THE OMAHA DAILY TUESDAY , APRIL 5 , .1802.
THE DAILY BEE.
K. KGSKWATKII. Ei-ite 11.
PUIJL1SIIKI ) EVKRY MOHNINO.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY
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Aturngi ) ( Ilri'iiliillnn lor Krlirimry ! il,5IO.
TIIKSI : dnys nnil wcekft arc very tlis-
couraglii.r { to tlio rniti-muUors.
AMKKICANS will novcr got over bcinp
liinil hungry. Thcsu Oklahoma , booms
merely what tholr appetites.
CINCINNATI spent $20.000,000 In build
ing 11 railway to Chuttjuioojia , and so
saved to that city the triidu of the now
EOlltll.
THK coinmlssioiiors and the council
can hardly ulTord to refuao tlio pcoplo
the opportunity to vole for or against
the bond proposition.
TIIKHI : is no mud loft in the Kansas
City strocts. It has all boon thrown at
the candidates for municipal ollicos by
ono sidu or the other.
TIIK annual interest upon the railway
Nona's if voted will bo more than mot by
the now property certain to bo added to
the lax rolls when the railway enter
prise is developed.
NOTHIXO standa in the way of Oma
ha's future growth but railway discrim
ination. The Nebraska Central railroad
enterprise olTers a promising solution of
the railroad problem.
CONTHACTOK SQUIUIS can hardly bo
expected to clean the streets covered
with mud with his street sweeper. The
Board of Public Works should enforce
tlio contract , but not persecute the con
tractor. At till events , it should clean
the streets.
WJIKXKVKK the Lincoln papers fail
to receive the news of a Nebraska dis
aster they try to hoodwink their sub
scribe : s by accusing the Omaha papers
of exaggerating. They are now refer
ring to the late atmospheric disturbance
as a spring zephyr.
OMAHA'S growth is nowhere more ap
parent than in the increase of school
population. It has boon hardly possible
to build school houses as fast as they are
needed. With the roouening of the
schools this week three now buildings
are occupied aggregating twenty-two
rooms.
Wilit.n Congressman Bryan is re pro-
Renting the United States and reading
Colonel Springer's anti-tariff speeches
the dycd-in-tlio-wool democrats of his
congressional district are quietly but
euroly paving the way for him to return
to his law practice in Lincoln next
spring ,
SIXTIINTII : : street must have a. now via
duct. Any attempt to prevent or delay
its construction is open to grave suspi
cion. The principal business thorough
fare of Omaha , is too important an
artery to be closed in the interest of
property owners on another * btroot or the
railway corporations.
A FORT SHHKIDAN private soldier
complained to the inspector general of the
Department of the Missouri at Chicago
the other day that his breakfast after
night guard duty consisted of broad ,
choose and colToo. This in a romlnSor
of Will Viubchor'a famous breakfast of
ham and ice cream. No wonder the raw
recruits nro threatening to desert from
Fort Sheridan. No man can bo bravo
on an empty stomach.
Tun democratic onslaught upon the
McKinley bill reminds one of Irving's
celebrated Dutch acrobat. Having an
nounced that ho would jump over a cer
tain hillock , ho ran thrco miles to get a
good start. On arriving at the foot of
the hill ho was out of breath and so sat
down to rest , after which ho leisurely
walked ever the hill winking his loft
eye at the foolish fellows who had be
lieved that ho really intended such
ground and lofty tumbling.
Tin : BIK in common with good citi
zens generally both within and without
Ilia parish regret the departure of Rev
W. J. Ilarahu of the First Prcsbytorian
church to Ills now Hold of labor. Mr.
Ilaraha is ono of the oldest clergymen
in the city , though still n comparatively
young man. lie has ministered to one
of the largest and wealthiest congrega
tions in Omaha mid has merited the
popularity which hia yoara of arduous
toll have won for him in the community.
His activity Im.s not boon sectarian.
Kvory good oauso lias received his cor
dial support and no higher compliment
can bo paid him than to say that his efforts -
forts have * boon remarkably successful
in all bnuiehoa of benevolent nnd relig
ious endeavor. Mr. Ilaraha carries
with him the respect of this community
end the alloutlon of his congregation.
Tin :
By tlio census of 1800 the stales nnd
territories west of the Mississippi river
have a population of moro than 15,000-
000 , while the territory east of that
great stream contains 47,000,000. The
area of the whole United States Is ,1,027 ,
000 square miles. West of the Missis-
eippl lies nearly two-thirds of the entire
republic. The sUvtos and territories
west of the Missouri cover an area of
1,671,104 square miles , a region one-third
gt eater in extent than that lying cast of
the Mississippi. In 1800 there wore
2ICO miles of railway west of the last
named river , today there are ever , ' ) " ) ,000
miles. In this greater west there are
121 u livorslttca nnd colleges and in the
public schools there are : > ,2lt,8iU ! chil
dren. The Hssesbotl valuation of prop
erty west of the Mississippi aggregates
$ : if-ii,8l4,000. ; West of that river 5 (55- (
170,000 bushels of wheat wore raised last
year , and tlio total valueof the crops
grown at the lowest estimate will reach
$ .300,000,000 for 181)1. ) Factories , mills ,
mines , live stock , postollicoj , newspapers
ard everything else show a correspond
ing growth and relative * importance.
There Is nothing moro interesting tea
a thoughtful student of the future of this
great country than a study of the growth
of Its population nnd the development
of its material wealth. There Is no
room for pessimistic doubt in the log-
ic.il deductions from the llguro ? which
naturally group themselves Into com
parative tables as Inquiries proceoJ.
For instance , these liguros show that
if this trmismiasourl region wore one-
third as densely populated as Indiana it
would contain over ; .UOtCOO , ( ) pcoplo.
Yet Indiana has boon largely settled
and developed within the memory of
living men. Wyoming can sustain as
largo a population to the .square mile as
Pennsylvania in a very largo proportion
tion of its area. The prairie states of
this interior uro more fertile than the
lloosier state and can give a livelihood
tons many people per square mile. It
requires no very gioat stretch of the
imagination to sou the far western arid
regions irrigated and the homos of
hives of pijoplo. When America has
200,000,000 souls within her boundaries
the greater west will have 75,000,000and
the ttansmissouri region , not including
Texas , certainly not less than 2oOUO,000.
Now let the rcii'ler rolled for a mo
ment upon the number and siv.o of the
cities which this population involves.
Will he for a moment question Dr. Mil
ler's foresight in predicting : i popula
tion of 400,000 for Omaha ? Can ho
doubt the future of Omaha , Kansas
Oily , Denver , Salt Lake City , S.in
Frimcisco and the score of smaller
cities to the west of us already making
metropolitan pretenses1 ;
Tin : PAIITY OF .t sof..VD
Governor McKiuloy said in his spaech
( it Providence that whatever else may
shift or change , the money of a , country
should bo as fixed and unalterable as it
is possible to make anything lixed and
unalterable. The democrats propose ,
said the governor , to give the silver
producer 100 cents for that which is
worth only 70 cents. Free and unlim
ited coinage gives the profit on coinage
to tlio silver producers , insteid : of to the
whole people , and against this policy
the republican parly has un litornbly sot
its face. The government has no more
right to give the mine owner HO pol
ecat extra profit than it has to give the
farmer 30 per cent extra profit.
The republican pr.rty is now , as it has
boon throughout its career , the consis
tent champion of a sound and stable cur
rency , opposed to every effort or expe
dient for debusing or depredating the
money of the people. The demands of a
great war compelled the government to
issue a largo amount of paper currency
which depreciated in value or in pur
chasing power , but as soon as it was
practicable to do so , with a proper re
gard for the interests of all classes of
the pcoplo , the republican party raised
this paper to par with gold by tlio re
sumption of specie payments , and it has
remained so ever since. Everybody
familiar with the financial legislation of
that period remembers with what vigor
and persistence the democratic party op-
por-cd resumption. After having de
nounced the greenbaeksas an unconsti
tutional currency , as soon as the repub
lican party proposed to nitiko them as
good as gold the democracy conceived a
great liking for this currency and de
manded that it be issued to an unlimited
amount. Some of the ablest loaders of
that party , prominent among them
bcintr Judge Thurman of Ohio , repu
diated .ill they had said for years
against the greenback nnd became Ha
vociferous and uncompromising cham
pions. The party loaders thought they
saw a chance In this to attain power ,
und putting asldo all considerations of
the public welfare and the national
credit joined in the popular clamor
against the republican policy of placing
the paper currency of the country on r.
sound and stable basis. That policy ,
however , prevailed against all opposition
nnd brought results of immeasurable
value to the government and the pee
ple.
ple.The
The republican party is again lighting
for a sound and stable currency , for the
preservation of that policy which it in
stituted and has boon able thus far to
maintain. It does not wish to discredit
silver. On the contrary it has provided
that silver shall contribute to the cur
rency to un amount nearly or quite
equal to the production of American
mines. It believed that this could be
safely done , that the government could
take the product of our own mines and
issue its notes therefor without depreci
ating any part of the currency and with
out danger to its credit. The result of
the application of the policy thus far
has vindicated this view , but tlio repub
lican party Is opposed to opening the
mints of the country to the silver of
Iho world and to giving the silver pro
ducers 30 per cent in excess of the value
of their product in the market. The re
publican pnrty believes that to do this
would ppuodily result in bringing the
country to the single silver standard and
that the effect of this would bo daimig-
lutr to all interests , the first and great
est injury falling ur.on the farmers and
wage-earners , who would bo compelled
to exchange their products and labor
for depreciated dollars. A very largo
majority of the democratic party are
ready to upon the mluU to the freu and
unlimited coinage of silver nnd to com
pel the government to pay the silver
producers an extra profit , although to
do this would bo a manifest injustice to
every other class of producers.
This battle Is to bo fought out In the
national campaign soon to open , and all
present indications point to n victory
for the pirty of a sound and stable cur
rency and for the policy which mokes
tlio product of American silver mines
available , at its market value , as a basis
of circulation , thus giving no advantage
to tiio producers of silver ever the pro
ducers of any other commodity.
A Cf.KVKI.AXn HKVn'Al *
Grovcr Cleveland's chances of secur
ing the nomination at Chicago are Im
proving. A little while ago his cause
scorned hopolcss , and eomo of the most
sagacious democrats declared that hn
was out of the question as a presidential
candidate. Shrewd judges of the politi
cal situation , llko Mr. Henry Walter-
mm , struck his name from the list of
possibilities. An expression of prefer
ence has since bean coming from the
r.mk and ( lie of the party , and it is iiiil-
formly favorable to _ the ox-prcstdcnt.
Wherever democrats are gathered to
gether his name Is cheered loudest and
longest. The democratic speaker who
desires to rvouso his hearers to enthusi
asm has an easy and certain way ot doing
so in extolling Cleveland. The evidence
on all sides Is that ho Is nearly as strong
with the masses of the democratic party ,
outside of his own st'Uo , as ho was four
years ago , and that ho is unmistakably
tlio preference of a very largo majority
of the democracy.
This is not remarkable when it Is con
sidered how. small and cheap Is the
availability of other democratic aspi
rants to the presidency. David B. Hill
gave renewed evidence in his southern
trip that ho is simply a demagogue.
Trustworthy Information from lli.tt sec
tion Is to the cITcct that the impression
ho made there was not favorable 10 his
ambition and that his commonplace ut
terances were disappointing and made
him no friends. Ho is yet apparently
iojuro in the posiossion of the gisvonty-two
delegates from Now York , but nobody
can bo certain that ho will hold them in
the national convention , and he cer
tainly will not if ho is unable to muster
any other support. Hero and there is n
nowsp.iper that talks for Hill , but with
very Tow exceptions such journals have
very little influence and that merely
local. It would seem that the Hill
movement has accomplished all that it
is likely to in the interest of that as
pirant , and that it muy bo expected to
steadily decline. Senator Gorman of
Maryland is still hoard of as a possible
candidate , but there is no assurance
that ho will go into the convention with
moro than the support of his own stale ,
oven if ho is able to secure that , for
there Is a very strong Coveland ; senti
ment in Maryland. Gorman has a rec
ord as an ad : oil and unscrupulous poli
tician which the party might not care
to defend , and besides , if tlio democracy
dared to select a candidate from a
southern state it would probably prefer
Senator Carlisle of Kentucky , who is
much abler and politically moro reputa
ble than Gorman. Governor Paulson
of Pennsylvania possesses qualifications
that would make him a good candidate ,
but it is thought that the democratic
convention of Hint state , which will beheld
hold next week , will instruct for Cleve
land. The one possible western candi
date who can be said to have any chance ,
Governor Boies of Iowa , appears not to
bo growing.
Obviously , therefore , Cleveland has
the best ot the situation as it now stands
nnd the probability is that his chances
of trotting the nomination will continue
to improve. It is not to bo doubted that
ho will have a majority of the delegates
in the national convention , and it is
possible , though hardly probable , that
ho will have at the start the two-thirda
necessary to nominate. In any event ,
however , the convention will bo called
upon to consider what the chances would
bo of cither Cleveland or Hill carrying
Now York , and unless tlio factions
there supporting these rival aspirants
can bo harmonized , which is wholly im
probable , the convention may conclude
that it will bo expedient to drop both.
IXSIDN IMH/O1.
Omaha's park system can never bo
ideal until there are a series of small
paries within easy walkirg distance of
all her people. Those of course should
he connected by wide boulevards leading
from ono to the other and reaching the
larger parks. It , is the purpose of tlio
Park Commissioners to arrange just such
a system atthooarlicst possible moment.
Meanwhile the funds at the disposal of
the city to bo ronli/.ed from the sale of
the $ -100,000 in park bonds should not all
bo expended for largo parks accessible
only by carriages.
Unfortunately when the council mot
to pass upon the park propositions last
week they ignored this pronounced pub
lic sentiment and for HOIHO unexplained
reason accepted only Iho largo paries in
the outskirts of the city. Tlio pcoplo
are in favor of inside parks and common
souse demands that a part of this largo
sum of money shall bo made of benefit to
the women and children of the poorer
and midolo classes who cannot afford
tlio luxury of carriages and horses. In
fact the park bondn would not have car
ried at all if the voters had supposed
the funds would till bo expended in largo
parks at a distance from the population
centers.
OPINIONS vary as to the relative au
thority of the council and Park Commis
sion in selecting purl.grounds. . Some
of our best citizens hold that the respon
sibility for the wisdom of the selections
rests solely with the park commission
and that the only purt the council can
legally take pertains solely to the sale
of the bonds , receipt of proceeds nnd
payment of purchase price of the lands
chosen , etc. In the minds of the framers
ol the charter these details wore given
to the council because It controlled the
machinery for exorcising the powers of
eminent domain. Hut interested parties
went before the legislature arid suc
ceeded in killing the clause which was
originally put in the charter giving the
city power to condemn property for pnrk
purposes. TliU loft a kink in the law ,
which has given rise to the question ol
the exact function ! ! of the council in re
spect to parks it'fho charter provision
ns it now 8ta tMc entrusts the work of
devising a pa % system and selecting
park lands to .tho Park Commission. It
imposes upon ( htf major and council the
duty "to tako'ja'uch action ( is may bo
necessary for'the appropriation of the
lands " * * *
and grot/Mis so designated"
and they "arff Jprthor authorized upon
the rocommendiHlon of said Park Com
mission , and wHfi tholr concurrence , to
negotiate for Jjiq , purchase , otc. " Now
the question Is ) man the council legally
reject the seh-jljons of the park com
mission whether the selection bo good
or bad ?
Tin ? Sioux City terminal company at
nn expense of $1,200,000 has scfeurod
depot and trackage facilities for nil the
lines centering in the city. Sioux City
by means of this terminal company is
nblo to invite all the railways in sight to
como into the town on equal terms.
The Nebraska Central proposition Is In
the same line of enterprise though It in
volves a larger expenditure of money
and is conceived onamoio comprehen
sive scale.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sioux CITY has the excavation for her
elegant Gnriotson granlto union depot
completed and will begin this week to
lay the foundation , Sioux City makes
Omaha ashamed of herself and espec
ially of her union depot.
Provided tlui Vote * Are Tliero.
ll * < ' ( ; ( > ll I'ast.
In the Rhode Island light all depends on
Provldonco.
i Titli\n\c. \ \
Somebody predicts that Iowa will eo dem
ocratic thU fall. This is as true , doubtless ,
as that other pndictlou that Missouri will
go republican.
All IniprrlliuMit
I'lillaiMiMa Tlmcf.
Ssnntor Moivnu is uetonnlnod to innUo
Hill nnd ethers show their hiinds on the
free coiinto ! question. They doubtless
Until ; ho'tl bo a tiood enough Morgan if ho
waltod till attor olootion.
A Lost Opportunity.
7Viimfdi ( > ? ifi Times.
It Is greatly to bo regretted that if the
dlriglblo war ballooa now iiossessed by the
Ciorm.ms wim actually offered to the United
States government It was not purchased.
Had wo been fortunate enough to secure
such un Invention what fun wo could have
bad steering over Canada to see whether it
was inhabited.
llo\r fit. l.onls CJrows.
St. r.oiifiVpiiillr /
The population of St. Louis ns Indicated
by the canvass for the twenty-first issue of
the Gould city directory , Is now nearly 534-
000. On this basis of calculation wo had
400,000 pooolo iui 150,1 when the census
showed only 4r > li > 70. The rest Is Increase
since IS'JO. At this'rato St. Louis , too , will
soon bo a millionaire.
i f ;
Looking Torn .loll.
Ex-Senntor Blain of. Now Hampshire an
nounces from PlUsburir that his presidential
aspirations are stiH Uoalthyand , as he puts
it. ho is "In the hands of his friends. " If
the president should fool culled upon to plvo
him some appointment that would mane his
candidacy incompj'tiole , ns it wcro , it is be
lieved that Mr. IJtalr wonld consent to take
himself off tiU friunds' hands. ,
and the Itiicou
Senator Mandcrson's cliorgos against Ar
mour vt Co , of this city nro highly sensa
tional. The NobrasUan asserts that the
Cnicago firm is responsible for the Wounded
Knco light ; that , in fact , tlio bacon which
was shipped from this city to the Indians in
cited the redskins to murder by reason of its
bad quality. The charge is of n very serious
nature. Bad itrieocl must bacon bo that
would excilo nn Indian's hostility. But there
are so many chances for Senator Mandorson
to bo mistaken in this matter that his asser
tion should carry little weight. Mr. Armour
himself s.iys that the senator is mistaken In
his dates , and that the linn has boon furnish
ing the government , with acceptable meat for
twenty years.
A N A Vl'KA L IfOK A IV.
On Thursday , March 31 , 1892 , n cyclone
visited the city of Nelson , Neb. , the county
scat ol Nuckolls county. The roslrient part
of the city , In the north and west , was where
the work of destruction was most compliilo.
The homes of all in that section of the city
wore entirely swept away , together with all
their houses contained. Numerous citizens
in the surrounding countrv sharea the same
fate. The moro fortunate people in the city
and country huvo all contributed liberally ,
but their best efforts will prove inadequate
to moot the wants of tlioso distressed pcoplo.
The loss entailed upon our pcoplo has been
estimated at $150,01)0. ) The condition of ihcno
who have loot their all is deplorable and
forces us to call upon the country nt largo
for aid , and In this hour of deep distress wo
know wo will not call In vain.
At a meeting of the citizens of city and
country held on the evening of April lid , the
following named committee wcro authorized
to solicit aidW. . A. Voigt , Uoborts &
Wler , M. A. Huolo , 1C. H. Dowland and
H. E. Uoodrlch.
The distribution of the funds has been
placed in tbo hands of a committee composed
of our loading citizens , Contributions can
bo E i' nt , to J. O. Smith , mayor of tlio city ,
or S. A. I < app , cashier of the first National
bank , Nolsou. K. D. Buow.v ,
\V. A , BiiunbTliRssKit ,
Ji O. SMITH ,
. ' 'C. ' W. Ancn mi ,
' $ . U. CIUWPOIIII ,
n < ! Committed.
BELIGIOfy ND POLITICS.
A Ktory of tlin } / rly liny * of llm XnltriiNbii
St. Louis Republic : "Talk about Uooplne
rohglo'i ' uloof from politics , " said August K.
Hurvoy , actuary ( if tlio State Inmiranco depart -
'
part mon t , "why.'jj ullovo that mysalf , for I
Imd an exDCrk'uco Vith the religious folks
oncu , and can honiMtlv say that In scheming
for u position thuj'cmild ivo the politicians
cards and spadosiM then boat ttiom out.
The experience I refer to occurred in the
organization of thuJJiilvcrsity of Nouruslcu.
Being olwuyu an nUuocato of the promotion
of education I took an actlvo purt In gottlng
a bill through the atato Jogisluturo authoriz
ing the orf.'nnLutlo-j of the institution ,
Among other provisions was that , the
board of regents should bo composed
of nlno men thrco 10 bo appointed by
the governor , . three to bo si-loctod by the
legislature uuU thrco to bo clucViJ by the
people. There wore two nlco ofllcoa at-
inched to the board the sucretnryslilp and
presidency of the university. 1 was after
tlio secretaryship and wanted live democrats
on the board. I noticed that ono old fellow ,
whom 1 will call luvU , and who \vai a
strong Caniplulllte.vin wry anxious to got
a certain republican on tlio board , ana when
ho could not It wai u long tlmo before a
democrat could bo found who would suit
him. Finally ono was gucurod and the
board was organised and I got Hit- secretary
ship nnd u ( 'amiibcllito preacher was elected
president of tlio university , I could no ;
understand It a I tirtt , but it finally dinvnoa
on mo that DavU' man hud made the number
of Camp boll I to * on tlio board llvo and then
tlio iiilicuio to Kit that prcnlduul UawuoU on
mo. Well , It Vtllod too university for nwhtlo ,
but the church folks got their man In , "
THAT 1'AIK IIAV JIOO.V.
Washington 1'ost : Kx-Oovornor Gray
need not worry. Ho can have loin ot fun
watching the other follows como down the
toboggan ,
St. Louis S'.or-yaylngs ! Governor Oiay
of Indiana has been sat on by his own stato.
Perhaps for this reason ho wants to go on
Iho tloKot with Cleveland , who has likewise
been discredited by lui own state.
St. Louis Republic : The alacrity with
which Mr. Oray'n Indiana friends deny that
lie bits n combination with Hill shows thnt
there is moro political sense in thnt crowd
thnn It has usually been credited \\Hli.
Hoston Transcript : Governor Gray of In
diana had n boom for the democratic nomina
tion for the presidency , but it appears to
have got Into the ground somewhere , for his
supporters nro Unown locally in the "root
ers. "
Indianapolis News : The Indiana demo
cracy is for Cleveland. U should send n
solid deli-cation tn Chicago. If it cannot
there secure the desire of the Indiana demo
cracy , It can nnd will give Mr. Gray honest
and hearty support.
Washington Stnr : As n national Mrs.
Gtimmtdgo , a "lono , lorn crcottir with every-
tiling going contrary , " Governor Gray of
Indiana would seem to bo a resplendent suc
cess. Ho wants n single complimentary
vote for president nt Chicago , and the Cleve
land dictators refuse him oven that poor con
solation.
Indianapolis Journal : The democrat of
Indiana nre now divided into two classes
viz. , these who love Cleveland and admire
Gray , and those who love Gray nnd admire
Cleveland. Doth statesman urb so fascinat
ing that their admirers are forced to any :
"How nanny coul 1 I bo with either ,
Were t'other dear charmer away. "
What These Count rips Arc Doing Tnwnrd
Inhibiting'nt the World's Kiilr.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , April . Hon. Ed
ward H. Conger , Unitou States minister to
Brazil , was in Washington from Saturday to
Monday , en route to nis homo In Iowa on
lo.ivo of absence. Mr. Conger says that the
opposition to tno reciprocity treaty among
the foreign merchants of Brazil Is rapidly
dying out , nnd the French nnd Germans are
now sanding to the United States for goods
In order to sccuro the ndvnntngo of the
trcatv. The incrcaso In tradn nnd bcon so
rapid that the Brazilian Steamship company ,
which formerly sent but thrco steamers
month to this country , now sends fourteen.
Mr. Conger says that Braril will inako a
splendid exhibit at the World's fair. Ho
had an Interview with the presided
the day before his departure on ofllcial busi
ness , and the latter took occasion to say that
ho took a croat poMonnl interest in having
Brazil properly represented and would do
everything ho could to send a line exhibit.
Lieutenant Linloy , commissioner of the
World's fair In Colombia , sends very favorable -
blo reports from that countrv. The national
commission Is nt work nnd preparing to open
an exhibition In Bogota on October 28 , tno
anniveriary of the birth of Bolivar. The ar
ticles exhibited there will nftorwnrd bo sent
to Chicago. A commissioner is to bo sent to
the mining districts of Antiquarin to secure
a good pxhiolt of the mining industries. Dr.
Uiereas has sivcn for exhibition the works
of Pedro Llota nnd other historians of Colom
bia. Hloroas is himself ono of the most dis
tinguished writers of Colombia.
J''OI.VIA .Iff ATTIC.
Chicago I'olli-o Discover tlio DecuylnR llody
of an Infant.
Ciitcvoo , 111 , April . What is beliovoa to
have boon a murder has been unoartbed by
the pollco at 2Wl ! Wabasu avtnuo. Tbo
house is occupiocl by Mrs. Paine , who routs
furnished rooms. Several days ago stio
noticed n stench In the attic of the house ,
and yesterday it bccnmo so offensive she
reported thu matter at the Cottnuo Grove
uvcnuu police station. Two ofllcers went to
tlio house and forced open the attic , which
had been nailed up. The stench was so
grout t hut it was with difficulty the olllccrs
entered the room. They discgvcred a bundle
lying in ono corner. It was wrapped up in
muslin , which wiis covered with blood stains.
The bundle was unwrapped and was found
to bo the body of a three months' old child.
Decomposition hud so far advanced that the
lingers of the dead Infant wore dropping oft
und the Hush fell from thu bones when the
body was moved. Across the abdomen of
thp child was u gash four inches long , ovi-
ilently inflicted with u knlfo. Mrs. Palno
.said btio did not know of any ono who had
lived in tbo bonso during the past three
mouths who had given uirth to a child or
who would bo inturssted in putting a cnild
out of tlio way. The police have no doubt
that the child wus murdered 'and they are
looking for the murtlnrar.
TIIOUUHTJ TII.IT TlUKr.K ,
ft , 1'aul Oloto : "Play ball ! " the umplro
lioarsoly cries. "IMay ball ! Three strikes !
Side out ! " and dies.
Now York Herald : Wool Tlioio Is ono thing
iibnutsofluty which bothers mo.
Vim I'olt Well ?
Wool The quietest weddings go off with the
loudest reports.
Iilfoi Pho Don't you think woman can do
a great duul toward olov itluu the stage ?
lie Yes. Shu can lower her hut.
Washington Ptar : "Your course. " said a
cniisruvMiiiin , "iiiitiisonl/cs uuuunil uthlcs. "
"I dosi't care If It cioes , " was the reply. "I'm
notgolnc to uo dictated to by the military. "
Jiidga : Mis. linncinft Your hii biind has
nnver tukcin any iictlvo Inturi'st In Sunday
bi'hoo ! work , bus he ?
Jlr . Hliliiuliimlvr No ! you sco ho Is cm-
ployed In a bunk and the ( llrecton Keep a
pretty uloso watch of him.
go Tribune : Iiicnrriiptltiln SI itesiiiiin
I lull you I urn not In favor of pools or com
binations , sir !
Lobbyist lint , wo Intend to taku vou Into
this ono.
Htiiii'smnm ( loftily ) That will nmlco no dif
ference. In u general way I am hllll opposed
to thorn. If 1 find , bownvur , on Invustliriitlon
that the enterprise In which you nru about to
omh'irk ' Is not In llself uonlriry to puhllo
policy , why , than , of cour.su , eto. ( .Tho rust In
u whisper. I _
8TAUTI.INI1 ( 'HANOI ! .
hew riillcralil. .
There's ono queer thing wo often see
I uuvuri'ould make out ;
It .seems the stranie-l thin ; ; to mo ,
And Is , biiyond u doubt ,
A msnhiiil of it girl IH wud ;
HodlttD ; her son ( iw feed i
On MIOWOIH of tours that aho has shod
And btruliilit tin1 rn ( .prlii , ; up weeds.
Kali ) I'luliI'M Wiihlilngtnni Kthol Why
dnnr , what lovely color yon have today !
nvadno Yi'i. I cniiiliUT Itarntlifr bright
Idea , I rnml Illuutratoil J.ikes . from u I'tcnch
pupor just bufniu gnliii ; out , anil Invariably
blush for two liour-i ,
Philadelphia l > . : ( ) HID Ill-it nf M arch llm
lottarhiif on ihiMlriucist1- , window rend : "Wo
have two .skilled usilstants.Vlth \ our pl'U ' wo
euro all Ills. "
On tbo 1st of Apill It icudVobavoklllod :
two assistants with our pills , Wo euro all
Ills , "
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WnshliiRton Star : "Did you see your con-
grossmunV" asko-J thu hotel cleric ot thu
"Yes. I found him lying In state. "
"Not ilimil ! "
"No. Miking u formal speech , "
Italtlnioie American ; A town U to hostartod
no.iillull'alo , N , V. , und named Dupuw. It
ought to bo u success and MIOII bo able to
speak well for lisa If.
Chicago Tlnips : Kirklns lluar will vlnlt
Ulilca-jo IhU wee'.v ' , I'hls Item has nu rofer-
eni-e to thu Aid actions of u local o\trava-
Kun/u ,
St. I.ouU 1'ost : It Is to bu hoped thnt In bair-
Ulnx liU forty duuUs Mr. Ulcvuland wan ubovo
taklnu snap ahots. _
Jf'H UXI.r fiUl'l'lHtltftl.
I. . II' . 1'llltu in the Ktw rorlt Sun.
HuDuosu you weru In lovu with u girl llko me ,
And weru uwfully shy. If * only tuiiiposln ; , ' .
Do you think If you waited till the end of the
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That I would do the proposing ? Not I.
Hnnposo you'd n cottase so dreadfully aumll
Thoru wax only just room for two.
Do vou think I'd mnrry soniuonu else fur hla
wealth
If I coilid n'ot thucottuRo und you ? Not I.
Instead of luwlliiz so uwkwarJIy there ,
Supoo | ) you should .ink mo to bu your own
Do you think fora moment that I would bay
Anil bu wcutchcd the ruitof my UfuV Nut 1 ,
J/n. MlMtO.VT K.\l > lAIXS.
OMJUM , April 4. To the KOttor of
Tun BCE ! As the amount of the ubsultcs
asked by the Nebraska Control liallway
company Is largo , and tnny scorn cxccsslvo
without a proper understanding of the
equivalent to bo given , I nsK permission to
explain the same through the columns of
.your vnlunblo paper.
The amount asked of Douglas county is
based upon the construction of the bridge
nnd the ll.io of railway to South Omaha , and
the permanent location ot the principal
depot of mid railway company nnil
Its general oftlccs nnd principal
machine shops within tlio city ot Omaha.
By the terms of tbo proposition wo must
make both the bridge nnil the said line of
mil way , Including the tunnel under tlio Fnr-
natn street residence district , double track.
Any experienced railroad man will know that
If wo had planned this Impiovomont merely
as a money matting venture without consid
ering public interests , wo would have made
the bridge , tunnel , \nd olnvatud road Mnglo
track , as a slngla track arrangement with
suitable passing tracks located where they
could bo put In cheaply , would carry all
the business which wo can exited
to ncquira for year ! ) , and in addition ,
the business of at least two other
roads. As the line from Council Bluffs to
South Omaha U largely composed of btldge.
elevated road nnd tunnel , and the additional
o.xpouso of double-tracking the same will bo
moro than the sum asked of Douglas couutv ,
it must boovldunt that the pcoplo nro only
asked to contribute a part of the cost of
making It such an arrangement as will really
bo of lasting bonolU.
in rnturii for the proposed bonus wo con
tract to allow all railway companies
to run their passenger nnd freight
trains over the bridge and ever
the railway to South Omaha ,
upon fair and equal terms ; and It is provided
that If wo fail to do so , even after the bonds
nro delivered , the Nebraska Central Knilwav
company shall bo liable to the county of
Douglas for the full amount of the subsidy
nuu the Interest thereon. This clause belli , *
a condition precedent would bo a 11 rat lien
upon the bridge and railway , prior to any
bonds which mnv bo placed upon It.
With' respect to the city proposition , I will
say , that if anyone will tnko Iho trouble toox-
amino the plat of ground ( one-eighth ot miulo
wldo nnd one-quarter of a milo long ) which
wo must buy and Improve before wo can ro-
celvo any of the proposed bonds , and com
pare it with thd depot grounds in thnt Imme
diate vicinity , which uro now udcquuto for
thn use of thrco railway companies , It
must bo evident that almost the entire
tire north half of our proposed -
posed alto Is being acquired for
luturo u.ii1 , nnd can never bo needed unless a
number of roads can bo Induced to use it.
We hnvo planned to purchase this largo ana
on the advice of eminent unglneors , who say
that terminal companies seldom if over nc-
qtilro sufficient ground in the heart of u
growing city , nnd wo desire to avoid any
mistake of that kind. The plans , which can
bu scon at my olllcc , show twelve tracks
leading into our proposed union depot ,
nil of which nro located upon the grojnd
lying between Chlcnco nnd Cass
streets. This arrangement would provide
the snmo number of tracks and longer , than
were in the Broad street depot of tbo I'enn-
sylvauia company at Philadelphia prior to
the changes which have been ma-io there
within the last year anil double the number
in the Kock Islnnd-Lako Shore depot lu
Chlcnco. Any ouo who has any Knowledge
of the valuoof the above real estate will see
that together with Iho M00,000 which wo
propose to expend upon these grounds , wo
must lavost not' loss than $ l'J.VJOUO ,
before wo can cot the first In
stallment of tho' city subsidy.
Before the second and lust Installment Is de
livered wo must build at least 100 miles of
railroad ( and our intention is to build 13.- )
miles ) and havu our own line in operation ,
and at least ono other road actually In use of
said depot. It must bo apparent to any
thoughtful person that by the terms of the
propositions submitted it'ls impossible for us
to got ono dollar of the prnpoicd subsidies
until wo have given the city and county
what has bcun promised , and that after said
properly is acquired self Interest will com
pel us to Induce tno greatest possible number
of railroads to use it.
Wo may be lee sanguine about the future
of Omaha , and consequently may have
planned far in advance of any prospective
needs , but wo do not think so. It would
have boon much easier to carry out u schema
involving a smaller exuonditure , nnd it could
have boon done with very much les" subsi
dies ; but wo fully LclUvo tnat Omaha is so
situated that if the proper railxvay facilities
can bo secured so that she can command the
Undo which is naturally tributary to
her , her natural growth will clvo her
300,000 ptoplo by the year 1'JW ) ,
und that the facilities which wo propose to
provide will boa largo factor in bringing
nbout the desired growth. Wo think thuso
propositions will Hear the closest scrutiny ,
and will be found much moro reasonable than
any other propositions of n similar nature
that have ever been presented to the
people of Omaha. Considered in the light
of their relation to the vnluo of Omaha
property It will DC scon that the whole
amount is but 'i.por cent of our ridiculously
low assessed valuation. The state law per
mits a vote of 10 per cent of the assessed val
uation , nnd oven under tbo granger laws of
the state of lown any municipality may vote
a f > per cent tux for the aid of any railway
company. This U a broau gamu > senomo ,
not dwarfed to the promotion cf any local
real estate speculation , or for the benclltof
nny particular ploco nf property or aootlon of
tbo city. Hospcctfully , J. 11. TJtMOXT ,
/ < .irriit-iMi i.\
.Meeting of Ihr .slxty-Soconil Confrroncn ol
thn Mormon Church.
SU.T LVKI : Citr , U. T. , April -Ovor
twelve thouiaiul Mormons attended the first
day's session of the sixty-second annual con
ference of the Church of .losm ChrUt ot
Latter Day Sulnts. The session , In vtow ot
the recent political events , U lookoi ! upon ns
ono of the most Important In the history ot
the church.
ApoUlo Richardson in n speech declared
that the peonlo who hod stated that all of the
revelations had bcnn received wcro alto
gotlicr mistaken , ns moro were to come.
President Cannon npoko hopefully on ilia
future , and said that the church wns ad
vancing with mighty strides nnd that tlio
pcoplo of the cast had been .softened and
now hold friendly feelings for the church ,
President Woodruff , lu a shbrt speech ,
advocated the union of tlio people. They
should bo united In tholr work , for as n po -
plo they cannot deviate from the duty
mapped out for them If they expect to hava
the blessing ot God showered upon thorn.
They should bo of ono heart and ono mind ,
nnd not deviate , for when they dnvlato they
nro in danger. Ho congratulated the peoplu
on the great cliango in their midst and in
the nation and said the future was full ol
promise.
nr.inr n > ; > roit r..i.vi .
llooim-rs In I.lno Tor thn ! tcM < rvatlon Opun-
Ing unit Trouble I'caicd ,
ICtNnrisiiKU , April . The excitement ever
tlio opening of the. Cheyenne and Araphou
reservation is Increasing In intensity hourly.
Trains of prulrlo schooners are coming
from every direction and the railroad
trains nro loaned with lioinoscoltcr.s. A liho
of boomers has been formed at tlio land ollleo
for several davs ready to mnko tilings. The
Kittti cavalry Is deployed along the border
to nrrest trespassers. Kx-soldiorn are hero
In force to make declaratory stiitu-
menu. There Is a bitter feeling against
these mid there are threats of
riot. IM cnso the ngents lllo large numbers
of them thuri ) is danger of serious trouble ,
The authorities , howov.-r , nro prepared to
preserve order. Tlio Indian allotments are
coiniilotcd , the county seats nro being Inld
out nnd the land will bo opened lor settlement -
mont April 15.
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nut.
llottlo All , mis MimlrrtMl In Oolil Illond l > j
Alton IhirrUon.
CixcixxiTi , O. , April ! . A Commercial
Gazette special from lluntlngton , W. Vn. ,
says ; Alton Harrison shot and instantly
klllod Bottio Adams at Liltlo Cabbel Crook ,
r.bout six miles from this city , last night
The cause of the killing was that Bettio re
fused to marrv Alien. Ilo bus been p.iylug
her attention for some time , to which she to-
fused to give any Oi.coiiragomont. Yostur-
dav afternoon h went to the homo of Miss
Atlams.rupoatcd his request , and was refused.
Ho left the house , went to a neighbor , bor
rowed a revolver , and returning to the house
of Botllo shot her dead without saying a
word to her. Uoturning homo ho took u
largo dose of laudanum , but later on was ro
suscltatcd and placed In Jail hero. There an
throats of lynlcbing.
STltAVlilt KKO.If 11UMH.
Mystery Surrounding n ClilniKO < lirtVlio
lint iv ritciilty Tor Cutting l.ost.
CIIICAOO , III. , April 5. Ida I'atb , a fl-yoar-
old girl living with her aged grandmother ,
Mrs. A. Wollen , 183 West Juokson strcethas
disappeared , nnd Is believed to have been ab
ducted. Last i'ridny she left her homo anu
started tor the Harmond school , which she
had been attending. This Is Iho second tlino
Ida has disappeared. On St. I'.itrick's day ,
ivhilo on her way to school , she was met by n
strange woman who lured her to n hutiso on
LaSallo street , where she was locked in ij
shed a prisoner over night. She escaped the
the next afternoon when lott unguarded.
Her grandmother is conlldont she has again
been kidnaped by the snmo woninc , nnd has
reported the matter to the police , who uro
Irving to locate the woman , supposed to be a
procuress.
iK Out tli.i Whltu .Men.
Sr. PAIT , , Minn. , April ( . --Tilly Taha , ono
of Iho leading Indians of the Sissolon reser
vation. has for some time Icopt a few wlillo
men at his house near \V ho.it on , Minn. Krl-
tlny Indian police went to l > h pluco to hava
the parties leave the reservation , which tUoy
refused to do nnd showed light. Ono of thu
white men lost n linear. Air. Sinclair , sur
veyor who is at work on the reservation , hail
*
to run hts horse at full spcod in order to
avoid arrest. _ _ \ . I
I.ott to Tills World.
LITHOXH , ( Ju. , April . The mon who
followed the ttvo negroes nccuicd of assault
ing Postmaster Brown's daughter have re
turned , saying there Is no UBO of further
pursuit ns the ncgrooi are lost. It is generally -
ally understood they wore lynuhou.
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Thrco Tnihnnrn Itopnrlnl Killed.
L'imti.csTON'V. . Yn. , April 4. A freight
train on the Chesapeake & Ohio has hneu
wrccKcd. A dozen cars wcro demolished.
It is reported that the engineer , ( Iranian and
braltcman were killed.
& CD.
VI , Conur 15t.'i . ' iiuJ jt .
Something New
in a Hat
We've got the best thing1 in a hat you
ever saw. Price $1.65. It's
a stiff hat , in the latest styles.
It'll wear all season and be
a good hat still. It's good
enough for any Omahan and
it's good enough for you. If
we asked $2.50 for it we'd get
no more than it's worth. Our
.50 stiff hat is sold in hat stores for $4.50.
Our $2,50 hat isn't quite as good as the $4.50
hat , but it's worth lots more than $2. 50. Our
$1.65 hat is the newest thing out , and while
it isn't a $5 hat , it's a mighty good hat for
$1.65. It's the very best thing ever seen in
Omaha. We'll please you and save you
money with our spring suits and overcoats.
Browning , King & Co
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Open Saturdays till Up. . in. I r crli find Dnnrrlnc
otuW evening * tiiiuao. : I 15111 ougias