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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY. MARCH 13. 1889. ' THE DAILY BEE. i' ruuLisiini ) KVEIIV AIOUNING. TKHMS OP sunscnrrTioN' . DMlr ( Morning Edition ) Including Somur KR.Un Year , . M * | ForBlx Months. . . . BOO I- For Three Months . . . . . . . . . SM TUB OMAHA BUNOAV flee , mailed to any aaflrcss. One Year . BOO WMKLV liEKOno Voar. . . 2 t OMAHA OmcH.Nos.nil and Did KAHNAM STHRRT. ClIICAUO OFFICE , M7 HOOKBtlY IIUIMJINQ. Nr.w yoiiK OrrtcB , KoomH ANH 15 Tiiiuusi ; iioiUiNO. WASHINGTON Orncn. No. 613 FouiiTF.KNTit STUEKT. COHUBSrONDr.NCR. AH communlcfttions relating to now ana cdl- tortM matter should Do addressed to the Kuixon , . All btislnos * letters nnd remittances should DO dreNsed to Tun HUB PunusniMu COMPANY. OUAIIA. Drults , checM and postpfllco orders to too made payable to the order of Uio company. VitG BBG PablisMng Company , Proprietors , E. ROSEWATER , Editor. THE UAlIjV DEB. Sworn Statement of Circulation. State of Nobroakii. I. . County of Douglas , f " OcorcoU. Tzschiick , secretary oftho flee Pub lishing company , does solemnly swear tlmt the nctiiMclrcuiutlon of Tin : D.ULV lir.r. for the week ending Murch V. 1883. was us follows : Sunday. March 3 18.PSO Jlondny. Mnrcli4. \W \ . . tTucMluy. March R 18.87. Wednesday. March0 18.84 ; Vnnndnv. Marcn 1 J8.8..I Inday.MnrchS Jg.efll Saturday , Murch U .19.0' ' " Average 18,807 OKOltOH n. T/.SCHUCIC. Sworn to before mo und subscribed to In my presence thlVth day of March. A. 1) . IR8i. ! Seal. N. P. Fl'.llj , Notary Public. State ot Nebraska. I . , Comity of DoiiKtas , f " Qiorgo II. Tzschiick , bolnn duly sworn , Co- osos and Bay tlmt ho Is sccratnryot the nee fe J'ubllshlng company , that the actual average dally circulation of TIIK DAILY UKK for the month ot March. 1888. Itf.OMl copies : for April , 3888 , 18.744 copies ; for May , 1888. 18.183 copies ; for jnno , 1888 , ll'.Sti copies ; for July. 18m , 18a6l copies ; for August , 1R88. J8.18.1 copies ; for September , 183 ! ' . 18,151 conies ; for October , 1888. 1U.IH4 coplos ; for Norom- l > er. 188S. 18.WO coplesj.for December , 1883,18-ifJ copies ; for January. lta > , 18,574 copies ; for Feb ruary , 1880 , 18,9l'8coplPS. OKOKOR n. T/SCHUCIC. Sworn to before TOO nnd subscribed In my presence this JM day of March. A. 1) . 1.'J. N. P. FEIL Notarv 1'ubllc. GOVKUNOK CHUIICII has boon pounded Into obscurity by n Dakota Mollotto. .TiiK Jefferson squnro boomers Imvo transferred their hindquarters to Wash ington ! _ PUIIT.IC work in our city has begun , and private enterprises arc following the lead. DAKOTA feels bettor now that Pres ident Harrison has promptly given her n republican governor. THE basobull is accorded the freedom of the house of commons. America may well claim a homo run on British soil. PRESIDENT HAimisox has given the consular tree n vigorous shaking and the foreign missionsaro dropping around lilco ripe plums. THE swish of the street-swooping1 ma chine will soon be heard in the land , but it is sweeping , not Fanning the treots that should bo paid for. TltE political guillotine constructed by the democrats is now sampling the blood of the builders. The days ol offensive partisans nro numbered. CotonAno's legislature is said to bo the most corrupt that state has over .had. It is evident that the legislature Of Colorado is trying for first place. THE statistical report of the depart ment of agriculture for March relating to the distribution of corn in the load ing corn states is very favorable to Ne braska. . CALIFORNIA does not propose to try the new-fangled Australian ballot sys tem. The people will stick to their modified election laws which have given Satisfaction. POSTMASTER GENERAL WANNAMA- KEU has given it out straight that all appointments to ofllco under his dopart- monl will bo made only on merit. Ho wants no misfits in his shop. PRESIDENT HARRISON puts In prac tice what ho preaches. "Home rule for i the territories" is strongly exemplified 'in his last batch of nominations. The era of carpetbaggers is waning in the now wobt. EX-PHKSIDENT CLEVELAND , ex-Sec . rotarles Whitney and Pah-child us well us Dan Lament have all gone into the W .employ of the Standard Oil monopo- ! ' 'Jists. A private ofllco is n. private ( trust. - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - TIIE long nogloclod ash pile and mtil- Drdprous garbage heap in backyards : and alloys cry in vain to bo removed , , The spring cleaning should not bo de layed so long that diphtheria , shall be given a chance to begin its deadly work THE Missouri , Kansas & Texas rail road is reported to have mndo a bottoi showing during the three months in Which it has been under the receiver's management than over before. A : least the road is now run on buslnos : principles and not in the interest of It ; former railroad-wracking management SIGNING orders in a hurry by countj commissioners without examining intc their merits is a loose way of doing bus iness , which would not bo tolerated bj Any mercantile house in Omaha. There Are several other affairs under the county commissioners' control whlot have the oar-marks of having boon do IK } n a hurry. Mercer motor line Is incubatlnf A raid on North Sixteenth street. / 'branch has boon extended north ot Seventeenth to Clark , with the evidon intention of malting a midnight or Sun flay atUick on the great driveway o Omaha. The authorities should keep i close watch on the movements of th < motor , - - THE board of trade has appointed i committee to co-oporato with Sonntoi JMundorson regarding the location o Port Omaha. The general sentiment ol our city IB that the present locatloi Should not bo disturbed but that addi tloual ground bo purchased. Ii view of the possibility of losing tin lite altogether , it is high time that oui eitlzons bestir thenuolvos in this matter TUB GOOD AND TUB BAD. The Nebraska legislature baa squan dered over fifty thousand dollars and wasted fifty days of the session in pro ducing a dozen laws which have re ceived the approval of the governor. ? ow of them are of vital Importance to .ho general public , and there isnoliko- lliood that the fo\v remaining days of , ho session will Improve the record. Every effort has been In the direction of tloiny to defer action on vital meas ures to the last moment , and by com binations make their passage dependent on countless jobs and organized raids on the treasury. There is no hope that the producoroof the state will receive the slightest relief from railroad dis crimination and exactions from the present legislature. The friends of regulations are overwhelmed by corporate strikers backed by the evil Influence of a powerful .obby. As usual , the senate is the grave-yard of nil attempts to secure rollof from railroad domination xnd a reasonable reduction of exorbit ant freight rates. With a great ( lourlsh of trumpets and a doalro to servo the "dear people , " they propose to submit a constitutional amendment providing for the election of three railroad com missioners by the people. This is a blind to defer action for two years. Even if the amendment was adopted , the management mid methods of poli tical conventions in this state afford not the slightest hone that relief would bo secured through elective commission- era. The power that dictated their nomination would control their public acts. acts.Many important measure ? nro still pending in the legislature , but they are hedged in by downright steals and local jobs. A vet eran of many years standing is masked in house roll 285 , providing for a geological survey of the state , and the appointment of n geologist and as sistants , and to bestow the specimens and fossils obtained , to thostatpuniver sity. A more useless measure could not bo conceived. To send a corps of sine cures on a wild goose clutbo over the state at an expense of $4,000 is the height of folly. The state university is already over-burdened with fossils. Why increase its uselessucss with more:1 : House roll 333 provides for the en couragement of silk culture and the establishment ot a silk station at an expense - ponso of $11,000. This sum is a trifle to the biennial raids that would follow and the product would scarcely approach preach the vegetable wealth of the agricultural college farm. It is just as proper and certainly more beneficial to encourage the establish ment of legitimate factories as to squander money on theoretical institu tions of doubtful utility. House roll 7 , now on the senate file , providing for a reduction of the percen tages of county treasurers , is a good measure , as it would effect a much needed saving for the taxpayers. Another important measure , house roll 42 , securing the payment of me chanics' and laborers' wages on public buildings , whore lion loans do not now apply , is worthy of support. Omaha is directly interested in the success of four Dills. The charter is the main bone of contention. It is opposed by the street railway corporations and a gang of mercenary lobbyists who never t miss an opportunity to strike the metropolis in the back for hire. Douglas county senators are thoroughly posted on the move ments of these schemers , and fully com petent to guard the interests of the city and secure the passage of the charter. House roll 71 , "requiring the comp troller in cities of the metropolitan class tu examine the books of the board of education every month and report to the city council , " will accomplish a much needed reform , and place a chock on extravagance. Under the present law there is no examination of the books , and taxpayers have no moans of knowing how the vast sums at the dis posal of the board are spent. Senate fllo 174 , providing for the arbi tration of disputes between employer and employe , is likely to pass. The measure is harmless. No one is com pelled to resort to the "arbitration court. " Even should both parties sub mit their disputes , the decision is only binding for two months. Senate file 210 , limiting justices of the peace tobix in motronolitan cities , stands a good chance of becoming alaw. The cost mills of this city have for yours boon a scandal and disgrace. By limit ing the number and concentrating the business of potty lltipants , a higher grade of ability will bo attracted , and the brainless bums who now infest some of the offices will bo shut out. Last but not least , Is a bill providing a rigid system of registration of voters. It affects the entire state , but is partic ularly needful in Omaha , whore at present there is absolutely no safeguard for the ballot box and no restraint on illegal voting. CONGRESS OF AMERICAN NATIONS. The prpposod congress of American nations , for which invitations have been issued , and which is expected to meet in Washington in October next , will bo among the very important events of the year if the countries invited to partici pate shall take the interest in the con gress it is hoped they will. This , how ever , does not appear to be fully as sured. The expressions of the Mexican and South Atriorlcan press indicate a lack of concern In the matter , and a doubt as to whether any practical re sult can come from such a conference. Very likely the failure of the late ad ministration to appoint the ton delegates who are to represent the United States in this international congress has had the effect to create a reeling of indiffer ence in the countries asked to partici pate. It is not unreasonable tlmt they should construe such an omission by the country proposing the conference as in dicating a want of confidence in the accomplishment of practical and bono- flcial results. And doubtless such was the fooling of the last administration , Tie | project was not of democratic-origin. It was conceived by the present secre tary of state , and although revived and supported by democrats in the last congress , the credit of its origin must rumuiti with Mr. Dlaiuo. It is to bo ex [ metoil that the present ad ministration will therefore glvo the matter the attention it merits , and take whatever further stops may bo doomed necessary to make the congress a suc cess , The chief purpose sought to bo ac complished by this conference of Amer ican nations is the. promotion of closer commercial delations , particularly be tweentho United States and the repub lics of Mexico and South and Central America , but political considerations will not bo ignored. The efforts ot the representatives of this country will be expected to create a general American sontlmont in opposition to any and all efforts of European countries to extend their possessions or their political power in this hemisphere , and there is every reason to expect that this influ ence will not bo Without effect. It ought not to bo a difficult task to convince - vince the states of South and Central America that with respect to their po litical relations they have nn interest in common with the United Slates in keeping thorn free from all European control , and It is manifestly important tlmt they should bo so convinced. The policy ot this country regarding any ex tension ol European power or posses sions in the western hemisphere , from which it cannot recede , should have the hearty support of till American republics , and not until such support is as sured will the nations of Europe real ize the full significance and force of the Monroe doctrine. With iTogard to closer commercial relations and the feasibility of"-establlshlng an American "Zollvoroin " much - , will-depend upon the willingness of the United States to readjust its fiscal policy. We cannot reasonably expect to very greatly enlarge - largo our trade with the countries south' of us until we nro prepared to offer them inducements to buy of us that will enable us to compote with the countries now in possession of most of their trade , and until wo nro able , also , to transport our own commodities nt least , as expeditiously as European counties. The high tariff and the want of trans portation facilities are confessedly the obstacles to commercial union between this country and other American states which warrant a doubt as to whether any practical results can como from the proposed congress. Nevertheless the conference will bn important if nothing more is accom plished than the creation of a senti ment of mutual respect and confidence between the counties participating , and the arrival at a correct understanding of the conditions necessary to bring about commercial reciprocity and po litical alliance between the United States and the other American re publics. TIIE BUTLER CASE AGAIN. The statements of Mr. Rosewater , in the interview printed in TUB BEE of yesterday , regarding his connection with the charges against ex-Governor Davia Butler which resulted in his im peachment and removal from office , ought to satisfy all fair-minded men of the uprightness of Mr. Rosowator's mo tive in that matter. Ho had been the friend of Butler , and was elected to the legislature On the sarno republican ticket with hira. There was a demo cratic charge that the governor had stolen and appropriated to his own use a largo sum collected from the federal government for the school fund. It was certain that the democrats intended to ask for an investigation , and in order to shut them out from making any polit ical capital in this way Mr. Rosewater decided to forestall them by offering a resolution calling npon the governor for an explanation. Ho apoears to have had no doubt that a satisfactory expla nation would bo forthcoming , but at any rate his action was entirely proper , with no end of precedents to justify it. It is a common thing when public officials are charged by political opponents with misconduct , for their political friends to demand an investigation. It is an expression of confidence by party friends in the ability of an accused official to refute the charges of political enemies and vindicate himself. That the result in the case of Butler was not anticipated by Mr. Rosewater is clearly shown in his statement , though he would "almp'ly have performed his duty as a .iiembor of the legislature in call ing for an investigation had ho boon fully aware of what the outcome must bo. Regarding the claim of Butler before - fore the legislature Mr. Rosewater left no room for doubt respecting his oppo sition to it in characterizing it as a job and an imposition. In view of the straightforward and historically accurate statement of Mr. Rosewater the effort to disparage his action in the Butler case by alleging that ho was moved thereto by a doslro to punish the governor and.toolToct cer tain political plans will fall with all right-tliinKlng men who hayo knowl edge of the author of the charge and understand that to gratify his malice toward the editor ol THE BEE ho would go to any extent in distorting facts and coining falsehoods. It is sufficient to say by way of conclusion to this whole matter that THE BEE is opposed to the claim of Butler for llfty thousand dollars lars or any other amount , and that it would regard the appropriation of any money oy the legislature to bo paid to him as a gross injustice to the people of Nebraska. AS TO PAKKS. Almost every progressive city in the country is contemplating an extension of its park system. In the annexed dis trict of New York upwards of three thousand acres of land , costing nine million dollars , nro to bo laid out in six public parks , with driveways connect ing thorn. The creation of a grand park near Washington and within the Dis trict of Columbia Is being talked of , and will doubtless bo consummated. Chicago cage , already pobsosalng two of the finest parks in the country , is considering the expediency of construct ing a grand boulevard extending over thirty miles along the lake front and terminating in a pane. Denver is de bating the establishment of a park sys tem which if carried out would bo un surpassed , it is proposed to secure tracts of land surrounding the entire city just five miles from the center and mnlco n chain olpiuu-ks. Minneapolis has a most adin | abl.o park system in process of completion. Commencing with a fifty-acre tract in the heart of the city , P1 Vhoro nro parks and boulovardod't ' parkways over twenty miles in length connecting the city by way oftbo Lake of the Isles .and suburban points with Fort Sterling reservation , which is to bo a national park on n small scale. The completion of the Minneapolis plan will give that city one of the unost extensive -and beautified parlwsyatcms in the world. St. Paul is to have a line system of parkways and boulevards that will con nect with the Minneapolis parks , and the creation of a great state park in the neighborhood of the two cltie ) is among the possibilities of the future. Those facts show what other commu nities think ot the desirability and importance of parks , and with per haps the exception of Now York not one o' those cities can present stronger reasons In favor of nn extensive pirk system , with connecting boulevards and parkways than Omaha. Most of them have in close proximity natural attrac tions offering recreation and entertain ment to their people , while Omaha has nothing of the kind. But oven where natural attttction ? arc abundant they cannot fully supply the want of beautified parks. The most ardent admirer of primeval nature will still find delight in the artifices of human taste and skill as they are oxhib Hod in a well-ordered and well-kept park , while the very great majority of peonlo much prefer what man has ac complished in making field and forest attractive , to the rough , oven if grand and impressive , worK of nature. The park is an expression of enlightened taste and desire , and the community may fairly bo adjudged poor In these which omits to provide for itself ample and attractive "breathing places. " Omaha has no such spot , "her one park remaining pretty much ns na ture loft it , with no added attractions worthy to bo called such. There is no improvement more necessary than that of creating a system of parks , and the work should bo undertaken with the least possible delay and steadily pur sued on as liberal a scale as shall be deemed wise and expedient. We can not afford to continue behind every other enterprising and progressive city of the west in this very important particular. THE Omaha , Dodge City & Southern railroad , the contract for the building of which from'Dodge City , Kas. , to Superior , Nob. , Wkaid to have boon lot , is looked upon 'it's1 Ah extension of the great Santa Fo system into Nebraska. There can bo 'l tilo3 { question that a movement of this j&iud has long been contemplated onjtjio part of the Santa Fo. The now roadjis to bo extended from Superior ( through Lincoln to Omaha , and in thlvt : tovont will bu a bee line from the caKtl'6n ranges of Texas , Indian Territory1 iinh western Kansas direct to the .b'opjt jjacking establish ments at Omaha7'Such a line to our cityisdestinedtcboofgr.eat"comraoreial importance. TppV cattle industry of Texas is gradually being centralized iu the middle and western part of that great atate. The distance from these ranges to Omaha and Kansas City in a direct line is exactly the same. With a railroad to the heart of the cattle region , Omaha will bo able to dispute on equal terms with Kansas City for the bulk of the Texas cattle business. THE communication from Stromsburg , published this morning , sets forth in a fair and rational manner the claims of that place for a normal school. It is central , and a line building is already provided. It is hardly probable that the legislature will waste money on out- of-the-way places while Stromsburg is in the field asking recognition. Two of a Kind. Puck. The American speculative Investor likes to "got in on the ground floor , " So does tUo American burglar. - Not Identical. Had/more / American , A western paper nominates Mr. Cleveland for president in 18U3. The fuct , however , that Mr. Cleveland is an cx-preaident doesn't necessarily indicate that ho la a ucxt presi dent. _ _ Uartlly Condiment. Ololic-Dcmocmt , 'As a political cabinet It is wholly Blalno , " says the Philadelphia Times ; 'and yet as a matter of fact , there Isu't a man in it who has over boon known as an active champion of Blr. Ulaino's Interests. lie Can Hy m path Izo. CMccivo 'frtbime. President Harrison ( looking over his morn ing paper ) "Earthquake shock in Pennsyl vania Portions of the state severely sha ken. " All 1'vo got to say is that 1 feel a * 'sincere sympathy for thosg portions of the state. Don Hutler'B Kyo. CMcti'ju 'limes. I3on Duller may represent tlio United States In the Berlin Samoan conference , Ho will keep an eye on Hlsnmrck It appointed , and the only eye ho' ' gotj but it's a good one and has never been 8\pi.pil \ ] up on to any largo extent BO Tar as know-it , f . Ilow'H Auix : < Girls ? Vcorla Tranacrli > t. The young ladles of a ICunsai town have formed nn ussoclatklnf'and will send their beaux homo promntjy at , 10 o'clock. The only reasonable silutlotKof this lies In the probability that the tUoys ) have boon In the uublt of leaving ubddt oJj JIus I IKew lyrt ir rlij , Ex-Secretary FatrghliJ | Is coining to New York to taku the pnjfkleiicy of a trust com pany , Ho lius been connected for some time with a company itr-Wusliingtou which , wo regret to observe , wKfc'.uoi sufllelently trusted to warrant Us coutlnuauoq. Agricultural Uot'orin. ClnelnnnU Enytnrer , Since the appointment of Hon. Jerouilali Rusk us secretary of the agricultural depart ment un Important reform has u ! ready bucn Inaugurated. Ho Indignantly declares that it Is not fair to makuBoup of beans and peas before they are sent out for seed. This may be right , hut It threatens u revolution , The Janitor u an AUtooi-.it. Kew York ll'orld. Mauy of tUo citizens of Waterloo , la. , are surprised because a Janitor defeated a lawyer yor for mayor of that city. Their astonU. . incut Is hard to account for , The janitor of to-day Is a man who has mudo his way iu spite of all obstacles. It must bo Acknowledged , however , that the elevation ot Janitors to high political positions Is A blow to democ racy. A Janitor Is an autocrat who hat no sympathy with the theory that the majority should rulo. IJcncdlct's Soliloquy. Chicago Trtbwie , "Shall I resign This Job of mlnol" Says Public Printer Benedict , "Or suall I stay Hero in the way , And not got out until I'm ' kickodl" PkllSONAh AND POIilTlOAIj. Six of the eight cabinet olUeors are full whiskered statesmen. Tlio penetrating La'bouchoro paints Lord Woolsoley as "o porfoot gasbag of self- conceit. " The Marquis of torno Is about to tncldo n salary of $400,000 a year and the governor ship of Coylon. Lord Ashton is the latest matrimonial ad vertisement In London. Ho has Just attained his majority and $150,000 a year. Offensive partisans are lying low Just now. Last fall they worn Ivlng for everything In sight. The certainty of sudden death has had a depressing elTeet. \Y , D. Washbnrn , the now senator from Minnesota , Is thoroughly equipped for sena torial duties , being a millionaire ten times over. Senator Coke , of Texas , Is n bollovor In spiritualism , but ho Is at a loss to know by what means the republican party material' izeJ so suddenly In all brandies of the national government. Horatio J. Sprague , of Massachbsotts , Is said to bo the oldest onlccholdor in the ser vice of the United States. Since 1313 ho has hold the post of consul at Glbrajter as flrraly as the surrounding rocks. The Kahn of Auam Is dead. A palace revolution contracted his thorax and cast a melancholy Hue on his untimely taking off. Kntnidldates for Imperial honors should pro vide themselves with castiron windpipes. It Is reported from Paris that General Boulangor discourages war with Germany. The general's head Is level. It is safer to work his mouth at long rnu o than to fool with ICrupp's bulldogs at close quarters. Miss-Cons , a member of the London board , claims to bo the only aldorvvoman iu the world. She has not yet heard from Oska- loosa , Kan. , where a full board alderwomon and a mayoress control the purse and destin ies of the town. The lurid liar of Lander has transferred his mouth to Cheyenne , where telegraph facilities affords scope for his murderous Im agination. He Is a portable slaughter house of nrentnl demons and has no opponent fo.- the presidency of the Forty Liars. Tlio country stands aghast before the modesty of Iowa's only Clarkson. His am bition coveted a cabinet position , but there were not enough to go around , and now ho refuses to servo in a minor capacity. Verily , Clarkson is the most iullated toad in the puddle. A unique chair made of the horns of Texas cattle Is on Its way from San Antonio to the white house. It is the gift of a San Antonio banker to President Harrison , and it cost its iloner $1,500. The horns arc riveted with gold , and there are a number of gold plates used in its construction. From one of thorn glistens a very handsome diamond. Two Ohio women have the grim satisfac tion of reflecting-that but for the opposition of their parents they might have boon the wives of presidents of the United States. Thirty years ago they lived at Bedford , a village of less than 500 inhabitants , about twelve miles from Cleveland , and both were very attractive. To each , of them at differ ent times Rutherford D. Hays and James A. Garllold paid serious attentions , but the young men were poor and their prospects anything but bright , so the parents of the girls llrmly and effeatually checked the love- making. Enterprising Journalism proves a winner in every flofd it enters. The Chicago Herald recently undertook to rcllovo the famishing poor of tha great ciiy. Neither race or re ligion , color or condition were considered in its work of humanity. No questions wcro asked when hunger appealed for bread. Every Saturday for weeks past processions of wagons loaded with food , fuel and clothIng - Ing , ' moved through the poor quarters , car rying substantial comfort and joy to hun dreds of squalid homos. The Herald's great work of charity deserves the support of every generous soul. Kew Ynrlt 11'niM. The nick of time Wrinkles. "Say , Pat , what do you call a cofllnl" asked Mike. "A coDln , " said Pat , . "Is a house that a man lives In when ho Is dead. " A physician In Albany county was lately injured by the caving in of a well. Ho will hereafter attend to the sick and let the well alone. "Say , Smith , " asked Warflo , "why didn't .vou call in the aid of u doctor for your sick wifol" "Oh , " replied Smith , "I thought that a coftln was less expensive than a doctor's bill. " Mistress Mary , go into the sitting-room- and tell mo how the thermometer stands. Mary ( after investigating ) It stands on the first mantle piece , jest agin the wall , mum I A cook In Sioux City was struck in the face with the contents of a boiled egg which had exploded. Ho attorwards remarked that his "yolk" was too heavy and his burden too hot to carry on ill ? present salary. KTATK AND TKltUlTOnY. Nc'brnfikn .lottlnico. The Sidney Oddfellows contemplate the erection of a hall. The Uoatrlcu hoard of trade Is negotiating to secure the location of largo engine and machine shops. A subscription paper to provide funds for equipping a lire department Is being circu lated nt ypringviow. 'Iho farmers of Cheyenne county are preparing - paring to sow a larger acreage of wheat this spring than over beforo. Mrs. Kate Towlo , one of the very earliest settlers of Gage county , died at her home In Ueatrlco Sunday morning. The sccon 1 annual convention of the W. C. T. U. of the eighth district Is to bo hold at Holdregc , March 18 and 19. Four hundrud and thirty quarter sections of land , comprising about seventy thousand acres , have been proved up In Uawcs county during the past year. Hon. James Whitohcad , Custer county's representative In the legislature , Is also u preacher , und occupied the pulpit of the Evangelical church at Holdregu lust Sunday , Mrs. Mo.sos Allen , of Harnoston , Is not the kind of a woman to fool with. P. W. Hakur mudo so till ) aspersions UK | > n her conduct , arid the lady straightway nought him out und gave him a sound threshing. Now York boasts of a cradle which has scon nineteen years of servioo and rocked 1,1)00 babies. This Is just the ugltator wanted at St. Paul , where triplets uro the rage and fathers are In the same condition , A number of ucoiilo of Hnwolls and vicin ity have been swindled by u man named Ucrkon , who clulrnml to represent a Gorman pator | printed at Milwaukee. Ho scoured about ono hundred subscribers at t2.5'J ouch , but the paper has failed to tihow up , Dakota City takes salvation In largo and attractive doses. I ast week a wouiau Awoopcd down on n fascinating officer ot the Salvation army nnd lugged him oft to some itruant retreat , leaving a husband and four children to hump themselves In a homo With , out a mother. Th.o Council niuffs contractors who con structed the oowora of Lincoln are not up to the times. Instead of going to the cxpouso and worry of litigation , thov should have filed bills In the legislature mul sugared the lobby. Such n trlllo as flO.OOOcoulu bo read lly wedged In between IJutlcr's and Uoss Stout's. loivn. The bustle factory at Marlon is rushed with orders. Vacant houses are very scarce at Mar shalltown. The Shaven wagon works at DCS Molncs have boon reopened by the Iowa Buggy couv pony. The horsemen of Powoshlok and adjoining counties have arranged for nn exhibition of blooded horses at Mai com on the 23d lust. On the the 1st of this month there were 783 patients In the hospital for the Insane at Independence , 379 males nnd 25t ! females' ugainst no at the corresponding time last month. The grand Jury Indicted three persons or llrms In Tntna for keeping gambling houses. Just at the close of the great religious revival In which over two hundred persons were converted. John Schurko. the religious crank , who professed to bo married by the Lord at lo- uorah recently , nnd who was sent to Jail for refusing to take out a marriage license , has been adjudged Insane and removed to the asylum at Indopondoiica. Ho refuses to cat and has not tasted food for several days. Ex-Uallroad Commissioner Coflln , of Iowa , now representing thollrotherhood of-Brakes men , In nn address nt Washington said that In ten years 2.-I21 men hnvo been killed In Iowa by the pin and link coupler nnd the hand-brake. Ho strongly urged the inter state commission to use their inlluenco to nave an act passed by the national legisla ture compelling the adoption of safety ap pliances. Ho further stated that last year in Iowa nearly thirty million passengers were carried by the different railroads and not ono was injured by the flro-hentlng Btovo. while In tbo same tiuio ,150 men were killed and iujured bp the pin and link coup ler. nryond tlio Hookies. Wnlla Walla's sewers will cost 5155,000. High license meetings are being held at Sacramento. Northern Pacific men have acquired com plete ownership of the Tacornu street car sjstem. Chief Avery and two members of the San Diego lire department have boon arrested for stealing shoes tit a lire. James Shields , collector of internal revenue for the District of Montana , has sent his resignation to President Hurrisson. Tlio estimated cost of cutting a canal from Lake Washington to the sound at Seattle , so ns to lulmit deep sea vessels to the lake , is $1,500,000. Judge Ross , of the United States circuit court ut Los Angeles , must servo his six month's sentence for contempt In trying to bribe a witness. The Farmers' Union , of Livcrtnore , Col. , has nuulo an assignment for the benefit of its credltors.to J. H , Hull , of Sun Francisco. The liabilities are estimated at $150,000. T. J. Cuddy , the Los Angeles chief of po lice , who was sent to jail six mouths ago for contempt of court in trying to brlbo a wit ness , is moving all the machinery of'the law to got out. The sheriff nt Townsend the other day examined the Jail and found a subterranean passage which had been prepared by the prisoners and everything In readiness lor a jail delivery. Use Angostura Bitters , the world re nowned South American appetizer , of exquisite flavor. Manufactured by Dr.- J. G. B. Siogert& Sons. Ask your drug gist. StromsuurK and the Normal School. STKOSISUURO , Neb. , March 11 , 18S9. To the Editor of THE BEE : The good people of Stromsburg certainly appreciate the tireless efforts of Tun BKB to prevent a waste of public money by needless or reckless appro priations ; but it seems that Tiih BEK docs not understand the question of "new nor mal schools. " A demand was made on the state for money to enlarge the school at Peru. Wo do not wish to speak unkindly of tLat school , but the times seem to demand that the state should make some substantial move for ono or more good normal schools , and that would bo a credit to the pcoplo of the stato. Stromsburg has u beautiful brick building , erected for just such u purpose , warmed by a furnnco ana having all the modern conveniences indoors and out. Our people offered to give this property , with ilvo acres of land on which it stands , and all within the corporate limits of this city ; and wo only asked the state to appropriate $3,000 for the ensuing two years. This property is worth MO.OOO. While wo recognize that some other locations ore offering peed property for the same pur pose , Stromburg is centrally located , has everything asked for to start a school , and is 0110 of the best young cities of 1,5CO popula tion of the state. Now wo tisk , "Is this a wild move } " Will it not bo to the credit of the state that It takes advantage of the lib erality of such locations nnd the patriotic lort of tlio citizens ] Is it not about tiino that the Nebraska stntA normal school ! should bo placed on A footing the ncodtt of the stuto demand. demand.Crmns Crmns OP StnosisnunOi WHAT PEOfhliTAMt. AI1OUT. Views nnrt Interview * Oaugtit In Hotel Corridors nnd KUoivhcro. An old engineer of the Southern Paolfld road , George Nowcoinb , who Is now ono of : San Francisco's prosperous citizens , regis tered at the Paxton yesterday. ' THE UE caught him last ovontng for n short talk , and among other things learned that the Pacltlo coast people expect two now railroads Into Frisco within the next fifteen months. Sold ho ! "The Union Pacific is dortaln to bo there , nnd wo are also counting on n line from Tacoma , backed by the Northern Pacific , " At present everything m that country Is controlled by thr Southern Pacltlo. A moaner corporation no ar existed , except the Boston & Albany , ant ) the pcoplo hnvo become very weary. They want rollof nnd are rpjo.clng to know that It is coming. "Tho booms of two and three years ago , " continued Mr. Nowcomb , "havo passed , but they will como again and everything legitimate Is being done to push California to the front. Personally tuoro U no ether part of the country tlmt 1 would live In. A great many pcoplo como there expecting to lliul $30 golil pieces laying In the rood , and they got fooloU , but with the same amount of enterprise , economy nnd work displayed there as hero brings forth greater results. San Francisco and Oakland are growing * right along , business Is good , and with the two now railroads coming our prospects for bettor times thau over before are certainly as bright as wo could ask. " A flno looking gentleman with long red whiskers attracted conslderablo attention iu the Paxton ofllco last evening , and ho was Introduced ns E. E. McGlntlo. a lending at torney of Saline county. "No , " said ho , "our people , and I am speaking of Wilbur , my homo , nro not making any effort to at tract attention. They go along quietly mid nro prosperous. It Is over at Crete that every body wants to boom things. That town tries to got up a boom every year. " Mr. Mc Glntlo Is the partner In law business of Hon. George Hastings. Ho says this gentleman has no aspiration to secure n federal appoint ment , but hones to succeed Jim Laird as the Second district congressman. "And I bcllova ho will got thoro. Ho undoubtedly has the In side track and Is well liked all over the dis trict. " VACATES JUS CHAIR. Rev. M. P. DowlliiRS. J. , of Crolgtou CollCKO Goes to Detroit. Rev. M. P. Dowllng S. J. , who has boon president of Crolghton college slnco 1835 , loft Omaha yesterday evening for Detroit , Mich. , where ho will assume the president's chair ot Detroit college , a Roman catholla educational institution ot that city estab lished some years ago by the Jesuits. The assignment to his now post cnmo Iu the nature of a surprise to Father Dowliug. tno first intimation of the clmngo having boon received but five or six days ago. It will bo with feelings of the profoundest regret , that those who have boon associated with Father Dowllng or have known him during his rcsldcuco here , m church , collegiate - giato , business or social relations , will * bid him good-bye. During his administration ho has done much for the institution over which he has had control. During the past year , through his efforts a now wing was added to the college building , giving much needed additional accommodations. From n grammar school ho has raised the course of study to a classical collegiate standard. After a week In Detroit , Father Dowllng will return to Omaha to close up his affairs , but his ofllcial counoctloa with Crolghtou college ceased yesterday. During the remainder of the colloglato year Rev.R. . A. Slmffel , S. J. , of the Holy Family cliurch , will have charge of the col- lego. The Institution was opened by him about ten yearn ago , and in that time many of the original students have grown to man hood and are now either successful trades men or occupants ot respectable positions la mercantile and professional circles of Omaha. Memorial Resolutions. At a mooting of the Ladles Aid Society of Trinity M. E. church , held ut the clmreli par lors on February 17 , 18S9 , the fbllowlng reso lutions wcro unanimously adopted : Whereas , It has pleased Almlgnty God , In tlio order of His providence , to remove from jur circle by death , our beloved slstcr.Sarah 10. Kcmston , whoso wise counsel , sweet spirit and prayerful devotion fllls so largo a i > lace iu our society ; therefore , bo It Hcsolved , That wo very greatly miss and leeply monrn the loss of our dear friend and ilster. Resolved , That wo sincerely sympathlzo vith the bereaved husband and family , and nnst devoutly pray that our heavenly Father may greatly bless them in their BO- , 'cro affliction. Resolved , 'JJiat a copy of these resolutions 30 spread on the minutes of the Ladles Aid society of Trinity M. E. r.hurch , nnd also .but a copy be furnished the bereaved bus- Kind and faintly. J. W. ROIIINHON , Mrs. E. A. PAiiMBr.r.E , Mrs. N. H. LUMON , _ Committee. Closed by Thick Ice. SAUI.T SIB MAUIK , Mich. , March 12. Tha Ice in the canal aud in Mud lake is three feet thick and unless there Is favoraWo weather from this time on there Is not much chance that navigation will open before May 1. g Is The Time ItLH To Cure Au < > "i's-l"tf aDiiiiilliadiiy , Elcliln , liumlng , fSeuly , and S'iiuply Ilumort * ol the Skin , Sculp and Itlooil. Psola H yearn. Head , nrms nnd ) > reast n solid AOIIU. Back covered with sorph.osc d ou ( OTH nnd nteil Icincs Tall. Cured l > y Cutlcnrii Ituinrdlcs nt n mat ol' $ ; > .7f > . 1 have used the CUTICUKA KKMHDIKS with the best rasulU. I niJixl two bottle ; ) or the Cb TK.'IIIIA UisorVKNT , three boxes of UUTicuu.4 , and ono taku of CUTICUII i HOAI- , and urn cnrvtl of a terrible skin and hcalp rllsoaso known as psoriasis. I had It for ( tight years. It would getl.ottorantlwor.se ut times. Sometimes my howl uoutd bo u solid scab , nnd wns at the llmo I iiogan the nsu of tliu CUTICUIIA lli'.Minns. : : My aims were covered with scobs from my elbows to Eliouldcrs , my breast \vus almost OHO solid acub , und my back covered lUlli cores varying In ttlzo from a penny to a dollar. J bail doctoro'l with all the best doctors wllb no relief , and usml miiny dllforent medicines u Itli- outcllcct. Mycnfic waHlieiedltiiry , and I brirnil to tlilntc inctuable , but It bvxun to Itcul from the Unit application of ODTICUJM. AltCHKH UUSSni.U Ueahler , Ohio. I am thankful to say that I have used thn Or- TICUIIA IlKtiKiiiKfl for about i-lght months with grout success , and consider tnvuolf entirely cured of salt rhemn , fiorn which I hnvo fluttered for HX years , I tried a number of medicines ami two or the best doctoix In Uio country , but found nothing tlmt would effect a euro until I used your CUTICUKA Ki'.UKiiir. ? . Mils. A. McCfjAFIN , Morette , Mo. T have been troubled with a skin nr.d disease for seventeen years. Jly licuil ut tlmo'i wan one running sore , and my body was covered with them as largo as 11 halt dollar. I tried great many remedies ultlimit etroct until I used theCimcuitA JtKJiKDiKs , nnd ain thankful testate state tlmt after tuo month * of their use 1 um entirely cut ed. I feel It my duty tu you unil the pubilo to utata the ubovn case , L , II. MfOUWUU' , Jamebburif , N. J. Cuticura Spring ! * tbo tbno to rleanro the okln , Bealp and blood of every Impurity and dUeaise. To accomplish this t'rent work , noiiKencyin medi cine is BO Hjiecdy , economical aud never fiUllut' axtne Oi'iicuitA UKUKUICS. CUTICUII t , tbefe-reut t-kln euro , Instantly allay * tha most agonizing Itching , burning , rind in flammation , clear * the i-Un and fcjlp at rrntitu and scales , and rofctores tha hulr. Curicutii BOAT , the gr ! ut ( of akin UiuutllloM , Is Indlo- pc-nsablo In treating skin cilieasoH And baby liumortf , It producio tha wliltcxt , cleau-st skin anil t-oftost hnm ! , free from plmpln , spot or blinnltri. CurtcuitA HKKOLVI-NT. the new Mood Mi8. black-heads , chapped , roufU.i e J au J Mr oily akin prevented by CtmuuuA , Itnd Sore ITK. Skin entirely cone Fln.sh n in ass of dlmmmIOR diiiilniHlifid one-third lit size. Gnu- ( It'll ( in lie | > i ; | f)4. Cured l > y the Cntiuii'U Itomedles. For three yo irs I w.vs nlmost crippled with nn awful HOW log fiom my kiiou down tomyanklo ; tno nlcln win entirely irono. nnd the lloxh was ono nui'8 of dUc.iss , 8om physicians pro- nonnd It Incnr.iblo. It had dimln'nhod about one-third the lzo nt the other , und I wns Ina hopoliH. ) condition. After trying all 1:1 mis ot remedies und aptmdlng hundreds of dollar * , from which 1 K"t no rcllof \ > hatovnr , I was per- minded to try your CUTICIIIIA ItnMKiur.s. and thorcHiilt wiis as fnllniVH : After three days I noticed decided rhiuiKb for the better , and ut th end of two month * I HUH completely cured. My llcHh wus purllli'd , nnd the bono ( which had been exposed for over u year ) KQt sound. Tlio Hcsh began tu Brow , und to-day , und for nearly two years unst , my log In an well us over It was , found In iivery vuspcct , mid not a ulgn of tha dlsi'asu to bused ! H. ( J. AHKIIN , DnbolH , Ijodfjo Co. , Ua. It gives mo grout pleasure to Inform you tlmt your tiirriuuiiA MKUKIMIM bavo made n great clmng In my child , I uuvo thorn it fair trial , t used about four boltlos of CuriouiiA ltisor.- : VKNT , "i < l thieo boxen CUTK.UIIA , und four caUo < OUTIUUIIA ijOAl' , uud cliu Is now cured ot thodtseaso. Nobody would take bur to bo the same child. JA.MIW IIIHHCOH , IUI K 'M St. , New Vorlc. Vonr Cl'TicuiM HKSIKIHKS Imvo done great thing * for inc. T.iey ciuud a klu disease of mnny yearn Htandlnij. lluvo triad many other iBDicilluji. but nothing did mo any good until I rommt'iiri'dn.ilnsyoiirU.'TiciniAlU-.HKDlKH. I cun iccommi-nd them l > all. Mus. i" . W , IlllOWN , Blr.rtuvniit Iliilldiug , Jamaica I'lnln , Mas , Remedies purifier , clojnsos the liloo.l of impurities and jiolhonon-i tilcmi'ntH. and thus removes tha CAtihK. Hence the Ci.'TiointA llr.HKiiiKS euro every Kpeclus of torturing , humiliating , Itching , liurnlnr , scaly , aii'l pimply dUc.tHen of the skin , Hrulp , und blood , with lom of hulr , und all InimoiH , blotrhoj , uriiptlonx. fiorus , nettles , und crusttc , whether simple , scrofulous or cont- gtous. Sold everywhere. I'rlce , Ci'iicuiiA , Wo : BOAV , ate ; llLKw.vitNT. ( I. I'ropuroil by thn I'OTJKH Dlllin AND ClKMIUA ! ! COIII'OIIATIOX , liOstOII. r Triend for "How U ) Cur .tkln Disease * , " fl pagex , CQlllubtrutlous , and HO tenlnmotiUU. _ D t T1VIQ Skin iid J wlp pri-Herved and beuutl- MD 1 U lied by Cuticura Hoap. AbsoluUly pure