Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 23, 1891, Page 4

4 THE DAILY BEE 1. ROSEWATER Enitor. EUHLI.\'IIIC]) EVERY MORNING. TERME OF SUBSCRIPTION. Datly Beo (without Sunday)One Yeur Datly and Sunday, One Year, Elx months, Three months, Eundany Tiee, One Yoo Weekly Bee, One Year. OFVICES: o Pee Butlding. h Oriahn. Corner N nnd %0th Streeta 1l Bufr itl Street g0 Office, 117 Chamber of € eroe, ork, Rooms 13, 14and une Buliding Washing ton, 513 Fourteen th street. CORRESPON DES O unieations relating 0 news and matter should o addressed to the nte BUSINESS LETTERS. siness lettors and remittances should e Pubiishing Compa ks and_postoff ce ord tothe order of the cc Tie Bee Fublishing Company. Prooretors THE BEE BUILDING, 80 EWORN ETATEMENT OF CIRCUIATION. Btate of Nebraska, County of I George I, Tzschucr, secre Publishing company, does that the actual efreulation of ' for the week ending March 12, follows: Funduy. Mureh 1, Monday, March 16 Tuesday. Mureh 17 Fednesday, Mareh Thursday, Murch 19 Murch iy, M ry of Tur Ter solemnly swear ne DALY BER 1601, was as Average....... GEORGE B, TZSCHUCK. Bworn to before mio and subseribed in my presence this 2ist day of March A, D. 1801 N, P Pr Etate of Nebraska, County of Douglas, { ¢ George B. ‘Tzschuck, befng duly swo DseR AN Ky s that he I8 secretary of Tit ablishing company, that the actual ave daily circulation of The DALY BER for the month of Murch, 180, was 20813 coples; for April, 1800, 20,54 coples: for May, 180, 20,180 coples: for June, 1900, 20,501 coples; for July, 1600, 20,062 copless for A ust, 1860, 20, 70cople for September, 1800, 570 copies; for October, 1800, 20,762 coples; for Novembor, 180, 22,13 for Decernber, 180, 2,471 coples: for 1501, 26,446 coples: for February, 1801, 39 coples, GrOIOE B, TZSCHUCK, Bworn 101 and subscribed n my prescice, th A.D.. 1801 P e, Notiry Publie. foro me, s 28th duy of Februr A SAFETY plug agentfound the Omaha council casy to capture, T.OCATING pool booths in South Omaha 100 feet from saloons is no easy task Tt is safe to assume that Dr. Grossman willnot join the Missouri Valley medi- cal association, HARMONY prevails only to a modified degree among members of the house delegation from Douglas. BIRKHAUSER is waiting for a thaw. ‘What does the chairman of the board of public works call a tha Mavor CUSHING is not enthusiastic over the Australian ballot law, but Mayor Cushing is wanting in enthusi- asm over many other reforms. Mn. STANDEVEN has been boiler in- spector long enough to undorstand his business, but does he perform the duties for which he is paid $1,800 a year? TaE house has banished the lobby from the floor. This should have been done two months ago. It s no use to lock the barn after the hovse is gone. Inis observed that the five obje now blocking the wheels of legislation at Lincoln are consistent. They object to everything, including a call for the yeas and nays which would put them on record. WITH a city government consisting of office holders enough to manage the business of a city of half a million the city is permitted to wallow in the mud and street crossings continue in a fright- ful condition. tors THE proposed boulevard across the state college farm is as much of & real estate job as the saline lund scheme. Both are hatched by speculators who expect to enrich themsolves at the ex- pense of the state. LINCOLN has been comparatively dull this winter in spite of the legislature, but with Si Alexander on one ticket for wmayor and John H.Ames on the other the next two weeks will be full of old time political oxcitement, THERE is very just ground for the opinion that the scheme for choosing presidential clectors by districts is of democratic orlgin. It i unquestionably bornof ahope by its means to steala partof Nebraskw’s eloctoral vote from the republicans in the next presidential election, WaHiLE uld, Vanderbilt and other great Wall street manipulators are plan- ning o gigantic consolidation of rail- ways, toinclude about 50,000 miles of trackago, it is stated that ex-President Cleveland, Dan Lamont and William C. Whitney ave figuring on a deal which will place the sureet railroad transporta~ tion of the principal cities in the hands of a single giant corporation. In this day of corporate combination noscheme is impossible, butin the end these gi- gantic combinations only hasten the iv- reprossible conflict that can only end in government ownership of monopolies. THE fact that the question of submit- ting tho Behring sea controversy to arbitration promises to interfere with the proposed western trip of President Harrison may be fairly construed as meaning that the administration is dis- posed o regard with favor the'sugges- tion of Lord Salisbury. Otherwise there would b no necessity for delay, but if arbitration is detormined on the presi- dent. will naturally wish to have & part in formulating the conditions under which it shall be conducted. It does not scem that this need to be a very difficult task. Since our government has already presented the questions it would desire judgment on, and ouly two or three of these are ob- jected to or asked to be modified by the British government, it would appear that the administration is very desirous to arrive at an agreement, and as the tone of the last dispateh of Lord Salis- bury indicated a similar feeling on the part of the British government, there i reason to rogard the prospect for a set- tlement of this dispute as being favorable, THE OMAHA INVITING ANARCHY Whom the Gods wish to destroy they first make mad, Tho bold and highe handed attempt of the rallroad to bloek all further leglslation on the vallroad question cannot fail to rouse the of Nebraska to the most intense pitch of indignation. Tho fact that a stute senator abruptly ran away from the ind placed the Missouri river betweon Dimself snd the state's authority at the very time when an important railroad bill” was pending affords almost answorable proof of corrupt tampering and downright bribery. Railroad man: agers will vainly disclaim any respon- sibility for the infamous betrayal of truston the part of Senator Taylor. The people will refuse to believe their disclaimers, They will say to them- selves, if such things can be done under the very dome of the state capitol; if men can be seduced and abducted by tho hirelings of corporate monopoly, what remedy is theve left than to administer summary justico to those who have sold out the dearest interosts of the people and those who have led them on into the pitfalis of temptation This is a doplorable state of affairs and those who see far enough ahead cans not fail At those who have sown the wind will renp the whirlwind at no distant day Tue Bek has been consistontly honestly opposed to the because to realize t nd wherry bill 1t does not believe it would be- come a law and because it does not it 0 beso formulated as to stand the test of the courts, But have no language sufficiently strong to condeinn the methods which have been resorted to by the railroud lobby, not merely to dofeat this bill but to block and defeat all railroad regulation. be- lisve we JOSEI'H F The death of General Joseph E. John- ston removed the last of the really groat soldiers of the confederacy. Amongthem all ho easily, rankedsecond in ability, if not first, and had not prejudice or envy curtailed his opportunities he undoubt- edly would have made a muchmore bril- liant record than hedid. GeneralSher- man, in his **Memoirs,” says that when the union armies were before Vicksburg Grant told him that Johnston was about the only general on the con- federate side whom he feared, John- ston being at that time engaged in organizing a force to reliove Pemborton, who occupied Vieksburg, The remark of Grant was the highest possible com- pliment, and it was justi y the sig- nal ability shown by Johuston up to that timoe and subscquently. As a strategist and tactician he was not excelled by any commander on the confederato side, and perhaps by Sherman alone in either army, whilo asan intrepid and stubborn fighter he had no superior. He did brilliant service in Virginia and the west, but the fact of his superior qalifications brought him into disfavor with Jeflerson Davis, who sought to completely dom- inate all the military operations of the confederacy, and he was compelled to give way to inferior soldiers who would pay greater respect to the views of Davis. Thus at a critical juncture he was relieved of the command of the con- federate forces at Atlanta and the com- mand given to the rash ana reckless Hood, & change that very probably made the task of the union army in capturing that stronghold much less difficult, After the war General Johnston re- mained faithful to his democratic prin- aples, but accepted in good faith the resulte of the conflict and was nevor ag- gressive in proclaiming his political views, while his personal example was always in the intevest of friendship and good-will between the sections, He be- came & warm friend of Genoral Grant, and all his conduct in civil life was that of a patriotie citizen who had at heart the welfure of his country. He has given to history an accountof his ro- lations to the rebellion, which he called a ‘**Narrative,” and it con- tains much valuable material, besides showing the character of the man in a light altogether to his credit. In the list of able commanders which the r bellion developed the name of Joseph E. Johnston must always be prominent, and Americans can proudly refer to him s ono of the notable examples of our military system. JOHNSTON. General FRANCE AND RUSSIA AS ALLIES. No more important nows, assuming it to be well founded, has come from Europe ina very long time than the an- nouncement that a formal treaty of alli- ance has been concluded between France and Russia. For several years, or as it appears since 1887, these nations have been considering the question of an alli- ance, a treaty for which purpose was prepared, according to the present ad- four years ago. It scems tha until now the czar has steadfastly re- fused to go farther than to establish an entente cordiale between the two countries, and this fact gives peculiar significance to his final sanction of the treaty of alliance. If after having twice rejected the proposal ofan alliance, he wasinduced toenter into it, the action must be regarded as of the greatest im- port, especially with respect to the pos- sible designs of France. The relations between that country and Germany are unquestionably more strained at this time than they have before been for soveral years. Although the French government cannot justly be held in the loast degroe responsible for the treat- ment of the Dowager Empress Prederick by & portion of the Paris popu- lace, nor for the course of French artists with respect to tho Berlin exhibition, still these manifestations of public hos- tility to Germany made such an im- pression upon the German government that it has soughtto retaliaste by mak- ing more stringent the passport re- strictions in Alsace-Lorraine, thereby intensifying the fecling of antagonism in France. Without following. out in detail the obvlous tendency of this state of affairs, it is possible that Russia’s acceptance of it is easy to connect the reported treaty of allinnce with a conviction on the part of the French government that war between France and Germany is inevitable and cannot be much longer postponed, The people of Alsace-Lor- raine still plead, doubtless more vige:- ously than ov people | lalls of logislation | un- | bolore, to return to the embrace of Prance, and they havo the sympathy of theentire Fronch nation, Evory Frenchman vrofoundly foels that the suprame duty of his country is to re goin this territory, surrendeved to Ger muny as a part of thetribute of conquest, and the sentiment of whose peolo is not today than when they the imperial rule of France is well pre- pared for war, but will be stronger with a Russian alliance, for while she might successfully cope with Germany single-handed, the latter power is able, under the terms of the triple alliance, to call to her aid Aus- trln and Ialy, and wero sho to do this the cause of rance would be hopeless without the assistance of Russin. With that issured, Austria, and oven Ttaly, might decling to interfere, since with Germany's hands full Russia could overwhelm Austria and have a force to spare against [taly, But while the reported alliance hasbeen sought by France, and therefore is pre: sumed to have reference to her desig it is significant of o on part speedily to be put into effect. Such u conclusion might be plausibly urged in view of the fact that tho Russian government has never acted in any mat- tef of this nature from concern for the interests of another nation. Whatever compacts Russia has made in the past huve been with primary refercnce to the cess of her own plans, and theve is no reason to suppose that she is now dis- posed to dopart frém her traditional policy. The establishment of an entent, cordiale with [Franc which it is said was asfar as the czar has heretofore de- sired to go, would have involved no rifice on the part of Russin in the event of Germany and France becoming in- volved in war, It would be simply a tion of fricndship carrying with itan obligation of materisl aid. An al- lisnce s a very difforent matter, and if Russia Lf it is highly probable that shoe has a well de- fined design to earry out, At any rate, if an alliance has be concluded between and Russ! the fact is of tho Atest s eance, and the only reasonablo inference tobe drawn from it, in viewof the in- creased strain in the relations between the powers, is that it means war and at 1o very remote tine, more Germun pussed undor William L she ussistance easily 18, purposo her ace has thus engaged b Prance very g THE NEWBERRY BILL'S VALIDITY. “Phe Newberry bill says Tue Brr, *is sure to be vewed by the governor because it is unreasonable, aud even if approved by the governor, would bo set aside by the courts.” It would be interesting to the people of Nebraska tolearn Mr. Roscwater's authority for publishing the intentions of Governor Boyd.—World-Herald. The people of Nebraska have long since found out that THE BEE never wakes assertions for which it has no authority. Tne IBEE has the very best authority, and that is Governor Boyd’s personul statement. Governor Boyd has made no secret of his intentions to veto the Newberry bill, and the unmitigated fraud, who insists that the legislature must pa this Dill or go home without any railroad legislation, knows this as well as we do. If the editor of the Juckass Battery was sincerely in favor of rational railroad legislation, he would not advocate a bill which the governor is sure to veto, and which is almost certain to be set aside by the courts. But the J. B. is masquer- ading as an anti-monopolist to catch gudgeons, and its utterances on the rail- road question ure as insincere as they are jackasstical, THE METHODIST CONFERENCE, The Zio's Herald of Boston, in issue of March 18, says: Private advicos from Omaha state: “A 25,000 pond is now boing signed by our citi- zens for genoral conference eatertainment. Until that is done there is nothing to report. After that, everything.”” Such information would indicate that Omaha is makinga late but desperate endeavor to fuifill the promise which it volunteered to pre- sent to the last general conference. There is & gencral feeling throughout the church that it would be much’ wisor for Omaha to relinquish its purpose. The propo- sition for free entertainment was generous, but could mot have boon adequately consid- ored at the time. It involves un unreason- able burden upon that enterorising eity. The action of tho general conferency in receiv- fug the proffer of freo entertainment was such thav the invitation of Omaha cannot bo accepted upon any other basis. All veferences to the matter which have appeared in these columns aro written in the interest of that ambitious western eity and for the groatest good of the church. Omaha is justified in being ambitious, She has all the elements of one of the greatost interior cities on the continent, Hor progress isone of the marvels of the age—her future iswithin her own reach. Whether that futureshall ever bo veal is a question largely to be sottled not only by this generation, but by her present citizens, and that within the next two or three years. As with individuals and nations, so cities reacha crisis which demands larger develop- ments, greater resources and mightier For the present time loss is ted fromthe outside but more from her own capitalists. It should be apart of tho policy of Omahato attract the attention of those clements of ex- pansion which come from personal ob- servation, What western city has had a grander opportunity to achieve this result than in the coming of the general conference of the Methodist Expiscopal church whoss organizatiop is wide-spread, and whose religious press penctrates the homes of & constituency represented by millions. For at least two months these religious papers will be filled with the doings of the conferenceand, incidontally, with the name and characteristics of Omaha. No other city in the unioa will be so well and thoroughly known as this. All these correspondents will be graphic in their reports touching the stroets, the private residences and publie buildings, the bankiug houses and commercial impor- tance, together with the real estate in- terests of Omaha; our schools, churches; our habits and customs, our people; thoir ence, customs and moralitios, will engage the pens of correspondents employed. The religious journals of other denominations will be represented in that mighty conclave, together with the metropolitan press of the nation, The telegraphic business incldent to such a convocaticn would be immense, both its zod DAILY DBigjy: MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1891, to the morning ynd evening papors nfl the country. % Whether Orm¥ha isequal to the enter- tainment of such i body of educated rep- resontatives from all parts of the known world isn questiify wholly within herown ability to decide has the wealth, the infelligence,the apprecistion, and ele homes 1§ do herself ample jus tice. Whelher she will selze the oppor- tunity and put foMh her latent energies and demonstrajt|to the world that for the years 1o come.sho should be the seat of great nationulonventions to accom- modate both east and west is & question for her now to decide, The commitiee of seven appointed by the larger committeo of 100 that recently met at the Paxton will com- mence the eanvass of the city for the guaranty sum of $25,000. We are in- formed that more than onc-half of this amount is in sight. The gentlemen on this committee are among our best known and influential eitizens, who have already given their own names toward guaranteeing the nes ary amount, This sum should he raised within the next 48 hours, and then Omaha will open her gates to the thousands who will at- tend this great religious body. THE O0UTLOOX FO. AMEIRICAN There are very promising indications that the postal subsidy law will have the effect it was oxpactod 1o in stimulat- ing tho construction of American steam- ships. She snies The postmas ceeding in his genoral is wtical way to render the law effective, and the assurances he has received are altogether of an en- couraging nature. One of the most ac tive mon inthe last congross among the advocatos of postal subsidy was Mr. Farquhar, and communicated with ropresontatives of all the existing steamship lines as the representative in an unofficial way of the postoffice do- partment. Heo found the prople generally disprsed to avail them- selves of the provisions of the lay ne expressed the opinion, as tho result the possible time there will be a gener vival of activity in the ship-building in- dustry, Thoe ex-congressman stated his belief that all the American will in tonnage, und he no doubt merce 0f benefitted, Until the postnaster genoral submits his proposition, which will not bo long dolayed, the staumship companies can- not teil what will their clse ro- sponse, but it ‘is not expected that any of them will decline the advantages of- fored by the law, 1Itis presumed, also, that new companios will bo organ- ized becmuse it is understood to bo the intentlon of ‘the postoftico department to establish mail lines where none now exist. As the postmaster general will insist that the vessels which ave to carry the mails under the terms of the law shull be fully up to the requiremonts, both as to ton- nage and speed, very few steamships now inscrvice will meet the conditions, and new ones will have to be constructed inorder toobtain the subsidy. If the disposition manifested totilzeadvantage of the postal bounty shall assume p i cal shape the ship-building industry will for a time bocome one of the most active inthecountry, giving numorous othor industries a vigorous boom. A good deal will depend, however, upon the nature of the propositions to bo submitted by the postmaster general, though it is to be presumed these wiil ba as liboral as thelaw will permit M. Wanamaker - has been one of the most earnest advocates of the new policy, and he may bo expected to do nothing that will obstruct or retard its success. Ho will, therefore, undoubtedly make tho terms of his proposition as generous as i1 has a uthority to do, the law being vory clear and oxplicit in its require- ments, Doubts have been expressed as to whother the postal subsidy law would induce shipbuilding, bocause of the con- ditions it imposes and the limited time for which contracts can be made, but from the expressions thus far obtained there seems to bo little reason to appro- hond that the new policy will not prove ontirely successful. pro: he has stoamst of his ohaarvations, that at ewliest compi had 1 this was done the com would be greatly the country b Tue people have rights which the board of public works should respect. There can be no excuse for ignoring such rights merely for the gratifitation of personal ill-will or upon a pure tech- nicality. If the Asphalt paving com- pany does not perform its contracts according to their terms, the city has its recourse, but when people in good faith have petitioned for a given quality of paving material and are will- ing to lift themselves out of the mud at their own expense, a meve technical wantof compliance on the partof the contractor should not deprive them of the privilege and plunge the &ity into alitigation likely to prevent improve- ment upon the streots in question for an indefinite period. MAN (HRYAN has begun already to liveat the rate of #5000 a year, Hegavea banquot Friday night to Governor Boyd and the democ both houses of the legislature. CONG R, Tug course of the minority in the state senate in hlocking all legislation is utterly indefensible. Ours isa gov- ernment of majoritie Vicissitudes of B stop Globe, Somo men ar bom rich, some achieve riches, and some are members of the Califor- fornia legislaturo when a United States sna- torship is to be sold. RR . No Favoritism, Philadelphia Inquirer, Ourindignant Italian friends are respect- fully reminded that their denunciations of the New Orleans outrage would sound better if they contained some word of denunciation of the Mafla and its work. — - Mugwump's Creed. New York Sun. The formula for producing and incurring mugwump spite is exceodingly simple: Be # democrat, promote the cause of democracy, and get for a sigle instant between Hon. Grover Cleveland and the sunshine of hope. There is only one prophet, and he is stufled. Fortune, Modern Feudalism Atlanta Constitution, i The small manufacwrer is no longer an in- dependentfactor in the busiuess of the coun- The small dealor bas been swallowed up by the bix companies. The small manu- faoturer is’mevely a foroman: tho small mer- chant ls simply an agont. It is plain that we are living undera new feudalism. No oath of atlegiance tes us to it, but our helpl and dependont condition makesus yleld to its power. God on the Side of the Heaviest New York Tribun The New Jersey legislators listened to the prayers of the chaplain a the evil of gerrymandoring and then took proceedings toward carrying out the worst gerrymander- ing ou record, The prayers of the chaplain were not effectivo then, but may have an an- swer at the next election in Now Jersoy. - Very Suc Seward Reporter : rosigned tho offico of commissioner goneval land office, after about wonths' of hard and constant cause his health was failing und application which the demands. Judge Groff has made a very successtul and popular ofticial, aud his resignation is much regrettod. alnst stul. Judgo L. A. Groft has of the twonty sarvico, be- the closo business Ao in the Philudetphia Thesilver anniversary of the Grand Army of the Republic, which will ocour on Aoril 6, promises to call forth many patriotic demon- strations. A quarterof a centuryscems a lougz time on which tolook back, and the ret- rospect in volves many memories, But there are many for national thankfulness; and tho men who helped to save the union can tako just pride in com memorating the event. tion Down South, Washington Post The valio of protection tothe southim pressed itself upon Major McKinley during that tour in the large number of blast fur- naces and manufactures which had been started, and especially in the promise of a great industry in the manufacture of tin plate. Major MckKinley believes that if the south did not have the race question to hoid it together it would come over to the side of protection at the next election, i a i ) A Little Honesty Wounldn't Harm, w Yok Tritun A Massachusotts church fair “evangelical home made caudy well. Theeffects of agnostic machine mado candy are oft wd no self-r specting church fair ought to sell it. In these days of now theology we vonture to suggest that chureh fairs o in the matter of oy A vised” or may come a little cheap: 1 point of view it sal advertises Ths is 1 deloterions, oxXereise sc as well s , hut from an_ ethic s fraught with danger. g 5 Hadn't Read “To Sleep,” Then, New Yok World, It was a ridinlous picce of folly on the part of the world's fair commissioners to send to Tennyson for tho song - which is td celebrate this great national occasion. * ¥ Have we not our Lowell? And are there not younger poots capable of making effective use of so great an opportunity? The blun- dor was a rlaiculous one, which had a touch of humiliation in it, suggesting asit docs a prevalent ignoranceof lterature of which the American people generally are not justly to beaccused. ster: ow th candy st Sl Sy NEBR 1SKA NEWSPAPER NEWS, Tho Oakdale Journal has Pen and Plow. Neednam Brothers have disposed of the Coleridge Sentinel to Messrs, Hutchins & Towusend, The Wayne County Democrat has changed hands, but A. P. Childs continues o occupy the editorial chair. J. C. Worley has sold his_half the York Indépendent to W. G York county farme; “The Dodge County Leader has been estab- lished at Fremont as the official paper of the county allisnce. J. W. Sherwood is the editor. 1t is reported at Schuyler that Editor John C. Sprecker, of the Quill,has concluded to in- vost his surpius capital in the erection of a three-story brick on the lot ho recently pur- chased. Markwood Holmes has retired from the Doniphan Leader and has gone_ to Cozd to assistin_the publication of the Platte Valley ws, il sald that the publication of tho Leader will be discontinued. J. W. Jonnson has retired from the editor- ship of the Sutton Advertiserand has been succeeded by Martin V._Clark, Mr. Johnson in such & burry to quit the office that he failed to write the “customary editorial vale- dictory. Monday, May 4, has been suggested as the time, and 'Wayue'as the place, for holding a convention of the publishers of Wayne, Knox, Cedar, Dixon, Dakota, Thurston, Pierce, Madison, Stanton, Cuming and Burt countie: Kearneg has two new papers. The Kear- ney Gait is a monthly publication devoted to booming the city, with H. H, Martin as the publisher; and A. L. Clark, late city edivor of the Journal-Enterprise, is issuing a Satur- day afternoon paper from the offico of the late Democrat. Says the Norlolk News: “The Fremont bune is again engaged in the pleasant (to itself) occupation of nominating candidates for offic Cousidering the fact that the I'ribune has been considerable of a hoodoo of late years,republicans have reason for congratuiation’in_that it is confining its ef- forts to democratic aspirants.” The Democrats of Pawnea county are with- out an organ, the Chadron Democrat having succumbed to the inevitable. The Democrat had the distinetion of being the ouly news- paper in the state using bright yellow paper, but there vas nothing “yellow” about the way in which the paper was_conduct has been succeeded by the Chadrou Ci The West Union Gazette has begun its oighth year and Editor Kautzman takes ad- vantage of the anniversary to writo a rather vointed editorial addressed to his constitu- ency. After pointing out the fact that his support has been 50 poor that he has been unablo to et adollar ahead to replace his worn out material, to enable him to wear a deceat suit of clothes or to purchase a cheap coffin in thie event of the death of & membe: of his family, he concludes as follows: *We are tired of working liken dog to advanco your property interests while you mauifest 1o interest in our welfare. 1tis o shamo. 1t is d—d shame, and you ought to be ashamed to treat a man so shamefully.” - A Mud Hote. Oxaia, Mareh 21.-To the Bre: Davenport street extending across at le of the Union Pacific ralway is not paved. At the present time it is, and almost always is, in a frightful condition. The mud is arly a foot deep and the sight of hundreds struggling horses attached to heavily loaded coal wagons, attempting to cross these tracks is really pitiful. Thereis a very heavy traflic on this portion of the street. Tho council should bave it paved, and paved at once. ‘There is really no excuse for the pres- ent condition of things. succeeded the interest in Eastman, a Editor of Trr cast, from Ninth and toen spur tracks Oxana, Neb., March 1.~ the Editor of Tux B Please answer the following In THE BEx Did Lincoln and € it have Ing before thesurrender of Le upon the artieles of captulation? A SUBsCRIDER. [President Lincoln was atCity Powt for somo days provious to the fall of Petersburg and Appomattox and had a meeting with General Grant, but thoterms of tne sur: render of Lee weronot discussed. General Grant said that he wrote the terms of sur- render without having previously cousid ered the mattor,) te meet- ——— Weather Peobabilities, Bos'on Courier Tho poets oft have mention ed That great unequalled snap— The ling ng of winter 1n spriug’s delightful lap. But the way things now are going, It rathor seems to mo, That winter's got the gentle spring Across his chi’ly kues, LINCOLN POLITICAL AFEAIRS. Revolt Agafust the Ring Which Hus B Ruling the City. PEOPLE'S CONVENTION WILL Both FParties-January the Supreme Court at an End—-0Odds and Bnds, BE CALLED. No of Term of Abont ineos Lixcowy, Neb, Maroh Swecial to Tue Ber.|--The common topic of convor sation in Lincoln to-day is yesterday's repub- tiean convention, and every whero sevor criticisms @ro heard concerning tho nomi- nation of $i Alexander for the ofico of wayor. In the hotels and on the strcet corners groups of republicans have been dis- cussing the action of the convention and de- nounced it in tho bittorest terms. Tt is openly declared that the nomination of Alex- andor moans a contination of the ring rule that now has its deadly gripon the city, md is robbing the people for the benefit of a fow corporations. It is declired that neaily ail the prominent papers of the eity have been throttlad, Some of the most prominent and respected vepublican citizens of Lincoln have deavored to free the clty from the corpe tion rulo now saddled upon it, but in vain, as o stato ox rel Cheover va Johnson, Sorne boror Spford, Town saving bank v | Hartson & Danning, Langeen va Sanford, | Schuyler Natioal bank vs Hollong, Philips | vs Kuhn, Lonk vs Gnilogly, Watrs ott, Woeeks vs Wheelor, Porsinger vs ‘Fiike Fifth Disteict~Hageln vs Hagyin, Ray- mond va Miller, Gtade vs White, James v Sutton, Rinehart vs Taylor, Hanisky vs Ken nedy, Capitol National” bank vs Wil Anthens vs Anthens, Meaker v Bowman vs Fist National bank, | Brotiers vs Young, Scrogganvs M va (ian Sixth Distreaot ato vs Commerclal Stite bank, Kiigsley vs Butlerfield, Bloowmer vs Nolan, Balloy va stato. - onth Distriet -Boar va Geve of West Union vs McGill, stato v Brothers, stato ox rel Packard Miller vs'Antelope county rict—Newell vs Kimball, ¢ aylor, tman vs Yo man, Tull Webster_tounty, township of innavaly vs Bailey 's Fulton, First Natonal biuk vs state ex rol Roblins, on, Phanix fisuriice come vs Dunean, Hayes vs Eranklin comty Tnmnber company, Raymond Brothers vs Wool- man, Morris vs Willetts, Howell vs Alma milling compa Nebraska Loan Trust company vs Shaftor, ¥ vs Bver Mehigan vs McMantis, Miller vs Chic Burlington & Quiney railroad company, (Giles vs Miller, Deisher vs Ruby, Stabler va and, Beehl vs Cowan, State Bani of Wilcox vs_Wilicie. Ninth District—Fooper vs Westerhoff, Cass Cousty Bank vs Bricker, Reed vs Snell, Star Lubricating Oll Works vs White, Lamo vs Buker, Harris vs Roo, Burris vs Court, Jordan & McCarthy vs Dewey Tenth District—George vs Ednoy, Kittoll vs Jenssen, Pedler vs Pearson, Hanva vs Reed, state’ ex rel Iowlie vs Puinter, De Priest vs MeKinstry, Kloventh District-Probst vs Probst vs Nl yor Pen- tho ring planned the eapture of the primaries and succeeded. Open revolt is the result and a people's convention is to boealled in a day or twi Some of the most prominent cit izons of Lincoln and the bulk of the repub- lican party aro urging the uocessity of such a roform movement, and_some lively timo are ex pected between now and clection tinie. This entire edition of Tur Bre could be filled with reasons presonted for calling the | people’s convention, but Mr. G C. St John, | one of the republicans favoring the present | reyolt, best sums the situation up as follows: | “It is refreshing and couraging o know that the public when sufficiently irritated by anaccumulation of potty wrongs, or, by tho multiplying force on the mind of cach citzen ofsume one atrocity, pust or brospective, is ablo to rise and inexorably scrape the polit- ical barnacles from the” municipal keel, in spite of the lamentations of those to whom public pap has become an inveteracy, and in contravention to the expressed desires of railway corporations, insurance companios electricand gas lighting companies, aud exB. & M. rilway superintendent other individuals with interostel views, solute principles and extravagant oxpecta- tions, who consult tha interests of tho cityno further than it issubservient to theirown, “ln view of whiat is and liablo still'to come inthe line of needless ex pendituros by our eity government such as noglocting the central portion of thecity as towater pipes but extending water mains out to unoceug praivie; such as the increase of ¢ lights, needless excopt for the benefitof the electric company, and the crafty aldermin who stood by the helmand steered the meis- ure through, suchas the outrageous and far- cical display of competition paving con- tricts, whereby the same contractor is awarded ali contracts at higher figures thin those submitted b other contractors, and the financial jugglery connected with th paving bonds bearing interest before needed ; such as refusing franchises to new electric lighting compunies and _thereby depriv the city of the benefits of compotition, not entertaining tho bids ofany clectric light- ing company exceptivg the one which seems toown the ity fathers; such as paving two miies to the northeast of the city, while Tenth street recently was with dificulty paved to the court house. Tsay in view of these matters which float well balasted in publicconviction and belief and which we will gently call irregularitio it would not be surprising if the taxpayers wero woll migh xivo in opinion for s révolt against the present and prospective city ofi- cials and their patrons and liore lords, to whom they are or willbe indebted for their positions, and to whom possibly they havo sworn fealty. Iftheroeverhas been i time inthe history of Lincdn when an effort to wiold the power of the ring upon the ity manifested 1tself, it isat the present, and it devolves npon every taxpayer of Lincoln to revel against the nominees of the republican convention of yesterday. Those upminees aro the fit exponents of audacity and rapacity, immunity and impunity, of corporations and individuals who would maise the city sub- servient to their selfish schemes." THE CONVENTIONS, The following is the full ticket nominated at the republican convention yesterday: Mayor, St Alexander; city treasurer, Eimer Stephenson; eity clerk, D. C. Van Duyn; councilmen | Firstwarl, N.C. Brock; Second ward, C. B. Beach; Third ward, G. B. Chap- man; Fourth ward, F. A Bocimer, Fifth ward, H. M. Bushnell; 'Siith ward, > K. Brown; Seventh ward, F. C. cemetery trustee, A. M. Dayis; mombers of scliool board, Messrs, Eaton, 'Hackney and Dales. The democrats held their convention last night, and the following is the ticket chosen : For mayor, John 1. Ames; city treasurer, . city cerk, Will H. Love; coum- st ward, James A, O'Shea; Second s R R L i Hall; Fourth warl, Austin Humphrey; Fifth ward, R. P.R. Millar; Sixth ward, Ralph Whited; Seventh ward, 12, D. Sulliyan, THE FOOT OF TITE DOCKE The yanuary term of tho supreme court will_soon_ be at an end, as the call of the foot of the docket commencedon Wednes- day. The following isu list of the cases Iirst District—Town of Midland vs county board of Gage county, Hill vs Bib, Bur.uss , Chicago, 'Burlngton & Quincy railroad_company vs Quinlan, Roller, Ed trunis, Barnett Southird vs B. &M. railroad, awnee county vs Storm, Wagner vs Huincs. nd' District—State ex rel attorney gou- s Atchison & Nebraska railroad com- Sheady -vs Benadom, Halton vs Crooleer, state exrel MeBride Vs Fidelity in- suranco company, Liee vs Brugmann, Fotiche vs Gustafson, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad company vs Gusun, Hutclins vs Thackera, Owen vs Udal, May vs Cain, Hayden vs Cool, KKimmelvs Scott, Ander: son vs Imloff, Taylor vs safe, Hcdskius vs state, Brown vs Maggard, Calvert vs state, Roggenkamp vs Hargre: wson vs Williams, Lincoln rapid te com pany vs Runale, lteeves vs Wilcox, Anderson Lombard investment company, Oliver vs Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad company, Schocider vs Tombling Platy- mouth land and improvement company s Slaugnter, Olson vs Plattsmouth, Conn Vs Draper, Missouri Pacilic railway company vs Twiss, Bickel vs McAlecr, Anderson Overton, Third Distriet-Sullivan vs Braaford vs 17etecson, kmory Rithwan vs Peyeke, ity of Omahavs Han sen, state ex el Bankhart vs Cushing, Ruppert vs Pemer, Auderson vs South Omaha land company, Hakison vs Brodky, Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valloy rail- way company vs Matthels, Bell vs Paul, Bryant vs Reed, Gwyer vs Hall, Homan vs Helman, Cunningham vs Fullr, Slemssen v Homan, Schlank vs Jolnson, Recor Wil- helmy company vs Nissen, Galligher vs Con- nell, Star Union lumber company vs Fisny, Oskamp vs Ondsden, Patrick lad company vs Leaven worth, Pourth District--Stratton vs Repu blican Valley railway compan rel Robbins vs Omaha & railroad compauy, horne, Railsback, Patton, Hollingswo vs McMenamy, vs Johnson, Onwa & ¥, stateex Northern Pacitic Thompson vs Wiggen- Mitchell & Co. vs rth vs county of Saund- Rl Iz @0 raud vs Whitney, Seaman vs Brunnite, 'State ex rol school district No. 1, Hiteheock count, vs Cornutt, Kilpatrick & Co. vs Schatie, Solomon vs Reynolds. ODDS AND ENDS, Bishop Bonaonm has roturned from an ex | tonded trip through the drouth stricken dis tricts of the stato. connties and visite eabins. Many cases of great privation and suffering camo under his observation, and he isof the opition that the state aid thus v voted s eutirely inadequate to supply the wants of the sufferors, J. W. Frooman, an inspector of the post office department, has been in the city the pastweek. Ho says the Lincoln postofice is in good condition, though ho thinks it tho mostoverworked ofilce innis division, Owing to lack of funds_in the department, hecan only promise relief after the expiration of this fiscal yearonding June #0, when relief may be expected of o substantial character Charles White, a young sneak thief, wa arrested last evoningon the chargo of pick- ing alady’s pockets in Briscoe's store. Owing to tt > that destroyed Ciibson, Miller & Richavdson’s establishment at Omaha the ney telephono dirvectories will be Golayod soveral weeks. He arove over the poor several their sod ASSING I S. Pliladelphia Record: The moth ball and the baseball proclain that spring has cone. ST. PATR OK. Now YorkeHorald 44Oh, who was this Saint Patrick, pa, Phat people call him greats “Hle was, my son, a learaed man, Wio taught eich'separite tribe and ¢ o read and write, and theu to go o other distantiands ond show Thenatives how torule theirstate, Willie—What do you supposo the Gireoks 4id after capturing Troy! yJolnie—Got their clothes lnundored, 1'lL bot ! The glazer is always giving peovle a pane’ — \ Ram's Horn: When you want to soe the ercosed made straight, look ataraload map. Yonkers Statesman: When a man gels in trouble 1 ofven takes a round sum 0 square matters. Boston Transcript: To be properly appre- cinted, one's organs of specch should not be without stops. St Joseph Nows: “Floching little thing, fsn’L1L? 4s theownor of o retriever pup re marked toa friend. Now Orleans Picayune: The boy who fishes is bouud tobaithis hook, evén if he has to book his bait, Boston Post: Nochance for him.- were your husbaud's last wordst” widow (sobbing)—"He hadn’t any, with bim,” **What Tho I was Richmond Recordor: A wealth of sunny golden hair notinfrequently changes to a unmistakable red color 1na few months after marriage. Washington Star: That was a cosidorate reportor who in writing of the demise of a spinster of eighty sald: “Shedied at an ad- vanced youth." Now Orleans Picayune: Aunything on the strect is good cnough to prove an alloy by, Pittsburg Chroniclo: Marked dowr®-the young mun's moustache when iv begins 0 be visiblo, omervillo Journal: When a_bichelor is asked to tock the cradle he foels morelike stonug the baby instead. Texas Siftings: 1L is uhourd to say that a singloswallow doesu't make a spring. Fire astone atoue md sce if 1t doesu’t. Binghamton Republicau: Tuerois a good dealof speeulation about astronomical stud- ies, but tie ustronomer seldom gots richout of it, Yale Ricord: He-Solack isn't devoted to Kate any more. Did they fight ! Sho—Yes; they hat an enzagement. HIS [S-CARAT APFECTION, e Cod Item. “Anddo you love mowell!" asied sho. “More than my 1ife” hesaid. 1L that you would die tor me 1 He proudly raised his head 4, “Would T die for yout 103 and this is why: Affection’ boundless, fond aud true Like mino, can never aic. Somerville Journal: There never wasy girl so homely that she could live happy with- out, o looking-glass. Boston Bull “Path to the iron sprine” s lezend at nsummer resort, and after the vietim has toildd upa ballhe i rewarded by the sight of anold wagon spring. "Tis better to have loved and lost A thousand damsels dear, in to have faced one ancient maid A-gunuing In Bar, Mr. Jones-So_you been off on a bridal tour to Civads and Niagara Falls What did you ses that pleased you most while you_were away, Mrs, Spoony Mrs. Toxas Siftings: have poony (modestly)—My husband, New Orleans Picayune Arich man can never koow how many near und dsar rela- tives he has until ho dies, Itis rumored at Columbus that A, L. Bixby willsoon starl an evering edition of his paper, tho Sentinel. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—1U, S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 188, Baking - Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE =}