THE OMAHA DAlLt 1WE : SUNDAY , MAY 28 , 1893-TWENTY PAGES.
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E. nOSRWATRIt , Editor.
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AvornRO Olrrtilntlon for April. 1H03 , 24UH1
IN Tin : Central Amoriotm republics
they do not hold olcutions. They'Him -
ply Inmiguntto u rovolutiou anil settle
the choice of n , now president hy the
gaiuro of battle.
OMAHA will bo called upon to enter
tain u great many visitors during the
coming month mid Him will put hur best
loot forward. The Stitto Uuainoss Moil's
association comes first with HOO rcpro-
sontitivcs , then the National Railway
Surgeons association with 1,1100 mem-
bora , and after that the state convention
of. the Kpworth lengtio with at least
1,000 delegates.
THE encouraging advices that come to
THE BKH dally from General Van Wyck'a
sick chamber afford the gratifying hope
that the veteran soldier and eminent
citizen may ultimately recover his
wonted health and vigor. The general
Voids u warm place in popular regard
and the animosities engendered by par-
tisan contention have given pluco to
sympathy in the presence of his grievous
affliction.
As ILLUSTRATING the characteristic
elasticity exhibited by enterprising
communities in this country in recover
ing from any great calamity the probent
flourishing condition of Johnstown , Pa. .
may bo cited. In May , 1890 , that town
was almost wiped out of existence by the
bursting of n reservoir. At the data of
this upalling destruction it had a popu
lation of 9,5)2. ! ) Upon the site now
stands a city of 21,544 inhabitants.
TnEUi : is n whole volume in ox-Secre
tary Foster's explanation of his failure.
"My failure simply illustrates the great
folly of permitting one's self to be in
4obt beyond the reach of reasonably
4uick asbots when the hour of dilllcult
borrowing comos. My business was
largely done with borrowed money. "
And yet the greatest enterprises that
have boon undertaken by prudent and
brainy business men have boon carried
through on borrowed money.
ACCOHDJNG to government accounts
the recent battle between the Nicara-
ffuan troops and revolutionists , which it
had boon proclaimed by the latter would
prove decisive , is of negative value. So
iho riotous demonstrations promise to
continue indefinitely. But so long as
the canal property and other American
Interests are respected by both Hides , an
it Booms they thus far have been , it
matters little wore the wrangle pro
longed to the definite conclusion of the
traditional Kilkenny cat light.
IT WILL bo dillloult for the citizens of
Omaha to excuse the dilatory tactics of
the Board of Education in the mutter of
the erection of the now school buildings.
Nearly two years ago the tax-payers
voted bonds to the amount of 8400,00fr
for the erection of the much nocdod
buildings. Although eighteen months
hove olnpsod none of the buildings are
well enough advanced to warrant the
bjsliofnut they will bo ready for occupancy -
' cupancy next fall. In the meantime the
interest on the bonds goes right along.
WIIILK there have been no unusual 1
notes of preparation for the observance
of Memorial day , which will recur next
Tuesday , it is presumed that the usual
activity prevails In Grand Army circles
everywhere looking to its celebration ,
This holiday , olovntlng in Its character
and bountiful in all its suggestions and
associations , must never bo allowed to
full into disregard , and there is hardly
a possibility that it will bo Whllo there
remains among the living a number of
union veterans siilllolont to hold an ob
servance of the day.
CAPITAL is evidently beginning tot
understand the nlgnillcanco of the popu
lar hostility to tniiits. The unfruit
ful iosults of tV
the efforts of sev
eral of these combines to bor
row money last week so indicate.
Stocks of these corporations , that u tow
wooka agoworo "gilt-edged" receive now
little or no consideration.
. No ono can
long vlolato u natural law with impun
ity , and those trusts exist in violation iiof
the natural law of tratio us surely an of
the ethical cede and legal statutes.
Tboir Imminent condition merely again
illustrates the truth of the trite adage
that the mills of the
gods grind slowly > ,
but they grjnd exceedingly flno. John-
bed U written on their cuartora their
day has departed.
TIIK VISITING IIUSINKSS MK.V.
During the present wcok Onmlia will
bo called upon to ontortaln Hourly three
hundred representative business men
from nil parts of Nebraska. Thcso
gentlemen como hero as the guests of
the eovornl business anil comtncrclitl
organizations of the city , and they will ,
with characteristic Omaha hospitality ,
bo royally entertained. Ono hundred
and twenty-five local branches In Ne
braska will bo represented by Hvo ,
energetic business men. The delegates
will bo hero three days , and will hold
dally business sessions , at which Un
elaborate program will bo discussed.
\VhIlo the business "oaslons of the
visitors may have but little Interest to
thWi general public , the pcoplo of Omaha
Wi titkoa lively Interest in the visit of
th retail merchants. Tlio extension of
thOi
Omnha'ii hospitality at these annual
gatherings i will undoubtedly have the
to ; to strengthen the bonds of
friendly ; relationship which already
tinlto ; the retail merchants of Nebraska
with the wholesalers and manufacturers
of the metropolis. It is perfectly proper
for the business men of Omaha to ex
press the wish that the retail merchants
of the state shall come to this
city for their supplies. It is
equally proper for Omaha wholesalers
and manufacturers to try and demon
strate ! to the business men of Nebraska
til this city can supply their trade upon
t < 3 equally advantageous with these
offered by any other commercial center
in the west. Consequently the annual
gatherings of the State Business men's
association in Omaha are to bo encour
aged.
The same courtesy r that Omaha extends -
tends to the retail business men of Ne
braska might with equal propriety bo
extended to the business men of western
Iowa , northern Kansas , eastern Colorado
and Wyoming. Omaha is bound to be
metropolis of the northwestern * group of
states , and the day when she can practically
ticully control the trade of this great
scope of territory can bo materially
hastened by cultivating friendly relations -
tions with , the business men who arc dc-
veloping it.
A N 1311'Ktfll IA U DA XV Kit ,
That pauperism and crime are upan
the increase in the civilized world gen
erally , and in the United States espe
cially , is the almost unanimous assertion
of ! those who have investigated the facts.
Henry M. Boies of Pennsylvania , u mem
ber of the National Prison association
and other bodies of like nature , has
made : a special study of this matter , and
the statistics ho cites are start
ling in their import , especially
as applicable to his own state. There
are in Pennsylvania alone 440 chari
, table , reformatory and penal institutions.
The number of criminals in that state
increased 54.i ( per cent faster-than the
population within the last decade. The
cost of the county jails increased 91 pel
cent in the last ten years , or four times
as fast as the population , and like insti
tutions in relative proportion. Pennsyl
vania has appropriated within the last
sixty years for the support of its owi :
asylums and reformatories the sum o :
nearly $115,000.000. , Mr. Boies think *
this significant fact repeated in New
York , at lenst , and approximately ii
some other states.
Dr. Westol W. Willoughby , in a papei
in the current nuinbar of The America )
Journal of Z'oWic.i , quotes the declara
tion of Superintendent Brock way of the
Klmini , N. Y. , reformatory : "It is con
ceded that within the past two decades
crime has more than doubled. " Ho then
directs attention to the still more start
ling exhibit that , among all thu civil
ized nations , in the United States
is the greatest increase of crime
found. In IS.'iO the proportion ot
prisoners in this country was 2)0 ! ) to
each million of the population. In 1870
the proportion hud risen to 8.'lt ! ; to 1.109
in 1880 , and the census figures for 1890
show a still further increase. In the
last decade the number of in
mates of penitentiaries , jails and re
formatories increased 15.U percent. The
whole population increased only 25.5
per cent. This shows an increase of
crime almost double that of the total
population , and supports the claim of
Superintendent Brockway , as applied
to the last ton years. To cite
further from the appalling record ,
relative census statistics and other ofli-
clal reports show that while in 1850 the
proportion of criminals in the United
States to the total population was 1 to
: i,500 , in 1891) ) it was 1 to 780.5 , an in
crease of criminals of 415 per cent , as
compared with the increase in popula
tion of 170 per cent.Vithout taking ii
into consideration the eleemosynary in
stitutions for the honest indigent , some
estimate of the enormous cost of sup
porting the reformatories that this im-
manse criminal population renders nec
essary may bo made from the fact that
in the United States there are fifty
largo penitentiaries and over 17,000
county jails and numerous other like
places of imprisonment. It Is calcu
lated that $500,000,000 , would ho a low
estimate of the cost of the erection alone
of these institutions.
Comparatively heavy also IH the b.ir-
den imposed upon the country for the
support of the pauper classes , a burden
already intolerable and constantly in
creasing. Its gravity is so milliuiontly
recogul/.ed as to render an array of fuels
and figures tinnocesiury to carry uonvlu-
tion. In all the largo cities the ludi-
gent class Is constantly increasing.
Almost ilully come calls from some
quarter for benevolent consideration. 10.n
instance in point is a circular just re
ceived from the bocrctary of the Sun
Francisco unemployed. The declara
tion of destitution and appeal for aid
upon which It is founded is signed , it is
claimed , under notarial bcul , by 11,000 ,
persons. The intemperate language In
which It is , couched is illustrative of the
growing tendencies of this class ton
which recognition was so earnestly com
mended at the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church in this
city in May of last year. The address
signed by all the bishops of that re
ligious denomination declared :
"Tho rapid accumulation of wealth In
the hands of u few successful speculators , ,
the tendency to concentrate in u limited
class of not always the most worthy , the
grinding and soulless arrogance ol
monopolies , working impoverishment to
lie innRsos and oxtroino inequalities
among the people without : ronpcot of
norit , are not only prodttclng'dfthgorous
and widespread discontent , but are ex
iting hate and arousing tendencies
vhlch will bo more and more difficult to
repress , and which , If not arrested , will
ireed riot and revolution. Thord Is
lunger to the social and civil fabric. "
It is not the province of this tirttclo to
lotermino the causes that have led to
this grave situation nor to suggest the
omcdy therefor. All the schools of
political economists and social ecion-
, lsls are wrestling with the trcmondftus
problems that confront them and striv
ing to reach the conclusion. Tho. dog-
nutic assurance of the San Francisco
circular that the worst evil of all to
n-odiico the destitution In that motropo-
Is Is the "villainous system of'finances'
s merely a reflex of the discontent and
lute for the existing social and economic
fabrlu and not that of Intelligent Investlj
gallon. The practical solution of the
tnporttint questions in which are in
volved the temporal condition of the
masses so as to ameliorate the lot of the
irroutost number will be the absorbing
tank of the thought , Intelligence and
philosophy of the approaching century.
THK I'HVl'OSKD HACK TO GII1C.H1O.
\Vo do not know who is to bo credited
with originating the Idea of a race from
Chndron in this state to Chicago be
tween cowboys mounted on bronchos ,
but if the purpose was to advertise Ne
braska it is being well accomplished.
Interast in the projected race is wide
spread , though not nil of it Is of an ap
proving character. Some persons are
interesting themselves in the matter
with a view to stopping the race , on the
ground that it will bo barbarous , cruel ,
a disgrace to American civiliza
tion , and so on. THK BKB is
in receipt of a letter published
elsewhere ' in this Issue , from the secre
tary of the Aurora , 111. , Humane so
ciety ' , who asks if the citizens of Ne
braska are going "to tolerate this foul
blot upon the fair fame of their admired
and progressive state. " The writer of
the letter pictures terrible suffering for
the bronchos ridden in the we , and
tlP
promises that every effort will bo made
to ! prevent the racers entering the state
of Illinois. Wo have also received an
appeal of George P. Angoll , president of
the .American Humane Education so
ciety and other similar organi
zations , calling upon the news
papers of the country to de
nounce the race and upon humane
'societies to toke steps to prevent it. The
subject was referred to last Sunday by
Prof. Swing of Chicago in the course of
his sermon , who characterized the plan
of having the race as brutal.
THK Bui : does not , propose to quarrel"
with the persons who disapprove of the
race or to cast the least doubt upon the
sincerity of their convictions. This
paper is ready to go as fur as anybody in
condemnation of cruelty to dumb beasts.
But wo desire to suggest to the persons
who are agitating themselves over this
matter that they are permitting
their imagination to run away with
their judgment. In the first place
it is to bo remembered that * the broncho
is the toughest member of the equine
family , possessing greater powers of en
durance than the mule and capable of
making a journey of 700 miles without
suffering half as much as other horses
would. The bronchos that will bo used
in the proposed race will undoubtedly
bo selected with reference to their being
In first-rate condition , will bo trained as
far as practicable , and will not bo so
worked on the journey as to wear them
out before the goal is reached. It is
obviously absurd to suppose that
they will bo ridden from start to
finish at full speed , since to do
that would bo to insure the failure
of the race. The cowboy riders
will know just what the beasts they ride
are capable of doing without exhausting
themselves and they will not urge them
beyond their ability. Besides , the
bronchos will undoubtedly receive much
bettor euro on the journey than they or
dinarily do in the matter of feeding and
other requirements for maintaining
their strength and powers of endurance.
A few of the contestants may not adopt
the prudential methods necessary to en
able thorn to got through the race , but
most of thoin will do BO. The objection
that the race is to bo made in the hot
weather of the latter part of Juno
amounts to nothing when it is undcr-
stood that the broncho can do its best
work in such weather. It belongs to
hot climato.
The contest , If it take pluco , will bo a
unique ono , and we frankly confess out
inability to see any valid reason for in
terfering with it. Wlillo we uro In full
sympathy with the sentiment which de
mands the protection of dumb beasts
from crnolty , wo can see no sufficient
ground for applying that sentiment In
this case. Consequently wo cannot join
with those who are protesting against
the proposed race.
ANGIUNT AND MUD Kit ft IHllldATlOX ,
There are millions of seemingly barren
and worthless lands yet remaining in the
western country that may bo trim jformod
into fertile Holds by the antithetic sys
tems of drainage and irrigation. It
out of these vast areas thus reclaimed
that thenceforth farms are to ba cut am ]
made to order. It is to irrigation thai
popular attention Is at , this time moro
especially directed.
Irrigation In this country Is In its fn
fancy. In u recent article Tim , BKI
discussed the comprehensive scheme ;
for the redemption of arid territory In
southern California. The system is U
Include the whole Sulton territory. 'The '
topic possesses wonderful fascination fet
every thoughtful observer.
It is not necessary to point to the 1m
inonso populations that the fertile un
dulating prairies and rich calcareoui
plains in the temperate agricultura
lutltudusof the central and western state
uru capable of sustaining. This is seoi
and clearly understood , Yet it is nose
so generally known that not only can
much more dense mass of humanity bo
supported in luxury in regions where ii r
rlgatlon is an absolute necessity , bu
that history teaches that present barren
western deserts once sustained millions
of thriving people possessed of practical
knowledge and skill in the artificial use
of water for agricultural purposes.
In portions of Colorado , Utah New
Mexico and Arizona there may todaj bo
i eon numerous wuffw of the extensive
systems of Irrlg.Gwh constructed by a
people In the posv K. remote that little
can bo learned pthoiu oven by tra-
dlon. That tho.w Ifleoplo possessed su
perior cnglneorljpwiklll and knowledge
is evidenced by t j character of tlie
canals , aqueduct * and artificial reser
voirs they built , dtflio courses of those
ancient water cljinnols ( over the now
arid plains mnyWw distinctly traced ,
They afford unmujukabla evidence that
the system of irwbatlon by which the
Immense human 'masses , which arcluu-
ologleul discovering testify once existed
here , was a * complete as that of the
niost ingenious skill of modern engineer-
iiif , ' .
But it is known that the raising of
crops by some form or other of artificial
moisture was co-existent with prehis
toric timed In other countries. In Asia ,
*
'ancient Egypt and various sections of
the old world , and in South America
ruins remain that testify to the efficient
knowledge the ancients possessed in
this respect.
The methods ot Irrigation extant at
the present time in-tho old world dwarf
any achievement wo may have attained
In this direction. In Egypt over $20-
000,000 , have been expended within the
present century on the dams and adja
cent ditch systems alone at the apex of
the delta of the Nile. In India the
British government lias expended over
$100,000,000 during the last thirty years
In various irrigation enterprises. It
may bo remarked , too , that these enter
prises huvo paid a good interest on the
investment. In Italy over 2,000,000 ,
acres are under irrlgatio'n. The Cavotu'
canal , just completed , cost $10,000-
000 , but it has made the valley
of the Po a veritable garden. The en
tire irrigation system of that country is
estimated to have cost no less a sum
Mian $200,000,000 , but the maintenance
of this artificial water supply means the
prosperity of that kingdom. In Franco ,
Spain , Austria and Belgium largo sums
have also been expended to make lands ,
otherwise worthless , productive and
fruitful. Crude and primitive as the
irrigation methods of China and Japan
are conceded to be , it is estimated that
over 250,000,000 persons are sustained by
them.
In contrast with mature and magnifi
cent systems the limited development
the irrigating systems' of this country
mve received is moro clearly under-
tood. In fact Russia seems to be the
uly country , wherlPthoro are vast ureas
f territory dopc Jfent , for productive-
icss on other mulsjuro than rainfall ,
hat has given us JjUlo attention to the
ubjcct as has the tmitdd States. But
ho czar is now pUiuuing extensive works
or utilizing the rivers of his empire ,
vhich when coinpJojU ] will go far to re-
novo the possibility of famine from the
'allure of crops ofFuucount of drouth.
The amount of uwney involved in the
itilton lake schcftie9 is said to bo over
$2,000,000 , , and il' , ] ! not hazardous to
rcdiet that it wills prove a profitable
nvcstincnt. But there tiro1"onportu -
iltiou for entorprisoiin this direction
learer homethjui rAti ? .ona and Cali-
ornm. It is a matter that interests the
'armors of Nebraska and adjacent states.
As previously stated in these columns ,
.ho topographical features of the coun
try point out tlio opportunity. The
'armors owe it to themselves , and cap
italists to the state , to address them
selves at once to a matter in which the
interests and prosperity of the people
are so closely involved.
AT THK FAtri.
The natives of Germany in the United
States have a just right to feel proud of
the interest which the Gorman govern
ment and people have taken in the great
Columbian exposition. Among the for
eign exhibits that of Germany , it is the j
universal testimony , is the finest. The
fact that this is the case is duo , it seems ,
lurgoly to the interest of the emperor in
the exposition. As the history of the matter -
tor is now written , the manufacturers and
merchants of Germany wore not at the
outset disposed to look with favor upon
the fair. Commercial reasons induced
them to regard the enterprise with dis
favor and their first impulse was to ig
nore it altogether. Their argument
was that there was little use making an
exhibit here of goods against which a
formidable tariff wall had boon erected ,
and while there were a few who wore
not influenced by this fooling tno major
ity wore , and for u time the prospect of
Germany having any such exhibit as
she was capable of making seemed very
slim.
slim.But
But the emperor began to interest
himself in the matter and from that mo
ment there was a change. Germany
had not appeared in the French exposi
tion , and William determined that she
should have no rivals in the American ' ,
and the Gorman empire should show its
evidences of wealth , prosperity and (
grandeur , which she had declined to do
in Paris. So it was that in May , 1891 ,
Germany declared strongly for the fair ,
and immediately other nations , thus In
fluenced , enteredjjijlo the muttor. At
the Phihulolphluicqxpositlon Germany
hud 080 exhlbltorfemnd occupied 70,000 ,
square feet. At Chicago she has 0,200 ,
exhibitors , 2,400 foff the liberal arts
and manufactures 'ibuilding alone , and
occupies 500,000 , itjtjaro feet of space.
She h'jnt 400 mechanics , artists and arti
sans and labarorsjKfeplun , build , decor
ate and Install , aiWT 220 duly appointed
and authorized elli $ | ls to direct in all
departments , Thooutlro appropriations
of money for the purpose of the fair
amount to nearly' ,000,000 , , almost $1-
000,000 , being appropriated by the Ger
man governmontJahd , Prussia and other
states contrlbutlil lho rest in special
appropriations. J million dollars will
hardly cover the value ot the German ,
exhibits , and the aggregate money value
of the Gorman demonstration , transpor
tation , salaries and all expenditures In
cluded , Is put by the German commis
sioner at nearly or quite $10,000,000. ,
The American people know how tots
appreciate such friendly consideration
as that manifested by Emperor William
toward the exposition , the good effects
of which wore not confined to Germany
but extended to other countries in stim
ulating them to irroater effort than they
probably would otherwise have made.
Thus wo are as a people Indebted to the
Gorman emperor , not only for the
splendid display mudo by Germany , bttl
for much of the entire foreign exhibit ,
In thla mutter William manifested a
broad , liberal , practical Intelligence
altogether honorable to him.
Tun proposition to secure to the Miss
issippi valley a cheaper and moro direct
freight route to the West Indies and
South America is attracting the atten
tion of commercial Interests. The plan
ontbrnccs the establishment of a line of
steamers from Ponsacola to Porto Hioo
and Rio Janeiro and the other principal
West Indian and cast South American
ports. Advocates of the enterprise
claim that the now route would effect a
saving of 30 per cent in freight ratcc
and four or live days In time
of transportation. It is also urged
In favor of the scheme that
such u line would establish a good trade
between the Mississippi and the cities
named. The Louisville Board of Trade
has already endorsed the scheme. The
transportation committee ot the Chicago
Board of Trade Is said to bo favorable to
It , and Cincinnati , Indianapolis , Kansas
City , Memphis , Nashville St. Louis and
Omaha are to bo asked to endorse and
perhaps aid financially In the move
ment. The St. Louis Jlepublic in allu-
slon lo the project says that "tho moral
support of that city will probably bo
granted , but the financial aid is not MO
certain and will not bo until moro is
known of the company's plans. % > This is
precisely the sentiment of the business
men of Omaha respecting the proposed
now Pensacola lino.
THU Wyoming newspapers think
there is very little foundation for the
report that polygamy is openly carried
on in western Wyoming. Nevertheless
the hope is expressed for the reputation
of the state that the charges will bo In-
vestlgated by the proper authorities ,
and if found true that something bo denote
to nut a summary stop to the outrageous
practices. It is known that the United
States olllcials lntho _ state have on
several occasions secured Indictments
against violators of the law. The fact ,
too. that It is very dilllcult to secure
evidence in such cases , is suggestive
that there is ground for suspicion that
the law is not strictly observed. It would
seem as though vigilant and honest olll
cials could secure its enforcement , and
their failure to do so would prove that
the Salt Lake journalist had just reason
for his drastic1 censure.
CAPTAIN KBLLAK'S very common
sense and practical views respecting the
utility of the army canteen , should con
vince the preachers in the Presbyterian
general assembly at Washington that
they have denounced something they
know nothing about.
The March of Improvement.
CMcnao Tribune.
Since It 1ms been found ixisslblc to make
pure maple sirup from corncobs some cheaper
material tlmn corncobs must bu usott here
after fur thu manufacture of pure cider vl n-
ogar. _
A MliilHterlal Hull.
Indiana jinlts Journal.
The presiding olllcor of the Presbyterian
General assembly , who used tlio phrase "at
thisatuKo of the game , " undoubtedly had
reference to u properly conducted buso ball
contest.
Mlislnunritft ituil Demagoguex.
UnlvcKton Kctcs.
While American missionaries are carrying
to the Chinese lessons of Justice and mercy
American demagogues arc giving to ilium
refined but forcible lessons of American in
justice and inhumanity.
Kx-Scnutur Vim \Vyck.
Fi'ew I'orfc Commercial.
Ex-Unitod States Senator Van Wyclc , who
lies ill at Nebraska City , was prominent In
this state until twenty , years ago. Ho was
born In I'oughkeepsio , WHS district attorney
of Sullivan comity , repeatedly went to con
gress from this state , and through valiant
services in the war rose to bo a brigadier
general. At the ago of 50 ho "went west , "
only lo now honors , Including an election to
the United States senate.
Flnancint NxpolonaUm in Australlu.
The live colonies of Australia have only
: i,000,000 population , yet they have contrived
to got credit In Great Britain in oneway and
another for nearly $7iO,000,00 ! ( > , while Aus
tralian banks got from British depositors on
certificates of deposit bearing interest JoOO-
01)0,000 moro. The annual Interest on this
British money could not have been less than
$50,000,000 , which is a larger sum than 11,000-
000 people can pay. But Australia has rail
roads , public buildings , telegraphs , etc. , to
show for the British money , while the Brit
ish investor has nothing but finely printed
certlllcates of indebtedness.
Trust * mill Tlilnvery.
tVifnt.o Tribune
If the Whisky trust has collapsed there
ought to bo some way of reaching the fellows
who have conducted the affair to this
termination. They should not bo permitted
to escape bv the simple process of disband-
incut. As well might a gang of robbers bo
allowed to go unpunished bccauso they
broke up after tlmling It impossible ) to hold
together any longer. To some of the mem
bers of the combine the result will bo a
punishment , but not punishment enough.
They should bo taken in hand by the strong
arm of the law , not from u vindictive spirit
but from a sense of duty to society , which
ought to bo protected from future raids of
the kind hy proving that the way of the
transgressor Is ultimately hard however
prosperous ho ma.y seem during a portion of
his career ,
rROt'1.1 ! -I.V TlllNdS.
( Georgia's proapectivo crop of ! )0,000 ) water
melons will endear that state to our interior
affections.
A Chicago policeman essayed to shoot a
dog. Ills foot obstructed his aim and re
ceived the bullet.
During the past four months permits for
buildings to cost ,817,1J.J ! were issued in
Washington , I ) . C.
Colonel Charley Jones ami Colonel Phoebe
Couzons have joined the ranks oi the Mis
souri colonels out of a job ,
Ono result of the cruiser Now York's
lively pace will bo to put 00,000 premium
In thu pocKets of the Cramps.
Ex-VIco President Morton , who Is talked
of as republican candidate of Now York , is
( H , but as nctlvo as many raon of 50 ,
The discovery of a mammoth cave Ju Now
Mexico loses much of Us timeliness because
It cannot successfully compote with the
governor of Oregon ,
In lier Chicago address Clara Morris said
It wast not necessary for an emotional actress
to coavcrtherself Into a human reservoir.
Clara is considerate. Chicago abhors brlno
on thu tide.
Hollea Keller , the blind little prodigy from
Boston , usked ono of the Justices of the
supreme court Iu Washington If ho know a
certain Boston lawyer , mill upon his replying
la the 'negative retorted brightly ; "Why ,
are you not brothurs-lu-law } "
A Kansas City editor has discovered the
efllcary of soap und water and cordially in-
vitea the residents to try It on. Should the
advlco ba put in practice generally , towns to
the southward ou the Missouri will be
obliged to. fumigate the water.
Doctors have a way of slilng up a man's
pllonud billing nlm accordingly. For In
stance the twu doctors who -attended John
W. Maokay after Ho was shot sent In bills
fortT.GOU and $5,000 respectively , or some
thing llko $150 a visit. And yet bomu peoulu
roar because $5 goua on the doctor's call ,
1.1 cit.innin.
Genoa Loader : Wlmtorcrtho result , the
evidence shows n RTOM ncpllgom-o on llio
part ofnccutcd officials which ono would
hnnllv expect to find in business transaction *
of strictly honest men.
Blair Pilot : UcgrtrJIcss of the verdict of
the supreme court In the Impeachment
cnsca , enough hni been proven to effectually
Impeach the accused oftlclaU In the estima
tion of the general public. Tnolr political
doom Is denied In this stnto whether the
court convicts ornciilts. |
Draml Island Independent : The old rail
road paper , the Lincoln .loiirnal , lins also
ROIIO Into the prophecy business , predicting
the nccjulttal of Its friends , , the Impeached
state ofilccrs , by public opinion. In ix long
article full of assertions , vdthotit any ovl-
donee , and without logical force , that paper
praises the Innocence of these men who nl
lowed all the robberies without Interfering
with the frauds.
Auburn Granger : Already the people
have learned that not only something is
rotten ' In Denmark , but that the whole
shooting match Is batlly decomposed. In
borrowed language the Orangor will remark
that If the state ofllciah are to bo acquitted
and allowed to go on unchecked us hereto
fore , then wo are without , miy real safe
guard , and n government by , for and of the
people Is a failure.
airfield Tribune : The course pursued by
Tim OMAHA BF.I : In Its efforts to unearth the
frauds connected with the management of
tno state institutions nnd to brlnir the guilty
parties to justice Is commendable. In fact ,
THK BUB has ulways been found waging ro-
Icutlsss warfare on fraud anil corruption In
high places. The fact that It may have- defended -
fended ( thcso same ofllclals before the whole
truth ! was linown docs not militate against
i Its present commendable position.
Sowarit Rights : Each day brings ono stop
nearer the tlmo when the people will know
whether or not these men wiio have been
using the unices of high trust , to which they
have been elected by the votes of the state ,
to enrich themselves or their friends shall
bo punished. That they are guilty of the
grossest kind of negligence , if not actual
thett , no ono for an Instant doubts ,
but they have very serious
doubts as to the probability of their
receiving any uunlshmont. It Is generally
thought that some loophole will Yw found
through which they will make good their
escape and avoid the punishment to which
their acts moro than entitle them and for
which in small fraction oven a private citi
zen would bo summarily dealt with. Until
wo have read the ultimatum of the court wo
will continue to hope that full and complete
Justice may bo dono.
Grand Island Independent : When Mr.
Humphrey appeared In the impeachment
case as witness In his own behalf , ho did not
accomplish much good for himself , as ho
show pretty clearly that the overwork ox-
eusu is a llimsy pretext. Ho gave a number
of largo tlguros representing the arduous
work ho had to do ; that during his two
years' term ho had to keep 7"i,000 ledger
accounts , had to give iW.OOO forfeiture notices ,
to make out 10,000 leases and so on , besides
attending to all the other work of super
intending the administration of the public
institutions In which the frauds occurred that
caused the impeachment. But In the cross-
examination ho had to admit that not much
of this apparently extensive work was done
by him , that ho had three clerks and ono as
sistant clerk who did the main part of this
work and that ho only signed most of these
papers. Most all of these papers are blanks
which are lllled out by clerks , and the sign
ing of from fifteen to twenty louses and llftv
forfeiture notices per day can bo easily ac
complished in from twenty to thirty minutes ,
oven if allowing plenty of tlmo for this work.
This shows that the big llgurcs do not
amount to much and are arrayed only to
blind tUo hearers of such testimony.
SRCVLAK SHOTS AT THK
Globo-Democrat : Presbyterian clergy
men who denounce Dr. Briggs from their
pulpits are taking a course that is particu
larly calculated to prejudice the public mind
in his favor.
Now York Recorder : The awful charge is
uiade against Archbishop Sutolli by some
aristocratic Jersey priests that ho is not by
birth a ' "nobleman. " The twelve apostles ,
it will bo remembered , wcro in .tho same
plight.
Pioneer-Press : There is nothing in par
ticular amiss in the suggestion that if our
missionaries are deported from China they
can 11 ml plenty to do in the home field , where
the field is not only white for the Harvest ,
but reu and black and several intermediate
shades.
Indianapolis Journal : That eloquent
preacher who made a plea for Chinese Immi
gration Sunday , based upon the text , "God
hath made of ono blood all nations of men to
dwell upon the face of the earth , " seemed
not to have noticed the rest of the sentence ,
namelv , "and hath determined the bounds
of their habitation. "
Now York Advertiser : The churches are
apparently almost unanimous in their pur
pose to drive visitors and workinpmon In
Chicago into the gin mills and devil's dives
of that thriving city on Sundays during the
World's fair. It is strange they cannot see
that this is the legitimate result of their
opposition to Sunday opening.
Chicago Herald : Dr. Talmaco's awful
threat that if the debt of his church was
not Immediately paid ho would resign and
move to Chicago , caused an opening of pocketbooks -
etbooks in Brooklyn nnd Now York which
resulted in the payment of every obligation
and the announcement by the doctor that ho
woula remain. Some other New York and
Brooklyn preachers whoso flocks are behind
In their dues might use the Chicago hogio
man to advantage in the same way. The
drift Chicago ward is now so pronounced that
an easterner will give up his boots to stop
oven ono man.
'
co.vicwr
YnnkoMStAtPAmnn ! A tonnutorofton low
his bark bonnl. J o docs a boarding hoin
kropor ,
Inter OCPAIII MM ! Tonelioy would tnftV }
Jii't tlin trlfo for omostrii Rlln doctor. Wlij *
Mio Is nlwnys giving oomo ono flti.
Uochpstor Democrat : When a lover throw
lUswpotliofirta klos he ISRonotMlj In tli-
Itxsttlirocsof parting.
Atlanta Constitution : Now comes the tnti
who. when life onds. will | 7 nnd boll ant
M w | of whom they'll ask nn lie itcscomls"U' :
hot rnoitRli for you ? "
lliKTiilo Courier : While a great many thing
uro entirely UHTomit from wiat limy licoiii , -
n rule the >
hen goes as slio lays ,
riilladelphlaltecorel : An uptown youth l'f
non a firm holUn or In dreams. Tlioothnriileh tc
liu dreamed of n coiillagrntlon , iintl the nox
day his employer "flrpd" him.
- - - , - , - , J lold'a W nshlngloiit May -How wolili °
you ko tills world If thuro wore no men In ltotr
llrlln lliuroN Just ono thing that wimli
tiinko It ontliirahle wo wouldn't bo bothorcico
with ehapurons.
Somcrylllo Journal : The favorite wrap fo *
small girls , according to u funhlon note , Is *
reefer Jacket of inn ornnvy blua wool. Tit. .
ii" orltn wrap for larger girls Is a coal hicevtt
adriiuatoly ( filed. . <
llmyrnlng , KJIIR ft Co.'n Monthly ! llnrry-
I wiMit to M O Mlnnlu's father ycsterOay.
( harley What passed between youf in
Harry Ills foot.
Puck ! Missionary 1 have come , my bo *
"Jghtedbrothor , to lend your people to a bctl ,
Native ( Jot no tlmo now. ICIng taking amwl
ti < ur photographs , iiiu-cn trying on crhioilij'
and people all learning to ride bicycles , Hot
tor try the next village.
Deliiilt I'ne Vrtm.
Down by the quaint old wooden barn
She stood that sweet June day :
She caught my eye , In passing by ,
As nhu trilled her merry lay.
I called to her In gentle tones
Shu trilled Imr merry lay :
And when 1 drew soinu nearer to
Her , quick shu ran away.
Down by the quaint old wooden barn
I MIO It now us tliun ,
And clour today I hoar the lay
Of another speckled hen.
JIJAT FJIO31 PARIS.
European KMtun Sc\o \ York HcraUi
1-
rou A i.iTTt.R nun , .
Tea rose bcngallno with white luco collar
and cuffs and black silk stockings. I < ow cut
patent leather shoes.
THE WORLD-FAMED
NEW YORK. LONDON.
Will deliver his Introductory lecture on
OR HIS NEW ART OF
-AT-
EXPOSITION HALUr
r-
MONDAY , MAY 29. f
Afternoon at 3. Evening at 8.
1
HHKKTICKICTS nml TIckAtn'or Ihu coursenl
.V rharltoii Minis Co. , I'M IoJKo mruut. or V. M ,
A. llaumi. Inntructlim cla cuur.u ut Y. M. C. A.
Mny al t. Juno 1st unit 2d. Afturnoon nt J ,
a 18.
DOWNING , KING'
Jt COL
Largest ManufnoturerR and Retailers
of Clollilng In the West.
Astonishment
Was depicted on the countenances of all our
visitors the past week not
only on account of our mag
nificent new quarters , but also
the great variety of new goods
never shown before. The
weavers of the cloth con
tained in our suits have not
allowed any poor material to
bo used in their make , and wo have made them up
as well as tailors can do the work. Wo specially
call your attention to the line of $10 suits that our
tailors have made up to make an extra good im
pression during our opening week There are
many other choice suits in both the boys' and men's
department that it will pay youto see. We can fit
you with the latest style hat at half of hatters'
prices.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
nztlll Ml j S. W , COf , 16tll dud DOUSES StS ,
