Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 20, 1889, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY APRIL 20, 1839 THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISAED EVERY MORNING. ——— TRERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dafly (Morning Edition) tncluding SUNDA BER, One Yeat... i 'or Bix Months or Three Months .. R OMATIA SUNDAY aadress, One Y ear, WeRKLY Ber, One Yew v ves OMA 1A OFrice, Nos 014 and 618 FARNAM STRRET. ORICAGO OF¥! 7 ROOKRRY BUILDING. Nrw YORK OFriCR, ROOMS 14 AND 15 TRIBUN® UILDING. WASHINGTON OFFICE, NO, b13 JOURTERNTH BTREET. CORRBSPONDENCE, All communications relating to news and edl- Sorial matter should be addressed to the EDITOR OF THE BEE. DUSINKSS LETTERS, ATl business letters and rem|itances should be addressed to Tie BEE PURLISHING COMPANY, OMANA. Drafts, checks and postoflice orders to be made payable to the order of the company. k6 Bee Pablishing Company, Proprictors. E. ROSEWATER, Editor. i iiad to any llllt7 malled y 200 Notice to Agents and Subscribers We wiil consider it a favor if agents and sun- geribers will notify us at once when Tug Ber fails to reach them promptly, In order to suc cossfully remedy any fault in the delivery of papers, it 1s absolutely necessary that we know the dato on which papers were iate or missing, 1f iate, give the time and train on which Tux ached your town, Also state from what fon 80 that we can locate the trouble 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. = THE DAILY BE] Bworn Statement ol Circulation. Btatoof Nevragka, | Ly County of Douglas, { ** George B. Tzschuck, secrotary of the Tiee Pub- Ishing company, does solemnly swear that the actual circulation of THE DAILY Iet for the Week ending April 13, 1859, was as follow Funday, April 7 Monday. April 8 Tuesdny, Avril 0. Wednesday, April 10, Thursday, April 11 Friday. Aprii 12 Baturday, April Average cessieane GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. 8worn to hefore me and subscribed to in my presence this 15th day of April, A, D. 1889 Seul, N. P. FEIL, Notary Public. Btate of- Nebraska, 1 88 County of Dougla: | frosed George B. Tzschuck, being duly sworn, de- o8 and says that he 18 secretary of the' Bes ublishing company, that the actual average dally circulation of Tur DALy Bre for the month of April, 1853, 15,744 copies: for May, 1885, 18,183 coples; for June, 1854, 14 3 coples; for Juily, 1888, 18,083 ceples; tor Aug coplies: for ‘Septomber, 1888, 1¥15 October, 1888, 18,034 coples; for Nov 18,084 copies; for December, fTor January, 189, 15574 coples: fo ¥, 1880, 18,0 copies; for March, 1850, IX.864 copios. GEORGE B, T2SCTHUCK, Sworn to before me and subscribed n my presence this 10th day of April, A. D., 1580, N. P. FEIL, Notary Publie. AN appolutment on the park commis- sion conveys.with it grave responsibil- ity. JUDGE HOPEWEL decision fur- nishes a large chunk of cold comfort for whitewashed officials. Trr days of the horse cars are num- bered in Omaha. Before another sum- mer wanos the animals will be retired to suburban pastures. Ex-SeNATOR TABOR,0f Colorado, has returned from his trip to Burope, where he went for the benefit of his health, and for the purpose of ordering a dozen fifty dollar night shirts. THE unusual impetus recently given to Ogden has stirred up the sluggish blood of Salt Lake City. The city of the saints will try to revive its boom and keep up with the procession. THE miscreants who caused the great damage to the city and private property on West Farnam street by tampering with the water work’s pipe, should be run down and severely dealt with, THE next thing in order is a viaduct across the railroad tracks on Tenth street, and it should be a viaduct broad enough to accommodate all the traffic of that street, mcluding street railways. GrovER CLEVELAND declined New York’s invitation to serve asa com- missioner for the new High Bridge park. Mr. Cleveland wishes it dis- tinctly understood that he is outof public office Tie state board of transportation promises to issue an official railway map of Nebraska in assorted colors. This is amatter for congratulation, as it indi- cates a desire on the part of the board to earn its p Fisit in the aquarium tanks at Den- ver, supplied with water from the city pipes, have been killed by an unusual quantity of air in the water. Denver's real ostate, as well as water, appears 1o be thoroughly charged with air. T Standard Oil octopus is gradually extending its tentacles over all the oil fields of Ohio. Where 1t can not freeze out competitors it buys them up, and the prospects are dubious for any pros- ent relief from this monopoly. T Burlington officials report that all the necessary reduction of force and © Operating expenses have been made, No further cuts will be made unless the stato board of transportation reduces the income by lowering the local tariff. Tie prohibition party of the state has * taken a big contract on hand to warm under its wings prohibitionists, Good Templars, woman’s vights, republicans, democrats, mugwumps, saints and sin- pers. There are too many eggs inthat subnussion basket. CHICAGO is quite busy rchearsing . the story it will tell to the inter-state commerce commitiee May 1, respeciing the alleged disorimination of rates against that city on live hogs and pacic- - ing hiouse products. It will be a tale with a good many knots in it. NOTICE is given by the board of pub- lic works that bids will be received and opened May 4 for paving streets and alleys under the rovised specifica- tions. There should be lively competi- tion between contractors, but there is danger that combinations and rings will choke off competition, L __ ] THE board of publie works is doing oreditable work lately in protecting our thoroughfares against reckless mutilution by the street railway, gas and water companies. It 1y to be hoped the board will rigidly enfarce the rule which compels these compauiss to re- place the pavemeut in as good coundi- tion a2 they flad it, THE COLOR LINE IN POLITIOS Froderick Douglass made a speech to the colored people of Washington a few nights ago in which there were some notable utterances. Among other things Mr. Douglass said the race of which he is the foremost representative can not afford to draw the color line in politics. “It is contended,” he said, “that we are now eight millions, that we hold the balance of power between the two great parties of the country, and that if we were only united in one body under wise and powerful leaders we could shapo the policy of both polit- ical parties, make and unmake parties, control the destiny of the republie, and secure for ourselves a desirable and happy futur To this tompting invi- tation to the colored race to stand to- gether volitically, Mr. Douglass replied that the foundation upon which they stand in this country is not strong enough to make it safe to stand to- gether. He told them they were Amer- icans, made so by the constitution, and 1 their lines of action should accord with their citizenship. Tt would be not merely a misfortune, but a dire calam- ity to the American people, should a y act upon the basis of a color line in politics. He concluded by saying that he believed President Harrison would protect the negro in his rights, and advised the race to abandon its efforts to stimulate race pride. There has recently been manifested, by the colored race, a great deal more interest in politics than it had ever be- fore shown. Particularly in the south the return of the republican party to national control was felt to be a prom- ise to the colored people of that section that they would not only be protected in their rights as citizens, but that they would be permitted to enjoy a generous share in the administration of federal affairs ther Those among them hav- ing aspivations hailed republican suc- as un assurance that the time wa at hand when they would be recognized and given an opportunity to assert themselves, This was not unforeseon. It was weli understood that one of the most delicate and difficult problems with which this administration would have to deal related to this very matter. Tt was discussed, before I'resident Har- rison took his seat, with an earnestness which clearly showed the anxiety of the white people of the south regarding it. There was serious apprehension there that the negro was to be given large representation in federal affairs by the republican administration. The president’s view of his duty, from a strictly political standpoint, has quieted the foers of the whites of the south, but has created some disaffection among the colored people. Tt is casy to appreciate their disappointment, but manifestly they could gain nothing by turning against the republican party. Their natural political afliliation is with that party, and they can not be cer- tain of protection and recognition from any other. They must learn to expect and to bear such disappointments as they are now experiencing, and culti- vate the true spirit of American citi- zenship without regard to the vewards of office. If they can be secure in their rights as citizens they will have all that the vast majority of their feilow- citizens enjoy or can ever enjoy. A partyacting on the basis of a color line in politics would indeed be a calamity, and every movement or tendency in that direction demands to be vigorously discouraged. A TRUST EXPEDIENT. Monopoly 15 always fertile in expedi- ents. The greav combinations which are at war both with the law and with the public interests ave ever active in devising plans to thwart opposition. The proceedings in Now York against the corporations in the sugar trust have led to the adoption of anew expedient which may become gencral. The de- cision rendered against one of these corporations was that it could not le- gally surrender its franchiso to a com- bination or syndicate, and that the act of doing so forfeited its corporate rights. It is reported that in order to escape legal accountability under their charters the companies comprising the sugar trust are making assignments, and changing their form of organiza- tion. Thus the trust. abandons the at- tempt to justify its existence under the laws; and, virtually, declaring itself an outlaw, deliberately plans to evade legal process and defy the action of the courts. This is a striking illustration of the spirit that controls these combinations. They live in continual defiance of law and of public opinion. They are great conspiracies against courts and people. And the misfortune is that the people, or those who represent them, lack either the wisdom or courage to apply the remedy. But, as remarked by a New York contemporary, in refer- ring to thiz matter, this is a nation of law—law that binds the president as much as the humblest citizen, and that recognizes no exemptions from its power. ‘‘The peonle will suffer long from defective logislation and accept the consequences of blunders mada in the o e of populur sovereignty, but they will tolerato no deliberate defiance of the law, nor ingenious attempts to escape its power,” There is noone of the great trusts which has shown a bolder disregard of law and the public interests than the sugar trust, and it has profited by it beyond almost any other, Within the pust few weelss it has ol the price of the leading grades of refined sugnr to an oxtent that must have put hun- dreds of thousands of dollars into its cofters, The organization recently paid aquarterly dividend of two and a hulf per cent, and at the same times gave to the holders of certificates a dividend of eight per cont in stock. The capital of the trust is now said to be fifty million dollars, and on the business of last yoar it accumulated a large surplus hesides paying ten per cent in dividends, The truth doubtless is that this mammoth combination is making fully twenty per centon its capital, which represents three times the amount of actual in- vestment, e THE LAW OF LIBEL. The raling of Judge Honewel!l in the case of Doputy Sheriff and Jailor Mil- lor against the World realivms the principle that the conduct of public officials and management of public in- stitutions are legitimate subjects for newspaper criticism, The court holds that the burden of proof rests with the plaintiff and that malice on the part of the publisher must be proven to entitle the plaintiff to damages. The ruling is a fair and just interpre- tation of tho law governing the discus- sion in print of the conduct of public officials, No honest newspaper will at- tack the character or conduct of an official without reasonable grounds for beliet that the charges are well founded. In most instances 1t is impossible to make a thorough examination of officiai misconduct. A newspaper must there- fore depend upon current report aud in- formation that may be obtaned through its reporters or complainants. Such publication, even when exaggerated, should be privileged so long as it is made with good motives and in the public interest. An incorruptible of- ficlal will always court the fullest in- vestigation and publicity. While the law of libel, as interpreted by courts when private citizens claim to have been damaged in reputation by a libelous publication, place the burden of proof ou the defondant, and require him to justify the publication, not only establishing 1ts veracity, but also to sat- sfy the jury that it was published with good intent and without malice. But public officials cannot take ad- vantage of this interpretation of the law, and throw the burden of proof entirely upon the publisher. Tt behooves them to establish the fact that the eriticism they complain of was noi only slanderous, but malicious, and un- less they can justify their conduct in the light of a searching inquiry, they had better keep out of court. The pub- lic expects and demands from every newspaper a constant surveiilance over public institutions and officials. The paper that covers up fraud and in- efficiency in public office is justly looked upon with distrust, and soon loses the popular confidence. While papers may, and often do g0 to extremes in the discharge of their police functions, the offect is alw measured by their respective standing and reputation for reliability. Some papers could not libel anybody, no mat- ter how grave their charges might be, stmply because they have failed to es- tablish confidence or have been notori- ously disreputable in dealing with af- Tairs that concern the publie. ProrerTY owners who have given preference to wooden pavement because it is chcap, are beginning to realize that it is dearer than the most costly material. When the rotten blocks on upper Farnam were pointed out last year as a sample of the frailty of wooden paving, the contractors assured prop- crty owners that this was an exception- ally bad streak of paving and laid over filled earth. Since Sherman avenue has been invaded by the street railroads and the wooden blocks on that thoroughfare were found to be rotten, that subterfuge no longer decetves anybody. In the face of all this experience, there are still many people signing petitions for cheap wooden pavemen ROSWELL P. FLOWER, the New York congressman, is determined to know something of the great west before he takes his seat in the Fifty-first congress. He is now on a tour of inspection from Colorado to California, in order to study the needs and resources of this great torritory and to be able to discuss intelligently the question of 1rrigation, when it comes before congress. The example of Mr. Flower could well be followed by many other enstern con- gressmen, whose ideas of the country beyond the Mississippi are too often warped by prejudice or misrepresenta- tion. Tig Iowa coal mining industry has been in an unsatisfactory condition for some time. Itis claimed by the mine ators that their coal trade has been seriously crippled, due to the dispropor- tionate rates charged by the railroads for a short haul, as compared with a long haul. The state commissioners have taken the problem in hand in order to make a rate satisfactory to the coal men, and it remains to be seen if reiief be granted, whether the coal in- dustry of Towa will revive under the new schedule. TuE concerted action of the farmers in the various agricultural states to protect themselves against the twine trust, has alarmed that syndicate. The plea is made that the combination 1s not responsible for the rise in price of binding twine, The fault is laid ai the door of the dealers of sisal and manilla fiber, who are said to have profited by the scarcity of that raw material. The explanation, however, is swallowed with a grain of salt. i fact that the whisky in the pos- session of the boomers is to be confis- cated by the United States troops, puts a damper on many an enthusiastio Oklahomite. Tite white house at Washington is said to be overrun with little red ants, But they are ever so much more wel- come than the plague of office-seekers, OTHER LANDS THAN OURS. There s asurplus of not more than ten million dollars in the English treasury, which 18 1o be spent in increasing the naval strength, and any other surpluses that may aceumu- late during the next five years will be de- voted toalike purpose. There will probably be borrowing in one form or another before the intendod expenditure of one hundred million dollars for new war ships shall have been cavried cut, Mr. Goschen, the chancelior of the exchequer, has proposed an additional tax of 1 per cent on inheritances, and a small increase of the boer tax, but these will hardly cover the outlay within the time set for the completion of the work, unless British trage stall show a very large gain in the coming five years, Tho London Economist thinks that not more than two to two and a half million dollars increase can be looked for f1om this scource, while it possible that there may be none at all. Nevertheless the intention to put the British navy on a foot- ing of equality with the combined.force of any two of tho contineutal powers will be carried into offect. It is only a question of mwonoy, sud Fugland has the money, or can ensily got it. Aud thus the surplus of this world’s goods and comforts which free trade brings goes, after all, into ships, guns and bombs. But in tho presont stage of eiviliza- tion there scems to be no option. We have not advanced so far beyond tho savage stato | a8 outward appearances would indicate. moaning of this great expenditure for tho paraphernalia of death and destruction is that if England doos not have it, some other nation may rob her, just as the ancient Van- dals, Goths, and Hans robbed each othor. Tampering with the army and the malver- sation of army funds are among the offensos for which Boulanger is to bo tried. If he shall bo shown to be guilty of the first of- fense, it will bo ovident that he has beon fol- lowing the tactics of the Bonapartos to an ex- tent hitherto not generally suspooted. Both Napoleon L and Napoleon IIL found 1t advi- sablo when they were rising to power to cor- rupt the generals of tho army. So far as ability is concorned, Boulanger falls im- mensely bel d those two astute men, but he has imitated both in 80 many ways that it is notat all unlikely that he, like them, has “worked the army,” or at least triod to do so. Nor is it improbable that he did so for the purpose of putting himself in a_condition to perform @ coup d'etat through iwhich he might become dictator when a favorable op- portunity should be afforded. In many of the minor and unessential points of his ca- reer thus far, Boulangor has evidently had it m mind to ape Napolcon 1. to the extent of his ability, but he is not of Napolconic strain. Men have used him when he thought ho was using them. Cassugnac has favored his pre- tensions simply in order to discredit the re- public; the monarchists have done tho same, and even Rochefort, who now shares his exile, uses him, as Mr. Labouc here says, merely “as a stick to beat Ferry wath,” Of himself he is little more than a coxcomb, fond of fuss and feathers and vlaying at statecratt. If he 18 the most threatoning foe of the republic, the republic has a long ten ure of life. o There is a good deal of excitement in Ger- man politics growing out of the new press law which is now under consideration by a special committee of the federal council, and will shortly be, if it has not been alroady, submitted to the reichstag. The proposed bill, by way of shutting up the socialists, for- bids all hostile discussion in the press of the “fundamental bases” of society—that is, ro- ligion, the family, and property, and all arti- cles caloulated to excite *‘hutred or contompt of the government,” this last provision being copled almost textually from some of Louis Napoleon’s legislation after 1851, The Ger- man editors of nearly every shade of opinion are violently excited over it. They ask whether it might not be held that the mere recital of certain facts, with- out any comment upon them, was calculated to excite “hatred and contempt of the government?'’ and whether a discussion of the principle of religion, prop - erty and family from the scientific point of view, such as Kant and Fichte indulged in, might not be construed as attacks on them? The penalties attached to the bill are very serious, the second offense rendering the journal liable to suppression, or, in other words, to the confiseation, it might be, of a valuble property. The main reliance of the press 18 on the national liberals in the reichstag, who will probably insist on some modification in the interest of scientific dis- tussion, if of nothing (;ls& s Mexico ic shown by the message of Presi- dent Diaz to be growing financially stronger and developing various industries that can not fail, with the prescrvation of peace, to putthe republic on an enduring basis, Ho dwells with satisfaction on the improving credit of Mexico in Europe, announces that the German syndicate are about to take the remaining $17,000,000 of the loan negotiated last year, and predicts the complete refund- g of the debts of 1851 and 1386 within a short time. He does not conceal the fact that Mexico's income still keeps up its chronic habit of falling behind the expenses, and says that the vational finances can not yet bo exactly called prosperous. A most encouraging proposal is that which he de- clares is to be carried out, vi; to cut down the army and reduce the military budget for the coming financial year by at least a million. With tho cost of the army eating up more than 2 third of the national revenue, as it has done for years, the only wonder is that 1t has not known the shears long before this; though it is also a testimony to the solidification of Diaz's power and the settied condition of the country, that he now dares to do what has not been attempted for half a generation. The president gives the cus- tomary reviow of domestic and foreign af- fairs, the story being one in general of do- mestic tranquility and progress and foreign peace and friendship. The Argentine Re public is about to seud & minister to Mexico for the first time. Japan has agreed to a treaty of commerce and friendship. A pos- tal arrangement is to be made with Great Britain whereby small packages of merchan- dise cun be sent through the mails; which will put ©nglish exporters on a par with our own again. . The gold discoveries in the Transvaal re- public of South Africanre bringing the home of the Dutch Boers into great repute. United States Consul Hollis, of Capetown, sends to the department of state a report of a recent isit, made by him, to the Johannesburg mining district, together with some interest- g geological and statistical information. The town of JoLannesburg now contains 15,000 iphabitants, Two years ago it was a peaceful farm, There are scventeen mining companies in the Trausvaal, and the rise in the value of their shares has been, in some s, remarkable, but scems to have been justified by the results of working. The wold is found in a peculiar, conglomerate rock, resembling puddling stone, which is made upof quartz pebbles cemented together by a highly ferruginous earth, The precious metal is in the coment, not in the quartz, and is in particles so fine that it can not be dis- cerned by the eye, and will float on water, The rock is crushed by machinery, and the gold collected by quicksilver. It isa re- markable fact, in a geological poinv of view, that both coal and petroleum shalo are found in the vicinity of the gold mines. Silver 1s found also, in paying’ quantities, in combina- tion with both lead aud copper. Very ex- tensive deposits of , iron ore are found in the Transvaal. The area of this highly favored country is about one hundred and twenty thousand squaro 'miles, being somewhat greater than that of the Now England state New York and New Jersoy, taken together, 5 The Central Amorican republics of Hon- duras, Guatemala, - Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Suu Salvadorave faled in thoir at- tempt to forumn & federation. Another move- ment in the same direction, but which does not go 80 far, is now on foot, howovem It is proposed that these five nations, in the future, settle all their disputes by arbitra- tion instead of war, and that none of them shall form an allisnce with any outside power without the consent of the other four, Nothing except the ambition or stupidity of the authorities of these toy nationalities, it would seem, would prevent this soheme from succeeding. Ultimatoly, though, fe deration among themselves or aunexation to the Mexi- can republic will probably be the fate of the Central American countries. italy is payiog a terrible price for keeping up & huge standiog army and an almost un- surpassed navy. The withdrawal ofso large & percentage of able-bodied men from the aericultural districts has rosultod in a fifth of the land lying uncultivated, and In the starvation and noglect of the remaining four- fifths to such an oxtent that the wheat orop only averages twelve bushels to tho acre. And more torrible still is an ofcial return showing that 12,43 porsons, largoly women and children, are liconsed to beg in sunn Italy. While chasing a phantom, tho Italian government is allowlng the country to awindle into decay. prbe LB N—— Plumbers and the Surplus, RBoston Herald, A good way to reduce tho treasury surplus would be to employ a plumber or two on the whito house drains. Tt would work like a charm, —— - The 8amoan Conference. Cincinnati Enquirer, The Samoan conference will open on the 1st of May. The Samoan Islands do not, in relation to the United States, come within the range of the Monroe Doctrine. The only points which our government can properly urge are the protection of our resident citi- zens, and our rights to the coal station con- tracted for. Probably no cne contests either. i tilfsciascson The Baliad of Ward. Chicago Tribune, “Who killed Ward MeAllister?” “L" smid the IFish; “In my little soup dish 1 put Ward McAllister.” Previous Training Necessary Kansas City Star. It is a fact worthy of note that all the women elected to municipal offices in Kansas City this spring wear “Mrs.” in front of thoir names. It seoms to require a matri- monial experience to develop the governing instinct in women. sl The Frenzy of Fanaticism. Boston Transeript, Prof Hopkins said at the People’s church yesterday that no man who sold liquor, or who drank liquor could be a loyal citizen. 1If this were so the union was saved from de- struction by as arrant an army of traitors as ever warched under a flag. PR Spring. Minneapolis Tribune. The festive man laughs loud and long, And doesn't care a rap, Ho puts his overcoat in pawn, Whyt Because— Bock Beer's On Tap. e HITS AND MISSES. As a matter of self-protection the Repub- lican urges the establishment of a hospital on lower Douglas. Such an institution, con- veniently located, would bo a great help in “bracing” the maugled remains of a news- paper. “A leading official” of the road is author- ity for the statement that ‘“Tuk Bes is not and piever bas been the official mouthpiece of the Union Pacific road.” The information is a trifle stale, but none the less gratifying. Thanks, awfully. The starthng news comes trom Council Bluffs that “it is but a short time since two cases of consumption were found in Omaha dniries.” The information is mislcading. The disease is confined to the pumps, and they give every evidence of a long life of activity and usefulness, The most effective way of cooling the van- dals who flooded upper Farnam streei is to souse them in the overflowing trenches. Oklahoma boomers have made a snug stake out of misguided Omaha people. Some 1,500 persons were enrolled here, each contribut- ing & and costs, netting $4,500 for the officers, Less than two hundred have gone, leaving the boomers a handsome balance of $3,900, with Whigh lessen the trouvles and hardships of a new country. In the language of the late lamented Dorsett, the boomers are not here for their health, It Howe and Pritchett would put on the gloves in some convenient hall and spar for points in the street railway controversy, it would be a great encouragement to legitimate sports, and relieve the public of a vast amount of assertion and contradiction. No leak has sprunk between the journey- men and master plumbers and the song of the lead is pipe is heard in the land. Like Banquo's ghost the scheme for a pub- lic market-house will not down. . Seasonable Rhymes. Boston Conrier. L "Tawill Soon Ie Over. Fast Lent is flying: The self denying, = - Who since Ash Wednesday have sackeloth worn In abuegatior, Now with elation See the near aproach of the Kaster morn. 1L Bridal Bells, Soon as Lent is over, The impatient lover, Who has waited long for the aster tide, Wit bosom glowing And heart o'erflowing Will tead to the altar his lovely bride, 1L True Happiness. Gay robes arcayed in ‘Phe charming mai Will sally forth as the church bells ring, Her fair face beaming, And the ribbons streaming From a hat, “too lovely for anything." . The Season of Hope und Joy. The world is brighter, Our hearts are lighter, With sweet emotions the bosom swells, True joy bestowing, When Lent is going, And we wait for the chime of bells. the Kaster e Y BITS. Merchant Traveller: A debt over a game of cards Is a trumped-up charge. Terre Haute Express: A stand for the write—the inkstand, New York Sun; Barkeeper: “Look here, you, I say, stop working thatlunch counter,” Tramp (repronchfully): “I ain't working; 's & pleasuro.” New York World: of the house in¢ Servant—She's not, sorr. Peddler—When will I find her in, then? Servant- Ony toime at all yez cooms whin she's not out, sorr! Town Topics: Dr. Physick--Your blood appears to be a little out of order, madam, 1 will send you something which will purify it. Mrs. Murray Hili (indignantly) —Purify my blood, sir? Are you not aware that I amn one of the Fonr Hundred. Scranton Trutl For shame, ‘Villiam, to come home to your wife so late. Last night it was 12, wud now it is actually 2 o'clock in the morning.” *“Well, well, my aarling, donw’t be angry. Supposiog I had come home early it would have been 2 o'clock now just the same.” New York Graphie: Wife—Seems to wme you're home late to-night! Whav's the rea- son, dear! Husband—I met two dearold friends, and they have been entertainiug me for the last two hours. Wife--iZow nice for you. Who were they, pray! Husband— Tom and Jerry. Lowell Citizen: Dawdle—>My deah boy! I will nevah twade with Coatz again. The fellab has gwossly insulted e, bah Jawve. Peddier—Is the lady Addle—You astonish me deah boy! What i the creachaw say! Dawdlo—Awsked mo if he should send my suit up to my boudoir, You heah me, my boudoir! Puck: Miss Reedor—You should read Dr. Weir C. Mitchell's lnst story—tho sceno is laid in tho lumber regions.” Dr. Schmerz h, 1 sco—in the smallof-tho-back- woods, you mean." Philadolphia Record: Philadelphia art dealor—'‘Live in New York, eoh!" New Yorker (proudly)—*1 an alderman in that city, sir.”’ 401 Jamos, show the gontloman our new stock of barroom picturos.” Lowell Citizen: Dullard—‘Isn't Presidont Harrison a Sunday school teachor and a_ro- ligious man generally!” Brightly—Why, of course ho is! Haven't you noticed the in- torest he has been takiuz lately in foreign missions " Rochester Post-Expross: A man can get roaring d 80 he can on land. Somobody unk on water, Well, - STATE AND T JRRITORY, Nebraskn Jottings. ' A state bank is to be established at River- on, 1hl|'nlm sports have organized an athletic club, A camp of Sons of Veterans has been mustered in at Superior with thirty mem ber: The voters of David City have decided in favor of building a $50,000 court house at David City. . A [remont man has an otter, which was aptured the other day in tae Elkhorn river, near Hooper. ‘The managers of the Gage county fair have fixed October 1, %, 3 and 4 as the dates for holding the exhibition. Rev. C. H. Holden, pastor of tho Baptist church at Hastings, has tendered his resig- nation, to take effect May 15. The Tecumsch canning factory has con- tracted for the tomatoes raised on 100 acres of land and for corn from a like number of acres. The seven-year-old son of a Brown county ranchman nanmed Chester, while playing with a revolver, shot himself in the bowels and died ir half an hour. 3 A young son of ex-Sheriff Van Gilder, of Antelope county, tried to force a shell into agun the other day when 1t exploded, in- flicting a severe wound in his head. The mayor ot Broken Bow raided the gamblers at that place the other day and proposes to clean them out. They had just victimized a_well-known citizen out of sev- eral hundred dollars. Mrs. C. C. Walbaum, one of the early tlers of Nebraska City, died on Wedne: aged seventy-seven yea She came to No braska in 1556, and wi 0 mother of seven children, all of whom survive her. The successful growing of flax near Su- perior la ar, says the Journal, has stim- ulated the farmers to put in a large acreage this year. The foliowing is the acreage be- ing planted by several farmers: Mr. Gille 100 acres; Mr. Reynolds, 80; Mr. Cummin 100; Mr. Sullivan, 50; Mr. Wallace, 60; Mr. Metw, 15, A finely-attired couple went to a justice of the peace in an adjoining county a few days ago and were married, says the Scotia Her- ald, The groom gave the justice a $20 check, telling him to take out $10. The stranger was given the change, and the jus- tice now finds the check worthless. The couple very likely make their living in that way. lowa. Waterloo has a choral society of 100 voices. Plans are bemg prepared for an opera house at Fayette. A run of divorce cases has been entertain- ing Davenporters, General George W. Jones, of Dubuque, wus eighty-give years old on the 12th inst. Waterloo sendsa car load of corn and other supplies to the South Dukota lire suf- ferers. The Dubuque city and county governments will join iu sending 8500 to tlhic sufferers in Dakot. Mrs. Zerelia Wallace, mother of General Lew Wallace, is delivering a serics of lec- in the state, The Hawikeye understands that an mjunc- ion will be brought against the city of Bur- ington, restrainingit from laying any gran- ite paving on Main street. Dr. Lameroux, of Eldon, has startod a car for Oklahoma with a house ready to set up on arrival und with provisious.” He calcu- lates 1o make a fortune running a boarding house. The east Des Moines public schools will celebrate the 30th with a parade of the scholars, marshaled by their teachers, and appropriate ceremonies =~ at Governor's square. Charles Vanenburg fell from the* north Capital bluft in Soutl Lansing the other day meeting instant death. His neck was broker left leg broken above the knee and soveral ribs broken. e, with threc companions, had gone on the bluff to explore & cave, when young Vanenburg ventured too near the edge and fell 170 fect, Dakota. A pontoon bridge project is being matured at Yankton, Watertown will celebrato the Washing- ton centennial. Sioux Falls nas fourteen church buildings and the work of erecting the tifteenth will soon be begun, Articles incorporating the Yankton street railway company have been filed and the work of construction will be commenced without delay. E. A. Chase was the successful competitor for the honor of representing Yankton col- e in the inter-collegiate contest at Sioux “alls on May 8. ‘Ihe board of trade of Whitewood has ar- ranged to send a carload of provisions and clothing 1o the sufferers from the recent ais- astrous prairie fires in the eastern part of South Dakata. Statistics prepared by the church show that there are 167 Congreg: schoois in South Dakota 172; average attendance, b, support, §3,331.80; number_reccived into the church from the schools, 4 Mayor Star enumerates the number of languages spoken on Main street, Deadwood, as follows: [nghish, German, French, Italian, Chinese, Norwegian, Swedish, Fin- nish, Scandinavian, Russian, Irish, Spanish, Hebrew, Sclayonian—fourteen, with possi- bly a fety overlookad. —— THE TWINK TRUST. raska Farmers Do Not Propose to Be Robbed By It Tho following resolutions have been re ceived by Tue e Sewarp Cousry, Nob., April 13, 1580, — Whercas, The National Cordage association have sdvanced the price of binder twine far beyond the price at which farmers can use it without incurring acvuai loss, and are seeking by the cvil practice of secretiy buying up il the manufactured and raw material, t ud- vance the price without regard to_the iaw of supply and domand, therefro he it Itesolyed, 13y the farmers of Seward and York counties, in mass convention assemboled, tuat we will fivmly resist the attempt of the wwine trust, to tax the farmers beyond the legitimate cost and fair profit. Tesolved, That we will not pay exorbitany priccs for biuding uwine, and rather than subunit to the dictates of any combination, will bind our grain by hand or stack it loose, Resolved, ''hat we will not purchase any binders tius season. but will, as fur as practicable, convert our Dbinders jngo harvesters and bind our grain by hand. We ask all farmers to unite with us and help to break up this twine combina- tion. We hope that every farmer who reads this wiil call o meeting and organize o pro- tact, our rights. J. C. Krysaeg, Chairman, . M. Mt rotary, Utica, Nob, Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria When Raby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Cestoria, . When she becaime Miss, she clung to Cestoria, Wh2n shohad Children, she gave thei Castoria. ART IN OMAHA, The Move to Enconrage it Made by the Western Art Association, The Western Art asociation is to give its first annual spring exhibition, commeucing May 15 and continuing until Monday, May 20, The doors will romain opon from 10 a. m, to 10 p. m. The display will be made in the boautiful new building of J. J. Brown on the southeast corner of Sixteonth and Douglas streots. Admission to non.members is placed at twenty-five conts for single ticket ana $1 for a ticket giving six admissions, as the holder ploases, The admission and disposition of objects for exhibition, as well as the general control of the oxhibition, has been confided to tho exhibition committee, All exhibitors must be members of the association hibits aro to be restricted to paintings in oil and water colors, painting on porcelain and pottery, modelhing in clay, crayon, pastel and ctehing, and architoctual designs and drawings. In all dopartments, except architecture, the oxhibits must bo tho individual work of tho oxhibite While pictures not painted lately or ex pressly for b xhibition will be admittea, no picture will be received that has been hung at any foruer exhibit of the associ fon, Intending exhibitors are requested to no tify the chairman of the exhibition commit tee on or before May 4, in writing, as to the number of articles they' will oxhibit; whethor original or copy; the department to which they belong, the title of each and, if for sale, the price of same (not_for publication, but ns a guide in seclling). Members will be pro. vided with suitable blanks for making these entrivs, The association will award premiums on oriwinal work as follows: Iu the dopartment of ofl painting tho first premium shall be €25 in monoy ; the second, _Hf); the third, $10, The threo artists next in merit will rec certificates of honora- ble mention. In the department of water color, the first premium shall cousist of £15; the second, $10, together with honorablo mention for the two next in point of excellence, In the department of china decoration there shall be a premium of $10 for the most artistic extibit and § for the second best, together with honorable mention for the ex- hibit next in point of excellence, For the best decoration in pottery the premium shall bo £, with honorable mention for the second best. For the best specimon of modelling in clay, 85 for the second best specimen, honorabla mentiol Fifty per cent of the procceds from the salo of season vickets will be_sot aside for purchasing objects of art from tho ex hibitors, to be disposed of by lot among the holders of season tickots. The judges of awards will b three gentio- men, not members of the association, ap- pointed by the exhibition committee. They will make their decisions in_writing by tho last evening of the exhibition, and hand tho same to tho president of the association, who will thereupon aunounce the awards. FARNAM STREEL FLOODED. The Breaking of a Water Main Great Damage, Yesterday morning the damage grom tho broken main ou Farnam was found to be more extensive than was at first supposed. The water running through the trenches rushed under the north track of the street railway company, washing away hundreds of yards ot paving, thereby rendering the track from Tweuticth street to Twenty- fourth unfit for use, and making it necessary wrunail cars for that distance over one track, and to suspend the Twenty-fourth street car entirely, the intersection of Twenty-fourth and Farnam being washed out. Superintendent Smith says that to relay the track will entail considerable expense to the company ‘The one nundred and twenty-five strikers and about an hundred loafers were lounging about the corner of Farnam and Twenty- fourth all the morning. They declared as u unit that they would not_return to work for .ib a day. They deny having ything to do with or knowing anything about the tapping of the mains, “Never a bit of it did we do,” said a good- natured Irishman, as he stretched himself upon the grass. “Whin the wather 18 bailod out ov the hole, ye'll foind that the pipe's busted." *“But suppose—just supposing, you know, suggested the reporter, *that it is found v the mains were plugged, what'll you say then?” Say? Why we'll say that the wather worucks company did it thimsilves to blacken our caracters.” he water works company has offered a reward of $50 for the apprehension of the men who opened the mains. At 1 0'clock the patrol wagon took a squad of ten policemen under a sergeant to the corner of Twenty-fourth and Farnam, whero a crowd of three or four hundred peovle, only one-fourth of whom were strikors, had gathered. They were re- ceived with ominous looks by the men. One man began jecring and was immediately arrested and sent to the station, charged with disturbing the pence. A gang of about fifty new men were on hand, ready to g0 to work, but it was found impossible for them to do anything until tha mains had been repaired and the counection made. Does Blew Out His Brains, New Youx, April 19.- Bernard Kohn, a German forty years old,blew Lis brains out in front of St. Boniface's Roman Catholio church early this morning. The suicide way premeditated. Kohn was a pinuomuker by trade and a Grand Army man. His wify 18 bedridden from par 8. 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