Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SATtTRDAY , .FEBRUARY 7 , 1891 ,
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TIIK force bill is dropped from the re
publican programme fdr the rest of tlio
bcsslon. That Is really the brilliant
part of the programme ,
GOVKUNOK L5OYD has the distinction
of delivering his message after the In
augural uttoruncos of nearly all ether
now governors are forgotten.
THU unique Cartel- Harrison proposes
a solution for the sonntorial deadlock in
Illinois. Elect Carter Harrison. The
solution lacks 103 votoa of bolng a suc
cess.
THIS arid region la the vicinity of
Sidney will bo Irrigated today with
liquid eloquence. It Is to bo hoped that
it will bo followed later by a crop of
prosperity. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tun supreme court of South Dakota
declares that original packages of liquor
tire subject to police control. An im
mediate boom in saloon drug stores may
bo looked for.
LKT It bo recorded to the benefit of
Nebraska's reform legislature that it
provided for the salaries of members before -
fore any ether racasuro received the
sanction of the governor.
INVKNTIVH skillis increasing nt a
marvelous puce. The patent report
ehows a volume of business exceeding
that of any preceding year , and growing
nt a greater pace than population.
ACCOUDINQ to official reports the
maintenance of inmates in state asylums
costs a trlllo over $5 ench per weak. A
largo number of sane people would
cheerfully exist on the sum and lay by a
surplus. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE western farmer will bo the chief
beneficiary of the reciprocity treaty with
Uni7.ll. The object of the now agree
ment is to widen the foreign market for
tlio products of the west , as well as for
the manufactures of the oast. The west
can stand a great deal of that sort of
statesmanship.
THIS Now England business men ana
tno Canadians are working together for
reciprocity. At a recent Boston banquet
the cause had a big boom. It is quite
possible thnt Mr. Blalno has a surprise
In store for thcso people. It scorns to bo
his ambition to leave nls country's for
eign trndo a great deal larger than ho
found it.
Tire argument of Mayor Gushing in
favor of concentrating In the mayor and
council nil appointing power , is refuted
by his own experience. It is only nocoa-
Bary to glance at the list of incompetents
foisted into olllco during the past .year to
confirm the wisdom of the law relating to
the police and park commissioners.
THE short-sighted action of the legis
lature In asking congress for $1,000,000
to help the drouth uutTorers Is bearing
bitter fruit. It makes our representa
tives nt Washington blush for their
Btato , llllfltho press of the cast with thnt
Bert of sympathy that blights , nnd dooa
not Incroaho by n single dollar the ap
propriation likely to bo made for seed ,
It is a mistake which , it is hoped , will
never bo repeated again.
TIIK adulteration ot food products is
carried to an appalling extent in this
country. The magnitude of the evil
was forcibly shown in the opposition U
the oloomnrgorlno law. That measure
did not attack the manufacture and sale
of the product , but compelled doixlors tc
brand the article and sell It as olooinar
gorlno , not ns genuine butler. The op
position to the pure food bill springs froti
like dishonest bourcos. Tlio merits o
the measure nro beyond question. I
Books to uhock food adulteration undo
such penalties ns will deter morconixr.
manufacturers from palming off a bogu
for a genuine article. Many of the dl
Bonsoa ascribed to ether causes hnv
their inception in deleterious substance
introduced in articles of food , and thol
prevention by any possible moans is 1
the interest of public health. The pur
food bill may not accomplish the end
sought. It is , however , a step in th
right direction , which will ovontunll
load to a thorough examination of n
' vd products.
oiM'BK.von Horr/s
Governor UoyiVu message to the log-
Iftlnturo Is n well written public docu-
inotit , nnd its prevailing tone is censer
vative. 'While it is not wholly free
from partisanship , which was hardly to
bo expected from the only democratic
governor Nobrnska over had , It earn
estly socks to establish cordial relations
with all elements in the legislature nnd
to unite the executive and legislative
branches of the government In a com
mon effort to find the conditions of per
manent prosperity.
The governor's most earnest and ex
plicit declarations rolnto to.oeonomy in
the public sorvluo , and to Iho enactment
of laws to secure ballot reform. Ho well
bays that "every dollar paid to n useless
employee Is n tholt from the pockets of
the poor. " lie urges that great cnro
should bo exorcised in fixing the number
of legislative employes , and advioes a
thorough investigation of state Institu
tions , to the end that no sinecures maybe
bo allowed to exist. This is a sugges
tion upon which the legislature
would do well to act be
fore definitely deciding on the
biennial appropriations. It is notorious
that certain state institutions , designed
only for the care of those physically un
fortunate , servo as asylums lor broken-
winded politicians. This is an abus > o
which should bo speedily abolished.
Tlio governor declares emphatically
for ballot reform and the Australian sys
tem in its main features. IIo gives
point to his argument on this subject by
reference to the useless expense involved
In the present farcical contestwhich , ho
says , "is directly traceable to the defects
in our present election laws. "
What the governor says about the del
icacy of dealing with the usury laws will
moot with the approval of rnon of all
parties , excepting only n few profcs-
slonal radicals. IIo favors the strict en
forcement of the present statutes on the
subject , and the enactment of now laws
to wipe out notorious money sharks who
loan only for 30 per cout a year , and up
wards.
On the subject of railroad legislation
the message is conservative to the verge
of disappointment. It concedes that
tno public is now overburdened
by excessive charges , but recommends
only an attempt to reach the unattaina
ble In the shape of laws that will fester
"a union of the interests of the corpora
tions with these of the people. " The
trouble is that this union IKIS boon too
well accomplished heretofore. The interests -
torosts of the railroad lion and the pub
lic lamb have boon united with the
lamb on the Insido. Governor Boyd was
chairman of the railroad committee of
the last constitutional convention , and
drew the present constitutional provis
ions on railroads , which are admirable
in many features. It would bo Interest
ing now to road his observations on the
way in which that law has not boon en
forced and has signally failed to roullzo
the expectations ot Its framers.
What the governor says about the
choice of presidential electors by con
gressional districts is merely the parti
san utterance of a democrat. The f ram-
ors of the constitution sought to roc-
ognlzo sovereign states , not sov
ereign congressional districts. If the
people of the United States shall over
decide to depart from the electoral college -
logo system , it will bo to choose the pres
ident by direct veto , rather than by anew
now and more complicated arrangement
of electors. The democratic Idea is that
they can secure one electoral vote in
Nebraska by manufacturing a sure dem
ocratic district. It is not an idea that
will commend itself to- the common
sense of the people.
The public will concur with the gov
ernor's recommendations in favor of an
appropriation for the world's fair , and
with his expressions on the subjects of
the national guard , the school system ,
public warehouses , and the enlargement
of the judiciary. The suggestion of a
constitutional convention is not so clearly
wise , but Is well worthy of considera
tion.
tion.Tho
The graceful expressions of faith in
the future of the state , and th'o pica for
loyal co-oporatlon of all branches of the
public Borvioo In the interest of the com
mon good , with which , the message
opens and closes , will receive the hearty
approval of all citizens. It is to bo
hoped thnt the legislature will respond
to the governor's cordial advances.
THE COA'0/tBSS AT OALVESTON.
There will assemble at Galvcston ,
Texas , today , in connection with the
celebration of the succossful.boginning ol
the deep harbor project , for which con
gress has made a liberal appropriation ,
a conference of representatives of west
ern and southwestern states. The ob
ject of this con f ere n co is to recommend
to the national legislature measures
in which the interests of the west are
peculiarly concerned , and incidentally
to assure the support of the boctlons
represented to the deep harbor pro
ject. How much more extended
the rnngo of deliberation nnd oc-
ommendation will bo made it
is unnecessary to predict , but it Is hnrdlj
possible thnt the confere'nco will confine
itself to the consideration of practical
questions of more or loss distinctly sec
tlonal concern. As a matter of fact It
would bo difficult to inuno any subject
calling for legislation by congress ir
which ether portions of tlio countrj
are not as greatly Interested as the west
Even the important question of irrlga
tion , which more distinctively than any
ether has relation to the future progress
prosperity and power of the west , i
really of vital interest to the whole coun
try. The roclnnuitlon of a vast area
however to bo accomplished , whlcl
would add enormously to the productlvi
resources nnd the permanent wealth c
the country , cannot properly bo dwnrfo
into the character of n merely boctlona
question , although public opinion in th
onst very generally so regards It. Th
conference need not , however , have an ;
trouble In finding subjects to discus
thnt are of vital concora to the west
IVillrond regulation , the problem o
cheaper transportation , the question o
immigration , the subject ot reciprocity
all are matters that have a very dlroi
bearing upon the future of the wojt , nn
If a united expression of opinion rogan
ing thorn wore inudo by roprosontixtlv
men o ( a dozen western nnd southwea
orn stutos It could not fail to exert a
Influence In directing national legisla
tion.
tion.With
With rcgnrd to the projected deep
harbor nt Gnlvoston , n great deal is
promised , the value of which only Iho
future can dotormluo. Tl > o claims en
thusiastically made that it will afford nn
outlet for western products greatly to
the ndvnntngo of western producers
may in time bo verified. If It shall have
the effect ultimately of reducing to any
extent the cost of getting'those products
to foreign markets nnd lessoning thu
transportation charged on merchandise
brought from such mnrkoto , It will fully
justify whatever expenditure may bo
required in its construction. It is not
safe to conclude from present conditions
what the p033lbllltlos of such an im
provement are. The progress of a few
years may amply demonstrate- the no-
cosslty and vindicate the wisdom of the
enterprise.
MUST TAKK ACTION.
County Attorney Mnhonoyhasbrought
another action against the register of
deeds and his bondsmen for the recovery
of $3,605 , which 'has boon collected by
the register In 1890 and not turned over
into the county treasury as required by
law. This makes the total deficit for
1889 and 181)0 ) exceed the sum of $9,000.
Whether the county will bo able to re
cover from Register Megeath and his
bondsmen is problematic.
The county commissioners have nn
imperative duty to perform under the
circumstances. The mandate of the
constitution virtually compels them
to declare the olllco of register
vacant , and to fill the vacancy
by some citizen whoso record as a public
ohlcer is invulnerable. No ether con
struction can bo placed upon the provi-
sioifof the constitution that declares any
person in default of public moneys in
eligible to an ofllco of profit and trust.
The position in which lloglstor Mo-
gcath finds himself can only bo in
scribed to his own neglect , to use a mild
phrase , to keep apart and untouched the
funds that ciuno into his hands in ex
cess of the amount allowed to him
by law. In any event ho should have re
placed the money when his attention
was called to the default. IIo has either
had hail advisors or ho has shown a
reckless disregard of obligations imposed
upon him. lie is entitled to the sympa
thy of personal friends and associates in
olllco , but the law is inexorable and
friendship cannot shield him from 'the
consequences of his own nets.
The commissioners have treated him
very leniently so. long as they possibly
could do so without laying themselves
liable to the charge of collusion. Their
duty now is very clear and cannot bo
shirked.
THKUU appears to bo llltlo probability
that the present congress will take any
action upon the bill providing for a
postal telegraph system. The measure
has boon hold by the house committee
on postoilicos slnco thomiddlo of the last
session , owing mainly to the indilToronc
or hostility of the chairman , and yester
day it was laid on the table by the com
mittee. This proceeding may not finally
dispose of the bill , but it is not the course
the committee would have taken if it
had earnestly desired to secure action on
the measure. The course of the chair
man of the committee , Blngham of
Pennsylvania , has boon most remark
able in view of the fact that ho
is on record as having boon an ardent
advocate of postal telegraphy , and has
also declared the proposed bill to bo un
objectionable in its terms. Although
practically an administration measure ,
Mr. Bingham has steadily voted with
the democrats of his committee against
reporting it to the house , and has mani
fested a hostility very suggestive of ex
ternal iutluonco. Legislation giving the
country a postal telegraph system will
ultimately bo secured. The predomi
nant sentiment of the country is unques
tionably in favor of It. Hut its failure
in the present congress will bo likely to
postpone It several years , and tlio loss
of the opportunity to give the people a
cheaper and bolter telegraph service
will bo unfortunate for them and unfor
tunate for the republican party.
A iAltois number of loading eastern
papers discuss alliance principles from
the declarations of the national conven
tion at Omaha. They oroceed on the
assumption that the government monoj
loaning scheme enunciated at Ocala , and
later at Omaha , mnkos it a cardinal
principle of the alliance party. The
truth is that the party is sharply divided
on the question. A strong majority ol
all delegates at the Omaha convontioi
rejected the proposition in every form
and boldly pronounced it impracticable ,
After a majority of the delegates Inidlof
for tholr homos the author of the proposi
tlon resurrected it fti the presence of i
handful of local delegates and forced iti
adoption. The action of a rump minor
ity should not bo considered the voice o
a regular convention , any more than tin
nine tailors of Tooloy street roproson
London. It Is duo to sensible member !
of the alliance in this and adjoining
states to correct the impression tha
they sanctioned any scheme calculate !
to transform the national treasury Int
a pawnbroker's shop.
THE bill authorizing the constructioi
of the interstate bridge between Omahi
and Council Bluffs lacks only the signn
turo of the president to baoomo a law
Tt now remains for the projectors ti
show by works their purpose "to give
.tho city adequate bridge compotitloi
and place tlio railroad interests o
Omaha permanently beyond tho'contro
of one corporation.
TIIK council delays action on the frai
chitio for a competing electric light con
puny not so much to "guard thu Intoi
osts of the city" as to give the oxlstitij
monopoly tlmo to consult with the mom
bora and combine to kill the ordinance
What ether object could the counc
have in referring the measure to the cit
attorney , knowing ihat ho had drafto
it and carefully protected tha rights i
the city ?
DESIMTI : Innumerable obstacles , tl
stockyards management is pushing in
now fields for business. Having socurc
a permanent footing among the Btoc
growers of the central west , the ndvai
tngos of the Omaha market are bolt
spread. througTiriit Now Mexico and the
southwest , w ! favorable results ,
Heretofore tin binsas City market hns
held complete i Jimlrol of that section ,
Its advocates,1 ( incited by interested
railroads , attempt to decry Omaha , but
without success. Although this mnruot is
handicapped for want of direct railroad
commmuntcntion , experimental ship
ments have resulted BO favorably In
price that a considerable movement of
Now Mexican stclek to Omaha Is confi
dently expected during thoprosoutyoar :
A writer in Jjio Now Mexican Slock
Grower points out that not only nro
prices batter in Omaha , * but that this
class of cattle find hero an increasing de
mand. , The business of feeding stock is
growing rapidly in Nebraska. It af
fords a double profit to the farmer , a
market for his surplus corn nnd remun
erative prices for corn-fod beef. Loca
ted in the center of the great corn bolt
of the west , Omaha offers superior ad
vantages as a market to tlio stock
growers of the southwest. The result
ing benefits warrant a tnoro aggrosivo
campaign for business in Now Mexico
and southern Colorado.
A MINNESOTA statesman has evolved
a bill governing the expenses of candi
dates for olllce. Candidates are graded
into three classes : State , county , and
town and city. Senators nnd congress
men nro included in the first class , and
are rated at $1,000 ; second-class $500 and
third-class $2-30. The schedule is inter
esting as showing the drift of reform ,
but the figures are not based on what
life ollico "will boar. To limit a .senator
to $1,000 , when a single vote frequently
commands five times thnt sum , is
manifestly unjust to aspirants. It
Is a penurious candidate. for
governor who can successfully stump a
state for 31,000 , and the candidate for
congress weathering n biennial gale for
a like sum would bo a political curiosity , (
Coining down to local spoils , the sched
ule of expenses Is a daraponor to the
growth of political ambition. Five hun
dred dollars would not irrigate
a quarter section of a respect
able county , and $250 would not
moro than pay for a first class
political jag in a live town. It is barely
possible the would-bo reformer took this
moans of giving the outside public an
inside view of the financial distress in
political circles in the Soft Pine stato.
THIS bill in the legislature , providing
that all unimproved land adjoining im
proved farms or lots shall bo listed for
purpose of taxation at the same figure as
the improved land , would have 6110 good
effect if it sho'uhl become a law. It
would load to thq improvctnontofalnrgo
amount of wild land by its present own
ers , or its sale to persons who would Im
prove it , with resulting largo material
benefit to the sftvte. The amount of
such land in the njato two years ago was
greater than the amount of the im
proved land , and is probably not any loss
at present - At first glance the proposi
tion is likely to arlpoar not exactly just ,
but why sliould'tUo ' otvnor 6f unimproved
lands bo allowodi to profit from its ap
prociatlon , by .reason of the improve *
mont of contiguous property without
paying for the benefit ? Why should the
enterprising citizen who cultivates his
farm orbuild8"bn , hl8 property be ro-
.quirodito pay moro relatively In taxa
tion than the man who expends no capi
tal in improvements and simply holds
Ills land for speculation or for an In
crease in value contingent upon the in
vestments "und enterprise of his neigh
bors ? There are many cogent reasons
in support of the proposed measure.
ADVICKS from Washington give strong
assurances of the passage of the Farnam
street bridge bill at this , session. No
serious objection can bo urged against
the measure. It provides for n
single span of not less than 420 foot over
the main channel of the river , thus
obviating obstruction to mythical navi
gation and disposing of the thlrd-of-a-
mile limit. The great importance of r
combined railroad nnd wagon bridge
connoctincr with tho" main thoroughfare
of the city is apparent. It insures coin
petition in tralllp between the two cities
and railroad connection with the hearl
of the .
city. _ _ _ _
u'Tis an ill wind that blows nobodj
good. " On sober second thought Kan
sns City finds consolation in the fact tin
boundary decision makes farming withli
the city limits a lost occupation.
Anytliinc Wrong ?
Stunitifi ll'ceMtf.
Uncle Sam is giving back the land that b3
long to the Indians six foot at a tlmo.
i >
An Enemy' ? Praise.
New York WoiW.
Judge Gresham has the grip , which Is jus
wbatsomo other eminent republicans lack.
Hog mul Hominy'Next.
New Yoih World.
WIthlrbvof South Carolina , and Pofforo
Kansas , sitting slclo by sldo la the sonata I
looks ns if the war was ever and cotton an
corn had got together at last.
lliuuly.jii
t QuKujn JVeiw.
1 The days are proving longer , doubtless on
1D of deference to thowlsh03 , of Illinois lojjlsla
D tors , who will noSd'jwcUy long days In orde
to transact any bfohicss at illl.
\VenU-Kfr
H \ -
jjuuwpfre American.
a Slnco the , namjjj | < tf Senator Gorman ha
been sot to prcsHijhiJul musio the mugwum
press has dlscov r jjt that , after all , his o
forts ngalust iho jfyrco bill did not amount t
anything.
Llatftfi to This.
. KrfoVork Hun.
ll There are a good many laws passed for th
sake of being pas dxaad not with any n
UonJU expectatlouXtljat they will over bo ei
forced. So full oniumbUg Is this amusic
old plunot.
Dwirw A'ru'J.
"Poffor for president 1" That is the late
cry of the farmers' nlllanco. How nho
Stanford of California und Donnulr of Mi
nusotal Van Wyck of Nebraska Is loft out <
the calculation.
Uncle Cum Can Fix TIiliijjH.
St. Jojicpfi llcraW ,
In the Omaba bridge case , the decision
10 tbo federal court appears to bo that all ra
roads liavo the right to use the Union I'acl
to
id bridge , but they cannot avail themselves
that right until another contract is enter
into as to a time schedule for the passing
the brldjjo. This \\lll take the case to t
auprcmn court with , a delay of two or tht
years , and the Mllwiuitco and the Hock
Island may find it necessary to bulk ! another
bndgo. All this trouble , expense nnd ilam-
BRO to cities mid the public would bo avoided
if Uncle Sam had control of the Union Pa
cific , which ho should nnd may have , by clos
ing his mortgages on it.
Hoiiihurn ConlUlcncn In tha Mule.
Tlicro lias boon a proposition to lot cars bo
run across the brlilno by electricity and have
n single mule walk in front of each car , as
tills would not frighten horses any worse
thnn horse cars , The Idea scorns to moot
with public favor.
} In\v About t'lo Alliance ?
St. JttKph fftin ,
The worklngmen of this country nro wwo
enough to'wnnt the news of the world In the
columns of the papers which they rend.
They do not want simply the Information
which may bo derived from a limited field of
interests. They do not call for a "working-
men's paper , " any moro thnn they do for
worklngmon's street cars or worltingmcn's
ferryboats , or anything else that Is specially
designed for a class. A newspaper , to suc
ceed , must bon newspaper , not n mcro repre
sentative of any clasi Interests.
Come , lionk I'lonNiiut.
A'cio loiSun. / .
There Is no fun In congress just now.
Now York Herald.
Why , there Is fun everywhere , lu everything -
thing , always , nt all seasons , nt every hour
of the twenty-four , perpetually , unceasingly ,
everlastingly , more and moro all the tlmo.
There never was so much fun as today , and
tomorrow there will bo half ns much again.
No moro fun In congress I Whew , what a do-
plornulo stnto of liver and lights ! Bettor
brace up and remember the grant truth of
truths :
"Wo may bo happy yet ,
You bctl"
OTIIKll f.lXItS TIIAX OUItS.
The cabinet crisis In Italy is nt this
moment the most Important and Interesting
event in European affairs. The latest an-
nouucememt Is thnt the king refused to consent -
sent to u reduction of the naval aud military
budgets , whereupon n portion of the cabinet
withdrew. Crlspl's ' resignation was accepted
und a new man culled upon to form a cabinet.
The cause of the crisis is wholly the ques
tion of flnaucial reorganization , to which
Crisol was committed. Ho had promised
last November thnt there should bo
no further demand on the part
of the government for the creation of now
taxes , and that the alarming deficits In the
annum budgets should bo covered by whole
sale economies in naval and military expen
ditures. Upon these assurances the govern
ment ticket was elected. But Crispl did not
adhere to his promise , and on proposing now
and onerous taxes met with an overwhelm
ing defeat in parliament. The cabinet re
signed , but the king asked Crispl to form anew
now cabinet , hoping that the differences
could bo adjusted. The position of the gov
ernment regarding the budgets bos , however ,
rendered this impossible , and Crispl , the
ablest statesman Italy has haJ slnco Cavour ,
is out of power. There Is likely to bo a great
deal of dlflloulty in forming a cabinet .that
will carry out the policy of the government ,
nnd when such a cabinet Is forraod It is sure
to encounter u powerful popular hostility.
The situation is consequently n most Inter
esting 0110 , Involving possibilities of a very
serious iiatuio.
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Among the questions which this state of
affairs in Italy suggests , not the least Impor
tant relates to the future of the triple alli
ance. The authors of thli compact between
Germany , Austria and Italy , for mutual na
tional protection nnd the preservation of the
pcaco of Europe , are now no longer in the
councils of these countries. 'Count Andrassy
is dead , Bismarck Is in retirement , and now
Crhpl has no voice in affairs. The alliance
is still in force , but it has been growing
weaker lu the eyes of Europe , even the
parties to it telling that the pcuoo guaran
teed by the existence of the agreement was
purchased tee dcaily , aud that , oven
war would scarcely bo inoro
ruinous than the terriblu dr.Un upon the na
tional resources Involved Ijy the enormous
armaments. Tno Indications nro that the
triple alliance is doomed , anil what may fol
low its dissolution opens a wide iiold for
speculation ,
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The Spanish elections resulted , as was gen
erally expected , In favor of the conservative
ministry , headed by Seuor Canovas del Gas-
tillos , but no ono anticipated such swooping
conservative gains as huvo appeared in
Madrid and Barcelona , both places In whlcli
the liberal majority Is generally large
This , however , was foreshadowed by the
municipal elections hold n short tltni
ago , It is In consonance with the genera
course of Spanish politics , under whicl
a ministry in power always wins , and tbi
conservative majority in the cities will hi
swelled and increased by the vote of tin
rural districts , where the feeling In favor o
the protectionist pblioy of the conservative :
Is strong. The conservative premier , win
hns a strong majority , but a dubious lease o
power before him , was in a small minority litho
the last chamber elected four years ago
Through successive changes in that chamber
Senor Sagasto , the liberal leader , had re
malned in control , but ho gradually were ou
the enthusiasm of his supporters and tin
patience of the country , In January , Ib'JO , hi
colleagues oil resigned in a body , and ufte
ineffectual attempts to organize n now minis
try the queen-regent called lu the conservative
leader and , though In a minority , ho organ
Izeil under sufferance a cabinet which in
eluded u number of previous liberals. It wo :
thnn confidently expected that ho would los
ofllcc before the present election came onbut ,
by ono expedient after another , of ton mor
Ingenious than constitutional , ho hus main
tallied himself In power , the normal Inllu
cnco of a Spanish ministry nt the polls ha
been increased by n popular programme am
the free manipulation of voting lists iiicldenl
to a law cro.Ulng universal -sufliago , und th
result U a conservative m.ijoiity , likely ti
piove as Insecure as most Spanish majoritle"
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The Immigration policy inaugurated b
Brazil is expected to contribute rapidly t
the progress nnd prosperity of that country
A company has been Incorporated with
capital of $23,000,000 , contributed by Europea
und Brazilian capitalists , which proposes t
Cbtabllsh' twenty agricultural settlements o
the public land of the now republic. It wi
bring from Kuropo free of cost 5,000 familic1
the heads of which are to bo practical farn
crs or skilled mechanics , furnish them home
and Implements , and group thei
in villages between which the eompsn
proposes to build railroad llneu , so n
to afford ample moans of transport !
itou. Thosu villages or eolomos are to fen
3tUt a nucleus of population , about which the fi
Ut turo Immigration to Brazil will gather , nn
not they nro expected eventually to grow Inl
ot prosperous towns and thriving cities , whic
will prove valuablu oinponents of the ropul
lie. This scheme , If it is carrtoi Into oxoci
tlon according to the programme laid dow
of by the company aud endorsed by the covori
'
II- in'ont , which guarantees a 5 per ouut itiUiro :
Co ' on n portion of the capital invested , nnd glv <
of 1 the land to bo used free , can scarce !
ed fall to place the Incoming popul
edof latlon of the now republic on a sol
ho foundation. Brazil Is sadly In need
oo now blood , and If she is ever to attain tl
rank to which her nnturnl advantage * entitle
her as n republic , thU now blood must oitab-
lish it for her. Under this plan the Immi
grant nrrlvlng In Brazil after the colon los nro
established will imKo his way to ono or the
other of these villages , lastoiil of being al
lowed to linger In the larger cities , where ho
is not ucedoO ntul where his presence Is a
hlndranco rather than nu aid to the develop
ment of the country. If hols Ignorant , a *
the great majority of Immigrants nro , ho
will llml skilled mochaitlcs and practical
ncrlcuiturallsts needing bis labor nnd anxious ,
for tholr own suites ns well ni for his , to in
struct him how to mrvko nn honest living and
ifdd to the wealth of his adopted country. If
ho Is n farmer the public lands will offer him
n farm or nn employment in which his labor
will bo In dcmitnel for years to conio nt least.
This system attacks tbo Immigration problem
nt tlio outset Instead of walling until It has
grown too unwieldy to bo sueco sfully
handled , nnd it Is bccuiso ot this that it
holds out such pro mis o for Urarll.
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The proposal to connect Ireland and Scot
land by means of a submarine tunnel Is at
tracting considerable attention m Great
Hrltaln. If the project should bo carried out
the two countries would bo separated by only
n half-hour's rlito , giving tno Irish people n
better chimco of obtaining work oUowhoro
nnd generally improving the social and
economic conditions of Ireland , In the con-
stmctlon o ! the tunnel , it appears , there
would ho no special dtniculttcs encountered.
Mr. Mnston of Holfast , however , suggests n
tubular bridge of steel containing a roadwnv ,
to bo sunk sixty fedl below sea level nnd
kept in position by anchored chains attached
to the channel bottom. The tube would con
sist of nn outer and an inner steel skin.
J'ASSIXU JUSTS.
Washington Star : "Why don't you marry ,
Mr. Hachelorl" "Well , I've been trying for
years to find a girl. " "Ilnvo you got any
money 1" ' 'Enough , I guess , " "Then you
just hold still awhile and the girl will Und
you. "
Now York Continent : Ingalls fought shy
of iridescence in bis dreaming , but ho saw
stars for all that.
Harvard Lampoon : Amy How becoming
that jrnrland is to Miss Autumn I Killo
( Jealously ) Yes ; Ivy always does look well
ou ruins.
.Detroit Preo Press : Ulggs I bollevo these
people at the laundry steal my collars and
cuffs.
Hoggs Steel 'onrl They iron inhio.
Philadelphia Times According to the con-
stituliou n mail's life cannot ho twice put hi
jcopirdy. What bearing has this on a person
engaging the satno doctor to attend him moro
thau oncol
Smith & Gray's Monthly : Husband Six
hundred dollars for that sack I
Dealer But , sir. It's n perfect skin.
Husband A perfect sltlul Yes ; I know it
is. Come on , Clara 1
Now York Herald : A camel goes through
the eye of n noodle nndnwifo goes through
her husband's pocKets ; aud there you are.
Detroit Free Press : First Tramp I never
have caught a thine.
Second Tramp No wonder. You haven't
any snap to you.
Now York Herald : Mrs , Chloe Trywator
I honh yo' n'glectcd to git yo' minister a
dunnationi Mrs. Dinah Wesley N'gleetodl
No senh thing ) Wo had a big un all ready to
gin him , w'cu ho heerd on't nu' 'scapedI
As Anglomania's on the wane ,
What will the gentle dude bocomol
Will It not give him mortal pain
To have his garments made at homo )
Young Mr. Uodbroko I want to marry
your daughter.
Old Man Surplus What forl
Dcdbrokeell 1 don't ' know exactly , but
'
I hope Us for not less than a hundred'thou-
sand.
Jerry Simpson's Underground Untile.
A'cio Ymlt Sun ,
The Imported Canadian feet of the Hon.
Jeremiah Socklass Simpson of Medicine
Ledge can never run for president , but ho
ought to bo secretary of the treasury if over
there is au alliance president of the United
States. As n financier , nn export upon circu
lating medium and nn Inventor of money ,
the Sockless Socrates beats all the otliei cur
rency cranks of the alliance as nuirh as
lightning beats n messenger boy. IIo un
folded his views before the people of Wichita
last Friday night , and even the scanty re
ports of his speech which have oomo Oijt
show that Hamilton and Gallatln wcro babies
in the hornbook of finance , and that Jerry Is
a bigger man than the two of them :
" wits 'stuck ' ho said the
"He not , , on prec
ious metals as circulating medium. His ideal
wns a bit of paper , and ho would prefer to
.suo all cold nnd silver left in the mountains ,
where they belonged. Ho would have an Ob-
ttmnte made of the amount under the giound
and would issue silver coi lillrulai equivalent
in value. Coin in the treasury was liable to
bo stolen by a foreign enemy , but no amount
of faith even could remove thu mountains
uiul their precious freight. "
What is the sub-treasury plan by the side
of Jerry's subterranean treasury plan I Could
there oo u bolder stroke of llmuielul genius
tlian to draw checks upon the I3ank of Un-
dcrearthl In those vast vaults and boundless
sub-treasuries nro inexhaustible deposits nnd
wealth iuostlmublo. How nro you going to
overdraw your account ) How are you going
tobrca\c \ the safe deposit company of the
bowels of the earth 1
In reverent appreciation of the mighty
mind of this U.inuuk ICansan we hereby
direct the paying teller of the Hoard of the
Nibelungs to pay to the order of .leromlah S.
Simpson six tho'usand ( liODU , ) pots of ruin-
bows , acr.itoof sunshine cueumbow , anil n
leather medal mndo out. of the skin of Fafnir.
And woudvisaiill the Kansas alliance men to
provide themselves with wauds of wlUih
hn/.cl to lind the banks under their farms.
And we further advise them to stlclc to J. S.
Simpson , dealer m underground Bccmitlos
and dispenser of the treasures of the earth.
it ( > \ - ovuun 'FA KM.
Wliitctimli Ktltviii ft'ew York Mall and Ki
The Boy lives on our Farm , he's not
Afeui'd of hors.es , none !
An' ho can in.iko''em lope , or trot ,
Er raek , or pace , or rim !
Sometimes ho drives two horses , when
lie comes to town and brings
A wagon fullo' "tutors nen.
An' roaslin1 ears un1 things.
is "a team " ho
Two horses , says ;
An" when you drlvo or hitch ,
The "right" un's a "near" horse , I guos ? ,
Kr "oil" I don't know which.
The Boy lives on our Farm , ho told
Mo , too. 'at ho can HOC' ,
Bv looltln1 at their teeth , how olil
a A horse Is to u "t" I
n
o I'd bo the gladdest hey allvo
knowed mueh us thut
Kf ! I nllv -i * iwut * t..i w ,
An' ' could Mtunil up like him nri < qrivo ,
An1 1st push baclt my hat.
Lllto ho comes BkiUlyhootlu" through
i- Our alley , with ono arm
i13 A'Wavlu fau'-.ve-vicll to you
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"T'lio'B'oy'ilvt's ou our
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UOIUIAN A JEALOUS LOVER ,
The Object of His Adoration Takoi Ex
ception to His Methods.
AN EDITOR SUED FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL , \
Alnry ltrlu n Ke turned to Lincoln
An A e l father DcHortcul by Hln
Son nnd Hott-ln-rmw OiUla
nnd
LIXCOLV , Nob. , Fob. 0 , [ Special to
Tm : Her ] Chapter two of tbo Uohmtiu-
Hartshorn cose cniuo to light today In Justice
Urowu's court. Mrs. rYnnnxi AndersoUf
tbo heroine , is n widow living In tlio block at
Fifteenth ami O streets. She caused the
Issuance of n warrant toJny for tlio arrest of
llonry Hoiinum , the muslo dealer , charging
him not only with threatening to boat , shoot
mid kill her , but also with brutally uss.uill-
ItiB her last night shortly after midnight.
Mrs. Anderson says Unit bur assailant com-
mcncotl bc.iting on the door iv tliouK'li ho
would broilIc It down nnd wlion sbo oponcil it
ho pushed himself in , nnd nftor doltvoritiR
liinnulf of the foulest IntiRiuifu imiighmblo
g ave her n terrible beating.
Mrs. Anderson says that she hna been suf
fering n number of indignities at the hands
of llohiimu boeausosho rtjfusos tokoopcoin-
1MB ) with him. The two were on the licit of
terms n number of years , but , uftor alio dis
covered Hint ho was n drinking man she va-
fnsod to allow him to call on her uguAn ,
ho was consider.ibly inmUmtcd with tlio fntr
widow this cut him to the heart , Mrs , An-
dcrson snys that she loanoci the inonov , hold
by her in trust for her son , to n pontlcman
mimed Mr. HarUlinrn. The fnct that tlut
lady bad business relations with that nentlo-
man raised Hohman's Ire , and the lusult wus
thonrrostof llohnun last summer for nils-
inc a disturbance under HarUlio. n's window.
Hlnco that tltno Mrs , Andurson snys Ihnt
she hus boon in constant terror of b'crllfo.
Matters llnally came to n crisis last night
wbcu Ilohman came to lier homo and brutally
assnultcd her.
LOCK.
The lost issue of the Nebraska Laborer , n
weekly paper edited by H. S. Utllollold , con-
tallied about throe columns of criticism
aimed nt almost everybody ut present or In
the past connected with the city government.
W. II. Nowbcrry , chief of the Iho depart
ment , was among these , and this afternoon
ho caused a warrant to bo Issued from Judge
Houston's court charging Llttleliold with
criminal libel , The paragraph to which the
chief takes exception is ns follows , nnd in
clude the parenthetical additions of his at
torney : "W. II. Nouborry , the defunct
Tammanyito , is very useful to let butUilngs
burn down ( meaning that this afllant Is care
less , negligent , unskillful and uniiunllllud ,
and carelessly allows buildings to bo burned
down ) , drinks whisky and takes the boys
around to sporting houses ( moanlug thntth'ls
afllnnt dee pander to procure boys nnd men
to visit bawdy hou'es in the city ) , and sends
all over the country to get men to work for
half the wages the city has to pay ( meaning
that this nlllant Induces nnd secure * the em
ployment ol men to net as flromcn , nnd ex
acts , obtains nnd keeps half the wages ) . "
Tiir. smim : : MUIIDKK.
The transcript In thoShccdy murder case
was filed in district court by Judge Houston
this morning. The ( hidings of the court are
brief , and set forth thnt tlio proof being evi
dent and thixprosuwptlun great that Monday
McFnrland and Mary Sliced ? are guilty of
the crime as clmrired , and ordering thnt they
bo committed without ball.
MMir iminus iiirruiixs.
Mary Brlggs , who left a few days ago for
Creston , In. , returned to Lincoln this morn
ing , at the invitation , it is presumed , of thu
Creston authorities. The county ofllcials nro
in a quandary as to what to do with the
feminine charmer , who claims that Colonel
Ed U. Sizt'r nnd Grant MeFurlnnd are her
only friends.
ciiAiiniis ritAUD.
Charles F. Wilson complains to the county
court that on May 1 , IbsS , ho entered Into nn
agreement with \V. II. Irvltio wlieroby , in
consideration of the payment of § 3 a month ,
the defendant agreed to deed lot 41 , block ! ) ,
Irvine's' ccond addition. IIo did not make
payments promptly , but on February 1 , 18SU ,
Irvine ngiocd to extend thu tlmo it Wilson
would pay three notes then ituo. Wilson
buys ho did so , but soon afterwards discov
ered that two months previous to accepting
tills money Irvine had deeded the lot to
.lames Uoak. The lot is now worth $ . ' 150 , anil
Wilson asks damages for that amount to
gether with the $ > . - ) ho has paid.
Kin : Niinid A OUAIIDIIX.
The npp'Ication made by Morris 1'adcn for
tbo appointment of a guardian for his mother ,
Ellrnhcth I'aden , whom ho claims is mentullv
incompetent to have the care of her estate ,
valued nt $ .H,000 ) , came up before Judge
Stewart tills afternoon , but was continued.
Tlio matter will piobnbly bo settled by the
appointment of a trustee. The son claims
that his mother has been squandering her
foituno.
TUllNM ) OUT TO DIE.
On Wednesday a letter from T. O. Jock-
son , Council Bluffs , was printed in TIIK ] lii : :
inquiring the whereabouts of John Colvan or
Anna Scot' . Yesterday Colvun appeared at
thu police station , but he did not care to take
charge of his wife's ugoil father , whom Jack
son described us eighty-eight yours old , pen
niless und helpless. Colvan miys that Jaelc-
son is also u son-in-law of the old gentle
man , ami that Jnckson has gotten all the prop
erty ami now wants to get rid of him. MTU.
Sitott was at West I'olnt when last hoard
from.
All SIN FINUH.
William Chlnn , proprietor of the gambling .
den above ( HO O street , whose place was
raided Sunday night , was lined Wi and costs
this morning. The eight othora uirostodat
the tlmo woiodlschursod , the majority prom
ising to louvo town.
01)1)3 AND r.NI)9.
The session of the United States court
in Lincoln ended at noon to lay , ami .ludi-o
Dundy mid the other officials connected with
iho court loft on thu afternoon trains' lor
Omaha. The next session of the court will
bo held at Hustings , on the second Tuesday
In March.
A. II. Wnlstrom , tbo young fellow who
uchloved considerable uotorloty during Ills
stav in the city , has gene to Kansas Oily
without a word of fa ovNoll to anyone. The
fellow's light name is Andrew Hurry Me-
Gulro , by which ho was known at his homo
In Hlrinl'ngham , Ala.
Coroner ir. Holjoko , niter examining Into
iho facts suirounding the death of Mrn.
Whltcl.ead at the hospital Wednesday night ,
deilili'd that nn inquest was not necessary.
Her son at Broken Uow was communicated
with and the remains sent there ut noon
today.
Ilio I'oi-tN Tilnl.
JWm Kciulrhl , 11 ina. :
I sent my verges to the maid who'd turned
my head ,
Willed hho acknowledged ere the waning of
the moon.
"So much obliged to you , door friend , " she
wrote and wild ;
"And us tomorrow morn at ton I'm to bowed ,
I'll toad them to my husband on our honoy-
moon. "
I" " o Help lor lu
Kcie York llcmll ,
"Don't you sneeze nt mo. "
"I can't help sneezing atchool"
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