Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1888)
FHB OMAHA DAIIiY BBifl : SUNDAY , JANUARY 8 , 1888.r-TWELTE PAGES THE DAILY flEE. KVKUV MOUSING. Tt'.ltMS 01 * BtfllSCniPTIOX. Dully ( Morning IMltiou ) Includlus ? Sunday llKic.Onb Vrnr . . . . . ; . . . . . . . ' . . t\0 \ M ' For Hlx Month * . . . . ' . 8 U ) KorTliro ; Mohths . > . . SOU The Oinnha fiimlny HKK , mailed to any nil- dress , One Venr . . . . . . . . 200 OMAHA < ) rriCK.No . 14AKi ai K-iiSA > iSTitEKf. NKW YoitKOmcK , Uiiouin , Tniilu.vr. Iiini.i > - INf ) . WAfllllNUTON OHICK , .NO. Ml I'Ol'll- TIKlt Til to TIPWH and rditorlal nmtti-r should bo aildreaivd to this UniTOlt orTMK HKK. ' HUS1NBSS LKTTKIU * . All business letters and remittances should Ixj addressed to Tin : HKK I'tnu.isiiiMi COMPANY , OMAHA , DinflH , rlii-cks and poitnillio orders to 1)8 nindo pujnbli- this older of thoconipuuy. The Bee Publishing Company , Proprietors , E. KOS13WATEK , Enrroit. TIM : DAILY IIHK. Hworn Statement orClrciilntlon. Btntc of Nebrnikii , County of Ioii ) lnss , f * Oeo. II. Tz diiirlc , ecretnry of Tlio Hep 1'nb- lUlilnKcomimiiy , doen solemnly swear thnt tlio nctiml rlmimfon of the Dally llro for the week pndlnp Dec' . IK ) , 1W , win us follows : BMimluy. Dru. : . ' 11.110 Hiinilny , lec2.1 ) 1VMI Monday , Dec. W 1ft. HI ) Tllfsilnv , Io. ) 37 14.H7& Wednesdny. Deo. as 11X0 Thiirsdnv. * ) < < . Kt IWWI Friday , Dec.iW 1B.010 Avernue 15.1 Hi mo. : ii. T/SCHUCI ; . Sworn to and subscribed In inv tin-sewn hl.s 2d day of Jainmry. A. D. . WNJ. N. V. FKIU Notary I'nbllc. Btnto of Nebraska , , Countynf DoiiKlnss. fs > s > Qen. II. TzNchurk. being flr t duly sworn , de poses nnd say.s that he Is secretary of The lice J'nbllshlinr ( oinpuny , that the actual average daily circulation of tnii Ually lleo for the mouth of January , I1 * " , lll.'JMl conies : for Fobrunry , 1H87 , I I.I7H copies : for March. 1H87 , 14,400 copies : for April. IKH7. 14,31 * copies : for May. iw-fl , 11 , 7 copies ; for June , IHh" , 11,147 copies : for July , JW7.14,1 ? HI copies ; for August , 1H.VT , H.lul copies ; for September , IW , H.-Hl ) copies ; for October , 1H87 , 14'fEI ; for November , ISB7,15'J U topics ; for December , ItW,15,011 copies. ( ir.o. n. T/pnii'cic. Sworn and subscribed to In my presence this Zd day Of January , Ai 1) ) . IbSS. N. I' . 1'KI I. , Notary Public , OMAHA is among tlio cities f-clcctcd by Princeton college at which entrance examinations will bo hold in Juno , sim- ultiincou.sly with such examinations in the college. The iilmnm of Princeton uro well represented in thib eity. TKXAS and Missouri papers arc furi ous over the reports thut people fro/.e to death in those states during the ro- ccnt cold wave. Ah a counter irritant wo would advise our southern ex changes to start : i report that the cause of death was sun stroke. FIIHO.UKNT and loud complaints roach us frointhcPnciflceoast over the iiiolTlci- oncy of the railway postal service. This city and nearly nil the growing cities and town's of Nebraska have wretched postal facilities. The post- ofllco department is evidently not well informed in regard to the rapid develop ment of the region west of the Missouri. THK scheme for reclaiming the barren lands of southwestern Arizona is said to bo working well. Irrigation companies hnvo lieon formed anil the method is to have settlers tnko up six hundred and forty acres of land each under thodobcrt land act and then deed half of the claim to the companies for water. The ar rangement seems equitable for the pres ent at least , but- those water companies are destined to become enormously Wealthy in the near future. A MEXICAN actress playing in Buffalo became so intensely earnest in her portrayal trayal thnt she very nearly amputated the hand of one of the actors , and the unforlnnato follow may have to lose the member. Actresses with such extremely strong emotions should not allow them selves to us > o real daggers whore other people are concerned. . A harmless im itation would answer every purpose so far as the audience is concerned. It may transpire in this case , however , thut there was method in the alleged emotion. IK discussing the condition of the poor in England recently Cardinal Manning ia reported to have said : "Every man has a right to lifo and a right to the food necessary to sustain life. So strict is this right thnt it prevails - vails over all positive laws of property. Necessity has no law. A starving man has n natural right to his neighbor's bread. " Some rnslern papers comment ing on this declaration call it anarchy. It is not. It is the law of humanity. Starving men and women have been im prisoned and punibhud for stealing food. But their net was jubtillable by the law that stands aboro all the laws made by men the law of self preservation. WHKUIC is the governor of Texas ? Last week tlio pronident issued a proc lamation claiming for the United Staten , Jurisdiction over the land lyingcnstof the 100th meridian and between the north Und south forks of the lied river , which land is also claimed by Texan. It was expected that the governor , who is nl- vnys prompt to assort the rights and au thority of the state , would immediately is-suo a counter proclamation assorting the jurisdiction of Texas over the dis puted territory , but thus far he has been Client. It is not yet too late for him tc Cpoak , but as it is a democratic presi dent who has taken this somewhat arbi trary action it would not bo surprising "if the Texas governor quietly submitted toil. CONNECTICUT is one of these state ; trhiuh enjoys whatever benefits are U 1)0 derived from the high tariff. Yol the average prosperity of its people ii by no means high and is considerably l > olo\v that of thu pcplo of several statci 'that do not got any of the advantage ! ascribed to the tnrltt. The commis fcionor of labor of Connecticut reports i condition of affairs nmong the workinf people of the state that is anything hu reassuring for the radical protoctioi advocates. Lust yenr was otuj of oxcop tlonal business notivity and prosperity Yet many families in Connecticut ,5s. with mo't of their m&mbors working s. * were unable to earn moro than suf ficicnt for the scantiest "subsistence , nnd seine found their necessary ex penses to exceed their , income. Then nro other protected localities which wll toll an equally gloomy story , yet UK high tariff advocates will go right on ringing tlio changes on the advantage of their policy to labor and thousand : of thoughtless people will continue U Vollovo them. Our Duly ± o the loor. While Omnha is still eongvat'nlnting herself over the magnificent record of material improvement which the yonr Just closed has shown , It may not bo amiiH to look upon a side of the picture not so pleasant , perhaps , butstlll hardly less Important. Riches and poverty go hand in hand , It dooq not need the graphic poii of a Henry George to make the fact apparent nnd clear , that added population means Its proportion of weak and helpless and unfortunate , and that increased trade carries with itinrrcnbed numbers of Deckers after employment and incroaied numbers of those who do not always succeed In finding it. The larger the city the' ' harder the winters for those who , through no fault of their own , nro forced to struggle against pen ury , and want for food and clothing , fuel and shelter. The wider extended the city limits the wider are scattered the poor. The denser the population , jnst ns surely the denser Is the misery. Omaha has just reached the point when she is beginning to have forced upon her attention the unwelcome fact , promi nent iu all large cities , that poverty and prosperity go hand in hand. The great truth spoken centuries ago by the great teacher , that "tho poor you have with you always , " is pressing Itself upon us as it never has before. Individual ef fort , which In .a small town or larger city has been ample for individual re lief , is lo-st in a great city in the mass and sinks into comparative inefllcioncy when called upon to grapple with a yearly increasing number of the sick and poverty btrickfjn and unfortunate. ' Dying Jrom destitution , " is a head ing which ton years ago would have been impossible in Omaha. Friendly neighbors would have discovered the need and been iuicU [ to apply the re lief. To-day with a round hundred thousand bustling , active citizens ; it falls with some ncnso of surprise upon the ear , but with no biirpu..Miig ' feeling1 if shock. Communities like persons rnp- dly become cnllouted , through no fault H may be of their ownbut because repe tition dulls the edge of novelty. The call to remember the poor comes to us at this season with more than iiiial urgency. The prosperity of the ity ab a whole has never been o great is it is at present. The proportion of .vealth . to population is largo among us jvon for a western city. Advanced value * , of realty , an enhanced volume of rude , and steady employment for wage- earners during the year just closed have been the rule. The increased deposits in the banks show an increased fund of savings , and the large number of small dwellings , as well as the more preten tious mercantile structures erected , cvi-- lenco that thrift has been among us working its bonoficient results. Omaha has never been in b ttcr condition to see to it that honobt poverty should not beg shnirifnccd for relief , and find a deaf car turned to its petitions. And so , in the midst of a severe win ter , the BKIS appeals , as it has so often done before , to the benevolent men and women of .Omaha , to open their hearts iiud purses in behalf of the many worthy organized charities which are struggling to relieve want , and penury and misery in the heart of a great city. There is no need to specify or to particularize. Their namcb and objects are well known , and the un&ollish hearts and hands behind them vouch for the proper distribution of the funds which they collect. Whether it bo in the churches , or societies , or quito outside regularly constituted re ligious or benevolent associations , they deserve and should receive a hearty and a generous support from our people. It is as 'much the duty of a community to take care of its deserving poor as it is to educate its growing generation - oration , for pauperism and crime are twin sisters. Public School Policy. There can be no question that the consensus of opinion among the most in telligent educators of the time , as well as among thoughtful men not directly engaged in educational work , is opposed to the policy that has grown up within the past dozen years , and is steadily ex panding , of crowding the public schools with studies which can never bo of any service to the grout majority of chil dren who must bo content with the acquirements to bo secured at these schools. There have boon heard during the past year or-two numerous protests from scholars and men of experience in teaching against the tendency to continually en largo the curriculum of the public schools , regardless of the question of practical results to bo de rived and of the conditions surrounding the majority of those who attend the-o schools. It has boon shown that as to the larger number of public school pu pils the value of .the schools has really depreciated under the alleged progres sive policy. The children who can de vote only u , few1 years to school work , and who should hnvo the fullest advan tage of this time in acquiring a knowl edge of the rudiments of an English ed ucation that would bo of practical u o to them in after life , tire forced to squander u considerable share of this valuable period on studies that will never bo ol any service to them ; but which deprive them of an adequate knowledge of those branches that will bo of UbO to them. The explanation of the xinnocessari innovations that have invaded the pub lic schools anil are ovoi * threatening thoin , may bo found in several causes. The universal spirit of liberality with respect to public education is an in centive to extras tigant expenditure in this direction. It is ti stigma on any community to refuse any duimmdt ; thai may be nuulo upon it in behalf of the public school system , and the proudes ! "Tnol in the record of n , community i : the generosity it has shown in providing for its schools. Kc one will wish to discoiuago this spirit It is whun rationally oxercihod nuwi proper and commendabUi , and ought tc lie everywhere maintained. Uut it i : manlfofctly wise in the Interests of those who are to profit by the schools , and ju.v to the o who inuot pay for their support to Inquire whether the expenditure ii being made with su'olt thoughtful dis crotlon ns to produce the best attain nblti result * . Another explanation i' ' found In the Incapacity of the majorit.i of thocu having the administration o school affairs to understand what is u once necessary and , proper for tlio schools , or else in their disposition ns politicians to use their powe"r In furtherance of their personal ambi tion. It is the uxpurienco of nearly every city in the country that a majority of the men oltioted' to boards of educa tion are utterly until for the intelli gent performance of the duties of such a position , while others who may not lack the intelligence nro wanting in that disinterested devotion to the work which every man In such a position should possess. The former clubs arc mere creatures in the hands of un scrupulous colleagues or solf-sireking persons identified with the schools , while the latter are over on tlio alert to avail themselves of an opportun ity to advance their personal interests , generally as politicians , by having some now scheme that will quarter the friend of some body of influence-upon the schools. Still another explanation is the fact that specialists in almost every line of in struction , who do not find their knowl edge available as a means of livelihood in the ordinary wny , seek to load Ihem- belves on the public schools , and frequently - quently succeed in doing so when they have the right sort of inlluonco to reach a susceptible board of education. In the January number of the Forntii llov. M. J. Savage considers the ques- .tion , "What shall the public schools tiSach ? " and his simple answer is that they should im part to all children such instruction as will enable them to become self-sup porting , which involves a measure of industrial training , to much general in- tolllgenco as shall make it safe for them to become citizens , and such moral training as shall snrvo to keep them out of the ways of vice. "A public bchool , ' ' ho says , "supported by public money can justly aim only at public ends. The managers of the public schools arousing money not their own , and have therefore no moral right to do with it what they please. They are only the agents of the pub lic , and it is their business to see to it that the public money is not turned aside to merely individual uses , but is faithfully devoted to such ends as shall subserve the public wel fare. " Such judicious friends of the public schools do not desire that they shall bo loss generously provided for , jut they do demand that the provision nado shall be wisely used for producing the best practical results in the interest of the great majority of children who itteud tlio public schools and can look for nothing beyond them. Conditions to Success. What gives success:1 That is en tirely apart from the kind of success sought what most helps a man to get what ho wants ? The stock virtues are generally paraded by theoretical phil osophers ; the practical man has not the time nor inclination to analyze the force behind him. Ho is content to use it without speculating about its characteristics. Hence few people have tin adequate idea of the value of that peculiar quality which is not solf-con- lidenco , not determination , not perse verance ; but which is a combination of all throe , and which is somewhat im perfectly comprehended in the word grit. " Conscious power is the first requisite. The man who knows positively how a thing should bo done can do it , barring unforseen mishaps. Accidents are often called the result of ill luck. A man's own lack of something is the only real ill luck. Ho succeeds who without expecting accid ents is always prepared 'instantly to meet them. They are more nonessential tial atoms in his general plan. His determination is to roach a given point. That determination once checked , obstacles will spring up at every turn. "Tho woman who Hesitates , " wo are told , is lost , but not more certainly than is the man. Ho who would succeed iniifxt never doubt. Finally to confidence and determina tion must be allied untiring energy. There must bo no "lot up. " Concen trated on one closely defined purpose , all the powers that can help along must bo brought into play. So much for success in the abstract. What is commonly known as "success in life" ' calls for good judgment in choosing the objects of one's efforts as well as power to secure them. They vary for different people. Often the people most gifted in the qualities needed to achieve their ends are specially unfor tunate in deciding what their aims shall be. But , in general , the success ful man is one who never doubts his own power and never turns from his pur pose. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . Change in tlio Gulf Stream. Navigators have recently made the statement that the ( iulf stream is changing its course and renewed inter est in the wonderful current has boon created. The United States roast sur vey olHec hnsboutn steamer to the south to take careful observations. It is not likely that the stream has changed much cither in course or temperature during the period that man has boon on ourth , but should it do so in the future it would bo a serious matter to the European countries forming the At lantic coabt. England would probably bccomo as bleak as Labrador and thu Scandinavian peninsula as frigid us Si- boria. When IVLesaops first proposed to cut a canal across the Isthmus of Panama some English papers raised u cry of horror ror predicting that the Gulf stream would bo destroyed or diverted from the egotistical little island. Such a calam ity , however , does not at present loom up to any alarming extent and at the present rate of progres , future genera tions ) of Englishmen for any extended period of time need not worry. The Gulf stream has always boon an object of sviontlllc interest , but little is yet definitely known regarding it. Why it should plow through thu ooonn at the rate of rom two to live .milcH an houi hat n iver been satisfactorily oxplainod. In a general way wo know that the trade winds , hot at the equator and cold in the north , etc. , will jjemmito ocean cur rents , but why this Mroiun should tin. quire-such nn impetus in the vicinity o Florida , follow the coast for n distance and then shoot across the Atlantic tu ho northern .shore * of , Europe , if ? a * nach of n m > bfcr ltiyti'whetvPonce le LCOH'M cxpedffliji first noticed it at hq time Fl'orjyUj was dlscovoreeU ) oubtles s the Gulf , of Mexico and the motions' of thc * * rous | Wwt Indian slatids ard the jiriliclpal factors n determining the direction and veloc- ty of tlu- gulf strain. It looks as If tin x'can current ( lowing northward along the coast of Central America during nt ages hud etrterr away nil the soft XM'tions of land.leaving the firmer ones is islands pr pcninsithiH , nnd hollowing out the Mexican gtiff,1 from which it now ippettrs to issue tib.U starts on Its trans atlantic course. If a canal of immoii o proportions vere cut. across Central America or 'annum it is not unwarrantable to sup- KMC that the Gulf Stream might be seriously affected. A CASK which interests the medical rateruity in general was decided by an llinois judge last week. A few weeks ngtt the Illinois stale board of health evoked the license of a physician be- caiiso he advertised his business. The doctor continued his practice nnd the board prosecuted him. The court de cided in his favor. This is a sad blow o medical ethics. POMTICAIj POINTS. In Philadelphia , lcm Cameron is regarded ns a presidential candidate. Senator Colquitt Is sanguine the democrats will agree on the ttirilT-ruUuctlon bill. There Is a probability thnt Juy Hubbell will not be returned to congress after all. Indiana democrats have ut lust discovered lint their party needs reorganizing , root nnd n-ancli , throughout every town un'd county lu th2 state. Sam Unndnll ii a grandfather , and though he youngster l < t not jot a week old he is already crying for "protection" of his "infant udustry , " ' Ex-Senator Mitchell , of Pcnn ylvnnln is lustling around nt u lively rule to secure the lomlnutlon for common picas Judge in Ids district. Thc.frcc-Krass question is expected to rc- nppe.ir in Texas politics , as the new land law .ntcrfcrcs with somu interests that have con siderable political strength. John M. Langston ( colored ) , ex-minister to Hayti , is already in the Hold as n candidate for the republican nomination to congress in the Fourth Virginia district. Minneapolis Tribune : A Louisiana orator calls the nmlo "the mugwump of the animal kingdom. " When the mule hears that he'll kick nnd just men won't blame him. New York Tims3'Thcre : Is no clement in the politics of this coUntry so corrupt and so corrupting as the ia'lhicncfp of the favoritism in legislation called "protective" tariff. There seems to be some anxiety about the actual date of Mr' jlJlsilnc's return from Europe. Tills is folly. , ) Vhatever else may , Mr. Ulainc will return in time. Nearly all tlio countryparishes in Louisi ana have elected Jdfclcgltcs to the demo cratic state convention , littd it looks as if the gubernatorial nomi lpqJAvill bo secured by ex-Governor FraiiL-i3irI _ . ' icliolls/ President Clevcla'njl lariircported to bo in favor of New YorkUs , jt o meeting place of the democratic imUcmuJ convention. He should not forget tjia tie David B. Hill claims to hold a mortgngSon that state. Congressman Townshend's project to form a now "department of industries and public works" would group under ono cabinet officer some fourteen bureaus now scattered in the war , navy , Interior and treasury depart ments. The republican legislature of Iowa having adopted n text book which categorically sets forth the evils of the tobacbo habit , the demo cratic papers nro printing extracts in parallel columns with Mr. ulaine's deliverance on to bacco as a necessity. Senator Voorhees is said to bo entertaining in his bonnet a vlco presidential bee of mam moth proportions. Heretofore the senator has been classed as a protection democrat , but he is preparing a spcceh iu which ho will strongly support the ground taken by the president In his message. The Washington correspondent of the Phil adelphia Press says Lamar will bo confirmed , because it is evident that all the reasons put forth for defeating him could bo with equal force urged against any other Southern man whom the president would bo likely to ap point. Advocates of tariff reform promise no miracles or impossibilities. The judicious decrease of taxes will not extract sunbeams from encumbers. The man who imagines that the country can enrich itself by taxation beyond the Just needs of the government is almost too futuous to reason with. The difference between the republicans and democrats Is simply this : That while the republicans propose to advoeuto meas ures to keep down the surplus , tlio democrats intend to use the fact of the surplus us n hurrah cry to make n general assault on the principle of tlio protection policy. According to a Washington correspondent it is thought now that enabling acts for North anil South Dakota , for Montana , Now Mexico ice and Washington territories will be sub mitted , and that the house will , if the senate agrees to accept them , pass the bills in such a shape that all can bo admitted ut the next session of congress , but neither to have any vote in the presidential election. This , it is baid , will bu fair all around. Will Protect tlio Pyramids. Jay Gould is ou bis way to Egypt , and tlio Ixhedivo has detailed u special force for the protection of the pyr.Uniils. A Chronic Case. Terax fM/ /i/ / ? . There Is n man in Now York who has been angry for thirty years on a stretch. It is the worse cnso of standing cboler that wo ever know. ll What Kocley llns Waited For. I'UMmrg Chronicle. Perpetual motion has'bcon discovered again this time by a man in Georgia. H is under stood that Mr. Keoly will buy the invention to run his motor with. < < > Prosperous ill Hpt < o oif Drawbacks. Sf. / < < mf * ( jloiir-Dfinticrat. The country has too niauy trusts , dishonest bank ofllcials , and democrats. Dcspito O.cso drawbacks , however , it appears to be the greatest nnd mo-st progressive country in the world. UnelmiiKcd by Time. Cfnrlmmlf Oimmcirfd ! ( iatellr. If tlio secession war was not treason , then the war agaiubt the secession Was treason , I.amar say * lie waa no traitor , but was light ing for thu eonstitut ion ns lie understood it. The constitution is us it was. Tim Crucial Test , tit. lnul , JW-ni-JKI/cfl. The bureau of Journalism in John Hopkins university is now in full blast , but the boys who graduate in this school will not l > o en tirely twwiliur with the .vays of Journalism Until they take up their iwst . { rndimto c-o'irso on thu country wcoklict uud Login to celled vcRQtnblcs nnd cord-wood from delinquent subscribers. ' Appearances Kotnotliuci Deceptive. iVfiirmV ; ll'm M. Holler skull's nnd bicycles have come to the uld of thq messeiitfor boy. In various i.ifts of this city mounted messengers nro rroiuiently soon wheeling along nt n rapid rate , The days when the messenger boy can appropriately be called n "standing" Joke nro nearly at an end. Simply ( 'nlml Iflttiitl liulc ) > ci\tlfiit. \ Omaha does not acknowledge the llllty ) of a rival in tlio stuto of Nebraska , nor In any ndjoining state , nnd her growth and future nro such that she will never know n rival west of the Mississippi river nnd cast of tlio Sierra Nevada mountains. Her growth Is something to be proud of and is stuntly marvelous. llnplclly ( Jrowlnif. I'litttaiHtiulh Juunml , The Onmlm papers outdid themselves in the imiKiilllceiicc of their showing of the city's progress during the year. They nil bear splendid evidences of progress nnd development - velopment , and fully warrant the assump tions of the press thnt Omnhn is rapidly grow ing to bo a great city , in population , enter- [ U'Kc and business push , The Father of "Trust" Monopolies. Diliblt Vite Pretf. Even In those cases where domestic com petition has brought the price down and apparently Justified protection , the Ameri can manufacturers nro hard ut work to put the price tip again by limiting production nnd domestic competlon. This is what the "trusts'1 nrc for ; nnd these modern Inven tions are gradually finding their way Into every Industry where thcro is any competi tion. Ilcinovu the Curso. HiilUmnre Amerlenn , Wen who hnvo amassed colossal fortunes and built palaces costing millions of dollars , no matter whether the money was properly or impiopcrly acquired , will not surrender without n struggle. Congressmen , It must bo borne in mind , uro but human after nil , and thousund-dollnrbllls are as big to them ns to other people. The best way to avoid temptation is to remove it out of sight. Far better would it bo for the government to lose the whole of its investment in the Pucltlc roads than for congressmen to bo cursed year nf tor year with this soulless , conscinceless railroad lobby sapping the honor and princi ple of our legislature. In Toll and Stress , Day In , Day Out. Carmen Sylrn , Queen of llwmniita. We hammer , hammer , hammer , on and on , Day out , day In , throughout the .year , In blazing heat and tempests drear ; God's house wo slowly heavenward rear We'll never sec it done ! Wo hammer , hammer , hammer , might nnd main , The sun tormenrs , tlio raindrops prick , Our eyes grow blind with dust so thick ; Our name to dust , too , fadeth quick- No glory and no gain 1 We hammer , hammer , hammer ever on. Oil , blessed God on Heaven's throne , Dost thou take cure of every stone , And leave the toiling poor nlone , Whom no one looks upon I - COMPLIMENTS OF THE PRESS. A Work of Art. Dcntrlco Democrat : Asa work of art the illustrated BKB is something truly to bo proud of , and docs that concern great credit. Tlio Bee's Kiiterprlsc. Gothenburg Independent : The Omaha HCK'S illustrated trade review , issued Jan uary 1 , is n beauty. It not only shows Omaha's prosperity but the CUD'S enterprise. A Bifj Scoop. Fremont Tribune : The HUB got a big scoop on its Omaha contemporaries with its annual edition. Its illustrations of Omaha's line public and private buildings were very tine. _ Another Monument to Its Kruno. Dunlap ( lown ) Enterprise : Tlio Hen issued a handsome paper Sunday , thus erect ing another monument to its fame and enter prise ns the leading progressive newspaper of the west. _ A Great Advertisement For Omaha. Hardy Herald : As in former years tlio Omaha Hue issues the .most handsome and valuable annual review that has como to this office. It is llnely engraved and its illustra tions alone will advertise that city more than any other one thing. A Fine Holiday Edition. Wahoo Wasp : The Omaha BEE has a fine holiday edition. Omaha places her internal improvements for the year at 10,000,000. Lincoln is modest In placing hers at 30,000,000. She should have waited until the Omtiuogs hud made their estimate and "beaten her or bust. " No Kqmil In the West. Schuylcr Quill : The Oniahu BED'S illus trated edition of Sunday last , its 1SSS annual review , was the llnest thing over issued in the state. It contained n review of the im provements of the year with the large buildIngs - Ings erected Illustrated. The BKB has no equal in the west. With Its CharacteristicEnterprise. . Chcyenno Sun : Tlio Omaha BKK with its chnractoribtio enterprise , gets out a flno il lustrated edition that is far superior to any thing in that line by uny of the newspapers in the east , uiuVovea handsomer than its pre vious Now Year publications. It enables people at a distance to get nn iden of Omaha's great growth in about fourteen seconds. Splendid and Succ'caRful. Dnndy County Pioneer : The Omaha Bci : , on January 1 , issued an immense boom edi tion of Omaha , illustrating her principal buildings and showing the amount of busi ness done in Nebraska's leading city. It was u splendid and successful elfort on the part of the lluu. Does the Bee Great Credit. Bertram ! Journal : The Omaha BEK'S an nual review comes to us this week , contain ing an extensive write-up of Omaha and thirty-three superb Illustrations of its princi pal business houses. It is immense , and does the Bnr. great credit. The Ben don't do things by halves. _ It In a Beauty. Papillion Times : Tlio BHU annual for ' 88 arrived last Monday and it is a beauty , surpassing by far nny of its previous annuals. It contains u com plete history of the growth and improvement of Omaha for the past year , Is printed on ex cellent paper and is Illustrated with forty- sovcn steel engravings of the most prominent buildings in the city. _ The Bee Par Iu the head. Fairmont Signal : As n work of urt nnd nn index of enterprise : the illustrated Omaha BKK which came to hand Sunday lust , is the handsomest we remember having over been. In thu raeo for excellence , in everything that contributes to maKe up a newspaper in har mony with the demands of doclety of to day , the BHK Is far in the lead of nil western pap- ets , ami equal to uny on tlio continent. This Finest. Seward llei > orter : The New Year's edi tion of the Omaha BII : : was the llnest paper ever published in Nebraska. It contained n handsomuly illustrated sup plement showing Home of the liner buildIngs - Ings that wore- erected in Oniuhu during lS7 , as well UH a thorough review of the business nnd growth of the city. The paper ( s gotten up in u very lluu uuuuer , uud U highly eredltnblo both to 'the city and to the management of the HKK. ' Her < Vpw Them All. . ' ' ' OakliuiJ nomoer.U ! The Oimiha papers nil i-iiino out with New V"cars editions on January 1. All how good laste nnd labor , but the Bcr. cups them all , The line pajK-r , clear elegant engravings , nnd such n Inrgo number of them , the beautiful bending , the extended description all were the ver.Kst . und worthy of the highest commendation. Excellent In E ory Hespeoti Crete Globe : The Omalin BII : : published on last Sunday a review of the bust. ness for Omnhn during the past year , which wns most excellent In every respect. It contained hnndsomo cuts of the principal buildings In Omnhn besides nn exhaustive review of the Improvements made and the advantage * winch our metropo lis offers. _ It DOM Credit. Sprlnglleld Mirror : Tlio Ouiahu BKK pre sents Its New Year's compliments to Its rend ers with a beautifully Illustrated supplement , giving a graphic account of the growth of the city In the last your. The numerous cuts of now buildings uro excellent , the paper is of superior quality mid iu all it is the neatest supplement wo have seen. It does credit to the managers nnd is In exact keeping with their well known enterprise. The Bee's Annual Was a Dnlny. Nebraska City News : The Omnhn papers nil Issued extra largo papers jcsterday , tilled with the doings of the past year , but none were ns neat and tasty ns the Bin. : The Bin : Issued nn eight page Illustrated edition in ad dition to their regular paper , which was u daisy , made up of cuts of the prominent busi ness places of that great and thriving city. Tlio press work was most excellent , which makes the paper appear at its best. The Br.i : always docs things up in grand style , or not nt all. Long may the busy Br.i : exist , and may its stinger never grow shorter. MAUSHAh KICK EXOXEKATED. South Omaha's Counc-il linn Another Stormy Secret Session. It was nearly S o'clock when Councilman Glasgow made Ills appearance ut the South Omaha council meeting lust night , nnd in ex planation of the delay told u story of u train two and one-half miles long having prevented him crossing the railroad tinck. Kverjhody was there the councilmen , the defendant und the witnesses nnd everybody seemed willing to tell what lie knew , or someone ono el.so knew , about tlio alleged improprieties of the nmrshnl. This time the meeting was held iu n little 1013 room thnt is in future to be tlic oflloe of City Attorney Gricc , nnd ns it would not hold the crowd , the onlco of tlio eity survej or was ulso tin-own open for their uccomodation. The same old crowd was on hand , only more so , nnd the only noticeable change was that the elgurs smoked by those present were not so good as on former occasions , and the tobacco ehewcrs swallowed the quids instead of spitting on the now floor. Councilman Glasgow's arrival made a quorum , and Councilman Loeselicr , lost no time in taking the chair und calling the meeting to order. The llrst thing done was to clear the room of the wit nesses und all outsiders , the reporter of the being included. Even this did not sat isfy Councilman Loescher , and ho wanted both Mnrslml Hico und his attorney to go with them. To this Attorney Makepeace ) raised nn objection , but lie wns interrupted by Loescher who could only say , "I object. " "Mayor Savage , do you wish that 1 shall go ? " asked the attorney. "Yes , " said Loescher. "You need not go , " said the mnj , or. The attorney accordingly remained , nnd some conversation ensued on tlio old topic of how tlio examination should proceed. "Gentlemen , " said Councilman Loescher , "to innko a long story short , wo want to have our witnesses sworn und fo hear what they have to say. " "iVo want only the witnesses whoso names appear on the aflldavit , " said Attorney Make peace. "Sit down , "returned the councilman. "Wo arc the fathers of .the city of Seth Omahn , and we have called this meeting not to bring in any outsiders but to hear witnesses. Furthermore , we should not have any out siders to say what wo should do nnd what not. Once for all , those wlio are not mem bers of this council shall retire at onco. " "This thing has gone far enough , " said Councilman Glasgow. "Tho last time wo permitted the attorney nnd Marshal Rice to remain nnd hear the charges. Wo can't in vestigate them unless we do. Wo don't want tills to bo a ono-sidcd affair , and the attorney has as much right us you or any one of us to remain. " "We nre the icprcsentutives of South Omnlm , " replied Loescher , "am ! wo don't want no outsiders. Wo want one side llrst. Wo can't ' serve two masters you wore not uorn to servo two masters. You must hear the ono side first. " "I can see by this that Marshal Rice has a majority of the council on his side , " said Councilman Uurk , si > eaking for the llrst tune. "Somo of these witnesses may be in Chicago , but bring tliein in one by one. " "Wo don't want Rice or any one in here , " said Councilman Loescher , retaining to his old stand , therefore I won't allow any ono in while 1 am chairman , I won't. I never will. " Councilman I'afCerty asked how Marshal Rico could bo defended unless hislawjer were present , but Loeseher said it was no trial only an investigation. Attorney Make peace attempted to explain that all his wit nesses were within call , but Chairman Loeseher drowned his voice in Ills cITorts to stop him , and failing In tliia , excitedly left the chair. "This is my chair , " ho said , while leaving , "and I won't have it. I'll leave the chair lirst" And lie did. The meeting did not como to a close , how ever , for Mayor Savaw appointed Council man Glasgow to till thu vacancy. Council man Loescher was llrst to his feet and once more said : "We don't want Uico hero to defend himself. This ain't no trial. Wo want the charges brought down to the point , therefore every ono shall leave this room except the council. I inako this a motion. " The Umlrumn attempted to explain that nt the former meetings it was determlneit to bring all witnesses together that night and to linully Hcttlo the case. " 1 don't know what Councilman Loescher is trying to fret nt , " Raid Mayor Suvago. ' There may be places where n man can he brought to trial without having a chance to defend himself , Kit , thank God , it's not in free America. Whenever I'm in a place where u man can't defend himself I'll leave it forever. Now. we will either go on und try this case , or I for one , will walk out " 'As far as free countries go , " said Loescher , "We've met hero as tlio people's representatives. I'vo brought them hero us witnesses. Why don't you let them In ! Why don't you support mo I" At this time the councilman was called to ortlur , but refused tn obey and Interrupted the chairman with any number of "I objects. " Finally City Attorney Grico rnado his voice heaid , und stated us the anlunts In the affidav its were material witnesses and wore not present , It would l fl better to suspend the in vestigation until they eould be present. At torney Makepeace asked that It should go on , conceding in the iru-.antlme the evidence contained in the afllduUts , as with out cross-examination. Councilman Loescher could no longer keep hib seat , but said : "I'vo seen this and that ; heard this and that , and 1 want the people here to swear to what tttcy say. It's our ' Rico did. I'm place to find 'out what Marshal ono of tlio llrst men In Omaha , and when I made a dollar I invested It like u man. I " Ont'O more ho wns called to older. "I won't sit down. I'vo not npolco flvo minutes , I was told if I don't drop this I'll get behind tlio burs , I'vo ? 1K)0 ( to light it to the bitter end. They told me something about the Motor line or something , but I ain't afraid , Jf I'vo done anything wrong I'll face it. " Attorney Miikepcaco once more attempted to n'loak , but Loashur. forgetting all rules of debate , used his feet Instead of his tongue , and tried to tramp down the effort. Ho wns called to order , nnd swore , and was once again willed to order , when he at length sub sided. All this time the reinainlnprmcmbcrs of the council were disgusted witnesses of thu scene , but seemed unequal to the emergency. Thu chairman's stand , however , linvlni ; the desired effect , the witnesses were admitted , the llrst boini ; William Glyun , who Bald ho wns nroflont at tlio time named , heard Mar * sjinl Uleo ask for17 , saw him cot some , but couldu't-fcny how much. William ICearns Wns not within n block of the house when the money was paid , but henrd his mother nnd sister any thnt U wns $10. Iolli Nonrna , on whoso nflldnvlt the charges wcro brought , was in Chicago , nnd her mother , another witness , was enable to b prosom through mines * . John Mann wns boarding in the house , nnd Ut his dinner whoa tlui money wns paid. Ho heard the marshal ask forjl * , saw him get some , but could not say whether it was silver or bills , or how much. "Don't get rattled , Jnok , " said Loeschor encouraiTlns'ly ut a critical point lutlio cross- examination , 'Councilman Loeseher , I will plaeo you in the hands of thomnrshnllt you persist hi this , " said the chairman. "All right , " naid the councilman , and " 1 hut's enough Jack , " ho udded , an the wit ness Mopped down. Marshal Rico was culled in his own behalf , but once more the Irrepressible councilman claimed It was no trial nnd endeavored to have him put out. Ho was alone , however , ami the marshal's testlmany was heard. It was the suiua as given In the llr.n , and was followed by the testimony of Judge Routhor , who corrobo. rated the eity marshal. Then Couuellman Loeseher was called. "I would like to be sworn , " ho said , and ha was sworn. " 1 didn't see no money paid , but I saw old man Koarn.s go down with the marshal. Tint boys said , 'Uoro ho goes.1 1 said , 'What's ho got , ' and the boys said ' $10. ' I said , 'They ought to have socked him more. ' . " Attorney Make | < euee objected to the evi dence UH irroluvunt. but Loeschor Informed him that , "I don't have to bo objected to , " and went on to say that Mnrshnl Rico , " on coming back , topi > cd In his saloon und told Kearns bad been lined $ lil , und thnt ho ( Loeseher ) hml said "ho ought to hnvo socked him for more. " That llnlshed the evidence , nndoon a vote everyone except the councilman and thoclork were asked to leuvo the room. "Where Is the Hr.i : reporter about this time I" asked Chairman Glasgow. "Oh , he's all right ; bo's crushed , " said Loescher. To obtain an expression of opinion from each ono present , Mayor Savage moved that , the marshal bo exonerated , but Councilman Loeseher objected to "Jaw breaker11 and asked what "exonerated" meant. On being Informed the meeting proceeded to business. Loescher was the llrst to express un opinion , and said "what m.ikoH mo mad Is people going around saying 'if you don't drop this we'll down you.1 I'm not afraid. I not only wash my hands , but myself. Ir I'vo done wrong prosecute mo. I don't want them to say you're afraid about that motor line. I was the ono to vote against it. " Knoh member then gave his opinion , and on u vote being tuKon , nil wore in favor of completely exonerating Marshal Rico ox- oept Councilman Loescher , who wished his vote recorded , The St. Cloud Suipe.ndfl. At 2 o'clock this morning the key was turned in the door of the St. Cloud res taurant , nnd another proprietor , poor in pocket but rich in experience , stepped out into the oold. Mr. O. S. Ilfgglns told n BII : : reporter that he hud .spent Wi.OOO In trying to make tlio St. Cloud u success , but In this he hud made a dismal failure. Ho Intends going back to his old stumping ground , cor ner of Twelfth and Douglas streets , to which ho will give his undivided attention. Clarke's Centennial Exprons. The January Western 1'hilatoliHt publit-lics the following article from Victor Hosowuter , of Omaha : In call- in } ? attention to these stamps , the writer docs not claim they nro "ono of the rarest , if not the rarest" of locals , but that they are the only emissions which were issued in Nebraska. In 1870 Mr. IT. T. Clarke , then of Sidney , Neb. , but now of Omaha , conceived a plan by which mail could bo carried to the Black flills with dispatch and prompt ness. He had just completed his sixty- one-span tnibs bridge over the Plnt'to river and had established a stage roulo guarded by United States troops from Sidney to the mining towns , which were then inflated with great booms. The Union Pacific carried mail part way , after which it had to bo transported by stage. There were altogether two issues of Clarke's Centennial oxproM stamps. Of the first , and most valuable , about 300 were struck olT in the early part of the year. These consibted of the regular governmental issue of stamped enve lopes ( that is , the Centennial green it cent of common biy.e ) , with the follow ing inscription printed over the face in green ink of about the same color ns the litniup : Clarke's Centennial Hail Express to Black I Hills. * VIA j THE 8IDNRV SHOHT HOUTE. \ HjeOrer tlio new 01 Span Truss HrtilKO across . I'lttttn Ulver. 411 iiillos north < if Kidney , rjfj cairlud Dully by the Kidney lllack SB Hills Stn e Co. § 3 Pi-mi all mall care II. T. CI.ARK , Sidney , ! I'ostngolUo Caru H. T. Cr.AKK , SIUNUV. NUII. V ( SEE OfllKIl SIDE ) Tlio other side contained nn advor- vortibomcut in black ink of the Sidney Short route , with its passenger raten and the toll of Clarke's now bridge. These envelopes were soon used up and it is doubtful whether moro than u half dozen remain in existence. Tlio second i sue came out in the lat ter part of 1870. and Was printed like the lirscon green Centennial envelopes. The inscription was changed , and tu it consibted of more matter was printed in smaller type. It ran thus : SJDNKY SHORT HOUTE. CI.AHKJJ'S CENTKXXIAI. KxritEsa TO THE 11 LACK Hi 1,1.9. In consideration of 10 cents paid for this envelope , and of whieh payment its posscs- Hion bears evidence , the umlcrslncd | aproo- * to carry it from the Unlbii 1'aoillo railroad , nt Sidney , Neb. , to Ouster City , and Deadwood - wood , Dakota ( and such other places us bin route may simply ) , or from above places to Union 1'acltlu railroad at Sidney , without additional charge. ( over ) II. T. CIAUKI : . Care of II. T. CI.AIIKK , Sidney , Neb. The reverse contained an advertise ment similar to that of the first issue , of thu Sidney Short route , and across the left was a card of Clarke's general store nt Sidney and his Centennial express. The printing on the second emission gives an idea as to how the line wan conducted. The envelopes , which were on sale at ticket olllccs , were mailed arid went In Clarke at Sidney on the government lines , by reason of the reg ular stamp impressed on the paper. There they were turned over to the local company and forwarded to their destinations by the private fitago route. Ituturn letters wcro sent in the same way. Tliofo letters also served to advertise the stage line , whieh did quite n busincbs'duringtho black Hills excitement. This soon were elf , however - over , and the mining towns collapsed. Therefore this letter express MTIIH dis continued , and earned no moro than iU name indicates , Centennial express. These stamps ought to have a place In the regular catalogues since tliay are especially Interesting by reason of their history as hero related. Tlio second issue consisted of not more than live hundred specimens and is almost as desirable as the first , l-'ow collectors have specimens in their collections and it is doubtful whether they can bo ob tained. Those who are supplied have reason to consider them among thoi rarities. _ Aunt Jane , a colored woman , died re cently in Nashville nt the ugo of ono hundred and nineteen years. It was not CJeorgo Washington , hut tiomirul Jack son that she served faithfully in her prime. C. P. Iluntington , the flfty-mlllion- airn , used to pcddlo out butler by tha pound to thu minors in California ,