Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 11, 1891, Page 4

S THE DAILY BEE E. ROSEWATER Eniton. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERNE OF SUBSCRIPTION Datly Bee ‘without Sunday)One Year Datly and Sunday, One Y ear EIX snontl Three mon Eunday Bee, One Y Weekly Bee, One Yeur OFFTCES Omahin, The Tee Bl Fou th O hi. Co e Counell BIaMTe 12 Prart Street 0 O f¥ce, 517 Chamiber of Gonmer New York {and T ribine B Wasningtor reenth strect CORRESD A1 comm iniea tions editorial mitter sh Editorial Departcit. 18 00 10 0 N and 9tk Streets lding NDENCF tin news and ldressed to the BUSINESS LETTER! alottors o o ttanees shonld biishing Compiny i postoffi ce ord ers com A1 sl e maldres bt Draf 10 be ninde pany. The Bec Publishing Company. Pronyieirs THE BEE BUILDING. EWORN STATEMENT OF Hoteof Nebrskn ] County of Dok, | Goor B Tehucn. secrotn ry of Tur Bre Tublishing company, does solemnly swear At e e tal Clecation of P DATLY B for. tho ‘weok ending Aprl folows Eimheing, Mareh 20 Mooy, Mureh 50 Tuesaay. 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Eworn to Lefore me. and subsorit presence, thisdd dayof April, A, b, N, P, Notiry Public —— WiEN all the milways commissions to coupon ticket n millenium may ordor, comse to pay ents the bo expected in short LN SPITE of tho legislative and double sonatorial campaign in California, the annual statement of - the ific company for 1890 sh over and above all exponses, ws 4 SENATO! ALL of Flovida, profiting by the successful example of Gordon of Georgin, is making stronuous efforts to right himself with the allianco of Florida, which captured the legislaturo in the recent campaign, TERLING MORTON called an ox- congressman from Neobraska in the New ines. Mr. Morton isan ex-can- didate for congress, and several other offices, but he never served the state in the national legislature, —— SMAN BRECKENRIDGE of Ar- kansas says the negro “necds to be pro- tected by a sentiment which will pro- tect him from designing men,”’ Senti- ment is as gauzy as an Indian shirt against an Arkansas shot gun, — ess of inventors at Wash- visited Mount Vernon, the company ought to it o device that will eflectively pre: vent pilgrims to the tomb of Washing- ton from committing acts of vandalism. —— BRITIST nowspapers were a trifle in advance of events whenthey s severely eriticised the Uniged States army for the results at Wounded Knee lust winter, They shouli have reserved their ammu- nition for the little brush English troops are now enjoying in British India, THE cong ton have mo genius in THe late California logislature has been lamuvooned and denounced without ca use, It law ssing as vagrants the miserable pettifoggers who hang about crimi; courts and city prisons to flecce prisoners, This one act covers a multitude of other sins, passed a Two ladies were elected polieo jus- tices in Kunsas 1s a joke. Thoy both propose to turn the laugh on the mascu- line jesters by closing up the whisky joints. This must also be a bit of Kan- sas humor, It isan open confession that even in small towns prohibition so far has failed to prohibit, —_——— THAT enthusiastic attorney for pro- hibition, H. H. Wilson, missed his con- nections in the grab for logislative con- test cases, but he has now a promise ,of catching on to the office of city attornoy of Lincoln by thograce of Mayor-olect Weir. Byall means Mr. Lamb's part- ner should be reimbursed. — TiE BEE today presents a twelve-page paper, loaded to the guards with news and other fresh and hizhly interesting matter. Itspeaks for itself, Read it through. No other newspaper in the west gives its readers so much for the money. Tie Bek Saturday Supplement s an innovation, but a fix ture, — MISSOURL roceived $670,000 as her share of the direct tax and approvriated it tothe stte university as an endow- ment. Missouriis becoming American- ized,and after her university has had the benefit of the interest on thissum a fow years will be safely republican, Thore is hope even for **poor old Mis sour,” The story got abroud somehow that the Nebraska supreme court “had do- cided against foreclosures of mortgages where failure to make payments is on account of crop disasters,” This is ab- solutely without foundation and does the farmers of the state an injustice, Tho stay laws of the stalo are woll known and give sufMcient relief from the exaction of hard hearted mortgagees, but, aside from these, there are no other legal impediments to the foreclosure of farm mortgog The fa s have had _u your of adversity, and many of them have been thrown upon the mercy of their creditors, but neither mortgagors nor state have any disposition torepudi- ate homest debts. The newspapers of Nebraska will chase this unconscionable Po lnto 1ts lair and choke it to death. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY. APRIL 11, 1891 TWELVE FPAGES. MRS, BLACKFAN AND HER 3”*""'.\" The Chieago board of trade is being | importuned for aid for destitute settlers | [in Red Willow county by a | named Mrs, Blackfan, Trhe Big knows nothing of the lady's antecedents, but the state rolief board, in answer to in- quiry, states thit she has no officlal au- thority to pursue her boegging career, | | The board also asorts that she called | m them for an ment of her which was refused, for the | that the state and citizens can | yvide for the necossitous eases ! I'here is no doubt of the poverty of someof the settlers of the frontier, but Nebraska fs abundantly able to meet all meritorious demunds for charity and ve- | sents the imputation that such isnot the | woman | endors renson | | PT Nehraska is not a pauper state, and has oxpended large sums to reliove such of her ulfering. Inaddi- tion o the $200,000 voted by the state for citizens asare the purpose, alaw was passod nuthoriz ing counties to issue bonds with which to pirchase seod for destitute farmers, and all the cities have contributed 1ib: evally to the reliof fund, Self-constituted <o alms | by liber- itors of berth theeast. They nd engnged in a lauda. relieve suffering, but the the state and local au- | in condition to an justifies picion that these solicitors of not entirely unselfish o Imany event Mrs. Blackfan hom She is,to say taking great chanceson hor v should be givena wide ally disposed persons in may ho honest ble desive to that are mere fact relieve the alms thorities real distross sus- aro above suspicion, ought to the least, utation come for honesty and sincerity. THE RESULT IN CHICAGO, Not alone Chieago, but tho whole country, isto be congratulated upon the fact that an upright, honorable, clean- handed man, and a vepublican, has been elected mayor of that city. It is not im- portant to consider whether this result can fairly be cdaimed asa republican victory. The figures of the thatit might have been otherwi the democrats had heen united on ndidate. But the fight w tly party lines: it was one hand for better ment and on the other for tinunce of the methods of ministration which for have disgraced Chicago, the friends of the former we ful. Thisis more important than any political or partisan considerations, Hempstead Washburne is a republican, but it is not his politics alone or chiefly that commands confidence. Tt the fuct that ho is a man of irreproachablo chu , who has no deals or combina- tions with the worst elements of society. and who is belioved to bo capu blo of enforeing the laws, putting o check upon the growth of vice andcrime, and giving the city aclean and” honor- able administration, He has served Clicago in a eapacity that should hav given hima very thorough knowledg of what Is necessury to be done in order to seeure better government and there is reason to believe from what is said of himthat the opportunity to apply this knowledge will be fully improved. There is widespread interest the result of the Chicago tion for the reason that that is more prominent in the gen- eral pu attention at this time than any other, and those peoplo every- where who desive the successof the great exposition andexpeet to visit it feel n personal concern in the question whether the government of the city is to be in the interest of law and order, or to be so administored as to give encour- agement and immunity to law as itis at presont. Carter Harrison, ons of the democratic candidates for mayor, found in portions of the eity evidences of depravity and barbarism which he said amazed him. The sponsibility for such astateof affairs in a civilized community is in no smell de- gree due tolax and reckless municipal administration. It may not be possible to wholly prevent such conditions in a great city which is constantly attracting to it all elements, but when they grov to magnitude as to ex- cite the amazement of an old resi doent who has himself &dministered the aflaivs of the ecity, the fact shows that those entrusted with the conduct of government have come far short of afull and faithful performance of duty. The hope is that Chicago, which for the next two years and a half will be the representative city of America in the at- tention of the world, will experience such a reform in her public admin- istration as will reassure all that her vote show 2 if sin- not on contest on govern- and SuCCess Ve racte ssn0ss, such people are capable of maintaining good government, and be an example that the botter class of her citizens will seek to perpetuate, [ — THE POS IPON ED CONFERENCE. There continues to be speculation as 10 the motive for postponing tha confor- the reciprocity with Canada, which was to have been opened early in the prosent week. The simplo facts in the case are that three vepr sentatives of the Dominion government arvived in Washington last Monday, in response to an invitation from Secretury Blaine, with the expectation of dis- cussing the basis of negotiations for n veciprocity arcangement, and they wero told that it would he necessary to defor considl matter owing to the fuct that the vresident desived to part in the conforence, but could not 10 50 until his return from his projected trip, which had already been arvang for, hereupon the Canadian officials veturned home, According to the state- ment of one of them, the British min- ister had been informed before they left Canada that a postponement of the con- forence would bo necessary, but he did not communicate with them in time to proveut their going to Washinglon. Manifestly an embarrassing mistake was made, butto the average intelli- Sonce it would not be likely to oceur that there is anything in this incident of import, Yet it has been made - to do sorvice s evi- dence that the president is not in full sympathy with the reciprocity wolicy of the secretary of state, Jewlous of the popularity he is gaining from it. Newspapers that are nov espec- enco regarding ation of th take nd is | many dally fricndly to M, Blaino profess to &co In the circumstance a purpose on the part of the president to eall o halt in the roclprocily campaign, and everybody who would welcome & rupture o the ad- ministration are roady to accept that view. These unfriendly crities would also like to make itappear thata serious aiplomatic offense was committed, In Canada the government organs appear notto regard the matterasof any pe ular significance, while theliberal news- papers refer to it as indicating the hope- lessness of any effort on the part of the governn otinte a troaty, Thus the incident takes an interna- tional importance and becomes both in the United States and Canada a welcome toxt to those opposed to the administra That it was unfortunate, inso furns it oxposes the government to s charge of discourtesy, willnot be quos- tioned, but that there is anything more sorious than this about it is by no means obvious, If M Blaine omitted to the president before inviting Canadian commissioners and ar- rangin date the conferonce he madon mistake, It is desirable in S0 important a matter as o proposod re ciprocity treaty with Canada, involving a great deal more than tho proposed ar rangements with South American coun- tries, that the president, who alono is anthorized by the constitu make teeaties, by and with the consent of the senate, should be actively o party to the negotiations, and it is ural that he 1 wish to keep himsolf intimately inted with any propositions com= ing from the Canadian Noone, it is prosumed, appreciates this fully than Mr, Blaine, and thereforo hardly to be supposed that he omitted to consult the dent in ad ice of the arrangements for the confer But at any rate the circumstance does not warrant the in- ferenco that the pr tary of state ave not in accord regarding th general policy of rociprocity, and still loss does it justify the assumption that Mr. Hurrison is troubled about the pop- ularity Mr. Blaine has acquired in con- ith the trade policy of the country, Those who have the best opportunity to know say th re in full aceord in this Canadian matter, The truth doubtless is that thead- ministration is not anxious to hurry negotintions with the Canadian wern went, for the reasm that no arrange ment likely tobe proposed by that gov- ernment will be acceptable —— BOTH AMPROVEMENTS AT ONCE, ivery well informed citizen that the Douglas street hog-back should be removed, It is an unsightly obstruc- tion that hasfor years rotarded many projected improvements. Tt should by ull means come down this year, In connection with the grade of Doug- las naturally comes the raising of St. Mary’s avenue. The earth earted from Douglas ean be cheaply laid down onthe avenue. The two streets can be im- proved at the same time most economic- ally and satisfactorily These improvements aro imporatively demanded. They will benefit the whole city and pay for themselves in increased values in proporty. When St. Mary'savenue is improved and the lots and strects adjacent are brought to a corresponding grade, the angle hounded by Howard stroet, the Avenue, Righteenth aund Twenticth streets will bo the properspoton which to locate the much-needed central market house. It would be convenient toall parts of the city, and would at once fill the vacant business houses alongr the avenue with good paying tenants, By all means lot these proposed jm- provements be made, and mude at the earliest possible date. These two im- provements are of interest to every zen of Omaha, nt to ne tions. consult the ion to shou acqu: commissioners. moe it is prosi- ident and secr nection new BUILDING OF BRICK, The extension of the fire limits of Omaha will largely increase the number of brick building: Heretofore brick has beon acostly ma- terial. Many of the larger manufactur- ers wero also contractors and builder and at times it has been extromely dif- ficult for other persons to secure brick. Itis now understood that several of these manufacturers will devote them- solves exclusively to brickmaking. The processes of manufacture have been improved and the cost reduced. There is good reason to anticipate that brick will hereafter be made and sold in Omahaat about the same prrices e harged in the cast, in which event brick build- ings will be as cheaphero as there. It is also aficmed that Ne- braska brick clay can be made up into as satisfactory material for orna- mental work and paving as that clse- where. The result of all this will be not only tostimulate brick manufacturing in all its branches, but to make of Omaha a brick city, improving its appearance and reducing the insurance rate: TaE Ber believes in encouraging home in- dustries and favors a far of Ne- brasisa pressed and paving brick, and confidentty expects suchu tost to prove the home material way equal to that hitherto imported at great expense, Brick pavoments are recoived with general favor on account of their cheap- and durability. They arve well udapted to streets on which there is no heavy traffic, As they wear on the su face they are rewidly replaced or the under edge may be turned up. The sub continues good and raduces the cost of repaving when that bocomes necessary, Wooden sidewalks are prohibited within the fire limits. Wooden pave ments are abandoned wnd plank side- walks should no longer be tolerated in any part of the ey, The lumbermen have had their duy: it is now the turn of the brick manufacturers. Brick sidewalks may bo taken up and relaid when changes of grade or other causes make it necessary without serious loss to the property owners. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been fexpended in this city for wooden pavements and wooden walks in spite of all v What will the city bave to show for its money? Within three years there will scarcely bo uvestige loft of & wooden block pave- ment and the plank walks will be so L waps, It seoms to us the come to profit by costly ex- We must notonly discard the overy brick nonstrance, time has porience. 1 setts logislatuenyand all but § wooden blook:-pavement, but discard | plank walks within the city limits, RN iy A BOSTON papor has made n canvs of tho presidenfial preferences of the republican mepibers of the Massichu outof 141 Blaine, It that declared thetussives for would be hazardous to such ratio in favor of the sc state ambng republic gener ally, but it is undoubte that he was never move popular with his party than at What was formecly enthusiasm inspired by adent and aggrrossive leadership has given place to solid respect for proved statesmanship, But all who claim to know Mr. Blaine's Intentions say that he will under no eir- cumsiances again be a candidate for the presidency. Itis ropresented that he expects to complete his public carcer in his present position, and thathe has no smbition beyond what he hopes to ac- complish s secrets of bringing into closer relations all American countries. If he shall suc- ceed in rounding out his carcer with that achievement he will need no other to immortalize his name among most statesmen of his time, say any exists ns true present, state in ME of the councilmen as opposing the county road fund on are veported expenditure of the the Douglas street and St. Mary’s avenue grades, becauso they do not believe in paying the ex penses of improving the property of rich property holders who own houses and lots along those streets, This is arrant humbugger and will only ecatch gudgeons. The same fellows aro wil ing to fileh the money of rich and poor likoand throw it into gullies and holes where there aveno residents, merely to improve speculative property owned by themselves or friends, BEFORE the taxpayers of Omaha vote another dollar of bonds for public im- provements they must know definitely where the monoy I'he present council does not have the confidence of this community. Any un- certain or scaly proposition will be vromptly voted down, This the council may just as well understand first as Last, This city s not burdening itsell with taxes for the benefit of boodlers and speculators in suburban acre property. is to be expenaed, Ir the inve: tion of the special committee of the hoard of education re- sults in hint to the present superintendent of buildings to rosign, his place should be filled by a man com- petent to assist in solecting plans for new buildings and able to direct their construction from foundation to roof. The salary of $1,806 is too much to pay general puttercr or head junitor, a gentle inspectors of public work are assigned to duty, under the direction of the board of public works this season, THE BEE suggests that a reform be in- stituted whereby the same inspector shall not continually be employed upon the work of a single contractor, A lit- tle rotation will ‘'be in tho interest of honest work and may save money to both contractor ind eity. POLITICAL pavasites are beginning to muko their presence known as the sea- son for public work comes on, Thoy 'o in the field for appointmentsas in- spectors of paving and other streot im- provements. From them contractors do not turn in alarm, but citizens are ex- cusable fora slight uneasiness, THE first thing the county commis- sioners should do before any attempt is made to enlarge or rebuild the couct house is to pull down the unsightly jail in the court yard and build 2 new one within a reasonable distance. — WORK proceeds unnceessarily slow on the city hall. If the contractor is not prodled a httle that building will not be under roof before Soptember. — No MORE plank walles are wanted, Stone, concrete or brick should hereafter be laid wherever walks of any kind are needed. MORE business, more brains and no boodle will be the issues of the next municipal campaigrn, —— THE charter is a law with the emer- gency clause. Now go ahead with pub- lic improvements, Struck it Rich, Trinu “The marvelous geological resources of fowa havebecome so woll known through recent discoveries that the public is preparod for anything in the nature of underground find- ings in thatstate. The aunouncoment, ther fore, that & mau near Goshen, Ringgold county, hasa flowing wll of pure glycerine on his farm creates littlo if any surprise, aud 1t will cause no shock to learn in a fow days thata veinof excollent bay rum has been struck in the immeatate neighborhood of tho glycerine well AL B Wiat 1t Would Do, New Xork Voice. No wonder Senator Stanford wants Con rress to pass & two per cont. land loan bill His Contral Pacific railroad owned last year 10,543 acres of land. 1 half of it is worth. less und the other hatf worth but $400 per (the avsrago price of 1ts land sold in 1550 was §2.65) the. present worth would amount to $14,000,0004 on which the Central Pacific woula be able to borrow §7,000,000 at two per cent. Tn addition, Senator Stanford's Southern Pacific ratlrosd owns millions of acres more, The [nion Pacitic owned last year lands whoso waluo it estimated av 12,000,000, Wo are vory skeptical asto the benaits o aud loan #ill would confer on tho individual facmer; but we haveno doubt as to what it would do, for the railroads gad the real estate speoulator. - FOREBODINGS, New ¥ork Sun, When Woman's Rights have come to stay, Ob, who will rock the cradle? When wives aro at the polls all day, Oh, who will rack the cradle? When Doctor Mamma's making pills, When Merchant Mamma's selling bills, Of course 'twiil cure all wo s dlls; But who will rock the cradle When mamma to the court has hied, Ob, who will rock the cradle She has & case that must bo tried, But who will rock the cradle? When Captain Mamma walks ber decks, When Banker M 's casting cliecks, When all our girls have lost their sox, Must Papa Rock The cradle’ OTHER LANDS THAN OURS. The most serious trouble menacing Italy at this timo is finaucial. The Italian govern. mont has been apenting ita rovenwes too lav- ishly on the malntonance of a standing army aud an immense navy. Undorthe adminis- tration of the aggressivo and obstinate pre- gnor Crispi, who has just been de war preparations were made on o scale. Enormous war woro built and equipped with the heaviest guns, Tn this way the armament of Italy plac it in rank among the most powerful nations, butalso made it ono of the poorest. At the timo of the last budget Signor Crispi was obliged to an- nounce that tho expenses of tho war preparations had depleted the treasur 1 that it would be necessary to impose heavier taxes, in order to maintain Italy on its pros ent footing. The response of the Ttalian peo- ple to that announce was forthcoming and emphatic. Signor Crispl was ousted from his place and Premier Rudini succoeded him, Now that the financial orisis is still impending, it is quitoeasy to understand that the Ialian government would doalmost nything rather than attempt to carry warat this time. A declaration of hostiliti would not only mean such a fall in Italian se- curitios that a panie would be inevitable, but it would also insure the overthrow of tho present ministry (i as speedy and emphatic a manner as that in which tho Crispi ministry was overthrown, T'he people of Italy are al realy taxed so heavily that the burden is uncomfortable, The stross croated simply by the withdrawal of Minister Fava is al roady pparent in the action of French bank- ing liouses, which have just announced their inability to proceed with the negotiation of the new Itaiian loan if the Italian govern ment shall show avy hostile intentions toward the United Staws, From this it may bo inferred that even if the Ialian ment and the Ttalian people were willing to rvun the risk of a finan isis, it would bo impossible to secure enough money with which to carry on hostilitios mier pose grand vessels nent Itis curious toobserve how history is re peating itself in the foderation of the Austra Lian colonies. Tho very questions aud all of them which arosein this country after the Revolutionary war, were debated for a series of years and finally settled by the adoption of the American constitution, have arisen in Australia, have excited the sams kind of dis. cussion on precisely the same lines, and aro now determined by a plan of federation, which, principle for prineiple, it not word for word, is wonderfully like the plan pursued hero. The parallel is the more striking in that there has been in Australia, as there was here, an intermediary stage of loose confederation. Of all tho compliments which a century of admira- tion has lavished on the great wmstrument provided by the founders of our government, nono is sostriking or agreeavlo as the event which nas just been accomplished in the island-continent of tne autipodes. Itisa fawr summary of the scheme adopted at Sidney to say that itis a copy of our constitution in so faras that was possible and could be ren- dered consistent with the existence of the British tie. An executive elected by the people was of course not to e contemplated solongas the condition of dependency re- mained, and that which is experimental in the Australian plan relates to the avtempt it makes to associato tho executive and legisla- tive functions ina body composed after the form of tue American congress, For the parliament of the new Australian commonwealth is modeled in all its functions upon the American plan. The senate s sim- ilarly chosen, each province, great aud small, having anoqual voice and an equal voto, 1ts share in the legislation of the country is intended to be as important, as 1s the case here, Kor it the premier will have no ro sponsibility and in it no anthority, and yet without it he will be unable to govern, His position, therefore, will bo ono of much ex- posure to assault, without the compensation of supreme power in cortain respects and in- dependence in all which is afforded au A wer- ican president. Ihe conditions in Tndia are such that col- lisions between the natives and the Kuro peans are to be expected. The British power is one built upon conquest and maintained by power. There is no religious or racial afinity between the subjects and the ruling classes, and, while there is much that is identical in interest, there s littic of common sympath, There is not, however, any serious danger in the present uprising, unless we are to sup- pose that such imbecility as that which sac- rificed Gordon may be repeated. Great steamers running from the very threshold of England’s depots and arsenals may reach India in a few dags, while in the time of the Sepoy rebellion it required weeks to trans poit reinforcements to the scene of the quar- rel. Again, in India, the building of rail- roads has been actively pushed and oue man in the army of ‘the England of to- doy is worth three who served tho East India company under the old conditions, The ease and quickaoss with which he may be moved from place to placo ashie is needed doubles his oMeiency, and the reraaining increment is accounted for by the fact that he is saved so much hardship and wear and tear and the army listso great a depletion by death and sicknoss. The British furces in India have ali the most modern enginery of war and know how to use it, while their opponents in the pr ent uprising are inferior in cquivment an supplies. Thero is only one serious dango even of temporary disaster, which lies in the possibility of defection among the native troops. Many of the native rogiments re. mained loyal, even during the days of tho famous mutiny, and today the danger of re- bellion is greater, while the rewards of fidel ity ave also increased. Take the situation as a whole and it seems likely that, while there will be bloodshed in India, the uprising will not approach the dignity of a serious afaic at arms. It is said that Emperor William's prestico in Germany has been entirely destroyed by the failure of his ill-advised attempt to rush blo relutions with Franco. The Em- peror’s character and proceedings are ne being discussed 10 all compaaies with a froe- dom which has been unknowi in Germany during t t thirty years, and ry body ilating upon what will be his next and where on carth his policy would call it, is ultimately to land the piro, m the highest mnobles down to the umblest workingman, all a2 grumbi and the universal spirit of the Fronde is abroaa, which is becoming very serious, The cmperor, after having earnestly requested his mother to visit Feance, has now very uu- graciously turned round upon her, and de clares that she spoiled his diplomatic coup by staying too long in Paris. There has been an acrimonious correspondence bovseon Empress Frederick and ber which has beea 50 unpleasant to her that it is now un likely that she will return {to Berlin beforo autumn, The emperor is alleged to have re quested that his mother will in future wit the programme of her movements for bis approval, when traveling Shad el aleR Return Love, They had a quarrel and she His letters back next day, His rine and all his preseats went To him without delay. sub sent Pray send my kisses back to me," Ho wrote, *Could you forget them 1" She suswered speodily that be Must come himself and get them, NOT AUTHORIZED T0 SOLICIT, What Manager Ludden of the Relief Oom- mission Says of Mrs, Blackfan, MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY REGENTS. Some atadical Changes in the New Lincoln Charter - Supporters of Welr Ratify—Capital City Odds and Enas. Lixcory, Neb., April 10.—{Spacial to Tite Ber)—Mr. L. P. Ludden, manager of the reliof commission was scen today and asked concerning Mrs. Black fan's visit to the board | spoctor I8 added to the list of appoings officers. Seven councilmon at Targo g 1. olected overy two years, 1o two of shall bo from the same ward. fn dete who are elected, comparisons st | of the vote for the men of tho same The city marshal and such 1o bor % police ns the excise and BOAA. 1o authiorize shall be appolnted and may pe po. moved by the excise board Taxes become delinguont swing the levy, but'if or before the same become the other half before the ¢ and the counieil are give to require any railrond co tracks cross the streots of 1} structand keep in repai ducts, over or under sich also include the approact exceeding SO0 feet. The damn assessed against the proporty boy board of public works s to Iy of the work of building the paid water tax nade a1 property whero o s fur 1y Vi acks of trade of Chicago soliciting subseriptions | part relating to strects and ol s of Nobraska. “Mrs, Blackfan for the drouth suffe Mr. Ludden said: to our rooms early in December asking us to secuto transportation for her to Chicago, aud also for an endorsement of hor as & solicitor for the drouth sufi . Wo very promptly, and properly, we think, refused both, Sh then visited Governor Thayer, and he with considerablo moro emphasis insistod on hor returning home. She remained in the oity twoorthreo days and kept ropeating her visits, Finding that we would not heed her appals, she started for Chicago, and has beon in that vicinity evor since soliciting for Nebraska suffcrers, Now, us to tho statoments she makes as reported by your correspondent-there has at deal of suffering in Red Willow county, but no has or s now actually starving to deatn | ‘*She mukes the statem thatthere is no seed for the coming scason's planting, We havealready sent that county its quota of barley and oats, together with 3,000 bushels of wheat. Seed corn and sced potatoes are being loaded today at Holdrege and North Platto for this county: a supply of garden sced is being shipped from Omaba this week. “As to h tatement that there are over soven bundred families in that county in dostitute circumstances with no apparent prospects of velief, permit me to say at ono time we were supplying between five hun dred and six hundred families in that county, but the ofticers have madoa very caveful in vestigation, cutting off those that are able to for themselve and there are now Just half of 700, 3 amilies that we e help: ing. They coive cight and one-half bushel of wheat cach. 1 cannot give you the number of bushels of oats and bas because we have had noreport on_them, They will v ceive theee and one-half bushels of seed corn and one or two busheis of potatoes, We have seat to that county out of the 100000 appropriated for provisions over 4,500 worth, This does not include grain camoe been o one pm reports on file with us and from in- ' formation that we consider reliable, no county iu the drouth stricken portion of this s0 an amount of donations os in cash, clothiag and stato provisions, “In regard to seven cars of provisions side- tracked at Bartley, we have with us here in the office the genfiémen who had ch the distribution at Bartley, who i dentof their loeal rolief society, and he says thatthey never had that amount of prov sions at any one time. Thore was one car of coal left at Bartley, upon which by mis takoof the shipping clork, freight charges wero aaded, but just as soon as. the matte could bo reached by the railroad anthorities they released it and remitted tho freight. “Mrs. Blackfan has been soliciting ever siuce she was here m Decomber and has for- warded a very small amount of provisions and one car of cora into Red Willow county She is now sending some small donations ot casl If sho had taken Govemor Thayer's advice and returned home she would have found that her neigh- bors are not starving to a h, but are being cared for. The little local socicty of Bartley haye, in addition to what the stato has furnished, ‘expenaed over $00 cash to suppiy the destitute in those two precincts, | and then the churches of Bartley have also been receiving liberal contributions and dis- tributing thom there. We will yenture thi statement, that the people_in the two pr cinets in the vicinity ot Bartley are much better dressed now than they have ever been, and that there is no suffering for food or clothing. If there was some way of putting a quictus upon Mrs, Blackfan's ‘speech-mak- ing in Chicago and other places, becauso this outhurst is only a repetition of what she has been doingsince December, we would like THE BOARD OF REGENTS, ‘The semi-annual meeting of the board of regents of tie state university was held this week, Tho matter of establishing a college of law was deferred until the June meetingz, whon it will bo thoroughly canva: committee was appointed to secure plans for tho new library building and report at the next meeting. “Rrof, Charles L. Ingersoll >pointed “professor of _ugriculturo at 0 @ year. Prof. Hicks will bo allowed to sover his conneetion with tho university August 1. - A'committee was appointed to have cortain improvements “made in the university grounds, building iron fences, laying stone walks, finishing G cal laboratory building and all neoded repairs On motion it. was decided to secure the se vices of Dr. ", S, Billings for one year from July 1 next to conduct a sories of investica tions regarding the diseases of domestic ani- mals, Payment of salaries will bo monthly of quarwrly as practicable, The Fine Stock Breeders’ association was ro- e of | ejectment also prosi- | tained judgment | The | the In varlous ways, chicf of i if a majority of the property ting o street which is to b graded petition, the same may be day s work The mayor and be published som city council sha wnnually a sta oipts of the eity and tho ox The city clerk is also required to advertisoment in Decomber stating able amount and kind of supplic property and material roquiced by during the year, and wmvite bids Such bids are to be openod by the public works, and awarded by t It1s mado unlawful for any purchase supplies from any one the successful contractor, under 0 fine, The excise board_shall shall be the duty of tho chiof of police and sucl policemen to the extent that the bo provided to pay salaries as sary for the protection and effi police, and to maintain o property. The number of | determined by the mayor and shall not exceed mo 2,500 of population No ward shall habitants, and the six, s compact and oqual in p possible. have bonrd to u DISTRICT COURT 1 C. F. Atwood, through his brings suit in the district conr 4 fam Barr, claiming #2500 da: famation of character. Barr is the last O streot biock, and is a man o eccentricitios, Atwood claims that 13y publicly charged him with stealing #0 fr. his (Barr's) room and re state ment, all of which has damaged his und repatation in the sum uamed I'he case of Minnie Pare vs the Bur ton, for $10,000 damages for injuries susta by & fall from o moving train, was fiuf this morning and given to the jury, with stractions from the court. At2 o'clock thoy were still struggling for a verdiet Judge Tivbbetts and a jury are now o in listening to the dificulties existing b tween John Ledwith, execu of the estate of James Ledwith, deceased, agninst M. | Hubbell, V. H. Gibson and W. S. Movt Mra. Hubbell is the losseo of the sceond an third floors of the Ledwith block, corucr and Bloventh, and the plalntif alloges | fuiled to pay hor rent. ' He began in Judge Brown’s court for the restitution of the premises, but the defense uppealed ODDS AND ENDS, Judge Hall 1s now struggling with the caso of the Badger lumber company vs Willmor Mayes and others The puil and haul for position is something intolerable, and Mayor Weiris very woary wisca however, have fixed it up that William Gillespie, ' at present _deputy county elerk, will bo the' next chief of polic ", M. Gillespic was asked regarding the mattee today, but he was coy and refused to say any- thiniz, dospite tho blandishments of - the porter. John Fitz L oneof the ndministrators of the Sheedy estate, has appealed to the dis trict court from _the order of Judge Stowart allowing Mrs, Sheedy tho sum of §1,000 for one yoar. eated th haractor in and ol KKt Cartor cattle company nsumed cight days of this term of court. As nothing but stati tory objections are mado to tho verdict it will probably not b granted. C. Coy, the fellow who was brought back from Colorado charged with forging the names of Castor & Wilson to two n for 250 each and getting them cashed, was rraigned beforo Judge Tibbetts ana |1 a-cd Uity to the indictment, the county attorney kindiy entering a nolle 'proscqui as to the second count. He had nothing to sav why sentence should not bo passed uponbim and was gi two years in the penitentia B. N. Luscher, charged with the Ly 855 from Clark & Son, was alio but contending that he was not remanded for trial. Jeff Wagner, charged with burglarizing the idence of (i. W. Tate, was also arraighed. entered a plea’ of not guilty and was romandea. In the case of Van Ormer, who failed to appear and prosecute his appeal from tho police court for assault and battery, tho for- feiture of bail was set aside and tho case dis- missed on payment of fine and costs. Mus. Sheedy ana Monday MeFarland will bably be arraigued tomorrow afternoon iss Katie Kientuch has gone to Omaha t¢ visit her friends, the Misses Bauman, PASSING JES “ny of aiggn guilty wad EVERY TIME. You may talk of the poct's glory, Or the orator long and loud; quested to appoint 4 committeo' o assist in the work of in vestigation, The detail of Licutenant Gritith expinng in September next, a rosolution was passed But the man with the big fish story Is the man who attracts the crowd, Washington Star: “Ma chere,” whisperea asiing the secretary of war to oxtend his | the suave I'renchman to thoe protty country detail for one vear, or for such_further time as s practicable. ' 0. V. P. Stout was ap- pointed instructor in’ mathematics and civil engineering. A committee was appointed to secure & chancellor for the university, = Per- mission was given the facuity to open a ummer school at no expenso to thouni- versity. Prof. B. W. Hunt was appoiuted professor of Englishand 1. W. Taylor adjunct pro- fessor of horticalture at u salary of 81,30 a year. Leave of absence for two years with- outpay was refused Dr. A. (. Warnor Aajourned sine die, HATIFICATION MEETING, The supporters of Weir, the victorious can- didate for mayor, held u'rousing ratification last ovening. ~ A ‘pirade was tho first order of the evening and was followed with a bon five and speech-making. Mr. Weir was called forth and made a neat littlo specch. He thanked the laboving men for the demonstration and tneir support dur ing the camwpaign and clection. He proposed to do his duty and no money could induce him to do otherwise, Ho proimised a clean, honest administration and asked the md of all good citizens in carrying out his inten tions, He was followed by C. A, Robbins, H. Craddock, 4. H.” Bigelow, C. B. Parker eloct Dick Millar’ of the involved in th wora discussed and the bly dwelt upon. CUTY CHARTE v for Lincoln >y it is now a g law. The pme radical ehanges, some of which havo been touched upon and some haven't. ‘Cho polls will hereaftar open at s o'clock instead of 9. The water com wissioner and threo members of the board of public works are added to the list of electiy o Neors. No iuspector of any kind shall be appoiuted who is not ctically ver the duties of his position buil triumph of justic T ing bees wor 1 luss. *m not your share, either,” “Um Timothy Hayseed's, and do geu it." she snapped. you for- FALL OF MAX, slecic banana said, fruit forbid that brougit i1 ow’s ban, Yot T confess I've dono my share Poward assisting in the fall of mn," e “T may not be," th Wi sor- Epoch Did she positively refuse yout Jack (dejectedly)—Not_exactly. When I asked herif sho thought of marying she said she had never yet had a man ask her about Harry dare you presume t ous bill tlemain insist zat 1wse with him ex American T charge me such an Host—lsut did v ze waiters shoul clusivel, Italian Barber American Iagle —No, wings just as they are, them clipped today ¢ thanks; 1 like wmy mometers in sadness sat, one of @1ch was vexed, marked, “We wondor what going to do next hington Star: This is the soason of the year when potted plants want the earth. Du Bois (1 voy that dc trout season ) Conrier sn't know rrives, It is & very stupid his lines when the Couri Neither party gots a ry in littie Rhody, but the bloom L for both of them, Lowell great vict 15 on vho R Washington Post: I -1 sup- pose you heard about th over herel Secoid Farmer—Y s, wo got wind of it, Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report. ol ABSOLUTELY PURE Boking Powder