Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 23, 1890, Page 4

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TEN aifferent political factions will be represented in the new German parliament, but it is apparent from the returns that this variety is not satisfac- tory to *‘the powers that be.” THE absorption of the Wisconsin Cen- tral by the Northern Pacific necessi- tates the removal of the latter’s head quarters to Chicago, and St. Paul is again plunged into deep gloom. Crri1zeN P YCO TRAIN begins his globe trotting trip on the Hth of March, starting west from Boston. Armed with literary photogfaphs of Omaha’s pro- gress, there is no danger of being side- tracked as a train ranning wild. Wi are now assured that tho delay in commencing work on the viaduct is due to the fuilure of the city to perform its part of the contract. This will do for & change. A foeble excuse is better than none. THE death of John Jacob Astor of heart fmilure is o suggestive warning to millionuires. The vital organ can not be restricted to the adoration of ecoin without fatal results. It must expand in the humanizing atmosphere of gen- erous deeds und broad philanthropy. THE title to the Omaha postoffice site has been approved and the senate has passed the bill reasing the cost of the site and building to two million dol- lars. Now wo shall see whether sur- rounding property owners will fulfill the pledges to tear down the fire traps and shells and erect metropolitan blocks. THE celebration of the opening of the Carnegie free hibrary and music hall in Allegheny City was in every way worthy of the generosity of the founder. The spirit of the gift, noless than the benefit conferred. justified the eloquent commendations of visitors and citizens. ‘Whyean’t some of our Omaha mil- lionaires emulate Carnegie’s example. —_— Tnre leaven is working 1n the rail- rond dough. The alliance of Canadian lives with Wisconsin and Minnesota roads will expedite the work of con- struction on the Winona & Southern road to Omaha this year, opening a gront coal and lumber line and furnish- ing a direct seaboard route for the sur- plus crops of Nebraska 1HE debate on the location of the world’s fair furnishes no definite indi- cation of the result of Monday’s vote. It is generally conceded that Chicago leads in the ruce. with from one hun- dred to one hundred and thirty-seven votes. The settlement of the faction fight in New York und the passage of the loan bill, strengthens the chunces of the metropolis. St. Louis and Wash- ington are simply side issues in the race, which is narrowed down between New York and Chicago. The contest for the prize, while serene on the surface, is permesated with bit- terness, which threatens to kill the bill on fiual passage. A gtrong minority is opposed to any fair, and it is not improbable that the cities defeated for the site may unite in defeating the bill. The sentiment of the country is strongly in favor of hold- ing an exposition not alone as a | best bidder. memorial to Columbus, but also to ex- ~hibit to the world the marvelous pro- gress of the country in all departments of human activity. It is to be hoped + that congress will ignore local preju- dice and patriotically unite with the vietor in making the world’s fair s grand panorama of America’'s devel- 'nul.nb THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FEBRUARY A MILITARY ACADEMY. The relocation of Fort Omaha at a point ten miles below this city is now definiteiy decided on. The nct of con- gress that direets the removal provides | for the subdivision of the present site into its sale to the If this provision is carried out the government will realize a comparatively small revenue. Most of the improvements will not be taken into account by purchasers, and even the larger buildings will be knocked down for a mere bagatelie. Now, why cannot our delegation in congress have the old fort set apart for a military academy The ground was originally donated to the government by the citizens of Omaha. By rights it should have re- verted to the city of Omaha or the original donors. But the cit of Omaha would be content if the govern- ment would cede the old fort to the state of Nebraska on condition that the state shall establish and maintaio a military academy thereon. Such an institution we onght to have, and on the score of the general good the government may very properly encourage its estab- lishment, ‘Thero is no more desirable place anywhere than the present site of Fort Omaha for the location of a mil- itary academy, and everything is ready for it. There are ample quarters for the faculty and for students, the best possible drill and parade grounds, and every provision for con- ducting @ military academy of the first magnitude at comparatively little cost to the state. Men of experi- ence insuch matters estimate thav a first class institution cun be carried on by the state, if given the accommoda- tions at Fort Omaha, at an annual e penditure not exceeding twenty thou and dollars. Iv is a part of the policy of the national government to encourage the study of military science. It supplies 1ts officers to colleges and military institutions for this purpose. A number of the states, par- ticularly in the south, maintain schools for military instruction. It isa judi- cious policy that should be adopted by every state able to maintain such insti- tutions. For the very reason that it is not the policy of the government to maintain o large standing army it is important that as great a number of our people as may desire it shall be thor- oughly instructed in military science. Orgauizations of militiaserve a certain purpose, and within reasonable limita- tions may be encouraged, but they do not supply a military education, and at best furnish only the most superficial insight into military duties. The old soldiers are rapidly passing away, and soon there will be none to take their ces as exponents of the art of war if tary . education is generally nog- lected, The representutives of Nebraska in congress will do an excellent sevvice to the state if they can induce congress to transfer the site of Fort Omaha,with the buildings and improvements thereon, to Nebraska, conditioned upon the state establishing and maintaining a military ncademy - there, and unques- tionably the next legislature would readily do this. If our representatives and senators will properly present this matter we have nodoubt that the site of Fort Omaba may become the prop- erty of the state. lots and ons IMPORTING ARTIS There has been no better illustration of the ngcessity of amending the alien labor law than 1s furnishea by the fact that certain musical organizations of New York are endeavoring to use it to prevent the celebrated Strauss orches- tra of Vienna from coming to this coun- try. This organization,confessedly the greatest in Europe, and necessarily composed only of the most thorough musicians, has been engaged to visit the United Stated in May, Im- mediately on the announcement of this the New York organizations ap- pealed to the secretary of the treasury, claiming that under the alien labor 1aw the Vienna orchestra could not come here under contract. The law exempts from its operation professional actors, artists, lecturers and singers, and the question presented is whether musicians are artists, those of New Vork of course taking the position that they are not. A decision of the treasury department includesin the term “arusts” musicians ‘‘who combine science and taste in the manual execution of their art,” so that if the Strauss orches- tea comes to this country each membor of it will have to be subjectad to an ex- aminution as to his ‘'skill, tone and ac- complishments™ as a musician-before he will be allowed to give a public per- formance. Unquestionably every mem- ber of that cslebratad organization could successfully pass any examination that the non-artist musicians of New York might proscriba, but it is more thun probable they will refuss to bs subjocted to such an absurd and unwar- vantable inquisition. and remuin at home. It can doubtless be successfully main- tained not that all parsons who execute music can properly be regarded as “artists,” but there ought to be no dificulty in dotermining the class of musicians who may be rightly included in that term, and certainly such trained and thorough musicians as the membors of the Strauss orchestra are of this class. If they are not the numb of musicians who ‘are is ex- tremely small. But the fact thut the law permits a question of this kind to be raised, besides ailowing the exclusion of clergymou, teschors, nud others whose avocation can with no rensou be defined as *labor,” in the or- dinary acceptation of that term, shows the urgent necessity of amsnding it so as to relieve it of its vagueuess and broaden its scope. The original purpose of the luw, it is presumed, is generally understood. It was to put an end to the importation of foreign labor which was being largely carried on by corpora- tious and exteusive wanulactuvers. To this extent the law is a judicious and necessary measure. But it has been perverted from this wise object and given the most ridiculous and unlooked for applications, of which that under .show consideration is the latest example. Tt should be 8o changed as to ohviate the possibility of a construction ropugnant to common sense, and to leave its ap- plication as was originally intended. RUSSIA'S EXILE SYSTEM. The coming meeting of the interna- tional prison congress in St. Petersburg will undoubtedly prove the most im- portant ever held. Composed as it will be of representatives of the various governments, and men distinguished for their efforts to ameliorate the need- less hardships of penal life, the deliber- ations of the congress will attract the attention of the civilized world. The invitation extended to the cong- ress by the Russian government to meet in St. Petersburg was doubtless inepired by Romanoff diplomacy to counteract the damaging dis- closures made by Messrs. Ken- nan and Frost, during their tour of Siberia a few years ago. The story of tha political exile system pub- lished by Mr. Kennan shocked the pub- lic mind and created no little alarm at the court of the czar, and every effort will be made to convince the congress that the horrible political prison system of Russin is not as bad as it is painted. Mr. Kennan went to Russin and Si- beria prejudiced in the government’s favor. He had in fact defended the exile system in various publications, and it was this evidence of friendship that secured for him passports from the government, and letters of commenda- tion to the various officials of the coun- try. Actual investigation overturned his opinions of the system and made him the eloquent and pa- thetic advocate of the unfortunate victims of despotic power. Injustice and inhumanit, stamps the entire sys- tem. Men and women of all classes, Lut mainly the intelligent and refined, have been arrested chiefly through the whims of provincial officiais, and exiled without the semblance of a trial. The sundering of families, the wreck of homes, the weary walk through burn- ing steppes for months, the vile inter- mediate prisons, always overcrowded, the cruelties of soldiers and officials, and the utter hopelessness of life in the various camps. form a startling indiet- ment of a pretentious civilizad govern- ment. Itrecalls the frightful horrors of Calcutta’s Black Hold, and reads more like a story of burbaric times than the history of a modern inferno. Tt is not surprisimg that the Russian goverument seeks to remove this stigma by calling a congress of nations to axamine the proofs. The honesty of the government in inviting scrutiny is not above suspicion. The fact that it has intimated to the American govern- ment that Mr. Kennan’s appointment as a delegate to the congress would not be favorably received at St. Peters- burg skows that the czar is determined to suppress the truth and gloss over the barbarities of Siberia. Proofs to con- vict the government are ample; and documentary evidence is available to that shocking cruelties, im- moralities and murders are perpetrated in northern Asia. In view, of the testimony to be had, it does not seem possible that the repre~ sentatives of other nations will endorse the crimes committed against mankind. On the other hand, will the congress offend the rules of hospitality and de- nounce the Russian politicul exile sys- tem? 1THE CUMING OPERAs ‘The appearance in Omuha of the in- comparable operatic organization under the management of Mr. Henry E. Abbey, the most enterprising ot Amer- ican managers, will be a most msmer- able event in the musical experience of this community. Not only is this the greatest combination as a whole ever brought to the United States for the production of grand opera, but in the galaxy of distinguished art- ists it embraces it is undoubt- edly superior to any ever organized. The history of the operatic svage fur- nishes no other combination of pre- eminent talent that can fairly bd com- pared with that of Adelina Patti, Tamagno, Mme. Albani, Mms. Fabbri and Mme. Nordica, not to mention sev- eral others who might prop cluded in the list. The asso Mavio and Grisi was marked liant triumphs that delighted the opera wo geuerations ago, but the companies - of which those two great artists were members were not equal to the combination which will visit Omaha next week. In later years this country has been visited by organ- izations that included such eminent singers as Parepa Rosa, Frederici, Pau- line Lucca, Marie Rose, Nilsson, Cas- tri, Gerstor, Louise Kellogg, Louise Carey, Brignoli, Tamara, Wachtel, Ca- poul,Campanini, Karl Formes and Her- man, with some others less cele- brated, but none have pre- sented so splendid a galaxy as the great organization of Mana- ger Abbey. And not only is this com- bination the most distinguished and brilliant in the number of great artists if embraces, but it is as well the most complete in all the appointments neces- sary to the best production of grand opera. Theenterprise of its manager extends to every detail, so that every opera presented is no less accurate in illustration than artistic in execution, The privilege of hearing such a com- bination all who have music in their souls cannot fail to appreciate, itisa contribution to the musical taste and culture of a community that cannot be too highly estimated. It makes one acquainted with what is purest and highest in musical method and attain- ment. [t supplies a true and intelligent impression of the genius of the great composers, Its effect is aducational and elevating, producing not only a present delight, but leaving & memory that will be a souree of perennisl grati- ticution. The people of Omahs who appreciate the highest forms of music are there- fore to be congratuluted upon this ex- ceptional opportunity to hear it ren- dered by the peerless artists of Man- ager Abbey’s organization. [t is more than probable that such a privilege will not be ours again within the next geoeration, and it is almost certain that several of ‘the dis- by bril- charmed and goers of | tinguished artists who will sing here | overas to be presented heve will be wit- 23. 1800.-SIXTEEN PAGES. next week will never afterward be heard in Omaha. Those who would be surs of again hearing Patti must not miss this opportunity, and another may not be offered to most of us to hear the greatest of living tenors, Tamagno. There is reason to believe that the nessed by the Mrjgest audicnces ever assembled at an, 1mcrlmuun‘|\t in this city, and that“ii every respect the ovent will bo the most interesting and enjoyable in the musical experience of Omaha, —_— OPERATIC GHEST) 'S, The announcement that the reportoire of Henry E. Abbey’s Italian Opera com- pray in Omaha would consist of **11 Trovatore” and “Martha” has caused some finical people in these parts to shrug their shoulders. Several of these have actually worked themselves into a spasm at the idea that Omaha is ‘to have nothing better for her money than *“such old chestnuts as ‘Il Trova- tore’ and ‘Martha.’” The inspiration for this outbreak was u malicious criticism that appeared in the columns of a disgrunt- led contempoary. It is a re- petition of the childish and small- bore policy that would-be jourvalists have pursued for yoars in their efforts to cripple every enterprise and decry every project which Tne BEE has scen fiv to favor, The editor of THE BEE was in part instrumental in securing for Omaha the grandest operatic combina- tion that has ever been heard in this country. Hence these tears. When the Patti concert wasannounced in Omaha three years ago the same spirit was exhibited. But the effort to smother the Patti concert by sneering allusions and childish jeers met with merited re- buke and Patti sang to the largest and most profitable audience she hud hail during that season, The studied effort for nearly a week to ignore the most important musical and operatic event that has ever taken place here, followed up by an attempt to throw cold water upon it, will not provail. But what do these supersensitive critics mean by ‘“‘operatic chestnuts?” Does an opera lose its attraction by age and repetition? Do the best produc- tions of the old masters on canvas grow stale with age and become ‘‘chestnuts” in the galleries where modern paint- ings are hung? Aroe the plays of Shakespeare *‘chest- nuts” because they hava been played on the stage more than two hundred years? Would any- body cry out “‘chestnuts” if Henry Irving or Booth were billed in Omaha for the most threadworn of Shalkes- pearean dramas? Only. two weeks ago, that ‘“‘ancient chestnut,” “The Rivals,” written 115 years ago, was pro- duced on the boards in Omaha as it has been this season in every great city by that illustrious trio of comedians, Jef- ferson, Florence and Mrs. Drew. Did anybody in thatsplendid audience con- sider it an imposition that two dollars were exacted for hearing a play that had thrown his great grandmother into convulsions of mirth, Sheridan’s great drama has survived a century among thousands of comedies that had pro- duced temporary eclat and have long since become a reminiscence. But even Sheridan’s great comedy, pre- sented by inferior artists, would justify the cry of *‘chestnuts.” And what are the opera? Only thoso great masters that survive all the vicissitudes of popular caprice, and have, so to speak, been en- grafted upon the popular heart? “The Marseillaise” isa musical chestnut,more than a hundred years old, bu* it always will evoke an intense feeling not only with Frenchmen but with men of all nations. **Home, Sweet Home” is a chestnut, but its strains will inspire the deepest emotion in the human breast, and its popularity is only height- ened when its notes emanate from the throat of a divinely gifted einger. Handel’s ‘‘Hallelujah Chorus” 15 u chestnut, and yet it was sung at the opening of the Chicago auditoriu m in the presence of one of the most se- lect and critical audiences that ever as- sembled in any public hall. It was ap- plauded to the echo and appreciated fully as much as it it had been one of the latest of operatic productions It is true that Il Trovatore” is an old chestout, and its melo- dies are [familiar to every nation from Italy to the Argentine Republic. It is one of those Shakespearean operas that never can grow old by familiarity. “Trovatore” drew an audience of twelve thousand people at the Chicago Opera Festival of 1887, and we venture to say that among that vast gathering few peeple wonld rafuse to pay the highest admission price to hear a repetition of that opera, The anvil chorus by two hundred instruments and singers, and the ‘‘Miserere” with the greatest living tenor, Tamagno, aud Mlle. Fabbri the great contralto, afford sufficient atveaction for all who appreciate grand opera. “Martha’ is an old chestnut of the same order, and jhen it is played by Cheap John operatic' troupes with broken-winded ’wifdn donnas it is worse than commeuplace, although its survival ithrough several genertions of singérs ‘affords striking proof of its excellenge. and popularity. Nothing can become really popular and survive unless it “possesses elements that strike achordinthe popular heart. But when Adelind” Patti appears as **Martha,” this tinjp-honored opers is vitalized and rejuvenated. Those who imagine they are’ familiar with “Martha¥ will disgovey that Adelina Patti’s readition is in:itself an inspira- tion, The grandest ovation Adelina Patti over receivea in msthetical and musical Boston was in the role of “Martha,” and wlen she sang “The Last Rose of Summer,” which is one of the airs in that opera, the whole audi- ence was moved to tears. The fact that “Martha” was one of the operas recently performed ay the Auditorium in Chicego, repeated at San Francisco sud is on the programme for Deuvgr this week, shows that Omaha'is not the poly place where ‘“old operatic chest- auts" are appreciated. Incidentally it chestnuts in works of the may be well to remind critics that “Il Trovatore” | chosen. by the Coliseum 19 due-to its ‘own fanlt. Mr. and ‘“‘Martha” were not foisted upon Omaha by Mr. Abbey, but managers as among half a dozen other operas that wore within the reach of theic stage capacity. THE civil service order issued by Vice President Holcomb to the general managers and hoads of departments of the Union Pacific is a radical departure from the methods heretofore in vogue. From the days of Dillon down to and in- cluding Adams, the company has been afllicted in all departments with nepo- tism, without regard to competency or qualifications. Mr. Holcomb has appar- ently forgotten to supplement the order with the periodic declaration that the company has *‘retived from politics.” Fulfilling the Scriptare. St Paul Pioneer-Press, The wicked flee when no man pursucth. So do Montana state senators, - Thoe Order Reversed. New York World, The Comte do Paris says that he 1s proud ot his son, the Duc d'Orleans. Pride comos atter a fall, in this case. PR it S The Ambi o' Amos. Kansas City Timss. Amos Cummings thinks that it is much nicer to be a senator than & congressman. Mankiud is always reaching for the unat- tainable. T SIS It Can't Com> Too Soon, Philadsiphia Inquirer, Tariff revision is bound to come before long, but it will be of a kind that will prove of benefit and not a detriment to home in- terests. SRR The Southern Democratic 1dea. Indianapolis Jowrnal. Queer things are dono “‘down south.” The legislature of Mississippi has providod for the adoption of a new state constitution with - out submitting it tothe peopio. This is the southern democratic idea of popular govern - ment, A e Somewnat Unexpected. Chicago Tribune, Follow Citi; : Having been called some- what unexpectedly and at short notice to tue dischargo of the duties that pertain to the high office of governor of this great state, 1 have hastily arranged a few thoughis which, ete,, ete.—From advauce sheets of Governor Boies' inaugural, g Radical Chnnes of Mind. Indianapolis Journal, “‘Ballot reform is right, and that is why I believe it should bo adopted,” says the pon- derous Mr. Cleveland. He had a different opinion, evidently, when he allowed Ap- pointment Clerk BEugene Higgins to go to Baltimore and “‘work’ tne election in the interest of the democratic party. plumESSE el The Senator’s Close Call. Kansas City Journal. What & narrow escape ex-Senator Tabor of Denver hus had! The discovery of a plot on the part of two boys to kidnap him and hold him for a ransom of $59,000 must have Riven Mr, Tabor a cold-chill. Howevar, the youths assure the ex-senator that it was their intention to treat him well. [ e The Central Pucific Bill. New York World. The Central road has evdded and eluded the government for many years. That iv is not so well abla to pay as the Uaion Pacific Huatington's proflt has baen in weakening tho security of the government, and now ha takes his vi tim by the throat and demands terms which ought not to be granted unless the United States are entirely powerless in the hands of this spoiler and wrecker. Popularizing Orime. New York Tribune. Crime becomes common, shamoless, and dominant wherever public opinion - tolerates it for the sake of party, wheraver respect- ablo men cohtinue to vote with a party which has been found guilty of crime, wherever decent men can be found to accent, for the party's sake, the offices and honors obtained by crime. There respectable citizens are themselves responaible for the offenses which they countenavce and tolerate, - The Intemparancs of rohibitionists, New York Tribune. ‘Phe intemperance of prohibitionists largely accounts for the prejudica existing in the minds of millions of gooa men and women against the prohibition wovement. Im- moderate zeal is often repellant even when it contines itself to words, in spite of our ,American love of free speech. Thus the virulence with which the leaders of the third party crusade have attacked the mo- tives of those who advocate other methods of destroying the rum power has not failed to accomplish its natural effect of alienation. — Clevelan's False Modesty, New York Sun. Mr. Cleveland’s amoition to be nominated for President in 1802 is a legitimate and re - spectablo motive. He is perfectly right in uis approhension of tho fact that he cannot be nomiuated if, meanwhile, ho allows his fellow-citizzns to forget him. One thing, and one thing only, we find to criticise in his liae of policy. On that point our opinion is very positive and it will mot be modified. Wae refer to the moral aspect of Mr. Grover Cleveland's asseveration that be does uot personally desire what he is 8o unweariedly and convinually working for. ALl ol it COUNTRY BREEZES, A Cyclone at Gretna, Gretna Democrat, Uncle Billy Morrison and Mr. Albro loaded up on vrohibition bug juice Monday, wod they had unhinged their gab mill, and Morrison was trying to do up John Grabow, while Aibro was trying his wiud on Mr. Woolverton, was the last we saw of them. It Tickicd Ran. Pawnce Press. Sul't walked into Fredorick’s restaurant yestarduy sud ordered ‘“a dozen fried." Jake inquied, “Do YO Waut eggs oroys- terst” ‘This so pleased Ran Pool, who was eating & moal there, thut he gave his wafile & bath in vinegar instead of maple syrup. Why We Laugh. Long Pine Jowrnal, We are heppy, geutlemen, hoppy, vos been von cood veek.” We bave received out littie money, but lots of the “equiva- leat,” and the fawily larder is weil supplied. There are potatoes, beans, onions, hams, sile meat. sausage and buckwheat four. Yeos, we are happy and the babies re fut. Frow the depth of our heart and the fullness of our stomach we are led to exclaim: Goad bless our suoscrivers! P. S.—We also re- ceived u couple of loads of wood in the same wuy. Hallelujah | “Dis The, hew Dutles of Mr. Davis Chatron Advocate. Auother Nebraska man receives hus re ward. 0. J. Davis of Chadron has received notice of s appointment as sssistant ludien - farmer at Wounded Kaee district. It be his duty to ride a cireuit ulong Wounded Kneo oreok. At froquent intervals he will stop to show Old-Nibs- Ashamed-of-His- Pants how to steor & broaking plow or infor m Young-Woman-Afraid-of-a-Corset of the msst civilizod mothod to broak @ pupof suck- ing oggs. In theso ploasant pastoral pur- suits Mr. Davis will spand his time and Chadron peoplo may bo sure of a welcome when they visit Wounded Kuee, Why We Refrain Norfolk News., No logitimate newspapor can afford to en - gage in a controyarsy with a gang of skunks who dare not come out into the broad light of day and father the lies they write and who sneak behind the coat tails of a brain- 1088 noudesoript who caunot write & two- line item correctly, It is time wasted to castizato a combine of falsifiers who, though convicted and branded s tenfold liars, would yet roturn to their lies as a dog to his vomit. It is useloss to attempt to instil moral principles into a baukrupt and iliegiti- mate concorn that is deyoid of principle and secks to exist by preying upon ita neighbors and prostituting its columns 10 tho base de- signs of a lot of shysters, P, AS OTHERS SEE US. Sooloty. Summervilte Jowrnal. Omaha has 400 miles of sidewalks, but sho The master plumbers of Omaha gave a banguet the other night to the master plumb- ers ol Nevraska. And yet people talk anout this being a hura winter for the trade. A Kaw COity Croak. Kansas City Star. Thero isa sigaificance i the statomont that Charles Francis Adums will give $75, 000 to the Omaha club as a sort of apology for baving made no investments in the city, Mr. Adams, who has hundreds of thousands of dollars invested In Kansas City, shrewdly concludes that it will be just as profitable to g1vo money away 1u Omaha as to 1avest it. Ho is & very sagacious business man. How John ia Handlcapped. St. Paut r-Preas. What has become of Nebraska's silver- tongued judge, John M. Thurston. Of late years Judge Thurston has fallen into the habit of coming, once in four years, into republican nattonal convention aud electri- fying 1t with the winged eloquence of thoughts that breathes and words that burn. Thea ho subsides. However, it should be remorbered that the judge is heavily handicapped by bis counection with the Union Pacific railroad. —— SUNDAY FABLES, THE FRISKX GAME-COCK. A frisky game-cock, whoso ambition was to shine at the head of a brood of hens, had his aspirations unexpectedly gratified by the absence of bis elders at a cocking match. Elated by his prominnnce the young game- ster took to crowing at unseasonable hours of the night, creating disturbance by his un- seemly conduct and assuming authority re- served alone for the cock-of-the-walk, In stead of creating a favorable impression he made himself ridicalous in the sight of hus comrades. It was decided thereupon to strip him of his illssuited honors and to relegate him to the company of the common . barnyard fowl, Moral-- A common councilmun in the first tlush of greatness can not wear the brogans of au absent mayor without putting his foot into it. " “We come from KEgypt, the land of tne Sphyux, and pyramid, and the tombs of the Phuraohs,” explained the swardiy strao ge: ton gaping crowd the oiner day. “We have come to 1nspect your great ruins whose fame has peuctrated even to our distant land, and whose descrivtion surpasses tho wonders evenon our sacred Nile And they stuod with open eyes and cried “'Allah ! Allah ! us they surveyed the couuty hospital.” A black crow satonthe limb of a bay tre: one sunny morning in early spring caw- ing as if his heart would break, “What's the matier wiih thes,” blightly cherruped a littie songster as she busily kept to worlk building her nest. +Oh, this will bea hard timeon us all,” mornfully croaked tho raven ‘Ihe sun wont shine 8o brigtly, the gruss wont grow s0 greeu, the sky wont look so blue, nor will the farmer’s corn taste so sweet as last year. 1 am not such a fool as to build my nest here. I'm off to Okishoma.” A bell-wether took upon himself, after browsing in stubble, the tusk of leading eleven foolish sheop to pasture. Unhapy on the way 1ay o trescherous bog, into which the bell-wether, full of seli-confidence, plunged head first with the foolish lambs after him. “Ah me, alack,” bloated the sheep, “this comes from following a false leader blindly. If each one of us hod kept his way on the straight and narrow path "twould never come to pass that wo would now flounder up to our necks in mire.” Moral: This fable teaches that the “solid twelve with n few. more steps will find themselves head and ears in the mire. »*s An ingxperienced gardner was one day in his orchard examining o fine pear tree which was wasting its strength in developing un- nocessary limbs, “Why don't you cut away the usoless shoots and give your troe a chanca to bear fruit,” sald & horticultural critic. *I am afrmd I will cut away twe pear beariag limbs if I should prune suy,” said the short- sightea gurdenee, Moral: The municipal tree can not flour- ish in full vigor until dead branches are lopved and parasites are cleaned off, A silly fox who bousted of his slyness went about barking of his iatended raid on a noighboring goose herd. The cackling geese, however, were not as foolish ns they looked. Forewarned of the night of the proposed deacent, they quietiy betook them- selves to anndjoininy hen roost leaving Mr. Fox nothing but a few goose quilis and feathers for his pains, Moral: - Whon a raid is contemplated on the gambling dives the chief of police should keep his own counsel. . From a recent issue of our valusd ex- change, Il Pungaly, of Nuples, Italy, is clipped the following interesting story : La mancanza di 8pazio nou ci consente oggi di sciozliere un inno, ben meritato, del resto, al valoroso colounello W. F. Cody, de Buflals Bl ¥ 9 Lo spettucolo o dei piu attracnti @ del piu interessanti; ¢ un rowmanz of Coopor in saone, Como dice il programma, I scopo e di far conoscere | costumi ed 1l modo (i vivers degli abitanti dell’ Ovest degli Stata Uniti, riproducendo le scene € gl' ing denti ol buano luogo in quelle lontans planure, L' aofiteatro vastssim ora gremito; wolte clegunti siguore e signorius, granda curiosita. Assal impressione ha destato I entrats del gruppe degli Indiani Arraphaas, col loro 6o Diack Heart, (cuore neros 1V ltro graupo ella teibu ' ul Valteo degli ndi Chey ennb. i " e 5 S'mmon Boleased New Yok, Feb, 32.—James Simmon,one of e wen ivdicted for eunbezzliv, seouritios of the Lenox Hiil biuk, lensed today, haviug furowaed 820,000 bail Poll ia stiil Hold unti o6 i ! s o BN riln formalitios are OTY GRIST, THE CAPITAL Good Condition of the Home for Fallon Womoen, A NEW INSURANCE COMPANY, Lincoln Oapitalists the Incorporators he Long Contomplated Hotel he Doatn of Mra, Anna Hill An Admirable Institution, Lixcory, Neb, Feb, 22, —[Special to Tirn Ber ] Attorney Gonoral Leese ana Secretary of State Cowdery roturned from Milford, Soward county, this morning, whore they went yestorday to look after the interosts of he home for fallen women. Duriag the fail and carly winter considecable work was done on the buildings of the institution which bad not been formally passed upon by the state board of public lands and buildings. ‘This led the gentlemen statod, who are mem- bers of the board, to make the visit and they upite in stating that u happy state of affuirs exists thore, The only criticism thoy have to muke is on some of the plumbing which is not _altogether up to the required standard. Defects, however, were pointed out to the management and they will bo romedied 1n due time. ‘Lhe home, oras 1t1s familiarly known, the in-lying hospital, has something over thirty inmates who are cared for in a man- ner eminently satisfactory to the board of associate charities aud those more directly interested. In talking of the home this morning the attorney genoral stated thatthoro wero nine- teen bubies there who were suitable sub- Jects for adoption, aud he grew enthusiastio and eloguent in describing their beauties. He stated that the only thing any person had to do who could afford & suitable home and give assurance of protection for any of those uufortunates was to make proper ap- plication to the superintendent of the tome. He stated further that the man- agement of the hospital was very solicitous as to the future of these fledgolings, and that disposition of them was problem that had yet to be solved. He felt satistied. how- ever, that any one who desired to adopt a child in the innocence of babybood could find & treasure at the home of which they would not be ashamed in after iife, NEW INSURANCE COMPANY, Certificate of organization and articles of incorporation will soon be filed in the offico of register of deeds and secrotary of state that will give a new life insurance company, composed of Lincoln capitalists, the legal right to transact busin a8 in this state. Hon. E. E. Brown, W. W. Holmes and ex-Post- master Watkins are au the bottom of the en- terprise. It is iearned, also, thut Mr. Wat- kins is to be its president. ' The necessary capital stock is said to bo subscribed and the initinl work accomplished tbat insures nn- other creditable institution for the capital city and state. THE CC PLATED HOTEL. A meeting of tho business mau and prop- erty owners interested in the now hotel was hetd at some length in the directors’ room of the First National bauk this morniug, when all questions pertaining to the suwe wers most thoroughly discussed. At this timo the gentlemen intercsted in the matter do not care to have tho newspapers discuss the various pluns of the onterprise for obvious reasons, This much, however, has been de- termined upon. The building will be located on the corner of Ninth and P streets, and subscriptigns have boen received that in- ro the capital hotel in which every Lin} « colnite will take pride. DEATH OF ANNA HILL. Anua, daughter of State Treasurer and Mrs. J. E. Hill, aged eightoen years, died at 11 o'clock today at the family residunce, cor~ ner of Seventeenth snd L streets, of con~ sumption. The deseased hus beeb slowly but surely declining for several weeks, and her death hus been expected momentarily for two or three days last past; but her loss is none tho less keenly falt by the intimate frionds who have been called - ubon to give hor up. The funeral will take place Monday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, MATTERS AT THE CAPITOL, Washington’s birthday most of tne ofices were closed. oon from Sutton, where he attended rand Army of the izepublic bull and banquot last night. The state noard of transportution is prim- ing itself for next Friduy's msctiog. It is tearned that its members will not all be of one mind, and that there is music in the air, Deputy Labor Commissioner Jenkins is again wrestling with tho question of farm mortgages. He will give out a dissertation in a fow days that he and others think will aonibilate the late criticisms on his posi- tion. It was stag2d ot the state house today that Hon. George B. Lane would be a condi- date for re-election to the office of state su- perintendent of public instruct'on. County Superintendent McClusky, 1t is also stated, will be a candidate. CITY NEWS AND NOTES, The Daisy Stodard_temperance entertain’ ment wus well attendod last night, Prof, Cornwall of Aberdeen, 5. D., lefs today for Beatrice where he lectures to- night and tomorrow night. Father and Mother Bailey of Minneapolis, Mion., the famous prolibition campaign singors nave been eugagod for the battie in this atate, and are at present quurtered this city, 'he silkk thieves, Clark, Dagan and Keliy, who were on trial yesterday as meutionod by Tue Bee, were bound over to answer to the district court snd in default of bonds wore comwitted to the county jail. Chorles B, Newnan, pastor of the First Christian church discourses to the young men of the Young Men's Chris- tisn ussociation tomorrow ou the subject of “The Way a Young Man Won 1t Eighteen Centuries Before Christ, in Contrast with the Way Youug Men Seek it Today.” Sarah A. Johnson has tired of hel called partnership with her husband, Wiliam H. Johnson, nad has filed & petition in the dis- trict court to have it dissolved. She alleges desertion, cruel treatment, failare to sup~ port, ete. — The Creche Reception. The Indies having charge of the Crecho @aves recoption at that institution yesterday afternoon from 8 to 6, and a large number of ladies and gentiemen avuiled themselves of this opportunity to viait the home and learn something of its workings, The play room, dining room, dormitories and other apart ments were found to bo models of and cleauliness, and were universally com- plimented. The dozen bright-eyed little children who find a home there appeared happy and were all clad v comfortable clothing. One of tho interesting foatures of the occasion was tho supper hour and the discinline observed by the childred in falling into line sud filing Lo their respective places. A number of persous who had never vis- ited the place before became interested 1n its workings, aud it is hoped that tho sympi- thies cxpressed will assume the more belp- ful form of donations. OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. & guarantesd Capital, $500,000 TR At 9980900 nogotistes Y = Subscribed Paid in Capi Buys and Bl commercial paper; recelves and execites (1 BOLs s transfer agent and trust tions; takes charge of proparty; colle OmahaLoan &Trust Co SAVINGS BANK 8. E, Cor, 16:h and Douglas 5trosts. Faldio Capital ., . ....... $50,000 Bubscribed & guarantoed capital, .. 100,000 Liability of stockholders, 200,000 5 Per Cent Interest Paid on Deposiis FRANK J. LANGE, Cashior. Orricks: A. U, Wyman, president; J.J, Browi, Vice Drosidents W L Wy 1AM Digkorous: A, U, Wyman, J, H. Millard, J. J. Brown, Guy . Barton, . W, Nas, 1hos. 1. KDL, oo, B LAKG, Loans in any amount made on City & Farm Property, and on Collateral Becurity, at Lowes Rate Currenttes