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THE OMAHA DAILY BJDJl ; TUESDAY , APRTI. 10 , 1805.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
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fotlat mutter i-lmuM ! nililrp wil : To the Killtnr.
IIUHINKSH IITTIIIS.
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THU I1KI3 PUUI.lSHlN-a COM1-ANY.
8TATKMKNT OF CIMCUkATION.
aror c. II. Tuchurk , n'crctarjof The lleo rub-
llslilni ! . uinimny , U'lnir rtuly sworn. aya that
the nt'luiil minilwr of full nml romptulo copies
of thu Imlly MornlnK. Kvenlnc nml Sunday Itce
jirlntnl diinne tlin month of February. 1835 , was
us follows :
20,103 15 . 19.187
2 20.438 1C . 1WO
3 ro.SGO 17 . 20.SCO
4 2'J.U'O 18 . 19.7:6
C 2W.013 19 . 19.7RC
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Less de-Juctlons for un ol < l nml returned
coilvs |
Iet sales .
Dnlly nverugo " ' | 0
Sumlair.
aKOnciK n. T/HCIIUPK.
Bworn tn before mo pnd stilmcrlbed In my pres
ence ( his 2d ilny of Mnrcli. 1S'J3.
( Seal. ) N. F. Fr.Il. . Notary 1'ubllc.
Arbor tiny Is the holliliiy next on the
list. It will lie here on April li'-J.
Thu roimtt'i'fi'lt postage Httunp CUM
doubtless be detected by exports by the
lastu of the KHIU.
And nol another last \vlll and testa
ment of the late .lames O. Fair has
turned up for over three weeks.
What does .loo Slbley want to ( jo all
the way to Colorado for ? The people of
Colorado do not need conversion to the
cs'.use ol' free silver.
It Is to lie feared that the confirma
tion of the news of Nelly Bly's nmr-
rhige will start a rush of women Into
the newspaper Held.
After the pinion spot plan Is once In
operation the county can with propriety
shut down on a lar e number of its
regular applicants for poor relief.
With no money In sight for the con
struction of sewers and pavements there
IK no more need of two secretaries for
the Hoard of 1'ubllc Works than there
Is for live wheels to a wagon.
Xew York Is trying to get rid of the
nuisance created by flying cinders from
open ash carts , while most of the other
American cities ivre trying to get carts
to rid them of the ashes nuisance.
Suppose the legislature had passed
the good roads bill that was presented
for Its consideration. The demand for
bicycles would have been so large as to
actually swamp the bicycle dealers.
With state warrants bearing fi Instead
of 7 per cent Interest It ought no longer
to be dlllU'ult to keep the permanent
school fund Invested In Interest-bearing
state securities.
From the number of applicants one
would easily be led to believe tlmt the
place of secretary of the State Hoard
of Transportation Is the most desirable
public berth under the state govern
ment.
The disastrous conflagration suffered
by the flourishing little town of Elkhorn -
horn N si severe blow to the people
living there , but we are confident that
they will pick up pluck and enerjry to
rebuild the destroyed structures. They
certainly deserve every sympathy and
encouragement la their loss.
The redoubtable Pete .Sehwenelc has
had the audacity to suggest himself
as a candidate for a place as secretary
of the State Hoard of Transportation.
Pete has distinguished backing among
the rin'-rafT of ward heelers. As it rail
road regulator the "Doctor" w'onld be
a howling success , judging by his un
savory record In the Norfolk land olllce.
By the death of Prof. Daim of
Yale one of America's greatest con
tributors to science disappears. Prof.
Dana stood high as a geologist , not only
at home , but also abroad , and his works
on geology were the standards In most
American Institutions of higher educa
tion. Fortunately he was not cut off
before his long career was well rounded
off.
Contribute to the beauty of Omaha
by beautifying your own home. At
tractive residences and neat houses are
what give visitors good Impressions of a
city. Ksieh householder can do his
sllare by seeing 'to ' the sodding of Ids
yard and the plantingof trees am !
shrubbery. This Is the season When
work of this kind must be done if it Is
to be done at all.
It-begins to look as If the promised
winding up of the Whisky trust were
ivally to materialize. There has been
so much trickery an'd manipulation In
fonnect'.on ' with this gigantic combina
tion that the people do not know
whether or not to believe that the mo
nopoly Is to be disintegrated. If the
trust finally and forever d'snppears ' the
exclamations of regret will b ; few and
no ft.
TivHliU'iit Cleveland Insists that he Is
l > nveiited h.r his ostlnmto of Ihe pro
prieties of his olJU'o from dolittf many
tlilnia which he would IIUu to do. Dnr-
Ii K thi fonlliuinnre of tln > last I'onjjvess
hi i opponents in his u\vn purly wore
( . ttiist.'intly rji\liuliif { ( lint ho had no
ria * ? of it e pioprlt-tlus of his olliw.
KvUU'iitly theiv li consldcralile rouin
dlsjsrecint'iit as to Just what thu
liruprK'tU'S cf the presidential olllce di > -
SUSI'KXSIUN OUT OF THE QUESTHM.
Several eastern newspapers , some of
them of no small Influence and stand-
ng , such , for example , as the New York
rrlbune and the New York Sun , have
jeeii calling loudly upon the president
r some one In authority In his admin
istration to give public notice that no
itteinpt will be made to enforce the In
come tax law. The ground upon which
they wish such action based Is that
thy tax under the provisions of the ex
isting atatute and the Interpretation re
cently given by the .supreme court Is
Impossible of collection. And they as
sert that anything that Is Impossible Im-
SCM no duty to attempt It. In other
words these counsellors arc advising the
president to suspend during his pleas
ure a law duly enacted by congress ami
upproved by himself.
Under our form of government neither
the president nor any other executive
illlcer has power to suspend the opera
tion of a law. The nearest we have
come to anything of this kind In recent
years was about two years ago , when ,
after the Chinese exclusion act was de
clared constitutional , leaving nearly
100 , ( 00 ( hlm.se reside ts of this country
liable to deportation for falling to reg
ister , the secretary of the treasury neg
lected to proceed against them , because
he did not have a sulllclent appropria
tion at his command to defray the nec
essary expenses. This action was very
severely criticised at the time , not be
cause it was not warranted by the sit
uation , but because It was done In such
open and flagrant disregard of law. The
point made was that If the executive
could nullify the Chinese exclusion act
he could nullify any other law which
appeared to be objectionable. No snch
power as this , of course , exists In or
has been claimed for the head of the
federal government. The only manner
In which laws can be gotten rid of by
constitutional process is by repeal by
the body which enacted them.
It is plain that the president does not
Intend to give- heed to this advice to
suspend the operation of the Income tax
law , and that he could not If he would.
The Income tax Is to be Imposed and
collected at least for this year on such
Incomes as the court has held to be
subject to federal taxation. The lan
guage of the act Itself limits It to five
years. Whether It shall continue for
that full period will depend upon con
gress. The income tax Is bound to be
up for discussion before the next con
gress , which will be Importuned to re
peal It or to remove Its inequalities. It
may even be one of the Issues at the
next presidential election , should no
amendatory bill be passed In the In
terval. ISut the suspension of the law
by executive act is entirely out of the
( luestion.
CI.KVKtiAXD .lA'D 'JI1K GUItllKXCr.
The Invitation to a public reception
tendered President Cleveland by Chicago
cage business men gave the president
an opportunity to write a very sensible
letter In behalf of sound money , lie
could not , with a proper regard for the
proprieties of his ollice , accept the invi
tation , but had he decided otherwise
Mr. Cleveland could have contributed
no more to the cause of a sound cur
rency than Is contained In his strong
and earnest letter. The president urges
a vigorous campaign for sound money.
Ho says tlmt nothing more Important
can engage the attention of patriotic
citizens , "because nothing is so vital to
the welfare of our fellow countrymen
and to the strength , prosperity and
honor of our nation. " lie says the situ
ation demands that those who under
stand the importance of the subject
should no longer remain Indifferent or
overconfident. It is necessary , In the
opinion of the president , that the sound
money sentiment of the country be crys
tallized , combined and made imme
diately active if it is to save the coun
try from mischief and disaster. The
advocates of a policy the adoption of
which would deb.se the currency arc
alert and active. They are dissemi
nating their fallacious and pernicious
doctrines freely and broadly and there Is
reason to apprehend that they are
making converts. It will bo much more
dltllcult to convince the voter who allies
himself with the free silver cause of his
mistake than It will be to persuade
him not to join that cause , hence the
expediency of making the light for
sound money as active and general as
is the light for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver , and of beginning it
at once. It Is very well to have confi
dence In the intelligent judgment , the
Integrity and the patriotism of the
American people. It Is not to be
doubted that a largo majority of them
are at this time opposed to the free
coinage of silver. Hut there are many
voters who/ie minds are not made up
anil It would bo most unwise to leave
these subject to the specious sugges
tions and the plausible sophistries of
the enemy. These must have , as Mr.
Cleveland suggests , a plain and simple
presentation of the argument In favor
of sound money. "In other words , " says
the president. "It is a time for the
American people to reason together as
members of a great nation which can
promise them a continuance of protec
tion and safety only so long as Us sol
vency Is unsuspected , its honor unsul
lied anil the soundness of Us money un
questioned. "
Mr. Cleveland makes a forceful point
against the proposal that this country
shall establish a monetary policy re
gardless of what other nations do. He
says the character of our currency
would be of comparatively little Impor
tance If our people were Isolated from
all othi > rs , but that Is not their condi
tion. This country has financial and
commercial relations with all the rest of
the world and It cannot bo Isolated with
respect to Us monetary system without
great injury to Its commerce. The In
terests of the American people are so
Intertwined with the interests of others
th-it from force of the. law of self-pres
ervation we must conform our financial
laws to the laws that govern the world's
trade or else fall behind in the race for
woa'lth. The monetary standard which
wo should maintain ought to be tlio
very highest the world knows.
Tim letter of Mr. Cleveland ought to
have a gootl effect. It Is In the right
tone and Is sensible and strong. If It
shall conduce to more vigorous action
on the part of the friends of a sound
and stable currency thu action of Chi
cage business men in expressing their
appreciation of Mr. Cleveland's atti
tude regarding the currency will have
borne good fruit and found abundant
justification.
K IS XOTlttXU IX IT.
There are still some parties In Omaha
who entertain the opinion that the
Omaha cluyter amendments have be
come n law , the veto of the governor
notwithstanding. The grounds for
this assumption are that the gov
ernor dltl not file his veto with the sec
retary of state within live days from the
time the bill was placed In his
hands. The records show that the bill
was handed to the governor at 5 p. m.
Thursday , April -I , and held by him
until 10 a. in. Thursday , April 11. On
the fa'-e of these returns the point
would be well taken were It not for the
constitutional provision which gives the
governor live days , Sundays excepted ,
unless the legislature by their adjourn
ment prevent Its return ( to the legisla
ture ) , In which case the bill shall be
filed with his objections In the olllce of
the secretary of state within live days
after such adjournment , or become a
law. Now Inasmuch as the legislature
did adjourn before the governor could
return the vetoed charter bill for Its re
consideration within the live days after
It had reached him , the governor had
live days from the time of adjournment.
The legislature did not adjourn until I
p. in. Saturday , April ( J , although by
stopping Its clocks twenty-five hours
previously It pretended to adjourn at
noon Friday , April 5. Counting the live
days from Friday noon the governor
had until noon the follo.wing Thursday ,
April 11 , hi which to file his veto and
he did file It on that day at 10 a. m.
Counting the live days from the actual
day and hour of adjournment -namely ,
Saturday , April ( ! , 1 p. m. , the governor
had twenty-six hours , more for filing hi *
veto than he really took.
There Is therefore manifestly no point
in the assertion that the bill became a
law by failure to file the veto In time.
von run r/unrir.
When the proposition to subsidize the
Platte Hirer Canal company was under
consideration last year the county com
missioners sought to Include with the
canal scheme the construction of an
electric tramway on the embankments
of the canal or adjacent to It at points
where It might not be practicable to use
the embankment for such purpose. The
ofHcers of the canal company strenu
ously objected to the tramway being
made part of their contract on the
ground that it would involve an outlay
of over SIMO.OOO in addition to the cost
of constructing nnd equipping the canal.
For that reason the commissioners
dropped the tramway feature from the
proposition.
Now that the canal Is to become public
property the objections raised by the
Incorpor ; "ors of the canal company are
no longer tenable. It Is conceded that
a tramway from Omaha Into the Platte
valley would prove of Incalculable bene-
llt to this city. In fact it Is a question
whether the tramway would not prove
of greater commercial value than the
canal with all its possibilities. A train-
way adjacent to the canal would reduce
the cost of canal maintenance. It would
help to build up the suburban towns
by bringing them Into close and con
stant communion with each other. It
would Increase facilities for marketing
products on the line of the tramway
and thereby enhance the value of all
land adjacent. The right-of-way for thu
canal would also servo as a right-of-way
for the tramway and the canal embank
ment would thus serve two purposes.
While the law under which the county
is to acquire , construct and operate the
canal contains no provision relative to a
tramway the county commissioners have
ample authority to submit a separate
proposition with the proclamation for
canal bonds that would enable the
county to construct a tramway under
the general roadway law. It would not
be necessary for the county to equip or
operate the tramway. That could be
done by any corporation under lease ,
upon paying the county a nominal
rental for the roadway , and utilizing
the power furnished by the canal.
Wo throw out these suggestions to
the commissioners and trust they may
accord ( hem due consideration before
issuing the pri.ohunation.
/MS 1UK IXSL'llllKCTtUN COMAl'SKM
According to advices from Havana ,
the Cuban Insurrection has practically
ended , and that as the result of one
battle In which one of the most promi
nent of the Insurgent leaders was killed
and another taken prisoner. The dis
patch quotes the captain general of
Cuba as saying that the revolution has
been put down , nnd stales that the loy
alists are celebrating the ending of the
Insurrection. The report has the ap
pearance of credibility , and if true it
shows that the claims of the Insurgents
regarding their numbers and the general -
oral sympathy of the people with their
cause have been very greatly exagger
ated. Hut the other side is to be heard
from , and until that reports there Is
some reason for doubting that the re
volt Is at an end. It Is hardly to be be
lieved that after years of preparation
the Insurrectionary forces were so
poorly organized and the revolutionary
movement was so lacking In the condi
tions neeossnyy to carry on a war that
defeat In a single Important battle and
the loss of a couple of loaders was sulll
clent to cause the collapse of the inovo-
ment. There are some shrewd and capable -
pablo men connected with this attempt
to throw oil Spanish authority In Cuba
and secure the Independence of that
Island , and It Is hardly conceivable that
they would have gone Into the revolu
tion unless they had substantial reasons
for believing that It would be success
ful. These men have proclaimed that
the Insurgents were strong In numbers ,
that they were well supplied with the
munitions of war. and that they did
not lack financial means. It would
seem almost Impossible that they could
have been deceived and certainly they
would have no object or motive la put
ting forth clajms to mislead the world.
Tliero was nothing to bo gained by such
a course nnd the business was of too
grave and serious a nature to allow of
any sort of trifling. It Is therefore quite
possible that It will be found the loy
alists have Wk'fi premature in celebrat
ing the ending'of ' the Insurrection.
Hut If the vnd Jias not already come It
Is undoubtedly tuily a question of a
short time .vMlen the revolt , will be
crushed , tie/ier / l Martinez do Cnmpos
Is on his way-to Cuba with a consider
able force , wliltMi may be expected to
make quick \Vorfc In dispersing the re
maining bands uf Insurgents. Possibly
there will be'a ' repetition of the guer
rilla warfare .to'which the Insurrection
of 180S degonvrated , but this could not
bo long maintained. It seems assured ,
therefore , thht ( Here will have to be re
corded another abortive attempt to
wrest Cuba from Spain , and one , too ,
which may be more discouraging to the
hope of Cuban Independence than was
any of the preceding failures , for the
present appeared to bo a peculiarly
[ iropitlous time for such an undertaking.
It Is to be hoped the revolt will at least
have the effect to Induce the Spanish
government to give Cuba a less oppres
sive and objectionable administration
of affairs than in the past , for notwith
standing the declaration of the captain
general that Spain has never oppressed
the Island as represented there Is un
deniably room for great improvement.
We are told that the high price of
meat Is a good thing for the farmers , no
matter what hardship It Ttrlngs upon the
working classes in the cities. It Is
a good thing for the farmers who have
cattle ready for the market. Unfortu
nately the farmers of this part of the
country have but few cattle to sell.
That Is one reason why meat prices
have gone up. It Is also one reason
why the farmers' prollt can not be so
very large.
If anyone still believes that there Is
a chance for the enactment of a free
silver coinage law during the term of
President Cleveland all he need do to
dispel the thought Is to read the presi
dent's letter declining the invitation to
speak on the money question at Chi
cago. It Is perfectly safe to say that
no free coinage bill will get past Presi
dent Cleveland without a veto.
George M. Pullman Is said to have an
eye on a newspaper venture in New
York City. Hut why should he want
an organ exclusively for himself when
his great company lias so little dllllctdly
in pulling the strings of so large a portion
tion of the corporation press all over
the country ? '
AYIioro Vtutt Nclir.iHlt.i's Wlllhim ?
Globe-Demoorut.
The next time the democrats want to Im
pose an Income tax they would do well to
employ a lawyer.
- U HI Ui'ilu-n.
SprlnKn 111 U publican.
Senator-elect Tluirston of Nebraska does
well to state that he will resign as solicitor
general of the Union Pacific -railroad be
fore taking hisscat In the senate.
Counting : tint < < icMnlmr.4.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
One Buchanan 'thinks Nebraska would
Klve 50,000 majority for free silver-at IB to 1.
Considering that tliere are only about 20J.OOO
voters In the 'state , this looks like a gener
ous estimate. : '
lln
k sun. '
It Is a quite different thlnjr to nominate at
tills time any particular statesman , south
ern or northern , ns the next democratic can
didate for president. That , In our opinion ,
would be decidedly premature. Ket us nfe
first whether there la to bo a. democratic
ticket In the fleld , a demoeratlc organization
to support a democratic ticket , and a dem
ocracy to go to the polls.
Iilluov lii ( ifivf'rimioiit.
nrnoklyn KnRle.
The silly law that turns < mck skilled
laborers from Kutope and admits freely nil
the tramps and Ignorant , vlctouf , untrained
people who choose to come ha.s been put In
operation to keep out the diamond cutters
who would have set up an industry in
llrooklyn greater than that of Amsterdam
and would have brought wealth to this city
and this country. They are to be sent home.
Kansas City Stnr.
The governor of Nebraska based his veto
of the mixed marriage bill on the ground
that there Is no public d-mand for It. It Is
Interesting to reflect , however , that the four
states which very largely surround Ne
braska permit mixed marriage.1" . Of the
forty-four states of the union twenty-two ,
or exactly one-half , allow the marriage of
whites with negroes , but at thu same time
It Is pleasant to know that there Is no
stirring public demand for such marriages.
Tlin y ilviinrn In .llcuts.
Kansas City Stnr.
The advance In prices Is not Ans so much
to-the actual shortage which has developed
up to the present time as to the general be
lief that a much greater falling off will oc
cur later in the year. It is a trade axiom
that a short corn crop does not have Its
full effect on supplies of live stock until the
succeeding year. The corn cropof 1831 , ac
cording to th government estimates , was
very much the smallest in thirteen years ,
and the smallest on record In proportion to
tiiv. number of animals In the country to bo
fed. Therefore , It Is not strange that those
who are best ixwteil on the subjjct of crops
and farm animals should expect a great
decrease In the supply of cattle during 1893.
Growth of nil Id en.
Cralir Tim .
Mayor Hemls of Omaha has donned the
overalls nnd spade and Is takjng an active
part In furthering the Plngree ip'.an to pro
vide poor people with work and food. Per
sons desiring plots of Un.il to cultivate are
furnished It upon appllcatljn and are also
to be given seed free. The heavy property
owners havn got together and donated the
use of land that 13 now Idle to the poor and
needy who wish to cultivate It , the product
of the land to go to the cue raising It.
This will prqvlde a good living for n great
many of Omaha's poor who are willing to
work and will save the city and county
hundreds of dollars next winter In the
way of charity. 'A letter signed by a. num
ber of pnmlnent-oltlzens has been sent to
Secretary Morton asking for garden and
vegetable teed.-\Vt think this plan a good
one , for In irtoMti cities there are hundreds
of acres of ldl < t lan which Is belne held by
rich men and corporations for speculative
purposes and kejir from producing anything
but weeds. i ,
Intermulnnil lllinetnlllMii.
llostim Ol > ! > . - .
It Is high tlirr thSt all the friends or sound
money In this country should realize that
If they wish Ur pjtmanently side-track the
silver standard"movement there Is but one
practical course to pursue. They must Join
forces with the men who are championing
the cause of establishment of bimetallism
by intenmtlorml action. To talk of estab
lishing the Gold btnndard In the United
States permarpjuWy Is futile. No party has
ever pronounced in favor of such a standard.
On the other bund , both the great parties
of the dny ar qn record as favoring the
us * of both gold and sliver In our currency.
All the signs ( frtfi.times Indicate that any
political orgomzamftn adopting as Its motto
' 'Gold Only' ' ' would find Itself in the most
hopeless of minorities. International bl-
metalllfm would'takc the troublesome and
constantly recurring silver question out of
politics In America and everywhere else.
It would mean an era , not only of sound
money , but of new and lusting prosperity
wherever civilization rules.
Olobe-Ilemocrat ! The marked Incrcaso In
postal tccclptg during the past quarter may
be TfRarJeil as n sure Indication of the revival
of business. When trade ts active the malls
QIC heavy , and large sales of stnriips always
mean that the merchants are doing well.
Springfield llepubllcnn : The Increase of
wages cnnouneed yesterday by one of the
largest mill corporations In Va\\ \ \ Hirer was
a great surprise to the operatives and the
community. It Is thought that other mills ,
must follow cult In order to avoid trouble
with their help. To the business worlil all
over the country the- news will bo particu
larly gratifying. The clouds lift and the
sunshine of prosperity begins once more lo
pour through the dark haze of business atl-
vert'lty.
Washington Star : A Connecticut silk man
ufacturer has recently notified his employes
that he will ndd C per rent to their wages.
They had not askej for this advance , and the
Increase comes to them as a pleasant sur
prise. Ono swallow does not make a summer ,
but nevertheless thly Is an encouraging sign
of returning prosperity , ami. with other sim
ilar Indications which have been noted from
tlmo to time , gives reason to believe that the
coming season will be a bright oml from the
commercial point of view.
HKUKXHltATUtX * ' C'/Il.V.I.
Indianapolis Journal : If China accepts that
portion of Japan's demands requiring 300-
000.000 taels. which Is about } 310.000.000
worth of silver , the price of white metal
should advance materially.
Chicago Tribune : If these terms arc
stated correctly nml the Chinese government
ratines them Japan will profit greatly In ter
ritory , as well ns in treasure , by the first
four terms , and the whole western world will
profit still more by the fifth. The war be
tween Japan and China , costly and humiliat
ing as It has been to the latter , may yet
prove a blessing In disguise for the Celestials.
Chicago Hecord : The Island kltigJoin pro-
poseo nothing less than the free opening of
China to the commerce and Immigration of
the world. If China acquiesces Japan will
have to be regarded iut only as the author
of China's future progress , but as the world's
benefactor. She proposes to unlock the enor
mous resources of the orient to modern busi
ness enterprise and Invite the nations of the
earth to enjoy the benefits. In other words ,
the kingdom which until but a few years ago
was estimated among the crudely civilized
nations Is making an effort which In Its
breadth of aim r.nd its literal purpose will
stand f.rst among the great national enter
prises of the lust fifty years.
XKIIIl.tNK.l AXJ ) XKIIIt.ISK.lXS.
The charity ball at Hayes Center netted
$1,137.ft for the relief of the drouth sufferers.
T. Uockhold proposes to contest the election
of Mr. Lavcrty to the olllce of police judge of
Ord.
Ord.A
A farmer near Randolph , Dan niessen , has
a live pig with eight natural legs and six
ears.
Lightning struck the Wisner roller mills ,
but the only damage done was the shattering
of the Hag staff.
Miss Nora Ilergen stepped on a bad side
walk at Fullerton and fell , breaking her
thumb. She proposes to sue the city for
damages.
Thieves broke Into the court house at Candy
and carried oft 200 pounds of flour and fifty
pounds of meat that was about to be distrib
uted to the needy.
Fire destroyed the home of Mrs. Snyder at
Oakdale , and the old lady took It so much to
heart that she wanted to be cremated In the
flrmes. Neighbors prevented her from doing
anything rash.
An old lady living at O'Neill walked to
Plalnvlew the other day on her way to Fre
mont , but her strength gave out and chari
table people bought her a ticket so she could
rldo the rest of the way.
Twin brothers who were separated years
ago have Just discovered each other In Cedar
county. A. L. Lundgren arrived from Den
mark last weak and Is now with his brother
near Llmo Grove. The brothers were sepa
rated when only 9 weeks old and It was not
until last summer that they heard from each
other.
Chris Schedinan , the Seward county man
who swallowed a sixpenny nail some time
ago , had an operation performed to remove
the obstruction fioin his stomach. The doc
tor failed to find tlie nail , but he discovered
that Chris' stomach had become contracted
and had otherwise gotten out of shape. A
few cuts with a knife put the man's Inwards
In as good shape as ever , nnd he la now on
the road to recovery.
I'lMl'/.K , I.VI > TllIXCS.
Minnesota will encourage the raising of
sugar beets with a bounty.
Events continue to demonstrate the pecu
liar talents of Japan as a decorator of China.
It Is conceded by .irltioal observers that
this year's Easter bonnet Joes not come up
to the size of the bill.
Josh M. Sears ts one of the most valued
citizens of Boston. He pays $48,000 ' .axes on
real estate valued at $3,751,000.
Molllo Fuller's new entertainment , the
Trilby dance , is considered In Chicago a big
feet-ure , the more marked because it Is ac
complished by her with "light effects. "
It Is given out on the "highest au'horlty"
that Mr. Cleveland will not be a ctndldnt ?
for re-election. Evidently Mr. nuchaiii.n'a
touching suggestion i.as no1- yet reached the
white house.
The reform street cleaner of New York
proposes collecting ashes In canvas bags.
Ills suggestion commends Itself to those who
think the city should hold the sack. Their
name Is leglcn.
Oliver Curtis Perry , trr.ln robber and al
leged lunatic , demonstrates there Is consider
able method In his feigned madness , lie
Is too sane and shrewd for the average
prison keeper , In New York or elsewhere.
These are days of revelations. A resident
ot the City of Churches claims to have been
advised by the Almighty to put away his
fcurth wife. The name of the angel who
brought the message Is discreetly withheld.
The czar Is the most comfortably fixed ,
financially , of any European monarch. He
has no civil list , salary or allowance. He just
helps himself to all he needs , and the treas
urer's only duty Is to see those imxln sup
plied.
The Columbus (0. ( ) Dlipatch < preid Itself
over the adjoining township cne c y .ast
week In a commendable elfnrt to pic\e Ita
faith in the Ohio c.ipl'nl , and Incidentally
to celebrate the iiitrjlaij'.l-in of a comp'rtc
modern equipment. There were seventy-two
pages , comprising pencil and pictorial
sketches of the Columbus of today and the
Columbus of the past.
Senor Canovas del Castillo , at the head of
the new Spanish ministry , fa one of the
homeliest men in Europe , being squat ,
paunchy and unsymmetrlcal. with a face that
Is Intensely unprepossessing. HeIs a rc-ac-
tlonlst of the most pronounced kind and a
tlurough believer In the divine right of kings
to do as they everlastingly please. His wife
Is a very haughty and unpopular woman.
A distinguished practitioner contends in a
medical Journal that the danger of contagion
from IdEslng U the veriest boali. He holds that
It Is a wholesome and healthful exercise , and
his opinion Is shared In by thousands who have
bad experience In that line. It may as well
l > 5 stated now cu at any other tlmo that the
attempt to check the delights of osculation
originated with a grumpy old doctor who
had more mittens than patients. This fact
is ono of the open secrets of the Woman's
club.
Colonel Cockerlll writes from Japan that
Koyatna , the assailant of Vicroy I.I , lias
for some tlmo been a thief , a vicious t-ort of
political Gulteau , a vugrunt Soshl , a poli
tician around Toklo. discarded by his father
and shunned by his former friends. He tried
to be a lawyer and failed ; he took refuge In
turbulent politics. He was vain , feeble and
desirous of creating a sensation. His crushed
spirit and the public's lack of appreciation
of him led him Into the depths of a species
of Insanity that was truly dulteaulsh.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't ' Report
rf.lJIS AT TlIK L.tTE l.l'.llISI..irVHI
Columbus Argus : The only thing the
brutal majority lacked was a Tom Major *
for governor.
WlnslOo Tribune ; The legislature la dead
and the bountiful rain has fallen. What
more can wo askt
Krtniont Lender : If Majors had been
elected governor there Is no telling what
lawg the fegUlaturp would have enacted.
Cedar KaplJs Republican : The IcRlsIatura
did nothing to be proud of. Kven republican
papers , ulth n tew exceptions , have little
or nothing to say In Its favor. That It was
a disgrace to the state there arc few who
have the cheek to deny.
I'lntto Center Signal : If the state of Ne
braska had had a billion-dollar surplus nnd
had called together a body of men to dispose of
It In a way that would secure the least re
turn to the people to whom tt belonged ,
they could not have gouo at It In a manner
much different from the course pursued by
the late legislature.
Schuylcr Quill : Douglas county tent n
solid republican delegation to the legislature
this late session nine to the housf and three
to the senate. The llee can put In all Its
spare ppaco writing up their records and nol
bother any other members. If Omaha was
well represented , then Omaha is worse than
we have considered her.
Scotia Register : The Twenty-fourth , ses
sion of the Nebraska legislature Is at last
ended , and from beginning tu und has been
n disgrace to the state. The last two weeks
have witnessed such scenes as should never
be allowed In such a place. When It comes
to senators fighting , men using abiislvo
and Insulting language to ono another , when
they should bo living up to the laws' of the
stale , as well as making new laws , It Is
tlmo to call a halt. It would be belter that
such a thing as the legislature should never
exist than to disgrace the citizens of this
state by their reckless manner , and
by their careless extravagance of the
people's money. It Is hoped by the tlmo
Nebraska must have another session of the
legislature enough gentlemen In the stale
can be found who will do by the people as
they should.
Lincoln News : Tfioro .was perhaps loss
public scandal connected with the recent
session of the legislature than any that has
been held for years. There wore some under
currents of comment that would have created
something of a sensation In print , but the
usual periodical fulmlnatlons of tilth were
not thrust Into publicity. The members were
discreet. There was a quiet rumor afloat
that ono member of the house was called
upon to yield up the neat sum of $250 as
ransom for a letter he hud written to a
woman here in the city. Recognizing his
Indiscretion In over having written he dis
creetly gave up the stuff to avoid publicity.
There were plenty of opportunities for scan
dal at all times , as the naileries wore
thronged dally with women of known repute ,
and some who were not so well known In
that capacity , and some of the members
were unite gay. The crowning scandal of
the session was the closing orglo In the
basement , and the suicide of Johnnie Sahlor
was the afterclap. Hut on the whole the
record of the last session la comparatively
clean morally , and compares more than fa
vorably with preceding sessions.
AXlt ( lltHEX * tXl > HKI ) .
( .04 Angela * In ( Inlit Attlrn tor tlio Cclo-
lirntliin of I.u FIcHtii.
LOS ANG13LKS , April 15. The opening
of the tecond annual celebration of La
Klesta do Loa Angeles takes place In this
city today. The hotels , public houses and
many private houses are filled to overflowIng -
Ing with people who are gathered from all
parts of the country. It Is believed there are
50,000 visitors.
The entire city is given up to this revel.
No business wilt be done except that per
taining to the- festival and that absolutely
necfBsary and the whole population of the
city will devote the week of the carnival
to the enjoyment of the splendid pleasures
prepared and the entertainment of the city's
thousands of guests. A novel feature of the
fiesta fs the lavish street decorations. Mer
chants and property owners along the line
of march anil on all the principal streets
burled their buildings beneath masses of
palm leaves , pine boughs , flowers and
bunting. Flags are flying from every post
and drapss on every pillar. The city Is a
sea of color in which the color of Li Fiesta ,
the yellow for the orangs , the green for
the olive and the red for the wine , pre
dominate. Besides the decorations of bulll- :
Ings by private individuals the Merchants
association , under whose auspices the festi
val is given , appointed a committee on
Btreet decoration and Its work Is very much
In evidence.
I'orrstitlled thn Vt editing Hnotta.
SOUTH BEND , Ind. , April 1C. Edward
Howard , son of ex-County Recorder Howard ,
and Miss Etta Garceau , one ot the most
beautiful young ladles of South Bend , wcru
to have been married this morning In St.
Patrick's church. At the appointed hour the
church was filled with prominent society
people , when the priest appeared and an
nounced that no wedding would occur. It
develops that the bride and groom-elect left
the city last night and were married at some
place out of town. It Is believed they were
married by a 'squire at Nlles , Mich. The
act of the young couple created a great sensa
tion. They were to have teen at home May 1
at Pltlsbiirg. Kan.
AU. K\T. VlXRlt UX 0.1MIM. j
Stuart Lodcer : The iitato fair at Omaha J
next September will doubllws be a grand nuc- I
cess. Ono of the Interesting features already
arranged for will bo ix reproduction of the \
Now Orleans Mardl Oras parade.
Ivcarncy Hub : Omaha people arc ngnln
WRkliiR i | > on their big canal echeinc , now
that the legislature enacted a law favorable
to the project. A special election will again
bo callcil , and It Is predicted that dirt will
bo flying within nlxty days. Let the good
work go on. Thcro will be opposition to the
Omaha project , but It will be a winner finally
and will create a substantial boom for that
city. " '
Tekaninh HurIonian : A commendable step \
nnd one that will add much to the success of
the state fair at Omaha Is the effort to es
tablish suitable entertainment to visitors. '
Visions of long tramps In search of food and ,
lodging , which when found were generally '
more nauseating and uncomfortable than
even "fair time" could MCUSC. inuJe a deeper
Impression on ( ho minds of visitors to that * v
Institution at Lincoln than did all the fat
hogs anil cattle exhibited.
NVnkefleld Republican : The state fair at ,
Omaha tills year ts a grand thing for north- i
cast Nebraska. It will help to advertise this
part uf the stale In great shape. Every ono
from here who can post'lbly do so should at
tend anil exhibit something. The metropolis
cf this state Is Omaha , and she Is going to
get up n state fair that will show people '
what Nebraska Is doing nnd can do. It Is
our fair , and nothing will pay our people
better than to lend a helping hand to the ' '
enterprise.
Nebraska City News : Omaha Is displaying
commendable enterprise In arranging for the
coming stole fair , and among Iho other al-
tracllons will be securing all the floats and
paraphernalia used In New Orleans at the
Mardl Gras festival. This will b3 a' good at
traction for the evening , but lliere Is ono i
drawback , and U'at ' can be easily overcome.
Thu holels will be crowded lo their utmost
during the fair , and they cannot care for the
extra largo crowd that will be present on the
evening the lloals are shown , but the railroads - '
roads can run excursions from all points \
within a radius of 150 miles of Omaha and
leave for homo about inl.lnl ht. This would
give the visitors a day at the fair , see the
sights and return home the same day.
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1'KltT AXlt I'LK.tS.lHT.
Harlem Life : Hlgbee Why do you ask : ,
me for Information If you consider me such \
an ignominUM ? 1
Mrs. Hlgbee I merely wish to prove It. j
Philadelphia Inquirer : Wobbs I hear
that the butcher on the corner Is lying In
weight for some of his customers ?
Uubbs No. It's hla scales. i
Indianapolis Journal : "Do you approve
the election of senators by the people ? "
a.Mki-d the mugwump gentleman.
" 1 do by our people , " replied the parllsan
gentleman , nnd the discussion closed ,
Chicago Tribune : Mr. Sklnnphllnl In
spected the piece of money the newsboy
had given him In change.
"Hub , " he said , "this coin has a hole In
"A'ready ? " exclaimed the newpboy. In
surprise. "Squeeze It the olher way now
nnd It'll be nil right again. " * r
Washington Star : "Did you over sur
render yourself to the police ? " asked Plod
ding Pete.
"No. air ; " replied Meandering Mike. "I'm
a firm believer In the principle that the ofll-
cer should seek the man : not thu man the
olllcer.
Harper's Hazar : First Cannibal I'm dy
ing ! Oh ! oh !
Second Cannibal What's the mailer ?
First Cannibal I've Just eaten that friend
of the missionary's wife.
Sooond Cannibal Good gracious , ra.anl
That womnn'H a member of Sewrosls. 8ho
never agreed with any man In her life.
.Chicago Record : "Uy the way , Uncle
Cyrus , " said Ihe hostess , pouring the tea ,
"when you were In Italy did you ever seu
the natives making macaroni ? "
"Often , " replied Uncle Cj rus.
"James , " whispered the lady , "I Uilnlc
you better not help Undo Cyrus to any
macaroni. "
Judge : She I can't help thinking I have
si-en your portrait In thu newspapers some
where. He Oh , no doubt ; It's often been
published. She Then I am not mistaken.
What were you cured of ?
Truth : Mrs. Jackson Do you call this
sponge cake ? Why. It's hard ns stone.
Cook Yes , mum , that's the way a sponge
18 before It Is wet. Sonk It in your tea.
Fllegende Ulactter : Professor ( to his
wife ) Ellse , I have promised to deliver an
address tomorrow evening on the rational
exercise of the memory. Don't let mo for
get about It.
LEAVING THE ENEMY.
Kiin ni City Jnurnul.
"I don't deny , " said Illbulus ,
"That whlshky ia my foe ;
Thash Jesser renshon that I llkesh
The poison stuff ( hlc ) so ;
The good btuk suysh that we muz love
Our enemies , y' know. "
OLD SUXGU.
Washington Star.
The old songs are the sweetest.
The wind that sweep * the hill
And tunes the- buds a matin song ;
The birds thai In the May-time throna
With soft ecstatic trill.
Since llrst the sun rejoiced the earth
Wrought the melody and gentle mlrtU.
The old songs nro the sweetest ,
And man , howe'er he strives ,
May llnd alone In nature's book
The low , sweet wnrbllngs of the brook.
The murmuring of the hive
'Round which tlio restless honey bee
His labor cheers with harmony.
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