il Inquiries to agents
and postmasters concerning complaints
of subscribers coupled with requests to
solicit for them increased patronage.
Such lotlors have boon sent out by other
Omaha publishers time nnd again , but
TiiKBiJH hnsuovorconcorned itself about
them , much less has it gone out of its
way to call public attention to them ns
evidence ? of the decline of circulation.
There tire 1,1127 postmasters In Ne
braska and If it wore actually true that
letters directed to about 100 small post-
olllcos wore sent out with inquiries
about the prospect of increas
ing the circulation , whnt business is
it of Mr. Hitchcock , and what right has
ho to construe this fact as proof that
Tin : Bun's circulation is on the wane.
We are aware of the fact thnt a coterie
of political roustabouts ana twenty or
thirty corporation ghost-dancers have
made it their business for several
months to keep up a concerted crusade
against TinBKE under the most Ilirnsy
pretexts , but so far their efforts have
been just as dismal a failure as has the
reproduction of their slanderous nnd
malignant utterances in the columns of
our disreputable contemporary.
Since the WorldHerald has soon fit to
call public attention to the doslino of
Tins BEK we have taken tlio trouble to
ascertain the relative positions of THE
BKI- : and World-Herald , The following
exhibit bus boon procured from local
agents in a number of the most impor
tant towns in this section :
Dully Circulation Hao. W.-II.
Grand Island , Neb ioo 0)
Ko.mioy , Neb iffi ! 40
I'lntlsnionth , Neb ifi ) a
Iloatrlce. Neb iv ) ; u
Hustings , Neb i.-i no
Columbus. Neb l"0 50
Nebraska Uity , Neb 110 fii )
Cnuilron , NOD u , " > so
Deiuluood. S. I ) 8) ] . - ,
Ouster Ulty. S. I ) 'j."i 8
Load City , ri. 1) ar in
hturils , > . 1) 23 o
Arlington , Neb LM 14
Crawford. Neb ' as 7
Casper. Wyo . j 3
Nowcnstlu. Wyo 40 4
Grant , Net ) jc , 5
Kulrbury. Neb KJ 3. )
Shclton. Nub - , 10
Tobias. Neb is 7
Alnaworth , Neb L'4 10
Ruslivllln. Neb 28 5
Ohlowa , Neb ir 3
Wllcox , Mob IS 2
Western , Neb 12 : i
Alllnncc , Neb 47 15
Alinti. Neb ] 3 4
IllllCltjr.S I ) m o
EdBar.Nob Kl 4
Holyoke , Cole itt 5
Howard. Neb 43 in
Aurora , Neb 50 0
Wnuo , Neb n 2
Uradshaw , Neb 10 a
Hampton , Neb 10 3
Itancroft , Neb 15 7
Ouiidtilo , Neb 10 5
lltiiir , Neb OB 41
Nollgli , Neb 4(1 ( 15
Lyons , Neb , > > 12
irNolll. Neb a ? 25
IH-catnr. Neb Jl : i
Atkinson. Neb : il o
Hiirtliigton , Not ) 22 11
Lonpt 1'lno 117 5
Ctelirhton , Neb 25 0
Hay Springs. Neb 21 0
KnplilClty.H. I ) 59 10
Hot BprliiRsK.l ) 33 2T >
NJobraru , Neb 11 4
Total 2.2SO 8S2
As to relative weekly circulations wo
have only to say that Tins BKI- : circu
lates a greater number of weeklies in
the slate of Iowa than the total weekly
circulation of the World-Herald , includ
ing something' like 1,500 weeklies which
the W.-1F. has placed recently by paying
n bonus to agents and giving the papers
away freo. On such conditions THK Bicu
could circulate 209.000 copies every
week , or oven 2,000,000 if its publishers
had an inheritance to draw on.
It may bo also remarked incidentally
that the World-Herald booms its circu
lation by taking bade unsold papers ,
while the agents of TUB Umsaro obliged
to pay for every paper they got and
therefore find It necessary to alsposo of
what they pay for.
7/O.UK
The homo patronage movement .which
has swept over Omaha and Nebraska
has disturbed the great manufacturers
nnd monopolists of other parts of the
union. The millers of Minnesota , of St.
Joseph and St. Louis have boon very
much annoyed by the disposition of Ne
braska people in general , and Omaha
people in particular , to patronize homo
Hour manufacturers , and they have ro-
tinrtcd to all sorts of schemes for circum
venting the local millers. After a num
ber of extraordinary advertising schemes
had failed they made a material out in
prices for their brands of flour , and they
have determined to crush out the Omaha
and NobnibKu millers whatever may bo
the cost.
The miller * have not boon nlono in
their olTorts to destroy the ollocts of the
movement , however. Soap , starch , oat
meal , cigar nnd other m inufaoturors
hnvo been likewise active. Local shirt ,
overall , box nnd bag manufacturers have
experienced a similar character of com
petition , Yeast makers have boon reck *
less in their assaults upon the Omuhu
factories. So indeed , hits it boon in
nearly every line of local trade. The
outside umiiufiv.'turora have discovered
that this homo industry movement
moans something and they nro sparing
no effort to counteract its influence.
They are rolling some goods below coat
to crowd out local factories nnd tlio fight
has already begun in earnest. Nebras
ka and Omah ro to bo the scone of
n very sharp iui4 j decisive engagement
between homo nnd foreign manufactur
ers this coiniii ummor. Upon the re
sults of the conical will depend the pros
perity of a great many Nebraska Indus
tries. " . " .
It Is unfortunate for the local niinu *
facturors that thus far the retail dealer *
quite ponernllj ; Sjiil many ot the jobbers
are too short-flighted to approclato the
coisoquonccsr t' tnuo. Some of the ro-i
tail dealer. " , Indeed most of thorn , have
withstood tha > < movement nnd have
slocked up their stores with Nebraska
made goods only alter repeated calls had
boon mndo for them by customers and
they wore In danger of losing trade by
not filling orders After securing Ne
braska stock they have taken especial
piiins to talk nirninst it nnd push the
same nrticles made by outsido.houses.
The jobbers and retailers have joined
hands with a Minnesota linn and a St.
Joseph firm to force Minnesota and St.
Joseph Hour upon the market by unfair
means for the express purpose of crowd
ing out Nebraska mlllqrs. They have
likewise assonlod lo special arrange-
inonts witli outsldo firms handling other
lines of goods.
This is nil wrong. The retail dealer
nnd the jobber nro both interested in
building up local factories , because these
establishments will hire mon , women
nnd children , who must in turn consume
nrtlcles sold by retail dealers nnd pur
chased through jobbers. It is very un
patriotic ns well ns unbusinesslike for
those firms to lend themselves to the op
position lo the dootrino and practice of
homo patronage. The pooolo are with
the homo movement heart and soul ,
however , and it willsucceed. ,
Tins Iowa legislature hns done very
little thus far except talk and draw pay.
It has , however , enacted the Australian
ballot law , nnd that act nlono will save
it from oblivion. If it will now pass
the Gatch local option bill its claim to
fume will bo secure.
SPEAKING of strikes nnd the Me-
Kinloy bill in the same breath reminds
us that there are 02,000 men out on a
strike in Durham coaldistrict , England ,
and the Butlory colliery has locked out
40,000 mon. They have no McKinley
tariff in England.
Where iKuoriuirt- Illlsj.
Clilcayo T mcs.
Is democracy a failure !
OQlcl'ut 'Informal ' Ion.
L'Mlsflltc Commercial.
J. b. ClarksolTfiays ho is not a candidate
for president. 'Tho ' Commercial Knew ho
was not , but was not sure that Mr. CUrK-
son know It.
Proof of Duvlil'M Ability.
Clitctiuo Tribune.
The painfully ] commonplace character of
several of Mr. Hill's speeches down south
affords strong presumptive evidence that ho
wrote them hl
hlA
A Htrpyt Platform.
dMie-Demnerat.
The platform adopted by the Iowa repub
licans is a peed > ono for general imitation ,
being' brief , d ! ti\iet 'nnd comnrohonslvo ,
without a line that can h'o ' objected tb by Any
loyal member ol the pirlV.
> ol > ra < tki'M Granil Opportunity.
Grand lilaml ln < l'icndcnt ) ,
Nebraska should double her population
within the next five years , and she will do so
if she properly advertises her natural ad
vantages. The great opportunity the World's
fair offers should not. bo overlooked as a
means to that end.
I'osltivu Proof.
CMcaao Intcr-Occan.
Neither Congressman Bryan of Nebraska
nor any other democratic congressman can
infuse llfo to the dead body of tariff reform
BO called , hut moaning free trado. There is
an answer to speculative argument that ad
mits of no gainsaying , and that answer has
been made suulclouily public. It is the lump
of tin.
_ _
An OutsltluVlow of Omuha.
Karfutlt Ken * .
TIIK BRE has discovered three railway
openings for Omann. The openings are all a
good distance away , so taat the chances are
against , Omaha being aslcod to throw a dollar
or two in the slot as otbor towns do when
they want a railway opening. If Omaha
would build an independent line of roud , con
trolled by Omaha mon , to Norfolk , she could
nnd a rnllwav opening that would uo of some
use to her. But Omaha will not.
"I.loim oillcorL'il by .
New I'm/ ; .ItlMi'tlmr ( dein. ) .
The nervous Now York World falls Into a
hysterical state lost , the democratic free
silver fools In congress destroy the party's '
chances in the forthcoming presidential
canvass. Wlion did the democrats over fail
to help the republicans elect tnoir president !
Only once in thirty-six years. Mr. Pulitzer
used to say that the democratic party was an
army of lions oflloprod by Jacnassos. The
organization is still maintained intact.
It Was Wormy Forty Year * Ago.
Ynilt Times.
It may bo that Billy Bryan mido a very
good speech In congress , considering the
cuuso ho advocated , but ho fell down miser
ably at last. Ho told the vonorublo "cahoots"
story. When wo flrst.hoard that story , In
Ml ) , It struck us as very funny indeed , It
was about the neatest , story wo had overheard
hoard , but In its constant Journeying during
f orty-turoo years 4tfihas acquired very loan
and frowsy whlslfcrS , the bojom of its pauti
nas yielded to t 5vMontloss baud of tiino
and foot ol the dvppptic , and it has lent all
of iti nrlsilno bojuliy. It was mean of Mr.
Bryan to drag U tocth Jn its protont dilapi
dated condition , from a seclusion of nearly
half a century , nud pirade It lipforo the congress -
gres-s of the Unil dlStatcs.
/ * YK'i.i. tziru ant 'ATMXK.
hvjtdm ( Unite.
O Lurry , now Imrplt's no use a-tnlkln' ,
Yo'ro too bmilitjOliUilriily to suit u gltl's
tiiste ! ify
Yo'ra nl vor coutn jjjirld it shnillo nn' a onrtsoy ,
An' hero yo uro'jjuiy wld .vorurm round my
waist ! 3,77 ,
VH bodthur my ll/lmut w'd ' noitBln' for klmaa.
An' the more ytl < H cot. why. the houlUht < r
yo'ro jjrowni * 1J
An' whin lilnn't p ft'o 'em. it Just muloj no
Yo tuko 'cm ; but , Lurry , novr luvo mo alone.
I'liith , whnt would the mlslhrciissuy , man , did
hho II nil yo
1'oilvur n-foolln' round mo ut my work ?
Yo'ro u ly null , that tHkes wlmt.vo happen to
fiinuy j , *
No lieliliur , I'll swenr.'than a luython-burn
Turk !
O Lurry , my hid , yu'vo lliu ton j no for the
blurnoy !
huro. now , 'twould ba moltln the heart of a
MliU > ne ,
Wld bath hMicls.ln the dovish I kin nlvor ru-
slstyo
Yo know It nn yit ye won't lave mo ulono !
0 I-ury. : now Lurry , ho coed and stop t-iydln !
Thuru'a bonioboily cumin' , quit foollu1 and
hush !
An1vlll I any "yes. " will I h.ivoyu ? O L-irry.
Yo'd to uharnihi' the very blrJsoir the Ijusfi !
1 must iriinu thu day fcoou whim thu bam ahull
Lu published ,
Kin I nlvor vtrjnpu yo ; och huno , lud , och
hone ;
Must I umrry yo whuilrtnr or no , yo'ro n v- |
1 11 In.
Hut , Lurry. I will If yo'tl Javp me air ;
A ffitirbi'.ti'an itunu.
The ffew York JnuhialM.
The death ot Fred Hamilton add * nnothor
narao to the already long list of newspaper
heroes who have gene to the grnvolu pur
suit of their duty. Hamilton's cnso was n
peculiarly sad ono fur several reasons , Ho
mndo hh own assignment , nnd Insisted upon
doing the work In direct opposition to the
udvico of Colonel Uockorlll , who was unwill
ing that ono of his mon should so expose
himself to danger of contagion. Ho assumed
the work , not from any dcslro for newspaper
glory or pecuniary reward , but because ho
felt it his dutv , as n newspaper man , lo keep
the public Informed. With nil his pluck nnd
tenacity of purpose ho was n singularly
norvons man , and totally unfitted for such
n mission. It tuny seem unfeeling , nt
this Umo , to criticise his judgment In
the matter , but It hardly scorns
possible that the results ho might have nt-
lalncd could bo commensurate with the risks
ho ran. With n wife , u happy home nnd an
honorable career , It Is n question if ho had n
moral right to risk his lllo in his oITort to
servo the public. But ho believed that ho
was right , nnd bo wont into It with his eyes
open to tha danger. Ho was not ono of the
tccltlcss , daredevil strlpo who plunge 'Into
danger bacauso they lack foresight to calcu
late possible results" . With him It was ncaso
of pure devotion to what ho fancied to bo his
duty to his rmpor nnd thu public. And ho
died.
died.His
His last letter to Colonel CocUorlll Is nn In
dex of his character plucky , conscientious
mid thoughtful.
Vvodnesdny My dear Colonel Cockorlll :
Should 1 succumb to what promises to bo n
very pronounced case of typhus fever , 1 feel
that it Is n dut.v to you to say , now that I
hove the opportunity , thnt I do not consider
you responsible In any way for the circum
stances unaor which the Infection was con
tracted. These circumstances were In the
line of what I considered to bo n public duty ,
us an accurate r.nd voracious reporter , whoso
chlof thought , first , last and all the time ,
was the odl'.or-In-chlef nnd his luloroits.
Some alleged newspaper mun would have
called mo foolish , but you will not do so. It
was to tnoiervlcollrst , compensation uoxt.
My honrt Is vert full of nfTection for you at
this moment. My general uenlih Is "in my
favor for n fair ehanco of pulling through.
Lot us hope It may bo so. It will bo several
weeks before 1 shall sco mv
wife ngaln , nnd if you will Uinuly
send the Press club steward occa
sionally to sco how she Is getting on , I would
take tt ns u f 117or. Should I die , I nm Insured
in the Uoynl Arcanum , nnd my wife will got
the insurance. I own n house nnd lot In
Brooklyn , partially paid for , which is mort
gaged for W,000 ; so you see 1 don't wish to
pose ns n pauper. I have always tried to
provide a good home , and have succeeded. 1
have a lot In VVoodlawn cemetery : but then ,
on the other hand , I hapo to bo nt n good
many monthly dinners ut the Press club ,
nnd hear Mickey Finn doing missionary
work with liU line voice. Yours very fra
ternally , Fiir.n J. HAMILTON.
Ho was calod ! "crank" among his fol
lows in the Press club , because no question
of expediency or policy entered his head
when what ho considered right was in ques
tion. Whether his Judgment was right or
wrong in the matter , ho certainly deserves
all honor for his conscientious bravery.
IM'S viirsm.
Phlladnlplna Times : Another cabinet
crisis In Germany suegosts thnt Emperor
William will not know tbo real value of n
pilot until ho llnds himself all nt son.
Chicago News : But it Is by no moans cer
tain that Emperor William will accept Von
Uanrivl's resignation. The thorny oath of
soml-nutocrntic out constitutional govern
ment cannot bo trodden ulono. It is known
that the emperor views his present chan
cellor with special regard , and wall ho may.
Von Caprivi has certainly proved a very
able statesman , and ono to whom modern
Germany owes much.
Philadclpnla Ledger : Once moro the s.hlp
of state li ; Germany has been abandoned to
the hands oi the inexperienced captain. Once
uioro the pilot has been bowed over the sido.
For the peace of Europe , for the prosperity
of u great and clvili/cd nation wltti which
wo are so closo'.v connected , it may bo honed
that history wjll further repeat Itself and
that a worthy successor to Bismarck and Von
Caprivi may bo found , but thu probabilities
seem all against it.
lioston Advertiser : It ! s impossible not
to think of what the grim old cxilo from
Berlin must bo thinkiue abour > on ono side ,
"
and the truculent young" ingrate , whoso un
ceremoniously kicked down the ladder by
which the HohonzoHorns climbed to the
loftiest th rene in Europe , on tbo other.
Frederick the Great is said to have on ono
occasion aflirmed his faith in the nnolent
proverb that rcvcnpo 5s a dish lit for the
gods. If Bismarck it ot the same opinion
ho must feel that at last ho is feasting on
ambrosial food.
H/.ISTS FJtU.1I 1L.13VS IIOJIH
Truth Is the breath of God.
It takes moro courage to endure than to
act.
act.March
March ts the toucn of a mother dressing a
wound.-
Whcnovor n wise man makoa n mistake it
teaches him something.
When the last hypocrite dies the devil will
not own a foot of ground on earth.
The pastor's preaching never makes any
body want any more religion than the castor
possesses.
Some of the organ's sweetest notes come
from pipes that cannot bo seen.
Light travels nt the rate ot nearly 200,000
mi lot In n second , but It is n small coneolu-
tlon to thlnit of it when you fall over a wheelbarrow -
barrow In the dark.
CUltltlMT CUMIV.ll.
Philadelphia Tim s : Many Jokes nro afloat
over Soc'rotary 1'oslor comliiK fiom Kiiropnon
thabpree. This fuel , however , doesn't coun
tenance dissipation In others so much as It
might nt ilrstsuum , for It w.i * u bpreo on
water.
Truth : She My dnrllnR. I have a terrible
pit-coot news for yon. I'lipii has lost every
thing.
llu ( rislni ; lo go-Oli ) , no , he liiisn't. Ho stl'.l '
has yon ,
New York Tribune : i-aloslndy Oh. yes. miss ,
I can recommend this style or wrap , \\liy ,
only last wool ; n lady friend of mine | 'ot en-
gayed In ono of tliuni.
1'nck : ' 'I hoar , " aald the Russian traveler ,
"that In America there Is no siia-li person as u
press censor. "
"Well , " returned his Interviewer , "that
shows that yon have been proatly misin
formed. Walt (111 you sue tlio holes uio city
editor will knouk out nf my copy ! "
A C't.osi : a AMU.
A'cio I'nilt Sun.
Wo [ iliiyod utcaiiH my love and I ,
I look her hand , no ono was liy ,
Then mow drew lier nearer inn.
And , such n queenly maid was Mio ,
When lo h'ur cheeks the blood did rush
I caci''lit , tiuJ licild , 'a royal llusli.
Harper's ll.i ar : "Nowpop h is gone south ,
I bo.irV"
"Vos. On account of lilsbnby. "
"lliiby IM"
"Oh no , Mo left the baby homo. Nowpop
went to gut some sleep "
Kuto l-'lod's ] Washington : Kltziinoillo-Uld
you know , Wlsgliu , thai the projirlutor of
this sniiimor hotel offers HpccUl riues to
ynmiKiutm wlmdimun thu KorumnV
WUclns Indued ! What a ubariiilug way to
footonu's bill !
PAINFUL TO .THINK OF.
The p.ir.i'-ranlier now ecr.Uuhos his bead
And cudoiN Ills lir.ilu Ilku uvorythlnK
To dl.Mfovoi If anything new can bo bald
A bout winter Unit iliit-'ors In the litu of spring.
Washington IW ; The political situation
In 1'oninylvanla inuv ho described us anil-
Quiiy-lud.
Yanker * * filuteutnnn : "I can't stand thU
cold , Icy wuullier. " rmnurlfol the man who
struck u iilin'U of lee nud mmdunly sul down
on the sidewalk.
Klmlru O.-uetto : Jas-ion says thai the roa-
HUII a man c'un defy tliu norld uflur the sum , ml
bottle Is beouiue ho Known thuru'n good btult
Lowell Gazette : The strictest railroad
u limit K.nlii'pisses may occasionally pass u
dividend. | -
llurvuni liiiinuonn ; " \ ns , " s-ild Mrs , Hoi-
coiiilreol , "my lather made his torluuu by
the poraplratlniior Ills forehead , "
llostau Cotfrlen When a mm Is "beside
lilmaolf" liuKont'rnlly dcinun tr.iU > > * that ho
doesn't like tlio comp my.
Huston Transcript : Tim iniiiwuinp is Itku
thu polleo ulllcur who , coinlir , ' In between hus
band and wife , li ct uuon by Loth.
HE WILL PROTECT NEBRASKA
Attorney Qonoral Hastings Explains the
Disputed Boundary Question
HOW THE AUTHORITY WAS DELEGATED
Hon. ,1 , M.n'oolvrorth lloorHr * l | | < lintnir-
tlnm from .Mr. li < ( Mn llofnrn tlin Kxplrn-
tlon of III * OIUclul Torni n * the
Stales' * l.ennl ( lunritliin.
LINCOI.X , Nob. , March 21. [ Special to THE
Her. . J The statomout In the Omaha World-
Herald of yesterday morning rolntivo to the
power of ntiornoy delegated ov the attorney
general to Omahn lawyer * to settle the dis
puted boundary question between Nebraska
nnd Iowa wotlcs u gross injnstlco to Attorney
General Hastings. Tbnt gentleman madu mi
emphatic statement ui regard to the matter
this nftonioon that clear * him entirely of the
charges mndo In the newspaper referred to.
The boundary question wai first presented
to the attorney general's ofllco during the
administration ot Gonornl Loose. The Inltor
delegated nutuorlty to Hon. .1. M , Woolworlh
to represent tha state In the eaio. There Is
nothing In the ofllclal records of the ortlco to
show why Mr. Lento VIM so accommodating ,
nnd his loiter delegating tbo authority to Mr.
Woolworlh does not appear in the ofllclnl letter -
tor book. In a latter addressed to Goncr.il
Hastings on March 21 , 1991 Just otto year
ago today ho states that such authority was
Riven. His letter was as follows :
"In regard to the question of the boundary
line between Nobrasita nnd fowa , I will say
that certain lands claimed by the state nnd
taxed oy Iowa authorities Is on the Nobrasitn
slue of the Missouri river , caused by the
changes In the channel. Citizens of Nebraska
have put porinauont Improvements upon the
lands uiul iiuvo employed Hon. J. M. Woolworth -
worth to soltlo the boundary line between
the two states. Mr. Woolworth aslioa my
consent to bring the question before the supreme
premo court of the United States , and I con
sented with the distinct understanding that
the state of Nebraska was to bo saved harm
less from the payment of all costs and ex
penses , and so stated in my letter of authority
to him to bring the action. "
If anyone is to bo blamed for the matter
the ulaino muit be placed where It properly
belongs on the shoulders of General Loose ,
who was at that time attorney general of the
state. General Hustings has never appeared
in the case by proxy or otherwise. Ho says
emphatically that If the attorney general's
olllco can do anything to save the land In
question It will bo eheorfully donci and the
authority to do It will not bo delegated to
attorneys who represent private parties. As
long as ho Is attorney general ho will look
after the Interest * or the state when culled
upon to the best of his ability nnd not shirk
his responsibility by transferring his power
to act to others.
i : < pcct to Do u His Huslness.
Articles of Incorporation of the Moborly
Fuel nnd Improvement company were Hied
with the secretary of state today Dy Omahn
parties. The headquarters of the company
are In Omaha , and the business to bo trans
acted will consist ot buying , owning or leas
ing coal lauds , mining of coal and other
minerals , quarrying stone , paving nud ma
cadamizing roads and streets , bortng for oil
and gas , manufacturing brick , owning and
holding stock In manufacturing institutions ,
constructing nnd operating steam , electric
motor and horse railways , constructing and
operating electric light and ens plants , and
laying out and platting additions. All these ,
improvements are to bo carried out at the
city of Moborly , Mo. The company Is incor
porated by C. F. Boyd , C. G. Alton , H. O.
Payr.o nnd F. B. Tiffany , ana the capital
stock is joUO.OOO.
Tliiij-er AV1I1 Flic Notice Tomorrow.
General John Al. Thayer will file notice in
the supreme court tomorrow , through his
uttoijneys , that bo will on Tuesday , March
29 , make an application to reopen the Boyd-
Thaycr case , which was dismissed last , week
owing to the nou-nppearanco of the counsel
for General Thayor. General Thayer stated
todny that the now step In the great con
troversy would make no chnneo in his pri
vate plans. "Iho case has to bo continued
in my name , " bo replied , "nnd while I am ns
much in to res ted in the llnul outcome of the
proceedings , us I over was , yet I shall not
allow It to interfere with my private busi
ness. 1 have absolutely no doslro to ngain
assume the duties of tba governorship ; but
I do want to sco the question which is raised
in this case settled , and this is the solo rea
son for further contesting the matter. " The
opinion seems to generally prevail that the
supreme court will reopen the case.
I'l.ino In Court.
Judge Hall's court room this afternoon re
sembles a musio store the day after May 1.
Ho is incidentally hearing a case where
Young & Elder sue Theodora Knar for bal
ance duo on a piano sold him. ICaar says
that the piano , ono of the Chase matte , is no
good , that the keys stick together , and when
ono plny.s on it and gets up the machine keeps
on ringing. In proof whereof ho brings the
piano into court.
Heard In I'ollon Court.
The case of the state against Lister ,
wherein P. W. Hampton charges Ofllcor
Lister with assault and battery , was docketed
for trial before Justice J. II. Brown this
mornincr , but a continuance was taken until
Thursday. March 24. at 8 o'clock p. m. This
case , it will doubtless bo remembered , covers
the little difllculty that a reporter ot ttio Call
had with nn arm of the law , the notion of th (
play taking plnco nt the police station.
The ciiso against young Wmnogar , charged
with horse stealing , camoup before Judgb
Brown todny , but was continued until
Wed n os day.
In police court this nftornoon the case *
against O. II. HntclllT for assaulting Miss
Lucy Hodcos , nndThomni Colomrm for potty
larceny , wcro called , but both took n con- '
titiunncp. Colcmnn was Inclined to fight the
case , but his attorney wilted n llttlo when ho
( Ihcovored that Coleman hud confessed to his
employer , U. K. Ulchtor , nnd made partial
restoration ,
I'roiii tlioiltlilgo'ii Dnrkct.
M. II. Southwlck asks judgment for $1.2.5
against F. 10 , Newton and M , B , Htibboll on
an overdue note.
The case wherein John Burgo sued the
Tnblllm homo lor n division of the property
on which It is located , was settled .mil dis
missed today.
Burl W. Hlchnrcls nski that the court sot
nstdo nn order heretofore granted awarding
bis wife temporary alimony on grounds sot
forth.
The Western Union Telegraph company
asks the district court to nwnra It n now
trial lu the cn o wherein the Call Publishing
company secured n verdict for J'JTo. '
.JudiroTlbbotts Is still on the case of Col
lins & Mockott ngnlnst the McCormlok Hnr-
ycstor company , whllo .ludgo Field Is grind
ing on the Maxwell , Shnrpo & lloss caso.
Mho dispute over the Turner estate between -
tweon Turner's sons nnd the Presbyterian
missions came up before .ludgo Field today ,
but was tr. nsforrod xo the law sldo to bo
hoard by a Jury.
I'mtor Sues tor Ills Snlnry.
Probably one of the oddest suits over filed v
was dropped In county court Saturdnv after - N.
noon. It vms ono where Hov. John F. Kulil- X
man sues the Zions Evangelical Lutheran
church of Keen for f.'M.Ji ! : for salary Irom
April 1 lo May M , ISS'A Ho says thnt they
agreed to pay him , but have failed to do so.
All hnvo heard of cases where tlio geutlo ,
forbearing pastor of country churches has
received but n small portion of the vonrly
stipend promised , but Kov. Kuhlinau'ls ovf-
neutly of the opinion that the labornr Is
worthy of his hlronnd proposes to got It.
Odds nnd IIiuls ,
Tbo schedule commlttco of the state base
bull league had n longslccgo of it vostcrday
trying to fix up something that would bo sat
isfactory to all , They adjourned , however ,
without completing It , but the work will bo
finished uu"by Manager Baker nud Director
Comau of Fremont , .
The citv council will have the task tomor
row evening of designating the voting places
of tbo warn , tilling nil vacancies In the ranks
of the registrars and doing other routine
work urcparulory for the April election.
The dtniculty over thu ward ordinance hns
unduly delayed manors , nnd haste is now
necessary In order that the cleru can got out
the necessary election notices.
An unexpected nnd wonderful improve
ment was noticed In , Iudgo Borgolt's condi
tion this morning , .ludgo Cochran dropped
in 10 sco him this morning as ho came down
town , and found him dressed nnd ttblo to
walk nreund. Ho was feeling very well , nml
said that tie " .ould bo down town attending
to business lu a few days. Tnls will bo good
Hews to the people of Lincolnwho have been
advised heretofore thnt bis case was compar
atively hopeless.
sxoiniAi.r.in nn :
Itolstorous VitlnStudontx Pi'lt n Tlu > : itrlciil
Troupe unit Onii Ci-ln U'hlpinxl.
NKW HAVHX , Conn. , March 21. A party of
200 Yale students attended the performance
of "Fnbio Ho muni , or The Vendetta , "
Saturday evening. During the last act on'
of the students throw a snow ball which
struck Harry Llnton. ono of the actors. Ho
wont on with bis pnrt , paying no attention to
the interruption , but when a minute after
ward a second snow ball felled Miss Frances
Field to the stage , Liuton came down to the
footlights anil denounced the thrower as a
brute and n coward nnd offered to thrash him
If ho would step up on tbo stage. Tlio offer
was not accepted. When Miss Field and
another lady member of the company , ac
companied by Harry Linton , loft the opera
house together to go to their hotel , outside of
the stage door they were mot bv a crowd of
about lifly students , who hooted and yelled
at them. Ono of the students , who was
drunk , approached Miss Field and at
tempted to take her arm. Mr. Llnton
promptly knocked him down nnd continued
to punish him. No arrests were made.
AllllKSTlll ) FOK l.
Kdltor Oodltln ol tlio Nmv Vorlc I'ost Must
Aiixxvnrti ) the Olinrgp.
New YOHK , March 21. Edwin T. Godkln ,
editor of the Evening Post , has been nrroitod
on n uhurgo of criminal libel preferred by
Dennis W. O'Hallorau , secretary of the Feb
ruary grand Jury. Mr. Godkln was taken to
the police court , where ho was released 111
$1,000 bail. The giund Jury of which Mr.
O'llnlloran wus secretary handed hi a pre
sentment censuring Hov. Dr. Parkhurst , for
his attacks from the pulpit upon tlio ofllclal
acts of District Attorney Nlcol. In comment
ing on this the Evening Post referred to Mr.
O'Halloran as "an ex-koopor of a low ulvo. "
The complainant denies that ho aver kept a
dive.
Kllloil liymi Kx-Uonvlrt.
NKW YOKK , March 21. William Lawn , a
onc-urmed cx-convlct , became Involved In a
struggle with MichaelSlattory yesterday and
ended by drawing a ra/.or and cutting his
antagonist's throat. The man staggered to
his room and dropped dead in the presence of
his wife nnd the mother of the murderer ,
who had witnessed the deadly struggle. Tha
murder wus the outcome of n'Saturday night
debauch. The murderer was cuught.
* * & CD.
S. W. Corner 15Ui mil D.ulii Sti ,
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. Such days as this
you have plenty of time to take a careful
look at our various styles. Our time is at
your disposal.
Browning , King & Co
oaASSS'uiVlSi' ! . ' | S. W. Corner 15 * and Douglas St