THE OMAHA DAILY U KRIDAY. APRIL 8 , 1892.
THE DAILY BEE.
II ItOSIIWATnit , KtiiTnn.
PUBLISH HI ) EVKKY MOUSING.
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01-TICKS
Omnlia.ThnllooiiliiiK.
HntithOti nlm. corner N nnd Mill Htrcots.
Council IlliilK 12 I'cnrl Street.
Clilciit tionioc. 3i7 thntiiLrrof Cotnmcrcn.
Now York. Koorimr' ' , Unnil lf > . Trlbuno llulldlnp
Wnshlnston , t > ii : Fourteenth fetrouU
COHKESt'ONDKNC'B.
All cntnnimilcnllons rolntlnir In now nnil
editorial tnnttor Bliould bo addressed tc the
Hdllprl'el Department.
I.KTTEI1A
' rnmlttnncos should
Inndilrrwd loTholloo I'ubllihlnc Company.
Ouinlm. Drafts. rheoks and postofllcn order )
to ho nmdo payable to the order of the com-
jinny.
llicjtc Fitlishiiig Cnniy. Proprietor
1-WOItN STATEMENT OV OIUOULATION ,
ttnliiof Nnbriuku ( , .
County of DouzlnB. I , _
Ore > . II. Trtchiie-k. secretary of The Per
1 utilldiliis ( 'ompnny. eloe's Boloninly swrar
tluit the nctunl olrouliitlon of THE DAIMT linn
for the \\ca\t \ ending April 2 , 1SK ! , wnn M
follows : ,
Hi ml ay. March 17 . S8.IC
Motuinv. Msiroh1 . ! ' : '
Tucndriy. MnrchWl. .
Wodi.oiilny. . March ISO . < -5f
I Jiu rid nv. March 31 . a < .0'i '
l''rldnv. April 1 . 1M > 1.
kutiirdny. April 5 . Wl' '
Avornco . ffib. ri V/.HOIIUOK. 8I.IM51 !
Gworn tel oforo mo nnd Mihscrlheel In my
irnenco thliSil day of April. A. 1) . 1B < W.
beju. .N. I' . 1-BiU
Notary Public
Circulation lur rchrimry JM
MA.IOH PADDOCK , the gontloraan frorr
Pappio , Is not the Uouru of County Com
inisslonors.
IT is ijulto roiniirlcublo Ineloeel that so
many excellent niilwuy enterprises have
boon in ti blilo : ol somnolency hero' '
nbouts.
THK Interstate dog in the nmnpoi
wears ix corporation collar upon whicl
the letters U. P. and U. & M. nro on
graved. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
NEHUAHKA millers will not bo driven
out of business by Minnesota. Nobraskn
people propose to bo loyal to Nebraska
institutions.
OMAHA does net uslc the Union Pacific
to oppress Council BtulTs. She demands
simply fair play without favor. The
bridf > o arbitrary must go.
PunsiDKNT STKANO'S continued ab
Ronco and prolonged silence regarding
tlio finances of the World's Pair com
mission sire bccoiuinp embarrassing-1 <
bis friends.
Snour.D the Northwestern intorosi
gain the ancondancy in Union Pacific
nlTairs there will bo moro reason thai
over before for an independent tormina
nnd bridpo company in Omaha ,
Tun Nebraska Central railway prop'
osition is entitled to fair play. Tin
people of this city and county demand
no unreasonable restrictions upon that
corporation in the matter of the issue o
bonds.
Por.rno.vri cowurelico killed the Blum
silver bill in the Democratic end of th (
capitol , but the political courage o
'Senator ' Morgan vill force the coward :
of the minority to vote upon the silvci
question in the senate.
GKXKUAI. , R.VU.M continues to main
tain himself with vigor , courtesy am
dignity , notwithstanding the mallcioui
nad persistent attempts made by hii
partisan enemies to extort something
from him to his disadvantage and to tin
injury of the administration.
SHNATOII WOLCOTT of Coloradt
vented his spleen upon President Horri
BOH in his silver speech , but in doing s (
made an exhibition of himself th <
shadow of which may como back l <
plague him in the future. It may pleas (
ultra silver men , but it has disgusted
loyal republicans nnd injured the cause
ho is advocating.
lCTTIKFUtlSIlMANN , thodaugh
tor of the millionaire yeast nmnufac
turor , has distinguished herself in n waj
that will preserve her name to fame ,
She brouo off an engagement with i
foreign count having nn unpronounco
nblo name because ho refused to become
nn American citizen. Wo want a. iaw
more American girls to teach these
titled foreigners that to bo an American
is greater than to bo a king.
WIIHN Cleveland found the choice for
United Status marshal of Nebraska laj
between Kills Blorbowor , u republican ,
and S. S. Alloy , a grcenbackor , hi
should not bo blamed for going to tin
Adirondacks on a fishing excursion ,
When Alloy wont to Washington thai
Bottled it. Alloy's friends should havi
Bent on a photograph instead of tin
original. His conversational powers nr <
BO exuberant and wasteful that whoi
they are turned loose they sweep awnj
all opposition to his enemies.
JOSEPH W , BDQKUTON appears to
have boon the loading spirit at an indlg
nation mooting at South Omaha ii
cl which some roast resolutions relative t <
Tins BKK were passed the other night
til Mr. Edgorton Is a gentleman who has i
la1 grievance against TIIK BIE standing
orwi Blnco last Novombar. Edgorton la ex
wi cusable for taking advantage of the opportunity
*
portunity to say something ugly against
HI < ) this newspaper. Ho would have boon i
' 1 judge of the supreme court except fo :
the opposition of THK UKK.
J
wll RKV. Diu PAIIKHUHST'S slumraini
Co expeditions In New York appear t <
air liavo had all the trimmings nocoBsun
ilri *
ant to make them Interesting- . The motlvo
goo o ! the eminent preacher in consorting
esp with the devil and Ins imps nnd fairici
tuny bo above reproach , but the average
N puui will question whether or not the
Atb
end justified the moans. It wns no
BffO
olUt nocoasary to drag the cloth of the
has clergyman through brothels merely tc
rou | secure evidence of wickedness. Do-
plon toctlvos of another Kind would bo fullj
8 competent vrltnuases.
TIW l > ( H't'rAll HK
The opponents of the Nebraska Cen
tral proposition nro seeking to create
the impression in the minds of the
county commlssioncM and the city
councilman that the people of Douglas
county ( lomitnd a written guaranty that
the project will bo consummated before
the question shall be submitted to Uio
people. The enemies of this glgnnllc
enterprise nro prolific in subterfuges
and they nro determined to impose such
conditions upon the consideration ol the
county board and e-ouncll Unit , if
adopted , will defeat the project , oven If
the bonds bo voted by tlio people.
The conditions already proposed by
the Nobrnslcn Central company that
thn bonds bo withheld until the bridge
shall bo completed and the depot and
road shall bo under way alTord ample
guaranty to the taxpayer ? of Douglas
county. Any infraction of these condi
tions can bo promptly mot by an injunc
tion which any taxpayer can readily
secure should occasion arise for un ap
peal to the courts. This is not at nil
probable.
The taxpayers of Omaha and Douglas
county will run no risk whatever by voting
ing the bonds asked for , except as to the
amount that may bo expended for elec
tion expenses , nnd it is understood that
the Nebraska Central company is will
ing to share that Item of expense. This
would bo a mere bagatelle compared
with the compensating benefits to nccruo
from a consummation of this great un
dertaking.
There can be no valid reason for a re
fusal to submit the propositions as made
to 11 veto of the pcolo e > f this county. A
refusal to do so willJ > o a base betrayal
of the host interests of Omaha nnd u cry
ing shame upon the board of commis
sioners and the city council. The mem
bers of these bodies must meet the popu
lar demand for the submission of this
question to the poonlc. If they fail in
this duty they will lay themselves liable
to the suspicion that they are sub-
porviont to competing roads that arc
now resorting to dnspcrato moans to kill
the only project that has over boon of
fered this city to overcome and broal <
down the embargo that has hampered
and retarded her commercial growth
for years.
TIIK SUtHfMAX MKMOtltAL
Seldom , indeed , have two such distin
guished men como from a single house
hold as Senator John Sherman and his
late brother. General William Touumsol :
Sherman. Still moro seldom is the priv
ilege and honor accorded the ohloi
brother , himself great and honorable , tc
speak the praises of a younger but still
greater brother. This was the interest'
ing fact at the Sherman memorial ban
quet in Now York on Wednesday even
ing. John Sherman , as the guest of the
evening , stood in the presence of the
revered memory of his departed brothoi
and told sotno of his remaining military
cotniades , modestly , in perfect taste , but
effectively , of the life of General Snor-
man. The daughter of the nation's here
was likewise a puest , and every mar
present and every patriot iu Amoricn
felt that homage was duo to his sac roe :
memory.
The plain unostentatious tale which
.fohn Sherman told at the banquet will
become classic in American history. II
boasts not of the achievements of the
soldier , for boasts would bo absurd in
the face of facts which every school boj
knows and which speak louder thai :
eulogies. Ilo told of the brothers' love
for each other , of the experiences of the
great soldier in civil life and of hif
social characteristics. Sldo lights are
thrown upon the brilliant military
record which ho made , but the senatoi
found no armor anywhere needing- be
burnished and no mysteries to explain.
nib public nnd private life were botl
frank and manly. Few men who were
so much misrepresented anel so little
understood nnd appreciated in the midsl
of tholr greatest achievements have
boon so triumphantly vindicated ir
history within their own lifetimes. Nc
otlior man , it may also bo remarked
has been so fortunate as to have Join
Sherman's delicate hand , directed by
brotherly affection , good sense anel
passing ability , put the finishing louche ;
to' the monument orcctod to mark his
achievements. What moro boautifu
tribute could bo offered to the moinorj
of his departed brother than the semv
tor's closing worus :
"It was tUo good fortune of General Shor
in nn toUnvo been a cliiof actor in this groa' '
drama and to have lived long enouirli afto
its cloao to tiavo realized ana cnjoyoa the
highest estimate of his sorvluo by hU comrades
rados , by his countrymen and by mankind
To mo , bis brother , it is a higher pride tc
Know and say to you that In all the u-ulKs o
prlvato lifo , fa a son , as a brother , as a bus
band , as a father , as a soldier , as n comrade
and as a friend , lie was an honorable gentle
man , without fear and without roproaon. * '
TIIK WOUND'S FAIIt.
The now Nebraska World's Fair com
mission deserves credit for the vigor ane
systematic attention to details will
which it enters upon its career. The
small appropriation Is a handicap fron
the start , but the commissioners appeal
to bo fully alive to the Important worl
with which they have boon entrusted.
The mooting hold in Lincoln or
Wednesday was devoted to n practical
solution of the problem of preparing
respectable exhibit with so inadequate 11
fund nt their disposal. To their credit
it may bo said , however , that they give
the state the promise of an econom
ical expenditure. Kx-Coinmisslonoi
General Groor's report shows that there
has thus fur been no extravagance 01
his part. But after stinting themselves
at every point , and allowing but $14,00 <
fora building , they find that $31,700 ol
the $50,000 will have boon expended or
March I , 1893. whem It Is expected the
oxhttdt will bo in place.
It is perfectly clear from this statement
mont that additional funds must bo pro
vlded. The 850,000 will all bo needed ,
beyond a doubt , for the expenses incl
dent to the Nebraska building and separate -
rate exhibit alone. In the atato building
no educational , agricultural , horticultu
ral or other special displays can ht > made ,
Under the regulations of the World't
fair directors these must be assigned tc
tholr appropriate classes in the govern
ment buildings. Hunco the commission
will ask for nn additional appropriation ,
It should bo $100,000 , thus allotingllSO-
000 In all to the important purpose , ii
Nebraska could afford a year ago to nn
proprlato 850,000 , she Is abuneiantly able
now , by reason of unoxatnploel cre > p-
and the return of business prosperity , tc
devote § 100,000 to completing nnd on
Inrglng the exhibit. This is not enough ,
but If properly supplemented by indi
vidual and county subscriptions the com
mission wl.l bo able to make a crodita
bio showing for the most favored ngri
cultural state in the United States.
Tlllll' IllVH I'l' TltK 1'ltHIT.
The speech in the United States sen
ate of Senator Wolcott of Colorado pro
claimed the cipHulatlon of the sllvni
men in congress at least fo. % the present
session. The senator said that the sll
ver bit ! having boon put to sleep In the
house the friends of free coinage mlghl
a ? well fnco tro truth on the question ,
Nobody oxpoctcd the moasurn to be
come a law during the present adminis
tration , but its advoc itos had hoped tc
score some advantage at this session ,
But today , said the senator , If a volt
wore had on the motion to take the silver
vor bill from the calendar it would no' '
bo carried. Several days hoforo the
speech of Senator Wolcott his colleague
Senator Teller , said in nil intorvlov
that ho did not doom it best to force i
vote on the silver question In the senate
at the present time. As there are m
moro earnest and ardent advocates it
congress of free silver coinage than the
Color.ido senators , the fact that the ;
give up the light for the present , whlcl
comprehends the Harrison ndtnlnlstra
lion , may fairly bo assumed to rollcc
the fooling of the free coinage men gen
orally. There are n few In botl
branches of congress who would like I
continue the contest , hopalcss though i
would be , but it is evident that the ma
jority are opposed to doing so. Thu
another victory is won for a stable currency
roncy and an honest dollnr.
Senator Wolcott arraigned the ad
ministration as the great force oppose !
to free and unlimited coinage , and muni
tested his dislike of the president in i
way that did not come with good grac
from a republican senator who has dense
so very little for his party. It is sail
that Mr. Wolcott's hostility to Prcsi
dent Harrison Is not duo altogether I
the position of the latter regarding sil
vor. The senator is one of those , so i
is alleged , who booamo dissatisfied be
cause they were not permitted to dictati
appointments and foist their honchmci
upon the public service. However thi
may bo , Senator Wolcott could hav
said nothing in commendation of tin
president that would do him groate
gooel than the statement that ho is responsible
sponsiblo for the defeat of proposed fro
coinage legislation. The charge is jiibt
The firm and steadfast attitude of Presi
dent Harrison on this question chcckei
the intluonco of the free silver ugitnlioi
in hit own parly and so reassured th
financial and business interests of th
country as to prevent any serious re
suits from the agitation. Had ho takei
an uncertain position or wavered in hi
devotion to n bound and stable curronc ,
the republican party might not now b
nearly unanimous in opposition to th
free coinage of silver under existini
conditions , while there would bo no sue ]
sense of security and conlidencoin finan
cial and business circles as there is n
present. President Harrison could de
Biro no stronger recommendation to th
country than the assertion of the fre <
silver men that his opposition to thoi
policy was able to defeat it.
Senator Wolcott declared that "th
pooulo would speak and that free silvo
would bo their vordict. " The gentle
man is mistaken , and his mistake grow
out of the fact that ho is not in toucl
with the peoulo. The free silver craz
Is declining. Even in Mr. Wolcott' '
own state , where the organization c
silver clubs was htarted n short time age
the movement has mot with little sue
cess outside of the mining districts. Th
farming communities have thus fa
shown hardly any interest in it , and i
Denver paper of recent date appeals t
them to como forward and help th
movement as a matter of self-defense
In other western states where a yea
ago the free silver agitation made head
way it is now steadily losing ground
When the people speak next Novombo
it wlil bo for an honest dollar nni
against a policy which would rcquir
the government to give the silver pre
ducors 30 per cent more than the mat
hot value of their product.
A SlOMl-'H'AffT r
The republicans of Rhoelo Island wo
a signal and significant victory. The ;
elected the governor , lieutenant governor
ornor and secretary of state , and wil
have at least six majority in the logk
Inturo on joint ballot. This assures th
re-election of United Stales Sonntoi
Aldrlch , and also the election of til
candidates for state ofllccg who did nc
receive a majority cf the popular vote.
As the little slute was the first to ran
dor a verdict this year upon natloiui
issuoa , thu campaign was ono of th
most earnest and hotly contoslod in it
history. II was conducted entirely upo
national issues , the spankers upon boll
sides devoting themselves largely to th
tariff. Among the dlstingulbhod ropub
llcans who participated were ox-Spoako
lleod and Governor McKinley of Ohio
Among the prominent democrats war
ox-President Cleveland and ox-Govorno
Campbell of Ohio. Both nartlos fel
tlu.t the result would bo iinpoi-t-uit , am
summoned their strongest available moi
to expound tholr respective ) policies an
principles , The result Is important
It is a defeat of the policy of tarilT re
form which is championed by Mr. Cleveland
land and Mr. Mills. Hhodo Island Is i
manufacturing btuto and its people ar
generally prosperous. Its Industrie :
have grown up under the policy of prc
tootion and li-ivo increased sinoa th
present tarilT act wont into effect. Hi
stated tliat the increase of the output o
the woolen mills in the stito during th
last eighteen months ia simply marvel
ous. The same can bo said of the dil
foront establishments which mauufac
two every variety of cotton goods. Tin
people ol Rhode Island are usually wel
employed and receive good wages. Th
working people are thrifty anel con
tented.
With such conditions prevailing thi
generalities of Mr. Cleveland and th
donmgogio assertions of Cnmpboll am
other tariff reform advocates could hav <
little olToct. The situation had changed
slnt-o two yo.VJ-i'ngo. Depression hid
given plneo toxiirjenporlty. Tlio demo
cratic prophoatd ? of evil te > como from
the ropublleiiiVVflvislon of the tatltT had
failed. It wajj.worso than useless to
preach to n wqll'omnlnyoti and prosper
ous people thi ! $ ' they were being op-
Dressed. It wasi llttlo less than an in
sult to their lnlo\\lgono \ \ to argue that
they were tho'icllms ' of a delusion In
believing that they owed tholr employ
ment nnd their' Jprospority to a policy
which guardedVthom ag.ilnst the de
structive compotltlon of foreign labor.
The vordtet of Ilhodo Island Is for pro
tection anel reciprocity , as provided by
the existing tin-ill law , itnd that Is cer
tainly Important.
The result is also important because It
assures the re-elecllou of Senator Aid-
rich , the author of the reciprocity clause
of the tar III act and ono of thd ablest
men in the senate. The republican ma
jority In that body Is very small , and the
loss of so valuable a member as Mr. Aid-
rich would have been a misfortune. The
republican victory in Ilhodo Island on
Wednesday , with the largest vote by
10,000 over cast , removes all doubt as to
which parly will receive the four elec
toral votes of that stale next November.
TllU county printing was not awarded
to the World-llernld , though Major Pad
dock made a pompous speech in favor of
that uhoot and sought to bulldo/.o a con
tract through Uio Board of County
Commissioners. The discussion dovol-
opoel two very significant facts. First ,
the bid of the nowspaitor named was the
highest of the throe and not in accord
ance with the terms of the advertise
ment. Second , Major Paddock made
his report favoring the World-1fcraid
without conference with his committee
colleague. It was shown that the stales-
man from Iho Pappio was wauling in
both candor and courlosy. The "hlg-
gling * ' which he contemptuously alluded
to was In the interest of the taxpayers
and Iho majority of the board very
properly rebuked the conceited advo
cate of the concern which makes it a
business to nllompt by indirection to ob-
lain advantages which cannot bo se
cured in open competition.
ALUEADY the city and county have
boon benefited by the proposed Nebraska
Central enterprise. All the dead
schemes of the recent past have bojn
resurrected. Even the Union Depot
company has rccovorcel consciousness ,
though almost asphyxiated , and still
lingering uncomfortably close to death's
' '
door. ,
Daim MruHiiros ( Iroicr.
Xyc I'm/w Sun.
A man is not nil wool because ho is several
yards wide.
I.tiotno.
I'litlitilclphiti JjCfJtffr.
Rhode Island , politically , at tills Juncture :
' She's little , but O my 1"
Incorrect.
Ka > mu fjltu Journal.
The story lhatr president Harrison wll
witlid raw Is correct , except as to time. The
withdrawal will tano" place March 4 , lt > 97.
\VliuroArli Tholr Votes ?
Six thousand men of . Providence tool *
Cleveland by the hand. What other states
man of Iho time U &o in touch with the
pcoplol . -
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Kvrii Qiiuy i
Philadelphia I'ren * .
Senator Quay has nt last soon the neces
sity of gottinu out of the road to save himself -
self from being run over by the popular Harrison
risen procession. Ho will now slip around ,
catch on by the tail-board and try to make it
appear that ho is driving.
ilnln tint I'rori'Hslon.
CVifci/o ( Tribune.
Sixteen of the Michigan republican count ;
conventions already unvoiastructod for liar
rUon. In the liRht of such instructions nt
thosu is It not time for the favorite son o :
Michigan also to pack his boom and drop out
of the race ) Of what avail will it ho to hltr
to co to Minneapolis' with a divided uolcgn
tion ? Pull out , general , and take your place
in the Hao. Tliero is but ono candidate.
A ( irrut CnnipilKii. :
Huston Globe.
A plain Yankee farmer in Providence laM
Saturday evening Is reported to liavo askce
the following question : "If this ore liitlc
political slilllot , Ilhodo Island , can cot so roe
hot in April that they have to call In all the
big cooks in the country , what will it be next
fall , when the big 03,01)0,000 ) , gallon kettle
cets to boilingi'l
The eiucstion is certainly nartinont. Al !
the signs promise that this is to bo the warm
est presidential aampalgu since the days preceding
coding Lincoln's election , wnon the country
was at fever heat over the slavery Issue1.
Tim Hiittlii of Xiitlvn Till.
1'iirtltiiid Urci < > nlai\ .
Kleven tons of California tin have boor
placed on the Now Yort : mariiot as an nd
vance and introductory shipment. This wll
bring riof to the democratic noul. Hasti
should bo made to repeal the tarilT before
any more American Un gets into market. I :
the democrats Delay much loncor tharo wil
bo so much American tin and tlnplato ot
the market that their assertion tnat there i :
no such thing in existence will tind few bo
Hovers. Political tlnplato will soon glvewa :
to the genuine article , and to avert such ;
calamity the darnocrju should bestir them
solves. .uj _
I'A It Id I fK.13'r',7.V7VI J/.W. I .VI.
Washington Star : , , The grand jury ii
New York hits taiCjiupto of the manner ii
which gambling goes a , and there 1s u pros
poet that those wlijjj cannot shako off tin
tolls of the goddess Fortune will have ti
sava up tholr monopud buy so.iu in tin
Stock oxchungo. _ t ,
Chicago Mail : Tint Mow York rolieo coule
glvo cards mid spaautjto our slow going con
stubulary. It Is reported that tlio guardian !
of Uotham get fT.lMJ.IWU u year on the sldi
for not guarding jtUo. town. Chicago cai
make no such allowing as this. Jiut tuoi
Now York is the Amodcun metropolis.
Washington Post ! t > t > r. Parkburst Ic getting
ting In some tnora wdnf on the police de
partment of Now York , baying secured i
presentment from tliivruud Jury based upui
its alleged complicity * with keepers of dls
orderly places , De , Purkhurst ts appar
cntlv more , in earnest nnei In earnest in more
places than any social reformer of thn times
Hu KtriUea at vicennd criir.o through the
otllcors of ttio law who wink at crime ant
vice.
Chicago Pott : Dr. Purkhurst has made t
noble beginning , hut his work has onlj
begun. Against tha inaohlnu of Tammany ,
so highly purfcctou in * all its ramlllctuiciis ,
ho can make UUto headway iu Tammany
courts nnd before Tammany judges. Hut hi
addresses himself to the reserve force ol
Now York's citizenship , the dncont , law-
abiding roujoritv , so long dormant , but pen.
st'ssinir the power to can out the Tammany
devil If it will. In tint appeal Or. ParU-
hurst can scarcely tall , U ho persists ab hei
has begun.
Now York Tribune : The effect of the
grand Jury's endorsement of Dr. Parkhural'a
charges was plainly visible in the way thu
< loonkccpoiM conducted themsolvui yester
day , They did not shut up , but , thuy wcic
exceedingly cnutlous in the way they car
ried on their tiu.ilnojs. The town was "dry"
only In n comparative sonso-thiU Is , thora
was much leu liquor than usual sold , nnd
the stuff was harder to obtain. Yet the police
denied that any special orelers regarding the
enforcement of thn cxclso law hnel been
clven , Trie ) liquor elcnlcrs thomselvcs had
taken the nlnnn. Ot courto If the police
bestir thotnsoh'in thuy can close the saloons
on Sunday. That It can be ) done wns proved
In Mayor Hewitt's tune. W'tiv It was not
de-no , the poltco nnd the Tammany lenders
can explain.
_ _
Thn Ilojil-.Miirlln Hctiilil > tc.
' 'Tho democratic party Is notorious for its
monumental blunders , " siil'J n luadlna demo
crat yesterday to n HIM : reporter.
"After having olcctod n governor In ono ot
the hottest lights over known In the west ,
nnd after going through the trouble of nn
election contest nrel llnally having ( ? ovornor
Uoyel seated , now wo lltul a party rupture on
our hands that may throw ttio party clear oft
the track. It i n shnmo that those elis-
tiirhnnccs should bo encouraged by men who
Unow bettor , but It seoim that the present
fight hotwc'jn the fricn'ls of Governor Uoyel
nnd Kucllil Martin will have to bo fought
out to the I'itlor onel. "
Air. Martin's friends have said repeatedly
that William A. I'nxton was opposed to Gov
ernor Doyu In the present struggle between
the Hoyd' and Martin factions. Mr. Paxton
satdyostorelay :
" 1 have not. ni yet , thrown a straw In the
way of Governor Uoyel. I am heartily sorry
that thcro Is any conlllct of interests or am
bitions between the governor and Mr. Mar
tin. Uut Hero is exactly my situation. I
promised Mr. Martin lnst > .lanuary , before 1
had over received so much ai n hint that
Governor Uoyd would want to head the eiolo-
gntlon to the national convention or tnnt
no would want to go ni n delegate ,
that I would help him when Iho time came tc
got the election as n delegate to the national
convention , Mr. Martin lias boon a true
friend and a true democrat in nvory hard
light that I have soon htm In , mid what 1
promised him that I would elo shall bo done
to the best of my ability , but that uon't mean
that I harbor a solitary thing ngninst Gov
ernor Uoyd. 1 nm in the liahttof standing bj
n man when I tell him so , and unless I nn
actually forced to It I shall not throw any
thing In Govoror Hoyd's wnv. but I will
keep my promise to Mr. Martin
bcc.uiso I nmdo it before 1
know that Governor Hoyd hnet nnj
such nspirntions as ho nnd his friends nou
stnto that ho has. "
The democratic primaries will bo hole !
Friday from 12 until T p. m. The county con-
vnntion comes on Saturday at ! ! o'clock , nt
Washington hall. The light at the primaries
it is thought will practle-ally decide the bat
tle between tbo Uoyd and Martin factions ,
III tllO UlllO
Superintendent Uolndorff is buying anel
solllnc pestholes for the irovornmont. The
contract for illling up thu fifty liolcw bored
on the now pnstolllco site has boon awarded
to Mr. Muck , who is to 1111 thora with sand nnel
tamp them. Now a deal is on to have n lot
more , somewhere between Uvonty-llvo anil
100 in number , on various parts of the block
to see just what the nature of tbo croune !
may bo and what kind of foundation will be
required. The superintendent says ho wll
have holes under every pier. Ho does nol
hoiiuvo that any trouble will bo encountered
in securing a fouuaation on the south side ol
the block , where there is eight foot of hard
clay , hut on the north sldo there is only twc
feet , and this must necessarily bo ponotrnioi
to put down the footings , so that it will be
necessary to go 'it loat ten foot below that
to gel below the soft clay , making a depth ol
fullv fourteen feet below tlio prasent bottom
of the excavation.
County Mort ( , ' > < - ' > <
Tbo real estate mortgage transactions foe
the month of March , as shown by the record ;
In the oflico of the register of deeds oi
Douglas county were as follows :
l-'nrin mortgasos ( Hod 121 $ : i5nc :
Olty mortgages filed , I J 301,301
Total jisr.ar
Kami mortsuisei roletisi'd , 'J\ \ $ 'M.yn
Olty niort asos released , 307 478.71 :
Total $ . -.07,91f
In addition to this there was a mortgage
for f 1,200,000 executed by the Onmlm Grnnl
Smelting company , covoringthe plants iu thi :
city and Denver.
G.ICKLK Of TIIK CUMICAK.
Washington Star : "No , sir , " said the clair
voyant. "I can't wait for my money. This ii
a cash trance-action. "
Life : Ho ( passionately ) Do you over thml
of murrhiuuV
Sim ( frankly ) What else docs a girl have tt
think ubc-nl ?
Chicago Times : Mrs. Hauttan Tlmt Mrs ,
Wuyhaok seems to bo u very Illiterate person
Shu told mo that your husband was a "littery
man , " and It was the loiuusv time buforu I
discovered she mount literary.
Mrs Scribbler Well. dear. I fancy she wn.1
nearly right. 1'robablv she hml souii hi :
study.
Chlo.iRO Tribune : Candidate's Wife How Ii
your canvas * zottlng : ilon ? , Isaac ?
Oaiiellrtutu I'lrnt rato. I have shaken 1.3.V
dirty hands toJuy , distributed thlrty-sb
boxes of two-fer oUurs , untied four campaign
His , klhseil twenty-seven babies and bought i
walking doleznto. And the grand jury ha :
adjourned. I'm nil right , 'Mandy.
THE nil'
Smttli , GI-HU < Co.'s Monthly.
B.-ild Drown to Ills wlfo ;
"I am tlrixl of strife ) ;
I tell ynu now uliat wo will elo :
when nt home 1 ttpuear
1 will como with good cheer ,
And oxpoit u Wiirui welcome fiom you. "
Snld she : "He It known ,
When s.00'l cheer brines yon homo ,
A waim wuU'oino will o'or bo your lot ;
lint when 'tis 'good clioor'
Keens you out Intt' , my eluiir.
You will ilnd it decidedly hot ! "
Washington Star : "I have nt last Btrucli
the popular corel , " Nalil the touch man whom
they were gutting ioidy : to lian .
Now York Iloralil : "Il'm ! " said the doctor
"Tho symptoms are unmlht.-ikablo. You have
appendicitis. "
"Dear mo. what Is appi-nclle-ltls , doctor ? "
"Appendicitis , sir , Is the cllho.isu from whlcl
you aiobUlTerlng. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Who Is that long
haired ynnnir follow ulio SOCIIIH to liavo noth
ing to dor" Inquired the caiiml strnnuer.
" ' " hala the ' . "Towi
"Tluit'u our | ) OOt , 'nquiro.
chips In an' pays liU board nn' clothes. "
"Whore me Ms works imblWind'r"
"Ain't Hover been published , HO'H urrangcc
to hnvo'om printed nrtcr IIO'H doud. That'i
w'y wo are tryln' to keep him ullvu long's we
van. "
Atchlson Oliiho : Bo many people imagfni
that while they have a cold nvtorlor , they
have u living volcano hidden Inside of 'urn.
Km I UI'M Monthly : "How to bo happy , thotigli
married" liny your clothes of the maUer wh (
puts the buttons on lo.stay.
Now Yurie Tilbiuio : A cotiplu of tramp :
blrnoU u Minthurn town Just ultur somu no-
grons hail boon discipline 1 for trying to oxer-
else tholr pullticiil rights. "Ity gum , Illll. "
fluid ono nt thorn , "I ain't a goln to Htnp In nn
Hlch , i dan : : town HH this Is. " "Aw , como oir. "
ro.spnndoil thn valorous Wlllluiu ; "what's u
uiitln' you ? Do yon ihlnk those pooplu will
tiiku u man ilros od llku you and wearing t
rod llannol nose for a republican ? "
lLI > T1JIKS , OIMff.V.S' , OU ) LUt'K
M ( n Clilcayii
There mo ne > d.iyx Ilka the good old days
The days when wo wore youthful !
Whoti humankind wore pure of mind
And Bp.'ocli nnd ( lends wore truthful ;
Hofoio n love for sordid gold
llccamo Hum's ruling IKIHS on ,
And buforu uach dumo and mold became
Slave to thu tyr..nt fashion !
There are no girls lllto the vend old glrU
Against the world I'd stake 'cm !
Ab linxom and Hinnrt nnd ulo in of heart
As the ] , ord knew lioiv to niiiko 'orn !
They were rich In uplrlt and common sense ,
And ploty nil Mipportm' ;
Thuy could IniUo und brew , anil hud taught
school , too ,
Anil thuy made the likeliest courtln'l
Thcro are no hoys llko the good old boys
When uu were boys together !
Wnon thugr.iss wiuswuut to thu brown bare
fi'Ot
Thatdlmplod the laughing lioatlmr ;
When the poueosunv to the nil minor dawn
Of the buo In thu billowy clover ,
Or down by thi ) mill thu v hip-K | > or-wlll
Kchuuel hi * nlghLbong over.
There U no love Ilka the nod old love
I lie lom that muthurgavo un !
Wo mo old , old mull , yet wo plno again
1'ur that previous nr.ico eiod save iu !
Sn xvo eirunm and ilrouni of the rood old times ,
An > l uurhuartsgruw tendon , fonder.
As thuiu dear old elru.uiib brluic
gluama
Uf heaven away off yondur.
THE GREAT BIBLE DEFENDER
Professor Oook of Boston Espressos Ills
Opinion Upon Various Subjects.
BOOK OF BOOKS IS STILL UNSHAKEN
Mr. Cook Titvorn Siinilty Closing ut the
World's lulr and IHrliMiim of
l.liinor Sollrr IiiRrMiilI and
\Vliltiniiu ( 'nntriiHloil.
The llthogrnphlo pictures tluvt hang In the
front windows along the stroels of Omaha ,
mirportlng to bo a likeness ot Jotoph
Cook , are not faithful to his present appear'
unco , fortho simple reason that hohatshavod
off his chin whiskers.
A man of hcrolo stnturo , n largo routiil headset
sot llrmly upon mnsjlro shuuldors , n full
round face serving as the window for n pow
erful Intellect , large blue eyes that open vary
wldo and nppoar to see clear through the
object upon which they nro llxed , burnsido
Whiskers nnel a full head of hair Of elnrk
nubura hue , slightly sprinkled with gray ,
wilt pass for nn unllnlshod pen portrait of
the great Boston lorHuror.
"You are one of these dangerous Individu
als known ns nowap.ipor man. " salel Mr.
Uook , n n ltn : reporter ontoioti his room nt
the Paxton In ro.ipoaso to the hearty invita
tion from within to "come. "
"You BOO I am ongngod In editorial work
myself nnel I know something about news
paper men nnd editors , " ho continued , giv
ing the reporter a genial hand-shako anel
asking him to be seated.
" 1 came in lust night rather Into from Duluth -
luth nnd Minneapolis where I lecturoii , and 1
want to say that the ono thing which nt-
trautcd my attention on the way between Duluth -
luth und Omaha moro than anything also
was the fact that so many fannar.-t loavu
their reapers and other vnluablo machinery
setting out nil winter. It is tha most puz
zling problem that I hnvo soe'n In connection
with western enterprise , bccnuso we see on
these same farms evidences of excellent
farming and thrift. It seems to mo that If
lumbar is too dear thov might use hay or
tarpaulin , anything to protect these
valuable pieces of machinery from the rust
nnil ruin of the oloinonts. 1 presume the
only explanation of this negligence lies in
fact that your great western farmers nro too
busy with Immouso enterprises to looic after
the details.
OnlyShliir.s tlio lirlRlit r.
"Yos I have boon lecturing for some tlmo
upon strategic scrtpturoa , or the merits nnd
demerits of the ) higher criticism. " sam Mr.
Cook turning the lido of conversation to suit
the question of the reporter. "I nm moro
than over convinced that the bible will tnlco
care of itself. The old tostniuont will como
out of the present attack , us tha new testa
ment came out several years ago , with its
critics bn filed nnd broken down. I
think the hlcher criticism of recent
years bin promoted blblo study und wo
have no reason to fool uneasy with regard to
the result. There never wa nu ago when
the blblo had so much influouco in tha world
ns today. Prof. LuthardtoC Gormanv says :
'Wo have scon too many theories rise and
fall to bo alarmed by now ones. Who knows
what grave diggers may bo standing nt the
door.1 1 think that Prof. LJriggs , who created
some stir recently , has not carried the schol-
nrs of the country with him. Ilo has said
some very bricht things and ( , on.o rust
thinea. Prof , Horpor , president of the great
University of Chicago , is , I believe , going to
devote considerable energy to the promo
tion of bible study. I hope ho will
ao a grand work in that direction. Ha holds
that the old testament stands unshaken. He-
cent investigation In historic cities prove the
accuracy of the old biblo. It used to bo
claimed that the art of writing was unknown
in the time of MOJCS , but recent excavations
have revealed tablets containing inscriptions
in the cuneiform language written ntu puriod
at least 1,500 years before the days of Abra
ham and tUOti ! yonrs before MOJOS. The in
scriptions show that there was u day of rest ,
ono dav in seven , kept for rest and worship
by the people who inhabited the vallov " of the
Euphrates and the region of the Nile. Hight
in this connection I wish to recommend a
book recently Issued by Prof. Sayco called
'Fresh blirhtfrom Ancient Monuments.1 It
is worth its weight iu gold. "
I'liviira Sunday Closing.
This naturally led into the Sundnv closing
question ut the World's ' fair , and Mr. Cook
entered into the discussion of that problem
with evident earnestness. "I am in favor
of Sunday closing and against the selling of
liquor in the exposition grounds , " ho said.
" 1 want to see the Philadelphia standard
maintained. Liquor selling was not per
mitted at the Centennial axposltlon , and the
same rule should prevail at the Columbian
exposition. I have spoken in Boston , Cin
cinnati , Indianapolis and otlior places upon
this subject and all ray audiences have passed
resolutions unanimously in tavor of
closing on Sunday and against the
selling of luiuor on the exposition grounds.
It will bo a linancliU loss to the managers of
the exposition to keep open on Sunday and
allow the soiling of liquor. I know of a num
ber of prominent Institutions of world-wido
reputation that will not make an exhibit at
the Columbian exposition if the nffalr is to
bo captured by the saloons of Chicago.
Massachusetts , Kentucky and several other
states will not uncover their exhibits on
Sunday. They propose to glva their
rest on that day. I Km
yet hoping that the commlMlonors will roexm-
Miler their notion , close on SuuiUy and pro-
hit ) It. the sale of liquor on the grounds.11
Turning to the subject of atheism , nt sup
ported by Colonel Hoborl Ingonoll , tlio tsrouj
lecturer and blblo elofendor aalet ; " 1 waite
no time in making answer to the alleged
nrgiimnnts of llobort Ingorsoll , bccmno ho U
behind the npo of Infidel nnd atheistic doc
trine. Ilo is fearfully oohlttd ttio moro re
cent theories hold by loaOIng Initetcls. Ilo
belongs to the Ttiomnt Pnjno npo ,
and nil these old theories hnvo t > con
driven from the field horso. foot
nnd dragoons long ngo. Ingorioll appears
to bo insincere In what ho says. His talk U
half chaff and half dinning. Hu likes to stir
up the orthodox pooplu merely for pas tlmo
nnei n.i a inonov making enterprise.11
IVnlt Wliltiniiii'A Tontry ,
In answer to n quoMIon ns to his cstlmnU
of Walt Whitman , Mr. Cook said : "Wnlt
U'lilttmm was n mixed quantity. Ho wij a
mini of power nnel ot brilliancy , but n part eif
the work ho loft H absolutely unfit for pub
llcntlor . Ills 'Leaves of Orim1 contains
matter that should have boon expurgated.
Ills frlonel lOmorson , xvoars ago , spent several
hours trying to porsuiulo Whitman not to pub
llsh certain parts of that volume , but Whit
man would not bo governed liv the excellent
nelvicoanel even in ills old agoliu vupublUhod
the whole of It without expurgation. I vis
Itcel Whitman at his rooms some years ngo
Ho received mo cordially , but his surround
Inns were vary untidy. His apartments
looked n.s though thov hail not been dusted
for a very long time. I told my wife when I
went homo that I would not stable my horao
In quarters so much In the need of rare. Here
was the trouble with Whitman. Ho nppar
mitly failed to maiio n distinction between tlm
hlghcrauel lowerolomants in the universe. Iu
speaking of things lie scorned to taka ns
much delight in describing the old bits of
bric-a-bnio In the shop of an
Iron monger ns he ) did In p.ilnt
Ine tlm beauties ot the starry hoavons.
And so in liU mornU , everything that ox
Ibtoil appeared to bo worthy of his noblest
effort , in his estimation. Ho utterly fulod
to classify his better nnel his coarser thought
nnd lacked judgment. In mulling what ho
thought was n selection , but what really
amounted to no selection at nil a muro no
cop tun co of things ns they came to him.
Anything that existed nppoared to he boaull
ful to himanil the uncouth seemed to attract
his attention quito ns much or moro than the
renlly bunutiful. If his work is nol expurgated
gated It will sink into oblivion. "
Mr. Cook Is n member of thoCongroga
tionil church nt Cambridge. Ilo Is n member
eif Or. MvKon/.io'H church , known as "Tho
Chuiv.h Under the Him. " Dr. Asa Cray ,
the noted botnnist , is a member of the same
congregation. Mr. Cook spolco of Dr. Uuryoa
of this city as being n bright man nnd in
tensely interested in school and college worw
while ho lived in Rostoii , The gre.il loc-
Uiror has just completed his seventeenth sua
son of Monday lectures In ilostoti.
l.iist NlKht'n 1.ret lire.
Joseph COOK of Uoalon was greeted last
night by a large and thoughtful mulionco 111
the First Methodist church. His subject
was "Jesuit Aggression in America. " The
speaker stated nt the outset that ho did nol
wish to Ilnd fault with Hie Catholic laity be
cause ho buliovcd that suvon out ot every ton
nmong the laity would sund thuit
children to the public schools were
it not for the domineering inlluuncei
ot tlio clergy. Ho held that there
should bu no division of thn school funds for
the uenqtit of parochial .schools. Ho would
sturdily oppose thu efforts of nu ; religious
denomination to interfere with the public
school funds. Mr. Cook hold , however , that
the bible should not bo removed from the
public school" . His plan would bu to have
the bible road in the public schools and have
the teacher lead iu repeating the Lord's '
prayer , but ho would not permit any sccta
rian explanation of Iho scriptures before the
pupils.
Ho thought that the claim sot forth by the
Jesuits that the schools of America were
godless could bo best mot and disarmed of Us
forru by placing the bible in the tchools.
Ono quarter of all the children in tha Amer
ican schools , ho said , would never bear the
bibla read at all if they did not hour it in
the public schools. The country could not
.ulTonl to let a generation crow up in
ignorance of such u sublime character ns
Jesus Christ , the only perfect character in
the history of the world. Tlio speaker
thought that tlio character of the instruction
given nt parochial schools was not in bur-
mouy with the spirit , of our constitution.
In concluding his address Mr. Coon advised
his audience to keep a vigilant eye upon
the Interests of the public schools ur.ei
to frown upon nil lUtompts that mtgnt bo
made to break down the onlcloncy of what
bo considered the very bulwarks of our na
tional Ufa and liberty.
The address was nearly two hours in
length , but the largo audience seemed to take
deep interest all the way through nnd in n
few instances the snoalwr's remarks were
applauded.
Shot unit Killed Ills Swuotlinnrt.
PiTTSiiuiio , Pa. , April 7. Joseph Elk , n
butcher , shot his sweetheart , Ida Engel , of
Sprinc Garden avenue , Allegheny City ,
through the hoartlast night. There was no
ono present ut the tlmo. Elk claims the
shooting was accidental. Ho was wild with
grief and when arraslod bogged the officer to
sucot him. Ho will oo bold to await the
coroner's inquest.
tn elo to Africa.
OUEUPO.V , Arlt. , April 7. The negroes of
this county are secretly preparing for nn exodus -
odus to Africa as a result of the recent burn
ing of lid Coy , the Toxarkana ravi3tior.v
& CD.
ts. W. Corner 15ti ! tisil Sti.
Something New
in a Plat
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
$3.50 stiff ] iat 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 !
o&KSW1'K'- ! ; ! : ' ' | . W. Corner istli nnd Douglas St j