THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , APRIL 20 , i THE DAILY BEE. BVKItY MOHNINO , TRBM3 Dtilly ( Morning Kclltlon ) including SUND VT 11 ur. , Una Year . tlO 00 For Six Months. . n 10 For Three Months . . . . . 250 Tun OMAHA SIINDAT IIKB , mulled to any Udrts * , One Year . 200 WtRKLr UKK , One Year . . . 200 OMAHA. OrncE. Nos.OH nnd flio VAIINAU BTnr.er. CHICAGO UrticK. i : HOOKEHV nuii.niNn. Nr.w yoiiKOrrii-B. rtooMSll AND l5TijtnuN Htm.wiNO. WABIIINOXOM Oriicte , No. 613 FOUlrrr.KNTIl BrilBKT. COUltmi'ONDRNQR. All communications relating to news and edi torial natter ahoulaoeaddrtsuod to tUoUuiion T.F/TTKHS. All buslnmi letter * anil remittances should b kddre.'Uod to TIIK HUB I'tniMHiiiNO UUHPANV , OMAHA. Drain , chrrki anil postolllca orders to bo mailo payable to the orilor of the company. fto Bee FaWIslilDg Company , Proprietors , E. ROSEWATER , Editor. Notice to AKOIHH nnil Bul > sorllii- , . In order to Huccosafully rectify nny fault In the delivery of papers , It Is absolutely neces sary that wo know thd ( Into on which papers were Into or mlsMng. If Into , give the time niul iraln on which Tun HUE should have reached four town. Also Htixto from what direction , no Hint wo can locate thu trouble and apply the proper remedy. Papers nro frequently can led by a town through tlio raiolt-ssness of the route ' ngonts , ana whim thl ? occurs. wo can , with full Information , place the bhimo vrhcro It belongs. " We will consider It a favor If agents and sub- icrlbcrs will notify us tit ouco whenliiK lien full * to roach thorn promptly. I'llK DAlliY 111210. Sworn Stntcftiunt ot'Oirotilutlon. State ot Nebraska , l _ , County ot DonglM , f ° Oeorgo II. Tzsrhuck , nocrctary of The Ilco Pub- llshlnKComtm ny , doe < solamnfy w ar thattho actual circulation ot Tin : D.ULV HUB for tha week ctidlnR April 37. 188) . was as follows : , tumlav. April " 1 i'.Pa'i Monday. April S ! l , b7U 1 TutMlav. Aurll2l : 18C > 03 Wednesday , April 21 18.559' Thursday. AprU'J,7 : . ] K.r,07 Friday. April 20 18.f , ! Saturday , April 27 18rU7 Average 1S.OIO GMOUOK 11. T7.SOHUCIC. Sworn to bpforo mo and subscribed to In my presence this 27th day ot April. A. 1) . J839. Seal. N. I' . FKIL. Notary Public. State ot Nebraska , I , f S3- County ot Douglas Ceorgu II. Tzscnuck , being duly mvorn. deposes - poses and BBJ-S that ho Is secretary of tno Ilco 1'ubllshlng company , that the actual avcnuo ilully circulation or TUB DAIIA * IIKB for the month ot April. IBM. 18,74 copies : for May. 1888. IM,18I roplin ; for Juno , 18M , ll,2i ) : ) copies : for Julv , 1KS8 , 18,033 ceplos : for AllffllltWS. . 18.1K1 copies ! for September , 1K3S. Ib.lftl copies ; for October , 1888.18.US4 coplM : for November , 18W , IS.ntfl copies ; for December , 1883 , W , ' Xl copies ; for January , ISS9,1S.B7 * copies : for February , 1E8 ! > , IB.ti'.l ! copies ; for March , 1881 > . 1S.M4 copies. QKOuuii n. 'jysuiiu < : iv. Sworn to before mo and subscribed in my presence this luth day ot April , A. 1) . , 1889. N. I' . FK1U Notary Public. OMAHA owns Deadwood ; the keys of that city wore turned over to the board of trade. Mrsnuooii would be 11 characteristic name for a town in Oklahoma. It could grow uj > and disappear in a sin lo night. _ _ _ THOSK must bo exceptionally fine retaining - taining walls on which the board of edu cation proposes to spend twenty-four thousand dollars. TllEUE are blooming prospects for May. The now park commissioners will be named and the now plans for the city hall are to bo submitted. FANNING AND SLAA-MX arc reported to have swoptono million , nine hundred square yards of paved streets in April , and the month not yet expired. the board of education enters the real estate market as buyers of school house situs they cannot bo ac cused of any desire to depress the price of realty. IT would appear from the report of the condition of winter grain just Issued by the department of' agriculture , that wheat west of the Mississippi Is some what delayed by the dry weather. Later returns , however , are more favor able. The plant shows a good stand , and with necessary rains a marked im provement will bo at once noticeable. Tim overwhelming majority of forty- five thousand votes by which the pro hibitory amendment was defeated in Massachusetts warrants the belief that prohibition will not cut much of a fig ure in the politics of that state for some years to come. Had the vole been close , the fall election in Massachusetts would in all probability bo seriously af fected by this rankling thorn. UNITED STATES MAissiiAr. NEEDLES , of Oklahoma , is accused of having run his friends into the now territory in order to pre-empt claims ahead of the crowd. This la a piece of sharp work which the Interior department is now investigating. Tom Needles comes from Illinois , and it is quite evident that his state has nothing to bo proud of in his record an mavshal ot Okla homa. Tins state of Iowa , through its attor- noy-ffunoral , has come forward to defend the bottlers on the Dou Moincs river lands on the ground that the original claimants never compiled with the con ditions of thu act making them the errant. This brings the right of owner ship to a focus , und Attorney-General Miller , of the United Status , will bo the better able to nrovent the eviction of eottlora from their homes until tlio su preme court passes judgmen t upon the question at issue. AUVIUBS re'nrdhifj.tho { oroji condi tions in Nebraska nru favorable. There has been enough rain to keep the ground moist for the probunt , and the farmers , who have boon busy plowing for uorik , uro expected to begin this woolc putting in u Uu-go anruugo. The newly sown oats nro represented to have Roiumilly madu u good stand. In northern Iowa the spring wheat and oats arc ull up , the raittb coming just when they wore nccdod. Not muuh , corn planting lias yet boon dotto. TilK lower branch of thu Illinois leg islature has by a largo majority passed a bill providing that nJultorntud or compound lard shall carry a label sUU- ing specifically its character and com po sition , nnd proscribing u penalty for the violation of this provision. Doubtless this bill will bccomo u law , in which i * * uvunt it can lo ; regarded as an import ant victory for the pure Jnrd movement , Chicago being a loading center for the manufacture of the compound article. The actions of foreign governments in this mutter would suein to uo having its U INVESTIGATION , The special senate committee on our commercial relations with Cnnixdti , which is to bo in Omnha at nn early day , will enter upon its invcritigatlons in New York City next Wednesday. The resolution providing for this com- mlttoo directs It to inquire whether commerce originating in the United States is diverted from American to Canadian lines , nnd if so , to what ex tent nnd by what moans. It is nlso to inquire fully into the question of the regulation of the com merce carried on by railroads or water routes between ' the United States nnd Cniinda , and to represent what legislation , If nny , is necessary for the protection of the commercial interests of the United Stntos , or to promote the enforcement of the act to regulate commerce. The great importance of this investi gation nnd its possible results will bo apparent to the railroad and shipping interests of the country , which may not ho found in sympathy in the event of attempted legislation imposing such restrictions upon Canadian railroads as would practically Bhut thorn out from nil competition with American linos. Mean time there has boon promulgated by by the intcr-Btato commerce commission n decision that the law tinder which the commission acts extends to foreign car riers from or itito the United States , so far as to require them to conform to the same regulations that govern douiestio carriers , while the authorities of the treasury department nro said to bo con sidering the advisability of imposing customs duties on railroad cars crossing the border from Canada , nnd of revis ing the regulations under which Cana dian lines enjoy privileges ol trans porting merchandise In bond. The position of the intor-stato commission regarding the transportation of tralllo between the United States and Canada is thus stated in the decision in the Grand Trunk case : Whenever the carriage originates In the United States and goes to a destination In nn adjacent foreign country , or comes from n port of entry or other place la an adjacent foreign country to a destination at a place in the United States , it is Intended to bo sub ject to the provisions of the act. Its origin in the ono case and its destination in the other within the Jurisdiction of the United States give authority to the government to pro scribe such conditions for the conduct of the business as it may deem Just. The carriage is of property produced in or destined to the territorial sovereignty of the United States , and the business Is In competition with do mestic carriers. The government has the right , and owes It to Its own citizens , to say that foreign competitors in the busi ness shall bo governed by the sauio rules of justice'and fair dealing that apply to domestic carriers. This Is not , ns argued by counsel , an attempt to regulate the internal affairs or to antagonize the laws of another country , but , on the contrary , is the assertion of proper control over our own business , and the protection of our own citizens against unfair practices which unjustly affect their interests. The object is that the foreign transportation agencies that find it proiitnbla to seek business within our Jurisdiction shall not abuse their privileges to the Injury of the carriers whoso legitimate territory they penetrate. It is expected that in return for the hospitality of entering our domain for business purposes , enjoying the protection of our laws , maintaining agencies , soliciting business , malting contracts , receiving and discharging freight , and participating gencr- crally in the operations of commerce , they will observe In good faith the rules of com mercial honesty that the law has prescribed in the public interests as expedient for the regulation of business. Herein it is distinctly nnd explicitly announced that the Canadian railroads cannot have immunity , on the plea that they are aliens , from the law regulat ing American roads , and it is a very considerable stop toward cutting oil the damaging Canadian competition , of which American railroad managers complain , not without substantial ground , as the evidence in tlio Grand Trunk case disclosed. But how much farther it may ho wise or expedient to go in the direction of excluding this competition is a question in which American shippers are concerned , and it will bo ono of the duties of the senate committee to ascer tain the sentiment of the buiii- ncss communities most directly con cerned. It is apparent that this matter has assumed very great importance , making a domain ! upon the thoughtful consideration of the business interests of the country generally. Wo might inaugurate n policy that would seriously damage Canadian railroads to the ma terial benefit of our own , but with what consequence to American shippers of every class ? It is a now complication inno railroad situation that may prove quite as perplexing as any that have preceded it. Tllti 1JU11LIX COXb'tillEXCE. The American commissioners to the Berlin conference are at their post , and us was to have boon expected , they were received with the courtesy and consideration duo the representatives of this government , It was appre hended that nismarck might manifest some unfriendliness toward Mr. Bates , by reason of the article- the latter re garding Samoan affairs published after his appointment , though written long before , when ho could have hud no ex pectation of bolng selected as ono of the commissioner * ; but it np- ponrs that the Gorman chancellor was qultu ns cordial to Mr. Hates as to thn other commls.siooor.M , accepting his uphumtion ; of the circiiinntances under which tlio artlclo was published in ap parently the most friendly spirit. Count Hqrbort nismarck , nlso , was notably cordial , and , in bhort , the re ception of the American commissioners was altogether kindly ami rcasBurlncr. In addition to this the advices nro that Bismarck expressed confidence that the conference would be harmoni ous , that ho had decided to abandon any claim of indemnity against the United States by rotu > on of the alleged conduct of Klein , the correspondent , nnd that there wa& u quite general fooling that the conference would speedily reach a result satisfactory to nil concerned. This would bo gratifying if there wcro no doubt of the sincerity of tlio pro fessed dcslro of the Gorman govern ment to deal in this matter in a fair and straightforward way , or if there wore not a woll.grouuded btieplcion of a cut-t'.nd-dricd piogrammo be tween Germany and Uiujlund in consideration of which the latter hns already received a valuable con cession , nnd which must neces sarily bo Inimical to the United States. Wo hnvo heretofore referred to the visit of Count Bismarck to England , his con ference with Salisbury , and his reported expression on his return homo ot com plete satisfaction with the result of his mission. It was merely a conjecture tlmtGcrmany agreed to pay , as tho'prjco of England's support of her Samoan plans , n desirable colony on the const ot Africa , but whether this surmise was correct or not there is every reason to believe that nn arrangement wns effected binding England tosuslnin in the Berlin conference the domnnds of Germany regarding Samoa , The dispatches say there is occasion to bcliovo that Eng land supports the principle of Gorman domnnds , nnd wo venture to predict that this will bo found to bo about all England's representatives in the con ference will do. The probability is that they will not have a single proposal to make on their own account , tholr utility being simply in standing with the Gor man representatives against any pro position coming from tlio American side not approved by the German govern ment. If this shall prove 'to bo the case the chances nro great that the confer ence will ho a failure. The reported instructions to the American commissioners nro of a char acter that will require decided conces sions from the German government , some of which there is every reason to believe it will decline to make. Yet they are ot so reasonable nnd just n nature that our government will not bo likely to recede from them. A pro longed controversy is therefore- not im probable. The conference will open , It is understood , to-day , and its progress will bo regarded with widespread in terest. OFFiciAti reports Irom Secretary Rusk verify the facts that losses of cat tle from disease , exposure nnd all causes during the year 1883 wcro very light. A mild winter nnd generally sufficient forage matetial lowered the usual death rate. For 1S87 the losses wore above the average. For 1888 the losses wore at their minimum for n series of years. It is n matter for con gratulation that the present returns make the aggregate loss , in spite of the increased number of cattle , at less than ono and a quarter million head against nearly ono and a half million. Singu larly , the loss both by percentage and nctual numbers was largest in the south. For Colorado there wus a loss of three per cent , Wyoming two and seven-tenths per cent , Dakota two per cent , Montana two and live-tenths per cent and Iowa ono and six-tenths per cunt. Of Nebraska's ono million six hundred thousand cattle , a loss of thirty- live thousand , or about two and two- tenths per cent , is reported , which is less than the average for thestatosand terri tories. The prospects , therefore , arc mobt promising this season for the cattle - tlo industry all over the country. Tnu appointment of Paul Vnndor- voort to be superintendent of mails at Omaha lias elicited , as might have boon expected , a good deal of unfavorable comment. Tlio Times and the Eccniny Po.s ( , of Now York , have sharply criti cized the action of the president and postmaster-general , referring to the bad record of Vandcrvoort as totally disqualifying him for any public po sition. Tlio fault with the papers is that they do not lay the blame on the right shoulders. It is not at all proba ble that the president know anything about Vandorvoort , or even hoard of him , and very likely the posttnaster- general , if ho had anything directly to do with the appointment , did not seek information beyond these who urged it. The fault is with the Nebraska delega tion in congress which endorsed tno candidacy of Vandorvoort and labored to hoist him on the public service. It is certainly unfortunate that the state has thus "been humiliated before the country , and it is just and necessary that the blame should bo placed where it belongs. . TUB announcement of the death of ex-President Barnard , of Columbia college , will bo received with deep re gret in the educational world. For many years ho was tlio head and front of the movement in1 Now York for the higher education of both mon and women. It was duo mainly to his ef forts after years of oppobition that Columbia college opened its doors to both boxes , and Barnard college , for the liberal education of women , is the last ing monument to his memory. In his ollicial capacity as president of Colum bia college , Prof. Barnard brought that institution to a high degree of excel lence in all departments. It was only last year that ho retired at the ago of seventy-nine from the presidency of Columbia , but to his last , moments ho was active in fostering her best In- tercbts. Wu I'UKFHU not to discuss the new million-dollar depot project with its viaduct attach mo nt until the railroad companies have formally laid tholr proposition before the city authorities , Omaha wants bettor depot faeilitios , and should have long since been re lieved from tlio danger of the Tenth btrcot crossing. But wo want some thing more than a grand depot building with accessible approaches. Wo want all the railroads that termin ate across the river to run in and out 6f that depot without hindrance , and unless such an arrangement is included in the programme of the railroad com panies , wo would not vote a dollar to nny depot , oven if it was to bo built of Mexican onyx nnd lined with ebony. WHIMS Now York City has made extensive - tonsivo preparations for the proper cele bration of the Washington contnnnial to-morrow , the merchants , both whole sale and retail , have kept tlioir eyes open for the main chance. A great crowd is expected , and undoubtedly the fond hopes of the metropolis will bo realized. For , if the truth must bo told , Now York City proposes to make her vibltors pay well for tholr entertain ment. _ _ Tin : United States is doing its share of the world's trade ns told by the re turns from Iho bureau of statistics. There has boon an increase both in our export nnd import trade for the period covered by Ute last nine months of 1SS8 and the first three months of the present yonr ns compared with the correspond ing time of 1887-8. As the gain has boon mostly made in the first quarter ot 1889 , it is reasonable to infer that out foreign trade will assume largo proportions tions during the next few months. Tun ncoplo of British Columbia , smarting under the burdens of the Canadian Pacific monopoly , are said to have formed a western transcontinental railroad company , with a capital of fifty millions. Hero is n project ot suf ficient magnitude- ccllpso nnythinj ; done in the United Stntos , in the way ol railroad building , for some time. It Is quite evident the Britishers have taken a lesson or two from American specu lators , and are going them ono bettor. Avoiding the Kusli. lit , 1'iiiit J'tnticer-Prttf. It appears that everybody wont to Okla homa onrly to avoid the rush. This accounts for the riifch. _ _ FnHhloti Note. The czar has returned to St. Petersburg and changed his sultof boiler-Iron for a llghl spring suit of cast-steel. AVlint An Oil t I'lncc to Ijlvo , Chteaiin Ttmct. The only living direct offspring of George Washington is In Chicago. Lot Now Yorlc rcinotnbor this and quit putting on HO many airs. _ _ A .Mystery lOxplaliioil. San J-Vaiiclnai Ummlner. Salem , Oro. , Is oxeilcil over the conduct of a clergyman who refuses to eat. Perhaps ho has been accustomed to the salaries of rural parishes so long that ho has forgotten what eating is for. - Our Naval Appropriations. C/ifcrttfo / Ilciald. No arrangements have been mailo fora dis play ot the naval appropriations pf the lust twonty-llvo years in the Now York naval pa rade , but it is understood that It will bo a big affair , nevertheless. GUHiVT M15N. Jay Gould is reported not nearly so well erse so strong as he was n mouth ago , and a doctor is visiting his house twice n day. M. Coquolin since his return to Paris has been outspoken in tils admiration of the ap preciation of humor shown by Americans. The Chinese minister at .Washington has a great admiration for American women. Uo bays they nro the most beautiful in the world. General Clintoja'13. Kislc emphatically de nies the rumor that ho intends to leave the prohibitionists | and join the republican party. j James Uedpath has nil along claimed to bean an Irishman , but somebody hunted up his genealogy a few days ago and nailed him to the broadside of a Welsh cabin. The czar of Itussla has issued an edict forbidding members of his family to con tract morganatic marriages. Hereafter they must take their matrimony straight. Samuel J. Uandall used to have ono of the plumpest figures in congress , but since his illness his Priuoo Albert coat tiangs litnp and loose about his attenuated frame. President Harrison will decline all invita tions extended tohim In Now York o xcept Jhoso relating toi the ofllcial celebration 6f the centennial of Washington's inaugura tion. tion.Kev. Kev. Dr. Bray , of St. Louis , who has Just loft the episcopal ministry owing to n severe attack of unbelief , possesses a natno which which might be used to his disadvantage If his opponents wished to descend to vulgar personalities. Mr. William L. Bright .is thinking of re- Urine from Parliament to devote himself to business , in which ho is enormously successful. Ho Is the only one of John Uright's sons who inherits his father's rare scnso of humor. Goldwin Smith says It is absurd for n'ny ono to thin tc that John Bright spoke extem pore. Ho has stood close to him when speak ing , and seen his notes , written on little slips of paper , in his hand. No matter how sym pathetic ho know his nudienco to bo , ho told Mr. Smith that ho never nroso to make an address that his knees did not tremble under him. Mr. Smith says that ho never hoard the IJIblo read so impressively as ho heard it read by Briu'ht in his own household. Secretary Blaino's present attack of lum bago is thu first ho has had to oiuluro since ho loft Europe. Before ho loft this country ho suffered u great deal from rheumatism In the back , but ho IIUR been frco from that af- iliction for n great many mouths. There is only one mode of treatment which gives him riillef. Ho goes to bed , porspiiea freely , drinks hot gin and sleeps as much as possi ble. It generally takes him about two days to fully recover when the attack has been u sharp ono. Russol Sago is acquiring habits of thrift which , if persevered In , will yet make him a rich man. On the plea that Ins own house would bo fully occupied by friends whom ho had invited to witness thu passage of the centennial procession , hu secured an Invita tion from Juy Gould to muko himself and family tit home in his house. Thou the guile less Hussoll proceeded to turn an honest and much-needed penny by renting out his own windows for $ lliOO. There are no Hies on Mr. Sago. STATK JOTTINGS. Kearney threatens to blossom with a cot ton mill. Ouster county will put f 1(1,000 ( In a court house , to bu erected at Broken Bow , Having sugared' ' the right of way of a now railroad , Norfolk Isjiow moving lor a union depot. The canal craze has struck Mlndon. Broken Bow and Kcpublican Ulty are simi larly anllctcd. A count of the school children of Fremont Indicates a population of 10,01)0 , without on. thuslastn. Bassett holds down the county seat of Uock county by a majority of thlrly-onu votes , according to the revised count. Central City boasts of having Just com- plntcel thn heat bridge spanning the Platte river. It is 4-IKijf feet long und cost f 11 , . 668,15 , Postofllco elections are becoming fashion able in Nebraska towns. The man with the largest number Of votes noes not ulwuyb knock the postsltmiton. The watch regulation scheme will bo Inau gurated on the Burlington on the 1st. Kverv train man must arm himself with u full-jew eled , split second patent regulator , adjusted to heat and cold. Hastings has secured an elaborate system of sewers on paper , A cheerful feature of thu pictorial display U the assurance that e OO.OOO will put the system in practical operation. The Pluttsmouth Journal Is convinced that thu germs of a grout manufacturing town are lying around loose in that vicinity , awaitIng - Ing the proper effort to eprlng Into hfo. But the effort there's the rub. Dave Crinklan , the tin horn sport , who hastily hustled Frank Preacher into eter nity , ut Hustings , lust November , and after wards Jumped bis bond , U now enjoying the freedom of .u UxlO In the Adams county Jail. Grand Inland has sent a committee to Bos. ton to advise wltti Prt'sldetii Adams regardIng - Ing the force to bo employed la the shops m that city. Messrs. Ulof , Ocddcr and McAl lister will oxorclso tholr persuasive ) powers The Louisville Advertiser Is the tatoit hustler for public favor In Cuss county , II a column of eloquent Intentions pave the way to success , tno Advertiser will get then with both pedals , John Born , of Nlobr.nra , plunged Into the thick of n dog light and whaled the animal ! with the butt ot n loaded gun. Mr , Bern l. < now resting on the hillside , while the purp ; howl a requiem from the roadsldo. Two unshackled cranks rebelled again * ' Jail faro in Beatrice nnd bid n silent farewol to tholr keepers. The officials had become so atta-heil to them that they pursued nnel overtook the truants and induced them to tarry yet awhllo. The town boys of Uulo nro rounded ur once n week and relieved of tholr artlllorj by the authorities. In addition , the calibre of the line Is guagod by the slzo ot the cap lured gun. The result Is that none but the holies of the town can safely bare arms. Fremont has Invested $3,000 In n city hal ! slto , 182x00 , on the corner of F and Pourtli streets , If the town council displays a ; much energy as the aldermen of Omaha , the prettiest will have a city building bofora tin nineteenth century becomes a chapter it history. Adams county will vote to-morrow on the question of issuing $75,000 in bonds for n county court house. Hastings Is utmul mously In favor of it , while Juniata ami other towns tire opposed , for no othei reason , apparently , than that Hastings will bo the chief benollclary. The wlso dads of Falls City have noatlj juggled the saloon license. The rcgulat license was reduced from $ T50 to $ T > 00 niul the occupation tax raised from S350 to $500 , This divides the receipts between the school fund and the city treasury , and iiintorlull ) helps to pay for waterworks on the side. A somewhat rtulo but Impulsive embrace Is wagging the gossips of Ashland. While crossing Salt crook bridge ono duy last week , n lady , accompanied by her daughter , was seized by n runian nnd hugged with the ardor of u lover. The embrace lasted but n moment. The rutllnn left with n weird laugh , exclaiming , "O , ain't that good. " The retiring license board of Ord. having been ousted by tlio nulls , closed the onlcinl record with the following : "Whereas , out successors In olllco tire desirous of raising a good crop of hay In the principal streets during the year beginning May 1. nil parties uro hereby warned to keep off the grass under penalty of being stabbed with a meat ax. " The Nebraska Central railroad scheme gives evidence of now life. A meeting of the directors was hold in Oakland last week , and a letter read from the London syndicate which proposes to invest in the enterprise. The directors decided to look ui > thoiltmucial status of the syndicate , and requested that n representative bo sent out to look over the ground. Meanwhile the railroad will sleep on. Perkins county is struggling vainly to dis cover the section corners planted there bv government surveyors. The cheap mounds of earth substituted for stones have been washed away by the Hood of time , und noth ing now remains to prove that the work had over been done but the largo nnd voluptuous bills which the government paid. The county surveyor has gone to Lincoln to search the records for Held notes. There was a lively and affectionate neigh borly ah limit , ' in Valparaiso last Monday night. While Hying feet chusod each other through cotillions and dreamy waltzes , C. .1. McFurland found time to insert his knife in the ribs of S. Gustofson , and cut a wide , crimson gash under his loft eye. Gustofscn galloped cheerily after Mo with n gun , but did not got a chance to ventilate his carcass. Joy continued uuconllncd until the si'vcry ' streaks of dawn fretted the eastern hills. Gum chewing is the prevailing mania In Albion. Uho disgusting habit has become so general that parents and preachers inveigh against it , but to no effect. During services in church last Sunday , the douimio deli cately insinuated that the congregation looked like a corral of munching cattle , so industriously did the jaws wag. While the preacher was rounding an eloquent perora tion on the beauties of the ceholess shore , a mighty yell rent the rafters. It came from the paralyzed Jaw of n Mr. Cato , who was suddenly smitten with lead colic , caused by chewing adulteraled gum. Cato was taken home and thu congregation dismisseU. Next day a ton of second-hand gum was plucked from the pews and dumped into the raging Beaver. WASH ING TON'S INAUGURATION. Subject of the Itev.lllnril Scott's Sermon liii.st Nitrht. Itov. Willard Scott delivered a sermon last night at the St. Mary's avenue Congre gational church on the inauguration of George Washington as presidcst of the United States a century ago. The congregation that hoard the discourse was a larco one. "By the proclamation of President Harri son , " commenced ttio reverend gentleman , "wo are about to observe this weoir , two days hence the centennial of that day when , by tlio inauguration of.Gcorgo Washington us the llrst president of our country under the constitution of the United States , we began to be u nation. Until then wu hud been only colonies. Surprising as It may seem upon recollection , every step which hud been taken by the American people previous the particu lar events to which this duy recalls us had been taken not as a united people in u com mon government , hut rather as u people united by pressures from without the Dutch. the Indians , French and British still remaining ns indi- viduala In their governments when they wore established on the James river , Massa chusetts bay , Now York harbor , Charleston and Savannah , wjth leagues of miles of un known woods and tnarnhos between. In deed , after most of thorn hud boon 150 yc.irs on the ground they haa never boon truly confederated. For all that long period longer than the century wo now celu- Unite ihoy had remained separata and peculiar , letting ulono for the most part nnu beting lot alouo They liked themselves and disliked others. "Now England was Knglaiid , and Puritan Pennsylvania and Delaware were Qiiaitor and Lutheran. Virginia and tlio Curotluus were mixed in population , and their rolnrion was that of England In form , though free from Us burdens. Now England lived undur a charter , while Pennsylvania , Virginia and the south lived under the rule of the best class laud-owners iinu proprietors an aris tocracy to which the making of a democracy of Now England wus distasteful. The quulior would not light nt ull. The southern aristo crat loved his ease and acres and was little inclined to war. "Tho wonder of to-day Is that Washington was inaugurated on April UO and not on March 1 , thu day appointed by congress. The reason was that cougrcis did not Imvo a quorum present in cither liousu. On March 4 cannons were tired , bolls rung und then came together twenty-one out of about seventy legislators. These remained four weeks to secure a quo rum. This was caused by the distance to bu traveled , a general letliurpy ana tholr la y methods of doing buslnsss. " Kov. Mr , Scott dwelt at length on the con federate ! relations , hostilities of the Indians' md French , their wars , the stanjp net of " ITiiS , levying certain duties on the colonies , md its repeal within u year ; congress bo- routing an executive body , not by right , but by necessity ; raising an army and electing a chief George Washington : his light ami victory , and the roadim ; of tlio declaration of udepciideiico on July 4 , 177(1 ( , Don Hi il' llc.v. tlaiiioH I'nttftrmm. Hev. James Patterson , secretary to Bishop kVortlimgton , died ut his homo , 1112 South Twelfth street , last night. Ills ailment was ( idiioy disease. Mr. Patterson wus sixty , hreo years of ago. MOVING ON THR JUINISTHUS. i'iio GoorgitcH HoHolvo to Convert tlio C'oiiKruunllniiiil I'aruons. The Omaha Single Tax club hold Its weekly neutlng in Cute. City hull yestord.iv af- ernoon. After tin address by Mr. Oyrus ieckot , the club , us Is tholr custom , chouio mo of their number to answer questions I'ho disciples do not by any means agree on ill of the side issues und matters of detail , md the battle ragud fubt und furious for an lour or so. As Henry Guorgo has been shown many courtesies by the leading Congregational niulsters of London lately , the club has re- lolvcd to SCO what could lie demo with that ilciiicnt In Omaha , nnd u committee was up- lolated to call upon the preuchurs of that p'.T- luuslon m the city. IRELAND AND HOME RULE , James Rodpath Toraoly Tolls of Hh Visit to the Groou lalo. HARMONY AND UNITY PREVAIL , Tlio Pcopln IIPSS Kntltitnlnatio U" Stronger nnil Morn Determined Victory In 8l ; ht Clicors Are Usolcfl Itut Dollnrs Count. An Interesting Interview. Friends of the Irish struggle for homo rul < romouibcr with pleasure and sratltuto the splendid sorrico of Mr. James Roup.ith la exposing posing Irish landlordism live years ngo am familiarizing the American people with UK evils which underlie English rule In Ireland Ho has Just rctuincd from another tour ol that country , and gives the results of his In vcstigatlous In the following Interview will a Now York Press reporter : "Hnvo you nny objection to being inter vlewedl" Jniuos Rcdpnth Welt , ns I hnvo bcci doing little else thnn ' 'interviewing11 for the Inst two months , and never wns refused , II would be rather ungracious for mo to decline cline n similar invitation. I suppose t dentist ought to submit once in n while tc having his own teeth pulled , Go ahead. Reporter Well , while you reported what the Irish leaders thought or said , you have never givou your own opinions , cxcoptlni ; by way of inference or indorsement. I want to ask you precisely the saute question that you asked John Dillon. AN AJtUUDOTK ASH ITS A1TMCATIOX. James Redpath The reason I withheld my own views was that I was every day re > minded of an anecdote told about the Duke ol Wellington. Some one related nn improba bio story in Ins presence , nnd ho remarked : "Well , If you saw it , that ends discussion ; wo must believe it ; but I am bound to soy that If I had scon It I would not have be lieved It. " If tiny of my Irish friends , Jus returned from an Irish tour , had reported to me , before I left Now York , the actual facts about Ireland as I found them , I would not have bollovcd them. 1 should have thought that his sympathy with Parnoll's policy had caused him to exaggerate. So , in Order that the Irish in America might truly understand the changed conditions , nnd fall into line once more with the "men in the gap , " I pro- forrcd to call unimponclinblo native wit nesses men foremost in the fight and known by all to bo in Parnoll's confidence and coun cils before I gave my own impressions or opinions. IJoforo I hud interviewed all the men whom I hau selected for that purpose , the space I had contracted for wns exhausted , and I a d not know whether the Press would cure for more. But 1 will give you all the matter you want from a sticltful to a hun dred columns mm be glad of such a chance to help rally thu stragglers from the Irish movement over her and urge them to talco n hand in the hist round to bo "In at the death" of lory tyranny in Ireland. Go on. Reporter How is Old Ireland , and how docs she stand 1 Are the people as united us they were on your previous visit in 1SSO , in the early davs of the land league ) James Rudpath The Irish to-day uro less enthusiastic , perhaps less sunbursty than they were in 1830 ; but they are us actor- irtlncil as then and vastly more hopeful. If you uro old enough to remember tlio fouling of the north for a few woelts after Fort Sumter was llrod on the boyish enthusiasm for "tho naij.11 the frothy denunciation of "tho south , " the brapuard boastings of put ting down the rebellion in from thirty to ninety days , that "wo uns" all indulged in , then you will have a parallel , on a bigger scale , of the national sentiment and sunti mentality of Ireland in IbSl ) . To-day the situations corresponds more to the stuto of feeling in the north alter Sherman tele graphed to Lincoln that ho "scut home as a Christinas present the cities of Augusta niul Savannah. " xV'u had got rid of our patriotic foolishness , but were a moro dangerous foe than over , because although wo hud learned to respect thu warlike south , wo yet saw that the beginning of the end of the war had come ; that however stubbornly the confed erates might still contest the battle , our tri umph was absolutely sure and within sight. I'Ol't'IAU IKISII AN'1 > UNOMSII WUTICIANS. Now the Irish , to-day , of all shades of nationalist opinion , tirmly believe that Eng land will yield homo rule within three or four years ut tlio furthest. Therefore as the long prayed for boon is so near at hand , and as they can only get it so soon with the aid of the English liberals- old hatred of all England and of everything English has disappeared , and the traditional detestation of "the Saxon" ' is now confined to the torics and thu liberal unionists. Next to Paruoll. no man living is moro honored and trusted in Ireland than Gladstone. Next to him. tin most popular English politician is Earl Spencer , who , as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland only a few years ago , imprisoned and hanged moro Irish patriots than anyone of his prede cessors for generations had ever thus pun ishud duriug a similar period. Gladstone , in his time , imprisoned during a single year , over twelve hundred Irish patilots , among tuem I'arnoll and John Dil- Ion , not one of whom had committed nny act which would have been a criminal offense , if it hud been done in England. Even "liuclc- shot" Forstor , who was detested In ISiO , Is spoken of rather kindly to-day. So is Tro- vclyan , who was hated when hu wus in power , only a short time since. As compared with lialfour , "Uuokshot" Forstor is now regarded us haviiig been rather a duoont ru lor. The reason of the change of opinion regarding these men is that they have changed their policy and are , Lo-day , or were recently , thu advocates of homo rulo. They admitted that they hud done their best , or their worst , to suppress Irish aspirations for self government by force , but they declared that it was impossi ble , and therefore they recommended homo rulo. Like the schoolmaster in the comedy who ordered his unruly pupils to"sit down , " md when they refused , HUH ! : "Stand up , .hen ; I'm bound to be obeyed. " Tlio Eng- ish liberals are still in favor of order in Irn- anil. So much for the spirit of national unity. Ireland is united , hopolul and determined. INOI.ANI : > 'H nesruTic 111:1.1 : IN miia\i > , As for the government , it is moru cruel md despotic than it was oven under Foi'stor , I'ho present coercion bill practically abolishes ishes ull civil law ami establishes martial uw , without the protection tlmt the proles- ilonnl pndo and self respect of the military brow over the legitimate enforcement of hu martial law. Whoever tlio chief ecrcta..y wauU to brow Into jail is iinprisuiiuil with uvidoucu or without. Trlnl by Jury is abolished and the umchln- oryoftholaw Is uilmfiiistured by corrupt and "offensive partisans , " Over four thousand pm-Kons huvebccn thus mprisonud slncu the priMont conrcion law vent Into effect. Moro than half of Ireland Is proclaimed hat is , the right of frcu press and of iroo speech id denied In ouu-iuilf ot Irulund. Over olio-third of tlio Irish members of mrlliimont have been imprisoned. Not one of thorn did any act that would bu illegal in Cngland to-day. Men have boon arrested and condemned to nonths or imprisonment with hard labor for peacefully attending peaceful muctiiigH ; for pullllshing , without unto or comment , thu most . inaU r-nf.fnct umi coiiimoupiaco ru- ports of puaocfm mustlng * . Ri'portcrVhat exi'iiso ! iilven for such James Hulpalh That thcio were reports of brunches of national leagues that had boon pni'lnhiiPil" ui."suiprs-ed"aiiu | that to publUh thu Tact that II. cy still existed ami wore flourlshini.'tcniltii ] to "nudiilun ! " More than that , nuwrfdunlon * and nuwsboys havu bijon imprisoned fur mon'b' soiling papers that contained such reportx K.ithur lloslollo , ut Halluasloe | , County Uuhvay , pointed out to iu : a constable who Imppemci ) to bu putting the sl.op In which wu wore standing , ami said : "Look at that cnnstublol Mo arrested our people on the n'niru of 'inciting to rial , ' and when ho was uilcud in v. hat Uiu Incite ment consisted , said that 'ho ( thu prisoner ) called for tl.rco cljoor * fur Uludslono" The defendant1 * counsel lakcil him If hu thought that calling fur cheers for Glud&loua wa > > an illegal act , and1 , aurtud Father Custello , "with my own oars I heard him * aj h thought it xvasl" And on that ovldonco the man was sent to Jail with hard labor. now oonitciox WORKC. Other tnon have boon slmltiirly scntoncod for calling for cheers for William O'Hrlen , mid still others for "boh-lni ; " for Halfmir. HlacKstnltlis have been sentenced ns critnln < nls for refusing to shoo horses for unpopular neighbors , oven although the prosecutor * were not regular customers ; shopkccpon have been condemned to Jail and pianlt bcl for refusing to soil goods to police spies , and even young girls have boon consigned to Jnl for cheering or waving tmndkorschlcfs 01 shawls In honor of popular loaders 1 Yet the National league In Dublin holds Iti meetings regularly and openly , and dcnuncl > ntlons of the government nro notnnly spoltci but fully reported nnd published In the dull j papers with impunity. There 1 no csti\b llshed rule oven In custlo despotism1 Just ai the \vhltns or the Oaprlco of the sccrctiirj dictates free speech and free press nro toler nlod or they nro suppressed tolerated in oiu district and suppressed in others , A hopeful sign h that the most tyrnnnlcnT cnforcomontof this law hns not only no | cowed the people , but it has stimulated tholt spirit ; In fact , it Boomed to mo that I was the witness ! more than once of open viola tions of the Castle rule suppressing free speech that wcro deliberately Intended tc dare the secretary to arro.il the speaker. It helps n public man In Ireland to haVe been m Jail for the sake of Ireland , and prison life has rather a charm than a terror for every ono who desires to bo conspicuous In the national contest. Woman and girls uro ni defiant ns the man and boys , In this respect the Irish to day are fat more courageous and even moro reckless than they wcro ten years ngo. Coercion has absolutely no terrors for any ono , Donegal Is entirely under military rule. Every cabin in Gweedoro has been searched by the soldiers , A rordou of soldiers boat the entire parish with locked hands , ns ef fectually us hunters boat the covers for game. Not one Informer appeared ! All this would bo discouraging ail cxcupt thu gallant spirt * , of thu people I mean-lf thuro were not a thousand proofs to bo neon em every hand of tlio fact that this Is probably the last round of the louij light between thu castle ami tlm cabin , and that , although Ire land bo " " thn way pretty badly "punished" by Saxon Sullivan , John Hull , yet ho will ooou throw up the sponge , and forever. IIAUMONT AMO.NO 1HI9II I.KADtniS. Reporter Aru the Irish leaders as much In real concord as In 1S301 James Rcdp.tth Moro so , I was thor oughly convinced , and I tool : especial pains to llml out ; and as I know very intimately so ninny of the lenders , I should have discov ered the real state of the case , no matter what attempts might hnvo been made to con ceal the truth. Yes , there Is moro "real union" among the leaders now than there wus in 18M ) . Then , although John Mitchell's ' body lay smoldering In his grave , his soul still Inspired the m.isses of the peoplo-a spirit of Irreconcilable antagonism to Eng- hind and to nil attomnts to try to get Justice from the Eticllsh parliament. Pnrncll him self was not distrusted , but there were many good men true patriots who dts trusted Parnolllsm. They were simply willing to give it and all parliamentary poli cies n last trial. Although they did not pro claim their doubts of PiirneU's policy , I know that many of them felt doubtful of its success. Now , excepting nn Irish bourbon hero and there , every intelligent man talks us If conllduni that not only Is Purnoll to bu trusted , but that 1'urnolllsm will bo suc cessful. Gladstone and Parnoll have taken the place that ten years since was held by John Mitchell's ' spirit. IJnt John Mitchell's fierce ghost Is laid at rest at last. No man attempts to rival Partioll , Ho stands absolutely pre-eminent and ulono. Ho shares his pedestal with no man. The pop ulurity of other mon O'Urien , for example- does not endanger Puriinll's popularity or diminish it rather , it Increases It. ISiO COSTUASTCI ) WITH 1889. Another hopeful fact of to-day is that the same men who wcro patriotic leaders in 18711 SO tire abler men nnd better leaders mini they wore then. They have grown. Some who wcro comparatively obscure then art conspicuous now. Still another peril of the future then has been removed during tno past ton years. It Mr. Parnell hud died in IhSO the Irish party < | would cither have gone to nieces or have been badly demoralized. There wus uo ono - then who had the peculiar ability or who en joyed enough of the people's coulldoaco to have taken his place. When Daniel O'Connell etled his party dis appeared forever. If Purncll was to die now it would bo a great national calamity , butthu party would still have able , nnsellbh ami competent leaders men whom the people would trust nnd follow , and who would save the movement from oven temporary disin tcgrution. If Gladstone should eticJohn Morley would be almost as satisfactory to the Irhh. Ho would bo trusted us much ; and Jrom all I could learn , ho would hold together the English party , also , until homo rule wns es tablished.1 However , although Mr. Parnoll. a few months ago wus very seriously sick , muoh worse oft than was generally thought , ho is nuw in good health , and there is uo reason to fear that the Irish movement will need nny other loader until on Irish parliament meets at College Green. I'AllNKU.'S I'llOUl ) DISTINCTION , Reporter Is Parnoll as popular and as much trusted as he was iu 18:30 : , In spite of the Times' charges ! James Red path Moro so. Everybody trusts and respects him. No Irishman that 1 met was over inlluencud , even for a mo ment , by the Times' charges. If Parnell hud oven secretly believed that a llttlo touch ol terrorism would have helped the Irish move ment the history of the past tea years would have been clntu-d with English odlcial blood. Itut Parnell knows that assassination In polities Is "worse than a crime it is a blnn4 dor , " and oven if it wcro nolthur , as in Russia , It Is for Ireland tin Impossible pol icy.There There I The Interview is long enough 1 Let mo sum up : The Irish are engaged , with every hope ot speedy victory , in tholr last political struggle with England us an enemy. Their English allies are stron , ; , determined , and to nil ap , poarances , perfectly honest In tholr ex pressions of friendship , but , if they should prove recreant , which I don't tear , then ull hopu of a neaceful solution of thu Irish ques tion will disappear , never to conn ) back into Irish politics , leaving only u last robot t to unpitylng terrorism as n remedy. But I bo- llevu that Parnell and Cludstouu will bo ( .us- tallied by the English and Scotch constitu uncles , and that there will bo an Irish parlia ment In Dublin within three or four years. Purnell and hltt policy enjoy the confidence of thu Irish people , and these who buliuvu In homo rule for Ireland should sustain him liberally until ut lu.ist the next English olet > tlon. tlon.And And let mo add that praising Parnell ilnesu't ' help Ireland ; passing resolutions ol sympathy doesn't help Ireland : cheurlng tha * Irish patriots doesn't help Ireland. Ireland 1:1111 : hu helped now by hot * American friends In emu wui only -by dollars , Pass around thu hat once more ; it will uo For thn last time. " " " " A Word About Catarrh" "it U the nuiroin mcmurann that uondirfnl wul-lliild envelope MtrroiiudliiK tluuk'HiiUo tin- anei.s oftho > iir and ro'jilpuimiyi ' ! 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I Wiiveiijil , and the < lheMu thoroughly Uihuu J rtNroatjsllAiiiCAr.CiiiiKtniiMutsof onslMt lnoftliB lUiuu.M , L'ttns , ono box C'ATAimil.ll , SOLVENT , and emi JJII-HOVKII iNiiu.r.u , iit-mly viapp'Mt In outptickiicc , with Mil illiectloni , 1'orrr.u nnoo s : CriKuiuAbUoni > uiiATiox , EVEHY MUSCLE ACHEs Sharicheu , Dun Tallin , Htrului. and UunVno . IIKI.IKVUII IN ( > M3 J'1'1' 'tf ' Hio UuTiiiftiA ANTJ.I'AIN J I'I.ASTKII. Apnrfi-otaniiuoto toi ) ln. .iutl.in and eiutuvN. 'Hi * llmt will only 'alii ' killing jilttklur. Instantmieou * , Infallible , a. . ' . AclimwhiilRi'd liy ( ItiifKM * awl phyd- IIIIK to IIH the brut ) t iiidiinreil At nil tlrui'- : l l ,3.-UBnwi II vo for ll.oj o > i m " Af : " < JlllWICi : a