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In all of tho discussions the opinion has been unanimous that the power to pardon person convicted of crime should reside In some ono vrltliln tho state, though some hold that there should bo modifications In the present law as. for in stance, tho establishment of a board of par dons of fwyi three members, who would di vide tho responsibility with tho governor. This plan has been ti led in a number of states, and experience has demonstrated that it Is, It anything, less satisfactory than that which obtains In Nebraska. Ono man is more likely to give an application for par don conscientious and careful consideration than a comparatively Irresponsible board of several members. If tho railroad companies follow tho prece dent set this week It is probable that here after political conventions In this state will not ba attended by the great crowds that usually gather on such occasions. The dele nates from this city to a convention In an other county were considerably surprised when the customary request for transporta tion was met by a very polite but tlrm re fusal to put up passes, and a number of dele gates stayed home. If you've got to pay your own way and boar all your own ex penses, going to conventions isn't so very much fun, and In the future there may not bo tuch a wild scramblo for places on 'the delegations. But tho railroads will doubtl ess relent when it comes to tho conventions this fall. Notwithstanding all that has been said the plans of the Rock Wand railroad company do not seem to bo definitely settled yet, and no one knows just what the company will or will not do. Hut if it Is the intention to cross O street at grade in the vicinity of the Antelope as claimed, the objection raised by property owners and interested persons are very proper. A railroad crossing on the main thoroughfare of the city, on a level with the street, would seriouly interfere with travel, and be a very unsightly obstruc tion. It Is bad enough to have grade crossings down on the bottoms. To permit them in other parts of the city would be a great mis take. V The police Injunction case will bo heard before Judge Tibbetta next Tuesday. In the meantime the excise board is on top, and the mayor, who is in reality tho chief of police, is held responsible for tho acts of persons whom he did not appoint and who are per sonally objectionable to him. The whole controversy is greatly to be deplored, and the fact that the provisions of the Lincoln charter relating to the police affairs of the city are not as explicit as they might be, is , not a proper excuse for the confusion which has been caused by tho conflict between tho mayor and tho other two members of the excise board. In the absence of sufllclently definite provisions for tho appointment of police and the management of the uffuirs of the department it would have been in order for the members of the excise board to have made an amicable arrangement by which matters relating to jiollce could be managed harmoniously until such a time as suitable amendments could bo added In affairs of the kind w here tho Interests of the whole city are at stake, personal feeling and prejudice should be relegated to the rear. Hud this course been followed the frequent conflicts in the management of the police depart ments would have been avoided and better discipline would now obtain. For, without casting any undue reflections, it is a tact that the efficiency of the force has been im paired by the developments of the past twelve months, it is to be nopeu mat in tne present instance the decision of the1 court will be sufficiently clear to remove all doubt as to Its meaning and effect, Lincoln has never bad much of a reputa tion as a summer resort, but Messrs. BIckey and Spencer, tin managers of the two parks, have unbounded faith In the opportunities here offered for the establishment of a great retort, and they confidently expect to see this city rival Hot Springs, Mamtou, and other similar places In a few years. In a few weeks a project which has dragged along for several years will bo en tirely accomplished and Lincoln will have finished and splendidly equipped one of the handsomest Y. M. C. A. buildings, as the phrase goes, "west of Chicago," Those pur sons who have not examined tho new build ing have a very inadequate conception of the value of this, what might appropriately be called public improvement. It will offer all of the advantages of modern club life to the young men of the city, without any of the more or less demoralizing influences of pure ly convivial organizations, and its advant ages will be available for all classes, The gymnastic exhibition given Wednesday evening at the Funke opera house under the awplces of the Young Men's Christian Asso ciation, indicates quite forcibly the interest which has been awakened In the scientific methods of physical development and In this department especially, the opening of the new buildirg will afford facilities unequaled In the state. W. Mohton Smith. Mahler's Kaster Carnival, Jacob Mahler, that genial and ever gallant teacher of dancing and deportment, sends me a pressing Invitation to attend his fancy dress Easter carnival which occurred last night at his beaut if ul assembly hall. While I appreciate Mahler's kindness In remember ing me from time to time in extending such pleasant courtesies, yet there Is always a re gret comes with the receipt of each in vitation btenmo I cannot avail myself of the proferred enjoyment. And by tho way, isn't It about time for Mr. Mahler to como to Lincoln again! He promised to re turn in two years, and it's nearly threo yoarB already. Fact Is, however, Mr. Mahler has larger flsh to fry, and like any business man, goes where It pays best. Last summer while In Washington I met tho jovial dancer and his very interesting family, and to use a common vuluar phrase, -'ho was right in It." He waa there on a special engagement of two weeks and so groat was his success that he became in great demand with the creme de la creme of the gay capital. He was oskeu to return during the holidays and assume the arduous duties of master of ceremonies at the white house, but his classes at home (St. Louis) numbering over 'JOO would not permit of it and he was compelled to forego that distinguished honor and pleasure. Mahler now has more calls for his services this spring than he can possibly accept and therefore I think it vory doubtful If be will visit Lincoln. Ho undoubtedly has "better fish to fry" olsowhero at least so I am In formed. The Spring Poem. I. Fllegende Blatter. Owing to the Inclement weather of Satur day and Monday, J, W. Winger & Co, have decided to give the ladles another chance to buy all the newest laces at a reluct Ion of onf'ourth off. This salo will be for (ocfaty and Monday only. A Terrible Loss. Judge What value do you put on the boots that were stolen from you? Witness You see, my lord, they cost me eight nmrka when new, then I had them soled twice, which enmo to threo nmrkH ench time total, fourteen ninrks, Utich cum Todtlacheu. A Itecard. Algy Why do you nw buy thoso lit tlo common packages of ciguwettcs, ol' mnnf Cholly Aw don't ycr see: lean aw suioko two packages while you smoke one largo ono. That's how I mado my wecord. Now York Sun. rerreetly Safe. Miss Fortiod Dear me, how you are freckled! I should feel awful to have my face like that! Miss Young Hut thcro Is no danger of being freckled when one Is on the shady side. Boston Transcript. 1'uttlng It dently. niivin Rut- r.iiv i imui ivt ir..t.,.. going into n pawnbroker's yesterday. iiuiiutvcrcuuiu u u uo uuiug merer T.llv fill I ilflll' lr,wur ..ucl.w. 1.1,. time away, maybe. Smith, Gray & Co.'a WUUbUIJt An Interested Tarty. She Oh. ves. I nuitii bollovn )w.m'. ,1 fool In every family. Don't youf no eu er iny opinion's rather bl- ased. You see. I'm t)i unlv m.,iiluii nt our family: Drake's Magtulne, II. KEra2v. .. c .kkkiMimfnHkkkw k ' -v.'i.'Vv - w.K Kmr3 "ufcs.rt '- LLLLLWxTfWKHtLliLLBnikn.-' . u-Jfi5 . .Mffi LK-3. ' ' r yiSi, HlrTwCMkWWLLLLLLlLLA.r I'M'-zt< V u n'm& Mm$'tmmmm-,mHiLUwvnwmam7.vi ,? m BmlMmaHc.Ul!J,mli&n)MmU xLVi:, v, , r 3&k HUi.iHriiVl;n'.iiHi iLlZisLaaHtkkkkkkkmwR ',,:-;: . sLnnMIUUkUaJLltWUHBn'JHlkirKTSBpHtxLxH aifl KHHMMHgUkiinflHM jBSjBSSSSSSSS KUEKBKEKBKUKBKBKKtBBKIBKEIKKEREKKBKRKKEKKKtKKKKIKKKKKiKKKBEKKU THE RUSSIAN UISLBIF TRAIN PASSING LINCOLN. ' nHonirass Notick Tho bay contained In this column Is baled expressly for Tub Cai-itai. City CouniRit. I liavo scoured tho franchise to publish a certain amount each week, nnd will do It, irthrcesetHofpolIco officers liavo to bo appointed to prcxervo order. I hate been studying Holonco, Art, Etiquette, and Litera ture u stood deal lately, and tho results of mv researches will appear us often as Tit k Conn- IKKlspubllslioU. Walt Mason. Oil, where shall wo meet with the old-tlmo girl Who wont to the churoh to pray? In Iwr simple lint nnd home-grown hair And her dress of n quiet gray? How her eyes were enst on the book she bold And not on tho youths and men Oh, tho old-tlmo girl with her faith dovout, When attain shall wo seo her when? When the robins nest again, And tho bloom Is on tho ryn; When the floss is on tho com, And tho swallows homoward fly. I went to church on Sunday last. Several parties had urged me to go, saying that the Kaster services would bo superb, and that tho decorations would be worth the price of subscription alone. I didn't notico tho deco rations, and I don't distinctly remembor, shameful ns tho fact is, whether there were any services. I know that tho ladies of this section of th'o Platte country wero tbero in all their bravery, and that there wero scores of wonderful hats present. Some of thoso hats were dreams of Invllness, hut I haven't la-en educated in tho ethics of millinery, and I can't di scribe them. '1 hey wero marvel lous structures, embodying lace nnd flowers and bunches of seaweed and kickshaws in numerable, nnd I was so Interested in them that I paid no attention whatever to the doubtless eloquent words of the pastor. The reason I have written this rigmarole Is to In troduce a formal complaint against the peo ple who regulato the fashions. It isn't fair that the women should monopolize all the attention and admiration In church. Give the men a chance; many of them are or phans nnd deserve encouragement. As things go now a man has to wear a hat that is an abomination; it Is either a soft, flabby affair with no shape to it, or a stiff, un wieldy flower pot that leaves a crease in his forehead when he wears It. Ho is so ashamed of it that when he goei to church he takes it off as soon ns he enters and hldos it, aud sits bareheaded through tho perform ance. Let man decorate his hat with herb age and farm produce as woman doe Give him a chance to exhibit that inherent love for tho beautiful which is his most charming characteristic. Nothing particular is going on In society along the Platte river. There was a muslcale at the residence of a leading horse owner and raiser the other evening, but owing to some inadvertence the beer gavo out early in the oveuiug aud the guests rolled tLelr host Into a wad and fired him Into a cistern. I am glad to notice that pole yellow whls kersaro again fashionable; seal brown was the favorite color last year and It was very embarrassing to many of us tocial leaders whose Intermittent whiskers crop out in places with an orange marmelado color and in other places languish and fall to grow, I know a veuerablo gentleman in Lincoln who went to a dyer to have his whiskers colored brown, but the wretched dyer put too much anallne in the fluid and tho victim wore a lustrous purple beaid four days. You could have heard his heart beating two blocks away, I notice that under an assumed name Mr. H. D. Hnthfiwnv rnntHhutixl n tmiMilnc. four-line poem to the editorial page of the ouiic ifuurmii, tue seiiiiuiem It coniaiuea WHS lulllltlflll. nllil ill H irnliiirnl wv irramu -- .-. ) -van QVSIV ! J ft fully expi eased, but tho word warm" doesn't , ...i.i. 1 1 ,i . riiyinu wnu uunr-10 any great extent, jar, Hathaway, If you are going to Jump off a f'liurch mill ilron Into limit rv wliv m iln If according to Hoylet in a literary way you are mn qune square, Mr, itaiuaway; you must remember how, about threo years ago, you rani" Into the Journal editoilal rooms nun a iiiiii-luiuii'ii iucm I'liuiit-u "lliu uy- lug Section Hand," und asked me to publish HHHHMMflBg9P I I i It, as, a special favor to you; and when I looked over It and (minted out that "cylin der" didn't rhvme well with " building her," you told me to credit it to N. K. Griggs and let It go. Aro you still up to those elusive tricks, Mr, Hathaway I Shame. I can't truthfully say that I admire the clothing worn by fashionable men this spring. The brown cloth of which it is com posed looks as though It had been rained on and allowed to become rusty. As for my self, I am wearing a mohair sack coat aud n plug bat and other garments. Peoplo say that the effect Is picturesque. I am training to wear eye glasses now, and have purchased a pair with a chain on them. I can't see through them very distinctly, but a man has to sacrifice something for style, aud so long as I write for the Counimi I Intend to be the glass of fashion and the mould of form, no matter what the expense may bo. A good many peoplo throughout the state aro glad that Dick Join son Is manager of the Capital Hotel. By his winning ways he has made scores of friends, and the historic building doesn't seem right or natural with out him. It is to lie regretted, however, that ho is losing tho Kugllsh accent that used to distinguish him. We rollicking blades who aro sticklers on style cannot unreservedly oudorso a man unless he talks tho blooming and bleeding Hrltlsh liko n native, baw jove, don't chew know. Col, J . D. Calhoun has been relating somo of his exploits us u hunter and tells In stirring language how he killed a great white heron, or great red herring, or some thing of that sort, on tho Republican rlvr befoie that stream changed Its politics and joined tho Alliance. Tho killing was entirely accidental. Tho colonel aimed nt n delin quent subscriber ho dodged, and the con tents of tho gun hit tho Great White Heron, or Great Red Herring, The immortal Mr. Lister must have sized up bis luck as having a wire edge when there were two sets of policemen on duty In Lin coln a few days ago and ho wasn't counted in on either side. The best authorities ou the etiquette of the table Inform me that when eating soft boiled eggs It is not good form to hold the egg in the hand and scoop out the contents with a fork. Neither is it en regie to dump the empty shells into the finger bowls, or to try to knock flies off the cako liosket with your napkin. I took dinner tho other day at the residence of an elite and fashionable family, and was surprised when the hostess asked me not to pour Worcestershire sauce on the desert. I would liko somo Informa tion as to whethor that sort of thing is mi fait or de tropt I havo always used the tablo sauce freely on pudding and ico cream, and pound salad dressing with tho soup, but if such conduct is vulgar I would like to know so that I can reform. I expect to uiinglo with society a great deal this summer and fall and would like to lie as charming as pos slide, I wish, Mr. Editor, that you would tell me how to learn to play on tho zither or mandolin or xylophone. I have no musical accomplishments whatever, and sometimes when I am in the parlors of the wealthy and am urged to do something to entertain the company, 1 am compelled to tell over again the archa6loglcal stories I have told so often, and which were handed down from Mount Ararat on tablets of stone by Noah. Then would I fain be a troubadour and touch my guitar. Please wrap up all the books on this subject you can find aud mail them to me by express. Walt Mabon. Notice to Subscription Solicitors. All offers to canvassers and solicitors for securjng subscribers for Tiir Couhikh are hereby withdrawn. For work thus re turned in, canvassers will pleaso report at office and be ild In full for same. Special Inducements of a high order are now being arranged that will soon lie an nounced to canvassers, who will then have a bettor show than ever to roll In coin and sub scriptions. L. Wksski., Jr., Publisher, April lt, 1MW. Finest bread In Lincoln at tho Ronton bakery, Twelfth and P streets. ' ', I Written for Tun Count xh. New Youk, April 10, 1803. Winter has as usual been lingering In tho lap of spring, and tho iieralstent old chap has dally been stroking his frozen whiskers, sending a spray of feathery crystals that havo looked more like apple blossoms ovor the sunny smiles of tho maiden. This picturesque tumultousuoss in eight or ten successive squalls every day, and Holy week have com bined to mako things theatrical exceeding queer, and yet on Monday two managers had the pluck to bring novelties to town. "Hpooke," a play that has been seen on the road as "Cynthia's Lovers," is a series of New England character bits with a vary thin ami conventional plot and no Interest outside tho quaint personages who exhibit nn exaggerated formof Yankoo peculiarities. It was written by Charles Bernard who Is said to Imi the dramatist of Now England, but ns acted at the Union Square theatri, "Spooks" failed, and tho progress of the American dramatist bad another temporary rebuff It will, however, not damage the re pute of Mr. Bernard badly, for the charac ters are sharply drawn, and one of them (Cyuthlii) was ubsurdedly delightful. The play, however, lacks Interest In motive aud grows wearisome beforo It Is half finished. White nil the dramatic editors were looking at tho newest dramatic study of the "Down East'' on Monday tho most curious show ever seen In a Broadway theatre was going on at tho New Park Theatre. "Tho Golden Lad del" which broke down In the middle last week was to havo been run through this, and nt the eleventh hour Manager Dunlevy "filled his time" with a composition with tho mysterious title of "O'Flynu in Mexico." TIih play Is so hoiwlessly bad as to be amus ing, and It illustrates just how good natured a nietroK)lltan audience is, or "O'Klynn" would have been laughed off the stage. In justice to the company it must bo said that the New Park Theatre orchestra was quite as bad, as the play or pltyers. "O'Flynu" may bo a success in Mexico, but In New York ho Is a dreadful frott. Du.NLor. "The Soudan" at Funke's Monday evening was a rich treat in melodrama aud scenic art. It is one of the few pieces that is meet ing with big success this season and such is certainly the fate It daservo. The cast con tains a list of people capable In the various parts, and the military effects forms a grand picture beyond description. Some very clever work was done throu ghout the piece, notably that of Mlsi Bank who received due appreciation at various tfuioi durhu the evening. Mr. Itoblnsou made a most herolo character and his work generally was gen teel and very acceptable. The scenory Is massive and shows some quaint as well at stirring pictures. Thecompiny carries two carloads of stago paraphernalia, Ituluilug several horse, and with It and Iti finished dramatic ability present a most excellent lierfor-nauce. Tho house was lorge. but tha I pie o deserved a larger uudleuco. That cheap priced shows draw lots of atronage, whether they draw much money or not, has again been demonstrated this week at the Lansing, and Manager Church baa had no cause to complain for lack of patronage, for at each and every perform ance the curtain was rung up to largo audi ences. The attraction has baeu Isaao Pay ton's Comedy company, who oMiied Monday evening in "The Planter's Wife," and was successful from the first. Other piece put on wero "Kathleen Mavourneen," "Mother and Son," "Under the Gaslights," "Ten Nights in a Bar Room," "Trodden Down," "Ros) Garland." Miss Keene is an actress of much genuine dramatic ability, and during the engage. merit has tnode a decided hit In thli city. It (s no small matter to Im well versed In the wldo range of-cbaractors required for com any that presents so largo a reietolre, and Miss Keeno seems to handle each wlthequtl ease and success. Mr. I 'ay ton, ns of eld. Is a imiiiilnr mid tmlngtnkliii? artist, and vhiim seem only to ndd fresh laurels to ail already excellent reputation, His work In each of the pieces presented shows that clever tact which fastens Itself to a well trained and capablo actor, and consequently Mr. l'syton linds hiuisnir at homo In most any role. The support of tho company In general 1 very ralr, though there are some In tho cast that a little extra work at rehearsing would not In' Jure. The costuming Is far nbovn tho avr ago, and the company .carries a very credita ble iMtnd and orchestra. At tho matluto today "Mothor and Hon" will lm reisjaUd, and 'JO rents will ndmlt to the boat seat in thohoiiM), Tho engagement ulosos tonight with 'iloso Garland," prill's for which re main 10, IX) and 1KI cents. Tho flnn nuillonce that braved tho heavy rain Tuesday evening to leach the First Prodiyterliin church, felt wall rcptld for th veuturo before the flint burst of harmony had ouihxl. Thu Aeolian quartette, com posed of the clear, iKinerful soprano voices of Mrs. Wndstvorth nnd Miss Hlchnrdsoti, Mrs. llngunll's sweet nlto and Mrs, Camp bell's rich full contralto, 1 certainly well named. The perfect harmony of tho well modulated voices, tha varied program, tha artlstlu arrangement of colors In tho beauti ful dresses (a thing not to be despised In a ladies'quartette)nnd the pleasing porifmallty of the ladles all combined to mako a most charming entertainment. The quartettes wero well received and each afforded the audi ence great pleasure, "Legends" being encored heartily and "Tha Cuukoo" with enthusiasm. For encores the ladles gave "Forsaken" aud' "A Little Bird." In the trio, "I Waited for the Lord," Mrs. Campbell's deep coutralto was used with lino effect, Hers Is an unus-, uul voice, taking the low bass notes with re markable eoio. Mrs . Campbell certainly baa a future beforo her. While Mrs. Bagiiall potwesmw a sweet, plaintiff alto that Is valua ble in tho quarUtte, yot her accomplishment in that line mIos In tho glow of her wonder ful power In manipulating that mastodon of instruments, the pipe organ. Her rendi tion of tho caprice was pleasing, but sha played the Sonata with a spirit and grandeur that aroused her audience to tho unusual tribute of applause beforo the piece waa fin ished, and at the end was recalled and bowed her acknowledgments. Miss Richardson In the Schubert selection charmed her auditors, but did not prepare them for tho seemingly eudloM power of Iter clear voice in Tusti's "Goodbyo" with lt passionate ending, Into tho spirit of which she throw herself with true, artistlo abandon. Not satisfied with two numbers, a third was) clamoured for and her sweet voice was beard again in De Koven's "Promise me." Mrs,, Wadsworth's flute-Ilka tones were never heard to better advantage than in the Indian Bell song from Lakme. The extraordinary compass, wonderful smoothness and flexi bility or hor voice and her charming manner while singing won great admiration and afforded all much pleasure. In response to an encore Mrs. Waits worth sang with tea demons and pathos, "The Last Row of Sum mer." Following Is the program t PIlOUAM. I. quartette Hustlo Daneo. llesob A KO I.I AN OUABTKTTK. Mrs. Wadiworth, Miss Hlchardson, Mrs, Uu null, Mrs, Campbell, 2. Trlo..I Waited for tha Lord.. Mendelssohn Mrs. Wadswnrth, Miss Hlchardson, Mrs, Campbell. .1 Holo, ...Indian Bell Hong from Lukino.... Dellbes Mrs.J.U. Wudsworth. 4. Quartette i. Legends Mohrlng A ROMAN QUAKTKTTK. G. Oman (a) Cuprleo In 11 list.....) (b) First movement from Oullmant Hoiintu In D minor, .) Mrs. Geo. Hag-null. 0. Quartotto fa) Way With Me Otto Lob (b) Cuckoo. Carl Fottlg ABOMAN QUAKTKTTK. 7. Holo(a) Aufdom Wusucr zu Hlngcn BCUUDCTt (bjOood-llvH TosU aiiss iiicuaruson. 8. Dunt "ANIehtl Sirs, wailsworth, Miss Itlclinnlsoii. 9. Quartette Lullaby from Ermlnlo Jakobowsky Aeolian Quartette. WILL CAHUCTON TOMIUHT. There has been a generous demand for seats today to hoar Will Carleton, and when the curtain rings up this evening at the Funko the clever author will be greeted by a large and most Intelligent audience. Mr. Carlo ton's verses have been read and reread VWJV hAP ."...x by tho literary world and tho genius of hu) glltedpen has been pleasant material fpr many an evening's enjoyment for all. Carle ton Is not only an able writer, but an elo quent and Interesting talker ai well, and but audience tonight will certainly appreciate his Hues as they flow from Ins, own llie. Some good seat may yet bo had. ' Con tlnued on fifth page. Today and Monday closes the offer Iliad by J. W. Winger & Co. of one-fourth off oa all laces, tadl; should remember this and act promptly. Its the handsomest place in the city the , CouiiiKit News Depot, 1134 N street. Ladles in particular will find It a most convenient place to select reading matter of almost any description. Any publication not in stock ' wlllbepionptly orderel, ' Craucer & Co. for picture frames. sF??MaP' wJtSkM'iL-LM sfJBBBHBHsHk vr- t sflaHKVsKM.iKi -0HSs tSv ,r,'X J ... '