< 1 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , APKIL 13 , 18JK-TWENTY ) PAGES.
THE DAILY BEE ,
E. ROSEWATER , Editor.
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| itCMiro , | Ihl.stUh ilay of April. A. I ) , , IHMI.
( Seal. ] X. I' . I'm , . Notary I'ubllc.
TIIK weekly ltiilk ) statement shows the
reHOrVO llllH decreased $ ! ) ! ) ( ) , OOU. TllO
banks now JioldtilfX)0 ! ! ) in excess of
legal ri' < iulrMints. )
IT is within the power of Oinuhii brick
nuila'i'H to cliuck tlie ileinuiid for fnnno
Hlnii'tiires by nulling tluslr pruducts lit
C'micr SKAVKV'S duluullvu force tntist
linvc been out on a wild tfotW hunt lust
week , while the biirgliirt ) , footjiudH and
Himd-liiitftforH were enjoying the freedom
of the cilv.
'I'llKUlnre not UH inntiy candidtite.s
for governor now UH there were six
months ngo , but there is a Htublo full of
ilarlj hories waiting to be ! slruelc by
chulii-lighliiing.
IK Mu. Kii.CATinc'K will kindly favor
young Mr. Hltehcoek with 11 marked
copy of TIIK Si'NDAV HKK ho may bo
able to convince him that ho has a. great
deal yet ( o learn about national linanees.
I'KOIT.K who tire nltlieted with u long
fi-lt waul can have Ihn t amo HiiliHfied by
dropping a quai'lor into the free want
Hlotof Hie Dmahn U'-// . and receive a
Ihe-ciint copy of a famous painting. Wo
do like enterprise.
Tillreportn : of business dopresnion
throughout the country a 141 exaggerated
The weekly trade rovinwB issued by the
commercial agencies show that the vol
ume of business Is larger than for the
Hamo period last year , and the tone of all
departments of trade is one of .strength
ami conlidciKc. {
TIIK doleful predictions of the Slto-
Klione soothsayer are entitled to high
rank among the weather prophecies of
tlio day. lie shows a deptli of reckless
reasoning , an eloquence of expression ,
and cheerful disregard of physical and
astronomical conditions Umt cannot , bo
surpassed by paleface Wigginses. The
Khoshene medicine man ought to be at
tached to the weather bureau.
IN I'ltoMt'MiATiNd the findings in the
ease of Lieutenant Steele , Cienural Scho-
Held serves notice on olllcors that self-
command Is an essential qualification of
commanders of men , and that the abuse
of subordinates by words and blows will
iot be tolerated imderany eircumstanees.
There was no reasonable justification for
Hteele's conduct.
A N'OTAULK feature of the Kdlnburg
exposition , which opens next monthwill
bean exhibit of American corn. Not
withstanding the immense qunutlties of
this e.oreal sent to Kurope annually , it
has not become very popular as an arli-
ele of food. There appears to bo u wide-
Hprcad prejudice against it oven among
the poorer people , who subsist on infe
rior food , and this prejudice is fostered
liy the farmers. The exhibit of corn at
the Paris exposition excited a lively in
terest among the r'roneh people.
ll.U.ra ( lii/oii prohibition organs in
tile east aiv pulverizing the rum power
In Nebraska and passing around the con
tribution box , to ralso a fund for prepay
ing several thousand papers that are to
bo circulated promiscuously in this state.
Gnu of these mendicant rum power pul-
vort/.ori claims to have already raised
over thousand dollars and another
claims to have raised
twenty-eight hun
dred dollars. It goes without haying
that pulverising the "rummies" at this
rate Is a paying vocation. If It were not
for the Nebraska prohibition campaign
these mercenary battle axes of prohibi
tion would have to close their print ,
bhop * .
A I'uw months ago the press of Mil
waukee ridiculed and denounced the
statistics of the growth of Omaha and
other progressive western cities. The
attack smacked of jealousy or ignor
ance , or both , in the light of recent
events It Is not surprising that Milwau
kee could not comprehend the marvel
ous growth of Omaha or grasp tho. forces
which propel it onward. While Omaha
enjoys the convenience and comforts of
hundreds of oloetrio lights and thirty-
two miles of electric- motor railway Mil
waukee 1ms just discovered that there Is
mich a potent force as electricity. No
wonder the benighted preset the Cream
C'lty cannot nndortitand western progress.
The papers tus well as the town uro
Iwcntv yearsi behind the limed.
The uprising of wentern fiirmora which
I * jusit now attracting universal atten
tion , has IM-UII stimulated largely by the
morftleHM exactions of the money lenders
In the rural dislrlctH. The clamor for
inoro money which alTords capital for
"fuko" ' financiers and political mounte
banks llndn u ready ear in every Farm
ers' alliance , because mo.-ttof the western
farmers are ground between the upper
and nether millstones of low prices for
their products and high Interest on loans.
The wildest schemes of relief are heart
ily endorsed and formulated Into petitions
to congress , The farmers do not reali/.e
tlmt wealth cannot bo created bylaw ,
but by labor. They do not reull/.e that
a revolution of our whole ( Inanulal sys
tem is not to bo brought about in a day
or in a year. They forget that the entire
Industrial fabric of the country rests
upon the stability In money values and
national th-cdit , which It has taken more
than twenty yours to establish.
The trouble In this country today is
not a lack of money. Wo have two
hundred millions moro of money gold ,
silver and papur than we had three
years ago when every thing was booming.
J5ut the producer can only get money by
parting with his products or by borrow
ing. To Incro.isj the volume of money
will not make money dio-ipur. The legal
rate of interest in Nebraska was twelve
per oant during thy Intlatlon period , and
merchants as well as farmjrsjiatd 'that
rale. Now there are millions of dollars
lying in the vaults of our bjnks : and
trust companies seeking responsible bor
rowers at from six to eight pr cunt.
Hut this supur.ibundiineu of money
alTords no relief to the western farmer.
When he mortgages his farm , ho is
iniulo to pay double interest. The
broker who negotiates his loan makes
him sign a mortgage note at eight par
cunt and then charges him a commission
of four pur cent , which ho embodies into
a note and placus on record as a second
mortgage.
When a farmer needs money to
carry his eropj , lie is al
most bled to deatli by the coun
try money shark who takes all the way
from two to four pur cent a month , in
terest paid in advance out. . of tlio loan.
With the prevailing low prices of grain
and cattle this is simply ruinous and
drives the farmur to desperation.
Jn wrestling with those leaches thn
farmer Is confronted with a problem.
The money lender tells him that money
is high IK-CHUM ! it is awfully scarce , and
the farmer very naturally jumps at the
conclusion that the only way to get re
lief is to inc.ron.su the volume of currency
by nn net of congress.
Thiwisa delusion which TIIK linn
proposes to dispel.
The report of the .secretary of the
treasury showed on March I , 1878 , a total
circulation of eight hundred and live
million noven hundred and ninety-three
thousand eight hundred and forty-boveu
dollars.
The active circulation on the first day
of the p'resent mouth w.is composed * as
follows :
( fold coin $ IITn.tr.'l.lxs
SI a mla til sllvm dollars ,1"isinvt ! !
fiiib-ilillnrv silver coin ( VI..MUi ' ? : . '
Itolll eeilltlealos Cll.lHS.UiO
SI I vtiruiirl Ilk-ales i.lm.fiii.'i.ritt !
< ! l ibili'lis -IKi.Till.II.'i'.l '
National hull I ; mile- ' 1N > . .VIUPT ! >
Tola ! flri7r.ilO.V. '
This is exclusive of money and bullion
in the national treasury , which on the
llr.it instant amounted to six hundred
and sixty-six million six hundred and
forty-three thousand two hundred and
sixty-one dollars.
The whole amount of circulating me
dium ut tlmt time , coin and paper to
gether , was two billion lifly-llve million
six thousand four hundred and eighty-six
dollars. Deducting thu gold and silver
held in the United Stales treasury as a
basis for gold and silver corlilie.atos ,
the volume of eurroiiey In and out of
the treasury' aggregates one billion six
hundred and one million live hundred
thousand dollars. This is an increase of
thirty-one million dollars In the last ,
twelve months , and over two hundred
millions within three years.
In a word , the circulating medium of
the country has nuarly doubled in
twelve years , while the - in
creased thirty-three pur omit. The character -
actor of the currency Inn also largely
changed. A third of the national bank
notes have gone out an 1 there has bjon
an immense addition of gold coin and
gold and stiver eerlllleates to the elivu-
lation. Where wo then had eighty-two
million dollars of gold wo now have
three hundred and sovouty-throe million
dollars , and two hundivd and ninety
million dollars of silver eurtilleatoj
makes a now factor In the niydium.
Gold cortllioatos , also , have Increased
from forty-four million to one hundred
and sixteen million dollars.
The farunr is on the wrong scout in
hunting aftnr more currency. IT-i should
hunt down the money sharks. No matter
how much the volume of currency is increased -
creased , the farm ir will not ho able
to. borrow a dollar of It cheaper
than ho does now. Ills true remedy is
to enact laws that will nriko usury a
misdemeanor or felony , and will cause
the forfeiture of the principal as well as
the interest when the money lender ex
acts more than the legal rate , either In
the shape of iuterost or commission.
It the Karui'jrs' alliance desires to ac
complish nnythlng It should confine its
elTorls to measures of relief that are
within their iv.tcli. They cannot hope
to readjust the llunnees of the nation.
They eau accomplish i-omothliig by cen
tering their inlluunue upon the slate
legislatures.
iur.
April ± 2 will bo Arbor day i'n Ne
braska. Governor Thayer has by proc
lamation called the attention of the
people o' the stat'o to the duty and In-
portantance of iv general practical oh-
nominee of the day , and suggested some
of the benelits to suivedlng generations
to be exepeoted If the purpose of this
most useful and Interesting holiday
Is faithfully carried out by our
people. The state Miporintondonf
of education has supplemented the
apjwal of the governor by counseling
the teachers In the public bdiools to In-
torosl the pupils In the occasion w > that
they may bo Induced to plant trees in
the Kuhool grounds. It is to lw presumed
that no teacher will neglect the oppor
tunity to luiproiU upon the mliuU of the
wheel children the beautiful and uwful
character of the custom which Arbor
day has Instituted not alone In Nebraska
but in many other states. The youthful
mind should bo found peculiarly suscept
ible to the sentimental suggestions of this
day , and teachers will llnd in the appar
ently simple theme of tree planting a
subject richly stiggcsllvo of poetic
thought and pleasing fancies with which
to interest the attention and awaken the
enthusiasm of the children. With snob
an iiriny of earnest devotees of Arboi
Day as the pupils in our public hchools
may bo induced to become , the cause for
which this day was instituted will novel
want popular support.
The fact that this day had
its origin in Nebraska will
botij1 repetition , if only for the
purpose of stimulating tlio interest of
our people in It. U 1ms proved to be a
most wisely conceived and a widely ap
preciated institution , for it has been
adopted in a number of the states and
will ultimately be , it cannot bo doubled ,
In all. Pennsylvania proposes to devote
two days In the year to tree planting ,
and if we are not mistaken New York
and Massachusetts either have already
done bo or have It In contemplation.
As to Nebraska , the good that
has resulted from the observance
of Arbor day has been very great ,
almost , it may safely bo said , beyond
computation. Yet only a small part of
the possible benefits to bo derived from
continuing a general and genurous ob-
survaiiee of thlsnnnuul tree planting has
yet been secured. There is room for
immeasurable development in this direc
tion , and every advance has with it a
guarantee of reward vastly outweighing
whatever cost may be involved. It is to
bo hoped that the observance of Arbor
day this year will show no abatement of
popular Interest.
A QUAltTKll OF A CKXTL'ltr.
On April M , 18 ( ; . " > , then ! was enacted
in a theater at Washington city a trag
edy tlmt shocked the world. Abraham
Lincoln , the great emancipator , was by
the assassin's bullet made the immortal
martyr of the republic. The nation WIH
still rejoicing over the termination .of
the great rebellion but a few days be
fore in the surrender of Leo to Grant
at Appoinnttox , when its happi
ness was suddenly turned to profoundest -
foundost sorrow , its bright hope trans
formed into gloomiest apprehension.
Tlmt darkest and most thrilling chapter
in our national history is familiar to all.
Twenty-live years have passed since
that event , a period of extraordinary
progress for the nation , in which its on
ward course has not been disturbed by a
single obstruction. None of the fears
that followed the murder of the first
republican president have been real-
i/.ed. Steadily and vigorously the
ropnblic'has gone forward toward the
fulfillment of its great destiny. Pew of
the great men , soldiers and statesman ,
who were active on that fateful day
when Lincoln was struck down , are now
living , ( . 'all the roll of the loyal war
riors who stood witli Grant at Appomal-
Liix and marched with Sherman to the
sea and toiiH of thousands will not an
swer to their irmif-s. Goover the list of
mighty stal'Hiii vi who sto > :1 : by the gov
ernment and added strength to the
constitution for making I ho union more
secure , and few will 1)3 found still
mingling in the alValrs of this world.
What a magnificent galaxy it was of
wise and heroic men the nation possessed
in that day of its triumph over treason ,
and standing above them all in imposing
gr.mdonr the plain and patriotic citi/cn ,
Abraham Lincoln.
Thosu who had attained iminhood
when the civil conflict. ended
and could appreciate the full
slgnillciiiicu of the events of that period ,
Including the great tr.igedy of which
tomorrow will bo the twenty-fifth
anniversary , o.iu hardly ro.ili/.o that a
quarter of n century has passed since thu
rapidly succeeding episodes of that time
were vividly impressed upon I liem. Yet
it is true tlmt in no other equal period of
our history w.is ho nr.ieh accom
plished in material progress as in
these last twenty-live years. Tt
has bdi'ii an era in every way marvel
ous for the republic. It is intended to
commumorate the death of Lincoln ,
which occurred April lo , 18i."i ( , at
Springfield , 111. , next Tuesday , with
elaborate ooromonios befitting the oc
casion , and elsewhere the memory of
the martyred president will bo honored.
It would b'j well if such commemoration
were general. There is a lesson In the
life and death of the great patriot and
martyr which the Ainerlnan people can
not hear too often.
AI,1KXS IX TllU AM IT.
The fact that the crews of our naval
vessels are in largo part composed of
foreigners , or of men whose nationality
s uncertain , was made known in tlio
annual report of Secretary Tracy , but the
proportion of aliens to natives appears
by the report of the hotis-j committee on
naval alYairs to be much larger than hud
huontuippo.iud. According to this less
than half the enlisted force of tlio navy
was born in the United States , the ex
cess of foreign born hying six hundred
and ten in a total force of soventy-nlno
hundred and forty-six. Referring to the
largo number of aliens In this service
Secretary Tracy said it could not bo ex
pected that crows so composed will bo a
safe reliance for the country if their ser
vices should bo needed In war. "Such
men , " ho said , "are held by nothing but
their contract of enlistment , and subject
at the first temptation to desert the Hag
of a country In which they have never
resided , and to which they
are bound by no ties of birth
or allegiance. To them the ling
represents nothing. Tlio American who
deserts must expatriate himself , but the
foreigner who deserts the American
service goes to his own homo. "
The seerotaiy of the nrvy doubtless
did not In the least exaggerate the im
portance of having In the. naval service
only men who are interested in defend
ing the ling by reason of some stronger
consideration than their monthly pay ,
and the bill which has passed the house
of roproMjntatlved to prevent the
enlistment of aliens in the
naval t-orvlco Is u proper meas
ure. Uut when wo refuse
to any longer receive foreigners into
the crews of our naval vessels , Is It
quite curtain that wo ahull bo able to
obtain all tliMjjftn thitt will lw required
for that .icrvlcowho are citizens ? If the
policy of onlnrgyig our naval establish
ment , until Ijjequais or exceeds that of
any other ntloiir- IB carried out , the
number of mla Unit will ultimately bo
employed In this service will outnumber
those In the army , and Americans
of this day do not take to
the sea as readily as they
did in the earlier years of the
republic. It will evidently bo nec
essary to encourage by moro liberal in
ducements tliiu at present the young
men of the country to acquire a knowl
edge of naval seamanship , and this
would 1x5 one of the advantages to come
from n revival of the ocean merchant
marine. It would ntTord a splendid train
ing school In seamanship , from which
the government could readily draw ,
whenever an exigency should arise ,
all the oxporlbnced seamen it might
need to man ifa naval vessels ,
and for the most part a moro intelligent
class than the average of seamen. The
fact that so many aliens have found
their way into the navy is good evidence
that Americans , native or foreign born ,
are not to any extent feoking this em
ployment , and in order to draw them
Into it the government will have to offer
bettor inducements than it now does.
IXTKIIXA 770AM f , CUlTltltSIIT.
A bill is pending in congress whjch
provides for international copyright.
The subject Is not now. For years con
gress has been asked for legislation of
this kind , on the ground both of justice
to foreign authors and protection to our
own. American authors have petitioned
congress after congress to give them the
protection of an international copyright
law. Foreign authors have assailed us
continually for pirating their works.
Meanwhile publishers , or n certain
class of them , have until within
a year or two zealously fought the pro
posal of such a law. Pirating tlio pro
ductions of foreign authors and Hooding
the American market with cheap re
prints was formerly a moro profitable
business than It probably is at pre.Mjnt ,
or it may be that American publishers
generally have become moro conscien
tious. At any rate there is no longer
the formidable opposition of publishers
to international copyright that there
formerly was. Two or three years ago
a copyright league was formed
which now includes in its member
ship all the principal authors
of this country and nearly all
the publishers. This organization
brought all its influence to bear upon
the last congress in favor of the bill now
pending , and it is doing the same with
the present congress.
There are two'sides , both strong , to
this question. , 'J'bo-'e who oppose inter
national copyright insist Hint its elVect
would be to materially increase the cost
of books , both | of foreign and home pro
duction , to American reader.-- . They
assert that under the operation
of such n law Knglish authors
ind thuir pqt American publishers
could charge what they pleased for
their books , ai l-American authors and
[ mblishors woulil be enabled to do the
same. If it he admitted that this might
be the result , audit is possible , there is
i strong case from the point of view of
Aw interests of American readers. On
the of her hand is I lie consideration of
lealing fairly with foreign authors and
protecting those of our own country. It
is not creditable to us as a p-ople tint
wo have bjun for years pirating the pro
ducts of foreign brains and making line
of them in freely as though they of nat
ural right belonged to u.s. A few
American publishers h ive , indeed , had
the HIMISJ of justice to pay .something to
foreign authors whoso productions they
used , but moit of our reprinted foreign
literature bus not been paid for , so far
as those who created it were concerned.
Probably It has for this reason oost the
readers soiu'jwh'.it less , but this gain has
lLveu at thu expjnsj of som i national
suit' respect. As to the effect upon
American anthoivi , it is claimed tlmt
the Hood of eheup Huropijan lit
erature bus u vjwrlly opirato-l
to their injury , and it s-eoins
entirely reasonable to suppose that it
would , If it bo true that the present
condition with respect to copyright is
discouraging to American authorship ,
and that a change as proposed would
probably give American men and women
of literary talent such encouragement
as would stimulate effort and tend to the
improvement and elevation of home lit
erature , there are few who would not
approve the change.
The weight of argument in the pro
longed and voluminous discussion which
tills subject has received certainly
appears to bo on the side of the pro-
po-od law , In favor of dealing justly and
honorably with tlio producers of litera
ture abroad. The arguments against
international copyright are grounded in
a selfishness which would justify any sort
of piracy. In order to be just It may
cost the American people a little moro
for their reading than at present , but
they can alTord it , and woulil better dose
so than continue under the reproach of
being the only .people who refuse to ac
knowledge a right of property In braln-
product and pay what it is worth.
TIIK visit of'G.nioral Hnssell A. A Igor ,
eommnndor-in-t'hiof of the Grand Army ,
accompanied ly ) , lrs. John A. Logunand
Mrs , Wittenniilyer , of tlio Woman's relief -
lief corps , Is Ulypvonl of Importance to
the veterans .of. Omaha and Nebraska.
The distinguished party has made an extensive -
tensive tour jjJKf no country , receiving
cordial greeting * , every where. Omaha's
welcome should bo in keeping with her
reputation foj'hospitality | , Hopro ont-
ing the groatuM , army of 'civilians in
existence , thotr' high character and
prominence entitle the visitors to a warm
welcome to the metropolis of the Mis
souri vnllov.
PKOl'i.K on upper Farniim street are
still waiting patiently for the oleotrio
motor to materialize.
A I ' ( ) ( ) I Killer Needed ,
A'f ic Yoik Sun.
The Kansas delegation la congress seems to
be favored with moro than Its fair shiui ) of
the lumim-snmim solieines of paternal lejjis-
lulloa put forth by the two-for-a-ceut poli
ticians who are trying to ctlnib into pi-mul-
neiii-e on the sluniUlers of western uud bouth
em grangers. Oao of the inimvst of these
nicer propositions of tbo fuklr ihuinders ami
political economists who nro doing so Ini-RO a
buHliioss this sprlnp wus introduced Into the
senate the other dny by Mr. liiK'iills by re
quest , It Is n banking bill prepared by some
cnuik or other for im nssoctiitloii known nn
the Wage Workers' alliance. Wo venture to
sny that neither Hamilton nor Cliillutlu could
hnvo conceived such nn experiment in Ilimnce
us Is proposed by this bill.
It Is a bill for the establishment of n iwtal
hnnkliig'systcm. A department of banking Is
to be established , with a secretary nt * 3,000
mid four assistant secretaries at WtHX ) n year.
This executive deportment Is to do the poo-
plo's blinking freoof charge beyond the- neces
sary fees to cover expenses. Kvcry iiostofllco
U to be n br.ineh bank. Loans payable with
Interest at the end of the year shall bo nuulo
on proiwr security. The money for thu loans
Is to bo provided by the treasurer of the
United States , unit shall be full legal tender
for all debts mid dues. Tills money , as the
bill euro fully provides , shall be printed by
hand , on sllk-tbreailed paper , at the bureau of
engraving and printing la Washington , and
these are to bo tlio denominations of the silk-
threaded , hand-printed postal bank loan
money :
Ono. two. three and live inlllss one , two ,
three and live cents ; one , two , three and live
dimes ; one , two , three and live dollars ; one ,
two. three and live eagle * : one , two , three and
live condors [ eondor-s ? JKX ) any way I ; and one ,
two , three and llvo talents If l.uixi ] .
The coining of one-billionth of a mill pieces
might ben good idea if it is deemed necessary
to llnd a proiwr ilniinelid equivalent of the
genius and knowledge of the Idiot or syndi
cate of Idiots that evolved the wondious
measure which the long suffering politeness
of Mr. Ingulls has brought to the iiotleo jf
mankind. And If there are to bo more execu
tive departments , tlio one most needed at
present seems to bo a department of cranks ,
A boss fool killer can bo provided later on.
.
No Tariff Needed There.
lluflalii Kxim x ,
The Atlanta Constitution boasts that in
Georgia "Jlfteon children In the family arc
not unusual , and occasionally the record rims
as high us twenty. " That seems to bo one
southern Infant industry that doesn't languish
for protection.
vc Too Much Already.
Clilea-jit AVic.i ,
New York farmers , it Is said , arc crying
out for a laoro stringent law to tax personal
property. Out west the farmers have moro
than enough of taxation of every kind. What
they want is tax reduction.
To Withstand the Doctors.
Acic l"u 7f Ciiinineivlnl.
There were -I0\t , : ! ! physicians in the .lunn-
nese Elliptic at the beginning of the year , tt
Is no wonder Unit the .Inpano-ie emperor
thinks his people need a new constitution.
Never (3 < > cH A-
( Vi/cdi/o / / 7'/f/mn / ? .
The profits of the sheriff's ofllco in New
York city are nearly * " > , ( )00 ) a year. This is
one of those oflices that never s > eek the man.
OUR CONTKMl'OUAUIKS.
A'cip Yoili Times.
A prohibitory law winch is an empty
menace docs mischief in two ways. In the
first place , every law that Is violated con
spicuously and with impunity begets a disre
spect for the law in general. This is espe
cially true of the prouibitoiy law , to which
the lawless classes are opposed , and the de
feat of which they regard as their triumph.
In the second place , by prohibiting the traftle
in liquors a community deprives itself of tlio
power to regulate that traftic. After prohibi
tion has once been enacted the law must
iihsumo that , no liquor is sold except under
the penalties prescribed by the prohibitory
law. The orderly siilonons and the disorderly
are thenceforth put in the same category , anil
the keepers of them nro ignored , except as
criminals. Tlio result in ' communities like
Iowa must bt1 what It has been in Iowa. The
effect of prohibition uncnforced Is the same
us that of no law at all upon the subject ,
namely , "absolute free whlsuy. "
Always Kits the Case.
The most expedient remedy for the evils of
intemperance lies in high license and local op
tion. If any particular town or city dsshes
toexperiment with prohibition , let it have the
opportunity. If others wish to restrain the
liquor trufllc within bounds , lot them have
the chance to try high license. In this way
the interests of all the people will bo pro
tected , and the state will. eseupe the stigma
of having u law that Is constantly violated.
In the last election In Iowa it was the pro
hibitory law that was condemned , and if the
people were fairly represented in the legisla
ture that body would repeal the law.
1 ,
AS OTUIiUS SICK US.
.Sf. 1'iiul I'lnnc
Nebraska has u town called Nonpareil , but
it still supports only a small pica paper.
I'ooiIn Ills Abundance.
t'lllClttltl TtlllC.1.
Visitor "Why do you say ' -Poor , poor
man ! " of your farmer neighbor ; Nebraskan
lie has the biggest crib of corn iu the state.
HowNotto Do II.
Ktuiir ( ' / / / / .linii-litll.
The Nebraska railroad commissioners are
giving an Illustration of how not to do It.
The next Nebraska legislature will probably
give an illustration of how to do it in the
matter of regulating railroad corporations.
Oiimlia an a I'acKliiK Center.
Dcnefr Ai'i/'x. ' /
Tin : OMAHA Ilm : directs attention to the
progress that city is making as a put-king
center. This progress cannot bo too rapid
for the benellt of the cattle Industry. For
years Chicago and ICmisas City have been
practically the only cnttlo nmikuts , and as a
consequence the "IJig Four" have easilv con
trolled them , being without competition ,
wbiclj was all on the side of the growers who
were anxious to sell forced to sell la fact at
whatever prices the buyers dictated. Omaha
will assist In breaking the combination.
Packing houses nt Denver , and Clieyoune ,
and Salt Lake , and Helena , not to mention
the refrigerator system In Texas , will render
additional aid , and perhaps show tlio range
men that In order to Hud n market It Is not
necessary to ship llvo animals half way
across tlm continent to have them slaught
ered , and the beef shipped back In dressed
form to feed a hungry people , The mure
lucking centers the mom markets , and , as a
consequence , an Increased competitive de
mand , _
bilMUNU , IOY.
Htninn It
The wet red globe shines in the April light ,
The gray hills deepen into green again ;
The rainbow bangs la heaven ; thin vapors
white
Drift o'er the blue , and freckle hfll and plain
With many moving shades ; the air Is strong
With earth's rich exhalations after rain.
LIke a new note breaks forth the ancient song
Of springtldo birds , with fresh hope , fresh
delight.
Low o'er the llelds the inarsh-hiiwk sails along ;
Aloft small Hocks of pigeons whig their
IHghtl
Alive with sound mid movement h the air ;
The short young grass with sunlight ruin is
bright ;
The eherrj trees their snow-whito garlands
wear ;
The garden pranks Itself with leaf and
llower ;
ijut' k with Iho amid tue patient earth lies
Uux > ,
IthlUK AXDTHUm' .
Long before the days of paved sti-eets , elec
tric motors , Iron vlnducU mid other modern
metropolitan Improvements Omaha had n
Justice of the peace commonly known as Cost-
Mill Keltey. Now that ho has passed beyond
the troubles of this reckless world snmo
strange stories are related of him. Tlio writer
heard ono yesterday Illustrating an Incident
wherein Mr. Connelly , who In those days
owned and drove an express wagon , managed
to get oven with the autocratic dispenser of
local justice.
It used to be generally conceded that Kel-
ley's greed for lucre often hilluearod Ids de
cisions , and frequently eases tried before him
resulted In manner calculated to convince
people that tlio litigant best able to pay and
most liberal with Ids loose change must in
evitably win.
Connelly once learned from ICelley himself
tlmt current reports of his grasping spirit
were well founded. It so happened that
Connelly's youthful advantages for acquiring
an education had been allowed to pass by un
improved ; consequently when nmuliood's es
tate demanded an expression from him In black
and white ho found himself unable to re-
tqionil. When ho wanted a certain letter
written Mr. Connelly , thinking Kelley ,
smarter , probably , than anybody else , called
on the Justice to write It. ICelley was always
accommodating , therefore undertook tlio
task , ami within the brief space of llvo min
utes enveloped a letter that pleased the express -
press driver greatly , and nr.ide him n proud
man. As ho was about to leave tlio olHco
after profusely thanking his benefactor , ICel
ley , like "Grimes , old boy , " held up two
lingers mid gently twittered , " $ , ' .50 please. "
"What's that1 ! shouted Connelly , much
surprised.
"I charge you $ J. . " > 0 for writing that letter. "
Uoali/.Ing tlmt protestation wus useless
Connelly paid the fee but quietly resolved
then and there to get even sometime. In this
regard fortune seemed to favor him. The op
portunity ho wanted soon offered Itself. Not
long after the letter had been written several
boxes of freight were received at the depot
for ICelley and ho engaged Connolly to cart
them up to his house. When the latter pre
sented his bill it called for $17.0. Then it was
the Justice's turn to express astonishment ,
and ho wildly exclaimed :
"What's that ! "
"My charge for hauling1 your goods , " re
plied Connelly complacently. When you
wrote n letter for mo I paid you $ -i..V ) for ilvo
minutes'work. I thought it only fair to got
oven by taxing you in proportion to my time. "
IColly accepted the situation ami paid the
bill.
GTom Hoyd says that his nine years' experi
ence us manager of a theatre convinces him
conclusively tlmt the wealthy and high toned
social classes of Omaha will nut patronise female -
male stars like Modjoska , Marie Waluwriglit
and Uoso Coughlan.
'Invariably , " ho continued , "these nct-
resses have played to light business hero.
Why Is iti Can you or anyone else tell ! I
can't. Miss Coughlan gave a performance of
the "Lady of Lyons" three years ago that
simply eclipsed anything wo over had in this
house or probably ever will have again , and
to a & ( K > audience. Miss Wainwright's pro
duction of "Twelfth Night" was the nemo of
dramatic art , yet our best class of patrons
could not be induced to become interested in
her. Sbo is certainly a lovely actress and
has the support of nn excellent company.
"Coming as she did immediately after Lent ,
wo had every reason to expect a big engage
ment , but were sadly disappointed. This evi
dent lack of appreciation might not seem
quite so strange and depressing it those who
stily away when we have something extraor
dinary were not always complaining about
the shows , such us 'Latur On , ' 'Nntnr.il
Gus,1 'Parlor Match , ' ' /ig Xig : , ' ' / .a.a ' , '
etc. , which they do come to see.
"It may , however , bo tlio plays and not
the stars Unit keep them at home. I'robably
they don't care for 'As Von Like It , '
'Twelfth Night , ' 'Lady of Lyons , ' Mosslyu , '
and 'Much Ado About Nothing. ' Come to
think , I guess probably that is it , because
such pieces as 'Lord Cliumly , ' 'ThoVlfc , '
'The Henrietta , ' 'Saints and Sinners,1 'Slien-
doali,1 etc. , do draw immensely. "
*
*
L. D. Kichurds , Dodge county's candidate
for governor , says ho thinks the farmers of
Nebraska are feeling hotter now than they
have felt for a long time. Corn commands
I" cent ; ! per bushel , money is comparatively
easy and brighter prospects for another pros
perous year could not bo desired. "Speaking
of money matters , " continued Mr. Kichurds ,
"I happen tu know of know of my own per
sonal knowledge that thorn is plenty of It ,
ami our agriculturists , who hnvo fed their
surplus corn to hogs anil cAttlu are reuli/.ing
at least II ) cents a bushel for H. After all ,
that is tlyj only way to ninUo farming pay la
this or any other country. \ o can't raise
grain to sell and get rich. "
An effort was mndu to pump -something out
of Mr. Kichurds on his political aspirations ,
but ho'vigorously resisted and would not
talk.Sovoral of us , members of the central
committee got together hero Thursday
night , " said ho , "and indulged quito freely In
a running discussion of the situation , but no
conclusions were reached. "
*
* *
Among other interesting features of the
political gathering in Omaha last week that
developed itself was C. C. McNish's anxiety
for an ofllce of some kind. He comes from
Wisner and either wants a term at Lincoln
as governor or n whirl in congress. The
latter position Is his preference , though
rather than get nothing ho would willingly
accept the other. When- questioned as to
what Im thought of his prospects , Mr. Me-
Nish modestly denied any intention of beComing -
Coming a candidate , but onu of bis wannest
friends said he was in the field and earnestly
working tbo wires.
Al'UII. DAYS.
llltieliin < llniiulituii.
Out of the boisterous winds that roar
In mighty cniUinco their ilerco wild cry ;
Out of the wild-flying clouds that pour
A ceaseless rain from u gloomy sky ;
Oat of the seasons that sob and sigh ,
Through the thickets wet , and a leafy space ,
With eyes all tender , and blushes shy ,
April smiles with a tear-wet face.
TIIK WOKIiU'S KAIIl IDKA.
To Whom HeloiiKH the Credit ol' Origi
nating : It.
The Irequols club of this city , hays the
Chicago Tribune , in the course of an In
vitation tendering a reception on the
Kth inst. to UID-.O who labored to secure
for this eity'the site of the world's fair
in Ihl ! ) ! sets forth that the imnomcnt
originated Iji that club by the Introduc
tion of a preamble and renolulion bear
ing upon the subject by Judge Henry M.
Shoparil at a meeting held May 1 , 1HSS.
Without in anv way desiring to depre
ciate the hospitality of the club , the
Tribune must dispute the claim of Mr.
Hhopard to the paternity of the world's
fair project. The first public expression
of opinion on this subject was made some
seven or eight years ago in the columns
of his paper by the lute KUwIn Cowles ,
editor of the Cleveland Leader , who hud
been much Interested In the 1'hlladolphla
exposition , and who printed an article in
his paper in which ho set forth tlmt the
next great public exposition In this
country should bejhold in IK'.iii ' to com
memorate the fourth centennial of the
dls'coverv bv t'olumbiis , and jocularly
urged Ctovoland it- > the proper site for
Mich an exposition.
The I'hii-ago Triiiuno at once com
mented upon the Lender" ' ) arli. . , . '
Ing in efTccl that while such an r\j . .
( Ion was desirable It was pivmnlu < i > - . ,
diM'uss the matter so long bofmvi ( ,
but that when the proper time came i. .
Tribune would advocate the claim- . , , \
Chicago for the locality , as by that i.m , .
she would bo about thu center of populn
tlon nnd the largest city In the union
west of New York. The Lender' * an id-
was also discussed at that time In mm.
of the Now York paper * , and. If \\c mi-
take not , the Sun urged the claims , >
New York. Ho that as it may. umlei
the circumstances the Tribune thlnK-
the Iroquols club is claiming more than
Us due. Its distinguished member mm
have been the first to revive the idea
and mav have publicly said that the
I line had como In 1888 to think about ; ,
Columbus world's fair in Chicago. That
much of the claim thu Tribune Is willing
to accord If no other claimant success'
fully ranks the suggestion In date.
MHN IN TUH 1IOUMK.
Some Conspicuous KlKiircs In the
Lower Itraneh ofCo
Among the conspicuous men in the
house of ropreM'iilatlvos today are tier
orals Hanks of Massachusetts. Hoouer
of Mississippi , Henderson of Iowa , and
Wheeler of Alabama , Visitor.in the
galleries invnrlably ask their guide to
tell them who that old gentleman Is with
snow-white hair , moving around .so
slowlv and with so much deliberation.
"That is ( Jenernl Nathaniel 1' . Hanks ,
the 'Dobbin Hey , ' who used to work in a
spinning mill in Massachusetts. " Then
the guide , if he is well informed , wih
give the visitor a brief history of tin
general's public career , telling how In
was once an editor of a newspaper , u
member of tlio state legislature for sev
eral years , governor three . \onr- .
a major-general of volunteers , and' that
since the war has served ton terms
In congress and during thoThirty-fourlli
congress as sneaker , writes a Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Sun.
General Hanks is a very old man and i-
quite feeble at Ijmes. He does not take
an active part in the proceedings , but
appears to be preoccupied and disin
clined to mingle in the debates us he
once did. lie is especialy dignitied uml
polite at all times , and he is popular
with his associates on both sides ot ihe
chamber.
Thu attention of the visitor is next
called to General t'lmrles H. Hooker of
Mississippi , one of the most striking
men in the house. He is n Soulh
Carolinian by birth , and lost his left arm
at the battle of Vicksburg while colonel
in the confederate army. lie is one uf
the be.-.t dressed men in congress , and i-
one of the most eloquent and graceful
debaters. Ho generaly wears a I'rinrn
Albert coat , buttoned across his
well-round figureand his empty nloo\o
is suspended from the lower button by a
silk cord. His hair is always hrusficd
back from his forehead , and his face i- .
carfully shaved every morning l > , \ a
congressional barber. 11 is thin moustache
is snow white , while his long hair i
heavily frosted. He has been in cun
gress six tcrnisnnd will probably como
buck again if lie wants to.
After the guide has pointed out ( ion
orals Hanks and Hooker , he invariably1 !
tells you to look again on the . Ni
side'and ho tells you that GeneralNi
man , with a thick crop of iron-gray hair
and a wooden leg , is General David
Hremmer Hender.son of Iowa. General
Henderson is one of the best debaters on
the republican side , and , like General
Hooker , is universally popular on both
sides of the chamber. He tells an amus
ing story about his recent canvass for
the speakorship , which panned out to
poorly. Heing recognized as one of Hie
leaders on the republican side , be con
cluded that ho would become a eandi-
jlato for the spoakorship , and depend
upon his personal popularity with the
newspaper correspondents on Newspaper
row to jmll him through. Soon after ar
riving in Washington last November he
took up his headquarters near "Tim
How , " and spent mo.it of his time ming
ling with the correspondents. The boys
on The How became very familiar with
him , and some of them addressed him as
"Dave. " According to his story all of
the other candidnlos for the same olllce ,
except speaker Koed , also counted upon
their newspaper friends to helj ) them to
victory. While they were making Ihem-
selves'solid with the boys on"Tlie How , "
Tom Heed was capturing the votes of
the incoming .members , and thus cap
tured the speaker's chair. General
Henderson is a valuable member of the
liouse , and possesses the most superb
voice In congress.
General Joseph AVheolor is the fourth
member of this distinguished military
quartet in the house. Unlike General
I looker and Henderson , he is not an or
ator , nor is he as slow and stalely as
General Hanks , He is the most active
man upon his feet in congress. He is
short and slight , with a long flowing
beard , and his hair hangs in soft gray
curies about his shoulders. 1 lo was orig
inally a Georgia man , and was educated
at the West Point military academy. Ho
resigned from the United States
army at the beginning of the
war and became a llenlenant
of cavalry in the confederate army. Ho
was one of the most dashing nnd cour
ageous eavalrv lighters in ( lie late war , ,
and the confederate congress gave him
a vote of thanks for his successful mili
tary operations and fertile defence of
the city of A ikon , S. C. The latter state
also publicly thanked him for his gallant
services on that occasion. He is a mem
ber of the committee on military alTair.i ,
and is regarded as one of the most inde
fatigable workers In congress.
There are other military heroes in the
present congress , but Ihe four mentioned
are conspicuous because ol tnelr many
dlll'orcnt qualities and characteristics.
HoMdes they are always pointed out
to strangers'as real "lighting' ' states
men. There are so many men In con
gress who call themselves "general"
"colonel" who have never miiollod
powder'that It pleases the visitors lo
look upon Home of the men who actually
fought and were wounded In the great
olvll war.
' ' KevlNloii.
In l''avor ol'
AtcniMi.v , Kan. , April I.- ( Special Tei | > - .
gnun to Tin : Jlci : . ) Tlio proposition to re- /
vlso tbo confession of faith has been adopted
by tbo Illghhmd presbytery. The vote wu'i
'J7 lo 'I.
OMAHA
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Subscribed A ( iniinintceil l'iiiltHl | . fVKW (
Paid ini'uiiliiil ; ca.uin
lluys and M'llHfiloeks uml bonds ; ni-xottutiiH
t-oiiiiiieri'lal | mii'rci'ufvcH | | ; and c.xuiinli'H
trn-.li > ! acts us transfer iiKont and tnisti'ii of
coiioiatloiiN | ; takesclmrKo of property ; col-
lecl.s taxes
OmahaLoan &TruslCo
SAVINGS BANK
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