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OMAHA docs not want nnother bridge
charter. She wants the bridge.
TmcitK nro a few more microbes in
Lincoln which could bo disposed of
without detriment to the stale.
HAPPILY the police still allow gen
tlemen to wear silk hats. The line
seem to bo drawn at the beaver over
coat.
PKOF. BIM.INGS has concluded to go.
The intimation of the legislature that
his room was bettor than his company ,
had the desired olTcct.
e.vporiouccd a plight
earthquake Friday. Wannaraakor is
evidently shaking up persons and
things in the postolllco department.
Tins prospect of early statehood has
turned the tide of immigration toward
the Dakotas. Towa is the principal suf
ferer. Prohibition and depreciated
real estate are driving thousands of
thrifty farmers from the state.
TIIK Illinois woman who fasted forty
days "for the Lord's sake , " would make
n substantial addition to the poor farm
boarders. Voluntary fasting for Ma-
honey's sake would relieve the manage
ment of considerable mental torment.
Tins chivalry of Kentucky has re
ceived its death blow. Two Lexington
tailor signs exchanged forty-two snots
without maiming the seconds or thom-
Bolvcs. Fortunately the star-eyed goddess -
doss occupied a lofty porch at a safe
distance.
COUNCIL BLUFFS ( ramblers have been
driven to the second story where the
rattle of chips will not have a tendency
to disturb the police. This la truly
thoughtful but it can hardly bo looked
upon as resulting from a high grace of
ofllclal virtue.
CANADA is not satisfied with seizing
our codfish smacks and sapping the
treasure vaults of the country. We
must got on our knees to the haughty
harboror of boodlors and beg her to
come out of the cold. Perhaps she
hungers for a course of retaliation
Bowed by Blaine.
As tacitly agreed upon by the late
congress , the census of 1800 is to bo ex
pedited so its not to lose its freshness
nnd much of its value by delay. The
last census filled twenty-live volumes.
The next census is to bo restricted to
live volumes. This should Insure a
timely dissemination of the vital sta
tistical foots collected by the census
taker.
THOSE whoso feelings have bqon hurt
by the BKK'S exposures of poorhouse
mismanagement are trying to ascribe
It to personal motives. This is n natural
enough squirm. Asa mattorof fact the
lady whoso story was the basis of the
present unoHlclnl investigation did not
know either Mr. or Mrs. Mahoney and
iiovor saw either of them until she was
prompted by charity to find out whether
the rumored abuses wore real or imag
inary. She found them real.
THIS telephone regulators in the Illi
nois legislature luivo won a signal vic
tory ever the lobby. A bill has boon
passed regulating the powers and du
ties of telephone companies and reduc
ing the price to six dollars per month.
In Omaha the regular price is five dollars
lars per month , with all the vexations
of telegraph , electric light and motor
cross wires thrown in gratis. The ro- "
duution in Illinois will enable the Chicago
cage ear to wave coaton ted in the lake
ITCC/UB ,
Tin : death of Miss Mary Louise Booth ,
editress of Harper's Matuur , will bo
sincerely mourned in every refined
household. As a moulder of opinion
among the higher classes of American
woman , Miss Booth has oxcrted an olo-
vntlng influence upon her ox and placed
womanhood upon the highest plane of
civilization , While realizing that ole-
gauco in dross and refined manners are
essential to woman's attractiveness , she
Bought in all hnr work to make dress
nnd display subordinate to mental cul
ture. Jlor life's work has placed man
kind all the world pvor under a debt of
.prnlltuilo whlchishould on hrl.ne her
memory for'owliVc very cultured homo.
f TIIK SUNDAY
The supoHprlty of. the Sunday Issue
of Tun BKK to all other papers west o
Chicago is unqualifiedly admitted b >
the reading public. It occupies this po
sltion because it has uncqimled facllitlo
among dailies west of the Misslssipo
for making a great newspaper. Its cable
service 13 the host In the country.
Every European event of importance
receives full and authentic presentation
in its columns , particular attention be
ing given to foreign intelligence in the
Sunday issue. As a- chronicle
of what is taking place abroad
Tim BKK occupies an equal place
with the foremost metropolitan dallies.
Its facilities for obtaining the news o
our own country are no less complete.
In addition to the Associated press scr
vice , Tins BKK has a thoroughly equip
ped bureau at Washington and corre
spondents in Now York , Chicago nnd
other news centers. It has the mos
comprehensive arrangements for seem
ing all important news iif Nebraska nnd
Iowa. In short , all intelligence that
possesses a general or local intores
reaches THE But : as promptly as it does
any other paper in the country
Tliis very complete sorvlco is
especially utilized for TiiK Sir.v
DAY Bun , in addition to whicl
are a number of special departments
and distinctive features both instructive
and entertaining.
The wide and varied field of general
intelligence and special information
covered by TllM St'XDAY BKU is illus
trated in this issue. The latest events
of interest and Importance ! in the olu
world are fully set forth , with shrewd
suggestions as to their import and pos
sible consequences. Affairs at the cap
ital of the nation , juat now of surpassing
interest , are exhaustively nnd authori
tatively reported. In a word , our
news columns may bo said to
cover the world , including a generous
share devoted lo our state and city. In
the line of special information are a
number of subjects of great interest ,
both of a general and local nature , em
bracing correspondence , interviews anil
special contributions. Omaha society
events are given full and careful atten
tion , all local occurrences of interest
are authentically chronicled , the com
mercial interests receive the usual cor
rect and complete consideration , ami
when thu reader has gone overall those
features there remains a choice variety
of well-selected miscellany with which
to round oil the day's reading.
The purpose is to keep TIIK SUNDAY
BKIC in the loading position it has taken
and thus far maintained among western
newspapers , and no expense or labor
will bo spared in doing this.
AX AamUSCADE ON THE CHARTER
Governor Thajor has exorcised the
privilege reserved for him under the
last constitutional amendment to send
in a bill to the legislature which could
not bo introduced by any member after
the expiration of the fli'st forty days of
the session. The bill relates exclu
sively to Omaha , and is intended to es
tablish a system of parks which is so
greatly needed. With the very
best of intentions for our
welfare wo fear that the governor
has made a mistake. The manifest pur
pose of introducing this bill is to pro
vide against the contingency of the
final defeat of the Omaha charter
amendments. Whoever inspired this
bill has doubtless taken the contract to
defeat the Omaha charter. Tliis in
spiration , if it comes from any source ,
will in our opinion bo traceable to one
of two agencies the Omaha street
railway companies or the Furay-Jim
Cro'ghton ' Jefferson square combine.
Those parties are trying to make a cats-
paw of the governor without his knowl
edge.
If the parties are scheming and
plotting to defeat the charter , lot thorn
do so squarely , and take the responibil-
ity , instead of skulking and sneaking
behind the back of the governor.
TREATMENT OF THE UNFORTU
NATE.
The recitals of the inhumanity which
prevailed hardly more than n conora-
tion ago in the poor houses , asylums
and hospitals of England make a shock
ing history of cruol.y and barbarous
brutality. The pens of Uoado Dickens
and others wore employed in the effort
to correct such abuses and wrongs of
their time , and with a degree of suc
cess that was their most honorable ro-
ward. The attention of the philan
thropic was attracted to these grave
crimes n gainst humanity , and to-day no
country in the worjd takes bettor care
than Kuropo of the unfortun ates who
become a public charge.
How is it in our own land ? Very gen
erally , it may bo fairly claimed , wo
compare favorably with England in the
humane interest and car a shown for the
helpless poor , the insane , nnd others
whom public bonoflconco must provide
for. There arc associations , national ,
state and municipal , whoso purpose it is
to educate public sentiment in the wise
and proper treatment of these unfortu
nates , and tlieir labors have boon pro
ductive of great good. But all has not
boon accomplished that is desir
able in this direction. Periodically
we are reminded by the discovery
of some exceptional instance of in-
liuumnlty and cruelty that there are
brutal natures in this enlightened and
Christian age , and that there is still
opportunity for vigilance and zeal in
the work of reform. There are men
and women placed in charge of their
delplcss follow creatures who have
neither heart nor conscience , and who
in every way nbuso tholr trust. 'Ihoy
outrage humanity by their treatment of
the helpless and they shamelessly deceive -
ceivo a confiding public. There are
thousands of such in our country.
The disclosures now making regard
ing the treatment of the insane
in the nsylum of Cook county , Illinois ,
is an instance-in point. Another Is
presented here nt homo in tho-llagrant
mUmtinagomont of our county hospital
tnd the privation nnd IH-trontmont suf
fered , by a number of pcr&ons who wore
compelled to seek refuge In that ir.sti-
: ution , Such examples of hcartlossnoss
nnd inhumanity need to bo dwelt upon
and thoroughly iniprcssod UJKJU the.
coinmuiUy ) , It Is.not enough that they
are simply exposed. The whole people
must be inudo to uderataiiul their ohariia- '
tor nml realize tholr enormlly. Only in
this way will an ndcqunto remedy be
assut-eu. T.ho suggestion of such dis
closures also is , that there should bo
moro frequent and careful iiwcstlga-
tions nn l inspections of public eleemosy
nary Institutions. There is everywhere
too great confidence reposed in these
who have the management of these in-
stltutions , and too much latitude given
them. As a rule -infrequent in
spections are merely perfunctory , nnd
ns they tuko place at stated times , or
nfter ample notice to these in charge of
the institutions , there Is no trouble in
making the surface appearance satis-
isfactory. Wore the authorities nnd
communities generally more concerned
for the unfortunate recipients of public
care wo should less often have to de-
pi ere such instances of heartless inhu
manity as Tim BUK and the press of
Chicago have been called unou to ox-
pose. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
INTKR-STATn LAW AMEXDMEXTS.
The inter-state commerce commission
has Issued a circular calling the atten
tion of the railroads of the country to
the amendments to the intor-stato act ,
and urging special care to avoid their
violation. These additional provisions
were adopted in the last days of the
session , and nro among the most im
portant features of the act. They declare -
clare under-billing nnd nil similar at
tempts nt evasion and discrimination
by collusion between railroad emp'loyos
nnd shippers to bo olfcnsos punish
able by fine nnd imprisonment ; they
require a greater degree of pub
licity of rate schedules , and a public
notice of contomnlatod reductions of
rates ; they provide n speedy process of
appeal to the courts under the provis
ions of the law , and tlioy make the pen
alties for violations of the act moro
severe by imposing imprisonment as
well as fines.
The necessity of these provisions haa
been clearly established by the ex
perience and investigations of the com
mission. Without them the law must
have remained in a measure Ineffective.
The discrimination of underbilllng ,
for example , had grown to
largo proportions , and , together
with false classification , false
weighing or reports of weighing , and
other devices now prohibited , gave
great and unjust advantage to shippers
who have been enabled to secure such
favors. Any such discrimination here
after will be made at the risk of a line
not exceeding five thousand dollars , o
imprisonment in the penitentiary for a
term not exceeding two years , or both
in the discretion of the court. The pro
vision requiring throe days' notice of
reduction in rates , the time to bo com
puted from the day on which the notice
of change reaches the ofllce of the com
mission in Washington , is just
and will prove beneficial. It
has been found that discrimi
nation was practiced in this mat
ter , certain shippers being notified of a
contemplated cut in rates in time to
enable them to take advantage of it.
In future favoritism of this sort will
not be practiced , because nobody could
gain anything from it. All aluppers
will in this respect be on an equality ,
nnd none will bo in danger of having
their business calculations upset by
sudden and unlooked-for cuts in rates
The requirement should also provo
helpful to the railroads as a chock upon
rate wars. Secrosy and suddenness in
rate reductions tire necessary to enable
a road to draw traffic from competing'
lines , nnd with these withdrawn there
will be no advantage to be gained by
one road ever another by rate cutting.
Making imprisonment a penalty for
violations of the law was wise and nec
essary , for the reason that- the more
imposition of a money fine was not suffi
cient to deter managers and agents of
railroads from infractions of the law.
The company paid the fines , thestock
holders suffering both the injury and
the legal penalty , while the individual
guilty of violating the law escaped all
: esponsibility. With the possibility of
mprifaonmcnt as n part of the mmish-
mont all railroad officials will bo
very likely to give greater re
spect to the requirement's of the law.
1'hero was also necessity for a moro
speedy process of appeal to the courts ,
nnd this has boon provided. There are
other minor amendments which im-
> rove the law nnd will serve to render
Is operation moro effective.
The adoption by congress of these
amendments , ns well ns the rejection of
others that wora proposed , should con
voy to railroad managers the assur-
uico that while there is no disposition
, o impose restrictions nnd regulations
which might operate to the injury of
, ho roads , .as was thought would
xjssibly result from some of
, ho amendments offered to the interstate
ter-state law , there is a firm de
termination lo enforce oocdienco to the
otter and spirit of the act , and to main
tain the principle which it embodies.
Almost unanimously the railroad presi
dents have recently avowed their desire
ind purpose to comply With the law.
1'hoy have now stronger reason than
joforc for doing so , and the nmondmunts
should operate to more firmly combine
thorn for this purpose. Thjo futility of
resistance * to the Inw nnd attempts to
liscrodit it has been amply demon
strated. It will bo the part of wisdom
o in future to comply fully and falth-
ully with the requirements.
OXK of the judges of the state supreme
court stopped his subscription to the
, wo-for-a-cont dally a few days ago.
Thereupon ho was mercilessly lam-
Kx > ned by L-'rod Nyo. And now Justice
Wade of the Fourth ward has commit-
od a more unpardonable offense. Dur-
ng the progress of thu trial of the suit
irought byJacobson the bilk , the judge
o far forgot himself ns to declare in open
ourt that ho never roads the two-for-a-
ent sheet. That admission has brought
lown the wrathful discharge upon his
jllendlng head of the malodorous con-
onts ot n vessel of which it Is impolite
0 speak in print , oven on the southwest
orncr of Douglas and Tenth streets. If
1 supreme judge can stand such treat-
lie nt we presume Justice Wade will not
vinco. , _ _
JKALOI/SV 'is the rook' upon which
rish organizations-in this country are
periodically wrecked. It is .true that
self-seekers and protcsslonnl patriots
press themselves to the front an tluso the
prominence thus , gained to boost them
selves into public ofllco , but the over
whelming majority are sincere in their
efforts to assist in ameliorating the cou
ditlon of tholiv countrymen at homo.
The Irish National league virtually
wont to plcces'ln 1831 because several
prominent loaders and papnrs took nn
nctlvo part in the nntlonnl campaign.
These men hnid done more for the
cause of homo' rule , at homo nnd abroad ,
than the majority of these who accused
them of selfislnmoUvcs and denounced
thomns "patriotsfor revenue only. " The
surviving fragments of the league nro
drifting toward the same rock bccnt.sn
a few prominent Irish republicans nro
mentioned for ofilcc. This condition of
affairs is deplorable.
Tun prospects of a largo display of
American products , mnnufecturos and
fine arts nt the coining Pnris exposition
nro most promising. According to
latest ml vices the one hundred thousand
square feet of space sot apart for the
exhibits of the United Status are near
ly all taken up. Not the least of the
display will bo the showing of the prog
ress made in electrical appliances dur
ing the past ton years. At the Vienna
exposition of 1878 America surprised
all Europe with her exhibit of machin
ery and mechanical inventions. It is
safe to predict that at the exposition of
1830 the fame of our country will bo
fully sustained for its great advance
ever the rest of the world by n wonder
ful display of electrical appliances. It
will bo a treat to the people of Europe
nnd it will send n thrill of pride through
every American at Paris to witness the
products of the inventive genius of his
country.
TIIK recent con'erenco of state rail
road commissioners with the intcr-stnto
commerce commission cannot fall to bo
productive of some gooil to the public.
It will bring aboUt uniformity of meth
ods nnd reports , nnd tend to lessen the
danger to life which lurks in the car
coupler anl , ' crouches around open
switches and signals. The adoption of
improved appliances was urged , but the
mam evil to the commercial world was
left untouched. Had the conference
devoted itself honestly and earnestly to
effecting a uniform classification of
freight , n great reform might have boon
accomplished. Instead , the members
devoted their time totrillos , leaving the
railroads frco to systematically rob the
public by different classifications and
rates in different states. No substantial
or hating reform can bo expected from
state boards whijo they nro created and
controlled by Jho , railroads.
npWB
RAILUOAD Imscriminntion against
Omaha crops aut on every side. The
changes reconlj { made in the salt tarill
practically shut out Omaha shippers
and gives ChicAgo a monopoly of the
business in Nebraska. The remedy for
this evil lies rjgiit at homo. If Omaha
merchants were united and less selfish
they could con\j > 61 tha roads to do jus
tice to the city n d place it on an equal
footing with nU cojnpotitors. As long
as disorganization prevails , and outrage
piles on outrage without a murmur , the
railroads can snnp their lingers in the
faces of individual kickers and say with
Vanderbilt : "Tho public bo d d. "
Yes , to the Hallways.
That amendment to the hitcr-stato com
merce law sends discriminating railway monte
to the penitentiary. This is solemn.
Snlzed His Opportunity.
C/itcajo Times.
A. man's grcutnoss is measured by hU op
portunities. A careful reading of President
Harrison's message affords abundant proof
that ho has taltcti full advantage of his first
great opportunity.
Our Jerry.
New Ytirlt Sun.
Joroniiah M. Husk was born in Ohio in
1830 ; served during1 the war of the rebellion
and has been governor of Wisconsin throe
tluios. Ho is a typical westerner , and devoted
voted to farminK and the English grammar.
Homer as n
AViw Yurll H'urM.
Dr. Alvin Tnlcott , of Connecticut , a Yale
man of the class of ' 23 , says tlmt ho reads
100 lilies of Homer every nisht to go to slcup
on. Thus Is established the advantage of a
classical education to u man troubled with
insomnia.
_
Journalistic Chivalry.
Ulitcaw TrOmne.
Democratic papers , -with scarcely an
tion , speak in tcrma of admiration at Mrs.
Harrison. This is right. Turn about is full-
play. The republican Dress was practically
unanimous in its loyalty to her charming
predecessor In the white house.
It Only ApnlioH to Krnnklo.
Ktinuia' City Juurnttl.
Mrs. Harrison Hays , very gracefully , that
she feels gomo compunction la depriving
Mrs. Cleveland of a position which she han
adorned BO well. Hut General Harrison docs
not say that of Mr. Clovclund , nor "does Mr.
Blaine say so of Mr. liayard. In tholr cases
it would bo manilcstly absurd.
CURRENT TOPICS.
There tire a fewjla 'o , full-bearded suckers
eft In the old world , | The London Times paid
aU.OlO for the forged Purnoll lottcrs.
When ClovolancjHvas inaugurated he were
ils old shoos for luclc. Harrison changed the
3rdur by wearing a bran now pair of boots.
Empress r'rodorjrk's incotno amounts to
& 70d,000 a year. Af last accounts she was
itrugglinx bravol } to Itoop the gonhcn from
r'j
Magglo Mitchell agatn struggling for lib'
5rty. Her last husb'and , Henry T. Paddock ,
jrovcs too great aburdeu to her pumo , but
10 knows and cllugk jto the snap , whllo Mug-
; lo pines for u ucw.o'ad active fool warmer.
Wyoming is as rich' and varied In senaa-
, lous as In minernV'resourcos. The exploits
> f Jimmy , the ICidd as a bold Lochlnvur are
rvorthy the lurid pen of the Lander liar , The
inly feature that gives tbo color of truth to
ho deeds of tbo herolo inashor of Widow
vlcCool Is that the ICidd is an Omaha
Irutnmor. Toe Omaha druinmor never
alls to get what he goes after ,
A monster of mammoth proportions has
boon unearthed IP a sand , bauK near Living'
ton , Dannor county , Nebraska. The pro-
wrtions of the Jaw may bo imagined from
ho report that two well preserved teeth
ueasured eight laches In length nnd four In
> readth , and weighed seven and one-half
tounds. With such equipment the mam-
uotti must have been an eloquent and
tractive member of prehistoric legislatures.
Yhat a comuiotlou ho would create if ho
could bo vitalized Iqng enough to. Insert hi *
bill in some of the jobs running loose In
Lincoln ?
Mrs. Joe Chamberlain , ( nee Kndlcott ) was
Minugurrited Into Engllih society m the
fiucon's drawing room , on the Uh. Her np
penninco created n sensation In homo made
aristocratic circles , not so much by her
beauty , for she makes no pretensions In that
line , but by n singular chnrm of expression ,
strength of fnco nud gentleness , She dis
played her American Independence in dress ,
appearing In n beautiful costume of blue ,
whllo court etiquette required white at n
wedding presentation ,
The Boston Prcsi club and friends to the
number of .1,000 laughed themselves to wear-
Ines * ono evening last week In the presence
of the three princes of American humor-
Mark Twain , Hill Nye and J. Whltcomb
Ittloy. It was an occasion of unsurpassed
nicrrlmcBt shouts , cheers and tears ming
ling in unrestrained confusion , The cos'
tmncs worn by the principal characters
would provoke n shout ntu funeral. Mark
Twain acted n suokcsman , with n massive
round snouldcr cut low In the nook , a shock
of frowsy gray nnd a serious look tlmt
matched his complexion , UIU Nye ambled
lo the footlights with his head nnd face
cleanly shaved nnd n pair of gold boxved
spectacles twitching aimlessly on the bridge
of his nose. His limbs tvcro care
fully adjusted before the uudlcnco
caught on to his shape. Hlloy
rested his car on a plccadilly collar. A largo
pair of pebble spectacles slmdod his blushes
and n p.ilr of patent leather boots formed nn
alliance with the frills of n Prince. Albert
coat. Twain introduced thorn ns iv pair of
orphans imported from Slam at great expense.
Wliom He Lovctii , Ho Chnstcnutli. "
Even as the sculptor's chisel , flake on flake ,
Scales off the marble till the bonuty pent
Sleeping beneath the block's imprisonment
Beneath the wounding strokes begins to
wake-
So love , which the high gods have chosen to
make
Their sharpest Instrument , has shaped and
bent
The stubborn spirit , till it yield * , content ,
Its few and slender grucss for love's sake.
But the perfected statue proudly rears
Its whiteness for the world to see and prize ,
The past hurt buried In forgetfulness ;
While the imperfect nature , grown more
wise ,
Turns with its new-born good , the streaming
tears
Of pain undricd , the chastening hund to
bless.
bless.AS
AS OTHERS SEE US.
Our YOHIIII Idcnn.
Teacher ( from the east ) Now , little chil
dren , nil of you who intend to bo good-
hands up.
Chorus of Infants ( each of whom flashes a
six-shooter at him ; ISo you uon't pard. You
aint got no drop on ns. .
Never Hml Heard of Any.
Chtcaaa Trllmnc.
"Are there any pinnated cronse iu this vl-
cinityl" inquired the thin , scholarly-lookinc
man with the elegant breech-loader on his
shoulder.
"Never hcerd of any , " said the Western
Nebraska larinor , "and I've lived h'yur
seventeen years. "
And the New England professor , who was
taking a vacation out west , climbed wearily
aboard th'o train again for u point a hundred
miles further westward , the locomotive scar
ing up prairie chickens in clouds as it moved
swiftly along. _
Our Now 1'ostofllce.
SI. 1'aiil dtvbe.
Omaha has secured an appropriation for n
public building ; and on tbo visit of tbo gov
ernment architect the past week to look for
a site , the entire corps of real estate dealers
besiceod him , with lots ranging from $1,000
to $100,000 , the Hinit. He escaped at once to
Washington.
Sioux City Don't Usa It.
Stmlr Cltu Journal.
The Omaha newspapers express a coed
deal of concern about "tho water wo drink. "
They shouldn't get agitated over trillos.
Tlio Magic City.
St.l'aul I'luncer-I'rcss.
South Omaha is congratulating itself upon
the recent acquisition of a now glue factory.
Wo ghtfll hear moro about this along in July
and August. _
The Hex Iu
Cedar llaptdi Gaz < Ue.
The Nebraska legislature has ponslgnod
three fetnalo sugrago bills to the waste bas-
Itot so fur this season. Bub if the beefy
legislators expect to discourugo the women
as easily us that they will bo sadly disap
pointed. We'll wager three more are ready
to bo offered up. _
Yes , AKrooilly DlHnppnliitcil.
KiinmiH City Jiiiininl.
Mr. Thurston of Nebraska did not pet into
the cabinet , but ho got the presidency of the
National League of Republican clubs. No-
braalin ought to bo contented.
Our Aurloulturnl Playground.
Clicafii ( ) Trlliutir.
It costs thu state of Nebraska (25,000 u
year to run the experimental farm. There is
such a thing as carrying scicntllio farming.to
in extreme. In our humble judgment No
jraska would save n gre.it deal of money If
iho would turn that farm over to some man
from Pennsylvania and lot him ralso turnips
) n shares.
RIPPLES.
AViti Yiirlt II'orM.
Wo suppose that when you ask a man to
iavo a glass of ale , you mean to mult-trout
lim.
lim.Ka
Ka ors and knives ought to be sold at cut
ates.
Lo Caron , the spy , lias surely not got the
: tght way to spell his uaum. It. ought to bo
L > o Carrion ,
Eli Perkins has nt last discovered that ho
nust draw the lyin1 somowhoro.
Wo do not want tbo English dude
To teach us fashions nuw ;
In our degree of longitude
The Yiinkco Uiulo'll Dool
Thcro has been qulto a discussion as to the
ospectlvo merits of Lotta and Miunio
'aimer. It is n fuel , liowover , that Lalta
an never make a Mlnnlo Palmer , but Minnlo
'aimer has made n Lotta monoy.
A scientific paper says that water ceases
o flow when it frcczas , but wo deny this ,
iav lug personally act'n nn ice flow.
Hlnck Dlplitlntria ,
PlTTSiiuno , March 0. Black dlnhthcrla
as been epidemic la Cranberry township ,
'cnango county , this state. Nine children
led within the past four days and a number
f others are down with the disease , which
as spread rapidly. In St. Petersburg the
shools bavo boon closed and the council has
assod an'ordinance prohlbltioir the holding
f any public meetings. A number of fatal
ises have occurred there and many new
uses are reported.
A Cublo Our Accident.
CIXCIX.VATI , March . Thl afternoon the
ilddlo car of a train of three on the Mount
uburn cable road jumped u troitlo about
ivcn fool hlghuoarAvondalo. JobnThotnn-
m was BoriouBly Injured Internally , and
Irs. V. II. Mearu uud nor daughter Etta
idly brulkud. Seven others were slightly
nt uot dauierou lY hurt.
DUZZINQS.
That Mllo. Adellnn Pattl-Mcollnl fondly
cherishes the enthusiastic receptions nc-
corded her by Omaha audiences In the past ,
nnd the generous hospitality of some of the
most elegant homes in Omaha which she crt <
joyed when last here , Is conceded by nil who
personally know the gifted songstress , Her
friends In Omaha will read with Interest the
following letter , which was received by the
editor of TIIK Br.i : recently , by which It will
bo soon that Pnttl may ngalii sing In Omnhn !
CIIA1Q-T-N03 CVSTI.K , YSTlUnITXI.US
SWAXSK * . VAU.EV , SOUTH Wu.cs , Fob. 10 ,
1839. Dear Mr. Hoscwator : Allow tno to
thank you for your kind letter nnd to con-
gratulnto you heartily on the success of your
now building. 1 fully Intended writing you
sooner but you will , I know , excuse mo when
I toll you that the castto Is full of dlstln
guishcd guotts whom I nm entertaining , not
to mention that I am ever busy cither in dis
tributing charitable gifts to the poor of our
neighborhood , which I Imvo been doing
lately , or resting absolutely according to
doctors orders preparatory to my departure
to South America on tha 1st of
March. After much persuasion I have
decided to glvo ono moro concert on
the 2Sth Instant in London boforn leaving ,
nnd If I am not very much mistaken 1 shall
accept an offer to sing In North America ,
Now York , Boston , San t'ranclaco , etc. , etc. ,
( not forgetting dear Omaha ) about Novem
ber noxt. This , however , Is not yet decided.
* * * * *
Believe mo to remain most sincerely yours ,
Anr.i.ixA PATH NICOUNI.
w
"I understand , " sa/ilu / railroad man yes
terday , ' 'that the committee In charge- the
Potter monument fund gives expression to
the Idea that they have something of n white
elephant on tholr hands. It so happens that
Mr. E. L. Lomax , general passenger ngcnt
of the Union Pacillc , is n member of the ex
ecutive committee that has control of the
funds , which I nm told amounts to (5,000 or
$0,000. Thcro is n diversity of opinion
among members of the executive committee
ns to whether or not the fund should bo
devoted to the original purpose. Some of
them seem to think that enough money will
not bo subscribed for the erection of a suit
able monument , and for that reason they nro
suggesting that the money bo used iu the en
dowment of someohalr in a school of mo-
chnnics at which the sons ot railway men
may be Instructed in railway mechanics.
Another Idea is to provide n cot in some rail
way hospital , endowing it with the fund , for
the care of disabled railway men , The
com mitt oo arc striving hard to mulse the very
best use possible of the money , but just what
will bo llnally agreed upon cannot now Do
stated. "
V
fr #
An old and prominent citizen of Omaha ,
whoso utterances nro entitled to considerable
weight , protested to n BUB man yesterday
that in his opinion the sensational matter
that the local papers arc now printing with
reference to Vice Preidont Holcomb nnd
other ofilciuls of the Union Pacillc , Is de
cidedly detrimental to the real and to the
city of Omaha. Said ho : "I speak ofllclally
when I say that Mr. Holcomb is friendly
toward Omaha , and has now under way
plans for the investment of very largo sums
of money within the corporate limits of this
city , and to continually harass him with ir
responsible rumors which find tncir origin , 1
am Inclined to believe , among men prominent
In the service in this city , can only tend to
discourage Mr. Holcomb in the fullllir.cnt of
the projects ho has now under way.
"You newspaper men should not tatto for
granted , " continued the gentleman , "tho
idio vaporings that are given to you by the
enemies of the vice president without sifting
the motive nnd running the stories down ,
just at this juncture Mr. Holcomb should bo
kindly treated , nnd If it should appear later
that ho docs nothing toward the promised
Improvements in Omaha , the newspapers
can with some degree of decency criticise
his administration , but for the sake of the
: ity the newspapers should lot up on Mr.
tlolcomb for the present. "
Byron Reed has one of the most complete- ,
.nost valuable libraries in this part of the
Muntry. His collt-ction ol data , rare his-
.oncul facts , valuable curiosities which are
xssociated with some momentous periods in
, ho history of the country can scarcely be
ixcelled. His collection of coins dates back
ilmost to the time of Christ. Ho has tha
mtograph of every president of the United
States. That of the present chief magistrate
amo to him under peculiar circumstances.
V friend of his visited the library , a privll-
IRQ not more appreciated than it deserved to
> o , for the reason that Mr. Heed , above nil
hlngs. dislikes to parade his treasures In
mblic. Among the rare thiugs noted was the
iriginul of a military order issued by
ho great grandfather of the president , in
, 'irginla many years ago. The president
nis notified of the fact by Mr. Reed's friend
ml in recognition wrote the owner of the
iiemento a kindly letter , expressing the
ulcasuro It afforded him to know that the
ouvcuir was BO carefully cherished. Ho
Iso congratulated Mr. Heed upon the ox-
clloncc and variety of his library nnd
ollca which , ho saidhad not for thu Ilwt tlmo
ecu brought to his attention. The Harrison
utogruph thus became a feature of Mr.
{ cud's collection.
A prominent citizen speaking of Senator
' connection with the
Inmlerson's pro-
jctcd removal of Fort Omaha , sold
, was ono of the worst things that
auld bo charged against tlmt gentle-
inn. In the first place , said he , thoM
M should not bo removed at all. In
no next case , the hill ought to have boon
pcclflc. There was nothing In it to prevent
10 fort from going ever to Iowa. The yon-
oman said bo bad examined the bill at the
- quest of General Crook , who was greatly
irprlsed when he was informed of the caro-
ISB manner in which it had been
rawn. This fear , it Is known , was enter-
lined by thu leading oHlcors at the fortwho
irly hint fall , discussed in the presence of
10 writer , the omission referred to. This .
iscussion wus later brought to tno uttcntlon
' Senator MamluMon who Indignantly
rcutod the Ides of the fort , evnr going east
' the Missouri and characterised as donlcnys
lese who considered Hitch a thing possible.
he third blunder made by .Senator Marnier-
m was In not providing for something moro
an thu morn nalo of the present situ of the
rt. Provision should have boon inadu for
coring Into the treasury of thu proceed * ) of
osalowlth the understanding that they
ould bo applied to the inirchaso of
lOther Blto and the orcctlon of unotncr fort.
r
a appropriation to bo added to this amount
utd Jiuve bicii secured without dlftlculty ,
'
id th'o funds for tlio change and new struct-
cs would have boon to that degree bcnc-
tod. But none of thcso Mttlo nnd at theme
mo limn Important requirement * were at-
adtd to ,
"Has the cabinet lost anything by Preal-
111 Harrison's ( inclination to appoint John
, Thurston as a momborl1' ' was nskcd of
o of the most prominent cltiiuus iu the
tie n fuw nights ago. y
Said one : "I don't think that Thurston's
mo was oven for a moment considered ,
on &s much as Dr. Miller's was , By u _
atch.hu bocauio temporary chairman of tlio"
mbllcan piovoutlun , That swelled hU
ltd , It didn't , however , affect Harrison's , "
'But didn't HarrUon owa him fidmollilo ; it
; ausoof hU sitting down upon Blamel" T
'Yc , certainly , on the theory that Thui'fttl
i' alia was' to secure the tno it for lilif pi
transitory utterances. Bui , when a larga
number ot the delegates to that con *
volition sat- down upon Chau'ncoy M.
Ucjiew ami said 'Wo ' dUn't want n rail
road man for president , that ought lo ImYo
reduced Tliurston'n dome of thought. Hut ,
as I ? known , it didn't. TUB BUB and the
Chicago Time' , ami some of the Now York
journals took up Thurston's record ns a lob
byist nnd as nu oll-rt > om capper , nn appella
tion which TIIR BKK , I think , originated , nnd
that kilted Thurston , Mr. Harrison know
ho couldn't afford to think of Thurston , nnd
ho didn't think of him , for an Instant.
That's my opinion , "
* *
"Was Furnas thought of , in your estima
tion , for n cabinet position 1" the same gen
tleman was nsKcd ,
"Well , 1 think ho was. It Is admitted Hint
Fnrnas Is ono of the best Informed agricul
tural men In iho country. Ho Is not so gen
erally known , however , ixs his successful
rival , but would hnvo made n peed man for
the position. It Is moro than likely that ho
will bo the United States Commissioner ot
Public Lands. "
*
"Mr. Linton , who came hero to oxamlno
the sites tiroposetl for Iho postoIUce , " snld
n public ofllcor , "nmdo soinn unpleasant re
marks when ho considered the difference be
tween the assessed valuation of the locations
offered nnd the prices demanded for them.
'Here'said he , 'Is ' u block nsscsscd at $37-
000 and f 103,000 , Is nskod for ttl' I heard of
his romnrlc , hunted nftor and found him nt
the Mlllard. I explained to him why the dis
crepancy ho had noted existed ; why Omnlm
wnsnsscnscd at $20,003,000 Instead of $100,000 ,
000 or f 1LX,000,000 , like other cities of our size
1 told him wo were living under an old law ,
a legacy , nnd nn unfortunate one , nml that
wo haa uot yet had tlmo to shake It off.
Ho remarked that , even with my showing ,
thcro was something radically wrong In the
matter. I furthermore told him that , under
the unfortunate law , if Omaha were assessed
at her full valuation she would have to pay
nearly nil the taxes of the stato.
#
The Omaha contingent of the state mllltln
is In mourning , Great gobs of gloom hnvo
talcnn permanent quarters in the club rooms.
Where formerly merry laughter ana the joy
ful five-spot rolgnud , naught is now hoard
but subdued whispers nnd dismal slgh.s for
departed glory. A profound graveyard nlr ,
mingled with Unites of Puxton house soot ,
prevails. The nutumn tinted chromes of re
bellion scenes are "sicklied o'er with a nulo
cast of thought" too sorrowful to picture.
The inanimate heroes who plucked glory
from the cannon's mouth wear a subdued
shade of sadness for the gradual decline of
the war-like spirit. The stacks of glistening
rillcs reflect the sombre air , and thu piano Is
enveloped iu trappings of woo. All this
melancholy is duo to the callow legislative
solons , who refused a bonus of $10,000 n year
to Keep the state militia * on the move. The
saddest fcaturo of the whole business Is that
thu hopes of the soldier boys for a repetition
of the sleco of Wnhoo nro blasted for at
least two years. The carnage In the melon
patch and the midnight raid on the cornflold
will go down alone in history , fringed with
the memory of hardtack and bacon.
i-
* *
Colonel Hall , acting inspector general of
tlia department of the Platte , a few dnys
ago , received a photograph of old Washakio ,
the Indian chief known in certain regions as
the white man's friend. The presentment
was viewed with interest by n number ot
military gentlemen to whom it was shown
'
by the colonel shortly nftor ho had received
it. It revived some episodes in the old man's
career ns well as some of the peculiarities by
which ho was distinguished. Ono of the
military men said that Washakio could bo In
vited to dinner without fear of offending a
Chestorflc'ld. Ho had learned tbo habits of
creed society and in the use of knife , forlc ,
napkin , nnd in his demeanor nt tublo noth
ing could bo found to which oxccption could
l > o taken , Another ofllcor detailed an inci-
lout which was not quito so commendablo.
The old chief wanted his tepee removed to
inothor sltc , and so informed his wife , tlio
ady whom ho had most recently taken to
ilmsclf. Ho then started off on a hunt. Af-
, er and absence ot three davs ho returned ,
ils tcpco had not boon moved. Ho asked
its wife why she had not removed his castle ,
She replied that her mother had advised her
0 permit it to remain where it was. Old
.Vashakio . mounted hln horse nnd rode away.
Fhreo days later ho returned. But his wife's
uothcr was no moro 1
The most remarkable time mode In com-
nunlcatlng by moans of electricity with the
i'd world , was that in the case of Hermann
iluontoforin-j , of this city , recently , At
0t0 : ! in the morning ha cabled Bonn , In
'russla. Returning to town after lunch ,
ess than one hour and a half later , ho found
ils message answered. In that tlmo , in
ound numbers , 10,000 mlles had ben tra.-
orsed.
#
Rev. Dr. Duryoa , of the First Congroga-
lonal church patronizes a barber shop , and ,
with leisurely dignity , lies apparcutly-uAleop
: i tno chair , whllo the tonsorlal Htool is glid-
iRovcr his features. A few days ago after
e had taken off his overcoat in ono of our
arber shops , ho spied a copy of the Pollco
Euzctto lying upon the table. Ho seized it ,
Dated himself in u capacious chair , and In
Ijo few minutes which elapsed before his
Next , " doubtless found many subjects for
iitui-o pulpit condemnation.
* 4
There Is a very round uud able-bodied phy-
[ clan In this city whoso rotund face and bo-
suiltig Dundrearys slashed with gray niaho
ha a Aomcwhat iiotlcoablo pcrsoimgu. If
10 reader should desire to ascertain the gon-
Oman's name , ho may do BO by looking for
cuuplo of professional cards whloli will al-
ays bo found on the scat In the horeo car
'Inch ' convoys him to his homo which Is In
10 north part of the city. It is a secret way
) advertise , but It has long slnco boon dls-
o-vunul uy people whoso simplicity the Uoo-
ir has greatly over-estimated.
IN HOM EOP TH 1C DOSES.
Now Orleans Picayune : The frog-catcher *
iculd pool tholr issues ,
Texas Slftlngs : Why should oil producers
crgrumulul They live on tae fat of the
ind.
Hotel Mall : Reports from Italy do not
ate that visiting American ball clubs have
it beaten the Apennines ,
Plttsburg Chronicle : They have some
icer females In HonUin. A piper of that
.y spoilt * about rub'jcr factory girl * .
Atchlsou Olobo : A noisy ambition is its
m duHtructlon ; the lien that wishes toiut
vor c.icklos ever her eggit.
riinrii "Doctor , how do you find your
tlont to-day ) " "O , Mr , Kaiuom i VVOMO , "
) oyou autlclpatn u fatal rojultl" "Mrs.
insom , my mudldno has never yet fulled Ui
1 Its worlt. "
y'liicago Trlbuno : The proud New Kir-f-
id man catered hla homa with drj'ju'lii
ip and bowed head.
Elisabeth. " he said , with trembling volco ,
have hoard nt lust from our \vnywurJ ion
illiaui for the timV time * Iucaho lofl us uvo
ir ago. "
'Is ho dead , Jonathan I"
\Vorso than that ! " groaned the wretched
hor. "Ho Is In the Indiana logdlntliroI"
UcliUon Ulobet All thn mother * of viii-
ir arj not shut up in jus.
ntur-Occanr Calvin 8. Urlco U : ild to
cmb'.o General Houlaugnr In appuarar.co.
o famous Frunvhnmn woira ralnbiw nock-
i , which furnUhc * unothcr boii'l ' tit arm-
by bouveeu tha rawpalguurs ,