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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , APRIL 12 , 1889. h THE DAILY BEE. PUUljlSHKD BVKIIY MOUSING. THUMB OF BunaoitrpTioN. Dallr ( Morning Rdltlon ) Including SUSDAT llKr. One Year . . . (10 OQ For 81i Months . > . R c ror Three Monthi . . . . . 260 ffiiB OMAHA SUNDAT U * * , in&Ued to any adilrcis. One Ycnr . , . 2 TO WKKKI.T IIKR , One Year. > . 200 OMAHA Ornc * . Nos.fil4 uml oiUHAnwAM STIIKBT. CIIICAOO Orricn , W. UOOKEHT lloii.i > ina. NEW rollK OKP1CB. HOOKS 14 AND 15 TlllnUXK JiuiMiiMn. WASIIIWOTOH omc * . No. cu FOOIITKRNXII STHKKT. CdUItim'ONDKNOn. All communications relntlng to n ws nna cai- Sorlnl matter should be addressed totho I.uixon . . All buslnosi lottcre nnil remittances should , bo eddreiwod to Tim Hen I'miusmmi COMPANY , OMAHA. Draft * , enema and pontolllc * orders to bo made payable to the order ot the company. Vic Bee PQblisMDgCipany , Proprietors , E. RO3EWATEU. Editor. Notice to Audits nn ( I Subscriber * Wo will conolder It n favor It agents and BUD- ecrlberfl will notify us promptly when TUB llnv fall * to reach them promptly. In order to sue ccssfnllr retnody nny fault In the delivery ol papers , It Is absolutely nopessnry that wo know thci date on which papers were late or missing. Jflnto , give the time nnd trnln on which Tun JlKK reached your town. Also Hints from what direction they came. With till * Information we cnn locate thu tronblo and apply -the proper remedy. Papers urn frequently carried by n town through the carelessness of the route ngont-H , ana when this occurs , wo can , with full Information , place the blame where It belongs. ra , 'JCI113 DAILY 11EC. Sworn Statement of Circulation. Elate of Nebraska , I- , County of Douglas , f oa < flcorKoll. Tzsrhuck , secretary of the nee Pub lishing comoany. does solomiUy swear that the actual circulation of Tut : DAILV HKI : for the vock Gliding April 0. ItftW. was as follows : Eumlny. March ! ) ! . 18.800 Monday. April 1 . 18,757 Tucmlay. Aprils . 1H.800 WeancKlay , AprllO . 18.800 Thursday. April 4 . 10.14(1 ( J-Tldny. April 6 . lU7fl Baturday , April 0 . .10.018 Average . 1H.H 1 1 OKOHOK B. TZSCHUCK. Sworn to before mo and subscribed to In my presence this ( ith day of April. A. I ) . 1831) . Soul. N. P. FEIL. Notary Public. Btate of Nebraska. I , , County of Douglas , ) n3 > Oforgo II. Tzschuck , bolng duly sworn , do- POIPS and snjs that he is secretary ot the lleo Publishing company , that the actual average dally clrculatlo of TUB DAILY HKB for the month ot March , 1888 , JB.fiM ) copies : for April , 1888 , 18,744 copies ; for May , 1888 , IMS ) copies ; for Juno , 18.S8 , 111,21) copies ; for P July , 18 8 , 18.0M copies ; for August , 1888. 38.1K1 copies ; for September , 1883 , 18l.f > 4 conies ; K lor October , 1883 , 18.031 copies : for Novem- licr. ItSS , 18 , ffl copies : for December , 1888 , 18Sii copies ; forJnnunry , 1880 , 18,674 copies ; for Feb ruary , 1880 , 18ut > 8 copies. GKOHQE II. TZSCHUCK. Sworn to before mo and subscribed In my presence this "d day of March. A. D. 188'J. N. P. VRllt Notary Public. THU Illinois legislatureha3 voted down submission and relieved that state from a prolonged ponod of depres sion. BiSMAUcic's overtures of peace to Jho state department are of a flattering nature. It is dollars to dimes that ho is laying a trap for the American oaglo. THE fool friends of Postmaster Gal lagher are liable to overdo the thing when they prod the friends of Scnutoi Mandorson who are waiting to stop into Gallagher's brogans. THE democrats arc trying to squeeze enough comfort out of the municipal election In Montana to last them for six months. A surprising amount of con solation is extracted from a trifle. NEIUIASKA farmers are dotorm'.nod , to give the twine trust a profound elinke. As long as twine is so valuable , th.oy will resort to primitive mnthods and permit the trust to enjoy its monopoly ely undisturbed. .ARIZONA , will soon test tho/jfllcacy of the territorial law , punishing train robbers with death. Four desperadoes from Canon Diablo have been selected to sample "Ilomponloop's euro for throat troubles. " WITH a senator , a congressman and a Judge of the district court , Omaha is supposed to have all the federal olllcos Bho is entitled to. This is why candi- flatcs for the minor positions must pre empt a homestead up the Elkhorn or Republican valleys. is the latest convert to the Nebraska method of licensing and yogulating the liquor trnlllc. The , fact that high license has been adopted by nine states since its introduction in Ne braska goes far to provo that it is the pnly practical method of dealing with the trafllc. THE construction of the North Omaha fiowor to the river front will materially Improve the atmosphere of the bottoms and diminish the malarial vapors sur rounding the workshops in that section. Now if the garbage dump was hurled Jnto the river , the levee would bloom tia a health resort. THE April report of the department of agriculture shows that the condition of winter grain averages 80 per cent , onlyO per cent loss than the April record of the great crop of 1084. The report is decidedly favorable for all sec tion sot the country. In the corn-sec tion of the west , spring work is uncom monly well advanced , owing to the fa vorable weather. The soil la In urimc condition , and with an average rainfall this year's crop will equal , If not ox. Good , the host on record. have ceased for the present between the authorities and the DOS Molnes river sottlors. Judge Bhiras , of the United States district court , lias requested the marshal to sus pend evictions , pending n decision ot the attornoy-gonoral on the question ol bringing unit to dotormlno the rights of the settlors. It Is quito probable ft that further eviction proceedings will * bo deferred until this year's crops arc 'V > gathered or until congress confirms the title or reimburses the sottlors. ! > YANKTON and Southern Dakota ox , * ) ' hlblt remarkable patlonco and gpoi will toward Omuhn. } % M\Q \ Yankton ii continually agitating direct rallroai connection with this city , Omuha hai treated the question with indilloronco And lot sllpgnldon opportunities tor extending tending her jobbing trado. A. unltoi effort on the part of our business mor now would undoubtedly induce the St St. Paul & Omaha to extend fron Hartlngton northto , Yankton and glv < the people of both cities the long do Hired railroad connection. OI7IMMA CONCESSION. The belief baa obtained that Bis * marok , slnco proposing to rcnow nego tiations regarding afTaira in Samoa , has boon adroitly laying his plans to estab lish Gorman authority over the Samoan islands In any event. Some time ago Count Ilorbert Bismarck visltod Eng land , and It was assumed that the pur pose of his mission was to effect an un derstanding with the British govern ment looking to concurrent action between Germany and Great Britain re garding Samoa. The announcement that Germany had offered or coded to England its fertile colony ot Damarland on the \voat coast of Africa , a traol ot over ono hundred thousand square miles , and the statement that Count Bismarck , on his return , expressed on- tlro satisfaction with his visit to Eng land , strengthened the impression that the two governments proposed to stand together against the United Slates , and necessarily in the interest of Germany. Bismarck has not been In the habit of making generous presents without re ceiving seine equivalent , and Great Britain might very well afford to give up what interest she has in Samoa for the African colony , nor can thcro bo any doubt of the willingness of the present government. In England to outer Into a negotiation of this char- actor. From every point of view , there fore , there was reason to auspoct a bar gain between Germany and England to unite In opposing any claims or de mands of this country not agreeable to Germany. They wore allies in the Washington conference and why not bo EO in the Berlin conference , particu larly when England woula directly prollt by it ? The report that comosfrom Washing ton of an unexpected concession from the Gorman government appears , however - over , to disarm suspicion of any other than the fairest motives on the part of Germany. The statement is that Bis marck has inado overtures of peace , to the extent of proposing that pending an adjustment of Samoan matters by the Berlin conference , the two governments shall bo represented at Samoa by but ono vessel each. This will bo done , our government having promptly acceded to the proposal , and it is said to be the opinion ut the state department that the business of the commissioners will bo happily and immediately adjusted , and that they will lind no difllculty In up holding the present attitude of the state department in the affair. This conlldonco may bo justi fied by the result , but it ig not o asy to share in it at present. Ilicholiou says , "When the lion's skin is short , eke it out with the fox's. " It is not impossible that this is what Bis marck has done. Ho has played the lion without effect , finding the govern ment of the United States determined to moot him half way in this sort of game , and ho now intends to try the cunning of the fox. Having made , or rather bought , an alliance with Eng land that renders Germany- secure In the conference , that government can not only afford to make a show of peace ful Intentions , but it is obviously to its advantage to do so. Germany is practi cally in control of the government of Samoa. The nominal head of tho. gov ernment is its creature , and the ad ministration of nlTairs , so far as there is any administaation , is dictated by the agontsof the Gorman government. If the conference fails to accomplish any thing , as wo have very little doubt i t will from the present aspect of the matter - tor , the Gorman power already predominant - dominant in Samoa will , in all proba bility , at once bo aggres sively asserted , and there will bo nothing to olTor a successful re sistance to it. American interests there can uot bo protected , but the wily Bis marck , bhiolding himself behind the peaceful pretense of his government , will disclaim all responsibility for any losses those interests may suffer. And when the power of Germany has boon moro firmly established in Samoa , with the purchased acquiosconeo of England , this country may take what favors Bis marck is pleased to extend , unless it should bo disposed to flght under in creased disadvantages for the recog nition it demands there. Then wo shall bo able to see and appreciate the fox's part in the gam-3 of diplomacy which Bismarck is now playing , and which is represented to bo so entirely satisfac tory and reassuring to the state depart ment at Washington. VIJR POLICE INVESTIGATION. The inquiry into the ponduct of the police , which is now being conducted by a aommittoo of the council , has brought up several questions as to the respective powers of the council and police com mission , on which oven the ablest of lawyers may disagree. The control of the police force and the authority to discipline its members is vested beyond dispute with the police commission. The council cannot legally dismiss , suspend or oven reprimand a policeman , no matter what the ollonso may bo. But the council holds the purse-string and makes the levy for the police , and may with propriety muko Investigation as to distribution of the force over the city and as to the service which it may or may not bo rendering. For instance , if after inquiry into our police Bystom , the council should roach the conclusion that wo have moro policemen than tire needed for good government , it may cut down the levy for police purposes. If the council finds that our police protection is inad equate , or the force Inefficient , they may increase the appropriation for pollco or they may revise the ordinances regulating the pollco department. The latter , of course , must bo done with the consent of the mayor and commission , The right of the council to cite po licemen before its investigating com mittees is implied , if not positively granted , by the charter. The council cannot bo expected to Intelligently in vestigate our pollco system without pro curing testimony from the pollco force ns to the individual experience of po licemen. Jn making such an Inquiry , it seems to us. the council does not nec essarily trench upon the authority vested in the pollco commission. At best , the council can recommend to V - . . , gpfr1 " * TTFHM mriiifiMiHBinniiiiiv\f" the commission nny radical changes it may doom doslr.iblo in the police system and it Is optional with the commission to carry out or reject such recommenda tions. A ncMEtir FOR PHAimE ptnns. Tlio disastrous prairie fires which have swept n portion ot Dakota , devastating miles of country and ruining thousanda ot people , have attracted widespread at tention. Remedies without number have been offered to prevent their re currence. . As n partial and permanent remedy the San Francisco Chronicle Urges tree planting. The suggestion Is a good ono , if carried out systematically. Individual effort fs useless. The authorities should encourage tree planting along all high ways and along streams , by liberal bounties nnd premiums. It would not only limit the area liable to bo swept by fire , but would educate the people on the great value of n timber bolt both as a wind and fire break , nnd shelter for stock. At present there Is really noth ing to chock and break the force ot storms. They swoop over an ocean of prairie without hindrance , gather ing force as they proceed , and carrying destruction to llfo and property. Had the country over whelmed by the frightful blizzard ol 1888 boon well timbered the disastrous effect of that storm would have been confined to n limited area. But there were no obstructions in its path and It moved south into Nebraska with irro- stiblo force. Similar conditions enabled the praiclo flro 'to spread havoc over the great plains of Dakota. The authorities of Dakota should lake prompt measures to encourage tree planting on a largo scale. No moro Im portant public work could bo under taken. The settler should bo shown that a timber bolt Is worth as much to him as his fields of grain , and will pay him as well In the and. It is a lifo in surance for himself , his family , his homo and his crop , nnd is the host and safest policy to invest In. The sugges tion applies with equal force to the farmers of Nebraska. THE PARK COMMISSIONERS. The amended act incorporating met ropolitan cities provides that in each city of the metropolitan class there shall bo a board of park commissioners , to consist of flvo members , who shall be resident free holders of said city. The appointment of this board is devolved upon the judges of the district court ol the judicial district embracing such metropolitan city , and is required to bo made on the second Tuesday of Mtiy , which is about thirty days hence. It is important that the judges of this district should give this duty early attention , in order that the selection of the mem bers of the board may bo made with due care and deliberation. It is of the highest importance that Omaha's first board of park commissioners shall bo thoroughly capable and trustworthy. In the creation of a park system success very largely depends upon beginning right. In many cities public improve ments of this character have failed or boon seriously crippled because they were started injudiciously. Entrusted to men who know nothing of what was re quired , or who had selfish interests to subserve , such enterprises were cither abandoned after a great waste of public money or allowed to remain unfinished until the means could bo obtained to complete them. Omaha , must not have an experience Of this kind. The city needs and our citizens desire a park system. The full accomplishment of tliis improvement must necessarily bo a work of years , involving in the end a largo outlay. It is not necessary that wo shall start with the idea of at once rivaling somb other city having much larger resources upon which to draw for this object. But though progress bo slow and sure , whatever is done should bo well done , and with reference to n complete system of parks and connect ing parkways and boulevards that will constitute ono of the chief attractions of the city. The district judges will have no diffi culty in finding candidates for park commissioners , but it may not bo an en tirely easy matter to secure just the men to be desired for this very impor tant duty. Hence it is desirable that the judges shall not leave the matter of selection to the last moment , and it appears to us to bo none too far in ad vance of the day on which the appoint ment of the board must bo made lor the judges to address themselves to this dutv. THE recent long distance runs of locomotives and crows on eastern and western railroads foreshadow an early radical change In thu present system of train running. For several months past now and Improved locomotives have boon in operation on the Pennsylvania road , making the trip from Now York to Pittsburg without ohango , and also on the Now York Central between Now York nnd Buffalo. These tests have proved entirely satisfactory , and demon strated the capacity of first-class engines for distance as well as speed. The annoyances of frequent crows are ob viated and a considerable saving in time and money effected. Several such tests have boon made on the west ern roads , notably on the Union Pacific nnd Chicago & Northwestern. It ie confidently assorted that In a few years four and flvo hundred milo runs will become the average of passenger crows. The time is not distant when trains will regularly run five hundred miles in from twelve to ton hours. THE office of comptroller of the cur rency Is ono of great Importance. In the nature and extent of the duties of this official , he ranks only second to the secretary of the treasury. The national banking system of the country is under his supervision. Ho is not only required to see that the laws regulating this sys tem are enforced , but ho is expected to annually communicate to congress his views and recommendations regarding currency legislation. The office should bo filled by u man ot practical financial experience , nnd of the very highest in tegrity , The loading candidate for the position , at present , is said to bo ox-Con- trressman R. C. Paraons , of Ohio. It it said that Secretary Wlndom opposot < - * * * > * = him , and , Vinp uostlonably , ho has excel lent reasons for doing so. Mr. Parsons is not n desirable man for the position Ho has not th. & qualifications , oven if ho were , in alt other respects , available. His only financial experience has boon as n bank inspector , Ho has profited largely nsn politician and congressional lobbyist. Ho was , at ono time , marshal of the supronib court , nnd subsequently an attorney fo'rthe Do Golyor pavement company , It having boon through him that Garfield became associated with that swindling , poncorn In Washington. In 1872 , Parsons was elected to congress from the Clo'vbland district , and two years after was overwhelmingly de feated by Henry B. Payne. His lost public office , that ol bank examiner , ho continued to hold during the greater part of Mr. Cleveland's campaign , al lowing his Interest In the republican party to lie dormant during that time. Washington dispatches say that the record of Mr. Parsons is being dug up. If the digging is carried to the bottom ho will not bo likely to got the office ho is seeking. GKNKHATj ElMVAUO HATCH. wllOSO death occurred at Fort Robinson yester day morning , made adistlnguishod rep utation in the war of the rebellion as a cavalry commander. In the campaigns of the army of the Tennessee , In which he commanded a division of cavalry , ho did most olllclont and valuable service , attaining to the brevet rank of major- gonoral. Ho was at once gallant nnd discreet , and all the difficult duties de volved upon him were performed with signal ability and courage. With but two or throe exceptions no commander of cavalry during the war made n moro brilliant record , and none on joyed moro entirely the confidence and respect of army commanders. General Hatch was highly esteemed by hid follow soldiers , and army circles will regret his death as a serious loss to the service. THE democratic successes and gains in the late municipal elections in Mon tana are not reassuring to republicans who have expected a return of republi can senators and congressman when the territory becomes a state. It was reason ably felt that the course of the last administration in the matter of tor.ri- torial appointments , as well ns the dem ocratic policy regavdiitgtho territories , would insure republican success in Mon tana , but these considerations seem to have had little weight. Although the result of municipal elections is not al ways a sure ind.ox of what will happen at a general election , it must bo admit ted that at present the democrats have the best outlook for controlling the stuto of Montana. A 3 Oun latest advices from Koya Palm county show that'wo ' were misinformed in ascribing th'611outlawry ( in that sec tion to the greed , of cattle men. Re liable parties rop6rt that an organized band of cattle thieves has been commit ting depredations , robbing the settlers of stock , driving them through the re servation , changing the brands and disposing of tho"- plunder in Dakota. For two years iiq ] people have been har assed by this gang. They had grown so bold that they drove stolen btoou south through Keya Paha county to the railroad and shipped carload lots to Omaha and Chicago. The settlers * have captured one of the leaders and dispersed the band , which is now ef fectually broken up. THE county commibslonora have en tered upon anew departure , which may load to a good deal of jobbery and speculative enterprise. The grading which the county commissioners have done in [ this city has always been in the interest of favorites and against the intorebt of the taxpayers. It remains to bo seen whether the proposed paving of certain streets , at the expense of the whole county , is n proper exercise of the road-constructing powers of the commissioners , or merely another scheme to tnKo money out -the pockets of the general taxpayer for the benefit of the few who own property on the line of the streets to bo paved. THE question of abolishing the Sun day dress parndo in the army is to bo discussed by the cabinet. The subject is not now , having been pretty freely talked about two years ago , when the proposition was pretty generally op posed by prominent army officers , as it appears to bo at present. The argu ment in favor of abolishing the parndo is not based wholly upon' moral consid erations , but is chiefly that the soldiers ought to have ono day in the week for rest. This is not likely to have very great weight with those who know any thing of thu generally restful life of the American soldier. IT is n common practice of valiant swashbucklers to put ip a straw man nnd then knock him down. This is forcibly illustrated by tho"fako" inter views which art being manufactured to order for the public-spirited amateur journalist , who has projected million dollar hotels , grciht'railroads ' nnd costly public buildings for Omaha , but always takes care to remain a "dead-head" in every enterprise , r A. few credulous people ple may bo gulloQ by bogus interviews. Intelligent people cannot but regard such underhanded and malicious bush whacking with deserved contempt. A PUOMINKNT mbmbor of the board of trade expressed ; himself very tersely on the caricaturojof the board of trade and tno advice volunteered Its mem bers. The question was asked : "Why don't the board reorganize into a mer cantile club that > viil buildup Omaha ? Advice is very cheap. Why don't the newspaper wreckers who have always failed in everything they hnvo under taken in their own profession , organize such u club'i1 Nobody is in their way if they want to build up Omaha. " A Dull Day In Chicago. Chicago Inltr-Offan , Only three divorce casns wcro heard In the courts yestqrday , nnd they were hold-ovors. A Sensible Kentucky Town. Chicaao Tribune. In Mndisonvlllo , Ivy. , the authorities have passed an ordinance forbidding brass bands from mooting "for tUo purpose oflcarn Ing now ] > loco3 of inuslo within 300 foot oC a dwelling bouse. " TnU commends Itself to the enlightened judgment of initnklnil , - provided vided the penalty for violation Is nindo severe enough. _ _ A Nnttirnt Sequence. i MittriMphtn Inquirtr. It Is , pcrlinps , only n coincidence that about the time the state legislatures begin to finish their debates nnd go home the cyclone season begins to unfold Its windy wonders. They Don't Ijot Go Worth \ Cent. Democratic ofllcoholdors nro not resigning with that degree of cheerfulness and fluency which their nnto-olectlon promises had led the public to expect. They linvo evidently heard that the weather Is cold outsldo. W. X. 1'rlzo IltiiK Uiitcs. CMcaoo Times. Slnco thcro must bo prizefighting why not nflont the rule * wlilcn govern the "game" In Washington territory soon to bo a state ! In a mill nt Seattle Monday ono of the prln. clpals was killed nnd two of these spectators were shot. They Don't Apply Now. HV lcif Ier ( Pa. ) licconl. These democratic Journals whoso odttorj nro holding ofllccs under this administration nro not rcpubllshlng the articles they printed four years ago that an administration should have all ofllclals under It In full political sym pathy. A Western Man. Cheyenne Ltiuter. The Omaha press brings forward Hon. John L. Webster us n worthy successor of the late Stanley Matthews on the supreme bench of the United States. Mr. Woustor is n cultivated lawyer of wldo experience nnd eminent success In his profession. Ho has friends In this territory who wish him well , no matter to what heights ho may aspire. - Puns From the I'ulillo Licdecr. Another female whistler , Miss Lutta Ham ilton , of Kllunsburg , W. T. , has boon dis covered , and she is bout on winning the championship. Her chief rival will bo moro llltoly to exclaim , "Oh shawl" than "Letta cornel" Prof. James Uryce , author of "Tho Amer ican Commonwealth , " attained great emi nence , years ago , by making the arrest of Mt. Ararat. Living skeletons , who used to bo in do * mand by museum managers , cnn now get only small salaries. Theirs nro , trulygreatly reduced figures. James Orrick , the well-known English artist , was a surgeon dentist In Nottingham many years ngo. His drawings still bring him reputation. MISS IHliCIlliRll'S -VCQUlTrALi. Wlmt the Chicago Times and. Mall Sny About It. Clttcaan Mail. The King murder trial at Omaha went the usual way. Oceans of mud thrown on the Character of thu man who , too late , nerved himself to sever relations which should never have existed. Miss Uiochlcr , the "faithful and devoted wile , " comes out with a char acter beautifully calcimlnod in white and a sprouting pair ot wings. She depended on man's Inhumanity to man for her acquittal. And she got it. Chtcaoa Times. The verdict at Omaha in the Ulcchler case is another ovldenco that , public opinion is stronger than any printed statute. The woman is acquitted of the murder of youuc King. That she killed him was as certain as that ho" is dead. The avenging shot was delivered openly. She went to Omaha for no other purpose than to kill a man who , whatever her own shortcomings , nuulo a toy of her for u time and when it suited hjs pur pose cast her aside. She may have- lucked the dignity of womanhood , but b.id as she was represented to bo she was infinitely bettor thau the scapegrace who cast her off when ho thought It safe and dcslra- blo to do so. They who treated her us a purchasable wanton standing in the light of n young man's social advantage find that she was cast in the rugged mold of ancient heroines who punished betrayal with death. Such women are not to bo played with. Practically the Omaha jury declares not that the woman was guiltless of King's blood , but that King was unworthy of llfo. Tins is not the law of the books , but it is the law of rugccd human nature , and from the finding of the twelve men at Omaha thcro Is no appeal. Does it encourage murder ! Let us nslt rather does it not discourage licen tiousness t The outrage upon the person precedes - cedes the outrage with the pistol. Hud the man been loyal nnd honor.iDlo ho would huvo lived. HITS AJ > I > The paving brigades nro waiting for the verdict , of the city attorney. Omaha is all right. Uii ths for March , 125 ; deaths. 75 ; nutur.il growth , 50 a mouth , 000 a year , or COO.OJO in u century. According to the World It was "tho Al bino company" that trilled and warbled at opera house Tuesday night. Candidates for park coimmssionorshlps nro hatching. Until the m > i > onitmcnls are made the district Judges will get , an Idea of what ofllco-sooking really is. The big four of the county board continue to sit on Richard the Kicker with gro.it unan imity. Hules nnd regulations are of no con sequence when the friends and favorites of the combination call for an appropriation. TiiEHiiE gave all its competitors tliora/zlo- dazrto yestcnlav. The signal "scoop" on the Hlcchler verdict absolutely Iilllod all public demand for the cheap-John shoots. In order to get the nows. and all the news , you have to read Tim Bic. The collapse of the Ulochler case is ex plained. According to the Republican the pcoplo entered Into n conspiracy last fall to defeat Gurloy for county attorney , thus preventing - venting the possibility of a conviction. Sheriff Coburn has discontinued the sale of advance scats. The serio-comic aggregation has dispersed , IM3KSONAIJ AND POMT1OAU General McBride woat fishing for the mayoralty of Lincoln , but ho didn't got a bite on that lino. The governor appointed him fish commissioner. The general will uow make tljo llsh Buffer. The decision of thostatodcpartmont not to appoint any American citizen , as consul , of foreign birth , to a country in which ho was born , Is a prudent ono , Thoao positions should bo filled by men whoso homo associa tions and kinship can not interfere with the faithful performance of their duties to this government , Idaho and Wyoming aramoving for state hood , The admission of the territories of Dakota , Montana and Washington bavo spurred the people of the former to unusual activity in dovotoplng the resources of the country and inducing immigration. Doth expect - pect an increase of from 10 to SO per cent In population this year , and will' ' make a pre liminary assault on the next congress for statehood. The great problem In DaUota is to Hiul of fices enough for the candidates. One-half the male adult population anil several adult females are anxious to become sponsors for the embryo states. The contest In Uhodo Island for tno United States sonatorthlp was decidedly spirited. Nathan F. Dlxon succeeds Jonathan Chaco. It is hoped that Divon will learn wisdom Irotn his predecessor's oxpurlonco nnd L-oep out of the reach ol terrapin and champagne. Miss Kate Field is lecturing In tlio east on "Tho Intemperance of Prohibition. " It Is a panoramic view of Kansas anil Iowa , with Malno and Connecticut on the side. The Minnesota cnslilcr , whoso departure on n Canadian pilgrimage caused wldcsproad comment and lamentation , will add (100,000 to the American colony. The suffering * of family and friends nro mitigated by the knowledge that our missionaries are carry ing the banner of llborty nnd plunder Into every section of the dominion. The Texas method ot Christianity should bo frowned down. Injecting theology Into mankind with n revolver stir * the emotions of the soul too quick and leaves the victim no time to draw on his stock of repentance. Sal vation Is f roe In Texas , If you take It with lead. THIS INDUSTRIAL. PlEIjt ) . Ohio milk shippers have organized , Chlcnco lake sailors make from $1.50 to { 3 per day ; 2,000 are organized. Clothing-cutters nnd trimmers average $20 per week throughout the west. A Concord ( N. C. ) factory has declared n 0 per cent semi-annual dividend. Great llrltnln has tin-plate mills em ploying , it It Is said , 103,000 men. A Now York cigar flrm han cut wages 60 per cent , leaving n wocn's pay atfo. Bookkeepers ut Boston , Chicago , St. Louis nnd Kansas City have organized. Sydney , N.-S. W. , Is said to Import moro shoos than any other port In the world. Not since the war hat thcro boon such des titution among the pcoplo of Orange county , N. C. The retail grocers nnd butchers of Hens- solucr and Albany counties N. Y. , have or ganized. A Suncock ( N. II. ) company pays 200 em ployes ? UOO per day for weaving 50,000 yards of cloth. Colonel John S. Cunningham , of Raleigh , N : C. , owns 2,500,000 tobacco "hills" In Pres ton county. Dcnlstown , Scotland , has the largest bread factory. Tlio httlo baker Is disappearing In Great Britain. Seattle ( W. T. ) common houses bring MO per month. The poorest of dwellings rent for $15 per month. Snn Francisco musicians want the govern ment to stop the competition of army bands against regular labor. Ohio railroads must pay $1 per miln each year to support the railroad commission. Sucti a bill has passed the senate. Waltham ( Mass. ) watchmakers recently threatened to strike because of the Imper fect work of the young women employes. Negro laborers In Louisiana are being supplanted by white families. Joseph W. Frellson , ot St. Charles parish , says."I have the lanii divided out , and receive from' each tenant one-quarter of the crop product. Each nne of the men will do moro effective work in ono day than any two negroes I ever saw , because they work intelligently. The supreme court of South Carolina holds that the notice required to terminate n tenantcy "from year to year" must bo given thrco months bcforo the end of the calen dar year , reckoning from January 1 to Do- combcr 31. Sl'ATK AND TERKITORY. Nebraska Allston , Dundy countynow has n news paper , the Times. The Strang Record has ceased to exist , and thd plant will bo removed to Genoa. Fourteen saloon licenses wcro granted by tlio Hustings city council nt its last meeting. The farm house of Evan Williams , eight miles from Beatrice , with all Us contents , has been destroyed by lire. A free medical dispensary for the poor has been opened at Beatrice , under the auspices of tlm ladies of Christ's Episcopal church. While carelessly handling a revolver , four teen-year-old John Ellis , of Beatrice , shot himself in the leg , making a very painful wound. The Seward grave yard was burned over the other dav. the fire cracking many of the tomb stones and destroyed Jho picket fences' nnd trees. Two thousands dollars have boon offered for an exclusive license to sell liquor in Oalc- land , but the license board has refused to grant the privilege. The farm of the feeble-minded institute ex pect to supply the Beatrice market with garden truck , besides raising all that can bo used at the school. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wooster , of Hastings , celebrated their silver wedding recently , the members of the G. A. U. post and W. H. C. attending the festivities in u body. The Lincoln Daily Call has again demon strated that it's "a wlnnnr" by discarding its old four-nago form and coining out with nn eight-page edition , The Call is In Lincoln to stay and is now at the top of the heap. have boon discharged Twenty-four more men charged by the Union Pacille nt North Platte , making a total of ninety discharges in the past few days. The citizens will ap peal to the ofllcials of the road to reinstate thu men. Three special stock trains have left Ver- don for Chicago in tlio past month via the Mor rclflo and Hock Island roads , In * Mend of going ns formerly to Kansas City. Nearly forty ot the cars In those three trains wcro Strcotcr palace stock COM. A plasterer living nt Norfolk named Utak took n Httlo spin on the Klkhorn with n bout nnd was capsized , Ho was takbn out ot the river apparently dead , but'nflcr vigorous treatment was revived for a day , but the shock was moro than ho could stand nnd ho died twenty-four hours later. The recent wind storm wrecked the court house at Bnssett , The building is 1300 , nnd wnfl standing upon blocks about two feat high. There wcro Rome iHtcon pcoplo In the building at the time It wont oft the blocks. A hugo snfo standing on thonoith side of the building tipped over , smashing a.holo In tha floor. town. The artesian well nt Ccntcrvlllo Is down ,400 foot. Dubiinuo now offers 3 cents n head for dead sparrows. The Hull Index says that thirteen Jugs wcro ( lumped off that station the other day , and some of them "woro as toll ns nn old- fashioned churn , too. " Twelve years ago Dr. Konnodny bought twelve ncrcs of ground on the bluff north of the river nt DCS Molnes for M50 , nnd ho sold It the other day for $20,000. A Burlington evangelist opened with the hymn whoso refrain Is "Where nro the Nine , " nnd noino ono In the nmlionca faintly answered , "You'll llnd thorn In the soup. " A carload of orphan girls , In chargcjjof Agent Outran , of the Now York Catholic orphan asylum , passed through Dubuque the other day , over the Milwaukee road , on the way to northwestern Iowa , to bo placed with farmers of llio Cathollu faith. Tlio Iowa railroad commlsslonora have do- elded that the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul road must build nnd maintain a depot on the gromul donated for that purpose by tlio town of Bismarck. Clayton county , nnd accepted with that understanding. Tlio question of tnuplng the Cedar river out near Moscow nnd diverting a largo How of It to Muscatlno through a scheme ot largo Iron pipes Is now being talked of. This Is to furnish Muscatlno with water for Ilro and domestic purposes at a very low rate , as also to furnish cheat ) ofoctrlo power to bo sold for manufucturlugpurposos. Dnltotn. There are twenty-two lawyers In Rapid City. The Dcndwood Times Is now In Its thir teenth year. The poles are all set for Madison's oloctrlo light plant. The Sully county farmers' nllianco has boycotted binding twine. The Borosford Methodists will dodlcato their now church May 20. Sioux Falls pcoplo huvo contributed gen erously to the fire sufferers. Fargo cast 5il votes at the city election , Grand Forks 550 , Bismarck 533. The Homcstnko property in the hills has paia $5,000 In dividends this year , and total dividends to date of ? l,303,759. The treasurer of Lawrence county , during the quarter ending Mnrch 31 , redeemed war rants to the amount of $39,591.83. The acreage of wheat sown In the region tributary to Yunkton is estimated us 30 per cent greater than that of lust year. Many Pierre citizens signed the petition for the appointment of Dr. McGllllcuitdy as a member of the Sioux commission. Extensive street Improvements nro to bo Inaugurated nt Uapld City , and the money Is In the city treasury to pay for the work. Under the now law a tax of $1 is imposed on each nnd every dog in the territory. It is calculated that thcro are fully 50,000 doers in Dakota. The Huronlto soys the business men of Huron without exception report an increase of from 23 to 50 per cent in the business of March lust , as.comparca with March of last year. Insipid lildlciiln. OMAIIA _ , April 11. To the Editor of Tnn Bnn : The pcuny-a-llners ot some of the Oifiahn dailies have boon attempting to bo funny of lute. Their supposed sarcasm alms to throw rldlculo upon ono of the proposed sites which is now being urgca for the now postofllco building. These so called Jokes , as Bill Nyc says , "are not laughable , and have not sufllciont ago to entitle them to re spect " They are as silly as "in tbo soup" fa meaningless. The demagogue who has no argument to bolster up a bad cause invariably resorts to insipid ridicule. Eighteenth nnd Fnrnam may or may not bo the site which will receive the approval of Secretary Windoin. It is , nevertheless , a fact that Mr. Linton , who most people bo- llovo came hero charged In favor of tha Planters' house block , admits in his report that Eighteenth and Farnam is the most sightly location , but ho says it Is on a hill which has an elevation of four foot to the hundred for two blocks approaching It from the east. Ho omits , however , to state that tha Planters' house block Is nt the bottom of a hill with nn elevation of nine foot to tha hundred for thrco blocks on the west. Good Judgment would scorn to Inaicatq that the proper site for n public building .should bo remote from the hills or placed on a alight eminence. Bade lu territorial times , wlionJKmaha's commercial importance was not developed seas as to create any strife in favor of particular streets , the question of locating the capital came up. Commercial interest did not cui any figure. The selection was made purolj on account of Its fitness , and whore diu they select ? The present high school grounds , which nvcrago seventy-live higher than Eighteenth and Fariinml And so it will be found In all cities where the surface , like Omaha , is undulating the grand public buildings nro placed upon commanding sites White : Just as soon as cold weather sets in , my hands roughen and crack. I buy the best and most expensive soap my druggist has , but the result is just the same ; sore hands every winter , Brown : I had just the same experience , until I read one of the Ivory Soap advertisements , about too much alkali in some soaps , which draws the natural oil from the skin and leaves it dry and lia ble to crack , so I sent out and got a cake of Ivory Soap , and found it all the advertisement promised. ; my hands are soft and smooth the year round , A WORD OF WARNING. There are many white soaps , each represented to be "just as good as the ' Ivory' i" they ARE NOT , but like all counterfeits , lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of the genuine. Ask for "Ivory" Soap and Insist upon getting it. Copyright l&SO , by I'roctcr & arable.