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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , "MARCH : 10. 1887. THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Dnllr ( Morni J ? Edition ) Including Hun day BKK , Onn Year . 110 m For Sic Month * . fico 1'or Thrpo Month * . - W Ilio Omaha FUtxlny USE , mulled to any iulilro\3 , Ono Your. . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 09 OMAHA Omrr. No. flll AND 01 fAitvAM NKW vonK OFFICE. UDOM M. Tmm'NK Wm.lilNO. WASHINGTON urricc , No.61iKuuiiTiKNiiisnikk.T. COnnUI'ONnF.KCI ! All communlciitiotn relntlnifto nowfl nndo < lt- torlal matter should Uo aU'lruMoU to the Liu- YOU or TIK ; HER. AH business Icttora and remittances uliould 1 > o addressed to Tile DEI : I'unLtsniNfi COIII-ANV , OMAHA. Drafts , chocks and | > o toffl < jo ordurs to bo made parable to the ord r of thcfcouipany , THE BEE POBLIJHIKCipm , PROPRIETORS , E. R08EWATEH , KniTois. THE DAILY HER. Rworn Statement of Circulation. Btntc of Nebraska , I . . County of Douglas. * - Oeo. U. Tzschuck , eecretary of Tlio lice Publishing company , does m > lcmnlv swear that the actual circulation of the Dally lice lor the week ending Mar. llth lbS7 , was as follows : Baturdftv.Mar.fi .14.470 Bundny. Mar. 0 .is.noo Monday , Mar. 7 .14,7V ) Tuesday. Mar. S. 14.400 Wednesday , Mar. 0 .14.805 Thursday. Mar.110 . 14.4M ) Frlflny , Mar. 11 .14.800 Average < ii.M ; ; ; UEO. 11. TZSCIIt'CR. Subscribed In my presence nnrt sworn to before fore me this I'Jth 'day of March A. 1) . , 1SS7. N. V. Full , fKEALI .Notary Public. Oro. B. Tzschuck , being lirst duly sworn , depones nnd says that he is secretary of The Bee Publishing company , that the nctunl av- erase dally circulation of the Dally Dee for tliomonth of March , IbSO , 11.537 copies ; for April , 1880,13,191 copies : forfor May , 1880,12- 439 copies ; for June , 18SO , 12,298 copies ; for July. 1880 , 12,814 copies ; for Aueust , 1880 , 12,404 copies ; for September. IbSO , IS.ttio copies ; for October , IBSfl. 12,039 copies ; for November , 1880 , 13,348 copies ; for December. 1880.13,287 copies ; for .Iftiitiary , 1887. 10,200 copies ; for Fubruary , 1887 , 14,103 copies. QKO. B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed nnd sworn to before mo this Oth day of March , A. D. 1887. .fSEAL.1 N. P.FEII , . Notary Public. PKESIDENT CLEVELAND was lifty-ono years old yostcrdny. There was no jubllco. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ MR. KUSSKI.L'S picture fins been printed. Wood cut pictures fail to 'establish n character. WHEN the Chicago Time : refuses to endorse Carter Harrison , tlio conclusion Ja a safe ono that Mr. Harrison is a very bad man. THE twin towns of Boone and Booties- Joro , Iowa , by a vote of tlio people have decided to consolidate. Here ia a beauti ful suggestion to St. 1'aul and Minne apolis , AN Italian miner at Diamond , Ills. , transferred his wife to another aentlo- tnan from the land of beautiful sun-sets nnd macaroni soup , for $50. This proves that love passes all understanding. IK ALL our claims as a city of metro politan greatness , wo wish to remark again , that the railroad crossings uro not figured on. It is only a matter of time until a fearful accident will occur on Tenth street. THE Loavonworth Times must have liad its optics turned toward Omaha when it wrote , "Tho fight at the coming city election is to bo between decency and indecency ; between honor and dis honor ; between law and lawlessness. " TUB SUNDAY BEE , as usual , will to morrow bo a model newspaper. All its departments will bo complete. The por- Bon who attempts to pass the Sabbath day without a copy of the SUNDAY BEE losca ono of the most interesting chapters in his book of life. r Afl a nation , to classically express it , wo arc losing our grip on art. The Cardiff Giant recently sold for $33. This Would make Mr. Ageo , viewed from an Artistic standpoint , worth only 33 cents. /V.s a monumental fraud , however , Mr. Ageo would sell for $33,000. Tut : Grand Army boys constitute an prganlzatlon of which the country they Caved may well fool proud. It is to bo re gretted that this division of that noble order made the fatal error of electing a man as Russell to bo Us com- I AFTER Mr. Barnum's great circus pa rade in New York the other day , the .vet eran showman said , as he always doca gar regularly at this time of year , "That's ! the best , olrous parade New York ovei kaw. " And in like manner the plundered [ armor will say , as he can always say j ruthfully about this time every two ears , "This legislature hasbccn the big' Keit fraud Nebraska ever saw. " JUST before the senate adjourned this week the railroad .crowd attempted to fe take snap judgment , and In the absence of four members , who would have been averse to tlioir scheme , kill house roll No. 103. The honest representatives , however , heard a whisper of the ln > tended move , and remained over. Tutu , ho plan was frustrated. It is said thai Senator Colby was very indicnant , and re marked that ho would not have had the icnato adjourn just when it did for f 500 The question at once presents itself Whoso money is it that Colby holds sc Rightly , and why , as a representative oi the people , should he take such a llvelj Interest in defeating railway legislation' ' ffho farmers of Gage county have giver Colby a black eye so many 'times it it probable that never again will ho ropro fcont , or rather claim to represent , tin people. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE Baltimore & Ohio deal become : Jnoro complicMad and tangled from dai Co day. Every twenty-four hours bnuj the report of some now combinatioi formed to purchase the road , only to b < denied the next day. At lirst Jay Goult was made a party to the project , but tha nanolor promptly gave out that he hat teething whatever to do with it and wa ot bothering himself with now invest fnents. Then the name of Mackoy wa : fsonnectcd with it , and now comes the as urauce from , him that he knows nothing pf the matter except what ho has read it Iho newspapers. It may transpire tha the reported scheme is simply a stocl fobbing arrangement , although It is a lit tie difficult to believe that Garrett wouli | > e a party with Sully and Corbln in an ; och plan. The probable fact Is that tn demands of the president of the Balti More & Ohio are d vra d lee extravagant About Fuel. It has often been wondered by Iho people ple of Nebraska , why the imaginary lines called the boundary "lines" of this state , idly marked , have placed us outside of coal Holds. Dnkotn , on the north has found fuel in paying quantities ; towa nnd Missouri arc rich in Inexhaustablo veins of superior coul , while Kansas on the south and Colorado nnd Wyoming on the wobt , export thousands of cars of fuel each year. But Nebraska's prairies have refused to show that beds of coal arc awaiting the minor. Wo are practically without fuel. It is obtained , of course , but the extortionate tolls of railroad companies make a positive necessity an expensive luxury. Only the well-to do can burn "hard coul , " while the poorer classes arc made much poorer by burn ing the very cheapest grades. Nebraska will of course increase in population and wealth. Yet the question of cheap fuel will always be an unsolved problem , un less active steps arc taken in the direc tion of coal discoveries. Geologists un dertake to say that Nebraska is "barren" of coal , gas and oil. While wo do not at tempt to deny the science of geology , wo will cite just one instance relevant * , o the question. A government geologist , sent to explore Colorado , pitched his tout in a canon nnd romaliuvl in ono place * two weeks. After si careful and what ho was pleated to term a "scientific research" and "investigation , " ho wrote among his other notes that the "greatest drawback to Colorado would bo the scarcity ot fuel. " Witli the stakes pf his tent yet re maining in the ground , the surveyors of a railroad came along , passed through the canon , drove their stakes , ono of them by the side of the fatake which had held the old tent. When the graders commenced work they found two feet underground a vein of coal which afterwards proved to bo twenty-seven feet in thickness. A company now operating in the west ern part of this state has been informed by n geologist that indications are not oed for securing natural gus. The re cent wonderful discoveries ot gns and oil in Northwestern Ohio prove conclu sively that scientists and geologists are liable to be mistaken. Dr. Moses , one of the best read geologists in that state , and a gentleman of largo experience , was satisfied that natural gas could be found in curtain localities. Three unsuccessful attempts have been made in ono city with no developments to show that it un derlies that particular locality. Theories lave failed. What was considered a "good indication" at ono place has boon regarded as positive proof that it did not exist at another. At Findlay , 0. , three unsuccessful attempts were made before success was met -with. The largest flow ever discovered in this country was from the fourth well at that place. The discovery caused other towns to bore wells. The depth required in-Ohio is from 1,400 to 3.UOO feet. The cost is from two to thrco thousand dollars for ouch well. Petroleum has also been found In Ohio. The lands which for years and years had lain idle and been considered worthless have proven most valuable. This spring is witnessing a wonderful boom in Northwestern Ohio. The dis coveries of oil and gas have placed the towns in a perfect ferment. There are to-day two thousand houses in course of construction at Findlay , nnd property there has advanced from GO to 500 per cent. Lima , Cary , Fostoria Waptick and other towns are pushing rapidly ahead. The daily production of oil at Lima is 8,000 and at Findlay 0,000 barrels , It looks as if there will bo an cxcitomont and in crease in population and accumulation of wealth m the Ohio oil fields the next five years , the like of which was never known. The gas wells at Fostoria arc running 75,000,000 cubic foot per day. Nature , in her sometimes lavish mood certainly could not have left Nebraska m the cold , to furnish other states with fuel of all kinds. We have a belief that nat ural gas underlies this country. If it can be found a boom such as the wildest dreamer never imagined , will bo a real ity. Had our legislature mot , appropri ated $100,009 to bo placed in competent hands tor the purpose of prospecting for gas , coal and oil , and then adjourned , it would have accomplished more good than will come from the entire sixty days' session. It costs money to pros pect. Yet individual companies might reap a golden harvest if thuf would or ganize and commence operations. Omaha n a Reiorve City. The general act passed by congress creating reserve cities has become a law. Under this act any city of 800,000 population can become a central reserve city like Now York , in which 25 per cent of its deposit liabilities ar required to be kept on hand in actual lawful money. Other cities of 50,000 population or more can became reserve cities .in the same manner , one-half the 25 per cent being kept with the central reserve. The Omaha banss are fully alive to the importance of this act. At a recent meet ing , at which all the banks wore repre sented , it was decided by a vote of seven to one to petition comptroller for the des ignation of Omaha as a reserve city , pro vided Chicago become a central reserve. Information has boon received that the Chicago banks are taking a Uon in the matter , and stops will bo taken as soon as the definite result becomes known to make Omaha a full flegcd reserve city , in which 0 per cent of the 13 per cent ro- quiiod of all other national banks us a re serve may bo kept in Omaha. This is a very important law and of great public Interest. Our banks deserve a great deal of credit for their prompt resolution to conform to its provisions , as such action will require much stronger banking than heretofore. Under the old law the banks wore required to keep only 15 per cent reserve , 9 per cent of whicli could bo kept with the reserve agent in any other olty. Ililfli Offices With Low Salaries. The Michigan legislature'made an at tempt to raise the salary of the govcrnoi of that state , at its present session , bul failed. The cry of economy voted to a hundred idle clerks a largo sum of money , and left the governor's salary at $1,000 a year. The sarao niggardly salary Is paid the governors of Now Hampshire and Rhode Island. These states should at tempt to increase salaries at once , There might have been a time when gov oruor's could live upon the dignity ol such an office , but in these days of ward politicians and heelers , it is neccssarj that dignity should "shift for Itself" and the man holding the office should be paid a salary. Maine ana Nebraska pay thcli governors f3,500. while Delaware pays but 3,000. In speaking of the low salar ies paid public oflicials , in so many in stances , an caslorn paper very sensibly says : "Tho proper principle Is to fix sal aries by Iho scale of earning ? which reasonably prosperous men receive in those pursuits from which public ofllolals can most healthfully bo taken. A more general recognition of the fairness and of the necessity of this indicates the passing away of the false idea of nlllcial dignity on the one hand and of opportunities for profitable political manitu | Intion on the other. " Many other states pay thrcoand five thousand Oollnrn per year to their governors. ttio Issue. Mr. G. M. Hitchcock , instead of meet ing our three propositions as to circula tion , evades tlio issue by making another bind' . He makes an entirely now propo sition which relates to only one of the Ur.i'd : claims. The IJcu's claims , as pre viously published , are as follows : First That Its general circulation Is neatly double the combined circulation of the ITcniM , Republican , H'or/cl / and Lin coln Journal , Second That the 15it : : ' . ' < city circulation Is four times that of the H'or/if. / and about double that of the Jlcnthl , Itcintlillcun and World put together. Third That the gain made by the HIM : during the year ending March 1 , IS1 * " , Is RIeater than the total bona-lido circulation of any other Omaha paper. The sum of $1,000 lias been deposited by thcltnn publishing company in the First National bank in acceptance of Mr.IIitch- cock's challenge on the above claims. The comparison of rclatlvo circulations must bo made under the following condi tions : General circulation shall bo com puted on the basis of aggregate bona lido subscriptions and sales during the period covering thrco months ending March 15 , 1837 , certified to in detail under oath by each publisher and verified by the pub lisher's books. City circulation shall bo restricted to actual paying subscribers and sales to news stands within the city. Computation to bo made on the aggre gate circulation for the period of thrco months ending March 15 , 1887 , sworn to by publishers and verified by the sub scription books and receipts placed in the hands of the umpires. If wp fail to sustain our cluini the amount deposited shall bo donated to the charily hospital and the money of the other party re funded. If wo make good our claim the money deposited by the challenging party shall bs paid over to the hospital and ours refunded. An Kxtrn Session oT Congress. The opinion prevails in some very re spectable quarters that the president should call an extra session of congress norhaps as early as April , but not later than October next , to provide legislation for reducing the surplus and stopping further accumulation in the treasury. The conviction that such legislation is necessary is practically universal with the proplo. Regardless of party affilia tions intelligent men agree that the reve nues of the government should bo reduced to the needs ot the government. This is clearly seen to be duo to the people , to bo in the interest of the general welfare , and to bo necessary to a judicious and prudent expenditure of the public monoy. The locking up of largo sums in the vaults of'tho national treasury is a detri ment to the trade and prosperity of the country. JTho certainty that this must occur before the next congress in regular session could pass the legislation neces sary to prevent such an accumulation has induced apprehension of a money strin gency in the fall that might prove serious. We have already shown that Uicro is no good reason for fearing anything like a panic , but nevertheless the business of the country is very likely to feel the withdrawal of perhaps thirty millions of dollars by the treasury , in excess of its disbursements , during the last six months of the year. The disagreement in this matter is upon the method of reducing the revenue , and in proposing an extra session the question arises whether the now congress would be moro likely than its predecessor ser to adjust the differences that divided the majority in the last house , and agree upon a plan of revenue reduction. It must bo remembered that the democratic majority in the next house will not bo so largo as in the last , and while the ele ment dominated by Mr. Randall will bo numerically reduced , its relative strength will bo as gnmt as in the Forty-ninth congress , and therefore sufficient to block any legislation that does not orig inate with or have the approval of its leader. There has boon a good deal said since the adjournment of congress about plans to destroy Randall , but those who propose such schemes will find their ac complishment by no means a simple or easy task. Mr. Carlisle mayto obtain votes for the spcakcrship agree to dethrone - throne the Pennsylvania congress man from his place of power at the head of the appropriation com mittee and reduce him to the ranks , as it is understood ho has been appealed to to do , but it is by no moans curtain that the adroit Randall would not turn such a proceeding to his advantage. It would almost certainly cement his following moro closely to him , and might arouse a sympathy in his behalf that would bring him reinforcements. At all events ho would remain tliu leader of his faction , and having his hostility intensified by proscription would bo loss likely than ever to make concessions to the opposi tion element of the party. And without concessions and compromises on this question there can be no legislation. From this point of view there is very little reason to bollovo that an extra session would accomplish the desired ro suit. It is moro probable that its .time would bo consumed In a contest over the spcakershlp and in the formation of com mlttccs , preliminaries to organization which premise to take up a good deal of time. The outlook for tha fiftieth congress gross doing anything to reform the tariC and reduce the revenues is by no moans flattering , and perhaps the best that can bo hoped for from it is that it will make more generous provision than the las1 congress did for returning revenues oi the government to the people. REPOUTS from our correspondents say the farmers are in the fields , spring work is going onand the most favorable season Is predicted , Nebraska beats the world THE legislature reconvened. Thobarna clos remained in Lincoln. Drive them away. Other TmmlH Thnn Ours. Tito sonsat'onal ' event In Kuropo during lie past wcok w s \ho discovery of what appears to have > ceu a carefully planned conspiracy to as as&lnatu the czar. Some singling on the part of those charged with the deadly work aroused suspicion which led to thoifriiFtrption of the design and the arrest oUlioso Immediately con cerned in carrying it out. A vigilant search made by the authorities resulted n many other arfcsls of suspicious per sons , and doubtless St. Petersburg is at his time under a moro strict police sur veillance than it has been boforo. for n eng period. The ; father of the present czar , Alexander II , was killed by an Orslni bomb on Iho 13th of March , 1831 , and thuJfact that the latu attempt was uade on the anniversary of that event is regarded as Indicating that it was the re sult of nihilistic conspiracy. This is said to bo the conviction of the cxar , who does tot accept the singular view that the plot was organized by a party which desires war Instead of a peaceable division of ISulgarla with Austria. The occurrence s reported to have rendered the czar adverse - verso to war , and there is reason to bo- ievo that ho puts considerations of per sonal safety before all others. If the plot was of nihilist origin it disproves the lua that the sternly . repressive measures of the Russian government had luslro od the germ of nihilism , and them s very little reason to doubt that such was Its origin. Meanwhile there have joen no now developments regarding Russian policy , n fuel which the world is disposed to regard as rather * portentous. An Knclish diulomat recently expressed .ho prevailing opinion in the remark that "when the Cossack ceases blustering the Limo for action bus arrived. " There is no doubt that Russia Is making steady though quiet progress in the direction of licr designs. V There is no longer any talk of a prob able war between Franco and Germany , and all doubt as to the pacific intentions of the latter ought to be removed by the reported expressions of the emperor to Count Dobesscps and Marquis d * Abxac. The language attributed to the emperor by the former of these French roprcsen- lativcs was that hn is opposed to war and will not light unless attacked. He should oppose war from a conviction" that neither Germany nor Franco desire it , and ho stated that his son shared his views. To the marquis the emperor is reported to have been even more emphatic in assurances that there is no danger of war , and that as long as ho lives ho shall use his influence tpj maintain peace. In France those expressions appear to have been received with great gratification. It * * Russia and Itam have within a few days celebrated the birthdays of their rulers. On next Tuesday Germany will colcbrato the ninetieth birthday of the Emperor , and it all the preparations for the event are carried out it will bo a most remarkable occasion m the social history of tho.Emperor. . Over ono hundred royal representatives have announced tlioir intention to b"orprcsent. There will bo no less than five crown princes on hand , and many sovereigns of minor states. Authentic history docs not make record of any ruler who lived to a greater ago than Emperor William , though other monarchs have reigned longer than he. William became king of Prussia in 1801 , and emperor of Germany in 1871 , receiv ing the imperial dignity at Versailles. His life has been a most eventful one , and though now physically somewhat feeble ho retains , as he has recently shown , excellent command of his mental faculties , and is in fact a ruler. But physically ho is still a remarkable man for a roonogonarlan. An English paper recently said of him : "Tho energy and activity of the German emperor poror would bo remarkable were ho twenty years younger than he is. In a man who hopes this month to celebrate his ninetieth birthday , they are little short of miraculous. Here , for example , is a record , taken from the court chroni cle in the Berlin Tagcblalt , of the occu- uations of his majesty on two consecu tive days. On the first dayho began , as usual , by receiving and criticising the reports of Count Perponcher. Having heard them , ho inspected specimens of { ho now field equipment of the Gorman infantry , and then- retired to do two hours' hard work in his study with General von Albedyll. Later on ho re ceived two other officers , went .for a drive , dined , and attended a concert. On the following morning he again gave audience to Count Perponcher , and thou reviewed the Berlin lire brigade , after wards working In his study with Count Stolbcrg-Wornigerodo. He next re ceived two ambassadors , and , having dismissed them , went for a sharp walk with one of his aide-de-camp. After din ner ho was so little fatigued that ho was able not only to' appear , but to remain for more than an hour at the theatre. " " . Political atfairs in England have * not taken on any now phase within the week , and so far as the Irish question is concerned the situation is apparently un changed. The homo rule letter of Mr. Gladstone , which shows the great liberal leader to bo still firm , in his position , has created something o'f a sensation. Ho in sists that other questions of great public interest must wait until the Irish ques tion is disposed of. jHo admits that both in Scotland and in Wales there are matters - tors requiring the attention of parlia ment , but says that however desirable their adjustment' ferny bo the Irish issue demands prior intention because it is a social question that cannot bo put asiilo. As to whether such ought to bo the case , he declines to commit himself , but about the fact that It is the case his conviction is tixod. The fact that Mr. Gladstone adheres ao firmly to his orig inal measure ia the best omen fora happy conclusion of the agitation of Irish af fairs. The unionists cannot support Salisbury's coercion measures , and the result will bo an appeal to the country again. This can hardly result other wise than in the return of a home rule majority. The wife of the czar is the daughter'of the king and queen of Denmark , and the latter is said to bo continually concoraed for the safety of her daughter. A cor respondent says the queen's not naturally angelic temper has boon rendered gloomy 'by ' the danger in which the czarina is of being hoisted with the czar into eternity on a nihilist's petard. Marie Fcodorovui is a woman of a frivolous disposition , but she has as often as circumstances will allow her the , heroism to share her hus- jand's danger. The deaf old queen of Denmark never sees any ono porno into : ho room whore she is with an nucleus lace without fearing that she is u'oing to icar of the assassination of Alexander 111. nnd his wife. On Icarining shn is mistaken .sho devoutly thanks God. She often says it would bo happier wcro the czarina nurrled to some prlncclot whoso life was s\fc : until its natural course would bo run. V Tin : Danish king next year will have boun twenty-livo years on the throne , and great efforts are being made by the court nnd tradespeople at Copenhagen to cele brate his "silver wedding with his pro plo. " The "people" stand aloof. This tha general feeling about his majesty is thus stated : "A wicked king would bo moro satisfactory , because ho could de test him without reserve. Christian is provokincl.Y wclMntontioncd nnd has every private virtue. Ho has no capons- ivo tastes , although so found of 'horses and so particular about his stables and his kcnuols. If small-minded ho has an excellent heart , nnd though ho has a llttlo pipe-clay stiffness ho is not at all freezing. What is is really surpriaini : is that n man who has generally shown a pliant dispo sition should bo so unyieldingly obstin ate on tlio defences question. All tlio courtiers study to merit the good will of Russia. " Ox ovcry hand Omaha presents evi dence of wonderful prosperity. Six- story buildings with granite fronts indi cate permanency. Tim season for the circus agent and tlio " all shows" Is "greatest of gteat upon us. PROMINENT PKKSONS. Ex-Vice President Wheeler Is reported seriously 111 nt his home In MM one , N. Y. Lord Randolph Churchill Is expected to visit this country about the lirst of May , nnd the New York anidomanlacs are already practicing their genuflexions. Carl Schurz still buffering considerably from the effects of his recent fall In Now York. The physicians say , however , that on the whole his condition Is cncournglne. Mr. Becchcr belonged to mi uncounted number of clubs ot various sorts. Among others ho was a member of the New York Press club , which Is In mourning for him. Miss Hose Cleveland Is believed to bo con templating a novel ol Washington life which will show up the pleasant features of official society or rather the buttuied sldo ot the bread. Miss Marie Van Zandt , the well-known singer , has BO far recovered from her stroke of paralysis as to be able to walk about with the use of a cane. Her complete restoration Is looked for. Miss Catherine Wolfe , of New Fork , who Is said to be worth S 10,000,000.1 s a hopeless invalid , and pays Dr. Helmut ! ; S5J.OOO a year for his professional service ; . A good many physicians would bo glad to have a Wolfe like that at their door. Mr. Edison Is rapidly recuperating in Florida. Ho Is now at work on his electrical railway invention , but devotes a portion of his time to experimenting on several other queer-looking machines , the purposes and uses ot which none save himself under stand. Anna Dickinson is contemplating a return to the stage , and says slio has three or four very line offers , one of xriilch Is from a Lon don manager. She is very desirous that Wil son Barrett should appear In her play of "Aurclian , " with herself in the role of Ze- nobia. Senator Fair dislikes being called a mere figurehead and dinner-giver , and says ho was a hard nnd successful worker. Before leav ing Washington ho presented the youngest daughter ot Secretary Bayard with a thoroughbred riding horse and equipments valued at gl.QOO. _ A Hint. PMfaitetphfet NorthAmerlcan. It seems that the only way for a financier to get his pictures Into the newspapers Is to steal something , and for a politican to call somebody a liar. Great Offenders Escape. "Reynard tlic Far. " For slnco the lion hath the away , And bears and wolves have won the day , 'Tis honor thought by them to steal And prey upon tliu common weal. Hut If poor Reynard lifts a goose , The hounds of. Justice are let loose. " thief" and " " And "hang the "crucify , Becomes the universal cry. For small thieves are hanged out of hand , Whllo wholesale robbers rule the land. Mr. Ueechcr's Love of Horses. The Turf , Field and Farm says of Mr. Beccher. Previous to purchasing his farm at Peckskill , where ho spent many happy days , ho counselled with Mr. Bon- nor and Mr. Derby. Alter the throe gentlemen had walked up and down the hills , Mr. Bonnor caused the divlno to laugh heartily by remarking that there was but one objection to the farm , and that was the absence of level ground for a mile track. Mr. Bocchcr admired the high bred horse , and one day he said to the owner of Dexter : "Robbert Bonuer , you are a very mean man. " "Why ? " 'How 'can ' yon ask why , when you have never invited me up to your Tarry- town farm to see those fine horses you own. " "But I have never asked my own pas tor , Dr. John Hall , to go up. " "What of that ! What docs Dr. Hall know of the horse except what ho has road in revelations about the red horse and white horse ? " Four years ago Mr. Bocchor dollvnrcd the annual address before the graduat ing class of the American Veterinary college. Chickcring hall was crowded with ladies nnu gentlemen , and the committee was on needles for a little while. The exorcises wore to commence at B o'clock , and it was 8:30 : o'clock when the orator walked in , with bent shoulders and a weary expression on his faco. Ho had written out his address in full , and as ho had boon late In setting down to the task ho was behind limo. When ho got before his audience his face brightened and the carofullv prepared speech was spoken with animation. "Rank , " ho said , "is determined by the man who practises , not by the thing ho praollcus on. Tlio aurist , the oculist , rank with neurolo gists. A man need not bo an ass because lie cares for horses. " Ho argued that there was a eroat future before the vet erinarian in this country. "If over an animal deserved for itself the title of faithful and true , it ia the horso. Loving liberty , how kindly ho submits to bond- ago. With ton tunes the strength , how docile ho is to his driver. How willing to learn , how anxious to please , how ut terly ho gives up his own life to servo the wants of others. In spued like an eagle ; in strength , a lion ; in gentleness a lamb. " Mr. Bocchor delighted in nature , and had ho not entered the pulpit he probably would have become a closer student of the breeding problem. As it was. he had a better knowledge of the qualities ot the road borsa than any other man of bis cloth. T. Li. Kimbnll , general traffic manager of tbo Union Pacific , has returned from the. west. When questioned about the rumor of his resignation he replied em phatically that lie knew nothing of it. ' The first I had .heard of it , " he said , " 1 read in the newspapers. " . AN EYELESS CHILD. Perfect In nil Oilier Kcopcbt" , lint AVhollyVltnntit tlio Or nn ofVUIoii. . Hr.r/.il find. ) Special In the (51obo-lcm- ( ) oorat 'J here was born to William nnd Anna Armstrong , of Coal City , near the ( . 'lay county Ihiu of Owen county , on September 0 , 18S5 , a daughter , perfect physically In all other respot-ts , but oyo- less. The o\tornal purls of the cyo , the eyelids and cilia , are perfect , but the globe or eyeball , is entirely wanting. The eyelids are closed normally , nuvor opening voluntarily , but they may bo separated with a little ullort. The slted- duning of tears , when crying , indicates the presences of a normal action of tiio lachrymal ghuuta. There Is no defeet in any other organ of sense , cither struc tural or functional. At birth &lw weighed eight and onu-lialf pounds , being smaller than nny ot her brothers and sisters. She ia now the sixth and youngest child. For six months following her birth BIO ! matured slowly , retaining the appear- unco of a new born babe. To ndd to tlio phenomenal character of the case , no deformity , defect or other functional de rangement oliiiructcmus any other mem ber of the family , either immediately or through remote ance.slry. Nullin. for this is the child's name , is developing well In stren lh , considering the dcgroo of physical inactivity her blindness Imposes upon her. When but n few days old she betrayed an ap preciation of light by turning her face toward tlio window or open door. Her sense of louch is so nctito that sh'J is able to distinguish in this way tlio difl'uront members of tliu household. She cagorly grasps a hand that louiihes her face or person , and caressing it gives expression to nfluctionuto recognition. She can not talk , but utters sounds belonging to children of a younger age. She is wakeful of nights , sleeping only in the daytime. Slip scarcely over cries , but on the contrary is cheerful and playful. She will sit for hours upon a little mat on the lloor , contentedly cnnngcd with her playthings , of which ulie has quite a col lection , showing marked appreciation of trilles , among which is a common rubber hairpin whicli she has treasured for quito a your. She will occupy her cradle nt times , and what is much better thm : most children of her age , takes pleasure In rocking hor- self. If , by chance or otherwise , the cradle conies in contact with the wall or other object , she will in her otvn way make an emphatic appeal to have things set right. Her appetite , digestion and health are good and exceptionally fruo from diboaso. She cannot'walk , and is but little inclined to do so ; yet she is able to stand alone and move about with the aid of a chair. Her parents do not en courage her In walking , humoring her inclination and recognizing danger from contact with surroundings and from acci dents generally. No defect or ailment manifests itself in her development. A great many visitors from the Imme diate vicinity have called to sco little Nellie , attracted by the phenomenon of a total lack of the organs of vision ; but the neighborhood is retired and but little pub licity has been given the matter. The parents kindly answer all questions and manifest no disposition to withhold the facts. Mr. Armstrong is a millwright and lias lived in Vigo county most of his Odd TliincR In China. JVVtti Yvrll IKorM. Boats are drawn by horses , carriages moved by sails. Old women , instead of young , arc the belles of society. Old men play ball nnd Hy kites , while children fold their arms and look on. Tlio highest recommendation a man can have is in the fact of his having a wifo. Tlio highest ambition of a Chinese gen tleman is to have a nice coffin and a line funeral. Men wear long petticoats nnd carry fans , while the women wear short jackets and carry canes. Parents and spectators , instead of the children , are hold responsible for crimes committed by the latter. A bachelor is likened to a counterfeit coin ; he is looked upon with suspicion even by members of his own household. To encourage honesty and sincerity , confidential clerks and salesmen in all branches of industries receive an annual net percentage of the firm's business be sides their regular salaries. A girl is never considered anything else m her own father's house than an honored guest. She is neither responsi ble for the family's debts nor enjoys a share of its fortunes , as in the case of sons. Previous acquaintanceship between the mala and female prevents thorn from marriage. For this reason a man seldom weds a girl from his own town. Thdy arc likewise prevented from marrying kins or namesakes. If a Chinaman desires the death of an enemy ho goes nnd hangs himself upon his neighbor's door. It is a sure euro to kill not only that particular enemy , but members of his entire family will bo in jeopardy of losing their lives. When a Chinaman desires a visitor to dine with him he does not ask him to dose so , but when ho docs not wish him to stay ho puts the question. "Oh , please stay anddino with met" The visitor will then know ho is not wante.d. A man could borrow money on the strength of his having a son , but no one would advance him a cent if he had a dozen daughters. The former is respon sible for the debts of bis father for throe generations. The lattorii only responsi ble for the debts of her own husbuud. A rich roan's servant gets no salary , yet many are the applicants ; while big salaries are paid to the servants of the common people , but few make applica tions. The perquisites of the former , often moro than trlulo the salaries of the latter , are the solo reasons of these dif ferences. When a Chinaman moots another ho shakes and squeezes his own hands and covers his head. If great friends had not scon each other for a long llmo , after the mutual hand-shaking they would rub shoulders until they uccome tired , in stead of asking each other's health they would say : "Havo you oaten your rlco , whord are you going , what is your busi ness when you got there , how old uro you , and how much did you pay for your shoes ? " _ _ BnnkcH Maintaining a Halnnco. Kansas Live Stock Record : Persons who dUliko snakes continually ask : ' , \Vhat is the use of thorn ? " That they RIO not without use will , I hope , appear in the course of this work , were it neces sary to preach that all things have their uso. But in ono habit that oflended Lord Bacon , namely , "of gqing on tluiir belly , " lies ono of tlioir greatest uses. because that , together with their internal formation and external covering , enables them to pcnotrato where no larger car nivorous animal could venture , Into dark and nolsomo morasses , bogs , jungles swamps , amid the vegetation of the tropics , where swarms of the lesser reptiles - tiles , on which so , many of thorn feed , would otherwise outbalance the harmony of nature , die and produce pestilence. Wonderfully and exquisitely constructed for thcr Imbil , they are able to exist where the hiirhor animals could not , aud , whllo they help to clear these places ot the losEor Yornun , they themselves sup ply food for a number of smaller mam malia , which , with many carnivorous birds devour vast numbers of young snakes. The hedgehog weasel. Iclnuiu- raon , rat , peccary , hog and goat , and an immense number of birds keep snakes within duo HmiU , whllo the latter per form their part among the grain devour ing and herbivorous lesser creatures. Thus beautifully ,1s the balancn of nature maintained. A CARD , TO T11J3 PUHLKJ With iho approach of spring and iho increased interest man ifested in iloal estate matters , I am moro thaii ever consult ed by intending purchasers as to favorable opportunities for investment , and to all such would say : " \Vhcn \ putting any Proper ty on the market , and adver tising it as desirable , I have invariably confined myself to n plain unvarnished statement of facts , never indulging in vague promises for the future , and the result in every case has been that the expectations of purchasers were moro than realized. I can refer with pleasure to Albright's Annex and Baker Place , as sample il lustrations. Lots in the "Annex" have quadrupled in value and are still advancing , wliile a street car line is already building past Baker Place , adding hun dreds of dollars to the value of every lot. Albright's Choice was se lected by mo with the greatest care after a thorough study and with the full knowledge of its value , and I can consci entiously say to-those seeking a safe and profitable invest' ment that Albright's Choice offers chances not excelled in this market for a sure thing. Early investors have already reaped large profits in CASH , and with the many important improvements contemplated , some of which are now under way , every lot in this splen did addition will prove a bo nanza to first buyers. T Further information , plats and prices , will bo cheerfully I furnished. Buggies ready at all times to show property. Respectfully , W. C. ALBRIGHT SOLE OWNER , 218 S. 15th Street. Branch office at South Oma ha. N. B. Property for ealti iuall parts of , the city