VOL.. 8. NO. 7.
At tho lust meeting of tho council
tho now electric light ordinance did
not eomo up, and tho council bus not
yet hud tin opportunity to hIiow whoro
It stands on tho proposition. A vigor
ous olTort is being nmdo hy friends of
tho old company to convince tho coun
cil and tho puhllo that tho now propo
sition to furnish lights at a greatly
reduced price- Is not made in good faith
and that tho hoIo aim of tho now com
pany is to oxtort monoy out of tho old
ono hy compelling tho latter to pur
chaso tho ntw works. This cry will,
however, bo knocked silly hy a provis
ion to ho Incorporated in tlio ordinance
when it again comes up, and at tho in
stance of tho projectors of tho now
enterprise, prohibiting consolidation
with any other Lincoln electric llght
cntorpriso, whutovor, or its sale to tho
owners of any such enterprise. An
effort has also leeii made to create u
prejudice against tho new connern by
tho circulation of a statement that a
man named MoFnrlrnd from Omaha is
behind it. An olllclal of the old gas
company saw lit to make such a state
ment ina letter to tho council, which
that body declined to hear read at its
last meeting. Tho truth is that there
is not an Omaha man connected with
tho enterprise. There are some Chi
cago and Boston capitalists interested
and some Lincoln capitalists. They
aro tho Homo Kleotrio Street Hailway
company. Judge Allen W. Field Is
attorney for tlio new company, the
members of which have already signed
articles of incorporation. There will
bo some merry music over this electric
light contest yet, and it Is likely to
liml its way more or less forcibly into
politics.
Mayor Weir very discreetly returned
to the council at Its last meeting with
ids veto of tho garlMigo ordinance
passed at tho previous meeting. Mayor
Weir has at times an exceedingly level
head on those broad shoulders of his,
and ho struck the right scent on tho
garbage crematory ordinance. It pro
vides for a system of charges for tho
removal and cremation of all garbage
from tho city limits at prices that aro
little short of robbory. The schedule
of prices established by tho ordinanco
is simply outrageous, being in some In
stances live times as high as at present.
Think of tlio city being taxed a dollar
a loud for tho removal and cremation
of street sweepings, which costs now
for Its removal about twenty conts por
load. Think of tho owner of a dead
animal Iwlng taxed $11 for having its
carcass disposed of. Thoso aro but
specimens of tho outrageous charges
authorized by tho ordinanco. It pro
vides for tho absolute robbery of tho
people for tho romoval and cremation
of ashes from every resldonco. Just
think of the enormous expense that
must attend tho "cremation" of ashos.
And yet it proposed to pass this ordi
nance over tho mayor's veto, and
it will como up with that end In view
at tho next meeting. The people will
hardly fail to keep thoir oyes upon tho
roll call on tho passage or rejection of
that ordinanco. Mayor Weir believes
that tho city should build Its own gar
bage cromatory and enable tho people
to observe sanitary regulations at a
nominal cost. Watch how your coun
cilman votes, on tho garbage ordinance
and judge him accordingly.
Resident of tho district lying around
tho Lincoln street railway power house
aro to be congratulated upon tho fact
that tho company is arranging to put
into operation in tho immediate future
a smoke and soot consumer. The olll
cials havo visited many cities whoro
suoli devices are in use with tho view
of obtaining tho best and mostolleetivo
design. This is not entlroly a labor of
love, iih the company expects to profit
hy it in tho saving it effects in fuel, as
tho quantity of fuol wasted in the form
of gas, smoko and soot Is a large pro
portion of the volume of fuel used.
Hut whatever the motive people living
for blocks away on each side will rlso
up and bless tho company. The show
ers of soot precipitated, especially In
damp weather, have Itoen an immeasur
able annoyance, and housewives relate
that they wore sometimes obliged to
take their wnahlngs olT tho lines throe
or four times In one day and wash them
over again. Now that the street rail
way company has made a move to do
the right thing people will he found
looking suggestively at the columns of
smoke sailing up out of tho State
Journal building, tho Hotel Lincoln
and some of the public buildings, and
a crusade against tho soot dispensers
will bo begun with vigor.
It is to be hoped that the Lincoln
street railway company may see tit to
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extend their Hue to Lincoln Salt lake
and Burlington lioaoh during the com
ing summer, but It Is hardly probable.
Wore that company to run a lino to tho
beach It would give the people the
benefit of a live cent fare from any part
of tho city, while as it Is most of the
patrons of that resort will bo obliged to
pay two fares. Tho road which tho
beach association proposes to build will
only run to Seventh street on tho east,
and tho chances aro that It will not bo
able to accommodate' tho trallle when
the temptation to visit Salt lake Is tho
most urgent. But if there is no extra
nickel to bo charged for tho Salt lake
trip there can bo little Inducement for
such an extension on the part of tho
Lincoln street railway company, and If
an extra nickel each way Is to be
charged there would bo no advantage
to the people In having such an exten
sion except tho added capacity it would
give the street car service to and from
the lake. Whoroforo it looks as If tho
Burlington beach people would be
likely to 1h) permitted to enjoy tho
monopoly in that direction.
It Is a little amusing to read In the
dally press reports that tho chief of
police has caused tho arrest of a burlier
for keeping his shop open on Sunday,
his object being in such action to vindi
cate the ordinance requiring tho clos
ing of such places on the Sabbath. It
is decidedly amusing to think of this
sudden spasm of solicitude of the chief
on behalf of tho sanctity of the Sul-
bath, and it is decidedly queer that no
thought has been given the fact that
only a thin wall separates this same
barber shop from a saloon which is
open day and night both of Sundays
and week days. It Is absolutely funny
when It Is remembered that there aro
a half a dozen saloons In the city the
proprietors of which make no protonso
of observing tho Sabbath except in
keeping tho front doors closed and the
blinds drawn, th.o. latter being of itself
a violation of tho law. How queer it is
that the chief has not thought to test
the strength of tho ordinance relating
to the closing of saloons on Sunday!
It looks like a case of straining at a
camol to swallow a gnat.
Tho police authorities havo begun
tho enforcement of the dog tax ordi
nance and owners of pood les may prof
itably place some restrictions upon
thoir roving propensities. Tho tax Is
$2 yer head. Failing in securing tho
$2 the police will take the dog, and
after holding him a reasonable length
of time, will offer him for sulo. If they
can't soil him they will kill him, and
well may tho city sparo a groat many
of its yelping, unbridled and worthless
canine population. Tho records show
that in 18SK) tho revonuo from the en
forcement of tho dog law was $1,200,
which went toward paying tho salaries
of tho pollco. Thero is no denying
that 91, 200 in hand is worth a good
many dogs in tho bush for any laudable
purjKiso. In 18!)1 only about $800 was
collected, and in 181)0, owing to tho
strenuous opposition of Councilman
Mosely, no effort was nmdo to collect
tho tax or otherwise onforce tho ordi
nance. But this year tho dog law goes
and a largo majority of the people will
sanction Its rigid enforcement.
Balicock of the senate and Ames of
tho house have each presented a bill to
muko dogs personal property. As tho
courts havo already hold repeatedly
that dogs aro property It may bo pre
sumed that Messrs. Babcock and Ames
aro in fear that someone may presume
that dogs are real estate As far as
niuty-nlno out of every hundred dogs
aro concerned these gentlemen would
havo been conferring a greater boon
upon their respective constituencies
had they Introduced a bill to make
dogs corpses or sausage or anything
else rather than dogs. Perhaps, how
over, Messrs. Bubcoek and Ames havo
Inside information that dogs will mend
their habits and customs somewhat
when they shall havo been clothed in
tho dignity of legislative recognition as
personal property. There is nothing
so gratifying in tho contemplation of
a stutosmuu as the sublime thought
that ho now and then o perns the foun
tains of his humane consideration to
dogs.
Low Kiite In I'loihU nml Hip Siiutli-nrtnt.
The B A: M is now selling round trip
tickets at very low rates to Jackson
ville, St. Augustine, Tampa, Suther
land, Fla., Ashvlllo, N. C, Birming
ham and Mobile, Ala., Charlontown,
S. C, Augusta and Savannah, Gu., and
other points in the south, east, good for
return until June 1st, lhUU. Persons
contemplating a trip south will llnd it
to their advantage to call at either B
fc M depot or city olllce, cor. O and
10th streets, where full Information as
to routes, rates, etc., will he furnished.
A. C. KiKMKU.City Puss. Agt.
Tho only entirely fresh stock of gro
ceries In town has just Ik'oii opened hy
Miller & Gilford, at 1200 O street, op
posite Burr block.
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LINCOLN. NEBRHSKK, SHTURDRY, JKNURRY 21,
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The Infantry received a tolograin
from Cleveland, tho minstrel man yes
terday asking terms on which ho could
secure the loys for a sixteen weeks'
tour of tho country. Tho boys place
their salaries at quite an exorbitant
figure and It is not likely that Mr.
Cleveland will bo able to make a con
tract. Lincoln talent Is great stuff and
comes high.
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B. S, W1LLKRD,
AilEttlCA'S LATEST THEATMCAL ACQUISITION FllUM ENQLAND.
It must havo been quite n trying
ordeal for thoso taking principal parts
to bo confronted by a double row of
Lincoln's most beautiful young ladles
In the front seats, but tho boys did not
get rattled but kept their heads ad
mirably cool, though no doubt many a
blush was hidden behind tho burnt
cork.
Tlio following mombers of tho Omaha
Guards occupied boxes at tho perform
ance Thursday evening: Colonel II B
Mulford, Inspector Generul Nebraska
National Guard; Corporals Mills and
Lund; Privates Walker, Artor. Andor
son, Stouglitenbourough and Suess.
Tin: CouiiiKit, which is tho olllclal
organ of the L. L. I., Is proud of tho
boys and wishes to congratulate them
on thoir great success of Thursday
evening.
Doc.
Tho nilnstrol show was a success In
every way and congratulations aro
heard from many of thoso who wit
nessed it. It seems to bo tho universal
opinion that it was the finest amateur
minstrel performance ever produced In
tho city.
It is a littlo too early to announce
tho exact amount the company will
realize from tho entertainment," but It
Is known to be between four and live
hundred dollars.
Chie Harrison says if any ono thinks
it Is a soft simp to organize and man
age a minstrel show they should just
try it and give him thoir opinion aftor
tho thing is all over.
Now, again to work and to further
victory. It was a grand start and
worthy of renewed and Increased en
orgy. Three now applications for member
ship this week -Homer Honevwoll,
Frank I)u Tiol and Will O'Hhou.
Lincoln has cause to feel proud of
her now Infantry.
All's well that ends well.
IVIIIitril'K limit Miri'ma,
K. S. Wlllard, America's greatest
actor of tho present day for he Is an
American now -has cancelled all dates
in tho west. Ho Intended iiIuvIiil' u
three months' tour of the western states
during next summer, but will Instead
remain in Chicago. While in Chicago
this week tho writer saw Mr. Wlllard
at Hooloy'H in the "Middleman," and 1
must really confess It was one of tho
richest stago treats that I have ever
enjoyed. Wlllnrd Is an Ideal actor, Is
provided with magnlllcuut support and
produces soveral plays that for genu
ine merit and enjoyment havo no
superiors and but decidedly few equals.
This Is his third week at llooley's.
Kach night finds the house completely
tilled, Htandlug room being at a prom
uni. In fact m valuable Is the floor
space that tho orchestra has for a week
past, or more, been obliged to play
under the stage, their place being
seated with chairs which completely
till the orchestra row up to the stage.
Such has been Mr. Willard's success in
Chicago. Can you find fault with Ills
manager for cancelling a western tour
that Is made up principally of one night
stands? On our first page today will bo
seen a faithful picture of tho gentle
man referred to. Maybe, somo day,
Lincoln will see him and the house wi.l
bo packed, too, just as I saw llooley's
packed on Thursday.
W. A. Collin it Co.,
South Klovonth street.
grocers, 143
If you enjoy dancing go to your drug
gist and get a lxittlo of Positive Corn
Cure, which insures comfort.
Fifteen kinds of imported and domes
tic cheeses at Humhold tc Moser's.
Phono 728.
Iv. C. Baking Powder, 2."i ounces for
2.1 cents. Absolutely puro. Have you
tried it?
Gknuink Canon City Coat, at the
Lincoln Coal Co., southwest corner of
Eloonth and O streets.
Hardy ami Pitcher have received a
new lot of chairs and tables for rental
purposes at card parties, etc. Call and
see them or call up 'phone .V'l.
All tho llrst families of Lincoln buy
thoir meat of Henry PhellT, KH SI utii
Klovonth street. Whore do yon buy
yours?
Beautiful souvenir spoons aro now
being given to new subscribers to the
CouiMKit. Present subsorilwrs may
also secure one of those handsome pre
miums by paying a year in advance and
arrears, if any. These are not cheap
trashy spoons,, but just the same as
jewelers sell for $2 or inoie.
II. V. Cowlo, funeral director, suc
cessor to Fred Thomas. F.mbalming a
specialty. 110 South Twelfth street.
When you give the next party at
your house leave your orders for tablos
at Hardy V Pitchers, They havo a
new slltmlv hist in that lliev cent nt
! reusonublo'nrlees delivered to and taken
' from your residences.
--
David P. Sims, dentist, rooms 42 and
III Burr block.
1893.
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Four pretenses have been made In an
ostensible effort to electa United States
senator, In which Paddock has led In
republican strength with thirty-two
votes, Powers stood at the head among
populists with thirty and J. Sterling
Morton led among democrats with a
half donn. There have been about
forty men voted for and about thirty
are still In the Held. But the balloting
thus far has Ih-oii an empty pretense.
The voting In earnest will not begin
until next Tuesday and neither of tho
three parties would give much to se
cure the requisite number of votes be
fore that day. A question has been
raised as to tho validity of any election
that might be effected prior to that
time. The law for the election of
Udltcd States senators provides that
on the second Tuesday after organiza
tion the two houses shall take tlio llrst
ballot, and as the lower house was not
organized for some time after the sen
ate It Is contended that next Tuesday
will be the second Tuesday after or
ganization. In other words the organ
ization of the legislature was not ef
fected until both houses were organ
ized. This view appears so plausible
that neither side would care to risk an
election gained before next Tuesday.
Meantime Senator Paddock claims that
ho Is sure of election, while some re
publicans profess to believe that John
M. Thurston wil be the man If It be a
republican. One thing is certain as to
Paddock. He Is about the oulv one
who believes that he stands a ghost of
a show. Another thing that Is certain
I is that republicans will throw their
votes to J. Sterling Morton rather than
seen popuilsi electeit. There aro a
number of republicans, also, who will
vote for Morton rather than for Pad
dock if an occasion be offered them.
It is believed that McKolghau stands
the better show among populists, but It
hardly seems probable now that a pop
list can be elected. Tho truth Is that
I the democrats hold the key to the situ
ation and can get about everything
they want but the souutorshlp, If, In
deed, they don't got that also.
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Some legislator can
fame by devising and
win undying
securing tho
enactment of
some provision that
, would
require election otllclals to for-
ward without any unnecessary delay
complete precinct returns of every elec
tion, and requiring somo specified
county olllclal to receive the same and
hold them accessible to tho public and i
tho press. Such a law, enforced as is
the custom in some eastern states,
would enable tho public to learn tho
result of an election practically as soon
us the vote Is counted, and would
obviate a great deal of anxiety. Thero
is absolutely no sense in people being
required to wait soveral days until tho
the otllclal count can be made and pro
claimed before knowing who is elected.
It should be made a part of tho duty of
every election olllclal to seo that the
correct returns of his precinct aro
properly placed within the reach of
tho public us soon us the count Is made
and he can get to tho court house, city
clerks olllce or a telegraph olllce.
Neither Is thero any sense in waiting
until the last vote is cast before the
count of the ballots can begin, it ought
to be provided that as soon as a speci
fied numlier of votes Is reached the
count may proceed, and be renewed
each time that number of uncounted
ballots are in the Imix, tho most strin
gent regulations Ixdng provided mean
while to preserve secresy of the result,
If deemed advisable, until the polls are
closed.
Another measure that would bring
renown to the man who secured Its en
actment would be a measure to compel
tho assessment of all Nebraska prop
esty on an actual value basis. Tho law
now prescribes that assessments shall
be at actual value, but as no penalty is
provided for a lolulioii of this law It
Is a dead letter, and ptoporty Is as
sessed at from one-sixth to one-twentieth
of its actual value on a sliding
scale that varies with tho respo M en
tertained by assessors for their respec
tive oaths. It is the utmost foolishness
for this slate to thus depress its value
so that it appears to the outside world
but a fraction of what it really is. It
Is foolish to assume a semblance of
povertj and worthlcssness that we do
not possess. Our population is per
sistently padded and our wealth do
cried until the per capita wealth In
Nebraska Is pitiably siuull and our por
cent of taxation made to appear dis
gracefully large. Were this state's
i' irmous wealth once put lie fore tho
! world In its true light, it would bo
much easier to secure eastern capital
at a much smaller rate of interest than
lean now lx secured Our
securities
PRICB FIUB CGNTS
would command a much readier sale
and at better terms than now, and
necessary public expenditures could ho
made without straining or even taxing
the legal restrictions placed upon such
enterprises. Who will ho tho Moses to
lead us out of tho wIldernosH In tills
respect?
Hoprosentii'jlvo Smith of Holt has In
troduced a bill prohibiting stale, coun
ty, Judicial, municipal, or township
olllcei-s from receiving any free railway
transportation and requiring them to
pay full fare on pain of a lino of from
tit) to :00 or thirty days in jail, or
both, lie could not offer a more effec
tive measure to bust up the legislature.
There are some men who have become
so accustomed to riding free that they
would walk rather than begin so ex
pensive a practice so late In life. And
there aro some members who would of
necessity havo to leave homo Immedi
ately after election In order to he pres
ent at the opening of tho session. And
then some populist would come In with
a bill requiring railroad companies to
keep their tracks clear of show, to
place their ties at uniform distances, to
pud the ends of them to obviate sore
ness of feet and to establish free lunch
counters and haystacks for lodgers
along their respective routes. It Is
hardly probable that Mr. Smith's pop
ulist friends will join him in pushing
his anti-pass bill. Most of them aro
pretty good foragers themselves ami
will Insist on knowing what company
has refused Mr. Smith a pass.
I.IXUHf.ATIVi:(IOSHII.
Senator Moore has Introduced a hill
to have party tickets printed in par
allel columns on olllclal ballots. This
Is designed to enable voters to vote a
straight ticket and not, as now, mark a
cross opposite the name of each man
for whom they wish to vote. Tills is u
purely partisan measure and will de
feat ono of tho alms of the Australian
ballot law, which Is to compel tho voter
to read over tho names in tho hope ho
lie will vote for the best men. Senator
Moore would havo thorn vote for party
rather than men, so that a bad man
will stand some show of sneaking into
olllce now and then. If Mr. Moore had
been a populist or a democrat ho would
never have Introduced that bill.
When Church Howe returns to his
constituency and relates Unit ho bus
violated bis instructions by voting for
It. W. Furnas Instead of for Church
Howe as directed, they will not brand
him a traitor to his trust. They will
doubtless acknowledge that Church
knew full well which was tlio bettor
man, and many of them will doubtless
admit that they thought tho sumo way
from tho beginning.
How much good thousand dollar a
day time would ho saved to tho stato
In which her legislators might muko
wholesome laws If United States sena
tors wore only olectoJ by the people
instead of by tho railroads through
tho legislature.
Hoprosontutlvo Kyner litis precipi
tated a row on tho school question.
Ho has introduced a bill requiring
touchers in privutu and parochial
schools to puss tho sumo examinations
as teachers of tho same grade In tho
public schools.
Tom Majors' blue shirt will not bo
tho bluest thing around the stato
house when this cruel war is over. It
will be colorless as compared to tho
condition of his mind and heart, and
those of many of his ambitious com
petitors. Even with it senatorial tight, tho
present session is decidedly uninterest
ing us compared with that of two years
ago. Thero has not liecn a personal
encounter thus for in either house and
no one has lieen alxlucted.
Sonatoi Moore wants tho penalty for
murder in tho tlrst degree to lie oft.Vr
death b hanging or imprisonment for
life at the option of tho jury, instead
the deatli penalty as alono proidod
by tho existing law.
Bepresontativo Newberry want tel
ephone rentals limited to i'A per month
for business houses. Van Houson and
Sheridan havo also cried out against
current telephone charges.
The Insurance lobby has established
headquarters at room No. 4.'t,", Hotel
Lincoln, with a corns of satellites In
' charge.
ToiUy
Hood's Snrsaparllla stands at tlio head
lu the medicine world, admired in
j prosperity and envied in merit by thou
sands of would lie competitors. It bus
I a larger sale than any other medicine.
j Such success could not bo won with-
' out positive merit.
Hood's 1'im.s euro constipation by
restoring tho peristaltic action of tho
allineutory canal. They are tlio best
family cathartic.
Dr. Giflln has moved to rooms 8 and
0 Ionising theatre building.