Nebraska Newspapers

    ill 11 ! Oil AHA JJA1LU MJi , W IflJDJNESDAY , APRIL 15 , 1891.
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t'Ol.'llliHl'ONnr.S'OK.
AllfnimiiiHilcallnns rclmliiir to mwn * nd
rdltotlul mutter should bo addressed to tlio
Krtllorlul lli'piirtiiniiil.
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lin nr1lrr"il ( to Tlio line I'llblMilii ) , ' C'oniiiny | : ,
Oiniihii. Drafts clicetiiniiil postoflk'o onlers
to lie made pnyublo lo tlio oulcr of Hie com-
Tinny.
The Bee Firtilisliing Company , Piwielnrs
Till ; ltrB IIUIMIINO.
HWOUN PTATHMKNT 0V U1KOU1.AT1ON.
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for tlio wceic ending Apill II. 5WJ. was us
follow B : . . .
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or.OI.'OR II. T7.POIIUOK.
t-tvorn lo lirforr mo ntul snbserll'oel In my
presence thl * llth ( lay of Apill. A.I ) . JMI.
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l on Bnnd siys : thnt lin I * M-crotury of Tun ItKK
riibllblnnjrcoippaiij- llm netunl uvt-rnuo
dnlly clrciilntlon of TIIK IMil.v HKI : fortho
month of Aptll. 1MW , yiVA roplos ; for May.
] HO. 20.1H ) copies : for June , IfetO. 20U)1 ) cople-s ;
( for July. IHO. M.CC2 copies ; foi Aliens ! , 1FUO ,
I0.0 coplis ; for September , lf.00. 20.S70 copies ;
for October MOO. SP.'IU rop.'rsj foi Novoin-
, l > or. JffP , K.I30 copies ; for December , 1HW ,
L',471 copies : fcr January , 1F01. i',140 conies ;
Ifoi I'ulumiry. 1S91 , lSi' : ' ' copies ; for Marcli ,
lf.iSi,1Xa \ copies. iiKomiB H. TrsrnrcK.
t-noin to 1 eforo inn , mid subsoil bed In my
P. tills M ilaj of April , A. I ) . . 1MH.
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1'ubllc ,
TIIK president is clown in Dixie , but
' 'the government at Washington still
Jives. "
TIIK treasurer of tlio Boston waterWorks -
Works company who illegally watered
'
'tlio stock and who is fatally ill is prob
ably aflllctud with dropsy.
Tun appointment of E. Dickinson to
1)0 ) general manager of the Union Paci
fic means that Gould sees money enough
In it to continue in control of the road.
GIINKUAI. SriNor.A , ono of the most
( libtinguibhod democrats of the last two
schsions of congress , is ( load. Few men
have iichiovc'l as much distinction in
that body in two sessions as tlio deceased
JsTew Yorker.
Possim.Y democrats will take comfort
in the information that the Urston-
helm cutlery works of ShoHlolil , Eng
land , have reduced the wages of em
ployes r per cent on account of the loss
of trade duo to the American tarilT law.
AUSTIN COUIIIN , the millionaire rail
road king , was blackballed by the Union
club of No\v \ York. Whether the candi
date owns too many or too few millions
to bo admitted is in doubt , but it Is
ugrocd that his money was his fault ono
way or the other.
Tine postal guide is to bo issued with
out advertisements. This IB dignified
mid proper. Uncle Sam's publications
nhould not bo the vehicles through
which quacks and soaptnakors make
known their whereabouts and the vir
tues of their manufactures.
SIWATOH BARTHOLOMV ST. HAIUE ,
the French minister of foreign affairs ,
lias added fuel to the flames of fury
{ jlnring against the European sky above
Alsace and Lorraine by declaring Franco
jnust win back that territory or bo ef
faced from the map of Europe like
Poland.
Tin : railroad fight over commission
paying is likely to reach the courts. The
Alton proposes to hold the 01 railways
largely responsible for conspiring
ngainst that line in boycotting it for
failure to enter the anti-commission
combine. This is n now and decidedly in
teresting phase of a very acrimonious
controversy.
Mil. Cu-vmANn : hit his party asso
ciates a crack between the eyes -vlion ho
declared the democratic party could not
win permanent success by "putting
nsldo principle and grasping after tem
porary expedients. " Mr. Clovolani
IcnowH'that history shows that his party
lias spent its long and useless life in the
very business against which ho warns
his followers.
GUKAT BRITAIN is
setting America an
nxamplo worthy of emulation in estab
lishing ft government labor commission
to which may bo referred all questions
involving the interests of labor. If this
organization has authority to do-
tormlno the merits of controversies bo
tweon labor and capital. It will prove a
great conservator of the poneo antl bo of
Immense value to all interests con
cerned ,
A KANSAS dispatch the
says so-called
pommorcial congress which moots in
Kansas City today is really a movement
for the formation of a third partv in
national politics. This intelligence loses
eomo of its st.irtllng character by carryIng -
Ing with it the statement that Senator
Plumb of Kansas is behind the idea.
The present senior senator from Kansas
knows too much to bo led into any such
foolishness whatever may bo said of his
Into colleague.
VlCKSHi'ilG takes her postollk'o medi
cine with a wry face , and some of her
citizens hay that Hill , the negro whom
President Harrison appointed post
master , will show his discretion by
steadfastly makinij his residence In
another community. Mr. Hill has tlio
government bohfnd him. Another
eouthorn postolllco was abandoned lx > -
cause its patrons refused to receive mall
from African hands.rlcksbur can
profit by its oxamplo.
ntn rav.uKWM L
Twenty-four stales and torrltorios
rori ) represented at the opi n > n f of tlio
commercial congros at Kan.vi * City yen-
.onlay. Tlio most interesting event of
ho day was Hie reading of a letter from
/ resident Itarr'iBon , in which reference
vns made to some of the inoro important
questions which the congress waa called
to discuss. This communication is in-
orci'Jng as disclosing the present vlows
of the president regarding the home
narlcot , reciprocity and silver.
The president makes very plain his
continued conviction that the first Inter
cstof the American people , and portion-
nrly of the agricultural class , is to
imlnUiin unimpaired their homo mnr-
: ut , and ho states his reasons in a way
vhlch cannot fail lo command the atton-
, lon of those to whom they are parlteu-
.nrly addressed. IIo ngreoa with the
'armors that the prices of farm pro
ducts have boon lee low , but ho makes
i-ho Incisive point that tlio plea involves
the concession that other things may bo
.00 cheap a coat as well as
corn and suggests tint the farmer
who claims a good living profit
or his work should concotlu the
same to every other man and woman
who lollf. It Is poi'sumod that every in-
.elllgisnl . farmer will admit the force of
this , which is particularly pertinent
it this time , when the products of agri
culture have advanced to a profitable
) oint and are still moving upward , while
, ho products of nearly every department
if manufacture are not appreciably
lifTher than heretofore , and some are
continually lower in price.
An clTort has been made recently to
mpi'oss the public with the idea
that President Harrison had lost
sympathy with the reciprocity policy
instituted under his administration.
fho postponement of negotiations with
Lhe Canadian commissioners was tor-
Lured into evidence that the president
tiad determined to call a halt , and of
course the ready inference was drawn
that ho was prompted to this by jeal
ousy of the growing popularity of Air.
Blaino. The letter of President Harri
son to the commercial congress is a suf
ficient refutation of all such sug
gestions. It shows that ho is as
warmly interested a.s over in the subject
of reciprocity with the countries south
of us , and the fact that ho does not refer
to the contemplated negotiations with
( . 'anaOn does not in the least militate
ngainst the sincerity of his expressed
confidence regarding reciprocity. It is
highly probable that neither ho nor the
secretary of slate has any strong expec
tation of being able to olToct a satisfac
tory treaty with Canada , but in any
event , ho was not called upon to refer to
the matter. President Harrison
undoubtedly believes as fully now
as ho haa done at any time
in the noce&aity of larger markets for
the products of the country , and his as
surance that "no effort and none of the
powers vested in the executive will bo
loft unused to secure the end which is so
desirable , " will bo faithfully carried out.
As lo silver the views of the president
have undergone no change since ho last
addressed congress on the subject. lie
is in favor of using all tlio silver in the
currency that can bo used without dis
turbing the parity of the gold and silver
dollar in their relations to commerce.
While ho makes no distinct reference to
the question of free coinage , what ho
says offers no encouragement to tlio advo
cates of that policy.
niuii\A'ixa.
The postal subsidy law is beginning
to boar fruit. The announcement is
made that the Inman and International
steamship company will so'on begin the
construction of two , and possibly four ,
first class trans-Atlantic steamships , to
cost not less than 82,000,000 each , and to
equal , if not excel , anything afloat in
point of speed , power , capacity , and
all modern improvements. The stcam-
o'-s ' now owned and sailed by this com
pany wore built abroad and sail under a
foreign flag , but these to bo built
will bo constructed in American ship
yards , and will bo built , ofllcorod
and manned in conformity with the pos
tal subsidy law passed bv the last con
gress with the design of encouraging
American shipbuilding. That la\\
clearly defines the conditions under
which the postmaster general may make
contracts with steamship companies foi
a term of years to carry the mails be
tween the United States and -foreign
ports , and stales the maximum compen
sation which can bo paid for that service.
The conditions are such as will
secure the best vessels In the
several classes specified that modern
skill In shipbuilding can produce , ant
the compensation provided for is suf
ficiently liberal to warrant the invest
ment of capital in steamships if the gov
ernment will enter into
a contract for i
period of 10 years , as allowed by the law.
It is the of
duty the postmaster gen
eral to make contracts for carrying the
mails , and ho has boon in con
sultation with the several steam
ship companies since the postal
subsidy law was enacted for the pur
pose of ascertaining what may bo ac
complished under its provisions. Mr.
Wnmimakor strongly advocated the law
and It is reasonably expected that ho
will give it the most h bo nil construntioi
possible in order to wnko it oll'octivo
Ho will very likely find it necessary to
oil'or as nn inducement to the constru-
tion of now steamships all that the bil
provides for. It is not to bo oxpuctet
thatoAisting companies , or other capital
ists who might invest in ships , would
bo fcatisllod with loss than the maximun
compensation and the longc.it contnie
period allowed by the law. As a prac
tical business man the postmaster general
oral undoubtedly appreciates this , and it
is therefore probable that ho will no
hesitate to accept propositions for con
tracts on thin basis with companies tha
will construct now steamships. Under
such an arrangement the cost of the
ocean mall service
would bo con
feldorably increased , but the ad
vantages gained would bo In inoro
direct and expeditious eommunleatioi
and in the enlargement of trade tha
would Inevitably result. Noonolntclll
gently Informed in the matter will ques
tion that with the extension of the
foreign commerce of the country mus
come on enlargement of Internationa
mail facilities , and it is of the highos
mportanco to determine whether these
hall bo secured with American ships or
vlth foreign built vessels sailing under
orolgn Hags ,
The indications are very favorable
hat the postal subsidy law will result in
giving the country several new steam-
hip lines within the next two years , and
oddlng to these now in existence. If
this promise shall bo realized the time
nay not bo far distant when the United
Stales will have a merchant marine un
surpassed by that of any other nation ,
uid carrying the stars and stripes into
ox'cry commercial port of the world.
rAWhilo
While the now warehouse law will beef
of special value to Omaha as the natural
center of the grain and other ware-
iou.se business of Nobrasica , It Isuko-
vlno a very great benefit to the farnniM
inrt dealers of the rural districts.
Hitherto the farmer was at the mercy
of the elevator men. The dealer and
owner of the elevator was immediately
lopendont upon his correspondent or
commission firm In Chicago. The mar-
cot for each day was regulated in the
city by the lakes.
If the farmer did not care to accept
-ho - price oll'orod for his grain at his
ocal town on the day ho b.-ought
t to market , ho had the prlvi-
ego of hauling it back home.
Jndor the now law ho stores
t In the elevator , receipts for the grain
and can oil her return to the farm with
iin receipts or obtain money on thorn at
the loc-al bank at the ruling rate of in-
.crest. "When the prlco suits him ho
sells and takes up his banknotes. Mean-
wh'lo ' he has had the usoMt ) the money
uid yet has not sacrificed his grain , as-
'jumlngof course , that ho has stored his
grain on a rising market. His judg-
nont must bo exercised as to the prob.i-
jlllllcs of a rise or fall in the marlcol
nnd ho will sell outright or store Iho
? rain accordingly. The expense of hold
ing his grain in the elevator for a satis
factory market will bo the storage
charge , and it ho borrows money on the
receipts the intoroit at the bank , both
of which are fixed by law. If the former
needs money his warehouse receipts are
good for it. If not , they are good for the
value of the grain , lo-s storage.
The local buyer h likewise able to
handle his own grain by forwarding the
surplus to Omaha or some other center
and receiving receipts upon which ho
can realize , walling for a satisfactory
market before directing a sale. IIo is
cloio to the markctand the Omaha price
will bo litllo If any lower than Chicago.
Tlio speculator will naturally make
the central market his headquarters
and buy or sell hero as ho thinks it to
his ad vantage to do ono or the other.
The interchange of receipts for grain
takes largely the place of actual
transfers and gives to all parties ,
from the producer to the speculator
later at the central market , the bono-
llt o ( the margins which hitherto
wore chiefly advantageous to the mem
bers of the board of trade in Chicago
and Ihcir speculative customers.
It is not a bucket shop business. It Is
a tralllc in credits , haviucr behind them
the values they represent. The ware
house is merely the convenient storage
place of the property. The receipt dhows
precisely whore tlut property is , It Is
as legitimate a representative ol value
as a negotiable instrument of any other
kind and is as good as a bank note.
In this article nothing is said of the
details of the law for protecting all con
cerned from fraud , for grading and in
specting the grain or for the length of
time the warehouseman must retain the
grain before ho can force a sale. These
are amply provided for , so that duplicate
receipts , defalcations or other possible
evils of the business arc prevented so far
as prevention is practicable.
EX-PJIKSIDKNT CLBVKLAND appears
to bo growing pessimistic. His speech
at the dinner in commemoration of the
birthday of Thomas Jefferson was not
altogether In that cheerful spirit and
hopeful lone which have marked Ids
previous utterances. His intimation
that the democratic party Is blind to
danger and neglectful of parly or
ganization and discipline shows that
the results of the spring elections
have not impressed him favorably.
But more significant than anything
else was Iho declaration of Mr.
Cleveland that "wo tempt humiliating
failure and disgrace when wo encourage
these who , claiming fellowship with us ,
needlessly and from the worst of motive.
seek to stir up slrifo in the councils ol
our party. " Who can ho have had in
mind when ho uttered this warning ? I ]
ho referred to all these democrats who
since his anti-silver lotlor have pro
claimed that he is an Impossible candi
date In 18U ! ) Iho number is so great thai
lo exclude them from the councils ol
Iho parly would not merely in
vite defeat , it would insure it. Scores
of loaders nnd tons of thousands of the
rank and file of the democracy have
shown n most pronounced disposition to
stir up strife since Mr. Cleveland last
publicly announced his hostility to sil
ver , and unless all signs are misleading
ho will find this element In the party a
very potent influence in the next demo
cratic national convention. The ox-
president has reason to regard the out
look with some anxiety.
TIIK Omaha board of trade is at work.
It appreciates the situation. A committee -
too of live will bo selected to lake stops
preliminary to Iho opening of a grain
exchange and report upon the numbci
nnd character of warehouses In the city.
The purpose of the board is to be rendj
for exchange businons August 1. As the
bill does not take effect until July 1 , the
date named is as early as can reasonably
bo designated for "beginning business.
Meanwhile lot every business man in the
city inform himself upon the provisions
of the warehouse bill , nnd talk grain exchange -
change until all the people are Interest
ed in the subject.
AJlON'd the aspirants for appointment
to the new olllce of oily prosecutor , Tun
Bii : : observes the names of some men
whoso want of character , want of ox-
porlenco and want of ability should bar
them from ooiuidoratlon. In filling this
Important ollico rounders , bhyalors and
men of scaly ropulation as wall as the o
wanting in legal ability should bo
> nssed by. Political service should note
) o the test , 6 { fitness. Some young
attorney with , a pride in his profession ,
xwsosslng A , 'good imputation for
sobriety , iiuhtstyy and ability can bo
found and ushould bo found for
city proicculbr. The work to be
performed by tbo city prosecutor Is far
nero important than Iho salary would
Indicate. The misdemeanors and crime *
committed in Omaha will be reduced In
inverse ratio to the zeal , energy and
ability with which Ihls olllcor performs
Ills duty. It Ii confidently hoped thai
Mayor Gushing appreciates Iho fact that
a worthless , besotted or conscienceless
city prosecutor can make Omaha a par
adise for the vagrant , the thief , the
burglar and the poaco-dislurbor.
'Tun gleeful announcement la made
Hint Omaha's board of trade has paid
$ JOO for a p.igo advertisement in the
rAwistw 7Virefer. ( If this announce
ment wore merely a bit of humor origi
nating in the jocular brain of the editor
of that comic paper it would bo decidedly
amusing , but it is given out as a fact ,
and Tun BKK ; without in the least re
flecting upon Iho general excellence of
Iho jocose anocdolos of Iho weekly peri
odical named , cannot refrain from
ridiculing Iho idea of attempting to ad
vance the business Interests of this city
by Inserting a paid advertisement in a
journal famous alone because it makes
its readers laugh. It would bo just
about as reasonable for this city to put
Iho cap and bolls on a clown and paint
Omaha in huge lotlors on his back and
send him around with a circus. In fact
this would bo more effective if * not more
dignified.
TIIK city council should adopt a gar
bage ordinance which shall not afford
the gnrbagomastor an opportunity to
got rich at Iho expense of taxpayers
either because of largo payments from
the city treasury direct or by blackmail
ing property holders. The contract for
the removal of garbage should bo drawn
in tbo interest of the people and to pre
vent the accumulation of disease-breed
ing filth and not for the benefit of a ward
politician as a reward for more or lees
questionable political service.
Tin : statement is made that the Met
ropolitan street railway company and
the Ballon electric light company will
make another otTort to Hecuro franchises
from the city. If this be so , the coun
cil ought to bo decent enough to bo sin
cere and honest in their treatment of
both organizations.
Tin : real estate exchange should take
steps to carry out the idea of an organi
zation of the real estate owners into an
association for the advancement of the
interests of Omaha. The dealers and
agents alone cannot do everything.
OMAHA is a trifle indifferent about
making herself known in the oast. The
advertising committee appointed by the
business men's mooting a month ago
seems to be stuck in the mud somo-
whoro.
husinnhS mnn Tii'nsnnt. n. liiial.
ness-like proposition to the city it is en
titled to a careful , candid and honest
consideration r.t the hands of Iho city
government.
IK the street car company would pub
licly announce the now transfers conceded -
coded its patrons , it might obtain more
thanks and more transfers.
THE review of the charter amend
ments published on this page is worthy
of the careful perusal of every citizen
and taxpayer of the city.
ESSAYS on the lopic "What shall bo
done with the court house ? " now have
a chance for consideration.
MKMHKKS of the city council will talco
notice that no proposition to vote boodle
bonds will carry.
It's l > ossillc.
KCW York JI'urM.
At a pinch wo could got ou witboul diplo
matic relations with Italy.
Gcttinc : 'JCHS Provincial.
Jiiatim Ttanicrlpt.
A Boston Birl who Is now in Paris became
engaged while in Germany to n Danish con-
tlcnum who is In business in China , where
they will live. So tlio world goes ou growing
less and Inss provincial.
Italy's Va'uahlo Experience.
Watlitnulnn Crit'e. '
Italy lias gouo through a valuable oxpori-
oiico recently , if sue will only prollt by it.
Indeed , she hai poured out her resonant
vocables of wr.ith in vain , if the ihovitablo
reaction has not saturated her llorid , perfervid -
fervid oul with the wisdom of the cold ,
hard , irrofnigablo yankee dictum that da mon
iimlcu da inure go.
Dcpow on "Contrasts. "
St. I'aulPtniicerl'iOK.
Chnuncoy M. Dopow delivered n lecture tea
a crowded house in
Now York Monday ou
"Contrasts. " It la
presumed the title was
sugcostod oy a survey of the steam heating
apparatus now used on pnsscnijor trains of
his railroad in licit pf the stoves which , before -
fore hts indictment , ho declared , were in-
nvitnbioanu tlio only * practicable moans ol
heating cars.
Money Making in Vermont.
St. MilI'Jnnt'r / / I'lCfi.
The poor Swedes' who were induced to set
tle iu the do olato.am } storllo fastnesses of
Vermont with tha iiloa that they somehow
could Itvo whore thporignnl settlers had been
starved out nro gottitfg away as fust as tholi
frlonds can sciitt them the money to travel
with. The only way to llvo In Vermont is to
loan money to western farmers anil subsist
on the Interest , - ,
CmilU.
Nl.
Senator Mcllululs unbounded udmlrntlon
fortho old style 'of ' ruulod pantalettes Is
proper unit legitimate enough us a matter ol
private judgment , but the great majority of
people will still bellovo that "beauty unAdorned -
Adorned is adorned the most " The Icuickur-
bocltcr style of undorgarmunt must go , Uow-
ovcr , If Ihu lionsu of representatives can bo
made to see things us the bcnato bus soon
'cm.
Ono I "In if , Ono i'olloy.
ll'dirfidii/fon if tar.
The Unit oil btates Hag cover * Unite J StiUo *
policy. No other llui ; and no other policy can
co-exist within the jurisdiction of tlio United
States. Tbo foreign tluga und foreign pollcini
as to government that have boon lloutod before -
fore Americans lately huvo no plaoo ju our
bystoiu. This is u free country , but it is a
country and uot a chaos. The soouor the
fact Is roeosalzod by certain people residing
u tlio republic the bolter for all concerned.
Unorlcau sentiment U broau , Just and tolor-
nut ; it U slow to formulate Itself ngainst
oven license , but when It does so formulate
tielf It Is well for these who disturb tuo pub
ic quiet hero to bownro.
It Rcncrnlly Docs.
Xetf J'orfc II'orM.
Whichever way Iho question of Anna
Dickinson's nllogutl Insanity Is decided It will
no doubt develop the usual number of lnnn-
ty pxwrts who huvo no more sense than
they should have ,
t'AttsiAu , UKTS.
Drake's Mng.t7.lno : It doesn't ' scorn to make
n miller dyspeptic to bolt hit meals , but
thul'.H bccauso .lie's got the thing down line ,
[ irobably.
Atehlson Olobo ! If you want to sink money
got into the swim.
St. Joseph Nuws ! When n horse rears It
is very much nllvo oven if It does scorn to bo
on Its lust lugs ,
Uuffalo Express : When you ean got cloio
onouch to a frog to poke him with a stick
that's a sign of spring ,
ninghumpton Republican : After wo hnvo
called a man n fool It always pleases us to
have him got mad and prove it.
lloston Ilullctlu : A hov whoso log was re
paired in Mow York by "grafting sotno skin
from u dog complains now that his shin barks
easily.
Buffalo Commercial : The piano makers
have decided ou a uniform scale. The base
ball fraternity should taUo the question up
next.
IICU STIIONO I'OIXT.
ll'iMidKdin'oil. / / .
Said the lad in his painful ami penitent woo ,
'Tis ' something 1 can't understand ;
My mother , I'm sure , naught of poker can
know ,
But she's wonderful on n pat hand.
Sun : "That was n sympathetic audience 1
hail. " said the lecturer.
"Vos , 1 thought they nil scorned sorry for
each other , " said his bosom fncnil.
Pittsburg Leader : The grip gives many a
decent man a chance to dosn himself with
whisky and quiultio , with the quinlno largely
iu the miuorltv.
Texas Sifting' : Prodigal Son-I como to
you with n heavy heart.
Prodigal's ' Father : And a light pocket-
book. 1 know all about that. How much do
you need now ?
Somcrvlllo Journal : It is hard on n man
to have hh beard shaved olt for fun , just to
see if his friends will recognl/o him , and then
to be bitten by his own dog at the front gate
when ho comes homo to tea.
London Tid-Bits : ICthcl Oh. at lastl It
has been yours. Alphonso , since f saw vou.
Alphonso Oh , my own Ethel , it 1ms been
centuries 1
Ethel's father ( up hi the library ; Mary
.lune , who was that you just lot in !
Mary .lane It was Mr. Onnilots , sir ,
Ethel's father-Great guns ! this Is the
ninth time he's bsen hero this week , lie
might as well live hero.
" .lones is an intelligent man , " said Brown.
"Yes , " replied Simpson , "and if ho only
had as great a forehead ns ho has n nebO ,
what au intelligent fueo ho would havp. "
Critic : When last heard from the ofllcinl
count was engaged in a collar-aiid-clbow
tussle with the Chicago election returns.
The oflicial count has the sympathy of the
country
New York Recorder : The Carrollton. On. ,
farmer who recently found three live frogs in
the center of a sound trco that ho was chop-
plmr 1ms joined a temperance society , and his
friends have hope of his entire recovery ,
"Loft Alone With n Tltror" Is the title of a
now story. The tiger nnd n man nro de
scribed as heltiir "In the midst of nn Tmllnn
junglo" In the early chapters. Later on the
man Is described us being in the tiger's midst.
Now York Recorder : If the carriage of
the future will bo hitched to a star , as tiio
pool predicts , the cabman of the future will
bo even flyer than ho is now , nnd Is this
right ?
If the life insurance agent , whoso business
it is to malto you believe the next hour will
bo your last , should trailo places witli the
life Insurance doctor who examines you , the
lifo insurance business would lug.
OMAHA'S DOOTOIIS.
They Elect Olllcorq nnd UcHolve
Somewhat.
At the annual meeting or the Omaha
Medical society , held in the cafe of the Paxton -
ton hotel last night , onlccrs were elected for
the ensuing your thus : President , Dr. B. F.
Ciummcr ; vice president , Dr. D. C. Bryant ;
second vice president , Dr. Harrold Gifford ;
sccroiurv , ur. J. i. ' . j-ioru ; treasurer , ur , s ,
K. Spalding.
After the election the society listened to
Iho roudtiig of n paper on "Sarcoma of the
choroid , with two cases. " by Dr. C. D.
Bryant. The paper was discussed briefly by
the other members of the society.
Ou motion of Dr. Gapeu the delegates to
the mooting of the American Medical asso
ciation , to bo held nt Washington , D. C. , were
instructed to invite the association to meet
in Omaha in Ib'J. .
The society also passed a resolution of
fered by Dr. Gapen , protesting against the
removal of the Journal ot the American Med
ical association , now published in Chicago ,
from the latter city to Washington , as east
ern physicians now contemplate nud urgo.
The secretary was instructed to send a copy
of tno resolution to tbo Medical Journal iu
Chicago.
) -jo D
Ton-Ycnr-OlcI Hey Killed Umlcr aHoy
Hey I'cn.
Clinton Joseph , the ton-vcar-oM son of A ,
S. Jorcph , n inabon living in Omaha Heights ,
mot with an accident Monday uight which
i esillicit iu his death.
A couple of mon wore engaged in moving a
portable hog pen and little Clinton was play
ing around them. In some wav the pen bo-
rumo unmunagublo nnd fell over upon the
boy. His cries of pain soon brought aid , but
too late , for the child cllsd Iu u couple of hours
from the injuries.
Coroner Hnrrlgun hold au iuquost over the
remains ut tha residence of the parents late
yesterday afternoon.
The jury returned a verdict in accordance
with the facts iu the case. It v.'iw a sad and
unavoidable accident.
Will Am mi tlio Funeral.
The Veteran Firemen's ' association mot in
the police court rooms lust evening. Presi
dent Tagger was in the chair. The associa
tion uasscu resolutions of condolence and regret -
grot at the dr-ath of Captain Carter. They
decided to attend the funeral of the dead llro-
muti in u body nud in full uniform Tha
members will meet at hose station No. U at
0 o'clock this morning.
.Morn Violent.
Mary Phillips , alias Cora McAllister , the
woman who was beaten over the head bv ono
of hur Ninth struct companions , is still nt the
county jail. Her condition U unuhungod.wlth
the exception that shu has bouoma more vie
lent.
_ _
IX TIIK < i.lltltK\ ,
Ktw Yiiil :
Como out into the garden , Maud a ;
Como out und watch me iim'.te It.
I'vo got two spailos , three pock1 , of seeds ,
And n ruko with which to rake it.
Como out and watch with what deft { .kill
An Irishman I biro ;
And help mo sit UJKIII the fcnco
To wutch the tnun perspiru.
When 1 was young nnd foolish , Maude
1 used to do that work ;
And showed big blisters on my bunds
As proudly us a Turk ;
But now , although my head is bald ,
It's twenty tlmej in foxy ,
Aud when the genllu springtime coiuoi-
1 garden It by proxy.
SHE WAS HIS FAVORITE PUPIL
Sohoolnnstor Book Loaves His Family to
Elop ? with n Young Qirh
SOMEWHAT MIXED SHOOTING SCRAPE.
1'tlnpy Claims That She Was
Swindled Trying lo Snvo Ilium-
atlno from the Gallows
Lincoln News.
LIXCOIANeb. , . , April -Special [ to TUB
Bii.lMr. : : . C. Vumllestof Sprague was In
the city today mill his version of the olopo-
mout from that place puts n mon ) serious as
pect to i ho aiTuir. Ho says that la plnco of
Its being a case where true love w.n not al
lowed to run simonthly because ot parental
Intoi'foronco it proves to bo a stury of Illicit
love nnd no marriage llcenso would cover
this ruio.
Bart Beck , the man In tlio case , has boon
employed as school teacher In Sprague , which
is situated about fifteen miles southwest of
Lincoln. Ho is n man about thirty ycar.1
of age , not at all prepossessing , and Is n mar
ried man with three small children nnd a
wife , whom ho hilt behlml him In tiis lllght.
Among the scholars in attendance at Me
school was Alary Kimmcrmin , a young
woman of about eighteen , whom Beck
seemed to greatly favor. Ho paid her atten
tions , nnd his advances were mot with nil af
fection that appeared to bo mutual. There
was considerable talk about the attentions
paid by Beck , but no ono thought that au
elopement would bo the result.
One ilny last week Beck shipped a bundle
of bed clothing , two bo\es und two sucks to
Marysville , Kan. , consigncu to D. Fisher.
This was the prellmiimrv step , anil lust Sun
day evening ha met by apuointnient Miss
/Clinmcrmnn , who is the daughter of n re
spectable farmer living near Spraguo. To
ailtl to his other i-rhncs ho stole a pair of
mules from C. VanDiest Brothers , merchants
of Sprairuo , and started off. Ho took the
road for Lincoln , but evidently doubled on
his pursurers and headed for Mnrysvillo ,
Ivan. Miss /.immermaii packed all her ef
fects into a small /itio bound trunk , which
was placed In the spring wagon and oft they
went. Their flight was discovered through
Miss Zimmerman's failure to return home ,
nnd her father telegraphed Lincoln nnd vari
ous other points , An attempt at pursuit was
niailu that night , but given up. Yesterday
the entire neighborhood was aroused ami
now VnnDiost intends going to Mnrysvllle ,
Kan.
Kan.Sheriff
Sheriff McCluy is sending out postal cards
offering $75 reward for Beck's arrest.
Mil ! SllOOriNO SCIlM'i : .
Mr. E. Bullock , n farmer living north of
West' Lincoln , 1ms caused the arrest of a
neighbor named Swk'uvl on the charge of
shooMnir with intent to kill. Swignrt is now
out on $500 bonds to appear for trial Friday
at 1 i ) . m. According to Swiiarfs story ,
Bullock has a lot of cattle of predatory dis
position whoso nhlof aim in hie appears to bo
to squat on Swigurt's land. Swlgart says ho
has asked Bullock to keep the i-attlo pi'iincd
up , and each time that Hwigart bns lodged a
complaint Bullock promised to see that the
four-footed animals stayed nt homo. Yester
day afternoon Swigurt discovered Bullock's
cattle tramping over his laud. His anger
arose and ho told his boys to corral the cat
tle , and this time to keep them locked up
until Bullock paid the damages. The boys
were engaged in herding the cattle towards
their corral when Bullock hove in sight , and
gave clmso after the youngsters.
About this time Swlgart came over the
hill and yelled nt Bullock not to chase the
boys. Swigart had a gun In his hand , which
ho avowed at police station last night ho hud
taken out for the purpose of shooting Bul
lock's ' dog , In return for the latter's ' cattle
trespassing. He walked up to Bullock and
according to Swigart's story ho told him ho
was tired of having the cattle run over his
laud , and this time ho would have to cash
up. Bullocic rotoitcd by yelling , "Blank
you , got out ofhoro. " At the same time ho
picked up a large-sized rock and Swigrat ,
who was standing about four feet nway ,
struck ut him with the gun. Bullock dodged ,
nud the muz/lo of the gun struck him in the
buck of the HOCK , inflicting a slight , but pain
ful wound. Bullook hurt n friend with him ,
and they hurried to the city , nnd they told
the story with a variation from that related
by Swigart. They claim that without any pro
vocation Swigart deliberately leveled thogun
at Bullock's head and flred. The presence of
mind of the latter in dodging being the only
thing that saved him. Dr. Haggard dressed
the wound an-l Bullock wont ullcra warrant
His story is considered rather thin , however ,
as the gun was loaded when brought In bji
Bullock und the inside of the gun wns rusted.
CLAIMS SHI : WAS SWISDI.IID.
Judge Tibbotts and a jurjuro now engaged
In a suit involving n consldorublo amount of
money and also the refutation of a former
Lincolnlte. The suit Is ono where Gertrude
T. Ednoy and Patrick Cavanaugh of Omaha ,
administrator of the estate of .1 nines T.
Ednoy , deceased , sue Jninns E. Baum and
brothers to recover SJ',750. James T Ednoy
was formerly n leading hardware mcrcimnt
of Omaha , and died in May , 18S3. Baum
Brothers were then in business in Lincoln ,
but James E. , shortly after Edney's death ,
made n proposition to tha widow to trade in
part payment for the stock left on her hands
some real estate ho had in Lincoln. She con
sidered the offer and paid a visit to Lincoln.
She says thut Baum flrst talked of trading
her a farm near hero and took her out to see
it. Afterwards ho mndo the proposition to
trade her 11)0 ) lots iu the southwestern part of
the city in Cottugo park addition which , she
says , ho represented to her were worth $300
apiece , were sightly , salable , and high nnd
dry. Also that the stool car works were
to bo located near by , nnd would
f really enhance the property's value.
She asked to see them , but ho said
he had to go to California that day , and told
her that she could take his word that ha had
told her the truth. .Sho says shu afterwards
found out that when ho took her to bee the
farm ho drove her through the addition , but
did not call her attention to it , being engaged
In singing the praises of tha lann. Sha
says that the lots nro not worth &J5 apiece ,
that no stool car works has ever boon erected ,
thut the lots are partially covoied at times
with overflow water , and thut they uro
practically unsalable. She says that when
xho found out the deception she wanted to
trade back , but Baum would not do so.
The defense appears to bo that there was
no fraud or misrepresentation on the part ot
the defendants , that the lots were nt that
time worth what was claimed for them , thut
they are in the city limits , und she Is not
entitled to recovery.
WJM , lUi'xsTiNn nn nitvni
Dr. Knupp of the Insane asylum , accom
panied by Dr. Armstrong , left today for
Broken Bow to oxnmlno the mental condi
tion of Albert E. Hnunstine , the murderer of
J. Uotton and George Ashlov , who has boon
sentenced to bo hung on Friday. Hnunsliito
is to bo tried before the commissioners of
Custcr county tomorrow and the testimony
of Iho physicians will dotcrmino his tale.
The doctors were accompanied by Lund
Commissioner Humphrey , who was counsel
for Hauustlne. Mr. Humphrey Is positive
from Iiaunstlno'3 actions at the time of the
murder nnd ( subsequently , that ho was in
sane. The crlmo was committed October ( I ,
HsS and was caused by either the pluyftil or
malicious theft of a clod : from a neighboring I
school houso. Rotten and Ashley were ! 1
school director * and Just after leaving Huuu- I -
Htlnu's house they both were shot and ln-
Biantly killed by that follow.
In casu Haunstluo Is ndjndcod Inaano the
govon.or will grant him a respite.
oi > nn AMI UVIM
Dr. L. J. Bumatoad is now the duly nu-
thorlzcd agent to look after tha circulation (
Tin : UKR in Lincoln. HI * onie Is on ttia 0
southeast corner of Tenth mid O Streets
dor the First National bunk , ThU tin
point | , a ,
been chosen bocnuio of its ccnlralnr s t
location. Business relating to MIl > irr : , . - , , , ,
should bo referred ID him. The tlortir u a
endeavor to orvo the Lincoln patrona 01
Tin : HKB nnd see that they get their papovi
promptly Ho will ho glad to have any of
Tin : HKK'S patrons Inform him of any over *
sights e > r neglect on the part of carriers and
will see that the *
same
1110 immediate ! ) cor-
rccle-d.
It is reported on good authority thnt Mr
Henry Oliver , who represents a wealthy sva-
die-ate , is to erect a Il2.,0X ( ) opera houio on
Thirteenth and P streets.
Mr. Hopkins , warden of the ponltontlurv ,
loft today for Clindron ulth a oonvlcl named
W. H. Perrlno. ho the fellow could testify in
the somowhut noted arson case In which'Phil
W , MeC.'aulay H tlin defendant ,
llov. Ludden of the stuto relief commission
loft today for Yutiui to tnko part in the
ijiithoran conference nt present In session nt
thnt place. Mr. Lwlcicn will discourse on
"Tho Duty of the Church in Sottllng Per-
sonnl Dilllcultles. "
Headers of Tun Bnn will rcmoinb ( r the
case of Frank Fritz , the young German , \\iio
was shot in the leg by Watchman Hnvd of
the Burlington , While ) In the net of running
nway to avoid arroat for stealing coal from
curs In the yards. FrlU has been In a pretty
bad way over since , and the watchman has
become ) slightly alarmed at the consequences ,
nnd this morning came up and dismissed the
charge of larceny against Fritz.
F. H. Myers grow wo.iry with the load of
liquor ho was carrying ln t tdght and leaned
up against a window of G S. Kolloy's , und
as a consequence there wiw a broken pian
ami n real pain. It cost the follow JVSJ this
morning.
Mrs. Matilda Brngreu ullogp.s that George
Daggott , H neighbor , unlawfully and with
undue foivn spanked her llttlo boy , and that
is why George will oxpialii later In police
court the charge of assault nnd bittery The
parties llvo in the vicinity of Uighth and
Plerco si roots.
J. K Webster brings suit in county court
against F. K Davis for K > 0. Webster holds
n note fcr JIM ) , signed bv J. J. Hicc , with J
B. Philpott and F. K. Davis as sureties
Hlco Is tl.o young lawyer who absconded
from the city some time since , leaving a largo
wad of unpaid debts behind him Webster
snvs thut Davis has promised to pay his third
of the note , but htu > n't done so.
AHT IN THIS lXIIlliIT.
1'lnn te > Give NVIirnskn a llnmlHomo
Presentation nt CliiL'ixco.
The Western Art association wants to have
a linger in the world's fair pie , and nt the
regular monthly mooting , held last evening ,
decided that the plum waa worth asking fur
if it was worth having. Governor Boyd \ \ i'l '
accordingly bo .solicited
to nppolnt ono 01
inoro members , suwgestcd by the association
on the > state commission of six which Is to
have charge of the Nebraska exhibit and
superintend the expenditure of the $ T > 0ouu
appropriated bv the legislature.
Mr LiningcrsuggostciUhut ? " > ,000or$10 000
could bo spent to ndvnntngo In having
sketches made of various portions of the
stuto and nrrango thorn in panoramic. '
fashion us a fric/o around the
room containing the Nebraska exhibit
Ho also thought that artists .should have
charge of the arrangements of the exhibit.
The names recommended to the governor for
places on the commission were C. F. Cutlln ,
Byron Stauborry and H. A. Smith.
It was decided to accept the offer of Dr
Flood , president of the Omaha College of
Fine Arts , relative to the association making
n sale and loan exhibit during the spring
term. In the collfgo rooms in Tin : Bun bullet
ing. The term opens today , und will continue
two months.
Interesting nnd instructive papers were
road by Miss McCaguo and Miss Young on
"Greek Sjulpturo" and "Pro-Uaphaollto
Art. "
< 'linrjc < l with
Frank Scanlon , a od twenty-five ycarsand ,
a resident of Iowa City , la. , was arrested ou
the street yesterday evening by Detectives
Haze and Ellis.
Scanlon is wanted in Iowa City for forgery.
Ho is charged nt the police station with being
a fugitive from justice.
Tha young man , it Is claimed , forged his
father's numo to a chock given by him in
payment of souio agricultural implements.
The Implement company discovered the
forgery nnd attempted to capture the young
man In Iowa , but ho managed to got Into
Nebraska before the officers took him in.
llo'll Ho
Rev. J , A. Henderson , pastor of the Park
Avcinio United Presbyterian church , created
something of n sensation nt the meeting ol
the presbytery last night by asking to bo ro
liovcd from the pastorate of the Park avenue
church. IIo gave as his only reason
the fact that ho did not and
could not see his way clear to remain In
Omaha , and send his children to public
schools supported by saloon iiioucy.
The presbytery took no decisive action
upon the resignation , but decided to present
the mutter to the congregation nnd do all
that seemed best to induce Hov. Henderson *
to recall his petition. / '
M'EHSOSAl , I'.l It A fiJt.ll'JIS.
James II. Hilton of Crete is at the Millard.
F. E. White of Plattsmouth is at the Mur
. H
ray. .
Samuel Kinakor of Bcatrlco Is at the Pax-
ton.
ton.V
\V H. Hayden of Hastings U at the Pax-
ton.
ton.John
John Underwood of Lincoln U at the Mil-
lard.
IJobort WIndham of Plattsmouth Is nt the
Murray.
Henry T. Oxnard of Grand Island Is nt the
Millard.
1'Tank ' L. Ferguson of Chadron is at the
Millurd _ , -
Henry C. Smith of Falls City is at the
Paxton.
J. F. Parkins of Weeping Water Is at the
Paxton.
Mrs. U. A. Uugg of Falrbury is at the
Millurd.
Chnuucoy Weltso of Fullorlon Is at the
Paxton.
H. M. Nelman ami wife nnd daughter of
Schuyler are at the Murray.
Dr. H. C. Moore and daughter started last
night for San Diego vinthoBurllugton.
Sergeant Mike Whalen of the police is
somewhat under the weather , caused by a
severe ruse of rheumatism.
Judge Crounsc , tlio newly appointed assist
ant secretary of the treasury , is in the city.
He will not go to Washington for some Jays
yet.
Representatives StornsdorfT nnd Moanwho
were appointed by Governor Boyd to repre
sent Nebraska nt the commercial congress at
Kansas City , will loft lor that point lust
night.
The llarlior M. J. I/ovy , Xow York ; Harry
Knhr. l.umeiiMorlh ; Dr. Milton and hrolliiir ,
Aberdeen : J A. Taylor , Dmenpoil ; Vt..l.
KeuKim , I.N. Hudson , I'lutlo Onlm ; 1' . W.
Heron. J , A. Winters , West I'nliiljeorcu ( I' .
I olnlmck , I'lutiiinontli ; D.V. . ruulKnor.
Anita , Iu , ; T. JI Kelley , I'oitliind : M.T. Murr ,
KaiisiisClty ; I1. M. Maoklo. T. N. Mur.lwaln , J.
W. Mi Klwiun , I'liluiiKo.
The C.ihov D. I- . '
IHarrison. . Ooorso IE. 1'vor-
ett. lleutrlcu ; I'rof. Homy.aim , I'liloaeo ; A
K. Wuldroii , l.lni'oln ; C. c'olntits , . ! . W. DeiinlH ,
D'Mell : It. D. bcDtt , Iliittlu Cn > ek , .Mlvh. ;
Scull Well , rrumniit ; O. A. liin iin , ( Ieoi n
O liiirn , Nolluli : II. M. Maicins. Mriimsbiin ; ;
T. I1. Hum. Kiihmt Anuill , Hrnkeii llnw : I'aiil
hevlson. fv. Iliiinthy , West I'olnt : H. II. ( Ini.
ham , Ahhlanil ; W. llariliiulon , Tukaiiuih ; 11.
II. I'urmnnorUi , Dos .Miilinn ; V. . [ \ Morris ,
Irfiniiint : A. I' , ( lubhart , .MiiuiDiipiills ; J.'I' .
.MiM'Kun. Nc > l i ; II. U , llornu , Chicago ; J. K ,
Jenkins , N'liuylnr : John bUurvliibtiiurU :
Nul ) . ; J. 0. White , Lincoln.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.