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Hworn In before mo nnd milucrlbod In my
presence thin 3d day of Mnrch , 1501.
N. 1 * . I'HIU Notary Public.
Doodlerlsm lina become Impudent nnd
even defiant In tills city and It must bo sup
pressed bv tlio taxpayers and law-abiding
citizens generally.
A conslderato calendar maker lias figured
out that Kaster will not again fall upon
March 2.r > , as It docs this year , until 1951.
Patient penitents may rest easier having
had this Information.
No wonder the agitation for a greater
Now York Is now In the acute stage. The
Midway plalsanco In miniature has only Just
reached the metropolis , almost a year behind
Its debut to the Chicago public.
A bill penillnc In concress alms to com
pel United States marshals to charge only
the exact expenses of traveling with pris
oners Instead of 10 cents per mile , as now
allowed. This Is a tip for Nebraska legis
lators who wish to make a record by abolishing
ishing similar abuses by county officials In
this state.
Editor Stead Is once moro In Europe , brim
full of American experiences and comment ,
which ho Is ready and anxious to pour Into
the car ot the Urltlsh public. But ono ob
stacle stands In the way. The British
newspapers are not as accessible to men
of Stead's loquacity as were the American
newspapers. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ex-I'resldent Harrison Is being kept busy
In preventing the newspapers of San Fran
cisco from getting hold of the lectures lor
publication which he Is delivering at Leland -
land Stanford , Jr. , university. The auditor
who shows his Interest In the lectures by
taking notes too freely Is ' Immediately
placed under suspicion. The ox-prcsldent
wants the privilege of publishing his own
lectures.
A Chinaman was the other day granted a
divorce by a Now York court. Ho had been
so enamoured of American life that ho had
sought for himself an American wife. The
experiment with American matrimony led
logically to the experiment with American
divorce courts. Who dare longer say that
the Chinaman refuses to adapt himself to
Uio conditions of American civilization ?
An eastern newspaper professes to give
the views of Senator Allison on the Gorman
silver question. Wo wore not aware that
thcro was any question over German silver.
German silver Is a very useful alloy , but It
has not yet attained an International or oven
a national Importance. The- silver question In
Germany is concerned with the same metal
as the silver question In every other country.
A f per cent dividend on the Capital Na
tional bank liabilities is not very much In
Itself , but ns a starter must bo very ac
ceptable to the creditors who have been
waiting these many weary months to get a
chance nt their shores of the assets. A
little moro expedition In reacldng the ro-
malnlng dividends would place the receiver
In a moro popular position than ho Is Just
now holding.
Comstock does not propose to bo eclipsed by
Parkhurst In the public estimation so long
as thcro are Immoral books and Indecent
pictures to bo conllscatcd. His laurels
might have faded from the people's view had
ho not had an opportunity to raid the rooms
of that naughty Tenderloin club. All the other
Now York clubs will now have to drape
their statuary , veil their paintings and. nail
up their book cases.
Congressman Illond must bo conceded the
merit of persistency In everything ho under
takes. Not only did ho force the uclgnlor-
ago bill through the house by dint of physi
cal exertion , but 1ia also spent a good deal
of time- supervising Its progress through the
senate. Now ho continues his efforts by
bombarding the president to convince him
that It Is his duty to sign the bill. Such
persistency descrvos to bo enrolled In be
half of a better cause.
An Item Is bolnu generally circulated In
the press of thq country to the effect that
Hetty Green , the richest woman In America ,
was rescued from a perilous position In
front of an approaching street car on Ilrood-
way. Now York , by a policeman , who prob
ably saved her life , but who received neither
thanks nor reward from the rich woman.
Why there should bo anything so very remarkable -
markablo In this story must bo beyond the
comprehension of the ordinary man. It Is
merely a matter of speculation whether the
woman would have been killed or even In
jured had the policeman failed to Interfere.
The policeman was certainly entitled to
thanks for his service , although ho was
doing no moro than his duty , but thcro was
10 reason whatever to Justify any expectation
3f a reward. Had ho saved the llfo qf a poor
woman at the risk of his own the thought ot
a money compensation would never have en *
tared his mind. Why should the fact that
the person rescued happened to be possessed
of untold millions inako any difference in
the dlsohargu of his duty , The conscientious
and manly policeman would have resented
the offer of u gratuity In such a case as an
Insult to his honor , much less have felt ag-
Crlovcd because It was not tendered.
A DAxat-noi's s/rr.mo.v.
From now until January , 1S93 , the city of
Omalu will Iii without electric wire Inspec
tion and the llvas and property of Its citi
zen * will be exposed to the risks nnd dan
gers of the deadly wire. This state ot facts
l/i the natural and Inevitable consequence of
the Infamy perpetrated by the city council
when U Abolished the office of city elec
trician. Whatever lives may bo lost or
properly destroyed by defective wiring dur
ing the next ten month ! ) will bo directly
chargeable to the councllmcn who voted to
repeal the clly electrician ordlnnnco over the
mayor's veto.
Wo are told the ordinance was repealed In
order to throw out Mr. Cowglll , who , as city
electrician , hnd made himself very offensive
to Wiley and his pliant henchmen In the
council , nnd wo are assured from the same
quarter that the ordinance will bo re-enacted
In n few dnys and open the way for the ap
pointment ot a moro competent and clllclent
electrician. The councllinnnlc Jobbers have
oven ROMO so far as to provide for raising
the salary of the future city electrician. It
Is also understood thnt the now electrician late
to recclTC lucrative retainers from the In
surance companies and the telegraph , tele
phone nnd electric lighting companies. They
might Just as well Insert In the proposed
electrician ordinance that the mayor shall
bo required to commission Wiley himself a ?
city electrician. That would at least make
It clear lo everybody that the Inspection Isle
lo bo a sham.
Now suppose Iho council does ro-onact
the ordinance creating the office of city elec
trician nnd follows this up by enacting the
most rigid Inspection ordinance ? What
would that amount to so long as Wiley owns *
twelve councllmen ready to reject nny np-
polntment that does not suit him ? What
would bo the use of paying ? 1CO to $200 a
month out of the city treasury for one of
Wiley's catspaws ?
The mayor Is In duly bound not to play
Into the hands of contractors and public
plunderers , and there Is , therefore , no pros
pect of a clly eleclrlclan being reinstated In
the office until after the next council Is
elected unless property owners nnd Insurance
patrons rise In their might and force the
gang to resign or act decent.
The most outrageous feature of this situ
ation Is the fact that three of the councilmen -
men who have voted to abolish the office of
electrician at the behest of Wiley , and there
by have removed the most essential safe
guard against flro risks from defective and
deadly wiring , are agents of standard flro
Insurance companies. Of all the men that
have a voice In the council Daniel II.
Wheeler , Edward Howell nnd Hnlfdnn
Jacobscn should have been the lost lo casl
their votes for a measure that Jeopar
dized the Interests of the companies they
represent nnd the lives and prospcrlly of
policy holders who have patronized their com
panies. There can bo no satisfactory ex
planation to palliate the outrage they have
perpelraled , nor can they over purge them
selves of the guilt for Its disastrous con
sequences.
HBFOttM
"Marriage Is not a reform school. If a
man will not reform for the sake of the girl
ho wjshes to win , ho will not reform for
the sake of the woman he has wed. " This
observation , made In a recent sermon by a
local preacher , while It needs certain quali
fications , contains food for serious reflec
tion. It not only offers very pertinent advice
to people , young and old , who contcmplale
marriage , but also Indicates at least a partial
explanation for the alarming Increase of di
vorce lhat the last few decades has wit
nessed Iiv the United States. That there arc ,
alas , too many husbands who require re
form will scarcely bo gainsaid In any quar
ter. There are some who will nrgue that
tholr vices and faults are for the most part
developed after marriage , but It Is Impossi
ble to resort to accurate statistics upon this
subject. But as bad habits grow from small
beginnings , .Instead of being developed over
night , the chances are lhat In Iho great ma
jority of cases the germ of the vice or fault
that now cries for reform was quietly at
work before the marriage took place.
It Is at once encouraging nnd dlscournglng
to contemplate the number of marriages that
occur In which the woman enters with eyes
open to the faults of her prospective hus
band. It Is' encouraging because It evidences
the confidence of the woman In the belief
that her Influence will be strong enough to
overcome all difficulties ; it shows her fortl-
ludo In being willing to undertake the task
of reform. On Iho olher hand. It Is discour
aging because , despite Iho most strenuous
exertions 01 lite wife , the attempt Is bound
lo end In failure In a considerable proportion
of the cases. Failure means cither the blastIng -
Ing of the home upon the delinquencies of
ono or both of the principal parties or Us
utter wreck upon the rocks of divorce. Yet
reform after marriage Is In many respects
preferable to reform before marriage fol
lowed by relapse afler marriage. The relapse
Indicates lhat marriage has not been a
strong enough Incentive to keep the husband
or wife , as the case may bo. In the path of
vlrtuo and rectitude. Reform after a relapse -
lapse Is threatened at every moment with a
recurring reiapso and can only bo stable and
permanent In exceptional cases. Marriage
Is not primarily a rofonn school ,
and reform through marriage Is at
best n doubtful experiment , but as It Is
an experiment that Is being tried every day
wo can only hope that the device may bo Im
proved and perfected so ni to provo moro
and moro successful In preventing matrimonial
menial failures.
NATIONAL JllUrAUr I'AliKS.
The Idea of preserving some of the great
battlefields of the war cimmonds Itsolt to
popular patriotism. A few years ago congress -
gross provided for Iho purchase of the
Chlckamauga 'battlefield with a view ot
making it a national military park and a
commission was appointed to toke charge of
Ihe worlc and lo carry out Iho Intentions of
congress. A considerable sum has been
expended on this field , which was the scone
of some of Iho most Important and memor
able operations during the rebellion , nnd It Is
proposed thnt the present congress shall vote
an additional $100,000 to continue the work.
The designs of the commission , If carried
out , as undoubtedly thqy will bo , will make
of this historic battlefield one of the most
beautiful and attractive parks in the world
a splendid memorial ot the valor and Uio
patriotism of the American people from
which the generations to come may learn a
lesson of priceless value ,
It Is now proposed to make the battlefield
ot dettybburg a national park and to have It
forever preserved and cared for aa such
t > y the United States , a bill for this purpose
liavlug recently been Introduced In Iho house ,
In Iho lasl congress provision was made for
Iho appointment ot a commission to devise
[ > lans for preserving the battlefield of Gettys
burg , but no money was appropriated with a
view to acquiring the lauds upon which the
t > atte ! was fought or for appropriately grad
ing , marking and beautifying them. The bill
introduced in the house makes provision
for this , nnd It Is said that It will receive
tlio support of all old soldiers In congress ,
regardless of how they faced during the
rcbolllou. Certainly It It bo dcslrablo to
preserve nny of the bnUlefloldH of Iho civil
war Ihc claims of Gettysburg to that con
sideration are unsurpassed. Thcro was fought
ono of the most notnhlo and Important bat
tles , 'not only In our own military history ,
but In thnt of the world. It wns not merely
the only great general engagement fought
on northern territory during the war , bill
II was Iho ono great battle which up lo that
time struck a vital blow to the rebellion
and rendered the cause of the confederacy
hopeless. When Iho confcdcralo nrmy was
driven from that field the north look fresh
hope and courage , while In equal measure
Iho faith of the southern people In their
cause declined. In Invading the north Leo
staked everything upon the Issue , and though
ho was allowed to return with his beaten
battalions lo the confederate capital and
continued to fight desperately , thcro was no
recovery from the blow ho received at Gotlys-
burg. In Iho generalship displayed on botli
sides , In the determined character of the
fighting , In the magnificent bravery of both
federals nnd confederates , nnd In
Iho lerrlblo execution done , Gettys
burg was ono of Iho grcalcst battles
of history. This Is sufllclent reason for pre
serving the scene of this memorable conflict ,
nnd ns In every section of Iho country
Grand Army posts have passed resolutions
urging thai Ihls field bo acquired by Iho
national government with a view to trans
forming It Into n military park nnd there Is
no popular objection to Ihls being done , con
gress will mnko no mistake In passing the
bill for this purpose nnd making a generous
appropriation for carrying the proposition
Into effect. The battlefield of Goltysburg Is
well suited for n park and In time , If Iho
plan contemplated Is carried out , It can be
made as beautiful and atlraclivo as lhal al
Chlckamauga.
AN AliSUlin I'AKH.
Eleven years ago a franchise was ap
plied feY by Iho Unlled Gas company under
conditions Ihnl were extremely favorable to
the city and private consumers. The old
gas company had a right to charge ? 3.72
per thousand nnd was Ihen charging $3 per
thousand to all Its patrons , city as well ns
private. The franchise of the Unlled Gas
company gave the city a rate of $1.23 per
thousand and a rate of $2.25 lo private con
sumers. The attempt to clve this com
pany a franchise was naturally resisted by
the then existing monopoly.
The Dee took n decided stand In favor of
competition and lower rates and Its efforts
were successful after a long fight. And
now the Omaha Fake Mill , which has been
playing Into the hands of the fifty-year
gas Jobbers and the Thomson-Houston
monopoly , has ventured to quote a man with
an unsavory reputation as Us authority for
the story that The Dee eleven years ngo
had sold Its Influence for $1,000 to the
United Gas company. If this story was
absolutely true It would not reflecl upon
Iho Inlegrlly of The Hoc , since It wns then ,
as now , fighting against monopoly and In
favor of lower rates for taxpayers.
The contemptible innuendo that Pardee &
Co. have subsidized The Dee to oppose Ihe
Thomson-Houslon concern Is absurd on its
face. The Dee has persistently denounced
and opposed the Impositions of Ihe electric
lighting conlraclor for more than two
years , which Is Just about twenty-two
months before Mr. . Pardee had put In an
appearance In Omaha , so far as we know.
KLKCTltWlTY IN COMMKHOn.
There was printed a few dnys ago a dis
patch from Albany , N. Y. , slallng lhat per
mission to use eleclrlclty as a motive power
on the Erlo cannl had been granted to the
Cataract General Electric company of Ni
agara Falls , and that the superintendent of
public works of New York had Issued a
fifty-year permit. Experiment has demon-
slrnled the feasibility of applying electricity
to this purpose , and it will effect a saving
of both tlmo and expense. II Is said lhat at
the maximum charge which the electric
company Is permltled lo make for propelling
a boat during Iho season of navigation , thcro
will be a saving lo Iho owner of 50 per cent
In comparison with Iho present ralo of canal
boat propulsion. This will doubtless also
effect a reduction In Ihc cosl of transporta
tion , so that the project of using electricity
as a motive power-on the Erlo canal Is
really a matter of widespread Interest.
ThJs Is but one of several schemes which
Iho capitalists who have been developing
the water power ot Niagara are promot
ing for the commercial utilization of olec-
Irlclly. On the same day that the above
Iransacllon was consummated Ihero was
another of hardly less Imporlanco. This
was Iho formation of a company with n cap
ital of $10,000,000 , whoso business Is the
distribution of electric power generated nt
Niagara Falls to the cities nnd villages
controlled by the company for manufactur
ing and lighting purposes. Still other pro
jects of a similar character are In contempla
tion , the practlcablllly of which scorns lo
bo assured. These transactions Indicate the
speedy consummation ot the Niagara Falls
Development company's plans/and the Im
agination can hardly conceive the possible
Influences of this work upon the commer
cial , social and Industrial Interests of New
York state. When the electrical scientists
of Europe last year Investigated what was
being done at Niagara they seemed very
greatly Interested In the scientific problems
presented. They reported that In Europe ,
not only In scientific but In commercial
circles , this work was regarded as perhaps
the most Important of all recent things
done for the greater development of manu
facture and commerce. They were doubt
ful , however , as to tlio ability lo do moro
than lo creale a great manufacturing com-
munlly along the banks of the Niagara
rlvor , or perhaps to carry the electric cur
rent so that It shall bo available for power
nnd lighting purposes In the city of Duffnlo ,
but American scientists hnvo taken a far
broader view ot the possibilities of Ihls great
enterprise. They bellovo that the electric
current can bo transmitted for 300 miles ,
or as far as Albany , and their figures show
that the novor-ondlng power that Is the
natural force In the Niagara river can bo
changed to electric force by the mighty
plant there established , can bo carried over
the wires , taken off hero nnd there In suf
ficient quantities for local purposes , and
oven changed again Into power and light at
Albany at a cost which represents a con
siderable saving over the use of coal , That ,
ot course , Is to be demonstrated , but to
the capitalists It scorns to have been demon
strated at least sufficiently to Induce them
to put their money In Ihls gigantic scheme.
The men who are the promoters of these
projects not ouly hnvo an abounding faith
In tholr success , but they have all the
capital necessary to achieve success , if It bo
possible , and no lack of energy. The results
of tholr enterprise will bo awaited with great
and universal Interest , and It they are what
the projectors anticipate It Is easy to believe
that their effect will be to almost revolu
tionize lmlu lriAl _ ninl commprcwl con
illllons. So far [ Hho tatc of Now York I
concerned , If ti/wlclty can bo omployci
for furnishing tWIr ami light over the extent
tent ot tcrrltoryMHAv bfllfevcd to bo practlc
nble , Iho walers'f Niagara being utilized for
the purpose. It will add hundreds of millions
to the wealth of that stntc within the nex
decade and crj.ijo between Duffnlo nnd
Albany n center of manufacturing Industries
unequalled anywhere In the world. The
capitalist who have put their money In Ihls
great work nwnSfcsl Iho ulmost confidence
In It nnd have never permitted n hnlt In Its
progress for wniil of financial support , not
withstanding the hard times.
tt'AKT ANOTHKH COMKIIEXCK.
A few days ngo the Chamber of Commerce
of London memorialized Lord Hosebery to
lake steps lownrd a resumption of the monetary
tary conference , "In Iho hope lhat further
discussion may develop some plan to remedy
the evil which has dislocated business in the
cast. " This request coming from nn Im
portant commercial body It would seem rea
sonable to suppose will receive some alien
lion from the government , bul lhal Lori
Itosebery will lake Iho Initiative In calling
another International monetary conference
there Is not Ihe sllghtes ! probability. Eng
land's present prlmo minister Is not lesi
strongly committed to the maintenance of
existing financial conditions than was his
predecessor. Ho was the moulhpleco of Mr
Gladslono in declaring Iho policy of Iho
Drltlsh government at Iho llmo of Iho last
conference and subsequently , when ho stntei
Hint while the government would not de
cline to bo represented In the event of a re
sumption of the conference It would In
struct Its representatives to oppose nny
change that would necessitate a departure
from existing conditions so far as silver
Is concerned. There Is not the sllght-
csl reason for assuming lhal his attitude has
since altered In the least. The significance
of the memorial of the London Chamber
of Commerce consists , therefore , entirely In
the evidence It gives of a growing sentiment
among the commercial class favorable to a
readjustment of the relation of silver to the
currency of Iho world. There Is no ques
tion that bimetallism'Is gaining ground In
Great Drltaln , but this Is not so with the
party in power , and the hope of accomplishIng - '
Ing anything In the Interest of thnt policy
Is In restoring the conservatives to power ,
the leaders of that party. Lord Salisbury
and Mr. Dalfour , being pronounced bimetal-
lists. This being the case the chances of
the IJrltlsh govcrnmenl taking steps toward
the resumption of the monetary conference
must bo regarded as very remote.
The friends ot silver nro hoping for some
thing from the commission appointed by the
German government consider the currency
question , and particularly bimetallism. The
majority of Iho mchlbcrs of this commission
are hlmctalllsts nnd It Is not unreasonably
expected that their jceport lo Iho government
will at least favof a larger use of silver in
the currency of thipcmplre than at present.
At the same time the emperor himself has
been led to glvo earnest attention to this
question , which Is also regarded as signifi
cant. The sllver'parly ' In Germany has been
gaining In strength , as Its recognition by the
government in making up the currency com
mission shows , nnd the prevailing commer
cial conditions In the empire are calculated
to still further strengthen it. At the same
tlmo Germany wants to. Increase her foreign
trade and It Is urged | bj the advocates of bi
metallism that to attain { his , especially In
the markets of South America and Asia , n
moro liberal treatment nnd broader use of
silver Is necessary. If by doing this silver
should appreciate the countries of those con-
llnonls will bo better able to buy German
goods , It is not at all unlikely that this
view has weight with the German govern
ment.
The difficulty Is that Germany has been so
entirely under the Influence of England in
this matter that there Is naturally a doubt
whether she can free herself from this In
fluence. She may do this , however , and in
that event there would bo good prospect
of a satisfactory international agreement re
garding silver.
The Drltlsh ministry repudiates the report
that It has any Intention of asking for a re
convening of the Drussels Inlcrnallonnl Mon-
olary conference. The adjournment of that
conference might , so far ns Great Diltaln la
concerned , have holler been Us permanent
dissolution. Nothing short of conditions
thai threaten her continued commercial su
premacy at present promise to change the
attltudo of the Drltlsh government upon
this question.
A DiiniiH-nttlc Spci'lmon.
Kansas City Star.
There Is something' dlKiiillcdly pathetic
In Senator Gorman's deliverances on the
tariff. "Wo will discuss It fairly , ns wo
always have done , and we will consider It
in the spirit of broail Americanism. " The
spectacle of Mr. Gorman ns a mlno owner
working tooth and tounall for a , tariff on
coal Is , In some minor respects , a serious
blow to his attitude of "broad Amer
icanism. "
GflltlHlH Of tllll VlOOll.
New York Sun.
"Is it a prophecy ? " asks our esteemed
conlemporary. the Washington Post , re
counting the Irresistible rise of the Kepublt-
can river of Nebraska. Prophecy nothing.
Is It any new thing for Hon. William Jen
nings Hryan , the Hey Orator of the Pintle ,
lo turn thu Ice gorge of the Republican
river when ho visits Nebraska in the
spring ? Is the Republican river to be
blamed for breaking away ?
Tlio Inconui Tux ,
Globo-Domocrnt.
The plnclng of raw sugar on the dutiable
list undoubtedly helps the foes of the In
come tnx In Ihelr endeavors to get that
feature knocked out ot the tariff bill , for
Iho revenue fromtflUgar would make lhat
from Incomrs unnecessary. Eight or ten
democratic senator , fire opposed to the tax ,
but there Is a chajibe that six or eight re
publicans will favrir'U , HO thnt the light on
that proposition wlll ho clo o and exciting- .
Darn < ( f ' .Surplus.
Sprlnsllold ( Muss. ) Iti'publlcnn.
It Is admitted by ( ho framers of the sen
ate tariff bill Unit a surplus revenue of
from 7.000OiX > to , MT.OOO.OuO will bo pro-
dueeil bv Us provisions. Those nro about
the sums which th'e Income tax Is expected
to yield. If It 1st dlfllcult to collect such
a tax under ordinary circumstances , what
Is likely to come' df"nn attempt to collect
It for a surplus * < only for the purpose
mcrvly of tlckllng-jtho funcy of the untl-
rlch-man clement' ( _ - \
o
Iniportiinoii 'ilf Iterlprorlty.
ClilraKO Ilocord.
It requires tlmo fo > u the American manu
facturer to adapt htsiRoods to thu demands
of a new market. Great Ilrltnln has , to a
great extent , controlled Uio trade of the
countries with which our re-lp'oalty treaties
have been negotiated , and those people are
moro familiar with Hrltlsh than with Amer
ican goods. Glvn the American manufac
turer a chance to learn what Is wanted , nnd
under a fnlr system of mutual Interchange
of products no one need fear the results.
o
Under Which King.
Tottilo llladc.
The years of material growth nnd pros
perity of the United States of America dur
ing the era of vupubllcnn ascendency , from
It'Cl to U92 , have never been equaled In the
history of the world , Pooplu from all na
tions have been llocklni ; to this highly
favored country , attracted by Its free and
liberal Institutions nnd unexampled pros
perity. The years of democratic rule have
been years of ruin and of destruction , and
thu result attained at the presidential cluu-
llon ot 1&92 wns caused by twenty-live years
of falsehood In campaigning and of unfair
and specious arguments.
trno t.t ri\ntciTin ?
Kettrncy Journal : Prom the tostlmony In
the Dunned libel suit against The Ileo U Is
painfully evident Hint the Onmlm Jail was
n very brothel under the reign of Sheriff
Uoiinclt.
Fremont Lender ; According to the evi
dence In the llennott vs Itotowator libel
case the Omaha Jail was conducted ns n
hell-hole under Dennett , nnd Kdltor Hose-
water seems to have had good reasons on
which to base his charges against Dennett.
Indlnnola Courier ! I-Mltor Itosewatcr of The
Omaha Dre seems lo know what ho Is talkIng -
Ing about generally , and persons who are
hurt by his cutting remarks should bo care
ful that said remarks nro not Justified bo-
faro rushing Into a libel suit against The
Dee.
1'apllllon Times : Sheriff llennott Is'get
ting the worst of It In his prosecution of
Hosowotcr on the charge of libel. The testi
mony up to date proves Ilcnnelt guilty of
all the offenses charged by The Dee. The
evidence tthows that Dennett was warm In
his friendship for Dank-Wrecker Mother.
Cedar HapMa Commercial : It looks
very much like ox-Sheriff Dennett of Doug
las county woke up the v-rong passenger
In his libel sull ncnlnst K.lltor Kosowater.
What Was In the first Instance a newspaper
churgo now assumes the form ot legal tes
timony , properly verified by names , places ,
dates , etc.
Ponder Times : Ex-Sherlft Dennctl of
Omaha , who has been manipulating n libel
suit against The Omaha Dee , has pretly
nearly concluded Ihls thing ot downing a
nowspnpor Isn't what It's cracked up lo be.
The Dee has proved Iho Omaha Jail lo bo
( under his administration ) a den of Iniquity ,
equal lo Ihe resorts on Ninth street.
Tekamah Dnrtonlan : The Dennett-Hose-
water libel sull nt Omaha Is coming out nt
the small end of the horn for Dennett.
The ex-sheriff of Douglas county probably
wishes by this tlmo that he'd never been
born. When Editor Uosewatcr gets nfter n
man let thnt man prepare to stand from un
der , for the drop falls with n dead thud.
West Point Progress : The testimony In
the Dennett-nosewnler libel case , now on
trial In Omaha , reveals a disgusting state
of affairs during the Incumbency of the Den
nett family In the county sheriff's office.
The Jail was made n regular bawdy house ,
with the sheriff's brother In the role of best
man. The Omaha papers refuse to pollute
their columns with all Iho disgusting de
tails.
Tllden Citizen : Mr. nosewater Is n hard
man to down , which fact many a luckless
opponent can testify. Ho Invariably has
unquestioned proof for his newspaper asser
tions , and no man wns over sly enough to
catch him napping. When cx-Slierlft Den
nett and his silent partner , Hitchcock , get
through with that libel suit against Itoscy
they will be as badly ripped up the back as
the Wilson tnrlff bill.
Dlalr Pilot : It now develops that ex-
Shcrlff Dennett was monkeying with the
business end of n bumble bee when ho be
gan his suit for libel against E. Itoscwatcr.
What nt first were mere newspaper charges
have assumed the form of legal and verified
testimony. When E. Ilosewnter goes after
anything ho generally gets It , and It seemn
to bo Mr. Dennett's scalp that ho desires to
hang at his belt In this Instance.
Wayne Democrat : That sweet scented
specimen ot the A. P. A. , ox-Sheriff
Dennett , is suing Uosewater of The
Dee for libel , bul Judging from Ihe
evidence thus far elicited neither Dennett
nor the unamerlcan society to which lie
belongs are liable to make much out of it ,
for Tlio Dee has proved that the sheriff's
office was a greater den of Iniquity than
it alleged It to be during the campaign.
Lincoln News : Another man is about to
come to grief by reason ot an over-fondness
to sco the criminal libel law enfold E. Hose-
wale r In Us mad embrace. It Is ex-Sheriff
Dennett , who had Kosewater arrested on
the charge ot printing false and malicious
pieces about him In connection with the
liberties accorded Moshcr and other pris
oners , and Mr. Kosewater Is cheerfully en
gaged In proving the truth of his charges In
court.
Wahoo Wasp : If wo are lo believe Ihe
teslimony that has been Introduced by the
defense In the Dennelt-Rosewater libel case
at Omaha , lha Douglas county Jail , during
Dennett's term as sheriff , was used to a
large cxtenl as a rendezvous for prostitutes
and gamblers. Inmates of the jail were per
mltled to allow lewd women to visit them
at all hours of the night , and Jailer Den-
iintt. hrntlipr nt thn sheriff , turned the lall
office Into a bawdy house night after night.
Falrbury Falrplay : In the damage suit
Instituted by ex-Sheriff Dennotl against The
Omaha Dee some new light Is being thrown
on the Moshcr scandal case. The evidence
proves conclusively that the sheriff not only
permltled Mosher to visit disreputable peaces ,
but that the sheriff and Jailer oven went so
far as to make appointments for him. The
Dee evidence also gives United States Atlor-
noy Den Daker a severe drubbing for his
part In the whitewashing proceedings.
& Hastings Ncbraskan : Ex-Sheriff Dennotl
of Douglas counly had Editor Hosowaler of
The Dee arrested on Iho charge of prlnllng
false statements about him in respect to the
liberties allowed Dank Wrecker Moshcr
while ho had him In charge. From the evl-
denco produced at the trial the ex-sheriff
would have been better oft hnd ho remained
quiet , ns the charges are being substantiated
as fast as witnesses can be examined , and
the Indications are that Mr. Dennett Is
booked to make his exit from the Ilttlo end
of thu horn.
York Democrat : Ex-Sherlft Dennett of
Omaha stirred up a hornet's nest when ho
tad Edward Hosowater arrested for crlm-
nal libel , and Is now probably sorry ho
spoke. Uosewater Is something of a
lowler himself when ho Is aroused , which
Mr. Dennett has probably discovered by this
time. The testimony developed In the
irellmlnnry hearing before the police Judge ,
running over the lust three weeks , Is dis
gusting In the extreme. It shows a sorry
state of nffalrs In the management of the
Oouglas county Jail.
Papllllon Times : The editor of this paper
was not many months airo a witness before
Judge Dundy's grand Jury. Perhaps It
nay be contempt of court to tell what trans-
ilred In the grand Jury chamber , but we'll
; ako chances In making the public asser-
.lon that If Den Daker tried ns hard to
shield Dennett , Moshcr and Marshal White
luring the Dennett Investigation as he did
to shield Dundy when this editor was on
.he stand , then Iho failure lo Indict the
Mosher-Dennott-Whllo brigade may be the
nero readily understood.
Lincoln News : The attention of Whitewasher -
washer Den Daker Is called to the lostl-
mony of Mrs. Ingalls , the woman with
whom Masher's mistress boarded In Omaha ,
which proves conclusively thai Iho bank
wrecker was allowed to purchase liberties
thnt should bring the blush of shame to
the men In whoso custody ho was placed.
Her testimony was to Iho effect thai Moshor
had called on the Saycr woman four or
live times In September lasl and had re
mained all night. Mr. Dakor should go
lildo his head , after his farcical Investi
gation nnd rcporl lhat all Ihcsu Btorles wcrti
untrue.
Hosvolls Journal : The case of ox-Sheriff
Dennett against the editor of The Omaha
Ileo for libel Is now being tried In the Doug
las county court. Ono of the witnesses for
the defense swore thnt during the tlmo that
Mosher was In the Douglas county Jail ho
carried the key of Iho satnu and helped lo
< oep Iho books of Iho Jail. From the ovl-
lenco thus far Introduced It looks very much
as though Itosewater will get the best of the
caso. llennott was elected sheriff by the aid
of Iho A. P. A. organisation , bul failed lo
secure re-election lasl fall. Ho made a very
ioor official and The Dee refused to support
ilm In the last campaign.
Schuyler Quill : Last fall The Omaha Dee
bltlerly fought George Dennett In his at-
: ompl to be ro-cloctcd sheriff of Douglas
county nnd a great many hard charges wore
lubllshcd against him. Recently ho had
editor Uosowutur arrested for criminal libel ,
nit from the evidence we Judge that ho
made a bad break when ho attempted
hat , as It elves the editor a clmnco to gen
n to court and provo his assertions , and ho
s doing U. The testimony shows that
inder Dennett's rule the Douglas county
all has been a genuine hell hole. Much
of the teslimony Is unfit for publication ,
ml It shows that a genuine brothel was
nado of Iho JalL Mo.ihor , Iho bank-
vrcclter. was an Inmate tlioro and had a
dcnlc , being given his liberty at all times
and ho used It to good advantage to hlm-
elf. Prostitutes were brought there and
hey were In turn visited at their dlvos.
.Iquor flowed freely nnd vice ran riot. The
Ice Is a terror to ovll doers and they would
Ike ( o wlpo It out of existence , but they
au't.
Da ( lama evidently dlncovered that the'
dynamite gun wns loaded.
Kx-Doss McKano's coniwmlii * hilt-rest In
religion Is explained. Ho held mortgages on
six churches.
Judge Ilrndley's ukase ngiilnst the Ken-
lucky persuader Is not Intended as a check
to lung piny ,
Speaking of vociferous spring units , that
reigning In Washington double discounts the
tin horn variety.
Henry S. Ivcs , the cx-exllcd Napoleon , has
gathered up his boodled millions nnd plunged
Into high society In Ashcvlllo , N. C.
The ngsnssln ot Mayor Harrison furnishes
conclusive proof of bin sanity. He refused
to allow his cellmate to rea-l a spring poem.
The cenlal condition of the atmosphere
may be nccountnblo for the tendency In
councllinnnlc qunrfers to cast electric Hues
In pleasant places.
The municipal cnmpnlgn Is growing ex
ceedingly warm In Chicago. An Ananias
club Ims been organized. Every voter Is
qualified for membership.
The whlrllRlc of tlmo Is n mighty Icvolcr.
A tow years ngo coupon cutting was con
fined to the affluent. Now the poorest may
Indulge In the pleasure to the full limit.
Representative Doutcllo of Maine was In
the navy during the civil war , as was also
his colleague. Mr. Dlngley. nnd both wont
Into the newspaper business nt the rloso of
the disturbance.
The halcyon and vociferous times are on
In Denver nnd wnr's panoplied front stnlks
on Ihc highways. Ho lhal now dallies Is n
daslnrd , nnd ho llml doubts Wnlto must
scoot for the timber lino.
General Melllnct , who died recently , was
the lasl surviving French officer who look
parl In Ihe battle ot Waterloo. Ho was nt
the lime bul 1G years of ago nnd fought ns n
sublieutenant for the Jciino Garde.
The arrival In this country of Mr. Inaudl ,
n noted and puzzling mathematician , pro
vokes from the Chicago Tribune the remark
thai ho will do some figuring llioro , "though
In on Inaudl bill sort ot n way. " Sixty days.
Call the next.
Heroic remedies are occasionally required
to drive gospel truths through tough tildes.
A minister at Attlcborough ; Muss. , embossed
with his fist a few striking texts on the
mug of an Irreverent cuss who left the temple -
plo while the scriptures were being read.
More power , to his elbow !
Clay Whltlcy of Indianapolis has senl lethe
the widow of General Stonewall Jackson the
general's blbfo , which AVhlllcy took from the
confederate leader's house at Lexington , Va. ,
while It was burning , In June , 1S6I. Whll-
loy wns n corporal nl the lime In the dc-
lochmenl of General Slgel's troops .senl to
burn Iho house. Mrs. Jackson Is now liv
ing at Charlotle , N. C. , where Iho bible
was sent her by express.
SKCVLAH XIIOI'N AT Till' : I'VLl'IT.
Kate Field's Washington : Just so far ns
the constitution represents Iruth and Jus-
lice , God already exists In It. Of what use to
acknowledge his existence In black print
If ho does not exist In our hearts ? If he
exists in our henrts , of what use to ovcr-
Ihrow the right of private judgment ns lo
wliolher there be ono God , many Gods or no
God ? What concerns the republic Is thai
Us citizens shall be honosl. Industri
ous. Intelligent nnd penceful. Chris
tianity has no monopoly of civic virtues ,
and the moment congress defies Iho first
amendment to our constitution , Hint mo
ment the reign of religious tyranny will
set In.
Chicago Times : A Gorman Methodist
minister In Terre Hnuto hns been telling
his people that the pope of Homo and his
clergy are "ambassadors ot the devil , "
"Roman hirelings , " "tools of the bankrupt
Roman empire , " etc. , etc. A Roman
Catholic priest at Pnna has from the pulpit
denounced the Young Men's Christian asso
ciation as a "hell hole" and all the
Protestant churches as so many snares of
the ovll one. and n meek and lowly Presby
terian dominie at Rochester has raised his
volco to say : "God bless every bishop nnd
priest ot tlio Roman Catholic church and
make the church pure , true and a power for
righteousness on earth. I pray that God
may hasten the time * when there shall boone
ono church of God. " Now , which of
these three , brethren , Js nearest to the ex
ample of Him they nil profess to ven
erate ns the founder ot their churc.li ?
Chicago Herald : Religious controversy
Is , after all , the bitterest and most
wroth provoking of all forms ot argument.
At a Vanceburg , Ky. , prayer meeting the
other niKlit Deacon Lawhorn was power
fully uplifted and prayed with great
strength and eloquence. After the services
ho was congratulated upon his efforts by
Deacon Dills , who , however , ventured to
call his attention to what ho deemed n
flavor of heresy In a certain part of the
prayer. Deacon Lawhorn repelled the In
sinuation ; Deacon Dills reiterated his as
sertion ; Deacon Lawhorn felt It his duty
lo say that Deacon Dills was a falsifier ;
Deacon Dills retorted that Deacon Law-
hern was another ; Deacon Lawhern seized
a stone and hit Deacon Dills In the neck ;
Deacon Dills clinched with Deacon Law-
horn and bit his thumb oft ; Deacon Lawhern
drew a slungshot and caved In Deacon
Dills' head , and would have dispatched him
lo his heavenly home altogether If the pas
tor had not Interfered. The whole affair
was most unfortunate , and , as It turns out ,
utterly useless , because nt last accounts
Deacon Lawhorn still maintains his ortho
doxy , while Deacon Dills still proclaims
him to bo n heretic. There Is no more
use disputing about doctrine than there Is
In disputing about taslcs.
/ : nut
TImt the llcul In Ahrnyn tlip Clirnpo.it ll
I'rittrn by 1'lgurr' .
The Dee has made n compllntlon of Uio
amount of matter printed the past > u It
by Iho Ihrce lending | > .ipor nt
Ncbrnskn The Dec. the l\M 'd ilui I.I .
nnd Iho Lincoln Journal oxeluilvo of CJtu-
merclol nous nnd ndvrrtltumonta. Mvcn
were the columns of these papers ot the
name width nnd length , nnd were the mat.
tor printed In the snm typo , the p.itrons ot
The Dee would liavo a great advantage.
In the . tnblo below Is given tlio nct'inl '
measurement of the matter In the three
papers by columns , nnd In the last line H
presented n statement of how the papcri
compared when measured by the standar I
columns nf The Dec , II Is * easy lo see lli.it
the best Is Iho cheapest. The figures are na
follows :
The devil can catch n grumbler with a
b.iro hook.
A bad man can never own anything thnt
Is fireproof.
The bearer of good news always has n
pleasant voice.
Tim Inzy man believes there Is no hill
which Is not steep.
Avarice Is a robber that keeps many people"
from becoming rich.
Days which begin In darkness and storm
often end In n glorious sunset.
It Is hnrd to understand why boys love to
play football and hate to saw wood.
Living without a plan Is as foolish aa
going to sea without n compass In the ship ,
When the devil was cast out of lic.iven
ho stole an angel's robe with which to hldo
bis cloven hoof
TO.VJO IIKFOHK TKXTS.
Philadelphia Record : Friend Your rich
undo has great will power. Jack Hpendcrn
Yes ; I hope he thinks of me when he 1.4
exerting It.
Detroit Tribune : " 'Fine toilet soap , five
cents , ' " said the Judge , rending the wrap
per , after he had used some of tincon -
ti-nts. "Thnt Is not enough. 1M like to
fine It J3 nnd costs. "
Puck : Illeks It pays In some ways to
huvo rich neighbors.
Dlx How so ?
IIIi'Us I can't nfford to buy my wife a
better seal coat than Mrs. Nelghlftrt ) wears ,
po .she won't linve nny.
Washington Star : "Won't you patronlzo
the grnli bag ? " said the pretty girl nt thu
fair. "Thanks. " said the young mini , who
makes puns ; "don't care It I Co. How
much Is a seizin' ticket ? "
Judge : Prominent Citizen ( much the
wor.se for liquor ) I'll bet you a quarter ,
sonny , you can't tell me where Hon. Slop-
ever lives.
Hey I'll bet you a quarter I can. Ho
lives right them In the brown stone house.
Prominent Citizen Thanks. I thought
that was about where I lived myself.
Yonkers Gazette : Some women forget
half they know , especially when It cornea to
telling their ages.
Lowell Courier : The man who goes to
church with squeaky shoes goes to the
right place. Ills sole needs attention.
New Orleans Picayune : New York has a
lady who Is called Quern of Horses.
Royalty now has some stability on this side
of the pond.
Buffalo Courier : No matter how fair and
square he may want to be the nvcrngo
poultry dealer Is compelled to earn his living
ingby fowl means.
K A Vl.r.HTIXO SHOW.
Detroit I'l-eo 1'ross.
There was a youth who did asptro
To be a funny man ,
And so he looked about him for
The gicat American plan.
Ho took a church fair In one night ,
He took In one or two ,
And , strange na It may seem , he found
Some oysters In the Htew.
He lived among some lawyers for
A month , nnd hero the youth
Discovered by experience that
They sometimes told the truth.
He met a lot of women and
He'd sit with them , or walk ;
And after a while It struck him that
They didn't always talk
Ho hired a mule , a docile beast ,
Whose movements were not quick ,
And after using It a year or so ,
He found It wouldn't kick.
Ho saw a gun which had no load
Inside , where loads we .seek ,
And couldn't mnko It go off , though
He fooled with It a week.
Then ho retired In great disgust.
For , lo , how could he be
A funnv man , when < " " jrythiiiK
Was such a fallacy ?
& COL
The largest maker ) anil Hollor.i ot
line lothe.i on uart ,
Your inonoy't ) worth or youiinunoy bao'f.
If it rains
On Easter Sunday they say it will rain for seven
succeedingjfSundays but ,
hope it won't rain , for it will seri
ously interfere with the sale of our
new spring- suits a grand display
of which wo are now showing- .
Wo never had a finer collection ,
and we never felt so confident ot
pleasing- everybody as now , for the
styles are so varied , and yet within
the pale of the height of fashion , that all can be
satisfied. Ten dollars will buy one of those newly-
fashioned suits , while an investment of a little moro
will give you the finest in the land. Our windows
are full of Easter nocktesjj all specially designed for
this , our opening spring display. Like everything
wo show , their quality cannot bo questioned , while
the actual price is so low that they will be taken as
fast as our salesmen can hand them out. It will be
a great pleasure to us to show those now goods oven
if you do not care to purchase just now.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
lliuir.ti.cj U' III ti y tic fciUGucilli CM irtslf S'mi or ii.010 send S. "W. Cor.l5th and Douglas Sts.