Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 10, 1889, Page 4

DAY, MARCH 10, 1830.--SIXTEEN PAGES. fiionsiuinit e THE * DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED lu\ ERY MORNING, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. aily (Mo ditfon) {aclyding STNDAT, 2 . One Yene o 0 )r &1 Months ' 0 T Six Mon w ¥or Three Months . Tun OMANA SUNDAY BEF, mailed to any One Y car 2 lll' One Year Nos.014and 918 l‘Am‘A\' SrReERT. CHICAGO C R, 7 RoOKERY BUILDING, )«Y“ Yonk U'Hl ®, ROOMS 14 AND 15 TRIBUNE iTox Ovrick, No. 613 0 SRR CORRBSPONDENCE, All eommunications reinting to news and edi. torial matter should be addressed tothe EDITOR ) 3 idididehct £8S LETTERS, ‘tters and remttances should bs addressed to Tk HEe PUBLISHING COMPANY, OMAHA. Draits, checks and postoflice orders to bo made payablé to the order of the company. "o Bee Pablishing Company ]_’['Uflflfill]l‘& ROSEWATER, ¥ Al business THE DAILY BEE. Sworn umn-mn-m of Circulation. Btate of Nebraska, County of Douglas, (“ Qeorge 1. Trschilek, secrotary of the Tige Pubs Hshin . dous solemnly swear that the ethaleirciintion of ik DALY BEw for the week ending March 9, 1889, was as follows: Eunday, March 3 Monday, March & ] Friday, Marchs .. A8 Baturday, March 9, NLXUE] Average...... . GEORGE B, 8worn to hefors me and subsc; rn; 41 m o my Dresence this 1 qas of Maccin, A, al. 6 P Notary Bubite. Btate of Nubrlhkl\ County of Douglas, George B. ‘Tzschuck, @s und says that bt Publishing company. duly sworn, de- retary of the Boe ctunl average dafly circulation of THE DAILY for the monith ot March, 1888, 10,680 c ; for April, 1 187 for ) Tass, 18183 § coples; for Septomber, 188, 18, fnr October, 1548, 18,034 cople for ber, 158, coj les; for' Tuary, 1880, 18006 co 8worn to before OMAHA does not want another bridge charter. She wants the bri THERE are a few more microbes in Lincoln which could be disposed of without detriment to the state. HAPrILY the police still allow tlemen to wear silk hats. The seem to be drawn at the beaver cont. gen- line over- PROF. BILLINGS has concluded to go. The intimation of the legislature that his room was better than his company, had the desired effect. PENNSYLVANIA experienced a slight earthquake Friday. Wannamaker is evidently shaking up persons and things in the postofiice department. THE prospect of early statehood has turned the tide of immigration toward the Dakotas. Towa is the principal suf- ferer. Prohibition and depreciated real estate are driving thousands of thrifuy farmers from the state. THE Illinois woman who fasted forty days “for the Lord’s sake,” would make a substantial addition to the poor farm boarders. Voluntary fasting for Ma- honey’s sake would relicve the manage- ment of considerable mental torment. Tue chivalry of Kentucky has re- ceived 1ts death blow. Two Lexington tailor signs exchanged forty-two shots without maiming the seconds or them- selves. Fortunately the star-eyed god- dess occupied a lofty perch at a safe distance. COUNCIL BLUFFS gamblers have been driven to the second story where the rattle of chips will not have a tendency to disturb the police. This is truly thoughtful but it can hardly be looked upon as resulting from a high grace of official virtue. CANADA is not satisfied with seizing our codfish smacks and sapping the trensure vaults of the country. We must get on our knees to the haughty harborer of boodlers and beg her to come out of the cold. Perhaps she hungers for a course of retaliation served by Blaine. As tacitly agreed upon by the late congress, the census of 1890 is to be ex- pedited 50 as not to lose its freshness and much of its value by delay. The last census filled twenty-five volumes. The next census is to be restricted to five volumes. This should insure a timely dissemmation of the vital sta- tistical facts coliected by the census taker. e—— Tnose whose feelings have been hurt by the BEE'S exposures of poorhouse mismanagement are trying to ascribe it to personal motives. This is anatupal enough squirm. Asa matter of fact the lady whose story was the basis of the present unofficial investigation did not know either Mr. or Mrs, Mahoney and never saw either of them until she was prompted by charity to find out whether the rumored abuses were real or imag- dnary. She found them real, THE telophone regulators in the Illi- nois legislature have won a signal vie- tory over the lobby, A bill has been passed regulating the powers and du- ties of telephone companies and reduc- ing the price to six dollars per month, In Omaha the regular price is five dol- lars per mouth, with all the vexations of telegraph, electric light and motor cross wires thrown in gratis. The re- duction in Illinois will enable the Chi- cago ear to wave contented in the lake breezes, Tk death of Miss Mary Louise Booth, editvess of Harper’s Bazaur, will be sincerely mourned 1n every refined household. As a moulder of opinion amoung the higher classes of American women, Miss Booth has exerted an elo- vatiog influence upon hersex and placed womnuhood upon the highest plane of civilization. While realizing that ele- govze in dress und refined munners are essential to woman's attractiveness, she sought in all her work to make dress and display subordinate tomental cul- ture, Heor life's work has piaced wan- kind all the world pver under a debt of gratitude whiehshould eushrige her memory lorever i esery eultured home. THRE SUNDAY B. The supotiority of, the Sunday issué of TiE BEE to all other papors west of Chicago is unqualifiedly admitted by the reading public. Tt occupies this po- sition because it has unequaled facilities among dailies west of the Mississippi for making a great newspaper. Its cable sorvice 13 the best in the country. ivery European event of importance receives full and authentic presentation in its columns, pacticular attentton be- ing given to foreigu intelligence in the Sunday issue. As a chronicle of what is taking place abroad THe BEE occupies an equal place with the foremost metropolitan dailies. Its facilities for obtaining the news of Our own country are no complete. In addition to the Associated press ser- vice, THE BEE has a thoronghly equip- ped bureau at Washington and corre- spondents in New York, Chicago and other news center It has the most comprehensive arrangements for secur- ing all important news in Nebraska and Towa. In short, all intelligence that possesses a general or local interest reaches Tie BEE as promptly as it does any other paper in the country This very complete service especially utilized for The SUN- DAY BEE, in addition to which are a number of special departments and distinctive features both instructive and entertaining. The wide and varied field of genecral intelligence and special information covered by THr SUNDAY BEE is illas- trated in this issue. The latest events of interest and importance in the ola world ave fully set forth, with shrewd 1ggestions as to their import and pos- ible consequences. Affuirs at the cap- ital of Lha nation, just now of surpassing less interest, are exhaustively and authori- tatively reported. In a word, our news columns may be said to cover the world, including a generous share devoted to our state and city. In the line of special information ave a number of subjects of great intevest, both of a general and local nature, em- acing correspondence, interviews and special contributions. Omaha society events are given full and careful atten- tion, all local occurrences of interest are autnentically chrounicled, the com- mercial interests receive the usual cor- rectand complete consideration, and when the reader has gone overall these features there remains a choice variety of well-selected miscellany with which to round off the day’s reading. The purpose is to keep THE SUNDAY BEE in the leading position it has taken and thus far maintained among western newspapers. and no expense or labor will be spared in doing this. AN AMBUSCADE ON THE CHARTER Governor Thayer has exercised the privilege reserved for him under the last constitutional amendment to send in a bill to the legislature which could not be introduced by any member after the expiration of the first forty days of the session. The bill relates exclu- sively to Omaha, and is intended to es- tablish a system of parks which is so greatly needed. With the very best of intentions for our welfare we fear that the governor has made a mistake. The manifest pur- pose of introducing this bill is to pro- vide against the contingency of the final defeat of the Omaha charter amendments, Whoover inspired this bill has doubtless taken the contract to defeat the Omaha charter. This in- spiration, if it comes from any source, will in our opinion be traceable to one of two agencies—the Omaha street railway companies or the Furay-Jim Creighton Jefferson square combine. These parties are trying to make a cats- paw of the governor without his knowl- edge. If the parties are scheming and plotting to defeat the charter, let themn do so squarely, and take the responibii- ity, instead of skulking and sneaking behind the back of the governor. TREATMENT OF HE NATE. The recitals of the inhumanity which prevailed hardly more than a genera- UNFORTU- tion ago in the poor houses, asylums and hospitals of England make a shock- of cruelty and barbarous The pens of Reade Dickens and others were employed in the effort 10 correct such abuses and wrongs of their time, and with a degree of suc- cess that was their most honorable re- ward. The attention of the philan- thropic was attracted to these grave crimes ngainst humanity, and to-day no country in the world takes better care than Kurops of the unfortun ates who Dbecome a public charge. How is 1t in our ownland? Very gen- erally, it may be fairly claimed, we compare favorably with England in the bumane interest and care shown for the helpless poor, the insane, and others whom public beneficence must provide for. There are associations, national, state and municipal, whose purpose it is to educate public sentiment in the wise and proper treatment of these unfortu- nates, and their labors bave been pro- ductive of great good. Butall has not been accomplished that is desir- able in this direction. Periodically we are remindcd by the discovery of some exceptional instance of in- humanity and cruelty that there are brutal natures in this enlightened and christian age, and that there is still opportunity for vigilance and zeal in the work of reform. There are men and women placed in charge of their helpless fellow creatures who have neither heart nor couscionce, and who in every way abuse their trust, ‘lhoy outrage humanity by their treatment of the helpless and they shamelessly de- ceive a confiding public. There are thousands of such 1 our country, The disclosures now making regard- ing the treatmoeut of the insane in the asylum of Cook county, Illinois, is an instance in point. Another is presented here at home in the fAlagrant mismanagement of our county hospital and the privation and ill-treatment suf- fered by a number of persons who were compelled to seek refuge in that insti- tution, Such examples of heartlessness and inhumanity need to be dwelt upon and thoroughly impressed upon the community, It is not enough that they are simply exposed, The whole people iuust be made Lo uderstand tuirchlru)-' tor and realize their enormity. Only in this way will an adequate remedy be assured. The suggestion of v such dis- closures also is, that there should be more frequent and careful investiga- tions and inspections of public eleemosy- nary institutions. Thereis everywhere too groat confidence reposed in those who have the management of these in- stitutions, and too much latitude given them. As a rule the dnfrequent in- spections are merely perfunctory, and as they take place at stated times, or after ample notice to those in charge of the institutions, there is no trouble in making the surface appearance satis« isfactory. Were the authorities and communities generally more concerned for the unfortunate recipients of public care we should less often have to de- plore such instances of heartless inhu- manity as Tie Beg and the press of Chicago have been called upon to ex- pose. INTER-S Law The inter-state commerce commission has issued a circular calling the atten- tion of the railroads of the country to the amendments to the inter-state act, and urging special care to avoid their violation. These additional provisions were adopted in the last duys of the session, and are among the most im- portant features of the act. They de- clare under-billing and all similar at- tempts at evasion and discrimination by collusion between railroad employes and shippers to be offenses punish- able by fine and imprisonment; they require a greater degree of pub- licity of rate schedules, and a public notice of contemplated reauctions of rates; they provide u speedy process of appeal to the courts under the provis- 10ns of the law, and they make the pen- alties for violations of the more severe by imposing imprisonment as well as finc The nece been clearly perience and investi mission. bave remained ina moasure ine sity of these prov established by the ex- ations of the com- Without them the law must ffective. The discrimination of underbilling, for example, had grown to large proportions, - nd, together with falso classification, false weighing or reports of weighing, and other devices now prohibited, gave great and unjust advantage to shippers who have been enabled to secure such favors. Any such discrimination bere- after will be made at the risk of a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding two years, ov both, in the discretion of the court. The pro- vision requiring three days’ notice of reduction in rates, the time to be com- puted from the day on which the notice of change reaches the office of the com- mission in Washington, is just and will prove beneficial. It has been found that diserimi- nation was practiced in this mat- ter, certain shippers being notified of a contemplated cut in rates in time to enable them to take advantage of it. In future favoritism of this sort will not be practiced, because nobody could gnin anything from it. All shippers will in this respect be on an equality, and none will be in danger of having their business calculations upset by sudden and unlooked-for cuts in rates. The requirement should also prove helpful to the railroads as a check upon rate wars. Secresy and suddenness in rate reductions are necessary to enable arond to draw traffic from competing lines, and with these withdrawn there will be no advantage to be gained by one road over another by rate cutting. Making imprisonment a penalty for violations of the law was wise and nec- essary, for the reason that the mere imposition of a money fine was not suffi- cient to deter managers and agents of railroads from infractions of the law. The company paid the fines, the stock- holders suffering both the injury and the legal penalty, while the individual guilty of violating the law escaped all responsibility. With the possibility of imprisonment as a part of the punish- ment all railroad officials will be very likely to give greater re- spect to the requirements of the law. There was also necessity for a more speedy process of appeal to the courts, and this has been provided. There are other minor amendments which im- prove the law and will serve to render its operation more effective. The adeption by congress of these amendments, as well as the rejection of others that were proposed, should con- vey to railroad managers the assur- ance that while there is no disposition to impose restrictions and regualations which might operate to the injury of the voads, .as was thought would possibly result from some of the amendments offered to the in- ter-state law, there is a firm de- termination to enforce ovedience to the ietter and spirit of the act, and to main- tain the principle which it embodies. Almost unanimously the railroad presi- dents have recently avowed their desire and purpose to comply with the law. They have now stronger reason than before for doing so, and the amendments should operate to more firmly combine them for this purpose. The futility of resistance to the law and attempts to discredit it has been amply demon- strated. It will be the part of wisdom to in future to comply fully and faith- fully with the requirements. m———— ONE of the judges of the state supreme court stopped his subscription to the two-for-a-cent daily a few days ago. Thereupon he was mercilessly lam- pooned by Fred Nye. And now Justice Wade of the Fourth ward bas commit- ted a more unpardonable offense. Dur- ing the progress of the trial of the suit brought by Jucobson the bilk, the judge 80 far forgot humself as to declare in open court that he never reads the two-for-a- cent sheet. That admission has brought down the wrathful disecharge upon his offending head of the malodorous con- tents of a vessel of which it is impolite to speak in print,even on the southwest corner of Douglas and Tenth streets. If a supreme judge can stand such treat- ment we presume Justice Wade will not wince. JEALOUSY is the rook upon which Irish organizations -in this country are periodically wrecked, It is true that self-seckers and professionnl pat press themselvos to the frontand uss the prominence thys gained to boost them- selves into public office, but the over- whelming majority ave sincore in thefr efforts to assist in ameliorating the con- dition of theis countrymen at home, The Ivish Nptional league virtu went to pieces in 1884 because sev prominent leaders and papers took an active part in the national campaign. These men had done more for the cause of homa rle, at home and abroad, than the majority of those who accused them of selfish motives and denounced themas “‘patriotsfor revenue only.” The surviving fracments of the league are drifting toward the same rock because a few prominent Irish republicans are mentioned for office. This condition of affairs is deplorable. TiE prospects of a large display of American products, manudsctures and “fine arts at the coming Paris exposition are most promising. According to Intest adviees the one hundred thousand square feet of space sot apart for the exhibits of the United Statvs are near- ly ail taken up. Not the least of the display will be the showing of the prog- ress made in electrical applhiances dur- ing the past ten years. At the Vienna exposition of 1878 America surprised all Kurope with her exhibit of machin- ery and mechanical inventions. It is safe to predict that at the exposition of 1889 the fame of our country will be fully sustained for its great advance over the rest of the world by a wonder- ful display of electrical appliances. Tt will be a treat to the people of Europe and it will send a thrill of pride through v American at Paris to witness th products of the inventive genius of his country. Tue recent conference of state rail- road commissione=s with the inte ate commerce commission cannot fail to be productive of some good to the public. Tt will bring about uniformity of meth- ods and reports, and tend to lessen the danger to life which lurks in the car coupler and ‘crouches around open switches and signal The adoption of improved appliances was urged, but the main evil to the commercial world was left untouched. Had the conference devoted itself honestly and earnestly to effecting a uniform classitication of freight, a great reform might have been accomplished. Instead, the members devoted their time to trifles, leaving the railroads free to systematically rob tho public by diffgrent classiflcations and rates in different states. No substantial or lasting reform can be expected from state boards while they are created and controlled by jh; roa RAILROAD scrimination against Omaha crops on every side. The changes rcc(,ug:fmmlu in the salt tariff practically shuts out Omaha shippers and gives Chicigoa monopoly of the business in Nehrhska. The remedy for this evil lies right at home. If Omaha merchants were united and less solfish they could conipél the roads to do jus- tice to the city,add place it on an equal footing with all competitors. As long as disorganization provails, and outrage piles on outrage without a murmur, the railronds can snap their fingers in the faces of individual kickers and say with Vanderbilt: *‘The public be d—d.” Yes, to the Railways. Cincinnati Enquirer, That amendwent to the inter-state com- merce law sends discriminating railway men to the penitentiary. This is solemn. Seized His Opportunity. Chicazo Times, A man’s grestness 1s moasured by his 0p- portunities, A careful reading of President Harrison’s messago affords abundant proof that he has taken full advantage of his first great opportuuity. L Our Jerry. New York Sun. Jeremiah M. Rusk was born in Ohio in 1880; served during the war of the rebellion, and has been governor of Wisconsin throe times. Heis a typical westerner, and de- voted to farming and the English grammar. - Homer as a Soporific. New York World, Dr. Alvin Talcott, of Connecticut, a Yale man of the class of '23, says that he reads 100 lines of Homer every night to go to sleep on. Tnus is established the advantage of a classical education to s man troubled with insomnia. e Journalistic Chivalry. Chicago Tribune. Democratic papers, with scarcely an excep: tion, speak in terms of admiration of Mrs. Harrison. This is right. Turn about is fair pluy. The republican press was practically unaniinous in its loyalty to her charming predecessor in the white house. - 1t Only Applies to Frankie. Kansas City Jouwrnal, Mrs. Racrison says, very gracefully, that she feels some compunction in depriving Mrs. Cleveland of & position which she has adorned so well. But General Harrison does not suy that of Mr. Cleveland, nor does Mr. Blaine say so of Mr. Bayard. Iu their cases it would be lunnilollly absurd. CURRENT TOPICS. ‘There are a few iaxge, full-bearded suckers left in the old world, The London Times paid $10,010 for the forged Purnell letters, When Cleveland was inaugurated he wore his old sioes for luck. Harrison chacged the order by wearing @ brau new pair of boots. Empress Frederiek's incomo amounts to $700,000 & year, Af, last accounts she was struggling bravely to keep the gophers from the-door. Maggle Mitchell 1§ again struggling for lib- erty. Her last husband, Henry T. Paddock, proves too great aburden to her purse, but he knows and clings o the suap, whilo Mag- gie pines for a new; ud active foot warmer, Wyoming 15 as rieb and varied in sensa- tious as in mineral resources. The exploits of Jimmy, the Kidd asa boid Lochinvar are worthy the lurid pen of the Lander liar. The only feature that gives the color of truth to the deeds of the heroic masher of Widow McCool is that the Kidd 1s an Omsha drummer. The Omaha drummer nover fails to get what he goes after, A monster of mammoth proportions has been unearthed ip a sand bauk near Liviog- ston, Banner county, Nebraska. The pro- portions of the jaw may be imagined from the report that two well preserved teeth measured eight inches in length and four in breadih, and weighed seven and one-half pounds. With such equipmeat the mam- moth must have been an eloguent and effective member of prebistoric legislatures. What & commotion he would create if he could be vitalized long enough to insert His bill in some of the jobs running loose in Lincoln 2 Nirs. Joo Chamberlain, inaugurated into English Quieen’s drawing room, on the 4th pearance creatod a sensation in home made aristocratic circles. not so much by her beauty, for she makes no pretensions in _ that line, but by a singular charm of expression, (nee Bndicott) was socicty 1n the Her ap strength of face and gentleness. She dis played her American independence in dress, appearing in a beautiful costume of blue, while court otiquette required white at a wedding presentation, The Boston Press club and friends to tho number of 3,000 laughed themsolves to woar iness one cvening last week in the presence of the three princes of American humor Mark T'wain, Bill Nye and J. Whitcomb Riley. It was an occasion of unsurpassed merriment--shouts, cheers and tears ming ling 1 unrestrained confusion, The cos: tames worn by the principal characters would provoke a shout ata funeral. Mark Twain actea a spokesman, with a massive round snoulder cut low in the nock, a shock of frowsy gray and & scrious look that matched his complexion, Bill Nye ambled tothe footlights with his hoad and face cleanly shaved and a pair of gold bowed spectaclos twitching aimlossly on the bridge of his nose. His limbs wore care- fully adjusted before the audience caught on to his shape. Riley rested his ear on a piccadilly collar. A large pair of pebble spectacles shaded his blushes and a pair of patent leather boots formed an alliance with the frills of a Prince Albort coat. Twain introduced them as pair of orphans imported from Siam at great expense. - ‘Whom He Loveth, He Chasteneth.' Owen Tnnsly. 1 as the sculptor’s chisel, flako on flake, Seales off the marblo till the beauty pent Sleeping beneath the block's imprisonment Bencath the wounding strokes begins to wake— So love, which tho high gods have chosen to make Their sharpest instrument, has shaped and bent content, e. The stubborn spirit, till it yields, Its few and slender graces for love's 1ut the perfected statue proudly rears Its whiteness for the world to see and prize, The past hurt buried in forgetfulness; While the imperfect nature, grown more wise, Turus with its new-born good, the streaming tears Of pain undried, bless. - AS OTHERS SEE US. the chastening hand to Our Young ldeas. - Judge. Teacher (from the east)—Now, littlo chil- dren, all of youwho intend to be good— hands up. Chorus of Infants (each of whom flaches a six-shooter at him)—No you don’t pard. You aint gov no drop on us. . Never Had Heard of Any. Chicago Tribune, ‘“‘Are there any pinnated grouse in this vi- cinity " inquired the thin, olarly-looking man with the elegant breech-loader on his shoulder. “Never heerd of any," said the Western Nebraska aarmer, “and I've lived h'yur seventeen years,” And the New England professor, who was taking a vacation out west, climbed wearily aboard the train agam for a point a hunared miles further westward, the locomotive scar- ing up prairie chickens in clouds as it moved swiftly along. Our New Postofiice. t. Paul Globe. Omaha has secured an appropriation for a public building; and on the visit of the gov- ernment architect the past week to look for a site, the eutire corps of real estate dealers besieged him, With lots ranging from $1,000 o $400,000, the limit. He escaped at once to ‘Washington. Sioux City Don'c Use It. Siour City Journal, The Omaha newspapers express a zood deal of concern about ‘“‘the water we drink.” They shouldn't get agitated over trifles, The Magic Oity. St.Paul Pioncer-Press. South Omaha is congratulating itself upon the recent acquisition of a nei giue factery. We sndll hear more about this aloag in July and August. The Sex in Bounlage, Cedar Rapids Gazet The Nebraska legislature has consigned three female sugrage bills to the waste bas- kot so fur this scason. But if the beefy legislators expect to discourago tho women as casily us that they will be sadly ai pointed. We'll wager three more are re; to be offered up. ¥es, Agreeably Disappointed. Kansax City Jowrnal, Mr, Thurston of Nebraska did not get into the cabinet, but ho got the presidency of the National Leaguc of Republican clubs. Ne- braska ought to be contented, Our Agricultural Playground. Chicago Tritune, It costs the state of Nebraska $25,000 a year to run the experimental farm. There is such a thing as carrying scientitic farming to an oxtreme. In our humble judgment Ne braska would save a great deal of money if she would turn that farm over to some nan from Pennsylvania and let him raise turnips on shares, et RIPPLES. New York World, We supposo that when you ask a man to have a glass of ale, you mean to malt-treat him. Razors and knives ought to be sold at cut rates. Le Caron, the spy, hus surely not got the right way to spell Lis name. It ought to be Le Carrion, Eli Perkins has at last discovered that ho must draw the lyin’ somewhere, We do not want the English dude To toach us fashions new; In our degree of longitude The Yaukee Dude'll Doo! There has been quite a discassion as to the respective merits of Lotta and Minnie Palmer. It is a fact, bowever, that Lotta can never make a Minaie Palmer, but Minnio Palmer hus made a Lotta money. A scientific paper says that water ceases to flow when it freezes, but we deuy this, bay ing personally seen an ice flow. vl Black Diphtheria, Prerssure, March 9.—Black diphtheria has been epidemic in Cranberry township, Venaugo county, this state, Nine children died within the past four days and a number of others are down with the disease, which bas spread rapidly. In St. Peter8burg the sohools baye been closed and the council has passed au_ordinance probibiting the holding of any public weetings. A vumber of fatal cases have occurred there and many new casos are reported. R A Oable Oar Accident. CINorNNATI, March 9.—This afternoon tho widdle car of o train of three on the Mount Aubura cable road jumped a trestio about seven feot high newr Avondale. Jon Thomp- son wus seriously iujured intorually, sud Mrs. D. H. Mears sud ner daughter Eits badly bruised. Seven others were siightly but uot dangerously burt. BUZZINGS. — That Mile, Adelina- Patti-Njoolini fondly chierishes the enthusiastic. recoptions ac- corded her by Omaha audicnces in the past, and the genérous hospitality of some of the most elogant homes in Omaha which she ene joyed when last hore, ia conceded by all who personally know the gifted songstress. Hor friends in Omaha will read with intorest the following letter, which was received by the editor of Tiw Brr recently, by which it wiil be seen that Patti may again sing in Omaha: Crarg-y-xos CasTie, YSTRADGY NLATS, Swansea Varrey, Sovtn Wares, Feb, 10, 1880, —-Dear Mr. Rosewater: Allow me to thank you for your kind letter and to con gratulate you heartily on the success of your new building. 1 fully intended welting you sooner but you will, I know, excuse mo whon L tell you that the castlo is fall of distin guished guests whom [ am entertaining, not to mention that I am ever busy either in dis tributing charitable gifts to the poor of our neighborhood, which I have been doing lately, or resting absolutely according to doctors orders preparatory to my departure to South Amorica on the 1st of March. After much persuasion I have decided to give one more conoert on the 2th instant n London before leaving, and if T um not very much mistaken 1 shall accept an offer to sing in North Am New York, Boston, San Franciaco, ete., ete., (not forgetting dear Omaha) about Novem- ber next. This, however, is not yet decided. Belicve me to remain most sincerely yours, ADELINA PaTri NICOLINL “Iunderstand,” sald railrond man yos- terday, “'that the committee in charge of the Potter monument fund gives expression to the idea that they have something of a white elephant on their hands. It so happens that Mr. E. L. Lomax, general passenger agent of the Union Pacific, is a member of the ex- ecutive committee that has control of the funds, which I am told amounts to &5,000 or $6,000. There is a diversity of opinion among members of the executive committee as to whether or not the fund should be devoted to the original purpose. Some of them seem to think that enough money will not be subscribed for the erection of a suit- able monument, and for that reason they are suggesting that the money be used in the en- dowment of some chair in a school of me- chanics at which the sons of railway men may be instructed in railway mechanics. Another idea is to provide a cot in some rail way hospital, endowing it with the fund, for the care of disabled railway men. The committee arc striving hard to make the very best use possible of the money, but just what will be finally agreed upon cannot now be stated." An oid and prominent citizen of Omaha, whose utterances are entitled to considerable weight, protested to a Bie man yesterday that in lis opinion the sconsational matter thut the local are now printing with reference to Vice President Holcomb and other officials of tho Union Pacific, is de- cidedly detrimental to the roal and to the city of Omaha. Said he: I speak officially when [ say that Mr. Holcomb is friendly toward Omaha, and has now under way plans for the investment of very large sums of money within the corporate limits of this city, and to continually harass him with fr- responsible rumors which find their origin, 1 am inclined to believe, among men prominent in the service in this city, can only tend to discourage Mr. Holcomb in the fulfilment of the projects he has now under way. “You newspaper men should not take for granted,” continued the gentleman, ‘‘the idie vaporings that are given to you by the enemies of the vice president without sifting the motive and running the stories down. Just at this juncture Mr. Holcomb should be kindly treated, and if it should appear later that he does nothing toward the promised improvemdnts in Omaha, the newspapers can with some degree of decency criticise his administration, but for the sake of the city the newspapers should lev upon Mr. Holcomb for the present.” “ Byron Reed has 8 of the most completo, most valuable Iibraries in this partof the country. His collection of data, rare his- torical facts, valuable curiosities which are associated with some momentous periods in the history of the country can scarcely be excelled. His collection of coins dates back almosteto the time of Christ. Ho has the autograph of every president of the United States, That of the present chief magistrate came to him under peculiar circumstances. A friend of his visited the library, a privil- ege not more appreciated than it deserved to be, for the reuson that Mr. Reed, above all things, dislikes to parade his treasures in public. Among the rare things noted was the original of a military order issued by the great grandfather of the president, in Virginia many years ago. The president was notified of the fact by Mr. Reed’s friend and in recognition wrote the owner of the memento @ kindly lotter, expressing the pleasure it afforded him to know that the souvenir was so carefully cherished. He also congratulated Mr, Reed upon the ex- cellouce and varicty of his library aad relics which, he said, had not for the first time been brought to his attention. The Harrison autograph thus became a featuro of Mr. Reed's coilection. A prominent citizeh speaking of Senator Manderson's connectioe with the pro- jected removal of IKort Omaha, said it was one of the worst things that could be charged against that gentle- man. Iu the first place, said he, the fort should not be removed at all. In the next case, the bill ought to have been specific. There was nothing in 1t to prevent the fort from going over to Iowa. 'The gen- tleman said he bad examined the bill at the request of General Crook, who was greatly surprised when he was informed of the care- less manner in swhich it had been drawn. This fear, it is known, was enter- tained by the leading oficers at tae fort who early last fall, discussed in the presence of the writer, the omission referred to. Thus discussion was later brought to tue attention of Scnator Manderson who indignantly scouted the ides of the fort, ever going east of tie Missouri sud characterized as donkeys those who considerod such & thing possible. The third blunder made by Senator Mandor- s0n was in not providing for sowsthing more than the more sale of the present site of the fort. Provision should have boen made for covering lnto the treasury of the procesds of tho sale with the understanding that they should be applicd to the purchase of another site and the erection of anotner fort, An appropriation to be added to this amount could have baen secured without dificulty, and the funds for the change snd new struct- ures would have beeu to that degrse bene- fitted. But none of thuse little and at the same time (mportant requirements were al tended to. e “Has the cabinet lost anythiug by Presi dent Harrison's declination o appoint John M. Thurston as & member?”’ was asked of two of the wosf prowinent citizens ia the atate a few nights ago. Said one: *J dou't thiuk that Thurston's name was even for & moment considered, even as much as Dr. Miller's was. By & scrateh,he becawe tewporary chairian of the republican wvention. ‘That swelled his head, It didf't, however, affect Harrison's." “But didu't Harrison owe Lim souiothiog because of his sittiug down upon 13lsin “Yes, certaialy, on Lbe theory that Thurs- ton's aim was to secure the most for Lis transitory utterances, But, when a large numbér of the delegates to that con- vontion sat down upon Chaunoey M. Depew and said ‘We don't want a rail- road man for prosident, that ought to have reduced Thurston's dome of thought. But, s is known, it didn't. Tue Bre and the Chicago Times, and some of the New York Journals took up Thurston's rocord as a lob byist and as an oll-oom capper, an appella- tion which Trr Bre, I think, originated, ana that killed Thurston, Mr, Harrison know he couldn’t afford to think of Thurston, and he didn't think of him, for an instant, That's my opinion.” “Was Furnas thought of, in your estima- tion, for a cabinot position?” the same gen tieman was asked, “Well, T think he was. Tt {s admitted that Furnas {3 one of the best informed agricul- tural men fn the country. He is not so gon- crally known, however, as his succossful rival, but would have made a good man for the position. It is more than likely that ho will be the United States Commissioner ot Public Lands,” “Mr, Linton, who camo here to examine the sites broposed for tho postofiice,” said & public officer, ‘‘made somo unpleasant re- marks when he considered the differonce be- tween the assessed valuation of the locations offered and the prices demanded for them. ‘Here," sand he, ‘isa block nssessed at § 000 and $400,000 is asked for it!' I heard of his remark, hunted after and found him at the Millard. Iexplained to him why the dis- crepancy he had noted existed; why Omaha was sseased at £20,000,000 instoad of $100,000, 000 or $120,000,000 like other cities of our size 1 told him we were living undor an old law, a legacy, and an unfortunate one, and that wo hina not yet had time to shake it off. He remarked that, even with my showing, there was something radically wrong in tho matter. I furthormore told him that, under tho unfortunate law, if Omaha were assessed at her full valuation she would have to pay nearly ull the taxes of the state. The Omaha contingént of the state militin 18 in mourning. Great gobs of gloom havo taken permanent quarters in the club rooms, Where formerly merry laughter and the joy- ful five-spot reigned, naught is now heard but subdued whispers and dismal sighs for departed glory. A profound graveyard air, mingled with flakes of Paxton housoe soot, provails, The autumn tinted chromos of ro- bellion scenes are “'sicklied o'er with a palo cast of thought” too sorrowful to pioture. The inammate heroes who plucked glory from the cannou’s mouth wear a subdued shade of sadness for the gradual decline of the war-like spirit. The stacks of glistening rifles reflect the sombre air, aud the piano is enveloped in trappings of woe. Ali this melancholy is due to the callow legislativo solons, who rofused a bonus of §40,000 a year to keep the state mulitia*on the move. The saddest feature of the whole business is that the hopes of the soldier boys for a repetition of the sieze of Wahoo are blasted for at least two years. The carnage in the melon patch and the midnight raid on the cornfield will go down alone in history, fringed with the memory of hardtack and bacou, Colonel Hall, acting inspector general of tha department of the Platte, a few days ago, received a photograph of old Washakie, the Indian chief known in certain regions as the white man's friend. Tho presentment was viewed with interest by a number of military gentlemen to whom it was shown by the colonel shortly after he had received it. It revived some episodes in the old man’s career as well as sowe of the peculiarities by which be was distingulshed. One of the military men said that Washakie could be in- vited to dinner without fear of offending & Chesterficld. He had learned the habits of good society and in the use of knifo, fork, nupkin, and in his demeanor at table noth- ing could be found to which exception could Do taken. Auother officer detwled an inei- dent which was not quite 8o cominendable. The old chief wanted his tepee removed to another site, and so informed his wife, the lady whom he had most recently taken to himself. He then started off on o hunt, Af- ter and absence of throe days he returncd. iy tepeo had not been moved. He asked his wifo why she had not removed his castle, She replied that her mother had advised her to permit it to remain where it was. Old Washakie mounted his horse and rode away. Three days later he returned. But his wife's mother was no more! The most romarkable time made in com- municating by means of electricity with the old world, was that inthe case of Hermann Muentefering, of this oity, recently, At 10:80 in the morning ho cabled Boun, in Prussia. Returning to town after lunch, less than one hour and a half later, he found bis message answered. In that time, in round numbers, 10,000 miles had ben tr versed. oo Rev. Dr. Duryea, of the First Congrega- tional church patronizes a barber shop, aud, witk: leisurely dignity, lies apparently.asleop in tho chair, while the tonsorial stoel 1 glid- ing over his features. A fow days ago after he had taken off his overcoat n one of our barber shops, he spied 8 copy of the Polico Gazette lying upon the table. He scized it, scated himself ina capaclous chair, and in the few minutes which elapsed before his “Next," doubtless found many subjects for future pulpit condemnation. ' Dhsore is a vory rouad and able-bodied phy- sicizz in this city whose rotund faco and bo- comlug Dundrearys slashed with gray mako him & somewhat noticcable persovage. If the reader should desire to ascertain the gen- tleman’s name, he may do 80 by looking for a couple of professianal cards which will al- ways be found on the seat in the horse car which conveys him to his home which is in the north part of the city, It is a secrot wav to advertise, but it has long since been dis- coverad by people whose simplicity the doc- tor hus greatly over-estimated. IN HOMEOPATHIC DOSES. ayune: The frog-catchers New Orleans P should pool tholr issues, Texas Siftings: Why should oil producers ever grumble! ‘They live ou te fat of the Lund. Hotel Mall: Reports from state that visiting Awmerican ball yet beaten the Apennines. Pittsburg Chronicle: ‘They have somo queer females In Ioston. A paper of that city speaks about rubner factory girls. Atchison Globe: A uoisy ambition is its own destruction; the hen that wishos to sot nover eacklos over her cggs. PTime: “Doctor, how do you find your patient to-day " 'O, Mr. Ransom is worse," “Do you suticipate @ faual result!” ‘“‘Mrs, Ransom, my medicine has never yet falled to doits work.” Chicago Tribune land man entersd b stop and bowed head. “iglizabath,” he sald, with trembling voice, [ hiave hoard at lust from our wayward son Wlliam for the firet time aiuce he ioft us five years ago, s ne dead, Jonathun 1" “Worse than that!" groanad the wretched father. “He is in the ladiana leglstatire!” Atehison Globe: All the mothere of vin- egar ar 2 uot shut up i jugs. Inter-Ogoan: Calvin 8. Brice is said to rescmbio Genaral loulay ) APPEAraLcY. Phe famous Frenchman wears rainbyw usek- tics, which furnishes wnothor bond of syms pathy betweeu the cawmyaiguers. y do not ubs have The proud New ing- homs with dragging