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3OTG OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SATURDAY , MAROH 10 , 1888. THE DAILY BEE. UUKMSIIED KVBUY MOUNINO. TKIWS or sunscniPTioN. ( Morning Edition ) Including Sunday . HrB , Ono Vrnr . ? 0 00 I-'orHixMoiitiiB . , . . . , /GOO VorThroo Months . . . - . 3W TJiO Omnlm Sunday Hun , mailed to any ad- drcss,0ue Vonr . 800 OMAHAprrirF , Noi-OlUNiimnfAHNAM STREET. 'NEW VonK omen ; HOOMS 14 AMI > 15 TIIIIIUNR IIJIIMMNO , WAHIIIXOTOS Omcr , NO. 613 ' COHUriSPONtfKNCK. All communications rclntlnsto new * and edl- toriil mftltor gfibuld bo nadrossetl totho liniTOit un-rnus. Alt business letters ftncl rcmlttnnccs should bo mldresaedto TUB lip.n Pum.isiiiNO COMPANV , OMAHA. Drafts , clieckH and postolllce ordcrr to bo in ado paj-ablq to tlio order of the company , TliG Bee Publishing Company , Proprietors h. RQSEWATEIl , Editor. THE UKK. orClrculntlon. B\vnin ; Slntcnicijt Btnte of Nebraska , 1. . County of iKiOKlnss , IB < _ . _ . Oeo. U. TrschucK , secretary ot Tha Jleo Pub- llriiinc wmiany. doeHsoleninly swear Umt the Bctunlclrculntlonof the Dally lied for the vroolc ondluc WureliS , 18P8 , was as follow s : Hixturdny , Kohjai . ,10,475 Snntifijr. I'cj ) . > . iin.oso Monday , I'd ) . 27. . . . . 10.COO .Tuesday Jfob.28. . . . < . . . . .J0.410 \VodnoKjoy.Fcb. S9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 , Thursday , Mch. 1 . .17..TGO rrldaj' , Men. 3 . . . .l'.sa Average OEO. IJ.TX.SCHUIJIV. Sn orn to and subscribed In my yrosenco this 3rd day of March , A. D. , 1888.N. . 1' . TEIL , Notary 1'ubllc. Btntc of Nebraska , I Count y ot Douglass , f B > B < Oco. 1 . Tz clwck , being first duly sworn , do- pofpRnna WIJH thatllols secretary of ' The Ueo rnbllRhlne , company , that the actual avcraco dolly circulation of tno Dafly Bie for the month of March. 1887 , 11,100 copies : for April , JF87. Haifl copies ; for May , 1887 , 34,227 copies ; , for June , 1887 , 14,147 copies ; for July , If87. 14.003 roplcs : for AuirUDt , J887 , J4.1C1 copies ; for September , 1RST. 14,319 copies ; for October , 1E$7. 14,813 ; for Novcnibir. ' 1887 , liycO copies ; tot December , 1887 , 15,011 topics ; for Onmlnry , IfrW , 10,200 copies ; for robruary , 1888 , 1B.9W5 copies. QKO. B. TZSCHUCK. Sw orn and subscribed to Irt my presence thin 3d day of February , A. D. 1888. N. P. FKII , , Notary Puplle. TliK king is dead long lfvo tlio kingl This is applicable at the Uiiipn Pacillc headquarters ) aa well as at Berlin. .TittKB ; arc a great inatiy cabbaRc- heads In the political posioRnrdon under tjio Impression that the presidential boo is about to light upon them. PlUNOK FpuiUNAND of Bulgaria says ho yron't ' abdicjato and ho says that ho is gjoiug to "run1 * for'king. JjTow , Russia , what arc you going to do about it ? ANTi-rnomiUTioNiSTS ever in Jdvra are called "jugwumps. " Prom the way local elections are going on in that Blnto , it will not take long before the little brown jug will again como into uao. jE National { -fungorfest mo.ots in St. Louis seine tipiQ iu Juno. It will also be rqmomborod thjxt a democratic conven tion takes place the same month. But the hannouy of the former will not bo able to drown the discord of the latter. MK. VANIJEJIJMLT recently engaged a Parisan cook at a salavy of $10,000 a year. Vanderbilt University is locking fora professor of ethics and offers 2,000 per annum. B Mr. Vanderbilt is live times a botttSr judge of. cookery than of qthicsj'tho iserimiilation nccdnotUe [ wondorccfut. J. TILDKN left nearly flvo million dollars to a trust for the benefit of the people of Now" York city. Mr. Tildon's relatives are , ho\v6vorj ; dissat isfied , with , such a disppsition of the funds and are trying to break the will. Ititf to bo hoped that inthis particular inqtanco thq trust will survive the at tacks \mprinciplod heirs. SENATORCUMX > M and SenatorRqagan each wnnt.thpinterstate telegraph bill ipfcrrod to his rospeqtivo committee. Senator Culjom is chairman of the inter- Btato commerce committee , while Sena tor Reagan is at the head of the poat- OlHco committqo. As both eonators are qbdurato , it may bo noqo sary to tear the bill In two to npppaso their cagoi1- noss. A-half a bill is bettor than no bill , oven for a senator. ANOTHER detachment of armed [ mer cenaries has landed in this city for the ostensible protection of the properly of the Burlington rpivd. The question is , what right Ijas any corporation to im port armqd man , yrhon even the presi- dontof the United Stales is forbidden to Bond tioqps to any state for pohco pur poses except upon requisition qf its governor ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ IT is a bad jn-aolico of Mr. Mahoney , superintendent of the poor , lo give the warrants for charity intended for the needy poor to the grocoryman or butcher with whpm tha appUcanl for clmrity has an account. Mr. Mahoney may Imvo Iho best of inlontions , but by this proxy system ho is doing both the county and the upnlioant an injustice. 5'ho county pays for more than the ap plicant receives , and the applicant , who islndohled lo the grocoryman , is almost cqutnjn to rocolvo loss than , what the Warrant calls for. THIS city charter confers upon the mayor and council exclusive power to create ofllcoa doomed necessary for the welfare of the city , and the mayor is vested with power to fill those oillcos by txppolnlinoul by and with the consent of the oity council. Any proposition that takes tl\is \ power from the .mayor and council is therefore contrary to law and utterly impracticable , The master plumbers , who insist upon the privilege of choosing a plumbing inspector for the city , tire out of order and only waste time in any discussion of such usuhomo , The oity plumbing inspector , Mr. Duncan , has bo0n duly appointed and confirmed , nnd will continue to exercise his author ity during the term of-tho presonl uny , vrr unlobs removed for cause or by the abolition of the ollico. With this stub born fact before thorn , the master plumbers had hotter direct their ener gies toward crptting rid of incompetent plumbers and endeavor lo iivonip to the regulations for plumbers as doflnod by the ordinance. If Mr. Duncah shows any undue partiality pr reckless nogll- gunce In the porformunco of his duties , cpmplalnt should bo entered against him and if the charges are sustained the mayor will doubtless cuuso hs { re moval. The Burllnglou's Appcnl. "When the inter-ptato cqmmorco act was pending before congress the man agers of thti Burlington road , in com mon with all other railroad , manager ? , wore loud with their protests ngalnsb the bill , Great disaster was prcSlptcd not only to railway interests , but com merce and industry would experience n shqck from which it would take the country many years to recover. When the bill passed nnd the commission crc * atcd by it entered upon its duties the railroad managers handed together to make the law odious and inopprativo. Instead of readjusting their larifls BO as to. make reasonable reductions where latosworo too high , they raised the ratqs ajl along the line nnd made them selves generally disagreeable to their patrons. This rebellious course was followed up by frivolous appeals to the commission for a suspension of the intor-stnto commerce - morco net in nearly every section ot the country- Those suspensions granted in many cases by the commission inadq the law practically a dead letter for the time being. A powerful sentiment was thus created by the railroads in favor of the oarjy repeal of Iho intor-stato com merce act. But long before cqpgross con vpncd a reaction took place. The rallrpad managers had discovered that the intor-slato law had not only become very profitable , by qnabling thorn to in crease their earnings under false pro- tpnscs , but that It also served their purposes when they desired to evade responsibility under stale rogulatiqn. So it has como to pass that in loss than eighteen months the railway managers who wore clam oring for the repeal and suspension of tho" law have become the most obsti nate aticklors for its encorcemont when it is to their interest to do so. "Who would have dared to pre dict twplv.o months agothat tho' mana gers of the Burlington road would ap peal to the federal courts to invoke their power to compel obedience to the intor-statq law. Yet this spectacle is presented , to the country at the present juncture , and _ Judge Ddndy is asked for an injunction to compel the Union Pacific r9ad to handle the cars of the Burlington road to points beyond the Burlington system. It , is notorious , that the Uuiou Eacilic declined to handle those cars because of the refusal of its employes'to assist the Burlington road in its contest against the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers. Now why does _ the Burli.ngton road insist upon enforcing the law in this instance when it has notoriously sought to evade the law whenever it suito'd its interests ? Why not ask the commission to suspend the law in the < present omcrgticy ) ? when its cuforc9inent would -bo sure to precipitate a general strike ? Can Judge Dundy. by any. injunction against the Union Pacific compel the engineers on that road to haul Burlington cars , oV , for that .mat ter , " to continue in its service if they see fit to quit ? Is not the Burlington show ing altogether loOjinuch } ; cal for the en forcement of a law which it ignores when its patrons are concerned ? If the law can bo suspended with regard lo Iho long and.short haul clause , why can it neb bo * suspended with icgard to the hauling of cars ever lines which desire "to avoid a conflict Unit would pavaly/.o their own traffic ? " * . Thomas if. ' Potter. The d ath of General Manager Thomas J. Potter , of the Union Pacific railway , although by f no means unex pected , will cuOso profound regret in this city and throughout the west. To * the great transcontinental railway his loss is almost irreparable.His advent at the head of its management ha l in fused , now life , activity and order into its deranged organization. At the very outset , of his assumption of the powers conferred upon him , confidence was re stored in the capacity of the Union Pacific to bustain itself in a financial crisis , and to cope successfully with all competitors thai had paralleled its lino. Within afowmonthsMr. Potter was able to convert the Union Pacific into a first-class road , ranking with the best managed railways in the couutry. Ho brought order out of chaos , established fast passenger trainsand , made a marked improvement in trafilo facilities. Omaha laments the death of Mr. Potter - tor , because of the deep interest which ho .had .manifested in Iho projected union depot and other much needed im provements , which the company had for years- contemplated , but failed to carry into effect. TliQinaa 3" . Potter was in every ro- epact a eoU-mado man. Ho was from the ranks of labor , and by his onprgy , superior intelligence and match less executive ability commanded Iho highest position to which any practical railroad man can aspire. To him the Burlington system was largely indebted for its marvelous ex pansion and prosperity. For the west ho has boon invaluable as a promoter of rapid and intelligent railway extension which has placed Iowa , NobraskaKaiiBas , and Colorado at the door of the great Atlantic seaboard markets. Few men in the railway world have made a wider or more lasting reputation. It will bo many a day before the country will pro duce his equal. U'lio Sugar Duties. Among the faults of the Mills tariff bilj the proposed revision of the sugar duties is not the least. In its first com ment upon this measure the BUK ex pressed the opinion that the change in the sugar diflies provided for would re sult in depriving thp treasury of an amount of revenue , estimated by the frarnors of the bill nt cloven million 'dollars , withput to an equal extent , and perhaps not at all , boneftttlng the con sumers ; Ihul so long nt Icabt as the re fining pi sugar remains in the c0ntrol of a trust , as at present , a rpduotioirof twenty per cent } n the duty on raw sugar , or-ono-half n cent a pound , would prob able bo no advantage whatever to the public. It would amount mpr Jy to giving thp. trust refiners their raw materml at n loss cost , without necessa rily affording any relief to the consum ers , and practically enabling the refin ers to gather'in the whole amount lost to the treasury , ' , . . If the sugar trust had been permitted lo suggest the portion ot the tariff bill rplaling to sugar duties it could hardly have been more careful of its interests than the majority of the ways and moans committee have been. The duties OT the sugars which , if admitted , would compete with those supplied by the trust , nro now prohl' tory , nnd the Mills bill proposes that they shall con tinue so. Thus the American consum ers of sugar would bo compelled to look lo the great combination for their supply of 'this necessary article , and ns the trust would bo nll-powotful to control competition and the amount of the pro duct , it would of course regulate the p'rico lo suit its own interests. This it is now dqing , with the result of compell ing the people lo pay an advance on sugar , which it is estlmalcd will an nually increase the revenue of the trust fully thirty million dollars , nnd It would have no difficulty In continuing its policy under the Mills tnrllT bill. It is hardly possible , however , thattho sugar dutlps proposed Ijy that measure can re- poiyo the upproval of ovou a majority of t1)o ) democrats of Iho house. Jt'is ob- \iously necessary , in order that arc- vision.of the sugar tariffshall afford any relief to consumers , that the duties on the hjgh. grades and the refined sugars bo reduced fully fifty per cent. Other wise the treasury will lese revenue , the people get no relief , and the trust bo Iho solo bonofioiary. FIVH Innocent men wcro shbt down in gold blbod in the Indian Territory fop darjng to maintain Ihcir righ'ts as settlers against arrogant cattle men. The cattla barons Imvo carried on mat ters with a high hand in that part of the country , a'nd it is high time that congress establish courts of criminal and civil jurisdiction to bring these malefactors to justice. CITY ENQINEKII TII.T.SON strikes the nail on the head when ho says thai wo had bollor do less paving and soworing and improve Iho quality _ of the work under way. Other Liantls Thau Ours. The death of Emperor William over shadows all other .events of European interest. What may follow will bo a subject of universal discussion aud more or-loss anxious concern throughout all Europe for some time to como. The crown prince is perhaps by this time in Berlin , and doubtless us soon as possible the forms and .ceremonies necessary to clothe him with the imperial rule will bo gone through with. If his condition is what there is every reason to believe It is , every hour of time is precious. The crown prince is probably incapaci tated physically for performing any of the functions of an emperor , but ho still has life , and doubtless his right of succession will bo respected. Ho may 'at least hvo long enough to maka .that provision for his \vifo and daughters which ho is said to have apprciionded would not bo made * if his father outlived him. The widow and children of an emperor , though such only for a few weolcs , will bo as sured of a more generous consideration than would have bcon shown thorn had they happened to bo survivors simply of Iho heir1 to the imperial throne. Fred- crick Willirim .will need but .a brief time as emperor to make most ample provision for the wife nnd daughters , lo whom he is tenderly devoted , befitting their station. For the present the eld est spn of the crown prince , William , is charged with certain pcrlunctory lulics of no very great importance as the rop- i csQiitatl vc < ? f the imperial po \ cr. Those will give him a forctnsle of Iho broader powers that ho will be called upon to assume at no very remote timo. It is this prospect that Europe now views with anxious concern , and which raises numerous questions as to the possible consequences of the passage of imperial power from the hands of experienced and consorvnlivo ago lo those of a young and ambitious soldier , with litllo knowl edge ot Ihc affairs of slate , with a train ing and temperament that unsuit him to the quiet and plodding methods of diplomacy , and who will bo very likely lo yield to influences from Iho camp in stead of Iho closet of Iho statesman. When a little while ago it was reported lo boIho intention of Bismarck to bring forward a bill clothing Prince William with Iho regency , European newspapers declared that such an act .would bo regarded as almost tan tamount to a declaration of war. The sonlimopt was significant ns showing the prevalent feeling respecting the succession of Prince William , and al though Iho young man has since pub licly disclaimed any warlike desires , very little confidence is full Umt ho would long remain under the influence of the sentiments that have ruled in the councils of Germany for the past Ion years or more and been successful in maintaining thopeaco ot Euiope. The strong hand and clear brain of Bismarck are still available to guido the ship of state , and so long as they continue to'bo Gormnny will doubtless not bo the first to break the pcaco , But , it is im possible to know how long the great chancellor w'll ' bo permitted to have his way. The course of events in Germany for a long timo'to como will have a commanding and universal in terest. * * The chief matter of recent interest in English nlmirs is the exposure by Lord Charles BprQsford and I ord Randolph Churchill of the bad management of the naval and military services , and the great extravagance with which those services are conducted. Boresfprd .re cently resigned the position of juhlor lord of the admiralty for the reason that the government would not consent to carry out measures proposed by- him for increasing the strength and effi ciency ot the British navy , Ho charges grave maladministration of the navy , declaring that jobbery is amazingly prevalent in the furnishing of supplies to the | iavy , that promotions are not properly regulated , that contractors swindle the government in bulldingand furnishing ships of war , that peculation and knavery exist nil through the service - vice , and that Iho navy as a whole is in ferior to that of at liiast two .European powers Franco and Ilaly. Lord Ran dolph Churchill supplemented thebo charges with an equally sti'ong indfct- mont ngainsfi&o whole military system of the country , overwhelming the war secretary with an array of facts nnd fig ures which ho found it impossible to de stroy the force of. The information of universal interest Imparted by this dis cussion is that the defensive position of England is dangerously Insecure , nnd that Immediate measures nro necessary to remqdv thq [ weakness , It is shown that the navy"is defective , the harbor defenses incffuliont , nnd the army weak and Ill-equipped , all accounted for by a most incompetent admin istration thnfthns permitted cxtrjwa- gnnco nnd Jobbery to have free way. A searching inquiry la demanded nnd , probably will not ho refused. * # Nobody except the cljicf financial offi cials of the ompirc knows the oxnct ex tent of Russia's debt. To the world the amount is given ont as nbout $2,800,000- , 000. Every intelligent person , howpver , believes that its actual obligations are far greater in amount than this. firob- nbly they fall but little below Great Britain's , whoso debt is nbout $3,711- 000,000. England's resources nro lurgo , while its expenditures are compara tively small , and its debt , practically speaking , is decreasing. Tlio opposite , in each particular , Is the case with , Russia. The great increase has been duo to the vast expenditures which n constant preparation for war has entailed , An expenditure almost equally great , and for the same pur pose , has been borne by every other great European nation except England. II is this condition of things whioh makes the financial situation in Russia nt this moment of interest throughout the world. The cost of the nrtned truce which prevails on the European conti nent is but little loss than that which would bo entailed by actual war. For each nation involved , the limit of flnnn- cial endurance has boon almost reached. A stop beyond virtually mentis bank ruptcy. Any event which would servo to seriously disturb public confidence throughout Europe might cause untold financial disaster. A sovcro monqtary crisis in Russia , the occurrence of which on any day now is among the probabilities , would shako every bourse from iho Nova to the Seine , and its in jurious influence might even bo tempo rarily felt } n the United States. * * * England's friendly and entirely -platonio tenure of Lower Egypt has boon emphasized by the slaughter at Suakim. It is extraordinary that the natives noveu0 scorn to understand England's pacific and civilizing mission in seizing unpYotoelod countries. The Arabs by thisf time ought to have learned , that tli6 bombardcrs of Alexan dria have oniy the interests of the Egyptian at fjtfart ; that Alexandria was bowled down about the cars of its inhabitants to give thorn a Chance to llco from oppression ; that British columns occupy the Nile vnlloy simply to sor.vo as a police to the hni'nssed hus " bandmen. Iii"tho Arab attempts to drive the JJrjMsh from Suakim , ono English olllcoi jjvas killed and a score ot natives. Tms > is the old , old story of British qjjglipa'tion. Blind opposition - ' position oflicr natives sporadic outbreaks , with resultant slaughter of the ferocious assailants , until decimated and dispirited , the benevolent invaders relieve the native rulers of the trouble of governing and then proclaim the ter ritory "annexed" to the British empire. When Franco was arbiter of Europe this hinnuna system was , io a great extent - tent , held in check. The scepter hav ing been transferred from Franco to Bismarck , the old aggressive policy has been put in play again , and if the t\\o poweis continue a few years longer in tliis joint si-homo of evangelization there will not bo a rood of hind on the face of the globe susceptible to &or/uro that wifl not bo under tlio British or Gorman flag. * * The almost unbroken series of dis asters which have attended Peru ever since her ill-starred war with Cliili has. not yet como to an end. To her finan cial distress is added a now bourco of anxiety from the gicedy atliludo im puted by some of her people to Ecuador on the north nnd Bolivia on the south , whom they fancy lo bo acting as if Peru woio Iho "sick man" of Ihe conlinonl. Bolivia's coveting of Arcquipa and Mol- lendo , at the exit emo south of Peru , is even suspected of receiving en couragement from phlli. Should Bolivia attempt to soi/.o this region it would seem like an additional rotribulion for Peru's falal policy of ten years ago. At that time she had entered into a secret treaty with Bolivia , with a view to supporting the latlor in her violation of Iho agree ment not lo put an export duty on the nitrate products of Chilian capital in the Bolivian const territory of Alacama. This step brought upon Peru' the chief burden of the ensuing war. Should Bolivia now seek lo prey upon her old ally , whoso prestige and fortunes wcro ruined , il would add lo Iho bitterness of Peru's cup. BU ( perhaps the appre hension existing at Lima is not justified by existing facUui -.t a * * * The change in Uio Mexican constitu tion by which nl president may become his own immedinfu successor has been ratified by a $ ufioiont ) number of states to mako.lt a fixo'd'fact , and there is no doubt that if the piolities of the country shall remain in a normal condition President Diazin whoso Interest the change was made/will bo ro-olocted next Juno. The fronlfor dispute with Guate mala seems to < have been artfully fomented by hla opponents at this junc ture so as lo intorjoro with tha .success of his candidacy , but sinpo ho has had the power to alter Ihe constitution it may by assumed that ho may bo able to compass his r6-eldction. Whilst such an exhibition of thq ability of ono man to warp the organic law of a people clearly denotes his superior individu ality , it also loaves room for thp suspi cion that he is not u true dumocral , and that the people whom ho handles so cleverly do not constitute a true dem ocracy. * Perhaps there is no gioat significance to bo attached tolhofailuroto negotiate a commercial treaty between France and Italy , but iu the present temper of the two nations It may bo the spark which will produce n general conflagra tion. It is known that the "relations ol the two countries bnvo been greatly strained lor some tlrao post , nnd the recently announced triple nlllnnco of Germany , Austria and Italy has not tended to put Franco Into a very amiable frame of mind. It is n little too soon to look for war in , Europe from any quar ter ; that is , too early in the season. But it will not bo surprising if. the coining spring shell ECO actual hostilities , nnd nrmioa ill Iho Hold ; nnd the commence ment of the struggle may bo between Franco and Italy , which w6uld bo but the prelude lo n general and glganllo European war. Although M. Do Lcssops has an nounced that ho will nppcnl to the French people for moro money without waiting for government aid , ho has not ceased to ask for snob aid. The first re sult pf his recent campaign among the representatives of the provinces is the introduction in the chamber of deputies of a bill authorizing the canal company to issue n lottery loan with Iho sanction of the government. But the sum men- lioiied in the bill is less than $5,000,000 ! M..Do Lossops admits that the company heeds nt least $113,000,000. , What is wanted nbovo all things is the sanction of the government , n'nd if this could bo obtained for a loan of only $5,000 n , pre cedent of great value to the company would bo established. * * * The long delay in the reception of news from Stanley , thp African ex plorer , is causing considerable uneasi ness in Europe , and fears have been expressed that ho may have fallen n victim to some of the marauding Arab tribes which are interested in prevent ing him from reaching Eiuin Boy. It will bo n matter of deep regret if any thing shall have checked Stanley in his enterprise ; but it is clear that the Arabs ; fgreseoing that "with the , gradual opening up of the Conffo country a so- yore blow will bo struck ut the slave trade , ara putting serious obstacles in his way. Barbarism dies hard , and al though civilization triumphs in tlio end it is ut the cost of the lives of bravq and indefatigable pioneers. PROMINENT riillSONS. P. T. Barnuui , the showman , Is quoted as saying that howould accept the republican nomination for president. But , despite his profession , Barnum has no show. - Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes has flanked the autograph-hunters by adopting the use of a typo-writer in his correspond once. Impaired oyesightj rendered the change necessary. General Longstrect has a grape farm near G.xinesvlllo , Ga. , wulcli ho diligently'culti vates. Prom the sword to the pruning hook is a long step , "but man is versatile enough to make It. And they do make it. A. B. Johnson , the private secretary of Senator Sumncr , has written a life of the great senator. His lifo was on a grand scale and all that can bo told of it will be instrue. live nnd Intcicsting. Paruell , the Irish leader , is described as being a stalwart in physical appearance and as demeaning himself as though lie felt the responsibility of the position ho holds in. the politics of Ireland and England. Ho is grave nud staid. James llussell Lowell was sixty-nine .vcais of ago on the 23d , Washington's.bktlulay. In n recent letter ho says : ' 'I had the misfor tune to bo born on Iho 22d , anil thus to bo btought into competition once aycar with tUo most august figure in our history. Ex-Postmaster General James was always n genial gentleman and has made his way ns much upon his affability us upon his ability. Ho'is now said to bo the most agteeablo bank picsidcnt in New York city. Position has never made him foi got the fact that he should on all occasions be the gentleman. Courtesy is capital. Bread nnd milk with , a piece of pie is a favonto "snack" in Maine , and this is pi ob- ably the reason why it comprises the regular lunch of the Miiino delegation In congress. Senator Fryo admits the pie and Congress man Heed oomctlmcs vanes It with apples , but tlio other members stick eloscly to their wonted aiticlcs of diet. Hear Admiral Hcnoage , the ofllcer com manding tlio British Pacific station , is" earn ing the epithet of "Sir Joseph Poiter. " Ho lias forbidden any ofllcer or man to walk on the poop of the Hag-ship while ho is there , nnd Insists on tlio ciow uncovering their beads as long as lie is on dec ) : . Ho also re quires his ofllqcrs to wear white kid gloves at divisions on Sundays , and to have their frock coats and tunics buttoned on all occasions. A Hot One , Too. I'litlmlclfilita Inquirer. Govcinor Hill is a pietty largo cinder in Mr. Cleveland's oye. Xot liy a IJDIII ; Shot. Because wo pronounce "would" wood , it does not follow that wo pronounce"Gould" good. ARuttcuYolk. CMeauo Tribune. An egg tipst is forming. Must the .peoplo of tli is country bo forever under the yolk of monopolies ? Good Interpretation. Clitcauo Jfcws. Jny Gould appears to have been saved by the statute of limitations. There are limita tions to law , but not to fraud. In Ono ICyfIasn , C/ifcai/o / Kfwa. Governor Uusk of Wisconsin is no dude , but ho has gene to wcarinp a presidential boom just like ono of those eastern swells. A lioomcrnng. New Yorlt Sim. Tlio Sun knows all about the crow , even to Iho lluvor , Omaha Herald , Oh , no I Iho gun has never lasted the flavor of crow. U'hoy thought wo would In 1831 , but wo. didn't. ' Hut jackasses wo have n pretty thorough knowledge of. The Oinalm Huruhl Is a thoroughbred. No Iiovo 1'or Ivil : or. JJotton IlcrciW. The protected monopolists of Pennsylvania ore now getting their wind for a giand con- pjrte4 howl in behalf of American labor. They love American labor , but only vv hen there is a tariff-reduction bill pending , At other times they import 'Bohemian and Italian "scabs" and crowd down the wages of labor to tlio last notch , The A'mcrican laborer is beginning to see a dark-complex ioned peiacn in the woodpile. No KIouoli. Now comes the Prince of Ways and Means To Kosamond's ' couch , And on Ills turiff trumpet blows A blast that is 110 slouch , Forthwith the Sleeping Beauty wakes , Ami m the newer morn. Wo hope sho'll only flnd the blast- Not tariff in a horn. ' WILLMEET IN OMAHA IN MAY , Time and Plaoo of Holding the Domoorntio Convention * CENTRAL COMMITTEE DOINGS Only Ono Objection to the metropolis nml That Hns No Wcl Ut A 1'nuclty or Campaign Ftuuls. Democratic Stnto Convention. Pursuant to call thirty-six members of Uu democratic state central committee ratigci themselves about room No , 43 ot the Pnxtot lastcvqnlpg to cliooso time , place , etc , , foi holding the slata convention to cliooso dele pates to the national democratic convcnttoi at St. Louis. Mr. J. B. North presided , ant Mr. Montgomery acted M secretary. The following' delegates nnd alternate : were present : First District Frank 13. Johnson , Urovvn vlilo ; Jainos Dovcnnoy , Tccumseh ; G. J' Marvin , Beatrice ; Charles Ogdenfor , Franl Martin , Falls City. Second District Dr. J. W. Conger Nebraska City ; FP. . Ireland , Nebraska City ; J. M."Patterson , PlnltsqtoutU ; Dr. W. 11. Wallace , Faaoryvlllo ; A. J. Sawyer Lincoln , Third District ? Charles Ogden , George K PrHchptt , E. H. Clatk , J , A. Campbell , Ira Thomas. Omaha. Fourth District Miles SScntinoycr , Schuy- ler ; J. A. Shcrvln , rrpniont ; Matt Miller , David City ; Ed Hutchison , Ashlnnd. Fifth Dlstrict-Tobins Castor , Wilbcr : G. W. Johnson , Fixlnnbnt' J. D. Hubbell , .Fair- bury ; ConwaV'Leedoru , Hebron. Sixth District H. J. Coles , York ; George Wildisli , Auroin ; George'West , Osccola ; J. W. Dupln , Sowiird. Seventh District J. .f. McAllister , Poucn ; J. C. Crawford for A. M. Gooding , Ilnrtlng- ton' Jt Roblson , Madison J Thomas O'Day , Nollgh. Eighth District F. A. Hurman , Blooming- toli ; O. C. Case , Kcd Cloud ; J. W. Fergu son , Mlndcn ; 11. A. Boattj' , Hastings. Ninth District C. G. Bainea for Frank Galbruitli , Albion ; J , L. MeDonaugh , Ord ; C. E. Forbes , St. Pnul ; W. II. Plait foiS. ; N. walback. Gland Island. Tenth District JUan Boyle. Kearney ; C. E. Best for W. Saltus , Lbup City : J , Wooes Smith for U. U Martin , Broken Bow ; B. P. Hlninnn , North Platto. Eleventh Dislrict-E. C. O'Donnell ' , Mr- Cook ; C. L. Montgomery , Thomas McPJier- son , Araliahoo'A. ; A. Whyto"Homeivlllo : ; Edward Howard , Bcnkleinan. Twelfth Dlstrict-W. H. Westovor , Gor don ; T. V. Golden , O'Neill ; Charles W. Al len , Chadrou ; C. A. Burlow , Hbinmingfoixl. day In May. ' Thursday , May 8vtts finally agreed Upon. The place of holding thp convention was next discussed. Mr. O'Day named Omaha ; Mr. Flatten , Grand Island ; Mr. Golden , O'Neill ' ; Mr. Wcstover , Chadron , aud Mr. TibbQtts , Lincoln. Senator Shqrvin arose and most solpmnly remarked that his objection to Omaha \vas the water , Thli brought out n retort from Judge Crawford , who anxiously inquired of the senator how ho found this out. Thoivoto resulted us' follows : Omaha , 19 ; Gtund Island , 7 ; Lincoln , 10 , Omaha having the greatest number of Votes was declare the place for holding the 66nvcutlo'n. Judge Crawford ' mftVcd that the hour for mooting bo 2' p. m. Mi ? . O'Donnell fsivorcd 7 p. m , , and both holirs wcro contested' for by a number of champions. Judge Crawford , Senator Shcrwm and otliois opposed 7 p. m , ns the convention was liable to last seven or eight hours and would run them late in thp night. Two objections to the various hours suggested being apparently suggested by nieio personal motives , Mr. Matt Mlllpr , ns- semblymnu from David City , arose and told the committee that hoietofoio the object of the conventions have Veen to hold the demo cratic party together , but now it wai about time to moot to place the democratic party in tlio nscendencj' , oven U thomcmbeis had to discommode themsolvcs ns to the hour. This brought out a burst of enthusiasm from the committee and Mr. Miller was warmly applauded. Mr. Allen agreed with Mr. Mllloi1 and sug gested that nil Iho members bo present in Omaha the night before the convc'ntion. When put to vote 2 o'clock p. m , was found to bo thu favorite hour. The basis of loprcscutation at the conven tion next came up. JudRO Crawford made n motion basing It upon tlio votA for supreme judge nt the lust election , allowing ono rep resentative for ovciy 160 votes or major frac tion thcieof. Mr. Marvin amended it by allowing cacli county ono delegate at large. Mr. Dcntmior amended it by basing it upon the vote for James U. North for governor , nnd Mr. Shcivmon the votd for -regents in the last election , both of the latter amend ments Incorporating1 Mr. Marvin's amend ment. The amendment of Mr. Shervin taking the vote for regents us a basis pre vailed. Mr. O'Day ' made nn enthusiastic speech favoring oigamzcd action on the pait of the democrats and uipcd the formation of clubs In various paits of tlio state The piesidcnt icniaikcd that to carry out this purpose money was necessary and nskcd the treasurer how much there was in the tieasury. The treasurer replied that thcio was just $2. Tliis fell like n damp cloth on the at dor of the members and the subject was dropped. Mr , Marvin moved that the state conven tion elect four delegates at lai go and each congicssionaldistiict two. Judge Crawfoul ouiondcd by suggesting three from each con gressional Uistilct and ono at largo. Mr. Montgomeiy thought it would bo more hatuionlous to elect four at laigc than only ono. ono.Mr. . Ireland thought it did not look well that forty persons ( the number compils- ing the present committee ) should dio- tnto to the fiOO persons In the stiito convention their methods of proceed- uro. Ho therefore f avoi ed the mcro Bpcclll cation that that convention should elect ten Delegates tot attend tlio national convention nt St , Louis' Ho made n warm Hpccch in favor of it , which was so offcctlvoth.it Craw ford nnd Marvin both withdraw thcl. uio lions and Ii eland's wjis passed unanimously , A Few Quostloiiu , OMAHA , Mnich U. To the Editor of the BEI : : Will you please ana wer What amount of money did the government furnish for building the Union Pacific i allroad , nnd how mucH less than the wliolb amount did tlio road cost ? Are the roada bonded for moro than the actual cost I Is it Just or oven busi ness llko to make people pay interest on money they have loaned ) Is it In accordance with our principles to tax tlio money for the bpnoflt of thp fowl If not , why not stop It ) Will It bo just to the puoplo along tliu.se toads to continue the tax against them for another liftyycais , or OHO hundred nnd twenty > flvul If tlio government must not take possession of the roads could they not squeeze the "Water" out nnd compel the loads to bo run pn the cost value ! "As the interest of thp railroad Is being .looked after In congress , would It noc bo neil to call u meeting in Qiiuiliu and learn what the people wish dona In this matter ) VVould it not ba well to let Cleveland and Blalno nnd a hundred other men lost and HCO If something cannot bo denote to lift the bunlun of an unjust taxation from 1 Work of a Jjtinatfc. EVANSVILLB , Ind. , March t ) . [ Special Tel egram to the Hni.J Charles Hlcbtor , a well- Jtno\vn young man , shot ana kilM his sovon- tcpn-j oar-old , cousin , Lpuiso Ijchinidt , last nightand , then blow his own brains rout , Hlchter , who Is the BOH of very wealthy par ents , bad been for some time paying atten tion to Miss Schmidtund hail bccomp dcspor- atel ? Infatuated , ntul i > roi > osod iharriagu , The jouog lady did not scorn to rcciprouato bis affection , The young man grow so im- portuuuto that bis attentions wcro entirely dlbcontlnued , and the young lady refused to see him altogether. This scums to havo. driven him into the frenzy of despair , and as Is now believed , unbalanced his mind , Ho waited for his victim near her lioiuo , couce.ilr huj himself behind the corner of the houbu. Ho snw her just emerging from Ilia door , nislicd up , placed h revolver to her hond.nml sliot her dead. Tljcn , ni If tncrtltatlni ? cs- cnpo , ho ntnrtcil to run , but Suddenly stop ping1 , ho plnccd the weapon to his own head and fired , nnd fell dead , Exocsftlvo Use of Htliiiulnnts. CntcAqo , March 9. [ Special Telegram to the Urn : , ] Horace W. Hounds Is confined nt the detention hospital for the Insane. HU nerves nro sadly shattered by the excessive * use of stimulants nnd consumption of thirty cigarettes n day , mid worry ever business affairs nnd sickness have temporarily un settled his reason. Ho is a son of S. P. Rounds , who died porno six weeks ngo , nnd n brother of May Hounds , but n little whllo ngo the west sldo belle , who mnrrlctt Hoth- ncker nnd died only Iwo weeks ngo. Horace married Klttlo Cartwrlglit nnd has recently , lived with her parents with their thrco Children. Since hla fnther'a death ho has been endeavoring to soltlo up tlio estate mid was dissatisfied -\\lth tlio management of the Hopuullcnn. When Ills sister died ho was itfostrntcd with tynhold fever nnd through that ntul n succession ot Worries became Very violent night , before ln t. nud It , was thought best tft put him under rcslniint. When seen last night ho was nervously \\lnOjiiK nn imaginary Mrlng nbdut Ills figures nnd seemed to tltlnH hu undT > ecn harshly treated by Ills people In being con lined. Ho said the Republican management was inking out rageously extmvugout salaries. BlCtliortlst University Ittirncd. MITCHGU. , Dale. , March 0. Flro broke out In the Mcthoplst university nt t ) this morning from spontaneous combustion of oily rags In the nrl rooms , There wcro forty inmates , including the faculty , students nnd servants. All but ten cscipcd without trouble. Four young men Jumped from the second story windows , four olhors nnd n professor jumped from the third story windows , nnd another professor descended from the roof bvclothoa- llnes. Norton Pitcher , of Northllpld , Dak. , died from intctnnl Injuries. MtssBabcock , of Salem , Dak. IlssStroiijr , Mitchell. Dak. ; Prof. Duncan. Prof. Taylor , Will Smith , Brldgowntor , Dak. ; H. Purkor , of England j Kzra Jones , Purkslon , Dak. , nnd William StiUwcll wore inoro or less injured , Prof. Taylor bad his slcull fractured , with several $30,000. Wm'Holrt n Reunion. SrniNorinMt , "March 0. The following representatives of the Townty-ctghlh Illi nois general assembly met todav : A. M. Jones , Alfred OrcndOrf , C. H. Dalton , James A. Connolly , Milton Hay , Henry D. Ipcmont , N. W. Branson , John Garden , Edward Lane , John Mlddlecoft and M. C. Qulnn. They do- torrnltol to hold n icunlonj Dnlton was elected president nnd Orondorf socio- tary. This legislature mot in 18J-1. Sena tor Cullomwas ppcftkor of the house and John H. Obeily a prominent -member. The 'limp ' for the lounion will bo' fixed so as to so- euro their attcndnncd without nn intcrfcrcnco With their ofllclal duties. ' Steamship Arrivals. NEW YOHK , Mafch 0. - [ Special Telegram to tlio BEE.I Arrived Thp City.of Chicago , f i oin Liverpool ; the Britannic from Liver pool. LiYcnroor , , March 0.--Arriyed The Italy , sfrom New Yoilc. Struclc a Ttrokon Ilnll. DBNVEU , March 0. The west bound Union Pacillc express struck n broken rail near Masters early this morning and loft the trade. ' ' Tho'passengers' \ > ere badly shaken , up , but no onp setfpusly Injured. Baggageman Fairly was badly bruised , nud 'il lady from Chicago had her arm nnd shoUlder hurt. . _ . _ . . _ ; cold , if neglected , often attacks the lungs. UUOWN'S Uuqxc'iiut ' THOOIIKS Rive sufo and immediate iclicf. Sold only in TJOJ.CS. Price 23 cents. A Dead Murderer. Jr.mnsoNViJ..Lii , Ind , , March 9 Mncoy Warner was hanged nt 10:50 : this anorning for the murder of Frank Harris , n convict in the prison at Jeffersonvillo , wbcio Warner was serving n tcim for murder. ' That Defy all Other Remedies Speedily Cured by Cuticurn. HnmlU.vtlnK Hruplinnfi , ItchUlK aud Iluriilnrt Skin Tortuios , Loathwiuo Sores , iincl "every species or Itching , Bculy , Pimply , Inherited , htiofulous nnd OontUKlous Discuses of the Jllooil , bklu nud fccalp , > \ltlilo& o Hmr , from Infancy to old npo , mo positive ! } ' cured by CUTI- rru \ , tlio cteat Skin Cure , nnd CUTICUIIA bOAi * . an cxqnlialto fckln JlcanilUcr , pxtcinully , nna Ciruc in A Iti SOLVLNT , the now JJIpod Purlllcr , internally COVEKKD WITH SORES. T Imvo been nflllcti.il hlnco last March wlthu. hkiit dlhOiiHO the iloctois called ocpoinn My fuco M as covered with scabs nnd n > U'S , iiutl thu itch- iiiK ntul buniiiiK ere uliuost nubcniulilu Huo- ing yuurCUxirLiit ItUMpjurMSo highly recom- lucinlucl , concliuU-tl to K\O them a tilnl , using tlioCiincuuA anil CUTICUUA. .HoAi1 oxternnlly ; ami 111 SOI.VI.ST Intcinnlly , for four months. I call myiulf perfectly cured , In Kiatltudo for v hlcli I make this public htuteniont MIIH CI'AIIA. A. rJlUDUKIOK. Juou ) > Jiuooic , CONN. { HOAIjP , F/YOH / , KAHS and NI3OIC. t I M as nllllcted v ith I'cponm on the Scnlp , 1'ftco. ( Itarsanrt Neck , whlUi tlio drugKl t , vhcro I BOS r jour jomt'dlgs , pronounced ono of tlioorBt i cnbcs Unit luul eoiuo unilcr hlH notice. Jlu ml- " Usiidnioto tiy jour CUIICIJUA Jti.iu.unn , and after Hvo clays' use my hcalp nnd part or my fuco were entlioly cured , nnil I hoi > o In another \ \ cek to ha o my enrs , neck and tlio oilier part of my fuco omul HliUMAN BLADK. 120 U. 4TH STULUT , New Youic. TRTTJ3U * FINALLY Hmlnguijcd jour CUTICUIIA Ki : i.mifl : : for eighteen inonllw foi Tutter , and llunlly cnrod It. I urn njixiouH to ( { tit it to well on commlbslon. I can recommend it beyond any lomcdlosl have overused for Totter , Hums , Cuts , etc. In fact. it Is the best tueillUuoI liute arcr trliMl for any. thlnt , ' . 11. B. IIOH'ION. , JIISS. Sold ever yv. hero. Prlco. CIITICUIIA. We : BOAT. Sliq ; IrAnr.vi.NT ( , Jl , PrcfiHrqd by tlio Porrmi DIIIIII & C'liKMlCAi , Co . llOaton , JlnAM. 0"beTUfor \ "How to Cm. ) Bkln DUoascs , " H , 60 Illustrations , and 1UO teallmonlnlfl. ' . , bluck-liimds , ditipped and oily skin prevented by tnu CntluiraMidlcntudSoat ) . IT bTOPS THE PAIN. Aching MilBolou. Ilnck , Hip nnd Bldo , SiindiillJ'aln.lnllatninntllinund Wouk- ueas iiiCT.n.vri ) IN OM : JiiNim : nv _ _ rn ; Cini < : iwA AMJ-PAJN PJ.AHTKII. aim Imlouly pi > ln-iiubdiiliim'la8ter.iacoiit8- ZJPHTHERIA , MEASLES. SCARLET FEVER , and othir zymotlq diseases lurlc in the ntmoHphero and hut or over every house hold nt thlH Htuson of tlio yetir when thorough Wntlliltlon Is InipriittlL.il on account of tha setcrlly of tlio wcnther , rrprinentfumleuttonof np'iutiiionts with Sonbury's HyJronaph- , thol Pastilles purifies the atmosphere , de ( stroj'f. disease genim , anil thoroughly disinfects all cai pets , bedding Und drapery \vullo inipirt * Ing u delightful jirom'iitlc odor tlint la nol Inju- rloiiB foalhcr , brasJ or other motnls , Collan ) , closeU , uttlct ) , ice , , uhould bo mmlo honlthy by burning therein Seabury's Sulphur Candles , which nro pure , rlcauly mid pnfo. 1'or the tollot , bath , lavatory and nuraory , Son- bury's Hydronaphthol Soap should ha used exclusively. tsruon't forget Donson's Piaster for achea and paln9.&J Kually digested ; of the llnost llavor. A hearty bovcroKfl for n strong upp < tltoj a dollcuto drlnfe for the Ht-uBlth , Thoroughly tested j nutritious ! mlaiublo ; uuuxceiltU In purity ; no unpleasant ifter cirot IB , Requires no bolllntr. Marlon JInrlund , Cliri tlno Terhimo Ilorrlck. flLau A. U , Tliomaa. 41 , J ) . , uronounce It the bout of uli tlio iiowtderou cUoc-ofatoa. .NoothuroquuU ' SMly Qrvceii , Kamjile mailed fur 10 ( umj | , BI. o. wiMtirit & SONS , I'UILiADKJjl'IlIA , L'A.