Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 18, 1887, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE.| PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TRRME OF RUBSCRTPTION ¢ Daily (Morniag Edition) including Sunday Brir, One Yoar i v or 8ix Months . far Three Months st o tngha Senday ke, mailed to any address, Gne Year. . TN ARA OFFICE, NO. 814 A KW VORK OPFICE. RO0M i ASHINGTON, UPFICE, NO. ) CORRESPONDENCE: All communieations relating to nows and edi. torial matter should be wddressel w the Kot TOI OF THE BRE. BUSINESS LETTRRS? ctters and remittances drossed t0 THE BEE PUBLISHING ( MAWA. Drafts, chocks and postoffic be mado payable to the order of the THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, PROPRIETORS. E. ROSE\WWATER, Eniror. THE DAILY BEL. Sworn Statement of Olrculation, Btate of Nebraska, lg. 8, gounty of Douglas. | % % ieo. B. 'I'2schuck, secretary of The Bee Publishing company, does solemnly swenr that the actual ('llv‘lllnlltm of the Dally Bee or, the week ending April 15, 1857, was as ollows : All by G0, 1 o Subscribed and sworn to before 16th day of April, 1557, N. P. Feir, Notary Publie. 14,550 “OK. me this Monday, April 11 "Tuesday. April 12 i ay. April 1: radav, April 14, Friday, April 15.. Average v Geo. B. Tzs 3 d | deposes and xays that he is secretary of ‘The Bee Publishing company, that thio actual average daily circulation of the Daily Bes for the month of April, 185, 12,101 copies; for May, 155, 12,419 copies; for June, 1835, 12208 coples July, 1885, 12,94 copies; b coples: for Septem ber. 18 copies; for Octo 1845, 12,989 copies: for 3 coyles: for Decomber, 185, 1 January, 1857, 16,206 coples: for February. YT, 14,195 coples; for March, 1587, 14,400 copies, Gro, B Tzsenv ek, Subseribed and sworn to before me tiils 15th day of April, A, D., 1847, | Frin, Notary Public. By our Washington dispatches it will be seen vhat the railroad commission pre- fers the long haul. The members have put in their bill from January st ‘I'ue lower branch of the Pennsylvania legislature has passed a bill, which, if it becomes a lnw, will reduce the legal profits of the Standard Oil company $1,000,000 per annum, If the members of the upper branch can be “reached,” it is safe to say that the bill will never be- come a law. F. H. Apaws, a spiritnalistic medium was mobbed at Clinton, Iil,, recently, and his life only saved by the sheriff tak ing him to jail. The spiritualistic fraud attempted to materialize a crowd of ghosis and spirits to disperse the mob, but it seemed that they did not care to be seen in such company. AL this gasconade about making Omaha a grain market by a combine of state grain dealers is good enough to fill an editorial vacuum, The only way to make Omaha a grain market is to build flouring mills that will consume grain and fo erect storagoe elevators that will handle and stor A market cannot be established without buyers Ur to a recent date our new postmaster was acting editor only of Dr. Miller's sheot by inspiring pretty much all there was in its political columns. Since Mr. Coutant way ousted Congressman Mec- Shane's and the late government print- er's editors take their cue now from the same source, and Con Gallagher has be- come editor of two dailics,—one demo- eratic and the other republican. A post- mastor who controls and edits two op- posing dailies holds a trump card. PresiDENT CLEVELAND is making all necessary arrangements for his western trip. Mrs. Cleveland ivsists that her husbaud “‘shall go as far west as the Mis- sissippi river.” If Grover wishes to see something really beautiful, he could do no better than come further west, and see the garden spot of the United States—the Missour: valley, Omaha would be pieased to entertain him, while he can make it profitable at the same time by looking after his wife's real estate. AN consequence of the strict enforce- ment of the inter-state commerce law the ‘wool growers of Montana are figuring on driving their sheep to convenient points on the river where shearing can be done and water transportation be had on the most favorable terms. The liberal iter- pretation of railway officials of the now Iaw favoring the corvorations will of ne- cessity bo resented by the shippers where #tis possible to doso. Whore there aro mavigable rivers it is predicted that rail- road companies will be made to see the folly of attempting to make a just law odious, Tue Nebraska Stock Yards company has leased of the state of Nebraska, for u term of fifty years, a large tract of valua- ble land, adjoining the city of Linzoln, Section fourteen of chapter eighty, of the compiled statutes of Nebraska, provides: *“That no waste shall be committed upon the land.” The members of the state board of public lands and buildings should interest themselves in this matter, and, if possible, put an end to illegal excavations, Failing to buy the land, the company has no right to use it for other purposes than those specitied in the lease. Frorma adds a gratifying chapter to the current history of progress at the south. In two years that state has re- duced its public debt by $126,800, taxable proporty has increased from $60,000,000 to §16,000,000, and an addition of 500 miles has been made to the railroad facil- ities of the state. Commendable atten- tion has been given to public eduoation, with the result of ncreasing the number of schools in two years from 1,304 to 1,918, and of attendance from 58311 to 70,092, Another interesting fact is that tho colored citizens of the state, who number about 150,000, are sharing in the prosperity. These people own property in farms, town and city lots, houses, live stock, merchandise, and other forms, walued at $3,000,000, showing them to be both industrious and thrifty, Florida has not the wealth of resources possessed by some of the other southern states, and is not likely to become a particivant such elements of prosperity as she hasar evidently being wisely improved. with those that are enjoying a boom, but l Railroad Reciprooity. There is a rather familiar old adage that ‘‘there are many ways to skin a cat.” A striking illustration of this adage is afforded in the interpretation which rail- roud lawyers and managers have given to the inter-state commerce law, The Pennsylvania railroad is now issu- ing “stute passes” to editors whose pa- pers have but linuted eirculation and influence. Inter-state passes are given by the same road to another class of ed- itors who are willing to sign a contract to publish matters favorable to the road in exchange for transportation. These editors become employees while the con- tract lasts. Kditorial employces are not a novelty, however, in these parts, wllc"u editors have been carried on the pay-roll of railronds for years, and ofticers of rail- ways huve owned large blocks of stock in newspapers, President Keep, of Northern, is quoted as s issue state passes to th Wisconsin legistature as usual, but not inter-state passes.” The same railway magnate has also declared ncidentally, “‘Passes will not be given out of courtesy hereafter.’ If they are not given “outof courtesy”” we would like to know in what kind of currency members of the legis- lature pay for their state passes. Members of the Massachusetts legisla- ture were allowed to keep their passes after the 5thof April, but these paste- boards were good only for free rides in the state of nchusetts. Passen, agent, Paul Morton, of the €., B. & Q., 1aid down this rule for inter- state reciprocity: “‘Now that we issue no more passes out of courtesy to the press. we shall treat them as employed agents and pay them for what they do for ns.” Chancy M. Depew, president of the New York Central, ssid toa New York reporter: e inter-state com merce bill, as [ understand the law, was made to regulate inter-state commerce and not state commerce. It does not interfere with our gwing transportation to a mem- ber of the legislature or an editor in this state. - Newspay and railroads should be on good terms, and we cannot expect a4 newspaper to advertise us unless we pay them m cash or transportation, and the law never intended us to do other- wi Still we are glad to have a chance to shut down on the habit of giving passes to Tom, Dick and Harry out of pure courtesy, and not for good cause. If newspapers pass raiiroads [ guess we'll have to recivrocate,” Rallroad reciprocity is by no means to be confined to editors and members of the legislature. The law has been in effect less than two weeks, already a small army of favored persons have been enrollod as employes and agents. Wo are told that a relative of an Omaha millionnire has been hired at the enormous salary of ftifteen dollars a year, placed upon the employes® roll. and furmished an annual pass by one of our great railroads. How many others have been put upon the list, is a mere matter of conjecture. Railroad recivroce- ity will become responsible for free pass distribution among people who are willing to continue to make themselves useful 1n city concils, boards of trade, freight bureaus, political conventions and in the national and state legislatures. ‘Those who are not willing to play cat’s- paw in pulling railroad chestnuts out of the fire, will be politely informed that the inter-state commerce law imposes heavy penalties on railroad managers for issuing passes or granting favors to any the Chicago & ng: “Weshall uembers of the Non Resident Alien Ownership. Dak., U. 8. A., Aopril 15, 87, —Can you send me the text of ecently passed by the legisla- ture” Being an alien who has spent some $50,000 in the improvement of Knox eounty, would like to see what penalty is attached to such conduet. Yours wruly, Joux M. Pigrce* The following 13 the bill passed by the Iast legislature, signed by the governor and is now alaw: SkcrioN L That no non-resident, alien foreigner, who has not declared his intention tion to become a citizen of the United States, nov any corporation or association where at most one-tenth ot its stock or right ot prop- erty is owned or controlled by aliens or for- eigners, shall acquire or own, hold or possess by right, title or descent, accruing hereatter, any real estato in the state of Nebraka, Pro- vided, That the provisions ot this act shall not anply to the real estate necessary for the construction and operation of rallroads. Sec. 2. That, whenever any non-resident alien, who Is the owner of real estate at the time of the passage of this act shall die, his lands, which would have descended to his heirs, shall escheat or descend to the state of Neoraska; and the heirs or persons who would have been eutitied to such lands shall be paid out of thw school funds of the state of Nebraska full yalue thereof as ascertained by appraisement upon the oaths of the judge, treasurer and clerk of the county where such Tands lay: and such lands shall then become subject to the law, and shall be disposed of a3 other school lands belongin g to the state. Provided, ‘That the expense of appraise ment shall be deducted from the appraised value of such land. 8gc. 3. Whereas, an emergeney exlats, therefore, this act shall take effect on and after its passage and approval. There are doubtless many others in a position similar to that of our corve- spondent to whom this information will be interesting, Though no opimmion re- garding this measure is asked, we vent- ure to express & doubt as to whether the law can be made operative. It seems to us to be too sweeping and not sufliciently speciftic. The mhibition of alien owner- ship applies to all real estate, whether in farms or town lots, and may be construed to include even a burial site in a ceme- tery. It should have clearly detined the character, and perhaps also the quantity of real estate that aliens shall not acqu ire or own, or which, being owned by an alien, shall at his death escheat to the state, The object of the bill is of course to prevent the absorption of large tracts of land by non-resident foreigners purely for the purpose of speculation, and against this object nothing is to be said. Alien landlordism in this country has become a large and serious evil. An effort was made in the last congress to check the evil in the territories, but it unfortu- nately failed. 1t will undountedly be renewed in the next congress. Illinols has had a severe experience with the evil, and & bill is now pending in the legisla- ture of that state intended to remove it. Wisconsin has just passed a law restrict- ing non-resident alien ownership Lo 330 acres. Legislation against alien land. lordism will inevitubly become general, The policy which demands that the soll of the country shall be owned by its citi- #ens is wiso, safe and just, It is in accord withan Mxy‘f.u.é axlom in vogue throug h- out the olvll world. But it is planly MONDAY. ATRIL 18, 1887, most desirable that all suoh legislation shall define clearly what is meaus, so that thero oan be no evasion or defeat of its object by means of teohnicalities, and no injustice result from its operation. The law printed above does not appear to us to fully answer this requirement. The question as to whether ‘‘non-resident ali forcigner" refers to persons living outside the state of Nebraska or outside of the Unitod States must be determined by the court — The Reorganize d Fraud. Soon after the Ber had exposed th e corrupt business methods of the Mutual Benevolent insnrance fraud at Beatrice, Neb., the graveyard concern immed ately underwent an alleged reorganiza- tion, while the managers of the rotten company claimed to have experienced a general transformation of soul, and pub- lished in editorial columns of state pa- persthat they had reforniad. We now learn upon excellent authority that the reorganized outfit has been sending cir- culars to its policy holders, asking that they return the $8,000 certilicate, and they, in the fullness of their generous hearts, will issue in its stead, for one dol- lar additional, a $2,000 certiicate. The policy holder who for two or three years Las been paying assessments on a $3,000 polioy will regard this with suspicion. To be asked to surrender a certiticate in exchange for ono of $1,000 less, and pay an additional dollar for making the ex- change, {s the height of impudence. The far-seeing managers of the false protense exacting association in their circular state that the company believos its agents have been insuring for a.| greater amount than they should, and more, no doubt, than the assessed oun afford to pay, Thisis the first instance yet cited where an insurance company proposesto become the guardian of its patrons, But the Beatrice concern was a fraud a few months ago, and beiore in- vesting in its policies, the Ber would again advise its readers to be cautious. It should always be remembered that it is hard to purify a rotten egg. An Sttuation, A few daysago it was said that Mr, Cleveland wasa good desl perturbed over the declaration of George Willinm Curtis that he could not be re-elected. The opimion of the greatest mugwump of them all was based on the well-attended democratic dissensions in New York. In the view of Mr. Curtis the next presiden- tial election “‘will be settled withintwenty miles around the city of Noew York.” It this view be correct, there is certainly great reason to doubt the chances of Mr. Cleveland’s re-election if he shall be again the democratic candidate, which Mr. Curtis assumes he will be. The Cleyeland supporters in New York city n the munority. The World 51 the democratic defection made ap- parent in the vote for Cleveland n 1834 has not been diwinished, but rather in- creased, by the course of the administra- tion. But that paper thinks it is assum- ing too much to say that Mr. Cleveland is certain to be the democratic candidate in 1883, Despito these counter-statements and the uncertainty they involve, we have very little doubt that Mr. Cleveland de- sires a renomination, and will secure it. Nor will he be called upon to make any great effort to achieve that result, There scemed to be a strong probability a few months ago that the only opponent he had to fear. Governor Hill, might have proved formi dable. But the governor has not been gaming ground, it indeed he has not lost, with the coun- try at large. He has been able to keep himself solid *‘within twenty miles around the city of New York,” but that will not enable hin to win in the couvention. The democracy of the country will not submit to the dictation of the treacherous element or the party in that region. There is already abundant indication of this The difliculty with Hill is, that he is too essentially and entirely a politician, and not of avery high grade either, to war rant the partyin elevating him to na tional leadership at this time. If it could have four years more of administration it might drive its stakes firmly cnough to venture with such a man, but it would invite disastrous defeat by doing so next year. There would be & much more ser- ious revolt of leaders against Hill than against Cleveland. and the former could hope for none of the inde pen dent vote. The General Verdict. When the veteran showman, P. ‘. Bar- num, with his own and only gceatest show on earth, remarked that ‘‘adver- tising 15 the road to wealth,” he spoke alone from oxperionce. Judicious adver- tising brings returns. Tho BEE is daily in receipt of letters similar to the follow - ing: Norror.y, Neb., April 15, 1857, Brr Publishlng Co., Omaha: Gents:—1'leasn take out tiie notlce of bar- ber wanted, as the party for whom it was in- serted complains that he is receiving more lettors than he cares to answer. As an ad- vertising medium the BEE is a success. M. WATERMAN, This suggeation should not be forgotten. If you want to buy, or if you want tosell, if you want to employ help of any kind, or if any kind of employment is wanted, advertise in the DaiLy BEe. No better advertising medium can be found in the west. For such advertisements a daily circulation of nearly fifteen thousand is guaran teed — To say that the inter-state cnmmgnlon will have its hands full, conveys but a vague 1dea of the business, trouble and annoyance to which it will be subjected. A relief from puzzling and poerplexing questions of long and short hauls, sus- pensions and excursion rates, is afforded by a case going up from Georgia. A very respectable and weil-dressed colored minister purchased a ticket guarantee- ing ‘‘one flrst-class passage. He took his seat ii a car containing sev- eral white gentlemen. The conductor was importuned to oust the colored man, Finding it impossible to induce the preacher to occupy a oar expressly for colored passengers, the conductor threw him off the train. The case has gone to the commission, and it 18 wondered if such an outrage against a holder of a first-class ticket will be decmed a dis- crimination. It is evident from all the faots that the colored minlster got ouly a short haul, —— THuE present promites to be another famous year of immigration, A few days ago a dispatch from Queenstown re- ported an extraordinary rush of people there eager to get out of Ireland and come to the United States, On oneday of last week thera were 4,400 immigrants landed at New York. The prevailing conditions, social and political, in Europe favor emigration, while the improving prospority of this country invites to these shores. The influences that are ope rat- ing to drive the pdople of Ireland from their homes are -well understood. Eng- lish tyranny and landlord robbery are the agencies that are depopulating Ire- lund. On the continent of Europe the fears of war are the most potentinfluence impelling immigration, aided by declin ing industries and [nereasing taxation to support enlarged military establishments. Thus far the immigrativn record of 1882 is the largest of any single your in our history, the total number of immigrants in that year being 788,003. If the rate thus far in the present year is main- tained that remarkable record will be equalled, or perhaps exceeded. The weat, of course, will be the largest gainer from this accretion to our popuiation. — THEREis one thing that no newspaper combine has yet attempted. Under the high license law all applications for li- cense, either by druggists or liquor deal- ers, have to be published in the paper that has the largest circulation in the city or county in which the license 1s granted. Although the field has been opened to all papers, THE Beg has no competitor for this clase of advertising. This 1s also a ‘“‘printing steal,” we presume, in the eyes of papers that don't circulate, but :1': yet not & word has been heard about : Dolmonico banquet was striotly a private affair, but the gentlemen who attended it have never been accused of a breach of etiquette, although it did leak out through the press that a large sum of money was raised for Blaine by the plate-holders, and a foolish speech was made by a political clergyman, The only person who was rotten-eged, polit- ically, was the ass who brayed about “‘Rum, Romanism and Rebellion.”” This is suggestiv —— It is rumored that the alleged demo- cratic evening paper of the capital city, which contains a puft each day for the Liocoln bolters’ sheet, is only an append- age to the kite of the Clark, Hathaway and Gere State Printing Grabbers' asso- ciation. And in dealing out the pufls for the Boodler's Own the former managing editor of that sheet certainly earns his salary. Tue “solid citizens” of Omaha who patronize the paper that is run strietly upon etiquette will be delighted to learn that Mike Meany has made such an ex- cellent and efficient street commissioner. Mike would not have known 1t himself if the man who writes between drinks had not made the discovery. tly gone into effect in Conunecticut, authorizing agents of hu- mane socleties to take charge of animals cruelly treated. It would certainly have been a better law to have an agent take charge of the person inflicting the cruel treatment. Wk are pleased to note that new can- didates for mayor are beginning Lo blos- som out with the opening of spring. The dark horse may, after all, win the race this time, as 1t often has done betore. It is tho dark horse that Mayor d Now that the republican city commit- tee has taken steps for calling the prim- ary elections, the city campaign may be said to be fairly open. STATEE JOTTINGS. Stuart has invested in a creamery. Dodge county’s insane tax 1s $14,538.98. Dakota City shipped sixty cars of stock and produce last month. Lincoln saloons have been ordered to cork up promptly at 10:30 every night and all day Sunday. North Bend is disgusted with the qual- ity on the surface and will bore into the earth for natural gas. The Crete creamery has commenced business. The building is 52x80 and cost, with machinery, $5,000. Mrs. Nancy Martin, wife of Father Martin, the venerable Dakota city editor, died suddenly last Saturday. The Hamilton farm of 160 acres, near Fremont, has been sold to the Davenport brothers of Bath, N. Y., for $16,000. It 1s reported that Llattsmouth are displaying more sand in their undertak- ings sinee tho starting of the waterworks. The postoffice receipts at Wahoo, for the year ending April 1 show an increase of twenty per cent over the previous yenr. Stromsburg complains of insufficient railroad accommodations, and has_ap- ealed to the state commission to remedy he evil. ‘The Fremont board of education has invited Sunperintendent Clarendon to seek another job after the close of the school year. The cowboy element around Anselmo have discontinued the painting business. The last coat of coffin varnish will suftice for the season. A trio of sleck swindlers worked the “shell racket" on scores of greenies neur Dakota City for the past ten days and raked in a snug salary, Bohnon, one ot the horse thieves who escaped the bullets of the vigilantes in Sherman county last week, has been ar- rested and jailed in Valentine. Bert Bomis, son of George W. Bemis, of Sutton, died H:!_\frdny of internal in- {1““" received while loading a car with ay. He was fourteen years of age. Fremont is anxious to get on the main line of the Milwaukeo to Omaha. The prettiest cannot resist the fascinating smiles of the metropalis. 8She pouts, re- pents and then embriees. For the year ending with Maren the peace preservers of Hastings gathered 1n 407 law breakers, of whom one-half wore loaded with pamn kiger. The fines col- lected amounted to ‘I'he city council oft Grand Island has abolished smoking during business hours. 1t is Loped the reform will not spread east- ward, The rich urgmn of tufers is pre- ferable to an overflow of natural gas. ‘The manly art of maulers is highly es- teemed in Creighton: A local thug has been caned and banquetted for noundmf. two citizens, and publicly displaying his brilliancy as a bruiser., His name is Cheney. Fremont threatens to blossom out as a summer resort. A neighboring pond named Abbott's lake is to be decorated with a hotel to cost $250,000. The tribe of Mulhatton seems to be flourishing in the vicinity. The Frotmont Herald, referring to the postal banguet, says: ‘‘Coutant was sandwiched between the viotorions lLike a cactus stem 1n & garland of roses,” Don't mention it. The guests were matural blossoms of various shades and oandle power. E. 8. Harkroder, late of the Clay County Democrat, has disappeared from Sutton, and his whereabouts Is a mystery to several triends who loaned him various sums of money, to relieve the pressure on his purse. It is foarod bo has joined the speculative hoats on the other ‘shore--of the great lnkes, The secret is out. The sponsor of Charde, the lately nplwlnlcd democeratic land officer, was the Hon. Patrick Fahy, the democratic headlight of Holt county. The O'Neill Free Press declares that he was Pat's first and only choice. Lave it there, Pat! Let the mantle of Charde cover the Iamentations of the multitudo, The rights and liberties of the town cow in Nebraska City are in joopardy, and the friends of "the perambulatin, creamery must rally under the bauner o bovine independence,or suffer their lawns togrow rank. An anti-town cow league has beeu formed to impound all milch cows running loose, and n gigantic strug- gle imponds in the venerable cupital of Otoe. The noted Capitol hotel of Lincoln has been sold to Wililam Heary Stout, who proposcs to promote himself from a stone pile to a feed mill. The price paid was 120,000. C. W, Kitchen purchased the property from Mr. imhoft'a year ago for 80,000 as the figures show, has netted a handsome profit. b Hon. E, P. Roggen, Inte secretary state, will take charge of the hotel. Professor Quin Bohannan declares, in an essay on the subject, that ‘“‘feeling a man’s head to judge the character of the man, conflicts with the principle of the good old bible, which teaches us to judge men as trees by the fruit they bear, and not by the knots they have on their heads.”” The distingmshed professor has done some planting in his day, and the fruit of his toil will be harvested on the gallows. The knots and bump ho leveled with lead, and a little mound in the Way- erly cemetery bears silent evidence of the effectiveness of his preaching. Hastings produces s mamimoth array of tigures to prove that the town is fully ith the procession of progress. The te of improvements for the vear ch the enthusiastic total of §1,700,000. This includes the state insane asylum, county jail, streot railway, belt railway, the Elkhorn Valley, Omaha & Wyan- dotte railrond extensions, several business blocks, numerous residences, churches, ete. The metropolis of Adams county is determined to take second place in the record of progress this y 1t is painful to chronic! that North Bend has pooled with Fremont and Lincoln to down Omaha. The chronic snarls and periodic pouts of the dromios ot the Platte and Salt creek bottoms had become musty with age and threadbare from use, but the appearance of the young stripling of Dodge county in the ring has given vitality_ and yenom to the contest. The metrovolis might as well throw up the sponge without further ceremony and lie to a cemetery. A snfm] y estoe contomporary in North Bend is suffering from a fatal com- bination of hydrophobia and delerinm tremens. The attack was precipitated by the arrest of the salvation army in Omaha. Mounted ou a lurid and un- tamed nightmare, the flail unlimbers a lewd tongue, and thrashes the heavens in a spasm of indignation. ‘‘Strumpets® and ‘‘blood-hounds” howl through his imagination as he chases seven-headed olophants and other beasts blowing tin horns. he unfortunate victim of snake root or eanine virus has been turned over to the pl.\_]'vr(ul minisirations of the army, and drum beats and tambourine tattoos will be uttered for lus recovery. s St KILLED AT THE ALTAR, the Terrible Singe of € ton, Atlanta Constitutio: During the tu mult and excitement of the late war one of the saddest incidents that occurred was the mar and death of Annie, eldest daughter of Governor Pickens of uth Carolina, In the midst of the great events of the war such tragedies o comparatively unnoticed, but now me has calmed the troubled sen of strife and_contention, a picture of that scene will be of general interest, awaken a chord of sympathy in the who read On April 22, 1868, in at the residence of Governor Picl party was assembled to witness the mar- e ceremony of Annie Pickens to Lieutenant La Rochelle. It was & time wheu terror and anguish were provailing throughout the cntire south and the booming of the union guns then roared in the harbors, but the little number who had collected together had determined to smile, even though their hearts were aching and they were trem- bling with terror. Beneath the soft light of the chandelier the clergyman stood, with the habiliments of the church en- shrouding his venerable form. Before him was the noble young lieutenant in his official umiform, while beside him leaned the beautitul and stately woman who was to become his wife. There she stoot, regal and proud, possessing every- thiug that prestige of birth, rank and wealth could give. ‘‘Are you ready?’ asked the mimister, unclasping his book. “‘Yes,”” said La Rochelle, taking the hand of the bride. Searcely was the answer utte than there was an awful crash. A shell from the enemy’s guns had pena- trated the mansion, buvcsting in the midst of the marriage scene and scattering its deadly missiles around. Men Lr(xmhlmfil;d women screamed, mirrors were shivered and for a moment the walls scemed to rock to and fro. In afew moments quiet reigned, and 1t was ascertained that the only'hml wound received was in the left temiple of the waiting bride, who lay like a beautiful crushed flower in the arms of her agonized lover. Laying her on & lounge he bent over her, and, in a moan of despair, prayed that evenin death she would become his wife, Her twick drawn breath melted in a sigh, as the lips smiled assent. There she lay pure and white as the cluater of camelias at her hroast, while the crimson hie tide ouvzed in heavy drops from the death wound in her brow and coursed its stream over the lovely cheek, marring the snowy clouds of her bridal veil that enveloped ner. The ceremony was of fow words, and the ‘“‘yes” was murmured in a dying whisper beneath the husband’s kiss. Ina moment all was over; a little struggle and she was dead. Beneath the cool, deep shadows of the magnolin Annie Pickens La Rochelle was laid to rest, where the sad wail of the waters sighed an eternal requiem, while the brave young soldier went his way, in the fire and danger of vattle, to serve his country and his God. He nttle feared the sword or the bullet of war, for ever at his heart there was a wound more cruel than death and lasting as life, Royal Presents for the Pope. London Tablet: The offerings whieh the holy father will receive onthe ocea- sion of his sacerdotal jubilee will be of the most varied and costly kind, and from atl lands. The sultan has already forwarded by the Armenian Peter Antony X., his superb gift of aring in brilliants, estimated at a value of over four thousand pounds. The empress of China and the queen regent of Spain will also send presents of a splendid char- acter. The Emperor William 18 lmvin? a piece ot rich jewelry made at Berlin for a like purpose. It has already been stated that Queen Victoria's gift will take the forn: of a sumptuously bound copy of the "‘Vulgate.” President Grevy, notwithstanding his recent offering, Wwill, according to the semi-official French papers, send an- other splendid vase and inkstand. At uite another end of the world, and ot the social scale, Padre Antonio Riccardi, one of Dom Bosco's missionaries in Pat- agonis, writes from Carmen that the various Indian tribes of the Rio Negro are engaged in preparing several objects of native make and use as thoir oflnnnf to the sovereign pontiff; and these curi- ous articles are destined to figure in the forthcoming vatican exhibition side by vide with the princely gilts of eastern aud western poteatatos. he sorrowful patriarch, | NEWS OF NEBRASKA TOWNS. Railroad Disorimination at Oakland at Which the Farmers Union Protests. A QUESTION OF IMPORTANCE Oreighton's Business Inducements Being Advertised to the World —Loup City Freo From Vice— Tecumsech's Rallroad Boom, The Corporation Dictates. OAKLAND, Neb.,, April 16.--[Corre- spondence of the Bek.] | Last fail a stock company was formed at this place under the title of the “‘Furmers’ Union," for the purpose ot shipping grain. The stock was mostly taken by farmers, as the de- a8 to do business entively in their interests. When an organization had been effected the Farmers' union bought two good business lots of Nelson, Young & Swanson, on which to build an ele vator, the eastern boundary of the lots coming within twenty-seven feet of the side track, on which cars were run to other elevators, 2 asked per- mission to the track by means of a sy The reply was teat it was too near the switch to have a car stand there. The union then of fered to build a track at their own ex. pense if the rail d company would furnish the rai his was also refused, but to get out of its dilemma of refusing shipping facilities, they offered the Union ground 1 an out of the way place, where there was an embankment six feet high to contend with, and the dirt road to the same rendered nearly impassible in wet weather by a small stream of water that flows along the lots, its natural disadv tagos making it nearly worthless for purposes it was wanted for, thus, in fa refusing whilo seemin 1o grant, Farmers' union then built a smalil house on the street that passes their lots (it not being opened across the railroad track), but ing within railroad limits, The superintendent, Mr. Jones, hus or- dered the union to move their bulding forthwith—although Mr. Iolmquist has ding of the sanme kind within twenty ot of It—saying in so many words, It the Union wunts to ship their grain they muat build an elevator. The question of vita! importance to the farmer is this: Can a railroad company demand cer- style of buiiding before granting shipping facilities? Crumbs From Craighton. Cugtanron, Neb., April 13.—[Corre- spondence of the BEg |- Creighton peo: ple have elected a prohibition town board for the coming vear, the vote being 127 for prohibition and 62 for license. George E. Cheney was yestorday pre- sented with a gold-headed cane by bis friends here in_Creighton, showing their appreciation of him in his lubors to buitd up and improve our town and commu- nity. We have been enjoying a fine rain dur- ing the lust two days. The small grain is ull sown und mostof it has come up, but in some places some of the grain was blown out by the heayy winds of last week, Relroad surveyors have been running a line through this (Knox) county, about fifteen miles west of Creighton, ana they ave supposed to be the B & ranning a line to Niobrars The dispatch sent to the Ber last week from this place stating that George C. Chenoy headed the whisky tickel, false, as Mr. Cheney did not run on any ticket, Settlers are beginni to arrive from the east, und several farms have been purchased near town. We have onc of the finest locations for a creamery in Nebraska, and one could obtain the cream from about 1,000 cows within a radius of ten or twelve miles of Creighton, Several fine residences are to be put up here this season, among which are J. L. Puckard, one of our lumber merchants, and E. Perrine, real estate agent. Creighton's board of trade 1s sending outa large amount of advertisements offering inducements to parties wanting to establish any kind of manufacturing as we have a fine country, well set- nd property can be obtained at reasonable rates. 3 A Loup City Protest. Love Crry, Neb., April 14, 1887.—To iditor of the BEE: Inotice in the BE 13th inst., under the head of *‘Stae an account of a gnme of poker taken place here last week, in which a sportive minister was the principal loser. Loup City is bl with two dent ministers, who the contidence and esteem of ev acquainted with them, and to accus either of them of holding a hand in a poker game is prepostorous and absurd in the extreme. We are aware that such a statement, published in any vaper en- joving the circulation that the Bk has, s very damaging to any town, and we take this opportunity of saving that Loun City is as free from vice a8 her sister towns, and has a class of business men wide awake and full of enterprise second tonone in the state. Withthe B. & M, railrond building in our limits and our hotels crowded with home seekers, wo take pleasure in n{inn that Loup City i3 the coming town of the Loup country. [Tho item above referred to was found by the exchange editor tloating around in the state papers, and was transferred to the volumns of the Ber without any malice aforethought. A Tecumseh's Prospec TecumseH, Neb,, April 15.—[Corres- pondence of the Brr.]—The railrond boom has reached Tecuwmseh. The en- gineer of the Chicago, Omaha & Kl Paso road has given our citizens e¢ncour- agement, and gives it as his opinion that the road will be built this year through Johnson county and Tecumseh. Tecum- seh has long been at the merey of the B. & M. and its branches. This new lino assures a big boom in the county scat and will help every citizen in the county. The aquestion of building a new court house is now recei ttention, and it is thought bonds will Ee voted at the fall election The late city election resulted in a licenso board, and the saloons will pay a license this vear and conduct their busi- ness in the front rooms. -~ - Human Nature, One of the most remarkable in- stances of the titdeness of the numan mind is the fact that u man worth his thonsands a year will seal up a lotter, stamp it, and then, sutdenly remember- ing that he has forgotten something im- portant, try to open it again without hav- ing it show. To effect this he will labor fifteen min- Puck CARD T0 THE PUBLIC. With the approach of spring and the increasad interest man- ifested in real estate matters, Tam more than ever consult- ed by intending purehasers as to favorable opportunities for investment,and to ali such would say— When putting any property on the market, and advertising it as desirable, I have invl\r’iubly confined myself to a plain unvar nished statement of facts, never indulging in vague promises for the future, and the result in ev- ery case has been that the expee- tations of purchasers wera more than realized. I can refer with pleasure to Albright's Annex And Baker Place as sanple illustrations. Lots in the “Annex" have quadrupled in value and are still advancing, while a street car line is already building past Baker Place, adding hundreds of dollars to the valuc of every lot. Albright's Cnoice was selected by ma with the greatest care alter a thorough study and with the full knowledge of its value, and I can- conscientiously say to those seck- inga safe and profitable invest- wment that Albright's Choice utes, and, having succecded, he will sally forth and spend $18 on a dinner, wine and 25-cent cigars. Women buying a 25- cent lunch and then running up a*unlli- ner's bill of $50 are mahigned. Human nature is human nature. - “The light that I In woman's eyes, is a ray of heaven's own brightness; but it 18, alas! often dimmed or quenched by some wearing discase, perhaps silentyl borne, but taking all comrort and enjoy- ment out of lite.” The light of the house- hold can be rekindled and make to glow with its natural brlrhtn&, s. Dr. R V. Pierce's “Favorite Prescription’ is a po- tent specific for most of the chronic weaknesses and diseasca pecullar to women. offers chances not excellod in this market for a sure thing. Early investors have already reap- ed large profits in CASH, and with the many important improvements contemplated, some of which are now under way, every lot in this splendid addition will prove a bo nanza to first buyers. Further information, plats and prices, will be cheerfully furnish- ed. Buggies Ready at All Times to Show Property. Respectfully W.G. ALBRIGHT, SOLE OWNER, 218 South 15th Strest Branch office at South Omaha N. B. Preperty for sale in uld parts of the city.