THE OMAHA DAILY WEDNESDAY , JULY 1 , 1801.
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BOAUD of education proceedings as
recorded nro not always faithful to the
proceedings wliieh have actually taken
place. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
PUINOK CtKOHOBof Greece haa con-
Bunted to bo interviewed along : his route
homeward , but ho lias not succeeded In
wiying anything now except in his first
conversations with the attending re
porters.
IT TS to bo hoped the butter furnished
the insane hospital at Hustings by Stew
ard Livoringhouso's creamery was nei
ther as bad as tho'steward's memory nor
as strong as the case made out against
him in the investigation.
Ar/niounH the infant daughter of the
duchess of Fife is barred from succes
sion to the throne of her grandmother
she will bo obliged to carry through life
the weight of her name which is Alex
andra Victoria Alberta Ktlwina Louise.
WllKN the Standard oil company ef
fects a combination with the Russian
producers and dealers it will have the
petroleum world under its exclusive
control. The barb wire trust will have
the opportunity to cinch the other mo
nopoly when it attempts to fence iti the
earth.
Du. TICST appears to have boon loss
equivocal in hid conversations with the
ladies of ttio Hastings asylum than in
the making up of his vouchers. At
least , there was no misunderstanding
their moaning or misapplying their pur
pose. It may bo added. also that in
neither case was the doctor's conduct
creditable.
FOK half n , century -wo have boon
gradually reducing our great American
desert until finally it was consigned al
most to oblivion in southern California ,
where it sunk below sea lovol. Nature
has at last concluded to wipe it out en
tirely , and has sprung a leak from the
Colorado river and will very soon con
vert the desert into a lake.
MA you GUSHING would huvo sot a
good precedent for future executives of
the city if ho had selected , a republican
for the board of public works. This
body should bo nonpartisnn to thooxtont
at least of containing representatives of
both the great political parties. The
mayor's appointment of a democrat to
succeed Mayor Fumy makes the mem
bership of the board entirely demo
cratic , which is wrong on general
principles.
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pifYHOUT ono hundred nnd fifty repub
lican citizens of Pennsylvania have pub
lished a protest against the leadership
of Matthew Quay. Mr. Quay will prob
ably treat the address with his accus
tomed silence and proceed as before to
wreck republican prospects in an olTort
to vindicate his popularity and political
prostigo. The gentleman ought , how
ever , by this time to bo convinced of his
entire unavailability as a leader of the
ifoystono republicans.
Pr.ATTSMOUTH covered her progres
sive little self with glory at the laying
of the corner stone of her now $80,000
court house. Our prosperous ) neighbor
below the conlliumco of the two rivers
has for years sulYorod because of the
uncertain tenure by which she retained
possession of the court house. The
now building settles that old contro
versy boyoud all question and PlntU-
mouth will continue in the future as in
the past to bo the official und com
mercial center of ono of the most
tortilo anil populous counties in
Nebraska.
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Today the weather bureau will bo
transferred from the war to the agricul
tural department , as provided for by the
lust congress. It is not expected that
this will necessarily improve the ser
vice , though It may do so , but the
change was ordered by congress in re
sponse to general sentiment that the
business of making weather predictions
was wholly out of place in connection
with the war department. It is to bo
noted that for a short time past the
bureau 1ms done bettor work than for
merly , nnd unquestionably Secretary
Rusk cnn be depended on to get the best
oorvico possible from it.
JT IS T/.VB TO ACT.
Tnn HUE fools cnllo.l upon to again
Bny to the officials who constitute the
ntixto board of transportation that the
producers of Nebraska are anxiously
lioping and expecting thivt they will
speedily take action for reducing freight
. rates. The time is short until the move
; ment of the crops will begin , and a
schedule of rates cnnnot bo formulated
in a day. Pnst oxporloiico has shown
that It Is a good dcal.pt a task , or at any
rate is made so , and if the commission
worn to enter upon it at ontro It
might bo several wricks before an ac
ceptable schedule could bo framed. A
board wlio.se members wore unanimously
in favor of reducing rntos so as to give
relief to the producers , while not de
priving the railroads of a fair profit ,
could undoubtedly arrive at an agree
ment In a few days , for there is ample
data immndlatoly available as n basis
for a just adjustment of rates , but , un
fortunately , there is reason to believe
that there are members of the Nebraska
board of transportation who are not at
all anxious about helping the farmers
of the state in this wav and
who would put every possible obstacle
In the way of the framing nnd
adoption of a schedule which would ma
terially loosen the exactions of the rail
roads and in equal measure increase the
profits of the producers. There is strong
ground for believing that some of the
ollleinls who constitute the board are de
termined that there shall not bo any ac
tion in this matter , and it is beginning
to bo feared that these are a majority of
the board.
If the transportation rates in Nebraska
nro allowed to remain as at present , in-
stor.d of being reduced to a fair proportion
tion of the Iowa rates , it will moan a loss
to the producers of this state of several
million dollars during the next year. It
will moan a deliberate gift to the cor
porations of a largo sum which should
go into the pockets of the farmers , to bo
by thorn disbursed for the general good.
It will mean that while the railroads are
permitted to increase their gains by
unjust charges the producers will bo
rendered less able to meet their obliga
tions by the amount of the exaction. It
will mean a curtailment of the prosperity
of every interest in Nebraska except
that of the corporations , resulting nec
essarily in datnago to the general wel
fare and in retarding the progress of
the state , for ono effect of excessive
freight rates on produce is to chock
agricultural development. People will
not buy farms in Nebraska with the
knowledge that an unreasonable share
of the returns of their industry must be
paid to the railroads.
It ought to bo sullicicnt to point out
the practical injury certain to result
from a failure to reduce transportation
rates in order to induce the board hav
ing the authority to make a reduction
to take action. But it may be well to
consider , also , the political consequences
almost equally sure to ensue from a
neglect of the party in power to redeem -
doom its pledge to the people
in this matter. It ought to bo
obvious to every intelligent republican
that the party cannot regain and retain
supremacy in this state unless it shall
make good its promise , repeated year
after year , to give the producers just
and reasonable transportation rates.
This is the plain "path to salvation , "
and unless the party walk therein it
must bo prepared for a repetition of the
experience of last year , so far at least as
state ulTnirs are concerned. Now is the
opportunity to reinstate the party in
popular confidence , and the officials who
constitute the board of transportation
have it in their power to do this while
at the same time conferring a vast ma
terial benefit on the state.
RKCWIWG1TY ADVANCING.
It is announced that a reciprocity ar
rangement 1ms been made with Santa
Domingo which will go into oiled within
a few months. It. is understood that an
arrangement with Venezuela is certain
to bo concluded , the delay in effecting it
being possibly duo to the pending con
troversy between that country and Eng-
tanti , in tno settlement 01 which tlio
United States may ultimately bo called
ujion to take part. There is favorable
intelligence , also regarding the outlook
for reciprocity with Mexico , and a recent -
cent dispatch from Madrid settled
all question respecting the suceoss of
the negotiations for a commer
cial treaty with Spain regarding Cuba ,
the convention having boon signed and
the stipulated time for it to take ell'ect
being September 1. It would thus appear -
pear that it belongs to the class of agree
ments which do not require to bo rati
fied by the senate , simply needing the
executive proclamation to make it op-
orativo.
This is gratifying progress for a period
of Uttlo more than half a year since .the
authority was given by congress to no-
fotiato reciprocity agreements , and the
aggregate advantages which tire reason
ably expected to. accrue to the United
States will bo great. ISoforo the
present year Is ended there ought to bo
realized a material increase in our expert -
port trade with Brazil and Cuba , and if
our manufacturers and merchants take
such advantage of the opportunity as is
to bo expected from their energy and
'enterprise , there will bo. There is
nothing more heard of opposition in
Brazil to the treaty , and though it is
quite possible that some exists it is
probable not of n character to exert any
inlluence. If wo can meet the require
ments of the Bra/.Ilian market doubtless -
loss there will bo no difficulty in enlarg
ing our commerce with that country.
As to Cuba there is every reason to be
lieve that her people will give the
preference to the United States for
everything they need which this coun
try can supply thorn. They wore ex
tremely anxious that a treaty of reci
procity should be negotiated and they
will bo likely to offer every inducement
for Its permanence.
It has boon remarked that oven if no
further progress bo made the results of
the state department's diplomatic work
are sufficiently largo to justify .the
notion of congress in adopting the reci
procity clause of the tarltl law , But it
is safe to predict that further pro
gress will bo made. The unfortu
nate illness of Secretary Blalno
has doubtless retarded ' or prevented
other negotiations , and it is
to bo expected that as soon as ho returns
to his post of duty , which It is promised
may bo at an early day , the work of
pushing forward reciprocity will bo
again actively resumed , There are
other countries than those with which
ugreomont.8 have boon made or nego
tiations sot on fooltb t will desire closer
trndo relations with the United States.
Meanwhile It is in order to remark that
the policy thus far has been BO success
ful as to have aroused the anxiety of
Hovcral European nations und to have
given the republican party a claim to
the support of the country which the
opposition cannot deny and will find it
very difficult to overcome.
Til K KA TIOXA / / UUV VKffTlOX.
The time has arrived for active work
If Omaha hopes to secure the next re
publican national convention. The sit
uation is very encouraging If wo shall
awake to the importance of taking
advantage of our opportunities. Chicago
cage will not got the convention merely
because Chicago is the largest city In
the Interior. She must make an ag
gressive fight or lose it. Omaha , Min
neapolis and San Francisco are all in the
field. Minneapolis is especially active.
The report sent out in the interest of
Chicago that she would not make any
olToithas stimulated hoi citizens to intense -
tense activity and enthusiasm. Her
committees are appointed and at work
arranging plans for presenting her
claims to the national committee , socur-
iug.funds for the proper entertainment
of the people who attend and canvass
ing for facts to show her ability to
accommodate them.
The first thing to bo done after the
Iowa convention has declared in our
favor is to create an executive committee -
too of perhaps seven members , throe of
wnom should bo residents of Council
BlulTs. To these gentlemen should bo
confided all the incidental preliminary
preparations. They ought to bo empow
ered to appoint committees of business
men to investigate and report upon the
hotel and other accommodations ; to
solicit funds for carrying forward the
enterprise ; to correspond with influen
tial republicans throughout the union ;
to attend republican state conventions in
behalf of Omaha , and finally to press
our claims at the meeting of the national
committoo.
To accomplish anything funds will bo
necessary. In Minneapolis subscrip
tions are taken to bo paid upon condi
tion. Ton per cent is sot aside as a
skirmish fund , one-half of this amount
being paid on demand and the other
half on or about the titnG cf the meeting
of the national committee. The re
mainder is payable only in
case the convention is secured.
In this way no oppressive tax
is laid upon the business men and a sulll-
ciont fund is provided for the immediate
wants of the promoters of the enterprise.
The earnestness with which Minneapolis
is striving should stimulate this pity.
The prize is worth striving for. We
gain a great deal if wo lose the conven
tion. If wo are fortunate enough to
secure it next year there can bo no esti
mate placed upon its valueto Omaha.
If wo fail this time wo shall bo almost
certain to succeed in IS'JG.
THE immense engine of the American
waterworks company is a creditable
monument to the enterprise of this cor
poration. It is also a mark of the confi
dence the capitalists composing the
company huvo in Omaha's future.
President Underwood entertains a justi
fiable pride in the immense engine and
the entire plant. The pumping capacity
of this monster is 18,000,000 gallons of
water every twenty-four hours. The
Holly engine with which it stands at the
great pump house pumps 1-1,000,00 ; ) gallons
lens a day. The two engines therefore
are able to supply to this city ! W,000,000
gallons during each revolution of
the globe , or twice as much as is at
present required. It will pay citizens of
OmaTia to drive out to the Florence
plant and see the enormous engine and
the other improvements made at the
pretty northern suburb.
ic can bo very little question
about the intent of the school law with
regard to the olcution of a secretary of
the board of education in this city. Ho
is to bo elected annually. The teachers
and janitors are elected annually. The
appropriations are made annually. To
elect the teachers in January would bo
unwise , because it would demoralize the
schools in the midst of the school year.
The secretary is the executive officer of
the board. To make a change iu the of
fice in the midst of the school year would
bo harmful. It would tend to confusion
at a time when the school work should
proceed harmoniously and without dis
turbance of any character. The time to
elect the secretary is clearly at the be
ginning of the fiscal and not the calendar
year.
COUONKU. Harrigan's business meth
ods are peculiar. Ho was called to
Waterloo yesterday , In his absence
two unusual deaths occurred. No ono
had boon deputized to act for him and
no ono appeared advised as to his where
abouts. When the coroner is in demand
at all his presence Is required immedi
ately. When ho is absent from the city
a deputy should act in his stead or the
shorilT should bo notified so that in case
of an emergency some ofilcor will bo
authorized to perform the coroner's
duty.
THIS Fourth of July will carry a par
don to one of the oldest convicts in the
state penitentiary , a former citizen of
Omaha who has do no time for " 0 years
for murder. The old man may again re
fuse liberty us ho did n year ago , pre
ferring the penitentiary to the poor
house. Ho is a "trusty" and has con
siderable liberty , but the spectaelo of a
life convict refusing u pardon is never
theless uncommon , and the motive
which prompts the refusal pathetic.
Al.L , over the union the fact Is being
announced in the newspapers that
Omaha will cross swords with Chicago
in the fight for the national republican
convention.
WHKN the council convenes tonight
lot It take some definite stops toward
the settlement of the controversy over
lire hydrants' between the city and the
waterworks com ny. The proposition
that wliun a hydrant Is once located it
must remain thorn for twenty years erse
so whether it Is jIMll or not and the city
must pay an annual' rontnl of 800 for the
blessed prlvilego 'M having a useless
hydrant is too nuAflrd to bo tolerated.
IT was hardly fair on the part of the
board of cduculio'if'to fall to elect teach
ers for the ori jj'ng ' year , especially
when the mcotlngh Monday night was
called for the p'lir'poso. The teachers
are entitled to KiAijv their fate before
departing for thoiti usual vacations. It
is certainly as oapy to settle the matter
in Juno us in July or August.
ANOTHKII youth loses his life in an
unfilled lot where the water gathered
from the recent rains. The city council
should not require further argument to
cause the immediate filling up of thcso
unsightly holes where disease lf > gener
ated at all times and danger to life Is
frequently imminent.
Till ! Fifth wu 'd assessor was near
sighted enough to overlook $55,000 , worth
of rcnl property belonging to the Union
Pacific railway company. It Is strik
ingly strange that the eyes of assessors
should bo most seriously allllctcd in re
gard to property of corporations.
ASSKSMOK FUAXKLIN of the Fifth
ward admits about one hundred errors
in his assessment lists. Ho confesses
the truth of what every other assessor
in the city fools but does not care to
confess. The whole system of assess
ments is rotten.
THE new waterworks engine is a mon
ument to the genius who designed it , n
compliment to the growth of Omaha and
a stalwart token of the enterprise of
President Underwood nnd his strong
corporation.
Wirn the electric light plant at the
foot of Jones street bo assessed for its
value in proportion to other propertyJn
the ward or will the favoritism of the
assessor to that corporation bo allowed
to stand ?
Tun approach of the time for the
election of a secretary and superinten
dent accounts for the irritability of the
Omaha board of education.
A 1'nlr of Winners.
McKinley would bettor be dcfoatod , In the
opinion of Tin ; OM.VUA Br.n , than that Sher
man should fail of re'oluctton.
Gornian'H Improved Smile.
I ! " < tji7m1foi ( [ Post.
Senator Gorman Is accused of utilizing n
horny-handed smile when ho discusses the
approaching Maryland campaign.
Soliil for Omnlia.
A'amua ( Mnh ) Leader.
Omaha is msildnp'a ' strong pull for the re
publican national 'convention. The Oato
City is fully capable of caring for tbo crowd ,
and wo bclievo thq northwest will bo solid
for the plucky town on tlio Big Muddy.
Don't Got Gay.
/CUi < ii ( jitu Ttincn.
II the Kovernmentof his Teutonic majesty
becomes too gay In its dealings with the
Standard oil company , Mr. Rockefeller is
quite capable of crossing the water nnd buy
ing out the whole coiicorn , dlvino right
nnd all.
Kqunl to All Kinnr jeneles.
JVnmpa ( Tilnhn ) Lender.
Last Friday TUB OMAHA Bci : started on its
twenty-first year , and celebrated the event
by publishing a fan simile of the first paper
taken from tbo press. Uosowator has the
faculty of "getting there" when the cccasiou
demands it.
Educational PoiiitHin Montana.
G cnt Falls Leader.
The grammatical fossil ot the Tribune ,
whoso ordinary conversation Is full of "have
wonts" and who is always more of a Mis-
sourimi than a grammarian , has to divldo a
sentence of the Leadur to make It appnar
ungrammatical. If the old fossil's ' mind
could grasp the whole sentence he would line !
it in accordance with the rules of grammar.
Tlio Duly of Iowa llopiihlictmfl.
I'MlruletithtaVcsn ( ren ) .
The democrats of Iowa undoubtedly Intend
to make their best olTort this year. If they
cnn re-elect Governor Boles they will milto
the state doubtful in the campaign of 1892
and will demand a place on the presidential
tickot. They hope to accomplish their objects
by advocating free trade , free silver nnd free
whisky. It Is the duty of the Iowa ronub-
licans , however , tosoo that the democrats do
not succeed.
IlunianltyVs Drills in tlio Dude.
St. Lmiti Jteiililc. ] !
All arts , science , invention progress , ovory-
thlng the human race has yet boon able to
accomplish , it owes to the dudo. And ho is
its hope for the future. Let him hold his
bead up and keep right , on to bis destination.
But ho must reach his destination ooon , for
of all the insufferable animals over created
nnd distorted from the purposes of their cre
ation the dude above tbo ago of thirty years
is most insufferable.
College Xnliiins of Morality.
New Yurlt H'lirlil.
The mind of the collepro youth draws sonio
pretty flno distinctions 111 Iho nmttor of inor-
n.ily. Only a few months HRO the Yule sopho
mores refused to ronrt I'luulus because of bis
indelicacy. Yet hero nro two Yale honor
men devoting thclr'to'rnmonccmont orations to
Francois Villon , tbo early French pool , whoso
"Ballade do la Crosse ! Mnrgot'1 Is rather tlio
uncloanost thins Jp all lyrlo verso. Villon
besides being n pool was n drunkard , a burff-
Inr and almost n wuvdorer , a "bird of the
bitlor bright pray golden morn" whom Swln-
bourne halls as ' 'first of us nil and brightest
brother. " It Is a fact of Interest thnt only
thu other day a HAMtfiurch was dodlcatod on
the hill of Mautinartro , near I'aris , where
\Tillon saw the gaJlMVs erected that oudod
the lives of his partners in ( jullt.
JT.V JULY.
llrmentna KJyu A Qo.'t Monthly.
In July
You and I
Vainly try
To not fry.
In July
You and X
Noarl } die
Wo'ro so dry ,
And thu slcy.
Hot unit high ,
HOOIIH too nigh ,
In July.
Wo fret , frv ,
Wo sob , sigh , *
Wo sweal , cry ,
7n July.
\Vo would fly
Where no fly
Could couio nigh
It ) July.
But to fly
Combs too high ,
Ilcncovo fry
In July.
iinNtxo JUSTS ,
Fourth-coming ovcuts cast thdlr ornckort
boforo.
Washington Stnr : You've pot to raise the
wind if you want to bo a heavy swell at the
seashore.
Boiton Herald : Bunk Teller Will you
tnku It a.s presumption , madam , If 1 offer you
those few roses I
Mis * Cnrnmclla OolJihist-1 dou't Know
you , sir ,
Bunk Tcllnr I nm aware of thnt ; but you
are the only woman in thu history of the
bank who ever endorsed n chock on-the right
end.
Bill Nye : Illtch u two-ynsr-old heifer with
a claybauk mulo. nnd then on the lend put a
lavender jackass , and If vou are n careful
driver you may take j-nur children to Asheville -
villo , but if not vou will surely bo short two
or three on the way home. 'l ots of North
Carolina families hnvoonly cloven or twelve
chilnrcn loft out of u jiossi'blo twenty , owing
to the condition of the romls. This recKless
outlay of children , It seem * to mo , if nothing
else , should touch us to Improve our roads. "
A C'CTI ! AXrtWUK CA-ll'llliTIl TIIK 811 , V tit.
St , Mini 1'timcer rrctu.
I'atlcnts
"H seems to mo the bill should bo
Proportionate to the work ;
A dollar ana a hnlf scorns rather high
For giving a tooth a jerk. "
Dontlst :
"When you sco tbo bill as Itemized
Tis nonn to largo , I vow ;
There Is fifty cents for jerking
And a dollar for knowing how. "
Puck : Miss Yemen Mr. Crook Is n flno
liorsi'innn. Doesn't ho look as if ho was born
in thu saddle )
Jack Bolvkloro YPS ; particularly when
you see him walking on the street.
Now York Telegram : Wydo Plr.dd , the
tailor ( mooting his friend Stiffom , the under
taker , at the gale of the Cemetery ) Ah , Bill ,
line mo , delivering goods , I aeo.
Saturday Herald : "Just look at that mes
senger boy sitting there fust asleep 1"
"Il'm , well , bo's fast asleep , but I doubt if
ho could bo fast asloop. "
WIIKICEIN UK I'AII.BD.
Afio 1'orfc Hf.raM.
Ho could pick a tlaw in nnytninjf ,
Or plclt a quarrel with a follow ;
Ho could pick a banjo's trombllne string
Till notas responded clear and mellow.
But when bo went to Sbcopshend Bay
Ho dropped liis pile , the luckless sinner ,
And as ho tramped the homeward wny
Confessed ho couldn't pick awinnor.
Judge : She Do you think Ibsen's dratna
is the uraina of the future.
He Yes , und always will bo.
Rochester Post-Express : "How did you
llko our article on the crops ! "
"Oh , it covered the ground. "
Texas Siftlngs : Miss Birdie McGinnis is
considerable of an amateur in her own
estimation. It is n fact thnt she has n very
good voice , very often being short winded.
"What do you think about her singing ? "
asked her brother of a strngor who did not
know that Hosteller was related to the fair
singer.
' I like her singing very well , " was the
reply. "Sho has undoubtedly the finest
oslhtna I over heard on the htago. "
Now York Weekly : Theatro-coor ( looking
over diagram ) F will take this scat.
Box-keeper Onsof Iho pillars is direclly
in front of thai seat , sir.
Theatrgoor So 1 observed. I prefer a
pillar to a high hut.
IT Stf10 ItKAt'ISX.
Kearney Times : The next thing wo expect -
pect to hear relative to the Hastings insnno
a .vlum scandal is that the authorities hnvo
been employing inmates to Uenp the stew
ard's accounts. It certainly looks that way.
Midway City Times : Public opinion savs
that Governor Thayer has made h mistako'in
not suspending Superintendent Test and
Steward Liveringhouso at once in the face of
such grave charges as have been brought
against them. From whut tbo loading papers
of the state have had to say there is suftl-
cient proof to mnko the most impartial Juiico
exclaim it were bettor for these gentlemen
to remain in the background for a time at
least.
Hastings Nebmskan : From the facts
brought out in Saturday's hearing of the
insane asylum scandal It would boom that
the board have opened up a veritable pan
dora box in connection with the state insti
tution bore and that purgatives and disinfec
tants should bo administered with a hand of
iron nnd heroic dosos. What an infernal
moss the institution nas been in over since it
was opened. It is about time that things
took another taok. Ono word will express
the whole situation ; rotlcu.
Fremont Fliiil : There have many things
happened at this Hustings institution und
jealousy has not been wanting. According
to tbo testimony Llvoringhouso became con"
fidont that bis wife and Tr. Test were alto
gether too spooney nnd called the attention
of the employes to it. A mooting was held
and the thing was fixed up. It developos
that the drug expense of the Hastings asylum
has been enormous , aggregating $1,205.01 in
seven months while the Norfolk asylum diug
bill for the snino time was but&lO.ll. It
really appears that there is a nest about the
institution that should bo cleaned out.
Hastings Republican : Tbo asylum inves
tigation is a surprise party to moro than ono.
So far Uvorlngliouso nnd Test have boon
tramping a rocky road in sockloss foct. It is
folly to speculate on tbo outcome. Nothing
but the record of tbo defense can steal the
faot of their guilt or give proof of tneir in
nocence. If the pnrtios have anything lo
siiy in balmlf of themselves it looks as if it is
about time for them to speak their little
pioco. It is evident the state should insti
tute a moro perfect system of examining
state institutions than to rely on the reports
of junketing legislative committees nnd u vis
iting governor. A stnln Inspector should bo
appointed with instructions" powers , to
swoop down onto nn institution without no
tice and to bo hold responsible for oauh lail-
uro to not sco what ho has to walk around in
order to discharge his duties.
oun it i n in it.i \ :
Rochester Post-Expross : The Omaha BKB
recently celebrated its twentieth birthday.
It is n bright and nbly-editod n.ipor nnd wins
success by deserving it.
Alliance Grip : TIIK OMAHA BKR celebrates
its twentieth birthday by plving a graphic
history of the publication during that time.
It is highlj' interesting und shows great en
ergy , ability nnd enterprise on the part ot its
managers.
Clay Center Gazotto-Domocrat : The
Omaha Bii : : passed Ibo:2Ulh : mlle-siono of iis
existence on the Uth ) inst. It celebrated the
occasion by publishing a few columns of
reading and advertising matter fao simile to
that published In thu first addition of thut
grout paper. The Uii : : has had phenomenal
success both as a news gatherer und u money
inakor.
Broken Bow Leader : On the l ! > th Inst
TIIK OMAHA Br.u celebrated its twentieth
birthdav. In n single score of years TIIK
I\KK \ has grown from an ordinary little coun
try newspaper to the proud position of ono of
ttio foremost metropolitan dallies in the na
tion. Its position nnd wonderful success is
almost entirely duo to the Indomitable will
nnd strong personality of It's odltor , Edward
Koso'.vatur , iuul | his sagacity In tliu selection
of bis corps of able assistants. Wo tire
proud of THE "KI : as n great nuwsrivpor and
wish U unbounded prosperity.
WHY NEAL'S DOOM IS SEALED ,
Full Test of tbo Decision Handed Down by
Justioj Oobb ,
THE VAN ETTEN VERDICT ALSO SUSTAINED.
A I.OIIK Iilst of Opinion ! ) l > y tlio'Sti-
Cniifi JiiHtlcfHliy Wlilcli
Many VRXPI ! Question *
Are Scttleil.
I Lt.vcoi.v , Nob. Juno 80. ( Special to Tur
I BKE.I The following is the full text of the
\ syllabus Imndcd down late last evening In
the CMC of Kdwnrd Ni > al , who was sentenced
to death In Douglas county for murdering
Alton and Dorothy Jones , the opinion beint
by Chlof Justit-oCobb :
Tbo county hoard of DouglnR county not
IntvliiK compiled with tlio provl.sloiiH of tin
act of Lho lutflslatiiru tmlltlud an aol to pro-
vldo for thu manner of seleelniK't drawing and
HliintnonlnK grand ami petit Jurors In counties
having it populnl on of seventy thousand
( "H.Ooui or iiiorc , to prrnrrlbi * thu qiialllluntlons
of Hiii'h Jurora , to provlilo for the punishment
of pur.sons Miiiklni : lo Brfrvo us Jurors orni > ok.
Ing tii litivu ollior pursiins soliU'UMl as Jurors ,
nml to ri'punl Ructions six Inindreil iinil llfty-
olKht ( K.YS ) , six linn I red niul llfty-nlno ( UV.li , * \ \
biindrrd and sty > t W. slv hnnilr.-il ami
sl.\ty-onu niii ; | , nnd hl.x humlriMl ami sixty-lire
( Wi'ii , of the C'ntlo nf C'lvll I'ro.-cduru . and nil
nets and parts of nets In < > oiilllet hwinviUi.
Approved .March .a ) . 1S.V.I. Hold that si'otluns
six liundnul and ll/ly-nlno , six hundred and
sixty , six hundred ami ilxty-onu mid six linn-
ilrou aim slxly-livoof the Codp of I'lvll 1'ro-
eeduro remain In fon'e In thut count v.
- ' . Nclthurn et'rllnViuo of thu clone of the
district court , slum ln > ; Inliat proportion thu
names of thu persons upon tlio list iron , wnlch
the putlt Junirs worn dra n worn selected
from the suvurnl wards ami pmclnolsnf Doui-
lus connlv. nor a ei-rtilleati-of thu county
cli'rk NliowltiK tliu nuiiibur ot vole * returned
as east In the respoctlvo wards and precincts
of said county , such certificates not lmvln
been madii a part of bill of exceptions , will bu
considered In an fippcllutu proceedings In this
court.
a. During tlm trlul the jury worn sent under
charge of an ollleer lo nsit thu plueuvburo
the crime was committed. > " .tlier tlio judge ,
thu dork , the attorneys nor the defendant ac
companied them. The record sliow.4 thnt "thu
defendant , having by his counsel In open
court , und In his presuneo waived bis , defend
ant's personal presence at tlm plneo of tliu
killing during tliu Inspection thereof by thu
jury , hu Is ( was ) taken to jail. " Hold no
ground for reversing tliu judgment. See tlio
statn vs Adams.D Kansas.'III.
J.Vben \ two | iirsons ( are munlore'l at thu
same time and place under circumstances
evidencing that both murders wore commit
ted by the same person and \\uru part , of the
s'linu transaction , uvliluncu as tlio Rirctiin
stances of thu murder of ( me. especially of
tliu finding of the Doily 'mil where It.s condi
tion as lo wounds ur m.irks of violence , Is ad
missible on the trial for thu murder ot Iho
other. See Drown vs Commonwealth , TC 1'a. ,
ti. ; > 11) ) .
SCANDALOUS MWTBK MAV HE Til HOWS OUT.
The followinir is the opinion of Justice
Norvnl in tbo case of Van Kttoa vs. Butt :
Error from Douglas county. Afllrmed.
Opinion by Juslico Norval.
This uourt will not , rovlow ihn action of the
district court In overrullim a motion font
chanire of venue where the motion is noi , in
cluded In tin ; record brought nn.
Scandalous matter or ltn : > ; uiiKUllsrcspuct-
ful to the court contained In a pleading or
allldavlt Hied In a cause may tin stricken out.
; i. 'J o review a rullnc of the district court In
slrikim , ' from the files an uflldavit claimed to
contain language disrespectful to thu trial
court , the allldavit. must lie Incniporaloil In
tbo bill of exceptions , and If thu trial .Indue
rufusod to do s-o , ho will In u proper CIIM > liu
compelled by mandamus to Include tlio same
In the bill of exceptions.
4. A party euunot wuit until after verdict
and then for tliu lirst tl'.ic complain nf tlio an-
HOIICO of materl.il witnesses , when llielr ub-
senco was known buforo the truil commenced.
. ' ) . Objections to juiors not made In the trial
court will not bo considered boro.
> li. AMIdavits used on tliu licanni ; of a motion
' for a now trial must bo preserved by bill of
exceptions In order to bucoino a part of the
record of : i cuso.
7. The ovldunoo sustains the vordlct.
MUST Kiur : ins riinMisu.
The case of Halo vs Kipp , error from I'latle
counly , has been reversed and remanded by
Juslico Maxwell. Ho rules as follows :
The questions of fact Involved In thocaso
should have been submitted to tbo jury , anil
tbo court erred In diroetins ; : i vonllot.
i. Where n party mulcos ; i promise to another
for the benelit of u third , .such third pursou
may avail himself ot tbo promise and brln an
iictlon thurcon , iilthoiiKli thu consideration
did not move directly from him.
NUEl ) NOT UK IN'COIU'OIUTRll.
Justice Norvnl has handed down an im
portant decision in tno folio wing case that has
never yol been passed upon :
Kxohangc National Bank vs Capps , error
from Adams county , reversed and remanded ,
The maker of a note payable to a bank can
not In an action on tliu note false thu question
of tbo Incorporation of tbo bank.
: . ' . At common Itiw a corporation may sue
anil bo sued by tlio corporal u name without an
averment nf tlio net of Incorporation , ami tbo
co lu has not changed tbo common law In that
regard.
MisnnscuirrioN's NOT I-AT.U. .
The following opinion by Justice Maxwell
settles the squabbles that have arisen bo-
causa of the misdescription of insured prop
erty :
Pluunix insurance company vs Goblmrt.
Error from Buffalo county. Hovcrsud and
remanded. Opinion by Mr. Justice Max
well.
A mlsdoscrlptlon of the land on which prop
erly insured Is situated will not of itself pre
vent a recovery MI ease of loss of thu property
by lire , nor Is It necessary to reform lha pol-
loy to ontltlo tlio Insured to recover.
TIII : KCAUNnv CI.RCTIOX CASK.
The ICearnoy election case is finally set
tled , Iho bupromo court aftlrinlng the decis
ion of Iho lower court , The tallowing is tlio
decision :
Burnd vs Hunt. Error from Buffalo
county. Afllrmod. Opinion by Mr. CJbiuf
Justice Oobb.
Tbo stipulation of tha parties sot out In the
opinion bold to have submitted to the trial
court , only the twenty-one huratchoil ballots
and the utiestlons arising as to counting or
re.lectinuthem , conllned to the form and sub
stance of tlio ballots lit thu time of liling tlio
stipulation by the parties.
Tlm llmlliiK and judgment of thu trial court ,
hold to bo In accordance with thn provisions
of sections H'J lo 1.0 Inclusive , chapter " > , cot i-
plled statutes. In tlio ahsonuu of any record
ovldencoto tbo contrary.
SUl'ICH.MK COiUT ; INCISION'S.
xVorthin'ton ( vs Worthinnton. Appeal from
Lancaster counly. Afllnred. Opinion by
Mr. Justice Norval.
Clendoniilup vs 1'orrlno. Aupoal from
CumniK county. Aftlriued. Opinion by Mr.
JusticeNorval. .
Hlbburd vs Talmajjo. Appeal from Buffalo
county. Alllrmed. Opinion by Mr. Justice
Maxwell.
FliiunaKan vs the Stuto. Error from Da-
Uola counly. Alllrmoil. Opinion ny Mr ,
Chief Justice Cobb ,
Nicltolls vs Barnes , Error from ( JIIRC
comity. AfllrmiiU. Opinion by Mr. Chief
Justice Oobb.
McCSco & Co , vs North American cattle
company. Error from Antelope oounty. Ho-
versed and dismissed. Opinion by Mr. Justice
tico Norval.
TIII : un.Nuv-iHU.M CASH.
Mr , .1. E. Baiim , the defendant in the wall
known Ednoy-Batim cause , la very much
ustonishod nt the stntonionls made liy Mr.
Cunningham , Iho attorney tor Mrs. Ednoy ,
published in Sunday's ' HBP , nnd declares
that there is no Ki'ounds whatever for such
allegations and ho olios the decision of Judfjo
Tlbbltts In overruling the motion fora now
Irinl as evidence of lha fulslly of the stato-
muni.
ODDS AVI ) KS'DS.
While W. M. Campbell of Springfield ,
JCan. , was altoinplintr to board an afternoon
train ihnl was in motion hu full under the
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't ' Report
wheels and brut bis loft foot cut off nt tha
nnklo.
Ten morn now motors have nrrlvcd for u u
on the lines ot tbo Lincoln street car com
pany.
Next Saturday tbo Lincoln tmiseo nnd tha
Nebraska Cltv basobnll nlnoa wilt play a
match patno of Imsubnll.
Messrs. J , A. Hinkle and S B. Kronch
have secured a writ of nmndnimis from the
supreme court against the town council of
Kulo to prevent that boilv from allowinir
DniKK'Ist I.nBlancho to null lfiUor.s. ]
( ) oor > : o Parhor nnd Charles Kllcii were ar-
I rested toilny on the charge of brvnklni ? Into
a car nnd stealing a lar o quantity of plug
nnd flno cut tobacco ,
Miss Bnuison , assistant state librarian ,
nnd Miss Outcnlt , .stcno rnphor of the supreme -
promo i-ourt , luxvo roturncil from Minne
apolis , where thcv have boon oiijoylnu a
pleasant vacation of : i month.
The ulTootlvo oiTort-s of Sinn B. Jones of
Chtcairo , formerly of Oinnhn , are missed In
tbo efforts of the oltv to secitro the Uraml
Army of tbo Keptiblio encampment for tin
city.
VOIt M'.tltltOX ,
IMurcli-rors ( "rank mill Mt'OratuI U'lll
Prolmlily lo ) l.llicrnlcd.
LINTOI.V , Nob. Juno ; t ( ) . [ Special T lo
Krum to TIIK BKIJ : Secretary of Stuto Allen ,
Attorney Clonoral Hastings and Land Com
missioner Humphrey , the member A of the
state board of pardons , have recommended
to the covernnieiit that bo oxorclso his cus
tomary preiwaltvo of pardoning two con
vict * on the Fourth of July by
restoring to tbo privileges of
cltlzonshln Francis Frank and Edward Mu-
Ciratul. Botli of these ron viols were sen
tenced to the ponltoniiary for llfo on the
chatirn of murder.
Prancls Frank Is the oldest convict , both
In yonr.s nnd service , in the penitentiary.
Ho was convicted tit Omnlia in 1S71
of niurdorlnir n traveling man
known as Prlnco Charloy. Frank ran
two hotels in these days , one on Tenth nnd
Jonui which Is still standing' , nnd the
olnur near the .steamboat binding , the
spot where Iho Union 1'aclllc bridge
mmcommences. . It is .supposed thai I'rlnco
Charles was too free with Frank'n wlfo , but
1'Yanl ' ; has always maintained his innoconoo.
Three years niro old Frank was offered a
pardon , but astonished everybody by refus
ing to accept it. Ilo preferred to bo a
convict rather limn n pan per.
McUraud , Iho other convict , wa ? sentenced
for killing a felhv cowboy near Sidney over
llftcon years ago.
JlOItK S10li.1l It.l.ll.HSK.
nnd MlHHoiirl Visit.it by An
other Hurricane.
ST. Lori" , Mo. , Juno HO. Brief dispatches
have boon received from several points In
Kansas nnd Missouri to thn effect thai an-
otber hurricane swept tbrougb a wide sec
tion of these states yesterday. Euiporia ,
Kan. , reports a heavy rain and wind
storm which nearly completed the dam
age done to crops by last , Tuesday's
cyclone. From Osatomlo , Kan. , it is reported
that it is feared wheat and oats will bu almost ,
a total failure. Dispatches from Sedalla and
I'ollis counties say that standing ivhoal was
laid low , while that which hud bcon shocked
was soallore.il in nil directions.
J Kt 1. 0 l/rt V A M > CJt 1.11 K.
TwoTt-rrlblo Double l'i-aotllos Caused
by tlu > ( Sivon IHonxtci * .
MOIIII.K , Ala. , Juno : ) . From the back
woods of Bald win county comes the report
that Jesse Cartwri hl shot and Idllcd bis
brother John and afterwards cut his own
wife's throat. Jealousy was the cause.
LiwiiKxrn , Mass. , Juno ! i ( ) . John Baus h
Ibis morning shot and killed his sweetheart ,
Marie Burkclt , and then killed himself In
thu sumo way.
District Court.
The trial of the ruse of the state against
George 1C. Morobouso , charged with gelling
away with properly belonging to tbo Chick-
crlng piano company is oc before Judge
Estelle. This is the cnso In which Uct.cnil
Smith claims that Julius S. Cooley stoln liis
diont. The case is going on with Smith icok-
Ing aflor the prisoner's mtorests. In the lu i
truago ot Iho slro.-t , Cooley is nolin it , ai bo
is p'ltientlv awaiting tlio verdict of the inves
tigating committee that Is busily engaged in
deciding whether or not there is sullicicnt
evidence to warrant recommending a disbar
ment.
In Judge EsteUe's court T. W. Blaukburn
was ad milled lo Iho bar.
Ijocomot ivo Holier lOxploili'N.
WIIITI ; HAVUX , 1'a. , Juno IK ) . The boiler
of a locomotive on the Central railroad of
Now Jersey exploded lasl niirht near Neiiu
honinp Junction , instantly killing Ibo engi
neer , IIreman und two brakumon. The m
were burled for a distance of 100 yards and'
their bodies mangled.
Union I'aeillo T vi Company.
NEW Yoitic , Juno.'tO. Schedules in Ibo as
signment of McBride Brothers who did busi
ness in nearly every sluto in Iho union as Iho
Union Piicilio tea companv , were filed toiinv.
They sol forth Iho llubilllios al ? ! tlii)0 , ( ) ( ) ;
nominal assets , * - < ) ! ,000. nnd actual assets
ho country has boon Hooded with
T cheap 1'iaiios. They are flimsy
all'nirri , not worthy the iiaino ,
uul almost , worthless for roul norvico.
As the piirclmmiof a ulanoiii volvosqiuto
in expenditure of money , you want to he ,
sure that you receive something in re
turn , whiiih will iilwaya bo a ploiisuro
and constant satirtfaiition in UHO. .
In other words you want QUALITY
bofuivi urluu.Vo can tflvo you quality
with prioo , iit.il . that the lowest prioo.
Both are united in the IJH1GGB
[ -M A.NOt-i thut wo have just , received
lirout from thu nmiiufacUirot'rf.
These instruments roproBont overj
atost improvement nnd pntouted ilovlco
oryour piano comfort , including the
amous Soft Stop , which reduces sound
.o . a minimum and makes practising
osaihlo tit all times without nolno. It
iavus wear on thi > instrument , thus reserving -
serving tlio full rich tone for playing.
Wo ahull ho pleaded co have you call
miloxiuninothose latoHtarrivals. With
out tiny thoughtof put chasing , coino and
try the tone of these Mrixg.i I'ltiiuw , and
sue how exfiiiiultoly perfect MUuh tin In-
Hlrumunt can ho mado.
C. C. HRIGGS & CO.
Ollico , Factory nnd Wurorooms tit
Uo-tton , Mags.
MAX MEYER & DRO. CO. ,
AGENTS , MUIOCJS PIANOS. *
1620 to l.r)2l Fanwm Street , Blfi to 223
South Kith St. , Omaha , Nub.
