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JAY GOULD'S fingers , apparently , nro
v not quits long enough to clutch tlio Mis
it souri , Kansas & Texas railroad.
THERE are n few men on the list of
pavlnp and BOWOT inspectors whoso ser
vices will not bo missed , if rejected by
the council.
BOUL.VNGHK has been ordered out of
Belgium and la an osilo from Franco.
But that should not dolor him from
coming to America and joining the
army of olllco suckers.
AND now the council proposes to ad
minister a dose of physic to the police
system. It will bo remembered , how-
-
, cvor , that the medicine failed to operate
I in the subway investigation.
is a growing suspicion that a
f number of the successful and lowest bidders -
i" dors on paving contracts are more flguro
heads to throw the paving contracts
into tno lap of the old combine.
BuiiaijAitY and highway robbery
\vero committed in the city Sunday , but
the police wore too busy watching the
bach doors of wiloons to crivo their at
tention to such trilling broaches of tha
P ° nco > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
n is evidently a largo sized dar-
key in the municipal wood pile when
the suociflcatious for paving are so
varied and conflicting as to give con
tractors thirty different ways of laying
pavements.
ON Tiii3 prospects of a direct road between -
twoon Omaha and Yanklon several
hundred thousand dollars worth of
Yankton real estate is reported to have
changed handu. Such is ono of the
bonolicial results of a closur relation
ship with Omaha.
THE people of Dakota are not of that
kind to bo easily discouraged. Al
though the recent Druirio ( Ires created
sad havoc in destroying the property of
hundreds of settlers , they will not be
deterred from returning to their fields
with the determination to inako good
their lossos.
Nuw OULISANS has suddenly blos
somed into a great corn exporting
cantor. During the month ot March
the clearance of corn amounted to
B2UO,000 bushels , as against 000,000
bushels for the same month u year ago.
Should this record continue , Baltimore ,
Now York and Philadelphia will have
n dangerous rival.
IN direct contrast to the policy of re
trenchment inaugurated upon the Iowa
lines , the roads embraced in the Penn
sylvania system will tnako no reduction
In the wages of their army of employes.
"Retrenchment , " says President Rob
erts , ' 'if necessary , will begin at the
. " In other words ollicials
top. , who enjoy -
joy a salary of from ton to twenty thou
sand dollars n year should fool the cut
first , rather than the thousands of mon
In the operating departments whoso
earnings are now littlu enough.
THE ofllciiils of the Santa Fo railroad
nppoar to attach some importance lethe
the report of an intention among the
Oklahoma boomers to bum the bridges
on their line skirting the territory , In
order to prevent further arrivals. They
have sent detectives along the line , but
if theru is really any such puttposo as
reported , a small army will bo neces
sary to prevent its being carried out.
Tha stroamof expectant settlers is pour
ing toward the covotoa lands , the num
ber now there boliig two or throe times
as great as can lake up claims , and thut
the danger of serious collisions , when
the opening takes place , grows every
day greater.
IF THIS police force Is to bo turned
into an organized gang of dotoctlvo ;
and Informers , it should not conlinn 1U
energies to the back doors of saloons
nor waste its sweetness in nprsuuillnj ;
man to break the Sunday law. Kor tivr
years the force has been clamoring fo :
"a Bpcslflo case" against the snldo juw-
olry wolvoe of Tenth street , yet nc
policeman has boon sent in ditgulsa U
these dons to uoouro aulllclont oviduncc
to convict , Such notion would intorfon
with the business of fthcnrlng the uiv
wary , verdant lamb. Tlioro ismoro joj
at headquarters ever the arrest of . -
Baloonkoepor or a banana peddler thiu
ever the capture of a ecoro of nibuuls.
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SElfATOniAL
If the average United States senator
could lay aside his sense of self-Import-
nnco long enough to enable hjm to
seriously consider the general popular
sentiment regarding the "Houso of
Lords , " n reform in spirit nnd , conduct
nf senators might bo hoped for. But
the ttvorago senator can not or will not
do this. Napoleon oxclnlmod , 'tho
stnto , that Is myself. " In the Idea that
10 represents the state , rather than the
people , the senator Imnplnos that the
state is personified in himself ,
[ lo becomes an autocrat in fooling ,
dogmatic in hi * opinions , presump
tions and itnparlous in his demands.
These characteristics of the largo ma-
ority of senators have become conspic
uously offensive during the past quarter
of a century , and. as a consequence , the
sonnto has steadily drifted nsvay from
the popular respect and confidence in
which it was once hold. Recent exhi
bitions of the objectionable senatorial
spirit have shown that its tendency is
to grow worse Instead of bettor.
It was reasonably hoped that a
republican president would bo
able to work in harmony with
republican senate. The pro-
Hunipllonnnd _ discourtesy of senators
lias defeated this expectation at. the
very beginning of the administration.
Senatorial pinco-huntors publicly berate
the administration because appoint
ments have boon made without consult
ing them' Just now the two Illinois )
BonntoM are extremely exasperated because
cause they could not dictate federal ap
pointments. Senator Farwoll is reported
lo bo up in arms because Postmaster-
General Wanamakor has soon fit t6 ap
point a superintendent ot the poitolllco
ivt Chicago without consulting him.
This may bo very discourteous to the
senator but his conduct reflncts dis
credit on the high olllco ho holds. It
is humiliating spectacle lo see sonaWs
figuring as peddlers of potty olllcos and
grumbling and threatening because
other mon than these they had In view
had been chosen. The fault found is
not with the character ot the mon ap
pointed , but simply with the fact that
the senators wore not given the
opportunity to say who should
fill these offices. They might have
recommended mon equally as
well qualified as these appointed ,
but by what authority do they claim the
right to control appointments to public
ofScoFrom what source do they got
the privilege to demand from the pres
ident that they shall bo consulted in ad
vance of appointments ? When they
are consulted it is simply an act of ex
ecutive condescension , and docs not im
ply the existence of a prerogative. '
The constitution devolves on the ores-
idcnt the power and the duty of mak
ing appointments in the public service
"by and with the advice and consent of
the senate. " In the exercise of its
constitutional function the senate
may refuse to advise and con
sent to an appointment which it con
siders unfit , but it was never intended
that such refusal should bo given except
upon the most conclusive evidence of
uuiltness , nnd the utmost latitude of in
terpretation could find nothing in this
authority of the senate to justify the
presumptuous demand ot senators to bo
consulted regarding appointments be
fore made. The practice of doing this
is purely one of executive convenience
and courtesy , and has nothing eUo to
support it. President Harrison has
doubtless observed this practice as far
as ho has deemed it desirable
or necessary to do so , nud
the fact that ho has not surrendered his
right in the matter to the senators is an
evidence of executive ) independence
which the 'country will most heartily
approve.
The responsibility for a capable , hon
est and elliciont administration of the
public service rests with the president.
Thd sop n to has no share in it. If ,
therefore , republican senators arc de
termined to make an issue with the
president on this matter of appoint
ments ho should not hesitate to firmly
insist on his constitutional prerogative ,
and refuse to permit any usurpation
of authority or privilege on the part of
senators or others who may attempt it
There need Oo no doubt that ho will do
this , and he will have , in doing it , the
approval of his party and the com
mendation of all right-thinking men.
THE NEW COmtlSSWITEIt.
A great deal of interest is felt in rail
road and commercial circles regarding
the appointment of a succosbor to Mr.
Walker in the inter-state commerce
commission. The chamber of commerce
of Now York has suggested that a busi
ness man should bo selected , and al
though it is understood that the incli
nation of the president is to appoint u
lawyer , it is quite probable ho will
doom a suggestion from so important a
commercial body worthy of considera
tion. The argument in favor of
appointing a business man is that
with the retirement of Mr.
Walker the commission loses its best
informed member In practical questions
of business and commerce , and is left
decidedly deficient in thin respect ,
while , as long as Judge Cooley remains
at the head of the commission , there
will bo little fear of deficiency of legal
knowledge and sound enunciation of
legal principles. It is assorlod with
some force that the business of the com-
inibsion has undergone gradual change
from a more exclusively legal to a more
broadly practical and commercial char
acter , and , therefore , calls for a man of
largo familiarity with the practical operations -
orations of commerce nnd transporta
tion , i
The Now York Commercial Bulletin ,
which rollects fairly and intelligently
the business sentiment of that city ,
fcays : "That at least ono member of fho
commission should have thorough
knowledge of the relations of transporta
tion to internal trade and foreign com
merce IB much more important than
that the legal knowledge of Urn com-
mtsmon should be supplemented by the
selection of another lawyer. " Doubtless -
loss this view will command itself to
business men generally , and U is not
questionable that the commercial in
terests of the country would re
gard with cipocial favor the appoint
ment of a man experienced In practical
ulTairs. It is very likely , also , that Die
continuing member * of the uommissiuu
would regard euoh n man as a valuable
acquisition , whoso counsel would bo en
lightening and helpful to a greater degree -
groo than that ot another lawyer could
possibly bo. The commission Is HUoly
to have more to do in the future tnan in
the past with questions demanding , for
their intelligent consideration , prac
tical business knowledge. The legal
requirements ot the inter-slato
commerce act have nlrdady
boon very fully interpreted and
nro quite generally understood ,
but tlio praetlcal questions that must
arise from time to time will bo almost
interminable. The matter is of very
considerable importance , nnd undoubt
edly the president would gratify the
business Interests of the country and
perhaps strengthen the commission by
appointing to the vacancy in the com
mission a man of thorough busln ess
knowledge and oxporicnce.
VXOXEltATED , IXDI1EDI
After going through the farce of
reading the testimony in the in
vestigation of the poor farm scandal
the county commissioners have unani
mously agreed that the management
of the poor farm is in the very
best of hands. This verdict was not
unexpected. The relations of several
members of the board to Superintend
ent Mahoney have boon so intimate as
to close their eyes against any abuse
that may oxiat at the county hospital.
Four out of the five commissioners are
democrats , and Superintendent Mahoney
noy with his pauper platoons , has been
too useful as a political factor to bo dis
pensed with. Mr. Turner , the republi
can member , is a wcak-knoocl , and
accommodating old person , who has
not backbone enough to express a dis
senting opinion , and is mixed up with
his colleagues in too many schemes and
jobs to risk a rupture on account of the
supervisor of the poor.
In exonerating Superintendent Ma
honey for permitting the matron to
maltreat paupers by the use of coarse ,
vulgar and brutal language and cruel
neglect of their wants , the commission
ers have literally said to the people of
this city and county that , in their
opinion , a pauper has no rights which
an overseer of the poor is bound to
respect. The inmates of 'tho county
infirmary may bo called the vilest of
names , their infants may bo farmed out
to women of ill-fame , and they
may bo mercilessly exposed to
*
inclement weather , without oven " a
chance " * 'to have their remon
strances hoard. Paupers who are
on Ihe verge of ( he grave may bo sub-
jocled to untold indignities and bo de
prived of the most ordinary comforts
without oven eliciting a reproof on the
part of the commissioners.
And this scandalous verdict meets the
approval of certain newspapers of
Omaha.
When the Now York World exposed
the cruel practices ut an insane asylum
through the reports of Nellio-Bly , who
had been admitted upon request of that
paper as an inmate of Iho institution ,
the country applauded the managers of
the great Now York dailv for its service
to sullcnng humanity , and Nellie Bly
achieved n national reputation for her
efficient work.
But in Omaha the exposure of brutal
ity and shocking cruelty in .nn almshouse -
house and county hospital is not only
belittled , but actually ridiculed by
narrow-minded small-soulod men who
control alleged newspapers that dis
grace the profession of journalism. In
stead of joining THE BEU in its olTort
to protect helpless and in'digont women
nnd aged nnd crippled mon who have
boon forced by misfortune or destitution
to seek an asylum in a charitable insti
tution , these shameless creatures berate
the man who enlisted in a humane ser
vice to ascertain what truth there was
in the reports of ill-treatment of
inmates at the poor farm and report
upon the conduct of its managers after
personal inspection. Mr. Wendell P.
Coo , against whoso integrity and charac
ter no man can truthfully say aught , has
been hold up to popular scorn as a spy
and informer. The beastly and brutal
treatment of the wretched paupers , that
have been subjected to cruelty , insult
nmMndignity , has been made a subject
of jest and ridicule in the face of dis
closures that have shocked this whole
community and made our poor farm an
other To wksbury in the eyes ol the people
ple of this stale.
If the county commissioner ? , Who
nave oxonoralod the Mahoney manage
ment can derive any comfort from the
support of papers that have such a low
moral standard , they are welcome. The
people of this county , however , who
have road , the published statements and
testimony have formed their own opin
ions nnd no amount of olllciiu white
wash will restore popular confidence in
the poor farm management.
ASSUMING THE
According lo tbo Washington report
er of tbo Jferahl , whoso inspiration is
known to come directly from Senator
Mundorson's ' committee clerk , tbo BOII-
jxtor wants it understood that ho as
sumes the entire responsibility for Lin-
ton's selection of a poslollico silo.In
oilier words , Iho senalor fathers the
Union report , which assorts that the
trend of trafllo is all northward , in the
face of the fact that sl ty-llvo per cent
of the business done at this time is on
Fnrnam and south of Farnntn , leaving
thirty-flvo per cent north of Fnrnam ,
Including the" fifteen million dollar
metal product of the smelting works.
Omitling the smelting works , throe-
fourths of the volume of business done
in Omaha is on Farnam and south of
that etreot , nnd ono-fourth north of Far
nam. At the presidential election three
thousand more votes were cast south of
Furnam than north of that thorough-
faro. This moans thai on an eslim'alo
of ono hundred and ton thousand popu
lation exclusive of South Omaha slxty-
flvo thousand are living south of Far-
iium street and forty-ilvo thousand north
of Farnutn.
For all this , the senator insists with
Linton that the public buildfng must
not go south of Farnam street. The
moat remarkable feature is the sen-
j ator's assumption of the whole respon
sibility. Who is the senator responsible
J to'f Ho is not elected by the people.
H anybody In congress is responsible It
, must bo the resident member of the
house who tnkos the chances of popular
displeasure every two years.
When the present Omaha , post-
ofllco was located General Thayer
was United States senator and his
homo was in Omaha. John Taffo , the
first member of congress that Nebraska
elected , was also n resident ol Omaha.
It is a matter of history that Senator
Thayer did not attempt to influence the
location , of the building , although It
was much in ro .dllllcult to scUuro a
three hundrSij thousand dollar nnpro-
priation for nSpublio building In Omaha
in 1870 , whence had only fifteen thou
sand populalibfi , nnd there was not a
government building west of Chicago.
Not only did General Thayer abstain
from interfering in the choice of
location , but the department placed the
entire responsibility of recommending
the locating commission upon the shoul
ders ot Congressman TalTo.
The location ot a public building is
no part of the patronage conceded to a
senator , and General Mnnderson knows
as well as wo do that ho cannot assume a
responsibility that does not belong to
his olllco. And in this instance his assumption -
sumption of a responsibility for the
action of a democratic olllclal who was
inspired in his cholco by political in
fluences very near Grover Cleveland ,
would , to use a very mild terra , seem to
bo entirely out of place.
THE latest information rogardincf the
prospect for opening the Sioux reserva
tion Is encouraging , It is said that Sit
ting Bull and Gall , the two most Influ
ential and obstinate chiefs In opposition
to the proposal of last year , have given
utterance to friendly expressions re
garding the now proposal , while others
are reported to bo well pleased with the
action of the government in increasing
the price to be paid for the lands. It is
to bo hoped this information is entirely
trustworthy , but it is to bo remembered
that before the commission of lust year
entered upon its duties , there were sim
ilar reports of the friendly disposition of
the Indians. There is , of course , a very
good reason , in the higher price the
Indians are to' receive for their lands ,
why there should bo a change of fooling
among them , but these familiar with
the temperament of these people will
understand that a great deal of dis
cretion may have to bo used by the com
mission iu treating with them. They
are naturally distrustful , and unless the
now commission adopts u so mo what
dillerent course from that of last.your ,
another failuro'bf the negotiations maybe
bo the consequence. The care taken at
Washington tosocuro , a suitable com
mission is justiliod by the importance
of the work to'bo accomplished.
IT is as clear as daylight that if con
tractors are given the right to do pav
ing and other public works under their
own specifications , the taxpayers of
Omaha will bo grossly imposed upon.
For that reason the council should pro
alow in confirming the awards of the
board of public works until the specifi
cations under which the conlracts were
provisionally lot are most carefully
drawn and thoroughly understood. A
hasty stop nt the outset of the season is
full of peril nnd must bo guarded
against.
The decision of the Iowa railroad
commissioners , in the appeal of the
Chicago & Northwestern , Questioning
the right of the supervisors of Marshall
county to direct the building of cross-
in crs where they see proper , has been
unfavorable to the road. The ruling is
important , inasmuch as it establishes a
precedent in determining similar cases
in other states. Whore crossings over
railroad tracks are demanded for pub
lic convenience , there is no nlternaUvo
for a railroadlbut to maintain thorn.
THE Hcmld asserts that there is
nothing in the way of beginning imme
diate work on a system of narks "ex
cept the dilatorlncss of the mayor ajid
city authorities. " This will astonish
people who have read the law. It is
first necessary to provide a park com
mission and the appointment cannot bo
made before the second Tuesday in
May. That power is vested in the
judcrcs of the district court.
DESPITE tlio fact that the Western
Union Tologruph company proposes lo
resist the Now York subway commib-
sion , which ordered all overhead wires
to bo put underground , the electric
light and other companies have cheer
fully compiled with the command. It
remains to bo seen whether the West
ern Union is a monopoly strong enough
to defy the citizens of the American
metropolis.
A Limited Pnrontago.
VI tea Observer.
There scorns to bo an impression In Now
York that Gcorjjo Washington was the father
of only 400 of his countrymen ,
Some Atlvieo to tlio Uoomcrs.
CMcagu Tribune.
Advice to timid mon of slender build who
nro not exports In tlio use of firearms : Don't
rush to Oklahoma. , ' , Vnlt till the climate be
comes moio salubrious.
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The Genuine Article.
CMiaao Time * .
A Kentucky sheriff who has boon con.
vortod confesses that ho onoo stole 61,000
which ho now returns with Interest. Ken
tucky rollKlon must'bo a power.
Tlio AfknusiiM Wny.
1'itttlMiM Commercial.
Tbo assussln of John M. Clayton down In
Arkansas has not been found , but ono of the
men who was trying JO find him has been
assassinated. This 8 Arkansas Justice.
Julian IH All
CMcJiau 'timet ,
Sir Julian Pouncofote , the now English
minister to this country , lias nil of the neces
sary qualifications. Ho Is gouty , fat , and Is
fond of his club. Ho will bo a welcome guest
In Washington society. _
Grover Wna Docile.
Clittaoo Herald.
The artist who Is painting the portrait of
Mr. Cleveland for tno Corcoran art gallery
says that during the sittings ho was as "do *
cllo as a chilU. " The usual way in such
coses , probably , la to got mail and "lick" the
artist.
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Honoring Tliomnn Jefferson.
Are wo on the brink of a JoltorsoDlan re
construction } In no year since Thomas
Jefferson died has there boon so general , BO
hourly nnd levorontlal tribute paid to his
memory aud his political teachings as In thli
year of proco This Is a sign of the tlmca
that Is full ol encouragement.
How It Hntlior ImokR ,
PtUtliwo DttmMt.
It rnthor looks , Hwlxt you and mo , ,
With ono month barely ever ,
The president would rather bo
In Florida- with Qrovcr C ,
A careless pig in clover.
Two ItitcrcAtlitR Newspapers.
llnftnn Herald.
Tlio Cincinnati Commercial On/otto Is
nlmoit ns Interesting nowadays as the Now
York Tribune. Ono Is nil growls and the
other Is all smiles. What a tumble nn editor
innlu-8 when ho goes Into politics mid gets a
plum or a grievance t
A MartgnKO on the
THE "LAI" or TUB w. u. T. c.
iVeto I'orfc irnrtii.
I'm a Western Union Tclesmph Jay
And my number is No. 1 1
SInce I built my L's and shut out the day
I've n mortcago on the sun :
I've n tnortrngo on nil the elements
My stock of water Is simply linmanso
And my Hen on the streets , to nil Intents ,
Is thoroughly well begun I
I'm a Western Union Telegraph Jay ,
I'm ' rolled at on iniiiiy n road ;
It's hard to innko some of my properties pay
Unlcvi you know when U ) unload ;
Hut I'm working town for nil It's worth ,
And I'm not nn appropriate theme for mirth ,
For I've got n mortgage on the curth.
As my lawyer recently showed I
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HTATE AND TI21UUTOKV.
Ncbrnskn
A G. A. R , post has been organized nt
Huntloy.
Chris. Moslor , general merchandise dealer
at Uushvllle , has failed.
A butter nnd choose factory will bo In
operation nt Elba In a few weeks.
Work has boon commenced on the Ouster
county court house at Urokon How. ,
It cost George Hlckonbothcni $50 to steal
ties from the railroad company at Friend.
Elha , Howard county , now has a weekly
paper the Graphic , which made Its first m > -
pcuranco last week.
The commissioners of Cass county have
ordered an addition built to the Jail to bo
used ns n dwelling for the Jailer.
Fremont now 1ms three dully papers , the
Flail havii'tr commenced the 'publication of n
morning edition , icccivlug the news by tele
graph.
John Harnsby has returned to his homo at
Fairmont and Is impatiently awaiting the
arrival of papers announcing his apjiolnt-
mcnt of consul at Manchester.
A Schuyler' young man forgot to secure a
marriugo license on the duy sot for his wcd-
dlnp , and the ceremony had to bo postponed
"bccauso the county Judge was out of the city.
It was n great disappointment to the assem
bled guests ns well as to the prospective
bride" and groom.
A Weeping Water doctor whose house had
been occupied all winter by n widow who
had failed to p.iy the real , interviewed her
ono day recently and offered the donate her
nil past duo rents , provided she would move
out. She thanked the doctorfor , his kindly
offer , nnd said she had got nciiunlntcU there
now , and preferred to stay where she was.
She still holds the fort.
An odd accident occurred on the H. & M. ,
at Crete. An engine employed us a "pusher"
crowded the roar end of the train it was
helping so hard that the caboose and three
box cars left the track , so suddenly , in fact ,
that the tender hroko loose and rolled doxvn
an embankment. Ky some means the lever
hccamo reversed , and with her valves wide
the tondorlcss engine dashed down tlio
grade at n terrible r.ito of speed. At the
station the Denver passenger had halted to
talro w.itur , and the runaway dashed into it
at full speed , demolishing both locomotives ,
Strange to say no ono was injured. Trains
were delayed some time on account of the
accident. _
lown.
Toughs at Keokuk have demoralized the
Salvation Army.
Fifty anoats were made in March by the
Cedar Rapids police.
There werq 411 inmates in the Olenwood
asylum for feeble minded during March.
The new convent to bo built at Dubuque
will accommodate 100 sisters and cost $100-
000.
000.John
John Rogers , who lately died at. Oakland
Mills , aged 111 , had chewed tobacco ninoty-
flvo yoars.
Twenty-five informations against saloon
keepers have been sworn out by the marshal
of muscatino.
Two hundred converts of n revival have
united with the Central Presbyterian church
at Des Moinus.
Mrs. Olive Staeoy died In the Old Ladies'
homo at Davenport at the ago of sovonty-
three years. She hud lived in Davenport
thhty-six years. Years ago she w.w ono of
the fashionable dressmakers of the city.
A meeting of the newspaper mon of north
western Iowa has been called to meet at ,
Carroll on Friday , the 10th Inst. , for tno
purpose of considering the question of for
eign advertisements and other matters per
taining to the "ready-print" business.
Another uoto swindler has appeared In the
rural districts. A man \rcprosonts lilmsolf
as a teacher of singine and goes about sc
ouring the bignaturcs of those willing to become -
como his patrons. His terms tire low and
the names como easy. The nutocrapbs soon
turn up on notes In n bank for collection.
Dr. D. S. Aborn , who has had headquar
ters in Helena , Mont. , lor his Aborn house
lottery scheme , has turnul up In DCS
Moinos. Ho denies the published report
that he had loft the tlckotholdera in the
lurch , aud declares that the reason ho loft
Helena was that the Icffisluture. Just closed ,
passed an act prohibiting lotteries aud gift
entoi prises , and that ho was compelled to
seek ho.ulqunrtars elsewhere ; that ho has
located at Uoiso City , Idaho , and will con
duct the business from that point , nnd that
the drawing will certainly take place July
; > 0 , or the money will bo refunded to the
tickotholders.
Beyond the llockics.
Rents are very high at Spokane Falls. W.
T. , and hotels and lodging houses are over
flowing.
Small cattlemen throughout Ntvada are
rapidly going lo the wall with cattle offered
at f 10 a head.
Strawberry growers near Watsonvlllo ,
Cal. , state that they will bo nhlpplng harries
within two weens If clear weather continues.
Just as ho was about to die , James Steph
ens , founder of Uast 1'ortland , Ore. , deeded
to the school district property valued at
? 12,000.
There are four fcot of snow at Iho head
waters of the Caiflon , und there will bo moro
water In the river this t-ummor than was ex-
pcctcd.
Ono hundred and fifty thousand acres have
been sown to wheat and barley In Los Angeles
les county , California , an Increase over last
year of 75 per bent.
On the opening of the Hed Lodge land to
takers In the Uozoman , Mont , , land ofllco
there was a lively domain ! , and $70,000 were
paid in the first itay.
James Chlnn and Gun Johnson , both ne
groes. had a light at Sacramento when Clunn
bit oil Johnson's nose , and Johnson chopped
up Chlun's face with a hatchet , lioth will
bo horribly disfigured for life.
The Rene Gazette learns that many cattle
nro dying In tbo vicinity of Iron Point for
the want of water and food. The long con
tinued dry weather has made water > > o scarce
that the poor , famishing brutes gather about
the llttlo water that the Hourly dry springs
afford , and flually g'vo ' up the rustle for feed
and lie down and dlo. Runohmcn In that
section are driving their stock out of the
country , una what uro not driven away are
offered for ealo for * 3 per head.
Children Cry for Pitchor's Castoria.
When B&by waa elei , we Rare her CoetorU.
When the VM a Child , slid cried for dutorio ,
When the became Jllsa , the clune to Coitorla ,
V,1'n alia luuf Children , she gave tliuni Cutorla.
THE NEW SLEEPING CAR LAW
Its Constitutionality Quostlonod By
Attoruoys ami Hallway Man.
TWO REASONS FOR THIS VIEW.
Incorporation oftlio Missouri Itlvcr ,
North Plntto & lenvor lie
Grntul Island Home-
Now Notaries.
. LINCOLN UUIIBAU or tns OUAHA URB , I
1029 P SninKT ,
LINCOLN , April 3.1
Sunnto fllo No. 83 , approved and. signed by
tlio governor March 23 , Is provoking conslil-
crabln discussion In legal and railway clr-
cles. The Impression seems to bo growing
Umt tlio bill Li unconstitutional , nnd Hint tlio
supreme court will o hold If n case over
nrises under It that necessitates n tost. Two
reasons arc given for this view. The first
Is that tlio Pullman cars nro mostly owned
nnd assessed In Chicago , and tlio second Is
that this class of property Is subject to Inter
state law , and therefore boyoml the control
of local or state authorities. Uut the bill ,
which Is as follows , will give a clear Insight
Into Its nature and purpose.
Section 1. It shall bo the duty of all rail
road companies within the stuto to report to
the auditor of the state , the number of sleep
ing cars and dining cars not owned by such
corporations , but used by It in operating Its
railway In this stale during each month in
the year for which ttio return Is matip , and
also the number of miles each month that
such oars have been run or operated on such
railways within this state and the total num
ber of miles that said cars have run and
operated each month within and without the
state , and the owner or owners of said cars.
Section 2. The state board of canalization
shall at the time of the assessment of rail
way property , tor taxation , assess for taxa
tion , against the owner or owners of said
cars , the average numborof said cars used
by said railway corporations each month ,
and the assessed value of said cars Khali bear
the same proportion to tlio ontlro value
thereof , that the monthly average number of
miles that such cars hnvo been run or oper
ated within the sUite shall bear to the
monthly average number of miles that sild
cars have been used or operated within and
without the slate , such valuation shall oe
In the same ratio as that of the property of
individuals.
Section a. Whereas nn emergency exists ,
this not shall take effect nud bo In force
from uud after Its pass.-.gc.
It Is learned that n similar bill passed the
IciTislnturo of Kansas a few years ago , and
that the supreme court of the state declared
it to bo unconstitutional , railroad corpora
tions having compelled a test case.
Now Itnilroail Company.
After the usual form , tlio Missouri Uivor ,
North Platte As Denver railway company
filed articles of Incorporation In the ofllco of
the secretary of state , declaring existence
from and attor April 10 for a period of fifty
years , with principal place of business at Al
bion , Boone county. The purpose of too
company is to build , equip , maintain and op-
crate n railroad with all privileges and richts
of eminent domain guaranteed after full
compliance with the laws' of the state. The
termini of the liny of the road , the company
contemplates constructin , are at or nnar Decatur -
catur , Hurt county , and a point on the west
ern boundary of the state between the
fortieth and forty-flrst parallels of latitude
a ml at a point at or near the forty-second
parallel of latitude , passing through the
counties of Burt , Cumiug , Madison. Brown ,
Platte , Greoloy , Valley , Guster , Lincoln ,
Logan , Keith , Perkins , Chase , McPherson ,
Arthur , Duel , Cheyenne , Scott , Bluffs and
Barnes , or such of them as the company's
road may finally bo located in. The capital
stock authorized is $500,000 , with the re
served privilege of raising it to § 10,000,000.
Incorporates and stockholders as follows :
Lorcn Clark , T. C. Patterson , S. B. Thomp
son , A. M. Uobbins , William ! ' . Cody , E. II.
Hill , Peter Mortensen , Thomas Fox and S.
S. Hadloy.
Further Invcitiiration nt fluml.
Governor TUaycr and wife visited Omaha
to-day. To-morrow thov go to Grand Island ,
where the governor will visit tlio soldiers'
and sailors' homo and continue his investiga
tions of the alleged shortcomings of the com
mandant , especially those relating to his
abuses of inmates of the homo. The board of
public lauds and buildings , and the advisory
board of the home will also join the governor
tit Grand Island , and with him will thor
oughly look into the management of the in
stitution , and if fouud necessary the assur
ance is given that changes will promptly bo
mado.
Now Notaries Public *
The following Nebraskans were appointed
notaries public by the governor to-day : C.
L. Hotholl , Crab Oichard , Johnson county ;
E. J3. Wood , Chadron , Dawca county ; Ed
ward L. King. Oscoola , Polk county ; H. H.
Grimes , Lincoln , Lancaster county ; Charles
A , Van Pelt , McCook , Ued Willow county ;
J. G. Arthur , Render , Thurston county ; S.
H. Fawcott , Blair , Washington countv ; G.
A. Spclbring , Crab Orchard , Johnson
county. ,
City News and Notes.
It Is learned to-day that , with two excep
tions , the city council elect has signed a irnpor
recommending the appointment or P. II.
Cooper as city marshal. This Is probably in
tended to irivo vitality to civil service reform.
Mr. Cooper is a democrat.
Miss Minnlo'Frcoraan , one of the heroines
of the blizzard of the winter of 28S7-S3 , is
attending commercial college In this
city. In response to the query
ofTnnBuis representative , ' 'Will you grant
mo a brief Interview ! " she politely but mod
estly said : 'Thank you ; I have had news
paper notoriety enough. "
Senator Polk , of I'luttsuioulli , was hereto-
day on legal business.
Jt is positively stated that the state board
of transportation wlllmnko another freight
reduction order In the near future. It Is uu
stood that It will bo In nccordnnco with the
Sutherland-Manning complaints , and will bo
upon coal , grain nnd live stocic. A majority ,
If not nil , of the board nro said to bo In favor
of thin. The formula was prepared by a
member of the board of secretaries last
October.
In accordance with President Harrison' *
proclamation ( sailed n few days ago , the gov
ernor has called upon the churches of the
state to observe the centennial Inauguration
of Washington by spceial services on tin
morning of April , ' 10.
APIUIi DtiOSSOMS.
Washington Crltlo : An open quostlon-
Whoro's the corkscrowJ
Chicago Inter Ocean : Spoaklnpof spiln §
styles , March went out with a bustle.
Yonkers Statesman : War often followj
pcaco. Especially Is this so when It happens
to bo n piece of mlnco pie.
Town Topics : Swlggor What nro they
going to-glvo us to drink nt the centennial
ball ! Twlggor Plymouth rock and rye , 1
believe.
Rochester Post : The Stewart will contest
gives satisfactory evidence that it will draw
to a close in the course of twcntjMlvo or
thirty years.
Chicago Times : Men do the marketing In
Iowa. This was not fully tindotstood until
It leaked out that the butcher stalls kept
private bottles.
Loulsvlllo Courier Journal : Mr. Hard
son has gracefully punctuated the name of
Postmaster Orlando U. Happy by placing
the comma after Orlando.
Burlington Free Press : There Is only ona
class of men on the face of the earth who
look well when they nro In a box , and these
men nro the basa ball pitchers.
Blnghamton Rcpubl'can ' : CAn oxchnnga
notes that "tho smllo is the same in all Inn-
cuagos. " Hardly , in Mexican It Is pulque ,
In Indian flro-water , In English benzine , etc.
Tcrro Haute Express : Amollo Ulvo *
( Chandler ) contributes a poem on "Lovo's
Seasons" to Harper's Bazar. There are only
two seasons to love of the Hives variety.
One is rod pepper , and the other Is niora
pepper.
A SWKKT SING 13II.
Tlio Arrival of the Mnilnmo Alhanl at
tlio Mlllnrtl.
Madame AlbanI , the celebrated diva , now
touring for the first time in concert through
this country , arrived in Omaha Sunday night
and Is stopping at the Murray. The pecpld
of this city will have nn opportunity of hearing -
ing her at Boyd's to-morrow night.
While it cannot bo claimed that she , in all
respects , is the equal of Patti , there are
none to dispute her title to second place.
The world has produced but ono Pattl , and
the sumo may bo said of Madame AlbanI.
The madame welcomed a Ur.ii reporter to
her parlors at the Mnrry , and for half an
hour chatted breezily of her career , the tine
reception she is having everywhere nnd an
ticipations of an ovation in San Francisco ,
to which city she Is now on route and where
she Is to give six concerts. Mndumo AlbanI
is a charming nnd unaffected woman. Sha
loves flowers and had a largo bouquet on the
center table In her room. Whllo the inadama
now belongs to Europe and lives in London ,
she can bo claimed as an Amer
ican. She was born in Canada
but received 'her musical recognition
at Albany , N. Y. , where she sang two ot
three years In Bishop Condon's church. The
congregation there discovered that she pos
sessed a marvelous volco aud raised money
with which to send her abroad to bo edu
cated. After a course under the cele
brated Lamposti , she made her debut in
graud opera , and at once scored a pronounced
success. Thereupon , mid in houor-of the city
of Albany , she adopted the name of Albani.
From that time to the piescnt , horcareorhas
been one of continuous ovations , both in con
cert and grand opera. Six years ago she
visited the United Stas.es as prima donna of
Maplcsou's bostopcr.i company , and in nil the
largo eastern cities was accorded some of the
grandest receptions over received by any
artiste. In Europe she sings In oratorio a
great deal , appearing nt all the largo festi
vals.
'I prefer opera , of course , " said the lady ,
"but most qf my Loudon engagements
nro on the concert stage. Wo go direct
lo England at the end of our San Francisco
season for a scries of fashionable onterUln-
inents. "
Madame Albani is married to a jolly Eqg-
llshman , Mr. Gyo , who travels with her.
She is rather large in llgure. has a kiud ,
gentle face , brown hair aud dark eyes.
Tlio Visible Bupuly.
CHICAGO , April 8. The visible supply tot
the week ending April G , as compiled D >
the secretary of the Chicago board of trade ,
is as follows :
Bushels.
Wheat 2S.T9J.OOC
Corn 10,502,000
o.us 7ooaoo :
Kyo 1,5IOCU (
Barley . * . 1,1&J,00 (
Wisconsin Trannfcrrod.
WASHINGTON , April 8. By direction of tha
president , the state of Wisconsin has been
transferred from the military department ol
the east to the department of Dakota.
Governor ilnnkflnn'.s Condition ,
SAMSIIUHV , Mil. , April 8. Governor Jack'
son , who was brought homo from Phlludul ,
phla yesterday very ill , is somewhat bcttci
to-day.
MASKS AND FACES.
H"IHE use of grease-paint by actors and actresses Is disastrous to
J [ the complexion , and unless thoroughly removed from the porea
of the skin , pimples and blotches appear. Eminent members ol
the profession say , IVORV SOAP removes paint thoroughly and
quickly , and restores the complexion to Us natural freshness.
A WORD OF WARNING.
There are many while soaps , each represented lo be "Just at good as the'Ivory111 !
they ARE HOT , but like all counterfeits , lack the peculiar nnd remarkable qualities ol
the genuine , Ask for Ivory " Soap and Insist upon getting it ,
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