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THKUR has boon no end of talk about
a now library building. This is putting
the cart before the horso. If Omaha
has any money to spare , she had botlor
buy moro books. .
THE Wyoming legislature was thrown
into n apnam on the last day of its session
by the introduction of another antl-
gambler bill. It IB unnecessary to state
that the bill wns choked to death timid
roars of laughter.
THE University of Nebraska has just
issued its second bulletin containing an
account of "twenty-two common insects
of Nebraska. " The nrtlclo is from the
pen of Mr. Con way McMillan , and is of
especial interest to the farmers and
fruit growers of Nebraska for whom the
preparation of the pamphlet was under
taken.
AVTEII wrestling sixty days with the
gravest of problems and the poorest of
whisky , the Wyoming legislature has
adjourned to moot no moro. The mem
bers , the committee clerks and the
Imngors-on , and everybody have gene
homo with profound regret that the
Union Pacific had no further use for
them.
THE right of workingmen to with
hold their labor has always been con
ceded , so long us no violence is used and
no throats of disturbance are mndo. No
law has as yet boon enabled that can
compel a man to work , or that will in-
'flict punishment on him for refusing1 to
work , so long as ho has the means to
live without work.
WHEN railroad managers hold n. se
cret conclave and pool their issues
ngainst state or congressional regula
tion that is offensive to thorn , it is
strictly a business meeting. When the
railroad managers get into a contest
with employes , and the men agree to
stand by each other , the cry is criminal
conspiracy , oven wheniiobody has boon
molested.
MH. HENDERSON , of Iowa , evidently
believes that the army needs moro religious -
ligious instruction and that the present
number of chaplains is insufficient for
the purpose. Ho has introduced a bill
into congress to increase the number of
chaplains from thirty-four to ono hun
dred. If the bil ) passes , the president
will have at his disposal nice warm
berths for a few gentleman who wear
white chokers. By t'uo way , what a
snap this will bo for criplo-R Burchard.
AN ontorprisingChicagocandy maker
has worked up a lucrative tradb in
"whisky drops" that is , candy drops
saturated with whisky. ' Largo quanti
ties of those drugged candies found
ready sale among school children. In
consequence , the good people of Chicago
are very much exorcised lest the use of
this peculiar candy makes youthful
drunkards. Chicago is a wicked city , but
oven Chicago draws the line at "whisky
drops. " The next row will bo agaitrat
mince pie. Omaha high school cookery
professors plcaso toke nottco.
Foil the past few days congress has
teen treated to some ( lory speeches
( Killed out by the dependent pension
\iill. \ Senators have boon blttor and
yirulont/in their arraignment of issues
and partios. Constituents who read
the so torrlblo word-battles may got the
idea into their heads that senators not
only glnro at each other in debate , but
surry their ill-fooling outsldo of the
Donate chamber. This is a mistake.
Bonntors and congressmen , as a rule ,
bury their animosities in the lobby and
drown their angry passions in ularot and
champagne.
THE interstate commerce law recoivcs
n very sol'd ' vindication from the annual
report of the Pennsylvania railroad
company. This shows that under the
law that great corporation has enjoyed
greater prosperity than wns over before
experienced in its history. Last your
the gross earnings of all its lines wore
increased nearly fourteen million dollars
lars , ovary branch of its system partici
pating in the improvement. The truth
is that the ( aw , instead of bringing the
disaster to railroad interests that was
predicted , has proved highly bonoflclul
to them , and fully justified the policy of
national regulation.
A LAitOK pockelbook found its way
into the hands of the Newark , N , J. ,
postmaster , and not knowing its owner ,
its eon punts wore examined. The
pookotbook proved to bo the property
of Henry Green , associate justice of the
wipromo court of Pennsylvania , and
among other things a number of rail
road passes made out in Judge Croon's
name wore found. A few days later the
pocket book and contents wore claimed
by a relative of the judge , It is going
to be u delicate matter for Judge Green
to explain how these pastes cuiuo iuU >
bis pockotbook. The lawt > of Pennsyl
vania prohibit railroads from granting
free passes to any person oxcout ofllcors
or employes , It will now be in order to
look up Judge Croon's decisions and see
What iolluence those pasioa exerted la
favor of the railroads.
A Monstrous Doctrine.
Do the people of Nebraska realize tha
bearing of the Injunction which Judge
Dundy has granted to the Union Pnciflo
railroad against thp stale board of trans
portation ? "Do they comprehend the
olTccts of the practical application of the
monstrous doctrine promulgated by this
federal Judge ? Can they conceive
what relations the sovereign state of
Nebraska is to maintain henceforth
toward the Union Pacific railroad if
Judge Dunily's high-handed declaration
overriding thosupromo court of tlitsstnto
should bo assented to without resistance ?
Are wo to have nn empire within the
state greater than the slate itself ?
Are wo to allow a giant corporation
which operates /our hundred miles
of public highway within the
state , boundaries to defy state con
trol over the vast domain traversed by
its road ? Is the Btalo utterly holplos ?
and powerless to protect its people
ngainst llagraut abuses which its con
stitution expressly prohibits on any
railroad oporato'd within bho state ? Is
the Union Pacific railroad company to
have the privilege of trampling under
foot the rights of our citizens and thoi
laws enacted for their protection ?
These are the questions that force themselves -
selves upon us through Judge Dundy's
latest decision in the Interest of the cor
poration which has found in him a
never failing bulwark.
Judge Dandy , has not soon fit
to lllo the reasons for his action
in granting this injunction and
wo can conceive of. no grounds that
would Justify it. If the Union Pacific
railroad has been , and is forever to bo ,
supreme in this state , with the privi
lege of defying all state regulation , the
people of Nebraska are at the mercy of
a corporate tyranny which those of no
other commonwealth have over sub
mitted to. If Nebraska is powerless to
protect its citizens against the arbitrary
exactions and unjust discriminations
of ono railroad , she is powerless to deal
with any of thorn. W.e concede that
Judge Dundy has effectually
snultcd out the state board of
transportation , which' was created at
the instance of the railroads as the
proper mediator between them and the
people. For the time being the judge
has given the railroads great relief
from state interference. But we can
safely predict that the people of Ne
braska , whatever may come of his in
junction , will resent this attempt to de
prive them of the rights of self-pro
tection which every other state enjoys.
They will see to it that no other cor
porate monopoly shall exist in this state
greater than the state itsolf.
Frederick the Third.
Frederick William Nicholas Charles ,
only son of the late Emperor William ,
under the constitutions of the empire
and of the kingdom of Prussia , became
on the death of his father king of Prus
sia and emperor of Germany , with the
title of Frederick III. The Prussian
constitution provides regarding the suc
cession that the crown la inheritable in
the male line of the royal house accord
ing to the right of primogeniture , and
of agnate lineal succession , that is , suc
cession through the father. It is also
provided that when the king is a minor
or is permanently incapacitated from
reigning himself , then the adult male
who stands next to the crown in
agnate succession assumes the ro-
goncy. Ho must forthwith con
vene the chambers , which decide -
cido in joint session on the expediency
of the rocroncy. Pending the return to
Germany of the now emperor , Prince
William , his son , has by virtue of an
imperial decree signed as long ago as
last November boon acting as virtual
regent , though with restricted author
ity. Should it bo found that Fro do rick
III. is incapacitated from reigning , the
regency will devolve upon Prince Wil
liam , subject to the approval and con
sent of the parliament. The probability
is that this will very soon bo the situa
tion , unless a wholly unlocked for
change for the bettor shall take jitucoiii
the condition of the emperor , and if
the host medical judgment is
not greatly nt fault it can
only bo a few months at farthest
when Germany will bo called upon to
mourn the death of another omporor.
AH loyal Germans will profoundly hope
that , the nation will bo lone spared this
added bereavement.
Frederick HI. enjoys in a preeminent
nent degree the atfoction and confi
dence of the Gorman people. Ho has
shown himself a bravo and able boldier ,
and so far as ho has had any connection
with affairs of state has exhibited
qualities that promised great usefulness
to the empire. Now nearly flfty-sovon
years old , with a record of mil
itary achievement suillciont to sat
isfy all ambition of glory in this
direction , wore the ompo'ror's pow
ers unimpaired and his reign
prolonged it cannot bo doubted that all
his olTorts would bo directed to strength
ening the empire by peaceful methods
and continuing the policy of the late
omporor. lie is understood to hayo
boon always in full accord with the
views of his father respecting the atti
tude that Germany should occupy , an
accord duo not simply to respect for pa
ternal opinion , but to an intelligent ap
prehension on his own part of national
policy. lie is a man with ample ability
and qualifications to do his own think
ing , and with health unimpaired he
would have boon an emperor in all the
title implies in Germany. Enjoying as
the crown prince great popularity both
with the army and the people , by reason
of his udrairnbln personal character
istics , it cannot bo doubted that with
the larger opportunities of imperial rule
ho would if enabled strengthen this pop
ularity ami increase his claim to the
affection of his cnuntrytnuii. It must bo
regarded as u very great mltfortuno for
the Gorman empiru that it is likely to
be BO soon deprive' ! of the .orvlees of
this worthy man , iiud indeed may not
bo permitted to sooaro my u ( the bene
fits reasonably lu be I'XjjoctoJ worn ho
in health am ) his reign wont prolonged.
Married thirty years ago U > Victoria
Adelaide , princess roynl of ( ( r.v. , Britain ,
the domestic Ufo of Frcuoric-V h-.s boon of
almost ideal excellence. Thu mprcbs
is a woman uf rare culture and he has
always sympathized with her tastes and
her alms , seconding cordially her an tor-
prises in establishing the museums ,
industrial schools and lltornry societies
that nro dolnt : such excellent work In
Germany. But the empress has not
fully shared the popularity of her hus
band , owing to the fact that slio is
English , nnd ono of the worst things
said of Prince William in that ho is a
member of the anti-English party whoso
hostility is chiefly directed against his
mother. It has been said that had Fred
erick died before the late emperor there
would probably hnvo been very
llttlo provision mrtdc , beyond his own
possessions , for his wife nnd daughters ,
and it was thought the former at' least
might have boon compelled to loavd
Germany and end her days in England.
This danger will doubtless now bo
averted. Emperor Frederick left San
Iloino for Berlin yesterday morning ,
and should now bo in the Gorman
capital.
L
Improving the Wntcrwny.i.
Up to date there has boon no evi
dence on the part of congress of any in
tention to take up the question of Int-
provlng American waterways. No bills
of wide-reaching importance have yet
boon reported and no discussion upon
the question of making thoroughly
available for navigation our so-called
navigable streams has boon awakened
during the progress of the session.
Yet the subject is ono which is ap
pealing strongly to every well informed
citizen , not only of the west , but of the
oast. So far as the west is concerned ,
the necessity for the improvement of
the great natural Inland arteries of the
country is brought directly to Its atten
tion through the tolls charged for the
transportation of commodities from the
fields and farms to the seaboard. West
ern farmers who know the tremendous
importuned of the Erie canal in
lowering freight tariffs between
the seaboard and the lakes caii-
not but ponder upon the suicidal
policy which loaves unimproved great
rivers whose waters could float annually
to the gulf double the tralllc now carried
by rail from the prairies to the lakes.
Millions of dollars have boon expanded
by piecemeal appropriations in protect
ing the lovens of southern planters
against overflow , in rip-rapping banks
at bonds , in extracting hero and there a
snag and in dredging at isolated spots
acres of ground which are invariably
filled in by the next spring rise. But
there has been no systematic , well con
sidered and scientific plan as yet
adopted for the permanent improvement
of the Mississippi , Missouri and Ohio
rivers. The various conventions com
posed of delegates from the river towns
have annually presented arguments
proving beyond question what a
wise economy on the part of.
the government would dictate. Con
gress , influenced by individual and con
flicting interests of senators and repre
sentatives , had been content to parcel
out a few crumbs of appropriations for
the west , while It has spent millions of
dollars in the eastern and southern
states with a view to making political
capital for the members voting on the
river and harbor appropriations. As a
result of the intrigues and chicanery of
the politicians the very phrase "rivor
and harbor appropriations" has become
iv stench in the nostrils of many honest
minded men. Unacquainted with the
actual conditions existing in the west ,
the possibilities of utilizing our great
waterways , the vast tralllc which when
so utilized would floa-tdown their bosoms
to the gulf and the tremendous annual
saving In freight tariffs which would re
sult from such river improvement , the
pcoolo of the country exhibit an apathy ,
if not an opposition , which is purely due
to ignorance.
A straightening of the Mississippi
from Now Orleans to Carlo with proper
provisions made for the control of the
overflow , the construction of the Henne-
pin canal , joining the great lakes to the
river , and the expenditure of n few mil
lions in making navigable for barges the
Missouri from Omaha to St. UJiarles
would bo a greater national
benefaction and far moro roacii-
ing _ in its results than the
first system of internal improvement
which built the highways across the Al-
loghanies and opened up the gmit cen
tral region of the west to settlement
and to commerce in the curly part of
the present century. Western repre
sentatives in congress might well dur
ing the present session devote thom-
BolveB to a study of a , problem , which , if
solved , would add millions of dollars
annually to the wealth of the great
trans-Mississippi region.
WE noted a short time ago that ti
Georgia railroad company had volunta
rily roduccd its passenger rates and
asked the railroad commission of the
state to recognize and authorize that
action. ThU was done , and as : i result
the people of Georgia are now prom
ised a reduction on all the lines in the
stato. The commission has notified all
the railroads thut it will hold n meet
ing on next Tuesday for the purpose of
taking into consideration the propriety
of readjusting and equalizing the passenger -
songor fares on the roads doing busi
ness in the state , and the companies
are requested to bo represented at the
mooting. The Atlanta Constitution ,
in approving the proposition to
reduce the passenger fares , says it has
boon demonstrated that low passenger
rates Increase travel and are moro
profitable than high rates , except under
peculiar and exceptional conditions.
"It was predicted , " says that paper ,
"by some of the railroad managers ,
when the commission's rate of three
cents < i milo was put in operation , that
their lines would lose money on the
passenger business , but the result has
not justified their views. There has
boon an increase of travel , nnd an in
crease of income from the passenger
business. " It is believed that none of
the Georgia roads will offer objection
'to the schedule cf reduced rates which
the commission will propose ,
Tun unorganized military strength of
the United States , that is , the total
number of mon available for military
duty , ia estimated by the war depart
ment at : \ little .over eight
million. Of this number Ne
braska is credited with 102,000. The
organized military strength outside of
the regular uriny , by which is meant
the militia , is abouf 100,000 , of which
Nebraska has b\tJ' ' | ,217. . Wo believe
there nronostntiJiMot the unorganized ,
military strcngtlf < bf the country nt the
time the rebellion begun , but on the
basis of the nrmlcs put into the flold it
was probably not much above one-third
of the present strojhtth. There is but
ono other nation ] in the world ,
Kussin , with grfyjter resources of
mou for fighting purposes than the
United States , and ot. course no ono will
pretend that thj American does not
make a very mucTi superior soldier 16
the Russian. With acourago and forti
tude equal to nnj-j tllb American soldier
surpasses nil others in intelligence. A
nation with eight million mon able to
bear nrms , and all * imbued with the
strongest sentiment of patriotism men
quick to learn and swift to execute-
such a nation needhave no fear regard *
ing the security of its territory ngainst
invasion from any source.
THE attempt of the Burlington road
to prevent the engineers of other roads
from dropping tho.tr jobs , by serving
them with ono of Judge Dundy's hand-
mo-down Injunctions , reminds UH of the
boy who tried to catch a bird by sprink
ling salt on its lull.
I'OMTICAlj POINTS.
"Hurrison and Hnwlcy" la nn alliteration
which seems to strike a port of the repub
lican press of Indiana very favorably.
R. B. Hayes of Ohio , enjoys the distinction
of being the only republican in the country
who has not been mentioned for the presi
dential nomination o f ' 83.
Pennsylvania republican * who are boom-
\ng \ the governor of that state for the presi
dency have assumed beaver hats us the cut-
blcins of their political hopes. ,
A democratic paper in Indiana snys that
the republican party has the mumps. Well ,
even if this were so , the democnxtlo party is
worse off , for it has the mugwump ? .
The New York World says that .Tny Gould ,
HunthiRton null tlio Wall street crowd liuvo
no use foi-Grcsham In the white hotiso Their
opposition will carry the Judge through.
The republican party Is not very old , hav
ing only held eight national conventions ,
four of which met in Chicago , two In Phlln-
dolphin , ono In Baltimore and one in Cincin
nati.
Ex-Senator McDonald seems to have been
removed froln Indiana politics by a sort of
sandbag process that is noiseless but effect
ual. They have no use down in Indlnnii for
a straightforward democrat of the old
school , No more have they in Ohio or la
Washington , D. C.
General Joseph B. Cnrr , of Troy , N. Y. ,
Is a chain manufacturer. There are those
who say that a chainfbf circumstances may
lead tp his nomlnattoji , ISe vice president on
the republican ticket' Tnc most important
link in that chain is Iho nomination of a
western man for president.
The only inouibor of congress elected by
the united labor party is Henry Smith of
Wisconsin. Ho is nb'out fifty years of ago
and wiw born In Baltimore , but the family
removed to Milwaukee while the child was
yet a babe. He had boeitin public life about
twenty years it his iy.njd | [ state before his
election to congress- ; and ) now his mime is
widely mentioned as a suitable candidate f6r
president on a labor. ticket.
Slippery K
The officers of the oil trust appear to be so
well greased that they slip out of the closest
cornew.
The Mills of the Gods.
Atlantic Constitution.
The Mills of the waj's and means commit
tee grinds slowly , but ho is grinding the
democratic party exceedingly fine.
Wanted A. People's "Trust. "
llostun ( llnbe ,
There is no end of "trusts , " says the New
York Sun. No , but there will bo an cad
when the people take hold of them in earnest.
Hard on Ills Nephews.
.Boston Qtolit.
Uncle Sam seems to be doing1 a fair to
middling business. His profits last month
were something like $3,000,000. , No proxpoct
of our uncle going into bankruptcy Just at
present. _
Tlio Hlsiiap's Apponl.
JVeii1 I'm * Evening I'ott.
The bishop of Nebraska ( Dr. Worthlncton )
has published an appeal for funds in old of
mission work in his diocese , which is "about
equal in size to the cloven dioceses in Massa
chusetts , Uhndo Island , Connecticut , Now
York , New Jersey and Delaware , " and con
tains a population of a million , increasing for
the past two years "at the rate of 1,800 per
week. " There are but twunty-frmr clergy
men at work ontalde of the cities of Omaha
and Lincoln. Schools , church buildings nnd
men , all are wanted. The bishop says his
board of missions grants Nebraska $ , ' ) ,000 per
year for missions while the Presbyterians
gave last year ? 10,000 for tlielr work in the
slate.
Clare JtraMcf Si , Qwrgt.
Like a shadow that flies from the sun god ,
wo slip out of life and uro gone ,
The place where we wore isvacuntfor who
will remember till noon ,
The drop of dew like adlamond which pleased
at the glimmer of dawn ?
And when the singer him left us , who cares
to remember the tune )
In the loaves' deep drift In the forest what
bird is Backing the ono
Beneath whoso shelter she buildod her te
dious love cradling nestf
It lias lived , it was iisod , has perished ; now
liotli , its use being dona ;
Forgotten of tmnshino'and songster In the
dust whonpo it cnuic.It Is best.
But we , wo shrink from t.hp leaf's ' fate , and
wo murmur , "Soon they foigct ;
e o friends whom wu 'lovCtl , who loved
us and shared in our pleasures and
TOur
mirth ,
Our names urfc lost iu the jmenca death bring-
cth , and no rogrqi ,
EnduretU for us , low lylqg in the jgreen-
gemmed bosom of eaijth. "
Oh , mortal , accept the bmeh , wo live , wo aroused
used , ouJ we full.
As the leaf bofor6 us'lms ' .fallen. We. pass
fit ) in our place and nrb not
The living have grief sulHdeut , content theo
to fold in thy iulF
Remembrance uml sorrowful grieving , and
of Uio living forgbt. '
Who Blmll Own tlin Hallways ?
[ Communicated. ]
Whom the gods will destroy , they first
dement. If ever the above quotation will
apply , it must surely be In the present rela
tions between the D. & M. railway company
and their employes , the engineers now on
strike.
It must , whatever be the outcome , force
into prominence the oft-ropoated question ,
"Who should own the railways ? "
It has long been the opluioit of many polit-
ital economists that railways ought to bo
classed as "the highways of nations , " and as
such owncU und controlled by the govern
ment , and no more objection can be made
against this view of thu case than can be
nwied against the control of the Mississippi
end other vr atar ways of our country , Our
rontcrf 43 annually votfts largo Bums of money
to render them navigable , ana hitherto : io
frrasplnft nymUcalo JIM been permitted to gel
the control of thonu Our section line * nrc
by law highwny , find m such have nlwoyfl
boon rocognUoa , nnd 'till boVtoC could b
found , nlwnys answered their purpose. With
the ndvcnt of railways another era was
opened , nnd ns the government did not grasp
the Idea of building nnd owning such , the
path was opened for the flood of speculators
to enrich themselves nt the expense of the
l > eoplo , hnil the true owners , I. o. , the na
tion , hnvo looked on In wonder nnd Indigna
tion nt the vagaries nnd Insolent tyranny ex
orcised over them by those soulless corpora
tions.
Tlio result Is what wo to-day witness nnd
prominent , nmongst these banded tyrants
stands the prent H. it M. n.v tom. They Imva
In their recent constructions hero virtually
destroyed private property by sheltering
themselves behind the BX months fencing
clause. They hnvo killed stork for which
they refuse all compensation. They have , by
neglecting1 proper precautions , caused the
cienth of several workmen In the wreck nt
Dowccsa and sustained n loss of mnny
thousand dollars themselves rather thnn
spend , the paltry sum of $15 ns security.
They hnvo left their road n worse "death
trap" by partially fencing nt thosconoot
accident thnn before , nnd nro fust illllng up
their measure of Iniquities which cam only
end In n sure nnd inevitable retribution , for ,
bo it remembered , "tho mill of Iho Gods
grind sure If slowly. " Notwithstanding the
outcry ngnlnst centralization which is sure to
bo realized If the question of "who should
own the railways" bo properly discussed. I
for ono have no fear wlmt the nnswor will bo.
Under the present System the laws when
tnndo nro powerless nnd human life und
safety aro-cnlcnlatcd only on the basis of tha
nlmighty dollar. Gr.onau SIICITAHD ,
Fnirflold , Mnrch 9,1SS3.
UI3NCJI AND I1AK.
District Court. "
IIKHMAN SMITH N'OT OUII.Tr.
Herman Smith was yesterday acquitted of
the chnrgo of larceny from the person and
wns dlschqrgcd from custody.
ANTON IS INSUt.TKl ) .
Anton Boynk Avas arrested on the 7tn of
the present month on complaint of Mtchnol
Uotalln , who alleged thnt Anton stole ? W >
from hid pockets , At tlio trial Michael failed
to sustain his allegations , nnd now Anton
wants $5,000 damages as a boon to his in
jured feelings.
IT.THH DUFFTWANTS \MAnr.s. .
Peter Duffy , in his complaint flled yester
day , says that on the ! i9th of February last ,
while employed in emptying pots of slag
from one of the new furnaces of the Omaha
and Grant smelting and refining company ,
when ono of the pots exploded , whereby the
plnintlil wns severely burned nnd received
permanent injutics to the amount of So,000 ,
in which sum ho asked Judgment , alleging
thnt the defendants ure responsible Wr the ac
cident.
County Court.
ELLIOTT A ISIt'S COM PL II NT.
Elliot & Ish petitioned the court yestcrdny
to compell Petur Cockrell to pay them $175 ,
the price agreed upod for ilnding a purchaser
for certain lands in Edgar , county , Ills. ,
owned by the defend ant.
JUDOMBXT nnxnnnnn.
Judge Shields yesterday granted n judg
ment against the Adams' Bridge company
in the sum of $ aS5.CO , in favor of Isaac W.
Carpenter , et nl.
Police Court.
Judge Derka sat in judgment yesterday
afternoon on the case of J. H. Graham , the
deceiver , who hnd lured Miss Jessie Knight
to Omaha on promise of marrying her , and
then threatened to cast her off as a beggar 11
she did not live with him ns his mistress.
The pretty little lady told the story ol
her wrongs , which were Identical with
the account given" in the BBB. The foul
purpose of Grahanf-wos shockingly disclosed
andtho brutality ho had practiced toward
her excited the indignation of nil who hoard
it. Graham got oft very easily , the Judge
tolling him that if ho would lot her rctalu the
rintrsand clothes ho had bought for mid
given her , and give her f20 to return home ,
ho would dismiss the case. Graham was
very stubborn nnd refused at first to agree
ovon'to this fair settlement When ho was
reminded that n heavier penalty might bo iru-
] Xscd , he most reluctantly came to time and
counted out the monoy. The Judge also re-
'quired him to put up security for the return
of her trunk , which had been forwarded to
California. After another great kick ho waa
ncrain forced to come to terms , nnd the two
were released nndwont their respective
ways. Miss Knight will return to her
former homo at Blnomlngton , but goes with
u heavy heart , fcurhitr u cold reception from
her relatives after this unfortunate ad
venture.
IMJ.GA.CTING PROHIBITION.
Fanning ami Dickey at the Grand
Opera House.
A large audience assembled last evening nt
the Grand opera house to listen again to Mr.
Funning , the temperance orator , and to hoar
besides the dictum of Hon. Samuel Dickey ,
chairman of the national prohibition commit
tee. The speech was varied with songs by n
lady quartette all well received. The first
speaker , Introduced by Mr. Dichl , the chair
man , was Mr. Funning , who for an hour hold
the attention of his audlonco with his elo
quence , logic nnd wit. Ho particularly dwelt
upon the differences between the republican
nnd democratic parties , illustrating his points
with scriptural allusions. Thu magnitude of a
party , he said , should not fill us with awe ,
for it no more than David should bo afraid of
a Goliah when ho is arinod with a righteous
cause. The termination of the speech was
greeted with npplauso.
\Volfenbergcr , secretary of the state
prohibition committee , next took chnrgo
of the [ milieu co and told them
ho wanted $100 for the cause.
After working them for about twonty-flvo
minutes ho retired with subscriptions
amounting to over $ lbO.
Hon. Samuel Dickey , the next opeaiccr ,
gave his reasonsfor making the prohibition
question u political issue. He claimed thut
that question was greater thnn nny other
before the country. Neither of the present
great political parties wore capable of decid
ing it. Ho asserted that there were no Issues
before the country that drew the line dis
tinctly between republicans and democrats ,
nnd dellud nny ono present to name one. A
number of persons did BO , but the speaker
ridiculed nil of them. Wlion General Estn-
brook asked him a question , ho replied by
asserting that the Interrogatory wua not
sensible. He closed with a glowing perora
tion.
TlfllGI-i KNIGHT'S OF IA On.
Tlicy Cull to Chat With tlio County
Commissioners.
Whllo the county commissioners wore in
session yesterday afternoon , n delegation
consisting of three representative tnun of the
Kulght's of Labor called at their rooms In the
county buildingnnd waited patiently on the
outside until the county dads concluded their
deliberations. Then the spokesmen for the
trio requested u conference behind the seclu
sion of bolted doors , to which the commission
ers acquiesced with becoming meekness. Tao
whole crowd adjourned to 0110 of the Jury
rooms , and when secrecy was assured the
delegates stated that they felt aggrieved
over the action of the board In discharging
two knightH who had been employed about
the building in thu capacity of Janltort ) . To
this tlio commissioners replied that their
action was necessary , inasmuch as the work
did not require the number of janitors en
gaged , and that their intentions were fur
from intending any offense to the knights ,
Satisfied with these explanations the delegates -
gates took their departure , und the commis
sioners went to their respective homes.
Commenced Su'lt.
NEW YOUK , March 10. United States Dig.
trlft Attorney Walker tn-day bejran suit in
the United States circuit court in bclmlf of
the government , agulnst the Western Union
telegraph company mid the Union Pacific
railroad company , to recover JJ'J.-IW paid for
telegrams by United Stuteg ottlcials along
the line of the railroad. The money was paid
alnco 1681.
1681.A
A Torrlblo Kartliquuku.
SAN Ftusciiico , March 10. Hong Kong
mail which was received hero last night on a
steamer from China gives the particulars of
a terrible earthquake in China , December 15 ,
which continued for tnntiy days. Moro than
fifteen thousand persons are said to hnvo
perished.
TI1E KAISER ON THE MARCH
Romlnlaooncoa of the Lnto Einporoi
By Archibald Forbos.
HE WAS EVERY INCH A SOLDIER ,
The Hattlo of Grnvclottc Ornplik
Description of Ono of iho Fiercest
Struggles In tlio' Frntico-
" Pruaslnn "Wnr.
A Bpnrtati Kin p.
TALLUIASSBB , Fin. , March 10. [ Special
Telegram to the UEK. ] Archibald Forbes
says ! My romincscences of Emperor Will
lain nro almost wholly military. Of course ,
like other people , I hnvo often seen htm In
past times , driving tibout Ucrlln In a little
open carriage , or strolling nlong tlio linden
on foot , with n single nldo by his side.
In n campaign Emperor William's prcparn <
tlon wns simple oven to plainness I hnd nV
ino3t Hikl , to shnbblncss. His headquarters
Cortege In Its meager mllltarlnnlsm con
trnstod strongly with the clnbornto train ol
luxurious carriages nnd ponderous , gaudy ,
fourgons thnt followed Napoleon out ol
Sedan. Ills traveling cnrrlngo wns n plnln ,
strongly built landau , drnwn by four sturdy ,
useful horses , whoso postillions were plain
blue llvorlos. Ho seldom hnd moro thnn one
companion on his Journeys In this vehicle-
sometimes Moltko , but moro often his fnvon
Ito nldo do camp , Count Lohndorff. The
roynl escort consisted of a dozen hussars ,
commanded by n lieutenant , and ho chose hl <
time of travel so as not to Interfere with the
march ot the troops nlong the crowded roads.
There wns no fuss about his qunrtcrs. A !
often ns not ho put up In n hotel. In the
villlngos nround Sedan the house of the cure ,
on the plain , snug house of n local morchmil
wns qulto good enough for him. On
the night after Grnvolotto , hoslept
on n sofa In n wretched llttlo pot house ol
Uczonvillo , nnd would hnvo gene supperlcss
to bed but for n chnnco fowl found roosting
In the back ynrd. The only luxury ho car
ried with him , If luxury It can bo called , was
his narrow llttlo camp bed , which his old
valet could put up In five minutes.
The first action of the Franco-German war
which ho witnessed was the colossal struggle
of Gravclotto. Whllo Prince Frederick with
the third nnny corps was striking hnrd nt the
French right from Vcrnovlllo to St. Marie ml
Chonc , King William remained nil day with
the first nrmy corps , which Stclnmotz wua
hurling ngainst the French loft , holding the
woods nnd bare , sloping plateau of Stubert.
Lite In the nftornoon the fierceness of the
lighting nnd the uncertainty of the issue
drew William right up to the pdgo of the
ravine between Gravolotte and the plntoau ol
Bttibert. There ho sat among the soldiers ,
mounted on his black horac , watching the
fierce and all but futllo efforts made by thu
stoutlofnntrymcnof VonGobcn nnd Qlumpcr
to rnnko head ngnlnst the hurricane of fire
with which the French swept the smooth ,
sloping glnclo which the expanse of the
plateau utfordcd.
All of n sudden there ran through the
German combatants out iu the pandemonium
of slaughter over agnlnst us a spasm , n
panic : thnt impulse to which , in the strain of
excitement , the best troops are linblo. The
panic , like lira on the prairie , ran back across
the rnvluo nnd caused a momentary sauro
qul pour among the unengaged troops about
the king. Shells cnmo crushing into the dis
located ranks , and for a moment nn outburst
of disorder had sway. William wns berne
back in the pressure , demonstrating Vehe
mently with uplifted voice nnd the flat of
his sword. Bismarck was said to have got
out astride a gun , nnd the roynl staff was
temporarily broken up. The panic was over
In a few minutes nnd order restored , but the
French had strengthened their grip on the
plateau.
The Issue of the battle wns still in BUS-
peuso , When , under the hist rays of the set
ting sun , the rosorvoof.Germans , the Second
corps , Ciimo up at n double quick to the brink
of the ravine. In the lurid glnro
of the blazing villngo King William stood
by the wnysido nnd greeted his stalwart
Pomeranians. High over theblckerof drums ,
the blare of bugles and the crash of cannon
rose an eager burst of cheering as the sol
diers greeted their soldier sovereign , and
then followed their chiefs down into the
depths of the terrible chasm.
The crisis was dreadful. As wo 'watched
the issue iu n sort of spasm of somber silence ,
the king sat with his back against a wall on
a plunk ono and of which rested on a shat
tered gun carriage , the other on adoad horso.
Bismarck , with nn elaborate assumption of
Indifference , made a pretense to bo reading
letters. Tlio roar of the close battle swelled
and deepened till the very ground trembled
beneath us. Night foil Ilka n pull , but the
blaze of the adjacent conflagration lit up the
anxious group there by the church.
From out of a medley of broken troops
on the puttering slope in front came sud
denly n great shout which grow In voluino
as it rolled nearer. The troops of galloping
horses rattled on the causeway. A moment
Inter Field Marshal Von Moltko , his fuco
for once quivering with excitement , sprang
from his saddle and running towards the
king , cried out :
"It is good for us. Wo have won the
plateau und victory is with you majesty. "
The king sprang to his feat , saying : "God
bo thanked. "
Bismarck , with a docu sigh of relief ,
crushed his letters in the hollow of his hand ,
and with n simultaneous hurrah , greeted the
glad tidings. A sutler who ohnnced to hear
Improved the occasion in n practical , quiet
way. Hu brought tip u wine Imrrel and dis
pensed its contents. King Willimn took a
hearty drink of tha red wino out of a cracked
tumbler , giving "Tho German Army" as his
toast.
JSOOKS AND MAGAZINES.
The March number of Wide Awake ,
published by U. Lothron company , Bos
ton , is unusually entertain and rc-
plota with inptiuctivo contributions.
* #
Tlio March Century contains several
features of romantic interest. First In
uniqueness , perhaps , IB Mr. Kcnnan'H
continuation of his revolutions in regard
to tlio Russian Htato prisons , the ilcstailtj
of which are remarkable- interest
und bear every evidence ot authenticity.
An interesting incident related by Mr.
Konnun is the cclubrution in the housei
of detention at St. Petersburg of the
Centennial Fourth of July.
A narrative paper of thrilling detail
is Captain Frank K. Moran't ' * account of
the planning , mishaps , and finally fcuc-
ccssful excursion of Colonel Hose's tun
nel at Llbby prison , the narrator having
boon ono of the party who escaped. The
article is illustrated.
In "Tho Homo Itanch , " Mr. Theodore
Roosevelt gives a continuation of his
graphic papers on the uuily life of a
ranchman , accompanied by illustrations
by Frederic Remington , clone from the
life anil of striking faithfulness In do-
tail. Mr. Roosevelt deals with such
topics as the broncho-buster , inirocl cat
tle , practice with tlio lasso , winter dan
gers , and bird life on the Little Mis
souri. Throughout tbo number is in-
toro&ting nnd instructive , every depart
ment being well supplied with Import
ant and interesting contributions.
Miss Rliso Raich , nloco of tlio Tlon.
John Jay , and the uulhoress ot "Mus
tard Leaves , " "Jiorali , " etc. , lias written -
ton u Eorics of skotchosol "Old Homos , "
the lirot of which appear in the March
number of the lingllsh Illustrated Mag
azine , published by MaoMillun & Co , ,
Now V'orlc.
*
The Pansy for March contains the fol
lowing : Pansy's story on the Golden
Texts for the mo.Uh. Pansy's other
story , Up Carrot. i.argaret ( Sidney's
btory , Tlio Old Briinuior Place. Mrs.
Archibald's btory of a disagreeable girl.
A cat story. Mrs. Livingston's Pansy
Society story. A sea story. Several
missionary sketches. The Indian School
at Carlisle ) . BtfjyVi Corner. Pictures ,
A dozen or two. A lot of letters to Pansy *
from boys and girls. And ix Queer
Story , D. Lothrop company , Boston ,
*
*
The frontUpleco of St. Nicholas for
March Is nu oxqulslto ongravlnp of
"Bablo Stuart , " by T. Johnson , From
Van Dych's well-known paining. Thd
first article , "An Ancient Haunt of Pi-
rntos " contnlns.nn
, interesting descrip
tion of a journey through the HUlo
known region -whoro the cclo-
bratod LaflUos , PlorrO nnd Joan ,
carried on their privateering.
The trip wa9 taken by Eugene V. Sinai-
ley , and the artist , E. W. Koinblo , nnd
the latter has mndo many charfictorlstiti
drawings illustrating his comnnnion'u
account of the trip. Ernest E. Thomp
son has contributed a novel nnd
attractive paper showing what u
naturalist may road from "Tracks in
the Snow , " nnd tha tracks nro repro
duced so thnt the readers may draw
conclusions for thotnsolvoB. Helen
Campbell tolls an amusing story of "Tliu
llobart Troasuro"nnd , showsliowtroas-
uros.may bo hidden where least ex
pected. Frank ll. Stockton , In the
"Personally Conducted" series , give *
his Impressions ot lTho People Wo
Moot' abroad , ana II. A. Ogden draws
pictures of thorn. John IMrultry , iu
"Onntogn'sSacrifice , , ' recounts alogcnd
based upon Indian traditions of a torrl
blo man-eating bird , a carving of which
was formerly upon n olift near Alton ,
III. Julian Ralph , in kA Pig That
Nearly Caused n Wai- , " makes an au
thentic nnd amusing addition to
the history of the difficulty with
Great Britain concerning San Juan
island. Robert E. Toner , in ' 'Toni'a '
Ride , " described a bravo boy'u ride to
bring aid to his father who has mot with
an accident in the woods. It Is illus
trated by George Innoss , jr. , and by
Remington. Miss Mngcudor's "Ohlld'-
Sketches from George Eliot" are con
tinued. Mr. John Preston True gives
the second installment of "Drill. " 'Ed
ward Athoy. " the plain and touching
story of the life of nyoung Pennsylvania
minor , is bogtin in this number. It ia
written by Roy MoTnvlsh , nnd Is
strongly illustrated by W. II. Drake.
Edgar Mnyhow Bacon's essay upon "Ac
cidental High Art" will ba welcomed by
nmalours , professionals , and Philistines
with equal pleasure , and will certainly
create the want which It supplies.
Louise Stockton , hownvor , offers a sub
stitute sure to satisfy these still Booking
artistic expression , nnd her "Somo
wock of Lout" Is seasonable and pleas
ing. "Tho Bronzed Kid Shoes , " n
charming poem by Marion Douglas ,
' Two Surprises , " a poem by R. W. Mc-
' 'nine , with illustrations by Bronnnn ,
and "A Regular Boy , " by George
Cooper , an amusing jiiiglo with equally
amusing pictures by Birch and the
Usual pictures and departments , com
plete this attractive number.
if #
The March number of the Forum may
bo called a tariff reform number so far
as political discussion go. Mr. Morri
son ana Mr. Springer , both democratic
revenue reformers , contribute articles
on their side of the controversy and
President Scolyo , of Amhcrst college ,
in discussing the political situation in
general , shows u strong loaning to free
trade. The Rev. D , . P. Livermore pro-
Bents all that can bo said in favor of
woman suffrage. Rov. C. H. Parkhurst
contributes an article on Iho publio
school discussion. Bishop Spalding of
Poroia , discusses the dangers to our so
cial institution. Henry Holt , the Now
York publisher , gives an inside view ot
the American publishing trade with
many interesting side lights on our llt-
oraluro , in an argument for Internation
als copyright ; and Thomas Hardy writes
a helpful essay on novels and how to
read them. This number contains also
nn article on the decline of the Scotch
by the eminent Edinburg scholar and
author Prof. John Stuart Blaokio ,
' 'From Rome to Protestantism" by Prof.
E. J. V. Huiginn , who forsook the
priesthood and became a proteatant ;
nnd a curious statistical study of the
kinds of news printed in the loading
daily papers by Henry R. Elliot. The
Forum is published at 97 Fifth avenue ,
Now York.
*
In the March Magazine of Amoriban
history there is a most agreeable
variety of entertaining and scholarly t
papers. The loading artiolo this t
month , entitled "Historic Cannon Balls
and Houses , " is nn animated descrip
tion of the invasion of Connecticut by
the British in 1777 , and the bold resist
ance of the inhabitants of tlio town ot
Ridgeliold , by Colonel Clifford A. H.
Bartlett , LL. B. , and the paper is
superbly illustrated , thus adding greatly
to the charm of the narrative. The
portrait of General David Woostor , who
fell in this encounter , forms tli frontis
piece to the number ; it is from a rare
und handbomo picture made in London
in 1770. The second article , "Now
York and Ohio's Centennial , " by Doug
las Campbell , is n stirring account of
York's relation to the territory now oc
cupied by the states of Ohio , Indiana ,
Illinois , Michigan. Wisconsin , aud it is
a contribution to history that will at
tract attention and comment in every
quarter , as Mr. Campbell writes ably
and authoritatively. Then comes a
paper by Mrs. Ole Bull on "Lief Erik-
son. " Throughout the number is un
usually entertaining. '
The March number of Drake's Maga
zine presents as its frontispiece a very
artistic picture photographically repro
duced from a painting in the Paris
baton , entitled , "Nymph Tormenting J
Cupid. " Now York's famous police captain - ?
tain , Alex S. Williams , now police in- )
spectnr.is described in a short biograph
ical sketch , and his picture adorns the
page. Wilf. P. Pond , who recently re
turned to America from the diamond
Holds of South Africa , tolls about the
Zulus in an illustrated article. Zonal
Dane has a btory entitled : "Tho Cook
of the Phoenix. " "Tho Swau'u
Song. " a com in its way ,
by the famous French nov
elist , Georges Ohnot , is commenced iu
this number and will bo run as a
serial. John Do Morgan describes
"Jesters and Court Fools. " Edward
Willett , "Co-operation. " Edna Sand-
ford , "Southern California. " James C.
Plummor , "Book-Naming. " Quacks ,
as usual , is full of fun for everybody ,
witli pictures and bright articles oy
Welch , Williams , Clover and others.
"Battles and Loaders of the Civil
War , " published by the Century com
pany is in great demand. These pub'
licatloiiH are Usuod in parts suitable for
binding in accordance with the taste of
the purchaser. They consist of war
articles whicli have appeared in the
Century magazine , together with a
largo portion of hitherto imprinted ma
terial , They are sold by subscription
at 50 cents per part , and will bo com
pleted in thirty-two parts , the twelfth
part havintr just been ibsued. Tlio
thirty-two numbers will bo a most val
uable acquisition to tlio library , und all
who deslro an interesting and correct
account of the loaders and battles of
the civil war cannot do bolter than by
thcso publications.
Awarded.
Htmoif , Dak. , March 10.-Sj < oclal Telegram -
gram to the Ue .l The damage null of tha
widow of D. McCathle , killed Bt Mount
Vonion three years ago , ng ln t tbo Mllwuui
kce company , resulted lust night in a verdict
for t3,000.
