Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY MARCH 81 , 18S9.TWELVE PAGE&
THE DAILY BEE.
I'UULIBUBD EVKIIY BiOIlNING.
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OMAHA Omen , Non.oil and 91(1 ( FAmiAM BTUBBT.
CtiiOAno orrioiSi HOT HOOKHHY iioir.rjiwn.
Nr.w VoiiKOrncn. UonMBil AKD l5Tuiuufrn
iiuiMitNO. WAmiiNnioN UrriOB , Ho , & 13
routiTEKNtn BTUMRT.
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All commtmlcMlons rolntlng to n w ftnd efll-
totlnl mutur should boaddrensodtatha liniroii
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All Iiuln6s icttrts nnrtromlltftncei should b
naflrewcrt to Tun IIKH I'unt.mtuxu CovirA r.
OMAHA. Drultn , chcoKs and postolilw orders to
be made p.ij oblo to the order of tbo company.
VhD Bco pQWiSulnECipaiiy , ProprlGtors ,
E. RO3EWATER , Editor.
TI112 DAlliY BliC.
Sworn Statement nt'Okroulntlon.
Etnto of Nobrnokft , I. .
County of Douglas , f 83 <
( icorgell. Tzsrlmck , Bocrotixryof the 1 ] 9 Pnb-
lUhliitt comtiany , does BOloiitnljr sjvonr that the
netiiarclrculfttion ot TUB DAILY IIBR for tha
veek ending March 80. 1889. was as follows :
Pmulny , March 81 . , , , . .
Alondny. March ' > , . .
uc < rtxy. ( March iw. . .
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rriitav. . . . . .
gaturday. MarchDu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.80.
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oiioiion n. T/SCHUCIC.
Bn orn to lioforo tno and subset-Hied to in in } *
proscnco tills aOth day Of Mnrctt. A. 1) . 1889.
Soul. N. 1' . 1-KIL. Notary i > ubllo.
Binteof Nebraska. I. .
County of Douglas f f *
Ocorgo II. 'JVsuliuotc , being duly sworn , do-
IIOMCI uuil says that he Is goer otarr ol the ilea
1'ubilshlng company , that the actual avaraga
rtnlly cuxulntlo ot TIIM DAII.V IlKK for Iho
mouth ot March , 1888 , iff.nsa copies ; for April.
3888 , 18,74 * copies ! for May , 188S , 18.1Si
conies : for Juno , 1888 , lu.SMl copiesi for
July , 18B8 , 18.0.13 copleiii for Atimtst , 1888 ,
f 38,183 copies : for September , 1833 , 18,151 codes ;
tor October , 1889 , 18.031 copies : for Novent-
lir , 1PSW , l , i'fl ' copies : for nncomber , 188 , id i
coTilcfl : for.Tnnunry. I8y , 18,574 coplosi for February -
ruary , i * *
WSrnQa , , TZ8CIItrolCl
I Sworn to before mo nnd subscribed In my
prreenco this 2d day ot Mnroli. A. 1) . 1R SI.
W. 1 > . I'KIL Notary Public.
! failure of the Stout , Konimrd
nnd Butler claims doprivcd the lobby
ists of eovorlil rAre and juicy "souvenirs
of the sosslotl. '
was ono refreshing feature
nbout the bidders for public works and
thut was the nUmboi * of now faces ap
F plying for work.
Till ! legislative combines was entirely
overlooked in the distribution of prizes.
Perhaps they secured tholtf prices
earlier in the session.
THK western furniture dealers have
decided to form a syndicate us n necessary
preliminary to a trust. An early ad
vance in prlcon is nssuredi
THE story of the Denver bank rob
bery has tovr equals in the ycliow-baCk
romances of the century. The author
modestly withholds his nauio white the
OXistontia of MdticHanstm is In doubt.
IT was highly lilting for the Swedish
citl'/cnfl of Omaha to take appropriate
action in honor of the memory of JOhh
Ericsson. As long as America lives
thd nnmo of John Ericsson will bo rov-
fiffid.
LET the Union Pacific bo called into
court and show cause why the valuable
lots donated by the city to that com
pany on condition of its building a
Union depot Shall not revert to the
grantor for broach of contract.
IOWA jobbers have cut into the busi
ness" of Cnicago to such an extent that
the latter demand rolfcf from the rail
roads. It will be granted. Chicago
must bo-prosorvod at any cost to the
Bufroanding country.
Trtmiiof it ! A'countrv where all
tTio" women wear * short hafr and even
the babies smofco cigarottosf Mr. Car
penter tolls about thetri in his first letter -
ter from Siaur. Look tor It iti the
next SUNDAY BEE.
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I * THE economical "Q" intends to cut
expenses all along" the lino/ The precaution -
caution is taken td announce' , howov6r ,
that no reduction in wages of the union
employes is anticipated. It is ffuito ev
ident that the railroad has profittod by
its costly experiment of the past.
I COUNOII/BLUFFS spiritualistic circles
m ttro striving in vain to discover tlio
mf medium by Which an important witness
f
111 a-murder case was spirited u\vay.
6 tHbappoarances of this character have
become so frequent that refusal to bo
kidnapped is considered proof Of idiocy.
Mn. HITCHCOCK ! ia determined to re
trieve the losses caused by his falfuro to
unload Ids roul estate on tha govern
ment. Members of the , legislature * have
been taxed oilo dollar and a half each
for papoVs they had hover ordered.
{ Tno papers were gratuitous as well as
the dun.
THE report of the wreck of three
American mon-6f-war in tlio waters of
B'arnbu will Cause genuine regret. To
successfully escape the deadly scows
Hud coal boats of the Atlantic and go
flown before the windy foe in the Pacific
is enough to overwhelm tho1 nation.
BY an oversight peculiar to the'dem
ocratic mail service , TUB BEE has re-
eolved "A List of Books on Angling ,
Hunting , Shooting , and Kindred Sub-
foots. " Itwaa dvidoritly intohded fol-
rfohn M1. Thurston , , whose mania for
tlicso pastimes cannot bo 'restrained
when an investigating committee heavns
in sight. . „ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THK construction of TJIK BEK build-
Inur , though to a certain extent bditoflt-
tntt Mr. HitohcookV pi'oporty d few
bldoka * West , utid developing tl'uit BOO-
tlon of the city in a great degree , was
fcocoinpllBhcd without n request of tha
projector for bonuses from the citizens
bf Omaha. Yotf Mr , IlitohcoclC 1ms done
dvOrytiling lu' lits p owcr to injurd , and
id'do tract from wlmtovor' reputation for
sntarprlBo TUB Run has. In striking
eontrastwo'flud Mr. Ilitchcoclc seeking
tf fabulous sum of money as u bonus to-
Vards a proposed building and Mr ,
Posowater heading the list with a J5,00 (
donation. The people of Omaha roadllj
appreciate the contemptible course o
t/if. Hitohcoolc and tire deserting his
kk'bet in order to filve THE BKU their
lioarty support.
OMAHA'S nXPANDtSQ TRADE ,
The last report of a Now York com-
ncrolal ftgoncy Vofora to Iho bustnoss ot
Omaha as very Rood , whllo that of other
western cities named Is said to bo only
Air. The observation and inquiries of
THE BEE enable u to say that the
spring trade ot the oity is now under
good headway , with excellent promise
) f showing a volume of business equal
to , if not in excess of , that of any previ
ous ycnt4 In Omaha's history. On nil
sides nro soon Indications that the pros
perity and fluccofls of our morchrints are
ittrnctlng moti and money from other
less favored towns to this city , while
the steady growth of , our trade is un-
ntlstaknblo ovhtonccof the diversion of
iHislnoss from other poin U to this con-
tor.
tor.That
That Omaha is rcMlj-lrig n steady nnd
healthy expansion of trade will not bo
jninsald by anyone who will tnko the
trouble to inform himself. In the matter.
Her advantageous location at the gate
of an immense empire rnpidly-groW- -
iiiff stalest and territories soon to become -
como states , is being every year iribra
strongly domoiiBtrnled , nnd assures her
n future of commercial greatness
which she may bo deprived of only
by the Buptnoncss and want of enter
prise of our own people. So
long as the capitalists and mer
chants of Omaha appreciate nnd , tnko
advantage of tho. opportunities that
oftor , the city will continue to ndvahcoj
her strides of progress graduated to Iho
degree of energy and enterprise exhib
ited by the men who are in n position to
largely control her destiny and welfare.
It is not uncommon to hear it Bald that
thcso men either do not understand the
possibilities of the city in which they
have made their fortunes , or else hav
ing reaped n sulllolont harvest they nro
indifferent as to the future. Very
likely this is true respecting some of
them , but wo are disposed to think that
the allegation is untrue as to the ma
jority , and that they can bo depended
upon to show their faith in Omaha by
their works Whenever the demand on
them is properly made. Unquestiona
bly there are in the community men
who nro conservative to the pointof
fogyism , some fossils whom nothing can
arouse to an act of enterprise , artd per
haps there is occasionally to bo found
a fully developed pessimist , but those
people nro feW in nuiiibor ahd'thoir in
fluence is trrontly exaggerated. Doubtless -
loss thb City woiild bo better oil without
them , but with the irresistible logic of
progress against them , their powot1 for
harm must soon bo wholly1 destroyed.
In the Interviews with the business
men recently prilitod in Tim BEE the
consensus of opinion was that a most
essential requirement of Omaha is im
proved railroad facilities. The city
mtist fad triado uiOrobf nrailroad center ,
said most of our merchants who were
intervidWod. Thordcan bo nd question
regarding thd wisdom ot this opinion.
Thd trade ot a , considerable territory ,
naturally tributary to Omaha , gods dldd-
where because our merchants cannot
readily roach it. Sofflo of this territory
is rapidly developing , rtnd there will bo
moro euoh at a not very rdmoto time.
A vigdroU4 practical effort shodld bo
made lo secure and retain for Omaha
the trade of these growing sections ,
which wo can so firmly bind to ourselves
commercially , if wo will , that no com
petition or rivalry could Interfere with
us , and thd connection with which
would unquestionably prove greatly to
our advantage and profit.
For the present , wo cdn congratulate
ourselves upon a , prosDorous and grow
ing business , and an outlbok altogether
favorable. This" fortunate" situation
should bo an incentive to greater effort
and enterprise , for which the rewards
of the future are certain to ba not loss
gratifying than have been those of the
past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
AS TO FRANCHISES.
The subwdy franchise muddle which
the council is now wrcStting with fur-
'nishes occasion to again advise the
members'Of the council t6 go sloW iri the
matter of voting franchises- The city
6f Omaha has boon altogether too lavish
in granting valuable privileges when
ever asked. Omaha has become largo
enough to render franchises on her
streets of great money value , and while
it is wise to encourage enterprises to in
vest capital in this city , the field of in-
vcsWnonfhas become so rich" that capital
is now competing' for the first chance to
got possession of the valuable privileges
at the disposal of this oity.
The time has come when the city
council should demand n bonds of the
corporation seeking n franchise on the
streets of Omaha , or the corporation or
company seeking n special privilege
should bov required to give" bond and
put up a forfeit with the city council ,
agreeing to invest a certain amount of
capital in this city within a given time
uifder the franchise sought ; and' if a
stated amount of capital bo not invested
under the tormd of the franchise , the
.forfeit . should bo demanded and the
charter revoked.
A franchise may1 be sought of a na
ture that will admit of the cbuncll ad
vertising foi bids and in such ncaso tlio
council should provide thatthe' various
companies compote for the valuable
privilege which the counpil is expected
to vote away. There IB no reason why
the various subway Companies should
not bo compelled' ' to bid in this way.
Franchises have been granted by the
Omaha council to companies organ trad
here for the' solo purpose of speculating
on the privities and selling them at a
handsome figure to companies' ' tlUkt fn
the future might dostta to irtVest capi
tal on our Rtreots. In this matter the
council ' has permitted itself to"bo duped
and' it certainly wolild DO' thb part of
wisdom to revoke ( f osslblo tho- pro
visions of all franchises' , the holders of
which cattnot gimt'antdiv ' to commence
the in vestment of capital under them
within ft-glvewtline.
A franchise in the alty of Omaha is * d
valuable thing , and the intdroat of the
city in this reflect should bo pro-
tooted ,
TtlE REJtV'rrON OF IIAtS'rEAl'r.
President Harrison hoe oncountoroO
thd objection of the senate to two- im
portant Appointments. Ho was com
pelled to withdraw the nomination ol
Eugene Sohuylor to bo assistant secre
tary of state because that ucntlutnun
had boon offensively critical of certain
persons in a publication treating ot the
dlplonmttoBorvlco of the United Slutos.
Tliis was not n particularly eoriotiR mat-
Lor , since Mr , Sohuylor was not In any
Inrgo idtieo n representative mant al
though most nmply qualified by nequlro-
merits nnd experience for the position
of twflstnnt secretary of elate. The ro-
joctlon by the aontito of Mr. Itnlstond ,
nominated to bo minister to Germany ,
la nn affair of much Creator consequence
and significance.
Mr. UaUtoad is in the most liberal
sense a representative man. As an edi
tor ho hna boon distinguished for more
than n quarter of n century , and since
the organization of the republican party
no living journalist has done battle for
the party moro ably , courageously , or
faithfully. Ho is an aggrosslvo man ,
fearless in declaring his convictions ,
nnd his blows nro always delivered with
n force nnd vigor intended to bo felt ,
lie may not have boon at nil times dla-
croot , but nobody has over questioned
iiis h.onnsty. During the rebellion
ho sharply criticised the administration
nnd certain union generals for what ho
believed to bo mistakes and shortcom
ings. Tlmo demonstrated that his judg
ment was ut fault , but ho was sincere.
All that ho said was prompted by n pa
triotic concern for the cause , whatever
may bo thought of the expediency nnd
mnnnor of saying it. When it was pro
posed in the United States senate , upon
information preferred by the legislature
of Ohio , to investigate thd charge that
the oloolion of Senator Henry B. Payne
was procured by bribery , Mr. Halstend ,
with his usual earnestness nnd vigor ,
advocated nn investigation. Ho knew
that n vast amount of money had boon
lavishly spent by relatives nnd inti
mate friands of Mr. Payne some of
them members of the Standard Oil com
pany nt the state capital. There were
democrats who assorted that members
of the legislature had bddn bribed , and
all thd circumstances Were such as to
make it almost certain that the charge
of bribery could bo substantiated. Fully
believing that a senator who had
profited by the corruption of legislators ,
although perhaps personally guiltless ,
should not bo allowed to retain his scat ,
and fooling also that the honor and
character of the sonata was at stake ,
Mr. Halstead felt that the defeat
of the proposed Investigation by
the votes of half a dozen ropuollcans
was an butt-rtgo upon the pcoplo of Ohio
nnd upon th6 coiintry , and ho did not
hesitate to say so , His severe and in
discriminate denunciation of the rcpub- '
llcan senators who vbiod against an - investigation
vestigation cannot bo justified , Some
of thorn unquestionably noted from a
conviction that the acdusod senator was
personally guiltless , and doubtless no
body believes that at\y of them.was in
fluenced by any pecuniary or other cor
rupting consideration. But the repub
licans of Ohio were naturally very bit-
tdr , and Mr. Halstdad voiced their foel-
ingd in his usual unsparing and uncom
promising way. It is very questionable
whether the republican senators who
have sought revenge by rejecting the
nomination of Mr. Halstead will horo-
ttftor bo ns strong in the respect of the
party ns they1 have been.
The rebuke of Mr. Halstead extends
beyond him. It roaches the president.
The nomination of Mr. Halstoad was
not of his own seeking. It may have
boon asked by Senator Sherman , or it
may have been the voluntary act oi
the president , who knows bettor than
most men the service that Mr. Halstead
has rendered the party. The proba
bility is ho was the selection
of the president , in which event the
rebuke is not less severe to the
ex'eoutivo than to the rejected candi
date1. The result is to bo r6grotted for
several obyious reasons. It is unfortu
nate that th6ro should have como a
breach between the president and the
senate thus early in the administration ;
it is unfortunate that senators have
given such an example of vindictiveness -
ness , and ifris unfortunate that the di
plomatic service loses a man whoso
ability and fitness are conceded by men
of all parties.
Mn. HITOHCOOK wants to know why
and how it is that such men as Hol-
dr6gd , Kiraball , Thurston nnd others ,
who have boon antagoni7od by Mr. Rosewater -
water on railroad issues , should support
ISighteonth nnd Farnnm as the location
for the postoffico. These men certainly
know that Mr. Rosewater has some
property within n block of the proposed
site , and Mr.Hitchcock , thinks this a
sutfioiont ground for those men to oppose
it. Happily , howov'or , the distinguished
gentlemen take a broader view of public
matters than does Mr. Hitchcock , who
has inado a reputation in the business
world by the n'arrow-mindod and illib
eral cOui'sd taken by him In the great
hotel project ho was concerned In a few
months since. At that time Mr. Hitch-
cook thought his Twentieth and Far-
nam lots a go6d hotel site , nnd ho rushed
to Mr. Roscwator , whom' ho had novdr
ceased to abuse eindo starting his
throe-cent shoot , nnd proposed that Mr.
Hosowator help him in getting up a
subscription. Mr. Rosowator' gave htm
a favorable rtply , lioadod the subscrip
tion with a five thousand dollar dona
tion , raised it to' a total of seventy
thousrfnd dollars by his individual ef
forts , and was ready to bring it up to
one hundred and twenty thousand dol-
I'dt's. Ho Was compollGd to abandon ( ho
scheme , however , when Mr. Hitchcock
added to his other demands the
requirement that a1 mortgage loan
iu the sum of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars moro nt five per con t
bo secured for himi In other words
Mr. Hltohcook wanted1 the oity 61
Omihn : to bull'd' ' ' tlio hotel on his lots
amYtheh ful'n the whole thing over fo
him. Ei9 ? ontorprlsing spirit was reWarded -
Warded by' tho- withdrawal of all the
pi'opbsod ddriatidha.
for" the celebration df
Vho contonnfal of Washington's In
augural in Now York City dn April 80
are being mn.de > ort a ucalo of unusual
grandeur. The progrrlimmd mapped' out
by the cdniHlitfoo df arrangements in
cludes the reception of President lar-
rlson.hitfcablnot , the supreme court of
the United States and other offldialsund
ontdora'df distinction dn the moOnlng1 df
the 2'Jth of April , On April1 30 the
great oxorolBcs' ofTho occasion will tnko
) laoo. It la prijpMod to hold brief re *
igious services thHho vnrtotu oUutohos
of the city , after which the formal
Horary exorcises will follow on the
stops of the dub-treasury building * At
noon the gnuia nlUuiry parade will
> assln review-band In the evening a
mil nt the Metropolitan opera house
will end the festivities. Unquestiona
bly the cclobrattbj ! of Washington's In
auguration , the last In the series of our
centennials , u ill * ha remembered nnd
tionoretl not only In Now York , hut allover
ever the country lu n manner befitting
its historical impdrtanco.
MR. ROSinVATHit to the knowledge of
Mr. Uilchco6k has been out ot tite city
ever two weeks , yet during that time
the Inttor has persistently tflvon publi
cation to abusive personal attacks on
Mr. Rosewater of A most contemptible
nature. Hd ought to bo reminded that
a largo majority of the wealthy property
owners , railway mon and bankers who
have Indorsed the Farnnm and Eigh
teenth site have ilouo so without Mr.
Rosowator's knowledge or request.
Mon roprj&ontlng over eighty per cent
ot the business of this city have signed
numerous petitions nnd telegrams ,
many of thorn voluntarily , and the great
number of them upon the request of
forty or fifty wealthy property owners
who have boon aottvo in the matter.
All this work had not , boon done in the
Interest ot THE BEE. In the judgment
of those mon Eighteenth nnd Farnatn
ns a location for the postofllco is prefer
able. The very fact that the signa
tures of such mon ns Klmbnll , Hol-
drego , Thurston , and others , who in
many mnttcrs have boon antagonized
by Mr. Rosewater , are appended to the
petitions go far to show that it is n
popular demand rather than a matter
of Mr , Rosowator'a influence.
Mn. HITCHCOCK decries Mr. Roso-
wator's enterprise by citing an 'alleged
mortgage for a quarter of a million dollars
lars which , ho says , Mr. Rosewater had
to assUme in order to carry out his
project in building a seven story fire
proof block. Mr. Hitohcoqk imagines
ihat ho can InjUre THE BEE by nssdrt-
ing that a mortgage hangs over THE
BEE building * Ho forgets that not n
single enterprise of half the magnitude
of THE BEE building has been success
fully carried through in this city with
out the aid of a mortgage. Our most
successful and public spirited mon took
advantage of tha mortgage as a means
to enable them 'to ' erect the costly
buildings which'ornament the city. For
this they nro to bo commended and the
newspaper which sacks' to impair the
credit of a man , who has the nerve to
make thcso extraordinary investments
ought to ho hold up to the contempt of
every business man in the state.
IK anticipation of early statehood
Wyoming is advertising her remarKable -
blo resources afid'is ' holding out strong
inducements to attract immigration.
She points to her virgin oil fields rich
in possibilities./dier coal mines pos
sessing the finest quality of bituminous
coal known to exist * . Her tin regions ,
valuable deposits of which are said to
exist in the northeastern part of the
territory. Her stock raising acilitios
nnd other industries which await de
velopment. It is a more question of
time when Wyoming will support a
great mining and manufacturing popu
lation and when her wealth will be
counted in the millions ,
Mn. HITCHCOCK is a man of strange
contradictions. Ono day ho says that
Mr. Rosewater has no influence , and is
a dead duck. Another day ho says that
throe-fourths of all the property owners
of Omaha and all the railway mon and
public men who have endorsed Eigh
teenth and Farnam for the now postof
fico have done so solely through Mr.
Rosowator's influence. Of course the
latter proposition is absurd , but Mr.
Hitchcock revels in absurdities and is
an adopt in the formation of idiotic
con clu sion s.
THE irrigation law passed by the leg
islature is a measure of great import
ance to the western section of the state.
It is of special interest to the -counties
along the border , and will increase the
tillable area by a million or more acres.
The North and South Platte , the Cheyenne -
onno , Niobrara and Frenchman rivers
will bo utilized to work a revolution in
the farming methods of that section.
THE electric light companies of Now
York and adjoining cities have formed
a mammoth trust. Two hundred million
dollars are represented in the pool.
This cdmbination rivals the Standard
Oil octopus in capital and-will ovoutu-
ally spread Its arms around every city
in the country. All warfare is ended
in a common purpose to realize all the
traffic will boar.
THE McGlynn Anti-Poverty society
manages to keep at a safe distance from
the poor house. The receipts of the so
ciety during the year amounted to thlr-
ty-ono thousand dollars , and thirty
thousand was expended in a profound
effort to "roforirt/Jttio pope and his
minions. " Thobu'r fpn of poverty does
not appear to distr s/ the officers of the
sdcioty. .
Tnuxn orusbodj * ' & earth will rise
again. But the miUijijng she got in the
subway investigation' will keep' her eyes
in mourning for a'm0nth.
(
A Utfrtam.
AmM Itlvti ,
Behold , there wus eeiivof my heart ,
A plqco of great shadow and tears ,
Shadows and ttantbUag and fears.
Death and the p'aiu of-jUte'dart. '
Love in In his gravo-cWtlios wa tuera
Dead , with no smile ou his face ,
Dead ( In' thdt sorrowful place , ,
With scorn for a Wreath in his hair.
Hb'tHrtt ! had onto beotf so great ? ,
Might/ wlntf nnd so fleet ,
There , lying still at my feet , .
at tlio foot of nly bate I' '
Ldolririg thuswlso dn him tlloro ,
I. behife'softod ill part : .
Touched for ono hoart-beatf , his heart ,
my lip's in' ' his Hair.
But. as remontant I knelt ,
Torn witlf the battle bo un ,
Snamod for the tliiii I1 hud dono'
Lot oil it suddon'I felt
Warmth M his wings overspread
Yes , of tils llu and' their smarts.
Of his oyus , and his hands- , and his heart ;
Love Imd como back from tha dead I
FOR THOSE WHO THINK.
Itib Irttost eonlfIbuttdti to the dlsctiwldn In
the Forum of tlio negro hUistlon , Is by A
tiORro writer , Prof.V. . B. BarborotiRU , flf
\Vllbcrfotco unlvcralty , Ohio , In the March
mimbor ho reviews with n deal of savtiflty
the treatment of thtt ttcgfo qlibstldh by tlib
representatives both of the south nnd ot the
north. But of the future of his race ho
takes a very hopeful viow. Ho write * !
"That which the south declare * It will not
have noRro aiiiromncy | has no part In the
negro's plans for his future , nor Is It desired
by him. Ito simply socks to oxorolso unde
terred the freedom to enjoy rights guaran
teed him as a citizen by the constitution.
Ho loaves all cl&o to the future evolution of
just public sentiment nnd to private choice.
llo hns no desire to rule ever or to linrm the
whites. Pushed from the ground of ncero
supremacy the fear takoi the shnpo of 'being
loft to the mcroy of nn ignornnt black ma
jority , ' nnd { reconstruction days' are cited by
Senator Wndo Hampton ns proof of the ovll
in store , nnd as reason for abrocatlng the
negro's rights , 1 ansnor this by snyintf that
thcro could now bo no such ignorant rule fts
is Claimed to have existed than. The condi
tions which governed those days Imvo
changed. The negro hns In the mean time
nmdo a romnrkablo advance in Ihtolltgencb
and education , The admitted progress of llio
race hns given birth to leixdors , younger nnd
bettor educated , to replace these Ignorant
and Irresponsible onos. These fonrs nro
groundless and nro not ut the root of the feel-
liiRi hut tlmt which does Underlie the whole
matter nnd which gives the lioy to the dis
turbance is the deep seated prejudices of
color and casto. Aa a member of that nice , I
bollovo the negro is looking ever the whole
situation as a patriot should view it with an
eye not only to his own prosperous growth ,
but to that of the American pcoplo , of whom
ho considers himself an inseparable pnit.
With such n view ho can but taUo that step
which will lead from present troubles to a
frUlhort of his hopes to bo n man among
men and not slniply n negro. "
Dr. Tnlinago is the only mnn of note who
positively donlcd that crime is on the in
crease , saj's ' the Atlanta Constitution. Ho
declares that the countiy is growing batter ,
nnd thinks that a big national rovlvai would
settle the business. Anyhow , ho tiilulcs that
wo shall bo all right in another century. .
Others , however , sny that the outlook is
dark. Crime costs our people perhaps WOO-
000,000 n year. Wo have 00,000 convicts in
our penitentiaries , and fully 500,000 prisoners
pass through our county jails in the course
ol n year. Few of the criminals ever re
form. Some good men take the position thnt
they canriot bo reformed. Female criminals
especially are regarded as n tough lot. El-
bridge Gerry , a man of great experience ,
says that not moro than oho out of five hun
dred loose women can bo reformed , but ho
admits that something might possibly bo
dOne with those under the ago of sixteen.
Various causes are suggested as the source
of crime. Some say poverty , whllo others
say rum , gambling , or inborn tendencies , it
is enough to know that wo have reached the
high-water mark. In 1850 wo had ono crimi
nal to every 80,443 of population ; in 1600'Ono
to every 1,047 ; in 1870 , one to every 1,021 ;
In 1880 , ono to every 837. So wo go , nnd If
wo are to follow the sliding scale downward
there will como a time when every person in
the country will bo oti the black list. What
nro wo going to do about ill
The distinguishing characteristic of any
trno worn of art is that it U intended to ex
press the idea of the beautiful , Bays the Bos
ton Musical Herald. Ttio chief emotion
raised by a work of art must , bo that of
beauty. Cousin says , "Art la the free re
production of Ideal beauty. " Therefore it ia
not the representation of external objects ,
but of spiritual things internal things.
"But , " it may be asked , "how can the paint
er's art do this ! Docs not the painter at
tempt to represent the external figure of the
face and color of the human eyes and lipsj"
Certainly ; but ho uses these oxtcrnal things
only that ho may place before our poor finite
minds something that will in a measure
servo as an expression of the ideal. Beauty
is not an oxtcrnal thing , and "docs not belong
to external things. It only finds oxprcssion
through externals. It is B spiritual essence ;
sometimes called "tho spiritual language of
the Infinite. " According to Cousin , "Tho1
ideal of the beautiful is the mysterious ladder -
dor that enables the soul to ascend from the ,
finite to the infinite. Now1 the first care of
{ ho artist is to penetrate ( o the concealed
ideal of his subject ; to express the idea of the
infinite in the law of art , " The artist looks
with a sincere and open heart upon tbo works
of nature. Ho beholds the birds and the
trees , the flowers and the fields' , human faces
hero below , and the sfars of light
nbovo ; then , listening , bo hears the loud
tumultous roaring of the ocean and the soft ,
sweet song of the sorrowing heart. Thd
sights and sounds of the universe thrill Ills'
soul with indescribable emotions. The in
tellect is stimulated ; n desire created to ex
press to others in some intelligible form thid
emotion of beauty. The same Character of"
emotion Jills the soul of the poet , painter ,
sculptor , or musician ; but each adopts his
own peculiar language in communicating it.
The poet attempts to express his emotion in
words , or by his florid description of external'
objects to arouse a lilto ideal in other minds.
The sculptor seizes upon thO fact that the
human countenance and figure may bo made
to express the various emotions of the soul.
And so , HkoWiso , tho' painter accepts tlio art
of colors ns the language of1 UU emotions.
Therefore thcso arts are all sphitual lan
guages ; different mediums of expression for
the beautiful. Thus the arduous task of the
nrtlat is to bring the infinite , the Spiritual'
down to the comprehension of the finite. Hi
is the old , old struggle of humanity o bring
heaven down to earth. And if wo truly pos
sess tho' spirit of art it is because of our desire -
sire to see to pierce through- the butsido. the
covering Of things to see tho" soul of the
world.
The annual report of railroad companies
that have fared badly during 1838 are re
markably hopeful and confident In tliolr'
forecasts of dpcratiorisUor 18S9 , say tlio Now
York Commercial Bulletin. Throughout
railroad circles there is general recognition'
of the fact thnt many features of the situa
tion point to Injprovoinont ! . The apnuaf rlo-
port of the Texas & Paclflo company says :
"Wo feel confident that next year's results' '
will bo tlio best shown by this company at
i any ftmo In his history. " And this is but a1
sample of many expressions bat > od on tha
favorable prosuoot of sustained rates and in
creasing trafllo. Industrial and agricultural
condltlons'all ' confirm this hopefUl view , and' '
natural forces premise to contribute to thd
fulfilment of this result. The dangers lie M
the errOra'ol' ' management And of legislation.
Tno'rdnewal ' of excessive competition or the
extfinsiori of arbitrary Interference may ro ,
verso all fuvoraolo tendencies , and W vww of
past experience the prbbabllity of ouch'
errors will continue a check to' confiaoiicd
arid o soured Of uncdrfdirtty. 1'ho danger nt
demoralizing warfare between the roads and
of further usurpation of arbitrary powers b/
raw-makers however , . decreased by tlltf
disposition of Investors- hold railway1
officials to strict account , and of railway"
managers to avoid now complications and to1
ob y the laws. Not only are all the natural
conditions more favorable than a ycai * ago , ,
but the attitude and sentiment of railroad
men is decidedly so ; and oven the leffislatlvo
powers havtfloariied something froraexporl'
once , and uro less likely to cVcato now dltll-
cttUjcs whllo the roads , nmlonvor to comply
with the requirements which national nud
stlU8 laws liiWO thtp'osbd.
Atchlson Qlobot A now wrinkle the last
sorrow.
Chicago Times : Now York is U ) Imvo
compulsory vaccination. The idea seems to
Uko.
Chicago Tribunal The ' 'Robert Elsomero"
collar ia the latest thing out. The critics
will proceed nt once to take the starch out
otlt ,
Now York World i Breezy ( tenderly )
Miss I'orolno , will you will you moot tno lu
the gloninlngj Miss I'orcino ( eagerly )
Well , should stnllb 1 Where Is It and how do
you got Int
Chicago Times i John W. Watsbn , the
nilthor of "Beautiful Snow , " Is still nllvo
ftnd In his sixty-sixth yonr. This says vol
umes for the peaceful disposition ot Wntson's
long-suffering countrymen.
Now York World : "Say , Blobbs , why Is
n short nigger Uko a whlto man ) * ' "Dunno.
\Vhy "llodnuso ho Is not a tail black. '
( Not at all black. ) lioforo Ulobbs Could get
his gun out Jobbs was around the corner.
Porter Two goni'inon ' want to sco the
president. Secretary Hnlford ( ex-editor )
' 'Who ' are they ! " "Ono says ho's ' n Jour
nalist , shh , ant the Other says ho's a nowspn *
Her mnrt. " ' 'Adinlt the newspaper matt nlid
kick the ] ournnilst out. "
Epoch ! Mrs. Do Trop-I don't ' thlnln Mr.
Do TroJ ) , that yoUr sarcasm' leveled nt our
decollete ball dresses Is called for. YoUr
own brother , the catitniu , takes n mucli moro
liberal view of society matters. Mr. Do
Trop Undoubtedly , Captain Bob has just
returned from Satnoa.
IJurltngtdn Pi eo Press : Popinjay ( In Boston -
ton for Iho first time ) "Whnt's ' that blindIng -
Ing glare of light down tno Street ) Tin shop
broke 16oso1" Blobson l'Oh , rio ; that's '
only n bevy of Boston girls coming homo
from school. You sec the suu reflecting from
their spectacle's.1' '
Chicago Herald : At the nrt Institute
"That's a gontilno antique. I con toll It nt n
glance. It must bo worth OVer and over1 so
much. " "I wish t had your knowledge Of
nrt , Laura. Now , how did you tollt * ' "Why ,
It's as black ns a conl hoil , nnd to snvo your
't toll what it's a picture of. "
Both iliidco nnd r.xecutloncr- .
Good democratic postmasters nro to bo al
lowed to serve out terms. Assistant Post
master General Clarkdon is the judga of this
goodness.
Bkny Plcixil tlio Statute.
The murdcrois of John M. Clnyion , if ( hey
nro caught , will doubtless plead the statute
of limitations.
Kill tor Shopnrd's Position ,
C/ifcfltfo / 'limes.
Editor Shcpard Is furnishing the texts for
the noW ndtmnistrntloty but other editors np-
pear to bo taking iip the collection1.
Our Soutliorii
Clitcatio Trttmnc.
Let no mnn belittle the ofllco of minister
to any of the South American republics.
Tbo administration of President Harrison
way1 b6 destined to distinguish Itself by
opening Up a bommeree of Incalculable value
between this country nnd South America.
The time is rlpo for such n consummation.
A Tale of TWrt Cillos.
Clticaao Kcwx ,
The account stands thus :
Chicago.- St. Louts.
Offices..Minister to England..Soc'y Interior
Salaries $17,500 , . .33,000
Putios..Lookingdignifl J..GoUing sworn at
Ollleo hours..None .On. m. to 0 p. m.
Associatcs..Princosdukesetc..Claim agon ts ,
Indians.
Ono GOoii Result.
Boston Herald. , _
The Cornell school of journalism appears
to bo a suctess. Ono yotmg man who has
taken a course of lectures therd says ho is
now fully convinced that he Could never stfc-
ceed lu journalism , and he Is going to devote
his energies to something else. ,
Dcoldoclly , a Misnomer.
Chlcdou TfOfune.
A tournament Of chess plnycY is distin
guished from most other contests by the
quiet nnd good brdOr that prevail and the
intellectual activity it calls forth. It sounds
grotesque to call such a gathering d con
gress.
The Ohl6
Kew Turk Star.
If Messrs. Sherman , Forakor nnd Foster
do not hnsten the adjustment of their differ
ences the commercial ntatesmon of Ohio ni a
likely to have plenty of opportunity to give
their undivided attention to the production
and distribution of natural gas.
Not a Mnricor to 'flint Kivcr.
C/iffdf/o UtraW.
A spring of natural cologne , with the perfume -
fume of patchouli , has boon discovered in
Algiers. Discoveries of this character will
exolto'no envy in the minds of people who
live along the fair bhorcs of the Chicago1
river.
_
AS OTHERS SEE US.
Piny Ball.
. Ttttntnc.
t
If wccnA't1 hav6 ba so' ball in tho' central
part of the city , why , . \Vo' cdr. run' on to
O'maha or Denvdr when wo want to see a
game ,
IVo Mntto Oarsc-lvorf froa'rd.
.t - .
The administration fs not likely to forgot !
Ncbinsknln tbo distribution of capital priwi.
[ OMAHA Ben.
No ; coul'if as soon forgot Iho noisn whllo
vlsltin g a bullor factory , .
Hotting a Gonil Cxumplo.
ficnitr mm.
Omaha is a western oity , as cosmopolitan
In Its make-up ns Denver. And yet the en
forcement of u Sunday closing law Is found
practicable thcro and gives good result * as
measured by the number of arrests for
drunltiitiricsa.
Miiot Oo 16 Prohibition lown.
fie. 1'aul nidtie.
The mayor of Oimrtin surprised tnnt com-
munlty recently by an apparently Quixotic
diicliratlon that tile Surtday faws iriiut bo'
enforced so fur as tlio saloons aio concerned.
Hohna b'icceoded o well in the three of four
weeks of tlio experiment , that tbo local
papers report unusual resort to Council
UlunV , where of couroo tlio llq'uid Induce' '
monts'nuvo'froo ' flow.
A Dooldod Improvement.
A Nebraska young" mnu had madb n mate
rial ellarigo lu tl custom that was becoming
dangerously prevalent. Wlion the young !
lady rejected him ho shot not her , but him- '
self. _ _
1'KHSONAIi AND POMTlOAb.
Bill Mnltiatton hns opened a buffinoss'ofilco1
In Doriver.
A Now York minister anxiously inquires I
"Wlmtahall wo do with our old maids ! " Let
them aloiio.
Mayor Hart , of Boston , operates armaaslvo
political guillotine. Seventeen domocrntla
heads were chopped oft nt ono sitting ro-
cdhtly.
Mark Twain does not expect n rollcgo do-
grco this Juno , but ho Is looking forward tea
a high degree ot discomfort In August.
Cleveland Is nbout to bccomo a Tnmniany
bravo.This will dnnblo htm to keep his
tomahawk la repair whllo Dave Hill Is above
ground.
Pr. Stoccklor , the court pastor nt Berlin ,
hns no faith In Count Herbert Ulsnmrok ,
Who hns , ho sns-s , "never shown thnt he Is a
uiim of his father's eminence "
. Joseph W. Corning , who has Just boon tip-
pointed postmnswr nt Palmyra , N. Y. , hns
the distinction of having formerly hold that
ofllco by appointment of the other President
Harrison
Postmaster General Wnnnmnkor cnrrlos
llfo liiBtlrnttco to the nmoUntof Jl750OtX | ) ,
the Iftrucst amount plnecd by any single In
dividual In tlio United States. Thonmiuii !
| u emitting nggregato f 00,000.
Ex-Governor MeCrccry , of Kentucky , dur
ing his ulna yours' service In the United
States senate , saved flO.OOO . tram his salarj
nnd won n reputation for economy which li
still talked nbout nt the capital.
All sorts of cures Imvo boon suggested for
the liquor liab'lt , but n Georgian some .years
ngo tried nn original scheme. Ho stnrlod out
for a trip nround the world , nnd wont
stthlglit on , never stopping n day in oilo
plnco. Ho completed Ills toUr nnd turned ui )
nthdnto druhlt I
Governor Wnlormnn , of California , deClares -
Clares that helms hiulonoUghof public omco , ,
nhd thnt ' 'no ' induocmolit , not even ? 1OSO,000 ,
n year , " could ontloo him lo serve another
term. Ills ptctjtro ol the annoyances , oaros
nnd anxieties ot ofiloa did not diminish tlio
throng scrambling for his shoos.
The Now York World snvs that the dls-
Unfinished American donkey , Colonel Ulllot
F. SHepard , lias written a letter Id tlio secre
tary of the interior nsking him , ns the i
o'clock ' session of the senate Is not convenient
for the nftoi noon press , td hnvo it changed
to an earlier hour.
Susan Ln Floscho , an Omaha Indlnu girl ,
graduated hi tSSO at the school for her people
ple at Hampton , Vn. Since then Bho hits
been assisted by Iho Connecticut Indtah as
sociation , mid last week she wns among llio
graduates of the Women's ' Medical college ,
of Philadelphia. She will stand among hdr
pcoplo as their first woman phjulclnn.
Chief Justice Fuller nnd Sir Charles Kus ]
soil , Mr. Purnoll's ' lawjer , ought to form a
"daughter trust" together. The chief Justlcb
lias eight mid Sir Charles Uussoll Inis thir
teen. It take's1 three pdws to hold them
whoit Iho family attends church , nnd the
valiant Sir Chnrlcs alts hi tlio rear pow nnd
keeps a sharp lodkout that 'idnd of them es
cape1 bdforo the service Is over.
Judge Kelly , the famous Pennsylvania /
congressman ) is rin invotornto tobacco
chowcr. For tifty years ho has munched the
weed and slept wltli n ri.Uid in his mouth.
The development of d nicotine cancer com
pelled him to give up the wood pending nn
operation on his mouth. On the morning ,
when the surgeons were i oing td Operate
upon hltri the Judge put a plcc6 ot tobacco
slyly into his mouth. His daughter detected
it and urged her father to take it out. "My
daughter , " said the sturdy Congressman ,
' 'those doctors will bo h6ro to citt mo tip in
just about ono hour ; they tell mo thnt the
chances are thnt I mny dlo Under tlio opera
tion now , before I ale , I moan to Kav6 ono
irioro good chow. " . .
A lUULiLMNQ 15OOM.
Xlio Feature of tlio Una Incss
of the Week. * '
ho transactions In real estate mnintafti
Iholr usual activity though no particular
boom has us yet taken placo. However ,
great preparations nro being raado by tlto
dealers ami everything indicates a prosper
ous year. The pushing out of the various
lines of street railway , llio building of tha
now city hall anil pnstofllco will all add an
impetus W tlio coming boom.
The figures for th6 wCeic nro as follows1 ? ,
Monday $ 85,3
Tuesday f..v 23,445
Wednesday W.185
Thursday 2.2,82 ?
Friday 30 ?
Saturday 61,050
Total $218,506
A satisfactory fact for thoio honing for a
reduction of ronWii the number tit buildine
permits issued fortlioerccUonof cottages and
house * within the reach Of laborers and fam
ilies Of moderate means. By far the greater
portion of tlio total sliown below ooVCrs pcr-
ml s Wr tli6 oiccfioTi of dwbtlmg houses to
cost frOmSSOu to $ .2,500 ! . This , coupled With
the rapid extension of transportation facili
ties will do away with one great lack in the
metropolitan/Sin / flf Omaha. F6HOWing are
the figures :
Monday $ 10,800
Tuesday 21,010
W6dn6sdny 47,750
Thursday 49,030
Pi May 47,7 S
Satuiday 85,030
Total . . $162,845
The clearing liouso reports the following
transactions for the week :
Moiiday . ' . . . $ - 2r,535.03
Tuesday 570,331.00 ,
Wednesday 4il > ,10.23
Thursday 505,101.61
Friday 400,759.03
Saturday D7U.88a.87
, Total kl23,829 OS
Ihcreasb 6ver correspond in g weak of las )
year , 25.fi pet cent.
BY FOUIl JNENGTHS.
Defeats Oxford in tlio :
Grunt llniu Unoc.
LoiiiioN , March 30. The annaal boat raoa
botwocn crows representing OambridjM arid
Oxford universities , was rowed On ! the i
Thanhs' lo day" . The com so warf from Put- ,
ney to Morcland. four miles and two fur
longs. The Cambridge crow won by two
lengths , A largo crowd wiluossod the raca.
A light breeze was blowing , but the water
was smooth. The oxuct start was mailo
at 1:18. : Cambridge nt once teen the loiuU
and Ht Hammei smith bridyo , one and three- ,
( iiiartors milus from the starting point , ' was" a .
longt'i ' ahead , LJoth crown were rowing well.
At this tlinna heavy rain wao falling. Tha
Oxford crow shortly after became confused i 1
aiitlotoorod badly , splashing some and almost I i.l
rollnpset ) . Near Uariira bridge , llyo furlongs t Js
from tbo finish. Oxfoi u made " flnol spuct ,
but falloct to rcurh the Cambridge boat , the
RIOW of which , rowing well , won by four
lengths. The time of tao CambildKO crow
was 20:14. : _
JJarnnr'H Kgcnpnrt'c.
Win" . March 30. Uolweoh 3
and' ! l o'clock ihH iiiorriMg , fri ( ho parlor ol
tho' Plinlclncton hOus'o , Mfss luabelW U.
H airioY , only daughter' of Judgb Hnrncr ( > of
Cincinnati , warf mui'rlod to John Consdllno ,
nroiirioioi * of ona of the fasMonablo 8 aloon
In Cnlragd. The eouplo arrived on ttlo ihid-
night tram , over the Chicago ft Northwest
ern1 rail wav and n Jiistlo * was1 immedlntely
ummoiiod to perform" the cerdtaony. A
murVCil feature Of the affair Is that the 'bride '
dUapricarod M > nV homo In Cincinnati last
OttOber and hart not boon hoard of l > / ho
parents uiitll ftioy recolved a toldgram wufch
MasBpnt'l'asrnigut ' ! , informing tm > m of Her
They Want no A lit -rioan Imrrt.
WASIH.NOIOH , Murtli 80 , Advices from
tbo City of Mexico say that tlio board of
health In that city has pronounced American
lard on ad'ultoratfou , unfit ( or Ubo. and"pro -
hlblts Its said. Till * action tos been * UB-
tained by Minister Huolo , and will U ef
fective throughout the republic Instruction *
hnvo been iiiven to all custom liousos. .
Alpaca U lively to bo a favorit'd Bluff llili
spring. It coine * plain , In stripes and with
flower : Tnd lace patterns prlntoU over it.