Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 30, 1888, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. g TERMA OF SUBBCRIPTION. ol alm‘gn:‘" Edition) ineluding Sunda; OSOTUAND T FARNAM 11 (OB, ROOMS 14 AND 15 AsiinGToN Orrice, No. 613 R . CORRRBEPONDENCE. All comminnications relating to news and ed- forial matter should be addressed to the EpiTon OF THE BEE, BUSINESS LETTRRS. 11 business letters and remittances should be addressed to THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, MAHA. Drafts, chécks and postoffice orders € he made payable to the order of the company. The Bee Publishing Company. Proprietors E. ROSEWATER, Editqr. THE DAILY BEE. ' Bworn Statement of Clrculation, Btate of Nebraska, mty of Douglas Lok %:;.64 g ’i‘lachu‘ck, .‘mrtury of The Bee Pub- Yishing company, A w};mnl swear that the ~meti] circulation of the Dail for the woek 23, 1868, waa as follow: GRO. B. TZSCHUCK. Eworn to and subscribed in my_presence this 41l dny of March, A, D, 1888, N, P. FEIL, hutS ot Nk, Notary Publie. of Cotinty of Doug) 8.8 Geo. B, Tzachuck, being first duly de- and says that he ls_secretary of ‘Tho Beo Dlishing company, that ine adtusl aver daly circulation of the Daily Bee for the mont of | March, 187, 14400 coples; for April, 14318 coples; for May, 7, sobles for June, it u(#'r Covtes 8 P o8y ples; for ember, 1867, 14, tober, 1887, 14,833; for November, o8 ‘December, i 15,220 coples: ' for. December, 1887, 15, % les; fl;\;sg'a]n’;'l;n;y. |=«. 15,200 'coples; for J s, 4 “TGR0. B. TZSCHUCK. Sworn and subscribed to in Y Prepente this day of March, A. D. 188, N. | Notary Public. OALIFORNIA finds Chinese farm labor boo high and has imported three hun- fred negroes to take the Chinamen’s laces. What does Denis Kearney say that? S— JOSEPH SOKEEP is the name of a dem- peratic assessor in Chicago. It is rare fndeed that a man’s name will reveal his politics as well as occupation. By all ieans let Mr. Sokeep hold his seat. — JAY GOULD has untied his tongue and letting the public know what he hinks of the grand jury proceedings pgainst himself and Sage. As Gould @oes not talk for nothing the dear peo- le will have to pay four or five millions for this entertainment. THE president, cashier and porter of ® Raleigh, North Carolina, bank have absconded with $250,000. The south has been rather slow in populating Canada with wealthy citizens, but if the stories " Irom Kentucky and North Carolina are true, she does nothing by halves. b — “DEACON” WHITE, the New York congressman, who divides his attention petween congress ana speculating in Union Pacific stock, has written a letter declaring that he will under no circum- ptances bo a candidate for re-election. Congressmen who can not keep their fingers from dabbling in Wall street should not stand back and see Mr. White ‘go out alone. ] OMAHA has an efficient police force now, and there is no excuse for tolerat- ing the importation of armed non- résident so-called Pinkerton detectives, who elaim to exercise police powers in this city for the Burlington road. If the managers of the Burlington desire to employ special policemen to guard bheir property, let them apply to the proper authorities for permission. CHATRMAN JONES, of the republican national committee, was interviewed in New York city, and gave encouraging news that thingsare crystallizing in the republican party, With Allison, Sher- man, Gresham, Harrison and others in the fleld, it looks as though a great many crystals will roll into the Chicago convention. The question is, which one of the crystals will turn out to be the @iamond. SINCE the debate on the pension bill in congress, there has been no import- ant measure or debate in either house. Benatorsand congressmen, however, are loading up for attacks on the Mills tariff bill, which will be presented for their consideration, The protected interests have pitched their camp right in the halls of the capitol, and it will be a lucky law-maker indeed who can run the gauntlet of these protection lobby- s e ——— THAT resolution to empower Hascall and Counsman to procure plans for a 300,000 city hall building on Jeferson square by competition or otherwise would have paved the way for a very nice job. “Or otherwise” would simply have been a certain Omaha architect who'has for months beenscheming and plotting with councilmen to foist a plan of his own on the city which will afford boodlers a chance to dip deep into the treasury. BTREETS that have cost property own- ord thousands of dollars for paving sewer- age and the like are now being under- mmed and destroyed by rains and melt- ihg énow. There is one street in par- ticular where the surface water has worked its way under the guttering and has now undermined the street for several blocks. What is worse, it ap- pedrs to be nobody’s business to investi- gate, not to say anything of repairing the damage. The board of public works olaims that it has no authority to spend ndollar for repairs. The street com- missioner, although notified of the break, says that he has nothing to do with it. The sewer and plumbing in- spectors claim that it is not their busi- ness. The mayor insists that the ceun- oil alone has power to remedy the de- fect. Councilmen are too busy with eabals and contractors to employ them- selves in looking up defects in streets and preventing costly damage to the city and property holders. And so it 0es. It is nobody’s business, nobody is fo blame.. And property owners must grin and bear it, sy s L A B2 The Presidential Bee. A™Mialf dozen republican senators have the presidential bee in their bonnets. Senntor Sherman long ago heard it buzz and is manly enough to admit that he is not politically deaf. The oldest, ablest and most exp erienced of candi- dates, he is making a square, open and above board canvass for the nomination and has positive strength in consequence which gives him a lead by several lengths. Senator Allison admits that he has detocted gomething like a ‘‘hum.” His state is sohidly behind him and the west generally feels very friendly towards Towa's favorite son. With fewer nat- ural abilities than John Sherman and less experience in publie life, he isa well equipped and broad minded states- man, in selecting whom the party might go farther and fare worse. Ever sincé Senator Evarts took his morocco cushioned seat he has been lis- tening intently for mews from the “hive.” His neighbors have, however, not failed to hear the “buzzing” which has at times quite drowned other sounds in his senatorial vicinity. Of all the aspirants Mr. Evarts exhibits the most anxiety with fewer possible ‘chances of suocess. He has straddl®d too many questions to suit his constituency, and outside of New York it would take an audiphone to detect the calls bidding him to step up higher. General Hawley has beén somewhat restive of 1ate, and his air of abstraction has led many friends to believe that he could be prevailed upon to accept the first place wupon the republican ticket. The ‘‘bee” hums low, but it is distinctly audible in his speeches on pensions and.the Blair bill and the subdued tones in which he re- fers to the mugwumps. An extended syndicate published let- ter recounting the public exploits of Senator Cullom first directed attention to the buzzing in the bonnet of that senator. It has been emphasized by a ‘“‘confidential” letter to a friend admit- ting the soft impeachment, but of course “not intended for publication.” Sena- tor Cullom’s chief capital lies in the al- legation that He looks like Lincoln. No one has yet had the hardi- hood to advance the theory that he talks and acts as he looks. If Mr. Cullom’s candidacy takes form it ought to receive a boom from the rail- roads which have reaped the benefit of his inter-state commerce bill. A score of other senators are living in hopes that some day they may be struck by presidential lightning. Riddle- berger is an exception. There is no in- timation that he has a conductor reared towards the political clouds. So far as can be ascertained no bee buzzes in his bonnet. ——— A High Liceunse Lesson. Philadelphia is supplying a most in- structive lesson as to the value of high license in restricting the saloon inter- est. The law passed at the last session of the Pennsylvania legislature is very stringent. The cost of a license in Philadelphia is $500, and the person to ‘whom it is granted is required to fur- nish two sureties in the sum of $2,000 each for his good behavior. The law establishes a license court, which has absolute discretion in determining whether a saloon shail be kept in any locality. The court can pass upon the character of an applicant for a saloon license and reject him for what seems to be good reasons, such as former violations of the law, keeping a dis- orderly place, being of intemperate habits, never having been natural- ized, having.billiard or pool tables in connection with his saloon, beating his wife, and in short doing anything out of the way that may be brought to the at- tention of the court, The judges have proceeded thus far in the enforcement of the law without fear or favor, and the results have been surprising. There are at present six thousand sa- ioons in Philadelphia, butif the propor- tion of licenses granted to those refused so far shall be maintained, the number of saloons and hotel bars in Philadel- phia after June next will not exceed fifteen hundred. Among those whose applications have been refused by the court are active politicians of both par- ties, councilmen, and men who have ex- ercised some influence which they sup- posed would protect them, Some whose applications were rejected have been in the liquor business for a lifetime, but if their reputation was not good they had less chance than those who were just starting in the traffic. The court has been especially careful to restrict the number of saloons in the worst lo- calities. Thus in one ward, described as the roughest and most degraded por- tion of the city, the number of saloons has been reduced from two hundred and thirteen to thirty-three. Ia another ward, which is almost entirely occupied by business houses, it has been deemed expedient in the interest of the em- ployes of such houses to allow only sixty-six saloons against two hundred and forty-seven last year, If, as the re- sult of the weeding out, there should still be left even as many as two thou- sand saloons in Philadelphia, the re- duction of four thousand drinking places would be a very material gain in the interest of temperance which the rational friends of practical re- form could point to with gratifica- tion. The greater part of those aban- doned, also, will be such as were of the most demoralizing elass, earried on by men with no regard for law and no concern for the public welfare, Those allowed to do business will be in the hands of men whom the court deems responsible, and who in order to retain their license must conform strictly to the requirements of the law, any viola- tion of which renders them liablc to be summoned before the court and have the license summarily revoked. The great majority of the people of Philadelphia are suid to be well pleased with the outlook, and there ean be no doubt that their satisfaction will be very much greater when al! the benefits of the high license system are realized. We do not know of any community where it is in practice that would sur- render it for any experiment in dealing with the liquor trafiec, and Philadelphia is not likely to prove an exception. All testimony approvos it as the ouly wise and practicable way of restricting and controlling the liguor traffie ir cities, and its ultimate univer- sal applivation to large commuanities is as certain as the growth of intelligent publie opinion The Republican Plan. Tt seems to be understood that the re- publicans in congress will have a plan regarding the reduction of revenue, but there is some difference of opinion as to what it may be. The most recent hypo- thetical proposition is that they will of- fer a mensure for a reduction of $85,000,- 000, of which #50,000,000are to be cut off by reducing the duty on sugar, $25,000,- 000 by reducing the tobacco tax, and 45,000,000 by taking off the tax on alco- hol used in thearts, Other statements of what is intended present a somewhat different scheme, though all include the abandonment wholly or in large part of the sugar duties. It is more than likely that all these statements arve derived from the individual expressions of republican congressmen as to what thoy would like to see done for revenue reduction, and that they are given by those who are not authorized to spoak for the whole body. It is hardly necessary to say thaba consides- able number of republicans in <ong/ess could not be induced to support, by whatever pressure might be brought to bear on them, a proposition for revenue reduction which would leave untouched all tariff duties except those upon sugar. It would be easy to pick out nit least a soore who if they supported such a prop- osition would scarcely dare to again go before their constituents for endorse- ment, or if they should would not be long in discovering their mistake. Further- more, it is hardly conceivable that any intelligent and clear-headed member of the republican representation on con= gress can fail to see that to present to the country s\gh a proposition as to rosult of the™ dehiberate judgment of those representatives, and as the best they could agree upon for giv- ing the people relief from the oppres- sive burden of taxation, would inevita- bly bé fatal to the party. It would be such a confession either of incompe- tency to deal wisely with the question of revenue reform, or of indifference tothe wants and welfare of the people, as to place the party in an utterly defense- less position. If there are republicans in congress who would commit the party to a policy of revenue reduction embracing only the duty on sugar and the taxes on tobacco and alcohol, as itis not improbable there are, they are more dangerous to the party than the most radical of its opponents. 1t need not be seriously apprehended, however, that the counsels of such will be permit- ted to prevail. The evident fact is that the republicans in congress at present have no clearly defined plan, but one must be agreed upon, and it will have to recognize the prevailing popu- lar sentiment unless the party is fated to invite defeat. We have confidence that when the time comes for disclosing a policy the republicans in congress will be found ready with a plan that will be worthy the attention of the country. Meanwhile conjecture regarding the fate of the other plans of revenue reduc- tion before the country are various. The Randall bill is out of the question, and it is said that its author is losing his hold upon those who have been counted as his devoted followers. There is no evidence that the Mills bill is growing in favor, although its friends claim it is gaining ground. Its partisan and sectional character is strongly against it, and it would be cer- tain of failure in the senate if by any possibility it should pass the house. The republicans have still a great op- portunity which they may turn to im- mense advantage if they possess the wisdom to improve it. Patent Monopolies. The decision of the supreme court in its favor seems to have made more arro- gant than ever that most arrogant of all monopolies—the Bell Telephone coin- pany. According to dispatcnes from New York, it proposes to make a *‘bon- fire” of the instruments of rival con- cerns which may coms into its posses- sion and to sweep from existence every improvement in telephonic communica- tion which it does not control under its patents. It is such displays as these which are leading tb growing demands for the abolition of the patent laws. The greatest commercial monopolies in the country are sustained by statutes which had for. their object the simple pro- tection of the labor of men’s braivs. In hundreds of instances their only effect has been to prevent further stim- ulation of inventivemess on the part of others. In the case of the B&ll Telephone company there are scores of improvements which have been made since the granting of patents to Alexander Graham Bell, and which have become worthless since the decis- ion of the supreme court that it is pos- sible to patent a principle. In other words, the issuance of the Bell patents has strangled competition and created a gigantic monopoly which now, that its claims have been sustained by the high- est judicial tribunal, proposes to destroy all improvements which it does not con- trol and force the public to use its crude instruments, The patent monopolies in agricultural implements have for years bled the farm- ers of the west out of hundreds of thous- ands of dollars for the benefit of a few manufacturing concerns who bave purchased the brain work of inventors. In nine cases out of ten,as the result shows, the in- ventors do not reap the benefit of their work, The effect of the blanket patent is simply to increase the fortunes of patent Shylocks and to prevent compe- tition which would lower,prices. This is an age of monopoly. Itissig- nificant that the leading democratic paper of New York a few days ago felt called upon to make the following sig- nificant statement: *If neither of the old parties take up the fight in earnest, there will be a genuine and business- like anti-monopoly party in this counury before ma —— The Oheap Paving M Omaha is by all odds the best paved cityfiv the west, but she will within less then ten years be one of the worst paved cities in-America, if her property owners porsist in laying -cedar block pavement because it is the cheapest. Whether cedar blocks are laid on sand or concrete they ard sure to decay and go to pieces within five or six years. While itis true that the first cost of cedar block pavement is only about half the cos! ranite and asphal- tum pavements, t! is 1n the end no saving in the cheaer material. While stone pavement whl practically never wear out, streets paved with cedar blocks will have to be repaired about every six or seven ydars. We have on our table two samplecedar blocks taken from Farnam wsnd Twenty-seventh streets, which were laid on a concrete base in the summer of 1888 and taken up in November 1887. These blocks after less than sixteen months of wear are rotten and must be replaced long before tho ten year district paving bonds that are a lien on the adjoining property are taken up. In other words whon a street is paved with cedar block we have a tolerable pavement for threo or our years, rongh and wooden cobble avement two or three years and impassable torn up streets during the season when the new cedar blocks are being laid in the place of the rotten ones. No matter how much tarand gravel is used, the wooden block gener- ates malarial disease just as soon as the wood bogins to decay. Wooden blocks also generate disease by absorbing and evaporating noxious fluids. They may be kept cloan on the surface by sweeping but after the tar has worn off the surface they become disease breeding wooden sponges. But suppose we fail to profit by the expsrience of other large cities that are loaded down with enormous bonded debts incurred for cheap pave- ments, which have gone todecay and left their thoroughfares in wretched condition. Suppose we keep on laying miles on miles of wooden pavements until our bonded deht has reached the limit fixed by law. How are we to re- place these cheap pavements when bonds can no longer be legally issued? ‘Will not those cheaply paved streets be more impassable than streets that re- main wnpaved? The BeE always has opposed the cheap paving mania and it will continue to doso. The time is not distant when its warnings will be heeded. It is wholly uscless for the democrats in congress to complain, at this late day, of the cowardice of Mr. Carlisle in con- structing the house committees, and particularly of his retention of Randall at the head of the appropriations com- mittee. They ought to have known the speaker well enough in advance of his rg-election to have foreseen that he would pursue just the course he did,and since his work caniot now be undone, murmuring about it will do no good ex- cept in the relief it gay atford the mur- murers. It isscel that Mr. Randall is pursuing his old cpfirse, just as he was expected to do, andjas he will continue to do so long as he can find any one to follow him. But MT. Carlisle exhibited his weakngss “dr cowardice in other directions, ' conspicuously in placing Mr. Mills at the head of the ways and means committee. The trial which Speaker Carlisle’s char- acter has been put to in the present congress has pretty conelusively demon- strated that he has not the courage for a great leader, however meritorious his other qualifications may be. DENVER is so tickled over the new railroad line to the gulf that she is pat- ting herself on the back and imagines that she is almost as big as Omaha. For a Good Boy. New York World, Col. Dan. Lamont has just had a new post ofice named after him. It is in Kansas. i e Big Blizzard, Little Wizzard. New York Star, The big blizzard has gone and the little wizzard has ome. Which will Wall street remember with least regret a month lence? ght Brigades. Record. As a general rule campaign clubs obstruct rather than promote a healthy political devel- opment. The political activity of such clubs is usually confined to marching, shouting and swinging torches. A Supreme Court Declsion New York World, “The plain mechanic of Pernsylvania is of no account,” sharply says the able minority of the court; “the scientific and illustrious Mr. Bell”—with _millions of dollars behlnd him—is awarded an invention that another man made. dEad Sht Ll The Worth of a Wart. Chteago Tribune. The wart on the face of General Grant, which is faithfully reproduced in his por- traits on the genuine $5 silver certificates, is lacking in the counterfeit and its omission furnishes a ready meons of detection. Thus it is that even the blemish of a great man may live after him and be & blessing to his countrymen. ———— A Queer Victory, Philadelphia Record. More suits have been instituted by the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney railroad com- pany for the purpose of preventing western railways and engincers from impeding the course of freight trafiic issuing from the Burlington system. For a corporation that claims to have won ;p mplete victory over its striking emploges’ this Chicago, Durling- ton & Quincy appeasito be indulging ina great deal of Kickingapd legal coercion, A Place ftove Party. St. Louis @lobe-Democrat. ‘Partisan consideggitions should not enter into the question of the appointment to the chief justiceship. President Grant recog- nized this great tmh, and acted upon it, when he nominated-falthough the senato neglected to confirmg-Caleb Cushing for the position on the death of Salmon P. Chase. Cushing was a democrat, but he was one of the leading jurists of his time. President Cleveland, in his search for a successor to Chief Justice Waite, should imitate Grant's example, and decline to be restricted in his selection by party lines —————— STATE AND TERRITORY, Nebraska Jotungs. Beatrice has nailed a tow and twine mill and a sewer contract, Third party tickets threaten to break up several municipal ‘‘slates” next Tuesday. Loup City’s creamery 18 a blooming success. The testof the plant was satis- factory to the owners and a joyful treat for the citizens. The creamery cost $7,200, On and after April 2, the station koown as Morse, on the South Platte division, will be called Morse Bluff, in order that the station name may con- form to that of the postoffice. A Fromont soclety dude, who is in great demand asa fortune teller, created a profound sensation a few evenings ago by innocently predicting that a young lady, whose horescope he was oasting, ‘‘would be a fond wife and mother in six months.” The society dude saved his scalp by retreating to Omahs. 'He will keep shady till fly time. The State Demoorat has issued a handsome spring edition of Lincoln's growth and prosperity and future pros- pects, It is a compact and attractive re- view of the capital city, its railroad facilities, manufactories, wholesale trade and general business. The illus* trations of prominent business blocks, residences, state institutions, the pack- ing howses and street views are es- pecially fine and the lettor press superh, The edition, if planted liberally among the investors of the east, will prove a nronf and profitable card for the city. The Democrat is entitled to substantial commendation for its timely and taste- ful work. The Pinkerton ocutthroats imported by the Burlington road and spread over the state to club and insult peaceable citizens, arcesteadily cultivating a neck- tie party. The few people who from ne- cessity patronize the scab route are fa- miliar with their domineering conduct and fiithy language. Nothing better could be expected from a gang picked up from the scums of Chicago. The as- sault on Mr. Dean in Lincoln Wednes- day, is one of the score of outrages committed on people who risk their lives in atronizing the company. Mr. T‘:nums Jones of Indianola visited McCook last Monday on business. *After purchasing a return ticket and while waiting for a train a Pinkerton thug grabbed him by the arm and insisted on seeing his ticket. Jones refused to give it up. The Pinkerton man grabbed his arm and in the strug- gle Jones was thrown against a bench, cutting his head open. Then three other Pinkerton men jumped onto him, shoved him into a corher and pounded him about the face and hedd in & most shameful manner and finally succeeded in toking the ticket away from him. They aid not attempt any arrest, but later through an outside party returned the ticket to Jones, who paid his fare on the train and will keep the ticket as a memento of the most dis- graceful outrage that hasoceurred since the strike commenced. Jones did not attempt to prosecute his assailant. He was too glad to get out of a town that permits such scoundrels to live within ts boundaries. lowa ltems. It is_ unlawful to catch fish with a seine in Iowa waters before June 15. Tstherville has a society called “the rope holders.” It is not a vigilant com- mittee, as might be supposed. It1s the unanimous opinion that Fos- ter, the Burlington weather prophet, should be strangled. He predicted the last storm and says there will be more of them this week. Railroad Commissioner Coffin will be officially interred next Saturday. BEx- Lieutenant Goverior Frank T. Camp- bell has been appointed by Governor Larrabee to succeed him. A man with his wife and little baby struck . Marshalltown Monday. They =aid they had been burned out in Ne- aska, where the man had been run- ning & steam sawmill on the Platte river, in Buffalo county, and were on their way to Chicago. At their request the overseer of the poor gave them a ticket to Cedar Rapids. Dakota. Flandrau has just formed a creamery company. . Good farm hands are reported scarce in various parts of Dakota. Material is being delivered for the erection of a public hall in Bridgewater to be built by a joint stock company. The death of Hon. George W. Cass, of New York, will be regretted by many residents of eastern Dakota. The gen- eral had large interests in the Red river valley, and it was for him Cass county was named by Hon. Judson LaMoure, then in the legislature. The enterprising Methodist ladies of Yankton have invented another new social. Tt is known as the flag social. All the Indiescarry flagsof the different nations and discourse sweet music to ond with the nationality of the of which they are the bearers. C— DOESN'T BELONG TOHM'CUHI)Y. He Has No Interest in the $10,000 Stake Money. Interest in the great bicydle race that has been threatening for some time to take place between McCurdy and Prince was revived yesterday, when it figured in a lawsuit brought in the county court before Judge Shields. It will be remembered that a few days ago Messrs. Deckover and G. Stiffler commenced action against McCurdy and H, A. Penrose jointly for board and room rent for the former. At the time the complain- ants st forth that Fred I, Jacobs had in his possession money and property of McCurdy's sufficient to reimburse all cluins, and on these representations Judge Shiclds issued papers in garnishment te be served on Jacobs, Yesterday was the time set apart for the hearing and Jacobs appeared in court. He denied emphatically that ho possessed any- thing owned by McCurdy, but said that he had $10,000 in stake money which had been transferred to him by the former stake- holder, H, A. Penrose. This $10,000 repre- sented the money of McCurdy's backers, and McCurdy himself did not own a penny of it. Jucobs was holding it while waiting the nal outcome of the race, the stipulations be ing that if McCurdy refuses to race the money is to go to Prince’s backers in Chi- cago, and the same disposition is to be made to McCurdy's supporters in this city of Prince's backers 10,000 if he fails to start, Under these representations the judge dis- missed the garnishee action. Attention next averted to to the action brought against Penrose for the board and room of McCurdy, It was prover by the tes- timony that Penrose had really contracted for and agreed to pay the debts of the bi- cyclist, but as the law does not compel a man 10 pay the debts of another if he don’t see fit, a verdict was rendered for the defendant. MITCHELL CLARK'S WAIL, Mitchell M. Clark wants $1,000 damages against William L, Walker and Augustus L, Young, claiming that he has suffered in that sum through a swap in real estate, the said swap having been encouraged through false pretenses on the part of the defendants. TRIBUTE T0 CHIEF JUSTICE WALT! The resolutions adopted by the bar of Douglas county with reference to the death of Chief Justice Waite were published in yesterday's BBee. After they had been read Judgé Savage spoke with much feeling as to the many high and noble quali- ties possedsea by the late chief justice. The decensed was & man eminently suited by nature and education to preside over the august areopagus. His lips were untainted by falsehood or discourtesy, his mind un- biased by political prejudice and his hand untainted by gold or greed. He was indeed an adornment to the country. As aman outside his profession he might well ex- claim *'Vidi #llllum," for with pleasures of social intercourse he was a truly genial gen- tieman, jocose, and made himself the shining ught of every social circle he was in. He died before his faculties were impaired, in the soclety of his friends, on the bench almost, which he adorned. Such a death was one not to be deplored. They were all hurrying on alon{ the valley towards our long home, and happy were those Who reached it who could count the loss of half their faculties and half their friends. C. A. Baldwin was the next speaker. He was convinced that it was the circumstances that surround men that made them. He felt that he could say little in addition to,the benutiful sentiments expressod h{‘ Judgo Savage, but he would venture to make a few romarks that perhaps were more practical. The birthplace and education of Chief Justice Waite, ho would not speak of. It was al- ready in print. In the records he was not found i the court oftener than others, yet there was something remarkablo in him, and to this he invited attention. It was not that he was an_orator, but bocause written on his brow there was manifest integrity, hon- esty and well meaning, 8o much so that,when coming from the hotbed of abolition to his high position he secured the confidence, good feoling and respoct of all. By his upright course of lifo he built up a name of strict in- tegrity of pirpose, and by so doing accom- plished & grand thing. There wore those who could address an audience better: he ‘was but a mild, commonplace orator, yet by his other eminent t}\ml“h‘l his name will go down the ayvenue of time bright and shining, and it will be difcult to find a man to fill his place. 'Twas true the great Crsar aid “Thare is no God; ‘tis death t is the end,” yet he proferred adopt as his sentimonts those of Lytton, who was convinced there was no death only a change. Bne dirt we walked upon would change in summer to golden grain, and angol forms would tread the sky beyond, though unseen by us. udge Groffl—I am asked to speak for the court on this occasion, for the reason that it was my lot to have known the late chief justice, and to have been his neighbor for a number of years. In fact, tho first lawsuit Lever heard tried i a court of of record was tried by Morrison R. Waite on one sido and the late Judge D. Carter on the other. The exalted character of both these men made o great impression on me, and though over thirty years have gone by, the scone in the old court-room in Ohio is piainly pictured in ‘my memory to-day. wos sev- cral years later when I became acquainted with the then Mr, Waite. I found him to be the kindly gentleman-the honost man and the great lawyer that impressed me when I first saw him in legal combat. Chief Justico Waite's careor was a liarone. 1f I mistake not his public lifo commenced with a term in the Ohio sonate, then a long lapse of time, when ho was asked by President Grant to serve the country as one of its counsel before the tribunal at tho Geneva conference for the purpose os adjudi- cating the differences between this country and Great Britain, fmwlnx out of the de- Emdntionb of the privateor Alabama. After ischarging such duties to the credit of his country he returned to his adopted city, Toledo, and shortly after was elected bf’ is neighbors as a member of a constitutional convention, He was chosen president of that body and while performin the duties of that office was ngpoinwd and confirmed chief justice of the United States —his first judicial office. Notwithstanding his appointment to this position and his in- cumbency for so many years, he has always been known and spoken of by his neighbors, especially those who knew him best, as Mr. Waite—a singular reversaljof the prevalent custom. Nothing that this court may say or do can take from or add to the reputation of the dead jurist. His record was made by his pure life, by his unpretending ability, by his career as a lawyer and the faithful discharge of the duties of chief justice of the nation. Onu;.scw things his fame can be safely rested. ou- WILLIAMS VS HOMER, In the Williams-Homer case yesterday the plaintiffs discovered that they had neg- lected to aver that any error was made in the lower court, hencs they had no ground for action, They therefore took leave to amend their petition, which was done, and the case will now proceed as before, A_PROMISSORY NOTA SUIT. Edson Keith sets forth in his complaint filed yesterday, that he holds a mortgage on & certain piece of roal estate to secure the payment of & promissory note for $00, given by Temple W. Atkinson and others, and as said note has not been paid he requests the court to sell the property that he might get his just dues. DIVISION OF PROPERTY. Mary Vanans, Anthony Vanans and Louis ‘Vanans yesterday asked the court to divide equally among them lots 8 and 9 in block 87, South Omaha. CHARLES WANTS EAMAGES, Charles Refiun was injured by the caving in of a bank while in the employ of tho American Water Works company, and he al- leges that the company was responsible for the accident. He wants damages in the sum of 5,000 MAT. KEITI'S NEW TRIAL. The trial of Mat. Kieth, charged with rob- bing a man of a gold watch in John King's saloon some months ugo, will be recalled on Monday next. This will make a second trial for the prisoner, the jury having disagroed after an all night's deliberationjat the former one. TIE MURDER CASES PUT OVER, The trial of Frank Ryan, charged with the murder of Mrs, Howard, and that of Kelly, who killed a man at South Omaha, Lave been put over until the next term of court. BERGHOFE MUST GO, Yesterday afternoon Judge Hopewell made his ruling upon the motion for a now trial in the case of the state against Berghoff, who was recently convicted by a jury of obtaining several hundred dollars’ worth of merchan- dise under false pretenses of a certain mer- chant of this cit The motion for another trial was ovi led. The court, in its re- marks bearing on orie assignment of error, called upon Mr. Offutt, Berghoff’s attorney, for an ecxplanation of a certain newspaper account of the trial, which, the court said, boi armarks of the counsel in the case, and which put words in the mouth of the court never uttered by it. Mr. Offutt explamed that he had nothing whatever to do with the publication ; that he regretted it exceedingly because of the misrepresentations made, and said that a reporter of the newspaper went to the jail and there saw the nssign- ments of error, making his report from that, The attorney was profuse in his disclaimer, and offered ‘to make proof in support of his statement, The court replied that the state- mont would not be questioned and that the matter would be dropped. Police Court, WILLIE AND HIS GALL. The auditors’ cage was literally jommed yesterd with a motley crowd of the mor- bidly curious, and the first thing the judee saud, as he took his seat, was: ‘‘Johnson, for mercy’s sake throw up a window or two and let the gentle vernal zephyrs disport them- selves.among this heterogonous assemblago, or I will surely succumb! Talk about your spices of Araby!” Johnson did as directed, 'and as the cob- webby portals flew open the notes of a robin, perched upon a neighboring telephone pole warbling “Sweet Violets,” floated in. The birds dulcet notes seemed to have a soothing influence upon the nerves of the court, and be softly called: “‘Willie Young.” The next instant Willie, but a dream of his former self, stood before the bar, where hoe had stood many times before. ““You are chagred with being a su character and a vagrant, hoiv about i 1 just came in from Iansas City last JONE A six day's w:zt," your honor, and meeting an old friend :'(v}ot‘drurrtn]k. of nnun(:i." ‘Just partly organiz our honot.," “Don'{ you workh “Only when compelled to, your honor." ““Have you any money I" ‘‘Not a nick." “Gall A large stock, your honor." ‘‘Well, then, I'll be gall-darned if you can't stay right here, Willie, and carry out the ashes, scrub and help Butler generally, for three days 1" “Thanks, your honor," *‘Oh, don't mention it.” & A TRIANGULAR CONFLICT, Oliver Anderson,Gus Lingquest and Andy Blumquest, step this way." 4o voU Mo aro charged with Aghting—1s it ‘‘No," camo from the trio in concort. “Well, what did you do, Oliver, tell us all n!mw it “‘We wero in Newberg's saloon_on th strect, judge, and Lingquest and mumml. ot into o sorap, and In trying to sepaTAtS Jom accidentally knocked Lin, ‘“Then I'll accidentally fine you five and costs—remove him, Johnson. ‘Now, Ling- auest, what did you dot” “Nothing, judge, but if {t hadn't _been for Anderson 1 think I'd a had Blumquost knocked out in & minute more.!" “Five and costs for you, Blumquest.” ;qwuu.r, judge; 1 had him paralyred, when—" “Five and costs for vou ' And Johnson drew the trio up in battle array and marched them back into the cage. p A POOR BATTER, John Reardon was the noxt to stand up. He is a vag. ‘'Have you any work 1" ‘;N?‘ siry but if you'll let mo I'll strike right out-—' nest down." ‘“‘Consider yowrself struck out for three days.” CHRIST WAS FATIGUED, Christopher Swipes, a dilapidated, bloar- eyed Gorman, followed John. “‘You, too, are charged with yagrancy, Swipes.” “1 expose 80." “Where do yoh livet" “On Tender stheet.” ‘‘T'enth stroet " “Yah," “Work " “Vonce." “‘What at!" “In Iowa." *‘What's your businessi" “Why don't you keep at iti" “I vas lirml.x \NE “‘You vas! That's too bad. I'll give you ten days to rest up in." “‘Dat vas nice." And Swipes shambled back to the dock. AN OLLA PODRIDA. Vagrants—Edward Porrish, Frank Hoft- Lower, Christ man, E. J. Moore, Frank Watson, Joe Bower, Andy O'Hara, John Byer, William Jones, Auiu-t Swanson, Ed Thomas, John Malone, John Clark, Charles Poterson, Charles Spics, Tom Mitchell and Frank Johnson, discharged; H, Sherman and Sam Winters, one day; 'B. Kramer and Felix McFarland, continued, Drunk and Disorderly—Pat Ryan, five days; John McNamara, Charles Dorr, con- tinued; John Ryan and Richard Ryan, dis- charged. Suspicious Characters.—‘'Slecpy'" Hewett, continued. Carrying Concealed Wen&om—?nc Wil- liams, continned. Williams is the man who was wanted for bfllng implicated In a shoot- ing affray at the old city hall corner some months since, and he will held uptil the olice have had time to mvestigate the mat- r. Local Sporting Squibs. ‘The schedule committee of the City league will meet at John J. Hardin's store next Sun- day afternoon for the purpose of drafting the schedule for the season’s gamoes. C. C. Williams, a well known Missouri Valley wing shot, is in the city. Gem‘Fu Hale,of Chapman,sent in & bunch of forty-cight goeso yesterday. The Platte is swarming with the birds, ‘The uniforms for the Omaha team—Hhand- som gray flannel suits—have arrived. % 'fine city league has adopted the Reach all- The BEe has received the Reach base ball guide for 1858, It 18 one of the neatest, most complete and satisfactory guides over issued. Both ‘‘Orator" Schaeffer and Swartwood have sigued with the Des Moines club. - Shot Off a Finger. ‘While Robert Goodwin, the twelve-year- old son of Mat Goodwin of the Nebraska and Towa Insurance company, was out with & couple of playmates practicing with a gun yesterday afternoon, the weapon was accl- dentally discharged and the contents lodged in Robert’s hand. The member was badly lacerated and the middle finger was blown completely off. For awhile there were three pretty badly scared boys, and in telephoning the news to the boy’s parents they conveyed the impression that the boy was killed, His father and mother were almost frantic until they saw their boy, and, despite his perma- nent_disfigurement, they were then over- joyed to know that his mjury was not fatal, It is to bo prosumed that thero aro at logst three boys in the city who will not fool with a gun for some time, e Garbage Collectors Arrested. Garbagemaster Goldsmith caused the arrest of four different garbage collectors yesterday for hauling garbage. Louis Consolver, the first person arrested, was assessed the costs, Henry Coombs wag given a continuance until this afternoon, while John Thurston and Andrew Nelson wero discharged, the latter not being aware they were violating the or- dinance, i Licensed to Wed. The following marriage licenscs wore is- sued yesterday by Judge Shields: Name and Residence. Gustaf O. Nelson, Calhoun, Neb. { Matiida Boterson, Calhou, Neb. Rubin W. Freeman, Omaha. . { Giirio Tncksom, Oniaha.»ese - Omaha Athletic Club, Articlos of incorporation of the Omaha Athletic elub were filed with the county olerl yesterday afterno on. The incorporators are L. Seligman, 8. J. Fisher, M. L. Roedor and F. W, May. P TR R Playing With Matches. New Yonk, March 29.—At 9:30 this morn- ing two children belonging to Mrs, Fagan, of 336 Tast Forty-ninth street, were birned in a fire, which, it is thoughty was caused by their playing with matches, One child i8 dead and the other cannot live, —— Good Friday Observance. New Yok, March 20.—All exchanges in this city will be closed to-morrow, S’ MERRY WAR! Easter Carnival of Slaughtered Pricos commencing Monday, March 26th. Prices that have never been quoted in_ Omaha and prices that will only be made on daye quoted. Mail orders filled if roceived on or before date of sale. Read and Wondes Lined, soft finished, Cassimere Coa Kersy finished, Cassimere ¢ 5 FRIDAY—Men's genuine Fur Felt Stiff tat $5.95, worth $10.00. No. 2, an extra fing, K lined throug Spring Style, Satin lined, at $1.25; Boys' fing out, st $10.00, all Worsted Knee Pants Suits §4.25; Boys' fine all Wool Piaid feoteb C hevia suits at $3.75, worth $5.00. SATURDAY—Two marvelous barguine; Men's finc Gage Spring Underwear, Silk Ewbroid ered, at 80c, worth T5c; 500 pairs Men's Cassimere Pants, strietly free from shoddy, nice Spring styles and well made, st the remaricable price of $1.60. All above prices only on days quoted, “Put money in thy purse” by attending those L. O. JONES, American Clothier, 130 Farnam 8t.,, Omaha.