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KKNTUCKY is chewing tbo quid of
content. Three hundred million
'pounds is the cstlmuto of her tobacco
crop this Benson.
| TUB Sioux commission displayed
j Rrcat skill in negotiating with the
f Indians by way of their stomachs.
Every feast adds scores of X marks to
the treaty. Success depends on the
supply of Kovernmont rations.
JUST as the government perfected a
, _ chain of sentinels on the northern border -
| dor , the incoming title of Chinamen
veered south and is now lashing the
I shores of Lower California. Prom this
| ' point facilities for entering the prom-
| iscd land are excellent and inviting.
THE CAlifornia judge who recently
| Lold that the circuit courts of the
4 Unite a States were not superior to the
; ; .state courts , should take a day off and
discuss the state rights question with
Jeff Davis. Jeff could give him some
very valuable pointers on the subject.
, kTHE appointment of Colonel Kolton
'J > k R8. > adjutant-general of the army will
'doubtless bo well received In army
circles. Ho has been assistant adju
tant-general , and in that capacity made
himself popular. There were several
competitors for the position , but un-
"questionably Colonel Kolton had supe
rior claimB to the appointment.
WYOMING courts evince an'irresist-
iblo weakness for public land thieves.
tTho fact that ono batch of cowmen
fenced in thousands of acres of govern
ment land , without right or title , ie
looked upon as a uublic blessing rather
than a breach of law. Three hundred
thousand acres of public land have
boon fenced in by the cattle barons , and
the supreme court of the territory atm -
m firms their right to it.
b =
TIIK spectacle of a pardoned ballot
manipulator convict being received on
his return homo with cheers and other
testimonials of a cordial welcome ,
\vhioh happened at the capital of Hoo-
Blordom a day or two ago , is not calcu
lated to give encouragement to young
rnon who are trying to win glory and
wealth honestly , but to give emphasis
to the fact that those who do not Icecy
UD with the progressive ways of oui
times , must lose thornsolvos in the
. pwlrl.
KANSAS is getting an unenviable rec-
* > rd forlynchlngs. Two occurred in that
ptato during the past week , one ot then
at the state capita ) . This upplicatlor
of mob law has become so common in
JCansas that the great body of the poo'
plo seem to have grown indifferent t <
) t , and of the numerous casoi
in no Instance have the perpetrators
icon punished. When the mob take :
the law into its hands at the voryeoa
.of government , it is time the law-re
spooling element assorted itself in i
1 vigorous effort to bring about a change
of Dubllo sentiment.
A DIUKCT rail connection botwooi
Omaha and Yankton is admitted by al
to bo dealrablo. Tills city ought t <
liavo the trade'of the rich valleys of tin
Missouri and James rlvora , above Yank
ton , opened to it. Already considerable
the trade of that region is certain to bo
conio much larger in the near futun
and to invite vigorous competition ,
Under existing conditions Omaha wouli
compote at a disadvantage , and tin
business having boon sucuroi
by other centers would not bi
easily withdrawn from them. I
Omaha had direct connection wltl
Yniikton , there Is not a shadow of doub
tliut our merchants could command ;
; generous sharo.of the trade of southean
l | Dakotawhile this would become the mar
f Itot for cattle , hogs and grain from thu
. section , The neoplo of that portion o
J ; Dakota want the connection , nnd the !
; i appreciation of it would undoubtedly b
4 m'unifostod by liberal dealings wltl
Omaha. This is so obviously an enter
prise with which our business mo
eliould promptly and earnestly conceri
thombolves that no extended nrgumon
can bo required to poinmond it to thol
Attention. Their united influence shout
bo brought to boar to Induce oxistln
roods to maico the desired connection
nod failing in this they should thorn
alvos carry out the enterprise. Tin
.valuable and growing trade of southon *
' 'Dnkotn Omaha must not allow to b
Wholly diverted to other trade contort
Generosity is a trait of American na
tional character. It is stronff , Impul
sive and widespread. It is distinct from
and above mere nltns-glvlng. It ani
mates all hearts and loosens the purse-
strings of the rich ami poor.
This great characteristic } of our pco-
plo has been tested time and again and
never found wanting. No unfortunates
at homo or abroad appeal in Vain for n
mite of our abundance. Blessed with
every comfort of life , free from monarchial -
archial parasites , and proaparous to a
clogrco , the cry of distress is never
hoard without a helping hand being
extended to lighten the pauga of mis
fortune.
When famine's gaunt shadow turned
Ireland into a vast clmrncl house In
MS-'oO , It waa American generosity that
rescued thousands of starving pooplo.
Again in ' 8l-82 , after England had
drained the lifeblood ot the country ,
and loft thousands of people to starve ,
It was American dollars in lavish abun
dance that purchased a new lease of
life for the unfortunates.
When the agonizing cry of despair
rose from the smoking ruins of Chicago
in 1871 , the whole country responded as
one man and poured millions In cash ,
clothing and food Into the city.
That appalling calamity was a test
of national benevolence , and most
nobly was it mot by the pooplo.
Encouraged and comforted In tliolr
distress , the stricken people gathered
strength from their misfortune and rose
from the ruins , fortified by tha ties of
sympathy and humanity.
The Mississippi and Ohio valley floods ,
the Boston fire , the Charleston earth
quake , and the yellow fever scourge
which in recent years decimated
outhorn cities , made largo drafts on the
nation's generosity without diminishing
, ho quantity. The people of the Mls-
lourl valley have , on several occasions ,
olt the generous touch of substantial
sympathy. The victims of the grass-
loppcr plague , of blizzards and
cyclones and prario llros were
succored by their more fortunate neigh
bors , and their immediate wants sup
plied by generous hands.
The appalling calamity in the Cono-
maugh valley has placed the whole na
tion under tribute , and never has the cry
for help mot a moro liberal and ready
response. A disaster so swooping , so
destructive and doudly needed no more
eloquent appeal than the simple recital
> f the facts to start the fountains of
generosity throughout the land. And
from every city , town and hamlet in
the land comes evidence of the people's
determination to relieve the distress
and lighten the crushing misfortunes
of Conomaugh's survivors.
In the humdrum of "every day life
there is little to test the largo-heartod ,
impulsive generosity of our peoplo. It
requires these periodic disasters to
show the strength of the bands of
brotherhood which binds humanity. It
is a touching and beautiful evidence of
the warm Christian spirit which rise ?
in the face of misfortune and now flows
in bounteous measure to the u nfortun
atos of the Conemaugh flood.
A WOItD FOR THE HEROES.
The world is full of heroes. . They
are about us on every hand. They are
not peculiar to any class of people or to
any grade of society. They are among
the uncultured and the wearers of
home-spun as well as In the ranks of
those to whom fortune has been moro
generous. There ar.e men walking the
paths of life unnoted who need hut the
opportunity to display a heroism for the
admiration of the world. There are
women who will face danger and
death with the most exalted cour
age. It is a materialistic and
a selfish age , but whatever else
it has despoiled human nature of the
heroic Instinct remains.
History and pee try have immortal
ized the name of Paul Revere , who at
midnight rode through Charleston tc
Concord heralding the coming of the
British forces. The records of our own
time preserve the name of George
Cheney , the keeper of the Mill river
reservoir , who , when ho saw the Im
pending danger , mounted his horse , and
dashing down the road to Williamsburgh
village , shouted the fearful warning
that the flood was coming ; of
Collins Graves , the milkman
who took up the warning .and carried il
to other threatened villages , and o :
Myron Day , the expressman , who
catching sight ot the coming floods ,
hastened along the track of the pursu <
ing waters and gave the alarm. Plain
and humble men those , but In that hour
of peril they wore heroes. With novoi
a thought or euro for self , they tool
their lives in their hands and by thoii
heroism saved hundreds from death
The unknown hero who rode thrdugl
Johnstown , crying unheeded to the 1m
perilled people to fly to the hills , woulc
have his name enrolled high in tlu
lists of the heroic , but that the mad tor
rent , swifter than his horse , ongulfot
both and blotted out his Identity. Hi :
warning was futile , but none the less he
grandly mot the duty presented to him
and were ho rustle or gentleman , illit
erate or cultured , ho was still a here
whose example will not bo lost ,
There were many heroes dovolopo <
by thu great disaster in the Concmaugl
valley who deserve an imporishabli
fame , Ono such was the young
foundrymun , Edward C. Will , whi
ut. the imminent peril of his life and re
gardlusa of the pleadings of wlfo um
relatives , launched a frail boat into tin
angry Hood and rescued twonty-twi
persons. "A tribute too great , " sale
the disp.ituhes , "cannot be paid to hit
noble character , " and yet this intropli
hero lived among his neighbor * ) with n
thought on their part that he was mon
than an ordinary mini. The fomiil
telegraph operator who remained at ho
post sending news of the coming dcatl
until she was overwhelmed by the wut
or.s , the cool ; and the brakeman who rou
dorod splendid service in rescuing worn
an and children at the risk of thoi
lives , the locomotive encinoora and fire
men who stood ut their posts flvlui
such warning as they could in the fno
of danger , and in some cases of cortali
death , the school-boy who swum th
torrent to save a bnby those are bu
flomo of the oxamplns of heroism hmoni
the many Incident to thU calamity , th
ocords of which must make
no think bettor of hid race.
for should there bo omitted from
mention of the heroic the army
t bravo men and woman who , with an
ilacrity born ot the highest sense ot
duty and the noblest impulses of hu-
nanity , wont to the scone of disaster
, o assist in burying the dead and rollov-
ng the living , many of whom are toll-
ng there now with no other oxpocta-
lon ot reward than the consciousness
f havjn < r veil performed u great duty.
? hls terrible calamity will bo niomora-
) lo , not alone for Its ( earful destruction
of life , but also for having brought out
, hograndost qualities of human nature.
VITAL STATISTICS.
It is the desire of tho. census authorl-
ics to make the vital statistics of the
eleventh census moro comprehensive
and complete than thny hnvo over boon.
As the United States has no system of
registration of vital statistics , the ccn-
us affords the only opportunity of ob
taining an approximate estimate of
ho birth and death rates of much
the larger part of the country. In
order to make this branch ot the
census xs thorough as possible , the
census office is endeavoring to
obtain the co-operation of medical
iion in nil parts of the country , and has
nado an appeal to them to aid in this
vork. The oftlco will send to any phy
sician applying for it a book in which to
register returns of deaths , and it is do-
si reel that such as are disposed to por-
'orm this volunteer labor shall keep the
record from Juno 1 , 1889 , to May 31 ,
890. There were nearly twenty-six
thousand'.of those registration hooks
illod up at the last census , and it is.
loped that doublo" this number will bo
obtained for the eleventh census.
The simple announcement of the de
sire of the census authorltios in
, his matter should bo sufficient to
.nsuro a general response from
; ho medical fraternity , which may
jo presumed to appreciate moro than
any other class the importance of trust
worthy vital statistics. In most other
iciuntrics those statistics are carefully
and systematically collected , and are
relied on for the purpose of ascer
taining the actual movement of popula
tion. "But their value is not limited to
this. There is a great deal of informa
tion in statistics of this character which'
can be made available in promoting
medical science , and therefore
they possess a special worth to the pro
gressive physician who takes moro than
a selfish and perfunctory interest in his
great profession. The physician of this
class wants all the information ho can
obtain having relation to his work , and
ho wants it reliable. The vital statis
tics of the nation at largo .are not ,
therefore , matters of unconcern tohim. ,
The aim is that the next census shall
supply knowledge in this particular as
thorough and trustworthy as possible ,
and physicians generally should wil
lingly assist in carrying out this pur
pose , having the assurance that all in
formation they give will bo held strictly
confidential.
WASTJNO SYMPATHY ON UOGFS.
The aimsand purposes of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani
mals are in accord with the highest
civilization of our ago. To protect our
boasts of burden and domesticated ani
mals against brutality and ill-usage
appeals powerfully to the humanitarian
sentiment. This commendable sym
pathy with helpless brutes may , however -
over , manifest itself to the detriment of
the human race.
A striking illustration is afforded by
Dr. Miller's appeal against the enforce
ment of the dog ordinance. The .doc
tor is horrified ever the killing of a few
hundred dogs , whoso owners neglected
to comply with the law. According to
Dr. Miller the cry about hydrophobia is
a false alarm. The people are asked to
rise up and protest against the
slaughter of inoffensive dogs.
But are all those dogs inoffensive :
Are not scores of them vicious and
often dangerous1 ! Why should children
and oven adults bo exposed to attacks
by dogs prowling about our streets
night and day ? Why waste sympathy
on worthless curs ? Is not the life of
ono child moro precious than that of u
thousand dogs ?
If it bo cruel and shocking to shoo !
dogs , it Is certainly moro shocking to
slaughter lambs , calves and chickens.
And yet Dr. Miller enjoys his veal cutlets -
lots , mutton chops and spring chicken
as much as anybody.
No matter how rare hydrophobia maj
bo in the opinion of the doctor , the
recent death from hydrophobia in this
city affords suflloiont warrant for
prompt and energetic action in the
Interest of humanity. Bettor thai
all the dogs In Omaha perish than thai
ono human being should bo afllictoi
with the agonies of that terrible disease
Charity should always begin at home
and human sympathy should bo exerted
od In behalf of humanity first.
Lot the dog ordinance bo enforced
oven If a few Inoffensive curs are prematurely
maturely removed.
THE NORTH PLA'fl'E COUNTRY.
The north Platte country is a gco
graphical division of Nebraska , com
prising fully three-fifths of the urea o
the state. In fertility of soil , In varloti
of valley and upland and in abundance o
water courses , it la not surpassed in ugrl
cultural richness by any section of tin
west. The evil effects of being stampec
as iv "desert" by the early explores
turned thousands of early Bottlers ti
other and lesa favored sections and
seriously checked its growth. Wltl
the oxcuption of the Missouri rivoi
counties and those adjacent to tlu
Union I'acitlo , the whole country wa
fur yearn abandoned to the ranchmai
and cowboy. Bu't the hard ;
pioneers who followed the true !
of the Elkhorn road up tha
famous valley and penetrated the north
west , boon proved that insto id of boiiif
a barren waste It possessed every osson
tlal element to gladden thu heart of tin
tiller ,
During the past ten years the settle
inont of the country has progressed at i
marvelous rate. Its isolated condltioi
did not seriously retard the Influx c
settlers , The slogan of ' 'cheap lar.d
and free homos" was irresistible
and its attractive force is showi
o-day In thct thousands of thriving
owns that sparkle like jewels of indus-
ry on hllllopirttnnd valleys. Whllo
outhorn Nobnu > 1Sf'irrow ' ! to affluent pro-
wrtlona and refcolVbd the lavish atton-
lon of railroads0. Uit > northern section
vas ovorlookod'anjf ? neglected , lott to
U own resources , and forced to
trugglo with t , prijnltivo methods of
imrkottng its surplus ot stock and
frain. 'i o . . *
Such an inviting Hold as the central
portion of the "north Platte presents
an not long rbinatn unoccupied. The
ew feeble branchcis sent out by the
Jnlon Pacific ayq totally insufficient to
evolop and handle the immense ro
om-cos of the region. The Burlington
extension from Grand Island northwest
oponod'up n vast section of agricultural
and grazing land , but many of the In-
ormcdiato counties are wholly without
ailroad communication. The Elkhorn
Valley company has also failed to
> ranch out and control the territory
naturally tributary to its main line ,
caving the Hold Open to rivals.
The indifference of these corporations
created n widespread fooling of resent
ment among the * settlors. Its breadth
and determination is shown in the wil-
ingnoss of townships and counties to
ild in the construction of now roads , not
ilono to furnish market facilities to the
solatod , but to glvo relief to the older
owns from discriminating rates and ox-
actions. ProsontindicationH point to an
early revival of railroad building In
that section.
The Pacific Short Line from the Mis
souri river to Ogden will penetrate the
icartotthis unoccupied territory "and
> rove of incalculable value In de
veloping the resources and In
creasing the prosperity of the
> coplo. No conqueror ever re
ceived heartier greeting than is bestowed -
stowed upon the route agents of this
company , and thc'oagornoss of the pee
pie to substantially aid the construction
of the road evidences their determina
tion-to secure a , competitive outlet at *
any cost. >
The Yaukton , Norfolk & Southwest
ern company is already at work , on the
route indicated by its name. Tho'two
cities will bo connected by rail before
the end of the ydar. The backers of
this company are not publicly known ,
jut there Is good grounds for the belief
that it Is the Nebraska branch of the
Manitoba road , now heading southwest ,
to Yankton. If this should prove truetho
construction and operation of the road
will make a decidedly interesting time
for the m.anagor.sof ] omnoting lines.
Smarting und'or discriminating and
exorbitant rat6 $ the nooploof North
Platte and adjac ut owns have organ
ized the Missouri'iRtvor , North Platte
& Denver raifrb'adj company ! Over
throe hundred thousand dollars -stock ,
has boon subscribed "nnd sutllciont cash'
put up' for the expenses of a preliminary
survey. The proposed road will start
from Albion , BdCjheJ5tounty , and run to
Denver by wa of North ( Platte. How
the projectors hope to make such a road
a profitable investment is no * apparent.
They cannot aybid. } paralleling the
Union Pacific for n largo portion" 6'f *
the route , and -.onqpuntor the blight
ing opposition of the latter. However ,
the managers are determined to place
their money in the enterprise , and pur
chase commercial froedom.at any cost.
The activity displayed by these now
corporations will force the Union Pa
cific and Elkhorn to build now branches
as a measure of self-protection. They
can not afford to remain indifferent to
the invasion of the country , and will
undoubtedly give the now comers a
lively reception when they are fairly
into their territory. The North Platte
country will profit largely by such com-
potltlon. It insures a vast increase in
population , greater development' the
country , enhanced values , and a com
plete system of railroads within two
years. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE papal succession has beoomo a
subject of rumor and gossip in certain
circles. Among other speculations It
is given out that Cardinal Gibbons is to
have the tiara now worn by Leo XIII.
There is not the faintest shadow of
foundation for such a prediction. The
college of cardinals is now , as it
has boon for several centuries ,
overwhelmingly Italian. It does
not stand to reason that a for
eigner , and especially an American ,
would stand the slightest chance of se
lection. Quito apart from the natural
tendency of the native cardinals to glvo
preference to ono of their own number ,
the pressure from the courts of Austria ,
.Spain , and even little Belgium would be
adverse to any American cardinal by
reason of his republican tendencies.
Cardinal Gibbons has boon a life-long
and outspoken champion of American
institutions , ' and the college of cardi
nals is for the most part made up of mon
in active sympathy with monarchic !
forms of government.
THE decision of the district court on the
right of way of the street railway com
panies ever the viaducts , settles the
vital point that neither can claim ex
clusive rights. The .court grants both
companies joint' ftjo of the tracks on
both viaducts , u'l/doc / such rules and
regulations as may .bo adopted from
tune to time. Tjio decision goes far
ther and plainly declares that street
railway companies .rn not bar rival t
from any section flf > tbjo city by merely
building and operating tracks on load
ing thoroughfares . When necessary to
complete the systenvot a company , the
use of HUoh trucks > Vmfit ho granted on
reasonable tonns.jjTJjis sottloinent of
the disputes hotwcgji the motor and the
Omaha companlosiopons the highways
to the south side to both , aiid they must
occupy thu ground within a limited
time or forfeit their rights. The de
cision insures an early and extensive
system of rapid transit for the soutli
side , and eventually two lines to South
Omaha.
TIIK present price of beef on the hoe
is causing EOIIIO uneasiness to the cattle
growers of Montana. Referring to the
prices quoted at Chicago , a Ilelom
paper Bays they present a serious matter
tor , and If possible some remedy mus
bo ilovlji d , "for wo are BO far away fron
market that uny further dcelim
in thu prlco of buof on tlu
mof , or any increase in freight rates
> y railroad , will inv olvo some of our
> est people in hopeless bankruptcy. "
n view of the fact that In Oregon ,
Washington territory and elsewhere
ho invasion ot pasture lands by
.illngo Is lessoning rapidly the boof-
> roduclng capacity of the country , sug-
restlng that the period is approaching
vhcn wo shall have to import boat , In-
toad of bolng- exporters , there would
seem to bo no good reason why cattle
raibors In Montana , or anywhere else In
.ho . country , should bo alarmed us to
the future of the Industry. The pres
ent situation is very likely not alto
gether favorable to the raisers ot cattle ,
> r at least those remote from the inar-
cots , but It appears probable that this
can not long continue. Meantime , it
vill bo wise to leave the remedy to the
operation of natural causes.
Tun appalling dostructivoncss of the
roh n stow n flood overshadows the losses
ot llfo and property In the adjoining
states. Though not as overwhelming
vs the clolugo which devastated the
3ononmugh valley , they are none the
ess disastrous to property interests.
? ivo great rivers have overflowed t' ' < o
surrounding country , doing great damage -
ago in cities and destroying thousands
of acres of growing crops. From twenty
o twenty-five lives have boon lost In
central Now York , and flvo million dol--
ara worth of property wrecked. In
eastern Pennsylvania , a vast amount
ot property , estimated at ton
millions , was swept away , anil ever one
lundrod persons perished. The loss of
ifo in Virginia was comparatively
small , but millions of dollars worth of
property was destroyed by the overflow
of the James , Rappahannook and Ap-
loinattox : rivers. Fifteen lives were
ost.in Maryland , txnd fully ton million
dollars worth of property. In breadth
and destructiveness the storm of last
week has no equal in our history. It
represents a property loss of fully sixty
million dollars. But the saddest fea
ture of Iho calamity Is the frightful
.0&3 of life , which now seems likely to
exceed all estimates.
Tin : defeat of the Australian election
law bill in Connecticut emphasizes the
fact that the people of this country are
not ready to hedge the franchise with
foreign grafts.
Sir. Cleveland Plnys Too.
Mlnneaixilla Tribune.
Mrs. Cleveland is learning to ploy the
violin. Her husband is learning to play
second-fiddle to Davlo Hill.
/Vs Editor Dana Sees It.
Keto York Sun.
In the controversy between General Butler
and Admiral Porter , the admiral has dls.
appeared. He was knocked out at the end
ot the first round and has not risen to tha
surface. .
Broomsticks Are Bad Enough.
Boston GlolK.
Of course it is all right enough to drill the
school boys in handling muskets , hut drilling
our girls to become proficient muskoteora
scorns rather odd , not to say in poor tasto.
The broomstick is peed enough for most
of ud ; '
Run the Assassins Down.
Kew Turk Herald.
Every man who loves Ireland is interested
in bUDtmg down the slayers of Dr. Croniu.
Every man who loves the United States is
interested in breaking up the alien conspir
acies that develop such assassins.
An Erstwhile- Democratic Leader.
St. .011(3 ( GInbe-Dcmocrat.
The presence of Colonel Frank James in
St. Louis will servo to remind the Missouri
democrats that they have been steadily los
ing ground ever since he ceased to bo ono ot
their party leaders.
Don't You Stand It William.
St. Paul Plnnecr-Prtss.
call him ' 'Monsieur lo
In Paris they Bauf
Sauvago Billot. " If this is the same Buffalo
BUI we knew in this country wo should
think ho would assassinate a few French
men. It was not usually customary for Bill
Cody to allow any man to call him names.
Biblically Speaking.
Baltimore American.
The Philadelphia Ledger says : ' 'To-day
Grover Cleveland stands among democrats
like Saul among his brethren. But will ho
still so stand ) " Well , not if hia rival suc
ceeds in convincing the democrats that the
profit of the party wants a David in his place.
Wants Funds for a Iloyal Jag.
Kansas City Journal.
King Kalakua is an unfortunate monarch.
Ho wants to go to the Paris exposition , but
thus far has been unable to contract a loan
of $10,000 to pay bis expenses. Ho has ap
pealed to capitalists in this country to accom
modate him , but mortgages on his kingdom
are not regarded as gilt-edged security. Kala-
kua is in hard lines.
in tha Sontli.
New York Telegram.
Ayounc man urged beforo" the Episcopal
council of Virginia , recently , that the colored
ministers should have a recognized position
In the council , and was promptly aMcad by
an old member whether ho would like to
have a negro marry his sister. This very
conclusive and familiar southern argument
did cot floor the young man , but it seems to
have had thu usual horrifying effect on the
members of the council.
liow tlio French Heart Is Won.
CMcatin Mall.
General Boulangor has "caught on" in
London. Ho la received In society and goci
about with the Prince of Wales. They say
the general will bo elected now , because tha
Eiffel tower has bred u feeling of confidence
among the peasants iu the stability of the
government. When Boulancror gets In ha
ought to tmtld a pyramid or two and then
the feeling of confidence will bo BO strong
that ho can bo dictator If ho wutita to.
An KnlliiiHliistlo Lynching.
/uinan * Citii Juurnnl , ,
Wo note In the Omaha HKI : that .fames
Olluhant , who was arrested 'for the Kodgcra
murder in Topeka , would have liuun lynched
by a crowd which congregated about thu
prison had it not been for the uncertainty of
his identity. Doubtless oy this time TIIK
13ii ; luis learned that Oliphant waa fully
identified nnd uwung up to un electric light
polo with all the enthusiasm of a populace
unaccustomed to hanging * .
\Velrd lunorumiiH.
JVciu Yin I , Sun.
The weird Ignoramus who edits the ( Juiaha
Heruld now explains for the Uenont of his
trustful constituents lhat the coursn run by
the oci an racers extonda UITOSI the Atlantic
* 'from Liverpool to thisslda ( Uapo Kastnet ) . "
In the pooinMili ) leal nnhoino of the wolrd
ignoramus l-\iatnut Is put somewhere In the
neighborhood of Sandy Hook , Instead of lur
wpt of Oinntya , where It really liulongn. It
saddiHu tlio oJitor of the Omaha 11 orald to
romcmbor that "because of this nation's
stupid navigation laws" n shin capnblo of
steaming from Liverpool to "Caoo Fantnot"
In flvo days nnd twenty-two hours Is not al
lowed to fly the American flat ? .
Wo Never Sleep.
Faiton VIM ,
The faka that the Kofloctor talks about
being played on the Pilot man was true as
wo published it two weeks ago. A dispatch
was sent ever to head quarters by a con *
dueler notifying the 11. R. olUclals as Is
their rule that a man was dead on the road
at Roscoe , a dispatch was sent to Ogalalln
from head quarters asking for the report of
the coroners Investigation yet the Reflector
man know nothing of it but remained m his
ofllco in his easy chair with his foot on the
tnblo complacently smoking his " 3 for nick"
not carolng n continental whether n man
was killed or not , while the editor of the
Pilot was on the nltort like a sleuth hound
trailing down the criminal with Vcdttcs
guarding every cross road and watching
every bush and with a keen ovcd aoteetlvo
In every fence corner nnd had It not have
been for the sleepless nights , the watchful
days coupled with the crcat dotectlvo nbllltv
of the editor In chief of the Pilot this great
dmmn In human llfo would never Imvo been
unraveled nnd Would have boon handed
down to future generations as the great
mlstory of the nineteenth century
An Overtaxed Journalist.
Almt Vet.
Wo have been endeavoring since wo started
the Uco to do all our work alone , with the
assistance of our wlfo , who Is Just learning
the art , but find that ono man cannot , alone ,
properly attend to nil departments and do
them justice.Vo will pet moro help ; Mr.
1'Iltc , who was with us at Orleans for a
number of year * , nnd who has asked us for n
job will , in all probability , bo with Us soon.
Again , it is very likely that our oDlco build
ing will have to bo moved next week , nnd
this , with quite a lot of job work on the hook
will seriously Incommode us.
JUNE.
Mlltan L. JJiinfofft in Drake's Sfagazine.
June , with rare beauty in her blushing face
Trips o'er the fields garbed In her brightest
green :
Showering her blossoms with bewitching
grace , ,
Glowing with warmth and life fair sura-
nidr's queen.
Plashes the sunrise 'midst her glistening
gems ;
Shimmers her leafy robe of changeful hue ;
Shlnoth her mnntcl with bright diadems ,
Flung from veiled skies , erstwhile so
deeply blue.
Sweetly her feathered songsters trill their
notes ;
Lightly they dart from waving screen to
screen.
Drowsy her lullaby that lightly floats ,
Wooing each sense , while darkness veils
the scene.
Athwart the dimpling streamlet brightly
glows
The wavy Image of her cloudless moon ;
Her cooling zephyrs breathe of sweet ropoao.
Welcome , thou beautioua queen I transcend-
out Juno I
BUZZINGS.
There is a small bore Cronln mystery
among the p'aving contractors. Who is J.
W. Furnace , and where does ho hail from !
Why should a bank run with wind Need-
ham for ballast ? >
T
In th'6 lottery ofr commercial iifo the Bank
of Omaha failed to draw the capital pri/.e.
It h hoped the park commission will re
move the Jefferson square band stand at
night.
Judge Thurston will bo ono of a select
party to accompany General Algor , of Michi
gan , In his private car on a fishing trip to
Alaska this summer. The sober and sedate
Philadelphia Lodger Insinuates that Algor is
Thurston to load the republican orchestra
three years henco.
Five young lions worn born In Chicago re
cently. No record is kept of the tiger fam
ily.
ily.Ed
Ed McGlnty is one of the oold butcher
boys of South Omaha. Less than n year ago
ho wondered west from Chicago in search of
fortune which ho solemnly vowed to drop
Into the Up of Lctta MalOney when secured.
Ed prospered amazingly. Ilccantly ho sent
for his intended to share his prosperity , but
she came not. * Ho received dainty box of
mittens instead , and his companions have
wisely refrained from whistling "Tho Letta
thai Uovor Came. "
A Leadvillo minister sued his congregation
for back pay and losses occasioned by dona
tion nartlcs , but the conrtheld that salvation
wa free and rejected the claim.
What doth It profit a man it ho gain the
whole world and place it in the Bunk of
Omaha ?
The signs nt Kosobud indlcato that the In
dians are gracefully falling Into the govern
ment Siouxp.
A romantic story of domestic fplicity In
Wyoming was aired in a Chicago divorce
court last week. Alice Fisher roughed it
with Thomas J. on a ranch twenty miles
from. Larnmio. Cowboys were plentiful In
that region and women were scarce. Nat
urally Mrs. Fisher attracted much attention
and admiration , but persisted In wearing
dresses which hid her dainty feet from
curious eyes. The cowboys resented the
fashion and periodically peppered her skirts
until'her ankles appeared in view , and
Fisher utterly failed to protect hor. This
was moro than shu could faro , and after
packing her duds , she struck out for freedom
and Chicago , whcro mysteries are never
ventilated.
Josh Mullen and Luclnda True , two smit
ten Boosters , eloped recently , Josh had n
wugon which was doomed essential to the
domestic pstabllshmont , but no horse. With
a loving wink at Cui-Inda , ho Jumped Into
tbo wagon and made her pull it to town.
In Chlncso social llfo the size of tha card
Indicates the visitor's rank , A fresh Im
portation from China recently stood guard at
a reception lu Washington. The guests presenting -
senting the usual reception cards were
coldly received , hut whan the gas man
showed his bill , Ah Bin bowed with profound
rovoienco and escorted the collector into the
front parlor. The colonial was Instantly
cashiered.
THE OPERATOR AT JOHNSTOWN.
Kew Yet It 11111 til ,
MCJ3AOR I.
Tim torrent poured across the plain ,
Uippml torrents from the hills n'mhuud ;
"It luoha us tho' 'twere going to rain , "
Tno laiighiiiK operator said ;
And then ho wiredho loved her Joke
" 1'hut icscrvmr in.iy Hnon'bo broke ,
You'd bettor all ( , 'ct out your urns * , "
'J hey hiugltt'il , forsooth , to tiidir her lark ) .
Jl.
" 'J'horo Is a flood , and huro's your proof
\Vo'r < ! telegraphing from tno root |
Flea for your lives t The muddy foam
jjnxulfa already many u home ;
Thu water's nt our window-sills
Thu Dam has nrokon ihro' the Hills. "
IIKSSAOB III.
"This is my taut IIICSKUKO" a hush
Along the wiru : a sudden rush
Of wiitor"H lpl" Too lute they've sweut
\Vhuro two bravo woman dying wept ,
And wcuplr.i ; dleu , U they might aiva :
Thu prey o ( Coitumuugh'a wild wuvoi
FOR PEOPLE WHO THINK ,
The fact scorns to bo ( and this Is ono of
the moat hopeful signs of missionary efforts )
that Christian people nro nt length coming to
BOO the folly of measuring results by atativ
tics , says the Providence Journal. Wa can
not tabulate lileai , nor estimate the ftprcml
of principles by percentages , mid the nrgu
inents which start from that assumption are
no loss futile n applied to missions than
they would bo wcro they directed against
the work of the Christian church at homn.
Wo know full well that the most truly sue.
ccssful pastor Is not always ho who gathers
the greatest number of now converts Into
his church. The work of the religious
teacher In honthon lands , as in Christian , is
essentially a work of seed-sowing , not reap
ing. It took two centuries for the coed
planted by John WycltfTo in England to boar
visible results In the spiritual life of the na
tion. It is moro than eighteen hundred .vear *
since Jesus loft the earth , and two-thirds ot
the human race is fctlll un-chrhtlan , whlla
hli creed , though Asiatic In origin.
Is practically rejected to-day by every Asiatic !
race. Yet it would bo not moro absurd to
declare Christianity a failure bocnuso ot its
slowness of growth than it Is to condemn
Christian missions , because Its moro recently
planted seed has not already ripened for tha
harvest. Faulty methods of work , extrava
gance of administration , mistaken concep
tions of the moans to bo employed to a given
end these are certainly fair subjects for
agitation until a remedy is sought and ap
plied ; hut to balance the con verts for a given
year with the inonoy expended Is to copy n
fault which missionary bodies have them
selves too often commmltncdand which has ,
It is to bo feared , led thorn before now to di
rect their cncglcs less to these spots whcro
the chief need is than to the peoples whoso
natures have appeared to ho moro readily
receptive of new ideas. It Is a happy thing
for the missionary societies If they are bo-
Cinnlng at length to BCD that their labor Is
essentially ono of preparation a more
blessed tning ir they nro beginning to really
bollovo with their Mastertbnt what they
sow will surely rlpon , though tEby" them
selves have no share la the harvest gath
ering.
With the single exception of the United
States , no country on the American conti
nent has nuulo such rapid progress in the
past half-dozen years as Mexico , and , with
the same exception , no country has a fairer
future , says tha St. Louis Globe-Democrat ,
It doht Is being steadily reduced , Us bond *
are increasing In value In the money mar
kets of the world , while Its credit has
reached a point hardly expected by the most
astute and sanguine of Mexican statesmen a
docadp ago. There are. ever four thousand
miles of ruilroad n that country , an Increase
of about 25 per cent within throe or four
years past , nnd upward of nlnctcon4housand
miles of telegraph. In the former it loads all
the countries of the contlnontsavo the United
State's , Canada , Brazil and the Argentjno
Republic ; and m miles of wire In operation
the United States alone Is ah'oad of It. In
every department of its industry there has
been a great growth in recent years ,
while its commerce , foreign as well as
domestic , begins to take on largo proper
tions. An Importance has also boon made In
the number and character of its schools and
the general level of Intelligence of its pee
ple. The most striking and conspicuous portion
tion of Mexico's advancement began soon
after the commencement of the administra
tion of its present president , Porflrio Diaz.
Ho entered ofllco In the latter part of 18S4 ,
and was elected to a second term last year.
The cxporlonco of the post fifteen years
Bhaws'thAfc ' inaurreetiona 'and rovqlutloiiH ara
not necessary conditions in the Mexican's
existence , while the record of the country
since 1S35 proves that Mexico Is not incapa
ble of an improvement of a highly Important
and flattering character. Peace and wise
government were all that was needed to enable -
blo the people to develop the marvelous nat
ural resources which their land possesses.
Peace cumo in with Diaz's recent predeces
sors ; wise government was assured when
Diaz entered into power. ' Within the post
lire years the public affairs of the country
have been managed with a creditable degree
of intelligence , and a fair amount of success
has been attained. _ _ _ _
It Is noteworthy in connection with the
numerous religious conventions held in Phil
adelphia this spring that few , if any , have
declared In favor of prohibition , says tha
Philadelphia Record. While these assem
blies have harmonized upon questions affect
ing their denominational interests and upon
doctrines of religion and morality , they havtt
accorded the largest liberty of opinion and
iictton in regard to the proposed prohibitory
amendment. This had boon a grievous dis-
apuointmcut to its advocates , who confi
dently expected to give their policy such a
semblance of religion and morality as to co
erce the churches into its support lu spite of
the judgment and experience of n largo portion
tion of their membership. Instead of being
able to Identify their cause with the religious
nnd moral sentiments of the people , the pro
hibitionists find some of the largest and
most influential denominations manifesting a
decided repugnance to it. In this situation
the attempt to stigmatize the oppo
nents of prohibition , as "drunk
ards oud wine-bibbers" or as "tools
of the liquor interests" has most signally
failed at the very opening * of the campaign.
So far from succeeding with this well-worn
polemical artifice , the prohibitionists dis
cover that tbo practical morality of their
own position has been successfully assailed.
In Kansas the voluntary associations and
iigcncles for promoting temperance have
fallen into decay under the operation of pro
hibition. To the spontaneous reformatory
efforts of society and the gentle intluences of
religion has succeeded a harsh and vindictive
penal code , with a train of splos and inform
ers , breeding dissensions among the people
and filling the courts with perjurers
and malicious prosecutions. The United
States collector of Internal revenue
In northern Iowa rc'porta that In his district
the consumption of liquor has enormously In
creased , while Its quality has deteriorated
under prohibition. Largo wholesale liquor
houses have been established on the border ,
of the state to supply the Increasing domandi
of the Inhabitants , and , to crown the whole ,
thu municipal authorities of some ot tha
cities of Iowa llcenso saloons to sell liquor in
contemptuous defiance of the prohibitory
law. How much Is morality among the poo.
plo or the cauio of good govern men t promoted
meted by n system which produces such re-
nulls !
The preference of direct and homely
Anglo-Saxon terms to direct or indirect Lat-
isms is , as a general principle , and with dno
qualillratlons , a good thing , writes Prof. W.
Raymond , in the Now York Tribune.
I5ut to usa the wrong Anglo-Saxon word Is
to abuse the principle. Now tbo word
"dead" mean lifeless , A dead man IB a
corpse. All Gorman students will appre
ciate this. "Tho dead" la German , may
joinn out of their gravel ; they may "rido
fimf'ln spontral midnight madness ; but the
diseased or departed are "vorstorbea" or
"hiiiKoschldon" not "todt. " The verb corresponding - ,
responding to "todt" moans not to die , butte
to kill ; and , since the body only can ho
killed , the body only can bo dead. I will not
millet upon you a discussion of philological
details. The history of the word "dead,11 and
of the disappearance und icapp aranco of IU
Gothic root , though Interesting , is not neces
sary hero to provo that tbo usuyo I assort U
the true lii hen ted 0110 , acd is founded OB
reason.