THE OMAHA DA1JL.1' . BUM : MOJNDAiT , AFKIL 13. 1891 ,
THE JJATLY BIDE
K. HOSBWATEU EIIITOIU
PUBLISH HI ) EVKUY MOHNlNoi
TrU.MKOrSUIISCHIPTION.
Pally IlrofwIllimitSiiiidiiylOno Yonr. . .IH CO
Pully nml Sunday , One Your in no
TlirroiiinntlK Nix months goo 2M
piimlny lice , One Yi'iir. joe
Weekly ni'U.Onu Your 100
ofrif'KS !
Otnnlin. The lire llufldliis.
Fontli Oiiinlin. Corner N mid cr.lh Streets.
Council lllulTs , IS I'onrl Street.
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N w York , Itoonm Kl,11 mid IVrniiiinuIlulldlnK
Watlilniiton , Bill Kotirtpriith Ntrcet.
COHIlKSroNDKXCK.
AllcnmmuiilentlonR relating ; to news iind
filltorlnl mnttnr should bo iiddrcssod totlio
Ldltorlul Dt'iiartnuint.
HUSINKSH IKTTF.ns.
Alll > iiRlnr < .sIoft < 'f < mid roiulttnnrps should
ho nddrciKpd to Tim Ili-o PiibllfhliiK Company ,
Uiimhii. Drafts c.'liccks nnd postofllro orders
lo l > o made payable to the order of tlio com
pany.
flic Bee Flitting Company , ProDrielors
THK lIKi : ItUIMMNO.
MVOKN fiTATKMENT Of OIKOUI.ATION.
Ktutnof Ni'lmisliti , I
t'ounly of DiiiiRliii. f
Ororcc II. 'IVsrhui'K , M-crctnry of TUB IlBR
rnlillsiilni ! roinjiany. does wilcmnly swear
tluil the iti'tnnl circulation , of Tin : DAII.V Ilo :
for tlm wren 1'iidlnK April 11 , JWI , was as
follows : .
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Mondny. April 0 WdlT
Tiic-Kliiy. Ap-ll-7 -VJn.l
WnlncMluy. April 8 Kl.3.ifl
rinirsdiiy. April 0
I'rldnir. April 10
intnnlny , April II
A vcrngo
nnoiiOF. II. T/.SCHUCK.
Pworn to I < > fore me nnd siibsorll.cd In my
presence Hits llth day of April. A. I ) . 1B9I.
N. I' . I-'RIU
Notary Public.
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County of Douehis , ) M
{ irorpi ) 11. Truclmck , firing duly sworn , rto-
fon's nnd fny * that ho Is decretory of TiinltKE
'nl'llsliliiK ' ciii'piny. ! flint , tlio aciunl avur.iKc
dully clrcnliitliin of 'I UK DAII.V HliK for the
innnth nf April , IMO , 0r > r4 copies ! for May ,
Ifto , SO.IM ) ( oplcs : for June , IHO , L'O.JOI copies !
for .Inly. Hro.20.nW toplesj for Anirnst , I8X ! > ,
CO.Tf.n coplcsj for September. 1HX ) , 'X.tfQ copies ;
for Oclolii-r. ISOO. i,7C2 ( ' copies ! for Novem
ber , ] HH > , K.I no oplps ; for Dorninlier , tHW ,
21,471 copies : for .Iiiiiiiury , IfOI. 5:8.440 : I'onlcs ;
for Krliriniry , IPOf , 2Sim : copies ; for March ,
1891. IM.Oi ; : . copies. ( inniinii H. T/smtlCK.
Enorn to I efnro mo , nnd subscribed In my
ricscncc. Ihl.s3 < ldiiyof April , A. I ) . . 1KH.
N. f. l-'Kin ,
Notary I'ulJllo.
TonifCA elected a rosubmissionist
mayor. Topokn has hitherto boon the
prltlo of ] ) rohbitioniHts. !
has been discovered in the
Cherokee strip. Now nothing cnn pro-
lervo it from the white iniiii.
TIIKKK is something significant in the
fnct thut : i very largo proportion of the
brimstone used in this country comes
from Sicily whore the Mafia originated.
Tun regularity with which the cable
announces that one European nation or
another is mussing troops on the frontier
is really tiresome. It is time to form
"them into hollow squares or oxocutosomo
uthor military maneuver.
SIQXOK CHISPI is not the Italian pre
mier , but ho makes life morn or loss
miserable for the man who enjoys that
distinction.Ho is largely responsible
for the great game of bluff Premier
lUidinl appears to bo playing.
A > ; Iowa judge decides that freight
originating in Iowa and destined for an
Iowa point , but which passes through a
portion of another state , is interstate
tratlic. In the eyes of'that ' judge a tech
nicality in far superior to either a prece
dent or u principle.
E. DICICIXSON having resigned his
position as general superintendent of
the Baltimore & Ohio lines west of the
Ohio river , his friends hero may natur
ally ox poet him to take charge of the
operating department of the Union
Pacific , though no ollicial hint of that
fact is given.
SENATOR JOHN SIIKKMAX visited Co
lumbus the other day and looked in upon
the legislature. The painful contrast
between him and Calvin S. Brice , whom
that , legislature selected as his colleague ,
is said to hai-o brought crimson blushes
of shuinc to the faces of every democrat
in both housM.
KINO HUJIIIKRT is mad because Amer
ican caricaturists picture him as n
monkey instead of the improssario in a
hand organ rendition of Italian opera.
Ho should remember that in this country
the monkey is far more popular than
either the hand organ or the dago who
turns the crank.
Tim emperor of Germany greeted the
return of his royal mother from England
with a lllial kisa , and now the cold
blooded diplomatists of Europe declare
ho did It merely to omphasi/.o his indig-
hatlon toward Franco for the want of
courtesy shown the empress on her recent -
cent visit to thnUcountry.
WHAT is the matter with J. M.
Kagan , the democratic warhorse of
Hastings nnd attorney o ! the St. Joseph
& Grand Island railroad ? Did Governor
Boyd disappoint.him in some appoint
ment ? If not , why should ho want the
democrats of the Second district to
gather on May 1 at Hastings ?
Tin ; Trans-Missouri Railway Pnssen-
per association will moot in Kansas City
Tuesday of this week. Among the C2
Biibjocts of discussion is that of "harvest
excursions. " It is hoped the railways
will perceive the importance of provid
ing low rates for harvest excursions to
Nebraska and Kansas points. The ques
tion is of vital interest to the states and
to the roads.
GOVERNOR FRANCIS of Missouri is be
lieved to bo looking forward to 1802 with
the expectation that ho can succeed
Senator Cockrell. They nro both demo
crats dyed butternut in the wool , and re
publicans have little interest in the out
come , but it will be no easy matter to
tuku Cockroll out of the senate. He is u
stronger man than Vest , and a moro val
uable man to Missouri than either Vest
or Francis.
OUR friends , the enemy , are deter
mined upon u grand organization of
democratic clubs which shall reach
every precinct in the United States and
bo directed from Washington. This is
n scheme of national bosslsm which the
people will repudiate. The idea that
the voting population of the country
shall bo placed under the domination of
n single Washington politician is con
trary to the theory of this government.
THE K.TT/U SESSION.
The constitution makes it the duty of
every legislature elected nftor a national
or state census hns been taken to innko
nn apportionment of the members of the
two houses on the basis of the census
enumeration. The last apportionment
was mndo in 1887 on the basis of the
state con&us of IBSS. It was the impera
tive duty of the present legislature to
rcapportlon the stntointologislntlvo dis
tricts upon the basis of the national cen
sus of 1800. The constitution not only
commands the legislature that convenes
lifter the taking of n census to innko such
nn apportionment , but It expressly pro
hibits any other legislature from doing
BO.
In defiance of this mandate the legis
lature adjourned without discharging
the duty devolving upon it , and which
cannot bo delegated to nny of its suc
cessors. This action on the part of the
egislaturo makes it incumbent upon the
governor to reconvene the legislature
proclamation so that it may complete
ho work which the constitution has im-
osod upon'lt.
It would bo a dangerous precedent to
cave the state for the next five years
without a ronpportlonmonl of its logls-
alive representation. If the state is pur-
nltted In defiance of constitutional
irovislons to retain its distribution of
'opreaentatlvcson ' the old census of ISM ,
vlmt is to hinder the legislature that
ivlll convene after the census of IS'J.j '
hall have been taken and published
rom ignoring the constitution and loav-
ng the state to its present roprosonta-
, ion for five years thereafter ?
The fact that Douglne and Lancaster
. . ountios have outgrown silino of the
counties in the southwestern and central
portion * of the state affords no valid ox-
JIIHO for retaining the old apportion-
nont. But Douglas and Lancaster conn-
.ios . tire not the only counties nlToctud.
kVlthln the past iivo years moro than a
lozon now counties have boon organized.
Tlicso counties should bo given their
luo share of representation. The pho-
lomonnl growth of several counties
n the north and northwest should
: ilso bo given duo recognition by in-
rcascd representation. To deny them
this nrivilego is as indefensible as to deny
) ougltis nnd Lancaster counties their
iluo share of representation.
Coupled with the absolute necessity of
.cgislatlvo apportionment comes the fail-
.ire of the legislature to pass any bill for
the abolition of the railway pass system
and reasonable reduction of freight tolls ,
it least on staple articles , and the omis
sion of rebate provisions fr-om several of
the most , important bills that wore
passed hurriedly during the last hours
of the session.
The duty of the governor , under the
circumstances , Is clear. He has no alter
native but to convene the legislature.
The responsibility for the expense of the
extra session must rest with the legisla
ture.
IS ITALY IILUFt'ItfOI
If there is any authenticity in the re
port Jhnt comes from Rome that the
Italian government has fixed u limit
upon the time within which the govern
ment of the United States must reply to
the lust dispatch of the former in order
to avert the adoption of extreme meas
ures , the conclusion must bo that Italy
his : determined to provoke hostilities oi
ls playing n very bold game of bluff.
The demand that Secretary Blaine
should rospona to the communication of
the Italian , , premier on or before a
specified date would bo a most oxtrnor-
dinnry proceeding and one very-likely
to bo resented by any self-respecting
government. There is no established or
recognized rule as to the time which one
government may take in replying to the
diplomatic communications of another.
*
Courtesy requires that such corrojpond-
once shall receive as prompt attention
and acknowledgment as practicable , but
it is the privilege of every government
to determine the time necessary to bo
occupied in order to make a
proper presentation of its case ,
and it would be moro than an
impertinence , it would bo an insult , for
one government to dictate to another in
this matter. To make such a demand
would clearly imply a hostile intent ,
it would bo distinctly in the nature of a
threat , and no government having a care
for its standing before the world and
able to defend itself , would fail ( o present -
sent such a demand. It is inevitable ,
therefore , that the Italian government
can have presented an ultimatum as the
dispatch from Rome affirms , except upon
the hypothesis that it desires
war or believes that such a course will
eoorco the United States government ,
not well prepared for &uoh a , conlllcl as
would have to bo carried on with Italy ,
into some sort of terms satisfactory to
the Italian government.
It has boon reported from Washington
for several days that Secretary Blalne
had prepared his answer to Premier
Uudini , but there is no ollicial infornm
tion to this olTeet. Undoubtedly the presIdent
Idont and secretary of state fully tippro <
elate the importance of giving this matter -
tor ns prompt attention as possible , and
besides , it is not the habit of the gov
urnmont , or at least has not boon uiu\er \
this administration , to neglect dlplo
malic issues , whether pressing or not. It
Is not to bo presumed , therefore , that
the grave question raised by the Itnllnr
government has failed to receive the
consideration which its supreme import
ance calls for , nnd if the delay in an'
Hworlntr the lust coinmunlniitlon of Undln :
has Ijeon greater than coms to the Italian
government to bo warrantable , it is
not to bo doubted that there tire valid
reasons for it. At any rate it can bo
confidently assorted that our govern
ment would not hosltaio lo resent as n
most serious nlTront dictation from the *
Italian government as to the time
within which nn answer should bo given
to ltd diplomatic cnmmunicnlions.
\riIATISTHK \ 31ATTKK'l'CH \ \ IUOAX }
When democrats fall out republicans
nro always Interested
spectators of any
muss they kick up.
John M. Ragan Is a pale-haired demo
cratic warhorse tit Hustings. Not many
years ago ho was the attorney of the St.
Joseph & Grand Island railway nnd BO
far ns Tin ; UKK knows continues to servo
In that capacity. Nubody has ever sus
pected Ragan of being anything bettor
than a democrat nnd a railroad attorney.
Ho has never figured conspicuously as a
roformor. Of course ho took Ills medicine -
cine last fall find swallowed McKoighnn ,
but ho is n democrat and n democrat
takes poison if it will win the ofllco.
Hon. N. V. Hnrltin , with a life-long
record ns nn Milt-monopolisf , nnd op
ponent of railroad domination in poli
tics , wns defeated. Ragan helped to de
feat him , though ho know the railroads
wore for his ' opponent , and perhaps for
that reason.
Now comes this fresh champion of the
rights of the common people , nnd in *
conjunction with n gentleman not BO
well known , by the iinmo of Lnnnino ,
mails n blank ml dross to the democrats
of the state denouncing the democratic
governor for signing the Nowberry bill ,
and calling for n meeting of democrats
nt Hasting Mayl lo emphasize the in
dignation of Ragan at the governor's
action.
A copy ol the letter , bearing date ol
April , wltli blanks for signatures of
two or moro persons , fell into the hands
of J. S. Lchow , chairman , and E. C.
Ballon , a member of the stale demo
cratic committee. Those two gentlemen
give the schema publicity and expose
Iho effort of the Hastings gentlemen to
stir up strife in the ranks of their party ,
ilo nt the same time they endorse the
governor's action.
What can bo the matter with Ragan ?
Wns there a judge to bo appointed by
the governor in whom Mr. Ragan desired -
sired a proprietary interest ? Oiis Mr.
Ragan merely a gosling demagogue' ,
whoso pin feathers have not boon started ?
.v nTAI.IT\ \ :
The Now \'ork Sun , reviewing the re-
fiults of the recent spring elections , finds
in them several facts npt encouraging to
the democratic party. One of these is
that "tho .republicans have shown n
marked and surprising vitality in the
great cities. " It Ilnds that in localities
whore the democrats have heretofore
beennblo toappeal with greater forccnnd
confidence to the voters , and the demo
cratic majority 1ms steadily expanded ,
there ire ( now many indications of
renewed republican vitality and a corresponding
spending weakening of democratic lines ,
and it suggests to democrats who prefer
to do their studying of election llguros
in April nm > not in December , that they
have much to learn from a careful
scrutiny of the returns of the recent
spring elections.
Tlio i'loi's conclusions nro correct , and
bearing in mind its unquestionable so
licitude for the future success of the demo
cratic party , its candor in staling its con
clusions is commendable. TUB LJKUhas
already pointed out thai Iho more important -
portant results of the spring elections
are altogether encouraging to republic
ans , showing as they do thai the course
of the elections
last November was
merely one of those spasmodic , and
therefore temporary , reactions which
have not been uncommon in our political
history , and are to bo expected in the
cu'cond year of an administration. Just
why this should ba the case may not bo
altogether obvious , but such has boon
the almost unvarying oxparionce.
Last year's reaction was rather
moro extreme than usual , per
haps quite unprecedented In extent ,
but it does not necessarily follow from
this thai Us effect will bo moro pro
longed than that of like , though -loss
general , reactions which preceded it.
In fact il is already apparent that the
popular judgment , misled by influences
it would not bo dillluult lo enumerate , is
with the sober second thought rapidly
reluming lo a sensible view of the situa
tion.
Those people who leaped to the con
clusion after the 010011011. " of last fall
thai Iho republican parly was about at
the end of its career will find most con
vincing reasons for changing Ihoir opin
ion if Ihoy will follow Iho advice of Iho
Sim and make n careful scrutiny of Iho
rolurns of Iho spring eloctions. They
will tlnd in the results ample evidence of
republican vitality and vigor , and a res
toration of popular confidence in the
party , in localities whore it was hardly
lo have been expected , that Is most prom
ising for the future. There is rood rea
son to believe that with thorough organ
ization and judicious management every
state classed as republican in which an
oleclion is lo bo hold Ibis year can bo
carried by Iho republicans , and if Unit
is done the way will bo pretty clear to
the success of that party in the presi
dential election of next year.
TWKKf COMMISSIONS.
The greatest leak in the passenger
business of railway companies is that of
commissions on coupon tickets. It has
disrupted moro pools and disturbed the
comfort of more rallioad presidents than
any other sort of competition.
All railway oflleials recognize the evil
and most of thorn
have made more or
less olTort to contribute to its correction.
The presidents of tjio companies
planted their protest time and again
and have Imperatively orJorod its
discontinuance. Still the leak is not
stopped.
Recently the agitation of the subject
has attracted wide attention in railway
circles. At the last session of congress
a futile attempt was made to incorpor
ate u prohibition of commission paying
in the interstate commerce law. The
ticket sellers of the country rose In their
might against legislation which should
cut oil' their perquisites , nnd the inter
state commerce bill escaped the amend-
inont.
The public generally may not bo
familiar with the system. It
is a subsidy paid to coupon ticket
ngonts by connecting lines for
ptissengor business. Some times
u uniform rate is made by competing
railways , but moro generally each prom
inent local ticket agent has n private
understanding whereby ho pockets moro
than the pool rate per ticket. Some
roads moro thrifty than others pay com
missions on tickets to all points , others
pay only to competitive stations. In
ono way or another , however , the smart
ticket agent manages to make some
thing out of every passenger whom ho
tickets to a point beyond his own lino. The
traveling passenger agent who cannot
capture the tlckot sellers of his district
is not satisfactory to the management.
The general pasaongor agent and
all his subordinates nro in favor of lib
eral subsidies to the men who control
tho. passenger trulllo of the couutryt
hence the dlfllt'ulty to secure and main
tain a prohibitory agreement.
Some years ago this reform was under
taken with Ulu Pennsylvania company
ns the foromosj , ' Champion. At n secret
mooting In Cliicngo nn agreement wns
made to nbollslj'riU ' commissions. Every
passenger mau in attendance agreement
under prcssuro'of'his superiors to thonr-
rangomont nnd nil promised to sign the
compact. All 'tho ' general passen
ger ngonts complied with the
agreement oxuopt ono. Ho escaped
to his olllco and allowed the Information
to go to the country that his line was the
only western road 'which failed to bind
itself not to pny commissions. As a consequence -
sequence the through passenger business
of this line enjoyed abnormal prosperity.
Competing lines worofo'-cod to "cap" his
rntCH and within 10 days after the Chicago
cage mooting the commissions reached
Hill per cent of the amount received for
certain classes of tickets.
Tills is merely an instance show
ing the strength of the sys
tem and the power of the coupon
ticket agent. Some tlckot agencies
in those days were worth $12o,0 ( ) ( ) a year
and In a few instaiifCH oven moro. A
union ticket olllco like the transfer
depot has in days gone by been rated at
about S10WO ( per annum. Immense
sums of money are annually paid out by
railways in securing through passenger
business. The presidents of the com-
pnnies have winked at violations of
solemn written obligations to discon
tinue the practice and an enterprising
passenger agent who could not discount
his competitor in olloring subsidies saw
the businessleave him.
Another feature of the commission
evil was the partnership entered into
between the passenger departments and
scalpers. A scalper is the embodiment
of nil that Is evil minded to tlio railway
ollicial who h is nothing lo do with pas
senger business and the unsophislicalud
railway elo'k giows into the full stature
of a well paid general ollicor with Iho
holk-sl of nil horrors for a man who will
buy nnd sell unused portions of through
ticlcuts. In spite of Ibis very pro
nounced theory , the scalper is
sought by the. passenger agent
anil given the straight commission
and often a do'lnr or so moro to enable
him to undersoil the company's own
agent in some instiuu'cs and to compute
with the regular njjcnt at foreign sta
tions. The ticket airenl nlso takes him
into his confidence and divides his com
mission with tlio ualpar. Hjlwojn the
two and the public the cut rate ticket
olllco is a bonanx i which make ? the
scalper a woaltlfv nabob sooner or
Intel- . ' '
sThc present situation is interest
ing. The eastern oillccs of nearly
nil the roiids have undertaken the task
which general managers ; md tralllc men
have utter'y failed to accomplish. They
have again resorted to the boycott on
commission paying roads. That is , they
notified the thron recalcitrant corpora
tions that their coupon tickets would betaken
taken olT sale if they further refused to
come into the fold. One of the three
dared not facd this prospect , $ f a
loss of business and weakened
at the last minute. Another ,
though still holdiilg ' its ground , will
probably give up'tne fight. The third
is defiant , nnd ' ( ! ! railways have
so'.emnl ' ' refused
} to ticket passengers or
check baggjigo to points on its lines.
The general passenger agent holds out
for commissions and threatens to cut
rates to nil competitive points reached
by his lines if tlio boycott is insisted
upon.
The present movement has taken n
radical form. Nearly all the eastern
lines abolished commissions two or three
years ago. Those who were continuing
the practice now come in and agree to
bo reformers. They have n'l united in
n demand that the western lines shall
discontinue the practice of paying com
missions to their agents and have pro
hibited such agents from receiving the
perquisites directly or indirectly. Tlio
western lines make no further agree
ment , but will continue to pay tiekot
agents of tholr immediate connections at
Chicago and west of that city. If the east
ern agreement is maintained , ultimately
all remaining lines will accept the situa
tion and do likewise.
The outcome of the fight is watched
with interest in railway circles and
wagers are about oven on the result.
The people generally have no concern
directly In the success or failure of the
movement. If the abolition of commis
sions would give the public rates reduced
proportionately , the aid of congress
might eventually bo invoked. Under
existing conditions it moans merely a
transfer of the amounts hitherto paid
out as subsidies to the treasuries of the
company.
If the railway companies succeed in
cutting olT the commissions to ticket
agents the war upon the scalpers will
bo short , sharp but decisive. By plac
ing closer limits upon coupon tickets the
profits of the ticket brokers will bo prac
tically destroyed. Until the agents arc de
prived of the indul-omonts to divide with
tlio brokers andtho ; companies are re
lieved of this form of competition , oven
strict local laws prohibiting ticket scalp
ing , such as are in force in Colorado ,
will not atl'ord much satisfaction.
FOR the pant t wp , years the general
land olllco has bqcn ono of the best ad
ministered bureaus under the govern-
innnt. K.f.fninnilsalnnni' ! GrnIT intro
duced needed reforms which brought the
olllco uj ) to a hlgi | standard of efficiency
and loft it in botjtj condition than it had
boon in before ty'rt many years. His suc
cessor , Commlss jnbr Carter , promises
to emulate his excellent example , nnd
having a far less difficult task than
Judge Groff assumed when ho took
aharga of the olllco , the now commis
sioner will undoubtedly bo able to main
tain the high standard that has been es
tablished , and possibly oven improve
upon it. The great number of people
who are interested in an efficient admin
istration of the general land olllco will
bo glad to know that Commissioner Car
ter is allvo to their welfare.
Tin ; weekly bank statement shows the
reserve has decreased $770,000. Tlio
banks now hold $5,033,000 , la excess of
legal requirements.
A CENTRAL market has long boon
hoped for lu Omaha. It is greatly
needed. The triangle on St. Mary's av
enue is the plnco for It. Lot the city
make the Improvements projected In
that vicinity nnd utilize the -tract Indi
cated for market purposes.
THK ofllco of city prosecutor is ono of
importance . to the city nnd should bo
filled by the appointment of a gentle
man , not n ward bummer ; a lawyer , not
n pottlfoggor'n ; man who will prosecute
offenders with vigor and ability.
A JANITOR of one of the schools of the
city puts in n bill of $2.2.r > for a gallon of
whisky used in thawing out the steam
pipes of his building. They must have
been frozen from the epiglottis to the
colon at least.
Tin : tariff on garbage dipped in the
Missouri river , for the benefit of n con
scienceless ward striker and professional
lobbyist is ono dollar per cart load.
A OAitiiAOK crematory or dcsslcatlng
factory is Imperatively needed hero and
will soon have to bo established for sani
tary reasons.
OIK ; Horn lOvcry Minute.
Wo huvo boon asked If In the water which
Hews In Wall street there are any flshl
There are sucltors , cliiolly.
Walt li > r Mo.
Do you suppose that the late Mr. Harnum
had displayed upon Iho pearly gales of the
celestial city Iho old familiar legend , "Walt
for me , I inn coming. "
lU'olproolty Nritlc ! < l <
AVit ) York ll'iir/i/ / / .
Detective O'Mulloy ' solemnly declares Unit
ho did not bribe the Now Orleans jury , and
thu jurymen do not understand tlio first prin
ciples of reciprocity if they fall to confirm his
statement.
What n KailVnn Tlioro.
The l-'nini'rn' Alllniice.
Governor Uoyil took young Mr , Hitchcock
to the top of the dome of the state capitol
Imllilhijj nnd ilroppo.l him to tlio pavomtmt
bulow. There was no "dull tluul. " It wns
simply a "squall. " Tlio pavement U awful
dirty.
Tintiiiiitluv ol' ii Moiil.
A minister of Hcottsbun ; , Iml. , ofllciatod nt
three weddings , stayed to dinner In each case ,
walltod twenty-llvo miles , nnd proachul two
sermons nil on Knsti'r Sunday. This teaches
this Now York World Hint under the stimulus
of u few sijunro meals n country minister is u
very capaolo person.
Dnvld's Hahl 1 1 end.
( tiiilflltfliH. )
The hardest blow Governor Hill 1ms yet
sustained wns struck by n South Carolina
editor the other day , who printed his portrait
ns a ' 'lioforo ' using" cut In n hair restorer ad
vertiscmcnt. This Is not dignified. If It had
appeared as the portrait of a . ? ' ( shoo man it
would not have been so bad , but to twist a
man on Ms capillary shortcomings Is not ,
decent.
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The Iliirirlur Snld It.
INVif Yurli Sun.
Ono night recently the wlfo of a Congrega
tional minister at Manchester , Eng. , uwolto
and nslted her husband : 'What Is the timoi"
The auswor came : "Threo o'clock. " The
Indy continued her slumbers. When she
rose nt 8 o'clock slio found that the watches ,
purse and jowolr.v loft on her dressing tnblo
had dlsapnearod. Also many other valua
bles. The clergyman said : "Well , 1 slept
like n log nil night. " "Didn't you tell mo it
wasy o'clock 1" "Not I ; it was the bur
glar. "
_
I'ASStXtl JKS1S.
Harpers' Bazar : Cumso Are you cutting
the sensational articles out of that paper be
fore taking it homo to your wife nnd daugh
ters !
Hanks ( handling the shears ) No ; I'm cut
ting out the millinery advertisements.
Now York Ilorald : Mr. Uglymug 1 am
behind time.
Miss Portly Well , it Is no wonder people
say that time Ilia * .
Tin : r.uiMr.u's THI.U.S.
New York Jhralil.
The farmer , when ho began to plough.
Hitched up his mule with his Aldcrnoy
cough ,
But the mule dlsplajCQ some gruugo ,
Anil declined at nil to hudgo ,
U'lulo the cough ran off and kicked up a
rough.
Joaquln Miller is putting in his time bo-
tweeirshootliig at huntum who trespass on
his grounds Iricl : of Oaltland , Cal. and writIng -
Ing n life of Christ in rhyme.
Now York World : During the present
strained relations no ono who loves pouco
should give tno moiikoy a hot penny.
Washington Star : Noah nnd his family
wore tbo only persons who were not in the
swim during the flood.
Oh , for the lonely mountains ,
Whoi-o tho-earlh and the air nro still 1
Oh. for the mountains as high
As high us the hotel bill.
Washington Star : "What's that nolso up
stairs I"
"It's Mary singing , 'I Want to bo an
"Well stop her nrotty quiok , or sho'll ruin
her chances forever. "
One man strikes for the rlglit mid another
writes lor the strike.
Teacher Johnnlo , you mav explain what
causes tbo earth to move around the sun.
Johnnlo Cos it's cheaper to move than pay
rent.
Sun : Thespls I have the shrewdest man
ager in New York.
Knntor In what way !
Thcsiils Well , ho has connected the seats
with wires iinilor the floor , nnd turns on u
big current of eloctrleltv during the heavy
parts. The audience mistakes the electricity
for thrills.
Arlailno Well , Pcnolopo , did you go over
to the Greek play nt Now Haven I
I'onelopo Yes. It was horrible. Abso-
lutclv no attention wns paid to the ctrenm-
lloxos by the players , nnil ns for the aspl-
rates , thov were w'ofullv mUulacoJ. How
ever , what could you expect I JNow Uuvon
Is not Cambridge ) .
A man nt Gato'-Clty , U'ah. , has boon ar
rested for stealing n sawmill and cartlngjt a
distance of twenty miles ,
Chicago Times : Mrs , Giggle I don't ' un
dorstaud why you nro egging your poor hus-
bund , on to run for congress. The poor mai :
Is on the brink of the grave , nnd lifo nl
Washington would 1(111 him.
Mrs. SVIgglo It's because f love him , nnC
ns ho cannot llvo loug In his present state o ;
health , I want him to have n funeral that's
worthy of him.
The dandelion plants so shy
Put forth tholr yellow apccklcn ,
And good old Mother Karth said : "I
Uollovo I'm getting f rcckloj. "
Washington Posts She came from Great
Britain nnd the young man who wns will
her was a little startled to hoar her declare
that ho was the hugllest man she ever did
300.
Washington Post : " 1 boar that the odlto
of the Dally Diuizeo has joined the church,1
"Yes ; but ho can't get over ono ruling
passion. If you'll notice , when ho quote *
scripture ho never gives any credit. "
GRIEF CAUSED HER DEATH ,
The Troubles of Attorney Zlak's Wife
Ended at Last ,
STATE UNIVERSITY'S ' NEW PROFESSORS ,
Move oi Knot to Allow Saloons to
Keep Open Until Midnight Street
llnlhvny Improvements
Odds nnd IS mis.
LI.VCOI.V , Neb. , April 12. [ Special Tclo-
; ram to Tun ilr.i ; . ] The last snd chapter
n the troubles of Mrs. H.V. . Xinlc ended
vlth her death early this morning. She was
n very nttrnetivo but dollcato woman of about
hlrty , nnil It Is reported lmd become insnno
hrough the actions of her husband , Attorney
/Ink. Ho Is now In jail waiting trial on the
hargo of embezzlement. According to
reports the arrest of her husband is n very
mall part of her trouble , as.ink and so
nortgnged nil of the household offocU that
ho has been brought In constant contact
vlth ruthless money grabbers , and their
icnrtlcss nnd nhusivo treatment , nilded to the
n rrost of her husband on a criminal charge ,
d rove her to Insanity. Whether iCinlt had
i ntcmlod to desert his wlfo or not is not
lic tnown , but during his Incarceration In the
lili ounty Jail ho has utterly Ignored her , nnd
lili ms put in his time writing spoony
li otters to depraved females whoso head-
unrters are on the bottoms. An nggrovat-
I ng feature of the case Is that Mr.4..Ink was
s eon to become n mother ,
CHACKHI ) A SAl'E.
Sometime last night thlovos ofTccted an
ntrnuce Into Droclcolmoycr's saloon on the
orncr oJ Tenth nnd M streets nnd blow open
no sine. Tiioy secin-eu sf. > ami n revolver ns
looly. These belonged to Mr. Hrockclinoyor.
I'ho burglars overlooliod n Inrgo roll of money
vraupcu up in a newspaper which belonged
o the Eden Museo.
mi : SWITCHMEN'S STUIKH.
There is practically nothing now in the
strike situation. A conforwnco was hold bo-
wcon Third Vice tJrand Master Newman
md the trainmen at Bohaiian's hull Saturday
ifternoon , but the mooting was secret. All
hat could be learned of the proceedings was
hat the trainmen decided to send for Grand
Master Wilkinson before any definite ) action
vns taken. The trainmen who attended the
onfcronco studiously refused to divulge nny-
hlng except that nothing had yet been de
cided upon. Mr. Clark , the head of the con
ductors' brotherhood , is expected In Lincoln
it an early day.
WANT S.U.OONH OPUS Ai-rr.ii THI : vTin : nouns.
It Is currently rumored that n petition is
joing circulated for presentation to the new
excise board asking that saloon keep
ers bo ixM-mittcd to keep their
saloons open from 5 o'clock in the
novnlng until midnight. The petition is si.id
o contain the names of nearly all thu naloon
icepcrs as well as a numberof business men ,
md Its promoters nro eonlldont Hint It will
jo favorably considered by the bonrd. Under
the present'regulations the saloons tire dosed
it IUil : : ) . The saloon men chum that by obcy-
ng this regulation they lose the patronagoof
the o who attend the theaters nnd other
; > lncos of nnmsemont. A remonstrance will
bo presented ngainst granting thu privilege.
HTiinKr HAII.W.VY iMi'iiorr.MnNTs.
A deal has been made between the Lincoln
street railway company and the Lincoln city
electric company whereby the latter secures
possession of the tracks on N street between
lilovonth nnd Fourteenth. Workmen were
engaged on N street yesterday laying a
double track from Eleventh to ( eighteenth
street. The electric railway lias also pur
chased the right of way on P street from the
Burlington depot to Ninth street and cars
will be run ever that line as soon as the N
street track U built west to Ninth street and
and inorth to u connection i with the line at
Ninth nnd P.
The electric company has perfected its
plans for the extension of the Fourteenth
street line from its present terminus at the
South street barns to the penitentiary. The
line will probably bo finished by August 1.
Tin : jfnw UNIVBIISITV riioi'Kssons ,
By the action of the rcgo.its two now pro
fessors have been appointed to chairs in the
university. They nro Prof. Charles L.
Ingersoll to the "chair of agriculture nnd
Prof. Frederick W. Taylor as adjunct pro-
fitssor of horticulture. Prof , fngorsoll is
now president of the Colorado agricultural
college. Ho Is n graduate of the Michigan
ncrleultur.il colleeo and was regarded ns n
very strong man while yet a student. After
his'graduation ho was assistant agriculturist
of the Michigan college for several years.
Ho afterwards accepted the chair of agricul
ture nt Purduo university In In
diana , going from there to Colorado
rado n few yenrs ago. In clouting
him the regents hnvo shown their intention
of placing the department of agriculture on a
firm basis. Mr. Ingersoll Is a man 3f wide
experience nnd was offered extra induce
ments in the way of salary in ordnr to insure
his acceptance.
Prof. Taylor Is n native of Nebraska. Ho
received tin academic education and entered
immediately upon his lifo work of horticul
ture , lie owns extensive horticultural
grounds just outside of Omaha and 1ms for
some time boon president of the State Horti
cultural society , from which ho received n
strong endorsement for the position. Ho is
not entirely unknow to the students , liuving
delivered a couple of forestry lectures during
the winter term. Mr. Taylor already has
charge of the experimental sub-stations in
horticulture.
COUNT * JA1I , 1MI180XEKS.
At present there nro nineteen persons con
fined in the county Jail. They nro Mrs.
Sheedy and Monday McFariand , charged
with murder ; Attorney II. W.ink , embez
zlement ; Wllboryiilto , burglary ; Louts
Wagoner , burglary ; George McCoy , sen
tenced for forgery ; William nnd Henry
Bowers , Ed Luchor , Henry Ernest , John
Vet , John Albortlno , Ooorgo ( Jill , Mlko Morrissey -
rissoy , CJ. W. Wilson nnd Thomas Brown ,
larceny ; Thomas McCarty , destruction of
property ; unarms uono , soiling liquor wiin-
out Itconso ; Winston Taylor , sondlng oh-
scene matter through the malls. The Jail was
originally planned for only twelve persons
and Is therefore greatly crowded.
WANTS A I'OUUKMIN'S I'AY.
The case of ox-Polleoman Bolts vs the city
of Lincoln was heard In Justice Foxworthy's
court yesterday afternoon. Betts claims
that ho was employed by Mayor Graham ns
driver of the patrol wagon at n salary of f f ! >
par month , but Instead of being allowed to
drive the waun ho was detailed ton boat ns
n regular policeman and did regular patrol
duty. Ho therefore demands a policeman's
pay , namely , $ " . " > per mouth. Foxworthy has
taken the case under advisement.
ODDS AND KNPS.
The high school contest In oratory will beheld
held In the state unlvorlty chapel next Satur
day evening. There will bo alx contojtants
nnil an excellent programme. There will bo
no admission fee and all nro invited.
The remains of Air. J. It. Hlehurds were
consigned to tholr last rostlnir place nt Wynkn
cemetery at 'J o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The burial services were conducted hy Kov.
Stein of Ht. Paul's flhurch. Ho was assisted
by Kov. Britt of Hastings , The funeral was
largely attended. [ i
The Burlington company Saturday com- j I
mcnccd the .vilo of nil tinclnlinfU hnvgago nt |
the depot. The baggngo consisted of hun
dreds of trunk * , valinos nnd nil kinds of
packages , which contained n varied assort
ment of personal proporty.
Sheriff MiClay Saturday sold the Bnzir
stock of goods to John Bonwtl for 1,43.1.
The purchaser Is nhrothorto Paul .1. Hen wit ,
who was manager of the store before the
seizure of the good ; ) .
During the summer vncntlon the chemical
laboratory at the state university will un
dergo extensive repaint , nnd the alterations
will make It Imposslblo for any laboratory
work to ho done In that building during the1
summer. This will bo a great disappoint
ment to ttioso that have been carrying on
work during the summer months , but the
laboratories will bo In much bolter condition
nt the opening of school next fall.
The York Republican Is fifteen years old ,
The Tecuuisoh Republican is cloven years
old.
old.The
The CreiRliton News has boon sold to a
Mr. Nichols. .
Kdltor Howard of the Schuylor Suu Is nlso
the owner of nn * ISOIH ) hotel.
The Holdregii Progress has begun Its fifth
year with lots of friends and u growing sub-
scrlpllon list.
\VllllsCnldwcll has become nssnclntod with
p. M. Amsborry in the publication of the
Hrokoii How Republican.
Kdltor Warner of the Homer Independent
Is now entitled to the lltle of Judge. Ho has
been nppolnlod.a Justice of the peace.
The now county of Hoyd Is nlrondv In the
throo.s of n county seat war. Tlio 'Reserva
tion Now.s published nt Mnnkato was moved
up lo IJultu City one day last week under
rather peculiar circumstances. The building
In which the ofllco wns located was owned by
n man In Unite City. Ho ordered Iho build
ing vacated nnd upon the refusal of the pub
lishers to do so ho hitched on to the building
and moved It to his own town.
Ooorgo P. Marvin , editor of the Beatrice
Democrat , succeeded in being elected to the
city council last wcelt. Ho wns moro fortu
nate than some of his brother editors who ,
n shod Into politics. Hushnell of the Lincoln
Call was snowed uiuliu * , I ) . P. Davis
of the Columbus Telegram lacked
thrco votes of being elected to the
school board , nnd A. L. Hixby oT the Colum
bus Sentinel ran sixty-eight votes behind his
competitor for the council.
.Itit. KltJIlXItN' ItKNUiXATlOX.
Now York Tribune : Senator Edmunds'
resignation will nwnkonsurprise ami pro
found regret , not only In his own state , hut
throughout the country. The Vermont sena
tor's ' retirement will bo u grave loss to the
majority in the senate. His experience In
the body extends ever twenty-five years , ami
he Is the oldest
member in continuous ser
vice. His long nnd honorable career , bin
ripe Judgment nnd his varied experience will
leave n gap that cannot be filled. Mr. Ed
munds has always boon n true-hearted republican -
publican and a sturdy fighter for his party's
principles , but ho will carry into private lifo
the respect and esteem of friends and foes
alike ,
Washington Post : Sonntor Edmunds of
Vermont has decided to retire from public
life. Intimations to this ofTect were current
some time since , but were not generally cred
ited , partly because they lacked confirmation
nnd largely because of the general hope nnd
belief that the distinguished senator , except
ing for some extraordinary cause , would not
surrender a position with which his state delighted -
lighted to honor him , nnd which ho had filled
for a quarter of a century with such consist
ent nnd conspicuous ability.
Hence the announcement that his resigna
tion Is determined upon , and will I'ccomo nil
accomplished fnct on November 1 noxt-
will he received with unfeigned regret ,
not only by his own party , hut by the coun
try nt largo , with nil the more regret that
considerations of ill health , his own ns well
as that of his daughter , should bo the im
pelling causes. Unless , therefore , some oc
casion arises for convonine nn extra session of
coiicrcss , which Is extremely Improbable , thu
place hi the senate that has known him so ,
loug will know him no more. It cannot readily -
ily bo filled with n man of the same high
qualities of statesmanship and profound par
liamentary knowledge.
Springfield Republican : Senator Edmunds' '
resignation is an unfortunate turn not only
for his party nnd state but , .for the whola
country. Wo had hoped that the rumor ol
this event promulgated n few weeks ago was
without foundation , but It seems that ins
health Is so far broken ns to demand retire
ment from public lifo for the time being at
least , nnd Vermont will bo obliged to choosa
another senator before next December. No
public man of this generation has dona
moro than ho to give to the up
per branch of the law-making body
that dignity nnd weight in logis-
ation which the founders of the government
designed that It should exercise. Ilo has
been in the highest sense statesman . , not n
politician , a man of positive character nnd
breadth of view , mid not ono of catchy ex
pedients ono who In his present move fits in
with Milton's portrait :
* * and in his rising scem'd
A pillar of state.
And the moro so as so few are loft behind In
the sonata of his stamp. Vermont will b'l
obliged to look very far to find n successor
who will give to the s ate tbo power In con
gress exorcised through Senator Edmunds ,
or who will give to the country as able au
expaicntof the fundamental law eras useful
a public servant.
Now York Times : The resignation by Mr.
Edmunds of his seat In tho'senate , which
was announced lo the governor of Vermont
yesterday , will bo n matter of deep regret lo
the best citizens of all parties throughout
the union. Mr. Edmunds Is by no moans un
old man , being but sixty-three. He has boon
n member of tlio senate for twenty-live ycaw ,
and had previously been a member of the
Vermont legislature for six years , during
which time ho was three years speaker of
the assembly and two years president of the
senate. This Is n very remarkable record ,
nearly , if not quite , unprecedented
In the length of continuous service. In
his long experience Senator Edmunds
1ms become ono of the most eminent as well
as ono of the most valuable members of thu
senate , nnd ho has amply Instilled the un
shaken confidence reposed In him by his
stato. If , of late years , it has been our misfortune -
fortune to.bo forced to disagree with him on
some important mutters , wo hnvo never been
compelled to withheld from htm thu moil
hearty respect for his motives and admiration
for his fidelity to a very high standard of In-
tdrrv-l + t * Iti * \ ilttlntfj \ \\Ttt\t tt > * . * . , , . . . . * . ! _ * * . .
sons that induced him to retire from the sen
ate now the public cnn have no concern , but
this slnlo cannot at once replace him and the
whole country will suffer hi losing him.
FKKl > I.0ll HOKblOH.
Oovornmont Contracts for ' Fornjjo
Awarded Hnlnrday.
Contracts for supplying hay , grain nnd
fuel fur the United States arr.iy at several
western posts were awarded Saturday In Col
onel Hughes' ' olllco as follows :
At Fort McKlnnoy James Tobban got the
contract for ! i. ' > 0 cords of wood , nt $ T > .50 per
cord , 2'W tons of haled hay ut
SW per ton , fifty tons of ' hnv
in stacu ut $ < UK ) per ton ; 15OM ,
pounds of bran , at Jl.fiO pur 100. Kobert
Foot pot the contract for CM tons of coal at
$5.55 per ton ; .r)0 , ( ) < > 0 pounds of oats nt IJ.aa
per 100. James II. Pratt got the contract for
JSXX ( ) pounds of barley nt W.75 per 1UO ,
At Fort NIobrnru J. T. Keeloy will furnish
in.OOO pounds of corn at S1.-S5 per
100 ; 50,001) ) pounds of oats nt ? l.Si ( per 100 ;
ir.,0X ( ) pounds of oats at Sl..ll per 100 ; 50,000
pounds of bran nt 61.KI ! per 100 , Ascl Kyos
got the contract forM.ooO pounds of bran nt
$ I.M per UK ) . L. L. Davis will supply 113
tons of baled hay nt $ l..50 pur ton.
At Fort Russell U. H. Taylor got the con
tract lor.Vi.OW pounds of oats nt J'J.OI per ICO.
At. Fort .Sidney George H. Sowctt will fur
nish 15.0JO . pounds of corn iitJ per 100.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Baking"
ABSOLUTELY PURE