Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 3, 1890, Page 4

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Ir the railronds refuse to deal justly with the producers of Nebraska, they will have themselves to blame if vigor- ous legal measures are taken to bring them to terms, Fonr some unaccountable cause, re- ports of the bar banquet failed to state that members did **justice to the feast.” Perhaps there was no room fora dis- senting opinion on this point I avers that he is not as bluck as he is painted. A brief interview with the statesmen who are mourning the loss of their salaries would convince him of his ervor. it the fires havo heen drawn in the county hospital, the commission- ors possess ample fuel to make the tem- porature exceedingly warm for fraudu- lent contractors. Dare they apply it? TIGREW adds his voice to the denials of destitution in South Dakota and produces a crop of statistics to show that the farmers are rolling in vlenty. Gonerously disposed people should govern themselves accordingly. “Tiue reign of hoodlumism in the house must be put down and law and order established,” exclaims the St. Touis Republic. Spenker Reed and tho republican majority are devoting their best energies to that end THe combined deficiency of tha two collapsed banksin New York amounts to three hundred and thirty thousand dol- lars. If this sum represents the avail- able assets of the Napoleonic financiers, itissafe to say that their term in jail will be exceedingly brief. THE committee seiccted to audit the accounts of the Irish National League of America have completed the task. Tivery dollar subscribed was properly accounted for and disposed of in accord- ance with the wishes of the donor, The report of the committee disposes of the wild and” reckless charges of extrava- gunce and deficiencies, and proves that the trust reposed in the treasurer was honestly and satisfactorily carried out. — . THE supreme court of New York de- cides that the authorities of the state have power to compel railronds to aban- ,don stoves in passenger cars and sub- stitute steam heat. It seems incredible that any corporation should resist in -~court a reform demanded in the inter- estof humanity. The destruction of lifo and property by the deadly car stove iv lust month’s wrecks will cost the companies more than the equip- ~ment of their passenger trains with steam heating apparatus. E——— THE senate select committee on Pacific railvoads has agreed to favor- ably report the debt extension bills, Counsidering the make-up of the com- mittoe, this action is no surprise. It is intercsting to nove, however, that while the Union Pacific will be required to pay upin fifty yoars, ut three per cent, the Contral Pacific will be allowed one hundred years at a lower rate of in- tevest. It is quite evident that Leland Stanford did not go to the senate for his health. THE anpual statement of the Chicago, Byrlington & Quincy railrond shows that the net earnings of the company last year were ten million two hundred #ud-nine thousand dollars. In round numbers the capital stock of the com- Py guounts to seventy-six millions. ‘The net eapnings for the year represent a fraction over thirteen per cent inter- est on the capital stock, fully one-halt of which is fictitious. If half the water was squeezed out of the stock it is safe to say that the earnings would puy fifteen per cent on the actual capitul in- vested and the bonded debt. And this is one of the corporations which cannot afford to reduce freieht rates on Ne- braska grain, so as to leave the farmer section hund wages for the labors of the year, THE OMAHA DAILY BER) MONDAY, OMEWHAT REASSURING. The telegram of Chairman Walker of the Tnterstute Commeree Railway as- sociation, to Governor Thayer, inform- ing him that the report was not correct which stated that the Trans-Missouri TrafMic association had given no con- sidoration o the question of reducing corn rates, is somewhat reassurine. It appears from the authoritative state- ment of Mr. Walker that the subject was very thoroughly considered by the association, that no conclusion to dis- miss it was reached, and there isa hopeful suggestion in his assur- ance that unanimous action was taken adirection of which the governor will be duly advised. There will be great interest on the part of the people of Nebraska to learn the nature of this action, and it is to be hoped the associ- ation will not long deluy the informa- tion, Meanwhile nothing will be lost by Ieeping up the agitation for such relief to the farmers of Nobraska as it is obvi- ously in the power of the railroads to give. As to the difficultics in the way, which Chairman Walker refers to as serious, we can conceive of none that are insurmountable if all the managers of railroads in Nebraska will unite upon a plan of relief and honestly observe its terms. The controlling idea with the managers appears to be that the price of grain to the farmers is not affected by the transportation charges, but this is so obviously absurd that its assertion cannot be regarded as any thing e'se than a subterfuge. The rail- rouds cunuot justify a refusal to re- lieve the situation in this state by any such specious argument. The appeal to the railroads in this matter is made under the pres- sure of an extreme necessity. 'I'he in- terests of a million people, the pros- verity of every department of busine the weifare of the state, are at stake, the railronds give the relief thatis asked it is not to be doubted that every interest in Nebraska will be benelitted; if thoy refuse it, incroased business de- pression and more general havdship nd privation are inevitable. It is in the power of the railroad managers alone to say which of these conditions shall prevail, und the people hope for a prompt decision. THE PARLIAMENTARY BATIL It is believed that the democratic minority in the house of representatives will nov renew this week the fillibuster- ing tactics which thay employed during most of last weelc. It isnot to be sup- posed that they will wholly abandon obstructive methods, but it is said that some of the leaders have become con- vinced thatthe tactics thus far pursued will not be approved by the intelligent and impartial judgment of the country and that it will be necessary to resort to some more defensible way of attempt- ingto defeat the will of the majority. The great najority of the people desire that congress shall proceed with as lit- tle delay as possible to the considera- tion of the very important business that demands attention. This the re- publicans, who, being in the majority congress are responsible for legislation, are anxious to do. The democratic policy, speciously claimed to be justified as a defense of the rights of the minor- ity, though what these are, other than the right of obstruction, no one of the minority has defined, aims at retarding legislation and nullifying the rights of the majority. [t is es- sentially rovolutionary in spirit and purpose, and however strongly it may commend itself to the approval of parti- sans, it must be condemned by all who believe in the sound American princi- ple, absolutely necessary Lo the preser- vation of our political system, that the majority shall rule. If the democratic leaders in congress do not now see the mistake they are making in their at- tempt to contravene this principle they will not fail to discover it when the peo- ple shall again have an opportunity to pass judgment upon their conduct. The truth is that for the last ten years the majority in the house of rep- resentatives has been unable to control its doliberations, and much of the vecord of the lower branch of congre: during that period has been a veproaci to the intelligence of that body and to the countr Under the ruies of the last four or five congresses not only was the minority enabled to obstruct and defeat legislation, but a mere faction was enabled often to nullify the will of the majority. Of course when the rules are such as to en- courage this state of affairs it is natural that advantage should be tuken of them, whether the minority be republicans or democrats. 1t is thero- fore no argument against the deterini- nation of the majority of the present house to remedy these abuses by re- forming the rules to say that republ 15, when' in the minority’, huve taken advantage of the opportunities offered them by bad rules. Because for ten years the wital principle of majority rule has been set at defiance it by no means follows that such a revolutionary and dangerous condition is to be maintuined forever. The republi- cans believe that the time has come to assert the principle which isthe very coruner stone of our political system, and they propose to do it. They will accord every just and reasonable right to the minority, but the minority cannot con- trol. If the democrats in congress huve discovered this, und have wisely con- cluded to accept the inevitable and sub- mit with such grace as thev may to the only sute peineiple in a vepublican goy- ernment, they will avoid a popular con- dempation which otherwise they are certain to incur. ey THE POSTPONED LEASE. 1o deference to public opinion as ex- pressed in the concurrent resolution unanimously passed by the senate, Ses- retary Windom has decided to defer ac- tion on the removal of the seal fisheries lease until the twenty-first of the pres- ent month. This willafford ample time for congress to pass the bill wtroduced by Senator Plumb, or some modified form of that measure, by which an end shall be put forever to the Alaska mo- nopoly. The ouly thing in the way of this legislation is the possibility that the house may not be in a condition W go on with ,ousiness beiore he dute now fixed for action on the lease expires, and in that event the coretary of the treasury might not feel called upon to make a further postpone- ment. It is not doubted that if the house is propared to do business before the date for acting on the bids there will be no difficulty in passing through that body a measure putting an end to the seal fishories monopoly. The public discussion of this matter has served to bring out more clearly tho character of the monopoly, and the more carefully it is considered the stronger must the convietion become that Senator Plumb did not exaggerate when he said of the existing conditions that they are against the interests of humanity and against every other con- sideration which can appeal to the peo- ple of the United States. It has been shown, howover, that they have been made to appear entirely satisfactory to certain congressmen who have fallen under the influence of the Alaska com- pany—the recipients of free transporta- tion on the company’s ships and of generous banquets at the tables of the company and its agents. These gentle- mon are the ardent defendersof tho mo- nopoly, and have not hesitated to mis represent the facts regarding the reve- nue received from it by the govern- ment. For example, it has been stated that the Alaska company has paid into the United States treasury two million doilars more than the government paid for Alaska, or over nine million dollars, whereas the amount paid into the treas- ury by the company is less than six miliion dollars. Moreover, it has been shown that tvhe company has not kept full faith with the government, in consequence of which the treasu has not received a considerable sum of money that should have been paid to it. Public sentiment has decreed that this monopoly shall not be continued. The legislation under which it was created was a mistake, even if not, as it has been asserted to be by eminent lawyers, unconstitutional. The duty of congress is plain, and a general popular demand will be denied if there is a fail- ure to pecform it. AuL the glowing reports about the condition of the new county hospital, i readiness foracceptance and *“‘the splen- did character of the work,” are inten- ded to mislead the public and relieve the contractors. Ivery examination made aads to the mountains of evidence that the job is a tottering monument to incompetency. Inferior material and botched workmanship are visible every- where. For this wretched structure over one hundred thousand dollars have been puid. Regardless of common busi- ness methods the commissioners have permitted the contractors to draw on the building fund beyond the usual limit. Ryan & Walsh have worked up a claim for extras amounting to fifty thousand dollars, AMONG the regulations adopted by the board of public works for the guid- ance of bidders for sidewalk contracts is the significant clause requiring an affidavit **that no member of the com- mou council, board of public works, head of department or bureau or em- ploye therein, or any other oflicer of the corporation, is directly or indirectly in- terested” 1n the bid. Judging from past experience, we take it that the contractors’ affidavits are made with a mental reservatiol The “Gentlomen's Association.” Chicago Tribunc. The ‘“Gentlemen's Association” is now composed subatuntially of nine parts gentle- men and one part association. i it o v i Knew Only His Autograph. St, Louis Globe-Demuerat, It is stated toat fafter Mr. Brice's eleo- tion as senator ‘‘ne was presented to the members of tne legislature in person.” Pre- vious to that time, it is to be inferred, they had known him only by the haudwriting on his checks. d Meanest, Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise. The question of nammng a site for the world’s fair is shortly to be decided at ‘Wasbington. Our people would prefer see ing one of the big places of the west get it to huving it go to New York —that greatest and meanest of Amwerican cities. As Undrrstoon the South, imdianapolis Journal, ‘There are twenty-eight congiessional ais- tricts in tne south which have negro ma- jorities, and yet twenty-seven of them are represented, or, rather, misrepresented, by democrats who deny them political rights. Yot the United States is reputed to have a goverament of the people, e The Extradition Treaty, Boston Herald, Although, as we have said, the treaty might be a trifle more comprehensive if an agreement on political offenses could be ar- rived at, it would be, in its proposeda form, an immense improvement ou the treaty now in force. There is no reason why it should not be approved by the senate, and the de- partment of gtate will deserve to be con- gratulated on having brought, in this re- spect, o long dispute o an end, B POLITICAL POINTS, Chicago News: Iowa's legislature 1s now suffering from a second stroke ot paralys It would be a good 1dea for the people o! state to club the poor thing to death and puv it out of its misery, Philadelphis Record (dem.): There aro perhaps about ten thousaud white rufans, mischiefmakers and blatherskites among thi millions of white peoplo in the south whose deportation to Central Africa would bring permanent tranquillity to that region, Minneapolis Times: If this Sunday cru- sade keeps up it will soon be 8o that a man will not be allowed to wear a white shirt on the Savbath day on account of the work he will nBcunnrll{ have to do in gewting a large collar-button through a small button-hole. Keokuk te City: Well, after the ex- perience the people of lowa are having with the democratic bosses up ut Des Moines they will be satisfied to wash that party back into another tweoty years of powerlessness. ‘The people 1088 oney and good government every time they invest in it. Philadelphia Press: Ex-President Ve land's lotter to the Tailor's convention in Chicago reveals a gay and festive spirit of self-conscious ignorance oa the tariff issue which is at once amazing and amusing. ‘What the gentleman failed o tell the tailors on that question is all wool and & yard wide. Pittsburgh Commercial-Gazetto: The {;unx is pledged 10 the passage of a tariff ill us specdily @y possible, and none Know better than the republican leuders in con- gross that it would not only be a direct be- trayal of tue public coufideace, but political suicide as well, to triflo with the imperative demand for legislation. Washiogton Post: Bishop Turaer of At- lanta, oue of the most respected prejates of the A. E. chureh, doubts very much whether legislative enactment “can ' brige the chasim that God bas wade between the EBRUARY 3 1890, races.” It is trus as tho good bishop says that God has madb the chasm, but God also made the rivers,' He made them to bo brideed. Atlanta Conatitution; Deportation is no remedy for uhe hegro problem for the simple reason that it i Yfpracticable from every point of view. I'in results of it cannot ba foretold. Howavér, much the political south might bo pleased with it, the industrial south would opposo it; for 1t would deorive this section of the chisapest and best labor that can be found. . STATE AND TERRITORY. Nebragka Joteings. The Ord Oddfellows have reorganized. JH. M. Detrick tins assumed charge of the York postoffice, Superior is to have a wholesala harness manufacturing house with a cash capital of £15,000, The Ited Willow oounty farmers’ alliance will hold an adjourned meeting at Indiatola bruary 15 John Hyde of Clear Croek, Custer county, has lost his reason aad has boen sent to the Lincoln insane asylum, Red Willow county probibitionists will meet at McCook next Saturday to elect dels. gates to the state convention, North Platte {s said to have six male rosi- dents who club their wives but only one wife whe nounds her husband. The Adams county prohibitionats will hold a convention at Hastings next Satur- day to prepare for the campaign, Seventy vars will be required to transport the machinery for the Oxnard sugar plant from New Orleans to Grand Island. J. D. Cogswell's arug house at Holdrege haa been closed by creditors, with_liabilities 0f $1,200 and assets amounting to $1,600. A company of orphan_boys from tha east will arrive at Nelson February 14 for the purpose of finding homes with farmers. Au interesting programme has been pres Enrc(l for the meeting of the Central Ne- raska Teachers' association, which will be held at Edgar February 8. As the result of a quarrel among the oM- cers of the Bank of Commerce av Grand Island another bank will soon be started in that city backed by capital from Omaha and Salt Lake City, Two cases of glanders are quarantined at Gering, Notice was given to tho state authorities and the usual answer was re- ceived, stating that nothing could be done, no appropriation having been made for that purpose. Two handsome but giddy Holdrege girls looked too long on the wine when it was red and made such a disgraceful extibition of themselves that the authorities wero com- pelled to ‘‘run them in,” and the police judge fined them $1 and cost: At a meeting of the officers of the agri- cultural societies of Chase, Hayes. Red Wil- low and Hitchcock counties, held at Cul. bertson. the following dates were agreed upon for the several counties to hold their fairs in 1800: Hitcheock county, third week in September; Red Willow, fourth week in September; Hayes, first week in October; Chase, second week in October. Neligh township and i together with five other surrounding townships, in a dele- Rate meeting Saturday pledged themselves to vote bonds to G. W. Wattles, a capitalist from Kansas, to put in a sugar plaot thers that will wark up 200 tons of beets per day. Mr. Wattles has a 860,000 interest in the Medicine Lodge, Kan., sugar plaut, and is to erect a factory at Neligh with a capacity us above. Towa Ltems, Ottumwa is working up a boom for tho coal palace. Charter Oak and ' Denison want telephone connections. It cost Sac county $3,177.41 to support her poor last year, The levy for bridges in O'Brien county this year is over £,000, A commercial olub has been formed in Ot- tumwa with 120 mewmbers, The Towa Valley Farmers’ club will hold its annual meeuing at Alden February 13, 14 and 15. - A Jefferson county man furnishes free lunches to all hunters who will shoot rabbits on his farm, Eating smutty cornstalks caused the death of thirteen head of cattle belonging to James McMenaman, a Plymouth county farmer. S. F. Prouty of Pella has shipped over twelve hundred carloads of walnut logs durine the past five years to Evgland and Germany. Join Dunaway, a fifty-two-year-old resi- dent of Monroe, pleaded guilty to incest with his daughter and was sentenced Lo eight years in the penitentiary. A Warren county farmer has just finished digging potatoos, Out of 400 bushels taken {rom the ground in the past few days only five bushels were found to have beea frost bitten, Rev. Albert M. Smailey of Ottumwa has received a call to the pastorate ot the Con- gregational church at Sixty-fourth and Howara streets, Chicago, at a salary of 3,000 o year. As a result of the Brooks-Murphy scandal at Lenox, in which Miss Ada Murphy was accused of improper intimacy with Banker Brooks, the girl's mother has become hope- lessly insaue and is now an inmate of the Mt. Pleasant asylum. A youth named Lawloss, living near Cher- okee, became 8o indignaut when asked to bring in a bucket of water that he fired two shots from a revolver at his father—just to remind him that he wasn't to be trifled with. The bullets missed their mark, but the duti- ful son warned his father tnat if he repeated the offense better aim would be taken next time, The Coon Rapids Reporter has changed hauds, and the new management announces that “‘believing that the existing liquor pro- hibition law as at present administered n the state of Fowa, has utterly failed in ac- complishing the purpose for which it was in- tended, this paper will advocate the systemn of hi:f,u license as agaiust that of prohibi- tion. The Two Dakotas. A flouring mill is to be built at Beulah in the spring, A tariff reform leaguo has been organized at New Buffalo, W. S. Bowen has assumea charge of the Yankton postofiice, The bill locating the North Dakota state fair at Grand Forks has passed the senate. A Grand Army post has been organizod at Minnesela with @ membership of forty-five, A free reading room and library will be established by the Deadwood Young Men's Christian association. In removing sawdust from ab ice house at Deadwood the other day a workman picked up a nugggt of gold worth §23. Noone will aceept the position of post- master at Big Bottom, Lawrence county,and the ofice may be disconunued. Ex-Governor Church has removed from Huron to Tacoma, Wash,, where he will en- gage in the real estute business. Plans for the new Presbyterian church at Hot Springs have .been accepted by the trustees. ‘The building is to be of cut stoze and when completed will be one of the hand- somest church ediichs in South Dakota. The roports of the regents of the univer~ sity of South Dakota shows & list of thirty- ouo professors, instructors and employes, with an aggregato palary of #27,680. The estimated expenses for 1500 is put at $40,450, Before the grand jury of Fall River county adjourned b Hot Springs the other day, 8 voto was taken upon the question of alolishing 4he grand jaby eystem. Lt vote stood fifteen for gholishing it und one for continuing it An effort will be made in the spring to have the railroad extended from Whitewood to the Hay Creek coal mines. Itis claimed the coal deposits on the creck are large euough to supply that entire section of coun- try, and that the coal is equal to uny soft coal in'the worla. During the women's raid oo the saloons of Hatton, Traill county, about two weeks ago, a0 old wan aamed Peter Lomen, who wa in one of the saloons at the time, was stru on the head with a nammer by one of the in- furiated women and his skull fracturdd. He is expectea to die from the effects of the biow, S R BOOK REVIEWS. 014 Californian Days,” by James Steele, a brief but geaphio sketch of the golden te. The author presents a succession of charming pictures, sbarply drawa, und fraumed io the glowing colors which bud aud blossom o profuscly in Culifornia. The story is divided into three parts—the old time of the missions, the American romance of the Argonauts, and tho distinctive period of the boom. Perhaps in no snction of the union has the aggressive side of American charactor been 50 strongly Shown as in the almost completo extincrion of the Spaninrd in California. To Junipero Serra, a devout Francisean monk, belonga the credit of ex ploring tho country and founding the famous chain of missions, the ruins of which are now objects of increasing interest to visit- ors. Serra was fifty-six_years old when he 8ot out from Mexico in 1707, with a varty of sixtoen persons, for the then comparatively unknown country. The party reached San Diego in flve months, and at once began the work of converting the Indians, founding missions and enjoying the fruits of the earth in abundance. During the succeeding sixty five years eighty thousand Indians were brought into the church. These natives were most profitably employed in the mis sions and attached industries extending from San Diego northward 700 miles. The won derful thrift of the padres and their success in making the Indian slaves toil in their vineyards brought the missions to a point, early in the century, that the products netted a profit of 00,000 ayear. And when the Mexicau wovern- ment confiscated the spoils in 1834, the value ? live stock alone was $2,000,000, Of all this toil and struggle and suffering, naught but the ruins remain, There were no re- sults. Scarc one hundred of the Indians, living in wretched huts and wandering through the state, still lingor as evidonce of the thousands who greoted Sorra when he laid the foundation of a fated civilization. Yet around the missions of California is an atmosphore which all the winds cannot blow away, which is unique 1 American life, und of which the ruins seem to afford the only taste. 3 3 The forty-niners, a distinctive Caufornia class, no longer form an element of coast life. The sand and grit which ena- bled them to forsake their homes and brave the rigors of a trip across the plains or isthmus or round the Lorn, has potered out and the fow remaming linger around their old haunts, grizzled mementos of the old time “‘which tried men’s souls.” He is misplaced in these times, but in his day the writer truly says “‘he was the repre- sentative of that sturdy valor which is now decaying in wealth and luxury: of that cour- age which then regarded danger and qif- neulty as inoidents of daily life, and of that megnanimity which grew from the sharing of a common lot. There will be no more of him whilo the world stands.” The boom period is an incident of yester- day, too recent to detail, though its results aro visible on every nand. The volume is well printed and bound, and liberally illustrated. fublished by the Bel ford-Clarke Company, Chicago. Under the title, “Foot-Prints of Christ,” Rev. William M.’ Campbell clothes in new colors the boyhood of Jesus; bis character- istics, labors, lessons, methods, and the striking scenes that made up his busy life are 50 depicted as to awalken new interest in the Hero of the Rovelation. The author's style 1sa happy combination of vigor aud simplicity. The book is presentablo in ap- pearance, admirable in spirit and_excellent in moral tone and teaching. Published by Funk & Wagnalls, 3 “Looking Forward,’ paper-covered sketch of the world's’ fair held in Chicago, comes from the press of I T. Neely. The fact that -Chicago has not yot ses cured the fair does not prevent the na- tives from gleefully contemplating the profits. A translation of Th. Bentzan's “Expira tion,” a delightful story of French lifo and munners, is published by Welch, Fracker & Co., New York. They also publish Edith Sessions Tupper's story of social serpents, “By Whose Hand !’ The reader is supposed to solve the conundrum, Tho Penn Publishing company has issued several small, yet valuable books, among them the **Handbook of Pronunciation and Phonetic Analysis,” by Joha H. Bechtel. ‘“The Blocutionist’s Annual,” compiled by Mrs. J, W. Shoomakor; ** lableaux,Cha rades and Pantomimes,” and a fresh crop of jokes gathered by Henry Firth Wood, GRADY'S TWO DISinOlNTMENTS The Lost Foot Race and the Failure of His Herald. George Cassin of Atlanta says in the Constitution: **While ( ball club came to Atlanta to play us a game of ball. Grady was tho fastest runner in college, and I could beat uny- body in Atlanta. Charlie Collier told Grady, on a visit to Athens, that there was a fellow in Atlanta that could beat him ruuning. Grady worried about it a good deal, and whén the Athens club came here he came along, too, for the express purpose of beating me in a foot race, He came straight {rom the train to where we were playing ball, out in Decatur streot, near Oakland cemetery, and wanted to race then and there, “I never saw such an impetuous fel- low. He kept on begging for o race until T was obliged to rfn. Some At~ lanta fellow loaned me a pair of low- quartered shoes. They were run down at the heel and too tight for me, but I couldn’t back out. We ran 100 yards, and it was decided that Grady beat me two inches and a half. We i1mmedi- ately arrvanged for another race next duy. I was confident that I could beat him. I had on my own shoes that day and I felt like running. We tried another 100 yards on the lot where the new capitol is now, and I beat him five feet. “Nothing would do Grady but we must_try it over next day. A big crowd gathered out near the old bur- racks to sce the deciding race. I beat him again about five feet, I never saw afellow so keenly disappointed. ‘You've got the wind on me,” he said, ‘let's make it eighty yards,” 1 had to agree, and that time I beut him about three feet. ‘Let’s make it sixty,’ said he. as soon as we stopped. He kept on begging until I had to run again. Lhat time I beat him about a foot. *You’ve still got the wind on me,’ said Grady, ‘let’s try fifty yards.’ ‘*Just at this point some Atlanta fel- low wanted to bet with Grady., ‘I haven’t got a cent,’ said Grady, The talk ahout the bet shut him off, and he just put on his coat and started for town like he didn’t want anybody to see his disappointment. It was'a long time then before I saw him again. About six years ago I was in 8 meat market on Peuchiree street with o friend when Grady walked in. My friend laughed as soon as he saw Grady, ‘Henry,” he said, pointing to me, ‘Do you know that fellow!” ‘George Cassin,’ said Grady quickly, and shouk hands with me, **We talked for some time about our race, and Grady said finally: ‘Do you know what two things hurt me most in all my life? ‘I know one of them,’said I. ‘Yes,” he said, that race was one of them, The other was when the Herald went uuder,”” —_——— A Stove Used as a Bed, In the north of China the climate is quite cold, and there are no stoves or fireplaces in the wayside inns, says a correspondent of the Pittsburg Leader, In some of the general rooms are small charcoal braziers, but the bedrooms, whicn are very scantily furnished, con- tain neither stove vor bed. In their place isa brick platform, long enough for a man to stretch himself at full length upon, and raised a foot or two from the floor, with an opening in the side. Into this aperture the servant pushes apan of burning coals, and when the bricks are thoroughly heated the trav- eler spreads out upon them the bedding he has brought with bim and lies dowu 1o rest on his stove. An Essential Quality, me: Customer (getting shaved): “ou are & candidate for the common council, are you not?"” Barber: *Yah, I vos.” HWell, you ought to get there if you are anything like tl razor,”’ “Vos it pooty sharp?” +No; it has a big pull.” [LINCOLN NEWS AND NOTE The State Industrial Home for Un- fortunate Women. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. The Trouble Which Has Existed Bee licved to Bo Over—Grandpa Buarrus Ordered to Anywor to Coutempt, Associate Board of Charities. Lixcous, Neb,, Feb. 2.—[Spocial to Tur Bee.]—During the past week Trnr Ber made mention of the munual session of the Woman's Associato Charitios, having tho mauagement of the State Industrial Homo for unfortunato women located at Milford. As the moetings wore hold behind closed doors, exact reports of the proceedings woro difficult to obtain, and, as a matter of course, much was sent out to the public press that was not exactly true. The recording secretaty, Mrs. Bond of this city, was scon this morning by Tie Bee correspondent, and besides hor formal ro port, which is given below, many interesting facts were obtained which are here epito- mized. The law provides for but twelve membors of the board of trustees, butthis number was incroased to seventeon last spriug though the change has not proven entirely satisfactory. Of the twenty-six children born at the homo four have been placed in g00d homes, one was still born, three mis. carriages, one was sent to the Home of tho Friendless and sixteen remained at the home on December 31, 1880. The home has re solved to take caro of 1ts own children in tho future and not attempt to send them to the Home of the Iriendless. Of the inmates twenty-three were Amoricans, four Ger- wans, ono Swiss, one Swode and one Bo- hemian, Their ugos ranged from fifteen to thirty, ‘the average belug twenty years. ‘There are twenty-nine unmarried girls, One of the widows had been abandoned by her husband, another had beon twice a widow at nineveen, the dirst husband having com mitted suicide, Ten of the girls werc or- phans, ten half orphans and ten Liad parents living outside tho state. Improvemeat he morals of muny of the girls is noticeable. Mrs, Perkey, the superintondent in hec annual report said: “I am pleasod to be able to report a great change, morally, n some of the girls, Some who came ad dicted to the use of bad language, after hav- lllf been under the influence of the home for a few weeks, expross a dosire to quit such fubits and bo pure in speech. Some who know little of the bible, now say that thoy read a portion of God's word daily, and often express a desire to become Christians, In- deed their very countenances show moral im- provement, while others are slow to learn, and no doubt it will take more thana year to work any permanent change." Much complait i8 made concorning the plumbing and the disposition of the sewage, und the ladies hove that the board of public lands and buildings will correet this anuoy- ance at an early day. The home hopes to be- come & trainin 0ol for th 8o unfortunate girls and fit, them for the duties of life. Spe cial attention will be paid to housekeeping, launary work, cooking. tuble waiting, dress making and such othor kindred industrial pursuits. The troubie which has existed in the management is believed to be over now, and harmony is expected in the future, ‘The foilowing report of the proceedings of the asnociate Charities during its two days’ session was prepared for Tue Bee by Mrs, M. Isabel Bond, the recording secretary. The annual session of the Women's Asso- ciate Charities for thesstato of Nebraska, convened at the state capitol January 20, and continued in session uatil the B0th, A full uttendance of - membors was reported, representing Grand Island, Omaha, ' York, Soward, Milford, Fairbuky, Tectmseh and Lincoln. The business of the annual meeting was to receive reports, etect ofticers for the coming year and the transaction of such general miscellancous business as should come up for consideration. Tho report of the treasurer of the associ- ate charities showed the balauce on hand of the appropriation of $31,000 with which to buld the south wing to the Milford home and maintain the present branch to bo §1 55618, making ap expenditure of $14,443,8: ou the south wing, which is nearly compiete, and i oflicers’ salariesand in current ana in- cidental expensos. “The supcrintendent of the industrial home reported thirty inmates received sinco the opening of the home, May 1, 1850. Sho also reported the amount of work done, improye- ments on morals and a firm disposition on the part of a majority of the izmates to lead & better life. “The physician reported twenty-six births and that the general health of the inmatos was good. ‘Chere has been but one death and that was an infant. About two months ago the kouse commit- toe employed @ dressmaker, who is to in. struct the inmates in cutting, fitting and making dresses. Her success has been such that the boarl® voted to retsin her two months longer ou an increased sulary. ‘The committee on rules and regulations recommended the printing ia leaflet form of 100 copies of the riies and regulations to be furnished to the State Women’s Christian ‘Temperance union headouarters and request that they be mailed to each state, district and county woflicer of the Women's Christiun ‘Lemperance union in Nebraska, . ‘Iho president, Mrs. Angie F. Newman, read her annual address which contained many valuable suggestions, but for the rea son ihat acopy was not left with the sccre- tary it cannot be iusorted in this report. “Ihe tollowing oflicers were elected: Pres ident, Mrs, Gertrude M. McDowell, Fair- bury; vicespresident, Mrs. Dr. Carscadden, York; recording secrotary, Mrs, M. lsubel Bond, Lincoln: corresponding seoretary, Mrs, N. V. Harlan, York; treasurer, M Dr, Latta, Lincoln, . Mrs. Angie I. Newman, of Lincoln re. signed ber memborship on the board of trustees of the Industrial Home at Milford. A motion was made not L0 accept the resi nation, but as she insisted, Mrs, Dr. Freda Lankton of Omuha, was elected 1o the va- cancy. Mrs, Gilbert L. Laws tondered her resig- nation as & member of the board, and Mra. Watson B, Smith of Omaha was' elected in her stead. On recommendation of the board of public lands and buildings tho servicos of u resi- dent physician were dispensed with. Mrs, Carascadden and Mrs. Harlun of York were uppoiuted the suditing commit- u ee. ‘The majority of the standiog committces were re-elected, The board of associate charities meets the last Wednesday in each month. The next regular meetiog will be held February 20, 1800, CITY NEWS AND NOTES, Dounations for the South Dakota sufferers are being received by Shaw & Shaw o the Potvin block, They must be in by Tuesday evening, as the relief train over the Elkhora will'lcave Lincoln Wednesasy moraing. ‘The attorneys of Rev, Father M. A. Ken- nedy, who was bound over to the district court of Fillmore county under the bastardy act, recently began proceedings to abate the action, the child in the case having died, ‘The prosecution opposed this move wsnd a hearing was had before Judge Morris in one of the state Jibrary rooms. “The courl has taken the matter under advisement, ‘The state university oratorical contest was held last night. . B, Fogarty of Gretna, 8 member of the Delian society, re- ceived the highest marking, and will repre- sent the institution st tho state oratorical contest. His oration reviewed the life and ublic services of Charles Stewart Parneil. dward Farmer wou second place and will be alternate at the state contost. The Februsry term of the distriot court will begin on the 10th. ‘The docket has cighteen criminal, 264 equity and M2 law cases. The state university will be twenty-one years old February 15, and the charter da, exercises will inolude au address by Presi- dent Chamberlin of the umversity of Wis. consin. Subject: “The Coming of Age of State Universities.” ‘The Woman Christian association will hold a kirmyss st the Exposition building February 10to 15. A festure of the affair will be a daily supper by the ladies of the various churches as follows: Monday evens ing by Eplscopal Indies; Tuokday. Congrel tional; Wednesday, Presbytecian; Thu dny, Methodist; Frillay, Baptist; -Saturd Lutheran and Free Will Baptist Iadies, Grandpa Barrus has boen ordered by tho foderal court to appoar boeforo ita bar at 9 o'clock Monday afterncon and show canso why he should not be committed for con tompt, ‘I'Tio’nssociates and subordinates of D. I} Thompson, late superintendent of the 1 M., vesterday presentod him with a fine pai of fleld glassos and an elogant mahogany 1 clining chair, Genoral A, V. Cole of Hastings, Major John C. Watson of Nebraska City, Colonol John C. Bonnoll of Lincoln and Lieutonant C. J. Bills of Fairbury have gone *o \Wash< ington, D. C., 10 attend n meeting of tho National Guards association. Dr. Quinlan, grand exalted rulor of tho Elks, i8 oxpootod in the city tomorrow, and the Lincoin Blks will banquett him in tho afternoon, The Lincoln Kiks will institute a lodgoat Hastings February 22 The Irish-American olub will givoa danc ing party nt Temple ball Wednesday evening. vt iMby STOLE ANOTHER CHILD. An Intelligent Elephant Assuages Her Griof in a Novel Way, A remarkably intelligent elophant working on a new bridge in Ceylon, says Murray’s Magazine, had a young ono to whom she was perfectly devoted. It died and she became inconsolable, Ior- merly the gentlest of creatures, sho grew irritable and oven dangerous. One morning she broke the chain which confined her and escaped into the for- est. One night, about ten days after her escape, the ofticor who had been in charge of her went out to lie in wait for bears ata pond in a jungle at some dis- tance. As he and his native attendant were returning, early in the morning, tho native silontly nudged him, and they saw in the dim, gray light an elephant with her calf muking their way toward the camp. They both sprang behina L . and, when the elephants had passed, the native insisted that the older one was their old friend. When they reached the camp they found that the truant had indeed re- turned, and had gone from one person to another, touching each th trunk, as if she was exhibiting her adopted child, which she had evidently begged, borrowed or stolen during her absence. Her good temper and usual docility returued at once, and her owner blessed the good fortune which enabled her to steul a child. et e ST The Conwo Kiver of Today. From an article under the above titla in the Feoruary Century, by ono of Stanley’s former officers, we quoto tho following: **On the Congo th are no beasts of burden, there existing mere a munual transport. the port Iy the natives of the Bakongo tribe,in- habitating the cataract regions. In physique these men are slight aud only poorly developed; but the fact - of their carrying ou their head from sixty to one “hundred pounds’ weight twenty miles a day for some tites six conseci- tive days, their only food being ench day a littie manioc voot, an car or two of muize, or a handful of peanuts, pro- nounces them at once us men of singu- larly sound stamina. Small boys of cight or nine are m-quunui met earryi of tweuty-fivo pounds’ weight, “Throughout the cataract region tho general accepted money Manchester cotton clovh made up into picces of six yards eacii. The Buropes cost of the cloth paid to these native for transporting a load to Stanley Pool from Matadi, including rations, amounts at the present day to #5 for a lond of sixty-five pounds. Five vears ago the cost uly onc-third of this amount; bt it has incrensed on account of the opposition of the various trading houses that have established stations b Stan- loy Pool for the ivory trade on the upper river.” currency iy — A Clever Invention, Ata little dinner at a New York rea- tauraut one of the members of the party fished out from his pocket an ingenious contrivance, which he snid considerably lessened the miseries of life for mous- tached men ys the Pittsburg Dis- pateh, The alfair has a_steel shank about three inches long, which fastened by a spring to the handle of lus smlr) spoon. The other end of the shank supported a silver guard, which lifted + his long, hoavy moustache and held-it out of the way while the contents of the 8poon were omptied into his mouth. A touch of his finger on the handle end of the shank lifted the whole affair to an upright position, if he wished, so that the guard not “'in the soup” at all. When in place 1t was not connected with the bowl of the spoon, bul was held by the shank about an inch from the edge. The Way It Works, Philadelphia Inquire Customee— ‘What is this wateh worth? Jewelry Sulesman—That one? That's a very handsome watch. Solid gold, cighteen carat cases, very heavy, Al movement and warranted to keep per- fect time. We have more demand for that kind of watch— “Well, what is it worth?” ‘*We are selling that watch at 90, _ and there is no profit in iv at all, Bup it is such an excellent article that it recommends our businoss.” # “Ninety dollars is toomuch money for me to luy out at once.” 0, you want to pay cash?” “Cortainly.” “We can ict you have that watch for $20. I thought you wunted it on our in- stallment plan.” e S Immigration snd Education, In those states which have the lurgest naturalized vote and in which this hus been a potent factor, there are more churches, more libraries, more schools, better schools, and more general in ligence than are to be found in thos stutes where the people are not only American-born, but are the children of Americun-born’ parents, writes Judgo John P. Altgeld in the February Forum. 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