Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 17, 1890, Page 4

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There is 1o excuse for a failure to get Tk De on tho trains, Al newsiea © been noti- fled to carry a full supply, Travelers who want Tuk BEr: and can't get it on traing whera other Omalia papers are carried aro requested to notity Tite BER, Pleas be particular to glve In all enses full information as to date, rallway and number of train, Give s your name, not for publication or un- TNeccessary use, butas a guarauty of good faith, THE DAILY BEE, £worn Statement ot Circulation, Btate of Nebraska, County of Douglas. Georce B, Tzschuck, secretary of Tie BEr Publishing Company, does solemnly SWear that the actual eirculation of Trk DAILY BER for the woek ending February Lo, 1800, was a3 follows: Bundav, Feb. 9 A i Monday, keb, 10 Tuesan; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Fab ‘ab. 14, Baturday, Feb, 16 Avorage..... ...... A GEORC 5 Sworn to before me and_subscribed to in my presence this Iith day of Februas 1800, (8eal.] N.'P. FEIL, Notary Pubiic. Btate of Nebraskn, | Connty ot Dougla; st George “B. Tzschuc being duly sworn, de- o8es And says that he is secretary of Tne Bep uplishing Company, that the actual average ally circulation of Tui DAILY DBER for the mounth of February, 180, 18,9 copies; for March 2869, 18,43 coplos: for Aptil, 18, 18 188, 18,609 copi copies; t0 Yember, 1860, 19,310 copl 0048 coples] for January copi CHUCK. ed 10 my X shirkers should not be backward king for relief while the covncil is in a generous and forgiving mood. VONDER how much of that street way vaving grab went into the pool that cemented the council combine? - UNDER the beneficent reign of the council combine, the franchised corpo- rations are enjoying thefat of the land. " THAT Denver kidnapping yarn serves the purpose of reminding o weary pub- lic that the silk shirt statesman of Colo- rado is a man of mark—dollar mark. Toe opportunity offered the taxpay- ers of South Omaha to unload the tax- eater should be improved. Annexation will leave the jobbers without an occu- pation. THE fact that the rmlroads cannot preserve the peace among themselves is suflicient warrant for the proper au- thorities to restrain them for their own and the public good. THr discrepancies between the facts and reports sent out regarding the rush 1o the Sioux reservation prove that sev- eralable-bodied Mulhattans are perma- nently quartered in Dukota towns, DN ies out against the hanging of Ohio’s political dirty linen at the nutional capital. The kickers over- look the fact there was no room in the state for the product of the laundry. — THE Louisiana method of ‘“‘sugar” ing having failed, the logisluture of North™ Dakota will try another plan by offering a bounty of two cents a pound on ull sugar made from home raised sugar beets, ; — Tur decision of the Montana supreme court on the legality of the legislatures makes the senate inquiry & useless ana unnecessary proceeding. Messrs. San- ders and Powor were elected senators by the legal legislature. —— DuniNg presidential campaigns the puid agitators of prohibition declare, **We must destroy the republican party to make prohibition a success.” It re- mains 1o be seen whether the republi- can party of Nebraska will contribute 10 its own funeral. — ‘L HE railroads now propose to demol- fsh the arguments recently advanced Bgainst. an emergency rate on corn by eutting the freight tariff one-third. ‘We shall presently see whether the @08t of transportation is the prop of the world’s markets. RAILROAD discrimination against the business interests of Omuha cannot be prevented while jobbers are disorgan- ized. Uniov of interests is essential 1o suceessin the struggle against corporate ‘wrongs. Aslong as the members fight their battles alone it will be impussible to secure just and equituble rates. —— Tue refusal of the president of France to accept a gift from Colonet Cody should be vigorously resented by the Nebraska state militin. Whether the colonel will order the troops to march on Paris and overthrow the re- publie, or advise the more healthful plan of fiving resolutions at the enemy, Has not been decided, In any event, the brigadiers and privates should hold Ahemselves 1o readiness to aefend the ruflled honor of the colonel. eTmm—— THE prohibition raiders of Nebraska aro trimming their sails to catch every passing breeze, Dispatches from various points indicate that the third party has developed a sudden love for the non- partisun plas of campaign, und are cooing like turtle doves to democrats and republicans to join in an attack on the prosperity of the state. In 1884 and in 1888 they did their utwost to assas- sinate the republican party. They have changed their tuoe, but uot their pur- pose. BEE. | YNOW 70 BUSINESS. The house of representatives having adopted a code of rules there is no fur- ther excuse for delaying the business of congr Making allowance for the ho'iday recess, nearly two months of the present session has been largely a waste of time. For this purely partisan considerations ave responsible. Had an entirely fair and patriotic spirit pre- vailed on both sides it is not question- able that what has been accomplished could have been brought about at least o month ago and congress would now be well advanced in the consideration of some of the import~ ant matters which await its attention. The determination of the democratic minority, avowed before the meeting of congress, to offer every obstruction at their command to the purpose of the majority to effect such changes in the rules as would expedite business and assure the rule of the majority, natur- ally led the republicans to adopt a wait- ing policy. They were notified in ad- vance that in order to accomplish any- thing it would be necessary that overy member of their party in the house should be in his seat when wonted, Kunowing this (o be next to impossibie, the democrats oxpected 1lit- tle difficulty in thwarting the ropubli- can plans by the old methods of filibus- toring and obstruction. How their de- sign was signally defeated 1s familiat history. The new code of rules places the ma- jority in a poaition to pursue its policy of legislation without serious hin- drance. While according to the minor=- ity every just and reasonable right, it tukes from it the power of practical con- trol which it enjoyed under the old system, in manifest violation of the spirit of our institutions and to the det- riment of the public interests. Inorder to accomplish this some ancient pre- cedents had to give way, but this is al- ways necessary to reform and progress. The victory gained is for a principle that is at the very foundation of our political system—the rule of the ma- jority—the principle which the founders of the government intended should prevail in all the affairs of the govern- ment, and which until com- paratively recent years did pre- vail without encountering any such lobstruction as has character- ized nearly every congress for the last quarter of a century. Lt may be some time before those whose power for mis- chief is checked by the reform will con- cede its wisdom an¢ justice, but there be no doubt that experience will justify and vindicate it. There is no greater danger of bad or mischievous legislation under the new order of things than existed .under the old, while the danger of desirable and nec- leglslation being defeated by an obstructive minority, or has been done, by amere faction, is removed. The republicans in congress are pledged to do business. They have as- sured the country of their desiie to proceed with tho counsideration of the important questions to be acted upon as soon as rules of procedure should be adopted. That has been done; there is nothing now in the way of pushing for- ward the work of the session, and tho country will rensonably expect that the party in control of congress will promptly manifest a purpose to make good its plede can 10 CHECK IMMIGRATION. While the states of the west and south are devising methods to attract popula- tion, and some of the eastern states are pianning to find occupants for their numerous deserted farms, members of congress are constructing measures to put a check upon immigration. For two yeurs past the emigration from Burope has been lurgely diverted from the United States to other countries, Sev- eral of the South American coun- tries, notably the Argentine re- publie, have offered extraording inducements to Kuropean cmi. grants, and tensof thousands have gono to those countries. Lust year the num- ber of immigrants who came to the United States was less than half a mill- ion, and the character of the very large mujority of them was exceptionally good. There is no probability that the immigration of the present year will bo larger than that of last year. The dis- position of .most emigrants is to seek a new country, where land is cheap and the opportunities most favorable for improving their condition. The United States can no longer be regarded as a new coun- try. It still has a consider- able amount of unoccupied and unde- veloped country, but the inducoments to come here are not so great now as formerly. Newer countries are bidding for and getting a large share wof the European emigration, There is very little probability that our immigration figures will ever again exceed five hun- dred thousand in a single year. Can there be a reasonable doubt of our ability to accommodate and ussimilate the annual addition to our population of half a million of industrious, thrifty and law-abiding Europeans? It is a purely practical question, or at any rate should be considered only as such. The most recent measure to regulate immigration is the bill introduced in the senate by Senator Chandler. Its professed purpose is to discourage un- desirable immigration, and it would cer- tainly operate to do this if rigidly ea- forced. But it would go much farther than this, for which object, indeed, it is not reguired, since the presont laws, if properly enforced, are ample for the exclusion of undesiravle im- migrants. Mr, Chandler’s bill pro- poses, in which respect, it may be observed, it is not original, to re- quire every emigrant to satisfy an American consul ghat be did not come within any of the prohibited classes and to prove his present and pust good charscter, which done the consul shall give the emigrant a certified copy of his own declaration as a passport to come into this country, and all foreign travelers for business or vleasure visit- ing the country would have to make a declaration of their intentions before & consul, The fact that this would add enormously to the duties of consuls at a number of European ports is not the most serious objection to it. Can we be sure thut the coamsuls, or those whom they would appoint to look after this duty—for nt some ports the consul could not possibly give it his entire per- sonal attention—would be uniformly careful and honest in its performance? Would there not be afforded a great op- portunity for corruption and fraud that would be largely taken advantage of, and the detection of which would be very difficult? Obviously this would be the case, and it 18 highly probable that in time this service would develop the gravest sort of scandals. All such schemes for erecting new barriers against immigration ave to be condemned. They are not necessary 1n any interest, and they are inimical to the general welfare. All men agree that paupers, criminals and persons of unsound mind should be excluded, and existing laws provide for ‘this. Let these laws be rigidly and systematically enforced, as they can be if the govern- ment will take full charge of the busi- ness of immigration, and there need be no fear that more of the people of Europe will come to the country than can be made use of. Tue two leading wigwams of the national democracy are drifting apart, although the presidential campaign is two full years away. No oracle of peace has yet attempted the task of anchor- ing the conflicting factions within speaking distance, and there is every indication that the controversy now going on will continue with increasing vigor until both dre wrapped in the draperies of defeat in 1892, The men- tion of Cleveland’s name in the pres- ence of Charles A. Dana isas madden= ing as a Salvation army flag to a bull. An amateur New York statesman re- cently remarked that Boss Gorman, of Maryland, was ‘‘an enemy of every car- dinal principle laid down by Grover Cleveland,” which caused Mr. Dana to fabricate the conundrum, *‘In the name of all the gods, when did Cleveland be- come a cardinal principle of democ- racy?” Meantime the democrats out- side of New York, particularly in the west, are practically a unit in support of Cleveland as aguinsy Hill, which adds fuel to the flaming wrath of the advocates of “I'm a democrat.” The Sun, which shines for all but Cleve- land, is not content with the scalp of the ex-president. It proposes to con- tinue dispensing its scorching rays until the enemy 18 too dead to skin. This unhappy family rancor is a source of regret to republicans who had hoped that the democracy would unite so as to make the next campaign a trifle in- teresting. EvERY day’s delay diminishes the chances of a world’s fair being held in 1892, by adding strength to the argu- ment of those who say that the time is already too short in which to make ad- equute preparations for such an event. The action of the special committee practically relegates the whole subject to congress, and it is very likely to make slow progress there, The mo- ment political considerations were per- mitted to obtrude themselves into the ¢ nsideration of the question for which Now York is responsible, it becamo evident that there was danger of the failure of the whole project,.and the in- aications grow stronger that this wiil be the resuit. It would be a grave re- proach to the country, but this is a con- sideration about which the politicians give thomselves no concern. The ex- hibition we are making of ourselves in this matter is not calculated to give the people of other lands a very elevated impression of American pauriotism. PROPERTY owners on streets to be paved this year should avoid the costly mistakes committed all over the city and select material of unquestioned durability. The poorer the material the greater will be the pressure brought to bear upon property owners. It is time that a halt is made in the rage for wooden pavement, which hus nothing to recomemend it but reduced first cost. The difference in cost between wood und stone blocks is overbalanced in durabil- ity, cleanliness, and freedom from noi- some decay THE house committee on territories has voted unanimously toreportthe bill for the admission of Wyoming. This action removes the question of state- hood from political lines, and insures the passage of the bill in the house. The delay in reporting a similar bill for Idaho is due to a desire of the commit- tee to give the Mormon opposition time to present every argument against the test oath clause 1n the constitution. Both bills will doubtless become laws at this session, placing two more stars on the union’s field of blue and adding four senators and two representatives to the republican majority in congress. e Reed's Tremend Responsibility, Washington Post, “Mr, Reed has much to answer for," says one of our esteemed democratic exchange: Yes, himself and 162 democratic member: But his task will not be 80 heavy by the time the contested cases are disposed of. Let Us Be Duly Thankfual, St. Louis Globe-Democrat. In addition to the blessings which Provi dence has been heaping on the republicans recently they have the pleasing refloction that Grover Cleveland will be nominated for president by his party in 1802, plnts Sl The Passing of Royalty, Washington Star. Pretenders to great thrones used to shake the earth where they landed. Now the peo- ple shake them. The duke of Orleans, so- called, meditates in a Parisian prison today tho lessons of history and the differeaces be- tween the old and the new. i LI ‘The Horrib'e Cruelties of R New York Tribune, Af this sort of thing goes on Ruasia must soon be called to some kind of su accounting, The world is about to eoter its twentieth century after Obrist, and it hopes to have done directly with such barbarism in. cou tries claiming 4o be governed by’ Christian: Humauity will flad some way of assortiog its Judgment in tones that the Russina gov- erament will feel the need of respectiog. e v Tne Propsr Treatment, St. Louts Republic, The friends of the wealthy Wall street operator who committed bigamy during the week explain it as 8 meutal weakuess due to “necrosis of the ethmoid bona." Without stopping to ascertain whether or not the wealthy bigamist bas such @ bona in him, most people will reach the concluSion that the warden of the penitentiary is the best authority oW 16 treatment of such diseasos, Kxpensive Organs. St (Franeinco Chroniole, A pewspaperter 18 going the rounds to the effect tuat:(, P, Huntington has squan: dered $750,000 running the defunct New York Star. | Thia s the paper which Dor- sheimer, backed by Huntington, undertook to make a shicdoss of, but ignominiously failed. The only mistake in the item 1 in assuming thit ‘it is Hontington's money which was kil in the enterprise. Mr. Huntington 18 not fool enough to squander his personal woalth on newspapers. o has made a great many deals of this kind, but they have always been for the Central Pa- cific or Southern Pacific company. Nine- teen out of the twenty doubtful items in the accounts of the subsidized Central Pacific railroad, if closely investigated, would be found an expenditure made for tho purpose of “eaving” a newspaper down the bank. The investments of this kind have ranged all the way from hundreds of thousands of dollars down to a pass. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. Toledo Blade: The democrats in the house Wwant to be present but uov_counted, That's the way they treat the negroes and their votes at election times in the south, Philadelphia Press: “What makes a demo- crat!” asks an estoemed contemporary. Well, a mugwump makes a democrat, and a wighty good one, if you only give him a little time. Chicago Tribune: For the sake of its pos- sible climatic effects let us hope the coolness between two such men a8 Senutor Edmunds and Senator Sherman will not continue long. Louisville Courier-Journal: Labouchere recommends that titles be sold by the Brit- ish government. Perhaps Kentucky col- onelcies, properly disposed of, would relieve our own taxpayers, St. Lowis Globe-Democrat: Virginia pro- poses to print and distribute 10,000 copies of Senator Daniels' recent eulogy of Jefferson Davis, Hor creditors wiil wonder why she does not pay hor debts instead of wasting money 1n the dissemination of dime-novel lLiterature. Cincinnati Commorcial-Gazette: The right way is to have United States senators chosen by a direct vote of the people, as governors are electod. As matters are now drifting to this it will come, or the other alternative, the abolition of the Umted States sonate. San Francisco Chronicle: If half the money wasted by the Central Pacific people corrupting legisiatures, judgns and newspa- pers hud beeu expended on snowsheds there would be no blockade in the Sierra to engage public atteation; St. Louis Globe-Democrat: A great many people are wondering if Mr. Parnell will sot apart a reasonable portion of tho profits of his London Times livel suis for the support of his poor old mother, and thus put an end to the scandal of her frequent appeals to the charity of the American people. St. Louid Globe-Democrat: Governor Fleming of West Virginia asks for an hon- est ballot and count. T'he fact that Fleming is filling the office to which Goft, his republi- can opponent, was elected, proves that theso things “aro nceded in West Virginia, and needed “bad." SRS STATE JOTTINGS. Nebraska. re being raised at Blair to repair the Christian church. Antelope coubty old settlors will hold their annual meating at Neligh February 22. ‘The Ashland: electric light company has put in anothen dynamo for incandescent lamps. 4 The Farmers’ alliance 1s seriously con- sidering the advisability of putting in a store at York. 4 A Weeping Water man has a curiosity in the shape of a cill with six legs, two heads and two tails. ‘The Chadron 'butter and cheesg factory hss been completed and will open for busi- ness about May 1 ‘The York creamery last week made a salo to Denver parties of 8,000 pounds of butter at the highest market price. Two horses which were tied in the streot at Milford were stolen the other night and no trace of them has been aiscovered. Sioux County now has the gold fever and a syndicate has been formod at Harrisoa to prospect for the precious metal in Sow Belly canon. The Young Meu's Christian association of Nemaha, Pawnes and Richardson counties will hold a conference at Kalls City Feb- ruary 21, The Saints of God, a religious sect teach- ing absolute holiness and the severance of all family ties, huve been holding services near Osceola. P, McCoy, & resident of Fullerton, was stricken with heart disease as he was leav- ing the train at David City Friday. He was fifty-seven years of age, A prawrie fire started at Minatare and burned eastward as far as Bayard, but with the exception of -destroying some hay and burning off the grass, it did no other dam- age. Mrs. Hans Brasch of Fort Calhoun gave birth last week to girl triplets, ail of whom are doing well, Mr., Brusch has been twice warried and is the father of twenty-two children, Chase county, without a railroad, is mak- ing good use of her corn and wheat by grind- ing them into meal and flour at her roller mills on the Frenchman river at Champion, which are kept constantly running day and night. At a farmers’ convention at Cozad it was resolved o build a hundred-barrel roller mill at that point, and more than Lalf the necessary funds were raised to push the vroject. The farmers of Gotlienburz wilt follow suit, The Kearney Echo, “strictly democratio, favoring high license, opposed to prohibi- tion,” has made its appearance in the Mid- way City. J. H. King is editor and pro- prietor, and he seoms to have struck the “Kearney gait.” George Jenkins, Living east of Strang, be- can.e intoxioated in Obiowa and startéd to drive home, His team ran away, throwing him out, and he wes so badly frozen that he will probably die. Oneof the horses was killed in the runaway, By the ca¥ing 1n of & bank of earth in the quarry near Pleasant Hill August Friday was killed and his brother Arthur severely injured. Borh men were buried under two tons of earth, aud that one of them escaped alive is almost a miracle. C. W, Hyatt, the veteran editor of the Fremont Flail, and his wife last week cole- brated their er, wedding anniversary and were given & very' pleasant sur, numerous party of “friends and neignbors who called to congratulate them. 1l r— lowa Items, Fort Madison will have | free mail aelivery Maroh L, iy Carroll business men are forming an or- ganization. dan There are eight farmers' alliances in Guthrie county. |.,, ‘Thiere aro 477 studguts attending Cornell college at Mount 'Vernon. The Sac county’ 38 day school convention wil bo bold ot Suf Gy May 21 bnd 2, Farmers in the ‘lu'.hn' of Remsen have organized @ mutusl fire insurance company. Evaugalist Sam Small will hold revival pucetings sk Burliugion beginuing February b 20 Donison is now mire of seccuring @ big creawmery, the neceasary capital having been subscribed. W. A. McHeory of Crawford counly owns an Aberdeen Angus calf just oue yewr old that woighs 946 paunds. ‘The infant child of Willism Wilke of Bur- llnz:‘m swallowed a amall screw and choked to death in a fow winutes. Au extensive and interesting programme hes been prepared for the secoud snou. meeting of the Mills county ‘farmers' o tute which will be held st Malvern flebruary 19 ana 20. A little son_of Alonzo Likens, r.lh‘"ls uear Barres City, while playing 10 a fisl where there was @ loose borse, had his head Ly ers by the horse stepping and falling on nim. Tke accident may prove atal. P, B. Holst, the recently installed school superintendent of Boone county, claims to have Giscovered serious discrepsncies in the books of G. W. Ashton,who recently ratired, which would indicate thau he wasa default- er to the county for saveral hundred dol lars, Some records are entirely worthioss, having been mutilated with a knife. Ash- ton moved to Texas a week ago. ‘While on a visit to the Anamosa peniten- tinry last week Rev. 5. S. Hunting, presi- dent of the Iowa Prisoners’ Aid association, held a conversation with Wesley Eikins, the twelve.year-old boy who killed his father and stepmother and who is serving a lif sentenco for the crime. Young Elkins says his father was very cruel to him, and at the foot of the bed where the boy siept hung a loaded rifle, and that he would Lie in bed and meditate on killing his father until he lost self-control and actually committed the A‘rimn,hlm\ then killed his stepmother for fear sho woula tell on him, Mr. Hunting thinks 80 young a boy ought at least bo sent to the reform school and not to the peniten- tiary, where he is constantly in the company of criminals, as one so young ought to be reformed, Tho Two Dakotas. The Ward memorial fund has reached 5,000, Firo at Valiey City caused a loss of $15,000. Jerauld county equal formed an association, A cow is offerod for a bonus for twelve wolf scalps by a Hyde county man, A store 18 soon to ba started at Somer, Potter county, by the local alliance. There are 81,000 mning claims recorded in Lawrence, Pennington and Custer counties. ‘The Bald Mountain and Ruby Basin mines in Lawrence county have over $500,000 worth of ore in sight. Mrs, Linda W, Slaughter of Bismarch has been appownted special organizer of the Knights of Labor of North Dakota. The spring term of the nzricultural college at Brookings will begin March 3 and the in- dications point to a largely increased attend- ance. ‘The manufacture of wicker baskets is ono of the home industries of Sully county. The lake banks 1n that county are lined with willow groves which furnish abundant ma- torial and a basket factory of large propor- tious is being talked of. Rev. C. E. Luce, until recently pastor of the M. E. churoh at Warnor, left that place the other day under peculiar circumstances. He told tus frienas at Warner that he was going to Aberdeen to see the presding elder and then rechecked his trunk to Minneapo- Iis. Charges of prevarication recently pre- ferred against him and anxiety aro supposed 0 have unsettled his wind. The Harney Peak mining, milling -and manufacturing company will be prepared by May 1, 1891, 10 place upon the market from the Black Hills all the tin required for con- sumption in the United States. An idea of the enormous proportions of the company’s plant can be had from the fact that it will furnish employment to from seven thousand to nine thousand men and will require a rail- road eighty miles in length to form a ocir- cuit of the different mines within the terri- tory. According to Hoffman's Catholic directory pubhshied last mouth there are titty priests in the diocese of Sioux Falls, now comprises the entire state of South Da- kota, Of chnrches there are 86, stations where mass is regularly celebrated 111, 7 academies, 13 parochial schools and a Catho- lic population of over 60,000. Thus it will be seen thut tha erowth of the church has been phenomenal for the past few years. In 1880 when Bishop Marty was created vicar apos- tolicof the territory, now the states of North and South Dakota, there were ten priests and a population of about as many thousand souls. suffragists havo B THE UNILVERSALISTS. The Rey. O. H. Shinn Preaches His nitvial Sermon. Rev. O. H. Shinn, who is organizing a Universalist society here, preached his 1n- itial sermon to @ large congregation as- sembled in G. A. R. hall yesterday. The speaker took for his subject, “Process of God and Progress of Man.” His text was Isaiah 40-12, “Who hath measured the water in the hollow of his band and meted out heaven with the spau, and compre- hended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scaies and the hills in a balunce?” The speaker said: ““When we trace man’s Drogressive steps along the receding centuries it would seem impossible to exaggerate his powers or to extol too bighly the immense reaches he has made in the universe. We exalt man wo high only when we seeno God behind human capucity and effort. There is a lower deep of knowledge as well as an upper to be fathomed. If in their downward search Qis- solving to invisible atoms every substance scientists do not find God, why there are other men searching in the higher realm of creation who discover in the matchless bar- mony there that they are overwhelmed by the majesty and goodness of the beiog and declare ‘Phere is & God.’ “Mysteries are not all world. Thoy are all around us, beneath and above. They will be unfolded to the end of time, We have but few avenues now opening out to take in the joys that pour down from the skies. What infinite employment before us! Edison will go on inventing, Newton will be measuring still other and higher worlds, Wa shall all have work to do there, Our thirst for knowledge will grow intenser, It is well, I think, that we cannot look into the future now. 1t exalts and swectens life to walk by faith, In this first stage we need the discipline. Our mwission here would not be fulfilled, we would not stay, would not bs contented, had we power to sce all that there is ahead! 'The progress of God touches the progress of men. The soul of man by its own creations copying the in- finite grows into divine beauty and power. God is today fulfiling the law and the prophets. Old religious, creeds and philoso- Pphies are dead. But all that was good and true in them is living L. “*Plato, Socrates, and other pagan philoso- phers saw the fore obtimistic today. T feel t by and by will rule in every heart. S¢ not be alarmed at any ominous portents are & progressive people. Qurs isa p: gressive religion. The Christian religion is the only progressive one. It causes a growth to begin 1n every life that never ends, Our destination is paradise. That heaven is for all. It is entered by growing up to 1ts light and life. In this atmosphere there is porfect peace and happiness. 1t is only when we get out of ourselves that we kuow God. Love is the heaven born flame that links the heart of men to the neart of God -and the heart of man with man, Ivis the essence of faith and happiness, 1t 1s the beginning of heaven.” SEVEN BIBLES OF THE WORLD. in_ the spiritual Bishop Newman Lectures to an Im- mense Audience at Bovd'a, There was a tremendous crowd present at Boyd's opera house last uvening to listen to Bishop John P, Newman’s lecture on *‘The Seven Bibles of the World.” The people bogan to arrive as early as half past 5, and by 7 o'clock every seat, both up and down atairs, was occupied, while every available Inch of standing room was filled. Up to 8 o'clock fully 2,000 people were turned away, Hven the roporters, who were late in arriv- ing, were refused admission, and people kept arriving up to 9 o'clock ouly to be dis- appointed, The object of the lecture was to advance church extension in Omana. Those who heard tne learued aivine's discourse pronounced it one of the most Interesting and instructive of efforts, and there was a rennrll expression of regret that it was not longer. The Lenton teriod. Next Wednesday will be Ash Wednesday and the beginuing of Lent, The Lenten sea- son is observed by nearly all Christian de- nominations. The Catholic and Episcopal churches observe it more rigidly thas any other denominations, The pariod lasts for forty days, and is observed by abstinence aud penitence. Marriages, birthday celebra- tions, parties aud attendance at theatrical amusements are discontinued. Services are held frequently in the ghurches. On Wednes- day ashes will be distributed in all the Catholic churches, symbolic of the fact that all flesh must return to ashes, Archbishop Kenrick has issued the followiag circular to the clergy ! ing the approaching Lent there will be, dispensation, leave for the use of flesh the following days: All Suudays, Monaays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. All Saturdays except the Satur- Ay :éur tho first Sunday b Leut sad Holy ‘Togethier with this you will aunounce to the congregation that tho annual collection for tho colored and Indiau missions of these states will bo taken up in all the churches of this diooess on the first Sunday of Lent, which coliection is to be sent to the reverend chancellor before Easter. 1 romain, reverend sir, your obedient sorvant in Christ, Prrer Rionann Kexnick, Arohbishop. (L THOUGHTS. Sermon by Rev. Charles W. Savidge at the People's Church. Rev. Charles V. Savidgo of the Poople’s church took for his text yesterday morning IL Corinthians, x:15—"'Bringing into Cap~ tivity Every Thought to the Obedience of Christ.” Mr. Savidge spoke as follow: Our subject this morning is “Evil Thoughts, and How to Be Rid,of Them.” We need not prove the existence of evil thoughts. They are the natural product of overy evil heart, Many a man 18 the ve of evil thoughts. Those wretched emissa ries of satau have thrown him and bound him fast and demons in the pit laugh at the sight. Bad thoughts present themselves to the soul in the holiest places; the sanctuary of home or even the house of God is pro- faned by them. ‘These images of evil fill the mind of the child and they are the be. ginnings of sins innumerable. “How do you know!” Iam asked. [am sorry to be compelled to say that I know by sad experience. At ten yours of age my thoughts alarmed me. 1 was a member of the church, too—nor did 1 neglect my secrct prayer, yet I knew my thoughts were vile. But not a word of instruction was given me by any one. Whata sympathy I huve ever sinco had with boys. How 1 long to nelp children to have bure and beautiful thoughts, for n child’s heart is either a beautiful place oritisaroom full of ovil. As years in- crease these images of evil grow if they are allowed to remain in the heart, Yesterday 1 received a letter froma fessional man in this city in which ho sa “When I was sixteen years of age I was ashamed of the vile thoughts which flooded my soul and resolved to reform—and did for about a week. But I found them pleasant even if I was ashamed of myself, and so I turned to my wallowing in the mire.” This man is honest enough to tell the true con- dition of his heart. But he tells me in the conclusion of his letter that he has had the victory for years, These evil thoughts haunt the declining yoars of the aged mun, if he is not saved from thom. The natural heart is a cago of unclean birds. And these evil thoughts are presented to the mind of both saint and sin- ner. 1f you entertain a wicked thought an in- stant youare a sinner; if you never give them & place you are a saint. These evll thoughts corcupt and debase the whole man. A man 18 no botter than his thought, whatever his profession. Sin in the heart is tho fruitful brother of sin in all its forms. Murder, theft, arson ana adultery are only some of the names of tho children of this mother., Read tho fifth chapter of Matthew if you would know how Christ looks on the evil thought. If we en- tertain these visitors of evil they will damn the soul. The great question that iatorests us is, How can we be rid of them?! To keep them will throw us among the refuse of the uni- verse and we know it. Are you soniewhat discouraged lest you cannot be rid of your old enemy? Remember, ‘‘The wecapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through Goa to the pulling down of strong- holds.'” Think of what a Savior we have, Think of Gethsemane,Calvary and the blood sprinkled mercy seat. Think of what Jesus has suffered for us, “Tempted in ull points like as we are.” Therefore, “He is uble to save them that are tempted.” Think of what He did for the wiokea Mag- dalene, Swearing Bunyan, the infidel Roch- eater and millions of others. Thieves ana drunkards and the very worst sinners on that side of the pit have been saved from their sins. Why should not you be saved from your groat besetment? But in order to reach this result we must avail ourselves of the new heart which God promises in the book of Ezekiel, 'A new heart also will I give you” Was must have this. A poor Scoteh idiot boy cut up & uow pair of bLoots to mend his old ones. God offers us a new nature and we accept it but do not under- stand tho true value of the gift, for instead of entering into the fullness of the spirit- ual life we take vits here and there to patch up our old natures with. Evil thoughta aro outside of the new, clean heart. Then by divine help we must keep them out. God dwells in tho heart that is fighting sin, Live where the blood can touch you. Be ready to pray always. Take time Tor thut holy éxercise. Spurgeon suys: ‘YIna lttle church on the ltalian mountains I saw one picture which struck me, There was & ploughman who had turned aside ata vertain hour to pray. The artist drew him upon his kunees before the open heavens. And lest there shouid be a waste of time occasioned by his devotion an ancel was goingon with the pioughing for him, No angel ever did that, but the same result often comes to puss.’” ‘L'hen, 00, we wust watch us well as pray. Keep your picket line out day and night or the enewmy will surprise you. We wmust also fight. God suys, ‘Yo havo not yot resisted unto blood striving against sin.”’ Wage o hot battle with the devil. Jeep your enemy on the outside andnse the word of God on him. Then K busy, IRead the best Dbooks, Keep the best company, and make holy living your great life business. AT THE OATHEDiAL, pro Dean Gardner's Scrmon to the A. O, U. W. Lodges of Omaha, In accordance with an invitation from Dean Gardner, about thres hundred of the members of the various Ancient Ocder of United Workmen lodges . this city, South Omaha and Council Bluffs attended divino service at Trinity cathedral last ovening. Omaha lodge, No. 18, had about 80 mem- bers present; Union Pacific, No. 17, about 70; Omaha, No. 98, about 30; North Omaha, No. 150, 40; South Omahs, 301, and Council Bluffs lodge, about 50 mombers, - All the lodges assembled at the hall in the Barker block, where the members were decorated with badees, The line was thon formed, No. 17 ana No. 18 carrying their nandsome banners and proceeded to the church, The banners, were placed near the chancel rail in full view of the congregation, After the ususl eveniog service of the Episcopal church tae dean announced his text as a part of the first verse of the fourth chapter of the First Evistle to the Corinthians, “Follow after charity.” The dean welcomed the members of the order to the house of God, and said he kaew all were glad they had taken this occasion to appear there 1n public. It was well, he 1d, for all societies wsud nations to recog~ nize God in their work. Of all men ia the world, those who were banded together for good purposes should huve the%eet ground.- ed upon the Rock of Ages; the stability of their organization would be proportioned b the way they governed their actious accord- ing to the laws of Jehovah, "The speaker then alluded most eloquently to the nobleness and beauty of the work these benevolent societios wore dolg. He detined charity s belng u desiro to bless, ana exborted thom not 1o become imbued with a selfish idea in doieg the work of the sooiety, but 1o do it in a generous spirit and with the feeling that it was more blessed to give than to receive. ‘There was 100 wmuch false charity, he said. When charity was given with o smile and a feolivg from the heart, in au unostentatious way, it met the blessing of God, The thought should be coltivated that the paying Of assessments was to help some one who had mel & great misfortuue, rather than that it was o pay- ment on insurance, ‘I'he most important phaseof this he deao said, was that cnarity was Jesus was the personification of all attrivutes of charity and wnen they were called to follow charity, in the words of text, they wera called to follow Christ. ‘Che dean voncluded with an earnest and eloquent wppeal Lo all to follow atter charity ond after Jesus, the Suvior, and wished the order prosperity with tne hope that God woula bleas them. Aftor the services, as an offertory, the choir saug the beautiful snthem, “‘Seek Ye the Lord,” with Master Archie Pratt as soloist, The youthful singer acquitted biwm- self nobly, his clear sopraco voice filling the large church. He surpassed his former efforts and eatered into the spirit of the wusic 1o & m: io manner, rt—— Rheumatisin is caused by lactic acid in the blood, which Hood's Sarsapavilla uneutralizes, and thus cures rheumutism., BEARING A Lincoln Man Oharges the Rail roads With Fine Work. THEIR PROVING PROPHESY. Graip Dealer Lowry Disconrsos the Rate Question and Drop: a Few R ks on the A, & N. Forfeiture Cnse. on A Shallow Subterfuge. Lixcory, Neb,, Feb, 16.—|Special to Tna Bre.|—T. W. Lowery, a prominent grain doaler of this city who has written a number of articies on the grain rato question of late, gave Tue Bre corcespondenta little talk this_ morning on the same question and in addi tion said many interestivg things on tho Atchison & Nebraska forfeiture AS¢, nOwW before tho supreme court. Mr. Lowrey said “The rail roads are telling us that this 10 per cent reduction which they so gracious 1y granted to the people is depressing tho market, 1 ussurc you that this is not truo I know that the railroad people aud other speculators are selling options for future de livery which they never expect to deliver not o bushel of itf— and they are doing this, too, With the very object of bearing the mar ket if possible, 80 a8 to prove what they as serted, that & reduction in freight rates would not bonefit the farmers. This option business should be stopped. *I have contended ever since tho roads raised the prico on us ufter the taking effoct of the interstate commerce law that thoso rates were too hixh. Bofore that time, count ing tho rebates, we shipped corn for ubout half the present rate and [am satistied tho roads were making money. “There is anotber thing I want to s, while I am talking and that is that Tues morning Attornoy General Leese will taking testimony in the stato library rootus in the case brought by him to forfeit tho franchise of the Atchison & ¢Nebraska rail road company because of its violations of the constitutional and statutory inhibitions ainst the consolidation of parallel and cowpeting lines. Bvery Lincoln business man should attend these sessions as many intoresting things are lkely t develop. ‘This city donated to the Atchison & Ne braska something like $35,000 in bonds, which before they are paid for, interest ana all, will amount to over $00,000, and they would hardly have given this amount to have another Jine of the B. & M. come into the city They were aftor u competing line, and they had it prior to the consolidation of 1350, as all the ola settlers know full well.” THE SUPKEME COURT. The supreme court meets Tuesday mora- ing for the first trial of cases from tho Third digtrict. There is a large docket made up principally of cases from Omaha und much business of interest to the rosidents of the motropolis will be transacted. A large portion of the Douglas county bar is ex pected and even now the van guard is ap- pearing. CITY NEWS AND NOTES. The building permits issued n_this city since Januury 1 amount to $425,500. Tho winter has been 80 opon that not ten days at atime have elapsed without the masons were at work on new blocks. The Knights of Pythias building company of Lincoln has boen organized and articles of incorporation have been ndopted. The cap- ital stock is $300.000 in shares of 825 each. The company proposes to erect a building to wcludea Pythian temple and probably a palatial hotel. The members of the order in this city have the wealth to do this and they declare it shall be done. ‘The new domocratic weekly, the Lincoln Herald, is expected to make its appearance about Murch 8. J. D. Calhoun will be the editor. His partner, Mr. J. A. Coryell and family came in from Ogden, Utah, yester- dav. Their office will be in the Bohanun block. Odell's now exposition opened today, Superintendent Calvert and Chief Rn~ gineor Weeks of the 1. & M. have gone to New Castle. Mrs, Green, who brought suit against her nusband, Johin, the other day, asking for divorco and charging infidelity, has dis- missed her case and publisned a card in which she acknowledges that the charges against him wero unfounde A meoting of the citizeus of northeast Lincoln held last nightLo protest against the proposea action of the bourd of education in its determination to ercct o mew high school building and put them off with a tem- vorary sttucture. They claim 500 children of achool age without sufficient school fac ties, und appointed u large committee of representative citizens to attend the next meeting of tho board to present their case. It is now expected that. fully 200 Grand Army men will leave this city Tuesday for Grand Island to attend the Grand Army encampment. The boys ure going to go down prepared to offer such iuducements as they thinkeare unanswerable and hope to bring back the location for the reunions for the next five years, Dr. Billings isin the city, He came to attend and address the mectings of the Im- proved Stock Breeders’ association, which convenes in this city Tuesday, Hon, Joseph Scott and wife came in this morning from an eastern trip and aro stop: ping at the Capital. There will be a meeting of those inter- ested in baseball at the rooms of the real estute exchange Monday ovening to sso what can be aone to secure good ball for this city the coming scason, J. D, Hurd, now of the Ogden Commera cial, but for many years the business mana- ger of the Stovs Journal of this city, was in Lincoln iast night and went east today. He reports that Colonel A. B. Hayes, for- meriy of the Journal, is city editor of tho Commereial, dining hall was - Life saving Don'ts. Don’t read in street cars or other jolt- ing yehicles. . Don’t pick the teeth with pins or any other hard substance, Don’t neglect any opportunity to in- sure u variety of food, Don’t eat or drink hotor cold things immediately in succession. Doun’t pamper the appetite with such variety of food that may lead to excess. Dou’t read, write or do any delicate work unless receiving the light from the left side. Don’t direct speciul mental or physical energies to more than eight hours' work in ench day. Don't keep the parlor dark unless you value your carpet more than you and your children’s health, Dg dolude yoursell into the bolief that you are an excepuion us far ns slecp is concerned; the aominal average of sleap 18 eight hours. Don’t endeavor to rest the mind by absolute inactivity; Lot it ssek its rest in work in other chainels, and thus rest the tired part of the brain. il Dr.Birney,practice limited to catarrh- diseases of nose and throat. Bee bldg. ~ OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. 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