THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; TUESDAY , MARCH 2T , 1891.
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When the grand Jury Is once called there
will bo a scattering of lame ducka In these
parts such as has not been witnessed In years.
The city detective force should be re
organized on the basis of Integrity and ef
ficiency. Tlicro should ho no place on that
force for libertines , black-legs and black
mailers.
Knipcror William and President Cleveland
must have entered an active competition to
HOC which can take the greater .number of
vacations during the period that they are to
be contemporary rulers.
The cats that don't catch mice must be
dismissed from the detective force. Detec
tives that have no eyes to see nor ears to
hear , unless there Is something In It for
them , are dangerous to good government.
The friends of Chairman Wilson will not
advlso him to hasten his return to Washing
ton. Should ho bo present to watch the
mutilation of the Wilson bill the shock
sustained might lead to a relapse that would
prove exceedingly detrimental to his re
covery.
The fact that all bills regulating tele
graph and telephone charges Introduced Into
the Iowa legislature have been reported
adversely from the committees to which
they were. , referred Is pretty good evidence
that the electrical lobby managed to get In a
few of Its persuasive shocks.
President Cleveland evidently does not
think that the future prosperity of the
country depends solely upon the fate of the
Bland seigniorage bill. Albany rate his
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deliberation lii" " considering the question
whether ho should sign It or veto It shows
that Its urgency at this particular moment
Is not uppermost In his mind.
We are told that the best authorities In
Ne.w England predict a failure of the maple
augar crop tt.ls year. This Is most assuredly
duo to the-b"uslness depression and the un
certainty that has surrounded the sugar
schedule of the now tariff bill. The trees
cannot bo expected to glvo a full yield when
all other Industries are running on short
time.
Auditor Mooro's efforts to bring the re
calcitrant Insurance companies to time and
to compel thorn to comply with the laws of
Nebraska ought to bo given the co-opcratlon
of the agents of those companies which
are living-up to the law. No discrimination
In this matter ought to bo tolerated for a mo
ment. It Is duo to the companies In legal
operation that the Illegal business bo
promptly suppressed.
These people who are shouting- have
the tariff bill passed by the senate and sent
to a conference committee * In a few days ,
or oven In a few weeks , must be entirely
Ignorant of the usual course of legislation
In the. United States congress. It Is Idle
to expect the tariff bill to bo carried to a
third reading by any such parliamentary
trick as succeeded with the Bland sclgnlor-
ago bill. Ono lesson ot that kind Is enough.
One good result has already accrued from the
Irrigation convention held hero last week , and
that Is the awakening of the business men of
Omaha to the possibility of expanding our
commerce by stimulating Immigration to the
western part of this state. Irrigation may
attract many settlers , but Irrigation can bo
Introduced but slowly. In the meantime , a
systematic advertising of Nebraska's re-
.sources will do much to attract the attention
of Immigrants. Omaha business men can do
much for themselves In this way.
Taking the usual experience of the written
petition at the hands of congress as prece
dent , the probable action upon the presenta
tion of the proposed living petition Is by
no means encouraging to contemplate. The
average momorl.il that Is sent to the clerk's
desk In either house Is either placed on file ,
where U dies u natural death , or Is referred
to the appropriate committee , where It cornea
to a violent end by being smothered In a
convenient pigeonhole , The living petition
would probably refuse to remain on file In
silence , and the committee pigeonholes are
scarcely largo enough to accommodate It
without extensions. nut It cannot escape
the Inevitable fate of all petitions that find
tholr way to congress.
The now Broad street railway station In
Philadelphia has Ju t been completed sum-
clcntly to permit the creator part of It to
bo opened for public use. The Philadel
phia 1'rcss seizes the occasion to aay that
"tho now station with Its grand tralnshcd
inaUoa one of the finest railway terminals
It ; this or any other country , und Is u great
credit to the enterprise , liberality und taste
of the Pennsylvania Hallroad company. " In
the meantime Omaha U still putting up with
the rattlo-trap abed that goes by the immo
of a railway station. Would that wo could
pay a compliment of this kind to EOIUO one
of the railways centering In thin city , but
laa , tholr enterprise , liberality and taste
In the way of affording terminal facilities
U aadlr | lacking.
rtn : iirrr or Tin : n.w.
When Cunningham U. Scott was elected
as a member of the bench of this district
there was a general convlQUon among at
torneys that his ( cmpcratrloiH and mental
disposition totally unfitted' him for the ex-
crclsn of Judicial functions. Within leas
than a year after he had been Inducted Into
office his eccentric and erratic behavior on
nnd off the bench became 'no offensive to
the crcnt body of the bar that the unpre
cedented procedure was Instituted by that
body to Investigate the actions of the Judge
witha view to his' removal from office or
bringing about his resignation.
The bar committee to which this matter
was delegated took a great deal of testimony
concerning his Judicial conduct and we
understand the flndlngn of the committee
wcro withheld upon pledges given by the
Judge that he would endeavor to give no
further cause for complaint.
Within the past few months members of
the bar have become convinced that some
decisive action must be taken by the bar as
a body to preserve the dignity and respect
for the court of this district. It Is now
manifest that the bar has a duty to perform
which It must not shirk. This duty It owes
not only to Itself , but to the public. The
time for action can no longer be deferred
and The Bee would urge that a meeting of
the district bar be called to take such a
course as may be deemed proper under ex
isting circumstances.
DKATll 01' GUXKUAt. HSTA
The announcement of the death of Gen
eral Experience Estabrook will cause most
profound sorrow In this community. Gen
eral Estabrook was among the sturdy pioneers
neers who helped to found an empire west
of the Missouri and left hisIndelllblo Im
print upon the political foundations of our
commonwealth. A man of massive Intellect
nnd heroic mold , with clear and decided
vl ws upon every Issue , General Estabrook
was a stalwart leader and gallant fighter In
the struggle that preceded and followed the
war. A true lover of freedom In Its broad
est sense , General Estabrook battled for his
opinions whether he was with the majority
or stood alone. In all his career ho never
cowered before an enemy or flinched from
what ho believed to bo a duty. Among men
of the legal profession he occupied the first
rank , and the records of our highest courts
attest the fact of his eminence as a constitu
tional" lawyer. .
The gathering of wealth wan not a passion
with him , but rather accidental nnd Inci
dental to the growth of Omaha. Esteemed
and respected by his associates , his memory
will ba cherished by all as one of the grand
old figures of the early days of Omaha.
TllH QUES710N OF WIKK tillll'S.
' Thcro will probably bo reported to the
house of representatives at an early date
what Is known as the Flthlun free ship bill.
This measure provides for the unrestricted
purchase and registration of foreign-built
vessels 'by American citizens , free of duty ,
such vessels to enjoy the same rights us
are accorded to home-built craft , except that
they are not to bo permitted to engage In
the coastwise' trade. It Is reported that
vigorous efforts are "being made by certain
democrats in congress to u\\ukeu interest in
behalf o t Oils bill and that agents of British
ship builders In pastern cities are exerting
themselves In its favor. At the same time
there is being manifested a strong opposition
to the measure on the part of American
ship builders , who plausibly urge that It
would be destructive of their business , un
less wages hero were reduced to the British
level. One of these ship builders said that
the measure , Instead of being called a free
ship bill , ought to be called a bill to wreck
American ship builders , or a bill to promote
that Industry In Great Britain. It might
also be viewed In a political and diplomatic
aspeqt and entitled a bill to provide a
neutral atfylum for the English merchant
marine in case of war between that country
and other maritime powers. "If that bill
should become a law , " said the ship builder ,
"tho construction of merchant vessels would
cease In this country until such time as
American workmen were willing to accept
British wages , " for the demands of the
coastwise trade would not sustain the seaboard -
_ board ship yards. At present all material
used in the construction of ships for the
foreign trade comes In practically free of
riuty that Is , there Is a drawback of 99
per cent on it. Hence the cost of materials
for constructing a ship in the United States
for the foreign trade Is precisely the same
as the cost of the materials In British ship
yards , with the slight difference caused by
freight , The material difference In the
cost of constructing a ship on this side of
the Atlantic and on the other Is In the cost
of labor. That Is nearly double here what
It Is In Great Britain.
The purpose of this bill Is to restore the
merchant marine of the United States In
the ocean-carrying trade , and It therefore
possesses general interest. The people wiio
grow grain and cattle In the northwest
which will be exported to foreign markctH
have as .great an Interest In the question
of nn American merchant marine as the
manufacturers of the cast , and should not
regard the matter as one remote from their
concern. Last' year less than 12 per cent
of our Imports und exports was carried In
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American vessels. The amount for the cur
rent year will undoubtedly be still further
reduced. U Is estimated that the yearly
freight charges on our current1 commerce ,
Inward and outward , amount to about $ lf > 0-
000,000 , of which $132,000,000 goes to for
eign and only $18,000,000 to homo ship
owners. If there bo added to the amount
of freight charges the Bum that annually
goes to foreign ship owners from American
passcngorti , the total will bo tnlty $200,000-
000. This Is a great drain , for It must bo
understood that practically the entire
amount goes abroad , A little reflection upon
what the producers of this country are an
nually contributing to a foreign Interest
cannot fail to show the Importance , general
and far-reaching , of the question of restor
ing the ocean-carrying trade of the United
States , so that this great drain , or u largo
part of It , may bo stopped and the charges
fur transporting our commodities , the pro
ducts of both the farm and the factor ) * , may
go Into the pockets of our own uhlp owners ,
to bo expended by them ( n our own markets.
Nor U this the only advantage to bo con
sidered. An American merchant marine
would bo of Incalculable value In promoting
and extending American commerce. It la ,
indeed , absolutely essential to the extension
of our foreign trade nnd to enable' us to
successfully compete with our great commer
cial rivals. ,
All this being udmlttdd , the question Is
as to the moil practicable and Judicious
policy for attaining this object. This has
been a perplexing question for years , during
\\hlch the merchant marina has steadily
declined. It Is now proposed to mnlto n
radical departure from the policy that has
prevailed all these years und allow Ameri
can capital disposed to Invest In shipping to
buy vcstcta abroad , give them an American
registration nnd sail them under the Ameri
can flag , The objections to this policy arc
certainly not without force , but the great
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fact which Its advocates have.on tholr sldo
Is that the present policy has not duly failed
Id restore the merchant marine , but that In
terest has rapidly declined under It , This
nlone presents an argument which the op
position to the proposed change of policy
will find It difficult to overcome.
8HA.M , JCSTICK 1IK VKItrtiHTKDt
The autocratic and unamerlcan attempt
of Judge Scdtt to muzzle nnd terrorize the
press nnd humiliate and degrade the bar
of this city under pretense ot upholding
the dignity of his court Impels mo to enter
an earnest public remonstrance against a
proceeding which is without n parallel
either In this country or In Great Britain.
I question whether the czar of all the
Uusslns would in this enlightened ago under
take to punish an editor or reporter for any
violation of the Russian press laws without
giving him a chunco to defend himself
through attorneys , and whether ho would
assume for himself the roles of prosecutor ,
witness and Judge under the most provoking
circumstances.
Looking backward over a period ot more
thin twenty-two years since The Bee was
founded , this Is the first time that any mem
ber of Its editorial staff has been arraigned
before any Judicial tribunal on the charge
of Impeding Justice by Improper criticism.
All men familiar with my editorial career
will bear witness to the fact that In the
discharge of the highest duty and preroga
tive cf the press , namely , the free ami fear
less discussion of public men and measures ,
I have never flinched or proved recreant to
what I deem to bo a Hacred trust. Krom the
highest to the loweft , from preolduul to
postal cleric and potty federal official , from
the occupant of the supreme banch nt
Washington to the master commissioner of
the United States district court , all have
been subjected to periodic censure and even
denunciation for oOlclal actions which were
deemed pernicious or prejudlcal to the public
welfare.
During these long years more than a
score of Judges have occupied the bench of
this district , but It remained for the Ir-
rasclble and unreasonnlg Judge who tem
porarily occupies the criminal bench of this
county to make an exhibition of himself by
venting his spleen upon the court reporter
of The Bee , Insult and abusp the , attorneys
employed for his defense , and attempt to
btrlko down the bulwark of American
liberty a free and untrumelcd press by
threats of exclusion and condign punish
ment. The animus which ho' has exhibited
and the tyrannical methods ho has pursued
on this occasion will forever Domain a blot
upon the court record and tend to lower
popular rcspe.ct for our Judicial system.
The rancor displayed by Judge Scott lu
dealing with Reporter '
1'erclval and the as
saults which he made by Innuendo upon
myself In the course of Ills violent tongue-
lashing of the unfortunate reporter' shows
to what extremes he would go in 'holding '
, the scales of Justice on trial ot one who has
incurred his 111 will.
And this brings me , to a matter of per
sonal ns well as public concern.
On , the day before thp late election I ad
dressed an open letter to the citizens of
Douglas county over , , my signature thrdngh
the cqlumns.of The Ilee. undertho caption :
"A Last Word of Warning. " In that letter
nn earnest appeal was made "to the voters
against the re-election of George A. Bennett
us sheriff on the ground of Incompetency ,
gross neglect of duty and flagrant disregard
of law by ulnuelf and deputies. In sub
stance the letter charged the sheriff with
permitting the custody of prisoners In the
county jail to fall into the hands of neg
ligent nnd law.ilefylng 'deputies' . Jail de
liveries had become frequent and an In
stance was cited where a city prisoner was
released from jail by a deputy without an
order of the police judge or mayor. It was
further charged that prisoners who were
presumed to be in close confinement In jail
were encountered in saloons and question
able resorts , some times In company of the
Jailer and some times nlono. In one In
stance a prisoner , whose name was cited ,
who had been arrested as an embezzler , was
taken to a gambling house by the Jailer and
left there to amuse himself at. n game of
faro , while the jailer also took part In games.
Attention was likewise called to the Mosher
scandal und the liberties which the bank-
wrecker had enjoyed while In custody of the
'sheriff , followed by other revelations too
vile to bo detailed. Then followed this
declaration :
"Sufllce It to say Hie proof Is overwhelm
ing that under Sheriff Bennett the Douglas
county jail had not only been turned Into
an assignation house , but n veritable brothel.
In which custodians of prisoners acted the
part of procurers , " etc.
In concluding the appeal I called attention
to the fact that the candidate was making
desperate efforts to sustain himself with
members of the A. P. A. on the ground of
fellowship , and I then and there'sald :
"If it Is the purpose of the A. P. A. to
stand by Its members right or wrong , to
uphold a public ofllclal who has debauched
and scandalized the public service , because
and only becauue ho Is one of tholr members ,
then the order would bo a monaco to free
American Institutions. I am loth to believe
that any decent or reputnblo member of the
association will stand up for him , and , by
endorsing him for re-election , Justify the
Infamies that Imve been perpetrated by him
as custodian of the county jail , "
About two months , after the election I was
apprised by a prominent citizen that the
county attorney had been requested to bring
an action for criminal libel against mo on
behalf of the late sheriff , but that ho ap
peared to bo embarrassed because he did
not want to give offense to myself. There
upon the county attorney was Invited by mete
to call at The Boo office and ho did BO , I
assured him that ho need not be embarrassed
on my account and If the parties feeling
themselves aggrieved Insisted upon his filing
complaints ho should by all means do so
and prosecute the case the name 'as If I had
no relation to politics and the press.
About two weeks later two complaints
were died In the police court , one by George
A. Bennett and the other by Sophia Bennett ,
his wife.
At the outset of the trial the ruling of the
police judge that the burden of the proof
was upon the defendant placed' ' mo at grout
disadvantage. This ruling was HO muiil-
festly at variance with nsago In criminal
proceedings that eminent lawyer's' , both In
and out of the city , expressed surprise at
the procedure adopted In face ot , the fact
that under the criminal law the presump
tion of Innocence Is In favor of the accused ,
and thla presumption Is to bo regarded In
every case , to the benefit of wlilclj tla )
party accused U entitled. 'Our statutes ! more
over expressly provide that to be criminal
a libel must be both falsa and malicious.
The adverse ruling of the. Judge was not
tlia only disadvantage under which the do-
fenso was placed. It Is nl nil times difficult
to get wltninrMn , however depraved they
' may bo moral to tcfltlfy about tholr own
acts of Immon y , but In this case witnesses
were IntlmldT I by"'threats ' nnd spirited
away , and 01 rs made to withhold Itn-
portnnt testin by feigningforgettulnesi.
Other wltnesjesT who were cited for pur
poses of Imr achment , wcro either con
veniently mUsIng or represented ns having
left the towifr" Tvhen In fact they were In
tljo city , an < the prosecution must have
known It. In spite ot nil these drawbacks ,
ovldenco enough wns produced before the
trial wns halt over to sustain the charges of
reckless negligence , debauchery and viola
tion of prison tjiles and laws , so that there
was virtually nothing left for the prosecu
tion , If animated simply by a dcslro to
vindicate the law , but to dismiss the case.
That was the consensus of opinion among
all classes as expressed "freely In and out of
the city. As for myself , I was willing , and
anxious , to go to the bottom ot the case , be
cause I desired to satisfy and convince the
public that every charge made had come to
me from credible sources ; that the horri
ble state of affairs In nnd about the Jail was
not exaggerated , but underrated , and that I
was actuated by n sense of duty In the
course I had pursued.
There was one episode In this remarkable
trial which the public may not have clearly
understood. When the trial began two law
yers took scats behind the prosecuting attor
ney , and during Its progress they played the
role of prompters from behind the scenes.
Ono ot these prompters had achieved
notoriety , It not fame and public esteem , ns
the attorney for the Ilclfcnstein claims ; the
other had gained considerable prominence In
a scml-polltlcal society. Inasmuch as these
whisperers had not announced themselves as
assistants for the state , or as attorneys for
the prosecuting witness , their conduct natu
rally became Inexplicable.
The trial had dragged along about ten
days when one of my attorneys reported
to me that ho was Informed by a hlgl official
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ficial of this county that It had been
ranged and foreordained that I should be
bound over on one of the two complaints
In any event , und that I should bo forced
to stand trial before Judge Scott In spite
of his known prejudice against and bitter
hatred toward me ; that Scott would do
everything In his power to have me con
victed so that ho could place a stigma upon
me , although his judgment might be set
aside and reversed the very next day. This
Information was decidedly startling nnd the
deep resentment I felt over the conspiracy
of which I was to bo the victim made me
rise in open court and protest against star
chamber proceedings. The information con
veyed to me by my attorney was subse
quently continued by a lawyer who claimed
to have knowledge of the dastardly plot
and by reports freely 'circulated among
business men. < t IK <
The outcome of'1 ' the trial gave the report
coloring , If It did hot actually give confirma
tion. There wusi- not a scintilla of proof
offered by , the sf4'te during the entire trial
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that I had over entertained or expressed
any malice toward > Mrs.-Bennett. I had never
known her nntll'lfslie had testified on the
witness stand 'tiHer 'name even had not
been mentioned ? fii my letter , except as It
might be construed as referring to her
where I spokelofi the matron of * the Jail.
It takes the greatest stretch of the imagina
tion to make that reference llbelous and
not privileged. The" mere statement that
It was represented tp , . mo that the. matron
had knowledge that an abortion liad been
committed _ In jaJi floes , not clmrgo.her with
a crime nor oven reflect upon her , unless
It be by Inference that it was negligence
on her part in not preventing its commis
sion. Suppose I had said that Mosher was
allowed to receive visits from Nellie Sayre
in his cell with her knowledge , would that
have constituted a criminal libel upon the
matron ? Most assuredly not.
The court ruled that the revelations made
by me concerning the sheriff were privileged
because he was a candidate and officeholder ,
and although the matters charged might
be false , nevertheless. If I believed them to
bo true and they were published to the
voters in good faith , the action would bo
justified In law. But the court held that
the same rule would not hold good con
cerning the matron , because she was not
a candidate. Thisls , a most extraordinary
doctrine. The , whole article was written
concerning the ofllco of the sheriff , the
conduct of his deputies and' the manage
ment of the Jail. The matron was part of
that management , and anything that hap
pened In the jail under her care and su
pervision was a legitimate subject for dis
cussion and comment relatlngMo the ofllco
of sheriff and the custodians of the jail
under him. If all the matter relating to
the sheriff and his deputies was privileged
that relating to the matron was equally
privileged.
There was abundant testimony to show
that the Information relating to the alleged
abortion came to nn > from credible sources
such as any prudent editor would have
reason to believe to bo true. Hence , It
follows that there was no fabrication and
no malice on myj part , and the prosecutor
ought to know enough to know that no
honest man or set of men would vote to
place n stigma upon nn editor under such
circumstances.
Now I do not contend or desire to inti
mate that Judge Berka would knowingly
allow himself to be used as a tool In the
hands of political conspirators , nor do I
believe Judge Scott would knowingly bo a
party to such an infamous plot , but that
such a conspiracy has been hatched I firmly
do believe. -
The question IsHhnll justice bo outraged
and the machinery , ot the courts used to
perpetrate a monstrous wrong ? I have
voluntarily undorgUliu a costly four weeks
trial In the police court in order that the
truth might bo thoroughly sifted and both
myself and the coilnty spared the needless
expense ot a prdlrkcted Jury trial.
Now where Is f/pro / any warrant or excuse
'
cuse for pluclnsdthls' case on. the docket ?
It It Is under prl'tcnuo of vindicating the
majesty at the laV'thcn why does not the
county attorney vindicate the law by seeing
that men who pldad guilty of forgery und
grand larceny are sentenced and punished
as the law dlrecVsjf Why1 does he not file
informations agalu t' the men who In the
Bennett libel trial "have committed rank
perjury and the men who have committed
felonies In playing In gambling houses and
high misdemeanors by releasing prisoners
from confinement Imposed by law ; for con
verting the Jail Into a dram shop and
bawdy house and for gratifying their lust
upon prisoners committed to their custody
and care ? K. ROSBWATEH ,
ChnrurttirUtlo Ntuplillly.
IiiJIiuwixilU Journal.
It Is characterltttlc' of democratic ntupld-
ity that while tho. nation ! ] of Europe uro
engaged In negotiating' commercial treaties
and reaching out nfter special trade privi
leges the United States pliould mlopt ex
actly th opposite policy by revoking rec
iprocity treaties under which Ita export *
have Increased t30.OuO.000 , a year. Tills Is
about the ulzu of democratic utatesmunshlp.
IIKHK .i.vw
It may he remembered that In Adam's
case judgment speedily followed confession.
"Liver/failure" promises to rival heart
failure at n mask for medical misinforma
tion.
It Is , n question whether widows or poli
ticians' hold the balance of power In Wain-
liiRton.
"Carry * ont the platform , " exclaims the
Atlanta Constitution. Second the motion
Send It'to the garbage heap or burn It.
Tlio movement In favor ot Vice 1'resldenl
Stevenson for president In 1S9G Is enthusi
astically applauded by these who revere his
memory ns a headsman.
The financial crookedness of McKnno has
reached $70,000. The ex-boss wns fortunate
In Hying from the wrath of his victims. Ho
Is reasonably safe In Sing Sing.
Where are you going , my pretty maid ?
I'm trolng a courting , kind sir , she said.
0 , may I defend you , my pretty maid ?
Your clatter annoys me , sir , she said.
It Is said that Mrs. William Holts , the now
woman deputy United States marshal ; it
Cincinnati , Js the second woman to re.cc.lvo
such an appointment. The first one Is now
In service In Oklahoma Territory.
Commenting on the midnight ruling In the
Prcndergant case , the Chicago Herald notes
on the part of the bench n "fondness for
usurping legislative and executive functions. '
The Herald continues business nt the eli
stand.
William Klnncy Tceplo , who died nl
Manchester , Pa. , n few days ago at the age
of 70 years , was famous us n deer slayer.
Ho began killing them when 11 years old
and Is said to have shot not less than 3,00 (
ot them.
The evolution of a Chicago alderman from
n clerkship nt $2,000 n year to a picayune
salary of $ lfiO a year n n municipal Inw-
m.ikcr Is Inexplicable to the uninitiated
The cruel , selfish , remorseless world wll
never appreciate the lofty spirit of self-
sacrifice that seethes and bubbles In the
nldcrmanlc breast.
"Soapy" Smith , the slippery heeler who
wns conspicuous In the defense ot the city
hall of Denver against the governor nnd the
mllltl.t , Is as piously Inoffensive In outer
garb as Canada Bill , and ns smooth a con
man ns Doc Boggs of odious memory. Soapy
was In the swim in Crccde's palmy days , ani
worked the town so gracefully ns to com
mand admiration as well as cash from his
victims. Once when his pile ran-low he
Imported n plaster "petrified giant" from
Denver , burled it some distance from town
and had It "discovered" later on. The dis
covery was announced with brass bands.
Smith placed the stiff on exhibition , and the
whole town chipped In 25 cents apiece to see
the wonder. A doctor accidentally discovered
the material of which the giant was built ,
and Smith nnd the stiff slipped out of
Creede between dayn.
SEllllASK.l AXn XK1IJIASKAXS.
Wllber hns organized a camp of the Indc
pendent Workmen of America , with eighteen
charter members.
Champion , Chase county , citizens are going
to tap the earth to a depth of 1,000 feet In
search of artesian water.
Red Willow county is devoting n larger
acreage to alfalfa than ever this year. One
ranch alone has put. in GOO acres.
Pawnee county's1 Woman's Temperance
union will hold a semi-annual convention at
Table Hock on Friday and Saturday.
Dr. Ed Stone , one of HID pioneer settlers
ot Republic county , Kansas , died suddenly of
heart disease at his homo near Hubbell.
Fourteen-year-old Harry Deck , living at
Table Hock , had. his shoulder dislocated by u
Iiorne falling with him while chasing cattle.
Albert II. Jones , treasurer ot lied Willow
county , dlol at Flagstaff , Ariwhllo on the
way to California for the benefit of his
health.
The Grant Sentinel and Perkins County
Herald have consolidated with a hyphen ami
with B. S. Llttlefleld as editor and C. F.
Smith as publisher.
Three-year-old Net Strong overturned a
can of lye which had been standing on a
shelf a little higher than his head. One of
his eyes was severely burned.
William Graham , hardware merchant of
Crelghton , has received Intimation from
England that by the death of nn undo ho
lias fallen heir to a small fortune.
At Nlubrara the waters of the Big Muddy
\\ere so angry tjiat the local ferry was tied
up. The skipper refused to venture out
without oil to calm the troubled billows.
Samuel Sagasser , an old soldier , wandered
away from his home in North Platte over
a week ago and nothing has been heard of
him since. It Is thought that he went west.
Ho Is quite deaf and rather feeble-minded.
Ladles of Surprise were very much sur
prised themselves when they found , after
they had been to great trouble to prevent
the granting' ' of a liquor license to Druggist
Leard , that Mr. Leard had made no applica
tion for such a license.
Old John Blgler , the noted Chadron
gambler , who died n short tlmo ago , left a
fortune of some $1,000 or $1,200 , nnd now
his will is being contested by n squaw at
Rosebud agency , who claims to have been
married to him In days gone by.
In an article on the possibilities of Colum
bus , the Argus of that place challenges com
parison with any point In America for
natural advantages. With the Loup river on
the one side and a range of good clay hills
on the other , between 200.000 and 300,000
acres of the country's most generous soil ,
lying "as pretty as a picture for Irrigation
purposes , " the Argus considers the Invita
tion to develop the resources of the neighbor
hood as Irresistible to an enterprising people.
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Dlxcrfilltliit ; Krai Itrfonn.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The result of taking the temperance re
form Into politics liria been to withdraw
attention in a large degree from those
moral forces wliloh have done an much
In the pust sixty vearH to moderate the
cvllH of intemperance. To be sure , the
latter have not been abandoned , nor
liuvo efforts In that direction been barren
of result. IHit It has been the distinct
tendencey of the work for prohibition to
discredit "moral suasion" UH Homothlng not
to be jelled on. Kvcn the total abstinence
societies have to a largo extent driven out
nil but prohlbltlonlstH not. Indeed , by di
rect notion , but by making tha organlzat on i
prohibition agencies. There is good reason
to bullevu that the prohibition Idcu , pur
sued ns it ban been with Intolerance , has
been a positive drawback to the progress
of temperance reform.
Works In K\cry Town.
Denver Republican.
Courage is n powerful factor In the de
velopment ot any ulty , nnd the expression
of fnltli In the future of u town goes u
great way townrd making It what Its nd-
vocatPH claim for It , It Is In the nature of
a public duty for business man to Hpeuk UH
hopefully and as encouragingly as possible
about the business situation. Hy doing HO
they liiHplrc confidence In otherH nnd thus
HtrciiKtben the whole community. The
practical effect of thin may be seen In the
investment of capital , for even capitalists
uro affected by Urn feeling which exlatn In
n community. If the ptople who live In a
tiiwn nre confident nnd full of hope otherH
will feel that it is a plarn In which they
may Invest their money with safety.
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Tliolr luldi'ii r.fTort.
Chicago Timed ,
There will be fun nt the municipal elec
tion In Kearney , Neb. The women of that
lively town have held a convention nnd
nominated candidates of their own for
every olllce , lorcovrr , they liuvo adopted
icsolutlona to the effect that ull the mule
candidates arc "too cowardly to do thi'lr
duty In regulating vice and corruption , "
We hope tlil.s lant Indictment Is not true ,
but It romnlria with the men of Kearney to
prove its falsehood.
Clilcatto Itnciinl. ,
The question of why a revenue bill should
be pantied that will produce innro revenue
than Is required by the government will
bo a dlllloult one to iitmver. It may lit )
questioned whether Senators Hill , Mcl'her-
BOli and other dlssatlslled democrats will
not tah6 the first opportunity to destroy
the Income tax feature of the bill.
Smoka Tocatoa the 1'lro.
Chli'iKO ItroorJ.
There arc minors of corruption In the
Omaha city cquncll. Omaha IH netting too
ambitious for a city ot her Mlze.
Kiiiulutlni ; Illiuul.
WuslilllKtu" New : ]
Those Omaha gentlemen appear to have
proved that considerable money can be
mudu by coining " vacuum.
Tlio Somttn'H llunlnem Capacity.
LmHivllla ( Courier-Journal ,
Let us nlve the United Btate.i senate Ita
due. It U at least able to puss the time.
/fKFT.KtTIO.Y.S Off .11).If. !
St. Louis Republic' The mor we read the
developments In the Hrecklnrldge-Pollnrd
trial the more we wonder that the Kentucky
Star-Rycd Goddess of Reform escaped.
Philadelphia Inquirer ; Hnvo we advanced
no further than the Garden ot Ktlen ?
llrecklnrldgn makes the name old defense
that Adam did "The woman did tempt me. "
But Adam got his punishment Just the
same.
OlobO'Dcnlocrnt : It wns Colonel W. C. P.
Brecklnrldge who characterized Bcnjnmln
Harrison's mcisngo on the Chilian question
ns "nn attempt to ravish n weak slstor. "
Perhaps Colonel Brecklnrldge thinks Mr.
Harrison should have taken Chill out buggy-
riding.
Washington Star : Adam's pitiful excuse ,
throwing the blame on the woman , was not
accepted , and both Adam nnd Hvo were
turned out of Eden together. The decision
In that case does not present nn encouraging
precedent for either the defendant or the
plaintiff lu the celebrated case now pend
ing.
ing.Now
Now York Tribune : And yet this "honor
able" person must know what manner of
people his constituents arc , and he Is said
to bo "quite confident" of rcnomlnntlon nnd
re-election. A more amazing exhibition ot
callous Insensibility to shame and disgrace
was never witnessed. Wo shall refuse to
believe , until wo are compelled to , that the
citizens of Lexington are so lost to all con
siderations of self-respect as to extend a
public reception and n banquet to a man who
upon his own admissions has been guilty of
offenses that pillory him before all the world
as untruthful , dishonorable and unclean.
11K3IA It/Hi.
Plain Dealer : Yes , man Is the stronger
vessel but ho bus to be often balled out.
Detroit Tribune : "Did he get Into society
very much ? " "About $5,000 , us report IHIH
Detroit Free Press : Lndy Have you nny
celery ?
Orecn Huckster Not much , ma'nm ; only
$ .1 n week.
YonkcrH Gazette : A ImnnluK committee
at nil exhibitions Is xo called because It
keeps the artists In mispcnse.
I.lfc : Ralph Suppose n fellow's best girl
XPlH mad when lit ! nshH for a kiss ? Curtis
Tnko It without asking. Ralph Suppose
Bhe gets mncl then ? Cmtls Then he's got
some other fellow's girl.
Indtannpolln Journal : "What tire you
Htudylng so Imrd about V" naked the wife
of the rook-ribbed democrat.
" 1 was jlst tryln * to llggcr out in my own
mind whether this man Cleveland Is the
Joner er the whale. "
Philadelphia Times : Anybody with even
half iin eye may see the rider Is crooked ,
but that's no proof hn stole the bicycle.
Till Bits : "The wnv to sleep , " says a
scientist , "Is to think of nothing. " Hut thla
is u mistake. The way to sleep Is to think
It Is time to get up.
Washington Star : "Why , sir , " said the
young man , "do you refer to this as a
dime museum poem ? "
"Because. " replied the editor , "It Is a
freak. It has more than the normal num
ber of feet. "
Milwaukee Journal : It Is astonishing how
much amusement other people Imagine tlmt
a man gets out of his work.
lUiffnlo Courier : Jillson ways he ha"5 no-
tired that some men nre a great deal like
rivers. When their heads are swelled you
teallze it from their mouths.
Washington Star : "What do you think
of Senator Sohnso'H career ? "
"Oh , 1 can't pay , an yet , It la.largely a
matter of speculation. "
Life : "Pnpa , " said the FIJI Island
maiden , an she laid down her paper , "I
have Just read- that bnll room dresses nre
dally becoming more nnd more decollete.
What does tlmt mean ? "
"It nieanB. my clilld , " replied her grizzly
wnrrlor father , ns a flush of pride strug
gled with the Pacltlc tun on his brow , "it
means that , uncivilized UH they call UH ,
we are not beyond establishing a prece
dent ! "
VERNAL JOY.
New Yoilc I'rcss.
There is a pleasure in these sweet spring
days
Of which the poet sings ,
When Sol has decked the lanes and woodland - '
land ways
With crocuses and things.
"Whnt Is that pleasure ? " some one may
inquire ,
"That Joy that thrills the soul ? "
It Is to have a roaring , big wood lire
Or one well heaped with coal.
A 1ILA.11KI ) SIO11I
Boston Courier.
A bachelor , old and cranky.
Was sitting nlone In his room ;
His toes with the gout were nchlng.
And his face wns o'erspread wltt/gloom.
No little ones' shouts disturbed lilm ,
From noises the house was free ,
In fact , from the attic to eellar
Was quiet as quiet could be.
No medical nld was lacking ;
The servants answered his ring1 ,
Respectfully henrd his orders ,
And supplied him wlfh everything.
But still there was something wanting-
Something he couldn't command ;
The kindly words of compassion ,
The touch of a gentle hand.
And he said , ns his brow grew darker.
And he rang for the hireling nurse ,
"Well , marriage mny be a fnllure ,
Hut this Is n blamed sight worse. "
ONE RESULT OF ADVERTISING
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Little Notice in The Boo Deluges Congress
men with Letters from Homo.
SUPPLY OF MAPS IS ALREADY EXHAUSTED
Member * Ante Hint Their Constituents lto >
Nollllrd th.it nirlhcr IC qiiral mil llo
In Vuln I'axton A VlrflliiK1 * Con-
trnct .Mlciivil by CnrllMo.
WASHINGTON I1UHEAU OP TUB 11KB
513 Fourteenth Street ,
WASHINGTON , March 26.
Tlmt It pays to advertise lit The Boo
there can l > o not the luist doubt , for It linn
been proven that nearly everybody In No-
braskn and the surrounding states road It.
A tow dnyn ago n WashliiKton special to
The Ilco announced that there would tdiortly
bo n 'revised United States map laaued nt
the general land olllco , and that copies of ll ff.
could bo procured by addressing members of
cotiBress. The Nebraska delegation has re
ceived hundreds and hundreds of rcinirsts
for these maps , and still they come , \\hllo
the Iowa , South Dakota , Wyoming and seine
other dclcgitlons arc being deluged with re
quests for thp maps. Nearly every one writ.
Ing for the maps encloses u copy of the ape
dal from The Ilee. Today Hepresentallvo
Mercer and some of the Iowa delegation re
quested Tlio lieu correspondent to state that
they have already received many times morn
requests than they would have coplon of the
map to supply , and tlmt further requests
would bo In vain.
OMAHA'S FEDERAL BUILDING.
The supervising architect of the treasury
today Informed Mr. Mercer that lie hiiii
allowed the claim of O. J. King of Omaha
for extra work upon the foundation of I ho
now federal building In that city , amounting
to $2,000 less $400.
M. Lynch of DCS Molnes , la. , has filed his
application at the Treasury department for
the position of surveyor of customs at DCS
Molnes.
Secretary Carlisle today signed the format
and final contract with the Paxton &
Vlerllng company of Omaha for furnishing
the Iron work In the now federal building s
In that city. The award was made as anji. .
nounced by The Ilee last week.
Representative Mercer expects to leave
Washington with the house conimltteo on
public buildings and grounds , of which ho Is
a member , on next Sunday for Chicago ,
where the commission will Investigate the
needs of that city for a new federal building ,
Ho will likely go to Omaha before returning
here.
NATIONAL BANK CHANGES.
The comptroller of the currency has , dur
ing the past week , been ofllclally advised ot
changes In the ofllcers of national banks an
follows :
Nebraska The First National bank o {
Stanton. F. McGovcrn vice president ; the
Orote National , John Clay , jr. , president In
place of John U. Johnston , F. II. Connor
vice president In place of Frank A. Kemp ,
V. C. Splnk cashier In place of Frank II.
Connor. - >
Iowa The Oskaloosa National. C. K. Lap
land cashier ; the First National of Garner ,
Charles W. Knoop cashier hi place ot J. J.
Upton.
Idaho The First National ot Lewlston , A.
W. Krontlnger cashier In place of A. W.
Krontlngcr , Jr.
The First National of Dcwltt , Neb. , haj k
gene Into voluntary liquidation.
The Bankers National of Chicago has boon
approved as reserve agent f6r the First Na-1 } * " *
tlonal of Sterling , Neb. ; the National Bank :
of Commerce , St. Louis , for the National
State bank of Burlington , In. ; the United
States National of Now York-'for the First
National of Garner , In. , and the Citizens
National of Des Molnes for'tho Sioux City
National. „
IN A GKNBilAL WAYi *
In the supreme court of the United States
today the motion to advance the cane of thn
Great Western Telegraph-company against *
Hiram Purdy , from the supreme court of
Iowa , was deijled. i t f1
R. W. Breckenrldgo and Charles Rosewater
of Omaha nro spending a few days In the
city. The former has business before tha
executive departments , and the latter , who It
a student at Cornell , Is on a , little vacation.
Governor McKlnley of Ohio has written
Representative Mercer that ho will bo unable ,
on account of other engagements , to addrcsl
the Republican League clubs of Nebraska ai
requested.
Representative Halner has prepared for ln
trodiictlon In the house a bill establishing
ngrlcultural experimental stations In Alaska
on the same conditions and for the same pur.
poses as those In the states , cxcep't that they
will not be connected with or dependent upon
colleges.
Samuel Thompson was today appointed
postmaster at Houston , Glister county , vlea. . .
Lev ! Staples , removed , imd J. M. Stevens at *
Grashull , Meade county , S. D. , vlco J. W ,
Burton , resigned.
Secretary Smith has authorized Colonel
William F. Cody to hire 125 Indians , for
exhibition In his show. Most of the redskltm
will bo Sioux and come from Nebraska , while
thcro will bo a largo representation ot
Comanches. This la the llrst concession
made this season of Indians to bo taken
from reservations with shows.
PBHRY S. HKATII.
The lareoat innltors and nellerjof
line clothcii on earth ,
Your monoy'3 worth or your money bao'r. '
When it's warmer
The now style spring suits will bo in greater
demand again and more men will be in to be fitted
than the salesmen can take care of it's always that
way everybody comes when the rest do but you
you will oomo tomorrow For that's the day we
open up another now lot of dainty ohoolts and stripes
very soleot not many of them. If the crowd
comes with you the chancas are you'll get left , for
no one else sells them.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
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