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TIIR Herald was rejuvenated , but it !
policy remains the same.
MANY great men have died during tin
last century. None of them were greatei
than Henry Ward Bccchcr.
' . THE dream of every Englishman's
heart , just now , is to see Buffalo Hill' ;
1 , orncd , erse , from that blarstedllamcr-
ica , you knaw.
' THE world is selfish. No matter hov
many years of usefulness a great mai
may live , there is always deep regret a
bis departure from the material world.
. MEXICO is gettingahoad of us. Anothe
bull light down there. Just wait unti
Mr. Sullivan's arm finally recovers and
this country will make Mexico ashamed
of Itself.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IP the Inter-state commerce- law hai
been properly interpreted , those holding
passes had better do their riding prettj
soon. The first of April is nishinj
rapidly toward us.
THE junketing crowd of senators am
Congressmen who wore going to Florid ?
tand Cuba are getting afraid of the yellow
fever , and the outfit will bo smallci
than was the original intention.
* WITH pain wo read that Mr. Lowell
Bays Shakosueare did not write "King
Richard III. " And it is gratifying tc
know that Mr. Shakespeare was novel
accused of writing "Biglow Papers. "
IF the legislature finally passes the bil
providing tor a geological survey , it can
fcot do bettor than recommend that the
Btato geologist cage Mr. Ageo as a rare
fossilized figure of the asinus vulgaris.
IT is to be rcgroted that death called Mr
Seedier before ho had completed the
second volume of his "Life of Christ. '
However , "Life Thoughts" will bo reae
and treasured through many generations
Tin : dashing colonel of the state mill
tla is these days busily engaged in mov
ing that bills "do not pass. " The colone
* TRS elected by a very small majority , ye
v be imagines that he is the most promt
' ' fient man in the senate.
Foun weeks from to-day the cit ]
lection takes place , unless the law ia
changed. It is almost time to make HI
elates to be broken. It is to bo hopuel
that none but men with character aiie :
ability will jtttompt to bo elected.
TIIK Omaha charter bill has been made
a special hearing for 2 o'clock this after
noon. The .unbought members of thi
legislature should see to it that a chartei
meeting tho. wants and demands of 2
great and growing city is granted ,
> TIIK bill to pay members and employe :
for the additional twenty days , together
ifith the increase of salary to $300 , calls
lor an appropriation of $55,000. This
modest little sum comes from the tax
payers. If they can stand it the member' '
and clerks think they will manage some
way to got through It.
IN one of his most beautiful sermons
delivered quite recently , Mr. Buechoi
closed as follows : "In the great invisi
Me toward which wo are going , wo shal
find ton thousand vibrating strings whicl
we have made musical , which the wholi
heavens shall chant , and which the whole
universe ) will hear. " With such bcaiiti
fnl thoughts , learned in his younger day :
and remembered throughout all his life
death to one so thoroughly confident pos
erases no terror.
TUB tailing army of short-huirc <
| jj | women ami long-luiired men must agaii
give the country n rest. They will necos
arily bo compel.'ud to postttono their un
ely hobby of woman suffrage until an
ether two years have come and gone
For n right that is "divino" and "God
given , " as the female freedom shriokor
boldly and uublnsbiugly maintain , it i
a lung time gutting hero. And it is nl
* ! nest certain that in its defeat in the na
' * tional congress , its death was at the sami
time recorded , So far us out own Htati
in concerned , local agitators will contiu
Willy attend to the question at the neg
feet of their households. No hobby wa
rer ridden harder. The question o
woman suffrage has been before the pee
trie over since Miss Anthony lias boon o
Uut as it in the policy of this pane :
discuss ancient history , we wil
prfrtiin from further oommuat , ,
Showing Ills Ilnnd.
The Herald has not said much of late upoi
the subject of Omaha's proposed new chartc
bccausn the subject Ims already been ampl
discussed In thc o columns. It begs leave t
assure the Rentluinun of the legislature , 01
the evn of action , however , that the itntrt
mcnt as reported from the judiciary commli
tee of tlie house Is wholly satisfactory t
nine-tenths of the people of Omaha. 1
would further particularly recommend thn
the majority report of the Douglas count ;
delegation on the section In relation to th
board of public works bo not heeded , bu
that the Judiciary committee's substitution o
the clause In the present charter be adopted
Onuihn lIcrnM.
The Herald does not voice the sent !
incut of Omaha on the charter any mor
than it has voiced public sentiment 01
any issue during the last ten ypnrs. 1
paper that circulates less than tvvelv
hundred copies in a city of 80,000 populn
tion , is in no sense a representative o
popular sentiment. The truth is , thn
the only parties in Omaha that oppoa
the charter as compiled by the chaste
committee , and revised by the iJougla
delegation , are the monopolies and ring
that seek control of our public works
This fact is patent to everybody in the com
munity. The secret of the opposition lie
in the fact that the provisions of the nev
charter are very stringent with regard t
the regulation of gas companies , strce
railways and telephone companies. Th
composition and the power o
the new board of public works
make jobbery by contractors mucl
more diflicult than it has been , under th
present charter. Hence wo find the owners
ors and managers of the street railways
gas companies and telephone companio
combining with the contractors and certain
tain syndicates to mutilate the charter
The now proprietor of the Herald I
evidently in full accord with this class o
patriots. He wants the charter amundci
in the interests of monopolies , rings am
land speculating syndicates. That is no
a desire which docs credit to a mai
occupying his position.
The City Campaign.
Charter or no charter , the city cam
paign is now open. Unless the law i
changed within a few days the city clec
tion will take place on the fifth day o
April , just four weeks from this day
The importance to Omaha of this clec
tion can hardly bo exaggerated. It i
not merely a question of oflices am
spoils , but of good or bad government
If the next mayor and counci
become mere jumping-jacks am
stool-pigeons of contractors am
large corporations the city wil
bo driven on the highway to bankruptc ;
and ruin. History will only repeat itself
With hundreds of thousands of dollars ti
bo expended on public works durinj
the next two years , it is but natural thn
contractors' rings would make an organized
izod and desperate effort to cnptur
the city Government. It remains ti
bo seen whether our citizens will stir
render thcso vital interests into sucl
hands.
For our part wo shall support no can
didatc for any city cilice who has a tic
up with contractors or corporate monop
olics. We hope to sec honest and coin
potent men nominated for every Jt ;
oflice. But if the jobbers and plunder
era pack the conventions , wo shall exercise
cise the privilege of opposing bad am
dangerous candidates , just as wo havi
always done.
Beocher'a Death.
In the death of Henry Ward Beecho ,
the country undoubtedly loses the nios
distinguished and influential minister o
the century. Many others have been fo
a time marked figures in our history fo
their eloquence , their influence and thoi
power for good , but no one has for si
many years continuously held the fron
rank in the religious world and so fore
bly Impressed his individuality upoi
his generation as t'ao late Mr. Bcechcr. /
man of marvelous eloquence , great orig
nality of thought and vivid imagina
tion , ho never spoke , whether Iron
pulpit or lecture platform , without cap
tivating his audiences and sending then
homo to think. Mr. Beccher was pre
eminently an earnest , single-minded
generous and unselfish man. He thor
ouithly believed in his work , and. whatever
over ho did , ho did with all his might.
More than any other minister of thi
century , perhaps moro than any othe
in our history , Mr. Bcechor was i
political as well as religion
force. More than any other mai
who has essayed the double role of re
ligion and politics , he has had th
genius to so acquit himself in both thn
no one could justly charge him with a mis
use of cither in behalf of the other cause
Above all ho was a man who had in ai
unsurpassed degree the cou rage of hi
convictions. In the darkest days of th
rebellion , with a heart ovcrllowirig will
patroitism , ho conceived it to bo his dut ;
to go to England and stem the sympa
thies of the ruling classes there will
secession. Ho faced hostile prejudiced
thousands in the largest halls ii
London , and spoke with the boldness o
the prophets and apostles of old for tin
cause of truth , justice and freedom. A
Nathan faced David to charge him wit
his crime , saying : "Thou art the man,1
so did ho face these in power there , am
with fcnrk'ss manner and ringing words
pointed out their errors , their inconsis
tcncies and their injustice concerning
the cause of the north , and without doub
did more than any other one agency t <
change public opinion and oQiclalconduc
there in regard to our cause.
The same courage of his conviction
has been shown in all hi
religious teachings. He has alwny
refused to bo bound by the nai
row dogmas of a creed , and while generally
orally comforming to the principles of In
seethe has not hesitated to dissent from
its teachings in bolmlf of a broader , nion
liberal and moro loving religion
Ho was never frightened at i
chanro of inconsistency. When hi
convictions led him to discard any pro
vioua belief or to change his political ae
tion ho did it promptly and without apol
ogy. All in all , a great man has gone l <
his rest , and many generations will conic
and go without producing tils equal as :
moral , religious and social force.
Defeat of Attempted Monopolies.
Among the incidents of Wall strec
during the past week , none have beoi
more interesting than the tumble in thi
price of the stock of the American Cottoi
Ol | Trust. This company is a creation o
the Standard oil people , and has been ii
exUUmoa about a year. It was foruuu
and has been conducted on the plan thn
has made the Standard Oil company th
greatest monopoly of this age , and th
corner stone of the concern was score
railroad rates such as the Standard wa
largely built up on , It aimed to monop
olize the production of cotton-seed oil
Although the making of cotton-seed ol
is in itself an entirely legitimate business
the atlalrs of this company wore carrlci
on with the same studious conccalmcn
that characterizes the affairs of th
Standard. While the stock of the concern
corn was placed on Wall street , quoted 01
the exchange , and traded in dally , n
public statement has ever been made , no
only of earnings and expenses , but cvui
of the fact of how much stock has bcoi
issued. It is a disputed question in Wai
street whether there nro $33.000,000 o
$33,000.000 outstanding. Efforts made ti
ascertain of officers of the company tin
amount of stock issued have been mo
with the statement that it is none of th
public's business. On the strength o
statements , proceeding from no one kno
what source , that the company was earn
ing 5 per cent , on its unknown stock , th
public blindly gambled in this stock unti
the price reached 63 , whore it halted
The company is understood to have ob
tained control of about nine-tenths of th
oil factories of the country and was pusli
ing out its tentacles to draw in the others
Two events came very close together I
check its designs. The first , and not th
least important of these , was the passnjr
of the inter-state commerce law. Th
effect of this was to remove the corner
stone upon which the intended monopol ;
was to be erected , and without which th
plan must necessarily fail of its cardina
object. Under the old conditions , fol
lowing the well known and until nov
successful tactics of the Standard , thi
company would have been able by mean
of secret low rates on the railroads ti
crush competitors who would not conv
into the pool , or to drive thorn out of tin
pool. But under the new conditions i
canoujoy no advantage over competitor
in the ono direction in which it expectci
to have all the advantage , that of ship
ping its seeds and oils at lower rates thai
could be obtained by others in the sanu
fine of business. Under the law it mus
stand on an equal footing with all othe
shippers of seeds and oils , and whatevo
success it secures in the market must b
obtained by other methods than througl
reduced rates and rebates from the rail
roads. The other event , which the passage
sago of the inter-state commerce law in
vited and rendered practicable , was tin
organization of a computing company
with a largo capital that proposes the us
tablishment of extensive cotton-seed oi
mills at various points in the south. Tin
projected monopoly having been thin
defeated , the price of its stock fell dis
astrously , the quotations of Monday
showing a decline of twenty-three point
in a week , It is probable that the pro
jfctors of this enterprise will not lose t
dollar. The people who have blindly
gambled in the stock will bo the sufferers
But whether or not the men in thoschemi
have lost or gained , the country is to bi
cangratulatcd upon the fact that wha
might have become another powcrfu
monopoly has been defeated before i
had an opportunity to do much harm.
On n similar plan was another pro
jcctod monopoly which tbo passage o
the inter-stato commerce law put an em
to. Before the law was enacted it was
proposed that the manufacture and sale
of Hour should be controlled by a corpora
tion to bo called the Flour trust. If thii
project had been carried out the groa
flour mills would have entered a pool
and. an attempt would have been madi
by moans of special freight rates , and all
the other instruments used by the oil
monopoly , to absorb or crush other mills
and success would have enabled one cor
poration to control absolutely the supply
and price of that great staple. The passage
sago of the law killed this scheme in it :
inception. These examples are suflicien
to show the vicious course we wen
moving in under former conditions , am
to establish conviction that the rcmedia
legislation came none too soon.
Senator Jones of Florida.
In connection with an apparently
well authenticated report from Detroi
that ox-Senator Jones , of Florida , will bi
a candidate for re-election to the senati
from his state , the statement is made tha
he has not been in Detroit on : i courting
mission at all , but that while in Washing
ton ho became possessed ol some tremend
ous secret , and had to get away in orde
to keep it. It is said that when he goo :
before the Florida legislature to asK it :
votes , he will reveal this great secret
which will not only relieve him from tin
suspicion of haying bceu in love , but tha
other suspicion of being moro than hal
crazy. Moreover , it is claimed that hi
revelations will not only vindicate hi
own course , but create a national sensa
tiou in the character of charges that he
will make and the high standing of tin
statesmen that he will involve.
Hero at least is something in the Jonc
episode with meat in it. If the alligato
senator has for so long been in possessioi
of so tremendous a secret that its rcvcla
tion would not only shake the solu
foundations of the capilol and cause th
goddess of Liberty to tremble on her loft ;
perch aboyo the dome , but startle th
whole nation and involve the ruin o
statesmen whom the people have trustci
and honored , ho did well to go
out of the way of Washington reporter
by seeking a rural retreat in the Wolvcr
ine state , and seeming to be crazy bj
affecting to be in love. He thusdisarmei
suspicion and was enabled to nurse hit
secret without fear of molestation.
But think of the moral courage whicl
this course illustrated I Consider how
hard it was to bear tbo ridicule of tlu
press of the whole country , any ono o
whoso representatives would gladly , hat
he suspected the truth , have pledged tin
revenues of his journal for a year to loan
111 advance of all hated rivals what the
senator knew. The agony which thi
mental travail caused had to bo smiling ! j
concealed by flirtations with the closet
blinds of Miss Palms' windows. Ho wn :
forced to make lifn a burden to Miss
Palms by the daily lovn notes and floral
offerings with which ho besieged her ,
and now it appears that while ho was
a seeming votary at Cupid's shrine , ho
was really n voluntary sacrifice on the
altar of state , suffering from love for his
country , enduring ridicule from charitj
forhls follow statesmen. Noble Jones
Bravo senator I Considerate friend
And yet when the sacrifice of revealing h
only greater than that of concealing , he
is prepared for that greater sacrifice. He
will tell the truth though the heavens
fall and guilty statesmen bo crushed . Tl > <
stars may gather on the corners of thi
milky way to listen to and discuss the
awful disclosures ; the moon may hide
her face in pity and tluj un may stop ir
his course to see the wreck of roputa
tious , but Jones will do hU duty. Lcl
the crash como I
BUCCCSB of thu Hoptonnato.
No ono doubted that the demand of the
German government for , a continuance
of the soptpnnato , which would have expired >
pired in April , would bo acquiesced in
The return of members of the roichstap
in favor of this policy rendered the rosiil
a foregone conclusion. But it was tt
have boon expected that the opposition
would have made a somewhat moro vig
orous contest than tlusy appear from tin
cable report of the proceedings to have
done. Thu leaders of the opposing fac
lions talked against the measure , but it
seems evident that they were burdened
by a sense of the hopelessness of their op
position. It is reported , indeed , tha
Windthorst , the loader of the center
showed in the moderation of his Ian
guago the effect which the outcome o
the elections had exerted upon him. It :
short , the whole proceedings bore evidence
donco to the fact that the govcrnmen
was in complete command of the situa
tion , and that protests or efforts to ob
struct its will would bo iillo. The rcsul
Is that the military establishment hu
been made secure for another sevei
ycats.
This , however , is but ono step
though perhaps the most import
ant , in the programme of thi
government , and it remains to b <
seen whether it can carry through th <
others with equal case. It is not suffi
cient that authority is given to hold mer
to military service for seven years. The
army must be maintained and the people
must pay for this maintenance. Tlu
propositions ot the government for this
purpose are yet to bo presented. They
will involve financial changes of a verj
important nature , against which then
has hitherto been developed a very large
and vigorous opposition. Among tlu
propositions certain to bo brought for
ward upon which an extended contcntioi
is probable are tobacco monopoly ant
an increase of the tax on brandy. Tlu
adoption of these propositions would be
to increase the government's exaction !
upon the people , and they will doubtlcsi
bo vigorously opposed. But if the gov
crnmcnt determines that both or eitliei
of them is absolutely necessary to its re
quircmcnts it is hardly questionable that
as the rcichstag is now constituted , it wil
ultimately have its way. Bismarck un
doubtedly knows his men , and it is alsc
*
not to be doubted that ho intends to go
the full value of his .yictary.
WHEN the Kansii people conceive si
dislike for a man they do not hesitate
about showing it. Kansas is a republi
can state , and the republicans there hole ;
St. John responsible for the defeat of
Blame in 1834. To emphasize their dis
pleasure at this result they have several
times burned the prohibition presidential
candidate in efligy and have practically
ostracised him socially. 5 The latest man'
ifcstatiou of their dislilfe for him is the
legislative act of wiping out his name
from the map of the stale. Acountjfhad
been named after him. in the days of hi.-
popularity , but a bill has just been passci !
and promptly signed by the governor
changing the name of that county to
Logan. During its discussion a member
said : "I have a dog which I named St.
John. The dog sucked eggs. If you wil !
change the name of St. John to Logan 1
will shoot the dog. " Whether the dog
was to bo shot for bearing the name ol
St. John or for sucking eggs the mem
ber did not explain. The appropri
ation of eggs was the dog's vice ; his
name was only his misfortune. Porhapa
the changing of his name might have re
sulted in his reformation , if , as the honor
able member seemed to imply , there was
a logical connection between the name
and the habit. Or bo might have meant
that to obliterate St. John's name from
the map would not euro him of the vicious
habit of electing democratic presidents ,
and that to shoot him would bo the onl.v
effectual remedy. Anyway , it was rougli
on St. John to compare him to an egg
sucking dog.
THE duty devolving upon a newspaper
to present the public acts of public indi
viduals is an imperative ono , and
although at times exceedingly unpleas
ant , It cannot be avoided. No matter
how high a man may have stood in the
estimation of the community , if ho proves
to bo a rogue , ho should bo handled
without gloves and exhibited to the world
in his true light. The Chicago news
papers are just now working harmon
iously together , in the great work ol
pointing out the thefts of public officials.
Newspaper fumigation is always profit
able to the community.
THE numerously signed petitions cir
culating in each judicial district of the
state , praying Governor Thayer to make
certain appointments for now judges ,
had better bo withdrawn. As yet the bill
bas not passed , When it does the origi
nal will bo modified. Wo have reliable
information that the different districts
are absolutely flooded with long peti
tions. The man possessing the necessarv
qualifications to map a good judge ,
would hardly ask for'tho Impossible.
ACCOKDINO to alleged t confessions of
dying men in bioux City'at least a dozen
have admitted that they killed Haddock ,
CONGRESSMAN AND'SENATORS. .
Congressman Mitchell , vof Connecticut ,
spends dally tiom $4 to , $5 for his lunch.
Senator Voorhoes wcjars the largest silk
plug In ttio senate. Ilia sUe.is t > even and five-
eighths. *
Senator-Elect Davis sod wife have ROIIO to
Now York tor further treatment of the sen
ator's eyes. "
Senator Kdmunds Is reported to bo advo
cating the nomination of Senator Allison , ot
Iowa , for president i
Senator liiRalls , when ho delivers his satir
ical and striking speech , never raises his
voice above a monotone and rarely gesticu
lates.
Congicssman I'aso , of Hnode Island , will
got 810,000 for his live days service In the
house. He KCts back pay for the two years
during which ho contested his seat.
Senator Fair's senatorial term expired with
this session of congress. lUirlng the six
years ho has been In the souuto ho lias never
bored his brethren with a speech of any
kind.
Senator Caimlcu , of , West Virginia , Is said
to be noted for his absent-mindedness. Ills
absence ot body from the United States seu-
nto chamber may also bo hereafter noticed b
the close observer.
Senator Fnnvell , of Illinois , says that h
nml his brother and Mr. Taylor , of Cnlcasc
will make about 52UCOO,000 out of the lam
given thorn by the state of Texas lupaytnrn
for state buildings tlmy are putting up.whlcl
will not cost over 81,000,000.
Senator Edmunds can make a soup un
equaled far delicacy , can prepare a beef tei
"that would innko a professional smack hi
lips'and sometimes ri-cieates by taking ol
hts coat , putting on an apron , and preparlni
a calf's foot Jelly after an old Vermont recipe
Senator Spooncr will bo among the wan
dcrlng stars of conzress this summer. Hi
and Mrs. Spooner will sail next mouth fo
Kmope , for a tour of at present Indollulti
length and duration. It Is probable , how
ever , that ho wilt bo back before the opcnliif
of congress.
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Tbo Manufacture of Duel cs.
New Orleans 1'taii/iwe.
It may take nine tailors to make a man
but ono tailor nmy make a dozen dudes , si
far as clothe ? are concerned.
Gut What He Wont Alter ,
Atlanta CtmMtutton.
The Constitution ofllco was visited by f
mind reader yesterday. Wo need not sa ;
that the professor had his llly-whito Hand
ful1- _
How to Onro Sleepnllcln ? .
Deficit Free I'reti ,
It Is said that somnambulism Is on the In
crease in this country nrnoiii ; marrlee
women. The only way to break 'em of I
is to hide your wallet outside your bedroom
I low Capitalists Arc Miulo Here.
Kmth IHiros ( J' < i. ) Rteonl.
A correspondent wants to know what i
capitalist Is , anyway. Well , In this countri
a capitalist is generally a worklngman wht
has learned how to live on less than he earns
Mo Favors From Railroads ) .
A'cir Oitatits l'ic < 7i/ime.
A statesman yesterday asked a promlnon
railroad man for alight for his cigar , am
was handed a card on which the followlnj
words were printed : "Would bo pleased U
comply with your renuest. but cnuuot do seen
on account of the Inter-state commerce bill. '
it seems that statesmen can receive no favon
from railroads.
Tlio
intOi. CajMon.
We worked through spring and winter ,
throut ; ! ) summer and through fall ,
But the mortgage worked thu hardest ani
the steadiest of all.
It worked on nights and Sundays , It woikeil
each holiday ,
It settled down amonz us and never wcui
away.
Whatever we kept from it seemed always r
thott ;
It watched us every minute , and ruled us
right and left ;
The rust and blight were with us sometimes
and sometimes not ;
The dark-browed , scowling mortgage was
forever on the spot.
The weavlland thacut-worm , they went as
well as came ;
Tlio mortgage staid forever , eating hearty all
the same.
It nailed up every window , stood cuard al
every door ,
And happiness and sunshine made theli
nome with us no more.
Till with falling crops and sickness we jjol
stalled upon the grade ,
And there came a dark day on us when the
Interest wasn't paid ;
And there came n sharp foreclosure and the
farm was cheaply bold.
The children left and scattered , when thoi
hardly yet-wero grown ;
My wife she pined and perished , and I found
myself alone.
What she died of was a "mystery" the electors
tors never knew ;
But I know she died ot mortgage just as
well ns 1 wanted to.
If to trace a hidden sorrow were within f
doctor's art ,
They' Im' found a mortgage lying on thai
woman's broken heart.
Worm or beetle , drought or tempest , on 0
farmer's land may fall ,
But for first-class ruination , trust a inoitgaire
'gainst them all.
STATE AND TKKKITOUY.
Nebraska Jottings.
A new directory is sprouting in Lin
coin.
Sterling offers a bonus of $1,000 for t
cannery.
Chadron has established a elead line f01
wooden buildings.
A 10year-old at Stanton lost an arm
while playing with a gun.
The Grand Army nest at Pierce pro
pose to invest § 2,000 in a hall.
J. W. Owens has retired from the Gal
loway Standard. C. A. Sherwood now
runs the machine.
"If Omaha wants the reunion this
year , " says the Grand Island Indepen
dent , "we believe it would bo a gooel
plan to give it to that city , and afford
her nil opportunity to entertain the
veterans of the late war. "
The now postollico building at Beatrice
was opened to the public for the lirst time ;
Monday morning. No postollice in the
state , except these in government build
ings , is so complete in all its appoint-
nients. It has 1,000 lock boxe * of latest
improved pattern , and is fitted with gas ,
steam and water.
The government is having trouble in
securing a building for n postollieo at
Hastings. There are but two or three
buildings suitable for the purpose , and
the owners do not care to rent thorn for
the rental the government wants to pay.
A special apjcnt will bo sent to Hastings
to examine into the matter and make a
report.
A pair of rascally cloth peddlers are
doing the country around North 1'latto
selling job lots of dress goods. They nro
accommodating cussc.s and prefer notes
to cash every time. They tackled Dan
McNcal , secured an order and also a
note for 575. Light broke in upon him
and with the aid of an officer captured
the note before it was raised.
Grand Island docs not take to the
manly art to thu paying limit but a
female scrap distances a dog lieht in
bringing out the town. A free fistlruu
between two women took place on Wal
nut street Saturday evening , in which
bustles aud bangs swung around the cir
cle , in perfect time to an exhibition ot
chin music moro expressive than elegant.
The slur wore a scarlet top-knot , and
displayed pugilistic qualities calculated
to inspire the observer with a fooling
that distance lent enchantment , eitc. All
the abusive language- the vocabulary
was hurled at the victim of the onslaught ,
in tones which vibrated across three
blocks. The fight was all on one side , as
the assaulted party was too much of a
lady to even make an effort to strike
back or talk back , her fight being to gut
away from her enraged antagonist.
Iowa Items.
Red Oak expects a sixty-stall round
house and railroad machine shops.
A census just about completed shows
that Eagle Grove has a population of
about ii.OOO.
A Dubuque man is the possessor of a
spi-ckled hen which lays three .speckled
Bggs during each twenty-four hours.
At Red OuK the mayor is paid a salary
nf $200 a year , and councilmen are al
lowed 20 cents an hour for actual service.
Andrew Brown and Chloe Robinson ,
the colored lionds who recently whipped
it boy to death at Mqntn/.uma , nave been
indicted for murder in the second degree.
Near Corning , on Saturday , John Mc-
Kcii7.io shot and instantly killed John
Iliggs. Both were fannois , and a quar
rel arose over the ownership of ooruo
cornstalks.
A new method of flirtation has been
discovered ut Cedar Rauiels. The gallant
lover writes on u piece of paper in a bold
hand what ho desires , and his lady read
it from her retreat on the other side c
the street with the nlel of an opera-gluss
The temperance people of the Flft
congressional district will hold a con
vention nt Cedar Rapids , Thursdaj
March 17 , for the purpose of consultutioi
and the inauguration of plans for thu bet
tor enforcement of the prohibitory law
of the stato.
John Phillips , who six months ngi
stole a lot of hogs from a Rock Islam
train near Homestead , was nrruiiutl a
Bloomington. 111. , ou Tuesday , taken ti
Iowa City Tuesday night , appeared ii
court and pleaded puilty Wcdncsda' '
morning , anel was sontcnccel to the poni
tcutiarv for three j-uar.s and a half am
started for Auamosa , all iusido of thirty
six hours.
Dakota ,
Watertown is to have an opera housed
cost 125,000.
A colony from Blunt , Hughes county
will emigrate to southern California tin
spring.
In some sections of north Dakota tin
wheat was shipped out so clean that seoi
must bo imported.
The Homustako product for the pns
year is oilieially stated at $1.010,231. Thi
product for January of tills year wa
The Deadwood-Terra's erold produc
for 1830 was ! ? 000,58r . Thu product fo
the mouth of January of this year wa
$35,531.15. ,
Judge W. W. Brookiiiffs.of Sioux Falls
maelo the first pre-emption filing ami ru
ccivcd the first patent ever given to a set
tier in Dakota.
Trouble is auticiDatcd between the Tn
dians and the white settlers in the Turtle
mountain region. The whites have ap
plied to the government for protection.
A party of Russians cautrht in a bll/ :
znrel in one of the now counties on the
Missouri river , used their sle-ds tor fires
anel for three days feasted ou mule moat
their only provision. As the mule cos
them $75 they lived high.
0 ADDITIONAL OOUNOIL BLTJPFS.
# * Mn io anel Mirth.
On Thursday evening Roland Rood i ;
to appear at the opera house in the
" " The Nev
farcical comedy "Humbug.
York Mirror says of him and his
1 notice that his play "Humbug,1
compared with most of the so-called com
edics of the day , is a gem. In the firsi
plnco , it has a clearly definite am
thoroughly legitimate plot ; its situations
and developments are the result of nat
ural evolution , and it contains very little
of the clement ol improbability. Tlu
dialogue ia bright and witty and there i.
no horseplay. Mr. Heed's performance
is very entertaining and entitled to the
highest praise , and wo have at last an
opportunity of seeing him at his best.
His ceiition of "Mikado "
pocket , by the
way , is a charming interpolation , ami
makes us eager to see Mr. Reed in his
famous role of Ko-Ko , which wo now
feel sure ho can sing as well as act. The
company rendered good support.
A MUSICAL TltKVT.
The Council Blulls musical society have
arrangeel for a special feast at tiio opern
house Friday evening , having securcel
Madame Fannie Bloomliclel tor one oi
her brilliant piano recitals. She will be
assisted by Nahan Frnnko and his tul
cnted wife , Edith Edwards. The Etuele ,
of Philadelphia , gives Madame Bloom-
Hold the following words of praise : "The
event of the evening , practically , was the
phenomenal playing of the young pianist ,
Miss Fannie Bloomfield. Her lire , en
thusiasm and repose were wonderful.
Since Rubinstein played it , I have never
heard his concerto given with so mucl
breadth and nerve. Her cantubilo play
'
intr is genuine , and. she made the instr'u
mcnt sing with her beautiful sinsjle-lin
gor tone. The rondo was electric am !
played at a terrible tempo , but always
with a power of reserve that never mue'lc
you nervous ; indeed , I felt more nervous
for the orchestra. Such ripeness of coir
ception and such technique has been sel
dom heard , and all the foremost pianists
of the country pronounce her a genuine
pianistic phenomenon. She showed like
wise great power , breadth and subtle
delicacy in her solo selections.
"KVANOKLINK. "
Saturday evening Rico's company will
present this old , yet ever new , play , with
new costumes , sceuerv and accessions. .
It will also be given as a niatiuec Satur
day. _
The Wiir Sona Concert.
This entertainment at the opera house
last evening was a novel and pleasing
ono. A number of the best musicians in
the city took part. The following was
the program.
TAUT I I1EFOIIK THE WAR.
1. America . Full Chorus
2. The Battle Cry of Freedom .
. Eoloand Chorus
3. lake YourGim and Go , John .
. Koio and Chorus
Miss Barbara Merkcl.
4. "Kingdom Coming" . Male Quartette
5. Grafted Into the Army. . Solo and Chorus
Miss Anna Merkcl.
1'A.UTII WAH'JIMn.
0. Fancy Drill . Awkwnrd Squad
7. Trio , From der Freisehu t/ .
. Piano , Violin and Flute
1'rot. Llpfnrt , and Mows. Flank
Hadollct and Paul Tulloys.
8. Just Before the Uattle , Mother .
. Solo anil Choius
I. M. Troyuor.
P. Picket Hans.
10. Song of the Camp . Recitation
Miss Smith.
11. Vacant Chair . Solo and Chorus
Alms Anna Meikel.
12. Tramp Choi us . Sue ! and Chorus
1. M. Tioynor.
PAIIT III AFTEIITIIE WAIL
13. Marching Through Georitia .
. Solo and Chorus
I. M. Treynnr.
H. Red , White and Blue ) . . .Duet and Chorus
The Misses Merkol.
15. Tenting To-Night On the ) Old Camp
Giounil . Solo and Choius
I. M. Troy nor.
1C. Star Spangled Banner .
. Qunitct and Chorus
The Misses Me-rkel. Mi. Tuwnor and
1'rof. McDoiinlel.
17. Bravo Battery Hoys . Male Giorus
THE BIG TOWER FOR PARIS.
tlio Fntllo I'rotost Aanlnst It anel
the Ideas of Itn Constructor.
Paiis dispatch to the ) London Times-
I'hc famous Kiffol tower , nicknamed Hie
'Tower of Babul , " a.s be-iug likiily to
jauso a confusion of tongucti , has already
caused a confusion of opinions. Thu
nest distinguished literary man anel
mists of trance , the engineer who du-
iigncel the tower , and the minister of
loiumcrco , who presides over the CK-
ii bit ion , have in turn indulged in the
itrangest and most fantastic reasoning ,
lleru is , lirst of all , the remonstrance
iow being signed by the leading authors ,
irtists and dramatists :
"We come , writers , painters , sculptors ,
irchilccts , passionate ) lovers of the hith-
2rto intact beautv of Pans , tend protest
vitli all our might and nil our indignation
n the name of elisregarduel French taste
uiel menaced French art anel history
igainst the erection in the veiry heart of
> ur capital of the useless and monstrous
Siffol tower , which public sarcasm , so
) ften markeel by common sense and a
iplrit of Justice , has already christened
Tower of Babel. ' Without falling into
ho fanaticism ol Oliauvinlsmp wo have a
Ightto procluinuiloud that Paris is a
iity without n rival in the worlel. Above
ts streets and its widened boulovarels ,
ilong its admirable qunys.unnd Its splnn-
lid promonanos. rise thu noblest inonu-
ncnts to which human genius had given
> irlh. iho Boul of Franco , a creator of
nasterpieces , cleams aniiel this august
nllorcscence of stone. Italy , 'Germany ,
Mandcrs , HO justly proud o'f their horit-
> go , posses ? nothing which can Viu'wilh
our own. and from every corner of the
universe Paris attracts curiosity aud ad
miral ion.
"Aro we about to lot nil this bo pro-
fancel ? Is the city of Paris about to as
sociate itself with the grotesque ami mcr-
cuiitilo imagination of a tiiaeuilno maker ,
irreparably to elisllguro anil dishonor
itself ? For the Kifi'ol tower , which ovou
commercial America refuses , is , rest as
sured , a dishonor to Paris. Kvoryboely
feels it , ovoryboely says It , ovcrybeuly is
deeply grieved , ami wo nro only a feeble
echo of the universal opinion , so legiti
mately alarmed.
"Lastly , when forolcnora como and
visit our exhibition , the'.v will exclaim
with astonishment , 'What ! is this hideous * _ j _ H
thine what the French have devised in
order to give us an idea of their vaunted
taste ! ' Anel thuy will bo right in ridicul
ing us , for the Paris of sublime
Gothics , the Paris of Joan Gou-
jon , of Germain Pilon , of Puget ,
Ruelo , Baryo aud others will have become
the Paris of M. Eiffel. It is enough to
consider what we put forwanl. Imagine
for a moment a dizzily ridiculous tower ,
overlooking Paris llfco a gigantlo black
factory chimney , overpowering with its
barbarous mass Notre Dame , La Suinto
Chapollc , thn tower of St. Jacques , the
Louvre , the Invalidps Dome and the Are
elo Triomphe all our monuments famuli-
iatcel , all our architecture dwarfed and
fated to disappear in this stupefying
elrcam. For twenty years vro shall BCD
tapering Ilka a spot of ink over the entire
city , still thrilling with the genius of eo
many centuries , the hateful shadow of
the hateful solumn of bolted sheet-iron. "
From the Pall Mall Gazettci "What is
tuis hideous thing , " the Parisian artists
ask the government In thn high-flown
protest published this morning , "which
has been cluvittcd in oreler to give foreign
visitors an idea of our vaunted taste ? "
M. Eiffel , Iho constructor of "tho hideous
thing , " answers the question himself in
the interview , of which ono of our Paris
correspondents sends us the following
report : "Paris is to have the greatest
tower in the world , after all. M. Eiffel's
tower , which the government has author-
i/.eel him to raisu on the champ elo mars ,
will dominate all Paris , anel surpass , in
fact almost double , in height the highest
existing structure. Liberty , to
whom such homage was paid
the other week for her grandeur
anel greatness , is but a pigmy of the
statue worlel compared with this gigantic
monster , Lord Nelson's monument is
102 feet , the "Monument" 203 feet , Lib
erty L 20 feet , St. Paul's ! i < 50 feet , the Great
Pyramid 400 feet , St. Peter's of Rome 507
feet , the Cologne cathedral 522 feet , the
\Vashingtou monument , at present the
highest in the world , 555 feet anel the
Paris tower is 1.000 feet. " In order to
line ! out what M. Eiffel had to say to the
various objections which have been niaelo
to his tower and to got his opinion on its
utility , I called on him the other elay at
his works at LemaUois-Pcrrut. To him
his great production is svnonymous with
the success of the exhibition.
"They bes'in by declaring , " ho re
marked , referring to his adversaries ,
"that my tower is not French. It is big
enough and clumsy enough for the Eng
lish or Americans , but it is not our style ,
they say. We are occupied moro with
little artistic bibelots than ciants of bad
taste like your tower. But though wo
are occupied most with art and music ,
that is no reason. " said ho , emphatically ,
"why wo should not show the world what
wo e n do in the way of great engineer
ing projects. And as for its being in bad
taste , why , on the contrary , it will boone
ono of the chief ornaments of tlio town.
One of the most frequent objections made
to the tower is that it is useless. Thai is
another error Take its importance , for
instance , from a meteorological point
of view. It is not ovoryelay that
meteorologists can get up a thousand feet
above the soil. This tower will enable )
them to stuely the decrease of tempera
ture at different heights , to observe the
Variations of winds , find out the quantity
of rain that falls at different heights and
the density of thu clouds. Indeed , in all
that relates to temperature , hygrometry ,
air current * , anel the composition of the
air. Iho tower will afford opportunities
for stuelv and research , many of which
have hitherto been impossible. It will bo
equally useful to astronomers. Here ex
periences with the spectroscope can bo
carried on with great facility ; the laws
of refraction and the physical aspect of
the moon , planets , and nebula studied
in most favorable conditions. I have re
ceived testimonies from savants on all
these points. Then there is its utility from
n military point of view. In the event of
another siege of Paris see how import
ant this lower would be. Communica
tions could be kept up by means of optio
telegraphy for a great distance ) around
Paris , for from the summit you have a
magnificent panorama extending 120 tote
to lye kilometers. Paris by night , deco
rated anil illumined as it will be during
the exhibition , is a sight whicli before
was only within the roach of a-ronauts.
In fact the tower will bo the chief attrac
tion of the exhibition. "
ia-m
BO8TONMASS.
CAPITAL , . . . $400,000
SURPLUS , - - - 400,000
Accounts of Hanks , Bankers and Corpo
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Our facilities for COLLECTIONS ro
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Boston is a Reserve City , and balances
, vith us from banksnot ( located in other Re
serve Cities ) count as reserve.
We draw our own Exchange on London
md the Continent , and make Cable trans-
ers and place money by telegraph through-
Hit the United States and Canada.
Government Bonels bought and sold , and
Exchanges in Washington made for BanU
vitliout extra chaigc.
We have a market for prime fir t-class
'nvestmnnt Securities , and inyite proposals
re > m States , Counties and Cities when is-
uing bonds ,
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nvite correspondence.
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