Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 16, 1889, Page 4

THE DATLY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. [ty iy TRERMSE OF 8UBSCRIPTION, 10 00 500 res Months 250 .‘IMOIIA"A !r"mmv Bre, m 200 WerkLy Bee, One Year. . 200 “ OMANA Oprice, Nos,14 and 716 FARNAM STRRET. RICAO OFFICE, 507 ROOKERY HUILDING. ¥W YORK OFpicn, RoOMS 14 AND 16 TRIDUNE UILDING, «WASHINGTON OFFICE, NO. 618 EENTH BTREET. | communications relating to ol h’lnl%m‘?pr should be addressed to the EDITOR oy THE Ber, = USINESS LETTERS, 11 brusiness letters and remittances should be Aressod to Tik DEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, OMANA. Drafts, checks and postoflice orders to be made payablé Lo the order of the company, ke Beg Pablishing Company, Proprictors E. ROSEWATER, Editor. Notice to Agents and Subscribers We wiil consider it a favor if agents and suo- seribers will notify us at once when Tie Ber falls to reach them promptly. L order to suc cesstully remedy any fault in the delivery of papers, 1t Is absolutely necessary that we know the date on which papers were late or missing. 1f Iate, give the time and traln on which Tue Buk reached your town. Also state from what direction 5o that we can locate the érouble and apply the proper remedy. Papers are fre- quently carried by a town through the care- lessness of the route agents, ana when this oc- curs, we can, with full information, place the blame where it belongs. Sworn Statement of Circulation. Btate of Nebraska, | ‘County of Douglas, § T Ty jeorge B, Tzschuck, secretary of the Bee USSR, Q068 Solerny AWeRE (At the ACiiAL clrcalation of TIR DAILY 1lkk for the week ending April 13, 1880, was as follow: Wednesday, A| ’l'ImMIY.’AWml Friday. Aprii 12 Baturday, April 13. Average. 8worn to hefore me and subscriped to in my vresence tais iith day of April, A 1), 1889, al. N. P. FEIL, Notary Public, Btato of Nebraskn, {4, County of Douglas, George- i3, Tzschuck, being duly sworn, de- ses And &ays that ho 18 secretary ol the Bos Rhll hing company, that the sctual average daily circulatio of THE DaiLy Bee for the month o March, 188, 10,080 copies; for April, 1688 18744 coples; | for M or ay, o) for June, 188, 102t} copfes; ‘for Jul 18K, 18,033 coples; for August, 1888 mli’l coples; for Be}xlemher‘ 1883, 18,154 cop! r October, 188, 18084 coples: for Novem- ber, 188, 1,686 coples; for December, 1588, 18,223 coples; for January. 1689, 18,574 coples; for Fob- ruary, ), 18,006 copies. Y EEORGE B, TZSCHUCK. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence this 24 dlfior March, A. D, 1889, . P. FEIL Notary Public. MAYOR BROATCIC veto in his hip pocket. carries another It is significant that the farther away from France Boulanger gets, the more threatoning bis utterances grow. ITis the man with the Winchester and six-shooter who stands the best chance of fixing his claim in Oklahoma. It is the fourth class postmaster with - the strongest lungs who makes the life of the average congressman a burden nowadays, —_— THE self-destruction of a bank presi- dent in St. Louis and of arailroad presi- dent in Minneapolis is the price which men pay for dabbling heavily in wheat. S10Ux Crry is helplessly squirming under the nippers of the Chicago rail- roads disecriminating against that town in favor of the long haul to the garden city. Crry ATTORNEY WEBSTER hit the nail on the head. The paving specifi- cations on which contractors put in their bids did away with competition and wore therefore illegal and in viola- tion of the charter. THE board of public works committed a fatal error in not consulting the city engineer in the preparation of the pav- ing specifications. That official should have an equal voice with the members of the board, and it 1ssafe to say he will not be ignored in drawing up the new specifications. IN eighteen hundred and ninety-eight the president of the American water works company estimates the net earn- ings for that year at about one million dollars. “For the present year the not earnings aggregate nearly two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The fran- chise which this Philadelphia syndicate bought from the home company is a veritable gold mine. WnaATEVER glory the Dakotas are to achieve as states, their place in the union is to be purchased by a bitten political fight among the various fac- tious in the tervitory. Governor Mel- lette has just issued his proclamation calling for the election of delegates to the constitutional convention, and from now on, candidates for the hundred and one state cffices will be Dakota's largest crop. ——— CONGRESS very generously appropri- ated five hundred thousand dollars for the eupport of the Samoan commission, The loss of the three Amevican frigates, together with the cost of the naval ex- pedition to the South Sea islands, will, at lenst, foot up to another five hund- rod thousand. As yet, vhe return for this vast expenditure has been nothing, and the prospocts are that this invest- ment of a mullion dollars, or more, is the voorest Uncle Sam has made for some time, IF¥ correctly outlined, the oficial in- structions given the Samonu commise sioners indicate that our government does not intend to offer any concessions to Germany. All of the demands, which, It is represanted, will be made, are such a8 Germany ought reasonably to ex- ect, aud very likely does expect, ence the arrangement, or bar- galn, for a liberal considevation, which she is believed w have made with Eng- land. Assuming that such an agree- ment has been made, and thut England will act in good faith, what will our in- sistance upon these demaunds awount to? We shall simply be outvoted on sll of them that Bismarck is not dis- Pposod 10 allow us, The fuct is that the dallying with this matter by the last sdministration has probabty been futal $0 our cause, and if, in the end. we get sy of the rights in Samoa which we elaim ought to be allowed us we shall Aoubliess have to fight for them. THE WEST AND THE CENTENNIAL. The promise is that the centonnial of the constitution, which will be a na- tional holiday, will receive a proper ob- servance in every section of the coun- try, but nowhere ought it to be cele- brated with a more patriotic enthu- siasm than in the west. The Chicago Triisme justly says that the doctrine of nationality has been developed in the west, “‘where colonial prides and jeal- ousies nover had root, and where, from the beginaing, nationalism has swept over stat: lines and all other sectional barriers.” The west has been free from those traditions and influences which elsewhere sustained the ex- treme view of state sovereigaty and created a narrow feeling of sectional pride, all leading inevitably to polit- ical conditions which imperiled the permanency of the union. All the cir- cumstances of the settlement and pro- gress of the west have been of a nature to make the views of its people broadly and soundly national, and to render that section, what it confessedly is, the home of the highest patriotism and the most sincere devotion to the union. 1t is a boast the west ecan make .with proper pride that it supplied the men who were the leaders in the mighty struggle that maintained nationality against deadly assault of sectionalism. That triumph killed off all that was false ard pernicious in the doctrine of state sovereignty, and it is mnot likely ever to be revived. What was fair and right, under the limitations of the con- stitution, remained and will be pre- served. It is still necessary, however, that the great principle of nationality should be sedulously cultivated and im- pressed upon the thought of those who will succeed to the duty of maintaining the constitution. The centennial cele- bration will not be complete in its frui- tionsif, while commemorating the great- est political event in tho history of "mankind, it fails to convey the lesson, especially to the youth of the land, that the consummation of constitutional gov- ernment one hundred years ago was the establishment not only of “‘a more per- fect union,” but of o sovereign nation, possessing all the powers necessary to maintain itsunity and integrity, and not dependent for 1ts oontinued existence upon the will of individual states. It will not be possible to give too great scope to the national idea in celebrating the centennial of constitu- tional governmeont. The wust ought to bear enthusiastic testimony to its patriotic interest in this event. The people of no other section have a higher right to proclaim their devotion to the constitution and the union. Every western city and town should have its celebration, so that the voice of this section shall be heard grandly renewing the attestation of patriotism, of loyalty, and of faith in American nationality. A REMARKABLE RECORD. The clearings record of Omaha banks for the past week passed the four mil- lion point and exceeded the record for the corresponding week last year by nearly forty-two per cent. The figures are not startling nor unusual. They represent the steady advance of the city as the commercial and financial metropolis of the west, and tell in unadorned columns the story of a prosperous people. Sivce the first of the year Omaha clearings have made a vemarkable rec- ord. Transactions have steadily in- creased, ranging from twenty to forty per cent a week. From nineteenth on the list the city has crowded her rivals to the rear and now ravks fifteenth, The per cent of increase is the greatest with one exception, in the country. St. Paul, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and Cleveland have fallen behind, while Denver’s record with the volume of her boasted boom, is half a million dollars loss, and her per cent of increase drops to the insignificant sum of twelve per cent. The record, though a splendid one, only partially represents the business of the city. It does not include the large volume of business in South Omaha, which approaches one million dollars a week, nor the business of the state and private banks of the city, both of which would swell the total to six mil- lions a week. In all branches of the jobbing trade greater activity prevails than has been felt for years past, and while some branches of the retail trade are slightly depressed, there is confi- dence in all departments that the year's business will largely surpass any of its predecessors. Real estate transactions are steadily increasing, prices are firm, and eastern capital coming in. The building permits issued during the week compare favorably with the gen- eral advance in other lines. The num- ber of business blocks und residences contracted tor and projected, public works undertaken, and the vast extensions under way by the street railway companies, insure o season of uncommon activity and prosperity for all classes of trade and labor. The croakers who bark and whine on the corners, and conjure up imagivar, evils, will fiud, if they look beyond their shadows, a gondition of afairs higbly geatifying to all sincerely inter- ested 1n the progress of the city. ———— PRISON LABOR REI'ORM. The letter of the vencrable poet, John G. Whitticr, deprocating the folly of keeping prisvoers in peniten- tinrios in idlencss roflects a view gen- eval with those who have given this subject intelligent awtention. ‘The ex- perienco of New York for a year past with unemployed prisoners has shown the disastrous consequences of this policy. The financial cousideration is the ieast important. Tho moral and physical effects of the idlencss are the raost forceful arzument agaunst it. Prisoners having uvothing to occupy thewr time deteriorate both mentally and physically. A number of cases of insanity occurred in the New York prisons during the past year, due di- rectly to the absence of employment, while a very much larger number suf- fered in physical health., It is inevit- able that this should be eo, and it is nothing less thun the gravest scrt of iuhumauity to subject prisoners to suck the a condition. Leaving the unfortunate people to dwell upon their crimes, with nothing to divert their attention, and no relief from the terrible mo- notony of their confinement, is a kind of eruelty wholly incon- sistent with nineteenth century ideas. The prisoners themselves desire the work., They ave said to have pleaded for any sort of employment that would divert their thoughts and occupy their time. But the legislative demagogues had ordered otherwise and the prisoners and taxpayers were both losers. The experience should have insure d roform, but there isa danger that the grave folly will be continued. The measure that appears to have the best chanco of passing the New York legis- lature, and which would probably secure the approval of tha governor of that state would effect very little improvement and would fall far short of what is re- quired. Tt prohibits the use of machin- ery for manufacturing purposes in the penal institutions, and the labor it would permit to be performed could not possibly occupy the inmates of these institutions more than half the time, and very likely not so much. Any change, however small, from the pres- ent condition, is to be desired, but the great empire state ought to set a better example to the rest of the country in this important matter. It is admittedly proper that prison labor shall not be allowed to enter into damaging compe- tition with free labor, but both the dictates of humanity and the demands of public interest are opposed to tho policy of keeping prisoners in idleness. There is danger that New York’s example in the matter may prove to be pernicious unless it should be counter- acted by the experiences which prove its danger. WILL NOT HOLD WATER. Judge Neville’s profound and extra- judicial opinion with regard to the availability of a square divided by an alley will not hold water, in the light of established precedent. The judge declares over his own name that the city of Omaha cannot le- gally vacate an alley, and furthermore that the title for such an alley, if va- cated, could be vitiated. Incidentally, the judge has also certified that inas- much as the council has not yet vacated the alley between Douglas and Farnam which divides block one hundred and fifteen, the proposition to occupy that square with a postoffice building could not be entertained. We regret to remark that the learned judge has become somewhat rusty since his retirement from the bench. If he had scratched his head a little he might have easily recalled the fact that the Doug- las county court house, in which he dis- pensed justice for a number of years, stands upon an alley that formerly di- vided the court house square, and was vacated by the city in 1881. Although the judge is fortified by Senator Manderson’s endorsement as to the correctness of his position on the right to vacate and oc- cupy alloys, it so happens, as it were, thatordinance number four hundred and sixty-one, approved June 3, 1881, Gid vacate the alley in block one hundred and forty-one, known as the court house square. And the most remarkable coincidence about this alley is that the ordinance in question was drawn up by General Manderson while acting city attorney. That ought to convince Judge Neville that he was laboring under a delusion when he signed his name to that extra- ordinary document. NOTHING TO REJOICE OVER. Judge Hascall states that nothing has pleased him more in a long time than the hearty endorsement which Tus Ber has given his position on the police question. Ho has waited a long time for it—some two years—but he is rejoiced to sce that it has come at last.—Republican. ‘“Judge” Hascall has no cause for re- joicing over the attitude of THE Ber as regards the pending police investi- gation. There 15 a very marked difference be- tween the position which *“‘Judge’ Has- call took eighteen months ago and the views which T Beg holds as regards the power of the council to investigate the condition and conduct of the police department. ‘‘Judge” Hascall maintained that the law creating the police commission would be a dead-letter until the council saw fit to pass an ordinance regulating the police and fire department. Judge Hascall held that Seavey was not chief of police and that the policemen appointed by the commission had no au- thority to make arvests or perform po- lice duty until the couneil had recog- nized the commission and agreed with it upon rules governing the police. Judge Hascall also insisted that the couneil had a perfect right to compel the com- mission to capitulate by starving the police. On all these points Tnr BEE took a most decided stand aguinst “Judge’” Hascall, and the supreme court has ruled that *‘Judge” Hascall’s view of the law was untenable. Noue of these points is in controversy now, nor has Tue BeEE expressed any views at variance with the position it held eighteen months ago, Nothing Tie BEE has said vecently with regard tothe right of the council to investigate the police and fire departments, can be construed as in any way recanting the views it held on the preposterous assumytions of councilmen to dictate rogulations to the police commission and its efforts to coerce that co-ordinate municipal branch by the starvation pol- icy. —— T logislature of Minnesota passed a bill, whish is now in the hands of the goveruor, providing for inspection of beel vn the hoof. On last Saturday the agents, at Minneapolis and St. Paul, of the packing firms designated as tho “big four” received instructions that no more dressed meat would be consigned to them, thus cutting off an extensive source of suppiy from those markets. The newepapers of those cities refer to this action as a bluff, intended to in- duce the governor to veto the bill, but it is inferred from their tone that thero is vory little prospect of his doing this. ‘The geneval centiment seems. to be strougly favorable to the law, and it is THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, APRIL 16. 1839 likely to bo mAde stronger by the action of the packers. Neither is there any anxiety regarding an ample meat sup- ply, at prices no higher than have been vuling. Tt 18 probable, however, that consumers will before long discover that they must pay more for their meat and then the new law for the protection of Minnesota cattle raisers and butchers will receive from'a great many people more serious attehtion than they have thus far given The experience of the people of Mi&nmotn in this matter may be instructive to those of other states where similar legislation is pro- posed. Tue people of New York City have won a signal victory in the case of the application of the Western Union Tele- graph company for a permanent in- junction to restrain the subway board of electrical control from interfering with its poles and wires. The appeal was made to Judge Wallace, of the United States circuit court, whose rulings will form an important procedent in decid- ing similar cases in other parts of the country. The telegraph company based its claims for immunity from the order of the subway board on the ground that the Western Union Telegraph company is protected by national authority against any encroachment under state authority upon the rights expressly granted to it by the act of congress or which 1t enjoys in its dual capacity as an agent of the general government anian iwstrument of inter-state and foreign commerce. Judge Wallace, however, points out that the police power of the state, which includes the right to enforce the placing of telegraph wires underground, does not in this particular entrench upon any authority which has been confided exprossly or by implication, to the na- tional government. In consequence of this ruling, the Westarn Union in New York City can no longer defy the order of the subway board. All over- head wires of that company will go un- derground immediately, where sub- ways have been prepared, and the vie- tory will encourage other cities to fol- low New York’s example. THE proposed repeal of the midnight saloon closing ordinance is of very questionable propriety. The repeal of the ordinance is liable to increase dis- order and may require an increase of the police force to prevent dis- turbances that are liable to arise through after-midnight brawls. While it is true that many of the liquor dealers are seriously embarrassed by the strict Sunday closing order, it is doubtful whether reputable resorts will profit much by the movement to give them a chance to run all night. — BorH the Omaha Street Railway com- pany and the Motor people assure us that they intend to extend their lines immediately to the city limits on the south side. The struggle in the courts between the rivals may, however, be a mere bluff to secure the rights of way and to lay a few sections of rust streaks in order to hold the franchises. No permits shouid be given to either com- pany to lay its tracks south of the via- duets unless the line shall be built and uperated within a reasonable time on pain of forfeiture of 1its franchise for such failure. A FILLIBUSTERING movement to cap- ture Lower Califorma is reported from Los Angeles. The flattening out of the land boom compels desperate men to adopt desperate means. Don't Bargain This Way, Girls. Philadelphia Public Ledger, Judge Clifiord, of Chicago, has given a warning to young women who, for a_consid- eration, promise never to marry, that they should get ‘‘cash in advance.” In a case of this kind that was before him he had to deny the claim, becauso the ‘“never” was not yet up, and if the plaintiff should be awarded the money she might then go off and marry In sowe courts she would have been ruled out altogether from recovering under a cor.- tract clearly against public policy. e It Would *uit Office Seckers. Detroit Free Press, The total Mormon population is 158,081; the total number of elders is 11,505, and thel are, all tola, 31 officers, There are many who would be very glad to see this great and glorious republic modeled on the plan of the Chureh of the Latter Day Saints, in so far ns the proportion of officers to privates is con- cerned. s e Should Try Ours. Chicago Times. An clectric storm chased a British vessel off Cape Hatteras, but did not overtake her. If any other electric storm wants sport of this sort with the expectation of capture it can have it by hunting up an American vessel, i e Our Shopard and the Administration. New York Telegram. The Rey. Colonel Shepard wants no fooling on the part of this administration with dem- ocrats. It seems to keep this administration pretty busy fu fooling with the Rey. Col onel Shepard, — - Mr. Moody's Fatrh, New York Herald, Mr, Moody’s efforts to bring about a refor- mation in Chicago lead us to belisve that Mr. Moody has the faith vhich removes moun- tains, A Pointer to Tenderfeet, Chicago Tribunc. As a wise precautiopary measure it will do no harm for emigrants to Oklahowa to tarry awhile at her borders until their feet have grown tougher. —— H1TS AND MISSES, Dr. Mercer and bis Bixteonth street motor are again on top. The courts have rulea it so, Mayor Broateh’s liftle veto is a thing of Lfe and vigor. It will 'leven the whole lump. Sunday closing i Omaha is doveloping ihe Council tsluffs boulevard into aa avenue of prohibition groggeries. What's in aname! Owmaha has a “single tax club,” but members are taxed at the threshold and monthly thereafter, The police captured a burglar Sunday. The disguised villain attempted to crack a banana stand aad was promptly run in, Five dollars a year for the use of the via- ducts will not pay for the oil of the signal lights, The council might as well place them on a silver salver aud present them to Dr. Mercer. The investigation into the Pauly balcony bill promises 1o drag itself into the next ces tury, The job should be turned over to the subway section of the city council. As in- vestigators they are a howling success, Tue Suxpax Bee coutained more paid want ads than all the other Omaha papers combined. The actual showing made by the respective papers was Bree, 8 columns; Herald, nearly 8 columns; World, 25 col- umns, and Republican, % column, - STREET TRANSPFORTATION, What a Oitizen Says I8 the Demand of the South Side. Omama, April 15.—~To the Editor of Tne Ber: After several yearsof patient wait- ing, it now scoms probable that rapid stenot car transportation will be furnished to the south side of this city and South Omaha, ordinances granting right of way over the viaducts having passed the first and second roadings in the city council. Every feature of the proposition embodied in the ordi- nance for the Sixteenth street viaduct, at loast, agreos with the oxpressed wish of the only body of citizens that have taken inter- est_enough in the matter to declare them. selves, The Herald of yesterday morning, in commenting on the action of the city council, say: “The privilege granted is of great benefit to the motor peopie—worth tnousands of dotlars to them annually—and in being so free handed the council violates public trust. It is true the people of tho south side of the city will bo greatly bouefitted, but the city is not. Its large investment in viaduots will not yield enough to even keep the structures in repairs. This is wrong, and the men who supported the measure should be severely censured.” Under its present munagement the Herald seems to be the mouthpiece of that eloment in this city which is determined to retard the progress of the South side, while at the same time its attitude inflicts damage to the city atlarge. The previous management was more liberal and just, for it will be remem- bered that when the people having property accessible by Eleventh strect were about to secure transportation last summer with a nominal rental the Heraid, with commend- able public spirit, lent its support to the movewment as a worthy one. The argument in favor of the enterprise is more potent now than it was then, but no one will contend that the present management is resvonsiblo for the one which preceded it. 1 cite this little point in the history of the matter only to say that either one ‘management or the other was wrong, and I suspect that the people will conclude that the limited resi- dence in Omaha of the gentleman who now confrols the destiny of the Heraid makes it impossible for him to rightly know the tem- per of the people. Instead of violating pub- ic trust the council shows commendable aeal in this matter, forgthat body by passing the present ordinancs will meet the ex- pressed wish of at least one-third of tho city's population, while the praposition of the ordinance must appeal to the good sense of every business man who knows the im- portance of quick and adequate stroot com- munication with the suburbs. The Herald is on record as desiring a bonus charge of $10,- 000 for each of the viaducts. This would amount to placing an embargo on strect transportation south. The great and growing interests of South Omaha and the south side_of Omaha proper are crying out for the ordinary accommoda: tions of street car travel which the rest of the city enjoys. Can any element, whether prompted by ienorance or mercenary motives nopo to deprive theso poople and thio city at large of these things! The council by its action says, no! and_the good sense of the people of Omaha will hold up the hands of our representatives in this work. CimizeN, — T GOOD BYE TO THE DRIVE. The Motor May Stretch Web and Track on Sixtecnth s treet. Judge Doanc handed down his opinion in three of the applications for injunctions against street railway companics ocoupying Sherman avenue or North Sixtcenth street. The first referred to Susie A, Paddock’s prayer against the motor corporation and denied the request. After reviewing, at considerable length, the petition, the matters covered in afidavits and the arguments of counsel on both sides and citing authorities to show Lhat a court of equity cannot assess damages to property, the judge said: “An injunction, therefore, will be refused.’” Referring to the action of the board of public works, and the provision for the in- corporation ' of metropolitan cities under which that body was created. his honor says: ‘It will be seen that the power Lo issuc the permit it conferred by an ordinance uvon the board as a body and not upon uny one member of it. In the performance of this duty the board is required to and does act in a quasi-public capacity, and to give validity to its action it must nccessarily be had at a meeting of the board, and of which a record should be kept.” Further commenting he says: ‘‘Where reasonable regulations must be complied with those companies secking to avail themselves of the very liberal fran- chises conferred upon them by city and state, the latter must not be perverted into a claim to dominate tho rights of the city uthorities over the streets and this court will bold itself, at all times, ready to lend its aid to any citizen whose rights are invaded by the illegal or unauthorized action of tho street railway companies or others in any avempt to acquire rights in defiance of the ordinances of the city, It will not be amiss here to announce, for the information and future guidance of all companies and persons claiming a right to enter upon the streets of this city under franchiscs con- ferred upon them, that no claim of a right acquired by a defiance or violation of the aws of this state or of the ordinancos of this city will be recognized by this court. In the struggle priority of right occupati the streots, = if desire to conmend their acts or methods to the consideration of this court they must do 8o by confo nd not by violating law. ever, ure not made as appli de- fendunts in thisgease for the wotor company scems to have made such applicaticn and ro- coived such permit as it supposed would pro- tect it in entering Sixteenth street to con- struct its road.” An order was made allowing u temporary injunction, giving defondant lcave to apply for an order dissolving it upon showing that AT R sk R TS ordinance of tho city. The reguest of citi- zens to huve Sixteenth street kept clear of obstractions, for a drive-way, could not be taken into consideration. The next decision covered two applica- tions, one by the motor company against the horse railway corporation, and the other by the horse railway against the motor, each praying that the other be enjoined from occupying North ~Sixteonth street. The motor comes out a clean winner, It was held by the court that this company’s inten- tion to build on Sixteonth street from Clark to the nerih iine of the fair grounds are well estaplished, while those of the horse car company are uncertain, Not until the motor people attempted to build here did the other company signily fis dosires, “which fact,” said Judge Doane, “calls to my mind that some of the streot railway companies have brought 255ut ma remarkable coineidences of fatention v the same strects on vhe sume day ‘The practice that has heretofore been in- dulged in more or less, by all street car con- panies, of taking possession and tearing up streets without authorized permission, was severely criticised and the court desires it understood that any future conduct of that kind would, if brought to his attention, re- ceive sucious consideration and be duly pun- ished. Dr. Mercer was scen after Judgo Doane's decislon had been rendered. He was greatly sed, and said that the motor company would now p the work upon these lines to completion. He holds thut the track of the company will not be divided in use with he Omahu Street Ral company, which former a practical monopoly of t of the thoroughfare. ih will give th the north pe Worked Without Reward, ‘Phieves effected an entrauce into tae Loan and Trust company, in the U. 8. Nationat bank building at Twelith and Farnam, Sun- day night, and broke open tue money drawer, They sccured a little over a dollar in change and a revol he safe was untouched. [ ildren Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria, When Baby was siek, we gave her Castoria, When shie was 8 Child, sho eried for Castoria, When sho beeanio Miss, sho clvng to Caatoria, Whon she hied Chitdres, sko gave tiem Castoria, LINCOLN NEWS AND NOTES. The Mystery Surrounding the Kid- naping Oase Diapelled. RAILWAY FACTS OF INTEREST. Significance of a Recent Move On the Part of the Burlington—New Ne- braska Enterprises—Notaries Commissioned. 1020 P Strenr, Lixcory, April 18, What might have proved & happy marriago, under ordinary circumstances, took place in Plattsmouth some threo yoars ago. The groom was A young man named Donald, and the bride a domestic in ono of the thrifty homes of that city. Young Don ald was bitterly opposed in the allisuce by his parcnts, who claimed that he was wed- ding beneath him in Social position, but the opposition wont for nought. Love laughed at overy obstacte, and for a time all went merry. Changes came, however, due, it said, to the officiousness of the mother-in- law, whom tho young wife could not tolerate. Inthe course of time a babo was born to them, a bonnie boy and tho trouble was hardly over before the young wife and mother was doserted. Sho went to Omaha on tho restoration of health and sought employ- ment, securing a position as cashior at one of the restaurants of the city. Donald went to Weoping Water, where he subsequently secured a position as teller in one of the banks, A fow wooks ago he wont to Omaha, and whilo his deserted wife was from the “crib) stole the babe, and do- spite the toars and entrcaties of his wife, who followed him to_the Missouri Pacific depot, bore it to his Weeping Water home. Mrs. Donald soon followed him, but. was un- ablo to get possession of her babo. Fearing, however, that sho might in timo steal @ march on him, Donald committed tho child w0 the care of Mrs. Hutchison, a_relative of his, who moved to Lincoln Quite recontly and located at the corner of Twenty-fourth and S streets, Through a lady friond, who lives in_tho family of Mr. George Bostettor, Mrs. Don- ald learncd of the whereabouts of her child and came to Lincoln Saturday to scoure it 1 possibic. She called at the residence of Mrs, Hutchinson shortly after arriving here, accompanied by one of Mrs. T. P. Quick’s employes, who knew her in former days. By a little skillful manouvermg she got pos- scssion of her child and made for the door, but was intercoptod by one of Donald’s younger brothers, who recognized her and comprehended hor play, He viciously at- tacked the mother, striking her, it is alloged, three or four times, but tho young lady with her flow to hor assistance, and together they succceded in getting away with the child. Mrs, Donald declined to prosecute her brother-in-taw for assault, though urged to do so. She says she is happy in getting posscssion of her babe, and will take good care that Ler husband 'does not obtain 1t again. Mrs. Dovald left for Omaha vesterday. The sympathies of the people acquainted with the incident are with the mother, who 18 described as pretty and intelligent, and abundantly able to care for the cuild of her unhappy and unfortunate union. This, in brief, is the story of the kidnaping spoken of by Tnk Bre this morning. Railway Faots of Interest. Railronds, like other enterprises for “money getting,” havea selfish motive when any move of o_decided character is made. This fact seems to be fully demonstrated in the action of the Burlington ofiicials m_ex tending the Ailiance branch of this syste of roads into the great northwest. When grading commenced on the extension a few weelks ugo it was quietly given out that con- tractors would be called off whencver the state board of transportation attempted to make @ *‘ruinous” cut on froight rates. Time in which to do this was even stipulated. Of- ficiuls of the road sought to create tho im- pression that the clamor for hetter railway facilities in the sparsely settled portions of northwest Nebraska was their groat stimulus for 1mmediate action. Though gauzy, the LINCOLN BUREAU OF s OMAnA Baw, } reason scemed to Tn many places, and even in_certain quarters in Lincoln, this impression was tuken as a matter of fact, and it is possible that about Alliance and Crawford the great Burlington is passing as a public benefactor, with hardly a hope for reward. The fact is, the object of the Burlington people, in extend- ing this road from Alliance into Wyo- ming, is to gain access to the rich coal fields there. It is well known that the Burlingtom, so far as coal is concerned, 18 measurably a dependent road. The. supply of the r is obtained from foreign corpora- tions. Evorybody knows, on a moment's thougnt, that the Burlington tups but few, if ainy, of the rich coal mines of Iowa, and none of them farther east or south, The Alliance extonsion will prove a bouanza to the Bur- lington, and it would be pushed, though the state board reduced freight rates below those existing in Jowa. It is only 118 miles from Crawford to the mines in Wyoming which the road intends to reach. It must strike the reader now that there is really something selfish in the onw; mareh of the Burlington into the great northw ‘The road will be able to obtain takon without the usual grain of allowanco. Articles of Incorporation. The Gothenburg Roller mills, the Bloom ington Butter and Cheese company, aud tha State Bank of Harvard to-day entorod art. icles of incorporation for record in the offica of the secretary of state, and ask recognition as logally incorporated institutions, having ‘full\‘ compliod with the requirements of tho iy The roller mills company organized for the [urpose of transacting & eenoral milling usiness at Gothenburg, Dawson county, on an authorized capital stock of £30,000, Incor- porators: K. G. West, L. M. Erricson, H. L. Carlson, Jones Adling, Ad. Johnson, Godfrey Potorson and John Rasmussen, Tho butter ana choese company, of Bloom. ineton, Hitehcook county, authorizes a cap. ital stock of §10,000, and {ncorporates to man. utacturo butter and cheese, and deal in realty and roramml property necessary for the suc cessful oporation of business. Incorporators: Charlos H. Douglas, Ferdinand H. Ludeke, E. ¥ Marsh, William McClelland, A. B, Tru' man and Isaac Black. Tho State Bank of Harvard, Clay county commenced a general banking business Apri} 1, on an authorized capital of ~$100,000, ouc half of which was paid in hand on that date. The company stipulates to continue business twonty years, Incorporators: Edward Up- dike, “A, D, Blackwell, L. J. Titus, G. W. Updike and 8. H_Blackwell, Ihe Bank of Omahn also filed amended articles, The capital stock was fixed at its own coal, of splendid quality, and this is m of great moment. Wihile it will the road it will also beneflt the towns aska through which the Burlington In this the public will be zoing information was tloman_ connected v transportation this morning, and it $100,000, 50 per cent. of which was paid up on the 18t of last January and the balanco thirty days from that time, Amended articles wero signed by C. P. Neodham, vico-president, and Frank V. Wasserman, cashier. Notarial Appointments, Governor Thayor to-day made the follow- ing notarial appointments: James D. Whito, York, York county; George H. Hastings, Crote, Saline county; W. H. Lowe, Norfolk, Madison county; William J. Houston, Lin' coln, Lancastor county; M. Carl Smith, Aurora, Hamilton county} Joseph Brannan, Jackson, Dakota county; George W. Updike, Hurvard, Clay county; Charles W. Conkling, Tokamali, Burt County ; James Squair,Cedar Rapids, Hoono county. City Nows and Notes, W. E. McCarty, ono of the Union Pacific employes here, foll from a flat car this morn- ing and broke 'his right log bolow tho kne, He was carrying a pail of water to some of his associate workmen down the track from the dopot. A sharpor sailing undor the name of Frod Wehrlo tried to “do” the Capital Nu- tional bank to-day to tho tune of §7. He presented u ocbeck for that sum signod by Oberne, Hersiok & Co., but the assistant cashior, suspecting that ali was not right, stopped from his window to ask concerning it. Wehrle a_moment later was nowhero to bo scon. He was outof the bank in no time, and despite vigorous search, escaped. Senator Taggart took out his marriago license to-day. Judge Stewart says this was tho first papor of the kind ho ever issued to a live sonator. The Tageart-Williams wed- ding takes place at 7 o'clock 10-mOFFoW even- ing ot the First Presbytorian church. John Fong and Minnie Andrews, both ot Omaha, wore married to-day by Judge Stewart. Thus another celestial mated with a cooing whito dove. —— PUBLIC WORKS The Board Takas Action With a View to Early Improvements. City Attorney Webster was present at tha meeting of the board of public works yes. terday and informed the board that under the decision of Judge Doane permits here after must be issued by the entire board. Representatives of the motor company were also present and asked that the permit be granfed them requested at the time they were enjoined, to extend their lines on Sherman avenue north from Clark street. This was dono under the provisions of the new ordinance compelling the company to deposit with the city treasurer a sufncient amount of money to pay for the pavement they destroy. The reprosentatives of the company con- sented to this under protest, and the permit was issued with the condition that they bring to the board the treasurer’s receipt for the amount necessary to repair the pave: ment. In addition to this, the company’s repre- sontatives asked for u permit to build the lines the entire distance to the fair grounds. They were instructed to file with the board a transcript of the court’s decision in the in- junction suits, and the permits would be issued as desired, providing that payment was first made for all pavements, It was decided to use but two gallons of tar to the square yard of ced press block paving under the new spec ions, The following resolutions were adopted: By Furay—Resolved, That the permit herctofore issued by the board to the Omaha Motor company, authorizing that company to construct its double track railway for the distance of two blocks on Sherman avenu nprth from and including the interseotion o Clark street with said avenue, be and is hereby confirmed. By Kicrstead—Resolved, That George W. Tillson, city engineer, is hereby requested to prepare all_specifications for “sewer work, paving, curbing, grading,” permanent side: walks and all other proposed work for 1851 and report the same to this board for adop- tion and record as soon as possible, dentaila Hibernian Rifles. A military order which will bo knows as “Division No. 2 Hibernian rifies,” was formea in this city Sunday. The méeting for the purpose was held in Wolft's hall, Twenty- sccond and Cuming streets, Korty names ware enrolled and tlio following officers wera Daniel O'Connell, president; Pat- rick O'Gorman, sceretary: pJames Wiseley, treasurer, The meeting then adjourned ta meet next Sunday, when the remainder of the ofiicors will be elccted and details cow. pleted. Joun C. GrerN ScHooL o¥ SciEnce, CoLLrGe or New JErsey, Messrs. Procter & Gamble: Princeron, N, J. ‘“The sample of Ivory Soap received from you is an excellent Laundry Scap of more than average cleansing power, is also very well made, no greasy fats bein alkali is thoroughly combined so delicate fabrics. The soap left in it, while the that it will not injure the most Very respectfully yours, H. B. CORNWALL, Professor of Chemistry, A WORD OF WARNING, The.e are many white soaps, each represented to be "‘u(! as good as the ‘lvory ' # they ARE NOT, but like all count ofeits, lack the peculiar and rem» “hle gualities of the genvine, Ask for “Ivory'* Soap and insist upon getting it. . Copysight 1386, by Procter & Usmbla, ST RAE TR '