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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY. MAY 18 188ft.
THE DAILY BEE.
I'UUMOtlKD KVKKY MOIIN1NO.
TERMS OF BunscnrrnoN.
Dr.llr ( Mornlnn Rdltlon ) Including SONDAT _
IlKR. On Year . . . HO $0
Tor SIX Months. . . & M
yor Tlireo Months . 260
TIIH OMAHA SUNDAY ! ! , matted to any
luldrf i , One Vonr. . . . 200
ffkCKUr UEK , Una Year . 200
OM AII * OrncB. Nos.SH nnd oi KAHXAM BTIIBKT.
, CiuoAno OrricE. M7 HOOKKKT Ilim.niHa.
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FouiiTEBHTlt BTIIKKT.
connKspoNonNOR.
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orlM tnntttr shouta be addressed to the Kunon
isHs.
AH bnslnesa letters and remittance ! hotildb
daressoato TUB HICK PUHLIHHINU OoMPANr ,
OMAHA. Drafts , chocks and postoitic * orders to
bo niado pnyablo to the order ot the company' .
Tie Bee PoWlsliiilipy , Proprietors ,
E. RO3EWATER , Editor.
TI1U DAILY 1IEE.
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ItshlncComnany , docs solemnly swcnr that the
cttiaV circulation ot THE tAiir llr.8 for the
* eec ) cndlntr May 11. 188 . was as follows :
Fundav. May 5
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presence tills 11th tiny ot May. A. 1) . 1SS9.
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Btatoof Nebraska , I
County of Douglas. f"-
George II. Tzsciuick , being duly sworn , de
rates and says Hint ho is secretary of tno lloo
j'tibllRblng company , that the actual averaco
dally circulation ot TUB DAILV HER for the
month of April. IBM. 1B.74I copies ; for May. J83U.
I8.18JJ copies ; for Juno. 18SN , IK.SJW copies : for
July. 1S8H , ] g.rtl ( crplei : for August , ] H 8. 18.183
copies ; for September , 1H83 , l&ISl copies ; for
October. 1S8P. l8os copies ; for November , 188S ,
JP.liffl copies ; for December , 1H8H , 18.22:1 : copies ;
for January , 189 , 18.ri" copies : for February ,
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OKOHUK II. TZSUHUf.'K.
Bworn to before ma and subscribed In my
presence this loth day of April. A. D. , 1889.
N. 1 > . FKln. Notary I'ttbllc ,
SOUTH OMAHA wnnts to change her
nnino. Nothinp could bo easier. By
dropping its surnumo it would bo wol-
cotnod with open arras to the bosom of
Omiiha.
ST. PAirii sends assurances that the
Winona ft Southwestern is pushing its
way through to Omaha , while Yankton
pledges her word that the Omaha &
VanIcton will bo built this year. These
uro fair promises and their early fulfill
ment would carry joy all along the lino.
THElin is little question but that the
mnnagomonfof the South Omaha stock
yards is to bo improved. The principal
Stockholders have opened their eyes to
the necessity of placing a man in con
trol of affairs fully alive to the needs of
this great institution. While the stock
yards still maintain their place as third
In the country , the tlrao'has ' come when
.an effort must bo made to swell the receipts -
coipts of stock equal to those of Kansas
City.
' THE mossbacks and tax-shirkers are
ll' the chief opponents of the school bonds.
Omaha has grown and prospered in
phst years in spite of their united of-
jorts. They toil not , neither do they
> pin. Lacking the energy to keep pace
With the active forces engaged in the
Upbuilding of the city , they attempt.to
ll'I pull down what they cannot manage or
control. , They are millstones on the
neclc of the city. Cast them off by
voting for tno school bonds.
t GK3S-EHAI , CiiOOK has officially ac-
'copted the position tendered to him on
I $ h'o Sioux commission. The commission
'moots in Chicago on the 27th of this
month for instructions , and in all prob
ability will proceed immediately to the
ll'I reservation. The presence of General
Crook among the Sioux will inspire
them with confidence in the integrity of
the commission , and but little difficulty
, is anticipated in securing the good will
'Df the Indians.
THE republicans of Ohio hayo fixed
itho date of their state convention for
ffuno 25 and 20 , and already half a dozen
candidates for the gubernatorial nomi
nation are in the field. There is a dis
position shown to drop factional dis
putes , which for some time have boon
carried on to tlio damage of the party ,
nnd unless this id done Athens is danger
that the democrats may carry the state
In November. The spring municipal
elections wore a warning to the repub
I * licans that they cannot afford to- waste
5 ttny of their strength by conlliots within
their own ranks.
, ONE of our contemporaries points tc
the fact that all the Omaha daihcs.with
the single exception of THE BEE , arc
acting in unison to defeat the school
' _ bond proposition. This is not the flrsl
time , hoVovor , that the Omaha dailies
liavo placed themselves solidly in
opposition to a proposition supported by
THE BEE. On the contrary , it would
bo something extraordinary to have the
Omaha dailies support anything that
THE BEE favors oven when , as In this
instance , they are giving advice that IE
Diablo to prove very damaging to the
city of Omaha in crippling our schools ,
_ The usual practice of those great dailies
"is to hold back until THE BKE has
taken position on any important issue ,
nnd then join hands and tuko the other
side.
OitnaoN is likely soon to become the
battle-ground between railroad giants ,
The bone of contention ia the control oi
the Oregon Transcontinental company
For some years the Oregon road hai
lioon used jointly by the Union ant
Northern Pacific for through business
from'Orogon nnd Washington territory
The relation , however , has always boor
one of tinned armistice , nnd now thai
the annual election of oillcors at Port-
nnd approaches each ot these roads I :
bonding its energies to obtain nmstorj
of the situation , It is the purpose./ )
the Villnrd combination to obtain n ma
jority of the directory nt the annutt' '
election of the stockholders of the Oregon
gen company Juno 17 nnd it possible t <
bond thorn to the will of the Northon
Pacific. This bodes no good to ihi
lUnion Pncillo nnd if effected would vir
tuully freeze the latter out of its Orcgoi
connection. It is a critical moment foi
both the Northern and Union Pacific
as the stockholders of the Orogoi
Transcontinental have the power to Ba
whether they will cast their fortun
with ono or the other ot the roads.
AMNESTY TO DESEUTEnS.
The president nnd secretary of war
nro , expected to give onrly consideration
to the question ot proclaiming an am
nesty to deserters from the army. The
nst order of general nmnosty was Issued
n 1873 , slnco which time there have
> eon thousands of deserters , some of
whom a.ro still living under the dread
of being recaptured. There nro both
lumano and economical reasons in sup-
wrtof the proposals for general am
nesty , it would relieve n very largo
number of men of a heavy burden of
ear. Assistant Adjutant-General ICol-
on , of the army , talking of
.ho matter , said that n deserter ,
oven if ho has been out
of the service for some time , ia always
fearful of discovery and arrest , and his
nind is always on a strain. There is a
reward for the detection nnd arrest of
every deserter of the United States
army , and in every city there nro do-
Lcctivos on the lookout for such men.
Knowing tho'dangor ho is intho deserter -
sorter is in a continual stuto ot apprehension
hension- which Is almost ns severe n
punishment as nny that would bo in-
llctcd In the service.
As to the economical consideration ,
amnesty would relieve the government
of the expense of recapturing those
who should bo hicludod in it , which in
, ho opinion of Adjutant-General Kol-
.011 should bo all who deserted prior to
18SO , Desertions are costly to the gov
ernment. For example , the number
nst year was twenty-five hundred , and
it cost the government two hundred
and twenty dollars to replace each ono
of thorn with a now recruit. The de
sertions of Inst year trtoroforo cost the
jovornmont five hundred and fifty
thousand dollars , aside from the expense
ponso attached to those who wore re
captured. An order of general nmnosty
would prevent the necessity of
any further expense on account
of the deserters now at largo
and if it should not tend to
decrease the number of de&ertions in
kho future , it might , in the opinion of
General Kolton , inspire some needed
improvements nnd reforms. The sug
gestion of an amnesty was made to the
president by Senator Plumb , -and it is
quite probable that an order will he is
sued to include all deserters down to
1S86 , and possibly to a later date. It is
not apparent that any bad effects could
result from such an order. The govern
ment would certainly lese nothing , and
a host of men , ostinmtc'd to number
over thirty-two thousand , would bo
given relief from the fear that con
tinually haunts thorn. In his letter to
the president on this matter , Senator
Plumb makes some statements regard
ing the conditions that produce so many
desertions which ought to receive the
attention of congress. There is evi
dently great opportunity for reform in
army methods , without which dcsor-
tions'are likely to be as numerous in
the future as in the past.
TIIE bILrJEK QUESTION.
Ever since the present administra
tion came into power the advocates of
un increased coinage of silver have
boon urging the monthly purchase or
silver bullion to the fullumountauthor-
ized by law , four million dollars. It is
announced that they have finally been
informed of the decision of the secre
tary of the treasury not to depart from
the present and long-maintained policy
of limiting the nurchaso of silver to
two million dollars a month , and that
this will bo ndhorod to until congress
can have an opportunity to act upon the
question. The refusal of the secretary
of the treasury to change the policy es
tablished under a republican adminis
tration , is said to have caused the silver
men n good deal of displeasure and cha
grin.
If the friends of silver coinage seri
ously hoped that their appeal would bo
successful , they did so in disregard of
the well known record of Secretary
Windom on this question. In the bcnnto
Mr.Wiudora spoke very plainly and very
forcibly in opposition to free coinage.
In tho'administration of Garfield , ho
gave no intimation that his views re
garding silver had undergone any
change. Nothing In his sabsoquont
career affords any reason for belief that
ho has abandoned the opinions hold
ton years ago. Nor had the silver mon
nny warrant to expect'support for their
policy from the president. lie has at
no time , either in the senate or slnco ,
been Identified with those in favor of a
radical blmottilllo .policy. lie ap
proved in bis letter of acceptance the
declaration of the national platform in
favor of currency of both gold and sil
ver , but neither in this nor anything
else that he has said , which isot record ,
is President Harrison committed to any
different policy than Is now bulng pur
sued regarding silver coinngo.
If the advocates of .more coinage are
strong enough In congress , as it isqulto
possible they will bo , to effect a
change of policy , they will bo in a
position to compel n change of policy.
Meanwhile the practical facts of the
financial situation should rocolvo atten
tion , as undoubtedly those have hud an
important influence in inducing the de
cision reached by the treasury depart
ment. These do not snow that there is
nn urgent demand fornn increase in the
silver coinage. At the beginning otthis
year loss than sixty-one million stan
dard silver dollars wore in actual use in
a total circulation of over fourteen hun
dred million dollars. While from the
first of January to the middle of May
nearly twenty million of standard sil
ver dollars were added to the treasury
hoard by coinage and the return of
coins not wanted in circulation , loss
than half that amount of silver certifi
cates having boon added during that
time to the currency circulation ot the
country. With facts of this character
before them it should not surprise any
body that the secretary of the treasury
declines to increase the purchases of
silver bullion , and to continue the pres
ent policy until congress can say
whether or not it shall bo changed.
TIIBltBASOK''UV. \ \ .
In urging our citizens to support the
main proposition of the board of educa
tion for the proponed issue of school
bonds , Tins BEE cannot bo justly ac
cused of acting us the mouth piece of the
board of education , Tills BKU has uol
boon known to stand in with the pres
ent board U > any extent. It has criti
cised the methods of the board very
freely and the board ns a whole does not
tnko kindly to THE BEE.
But this paper is not hide-bound and
tlocs not propose to countenance nny
move that would'inovltnbly cripple our
public school system , nnd for two years
to come , would doprlvo hundreds ot our
children of school facilities.
Wo can forego nn enlargement of the
high school building. Wo can vote
down the proposition to build n now
wing to that structure. Wo do noca
more school houses nnd can not afford to
put off their erection another year ,
oven if morally certain that there will
bo jobbery In the purchase of lots and
erection of school houses. But there is
to be nn election two weeks hence for
one-third of the school board , and if
nny member whoso time ia up docs not
possess the confidence of tl.o electors , ho
will bo snowed under. But there is every
prospect that vigilance will bo exorcised
and jobbery thwarted. The people are
wide-awake and the members of the
board know that every move they make
will bo watched.
Are wo to vote down every bond pro
position for public buildings nnd im
provements because jobbers nnd specu
lators are liable to work the council
and board of public works ?
The school board is now piylng nearly
seven thousand dollars a year for
temporary school rooms. The intcrcston
two hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars of five per cent , bonds is eleven
thousand two hundred and twenty-five
dollars a year. Is there any economy'
In paying out seven thousand n year for
store rooms and fire-traps that are not
suited for school rooms , when you can
more than double your school capacity
by erecting commodious a'nd woll-
plnnncd school houses.
The talk that taxes will bo lower If
the bonds afo voted down is all bosh * .
Omaha will never stultify herself by
excluding several thousand children
from her schools. She will either rent
all so.rts of ouildings for school use , and
pay out ton or eleven thousand dollars
uycar rout , or build her own school
houses and pay a fraction over eleven
thousand dollars annual interest on her
bonds. Whore is the taxpayer going to
save money by voting down
the bond proposition' { On the
otho hand , the purchase of lots
and the erection of school houses will
place two hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars in circulation among
property owners , merchants nndvork \ -
ingmen. That will make itself felt
materially in this dull season , and whgn
capitalists come to Omaha to locate , the
fact that wo can boast of largo and ele
gant school houses nnd excellent school
facilities , will go far toward inducing
thoin to invest and locate hero. It goes
without saying that public school facili
ties are taken into consideration by the
industrial class , which seeks homes
where their children can enjoy the
best educational ad vantages.
THE decision cf Judge Wakoloy is an
important and timely warning , to the
county board of equalization. The court
holds' that valuations made by the as
sessors cannot bo changed by the board
without "filing a written complaint
against the owner and entering into n
formal treatment of the case. " The
decision brings up the question of un
equal assessments which is the crying
evil of the present system. No im
provement , however , can bo effected
under existing laws. The limited time
allowed the board to equalize the work
of the assessors makes it imperative
that the latter shall exercise
the greatest euro in making their
returns , and agreeing in advance on
a definite method of valuation ,
equal and just to all sections of the city
and county. Ward boundaries should
be ignored , and favoritism stamped out.
Rich and poor should bo treated alike ,
nnd unimproved realty should boar nn
equal share of the burdens of taxation
with adjoining improved property.
To place a premium on unimproved
property by low assessment is an outrage
on home-builders.
THE l.end and silver producing indus
tries are deeply interested in the appeal
made beloro the treasury department at
Washington by representatives of the
mines of Utah , Montana and Colorado ,
asking to have'the present rule governing -
, ing tlio importation of mixed quantities
of load and silver ore changed. Large
quantities of lead are imported from
Mexico to bu smelted in this country.
These ores evade the specific duties on
lead by being imported as silver ore ,
whore the silver Is less in quantity , but
greater in value than the load. It is
claimed by the minors that under the
present system the government is de
frauded and the load producers1 of this
country are compelled to moot the com
petition of Mexican lead in the market
already overstocked. To remedy this
defect the lead operators nsk that the
weight of the two metals should do-
tormlno to what class the ore belongs.
It is a delicate subject for the treasury
department to handle. 'The present
ruling has been endorsed by the senate
judiciary committee and IB favored by
the smelting nnd refining companies.
In all probability the treasury depart
ment will bo very cautious in coining tea
a decision of so much moment to the
mining nnd smelting Industries.
THE city marshal of Dubuque notified
delinquent buloon keepers of that city
recently that the first .installment of
their license feu was duo. Dubuque , by
the way , is in prohibition Iowa.
OTHEH LANDS TITAN OURS.
The ofllciul report of police operations In
Ireland for tbo ttrstthroe months of the
present year la au Interesting document ro-
celvod at the stuto department recently.
Crime is classed under thirty-eight heads ,
ranging from uiurdor to throata. Next to
murder , In the opinion of thoofllulal compiler ,
assaults on the pollco are considered the most
holnoua of crimes , and two instances wore
recorded in three mouths. When ono con
siders the autocratic power of the police , the
cruel eviction practices , the searching raids
on homos , and other provocations , the moral
restraint and patlenco of the peoulo U sur
prising. The record shows a total of one
hundred and twcnty-llvu crimes , and seventy
of thcso wcro sending throatunlni ; letters and
iullaildatlou. H Li aouoUul If tUero U aa <
ether flvo mlUftnr people on the glebe that
can show n 6l6rinor und moro crodltablo
record than that compiled by the political
enemies of Ircjalu/ / .
Great diniculty ! > ls being experience ! by
Lord SallsburyTTu persuading nny of hla
titled supportofsjio accept the vice-royalty ot
Ireland. Lord , poncor , ns lord-lieutenant ,
was n cabinet ofllcor , and his chief secretary
took orders from hlm. Hut Secretary Ual-
foureccupios tBottrUh seat In the cabinet ,
nnd the nominal-governor ot Ireland Is In
consequence a 'niCro ' figurehead , without a
voice in the Irtsli'folloy. The salary Is largo ,
but the oillco ls > lmlnonsoly unpopular. This
being so , It is1 very Improbable that the
prince of Wales"sooond son will consent to
step In nnd fill the vacancy , although his ox-
elusive nautical experience , nnd his com
plete Ignorance concerning Ireland nnd the
Irish render him eminently qualified , from a
tory ntandpolnt , tor the position.
TUoro appears to bo favorable promise
that the great strike of the miners ot Germany -
many , which has Involved nearly ono huu-
dreil thousand men and produced such great
distress , will soon be settled. The govern
ment lias manifested n great deal of solid-
udo In the matter , und the emperor must bo
given credit for showing marked
discretion lu his addresses to the
reprcsenntlvcs of the minors who
presented their case to his attention.
Ho evidently appreciated the gravity of the
situation and the expediency of bringing the
dlfllculty to n speedy sottlomens with n fair
regard for the claims of the woriclngmen.
In no country In Europe are the conditions
for u political and social revolution moro
favorable than In Germany. Nowhere clso
In the world are the tondenclcj to socialism
so strong among the masses of the oeoplo ,
nnd nowhere else nro the socialists so thor
oughly organized for action. The average
wages of the German coal minor is about
sixty cents u day. This miserable pittance
Is artificially reduced by a protective policy
which tuxes nil his necessaries of living.
What inoro'isen ttio concern over this labor
strike in Germany is the fuat that It U
accompanied by n wild spirit of speculation.
There is no great dlfllculty lu discerning tUo
ogical relation of these two movements.
The money accumulated by the favored
classes In systematic spoliation of the masses ,
and which cannot iind legitimate employ
ment , is being Hung into all sorts of llnanolal
adventures. It i ? qulto natural that popular
discontent should increase nnd ttio social
istic movement spread in Germany when
its workingmeii see that n few bonclloiurios
of government bounty are accumulating
vast wealth , while they thumselvos , with
the most arduous toil , are scarcely able
to procure the commonest necessaries of
living.
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The condition of political affairs in Italy
promises to speedily develop results of great
Interest. It is said that the present ministry
is nearmg a fall , fm > l that the policy of the
now ministry wit//l / > o to break away from
Germany ami roueiy the old alliiinca with
France. Italy has boon committing mist-alto
after mistake evbr since Sedan , but her
statesmen semn tfoMiavo fully realised the
sad plight of the cojintry only when the re
turns of Italian trade for 1SS3 cumo to be
published. They snowed that the custom
house receipts for , the year had fallen oft
over ? 12OJO,000. A't the sjftno time Italian
exports had diminished uy moro than
$23,000,000. It wasiimpossiDlo to prevent the
people from jumpln'g at the conclusion that
this bad exhibit yvM a direct result of the
abrogation of the.tjfench commercial treaty.
That the prime mimiter himself bcllovod the
same thin ? , or ut'leAst ' thought it good policy
to appear to beli/voi'it , is seen in hij recent
public announcement tljat , as far as bo , was
concerned , he would * welcome any proposi
tion coming from France , for a renewal of
the treaty. In the parliament itself Crisp !
had taken occasion , ut the time of the dis
cussion over the imprudent anti-Oalllc speech
of an army ofllcer , to express tbo most
friendly sentiments toward franco. Thii
does not moan , of course , a br < ukiii off of
the German alliance. Bismarck's grip is Hot
so easily shaken. But it indicator that the
Italian government recognUus the spreading
popular sentiment against war nnd the heavy
taxes Involved in getting ready for war , to
gether with the general dcsfro to avoid a
quarrel with Franco while restoring that in
ternational trade which was prolitablo to
both parties to it.
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All accounts agree in stating that the Paris
exhibition is proving a grand success , and
not the least of its banolicial effects is the
completeness with which it has thrown the
Boulanger question into Uio background.
The building of the Eiffel tower has intro
duced a now element into the plans of
world's exhibitions. The exhibition idea in
itself lias become pretty much worn out ns u
novelty , and shrewd projectors are learning
that some particular feature of interest must
bo added in order , us theatrical people would
say , to "draw. " London him , for several
years , followed the plan of introducing
special features , such us the "health ax-
hlblt" of u year otto. Tno Eiffel tower idea
is lu the line of u marvel to excite the world's
curiosity.
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Who new Kuaslan minister of the interior ,
M. Durnova , will , according to the czar , bo
animated by the sumu principles that guided
the policy of his predecessor , the lute Count
Tolstoi. Ono of thcso principles , It will bo
roaiembc-red , was that the universities should
be closed against the sons of tbo poorer or
agricultural classes , for tbo alleged reason
that higher education rendered them dissat
isfied with the habits und associations of
their order. It also rendered them dissatis
fied with the most autocratic of govern
ments , which accounted for Uio milk in that
cocoanut. It would bo dinlcult to find in the
history of civilization a moro cold-blooded
order than the ono issued by Tolstoi , delib
erately dunying thcso pcoulo the privilege of
advanced study ,
< MlV %
Dom Pedro is said to have expressed an
opinion to the offccTfbut ho Is the last Em
peror Bra/11 will over see. Whether or not
his majesty over expressed himself as re
ported , it is certain that a revolution is
pending which wlttlloud to the early estab
lishment of n Uruzjllati republic. The liberal
policy of Doui Pedro In regard to slavery has
expedited the inevitable. The liberated
slaves refuse to work , und , while their places
uro being tilled by Europeans , the feeding lu
favor of self-government Is growing very
rapidly. Hrazll has.a great future before it ,
and when roliovedgfjlha Incubus of royalty ,
will rapidly progn&n | civilisation and pros
perity. fB |
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Mexico Is evidently anxious to liquidate its
debt as rapidly lu circumstances will permit.
Its acceptance from United States citizens of
(2,000,000 In Mexican bonds us consideration
money for a concession worth a far larger
sum may bo cltod us -healthy sign , not only
of an endeavor to be honest , but also of a
spirited development policy , ilcsidos deed
ing a largo quantity of valuable government
land , Interest at tjio , j-uto of 10 per cent Is
guaranteed on all Capital invested In indus
trial enterprises established upon it.
Germany's youthful emperor Is rapidly re
placing the veteran commanders , so popular
with his grand father , with young ofllcors ,
und It introducing comnulsory retirement
regulations with a view to having only
"younp and vigorous" men a oRlcurs. Ho
can costly aocuro younger men tbau Uavo led
Gorman troops to victory , but If ho scarohet
the Fatherland through nnd through ho will
hardly find mon moro vigorous than the vet *
ornns ho Is treating with suoh scant courtesy ,
The Argentine Ropubllo Is Indeed pot-
osscd with the spirit of progress , 13uono
Ayres Is expending 420,000,000 on Its port ,
and the largest ocean steamers , which wore
previously compelled to anchor twelve mile *
away , can now load and unload at the city's '
margin In twcnty-llvo foot of water. Sta
tistics show that nearly 20,000 steam vessels ,
aggregating 8,000,000 , ton , entered the perU
of the Argentina Hopubllo last year , nnd a
humiliating feature Is that there was not ono
merchant vessel flying the flag ot the United
States.
The Dakota Ilcforiiiors.
St. Lin < Globe-Democrat ,
There Is n strong movement In North Oa
kola In favor of so framing the state constl
tutlon that cultivated land may bo practically
exempt from titxntion , and that the taxes on
uncultivated land may bn so high that tho.v
will for n tlmo suftlco for all outgoings. Like
nil Ideal schemes of reform , this proposal
lias an obvious weakness. The Idea Is , oi
course , to expedite the cultivation of all land
opened up for settlement or actually settled ,
nnd If this was accomplished , the new state's '
revenue" would speedily bo reduced to n very
small total. On the ether hand , the tux on
grazing land would have to bo so Inordinate
) y high that cattle raising would become Im
possible.
Wo Hunt inn World.
AVw Yttrlt llemJtl.
The American sugar boot Is sweeter by
about H.'l per cent than nny other boot on the
globo.Vo 'don't say this In n boasting
spirit , but with mouest pride. The average
extract of sugar from German , French , or
English beets is 1 ! ] per cent. Hut out ( n
Nebraska the beet has got Itself down to
business and Insists on extracting 17 per
cent of ' 'swcetin' " out of the "silo. "
Only n Clor.o Snob.
Cfncdnintt Commfrcfcil.
Bishop Potter's sermon Is objected to by
reasonable people , not because It was in bad
taste for that Is u mere matter of taste but
because bis comparisons do not bear the test
of truth. There was moro of the snob about
It than anything clso.
Tlio Mot.vo Not Surprising.
Chicaan Herald.
Twelve young Indies of Now Haven have
founded a matrimonial society , each member
of which has sworn to use till mcutib In her
power to got married. The only rcmarkublo
thing about the iitlair Is the fact that they
huvo founded a society.
David is Shrewd.
liuffaln Courier.
The vote message makes It perfectly dear
that , as long ns Governor Hill is governor ,
no bill providing for an exclusive ofllclal bal
lot will bccoma a law in this state.
Now York' * IMiiliuilhropIiy.
CVifoii/'i ! Tim's.
It has taken seventeen years for Now
York to deoido to build n Horace Grcoloy
statute. And having "decided" to do ft ttio
metropolis turns around to the country und
and asks for aid.
HITS , \M > MISSES.
A business man of Omaha who has been
in Chicago this week arrived homo this
morning. Over in western Iowa , as the
train sped westward , tlin newsboy floated
through the sleeper , crying the Omaha and
Council Hluffs papers , fresh from the press
this morning. Our friend took a mental
note of the tastes of the passengers as ex
pressed by the newspapers they purchased.
The boy offered every morning paper in
Omaha , but found takers only forTiiu BED ,
of which ho sold six copies. Great is Tnn
BKI : .
Assurance came from Washington that
the employes of the Omaha custom house
are overworked , and that an increase of the
force is desirable. This is cheerful news.
Anyone who has watched the force flic out
of the federal building for the noon lunch ,
could not fail to notice the careworn brows ,
the weary , anxious looks , the bowed should
ers and other evidences of hard toll. Envi
ous partisans might ascribe their condition
to the menacing fears of the bounce , but
onicialinquiry shows that from collector to
custodian the entire force is bowed down
by the caro.s und responsibilities of olUco. A
change of scone is necessary to save their
lives , und the ail mini-it rat ion realizes that a
few years' rest will give them the longed-
for opportunity to recuporate. Republicans
are magnanimous.
The epicurean taste of Council Bluffs is
satiated. A pork roast worth 8100,000 con
sumed nt ono sitting proves that their appe
tite and capacity are sufllciont for all de
mands.
The position of a Unitoil States Juror is
neb in possibilities , especially to the country
man. Favored with railroad passes , mileage ,
expenses and per diem , besides the favors
which rival liiitr.uits may shower upon him ,
his condition is ono to bo envied.
Uoports from Wyoming show that the calf
crop is unusually largo. This accounts for
the ovcrlloiv in Omaha at present.
" 1'hn commission is well equipped for bus
iness , doctor , " oxchilmoa.Mr. Llnlngarto the
chair. "Wo have u Lake of great depth to
navigate on. " The chair shifted to leeward
and pulled for the door.
TUB lXIU.Vr tltVI < fllSLiD.
Preston , which is not fur from Manchester ,
England , and which had formerly a great
many cotton mills , has dwindled down , nnd
the working people uro becoming absorbed
in tbo factories of Its larger neighbor , Man
chester. The wages of the mill operative in
England are reported to bo slightly bettor
than they wore a month ago.
Owing to the provallnnco of cholera , the
ponrl fisheries of Western India , which are
controlled by the British government , liavo
proved a fuiluro , und many hundreds of
divc-s nro in n state bordering on famine.
Tlio British government , it is claimed , has
lost 31)0,000 by thcso fisheries.
T-at'j dispatches from Australia are to the
effect that the eight-hour law is working
vary well thoro. It is claimed that it has
proved so satisfactory to both manufacturer
and employes that neither of them who hvao
tried It would bo willing to glvo It up.
Tlio reports from the famine-stricken dis
tricts In China nro somnthliig appallng , The
working people are dying of starvation in
many thousands of miles of territory , nnd n
number of deaths are reported dally. Some
of the people uro almost without clothing ,
having to soil it piece by pluco to supply the
necessaries of life. Numbers of people are
living on a kind of broth mudo of willow
loaves or of millet husks.
The Now Crusade , a labor papnr of Spring
field , publishes a strong appeal to painters
and decorators to unite. It says thcro uro
Idle days forced constantly upon the work
men which are not taken Into account lu their
wages.
The glassworkors 'at Nowcastlo-on-Tyno
are very hopeful of the present outlook. The
standard of wages has boon raised , and u
number of the glnsn factories are building
extensions , and find it hard to got workmen
enough.
The Now York Walters' union has fixed a
day's pay at 13.35 and -5 cents un hour /or
overtime.
The woolen mills at Bonnlngton , Vt. , after
an idleness of throe years , uro ubout to ro-
suiao operations.
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1m pa pity
infallible.
( PSOIUA.
SIS ) Ar t broke out on
mylfftclieck , prcmtlnz
IncroM my no e , nnd ulniolt cor.
jfrrlnj my f c * . It ran Into mr
( eyes , anil tlio l > hlclnn ij/w
nfraltt I wouhl lo o my ryciight
altogether. H i > r ml all over
my he.icl , ntitl my Imlr all fell
foul , I'ntll I wan entirely bnM-
I headed ; Hthcn broke out on my
nrinn nnd klioulilerii , tintll my arm *
wrrejurt oncnoro. Itrovercilmy
entire body , my facr , hcnd , nj
uliouldprn bcltiR tlio wor t. The
whits BC bn fell conntnntly from my head , nhoHldow , nnd nrmij the skin would thicken nnd bored nnd
very Hcliy , nnd would crack nnd bleed If ncrMched. After upending mi\ny litindmt * of dollari , I w
pronounced Incurable , I licnrd of tlio OUTicuu.v UKMRDIKS , nnd after U | IIK two bottle * CirricttliA
HKSOI.VRNT , I could neon clianuo ; and after I h.vl taken four buttlex , I wa nlino t cured ; nnd when
Duel uncd nil bottle * of CirricuiU Kr.301.VKNT nnd ono bat of CUTICUIIA , and ono cnko of CUTICURA
BOAI1 w < cured of llio drcndful dltcato from whlcli I lind ( ufTcrent for fho years. I thought lha
dlneaiio would lenvn a very deep ncnr , but tlio CUTICUIIA UKMKIUBt cured it without any rcar , t
cannot cxprcaR with n pen what I Buffered before uiInK tlio CUTicuiu HKMEDIKS. They naved my life ,
aid 1 fuel It my duty to recommend them. My hair U restored na Rood aa ever , nnd fft U my rfculght.
I know of a number of different persona who lm\o lined tlio CUTICUIIA Kr.wEiinnml nil liavo leeelveJ
great benefit from their use , Mns. IIOBA KKLI.Y , llockwclt City , Calhoun Co. , low * .
I cannot nay enough In prnUc of the CUTICUIIA HEMKIIIRD. My boy , n hen ono year of ago , -KM
bad \\lthcczcinii that ho loit nll'of his hair. Ilia Bcnlp wiu coxcrcd vltli eruptions , which the doctor IS
aid WAS ocnld head , and that hla hair would never grow ni ; ln , Di-np.ilrlnn ot a cure from phyalclani , t ISml
began the use of the Ci'Ticuiu HnMF.niEP , and , I nm happy to nay , with the moat perfect nucces * . HI *
hnlrlanownplendld , and tliercla not a pimple on him. I H common J Ilia CUTICUIIA UBMKUIKI to ml
mothers aa the moot apeedy , economical , nnd auro euro for all akin dlaeanea of Infanta and chllitrcn , and
feel that aver- mother will thauk mo for so doing. Mns. M. K. AVOOUSUM , Norway , Me.
Recqedies
For elcanalng , pnrlf ylnjf , nnd beautifying the ekln nnd ncnlp nnd curing every speclci of
humiliating , Itching , burning , ncaly , nud pimply dlncaic * of the SKIN , BCAur , ANII m.oon , nnd human ,
blotches , eruptions , ore , acnlcs , cruata , ulccratlonii , awelllugn , absccsiiea , tumora , nnd Io a of liolr ,
whether nlmple , ncrofuloua , or contagtoua , the CUTICUIIA HKMKDIKS nro nlmply Infallible.
CUTICUIIA , the great nkln euro , Inatnutly allnya the moat ngonltlui ; Itching and lutlnmmatlon , rleara
the ok In and scalp of every tnco of dlacane , hcnla ulccra and aorea , removes cmata and acalcn , and
restorea the Imlr. CUTICUIIA BOAP , the greatcat of skin bcnutlflera , la liullapenaablc In treating akin
dlio.iscn and bnliy bumora. It producea the whlteat , clearest nkln acd eoftest handt , free from pimple ,
epot , or lilomltili. CUTICL'HA HRSOLVENT , the now blood purincr , cleanaea the blood of all Impurities
and polauuouii cleim-nU , ami Hum removes the CAUSE. Hence the CUTICUIIA UEMKUIES are Ilia only
liiiaUIMa curatives for every form of akin and blood dlacatc , from pimples to scrofula.
Trlco : CUTICUIIA , M centa per box ; CuncunA BoAr , 23 conla ; C'OTicunA KKSOLYEHT , tt.W per
bottle. Prepared by the POTTEII Vnva ANII CiiEMirAL ConronATioK , lloslon , Maaa.
OS- Send for" How toCuroSkln Diseases , " 01 pagea , fiO Illustrations , 100 testimonial * .
t'LKS , lilnck-liemla , red , rough , chnpncd , nnil HANDS Soft , white , nml frfo from chnpn nnd
oily akin prevented by CUTICUIIA HOAI- . , by uslug CUTICUIU Btur.
MUSIC FROM THE COURTS.
The District and Supreme Tribunals
Grinding aa Usual.
HON. W. H. SNELL WILL RECOVER.
University Palladium ? Entertain
Homo Doubt About tlio Name ot
the Now Hotel MM. Wcst-
ninii Scut to tlin Asylum.
LINCOLN UUKEAU op TUB OWAOX BBB , I
102 P STIIHP-T , V
LINCOLN. May 17. I
Tlio case of Arndt vs Tliu State Insurance
company , of Dos Molnes , la. , was decided m
fuvor of the defendant. After an ull night's
sit the jury brought in n sealed verdict , this
morning , ns per instructions.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Field and a
Jury tried the case of Charlotte A. Delaney
vs A. L. Mctculf. The suit was to recover
possession of n bouse on M street , which the
defendant was alleged to have hold by forci
ble detainer ; ho was in possession of the
property whoa the suit was commenced , but
had iiuit it long'ugo , still , however , remain
ing liable under tlio law. It appeared that
John Latham had occupied the house until
lie broke up housekeeping in this city ; and
then , considering ho had an unoxpired term
under his claim of a yearly lease , ho rented
the premises to Mr. Me teal f. The question
for the jury was whether Latham had this
unoxpli-cd term , and the verdict was in favor
of the plaintiff.
There Is another suit still pending by Mrs.
Dclaney vs Mr. Latham , which will bo tried
to the court.
To-day , Judge Field -and a jury had ou
trial the case of the Whitcbreast Coal com
pany vs A. S. Godfrey. Something over 5100
is involved in thin action , Mr. Godfrey , u
wall known merchant of Lincoln , claiming
that sum in shortage in seven cars of bard
coal which ho bought from the plaintiff com
pany in 18S7. Ilo nad paid for tlio coal with
the exception of the shortage , uud this suit is
to recover this. The plaintiff claimed that
the coal was bought in transit and ut ship
per's weights , and if there was a shortage
they knew nothing of It und hud themselves
paid for the coal. The defendant's claim is
that ho bought the coal free on board ut Lin
coln , and ho had paid for tbo full amount of
coal the Burlington freight bills showed ho
had received. It yet , remains for the jury to'
reconcile by their verdict the differing state
ments as to the mode of sale and purchase.
Tlio Supreme Court.
The court mot to-day as per adjournment
to hand down decisions. In the case of the
state vs Hall , leave was given to file record.
Stephens vs Patterson , leave was given
plaintiff to withdraw record for correction.
Roberts vs Snow , leave was given the defendant
fondant , to servo and lllo brlofs In ten days ,
und also In the case of Nolkampor vs Wyatt.
-.State ex rol Corruth vs Dickinson , dis
missed on rotator's motion. The cuso of
liorgllold va Ho th rook was also dismissed.
Boston Tea Co. vs lirubakor. Error from
tlio district court of Gaijo county. Afllrmcd
unless the plaintiff tlio romlttus of $1.40 In
twenty days ; opinion by JustlcuCobb.
Lolborman v the stato. Error from Uio
district court of Lancaster county. A HI ruled ;
opinion by Chief Justice liooso.
Jeiuii ) vs Gilbert. Error from the district
court of Hlcliarctson county. Reversed und
remanded ; opinion by Justice Maxwell.
Hoed VB Colby , Appeal from the district
court of Gagu county. Decrco for plaintiff ;
opinion by Justice Cobb.
Greenwood VB Colby. Error fnmi the dis
trict court of Gage county. Uevorscd and
remanded ; opinion by .Justice Maxwell.
State ox rol Mann vs Anderson. Manda
mus. Writ denied ; opinion by Justice Cobb.
Hurko vs 1'crry. Appeal from the district
court of Gospjr county. ADlruicd ; opinion
by Chief Justice Heese.
Elliott vs Atkins. Appeal from the district
court of Lancaster county. Afllrmod ; opln--
Ion by Justice Maxwell.
Fischer vs Coons. Error from the district
court of Hayes county. Afllrmod ; opinion
by Chief Justice Uooso.
Osborn vs Fitzgerald , Appeal from the
district court of Lancaster county. Afllrmcd ;
opinion by Justice Maxwall.
Doano col logo vs Lanlmm , Error from
the district courfof Saline county. Afllrmed ;
opinion by Justice Cobb.
KntortnliiliiK i'allndlniH.
The Palladian society of tlig state unlvera-
'
ty entertained a lull chapel this evening.
It might bo called an entertainment of art
and music , and the ttplundfd audlonce appro.
elated it fully. The following was the pro
gramme ;
' 'Invitation ' to the Danco" . , .
. . . . . . . . . . . Tompla Quurtettu of Omahn
Tenor solo , "My Lady's ' Mower. " . . . .
. Dun H. Wheeler , Jr
"Modern Woad Engraving" A descrip
tion of the process . Clement C. Chase-
liarltone solo , "Queon of the Earth" . . .
. , . Mr. Harry Uurkloy
"Night Witchery" . Temple Quartette
The lecture of Mr. C. O. Cliaso , editor ot
the Ouiaha Excelsior , was most carefully
prepared and proved to bo highly Interesting.
Mr. Chase recently delivered the sumo luo <
turo in Omaha , and with the Temple quar
tette , containing some of the best voices of
that city , the Lincoln people attending en
joyed n rare treat.
\V. II. Sucll Will Uooovor.
The news was received In Lincoln to-day
that W. II. Snoll , formerly a resident of Jef
ferson county and n moaibor of the state
senate , who was thought to have boon fatally
injured in n storm at Taooma , Washington
Territory , last Monday , Is very much bolter
nnd will recover. The first tolograui regard
ing the sad affair announced his death. His
many friends In this city and stuto will ba
glad to learn that ho IB convalescing.
City NOWH nml Noto9. 'V ' ,
Sheriff Hill , of Minden , Kearney county ,
committed Mrs. Peter Wostman to the hos
pital for the insane in this city , to-day. The
cause of her insanity Is unknown.
Al Pairbrothor , of the Call , rcturned-to * *
day from a two weeks' visit in Washington
nnd Now Yorlr. Ho soys his fuber la sharp
ened again for the grind.
Attornoy-Gonoral Loeso went to Omaha
to-day to wind up his eases in the United
Status district court.
Ex-Governor Albums Nanco Is In the city.
Mr. Nanco thinks the time will como that ho
will locate in Lincoln permanently.
Tlio traveling mon will have u gathering at
Opelt's to-morrow night to furtnor consider
the pleasure for their week's outing at Cusli-
man's ' park iu Juno. The boys anticipate a
great timo.
It scams that the name for the new hotel
has not boon decided upon. A great many of
our people thinu that , thcro is tlmo enough to
name the child alter it is born. It will prob
ably bo called "Tho Fitzgerald , " however , aa
stated.
OOOI > OUT OF
Dr. Rosoimu's Sermon at ttio Syna-
K"K n Last Nl lit.
The Jewish synagogue was crowded last
night by tbo congregation of the church to
hear a sermon by Dr. William Hosenau , ol
Cincinnati , who is a prospective successor o
Itabbl JJonsou us shepherd of Israel's iloclj
In Omaha. Dr. Uosenau is a graduate oi
Union college , of Cincinnati , and Is n young
man of excellent promise. Ho is tall , line
looking , and under thirty years of ngo. Ho
was introduced by Habbi Benson and con
ducted the opening services.
Dr. Hosenau 's theme was "Good Out o
Evil , " and ho reached his text by tolling in
an entertaining and eloquent manner the
story of Jucob's son .who was sold by bis
brothers ns a slave to Egyptian traders. H
was apparently a direful happening , but
Joscnh came to renown , the needy lud bo-
caino the kind nupporter , the monlal sluvo
became the respected priest , and said to his
brothers who sold him , in the language old.'V
the text , "You meant It for evil against mo ,
but God meant it for good. "
Dr. Uosonau hold that much of the suffer
ing and sorrow that uffeetn the human race
is duo M the fact that man in ills weakness
of heart can uot understand that God will
bring good out of mutter * that appear alto
gether evil und unfortunate , just as Joseph's
hardships proved the salvation of a nation.
Our incorrect valuation of our lot gives rlsa
to lamentations when disappointment greets
our fondest expectation. Wo grumble at
sickness , when disease is often un escape
from other uflliotions.'und , after it , the body
is stronger and the mind clearer , Hogrottod
doaj.li Is often the relouso of u suffering soul.
Dreaded poverty has ability to work its ulmro
of good. Penury and need liavo given to the
world BO mo of its greatest minds , mind that
plenty would huvo robbed of courage and as *
piratlon , Judaism has not lived an undis
turbed lifo , It lias suffered by persecution
such us no other creed ever received from
cnonilos. Every page of its history records a
persecution , yet each calamity liai boon but
the precursor of greater benefits. The de
struction of the temple In sacred Palestine
could not destroy tbo Sinai-born religion. It
taught tlio Jews to cast iisIJo splendor and
make learning paramount.
Ilo our lot , uver HO sad , our minfortiincs
over so discouraging , lot us bo ready to
glvo to all ullllcllons the answer that the
Egyptian prince pnvo to hit persecuting
brothers : "You meant it for ovll against
tno , but 'God meant it for good , " Pnur thy
strcglhenlng connotation , on , Lord , into tlio
hearts of all dlstrossed ; bless and preserve -
servo ua ,
Ton OniM of Whisky
CHICAGO , May 17 Information hai been
received here that a freight train was
wracked this morning ou the Chicago , Hock
Island ft Puclflo railroad , about fifteen mile *
from thi city ; that the wreck took tire , and
that ton cur lauds of whisky were consumed ,
The loss U 670,000. _
The Kurl of Olnliueabury Douil.
LONDON , May 17. The curl of Mulines-
bury l dead. Ho wa oighty-two years old.
Children Cry for Pitcher's ' Castoria.
Whoa Baby WM itek , vro garo her CastorU.
Whea aha wta a Child , tlio cried for Caitorla ,
When she b caau > Ul , the clung ( o Coatorta ,
m'ju be uarf Children , ibe gave Uiwn Qurtort *
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