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ISKAL.I N. 1' . Fi'.ir , . Notarv Public.
Tins Rcntle spring , up to date , has been
something like our last legislature. It is.
a Hut failure.
Trill increase in the population of
1 Omaha during the last twelve months is
33 per cent. And the city is still boom
ing.
events cast their shadows be
fore. The coming scrimmage over the
city election is already visible on the
bummers' corner near the Fiftccen street
crossing.
SO.MK suspicious democrats are begin-
ing to think that Congressman McShano ,
like some other politicians , is disposed
to let his friends severely alone , and con
ciliate the opposing faction , liis federal
appointments squint that way.
Oau next postmaster pledged himself
some weeks ago to vote for lllaine , if
Grover Cleveland is rcnominated , and
Bluino is his opponent. This will be
very satisfactory to all the Blaine repub
licans in general , and republican em
ployes in the postoflico m particular.
CitiTT.s , the new land office register at
Chadron , if wo remember right , is the
same person that lost the confidential
corrcspondonco with J. E. Boyd in
which ho expressed the opinion that Mr.
J. . House was not fit to be surveyor-
general. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
UOUKKT G. INQKKSOLL has boon admit
ted to practice at the bar in Now York
city before the general term of the supreme -
promo court. When he was asked to bo
sworn ho refused , and affirmed in place
thereof. Yet Mr. Ingersoll does swear.
When it comes to inarticulate profanity
or blatcnt blasphemy , ho is at homo.
THE adverse criticisms of the Germans
on the latest composition of Sir Arthur
Sullivan "Tho Golden "
, Legend."maynot
bo entirely just. It was a daring inva
sion of the English composer that was
very pure to stir up some jealousy. But
it is probable that the standard of the
world is not the highest. The most
gifted minds require rest. Sir Arthur
has been too industrious.
Mns. CLEVELAND is a pretty woman ,
and has made a wonderfully successful
mistress of the white houso. It la only
natural that newspaper men should hku
her , and praise her. But all the gnats
and foshion-llys must also have their
buzz. They ro now chronicling her
walks in the garden. There is no need
of that ; she is not Aristotle. Kill off the
flunkeys , or wo shall have a court-circular
fastened on us , like the effetcst of mon
archies , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE current statement of the United
States treasury shows that $10,077,050 oi
the interest bearing debt of the country
were paid during March , and that
135,070,550 of the sight paper still remain
uncancolled. Notwithstanding the flat
tering reduction of the debt , the surplus
in the treasury increased $0,375,818 in
March , and is now $84,993,114 above the
greenback reserve of $100,000,000. For
the last three months Mr. Fairchild has
permitted his silver to increase on his
hands , while , during the previous four
months , ho diminished the store with
gratifying rapidity.
THE crisis apprehended In the Frond
cabinet , reported last week , appears to
have been averted , if , indeed , there was
any substantial ground for fearing such
an event. Certainly a ministry that can
command for its policy a hundred major
ity in the legislature cannot bo regarded
as in immediate danger. Unless outwart
signs are misleading , the present polit
ical condition of Franco is satisfactory to
the people. Out Americans may cougrat
ulate themselves that they are not in the
present humor.of the French. They are
a strange people with a history thnt out
docs all romance. .
Mr. VILAS has denied In explicit terms
that ho Is a candidate for the vice urosi
doncy in 1889 , saying that such a notion
bad never entered his head. In view o
what this paper said about the repor
that the postmaster general was planning
for the nomination , it is duo to him to
note his denial. It is very dillicult to bo
Hove , however , that Mr. Yilas has neve
entertained a thought in the direction
stated , nor would his doing so bo an. >
discredit to him. The presidential am
blUon U entirely honorable , howuvor vis
ionirr and futile. Western democratic
Mplrnnts will find relief in the doulal o
Mr. Vllas ,
Ourlinio MtxrrprciRntatlvci.
The last legislature , like the last bliz
zard , "Is always the worst that wo have
ever had. " Wo are not overdrawing it ,
io\vcvcr , when wo assort that the Ipgisla-
uro which han just passed out of existence
V.-H positively the very worst law-mak-
ng body that has ever convened at the
tale capital , U can truthfully boast that
t lin outdone all the legislatures that
lave gone before , in mediocrity , 'tils-
lonesty and disregard of obligations to
Is constituents.
The legislature of 1835 was cor-
ainly bad enough. It loaded the -state
town with a mountain of taxes im-
tosed by placing upon the legislative pay-
oil a horde of needless employes , mak-
ng appropriations to pay fraudulent
claims , and legalizing all corts of Jobs
and steals. It placed a seal of approval
ipon perjury , grand larceny and swind-
ing by whitewashing the roguescngagcd
n the notorious school-land frauds. It
capped the climax of disregard for moral
obligations by creating the bogus
railroad commission which had been re
jected by an overwhelming vote at the
very election at which the members were
chosen. Its closing hours witnessed a
disgraceful orgy with a general distri
bution of stolen furniture and stationery
among members mid employes , followed
> y a junketing tour over Jay Gould's
Missouri Pacific railroad to New Orleans.
Incredible as it would have seemed
ihreo months ago , the legislature of ' 8.1)
will have a saintly memory when com
pared with the legislature of 1837.
The campaign ol 1830 was not a polit
ical hurdle race , The issues were clearly
defined and the candidates for the legis
lature in almost every district were
bound by party pledges and personal
promises to the support of legislation in
Lhc interest of the producers , including
the abolition of the worthless railroad
commission. A largo majority stood
pledged upon their honor as men and
representatives to the ro-clcction of
Charles II. Van Wyck to the United
States senate. _ Those .who were not so
pledged had bound themselves on the
stump and in private to support
Van Wyck , in case the people should des-
icnato him as their preference for United
States senator.
The election returns gave Van Wyck
over 51,000 votes out of less than 55,000
votes cast on the issue of senatorial pref
erence. A pronounced majority of the
elected members were cither outspoken
for Van Wyck or pledged to exert their
influence m his behalf and cast their
votes for him. Ilad these men been true
to their trust and given Van Wyck an
unwavering support the people's choice
would Have been ratified by the legisla
ture.
ture.But
But treachery and rank treason within
the camp of Ins professed friends de
feated him and nullified the will of the
people. Back of this infamous betrayal ,
and directly responsible for it were the
managers of the railroads , who had con
centrated all their corrupting machinery
upon the defeat of Van Wyck nt any
cost. While the cunning traitors of the
Russell , Slater , Fuller , Robbins and Vf hit-
more brand were chiefly instrumental in
the defeat of Van Wyck , it was also duo
to wholesale bubery of members who
had been tampered with by the railroad
emissaries before the legislature had con
vened.
Tno demoralizing effect of the outcome
of the senatorial contest made itself man
ifest through the remainder of the entire
session. The oil rooms of the railroad
lobby became the pitfalls of men who
hud bravely resisted the ciimmal approaches
preaches and proposals of the rail
road cappers for the first twenty days.
The honest minority decreased from day
to day , as the jobber's lobby , which rein
forced the railroad strikers , made its in
roads into its ranks. Every effort at
decent legislation became more dillicult
as the session progressed. Honey
combed with corruption , saturated with
liquors , hoodwinked by dishonest leaders ,
the legislature became a vicious mob.
Its closing days wcro signalized by the
most reckless disregard of the public
welfare or even of common decency.
Having voted itself a twenty day exten
sion with a back and front salary grab
amounting to over $25,000 , this model
legislature frittered away nine-tenths of
the session , and during the last forty-
eight hours of its existence rushed
through seven-eighths of all the bills
which it passed.
The really creditable measures which
it enacted can bo counted on the lingers
of one hand. It was the play-ball and prop
pcrty of the railrogues , jobbers , bummers
and tricksters.
Elected to vitalize the anti-monopoly
sentiment expressed in the platforms of
all parties , it not only violated every
obligation , but added insult to injury. A
legislature pledged to elect Van Wyck
came very near electing the most notor
ious of railroad attorneys John M.
Thurston , and , failing to elect him , it
sought to perpetuate his memory by nam
ing a country after him. Insolent do-
iiauco to popular sentiment could no fur
ther go.
The Chicago Election.
The election of city officers in Chicago
is ordinarily not a matter of great mo
ment west of the Missouri. The situation
in the lake city just before the battle is ,
however , an exception. Carter Harrison ,
who has for years held sway as mayor of
Chicago , has surprised his democratic
friends by refusing to stand for ro-clec-
tion. His effort to name a candidate for
tha democratic party , to whom ho could
transfer his strength , has , at the outset ,
proved a dismal failure. In consequence
quence , the Chicago democrats are badly
disorganized.
Last fall the labor votn of Chicago was
about 18,000. This spring the labor
unions have put in the Held Robert Nel
son , a workingmau , as the "labor" can
didate for mayor , whom they confidently
expect to elect.
The republicans have nominated a man
named llocho , who , as far as ho is
"made" is self-made. But ho is no bet
ter known to the masses in Chicago than
his opponent. NeUon.
The moneyed men of Chicago appear
to bo somewhat alarmed over the pros
pect of a workingman mayor.Vith \
them any man identified with labor-
unions is classed as an anarchist. In
fact , any man who views with alarm the
tendency of corporate aggression ,
and the disposition to centralize po
litical power in the hands of the
billionaires , is regarded as no better than
an anarchist or communist. And this
sentiment is held by nearly all of the
merchants and manufacturers. No mat-
tor Ijj what dishonest device a man has
irn.assod wealth , he is classed as the poor
of the honest laborer who works ten
lours a day at his trade.
Ilcnco the lines are more sharply
drawn than they should be between the
wage-worker and the wage-payer.
It Is not likely that Nelson will be elected
mayor. But if ho should bo , it would not
moan n commune of Chicago. It would
ncjxn that the time has como wl\en \ the
a borer has concluded that his whilom
representatives , the professional men and
demagogues have not been true to him.
It would mean that , however clumsy his
hand may be , ho will , himself , try the art
of government for awhile , at least , in
Chicago. Being unskilled at that art ho
will not accomplish all that ho has ex-
reeled to do. But , in the main , ' ho will
jo bettor contented to pay his taxos.
A laboring man , as mayor , would , un
der his oath of office , bo bound to main
tain order and enforce existing laws.
But as n moral event , a victory for the
labor clement would mean a great deal
more than the mcro division of munici
pal spoils. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The Same the Country Over.
A wall of woo comes up irotu the arid
territory of Arizona. The few honest
settlers there have boon robbed blind by
the present territorial legislature. The
account of the legislators' work at Pros-
: ott tlds winter shows that boodle has
become an important faction in our civ
ilization , and is found with its corrupt
ing influence in all parts of this continent
where money is a circulating medium.
The following extract will show that job
bers and conspirators secured control of
the legislature , and defeated all measures
calculated to do good : "Both legisla
tive branches , which were two-thirds
democratic , wcro elected on the proposi
tion to reduce the railroad fares and
freights. Governor Bulick never re
ferred to the subject in his message. A
bill was introduced in both houses to re
duce the passenger faro from 10 to 5
cents , and freights from 15 to 5 cents per
ton per mile. The bill was defeated by a
bare majority. The governor used all
his personal and official influence for the
railroads. His friends in both houses
voted ngamst the bill. Lobbyists with a
big corruption fund have been present
during the entire session. All save the
gubernatorial appointments were traded
off to defeat the bill. Several members
of the legislature were given territorial
office by the governor something never
done before. The railroads will charge
10 cents per mile faro and 15 cents per
ton per milo freight. " The most bare
faced corruption stalked abroad , and the
record made surpassed all former ses
sion" hold in the territory , and all of
them have been notoriously bad. Ne
braska was not alone unfortunate this
winter.
Reform in New York.
The task of moral cleansing , to which
Mayor Hewitt , of Now York , has ad
dressed himself with an evident earnest
ness which ought to have good results ,
merits hearty commendation and encour
agement. The metropolis sadly needs
purging. It may not bo the wickedest
city in the world , but there is hardly any
form of vice that does not flourish there.
The political government of the city in
the past has countenanced , and in a
measure sustained , this state of affairs.
The worst elements of that great city are
the pillars upon which the democratic su
perstructure rests the always reliable
source of those great majorities which at
times are sufficient to defeat the honest
sentiment of the state and nation.
Quito , naturally Mayor Hewitt finds
himself first confronted by the almost in
superable obstacleof an unfriendly police
force largely drawn from the rabble and
necessarily more or less in sympathy with
it , while sharing also the gains of vice.
Ho seems determined , however , to ex
haust every power the law gives him for
carrying to a successful issue the hercu
lean task , and if his efforts shall not re
sult in all that could bo wished , they will
undoubtedly accomplish great good.
The Federal Bench.
It is complained that nearly the whole
federal judiciary of the United States is
republican. The Now York Evening
Post reckons seventy lifo-judges who are
opposed in politics to the present Admin
istration. The democrats , however , have
just had two odd Treats of fat judicial
places to parcel among themselves. Two
district judges , in adjoining jurisdictions ,
appointed long before the war , both of
the name of Treat , have just dotted the
ermine , one at St. Louis , Mo. , and the
other at Springfield , 111. , one by death
and the other by resignation.
In the palmy days of stock-jobbery ,
death and Joy Gould were the only
causes of vacancies on the United States
bench. A great judge weighed out
justice with the hope of some day joining
the counsel of some robber-corporation ,
where his fine-spun distinctions and his
small gilded technicalities would bo
worth fabulous sums to his employers
whenever they might set out to cheat the
people.
Wo have changed that somewhat , yet
not any too much , after all. Let us insti
tute a different era. Lot the two new
men who may now ascend the bench
steadfastly refuse to use that exalted
place as a first stop toward the throne of
some overgrown corporation.
Gladstone's Predicament.
In the fall of 18SO Mr. Gladstone went
into power as premier of England. Under
the spur of English hatred of Ireland he
prepared an arms act and a crimes act.
The land league made things so hot for
Mr. Forster , the Gludstonian chief secre
tary for Ireland , that his rule was pro
nounced a failure , and ho was recalled.
I'arncll and the other land leaguers we.ro
lot oui of jail , and an era of peace w'as
seemingly at hand.
This gratifying state of nflairs was
rudely changed by the assassinations of
1'henix park , in May , 1893. Then began
the terrific parliamentary battle wherein
the gag-rule was put on the free house of
commons under the narno of the closure.
Some of the this "
sittings whereby "previ
ous question" was made u custom of the
commons were without parallel as tests
of physical endurance. But Gladstone
carried the day and raako the gag a part
of the rules.
The point of all this lies in the applica
tion of it To-day this gag is being put
on the very man who sat up so many
nlghU to make it.
It is an odd case of a bad penny's re
turn of chickens coming homo to roost ,
It teaches that it would have boon better
for Mr. Glort tnn ! . moro bravely
taken poor Ireland's part in the storm of
popular fury which followed James
Carey's fiendish plot , its execution , and
his own disclosure of that plot.
Justice to Ireland could not harm Eng
land. Injustice to Ireland may nt least
harm Englandin the opinion of all free
men. And England has men of spirit.
They do not want such an outcome.
Onr sister Ur public.
All intelllgont'Anierloans ' must feel a
degree of satisfaction in the material
prosperity of Moxldo. There arc obvious
reasons why we should not only welcome
the progress of maf country , but in every
practicable way aid and encourage it.
Mexico has a population numbering ono-
fifth of our own. She has great natural
resources. The men who arc at the head
of national affairs there are intelligent ,
outcrprislng and progressive. It Is
clearly our interest to cultivate intimate
commercial relations with a country
now offering a large market , and having
in abundance the conditions of further
great material progress.
Wo have not hitherto given adequate
recognition to this policy. Spasmod ic
efforts have boon made to effect closer
business relations , but their scope has
not been national. Our tariff has been
the chief obstruction. Meanwhile other
nations , more particularly England and
Germany , have enjoyed much the larger
part of the valuable Mexican trailo. The
fault has been wholly our own. Mexico
has desired aud still desires to do busi
ness with us. Evidence of this is found
in the changes which have been ef
fected in the customs tariff of that coun
try , to co into effect on the 1st of next
July. The changes make liberal conces
sions in favor of several important Amer
ican interests which ought to greatly to
their advantage. Moro will undoubtedly
follow if the United States shall show a
popular disposition to respond liberally
to the more generous , aud certainly
wiser , policy of Mexico.
The annual message of President
Diaz , submitted to the Mexican congress
on last Friday , showed the feeling of the
govcrumont to bo of the most friendly
nature. Not only have the efforts of
mischief makers to seriously disturb the
cordial relations of the two countries en
tirely failed , but so far as appears they
have produced not the least ill-feeling on
the part ofBtho Mexican government.
On the contrary that government , as rep
resented by its executive , seems most de
sirous to maintain and perpetuate the
feeling of friendship between the two
countries. Our duty as a great people ,
as well as our interest ns a commercial
nation , demand that wo shall recognize
and respect this sentiment of our neigh
bors , and in all proper ways make the
best use of it for the mutual advantage
of both countries.
A LOCAL paper wants to establish a
grain exchange in Omaha instantcr. Be
fore such n scheme can be made feasible
Omaha must become a grain market , and
she never will bo a grain market until
she has a number of largo
mills and elevators to com
pete in the purchase of grain. A
bucket-shop grain exchange with the
grain lying in Chicago or New York can
bo opened at any time , but gambling in
grain options docs not mean a grain
market. A grain exchange before wo
have grain buyers and grain consumers ,
would bo putting the cart before the
horse.
IT now scorns that eight wards with
sixteen councilmcn will satisfy Omaha's
wants for the next two years. The only
advantage of increasing the number of
wards to ton would bo the Known fact
that jobbing is moro effectively balked
by largo representative bodies. But
then wo have 133 members in the last
legislature.
IN view of the intcr-stato commerce
blockade Omaha may bo compelled to
drop the free advertising of the arrivals
and departures of railroad trains , but
the arrivals of now railroads in Omaha
will be published in big typo , without
charge.
OMAHA wants cable roads and better
street car facilities , but she will not bo
content to have them on paper. If the
people are to vote franchises they must
liayo some guarantee that the projected
roads will bo built within a reasonable
time.
THE "prospect of another Missouri
river bridge is good , but meantime
Omaha would fool gratified if the Union
Pacific would push its wagon bridge an
nex and place it in condition for public
use.
STATE AND liSUUlTOKY.
Nebraska Jottings.
Neligh is negotiating for a creamery.
Custer county has 170 school districts.
North Platte will vote on water works
to-morrow.
A bank with $25,000 capital has beau
started in Geneva.
The construction of waterworks begins
in Neligh to-day.
Platlsmouth is piped to the nozzle for
Thursday's squirt.
Norfolk colcbratod the feathering of
two wings for her asylum.
The West Point Republican confesses
that the boom in Omaha is in its first
stages. '
A lightening corn raiser is harrowing
the foot-hills of Beatrice. The old corn
razor is still on duty. ,
Seventeen car loadSof | immigrants were
dumped in lawca ) county last week and
the earth is yawning for moro , '
The organizational the Nebraska Cen
tral road in Omaha is already attracting
attention up theElkhorn valley.
Fred Mnssman , of Nebraska City , who
inllatcd his fortuneby forgery , received
a three years' job in the penitentiary.
John F. Baker , a demented resident of
Platte county , cooled his throbbing tem
ples with u bullet , last Friday , anil ended
his career. > l
Hastings has incorporated a belt line
of railroad. Her corijorato bay window
is entirely too largo for ordinary means
of locomotion.
Now is the time to plant the roots of
prosperity , in liberal doses , in the home
papor. The harvest can bo garnered
daily , if inserted wtf.
The circulation of the Lincoln Demo
crat reached such proportions last Sat
urday that the flro department was called
out to cool off thu machinery.
Whisper it not In Lincoln : Grand Island
enthusiasts are nursing a boom for "tho
future capital of the state. " Her enemies
could not wish her a worse futo.
Croighton bus a coal vein twenty
inches thick , lined with "good indica
tions. " A majority of the prospect holes
now in the state ure paved with good in
tentions. ' '
An exploring expedition from Omaha
made a haul of goods worth $101 in
Kearney the other night. The metropolis
is bound to maintain her commercial
supremacy.
The Republican City Topic and Harlan
County Democrat have formed nn nltianco
resulting in the birth of the Republican
City Independent , with N. J. Ludl as
editor.
The Schuylcr Quill in a new dross is
a stem winder , full Jeweled. There Is
no danger of the Quill corroding or get
ting dull while In the hands of John C.
Sprccher.
Hoffman and Bell , the men who
wrecked the Missouri Pacific train at
Dunbar , a few months ago , will bo tried
for murder in Nebraska City next
Wednesday.
The country editors attempt to re
linquish their annuals witli a nhow of
humor , but the darling pasteboards bear
external evidence of saline lamentations
and sundry ties.
Beatrice burglars are evidently anxious
to test informally the wnxt'd end of Jack
Marion's ' choker A little lead proporlv
planted would secure the end sought
with less ceremony.
Fortr men and teams turned out nt a
plowing ' "boo" at the Stewart farm near
Button last week. Nine kegs of boor , a
big lunch and ninety acres of good soil
were plowed up and irrigated.
Fairbur.v has raised a purse of $1,500to
pay the expenses of a committee sent out
to got points on the management of a
boom. There seems to bo somn fear of
the consequences of turning the animal
loose on an inox pcrienccd community.
Dispatches Irom Washington an
nounce that the new land offices In Ne
braska will not bo ready for business before -
fore the lirst of May , owing to the delay
in perfecting the necessary books and
plats.
A Beatrice mossback has discovered
several flaws in the proceeding leading
to the voting of bonds in aid of the ex
tension of the Rock Island road , and has
asked the courts for an injunction against
the delivery ot the bonds to the company.
Several lawyers are wound up on the
point of issue.
Plum Crook has grown weary of the
disappointments heaped upon her by the
B. iV JU. and boldly declares that the com
pany' must "pop the question or quit
llirting. " The next B. & M. man who
trifles with the patient virtue of the town
will bo shorn of his scalp and kicked into
the next county.
The now hotel ncaring completion in
Grand Island will be the finest building
in the town. It is 0i\i : ? ' , four stories
high with basement. The material is
stone and brick. There will be > W rooms
in the building , of which eighty-one will
bo furnished with the latest conveniences
for comfort and safety. The cost of the
structure complete will reach $100,000.
They were of medium aero and size and
fresh from the country. With smiles of
coming joy perched on their dust cov
ered faces , they wabbled , arm in arm ,
into a justice shop in Beatrice , and draw
ing themselves up before the bewilder
ing bar tender , who sniffed a foe in the
distance , the bridegroom exclaimed :
"Say , old man , knooli us out a pair of
licenses. " The document was promptly
knocked out and the pair "latched" then
and there.
loiva Items.
Dccorah saloons have boon enjoined.
Another gas well has been tapped at
Horndon.
Coo college trustees are ukirmisliingfor
a president.
Dubuqup is planning to spend $200,000
m improving the raids leading to town.
A disease identical with the epizootic
of 1872 prevails among horses at Mason
City.
The State Undertakers' association has
scaled the lid on a three days' session at
Dubuquo.
The Dubuque registration , just closed ,
shows 4,0t7 names , twenty-six moro than
rcgistcjed last fall.
Rev. Theodore Wezman. pastor of the
German Catholic church at Uoscllc , Car
roll county , died last Friday nicht.
The Mount Pleasant school board has
dropped all examinations for grades aud
instructed teachers and principals to
promote pupils and classes on their gen
eral work and without any test ,
In a few days P full bench of the United
States court will meet nt Dubuquu and
hear and determine cases arising under
the prohibitory laws of Iowa , especially
applied to compensation for brewery
property.
A saloonkeeper in Muscatmo filled a
keg with water , the minions of the law
came along , seized the keg , and arrested
the proprietor. The trial proceeded until
an expert was called upon to test the
liquid , and ho pronounced it water.
August Rcgy , of Illinois , has been ap
pointed by Governor Lurrabco commiss
ioner to represent Iowa in Franco and
other European countries in the interest
of American importers of horses and
other line stock.
The silver medals of the State Agricul
tural society are nearly ready for distri
bution and when completed will cost
about $7 each. They wcro awarded at
the last state fair and will be neat and
valuable souvenirs. The society will
distribute about fifty of them.
Dakota.
Tower City claims a populations of
4,500.
Local option is spreading in the north
ern counties.
Deadwood is anxiously watching for in
dications of the coming of the Elkhorn
Valley railroad.
A fine sample of marble has boon dis
covered ton miles from Rapid City. It is
many-colored and susceptible of n very
high polish.
E. B. Chapman , of Rapid City , has gone
east with $125,000 of gilt edge to sell in
the cast. The proceeds will bo used m
building narrow gauge railroads.
Kingsbury county has an area of 559-
000 acres , contains ninety good school
houses und has a population of 10,000 ,
two-thirds of whom are engaged in agri
cultural pursuits.
A Timely Buccostlon.
OMAHA , Nob. , April 2. To the Editor
of the BEE : If you will bo kind enough
to allow mo the privilcgo of a few Hues
in your valuable paper I would like tote
to express my views upon a subject : in
which every humane person in the city
should bo deeply interested. The follow
ing incident will fullv explain my mean
ing : Yesterday mormntr a poor servant
girl in the employ of ono of my neigh
bors , sudd9nly lost her reason from re
ligious excitement. Although she was
very quiet and showed no signs of violence
lence , It was deemed advisable to remove
her , as the lady of the house is
just recovering from a severe spell
of sickness , and consequently was un
able to look aflc.r her. She was accord
ingly removed to tno county .jail for safe
keeping. Now. after considering the
cause of her misfortune , and the fact that
she at times realizes her friendless and
deplorable condition , would ii bo strange
if her case becomes hopeless ? I think
not. Now , Mr. Editor , this is an occur
rence that takes place every day in our
city. While citizens on all sides are im
bued with the spirit of improvement , lot
mo suggest , in the name of humanity ,
that proper measures bo taken to better
the condition of these poor unfortunates.
We should have a homo for just such
cases ns this , whom they could receive
proper care while waiting medical exam
ination , and I am contidcnt that n call
made upon the public to subscribe to n
fund for the erection of such a home ,
would meet with hearty and substantial
approval from at leaita majority of well-
thinking people of Omaha.
' WIUJAU A. DE\Vrrr. ,
MORE SIGNS OF PROSPER ! N
The Steady Growth of Nebraska as Shown
Throughout the State.
HOW BELVIDERE IS BLESSED.
Towns Sprlimlni ; Up In the Hr-
publican Valley With the March
of CivllUntlon Other Pros-
licroas 1'lacoH.
Holvldcro'a
DKLVIDKUK , Nob. , April 1. [ Corre
spondence of the Biil : : Bolvidcro Is sit
uated on thu Big Sandy , in Thaycr
county , which U one of the southern
counties of the slate. \ \ o have hero tlirco
of the most essential factors requisite for
ft homo , viz : a mild healthy ollmnto , tin
abundaueo of ptiro water , and a soil that
is not surpassed by any in the state.
There lias boon Ho rain during the past
winter and but little snow , therefore wo
have not boon compelled to wade around
in snow or mud. Wells are niada hereby
by boring from twenty-four feet on the
bottom of seventy feet on the high ground
surrounding the town and cost from $10
to $20. In proof of the productiveness of
the soil , I cite you to the fuel that Hoi-
viderc is the second best shipping point
on the St. Joe & Grand Island
that confessedly runs through the best
farming lands in the west. There are
two elevators on this road aiut they
handle large quantities of grain. There
is to be one or more elevators erected on
the B. & M. this Benson. In this connec
tion a grist mill would be a paying in
vestment. The cattle and hog business
is carried on by three buyers , making a
ujood competitive market. There are two
lirst-class lumber yards doing a larsro
business. The coal business is conducted
by two enterprising linns and their faces
are wreathed in smiles when Prof. Foster
tolls of one of those Dakota bli//.ards on
its way to the sunny south. The weary
pilgrim is cared for by two first-class
hotels and three restaurants. Two deal
ers in farm machinery fully supply the
wants of the farmer in this direction , and
as they carry largo stocks there is no
clanger of dealers in other towns getting
any of their customers. There are two
dealers in hardware , stoves , etc. The
hungry arc supplied by seven dealers in
groceries and two moat markets , whore
surloin steak may bo procured from any
portion desired. Diy goods and clothinc ,
hats and caps are supplied by four
Firms where the question , whcro-
withtlml shall wo bo clothed , is fullv
answered. The understanding is cared
for by five firms , who will please the
most fastidious if style and price can do
so. Wo also have two of the best milli
nery stores in the country. Cradles and
collins. bedsteads and bureaus , chairs
and tables , and everything in the house
furnishing line are secured when wanted
in the one furniture store. As this is a
very healthy country we support but ouo
drug store and there is serious talk of
getting up a dramatic entertainment for
the benefit of the two doctors vo have ,
who occasionally amuse themselves by
pulling a tooth or some similar innocent
recreation. The one bank we havn is
kept busy caring for the deposits of our
prosperous merchants Our other indus
tries are represented by one wagon and
carriage shop , two blacksmith shops , one
harness shop , one shoe shop , pno unrbcr
shop , one bakery , quo feed mill , two liv
ery stables , one artilicial stone chimney
works , one washing machine factory.
As the people are law abiding , and there
being no saloon in the town , the two
lawyers wo have would starve
it they were compelled to jive
by the fruits of their legal practice ,
but their talents are bettor directed one
in caring for the immense amount of
mail passing through the postoflico and
the othqr as assistant editor on the Bolvi-
dere Tribune , the one paper published
hero , nnd in which all the above live men
advertise. There is the usual number of
loan , land and insurance agents. Wo
have a fine graded school occupying two
substantial buildings , conducted by a
corps of competent teachers. Three
churches and as many preachers care for
the morals of the people. The govern
ment consists of a mayor and three alder
men , but owing to the peaceable condi
tion of socictv the police force consists
of one marshal , who siuhs for a not or
something that ho may quell in order to
keep his club from rusting. Lots and
farm lands are very cheap , considering
the fact that wp have two railroads-hero
now , with direct connection with Omaha ,
Lincoln , St. Joe , Atchison. Kansas City ,
Hastings and Denver , with a great deal
of talk of another.
New Towns Spring Up.
FUA.KKLIN , Nob. , April 1. [ Correspon
dence of the BEE : ] While cold and snow
and wintry storms have prevailed to the
north and cast of us , this beautiful Rep
ublican valley has since last November
enjoyed one long autumn , now merging
into spring. Wo have had only two
storms curing the entire winter. The
grass Is growing green , the birds are
singing , the farmers are plowing and
sowing grain. "Out of the old house
into the now" is the watchword in the
valley , as the sottlera move from the
crumbling 800 houses into the now frame
cottage. Towns are springing up as if by
magic. In the immediate vicinity of
your correspondent , where six months
ago the prairie grass waved in the
wind , the new towns of Wilcox -
cox , Campbell , Upland , and
Hildrcth are melodious with the hum of
hammer and saw. Churches , school
houses and homes rise as if it wore in a
night , and little vilages find "a local hab
itation and a name" before the thirty-
day tourist can return from his trip to
the mountains.
In this day of beginnings it is curious
to note the inlluences that are to chaiao-
torize the future town. An interesting
example of this is the town of Franklin.
now six years old. The handful of lirst
settlers in the days of drouths and grass
hoppers founded an academy. It became
a nucleus , and around it have gathered a
class of people loyal to education , to re
ligion anil to temperance. A saloon has
never ventured to rear its head in Frank
lin , but instead seven churches prove
the tendencies of its inhabitants , and the
academy in those six short years hui nut
up three substantial buildings , and , like
a healthy boy always outgrowing his
jackets , is already calling for another.
The future of the Republican valley is
bright with promise , A class of settlers
has poured in that will make it one of.
the garden spots of the west. Capital
from the east is pouring into Kcd
Cloud , Franklin , illnoinmgUni , Alma ,
McCook and other towns like the tide of
a stream. Railroads and nluti * of rail
roads are intersecting the country in
every direction ; the buffalo JIIM-S in re
treating before the treail of l'n ' f'inner ;
the whilom silent streams ar > Inru'-i'i the
wheels of busy mills ; the coyote 'tricks '
his last cry as ho retreats to tln < p'um '
thickets , where the grapevine hung * in
sanglcd beauty ; given groves are bud
ding along ( ho lines of thrifty claims , and
industry is transforming the face of the
valley. _
Onkluml'H Solid
OAKLAND , Nob. , April 1. [ Corre
spondence of the BKK. ] While many
other tpwns in this state are having a
mushroom growth , Oakland lias been enjoying -
joying a steady and substantial growth ,
and it hus not been In advance of the sur
rounding pountry , which is the basis of
nil towns' real progress and prosperity ,
What Oakland has is based on a solid and
sure foundation , There to no better farm
ing country In the state , mid the country
adjacent to Oakland Is not owned by
speculators , but by industrious and pro
gressive farmers. The town and
all the country contiguous , Is set
tled principally by Swedes , who are
an industrious class of people , so taught
in their native country , and they are fust
improving their farms. Oakland la just
waiting for another railroad , an cast and
west lino. Several surveys have been
made and it U thought by many the road
will bo constructed in the near future ,
ihen the town will make greater strides
towards industry and ho will ride on thu
top wave of prosperity for all time to
como. The town has an almo.'t unlimited
water power , which can bo utilized to
great advantage. Capitalists and manu
facturers will receive a warm wel
come to Oakland , and they only
have to visit the town to bo con
vinced of her natural advantages
and the bright future that is in store lor
her In the not very distant future thu
removal of the county seat to this place
will be made , as O.iklnnd is more cen
trally located in the population of the
county. The matter has already re
ceived considerable discussion.
The Farmers' union of this place , which
aims to test the possibility of the farmer ? )
doinir their own business through their
own organi/iition , without the interven
tion of the middle man , is proving a suc
cess both to the farmers and the town.
The business men are heartily endorsing
the same , as they are well aware the suc
cess of the farmers means an increase of
business for Oakland.
The di continuance of the liquor traflio
is the all absorbing tome of conversation
just now. Strniig arguments are being
used against the continuance of the same ,
owing to so nii'iiy serious accidents in
the past cans-oil by whisky. The senti
ment this year is greatly in favor of tem
perance , and there is but little question
that on next Tuesday the temperance
ticket will bo elected There has never
boon such a determined effort made as is
being made by the temperance element.
The Independent of this place , which is
edited by Rev. lleiirv , is getting in some
effective work on temperance , and is re
ceiving a hearty welcome all over the
county. 1'ruhibition is the predominant
clement in Hurt county , and the paper
that advocates the same is bound to
succeed.
Fertile Wttrnlnr County.
CUMMINSVILLU , Neb. , April 1. [ Corre
spondence of the Hun.I If there id a sec
tion in this state which should "od looked
over by land seekers \Vhnolercounty ,
and more particularly Heaver valley ,
which is one of the most beautiful and
fertile valleys in this state. Now is the
time to locate here , just before the advent
of the railroads , as four lines of railroad
are pointing this way. We have a good
class of citizens hero and welcome others
of the same order. This is the county
above all others for cattlemen. Iloga
and sheep do well hero. There is grass
and hay in abundance , and corn , oats ,
buckwheat and roots of all kinds cannot
bo surpassed. Ciimminsvillo is beauti
fully located and is bound to be the me
tropolis of Wheeler county. The pro
prietors know what they are about , and
they stand ready and will strike at the
proper time and not before. Parties look
ing for locations for any kind of legiti
mate business wil not miss it by locating
hero. Tne building boom has commenced
and wo welcome all. G. D. L.
A Mnthor'u Inhumanity.
OMAHA , Neb. , April 3. To the Editor
of the BCE : As I was strolling along
Saunders street last evening at 7 o'clock
to make a call on one of my Ohio friqnds
i stumbled across a little fellow appar
ently about three years of ago weeping
bitterly to get homo. Ho neither knew
his name nor his address , and as a stran
ger I could bo of little assistance. No
one knew him In that neighborhood , and
when I was about to bring him to the po
lice station a colored girl near Irene street
told mo she remembered seeing the little
fellow in company with a small and older
brother coming down that way the
curlier part of the evening. He had fallen
from the sidewalk into the mud and his
appearance betrayed an evening of tears
and suffering. After diligent search I
succeeded in tracing the little fellow tote
to his homo on Irene street , No. 1218 , and
as I entered with him a woman ( Ilia
mother she said ) opened the door , and
to my story about the boy she replied
with a chilly disappointment as
if to say , ' 'It's a matter of supreme
premo indifference to mo. " She
never thanked mo for doiii < j ( what I con
sidered a kind act worthy of recognition )
and I was spontaneously impressed with
the woman's cold hoartodness. AH I WHH
about to leave terrible screams and
shrieks of "oh" emanated from the cot
tage and the little boys and girls who had
ludpud me in ferreting out his home beg
ged me to go in and sue "what's the mat
ter " There 1 beheld a terrible sight , one
of those pictures that can never bo effa
ced from memory a strong burley wo
man a mother ! standing over the body
of that infant thrust on tup floor and giv
ing him a merciless flogging with a club ,
deaf to his entreaties , deaf to that moth-
orlv instinct which stamps her with ever
lasting infamy.
At njy homo in the city of Toledo , such
mothers do not go unpunished and the
silent meanings of such helpless ones do
not go unheard by our well organized
Humane socie.iy.
I invoke the aid of your powerful and
humanu pen , your sympathy for these
helpless ones to direct the attention of
the proper officials to this sad caso.
HK.K.MAN FlUKDHKlia.
Traveler Millard House , Toledo , O.
Boils , pimples , hives , ringworms , tet
ter , and all other manifestations of im
pure blood are cured by Hood's Sarsa-
parilla.
Mrs. Helen Gougar has sent an open
letter to the women of Kansas , who are to
vote in the municipal elections , saying ; :
"You will bo required to give your name.
Do not give your husband's name or your
pet n-imo , hut the one by which you wore
christened , "
MOST PERFECT MADE
l-rppurwl with rtHet regard to Purity , B trot ) a * . an&
lloklthf olntM. Ur. hnce a nuking PowdM cootalni
DuAmmonla.Umo.Alumcil't.onplitloa.Dt.Prire'B
JlrLtRfU , VanlllA. Lcinon. , etc. , fljrroctaloulr.