Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 9, 1885, Page 4

{ THE DAILY BEE.] @Ouana Ovrion No 914 axp 918 Fanmax Bz, Maw Yoax Orvien, Roox 65 Trisvwa Bomo mNe, wvery morning, Sunday. The J; Monday morning Eally paviished in the state. Yoar.... X 10.00 Months . 8.00 I e Woakly Bee, Publihsed every Wednesday YERMS, FOSTPAIR. oar, with premium. 0o Foor, wikhous romium toations relating be News and Editorial mibbecs Shodid be sddressed 4o \he EDIYOR oF ¥RA [ FURINRAS LETYRRS. - Business Latters and Remittances should be A voeas v Tw B PUBLIARING COMPAXY, OMARA. Oheoks and Pos offios orders to be made par bie 0 the order of the eompany. YHE BEE PUBLISHING 0O, Props. R ROSEWATER, Eprrom . Fitch, Manager Daily Olroulation !.Ad.nlc. % ‘Omahs, '1‘%\1. It was not a walkaway for Mr. Boyd. Moxey makes the mayor go. Boyd, How soon will the Herald and Repub- lican consolidate? —— Tar democratic candidate for police judge is a sadder but Welsser man. —— Tur “overwhelming majority” which Mr. Boyd cxpected falled to materfulize. E. Boyp's mojority, as the late General Striokland would say, is not so d——d unanimous. — It Is now ovidont that Mr. Boyd elther anderestimated Mr. Murphy or overes- timated himself. v Mz, Buck did not lose any aleep last night. He did not have tostay up to find out whether he was elected. % e e Tue man who n itching for office generally gets In by a scratch. Mr.Boyd had to do some very llvely scratching. Sr. Lours has an anclent democratic newspaper which is misnamed the Ie- publican. Omaha has now a paper with the same name and politics. W have just recetved the lical Estate Mugrump, Vol 1, No. 1, of Red Oak, lowa. We suggest that it be consoli- dated with the Railroad Republican. Ir ts hoped that Mr. = Colpetzer will now be reappolnted government diractor of the Union Pacific. He has done onough for the democratic boes to be en- titled to that reward. Mz, Bovp was the reform candidate, and yet he raceived the solld support of the hoodlums, the bummers, and the sports. We are glad to see that these classes are In favor of reform—with a vengeance. Mz. Murray was defeated for mayor of Omaba by some very *fine work.” The workers can always find employment in such an election as that of Tuesday, where money s used freely to gressa all tae whoels of the m-n'hlnery. Tue officers of the Colorado legislature as usual, just before the adjenrnment of that body, were given a number of pres- enta by their admirlng friends. The poople of Colorado, however, would rather congratulate them wupon thele absonce than upon their presents, WiLL some mathematiclan please figure out what become of the three thousand votes that were pledged by that eitizens’ petition requeating Mr. Boyd to run for mayor? It strikes us that the number of algnors was greatly exaggerated, or else a a large number of the petltioners went back on Mr, Boyd. E— Mgz. Boyp wanted an ‘‘overwhelming majorlty” as an endorsement of his ad- wministration while he was mayor. In- stead of a majority of 1,000 to 1,500 which he confidently expected when he started out, he gets less than 150 major- ity. That can hardly be called an en- dorsement. We consider it a rebuke, Tuk Chicago News clalms that Carter Harrison is defeated by fully two thous- and, as will be shown by the officlal count of the ballots. The News charges that Harrlgon's ‘*‘fine workers” have committed extensive frauds. If Harrlson is really beaten, it wlll be a big victory In the interest of reform, bat it is a ques- tion whether it can be shown satlafactorlly that he Is defeated, because he has the machinery fn his hacds to conceal the frauds and maintain bimself In his posi- tlon. He has too much cxperience in this llne to be caught at this late day. Tue influence of the Reépublican was wonderful, It was slmply fmmense. After spending $10,080 its reform candl- date will get in by a mere scratch, if he gots In at all. Four years ago when Boyd had the support of the Bex agaiost Hascall, and without any cltizens' move. ment, he received over 1,000 majority, and that, tco, when thera were less than 4,000 votes polled. Now Boyd's alleged majority is less than 100, when the num. ber of votes cast is over 7,000, He was backed by the influence of the entire press of Omahs, except the Bre. He had the Herald solld to begin with, without price, as his mainstay. He then aunexed the Republican, and next he boaght into the Dispateh, and to make the comblnation complete he captured the two German dallles and the Scandi- vavian paper. With all this srray of talent, with an army of pencll-scratchers in various langusges, with all this fnflu- ence, and with all his money, Mr. Boyd mansged to barely escape defeat. He has certainly nothing to be proud of, THE DAILY BEE--THURSDAY APRIL 9, 1885 TWENTY YEARS AGO. Twenty years ago to-day General Rob- ort K, Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox. Lee has long stnce passed[awsy, and now Grant is about to surrender to the conqueror of all men. It will be the first surrender of the hero of a hundred battles. His mind remains clear and active to the last, and when it recalls to-day the episode that occurred In the little Virginia village of Appomat. tox Court House on the Oth of April, 1865, and which closed his military career and ended the greatest rchelllon of any age, it muat afford to him satlsfactlon to know that the people of this re-united nation will never forget his services In behalf of the unlon, It was in May, of the year before, that Grant, afler eix days hard fighting, sent his dispatch to Secretary Santon which concluded with the em- phatic proposition: *‘I propose to fight it opt on this line If 1t takes all summer,” That sentiment struck a popular cord, and created great enthuslasm throughout the north. It made the loyal people feel confident that Grant would press on to Richmond and bring the prolonged struggle to a close. They were not dis- appointed. Victory after victory was re~ corded and at last on April 3d, 1865, Richmond fell, and Grant puthed on to crowd Lee to the wall. Four dsya after- wards Lee, hemmed In on every side, received from Grent a message to surrender. The meeting was finally arranged to take place at Appo- mattox, and there it was that the two great generals met two days afterwards and shock hands, It was the cordial grasp of the hero of the north and the hero of the south—the conquerorand the conquered—each wishing for peace aund glad that the hour bad at last come when 1t could be honorably accomplished. In less thun five minutes the details were agreed upon, Leo was so impressed by Grant's generous dealing that he asked no modification whatever of the terms pro- posed. Halfan hour later these terms were put in writing, and when the important documents were signed the rebellion was virtually at an end. One of those who were present in behalf of Lee has written in regard to a scene that conld not have been but painful to him as well as his chief: “There Is no paseags of history in thls heart-breaking war which will, for yeara to come, be mora honorably mentioned and gratefully remembered than the de- meanor, on the 9th of April, 1865, of Gen. Grant toward Gen. Lee. I do not 80 much allude to the facility with which honorable terms were accorded to the confederates, as to the bearing of Gen, Grant and the oflicers about him toward Gen. Lee, ” Four days after the surrender of Lee, General Gran’ reached Washington, and in the evening the city weas most bril- liantly illuminated In his honor, and to celebrate the cessatlon of hostilities, The next evening, Good Friday, April 14th, 1865, Presldent Lincoln was assassinated, and the natlon, which had been rejoicing over the end of the rebellion, was thrown into deep mourning. It s eald that the plan was to have also killed Gen. Grant, but fortunately he had declined Lincoln’s invitation to attend the theatre with him, a8 he was anxlous to procced that even- ing to Philadelphia. To-day the natlon mourns for General Grant who must soon join the martyred president, and the Father of His Country. The three great names in Amerlcan history are ‘Washington, Lincoln and Grant. *“Vic- tory crowned them with its garlands, and the years In their flight confirm the ver- dict that the laurels were justly be- stowod.” A HIGH OOMPLIMENT. Mr. Murphy Is to be congratulated upon the high compliment paid to him by the cltizans of Omaha. He has recdived an endorsement of which any man might well be proud, In acampalgn which from the outset was regarded as des- parate and hopeless by some of the most prominent republicans, and with a com- petltor whose electlon was almoat con- ceded from the start as a foregone con- clusion, Mr, Murphy has made a neck- and-neck race. James K. Boyd had wealth, political Influence, and personal prostige In his favor. He had been elected mayor of Omaha by near- ly 2,000 majority four years ago, and had become a great factor of political patronage by reasia of beirg member of the national democratic com- mittee. He entered this campalgn de- termined to win new laurels by a sweep- Ing popular victory st the polls, He was not merely the standard bearer of his own party, but he enlisted in his own behalf the business men and corporate influences. To make assurance doubly sure he also secured the Intluence of all purchassble newspapers and political strikers, And last, but not least, to make the defeat of Mr. Murphy more crashing, he organized a whole regiment of Heseian hirelings, who clalm to be leaders among the workingmen, With all this formid- able array against him and with a treach- erous fire 1n the rear from political bush- whackers and pirates.— who masquerade a8 republicans under the leadership of Oaspar E, Yost—Mr, Murphy has made » splendid fight,and surprised his frlends and humlllated his enemiés. He recelved a heavier vote than sny other man we know of at present could have polled sgainst James E. Boyd. Ina falr field and with the almighty dollar barred out Mr, Murphy would have been elected by from 500 to 1,000 majority. Tux Boyd letter which this paper pub lshed on Monday was not placed in our hands by Mr, Ryan, as some partles al- lege, nor did Mr, Ryan have any knowl- edge of when and how "it reached us. The facts about this letter are axactly as we stated when the was published. A gentleman, formerly connected with a Lincoln paper, oalled at this office last week and Informed the editor that s let- ter written by Mr. Boyd a year sgo, which touched upon Boyd's senatorlal aspirations, had been plcked up in the streets ot Lincoln, As it might have rome bearlng on the campalgn the party offered to have it mailed from Lincoln if destred. The of- fer was cheotfully accepted. The lotter reached here Monday and was glven to the public within three hours after it was recelved. When Mr, Ryan wasinformed by somebody that we had this lettor and was about to publish the contents he en- deavored to have the letter publicatlon stopped. So much with regard to this contraband letter. If any responeibllity or odium attaches to its phblica- tion we will shoulder it entirely. When Mr. Boyd and his frlends cool down we venture to say that they will see nothing unusual or dishonorable in our course. The lotter was not prooured by bribery or trickery on our part. 1t was not marked ‘‘confidentlal,” and was legitimate campaign ammunltion. It disclosed Mr. Boyd’s political intentions for a higher place than mayor, and estab- lished what had been charged by us with regard to the object of his candidacy. Thisis not the first time either that the private letters of public men have founa their way Into print. Henry Olay wrote a memorable lotter which cost him the prestdency. Mr. Blalne's lettors were made use of in the late campaign, and Mr. Boyd did not think any- thing wrong about that, If any Dblame attachos to this let- ter It must be upon the man who wrote it and not upon the man who published It DISGRUNTLED DEMOCRATS. Speoial to State Journal, OMAnA, Neb., April 8.—1. 45 a. m.— The election to-day was hotly contested, the Maurphy republicans having the un- distingulshed support of the Lincoln, Nebraska Clty and Omaba ring of dis- gruntled democrats. The vote is badly mixed and at midnight the result on mayor only is obtained. James E. Boyd is elected by 150 majority. Dr. Miller's man Friday, who sent the above to the railroad, republican and job- bers’ organ at Lincoln is evldently talk- ing by the card. We can understand why disgruntled democrats in Omaha de- serted Boyd In resentment of Boyd's deal with the republican citizens by which half of the democratlc ticket was traded off in order to insure his own election. ‘We cannot comprehend, however, where the disgruntled democrats from Lincoln and Nobraska City took a hand in the Omaha clty election, They may have been disgruntled, to be sure, by an offen- sive and defensive alliance bstween the wembers of the national democratic committee and the chairman of the re- publican state central committee, by which Mr. Boyd secured the support of the Omaha Republican in exchange for his assistance in defeating certain demo- cratic candidates at present, and organiz- ing a close corporatlon ring for wntual bushwhacking in the futare. At the time of writlng we ara without authentic adylces from the election In Omaha, but it was generally conceded in that city, upon unofficial returns, that Boyd (dem.) Is elected mayor by a small majority, absut 150. Our sympathy is extended to Mr. Rosewater and the BEE, whose eflforts In behalf of the party were very lonesome as far as regards the press.— Lincoln Journal, Nosympsthy form that quarter{s either asked or needed. The Bre may: have been lonesome so far as regards the press, but it was not lonesome as regards republican votes. 1t was quite natural for the Journal to rejoice with the Her- ald and Republican over Boyd’s brilliant victory. They are a trinity that 1s bound | together by a natural affinity, If the republican party of Nebraska have not already found that these three papers, representing antagonistic political parties, have all thelr aims In common, they cer- tainly have lesrned that tact since Mr. Boyd entered the campaign to become mayor. It has been so for years in every campaign and it will be so in the fature. If it were not for the railroads and the money-bags behind them these papers could achieve very little In forming pub- lc sentiment. As newspapers they are hardly worthy of the name, Tur cltizens’ movement was supposed to be In the interest of reform and better councllmen. Because Mr. Gi. M. Hitch- ceck refused to pay $20 to the citizens’ executive committee they scratched his name off the cltizens’ ticket. When he was asked for the money he was on the street, and merely satd he would see them some other time. The action of the oltizens’ committee towards Hitch- cock Is certainly remarkable, In view of the fact that they were apparently so earnest In thelr efforts to give the city good government, 1f a man cminently fit to be & member of the councll refusca to contribute to the electlon of Mr. Boyd then be is unfit for the council and must be defeated. Such was the conclusion of the citizens' commlitee. The less we have of such pretenses and humbug the better it will be for the reputation of the business men of Omaha —_—_— Further Comment Unnecessary, New York Times, A Washington hotel keoper was boast- ing of the amount of money he had made during inauguration week. +What do you think of that?” he sald, turning to a stranger, The stranger lifted his shoulders, but made no reply. “Don't you think that's doing pretty well’ pers'sted the hotel man. “My wife’s rannin’ a boardin’ house in New Orleans,” sald the stranger, sen- tentlous'y, and then the Washington man was silent. e —— GLOVE FITTING, 1t s » pleasure to have gloves fitted IN THE NEW AND NUVEL WAY by an experienced lady glove fitter at PATOH'S, 1517 Dovglas St., just above Falconer's. THE EX-PRESIDENT TALRKS, e Has Made No Plans for the Futare, Ex-President Arthur left the natlonal capital Sanday for Fortress Monroe. Since the Inaugaration of his successor he has remained quietly at the Freling- huysen mansion, miogling ncuulnmlfy In society and recelving the hospitalities of a few friende. Previons to hisde- parture a correspondent called upon the ex-president at his residence in ths city. Mr. Arthar was looking exceedingly well, but In reply to a remark that retire- ment from the cares of state was doubt- less attonded by an agreeablo sense of re- liof from responsibility, he eaid: *‘Itis 80, but I have been much inconvenienced by « severe cough slnce the day of in- auguration,” In speakiog of the fature, the ex.president said: **1 really have no plens for the future. I go to Fortress Monroe to enjoy & mild climate and to get rid of my cough, and shall remain there untll the weather moderates at the north, I shall then go to New York, but as for business arrangements or a trip to Europe, which 1 ree have been announced for me, that s not settled, 1 need somo rest firat.” In reply to a general remark upon the rank of his administratlon in_history the ex-president said that he did not think the subject could be properly treated in a casual conversation. It was evident that he fally appreciated the peculiar cir- cumstances attendlng his assumption of the duties of the presldential office, and especlally on account of the tragle re- moval of the president, but on account of the widening of the breach which was threatened betweon President Garfield and certaln powerfal party leaders. In a direct reference to the subject the ex- preeident appeared to feel that for the present it would be better to ailow the whole matter to rest. It fs known that he has carefully preserved all correspond- ence and other materials relating to the earlier petiod of his assumption of the relns ¢f government, The strained attl- tude of ex-Senator Conkling, the per- plexittes surrounding the question of the removal of Collector Roberteon, which was Mr. Conkling’s ultlmatum, o far as concerned the re-establishment of per- eoral relatlons with the president, and the pretident’s duty to his party, are subjects which will ‘be presented in their true light in time. The ex president evidently fecls that politically speaking, no act of his admin- istration could be construed into a source of wenkness or dlelraction within the lines of the republican party, and that the loes of power was traceable to causes for which neither he nor his administra- tion were responsible. Before his retire- ment from the executive mansion Presi- dent Arthur collated for hisown uss the most {mportant state papers and other documents which emanated directly from his own hand. These were put in type, snd a small number were printed for his own use. It Is not probable that the ex- presldent will prepare the story of his own administration, but whether it will be gifen to the world during his lite or be reserved for posthumous publication will doubtless depend upon developments and as they may affect the relations of his admintstration to the events of the fatare. In regard to the newspaper references to his asplrations in the directicn of gu- bernatorial honors in hisown state this fall he wassilent. His plans for the the future, he sald, were not made, and until he reaches New York he wildo nothing in suy direction. There ls no doubt that much will depend on the turn affales take within the democratic lines in the city. But ovon then, say [. those who underatand the situation in New York, he might encounter the same or even greater opposition than did Mr Blatne, and the republican party this fall proposes to carry New York if within the range of possibillty. e THE TYPE-WRITER, A Mechanical Contrivance with Un- bounded ropularity, New York Graphic, The click of the type-writer is one of the most familiar sounds to the trequent- ors of down-town cffices. In nearly overy large office one or more of these little machines can be found in constant uee and they are still growing in popular- vy. yAbont ten years age the firat type- writer was invented. It was patented by two Detrolt men who sold their rights to the machlne, but drew a royaltyon it for some years. Onpe of these men was a printer by trade, and for years ho had been cxperimenting wlth & writing ma- chine to sapplant the pen. He firat in- vented a machine for numbering auto- matically the' pages of books such us ledgers. When the type-writer was first upon the market it was a crude machine, different from whatitis to-day. The foot was brooght into operation in it to pull back the carriage upon which the paper was rolled, somewhat like a sewing machine, There were various other clumsy appliances connected with it, and the machine was regarded by the public more as a curlosity than as a practical wrlting instrument. A few large offices, however, began to use type-writers, and the advantages cf the Instrument were seen where a large number of manifold copies were required and it was desirable to have & very plain and easily declphered copy. lmprovements were made from time to time in the mechavlsm, snd as the machine was gradually being per- fected it became more and more popular. Monnwhile its success prompted other inventorstoapply themselves to thesubject of writing machines, One of the first to come out was invented in Sweden and atents obtained upon it throughout arope. The principle of this type- writer was radically different from that of the American machine, Instead of the type being arrauged in & circular pocket and flylog up to hit the paper, o the forelgn machine the type and keys were arravged like plns i a pincushin and the instrament was in the shape of hemisphere, With the keys stlcking out all over its surface It very much resembled a porcupine, This machine wss very small and could almost be cerried in the pocket. Ithad meny advautages over the Amerloan machine, andlikewlsemany dlsadvantages. . Hardly had the foreign machine been upon the market than another American machine came out upon some of the prin- cipals of the first machine, the patents upon which had expired. Thiswas fol- lowed by another on au altogether differ- ent plan, the type belng made of rubber and all together on a little pad. When ing the letter ls brought over a small hole in a plate and through this bits the paper, all the other tlypu st the same time taking up a supply of ink, On the other machine an inked ribbon Is brought between the type and the paper, and the ink takea the shape of the lciter pressing against It. This was followed by stlll another machine whereln the type, made on herd rubber i the form of & cylinder, revolved ip & horlzontal cavity and the paper was drlven up against the type by the release of a small hammer overy time a letter was struck, One of the advantages of thia latter machine Is that an infinite number of characters can be used In it and type for writing in German and other forelga langurges can ba fnserted at will. A momber of the Tarkish legation In the Unlted States not long ago expressed his admiration of the type writer, and bis Intention of having ond made that would write in the Turkish language. Thero are thirty.three letters In this language and Hassin Effendi made s copy of thera and gave it to an engraver to make a set of letters for the type- writer. 1t was only at the last minute that he dlscovered that all the type writers work from left to right, as the English language is writtan, while Tark- fah is wrltten from right to loft. The ex- cesslve cost of altaring a machine to write in this dircctlon decided him not to get one. A type-writer for writing in any language can be made, however. The manufacture of type-writers is now an importany Amerioan industry. Nine- tenths of all tho type-writers used in tho world are made in this country. The traveller can now find the American machines in daily use in England, France, Germany, Russia, and indeed In all the European countrles, The English gov- ernment, which is very slow to make changes of a radical or progressive na- ture, bas adopted the American type- writer, and In all the government offices in Tadia, as well as thoseIn London and elsewhere, the machine is now In con- stant use. The Chinese are about the only peo- ple who will be left out of the type-writ- ing nations. Thera are so many thou- sand characters in thelr language that 1% would be impossible to construct a ma- chine capable of doing the work. There are many thousands of type- writers In daily vse in New York City, and the Instrument has long ceased to be a curlosity. With the telephone, the Wall street ticker and the type-writer a part of every well-appointed office, the duties of clerks have indeed been revolutlonized within the past half century. Very many suthors now write all of thelr books and magazine articles on the type-wrlter, and amoug these are W. D. Howells and Mark Twain. The Declara- tion of Independence was not written on a type writer, but if Thomas Jefferson lved in this day he weu!d probably have ticked off his immortal document upon one of these labor eaving machines, A legal decision has been rendered to the effect that although type written manu- script 1s printed it is wrlting all the same, and the pos'a! authorities regard it as wrltten matter which must pay fall postage. One of the openings for women that are constantly coming up is copying man- uscript on the typs writer, and very many glrls and young women now find ita pleasant ‘and remuncrative bueiness. Short hand writers have also found the typo writers a valuable aid, and lawyers are beginning to usa it for writs and oth- or legal decumenta. There are now nearly a dozen different type writers on the market, each, of couree, claiming to be the best. The prices range from $25 to $100. The sale of the machines is largo and constantly increasing. —— STATE JOITINGS, ‘The school population of Sidney is 150, West Point would be satisfied with a $10,- 000 opera house, ‘The bridge over the river at Guide Rock was badly dargaged by outgoing ice. Fleven hundred persons signed the pledge during the recent tomperanca rovival in Beat- rice. The proposed Sioux City and Pacific cross- ing of the White river is only thirty-throe miles from the Wyoming boundary line, The tower of the Congregational church at Fremont is completed. The height from the ground to the top of the spire is 110 feet. Judge Roberts, of Atkinson, claims to have issued 140 marriago licenses and performed sixty marrisge ceremonies during the past year. A de:tructive praine fire swept over the country between Fremont and North tsend, destroying a large amount of hay and farm property. The grand jury at Seward failed to find an indictment against .JJ, Rcbert Williams, the Canadian runaway from David City, on the charge of forging the name of ¥, H. Angel to a note of § 0. — A Democratic Apology for Poor, Ir- responsible Lamsr, Chattanooga (Tenn,) Times, We are free to ssy that Lamar made a grave political mistake in closing his de- pertment when Thowpzon dled. His rocord in the department is not good. He was » part of the almost totally rot- ten, weak and contemptible Buchsnan adninistration;and if he were not dis- honest, his accounts showed crimlnal looseness in managing a great trust, Hed he heen clear, he would have pressed to trlal the suit brought against him in 1876 for making way with $2,000,- 000 of Indian trust funds in 185661, the same having heen in his custody s secretary of the interior. Thompson never pushed for a trlal, but fought it off, wore out the prosscution, and got the case dlsmissed. Jere Black was his lawyer, Thompson’s letters to Mr. Davls and to Benjamin from Csnada, in 1864, show him in the light of a mol r engaged 1o conspiracles to hurn es, blow up steambhoats engaged In commerce and postenger traflicjand other warefare on noncombatants, women and children. Such a character ought not he honored by recognition of his past public services, whotber he lives or dles. Golng into mouraing for one with such a record was mlsdirected sentiment, serving to lwint the worthlessness and hypocrlsy of all slmi'ar post-mortem compliments. e e— The Fortune Kvery Young [Man Hae, President Gates of Rutger's College, ivery young man has a fortune In the fact of his youth, The energy of youth is unhlunted bi defeat or worn by bop» deferred. W ith sge one becomes more conservative, and looks at as im- possible what a youn zer person would en- deavor to accomplish, in many cises with success, The effort, even if there be a failure, 18 a grand success, Self-confi- dence, or self conceit, if you wish to call it 80, is a great thing. A young man's fortune is not to be found in inherited wealth or soclal potition, Every man Is the arbiter of his own fortune, Gracious manpers or business habits are good things to cultivate, bot are not all, Wil power 18 the young man's fortune. It is the essence of the man, A young iuan with only little will power is & foregone failure. It should bo cultivated. (ien- fus is a gi t of God. and should not cause pride, but an honest pursuit of duties is an exhibition of will power, and is some- thing to be proud of. Well-directed, educated will power /s what a young man needs, "' | — Choice canned goods at cost. nia ploms, 3 pound can I cans of oherrics, blackberries an berries at 10c per can st Hefmrod's, TORTURED, Noblest Servamt, by Oheck Relns, Man's To the Editor of Tur Bee. There ia & vast amount of craelty in- flicted upon horses in Omaha by the use of the over-check in driving. The young bloods dash up and down our strects with check reins drawn to tight as to throw the nose of thelr steed straight out in front, converting a handsome featura of a borse into an unsightly ‘‘ewe-neck;"” do 80 because they haven’t much sense on any subject, while others do it because thelr attention has nover been particular- ly directed to the cruelty they arc thus practloing upon a falthful animal, which should at all times recelve man's kindest care. Toshow what genulne horsemen hold with regard to tight refning, I clip the following from the last annual report of the Missouri Humane soclet; Dr Kitcking, an Englis writes on the subject: ‘1t injures the horse by confining the head in a con. strained position whilst the heart and lungs are excited by action; hinders the breathit g and clreulation of tlood in the head. 1'nese eflfocts muke the horse un- comfortable and he becomes restiess and irritable; In fact, hls head aches and palns him, and he gets many a jag and blow just because his driver can not understand the cause of his rest- lestness. The check rein inflicts un- nocessary tortare upon the animal in an- other way, by holdiog the head upwards it puts the muscles of the neck on a con- stant strain. They become painfully unoasy and tired. If the horee can_not bear it, he reats the weight of his head upon the rein, and his mouth is violently stretched. Thus he only exchanges one torment for another. 1 am not making fancy skotches; every word of my des— cription is true. I have seen many splendid and valuable horses—worthy of a botter fate—toseing their heads iuses- santly, and champing their mouths into a foam, from the intolerable unecasiness of the cruel check rein.” Prof, Prlichard, of the Royal Veteri- nary colloge of Londen ays: ‘I woul therefore say, that instead of preventing horsos from falling, the check rein is cal- culated to render falling more frequent. Other not uncommon reeults of its use are disortion of the wind-pipe to such a degree as to impede respiration ever afterwards, excoration of the mouth and Jigs, paralysls of the muscles of the face, otc. Itis a uscless appendage, eupport- ed only by fashion. To sumup in & word, the check reln leesens the horse’s strongth, brirgs on dieesse, keeps him in pain, frets and injures his mouth, and apolls his temper.” Mr. Floming, voterlnary surgeon of the Royal Engineers, London, says: *‘ think nothlng can be more absurd than check reins. They are agalnst reason. They place the animal in a falec position, The horse stands with a check rein ex- actly as a man would stand with a stick under his arms, behind his_back, when told to write. 1 have no doubt If the public could only realiza that 1t throws away a great deal of the horse’s power altogether, and s very cruel besldes, this reln would be dlscontinued, It is not only the head that suffers, ‘but from his head to his tall, from his shoulders to his hoofs, and over his whole body, he suffers more or less.” The London Horse Book ssys: “The check rein is, in nearly every case, pain- ful to the horse and useless to the driver, because it fastens the head in an unnat- ural posture; and as the horee's head and shoulders fall togother, cannot be of any resl support in case of stumbling. That the check rein is Inconsistent with the actlon of the horse’s head, ls clearly shown by the fact that when a horse falls, it Always breaks.” Dr. Chas. Crowley, veterinary surgecn, of St. Louls, says: ‘‘One of the most frequent and injurlous effects is the cut- ting of the 1neide of the checks, causing the animal to act badly, pull on the reln, ets. Sore backs are also caused by the uee of the high check rein, Tight checking with a Kimball Jackeon rein causes chafing of the poll. The chafed poll gives the animal great uneasi- news and sometlmes make an inveterate pull-back of an otherwlee tractable horse. A horse will also tire much qulcker with his head checked h'gh, snd shying Is often caused by & very high check, as the animal can not get such a perfect view of an object as he would 1f allowed more freedom of the head.” B. e —e— Christianity and Popular ments, To the Editor of the Bxk. An article in the Janusry Century bearing the above title contalns many usefal suggestions which I wish to con- dense for the benefit of your readers who have not read it, trusting that the ideas msy please some of our citlzens and in- spire them to action along this line of work, «‘Amusement, like religion and educa tlsn, is & real need of human belngs—an Interest that closely concerns the charac- ter, and It Is almost a3 great a mistake to Jeave It to take care of itself, and to bo furnished malnly by those who wish to smake money out of it, and who have no higher motive, as it would be to leave education and religion, to be cared for in that way. 1t is tlme that we comprehend the ideathat this is oue of tho great in- terests of buman life which Christianity maust olalm and control—one of the king- doms of this world which 18 to become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ,”” This means more than the chrlstianizing of heathen lends. It signifies that the wide realm of human thought and action are to be brooght un- der the sway of the Kingdom of Right- eousness; that the kingdom of Industry and the klogdom of traflic and tho king- dom of amusements are all to be made subject to His law; that all these great interests shall be brought under the em- plre of christian ldeas and christian forces; that Instead of standing slcof from them and reproving and upbralding them, christianity should enter into them and pervade them and transform them by its own vital energy. ‘The duty of the ohurch with respect to popular amuse- menis 8 not done when it has lifted up its warntng agalnst the abuses that grow out of them, and lsid down its laws of moderaticn in thelr use. It has a posl- tive function to fulfill in farnishing di- version that shall be attractlve and whole- some., This eau be done by the church through Its leaders urzlng the Intelllgent aud benevolent men #nd women under its influence to look vpon this matter as onoof the datles resting on them as Amuse- - | Christians. " An instance of successful work camy- - J1og out these Idens Ls described undcr tne name of the Cleveland KEducationsl —— | Buoreau, which has juet closed Its third season and issuod its annusl report. The plan of oper: is varied alightly from yoar to year, and an outline of one eve- ning's entertainment will show tho char- noter: “The People's Tabernacle M a plain, well-lighted bullding, holding 4,600. The main Idea is education, though amucement Is ofien a feaggre. Season tickets, which admit the bearer to ten entertainments on succe:sive Sate urday eveninge, oost $1.25 or 12} cents per ovoning. Each entertalument is opened with an orohestral concort while the people assemble. There are no re. sorved ecats. Season tlcket holders have the exclurive rights of the house until fifteon minutes past seven, when single tickots are sold. The first cxerclee Is & lecture prelude, an off hand short ad- dress on some aciontific or political sub- ject. Noxt the singing of national bymns, conducted by a precop- tor, aided by the orchestra and choir, the congregation being drilled slnging master fashion, This is followed by dramatio reading, debate or lecture {llustrated with the stereopticon. Each person who attands recelves a little book wlith paper cover, tour thousand are dls- tributed every evening, historys, bicy: pbys, &o ,—each book contains unational hymns sung by the gre: on the evening of its distribution.” What & grand opportunity for aspielng patrlotism. “In the sale of sea tiokows the thops and factorys are in- vited. The audience is composed msinly of the working olasses and their familios.” ““Five lllustrated lectures were given on the art of cooking to an average audi- ence of three thousand women. The bureau also furnished ten open alr con- certs in the summer. The entertain- mentas are generalysa volunteered affale by the citizens, specisl attractlons from abroad are payed snd all running expen- ses by the receipts from sale of season tickets. I trust some benevolent gentleman will foel interest enough in this subject to corresp nd with treasarer, Mr. \‘7. H. Doan, of Cleveland, for particulara. e — Grant Refased Lee's Sword, Des Momxes, Iowa, April 4, One of the few surviving eye witnesses ot Lee's surronder at Appomatox was in terviewed yestorday concerning General Jubal Early's recent denial of the story that Los's sword was tendered Grant. The man’s name is Benjamin Jeffries, and he isa carpenter by trade aud a resl- dent of Des Moines. Heo served through the war in a Pennsylvania regiment, and atthe time of Lee's surrender was a member of Company A, 191st regiment, “‘Bucktails.” Whon asked as to tho clrcumstances that followed the close of the fighting at Appomattox he said: — “‘After fighting ceased Gieneral Grant roce to the front, where our regiment was deployed on the skirmish lne, and ordered that a guard be stationed across the road leading Gown to the village and that no one be allowed to pass. About two o’clock in the afternoon he returned, accompanied by an escort of two or three hundred oflicers. Leaving all bnt one ald behind he rode through the lines and down the slope toward the Court House, a short dlstance off. As hedid so, Gen- eral Lee, accompanied by one aid, came towsrd him from the opposite directlon. About seventy-five yards from where we were statloned on guard stood a small story and a half log house, near which grew a large applo treo. Grant and Lee met at this point and halted under thls tree. Lee rode a large bandsome roan, wkhile Grant was mounted on a small black horse. Dismountlng, Lee drew his sward and cffered it to Grant, but Grant would not accept it, and declining It with a wave of his hand, it was put back in the scabbard. Then Grant offered his hand to Lee, and they shook hands, as did their aids and all engaged in conver- sation, when remounting, they rode away to the Court House, where the papers completing the terma of the surrender wore drawn up. I saw the first meeting between Grant and Lee, and saw Grant refase to take his sword, for I stood lees than a hundred yards away at the time. T haveas vivid a recollection of‘that scene as if 1t took place yesterday. S INlinots Legislature, SPRINGFIELD, 1L, April 8. The senate held short afternoon session and ordered a num- ber of appropriation bills to a third reading, then adjourned. 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