Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : YJMXESDAY. APRIL 0 , 1892
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Ornnht. Tin ; Kco Building.
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follows :
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6iAl. N. P. FRlU
JOoiarr Public.
t'lrrnlntlon tor I'rhriMry 24,51(1 ,
INSIDE parks uro the pleasure grounds
of the wage earners and ttioir families.
EVKKYIUJIIY in the world except the
democratic party and Great Britain bo-
Uoves in protection. 'JJioniris It. Heal.
A VIADUCT on Sixtconth street is
absolutely necessary and no specious
reasoning of interested parties can con
trovert this fact.
jKD ground involves an expensive
foundation , as the Board of Education
will discover when it begins to lay one
for the now Central chool.
No COCNCILMAX wno hns witnessed
the crowds in the summer at Hnnscom
park can holn feeling that the people
appreciate accessible insldu parks.
LK President Harrison goes snipe
hunting down on the North Carolina
coast General Alger will bo given the
alternative either of holding the sacker
or returning to camp.
Fou n sick man Colonel William A.
Springer did very well in his written
argument for free wool , but ho did not
lift himself into a presidential possi
bility by its brilliancy.
FEDKHAr , officeholders should not bo
sent as delegates to the Minneapolis
convention from any state in the union.
Nebraska federal ofliceholdprs will take
the hint and give their friends a chance.
TllK hailstone liar was. hot in the least
, injured by the extent and ferocity of the
recent storms. Ho reached the climax
of his glory at Norborne , Ma.
whore ho saw hailstones as largo as tea
cups. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
UXDKK the leadership of Congress
man Burrows of Michigan the republi
cans of the lower house arc teaching the
overwhelming majority how helpless it
really is in the hands of a filibustering
minority without Rood's or similar
rules.
President Harrison's admin
istration the currency of the country baa
increased in volume by $205,000,000 or
SI.75 per capita. The gentlemen who
think the currency is being contracted
should not fail to note this trilling cir
cumstance.
Uxi KSS Uncle Jerry Rusk manages
liis weather clerk with more skill , wo
shall all vote to restore the signal
service to the War department. The
style of weather which has boon forced
upon the people this spring can never
become popular.
IitlSH soldiers in the British armyaro
not permitted to wear the shamrock on
St. Patrick' * day. The order against
wearing of the grcon was issued by War
Secretary Stanhope , which relieves the
eminent war secretary of all suspicion
of statesmanship.
Tin : Chinese exclusion bill has pissed
thohousoby a decisive majority. It
will likewise pass the eonato in nil prob
ability nnd bo signed by the president.
The American missionaries in China
can draw their own conclusions and gov
ern their movements accordingly.
SOUK clover librettist should bo nblo
to worl : up a comic opera out of the fact
that a robber in Idaho has been assisted
in holding upstages by his wifn and six
daughters , the wife and daughters par-
forming their parts in male attire and
standing behind uely Winchester rifles.
TUB local municipal elections through
out Nebraska , nxcopt Omaha , occurred
yesterday. Ordinarily in this state men
disregard party ties in selecting munici
pal officers , and therefore the results
will bo valueless us an indication of the
relative strength of the three political
organizations.
TllK artful democratic dodgers who
were so much pleased at the defeat ol
the Bland bill in the house will not escape -
capo the search-light of Senator Mor
gan. Ho has turned it full upon thorn
and every democrat as well as repub
lican will bo forced to go on record for
or against free coinage.
Tin : council hns approved only the
largo outside tracts for city parks. This
Is right us far as It goes , but the tuon ,
women and children who have no
horses and carriages nro entitled to con
sideration. This city must have insldo
parks and the council cannot afford to
ignore the pronounced sontiuiont of the
people ID their favor.
Chfil'KhAND OX TAMFF
Only a short time ago Mr. Cleveland
wrote that he could not bring himself to
regard candidacy for the presidency
ns something to bo won by personal
strife and active self-assertion , declaring
that his views of that ofllco "preclude
the possibility of my leading and push
ing u self seeking canvass for the presi
dential nomination , even if I had a de
sire to bo nprxin u candidate. " Never
theless Mr , Cleveland wor.t to the as
sistance of the democracy of Rhode
Island , finding it , as ho said , "impossible
to dcc'.ine the invitation to meet nnd
look in the faces of the men who have
L ecn given the place of honor In ad
vance of the vast army which moves
toward the decisive battlefield of next
November. * ' The result of the election
in Rhode Island which takes place to-
dtiv will probably exo-t soinu influence ;
but bo it more or lets. Mr. Cleveland , ns
an avowed candidate for the presidential
nomination , fell MI ( Helen t interest in it
to go there nnd deliver n , speech nnd
hold a. reception. Was there in this no
suggestion of "pushing n solf-secking
cnnvaM ? " Will anybody bellovo that
Mn Cleveland htid no tboueht of hid
own political welfare when ho accepted
the invitation to go to the rescue of the
Rho-Je Island democrats ? If there was
impropriety in the self-socking southern
trip of David B. Hill , -vas it any leas Im
proper for the cx-prcsldent to appear in
the Khodo Island campaign1
Mr. Cleveland's speech at Providence
was confined to tariff reform , and \jas > a
carefully prepared appeal to the dem
ocracy to keep that policy to the front
and not allow it to be displaced or over
shadowed by any oilier issue. It wrw
not a discussion of the titrilT. It did not
present any facts in justification of the
demand for ' cform. It did not define
the course to bo taken in order to attain
n reform of the taritT. Nobody would be
able to devise a policy from it , because
it contains not a single practical sugges
tion. In abort , it was simply general
ization , and therefore contrioutcd noth
ing of real worth to the cause of which
Mr. Cleveland i recognized as the lecd-
ing champion. The reputation of the
ox-prcaident for dealing in platitudes
and commonplace trui-rns was well-sus
tained in his Providence address , and it
is not easy to sec lunv hi juirty , for the
speech was intended for democrats
everywhere , can find in it anything to
strengthen their faith in the cause of
tariff reform as it is represented by "Mr.
Cleveland.
It is ea y enough to assert that the
consumer has found life harder since the
existing tariff law went into eiTect , but
practical people will ask for the proof ,
and neither Mr. Cleveland nor any
other democratic tariff reformer has at
tempted to supply it. The truth is that
most articles of common use cost no
more today than they did two years
ago , and some are cheaper. Mr. Cleve
land said that plenty of mills and fac
tories have been closed , thousands of
men have lost their employment , and
wo daily hear of reduced wages. This
also is an assertion contrary to the facts.
A single statement confuting this abor
tion of the ex-president may bo cited
from the last report of the bureau of
labor statistics of the slate of New York ,
with which ho ought to bo familiar ,
though apparently he is not. This re
port , just issued , shows that the hours
of labor have been decreased in more
than 2tOO factories in that btate in one
year , and that the wacres of labor have
been advanced in more than 1.000 cases
against 441 in which they have been re
duced. Is there any reason to suppose
that New York is exceptional in this
respect ? Mr. Cleveland's latest utter
ance on tariff reform /"ill hardly arouse
any enthusiasm in his party and it need
cause the friends of protection no con-
corn.
TllK OPPOSITION TO THE PIIESIDKXT.
Trustworthy advices from Washing
ton state that ths efforts of a few dissat
isfied politicians to organize opposition
to the renomination of President Harri
son have practically been abandoned.
The movement hns failed beeauao it had
no just foundation , no ground upon
which u reasonable appual could bo
made to the intelligent masses of the re
publican party to oppose tLo president.
His administration hns commended
it-elf to all fair-minded men. It has
been able , clean , practical and patriotic.
No administration in the history of the
country devoted more attention to
American interests at homo and abroad.
It has done much to increase respect for
the nation throughout the world. It
has put into successful operation a com
mercial policy which assures benefits of
the greatest value. It hus been sound
nnd aafo in dealing with the financial
affairs of the country. It has made u
record in diplomacy that has nnver been
excelled. It has administered the prac
tical business of the government hon
estly and on good business principles.
An administration of which these
things can bo said without qualification
is pcciiro against the machinations of
politicians , whatever their position ,
whoso dissatisfaction springs nololy
from their failure to u o it in dispensing
patronage for their personal interests' ' ,
and most of the opposition to President
Harrison comes from thU class. Several
of these who have been most active in
organizing a movement against him
have boon unable to induce the presi
dent to make tuch appointments to pub
lic ollico as they desired nnd to give
them such control of patronage as would
enable thorn to blrongthon their own
political positions , rcgardlexs of the in
terests of the public Horvico. This is
the cuso notably with the two Pennnyl-
vania senators , but they are not alono.
The Bollcitudo of the president thai the
business of the government should bo
administered by thoroughly competent
and trustworthy men has disappointed
the plans of the politicians who hod
henchmen they had pledged themselves
to provide forand who may bo necessary
to their political future. The fact that
President Harribon hns declined to purchase -
chase the support of these politicjant )
with patronage commends him to the
favor of the musses of the party , for it ia
the best assurance that could bo jriren
that if re-olectod the country would
continue to have a clean and business
like administration.
The opposition to the president of free
fcilvor republicans will not make any
impression , because they represent a
very small minority of the party. The
Colorado senators have been very pio-
nounccd in their hostility , but It is by
no means Improbable that the delega
tion from that state will support Harri
son for ronomtnallon , and it is not to bo
doubted that Colorado will give him lU
clctornl voto. 3 horn Is no risk In pre
dicting thai the platform of the Minne
apolis convention will distinctly declare
against the free and unlimited coinage
of silver , but still there is reason to bo-
Hove that Colorado will remain In the
republican column. The few politicians
who arc dissatisfied with President Harrison
risen for reasons altogether jxsrsonal
will have little influence- the national
convention.
The preliminary arrangements nro
rapidly being made for the industrial
exposition in June , The olllcors of the
Manufacturers and Consumers associa
tion are devoting considerable lime to
preparation. The members have come
up manfully with requests for space and
the remodeled Coliseum will be filled
with manufacturers1 uxhibtts. Already
115 of the 140 spaces are engaged. The
prospects are flattering for a most Inter
esting display of Nebraska products and
manufacturing pioctsscs. The expo
sition is an assured success. Members
of the association from various parts of
the state are to bo represented. The
Omaha people have generously con
ceded to the outside manufacturers
choice of space and all the advantages
tliev could reasonably have asked.
The benefits to bo derived from the
exhibit will not bo local. The entire
state participates nnd from present in
dications the exposition willaUrHCt at
tention from noroad. It is to bo held at
the time of the interstate drill , n most
opportune occasion to advertise our
manufacturing- facilities and to scatter
information throughout the union of
adxantane to Xcbraska. The news
papers of Nebraska should now begin to
- < how their interest in the enterprise. If
it is successful in attracting Nebraska
people it will bo the result of the peed
words said by the press of the interior
of the state.
The pooJ work for Nebraska already
accomplished by this organization in be
half of home industry is a sullicicnt rea
son why it should be encouraged to addi
tional effort. Every manufacturer in
the state , small and great , hss been in
dividually bonefittcd by the movement
represented by tne Manufacturers and
Consumers Association of Nebraska.
Indirectly every man. woman and child
has enjoyed some advantage by reason
of the homo patronage discussion. Lot
everybody , therefore , lend the assist
ance of his good will if nothing more to
the industrial exposition.
THE administration of the affairs of
New York City by Tammany receives
another severe indictment in the pre
sentment just made by the grand jury.
This shows a state of demoralization in
the police departmcntof that city which
io almost incredible , but which , accord
ing to the New York papers , is ha-dly
a revelation to that community. From
a statement imida by the foreman of the
grand jury it appears that from 7,000-
OCO to $10,000,000 are paid annually to
membeis of the police force by the
vicious and unlawful establishments of
the metropolis to sccuic immunity from
the law , f4iid the charge is rmdc that
this corruption exJenda to all in the de
partment except the commissioners ,
againzt whom no evidence wasjobtained.
This is .1 disclosure which may well
startle the law-respecting people of New
York , and it is not a little humiliating
to all American citizens to find that the
police service of their greatest city is in
this rotten condition , but what else
could be expected from the control and
methods of such n political organisation
as Tammany. The misfortune about the
matter is that the evidence obtained
seems not to be of a nature to warrant
linding indictments against anybody ,
though if this were done tho-e would IKS
no assurance of convictions , since the
courts are under the influence of the
same unscrupulous administration. The
most effective remedy will be found in a
popular revolt that will drive Tammany
from power.
AT THI : last meeting of the Board of
Education the committee on heating and
ventilation recommended a pot-house
politician for appointment as janitor of
the now Kellora school , the handsomest
and best graded school building in the
city. Under the schedule fixed by the
board for the salaries of jnnitorH he
would bo entitled to SI,110 per annum.
The man recommended has twice figured
in shady transactions in connection
with school affairs. The first instance
was one in which ho sought to act as a
go-between fora desk manufacturer. In
the second instance ho was involved in
some conduct which the board deemed
sulliciontly scandalous to warrant the
summary discharge of the superintend
ent of buildings. This individual
dropped off the payroll with his chief
and in the time which has elapsed since
his former engagement has consorted
with gangs of saloon bummers and
trafficking ward politician *
WITH a su ] > orinlendcnt of buildings at
31,800 a year , an architect at § 4,500 a
voar and Matt Hoover , the Board of Ed
ucation should bo able to worry along
without an additional building inspec
tor at SI,800 a year , at least until the
plans for now buildings have been ap
proved and contracts have been
awarded.
AN AIM'KAI , for help for cyclone suf
ferers comes from a committee of ritl-
zens of Nelson and Nuukolla county. It
states that the loss entailed upon the
pcoplo has boon estimated at } 150,000
and as many of them have lost every
thing they possessed the country at
largo is appealed to for aid.
SOMKIIOOV la responsible for the vile
condition of the public thoroughfare * of
Omaha and that somebody should be
brought to a realizing sense of the dis
gust of people generally.
liratl * .
( tlu Timtl ( tini. )
If Dtvut I ) . Hill will retire Into uii closet
anil tearcb thai rolumoof agreaaule reading ,
Macaulay's < mays , hu will tlud a soilouce
wbicb say * that uo man ever undo a failure
who understood bis own tnlont nnct DO man
over cut a reipS'Ma.'hlo ' ttguro who UU not ,
lil/l / Sedition.
'Oihutp J/rmM.
ThoClovclaniliohtoM | | should hold their
powwows on Orosrr'i own ulrthdny.
AIM ! Iliij llqttlc of tlir Chink.
f'/iiUtft'ptf.l / Hftnnl.
The "battlo With the ( Jlilns , " announced
by cable from 'Afurmah , tnusl bnvo boon a
quiclndntrbcstaa the battle of that sort in
Uhodo Island. i
Our iiioil ttrMitt.
J/jiyti { ) | ii > Time * .
5 > nntor Mandersoti's charito that Armour's
oacon caused the Sioux revolt , the Wounded
Knco battle. Is pretty serious , but then , too ,
it caused the UcroUo of billing Bull nnd
that's not &o bad.
A oiminl Kick ,
n < fltifrljihlinqiifrrr. .
Thcro nro Indications that the Chinese pig
tail will yet do some wriggling in Us own
behalf. The petition asfclnu for rotnllatlon
on American residents of China hus now
40J.OJO Chinese names.
A Clear Flrlil for HiirrMon.
Kvcn too most pronounced ruomlos of the
president must now .concede that , ho will
have a clear , UBobitructod track in the con
ventlon. Nobody else is in the Held who can
possibly secure rnoro than n dozen vote * at
the outside.
Tim Onril In I'lny.
A "tip" to the Cleveland democracy in
Now York : Back up Itr. I'arkhurst with
money and brains fho needs both ) In his
cruindn against the Sunday saloons. If ho
can shut tbo saloon * the saloonkeepers will
stop paying blackmail to Tammany. With
out blackmail Tntnmany mmt languish and
ccaso to bo the "controlllns volco" in the
democratic party. Then what would becorao
of the Hill boom ! CnokeJ to death for want.
of Sunday llcker. A sight for cods and men 1
Aincrir.in Tin Industry.
A'aii f'/diicfjico ( hrnntcle.
Twenty-two thousand pounds of tin Is not
a great deal , but it was enough to make the
London dealers ia the metal telegraph to
Nexv York to lower the price of foreign tin
lest the American product should injura tnu
business. Tills ' . ' -,003 pounds of tin was the
first shipment from the Tomescal mines , in
this stati1 , rocoivc'JI in New York on \ \ ednes-
day , nnd ordered by the consignees to besold
to dealer ; in small lots as samples of an ar
ticle which in a siort time will supply tbo
American raarKot.
There is only one smelter at worK at the
Temescal mines al the present time , and the
output is necessarily limited , but as soon us
additional machinery can be put up thd pro
duct of tin will be greatly increased. Tliu
Quali'y of this first shipment of California
tin is said to DO fully equal to tbit of the best
tin from the Straits Settlements , nnd th < ?
price will reach that obtained for this grade
of imported Un.
It is asserted on good authority that the
deaosits of tlu ore w tbe Temescal mines are
verv extensive , and th.it tbnro is a prospect
of a great output of the metal. If this be
true it will not .Uiko lone lor tbo California
tin to make a d cided imoress on the
imports of tne- foreign metal. Our
annual import qf Un is valued at a trout t'T.-
OOO.WX ) . HO 'J2OOJ. , pounds of the metal at 20 or
22 cents a nound.docs not cut much of a
figure , or rather wpuld not if this were tn
beginning and ccdlnc of it ; but because- is
believed there U plenty rnoro where this
c.irr.c ( mm il exercises an immadiaio effect
upoa the market.
This shipment of tin will discourage the
tis-plato liars jnoro than ever , if such a
thintr be possible , it h.u not escaped atten
tion that the demcjrdtic.bouso nas been peq-
fiictl.v inum on tho-'iti nnd tin-Dlato fijbaJutos
of tbo Mclvinlor bill , end now there will be
less likelihood than over of their being
touched al this session.
TUl'l'T.EO J\T1 } TllK
Ail Knglnc HurlfU in the Hed Hirer and
tlio fireman Ilroirnoil.
ST PJCL , Minn. , April . " . A washout on
the Northern Pacific track from an overflow
of the Hcd river , near the depot In ( .irai.d
Forks , N. D. , resulted in a disastrous wreck
to a freight train yesterday. The water has
encroached for several day.1 ? on the railroad
grade. A freight train in cbarao of Con
ductor Keller nnd Engineer Xcwlovn at
tempted to pass tbo point yesterday morn
ing. The weight of tao enpmo caused t1 2
track to collapse and the engine went down
the embankment end out of sirht in the
water. Four box ears were buried. Fireman -
man John Harris of Winnipeg wns drownsd.
Encincer Newlore saved himself by swim
ming. The river is cow thnty-ono feet
above low water mark , too highest since the
flood of 1SS. , and is still rising.
FJ.U.l T1XG HKltlllMK * T.
Truth : "Vtliy do they luivo so many Dno
oil a ilitlfnzs In n-jiootis nowudaya ? "
rn > t > .iblv lh.-c.iusO water colon would bo
Inappropriate. "
Soniervlllo Journal : Tlie funniest thin ; :
about some humor Is tluit the authors of it
should imagine that-It Is funny.
Noir York World : An c\jres1ion ! of the diy :
in the ininlii : cainuof Cre ! o U : "Don't Jo > -
tlo that fuiluK. UD nmy bo a nillllonalru to
morrow and recent the Insult. "
INCONSTANT MAX.
Df.riM I'rtc I'nti.
Ho wooed and ( Timed ,
she vnuod 4hu uoiilun't.
He cooed und croed.
I'lilll she couldn't
Refuse : lilm lonur. Then ho 011050
toiiio oilier one to d.irn hU hose.
Smith. Gray A. Co'a Monthly : Mr. t-uburhy
( proudly ) I ralsu everything I want out here.
Mr. t'rby u do wo In our flat ; .mil our ele
vator Is a blamed slzht Handier.
Washlnston Mar : A drownlnz man will
grasp stt u suaiv. ho will u thlraty one.
A MAN Of M'.UVK.
Gmif * Muit'lity.
A hroad-str.ncJ coat , a dotted vest
Checked trouters. a white tlo ,
A stovo-plpo hat. a colored shirt ,
A collar very hl li.
A pair of patent leather shoes ,
Oh , pU turesijuo dUpluv !
I thought It w.is a dummy.
Till tl slowly walked niruy.
Somervllio Journal : The bont'nioiitil roun ;
worn , in who crle * iiviir the trouhlestif people
In Uiontorv hooks l | > riitu- illy the oi.o who
Umust holofiil whoij she gets word that lior
washerwoman has f.illunuu the leu an J broken
her n rm.
Detroit i'rcu I'fCM ; M add ox Jay Gould
wns onio u iiicssCDVpr Uoy.
Is thut" > > o ? well , there's nothlii ;
Smith. Gray & Cd" } Monthly : .Mrs. Vlvlal-
So. hero you nre. IIOTIO nt 'J o'clock In the
niornlntr , w th n trick In your hat aaln !
Con VJvl.il VeaJiini' love , 'n' Itrt \ Aprul.
'n' when thure's I'rl , 'u a li.it llrz Aprui , y'
hu'r not kick ,
Klinlra CJuidttur JJ 5son aiyg that women
irho htkvo rmalm-d u majority always seem to
buln thu
Atchlson Clobrflf thnronro ten men In
tliu Imn'J. ten wontoli are told by their hiis-
huiuln that nix-lit , < Umt their pmyin ? ulonu
saved thu hand ( ruiuff.-illuru.
WtmhlnKton Blur : ThouglUllon of the sub
jeot of vonill.itlun at thu capllol create * n
i uf plclun that somuof tlio tfinuiori uro dli-
posed to put on nlrs.
Pornprvlllo Journal ; Citizen What Is your
idea of u true Htau-nniun ?
I'otltlclun I don't know UH I can tell you In
so many wards , but I can glvu you an exam
ple. _
Chillier anil Furnltlttr.
I 'or yoari ho wr.o'd .1 Human maid
With nct'uno 11101 dumiire.
Am ] MJ much vulture hu dUpltiyud ,
Hu thought hu had herjuru.
) lo lulkud of Ilrownlnz ! > y thu hour
111 * accciii it .is just risht :
And thu hu uul 1 her In hU power
I'litll one fatal nUlit.
In mU'lily wrath the maiden rose ,
I'ur liy iinliR-Ky rhancc.
In jpwjklnt : of hl h nrt I
Hu failed hU irouturfc
WELL ADVERTISED THE PLAN
How World's Pair Matter Was Placed Be-
fora the Nebraska People.
MEETING OF THE STATE COMMISSION
\Vhnt IIio Press Committee Hm llnno To-
Hard A l < tItiK In tlio Vt'ork It CnU
l.lttlo nnd AiiMrprrtl the
I'nrpiMo I'ully.
Neb. , April S. [ Special to Titr.
Br.K.J The Nebraska Columbian commis
sion met today m roeular monthly session ,
thcro being present Commissioners Sawyer ,
Weiss , dale , Mobloy nnd Powers and Com
missioner General Garncan. Attor the read
ing nnd approving of the Journal Commis
sioner Mobloy made the following report :
Krport or 1'rrn Committee.
Gentlemen of Iho Nebraska Columbian
Commission- respectfully rejKirt that
* lni-o my appointment as press lointnlltuo
I'ehrmiryO. ! ( ' . by the commission t hnvo
prcuured and caused to bo published olrculurs
iind other mutter conceriunit tln > coiitcin-
philcd Nulirauka exhibit , nn a < t ri'Kntu of llf-
iven newspaper columns of mutter ; proof slip
copy Is hereto nttnched nnd made u part of
this rouoM. More than half of this mutter
unil nil of the etrculiirs hnve been , through
the kindness of the press , prompted by Inter
est In promoting the work , published In more
limn .V-0different Nobr.isku newsp.ipors Inclu-
cJliis both the luadlng diilllcj und thu county
p.iiiprs. and maktiu In the iirand total the
uul\alent | of ntluast 4.W10columns of news-
p.ipur ndvurtlslnc , nnn liy this method It U
MIO to siyth it at least nlnu-tciithsof thn
rcad.iii peopluof Ihos-tJitohiivo been ronehuu.
Thu combined c.reuiatioii of thepipur.s pub
lish us this matter , bated on thu very low es
timate of MO for each paper , would ho liVUKO.
whleli ttunt Into the homes of the people of
every section of Nebraska.
" -o have ruaohod n similar number of people
thioush the meCliitn of nubilemeetlnss would
h ive necessllated 7. > n tnci'tlius Ith an uver-
aso attendance of SOJ people ut said meetings ,
and to have presented n s in.lur amount of In-
forinutlnn would have squired nt lunst four
hours of tollsoma talk at e ten meetlns.
To have reached the sumo number ot pco
plo by printed circulars would hitvo requlit-d
at leaafe 5"J.OOO ) elrcul.irs to print mid until ,
which would ha\e entailed an expense of at
least Jl.UfU for printing nnd pustuse alone , to
sav uotliliu of the or of mallliio' .
The tyneiottliii : alone for this voluiuo of
matter. If set scpnrately In each of the ofllct-s
of the jjiipiuets pnlnlsfiln fie sjiinu , sit the
le.'til ir avcru c rate for lyucsutlliijt v/oiild
enst the suu ? sum of iV < OJ or ! 1 for each
O ln to the kindness of Uic Dress and
ready-print houses of Nebraska , this work
has heendonu without the expon'llturu of il.
abide from * - ' or i ! for postage und thu few
davs t mo spoilt In preparation of the matter
and attention to the correspondence with tlio
P'lucrs .
I mention these facts simply to remind you
of wlrtt the loy.tl iire-.sof Nebraska Is doliu
and ss i Iliu to An to further the work of the
LOhinil-siim and the interests of the kt.ito of
which ue .iro alt so justly proud.
In addition to the work already mentioned
I h-ive tmroJiieedanJ h id p.i * a In tlio > > e-
lr.iskn I'ress iisoclatlon and ty the depart
ment encampment. Grand Army of the He-
publlo. without a dlssentinote. . resolutions
plodsin- hearty co-opcr.itlon of s.tld orzan.-
/itlons In fornaritlui ; tlio work of the coni-
mlss.on. and now In kut < ilttitliu thlt. account
of my st'jwardshlnaud rcs' irns tolinsconi-
mlssion the trust bestowed upon me I ear
nestly rccoinmond that you will not underes
timate tha importance of Icvopln ? In touch
with press ami ucople. and I feoi us though It
would oe uitjust In mo locloso this report
without expressing Insomo manner the grati
tude I feel for the uniform kindness extended
to me and the commission by TIIE OMAHA 1UE.
the Utualia World-Herald , tbo Llneom Mate
Joiunai. the Western Newspaper Union ,
Omaha ; the Lincoln Newsnapcr L'nlon. Lin
coln , and the Nebraska Newsnaper Un on.
York , In D'irtlcular. aim by the loyid press of
Nebraska In icner.il , without party dlstmr-
tion and without = \ceptton so far lus I have
been aLie. to observe.
All of which I respectfully submit with my
resignation as such committee , believing that
no a-sliiiinent by the fonnor com mission
should prove In thn least embarrassing to this.
M H I1. Moui-cr. I'rcss C'o-nu.tt ; c.
The rcnort was adopted without discussion ,
and theru being no further business that the
commission could transact during the fore
noon an adjournment was taken until after
nooa.
General Ciroer'i * Ileport.
Ex-Commissioner General Greer was pres
ent at the nfternoou session , and in response
to the resolution of th-j commission adopted
at the last nicotine , made a raport of nis
doings us commissioner general from tna
dale of nls appointment until his deposal by
lhe governor and the appointment of Mr.
Garneau. TBO report wa > n lenctby docu-
nieDt , but it may DO summarized as follows :
His expenses account from Aupust 1 , la1) ! ,
until the date of his removal in March , Ib9. ,
amounted to fJii.liV These expenses con
sisted of office acd traveling expenses ,
pobtace , stationery , express , tcleRrams , etc ,
Mr. Greer also made a report of the progress
made in Inducing the various counties of the
state to purchase a grain case adopted DT the
commission. Many of the counties
had made no report in tne matter , while
a number of others had adopted it and seot
warrants for the cost of tne case. These
warrants Mr. Greer turned over to the com-
missicn. Mr. Grwer had also purchased for
the use of the commissioner general a desk ,
paiing therefor the sum of $4U. Ho volun
teered to ship the desk to any address tbo
commission uiicnt desiRnalo or purchase it
of the commission for Iho amount he paid
for it oiisinally. The latter proposition was
accepted. The report was then accepted.
Mr. Oreer's report covered everything that
could possiblv bo asked by tlio commission
aud it w.u satisfactory to that ooay.
1'jvsldoat Stnini ; DOCK Nol Appear.
Contrary to general expectation of the
members of tha commission E'resident
Stranir dlu not uopear at the meeting in re
sponse to me resolution ad on ted at the last
meetinir. No word has been received from
him , and it is not known iruon he can llnd il
convenient to appear. In alluding to the
matter General Grier stated that ho DO-
liovcd 1'roaldunt Straus uouldbcablo to
make n satisfactory report to thn commission
when he appeared. Nolhlnj ; can be done in
recard to arriving at the state of thu commis
sion's nnauces until Mr btrang arrives.
Matter * lufiirinully I > l cinndl.
The rest of the afternoon session was jriven
up to an informal discussion of various matters -
tors connected with the work of the commis
sion. Thu only dellnito action taken in re
gard to anything was the ncceptsnco of
Commissioner Sawyer's resignation as su
perintendent of the educational department
of the state oxhldit. Mr. Sawyer in resign
ing this position stated that bis cnly object
was to relieve the newly organized cotumls.
alon from any embarrassment caused by tha
action of the old commission.
Messrs. Hoyden aud O'Donahue of Omaha
appeared before the comroisiion with a prop
osition submitted o.v them In behalf of the
Nebraska Dovelopino'ut co iipany of Omaha
Thh company propases loosiablish nn ox per-
imeutal kitchen in the Nebraska building , nt
which all products of corn and the sugar
beet will bo shown. All the various articles
of food that can bo made from rorn will be
prepared and distributed freo. The coutlo-
mon explained their cntorprUo at length and
It was generally discussed by tno members
of the commission. An adjournment was
then taken until ovonlug.
Ixiiikins Over I'linn.
The evening session of the commission was
largely taken up by tbo examination of plans
for the building * . Former plan * had been
rejected by the authorities al Chicago , tbus
necojsllailut ; Ibo selection of a now deslt-n.
Plans wcro submitted bv Voss of Omaha ,
Woods of Lincoln , und Rrazo of Grand
Inland. A decision was deferred uutil to
morrow's session.
S. C. Hassott of Gibbon was present to
urge tbo claims ol the State Dairymen's as
sociation upon the commission. Ho ro-
rjuoitcd , upon behalf of his msoclallou , an
epiTOpriution to collect an exhibit and to
employ a competent expert to Uiko care of it
In Chicago. Ho thought thocntlro expense
would nut exceed li.OJQ ,
A communication was read from Secretary
May of the Siato Fish commission asking lor
nti appropriation of fU.IXXJ to euablo that
orcanlzation to makn an exhibit A Intlnr
was aho rcau from J'rof. Tavlor of the
State university clvlnu his Ideas of the
horticultural exhibit. Ho recommended the
appropriation of JUIiOO.
At half past lu the commission adjourned
unlit 'J-M tomorrow morning , Consiauratlou
of the prolonged abtcni'o of I'resldeM
Strung wa > made a special ordur for tumor-
ro.v inorutng , and If thatoftlcur U not pru-sc'nt
it U iKsilevod mnpa will bo tnkun to Improbs
upon hii mind tbo u < ; ix > jjlty for imrnodiata
uciioti ,
Ht'iikiit lf nil ( 'a n on Trltil ,
Judge Tlbbulu and a Jury nro oiit-'avril
today iu huaring the uuiu of Klorunco A ,
Dele vs Thomas Strctton for $20,000 dfttrnffcs
for seJurtion under promise of ranrrlnRO ,
Tbo plnlntlfT U a modest , re lined young
woman o * 23 , formerly a school teacher nt
Straiten , nob. , but whoso homo Is In Hcd
Willow countv. Tbo defendant Is n wealthy
young mnn living north of thn city , thn
owner ot a fine tract of land Just west of
Twcnty-soventh strcut. Miss Dole's itory
was to the effect that In 1SW she became in-
gatrod to marry the defendant anil that while
visiting nt his mother's homo ho entered her
room In the middle ofthonlcht nnd by nndno
persuasion accomplished her ruin. Strat-
ton's side of the case has not yet been pre
sented to the Jury.
Another Olllclnl I'roiInmiUloii.
Governor llovd this afternoon issued the
following proclamation :
To all whom tbeso proicnls shall comn.
( t renting :
Wburo.is , Ithascomo to my knowlrdco In
the form prescribed by law tlml on ihn nluht
of .March M. ivjj. In tin1 county of DauRlns and
slate of Nebraska , u doiihlo murder was com
mitted upon ono Abnur N. UafToiil inn ! 0110
Mary Mabel Mooney by some person or persons -
sons unknown.
Thtrofort1. I.lames E. Iloyd , eovernorof Ihn
utatoof Nobrnskn , by vlrtuoof the uuthorlty
> estod In mu by Inw nnd In pursunnrn of the
st itutcs In such cases made and provided , do
huroby Issue proclamat nn and oiler a reward
of JSi for the arrest and conviction of said
person or persons unknown for the intrrdcr of
the said Abnur N. Oatrord.
And J'.VO for the arrest and conviction of
. nld person or persons unknown for the mur
der of Mary Mabel Moonoy.
In testimony whureof 1 have hnrcilnto sot
my hand nnd end MM ! to bo alllxed tlio great
seal of tin ) Mali'- Done at Lincoln this Mh
day of April , IS'Ji liy the governor
JA IKS II Ilnri ) .
JOHN 0. AM.UN. Secretary of Stalo.
Odds and llndn.
P. L. Miller was nrrotted this inoriiliitr for
assaulting a 17-yoar-old boy named II. L ,
Hoberts.
.1 ml go Chapman of I'lattsmouth hold court
for Judge. Hall. Ho put In thc.day hoirltitr tbo
case of Crouch against thu cltv of Lincoln.
The plaintiff sues for SoWO ( damages for In
juries sustained In falling through 'a broken
sidewalk.
Supreme court was not in session today , It
being a legal holiday. The decision In the
guburnatorial contest case is iooued for to
morrow.
General Van WycU paid his respects to
Governor Boyd at the state house today.
Funds for the preliminary survey of the
proposed belt line are being liberally sub
scribed.
Committed to the Aityliiiii.
Amelia Martin , a woman of 4S , was bcforo
Iho tnsano board this afternoon on thechargo
of Insanity filed by K C. Dunn. The woman
hao b-jcn living alone in the Hamer block ,
UiS N street , nnd imagines that she Is a private -
vato detcftlvo , nnd conducts what she calls
the "White Hibbon Intelligence Oftlce. "
Yesterday she complained to Judge Urown
that the neighbors abnoy her aim try to prevent -
vent her from doing business by tearing
down her men. Sbo was very garrulous , nnd
while not dangerous , it was thought best to
sendlicr to tbo asylum. She was decorated
with n largo number of white cloth badges
in the shape of roses , and thought the
Woman's Christian association was trying to
ruin her business by competition.
3i.inniin tiKit I'.irmiK's TEAMS * 1:11.
May Trimble InilulgeM In an Kloprmrnt and
Awaltsthe Old .linn's ISIe lng.
HrsTiMiTos , Pa. , April 3. A week ago
Miss May Trimble , aped 19 , daughter of
Burgass James Trimble of Dirmmgbam. left
homo ostensibly to visit friends in Altoona.
A day later John K. Baker , her father's
tenmster. left on a week's vacation. Yes
terday Mr. Trimblo was dumbfounded by
receiving a note from nis daughter contain
ing tbo intelligence that Teamster Baker and
she bad been married in Camden , N. J. , and
are awaiting lu Philadelphia tbo father's
blossinz. Mr. Trimbln vows no will never
bo reconciled.
Tlifjr 1'prMicil I.IIca Cowardt.
PniLtDci.pnti , Po. . April 3 Further de
tails regarding the abandonment of Iho new
bark Invertnmacbs at saa wera received u > -
day by the maritime exchange and toey re
veal a story of great cowardice on the pirt
of Captain Taylor , bar mut-jr. who , with
nine others , deserted her cab-ikco-.vn io ilA
rest of tbo crew m the 3-Mt of the S > : at3 tia *
remained sound. It L nions sfcuc proditui
tha ; tse master aad fca concacicrri Sure
perished , while thc e Jha : stac ey tie rea-
sel wer ? rescced bjthe Bniiss
Mendelssoaa.
II ITU Z.V/JI I .VS.
TTTO of the Hd Jten Killed br Melltriu
TrooM , but Soldiers L'nltart.
PIIOS-IS , Ariz. , April 5.A special to the
Republican from Hormoiillo , Mex. , says. A
courier from the San Mlgue.'reports a fight
between Mexican troopo and Yaqol Indians
at ths Gabian miae . Two Vaqnis were
killed and ono woundea. no soldiers being
hurt. The affair grew out of the arrest of
several Yaquis suspected of cathering am
munition aud arms for a raid. The Indians
resisted arrest , which led to a gnceral fignt.
IVlld Times in a Church.
N'ivcr , ApnlS. Bishop Munnaz preached
in tae cathedral In this city yesterday oa the
labor question. In his sermon bo gave ex
pression to views that offended his hearers
and caused a scene of greit disorder Chairs
were thrown abou' promiscuously , breaking
the cnaudeliors aad injuring five persons.
MILLIONS TAKEN IN BRIBES
New York's ' Polioa Force Charged with .7
Being Rotten to the Ooro. jr
OFFICERS AND MEN ALIKE CULPABLE
rorriiian Tnhfir of the Mnrth Ornnil Jury
Miikr * Sumo .Startllni ; Htnlcmmilt nnil
TclUVhy liiillrtiiirnU Wrrn Nol
Itrtiirnoil ABalimt thn Accunnd.
Nr.w YOIIK , April i5. "Thcro U nt loatt
$7UXUixJ collected annually from the keepers
of gambling dons , saloons , concert halls ami
houses of HI-iMpiito and dUtrlbated nmnng
the me inters of thn police departmcr t. I say
ut least IT.OOO.OOJ. for calculation show * that
thoamount Is prooioij noarur tlfcxx.000. "
Acconllnif to n morning pap r , Henry M
Taber , forumaa of the March gr ml Jury ,
made thu above utartllng acuuiaUoa In an
Interview wltn a reporter al hi * faoma ltt
evening.
"Against xvhat mambcr * of the potlco do
you direct Ibis accusation I"
" 1 direct II n niusl the on uro force , from
the superintendent to the patrolmen. "
"Do you exclude the commissioners' ' "
"Yes , the grand Jurv was not able to got
any evidence Inculpating them. "
Mr. Tnber wis nskcd hy , In view of Ihn
damaging information , tbo grand Jury did
del Unit Indictments In place of the Indefi
nite presentments against the police depart
ment. Ho said lliuy had' Chluf Inspector
Byrnes and Inspector Williams before them ,
but could not Hud out anything from them ,
for''they were too clover. " Ho said Super
Intcndcnt.Murray was not In sudlcient health
to or.duro the ordeal that ho would have been
called UDon to face in tbo grand Jury room ,
"Did you not have sufllrictit evidence
against the cuptams or their subordinates' "
"Wo hed presumptive evidence enough to
wutrant Iho indlctmuol ot many i-ollce oill-
cluls , but wbilo thU evidence was convincing
to the grand Jury , wo cnuld not rely on its
presentation bolero a tnul Jury. Wltnesict
who could give satisfactory evidence again nt
thd Keepers of disorderly placet were dc
tcrrod from doing so by fear of calling down
the vengeance of the party exposed a ven-
K'canco in the execution of which lh > i polua
would afford Immunity and assure absolute
protection. "
JHtlUUi : .If/fO.SS TllK .Ml.SM.Vi/IV/ .
Citizens of Memphis I'reparlng to Cclelirato
lit OjirnliK ; .
WASHI.NOTO.V. D. C. , April n. Messrs. t
C. Matthews , editor-in-chief of the Mcmphu
Appeal-Avalanche , nnd M. W. Connoily
edllor-in-chlefof I ho Memphis PubllsLc-dt'er.
representing the citizens of Memphis , Tenn ,
have been in this city for n week as a com
mittee of invitation to select orators for the
coming celebration of the opening of tbo
transmisslsslppi bridge at Memphis on Mav li
The occasion promises to be ono of unusual
importance.
On the loto day of May the deep water
convention will bo bold tnora when repre
sentatives from Nooraika , Minnesota and
the Intcrmissouri valley will bo present. On
tbo 1-th the bridge will b ) formally flcCi-
calcd or the governors of Arkansas , MH-
souri , Tennessee , Alabama and tor ; mayor -A
Memphis.
In the afternoon Senator Dao V Voorhecs
will deliv r the or Uon. At slzbt. a grind
banquet will CM KiTea aed th * f < rttowm ?
centlemsa will reipuocS wisprwpTii tdstu
Senators Batltr. Collf.cs , Au t s. Viv
CiortJoD acd Frye. C vr < i-res.iKAi Criap
Storer. Feiiowi. J&ss Aitst. Ri i i.- .
Wllhacn aor } tfci ? iMM is : > Jn-zmA 7.i ;
navv. Tn ittts.ict iftureM. nj ittv .
nreacc : at2 ste prsaKft
Will trt IQTJMij.
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Hai Ticlinv-ui auv
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Md a.saSirisilrty , 31
tstiJiT Jiiis. Luiuii o i mivuii
hu mis zoca sfci isjjouj at amruuiiir U.E-
las lie ccly cttli ir&a WL- . = Uiuiyiiii-Mv *
cocciciiiitf ; ai ! ajr * ; i : > uifiuni : f thee
o = e repsursi ta t& * ! icc.is tS l-n U-.ber-
ic-iaw artc si wist i fatal. Tiit dii man
and L ots bivaca larcireii ta i qsirrel aud
Leu nreil acrerai stow a : tis rxiti'-m-law
without effec * , . TSis tiwr * 4 rv ! a shotgun
aail shos L3ii il
Jlr. Dairn No : a C
Ei-Goveiror DAV > of Crew wis In the
citr yesteruay. H < cis bwa i = atuoeU as u
pcaiible candtaae for ooo rttis In the
Foarth coasresjoc l iiUrtc ; .
"t am not a caoUittr.e fcr i = r ciica within
tha gift of the people , " iata Mr. Iwwes to a
BEE reporter. "I is too bajr with myy
pnrate aCairs to think for s cooeat about
running for coarre j or acT ester odco I
am not in Is all. ceslhr tta.il I b * . I could
no ; predict wittx iny d rw of osrtamty the
name of tte meat likely raaa ta tie Fourth
distract. Ererrthicij 4pp n to w In the
air a. , yet , so far a I hire be-anj. "
s ca
Corusr lota aal
Somettwiig New
in a Plat
We've got the. best thing in a hat you
ever saw. I3rice $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
$3.50 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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