Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 5, 1888, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE, PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. e TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. rhing Rdition) iricluding Sunday % o Y ORE ... wirvneeysreiions 80 O o Six Months .. wtbes 500 Three Months ... ... 1] e Omaha Sunday Bee, mailed to any a ress, One Year shiesies sviss. N0 0O h-szFumnMnu.:. ROOMS 14 AND 15 TRIBUNE a1 513 0180, GToN OFrFICE, NO. FounTRENTR BTREE CORRESPONDENCE. Ali communications relating to news and edi- torial matter should be addressed to the EpIToR ® Bee. b vy BUSINESS LETTERS. Al Business letters and remittances should be nddressed to THE BER PUBLISTING COMPANY, OMAHA. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders to e made payable to the order of the company. The Bee Pablishing Company. Proprictors 3. ROSEWATER, THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation. Btate of Nebrasks, b Count; onglass Ao e, 1. Taechick, kecretary of The Bes Pub- Jtahing company, docs solemnly swear that, the tunl eireuiation of the Daily Bee for the week ending March i, 188, was as follows: turday, March 24 unday, March 2 onday, March 26, esdny, March 7 day, March ursday, March 2. ay, March 3. Average..... X GEO. B. TZ8CHUCK. Bworn to and subscribed in my presence this Blst day of March, A. D, 188, _°N. P. FEIL, Notary Public. Btate of Nebraska, 3 ‘County of Douglass, Ly Geo. 18, Tzschuck, being first duly sworn, de- Rfln\lnfl says that he Is secretary of The Bee blishing (‘Dnl)vnll{, that the actual lven\ffl @aily circulation of the Daily Bee for the month of ‘March, 1887, 14,400 coples; for Arrll, }m 14,316 coples; for a; R8T, 4297 coples; for June, 1887, 14147 coplesi for July, . 14093 coplest for Augus 387, 14,151 coples; for September, 1887, 14,3 coples: for October, 1887, 14,833: for November, :Jr. 15,228 coples; ' for December, 1887, 16,041 F les; (f;l;ai!n]n;‘x“m;y_ lblwt 16,206 coples; for TUATY, 7 02 coples, Y I‘GY.O. B. TZSCHUCK. Sworn and subscribed to in’ my presence this 84 day of March, A, D, 188, N. P. FEIL, Notary Publie. JUDGING from the vote polied, South Omaha has not less than 7,000 popula- tion. NINTH street and Capitol avenue would not make a had site for a city and county jail. BELIEF is gaining ground that the local labor troubles will be amicably gottled in a fow days. So— ATFTER flirting desperately three days with the festive Texas cowboys, Denver ngain resumes her widow’s weeds. PAT Forp’s head was level when he Jntroduced his resolution calling for an Investigation of the Pinkerton crowd. OMAHA was in the center of a lively litical blizzard vesterday. Lincoln, attsmouth South Omaha.Florence,and ¥remont blew hot and cold on all sides, and yet Omaha did not get a breath of it. Ir was rather a queer fight in the Yowa legislature over the amendments to the pharmacy bill. For once the democrats voted against whisky and for beer, while the republicans favored straight goods in preference to the pro- duct of the brewery. THE bosses employed by the city waterworks company at the Florence reservoir should not mix the Missouri river fluid with poor whisky so early in the spring, They "are liable to catch the county jail malaria. THE coroner’s jury, which held the inquest on the remains of Mrs. Lcke, killed by the carson Seventeenth street, is to be commended for not returning a whitewash verdict. A few more such findings will teach railronds to pro- vide proper safeguards to life and limb. THE senate still shows great reluet- ance to give up the secret session, but Riddleborger keeps hammering away, and not without effect. As this is about the only meritorious thing the Virginia senator has done, he should recnivc generous encouragement, OUR pious friends who take a whiff of fresh nir on Sixteenth street behind spanking trotters Sunday afternoons, should not be too hard on Sunday base ball playing. Our young men need healthful exercise, and it would be cruel to deprive them of it the onlydayon which they are at leisure, T Herald sees visions of democratic vietory all along the line m Nebraska, just because South Omaha has elected a democratic mayor and council. Don’t count your spring chickens before they are hateched, This is an off year in . town elections, but when the returns are in next November the old time re- publican majorities will voll up every- where in Nebraska, It is stated that Governor Hill will go fato print at an early day, in the form of an interview, announcing that he is not a rival of Mr. Cleveland for the presidential nomination, M. Hill may save himself this trouble. Everybody knows that he will not be thought of at St. Louis, and as matters ave looking in New York he may even be unable to secure the renomination for gover- nor. Mr. Hill is a fading and fright- ened politician, —— SnovLp President Cleveland be in- judicious enough to meke another ap- pointment to fill the presont vacancy on the supreme bench of the United States as objectionable to many of our people as was the appointment of Mr. L. Q. C. Lamar, he will domore to put in doubt re-election than any other act of his offi cial life, The 41,000,000 of northern peo- wple do not wanta supreme court from 20,- 000,000 of southern citizens. This stares good patriots in the face like a spectre. Old-timo ropublicans and the rem- nants of those valiante heroes of the abolition party remember too well the decision of Chief Justice Taney in the case of Dred Scott. True that decision did not settlo the anti- slavery agitation, but a sapreme Lench, with 8 majority from the southern states, may give us another 7x9 decision on some of the questiens arising under the amendments to the coustitution ‘Wais we do Lol want, The Itiver and Harbor Bi The river and harbor ¢ommittee of the house propose a generous appropria- tion for this class of improvements for the present year, and there could be no reasonable objection to thisif the nearly twenty million dollars provided forin the bill reported from the committes | shall be fairly distributed. This is the largest amount ever reported inany congress for river and harbor improv ments, but in considering this fact it is to be remembered that there was no ap- propriation for this purpose last year, and an honest expenditure of twenty millions every two years on the rivers and harbors of the country cannot be regarded as extravagant. With a ple- thoric treasury, growing steadily more 80, there can be no good reason why the government should not provide lib- erally for this class of improvements wherever they are really needed and would contribute to the general welfare. The disrepute into which river and har- bor appropriations have fallen is due to the fact that' they have given oppor- tunity for numerous jobs by which the public money has been wasted in order that congressmen might have some- thing to show their constituents for their service. A multitude of bargains and trades have been settled in a river and harbor bill, involving useless ex- penditures amounting to an untold sum. A not unwarrantable objection to the present river and harbor bill is the fact that it does not contemplate an equita- ble distribution of the liberal appro- priation. Nine of the nearly twenty millions would go to the south- crn states, giving but a fraction over ten millions to all the rest of the coun- try. This does not have a fair look, and with some other features of the bill suggests that sectional and partisan considorations had their weight with the majority of the committee in con- structing the bill. Something of this kind was perhaps to have been expected. The majority are not only democrats, but most of them are southern democrats. It has been abundantly demonstrated that the representatives from the south are not atall backward in asking that their section shall be generously cared for in all respects, and there was no reason to suppose that in the matter of riverand harbor improvementsan excep- tion would be made. It happens, how- ever, that in wanting nearly half of the appropriation there is an unusual exhibition of greed that has arrested attention and caused some fault-finding. The senato will have an opportunity to correct this 1nequality, and there can be no doubt that it will do so. In order to do this it will be necessary to consid- erably reduce the appropriations for southern rivers and har bors or swell the aggregate of all appropriations to fully twenty-five million dollars. In either event the measure will be en- dangered. Very likely the house would. not consent to have the appropriations for the south cut down to the extent that would be necessary to justly equalize the distribution of the appropriations, and there is very little probability that the president would approve a bill appropriating a greater sum than that now proposed. It has been reported, doubtless without authority, that he would veto the present bill, but there can be little question that he would do s0 with a measure providing fora larger appropriation than this bill involves. This consideration will probably have some weight with congressin determin- ing its final action on a river and har- bor bill. There are sound reasons for a liberal and honest expenditure in this direction, and it is to be hoped congress will be able to_pass a measure which the president can approve, and all sections be satisfied with, English in Indian Schools. The action of the Methodist Episcopal conference at Philadelphia, in con- demuing the new policy of the Indian bureau requiring that the English lan- guage shall supersede the vernacular in the Indian schools, has been replied to by the president, who expresses great® surprise at the attitude of the confer- ence. He says in defense of the policy adopted that the aim of the government in the management of the Indians is to civilize and prepare them for contact with the world and that in order to ac- complish this it is important they should have a knowiedge of the English lan- guage. He regards the teaching of this language in the Indian schools as entirely consistent and deprecates the idea that the Indians should be allowed to indulge in their bar- barous language because it is easier for them or because it pleases them, A limited use of the vernacular might be allowed in bible reading, in text books, and in oral instruction, but it is not to be encournged, and the curriculum, in the opinion of the president, certainly should be in English. K since the poliecy of the Indian burenu in this matter was announced, those friends of the Indians who are es- pecially concerned for their moval or » ligious instruction have been vigor- ously combatting the departure. This opposition has not been wholly inef- fective, It hasinduced a modific of the policy as at first announced, but this concession seems not to be suf- ficient, and very likely nothing short of an entire abandonment of the proposed change, or so- much of m surrender as would allow the In- dinn vernacular to predominate in the schools, would satisfy the oppo- nents of the reform policy. The presi- dent assures them, however, that the rules which have been adopted by the Indian burean will be adhered to, and doubtless this may be accepted as final, s0 for as the present administration fs concerned, But the oppesition will uevertheless continue its agitation. The persons who are enguged in this opposition doubtless mean well] it is fair to them to suppose that they have only the best motives for their attitude, Yet we have no doubt that they waking a mistake, which, if it w effectwhat they desirve, woul? mate ) prolong the lahor of elevating the In- diuns to a condition of civilization and enabling them to discharge the obligs tions which such a condition involy The conference, in ils protest, suys *‘the heart of the Indian is in' his lan- | guage.” It could hardly have made an | admissiva mere dawaging to its case. THE OMAHA DAILY BER: THURSDAY. APRIL 5. 1883 Taughtin hisown language, the affection which the Tndian has for the vernacu- lar would inevitably be extended to all the traditions of his race which would be conveyed o him through that lan- guage, to operate as a constant stimulus o his race instincts, Experience has shown that this is stronger than any other influence with the groat majority of Tndians, and has suggested the policy of a compulsory attendance of Indian children at the schools, so that they may be kept as much as possible away from the influence of the adults, It is obvious that if the children can be taught another language than that of their fathers and induced to give their ts to it & very important step will be ned in divorcing them from the in- fluence of their fathers and leading them into the ways of civilization. Ac- cording to the last report of the secre- tary of the interior there are forty thousand children of school age, from six tosixteen years, among that por- tion of Indian population for whose benefit the appropriations for Indian educational purposes, as far as they will go, are sought to be expended. Less than fifteen thousand of these were en- rolled in the schools, the average at- tendance being a little more than ten thousand. It is the aim of the govern- ment to instruct these children so that they may become useful to themselves, learn to know and respect the laws of the land, and adapt themselves to the and requirements of civ- life. The purpose of all legislation is to this practical end. The desired consumma- tion will unquestionably be most easily and rapidly reached by separating the Indian youths, as far as it may be prac- ticable to do so, from associations and influences that will perpetuate their love for the character and traditions of tho race, and of all things to which it is desirable they shall become strangers, their “barbarous language” is first and most important. Teach them to give their hearts to the English language, as they now do to their own vernacular, and their progress to a full-rounded civilizatian will be rendered compar- atively casy. A Case of Malpractice. The legal fraternity of Nebraska has been deeply interested in the outcome of the damage suit for alleged mal- practice against Judge Hamer, which had been pending before Judge Wake- ley for more than a week. The claim- ant for damages was an ex-convict, who had served a sentence in the peniten- tiary for manslaughter. He had been led to believe that his attor- ney, Judge Hamer, did not exercise all the professional diligence and skill which his client’s condition and circumstances called for. This impression was, however, thor- oughly dissipated by the testimony of attorneys who were present at the trial twelve years ago, and of Judge Gaslin, before whom he was tried and convicted. The triumphant vindication of Judge Hamer by the verdict of the jury was by no means unexpected. Any other verdict would have been rank injustice. But the attorney who conducted the case against Judge Hamer has gained notoriety at the expense of his reputation. In his desire to drag a district judge from his home and de- prive his district of his own services, and those of another judge who was an indispensible witness in the case to gratify an insane desire for notoriety is, to say the least, not commendable. If there has been any professional mal- practice the charge rests justly against the attorney who has misled the plain- tiff into pushing such a suit. While Judge Hamer is to be congratu- lated, Douglas county is to be commis- erated in being put to an expense of nearly 2300 in this now celebrated cause of Williams versus Hamer. The Fractional Currency Bill. The decisive majority of 178 to 67 by which the house of representatives passed the fractional currency bill, is indicative of a popular demand and a heeding by congress. It is to be ho ped that the senate will act as promptly and decidedly as did the house. The hill was reported by the committee on bank- ing and currency and had the endor ment of every member of the committee save one. With its usual good sense the Amer- Banker, New York, March 81, he passage of the bill to provide frac- al currency was pretty generally re- ived with favor by those merchants in New York who receive much money through the mails in small amounts. Postage stamps are inconvenient to send and not_easy to get rid of in Jarge quantities, Postal notes cost something and are not to be obtained at all ofices, Of course the new currency cannot supersede the postal note, because it i8 to be issued only in sums of 10, 15 and cents, 80 that it cannot bo used to pay any sum not divisible vy five, No hll relating to the currency passed by congress caused greater in- convenience to the mercantile class bill to displace the fractional ency. The fractional paper cur- rency is sadly needed for mercantile ex- changes among the industrial classes and will prove of material advantage to business men in the larger cities. ever A Striking Contrast, 3 Tho Towa state board of equalization has assessed the four miles of Union Pa- cificrailrond —more or loss—located east of the Mssouri river at $150,000 per mile., At this rate the Union Pac will this year be required to pay taxes or an assessment of $600,000 for its road bed, right of way and depot grounds in Couneil Bluffs, This, of course, in- cludes also the east half of the Union Pacific bridge. On this side of the river the Union Pacific is assessed at less than $12,000 per mile and the west half of the bridge is returned at $150,000 ~—which is $100,000 less than it was as- sessed for during more than twelve years. In other words the taxable val- uation of the Union Pacific railroad from the center of the Missouri river channel to a point less than four miles cast in the state of Towa is fixed at $600,000, The valuation of Uuion Pa- cifie railroad west from the center of the Missouri channel to Summit station a point * about . the' same distance, ineluding bridge valuation, is & fraction less than $200,000. - The actual value of the depot grounds and right of way at Omaha is more than double the value of the grounds ahdl improvements in Towa, but the assessed value in Towa is more than three times that in Nebras- k The depot grdunds and right of way at Couneil Bluffs were bought and paid for by the Union Pacific at the full market value of thé land. The depot grounds and right of way at Omaha were donated to the road by the city and by individual property owners. The cost of the Union Pacific depot grounds to this city was $200,000, for which 10 per cent bonds wera issued. Four years hence, when these bonds mature, the interest and principal will aggregate $600,000, ‘While Council Bluffs and the county Pottowattomie derive local taxes $600,000 for the four miles of Union Pacific rail- road, neither has ever contributed adollar in bonds toward the purchase of depot grounds or construction of the bridge. On the contrary Douglas county donated $250,000 in bondsas a subsidy to aid in the construction of the Union Pacific bridge. When these bonds mature the contributions by the taxpayers of this county will amount to #750,000 or thereabouts, making a grand total of city and county donations of $1,350,000. And yet the Union Pacific managers have entered protest with the county commissioners against an as- sessment of $250,000 on their bridge,and procured a reduction of their assess- ment to 8150,000, Comment is un- necessary. of on BENJAMIN H., BREWSTER, ex-attor- ney-general of the United States, died in Philadelphia yesterday. He was one of the most distinguished lawyers in the country. Mr. Brewster was appointed attorney-general of the United States by President Arthur, succecding Wayne McVeagh on Decomber 19, 1881, and continuing in the office to the close of Arthur’s administration. When he en- tered the cabinet the Guiteau trial was in progress, but he had little identifica- tion with that memorable event. The most important task that was devolved upon him as attorney-general was the prosecution of the star route cases against the Dorseys and Brady, which rosulted in the acquittal of the accused. The course of Brewster in this matter was subjected to a good deal of criticism as not being char- acterized by the zeal and solicitude of a prosecutor who desired conviction, and he unquestionably’ suffered in public confidence, but thére is reason to be- lieve that he acted in good faith, though perhaps committing too much to the management of others who were quite willing that the government should be defeated. Except as to this matter, which covered néarly half his term of office, his administeation of the depart- ment of justice was without blemish, but it can hardly be said to have added to his professional reputation. Since his retirement from public position he has been engaged ip the practice of law in Philadelphia, where he had a very large and lucrative business. No men- tion of Mr. ‘Brewster would be complete that did not refer to his personal appearance. He was distinguished as perhaps the ugliest man in the country, but this peculiar eminence did not interfere with his be- ing a welcome guest in society, where his attainments made him popular, A Mere Cipher. New York World. Of course there is a cipher connected with General Grant’s book. The cipher is Adam Badeau. ——— Volapuk Recognized. Minneapolis Tribune. By making Mr. Strother M. Stockslager commissioner of the land office the president has officially recognized Volapuk. Happy and Prosperous, Chicago Trivune. Time 34, m. Democratic managing editor (through speaking-tube)—Any 1more of our state treasurcrs defaulte: Night Editor—Non Managing Editol again? Night Editor—Nothing from Ingalls. Managing Editor—Then run that editorial entitled *The Country Generally Prosperous and Happy,” and close the forms, B A Badge of Honor. New York Commercial Advertiser, Another virtue is to be credited to the ac- count of the late Chief Justice Waite, He died poor. Not that poverty isa virtue or wealth o erime, but so many men in pablic life have misused their official positions in the interest of their private fortunes that poverty in office has come to be regarded as a badge of honor. - Nebraska's B New York Nebraska has a political clerg, clerical politician—after Georg own heart. His name is Rev.J. G. 3 and he went to the banquet of republican clubs in Omaha the other eveniug. He was asked to respond to the toast, *“The republi- party voiced the will of God,” and he began by delaring that “the republican party has marched side by side with Jehovah, and is obeying His commands.” This is certainly important, and we are surprised that repub lican papers in the east were so lacking in enterprise as notto have the nows tele graphed, instead of leaving it to make its way half across the continent by mail, s sl s STATE AND TERRITORY, Nebraska Jottings. Senator Van Wyck is booked for an at Blue Hill next Monday night, yron proposes to bore for coal, and is discussing the best meunsof dropping 000 to $6,000 into a hole, The sun of York is pproach- ing the meridian of prosperity. Street cars and a daily paperare booked among the early cortainties. Rube Kissel, of Dodge county, has moved away, and 8800 of school district funds went with him. He left his bondsmen the privilege of settling up. Patent plate concerns are working off on the state press pictu ‘Father Riordan,” the famous ¢ Garden priest, who died last fall, as an outline of the features of Archbishop Rior of San Francisco. This is ente with whiske Senator Wolbach, of Grand Islaud, positively declines to be considered & candidate for congress in the third dis- trict. One brief season of public life he considers ample for a life time, and he proposes to devote his time 1o his family and business and other congenial pursuits. The Denver Governor John M, ing Arbor day. ported. Ingalls broke out Republican eredits Thayer with-origina- That blessed event its birth and happy fruition iu the | Italian li mind of Hon. J. Sterling Morton, one of Nebraska's braniest citizens, who lives to see the idea develop into a practical tree planting holiday in nearly all the northern states. And the treeless west is rearing forests of living monuments to his originality. Charles Springhorn, a cattle borrower in Dakota county, who was recently sen- tenced to two yeavs in the penitentiary, oxpressed his contempt for legal ro- straints by digging his way out of the cell. He was caught and returned to the town doby. Shortly after he attempted suicide by hanging. This means also failed, and ho is now nursing a painful wheeze in his windpipe. The imported competents on the Bur- lington ate daily adding to the pile of junk in the Plattsmouth shops. Mon- day night the hostler banged an engine into'a car that had been jacked up for vepairs, drove it through the door into the repair round house and against a! other engine and barely cscaped _driv- ing the wreck through the building. This insures the hostler early promo- tion. Quite a large bunch of Burlington scabs are herded in a hash house at Gib- son, just below Omaha, They wear six- inch dirk knives, revolvers and looks of terror. While the Pinkies are about they are boldly defiant and reckless. One day last week an engineer ordered his fireman under the engine to clean the ash pan, While the latter was at work the engineer started the engine, to ‘“squecze the conceit out of his mate.” The fireman dropped into the ash pit and escaped death. Towa Items. The Catholics of Carson propose to build a church, An elevator company has been incor- porated in Dubuque. A Dubuque woman took what she supposed was a spoonful of medicine, but was liniment composed of aconite {\.?d belladona. A physician saved her ife. The receipts of the Sioux City post- office for the year ending March 31 amounted to $50,022.99, an increase over the corresponding period last year of $12,600.99. Two freight trains came to a terrible collision eust of Marshalltown Sunday, badly smashing one of the engines, bruising a man in one of the cabooses and killing twelve head of cattle. The grading of the npprmmh to the Towa end of the Missouri river bridge at Sioux City will be finished this mouth. Contractor McNamara will then move his grading outfit to the Ne- braska side and grade that approach. The 2,000 feet immediately west of the end of the bridge will be trestle work, the earth bank being from the trestle west to Bridgeborough. Dakota. Aberdeen is planting a system of sowers. Blunt has closed a contract for a creamery. Bnow plows are at work uncovering the railroad between Gary and Water- town. Deadwood and Rapid City are jealous rivals for the commercial supremacy of the Hills. The air line railrond to Omaha has been lost in the real estate boom in Yaunkton. Farmers in the vicinity of Bradley have subscribed $1,500 toward the es- tablishment of a cheese factory. The Pacific Coast. There are 103 salmon canneries on the Pacific coast. Limestone in large quantities has been discovered in Douglas county, W. T. ‘he trustees of the Oregon State uni- versity have decided to build an obser- vatory. Twenty-five logging camps and seven canneries will be in operation in Pacific county, Oregon, this season By the reason of the influx of eastern capitalists, paper money has becomoe very plentiful in Portland, Ore. The list of salmon canner on the Pacific coast now number 103, a consid- erable increase over the number last year, when 997,000 cases of salmon were packed. Nevada local hunters say that the cold wave which swept across western Nevada last January killed all the rab- bits and thinned = the ranks of the badgers and coyotes, formerly so nu- merous on the de; A Society Audience Greets Mrs, James Brown Potter. The first appearance of Mrs. James Brown Potter at Boyd's last night was signalized by , brilliant and fashionable audience, that the lady was tendered an enthu- reception would not be to exaggerate the situation in the least, for when she first made her appearance in the second act the most pronounced applause was lavished upon I The muriaur of admiration that fol- lowed this outburst w decidedly com- plimentary in its prolongation. Mrs. Potter is tall and slender, but grace ful and willowy in motion. Her faceis finely chiseled and clear out in its rare and delicate beanty. Her profile is daintily Rowman, her eyes large and expressive, and a mass of lovely, light brown hair classical forehead finely. simile and constantly displ: whit or hands are fingers taper, 1t is possibly cruel to itomize such be but in this case all look for particularization. Her acting, about which 80 much curiosity exists, was fully as good a8 one it to expect, and in of the Loyal Love" she histrionic talent that yet eat things for her. She is s and painstaking, and, in naught but the kindhest at times a lack of cx- t renders with a sweetue t that is privating, He co is good, and sho adapts it well to the trying seencs which it tukes such a prominent part. is o trifle stilted, and apparently self scious, but not to n degree to mar her loveli ness of person or her effort to acquit herself in accordance with the dramatic require ments of the situation, She is ever in earn- est, and there must be a brilliant and pros perous future before her. To-night she is to n as “Juliet.” e Bel us the Prince, looked hand- with finest artistic taste, while J. E. Kellard did some nice work as Gonzales. the perfidious friend of the king. Without hesitancy, the entire cast is pro- nounced up to more than the standard of any of the traveling compauies presenting a similar repertorie. 2 hiscd AARER Templars Reunited. Loxnox, April 4.—The Grand Lodge of Templars has adopted the report of the reprosentatives who attended the session at Saratoga, at which the reunion of both sections of the supreme court was effected. -~ Jake Sharp Will Die. New Yoxk, April 5.—The Tribune that Jacob Sharp is in a serious condition, and his physicians expect him to live but & short time. says - The Chamber's New President. Paiis, April 4.—M. Miline was to-day elec ted president of the chamber of deputics, after which the -chamber adjourned to | Muy 19, - The Abyssinian Rout. April 4.~The Abyssin Many fugitives are flocking ta the iu famished condibiva, 1 Row, continug POLITICAL NEWS, A Withdrawing His Boom. New Yorg, April 4.—[Special Telogram to the Ber.] —An interview (with Governor Hill is expected to appear in one of tho New York democratic papers this weok, The goy ernor is known to have cherished an idea for some time that it would be a politic thing for him to appear in print as one who had no mtention of competing with Cleveland for the presidential nomination, and who never declared by word of mouth that he was a ‘:w‘lhh‘n“nl candidate. Some ingenuity will e necessary to oxplain the acts of certain friends, but the governor feels equ al to the occasion. The interview will be the admin sion that the governor made a _discovery since the last meeting of the democratio state committec that the president’s friends have been busily at work in the state for six woeks, and the more aggressive among them have been gleefully awaiting the time when they could fairly confront the Hill boom. The presence in Albany of a certain distin uished Now York newspaper commissioner lends strength to the belief that the gov- ernor isengaged in the great act of with- drawing his boom from public gaze. The Oregon Democrata, PENDLETON, Ore,, April 4.—In the demo- cratic state convention John M. Gearin, of Portland, was nominated for congress, and Judge John Burnett, of Corvallis, for su- preme judge. The delegates to the national convention are General J. F. Miller, Napoleon Davis, T. J. Black, Colonel J, K. Kelley, M. S. Hell man and H. Klippell. Resolutions were adopted endorsing Clove- land for president and Governor Pennoyer, of Orogon, for vice president, which are oquivalent to instructions. M. H. Efinger, W. R. Bilyou and E. R. Skipworth were nom- inated for presidential clectors, The platform endorses the state and na- tional administrations: endorses the policy of tariff revision and the reduction of the surplus rovenue as set forth in fho presi- dent's last annual messago: demands a for- feiture of unearned land grants and endorses the president's views on the subject; sug- gests that the pension roll be a roll of ‘honor without visiting on the people its great finan- cial burden, and demands_liberal appropria- tions for river and harbor improvements, Vermont Sel Delegates. BURLINGTON, Vt., April 4.—At the repub- lican state convention to choose delegates to the Chicago convention, the following were elected delegates at large: ExGovernor Proctor, General McCullogh, Colonel J. J. stey and Frank Plumley. eneral McCullough in_a speech said tho i were temperance, civil service reform, surplus and free ballot, but the greatest is- sue was that of the tariff. Among the can- didates mentioned, Blaine’s name was met wlfle the greatest favor, Depew and Sheridan next. The platform reafiirms allegiance to the principles of liberty and union which have een cardinal with the party; declares it fun- damental that clections must be pure and honest: that the constitution in this respect 18 nullified by the democratic house, and that popular government is thus seriously im- periled ; that the only remedy is to restore to power the party that saved the umion; be- lieves in the protection of American markets for American_citizens, and favors such taxa- tion as will yield only revenue that general welfare requires, and such tariff as will ob- viate the large strplus in the treasury and protect producers and artisans from serious competition with foreign capital. The reso- lutions strongly condemn President Cleveland’'s disregard of civil service reform and insists upon the rectification of the flagrant abuse of the system, favora policy of public supervision of- great corpora- tions and trusts. Gratitude to the soldicrs and sailors who saved the country is warmly expressed and generous provision for their comfort favored. The immigration of a mass of people of nationalities who do not assimi- late with our own should be suppressed. The government should provide means, without invading the rights of the states, to educate the illiterate. Women will be wholly wel- come to equal participation in government when they give evidence of a desire for en- franchiscment in sufficient numbers. The saloon is an unfhixed social evil and friends of temperance should work together politi- cally for the most restrictive measures. California Prohibitionists. SAx Fiacisco, April 4—The prohibition couvention for the stateof California met here this morning and spent the day in rou- tine work. Ex-Governor St. John, of Kan- sas, was in attendanc Missouri’s Municipal Contests. Louts, April 4.—The municipal elec- tions throughout Missouri yesterday wero unusually spirited contests, much interest being centered on the question of local option. In many cases old governments were completely overturned by the fusion of parties and the election of citizons' tickets, Subsidies Voted the Union Pacific. PraiNsvinie, Kan., April 4.—[Special Telegram to the Bek.]—An clection was held in five townships of this (Rooks) county to- ¢ to vote subsidies to the Union railway. It is to be completed here by July 4, and will be made the through line to Den- ver from the cast. Plamsviile is to be made the end of a division. The majorities wero very large. —— Island Itepublicans Win, ok, R. 1, April 4.—Present re- turns indicate the election of Taft, republi- can, for governor, by 1,000 to 1,500 majority. vote will not 'vary much from that or governor was Taft, (rep.), s, (dem.), 17,444: Gould, (proh 1,445 majority for Taft, 1,05, Exact s tistics of the “general asscmbly cannot be given to-night, but the republicans will have @ majority on joint bailot. Mississippi Republicans, Jacksox, Miss., April 4.—The convention to-day nominated delegates at large to the national convention as follows: Jno. R. Lynch ringer und John R, MeG Lynch ma speech, arraigning both the state and nati administrations. T tion did not in stri but referred to John Shermun as a popular’ statesman the strongest men mentioned in connection with the presidency, and one whose nomina- tion would be specially acceptable to the state, publican Bloomington Republicans, Broosixaroy, 1L, April 4.—The republi. cans of McLean county in convention this afternoon instry d the deleg for ifer for g o, Rowell and Reeves for the supreme bench CARNEGI His TATION, Workmen Keject It and He Decides to Shut Down Pirrsnvia, April 4.—The striker Edgar Thompson steel works to-d Andrew Carnegic's co-operative projy n. Carnegie immediately ordered a com plete shut-down of the great plant until Jan uary 1, 1859, This announcement was re- ceived with dismay by the worlkingmen. It will throw out of employment over five thousand nien. The Farmer in Politics. Minneapolis Journal, It is about time for the alliance to begin to stir things up again. Two years ago this organization created scarcely less rumpus in state politics than the two leading parties thenselves, It can hardly be expected to attract as much attention this ', however, be- cause Farmer Donnelly is not here, but it is prepuring for business carly and shows a disposition to toke a hand in the game as usul, long as the Farmers’ Alliance to confine itself 1o state politics consistently objeet to its in- ence with the party polit * us anuch us it may i e alliunce is a political organization itself and politics is its best hold. It itimate mission in influencing political convention called to name can- didates and frame platforms and in keeping 2u oye on the administration of tipe state government with a' view to guard the intevests uf the farmers. THE IOWA LEGISLATUKE. Senate. Drs Moixes, Ia., April 4 —At the morning sossion of the senate the mining bills were taken up. House filo 24 passed, establishing auniferm system of weighing conl at the mines and punishing irregularitios, The bill passed providing suitable scales to be placed at mines, providing for a check weighman and putting weighers under oath; the bill passed providing for tho payment in lawful money of thoss employed in coal mines; the bill passed providing that an escape shaft must be 800 foet from tho work ing shaft unless otherwise ordered by the mine inspoector and no building to be within 100 foet except the house covering the fan. The senate concurred in the house amend- ment to the state )!l'mnng and binding bill cutting the price of pross work. The bill passed regulating and punishing pools, trusts and conspiracios. The senate spent the efternoon in the dis- ion of the temperance and pharmacy bill and adopted bt few amendments, none of which were important, . Both houses in joint convention this even- ing elected a state printor and a binder, For state printer the ballot stood as follows Re- publican—Geo, Ragsdalo, of Plymouth coune ty 88 votes; democrat—~W. R. Hollingsworth, of Keokuk county 22 votes, For state binder, Otto Nelson, of Des Moines 85, n‘l‘\ll)lluml; Colonel Geo. Otis, of MeGregor 93, demo- crat. At the evening session of the senato bills nssed as follows: Senate file, No. 184, legal- zing the ordinances of thagtown of Grand Junction ; house file, No.610, alizing the acts and ordinances of ‘the town of Dow City; house file, No. legalizing the incorpora tion of the town of Manilla. . Senate file No. 111, by Mr. Taylor, provid- ing for the assessment of railway proporty by boards of supervisors, was indefintely postvoned. ~ Senato file No. 149, by Mr. Gateh, rostrict- ing the length of argumont of counsel in civil and criminal cascs, save those punished by death. was amended, making the rostrictions equal on bothi parties, and not less than ona hour in criminal cases. The bill was ordered to eugrossmont. Housc. Des Morxgs, Ta., April 4.—In the house, at the morning session the bill passed creating, in cities over 800,000,'a board of public works. The report made by the sccond con- ferenco committeo on the half mill levy, recommending that tho house recede from the amendment striking out 1880, was re- jected. The Rice bill providing for apportioning the state into representative districts and do- claring the ratio of representation at one for every 20,764, was discussed but no action was taken. The committce bill is offerod as a substitute, embracing the present law. - At the afternoon sossion the special order was the Rice bill for apportioning the state into now districts with one representative for every 20,764 inhabitants, Tho committee of- fered an'amendment to the _entire bill, em- Dbodying the present law. The amendment was adopted by a vote of 44 to 45, but was lost on engrossment, The 2 cent passenger fair bill was taken up and passed without amendment. i Telling Engines By the Bell. Springfield Union: A fine ear for music i8 no rarity, yet peculiarities are occasionally noticed that attract atten- tion. It is said that expert musical conductors can tell which one of thirty or forty instruments should come in at given points in Jorchestrar work, or in minute technicalities who is wrong. Ability to name a keynote is also some- times noticed; that is, some people on hearing a chord upon piano or organ, can tell, without sceing the instrument or player, what key has been struck, or what is the signature of a chord or con-~ certed piece. This is quite rare, but a more peculiar faculty is sometimes ex hibited. Some time ago two pcoplu were walking near a railrond crossing in the evening. The man had at one time been a switchman on the railroud. His companion said, asa train was heard approaching: ‘15 that the Chicago express?” “No,” he answered, ‘“‘that’s a wildeat with engine 236.” ““How do you know?” “T know by the sound of her bell.” & His companion was skeptical, so he said: “Now you stand here till that train comes in sight and see if I am not right.” And sure enough a minute later o light engine, No. 236, passed under tho electric light at the crossing, tolling her bell meanwhile, “Ilearned to do that when I was switching nights,” the man explained. “T had thirty trains to let into (Lv train house between 7 p. m. and the morning. There were nine tracks for them to go in on and I learned to know which was switch—with a smile—by the tone of her bells.” Such a faculty is arare one and can- not be acquired where it does not exist.” Ca.;a,rrha,lnalngers. 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