Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 9, 1888, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED ERY MORNING, CLEVELAND'S HOME LIFE, There can be no palliation, and should be no pardon, for those people who are —_— responsible for the stories charging TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. that the domestic relations of P pally Morning Bdition) including BUNDAY, ident and Mrs. Cleveland have ;.5{'»',\‘(137,,’»7 H8 % | been unhappy, and that the wife st Three Months 2 of the chiei magistrate has suf- "'.']\,\C’fli‘,".‘,,,",.'{'.'f.‘,' Dix, malled 1o 80, 4, | fered abuse at his hands, even to the 2 00 TREKT, Yoar AND 16 FATEY AN 5 ROOKKRY BUILDING. ROOMS 14 AND 15 TRIBUN GTON OFFICE, No. 13 WEEKLY BRE, One OuABAOFFICEN YORKOFFICE, BUILDING, W ASH FOURTEENTH STHE CORNBEPO! 0 mications relnting to newsand edi- t should be addressed to the Eprtow ¥ HUSINESS [ NS, smittancas shonld bo Al business [otiers and Addressed 1o Tir BiE PUBLISHING COMPAN ONANA. Drafts, chacks an 1 postofice orders 16 Demade payabic to the order of the company, The Bee Publishing Comaany, Proprietors. Lditor. Sworn Statement ot Circulation. Btateof Nebraska, 14 o Connty of Dongins, { Grorge BB, Tzscliuck, secratary of Tha Bes Pub. shing Company, that tho metual circulation of Tk DarLy week ending Decemnber ¥, 1555, was as follows Bunday, Dec. 2 . Wednesday, D Fhuraday, Doc. Krhlvly‘ b aturdiy, | Dec. s, Average.. mmm o thls st day of D al FEIL, Notar' County u|'|m\l;, Girorge I Toschick, Veing duly sworn, de. ones and says that he (s sccretary of the fiee Publishing company, that the actilal ave duily eireniation of for mouth of December, 1857 18 1844, 1,033 cople: for Se ]lll'"l" T, 688, was 15041 fo 18,086 coples, GEO, B #worn to before me and subsc Presence this ¥th ¢ It is quite evident that many of our leading citizens desire the removal of Fort Omaha from its present site. TaE committee un]mmtell by the counecil and board of trade to prepave amendments to the city charter find valuable suggestions in the interviews published in Tine BEE. Tue approach of Christmas suggests the establishment of a well stocked woold yard like those of eastern cities, where the cold and hungry tramp may be royally entertained during the holi- days and afte Trere is an unanimity of opinion that our present method of tux assess- ing is prolific of inequitable and unjust returns. If the law were changed so that a single reputable county assessor would bear the responsibility of making true veturns, perhaps the problem might be solved in that way. TrnrovGi the public spirit mani- festod by Mr. George W. Lininger, the people of our city have now an opportu- ity of spending a pleasant hour or two on Sundays in viewing his fine collection of paintings. The invitation is general aud the thousands of art-lovers in our midst should avail themselves of the privilege. TO-DAY is important in the calendar of the Methodist church both in Iingland and America, as it marks the one hundredth anniversary of the death of Charles Wesley, 1t is proper, thevefore, that the churches have united in 1 service that will be memorial in character to sing the praises of the father of the hzmuology of the Methodist church. FURTIHER observations with the Licl telescope on Mount Elamilton, Califor- nia, prove without doubt that the in- strument is the most powerful in the world. Herctofore our astronomers were move or less dependent on the ob- sevvatories of Iurone for relinble and the latest information. Now the eyes of the scientific world are riveted on Mount Hamilton for the freshest news of important discoveries in the celestial regions, and the bar Tue bench with one voice condemn our unsatisfactory sys- tem of just courts. On the face of it, the law which imposes eighteen jus- tices of the peace on the city is doplora- ble. The offices are filled with Dog- berrys and theiv rulings are a travesty on law and justice. Three or four jus- ticos’ courts presided over by hounest and competent men would be ample to take care of the business before these tribunals. A ——— AMERICAN artists are making exten- pive preparations to be well represented at the Paris exposition of 188). The indications point to an excellent and characteristic exhibit of American art. Our artists have been spurred to their Dbest in anticipation of having their work brought into direct competition with the leading modern schools of Europe. There is no veason why Ameri- can ability should not find high favor at the world’s exposition of 1889, The progress of art in this country for the past ten years has been most gratifying, and it is to be hoped that American artists will carry off u share of prizes at the final awards. Tie untimely and sudden death of Mprs, Orphia C. Dinsmoor, the lamented wife of Dr, Charles Dinsmoor, removes a most worthy and charvitable woman from our midst, For many years Mrs, Diusmoor was a tireless worker in the interest of humanity, alleviating dis- tress and lending her band to support the weak, She was closely identified with the chavitable organizations of the city and state, swnd at all times was to be found where sorrow Lor suffering called tor aid., In the cause of edacation, especially the higher education of women, Mrs, Dinsmoor was & liboral and enthusi- astic patron, It is but natural that @ wowan of her progressive ideas should have championed woman suffrgge and should have stood forth promiuently as an advocate of equal rights. In her death the cause has lost & faithful leader, oducation a devoted patron, and eharity a sympathetic friend. | extent of blows, The origin of this scandal has not been fixed with ce: tainty. The authorship has been as- bed to a well known journalist, who is said to have stated at a club dinner lnst win after the wine had veen flow- ing freely, that he had personal knowl- edgoof Mr. Cleveland having ill-treated his wife, and this statement was freely circulated in Washington so; Sub- sequently a preacher in some interior town of Massachusetts, having heard the scandal in Washington, repeated it at his home, and it got into tho ngws= pupers. This elicited from Mrs. Clove- land @ letter in which she pronounced the story whoily false, and in modest terms asserted that she was treated by her husband with every kindness and consideration a wife could desive. She expressed the wish that every wife in the United States were treated as affectionn kindly and con- siderately she. At the time of the meeting of the bational convention these stories weve again put in cireulation, the pav vesponsible in this instance heing a re- porter of a New York paper. Even the departure for Kurope last summer of Mrs. [folsom, mother of Mrs. Cleveland, wis perverted into evidence of the in- felicity of the domestic relations at the white house, and that lady felt called upon to pubiicly say that her g democratic abroad had no such meaning and that the president was devoted to and most caveful of his wife. This cumulative evidence ought to have silenced the malicious tongue of scandal, but it did not. Since the clection o New York paper, beforo friendly to Mr. Cleveland hes repeated the stories with additions and embel- lishments and again sent them broad- cast over the land. Now comes further testimon from a source entirely au- thoritative and trustworthy, pronounc- ing the seandal false from beginning to end. Mrs. Whitney, wife of Secretary Whitney, has been one of the most i timate and confidential friends of Mrs. Cleveland in Washington, and she 1s a lady whose word will not be questioned. In an interview with a correspondent of the Chicago 7%ibune, whom she au- thorized to print all she said, Mrs. Whitney explicitly and warmly denied W she termed “‘this awful story” re- garding the domestic relations of the president. It is impossible to read the unreserved, vigorous denunciation of this scandal by Mes. Whitney without a conviction of its entire falsity, and her unimpeachable testimony should be suflicient to forever consign these stor- ies to oblivion. Public decengy, as well as private justice to tho highest official in the nation, whose position disquali- fies him from speaking in his own de- fense, demand that the scandal shall no more be heard of. Soon the world will have no vight, if it can be said ever to have had, to pry into the domestic life of Mr. and Mrs. Cloveland, and every just and honorable man will wish them the fullest measuve of peace and happi- ness in their retirement, THE HAYTIEN DIFFICULTY. The issue between the government of the United States and the revolutionary government of Hayti is assuming a ser- ious aspeet. It isa matter of general knowledge that some time ago the gov- ernment of President Sualomnan was forcibly overthrown, he fleeing to France, where he died. There hassince been a war of factions in Hayti which rendered the tenure of power there so unstable that no governmeut, consti- tuted by the will of the people, has heon recognized as administering responsibly the aflairs of the country. e Amor- ican representutive was instructed to abstan from interference be- wween the warring factions, and a vessel of our navy sent to Haytien waters to sustain our minister, and for the protection of tho peisons and property of American citi- zent, Referring to the situation in Jayti the president in his message said: *Due precautions have been taken to enforce our neutrality laws and prevent our territory from hecom- ing the base of militavy supplies for cither of the warring factions, Under color of a blockade, of which no reason- able notice had been given and which does not appear to have been elliciontly maiotained, the seizuro of a vessel sailing under the American flag has been reported, and, in con- sequence, measures to prevent and redross any molestation of our innocent merchantmen have been adopted.” The vessel here re- ferved to is the ‘‘Haytien Republic.” owned in New York, which was seized by the revolutionary authorities of Hayti on the ground that she lad at- tempted to run the pretended blockade. The owners of the vessel appealed: to the government for pedress, and since the appearance of the president’s mess- sago the secrotary of state has notified the representative of Hayti in this country that our government regarded the seizure as without justification and that satisfactory redress and reparation would be requived, Infromation now cames from Washington showing that the govern- ment intends to permit no trifling in this matter. The secretary of the navy has directed that three vessels of war, tiie Riehmond, Yaanticand Galena, shall bo immediately prepared for service, Admiral Luce of the Atlantic squadron being orderved to make the first-named vessel his flag-ship. Only a very short time will be required to these ves- sels ready, and unless by that tune the government of Hayti has fully complied with the demands of this government, there is overy probability that forcible measures will be taken to compel compliance, The prompt and spir- ited action of our government is fully warranted by the circumsiances and will be gonerally approved. Theve is no good reason for parlying with a revo- lutionary government of uncertain ten- ure, and toleration of its unlawful and unjustifiable conduct would simply en- conrage it. TIn the existing situation thero is no safeguard to American inter- estsin Hayti except as it is provided b; the presence of a power there rep senting this government capable of pro- tecting those interests, We should take no part in the internecine conflicts of the Hagtien people, but our govern- ment is bound to see that American in- terests there arve properly protected, and if injured that there shall be due reparation. This it appears to have determined to do. MUNICIPAL CORRUPTION ABROAD. It is the habit in this country to re- ard municipal corruption as being peculiar to the United States, and to refer to the freedom which foreign cities enjoy from the depredations of all sorts of plundercrs as evidence either of the greater honesty of the for- eign municipal nuthorities or the su- peviority of the systems of city govern- ment there. [t is perhaps not gues- tionable that municipal corruption has attained its highest development in the United States. e have been no parallels anywhere else to the Tweeds, Sharps and others whose rascalities gavo them world- wide infamy. But municipal corruption is not confined to this country, as a ve- port of the royal commission appointed to investigato certain accusations against the metropolitan board of works of London fully proves. This board has not completed its in- vestigations, but so far as 1t has pro- cceded the disclosures show that London architects, contractors, and others hav- ing busin with the city, have been bled by public officials with a frecdom quite in the Amevican style of doing this sort of thing, and that some of the ofticials have shown themselves havdly less ingenious and unscrupulous than the best, or worst, examples of this class of rascals which the United States has produced. There is of course nothing comforting in this knowledge that municipal cor- ruption exists elsewhere than in the United States, and that foreign systems of city government ave not proof against it, but there is one useful lesson to be devived from the matter. That is, that the men abroad who are convicted of corruption are summarily and ade- quately punished, and that under no circumstances can they thereafter get back into positions of trust. These London hoodlers who shall be found guilty will drop out of their places with no hope of ever again occupying a public position. The stain * of their dishonor and disgrace will be in- effaceable. No constituency and no political friendship can relieve them of it. This should be the fate of such cor- ruptionists everywhere, but unfortu- nately in this country a man may be kunown to have persistently plundered the people for years, and been engaged in all sorts of municipal rascalitics, and yet find a constituency willing to again entrust him with position and power that will give him another opportunity to practice corruption and rob the poo- ple. In this respect we are very far be- hind the people of most other countrics, and it is a matfer regarding which pub- lic sentiment here greatly needs to be educated and reformed. P —— Not long ago a handful of men got together and resolved that the Omaha board of trade was in favor of the pas- sage of the Outhwaite funding bill. A greatex portion of them were said to be the special favorites or bencficiaries of the Union Pacific railroad, who haa been allured into the scheme by Mr. W. F. Grifiitts, who is not a member of the board. Later on, a meeting of the board of trade was called, for the purpdbe, as it developed, of authorizing Mr. Grif- fitts to tramp the state in an attempt to induce merchants of our small towns to join in a general protest against the threatened tariff reduction by the state board of transportation. Less than a dozen men attended the meeting, and the object was mnot accom- plished, by reason of the oppo- sition of two or three men. My, Grif- fitts made a tour of the state, however, and it is asserted that the railroads did not make a fre d opposition to his schemo. It is also stated that Mr. Grif- fitts did not devote his time and ener- gies in the interest of the railroads for the benefit of his health, And now, we understand, a few merchants ace co-op- erating with the railveads to reward Mr. Gribitts in the shape of an appoint- ment as one of the secretaries of the state board of transportation. His ap- pointment would meet the hearty en- dorsement of the railroad iuterest, but what beuefit Omaha, as a commercial center, would derive from the appoint-. ment, is open to conjecture, E———— VOICE OF THE STATE PRESS. Ulysses Dispateh: Let the next Nebraska legislature abolish the useless oil inpectors, If they have done any good it is not appar- ant to the naked eye, Wymovre Union: There arefno flies on Wymore. Waterworks,two new railroads and $200,000 in business blocks within the next year are not among the improbahilities. Fremont Tribune: If Nebraska is to have & member of the cabinet what's the matter with Mr. L. D. Richards, of Exemont, chair- man of the republican state central commit- tee, for postmaster general! Nortolk News: Rural legislators ave thicker around railroad beadquarters i Omaba than flies on a molasses barrel.gTlus may be taken as an indication that sealskin cloaks will be much worn by the legisiators’ wives this winter, Nebraska City Press: Nebraska City has turned out a good many freaks, but it is to be doubted whether she has a wan who can honestly say that e read the president's message from ono.end to the other; not that it 'was so bad, but life is voo short for six col- umns of remarks at a single sitting. Beatrlco Democrat :—The monopoly organs ave demanding that the government should indefluitely extend the time in which the Union Pacific railvoad may pay its debt. If the debt of the U. P. was held by a Wall street broker, instead of the geuoral govern- meut, he would inject @ little business into the transaction and foreclose the mortgage before the property becomes worthless, Spriogfield Monitor: The only opponent to My, Mandersou’s election wiil be Houn. J. M. Thurston, of Owaha, but we hardly think that the assembly would voice the sentiments of their constituculs by even giving Mr. Thurston suy considerable support. ‘The lat- ter gentleman is undoubtedly @ brilliant ora- tor, aud of unguestionanle ability, but as the paid attorney of one of the largest railroad corporations in the country he could hardly be expected to make a true represcntative of the interests of the people. Grand Island Independent: T not delude herselg with the & eral or oven extravagant appropris anchor the capitol safely and secur corner of the state, s more central localities will duplicate evory nceded state building without any expensg to the state, ledving the state, as a surplsy to what she can realiz from the sale of whatever property she s at Lincoln, Fremont Tribune: —Walt. Seely, sccretary of the republican state central committeo is, as might be expected, a candudate for secre- tary of the senate the coming session, Tho Tribune would like to see Seely thrown on his own rosources once, and observe with what succoss he would make the struggle. To that end it favors the sclection of some other fellow for the place ~H. M. Wells, of Crete, for instance i cidliaen b Time to Naturalize It. Washington Post. If Hayti gets away with us Sceretary Bayard will do well to cail in Lis foreign pol- icy und domesticate it. oln necd of, that lib- ns will y in ono e i Oause For Congratulation. Minneapolis Jonrnai. Jay Gould may buy and control railronds 50 s to further his own intorests, but he can neither buy nor control the press. - Appropriat Pioneer Pross. At the opening of congress the democratio congressmen were deluged with flowers. Nothing could be more appropriate at a fu- neral. Baltimore American, Breach of promise suits are becoming more unpopular every day. Jurics look at court- ship with practicable eyes and refuse dam- ages. Perhaps thisis due to the fact that most jurymen are married. - A Painful Llustration. Chicaqn Nows. General Fisk received ouly two votes in the whole state of South Carolina. This is a painful illustration of the demoralizing ef- fect of that historic remark once made by the governor of North Carolina, S Couldn't Stand Pablic Opinion. Springfield Republican, Early publicity had something to do with smashing the contemplated southwostern railroad trust or “‘clearing house.” Even had it been practlcable, 1t never could have stood up long against the law and public opinion, —_——— Nothing in a Name. Galvoston News. Tt must have sent a thrill of pain through the heart of the ex-president of the southern confederacy when he learned that Jeff Davis county, in Texas, went republican. After all, it really does seem that thero is nothing in a name, — - Like a Winter's Day. © Quarles. Our lifé is nothing but a winter's day, Some oniy break thefr fast and so away; Others stay dinner, and depart full-fed; “The deepest age but 8ups and oes to bed. He's most in debt that lingers out the day; Who dics betimes has less and less to pay. -~ The Cause of It All Philadelphia Record. There were two serious railroad accideats recently, involving the loss of several lives, and one is said to have followed upon willful disobedience of ord No system yet de- vised looking to public safety could, however perfect, stand up against the carclessness or neglect of those vho ure charged with oper- ating it But, in taking railroad employes to task for carelessness, we are not unmindful of the larger responsibility of the big fellows —superintendents, etc.—who, in order to make good reports to their bosses, hector, browbeat and pinch those under them till the latter grow indifferent from sheer disgust. PROMIN T PERSONS, Among the arrivals on the steamer Pa- vonia, which reached Boston December 5, was James Russell Lowell. Mrs. Halford, wife of the president-elect's pavate secretary, is a confirmed invalid. Most of her winters are spent in Florida. Mrs. Harrison will be the thirty-third lady to preside over the white house, although Mr., Harrison will be the twenty-third presi- dont. Mr. George W. Cable has refused the lead- ership of his Tremont Tegple bible class in Boston and will probably come weston a lecturing tour: Emperor William has been made president of the Union of the German Carrier- societies, and is doubtless much elated over his promotion. Goneral Hawley is receiving congratula- tions on a birth of a daughter, and the sena- tor is a very proud parent, This is his first experience in that line. General F. E. Spinner, ex-United States r v, is nearly blind' from the effects of wcer in the face, and as he is eighty-six yeurs old his days may be considered fhum- bered. Minster Phelps has been_ obliged to move to the Buckingham Palace hotel because tho > he occupied was leased over his head. 1bo compelled to move again next ¢, when his official Lease will expire. secretary of the Corean legation, when interviewed at San Francisco, was ready to talk on many subjects, but when asked what he thought of Mr. Cleveland he shook his head and said: “I dow’t understand. Ex- cuse me.” Cardinal Mannin's health is daily improy- ing, and, although he will probably be unable to fill the pulpit as often as he used to, his interest in public affairs is quite as keen as ever and the management of his diocese re- mains, down to the slightest detail, in his own hands. Carl Sch nizable fi His bear 2 is once moro an_ easily recog- we on the street iu New York. has turped from the dark red which formerly characterized it to what might be called a muddy gray. His general appearance is that of & man whose heaith 18 not robust. All the brusqueness has depart- ed from Mr. Schurz’s maner. He is more courteous and suaye than when he was au offioeliolder, and he has the air of studiod amiability which is & necossary adjunct to public life in Erope, “When Saw We Theo?" 8. M. . Piatt, ‘Then shall Ho answer how He lifted up, Tu the cathedral there, at Lille, to mo The same still mouth that deank the passion cup, Aud how I turned away and did not see. Hw—oh, that boy's deep eyes and withered avu— Tn & mad Paris street, one fnmrmg night, Three times drawn backward by his beauiy's charm, 1 gave hini—not a favthing for the sights How Iu that shadowy temple at Cologue, Through all the uighty music, I did wring The agony of 1’5 last mortal moan 1‘mm that blind soul I gdve not anything, And kow at Bruges, at a beggar's broast, There by the wind-mill where the leaves whirled so, I saw him nursing, passed Him with the rest, Followed by his starved mother's stare of woe. But, my Lord Christ, Thou knowest I had not much, And had to kfitl) that which I had lurflrnnu To loon touoov,h, where some dead painter's Hud len 'l‘ny thorn-wound or thy mother's face. Therefore, O my Lord Christ, I pray of Thec Thn al Thy great compassion Thou wilt htd uu from moth and rust, somewhere, r me, thln the heavens—tlg coius L uover gave. T URRENT TOPICS. There is much discussion among sciontific socictles as to the fate of Stanloy, but the English seem to ba determined not to aceept ny view that is not consonant with the ulti- © success of the explorer and his expedi- tion, This is In diametrical opposition to the only anthentio nows that has been roceived, which was that in November, 1887, anloy was met by Arab traders at a point half-way between his starting point and his destina- tion. Since that time nothing has been hoard of the expedition. The theory that he has relioved Emin Boy and is returning is ridic ulous, becauso the Arabs reported that Stan 1oy's losses in men and stores had been very heavy., The theory that he is the white pashia who was said to bo marching on Khar- toum is equally ridiculous, becauss the Afri- cans would give that title to no one who was not commissioned by Ismail Khedive or his son Tewflk. When we consider collateral news that is autlientic, we shall see that Central Africais about to become once more an absolute tevra-incognita.” The Mahai hus conquered Wadai, souttoast of which is Bmin Bey's pashialic. Tho Mahdi has turned the Atbaraand ruined the whole valley of the Nile. The peoplo of Zanzibarare in open in- surrcotion. The English bishop of equator ial Africa has recommended the recall of all Lnglish 1 sin Central Afric Stanley lives he is in a trap from which ho can never emetge, but the probabilities a that he was massacred long before the mur- der of Barthclot, who was carrying supplies to him. m e Rolaud Reed 1s a comedian of remarkable powers and a great favorite with the public. He was happily marvied to Alice Hastings, a beautiful uctress, whose death occurred re- He concaived the queer idea of kill- pot black and tan Chie, and burying it with its mistress. This unmistakable re- turn to savage notions was duly chronicled by the press of New York, and shocked the community even of that easy-going city, for it betrayed the most extraordinary ignorance of,or disbelief in, the ideas entertamed of the other world by the ortiodox and unorthodox alike. Some zealous people visited the office of Mr. Bergh, the president of the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, and were very much disappointed when that in- stitution refused to take any steps o prevent the deed. One ofticial, indeed, defended the killiug part of the scheme, saying that he had ascertained that the dog was old and _infirm, and would feel s0 acutely the loss of its mis- tress that a painless death by chloroform would be an act of mercy. Others called on Dr. Gallaudet, of St. Aun's church, the famous winister of the deaf and dumb, who was to perform the funeral service,and asked lum to interfore. It is presumed that hedid, for the lady has been buried, and her dog still lives. +* Taking one consideration with another the lot of the millionaire caunot be said to be a happy one. In his litetime he is vexed and pestered more tnan other men. Ho is ox- pected to pay his taxes like the rest of the world, and though he hus hitherto evaded it, stll the matter costs him much time and thought, and he is compelled to wasto some of his substance in bribing officials. Then again there are inconsiderate persons who insist upon kicking up a fuss about monopo- licsand railroad robberies, and iniguitous trusts, and other sources from which he de- rives nine-tenths of his 1mmense income. These attacks compel him 10 give subsidies to those newspapers who are willing to de- fend him and to abuse and calumniate his enewm Then he is eternally bothered by the solicitations of agents of worthy charities, who scem to think that he is bound to sub- seribe because he is rich. So he is far from happy during his lifetime. But what are these troubles to those which beset his poor body when he is dead and embalmed and coftined and hid away in a mausoleum? Then burglars endeavor to steul his remains and hold them for ransom. William H. Vanderbilt's resting place on Staten Tsland isin the big family mausoleum, which is watched by Pinkerton detectives armed with Spencer rifles, . One man patrols on the out- side, and another is locied inside the i rated gate, in company with the family coffins. Wealth obviously has its drawbucks, and in a certain sense it pays a man to be poor, Those families in the west, who, from old associations continue to tuke eastern papers, must have been struck with astonishment at the steady down pour of bear stories. The Sunday edition of a certain New York daily has been known to be guilty of no less than four terrific accounts of encounters with bears. In fact, there is.a run upon bruin, in obedience to & supposed popular demand. Sometimes the locality of the bear slaying up near the Canada line, or in the Adiron- dacks, but as a usual thing, the west is the scene of action, more especially the Rovkies of Colorado, and the Black Hills of Dakota, and the Big Horn mountains of Wyoming. In the thriving cities that ave rising up in those very places the inbubitants ure bliss- fully ignorant of bear visits, and never even seo a bear suspended from the store frout of some enterprising dealer in game, The beaver is an accustomed sight, but the beur a ravity. 1t is now believed, in fact, knowa, that there are journalists who devote thew- selves 1o this brand of fiotion, and regularly every wesk evolve these yurns from the depths of their inuer consciousuess, But why editors should believe that there is a popular demand for these fabricated battles with bruin no one has yet found out. A" The Californians have been compelled by circumstances to be sclf-reliant to an ex- traordinary degree. Freight on many of the commouest articles of consumption was enormous, and they determined to break away from the ordiuary ruts, and to make tor themselves and grow for themselves everything that was within their limits. The raisiu culture is oue of the outcomes of these industrial tap roots which Californian entorprise has sent down, It seemed as if Spain had & monopoly of the business, and as if Malagas and Valencias could not possi- be equalled. But the raisins that are being used in Omaha and Chicago come from San Frapcisco, and the generai verdict is that they surpass ‘the Spanish fruit. And now our friends in the Golden State propose to tempt us with a substitute for currants, a fryit much wore in favor with economical mothers than with children, but of which there is & vast consumption, all the same. Currants is & modification of the word Corinths, because though growa in the Toniau islands, they were gencrally imported into Englaud from Coriuth, They area small, seedless grape, and the Californian substitute is a small wine grape with the same pleasant wingliug of sweet and tart flavors, - o 1t is currently reported that among the pub- lic schools of Omaha there are teachers who keep their classes standing for more than au bour, and tnat there ave others who punish offending pupils by making them stand dur- ing the whole morning. This seems injudi clous when the pupils are growing girls from twelve to fifteen, tor 1w the west girls often attain their full height before they are thir toen, but ave like bean poles, and nuturally have outgrown their strepgth. It may be taken for grauted that toachers must have the power to punish, but it is necessary that the form adopted shall not be injurious to health. We all know what a great outcry was raised about the inhumanity of stoie proprietors who compailed their staff of ladies, and fully-grows and yigorous in | Tt s cer health, to remain standing for the whole da; 1 that what was considered inhu- man for udult young women, must be equally | 8o for half-grown girls, 1t is, therefore, much to be desired that somoe other form of hall bo used, even If it be neces t to the old-fashionod systom of spatting the hands of an ofender. The Exceutive Power. t. Nichoias. The great mass of work imposed upon the exceutive power of the govornmont —embracing so many distinct subjocts, and requirir agents to e and treated in anorderly and s manner. To expect the president to | give it his close personal attention and direetly superintend the doings of each | agent, would be absurd, The mag tude and diversity of the work demand its sepacation into ,and the supervision or management of must be intrusted to a sepa nn this busing o with the dos | | | ate s basis, and in accordan n of the con- stitution, congress has divided tho work among seven i artments, each in char a goneral officor or “head of department,” known, respect- ary of state, the sce- ary of al, the posti war, the attorney geic tor gener: ary of the navy. and the secretary of the iuteviors and the work of each department is still further subdivided and stributed among “bureausand “divisions” aud minor “ofiices,” in charge of lesser heads or chiefs, aesignated ommis sione Ssuperintendents,” “diree- tors,” and by various other genoral or special titles, An exccutive department, the; erly means one of the grand d of government work boldly marked out or suggested by the express provisions of the constitution. These grand di visions readily arrange themsely The soverelgn relations of the republi gn powers, and its oflic sial in- nment of the accordir we state. The and general great work: the department of the distinet grand division; have the department of coinage, currency,revenue fiscals hence, we hav troasur The mention of armies sug- gists work that in time of trouble is likely to tax the ene division: thus, we v have a department of war, The vros- ecution of offenses against the United math States, and otl judicial wherein the interests of the are concerned constitute a general ait vision, vepresented by the department The postal serviee, as one of © the most intricate and im- portunt canches — of government worl, forms’ anotl grand therefore, have the postoftice department. Mavi- time protection, like the mi v or land defense. forms parate division, and thus we have the department of the nav The various matters of do- mestic concern, not covered it these other departments, but contemplated by the constitution, h as the public lands, paten and “‘odds ends,” may be couveniently grouped into anothor general division; and thus we have the very miscellaneous, yot not misnamed, department of the in- tarior, « To some of these executive depart- ments ave entrusted matters, which on their at least. do not strictly be- long to the grand division t» which they have been assigned by law. For mstance, the “weather bu s bu- reau of the war department; the work being intimately connected with the peaceful interests of agriculture and commerce, it is very generally de- manded that it should” be taken’ from military control and pls mxd elsewhere. - LITERARY NOTES. 5 Itis with genuine pleasure that we have the opportunity to notice the work done in the interest of architecture by Mr. Thomas R. Kimball, of our city. For the pasteight years Mr. Kimball has been identified with the DMassa- chusetts Institute of Technology at Bos- ton, a school whose thoroughness and excellence has placed it at the lead of the technical colleges of the country. Comiug to this institution as a student of art and architecture, Kimball not only hecame an apt pupil, but soon took a prominent place among the rising young architects. He is still connected with the school, hardly a pupil, h an instructor, but occupying w position peculinrly unique, as editor of an arehi- tectural review published under the patronage of the inatitute nology Architectural Roview. bearing the stamp of approval of the facul the coll uul of the Boston Society of itects, is _a publ tion necessity muost rvanlk high in the architectural world. Its purpose is to afford the Ameviean stu- dent of archit some of th 1 trainings in ¢l rehitectu that must form por tion upon which an, tural career wan b aim so high and Review has set up a standard of excel- lence both in plate work and in eritical text never before reached by a technical periodigal in this country. For that reason draughtsmen and students of architecture who huve not enjoyed the advantages of technical schools have the opportunity to study the pu est and highest forms of art by problems submitted through pmlun and projects publizhed in the Review. Mr. Kimball has been entrusted with the editorship of this important publi- tiou. It is safe to say that the cily which elaims him for a” townsman, will ge him in the work he bhas un- = itee- With an built. a field s0 broad the um. Price, 50 conts, For a lited by Lorettus S, Metea lish by the Forum company, * aveuue, New Yoris. This magazine, so ably edited by the former assistant of Allen Thorndyle Rice, has in bly in every number what ma¥ be called a keynote article, In the December number the honor of writing this belongs to Me. Park Ben- Jumin, - on “'the news systom of nav will ustound th good souls who lm\n admired the spix Tted policy of Sscretary Whitney' in plans of heavy armore t Britain and propos build them st g expense. who have in their s ot souls hee afraid of the Admiral Benbow and the Re Umberto with their guns forty-four foet long, will bo greatly velicyed by rning upon cellent ‘authority thut Yankee ingenuity, aided nob a little by what may be teraed Polish quick wit and perseverance, hus triumphed, The pnoumatic gun, which owes its success, if not origin, to Cuptain Zalinski of the United States aviny, is an eastablished fact, and a1 ra in nuval warfave musi date from A small vessel aptly called the Vesuvias is being built, wich will be armed with two 16-inch Pub: 3 Rifth pneumatic guns, and four of smaller calibre. She is s0 swall that when approaching mmluul vessel, bows on, she will unIy twenty-six feet of visible ‘And yet' this American floati \ul ang can drop out of each of her big guns a shell contain- ing 600 pounds of mitro-glycerine and e s gun cotton, and the discharge will not cause oven a tremor. On the other hand the big guns send forth o shell that woighs a ton, but it only contains twenty-five pounas of bursting charge, and _that, of course, powder. ~And the causes so much suffering to the nunot bo uy longth of time. Tho e, in fact, in their noblo ngland produced guns that conti cont ardor for are too bi . Thero are many other excellent arvticles, besides this one, by Park Benjamin. Thoe most notablo ones in our judgment ave: Ono by Avchdeacon Far on Count Tols t religious views, analytic and yot sympathotics sible Revolution in Medi Austin Flint, s with germ theory; and *To Mary Marry,” by Juunius Hen which shows much quick tion, couched in very ple Professor Thomas Davidson understand the subjoct w attempted to handle: V7 Moechanic Arts.” Tue VETERAN AND His Preg, 12 fmo, b, Judge Tourgee, Published by Medfordy Clarke & Co , of Chicago, New York gnd San Francisco, Judge Tourgee made o name for him- self by his first work, A Fool’s Errand,” and o man with a name commands the Sopen sesame™ to all publishing houses. But all that he had to say he said in his first work, and he has in his subse- quent efforts done more to lower what re |m|.u\ln|| he had than to increaso it, Frankly the prosent work is n sories of shrieks over the exclusion of the re- publican vote in the southern stat The north has made up its collective mind that so long as the southern negro is uneducated, no steps will be taken to open a question that must necessarily be a serious one. But the north is also taking steps to educate the freed man, and when the pear is vipe Judg geo may rost assured it will be plucked: When the freed man is fit to vote, his vote will be counted, or there will be a fresh crop of widows and ov- phans. e The Whitechapel Murde The Pall Mall Gazetto contains tho following account of the supposod Whitechapel murderer, as given by laborer in I don @ “On Thursday I haad )wr"| to Immfmd and Treturned £ X on Friday mornir the w 1 came road into Commercial stroet. passed Thrawl street [ pussed a n\ml standing at the corner of the street,and as I went toward Flower and Dean streets 1 met the woman 2lly, whom [ know ve well, havi been in her company number of times, She said: ‘Mr. Ifutchison, can you lend me 6 pence 1 suid: ‘I canwot, as I sm going down to Romford.’ alked on toward Thrawl ng: ‘I must go and mone, The man who at the corner of Thrawl street then came toward her, put his hand on her shoulder, and said some- thing to her, which I did not hear: they both burst out laughing. e put his hand again on her shouider, and they both walked slowly toward me. I walked on to the corner of Fashion street near the public house. As they came by me his arm was still on her should He had a soft felt hat on, and this was drawn down somewhat over his oy [ put down iy head to look him in the fa and he turned and looked a me very sternly. They walked neross the road to Dorset stroet. T fol- Jowed them across. and stood at the cor- ner of Dorset street. They stood at the corner of Miller's court for about thre minutes. Kelly spoke to the man i loud voice sa, ‘I have lost handkerchief. He pulled a red hand- hief out of his pocket and gave it to the y or Not to Browno, which d does not ich ho has eaching the “Whitee Im]nl street, say look for some was standing “ ket Kelly, and they went up the court tom»umr I went to look up the court to see it I could see them, but could not. “I stood there for three-quarters of an hour to see if they came down aguln, but they did not, and so [ went & My suspicions were aroused by the man so well dressed, suspicion that he was the The man was about five f and about thirty of age, with (lul'l\ com- but I had no murderer. ple 'k moustache turned up at the ends. He was wearing o long, dark , trimmed with astralchan, o white collar, with black necktie, in which was aftixod a horseshos pin. Hao wore u pair of duark ‘spats’ with light buttons, over button hoots, and dis- o bis waisteontn massive gold His watch chain had a big seal with ared stone hanging from it, Ho had a heavy stache, curled up, dark He IIIHI no 1in was, clean played and bis looked liice da swall purcel in Lt inches long, aod it had a strap vound it. Ho had it tightly grasped in his left hand. 1t looked A though it was covered with dark Ame shaven. The man haud about o ican cloth. e carviod in bis vight Band, which o luid upon the womin ' shoulde paie of brown kid glove One un.{u I noticed, and that High Power Stecl Cannon. Chicago Tribune: Commodor chicl of the burean of orvdnance, nyv department, in his anuual veport, sty that the high-power steel cannon the navy completed to date nre two inch, twonty=four six-inch, eight ¢ inch and thivce ten-inch se the L report o new design of six-inch gun hag been completed, and thirty-two of theso guns are in constraction at Washing- ton, Cold Springs, N. and Boston, Teu have practicsl u finished at Washington. Thi several importunt respeets superior to thoso heretofor n use. The tube is hooped to the mnzzde, thereby greatly strengthens ing it ugaiust the strains in the chase, e powder chamber has beon reducad in dian , thus muking it possible to redug exterior chambers and to save sufficient weight there to hoop the muzzle without increasing the weight of the gun. The groove of the rifling remo loss metal from the gun than the ordinary groove, and will probubly De subjeet 10 less erosion from powder gas. The twist increnscs from zerd ay origin toone turn in twenty-five cali- bres at the muzzle, The gup is gon- sideved to be vather supovior to the best types of guns of its class und kind now extant abroad, The standard type of t-inch gun has been improved on the same lines. The armament for the new cruiser Boston, the commodore veports, hus been comploted, that for the Atlanta virtually so, while that for the Chiengro will be ‘completed by ahout the 15t of J.muury m X, How He Managed 4 Arkansaw Traveler: Two triegds who had-pot seen ench other for some time, met in the coreidor of a hotel, tJackson, how ave you gelting along since your marriuge “l-n"ul vute,” Juckson nunwmw-fl “I didn’t think you shoold,” his friead l\_pll(-ll *when T° hoprd thit you had marvied a pootess,” “Yes, some of my friends advised mo not to warry her, declaring that it would be impossible for me w get along with her.” “How do you manage it Jacksony” “1 praise her pootry,’” for the