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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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