Nebraska Newspapers

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NEBRASKA likes to fall In with the fash
ions , but she is willing to draw the line
at tornadoes.
"Tun Bolt Line , " says General Man
ager Clark , "is owned and will bo oper
ated , by the Missouri Pacific. " So will be
the Omaha & Northern.
THE spring crop of immigrants is enor
mous. Nebraska will discount all former
records this year in the number of new
settlers iu her unsettled territory.
Six days in the wcok for work are
enough. Workingmen will endorse any
movement which will assist in making
the seventh , a day of rest and healthful
recreation ,
A MEETING of Herr Host's friends in
Now York was dispersed , on Saturday by
the pohco. The anarchists are finding
American policemen as tough to handle
as European gendarmes.
THE Herald calls upon Mayor Boyd to
enforce the license law. Mayor Boyd's
last attempt to close the saloons on Sun
day took the form of a circular.uoto ask
ing liquor dealers their opinjgn. on the
question , ' . " "
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THE first of the boodle aldermen ,
Jaehno , has been convicted , of bribery In
Now York , and Jake Sharp is trembling
in his boots as ho awaits the inevitable
'
Call of "next" from tbo district attorney's
office.
BnoAmvAY , Now York , is to .hayo an
underground railroad. As the legisla
ture has passed the bill and the governor
signed it , boodle aldormcn will not bo
given the chance to twist $10,000 green
backs around their fingers when ex
plaining why they wore induced to give
a valuable franchise for nothing to voracious
cious capitalists.
THERE is said to bo little doubt about
Senator Edmunds' ro-elootion. There
ought to bo none. Mr. Edmunds com-
'binoa ability with integrity and long leg
islative experience in the senate. A
basswood statesman from Vermont
would find it very difficult to rattle
around iu the shoes of the senior senator
trom the Green Mountain stato.
GENERAL CROOK gained a good deal of
well deserved praise by his system of
tagging Indians so that they could be
identilicd and known when wanted. Tlio
councilman who carries through a move-
nent to "tag" our street corners so that
they may bo distinguished readily will
receive a mountain of congratulations in
return for his labor and public spirit.
NEW ENGLAND papers continue to be
greatly agitated ever thn fisheries ques
tion raised by the "Adams" seizure. If
the high protectionist cranks who decline
to permit a reciprocity treaty with Can-
tida would withdraw their opposition tc
commercial freedom , both countries
would bo the gainers. A tax on fittli
caught on the free ocean is an economic
Absurdity. The question as to its propri
ty should not be dignified into an issue ,
THERE is altogether too much robbery
going on in Omaha under the disguise oi
money-loaning. Wo refer to tlio usurious
transactions of those money sharks wlic
loan small sums of money not more
than lifty dollars for thirty days , taking
Out tltt ) interest in advance and charging
from live to ten dollars "commission , '
Which is also deducted in advance
While people who permit themselves U
ba robbed In such a fashion may roallj
deserve little or no bymputhv , yet thoj
nro people who as a rule are driven to 1
by necessity , and the sharks cruelly takt
advantage of their situation.
IN spite of Mr. Tildon's vigorous Icttoi
and Mr , Cleveland's interminable mcs
sago , the chances for the coi : t defonsi
recciviug any atlonlion from this congress
gross arc exceedingly slim. Local jeal
Busies have been developed among tin
furious points along the Atlantic am
I ! Gulf coast which 'demand extensive forti
tfcntlonv , and their representatives ii
congrufcs are Equabbling so vigorous ! '
tlmUhcro id little prospect of iinytlniii
being done. If the coast can only bi
fortiticd through a huge log rollinj
pcrforntunce like some of thu rive
RUd harbor appropriations of tin
| W t , the country will prefer ti
{ it u few years longer iu d.opcndenoi
UPQU $ he torpodoea vvhic.li have been fo
MUiu time piu > t her ouly reliance for lie
is BfiHinst foreign luvusion.
811m | Pro poet i
In presenting the board of trade bill to
enable the Union Pacific to borrow money
to construct branch lines in Nebraska
and Kansas , Senator Van Wyck took oc
casion to say that ho presented the bill
not because ho thought It the best solu
tion of the problem , but because it seemed
to bo demanded by his constituents , and
protected tlio interests of the govormont.
The bill has been referred to the judi
ciary committee of the sqnato. It is only
fair to say that tlio chances for its pas
sage by the present congress are not bril
liant. The Hoar funding bill has tlio
preference in the senate , and , if reached ,
will draw out a lengthy debate
upon tlio history and condition of tlio
road. Congress is not favorable to
any legislation which will scorn to
weaken the government lion on the prop
erty represented by the second mortgage
bonds and accrued unpaid interest
cliargcd u against the Union Pacific on
the books of the treasury. The support
which llio Hoar extension bill is receiv
ing is largely duo to a mistaken idea that
the measure is for the bandit of tlio gov
ernment and will increase Us security.
As a matter of fact the bill legali/.es all
tlio thievery and robbery of the past in
Union Pacific management and gives tlio
thieves a quit-claim deed to
their plunder. The board of trade
bill on the other hand , while
leaving all questions of the past to bo set
tled as congress and the courU may de
cide , permits the company to use its
credit "in securing money to extend
branches , under guarantees that the con
struction and capitalization shall bo hon
est and that the government lien shall bo
secured by the property acquired. The
opponents of the road in congress are not
likely , however , in our opinion , to waive
their opposition to any measure which
will permit an apparent increase of the
indebtedness of the Union Pacific , even
if such increase is needed to protect the
interests of the main system. This is one
of the many unfortunate results of the
management of the Gould and Dillon
regime which has destroyed the confi
dence of tlio country in Union Pacific
financiering and in the honesty of any
plans professedly for the combined in
terest of the road nnd the people.
Postotllco Complaints.
If Senator Mandorson and Roprcscnta-
tivo Weaver would turn their respective
attentions to tlio crying demand of
Omaha for bettor postal facilities they
would moot a long felt want. The com
plaints of the inefficient service at the
postofllco are general. They are met by
the nostmaster with the reply that insuf
ficient force is the solo and only cause.
If this is the case , every effort should bo
made to .remedy the trouble by a de
mand , on the part of the sen
ator and representative specially in
terested , that the Omaha postoflice
shall bo placed on a par with other of
fices of its size and importance through
out the country. The business of the
postofllco is growing with a rapidity
which evidences the rapid growth of the
city. It is a distributing point for a largo
section of the west and an office of deposit -
posit for great numbers of minor offices
in the tributary territory. The growth
of Nebraska no le.ss than that of Omaha
makes itself tolt in a daily increasing tax
upon the resources of the institution
Senator Manderson owes it to Mr. Con-
tant well as to the people of Omaha to
make a vigorous movement upon the
postmaster general to demand relief for
the patrons of the Omaha postofllco.
With a proper force of clerks on hand
there will bo no further oxcnse for tlio
harrassing delays in the distribution , for
warding and delivery of mail from which
the business men of Omaha are suffering.
Under such changed circumstances a
continuance of the trouble would call
loudly for a change of postmasters.
Another reform needed in the same
line is the removal of the shabby and bat
tered mail wagons which consumptive
mules and spavined ponies drag wearily
to and from the postoffico and the depot.
This transfer service would disgrace a
decayinjt Now England village. The
non-resident contractors' are mis
managing this portion of the mail ser
vice should bo brought to time with a
sharp turn.
AVIiat Thou ? '
Suppose the homo rule bill is defeated
as the croakers now assume ; what then ?
Is there any reason why the friends of
Ireland should feel discouraged over the
prospect ? Wo think not. It Mr. Glad
stone's measure passes the commons it
will certainly bo thrown out by the lords.
An appeal to the country would bo nec
essitated under these circumstances , just
as an appeal will bo certain to follow the
rejection of the bill oy the commons
upon its second reading. Lord Hurtington
may talk of a coalition ministry and
may even make the attempt to mix the
oil of radicalism with the water of whig-
gory , but it cannot succeed. English
politics have never been favorable to co-
nlilions. Tlioy have always failed in the
past ; they will as surely fail in the pre -
ent.
ent.Liberal
Liberal England has pronounced Usolf
for Gladstone niul homo rule With over
whelming energy during the Easter re
cess. It will voice its will oven moro
emphatically at the noxlRonaral election ,
Tlio campaign which would tollow a dis
solution of parliament would be car
ried on chielly , if not solely , on
the one issue of an Irish parlia
ment at Dublin and Gladstone's
wishes in the dratting of the bill , Eng
land is now ready to admit that there is
no middle ground between home rule nud
coercion and that coercion is a failure.
The dissension among liberal member * of
parliament is not a * to the necessity of
home rule , but regarding the details of a
practical application of the measure proposed -
posed , A general election may bo need
ed to clear the stormy atmosphere , but
the result in the end will bo what Ireland
ntul Irishmen , together with all lovers ol
fraedom , so camostly desire.
Uuurillni : tlio Soliool
The board of public lands at Lincoln
have adopted moro Btringcnr rules to
govern the appraisal , leasing and sale oi
school hinds iu this stato. This action
comes none too soon. The exposure by
thu BEU of the manner in which by collu
sion with county officers the beit agricul
tural landd Iu the state are being gobbled
by noii-rcai Jeriu sharks at thu minimum
price seems to have hud..Its effect , The
board now places itself oc record a de
termined to revise nil appraisals by
county commissioners utnl to cancel suc.h
as are manifestly unfuir , Tlicy.oall upon
ciliiceii..s in the uelgb.borhu64 whure tuch
fi T&S ir JM ! ? ' " *
sales and leases are made to furnish
prompt Information of all delinquencies
in order that the remedy may bo ap
plied.
This means business. Agricultural
lands in Nebraska have become too val
uable lo bo sold for a trifle or permitted
to pass irilo the hands or land sharks at
half the price at which neighboring far
mers are holding their farms. Our school
lands properly managed will furnish a
splendid endowment for Nebraska's edu
cational system. Such a rich trust can
not bo too carefully guarded.
"Oems of Thnuslit" on Labor.
T/ioro / nro some rich "Gems of Thought"
In Mr. Powdorly's recent secret circular
lo the Knights of Labor which ought to
bo framed nnd hung up in every lodge
and in ovcry assomby room whore honest
workmen moot to discuss tlioir interests.
"I ask our members , " writes the gen
eral master workman , "to keep a jealous
eye upon the doings of the labor men
who never labor. " This is wise and
timely advice. The working men of
Omaha have followed it through the
labor troubles of the present spring.
They know from experience that it is the
labor men who labor tlio least
who are always most mischievously
active in stirring up unnecessary strife
and in refusing to adjust dilllcuUics
which arise.
Mr. Powdorly believes that reason
and peaceful organized effort will
accomplish moro than brute force. "If
the men who possess money enough to
buy guns and dynamite , " ho writes ,
"would invest it in the purchase of some
well-selected work on labor , they would
put the money to good use. They will
never need the guns and dynamite in
this country. "
"If I kill my enemy , I silence him , it
is true , but I do not convince him. I
would make a convert rather than a corpse
of my enemy. "
"In the hands of men entirely mouth
the gun is as harmless as his word. "
"Men who own capital are not our en
emies. If that theory held good the
workmen of to-day would bo the enemy
of iiis fellow toiler to-morrow , for , after
all , it is how to acquire capital and how
to use it properly that we arc endeavor
ing lo learn. "
These are paragraphs of pithy signifi
cance from the pen of a man liberally
supplied with common sense and with a
very happy faculty of so presenting the
common sense of a matter as to carry
conviction lo the minds of others.
Every honest and level-headed workingman -
man will promptly endorse such senli-
mcnts as those wo have quote'd and will
wonder how they can bo called into dis-
mito. But a sentiment is ono thing ; to
make it an actiyo directing force is quite
another matter. That is what Mr. Pow-
derly is attempting to do in the great
labor organization of which he is the
head. His success will bo the success of
the Knights of Labor.
Improving Local Architecture.
There is a largo field for improvement
in tlio efforts of our local architects , es
pecially in the line of public buildings
and structures designed for mercantile
purposes on our business streets. Wo
are still struggling with the packing-box
style of brick fronts , relieved only by
bands of stone , with an occasional use
ot the fashionable terra cotta. There is
an advance , of course , on the old cou-
volitional plain brick fronts , but
as yet there are few signs of
progress towards ft distinctive archi
tectural style , bold and vigorous in
conception , and adapted to the require
ments of individual locations and tlio
uses for which the buildings are intended.
The two buildings of most striking archi
tectural merit in Omaha to-day are the
High school and the Lutheran church
Among business buildings in course of
erection the Barker block will be thp first
to depart from the conventional idea.
The new Merchant's National bank will
jilso be a noticeable departure in archi
tectural treatment from tiio buildings
which have been erected of late in
Omaha. Omaha architects nro somewhat
limited in scope by the high cost of build
ing stone and still oftener by the low fig
ures which property owners are willing
to pay for tlioir buildings. But they are
still lacking in originality , boldness of
conception , vigor and freshness. Their
designs have in most cases been moro
modifications of those of others. The
style set for ono building early in the
season can generally be traced in all other
structures designed by the same house
during tlio year.
Whether Omaha is to bo a picturesque
and a beautiful city depends largely
upon her architects. Nine-tenths of the
plans drawn and designs accepted are
made in our midst. Other things being
equal , it is right and proper that this
should bo the case. But our architects
must keep up with the times If they pro
pose to keep up their bank accounts.
Property has become so valuable that In
vestors in permanent improvements are
beginning to demand the best. " They
will not long vOBiain'sallsfiod with end-
lefts reproductions and modifications of
the plans drawn for others. They are al
ready calling for individuality in design
and the bust of work in construction.
TUB eight-hour movement among the
Chicago lumber-handlers has failed. It
did not succeed because its success would
have materially injured it if it did not
entirely destroy the lumber trade of Chi-
dago. Other great lumber markets were
not asked to join in the movement for
what was virtually a 30 percent iucreaso
in wages. Compliance with tlio demand
on the part of Chicago lumbermen would
have wiped out the profit of the business
and given all their competitors else
where the opportunity to transfer the
trade to their own wharves , This is what
the sensible Powderly meant when ho
snid thai the eight-hour demand in ovcry
trade must be universally granted in
order to make the movement a success.
No manufacturer , hampered by heayy
competition , could afford to stand alone
the advance In his line of production. If
all the lumber handlers in the country
had succeeded in securing the reduction
in hours at the old pay the only effect
would linvo been an advance in the price
of lumber , Hut whore the men iu one
city only struck for the shorter hours ,
the movement was foru-doomcd to defeat.
HOME rule may bo defeated in the pre
sent parliament , but its success in the
near future is as certain as the re turn-of
thu seasonsBrilUb piiblip opinion has
been educated to a eiipport of the prin
ciple luvplicd , Thu .uuurrcls pud dissen
sions are simply as'td'tho proper details
of application , English liberalism has
never yet ender tfil principle which it
did not sooner or' ' lntOr incorporate Into
the law of the realm. " The failure of the
present homo ruld bill , If It comes , will
certainly bo followed by the success of
another measure , either in the hands of
Mr. Gladstone or some of his able
lieutenants.
No KUKTiinii inquiries will bo made-
made by tlo state .department into the
murder of Capt. Craw.ford by the Mex
ican bandits who masqueraded in the un
iform of a friendly nation. Mr. Bayard ,
whoso life-long political policy has * been
to lot well enough alone , has bccu un
able to see his way clear towards erect
ing his spine sufliciontly to vindicate
American honor nnd American arms in
this case of dastardly outrage- .
KANSAS CITY'S professional base ball
ninojs not so much of a success as a Kan
sas City tornado. It has not knocked out
a single opponent so far. Wo really
would like lo see that nine win just ono
gamo. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
WHUN stone nnd concrete sidewalks
take llio place of rolling and treacherous
boards , Omaha will have fewer suits to
defend for damages to broken limbs nnd
dislocated ribs.
THK star-eyed goddess of reform will
feel very lonely this summer. Henri
Wattcrson has gene to Europe on a vaca
tion and left the goddess at homo in old
Kaintuck.
THE tornado insurance agent is now
getting in his work in great shape. The
recent blows have made a boom for him ,
and he is Hying around on the wings of
the wind.
Mil. CLEVKLAND'S policy is as obnox
ious to his party as Andy Johnson's
famous "my policy" was to the republi
cans of 1807.
AND now the dirt begins to fly from
picks and shovels in Omaha. Idle labor
ers on the street corners will soon be as
difficult to find as liens' teeth.
POLITICAL POINTS.
Judge Klnuo says the new administration
has given strength to the democracy in Iowa.
A stampede of republican papers to the
support o Edmunds Is reported In Vermont.
There Is a movement In Louisiana to adopt
a constitutional amendment abolishing llio
state senate.
There are some people who think every
one of the Illinois congressmen will bo re-
noinluated. > ° '
The silence o Scn'aloiv Evarts on the silver
question loads to the Inference that the presi
dential bee has stumtf his'tongue. '
Warring republican fa llons In California
have patched up a- peace , which will be
tested in the convention ' .o bo hold August
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35th. ,
Down In Tex.is they ao Irylng to decide
whether the Farmers' alliance should bo car
ried into politics , or politics can led Into the
alliance. i ' ,
The republicans have > kVPnleen ) members
of Hie Ohio senate. * vs Jhls Is two less than
a majouty they are trying some way to make
a 9 out of the 7. 'f '
It is generally understood In Pennsylvania
labor circles that Mf.-1 Povjdeily will accept
the democrallc uou'tfiatlon for governor if
lendered Uin . '
GOorgo W. Greene , secretary of the mug
wump committee In 18S4 , is anolh er one of
tlioso who think Blalne Is stiouger than over
with the republican party ,
Virginia hud azrcater number of electoral
votes than any other state till 1805. Now
there are eleven states ahead of her , and
two others holding an canal repiesentatlon.
The Massachusetts Civil Service reform
league suggests to the president that remov
als and appointments bo posted tor a specific
time iu order that the public may bo hoard
from.
It Is believed in ' Georgia political circles
that Gen. John 11. Guidon will receive the
democratic gubernatorial nomination , main
ly on account of his strength with the ol
soldiers.
The Davenport Democrat pleads Tor a short
campaign in Iowa. As there are few new
Issues It consldcis that the people would
rather devote their time Jto business than to
politics.
There seems to be a general Impression
that Gen. Gordon lives as markedly In the
present as Jeff Davis docs In the past. This
Is one of the reason1 } why Gen. Gordon maybe
bo a candidate for oflico in the future.
Massachusetts republicans are not so cer
tain to nominate Lieut. Gov. Ames for gov
ernor. Congressman Rico and Mr. Crape
are both strongly backed , and the senatorial
election threatens to complicate the matters.
A Washington county correspondent in
forms the country that Messrs. Elklns and
Man ley are if ten at the capital looKlng after
Blalne's Interests. It Is not stated just what
they do , but no doubt they will do all they
can.
can.They are beginning to put Chauncny M.
Dcpow on the ticket with Blalno for 1883. It
Is said that Mr. Depow granted twenty-eight
passes to Albany and return InJjaJIo ilbur
the other day , and that bo can have the sena-
torshlp 1C lie \vaiit9 it.
The Anarchist.
The anarchist Isn't as big a man now as ho
was a week or two ago , and what ho has to
say Is read or listened to as much as the
words of a dying villain. When the Ameri
can people jump on a man they mean busi
ness every time. I
Jeff DavU Is pji Tjiolr Trail.
riitlatldvhia Press.
There Is a tight race ; ' bcftvecn George W.
Julian , of Indiana and George C. Gorham ,
of Nowhere to see wh6S Is' the biggest ghost
In contemporary yolftics , , 1C the contest
were to stop right j 9\y-tho gate leceipts
would bo divided evenly between the two
competitors. - - 1
Tlio Beauties of IllWtrated Journal
ism.
Kansas Oily 2)'ma.
The Second street court ijouse was never a
very sightly building , ' utj.tho Globe-Demo
crat's pictinn went It several additional
shades of honor , Thf j'Globe-Democrat's
court house combined i'lo ' puzzling aspect of
a humpbacked dome with the business pose
of a setting hell ,
'I'lio Decline ofToiiuysnii.
CMwgo Wniu.
Mr. Tennyson's latest poetry has provoked
even more severe comment than any other of
his recent poems. And much of it is do-
served. It is fresh evidence that arbitration
has failed to restore the harmonious relations
that once existed between him and his muse ,
and the latter lias undoubtedly determined
upon a permanent lockout ,
. . '
It Is Charged Up to Morton.
CMcapa fi'ew * .
, The rijmor that Dr. George L. Miller was
about to letlio from journalism In Nebraska
appeals to havu.bewi jnojeeted by the Hon.
J. SterHnp Morloii , who Is nervously anit -
Jug his turn-at tUe bat. But.Dr , JaiHer will
not retire from journalism until ho has
penned Mr. Morton's epitaph you cnn stick
a pin there.
Auarohy In ] Oattlci.
Chicago Herald ,
Mr. Uosenfold's drugs and chemicals have
proved more deadly and certainly moro Un
erring in their aim than the bullets of the po
lice. Nobody drank them who was an ' 'Inno-
cent spectator. " Every mnn who took poison
In that apothecary shop stole It , and presum
ably those who emptied llio bolllcs down
their throats wore foremost among the an
archists in the work of gutting tlio building.
No sympathy need bo wasted , theioforo , on
llio dead and dying who fell In that engage
ment. They wanted nihilism and they
found It put up nnd labeled under strange
names in boltlcs. They took It and It
knocked them out. There are moro things
In chemistry than the pclroleumlto. who
prides hlmselt on his knowledge of deadly
compounds , over dreamt of In his philosophy.
CoiiRrcislonnl Funerals.
CMcaga Ttinct.
Congressman Weaver f > avs that ho was se
rious In Introducing the bill tor a standing
committee lo look after llio funerals of de
ceased members of congicss , and shall en
deavor lo pass It , But an objection to a
standing committee tor this ptupose is that It
will monopolize the only oppoiunity ( for
recreation and a good time ] Uml members of
congress enjoy. The concrcssloiial funeral
Is too good a tiling to put Into the handsof a
favored fow. It must bo handed round. No
mrinber ot conercss who Is fond of cham
pagne and Ilavanas and what member of
congress Is not'/ will vote away his Share In
Ihese convivial obsequies by passing Mr.
Weaver's bill Thn only bill relating to con
trrcssloiial funeral funcials thai can pass Is a
1)111 ) Incicasing their number.
A lilt of flossl ) ) .
Colnmlms Dispatch.
There is a young lady from Troy
Mosl handsome aim \\lnsoino anil coy ;
We aic nothing lo blame
That wo don't give licr name.
For that might the story di-slioy.
She got from a lady a leltcr
In liulTalo 'twas that she met her
Wo don't know her name ,
But , then , that's just the .same ,
And , pcihaps , It is something the better.
This letter declares , It Is said ,
That Cleveland's decided to wed ;
The blido told the news ,
Said she couldn't ' ret use.
And will soon to the altar bo led.
1 hern's Ihc story for what It Is worth
You know its career irom its birth ;
Perhaps you're suspicious ,
But of. gossip delicious
You'll have to admit there's a dearth.
A. Duel Over Mcmilo Palmer ,
Miss Minnie Palmer is in London and
her manager , Mr. John Rogers , has been
arrested tor threatening to light a duel
with Mr. Arnold. The latter gentleman
is a member of the company which Is
playing "My Sweetheart" at the Strand
theatre with Miss Palmer as the star ,
and it is alledgcd that the reason why
John Rogers wants to shoot Air. Arnold
is that Miss Palmer favored the latter.
Everybody in London theatrical ciclcs
is laughing at Rogers' challenge. Charles
Arnold , WHO is a handsome young fel
low has contributed much to the success
of "My Sweetheart , " by his performance
of the part of Touv , and his impersona
tion of the lover finally became so real
istic as to arouse the ire of Rogers , wlio
is Miss Palmer's husband as wen as her
manager. Miss Palmer- denied hav
ing encouraged Arnold's attention
beyond the requirement ! ) of the
P' Yiit ' \ Rogers denounced Arnold in
vigorous aim picluresquo language ,
based , apparently , upon the theory that
he could whip his weight in wild-cats.
Arnold at once severed his connection
with llio Minnie Palmer company and
joined that of the Holborn theatre. It
doesn't appear that Arnold , after leaving
tlio Palmer company , mentioned tlio fact
of his quarrel with Rogers to anybody ,
but Rogers' managerial soul thirsted for
a gory advertisement , and lie penned the
following challenge , for sending which
tlio summons was served upon him :
"Charles Arnold : My contempt and
hatred for you are such as only death can
satiate. Such curs as you are not fit to
live. Name the place and time , and lot
us go into a room together , lock the door ,
and fight until only one of us shall be
able to come out and toll the tale. Your
enemy. JoimR. ROOEKS. "
The Presidential Bridal Outfit.
Washington Correspondence Chicago
Herald : The action ot the women wage
workers in passine a resolution at their
meeting this week begging the president
to have bis bridal trousseau made in this
country has caused much comment here.
The women were in earnest when they
passed the resolution for they said they
wore afraid the president would go , Use
his intended bride , to the marts abroad
for his outfit. There wore numerous of
fers from the workers in that meeting to
make his night shirts. One of the giddy
women arose and remarked that she
thought from horcsay that it would take
a yard for the collar and a bolt of muslin
for the garment , and if frills and rufllcs
wcroused perhaps a bolt and a half would
bo necessary. 'I ho suggestion Was turned
down as irrelevant , bmco the mooting
the wagoworkcrs have hnd numerous
suggestions. It is not likely that the
president will give out his orders for his
trousseau to a "private firm. " but order
what he needs from his own nabonlf .slier ,
but the more reckless of the wagowork-
ers declare that they arc going to mal-'c"
a magnificent trousseau.Jofcthypfesidont
'
andhiroastore.ou'Tlio avenue and ox'
hibitltr 'I ioy say that such an exhibi
tion would be a most attractive ono and
will bo sure to make money. Tlio robe
do nuit will bo the chef d'oauvro. It will
bo trimmed with red satin , with Hamburg
edging and rufllos. The size will bo lit
for Jumbo , but that will'not matter , for
it will ba the piece do resistance of the
collection. 1 hey claim that they are in
earnest , for they want to show the public
that tlio women of America can make as
line nnd handsome tilings as are made
in Europe.
How Secretary Luuinr Hides.
Correspondence Pittsburg Chronicle :
When Secretary Lamar was in the senate
ho used to loin the senatorial riding par
ties every time they could bo induced to
take him along. He enjoyed it thorougly ,
but ho did not like to go fast , and his fits
of absent mindcdncss did not add charm
enough to his conversation to make it
worth while to stay back to enjoy it. As
a consequence ho has been going by
himself lately to the imminent danger to
tree boxes and fences , which are not
able to get out of his way. He is a
striking figure when ho gels thoroughly
wrapt up in one of his day drcnms on
horseback. His baggy trousers climb
up far enough to leave a hiatus between
his shoe tops and the lower ends , ami
his loosa coat rises in a ridge around his
nock. His hat catches the infection and
settles down towards his ears , and the
omnipresent umbrella hangs under his
arm by so slender a crip that small
boys follow to catch it when it falls.
Fortunately for the country in general
and the interior department in particular ,
the horse is sensible enough lo do noth
ing but walk around , usually in quiet
btreeU , where no one will see the old
gentleman , When ho gets tired ho runs
against a tree box , wakes Lamar up , and
tli.cn umblo3 oil' home with him.
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Labor Troubles.
PiTTsnuna , May 15. The bakers' strlko
was declaieU oil last night by thu Knights of
Labor. The men were ordered to return to
work. The employe ! * ' agreed to tlio twelve-
hour , arrangement. Superintendent Kcrrl
tan. asn.Kd to reinstate thu tiremau div
chaigt-d. during the Knights ot I.jlor strike-
COLOR LINE IN ARKANSAS
Marvelous Progress of tha Blacks/ / Socially ,
Politically and Materially.
THE PEERS OF THE WHITES.
Tlio Vigorous Honesty of tlio State
Administration Compared With
tlio Supine Snmll-lloro OfH-
olals or Nebraska.
LiTTt.i : ROCK , Ark. , May 14. [ Editorial
Correspondence of the Bun. ] Nobody
can rcnlizo the marvellous change
wrought by the war who has not , like
myself , lived in the south during slavery
times. I had not sot foot on confederate
soil since 1803 , and very naturally had an
intense curiosity too see for myself how
the negro fares with his former master ,
whether freedom and political equality
have bettered his physical nnd social con
dition , and the effect abolition has had
upon the southern whites.
run SOCIAL nr.voumoN
was manifest already in thu southbound
train from St. Louis. I vividly remember
the awful experience of n southern plan-
Icr as related in my presence while living
in Alabama. Ho had been traveling for
pleasure through Ohio over one of the
roads leading to Columbus in a car occu
pied by a mixed crowd. "Would you believe -
liove it , " said the Alabamlan , "Tlio con
ductor walked up to my scat and ordered
mo to drop my cigar because smoking
wasn't allowed in the presence of ladies.
'I don't sec any ladies in this car , Mr.
Conductor. I only see a couple of nigger
wenches ever yonder , and I don't pro
pose to stop smoking on their account. '
'You must stop your insulting language,1
shouted the Yankee conductor , 'or I'll
pull the boll rope and put you off the
train. ' 'Dirt you ever hear of such an
outrage ? ' was the exclamation all around
mo. It's bad enough wlieiij white
gentleman are compelled to travel in
the same car with niggers , but
this could only happen among those
cussed Yankees. "
If my Alabama friend lias survived the
downfall of the "confederacy" ho has
long since got over his re&ontmcntnt that
Yankee conductor. The "nigger car"
has long since passed away , and colored
peorlo travel side by bide with southern
gentlemen in passenger coaches as they
lo in southern street cars.
IN SLAVKKV TIMES
the negro was always expected to pull off
his hat and humbly salute every white
man ho passed on the public highway ,
and turn out of the way for the most
wretched corner loafer. Now ho walks
the roads ami streets independent as
any ono , even though ho knows that
every other man ho has passed is a
colonel , general or judge.
These are only little straws.
I have always believed in calling a
spade a spade , and 1 propose now to pro-
scut the unvarnished , facts about the
negro in Arkansas as I have seen and
found him. There may bo sections of the
south where the negro is still subjected
to cruel treatment , and deprived of his
civil and political rights. After pains
taking inquiry I must say Unit such is not
llio condition of llio colored people of
Arkansas. Right heo in Little Hock the
negro dwells in moro comfortable houses ,
wears bettor clothes , and enjoys by far
greater prosperity than the colored popu
lation ot Omaha. It is simply surprising ,
but it is a fact I can vouch for ,
that the homes of the colored people of
this city will compare favorably with the
homes of industrious white workingmen
in any American city. In passing their
open doors 1 noticed that they are well
furnished and neatly kept. A largo num
ber are owned by their inmates , who are
employed in almost every vocation.
Quito a number of the best mechanics of
Little Rock , including masons , bricklay
ers , carpenters , painters , machinists and
blacksmiths , are negroes.
f visited several of these houses and
talked with old negroes who had been
brought up as slaves and they all toll mo
that they are
I'KOSl'KnOUS AND CONTENTED.
"But how about voting ; don't they bull
doze you and keep you away ? "
" 1 alwaj's votes as I please , sah : I vote
republican every time , but there is some
bad darkies , sah , what sells their votes to
do democrats. They ain't many , though , "
said my informant. This was fully con
firmed by leading white republicans , who
admit that the no rq in this city and
nearly everywhere in Arkansas is re-
coivhiK fair treatment and fair wages.
Several negroes in Little Rock are ralcd
from $20,000 to $80,000 in real property.
Ono owns a fine brick block occupied as
a saloon and gambling house. Gambling
is still a favorite pastime of whites and
blacks down hero. Incidentally t may
remark that Arkansas is
A HIGH LICENSE STATK
with moro severe restrictions than Ne
braska in some respects. The county
and state license aggregates $700 a year ,
payable in advance , and tlio city charges
$25 per month.
1 was surprised to moot several negro
policemen and letter carriers. Thin 'Z '
probably a bid for the MfTo vote on
local issues wJUcli < * 7o"not fought hero on
tjifit Purty"lines. .
The intercourse between colored and
white people is moro cordial than in the
north. They come in contact moro
frcoly everywhere and the general feel
ing among the native whites is that Ar
kansas would bo a desert without the
negro. 1 have talked with a dozen men
who were prominent in the rebel army
and thoy'all express themselves with
out reserve that their overthrow of
slavery was a blessing in ills-
gtiisu. The free negro is more ubuful us
a factor in their prosperity than ho ever
was a us slave. Of the 800,000 colored
people of Arkansas , nino-lonths
probably are tilling the soil ,
Most of them are renters of plantations.
They pay so much ground rent from $5
to $7 a year or they work with planters
on shares. Quite a number , I am told ,
have acquired land , sumo by purchase
and others by honicstoadlng. Tha only
drawback I hear ol is that poor , ignorant
blacks are mercilessly llueoeu by llio
country dealers , who charge them exor
bitant prices for everything thuy have to
buy Many of lliem are hliiftliifs. They
work during tlio season on thu farm : md
spend every dollar of their savings bo-
iwt'uii Christmas and Now Ycar'ri ,
"The negro In lhU > .state , " said Mr.
Logan 1) , Hoots , the Arkansas member of
the national republican committee , "lias
nolhing lo complain of so far as material
welfare is concerned. The only Ihiiig
wrong U that his votes
AHI : xor AI.WAVS couKrio. :
There is no trouble on this score in a
national election , but in county and stain
elections Ihoy are nearly ulwayu de
frauded. This charge is admitted l v
candid democrats to 1m true. Last y > : ar
llio republican candidate for county judge
was counted out. Tiierolsono township
in this county which has buou regularly
thrown out for seven or eight years.
The only reason is tlio voters are nearly
all black republican. "
Other instances were cited and proofs
were produced that show whore canvass
ers have tin own out half u iloxcii pre
cincts nt a time , "This is not the worst , "
said a leading republican , "they often
destroy or chungn our ticKnU. ' In' spite
of ull this thu republicans'managed to in
stall their couiily Ht-rk last 'year. This
was mostly due to UK ; fact thai he wn
running on a mongrel ticket madeup of
rupubhoau * uutl democrats.While notli-
ing can palliate the ballot box frauds ,
the fact that republicans and democrat *
can harmonize on local candidates is sig
nificant. In the Little Hock school board
partisanship Is entirely Ignored "
Right hero lot mo say that the colored
PCOIHO nro receiving
TUB FUU , UKNKKIT OP FltEE SCHOOM
and I am informed have made remark-
nblo progress. The schools exclusively
maintained for them are largely at
tended , The teachers are colored an !
said to bo first-class. The colored pee
ples' churches are well attended and
some of thnm , notably the Methodist
African church , are among the iincst
structures in the city.
With" Us15,000 majority the democratic
party of Arkansas has naturally * become
domineering and discordant. The farmIng -
Ing clement is on the verge of revolt
against abuses which democratic legisla
tures have fostered and grievances which
the democracy have failed to redress.
The Arkansas Farmers' Wheels , pat
terned after the "Grange , " have stmin/j /
into existence within two years , nnd now
claim a compact organization of over 1)0- )
000 members. They have called a slate
convention and propose to put a ticket
in the Held in opposition to the regular
machine democrats. In this impending
contest the negro will hold the imlauco
of power and his vote will bo counted.
My active sympathies always havoboon
with the producing and industrial classes
in seeking relief irom oppressive exac
tions , vicious legislation and the misrule
of monopolies. 1 sincerolj'hopo "Arkan
sas Wheelmen" will enforce tlioir rights
and protect their interests by electing a
farmer legislature ) this fall. ' I am , how
ever , very favorably Impressed with the
present state administration of Arkan
sas. Governor Hiigbcs is a firm , honest
and faithful executive. I may possibly
bo prejudiced in his favor because Ne
braska has for years been misgoverned
BMAU , WOKE I'OMTICIANS
and monopoly figureheads. But I
maintain that thu backbone dis
played by him and his colleagues
recently In dealing with railroad
taxation , and his economic administra
tion of state inst'ittilions entitle him to
the thanks of every fanner in Arkansas.
1 need only cite a few points to convince
Ncbruskans that Arkansas is a bettor
governed state.
When the Arkansas state board of
equalization , which , like the .Nebraska
board is made up of the governor ,
treasurer nud auditor , met re
cently , the railroad attorneys raised a
a perfect howl .igalnst the assessment.
But the board , with Governor Hughes at
the head , stood firm and would not re
duce the asfeoshiiient.
NOW MAllK THE DIPFCUKXGR
between Arkansas anil Nebraska assess
ments. In Nebraska , the right of way ,
tracks , rolling stock , depots and all im
provements are pooled and assessed at
Irom $8.000 to SlOJfiOO nor mile. The
mileage is divided to the counties , and no
other local taxes can be assessed.
In Arkansas the state board has as
sessed the tracks and right of way at
from $ a.500 to $10,000 per mile , and then
the roiling stock'separatcly at frotnlCCO
to $7,000 per mile. The buildings in each
county are assessed at the appraised
value for county taxes. The tracKS m
each city are assessed for city purposes
according to the mileage rate fixed by the
board , and the buildings and rolling
stock located in each city are also subject
to city taxes. Ll
Now let me compare penitentiary man
agement in the two stains. In Arkansas
Iho slate has leased its convicts just as it
has in Nebraska. Arkansas in the last
year received $ j5,3ftl.85 ) for the use of the
convicts , and. the lessee paid the faro for
transporting the convicts from counties
where they were sentenced , and furnished
their clothing and board. In Nebraska
each county pays for transporting its
convicts and the stale pays 415 cents per
day to the lessee besides the use of their
labor. In other words tlio Arkansas pen
itentiary is not only self-sustaining but
actually yields n handsome revenue.
The Nebraska penitentiary costs the tax
payers over $45,000 a year.
ANOTHER CONTUAST
between Arkansas nnd Nebraska may bo
worthy of notice As far back as ton T
years ago the Arkansas legislature passed
a bill directing assessors to place all
lands patented and unpalentod , which
wore claimed as belonging to any rail
road , on the tax lists. Tlio Iron Moun
tain road resisted and made a test ease.
The Arkansas courts sustained the legal
ity of the act and finally tlio United
States supreme court aflirmed it. "Aa
between settlers and railroads. " paid a
prominent oflicial to mo , "our supreme
court has decided in favor of the people
every time. Thov are incorruptible , "
Although Arkansas contains nearly
a million population , moro tliun
one-third of the available area of
the state is in the hands of
Uncle Sam and the state. The four land
oiliccs together disposed of 241,580 acres
last year , but there are still over seven
million acres In Arkansas subject to the
uoincstuad entry and pre-emption. Be
sides this the stale owns 2,831,870 acres
which have been forfoilod since the war
by failure to pay the taxes. And yet Ar
kansas nflbrdssoiuo of the most desirable
tracts for farming on thu continent. They
raise everything except tropical fruits ,
and the only present draw brack i3 - Superabundance
perabundance of tliubi" ' , * am hero
strictly. , oil b'si'nesH ' relating lo "Hoff-
lV.ah's Horse" and not as immigration
agent , hence I cannot go into details.
Such information can bo had by appllca-
thlon to the Little Hock land oilfoo or
the state secretary of Arkansas always
enclosing po&tago , if you please. E. R.
A Now Kleotrlo Plant.
Now York Medical Times : I'hytolacca
oloctricca is the name given to a plant
which possesses strongly marked electro
magnetic properties. In breaking a twig
thu hand receives a shock that resembles
the sensation produced by an inducting
coil. Experiments made on this plant
showed that u small compass was alloctcd
by it at a distance of about twenty feet.
On a near approach the needle vibrated ,
and finally began to revolve quite rap
idly. The phenomenon was repeated in
a reverse order on receding from tlio
plant. It is said that no birds or Insects
are ever seen on or about this plant. The
neil whore itgrow contained no magnetic
metal like iron , cobalt or nickel , and it Is
evident the plant itself possesses this elec-
trlcal property.
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