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M. K. UiMinriil CnnlVronco Now * .
Methodists throughout the rountry mny ho
assured Hint the ruporls of the proceedings
ot the Kcner.il conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church to bo published hi Tim
Bun will bo accurate , fuir mid Interesting.
Wo nhall dovolo nil Iho spnco nacossury to
mttklng complcto Unity reports of Iho ses
sions of this great nicotine of OHO of the
greatest of protcsituit churches. Our stnft
assigned especially lo the duty of reporting
the conforunco Is thoroughly In formed upon
Methodism and selected with particular ref
erence to preparing accounts of tlio doliborn-
lions for .Methodist renders. Persons in
other parts ol the union interested in the
BOiioral conference will ilnd it to their ad-
vnntngo to subscribe for Tin : Br.i : during the
month of May.
A LONDON nawspnpor uttncks Amori-
ciin society mornls. This is too ridicu
lous to inspire rosontmont.
"NKduoriiouiST" is si barbarism thut
should never bo allowed to creep into
print. Our Afro-Auioricnn friondn
should banish it forever from tboir vo-
cnbulnry.
"No HOD ; no laws ; no property ; " is to
bo the cry of London mmrchists today.
It is certainly consistent with itself and
forms n , prupur conclusion if the promises
lire admitted.
TUB plucky French duellist , who will
put an end to Ilarry Vane Milbnnk's
.useless career will bo entitled to a moil-
Timeni. The follow has become a posi
tive nuisance. '
FIJOM all appearances the Barber as
phalt monopoly is about to meet compe
tition. It him enjoyed exceptional prollte
BO IOIIK , however , that it should accept
the situation < rracofully.
Tun World's fair must bo made an
unqualillcd success , if to accomplish
this another $ .3,000,000 is necessary con.
gross should not bcsitato a moment tc
ina ! < o the appropriation.
IN ViKW of all the circumstances il
aooms very strange that the whisky
trust should bo wilting to spend 8250.00C
in the enlargement of the distillery at
DOB Molnes , in prohibition Iowa , even
to use as a malt house.
WYOMINH h.\d a comparatively small
representation at the eattlomon's con'
foronco in Ogdon. Many of her leading
atoclc owners would gladly hiivo par
ticipated in the Ogden meeting oxcopl
for a previous pressing cngagomont al
Fort IX A.KusHolL
K is force in tlio miggcstion thai
the railways are not doing the fair thing
to Omaha in confining the sale of round
trip tickets from distant points to tlu
goncral conference to tliroo days , whicti
arc already passed. Tills mooting it
important enough to warrant reduced
rates from the east one or two days ol
every week until the end of May.
EDUCATION and methods of impart'
Ing it are to bo made very promlnonl
features of the Columbian exposition ,
This idea will bo approved by Americans
for in nothing do our pcoplo take more
patriotic pride than in the system ol
public instruction which has boon devised
vised in and is supported by this conn
try. Universal education is tlio grand
central idea of the republic.
TIIK thoosoplusts , having divided the
nshos of their priestess , Mino. Uliv-
vatsky , among the three branches ol
their society , have established throe
centers of occultism. America become :
ono and Now York is the holy of hollos.
London , England , and Madras , India ,
almro this honor with Now York ,
Monti while the now doctrines of this
Btrango mixture of all faiths , no fnltt
and buporstition are gaining some note
worthy adherents.
BUIKFM. ' and as a concise statornonl
of the importance of the genera' '
conference it la well to charge tlu
memory with the facts that thli
quadrennial mooting represents 2,400 ,
000 Methodist communicants , 15,87 *
Itinerant Mothodiat ministers and 14 ,
' 202 local Methodist preachers. Thorc
nro 305 ministerial delegates , 183 luj
delegates and a largo number of f nxtorna
delegates from other brandies of Wes
loyanlsin , besides editors o ( Methodlsl
newspapers , secretaries of missionary
and other Bocletlos and eminent clergy'
men who nro merely visitors. 1'robablj
the conference will bo attended by from
800 to 1,000 representative Methodists
ns'.do from those who IIvj in this ant
neighboring stutea.
CnXllATt'rATIOX8 AXD II'KI.CO.MB.
Ono hundred yoara npo the first pon-
oral conference of the Methodist Episco
pal church convened In the city of Haiti-
more. There wore then 00 Unvoting
ministers. Twonty-flvo years preceding ,
Philip Embury and Captain Webb were
the only Mothodlst preachers in Amor-
lea and they were holding services twlco
a week In a rigging loft on Williams
street , Now York , wlilthor resorted a
very poor and small , but earnest congre
gation. Ono hundred years ago on Iho
2d of last March John Wesley , the
founder of SVosloyantsin , died In Eng
land. Ho had preached for sixty-four
fears with remarkable power and HUC-
: css and the "Now Connection , " for
A'csloy always adhered to the estab-
ished church and contemplated found-
ng no distinct sect , numbered in its
nemborshlp in Great Britain and Ire-
and 78,000 and there were 320 traveling
ninlstors or Itinerants. The American
adherents of the now doetrino were
among llio lower and middle classes ,
'uritans ' in Now England , Quakers In
'onnsylvanla ' and Episcopalians In the
south were the moro powerful church
; ) rganixattons and the Methodists were
ileapised not only because of their small
: uimber. but because tho.v were noisy ,
undignified and outspoken in their
ironehing.
Today the twenty-first quadrennial
session of the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church opens in
Omaha. One hundred years ago the
circuit rider had scarcely surmounted
the Allegheny mountains. America
was virgin soil west of that range. The
Methodist proacbor was always on the
frontier , but the frontier had gone loss
than ICO miles from the Atlantic ocean
at most points. The country has grown
from 5,000,000 to 012,000,000 in thcso hun
dred years. The rigging loft and the
crude log church have given way lo
elegant houses of worship. Tlio oircuit
preacher no longer travels on horseback
100 miles between appointments. Amer
ica has grown , and with il Methodism
has advanced until now there are In the
immediate American branch 2-IOO,000
members , 15.877 itinerant ministers and
1-1'JUU local proachors. Tlio publishing
interest , always a feature of Wesloyan-
ism , has developed from almost nothing
to a not capital of 8'Ki7,231. ! !
Wosloyanism , including all its
branches , la now the accepted creed
of 7,01)0,000 ) human beings and con
trols the religious thought of
not less that Ho.OOO.OOO pcoplo.
The Methodist Episcopal church south ,
the branch which separated from
the parent organization on account of
slavery , has 100,000 communicants.
The Methodists are an aggressive do-
nomination. Their churches and their
preachers are found in almost every
hamlet ot this continent. Their mis
sions have spread to every land. So ex
tensive lias boon the work in Afria and
India , especially , that the conferences of
both those Holds have their own bishops.
The American church raised $1,200,000
for missions last year.
It is a distinguished privilege to bo
permitted lo entertain this highly odu
catcd and influential assembly of Meth
odist clorcryinon and laymen. Situated
as Omaha is in ( > .o center of the Ameri
can union , upon a spot where Method
ism and civiu/.ation wore alike unknown
forty years ago , it is a conspicuous honor
to a progressive young city to partici
pate in the centennial anniversary of
the date of the lirst general conference
of a church so noted for its energy and
so successful in propagating its doc
trines. Omaha welcomes her guests
with a warmth which is quickened by
Iho circumstances under which she be
comes their hostess. It is a fitting
recognition of the power and popula
tion of thin interior region. Tlio con
gratulations to which our. Methodist
friends will bo entitled by reason of the
progress made in Iho past 100 years will
naturally awaken in the hearts of our
citizens feelings of gratitude that this
young city should thus become- ono of
the landmarks of the march of Method
ism. Gentlemen , permit THK Bun on
behalf of the city of Omaha and the
trroat west to extend to you a , most cor
dial welcome.
iro/i/v AXD IMMUHAIATY.
Mr. Carroll D. Wright , chief of tlio
bureau of labor statistics , does not agree
with the popular impression that factory
labor conduces to immorality among the
women so employed. lie believes tlio
idea that the entrance of woman into
tiio industrial Hold lias lowered her
moral standard to bo absolutely false ,
and that the working women of this or
any other civilized country are upon as
high a piano of purity as any class of
the community. Tills view is tlio result
of positive investigations , and Mr.
Wright says that in whatever direction
ho has turned his studios of tlio moral
character of women engaged in indus
try the result has been the name ,
wliothor In this conntry , in Great
Britain , or upon the continent of
Europe.
In 1831 ho made an extended personal
Inquiry into the conditions surrounding
factory lifo In this country and in Eu
rope , and ho found in that investiga
tion that the charge that the factory
promoted immorality and dwelled the
criminal lists was unfounded , Examin
ation of the criminal records of a largo
number of British factory towns dis
closed the fact that neither" the ranks of
the immoral nor tlio criminal lists were
increased to so great an extent from the
factory population as from other classes.
A subsequent inquiry Into the condition
of the working women of Boston brought
a result as emphatic as that reached in
the previous investigation Involving
many cities and towns in this country
and Europe. A still later investigation ,
In 1888 , was made as to the character ,
surroundings and conditions of working
women in twonty-two of the largo cities
of the United States , which also showed
that the common impression that fac
tory labor conduces to immorality is er
roneous. Mr. Wright very justly says :
"Tho fact that hero and there a girl
forsakes the path of virtue and leads a
sinful life should not bo used to the det
riment of the class to which she belongs ,
especially when her life is peculiarly
exposed to temptation , as is the case of
girls struggling on if. ) a week. It Is ex
ceedingly easy to bo good on a sure and
generous Income ; but it requires the
strongest character to onnblo ono to bo
good on an unstable Income of $ o per
week. "
A few years ago It was the general
Idea , which Mr. Wright entertained In.
common with the largo majority of pco
plo , that Industrial pursuits engaged in
by woman might cause her some degra
dation , or at least bring to her a loss of
respect , but ho has become convinced ,
as must bo the case with all intelligent
observer. , that a loss of respect does
not occur from the co-employment of
the SCXO9. On the contrary ho thinks
that Iho mingling of the sexes , either In
Industry or education , does not work
harm to society , hut brings great good
and secures that very ro.'pout which is
essential to honorable social and family
llfo. Mr. Wright , whoso Intelligent In
vestigations give wolght and authority
to his opinions , is not troubled about
the integrity of the family and the pur
ity of. social lifo , nor the security and
perpetuity of religions institutions , on
account of Iho entrance of woman Into a
wide industrial and educational Hold ,
believing that the 1 nevltablo result will
bo increased respect for \voman In every
direction , because independence and
capacity always bring respect. It is a
good service that Mr. Wright has done
in behalf of a class of workingwouion
whoso hardships are quite onoughjto endure -
duro without having added thereto the
calumny which his Investigations have
shown to bo ground less.
TAKIXO AD\'AXTAiN OK TKCltfflCAlil-
TIKS.
Three years ago the commissioners ot
Douglas county decided to' build a
county hospital. As there were no funds
in the treasury it was deemed best to
raise the money from the sale of a part of
the IGO-acro tract known as the county
poor farm. This tract was platted and
subdivided into lots and disposed of at
public and private sale lo land specula
tors and parlies desiring choice resi
dence property. Tlio purchasers wcro
given the privilege of cash or deferred
payments , and most of them took advan
tage of tlio easy terms by only paying a
small amount down in expectancy that
they would double their money before -
fore tlio time for the next payment ex
pired. Like hundreds of other land
speculators they were disappointed
owing to the stagnation in real estate
which overtook all western cities with
the advent of 18SO.
And now a number of our wealthiest
and well-to-do business pcoplo ask tlio
commissioners to refund the money they
have paid or pay them an exorbitant
bonus as an inducement to live up to
the bargains they have mado. This is
an extraordinary demand for business
men to make. The only ground upon
which they place themselves is techni
cal irregularity in tlio sale. How would
it have been had this proporly'advanced
in v.iluo as they expected11 ! Would any
one of these purchasers have given up
his.ot to the county without a iiirht ?
Would not each ono of them have in
sisted upon his right to hold or re-sol" ?
Would thov not.vo boon content with
iVI
Vnatovor action was found necessary to
muko their title good ? Would they not
have joined in a prayer to the coutts or
the Icgiiluturo to rectify any irregu
larity in the transfer ?
It is a bad rule that does not work
both ways. The attempt to unload this
property upon the county or extort
money from the connty 'whioh moans
from the other taxpayers , is wrong in
principle , unjustifiable and unbusiness
like. The men who demand these re
bates bought this property with their
eyes open. They considered tlio pur
chase not only a bargain , but in many
instances they were especially favored
by a private sale when a public sale
might have compelled them to bid
higher. There will bo no serious diffi
culty to overcome to make their titles
perfect and the commissioners will not
bo justified in paying rebates and
bonuses to parties who have invested in
county farm lots.
7t KCL. I I.MK II
Adverting again to the subject of ir
rigation it is well enough to consider
what it means to open up our arid lands
to cultivation. Special Agent Ilinton
in his report to the department predicts
that 17,000,000 acres will bo under irri
gation by the time the World's fair
opens. This is hardly a garden patch
in comparison with the total area of
land now barren which a comprehensive
system of irrigation will muko pro
ductive. Yet the total area of culti
vated land in Canada is but 10,000,000
acres and that of the entire continent of
Australia is but 12,000,000 acres. The
following table taken from Mulhull's
Dictionary of Statistics gives the extent
of cultivated land in millions of acres in
the principal countries of Iho world :
A perusal of the above table will show
the reader that it is worth wliilo to re
claim 17,000,000 acres , because populous
nations are now dependent upon a luss
area. Portugal and Sweden together
have no moro. Tlio cultivated area of
Denmark , Holland and Belgium com
bined is barely equal to that reclaimed by
irrigation In America. By adding 17-
000,000 acres to our cultivable area wo
increase our capacity to support a farm
ing population as much as though wo
annexed all of Canada , one-third of the
cultivated land of the United Kingdom ,
one-fifth of that of Franco , onn-fourth
thut of Germany , or all the tilled farms
of Sweden , Norway and Greece put to-
gothor.
If xvo divide this now area into 100-
aere tracts and give ono to each head of
a family actually settling upon the same ,
wo shall provide for nearly or quite
half a million people. But the average
farm in Europe is only forty-eight acres.
Upon this basis , our 17,000,000 acres
would provide over itoO,000 heads of fam
ilies with little homos and sustain a pop
ulation of 1,750,000. Our present culti
vated urea la 208,000.000 acres. It is
claimed upon good authority tlutt tliourlil
land susceptible of cultivation by artltl-
cial means moro than equals in extent the
total present cultivated area of America.
But this theme is limitless and would re
quire volumes for its discussion. Con
gress and the conntry should wake up to
Us importance and devise methods for
transforming these dosr.rts Into agricul
tural regions teeming with prosperous
people.
MA V A.ir IX KWHWK.
The apprehension felt throughout
Europe regarding the possible events of
today may bo founded largely upon
imaginary dangers , but It Is unques
tionable thaj there are threatening and
misehlovouiToinnionts in the social fabric
of nil Europouf countries against the
designs of whfch it is necessary for
every government to take the most
careful precautions. That there are
grievances which justify popular protest
and furnish an almost valid reason for
the spirit of revolution which Is mani
festly growing from year to your is not
to bo denied , The oppression of the
masses is severe and Increasing. The
maintenance of vast armies , quartering
upon the people nn immense body of
nonproducors , makes , together with the
other extravagant demands for the sup
port of government , u drain upon the
resources of labor which deprives It of
fair reward in the present and of all
hope for the future.
Already ground down lo the point
whore they are able to obtain no moro
than is necessary to existence , and BOOIng -
Ing in the policy of the governments no
prospects of bettering their condition ,
It is not surprising that the common
people of Europe are ready to adopt ex
treme measures In the hope of remedy
ing the evils and abuses from which they
suitor. Recent interviews with loading
Gorman socialists furnish most interest
ing disclosures of tlio hardships and
privations stilTorod by the mass of Gor
man workinguion. The widespread dis
content among thcso people is fully explained -
plained by the statements , the authen
ticity of which there is no reason to
doubt , regarding the rates of. wages and
the cost of living. These socialist load
ers say that the average weekly wages
of tlio Gornvin workingman are loss
than $3.50 , and In some trades the earn
ings are much loss , weavers , for exam-
ble , being glad to got $2,50. Seventy
per cent of the working people of Sax
ony , where a largo proportion of the
inhabitants are engaged in manufactur
ing , earn loss than SloO a year. The
cost of living , on the other hand , is con
siderably higher than it was IIvo yours
ago , particularly in Berlin and ollior
largo cities , and it is stated that , in
stead of this change being neutralized
by a simultaneous rise in wages , the reverse -
verso is the caHo.
With mon iblp to oarii in the average
only $3.50 a woojc and woman lo than
half that amount , and no outlook for an
improvomcnbof.tlioir condition , there is
certainly excuse , for discontent and un
rest The sttuYliilon in Franco' , Belgium
and Sp'xin is nobottor..and while in Etitr-
land the distress among the working
classes is notbohovoro us in the con
tinental countries it is sulllclently so to
incite popular protest and efforts for
redress. * " " " ' , /
This state of affairs furnisb.03 oppor
tunity for the - destructiveelement in
European society looppiMto'and develop.
The clangor which tlio governments of
I'jUropo have tukojj. prooiiutions against
doas not como from Gormin socialists ,
French possibilists , or the labor or
ganizations , but Irom the anarchists ,
with whoso policy of violoncj and
destruction the other ' organizations
seeking a redress of grievances have no
sympathy. Such socialist loaders as Liob-
knocht , Bubol and Singer utterly repudi
ate anarchism a i an instrument of social
reform. Thoydo not believe in employ
ing revolutionary methods , holding that
the resort to riots and explosions would
have the ofl"oet lo provoke the capitalist
class to restrict the rights of workingmen -
men , repress thc.ir activities and des
troy their liberties. These mon regard
the anarchists and revolutionists who
excite disturbance and perpetrate dynamite -
namito outrages ns being the worst
enemies the workmen have. It is im
portant to understand the distinction
between the anarchists , who'o purpose
is to destroy the state , and the socialists
whoso aim is to reconstruct and exalt
the state.
The preparations that huvo boon made
at all the centers of Europe to prevent
anarchistic demonstrations Uiday and to
promptly quell any incendiary outbursts
of popular passion will dou btless prove
to ha bulllcient for the purpose , and
while a repetition of the experiences of
past years is to bo expected , it is not
probable that May day will witness any
of Iho nerious disturbances that have
boon apprehended.
THK MKTIHHHS'1' CJlUIJClf.
When John Wesley began preaching
to the common people of Grout Britain
in 1701 ho had no idea of the immortal
ftimo ho wiw destined to aoiniro. The
persecutions and contumely to which he
was subject gave no promise * of the
glorious achievements which should
carry his name and fume to the utter
most ends of the earth. Having no pur
pose to Croats1 ( | ii sect , the eloquent
clergyman novbr' ' disconnected himself
with the established church of England.
U is probabl'j. ' ftowovor , in his luttor
days ho saw , ponhivpd , with regret , thn
inevitable consequences of his preach
ing. Vital roli-gfon in ho and hi ? con
temporary roforhWa preached it could
not remain on Vol'ins of intimacy with
the fornvilism whioh prevailed. But
the primitive 'JjI Hhoilists retained the
creed , parts of .db ? ritual and much of
the form of govurnmont prevailing in
the ost'.ibltshcdiuhurch and the two are
not today BO fu4fpart ' / in essential doc
trines us in dilTuVeneos of their applica
tion. I oil
The secret off the power of this do-
naaiitmUon is purlmus dilllcult to ex
plain from a secular point of view. The
believer who is u Methodist insists that
Methodism is strong , aggressive and
olllciont as a moral force bacuuso Metho
dism is essentially a religion of the
heart. The conversion of u sinner moans
something moro than u moro turning
away from ovll to good. It is u change
of the whole .spiritual being ; an indi
vidual reincarnation of the Christ ; a
tilling of the soul with an enthusiasm
born of a confidence that sins are blotted
out ; a heavtm-glvon energy for work for
the Master. The revival , the cump
meeting , the class mooting , the love
feast and the other special methods of
advancing the cause of religion peculiar
to the Methodist connection are all
based upon this central Idea a personal-
definite and absolute knowledge or bo-
Hot that God In some mysterious but
strictly scriptural way has made Him
self present in Iho human soul to inspire
it to u godly life and nwnkon In It n
fervid dostro for the salvation of nil
men. The Methodist believes that the
church to which ho adheres owes Its
wonderful growth and olllcloncy to this
doctrine and Its corollaries.
To the secular student this idea may
not bo so clour. Ho rather turns to the
human methods of carry-Ing forward the
great work. To him there is moro In
the compact , complete and frictionless
organization. The Itinerancy whereby
every church hus a pastor and every
pastor a church ; the episcopacy , also
itinerant , whereby the most glftod
preachers of the denomination are ele
vated to high positions of almost abso
lute executive authority for life ; the
class louder ; the presiding older and the
limited monarchical government nro
largely instrumontulin giving this grout
church Its stunding In the world's ro-
liirious denominations. The orgun-
izulion is most admirable for work.
The council of bishops is the highest
oxocutlvo authority in the church ,
though each of the bishops is nn inde
pendent utitocrut and has no vote in
either annual or general conferences.
The presiding elders of an annual conference -
foronco form the cabinet of the bishop
and they udviao wl'.h him us to the
assignments of tlio ministers. The
minister accepts his appointment from
the bishop who presides at his confer
ence , and in turn becomes the head of
the circuit or station to which ho is as
signed , subject to the authority of the
presiding older. The class loitdor is the
spiritual advisor of the twelve or moro
communicants who moot him from time
to time for oncourugoment or consol
ation. The local preachers are the un
paid but faithful assistants of the
regular pastors.
The general conference Is the parlia
ment of Methodism. The bishops are
the cabinet , Iho ministers the house of
lords , and the laymen thohousoof com
mons. The analogy is not close , for min
isters and laymen sit together and vote
together , but nothing in civil govern
ment affords a bettor illustration. This
great quadrennial mooting1 is the legis
lative body of the church. Changes in
discipline , in doetrino and rules for the
management of all the vast and compli
cated machinery of the church are re
ferred to this assembly of tlio repre
sentative mon of the denomination. Tlio
annual conferences muy recommend , but
they cannot complete legislation. On
the other bund no change in the consti
tution of tlio I'hurch can bo made with
out the consent of the annual confer
ences. The ministora who compose the
annual conferences are its members by
virtue of their ollicos. The lay mem
bers are elected by their respective
churches or circuits. The people vote
directly only once in four years , for lay
delegates to the annual conferences to
which their ministers belong. The
ministers elect the ministerial dologules
to the general conference , and the lay
delegates in the annual conferences
immediately preceding the general con
ference elect tlio lay delegates to the
general conference. The general con
ference elects tile bishops and other executive -
ocutivo ofllcers of the church , the edi
tors of the church papers , etc.
So from tlio membership of individual
churches to tlio bishops the system of
government is complete- and at the same
tinio llexiblo enough for unexampled
aggressiveness. As an organization
there is nothing in Christendom save the
autocracy of the Roman Catholic church
so c ipublo of securing willing and abso
lute allotrianco. This church would bean
an aggressive force in the world were it
loss fervid in its religious beliefs and
loss tenacious of its distinctive religious
tenets , because of the remarkable
strength of its form of government.
DKATil Or AUdUSTrs KVUXTXR.
The announcement of the death of
Augustus Kount/o will bo deplored by
many of our oldest citizens as a personal
bereavement. Augustus Kounlzo was
pre-eminently ono of the founders of
Omaha. lie was the impersonation of
ontorpribO , grit , perseverance and busi
ness tact.
Clear-headed , far-sighted and full of
resource in every emergency , Augustus
Kounlzo exerted an influence while ho
lived in this city that will extend fur
beyond his own generation. No nun
contributed moro toward making Omaha
the commercial metropolis and railway
center of this section in territorial
times and in the early days of Ne
braska's statehood. As u financier ho
hud few peers in the country , and as u
citizen ho always exhibited an intoiuo
patriotism and devotion to republican
institution ! ) . While ho had for many
years made Now York his home , ho al
ways manifested a friendly and deep in-
orest in the growth and prosperity ol
Omaha.
Six days and ono hour is the latest
fust trip from Now York to Southamp
ton. If the ongiriomakorii keep on tluy
will shorten up the time for a trip to
Europe until it can no longer bo digni
fied as an excursion ; it will hardly bo a
jaunt.
Oh , K.MMO , In Till * Thy Htlni ; ?
I'htlatlcliilil t Itcrnnl.
It M now alleged that Columbus was a
hold , bad nlrata.
Illcliiilnrlilii of Ailviro.
riiUi < Miilil.i Tiinct.
Tliu bichloride or any uthor cure for
dr'Jiiitemiois can hardly bo uiTeeitivo unless
the patient 11 rat sltakcs the liottlo.
tliii Troiililii I. In * .
liuthtttcr llrniht.
Hero is a remark that Is credited to Super
intendent Dyrncm of Now Yorlcs "There is
no trouble , as n rule , in finding out who com
mitted u crlmo. The dttlluulty is lo prove It
to twclvo men and u judge " In t Out sun ten ee
U ooncontratcd u world of truth , and It Is a
severe indiutinout of tlie method of selecting
Jurlui. _ _
Hli.imml Into Action.
( . ' /ifraji / Xtivt.
Other cities , inuluaiiiff Chicago , have raised
monuments to ( jonoral Grant , uut bis * nctunl
resting pluco has been neglected. The nation
now has reason to hope that this notricct is
to wuso and that npproprlulo scpul r >
bo glvon to the nro ut comnniiidcr
Tills formal ncc'plunco byow Vuil { ol u
sacred trust muy well iuspiro > > ucu nubile
spirit ns will Insure the speedy completion ot
the monument , Grant sloops In Uivowltlo
park bocnuso Now York was his chcuoa homo
nnd hU family doslrcJ his burial there.
The grout cltv that Kindly accepted the
trust of erecting a mausoleum worthy of hi *
fame should not permit further tardiness to
excite national rcproauh.
I'nllrd lo 1)l < rrlmlnntp.
/taiituiNNt Tmr ( .
Northern Wyoming has become comnarn-
tlvcly thickly populated , nr.tl moro or less of
the lands put Into crops , ana of course this
Is detrimental to the cattlemen's Interests.
Undoubtedly there nro "rustlor.V or men
who have followed a business of stealing
cattle , but only n smnll portion of these In
volved In the difllculty nro of that character.
Tlio cattlemen have not discriminated In
their persecutions , ami it is this fact that
has forced the farmers to take up arms nnd
Join Issue with the rustlori against their
enemies.
rpimnro TnkiMt Allor Slinkln * .
SI , l\wl I'inneer t'rcsi.
Thcro is n big lot of people out In Cali
fornia who never Know how mightily they
could wrestle In prayer until the cnrthquano
informally called at their respective places of
Uiislnoss the other day. It remains to bo
soon whether they fulfill their nnto-olocllon
pledges , however.
JU..IHTN I'llOM HAM'S IWKff.
To have faith moans to have a bank no-
count In hoixvon.
It Is a dangerous day for a preacher whoa
ho preaches tlio greatest sermon of his llfo.
The woman who paints her face forgets
that tlio world Is full of pcoplo who hiwu
good eyesight.
The devil don't want any stronger hold on
a man than to got him to put of ! doing what
ha knows to bo right.
The uovil Is moro nfrntd of the testimony
of a young convert tliuu ho is of the tallest
kind of n church steeple.
The world is full of trouble boeauso there
nro so many folks who would rather have
ton cents now than ton dollars after awhile.
Tlio beginning of fnitli in always like n
grain of mustard seed. Only n little at the
start , but ns It trios Clod nnd Ihuls him true ,
It grows until It becomes n great troo.
No preacher who trios to maku his own np-
poltitmonts over has his menu served with
any moro regularity than Elijah got his sup
per and bronHfnst wliilo the ravens weru
doIiiK his marketing.
"forty accessions , mostly nuults , " some
times attracts no attention at all In heaven ,
while at other times thu streets of glorv nru
nmdo to ring because ) some sinner who has
boon In the church for t.wonty years ha ? nt
last ropcntod.
s.titn.fin a MILKS.
Now York Herald : Jnrsny Is now so cor
rupt thut It Is iivMirtud thu mosquitoes pay
brilHH when tryln ; to xet ihelr bllH
Soim'rvlllu Journal : According to thn miws-
imuer huadllnes burglars nro always "bold. "
Perhaps thuy are. In reality , compared with
I lie si'iired people whom they wake up at dead
of nlKlit.
Hoston Transcript : It [ 3 somewhat In the
tijituroof ; t iirmlov ; that whun polltK-lans tru
unable to swallow what Is done at a eaucns
they bolt It.
Philadelphia Itoeord : "Pop. wlmt does the
paper moan when It says 'thu .sln lii ) ; left
notlilnir to ho desired ? ' " "It evidently moans.
my son , that the audience hail enough of It. "
Atohison Ciiobo : The wlfo of a politician
must oftoii wish that nor husband was us i'ii-
tluislaslle over his family u.s hu U ever his
country ,
Clothier and 1'nrnlshur : Now York .Mother
llohhlu. your elothos look as thonuli you
li.-icl been In a light. Come , sir , toll the truth.
Ilobbia ( tearfully } No , I haven't. 1 rode
homo from s.'hool In a I-'Iflli avunuo stugo.
l\cw y > nl ; llcrnld.
D'yo want tor know the nluuo where a Rood
tlmu Is coin' .
Although the equinoctials 're a-blowin an'
u-lilowln' ?
It's down in the kentry where the maple sap
Is llowln'
An" tlio boys'io makln' syrup by tlio bin bush
lire.
Soniervlllo Journal : snrlgss It looks to mo
us If it woru i-oiiu to rain before nlirht. .
Hrlna.s Is Unit so ? I must start rluht out
now. then , and borrow an umbrella before thu
other fallow notices It.
Washington Star : "It seems to mo , " salt !
Mrs. MuCimllcy. "that sensational papers
must be get ! In' short of nuns. Evury once in
: t while yon KCC Ion. : pieces ubuut di'Ic ates-
at-larjre. There ain't never been any nm.son
showed why deloxalo < should bo eonllnud. "
.The tlioncht sots the heart of the poet a low ,
As ho welcomes thn mi n lighted hours ;
Tlio boasnii that rolj.s UK of beautiful snow
Restores us the beautiful tloweis.
Philadelphia Times : Observing men have
not failed to notice that the present .stron
: i itatlon of anarchistic idons everywhere Is
coincident with tlm buck beer season.
( 'oliiiiimiH Post : This Is the tlmo of your
when a. woman can uo into the back yard w th
u rake , a broom and a m.iteh and drlvo tlio
neighbors all away from homo.
Hoston Transorlut ; It has been rnstomary
to speak dlHimriivinKly of Hut llfth whcnl of a
coach , but llio odd wheel of an electric ear is
far above the others.
New York Herald : llond Do yon believe
In free wool , llnclu Torn ?
I'liclo Tom 't'onrsi ! I does : don't s'poso I'd
KO back on Ahum .Lincoln , does yo ?
t-omervlllo Journal : Thoru never was uboy
yet .so ! .rood that It wasn't safer for his old
maid aunt lo watch him mighty sharp.
ANOTHEll PIONEER , GONE.
Driith of AtiRiiMu * Kontitro nt Homo lit
Now York lllty.
A prlvnto telegram was received by the
editor of Titr. HER last night from Mr. Her
man Ivountzo , announcing the ( loath of his
brother , Augustus Kountzo , In Now York
city , ntI o'clock yosterdny nflornoon. The
noxvs wns not onllroly unexpected , as Mr.
Kountzo bail boon seriously ill for several
weeks.
Augustus Kountzo wns born In Stark
county , Ohio , ntul wns 04 yuars of ngo. llo
cnmo to Oinnlia In 1S.15 on n tour of Inspec
tion , bclufj then engaged In the real ostnto
business nt Muscntlnc , In. llo realized this
city's advantages ot location , nnd decided to
cast his fortunes with the now town. Ho
moved to Omnhn early In the spring of 1350.
In the fall of 1S50 Mr. Kountzo wns followjit
by his brother , Herman , ntul the younger
brothers , Luther , Charles B. nnd William
Koiintzn. William KounUo , who cnmo to
Nebraska In 1S5S , died the snmo year nt
Dakota City.
In the fallof 1857 the Konntzo brothers bognn
n banking business under the linn nnuio
of Kountzo Drothors , nnd continued minor
that linn naino until IStUI. when they organ
ized tno Klrst National bank of Onmhn , the
lir.st bank organized in NournsUa under the
nnlloni.l banking law. In 187J Augustus
Kountzo loft Oinalia nnd from that data until
his death shared with his brother Luther
the management of the zsmv York bntililnir
house of Konntzo llrothers , leaving Uurninn
Kountzo nt the head of the Oniiiha bank nnil
Charles It. Kountzo In charge of the Colorado
rado National bank nt Denver In which the
Kountzo urothors hail n mutual Interest.
Augustus Koutitzu wns very active In promoting
meting thu Interests of Oina'ha in territorial
times. The selection of Uinntm ns the east
ern terminus of the Union I'at'illo railroad
was largely duo to his exertions. Ho was-
natnod In the charter of that company ns onu
of Its Incorporntors ami appointed bv tbra -
ham Lincoln on the tlm board of govern
ment directors of that road. He became
ono of the promoters of tno Omaha & North
western railroad , now n part ot the Chicago ,
St. Paul , Minneapolis , fc Omaha railway , nii'l
in fact took nn Interest In every project that
contributed to the growth of Omaha during
his residence in this city. Ho was nn ardent
republican from the inception of the party
to the end of his llfo. liu wns twlco elected ,
territorial treasurer , and occupied that posi
tion when Nebraska entered the union.
Ho built t.liti nmgnlliclont rosldonco "forest
Hill , " nnd occupied It until his removal lo
Now York , when ho sold it to his brother ,
Herman Kountzi ) .
Mr. Kountzo was the benefactor of ninny
worthy chanties nnd educational institu
tions. Hu was the Ural patron of Drownoll
hull and wns the . 'sost generous contributor
to the fund for the establishment of the
KountzoMemorial Lutheran church which
was named in honor of his father. At the
general Lutheran synod last spring Mr.
Kountzo donated twenty acres of valuable
ground In the southern part of the city as u
slto for the proposed Lutheran college.
Mr. Kountzo leaves wife. The remain
ing survivors are his brother , Herman ot
Omaha , Charles of Denver , and Luther of
Now York nnd his sUter , Airs. Samuel 1J.
Urown of Omnhn.
; t'7V - mil A JtH ! STlllKll.
Miicliliilstrt on thn I'Hiilmnilln Jtoatl Irrpar-
ll < K to ( io Ollt.
CniCAiio , 111. , April ! )0. ) Hcforo tlio conven
tion of the International Association of MaC. .
chinlsts adjourns next week action may tin
taken that , will result In n strike of machin
ists on tlm Punhnndlo railroad. If a strlko
is ordered between 1"CKJ and 2,000inncbin -
'sts nlong the line will go out. The Intornn-
tionul association is endeavoring to Induce
.ho bolloriuakers and other iron workers
vhoso trndo is kindred to that of
iiachinistj to organiio ledges and
I Tin thu association , and if success
itlend their cITorts , thu holler makers and
I repairers on the I'nnhandlo will bo included
in the strike. As the 1'auhaudlu is controlled
I by the 1'amisylvaiila road it is possible that
| the strike will extend to that line also , ns the
j alleged grievances of the 1'anlmmllo men nro
ulso tlioso of the workers on thu Pennsyl
vania road. The whole situation was dls-
cussoa In a preliminary wav ut th session
of the executive board at the Grand Paclho
Unlay. The sentiment ol the members of the
board tvns almost unanimous in favor of a
strike mid recommendations in accordance
with t ha views of the board will , it is said ,
bu made to thu convention.
Simply u ( iri-at IIIi ; Canard.
Ninv YOKK , April ! ! 0. Tlio report circu
lated last night to the effect that the United
Ktntes subtro.isury in this city 'iad ' boon
rob boil of $ I'.T > ,000 turns out to have been a
canard.
SKASUfTAllMi Klll'MUH.
IJiutnn Courier.
Now llo the dwellers out of town
Work o'er tho.r garden p.itelics.
Wliuroiit th * nelshhor's hull conies In
And vigorously Hcr.itche.s.
Tlio simdn resumes Its vernal foata
And never lets u day -ro ,
lint It Imparts to certain opines
A versatile lumbago ,
I'nlo the CHIT.nit , bush now man
Is guardian ad lltinn.
And sijnlrtetli hellebore tlutrcon
10tc. , ad Inlliilliim.
And scarcely does the nuia recede
At Ins vituperations
Than hu Is heaping on the dtiHt
Ills aerld L'Nucr.ilkms.
fc.V. \ . Cui'iur 15U & ant CO. ) . , ; j | , ( .
It was
A Corker
We sold the biggest part of those $18
suits Saturday for $7.50 , and
have a few left which we'll
give out Monday at $7.50 as
long as they last. Better come
in the morning if you want
one , or you may have to pay
SI 5 for a suit not a bit better ,
c They are dark colored , in
visible plaid sack suits , made up in the
highest style of the tailor's art. We can't
fill any mail orders on this suit , as the
quantity is so limited that they'll all be
gone before noon. We have the finest
assortment of spring styles in the west ,
and we can certainly please you.
Browning , King &Co
" . ! ? ' 1- ' " 'IS. W. Cor. 15th and Douglas Sts