Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 1, 1889, Page 4

» —_—— . 1THE OMAHA DATLY BEE: SATURDAY. JUNE 1, 1880, ——— e THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. a—— TRRMS OF UBSCRIPTION. Patly (Morning Rdition) ineluding SUNDAY Illl.' One Ve‘ &1 i S sAY Tk, madied %o any ddress, One Y ear. 6 WrRKLY Bre, One Yea: L 200 OMAHA OFFICR, Nos, 014 and 918 FARNAM 8TREET, 7 ROOKERY BUILDING. G0 OFFI -w‘wngom ROOMS 14 AND 15 TRIBUNE UILDING. W ASHINGTON O¥riox, No. 618 RERENTH STREET. 11 omm iR folMLIR (0 Fewn and odl s rein . Al Tat16F Shold be Addressed L0106 HOITOR THE BER. b BUBINKSS LETTERS, 11 business letters and remittances should be ™ a (b chetks bt postoticn orders 4o MANA. Dratts, chec 'l)o made puum‘é ) der of the compan! ke Bee Pablishing Company, Proprictors, E. ROSEWATER, Editor. THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation. tNebrask, | L, ounty of Douglas, George B, Tzechuck, secretary of The Ree Pub- JishingCompany, does solemnly Swear that the actual circulation of Tnx DATLy Bke for the week ending May 2, 1550, was as follows: Funday. May 19. Monday, May 20. Tnesday, May 2 _ ¥ridny, Ma Baturday, Average. R SCHUCK. Eworn to hefore me and subscribed to in my ‘presence this 25th day of Mav, A, D. . al. N. P. FEIL, Notary Publie. “Etate of Nebraska, | County of Douglas, (88 George B. Tzschuck, being duly sworn, de- tes and says that he 18 secrotary of tho' Hoo ublishing company, that the actual average dally circulation of THE DAILY kg for the month of April, 188, 18,744 copies; for May, 1833, 3183 coples: for June, 1884, 19,243 coples; for ily, 1684, 18,003 ceples; for August, 185, 18,1 Copies; for ‘September, 1588, 18,154 coples; for Qotober, 1588, 18,084 copiea; for Novem , 8,680 copies; for Decomber, 1888, 18,223 coples: 16x, January, 180, (R4 coblet; for February, €89, 18,76 copies; for March, 18, 14854 coples, GEORGE B, TZSCHUCK, * _Bworn to before me and subscribed in my ‘presence this 1oth day of April, A, D. 18, = N. P. FEIL, Notary Publie. [+ SUNSET COX is coming wost. That is the right direction for Sunset. ‘WHAT are the business men of Omaha doing to insure the success of *‘Mer- chants’ week" this fall? VANDERVOORT'S spasm of virtuous indignation would be entitled to consid- eration if the source was worthy of credence. — COLORADO and Ohio coal compete in the Omaha market, but the price of that commodity does not seem to be seriously affected by competition. TURN loose a few of the millions gathering rust in the vaults of the banks, and infuse vitality into the com- mercial arteries of the cit, THE million dollar hotel scheme promises to push the union depot for first place in the list of great enter- prises to be inaugurated this year. DIVORCE politics from the school board. That is the safeguard to pre- vent the management of the gehools of Omaha from falling into the hands of ~epoilsmen and partisans. —— IF A bonus of one hundred thousand dollars can be raised in a few blocks, how much can the city as a whole raise * to build a free railroad bridge worth willions to all the peopl Now that the report is denied that - British men of war have been ordered to the Behring sea, the bark of the sea _dog will not be interrupted by the thunder of guns on Alaska's sterile shores. « S—— . THE board of public works owes it to the workingmen of the city to force the beginning of paving operations. The _ delay in public works is a serious hard- ship to hundreds of men seeking em- ployment. ConGRrESSMAN KELLY, of Kansas, .made an indecent opening of his mouth in Arkansas, and the people collec- tively spiked it with their fists. Mr. Kelly’s impressions would make an in- teresting chanter. THE coroner’s jury of New York brought in a verdict of death by coma jn the case of Mind-reader Bishop. The public, however, will believe it was death caused by the dissecting knife in the hands of over-zealous dootors, DR. FUNKE is exceedingly hilarious over the reported purchase of Ameri- can breweries by Englishmen. Since Massachusetts sat so heavily on the Funkes of the country, it 18 necessary _to import some tonic to vitalize the . eorpse. . THE excellence of the public schools of Omaha can only be maintained by the selection of men of known probity and character for the school board. Let _every citizen see to it that the candi- dates for the place are worthy of his support. — ONE of the last measures passed by the legislature of Illinois was a bill for- » bidding the publication of flash litera- fure in the state, If the law will be able to prevent the details of disgusting “divorce suits from being published in the Cnicago papers, the yellow covered 'movel may circulate in peace. p S————— THE sentiment nsoribed to President - "Harrison by u witness in the Parnell trial, that “*a cell in Tullamore prison A8 more honorable than a berth in Dub- 1in castle,” was orediable to the author. Its verification by an unimpeachable witness serves to show up the foul slan- ders against General Harrison circu- lated by the democrats during the cam- pugn. . e—————— Tre animus of Chicago’s complaint pgainst the pork packers west of that city is now explained, In spite ol the discrimination in her favor, Chicago bas been unable to hold her own as a hog market agaiust the rapld growth of westerfi packing centers. Less than five years ago the bulk of the pork packing was centered at Chicago. The eonditions, however, are now changed, The cities along the Missourl river slaughter more hogs than Chicago, and that city is fast giving way to more favored nivals, It is a last supreme effort, like drowning men catching at © piraws, that Chicago is making 10 re- ~ @eem her former glory. THE NEW BANKING LAW. Nebrask: new banking law goes into effect to-day. The measure was carefully framed, and if faithfully en- forced it will secure to the state a solid and safe banking system in which the public can have entire confidence. The necessity for such a law had become urgent. The conditions under which banking institutions were heretofore enabled to organize and do business in Nebraska offered an opportunity for dishonesty in this business which was being largely taken advantage of, and without such a law a8 we now have it would have been a question of only a few years when in almost every town one or more insecure banks would have been started to rob the people. Ne- braska’s experience in unsound banking has not been so serious as that of some other states, but the situation was grow- ing worse from year to year, and the time had fuily arvived for providing a more secure system, and survounding it with such safeguards as would protect the people against the dishonest and unserupulous practices so ensy in bank- ing that is not adequately guarded. But experience has shown that. the most thorough and stringent banking laws do not prevent fraud unless those appointed to enforce them are thor- oughly honest and constantly vigilant. Numberless cases of fraud under the national law could be cited, due to the neglect of duty, and doubtless in some cases to the dishonesty also, of the bank examiners. Some of these officials are incompetent, and many of them perform their duties in the most perfunctory way, accepting as sufficient the state- ments of bank officers or their sub- ordinates. Some of the most notable failures of national banks have ocurred within a short time after the inspection of the bank examiner, the failures showing the institutions to have been utterly rotten when the alleged exam- inations were made. This experience is referred to by way of urging the im- portance of appointing as bank exam- iners in this state only men who are thoroughly competent and entirvely trustworthy, They should be men hav- ing o practical knowledge of banking, should be good accountants, and they should be of the highest character for integrity. With such men to see that the provisions of the law are properly and fully complied with there need be no apprehension of danger from the influence of banikers not in good and solvent condition. The oper- ation of the new law should speedily weed out the insecure banks, ifany such are in existence, and place banking in Nebraska on a sound and secure bask. OMAHA AND THE UNION PACIFIC. Wearly two months have elapsed since Vice-President Holcomb of the Union Pacific, volunteered to assure our citi- zens that thé union depot project had been matured and perfected and that a proposition would be made to the city looking to the construction of a viaduct upon Tenth street in connection with a new union depot. Later on Mr. Hol- comb gave it out that the preliminary plans of the union depot had been sent back to the architects with orders to prepare detailed drawings and specifications. Upon the comple- tion of these details a tangible proposi- tion was (0 be submitted to the city authorities which, if accepted and ratified by the people, would be fol- lowed at once by the building of the via- duct and depot. Upon diligent inquiry at the archi- tect’s offico it transpires that no definite orders have as yet been given for detailed plans and speoifications. This is a revelation. It shows that the management under Charles Francis Adams are pursuing the same tactics that were practiced by their predecessors. For years the promised union depot has been a delusion and a snare. Omaha has already paid over six hundred thousand dollars interest upon the four hundred and fifty thousand dollars in bonds issued to the Union Pacific as a bonus to secure the construction of a joint railway bridge, and also a transfer depot. In addition to this, lands and lots to the value of hundreds of thousands of dollars have been donated to that road by private citizens for right-of-way and machine-shop grounds. From four hun- dred to five hundred lots owned by the Union Pacific within our city limits have been exempted from local taxa- tion, and yet the managers of that road have carried on the transfer of passen- gers and freight in this in wretched old sheds under the plea of mno money, while such towns as Cheyenne and Ogden have been provided with superb depots. Why is Omaha treated in this step- motherly manner? Why should the largest city on the line of this trans- continental road, and at its very gate- way, be deprived of facilities that have been accorded to a mere railroad eross- ing like Valley Station? —e T00 MUCH CLEVELAND. The attention republican papers give to every public movement and utterance of Mr. Cleveland is doing more than any other agency or influsuce to keep him prominent in the public mind as the possible candidate of his party in 1892, Ever since his rotirement to pri- vate life the ardent friends of the ex- president, and unquestionably he has many such, have lost no opportunity to parade him before the public eye and fix upon him the popular attention, all undoubtedly with the hearty and cheer- ful concurrence of Mr. Cleveland. There can be no fault properly found with this, It is a privilege which the friends and admirers of the ex- president have the unquestionable right to exercise to the full extent of their pleasure., But republican newspiapers are not called upon to assist in holding Mr, Cleveland up to the popular view by #iving to everything that emanutes from him an amount of consideration out of all proportion to its importance. Last Mouday night a democratic club in New York City gave a banquet in honor of Mr. Cleveland at which he made a spoech. It was by no means a remarkable production, in fact a score of democrats could be named who could make & much Dbetter address without an hour for preparation, yet it city’ has received from republidan papers as serious discussion as if it weve the ut- terance of a statesman, possessing gen- uine merit and likely to make a lasting impression on the popular mind, while the event is referred to ns designed to keep Mr. Clevelund on the presidential race course. This is of course just what the ex-president and his friends want. Their hope lies in keeping the public attention directed toward them, and they understand that the greater the consideration they can get from republicans the better . their chances will be of accomplishing what they have in view. The danger to Mr. Cleveland’s political future is in being ignored by the party that de- feated him, for so long as that party continues to manifest any regard for him as a political force he can rally to himself a vigorous democratic support. Ho may prosper on adverse criticism, and the ridicule and denunciation of his platitudes and faise doctrines, but he must certainly lose ground from neglect and indifference. Democratic partiality for Mr. Cleveland will be measured largely by the degree of consideration which republicans shall continue to accord him. Nobody doubts that Mr. Cleveland desives to be again a candidate for the c,and it is not questionable that just now a majority of the demo- cratic party expect him to be. But the feeling that he should be is by no means unanimous, A prominent paper in the south recently suggested that the demo- cratic party would make a grave mis- take by taking its next presidential candidate from New York, urging that it should seek its candidate in the west. This view muy become widely extended within the next three years. Mean- while Mr. Cleveland should be allowed to enjoy the privilege of the private citizen to be let alone, however indus- triously he and his friends may seek to attract public attention. ROODE ISLAND will follow in the wake of New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania in submitting a pro- hibition amendment. Prohibition-has been in vogue in the state for several vears, but it hus mevely intensified the desire for its ropeal. The late election for members of the legislature resulted in the election of a large majority favor of resubmission. The legis meets next week, and both parties have agreed to rush the bill through so as to enable the voters to reach adecision bofore adjournment. The election will vrobably be held the last week in June, and theve is every indication that the result will be the cefeat of prohibition. Tuoe Connecticut legislature refused to charter a railroad company to paral- lel an existing line. The opposition claimed that there were too many roads for present business. but it hussince de- veloped that the members were re- warded with life passes. OTHER LANDS THAN OURS. Public opinion in Great Britain regarding questions of reform has become such that it will soon become necessary for parliament to adopt measures in harmony with the evi- dent desive for progress. That party lead ers have recognized the existence of such a political condition is evident from Mr. Chamberlan's recent suggestion as to the introduction of a land measure for Ireland, although, even if the house of commons chould agree upon such u questiwn, the house of lords would undoubtedly reject it. Nothing could more forcibly illustrute the aversion which the Baglish people have to radical changes than the equanim- ity with which they have so long borne the existence of this obstructive cham- ber; but the change in opinion which mani- fested itself in the house of comsuions, when Mr. Labouchere made his motion to abolish the hereditary principle of the upver cham- ber, is most significant. Time was when such a motion would have been obtained no countenance from English politicians; but on this occasion it was supported by the whole official leadership of the liberal party, aud tas beaten by only forty-one votes in a house of 361, The tories who spoke against the motion did so in an spologetic tone, and with the expression of a hope that some way might soon be found by which the composi- tion and character of the house of lords could be improved; and, with the exception ot Mr. Balfour, who was taunted 1to suying a few words, not a member of the gov- ernment broke the sience that reigned on the treasury bench during the de- bate. It is a sad commentary on the boasted growth of liberalism in Great Britain during the nineteenth century to recall the frequent collisions between the two houses of parlia- ment on questions of simple justice and hu- manity. The progressive spirit of the age, ‘whenever it has made itself felt in the com- mons, has never been agreeable to the lords. All other ncts of injustice on the part of the peors sink into insignificance, however, when compared with the many wrongs which Ireland has suffered at their hands, Ever since 1835, when they interfered with the just admimstration of Ireland under the Melbourne government, and destroyed the prospect of reconciling the Irish people to the legislative union with England, they bave either rejected or mutilated every measure of Irish reform sent up to them Whon any reform was accomplighed, its value was either largely impaired by their awnendments or 8o aitered as to be rendered almost practically inoperative. On their shoulders lies a lavge share of the responsi- bility for the disordered state of Ireland; | and the only hope is that if they should much longer continue vheir obstructive course there will be a popular agitation wide and deep enough to swaeep the house of lords out of existence. * o's ‘The visit of the shah of Persia to Europe in some respects has quite as much signifi- cance as that of King Humbert, of Italy, to the imperial city of Berlin, The successor of Cyrus the Great holds one of the import- ant keys to the far east, of which Russia is now very anxious to get possession, With an outlet by the Persian gulf to vhe Pacific ocean the Russians would have a most ad- vantageous position in the future struggle with England for the dominion of the east- ern world. In the rivalry between these greai powers tho shah fully appreciates his own importance. He must know, too, that every step taken by RRussia toward the In- dian ocean is 4 menace to the integrity of his own dominions, But the oriental voluptuary is perfectly willing to let the future take care of itself, so long as his own safety and reposc shall re- main undisturbed. Such conferences as the czar and shah have held were not influcnced by any considerations except what may be personal W themselves, They bave no wishes nor whims to consult but their own. ‘T'he shah, whose locomotion is 80 free, must have a feeling of commiseration for his imper- 1al host,who can not travel in any part of his own dominions without encountering the im- minent danger 6f asdassination. This dread of conspirators dasts'ly certain shadow over the festivitios |n’!’:n of the Persian king. But in the west 6T, flurope the shah will breatne the air of, pepular governments, in which fear of dytiamite assussins is littlo known; and if hé'should cross the Atlantic he would learn soflx’«:!mmu about free gov- ernment that Western Europe can not teach him. i { g The [rench eledtidhs take place in Octo- ber, and the gaverpmont is at the disad- vantage of havipg to conduct a defonsive campaign, Wheh « the last elections took place the people were so irritated ut the Ton- quin expedition arif'at the growing cost ot living that thoy,cut down the republican majorities very largely, and elected a lot of monarchists and Bonapartists with whom they had no real sympathy. They cut oft their noses in order to spite the party of their choice. 1t was not a very logical pro coeding, bat people often actso in other countries besides F'rance. Tho lesson of the election was a warning to republican states- men to compose their differonces, to curtail uscless expol and to reduco taxes which increased tho cost of necessarics of life. The lesson has not been heeded. The champer has wastod its time in wle discussions over theoretical ques- tions of government and in vpersonal contro- versics, Meanwhiie the army costs moro than ever, and the price of bread steadily vises. It s thercfore possible that the French people may administer anothoer les- son to their leaders by defeating some of them at the polls. This is the calculation of Boulanger and other adventurers. Still, every year which rolls *over without war strengthens republicanism in France and in- creases the number of citizons who are con- servatives by virtue of their means. The exposition is itself a republican argument, and by refusing to give it official recognition the monarchs of Europo have confirmed the French people in their hostility to the mou- archical institutions, The wise moderation revealed in the specches of Sadi Carnot is likely to L:ave won over to tho ropublican side that class of the bourgooise waich re- fused to be reconciled to the republic be- cause they feared it. »*y While the Italian king is being diced and wined at Berlin, the Italisn poople are ap- pealing for closer relations with France. Even Crispi himself, the Mazzini of modern politics, 18 powerless to overcome the anti- German fecling. The triple alliance has injured the trade and corameree of the Ital- ian people. The popular papers are out- spoken against it and the repubi®an party, which is the stronwest pohitical party of modern Italy, is in favor of a French alli- auce. Ts the triple alliance, then, doomed to be broken? To those who kuow and have studied Itahan politics the question 1s dim cult to answer. The influcnce of the court and the ministry is great. The power of the peoble1s not so strong as it might weil be. The popular will, plainly expressed, has often been thwarted, and may again be parried by the premier. The people are lacking’ in that determined per- sistence and pressure which, with Anglo- Suxon races, inevitubly brings about a vie- tory: u trait which is well typified by such men as Gurrison or(iladstone. This sraiv the Italian raco-deeidedly lacks, and if Signor Crispi can bostpone any action on the matter from time to time, the alliance may remain secure. Ifi on ‘the other haud, the matter is repeatedly pressed to a decisive action, the triple alljatce, one of the master- picces of Bismarck's diplomacy, may fall quickly into rain,” Tt i§ at least in danger, as the sudden refusal of King Humbert to visit Strassburg plainly, shogvs. The situation .in, continental Europe be- comes more complicated as time pa the outcome is impossible to pr certainly there has bee any of the power: Ay or even prepar. ing to depart from the conscrvatisin and care with which they have thus far avoided words and actions that would make war in- evitable. There is evidence of a general recognition of the fact that none can afford to provoke the terrible struzgle that has been 80 long pending. Yot war scares and sonsa- tional rumors, with their more or less serious effect on business and speculative sentiment, are to be expected at short intervals, and the commercial and financial operations of the world will continue to bs inflienced by the belief that a war of unprecedented cost und horror, although of short duration, must be taken into account as among the possibilities that may be realized atany time. The re- siraining influences are stronger, and the de- sire to find some other solution of the com- plications is spreading; but the danger still exists, and there is as yet no sign of the war clouds clearing away. While a year has wit nessed so little change for the better in this situation, it has wituessed none of the changes for the worse that were deemed al- most inevitable, B Recent dispatchos from Australia show that the repeated drouths of the last few years have been most disastrous to cattle and stock. In New South Wales alone the falling off in the number of cattle during tho ast ten years has exceeded 2,000,000 head, and the other colonies have sufferod in like proportion. The law against importing live stock is still in force: but ranch owners are clamoring against, it, claiming that the intro- duction of new blood is essontial, and that without it colonial stock must continue to de- teriorate. The losses in shecp last year are found to have been far greater than at first estimated. “ " Brazil, Chili and the Argentine Republic are competing eagerly for the Kuropean emigrant, and each seems determined to outbid 1ts neighboring rivals in the matter of offers and inducements, Assisting immi. gration may be necessary for the prosperity of South American countries, but that it haraly pays in the long run has been thor- oughly proved by Canada. In spite of an exceptionally liberal , immigration policy, the Dominion hus but. very slightly increased its population during the iast ten years. epee— That Hl‘nhiln'l Her, Lowisvilte Coutier-Journal, The old lady of Ohio who is 112 years of age, and still smokds without injuring her health, should try b!ga;eun Of Course Ol : nd Could Eat, Chieago Herald, The Cleveland dimmer at New York, last night, was & complete suceess. Political de- feat has not subdudiitlh ex-president’s up- petite for food, andieWever ate heartior at the white house. Where to Lo the Gailty Oune, St. Lowis Republic, Hereafter, when a crimé is committed in Chicago, all the policemen and detectives within reach should be promptly arrested. The chances are that the guilty person is one of their number. Orush the Life Out of It Chicago Times. X 1t is of vital voncern w the safety of sool oty, not only that the men who delivered the deathblows upon Dr” Cronin shall be brought to justice, but also that the whole conspir- acy, root, trunk and branch, be laid bare 1f anywhere in America there flourishes o Junta, however called, assuming to destroy buman Life at its pleasure, the life must be crushed out of it. A erime in itself, it is the wore deeply & crime because it is an out- rageous abuse of the hospitality of the re. public. P — tenator Evarts' Stock Joke, Cineinnati Commercial, Senator Evarts, of long-sentence fame, has a joke that ho uncorks whenever ho gives & dinner party at his country home in Vor. mont, and that, by the way, is not soldom, On these occasions big crystal pitchors of milk adorn the table, and by them areplaced corpulent bottles of champagne. ‘“‘Help yourselves,” says the senator at the propor time, “to champagno or milk. They cost the same.” It may be explained tnat Mr. Evarts keeps his own cows. - The Bloody Shire in the South, New York Trihnne. The lost cause evidently is still ina healthy condition, 8o far as Sumter, S. C., is con~ cernod. One Anthony White delivered the address thero on Decoration day. Here is what the Charleston News and Courier says about it. ““There was 0o fawning upon the restorod union, nor vain rogrots for the past. Mr. White took high ground, comparing our struggle for rignt and liberty with the mem- orable contests running through ancient and modern history Mr. White urged strongly the importance of reliable histor accounts of the war, and called upon his hearers to perform tho sacred duty to the memory of our ‘fallen braves' of keoping their examples prominently bofore the com- ing generation. Mr. White contendod that our struggle had not beerrin - vain, and that the principles for which we fought were im- perishable and immortal.” Perhaps Mr. White labors under the im- pression that this sort of talk is caleulated to inculc love for the union. Or, perhaps he has never been reconstructed. Or, per- haps—howaever, the bloody shirt must not be waved, not up north, at least. - HITS AND MISSKES. A robust slice of Truth floated into the Republican office recently and recoived an onthusiastic reception. The editor-in-chief recognized the stranger as a_schoolmate of his boyhood days in Fremont, but the greet- ing was no less hearty becauso the necossi- ues of business forced him to cut his ac- quaintance earty in hife. ““This is our war editor,” said Mr. Nye, introducing the stran- gor to the major of tho staff. “Tho shricks of flying shells and the whistles of murder- ous bullets are sweet music to his cars, and rebel blood is a tonic to his system. He is tame withal. This is tho hero of the raw- hide (pointing to the manuging editor,who de- clined an introduction.) HMe is a distant admirer of your tribo, but evil associations on the Herald lud him from the path of in- nocence and rectitude. Perhaps on close in- spection you will find some feature o admire in the wierd fabric of his imagination. Here 18 my confidential secretary, the warp and woof of the establishment, an artistic manipuiator of figures, an of marvel- ous cire Kinsella, Mr. “Truth.” The two ancient enemies glared at each other fora moment. The animosities engendered by generations of strife sprung into life and yelled for vengeance. A wild time en It was a brief and ferocious battle. Like wild veasts they clawed and bit and rolled in deadly embrace. General Kinsella was the vietor. The lifeloss frag- ments of Truth were carefulty coliceted and dumped in the sewer. 1t was at Valley Forge that George Wash- ington passed the word to the captain of the guard, “Let none but Americans be put on wuard to-night.”” Grand Marshal Clarkson is preparing an order to be issued to his fu- ture deputy, “Put none but Manderson guzrds on duty in the carrier delivery.” The polico will turn tneir suns on tagless dogs next Monday. Cannonading will begin at early dawn, and the current of lead will continue till tho last bark 15 nestling on the bosom of the Missouri. People whose lives o not insured for the benefit of their rela- tives should keep off the streets, There is a growing suspicion tuat the “Bucket of Blood” in Council Bluffs is a close relation of the Cronin mystery. THE Many Capitalists Ready to Subscribe to the Projsct. Mr, Chris Hartman was seen about the new hotel proposition and seemed sanguine that it would be successful. “Not long ago I received a letter from some eastern capitalists,” he said, ‘asking if the inducements originally made would be open to a Boston syndicate if the lattor would agree to erect a million-dollar fire- proof hotel. I sent back an answer that it would. I have seen a number of the gentle- men who subscribed to the fund that was to have been raised before, and all of whom I o seen are willing to allow their names to nd for the amount originally subscribed, while some of them said they would double the amount. The gentlemen who are inter- ested in the project been in Omaha, are ied that the city has a great future, and n willing to put” their money in the en- ite?” heg repeated, *well, 1do not antion tlie exact site nroposed, but it is on Farnam street, between Nimeteenth and Twenty-fourth streets. They ure satis- fied that in five years that will be practically the center of the eity, All tho bank build- ings, the public buildings and other fine structures are on I'arnam sgreet. They think there is little chance for growth south, and they don’t want to put a million-doliar hotel up among the small buildings north. “Thoy want the location on Farpam, and will, if atull, put up the finest building on the street. Of course, some of theso projects fail, while others succeed, but just at present the outlook is very encouraging. e —— SIMFLY AN OLD LIE, Patrick Egan Denies the Story About the Land League Funds, New York, May 81.—|Special Telegram to to 'Fue Bee]|—Patrick kKgan, President Harrison's minister to Chili, who is stopping at the Gilsey house, denies the story of Mor- timer Seanlan, the Chicago criminal court bailiff, and Patrick Cavanagh, as communi- cated in aconferenceat Chicago to the state's attorney. This story is that Egan, who was then treasurer of theland league and in Paris, was apnealed to by Alex Sullivan for $100,000 of the lund league money to forward the physical force work of the Clan-na- Gael, and that he yielded and paid over the money after Patrick J. Sheridan bad come from Ireland and adyvised him to do so. Sul- livan, iv is alleged, turoed over of this only $15,000 to the Clan-na-Gael of Chicago, and deposited the other 52,000 in the ‘Iragers’ bank in Chicago to Sullivan’s per- sonal account. ; Mr. Kgan said: “The story of my giving $100,000 Lo Alexander Sullivan in Paris first wooeared 1n print about three years ago, It was shown to be false then. Every dollar of funds for the land league Has been accounted for. The story has since appeared in varied forms, and 15 o more true now than it was when it first appeared, Mr. Parnell was asked about it i the London ‘Times investi- gation. He denied that any such sum was given away. 1 would like fo say w word in condemnation of the methods of men who are trying to blacken the character of Alex- ander Sullivan. As long as they are afforded £n opportunity to ao this, they do not care a sixpence about catching the murderers of Dr. Cronmn. 1 think the methods taken by them are despicable, and no terms can be too strong to use in condemnation of thewm." ey Prof: Frawiey a Defaulter, Bueraro, N. Y., May 8L—Prof. H, F. Frawley, who disappeared very mysteriously from Bufulo April 20 aud aflerwards turned upin Chicago, where he was suspected of complicity in the plot to assassiate Dr. Umsln. l:’ duunverui to have defrauded the American business college in this city, of which be was priocipal, of mearly $00. LINCOLN'S SUBURBAN BOOM. University Place and the Bethany Helghts Flourishing. HER CHICAGO CHARACTERISTICS, Boodle Alderman and Dilatory Pav- ing Contractora—University Come mencoment—Gillisple Will sue the City—Notes, LINCOLN BUREAU o TA® OMAGA Ben, 1020 P St T, Lixcorny, May 8L The ‘‘down-town worm” has little idea how Lircoln is improving on the outskirts. But the fact exists, just the same, that Lin~ voln is growing very rapidly. A drive through Kast Lincoln, and on to the Wes- leyan university, will convince any one that Lincoln is fast becoming a city of houses, if not of people, and it 18 reasonably certamn that, wero the census taken to-day, the sur- prise would bo general as to the number of her inhabitants. Boomers of University Place are evidently bent on uniting the city with the village at an early date. This is not only possible, but probable. But little more than half a mile of prairie, undotted by evi- dences of habitation, now separates the tio places. It is well to note, also, that Bethany Heights is beginning to snow evidences of lifo and enterprise. A lumber yard has been established there, and two or three new cottages have reared their heads, and the legend ‘“for rent” will 'soon mark their doors conspic- uously. Work in the umversity moves apace, and the third story will soon be up. One city extending four miles to the east and north- cast is the word, and it seems as though a fow short years would bring about this reali- zation, A prowminent contractor and builder says that over one thousand dwelling houses are now geing up withia the corporation of the city prower, not considering the scors or more now well under way at University Place, and that as many more will be built and finished before the close of the season. ‘This statement may be considered somewhat overdrawn, but it will not be thought so after a tour of the city. The fact is noteworthy, 2also, that the dwellings going up in all parts of the city aro of the botter class, Thereare comparatively few of less than five roows, and a large number that are palatial ina way. The rd boom does notfit the growth and prosperity of Lincoln at this time. Real os! s not changing hands with marvelous rapidity. It seems that owners are simply improving what they have, and this work promises to be continuous for a long time to come. Although tho suburbs are booming, as much can hardly be said of down town. Paving on the streets and alleys is going on ata snail’s pace. There is no life to the worl, and it would seem that the contractors propose to fight it out on this line though it tukes all summer, University Commencement. The season for college commencements is at hand, and the interest of students centers in the closing work of the ye: The faculty of the state university has just announced the programme for commencement work. 1t is as follows. ‘Thursday Evening, June 6—Exhibition of llu] l"x(ulonlil:mm society, university chapel, 5 o'clock. Friday Evening—Exhibition of the Palla- dian society. university chavel 8 o'clock. Saturday—Iticld day exercises, uniyersity campus, 10 o’clock a. m. and 2 o'clock p. m. Exhibition of the Union soviety, university chapel, 8 p. m. Sunday Eveniug—Baccalaureate sermon, Rev. Dr. Duryea, opera house, 8 p. m. Monday—Competitive prize drill, univer- sity campus, 9 a. m. and 2 p, m. Studio ‘re- ception and exhibition, art rooms, 3 to 5 p. m. Exbibition of the Delian sqciety, uni- ity chapel, 8 p. m. nesday—Class day exercises, chapel, 9:30 a. . Alumni reunion, chapel, 4 p. m. Commencement concert, chapel, 8 p. m. Wednesday — Commencement exercises, opera house, 10 4. m Annual reception, Grant memorial hatl, 8 to 12 p. m. hick B s Park. The articles of incorporation of the Has- tings Park company will be filed for record inaday ortwo. Representative Dick Ber- lin, of Omaha, is the central figure in the concern. The company will incorporate with an authorized capital stock of $25,000, and its object is to maintain a park and pleasure re- sort near Hastings, where the projector, Mr, Berlin, has a fine tract of land lying inoper- ative, This will doubtless prove to be a pay- g investment, as we a pleasant resort for Hastingsitcs and visitor Gillispie Will Sue the City. It is learned to-day that Clark Gillispie will enter smt against the city, alleging damages in the sum ot §5,000 because of the cruel death of his little boy who was run over by the driver of a hook and ladder truck, on lust Wednesday, and instantly killed. Tt is also learned that he will build his petition upon the ordinance prohibiting rapid driving upon the streets, and the find- ings of the coroner’s jury, citing that the driver of the vruck pormitted his teamn to go at an unwarranted rate of epeed. The pro liminary papers in the ¢ will be served in a day or two and the petition filed, when the allegations of the relator can be known in general. sSomewhat Singular. There is a remarkable similarity between house roll No. 251 and senate No. 210, both of which passed and became laws at the recent sitting of the Nebraska legisla- ture. The bills refer to elections, citing the state, county nod townsnip officers to be clections of the even and oda ycars, alter- diffor in this, only: '3 senate llo No. 210 provides for the election of a dis- trict avtorney in districts coniposed of coun- ties under township organization, while house roll No. 251 does not. With the excep- tion of the insertion of the provision for the office as stated, the language used in the for- mation of the bills is precisely the same, and it is reasonably certain that they were drafted by one and the sume person. The only ex- planation given for the singularity is this: Some legislator felt the necessity of a specific lnw providing for the olection of the different state, county and township officers and drafted two bills, precisery the sane (ex- cepting the injection cited), ono of which was imtroduced in the senato and the other in the house. When the rush came both wera hurried through without that attention that ougrit to characterize the work of delibara tive bodies. So it I8, Nebradka has two operative laws, both of which were enacted for the same purpose, Bank Kxaminers. The bank exarniners will not be appointed until Governor Thayer gets home, ‘The new bank law goes into effect to-day. Oity News and Notes, Senator Lindsay, of Beaver City, is in the city. 1t is now swd that he has a dead cinch on the McCook land oftice, Lieutenant-Goveruor Mickeljohn came in, this morning, from Beaver City, where he | delivered the meworial address. ‘I am not here,”” he said, “‘to don the governor's bro- gons. ‘‘'he imagined ewmergency does uot exist. 1 don’t thiuk there is anything in the alleged Indian outbreak in the northy ¥ Ihe supreme courl convened, to-day, to band dowa decisions. It is kiven out ‘that the court will not take up Cooper's auo warranto, as Las been rumored. 8o there will be no intervention until after the coun- | cilmanic autocrats have smeared themselves Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. | cukal When Daby was sisk, we gave her Castoria. Whien sho was & Child, she criedelor Castoris, | Whion ahie became Miss, she clung o Castoria, ¥ 120 shio had Children, sho gave them Castoris all over with whitewash, ‘the boodlars, boywaever, are not living in clover now. The case of Edward A. and Henry A, Stevens vs Frank Howe, on error from lvllm caster county, has boan filed for trial in the suprome court. Tt will be remembered that this is tho case in whioh the defendant in error sued for $10,000 damages sustained by him i falling from & scaffold orected by laintiffs in orror, and recovered §625 in the istriot court. Tho costs ot $36.25 nets tho Judgment at $300.25, Miles H. Henry, the Chase county mur- derer, now languishes in the Luncaster county jail. He was captured at Custer City, Dak., and brought to this city this morning by Sherift Rogers for safe koeping, It will bo remembered that he killed and robbed Edward O. Maher on the Oth day of last April. This was the first murder ever committed in that county, and a neck-tie party would unquestionably result if the au- thoritios attempted to keop the murderer there or In any of the contiguous counties, Henry's orime was particularly attrocious and cold-blooded. Lincoln Lodge No. 6, of tho Daughters of Bothel, composed of the leading colored ladies of the city, held their annual installa- tion of officers last evening.- Tho lodge was visited by Leavenworth and Atchison, Kan., lodgos of the same order, and the coromonics were highly impressive aud interesting. About three hundred colored people were in attendance, The Clipper band rendered tho musio for the occasion. Refreshments were served, consisting of all the delicacies of the season, and tho occasion proved one that will be long remembered by the visitors, and especially the colored citizens of the city, The Lincoln and Simmons Lacross clubs celebrated at Seward yesterday, and enjoyed a vory ploasant day. A special coach bore the purty to its destination, which loft the Burlington depot at 12:10. The clubs were met at the depot by a committee of Seward citizens, headed by band, and escorted to the hotel. At 4 o'clock Sewardites witnessed a fine contest at the great Canadian game, The Simmons club won four of the seven games played. It is loarned that the attend- anco was very large, and the interest appro- ciative. The party returned home at a late hour last night. Senator and Mrs, Lindsay, of Beaver City, were in Lincoln yesterday 'to decorate the grave of their chiid, who died during the ses- s10n of the legislature last winter, and was buried here. Kditor Johnson, of the Sutton Advertiser, was a Memorial Day visitor. He expooted to publish, about July 1, his work containing the biographies of the prominent politicians of the state, but will be somewhat delayed by reason of alively fight for the Sutton postmastership. 1t transpires that Colonel McCann, of Hay Springs, is making a still hunt for a place in the O'Noill land office. He mnde pilgrim- agos to Beatrice and Fremont while down this week. —— GERMAN-AMERICANS PLEASED. Perfectly Satisfied With the Outcome of the Samoan Commission. New York, May 81.—|Special Telegram to Tne Ber.|—Oswald Ottendorfer, of the Staats Zeitung, one of the leading German- American citizens of New York, speaking of the Samoan treaty, said: ‘It would seem at first sight that Germany had not obtained the least benefit by the settlement, but, on the whole, I think she has received all she is entitied to. Doubtless that is the idea of & majority of right-thinking Germans and Ger- man-Americans. True, there may be some fault found by mercantile people in Ham- burg and other seaport cities, where the largest Samoan interests center, also among @ class which belicves Germauy should carry through everything it attempts, right or wrong. But the masses will be pleased to have the Samoan question defi- nitely settled, even with the loss of prestige. “In America tho Germans generally looked upon the Samoan case from an American standpoint. They could not see the justice of wresting the island from the Samoans, nor interfering with the autonomy of that little government. In the light of subse- quent events, it was very sad that the com- mission of 1587 at Washington, did not make the concession that now has been made. The failure there only resulted in loss of life, money and in humiliation in the end. I was n Berlin when the present commission first met. I was surprised to learn from German sources how little the German commissioners expocted to insist on in the conference. It seemed as if Bismarck was intending a combplete back- down, something he does not frequently do. It seoms, however, the German chancellor had become tired of the Samoan matter and would be glad to get rid of it by any fair concessions, He had been drawn into the trouble against his judgment, and the affair assumed a phase not contemplated by him at any time. The battle botween the Germans and the Samoans was undoubtedly brought about by the acts of the German consul, who either overstepped his powers or misinter- preted his instructions. The concessions made by the German government practically concede this much.” ———— The Officials Wont Talk ‘WasnINGTON, May 31.—Profiting by recent events at Samoa, when the treasure of tha wrecked Trenton was recovered by weans of diving apparatus, the navy department has determined to equip each of the naval vessels with a complete diving apparatus. The state departmeat officials absolutely refuse to dis- cuss the Samoan conference or Behring sea tangle, Of the former they admit matters are In such shape as to warrant the expec- tation of the conclusion of the con- ference, comparatively unimportant de- tails only vemainmg to be ad- justed, But upon the provisions of the treaty, if a treaty has yet been drawn up, they deciine to talk. S0 far as can be learned there is no new phase in the Behring sea matter. ‘The president’s proclamation appears to haye closed the history of the case, and it can not be learnod that there has been any correspondence between the gov- crnments of the United States and Great Britain on the subject. ————————————— DISEASED BLOOD. Humors, Blothces, So-es, Scales, Crusts and Loss of Hair Cured. Terrible Blood Poison, Suffered all a man couid suffer and live. Face and body covered with awful sores. Used the Cuticura Remedies ten weeks and is practically cured. A remarkable case, 1 contracted a torrible bfood-polsining & year ago. 1 uoctored with two good physic! n’l neither of whom did me any good, "I suffere ll & man can suffer and live. Hearing of yous Curicuna Remepiks I concluded to try them, knowlng if they did me no good they could make 116 10 Worse. ¥ HAY6 booR using them about ten weess, and am most happy to say that I am almost rid of the awful i'ores that covered face and body. 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