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DICKKNB and Pickwick came on In real
life In u London court yesterday , the
former as the lawyer and the latter as
the witness. Neither , however , proved
as cntcitaining as their illustrious sires.
TUB leading clothes wringer manu
facturers of the United States have
formed u trust for mutual protection.
It is now .in order for housewives to
combine for mutual protection against
tlHiJjlo.th.C3 winornv1
A BitLY rumor was telegraphed to
eastern papers that dynamite cartridges
wore placed under the "Q" rails near
Omaha. Such news is not only liholous
to the brotherhood of engineers' but is
absolutely without any foundation of
truth.
PUGIUST MiTOHULit has been put
under bonds by n magistrate of London
* * " ' to keep the peace. Pugilist Sullivan
has , however , disappeared. Evidently
John L. believes that "ho who lives to
run away will live to fight some other
day. " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
GENERAL BOULAKOEU is accused by
the ministers of laying the pipes and
pulling the wires to promote his elec-
* tlon to the chamber of deputies. This
| - election method appears so recklessly
.American in its character that all
Franco is up in arms to put it on a level
with American pork ana keep it out.
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.Is SEORETAIIY BAYAKD has tendered
/ the appointment of minister to Liberia
* to Rov. Joseph C. Price , 'president of
f Livingston college , at Salisbury , North
J Carolina. No bettor choice could have
if been found among the colored pooplo.
p Mr. Price is a man of exceptional ability
both as an instructor and as u wide
awake advocate of the colored man's
needs. If ho can bo prevailed upon to
accept the post , he will bo of great aid
in pushing forward the interests1 of
colored men of America who have emi
grated Jto the African republic.
AT a recent meeting of the executive
committee of the National Farmers' al
liance at DCS Moines some very sensible
resolutions were drawn up and for
warded to congress. The memorial
stated that the alliance represented
over fourteen thousand persons engaged
in agriculture. That while the farmers
of the country furnished ever 80 per
cent of the exports they boar a dispro
portionate burden of taxation and re
ceive the fostering care of the general
government In a less degree than any
other class. In view of thcso facts the
I' ' executive committee ask that congress
Ii ) should establish a department of agri-
JV culture , with a cabinet minister at its
| * head , in order to protect the farmers'
rights. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE St. Paul board of education has
taken up the question of manual train
ing in the schools of that city in dead
earnest. So far , the course was experi
mental in its nature. But its popularity
and unqualified success has induced the
board to extend the scope of its train
ing. Larger and better quarters were
secured , nnd the number of pupils to
avail themselves of Its benefits was
gratifying to the promoters of this
orauoh of education. It is proposed
that the system of manual training be
made thorough and practical , and that
the course bo extended ever four years
in the high school , with a year or two
preparatory training in the grades.
IOWA intends to take the woman suf
frage question by the forelock. The
senate has already passed a bill intend
ing to glvo women the right to vote al
municipal elections. A similar measure
is before the house with some show ol
success. The main reason why the lowii
legislature has irene so far in extend-
.j ; ing the rights of suffrage to women is
t ? . the liquor question. Prohibition is tc
R great extent a dead letter in the
larger cities , where the law is violatet
openly. There is , therefore , constant
danger that many prohibitionists wll
desert that cause and go ever to t
) support of a high license bill. Liquoi
> men would of course compromise the
question on this ground , but the prohi
bition party will not recede from the po
Itlon which it lias so much dilllculty Ir
holding. Ab u lust resort , the prohl
bltlo'ntsts , who arc for the greater par
advocates of nonmn suffrage , are willing
to extend to woman the right of votliif
In city aftniia. With , the ballot in tin
bands of this new oloiuont the prohl
I'r Mtlonlsts feel confident that they cui
aforca the liquor > * w I" alt.tbe ultle
. tffewa. . .
What Are'Wc
A few days ago the Merchants' , asso
ciation of Milwaukee discussed plans
for promoting the material progress' .
that city by a liberal presentation of Us
claims and advantages aa a commercial
and manufacturing center. Wojiavo
before us an Illustrated circular Issued
under the auspices of the Indianapolis
board 'of trade , giving statistics of the
financial and business resources of that
city , its railroad facilities , and other
facts of interest to those seeking a loca
tion for business or any other form of
investment. Judiciously directed ef
forts arc being made in Denver to at
tract a larger attention toward that
city , whllo Minneapolis , St. Paul and
other ambitious and enterprising cities
are active in making their attractions
and advantages fully known to the
world.
What is there being done to make
Omaha better and more widely known ?
What effort Is being made to meet the
formidable competition of rival cities
that are vigorously bidding for the en
terprises and the capital seeking loca
tion and investment' ? Wo have already
noted the gratifying fact that Omaha is
well thought of and much talked about
In the east. Such assurances are en
couraging , but they should not begot a
feeling of confidence that will superin
duce a condition of inactivity. When
it is said that capitalists and merchants
and manufacturers are continually mak
ing inquiries regarding Omaha the sug
gestion Iscon veyod that there is a want of
that wide and full dissemination of tacts
relating to the city which would enable
all such persons to bo fully informed
respecting it. The interest they mani
fest , In view of such information as they
have , ought to stimulate effort to give
the advantages and claims of Omaha the
most thorough and general dissemina
tion practicable. Wo cannot bo too well
known , and there are no drawbacks In
our situation or conditions that need
concealment. Hero is the metropolis of
a vast and rich region , which , In the
very nature of things , should always
hold control of the tributary territory.
Wo need fear no rivals If we are true to
ourselves. .Self-satisfaction with the
present and indifference as to the future
are the Insidious enemies which we
need most to guard against.
"OnuvrTa" will grow in spite of in
adequate local energy and on-
orpribo , but its progress must be
otartod if its men of capital and busi-
loss do not emulate the example of such
men In other cities in urging its claims
tpon the attention of those else whore
vho are seeking profitable investments.
iVo must bo persistent In letting it bo
cnown what wo are and what are our
x > ssibilitlos , or cities more eager and
igorous in the strife for material ad-
ancemont will got n great deal that wo
might have. The present year ought to
> o one of exceptional progress for
Omaha , and it will bo if the right effort
s put forth and maintained. At this
time It is pertinent to ask , What are wo
doing ?
The Brotherhood and the Burlington.
Public opinion regarding the merits
of the contest between the engineers
and the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy
railroad company has become pretty
well settled , and it is safe to say that a
re at majority of the people who take
an intelligent and.disintcrostcd view of
iho matter are favorable to the cause of
, ho engineers. The fact that this is
o first strike In which members of the
brotherhood have engaged in a number
of years and that the policy of the or
ganization has for at least ton years
past been to exhaust every means for
the settlement of differences before re
sorting to the strike a policy which
until now had" been uniformly success
ful wont far at the outset to con
vince the public that the present
strike would not have been under
taken if th grievance .which
the railroad company refused to remedy
was not sufficient to justify the last re
sort. A careful study of the matters In
Issue , with which readers of the public
journals are presumed to be familiar ,
bos undoubtedly convinced the great
majority of candid people that the de
mand f the men is reasonable and just ,
and that they should have the public
support and sympathy.
It has been made clear by the course
of the railroad officials that the pur
pose they had in view was quite as much
to try conclusions with the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers , and If possl ;
bio strike a fatal blow at their organi
zation , .as to maintain a principle.
Whllo negotiations wore in pro
gress , and days before the ulti
matum of the engineers was re
jected and the strike ordercdthere were
emissaries of the railroad in the cast
drumming up men to take the places ol
members of the brotherhood in the event
that they should dccido to go out , a re
sult which the general manager of the
railroad had evidently decided to bring
about rather than make any concession
or submit the matters of difference to
arbitration. Having received such as
surances from his emissaries as he
thought satisfactory , this official
promptly challenged tlio brotherhood tc
the conflict by bolting the deliberations
nt the demand for pay at three and one-
half cents a mile and refusing to go'auj
farther. Thus , the contest Is practically
upon this question , though others arc
involved in the success or failure of the
struggle. Equally apparent with the
disposition of the railroad officials
to make the fight rather that yield any
thing was the desire of the engineers to
avert a conflict if that could ho done
without surrendering everything. With
full confidence In the justice of their
case they wore willing that it should be
submitted to arbitration , but no such
proposition would bo entertained by the
railroad officials. In thus rejecting u
means of settlement recognized as fail
and honorable , thcso officials whollj
Ignored their duties to the public as
common carriers and rendered thorn
solves responsible for losses sustalnoc !
by the public1. In the case of the strik'
ing freight handlers In New York ii
was held by Judge Davis that-
railroad eomnany could i\ot \ abdl
cato its functions as a commor
carrier without becoming responsible
for losses sustained , unless It could be
shown that all possible efforts had bier
made to handle the business o.Tored
The Burlington officials would find.lt
very difficult to show that they hnvo
not disregarded their duties to the pub
lic b'y practically abandoning the' com
pany's business of currying freight and
passengers' because of a dispute with
employes ever n matter of wages.
' For1 six days the public has boon de
prived of the adequate servlco which It
has the right to expect and demand of
the Burlington company , existing under
a grant of vast powers and privileges
derived from the people. And the
promise Is that the company will nd-
hero to .Its position regardless Of
the public Interests , making no attempt
oven to secure a settlement of the con
test. This policy is not only proving
most damaging to the company , whoso
loss of business and property must
alrcadv amount to a startling sum , but
It Is a source of very great inconvenience
and oven peril. Localities dependent
upon the Burlington system for supplies
have already felt the effects of the con
flict in n more or less serious way , whllo
those who travel on the system must
take great risks in consequence of the
many incompetent men now employed
in running trains. How fur a railroad
company Should bo allowed to carryon
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on a pol'toy of this kind Is n
question which may some day have
to be determined. Nor is this all ,
for there now appears to be imminent
danger that other roads having con
nections with the Burlington may be
drawn into the fight , with the possible
result of stopping all traffic between
Chicago and the west. The Indications
are that botwoeu now and Tuesday night
there will bo most important develop
ments that will greatly change the
aspect of the contest and may startle
the country.
This unfortunate state of affairs could
have been averted had the Burlington
officials boon willing to do what Is now
being done by ninety per cent of the
railroads in the country , and as to the
reasonableness and justice of which
none of these roads has ever com
plained.
Thn Bnttlo In Public Life.
In a recent issue the Washington
Critic had an article referring to the
prevalence of dissipation among public
men nt an earlier datq in'ourliisUifj'
uiu ul this" * period giving to tile pres
ent the credit of showing a considera
ble reform in this respect. That paper
says there was a time when intemperate - .
ate habits , and even graver derelictions
on the part of men conspicuous in oub-
lo life , wore lost sight of in the
glamor of their eminent positions
and commanding abilities , "but a
marked change of sentiment has boon
going on in these last few years , and
men holding high place under the gov
ernment , either as makers or admin
istrators of the law , may no longer
offend the decencies of life with indifFerence -
Foronco to popular opinion , nor hope for
the same charitable judgment upon
their moral obliquities that was passed
upon the carousals of their predeces
sors. "
When a daily paper is moved to treat
a subject of this nature , to the exclu
sion of other matters of pressing public
interest , the inference must bo that
there are circumstances of an uncom
monly Impressive character impelling
the editor into such a line of thought.
Despite- the credit which the Critic be
stows on the present in contrast with the
past , so far as relates to the moral con
duct of public men , wo can not but belie ve
that dissipation and , other irregular
ities must bo quite common and frequent
enough in Washington now to have
forcibly suggested to our contemporary
the necessity of calling attention to it ,
and of uttering the counsel and the
warning which the article contains.
Indeed , ho does not permit a doubt of
this when ho says that "a summary
halt must be called to these grosser
forms of Inebriety and dissipation on
the part of public men , whether in or
out of congress , that tend to hinder the
progress of current legislation , to
oripplo the energies of any branch of
government , and bring the public ser
vice into contempt. " It is notquostlon-
ablo- that the capital of the nation
witnesses daily more dissipation than
any other city of Its population in
the world , and undoubtedly there
is a larger amount of intoxicating
liquors consumed there every day now
than was drank in a month forty years
ago. It is undoubtedly desirable that a
halt bo called , but these who are agi
tating prohibition for the District would
bo quite ns likely , if successful , to in
crease as to diminish the evil. There
is this to bo said regarding the dissipa
tion of public men , that when it is car
ried on to such an extent as to interfere
with the proper discharge of their du
ties they should be as mercilessly ex
posed ns if guilty of an offense that sub
jected them to legal prosecution. A
few samples of such exposure would un
questionably have an excellent influence
ns a corrective.
A licsson FromAV. W.Corcoran's Life.
It was to bo Gxpected that a man
liberal in charity and gifts when alive
would not bo less generous in providing
for the maintenance of t lie so charities
when he has passed away. Tno will of
the late W. W. Corcoran , of Washing
ton , has not disappointed his ardent ad
mirers for philanthropy. After pro
viding for near relatives , large sums
of money were bequeathed to a number
of orphan asylums in Washington. The
Corcoran art gallery , which has already
received hismuniiicontgiftof $1,500,000 ,
was further endowed by a present of
$100,000. To the Louise homo $50,000
was left , although Mr. Corcoran had
but shortly before given that institution
$500,000.
Not tha least of his acts of philan
thropy was the bringing homo of the
remains of John Howard Payne , the
author of "Homo , Sweet Homo. " For
thirty years John Howard Pay no lay
burled in Africa and nobody thought of
building a monument in memory of the
poet or in perpetuating oven the name
of one of America's brightest yet eccon-
trlo sona. To Mr. Coicpran belopgs the
creditor Interring the ashes of Payne
on American soil and ot erecting a fitting -
ting tribute of marble to mark his last
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.rebtlng'plnco.
The lesson to bo learned from the life
of Mr. Corcoran la one .which should
impress llsolf jipoh every true Amor-
lean. " 4 [ '
Here Was n ttranftho .sort ofa , poor
cobbler , whoso nnjjui'nl foi-eo mid talents
lifted him above other moti and nmdo
hlul not only ) rich In worldly posses
sions , but rtci".In the possession of a
philanthropic ana "generous " hoart.
Born In sight pi the national capital ,
ho concentratetihil wealth and ener
gies in helping * w make the oily of
Washington n homo of art and learning.
POLITICAL. POINTS.
The crime ngalnp , Dakota will bo an Issue
In the npprouchlnffitUUoiml political canvass.
The ono thing certain about the nomination
this year is that It will not bo glvcu to Mr.
Edmunds.
In these piping times of political guessing '
can n miin with a red-headed wife cxcct ) to
figure as a dark horsof
The republican party Is not looking for a
"war cry" or "a man on horseback. " These
are times of peace mid civil policy ,
The Massachusetts sonata has defeated , beyond -
yond recall for this session , tbo bill allowing
women to vote on the license question.
Andruw D. White , ox-president of Cornell
university , thinks Senator Hawley stands a
good chance for the republican nomination
for president.
Whether the west Is to bo a national battle
ground next fall depends upon what the re
spective conventiohs do , nna not In any respect -
spect upon whore they are hold.
Let the republican press declare In favor
of unpledged delegations if it would secure
real unity for Now York in the national
councils of the republican party.
The Knoxville ( Tenn. ) Journal ( rep. ) Joins
the Shonnan came with the announcement
that "On financial questions ho has had no
equal since ihe days of Alexander Hainll
ton. "
Senator Sherman 'Is said to bo creating the
Impression among Virginia people in "Wash
ington that he wauls Gonriul Mahono to
occupy the second place on the ticket with
him.
him.Tho
The London Times describes Mr. Blaine as
"tho finest example of the professional poll
tlolan that has ever yet been produced on the
American continent , and , therefore , In the
world.1' '
The Philadelphia Record ( Ind. ) approves
the smothering of the Blair bill In the house
"in view of the dangerous and disreputable
character of the measure against which it is
directed. ' , _
The Cleveland Plain Dealer ( Dem. ) en-
, . - ! . * < . . . - . . . I . - > - . " - " / . ,
ivens the gossip or the day with a story from
Philadelphia of a republican scheme to nomi
nate Handull , and says "tho "trusts" are
back of the Job.
The Boston Herald ( Ind. ) remarks : "There
in some talk of Senator Hoar as a candidate
for the presidency , though wo have not found
it to any extent prevailing outside the state
of Massachusetts. " . i
Just keep your cyfc on' judge Grcsham , If
you please. His presidential boom is not ns
clamorous as Sherman's , but it has started
for Chicago and will rc.tch that city lu tiino
for the republican ojonv ntlon.
Noxtto Mr. Cleveland Governor Hill Is
the most prominent camlidato for the demo
cratic nomination. The democratic party
seems to have a "proclivity for bachelor
candidates Buchanan , ' Tildon , Cleveland ,
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Hill I
The Blair bill Is doomed. Nothing can
save It now. Public-sentiment in the south ,
which was so-strongyin ] favor of 'it a few
years ago , Isnow.opalnstit , and < thetojio ( of.
feeling In other parw of the country is oveu
more decidedly adverse ,
Wo are not looking forward to lover-like
scenes between Mr. Randall and Mr. Carlisle
when they finally decide on the revenue rn-
ductlon bill which shull pass congress. Mr.
Randall's battered tariff bill will not go pit-
pat , nor Carlisle's pity Randall. It will bo a
business meeting.
"United wo stand ; divided wo fall , " is a
warning that the Sun shouts to the demo
crats. That depends on where the division
occurs. If it Is as near the tail end of the
party as it was in 1854 , when iho result of
the Sun's campaign was to "divide" 3,400
votes for Butler , no ono need got excited.
In its article last Saturday welcoming
President Cleveland , the Charleston News ,
( Dem. ) said : "Tho old issues are doad. The
past Is burled. There is only ono fight that
wo now have to make to secure our full and
perfect emancipation the battle of the people
ple against the hosts of monopoly. "
The Political Bargain Counter.
Bloomfnptmi Kye ,
The Illinois politician , who hasn't a boom
now , when booms are as cheap us watch-
chain charms or oil paintings , ought to write
a letter of withdrawal and -keep withdrawn.
Rollof in Dentil.
Pittslntrg Dttpatch ,
"Dr. Teed , " a faith cure crank out west ,
declares that ho is never going to die. This
is calculated to make the rest of the popu
lation view the approach of death with resig
nation and even content.
Definitions Not In the Dictionary.
When poor men who commit a crime are
brought to task it is "justice. " When rich
offenderssare threatened it is "blackmail. "
When a poor man steals It is "larceny. "
When a rich man steals it is "financiering. "
Chance to Pay Their Debt.
Ptnntr-Presi.
Horace Greeloy's birthplace Is to bo sold
for taxes. It is In order for the young men
who took his advice , came west and acquired
riches , to contribute a few dollars and pre
sent the historic farm house to the daughters
of the dead philosopher.
A Smile of Itecognltion.
Chicago JoMiial.
WhonMr.Gould's yacht was sailing through
the Mediterranean it Wi , followed for sonio
miles uy a very largo and hungry-looking
shark. It Is said thatfwhen Jay and this
'
shark caught sight o'f , cch other they ex
changed a smile of yoc
New Yo\h\Tftl \ \ > unt ,
Ohl this is is the monlh.of the year ,
When Nature says tq.the snow :
"It is time that you disappear ;
You must take yourself off you , know ,
Just got yourself rtMdyhnd go ;
Pack up your drifts aud March.
She says to the ioiOloifi j/'Como ,
Have you fallenhito , hnol
Then hark for tho.spund of my drum ,
And watch till 1'iilvd'you ' a sign ,
When , bright little boldiers of mine ,
Shoulder your arms ilud March. "
But the winter wind and the sleet
That never to April belong ,
Shu chases and bunts through the street ,
She hurries and drives them along ;
And with clarion volco and strong
She orders them to March I
Then she quickens the violet's heart ,
And says to the daffodil , "Dear ,
Are you getting ready to start !
Let mo whi iK > r in your car
That the spring tlmo Is almost here ,
It is now on the March I"
The Luckiest Man of the Times.
Keie I'm * Sun.
The story has gone out that the Vander-
bilts have made a great combine to put up
Mr. Depew's salary as tbo president of , their
Joint railroads to a figure of 'unusual ipleu-
'dor , or. condltida that ho should refuse the
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greatest prh'6 of politics , tha nomination ot
his party as lit candidate for president.
The Case Well Stated.
\Vliat the peonlo want is the maximum of
protection for 'labor and the minimum for
monopolies , .
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The South nnd Her Old Kncinlc < r.
Atlanta ConttUutton.
The Now York livening Post says that
growing admiration of Abraham Lin
coln in the south is ono of the most in
teresting and encouraging features of
our national development ,
There Is nothing very now or very
strange in this. The southern people
have always admired patriotism , hero
ism and magnanimity , and when they
have found these qualities In their foes
they have boon quick to recognize them.
Grant , Hancock , McClollan , and McPherson -
Phorson wore hard llghtorsbut , it would
bo difficult to find a southerner who is
not ready to do full justice to their
merits. The grandest tribute to Sum-
n or came from the lips of A southern
orator. Horace Grooloy , during his
last years of his life , found his best
friends among the people whoso insti
tutions he had waged war against all
hlallfe.
The frequent reunions of the blue
and the gray during the past ten or fif
teen years snow that this fooling is not
confined to a few ; it is widespread and
general. The bitter Hcctional prejudices
attributed by northern partisan speak
ers and writers to the ox-confederates
nnd the younger generations of south
erners are purely imaginary. The solid
south is solidly American. She quit
lighting when the war ended , and there
has not boon n day since Leo's surren
der when she has not boon willing to
join hands with her old enemies in any
work that tondod'to advance the peace
ful interests and the general welfare of
the republic.
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BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.
"Condensed Thoughts , " is a valuable
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, BENCH AMD .BAU.
District Court. _ , .
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MITTMAN AcquiTyitn.
At 9:30 : o'clock yesterday morning General
John C. Cowln begun the closing address
for the defense in the MlUmau murder
trial , Ho spoke for nu hour nnd a half
and during that tuna tlio prisoner , nis wife
and daughter were bathed In tears , 'as were
many of the great audience. The address
was a masterly ono , and commanded the clos-
eit attention of the Jury , ns well as the
court. . The attorney rovlowod the testi
mony , step by step , and showed that it was a
pure and simple case of delf-dofensc. Ha
dwelt upon the fact Hint Koll and Dur
ham returned to Mittman's place ,
and without any aggravation struck
the wife , abused the daughter nnd assaulted
the defendant. General Cowln denounced
the prosecution ns tbo persecution of an In
nocent , upright man. Then with rare pa
thos he described the feelings of Mlttman ,
"hounded for nine months by unrelenting
enemies , worried by every ono with whom
ho came in contact , sncored nt and Jeered nt
by old acquaintances until the poor man was
driven to the verge of insanity and so sought
peace in flight. " During the recital of Ills
trouble * the sobs of the prisoner were au dl-
bio in nil parts of the court room.
Then occurred quite a sensation. It was
in this wise. General Cowin in continuing
tald : "Tho prosecution will toll you that ho
ran away , that ho was a fugitive from justice.
Yet for nine month * ho made many endeavors
to get bis case Into court so that bo could be
vindicated. I. myself , wont to the prosecut
ing attorney tlmo and time again to get this
case set for trial and let him deny It if bo
darol"
"You bet , I do deny It , " said Mr. Shncral.
"You told me yourself that you were re
tained on this case but a fe\vdiij 3 before this
trial began. " [ Sensation. ]
General Cowln paused for nearly a mlnuto
before making a reply and then turning to
the Jury said : This Is not a proper place to
enter Into a personal controversy with the
gentleman , But If ho dares deny what I say
ho is unworthy to represent the state In
thli or any other court,1 *
The words had no sooner loft his lips than
the great audience burst into applause that
fairly make the windows rattle. The court
rapped on the desk , deputies and bailiffs
flew about the court room , and as soon as tha
confusion was quieted Judge Groff adminis
tered a severe reprimand and aald that an
other demonstration would cause the court
room to bo cleared. He ordered the sheriff
to station deputies throughout the audlenco
and arrest the first man who made any dis
turbance. General Cowin brought his
speech to a close by repeating to the Jury a
question asked him by the prisoner's daugh
ter last night : "Will papa bo free tomorrow
row ! " "This question , said the attorney , "I
leave with you to answer. "
At precisely 11 o'clock County Attorney
Simeral arose to address the Jury. Ho de
nied absolutely that General Cowln had been
to him more than once , and that was but a
fuw days before the commencement of the
trial. Mr. Simeral then entered into a care
ful analysis of the evidence.
JMr. Hltnoral JlnUhod hU obje argument at.
precisely 11:45. :
Judge Groff then read hia charge to tbo
Jury. It was considered by tbo attorneys
present to bo favorable for the prisoner.
At twenty minutes past two the Jury re
ported that they had agreed and the prisoner
Was brought Into court. The roll was called
and then Deputy Clerk Mackoy asked , "Gen
tlemen of the Jury , have you agreed upon a
vcrdlcU" "Wo have , " replied Foreman
Wright nnd the written verdict was handed
to the deputy clerk who read as follows :
"Wo. the Jury , find the prisoner not
guilty. "
.There was n movement among the specta
tors as though to applaud , but this was
promptly stopped by a rap from the bench.
Mlttman , his wife and daughter , were all
crying , aud the former in a trembling volco
thanked the Jury , and then embraced his
wife and daughter. All thrco then shook
bauds with Judge Groff and departed from
the court house with other friends.
County Court.
una. M'COU MICK'S WILT , .
The last will and testament of Mrs. Anna
M. G. McCormlck was probated before
Judge Shields yesterday. Her husband ,
Joslah S. McCormlck , Is made executor , and
the bulk of the property is left to him ,
PKOMISSOKT NOTi : SUITS.
Savage & Green yesterday brought suit
against Gcorgo Schwartz to recover $330 ,
with 10 per cent , interest added on a promis
sory note.
Cora H. Sloman yesterday had a summons
issued for A. F. Cook , John W. Foster nnd
H. G. King to appear and show cause why a
Judgment in the sum of $300 with 8 per cent ,
interest added on a promissory note should
not bo taken.
taken.JOHN
JOHN s. FOSTKB'S WILT. .
John G. Foster , as executor , filed the last
will and testament of John S. Foster , deceased -
ceased , with Judge Shields yesterday after
noon.
PUBLIC BUILDING AT HASTINGS.
Report of the Congressional Commit
tee.
February 21,1888. Committed to the
committee of the whole house on the state
and union and ordered to be printed.
Mr. McShane , from the committee on
public buildings and grounds , submitted
the following report to accompany bill
H. B. 3421 :
The committee on public buildings and
grounds , to which wan referred the
bill ( H. R. 3421) ) for the erection of a
public building at Hastings , Nob. , re
spectfully submits the follow ing re
port :
Hastings is the third town in popula
tion in the state of Nebraska , according
to the last census. It has a population
of upwards of 15,00o , and at the present
rate of growth will roach a population
of from 20,000 to 25,000 in 1890. It is the
county seat of Adams county , in which
it is situated , and is centrally located in
the second congressional district of the
state , which contains a population of
from 800,000 to 400,000 pooplo.
It Is a railroad center , through which
passes the main line of the St. Joseph
& Denver railroad ( owned by and op
erated in connection with the Union
Pacific railroad ) , the main line of the
Burlington & Missouri river system in
Nebraska , the Fremont , Elkborn &
Missouri River railroad ( au extension
of the Chicago & Northwcbtcrn system ) ,
and the Missouri Pacific railroad is
graded to and through it , and will bo
cohiplcted by or before the 1st of May ,
1888. From this point radiate some
eight additional branch roads , tributary
to tho&o named , thus making the place
accessible to the people of the district
and state from all directions. "
During the past year the city has
completed and put in successful
operation a complete system of
waterworks , and private corporations
have laid and now have in succosfui operation -
oration fifteen miles of street railway.
It has gas , electricity , and is preparing
to pave its streets. At this point within
the past year important state institu
tions have beod located as well as some
ten cxtenslvo wholesale establishments ,
making it incontestably the commercial
and business center of a district con
taining nearly half a million of people.
This place has nt present no public
building , nor is there any in the con
gressional district in which it is situ
ated.
ated.A bill ( II. R. 7210) ) pasbcd the house
during the second session of the forty-
ninth congress , fixing two terms per
year of the United States circuii and
district court at Hastings , Neb. This
bill under a now number , is now pend
ing before the judiciary committee of
the house nnd senate and will , without
reasonable doubt , become a law.
A letter from the then postmaster at
Hastings , presented to this committee
in the forty-ninth congress , second ses
sion is reproduced hero. It states the
need of additional accomodatlons , there ,
and the needs of the present are double
tlioso'nt ' the date of his letter. The let
ter is us follows :
UNITED STATES , Pos/romcB ,
' HASTIKUS , Neb. , March 18 , I8SO.
. Bin : In reply to your Inquiry In relation
to affairs at this oflloo , I have to Inform you.
that the -facilities tot transacting tu rapidly
spoct * . and tmtoM tone provision Is ROO&
made to remedy th , evil there will b serious
trouble. I could readily rent 800 more boxes ,
butharo BO rooa for the * . Th * imcral de
liver } ' cases , both for letters and papers , nra
too small ; no much so that It haa become u ,
nulsanco both to tha patrons of the ofllco and
my cTcrkt. Loiters nnd papers have to bo
crowded Intp every nook and corner , which
renders delay in the delivery of the game un
avoidable. Wo have not room to enlarge
them. There Is no remedy for this stnto ot
things RO long as the postolBoe remains lu
this building ; it Is too small In every particu
lar ; nor Is there any other room for rental lu
the city largo enough for transacting the
present business of this office , and I am con
sequently nt n loss to know what to do , but
evidently something must bo done to moot
the wants of the public. Tha dimensions ot
the present onice are only 21 by 78 foot , anil
It has been too small for the bualneM over
since the office was ostablUbea in It.
The rccclnU of this office for the fiscal
year ending Juno 50,1885 , aa per my quurtorly
return * and the report of the poMmastcr-geu-
oral , were * tl , 3.83. This year they will
exceed J1SOOO. I Issued and paid Uutyotr
over $100,000 In money orders.
No city In the state la growing aa rapidly
ns this , as the census plainly shows , and tha
postofflca department la losing a large sum ot
money annually by allowing the present con *
dlttonof things to exist hero. Our popula
tion Is now over 10,000 , and If wo increase at
the snmo rate for flvo years to como that wo
have In the past flvo. years , our population lu
18HO will bo from 20,000 to 25,000
You ask what a suitable building for post-
ofilco purposes can be leased for. In the first
instance , there is no suitable building avail ,
able at any price. An such a room as wo
need can not bo found , a building would barn
to be erected for that purpose , and it could
not bo obtained for a loss rental than from
Oooo to 13,500 per annum , for a torn ol not
less than flvo years.
Hoping that our rase may reootve tha
speedy consideration of congress , I remain ,
very respectfully , C.H. PAOI ,
Postmaster ,
HON. JAMIS LAIIID , M. O. , Washluttoo ,
D. C.
At present there is no term of the )
United States court hold lu the Second
congressional district , in which Hastings -
ings is located , nnd none nearer than
100 miles from Hastings. The location
of a term there would most materially
lessen the expense to ever flvo hundroa
thousand people who nro now coin polled
to travel from 100 to 400 miles to reach
a United States court. .
The report of the commlttoo on the
judiciary of the last congress recom
mending the passage of a bill fixing a
term of the United States court at
Hastings is us follows : .
The committee on the judiciary , to whom
was referred the bill ( H. It. 5.005) ) to provide
for holding terms of the United States ills ,
trict aud circnt court in the district of Ne
braska , having considered the same , roiwrt n
substitute therefore , and recomiuoiid the sub'
stitujto da-pns ; ( <
Vour committee And that ns' nt present es
tablished the courts of the United States In
the district of Nebraska nro hold at only two
points la said district Omaha nnd Lincoln ;
that these points nro not to oxccod fifty miles
opart , and ono of them , Omaha , is on the cx
tremo eastern border of tbo stnto , and the
other , Lincoln , but nlxty miles Interior from
the eastern boundary of the stato. The state
is 400 miles from east to west , and
200 miles lu extent from north to
south , and has increased ever 300,000 In
population In the last flvo yours.
Litigants , Jurors and witnesses are re
quired to travel from ono to 400 miles to at i
tend court , at great expense to thomsolvcs
and to the government , which Is the object )
of thin bill to relieve.
The court should be so organized and held
as to afford the greatest accommodation to
the people , attended with the least possible
expense , and , us the substitute will glvo
needed relief and lessen the" expense to the
government , wo are of the opinion it should
pass.
pass.The business of the office at this point
during the last year is as follows :
Gross receipts , four quarters ended
March 31,1886 , t 12,313
Gross receipts , four quarters ended
MarchBl , 1887 14,867
Increase for year ended March 81 ,
1887 3,049
Salary of postmaster , fixed :
July 1,1887 2,400
Clerk hire 1,700
Fuel and lights. . 190
Rent paid by government GOO
All as appears from the reports of the
first assistant postmaster general hereto
attached and made part hereof.
The receipts for the year ending December -
comber 31,1887 , were 17,670.60 , as ap
pears by the statement of the postmas
ter at Hastings hereto attached.
The rent paid by the government ia
about one-third of the rental value ot
the property used : the balance is made
up by private subscription of individ
uals who pay. the rent in order to secure
the location of the office.
At present sixteen mail trains arrive
in Hastings each day , to which two
more will bo added in throe months.and
when the now roada now being built
into the town are completed the office
will bo compelled to handle at least
twenty-four malls each day.
A letter dated February 2,1888 , from
the postmaster of Hastings , addressed to
the president of the board of trade of
that place , shows the condition of things
in the office in detail and concludes :
To be candid , the crowded condition of af
fairs Is disgraceful , and we ought to have
twtco the room that wo have now to accom
modate the present business. The rapid In-
crcaso of business , the growth of the city ,
aud prospects for the future nil tend to know
that within a year it will be Impossible to do
business in the present quarters.
This letter la part of the statement ot
the board of trade which is attached to
this report.
In view of the fact that time haa
strengthened the case made in favor ot
the improvement asked at this place ,
and , so far as this committee is con
cerned , granted at the last session of
the last congress , your committee con
clude their report in the words of the
snmo committee of the Forty-ninth
congrofes
"lu view of the necessity for additional no.
commodattoua for conducting the postal
business of theo government at this place ,
and the obvious economy in expenses from
the establishment of n United States court
there , your committee recommend that the
bill do pass , "
with the following amendment :
Strike out the word "procure" in tha
fourth line of the bill and insert In lieu
thereof -"purchase or acquire by con
demnation proceedings in accordance
with the laws of Nebraska , or otherwise
provide. "
A married lady In Ontario , N. Y. , has
begun suit for $200 damages against a
man of that place for kissinger
or on the left check last September.
She charges that the kiss was a surprlso
whereby she was thrown Into a state of
ncrvouH prostration and was Incapaci
tated for her household duties for a
number of weeks. The defendant ad
mits the kissing , but snys that he re
garded hnr as his child , claiming that
tlio kiss was a simple surprlso nnd an act
of nffecilon. The court will have a
tedious time placing a value on tha
luxury of a purely platonio kiss.
A good many towns just now are pro
ducing Josef Holfrnans. Punxsutawnoy ,
Pa. , has just turned out one. Hta name
is Harry Heddow , son of J. H. Beddow ,
nnd he comes of a musical family. Ha
will not bo three years of ago until
next March , and is barely able to lisp ft
few words , yet ho exhibits musical
talents which would appear wonderful
In n. child of hovon or eight years , He
can sing any tune after having hoard it
once , nnd play seconds on a violin ,
keeping perfect time.
It is s'nld tha $ wealthy men . in tha
liquor business in Philadelphia hava
formed a Byndleato.with II,000,000 backIng -
Ing to furnish bondsmen to enableth
saloonkeepers to.comply with the now
high license law of Pennnylvaui * .