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WHKN Mr. Clovolnnd nrrivos at tlio
Worhl'fl failit Is said that ho will stand
on the Chicago platform for tlio first
timo.
HON. TOHIAS CASTOII continues to
dole out the fourth-class poatmastor-
Bhips nnd Congressman Bryan la not
saying a word.
IT IS an ill wind that blows nobody
good. The impeachment trials hnvo
made it impracticable to remove the
Hocrotarios of the State Board of Trans
portation at thi.s time , for which they
are doubtless dulv grateful.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says that
Major Paddock was endorsed by Euclid
Martin for the position of government
director of the Union I'acific railroad.
Dr. Miller's fervent appeals for Pad
dock's appointment wore not noted.
THE Ogden congress has turned out to
bo a free coinage propaganda. This maybe
bo all right on the sunset slope of the
divide , but hero in Nebraska wlioro wo
pluck gold from the corn stalk and silver
coin from the fat porker there la little
sympathy for frco coinage talk. If wo
dug ore out of the mountains it might bo
different.
TJIK legislature of Minnesota is still
probing the coal trust in that state , and
the facts already unearthed a3 to the
outrageous methods of keeping up the
price of coal are HuHiciont to lead to the
belief that there will bo no diillculty of
making an example of the nofarlous
combine before the state court. Tills
may incite the federal courts to grasp
the situation and wipe out its interstate
existence.
THK republican state central commit
tee of Ohio has designated Columbus as
the place and Juno 7 the date for hold
ing the next state convention. Chair
man Purcell says the old ticket will
most likely bo , ronominatcd by acclama
tion. It is proposed to have a school
house campaign mingled with old-time
enthusiasm , and no apprehensions are
entertained of the outcome.
THK genial Clmuncoy Dopow has lost
at least ono admirer by attempting to bo
facetious in his allusions to Brooklyn's
municipal all'airs in his speech at the
birthday dinner given him in that city
, last Saturday night. Municipal affairs
of the Church city are undoubtedly in a
funny Btuto , but Mayor B.wdy could see
no sport in Dopow poking fun at thorn
on the occasion and put on a very seri
ous face over the matter.
A QKNTLKMAN connected with the
National museum , who has just returned
from China , is authority for the state
ment that American corn , whiclu. Secre
tary Morton is so anxious to introduce in
Europe , is already popular in the far
oast. It is ono of the most common ar
tides of food in the provinces of northern
China , where it is eaten in the shape of
"corn pone" and "ash cuke , " cooked just
as it is prepared in the south. The sup
position is that Indian maize was intro
duced into that country by the Porttt-
guoso centurion ago.
NOTWITHSTANDING the solicitude of
the public over World's fair rates
nothing has yet boon done by the West
ern Passenger association in relation
thereto. As it is the whole matter is
involved in uncertainty. The chief obstacle
staclo supposed to exist in the way of
reaching any definite conclusion is the
antagonistic interests of the lines wesl
of the Missouri to those on the cast side
of the river , and the disposition of the
roads to maintain the rlvor as a base
line for both freight and passenger
rates. A rate war with the possible
disruption of the western associatioi :
may bo the outcome of the situation ,
Just now , however , the whole question
seems in abeyance and the method of its
llnal settlement wholly problematical
In the meantime the public may sit
down and wait.
THK report of the trouble between the
Narujos and the cowboys in the San
Juan country show's ' that the mutua
111 fooling between the whites and the
Indians in that region is Intensely bitter.
It is Bald to bo the outgrowth of the 11
fooling engendered a jour ago when tlio
rush to the gold placers occurred , and
has manifested itself in various contro
versies and depredations at numerous
timea since. Settlers in that region ap
prchond that the recent outbreak may
load to further serious troubles. Uotl
sides claim the right to the debatable
grounds of Elk mesa , in Utah , whore the
battle between the cattlemen and Hook
Iniul's Is reported to have oc
curred , and the inurdbr of the Indlai
trader Welsh has highly Incensed the
residents on the banks of the Colorado
und the Sun Juuu.
WAS ITAVCIOKXr CM DRUHINI
The legislature appropriated $15,000
o ( lofrny the expenses of the Impeach-
iu'nt trial and prosecution of men
imrgcd with cheating the state. When
ho appropriation bill reached the gov *
ornor It was found that the amount had
MICH raised to 9i" , ( XX ) . The blunder was
aid at the door of the engrossing clorks.
Siiifio the governor approved the bill ,
Kiwovor. many persons have dropped in
ipon Auditor Moore to tell him in a
iiiroly disinterested way that the law
nay bo void by reason of the error , and
hut if ho honored any drafts upon the
appropriation he might have to ovontu-
illy pay them out of his own pocket.
Mends of the Impeached olllclals be-
ttino oxwcdlngly solicitous lest any
mrt of tlio money should bo drawn out
) f the treasury. The accused oillcials
voro to bo tried for illegal raids on the
state funds and they trembled for the
ate of the auditor In caw ho disbursed
inyuft.hu money provided by law for
thu trial.
Those Pelf-constltutod watch dogs of
, ho state money vaults have brought
suspicion upon themselves by their pot y
ntorforcnce. It begins to look as If the
jlundcr they charge upon the engross-
ng clerk was of their own making , and
, hat they sought to prevent a proseeu-
.ion of the impeached olllclals'by cut
ting oil the source of supplies. If so
ihey have reckoned without their host.
Imminent attorneys express the opinion
that the appropriation of the $15.000
originally voted by the legislature is
valid and available and at the imme
diate disposal of the managers of im
peachment. State Auditor Moore , how-
ovCr , will not honor further drafts on
the appropriation until the supreme
court shall have made his way clear in
the premises.
Whatever may bo the ruling of the
court , the attorneys employed by the
state to prosecute the accused otllcial.s
will not hesitate in the performance of
their duty to the people. Tno matter of
compensation will not worry thorn in
the least.
sroi' wiiANciuxa OVKII TKIFI.KS.
The object of organizing the Omaha
Commercial club was to harmoni/.o and
solidify all the business elements and
got them to pull together for Omaha.
The consensus of opinion among our
merchants , bankers , manufacturers and
heavy real estate owners called this or
ganization into being because Omaha
had been damaged and her growth re
tarded by factional jangles among busi
ness men while her commercial rivals
have presented a united front whenever
anything came up in which the welfare
or progress of their cities was concerned.
This lamentable lack of concord is ac
knowledged to bo one of the weakest
spots in Omaha's armor.
It is not to bo expected , of course ,
that rival local interests can always be
harmonized or that scctliyis of the city
con tending against each other for special
public improvements will ceaseto con
tend with each other. But factional
controversies over small matters should
not bo countenanced If Omaha is to
forgo ahead in the race for commercial
supremacy.
The row which certain members of
the Board of Trade are trying to pre
cipitate over the proposed occupancy of
the fifth story of tlio Board of Trade
building at a rental alleged to bo too
low is a fair sample of the sort of dis
cordant jangling that should have been
abandoned long ago. What if the Com
mercial club should get quarter1 } at a
lower rate than would bo exacted from
other tenants ? The Commercial club is
not organized for profit or for social in
torcourse. Its object is identical with
that of the Board of Trade , namely , to
help build up Omaha. The Board of
Trade secured the ground on which its
building stands for the sum of $111,000.
The lot belonged to the city pf Omaha
and was sold far below its actual value
to the Board of Trade , because the board
was regarded as a side partner with the
city government and expected to aid it
materially in making Omaha a commer
cial metropolis. Suppose some taxpayers
had taken exception to the low price and
asked the courts to enjoin the transfer' ;
Or suppose somebody had demanded an
injunction to restrain the board from
renting the Chamber of Commerce to
the city as a council room for $ , )0 i
month because that price was 'way below
the rental value of the chamber. Is it
not really to bo expected that the board
would favor a body like the Commercial
club nnd give it preference over other
tenants ? If any stockholders have pur
chased memberships in the Board ol
Trade as u real estate speculation they
seem to forget that the ground origin
ally belonged to the city and that citi
zens who contributed to the erection of
the Chamber of Commerce had in view
solely the incidental bonollts which the
city at largo would derive.
Even If it was possible to got a per
manent injunction to keep the Commer
cial club out of the building , the whole
movement and jangle seems ill-timed
and ill-advised. Omaha needs harmony
and oo-ojxmition among her business
men now more than over. Wo cannot
afford to encourage a perpetual racket ,
or anything that would load to a ills
ruptlon of the Commercial club.
n AH AHAX
Recant advices from Hawaii havobcoi
somewhat conflicting. The revolution
nry government holds c wiploto sway
there , but It Is said that the supportort
of the deposed queen , encouraged by the
course of the United States commis
sioner , have been manifesting a some
what aggressive spirit. If there Is any
thing in this statement it simply muiiiu
that the native population of the island.-
is showing a natural resentment against
a rule which it boliovcs to bo essentially
unjust , and the m-otonso that it 1m-
found encouragement in the belief that
the government of the United States
secretly desires the restoration
the deposed qocon to power is
credible. There nro some intelligent
men among the adherents of Lllluoka
luni , and there bus boon nothing in the
policy of the Washington authorities
toward Hawaii which can bo hold to
justify the assumption that they hnvo
any wish or purpose to restore tin
monarchy. There has been no uttuinp.
to Interfere with or to inlluonco the
provisional government. The America !
commissioner caused the stars urn
to 1m removed from the
government building at Honolulu ,
'he raising of the Hag there ,
as "a nyinb ) ! uf paramount author-
ty , " was disavowed by the preood-
ng administration , but the minister
vhoso action was thus repudiated
in Id no attention to the fact. In having
he Hag taken down and sending the
narlni's to the voj-tol whcro they ba-
ongod , the United Stated merely rolln-
[ iiishcd all right to oxcrclso political
authority in the Islands and left the sit-
latlon entirely with the Inhabitants , at
ho same time declaring Unit no other
) owcr would bo allowed to Interfere in
ho affairs of the islands. Under this
lolicy our government is taking no sided
uid the Indications are that it will take
10110 , but it will see that American In-
crests are protected. If tlio sup-
) ortcrs of the deposed queen in-
uignnito u counter revolution , ns they
ire said to contemplate , the provisional
government will have to take care of
tsclf as bust It can , but in any event it
s not to bo doubted that no American
nterest will bo allowed to suffer , nor
will any foreign power bo permitted to
take sides In the conflict.
A Washington dispatch of a few days
igo stated that Commissioner Blount
lad received orders from Washington
to hastun his investigation and return.
If this bo the ease it may indicate a desire -
sire on the part of the administration to
dispose of this question with as little
delay as possible , and this might
reasonably bo construed as favor-
iblo to annexation in view of the
reports of a contemplated uprising of
natives. There is really , however , not
much credence to bo given to such re
ports , for the natives are ill prepared
for revolution and the vigilance of the
provisional government will prevent
them from making preparations. The
provisional government Is in the hands
of shrewd , bold men who have nearly all
the wealth at their command , and the
adherents of the deposed queen are at a
disadvantage in all respects except that
of numbers. Meantime no intimation
comes from Washington as to what maybe
bo the action of the administration on
the Hawaiian question and none is to bo
expected until the report of the com
missioner is made.
UMAIIA AND SlUUX C'/JT.
Conservative , selfish and inactive cap
italists who have never put a dollar of
their own money intoOmalia enterprises
whith did not promise $2 In return will
shako hands with each other over the
financial crash at Sioux C'lty. They will
inwardly console themselves with the
thought that no such misfortune can befall -
fall their hoarded wealth because they
will not risk any of it in projects which
depend upon the growth of the city for
success. Many of them will moralize
upon the evil of overspeoulation and
point to Hedges , Garretson and Hunkin-
son as victims of too much public spirit.
Nevertheless Omaha citizens who have
witnessed the work of these three men
cannot help wishing their energy , pub
lic spirit and money had been expended
here , or tnat Omaha could boast three
men of similar push and pluck. Sioux
City receives a , severe shock by the
financial crash which involves her fore
most citizens and Omaha regrets exceed
ing that the blow came especially at
this time. The people of Sioux City
have undoubtedly overreached in their
efforts to bo metropolitan and to make
their city grow and prosper , but their
faith and enterprise deserved a better
fate.
fate.The
The serious phase of the situation , as
wo understand it , is not K > much the
downfall of these stalwart friends of the
young metropolis , which is bad enough ,
but they owned interests in nearly every
enterprise which has been founded in
the city within ten years. Trust com
panies , railways , depot companies , facto
rics and packing houses und possibly
other financial concerns are Involved.
The vitality of the city itself Is im
paired and it will take years to recover.
But as a matter of fact Sioux City is
not situated at the right spot to become
a great commercial center. It is too
near Omaha and St. Paul to thrive as a
rival. It has made a splendid spurt but
the end has come , and Sioux City's hopes
are blasted. The race in this instance
is for the strong nnd only in fitful fever
ish times is it possible to force apparent
commercial growth where the resources
which iniiht sustain a city are wanting.
The error of the three bright men who
have made Sioux City greater than good
judgment could have anticipated has
been in concentrating their energies at a
point not properly located for the full
accomplishment of their hopes. They
have demonstrated ono thing , however ,
which Omaha has waited and hoped for
for many years. Three good men backed
by ample means , who believe in their
city and are willing to devote time ,
energy and means to the work , can do
wonders in tlio way of developing homo
industries , transportation facilities and
commerce in general. Wo need three
such men hero as Hedges , Garrotson
and Hankinson , and were they to take
hold ot Omaha as they took hold of
Sioux City there would bo no disaster to
close their efforts , for this city is at the
right spot , has the latent force and de
rives support from a sullloiontly wide
and resourceful area to assure her
future.
AKTKU Secretary Lamont's summary
call-down of Subtrcasurer Jordan the
latter will probably not again commit
the grievous mistake of thinking him
self bigger than the United States gov
ernment. Jordan , It is said , owes his
appointment to Lament and has a very
distinct realization of las obligation to
him. According to a Wnshin tJii dls
patch to the St. Liuls li'pu'Mc ho has
boon exceedingly olllelous in attempting
to adjust the financial affaire of the na
tion since ho assumed charge of the Now
York subtreajury. lie mr.le it knjwn
at the outset that ho sympathized with
the Wall street financiers , called a 0011
foronce of bank presidents bjforo ho had
been in olllco twenty minutes , and dis
cussed with them the destinies of the
nation from a financial point of view , at
the same time giving thorn assurance
that ho would 11 x things satisfactorily at
Washington. Secretary Lament , so'tho
story runs , as soon as ho learned of this
otllclousno.ss , sent Mr. Jordan a sharj
letter Informing him that ho was slmplj
a subtreasuror of the United States , that
10 was ovorrilltng his importance and
hat it 111 becn'lftt him to do so. This
curt note , it J/ thought by those who
enow Mr. Jordkn , will have the effect
or which it wfttfIntended.
THK roqucstTjjJ- Ogden congress
that rotes of fftfe on the various lines uf
allway bo sq" fixed as to enable the
nasscs of the Jransmlsslssippl region to
ittcnd the Co\ui blan exposition reflects
a general denuun ) , but whether it will
ceolvo any attention is a question. It
a Inevitable thatrlf better rates nro not
undo than tho''Mids | generally propose a
great many poopio in the west will not
visit the fair and the great enterprise
will suffer to that extent. Wo bollovo
the roads are making a mistake in this
natter from the point of view of their
own interests and will discover before
uilf the period of the fair has
passed that it is an error to assume they
will have all the travel they can take
i-nro of at any rato. A widespread popu-
ar disposition will certainly l > e shown
to resent transportation charges , which ,
under the circumstances , are regarded
as unreasonable. Popular sympathy is
altogether with the roads that are in
sisting upon reducing rates to a fair
figure ono that will at once encourage
travel and be profitable to the companies
and It Is to be hoped they will bo suc
cessful In carrying their point. All
roads can afford to do bettor than make
a 120 per cent reduction.
THK paramont topic of discussion in
the recent stockgrowors' convention at
Miles City , Mont. , was that of the stops
necessaay to rid the ranges of the wolf
pest. The losses to stockgrowors
through the depredations of these
ravenous animals are very great , though
there was no estimate submitted of the
per cent the losses would run for last
winter. The stockmen have tried to get
rid of the pests by poisoning with
strychnine , but this experiment has
proved a failure , the animals either re
fusing to touch the poisoned meat , or if
they did the result was not generally
fatal. The plan of offering a larger
bounty was regarded not feasible , be
cause it would bankrupt either the
ranchmen or the county. Other plans
were suggested , but finally the entire
subject was left to a committee. The
convention is reported to have been not
only the most largely attended of any
meeting of the association , but it was a
representative gathering , nearly all the
heavy growers l > eing in attendance. The
general Impression manifested was that
the outlook foi ( < the cattle interests on
the ranges of tha state at least were as
a whole excellent.-
AccoitniNO fo Washington advices
the reappointmoht of County Commis
sioner Paddocl as government director
of the Union PaeS'ie is chiefly due to the
backing whichho received at court
through Secretary Morton. Mr. Mor
ton is said to altaclied to Mr. Pad
dock , first , because bo is just the kind of
a democrat to suit him and , second , because -
cause his war record is first class. In
asmuch as Majoji'l addock was appointed
by President Harrison' because -ho was
the kind of ; a democrat tliilt' can turn a
sharp coi-ndr when a-republican ia in
need of democratic support , and inas
much as the major was a rampant popu
list two years ago when the farmers
alliance was swallowing up the Ne
braska democracy , wo can scarcely com
prehend why a strait-laced , anti-
free silver democrat llkd Secretary Mor
ton should bo an admirer of Major Pad
dock's bonding-willow democracy.
TH E president and bis distinguished
party , and the old liberty boll , with its
distinguished escort , are both cnrouto
for the World's fair. Each is berne by
a special train and the people along the
line of route vie in showering high hon
ors on each. It Ls a question whether
the expressions of patriotic regard ex
hibited to the national hero from tbo
belfry of old Independence hall are not
oven more demonstrative than the warm
assurances of regard manifested by the
multitudes assembled at the depots
through which tno special trains ro-
spcctlvely pass to the occupant of tbo
white bouse. Tlio journeys of each
will constitute memorable instances to
demonstrate the depth of the patriotic
sentiment of the people.
IT HAS been announced that the Interstate
torstato Commerce commission will sit
in Omaha May 10 to hear complaints
against the railroads. Here is a chance
for the State Board of Transportation to
enlist the kindly olllcos of the commis
sion in bringing about an equitable
through interstate rate on shipments in
and out of Nebraska.
Why Morton Men .Smile.
A'clmuku Cttu 1'ress.
H is a very largo and Krowini ? fact that no
demo-pop will be given an opportunltv to ( jot
his 11:11110 : Into the government blue book dur
ing tbo present regime.
( iiinil I'uttorii to Follow.
.ST. f.oiif * JV7)fgj ( > fir/i. ( /
The people of the south who are just now
advci Using tholrB oiirccs and bidding for
capital and immighnoii | will do well to study
Ibo development pitho west.
Ai ! ) M\ \ thn Kill * .
Clilivii Trlliunt.
Tboro is surely 'flcjVurther ' excuse for mem
bers of the IJoanl. . { Education to dodge tlio
fad issue. Mayor , lurrison 1ms demon
strated that bov'Vts ' the fads abolished.
The humbug has ifffiio on long enough. I ot
there bo no more Vfclging. It is time for
action. „ ,
I'rUou OlllrltiU Crnmirnd.
l'htl ( ! < lli > litn Times.
The escape of a couple of brutal murderers
from tbo Now York state prison at Sintf
Sing is only undTflifl1 proof that so IOIIR as
personal politics diiahil the appointment of
subordinate ofllcials , so long will these ap
pointments bo fpujip unsatisfactory and
vonal. No ono for # moment believes that
had the suspected jailors boon appointed foi
tholr Illness for tbo positions which they
bold , the prisoners would have been allowed
to over | > ewer tbolr guards und seek safety in
Ilieht. Had the responsibilities of their
position been properly appreciated oy these
guards nnd an honest determination to bo
faithful to their trusts boon tno strong
principle of their thoughts , these prisoners
would not have escaped except over the dead
bodies of their keepers , and without a
general call for help rinsing through the
building and arousing assistance.
CnriMirutlons.
Corporations which seek to secure valua
ble franchises by corrupt means sometimes
come to grief. They occasionally run across
a man whom they cannot brioo.
A eas.0 of tbls kind bapnoned , or rather
culminated , In Diiti-olt. Mayor Pingroo an
nounced to tbo council tlmt the manager ol
tlio Detroit Electric .Light and Power coiu-
any had.nttomptcd to brlbo nn nlderrrmn ,
\tbono name wna given , to vote ngntnst the
imposition that tlio city sliould own IU own
. ( gluing pltint. .A pr\rt of tbo tnonoy bail
leen paid ever and was displayed by tlio
ayor. Tbo result of tbo oxixisuro was that
\ resolution was rushed through the council
nstructlni ; tbo electric lighting committed
to prepare estimates for a plant to bo owned
nnd operated by tbo city.
Tbo Incident is Important merely ns show *
ni ; that so long as nldcrmcn iiavo franchises
it great value to dispose of ns tbo.v see lit
bribery anil corruption will prevail. Tbo
system Is a standing invitation to dls-
iionesty. Until It is nbollsbed corporations
will buy and aldermen will sell votes.
I'XHSUtiALtTllUI.
General \Vndo Hamilton denounces the
South Carolina state saloon law ns nn out
rageous plcco of folly nnd stupidity.
Mrs. Hannah Dull Hallock Tyler , widow
of tbo late Oeorgo . Tyler , a brother of
President Tyler , died Tuesday In a bumble
cottage on tbo outskirts of Kast Orange , N.
I. Sbo was tbo last of tbo Tyler family.
.Titles Verne , who Is about to bring out his
soventy-fourtb novel , Is said to bo a native
of Warsaw , and tbo name by which bo Is
known Is tbo French equivalent for "beech , "
tbo initial syllable of bis family patronymic.
Ills real name is said to be OlcbowtU.
Living in poverty in Kan Francisco is Mrs.
Pauline Fryer , bolter known in army circles
as Major Pauline Cusbinan , the union spy
who performed good service during tlio war
in securing valuable information of confed
erate plans. Sbo recently received a small
pension for her first husband's services , but
her own work has not yet been recognized.
Miss Helen Dun , daughter of tbo new min
ister to .lapau. is described ns closely re
sembling her mother , the beautiful Japanese
woman whom Mr. Uun married while bo was
secretary of legation at Toklo. Miss Dun ,
whoso mother died three years ago , Is now
at school in tbo United States , but It Is said
will go to Japan to preside over her father's
household.
Mr. Gladstone applied In vain for a seat
for his own son in one of tbo galleries of the
House of Commons last week. This experi
ence of the prime minister and leader of the
House of Commons is probably unique. As
a rule cabinet ministers do not experience
much diillculty in getting a single order for
0110 of the galleries , but tbo rush for seats of
late has been almost without precedent.
XKllltASIiA AXlt .MUtlt.lbli.lXS.
Tbo Women's Christian Temperance
union of Pawnee county will hold a conven
tion nt Uurchard , May it and -4.
The Gage countv Women's Christian Tern-
pcranco union held its annual convention nt
Filley and elected ollicors for the ensuing
year.
IJusiness men of Grcoloy Center have sub
scribed $ ; ) ( ) to bo offered as a reward for the
capture and conviction of the incendiary
who has boon operating in that town.
Floyd Sprague of Alliance took a dose of
strychnine at Crawford with suicidal intent ,
but tbo services of a physician and a
stomach pump saved him from the grave.
Tbo 10-year-old son of J. F. Urynnt of
Holincsville , Gage county , dug up a root near
his homo and ate it. Ho is now a corpse , but
the nature of the poisonous plant is not
known.
It Is alleged that a Louisville man Is play
ing a "Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde" game. At
home ho is a common laborer with a wife and
children , whllo in Omaha he is a masher and.
would-bo roue.
O. O. Brown has been appointed superin
tendent of schools of Pawnee county to suc
ceed F. A. Barton , who has gene to Chicago
to have chariro of the Nebraska school ex
hibit at tlio World's fair.
At the meeting of tbo Fremont district
Young Men's Christian association at No-
ll'rbV. . ,1. Hill of Fremont was chosen
president for the ensuing year , and Harry L.
Markell of Columbus secretary.
Phillip Eldomillor , who for many years
llveditbo life of n hermit InCass county , died
In a saloon in Plattsmouth whllo in tbo net
of lighting ITis pipo. lie was a well edu
cated man , lint of late years had lived in
caves and out of the way habitations.
I'ASSIXll JJUSTS.
Chicago Record : .Mmtdo ( at the telephone )
Wlio Is tills ?
Volcu It's Cbolly.
Jlaudi1 Ob. I JiHt know It was you ! I felt
your presence neatmo. .
Washington News : It doesn't pay to bo
haughtyTbo man you snub today may have
your dog tied In his woodshed tomorrow.
Chicago Inter Ocean : Artist Don't you
think all thiioo dark clouds mar tlio u If eel of
tliii plcturi' ? Vour wife's face
HusbHiiil- , let them ntny ; that's tbo wuy
sbo made things look whim sbu was living.
Philadelphia North American : At n Chicago
breakfast tiiblo an English actor was liandcu a
platoof siuisaties , whereupon ho asked :
"Aro they safe ? "
'Oh ! yijs , " replied a friend , "this Is a prolific
pllt country , and ll's.safti to ualsaiisaifos ! iny-
wliero whuro pig Is cliuupur than dog. "
Detroit Krco Press : He liwothcr fhawloy
has lliu hwaln fuveruml wocawn't llndu nurse
high or low.
She Sit nil with him yonr-nlf. Thorn is no
human posslbllltyof yourcutchlng thodlseasu.
Honiprvlllo. Journal : "No , " said the Im.slne.si
niittm ur , wearily , " 1 have got .so used to hav
ing 'trade' advertisers make ma absurd oirers
of various commodities In v.v'lmngo for acl-
vertlslmfspuei' tlmt It liaseomo to bit meelian-
IL'II ! to inu in wrllo 'declining 10 accept , ' but
when a man bus the cheek to hi-nd In u grave
stone uiHvrtlscmunt and ask mo to take U nut
In trade , I can't help fouling a llttlo personal
grievance that It Isn't iiltogulher easy to con
ceal. "
Chicago Tribune : Itoportcr Well , KlTuiull
how does this country strike yon ?
I'Mucaled Turk ( on bis llr.st visit to America )
--Vare nice conntree. but but to hat.s you
' .Merlcans wear ! i-o rldeuklus ! . So lall'blor
Atlanta Constitution : "John , Is the housu
chained down ? "
"Yes , sir. "
"Plenty of llrowood ? "
"Yes , sir. "
"All the "
cotton covered ?
"Yes , sir. "
"Did you ills the cyclone pit ? "
"Yes , hlr. "
"Well , let's have family prayers I soolbo
weather man announces that niirln ; . ' Is com-
"
Cincinnati Coimncrclal-riarotto : "I see
they are having qultii a discussion In Now
York as to whether the foreign musicians
coming to the World's fair are artists or
laborers. "
"Why , It's no trouble to decide that. "
"How are you going to determlim ? "
"lly the lenglh of tholr hair , of course. "
I'Ol.NTiit : TO THE 1'ltINCE.
M'ttihtnutHn .Slur.
The king of Servy
Is bold and nervy
And worthy of his tlirono ;
Ilo called down thrco gents
Who wuru the regents
And made their .snap his own
Now I'ordlnandy
Another dandy
Of royal pedlgrco ,
Will emulate him
Anil try to male him
In far-oil Ilulgareo ,
If ho'.s.i winner ,
When at n dinner
Ho says thai hu Is kin ; : ,
The prlneo of W.iles might.
I'nt up Ids rails ilxht
And do the hulf-.samu thing.
THE O.VM' UXH Of TIIK HIS I ) .
Jinin\ \ l.
Tboro nro whitesmiths and blacksmiths , and
Smiths ( it all dvgrcus ;
The Smiths abound In every state ; there are
Smiths across the seas ;
There aru tinsmiths and gunsmiths and Smith1)
In every tr.nle ;
There are Smiths of hl h distinction , and
Smiths of lower grade.
You'll find theimnio In history on nearly every
page ;
You'll tlnd It In each hemisphere , In every
clime and ago ;
Where thu battles have been fiercest the
Smiths have fought and died :
In orgies and carousals they have held their
own with prldu.
There was Adam Smith who wrote a book still
mod In every rcillegu ;
There Is Dr. Smlllrftho presbyter , of tlieo-
loglc knowledge ;
And James Smith , the younger , In spite of
nomenclature ;
Wnsi-lecled to the senate by thu Jersuy ioU- ; ;
lultirf.
There Is Mntt Smith at Washington , of Sand
wich Island fame ,
Wbocanui to represent thu queen wo hesitate
In iiamii ;
Hut wo search thu wldu world over , where thu
Kngllsli toiiKtlu l.s spoku.
For another Smith like thu ono whoio ChrU-
tlttU uumu U HoUu.
err OF TIIK ontns.iitr.
The catacombs of Homo contain the re
mains of about 0,000XXJ (
Sixteen ounces of gold are Miftlcicnt topllil ,
a wire that would viichvlo Uio curtn. '
DA klto string 1,0 < HIcot long blew ami
lodged ngnlnst ibo rigging of the lliiUlinoro
schooner Souther when It was In the Atlan
tic thlrty-Hvo inlli-s from land.
In the llvoorslx months of the year durlnc
which tbo sardine tlshcrv lasts .something
like IXXIXK.000 ( ) of these little sb uro caught
oft the coast of HritUiii.v nlono.
U A family , consisting of llvo brothers ami
two sisters , whoso combined ages nmount to
MO yours , an nvorago of seventy-eight years
nml three months , nro llvjntf at St. Ives ,
England.
Tn the Bay of Funtly the tide rises ISO foot.
A ship struck and remained on a rock there
nftor dark , nnd at daybreak tlio crew were
astonished to llml themselves 'ooklng ' down
n precipice into water far below.
In the seventeenth century n paiuphlut
was published entitled "Tbo Spiritual
Mustard 1'ot , to Make the Soul 8110020 with
Devotion ; Salvation's Vantage Ground , or a
Louplng Sand for Heavy Believers. "
Gutta porcha was llrst Introduced Into Ku-
rope irom Malaga In isij. The annual eon-
sumption now ninotmts to MXHMXKI pounds ,
and the Kast Indian trees which supply the i
demand are diminishing at an alarming rate.
Farmers In Mexico use oxer , of jno color in
the morning nnd of another color in the after
noon. Tnoy have no reason for doing so be
yond the fact that their forefathers did it
nnd they conclude U must bo tbo right thing
to do.
Near Llskcard , In Cornwall , Is a strange
natural phenomenon. A pile of rock thirty-
.two feet high , shaped like a top , is balanced
on the smaller end. It is ijulto Immovable ,
though apparently a very slight effort would
upset Its equilibrium.
A complete translation of , Danto's "Di
vine Comedy" was exhibited at the 1'aris
exhibition of 1SS' ' , tbo volume being so tiny
that it measured less than half an Inch
square. U comprised H.IUS verses nnd wtis
contained In iVX ) pages.
A remarkable series of Komnn Iron tools ,
over sixty In number , were discovered In a
rubbish pit during excavations at Silchestor
iu l.S'.M ) . Among the tools are anvils , ham
mers , chisels , gauges , ndzes , axes , nnd n car
penter's plane , the only one yet found.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.
rrop.initlons for tlio Intt't-imtlonnl Conven
tion lit Nt. l.onU Next August.
Mrs. E. U. Perkins of Hastings , Held secretary -
rotary of the Nebraska State Sunday School
association , is working industriously to ere-
nto nn interest ever the state in the approaching
preaching seventh international Sunday-
school convention , which will meet tit St.
Ixnil.s August HI und September 1 and 2 , In
connection with the second world's Sunday
school convention to be held nt the same
place September 4 , n nml (5. ( The ofllclut call ,
which has recently been issued , says :
The scssloiisiof the convention will bo held
in the Exposition building , morning , after
noon nnd evening. Saturday afternoon ,
September ! 3 , an excursion will take place
under tbo direction of the St. IxMlis commit
tee. Upon Sunday , September II. the dele
gates will visit the churches nnd Sunday
schools of the city. , Thc number of delegates
from each of the states and territories of the
United States will bo equal to four times the
representation in congress ( both houses ) , or
four delegates for each 150,000 of the popula
tion , with a corresponding number from tbo
provinces and territories of the Dominion of
Uannd'i and Newfoundland. The number of
delegates from foreign lands is unlimited ,
hut restricted to such ns bear creden
tials from national nnd international
Sunday school organizations , where they
exist , such as the Sabbath School union of
I ndon , England , the Scottish Sabbath
School association , the Sabbath School asso
ciation of Franco , Belgium and Switzerland
and other European Sabbath school organ
izations , Ibo Sabbath School association of
Australia , tbo Sabbath School union of
India , etc.
Delegates from the states , territories and
provinces must bear credentials from their
state , territorial orprovmclal interdenomin
ational organl/uitlons , and such delegates
should bo appointed nt the convention next
preceding the meetings in St. Eouis. Hut , if
from any cause such appointments have not
been made , application should be made to the
chairman of the atate , territorial or provin
cial executive committee , nnd in ease of
failure then , to the chairman of the inter
national Sabbath school executive commit
tee at Chicago.
In making appointments preference should
bo given to well known Sabbath school
workers , who are Identlliod with the state ,
provincial or county organizations , earo being
taken to represent the various sections of
the Hold , and also the different evangelical
denominations , in order that the best rep
resentative workers , whether pastors or
laymen , men or women , may bo selected.
The Sunday school workers of St. Louis
tender Christina hospitality to all duly
accredited delegates , provided the names of
such delegates anil their addresses are re
ceived by the entertainment committee , i)7
Laeledo building , St. I/uis , on or before
AugustSi.
It will be the llrst world's Sunday school
convention held in America. The preceding
convention was held in London , England , in
July , li&'J.
MIIJ- Hold rmlcr.il Court.
Deputy United States Marshal Lyon re
ceived u telegram from Washington yesterday
morning which stated that the Treasury
department bad forwarded to Omaha sev
eral thousand dollars to defray the expenses
of the May term of court.
The mcssngo stated that tbo money for
warded would bo used to pay witness fees ,
deputy's expenses and the expenses of the
marshal , but not a word was said about
jurors fees. Mr I.yon trlnil nt once "
Washington i king what the departing
Intended to do about paying the cxpcns
of thu Jurors. As soon as the jtiJgo Is .
mittil that the jurois Tecs will uo p : ld i
wtli Instruct the clerk to call both the era
nml petit jury for the term ,
*
VOaS' OHANUEB IMl'ttOVE.
.VdliiirrntH f the Opp mltlnn Are Taking
Nrillrnl riiilllini ,
The remaining chances of Henry Voss
secure the Job of superintending architect
the now government building seem to ha
improved mightily within the l.\ t day
two nnd the light which has been wairi
against him Is fast losing force
Young Mr. Sheeban. secretary of t
democratic state central committee stiys
Is taking no band In the light iww alih'out
he was credited with undertaking the ji
yesterday of gottlngaiinrm lo.-ul of afltdavl
that were to bo sent to Mr Martin at Was !
ington. Whether on account of the fuel thr
he failed In the effort to secure affidavits t
simply becniiso he sees that he hud botti ftr'i
get hi out of the precipitation I * m
known , but true It is , nevertiieless , that M'
Shcohnn is at present not actively engagei
in lighting Mr. Voss. If Mr Martin Is ih
( lending on the aflidavlts that. Mr Shoebai ; J ,
Is going to forward to Washington for th >
purpose of defeating Mr. Voss ho will tin
that lie has hung his harp on the willow i
uitd the Jig will bo up for the null-Vof u
crowd. n
Air. Voss will probably leave for C'hlcap '
today , hoplm ? to meet Secretary I'urUst n
there. If ho should not he will continue th
journey to Washington. Ho will go wijli r
.irray of testimonials that will bo hard f
overcome.
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IHIX'T HKVOUXtZK . ) / . fOSS.
OMAHA , April 27.-To the Editor of Tn
llr.K : Allow an old cltl/.cn of Omaha nii >
ono of Herman descent to correct an article
In Tin : Bin : In regard of the political Inlhi
unco Mr. Voss' rejcctment as supervising
architect of the United States bniidlnv ,
would have on this class of our clil/.ens
The German-American democrats o' '
Omaha and the state at large never recog
nlml Mr. Voss of an inlluentlal politician
fie never worked for the democratic ticket
except by shouting and making a noise in a
certain bostlery. Ho is a political so.ip
bubble.
The Germans will vote just as they please , ,
regardless of Mr. Voss and a few of bis ,
acquaintances. J H. H.
Mr. liiilliiKlirr 1'rn train. '
OMAHA , April 27. To the Editor of Tim
Bnn : Your highly imaginative reporter
says In your evening edition that I hurried
to Mr. Voss' ofltco and informed bun that L
was not opposed to him and that I would
wlro Secretary UarlUlo to that effect. '
I did nothing of the kind , my dear sir , nnd t
have not and will not wire Mr. Carlisle to
any effect , and 1 would not surrender ono
honest conviction for all the olllccs this side
of Havre. C. V. Ci.u.i.AiiitKH.
ICnliliiu- Stock Sold.
The stock of the defunct Omaha Ilubber
company was sold at sheriff's sale yostnnlay
afternoon. Goods to the amount of ( ii.'liH ) bad
been replovined , leaving $ ' 'r > , U < X ) worth Unit
were offered by Deputy Sheriff howls Tno
bidding waslUely , going up $1,00(1 ( a jump
until fia.OOl ) had been bid. From that time -
on bids of ? 100 each were received The *
stock was knocked down to tbo Goodyear
Glove and Rubber Manufacturing company
at 914,200 , or .fiOO less than the appraised
value. An agent of the company making
the purchase ) stated that It was his Inten
tion to job the slock out to the merchants of
this city.
A IlltiT I'MMl I'AUM.
European r.dllton Xew York Herald ,
if
nl
snr.x AT run HACKS.
This smart toilet was sketched In tbo vc.v
age at Longchamps on a reccbt Sunday It
was made entirely of mastic cloth. The fac
ings of the jackcu were of satin and opened
over a white pique waistcoat. Tbo cravat. ! 1
was of the 1HUO model , of- blue satin will1" !
white ilbts. yj
urost ; M-imit.rnurart .1:11 : llit
of Clothhik'lu Uu Worn.
Kicked Out
By the time , gentle reader , that you peruse
these lines , that hole will oe a
hole no longer , for with one
last vicious kick the remaining1
brick will be out ol' a situation.
Our situation is such that wo
can ofl'er extraordinary in
ducements this spring on your
husband's wearing apparel. And regardless of the
muss we're in we're always getting in something
now. Our tailors this year have put up an elegant
line of suits , and as many of the styles are shown
exclusively by us we are positive that your inter
ests will be best served by an inspection before buy
ing elsewhere. Neat patterns in men's suits as low
as $8.50 , and boys' suits from $2.50 up. Our hat de
partment is temporarily on the third floor.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Eton open every ovonlnj till 4U | 5. , COf , 15th dllil DOU IdJ It
nil iw