Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 4, 1888, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. v ——— TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Datty Morning Rdition) including Sundaj i .10 . e, 18 ¥ NOSSUAND 918 FARNAM STRERT. ¥ l."Yo;lzllcl‘)'lfl(‘l‘ ROOMS 14 AND 1 TRIBUNE UTLDING, WABHINGTON OFFICR, NO. 613 FOURTERNTH BTRERT. CORRESPONDENCE. 9 imunications relating to news and edi- o etid be addressed 10 the BOITOR O TN DER. ;g1 weg ETTRRS. 11 business letters nnt{‘ remittances should be wsed to T Ber AHA, Drafts, checks e made payable to the he Bee Publishing Company. Proprictors E. ROSEWA TER, Editor. THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Ciroulation. stateof Nebraske, . |54, ugliss, 20, 1 Tamchtick, Hecrotary of The Bes Pub- Hahing company, does mlmnl{‘mtr that the Hetual cireiation of the Datly ee for the week ing March 2 184, was as follow ay, Fob. e o Wednenday, Fob. Average. Aworn to and subscribed in 8rd day of March, A, D, 168, Btate of Nebraska, nty of Douglass, { 5% - 11, Tzachuck, being first duly sworn, de- . and nays thet he is ' sccretary of The Bee Pibiiahing company, that the actual avera ity circaiation of The Daily Ies for the mon of ‘March, 1887, 14400 coples; for April, X coples; for &Y, 897, coples; for June, ‘Ten, T14F coples! by Juls 1,008 3607, 43bt cople SRl 2 fi for lember, 1887, coples; for October, 1687, 14,333 for November, 5,226 coples; for. December, 1857, 16,041 fes; for January, 1884, 1,208 copies; for 7, 1868, 16,02 o8, gl TZSCHUCK. Sworn and subscribed to in’ my presence this 34 day of February, A. D, 1588, . P.FEL Notary Publle. SN resgtbe P FRIL, Notary Public, DickENS and Pickwick came on in real lite in a London court yesterday, the former as the lawyer and the latter as the witness. Neither, however, proved 88 entertaining as their illustrious sires. r— ThE leading clothes wringer manu- facturers of the United States have formed a trust for mutual protection. Itis now.in order for houscwivos to combine for mutual protection against the glothes wrinaay aants, A SILLY rumor wis telegraphed to eastorn papers thut dynamite cartridges were placed under the “Q” rails near Omaha. Such news is not only libelous to the brotherhood of engineers but is absolutely without any foundation of e — PuGILIST MITCHELL has been put under bonds by a magistrate of London to keep the peace. Pugilist Sullivan has, however, disavpeared. Evidently John L. believes that ‘“he who lives to run away will live to fight some other day.” CE— GENERAL BOULANGER {8 accused by the ministers of laying the pipes and pulling the wires to promote his elec- tion to the chamber of deputies. This election method appears so recklessly American in its character that all France is up in arms to put it on a level with American pork and keep it out. SECRETARY BAYARD has tendered the appointment of minister to Liberia to Rev. Joseph C. Price, “president of Livingston college, at Salisbury, North Carolina. No better choice could have ‘been found among the colored people. Mr. Price is a man of exceptional ability both as an instructor and as a wide- awake advocate of the colored man’s needs. 1f he can be prevailed upon to acoept the post, he will be of great aid in pushing forward the interest® of colored men of America who have emi- gratedjto the African republic. AT a recent meeting of the executive committee of the National Farmers’ al- liance at Des Moines some very sensible resolutions were drawn up and for- warded to congress. The memorial stated that the alliance ropresented over fourteen thousand persons engaged in agriculture. That while the farmers of the country furnished over 80 per oent of the exports they bear a dispro- portionate burden of taxation and re- oceive the fostering care of the general government in a less degree than any other class. In view of these facts the executive committee ask that congress should establish a department of agri- culture, with a cabinet minister at its head, in order to protect the farmers’ rights. eme——— THE St. Paul board of education has taken up the question of manual train- ing in the schools of that city in dead earnest. So far, the course was experi- mental in its nature. But its popularity and unqualified success has induced the ‘board to extend the scope of its train- ing. Larger and better quarters were secured, and the number of pupils to avail themselves of its benefits was tifying to the promoters of this rauch of education. It is proposed that the systom of manual training be made thorough and practical, and that the course be extended over four years in the high school, with a year or two preparatory training in the grades. S— TowA intends to take the woman suf- frage question by the forelock. The senate has already pnssed a bill intend- ing to give women the right to vote at municipal elections. A similar measure 48 before the house with some show of success. The main reason why the Iowa legislature has gone so far in extend- ing the rights of suffrage to women is the liquor question. Prohibition is to B great extent a dead letter in the larger cities, where the law is violated openly. There is, therefore, constant danger that many prohibitioniste will desert that cause and go over to a support of a high license bill. Liquor men would . of course .compromise the question on this ground, but the prohi- bition party will not recede from the po- sition which it has so much difficulty in holding. As a lust resort, the prohi- bitionists, who ave for the greater part advocates of woman suffrage, are willing to extend to woman the right of voting 4n city affairs, With . the ballot in the bands of this new oclewent the prohi- Mitlonists fcel confident that they can’| ‘snforce the liguar 'aws = all.the vities What Are We Doing? A fow days ago the Merchants' asso- ciation of Mflwaukee discussed plans for promoting the material progress of that city by a liberal presentation of its claims and advantages as 4 commercial and manufacturing center. - We have before us an illustrated circular issued under the auspices of the Indianapolis board ‘of trade, giving statistics of the financial and business resources of that city, its railrond facilities, and other facts of interest to those seeking a loca- tion for business or any other form of investment. Judiciously directed ef- forts are being made in Denver to at- tract a larger attention toward that city, while Minneapolis, St. Paul and other ambitious and enterprisiag cities are active in making their attractions and advantages fully known to the world. What is there being done to make Omaha better and more widely known? ‘What effort is being made to meet the formidable competition of rival cities that are vigorously bidding for the en- terprises and the capital seeking loca- tion and investment? We have already noted the gratifying fact that Omaha is well thought of and much talked about in the east. Such assurances are en- couraging, but they should not beget a feeling of confidence that will superin- duce a condition of inactivity, When it is said that capitalists and merchants and manufacturers are continually mak- ing inquiries regarding Omaha the sug- gestion isconveyed that there isa want of that wide and full dissemination of tacts relating to the city which would enable all such persons to be fully informed respecting it. The interest they mani- fest, in view of such information as they have, ought to stimulate effort to give the advantages and claims of Omaha the most thorough and general dissemina- tion practicable. We cannot be too well known, and there arc no drawbacks in our situation or conditions that need concealment. Here is the metropolis of a vast and rich region, which, in the very nature of things, should always hold control of the tributary territory. We need fear no rivals if we are true to ourselves. Self-satisfaction with the present and indifference as to the future are the insidious enemies which we need most to guard ugn.i'nsr: Oribha witl grow 1n spite o I ! adequate local energy and en- terprise, but its progress must be retarted 1if its men of capital and busi- ness do not emulate the example of such men in other cities in urging its claims upon the attention of those elsewhere who are seeking profitable investments. ‘We must be persistent in letting it be known what we are and what are our possibilities, or cities more eager and vigorous in the strife for material ad- vancement will get a great deal that we might have. The present year ought to be one of exceptional progress for Omaha, and iv will be if the right effort is put forth and maintained. At this time it is pertinent to ask, What are we doing? E—— The Brotherhood and the Burlington. Public opinion regarding the merits of the contest between the engineers and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad company has become pretty well settled, and it is safe to say that a great majority of the people who take an intelligent and.disinterested view of the matter are favorable to the cause of the engineers. The fact that this is the first strike in which members of the brotherhood have engaged in a number of years and that the policy of the or- ganization has for at least ten years past been to exhaust every means for the settlement of differences before re- sorting to the strike—a policy which until now had been uniformly success- ful—went far at the outset to con- vince the public that the present strike would not have been under- taken 1if the grievance .which the railroad company refused to remedy 'was not sufficient to justify the last re- sort. A careful study of the matters in issue, with which readers of the public journals are presumed to be familiar, has undoubtedly convinced the great majority of candid veople that the de- mand ef the men is reasonable and just, and that they should have the public support and sympathy, It has been made clear by the course of the railroad officials that the pur- pose they had in view was quite asmuch to try conclusions with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and if possi; ble strike a fatal blow at their organi- zation, as to maintain a principle. While negotiations were in pro- gress, and days before the ulti- matum of the engineers was re- jected and the strike ordered,there were emissaries of the railroad in the east drumming up men to take the places of members of the brotherhood in the event that they should decide to go out, a re- sult which the general manager of the railroad had evidently decided to bring about rather than make any concession or submit the matters of difference to arbitration. Having received such as- surances from his emissaries as he thought satisfactory, this official promptly challenged the brotherhood to the conflict by bolting the deliberations at the demand for pay at three and one- half cents a mile and refusing to go any farther. Thus, the contest is practically upon this question, though others are involved in the success or failure of the struggle. [Equally apparent with the disposition of the railroad officials to make the fight rather that yield any- thing was the desire of the engineers to, avert a conflict if that could he done without surrendering everything. With full confidence in the justice of their case they were willing that it should be submitted to arbitration, but no such proposition would be entertained by the railroad officials. Iu thus rejecting a means of settlement recognized as fair and honorable, these. officials wholly ignored their duties to the public as common carriers and rendered them- selves responsible for losses sustained by the publie. ing freight handlers in New York it was held by Judge Davis that a railroad compary could not abdi- cate its MMitions as a common carrier without becoming responsible for lossos sustaincd, unless it could be shown that all possible efforts had bsen mado to handle the business offcred In the case of the strik- | The Burlington offictdls would find it very difloult to show - that they have not disrogarded their duties to the pub- lic by practically abandoning the com- pany’s business of carrying freight and passengers because of dispute with employes over a matter of wages. For six days the public has been de- prived of the adequate service which it has the right to expect and demand of the Burlington company, existing under a grant of vast powers and privileges derived from the people. And the promise is that the company will ad- here to .its position regurdless of the public interests, making no attempt even to secure a settlement of the con- test. This policy is not only proving most damaging to the company, whose loss of business and property must alreadv amount to a startling sum, but it is asource of very great inconvenience and even peril. Localities dependent upon the Burlington system for supplies have already felt the effects of the con- flict in & more or less serious way, while those who travel on the system must take great risks in consequence of the many incompetent men now employed in running trains. How far a railroad company Bhould be allowed to carry on a polioy of this kind is a question which may some day have to be determined. Nor is this all, for there now appears to be imminent danger that other roads having con- nections with the Burlington may be drawn into the fight, with the possible result of stopping all traffic between Chicago and the west. The indications are that between now and Tuesday night there will be most important develop- ments that will greatly change the aspect of the contest and may startle the country. . . This unfortunate state of affairs could have been averted had the Burlington officials been willing to do what is now being done by ninety per cent of the railroads in the country, and asto the reasonableness and justice of which none of these roads has ever com- plained. The Battle in Public Life. In a recent issue the Washington Critic had an article referring to the prevalence of dissipation among public men at an_earlier date in out history gad &% thie period giving fo tlie pr ent the credit of showing a considera- ble reform in this respect. That paper says there was a time when intemper- ate habits, and even graver derelictions on the part of men conspicuous in pub- lie life, were lost sight of in the glamor of their eminent positions and commanding abilities, ‘‘but a marked change of sentiment has been going on in these last few years, and men holding high place under the gov- ernment, either as makers or admin- istrators of the law, may no longer offend the decencies ot life with indif- ference to popular opinion, nor hope for the same charitable judgment upon their moral obliquities that was passed upon the carousals of their predeces- sors.” ‘When a daily paper is moved to treat a subject of this nature, to the exclu- sion of other matters of pressing public interest, the inference must be that there are circumstances of an uncom- monly impressive character impelling the editor into such a line of thought. Despite the credit which the Critic be- stows on the presentin contrast with the past, so far as relates to the moral con- duct of publicmen, we cannot but believe that dissipation and other irregular- ities must be quite common and frequent enough in Washington now to have forcibly suggested to our contemporary the necessity of calling attention to it, and of uttering the counsel and the warning which the article contains. Indeed, he does not permit a doubt of this when he says that ‘‘a summary halt must be called to those grosser forms of inebriety and dissipation on the part of public men, whether in or out of congress, that tend to hinder the progress of current legislation, to oripple the energies of any branch of government, and bring the public ser- vice into contempt.” It is not question- able: that the capital of the nation witnesses daily more dissipation than any other city of its population in the world, and undoubtedly there is a larger amount of intoxicating liquors consumed there every day now than was drank in a month forty years ago. It is undoubtedly desirable that a halt be called, but those who are agi- tating prohibition for the District would be quite as likely, if successful, to in- crease as to diminish the evil. There is this to be said regarding the dissipa- tion of public men, that when it is car- ried on to such an extent as to interfere with the proper discharge of their du- ties they should be as mercilessly ex- posed as if guilty of an offense that sub- jected them to legal prosccution. A few samples of such exposure would un- questionably have an excellent influence as a corrective, A Lesson From W. W.Corcoran's Life. It was to be expected that a man liberal in charity and gifts when alive would not be less generous in providing for the maintenance of these charities when he has passed away. The will of the late W. W. Corcoran, of Washing- ton, has not disappointed his ardent ad- mirers for philanthropy. After pro- viding for near relatives, large sums of money were bequeathed to a number of orphan asylums in Washington. The Corcoran art gallery, which hasalready recerved his munificent giftof 81,500,000, was further endowed by a present of $100,000. To the Louise home 350,000 was left, although Mr. Corcoran had but shortly before given that institution $500,000. Not the least of his acts of philan- thropy was the bringing. home of the remains of Jonn Howard Payne, the author of ‘“Home, Sweet Home.” For thirty years John Howard Payune lay buried in Africa and nobody thought of building a monument in memory of the poet or in perpetuating even the name of one of America's brightest yet eccen- tric sons. To Mr. Corcoran belongs the credit of interring the ashes of Payne on American soil and ol erecting a fit- -ting tribute of marble to mark his last resting place. ¥ The lesson to be learned from the life of Mr. Corcoran is one which should = {mpress itself_gpon overy true Amer- Here was a #the son of & poor cohbley, whose natural force and talents | lifted him above ofher mer and made himd not only|ri¢h in worldly posses: sions, but rle*| z. the possession of & philanthropic ahd generous heart. Born in sight of the national capitol, he concentrate hll’ wealth and ener- gies in haluhi make the eity of Washington a home of art and learning. POLITISAL POINTS. The crime againft Dakota will be an issue In the approachi tional political canvass. The one thing certain about the nomination this year is that it will not be given to Mr Edmunds. In these piping times of political guessing can a man with a red-headed wife expect to figure as a dark horse? The republican party s not looking for a “war cry" or ‘‘a man on horseback.” These are times of peace und civil policy. The Massachusetts senato has defoated, be- yond recall for this session, the bill allowing ‘women to vote on the license question. Andrew D. White, ex-president of Cornell university, thinks Senator Hawloy stands a good chance for the repubiican nomination for president. ‘Whether the west is to be a national battle ground next fall depends upon what the re- spective conventions do, and not in any re- spect upon where they are held. Let the republican press declare in favor of unpledged delegations if it would secure real unity for New York in the national councils of the republican party. The Knoxville (Tenn.) Journal (rep.) joins the Sherman came with the announcement that ““On financial questions he has had no equal since the daysof Alexander Hamil- ton.” Senator Sherman is said to be creating the improssion among Virginia people in ‘Wash- ington that he wants General Mahono to occupy the second place ou the ticket with him, The London Times describes Mr. Blaine as “the finest example of the professional poli- tician that has ever yet been produced on the American continent, and, therefore, in the world.” The Philadelphia Record (Ind.) approves the smothering of the Blair bill in the house “in view of the dangerous and disreputable churacter of the measure against which it is directed.’, ’l:h_e Cleveland T lain Dealer: (T!c_lgl,)‘grr Livens the gossipof the day with a story from Philadelphia of a republican scheme to nomi- natc Randall, and says “the ‘“‘trusts” are back of the job, The Boston Herald (Ind.) remarks: “There is some talk of Senator Hoar as a candidate for the presidency, though we have not found it to any extent prevailing outside the state of Massachusetts.” Just keep your eyé on' Judge Gresham, If you please. His presidential boom is not as clamorous as Sherman’s, but it has started for Chicago and will redeh that city in time for the republican gonvention, Next to Mr. Cleveland Governor Hill is the most prominent candidate for the demo- cratic nomination.. The democratic party scems to have a'proflivity for bachelor ‘candidates—Buchanan, | Tilden, Cleveland, Hill! The Blair bill is doomed. Nothing can save it now. Publie'sertiment in the south, which was so strongly in favor of ‘it a few years age, i8 now_ feeling in other pArtd of the country is even more decidedly adverse. ‘We are not looking forward to lover-like scenes between Mr. Randall and Mr. Carlisle when they finally decide on the revenue re- duction bill which shall pass congress. Mr. Randall’s battered tariff bill will not go pit- pat, nor Carlisle's pity Randall, It will be a business meeting. “United we stand; divided we fall,” is a warning that the Sun shouts to the demo- crats. That depends on where the division occurs, If it is as near the tail end of the party as it was in 1884, when tho result of the Sun’s campaign was to ‘‘divide” 8,409 votes for Butler, no one need get excited. In its article last Saturday weleoming President Cleveland, the Charleston News, (Dem.) said: “The old issues are dead. The pastis buried. There is only one fight that we now have to make to secure our full and perfect emancipation—the battle of the peo- ple against the hosts of monopoly." —————— Bargain Counter. Bloomington Eye, The Illinois politician who hasn't a boom now, when booms are as cheap us watch- chain charms or oil paintings, ought to write a letter of withdrawal and -keep withdrawn. e Relief in_Death, Pittshurg Dispateh. “Dr. Teed,” a faith cure crank out west, declares that ho is never going to die. This is caloulated to make tho rest of the popu- lation view the approach of death with resig- nation and even content, S Definitions Not in the Dictionary. ‘When poor men who commit a crime are brought to task it is “justice,” When rich offenderstare threatened it is “‘blackmail.” When a poor man steals it is ‘“larceny.” ‘When a rich man steals it 18 “financiering,” il L Chance to Pay Their Debt. Ploneer-Press, Horace Greeley's birthplace is to be sold for taxes, It isin order for the young men who took his advice, came west and acquired riches, te contribute a few dollars and pre- sent the historic farm house to the daughters of the dead philosopher, A Smile of Recognition, Chicago Journal, When Mr.Gould's yacht was sailing through the Mediterranean it \was followed for some miles by a very lage and bungry-looking shark. It is said that when Jay and this shark caught sight of egch other they ex- changed a swmile of recoguition. Marok! New Yopk Teibune., Oh! this is is the month.of the year, When Nature says to the snow: “It is time that you disdppear; You must take yourself off you, know, Just get yourself rendyand go: Pack up your drifte aund March, g em She says to the icigles, ,‘‘Come, Have you fallen Into fine} Then hark for the spund of my drum, And watch till T give'you a sign, When, bright little koldiers of mine, Shoulder your arms dnd March.” But the winter wind and the slect That never to April belong, Sne chasos and hunta through the street, ‘Sho hurries and drives them along; And with clarion voice and strong She orders them to March ! Then she quickens the violet's heart, And says to the daffodil, “*Dear, Are you getting ready to starti Let me whisper in your ear That the spring time is atmost here, 1t is now on the March!” el The Luckiest Man of the Times. New York Sun, The story has gone out that the Vauder- bilts have made a great combine to put up Mr. Depew's salary as the president of . their joint railroads to & figure of ‘unusual splen- dor, or condition that he should refuse the ainst it, and theitone of- greatest prizs of poilics, the nomination of his party as Its candidate for prosident. i The Case Well Stated. ¥ Boston 3obe, ‘What the peonle want is the maximum of protection for labor and the mmimum for monopolies. The South and Her Old Enemies. Atlanta_Constitution. The New York Evening Post says that growing admiration of Abraham Lin- coln in the south is one of the most in- teresting and encouraging features of our national development, There {8 nothing very new or very strange in this. The southern people have alwaysadmired patriotism, hero- ism and magnanimity, and when they haye found those qualities in their foes they have been quick to recognize them, Grant, Hancock, McClellan, and Me- Pherson were hard fighters,but it would be difficult to find a southerner who is not ready to do full justice to their merits, The grandest tribute to Sum- ner came from the lips of a southern orator, Horace Greeley, during his lust years of his life, found his best friends umonls the people whose insti- {utions he had waged war against all hig life. The frequent rounions of the blue and the gray during the ?ut ten or fif- teen years show that this feeling is not confined to a few; it is widespread and general. The bitter sectional prejudices attributed hy northern partisan speak- ers and writers to the ex-confederates and the younger generations of south- erners are purely imaginary., The solid south is solidly American, She quit fighting when the war ended, and there has not been a day since Lee’s surren- der when she has not been willing to join hands with her old enemies in any work that tended to advance the peace- ful interests and the general welfare of the republic. e . BOOKS AND MAGAZINES. ‘‘Condensed Thoughts,” is a valuable little work by De. William Holcombe of New Orleans and published by Purdy Publishing Co., Chicago. * 2 »*y The March number of Scribner’s Magazine contains an article of special interest upon ‘‘The Electric Motor and its applications,” by Mr. Franklin Leonard Pope. The paper describes the most recent advances in electrical appliances, and is fully illustrated. Scribner’s Magazine discusses many practical pubjects and will interest ractical men. Inan early number an mportant series will be begun upon the building and management of rail- ways, by eminent authorities, with superb illustrations. CharlesScribner’s Sons, 743 andwny‘ New York. [T} . “The Popular Science Monthly” for March comes richly freighted with the results of thought and investigation in the important field which it represents. The series of papers by Hon. David A. Wellson_‘‘Economic Disturbances,” is continued. Prof. Andrew D. hite contributes another of his curious ‘“New Chapters in the Warfare of Science.” “Glimpses at Darwin’s Working Life,” by Mr. William H. Larrabee; ‘“‘Evolu- tion: What it is Not, and What it Is,” though anonymous, is plainly from the pen of one of tho leading writers of pop- ular science. ‘‘The Antechamber of Consciousness,” Francis Spier, Jr.; “Our Tce Supply and its Dangors,” T. Mitche]l Prudden, M. D.; *‘Underground Waters as Socinl Factors,” by Prof. G. A. Daubree; “The Indians of British Columbia,” by Dr, Franz Boaz;” ‘‘Wea- ther Prognostics,” by the Hon. Ralph Abercromby; an {llustrated article on “Flamingoes at Home,” by Henry A, Blake; **Curious Facts of Inheritance;” and a sketch, with portrait, of Henry Bradford Nason, make up the body of the number. In the Editor’s Table, *‘Darwin’s Education” and “The Con- tradictions of Science” are discussed. The other departments are full, as usual, of iuk-resting“nmncr. Y Alden's Manifold Cyclopedia of Knowl- edge and Language—One of the most extraordinary literary enterprises of the age is the work which bears the above title. Specimen pages the publisher sends free to any applicant. There will be several thousand illustrations—no ‘“‘meve pictures,” but everything of im- portance thatwill serve to explain the Xt. 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Spec- imen pages free, or a specimen volume may be ordered and returned if not wanted; 50 cents per volume for cloth, 65 cents for half Morocco binding; postage 10 cents extra, John B. Alden, publirher, 893 Pearl street, New York. » "% The most interesting frontispiece the Woman’s World has yet had, is the por- trait of Christian Rossetti which accom- panies the March number. It is a capita) reproduction in fac simile of a crayon drawing by her brother, Dante Gabriel Rossetti. An allegory by Olive Schreiner opens the number. This is followed by an interesting paper, en- titled **The Hermitage,” an episode in the life of Jean Jaques Rosseau, by Frederick Macdonald. A paper on *‘Our Girl Workers,” by Theresa Shrewsbury. An account of a journey in Scotland offers temptations to the slave of the flrinmlg office which he will probably ave to resist. ‘‘The Christian Women of Turkey” is a long and carefully pre- pared article, showing us the difference in the Greek, Bulgarian, American and Levantine, by ucy M. J. Gar- nett. A paper on Emigration, bristles with suggestions for money making by gentlewomen, and this is followed by a poem, called Legend of the Blush Roses from the pen of Beatrice Crane, the talented daugh- ter of Walter Crane. Mr. Oscar Wilde'’s ‘‘Literary and Other Notes,” are more literary than ‘‘other” this month, The London and Paris Fash- ions fully illustrated, follow the editor’s notes and are written in an_ entertain- ing, rather than technical manner. Cassell & Co., New 'York. " “Ben Burton, the Slatepicker,” by Harvy Prentice, and published by A. L. Burt, 162 William street, New York, is the latest of the ‘‘Boys Home - Li- bravy.” *Ben Burton, the Slatepicker,” is a capital story of the Pennsylvania coal mines, full of pathetic- interest and stirring adventure. It is for sale at J. 8. Caulfield’s. . ' District Court. MITTMAN ACQUITTED, At 9:30 o'clock yesterday morning General John C. Cowin began the closing address for the defense in the Mittman murder trial, Ho spoke for an hour and a half and during that time the prisoner, nis wife and daughter were bathed in tears, ‘as were many of thegreat audience, The address was a masterly one, and commanded tho clos- est attention of the jury,as well as the court.. The altornoy reviewed the testi- mony, step by step, and showed that it was & sure and simple case of self-defense, Ha welt upon the fact that Koll and Dur- ham returned to Mittman's place, and without any aggravation struck the wife, abused the daughter and assaulted the defendant. General Cowin denounced the prosecution as the persecution of an in- nocent, upright man. Theu with rare pa- thos he described the feelings of Mittman, “hounded for nine months by unrelenting enemies, worried by every one with whom he came in contact, sneered at and jecred at by old acqueintances until the poor man was driven to the verge of insanity and so sought rcave in flight.” During the recital of his roubles the sobs of tho prisoner were avdi- ble in all parts of the court room. Then ocourred quite a sensation. in this wise. Genoral Cowin in continuing said: ‘“The prosecution will tell you that ha ran away, that he wasa fm(tivo from justice. Yet for nine months he made many endeavors to get his case into court so that be could be vindicated. I, myself, went to the prosecut- ing attorney time and time again to got this ::lm gul for trial and let him deny it if o are “‘You bet, I do deny it,” said Mr. Simeral. “You told me yourself that you were re. tained on this case but a few days before this trial began.” [Sensation.] General Cowin paused for nearly a minuta before making a reply and then turning to the jury said: This is not a proper place to enter into a personal controversy with tho gentleman, ut if he dares deny what I say he1s unworthy to represent the state in this or any other court.” The words had no sooner left his lips than the great audience burst into applause that fairly make the windows rattle. The court rapped on the desk, deputies and bailiffs flew about the court room, and as soon as tha confusion was quiotod Judge Groff sdminis- tered a severe reprimand and said that an- other demonstration would cause the court room to be cleared. He ordered the sherift to station deputies throughout the audience and arrest the first man who made any dis- turbance. General Cowin brought his speech to a close by repeating to the jury a question asked him by the prisonor's daugh- ter last night: ‘Will paps be free to-mor- rowi” This question, said the attorney, *'I leave with you to answer.” At precisely 11 o'clock County Attorney Simeral grose to address the jury. e de- nied absolutely that General Cowin had been to him more than once, and that was but a fow days before the commencement of the trial. Mr. Simeral then entered into a care- ful analysis of tho evidence. Mr. Simeral finishod his able argument at Precisely 11:45, Judge Groft then read his charge to the jury. It was considered by the attorneys present to be favorable for the prisoner. At twenty minutes past two the jury ro- ported that they had agreed and the prisoner ‘was brought into court. The roll was called and then Deputy Clerk Mackey asked, “Gen- tlemen of the jury, have you ‘eed upon a verdiet?’ *“We have,” replied Foreman ‘Wright and the written verdict was handed to the deputy clerk who read as follows: “We, the jury, find the prisoner not guilty.” There was a movement lmong the specta- tors as though to applaud, but this was promptly stopped by & rap from tho bench. ittman, his wife and danghter, were all crying, aud the former in a trembling voice thanked the jury,and then embraced his wife and daughter. All three then shook hands with Judge Groft and departed from the court house with other friends. It was County Court. MRS, M'CORMICK'S WILL. The last will and testament of Mrs. Anna M. G. McCormick was probated before Judge Shields yesterday. Her husband, Josiah S. McCormick, is made executor, and the bulk of the property is left to him, PROMISSORY NOTE SUITS, Savage & Green ycsterday brought suit against George Schwartz to recover $330, with 10 per cent. interest added on a promis- sory note. Cora H. Sloman yesterday had a summons issued for A. F. Cook, John W. Foster and R. G. King to appear and show cause why & judgment in the sum of $200 with 8 per cent. nterest added on a promissory note should not be taken. JONN 8. POSTER'S WILL. John G. Foster, as executor, filod the last will and testament of John S. Foster, de- ceased, with Judge Shiclds yesterday after- noon. —— PUBLIC BUILDING AT HASTINGS. Report of the Congressional Commit- tee. February 21, 1888.—Committed to the committee of the whole house on the state and union and ordered to be printed. Mr. McShane, from the committee on public buildings and grounds, submitted the lol!lfl;ling report to accompany bill The committee on public buildings and rounds, to which was referred the il (H. R. 3421) for the erection of a public building at Hastings, Neb., re- spectfully submits the foMowing re- Tt astings is the third town in popula- tion in the state of Nebraska, according to the last census, It has a population of upwards of 15,000, and at the present rate of growth will reach a population of from 20,000 to 25,000 in 1890, &z is the county seat of Adams county, in which it is s{zunwd. and is centrally located in the second congressional district of the state, which contains a population of from 800,000 to 400,000 people. It is a railroad center, through which passes the main line of the St. Joseph & Denver railroad (owned by and op- erated in connection with the Union Pacific railroad), the main line of the Burlington & Missouri river system in Nebraska, the Fremont, Elkborn & Missouri River railroad (an extension of the Chicago & Northwestern system), and the Missouri Pacific railroad is graded to and through it, and will be completed by or before the 1st of May, 1888. From this point radiate some eight additional branch roads, tributary to those named, thus making the place accessible to the people of the district and state from all directions. ¢ During the past year the city has completed nuf put in successful operation a complete system of waterworks, and private corporations have laid and now {mve in succesfuy op- eration fifteen miles of street railway. 1t has gas, electricity, and is Freparing to pave its streets. At this point within the past year important state institu- tions have beed located as well as some ten extensive wholesale establishments, making it incontestably the commercial and business center of a district con- taining nearly half a million of people. This place has at present no publie building, nor is there nn{ in the con- gressional district in which it is situ- ated. A bill (H. R. 7216) passed the house during the second session of the forty- ninth congress, fixing two terms per vear of the United States circuii and district_court at Hastings, Neb., This bill under a new number, is now pend- ing before the judiciary commitice of the house and senate and will, without reasonable doubt, become a law. A letter from the then postmaster at Hastings, presented to this committee in the forty-ninth congress, second ses- sion is r:gruduuud here. It states the need of additional accomodations there, and the needs of the present are double thoscat the date of his letter, The let- ter is us follows: UNITED STATES POSTOrpic HasTiNgs, Neb., March 18, 1 Srr: In reply to your inguiry in relation 10 affairs at this oftice, I have to inform Bmu the facilitios for transacting the rapi dly Engrius oy sammpi e made there will be serious nuisance both to the patrons of the offico and my cletks. Letters and pa have to ba crowded_intp every u corner, which in the delivery of the same un- have not room to emlarge There is no remedy for this state of things so long as the postofiice remains in this building; it is too small in evory particu- lar; nor is there any other room for rental in the eity large enov, tral the prosent business of this office, and I am con sequently at a loss to know what to do, but evidenily something must be done to moet the wants of the public. The dimensions of tho present office are only 81 by 78 feet, and it has been too small for the business ever since the offico was established in it. The m‘eigu of this office for the flscal year ending June 30, 1885, aa por my quartarly returns and the master-gen- exesoq STk 000, o ..u‘fl your 0\'§r on‘w,?w X':n money orders. g 0 city in the stato ia growing as rapldly as this, as the consus fiufil‘y -uo‘wn. u? l.l}a postoftice department is losing & large sum of money annually by allowing the preseat con- dition of things to exist here. Bnt popula- tion is now over 10,000, and if we ncrease at 'I.’Ile n|m<‘s nrnto ftm;I five yoars to oom;hthn wo ave in the past five yoars, out n 1600 Wwill be From 50,000 to 25,000 P 2102 You ask what a sultable for post- office purposes can be leased for. In the firat instance, thore is no suitable buildiug avail. able at any price. As such & room as wo need can not be found, a building would bave to be crected for that purpose, and 1t could not be ohtamed for a less rental than from £3,000 to 88,500 per aunum, for & term of not lea!: th'nn fi:‘;‘: ears. Scivy: oping that our case m: 0 speodpy consideration of ¢on" l;' I remaln, very respecttully, s . PAuL, “Postmastar, Duéw. Javms Lamp, M. O, Washiugton, At present there is no term of the United States court held in the Second congressional distriot, in which Haste ings is located. and none nearer than 100 miles from Hastings. The location of a term there would most materiall lessen the expense to over five hund, thousand people who are now compelled to travel from 100 to 400 miles to reach a United States court.. . The report of the committes on the judiciary of the last congress recom- mending the passage of a bill fixing a term of the United States court at Hastings is as follows: . The committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 5,005) to provide for holding terms of the United States dise trict and ecircut court in the district of Ne- braska, having considered the same. report a ubstitute therefore, and recommend the sub- te do pass, Your committee find that as at present o8- tablished the courts of the United States in the district of Nebraska are held at only two ints in said district—Omaha and Lincoln; hat these points are not to exceed fifty milos apart, and one of them, Omaha, is on the ex- treme eastern border of the state, and_tho other, Lincoln, but sixty miles interior from the eastern boundary of the state, The state 18 400 miles from east to west, and 200 miles in extent from north to south, and has incrcased over 300,000 in population in the last five years, }QF‘““' jurors and titnesscs are re- qui: to travel from one to 400 miles to at- tend court, at great expense to themselves and to the government, which s the object of this bill to relieve. The court should be so organized and held as to afford the groatest aocommodation to the people, attended with the least possibla expense, and, as the substitute will give noeded relief and lessen thé expense to the government, we are of the epiuion it should renders deh&’v&l () avoidable. them, pass. The business of the office at this point during the last year is as follows: Gross receipts, four quarters ended March 81,1888.... . v $ 019,218 Gross rocn(pu, four guarters ended March 81, 1857........ .. weeeen 14,867 Increase for year cuded March 31, Rent paid by go Al as appears from PO first assistant postmaster general hereto attached and made part hereof. The receipts for the year ending De- cember 31, 1887, were 17,576.60, as ap- pears by the statement of the postmas- terat !{ut{ng: hereto attached. The rent paid by the government {s about one-third of the rental value of the property used: the balance is made up by private subseription of individ- uals who pay the rent in order to secure the location of the office, At present sixteen mail trains arrive in Hastings each day, to which two more will be added in three months,and when the new roads now being buil$ into the town are completed the office will be compelled to handle at least twenty-four mails each day. A letter dated February 2, 1888, from the postmaster of Hastings, addressed to the president of the board of trade of that place, shows the condition of things in the office in dotail and concludes: To be candid, the crowded condition of af- fairs is disgraceful, and we ought to have twice the room that we have now to acoom. modate the present business. The rapid ine crease of busmess, the growth of the city, and prospects for the future all tend to show that within a year it will be impossible to do business in the present quarters. This letter is part of the statement of the board of trade which is attached to this report. In view of the fact that time has strengthened the case maae in favor of the improvement asked at this place, and, so far as this committee is con- cerned, granted at the last session of the last congress, your committee con- clude their report in the wordsof the same committee of the Forty-ninth congress— 4 “In view of the necessity for additional aa. commodations for conducting the postal business of thee government at this place, and the obvious economy in expenses from the establishinent of a United States court there, your committeo recommend that the bill do pass,” with the following amendment: Strike out the word *‘procure” in the fourth line of the bill and insert in lieu thereol *‘purchase or acquire by con- demnation proceedings in accordance with the laws of Nebraska, or otherwise provide.” A IS ey A married lady in Ontario, N. Y., has begun suit for $200 damages agninst a rominent man of that place for kissing eron the left cheek last September. She charges that the kiss was a surprise whereby she was thrown into a state of nervous prostration and was incapaci- tated for her household duties for a number of weeks. The defendant ad- mits the kiu&n{, but says that he re- garded her as his child, claiming that the kiss was a simple surprise and an act of affeciion. The court will have a tedious time placing a value on the luxury of a purely platonic kiss. R A good many towns just now are pro=- ducing Josef Hoffmans. Punxsutawney, Pa., hes just turned out one. His name is Harry Beddow, son of J. H. Beddow, and he comes of a musical family. He will not be three years of age until next March, and is barely able to hlr [ few words, yet he exhibits wmusical talents which would appear wonderful in a child of seven or eight years. He can sing any tune after having hoard it once, and rlny seconds on a violin, keeping perfect time. : e It is said thag wealthy men . in the liquor business in Philadelphia have formed a syndicate,with 81,000,000 back+ h:r to furnish bondsmen to ‘enable the saloonkeepers to comply with the new high licenso law of Pennsylvauin.