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Nebraska's elite family Newspaper riaP?, VOL. s NO. ie LINCOLN. NEBRWSKK, SRTURDHY, WKRCH 25, 1893 PRICE FIUB C6N 1 OF 1 11 It is doomed probable that the legis lature will adjourn about tho oh wo of tho coming wouk. although It may ox tend Its labors a few days beyond that time. It cannot lie sahl to havo boon, in hlstronio parlance, an attraction worthy of 1 literal patronage. It has boon dooidodly tamo as oom)arod with former sessions, for outside of tho elec tion of I'nitod Slates senator, tho im peachment proceedings, tho light be tween Sheridan and Ihwowator. tho in h 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 y of tho assistant postmistress by ono of tlio lnombors and tho extraor dinarily good conduct of ox-Spoukor Khlor it has boon actually without Inci dent, or least such incident as would alono ho worth tho price of admission. Tho admission, it may lie staled, in nothing. Some of tho members havo striven hard to become dramatic now and then, but they are few and mot fallui'u for lack of support. It cannot bo said, however, that all of them lucked support, for mint of them 11 ml tho support derived from the state and the lobby much hotter than they have ovor enjoyed before. Tho people of Lincoln havo taken loss apparent in terest in tho current session than in any for years. There lias boon less social scandal than ono might expect from oven a convention of Puritans, and absolutely no romances. And jet whon tho session closes and tho mem bers return homo. Lincoln people will fool more or loss lonesome for a time, and doubtless this will bo especially tho case with some of the state ollloiuls that havo received so much of Its at tention. Hocent dl iputohos from Washington wore to tho otloot that tho First Na tional bank of this oity has been ap proved as reserve agent for twenty four of tho National banks in surround ing cities and towns In thW Mate, and tho American Kxchango National for live. It will be remembered that the lato lamented C. W. Mosher. while hi was opposing, as president ol the Capi tal National hank, the movement to make Lincoln a reserve city, contended that Lincoln banks would not bo se lected as reserve agents for many rural city hanks, but that t o preference would remain with Omaha. The Hi-1 flatter ut of the box after Lincoln was made a reserve city indicates that Mr. Mosher was entirely wrong, lie was simply talking against the res tic citi movement b eau-e ho had absorbed tin bank's funds - completely that it had not tho money to deposit which It would havo boon required to deposit were Lincoln a reserve fit . A reporter who was detail,' 1 to in terview the various local b.mks at that time on the reserve city prop 'sitiou, now recalls with a much better under standing of tho true significance there of, one j( tho remarks of .Messrs. Mosh er and Outcalt in relation to that prop osition. "If you will think a moment," remarked Mr. Outcalt. "you will .-ee that none of tho men who aro advooat ing tliis movement have had any con siderable experience in banking." and ho referred soporatoly to Messrs. .1. I). McKnrland, C. K. Montgomery. .lohn Clay, K. K. Ilayden, C. K Watto. S II. Btirnhnm and other leading udiooatos o tho reserve project to show that they possessed no startling iualilicatioiw as bankers of experience. Mr. Mother emphasized Mr. Outealt's remarks as to tho lack of experience on the part of each of tho gentlemen named. More recent events have shown that, as fin anciers, the parties numod did lack many of tho napjleanlo qualities pos sessed by Mosher and Outcalt. While reforing to Mosher the rellee tion is suggested that tho public is not kept remarkably well -Misted as to his comings and going. As far as his coinings aro concerned, no ono outside the pale of his immediate family and his attorney's olllco knows whether or not thoy exist, and his goings are en tirely in cog. Ho has been soon during tho past two weeks bv Lincoln oitions, llrst In Now Orleans and next in Chi cago. He may probably next bo soon no mor'j outside of those foreign lands with which tho United States sustains no ext adltlou relations. Meantime tho Impression is gaining ground that Moshor has largo sums of money from his stealings hidden away somewhere and that ho will bo getting off mlg'itv cheap at $10,000. Tho ruin ho wrought Involved more than a million that ap parently vanished completely from tho face of tho earth. Tho storyof Hopro Hontntlvo Cooloy, of Cass c unity, wh i atllrmed that ho saw Mosher in I'hitts mouth tho night before tho failure, en ryl ig a smal vallso tl at was remarkable 'Wife-' n fifissSL u- - tw mWK a J rJt I Ur.il fa W I LU MM HJ lIBtt J J II H a.w" n. .M.V sou.... -rr. JTI - - -. M: imSS-AlMSi? .1 WMHTHltV-aiDIMR '. .iiTSW t'l 1 Sw 'Mil fiSr M!b& iBgssi mm r HIMmWI WbBS&wSS. if 31 If for its weight, has not lost credence with all who heard it. No ono known whether Moihor h now at homo or not. It is to ho hoped that voters will rivet their attention upon the candidates f.ir member-i of the excise board, who aro sutllolontly numerous to afford a variety of choice. It Is not tho purpoio of Till: CouuiKli to essay politics, but in com mon with all good cltlons it desires the enforcement of tho laws regulating the morality of the community. Ono need not bo a crank to insist on at le i-t a semblance of obedience to law on the part of disturbing okmonts, a semb lance which has not manifest Itself of lato. Th ro are two candidates who are particularly worthy of confidence in this rupee'. They aro A. I). Hurr on the republican ticket, and r'r.wiols W. Hi-jwn on the fusion tick -t They are inon w.io are above suspicion and h 4o declared that, If elected, they will libir for a Ciorough enforcement of tho law. A (lory fia has su -gos'.od Itulf to 5r;e Skaters a good nrmy people Involvos the board of public works in tho viaduct matter. The Milwaukee company sub mitted a hid providing that all ma sonry should be done at til. 2.1 per cubic yard Neither tho bid nor tho specifications upon which it was made spccilled th character of st mo to be used. The city attorney has since held that under Its bid the o impuuy can be required to use any kind of stone the city may select at tl 1.2.1 Tho board of public works, In recom mending that tho ontraet be let to Mllwauke i company, aNo roc nnineiid ed that it bo allowed to charge i!,!)2! ovor and above tho amount of Its bid In consideration of In imlng Colorad sandstone. The city attorney sayn that tho city may leqtilro tho use ol Colorado stone at the contract price Tho quostl'in Is, whore doe the hoird of public works find an oxeu-o for Its re commendation of the uddltl. mil t't.'Uli' Hundreds of people who enj j t plcuur of the drive In p'eVant weather are wondering what i eti n thoojuncll will find It possible tj adept of t)'wo to compensate them for the destruction of Kiist O street and Kast it street as public boulevards by granting the Hook Island giado crossings thereon It Is hoped tnat measures maybe possi bin for paving Kleventh street from C street on to South ami the latter street between Kleventh and Seii-nth streets There is no question that property owners in tho southern portion of the city would find It prolitahle and in every way advantageous to see that this much-neede 1 improvement is made, an 1 tho owners of the uupiv cedentedly largo number of pleasure equipages of Lincoln will hail such a movement with joy. It is exceedingly disgusting to Lin coln pe plo who take pride In their city to roo the pavements wallowing In tilth, oven in tho hiisliics centers, and no adequate steps being taken to re deem them from thel long winter in torment. On man, of the streets uwaj from the b i-lntss centers It wo-ihl be impjsslblo t ) dl-covor t'.iat a p.ioinont hal over been put d jwn and pedo tri- .rrJSfA, ..-k'2V .-l L-M i i. ails who would cape interment must needs adopt stilts. The discovery that Hoproentatlve C irnish has introduced a measure to authorize the voting of JJOO.Om) in bonds by the city of Line ln for the purchase of a park is apt to 'it no mall figure In tho current city cam paign It has been frequently hinted that there is a schome In progress of incubation soneiwhere t ilra.v the city into a iiurchase of Lincoln park at such a price as would Insure to its present owners a big profit A well-known Lincoln politician and bus.ness man once said that ho could take t.1,000 and by Its careful expenditure secure the passage of almost any txiud proosition. The possible purchase of Lincoln park will enter quite largely into this city campaign Tlie custodian of tho c illege yell was not en duty Saturday night, and that stei tennis appurtenance of college oa th i-!a-tu and pride broke l o-o in the Lansing theatio at a mwt iniriportu'it) iimouienl and In a most startling ma nor. It was between tho acts and tow ard the end of the play, when every one was engaged In felicitous criticism of Modjeska's wonderful power, that some half a doon hoys from the state university, apparently by a precon certed signal, drowned the' qiiltlttulo in an Apache ehorus. It was an Innova tion that was decidedly unwelcome. The college yell of the state university Is musical when snug amid appropriate surroun.llugs, but upon the occasion In point It was us much out of place an "Annie Hoone.i" would be at u funeral or ".lohnn.i del VourOun" in achiirch choir. It Isoflen dlllleult to draw tho Hue between legitimate expressions of enthusiasm and o Idences of romly Isin. It is probable that Manager Church tua.i Mini some stalwart special policeman someday who will be able to trace that Hue. This week Tin: Cormiui will llnd Its way Into the families of scleral thous and new readers of lis columns. Its news Is clean, readable, and while Its eliculatlou ranks among tho first families of this oily and state, we do sire that those who havo failed to ofton read It, would now avail themselves of the opportunity ollored by our coin card and becoini a regular reader. Should any Liucolonlte fall to receive ono thoy should apply at our olllco for same. There Is no charge for thoin. We trust that our past record will louch for our future movements. In our editorial life wo shall continue to publish tho social events of the city as well as those of Now York and Wash ington. Our city gossip Is complete, our theatrical melage Is up to date and our town talk Is ably written and al wiijh Interesting. Wo shrink from seaudelous and sensational things, and will, as In the past, plrce before you a ieau, readable, spicy paper. If you are not alieady a subscriber, enclose llft.i c -tits in the coin card and send it in for a four mouth's trial. most graceful situation of uifalrs is n riiittled to preiall about the state rapltol building on Sundays. Muring sessions of the legislature the Oilier ijooi'soMhe eapllol building are left op, ii. ii' il biiliill eis of li,e, s eoii) regale ill tlie ciirridois anil on the steps iiur ui..' tlie Sabbath afternoons to shout and -eullle and berate people passing H riMiub the grounds, ami this in spite f tli. fuel that diiei's unit numerous stalwart men are drawing salaries as watchmen about the building. ( l. Trunk C. Zehrung. C.I A Kin h Andiiiino and a few other nota ble lenders of t he modes in local circles haie had dining the past w, tin most sineoro consideration and condol ences of Tint C(irmi:ii. Owing t the strike among the journeymen tailors they ban- had to forego the r ac customed daily Indulgence in new pantaloons with nice, fresh creases running up ami down fore and aft There i something to he learned from the recent strike of tailors. It Is that there are first-class shops and second-class shops in Lincoln, in which the workmen exact different wages bo cause of the dillerence in the quality of the work required. Inthos, which the journo.i men have seen tit classify as tlrst class shops the schedule of wages demanded Is higher because thoy must be more careful in their work. Hut that Is not the only reason. A second potent reason Is that for a suit of clothing of the same matnial and which looks alike one turned out of a second-class shop tho proprietor demands and gets a better price than the second-class dealer would ask It would undoubtedly lie Interesting to have someone explain what worthy motile than can bo behind a bill to pre vent the giauting of a franchise here after in certain Nebraska cities to build a street railway ovor llvo inllos long. S.ich a mo isturo 1? pending In the N 'br.iska legislature. It would al so In interesting to havo some friend of tho bill to prevent tho sale of cigar ettes explain wherein it differs, as an example of sumptuary legislation, from a prohibitory law. It looks as If there Is hope yet for tho prohibitionist. The M-hool board has prepared to submit at tlie coming election a propo sition to vote 100.000 for the erection of more school houses. The proposi tion is worth-, the liberal and Intelll g -ut co-isderatloii of all, Any friend i'f tho public schools can ascertain by a fii'-oful and honest Invest. nation of the situation that a considerable enlarge ment of the city's school room Is sor.dy no 'ded.
