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Contents of the Sunday Hoc.
Pace 1. Now York Herald Cablegrams-
Specials to the BEI : . General Telegraphic
Hows.
Pace 2. Telegraphic flows. City Ncws.-
MlBcellftiiy.
Page . Special Advertisements.
Page 4. Kdltorlols.-Polltlcal ]
Sunday Gossip.
PageS. Lincoln News. Miscellany Ad
vertlsoments.
Paged. Council Bluffs News. Miscellany ,
Advertisements.
Page 7. ( lonoral'matkets. Miscellany.
Page B. City News. Advertisements.
Paged. Position of the Powers. Oraahn
Society Matters. Miscellany.
Page 10. Fair Femininity's Fancles.-
Some Journalistic Joklngs. liollglous. Ad
vcrtlsomonts.
Page 11. Many Matrimonial Musings. -
Connublallties. Religious. Honey For th <
Ladles. Musical nnd Dramatic. Singular
Hies. Advertisements.
Page 13. Touching the Tournnre. by Clan
Jlelle. The Debut of the Diva , by Adan
Jiaileau. Wonderful Case of Jamse Harney
nu Interesting Story. Advertisements.
"SrniNO , balmy spring , " which w (
heralded last Sunday morning had nc
reference to this year.
IN Canada dynamite bombs are throwr
Ento the "barracks' '
whorq the Salvatiot
army conducts services. It Is bomb nice
bum so to speak.
THE not earnings of the Burlingtot
road , in 1880 , show an increase of $60,000
It will bo remembered that the oil room :
wore not in operation during the year ' 80
QUEEN VICTOUIA is leading an unus
tuMly gay life hero of late. She has recently
contly patronized private circuses am
Boomed to enjoy herself beyond doscrlp
tion. If the aged Queen could only sei
our Nebraska legislature she would nove :
etaro to look upon another circus.
AM , disastrous fires have their heroes
There is always some person unduly ex
cited , or some calm , clear-headed philosopher
ophor who is ready to risk his own life ti
B&VO an Imperiled woman or a helples
child. The hero of the Buffalo lire wa
Henry D. Rurnsoy , of Now York , whi
acrlficed his life to save a littio girl fron
the devouring flumes.
MADAME MINNIE HAUK has receive !
from the French government the title am
insignia of "Ofllcior do 1'Acadoiuie" ii
recognition of her distinguished service
Cor French musical art. This is cortainl ;
nn eclipse of the greatness thrust upoi
Colonel William Cody by our governor
or of the title given to Mr. Pullman
America , as wo have before had occasioi
to remark in the clean-out and character
Ibtio dialect of this rowdy west ,
to bo no slouch.
EX-SECKKTAKY MANNING has arrive
in England , better for his sna-journoj
though the trip was a rough ono. I
ay bo that a thorough shaking up i
just what Mr. Manning needed. At al
events , it will bo very gonoraUy hope *
that ho will find health nnd a full recii
puratlon of his powers in the quiet re
treat in England to which ho is going
and bo enabled to return in good form t
look after the interests in New York o
his friend , the president , who will nee
his services.
THE citizens of Plattsinouth are to b
congratulated upon the advent of sul
tantialcity improvements. The con
plotion of a system of waterworks whic
is to be an occasion of a public doraor
tration in that city , on the Cth of Apr !
is only the forerunner of other publi
improvements and enterprises that wil
contribute to the permanent growth an
prosperity of Plattsinouth. Located i
one of the gateways into the gardo
tate of the great west , Plattsraouth ct
Joys advantages which few ether cities i
Nebraska can boast. Her entcrprisin
citizens are on the right track now i
pushing public improvements , and thoi
ellbi ts are sum to bo crowned with sue
coss. _
WHEN Humboldt returned from h
explorations in Mexico and South An
erica , ho expressed himself as charmc
with these tropical countries , but coui
not commend thorn to white men on at
, count of the vampires , scorpions an
tarantulas. Humboldt did not need o :
, jploro the Amazon aud Orinoco to com
in contact with this species of poisonou
reptiles and insccti. In these days b
ooald have found them this siele of Pike
Jk. . Blood-suckers and scorpions tnui
, 'be ' very common out there , judgtn
front the specimen * that tiavo recent !
( grated to tbli section. There is on
MBselaMon , however , the scorpion h ;
. fee habit efitingmg biuself to death.
Booma of 1887. '
Omaha is by no means the only city in
America that enjoys an active real estate
boom this spring. Booms great and
small have bccomo nn epidemic in almost
ovcry section of America , excepting Now
Knjrland and Canada. The present year
has sot in with a lively real r.stato boom
in a number of southern cities , notably
Nashville , Memphis , Chattanooga , At-
lauta , Fort Smith , Little Hock , Dcnlson ,
Kl Paso ami n number of smaller cities
and towns. In all these cities the tidal
wave of Industrial activity has been fol
lowed by extensive speculation in real
estate with building and manufacturing
projects to give the boom vitality. Spec
ulative investments in southern cities are
to a great extent duo to an influx of
northern and western capital. Then wo
liavo the boom on the Pacific coast in
which Los Angeles , San Diego and other
towns liavo become centres of
nttrautlon for ullo and specula
tive capital. Wo liavo booms also nortli
and south of Nebraska. St. .Joseph is
afiltctcd witii the craze and sells options
on lots in real estate bucket shops. Wich
ita has boomed itself into an imaginary
city of half a million people and business
lots arc selling thuro at $2,800 per front
foot. Away up in Diiluth they have
caught the fever for the third or fourth
time and the spasm has brought on fab
ulous prices for lots that will only nilbrd
n good roosting place for buzzards. Sioux
City , our near neighbor , is booming , and
our sister city across the Big Muddy is
by no means behind in the racu among
the booms of ' 87.
There is this , however , in favor of
Omaha , ns compared with other boom
ing cities and towns. Her growth
is. on u substantial basis and her
future as the most populous
city in the Misssouri valley , not
excepting Kansas City , is nn assured fact.
She is in the very heart of the great
American corn belt , and has made trib
utary to her commerce a vast region that
will food ten millions of people without
overtaxing its agricultural and stock-
raising resources. It is admitted among
the best informed and heaviest dealers in
meat products at Chicago , that Omaha is
destined within ten years to be the
largest moat packing centre on the con
tinent. With such a substantial basis for
her boom Omaha need have no fear of a
reaction , at least so far as inside property
is concerned , and the inside is destined
to extend at least thrco miles from the
ceotirt house. On comparative values of
business property the Omaha boom has
as yet not been ovcrdono.
Parties who have recently compiled
the comparative real estate prices of dif
ferent cities make the following exhibit :
The prices per front foot of the moat val
uable business property range : Chicago ,
10,000 ; Cincinnati , Cleveland and San
Francisco , $3,000 ; St. Louis , $2,500 ; Los
Angeles , $3,000 ; Kansas City and Mil
waukee , $1,750 ; Minneapolis and St.
Paul , $1,600 ; Louisville. $1,200 ; Omaha ,
$1,000 , and Denver 5750.
The prices per front foot of the cheap
est business property within one mile of
the center of business nro quoted as fol
lows : Chicago , $300 : St. Louis , $200 ; Cin
cinnati , San Francisco and Los Angeles ,
$150 ; Cleveland , Denver and Minneapolis ,
$100 ; Milwaukee , Omaha nnd St. Paul ,
$75 ; Kansas City and Louisville , $00.
The prices per front foot for
the most etcsirablo residence prop
erty are quoted as follows : Chicago
and Cleveland , $800 ; Cincinnati , $400 to
$000 ; San Francisco , $450 ; Minneapolis ,
$300 ; St. Louis , Kansas City and Milwau
kee , | ? 00 ; St. Paul , Louisville , Los An
geles , $150 ; Omaha , $100.
These figures may , of course , be
slightly inflated or contracted in some
localities , but they show the relative
effects of the real estate booms and the
comparative market values of business
und residence property in the cities
named. All things considered , the
Omaha real cstato boom has as yet only
kept pace with actual growth and solid
Improvements.
Tbo Colorado War.
They have a way out in Colorado ol
playing fast and loose with mon and
measures , which common people in thU
prairie country have not yet learned tc
admire. During lost fall's campaign
Church Howe's warmest champion was n
high-tonod and low society journulisl
from Denver. Ho cudgelled every re
publican that refused to oat Beatrice
crow , and read the not act to the party
in general , for declining to stand up foi
its candidato.
Within loss than thrco months aftoi
the election the Colorado scorpion inserted -
sorted his onvenomnod stinger into the
vitals of the vanquished Ncmaha politi
cian , in the following cruel fashion :
"The meanest sneak in the gang wa !
Church Howe , the fellow who lost a district
7,000 republican by 7,000 votes. All last weet
he was wearying the patience of the oppo
nents of the charter by claiming that lu
could buy five votes In the senate , and 1m
pressing on their minds that It they mean
'business' he was on hand. To-day he said
'Thoso people are here to earn their expense ?
They are not running on wind. ' "
The vast superiority of Rosewater over tin
creature was clearly shown in his course ,
During the fall campaign the BKE told thi
truth about him In virulent but explicit lan
guage. After It he was whlninr about the
attacks and threatening libel suits , crlmina
and otherwise. Ills cooler Judgment showec
him that ho did not dare bring a libel sull
against anybody. Ho Is not possessed of the
sort of character to stand an investigation.
To-day noon ho said to Mr. Thurston tha
he did not see why the railroads should jeopardize
ardize their Interests by helping out tliochar
ter when their gain lay the other way. A
few moments later he went to George Craw-
foul and said :
"I am opposed to this Omaha charter ,
There Is some money In It for mo In the way
of contract. If you san get a vote or two ]
will let you In on the contract. " Crawford
declined to continue the conversation , asanj
decent man would liavo done under the clr
cuuistancos. A person who had been called
a trimmer , a liar , a political prostitute , nnc
ovcry other name which belongs tothevol
ublo category of my esteemed friend , Koso
water , and who , after this , would leg for htn
because ho failed to get money to do other
wie , possesses vast depths of lack of self-re
spcct which are beyond my reach. 1 had the
supreme pleasure of passing by the thing lw
fore the vote , and indicating my failure t
recognize the fact that It had lungs. " * *
February 15 , ' 87. "O. H , R. "
A few days later the Colorado reptih
e made this remark editorially :
"Church Howe was In the city yesterday
Up to the time of going to press nothing w
missed. "
This was on the 37th of February. Foui
weeks later , on the 85th of March , the
Nemaha prodigal u invited faaoic for i
me l of roast veal and Colorado gravy ii
language that would soothe even a more
savage breast than his.
Wo reproduce it exactly as it appears
11 print from Father Hounds' best dollar
and a half per pound U. b. ink.
The ncpulillcan fought too hard for
Church Howe last fall to bo anxious to still-
fy Itself and attack him without cause. On
he contrary , It Is elad to hear something In
is defense , and equally glad to publish It.
. 'lie main trouble with him , though , Is that
e Is on too many sides at once. Ho may
iican right , but his methods are much too
! cop for simple people. They have so many
onfuslous that It Is a littio hard for an
onost man to keep up with them.
As fur as Church llowo Is personally con-
crnccl , wo probably voice the opinion of a
; reat many persons In saying that ho Is ex-
iccdingly pleasant. As far as his ability In
wistlng u lezlsbturo Is Involved It Is prob-
, bly not wrong to assort that ho has an un-
.isually actlvo brain. But his methods are
ather vat to ill. They comprise too much
rarlety. Life Is short and art Is long , and it
s pretty hard to keep up with him.
The ttcintbUcan Is rather pleasantly In-
illned towards Mr. Howe. But U does not
care to bo fooled. And It will try not to bo
'ooled. Ho must drop his cipher If he In-
ends to act with It in the future. "
The BKE is not very inquisitive , but we
would like to know what this means. Wo
remember Charles Dickens' story of how
Oliver Twist was promised by the Artful
Dodger all the bonolits and urivlligcs of
Fagin's strictly exclusive pickpocket so
ciety if ho would only drop his cipher
and give up his foolish notions about
Honesty. Wo wonder whether Church
Howe will take advantage of that gen
erous invitation to return to the boon
compainship of the Colorado man. Al-
hough not given to bolting , wo will ven
ture the prediction that Church will
promptly accept , and drop his cipher if
ho can only bo guaranteed that the $1,000
10 paid last fall for the spontaneous sup
port of the Colorado man and brother
will bo refunded. They liavo such funny
men and queer ways out in Colorado
don't they ?
Purify These StltnulnntH.
While our law-makers are wrestling
with King Faro , prohibition and the
Saline land grab , wo have by mere ncci-
icnt , stumbled upon ono of the pro
visions of the high licence law which has
boon overlooked and has remained a
ilcad letter during the past flvo years.
Wo refer to the clause prohibiting the
adulteration of malt and spirituous
liquors. Section 13 of the act , provides
that every person , whether licensed or
not , who "shall intentionally , or other
wise , soil or give away , or direct or per
mit any person or persons in his employ
to sell or give away any malt , spirituous
or vinous liquors , which shall bo adulter
ated with strychnine , strontia , sugar of
lead , or any other substance ,
shall forfeit nnd pay the sum
of flOO for ovcry such offense.
An analysis made by a practical ohom-
ist shall bo doomed competent testimony
under the provisions of this section. "
Wo cannot comprehend why the author
ities huvo never tried to enforce this snlu-
tory provision of the high-lhonsc law. It
is in the Interest of the honest brewer and
liquor roctilier , and if enforced strictly
would afford a very important safeguard
against the sale of poisonous compounds
which are dealt out as pure winca and
healthful stimulants , Now that the leg
islature has been so thoughtful of the
health of the people who patroni/.o drug
stores by providing a board of pharmacy
and regulating the sale of poisons , the
city and county officials should see to it
that poisonous mixtures shall not be
sold as hoalth-prcsorving stimulants.
A Patriotic Priest.
The ceremonies connected with the in
stallation of Cardinal Gibbons , at Rome ,
over his titular church , possess so far as
their religious character is concerned
only a limited interest. That Interest
may not indeed be coniined to the mem
bers of the great denomination in his
own country who , it may bo supposed ,
are keenly sensible and duly proud of the
distinguished honor that has been con
ferred upon an American prolate. It is
likely that liberal-minded Christians of
all denominations will in some degree
feel that the general cause in which they
are concerned has gained by the enlarge
ment of the functions and opportunities
of a very able and most worthy church
man. In broadening the iiold of his
powers and his labors , it is to bo expected
that the eminent qualilications which
hare given Cardinal Gibbons his claim to
advancement , and-to the earnest and
oven ardent expressions of affection and
contidonco from the head of the church ,
will bo employed to wider and bettor
effect than before for the advancement
of the faith. In such a promise it is
presumed all Christian people will fee ]
an interest.
But to the great majority of the people ,
who will take no account of the religious
considerations , as well as to all of those
who do , by far the most interesting parj
of the ceremonies at Homo will bo that in
which the American cardinal proclaimed
with patriotic earnestness and eloquence
his devotion to his country , and described
the principles which arc the glory of the
republic. Amid the "pomp and cir
cumstanco" of his .surroundings , and
within a hearing to which frco institu
tlons and a republican system of govern
montdo not commend themselves as the
wisest and best , it was inn'nitoly to the
honor of Cardinal Gibbons that ho did
not forget that ho is an American citizen ,
or hesitate , from policy or other motive
to declare that in that fact ho felt "udcot
sense of pride and gratitude. " No man
in a similar situation need have said
moro , none could liavo spoken more
justly or wisely. In that utterance he
has commended himself to Lthn heart :
and confidence of the Amoiican people
regardless of their religious affiliations
nnd achieved an enduring place in then
esteem which no title and no amount o
pomp and ceremony could liavo glvec
him.
Gladstone's Chief lieutenant.
Among the fnw Englishmen upot
whom Gladstone can rely for valuable
support , Mr. John Morley easily stand :
first. In ability , in stern adherence U
his principles and in the courage to pro
claim his opinions , Mr. Morley ocouuic :
an advanced position among the Engllst
statesmen of this day and is steadily
pushing forward. In the battle over Ire
land now being fought in parliament h <
has taken n conspicuous part and carricc
it with signal Judgment and vigor. Hi ;
arraignment of the government's pro
posed coercive policy toward Irelanc
was clear , forcible and intrepid , am
although not sucoesiful in thwarting UN
design of ( he n iolstry , will never thi
loss remain a part of the record of thi
present house of commons most honor-
) le to its author. , . ,
Mr. Merely is but fc ? ty-nino years old ,
so that he is still in tit very prime of his
ntellectiial powers , lo was educated
it Oxford , nnd t in a very lib-
oral sense n scholar. Until ho entered
politics , Mr. Morley devoted
lilmself to lilcrattfrc , ' " in whicli ho at
tained distinction. He was for sixteen
years the editor of/ the Fortnightly Jlc-
view , which reached its highest success
and prcstigo under his editorial manage-
iient and largely through his own con-
; ribiittons to its pages * . In other ways his
literary labors have given valuable con-
.ributlons to the literatures of history and
biography. It has been said of him that
lis mind may bo divided into two parts ,
one of which is perpetually balancing
.ho other ono half of his brain being
conservative , the other half strongly rad
ical. Ho is not distinguished as an era
tor. Admirable as his speeches are as
compositions polished in diction , Hash
ing the finest rhetoric and the most toll
ing epigrams , they make a loss favorable
Impression when heard than when read ,
But it is not upon acutoncss as a poli
tician nor skill as an orator that John
Morley is required to depend for popu
larity or political preferment.
It is his strong , earnest
and manly championship of the
cnuso of the uooplc that has given Mr.
Morley the honorable place ho now holds
nmong the loaders of public opinion in
Great Britain , ann which will certainly
advance him to higher honors if ho shall
keep the faith. The great chieftain
whom ho now follows cannot hold the
leadership many years longer , and when
the mantle drops from his shoulders
thcro is no man in England moro likely
than John Morley to receive ic.
Harvard' * Now Departure.
Harvard college seems determined to
keep abreast with the spirit and demands
of the ago in its sphere of work , and to
still load all other American colleges in
recognizing and responding to these con
ditions and requirements in the broad
field of education which are of demon
strated necessity. Among those physical
training is no longer of disputed valtio as
ono of the most important. Although
the chief scats of learning wore slow to
make any concession to the arguments of
its advocates , and yielded reluctantly to
its encroachments , thcro is now no college -
lego of any repute in which physical
training docs not receive attention as an
essential and helpful aid to educational
work. The proposition that discipline
and expansion of thct physical functions
should go hrnd-in-hand witli the devel
opment and improvement of the intol-
lootual faculties no longer encounters the
opposition of any distinguished educator ,
while there are enrolled among its sup
porters many whq wore not with its
earlier advocates. :
But while the wis to'm of the principle is
thus gonoraUy con'dedoi , there aro'do
fccts in the mothoc oi its application
which require to bo removed. Thcro is
looking thoroughly competent instruc
tors. Good athletes can easily bo ob
tained , but good instructors cannot , for a
capable instructor must combine the
theory of physical training with its prac
tice. It is to supply this demand that
Howard college proposes the establish
ment this summer of n course of physical
training for teachers. It has already de
veloped the best system known a sys
tem thoroughly scientific in its character ,
nnd to extend this , by furnishing compe
tent and thorough instructors , is the com
modablo aim of the proposed course. It
is tbo tirsttime any American college has
projected an enterprise of this kind ,
though we believe such instructions are
given in some of the larger , colleges oi
Europe , whore indeed physical training
has always received more consideration
as an adjunct to every college course than
in this country. The action of Harvard
marks an important step in the progress
of physical training , and will doubtless
give the principle a vigorous and healthj
stimulus in the right direction.
Wise Kate Field's Lecture.
Omaha will enjoy a rare treat Tuesdaj
evening in the lecture to bo delivered al
Boyd's opera house by Kate Field. Few
American women possess a wider reputation
tion than Miss Field. She Is known tt
literary men and women wherever the
English language is spoken , and has
made her mark as ono of the ablest and
most versatile writers nnd ctlcct
ivo lecturers. As a keen observe !
of public mon and social and political
aflairs , she has few superiors. Hcrviow !
upon the great problems which agitate
the country arc from the practical stand
point. On the Mormon question she i :
pre-eminently sound and thoroughly in
formed. She visited Utah expressly te
study the different phases of Mormonisn
nnd that twin relic of barbarism , polyp
amy. Her treatment of the "Mormot
Monster" from the rostrum is com
mended every where by press and pcoph
as masterly and exhaustive.
AFTEU the Buffalo lire a variety of bills
were introduced in the Now York legis
lature calculated to secure the safety ol
guests in hotels. The Commercial Trav
elers' association submitted ono which
will doubtless receive favorable atten
tion. It requires every hotel to have n
rope in each room above the ground llooi
so fastened as to hold a weight of 401
pounds , and celled in plain sight by n
window so that any iguest who is noi
blind will bo sure to spo it , A system oi
inspection by the city or village author !
ties is provided for. Tlitf solution to this
grave problem will only bo found in ab-
Into fire-proof buildings. ,
IN Now York a woman , Mrs. Koso , imi
sued her husband fer ) divorce. In he :
affidavit the plaintiff goes on to say
"Throwing off all restraint ot rollgioi
nnd morality , ho denied and abjured al
faith in the Supreme Bing and ftituri
life. ' ' As a consequence of this Mr. Kosi
is said to have becnnid profane. Althougl
the once loved and loving couple hav <
lived together for twenty-five years with
out a jar or mar in their domestic happi
ness , Mrs. lioso proposes to llvo awai
from all profanity. This Is a now am
novel complaint.
AMONO the tickets tor 1883 spoken ol
are "Blaino and Forakor. " "Hill anil
Holman , " "Cleveland and Voorheos,1
"Sherman and Hiscock , " "Hawloy am
Harrison , " "Carlisle and Hewitt- '
"Elaine and Carr , " "Carlisle and Wailer
lor , " and many others of a less portinoni
and leas permanent character. Yet , ic
alt this grand array the name of llob rt
Lineolu finds no place. It may bo
possible that no other great man would
care to couple his. fortunes with tfio martyred -
tyrod president's son ,
WITHIN' a very few weeks the roll of
( implores over nil principal rallroaels will
bo materially Increased , by adding the
names of nil railroad lawyers , railroad
doctors , brass-collar editors , general in
surance agents of the railroad lobby ,
town site sharks , and honorable bilks of
high and low degree. Such employes
will bo entitled to passes , but nil other
patrons of the road must pay fare.
POLITICAL POINTS.
Senator Voorhecs Is urging the name of
ex-Senator McDonald for a cabinet position.
Blalue has been working very hard revis
ing his speeches and papers for publication.
The Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette Is
booming ox-Senator ilairlson for governor
of Indiana.
Kx-Smiator Warner Miller Is talked of for
the republican nomination for governor of
New York next year.
Iowa republicans talk of re-electing all
their state ofllcers , but will probably change
oft a United States senator.
The recent visit ot Smith M. Weed to
Washington revived the story that ho Is
likely to become secretary of the treasury.
Mow Hampshire political lights think
Chandler will Do again defeated for the sen
ate through combinations on the part of
other candidates.
Ex-Governor Foster , of Ohio , considers the
passage of the Interstate law the opening
step towauls complete government control
and ownership of railroads ami telegraph
lines.
Massachusetts republicans are trying to
get up a littio enthusiasm over the Idea that
the election In that state this year will be a
klud of opening gun for the presidential
fight.
Ex-Senator Thurmau Is In Washington ,
and democrats ore very generally expressing
a hope that the president will avail himself of
the oppoitumty to make the acquaintance of
aslmon-puie democrat.
Judge Fontaine Fox , prohibition candidate
for governor of Kentucky , modestly re
marks that the ticket of which ho Is the head
Is "tho best one , morally and Intellectually ,
over nominated In Kentucky. "
Cleveland Is said to have shaken hands
with moro people than any other president
Wo can readily believe this , because within
the last two years nearly the entire demo
cratic party has been to Washington In pur
suit of olllce.
Ex-Congressman Bon Le Fevro of Ohio
Is said to have the Inside track lor the consul
generalship at Paris. The salary Is 50,000 ,
with fees and perquisites of about 310,000.
Ben Is a good man according to the Cleve
land standard. He weighs 300 pounels.
Mrs. Sarah A. Kelly , the "Bard of Shanty
Hill , " announces herself as a candidate for
the presidency In 18S8 upon a poetical plat
form. Bad as her alleeed poetry is , In a com
petitive contest she could probably distance
the present occupant of the white house.
General S. B. Buckner , who aspires to be
the democratic candidate for governor of
Kentucky , may as well withdraw from the
field. His opponents have unearthed and
are making much of the eiamuingfact that "he
could spate only a pitiful 3100 for the con
federate home , but ho sent Mrs. Grant his
check for Sl.OOO. " That settles Simon Boli
var.
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Very True.
Boston Courier.
When a man Is 23 ho knows something ;
when ho Is 45 ho wishes ho knew something.
How to Reduce the Surplus.
Chtcaao Time * .
It Is said that it costs 900 to fire one of the
modern larh'e s'ego ' guns , and a few such guns
owned by the United- States government
would reduce the surplus If they didn't re
duce the enemy.
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The Railroad Commission.
Chlcayt Times.
There Is no trace of railroad Influence in
the president's appointments for the inter
state commerce commission. The commis
sion looks on railroad corporations , it Is said ,
much as Senator Van Wyck , of Nebraska ,
docs. The Senator Hears and the Jay Goulds
of the country probably won't like It.
An Error Corrected.
Chicago Times.
Through an error In the wording of a dis
patch from Lincoln , Nebraska' , printed In
the Times of February 21 , the idea was con
veyed that a resolution had been adopted
excluding Mr. K. Rosewater from the floor of
the legislature for the remainder of the ses
sion. A resolution to this ctfect was Intro
duced In the lower house , but was tabled.
Heating Cars by Steam.
Si [ MUix ( llobc-Dtmncrat.
Public sentiment has just impelled ono at
least of the great trunk lines to abolish stoves
In cars and try the experiment of heating by
steam. This line Is the Now York Central.
That road claims to be entirely satisfied with
the now scheme. Now If the oil lamp should
bo eliminated the daueors of railroad travel
would bo materially lessened.
Littio Nell.
H' ( den for ( lie Sunday Dec by fcu B. Calte.
My little Nell I God bless the child !
Yes , John , you have a home ;
I've been a dreadln' all along
To sen this hour come.
For Nell's our baby' John ; she's all
Tint's lelt to wife and mo.
Our bonnlo lass I without her hero
What would the old homo beV
Don't mind It , John ; I'm womanish
About my littio Nell.
Yes , yes , 1 know , I know you will
You'll always use her well-
She's tender , John , a snowy lamb
I've carried on my breast ,
That's kept my old heart warm so long ,
Been fondled and caressed ,
And sheltered from the storms t > o well ,
She'll need a love-kept fold.
I know It , John , you're good and true ,
And wo are gettln' oldQ ;
She'll need a strong arm by-and-by ;
Perhaps 'tis just as well
That she should go away from us
As us from littio NelL
Let's see ; the house Is roomy , John ,
There's only wlfo and me ,
There's plenty hero and welcome , too ,
For you and Nell , you see.
The nl-shts are gettin' long to us ,
Our year's are gettln' few ,
We'd like to have our Nellie near
Until she's left to you.
The farm has got too biz for me ,
The hands want leadln' well ,
So you ban take the for"arct plow
And I'll stay back with Nell.
God bless you , then ; come right along ,
My little Nell Is yours ;
You'd better go and tell her John ;
I'll see about the chores.
\Vny the Machine Howl * .
Stroiruliuru JlcuMttiht.
Ilosowatcr continues to feed the old ma
chine managers on something worse than
"cold wlttles , " and stings them unmercifully
as ho exposes the rottenness and corruption
of the gang of sharks that continues to die-
tate legislation , and make the state a bye
word and a laughing stock. Ob , how they
do Hate Itbsowatar or any other man wbo
will oppose the gang. "But I bate him , for
he never prophesied gooa unto me , but al
ways ovll. " Talk don't kill lloiowator , but
HnWater'.s talk nnd the Jlp ; nronlmed
squarely at corruption and that Is why the
machine howls at his tall twisters.
Knllrontl PJIMSCS ,
The discussion of the railroad pass quo ?
tlon Is having nt least ono good elfect. It I
making legMators show their constituents
how much they value these favors , and how
much they are willing to do In return for
them. In ruvcngo for cutting of passes In
Illinois a bill has been already liitiodueed m
the leglslatuio making all ralhoad fares two
cents a mlle > , Instead of three , as at ptesent.
SUNDAY' GOSSIP.
Tin : tearing down of the old United States
National bank building to make room for a
magnificent modern structmo removes ono
ol the olele landmarks In Omaha. The
foundation was laid in the fall of 1S.M. and
the building wai completed in the spring oC
1S55. It was built by Jesse Lowe.
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"I had my law oftlco In the noithwest cor-
nrrreom of the first floor of that building In
18.15 , " said lion. A. J. Poppleton , "and I
went to house-keeping In the southwest cor
ner loom. There was a central hall , nnd
the Western Exchange Flro and Marino
Insurance company had Its banking room on
the east sldo of this hall. U was In this hall
way that United States Marshal Ell 15. Doylei
was accidentally killed by falling down
stairs. He and his family lived in the upper
story. I occupied my rooms In that building
about three months. 1 then moved my law
olllco to a one-story brick building , which 1
had erected for that purpose. The site Is
now covered by Suyder's butcher shop. At
the same time I took up my residence In a
new dwelling house at the northeast corner
of Flfteeeuth street and Capitol avenue ,
whcro the exposition building now stands.
When I moved out of the bank building
Leroy Tuttle took my rooms. Ho was cashier
of the bank , nnd afterwards was lor a time
treasurer of the United States. "
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Another old landmark that has recently
disappeared before the march of improve
ment wns the brick building at the northeast
corner of Farnam and Thirteenth streets ,
whcro the Merchants' bank building Is now
going up. It was a two-story brick structure
and was built in 1859 by Puudt & Koenig ,
grocers , who began business in Omaha In
1S30. Mr. Puudt Is still engaged In the gro
cery trade , and has the honor of being the
oldest groceryinau In Omaha.
The thrco now bank buildings now In
course of erection within ono block of each
other , are to be very substantial lire-proof
structures. The aggregate cost of these build
ings will bo In the vicinity of 8700,000. This
Is a straw which Indicates the solid basis
upon which the growth of Omaha Is founded.
"Mr attention was lirst attracted to Omaha
through the utterances of George Francis
Train , " remarked ox-Governor Crlttcmlon ,
of Missouri , while In this city the other day.
"Train was a remarkable man during the
days of his mental vigor. 1 always admired
him. His predictions about Omaha years
ago have be-on moro than verified. I would
suggest to the people of Omaha that they
ought to erect a monument in honor of
Train , wh6 did more than nny other man to
bring the place into prominence during its
Infancy. * '
" 1 saw by the dispatches the other day
that a boat load of young naval ofllcers at
tached to the training ship , Saratoga , was up
set In San Fernando anchoragu , near
Trinidad , " remarked a Washington gentle
man yesterday. "Ono of the drowned
was Albert Taylor CowlP , whoso father Is
Coloael Gcorgo Cowle , an old Iowa soldier ,
and for many years head of the consular
bureau ot the treasury. He had four sons In
the navy , and a fatality seemed to attach to
them , . The oldest , James , was lost on the Ill-
fated Onolrta , that was run down by a
British vessel In the Pacific. The other two
Had narrow escapes at sea , and If they arc
now In the service will most probably meet
tales as direful as their brothers' . So con
vinced was the mother of thcso young
mon that they were doomed to bo
drowned she would never consent to
any of her children Kolug on water voyages ,
much less becoming attached to the navy.
This was notably so in the case of her son ,
John U , who nad charge of the famous dele
gation of Japanese dignitaries who visited
this country some years ago. Ho was ap
pointed by the government to manage the
American trip ot the party. Hp performed
his duty so well and pleased the orientals so
highly that the latter offered him a leading
position under the Japanese government In
fact one that would make him wealthy and
prominent for life. Few young men have
ever hada greater opportunity tendered them.
John I ) , refused , howevor.in dofeianco to his
mother's wishes , for the acceptance of tbo
position would entail an ocean trio , lie
Is now a loading olMclal ot a bureau of
the United States treasury and llko all mem
bers of his family Is a favorite In Washing
ton. " _
"Ix looks as If all the real estate firms In
the city would have base ball clubs in the field
this season , " remarked an old knleht of the
willow. "This movement Is for advertising
purposes of course. The first time the ball
and bat wore over prominently usud In this
way was when the llop Hitters company of
Rochester , N. Y. , put a nine In the Held. It
was a strong team , including Andy Leonard ,
the famous left fielder of the old Cincinnati
Ited Stocklntrs ; Dutr Allison , the champion
catcher of the same old organization ; Alee
McKlnnon.n lirst baseman of note now playIng -
Ing ; John Manning , one of Harry Wilght's
Did Boston champions ; Tim Murnan , a fa
mous Holder , aud others' The scheme didn't
work , nowevcr , "lor all outslelo clubs would
not recognUo the nnnio of 'Hop Bitters , '
neither would the press. The club was
always called 'Rochester , ' and consequently
not serving the end desired , soon disbanded.
This firm was also prominent In arranging
Bovnral rowing matches between Haitian and
Courtney , notably that at Chautauqua lake ,
' ' and that at
whcro thu 'sawcd-ooat figured ,
Washington. "
A AVIokod City.
The licentious pictures and caricatures
which are now exhibited in the shops
and klosques on the boulevards are be
coming f > o thoroughly indecent , writes a
1'nris correspondent of the London Telegraph -
graph , that even Parisians , who are by
no moans Puritans or prudes , are con
strained to cry out against the obscene
display. Everywhere nude figures are
to be Hocn , while the venders of disgust
ing cards and erotic newspapers ply
their trade on the boulevards with abso-
lulo impunity. The latest production ot
the porogruphlo order is an engraving
of a naked priest witli a rope round his
nock. The letter press accompanying
the picture is disgustingly naturalistic.
nnd has reference to the recent scandal
of the Abbo Roussel und the girl Har-
ohouz. _ _ _
Tips About Tailors.
Novnr troubled with fits A poor tailor.
A cust-'om tailor ono who can't col-
loot his bills.
The tailor is a man of loisuro. His work
is always dun.
It is bad enough to break party tics ,
but it isn't half so embarrassing as to
have them work around under your car ,
It Is quite true that God made man.but
it is not so certain that lie would be nblo
to identify some of His work when the
tailor had got through with it.
Tailors are naturally proud of their
good fits , but young men on the streets
who have not paid for their clothe * are
quite nervous when a Uilo/r looki at
them admiringly.
MORMON Iain's ' MARRIAGE ,
Sad Fate of a Qirl Who Wanted a Genllfo
Husband.
MIDNIGHT AND SELF-MURDER
Cluirnli of the Imttcr Day Hnlntv
null tin Tyranny Itonmitcc of
ttio Jericho Valley In
Utah.
A Utah correspondent writing under
date of March a , says : Sixteen year *
ago Samuel Bates , n Mormon , then the
possessor of two wives , Ann nnd Jane ,
the latter being childless , took Mary Lee ,
an orphan , to bring up according to thu
rites of the Church of tiic Latter Day
Saints. As Ann had many children to
comfort her the babe was placed la
charge of Jane , a devout Mormon , her *
suit born in the faith. Mary Leu's par-
cuts were from England. Her mother
was a clellcato littio woman , well rem
embered hero as a tearful and unhappy
person. Times wcro hard with them
when they lirst appeared here , anil they
grew harder for some reason. Just as
her husband was about to take a second
wife , evidently against the wishes of the
companion of his youth , ho was killed in
a snow slide , and three months atter that
tils widow died , some said of a broken
heart , leaving littio Mary alonu in the
world. Samuel Bates was some
thing of n man nmong the
Mormons. Ho was called Brother
Hates. His Urst wife was a hard , uoarso
woman , but Jane , to whom the littio or
phan wont , was tender , rather pood-
looking , and filled with a stern and un
bending faith in the divinity of her
religion and a determination to "live" it
to the end. The child which thus foil to
her partook of her dead mother's dispo-
tion. As alio grow to womanhood she
bccanio fair to a degree not oftou scon in
these parts , but in spirit she was gloomy ,
sad and reticent. Surrounded by Mor
mons and taught by the pious Jane , she
became almost a fanatic on the subject
of religion herself , and readily accepted
all that was instilled into her mind as the
Inspiration of the Lord.
A year or two ago Mary Leo became
acquainted with a young man living in a
mining camp not far from hero , a Gentile ,
of course , as no Mormon delves for gold
and silver. Tlio youth , Seth Bentley by
name , rarely lost an opportunity to pay
the girl littio attentions , and at length ft
became the rumor that ho was her ac
cepted lover. She would stroll away to
the foot-hills to meet him. of oven inns
they would bo seen by the mountain
brook which winds through the town ,
and on Sunday afternoons , particularly
when Brother Hates was away front
home , they would bo riding or walking
together. Jane made no opposition to
the intimacy , but when Brother Bates'
attention was called to the matter ho felt
it was his duty to interfere. Littio by
littio Jano's mind was won over to hfs
wav of thinking , though at first siio had
been unsuspecting. Bontlcy was for
bidden the house , and the girl was told
that she must never meet him again.
But they met after this , not as a result
of Mary's disobedience , but by reason of
Bontloy's persistence. Ho found her ono
day last summer down bv the brook , and
when she would liavo run from him ha
caught linr , and , holding her closely , ho
told her of his ali'ection for her , antt entreated -
treated her to become his wife , and in re
turn received some encouragement.
From that time on they mot occasionally ,
unknown to Brother Bates or Jano.
In September Brother Bates went to
Now Mexico on an exhortation tour , and
when ho returned in October ho brought
back with him a Mormon older named
Cratty , who , seeing Mary Leo , bethought -
thought him that ho would like to take
another wife , his fifth , and ho accordingly
broached the subject to her on the second
day aftnr tils arrival. The girl repelled
him with horror , but ho pressed his suit ,
but at length brought Brother Bates to
his assistance. At first Jane op
posed the proposition. She was a
sincere Mormon , but her aflcction
for her foster child got the better of her
faith for a time , and until she could DO
placated Elder Cratty had to hang his
ham on the willow. The means resorted
to to bring Jane to see the error of her
ways are familiar to all who have had
intercourse with the strange people who
inhabit these valleys. Brother Bates had
a vision. Then Elder Cratty had a vision.
Thou a bishop who was passing through
Jericho valley had a vision. Then the
Sunday school superintendent , the Sun
day school teachers , and the local elders i '
and missionaries had visions. By a sin M
gular concensus of opinion all had seen
the same thing. Mary Leo was ( jod's
choice for Elder Cratty's wife. Still the
girl , most of the time in tears , like her
unhappv mother , dead sixteen years ,
shrank from the proffer of the visitor and
her foster mother , the kindly but super
stitious Jane , still demurred , though
growing weaker and weaker in her oppo
sition ,
The vision failing of the desired effect ,
Elder Cratty and Brother Bates wont up
into the mountains some time last month ,
and , fasting for fourteen days midnights ,
they wrestled with the Lord , and at the
end of their vigil they were rewarded by
seeing a great light and hearing a voice
from heaven saying that Elder Cratty
should take Mary Leo to wife , and that
further delay would bo both unseemly
and displeasing to the Lord. With this
revelation and the further assurance
that a spirit had appeared unto Cratty In
a vision saying that if Mary Leo would
marry him she would receive the requis
ite iincolion for her husband by praying
for it in the temple , the two wended their
way homeward and communicated to -y.
Jane the result of their pruyrs and fast
ings. In the face of such undoubted evi
dence of the Lord's approval that good
woman could say no more , and taking
the girl to ono side she advised her to
give up her ( iontilu lover nnd cling to the
husband selected for her by God , who had
promised his servants that if she did not
love him now the spirit would confer
great and surpassing afl'ootiou upon her
at her nuptials.
Mary Lee's own faith was strong nnd
her Inclination to follow the teachings of
her religion was great ; but it took many
moro interviews to bring her to admit
that she had decided to obey the com
mand. When oho at last gave her con
sent there was much joy in Jericho Val-
toy , and a great company was made up
to go along with the wedding party to
the temple. They were to start by wag
ons on a Monday morning ,
When the sun camoupovor the mount
ain range that morning it flaw Mary Leo
down by ttio brook , revolver in hand ,
stone dead. She had risen during the
night , and having sought a Bocludod spoti
whore she and Bcntley often mot.sho had *
taken her appoalat once to the Judge of
all earth. Her religion would not per
mit her to marry the man of her choice ,
and her womanhood revolted against the
alliance which , according to earthly In
terpretation , the unseen powers had ar
ranged for. _
A citizen of Ionia , Mich. , rang the bell
at a house when ho called , and then stood
pntlontly on the Iron doorstop unta the
slow servant opened the door. Then be
turned pale and cried out that no waa
paralyzed ; for when he tried to walk ho
could not move. lie felt better Just oa
soon a * he discovered that his wet boot *
had frozen to tne Irou step M he
waiting. ,
