Nebraska Newspapers

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IT is quite evident that many of our
lending cillzons dcsiro the removal efFort
Fort Omaha from Its present site.
TIIK committee appointed by the city
council and board of trade to prepare
amendments to the city charter find
valuable suggestions in the interviews
published in TIIK BKK.
TUB approach of Christmas tniggcsts
the establishment of a well slocked
wood yard like thoao of cabteru cities ,
where the cold and hungry tramp may
lie royally entertained during the holi
days nnd after.
is an unanimity of opinion
that our present method of tax assess
ing is prolific of inequitable and unjust
returns. If the law were changed so
that a single reputable county assessor
would bear the responsibility of making
true returns , perhaps the problem
might bo solved in that way.
Tnuouoii the public spirit mani
fested by Mr. George W. Liningor , the
people of our city have now an opportu
nity of spending a pleasant hour or two
on Sundays in viewing his fine collection
of paintings. The invitation is general
nnd the thousands of art-lovers in our
midst should avail themselves oL the
privilege.
TO-DAY is important in the calendar
of the Methodist church both in
England and America , as it marks the
ono hundredth anniversary of the
death of Charloa "Wesley. It is proper ,
therefore , that the churches have
united in a service that will ho
memorial in character to sing the
praises of the father of the hymnology
of the Methodist church.
EU observations with the Lick
telescope on Mount Ilamilton , Califor
nia , prove without doubt that the in-
. Blrumont is the most powerful in the
world. Heretofore our astronomers
were more or less dependent on the ob-
bervatorics of Europe for reliable and
the latest information. Now the eyes
of the scientific world are riveted on
Mount Hamilton for the freshest news
of important discoveries In the celestial
regions.
Tut : bench and the bar with ono
volco condemn our unsatisfactory syu- .
torn of justices' courts. On the face of
it , the law which imposes eighteen jus
tices of the peace on the city is deplora
ble. The otllcos are IHlod with Dog-
> berrys and their ruUngu are a travesty
on law and juutico. Three or four jus
tices' courts proshlod over by honest
nnd competent mon would bo ample to
take care of the business before these
tribunals.
AMBUIUAK artists are making o.xton-
plvo preparations to bo well represented
lit the Paris exposition of 1880. The
indications point to an excellent and
characteristic exhibit of American art.
Our urtlsts have boon spurred to their
Insst In anticipation of having their
work brought into direct competition
with Iho loading modern schools of
Europe. There is no reason why Ameri
can ability should not find high favor at
the world's exposition of IfiS'J. The
progress of art in this country for the
past ton years has been most gratifying ,
and It is to bo hoped that American
artiste will carry off u share of prizes at
the final awards.
untimely and sudden death of
Mrs , Orphia C. Diiismoor , the lamented
wife of Dr. Charles Dinsmoor , removes
( i most worthy and charitable woman
from our midst. For many years Mm ,
Dineinoor was tv tireless worker in Iho
interest of humanity , alleviating dis
tress and lending her hand to support
thu weak , Shu wns closely Identified
with the churitablo organizations of the
city und state , and ut all times
way to ho found where * sorrow
.or suffering culled tor aid , In the
causa of education , especially the
higher education _ oj women , Mrs.
Jiii&moor was a Ilb'oral and enthusiastic
astic- patron , It is but natural that a
woman of her progressive ideas should
hnvo championed woman suffrage und
fchould huvo stood forth prominently us
an advocate of equal rights. In her
death the cause lias lost a faithful
loader , , education a do voted patron , und
charity a sympathetic friend.
GLKl'tihAKD'S HOME LIVE.
There can ho no palliation , tint ! shouli
bo no pat-don , for Ihoao people who nr <
responsible for the slot-lea charginf
that the domestic volutions of Pres
ident n nd Mrs. Cleveland have
boon unhappy , and that the wife
of the chief magistrate has suf
fered ubusc at his hands , ovou to the
extent of blows , The origin of this
scnmlnl lias not boon fixed with cer
tainly. The authorship has boon as
cribed to n well known journalist , who
is said to have slated nt a club dinner
last winter , after the wine had boon Hewing -
ing freely , that ho hnd personal knowl
edge of Mr. Cleveland having ill-treated
his wife , and this statement wai frcolj
circulated in Washington society. Sub
sequently a preacher in homo interior
town of Massachusetts , having hoard the
fic.'iudnl in Washington , repealed it at
his home , and it got Into the uows-
pupors. This elicited from Mrs. Cleve
land u letter in which she pronounced
the Htorywholly false , and in modest
terms asserted that she was treated by
her husband with every kindness am'
consideration a wife could desire. She
expressed the wish that every wife in
the United States wore treated as
nITcctioimloly , kindly and con
siderately as she. At the time
of the meeting of the national
tlemoer.itio convention those stories
were again put in circulation , the party
responsible in this instance bolng si re
porter of a New York paper. Even the
departure for Europe last summer of
Mrs. Folsom , inothor of Mrs. Cleveland ,
was perverted into evidence of the in
felicity of the domestic relations at the
white house , and that lady felt called
upon to publicly nay that her going
abroad hud no such meaning and that
the president was devoted to uud most
careful of his wifo.
This cumulative evidence ought to
have silenced the malicious tongue of
scandal , but it did not. Since the
election a New York paper , before
friendly to Mr. Cleveland hi-s repeated
the stories with additions and embel
lishments and again sent them broad
cast over the land. Now comes further
testimony , from a. source entirely au
thoritative and trustworthy , pronounc
ing the scandal false from beginning to
end. Mrs. Whitney , wife of Secretary
Whitney , has boon one of the most intimate -
timato and confidential friends of Mrs.
Cleveland in Washington , and she is a
lady whoso word will , not bo questioned.
In an interview with a correspondent
of the Chicago Tribune , whom she au-
thori/.cd to print all she said , Mrs.
Whitney explicitly and warmly denied
what she termed "this awful story" re
garding the domestic relations of the
president. It is impossible to read the
unreserved , vigorous denunciation of
this scandal by Mrs. Whitney without
i conviction of its entire falsity , and
iicr unimpeachable testimony should bo
aufllciont to forever consign these stor
ies to oblivion. Public decency , as well
is private justice to the highest oflieial
, n the nation , whoso position disquuli-
ies him from speaking in his own do-
cnso , demand that the scandal shall no
nero bo heard of. Soon the world will
lave no right , if it can bo said over to
mvo had , to pry into the domestic life
if Mr. and Mrs. Clove-hind , and every
ust and honorable man will wish thorn
, ho fullest measure of pcaco and happi-
less in their retirement.
HA.YT1EN DIFFICULTY.
The issue between the government of
-ho United States undlho revolutionary
jovernmont of Huyti is assuming a ser
ous aspect. It Is a matter of general
vtiowledgc that some time ago the gov
ernment of President Salonmn was
'orclbly overthrown , ho ileeing to
[ Vance , where ho died. There hnsfaineo
jeen a war of factions in Ilayti which
rendered , the tenure of power there so
unstable that no government , consti
tuted by the will of the people , has been
ecognized as administering responsibly
; ho uttuirs of the country. The Amer
ican roprcsonUitivo was instructed
to abstain from interference be
tween the warring factions , and
a vessel of our navy was
sent to IJayticu waters to sustain our
minister , and for the protection of the
lei-bans and property of American citi-
mt. Kef erring to the situation in
ITuytl the president in his message
said : "Duo precautions have boon
.akou to enforce our neutrality laws
ind prevent our territory from bccom-
ng the bitsoc of military supplies for
alther of the warring factions. Under
jolor of a blockade , of whloh no roasou-
iblo notice had been glvon and which
Joes not appear to have boon olliclontly
naiutainod , the seizure of a vessel
jailing uiulor the American ting
tas been reported , and , in oon-
soqucmco , measures to prov'ont
nnd rodrpss qny molestation
of our innocent merchantmen have
. " The vessel here
joon adopted. rc-
[ orrcd to is the "Uaytjpn Republic. "
jwnod in Now York , which was soiled
jy the revolutionary authorities of
luyti on the ground that BO | had at-
.0111 pled to run the prolondod blockade.
The owners of the vessel appealed-
, ho government for rcdresj , and since
Iho appoarancq of the president's mess
age the secretary of stale has notified
, he rqprascnlatlvo of Ilayti in this
country that our government regarded
the seizure as without justification
uid that satisfactory redress and
reparation would bo required ,
jifromation now camca from
Washington showing that the govern-
nont intends to permit no trilling In
, hls matter. The secretary of the navy
.ins directed that thrue vessels of war ,
, Uo Richmond , Yantlo nnd Galena , shall
jo immediately prepared for &orvlco ,
( \dmlrul Luce of the Atlantic squadron
.wing ordered to raako the first-named
ussol his Hug-ship. Only n very short
line will bo required to got the so ves-
ols ready , and unless by that liino the
government of Uaytl lias fully complied
vith the demands of this government ,
hero is every probability that forcible
noasuros will bo taken to compel
'omplianco. The prompt and spir
ted uction of our government is fully
van-anted by the circumstances and
vill bo generally approved. There is
10 good reason for partying with a rovo-
utlonary government of uncertain ten-
ire , and toleration of Its unlawful and
in justifiable conduct would simply en ?
courage it. In the existing Mtunlioi
there Is no safeguard to American inter
csts in Ilayti except as it is provided b ;
the presence of a- power thora ropro
sonttng this government capable of pro
tooling these interests. Wo shoult
take no part in the intcrnccino conflict !
. of the Ilaytlon people , but our government
mont is bound to see that American in
torosta there ai'o properly protected
and if injured that there shall bo dui
reparation. This it appears to htivi
determined to do.
coiwuvnox
It is the habit in this country to regard
gard municipal corruption as being
peculiar to the United Statoa , and t <
refer to the freedom which foreign
cities enjoy from the depredations ol
all sorts of plunderers as ovidonci
either of the greater honesty of the for
eign municipal authorities or the su
periority of the systems of city govern
ment there. 'It is perhaps notquc3 <
tiotiable that municipal-corruption hna
attained its highest development in the
Unltud States. There have boon
no parallels anywhere clso to the
Tweeds , Sharp } and others whoso
rascalities gave them world
wide infamy. % But municipal corruption
is not confined to this country , as a re
port of the royal commission appointed
t'j investigate certain accusations
against the metropolitan board of works
of London fully proves.
This board has not completed its in
vestigations , but so far as it has pro
ceeded the disclosures show that London
architects , contractors , and others hav
ing business with the city , have been
bled by public officials with a freedom
quito in the American style of doing
this sort of thing , and that some
of the officials have shown
themselves hardly less ingenious
and unscrupulous than the best ,
or worst.examples"of this class of rascals
which the United States has produced.
There is of coin-so nothing comforting
in this knowledge that municipal cor
ruption exists elsewhere than in the
United States , and that foreign systems
of city government arc not proof against
it , but there is one useful lesson to bo
derived from the matter. That is , that
the men abroad who are convicted of
corruption are summarily and ade
quately punished , and that under no
circumstances can they thereafter got
back into positions trust. These
London boodlors who shall bo found
guilty will drop out of their places with
no hope of over again occupying a
public position. The stain * of
their dishonor and disgrace will bo in-
olTncoablo. No constituency and no
political friendship can relieve them of
it. This should bo the fate of such cor-
ruptioiusts everywhere , but unfortu
nately in this country a man may be
known to have persistently plundered
the people for years , and been engaged
in all sorts of municipal rascalities , and
yet Hnd a constituency willing to again
entrust him with position nnd power
that will give him another opportunity
to practice corruption and rob the poo-
nle. In this respect we are very far behind -
hind the people of most other countries' ,
nnd it is a matfor regarding which pub-
Lie sentiment hero greatly needs to bo
educated and reformed.
NOT long ago a handful of men got
together and resolved that the Omaha
board of trade was in favor of the passage -
sago of thoJDuthwaite funding hill. A
greatec portion of them were said to be
the special favorites or beneficiaries of
the Union Pacillc railroad , who haa
been allured into the schema by Mr. W.
Griflltts , who is not a member of the
board. Later on , a meeting of the board
of trade was called , for the iurpe5so , as
it developed , of nuthori7.ing Mr. Grif-
iitts to tramp the state in an attempt to
induce merchants of our small towns to
join in a general protest against the
threatened tariff reduction by the state
board of transportation. Less than a
dozen men attended the mooting ,
and the object was not accom
plished , by reason of th.o oppo
sition of two or throe men. Mr. Grif
lltts made a tour of the state , however ,
and it is asserted that the railroads did
not make a frenzied opposition to his
scheme. It is nlbo sUited that Mr. Grif-
fltts did not devote hib time and ener
gies in the interest of the railroads for
Iho oenoul of his health. And now , wo
understand , a few merchants are co-op-
ortiling with the railroads to reward
Mr. Grillltts in the shape of au appolnt-
mcnt as one of the socrotarics of the
state board of transportation. Ills ap
pointment would moot the hrarty en
dorsement of the railroad interest , but
what bonolit Omaha , na u commercial
center , would derive from the appoint
ment , is open to conjecture.
VOIGI3 OV TIIK STAT1-J I'URSS.
Ulysses Dispatpli : Lot the next ft olmisUa
legislature abolish Ilia useless oil Inpcctors.
If tlioy have dpno any good it is not appar
ent to the nuked oyc ,
Wyinoro ynlon : Thcjo nro ! no flics on
Wyinoro. WiitorworkSjtvyo now railroads mid
200,000 in business bocks ] within the next
year are not among tlio improbabilities.
Fremont Tribune : If Npuraska Is to have
n member of the cabinet what's tlio matter
with Mr. L. D. Hlclianlu , of Lvromont , chair-
nan of tlio republican Btnto central commit
tee1 , for postmaster general )
Norlollc News : Uural legislators are
thicker around railroad headquarters. | u
OnrnUu than llles on n molasses barrel.QThis
may bo taken as in indication tbut aoalgkm
cloalw will bo much worn by tjio legislators'
wives this wlntor.
Nebraska City Prnss ; Nebraska Cty | has
turned out a good ir.anyfraiUs , but it la to bo
loubted woollier ehe | m a mnn who can
honestly miy that ho read the prenlelent's '
ncssago from ono/cnd to the other ; not that
t < vns HO bail , but llfo Is too short for six col *
uiuus of roinar ] nt n sln lu sitting.
Ueatrlco Democrat : T/IUJ monopoly organs
ire demanding that the government ahoulu
ildcllultoly extend the tltno in which the
Jnlon Pacific railroad inny pay its jlobt. If
the debt of the U , P. wn hold by a Wall
street broker , instead of the general govern-
mcut , ho would inject a little business .into
.ho transaction nnd foreclose- the mortgage
before the property becomes worthless ,
Springfield Monitor ; The only opponent to
ilr , Manderson's election will bo Hon. J. M.
i'hurston , of Oinahu , but we hardly think
lint the assembly would voice the sentiments
of their constituents by even giving Mr.
Thurslou any considerable support. The lat
er gentleman Is undoubtedly a brilliant ora-
pr , and of unquestionable ability , but as the
paid attorney of one of tha largest rallroa
corporations in tlio country ho could hnrdl
bo expected to mnk.0 n true representative c
the Interests of the people.
Grand Isluml Independent ; Lincoln nee
not delude herselt with the belief , that liberal
oral or oven cxtrnvngnnt appropriations wll
anchor the capital 'safely and securely in on
corner of the staters more central localltlc
will duplicate every needed stnto bnlldln
without any expense ) to the state , leaving th
state , as a surplus , ' to what she can rctilU
from the sale of whatever property she ha
nt Lincoln.
Fremont Tribune : -\Valt. Scely , secrctur ;
of the republican stnto central committee Is
ns might bo expected , a cnndidnto for necrc
tary of the senate the coming session , Tin
Trlbuno would like to sco Scoly thrown 01
his own resources once , anil observe will
what success ho would nm'to ' the struggle
To that end It favors the selection of soui
other fellow for the place II. M. Wells , o
Crete , for Instance.
Tltno to Naturnll/.o II.
If Ilayti gets away with us Secrotar ;
13 ay arc ! will do well to call In his foreign pol
icy nnd domesticate it.
Fur Onngrnltilntlon.
Jay Gould may buy und control railroad :
so at to further his own Interests , but ho cai
neither buy nor control the press.
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Appropriate.
I'lnnctr 1'itxs.
At the opening of congress the democratic
congressmen \voro deluged with flowers.
Nothing could bo more appropriate at a fu
ucrnl.
Au IsuHorliil Victim.
Itulttmorc liiierfftm.
Breach of promlfusuits are becoming more
unpopular every day. Juric * look at court'
ship with practicable eyes nnd refuse dam
ngcs. Perhaps thli Is duo to the fact tha
most jurymen nro married.
A Pn I ti 1'u I Illustration.
C/iff / < njr ) Keica.
General Flsk received only two votes in tin
whole state of South Carolina. This is c
painful illustration of the demoralizing ef
feet of that historic remark once made by tin
gov'-'rnor of North Carolina.
Couldn't Stanil I'ubljc Opinion.
Early publicity had something to do with
smashing the contemplated southwestern
railroad trust or "clearing house. " Even
had it been practicable , it never could have
stood up long against the law nnd public
opinion. _ _
Notliiiii ; iii n Name.
Galectlon Keics.
It must have sent a thrill of pain through
the heart of the ex-president of the southern
confederacy when lie learned that Jeft Davis
county , In Texas , went republican. After
nil , it really does seem that there is nothing
in a nauio. . _ _
Ijike a'Winter's Day.
Quartet.
Our life Is nothing but n winter's day ,
Some only break their fast and so away ;
Others stay dinner , and depart full-fed ;
The deepest ago but sups and coes to bed.
lie's most In dobtitluit lingers out the day ;
Who dies betimes has less and less to pay.
The Cause of It All.
Kcconl.
There were two serious railroad accidents
recently , involving the loss of several lives ,
nnd one is said to have followed upon willful
disobedience of orders. No system yet devised -
vised lookifiB to jublio safety could , however
perfect , stand up against the carelessness or
neglect , of those who uro charged with oper
ating it. Hut , in taking railroad employes to
task for carelessness , wo nre not unmindful
of the larger responsibility of the big fellows
superintendents , etc. who , in order to
make good reports to their bosses , hector ,
browbeat nnd pinch these under them till the
latter grow indifferent from sheer disgust.
PROMINENT PKttSONS.
Among the arrivals on the steamer Pa-
vonlii. which reached Boston December 5 ,
was James Russell Lowell.
Mrs. Halford , wife of the president-elect's
psivato secretary , is a conilrmod invalid.
Most of her winters nre spent in Ifloriiia.
Mrs. Harrison will bo the thirty-third lady
to preside over the white house , although
Mr , Harrison will bo the twenty-third presi
dent.
dent.Mr.
Mr. George W. Cable has refused the lead-
craliipof hli TromontToijiplo bible class in
Boston and will probably come west on n
Icclurjng tour.
Emperor William has been made president
of the Union of the German Currier-Pigeon
societies , and is doubtless much elated ov.er
his promotion.
General Hawley Is receiving congratula
tions on u birth of u daughter , nnd the sena
tor is u very proud parent. This is his flrst
experience in that line.
General F. E. Spinner , ex-United States
treasurer , is nearly blind from the effects of
n cuicer ; in the face , and as he is eighty-six
years old his days may bo considered num
bered.
Minister Phelps 1ms been obliged to move
to the Uuehinghnui Pulnco hotel because the
house ho occupied was leased over his head.
Ho will bo compelled , to move again next
spring , when Ills oflieial lease will expire.
The secretary of the Corcnn legation , wion (
interviewed at San Francisco , was rcqily ( o
tails on many subjects , but when asked what
ho thought of Mr. Cleveland ho shook his
head and said ; "I don't understand. Ex
cuse mo. "
Cardinal Maiuiln' * health Is ilujly improv
ing , and , although ho will probably bo unable
to till the pulpit as often us ho uqpd to , his
Interest in public affair * is ( niito as keen as
ever and the management pf his ( lioee.su ro-
innins , down to the slightest derail , in his
own hands.
Carl Scliurc is once mpro an oas'ily recog-
nbablo figure on the street In Now Vorjr.
His beard has turned from the dark red
which formerly characterized it to what
might bo called u mutiny gray. Hi * general
appearance U that of a man whoso Jicnlth is
not robust , AH the brusqucnc3s has depart
ed from Mr. Sch\H7.s \ manner. Ilo is more
courteous nnd suavp than when ho wns an
officeholder , nnd bo has the air of studied
amiability which Is a. necessary udjuuot to
public llfo In Kuropp ,
.r , ' . . . . .
"When Saw Wo Tlico ? "
s. A * , n. rttitt.
Then shnll Ho answer how Ho lifted up.
In the cathedral there , ut Lille , to mo
The same still mouth that drank the passion
cup ,
And how I turned , axyay and did not see.
HJVV eli , that boy's deep eyes und withered
nrjn ' '
In n mad Paris street , one glittering night ,
Three times drawn backward by his beauty's
charm ,
I gave him not u fiU'thing for the sight ,
How In that shadowy temple at Cologne ,
Through all the mighty music , I did wring
The agony of 1 's last mortal moan
From that blind soul I gave not anything ,
And iiow ut Hrugcs , nt u beggar's breast ,
There by the wind-mill where- the leaves
whirled so ,
I saw-hlm nursing , passed Him with the rest ,
Followed by his starved mother's stare of
woe.
But , my Lord Christ , Thou knowcst I had
not much ,
And had to keep that which f had for grace
To IOOK , forsooth , where some dead painter's
touch
Had left Thy thorn-wound or thy mother's
face ,
Therefore , O my Lord Christ , I pray of Toco
That of Thy great couijubsioii Thou wilt
save ,
Laid up from moth and rust , somowlmre ,
for mo ,
IHghiu the heaveuS-Jus coiubliiovorguvo. j
T TOPICS.
There Is much discussion among Rcloatlfl
societies as to the fnto ot Stanley , but th
English teem to bo determined not to ncccp
any view that Is not consonant with tha ultl
in at o success of Iho ovploror nnd his expcdl
tlon. This Is In diametrical opposition to th
only authentic news that has been received
which wns that In November. 1SS" , Stnnlo ;
was met by Arab traders atn point hnlf-waj
between his start lap point and his dcstlnn
tlon. Since that time nothing hw ; been heart
of the expedition. The theory that ho ha
relieved Emtn Hey and Is returning Is rldlc
ulous , because the Arabs repotted that Stan
ley's losses in men and stores had been vcr ;
heavy. The theory that ho In tuovhlti
pasha who wns said to bo marching on Khar
touiu Is equally ridiculous , because the Alrl
cans would give that title to no ono who win
not commissioned by Ismail Khedlvo or lib
son Tewilk. When wo consider collntora
news that is authentic , wo shall sco ilia
Central Africa Is about to become once nion
nn absolute term-Incognita. The Mnhdl Inn
conquered Wndnt , southeast of which la Kmit
Bey's pashnlic. The Muhdl has turned tin
Atbarannd rninod the whole valley of tin
Nile. Th'o people of Xanzlbar-nro in open in
surroction. The English bishop of equator
ial Africa has recommended the recall of ill
English missionaries In Central Africa. I
Stanley lives he is in a trap from which h <
can never emerge , but the probabilities nn
that he was massacred long before the mur
der of liartholot , who was carrying suppltc !
to him.
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Uoland Heed is n comedian ot remnrlcnbli
powers and u great favorite with the public
Ho was happily married to Alice Hastings , o
beautiful uctruss , whoso death occurred ro
cently. He conceived the queer idea of kill
ing her pet black and tan Chic , nnd burying
it with Its mistress. This unmistakable re
turn to snvnuo notions w.xs duly chroniolct
by the press of Now York , and shocked tin
community even of that easy-going city , foi
it betrayed the most extraordinary Ignorance
ofor disbelief in , the Ideas entertained of th <
other world by the orthodox nnd unorthodoii
alike. Some /ealous people visited the office
of Mr. liorgh , the president of the society
for the prevention of cruelty to animals , mill
were very much disappointed when that in
stitutlon refused to take any steps to provonl
the deed. One ofllclnl , indeed , defended the
killing part of the scheme , saying that ho hat
ascertained that the dog wns old nnd infirm ,
nnd would feel so acutely the loss of its mis
tress that a painless death by chloroform
would be nil net of mercy. Others called on
Dr. Gallaudet , of St. Ann's church , tin
famous minister of the deaf and dumb , wht
wns to perform thofuncr.il serviceand askcil
him to Interfere. It is presumed that he did ,
for the lady has been buried , and her Uop
still lives.
-
Taking one consideration with another the
lot of the millionaire cannot bo said to be
happy ono. In his lifetime-ho is vexed and
pestered more tnun other men. Ho Is ex
pected to pay Ills taxes like the rest of the
world , and though he has hitherto evaded it ,
still the matter costs him much time and
thought , and ho is compelled to waste some
of his substance in bribing officials. Then
again there are Inconsiderate persons who
insist upon kicking up : i fuss about monopo
lies and railroad robberies , nnd Iniquitous
trusts , nnd other sources from which ho de
rives nine-tenths of his immense income.
These attacks compel him to give subsidies
to these newspapers who are \vflling to de
fend him and to abuse and calumniate his
ouetnips. Then ho is eternally bothered by
the solicitations of agents of worthy chanties ,
who seem to think that ho Is bound to sub
scribe because ho is rich. So he is far from
happy during his lifetime. But what are
these troubles to these which beset his poor
body when he Is dead nnd embalmed nnd
coffined and hid away in a mausoleum ?
Then burglars endeavor to steal his remains
and hold them for ransom. William II.
Vundcrbill's resting place on Stntcn Island
is in the big family mausoleum , which Is
watched by Pinkerton detectives armed with
Spencer rifles. One man patrols on the outside -
side , and another is loclced inside the g rated
gate , in company with the family coffins.
Wealth obviously has Its drawbacks , and in
a certain sense it pays n mnn to bo poor.
1r
*
These families in the west , who , from old
associations continue to take eastern papers ,
must have been stnicic with astonishment at
the steady down pour of bear stories. The
Sunday edition of a certain New York daily
has been known to bo guilty of no less than
tour terrific accounts of encounters with
bears. In fact , there is.a run uuoii bruin , in
obedience to u supposed popular demand.
Sometimes the locality of the bear slaying is
up near the Canada line , or In the Adiron-
dncks , but as a usual thing , the west is the
Bccnc of action , more especially the Uouicios
of Colorado , nnd the Black Hills of Dakota ,
nnd the Big Horn mountains of W.vomlng.
In the thriving cities that are rising up in
these very places the uihubituuts uro blibs-
fully ignorant of bear visits , s\nd \ never oven
sco u bear suspended from the store front of
some enterprising denier in game. The
beaver is an accustomed sight , but the bear
a rarity. It is now believed , in fuel , known ,
that tho.ro n.ro journalists who devote them
selves to tills brand of fioto ( , and regularly
every weiSk evolve these yarns from the
depths of their Inner consciousness. Hut
why editors should bcliovo that there Is a
popular demand for these fabricated battles
with bruin no ono has yet found out.
W
The Callfornians have been compelled by
circumstances to bo self-reliant to an ex
traordinary degree. Freight on many pf
the commonest articles of consumption was
enormous , uud they determined to breqk
away from the ordinary ruts , niul to nial o
: or themselves nnd grow for themselves
averytlp'ug that ivns within their limits.
Tlio raisin culture Is ono of the outcomes of
these Indusrial ! tap roots which California ! !
enterprise- has sent down. It seemed as if
Spain hnd a monopoly of the business , and
us if Malagas nnd Valeneias could not psssl-
bo equalled. Hut the raisins that nre being
used in Oimhu | and Chicago como from San
Francisco , and the general verdict Is that
they surpass 'tlio Spanish fruit. And now
<
aur friends In the Golden State propose to
tempt us with a substitute for currants , u
frijltniuch morein faypr with econonuuql
mothers than with children , but of which
there Is n vast consumption , all the same.
Jurrunts Is a modification of the word
3orinths , because though grown In tlo (
[ onlan HJands , thewere generally imported
nto England tram Corjnth. TJipy are n
imall , seedless grape , und the Culifornlafi
luhstitutu ) s u small Wine grape with the
mine pcasant ) mingling of sweet and tart
lavors.
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it is currently reported that among the pubic
schools of Omaha there nro teachers who
iccp their classes gtnndlng for more than an
jour , and tnat there nro others who punish
> ffcndlng pupils by making them stand dur-
ng the whole morning. This ficems Injudi-
: ious when the pupils are growing girls from
\vulvoto fifteen , lor in the wt'st girls often
ittuin their full height before they are tliir-
.ocn , but arc like bean poles , uud naturally
luvu outgrown their strength. It may bo
akon for granted fhat teachers must luvo
ho power to punish , ' but it U ( ioce3ury that
he form adopted shall not bo injurious } o
loaltu. We all know wliut a treat outcry
vas raised about tha inhumanity of utorp
iroprletors who compelled their stuff pf
udiea , uud fully-growa uud vigorous in
health , to renmla standing for the whole dft.v
It is certain tliat what was considered Inliu
man for udult young women , must bo cqiull ;
so for half-grown girls. It is , therefore
much to be desired that some other form o
punishment shall bo used , oven If It bo necea
sary to revert to the old-fnshioiied system o
spatting the hands of nn offender ,
Tlio Kvccutivo Power.
St. XteJiuliit.
The great mass of work imposed npoi
the executive power of the gnvnrnmoui
embracing BO many distinct subjects
and requiring so many thousands o
aponts to perform must bo iirranpet
and treated in an orderly and systomath
manner. To expect the president l <
glvo it hta close personal attention anil
directly superintend the doings of end
agent , would bo absurd. The inugnl
tudo and diversity of the work donmnil
Its sopiiration into parts , and the gen
eral Biiporvisiou or iiiunniromotit. of oacl ;
part must bo intrusted to u scparnU
ollloor. On this business basis , and in
noeordnnce with the design of the ooii-
Slilulion , coiigros-i has divided the worli
among seven executive departments ,
each in charge ot a general ollleor or
"head of dopurlmont , " known , respect
ivoly. us the secretary of slate , the sec
retary of the treasury , Iho secretary ol
war , the attorney general , the pudtmni-
lor general , Iho secretary of the navy ,
and Iho secretary of the interior ; and
the work of each department is still
further subdivided and distributed
among "bureaus ' and "divisions" and
minor "ollleos , " in charge of lessor
heads or chiefs , designated as "commis
' ' " " "direc
sioners , "suporlntondonls ,
tors. " und by various other general or
special titles.
Au executive department , than , prop
erly moans one of Vho grand divisions
of government work boldly marked outer
or suggested by the express provisions
of the constitution. These grand di
visions readily arrange themselves.
The sovereign relations of the republic
with foreign powers , and its olllcial in
tercourse with tlio government of the
states tit homo may bo regarded as one
distinct grand division ; accordingly wo
have the department of state. The
coinage , currencyrevenue , and general
fiscal affairs suggest another great work ;
hence , we have the department of the
treasury. The mention of armies sug-
gisls work that in time of trouble is
likel.v to lax the energy of a separate
division ; thus , we very appropriately
have a department of war. The man-
eculion ot olTonsea against the United
Suites ; and other judicial matters
wherein the interests of Iho republic
nro concerned constitute a general di
vision , represented by the department
of justice. The postal service , as one
of the most intricate and im
portant branches of government
work , certainly forms another
grand division ; therefore , we
have the po-jtolllcc department. Mari
time protection , like the military or
land defense , forms a separate division ,
and thus wo have the department of
the navy. The various mutters of do
mestic concern , not covered it these
other departments , hut contemplated
by the constitution , such as the census ,
public lands , patents , and "odds and
ends , " may bo conveniently grouped
into another general division ; nnd thus
we have the very miscellaneous , yet
not mibnamod , department of the in-
ttirior.
To some of these executive depart
ments are entrusted mutters , which on
their face at least , do not strictly he-
long to the grand division t > which
they have boon assigned by law. For
instance , the "weather bureau" ib a bu
reau of tlio war department ; the work
being intimately connoctcd _ with the
peaceful interests of agriculture nnd
commerce , it is very generally de
manded that it should bo taken from
military control and placed elsewhere.
iaXKKA.UY NOTES.
It is with genuine pleasure that wo
have the opportunity to notice the work
done in the interest of architecture by
Mr. Thomas R. Kimball , of our'city.
For the past eight years Mr. Kimball
has been identified with the Massa
chusetts Institute of Technology at Bos
ton , a school whoso thoroughness and
excellence ) has placed it ut the lead of
the technical colleges of the country.
Coining to this institution as : i student ,
of art und architecture , Mr. Kimball
not only became an apt pupil , but soon
took a prominent place among the ribing
young architects. Ho is still connected
with tlio .school , hardly a pupil , hardly
tin iiiHtruetor , but occupying a position
peculiarly unique , as editor of an archi
tectural review published under the
patronage of the indtilutc. The Tech
nology Architeclural Hoviow. hearing
Iho stamp of approval ot the facully of
the college and of the Huston Society
of Architects , is a publica
tion which of necessity must rank
high in the tii-chUcctnral world. Us
nurpotto is to nllord the American gin-
dent of architecture hoino of the broad
trainings in classic architectural design
that must form part of Iho only founda
tion upon which any successful aumitou-
Inral career .can bo built. With an
aim so high and a fluid so broad the
Hoviow has net up a standard of excel
lence both In plalu work nnd in critical
text never before reached by a technical
poriodiiml in this country. For thai
rcnbon draughtsmen and bludunts of
archilocturo who have not enjoyed
the advantages of technical schools
have the oppprtunity to study the pur
est and highest forma of art by problems
submitted througn pintos and projects
published in Ihe Hoviow.
Mr. Kimball has boon entrusted with
the editorship of this Important publl-
| .in. | It is snln to Hay tlmt the e-lly
\Yllci ) | pluiniH him for u townsman , will
onconrngohtm in the work he has mi-
ilorlukon.
The Forum. Price , CO conts. For n year ,
$ n. indited by I.orpttUH S. Mftenlf. Pub-
ItslnSl j.v the Forum company , & > ; ! Fifth
avenue , tfuw York.
This magazine , su ably edited by { the
'ormor nsslatnnt of Allan Thorndyko
[ { lee , has invariably in every numbpr
vlial mitj" bo culled a keynote article ,
Ji Iho Uucomhor number the honor of
vriting this belongs to Mr. Park Hon-
ninin , whoso pnporon "thu nowttyslupi
jf navtil warfui'u" will iwtoniul these
rood souls who hayo iidmircd the spir
ted policy of Secretary WJiitnoy in
itualiiig jihuiH of heavy armored uhlpn
rom ( jroal Uritaln and proposing to
> uild tlioiii nt grunt expense. 'J'hobC
vo ) | huvo In their uuorot wulu boon
ifraidof the Admiral IJonbov.'and | ho
. { o Umborto with their guns forty-four
oot long , will bo greatly relieved by
uarniug upon excellent authority that
t'unKfco ingenuity , oiued not a little by
vliat mnybo ten-mud Polish quick wjt
mil porovernnco , hiw triumphed , The
niounmtie gun , which ewes its buccosH ,
f not origin , 10 Captain KuiuBlcl | of the
Jnltcd States army , IB un ontuljllshod
act , and a now era in nuval warfare
nust Unto from it. A small vessel ivjitly
ailed the VutfuviiiH Is hping built ,
ylrloh will bo arinod with two 15-inoh
ineinnatlo HUIIH , and fpur of sinullor
allhro , $1)0 ) I * so Biimll that vvhon
.pproaohlng another voasol , bow * pn ,
ho will present only twenty-nix
uot of visible target. And yet tha |
Vmarlouu flouting volcano cun drop out
) f each of her big guns a shell contain
ing ( JOU pounds of filtro-j'Jycerne [ and
gun cotton , and the dlschnrgbvlll not
cause ovdn n tremor. On the other
hand the big guns Bond forth n shell
that weighs a ton , but It only contains
twoiity-llvo pounus pi bursting charge ,
and that , of course , powder. And tlio
discharge oauscssomueh suffering to the
muu in the vessel that llrlng cannot bo
continued for any length of timo. Thu
contractors have , in fact , in their noble
ni'dor for England produced guns tlmt
nre lee big lo handle. There tire many
oilier excellent nrllelos , besides tlili
one , by Park Uenjamln. The most
notable"ones in our judcmont nro : Ono
by Archdeacon Fnrrnr on Count Tols
toi's religious views , which Is keenly
analytic and yet sympathotle ; "A Pos
sible Resolution in Medicineby
Austin Flint , which deals with thu
germ theory ; and "To Marry or Not to
Mnrrv , " by .lunlus Henri LJrowno ,
which shows nnieh quickness of observa
tion , couched In very pleasant English.
Professor Thomas Davidson does not
understand the subjoet whieh ho IIIIH
nttempted to handle : "Teaching the
Mechanic Aria. "
Tin : VCTRUVS AM > Ilisl > u > n , 13mo. , .b ,
.liulKo Tourgec. Published by Hcilfonly
Clurko it Co , of Cluwigo , Now York unit
Hnn Francisco.
Judge Toiirgco made a naino for him
self by his llrstwork , "A Fool's Errand , ' '
and a man with a name commnndB the
"open .sesame" to all publishing houses.
Hut all Hint ho had lo sny ho said In
his first work , nnd ho has in his .subse
quent efforts done more to lower what
repnlulion he had limn to increase it.
Frankly the present work is a series of
Bhriolcj over the exclusion of the re
publican vote in the southern states.
The north has made up ils collective
mind thai so long as the southern negro
is uneducated , no Bteps will bo taken to
open a question that must necessarily
ho a serious one. Hut the north is also
taking steps to educate the freed man ,
and when Iho pom * is rlpo , ludgo Tour-
goo may rest assured that it will bo
plucked. When the freed man Is lit to
vote , his vote will bo counted , or there
will bo a fresh crop of widows ami or
phans.
The IVtiilcclinncl Murderer.
The Pall Mall Gazelle contains the
following account of the supposed
"Whitcehnpcl murderer , as given by a
laborer in London :
"On Thursday J had been lo ttomford
and I returned from thereabout ! ! o'clock
on Friday morning , having walked all
the way. I cntno down Whitechnpel
road into Commercial street. AH I
passed Thrawl street I pasted a man
Standing at the corner of the streetand
as I wont toward Flower and Dean
streets I met the woman Kelly , whom I
know very well , having been in her
company a number of times. She said :
'Mr. Ilulchibon , can you lonil mo 0
ponceV 1 said : 'I cannot , aa I Din
spent out , going down to Kumford. '
She then walked on toward Thrawl
street , saying : ' 1 must go and
look for Foino money. ' The man who
was standing nt the corner of Thrawl
Hlrcet then came toward her , put his
hand on her shoulder , and paid &omo-
thing to her , which ] did not hear : they
both bursl out laughing. Tie put his
hand attain on her shoulder , and they
both walked slowly toward mo. I
walked on lo the corner of Fashion
street near the miblic house. AH they
cnmo by me his arm wns still on her
shoulder , He had a boft felt hat on ,
and this was drawn down somewhat
over his eyes. I put down my head to
look him in the face , and he turned and
looked u mo very sternly. They walked
across the road to Dorset street. I fol
lowed them across , and stood tit the cor
ner of Doi-sol street. They stood nt the
eornor of Miller's court for about three
minutes. Kelly spoke to the man in u
loud voice Baying : 'I have lo t my
handkerchief. ' Ho pulled a rod hand
kerchief out of his pocket and gave it to
Kelly , and they went up the court
together. I went to look up the court
to sec it I could see them , but eould
not.
not."I stood there for three-quarters of
an hour to PCO if they came down again ,
but they did not , and so I wont away.
My suspicions wore aroused by seeing
the man HO well drosed , hut 1 had no
suspicion that ho was the murderer.
The man was about llvo feet six inches
in heiglith , and about thirty-four or
thirty-live years of ago , with durk com
plexion , and dark moustache turned up
at the ends. Ho was wearing a long ,
dark eoat , trimmed with astrakhan , a
white collar , with black necktie , in
which was ulllxud a horoeshoo pin. Ho
wore pair of dark 'spat1 with light
buttons , over button boots , and dis-
| ) laycd from his waistcoat u massive gold
jhuin. His watch chain had a big Heal
ivith a rod stone hanging from it. Jfo
! md n heavy mpiidtncho , curled up , dark
jycs nnd bushy eyebrows. Ho find no
tide whiskers , nnd his ehln wns , clean
ihnvun. Ho looked like a. foreigner.
L'lie man carried a small parcel in his
Hind about uight Indicia long , and it
md a strap round It. Ho had it tightly
rrnspod in his left hand. It looked afi
.hough . It wu.s covered with dark Amor-
can cloth. He carried in his right
mud , which ho laid upon the vvoimui'rf
ihouldor , a pair of brown kid irlqvo-i.
) no thing I noliccd , and lhal was Unit
10 walked very boflly , "
IIlull Power Siocl Cannon.
Chicago Tribune : CoinmQdoroSiunrd ,
shiof of the bureau of ordiiiinco , iiuvy
lopartment , In his annual report , slulcn
hat the high-power stool cannon for
ho navy completed lo date nro two II vo
uch , twentyfoursixinch , eight oighl-
nch nnd three ton-inoh Sincutho last
oporl a npw design of six-inch gun has
men completed , und thirty-two of thp o
fimtj ( ire In coiiBtruelion at Wiidhipg-
on , Uold Springs , N. Y. , and Hoslon.
L'ou IHIVO practically boon finished at
.Vudiiiiigton . , Thjs design is in suvaral
mporlaiit- respects superior to tluwo
luralnforo in use. The lube in hooped lo
hp mirlo , thereby greatly Hlruiigthuntm
ng it iigiiinst the btrnliiH in Iho chaso. fl
'ho powder chamber has boon rcducud f 7
n diiimoter , thus making it possible to
pdupo Iho extunoi- chambers und lo
nvo suflldunt wojght llipro to houp the
nn/f.le without increasing the weight
if the gun. The groove of Ijio rifling
emovos IOSH metal from Iho gun tjinn
ho ordinary groove , anil will probably
10 subject to less oroaoi | | from powder
as. The twlut inercnsoH ( ram wv at
rigln to ono lurn in twenty-five call-
res at the mu'//lo , Thu gup Is u n-
Idorod to ho rather Hupnrlnr to the boat
n > ea of guiiH of ilH class and kind now
xtniit nbroiiil. Tiiu standard typp of
lie ojghl-ineh gun IIIIH boon improved
n Iho faiimo lilies. The armament for
10 new criiisur JJpslQn , the commodore
Bports , has boon comi/lolod / , tJjaj , for
10 Allanta virtually to , wjulo that for
ic Chicago wl | } bo ioiiplotud ! | by ub.put
ia 1st "f January ncxf. ,
Jlo\v Ho MuniigeU It.
ArkansawTravQler : Two I'rlaods who
ad-iiot HOOJI 0110)1 ) oVhqi" fop some time ,
lot in the corrjdor of a hotol.
Jaokpon , ) iow aru you gotling along
.lice . your inarrlngoy"
' 'First rale , " JuoUsum aiisworod.
"I didn't think you should,1'hU friund
jlled | ) "when I honrd tliaV you Jmd
mrrlpd a ppotoss , "
"Yes , wmoof my frippds advJsqdjno
ot | .Q m ; > r 'y her , dpcjurlng tjiiit It
ould bo impossible for mo to got nlong
llh her. "
* ) l/ow do you manage it J.'icksonV"
"I praUo her pootry,1'