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ntIlry I'nbllc.
SK.VATOU GORMAN'S hasty declination
of the presidency is u trillo prcmilurc.
Tin : result of the somitorinl contests
goes to ftliow that tho'ono-term princlplo
Is firmly grounded in the hind of the
Pakotas.
STiiKCTKunf Illinois cloos not stand
Upon such trifles as principles or con-
hcionco whoa a senatorial sent hangs on
the balance.
Tun bill to increase the penalties for
profanity is n cruel blow at the only so
lace loft the contest conspirators. Why
liursuo iv corpse beyond tlio grave ?
POSTOFFICI : receipts in Now Orleans
hnvo fallen .so low as to seriously impair
the omolumontB of the olllco. But whal
Is the postmaster's loss is the people's
gain.
PliKSiDENr ELIOT of the ancient uni
versity of Ilnrvard , has oujoyod a flat
tering reception in the wost. It is an
honor well deserved both by the man
and the institution.
TIIKUI : will bo no frills or flowers
about tliis year's appropriations for state
Institutions Plain , homespun common
noiiso appropriations will bo the style
during the next biennial pariod.
MKMIISIIS of the legislature may oat
their Texas oysters with the satisfaction
which accompanies the fact that thov
have paid roundly for thorn In advortiS'
Ing the smart eity of Galvoston.
HAVINO sent them on a fool's errand ,
the legislature should now lit out a com
mission to discover the wlioroUbouts ol
McKciglmn , Kom and Bryan. Public
nnxloty should bo allayed at any cost.
Tins manager of the Atlon road utters
his annual lamentation against state am
Rational regulation. Meanwhile the
corporations , by their own nets , virtually
compel the people to adopt stringon
jncasuros of solf-protoction.
TIIK public has Indicated that It would
pltully accept either a novel or a lecture
from Mr. Ingalls. That is an invitation
which the long-sulToriiig public does not
Jlghtly extend to anyone , and It may
therefore bo construed as a hijrh com
plimont.
KKAIINISY county repudiates the
that lior iwoplo are destitute and ii
need of outsUlo help. Nebraska is bo
Binning to wuko up to the fact that she
has boon dangerously slandered , am'
that It is for the interest of all her clti-
Eons that the false stories bo corrected
AUTIIOUITIKH appear to agree tha
Senator Kyle of South Dakota is a nice
Bortof a man , with no bare-brained po
llticnl philosophy to worry the country
about. This being the case , South Da
kola may be said to hiivo dotio well in
iismuch as she might easily have done
Worso.
SOUTH DAKOTA makes a bid for the
favor of Montana cattleman by provid
Ing for free range in the western part o
the state until it shall bo forbidden by
majority of the voters in the counties.
This will doubtless do a good deal to
fester the cattle business In the Black
Hills conn try.
SLHUK , handsome , alfalfn-fed cattle
Bold for high prices in South Omaha
yesterday. They wore fattened on irri
gated crop * , and no nvm pan calculate
the viiluo of the cattle western Nebraska
will send to market when that section
has a fair chance with the dreary Wyo
ming waste from which those cattle
hailed.
Tins bill to abolish the death penalty
In Nebraska Is superfluous. There is
practically no death penally to abolish.
True , the execution of criminals la au
thorized by law , but the maze of tech-
idealities and restrictions with which it
is hedged by the courts renders It
"more honored In the broaon than In
the observance. " The law Is worse than
n ( load letter. It is successful mainly in
aiding the escape of red-handed murtay-
ors a fact which the criminal records
of Nebraska sadly attest. What the
state needs Is a law which will insure
the prompt execution of bontonces 1m-
poso-l on the guilty.
uoi.u Tin : I'MirrnuDDKii THUK. i
The representatives of the republican
mrly are In > a minority In both branches
of tlio legislature , but they are for that
reason no less responsible for thu faith-1
ul redemption of the parly's pledges to
the people , to tlio extent of their votes '
and influence. Tliolr votes on iho
nrloiifl vttnl measures BOOM tocomo up
for action will stand as tlio nets of the
great political party which , until this
vcar , has been responsible for all
minches of the government since the
state was admitted to the union.
Tlio republicans wont into Iho last
campaign ujwn n clear declaration of
irinciplos affecting state legislation.
They declared unequivocally in favor of
ajlroad legislation. They pledged the
> arly to a reduction of rates to corro-
bpoml with these "now prevailing in
states adjacent to tlio Mississippi' , " to
the abolition of frco passes , except
for rnihond employes ; to the enactment
nnd enforcement of laws prohib
iting the Illegitimate increase
of stock nnd capital ; to the taxation of
ill railroad property , Including their
enormously valuable franchises ; and ,
finally , to nil legislation aiming at the
curtailment of corporation inlluonco in
politics.
The railroad question is still an tinsot-
.Icd problem In sta to politics. Measures
designed to carry out tlio principles
enunciated in the republican platform
will soon como up for action
in the legislature. It is the
duty of the republican members to
work and vote for these measures in pre
cisely the same spirit that they would
have clone if the -party wore , now , as
tormorly , entirely responsible for the re
sults of the session.
The republican party la pledged to
stand by the people on other important
measures. It promised to support ballot
reform , an employe * ' liability act , and a
law making public elevators serve as
warehouses or conditions that prohibit
discrimination. It agreed to support
more stringent usury laws and to pro
vide legislation to assist laborers in the
collection of wages.
Uvory rootiblienn member of the sen
ate nnd house wan elected on this plat
form. Hvery ono of thorn is therefore
individually responsible for the attitude
of the representatives of the party in
the legislature. The party will bo hereafter -
after judged by its present action as
justly and mercilessly as if it wore tlio
majority rather than Iho minority. The
event may prove that the votes of re
publican members were or wore not
important in determining the fate of
measures vital to the welfare of the pee
ple. However , that may bo , their votes
will largely determine the future of the
republican party in this stato. They
are at least responsible for the rcdcmp
tiou of the solemn pledges of the party
to the people.
It Is to bo hoped that the seven ropub
Hams in the senate and the 21 In the
house will hold the rudder true.
THIS NICARAGUA UOXD SC11KME.
It is said that a .lumber of senators
who at first approved the proposal that
the government should guarantee $100 ,
000,000 , of Nicaragua canal bonds have
changed their minds , and there Is con
scquontly less probability that this
scheme for making thu. government
practically responsible for the cost of
this enterprise will succeed. Notwith
standing the fact that the proposition
had the unanimous support of the com
mittee on foreign relations it has re <
colved very little public endorsement.
Nobody fails to recognize the import
ance of the canal project commer
cially , and there is felt to bo
seine force in the argument
that If the government guaranteed
the bonds it would prevent them from
going abroad and at the same time
would , la oltoct , make the canal a na
tional affair. Hut on the other hand it
is reasonably said that if the projectors
of the enterprise can show , as they
claim , that it will assuredly bo profit
able thov ought to have no difficulty in
enlisting American capital , and as to ex
tending the authority of the government
mont over it that will hardly bo neces
sary for Its protection. It Is suggested
that as England secured control of the
Sue/ canal by obtaining most of the
slock and now makes regulations for that
great commercial water route , so in time
some foreign power might got control ol
the Nicaragua canal. But the danger
of this Is extremely remote , if indeed
there is any danger. The chances are
that the canal will always remain under
American management , whether its
bonds are bold abroad or at homo.
Public sentiment la not In favor of the
government guaranteeing the bonds ol
any corporation. ICxporionco has shown
that in such transactions the government
mont uniformly gets the worst of it. Hut
oven If this wore not the case the policy
is had on general principles. It is not a
function of the government to engage in
that sort of business. If congrosa should
pass the bill which provides for guaran
teeing the Nicaragua canal bonds , It
would amount practically to talcing $100- ,
000,000 from the treasury of the United
States and making a present of it to the
corporation. This of course would not
bo done directly , and the promotord of
thu bcliomo are profuse in assurances
that not a dollar would como out of the
national treasury , but it la safe to regard
as a certainty that when the Interest
payments wore duo the cash box of the
company would bo found empty or lack
ing , and the government would bo called
upon to supply the money. The interest
on Pacific railroad bonds guaranteed by
the government has taken out of the
treasury over $00,000,000. Further
more , it la highly probable that
the 3100,000,000 which the Nicaragua
canal company want guaranteed would
bo only a starter. Once involved in this
business the government may bo called
upon to put up two or three times the
amount now aeked for , and finally there
would arise the same question that
there is now regarding the Pacific
railroads , namely : that of the govern
ment assuming ownership of the canal.
It Is clearly the duty of congrohs to re
ject the proposition which the promot
ers of the Nicaragua canal ate urging ,
and which for soino. occult reason re
ceived the favorable consideration of all
the members of tbotonato committee on
foreign relations. It Is time there was
u distinct disavowal of. the policy of
loaning ] the credit of the government for
promoting ] the Interests of corporations ,
however 1 Important andt laudable their
enterprises , and It should bo made In
connection with the Nicaragua bond
measure. i Otherwise there will bo fur
nished i n valid argument In buhnlf of the
sub-treasury and other schemes which
are likely to luivo a strong support in
the next congress.
OMMIA'S rtXAAl'lATi STAXUIXG.
In the business world the standing of
the individual , firm or corporation is
measured by the energy and ability dis
played , the piotnptlUido with which
obligations are mot and pledges ful
filled.
The same rule applies to municipali
ties. Their standing In the financial
world reflects not only the prosperity of
the community , but the confidence and
enterprise of its people. No barometer
responds inoro readily to a change In the
elements than the monetary mercury
registers the effect of bad management ,
oxtrnrngnnco nnd recklessness in public
affairs.
Omaha's standing In the financial
marts of the country is unsurpassed.
"While other cities of equal population
are struggling to meet past duo obliga
tions or Inventing explanations of ex
cessive deuresslon in values , the high
standing of Omaha Is forcibly illustrated
by thu inquiries of Investors for city
bonds and voluntary lenders of premiums
for them.
Nor is this remarkable confidence in
O.naha's present and future misplaced.
The books of the city and county treasur
ers prosonl a record of prom pttaxpay ing ,
ol which fowcltios can boast. During
IfeOO , the amount of regular taxes paid
by property owners was $1,175,180. In
addition to this , special taxes for paving ,
curbing , sewers nnd grading- the
amount of $173,457 were collected. In
round numbers , over a million and a
half dollars was turned into the public
treasuries by the taxpayers of Omaha.
This vast sum was paid in during n year
of marked business depression and
doubt.
The ratio of collections to total tax levy
is a notable proof of the city's prosper
ity. In 1880 the tUy tax collections
amounted to 93.25 per cent of the total
levy ; in 1SS7 , 97.52 per centjin 18S8 , 08.93
per cent ; in 18SS ) , U2.15 percent , and in
1890 , 8-1.10 per cent , with six months of
the tnx year remaining.
The significance of these figures will
bo appreciated when It is stated that
over six million dollars in special taxes
have been paid by property owners for
street improvements in eight years and
nearly three million dollars in state and
county taxes during the same period.
Despite this enormous drain , regular
obligations have been promptly mot , and
a comparatively small amount of prop
erty sold for delinquent taxes.
The record is a splendid tribute to
public confidence nt homo and abroad.
Is it any wonder that investors who paid
last year a total premium of $2o,000 for
Omaha's low interest bearing bonds are
anxious for a few more blocks of such
gilt edge securities ?
TJIK 1'AOKJins SKTTLK IT.
If the interview with a representative
of the packers'interests at South Omaha
published elsewhere in THU Buis , cor
rectly states their future course , it maybe
bo said that the controversy between the
live stock exchange and the American
live stock commission company is at an
end. It appears that the packers wil
withdraw from the live stock exchange
and reserve for themselves the right to
buy cattle where they choose , regardless
of the rules that have previously bound
them ,
This decision ia crcdltabloto the pack
ers and in accordance both with justice
and sound policy. The contention of the
commission men has been that nobody
should sell cattle in the market unlos :
a member of the exchange and obodlont
to its rules. Under this arrangemon
nvory shipper was obliged to pay the
commissions fixed by the exchange
whether they required the services
of the commission men or not.
So long as the packing interests
continued to bo bound by the rules of th
exchange outside shippers were holplo.ii
to interfere with this arrangement
The man who operated on Ills own capi
tal and brought his cattle to market was
obliged to pny tlio same tribute to the
exchange as the man who used the ser
vices of commission men as bankers and
agents.
Tho"American livestock commission
company , composed of stock raisers
ors and feeders , was organ
izcd to give its members equal
rights in the market with commission
men. It could not hope to accomplish
its object if the packers refused to buy
of parties not authorized to do busincs
by the exchange. Now that the packers
declare their independence of the exchange
change , commission men and outsld
shippers stand on an equal footing.
The result of the packers' decision
will bo beneficial to the business. I
will introduce a now element of compe
tition , and permit stock raisers to marKet
Kot their cattle with the least possibl
expense. It will vary likely have th
further effect of eliminating the possl
bilityof hostile legislation that woul
work injury to all concerned.
NuiiUASlCA is not the only state I
which an effort is being mndo to abolis
the abuse of frco railroad passes to pub
lie officials. Massachusetts has nls
found this practice to baa source of ovi
and a measure is before the legislatun
of that state Intended to do away wit
it , but it does not appear that the law
makers are very anxious to give up thl
perquisite. They are plainly told that
la the opinion of the public the free
pass has the effect to give railroad cor
porations an advantage over the indi
vidual , but this sortofreproieh , equally
applicable wherever legislators and
public officials generally accept free
railro.id pasbos , docs not scorn to
weigh inoro heavily upon the minds
of the Massachusetts lawmakers thnn
with these yjsovvhoro who in this cheap
way dispose of their Indopondanco to the
corporations. Tlio possession of a free
pass appears to bo there as everywhere
else a complete emollient for the wounds
of public condemnation. It is burprlslng
how man ordinarily quick to resent any
imputation upon their honor and man
hood will stand without a murmur the
accusation of bcin accessible to railroad
Inlluonco in ordarpu save the few dollars
lars which the frWpa < enables them to
save. Hut , oagJoHly as moat ptiblic of
ficials and loglnmtora cling to this per
quisite , there is mill reason to buliovo
that ultimately liio. free pass abuse will
bo dona awnyvith. . '
OUlt celestial nijtomporary , the
, assails Governor Hoyil's message ,
and declares that 'prohibition ' is not a
dead issue , tluit.lt , Deceived inoro votes
than the governor , that it occupies a
position similar to tlio amendment in
creasing thu number of judges of the
supreme court , nnd quotes "Judge
Agncw of Iho United States supreme
court" in opposition to the claim that
prohibition is sumptuary legislation.
Unfortunately for the JlidlumVs system
of reasoning , there is no Judge Agnew
on tlio United Statoi supreme bench.
Prohibition was rejected by an over
whelming majority of till voles cast at
the election , whereas the court
nmondinont , though overshadowed by
the main issue , received a sub
stantial majority of all votes cast on the
proposition. Prohibition Is a dead issue
lot only in Nobtaska but in every state
.vhoro . it hits been tried. An increase in
the working force of the supreme court
s absolutely necessary for the proper
nnd prompt transaction of public busl-
loss , and the increase would have been
sanctioned at the polls had not the frco
timmics traded every vital interest to
ralvanlzo their corpse. Heroin Hos the
substantial dillorenco between ostab-
ishcd facts nnd exploded theories.
TIIK decision of the supreme court on
the boundary question confirms the
claims of South Omaha to the strip of
territory in dispute. The court holds
that while cities may nnnox adjoining
tillages in their entirety , organized
cities of the second class cannot bo Jin-
ncxed by the more extension of metro
politan eity limits. The ruling settles tv
trilling annoyance , and is of no consequence -
quonco to Omalm , except so far as it
iifTccts the collection of special taxes for
street improvements in the disputed
strip. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
NOW that the board of public works is
in working order , preparations should
bo made , in connection with the council
committees , for the inituguration-of pub
lic improvements at the earliest pos
sible day.
DKSIHTK his exhausting labors In
strengthening the party spine , the sani
tary commissioner finds time to levy on
the county for a liberal donation of the
elixir of life.
it comes to the finer points of
municipal law , the legal minds of the
council are , in their own estimation ,
several leagues in advance of the city
attorney. '
ANOTIIEU rate war is on. The more
the corporations combine the greater
becomes the thirst for blood.
Matin ; ; Time.
It's bird mating time , nml Blnlno has one
eye on thu eagle and the other on the Cuban
parrot.
Shaking in Their Roots.
licit tfnnl Cmirant.
Cleveland ( in writing that letter about sil
ver ) , has ilono wliat the plantation preacher
did when ho divcrsed from ' "ligion" into
morals. Ho has "thrown a coldness over the
mcotiii' . " .
Illinois is Crowding.
Motion Advettl cr.
If the Connecticut legislature cannot manage -
ago sooa to got over its quarrel and ct down
to business ocoplo will cease to talk nbout
"tho Nutmeg stato" and bcfe'ln to call It the
chestnut atato.
Notice to Quit.
2Vetc 1'orfc Tribune.
Another victim of the cigarette habit has
found Ufa not worth living and has blowa bis
brains out. Such Incidents as this doubtless
have a greater deterrent effect unon smokers
of cigarettes than any legislation which has
been enacted by any of tbo state ? . The latest
attempt to cure the habit by law is belnj :
made la Indiana , where It is proposed to
exact a heavy state license fee from sellers of
this form of tobacco.
Ijnlssp z Falro.
Kcw York Inilepentlfnt.
"Busybodles" are three times referred to
in the bible nnd always with disapproval.
They are persons who concern themselves a
( rcat deal about the affairs of other pot-sons
when they have properly and riRhtfully noth
ing to do with them and should bo content to
mind their own business Such persons are
a standing nutsanco to every circle in which
they move. They are usually exaggerating
"tattlers" as well as busybodies.
AdmircH Americans.
Jfrs.tain / -If. Stanley in Sew Yoilc 7/cmW.
1 see lu a Now York paper nu article has
appeared attributing to mo common ta on New
York society which I never maUo. I emphat
ically deny having made such Impertinent ,
such ungrateful remarks. Tlio gracious kind
ness shown us ntNbw York would alone have
rendered it impossible for mo to speak of
American ladles and gentlemen in the extra
ordinary way I am reported to have spoken.
I admire and appreciate far too much all I
have seen to think.or say what Is attributed
to mo.
Sign Thin Petition ?
Kne 'liork Sim.
There must bo a certain number of maga
zine articles published .every month , and it fl
a fact which any intelligent person can verify
in a few moments , that of the entire number
n certain percentage are written because the
writers had something on their minds , and
the rust because thc.'cditors had space to 1111.
Thuro Is plenty of kiipw-how , though , about
writing magazine ai-tlclos and clover people
who Iccep thorasclvo ( omployodat It got so
sltillfulthnt It is ofteri'hard ' to tell from tlicir
articles whether they1 have really felt the
opinions they exprcsa'br ' not.
Poetry as a Kul'cty Valve.
fftw Ynrk .Sim.
i'erso will go on , not necessarily because
there is a demand for It , but occauso of thu
relief it affords to the producer. Circum
stances that cannot bo put to any ottior Im
aginable use , can often bo made fruitful of a
pooin of a meritorious and marketable quality.
To bo jilted by u girl Is a sore trial , but the
sorcncsi is lessoned and even lu soniu cases
transmuted Into chastened elation , wiion the
experience has been rut up Into proper
lengths , duly rhymed ami possibly sold for
publication. Confession is good for the soul ,
and there is that about poetry which espec
ially ills it to bo tbo vehicle of confession.
I'iclurrmiio | HOH.
nibiiop Talbot , the genial and popular mis
sionary , ( Episcopal ) bishop of Wyoming , re
cently preached la St. Peter's , Philadelphia ,
wearing over his Mirplloan red ncndomia
lixut ftuchnils nlmost universally worn by
Iho I'.tigllsh clergy , sny * the Now York
Tribune. After tlio ncrvlco two old ladles
began telling each oilier how much they
liked him. "IJut , " said ono , "I liked him so
much moro before ho went to Wyomlmrj
didn't wear that ridiculous red thlnR on his
back then , " "Oh , my dear , " replied her
friend , "ho doesn't really llkoto wear It , you
know. Hut tljo Indians where ho comes
from innko him wear It , Ihey wo'i't listen
to n man who doesn't ' \vo.ir gauily clothes. "
VJWSOX.l LIT1HS.
Ono of the English novelists of the Jay , A.
C. Doyle , h an occullst in netlvo pr.ictlco.
"Pottalrt Pottalr } Haven't hoard of
her. " This is the cruel way lu which Mme ,
Sara uormlts herself to speak of a rival Cleo
patra.
Iloston Herald : General Mllca says his
only ambition is to command bravo men.
That la the kind of a presidential candidate
ho Is. .
Mrs. Mary Darden , of Hampton , Vn. ,
clnlnn to bo 103 years old , and her word Is
believed. Her mother tllod In 1601 , at thu
leputed npo of 100 years.
Sir Julian 1'auucofoto is very anxious to
deny his Invcrvlcw on the Hehrlng sen deci
sion. It's not to bo wondered at. with the
fate of his predecessor , Lord Sackvllltf , before
fore his eyes.
Mrs. James 0. Blalnc , Jr. , asldo from a
sllirht lameness , is nearly recovered from her
recent serious Illness of some munths ago.
Her plans about attempting the stage are not
llxeil.
Probablv tlio richest clergymen in tlio
United States , if not hi the world , nro Rev.
Dr. K. A. Hoffman and his brother C. V.
Hodman , the former dean of general thoolo-
cal seminary in Now York. Their wealth Is
estimated at S14OUOOIM ) each.
Cleveland Press : Congressman Taylor of
Chlcaco boldly proclaim * that ho bought sil
ver after the present silver law was pissed
nml sold It at a profit , nnd that ho is only
sorry that ho did not buy inoro of It. Taylor
may not have an exalted Idea of the decencies
of statesmanship , but ho is business , strictly
business.
The estate that Senator Hearst will leave
to his heirs ia valued all the way from $ JO-
UOO.OOO down to $ T,000,000. ) , It Has no fixed
value , for the reason that much of it is com-
posca of mining property that now yields a
largo income , but is of n precarious nature.
His solo heirs are liU widow and young Will
iam Hearst , who is a gentleman of expensive
tastes.
It said of Senator Gorman that he 1s so
cool , nervy and self-possessed that it is im
possible to surprise or disconcert him.
weio he , In the midst of a spcccn , to put his
hands into his co.it-tail pockets nml Mud in it
a California earthquake hatching out Idaho
cyclones ho would go on with bis remarks as
unconcernedly as if ho had only found a
cough drop.
Frederic Comlert , second only to Cauncoy
Depew as an after dinner speaker and one of
the best lawyers in New York , is not a good
penman. A clerk in his olllco got "stuck" oa
somoofhls chief's writing. Mr. Coudcrt
tooU'tho paper and gave it tils attention for
some moments , then tossing it across the
table ho said , with assumed petulance :
"Can't read it , eh ? Well , how do you expect
mo to read it tnen when you wait until it
gets cold ! "
'Reno I iuld'H P aliii.
When tired of llfo
Wo can end all its strifo.
Sure enough , by ] ust holding our breath ;
Ilut what will you do
If within your grave yea
Become just as tired of death !
It Is bettor by far
To remain where wo nro ,
Nor shorten life's Journey a mlle ,
For it truly is said
That when ouco wo nro dead
VVo shall likely DO so a long whllo.
A llonl Kepubllcaii.
I'arli Ftfjiro.
A painter about to receive a visit from a
duke bade his little bov put oa his best
clothes. The child refused , saying :
"I won't dross up for a duko. "
"Woll , then , it's nkimr , " said his father.
The young gentleman promptly submitted
to his toilet.On being asked why ho yielded
in the case of a king , the child responded :
" 1 want to see hia two heads. "
His knowledge of Icings was confined to
playing-cards.
An Kflioacious Motllolm ; . ,
"Ah , doctor , allow mo to give you my
heaitlost thanks for that medicine you pro
scribed for mo. "
"So it helped you very much ! "
'Yes , indeed , immensely. "
"How many bottles did you usol"
"I didn't ' drink any myself , but my uncle
got away with ono bottle , and soon after
breathed his last. I Inherit all his property. "
Knnily Suited.
Vttn'ccc ' JHiilc.
Ho ( ardently ) I love you truly , Miss
PrcUigyrl , more than words can tell. May I
bopo that my love is returned }
She I can't
Ho O , well , perhaps you don't like mo as
well as I like you. You see I am more easily
suited than you nro.
Enthusiasm In Chicago.
"Whoop I Hooray 1" yelled tbo Chicago
man.
"Wtiat's up ! " queried his companion.
' Niagara falls are on the move in our dl
rection. In the coin-so of tlmo Chlcago'll
have 'em ' , Hooray ! Whoop-ooo-oopco 1"
Pity iho
Mary had a little lamb ,
His whiskers wow snow white ;
And if Mary btrolled without him ,
There was sure to bo n light.
Ho followed her to school ono day ,
Which proceeding was tabooed ;
The janitor Uicked his Inmbship out ,
And Killed a passing duuc.
Ho Don't Attend.
Jioslaii Courier.
The man who when Juno had its fovoi- begot
Ne'er ventured to church 'cause ' 'twas ' thuii'
during hot ,
Now holds him aloof from the sanctified fold ,
Because , as bo says , "It's too thundering
cold. "
I'laccs.
Shakespeare Is right , the world indeed's
stage ,
'Tls safe to bet a box of fine cigars
That man is very far from being sago
Who thinks to llnd the world all palacocars.
1'rno to Art.
The Jolly soubrette , she would ever coquette. .
For to marriage she wasn't inclined.
She would make up her face with astonishing
grace ,
But Bho never could make up her mind.
A jtvcit iiJK v < turns"r TAJIK.
Hostnn Transcript.
Wo all look on with anxious eyes ,
When father carves the duel : ,
And mother almost always sighs ,
When father carves thu duck ,
Then all of us prepare to rise ,
And hold our bibs before our eyes ,
And bo prepared for some surprise ,
When father carves tbo duck.
He braces up and grabs a fork ,
Whene'er ho ctirviu a duck ,
And won't allow n soul to talk ,
Until bo's ' carved tbo duck.
Tbo fork Is Jabbed Into the sldos ,
Across the breast the Unlfo ho slides ,
While every careful person hldoa
i'Tom Hying chips of duck.
The platter's always sure to slip
When father carves the duck.
And how It makes the dishes skipl
Potatoes lly amuck !
The squash and cabbage leap In space ,
Wo get homo uravy la our face ,
And father mutters Hindoo grace
Whene'er ho carves u duck.
Wo then have learned to walk around
The Ulcilng loom and pluck
From off tlio wmdow-sUU and walU
Our share of fnthcr'n duck.
Whllo father growls and blows and jaws ,
And iwiArs the knlfo was full of Haws ,
And mother Jeers at him because
Ho couldn't carve a duck.
A DESPERADO'S ' ADVENTURES ,
It Costa Two Thousand Dollars to Arrest a
Torty Dollar HOMO T.lilof.
VARIOUS MATRIMONIAL COMPLICATIONS ,
The Mnuiil 11 Milcii MURCO
HaiidH \ Knnsni MrrutianL Tnkoit
In Hound to Hold tlio
Knrin NuwH Xoles.
LINCOLN' , Nob. , Fob. 10. [ Special to TUB
Uii.J : : Deputy ShorllT Xutsvcrn of Tocum-
sch urrlvocl In the city tills morning with
\Vlll Whitney , a notcil desperado niul crook ,
whom ho e.ipturoil In Now York for stealing
n horse In .lohnsoii county several-years ago.
This Is the fourth or llfth liino Whitney 1ms
been nrrested for the criino , mid each tuna hu
escaped. Once when n tnllo froniTcoumseh
ho Jumped from n train going thirty miles mi
hour , and nllgntod In safety. Another tlmo
ho brolto tiway front the oillcars mid hid in n
swamp. Ho tells his escapades with evident
relish , and says that on this occasion ho laid
in a ditch partially lllled with water , \vhllo
his pursuers passed within u fo\v foot of him.
Ho Is n young follow of about twenty-eight ,
very well dressed. Ho says the county has
spent about F.,00l ! ) chasing hi m for the theft'
of a 640 horso.
HOUND Tt ) MOM ) TI1I1 PAKM.
Frank Strndloy secured nn Injunction
from Judge Field Oils morning restraining
William K. CHIT mid C. S. Shaw from an
noying him and throwing htm oil u fiirm In
Cuss county. Newton 12. Onrr claims the
land belongs to him. nnd that William and
Shaw hnvo entered into u conspiracy to deprive -
privo him of the fiirm , on which the former
was allowed to live on conditions that ho
didn't fulfill. William Cnrr has routed the
farm to Shnw , whllo Newton Carr lias rented
it to Stradloy , and there is where the dlfll-
culty hos.
DUNCAN TIKRS cir\nnn.
Many patrons of the museo who called last
ovouliur to attend the performances worn
considerably surprised to find that plnco of
amusement closed. The closing was only
temporary , mid at 1 o'clock this afternoon
the museo opened its doors again , with Will
iam T. Duiiean as solo proprietor and man
ager.
The closing was duo to differences between
the proprietors of the museo Messrs. Sackott
& , Lnwlcr of Omaha , and the owners of the
building , Jiohanan Llros. The museo com
pany hail been paying n rental of $ , tH ( ) ( ) a
vcar for the two lloors , and had a ten years'
lease. The house was not as prolitablo as the
proprietors had anticipated , and they wished
n reduction in thu rent , but the Holmnnns
had entered into the contr.ict in Kood faith
and did not doslro to bo thrown out in the
cold summarily. Will Lnwlur of Omaha was
down yesterday and held u conference with
tlio tlohuiians , hut no settlement was
reached , nnd ho loft for Omaha at 1 o'clock.
Manager Duncan immediately miulo
Messrs. liobnnan a proposition to assume the
obligation , contingent on his being successful
in securing the museo for himself. This was
satisfactory and Mr. Duncan went to Omaha
in the evening , where ho held negotiations
with Mr. Iv.iwler , and as a result ho returned
this morning with the papers in his pocket
which give him the solo.proprietorship of the
inusec.
inusec.ttON'T
ttON'T I'AY lir.lt IIUSIIAND'S IJKI1T3.
The attention of the county court was
taken up this morning In hearing that case
of the Stuart State bank vs Mary Hyman , a
suit on a noto. Mrs. llyman says that she
never slimed any note and don't owe the
bank anything. The case seems to hinge on
whether the woman is liable for the hus
band's debts , as the bank bought the note
supposing that she would sign It.
MAimir.n ANOTHEH ami , .
Louis Calavan , a young man who is at
present under bonds to nppc.ir before the
next term of district court to exonerate him
self from the charge of being the father of
Mary Klamp's child , was married at tlio St.
Charlns hotel today by Jutigo Stewart , who
had bound htm over. The Rirl in the case ,
however , is not Mary Klatnp but Laura
Spencer , a 19-ycar-oltl young lady from
Sprapuo.
Till ! SlWVEIl LUICEXY OASn.
The Frothingham-Siiwyor caso. over which
Justice Drown puzzled his brains for two
days , has been dismissed , there not Dclng
enough evidence produced by Frothlngham
to prove that Sawyer had stolen SJOO from
him , as was alleged in the indictment.
Frothingham , however , says that ho is S7K ( )
out and naturally feels raihor sere over the
decision.
MU. KAflsnir. is J.IAHI.E.
Mr. J. S. Hapsdalo of IConosaw writes to
Deputy Auditor Allen that the Citizens' Mu
tual railway company of Waterloo , la.which
has recantly failed , wishes him to pay Jli5 !
toward the payment of the Oohts of the de
funct company. Mr. Allan says that as the
company is a mutual ono it will use every
effort to maUo Mr. Ragsdato pay this amount.
LOOKING Foil A WIFE.
Joseph Norton , an Englishman who lives
near Dnvoy , was a caller at Judge Stewart's
ofllco yesterday afternoon nnd invoked the
aid of that olUcitil in securing him a wife.
The judge's supply was exhausted and Joseph
is still hankering after a fair ono to woo and
win. His desires seem to run in the line of a
woman of about forty or forty-five , and as bo
has had consldciablo trouble with his sons
the right party should apply at onco.t
TIN ; TiioL'svND roil HUH sox.
Mrs. Mary 13. Meyer , as administratrix ,
began suit In the district court this morning
against C. 12. Hedges asking 810,000 damages
for the death of hcr son Knos , who was hilled
in defendant's foundry December 0 , IbSS , by
the bursting of an emery wheel. The plain-
till contends that the explosion was duo to
careless management ami that her boy ought
not to have been put at this heavy work.
01)113 AND EX119.
Frederick Socrth was given Icayo to with
draw the answer to his wife Gcorgio's peti
tion for divorce , and on that woman's telling
her story the court gave her a deereo on the
ground of non-support and desertion.
Judge Stewart yesterday heard the testi
mony In support of the application of Morris
1'adon for the appointment of a guardian for
his mother , who , hu claims , is mentally Incompetent -
competent to have chnrgo of her estate , and
which she is wasting. Argument is being
heard this afternoon.
KesolutloiiH of Sympathy.
At n meeting of the Apollo clut ) , held Tues
day evening , the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted :
Whereas , Wo have learned with prof nil IK ]
ro ret of thu dtmth. In fur away Slum , of MM.
KII/ulM'th IVmutll I'liriuipr. .slater of ourie-
sprc.ted president. Mr. T. .1 , I'omiull ; anil
Wlii'roas. Tlio tiiklne siwuy of a yumif ? life
HO full of linpo. devotion and solt-Kiiurillco
leaving home , frlomls and nailvu land to KO
ainoiiK tlio houtlion In assist In tirlniflriK < ln : U-
niii'd wiuls Into thu light of ulvllUallon and
Christianity ; ami
\Vliureas , llur husband Is now left dosoluto
and iilotii ) In-n IieatliiMi land , tlinruforo holt
licsolvn ) , Ity I ho Apollo ulnli of Uniiiha , nml
the lailh's' auxiliary tliuroU ) , that wo hereby
axiuvi > aiiir apyrroiatlon of thu nolluni ) s of
liorclmruoii'r and fcelf-micrllleui rind liu It
Itusolved , That wo fiirthuruxpiosf iinrfiln-
oero sorrow and tunduront licartfclt Hyinp.i-
thv tothohoart-liroliiMi family ; and
Kesolved.Thnt-tin-so rpsolntlnns ha entered
niion the it'ciirilt and copies tr.insiiilttvd t
thu family nml to thu iin-ss nf Oimihu for
nuhllratlnn. peetfiilly snliinlltcil ,
U.U. lloi.MKH , Aixn.ru .Miivnn ,
boutotury. Vlco 1'riisldont.
JKNTN.
Fllrgondo Illattor : Itt the Kostaurnnt- .
"ts this roaU vonlioii iiurfcetly frcihl"
"Vci , perfectly froMi. " "Hut It l nhvnys so
rhoapl'1 ' "No. the llrst Ave days wo cliurito
60 ccnta a iKrtlon inoro. "
Ctilcago Post ! Secretary Uttsk reports
Unit there aro50K)0)0 ( ) ( ) ( ) of how In the United
Statoi. This would scorn to Indicate thai
tbo majority of the Inhabitants rldo oil the
street cars.
St. Joseph News ! This present goncrntlon y
Is not nearly ai good at looking out for it'sl'1 ' ! ) S
rmdQ.i as for its V's ' and X's. /
I'uclc : "Do the nihilists want to treat
with thu Cznrl" "Yes. And it's their treat.
They want to blow htm off. "
Mnnsoy's WooUly ; Patrick The fnmlno
In Ireland is nbout 'over ; what Hhall wo do
with the supplies on handt O'lhmovati
Kxchango them for something practical ;
say arnica and court plaster.
U'ho kittens gropa nnd tumble around ;
i > o they get their eyes immderi
And where the dickens they are , to them
Must be a nlno-daya' wonder.
Washington Post : The { 'miso of the recent
stringency In Wall street Is at last disclosed.
t\vo western poker-player * with Mowing
sleeves have been spending tbo winter in
Gotham.
Glebe : Atchlson has a curiosity. Ills a
pretty girl whom all thu other girls like
bettor than they do her homely sister.
I'uck : "I bellovoyou Presbyterians don't
keep Iont. Miss Lawrunoui" "I Just guess
wo do. I always have a now suit for
F.astor. "
Harper's Banr : "Please don't talk to mo.
I'm saving my volco for the opera , " "Why ,
are yon to sing ! " "No. I'm to bo In ono ol
the boxes. "
American Grocer : Making a piny for him
Jack Pott ( to coy musician ) Mr Miss
( iladvs. won't you play for mo ? Wllllu
( aged ton ) Aw , that's what she's been
dolu1 for a month I
TO TIII : vr.xus or MILO.
I'nrli.
You need no arms , O Venus sweet I
I swr.tr by yonder aides
You'd knock a man right off his foot
By ono glance of your eyes.
Kow Orleans Picayune : A gas trust can
bo disposed of la short meter.
Hinglinnipton Republican : The man who
was nearly choked with r.igo found it was
caused uy an ellect to swallow his wrath.
Atchlson Glebe : The skeleton In a man's
closet Is usual some other man , and the skele
ton In a woman's closet Is usually another
woman.
Boston Trapscript : A man can fairly bo
charged as being a btgottcd temperance man
when ho will have nothing to do with hope ,
because hope is so often dissipated.
Martha's Vineyard Herald : Love la awny
ahead of sunshine. It gilds a real uncom
fortable time with more glory than old Sol
can evolve in trying to illuminate a ( toscrt of
rocks and desolation.
Drake's Lecturer "Tho
Mipnze sugges
tive campaigns of the Romans Into ( ! aul
form , perhaps , the only record of a series of
successful lailurcs in his "
Auditor ( lnUrruptliiK ; ) "What's the mat
ter with the Delaware peach crop ! "
ol'Jay'H Death.
An inquest was hold yesterday to dotor-
mlno the cause of death of Gcorgo Jay , the
employe of the Klinbnll ice company wlio
was run over by a Missouri Pacific engine
February 11. and both legs crushed In such
a way us to make amputation necessary.
The testimony showed that the man was
trespassing on the property of the railroad
company and drove directly in front of the
approaching engine in the yards. Tli o tes
timony of the physician who made the post
mortem examination showed that death re
sulted from blood poisoning , thu tissue of the
legs being so badly crushed as to make it im
possibles for nature to repair the circulation.
A void let was returned in nccot-danuu with
the ovidenco.
tin ; Su ur Homily Hcpnnl.
A special meeting of the board of directors ol
the Omuliu board of tradowas held yesterday
afternoon for consideration of the bill pend
ing in the legislature for a repeal of the
bounty on sugar. After a full discussion of
the matter the following was unanimously
adopted :
Wlmroas A bill Is now pending In the Ne
braska It-Rislutiiru looking to thu repeal of tliu
net providing for u bounty on Mi nr inanu-
f.iuturud from beets raised In the state of No-
uruskii ; tlmrttfims hu It
Uusnlvuil , ly ) the directors of the Omaha
boaid of trailu. that our fu'nutors anil lopro-
Htmtnttvrs ho anil are hereby reiiui'Hlcd to nso
their InlluoiiL'o to suouro itn rxtrnslim ol thu
lime at which this bill shall take. olTuot to
January 1 , 1SOJ.
Don't Wnnt Help.
A requisition was recently mido by parties
in I'hclps county for help from the state re
lief commission. Itov. Or. Martin , Hon. H.
11. Grccr , Loulo Meyer nnd W. N. Nason
called n meeting at Holdrcge on Monday to
consider the request for help. The county
commissioners , however , took n hand In the
matter and yesterday acnt Mr. Nason a tolo-
gratn saying that they would withdraw all
claims for aid and that the county wou > d ex
tend its residents any assistance needed.
Kinkaiil and Mttlo.
Mr. John KinUaid , a prominent attorney of
Ouray , Colo. , and Mary Holland Little of thu
Woild-IIer.dd editorial stall , were united In
mnrriago at noon yesterday at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. II. B. 1'eattle , ! U2I i'oppluton
aveuuo , IJr. DuryeaolHclating. Only relatives
and a few intimate friends of the bride were
present.
Mr. and Mrs. iCinkald loft on the afternoon
train for Salt Luke and will make * their future
homo at Ouray. _
Hi-other Comliij-
Chief Seavoy received a letter yesterday
from a brother of II. M. Itodgcrs , new in
jail , and the gentleman says ho will arrive in
Oiimhu iu a day or two for the purpo o of
seeing vhat ho can do with and for the
young man who attempted to sbufllo off his
mortal cell a fortnight since. I'nrtlcs nt
North 1'latto h.ivo also written Ciilof Se.ivey
stating that they know Kodgurs to bo a Penn
sylvania boy. _
Crrsot-nt Quartet to Cononrt.
Considering thu btato of the weather , a
fair si7Cil audience greeted thu Crescent
qnartotto at the concert given nt the Park
Place Congregational church at Thlrty-llrst
and California streets last night. The music
by the members was very line ? , while tha
recitations by Miss Allan and Miss ICetchum
added much to the pleasure of thu evening.
Both of the Indies are elocutionists of consid
erable prominence , .
,11 nst 1 is HID Saloon.
Chief Seavoy has notified John Kilter , who
operates a saloon on Leaven worth sttoet , but
who has boon refused a llconso by the license
board , that ho must close up and remove all
the liquor from his place of business. If urn
is not dooo by next Monday the ohlof will in
struct tlio pghca to take charge of the stock.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. II. S. Gov't Report , Aug. 17 , 1889.
ABSOLUTELY PURE