Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 25, 1887, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED }:vzzv MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPIION § Dafly Morniag Bdition) Including Sunday Brr, One Year Ryt 0 For 8ix Moniths R | For Threa Mon(he vie gave v 24 The Omehn Swnday [k, malied 1o any nddress, One veven OMATA OFFICE, NO. 718 AND G15 FARNAM STREEY HEw Yomk ¢ RIRCNE BT WASHINGTON OFP 513 FOURTRENTH STI All commun o torial mat TOR OF or should be addr i DR PUSINERS LETTRRS! tors and remittances ahould Mddressod to T e PUBLISHING COMPANY, OMARA. Drafts, chocka and postofice orders 10 be 1ade payable to tho order of the company, THE BEE PUBLISKING COMPANY, PROPRIETORS, E. ROSEWATER, Eniton. Al bueines: THE DAILY BEE, Sworn Statement of Olrculation. Btate of Nebraska, 1, o County of Douglas, | Geo, B, Tzsehuck, seerctary of The Bee Publishing company, does solemnly swear ihat the actual cireniation of the Daily Lee for the week ending Jan. 21st, 1857, was as follows: Baturday. Bundav Monday, Jan. Tuesday, Jan, 15 Wednesday, Jan, Thursday, Jan, Friday, Jan. 21. Jan, 15. Average.. . GEO. B, TZ8CIUCK, and sworn to in my presence day of January A, D., 1857 N. P. Frit, [SEALI Notary Publie. Geo, B, Tzschuck, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that he 18 secretary of the Bee Publishing company, that the actual ay- eraze daily eirculation_ of the Daily Bee for the month of January, 185, was 10,578 coples, for February, 18%, 10,585 copies; for March, 1886, 11,537 copies; for April, 1856, ol copies: for May, 1846, 12,489 copies; for June, 185, 13,208 copies; far Juily, 1586, 12,514 coples for Aucust, 1556, 12,404 copicsfor September, 1886, 13.030_copies: for Oetober, 1588, coples;: for November, 1856 December, 155, 13,257 copies, Gro. B. Tzscnuek. Sworn to and subseribed before me this st day of Junuary A. 1. 1557, (SEAL.| " N. P\ Frit. Notars Publie. —— e Tue railrogue democratic organ is still refusing to “‘condone’ treachery. Judas rebuking treason would not be more refreshing in the light of the his- tory of Nebraska politic sl I Trii Omaha froght bureau, represent- ing 100 men in buckram in the person of Mr. Griffets, didu’t seem to have the de- sired effoct on congress. The inter-state commerce bill passed without regard to that bogus telogram. EVERY rose has its thorn. The illustr: nds of the press are now dimming s victory by publishing atrocious portraits of the senator-elect which vary in resemblance from likenesses of Captain Kidd to plagarisms on Munckacy's Christ before Pilate. Subgeribed this M8 copie: Turer lithographing presses broke down in furnishing passes to the crowd of railroad bummers and strikers in Lincoin last week. 'The inter-state commeree bill will be a sad blow at a former flourishing Industry at tne state eapital. Tue republican club of New York in- tends to give its first annual dinner on the 12th of February, the anniversary of Lin- coln’s birthday. A large number of dis- tinguished republicans have been in- vited to be present on the occasion,which promises to be of exceptional interest, if not of considerable significance, Eurore is once more agitated over the prospeets of impending war, with France and Germany as the probable combatants, ¥rench folly will attain its supreme height in precipitating another conthiet with the German fatherland. Such a war would be short, sharp and decisive. The events of the past month shoula teach General Boulanger how fully equipped Germany is for such a couflict, and how isolated French arms would be in the great struggle, Tue Western Iron association has de- cided not to make a further advance in the price of iron. This action, it may be rembrked, was notdictated by any solici- tude for the consumers of iron. he fact is that the price has been adyanced until it has reached the tariff protection limit, and to push it any farther will be to in- vite heavy importations. Indeed, even now the home manufacturers are fearing that iron will come in at figures below those they have established, and the next change will probably be to lower figures. But the mills throughout the country are supplied with orders that will keep them busy for a time at the prevailing figures, whioh may continue for some months. Those who can wait, however, will doubt- less gat lower prices before the year closos. Dow, Jones & Co., the financial news agency of Wall street, charge the West- ern Union company with selling their special dispatehes to rivals, especially to Kiernan & Co. Dow, Jones & Co., after seeing their dispatches published by ri- yals for some days, prepared a decoy dis- pateh, which promptly appeared in Kier- nan's circulars, Kiernan, however, de- nied the theft and smid he had the news from the Commercial news department of the Western Union company. Dow, Jones & Co. published the facts in Wall street, where complaints of a similar character create much sympathy with them, The Western Union “‘suspended an operator,”” but it is not likely to rest there and important litigation may grow out of it, A GruaT deal of excitement has been suddenly oreated in railroad circles in Washington by the announcement that prominent democrats are urging strongly upon the adminiztration the selection of General Van Wyck as one of the repub- lican members ot the inter-state railroad commission. Van Wyck is urged, accord- ing to the dispateh, as more nearly repro- senting public sentiment on the rairoad questfon than any other republican and as being most available in view of his near retirement from the senate. This is very complimentary of course, but we imagine that the senator will have other fish to fry nea home. Without con- sulting Van Wyck on the subject we believe that prior engagements will keep the general basy in these parts. The de- frauded people of Nebraska, of whom he was the overwhelming choice, have busi- ness for the senator to tramsact in the | vivid | struggle which Abraham Lincoln THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, Betrayed by Their Servants, On the day after the legislature econ- vened I attended the annual reunion of the Loyal Legion and heard Colonel Mor row relate what It wa he saw at Gettysburg a thrilling story portraying colors deadly and eventful in the pro- nounced decisive in sceuring for poster- ity a government for the people, of the people and by the It my duty to relate the incidents of an other battle which involved practically ideatical issues. At Gettysburg it was a battle of bullets; at Lincoln a battle of bullots. If what I saw at Lincoln during the late senatoriul combat could be trans ferred to canvas by a great painter we would have a panorama as interesting as any exhibition, It would de- pict scenes as dramatic as any yet put upon the st and characters as brutal and beastly as Richard I1I, treacherous as Iago, or brave, devoted and loyal as Mark Antony hat Van Wyck w popular choice for senator goes without saying. That he had arrayed against hinr the confederated monopolies with all their mighty influence and devilish machinery is an open secret, But all the powers of evil, all his personal enemies and all the hireling henchmen eould not have prevailed against him had he been Ally supported by the men who were clected on solemn pledges to stand by him to the end. The people of Ne- braska will very naturaily want to know why their confidence has been so shame- fully betrayed and their well-known wishes have been so recklessly disre- garded by their trusted representatives in the legislature. They want to know who was true blue and who played the traitor; who was firm and who lacked backbone and deserted in the midst of battle. The position 1 occupied both before and during this fight enables me to do justice to the tried and faith- ful and show up in their true light the men who have dishonored themselves, betrayed their constituents d disgraced the state. Every candid man must admit that Nebraska stands disgraced before the entire country in pre- senting the spectacle of a commonwealth whose representatives are so lost to all sense of duty, honor and self-respect as to nullify with impunity the expressed will and wish of their constituents. How was it done, and by whom? Let me tell you. When the legislature convened it was plain and palpable that the Van Wyck supporters were in the majority in both houses. They were 1 position, by combining, to organize each house place his re-election beyond per- adventure, The railrond lobby at once brought all its influence and pressure to bear to prevent such aresult. It organized a star-chamber caucus in which two Van Wyck se; Fuller and Robbins were not uhwillingly inveigled, and captured the senate through their votes in combination with two democrats, Vandemark and Camp- bell, [ heard some weeks before that tobbins and Fuller had been tampered with by railroad strikers but even after their first defection they pretended to be very indignant at the suspicion which I expressed as to their fidelity to Van Wyck and the people. The sequel showed that both these men were masquerading a: Van Wyck men. Fuller I learn hasa brother-in-law in an important position in the B. & M. employ and the pen-pict- ure of Robbins which appeared in an Ord City paper after his first somer- sault is suggestive Ord’s Robbins started south just before the cold snap. The chirrup is now heard in the vicinity of Lincoln. Tit willow, tit willow, I'm a good fellow, A blackbird here, And a robin there, ‘Tit willow, hear us holler, Tit willow, 8, §, $1 The cleetion of Harlun as speaker was achieved through the machinery of the republican caucus. The chief engineer was Mr. Whitmore, of Douglas, who played the role of Iago in this drama of treachery and conspiracy from begin- ning to end with all the perfection of a professional star. It is essential to my story that we go back and relate how this man Whitmore came to bo such an im- portant factor, and why he was trusted ulmost to the end in spite of his cunning and duplicity. Two years ago Whitmore, who is a stockraiser and farmer near Valley was nominated by the republicans of Douglas county and elected by a good majority to the legislature, becanse of his prouounced anti-monopoly views and sympathies, He made a very fair record and was generally regarded as a man whose word was as good as his bond. Within the past two years he oxpressed himself both to Gen- eral Van Wyck and myself as an ardent Van Wyck man, and he enjoyed my im- plicit confidence until the day when the county convention met which nomi- dated him. That convention was by round majority made up of Van Wyck republicans, and I was never more sur- prised than when Whitmore, who was a delegate, made that startling speech in opposion to & resolution introduced by myself instructing representatives to vote and work for Van Wyck., Whitmore ¢ clared that while he wasa Van Wyck man, he regarded it as unbccommg to his manhood to be tied by instructions To accommodate him I modified the reso- lution, which declared Van Wyck to be the preference of Douglas county republi- cans, and was voted for by Whitmore and ninetenths of the convention. I can realize now why Whitmore did not want to go instructed. He had doubt- less already arrived at a secret under- standing with John M. Thurston, who had succeeded in foisting his own part- ner and T. W. Blackburn, a railroac on the ticket in expectancy of becoming the senatorial k borse. Just before the legislature met a paragraphappeared in the Papillion Times which gave it out that Thurston was Whitmore's second, if not his first choice for senator. This significant item aroused my suspicion, people. becomes now on 1oy and next two years which 18 likely to keep | but did not yet entirely shake my conti- both him and bis enemics well employed. T'he openiug overture does not alway: e key for the evening's concert, dence. 1 knew that Whitmore had re- ceived the support of the railroad faction but I also thought that he would not dare to go back on the workingmen, who had put bim on their ticket, and | cast fully 1,000 votes for lum. It was only | Sfter Wio liowse HRd otguiged bt | began to scriously doubt Whitmore's sincerity. He wasone of the five mem- | bers of the committee on credentials and as such had deliberately consented to throw out Fishburn, of Saline, a V' Wyck republican who lad a prima facie might to his seat and had been placed on the roll of members by the secretary of state. When asked why he consented to this unprecedented disfran- chisement of a county, which worked also the loss of a vote to Van Wyck, Whitmore said he did this as a matter of policy. He regarded it as impolitic to oppose a majority of the committee and nssured me he would fight it out in the house when the case was reported by the committee on priv- ileges and elections. Right here let me ¢ that Whitmore haa committed him- self to Harlan even before the election. Harlan and Whitmore had a conference with myself and General Van Wyck in Omaha nearly a month beforo the logis- lature me nd it was agreed that if Har- lan was elected gpeaker, Whitmore should not only have the pick of his own committees, but his wishes should be con- sulted in the formation of all the other committees. And now we reach a point where I mustintroduce another treacher- s actor in the play just ended. Colon ell, of Colfax, had been for years ambitious to represent that county in the legislature. Defeated twice, because he was allied with the railroad faction, he protessed a change of heart last spring and avowed himself in active sympathy with the Van Wyck republi- cans. Still there was much distrust and doubt at Schuyler about Russell’s sincer- ity, and he paid several visits to Om last summer to assure me of his loyalty to Van Wyck, and made appeals for sup- port both to mysclf and John Rosicky, editor of the Bohemian paper, which wields a controlling influence in Colfax county. He finally also enlisted General Van Wyck himself; got him to make speeches and by our united effort and in- fluence was duly clected, About ten days before the legislature met Russell ealled onme 1n the editorial rooms of the B and after some talk about Van Wyck's prospects, asked me what we were going to do about the speakership. I replicd that Harlan was our candidate. Russell thought Harlan’s chances were poor and intimated that he was disposed to support Cole, as he was anxious to beat Agee and Newcomer. *“Why should you support Cole,” said I, “any more than Agee, when we know that he is Jim Laird’s man and committed against Van Wyex?” “Well,” said Russell, “‘Cole would be a medium between the two most offensive men, and I think would do the square thing.” I asked Russell what Cole was willing to do for him, and he said he would make him chairman of the judiciary committee. I then asked him pot to commit him- self, as I believed that unless already pledged to somebody else, Harlan would do as well by him, e though the chair- manship he ed for w t the head of all the committ Whereupon, I wrote the following letter, and handed it to Mr. Russell to mail: OyMAHA, Neb, Dec. 24, 18%6.—3/r. N. V.. IHarlan, York, Nebh.—DEAR Sii: 1 have just had an interview with Colonel Russell, of Colfax,who will be one of the prominent men in the hou Colonel RR. would make an excellent chair- man of the ju liciary committee, and unless you have already made some arrangements or bromises, should be very much ple to have him appointed. Please advise me by return mail. You cam have Mr. Russell's support, I have no doubt, if he can be satis- tactorily placed on the committees, Very truly yours, E. ROSEWATER, Four or five days later I rceeived Mr. Harlan's reply, as follow: Youk, Neb., Dee, 28, 1886, —Hon. E. Rose- water, Omaha, Neb.—My DEAR Sir: Yours at hand, relative to the chairmanship of the judiciary committee. I hada gentleman in wind that I think would be a good, com- petent man. He isa lawyer of good ability, but it Mr, Russell is well qualitied to ill the place, I think the matter can be successtully arranged, The outlook seems to be good. T will be in Lincoln at Capital hotel Friday afternoon and thereafter till the fight is over, Yours, etc., N. V. HARLAN, ‘When the committees were announced s duly appointed chairman of ry committee, as proof of good fuith on our part. In selecting the com- mittee on privileges and elections, Rus- sell was chosen asthe lawyer on that committee, whose counsel would be vital to the interests of Van Wyck, Whether Whitmore, who probably was advised of Russell’s insincerity had him put on this committee I know not. Suffice it to say that Russell made every effort in this committee to unseat Fishburn and Roper, both known to be Van Wyck men, and his ingenious pleas demoralized our friends the committee, 80 that a majority reported adversely in both cases, and their reports were forced to the front when they could have bean withlield as were those of the anti-Van Wyck committee in the senate, Not only this, but when this Fishburn case was up in the house, the opposing counsel was given the floor of the house an hour, u thing unneard of in any legis lative body. The absence of Fishburn's ) vas taken advantage of, so that only one side was heard. Having done his wily work of beating Van Wy of a vote in the committee, Ru to cover his tracks by recording his vote in the open house in favor of Fishburn, when he knew that Van Wyck could no longer profit by it. During the Fishburn-King debate, Whit- more, who was expected to make the fight for Fishburn, made flippant re- marks that had no weight whatever and sat down. Thus the double-dealing trai- tors inside of our camp in the very first week of the session robbed Van Wyck of two votes and paved the way for the in- famous conspiracy which brought about his ultimate defeat. How this was done, who played the minor roles of knav. spies and hypocrites in the betrayal of the people will be told in another 1s5ue. E, Rosewarer, —— Now that the senatorial eleetion is over, the legislature should get right down to business. There is an abundaunce of work to be done in the few weeks remain ing. Efficient ruwilroad legislation is de- manded and the demand eannot be ig- nored. A numoer of anti-monopoly mem- bers who want to put themselves right on the record will be given the chauge. on The Town Site Swindler One of the most infamous swindles of corporate rule in this state is found in the operations of the which hang 1i *hos on the rail ade and su like from stockholders, profits & pub i Nebraska rdilroad wreckers are not h the profits from in v con rings, composed ¢ the roac vhich contract with ther for rairoad construction. They added to this well worn device for water. ing stock and filching for themselves the profits of the robbery, thatof locuting the towns along their lines and 1 ling every foot of ground in the neighborhood of their stations, No mat- ter what may be the settlement n ad vance of the line of railroad, and m spito of whatever villages or towns may have already been lovated, the railroads claim the right of placing their stations on lands purchased by their inside ring of town site sharks and of destroying 1f possible all neghboring communities to benefit their ow The history of the state is full of instances where flourish- ing settlements have been dismantled or put on wheels for removal to a corporate townsite becanse railroad facilities were denied to the community to force resi- dence and business upon the lands of the town site companies, The most audacions and bold faced of these corporate blood suckers is the Lin- coln Land and Townsite company at tached to the B. & M. road. It has fat- tened from the proceeds of its reckless robbery of tho wpublie, the advantages which 1t _enjoys from its connection with the road to which it is attached, and the submission which the people and towns along 1ts lines have yielded to its oppre: sive decrees. An incident of their methods is related in another column. The legisiature owes it to the people of Nebraska to institute a vigid investiga- tion into the operation of these swindling concerns, and to pass such remedial laws as will curb the worst abuses from which the people suffer at the hands of the town site pals of the railroad managers and attorneys. town sito compan jos ave contr Recaleitrant Riddieherger. There has been very little time since the Virginia senator, Mr. Riddlebergor, entered congress that he has not been en- gaged in some sort of contention mor Jess discreditable to himself and dams g to the character and dignity of the senate. He has had several personal al tercations with his colleagues, has been many times personally abnsive, has dis regarded the rules of the senate repeat- edly und defied authority, and generally has so conducted himself as to have dis- gusted overybody associated with him, estranged those who were disposed to be his friends, and brought upon himself the contempt and reprobation of all decent men. At the opening of the present ses sion he was first heard of in a quarrel with an oflicer of the senate, and he again attraets the attention of the coun- try by declaring war against the entir senate. Nettled by the fact that heis Iy and personally ignored, he now not only to make matters in the nd particularly in the exceutive sessions of that body, as uncomfortable as possible, but to tully disclose all that transpires which is intended to be kept from the public, having already given evidence of this determination. By this action Mr. Riddleberger of course violates his oath and readers himself liable to ex- ion. It remains to be seen how much ther the senate will permit him to go in his proposed course. It is hardly necessary to say that the cause of all the Virginia senator's troubles is due to his own conduct. Politically he has been a disappointment, but it is personal habits which are entircly sponsible for the disrepute and di into which he has fallen. These of u nature to forbid both respeet and con- ence. A senator of whom it is d that it is the exception to find him sober, either when at his post of duty or away from it, has no claim to the recognition of self-respecting men. He is not the sort of person that any reputable man would care to cultivate as a companion, or who could reasonably expect to re- ceive consideration in any direction. For a man so entircly dominated by a dis- graceful vice as Riddleberger is d to be the penalty of isolation from the society and regard of gentlemen is inevitable and proper. Were it not that this the unfortunate character of the Virginia senator, he might depend upon a very general public approval of his eflort to have the proposed extradition treaty be- tween the United States and Great Britain discussed in open session. Independent of the widespread popular feeling adverse to the policy of sccret ses exeept under extraordinary circum there are cogent reasons why this particular convention—the terms of which the people have been made famhar with despite senatorial vigilance—should be discussed openly by the people’s repre- sentatives in the senate, and there is less reason for declining to do this smce the provisions of the treaty have been made public. It is said that had some other senator submitted the resolution of Rid- dlcberger for a consideration of the treaty in open session it would doubtless have received a large vote. It is there- fore to be regarded as especially unfor- tunate that the motion was made by the Virginia senator, as the result was to place the senate in a position from which 1t will not now be likely to recede, As to Riddleberger, it is not probable that he will change his habits, but rather that they will become more confirmed and disagreeable, and itis a question whe the senate should continue to tole him. It cannot do so without a still further sacrifice of 1ts character and dig- nity. his re- wrd The McGlynn Case, FPather McGlynn has at last made a public statement in the controversy be- tween himself and Archbishop Corrigan., He accuses his superior of misrepresent- ing his position and of misquoting his letters. The suspended priest aflirms his tirm adherence to doctrines of the church and lis submission to lawful authority properly exercised, but denies that he will retract his views on the private own- ership of land until the pope proclaims them contrary to the faith, He adds: “1 1 theologian enough to know what the church teaches as to the limitations of this power of definition and thgrefore to know that the doctrine of the equality of human rights in land can no more be condemned by the church than any other truth.” Dr. McGlynn's physi- ian adds his declaration that the priest is 100 ill to make the journey to Home. JAN 188 oficers of | Rev. Dr. MeGl the best. Tt from his u and his whol naught, simply taining oninions which without doubt he believed he had aright to entertain in entire consistency with his priestly dutics. Now it seems that the tragic completion of death may I'he end of the contest with Rome is not doubtful. Despite all the meetings for indignant protest, the ro- fusal to accept the priest whom the arch- bishop has sent to supercede their p tor, the assertion of pohitical indepen ence accompanying the confession of res lizgious subservience, the rebellion of the people of St. Stephen’s will end in the usual way. Many individuals may break away from the church and desert it wholly, but the church of Rome will make no concessions to rebels, nn's case is a hard one at hard to be suddenly shut ful and beneficent labors, & brought to N0 Reorganization of the Weather Bureau, The president is reported to hesitato about appointing a successor to General Hazen as chief of the signal sorvice, in deference to the growing sentiment favorable to the civil reorganization of he weather bureau. The death of the late head of this service w the signal for a renewal of the discussion regarding the advisability of transterring it from the war to a civil department, and so far as we have observed the vory general senti- ment is in favor of such transfer, General Hazen stoutly resistod this view, and it will doubtless still find opposition in army circles, though perhaps loss influcn- tial than his, but unless the president 1s m sympathy with the mi 'y opinion, as officially proclaimed, that “‘the whole theory of the organization is that the entire force of the signal corps shall bo available for immediate service in caso of war,” there is a very good chance that the weather bureau will cease to be a military establishment, The popular idea 18 that the work of observing and predicting the weather is [y peaceful and not a military avt, and that the director of such work should be quali- fied for his position by a seientific knowl- edge of meteorology. The duty required of the bureau is to announce the “pro ble approach and force of storms throughout the United States for the ben- efitof commerce and agriculture,” a ser- vice which certainly does not require sol- diers. This was conceded in the assist ance extended during the administra- tion of the bureau by General Hazen to the formation of state weather services entirely non-military in their nature. These are now organized in many of the states, and their number is increasing almost every month, The history of the signal serviee shows a steady increase of its eivil and scientific features, so that the share the army work now has in it is relatively very 1. A sparate or- ion the signal serviee dates from , when there was added to the I rmy officer with the v pay and allowances of a major of alr Six years later the chief ofticer was given the rank of colonel of cavalry, his corps consisting of slx offi cers and about one hundred non-commis- sioned oflicel and privates, detailed from the battalion of engineers for the performance of mili duty. In1870 the service was required to give notice on the northiern lakes and on the sea const of the approach of storms. Then it was that it came into publie notice and the weather service was instituted under the able direction of General Myer. In the work of the burean was extended to its present scope. Thus it is scen that growth and expansion have been almost wholly in a direction purely civil and scientifie, and this must continue to be the case in whatever possible progress the service shall hereafter make. There is no good reason why such work should be kept under military manage- ment and control, but on the contrary there is reason to believe that it would be to the ad » of the service if it were not so. At v is competent opinion in 1 civil organization of the weather bure In 1854, in response to an inquiry o committee of the National Academy of Sciences rec- ommended that the meteorolgi work of the signal service be put under the general control of a non-military mete- cal burean. Last summer the joint congressional commission on the signal service, after a very thorough in- vestigation, reported that the work of the weather burean is civil work in its naturc and character, and at military restraint is not necessary to F In 1834 Scerotary of War Lincoln stated that he fully agreed with the contract to keep these reports in eirculas | tion? M. Grumbling, & pr t | Weslayan university, is a o superintendent of public s were not sufticient grumbling in alre; Senator Hearst, ¢ ornia, owns a newspaper which he says ho never roads his is an evidence of good taste and s 1 judgment on the part of the senator which s scarcely expected. With all the multiplicity of royal journalists are still rare. czar, however, in the Towa stato as it thero the schools roval authors, I'he present fore his father's death, nsed often to contribute to the columns of Mr. Katkofl's Moscow Gazette., The well authenticated storles of the ezar's panic stricken and drunken condition are declared by his ever-faithful Pall Mall azette to be ‘“unmiticated t of tie vilest and silliest deseription. Lady Coiln Campbell is said to have ro fused 500 a night for a concert tour through England. She says: *“Wait untit I am really divoreed; then I will charge you §1,000, and that will be ever so much better.” anford wears $500,000 worth Mrs. William Vanderbilt has a 0,00 pearl necklace; Mrs, Frank Loslio rs diamonds as big as birds' eggs in her can afford to pay §500,000 for his senatorial tc There is no question but the country is climbing right onto the top wave of prosperity. George W, Childs is again talked of as a candidate for mayor of Philadelphia, despite his amphatic declination to accept the office, and a strong effort will be made to put him vard as the nominee of the labor party, s, Eilen Luey, of Oshkosh, Is claimed to be the oldest woman in Wisconsin, She was born in lreland in 1788, married at twenty- two, and four years ago traveled from Maine to Oshkosh alone. She is in good health and bids fair to last years yet. Ina Horn. Philadelphia Press, The eity of Atlanta is still furnishing evi- dence that prohibition prohibits, not in that neighborhood, but in a horn. 2 s High License Always Successful, Alhany Jowrnal. As to high license, it has much to commend it, and has been very suceessful in other states not only in restricting the sale of liquor but in bringing in revenue for the local authorities. sh 5 S How to Save Expensca, Philadelphta Press, If the Californ democrats, instead of clecting George Hearst to the United States senate, would merely send a certified cheek for $2,000,000 or §3,000,000 1t would afford just as effective a representation of the interests and influences whic accomplished Mr, Tearst’s election. Furthermore it would save miles nd other expense ponO e I Blame Her Not., Ella Wheeler Wileox., “Curse and forget he so 1 might anothe: One not so bounteous naturea, or so fa But she, Antonio, she was like no other— 1 curse her not because she was so rare. She “L“q made out of laughter and sweet iisso Not blood, but sunshine through her blue voins fan s Her !ilivl\ spilled over with its wealth of et She was too great for loving but a man, None but a zod could keep so rare a creature, I blame her not for her inconstaney When Lrecall each radiant smile and 1 wonder she so long was true to me, Calihier not false or tickle. 1, who' loved her, Do hold her not unlike the roval sun, Which all unwated, roams the wide ‘world over, And lights all worlds, but lingers not with one. ature - THAT LAUGH AT THE OPERA. Brandt Says She Pelt as if truck by Lightning. New York Sun: The young woman who nterrupted the performance of Beethoven’s “Fidelio at the Metropoli opera house on Triday night by o d peal of laughter, which temporaril gered Fraulein Brandt (Leonore), did not 2 lady who knows her says, intend to r flect on the singing or acting of Fraulein Brande. The young woman was dressed in black, and had her back half turned toward the stage. She was seated ina box on the grand tier of the auditorium, and had becn talking in n tone plainly audible to the singers. wiein. Brandt could not distingiiish the words, but they appenred to be English, and follow one another like the reports from a Gat- ling gun. The derisive laugh was the young woman's ¢ sm of or answer to fremark made by one of her compan- ions Fraulei e ulem Brandt said last night that she ppeared s Leonore 103 times. At the clit rt of the opera, where she embra husband, Florestan (Herr Niemann), she has ever been accustomed to receive unadulterated applause, and plenty of it. She expected the usual re sult on Friday night when she threw her arms about Herr Niemunn, and ex- claimed, “Oh, mein Florestan.” Just at that moment the derisive laugh reached her ears. She sa; struck b; failed her, she felt as if she had been htning. Memory and voice nd Herr Seidl had to stop the the recommendation of the committee of the National Academy. The army even is not a univin beliving that the weathe bureau should be continned under n tary direction. So far, of course, as the signal serv: proper is concerned, it need not be disturbed us & part of the army establishment, of which it is per- haps © valuable and necessary feature, but one quite apart from the meteorolo- gical work now connected with it. It is believed the secretary of war is not un- favorable to the plan of making the weather bureau non-militar ALONG with the statement that Lord Dillon has been paid the amount of rent- al of s Irish estates on allowing the de sired 20 per cent reduction comes the in- telligence that 150 policemen and armed soldicry were required in another county of Ireland to evict the tenants of nine poor dwellings. Humanity instinctively protests against the overwhelming brute force that is thus employed in the diabol- ical work of turning men and women out of their homes at the height of the winter season to freeze, starve, beg or die, as chanee may deal with them, WASHINGTON corporations rejoice with braska monopolies over General Van /yck's defeat, N CURRENT TOPICS. Mr. Blaine is to deliver an address on Washington in Detroit the 22nd of February. Henry Myers died lately in Prairie Grele, L., ayed 126 years. He is believed to have been the oldest maun in the country, The heirs of the late Baron Karl Mayer Rothschild will build a museuws at Frank- fort to contain all the art treasures leftby L, Mrs. English, the bride of the ex-governor of Connecticut, is reported to be the most popular woman in the American colony at Nice this season, Once again the report comes that Mrs. Jawes Brown r'otter has signed a contract to vecome @ professional actress. Who bLas nd look zround for the d raulem Brandt says she was ed in her life. Inre- sponse to the outburst of disapproval from the crowded house, she and Herr Niemann advanced toward the footlights, She thought at first that some enemy, who sho could not imagine, bad sought this public way of hur her. The cs directed toward the offender and the popular demonstration of confidence reassured her and Herr Niemann, and they sang the duet admirably. The au- i lled them four times. ndt is sure that the young 1 who laughed was not Janghing her. Other people who were atthe oper are sure that the young woman will not publieally laugh again very soon. L Ll g Taken Suddenly 11 Judge Neville, who went to St. Paul, Minn., Thursday last, was taken sud- denly ill on Saturday, and is now at the Waest botel in thateity under a physiciun’s re. Noscrious results are expected g rding 1o the latest ady Btronpth, and or I'Losy Listeg. Dr Prico's w0m, etc., Loves deliciously. 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