TIIK OMAHA JAL1V MONDAY , ALA UGH 0 , 18HI. TIIK DATTiY HKE K. HOSK\V \ ATK.lt KIHTOII. T- - - I 1'UUhlsHKt ) KYKItY MOUNMN'G. Tt-'UMS Or M' II nntlynml Sunday , Ono Your. . ! IO no HU month" . ft l Tldi'o ILIHIII | . ! 4 M Hitiiln ) lie p. Out1 Vcnr . * W \\Yckly llt-i' . Ono Vcnr . I txi OtililiB , Tile lire 1 'il Ml 11 > f. South Oiinhn. Corner N null Will StrcoK Ciiiiiioll lllilITi , IS I'oiiH Slti'oli Chicago ( Illli r.MIT Cliitiiln r of Cntiilill'lX'l'i Nuw Virk. HIIIIIMM ii.ll : iniUVrrlbiiiieHulldliiii Washington , MS l-'ourlcrnlh fir-cut. Allrnmtiiunlotttliitii rchitltnr to now * ntiil editorial lu.illor Nlinuld be nildro-sod to the Kdllorlnl Di-p'irtmont. ntlrilM-i-.S 1KTTKI1 . Atlhmlno-ssloltors utid remittances lnmld bi > ailitri's ! > iMl In Thr Urn Pu'Ml-Oilm ' ; Company , Oiiiiilin Prnfl" . t'hoi Us ami pnttiilll. e nnler-i to do made payuble to tlu > order of tbu cum' Jinny. TlicBecFiililisliiiisCoiPiiiiy , ProBriclors TUB nii : ; iini.niNi ! . SXVOItN : TATKMI'NT 01' SIM" of Nc-hriisku , l County of Doughm. ( „ flcoruc ll. TrsoliiloK. M-oielnry of Tur. HKK I'lllillsblng rnnipnny , ili -s Milemnly vcar that tboaotiialeiri'idiitlon of Tin : DAII.V HKK for tlm WOUK i-ndlng Mnreli 7 , l-rJl , was IH Hmiday. Miiroh 1 77.M Miniiliiy , MniPli' ' -l.l- ' > 'l'iio ( iay. .MtiicliM " ' .l1- " VtthirMlnv. Mnroli I ! StS.ll . Tlinrsilnv. Mniill5 SI.7IH Krldiiy. Mnreli li ai.7.-M Hainrdiiy , Mutch T ' -'I.UOI Avemgc UI.I-ISJ OF.OIiflF. II. T/HCIIt'CK. Sworn to bofiiro mo mid siilisorll ud In my presence thlsTth iluy or Muivli A. D. IM1I. N. I' . ITU. . Notary 1'ubllo. tftntnnf Nuhnifikn , t County of Honulas. f" fieoryn II. T/m'linok. Iwlmtiliily nwnrn , no- : OM'R inn ! snjs that lie IsseciPturyof Tins HKI : ] 'iitillHlnng ( 'oii'iiiiiv. ' that tin * iicinal uvcnmo daily eln iiliiilon nf TIIK lUu.v HKK for tlm iniiiith nf .Miueli , IV.H ) , WIIH.ll.M'i eoplos ; for April. ! * H.D. . . ' ' ! ' ! cnplesi for.\liiy. l ! l , aij-m - iilos | ; fnr June. IMO. 9i.tl : ) loples ; for July , 1H 1. 'MJttl copies ; for Air-Mtst , -.O.'MlcopleH ! for Hepteinbof , IMm..M.KTO roploH ; fur October. INK ) , "d.'ll ! cnp'its ' ; for IVovcmbfr , IW 0. M.l' copli'i ; fnr December. l" ' . ' . ' 1,171 copies ; for .limitary. 1MH , "c.JWi'ODlos ; for I'olirnury. IS'.U , < . ' . * , : il > .1 cnpli's. 111:11111:1 : ; II. T/srnrcu. Httorn to before inc. nnd siibscrlliod In my pieseiu-i * . -'Mlitayof ( l'elirniiry. A. D. . 1SUI , > > Nolnry 1'nlillc , IT airrs inot-o tincl more. Chili for the government lit Santiago. Mil. I'AHNi'Lt , retains hi * vitality as real homo rule lonilor. Ho cills : for another fund. Mom : ; * ! ( ! : \vorlc nnd loss wind would maloriiilly improve public respect for the couneil. K ( inuiicial condition of Ai-Ronlino tomls to show tlitit llatlhin iiiul bnnkrupti'y uro iiiHopitrablo. TIIK proHoiit iniintlo of the hcnutifiil snow is worth its wolj lit in goldou ( jrnin to the farinofs of Iowa , Kansas ami No- bratilca. COMMISSIONTU MOIKIAXH ml the Sioux ave u unit on two propositions : [ n- creased rations niul opposition to ilia- nrinaiiiont. TIIKViidhington land fjrib : , coupled with the 1'iorco piiuio fnko , tvndor tlio fool-Uilloi * conspicuous by his absence in these parts. TIIK weekly bank sUiloniont shows the rc.sorvo has decreased $2,710,0(10. ( 1'ho ' banks now hold 810,881,000 in ox- cuss of loyal requirements. IT LOOKS an if this mtjjht bo Mr. Streotor'rt day at Sp/lu liehl. If ho fails to RO under the wire this time ho will bo retired from the raee. TIIK purmaiumey of Kurnpoiin peace now hin os on a public exhibition of the band witli whieh Hu laiurs heir ap parent raked tlio pot in that baccarat deal. TIIK loiter carriers of the United States will unveil a statue of Sunset Cox in Now York on July . The event will honor both the donors and the subject. _ „ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tin : county attorney gives 289 reasons nhy the hospital verdict should bo sol fisdo. Tlio 0110 { jroat overshadowing reason is that the verdlet is a travesty on justice. _ _ _ _ _ _ r _ > _ TIIK coiisorviilivo inajoi-ity in the old Canadian parliament was . " > ! . In the now one it in less than HO. That Is the signal of Sir John MuoDonald's preoari- ous "victory. " Tun Indian bureau objects to tlio dis arming of the Sioux on the ground that It will "deprive them of their chief pleasure. " That is precisely iho idea. The settlers no longer ciro : to pose as tarffels for their very amusinjj pastime of rlllo practice. TIIK president has settled the Idaho row by appointing Honlty to the judgeship - ship , In spite of the fierce and pictur esque rhetoric of Senator McConncll. The senator , whoso brief fjlory bus now faded with the expiration of his sixty- day on'a.roinoiit ; } , will rvtiro to his ranch to nuran tlio presidontlal snub as the basis of u bo * > in for another term. TIIK rule adopted by the board of pub lic works excluding from competition contractors \vlio have "at any time failed to enter into or properly perform and ex ecute any contract with the city , " lb de signed for public I'lTect rather than en forcement. If rigidly put in practice four-tlfths of the contractors of public works would bo without an occupation in this citv. TIIK retiring statesmen of South Da kota ctTccted the passage of a law dnr- Inu the closing hours of congress , the result of which will bo of permanent benefit to the educational interests o the state. The law was intended to compensate the state for the loss of fiO.OOO acres of school land , but its pro visions are of far greater Importance. The state is privileged to Holtct fron any unreserved land in the state , or which may bo thrown open tosottlernen in the future , indemnity land to tli amount ol double tlio original grant , til lows the selection of 020,000 acres fo school endowments , and duaatcs to tlv II state the Slssoton mllltiry reservation comprising 104,000 acres. These jjenor- ous additions to Iho state's patrimony will go far toward making the schools self-supporting and form a splendid trl- buto to the zeal of the state' * llrst repre sentatives in congress. rut' nuim ir/o.v / nut , . \ The irriga'lonbill ' will.wo aronssuu'd , ' bo ' ivp.n-lod l .v tlio sifting commit n , I anil 1 tln'iv l-xnorj roa on to bi'Uvo tli.il I it i will m.'i-t with the favors of a tiujor- Ity ill both liraii < * lto < i > ( the lixlslnlure. Hueh objections a * have boon nrjjod ntiaiiiHltho Mil nny lur 'ly foundi'd on niiiapprohi'iisioti.Onoof ' them l that it Is purely for the benefit nf tin * western purl of the state and that It will 1m In- jurloitxto the ivistiM-ii half. This objection - tion is based on a very narrow view of tin1 ITW. When several of the western counties sutiered do.itltuthm as the result of the drouth , the injury was not limited to thorn. The * whole state of Neiirusliii was put before tlio country in tin iinfav- ur.iblu Ik'bt ami taxed In ooinnion to also means to moot the emergency. The Injurious olVecU of such a calamity 'nil with equal force on till parts of I lie stile. And in the sumo way all p-irti , vill altiiro the prosperity which will omo to tlio h-rul-ariil region umlaf a , vlsn system of Irt'igation. The eastern lalf of the state has , therefore , a very vital int M'cst in putting tbo countiod west of tlio ICOlli moi'idlan boyoitd tlio reach of the drouth. Under the provisions of the bill si sys tem applicable to tlio ontlro length and broadtli of tbo btute. from tbo Missouri river to tlio boundary of Wyoming , Is tihli : < < hi d upon bnnd foiindatmiH. It would ho folly to begin with a .systom of patchworkXo one can toll how far or t tin * interest in Irrigation willtravnl , nor when the waters of the Missouri will be in as great dniniiml a * tbo waters of Iho N'orth I'lntte. For Instance , the latest spontan-ous convention was held S-it'irdayatO'N'elll ' , in Holt county , which is fur east of the 100th meridian. The ( Usp.itoho * state : "Kvorybody was onthiiblaiitic and anxious to see some scheme in- aiiguratod to give the county a nysteinof irrigation. " Ani'issconvention ' lias been called to ineet.on the 17th. This in a surprise to the friends of the move ment , though * It is a very welcome sur prise. It demonstrates how Hhort-sighted policy it would Iw at this time , when Irri gation bids fair to brseome the most im portant development in western agri- cult uro , to attempt to limit the opeiu- lions of a benilleentlaw-to ono small sec tion of the stale. The bill divides the whole of Nebraska into water districts and provides a system of administration to bee that the law is impartially enforced - forced , but as all local ollicors are paid by the day no oxpcnso will attach to the system in tlio eastern counties until they begin to make use of it. It is manifestly wise , however , to make provision at , this time for their possible demands. The only other objection.to the onai't- nipnt of the splendid law submitted to the legislature by the recent state and district conventions comes from the cattle - tlo men. / Their objection is purely M-llihh. They want the western half of the state to again become the cowboy's empire. The battle is today , as it has boon for a do/en years , between the homesteader and the cowboy. The homesteader has built ids house o1'cabin on almost every quarter section west of the rain bolt. Ho has enriched tbo laud with thu labor of himself and family through years of hardnhin and sacrifice. The arid homestead represents his total wealth and pros- pacts. IIo now asks for laws that will insure the development of , irrigation and bring the powerful arm of capital to his assistance. IIo is a bo.sl xvh'iro ' tbo cattleman is but a small company. Tlio greatest good of the greatest number demands that the prayer of the home steader bo granted. The friends of the irrigation bill are ready to discuss it with all comers , but they have full contidenco that the legis lature will make it the law of the land. TIIK I'AX- The preliminaries for tbo survey of the proposed international railway to con nect the United States and South Amor- lea have be-on arranged , and as soon tin Iho surveying parties can bo organized they will Mart out upon their important tusk. There will be tbreo surveying parties , including the milit-iry party al ready assigned to the Central Amor'i.tu ' state- . , and the two to ho organi/.od will work respectively north and south from i central point in Colombia. According to a report submitted hut year by a board of oxpart engineers , which was unanimously favorable to the project , the proposed international route ll bo by steamship from Tampa , Fin. , to Cartagena , Colombia , a dist'inco f a,7 ( ) miles , whieh is but half the dis tance by way of Mexico. From Carta gena a railroad 1,000 miles in length is proposed , running up the valley of the Magdalena , crodslng tlio Cordilleras , through a gap of only 0,000fuel elevation in a range 1-1,000 feet in height. Thence the proposed route runs to the valley of the Ama/onia which it crosses , and then traverses the western \vator-iho.l \ of that river and its tributaries at an avoratro elevation of 1,100 feet. Ily this route tlio' territory of Colombia , Kouador and IVrn would bo traversed and llollvia entered. The greatest dilll- cully anticipated in the fiirvny iscroasing the Andes in Colombia , and it isostimat- ed Unit it will lake a year and a half to complete the survey with the force now arranged to bo sent into the Held. The proposed route will traverse a healthful country , and at all points within a short distance of the greatest gold and silver bearing region of the world , from which tlies-o metals to the value of ilOftilOQt , . 000 have been taken. The road will cross and connect 'JO.uUO miles of naviga ble waters , and the building of 2" > 0 miles In Ijolivia , Argentine Kupublio and Chill will connect 11,000 miles of road al ready built. The estimates of the cost of tlio project range between SIOJ.OIH,000 ) and $ 00,000,000. In order to appreciate tlio magnitude of this enterprise ono must make a care ful study of the map of the territory trough which it is proposed to conduct it and learn the many and great dilllcul- ties to bo overcome. The crossing of the Andes , if tbo chlof of these , is but ono of many , the least of which might have dismayed the engineering skill of half a century ago , but none of which has any terrors for that of today , The question Is not as to the practic ability of building the road , because the highest expert opinion has settled that. I the road is wanted It can bo coa struH 1 , urd Iho oiil.\ question thoro- fort * \\hollKi I * tlu b'lsimss ' posslbUllli' * of co nif > t tin enterprise are such in to ' wii'-rant capital in Investing In It. Tbo j rejecters of course profess to believe h and the of-tlu-sc * - 3y aro. judgment - priu- ical men mu.t command respectful ron- idi'i-atlon. but the test of coiindi-iicf ivill I'omo whenever the capital is culled 'or. ' With regard to the Importance- uch u road as a moans of establishing and perpetuating more inllmnU ) coin- nercial relations between thu United states and the countries of Central and South America , there c.m bj no diver sity of opinion. It would bo a connect- ng International lliiU that would develop the strongest ami most enduring mutual lite-rests , whieh stc-adily expanding would ultimately bring about a complete , 'onimerolul union bi'twcon the republics if the northern and southern contin ents ns substantial nnd lasting as that between the stales of this country. f.V M.'H/M.S'K.I. / The legislative committee on appor tionment has perfected its bill providing for an UUTOUMJ in this branch of the ju diciary and for a now arrangement of districts. An tbo bill has boon placed at the head of the IUUIM * calendar it is probabl. * that early action will bo taken upon it and that , the needed improve ment in this department will bo ob- taiiipd. The bill Increases the number of judges frmn 1M lolimnd of districts from 12 to M. The Douglas county district , which includes also the counliesnf Hurl , Snrpy \Vashlngton , will have throe new judires , or a total of seven , Klght wore asked for , but It is probable that the number granted by Iho now arrange ment will furnish Iho needed relief. Lancaster County is separated from Cass and Otoo and constituted the Third district , with three judges , a gain of ono. The remainder of the bill is de voted to the rearrangement of old dis tricts or improved geographical lines and the division of those which have formerly had more than one judge , with tlio exception of the First. By this means three new judges are gained. Among the territory now under the care of two judges , which is divided into separate districts by the now bill , are the old Sni-ond , Fourth , Seventh and Tenth districts. The old Ninth , pre sided ovur by Judges ll'irrison and Tif fany , becomes the ne v Kleventh and re mains a double district , with : ttl its old counties and the addition of Hooker , Sherman ami Grant. The Tenth dis trict becomes the Twelfth and Thir teenth. Judge Hamcr retains the for mer , with liiilTalo , Ctistor and Dawson for his jurisdiction , and Judge Church has the now district , composed of the remote and sparsely settled western counties. Tlio apportionment appears to bo a good one. It recognizes the demand of the larger counties for improved judicial facilities , but keeps the increased expense - ponso down to a low figure. The four now courts will involve an expanse by no moans out of proportion to tlio benefits' to bo gained by litigants. Tbo geographical - graphical division is a great improve ment and will materially assist in the prompt dispatch of business. The new judge ? will bo named by the governor , but as the people will be called upon next full to rovi < o the list them- Delves there is small motive for an un seemly scramble over the short-lived honor. .IX IMl'HllT.lXT ( AHH. Suit has boon instituted in the courts of Minnesota in behalf of tbo Omaha holders of shares in the American Build ing and TiOAn association to ro.'ovor $1,21 ! ) . This sum represents the total payments on ! ! ( ) ! ) shares whieh tbo asso ciation confiscated because the Omaha stockholders ceased to nvike their monthly payments since the exposure of its reckless business by the state auditor last year. The ciso isnn important ono and con cerns hundreds of persons in Nebraska and the west. The Atnoricm is the parent of national building and lo.m as sociations. It Ims.beon rated us a model institution , and has thoroughly scoured the west for shareholders. In le-is than three years It worked up a business of overa million ayo'ir , enriching its man- igois without returning , as far as cnown , ono cent of profit to outside in vestor. * . The Omaha shareholder/ / ) nsa drop in the osoan of dupes taken in byitsglittering pronusesof huge profits. Tbo methods of the Minneapolis concern - corn embody the main principles of all intional building and loan assoc intions. Organized by unscrupulous pnrsons , they take ndvantago of the popularity and successor local co-operativeassociations to tloeco the public. The total hick of restrictive laws aided their mushroom growth and give them a strong financial standing baforo the public became thor oughly acquainted with their misrepre sentations and tlishoiiost business meth ods. Kvory legitimate institution pro hibits agouti from securing business on false pretense , knowing that in law they are held responsible for the a'i'ts of agents , No so with tlto nationals. The agent , collects his commission in advance from the subscriber. Ho is responsible to no ono , and does not scruple to resort to disreputable means to secure his foos. Tlio subscriber finds ; when his money is paid that ho invested in "a pig in a poke , " for not only are the acts of the agents repudiated , but the certificate of stock stipulates that the agent acted not for the association but for Iho sub scriber. National associations depend on for feitures for success. The stockholder is tied down by rule- , and regulations , iviil failure to meet his payments results in confiscation of the amount already paid n. No withdrawals are allowed during the llrst two years , and in most cases the limit is llvo years. Tno fact that shareholders are sought mainly among the wage-earning clas-e.i inalces thulr method- , the more roprahoimble , for n comparatively small pur cent of this class of investors can afford to keep up their payments continuously for llvo years and support a horde of high sal aried olllcers. The forfeitures are t here- fore enormous and go to swell thoeollora of the managers. The evil has grown to proportions do- nmndiutr legal restriction. Many east ern btales request duposlts of funds as a gimruiteo and also provide for olllclal n and , fuipcrvlsum , It isostl- inated citl.tiiB ( of Nournnka IHIAO In- Vffll'l fiOONM' ! ( 111 tbt'H * . HplVUliltlVO COIl- I ciM-tis. and their Interests call for such j loial ; restraliiU as will protect thoiu ! from con II sent 0.11 and robbery. Slulo ivuulatinn and restriction is nocess.iry to protect the people from Iriv.spoiialhlo coiirorii * whltm thrive on misrepresenta tion and fni Till' ' . fuostlon | of disarming tlio Indians appears to lwvt Iwo sides. The concen sus of public ttplnlnn undoubtedly is that they ought to be disarmed , and in this the military nuthoritU * * * . ? o far ns they have made known their view. * , ngroe. Hut Indian Commissioner Morgan holds a different opinion , and has nrcsciitod his reasons therefor in a communication to the secretary of the Interior. They ire not convincing. The fact that an Indian enjoys thu possession of a gun Is not n satisfactory argument in favor of allowing him to have ono , tiny more than ll would bo In the case of an Irre sponsible white man who should desire to go around with a plslol in ills hip pocket , which tbo law of all wull organ ised communities properly prohibit ? . The assumption that the life and prop erly of tlio Indians would bo in jeopardy if they wore deprived of llroarms cannot be accepted , unless it bo admitted that the government Is incapable of protecting the.se iii'ople. As to making u distinc tion between tho. < e who engaged in hos tilities and these who remained loyal , It would obviously bo unwise to do so. All nuist bo treated alike. Disarming the Indians is very gptier.illy behoved to l > o a necessary precaution against a recur rence of trouble with them , nnd the assurance - suranco of Commissioner Morgan that there is no danger of further dillteulty will nol remove tlio apprehension of these who nsk for Iho .security which dis armament would certainly glvo. Tin : HKK has heretofore expressed sympathy with this dcmnml , ami while It agrees with Commissioner Morgan that the In dians .should be treated justly and kindly , it cannot concede that allowing them to have lirearms is essential to such treat ment. ONK of the most interesting bulletins issued by the census bureau is that which shows the trend of population westward. The accompanying map marks the center - tor of population every decade from 1701) ) to ISOO. In ! " ! ) ( ) the center was in tlio immediate vicinity of OaHiinoro. In IHilO ills midway between Cincinnati and Ir- dianapoliH. A significant feature of the record is the regularity of the move ment along the ; tOth par.illel. Only in two instances did the center move south of tlio linos. F.-om . KS70 to 1SSO tlio movement was slightly southwest , in the past decade the center shifted to the northwosl , in response to the tide of immigration in that direction. The vusl : area of undeveloped country in the west , tlio limitless resources nctliig as a magnet for industry and thrift and unequalled - equalled advantages which tlio western half of tlio continent oll'cr to enterprise and energy Insure a continuance of the march of empire until the Mississippi is reached. Now that the Hcatrico board of trade has pronounced against maximum rates , : iny reasonable request from tbo mem bers should bo honored by the corpora- lions. I'lnji'd ( he Limit. 'll * > lll > g > < > ll "imf. Congress pushed tbo adjournment button and the people s.rn * the rest. Slip on the < iiaHS-ii'nwn .Streets. Jtecmil. The Intent comic song published in Phila delphia Is : "What's the Matter With Your 1-Vot f" 'Muii < > ! ' Ainfrlettn , The legislature of Oregon has passed an act lirnhiDltlnK profanity. Unitilm U in Oregon. \Vo hope it can bo enforced. 1C lie Don't Irrlnuto. Glii'itf. Whoever plucks the fruit of his own good work is a good follow. Ingci'soll. Something , too , limy be said of tlio chnp who happens to ilio before his is ripe. Iliid'Ioi ) . null Si in l-'rttnriirii A TopcUa man who deals in municipal bonds writes an Aichisoa intui that Kansas bonds cannot bo sold in tin ) cast. Kansas municipalities have placed too many bonds on tbo mailtet. Other [ Older * 'think Mkcwiic. AlrhtKin ( i'1'ilif. . Speaker KIdur ot the Kansas legislature was In a bait huinur tlio utUer morning and , looking around for tlio chaplain , who usually opens the .session with pravor , ho sukl : "Whcio Is that preacher ! ' ' ; i < > iijrcHSiiiti. ( / llMtJllIT.I.1. / . . The congressmen who loaded up with Pa- cillc Mail stock nro in a wor.su hole than these who went into the silver pool. Tlio silver speculators were smmt enough to sco that free cninuKO woulil not bo roalucd , while tlio chances of the subsidy steal were thought to uosuro. j\ll of which goes to show that IPS- hlator.i make Just us good Kimbs in the stock market as these who tire on tlio outside. ICx-Uovernor Murray 1'or Senutor. ll'iu/u'/iy/mi / / / ' < ( . It is the Impression of many friends of ex- ( iovernor .Murray of California that ho will be thu successor of tlio tata Senator lloarat. liovernor Murray Is a ICentuclilan by birth , anil served in Ihc federal nrinv Uurlni ; tbo ro- hellion , reaching the rank of bnjjadier-icn- cr.il at the iii0 of twenty-one. Mo was United Status marshal in Kentucky nmlcr lirant , und governor of Utah unilur President Aithur , llolni ; free from fractional connec tions in California , his fricmU consider him a compromlso. candidate. A llurrnli I'orOllicc. Alia ' ( 'iilifiiriittt. It Is proposed nj Oakland , which furnishes ' mnru peanut issue's | n politiei tliun any other town in the statu , iliut an "laspi'ctor of hov- era c.4" ba upiolnloil [ to test and examine the liquors sobl by the retail dealers. Who would inspect the inspectori There is a atronjr probitlnlity that h < > would nead mnro looklnir ufler th.m tlio bavui-.ijus. Hut the oftico would IH ) onu of Ijotiiiilloss posblbllitlos , imd tlio very stnrmwtion of Its cru.itlon has sturlrd upnseortxif ( 'aiullilate.s , It is tlllll- full to toll whether delirium tremens or dls- hiiausty would pruJotnlnato in the boldar. i III ) It.-iu. . .YenVi.ili > 'IIH. Client Vou havenn item in your bill "Ad vices , January S , i. " That was a day before - fore I rotalned you. Lawyer kiiiiw it. Hut don't you reniRm- ber. on the sth I tolil you you'd hotter lut urn ta'.cotho ' ruhu lor you I Cllent-Yus. Lawyer Woil , that's Ah , " said tbo fortune teller , poor- Inir Into the eves of the vouni ? iniin , "I mo nothing lint trounlo nhin > l ol you bli'lter inns ( luarrcM and onmlttn * " Ami sure oiiniiKh , tlu < next week theyoutijr 111:111 : ilitnod n year's contract to slnn In u church choir. New York Her.ilil Totii'ildli'tOld Dr. Kortlily < tlck to liU text tmlnv Sm.vthol Smvthu You bet liu did ! None of thoeim- i had n Hmoll of It. \VnHbliiKtoii \ I'O'ft ; Koonomy Is nxurdcd as a wirt of .H Sunday School Te.tcboi1 Who w.w tlio old- es" " . tutiiil Tom myMlijab. . Tciielier Why , how is Klijah tlie oldest man J Tommy Well , lie was born 1,000 yean 111:0 , nnd nci-erillntf to till aivount.s ho ain't dead vet ! Lowell Courier : Itlsnboutas hnnl for n .11:111 : to collect a bill In January as It Is fnr a woman to collect bur senses nt Iho sight of u mouse. . I'tick : Ilnponftomtlsippolpts ns ; but this is natural , as the pools iloscrlbJ her as : t fair woman. Washington Ktnr : Humanity and wonuui- Ity are pretty closely allied , oven If some of do waiit to vuto ami wear - . AtebUon ( Hobo : lOvery time a woman ill. Iroats her husband , she pleads the cause of some other woman. When n man Is uencrotu to a fault , tbo fault ho Is KLMiorous to is usually one of bis ort-n. " ( 'holly's laid up with n horrible oolil. " said (5us ( Do Jay to one of his friends. "How did ho ralch III" "Ho chanced too suddenly from a puff scawf to a four-ln-htmil , don't you know I" Tim rii'n-riiisT , St. Joseph N'evvs : " 'I'h.it Iacltainlth"o said St. Aicdoro ' ? , as tie slood watchinR tbj artisan ntvorit at his forge , "reminds mo o Mls-t llardly's futhor. ' "In what' way I" "Ho makoj the sparks llv. " ODI : TO A ins MVM. Life would bo worth living , sir , If von would onlv try To wive us KUI that's ( jooil enough To read the pas bills by. A certain man saved 10 cents from a small boy who really wanted the job , by shoveling the snow on" his own jvivcment , nnd lost a $ -1 fountain poi : whieh bo hail latclv hud ro- pointed nt a cost of .11) ) rents. Stnlo the net ve.sulthof the ei-onoiiiy to the saving man's pocket. THAT OLD oumit. Old guitar , oh , tnr.to guitar , Voiceless thoti art. yet from afar 'I lieu brlngc'.t baek ttio nljjht I strayed To Mabel's pitu , unit soltly played. "U'on'lyou conic outtonijjht , lovol" Oht Her father came -tho rest you know ! Now York Herald : Knloon ICeepcr .Tusltre The bar of Justice Is ditl'crenl from the sa loon bar. ( Jltl/oa Certainly. R. 1C. J. Yes. At the bar of justice people want every thing straight. Philadcliliia | Itecord : No ono will object. if a small portion of the postal subsidy Is used to purchase some last , coloring for the S cent stamps. "iUihold sir " and did ho tno , , boldly cry ; "An agricultural agitator , 1. " "Hut you're no politician , this I'll vow. " "iViiy , nay ; I only agitate a plough. " Washington Post : A man who declares that ho has vainly pursued a career of in tegrity , says that ho is a virtue-owe-so in honesty. noon roit I'miixni. U'vifiiiul'ust. [ | / ( ! ( . Alas , who 1ms not known the pnlncd regret- fnlucts That comes to these alHlctod with forgetful- ness. The aneedoto or jest that yon forgot Is , over.v time , the choicest of the lot. Minneapolis Journal : Financiering Mr. .tiison I htivo half a notion to sell that corner liouso. I can't make it bring mere than li per cent to save me. Mrs. .ftv > on Why don't you cut the prieo of it down one-half ( Then it would bring in U pur cent. Life : SoinoKestilts. Bishop Onllem-I am delimited to lourn that Japan is fjoiiiv to adopt Chrislhniitr. Allss 1'euelopo 1'enchhlow Indeed ! U'cll , if it is of the Unitea Kutcs innd thoy'll liavo to enhirtro their jails and maintain an cniclcnt corps of bank inspeotoi-s. Now York Herald ; Murderer Sweet lady , will you briny mo a bouquet of these same ( lowers on the dav of my execution ! Murderer worsldner You shall hnvo it unless the species has become extinct by that timo. narruiulla dead and turned to clay. May make u dot U ) keep the wolf away. IX TIIK NOIITIIMN'II. Ho was a cratty Eskimo lubber , Who owned not a thing save clotbcs nnd health , And ho married a maid who could weep and blubber , For in that Northland blubber is wealth. Rrooxlyn Lifo : Ilu t don't think the world is' exactly fair to mo n. She Why noU Ho Well , the man who has a head , lor instance , gets ahead , while the man who hasn't 0110 iloesn't. Boston Transcrlnt : llisn llttln singular that the woman your wife particularly dis likes is the woman you are most likely to fall In love with. . BluolterMy : dear , you look beautiful in your winter outtifc ! " "O , yes , 1 notice 1 alwavs look well to yon in the old styles just about the time the new season's fusiiions are coming in. " Philadelphia Uccoril : Tlio tclcgraphlu tale of tin Iowa well-digger h.\vo struck a vein of natural cheese is evidently an at tempt to swap the center of population. "f'vo this to say , " sighed tbo aged tramp , ' Though. . I have tried for many a day ; No inuii who over wanted a job Can claim thai I slood in his way. " Globe : It is said of nn Alchison mnn who was ut homo sioit half a day recently , that his wife. aslcd him thlrty-throo times if "liu was not fueling A little bit hotter. " There isatrroat deal of the lion In nil of us ; wo cackle so loud when wo do a thing that wo do not hear that ether hens uro cnllhiK at tention to the fact that they have accom plished thosnmo thing , St. Joseph News : The ether place may bo a llttln feveriili in It's tompi'ratnre , but , pr.uso fate , there will bo neither .snow nor mud there. A I a mo Hcenril , J\Vii > Vurlt lltiakl. An ox-dnnnmor boy for n pension applied , Witli an agent to further his claim ; ilul , strange though it scums , ttiu poor man wus doiiieil His caslifor tils record was lame. ' 1'ho 10111 missloiiiT fouiitt , to hU wrath and That the drummer had drummed but for sutlers' supplies. \r \ < iitlilinit n 1'n't. " 1 11 have to iiak faiiiforhhn , ma'nm , " said the coniiuutor as bo wont throtmh the rail way train. "Tint little fellow ! " "Viw'in. " "Why , ho is In tbo childhood , sir. " " ) ihe ( " inquired the conductor , thouglit- fully. "Fir t or second , niu'aml" A Itciuiiidor. llmton Ciiui'lci' , On the frontier. Captain -Tho .sound of these rifles from t h ; skirmish line rt'mlnd.s mo ot tlio day I madu my sweutheart happy. Sergeant How Is that ! Captain Why , it ban an oiij-Mgomont rlni ; . STATE ORATORICAL Tivo Oollcgw Will Bo RiH'refleiitoil ' At Lincoln on Friday. WESLEYAN STUDENTS HAVE A MELEE. I l'ltlllM'Viilnli Aiiinl-4 | | Ills Oj | e to tin * lil't --Tn | Mnjiiralty T'lglit. u ( ( lit : Capllnl t.'lly Noli" * . ftscot.NNi > b. , March -Spoclal ( to Tin : llr.K.j The iniiiiiAl state inter rolUvlulo oratorical content will bo hold In llobnniiir.s bull next r'riday uvuiiing. l-'ivo orators will coinpeto for honors this yar , holng a lartter number than over before appoiuvd. The orators and their orations art ! us follows : Mr. Cinupjn.Httit.i . university , "What Shall He Donu With the Nt'gro ! " ; Mr. Molt , ( .Jntus cello < e , "Tbo Yoli'O ' of the Majority" ; .Mr. Castle , DOIMIO college * , "Tho Social I'roblem" ; Mr. Ilicknull , Cotner , "A Modern Ideal" ; Mr. Winters , Wesb-yati , " \ host C'itlzenshlp. " Tlio winiiine or.itor will ro - reient the state of Nebraska at the next inler-stiito conlest , wlileh will ho lirld in IJe.s Mollies tills ye.ir umler the - auspices of Drake unlversitv. Tliu orator wimiliiK seconil place will gj in clialrni.in of thu ilolc- pitlon which will n-prou-nt NobiMsUu rol- leiro at that mooting. The annual business nieotlng will bo held In the afternoon in the diupei of the state unlversitv. From present Indications u lively meeting will oo ovpurionced. The outronid of tlio present intensely hitter struggle between the two faction : ! atVes \ - levaa university will be determined at this meetlliK. At pru-u'iil Iwo sots of dole- liitts have lioon chosen to represent the Wesleyan at the liusiuess meet I nt ; . One dele- Kiition'cliilni ! ) that tlm acts of the other were unconstitutional , and that mob rule prevailed while ik-U'jriUi's were bellitr chosen. Hosides this there are otncr iiiiittci's which will hrliiK out sharp discussion , aniotuj which are sumo proposeil ibaiigu > > In markings. Tlio Stntct Athletic association will nlso meei next KiUlny aftenioou nnd ureparo for inU'r-uolli'Kiato uthlctio work durhii ; tbo coming year. The second annual Held day will ion provided for , iitul probably a base bail circuit among the colleges nrrnngud. Utirgo delegations from ( iatcs and Dnano colleges will tiiku in the coutest , and lively times nro expected. Tiir MHI.I'.Ir : wrsi.nv w rxivniisnv. Conslilctlnir the ill-feellnt , ' . bitterness , plagiarism , recrimination , despair , nplto and iimultltudo of other uniniiiily actions thai are prompted by collegiate oratorical contests iniiny p.itiitn of colleges are becoming dis- Kusled uitli tin-so apples of dhiconl and tire inclmeil to do away with them entirely. In thucollogos of Nebraska , ns wellm In other states , every year briiu's out some disgrace- fill netions on the part nf eollego slndonts In connection with t liu oratorical contests. Last May , i'Vrgusiui , the rcpresentntlvo for No- tira'ikn , was fotind guilty of plagiarism anil was peremptorily llred from the Interstate contest. This year tbo students of Wesluynn uui versity are guilty of iinuiullgnitird and dis- unicefn ! llKht over the trilling matter as to who shall represent that institution as ilelo- pates in the convention in connection with the contest Friday. At a mooting held re cently J. Circcr , president of ttio Wesley mi ussociat'on ' , following the jireeedt'iit ot last year , announced tlio livpileletmtcp that had Locn clio cn last year , A lot of kickers , \\lio wanted to sc-rvo ns delegates , raised a howl , but the action of ( Jrcor was sustained by a majority of the students. The followingduy tlio kickers managed to secure a meeting of tlio association mid attempted to undue tbo work of the day bolorc. * They were outwitted. however. by the su perior parliamentary lno\vlcdfa ; of Mr. ( Jreer's supiiorters. Tlio Uickoi-.s then got angry ana n frco-for-ull llpht en sued , in which chairs \\era used as weapons. Homo of iho students were badly bruised , but no bones were broken. Tlio kickers wcro finally llred bv physical force and the ass-oci.i- tlon proceeded with its business. Tbo deic- gates appointed by the executive committee and rntllted by the association , are J. L. . Sleeper , P. U. Winter , . ! . J. Uoberts , C. L. flyers nnd K. S. i'helps. n \i AiM'i ( i.in : TO run roir. U ishop Bonacum still steadfastly refuses to reinstate r'nibcrVnlsh , whom hoo.\ielleil ) from thu Catholic ministry for llvo years , and the reverend father has appealed the case to the pope at Home. Thu subject is being freely discussnd lu Catholic circles. It will bo remembered that thu reverend father Is an important witness n uinst Mrs. Sheedy , tbo woman awnitln trial on the churgo of iniir- doring her husband. When Mrs. Hheedy learned that Father Walsh was a witness against her she swore vengeance on him. She in-pi her vow by InformiiKr the bishop that Kather Walsh had innilo improper pro- nosubi to her. The bishop refused to believe Father Walsh's denial and expelled him from the church for flvo years. The remind father is thereby left in an absolutely desti tute condition. TIIK MXCOI.X IH-IIII.\I.I. c-i.rn. Dave Kowo , tlio malinger of tlio Lincoln baseball club , says that the members of the hem ( ! loam willgjeport for duty March 1T > . On April 4 the opening pnmo will bu played , Umaha crossln r bats with the Lincoln club. Oanieswill nlso bo played with the Sioux C'ity and Kansas 1'ity te.inis. and by that tiino tlie clianipionship games will commence. Mr. Kowo says : "I havu signed nil the men I cxpoct to carry thus your Tr.ifiley , Itogov.s nnii Wilson , catchers : O'Oay , lloacli , Stafford am ! Hart , pitchers ; Flanagan , Irwin , Tomnev and Haymond on the Dases , and liurkett , I 'ill ton , Ulinoand myself in the out- Held. I think that is the fastest club I over handled , strongin batting nnd bnso running , peed Holders , strong pitulton and good catch ers. That is the bet club Lincoln over hud , mid will , 1 think , bj always in Might of tlio Hag. iie.sidc's , I have a lot of gentlemanly , temperate players who will always bo in con dition to play. " TUB Mi.VOIIU.Tr rifJIlT. On March K the republican primaries will ho held for the purposoi of selectlut ; dole- gnton to the city convention. March til , when ninillilntes will liu solectud for the vari ous city oflli'os that bocoino vacant this spring. An tlio republican party Is stronu in l.iiieoln , it is boliiived that a nomination on that ticket is nlmnst equivalent to election. The great light is over the position of inn.or. . . Thereuro n number of gentlemen lining urged for tills position , and tlio candidates thus fnr of Importance are : Charles Danhich , .1. / . Ilristw , John Hoollttlo. .lohu Fitzgerald , .1. ,1. Cillilan. U. li. ( li-ali.uu. Colonel . I. .1. Kol- Iv , U. ( - ! . I'uoc. .It-rotno Si-hniiip , II. II , Slia- bVrj , ' , A. II. Weir mid J. H. WriRfct. tnuis AMI r.NiK. Mr. H. C. Yeonums ol the State Iloloctivo association returned Irom Ueatrico today , where ho assisted in tlio cnptiiro of John Fit/Simmons , iillnn .lohii Uowci-s , who U wanted ut Nebraska City for bi'o.ikii.g jail. Fit/.slmmons has been in three diflereiit pen- itiMiliaries , nnd is a dangerous nnd desperate criminal. Charles \V. I.cnt ami Morris bailer of the Capital bold are in Denver. Ullleer A. W. Cantor says that the report that ho was expelled from the police force Tor his liuht with Bailout is a mistake ; that ho voluntarily rosigaed rather tbaii bo laid elf ton days. _ _ Speaker Kldor and ir. ) AlJen , tlio member from I'iorcu , cuino up from Lincoln yester day afternoon , and after viewing the c'lt > for a few hours rnturned homo on the uvening train. Hoplvos It out cold that ho is proud of Nubraslu's Metiv.polis. . < ' .IM ruiMt.t i.v .1 I lio'Mlmplo ( Hti > "olMllerNoM , Toms , art n Moulder of I'nhllc Opinion. Hts.loMi , CMIn. , 1-Vb. ! M. l'oclut ' to Tun Hr.n.l Tlio storm which wepio\ Iti-si-onM hist HnUinlny and Sunday win tv terror and did much daniiigo whlon the pros.s dispatcher from thliu-PKlou IH-O not likely to inenthii. ' In many hu-ulllles orchard * were oi-1oii ly . Injured , ihe tires l > oln torn ui | by tlio runt i. , / windmill * were blown down anil ) shade ttvos f dostrovod Tlm null and romof the \\\\\-\S \ \ \ \ i-qimllcd nn nlil-ttnio Nohrn ilii ( snow stoni and the win foil hi toirmilA Tlm sallini ? ship Kll/aiieth wits beaten upon the rerun au.t wroclU'd in on iitlcmpt to outer tbi > Sail t > 'rniiilsii liai-linr Siilurdiiy iiflcrnoon , ami " Momlav the ship Jassmnoiii ) would Irtvo foumleVtM In the same vicinity If her com nmmlor liad not acivded to thoilcniiiuiM of a tug boat captain fvlJt X > , tlm tug attach lug u hawser In Iho drifting ihlp when inn * * latter \MIH but KM ) font from the IOI-UH graphically iloserihod by tluiSan Prum-it ) i-opni'loi-.H ns tlio "hungry rooks. " Tlie . ' .in tain of the .InsHoiiu'ii otT.'i-ed . ' fd.mx ) to tli i-ominiuulcr of tbo tug to bo lowed out of li - dnm.'orouH po.illiou , hut the oiler win ti'fin- i ami nvldciilly tha veisol would have lioi > loft to its fate If thu-VHUdo.umiul ! hint " < ' been eomplied with , Lttllo liicldonts of ( In * sortiii-iM-nleululed lo reslruiii IIIIO'H ouihii-o asm In boasting of the limimiilhitf Inlhu-iiei-s of civlli/allon. Hut yet occasional snrliice indications of a love lo'r Iho beamIful and rellned are so. . n ho.ro. Airiiiii0iiieiils nro now boiug Hindi ) to import from tlio eastern ulntcs various m , 1 Miiiilrv sotitT blrd.H to tie turned loose , witli . \ ' view 'to populating I'nllfornln Holds an I KroviM with biAts having a tondoiu-v t. > whistle , wnrhlo and trill , the nntUi- t > r.U . being dcllciciit In musical iiltahiinci.t- . If this pi-Dpositlon is carried outll will i > ni'cossary , to limn its permanent suceest. t i re.sirnin Ihe honiu of boys and young- min who devasttitothi' coast every Mirinffcolli-i' Ing birds'eggs by Hie tlmussimlH Spoiudng of boys , Miss A'leliiiili ) MOM the F-jiiKlNh aotreas.as a pissenieifm : ; -i Snlt Lake , in thu .mine ear In which I i' . cently ] iinriievrd westward from Oinilu She proved t > be a very ontorliiliilng leiLnv traveler and hail evidently found mueli. . i. . joymeut in her Aiiiei-lcini tours. At on tiino she wn.s visiting In bur private car a" n stood on a slilo trade In a Texas town where HIO | was billed to piny the "Lady .if . Lvons" bj a small boy , who was cagort'i ' n'nilor IIUI-'HOUIU sorvli-o. A.s she had her own servimt-s , however , she could not lit. 1 anything for him to do , but was oonsldt rahu mystille.l . bv his ronutst to bo nllowrd t J "load tliu llo'iis down to water. " As ho pus * , deut out of tlio car ho hud some talk wnli the colored coolt , and upon r * .u' . ing tlio proiunl W.TJ Iiiinc-d by n coiifodenilo lo whom lie expiiilned , with every indication of disgust : "That woman a fraud She calls lieriolf 'Tho Lady . f Lions' but her bind ; man M\y * there ai-i't i lion about tno establishment. " It is MirprisliiK that California redwood sollttlo npprochitod by eastern contractor' , a . a miiterhil for inleiior'llmshiiig forcxpfimvo dwellings. Ti-oatcil with oil It is suscr-mlti. of a beautiful polish , and for f f.-por ttm i sand lumber ran ho Imd here possessing tb < i wavy , curly grain so much desire l for surl worn , \vltile the rloli color of the wood is specially suitable for dours , ca. in < . ' . ) , waun scotllngs , etc. This county , Santn Clara , Is the > > nnnr fruit county of the stato. Last year's iirui.i eruii was valued at-'t,00.00lnnd ( ) ( 111 ndditi. . . . . there were tons by the Imndieds of nprli-i.t- . peaches , pears , cherries , prapos , olc. , n < .1 thousands of ( .iillou.s of Wino pi-odiiceil. Hut there is no let ui > In tlio xilunUng of II > M oivhnrds and within tlio limits of tills ooun'y largo ( ji-aiu rinuhe.s are now being plant. . I out in fruit trues. There is no lack of newspapers hero I thiult there nro six dallies though the po'iu i tion of Sau .loso and its immediate subur'- ' does uol exceed iVJOO. Lust year a tr n. . who was not pluascii with the local Joun.al . ism chlerly on moral grounds [ believe throw himself nnd u few hundred dollars lai > . the breach and established" n new paper cnlculated to supply eplcy want. IIo christi-ned his journal "Tlio Onrdon Citv ilulldor Up , " a neat , tidy nai.o calculated to lusuro success oven if every other n ] uisilo weru ladiiiif * : . But tlio ouli i prise failed in a few months solely , I ttiini' . because tlio proprietor , lacking a proper a - preohition of tbevaluonf the nnim ? nf Ir sheet , dropped the "Cianlcti Citv" part aft--i- a low wuukrt. Failure , ignominious and cm Ditto , followed ; ttio capital of ? . 'JM.rM wn lost la the wreck and ono mew onthusi.iit-- . elevator of tlio press retired from the d > " - tlict with chastened spirit nnd ihittoi > 1 pocketboolr , but with a mind enriched byN. . - poncncc. In tliu meantime the Jimplecuto of . .TfiTc - son. Tex. , continues to mold public opm. . . . at the old aland. J. T. li. A ' -trimuo Liquid. h'/iiilni / ( liizetle. In Kcntiiolty Kldcr Allen from Maln < ' You may brinp up t o bottles of Ap" . linari- ; . I'ortcr VPS , snhvilh or without , sail I Kldcr Allen -with or without what ! I'ortcr Soap , sail. I'unrli. Oil , my love , my passion can hear and sop , ' Over the garden wall ; She is siching , and easting sheep's eyes at u. " Over the garden wall ! Miss Canada muses look at her there ; ISJy wouing and lulls ! she is bound to r.i : . , pare , And she pretty soon will to join nu prepare , Over the garden wall. Over the garden wall , O sweetest t'h-lof ml ! CVimo alontr , do ! Vnu'll never rogrtt : Wo were innilo formic another , you hot ; "J'is time our lips in kisses nnt Over the garden wall ! Your father will stamp and your father w..i rave Over the garden wall , And Ilk" " * nn old mailman no doubt will b.'havo . Over the garden wall , McKinley hr.s riled hint he's lost Ilia head , Mac's tariff is still , but if me you'll wed I'll give reciprocity , dnrliniiiiMlesd , Over iho garden wall. Over the garden wnll ! Mucilmmld is bound tn fall , 'TIs MauiiKnlnst Mae , my Cnnndinn pet , And McKinley ia hound to win , you bet : So Join me , tlonr : we'll bo happy yet , Over the garden wall ! Onu day vou'll Jump down on the other sMo , Over the eardou wall ! There's plenty of room , and my nrini .1. wiiie , Over tlie garden wall. Johnny may jibe , and Kir John may kick' ' I have an impression I'll lick thorn sllirk ; So come , like n dai'lttiir , ami Join nio iiulclc - Over the garden wall. Over the garden wull , Dollars , dear , rule us all. 1'all-lot sentiment's pretty , : md yet Interest swavs in Hie cud , you bell Mercicr's right ; so , pop , my pet , Over the pardon wall. Where there's a will Micro's ilivays a way , Over the garden wnll ! M'jcdonuld's a boss , but he's had his day. Over the garden wall ! Tariffs tuko money , but wedillnps are chonp , So wait till old Jolinny is suoriii'i nleui | , Thou give him the slip , nnd to Jonathan creep. Over the garden wnll ! Over the garden wall ! Your " < ! rand Oht Man" may squall , And swear .Miss Canada's loyal yel , Hut loyalty bows to dollars you bet I 'Tis time our lips in union'met , Over ttie pardon wall ! Highest of all in Ltaveiiing Power. IT , S. Gov't Report , Aug. 17 , 1889.