Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 12, 1888, Page 4

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. i1, ruing Kdition) including Snnda nh .y‘ (Mot n!' ) g Sunday, or the . Three Omaha nnndny ‘Bre, mailed to ress, One \ur . . NOS.IANDO18 FARNAM STRERT. Ko Yo Orwher, OOME 14 A%t 15 T BuiLpiNg. WASHINGTON OFrice, No. 513 FOURTEENTH BTREET. CORRESPONDENCE. All communications relating to news and edi- torial matter should be addressed to the EpiToR r. Yo ik BUSINESS LETTERS. All business letters and remittal l«l T Il P m Bee Puhllsmz cummy. Pmmmrs E. ROSEWATER, Editc THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation, .6(! of Nrfh,x;:»k?, " P uglnss, A a'i'«'.f' ‘Trschiick, seeretury of The Hiee Pub- does solemnly swear that the mn-fflm\mo’noe th "\ fm for the week Snding Feb, 10, Saturd Feb Sunday, Feb. i y, Feb, Friday, Fen. 10... AVOrage............ orn to and nll\mrlbrd hi mn&ny gence Nulury l-ubnm ]l!h d-)' ot February, A, D. State of Nebraska, } s County of Douglass, Geo, i, Taschilck, Deing first duly sworn, de- es and says that he 15 secretary of The Bee Publishing com]mn{ that the actual average daily elrculation of the Daily fiee for the month of January, 137, 10,240 coples; for Eubruary. optes: for Mareh IR, 14,40 0 coplest 16 coples: tor May, I ey BT coptes; for” Ty, 14,008 coples: or August, 1887, 14,151 copiea; tember, 184, 1440 co m‘ for October, %83 for November, 187, 15,220 coples; for Drrrm\mr. 1887, 16,041 coph-u GEO. B. TZSCHUCK. Sworn and subsoribed to i my presence iy 20.day of January, A. D, 1 Notary Pubite, I'r is to be hnnv thut t e nut,hmmn 8 will be fully prepared when the first pleasant days come to begin the tary work which Omaha is so greatly in need of. FRUGALITY was a characteristic of the late Jenny Lind, and the result is shown in the fact that she left a personal estate valued at a quarter of a million dollars. — MR. CARYLI must have come back to his seat in tolerably good health to be able to thrust the bulls and bears of the stock exchange from the house corridor. GENERAL MILES should be satisfied with his reputation as a soldier and avoid acquiring that of a wire puller. There would be no honor in promotion gained by practicing the insidious arts of the politician. —— THE vendetta between the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of KRentucky has now lasted for a quarter of a century and many unpunished mur- ders have been committed. It is about time for the sovereignity of the states to assert itself and put an end to the bloody strife. THE custom of cremating the dead is not gaining very rapidly in this country or in Europe. The movement, howevér, hus not been abandoned. There are mow twenty creamatory societies in this country and twenty-two in Europe. From a higienic point of view cremation 18 preferable to burial, but to most peo- ple this method of disposing of the body looks more like extinction than inter- ment. The matter is one which must be settled by individual preference. ———— THE railroad rate war continues with unabated vigor,and the general opinion appears to be that the end is far off. It would seem, however, that so flerce a conflict must speedily bring about over- tures for a settlement. 1t is noted that thus far shippers have not taken notable advantage of the cut, it is supposed for She reason that they are waiting for otill lower rates. If this policy of ship- pers is maintained there will inevitably be a blockade of freights from the moment notice is given of a restoration of rates. . — THE first annual report of City Treas- grer Rush, showing the condition of the Munieipal treasary for the past year, is Mublished in this, issue of the Bee. We eommend it to the attention of taxpay- @rs a8 an instructive document, with the @etails of which they should make them- selves familiar, They will find partic- ular gratification in the complimentary statement of the treasurer as to thd promptness and cheerfulness with which taxes are paid, and also in the assurance he gives that the finauncial condition of Omaha is better than that of any city in the west. All citizens will be glad to note the confidence oxpressed by the city treasurer that the growth and de- velopment of the current year will sur- pass that of any previous year in tha history of Omaha, and very few will doubt that there is excellent ground for this faith, —— THERE seems to be "an excellent pros- pect that the bill for the opening of the Bioux resorvation will pass the present congress. Senator Dawes, who has per« sistently opposed any invasion of what e considers the rights of the northern Bioux, is understood to favor a bill which will compensate them liberally for their land, and which will offer the Indiaps in several separate reservations sufficient ground for experimenting in farming and taking a further series of lessons in the art of civilization. Many of the objections urged against former attempts to open the great Sioux reser- wvation have been removed in the meas- ure which is now under discussion. The clause in the bill which proposes that all the land taken up shall only be open to entry under the homestead law will, meet’ with general approval as remov- Jing all chances for heavy stealson the part of land grabbers and speculation in the hands of bogus pre-emptors. The sentiment of the west is almost unani- mous in demanding the opening of the Sioux reservation, and it has made itself wvery powerfully felt at Washington. Nebraska will gain thirty-six townships of added territory if the bill becomes a, law, the greater portion of which is me.farming - land, lying north of ‘the iobrara river, < | % : LR lines. m DAILY : SUNDAY FEBRUARI . Mossbacks to the Rear. One of the most injurious of elements for years in this city has been the men who have grown wealthy in onr midst through a prosperity to which they have contributed little, and who have been steady fault finders with and ob- structionists in the path of every move- ment which had for its object the ma- terinl advancement of our city They have steadily d. ned to add their names to subscription lists, have thrown dampers upon every suggestion which required work and money to further it, have been the first to predict disaster for new enterprisesand the lnst to croak ruin for the real estate move- ment. During the winter now closing we have heard much on the streets and in the corridors from these venerable mossbacks and birds of ill-omen about a permanent check to Omaha's prosperity which they beiieved was approaching. In spite of their prophesies, however, the city has been steadily advancing. The prospects for the coming season have never been brighter than they are at present. The movement in real es- tate, when compared with other years, has been steady and on conscrvative The prodicted drop in available property, both business and resident, has failed to materialize, and the de- mand in advance of the spring scason is all that could be expected,if not desired. Omaha has reached a point when her material welfare cunnet be seriously re- tarded, even by the mossbacks and ob- structionists. She is peopling with a class of active, energetic and progres- sive business men who have had enough experience of the world to know that the way to build up a city is not in the line of destroying public confidence in its future. The men of moderate means are, after ally the men who have done the mostand are now doing the most to advance the interests of this community. Year by year they are manifesting a spirit of community, of enterprise and of confi- dence in the efficacy of the combined and steady work which is accomplish- ing and will accomplish in the future great results for Omaha. What is needed more than anything is a shoulder to shoulder effort of our business men and enter- prising residents in furthering the on- ward march of progress. We need ‘a fuller and freer discussion of Omaha's nceds by those who have Omaha's in- terests at heart. We need an entire elimination of petty jealousies and of supposed rival business interests. In short, we need a thorough appreciation by our business men of the fact thatthe interests of all, so far as Omaha is con- cerned, are in reality the interests of each individ:ml. Military Opportunities. The appointment by the president of ten non-commissioned officers of the army to be second lieutenants calls at- tention to the opportunities which are afforded under our government for worthy privates to rise from the ranks to a commission. In other armies, es- pecially in time of peace, the chances for winning a commission in the per- manent eswablishment are not of the best. Tn England for years commissions. were a matter of purchase and sale, and social standing and wealth were the prerequisites to command. Under our laws every private has a right to aspire toa place on the rolls of commissioned officers, and, although our army is small —smaller in proportion to population than any army in the world—there are numerous instances every year of such promotions. The opposition to promotions from the ranks which is sometimes heard in officers’ messrooms has its basis- in a feeling of snobbery which is' foreign to the spirit of American institutions. A large proportion of our army officers, who are graduates of the military academy, are the sons of poor men who secured their education at West Point at government expense. That they have had greater advantages than some of their brother officers who have risen from the ranks is, perhaps, to be admitted, butitisa question whether long service in the school of the soldier andlong experience in the handlicg of men 1n the barracks and at the guard house does not very greatly offset the lack of a purely theoretical education. As a matter of fact, every applicant for promotion from the ranks is obliged to pass a severe ex- amination upon common school branches, and must receive endorse- ments from the officers under whom he has served which commend his character and qualifications for the office which he seeks. An investigation of the army register will show that some of the ablest and most distinguished officers who are now borne on the rolls never graduated from West Point, but gained their edu- cation in the school of a civil war. Itis highly important that some such incentive as promotion from the ranks to a commission should be held out to the privates of the army., Army disei- pline at least is irksome. The subordination of the indi- vidual will to that of the machine, while necessary to a well organized and properly condaicted military establish- ment, is galling in many instances to men who have ambition and high spirits, If there were nothing beyond the monthly pay of the soldier there would be no incentive to duty, except such as was drawn from a fear of pun- ishment for infractions of military dis- cipline. But to each and every private under our laws is held out the possibility of rising to a commission and of steady promotion from second lieutenancy up to the highest military office in the gift of the republic. The fact that at pres- ent West Point is likely to supply & lavger number of candidates for second licutenancies in the army than there are vacancies makes the appointments by the president of ten non-commis- sioned officers to second lieutenancies an interesting commentary on the cos- inopolitanism of our army establishment. This influence upon the rank and file cannot but be beneficial. It evidences to our soldiers that there is something beyond the barracks in store for them | if by strictattention to fluty nufl pnopln- tion they can qualify thernselves to pass the needed examination for promotion. ———— Another Monopolistic Tentacle. 1t is #aid that the house committee on judiciary has decided to report favor- ably an amendment to the alien land bill passed by the last congress so that the law shall not apply to mercantile and manufacturing corporations organ- ized under the laws of the United States or any state or territory, which have acquired lands in good faith., This seems eminently proper, as the ten- deney of the law as it now stands, is to discournge investments of capital in railroad and other enterprises which incidentally acquire lands. Indeed there is rcom for free . discussion whether a farther amendment which the committee rejected is not deserviflg of consideration by congress, that is, to allow foreign bankers and corporations loaning money on real estate who ac- quire the same by foreclosure, a reason- able time to dispose of the same. It seems to the BEE that so long as the American farmer and land-owner finds it'necessary to borrow money he should have the privilege of securing it at as low rate of interest as possible. If foreign capital is debarred from fore- closing on real estate security for loans it will soon not be found in the borrow- ing market. Such a condition is di- rectly in the interest of the home capi- talist and against the borrower, becguse the less competition there is, the higher will be the rate of interest. It is the protection to the home monopolist in another garb than the tariff, but it is the same old scheme in the interest of the rich and privileged class just the same. Make capital scarce and timid and you will let the western farner bankrupt himself paying usurious trib- ute to the city money-sharks. American Justice. A London journal, commenting on the sensational Snell murder in Chicago by burglars, sativically remar “The murderers, if caught to-morrow, may still be holding levees in juil this day twelvemonth. Amevican justice is slow-footed, if not rather slow-witted, in the difficulty it scems to experience of making up its mind on the plainest questions of fact.” The patriotism that excuses a multitude of defects will un- doubtedly resent this imputation, but itmay bo wise to inquive whether thcre is not some ground for it. Undoubt- edly all Americans will insist that in no other land is justice more surely and fairly meted to those who vio- late law than in this country, and if it must be granted that the proverbial law’s delay finds hese a rather more marked exemplification than in most other countries, they will not fail to find an extenuating argument in the fact that in this republic even the criminal is assured every right and every proper consideration which under the most liberal construction of thelaws can be given him. The American will claim with justifiable pride that if the system of criminal jurisprudence in his country is somewhat less rapid in its operation, and more magnanimous in its treatment of those subjected to it, than that of other countries, it is because the American theory of justice is so brond and liberal as to give the fullest possible scope to the com- mon law principle that a per- son charged with crime is held to be innocent until proved to be guilty. In no other country, certainly,is this principle so thoroughly regarded as it is in this republic, and it is a commend- able fact due to political institutions which teach the largest respect for the rights of all men in all circumstances. The alleged criminal is entitled to all his chances of defense, without preju- dice from any source. But it would be a great mistake to say thst this proper pringiple; necessary to protect the innocent as well as to se- oure exact justice to-the guilty, is not often grossly abused and so perverted a8 to defeat justice. Almost every man has knowledge of some instance in his personal experience where the law’s delay has resulted" in defeat- ing the law. The court annals of the older and larger cities could furnish numberless examples, not a few of them cases of eriminality of the most heinous character. It is undoubtedly a fact that there are now hundreds of men charged with crime ‘‘holding levees in jail” who ought to be doing the state some service in the puulmtmm,u. In- fluence secures deluy in some cases, in others the tardy course of justice is due to the indolence or some other fault of those who are chosen to administer the law. Prosecuting attorneys put off as long as possible the labor of securing evidence that may be had only with considerable difficulty, and popular lawyers obtain from in- dulgent judges the largest possible latitude as to time for the preparation of their cases. The amenities and cour- tesies between bench and bar are strained to the utmost, and in one way or another the course of justice is im- peded and retarded. It must be con- fessed, also, thaf this depends very much upon the character and promi- nence of the criminal in his class, and this is the hardest veflection upon Ameriean justice. The fellow who is able to command all the money required for his defense has a vastly greater chance of holding levees in jail for an extended period than the criminal who is poor and helpless. An authoritative published regarding United States showed that it is steadily increasing at a rate more rapid than the growth of popula- tion, and while one explanation isin the fact that many foreign criminals find their wav into this country as offering an exceptionally rich field for theirdep- redations, the fact that crime is not so spmmarily dealt with here as in most other countries must not be overlooked us another very important explanation, There may be a measure of injustice in the London Journal's veflection on the American method of administering jus- tice to crimjnals, but it is well worthy of attention in view of notorious facts supporflug it and the knowledge that crime in thla country is rapidly increas- ing. —— ' C. P. HUNTINGTON, the unscrupulous report recently crime in the plunderer of the: Ceutrdl Pacific . roady | scene to tax th making a tearful appeal to the house committee on i, railvonds, was a ration of hypocrisy as an indication, d his confederates jously realize that coming, and that some other tact an bluff and bra- vado must be tfied,' Blubbering, how- ever, will hardly be found a serviceable substitute. Sy to the utmost. £ If however, that are boginning a reckoning dag i POLITICAL POINTS. The Milwaukee Sentinel denies that there is any evidence at #llshiowing that Wisconsin is a Blaine state. Tammany hall is engaged in trying to make the state legislature abolish trusts aud make them impossible, Every week's unnecessary delay in reduc- ing the revenue takes $2,000,000 unnecessary taxes out of the peoplo's pockets. A Boston Post correspondent says outside of Massachusetts the New England delega- tion to the ‘democration convention will be solid for Cieveland. Illinois democrats talk Judge Julius S. Grinnell as a possible candidate for governor. He was a prosecutor in the Chicago suarch- ist and boodler cases. The Little Rock Gazette, the leading demo- cratic newspaper of Arkansas, is an earncst opponent of the Blair bill, which it says “would thoroughly dumornme our school sys- tem. . ““The anti-administration movement in New York state has not yet reached the size of & aplit pea,” is the cruel way the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (dem,) summarizes the Hill ‘boom. The state of Georgia pays its governor and supreme court judges only £3,000 salary, and the Macon Telegraph wairts the constitution amended so as to provide for more liberal saluries. W. W. Crapo, William F. Draper, Gov- ernor Ames, Charles J. Noyes and Congress- man Whiting are already in the ficld as can- didates for the republican nomination for govaernor of Massuchusetts. Forging tally-sheets in Indiana is less pop- ular than it was. Itis a bad practiceand one that is hurting the reputation of Ohioas well as Indiana, besides it Is a clumsy practice, reasonably certain to be exposed. Attorney General Garland writes to an Ar- kansas paper that he will strictly adhere to a resolution formed in 1883 that he will not, under any circumstances, again be a candi- date for the United States scnate. The Keokuk Gate City insists that Towa should send to the republican convention a delegation solid for an Iowa man for presi- dent. It suggests Justice Miller of the United States supreme court as a candidate. The Chicago News says that if the Blair bill, the Grand Army measures and the Pa- citic railroad bond ;schemes can be put through and somekirid of a war fomented, we shall have & m[dgcyul irredeemable debt assured. The Brooklyn Eagle says: Mr. Conkling's epistle leayes unsaid that which his country- men would be most_ interested in knowing. Has he any political hopes or plans for the future? 1f he has, what are they? Were he invited to take the reins would he accept or decline them? Roscoe Conkling onceé more announces that he is out of politics. He says: “I have not the faintest expectation of taking any part in the campaign of this year.” This being the case, it would scarcely seem necessary to consult Hon. Roscoe's preferences in the selection of candidates, 4 The whole belt of States fa the wesy, of which Dakota is o part, are to be low-tarift states, That is their inevitable tendency. Minnesota has already taken her stand there, Febraska has in effect joined her. Kansas will soon come in, and the movement is to spread east through Wisconsin, Towa and Michigan. The legisiature of Lonisiana will eloct two United States senators next May. One of these is to succced Mr. Randall Gibson, whose term will expire March 4, 1889, tho other to succeeded Mr. Jumes B. Eustice, whose term will enpire Maach 4, 1801, The long interval betwcen the sessions of the Louisiana legislature makes it necessary to elect both senators at once. There are two bills pending in congress to change the time for opening the scssiou of that body. Mr. Hoar's bills fixes the date on October 15. This would give the. longest time for a session, but would keep congress- men at Washington during the elections and close of the campaigns, and would also cover the holidays as at present. The other bill provides for a session to begin January 1, This would skip the elections and holidays, but would leave much less time for work before.hiot weath CERES A Case of Retaliation. Sumerville Journal. Actors seldom go to church, but the minis- ters really ought not to complain, ‘They sel- dom go to the theater. e Fully Qualified. Chicago Herald, A sporting paper, to_be edited by John L, Sullivan, is talked of in Boston. No one would ever apply to this editor for a ‘‘correc- tion.” ———— Will Bear Politiclans, However. Lowell Citizen, The cost of the fences in the United States is move than the national debt; but the fence will bear interest, and cannot be sold for more than ll\l.y cost. = A Real (‘hmlt. Boston Globe, There was a ghost in a coal mine at Union- town, Penn., Saturday. The ghost of famine stalks abroad through the anthracite region to-day and puts all disembodied ghosts in the background. g A Glorions Land. Detroit Free Press. In Italy no statement of account is sent to a debtor until three months have passed, and it is expected that he will take three more to look the bill over and see if it is correct. - A Timely Suggestion. Chieago News. Unless there is an improvement in Cincin- nati banking methods soon it might be well for the financiers of that city to brush up on the rules laid down by Mr. Hoyle in his man- ual on games of chance. vy A Financier, Chicago News. A New York mnan stole a barrel of whisky valued at $100 and sold it for 5. Then he spent the money in buying whisky, With such ability as a financier it is strange that he should have escaped being the president of a Cincinnati banlc. New York Tribune. A western critic of the democratie party says that you never can tell whether it is going to play the lion or the donkey. This is not happily put. The late Edwin Forrest used to say: *“Iplaay*Lear, and I pla-ay ‘Othello;’ but, sir, I am ‘Hamlet.' " - A Boon in any Event, Texay Siftings. A Miuneapolis judge, .in pronounciug the death sentence, tenderly observed: “If guilty, you richly deserye the fute that that awaits you; if inmocent, it will be a gratification for you to :feel that you were hanged without such a crime on your con- science: in either case you will be delivered from a world of cnn ey Iemm'- Picture, Joaquin Miller. 1 see her now, the fairest thing That ever mocked man's picturing. 1 picture her as one that drew Aside life's curtain and lnukud through The mists of all life's myste As one looks on the open sea. The soft, wide eyes of wonderment That_trusting looked you through and through ; The sweet, arched mouth, a bow not_bent, That sent Love's arrows swift and true. That sweet, arched mouth! The Orient Hath not such pearls in all her stores; Not all her storied spice-set shores Hath fragrance such as it hath spent. 1 picture her as one who knew How rare is truth to be untrue; As one who knew the awful sign Of death, of life, of the divine Sweet pity of all loves, all hates Beneath the iron-footed fates. t picture her as secking peace, And olive leaves and vine-set land; While strife stood by on either hand, And wrung the tears like rosaries. 1 picture hor in passing rhyme, As of, yet not a part of these, A ‘woman born.above her time, A woman waiting in her lll e, ‘With patient pity on her fac Her face, her carnest, youthful face, Her young face 8o uncommon wise; The tender love light in her eyes. Two stars of heaven out of place. ars that sang as stars of gold ¢ silent eloquence of song, Inskies of glory and of gold, Where God in purple passed along; That patient, vouthful face of hers That won a thousand worshippers! ‘That silent, pleading face, among. “Ten thousand faccs just the one hat T shall love when all is done, And life lies by, a harp unstrung. e i LABOR FEDERATI President Gompers Talks to a Large Audience However antagonistic the views of Presi- dent Samuel Gompers, of the American Fe eration of Lubor, may be to many of his fel- low workingmen, there is no doubt thaPa large number of those in Omaha are in sy pathy with him. The mecting last night w: a representative one, the auditorium of the exposition hall being filled with members of the various city unions, and it is safe to say it never held a more orderly or attentive audi- ence. The arrangements were in charge of a committee of Messrs. Ridell, Tanner, Noll- mann, Anderson, Williard and Dillon, with J. B. Schupp chairman, ail of those gentle- men being on the platform with the speaker, J. R. Lewis was called on to preside, and shortly after 8 o’clock the lecturer took the floor and spokeé continuously for upwards of two hours, choosing for his theme “‘Labor is the “Credtor of all Wealth.” “If this prop- osition is true” said Mr. Gompers, the question arises: How is it that those who work the hardest have the leastof the wealth while those who never work have it all? Tt proves that there is sometning perverse in the cconomic system of the country. The tendency of the times is to lower wages, to inerease the number of wage carners, and to encroach upon the rights and liberties of working people.. It is owing to this tendency that women, girls and children are employed in the mills and factorics, that the cmployers refuse to a reduction of the hours of labor, andjit is about time that a halt was called. ' Thé workingmen, however, we e entitled to but Itttle sympathy, for they themselves; tor blambs: Whes llmynlovu'd their children to work they displaced so ‘nany men, who in turn came into competi- tion with themselyes. To meet the cmer- gency, the workingmen should organize under’ the head of their respective trades and not of workingmen. Let the unions of each trade Iave a central assémbly in each city, and these in turn have a state assembly, and then again a national assembly. Then let the national representative of each state meet in one grand federation of labor, and take up the cause of the working men and women, The iron heel of the employing class was on the neck of lubor, and they must organize to pre- i So long as there was an in- stice, 8o loug @s there was a grievance, so long as there was a_wrong toright. So long there was work for them to do, and not until the work- ingmen had established a true fraternity among nations and a federation of labor to the world, would their work be done.” The speaker then announced his willing- ness to answer any questions that . might be put to him, but none were asked and the me-ting closed. Mr. G mpers leavcs to duy for Sioux City, where ho will speak to-mor- row night. ———— FOR JEFFERSON SQUARE. Nineteen Citizens Want the City Hall Located There. Last night at the Bank of Commerce on North Sixteenth street was held a called meeting of the citizeus of north Omaha to discuss plans for getting the city hall moved to Jefferson Square. The only persons pres ent were the following: Henry OsthofY, Captain O'Donahue, M. T. Murphy, Tom Swift, John B. Furay, Joseph Redman, Prof, Bruner, J. J. Brown, Thomas T. Daley, R. H. Walker, John Wigman, J. T, Corby Erick Peterson, R. O. Backus, Ignace Sherb, Au- gust Benson, St. A. D. Balcombe, Fred Snock, Frank Delone and Mr, Sievers. Mr. Daly acted as chairman and Mr. Sievers as .secretary. For two bours there was a gen- eral discussion distinguished mainly for its defiance of parliamentary laws. The talk consisted mainly by the belittling of Jefferson square as a park and breathing spot, und pufting it as u site for the city hall building. A motion was finally made to appoint a committee of five to draw up o petition to preseut to the city council asking for a special election for moving the city hall from ts present site. Messrs. Furray, Brown, Swift, Redman and Sievers were appointed and they presented the following: Whereas, the point selocted in the past for the location of the city hall, appears to disap- point the expectations and desires of the peo- Dle, and a change of location to some point more convenient to the business interests of the city is desired, Tiesolved, That the city council in its efforts in this dircction meets our hearty ap- proval and support. Resolved, That we are opposed to the ex- penditure of further money for the purchase of any additional grounds at the present time and until the people have had ample time to discuss the matter freely. This was adopted, ‘and a committee of eloven were appointed to draw up o series of resolutions to present to the council next Tuesday night. Tt was then agreed to ad- journ until next Monday night. One Little Boy in School. Jamed Collins, a 1ad of fourteen years, who has been contined in the county jail with two others of equally tender years, charged with burglary, was yesterday released on the promise of hig parents that they would edu- cate him in acollege nearSt. Louis. * Equally satisfactory promises having been made in the case of the two other boys, they, too, were dismissed. —_— Confessed His Guilt. John Coves, a rather prepossessing looking boy of fifteen was arrested yesterday after- noon on the charge of stealing notes and money from the safe of the Chicago Lumber company ofice. The theft was noticed shortly after the boy had been-secn coming out of the office. The drawer, in which the valuables were deposited, was discovered hid under the sidewalk with the contents un- touched. The boy confessed the guilt upon being arrested. Auempn‘d Suicide. 0. Patten, formerly a street car driver, made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide yes- terday morning, at his home on Lake street. He used a revolver, aud although he man- aged to wouna himself the bullet failed to do fatal work, It is said-that the caure of the insane act is the conduct of his wife during absence from home. He has worried a great deal over the mmor. and finally tried to énd matters yesterday by au attempt on his own life. _1888~TWELVE: BA.GI& THE GOOD WORK COES ON. |3 Over $8,000 Puld Into the Bee's Heroine Fund. THE REWARD FOR DEVOTION. Encouragement From Various Parts of Nebraska—Lists of the Latest Contributors — The Royce and Woebbecke Funds, , From Teachers and Scholars. Yesterday afternoon County Commissioner Mount, at the request of the teachers and scholars of the Farnam street school, for- warded $32.67 to Miss Loie Royce, and to Miss Lena Woebbecke as their contribu- tion, County Superintendent of Education Bru- ner received the following contributions yes- terday: School district No. 3, Mrs. Emma Lonegan teacher, for Miss Royce &, School district No. 46, Reed's school, H. Eby, r., teacher, for Miss Royco #8: for Lond bebbecke, 83.03. School district No. 16, Miss Laura A. Welch, teacher, for Miss Royce, $12.60. School district No. 5, Miss Miunie Pratt, teacher (primary department), for Miss Royce #1; for Miss Woebbecke, $1. Miss Welch, of 1 district No. 16, is the young lady whn displayed such good judgment in keeping her children in the school building and remaining all night with them on the memorable 12th of January. In appreciation of these services Miss Welch hus been substantially remembered by par- ents and pupils. The Churches. OmAA, Feb. 11.—To the Editor of the Bek: Enclosed please find check for #38.80, which amount was raised by Trinity M. E. church last Sunday morning. As Miss Royce secms to be the one most in need of assistance, it is (]h‘!ll"l‘d that the amount be divided as fol- ows : Miss Royce. Shattuc iss F'reeman \\ © are glad ing rnspoded to so liberull you iu your noble work. AvLri Dy May God speed H. Hexny, Pastor. The Heroine Athletic Performance. The athletic entertainment given at the Grarid opera house lust evening for the benefit of the heroines of the late terrible bliz passed oft very enthusiastically and suc: fully. In addition toa number of set-tos with gloves by local and forcign pugilistic mhut there was a varied programme of bl balancing, clubswinging, dumb-bell Ilflln;.v etc. A number of the performers of the Peo ple’s theater contributed toward making the programme interesting, with a clever variety bill. Among the athictes who took part in the performance were Tom Chandler, Patsey Fallon, Jim Sullivan, Prof. Hawley, Neil Mc- Laughlin, Jim Lindsay,. Dan Dall\, Tom Rooney and Charlie Randall. The finances of the entertainment we: looked after by Mr. Southard aud Mr. Sh wood, who comprise the wéll known . r estate firm of Sherwood & Southard, The net proceeds amounted to $61.90 which will be turned over to the Bex Monday morning, A statement of the receipts and expenditures is as follows: i Tlr‘ket at 81, Ti RECELPTS. Tic 115 Tickets at . Total..... Distributing dodgers Bill posting Orchestra Printing... Total.. X It will be observed that manager Jones charged nothing for the house, and_ it must be remembered that it costs 1o little sum_to open, light and heat a great opera house like the Grand. The orchestra was exceedingly liberal and only charged half rates. The $61.90 will be divided among Misses Royce, Woebbecke and Freeman us follo Miss Royce $27.50, Mi: ‘Woebbecke Miss Freeman §6.90. ¥id Rothery's Contribution. Mr. Bd Rothery, who 80 generously do- nated the receipts of his sporting headquar- ters yesterday to the Bre heroine fund, netted #25. A check for this amount, to be added to the Lena Woebbecke fund, will be sent to the Bk Monday. Schuyler's Liberal Citizens. ScnvyLer, Neb., Feb. 11.—[Specigl Tele- gram to the Bee.]—A benefit dinner and sup- per wero given here to-day, the proceeds of which go to the Loie Royce fund. This en- tertainment was given by the ladies, ably headed by Mrs, J. J. Riley. The net pro- ceeds will be about $42. Mr. F. O. Kaiser is also deserving of credit for what he has done, He not only helped in the entertain- ment, but has been busy for some time so- licitin, ing subscriptions, having raised #31 for the Freeman-Royce fund and $22 for the Shattuck fund. The schools have also raised §25 for the Royce fund, making a total of $120. This money will ull be sent to tho Baz fund in a few days. Hoof and Horn Compositors. Sours OMam, Feb. 11.—Some of the com- positors of the Hoof and Horn office send the enclosed amouut, $385, to be applied to the Lena Woebbecke fund, The compositor who is responsible for the raising of this fund de- sired that it should go to the orphan, whose way through life i8 always hard. Coxrositons Hoor AND HORN. Millard Hotel Contribution, Mrs. Swobe and Mrs, Williams, at the Mil- lard hotel, have coliected $115 for the benefit of the heroine school teachers to be added to the Ber fund. They request the BEE to say that the money will be handed in Monday, and assure the contributors that they ha notspent the money for uew spring bonuets, lowa Friends. Woonnixe, Ta., ®eb. 7.—To the Editor of the Bee: Enclosed find draft for $18.50 to bedivided equally between Miss Royce and Lena Woebbecke. ‘This amount was con- tributed by residents of this place and is the result of the efforts of Mrs. John Danforth. H. M. Bostwick, Cashier. A Liberal Offe Sewarp, Neb,, Feb. 11.—([Sy 1 Telogram to the Bee.]—Mr. Shattuck authorizes the request that a portion of the contributions to the Bk fund since the death of his daughter be directed to the relief of suffercrs in Holt county, the same to be distributed by a re- sponsible committee of citizens of said county. Mr. and Mrs. Shattuck desire to express gratitude for letters and telegrams of sympa- thy, also for timely and generous financial uid 5o unexpectedly given, CanoLine M. Woonpwano, Vice Pres't Neb, W. C. T Notice, Several lists of contributors have been omitted from this issuc owing to a lack of spuce. FEach, however, will be published. 1f your list does not appear in this issue it will be published as scon as possible. ‘Walnut Hill 8, and L. Co. The Walnut Hill Saving and Investment company at its annual meeting elected the following board of directors: Dr. S. D. Mercer, Adolph Meyer, Henry Bolln, J, F. Hertzmann and W. J. Mount. The company is in prosperous condition and declared a dividend of £100 on each lot, that being part of the profits of last year's business. The following were elected officers for theul- suing year: Adolph Meyer, president; . Moy vice president:"H. Holin, treu- urer; J. F. Her'zmann, secretary. Lists of Contributors. The Bee will acknowledge all contribu- tions through these columns. All lists re- unless otherwiso directed, will be published in full with the pame of every con- ributor. These lists will be pllhlllhad as no:m after their receipt as space will per- mit. THE BENAWA LIST. Willard Bou'a 10 yeavs, sends to the editor of the Bek the following amounts ‘town or county, send letters and lard Renawn. § 'hlrllc Benawa ol W Hloward Benawie Cash, 06 Mrs. Anderson.... Robbie Campbell. 06 Carrle mup hell, Cash, .. Cash.. .. . nt HANT ENGINE AND HOSE 00, Chas. Fisher 150 Edward Androwss James Richie. 100 James Gavin A, Ing (I'lllll . “ l(ll(h"ur n Ree 3 £T222838288TBE &l 3=eHESISREREES hin L.C: McGrew A .lul\n ljnnx ‘ Ml’l‘ Il Mr\fllhn w].lohn H. Willets, August Munson w\ Total.. YUTAN, NEI., LIST. 81 00C. W Jamison..... - —— | Il. Anderson. —— £28888 ,'A‘IPYN k Law Hall H .—To the Editor of the lerks of the Missouri v & Im pid City rallway postofiice and ccting lines rl\‘o[nltinfl that cout and devotion, such as was manifested by three Nebraska heroiunes in the great hhxnrd of Januury 12, should be suitably aud sub- stantially remembered. We enclose tal order for $13,to be given to Miss Royce. Contributors: Langhlin§ 1003, 8. Gurnee ferit, 1w &Oakdale R P.0 100 m 00 E. Nason,Scribner C Ine l 1ll &Oakdale R. P.O 100 F.E. Yates 100 W, J.Crow,Crelgh- JC K. White 100" ton & Norfolk R. Geo. Bang, 100 P.( Illrlu\ 100 kW Farisvorts 1 00 . Faust, Tw » J. R. McLavonuiN, - dmizEss o arvo. [¢} ] Feb, 6.—To the E\llmr ul the Br ed please find draft for #0 from the cit: of Genoa as a substantial token of their appreciation of the heroism of Nebraska's now far-famed 200D, 100W, 0 A. Willard. H. Winterboi- K. L Johne n. ‘L. Miss O M. Abbott lm A l(umey .l L 0 J. D BELLEVUE, N Wm. Kayser and M. F. Laughli Walter Dillin, F. F. Graham. John Nolan. Mry. Dastler: /0. K. Hover. 1 00/H. F. Clark 1 I.I)‘l(uhm Tren - F. A. Lughei Edward Low. K. Sille. e CEEREEASSZRRESRRT2BRLSESSET m\(hu L, 1 00 Belle CH T Sophia_ Westfall. Nora Nelson l.lelle\ ue school children. . 130, K. Muddox Mr. Shelton i b Fred Maddox.."... 4 _ Total The “Bee" Fund. The present condition of the funds opened by the Bee is as follows: Etta Shattuc! Loie Royce. . Minnie Freeman Westphalen monument fund. Lena Woebbecke fund Cash to special fund. . No Erlem.ll in Death. The body of Pindra Venislaus, a friendless Bohemian woman, lics at Barrett & Heafy's, If not claimed by to-morrow the remaing will be turned over to the couuty for intertents The deceased was aged thirty years. — e, 803 00 Not Open. Kansas City Times, A correspondent in Nebraska writes for full information about Oklahoma. He and a party of friends propose to make a trip to that part of the Indian or ritory. Oklahoma is a rich body of land lying in the center of the Indian territory. It has plenty of timber and plenty of water. Our correspondent would enjoy a visit there,but he would better stay at home. He and his friends would be driven out at once as intruders. All readers of the Times should be too well informed to make mistakes about the status of Oklahoma. It is govern- ment land, but not public land. It be- longs to the people and the poeple paid hard cash for every foot of it, but the people cannot settle on it—cannot even visit it. The authorities have de- cided that until congress changes the laws the Oklahoma country must be held in idleness, because there is a promise out not to use it, except to settle upon it friendly Indians and freedmen® Congress has decided not to put any more Indians on the land, and there is no way of settling freedmen on it.” So it remains as a conspicuous proof of how silly anation can be when & silly policy has once got started. The people should not waste mon e, and time trying to get admission in Oklahoma.” As a matters now stand %0 admission can be obtained except act of congress and every man who de- sires a change ought to agitate for con gressional action, Our correspondent might organize a movement in his owln the tions to his congressman, geb his local paper to take up the chuse and then come to the Kansas City conference, He and all other persons whose eyes turn toward Oklahoma should remem= ber that it is not open to settlement and will not be until congress nets and when congress does act theve is danger thay the action will be of a sort to postpone the e of sottlers for several years imes advise 1o make u drive at congressmen an stimulate them to intevest in the ques- tion. Concerning No Man’s d it may be said that while the soldiers do not in- terfere with entrance, no title to land can be secured as no land laws haye been applied. e — Maurice Grau has sailed for Europe. He will go from Paris to Buenos Ayres in March, to arrango for_the South Amierican tour of Mme. Patti, which will begin on April 5 and embraca a season of four months. At th uelin ia r -ml"" LKA of, Rer rope and t} world.