Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 7, 1889, Page 4

. THE OMAHA DAILY . BEE: THURSDAY. MARCH 7. 1839 THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING, TRRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Datly (Morning Edition) including SUNDAY, Ber, One Yenr vesvassssaridargaeses 810 00 For 8ix Months o L0 For Thres Months 2 60 Tur OMAUA DAY address, One Y ear WregKkLY Brr, One Year.... 200 OMA A OFFICE, Nos, 914 And 918 FARNAM STREET, C1CAGO OFFICE, 17 ROOKRRY BUILDING. Nrw York Oxeicr, ROOMS 14 TrIUNR BUILDING, WASHISGTON OF No. 513 FOURTEENTA BTRERT. CORRESPON DENCE. All communications relating to rews and edl- torial matter should be addressed to the EDITOR OF THE BEE BUSINESS LETTERS, All husiness letters and remittances should be addressed to THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, OMARA, Drafts, checks and postoffice orders be made payable to the order of the company. 3¢ Bee Pablishing Company, Proprietors. 3. ROSEWATER, Editor. TUHE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation, Btate of Nebraska, | o County of Donglas, (* George B, Tzschuck, se Hishing conipany, does solemniy swear that the actual circulation of Tik DALY ke for the week ending March 2, 1859, was a3 follows: Sunday, Feh . 1880 Monday, Feb. 18500 Tuescny, IR0 Wodnesda Lhursday, Feb, Friday, March | Baturday, March Average s, tary of the Bes Puh- presence this 24 da; LA P. FEIL, Not, Seal, " sl | ouglas, | 5% Btate of Ni zschuck, being duly sworn, do- County of George B cretary ot the [les tual averags oses and Anys that he is & Publishing 3 aily cireulation of THE DalLy BEE for the month of March, 1885, i for April, m«‘ 18744 cople 18,183 coplos: for ane Jn 188, 18,0583 18,183 coples: for September, 1888, 18, for October, 1888, 18034 coples: for ber, 148, 18,46 coples: for December, 1 coples; for Januar: ruary, 18 [ GEORGE B, TZSCHUCK. Sworn to before mo and sibscribed inmy prosence this 24 day of March, A. . 1880, N, P, FEIL Notary Public. opies; We VIRGINIA would show up to greater advantage with a less number of governors and better government. THE item * which bobs up in appropriation bills should have at least one and often two ciphers knocked off its tail. THE *‘bal scene between the county commissioners is unot of the Romeo and Julietorder, but more of the mnature of a Kilkenny SoME of our legislators who are fore- most in encouraging gant ap- propriations imagine that Nobrasia has a bottomless pocket with a golden lin- ing. L VERNOR FURNAS came $0 near gotting into the cabinet, that Jere ~ Iusk, of Wisconsin, thought seriously of putting in the 4th of March in spring plowing. TuE Union Pacific, 1t is said, can _afford to put eight to ten millions into aroad from Ogden to S8an Diego, but it is altogether t0o poor to build a respect- able passenger station at Omaha. 10WA is very forcibly reminded that prohibition does not prohibit, but leads to lawlessness, when one man claiming tobe drunk deliberately kills another in an open saloon in the city of Council {Bluffs. SouTn DAKOTA proposes to submit a woman’s suffrage amendment to a vote ‘of the people in the adoption of its state constitution. Will Dakota as- ~sume the risk of coming into the union as the “‘short-haired” state? NosopY will carp if Fish Commis- sioner Muy asks a reasonable abpro- ‘priation to carry out his plans for hatchevies and fish planting. But the legislature had best sift some of the fry out of his modest demand for sixteen $housand dollars. IF THE business men and property owners of Omaha have a hearing upon the amendment to keep Furay and Bal- combe from delaying the construction of the city hall, they will make their wishes more emphatic than they did on the 5th of Februar Turre is no danger whatever that the mayor, the council and the archi- toct of the city hall, whoever he may be, will all join together to play into the hands of the contractors for the pur- pose of erceting an inferior building and swindling the taxpayers. THE papers and men that were so eme phatically rebuked by the citizens of Omaha only thirty days ago have the ®brazen impudence to ignore the lesson that ought to have been heeded. But mobody can account for the folly of fools. Whese people never profit by experi- #Ace, and only yield to the forco of the wniversal law of the survival of the fittest. E————— WHAT particular difference does it make to Rotton Pavement Jim who has charge of the construction of the city hall building? Why should he, of all other citizens, consider it his mission to g0 to Liucoln to protest aguinst the amendment to the charter which takes away from Bulcombe and Furay the power to delay the building? Doesn’t this man kunow enough to know that the taxpayers whom he has fleeced with his paving contracts have no confidence in his good intentions? Doesn’t he know ‘enough to know that his interference gives color to the suspicion that the legislature has knocked out a job which he and his late associates in the raid upon Farnwm street property owners were hutching? m—E——— g motor will not mote in certain sections of the city il the Motorcompany are compelled to pave between their tracks and one foot outside. 'U'his is sad news, but we sincerely doubt whether Dr. Mercer’s giz-z2ag motor is needed to any alarming ~ extent, except for speculative The cable roads and lines already buwlt and :roleoud are ample for a city of three undred thousand population. To run empty cars does not advertise Omaha as s metropolis, nor is a zig-zag railroad . that turns ourves and comers every _‘gther block caloulated to make travel wery agreeable, Such ronds are only patronized in great cities that have ~ wery narrow streets and crooked lanes. BRASK / FARMING INTEREST. Notwithstanding roports to the con- trary; which have been accepted in cer- tain quarters as authoritative, we be- lieve it to be demonstrable that the gen- eral condition of the farming interestof Nebraska has never before been sogood as at the present time, and that it com- pares favorably with that of any other state in the union, ‘or several years the farmers of Nebraska have had good crops, those of last year exceeding any previous record both as to extent and value. Very generally our farmers are prudent and thrifty, and they have made the best of the opportunity for im- proving their condition which abundant crops afford. [xcessive railroad charges and the usurious exactions of money lenders have undoubtedly prevented them from reaping the full reward of their labor and thrift, but despite these very serious disadvantages the great majority of them have improved their condition and are more prosperous to- day thanever befove, very proper effort to reform the ad- v conditions and remove the evils that retard the prosperity of Nebrask agricultural interest should be encour- aged, but attempts to do this by making it appear that this interest isin a most deplorable condition and steadily going from bad to worse are to be deprecated. Just now eastern in- vestors in western farm mortgages are extremoly susceptible to every state- ment that throws a suspicion on such investments, and while there need be no concealment of the truth, exaggrera- tion and misrepresentation of the pre- vailing conditions should be left to eastern stock speculators and others who are intorested in keeping money away from the west. Ordinarily the farmer finds it sufficiently difficult to get money on anything like reasonable terms, and there is obvious danger of the farmers of Nebraska being sub- jected togreater difficulty and increased exactions by the circulation of such exaggerated reports vegarding their condition as have recently been sent out and more or less widely distributed. THE NATIONAL TREASURY. Pinancial circles will await with a great deal of interest the first indi tions of what is to be the treasury policy under the new administration. The surplus at the close of the late adminis- tration was a little less than seventy three million dollas It was estimated by Secrctary Fairehild that including this amount his successor will have about one hundred and fifty millions available for the purchase of bonds be- tween March 1 and Januavy 1. The present administration is pledged to the purchase of bonds with the surplus, and it is reasonably expected to continue this policy, which is of republican origin. So far as remembered the present secrotavy of the treasury, dur- ing his brief term as secretary of the treasury in the Garfield administratior, did not purchase bonds, and his suc- cessor, who is assumed to have reflected his views, did not regard this method of disposing of the surplus with favor. But the conditions are different at this time, and it is not to be doubted that Secretary Windom will see the necess- ity of investing as much of the surplus as he can in bounds. The question is whether he can buy sufficicnt at reasonable prices to keep down the surplus, and in view of the liberal offerings of four-and-a-halfs recently it is belioved that he can. There are now outstanding of this clas of bonds one hundred and sixty-two mil- lion dollars, the reduction since last A pril by purchases amounting to sixty- six million dollars. Should the secretary find any difficulty in purchasing more of these bonds he can call for the fSur per per cents, of which there are out- standing six hundred and eighty-one million. There is some doubt as to whether these bouds would be freely offered if called for, but this would de- pend a good deal upon the liberality of the government. At any rate the gov- ernment would have an advantage in the fact that there are so many of them outstunding that they could not be “‘cornered” so as to force terms on the government. It is believed that oneof the first acts of the new administration will be to withdraw & part of the public money mnow in public depositories. The policy of the late administration in this particular was condemned by re- publicans in the last campaign and in congress, and it is of record that President Harrison agreed with the gen- eral sentiment of the party in this mat- ter. It is therefore to be expected that as far as practicable deposits will be withdrawn into the treasury, and it is thought this can be done without ereat- ing anyshock. The amount in the pub- lic depositories is about forty-cight mil- lion dollars, and it will probubly be de- termined to withdraw at least half of this amount, it being the opinion of Senator Allison and others that it will be necesiary to maintain a depository balancd of from twenty to thirty mil- lions, The withdrawal of deposits would release an equal amount of bonds. The general opinion appears to be that there is nothing in the financial situation to excite apprehension by the change of administration. It is not probable that there will be an extra session of congress, and the revenue question being thus disposed of for at least ten months, the treasury knows what it will have to contend with and will undoubtedly adapt itself to tho re- quirements of the situation. It is not doubted that these will be intellegently met in the interest of the general wel- fare, DON'T BE IN 4 HURRY. The advice comes from Washington to those who aspire to serve the country in public office not to be in a hurry to press thelr claims. The new adminis- tration is not going into the work of dealing out the patronage with undue haste. It is the undorstood purpose of the president to leave this part of the business of the admivistration largely in the control ef the heads of the de- partments, and us most of these ofMcials are new to pulio life they will require time to become acquaiuted with their duties and with the operations of their departments before they eun yentuve to make any extensive changes, Obyiously they wust learn frow the mew who ave in the service and to dispiace any great number of these at once would not only embarrass the nheads in acquiring a knowledge of what is to be done, but would demoralize the entire service. The machinery of government is not so complicated as is generally supposed, and an intelligent and attentive man can soon learn its operation in any de- partment, but the most intelligent need some instruction. The transfer of the offices must, therefore, nec- essarily be gradual, if a smooth and efficient transaction of the public husiness is to be maintained. It is not doubted that the intention of the administration is to place all the offices under the government in the hands of republicans. Honorable ser- vice to the party will be recognized. Of this the president has given assurance. Butitisalsothe intention toimprove the public service, for which unquestionably there is large opportunity, and in order to effect this greag care will need to be observed in making appointments. Tho president is familiar with the methods by which appointments are secured, and knows that implicit faith cannot he reposed in all recommendations for 3. These are often, as he has said, made inconsiderately and without any just sense of responsibility. While it will be necessary to rely to a consider- able extent upon these, since the presi- dent and heads of departments cannot have a personal knowledge of any large number of the applicants, yet the in- tention is to as far as practicable obtain trustworthy informatvion regarding the character and capacity of applicants for ofiice before appointing them. A rigid adherence to such a rule must of course cause many disappointments, but it will work to the advantage of the public service and will be approved by the country. “It is entirely creditable,” smd the president in his inaugural address, *‘to seek public office by proper methods \d with proper motives, and all appli- ants will be treated with considera- tion,” but “persistent importunity will not be the hest support of an applica- tion foroffice.” This should be a suffi- cient warning to the thousands who are already pressing forward with their claims, and to the other thousands who are preparing to join the army of office- that they will n nothing by ing the president and the heads of departments. and that the chances will be best for those who, having good claims, are content to leave them to the carveful and deliberate consideration which alt applications should receive. THE SAME OLD CROWD. The howl about the city hall amend- ment to the charter comes from the sameold crowd. Rotten Pavement Jim, who foisted upon the property owners of Omauha between three and four hun- dred thousand dollars worth of mushy cedar blocks, which even John B. Furay and St. A. D. Balcombe have re- cently condemned, went all the way to Lincoln to protest against that awful job. Son-in-law Gallagher, who was secre- tary of Hounest Jim and clerk in the Union Pacific hendquarters at the same time, is also highly indignant over the impending frauds upon taxpayers., He evidently has forgotten the tricks that he has played on other contractors when he had *‘the inside” of the board of public works with his excra-honest- brevet-parent. And Major Balcombe, whose heart yearns for the completion of the city hall on upper Farnam street,also laments the terrible outlook which deprives my son Bub of extra services to con- tractors. Of course, Major Balcombe does not care to be weighted down with the responsibility of oversecing the oonstruction of the city hall. But he eutertains grave fears for the taxpayers, because of his suspicion that Mayor Broatch will enter into a conspiracy with eighteen councilmen and the architect to play into the hands of the contractors and rob the taxpayers whom Balcombe has protected all along to the best of his very limited abilities. And the major enters his solemn protest, in the name of the taxpayers, whose voice, he is sure, has not been heard in connection with the city hall. We vealize that some persons are very hard of hearing in their declining days, and Major Balcombe has not yet heard that the old gang, of wh Jim Creigh- ton was the head, was buried undgr over four thousand majority ina recent eloc- tion, which the major felt confident would be a walkaway for his crowd. And the pent-up indignation which is being unbottled through the papers that planted themselves in opposition to the welt known sentiment of the business men of Omuha affords ample proof that the same old crowd intends to keep up their obstruction tactics to the city hall building until the last stone is laid on that structure. THEY WANT THE ROAD. Hon. J. H. Sterling, ex-member of the Nebraska senate, Mr. C. J. Park- hurst, banker, and Me, H. M. Haller, of Goodlund, Sherman county, Kansas, vho compose a committee of the board of trade of that” place, are in the city. Goodland is a flourishing town in north- western Kansas, reached by the Rock Island railroad, and that company has spent over five hundred thousand dollars in the erection of round houses and other railroad facili- ties in its limits, The town is only one year old yet it has a population of from fifteen hundred to two thousand. It is on the natural route of the proposed extension of the Union Pacitie railroad from Colby to Denver, and the gentlemen are here as a com- mittee to wait upon General Manager Kimball to petition that company to build its line of road into Goodland this summer, if possible. The committee kad an ioterview with Mr. Kimball yesterday, but that gentleman was una- ble to advise them that the road would be pushed into Goodland this season. The engineers of the Union Pacific are now in the eastern part of Sherman county, Kansas, and the managers huve to await reports from the chief engineer before a move definite answer can be given to the committée. em—— Now comes the news thut the North- ern Pacific and Canadian Pacific roads have arvanged & pool for Manitoba busi- “the Canad .lions. ness. This will a sad disappoint- ment to the pedple of that province who turned to the Northern Pacific for relief from the oppression and exac- tions of the arrogant Canadian Pacifio. It is still fresh in mind what encourage- ments the people of Manitoba held out to the American line to build a com- peting road and break the Canadian Pacific’'s monopoly. It will also be re- called with what' sitefulness the Cana- dian Pacific oppotsd’ and delayed the building of the Korbhern Pacific’s ex- tension until the highest court in the Dominion ruled that such obstruction was unwarranted and illegal. The pooling of the Northern Pacific with n Pa » is a breach of faith with the people who subsidized the new road most liberally, Between the upper and lower millstone, the people of Manitoba will be most effectually ground, if they do not take steps to pro- tect their interests. Tk purchase of bonds by Secretary Fairchild up to the last few days of Cleveland’s administration has had a tendency to liberate nearly all the sur- plus money as fast as it came into the treasury. This policy, which has been kept up for some time, may explain to some extent the accumulation of money looking for investmentin the financial centers of the east. It has become a serious question wheve to find safe and profltable investment for the idle m:l- With the maximum return of but four per cent on mortgages in ern cities, it is not encouraging for italists to keep their money at home. The field of investment has thereforoe been enlarged, and nowhere are the prospects for sufe and fair returns more promising than in the western states. Nebraska should put forth her carnest endeavors to attract the low of capitol which is only too anxious to come in to develop the resources of the state, pro- vided the proper channels ave pointed out. WiiL anger combination in the legislature has been imposed upon by the insincere professions of Repre- sentative Majors, who, for the of gratifying his own spite 1s posing as an anti-monopolist and granger, they are entitled to great eredit for their vigor- ous and persistent opposition to reck- less appropriations and bogus claims. ‘e is no prospect that the wture will give the pro- relief through wholesomo ilway regulation and resteiction of the money sharks who deal in cut- throat movtgages, they can at least save the state from befng robbed and plun- dered through appiopriations that are manifestly unreasonable. ——eee Tne low assessed yaluation of Omaha property is aptly illustrated by the valu- ation of the variots’sites proposed for the new postoflice, as shown by the county records. Of pine of the various blocks offeved for sale to the govern- ment, comprising some of the choice business locations in the city, the aver- age assessed valuation is about forty thousand doliars. This is supposed to represent about'one-fourth of the true valuation of the different blocks. On the face of it sucha rating is absurd, and is likely togive a wrong impression to outsiders of the bona fide value of property in-Omaha. THE question of the proper disposal of the garbage of the city still rests in the arms of the council with little pros- pect of immediate relief. If action be not taken, the heaps of refuse piled up along the river bank will continue to menace the health of the city all through the hot summer months. The council has long ago taken steps to in- quire into the best possible mode of dis- posal of garbage, and it only remains to carry into execution the system which recommends itself as the most feasible. Ppitiable Philadclphia Boys. Cineinnali Enquirer. The Philadelphia park commission drove the children away from the only skating ot the year, on Centennial lake, in order to sell the ice. Philadelphia should sell the park commission, —— One Good Argument, St. Paul Pioucer Press, An argument in favor of a constitutional amendment for a Six or eight-year presi- dential term 1s the fuct that Washington res- taurants charge $20 a day for 2)-cent meals during the inauguration excitement, e Riddleberger's Resources, Chicago Tribune. Though Mr. Riddleberger’s star appears to have set forever, and tho close of his scuna- torial career has been marked by his public humiliation and disgrace, ho is not whoily without resources even yet. He can stay drunk all the time now. ———— Words Fitly Spoken, Chicago #Neither wealth, station nor power of combination shall be uble to evade the pe alties of the law.”’—Harrison's Inaugural. Words fitly spoken are liko apples of gold on pictures of silver. There is a wholesome ring to the new president's utterances, e What Claytn's Daat Mobile Register., Nothing less than aterrible tragedy, it ap- pears, was capable of awakening the people of Arkansas from their fndifference to fraud upon the ballot, but opc: awakened it is evi- dentthat good will follow. 1t is carnestly hoped that the sentifuent in favor of an hon- est buHot will spregd into other states with- out any tragical incantive it Tne Oflico Secker's Bong. Chicagh News. Ob, clear the jvay for Benny, For Levi aud for Jim, And office-scekorg many Who uow arg/in the swim. Oh, start the tuba’s tooting, And hit the drum some whacks; Chassezing and saluting On floors besmeared with wax. md. Show that the grand old party Has seen the glory dawn, And, feeling well and bhearty, Is blithely catching on. R PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. Brigadier General Golby and his Arabian charger huve been placed on tho retirod list. Governor Hill, of New York, wears a pen- sive, far-away look and a fiarca “'go to" when approached by a political interviewer. Bill Nye was luaugurated to sleop ina Washington hotel elevator, and drove his wishibone through his oyarcaat pocket. Charlos . Murchison, the distiuguished lotter writer of South Califoruis, was sadly missed from the inauguration coromonies. Businoss of an urgent nature detained him in obsourity, The voracious Ohio man was lost in the inaugural shuffle, The Hoosier stepped on him with both feet and wiped away the grease spot, Hawkins, the colored prosidential coach- man who has beon in the box since the days of Grant, will hold the reins over Harrison’s span of Hoosier bays. Tha irreverent Rev. Dr. Naylor, of Wash- ington, describes the inauguration ball as “'thousands of people in peacock costumes hopping around on the floor."’ The gall of the Missourian surpasseth ordi- nary moasurement. A native named Stew- art is in Washington pressing his clamm for ofice on t® ground that he is the original and only Noble man, having jerked the gen eral out of the mire of St. Louts into & cabi- net position. There is & world-touching pathos in the telegraphic dispatch stating that Mrs. Cleve- land watched from a window the departure from the white house for the capitol of her husband and the president-elec ‘Who can fathom the thoughts and regrets that filled her mind and heart at that moment! Com- ing to the white house radiant with youth, beauty and bridal robes, she endeared her self to the American people by numberless graces, womanly tact and unassuming loveli ness, She was truly a queen crowned with the admiration and regard of a froe people. Fow women of her age and exporience could be taken from the seclusion of the seminary into the glare of public life, to boacome the first lady of the land, and successfully gain and hold to the end the respect and loye of all classes, In retiring to_private life ahe will carry with her the well wishes of fricnds aud partisans alike, STATE AND TERRITOKY. Nebraska Jottings. A Swedish lite socicty has been or- ganized at Mead, A foundry is to be opened at Fairbury by Beatrice parties. Norden expects to double her population the coming season. An attempt is being made to organize a Y. M. C. A, at Hurvard. A Masonic lodge was organized at Valen- tine last week with fourteen membe Many Cherry county farmers hay sowmy wheat, and are busy with work. C. W, DeV! I, a Harvard d lef t the town boetween two days, creditors mourn, Redlien has resigned as pastor of ‘hurch v Fairbury, and goes finishea spring man, has and his The contract for the Chase county court so has been lot at Imperial. The strue- is to cost 3 W. G. Pardo wlord, has been ap- pointed county y of Dawes county to succeed Martin 1, deceased. Petitions for and against the revokation of thesentence of A, J. Murrish, who sLot his wife a yes e in circulation at Ki ney Blma Perr Perry, the w son, dica of typhoid pneumon inst. The supervisors of Custer county have granted the petition from West Union for a sixty foot extension of the bridge at that voint. The form of Editor McBride, of the Lodge Pole Express, was knocked itto “'pi" by a horse rolling on him the other day. No bones were broken, but the victim is consid- erably worse for wear. Milford has a curiosity in the shape of a porcine monstrosity preserved in alcohol, born only two wecks ago. It has two bodies, four ears, cight legs and_two tails, but only oue suout and two eyes, the first portion b ing part of a compléte pig und the iatter por- ton part of two. voungest daughter of J. H. 1l known stockman of Atkin. on the 4th lowa. Jefferson’s new school is to cost $20,000. The Congregationalists of Perry have ded- icated their new church, An offort is being made to_organize a tem- perance society at What Cheer. Albia is endeavoring to raise §| to start a garden plow and art tory. The artesiau well at Vinton is down 1,050 feet, and no yields 500 barrels of water per hour. Charles Armstrong, who fell over a vile of wood at Dubuque, has sued the city for $10,- 000 damages . The McKeown packing house at Fort will not resume operations until the e of May. The amount of cash on hand in the city treasury at Spirit Lake is 1 cent, and the Beacon suggests that the trcasurer be re- quired to increase the amount of bis ofticial bond. The report of the feeble minded instituto at Glenwood for February shows an average of 404 inmates. The state treasurer has is- sued a warrant to the amount of $4,020 for the support of the institute for the last month, A young man left Onawa rather suddenly afow weeks ago. Oncof the local papers commented rather severely, reflecting upon his character. 'This drew'a reply from the young man's best_girl, who states, through the Gazeite, he will meet a kind reception from her shiould he ever return, George J. De Force of Siou Washington secking a patent on an appara- tus which he claims furnishes perpetial motion, It is claimed that it occupies a space four inches wide, seven inches high and sixteen inches long, and has been in motion cight days, turning a heavy grind- stone during that time without letting go its grip or getting tired. Dak Beresford wants a cheese factory Vermillion is without fire protection, Thy is not a vacant building at Hawley, Hay brings from $2 to $4 a ton at Sioux 'alls. Work has been resumed on tho Parker broom factory. Sioux Falls wants §100,000 expended in sewers this year. Already five buildings ave in process of construction at Centerville. A number of citizens of Dell Rapids are planning to build new residences this spring. Yale is the name of a uew ' postoftice re- cently established in the northwestern part of Beadle county. An effort is being made in Rapid City to form a stock company for the purpose of building a creamery. A number of persons were arrested in Deadwood last week for refusing to shovel the snow off their sidewaik: The papers for the incorporation of Parks- ton have been prepared and the matter will be brought before the county board at its Avril session, The patrons of the postoflice at Blunt wiil hold an eicetion next week to decide whether or not they want a change in the postofiice administration, Lead City now claims to be a railroad cen- tor a8 well a3 a mining center, The Herald says traing arrive'from the cast, arrive frc the west, and thero are miles of road und neath the A Arthur Springer, a_young man at Vermii- lion is a veritable fire-eater. It is suid that he can take red-hot coals into his mouth and after holding them there & short time pre them cold and black. e is an entire stri to the arts of the magician, - A QUEER QUAKANTINE. 500 bonus 1 limb fac- City, is in Unpleasant Experience of an lowa Town, LoGAN, Ta., March 5.--To the tditor of Tue B On the evening of February it came to the ears of our honorable council that there was a case of scarlet fever town., The muyor at once called a special meeting of the board to act as a local board of health as by the statute provided. The health physician was posted off to make an examination and returued reporting that he had found o se and was after anot His verdancy was ordered by the board to o forit.” " fu a short time ofiicial r No: 2 came 1 saying 1 buve got 1" The two housos were quarantined, schools ‘and churches were closed and all public gather. ings prohibited. Ono of . the quarantined houses was & hotel The land- lord, ‘either wot - knowing or not caring what a8 reauired of him failed to stay on his premises, e was A rested and taken up street to the mayo office, who disregarding his own order of quarantine permitted a public gathering to be held while the caso came to a hearing, and after his honor had said ‘‘ten and costs.” the infected and crestfallen boniface was ordered 10 ‘'get for home.” 5 v8 later one of the boarders at the hotel, wanting to know how it would scem to foel his No. 11 boots press the sidewalk in front of the hostelry, stepped out only to b confronted by the deputy marshal and or dered to “‘waltz back inside.” Mr. Boarder refused to obey. there was an attempt to ar- rest, a blow from the boarder, a sockdoleger from the deputy, a clinch, and then for a minute or two the air was full of boothoels, mud, coat tails and profanity. Another pub- lic gathering took place, aud by the help of some half a dozen or more, the boarder was bourded into a dray and hauled through the main stroct to the jail. Tho sheriff was re quested by his honor to “put this man inside for safe keepmg. Upon learning who tho prisoner was the sheriff coolly replied that he was not keeping a pest house and the best thing to do was to take the fellow b where they got him from. So back through a erowd of anxious citizens the dray wended its way and Mr. Boarder was hauled home asain, somewhat disappoiuted, but sull on op. Monday, March 4, cither by reason of ex- piration of the term of quarantine or to com- memorate the inauguration of a republican president, the quarantine was raised. No deaths have occurred, owing, no doubt, to the strict quarantine and to the untiring of- forts of the health physician and his worthy lientenant; also, to the further fact that it has finally come out that the quarantine cases aud somo dozen or two of others were only mild cases of German measles, Q. U. ARANTINE, - JRAL ADDRESS, ew York Herald regards it as the ice of a sincere and extremely clear- there will be no shilly- THE INAU The deliver: minded man, and s shally foreign policy. Denver Republican (ropl) : Many of the sentim in it will find an echo in ever loyal Amer- an heart, regardless of party afiliations. St. Louis Globe-Demoerat (rep.): 1t is a worous, straightforward and honest Amer- ican utterance, and will give satisfaction to rightly constructed, patriotic Awmeri- It 18 distinetly its expressed St. Paul Pioneer Press (rep.): The mes- sage to the people is worthy of the man, of tho occasion, of the great nation with whom, as hie puts it, he enters into a solemn cove- nant. Chicago Times (dem.): The president's address” will entirely please his party and will not disappoint the opposition. Kach ex- substance. Its form dwirable. erison’s is a capable pen, Minncapolis Tribune (rep.): The inaugn- ral is brief, unassuming and straightforward as the author himseif. a diguified and putriotic state ssing pending issues with eandor and courage, Chicago Herald (dem.): Smooth ont Gen- eral Harrison's smooth sentenc we may, there is still the satisfuction, sweet for ro- publicans and not distasteful o the Herald, that the victor is u better man among victors than is the vanished. ew York Times (mug.) finds nothing impressive in the remarks of Mr, Harrison, and thinks the tone and manner common- ference to the carly protective motives is wholly irrevalent to the present situation, . Louis Republic (dem.): Considered a whole, the maugural does not prowmise Harrison a successful or even a credita- ble administration. It docs not scem to us to threaten an administration that will repre- sent Harrison narrowness and Blame dis- honesty. Denver News (dem.): Tnit we find the potential promisc of a broad as contrasted with a narrow republican policy, a line of ac tion which all good citizens in sections of the country will take pleasure in commend- ing. 1tis'true democracy as well as br. republicanism, Kansas City Journal (vep.) dent's message refl the ch cter of man naturally qualified for the responsibili- ties of a great public trust, who, by exper- ience, education and investigation, has thor- oughly grasped the problems of government peculiar to his country. Chicago News (rep.): The address shows at he has carefully weighed the questions of the day, and that, while ing with his party on all of them, he is yetan American who has the good of the nation av heart and who realizes that he is tho presi- dent of all the people, both uorth and south. Des Moines Register (rep.): Like all of President Harrison’s public utterances, it combines clearness and intellectual strength with graphic illustration and pertinent and forceful phrgseolog, It will rank with the best of inaughiral addresses and will start the new administration underethe most favora- ble auspices, ew York (dem). All of the indefinite qualities, which in literary productions as in parsonal bearing attract or repel without any explanation of their offect upon the obsory count in this address in General Harrison's favor, not against him; and we think that candid democrats will be as quick as enthus- iastic republicans to recognize that fuct. New York Press (vep.): Nothing can bo more sutisfactory than the president’s strong and _patriotic utterances in relation to tho forcign policy of the new administration. The American must be re- spected, no matter wi it flies from the mast of a ship or the mast of humble fishing smack in Cazadian waters, rk Journal of Commerce the inaugural will be ion by The pre: (rep.) : received ntire As o whol with unlimited a body of his own v, and its candor will be no less hearti those who are counted in the ranks of th opposition. Thoey know just what to expect from the victorious occupauts of the place of anthority. st. Donis Post-Dispatch (dem.): Perhaps the most important part of the address is that foreshadowing the control of tions for president and house by officiuls appointed by the president and senate. This means & new sectional agitation with outrage-mill ap- cos, and the political fute of the admmn- istration may be decided by the resulting legistation. Chicago Tribune (rep.): is unquestioned, The who u read it without any feeling thi heing lectured. Republicans can read it without the surprise of findi the president is r than his party. ans of ull sorts ad it with no illumination on their part as to his personal views of the dangers of o second term. New York Word (dem.): outline of a forcign policy 1s perhiaps tl 5L subisfic tory passage i1 the president’s address, It is bold without bluster, and ealm without g, ‘The refe to American rights y admirablo. If Prosi rison can hold wir. Blaine to the s laid down in theaddress lie will the country a great service, und prove bimself a strong man, Cincinnati Enqu Perhiaps the cery best portion of the address--and one that is clean-cut, powerful and courageous pertains to our forcign relutions and our foreign policy. 1t is an cluboration of the Monroe doctrine, modestly but firmly pre sented, Perhaps it would not be improper to suggest that the hand of Mr, Blaine is visible in its clear presentment and vigorous insist ence. It is uot by auy meuus *Jingo,” but it is thoroughly American New York Tribunc (r address will be « whose hercsies or misde president will not have to complaiy Johnson once did, that his speech been sulliciently attaciked, add think [ have hit bard unless it reboun But the strong aud patriotic appeal of t president will %o to the liearts and the o victions of the Americar neaple, and preduce results hereaits Philadelphia Record (dem.) will satisfy the violent and a; i the republican party, but 1 ¢ tunki masscs. ‘Ihe doetvine of protection is on upon which no party c. afe aud permancat stand, and the fo COnSLric tion of the southern sty to for upon thewm an iguoraut negro domination, i a rash and impracticable scheme which will fail howover often it way be tr The de- at of their party in 1584 has taught the publicaus nothing if the d of Pro ident Hurrisou may b ) us un au theutic expression of thuir viey nism (dem.): { tastin THE COURTS ARE GRINDING, An Interesting Oontroversy Ha Before Judge Field, MALICE FAILS OF WINNING. Yankee Hill Witnesses a Little Dis turbance—General and Per- sonal Notes From the Capital City, LiNcorN BUrgAu or Tiae OMAnA Ban, 1020 P StTrEET, LixcoLy, March 6, Yesterday and to-day Judpe Field and a jury tried the case of George D, Quick et al vs August Saunders et al. D. P, Quick be- queathed to his widow, Bertha B. Quick, all of his estate. ‘'nere was a provious Mrs, Quick, now Mrs. Jennie Wilson, and her son, George T. Quick, resident in Peoria, 11l It was rumorcd that these parties proposed to bring suit to set aside the will and establish the rights thoy supposed they had in tho property’. It was alleged that Mrs, Bertha ™ Quick preferred a settlement to expensive litigation, and at_ hor iu stance the defendant, Saunders, wout to Peorin and settled for $14,000, The plaintiff now alleged that though they gave a receipt for §3,000 on_ the agreement being made, they only paid $1,000, Mr, Saun ders having prom ised that the $2,000 would come with the balance of &11,000, heoy had received the $11,000, but not the $2,000, and 80 they sued for the latter sum. ho de- fense was to accommodate M Bertha Quick, whose meaus were in real ostate and collateral, Mr. Johun Sheedy advanced §2,000 and Mr. Saunders $1,500; and this Mr. Saun- ders took to Peoria and gave, when the agreement wus signed, a $1,000 draft to tho defendants, and thon went with George T, Quick to the hotel where he staying aud handed over to him §2,000, which he had put into the hotei safe for safe keeping. George T. Quick de- nicd that he had received this money. The defense, however, argued that the deed given when the §11,000 balance was sent, ac- knowlodged the reccipt of $14,000 considera- tion and was a circumstance to bo considerod. The argument was in progress at 2:300'clock to-day. Judge Chapmen to-day is trying the case of Thomas C. Kern vs J. C. McBride et al. The testimony is complicated. It appears that Malcolm M. Nash took o tree claim adjoining Lodge Pole, which ho at last commuted for by cash payment. Heo scems to have been assisted by Messrs, MecBride, Dille and Kern. He laid out an addition to Lodge Polo and at this stage tho land passed to Mr. Joseph S. Hoagland as trustee to settle the claims and then recon- vey to Mrs Nash. A settlement was arrived at by Mr. McBride on the part of himself and associates, and now Mr. Hoagland was about to recony This suit is to restrain him on the ground that apart from tho other claims Mr. Nash owes Mr, Kern $300 for a house which Kern built and sold to Nash, and he wants payment for this house before the land passes out of tho hands of the trustee. This is the issue now on trial. In the case of Bowden vs, Jensen the jury found for the defendant, and so ends the coutroversy over the stone work in the Wes- leyan un if Maticious Prosecution. William Williams, the alleged corn “‘fakir'’ of West Oak precinct, had his preliminary examination before Judge Stewart to-duy. I'his case, it will be remembered, was com- menced before a justice of the pace of tho nct before stated on complaint of Henry rench and transferred to the county court by consent of the parties most inter- ested. The state made its case before din- ner und rested, whereupon Mr. Johnson, at- torney for the prisoner, moved to dismiss on the grounds of malicious prosecution, and that the nsed was not a clerk, servant, agent or apprentice of the complaining wit - ness. La French alleges in his complaint that the accused appropriated and sold corn belonging to him at diffcrent times and pla aggregating in value more than $50. The prisoner entered the plea of not guilty, and the case went upon proof. Without a syllable of testimony in his favor, the court sustained the motion and the prisancr was discharged, Yankee Hill Disturbance. Considerable stir was created yesterday on when it became known that John v had sworn out a warrant for the of Jucob 13, Huff on the ground of as- saulting the person of Mrs, Marie Marolf with a deadly weapon, with inteut to commit murd ‘I'he arrest was made at alate hour last might, and preliminary examination given before Justice Snelling at 9 o'clock tins morning. ‘The trial developed the fact that whatever assault was made was com- mitted while Huff was in the midst of a family fight. I'rom the nature of the ovi- dence it would seem that the fight was a free- for-al! between Marolf’s and Huff's families, and that to save himsclf from a vicious attack Huff gave arolf's wife tho worst of the deal with a good sized walking stick. The court heard the same patiently, and fined Huff $6 and costs for disturbing the peace. It is undorstood, however, that the end of the case is still to for Huff has a word to say that will itate another warrant and the sorvices an ofticer of the law. Yankee Hill is reatly disturbed over the fracas, and the ! have a score of friends who swear vengeanc Cit Rey. James cws and Notes. . Minchart will be tried Fri- distinct charges, viz dofaiing his brethren in the iinating doctrines contrary to 1 stundards of doctrines of tho Methodist Episcopal church, lying and mal- adwinistration in his_ofiice,” The trial will sbably take place i St. Paul’s church be- a tribunal of Mothodist ministers. Thus ace church trouble drags its slow lengtn along, ‘the remains of Endre Halvorson, the young Norwegian struck by the Burlington fiyer at Donton Monday noon, wera shipyed to Ulysses wo-day. ing bo tween brotiiers and for long years, different thun few duys ago, The were shipped to Ulyss sister, whom he was en the tragedy oceurred. Wilson Hew:itt, B. S, Lilly and Campbell, prominent citizens of Bow, uster county in the city. These gentleroen come down to rejoice over tho passage of nouse roll No. Mr. Lilly worked assiduously for )’ of tho bill, and to him is largely due the success at- tending. A Fire ¥acap: S, a1, Minn,, Ma man employed to make public exhibitions with self-acting fire_escapes, fell from the yan hotel to-day and was futully injured. Ca ‘ath foConsumption, Catarrh in its destructive force stands next to and undoubtedly leads on to consumption, 1413 {heretore siugular that those afilicted with (his fearrul disease should not muke it the object of theirlives to rid themselves of it, Deceptive remedies concorted by ignorant pretu . medical ki ledge have weakened the confl denee of the ereu ty of sufferers iffall advertive hecomae resigned to alife of ull torture theliselves with doubtful palliatiy But this will never de s at the request of his route to sce when B P. Broken xhibitor Killed. h G-, H. 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