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THE OMAHA DAILY BIpl'MONDAY ; , MARCH 30 , 1891 , IE DAILY BEE 1C. UOSKWATER. KniTon. PUBLISHED EVKRY MOUNTING. pnlly Men ( without BimilnyjOno Year. . .18 00 Jnlly umlfliwdny , Ono Your . . . . . . low plxwontlH . . . . 55" .riirro month * . . . 2WJ F mid ny IHc , OnoYcnr. . . . . . . 200 Weekly Ilcc. Ono Yctir . 100 Ojnnlin , Tim UPC HnlMlng. Houlli Oiiuilin. Corner N nwl Mill Streets. C'omiOll IlliitTs. 12 1'PiirlHlroel. Clil B o nippaiiGliiiiilc-rofCoinniprco ! New York , Iootn ( < 13 , H ami ir.Trll > nno Uulldlng ii. 013 Koiirtcrnili uticoU COIlHEHl'ONnnNOE. All communications rolatlnir to news ml rdllorltil mntlcr should bo addressed totlio Kdltorlnl Department. . sH nnd romlttancrs. should lianilclrcnoril loTlio Ilic I'lililUlitiieCoiiipany , Omiilui. Drafts , rhrok * nnd liOHtofllro orders 1o lie miulo payable totlio order of the com- TJtmjr. The BCD Fiiulisliiiig Company , Purielors THE HEK IltTILWNO. _ RWOHN PTATF.MI3NT OF OIUOUliATION. Btolo of Nobrnsku , I. , C'ountv of Douglas. I Ororuo ll. T/scliuoK , secretary nf THE BKM rubllnfilnit cciinpnny , dors solemnly fiffnar that ilic nrtiinlclrculntlon of Tim DAILY Hrj : for the WCOK cndintf MurehSJ , 1WJ1 , was ns follow si , , , , Himlay. Mu reh M . . . M/ ? NAmliiy. MnrclilTJ . BUM Tiicntiiy. Mn rch 21 . ? - aVJnoidiiv. MnrchSJ . W * Tliursrtny. M inch SO I'rldny. MnrelrW Bntiirdny , MnrchSH . 2.1,84t > anouor. n. TZSOIIUOK. Fworn tn before mo nnd ( nibserlliod In my presence this ! tli dnyof Mnrch A.n.1811. Notary'I'ubllo. Etnto of Nnbronkn. ( . _ , County of Douclus , f" Ocorpp II. Tricliuck , bclnptAuly iworn , do- jon'K and RIIJB lliutlio Is sccretiiryofTiiEllBfi JMIillHliliic foinpnny. that ( hi ) tictiml nveracn daily clrcnhitlon of TUB lUu.vIlKK fnrthn month of Mnrch , 1890 , wns 31.815 copies : for April. 11-10 , aoB copies ; forMny. 1890. ! 0,1RO copies ; for Juno , 16CO , 2M01 copies : for July. IMA . copies ! . . . . _ _ . _ . , _ . . . . . . . . . . .Imiutiry. IFOl , ! f , < 40conlcH ! for Vclinmry , 1801 Sf,1)S ) coplep. Uconni : 11. TZSCHUCK. btvorn to before me. and subscribed In my pjcfceiicc , this 28th dtiyof rcbriiury. A. 1) . . 1891. N. r. FEIN Notary I'ubllo. To the legislature "May your last flays Lo your bast. " KASTCK weather was not really ngroo- nblo , but it was appropriate. The toarcliing wind was easterly. A FKW moro inches of moisture will Incronso the danger that Nebraska , wheat Holds will produce 50 bttshols to the licro. Tnr death of Bismnrclc would bo a Croat calamity. It would deprive the foreign correspondents of tholr principal btoclc-ln-trudo. THE president has the good sense to jjivo the land commissioner-ship ajjaln to the west. The plan has worked well Mid it is wise to follow it. As ALMOST everybody has the grip nowadays , it is not at all strange that the appropriation combine should have Iho grip on the legislature. THE Cougar woman has urandorod Bomo United States senators , but they nocthi'tlio tiwako nightson that account. The Cougar is a common scold and habit ual slanderer. Now that the Omahu bar has named the judpo.s that nro io preside over "the court It would soein to bo in order that the Omaha school ma'ams should decide Mnong thomsulvos whoa 'otobo mem bers of the school board. THE Bar association has relieved the governor of the responsibility of naming the four judges. It now remains to bo noon whether or not the governor will waive his privileges and accept the dic tum of the assembled lawyers. THE Utah commissioners think Salt Lake has boon n trillo ovorboomod. The difficulty is that whenever the gentiles elect a' ward officer the price of real estate is advanced , and ithoro have boon several gentile victories in the last year or two. TUB democratic newspapers nro thor oughly disguatod over tlio successful efforts of Secretary Rusk to induco.Gor- inany to remove the embargo on Ameri can cattle and roundly abuse Uncle Jerry for threatening to retaliate if the empire continues to speak disrespect fully of American swine. Sm JOHN MAODONALD threatens to have six regiments of British rod coats quartered in the Dominion to watch the conspirators who fool frlofldly to the United States. Sir John could do nothlnp which would moro speedily in- cronso an annexation sentiment nnd force unlimited reciprocity. The Canadian premier wns born In the time of George III. , but his memory is defective. TUB Illinois democratic state commit tee has decided that Crogior is the straight party candidate and sent for General Palmar to go to Chicago and whoop it up on that lino. This loaves Carter Harrison in an embarrassing position. In the meantime , the people can find nn easy way to settle the ditll- culty without giving cither of the rival democrats an advantage ovur the other. They can qulotly elect young Ilomp- stoud Wushburno. TUB .Newfoundlanders have secured the able services of Sir Charles Dlllco In advocacy of tholr cause , and the faot ap pears to have caused some sensation in England. There la a strong olTort on the part of the supporters of the govern ment to disparage the importance of this controversy , but doaplto the fact that they profess to regard it ns merely 11" "lobdtor row" it has in it the possibility of serious trouble , 'if the people ; of Newfoundland wore en tirely isolated it might bo an otisy mat- 'tor'to cdorco thorn into submission , but they tire i.i a position not only to oora- mnnd sympathy but assistance , nnd the British government cannot very well afford to encourage serious colonial dis turbance in this continent. The indica tions nro that the ministry does not take . the earno vlow of the matter that the Tjondon newspapers profess to take , and it Is probable that in the final adjust ment of the matter the Newfoundlanders will not be loft wholly at the mercy of Franco , as they are at present. X on A bitter partisan controversy him boon In progress in this state for more than throe ihonllm over the eligibility of Jnincs E. Boyd to nil the ofilco of gov ernor. At the urgent request of a num ber of prominent clti/.cns , republicans and ( lomocrnls , I have decided to present the conclusions I have reached after thorough rooaroh and tnnturo delibera tion. tion.Wns Wns .Tames E. Royd n citizen of the United States for two years previous to the 'Hit of November , 1890 , or was ho an alien at that date ? * If ho was an alien at that date , in ether words , a citizen of Great Britain on the day of election , no uct'of his own fllnco the day of election could make him odglblo. I am fully convinced that James K. lioyd hud been a full cltl/.on of the United States for 23 years when ho bccamo a candidate for thn ofilco of governor. This citi/onshlp , I hold , wns acquired by the nuts of con- grojs under which Nebraska was carved out ns a territory.and admitted into the sisterhood of stales. The Kansas-Nebraska bill of 18ol , which became the organic law under which the territory of Nebraska was governed for 13 yo/fra , conferred the right of suffrage ujion every actual white male resident of twonty-ono who was u citizen of the United Stntos and those ( foreigners ) who shall have de clared on oath tholr intention tobocomo such and shall have taken an oath to support the constitution of the United States and the laws of Nebraska. These persons were not only qualified to vote , but also to hold every elective ofilco in Iho territory. By nn net of the territorial legislature passed in pur- Buanco of the organic act , the right of suffratro and citizenship was conferred upon all persons of foreign birth of 21 years- and over who had declared their intention to become citizens of tlio United States , and had boon actual resl- . dents of the territory for a period of six months. James E. Boyd cnmo to Nebraska in 1850. lie was of foreign birth , but his father had taken out declaration papers before the son had roaohcd-tho ago of 10.Vhon the father formally renounced his allegiance to Great Britain and took the oath of allegiance to the United Stntos , ho severed till political relations with Great Britain , not only for him self , but for every member of his family. When James E. Boyd found himself a resident of Nebraska six months ho wns in position to acquire territorial citizenship without any Individual dec laration renouncing allegiance t'o Queen Victoria. That act had been performed for him by his father and would have been so regarded by any court , had ho soon fit toapply for his final naturalization papers. It is manifest , therefore ) and is u mutter of record , that Jumoa E. Boyd was a legal voter in the territory at least 10 years before Nebraska was admitted into the union. In duo time Boyd was elected to the territorial legislature , and when ho took the oath to support the national consti tution nnd the laws enacted under it , ho fulfilled every requirement proscribed by the organic . act for citizens of Nebraska. If , ho was an alien whoa ho landed on Nebraska soil , which I believe cannot bo main tained if his father's undisputed abso lute renunciation of fealty to Queen Vic toria was valid , ho certainly ceased to bean an nlion after ho became a citizen of Ne braska and one of her territorial law makers. Nobody will contend that even at that stage ho could have boon claimed ns a British subject or entitled to any protection from British authorities. When Nebraska was invited to enter the union James E. Boyd was not merely an inhabitant of the territory , but a citi zen entitled to every privilege enjoyed by all ether citizens of Nebraska , But ho wns not yet a citizen of the United States. On March ] , 1867 , the president of the United States issued his proclamation in conformity with tlio enabling act declar ing Nebraska admitted into the union on an equal footing with the original states without any further action whatever on the part of congress. By this solemn and irrevocable act Nebraska was en dewed with the full sovereignty of state hood and her citizens , regardless of rnco , nativity or previous condition , bo- cnmo sovereigns tufd peers of the citi zens of every ether state in the union. Every citizen of Nebraska was made a full citizen of the United States without further formality. Thus James E. Boyd , then a citizen of Nebraska , bccamo a fullfledged citizen of the United States , nnd in my judg ment has been a citizen of the United States over slnco. I want to bo distinct ly understood , however , that I do not conlonu Unit every foreigner on .Nebras ka soil at the time of admission was made a citizen of the United States re gardless of his previous relations as a resident of the territory. In answer to those who insist that nobody could become a citizen of the United States without complying with every technicality of the naturalization laws , I will point out some established precedents nnd su.ijgostlvo possibilities. Sam Houston , a native of Virginia , removed to Mexico and after some years' residence helped to establish the Texan republic. As president of that republic , Houston had forsworn his allegiance to thn "United States nnd was nn nlion to all intents and purposes , as if ho had never boon born In the United States. Whun Texas was admitted into the union bho cnmo in like Nebraska , on a uorfoct equality with the original states. Houston was elected United States san- ntor and took his seat without renewing Ills allegiance and notwithstanding the provision of the constitution that re quires every bonalor tuhavo boon a citi zen of the United States for nine years previous to ills election. Docs it stand to reason tnat Iho inhabitants of terri tories acquired by conquest or purchase nro to enjoy greater privileges nnd im munities than the citizens of organized torritorlod of the United States ? Lot us assume that Canada has boon annexed and an enabling act were paused , under which Canada was admit ted into the union. By that act Canada would bo entitled at least to one mom- bo r of congress and two United States senators. Now , nobody is eligible to a scat In the lower homo unless ho hai bcon tx citizen of the United Stntos seven years , and nobody is ollglblo to the senate - ate unless ho has bcon u full citizen , of the United Stales nine years. I should like to know how the Canadians could get representation in the national legislature. All Canadians would become full cltlzons by the treaty of annexation , but if statehood was to follow as part of the treaty , no Canadian would bo eligible to a sent in either house on technical grounds. How , then , would the state of Canada bo admitted on an equal footing with the other states in the union ? To my mind the conviction is ovor- poworlng that the act by which Nebraska WUB uiado a state made every territorial cltl/.on of Nebraska the poor of any ether citizen of the United States. E. ROSBWATKU. JN KASTKltlf STATES. It is a noteworthy fact that the old slates of the east are manifesting quite ns much interest in tlio question of taxa tion as the younger states of the west , nnd are finding no loss perplexity in the olTort to solve it. For the most part the drift in the east is for the more effective taxation of personal property. The Now York legislature gave prolonged discus sion to a bill requiring1 sworn statements from taxpayers Qf their personal hold ings in the way of stocks , bonds and notes , and the upper branch of that body has just passed a bill for the taxation of direct heirs of personal property , exempting estates of $10,000 or loss. In Now Jersey a very strong measure providing for the tax ation of personal property has boon under consideration by the legislature. In Pennsylvania a strong sentiment has boon sho\vn in favor of taxing incomes , nnd the Ohio legislature considered the expediency of taxing the raw materials and unfinished products of manufacturers at the mills , which are now oxompt. Those olTorts , not now , to roach a moro equitable distribution of the burdens of taxation , servo to illustrate at once the general discontent with present condi tions nnd the great ditllcultios that lie in the way of reform which everybody ad mits to bo desirable. Esueclally sug gestive is the renewal of the personal property tax movement , which has a very strong support , notwithstanding the fact that experience has shown that it is next to Impossible to equitably levy nndcollect it , besides the objection made to it that the schema involves an inquisitorial prying into private af fairs. It is well known that however stringent laws are which require returns to assessors of personal property they uniformly fall to produce satisfactory results , and for the obvious reason that nearly all persons , although required to certify to tholr property under oath , greatly undervalue it. There is no form of tax which excites - cites so universal a protest as this , and whatever may bo said In justification of it , it can never become popular. Ono result of this tax agitation that may ultimately bo realized is that of uniform lawa among the eastern states regarding taxation. It has been suggested to create a commission on behalf of the various states with a view to formulate a uniform sj'slom of taxation of all property , the methods re garding which now widly differ. While certain states , as Now Jersey and West Virginiaforin8tancehavesy8tomswhich particularly favor corporations , it would bo to little purpose for neighboring states to adopt methods to compel those organizations to pay their juat share of taxation. They would simply organize under the laws of the states that favor them , as many have done under the statutes of Now Jersey. It might not bean an easy matter to assimilate modes , of taxation in all of the states , but it is plain that the only solution of the prob lem that now troubles them is in n nearer approach to uniformity than is attained under existing laws. TRADE. The west is quite as muoh , and per haps even moro , interested in the ques tion of enlarged trade intercourse with Mexico as in that' of reciprocity with the countries of South America. Mexico ice offers n bettor market , present and prospective , for ti number of our manu factures and some of the products of agriculture than any southern country , with perhaps the exception of Brazil , and being contiguous territory there are peculiar advantages in dealing with her pooplo. But the fact that she is our near neighbor , with an unques tionable desire to bo neighborly in a commercial ? vay , seems hitherto to have produced a sontlmont unfavorable to closer trade relations. Instead of invit ing commercial fellowship Wo have mani fested a disposition to repulse it , and most naturally wo have encountered a retaliatory spirit. This course has boon highly effective in improving the op portunities of English , French and Gor- mau merchants nnd manufacturers for taking and holding the greater part of the Mexican trado. An intelligent correspondent writing from Mexico aays it is the deliberate judgment of nearly all Americana whom ho mot there that the United States can afford to deal on the broadest and most generous terms with Mexico in the matter - tor of reciprocity. That country Is bo- coining rapidly Americanized. The loading railways , with one exception , are American In management , the min ing districts are largely controlled by American capital and even when the investors are Europeans thosuporin- tondonts , mining engineers nnd prac tical exports are Americans. Therefore - fore reciprocity with Mexico will in volve freer trade with a foreign country in which Americans have largo financial interests and are displaying increasing industrial activity. With' thousand ? of Americans over the border nnd natively developing the resources of Mexico , says this correspondent , every commercial concession that is made by treaty will yield largo returns in trndo. All Americans engaged in business in Mexico favor uiu-osli-ictel tra-lo on the part of the Unitoi StXlos , and while this may not bo inimodlatoly practicable unquestionably u long step may bo taken toward its final attainment. It is dotn - onstrated that our recent legislation has helped Mexico to our own injury , The exclusion of low grade ores bent Amor- lean capital Into Mexico for the con struction of W olUnjr works on a largo scale in rnllwJiJ'j cent M adjacent to mining districts , and ns n direct consequence 'Tif the tariff war on llvo stock. M .xljo | luis created a now source of rovonjun . Wo want the Moxl- can nnrkol for lumdrods of manufac tured articles upon which almost pro hibitive duttosUi.ro now imposed , and \vo want to sell UIQ jUoxlcan paoplo moro corn , wheat and llour , which can bo .dono if the duties onTioao products are low ered. Wo BhalVuiivo to make concessions to obtain this , h'iStnll thoovldonco shows that it will bo tfrdfitablo to do so. inn sAYUtas HAM'S. Senate bill 187 proposes Important changes in the law regulating savings banks. It Is mooting with some opposi tion from Interested parties , but it alms to provide additional safeguards for the patrons of those Institutions , and ought for this reason to become a law. The bill raises the reserve required of savings banks from 6 to 10 per cent of tholr deposits and immodlatj liabilities. This change is dictated by experience nnd is in the line of conservative bank ing. It nltto limits the securities in which savings banks may invest , and shuts' out chattel loans entirely. In vestments may bo mndo in first mort gages or real estate , In stato. county and school district bonds , and in city and county warrants. Another most important provision of the proposed law forbids savings banks to do a commercial business. This will make it necessary for n largo number of savings banks to rearrange their busi ness , but the idea is sound in theory and directly in the interest of depositors. It is eminently proper that every institu tion which carries commercial deposits should bo operated under the regula tions laid down by national and state laws. It is equally doalrablo that insti tutions , which solicit savings deposits should bo surrounded by every safe guard which the law can provide. The line between the two classes of business should ho sharply drawn. The deposits in savings banks nro largely the savings of the poor. They frequently represent the total earthly possessions of widows and orphans. The intention of the proposed law is to strictly control the usoof such funds and keep them within the most conservative limits. Commercial banking comes under ether regulations , which have boon established with duo regard to the interests involved. The bill also remedies some of the minor errors ofj previous legislation. The principal foiturosof the measure are founded on n qorroct theory and will increase - crease the security of deposits in every savings bank In the state. CLEAN TUB CUT. The death rate of Denver is shown by ofllcial tables to jbo greater than in any ether city in the union saving only Now Orleans. ' TJio Denver Notes com menting upon this ugly fact places the responsibility with the municipal gov ernment. Donycr ought to bo ono of the healthiest cities in America. It has climatic advantages- possessed 'by any other city of its population. In spite of these tui epidemic of typhoid fever and diphtheria hnj boon raging for a year. This opldomle has made Denver next to the unhonlthiest city in the union. The prevalence of disease is duo largely , perhaps entirely to the filthy condition of the streets and alloys and bad soworngo. Yot"Donvcr has expanded about SiW.OOO in bettering those conditions within a year. The J\cws charges that the funds have boon wasted by a corrupt city government , nnd demands a change. Omaha city ofllcials whoaro leisurely holding down chairs in the basement of the county court house should and probably do know that Omaha's streets and alloys are positively reeking with accumulated filth. A personal warfare between the chairman of the board of public works and the contractor for street cleaning resulted in the nogloot of this important business last fall. ' This city wont into the winter with its streets in the worst condition over Known. The several months that have since elapsed have witnessed dally ac cumulations of filth and no effort to remove - -move it. The excuse is mndo thnttho expense of cleaning the streets now would bo greatly in excess of what it will bo when the spring opons. This is not altogether untrue , but the shady sides of all business streets are today canals of soft mud. Every business street could and should bo cleaned now. The sanitary de partment und all ether ofllcials on whom nny responsibility for the conditions of backyards and alloys rests should bo per forming their duty. The city w ill suffer in reputation and the citizens in health , if something is not done forthwith. If the neglect or corruption , or both , of Denver's municipal authorities cau so increase her death rate in a single year that she takes rank next to Now Orleans ns the most unhealthy city In the union , what will bo tb'o result in Omaha where the natural conditions are admittedly less favornblor jpmnha's reputation for health is worjh ! preserving at nny cost. It will bo an oiittyigoif the malfco of two enemies directly connected with the work of maintaining it , IB allowed to blacken her gooil name , injure her pros perity and scnjjqy the germs of disease broadcast timopg her citizens. Clean the cityi Save it from disease. Dismiss the public ofllciul who fails to perform his duty in connection with ili sanitation. | n IT is stated jjwjt the secretary of the interior has mpprovol the claim of General John B.-Sanford for $300,000. ns his fees for lobbying the Sissoton nnd Vnhpoton Indian appropriation through the Into congress. This is ono-lcnth of the amount appropriated in pursuance of treaty stipulations , and to Iho unin formed smacks very strongly of imposi tion if nothing more. MORGARTY wants a poor man for mayor. The gentleman from the Sov- cnth knows no popr mini can make a living working for the city outside of the council. UNLESS some vigor is injected into the board of public works , the street commissioner and the health department of Omaha , the opening of spring will bring an epidemic of typhoid fever nnd ether filth diseases. Our dirty streets nnd alloys tire disease brooders. IT is to bo hoped the now folclor of tbo enl estate exchange will bo printed ipon good paper with first-clnss ink , and > o botli attractive nnd inlorcstliitr. Blrkhausor to wntoh Squires nnd his asphalt , and Squires to watch Jlrklmusor , it Is quite likely both will > o kept perpendicular. RAIDS upon gambling houses in Dniuliu appear to bo a periodical pyre- oclmlo fiu'ce. So LONG as lawyers can make judges , udgos will bo under obligations to make awyors. \Vlmt IVnnttli Klioulil Count. 11 tt n QMic , AVhon our senators are eloctoJ by the people ple , lot tis hope they will bo elected for tholr vdnltli of Intellect and not fet their wealth of riches. They Ktolc. St. Lmilf Glnlif-Dr.mocnit. Senator-elect Fclton of California Is a good man whoso vote will always bo cast In such a vay as to keep the democrat ? in mourning for the late Senator Konrst. Democratic Hnlu Over. Ktw 1'oik Sun. Where are these Illinois rainbows ! They ought to bo spanning a reconciled and muted Chicago democracy Instead of fluttering faintly on -northeast side of nowhoro. Snmc Hero. Sltnnfajwlti Tribune. A new street cloan'.uB- cart In Boston has been christened "Tho Eurcltn. " It would not have to go fnr In Minneapolis ho fore It would demonstrate the appropriateness of Its natno. In "Popo Ui > ! > " Colonel Ingtrmill't New Yark 7Vc Club Lecture. Ono by ono the players leave the stage and others tnlto tholr places. Them Is no rmuso ; no ono knows what the next scone Is to bo. "Will this drama hnvo an end f Will the cur tain fall at last , nnd will it rlso again on some other stagol Reason says perhaps ; hope still wmspcrayos ; sadly I bld.iuy friend farewell. AVIrnt AVI1I They Colclirnta ? The one-hundredth anniversary of the adoption of the "now constitution" of Poland , which guaranteed the civil and political rights of that people , is to bo colohratod In Now York by all the Polish societies In the United States on May 4. Thuro are , how ever , many lovers of liberty who feel that Poland has as little real Independence now as she had on that memorable ilay when "freedom shrloitcd as Kosclusko foil. " Ho 1'or Zloti. Suit JW.e Timts. THE OMAHA BEE "knows n good thing when It sees It. That paper offers seven prizes consisting each of a round trip ticket to some noted point of Interest to parties soliciting the largest number of subscriptions. Among these noted points of Interest , Including Europe and America , Is Salt Lake , nnd Tun BEE calls it Justly n famous city and n boom ing city , and Gnrfiold beach a delightful sum mer resort. Zlon Is all of this anil a great deal moro besides. Afrnld of Newspapers. Miitadclplila JJeuird. The Now York court of appeals , In revers ing a judgment of nstiproma court of that state , has declared explicit ? against any right of counsel to po outside of the ovidcnco In summing up a case before n Jury. In the case In quest ion General Traoy , now secre tary of the navy , read u newspaper article which the appellate court now holds was wholly irrelevant to the case , nnd could only have been read In order to load tha Jury to give liberal damages. But an Ingenious liuvyor is not likely to "bo estopped In his wild fllehts of oratorical denunciation by this ruling. Ho will find ether ways of reachIng - Ing the hearts of Jurymen. Itetri button. KorfoVt Weirs. The farmers who elected Renegade Taylor to the stnto senate must bo masticating largo chunks of wisdom at the present time. The republicans of that district nominated an hon est old farmer named McCall , an old union soldier who "had managed n farm , successfully , but who refused to give up his party princi ples for the sake of gaining alliance votes. Taylor had been a loud-mouthed democrat , was a native of Virginia and had served in the rebel army. Ho secured the independent nomination and made a campaign that was based principally on the rebel 'oll nnd loud rnntinga against corporate monopoly , inter spersed with denunciation of the republican party. A. New Commonwealth. Kew Yurie Sun. William H. Von Swartout , founder nnd llrst president of a now commonwealth , gave nn exposition of its principles in ftow York. Olombla , it seems , is the destruction of all that la evil and the restoration of all that is good ; and , aa money Is the root of nil evil , the Oldmblan sage proposes to abolish tuonoy , a task really much loss arduous than that of abolishing poverty. The abolition of money will bo followed by the abolition of all forms of poverty , and , necessarily , by the abolition of theft. There can bo no rocum where there is no tuutn , and M. Froudbon's definition of p'roperty will bo a paradox whoso point has boon lost. There will bo no voting ; in Olombla , for there will bo no govern moat. Everybody will have his undivided nod indivisible share in the ownership of the world , and will do as ho darn pleases. Tlio mugwumps are forever prating about Independence. In Olornbia there will bo real independence. Every Olomblan will revolve on his own axis sub ject to his own constitution and by-lawswith uobody to fonr or make him afraid. The farmers' ' alliance may learn a lesson In antimonopoly - monopoly from the founder of Olombia. Ho says that if ovcry man "will abstain from voting and proclaim himself Independent , there can bo no government monopoly , op- prossloii , or loll. " It Is a cheap reclpo Moreover , "as mammon and inonoy no out o lumin no Is tratisinrraed from a devil to n god , " an easy means of apotheosis. In Olombla , in faot , you can bo transformcc from a money devil to n sod. You won't have to work In Olombla. Wo don't under stand the process , but broad , and presumably cnko are to bo earned without .sweat of brow This is ploasuut , but should bo kept from the tramps. j.'o itnyr .i UKAKT. Life. There's a sign in the window , As she flits demurely by ; You cannot contradict it , The window Is Her cyo. A very charming window , "With a very eubtlo art Of disclosing nrtlosjlv The slfe-n , "To Kent A Iluart. " It nlso adds , all modestly , "Kind sir , pray , look ubout The tenant was well suited Who recently Moved out. " FftOX TUK 8TATK Kastor Borvlonn Held In the Various Chiirohcn of Ijlticoln. LINCOLN , Nob. , March 20. [ Special to TUB Bnr. ] Kastor WM a rainy , muddy , dis mal dny In tUtncoln , but nevertheless n largo lumber of religious dorotcos gathered In the various churches to colobrtito the day popu- nrly sot apart ns the ono on which Christ nroso from the dead. The decorations In nmy of the churches were beautiful. These at Holy Trinity were particularly notabto. On each slilo of tlio altar then ) was a perfect , gnrdon of tall , snow white lilies. At the clmncol stops were llllos nnd u mass of ether lowering plntiU. Smllax appeared In beau- , lful profusion everywhere. The mualo for .ho occasion wns under the direction of Mr. il. J. Wi Soamnrlc nnd wns exceptionally flnii. Thcro were forty voices In the choir. ' At St. Theresa's pro-cathedral tlio altars were decorated with the choicest flowers. On either side of the cro s nt tlio nltnr were .llles nnd the other portions ot tha pulpit were appropriately decorated. The floral decorations nt Uraco Lutheran church were very elaborate and beautiful. On either sldo of the altar was a profusion of Easier lilies nnd palms. The pulpit of the First Congregational church rfos n perfect bower of ( lowers , twos and vines. The music was cxcollont. But few of the devotees of fashion had an opportunity of airing their br.m now Easter bonnets anil the uufnrtunnto ladles who had not felt nblo to Invest In such finery thanked heaven lor the rnln. Services were hold both in the city and county jails. A TXTlT C11IIU Prod Garland of Como , Colo. , writes to the chief of police , asking Information concern ing Miss Itoaa Miller , a young lady of six teen nnd a slSter-In-law of his , who left ( joocllnml , Kan. , hist August to como to Lin coln and slnco then has never been hoard from. Pears are entertained ns to her fnto. Miss Miller Is tall nnd slim , tins small blue o.ves and a largo mouth. She Is n somewhat attractive appearing girl and although she is very intelligent it Is fonrod that she has fallen under evil influences. A TOtTtO 111'Iim.AK. A young cro&lc named Eugene Vaughan , who seems bent on leading the life of n thief , has been arrested again , this tlmo on the clmrco of burglary. Ills believed tlmt hois the follow who broke Into Hurr & Booson's ofllco In the opera house block on Tuesday and atolo 543 from tbo safe. Detective Mii- lone susplcloncd Vaughna and when the young thlof bought n now suit of clothes on Wednesday nnd on Friday wns soon "Hash ing" n roll of bills amounting to $15 , Mnlnno nrrosted him ns a suspect. In the lad's pos session wns found n lioy thnt was found to lit the door of Burr & Bcoson's ofilco. itoiuiED nunixa nun itusiuxu's AKSRXCE , A telegram from Mrs. Jennie Carpenter of Bollwood to her husband , n member of the lower house of the legislature , announces a uurnlnry in her homo. The thlof , she snys , Is E1. SloEntlto. Ho is about twenty-two years old. Ho Is about flvo feet llvo Inches ; nas light hnir.'bluo eyes , flushed face nnd is neatly dressed. Ho stole n gold watch chain , some money , sliver spoons , gloves and other nrticlos. ODDS AND ENDS. The church , college r.nd school property In Lincoln Is valued nt $2,000,001) . The property of the state Institutions hero is valued n't 31.750,000. The oratorical contest at the high school is to bo held Saturday evening , April II. The first prize , a JIO sot of books , Ls.ofterod . bv Prof. Austin. The second Is given by the literary societies. Some thlof broke Into a room at 1233 N street last night and stole a gold filled watch , $4 and n satchel. Thieves broke into room 27 , Monlovo block , lost night and stele a light colored overcoat. JZTTEltAKY XOTJB8. The features of the Century for April will bo papers on "Two Expeditions to Mount St. Ellas. " Although nelthor expedition suc ceeded In reaching the summit of Mount St. Ellas , both resulted ia important contribu tions to geological and geographical knowledge. The perusal of Dr. John A. Wyoth's ' artlclo o'n tlio oxporlonco of confed erate prisoners at Camp filorton , Indianapolis , will somewhat surprise northern readers. Mrs. Mason's ' papers oa the "Salons of the Hovolutlon nnd the Emplro , " throws sldo lights on the Talleyrand memoirs , nnd the curious relnttons between Wordsworth and Do Quincey , written by the biographer of the latter , are articles that will be read with keen interest. Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobl has a brio ! resume of tbo recent discoveries of Pasteur , Koch and other oxporlmontow in the snmo field. "A Choao Money Lesson from History1' ; ' Mr. Cotiwny's article on the relations between Washington and Frederick the Great ; Mr. L. . Clarke Davis' ' contribu tion on WIHard , the now English actor , to gether with the California papers comprise some of the good things to bo found in the forthcoming number of the Contury. Among the many attractive a'rticlos In Llpplncott's mngozino for April wlll"bo found a story of Now York society life by Ellen Olnoy Kirk , ( Henry Hayes. ) entitled "Maiden's Choosing ; " a second Instalment of "Somo Familiar Loiters by HoracoOrcoloy ; " "Yarns about Diamonds , " prepared by David Graham Adoo and an Interesting nrtlclo , "Now Africaby Charles Alorrla. No raoro completely Illustrated copy of The Cosmopolitan hns over hecn published than thnt for April. Miss Elizabeth Blsland has an entertaining article on dancing , excellently / - ly illustrated. Mr. Gcorgo uranthatn Bain con tributes an nblo article on the "White House , " which Is nlso beautifully Illustrated. Drandor Matthews' article on "Womou Writers of America , " ' will prove specially in teresting to literary people , bad the descrip tion of ttio Nicaragua cutinl , by Harvov ' end thatoftho Japanese theatre , by Miss'Scld- moro nro very attractive features. The frontispiece consists of n portrait of General Sherman , drawn byUribayedoff. Harper's Magazine for April maintains its high standard of excellence. General Joan LouisLownl contributes ft well written and Important , article on "Tho French Army. ' ' Thomas Hardy's "Wcssex Folk , " Charlo9 Egbert Cnuldock's "In the Stranger Poo- plo's Country , " nnd short stories by Mar garet Crosby and AngclinoTeal comprlsn the fiction in tbis number. "Tho Bclirincr Sea Controversy , " by Hon. JJ. .T. 1'holps , late United States minister to the court of St. James ; rt historical and descriptive sketch of Wisconsin , by Theodore Child ; "Glimpses of ino Bacteria1 ' by Dr. T. Mitcnoll Pruddon ; "Tho Court Theater ot Melnlngor , " by Dr. Charles Waldstoln , are some of tlio interesting ingnnd entertaining nrticlos that will bo found tn the pages of this mngiwtno. In the April numoer of tlio Forum Hcpre- sontatlve U. Q. Mills of Toxus will make a critical analysis of iho census. In the same number Senator Hoar of Massachusetts lias nn urttclo to rirovo that the republican party was Untrue In its precedents nnd Its princi ples , because the late congress adjourned without enacting the election bill. Other nrticlos to bo found in this issue , are "A Study of the Problem of Poverty in Great Cities , " by Uov. Dr. Uauwfordof 3Now York ; an auto biographical essay , by Prof. Simon New- comb ; an explanation of tha feats of so-called mind reudcw , by Prof. Charles QatuhoU and nn nrtlclo on a comparison of railway rates in the United States aud in ether countries to ascertain whether our rates are really high. high.A very pleasing literary menu will bo served up In the Overland Monthly for April. The articles on "Onlrjlng in Call- fornltt , " "Sherman In San Francisco , " "Tbo Wreclt of ttwTennessee , " nnd "America and Kuropo , " nro nil excellently written nnd will doubtless bo wltlbly rend. Tlio brlfthtnst nnd best of nil npocltl num bers rcccutly published hy tlio Youth's Com panion is the ono for Knstor Just lecelvej. The illustrations by Taylor , Ulbson , VoRt , My rick nnd Miss Johnsan , have uuusunt merit , "Stnnloy'r Adventures In the Wilds Of Afrlcn , " by Hon. .1. T. Hciidloy nnd Willis Fletcher Johnson , Is ft very rondablo work Riving n prapulfl ncoount of sovornl expedi tions of the great African explorer mid is profusely Illustrated. 1'ublljliod by Kdgo wood publishing company. "Socialism of Christ , " by .Amtln Hlcr- bower , presents the nttltudo of early Chris tianity toward socialism in a very forceful manner. It Is written lu n popular style mid nbound.slii constant surprises. Published by Chnrlos H. Sorgol & Co. , Chicago. "Vnnkco Uoodlo Dlxlo ; or Love the Light of Life. " by J. V. Itynls , will bo found de lightful reading by these who have n par- Utility for tlio perusal of romaucos founded on our civil war. Published by Kvcrott Wtwl doy company , Richmond , Vn. "Nebraska Law Jourunl , " a weoklv law magazine , edited mid publishea hvV. ' \ . Jlenry Smith , Lincoln , Nob. "Current Cominontnnd Legal Mlsccllnnv , " tiubllshcd by T , U. Canflelii comp.iuv , Phila delphia , I'a. ' ' . " Kmllo Xola 'Money. by , tramlatotl by Kendall Warnw. Pilbllshod by Nile pub lishing company , Chicago. " 'J'ho Light That Failed , " by Iludvnrd Kipling , . .lohtiV. . Lovoll couipanv , Now York. JPJfJf f A-JA'K < J UltHIt' . Mrs. Huugorford , who is best known to faino as the "IJuchosi , " la a little woman with wavy dark brown hair niul brown oyes. Two little women have nttalnoil almost equal fame In scnlpturo Vlmilo Hcain Hovlo and Harriet Hosmcr. They are tiny bru nettes. Miss Lee Kobblns , a young American nri . - - , . j lit , hn-s sovornl pictures very prominently hung in the exhibition of iho Union dus Pommcs IMcntros ot Sculptcwrs In the cast tVansopt of the Palais Jos Champs iillyscos lu Paris. Mrs. Grover Cleveland was somcivhnt sur prised recently to llnd a chock for $ . " > 00 In a letter from nu cntorprlshig man. In return for tlio money ho wanted lior recollections of the -white houso. Mrs. Cleveland promptly returned the check. At the opening of the services at Plymouth church , Hrooklyn , n few Sunday's ago , 100 boys and girls snug a processional hymn , written by Mrs. Harriet IJocchcr Stowo' , mid m they passed the picture of Mr. needier i cauh laid a full-bloom rose alongside of It , Lady Sydney Wntorlow , Iho wlfo of the distinguished Ktigltsh baronntj is an .Ameri can girl. She was formerly Margaret Ham ilton of Nap.i , Cut. She is a woman of silk-lit and utmost girlish figure , with n pnlo , deli cate face , and is very popular hi London so ciety. Mrs. General Custor has boon resting hi Allan tie City for the last six weeks with hci * sister , Mrs. Margaret Custor Oulhoun. Mrs. Custer says : "I tun not writing n book cither , ns i read in letters aud papers , 1 have not oven contemplated ono. The work t began lost summer In Idaho on 'Western Pioneers' I cannot finish until I go back ngniii , n task I dread. It is terribly rougli work following up pioneers into fastnesses and trailing plainsmen or searching nut minors for iho vorillcalion of facts. With my present fatigue I cannot undertake a second summer of this sort of hardship , at least this year. " So profound n sensation was created in the lltornry world by the publication of "Orttio- dox" In 1833 , and by that of "Kooh.i" a reu nion ths slnco , that curiosity has naturally bcon oxoitod to lunrn moro about tholr au thor. The novelist , Dorothea Uorard , maitos her homo near Vienna , she having married an austriun cavalry oftiuor , Major LonparJ. Her attention was drawn to the Polish Jews partly by the incidents which CBIUO under her notice wnon living formerly In Polandv " and pnitly by the stories wlilcn have since i beou told hor. Major Longard himself spout more than twenty years in Poland , and b.is always felt much interest m studying the Jews. The latest historical personage to omcrgo from the cruclblo of scholastic research with a rehabilitated character is the famous hitherto the infamous Lucrotirt Bor/iia , says Iho Boston Budget. 1l\e \ Icnrncd critic. Charles Yrlnrtc , has undertaken to provo thnt the scandal which tins gathered about the name of this beautiful woman lu the past owed Its origin to family Jealousies and political rivalry , and Is nltOROttior unjust. It seems clear , ntany rate , that EmcroUn , after marrying her third husband In 1500 , waa "tho pcurl of spouses. " Hence nil the wlclc- odtiess that has bcon attributed to her must have Doon committed betwcon the nges of tblrtoen and twenty a supposition which Charles Vrlarto holds not to bo easily credible even of the precocious epoch of ttto Borglas. Countess Marie Von Oppon' , n reigning belle In "Viennese society , is said to bear a striking resemblance to Mra. Honnnu Ool- rlchs of Now York , who was formerly Miss LosslcPalr , daughter of Iho ox-senator. Her mother was an Irishwoman , who married an ofllcer In thq Austrian service , who belonged - to ono of the old Irish families that settled in Austria after the Might of Snrsflolil. In u few years she was loft a widow nnd to snp-t port hoi-solf and her little daughter became a governess to the daughter of Count Von Oppon. In six months the little countess died. The mother proposed to the governess to adopt her pretty little daughter and iho poor \vlilow was onty too glad to have such provision made for Mario. Two years later" Countess Von Oppen died. Her husband mourned hcr for full twelve months nnd thnn led the Irish governess to the altar. Count Von Oppon Is dead , but his widow still lives , and she and her daughter entertain largely. I'AHSlt'G Kxpross-Gnzctto : An ox press in an nt lacked by train robbers explained to the superintendent in this manner : ' 'To avoid injurinir thorn , and prevent them injuring mu , I got out of the car. " WOMAN'S soxo. Wake nnd call mo early , mamma , Cell mo very early , dour , For I bavc jjot n bran now gown , And Easter's almost horn , Express Qnzot'to : Agent Wonder whit's tbo matter with mo. I RUCSS It's the oysters I oat. I really w.onder if oysters nro healthy < Mossoniror I never hoard an oyster com plain of being unhealthy. Chicago Tribune : Youngest Dauchter Mamma , are wo KO to see iho now play this evening nt - 1 Mrs. Upchuryh Not another word about going to amusements , Ethel I Huvo you foi- gotten this Is Lentl Hun away , now , and don't uothor mo. I'm looking over the style of bonnets for Kastor. A TOUflH'B bPIIIKO. ir < i Mngt n Paul. Do merry spring is comiii" , sool for hear it In do ulr ; Yor finds it on do buddtii1 tree , Ycr smell It everywhere. An' pretty soon it will bo warm Enough to take ycr barks An1 sail do river or go arm lu arm aroun' da parks. Though it Is usually well to pot to the bottom tom of things it doesn't do to work toward the bottom of the ladder of success. Plttsburg Dispatch : According to the No\v Yorlc Court Cupid must over bo nu un dressed kid. The young man who can wrlto " 'a peed hand" hasn't hulf a chance in llfo wltn the youth who cau hold ouc. Hignest of all in L wcning rovrer.IT , S. Gov1 ! Report , Aug. 17 , 1889. Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE