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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JANUARY 20 , 180.-STXTEEN PAGES. 'THE DAILY BEE. l'Ll lI8Hi ; IJVHHY MOHNINO. TKHMB OK nnllyfMornlriR Kdltion ) Inclndlug Si-jemr Ilrr.Ono Vcar . U ? ] ror.Mix .Momns . . . W rorTliroo.Montlii . . . . 3 W 'Jill. OMAHA HIWIAY Unr , nmllwl to ixnx . , ncldress. Ono Year . J > ( WKKKI.V HUE. ( ) V < v f . - w O UH A ) i KK r.No's.an Ani > l8 KAHVv STIIRKT. Clllt ( ( ! < O ILt WIT IIOOKKIIV IllIll.WNCI. Nr.W VOMK OH tOT , llOOM-MI fell ISTllinUNF. Hi II lima. WASIIIMITO.N OFFICE , No. 6U lOUIITLKMTII rOIlllESl'ONllKNCB. Allrommnnlrfttlons relating to news and * dl- totlHl mutter should bo addressed1 to the liuiTon OF Til K IlKK. . . .A 11 business letters and remittances should bo nMilrcs eft to Tnr Urn I'tim.i'iiiMi ( . 'OVPVNV , OMAHA , Drafln , check * ntlii < ntolflc orders to bo made jmj able to the order ot the company. Pronrletori E. UOSHWATKK. Editor. BUI ; . Sworn fitntcmnttiol Clruulmlon. Btftt of Nebraska , I - . Couutyot Douglas. I " " Ocorgc H.T7 < chuck , secretary of The flei Pub- HuhtniM'otmmny , docs wilemnly swear tint tli nutinl circulation of Tun DAILY HUB for tlia * eek ending January l'i , ISfft , waa as follows : Bunday , Jin II K"-0 Monday * Jin. 11 IW TiiOMiny. .Ian. in IV.3S Wednesday. .Inn. 18 IWIW Timr-.dar.Jim. 17 . H.fi30 Trumy. .Inn. 1"f \ ? * tatunmy , Jan. 11) ) .IHiftl Aternco 1K.G.VJ fJKOU'JK II.TXSOIIUOK. . Swoni to before mo nnd siibxrrlbed In mr prcmico tlilfll''th ' dnr of January , A , D , 188 * , beat N. p. 1 Kl U Nourr I'ubllc. btnteof Npbras a. i. _ County of Douglas , f8 * ' ( Horse 11. T/schuck , boliiff clnly sworn , de- po'ct nnd says that lie i , secretary of the Ilee I'lihltMilng company. Hint tlio actual averngd dally ctrrulntlon of THE luii.r HER for tlia mouth of January , 1W8,15.1JO copies ; for Tcb- niaiv. IK.HS. ir.w conies : for .March , IN * ? . 19.689 copies : for .April , im 1S71 ( copies : lor.May. Wss. IS JOT copies ; tor Jnne,1WHl"41 conies : for July. JfW , Win copies ; for August , ISHU , l , isicoplos ; lorHeptembor. 1W , 1S.1M coplos ; forOctobar , JFSK. was 1H.OM roples ; for November. 1833 , J8.1IW1 copies -for December. 1SW. 18.2SI copies. Sworn to hetote tuo and subscribed In my Presence tills Srd day of January iwti. n. I' . 1'Eir. Notary Public. OWING to u failure to mtiko cloao connections noctions with the steamship mails , for two weeks Mr. Curpontor's A iiit'ic let ters have not been received. Wo are notified , however , that n totter will ronch us for publication next Sunday and that no further delay is anticipated. Gi.Oiitrr.AR glass ballot boxes are not wholly unobjectionable. Democrats would be trying to drink something out of Ilium. ELOPINO with the driver of a beer wagon is Omaha's nearest approach yet to the coachman style of love and flight. But the city is youug. It has comparatively few coachmen. CONOUKSS is trying to restrict the Immigration of vicious people. Them should be no pains spared to accomplish this. Idiots , paupers and criminals' are to bo found here plentifully enough Without being imported. Till ! purely ornamental character of the Tennessee lawsuit has boon illus trated again by the sudden death of one of the contestants in a case at Knox- villo. The winner of a suit who gets killed by the loser , really gains very little. TIIK policeman engaged in ridding the postolHco corner of loafers , is.eal - ous , but his xoal is occasionally misdi rected. It is often necessary for very respectable people to visit the postoflico. Tiio policeman beems to have lost sight of this fact. MARSHAL MCCHAUKHN , of South Omaha , has long needed admonition of stronger sort than more advice. Mr , McCrackon should before now have Bworn out a warrant against himself , alleging extreme giddiness , and served the document untlinchingly. TUB Paris reporter of an American paper know that a man was going to challenge him to n duel. Ho hunted the belligerent up and interviewed him , surprising the light all out of him and getting the news besides. Thoro'3 diplomacy and enterprise combined. TimuK is much nonsense being talked nlKHit Colorado's newly olcctcd senator , "Wolcott. Ho never had anything like yearly income of $50,000 , nor is his law practice by any moans the largest in the stato. Patterson , Macon , Butler , Hughes , Markham and others receive greater fees and more of them. But Wolcott is brainy and aggressive. Ho will let people know that ho is in the BonaU ) . TIIK people of Missouri are finding fault with the agricultural college of their stato. It is charged that the college - logo is of no service to the agricultural interests ; that the attendance of btudents is mythical , and that at best Oho college is nothing more than an ox- ' /onsivo experiment station , and u poor One at that. The people of Nebraska can feelingly sympathize with the poo- ploof Missouri , If that is any consola tion to them. Tin : now agreement entered Into by the general managers of wnslorn rail roads may unquestionably prevent rate cutting and a domorali/.ation in trans portation rates. But the agreement entered into , that each road is entitled 4. . in 1889 to approximately the same pro- i portion of tlio entire competitive pas- eongor rovonuu between terminals us it secured in 1888 , suggests 80 nearly the existence of a pool as to call for an ex planation from the oillclals. Tim project that has boon brought forward to advertise Nebraska at the Paris exposition by the erection of a Jao-shullo of the Are do Trlompho in corn , has so many elements of novelty that it should bo carefully considered it it be thought advisable for our state lo make a display. The matter properly belongs In the province of the board of trade. If that body thinks best to enter - tor lain the proposition , the co-operation ot similar organisations through the Btato should bo invited. By this means the whole state would become Intor- estud In the project and the necessary arrangements could bo made. Un doubtedly Nebraska would got her ehuro of praise for the original and ap propriate Idea. Such advertisement would amply repay the cost ol the en terprise. , AS TO nrr HALL Within Urn weeks from lioxt Tuesday our viUgcns uro called upon to doi'ido whether the city hall ahull rouuln hero it was looatod by an overwhelmIng - Ing popular vote in November , 1SS > , or whether it shall be removed to Jotter- sou Srjuaro. The form in which this vote hna boon submitted hi the city council lca\os uo nltoriiulheoxccttting a vote for F.irnam street or for .TelTerson Square. To ills- cuss any other locations or interpose any change in the proposition sub mitted is at this lime entirely out of the question. The champions of relocation are , for the moat part , the Bamo persons that have persistently interposed all rts of obstacles in the way of carrying out In good faith the work contemplated in the original cltv Imll ordinance and rat- illod by the people. These parties have reported to mean ? both desperate and Infamous. They purpoiofy delated the letting of the contracts for the building originally ordered by the council , and after the b.iscment was finally con tracted for they manipulated the council and extended aid nnd comfort to the contractor who was charged with delaying the work and failed to live up to plans and specifications. It was principally through this pernicious in- lluenco that the contractor was finally released and the work entirely ttban- donod. Tlio utter perfidy of those men \\as strikingly shown in the injunction trials last spring when they solemnly swore that they had no intention lo change location or abandon the basement on which nearly forty thousand dollars had been expended , but merely wanted to revise the plans so as to rmnuln within the limit of two hundred thousand del lars. In order to make the foundation as unsightly as possible , and forgo an ex cuse for abandoning the site altogether , the conspirators who have been plotting to thwart the popular will and get their clutches upon the jobof erecting the now building on JolTorson Square allowed the materials and foundation walls of the city hall to bo left entirely unpro tected from the elements. In this design - sign Chairman Balcombo and Major Kuray , of the board of public works , have played into the hands of the job- bori. The council ordered the board to protect the foundations and tauo proper care of the buildintr materials which belong to the city. After wait ing several weeks the board concocted and submitted an ingenious rig marole declaring that it would cost several thousand dollars to protect the city hall foundations and since they had no such means at their disposal , nothing could be done. This , in the face of the fact that ono hundred nnd Bovcnty-fivo thousand dollars of city hall bonds wore In the treasury at the disposal of the council. And now Major Puray , who is at the head of the Jefferson Square literary bureau , has had thostonn-piloandh.ibo- ment walls photographed and proposes to circulate the picture of the hole , as he calls it , among the tax-payers as a plea in favor of Jollerson square. Wo hope he will do so by all moans. It will ullord a proof to taxpayers of his own knavery and treachery in allowing the city's property to go to wreck and ruin and giving aid and comfort to the gang of wrccitors who have kept the council in turmoil and forced a boodle cam paign upon the city to its everlasting disgrace. Divested of all subterfuge and side issues the main question that presents itself to every taxpayer and every citizen who has the good name of Omaha at heart Is simply this : Shall the city of Omaha countenance and encourage repudiation in its most offensive form , or shall this city keep faith with her own citizens and with in vestors from abroad , who nave pur chased and improved property adjacent to the court house on the strength of the city hall location ? This loca tion has been advertised far and wide. It has boon placed upon the city's maps , and millions have been loaned by eastern capitalists on the faith that the location was per manent and the city's credit was pledged tocomploto the building. This is really the vital point upon which the vote on the Cth of February will hiugo. A QKAVi : STATJ2 OF AFFAIRS. The latest intelligence from Samoa will bo likely to aroubo the patriotic indignation of the country. A steamer that arrived yesterday at San Francisco brought the report that the Gorman consul and naval oflicors at Samoa have boon guilty of the gravest possible out rage in soiling American citizens , de stroying their houses , and tearing down and burning United States Hags. The American citi/.ons made prisoners wore taUun in the neutral water of Apia , a fact which greatly intensities the offense. The Germans are shown to have been the aggressors , and the course of the consul , who is presumably acting under the instructions of his government , indicates very plainly that it is the policy of Germany to take forcible possession of Samoa , regardless of the treaty arrangement to co-operate with Great Britain and the United States in maintaining the autonomy and independence of the Sainoua islands. Our government will doubtless soon bo in receipt of ofllclal advices from Samoa , and if the intelligence brought to San Francisco shall bo confirmed the duty of the govern ment will bo to promptly demand of the German government nn explanation of the conduct of its representatives In Samoa and an assurance of full indem nity for the losses and outrages suITorod by American eitl/.ons. The representa tions made by our government to that of Germany regarding the Samoan situ ation and the elTeut on American inter ests there have , it appears , received no attention beyond n renewal of the pro fessed doslro to co-operate for u sottlo- rnont of the conflict between the native loaders. It eooms evident , however , that this profession is not sincere , and it will bo conclusively shown not to bo if the news at hand rocolyoa oflloiul comfirinution , The government of the United States has boon in no respect aggrosslvo re garding' Samoa and has uot sought to obtain any ndvnntngo there over the other powers in interest , Germany nnd Great Britain. Jt has simply taken the steps necessary to protect American clt- l/.eus In Samoiiindasked thalGormany should respect the agreement regard ing the Islands. There xvuiconsoquontly no provocation for the outrage on Amer icans , tindiho insult to the national flng , which the Gorman nnvnl forces tire reported to ha\o committed by direction of the German consul. As now presented It is certainly a very grave and serious matter , which may easily Icud to ugly complications. Wo have no idea that anybody desires a war with Germany. It would necessarily bo n naval conflict , and at the outset wo snould be bomowlmt overmatched. But there will bo a universal demand that our government shall ( Irmly insist upon every right it has nt stake. Having pursued a fair , moderate and honorable course , nnd noUhor asked nor sought anything not warranted by international agreement , wo should now surrender no just claim nndyleld no deinaiid tlmtono nation may rightly make upon another under such circumstances. A FEW Monr : /.r.s My amiable friend , Jim Crelghton , who is known to bo modest and retir ing , insisted upon being hoard before the republican club of the Seventh ward to discuss the merits of b'ur- nam street and .lulTorson square as competitors for the city hall loca tion. This privilege being granted , ho launched out into a personal harangue in which I was painted in colors that would belli his baumSo majesty , nnd the most slupiuidous false hoods were palmed oil as Indisputable facts. Now a liar ought to have a good mem ory , but Mr. Crolirhlon is very deficient in that Obscntial pirticuhir. The only possible excuse that c.tii bo made for him by his friends is that the man is in his dotage and no longer responsi ble for what he says. Some people in Omaha may not know his failing in regard to voracity ; hence I am compelled to correct some of the most trluring misstntomeiits that ho in dulged in nt Hanseom park. In doing so I bhall avail mi self ot Creighton's paternal advice not to bo too dolicat" , and if his friends find mo a little too blunt they nuiot charge it to their champion. * According to the reports of Jim Croighlon's speech he pointed to the fact that he was the chair man of the board of public works when the city hall was located on Rirnam street , aud he ( Creighton ) begged Ed Ilosowater to fccll his adjoin ing lot in order to have room enough in which to build a city hall. "No , sir ; jou couldn't get Roaowater to bell. He knew it would be to bib advantage to have the city hall next to his lot. " What a whopper ! What preposterous nonsense this man tries to impose on a credulous community 1 What money had the city at its disposal to buy these lots with ? The people had voted b.ircly enough bonds to construct the building , and including the twenty-live thousand dollars contributed by the school board the sum total at its disposal was two hundred and twenty-live thousand dollars lars and that exceeded the amount of debt permitted under our assessment. The building was to cover n bpaco liiUx li'O feet What object would there have been to buy two more lots'A'l feet square adjoining ? The city hall is to bo a business building. Did Creighton want the city to expend a hundred thousand dollars to plant a posoy garden around it ? And what had the chairman of the board of public works to do with the purchase of lots ? The whole story is a fabrication. Again , Jim Creighton bays ' 'Rose- water was responsible for the Meyers' plan. Meyers was his special architect and was his tool. " This is utterly untrue. Meyers never has been employed by mo in any capac ity. I have never asked him to draw any plans for mo , and ho has never done u dollar's worth of work ( or me. Meyers is an architect who makes fire proof public buildings a specialty. He had planned some of the grandest and most costly public buildings in Amer ica , and was the architect of our court house. That building ana the United States postotllco wcio the only lire- proof buildings in Omahaattho time the city hall was located. No local architect could point at that time to any structure in Omaha that would have justified public confidence in nis ability to coiibtruct a public building thai would stand the test of time. Mayor's work was before our city in the shape of the court houio , the best and by far the cheapest public building in this section. The confidence In him expressed by the county commissioners , including then practical men like Fred Drexel , Richard O'Kcofo and Will iam Knight , resulted in the choice of Myers. Another reason for employing Myers was that ho had agreed to have his plans ready within ninety days nnd the city olllcord wore occupying fire traps. Jim Croighlon's declaration that the. foundation and basement ( jf the city hall building is useless , and that the cost of concreting the space between the city hall nnd TIIK BKK building would bo six thousand dollars is of a ploco with the imfamotm slanders and downright lies which this old fraud has concocted In. connection with the city hall controversy. Every body remembers Iho false alarm raised by Groighton and his mob about TIIK BUB building foundation and the pretended tended danger to the foundations of the city hall , because ot a portion of the cast wall being higher than the base ment walls of TIIK BUK building. This roorback was started at the time to help out the contractor for the city hall ba8omontwho wanted to leave hU work unfinished. Mr. Boouinntho architect of tlio Boo building , who ( a ono of the ablest architects in America , Archi tect Meyers and Mr. J. F. Coots , who knows more about building when asleep than Jim Croighton does when awake , after u careful inspection pronounced the city hall Avails per fectly safe and in no danger whatever. But in order to avoid any further delay aud escape further uuuoyuuco from the Jim Grolghton sujs it would cost thousand dollars. "MK'CooW olYored tc do It for nine hundred , dollars , find ho nlso offered to take urfiho enst Wall nnd lower it to tin equal Jueptli with the wnlls of Tun 13ifi : milhtlng for ono thousand , oicht hundred dollars. I'A Bronnan offorcd Id rebuild the entire wnllf or from two Ihbtisand , two hun dred to three U\qusnnd dollars , but Knglneor Tillsoir nnd Chnlrman Bnlcombo thought that sum too high. Jim Croighton cupped the climax of impudence by declaring that ho would not consider si frame house safe on the foundation walls of the city hall , and he boastfully added , "I know something about building. " Does Jim Croighton have the inso lence to ohargo Unit the lead- lug architects of Omaha and such builders ns Richard WIthnoll , John T. Cools and Daniel Shane have entered into a conspiracy to mislead - load the oily wlion they certified after full o\miiuiitlon : of those basement walls that they are In good condition and wouldwith about otio thousand , dollars lars of repairs , sustain a .live or six story building without risk. Yes , indued , Jim docs know something about building , as Omaha tax-payers have learned lo Ihoir Mil-row. Jim knows how to build lop-sldod bridges , how to lay rotten pavements , and how to lllch hundreds of thousands of dollars out of the pockets of tavpajcrs for wrotuhed work that will have to bo done over again within lesi than IIvo years. It was lion t Jim once , before people found jouout , but it is Uottou Jim now , and will so remain after the history of our public improvements comes to bo written. In conclusion lot mo admonish Jim Croighton to keep closer to the i * > 3uo and the merits of .Icllet-aou square. If ho persists , howovur , in making me the IHSUO , I will not shrink from tlio encounter. The paoplo of Omaha are not all of Jim's ptttorn. They ronll/o ami fool that in building a four hundred thousand dollar , Ilrc- proofblonk by the si lu of the cityS lots I improved the cit.\'s property full.as . much as my property will bo improved by a three hundred thousand dollar city building. i : . UOSIWATKII. DtruiN'u Uio comparatively short period of the existeiue pf the Western Art association , that association has made mot gratifying1 progress in stimu- latingalo\o for theJiuo.arts mourcity. Tlio association has a membership of nearly tluco hundrodjund steadily growing in favor with our citi/.cns. The prospect- ) are cortilnly oncoutaging for the further development and influence of art in our community. Omaha has at last reached that'stago in her do- velopmoat when in common with the cities of Minneapolis , . S - Paul and Kan sas City , there is a longing to become un art center ofjnitroihinun/cor The Western Art association hiisjormed the nucleus. It has gathered together the artists and amateurs of Omaha , and is making the laudable effort to raise Iho standard of art in o ir midst and to edu cate the people to an appreciation of art for its own sake. But in order to make the iulluence of art permanent it is necessary that in the near future art schools be established and that a public art gallery bo built. To fully carry out these high aims the association must depend upon the support and muni ficence of the public spirited citizens of Omaha. The appeal should not go un heeded. Omaha has reached a high commercial importance and a place in the list of the loading business centers of the country. It is now the time to seek for those arts und embellishments which reflect civilisation in its highest forms. Clinch * SKAVKY proposes the adoption of a plan which will tend to make the policeman'b lota happy ono. He would retire a policeman after twenty years' borx ice on full pay. U disabled in por- 'ormnnco of duty the officer would bo entillcd to half piy. The widow of nn officer dying in the soi vice , would receive - coivo half pay , or in the event of her lenth. the sum would go to the youngest child until sixteen yoarof ugo. Of course this moiitiuro before going to the .cglslaturo for indorsement , may bo ex tensively altered. But the central idea will bo at once recogni/.cd as praclica- jlouml humane. The scheme would not , as might appear nt first glance , loid the municipality with pensioners. Few oolicomen servo continuously for iwonty years , nor do many die in the service. If ono Is injured , ho is fairly entitled to bo kept from want , nor should : io bo concerned for fear of his fam- .ly having to sulTcr. A pension system would tend to got good mon on the 'orco and keep them tbore , would pro mote sobriety and faithfulness and thus pay tor itself. The commission should at least give the matter careful atten tion. Mil , Si'illvejiK wa able to command iho ) full support o h s partin the liouso for his territorial omnibus bill , and that moilsuro was'-passod by a strict party voto. As was1 satj/ically said by Mr. Grosvonor , It should bo entitled a ! ) ill to try to convirtfco * the ppoplo of Dakota that the dojinpcrnllc party is willing the territoryi'should come into the union , but in "fabtjto keep out all Lorrltorios whoso voUj Is fopublican for an indefinite period. This action of the IIOUBO was quite generally expected ' pected , though thqro , , was a hope that Cox and somoi other democrats who have professed a friendly interest in Dakota would vote against placing this obstacle in the way of that terri tory's prompt admission. Of course the bill will full in the senate , and in the event a conference agreement is not probable , because it is not likely that democrats will recede from their posi tion , obviously unfair though it is. Such an outcome will give added force to the demand for an extra session of the Fifty-first congress. A AVBSTKUN farm mortgage scare has taken hold of certain parts of the Now England states , where this form ot in- YosUuoat bus boon unusually attractive. It Is said that over sovunty-flvo millions have boon invested in Vpstorn lands , the payment of which certainly has given tlio holders no reasonable cause for alarm. The decline in railroad se curities Is undoubtedly the solo cause of the agitation in Massachusetts and the other New JJnglaiid states to shako the confidence of small holders in western lauds. But the value of western farms Ls not nt all guagcd by nor docs It fluctu ate with the value of western ralU-oad securities. They are wholly Independ ent of each other , aud the causes which depress rnllroiid stock have no fnlluonco on Iho value ot western farm lands. The vjsry fact that Kansas , Nebraska , Dakota , Minnesota , Illinois and other stales have moro than doubled holr populations within the past sK or eight years Is an Indica tion that the value of agricultural lands In these status has permanently advanced. Moreover , the Immense crops raised for the past two yenra are evidence that the western farmers uro solvent and able to meet the iulor- cst and principal on their mortgages. has been received from official sources that the Knights of Labor , ns a body , have taken no action concerning the city hall location. It is further stated Hint such assemblies ns may desire to take action have an un questionable right to do so. Cortalnlv laboring mon are inloiostcd in defeat ing the Jellorson square plotters , and it would bo unjust to restrict expression of opinion from an organisation of such men. tt is also unjust for n few tools of Jim C'reighlon to bo allowed to pOiO as representatives of labor sentiment. No knight will bo imsl ed by a game of thib kind. No ono else will , either. Iv justice to the men ot the United States ship of war Omaha , Tin : BII : : is only too happy to credit the gift of the picture of that vessel presented to our city , to the crow. The impression had gene abroad that the present canto from the otllcers of tlio Omaha in recog nition of the library of books given by borne of our citi/ens to the war ship. It was a matter of right and duty that this orroncoub impression should bo cor- ' iccted , and TIIK BIK can assure the uii befoie thu mast who contributed to the niomenlo that their gift is all the more appreciated b.\ the city of Omaha. TIIK time was when tho.usaiuls drew their religious inspiration from the teacher of Plymouth church and crowded that phico of worship to listen to the gifted tongue of Henry Ward Bcechcr. But his death has changed all this. Now it is said that the mem bership of the church has fallen away and the society is in debt. voicr : oi'1 THU STATU PKBSS. I'oor Men Will Oro.ui. KctiliHhil Cltll I'fC * * . You mai luusli at the ice men now , hut j ou will 1101 luugh at thuir bills next summer , if they fratlicr no ice tills season this will bo u c.ibC of "lio laughs bcsg who Inughs last. " A Very Slim Kotiiul.itlon. Attorney General Luosc is not Injured very much as a utlblio ofliiil if tlio attacks upon him Imvo no butter foundation than lli.it he has given employment in his o.llco to an assistant untla stenographer. All Thing * to All Men. Fifimmt rtnll. TUB 13r.r. claims that Doraey's brotlier-in- aw , the Hon. Tom Uonton , is in league with the railroads. If Doisey's ' brother-iu- dw is any thing like Dorsoj's lirothor-in- uw's brother-in-law ho is anjt'ilnu ' for popu larity. _ A Slight Hint. 1l < wtn ! < r < AV/miyfrffii. / To the squatter governor and the officers under his go vornment : The asylum for the chronic insane at Hasting * is nearly ready for occupancy. Its accommodations arc ample , and suitable rooms are provided for Iho care of the most violent. Kpliriani is Joined to Ills Idols. Yoilt Tlmex. Speaker Watson's reckless abandonment of his anti-monopoly piofcssions in making up the committees of tlio liouso reiniiulH ono of the passage of scripture : "Tho UOR hath returned to his own vomit , and the sow th.it wo.8 washed to her wallowing In the mire. " Tlio Gicat liejiislnuire Ornza. J"oiilNcut. ) / . The fellows who want normal schools are getting in their work in a way that doesn't leave the coclclo bur crusadcra oven a show fet third plnoo. Up to Unto the legislature tub been uskeil to provide for llfteun normal schools , while only tluco aiitl-sunflower bills mvo been picsented. Save tliu School hands. Kent lieu Hul > . The best interests of the coming cnorn- tlons demand that those lands should bo bet ter taken caio of. The lugulatuio could done no Creator public service than to take the school lands off the market , mid thereby save to the people the best Investment for a school 'mid that it is possible to duvise. 118 Heal Mourco. irjyiimu ltcn ] ter. The attempt that has been mnilo to injure Attorney Gcnoi.il Lceso in popular regard by clmiBiiighlm with extravagance , violation of tlio law , and nopotlbin , doo- . not spring from nn honest desire to coricet oxlstiuc ; ovlls end abuses In the ntibll" service of Ihe state. Jt coaOs , on the contrary , from the settled do- slro of real oncuiica of icfonn , to leave no opportunity unimproved to depreciate , If possible , In public esteem , the odlolal who 'or four jears has fought bravely and un- linchingly in the Interest of the people against corporate aggression and oppression. Tlio Political Situation In n Nutshell. St. Paul Pioneer I'reu. It scorns to bo Tippccanoo and Silence too , Must Hnvu lloon a Western Sinn. The Salt Lake Trlbuno makes known to Goii. Harrison Us belief "that the experi ence of the last twenty years has shown , whenever tired , lliat an eastern man cannot iitelllgentty or satisfactorily administer the ntei ior department. " _ What Iho UiihtSnyrf of UH. It cost a county In Nebraska $3,893.25 , to run the poor farm last year. As there were only two paupers , the dally cost per capita "as slightly moro than $1 about the same us a tlrst class hotel would charge. JliHUnly Kcdoomliii ; Trail. Wo BCO by ono of our exchanges that ox- Senator Van Dcmark , of Maunders county , a spoken of as a sulUblo man to bo placed on the Nebraska board of transportation Ho a democrat , at least ho claims to bo , but wo hink that that is thennl > redeeming trait vhlcli ho has. Ho wutild be of no more u o to the people of this state in thut position han would Jay Gould. Ho b simply putty In the hands of the railroads. Such mon , bo they dcmocrati or republicans , should not bo given any position whore they would Imvo the clmnco to servo the corporations at the expense of the people. To Protect Nntlvo Talent , SON ! YnncHeo.U/ < The proposition to exclude foreign actors from this country is futllo unless accom panied by n law compelling nil Americans to attend performances given by native talent. I'crhnrn It could bo arranged penally by having police magistrates sentence ofTcmlors to attend n certain number of performances at the theatre by approved barnstormers , The All-Kind Mother. J < tinr Wtittcninlililleu.inttie IVtnmry CVnlwv Lo < whatever Is nt ImnJ Is full meet for the demand : Nature ofttlmes glvcth best When she seemeth chariest. Slio hath shapcu shower and sun To tlio need of every ono Summer blnml and winter drear , Dimpled pool and fiwen more. All tliou laukcsi she hath still , Nenr thy Uncling nnd thy fill. Yield her fullest faith , mid she Will endow thce lovully. loveless weed and Illy fair She stnmloth , hero anil there ICImlly to the weed an to ' 1 ho lorn Illy tcnrtul with dow. Kadi to her hiith use as dear As the other ; nn thou clear Th.cloiod souses thou inuy'st see ll.iph nil the mystciy. Thou shall * eo thu Illy got Its divinest blixsom , vet Shall the wccd'H t p iiloum < io less With the som : bird's glcofulncss. Then art poor , or thou art rich Never lightest matter which. All thu glad gold of the noon , Ail the silver of the moon , She doth lavish on lliee , whils Thou withholdest nn.simlo . Of thy gratitude to hur , liasor used than usurer. Shame bo on thuo an thou seek Not her pinion , with hot cheek , Ana bowed huad , and brimming eyes At her nietcifnl "AriseI" KTOU.V : JMjKASANTIUUS. Klch relatives are like wlno--they grow dearer with age. Polish helps a man in society , but not when it is on his coat. The man of wiiom society makes a lion Is never inclined to growl. There Is but little poetry In n gasbill when the metro is out of ordor. There is not nn honest chimplon in the \\hole country unless it bo the champion liar. There mabe u difference between homeo pathic and allopathic pilU , but thcro la little perceptible in the bills. Never give money for any purpose to a man who looks lllto a sneak thief. A man w ith suih a countenance should not bo sent out canvassing. Mr. Kerry Wall's intentions regarding the stage arc not vet clearly defined. He certainly - ' tainly has genius -Indeed , wo hear that the latest returns mvo Mr. Wall forty-eight separate and distinct pairs of trousers. ' It is rumored that there is one violent situ ation in Mr. Ho well's forthcoming novel in which thu villain throws the hero's hat out of a window ; but the author's friends are confident that ho has not icsorted to the ex- travngant methods of the sensational ro mancers. "What do jou think about the race ques tion at the Southi" "O , dear ! don't ask me. You know I never did taku any intciest In sporting matters. " "Hut this is a matter which concerns the human rnco. " "So much the worse. I detest } our nlasjuoy pe destrian tournaments , as you tire pleasoil to call them. "Who is the distinguished gentleman across the street ! " "That is the Hon. Mr. Hilgoway , of Cooper's Corners. " "Drinks pretty hard , doesn't ho I" "No , not a drop. " "Hut Ins face is remarkably red. " "Even so. Ho has boon mentioned in connection with a cabinet position , and since than has been holding his breath. " Tlio City Hull Site. The following has boon received at this ofllco : Uegarding the city hall location aad in reply to a letter appearing in the Horuld of the 15th , signed "Geo. Smith , " 1 desire to say that the stand laken by the gentleman is untenable. Does ho suppose if the building Is located elsewhere than on Funmm and Eighteenth , Douglas , Eighteenth and Nine teenth streets wilt remain in the present al most insurmountable condition t The locu tion of the city hall has nottiinp whatever to do with the grading of thostroets in question , for , whether It is located at Eighteenth and Fiirnani or on Dundee place , the city will bo obliged to graao Douglas street between Sev enteenth and Twenty , and Eighteenth nnd Nineteenth streets between Kirnam and Dodge , In less than ono year i\ml a half. These pirties having the greatest toasons for claiming damages are now showing a willingness to lot the work bo done without making any trouble. Of course , the work must bo pild for from the general fund , but , ' .vhnt citizen would not rather BCO $ HKOOl ) ) spout in beautifying the streets In the hcait of business property , than sinking double the iimonnt m a clay bank four miles from a switchman's shanty ? Tlic Knights and ( lie City Hull. OMAIU , Jan. I' ) . To the Editor of THE HUB : At a regular mooting of the United assembly , hold Sunday , .lanuar.v l.'t , ISS'J , the secretary . . 'an authorized to Kay that the Knights of Labor of Omaha have taken no pait in the city hall question. It is true that ono assembly In its individual capacity has taken action , ns tliey had u perfect right to do , on this question , but their notion is not binding on thu Knights of Labor us a body or Individually. Joiivlliu , , Secretary 1'ro Tcm. Tlio O m Him Mission. The ropoi t of the Omaha city missionary foi the week ending January 18 , IS'si * . 'l ' as follows : Tno total number oJ calls made and meetings uttSud ( ; wore forty-one. Twenty , seven garments woio given away. Mrs , .lardlno gave a buiullo of clothing ami a pair of blankets to a family who had been burned out of everything. Ono ( imirtor of a ton of coal was given by the county. In the snow and ruin of this wcoic people walked long dis tances In the hope thnt they would got some thing to tuko homo with them that would mauo them moro comfortable. Wo did all wo could for them , but our supplies ore ill most exhausted , and In many casus thoio Is no longer anything wo can give which would ho of fiorvlco to these who cotno to us. Warm clothing of every description is much needed , also shawls , wraps and coverings for beds One bundle of clothing has been received this wcolr , and 75 cents In money was given for a special purpose. The attendance at the sowing Bchooll wus 100. Tlio attendance at Iho Sunday school was 1W. The attendance at the goffpol meetings about eighty , The meeting last Sunday evening was ono of the bust thut wo have yet had. Wo hoio soon to Imvo u light at the door , which will make it both plousuntor iitul safer for these who at tend the evening meetings Wo shall try to Imvo at least ono week night mooting here after. The County CommlsHioiiprd. The county commissioners were la session yesterday uftornoon , A communication from the Edison Electric Light company , making a proposition to supply the new county hos pital with un electric light plant , Including un ongmo with a caprclty of 300 lights , for W.fiOO , was received und referred to the com- uilttuu ou construction. A uiinmuiiluilloii from County Treasurer Uolln , asking for un increase In tlio salaries of tils clorka oa ac count of au Increase In tlio buxtnosB of the ofllco , wu loferrod to tlnieammittoo on flnanco. The report of Judge Slilolda was reteivod and apuroved. Tuo board ad journed lo moot at 2 o'clock p. ui , Tuoaduy. xoncs , There scoras to bo n very unnecessary con fusion In the minimi report of the production ot the precious metals prepared by Wells , Fargo & Co. , for Iho slates mid lorrltorloj west of the Missouri river. Two tilings contribute - tribute to this confusion ; the natural doslrd of all the localities concerned to mike the best showing posslblo , nnd In the second place n wish to please the banking cloinout of Now York , which has shown , since 1373 , n determination to have Its own way with regard to the laws respecting gold and silver colnngo. According to the report the out put Is $1H,3U,5W , but this Is absolutely false , for it Includes the copper nnd lead out put of the reduction works that hnndlo the low grade ores of Montana and Colorado. The true product Is : Gold , $30,403 , 053 ; sil ver , f5l'U3,4. 0. California leads the way in * gold with atrllloovor f 10,000,000 , Nevada U sdcond with n trlllo ever f',000,000 nnd Mon tana third with n trlllo under the same amount. In silver Colorado loads with a yield of J17,000OJO , nnd Montana conic * second end with $11,000,000 , poor Nevada being a bail third with not quite J OOO.OOO. If there Is ten per coat of truth in the statomenls made about the placer mines of Harqila Hula , in Arl/ou , nnd of San Miguel , in Lower California , the present year will sue < i mala rial increase In the output of gold. Hut since the failure ot the Comstock Lode tlioro have been no discoveries warranting nuv hopes of maruod gains In the world's stock of silver. * * It will bo remembered that nt the time when tlio discovery was made that the mortj gage clerk ot an eminent law linn In New ork'iil o n > ! ' . < ll ,110.-j 1111 a urur \ ot a million by forging mortgages upon fictit ious property , n sudden scrutiny revealed the fact that the Produoo K < cciungo ! of that city hud been lobbed by a lawyer named Foster of moro than 11 hundred thousand dollars in thosame niamiar. The culprit escaped , nnd no ono knows wi.nt has become of him. IJut his old father recently scut the sum of fc > i- 000 to the oxclmngo with n note in which ho expressed his sorrow for what had occurred , nnd tils dcsiro to make amends for Iho mis deeds of his oi ring son. Therefore ho scut them the sum which would have been his sou's nt his death , but could not send them moro without robbing his other children of the share that was justly theirs. This not recalls the old days of this country when men had not become absorbed In the lace for wealtn , nnd were noled for Iholr Cato- llko scnso of Justice. In Mr. Foster's act there wii not the theatrical fine sentiment \\liichwouldbuvoglvcn up everything , for that would have been at the expense of these who had not gene astray. It wus pure equity , nnd so long as this country produces uiou with such even balanced Intellects and such just souls thcro need bo no fear for the fut ure in spite of trusts aud monopolies. . # j Some ladles In Brooklyn have established n coffee stand , whore a man can get a stoaiu- iug hot cup aud a doughnut , or a slice of broad and butter for 2 cents. This Is , ot course , below cost , but they are certain they do good , nnd they give their time and money to the work. They nro now appealing for funds wheiowith to hlro rooms well warmed , well lighted and provided with papers where the homeless can come in bitter weather , and road and fall asleep If they wnr.t. Some objection is being made to this part of the scheme , and it has boon pointed , out thut in the Cooper Institute this used to be the case until steps were taken to prevent it. The chairs wcro monopolized by tramps who foil asleep in them , nnd snored witu their noses touching the most brilliant litera ture. Thcro is now a policeman with an cnglo eye , who Immediately bounces every reader who falls asleep. Hut tnero uro seine rclormors who thinlr modern sympathy is lopsided. Either it is all for the criminal or it is alt for the ambitious struggler after wealth. Thcro does not seem to be any sympathy with suffering pure and simplo. This Is why the tramp Is so scorned , and whv soup kitchens Imvo boon suuprcssed by public sentiment. 13ut there Is a vlsiblo Uiango in men's opinions , and the ladies of Jtrooklyn are simply loading the way in a movement that U destined to hocoma na tional. Cleveland has not given proof of mucli equanimity since his crushing defeat in No * veinber , and In many little things has shown the bitterness of his disappointment. Tno latest instuncu of this Is the tall ; of the whole country , and is the alleged snubbing of Senator Ingalla , who Is the president of the senate. It is tbo practice at the first ( ires ? , doutiul dinner of each session to invite tlia two congressional presidents , that is , tnS speaker of the house and the president of tlio senate. Ingnlls was not invited , and all the lady correspondents of the democratic party huvo bneu writing to their papers that In- galls is maddened to the heart because ho was snubbed. There is n little too uitich woman In this view of tlio case. A woman is hcart-biokon if she does not receive an In vitation to which she thinks herself entitled , but n man considers state dinnei s the most wearisome of duties Most senutoiH would gladly subsciibofSO to any chanty for per mission to oxcusis themselves. A woman wants to Bhow her llnery , and has only thcso occasions for Its display. A man has no imcry , with llio exception , perhaps , of Tabor of Denver , and m his American heart looks upon the whole business as u snobbish imita tion of foreign courts. American men believe liovo in sta , } paitios , and the president who Inuuguiates them will bo sure of ro election. As n matter of fact , Ingalln wont to the theater on the night of the stutu dinner , and enjoyed himself very much. Ho wus as nutou hurt at Iho Incident ns ho would Imvo boon If a Hix-yeut-old boy hnd. put his tongue out at him , * * It Is to bo wished that uomo one would do- line with precUion the exact meaning of thu words tornado , whirlwind , hurricane and cyclone , which aio now being employed very loosely. Whcu the Amei lean coins a word , It expresses what ho wishes to Imnly whh absolute precUion , as , for example , blUziml. No ono doubts , for a moment , that a blizmrd In Iho result of u combination of two factois , coiiHldorublo mist In the atmosphere , and a north wind which congeals the vapor Into iinow of the Uncut character , whoso exces sively small particles nro driven forward with frightful velocity. Hut when wo como to the oyclona , such as punned of late over ihuddorlng Pennsylvania , wo do not know jxiictly what It means , There are two kinds ) f storms , both of which nro called cyclones , jutthov are very different. Ono of them Is ; ho circular storm , In which the wind moves n n clrclo , not at the Bamo time , butprogros- lively. It stirts In at the cast , for example , iwcops steadily round to the north , thoiico to .tiu wiiHt , thanco to the south , and thence to ho cast nguin The danger on the ocean of .hoso HtoitiiAls that there Is no wind at/ all In ; ho center , but a frightful sea , BO that the ililp is unmanageable , nnd nt the mercy of , lie waves. Hut there is another , which Is .ruly a whirlwind , und IhU Is caused by Iho vinlllct of two current * of air , creating u .plral force which takes up trees by the oots , whirls roofs off houses , lifts steady 'Olng old COWB into the air , and playa u thou iand pranks. Now , tornado nitut bo Iho fuaulah for the good English word whirl * , vlnd. Hurricane Is the Toltoo word Hurra- Cuu for the bamo thing , but as they believed t to bo the volcu of a god , they worshipped ho being who spoke in the whirlwind aa UiO ; UIof of their Ti lad.