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A FE'W moro county commission or
picnics and wo will hnvo 501110 daylight
thrown upon the inner workings of that
close corporation.
Tun tfuth has como out at last. The
county commissioners confess that the
county hosnital building is a white olc-
phunt on their hands.
Now comes the City oL Mexico and
orders the putting of overhead electric
wires under ground. The example sot
by Now York is contagious.
TinsY are already quarreling over the
number of people in Oklahoma. The
next thing in order will bo n boom in
corner lots in the rival towns.
Nebraska White Caps can flnd
no other material to threaten than a
1.1"
fourth-class postmaster , it shows that
the order is hard up for an excuse for its
existence.
Tnii Vanderbilt system proposes to
reduce its Sunday freight train service.
The experiment will bo watched with
interest by railroad employes and
shipper ? .
"WHAT the people of Omaha are inter
ested in learning is , what definite ac
tion was token nt the annual mooting
of the stockholders of the Union Pacific
regarding1 the union depot.
GiCNKRAL BOU&ANOEU and his train
of admirers mndo a triumph.il entry
into London. But the Britishers have
hoard of the doughty g onontl before in
the strains of the Boulaugor inarch.
ASSISTANT
CliAitKSON appoints on an average a
Jiundrod and twenty-live fourth-class
postmasters a , day. This should bo
chcorful news to applicants on the
anxious seat.
THIS reception to bo tendered by the
merchants of Baltimore to Captain
Murrlll , of the steamer Missouri , who
rescued the passengers of the Danmark
will bo a worthy recognition ol a gal
lant and humane olllcor.
| A. Tin : men who stole the ballot box nt
A.V Plummersvillo , Ark. , at the November
election , an act which caused con-
eidorablo excitement all through the
country , have boon npprohondcd. As
might have boon expected they nro all
Bciona of the best families of Arkansas.
CHAUNCHY I. FILMSY , of St. Louis ,
declines to take the consulship .it Hong
Kong fit r * salary of five thousand and
the perquisites that run up to two or
three times that amount. But there is
no danger that the post will go a-bcg-
TUB poople'of Minnesota will have an
opportunity at their next elec
tion to vote upon a constitu
tional amendment making it valid for
five-sixths of a jury to render a verdict
in civil cases. This is a move in jury
reform which will bo watched with interest
torost in other states. What advan
tages this system , if adopted , may have ,
it will certainly lessen litigation by
diminishing the number of jury dis-
agrpomonts ,
THIS annual ronort of the directors of
(
the Union Pacific is significant in that
it outlines n distinctly new policy in
the matter of discharging its obliga
tions to the government. The stato-
jnunt is made that in order to guard
against ua increase of the indebtedness
of the company to the United State * ,
which now amounts to fifty millions ,
the directors have decided to sot apart
each quarter from the surplus revenue
of the company a t > uui of money or se
curities EuDioiont to prevent u further
increase of the government debt. This
it certainly a now departure in Uniou
1'acitlo hlstoiy , and if carried out in
good faith , will show a desire on the
part of that road to pay oil its just
obligations.
TilE NRW APPORTIONMENT.
The Fifty-first or the Fifty-second congress -
gross will Imvo to consider a very im
portant political question , namely ,
whether the house of representatives
shall bo increased or diminiuhcd in the
number of its members , or loft ns it is
nt present. It is expected that the
next census will show nn increase of
population of tibout fourteen millions
over that of 183U. At the same ratio
of apportionment that exists now ,
ono member to about ono hun
dred and fifty-two thousand of
the population , the housa of rep
resentatives would bo increased
from its present membership of three
hundred and twenty-five to four hun
dred and twenty. It is the opinion of
a great many that the house is now too
largo , and that n reduction in the pres
ent membership would promote olloc-
tivo legislation. It is therefore not
probable that the house will bo in
creased , but rather more likely that it
will loft as at present , the ratio of rep
resentation being raised BO ns to effect
this. Certainly , if the house is now un-
wicldly , as ig qulto generally agreed , it
would bo a grave mistake to increase
the membership , and it is altogether
probable that it will not be done.
An effort will bo in ado to have the
census of population taken in time to
enable the Fifty-first congress to make
the apportionment. The result of the
count in 1850 , was submitted to congress
early in January of the following year ,
and there is no good reason why
the same can not bo done with
the next census. Undoubtedly Su
perintendent Porter will fully appreciate -
ciato the importance of doing this ,
o that the Fifty-first congress , which
is republican in both branches ,
can fix the ratio of representation upon
which succeeding houses for the ensu
ing ton years shall jbo elected. There
are very strong political considerations
which render it most desirable that the
determination of this matter shall fall
to the next congress. If this is done ,
the presidential election of 1892 will beheld
hold on the basis of the reap portion-
niont , and the west will bo given a
largely increased strength in the elec
toral college. In any event , the west
is certain of n materially increased rep
resentation in congress , but it is doslr-
able and important that it shall bo
given its full weight in the next presi
dential election , aud this it may not ro-
celvo if the rcapuortionment is not made
by the next congress. Of course , there
is a chance that the Fifty-second con
gress would make the apportionment in
time to govern the choice of presiden
tial electors in 1892 , but it Is a chance
which it would not be safe to take , be
cause that congress might bo demo
cratic. Those , and other considera
tions , are unquestionably fully appre
ciated by those who will have charge
of the census , and undoubtedly the
population will bo ascertained in time
to allow the next congress to act in the
matter of reapportionment. Assuming
that the next ratio of representation
will bo about two hundred thousand ,
Nebraska will gain two , and possibly
throe , congressmen.
THE COUN'J'ir HOSPITAL.
The whole trouble about the county
hospital is in the fact that the county
commissioners have departed from the
usual business methods in the letting
of the contract and in the supervision
of the work.
While law and usngo require the
commissioners to lot contracts for pub
lic work to the lowest responsible bid
der , they are expected to exercise their
judgment as to the responsibility of
competing contractors and their repu
tation for doing good work.
If the contract had been awarded to
John F. Coots , the Withnclls. Ittnor
Brothers or half a dozen other builders
wo could name , there would have boon
no moro danger of the hospital arches
tumbling down than there is of the
commissioners being buried under the
walls of the court house.
Walsh and Ryan hnd never built a
public building anywhere , and for that
matter are not known to have
constructed any largo building
worthy of the name. The
commissioners know this when they
awarded the contract just as well -as
they do now.
Architect Myers1 plans for the hos
pital are probably as complete and per
fect as were his plans for the court
house. If the contractors had followed
out the plans and the building
had been constructed in a first-
class , workmanlike manner , out
of the material designated in the
spccillcntions , wo doubt whether there
would have boon any defect in the
building. Architect Myers has shown
himself to bo very indilforont in regard
to this building , and ho cannot be-ex
cused for neglecting to respond to the
calls of the commissioners , when in
their opinion , his personal advice was
desired.
But the blame for wretched construc
tion and lack of vigilant supervision
cannot justly bo placed on his shoulders.
SOIJOOl , SITES.
Two vital considerations should bo
weighed in determining the location of
now school buildings : The permanency
of population and thu grade of sur
rounding directs. The board of educa
tion should carefully consider the
future growth of u district ns well ns
the present population. The natural
drift of population west /roin tlio river
front has demonstrated the folly of
erecting lurge buildings in sections
where residents have boon crowded
out by business. A similar fnto will
befall tliu proposed-school at Fifth and
Hickory streets. While the number of
children in that neighborhood at
present is sulllcient to warrant the erec
tion of a largo building , there is no cer
tainty of permanency. They will ovont-
unlly bo crowded oat by manufacturing
and business interest * . The building
should bo located nt least four blocks
further west to insure its occupancy fern
n reasonable term of years.
The proposed enlargement of the
Haitinau school site is a needless waste
of public money. The present buildings
flhould bo torn down , the lot p-ntdod nnd
the new structure built thoroon. The
old building must bo abandoned in
nny event , and the site is ample
for a now uud enlarged bchool. There
is no necessity for changing the site to
Fifteenth street nnd squandering nine
thousand dollars in nn adjoining lot.
The difference in the grade of Fifteenth
nnd Sixteenth street is such that the
erection of n building on the proposed
site would Icavo a high mud wall on
the west , endangering the lives of chil
dren , nnd seriously affecting light nnd
ventilation.
No building should bo erected on n
slto until the grades of surrounding
streets nro permanently established.
The costly mistakes of thu past should
bo avoided and tcs selected where
there is a reasonable certainty that the
buildings will not bo endangered nnd
grounds destroyed. The number of
schools now perched on high banks aud
walled in is a warning to the board to
exorcise care and judgment in the solcc- ,
tion of now sites and the creation of
buildings.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
The decision of the intor-stato com
merce commission in the case of the
Grand Trunk railway of Canada , to
which wo referred a few days ngo , is
important. The complaint was that the
Canadian road was carrying coal from
points in the United States to points in
Canada at a certain published rate per
ton , but wns allowing favored shippers
a rebate. The commission hold "that
Iho reduced olmrgo accepted or rcbato
allowed is in violation of the act to
regulate commerce , and unlawful. " It
decided that the Canadian road comes
within the scope of the intcr-stato com
merce act as long as it shall continue to
do business in the United States , and
that it must hereafter publish its ratoa
of transportation for persons and prop
erty , giving.duo notice of changes , as
required by the law. It must comply
with the provisions for joint tariffs , not
only on goods carried between points
in the United States , but also
on goods carried to points in
Canada , and it must discontinue all re
bates or discriminations on such ship
ments. In order to escape these obliga
tions it will bo necessary for the Grand
Trunk to receive its shipments in
Canada , and this it may elect to do.
The justice of this decision will
hardly bo seriously questioned , and it
is of general interest because of its far-
reaching application. The principle
involved , of course , applies to all Cana
dian railroads which do business in the
United States , and Its enunciation is
important as affecting the competition
of such roads with American linos. It
applies to the transit trade from one
part of the United States to another
part over the "Soo" routes and the
routes across the upper portion of On
tario , which have for some time been a
source of complaint by managers of
American competing railroads. It was
not generally expected that the inter
state commission would assort its right
lo require Canadian roads doing busi
ness in the United States to conform to
the law regulating American roads , but
now that it has done so , its action will
doubtless be generally approved. It
is apparent that while .our own roads
are under the restraints of law ,
it would bo unjust to them ,
"
and perhaps ruinous" permit Cana
dian railroads to carry on competition
within our own territory without re
gard to the restraints and obligations
imposed by the intor-stato commerce
act. The decision in the Grand Trunk
case ought to bo very satisfactory to
the managers of all American railroads
with which the roads of Canada com
pote. It is an assurance to them that
the commission will go as far as its
authority will allow in giving them
protection.
A LETTKH of Mr. Gladstone , written
to a gentleman in Buffalo , acknowledg
ing the receipt of an extensively signed
memorial expressing sympathy with the
Irish cause , is published , in the course
of which the "grand old man" notes
having received , on the day he wrote ,
April 12 , a communication from the legislature -
islaturo of Nebraska. Mr. Gladstone
writes eloquently and hopefully of the
prospects for the great cause which ho
has most at heart , expressing the opinion
that were nn opportunity now offered
England she would record a verdict de
cisively in accord with those of the
other portions of the United Kingdom
and of the Anglo-Saxon race at large.
Referring to the centennial anniversary
of the inauguration of George Wash
ington , regarding which ho had re
ceived requests "to intimate an assur
ance of my participation in your na
tional joy , " Mr. Gladstone eloquently
says : "It is a real and a grateful par
ticipation , for the statesmen of the
American revolution have taken their
place once for all among the greatest
political instructors of the world.
George Washington was their ac
knowledged and illustrious l oad , and
to him and them I have long felt that I
owed no trivial part of my own public
education. Long , without limit of
length , may that union flourish under
the blessing1 and favor of God , with the
foundation of which their names are
inseparably associated. "
are said to bo on foot by
disappointed and desperate boomers to
eoi/-o thu Cherokee strip and stake their
claims immediately on Indian lands.
The Indians , however , would bo justi
fied in chocking any such movement ,
und in using force to drive out the in
vaders. Certainly the government
would not lolcrato any such lawless
ness.
Tin ; action of the French government
regarding the importation of American
adulterated lard , places that country in
accord with England , Germany , Canada
and Mexico , all of which huvo legis
lated to exclude such lurd. Tno ten
dency of this will doubtless be to stimu
late the pure lurd movement in this
couutuy , which is really in a great de
gree responsible for the action of for-
oiirn governments , and national locisla-
tie : : may become necessary in self de
fense. The oxport.of lurd is nn import
ant item in our commerce which wo can
not well afford to lose , and in order to re
tain it something may have to bo done
to relieve this product from the dis
credit in which U is now hold abroad.
The producers of pure lard demand that
the compound lard ahull bo sold for
what it is , antlllio foreign governments
think this should bo done and propose
to protect llujjr people against what
they regard n an imposition , although
thccompound article Is notunhonlthrul.
It is really n question of honest dealing ,
and It looks OB if wo would bo compelled
lo acquleaco in. the view of the govern
ments whoso ncoplo use a largo part of
the lard wo export , or lose that import
ant trado.
JUTS' AN1 > MISSES.
Chlof SonvoyTias fixed upon May 10 for
dog-dny. Curs nnd dogs of hinh degree
must bo togged before that timo. ho says , or
bo slaughtered. Owners of puppies must
pay the annual tax of ft nnd receive n tng.
It Is qulto likely that the order will bo lew
Rcncmlly rospootod than It was lost year ,
o\vlng to the fnct that the promised slaugh
ter nt thnt time never came.
The wires nnnounco thnt Mr. WlUls Swcot
has been appointed Unllod States attorney
for Idaho. Ten .roars ago Mr. Sweet was a
moinbor of Tun UER staff. Men got promt'
ncnt nnd Influential very soon nflcr they
Icavo the training-school of a grcnt dnlly.
Tlioro nro undoubtedly men on THE linn
staff now , who , sooner or later , may bo
dragged into some federal ofllcc , and com
pelled to nccopt tbo salary thereof. Less
probable things have happened.
It is a small matter , you say , but trifling
Incidents bavo provoked nations to war.
Something might bo done to dispossess the
hack-drivers of the streets of. Omaha. In
larger cities a police officer at street inter
sections compels drivers of vehicles to ro-
8Kct ] ) the prior legal rights of podostriuns to
cross-walks. Whoa the latter nro "run
down" by careless nnd vicious drivers , the
offenders of law and street etiquette nro
promptly run In and fined. You may stand
upon any comer at midday In Omaha , nnd In
every direction you will see men , women nnd
children dodging hither and thither from
the cross-walk out into the street to escape
a tonm , No ono is safe , and the utmost
vigilance is necessary to avoid personal in
Jury. Drivers know they have the advantage
of Doing out of reach of the fist of the man
they nro pursuing. Some moans should bo
provided to protect pedestrians.
Colonel Artomus Wnrdc , of the Herald , it
is said , has purchased the Black Hills , and
will bring them to Omaha.
The 27th next Saturday will bo the
birthday of General U. S. Grant. Sometime
in our national history , the day will not bo
allowed to pass unnoticed by patriotic men.
A Consolation.
St. Louts Globe-Democrat.
These who have boon dotalncd on the way
to Oklahoma can console themselves witli
the reflection that they will thus bo enabled
to cot the start of the returning procession.
The Croxvnlntr Outrage.
C7i | rcm Herald ,
A cork trust has Just been organized.
Pretty soon somebody will organize a cork
screw trust , and then on angry nation will
rise in its might and crush out the whole
'trust business.
Jerry's Soft ; Snnp.
Cincinnati Etvjuirer.
The last congress having failed to appro
priate any money to pay for the distribution
of seeds , the now nRriculrural department ,
under the supervision of Secretary Rusk , is
loft with nothing to do.
Danecrously AVcIl.
For the benefit of certain senators , who
shall bo nameless , wo would remark bor
rowing an Idea from Lord Byron that Mr.
Hiil-stead , who has been dangerously ill , is
now dangerously well.
I'niiiting London n la American.
7/on < ; < m LMer.
Two Americans gnvo a London police mag ]
Istrato n sensation the other day by'bomg
brought up on the complnint of a cabman
thnt they had amused themselves by flnng
their revolvers through the trap door In the
roof.
Grand Old Missouri.
Clilcaao Tlmct.
The name of the ship that rescued the
passengers of the sinking Danmark is Mis
souri. The much-abused old state of that
name can now have something else to point
to besides the brass statue of Thomas H.
Bon ton.
'Ttvould | ) o n Reminiscence.
.PMrt ( < Iclii / fct Koilh American.
That great boomer of the territories , Con
gressman Springer , Is out with an Interview
in which iio states that the solid south is a
detriment to the democratic party. Ho does
not say what the democratic party would
amount to without the electoral votes of the
solid south.
OLE VJ3II WOMJ3N.
Miss Rctta McICee , of Wilmington , O. , Is
nn enterprising young lady who is required
to answer in court the charge of stealing two
horses.
Mrs. Humphrey Ward's now novel is to bo ,
It is said , n frankly human pieceof flctio'n ,
She is finishing the manuscript In Italy.
Monn Calrd , who raised the question "Is
marriage a failure ! " has her now book in
the press bearing on the subject. It is called
"Tho Wing of E-trael. "
Miss Mamlo "L. Hatcuett is the latest per
son to take a hack at Ainello Hives' new
boo ic. Of course she cute * it all to pieces.
Ethel Grigs , a German woman , says she
can whlstlo Mrs. Shaw into a smauicful
sileuco in exactly thirty uiinutos , nnd she
threatens to como over before long to do it.
She la n handsome woman , although of a
ponderous build , and she has been warbling
aver sincn she was n child.
Minnlo Palmer , the uctresj , tor good nud
sufllcleni renson/sot about washing nil the
public statues in jNow York that Is , her
deputies did m.prdor that It might bo commonly -
monly known during the centennial celebration -
tion whom the Btat'ucs represented. At last
accounts the park department hnd inter
fered and arrested the scrubbers.
Helen Chalmers , the daughter a ( the notnd
Scotch dtviuo , lives in Edlnburg in ono of
the lowest uccttons of the city. Her homo
consists of a few rooms In an alloy. The
drunkenness , poverty , and Buffering of won
aud woman distre vlicrbut she is constantly
with the fallen. lEvery night she gees out
Into the lanes of Jjljo city with her lantern to
light her way bgfafo her , and sbo uovor re
turns to her qurtcrs without ono or moro
girls or wometf she lia taken from tha
street. Tboso pioplo love bur , und she is
never molested or Insulted.
Kate Field cxpmlnod to u Boston uudleuco
the oilier evening how she would'etop drink.
Ing. "Abolish the idlotlo custom of treat-
lagV she said. "When pcoplo treat they
take more than they xvunt. How men maao
in the image of their Creator can stand that
custom I cannot conceive. Make treating
and perpendicular drinking an offense. "
Miss Margaret Blalno is fast earning the
reputation of being ono of thu wittiest young
women jn Washington. She Is clover and
sarcastic , but ued her powers with rare
judgment and good nature. Her volco is
particularly pleasing , and It Is said that istio
has n nalvo wuy of Haying "Don't you
luiowi" that Is tbo envy of till tuo other
Washington belles. Sue acquired it In Hug.
I ,
land during her visit Inst y-'ar , nnd uses It
frequently la her apoooh.
STATE JOTTINGS.
' Hutlor county hni voted 150,000 in bonds
for n now court houso.
South Dentrlco will enjoy the luxury of
street earn in sixty days.
Ice cream sociables are ripening , but the
cucumber Is several cramps behind.
Kearney's city hall bonds sold for 98 } { >
They draw 5 percent and nro duo in twenty
years.
Wolf scalps nro worth f 1 of Otoo county's
coin , nnd hunters are polling the treasurer
at n lively rate.
North Plntto wants a biwo ball club. Ap
plication * should bo ncooinp.inloj with pho
tographs in uniform.
Nebraska City already fools the great
benefits nrlsing from her park system. The
trees make splendid hitching posts.
Vendors of rod liquor nnd foaming collars
nre required to pay an occupation tax la
Sprlngtlold , In addition to the regular
license.
Plnttsmouth Is moving for cle.ctrlo street ,
railways. The venerable capital of Cnss
county Is displaying uncommon enterprise
and push this year.
Mnd dog scares are blooming In various
sections of the state. A poultlco of onk
tanned solo , vigorously applied , will banish
the fright In short order.
The Nebraska City grnnd Jury toyed with
the case of a burglar for four days , nnd suc
ceeded in returning nn indictment sovcrnl
hours nftor the crook had flown.
The St. Paul postofllco lias been decorated
with n handsome nnd artistic Ed Chlnn.
Samples can bo hnd at all linnrs. Thn post
master is determined to plcaso his patrons.
A quartette of young nnd beardless scaven
gers bavo boon hauled into court In Frutnont
for printing and circulating an obsccno poem.
They wore placed under bond and bound
over to the district court.
The Rev. Sam Small will lead a triumphal
procession "From the Bar-room to the Pul
pit" in Lincoln next month. It Is presumed
that Sam has arranged to secure n supply of
Inspiration nt the starting point.
A simple decree of dlvorco in Nebraska
City deprived a Bishop of ruuK , emoluments
and stuff nt ono sitting of the court. It was
a great relief to the wife of Dr. Hoyt O.
Bishoo. She took her maiden name.
The Dally Telegram Is the latest Journal
istic venture In Columbus. It is n neat nnd
compact specimen ot typography , spirited In
editorial and lively nnd crisp in its news
columns. D. F. Davis is the publisher.
Columbus cries out against the nude in
dramatic art. A bevy of raw and wrinkled
Amazons disported on the stage tlicro ro-
ccntly and actually shocked the Journal
man. They must have been frightfully
tough. '
The waterworks company of York has
rescued its plant from the auction block , nnd
Adam's ale again Hews unchecked D.V me
chanics' lions. York is
a pioncor among tiro-
hibition towns , and water must bo had nt
any price. *
Plattsmouth will dig up the hatchet on the
30th and apostrophize the virtues of the
cherry tree chopper. After the ceremonies
it is proposed to present the hatchet to a
prominent Burlington olliclul , accompanied
by a sketch of the long-promised depot.
Norfolk rejoices over the certainty of anew
now railroad. Thirty thousand dollars in
bonds have been voted to the builders , and
surveyors have already boon turned loose on
the road to Yanktoii. The construction of
this line is likely to force the Omaha & St.
Paul company to cover the gat ) between
Hnrtlngton nnd Ynnkton this season.
'iho financial backers of the Fremont can
ning factory propose to clip the wings of A.
Bird , of Pluttsmouth. They have decided to
shut ofC the wherewith until the soaring gen
tleman descends from his lofty perch nnd
fulfilli his contract Five hundred dollars
in hand it worth several birds in the bush.
Mrs. A. Zolncr.a Michigan womantracked
her faithless spouse to the wilds of Platte
county , last week , and found him cavorting
with the affections of a flckln female. The
SCQIIO wliich'followed can bo pictured by the
imagination. The interesting fact is cheer
fully chronicled that Zelnor was yanked by
( ha back hair and toted homo nt railroad
speed. The gauio was not worth the effort.
The howls of returning Oklahoma pilgrims
are rising above the hum of busy life in
various sections of the stato. They bring
with them a wholesome regard for Nebraska
soil nnd climate , and disgust for the red-
crusted land of the boomers. Experience
costs money. The amount squandered In
the wild rush to Indian Territory would secure -
cure farms in Nebraska superior in every
respect.
"Misfortunes never como singly but in
droves. " The new postmaster of Spring ,
field , Sarpy county , had scarcely become ac
quainted with his duties when some heart
less rascal abducted the family cow. The
Monitor tells that on top of this application
came the Springfield Glee club , primed for a
serenade and with appetites a yard long.
Tlicro aio depths of grief which can not bo
milled by ordinary sympathy. It is sudl-
clont for the p. in. to know thnt the public
fool for him.
The Fremont boomers c ! the oil regions
have commissioned an ngcnt to purchase
hoisting works and pipes for the Wyoming
Oil nnd Pipe Line company. A number of
Omaha capitalists interested in the lubricat
ing fluid propose to join with thoFrcmontcrs
in building u plpo line from the oil Holds
through the state , and the enthusiastic sup
porters ot the suhcino nro confident that the
work will bo completed in two years. The
undertaking is a mast Important ono. It has
hns been agitated for the past few years ,
but nothing dollnito has been accomplished.
The construction of a pipe line would solve
the fuel problem for Omaha nnd eastern Ne
braska and return handsome profits to the
owners.
THE INDUSTIUAlj l-UKljD.
The big Woonsocket ( R. 1. ) rubber works
will employ 1,000 hands and manufacture
20,000 pairs of rubbers dally.
The Laborers' Protective union of Jersey
City , N. J. , has nngagod a physician , with a
yearly salary , to attend sick members.
Southern iron makers are putting forth
strenuous efforts -Increase their business
in northern markets. These efforts have
brought forth n number of concessions on
iron , but have not brought much business ,
for the bar mills nro not running and do not
want forgo Iron , and , second , the possibility
of a drop of 25 cants in Pennsylvania forgo
is entertained.
A compilation made bv the Tradesman ,
from actual returns received by It , shows
that CO 1 industries were established in the
south during the past three months , against
G25 now Industries established during the
same period of last yeir.
The Mexican government has decided not
to sell to ona company all thn mining conuos-
elons In Lower California. It Is preferred
that practical miners shall take up the
claims , and ovcry effort will bo made to In
duce minors to cntor upon the mining land ,
A Massachusetts firm Is testing a. machine
for riveting shovels to tl'.olr tiuucllu.If a
success the contrivance will itnublo six men
to do the work now done by twonty-fivo.
A largo party of Hungarian wor'cmon has
loft Potutown , Pa. , to return to the fatherland -
land , whore they will buy farms with the
money accumulated since they eutno to this
country , fojr years ago.
A Massachusetts Yankee is said to have
patented a barrel hoop of corrugated steel.
Four of these are equivalent to ten wooden
ones on n Hour barrel.
Many clock manufacturers are i.ow uaing
soft sheet * teel lor portion * of time piece *
which were formerly made of brass. The
result IM Raid to give much satisfaction.
A London paper ropirts that suwossful
experiments have boon made In costing Iron
wlthcoppur. The method was follow * !
A plcco of Iron was IMH > OU to nearly white
heat , thoroughly tpiinklod with white-col
ored powder , and usain boated until the
powder hud entirely disappeared. The Iron
V.MS then pluiiROd Into melted copper , re
moved , instantly und allowed to cool. The
copper coating win perfect , and the surface ,
though rough , was ainooth onouxh for use oa
the bottoms of uliips , tubes of bollcra , etu.
LINCOLN NEWS AND NOTES ,
Excltomont Occaslonod By the Ho-
oont Tragedy Dying Out.
THE FOLLOWERS OF MINEHART.
Tlioy Ask to Unvo Tlielr Nnincs
Htrlokan From the Itolla or Uraco
Church Now Notaries
IMibllo.
LlNOOLS liUlllCAU OF TUB OUiRA. Uf.lt , 1
1029 P STBKBT , }
Ltxooi.v. April 25. I
John Taylor nnd Charles Curtis , the sup-
IKisoil murderers of Bob Woods , passed n
sleepless nlRht In tliolr respective cells nt
the county lalf. It Booms that they had premonitions -
monitions that all might not bo well with
them if they chanced to fall Into the hniuls
of nn lufurnntcd mob. Indeed , they were
told during the day by some of their visitors
that there was strong talk of a lynching
party , nnd that they would bo tno victims.
The talk , however , proved to bo Idle. IJut It
is learned that two binds of darkies mut not
a few whites , numbering probably 100 onch ,
gathered together In the bottoms in the south
west part of the town , nnd discussed
the lynching very earnestly. During the
duy the talk was so serious Hint Sheriff
Mcllck took precautionary steps to repel any
assault that might bo mndo upon the Jail. A
portion of company D , of the stnto militia ,
ten .In number , wore snugly domiciled , witnm
the walls of the county prison , and it would
not huvo fnroj well for nny assaulting party.
The sheriff could have repelled 600 men
with oaso. Ju t before midnight ,
Tins BKB representative visited the
] all , and while tlicro was ndtntttoa to the
cells of the prisoners. As ho approached.
accompanied by the sheriff , Taylor whined
out. "Is everything quiet on the outsidot 1
declare I can't sloop. " "No danger , " cheer
fully replied the sheriff. "I will BCD that
you are not harmed. " "All right , " said the
wretch , "Jso strustln' in the Master and you ,
Mr. Mcllck. " Curtis remained quiet. Ho
refused to reply to nny questions put to him.
Grace Church Air.iirs.
Written notice was served upon Ilov.
Crelghton , the present pastor of Grace M.
E. church , that ninety-three muinbors of
that church under the ministrations of Pus-
tor Minehnrt , desired their names stricken
from the records of that church. It is un
derstood that this membership express the
desire to bo numbered witli Minchart in the
now movement , which formally denounces
the action of the committee that recently do-
cidcd to cut oil his ecclesiastical head. In view
of the fact that over a month has elapsed
since the church trial , now a matter of his
tory , it can hardly bo denominated an action
duo to excitement or pressure , and it is
doubly cheering to the beheaded preacher ,
ho says , to know that the paper wont to the
now pastor of the church without any solici
tation from him. It is also noteworthy
that Mlncharts "rift raff , " us nis followers -
lowers and friends have been denominated ,
comprise such citizens of East Lincoln and
Lincoln as Dr. Dawson nnd wife , W. 13.
Howard and wife , E. J. Miller nnd wife , W.
G. MoFall nnd wife , W. H. Putmoro and
wife , Herman Elclio and wife , Mr. Mary J.
Spencer , George E. Fisher and wife , Thomas
Crobbia and wife , P. A. Hovoy nnd wife , C.
A. and A. M. McMastors , David Bangnrt , H.
G. Rcdfiold nnd wife , and many others who
are equally prominent , all of whom are roc-
ognlzoa ns among the purest-minded and
most enterprising people of the city. Their
friends , however , scores upon scores , repu
diate the name that has been so unkindly be
stowed upon them by the unthoughtful
friends of Minohart's opposition. It ought ,
also , to bo taken into account that twelve of
tlio "riff raff , " who express the wish to
have their names stricken from thu raster
of the church , were former oQlcials of the
church. Six of the number ask for letters ,
nnd in the orcnt that they are rotusou , there
may bo another intcrtstinc : chapter in the
Grace church diftlcultics. The assurance is
also given that another grist of names will
be handed in to bo checked off.
New Notaries I'ublio.
The governor to-day appointed the follow
ing notaries public : O. E. Kub.ink , Hayes
Center , Hayes county ; W. P. Dutton , Pe-
tcrsburg , Boone county ; Jnmoi W. Manor ,
Vorongo , Perkins county ; Edgar L. Means ,
Orleans , -Harlan county ; Edwurd W. Gil
bert , York , York county ; H. McFarlnml ,
Dowccso , Clay county ; O. M. Quackenmish ,
Tobias , balino county : Joseph McSparran ,
Blair , Washington county ; Eric Johnson ,
Holdrego. Plielps county ; Finloy H. Lamia ,
Homorvillo , Grispor county ; Ilose.i B.
Thornton , Oakdalo , Antelope county ;
Thomas C.xrroll , Fremont , Dodge county ;
Edmund W. Nagle , Allston , Uundy county ;
Henry H. Uny , Oakdalo , Antolooo county.
Midway Uriok Company.
Articles incorporating the Midway Brielt
company were tiled in the ofllco of the secre
tary of state to-day. The principal place of
business of the company is at Kearney , Buf
falo county : capital stock $15,000. , April SO ,
ISb'J , was the date fixed upon for the com
mencement of business. It will continue
under the articles as Hied , far a period of ton
yours. Incorporators : liollin L. Downing ,
John J. Uartlctt , George Gray and William
W. Mannlx.
Pacific Moving.
It has just been lcarno < ! that a company of
Missouri Pacific engineers passed through
Lincoln to-day en routu for Superior , where
n survey will bo commenced for a new
brancti of this railway system , The com
pany was moving under instructions from
Engineer McDonald , and it is safe to say
that It menus business for that part of the
etutc. It is distinctly given out that the
Missouri Pacific folks will not remain idle
during the present season. This road has
evidently entered the state to stay and grow
up with the country.
City NOWB and Noti-s.
A case was commenced in the district
court , to-day , enjoining W. S. Hamilton from
taking hit icnt In the city council. The cma
wns brought by O. W. Wcbntcr. His poll-
tlon seta up that the first election was local ,
and upon this point ho bases his suit. If sus
tained by the court , W. J. Cooper will repre
sent the fourth ward In the city council.
Tnylor , Curtis and Mrs. Wood * will have
their preliminary hearing before Judge
Stewart , to-morrow , for the murder of IJob
Woods. Curtis nnu MM. Wood * will bo ar
raigned ns necoMorlo * before the fact. It U
qulto generally thought , to-day , that Mrs.
Woods will bo discharged nt the hearing. It
h said that Sheriff Mollck expresses this
opinion , nnd ho Is in possession of more of
the facts connected with the crime than nny
other person , Ho alto says ho hni enough
evidence to convict Curtis nnd Tnylor ,
American Arlstoornoy.
Ke\o \ ri > rfc Commercial Advtrllitr.
Speaking of the four hundred and every
body is speaking of the four hundred reminds
minds one of Saxo's verses :
Depend upon It , my snobbish friend ,
Your family thread you can't nsocnd
Without good reason to apprehend
You'll llnd it wnxod nt the farther end
Uy.souio plebeian vocations
Or , worse than that , your boasted line ] J
May end in a loop of stronger twine
That plagued some worthy relation.
Of all the notable thinirs on earth ,
The queerest ouu Is prldo of birth
Among our ficrco democracy ;
A bridge across a hundred years
Without n prop to snvo it from sneers ,
Not oven n couple of rotten peers ,
A thing for laughter , floors mid jeers ,
American aristocracy.
WHAT ABOUT.
Views nnii Interviews Caught In Hotel
Corridor * nntl KlHOivhoro.
Walt M. Sooloy , the great republican sec
retary of all central committees and conven
tions , Is In town , having Ju t returned from
n hunting tour through the Indian territory.
"No , " said ho , "I wns not In Oklahoma , except -
copt on the edge of it. I don't want any of
Oklahoma in mine. There are plenty of
places . down in that country much uiora
desirable , to locnto in than that , t know
where to find nny amount of the best land
you ever saw , and far better than anything
in Oklahoma. " .loo Eastordny , Prank Mao-
doimld , of Lincoln , nnd W. C. Long
wore with him. Ho says that
they went through every place
they wanted to go without molestation , had
nn elegant time , enjoyed the trip immensely ,
saw some beautiful country nnd picked out
the spot whore they all expect to eventually
locate.
_
Harry Mann , many years ago advance
ngcnt for Evnus & Hooy , was In Omaha yes
terday with his family , en route to San
Francisco , where ho is to take charge , May
1 , as general manager of the Now California
theater. Ho is very enthusiastic over the
prospects of becoming n great man in his
business there , nnd oxpocls to soon inako an
immense fortune. The liouso will bo opunod
May ID , and , said ho : "it is going to bo the
finest theater in the world. " Airs. O'Con
nor , a very wealthy widow in 'Frisco , is
building it as a monument to her enterprise
and love for the drama.
A U\K \ Dnkotaii.
Major A. W. Edwards , of the Fnrgo , Dak. ,
Argus , and C. G. Sohuylor , cashier of the
Citizens' National bank of Fargo , are at the
Allllard.
Major Edwards is the best known news
paper man in Dakota. Ho Is a character.
The stories that have boon written about
him would fill volumes. The major tips the
scales at 337 pounds , but that fact don't
bother him and ho is as chipper na a school
boy. Ho has boon a power in Dakota politics
in the past and really is now , although ho
and the Argus wore rather knocked out ut
the last elections. Hut the major , like truth ,
crushed to earth will rise again , and ho and
his Argus atlll cut a very big liguro in North
Dakota.
Shaking of the political situation in
that coming state , thn major said tluit
Gopthill , Mondonhall und llausbarough are
the most prominent candidates for the gu
bernatorial chair. Ex-Governor Ordwny ,
he of capital commission fame , has been
spoken of in connection with the olllco , but
the major doesn't think that he's a candid
ate. Ex-Govonmr Pierce and Harrison
Allen , ho thinks , will bo suut to the son a to ,
but as to who will go to the lower house ho
is not so positivo. as locality will have much
to do with that. Ho says tlicro will bo
lively times in the territory this year.
Miss Porsson'K Story.
The homo of Mr. Sidney Barkalow was
a glad ono yesterday. Bcuodicta Porsson ,
for more than six years nurse in Mr. JJnrka-
low's family , and who , by her kindliness of
disposition , has entwined herself about
the hearts of the cntiro family , was a cabin
passenger on board the Ill-starred steamer
Dnumark , and during the many days of sus
ponsc , she was mourned as ono lost ; but yes
terday Mr. and Mrs. Barkalow and thu
chlldroii hnd the pleasure of wel
coming her home. Bcncdlcta is u
little Swedish girl , with dark hair
and eyes , and very comely and
neat In appearance. There nro no traces ol
the suffering , mental and nliysical , endured
during the days that she was adrift upon the
occnll >
.
A Can-less Watchman.
Oniccr Ormsby reports to the chief of police -
lice that at 1:45 : a. in. , Olllccrs Fahoy and
James Brady found the back door of the
jewelry stoio at HI. ! Douglus wide open , und
with considerable difficulty they awakened
the man sleeping in the store and made him
lock the door.
Hundreds of imitations dangerous to fabric an.d hands
are tugging away at the props , which have put and'
still hold Pyle's Pearline in its present enviable position.
It's the standard pure effective harmless a necessity
in millions of homes. These imitators take names end
ing in INE to deceive peddle their goods from house ,
to house claim them to be "Pearline" "same as Pearl
ine , " or "good as Pearline. " Beware of them one
wash may ruin your clothes. Their methods alone should
denounce them evidently they do for ihe consumption
o ( > Pearline increases each day. If tloes away with the
drudgery . . of woman's hardest work.
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