Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 14, 1889, Page 4

A & s THE OMAHA DAILY BEE THE DAILY BEE.] PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. - TRRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, tion) including SUNDAY zgr Three Months R OMANA SUNDAY | _mddress, One Y ear. WeRKLY D, One Year. OMATTA OFF1CE, Nos,911and ¢ NA HICAGO OFFIOR, #: ROOKERY BUIL EW YORK OpFics, ROOMS 14 AND 15 BUILDING. WASHINGTON OFFICE, FOURTRENTH BTREET. CORRESPONDENCE. All eommunications relating to news and edl- Jorial matter should be addressed to the EDITOR OF THE BER, BUSINEKSS LRTTERS, 1 bustness letters and remittances should be ressed to THE 13ER PUBLISHING COMPANY, MATA. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders to mads payablé to the order of the COMPANY. 46 Bee Pablishing Company, Propietars E. ROSEWATER, Editor. 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April T Monday, April & esduy, Avril i) ednesday, April 10, Thursday, April 11 Friday. Aprii 12 Baturday, April Averuge . GEORGE B, 1780 BWorn to hefors me and subseribed to presence this 13th_day of April. A, D. 188, Seal, . b Filt, Notary Public. . State of Nobrask: 9 County of Douglas, George B. Tzschuck, being duly sworn, do- Joice and uys that b 18 secrotary ol the Boe bilshivg company, ,that tho actual averae daily circulatio of Tk DAILY UEE for the month of March, 188, 19,05 copfes coples; fob May, for June, 188, 10,241 186K, 14,0 copies; for Augus coples; for September, 1883, 15, 154 covles: or, 1888, 18034 copfes: for Novem: 1,086 coples; for December, 188, 18,223 coples; for January, 188, 18,674 coples; for Feb- Tuary, ,006 copies. 3 ridiagd EXORGE . TZSCHUCK. worn to beforo mo and subscribed in my presence thls 2d day of March, A. D\ 180, . P. FEIL Notary Publio, IF President Harrison should deem it necessary to take a vacation no demo- cratic officeholder will obj Pur a little more solder in the joint and don’t aliow a break between jour- neymen and master plumbers at this time of the yenr. WYOMING has three spouting oil wells, but the pipe line to Omaha, which spouted so promisingly last summer, has vanished in the air. PRESIDENT DrAz evidently knows a good thing when he tastes it. In his message to the Mexican congress he urges the admission of American lard. NeEw YORK now proposes to honor the memory of John Bright with a monument. New York proposed to build a monument to the memory of General Grant several years ago. ~ THE Western Union has invoked the aid of the courts of New York to per- . petuate the overhead wire nuisance. It «simply prolongs the day of reckoning, ‘but cannot change the decree which, sooner or later, will consign the wires _to the subways. ——— THE report 50 generously circulated and devoured by the democrats, that ‘Senator Edmunds was not on speaking ‘terms with the administration is effec- tually disproved by the -appointment of Lyman E. Knapp to the governorship of .Alaska. Knapp is a Vermounter, en- “dorsed by the senator. THE recent rains were quite general throughout Nebraska and Towa, and a ‘boon to the parched earth. Fields car- poted with nature’s richest colors, trees ‘bursting with gladness,and small grains ‘ gprouting vigorously, combine to fill the farmers with good cheer and robe the country in the brightest of spring suits. ‘THe serious illness of the venerable Dr. McCosh, of Princeton college, likely _to terminate fatally, owing to his ad- wvanced age, will be regreted by the whole educational world. For more ‘than twenty years he has been at the “head of Princeton college, and hasdone goore thar anyone man in making Princeton the great seat of learning ~which it is to-day. THE eminent American citizens who are to represent the United States in ~ ' tne Berlin conference are on the ocean. They will undoubtedly receive a cordial welcome on their arrival in the Ger- ' man capital, because Bismarck appar- “ ently has things sonicely arranged that he can afford to feel kindly and act courteously. Indeed we suspect that good treatment socially is about all our * pepresentatives will realize from their mission. Doubtlass Bismarck could tell now just how the conference will result. mepmee—— Tre prohibitionists of Massachusetts . . wirtually concede the defeat of the amendment. A complete poll of the ‘state confirms the prediction of the op- . position that the majority against it *, will range from five to ten thousand. The example of New Hampshire and Mnseachusetts will be followed and em- * phasized in Pennsylvania, where the . commercial, professional and laboring | . olasses are practically a unit against * gonstitutional fanaticism. 4 ———— A8 a fabricator of stupid dialogues ~ and bogus interviews Judge Crounse’s ‘m-hhluv: is & stupendous success. The - dudge ought to come to town once more his retreat at Fort Calhoun and eall another citizen’s meeting to help ' $he young man outof the hole into i which he has plunged himself heels - over head in his ambition to be a great mewspaper man, Since the fizzle of the i &r:n SBunday edition the desperation of judge’s son-in-law has well-nigh F:d‘a him a fit subject for the asylum ncurables at Hastings. A LITTLE COMMON SENSE. We are told that our real estate deal- ers were struck with paralysis when it became known that the new postoffice location would remain in doubt. This is almost too absurd for serious discus- sion.” Suppose that it was known to- day just exactly'where the new post- office will stand, what effect would it have on the real estate murket, except perhaps upon the blocks immediately adjoining? Suppose it be located to-morrow in the Planters’ house block, what would be the effect on the general reol estate market? It would take fully two months to condemn the prop- erty and pass upon the titles. If any of the titles are defective or the owner of anylot appeals from the appraisement, it might take six months before a dollar could be paid over. In any event it will take from three to four months to prepare the plans, and at best the foundation may be begun by the time winter setsin. Are all parties who have prop- erty to buy or sell in Omaha holding back for the postoffice location? Is this city swinging on one pivot, and is the coming postoffice that pivot? Candidly speaking, what great build- ings are being held back in the im- mediate neighborhood of the Hitchcock and Folsom lots? Will Judge Crounse pull down his block and build a palatial structure on the site? Will Judge Neville favor us with great blocks of granite and cut stone on his Sixteenth and. Seventeenth street lots this season? If so, there is a great sur- prise in store for Omaha. Ts not ail this talk about the terrible damage to our building prospects the sheerost non- gense? xteenth street is bound to re- main a great retail thoroughfare, and those who have faith in the future of this city and the nerve to back their faith with _their own money and the money they can procure on a building loan are not likely to shrink back upon the possible loca- tion of the postoffice on upper Farnam, especially in view of the fact that it will take at least five years to complete the building. The only purties that may be affected by the delay ave speculators who hold options on lots that are located in the neighborhood of competing blocks. That class of people seldom build any- thing. HOMES FOR THE HOMELE, Chicago is experiencing a great exodus of residents from the business districts into the suburbs. The change is ascribed to high ren ts, but back and beneath it is the natural desire of peo- ple to own and occupy theirown home: The advantage of liviug near the work- shop or place of business will not weign in the balance against the disagreeanle crowding and confusion of flats, and the impossibility of securing domestic privacy and peace. Life in such quar- ters 1s a continual protest. It isan in- centive to practical economy in order that sufficient means may be secured to lay the foundation of the home, and ac- quire that independence and happiness which cluster around the hearthstone. The movement in Chicago has had its counterpart in Omaha for years, on a smaller scale. The magnificent heights and charming valleys surrounding the city are being dotted with the elegant homes of the rich, and the cozy cottages of people of moderate means. The res- ident population is steadily moving away from the noise and bustle of traffic into the purer atmosphere north, west and south, where homes can be secured at moderate cost, with grounds to adorn and make the surroundings attractive. Freedom from the landlord is only one of the benefits enjoyed. Every improve- ment made, every flower and shrub and tree planted contributes to comfort and happiness and are living evidences of the taste and thrift of the occupants. The facilities for reaching suburban homes are keeping pace with the move- ment. The Belt Line local trains have contributed largely to the growth of the porthern and western sections, benelfit- ing alike the company and the people. Profiting by this experience the Elk- horn and the Omaha roads have put on local trains to encourage the upbuild- ing ofthe country tributary to their lines. The street car companies are reaching out into the suburbs in every direction, and with the completion of the lines projected, every section of the city will have convenient and rapid transit 10 and from the business center. These facilities will accelerate the movement of residents toward the west- ern limits of the city. It cannot te resisted or turned aside. It is the tidal wave of home builders, the realization of hopes and aspirations long deferred, and the gratification which prosperity brings. Here they can enjoy the comforts of life without jostling. Schools and churches are convenient, paved streets penetrate the districts most sought for, and water and gas are within reach. Every desir- able convenience for a home can be had, free from the clatter and dust of busi- ness. Suburban property in Omaha is un- surpassed for homes or as a means of profitable investment. Its future is as secure and its growth as certain as the surrounding hills, DIVORCE LAWS FAILURE. The discussion of a reform in the di- vorce laws of the country will be mate- rially helped on the affirmatjve side by the statistics given in the annual report of the National Divorce Reform league, recently issued. The most striking and significant fact presented is that while in the last twenty years the population of the country has increased sixty per cent, the annual number of di- vorces granted mounted from about ten tuousand to over twenty-five thousand. Noone can have any diffi- culty in drawing the obvious moral of this appalling increase in the number of marriages annulled annually. It not only ehows an alarming extent of in- difference in this country to the sacred- ness of the married relation, but it il- lustrates also the debasing influence on society of lax divorce laws. The south shows the greatest average, the number of divorces in that section for the last five years having been over three times the number granted in the years 1867-1871, The showing for the west is very little, if any better. Tts divorces in the last five years, since are three and gne-half fimes the number given for the five years, 1867-I871, inclusive. In view of the fact that the population of the west increased nearly four times as rapidly as in the south, the ceal average ingrease is larger in the latter section. The record of all localities, how- ever, is so bad that nothing is to be gained for any by compari- sons of this sort. The whole showing clearly points out the necessity for a re- form of the divorce laws, so that they shall discourage, rather than stimulate, the severance of tha marriage tie. How this result can best be attained is the serious question, complicated by numer- ous considerations, Undoubtedly a uniform divorce law, enacted by con- gress, would haVve the effect to diminish the number of divorces, but there is a very strong opposition to al- lowing the national government to leg- islate upon matters of this nature. The rogulation of marringe and divorce is held to belong wholly to the states, to be determined by the people of ench according to their own notions of what is expedient and desirable in the inter- ests of their socinl and moral life. When un Illinois senator proposed to amend the federal constitution so as to authorize congress to enact divorce laws, the question of per- mitting the general goverment to interfero in this matter was widely discussed, and the weight of opinion was against the proposition. We have wo doubt that were the subject sub- mitted to the calm judgment of the veople they would not, while doubtless acknowledging the desirability of a uniform divorce law, approve the pro- posal that congress shouid legislate on this question. If this viei of the popu- lar opinion be correct, those who are agitating for a reform of the divorce laws should address their efforts to improving these laws in the several states. We have no doubt that agitation which goes beyond this will be found to be a waste of time ana labor. There can bo no question in the light of the statistics presented by the natic league of the great importance of this subject in its social and moral bearings,” and the effort in behalf of reform shouid be vig- arously and persistently prosecuted. A SUBSIDY DELEGRATION. It- is unfortunate that, with two or three exceptions, the delegates ap- pointed by the president to represent the United States in the congress of American nations are in favor of subsi- dies to private ship building. TItis not supposed that this question will neces- sarily figure in the congregs, but men who are wedded to a subsidy policy as the only way in which the shipping in- terest of the United States can be re- stored are very likely to have their visions blinded to other means of enabling this country to secure the transportation facilities required for the better carrying on of its trade with other countries. Doubtless the repre- sentatives of other American nations will tell the congress, as our commis- sioners who visited South American countries several years ago were told, that the United States 15 atad vantage in not having linesof rapid steamers plying between our ports and those of other countries in the western hemisphere. The fact is obvious, and 1t presents a problem for which there must some day be found a solution. This country cannot enlarge its trade as it should do until it is in a position to carry it under its own flag. Butthe attainment of this position must be brought about by some other means than that of paying sub- sidies out of the public treasury. No political party could survive the adon- tion of a policy of this kind. It will be unfortunate if the representatives of the other American nations are misled as to public opinion here on this ques- tion by the attitude of our delegates in the congress. There appears to be fair promise that this congress will have good results. It is beginning to be regarded by the tinancial and commercial men of the country with a great aeal of interest. An association of bankers and business men has been formed in New York to co-operate in the work, and an effort will be made to give the congress a practical character, at least to the ex- tent of discussing practical matters. And indeed not much more than this can be done. The pur- pose of the congress is to ef- fect 2 better international understand- ing, which is a step towards wiser laws and larger trade. We shall learn through this cougress move of the pres- ent condition and the possibilities of the countries represented in it, and they will get a better knowledge of the wealth and resources of this country. It is hardly possible that the enlarged information thus obtained can fail to have good results, but the influences of the congress may be easily impaired if it shall be made a channel for the ad- vocacy of the fallacy that commerce can be created by the payment of subsidies and that trade may be fostered by arti- ficial stimulants. ——— THE governor of Idaho has issued a proclamation, calling a constitutional convention, to meet at Boise City, in July. The only opposition to the movement for statehood comes from the Mormons, who have a wholesome dread of local legislation, In Utah, where they hold the balance of power, statehood would be a blessing to the *‘divine institution,” but in Idaho they are in a hieless minority, and could not shape legislation to suit their plural ideas. The movement, however, meets the approval of all progressive classes, and will make itself felt in the next congres! —— ALTHOUGH a republic, Mexico is not free in her government from some of the methods of monarchy, President Diaz administers with a firm hand, and in some respects he is hardly less auto- cratic than the ozar of Russia. He is unquestionably a very able man, a statesman who has accomplished a great deal for the prosperity and Lrogrul of Mexico, but he has many dnd strong enemies. The report of a conspiracy to overthrow him s uot, therefore, in- NuAX APRIL 14, 1839.—-SIXTEEN PAGES. credible, but thagg, i very little proba- bility of its succedd, sp complete is his grasp on the arm, A{l 80 thorough hi means of discovering and erushing con- apiracy. Several nes since he be- came president t "have been reports of a threatened revolption, but Dinz has been found too stry n‘lor his enemies heretofore. and will @oubtless be again, if they seriously #tempt his overthrow. THE establishmentof an extensive Boot and shoe mufactory in our city has been announcdd. 4 From the reputa- tion of the firm'Projecting the entor- prise there can be little doubt but that the manufactory will be on a scale com- mensurable with its importance. Omaha presents unusual advantages for the manufacture of boots and shoes. It isa new industry. The field it can su pply immediately extonds from the Missouri river to the Rocky mountains. There is, moreover, every prospect that in a comparatively short time the manufac- ture of boots, shoes and kindred indus- tries will be centralized in our vicimty for the reason that the raw materials are at our door. When we ave able to take the raw hides from our slaughter houses and convert them into leather the problem of making Omaha a great industrial market issolved. Wo have the hides and should convert them inte leather. We need the tanneries as the connecting link, and it isonly o ques- tion of time when the process of tan- ning can be carvied on here as profita- bly as it has been elsewhere [t is barely two weocks co Mr. Windom, the now su ising archi- tect has been installed in the United States treasury. Mr. Windom has not had time to turn around in his oftice and become acquainted with his sub- ordinates. He has not had time to fam- iliarize himself with the responsible duties devolving upon him. But our wiseacres are furious because of the delay in locating the Omuaha postoftice, when they ought to know enough to kuow that groat bodies move slowly. The fact 1s, there has been as much at- tention given the Omaha postoftice as to any other. Talk about deiny! It took eleven months to negotiate and complete a building loan for the new Bek building after application had been made, and there was no defect in the title to the property, but merely a few trivial crrors to correct in the records. It looks asaf it will be a delicate mat- ter for the Inter-State, Commerce Com- mission to regulate thp trafic on the Grand ilroad, from a point in ateq" through a toreigu country to anothdn point in the United States. The American officials of that road however haye been summoned to appear before the commission and to answer why the regulations of the in- ter-state law should npt apply to the case in question. ¥Their plea will be that the commission has no jurisdiction over traffic in Canada, whatever con- trol the commission may have over traffic the momeng it gouches the terri- tory of the United™ifes. The decision in the case will bg lgoked for with in- terest, as it is the fivst time the com- mission bas been called upon to con- sider the problem THE suggestion that President Huar- rison should appoint a western man to the vacancy in the interstate commerce commission 1s a good one. It will un- doubtedly be vigorously opposed, how- ever, by the commercial interests of the east and particularly of New York. They will claim tLat Mr. Walker being an eastern man his successor should be, and they will doubtiess insist also that both Judge Cooley and Mr. Morrison are western men. Still it ought not to be difficult to present an argument in favorof the great west having a repre- sentative on the commission who would carry weight with the president. SOME of the geniuses who are at the heud of certain Omaha dailies demand* that the board of trade be disbanded at once and supplanted by a body made un of men who oan show Omaha what they can do. 'Would it not be more in the public interest to disband the gang that has bankrupted the papers that are making all the clatter about the board and nearly ruined the proprictors, so as to let some live, practical, self-respec ing journalists take their places and give Omaha at least two great dailies that will be self-supporting by reason of their excellence, and achieve a repu- tation beyond the boundaries of Spoon lake. JAY GOULD has not yet succeeded in gripping the throat of the Santa Fe road, though he has seriously con- tracted its windpipe. He is now en- gaged in scouring the couutry for proxies, but enough of the stockholders have combined to prevent him con- trolling the coming annual meeting. This fact has encouraged the supporters of the road to tender financial aid, and relieve the distress which has inter- fered with 1ts operation for months past. — THE state board of - equalization will meet in Lincoln oh the 18th inst., for the purpose of assessing the property of the railways of thisstate. Stockholders of these roads need not be surprised at the low estimates of mileage valuation which local officials:will present before the board, THE BEp assures them that on this account there is, no immediate occasion for alarm over!the decline of railroad values. THE Tennessee flre-eaters who re- pudiate the tenders of porthern aid to the confederate soldiers’ home are in- capable of appreciating a manly im- pulse. The Cheatham bivouac is evi- dently a remnant of the Fort Pillow butchers. — More Gallant Than Just, Peoria Transoript. It would seem, in the face of the evidence, that the jury had been more gallant than just, Miss Biechler is as much a murderer 88 many & poor devil tbat has stretched hewmp, and sympatby for her is simply senti- mental nonsensg, At any rate, if she was jusane then, shé is equally insaue now, and should, at least, be kept in an asylum out of the way of the world, Wehad an instance 1n this state, not long since, where a woman, soquitted of murder on the grounds of emo- tional laossnity, afterwards killed her two children, and then added self-slaughter to her other sins. The world needs protection against aaft murderers, as well as tho ordi- nary cold-blooded brutes, who do not allow sentimentality to cut any figure in their work. — Tough on the Paupers. Rlair Pilot, The Douglas county commissioners did & thorough job at whitewashing the poor houso management. Tne Brr places it right in saving that Mahoney i8too useful to the dem- ocratic board to be deposed. The members need him in their busincss, There was enough of disolosure to damn any decent man, but the commissioners find no cause for complaints, The Mahoneys, the board of commissioners and the public can probably stand such result very well, but it's pretty tough on the paupers. - Should Take One More Step. Kansas City Jowrnal, With a considerate regard for the comfort of citizens, the city council of Madisonvilie, Ky., has passed an ordinance forbidding brass bands to practice new pieces of music within 300 feet of a dwelling house. The next stop should be to abate the nuisance of the individual cornet player, who holds prie vate musicales in his room. - a Our Board of Trade. Kansas City Jowrnal, There seems to be a great deal of dissat- isfaction in Omaba with the board of trade. But really that organization has done some effective work. Omaha is now the metrop- olis of Nebraska, and becoming more so every day. What greater achievement do the people expect? e, What Senator Payne's Election Cost. Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. An Ohio paper says Payne is not a candi- date for re-election to the United States senate. The same thing was said several years ago, but when a democratic legislature was elected the sum of §225,000 was used to elect the old gentleman over Mr. Pendleton. New 'k World. A correspondent asks us if we have any extradition treaty with Brazil. No. Thero is no such trea between the United States and Brazil, and a fugitive from justice from the states is entirely safe in that country. ANt g B Nebraska's Modesty. Chicago Tribune, Nebraska is now sotting up a howl be- causo she does not get all the ofiices she wants, Nebraska ought to be ashamed of herself. Let her wait till New York has hud a chance to obtain recognition. S it Nebraska Will Follow Suit. Denver News, Prohibition was defeated in New Hamp- shire last weck by a two-thirds vote, and may be called a dead issue in thut state, which is favored with a good local option law. Nebrasku votes next. e Murat as a Poet. Chicago News, The Hon, Murat Halstead is reported to bo writing a heroic poem in which he makes “Germany” rhyme with “harmony” and “senate” with “win yet.” Murat might be in better busines g i Political Kconomy. Atchison Globe, You may be invited to ride to the polls in a hack, but you can bet your life that you will not be invited to ride home. g - Still With Us. New York Graphic. The great distillery owner of Ccgnac 1s dead, but his spirit remains with us. e gy A TRIBUTE TO GENIUS. A Tribute to Emma Homan Th * After a Care- Jul Study of Her Book, “*Colorado Wild Flowers,” She loves the mountain and the valleys low, From sky to sparkling stream, She loves all things that poet natures love Or artist natures dream, She finds achght in nature's varied moods, She loves the sun and flowers, But most of all I think her artist's soul Finds joy among the flowers. She walked with nature and the flowers looked up ‘To cheer her as she passea. She saw their glories and with skillful hand She chained their beauties fast. She could not hold their fragrance that was lost, ut all the loving care With which she wrought, has fragrance born of love To make the world more fair, 1 know the skillful hand that paints so well A wind-tossed, wildwood flow'r Would be a blessed hand to calm and soothe A weary, pain fraught hour. I know the heart that loveth nature so, Sometimes to silence awea, Sometimes in strains of rapture breaking forth, Is near to Nature's God. —ANNIE WALL, PuesLo, Colo. ————— AS OTHERS SEE US. Will He Send Our Mail There? Globe-Democrat, Western congressmen are passing around a story to-day at the expense of Mr, J. Lowrey Bell, the new superintendent of the railway mail service. They refer to Mr. Bell us & Philadelphia dude. One of them went 1nto Mr. Belis office the other morning to make the new superintendent’s acquaint- ance. He introduced himself in an off-hand, western way, without putting any title in froat of his name. Mr. Bell, in o mild way, suid ho was pleased 1o sce him and asked: ““Where are you from, Mr, ——1" “Omaha," replied the statesman, who has a national reputation. “Oh, yes,” sawid Mr. Bell, “Omaha, Kan- sas; I know whero that 1s.” . Our Subway System. Denver News. Omahba is considering the adoption of the Chicago subway system, to get the electric wires under ground. where they belong This should be accomplished in Denver be- fore paving is touched. Miss Biechler's Acquittal. Kansas City Journal, The acquittal of Libbie Biechier, who was charged with the murder of Henry King in Omaha, surprised no one. Of course Miss Biechler killed him; that was capable of easy proof, and was freely admitted. The strong points of the defense may be summed up thus: Pretty woman, ready tears, susceptible jury, temporary iunsanity dodge, A Oapital Orime. Detroit Journal. A woman named Biechler, the mistress of Heory King, the rich young Chicago profli- gate, who was a poor imitation of some of the English nobility and Austrian royalty, killed him a few months ago for casting her off and marrying some other woman, The jury acquitted her on the ground of insanity. This, however, was & mere excuse for ex- pressing public sympathy with a woman who indulges her revenge upon one who in- formally sustains a husband’s relations with ber, until for family or social or business reasons he contracts a legal alliance with some other woman, Public opinion in this country decrees capital punishment for that crimo, because the law takes httle or no cognizance of it. The man who commits it runs the risk of forfeiting his life as the penalty, which his victim has carte blanche to execute upon him, Miss Bicchler's Morbid Mind. St. Louts Republican, The aoquittal of Elizabeth Biechler for tho murder of young King in Omaha was neces- sitatod by the court's instructions thav if n “‘her morbid stato of mind" she really be- lieved King meant to kill her, she had a right to kill him. Under such law as this a mur- derer needs only to be supplied with a pistol and a morbid state of mind to be suro of ac- quittal. As all murderers are supplied with the morbid stato of mind before using the pistol, the knife, or the bludgeon, it seems that this decision has reduced the seience of safety for murderers to its extreme of sim- phicr In Omaha and Chieago. New York Voice. Hon. W. S. Androw stated tho movitsble effect of high license very concisely when ho said bofore the exise revision commission of this state: “An extromo high liconse would drive out somo of the best porsons in the business, whila the worst would cither pay or sell without license.” The ‘“dives,” the saloons that are tho headquarters of gamblers, blacklegs, thioves, and those who combine prostitution and gambling with liquor-selling, as in Omaha aud Chicago, can pay almost any price. A Woman's Revenge. Burlington Gazette, "Miss Blechler is as free to-day as any woman in the land. Sho shot a fellow-mor- tal to death, Her victim was a libertine who toyed and played with her for his pleasure as long as he willed, and then cast her off light- ly and laughed at her desolation. Public sentiment said sho had a right to revengo herself even to the last extremity. Lawyers gave the jury a peg to hang their verdict on, but the general facts of tho case gave the grounds for the verdict. Her revenge was terrible and her remorse has been great, yet sympathy tor her has been 8o strong that the people are aot disposed to punish her, and put her grievances against her crime. Advice to Fast Young Men. Toledo Biade, Miss Biochler, wko shot young King in Omaha because he married another woman, has been declared not guilty—a sympathetic jury finding her insane. The verdict is of course a ridiculous one, but as it will doubt- less prove a warning to fast young men who have extremely indefinite ideas s to their duty to women it is perhaps (ust as well, R SN R YOUNG AMERICA. Wanted Them Kor Kite Tails. A lady living on North Bichteenth stroet recently made herself a number of night gowns. “Mama,” observed oneof her two little boys the other morning, “if you sbould die before you get your gowns all worn out, could me and Willie have em for kite tails?” A Young Diplomatist. A ten-year-old at the Long school who has recently been devoting considerable atten- tion to a pretty litle schoolmate to the neglect of his studies, began to feel very un- easy as examination day aporoached. He accordingly addressed the following note to his teacher: dere Teecher: i try Awfull hard tobe good butican't keep frum whispering to Jessie B—. cause like her so. i am a goiug to do better tho. | want to meat you in Heven where evil cometh not. do you think i will Pass to the next grade? Your loviug pupil, WiLLie D—. Re Wasn't Specific. A little miss who is sometimes inciined to be a quite boisterous in her sport threw one of her toy dinner plates across the floor with considerable force the other day. “Youll break your crockery if you're not careful,”” observed o gentleman visitor at the house. “Q, mama!” shouted the little maiden gleefully, “he tant say dish.” ECASR S CHOICE FREE WANTS. There is great rivalry between two Omaha dailies as to which can do the most free advertising. One of them carries a whole vage of free gift wants which the other un- londed recently in order to induce chumps (who drop five nickels into its want siot dur- ing the next month) to take their chances upon getting a prize puzzle premium of $25. "This presupposes a want of brains in Omaha which nobody hereabouts has suspected. Tue BEE has never given away any of its advertising in the wants column because it does not believe people place any value on things that are given away, but mainly be cause its columns are always patronized by people who want to reach everybody in Omaha, Council Biuffs and all other towns within a radius of 200 to 500 miles, But in order not to be behind any Omaha daily in the matter of enterprise and public spirit, wo maike an exception to our rule and devote a limited space to 2 few choice want ads that we deem deserving of benevolent treatment, and for which no charge has been made: WANEED-A tew mors ablo-bodted lun tosters, who can diSpose of & fow coples OF great 2-cont daily on the stroet cormers of Council Bluffs without bemg taken to jail by the oity marenal. Appheants will report to the inflation circulator, lenth and Douglas, with Droper references for Voracity, T ANTED—A fow cowboys, actors and to sell onr magic hair rest headed men, unless t octs ald- 1oy wear wigs, need 1ot about 6 months a good, sound rhiunoceros hide of not moro than two ‘inches in thickness, Address baso. ball umpire. ANTED—Sltuation—A chap who has fust completed « term in Nobesville for attack- g & defenseloss womon, would 1ike 1o got & Job s dramaticeritic on & Chicago paper, W ANTED-Situation A poor widow woman is desirous of apprenticing her only son to some bloatod capitalist or monopolist. * Would iy, smalt premium It lo could be taught the usiness within two years, ANTED-For adoption, 2 orphan_children Whose parents, for a consideration, will re- Iinquish all ciaim Gver them, JPERSONAL--As & momber of the hoard ot trade I recorded my vote for Twentieth and Farnam, with Sixteenth and Dodgo as a second choice, 'Way down deep | am in hopes that Eightcenth and Farnam will win, but 1 Lave to keop up the racket for appesrance sake (o satisty my father-inlaw, and 1 also expect to make some capital agalnst Kosewster and for my puper. 'This is strictly confidentini, ERSONAL—1f Mis. Brown, who lefi her oor, sorrowing husband & tew days since, don't soon return, there will be another Mrs, Brown, PERSONALIE John Jones. who twonty years ago deserted his poor Wife and 1nuo- cent babe, will return, said babe will lick the stuffin’ out of him ERSONAL Walter, havo givon Tiger stut you sent. Poor, deAr papa hias gout in toe, Shall be at home this evenlng. Clura, PEBSONAL-WIll the elogantly ttired zen- tleman wlio met the two young lidies in the dime mudeum Saturday ovoring pleaso return tho ring he absent-mindedly put in hiz pocket aftor examning? TO8T-Twelve hundsed doliars per month tn 4 trying to build up the Omaha Atlas, JPUOPOSALS for w new prize puzzlo tiat will draw aud help to keep up the artiticial boom Will 'be Feceived up 1o tho 186 Gf May, 1oF turther particulars apply to G. M. Hitclicock, OST—If the undusiful wife, who, after awearing to love, honor sud obey Nur bus: band, left nis bed and board n week ago, will returh at once she will be allowed in fufure to retain for use of herself and children one. fourth of all monoy she earns by washing and BeWing. JLOBE-A pocket-book contatning #1000 in 4 gold and greenbacks, Should the person fortunate enough to find it return it 1o the Swmer whols a poor mas, he will be owed very heavy debtof gratitude the rest of Lis life, FOR MEN WHO THINK, Tn Burope each nation justifios the mainte. nance of a largo standing army by the behave for of its neighbors, and now the United States and Germany are exousing themselves in similar fashion for maintaining war ships in Samoan waters, says the Philadelphia Ledger. The United States is to send throe vessels thero in place of thoso lost, for foar Germany may got the upper hand, and the German naval secretary explains to the Reichstag that Germany must replace the wrecked German cruisers booause the United States is about to send out new cruisers to the same station, If each nation is to do what the other doos, why not come to an agreement to do nothing, or to sond only one vessel oach instoad of three to look after na- tional interesta? It may bo that the best and quickest way to get rid of immoral fiction is to stand asido and let it run its course, says the Atlanta Constitution. The men engaged in writing this objectionable stuff will grow bolder if loft alone, and a disgustod public will revolt and demand something better, In the ab- sence of any other remedy it is to be hoped that the flood of trashy novels now roiling over the land will shock and sicken readers everywhere and cause a reaction in publio taste. Tho sooner we got to the end of this erotic craze the better. Perhaps the president will soon see that Whitelaw Reid was right twoelvo years ago when he told Hayes he could serve tho party and the administration better as an inde- pendent editor than as a federal oficeholder, says the Chicago Tribune. Doubtless tho spellbound newspapers have tho heart to serve the president, but they are faint even in praise. Gratitude for reward forbids them to criticise, while the consciousness that tho people regard their motives with mistrust makes it impossible for the spellbound press to defend or praise the admmistration heartily. An editor with an office can hardly dare give the administration hearty commendation, He might face democratic jeers, but it is hard to have his own readers question his motives and view his encomiums as subsi- dized utterances. Ounly the country editors, Wwho nover pretend to make their papers any- thing but party organs, can moet the de- mands of such a situation. But the metro- politan editors, to whom the peopla look for fearless and independent expressions of opinion, are getting into a pitiful plight by surrendering to the alluroments of office, The president, by his kindness, has really deprived them of the capacity to render him or the party vigorous and effective service. They are paralyzed—choked on gingerbread. The story of Stanley’s march of almost a thousand miles across the heart of Africa after leaving headwater on the Aruwimi is one of incredible hardship and difoulty, says the Brooklyn Times. Hostile natives opposed the force through a good part of the way, men fell by poisoned arrows aua by swamp fever, or deserted by the dozen. Of the force that made the march 50 per cent. were in one way or another lost; of theso left behind at Bunalya under poor Major Barttelot about three-quarters were lost. Stanley himself was ill for a month with fever, an illuess which occupies but & sen- tence in his letter, but which is eloquent of the hardships inseparably connected with African exploration. One might be tempted to inquire what end is served by all this suffering and hardship, this slaughter of tho natives, this ranging back and forth through the pestilential swamps and forests. Yet if somewhat simi- lar hardships and experiences had not been undergone on our own continent there would be no United States to-day. Perhaps thorae is room on the Congo and the Upper Nile for another nation as vast, prosperous and en- lightened some day. General Boulanger made one of the great- est mistakes of his life when he fled from France to escape prosecution by the govern- ment, according to the Philadelphia North American. The French admire daring, and especially foolhardy daring, and had he stood his ground and allowed himself to be ar- rested he would have been the most popuiaz man in France. His running away, how- ever,will be regarded by many as cowardice, and if-his good fortune does not come to his rescue he will find himself no longer an idol, but an object of ridicule. He has foolishly played into the kands of his enemies, and to pose as a martyr under the present cirou m« stances will be an impossibility, The gov- ernment could have wished for nothing bet- ter than his absence from France, and will no doubt be glad to have him remain just where he is. If Boulanger is not careful ha will have all France laughing at him, and when France laughs at a man his star has gone down. The recent report of the Castle Garden authorities that there had been a falling off in immigration to this conntry from Italy does nov necessarily mean that emigration from that country to the new world is de- creasing, says tho Boston Advertiser. It is a fact that Italian emigration is greater than ever before, and it seems to be constantly in- creasing. The cause of vhis is attributed to a great extent to the excessive taxes that ara required from the Italian peasantry for thq support of the standing army and navy. Tho exodus is 80 great that tho Italian govern- ment is becoming alarmed. The Argentine Republic, with bonus offers to immigrants, and o climate similar to that of Italy, is to all appearances gaining largely at the expemse of the latter country. Commercial organizations and journals of Canada have revived the movement for a baukruptey law applicable to all parts of the dominion, says the New York Commerolal Bulletin, Tk , a8 here, the general law was defective and unsatisfactory, and was finally repealed and the regulation of bank- rupteies left to the separate provmees; but now the laws adopted by Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Manitoba are found to be un- just and incficient; the efforts to secure bet- ter legislation in Quebec have been unsuc- cessful, and the lack of uniformity and the complications arising under the inconsistent laws have caused a strong reaction of com- mercial sentiment in favor of simple and uni- form legislation for the entire country. This sentiment will necessarily strengthen with an increaso of commerce between the pro- vinces, and the demand for uniform bank. ruptey legislation throughout the eountry is one which neither Canada nor the United States can afford to ignore, e HIT5> AND MISSES, oxpross astonishment at the ont refusal of the Council Bluffs womau to die according to their plans. Fhe bullet intended for ber brains simply found a vacancy there and took possession, The fire department’s new wire cutting shears can only bo operated on Bunaay with any degree of safety. The moisture of other days renders the operators labie to a shock, Coolk county paupers are stimulated with a barrel of whisky every month., Douglas county puupers subsist on hot tongue, The Elkhorn Valley railroad clerk who purloined a vacation and $2,000 of the com- pany’s funds is & life size model of an Kuos- cent kid, A The determination of jourueymon barbers to svord Buuday work s worthy of emala- tion. The barbarous master should mot abridge their right to life, liberty aud one day a woek to scrape an scqualutance with their famulics,