Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 13, 1891, Page 4

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It time to form them into hollow squaves or execute some other mi maneuver. SIGNOR CRISPI is not the Italian pre- mis but he makes life more or less miserablo for the man who enjoys that distinction.” He is largely responsiblo for tho great gamoe of bluff Premier Rudini appears to be playing. AN Towa judgo docides that freight originating in Iowa and destined for an Towa point, but which passes through a portion of another state, is interstate traffic. In the eyes of that judge a tech- nicality is far suporior to either a proce- dent o u principle. —_— E. DICKINSON ha resigned his position as general superintendent of the Baltimore & Ohio lines west of the Ohio river, his friends here may natur- ully expect him to take eharge of the operating department of the Union Pacific, though no official hint of that fact is given, SENATOR JOIN SHERMAN visited Co- lumbus the other day and looked in upon the legislature. The painful contrast between him and Calvin S. Brice, whom that legislature selected as his colleague, is said to have brought crimson blushes of shame to the faces of every democrat in both houses, KING HuMBERT is mad because Amer- fean caricaturists picture him as a monkey instead of the impressario in a n rendition of Ttalian opera. rewember that in this country the monkoy is far more popular than either the hand organ or the dago who turns the crank, THE emperor of Germany greeted the return of his royal mothor from England with a filial kiss, and now the cold- blooded diplomatists of Europe declare he did it merely to emphasize his indig- nation toward France for the want of courtesy shown the empress on her ro- cent visit to thateountry. WHAT is the matter Ragan, the democratic Hastings and attornoy of the St. Joseph & Grand Island railroad? Did Governor Boyd disappoint.him in some appoint- ment? If not, why should he want the demoerats of the Second district to gather on May 1 at Hastings? with J, M. warhorse of THE Trans-Missouri Ruilway Passen- ger association will meet in Kansas City Tuesday of this week. Among the 52 subjects of discussion is that of “harvest excursions.” It is hoped the railways will perceive the importance of provid- fug low rates for harvest excursions to Nebraska and Kansas points. The ques- tion is of vital interest to the states and 10 the roads. —_— GOVERNOR FRANCIS of Missouri is be- lieved to be looking forward to 1892 with the expectation that ho can succeed Senator Cockrell. They are both demo- erats dyod buttornut in the wool, and re- publicans have little interest in the out- come, but it will be no easy matter to take Cockrell out of the scnate. He is a stronger man than Vest, and a more val- uable man to Missouri than either Vest or Francis. —— OUR friends, the enemy, are deter- mined upon a grand organization of democratic clubs which shall reach every precinet in the United States and be directed from Washington, This is & scheme of national bossism which the people will repudiate. The idea that the voting population of the country shall be placed under the domination of o single Washington politician is con- trary to the theory of this government. | state censys of 1885, dinary proceeding and ono v THE EXTRA SESSION, The constitution makes it the duty of every legislature elocted aftor a national stato census has been taken to make an apportionment of the members of the two houses on the basis of the census enumeration. The last apportionment was made in 1887 on the of the It was the impera- duty of the legislature to reapportion the state into legislative dis- tricts upon the basis of the national cen- sus of 1800, The constitution not only commands the legisiature that convenes after the taking of a census tomake such an apportionment, but it expressly pro- hibits any other legislature from doing 80, [n defiance of this mandate the logis- Iature adjourned without discharging the duty devolving upon it, and which cannot be delegated to any of its suc- cessors, This action on the part of the legislature makes it inéumbent upon the governor to ronvene the legisiature by prociamation so that it may complete the work which the constitution has im- posed upon‘it. It would be a dangerous precedent to leave the state for the next five years without a reapportionment of its legis- lative representation, If tho s mitted in defiance of constitutional provisions to retain its distribution of representatives on the old census of 1885, what is to hinder the legislature that will fter the of 1895 shall taken and published from ignoring the constitution and leav- ing the state to its present represonta- tion for five yoars thereafter? The fact that Douglas and Lancaster counties have outgrown of the counties in the southwestern and central portions of the state affords no valid ¢ for retaining the old apportion- But Douglas and Lancaster coun- ties are not the only counties affected, Within the past five yoars more than a dozen new anized. their The phe- coun should by in- To deny them basis tiv present 018 per- convene have been some cuse ment. ounties have been o Inese counties should be given due share of representation. nomenal growth of in the north and northwest also bo given due recognition ereased representation, this vrivilege is as indefensible as to deny Douglas and Lancaster their due share of representation. Coupled with the absolute necessity of legislative apportionment comes the fail- ure of the legislature to pass any bill for the abolition of the railway pass system and reasonable reduction of freight tolls, at least on stap) ticles, and the sion of rebate provisions from several of the most important bills that passed hurriedly during the last hours of the session, The duty of the governor, under the circumstances, is clear. He has no alter- native but to convene the legislature. The responsibility for the expense of the extra session must rest with the logisla- tur counties omis- 1S ITALY BLUFELN If there is any authenticity in the re- port that comes from Rome that the [talian government has fixed a limit upon the time within which the govern- ment of the United States must reply to the last dispatch of the former in order to avert the adoption of extreme m ures, the conclusion must be that Italy has detormined to provoke hostilities or is vlaying a v bold game of blufl. The demand that Secretary Blaine should respond to the communication of the Italiay. premicr on or before specified date would be a most extraor- y likely to be resented by uny self-respecting government, There is no established or recognized rule as to the time which one government may take in replying to the diplomatic communications of another, Courtesy requires that such correspond- enco shall receive as prompt attontion and acknowledgment as practicable, but it is the privilege of every govornment to determine the time necessary to be occupied in order to make a proper presentation of its case, and it would be more than an impertinence, it would be an insult, for one government to dictate to another in this matter. To make such a demand would clearly fmply a hostile intent, it would be distinctly in the nature of a threat, and nogovernment having a ¢ for its standing before the world and able to defend itself, would fail fo pre- sent such a demand. It is inevitable, therefore, that the Italian government n have presented an ultimatum as the dispateh from Romo affirms, except upon the hypothesis that it des war or believes that such a course will coerce the United States government, not well prepared for such a conflict as woula have to be carried on with Italy, into some sort of terms satisfctory to the Italian government. It has been reported from Washington for several days that Secretary Blaine had prepared his answer to Promier Rudini, but there is no official informa tion to this effect, Undoubtedly the pr ident and secretary of state fully appre inte the importance of giving this mat- ter as prompt attention as possible, and besides, it is not the t of the gov- ornment, or at least has not been under this administration, to neglect diplo- matic issues, whether pressing or not, It isnot to be presumed, therefore, that the grave question raised by the Italiun ment has failed to ive the deration which its supreme import- ance ealls for, and if the delay in an- swering the last communication of Rudiui has been greater than seems to the Italian government to he warrantable, it is nok to be doubted that there are valid reasons for it. At any rateit can be confidently assorted that our govern- ment would not hesitafe to resent as a most sorious affront dictation from the Italian government as to the time within which an answer should bo given to its diplomatie commuuications, —— WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH RAGAN? When democrats fall out republicans are always interested spectators of any muss they kick up, John M. Ragan is a palo-haired demo- cratie warhorse at Hustings. Not many years ago he was the attorney of the St. Joseph & Grand Island railway and so far as THE BEE knows continues to sorve in that capucity. Nubody has ever sus- pected Ragan of boing anything better than a democrat and a railroad attorney, Ho has never figured conspicuously as o re "THE OMAHA DALLY Brx: MmO DAY, APRIL 1: reformer, Of course he took his medi eine last fall and swallowed McKeighan, but he fs a democrat and a democrat takes poison if it will win the office. Hon. N, V. Harlan, with a lifo-long record as an anti-monopotist and op- ponent of railrond domination in poli- tics, was defeated. Ragan helped to de- feat him, though he knew the railroads were for his opponent, and perhaps for that renson, * Now comes this fresh champion of the rights of the common people, and im conjunction with a gentloman not so woll known, by the name of Lannine, mails a blank address to the democrats of the state denouncing the democratic governor for signing the Newberry bill, and calling for n meoting of democrats at Hasting May 1 to emphagize the in- dignation of Ragan at tho governor's action, A copy of the letter, bearing dato of April 4, with blanks for signatures of two or more porsons, fell into the hands of J. S. Lehew, chairman, and E. C. Balleu, a member of the state demo- cratic committec. These two gentlemen give the scheme publicity and expose the effort of the Hastings gentlemen to stir up strife in the ranks of their party, while at the same time they endorse the governor's action, What can be the matter with H:w«m"* | | | | Was the v to be appointed tho governor in whom Mr. sived o proprietary interost? is M. Ragan merély o gosling demage whoso pin feathers have not been started ? REPUBLICAN VITALITY: The New York Sun, reviewing the re- sults of the recent spring elo in them several facts npt encouraging to the democratic party. Ono of that “the republicans have shown o marked and sueprising vitality in the great cities.” It finds that in localitics where the democrats have here nable toappeal with greator for confidence to the majority now renewed republ by Ragan de- e a judg O ions, finds these is ofore eand sters, and the demo- s steadily expanded, many inaications of | n vitality and n corve- sponding weakening of democratic lines, and it suggests to democerats who prefer to do their studying of « in April and not in Dacember, that thoy have much to learn from a itiny of the returns of the spring clections, stion figures caveful rocent The Sun’s conclusions ave correct, and bearing 1n mind its unquestionable so- licitude for the future success of the demo: eratic party, its candor in statiag its co clusions is commendab) Tue B alveady pointed out that the more im- portant results of the spring elections are altogether encouraging to republic- ans, showing as they do that the eourso of the elections last November was merely one of those spasmodic, and therefore temposary, resctions which have not been uncommon in our poiitical history, and are to be expected in the séeond year of an administration, Just why this should be the case may not bo altogether obvious, but such the almost unvarying Last year’s reaction more extreme than usual, po haps quite unprecedented in extent, but it does not nes ily follow from this that its effect will be more pro- longed than that of like, though less general, reactions which proceded it Iu fact it is already apparent that the popular judgment, misled by influences it would not be difficult to enumerate, is with the sober second thought rapidly roturning to a sensible view of the situa- tion. Those people who leaped to the con- clusion after the elections of last fall that the republican party was about at the end of its career will find most con- vineing reasons for changing thoir opin- ion if they will follow the advice of the Sun nnd make a ecaveful seruting of the returns of the spring elections. Tnoy will tind in the results ample evidence of republican vitality and vigor, and a res- toration of popular confidence in the party, in localities where it was hardly to have been expected, that is most prom- ising for the future. Thereis good rea- son to believe that with thorou ization and judicious management ever, state classed as republican in which an clection is to bo held this year can be carried by the republicans, and if that is done the way will bo protty clear to the success of that party in the prosi- dential election of next year, has b exparience, was rather TICKET COMMISSIONS, The greatest leak in the passenger business of railway companies is that of commissions on coupon tickets, It has disrupted more pools and disturbed the comfort of move railroad presidents than any other sort of competition All railway officials gnizo the evil and most of them have made more or less effort to contribute to its correction. The presidents of the companies planted their protest time and again and have imperatively ordered its discontinuance. Still the leak is not stopped Recently the agitation of the subject has attracted wide attention in railway cireles. At the last session of congress a futile attempt was made to inc ate a prohibition of commission paying in the interstate commerce law. The ticket sellers of the country rose in their might against legislation which should cut off their perquisites, and the inte state commerce bill escaped the amend- ment, The public familiar with is a subsidy por not be It ticket genorally the systom. paid to coupon agents by connccting lines for pissenger business. Some times a uniform rate is made by competing railways, but more generally each prom- inent local ticket agent has a private undorstanding whereby he pockets more than the pool rate per ticket. Some roads more thrifty than others pay com- missions on tickets to all points, others pay only to competitive stations, In one way or another, however, the smart ticket agent manages to make somo- thing out of every passenger whom he tickets to a point beyond his own line. The traveling passenger agent who cannot capture the ticket sellers of his district is not satisfactory to the management. The geneval passenger agent and all his subordinates are in favor of lib- oral subsidies to the men who control the. passenger trafic of the country, may henco the diffeifity to secure and mai tain a prohibitory agreement, Some years ago this roform was unders taken with tHe'Pennsylvania company a8 the foremosh ¢nampion. Ata secret meeting in Chieago an agreement was made to abolish dll commissions, Every passenger man 1n attendance agroement under pressure of his superiors to thear- rangement and all promised to sign the compact. All the general passen- ger ugents complied with the agreement oxeept one. He ¢ d to his oftice and milowed the information 10 g0 1o the country that his line was the only western rond which failed to bind itself not to pay commissions. As a con- sequenco the through passenger business of this line enjoyed abnormal prosperity. Competing lines were forced to *‘cap’ his ates and within 10 days after the Chi- cago meeting the commissions reached 334 per cent of the amount received for certain classes of tickets, This instance of the 18 show- coupon agencies merely an ing the strength tem and tho of the ticket agent tickou in those days were worth $2 and ina fow ticket s in power Some 5,000 0 year instances even A like tho transfer by been rated at annum. Tmmenso money are annually paid out by iving The pres have winked at writton mor union depot b about $10,000 Sums ¢ railways in s through passenger of the com- violations of to discon- tinue the practice and an enterprising passeng business, panies solomn lents obligations ragent who could not discount his competitor in offering subsidies saw the business leave Him Another of the ovil ship entered feature commission was the partn into between the passonger and A scalper is the embodiment of all that is cvil minded to the railw y official who his nothing to do with senger business, and the unsophisticated ows into the full stature with the a man who will departi alpors. railway clevk of a well paic ollicor d portions of of the buy and ticket nounced sought nd through this very pro- by the given y Ipet is passenger agent steaight commission 1often a do'lar ¢ him 1o under-cll agent in some iy an; to enablo own to competo £0 more the tances and with the regular ay The tickot ! into his confidence and divides company’s at at foroign st tions, also takes him mission with the sealper. Botwesn th two and the public the cut rate ticl office is which the scalper a nabob or e ing. bonanzy makes wealthy sooner situation s eastern present interest- The of nearly all the roads have undertaken the task which ¢ Imanagers and traffic men have utter'y failed to accomplish. They e again resorted to the boycott on commission paying voads. That is, they notified the three recaleivrant corpora- tions that the oupon tickets would be taken off sale if they further refused to come into the fold. Oneof the thr dured not faco ‘this prospect loss of busin ss nd at the last minute. though still holding its probably give up the fight. The third defiant, and 61 railways have solemaly refused to ticket passengers or check baggago to points on its lines, The pussenger agont holds out for commissions and threatens 10 cut rates to all competitive points reach=d by his lines if the boyeott is insisted upon. The present movement has taken a radical form arly all the eastern lines abolished commissions two or three years ago. Those who were continuing the praetice now come in and agree to be reformers. They have a'l united in a demand that the western lines shall discontinue the practice of paying com- missions to theiv agents and have pro- hibited such from receiving the perquisite tly or indivectly, The western lines make no further agreo- ment, but will continue to pay ticket agents of their immedinte connections Chicago and west of thateity, If the cast- orn agreement is maintained, ultimately all remaining lines will accept the situa- tion and do likewisa, The outcome of the fight is watched with interest in railway circles and wagers ave about even on the result. The peonle generally have no concern directly in the success or failure of the movement. If the abolition of commis sions would give the public rates reduced proportionately, the aid of congress might eventually be invoked. Under ting conditions it means mere transfer of the amounts hitherto paid out as subsidies to the treasuries of the company. If the railway companies succeed in cutting off the commissions to ticket agents the war upon the scalpers will be short, sharp but decisive. By plac- ing closer limits upon coupon tickets the profits of the ticket brokars will be prac- tically destroyed. Until the agents are de- prived of the indueements to divide with the brokers and thé companies are lieved of this form of competition, even strict local laws prghibiting ticket scalp- ing, such as ave in force in Colorado, will not afford much satisfaction. weakened Another, ground, will is FoR the past twp years the gencral land offico has bgen one of the best ad- ministered bureaus under the govern- ment. Ex-Commissioner Groff intro- duced needed refargs which brought the office up to a high standard of efficienc, and left it in bettep condition than iv had been in before for many years. His suc- cdssor, Commissionpr Carter, promises to emulate his excellent example, and having a far less dificult task than Judge Groff assumed when he took charge of tho office, the new commis- sioner will undoubtedly be able to main- tain the high standard that has boen es- tablished, and possibly even improve upon it. The great number of people who are interested in an efficient admin- istration of the general land office will be glad to know that Commissioner Car ter is alive to their welfare. —e THE weekly bank statement shows the rescrve has doecreased $770,000. The banks now hold #5,633,000 in excess of logal requirements, ——eee A CENTRAL market has long been hoped for in Omaha, It s greatly seded. The triangle on St. Mary's av- enue is the place for it. Let the eity make the improvements projected in that vicinity and utilize the tract indi- cated for market purposes, —_— THE office of oty prosocutor is one of importance to the city and should be filled by the appointment of a gentle- man, not a ward bummer; a lawyer, not a pettifogger;a man who will prosecute offenders with vigor and ability. A JANTTOR of one of tho schools of the city puts in a bill of $2.25 for a gallon of whisky used in thawing out the stoam pipes of his building. They must have been frozen from the epiglottis to tho colon at least. THE taviff on garbage dipped in the Missourd river, for the henefit of a con- scienceloss ward striker and professional lobbyist is one dollar per cart load, A GARBAGE crematory or dessicating factory is imperatively needed here and s0on have to be established for sani- ¢ roasons, One Born Every Minute, Continent. We have boen asked if in the water which flows in Wall street there aro any fishi Ihero are -suckers, ohiefly. Wait for M v Do you suppose that the lato Mr. Barnum had displayed upon the pearly gates of tho celestial city the oid familiar legend, *Wait for me, I am coming."" — Reciprocity Needed. New York World, alley solemnly declares that bribe the New Orleans jury, and the jurymen do not understand the first prin ciples of reciprocity if they fail w confivm his statement Detective O he did not What a Fall Was There. Th Alliance, Governor Boyd took young Mr. Hitcheock to the top of the dome of the state building and dropped him to the pavement Lhere was no *‘dull thul.” It was imply a* he pavement is awful dicty Favmers capitol below sqush,? = The *timulus of a Meal. A minister of Scottsburg, Ind., officiated at three weddings, stayed to dinner in each twenty-five miles, and preached two 1ons —ull on Easter Sunday. This teaches New York World that under the stimulus of a fow square meals a country minister is a very capable person. wal - David's Rald Head. Atlanta « The haraest blow G nstitution vernor Hill has vet sustained was s by a Soutt Carolina cditor the other day, who printed Lis portrait as a **hofore using’ eut in a haiv restorer ad vertiscment. This is not dignified. 1f it had appeared as the portrait of a &% shoc man it would not have been so bad, bat to twist a man bis capillavy shortcomings is nov decent. uck on Said It The Bur. o York One night recently the wife of a Congreg tional minister at Munchester, Eng., awoke ud asked her husband : *What Is the time?"! The auswer came: “Threo o'clock.” The lady continued her slu When she rose at 8 o'clock she found that the watches, purse and jewelry loft on her dressing tablo lad disappeared. Also many other valua- bles, The clereyman said: “Well, I slept like a log all night.” “Didn't you tell me 1t was 3 o'clock?” “Not I; it was the bur- glar,” bers, PASSING JESTS. Harpers' Ba: Cumso—Are you cutting the sensational articles out of thit paper be fore taking it bome to your wife and daug ters! Banks (handling the shears)—No: I'm cut- ting out the millinery advertisements. Noew York Herald: Mr. Uglymug—1 am behind time, Miss Perily—Well, it is no wonder people say that time flies THE FARMER'S TRIALS, New York Herald, The farmer, when ho began to plongh, Hitebhed up his mule with his Alderney cough, 5 But the mule displayca some grudge, And declined at all to budge, While the cough ran oft and’ kicked rough, up a Joaquin Mitler is putting in his time be- taeen shootiug at hunters who trospass ou his grounds back of Oakland, Cal. and writ- ing u life of Christ in riyme! World: During the present lations no one who loves poace should give tie monkey a hot penuy. Washington oah and his family were the only persons who were not i the swim auring the flood Oh, for the lonely mountains, Where the-earth and the air are still! Oh, for the mountains as high— As high as the hotel bill. Washington Star: “What's that noise stairs “It's Mary singing, °I Angol.! “Well stop her nrefty quick, or she'll her chances forever. up Want to be an ruin One man strikes for the rignt and another writes for the strike, Teacher—Johnulo, you may explain what causes the earth to move around the sun, Johnnie—Cos it’s cheaper to move than pay un: Thespis—I have the shrewdest man rin New York Ranter —In w Thespis— Well, b connected the seats with wires under floor, and turns on u Vig current of eloctricity during the heavy parts. The audience mistakes the clectricity or thrills. Well, Penelope, dia you go over to the Greek play at New Haven! Penelope—Yes. It was horriblo, Abso lutely no attention was paid to the circum floxes by the players, uud as for the aspi- tes, they were wofully misplaced, How. ever, what could you ckpect! New Haven is not Cambridgo, Ariadne A man_at Gate “City, Wash,, has_boen ar- rested for stealing a sawmill and carting jt a distance of twenty miles. Chicago Timos: Mrs. Giggle—I don’t un- derstaud why you are egging your poor hus- bandon to run for congress. 'The poor man is on tho brinkof the grave, uud life at Washington would kill him. Mrs, Wigglo—It's because I love him, and as b cannot live loug in his present state of health, I want bim to have a funeral that's worthy of him. The dandelion plants so shy Put forth their yellow specklos, And good old Mother Earth said:' ¢ Believe I'm getting freckles, Washington Post: She came from Great Britain and the young man who was with hor was a little startled to hear her declare that he was the hugliest man she ever did 800, Washington Post: “I hear that the editor of tho Daily Bimzee has jolned the church,” “Yes; but ho can’t gei over one ruling passion, If yow'll notice, when he quotes scripture he never gives any credit.” " be favorably considered by the board GRIEF CAUSED HER DEATH. The Troublos of Attorney Zink's Wife Ended at Last, STATE UNIVERSITY'S NEW PROE[SSURS. Move op Foot to Allow Saloons to Keep Open Unull Midnight-Stroot Railway Impgovements— 0Odds and Ends. Lixcory, Neb., April 12.—[Special Tel gram to Tur Brg.|—The last sad chapter in the troubles of Mes. H. W. Zunk eaded with her death carly this morning. She was A very attractive but delicate woman of about thirty, and it is reported had become insano through the actions of her husband, Attorney Zink. Heis now in jail waiting trial on tho chargo of embezzlement. According to roports the arrest of hor husband 1s a very small part of hor trouble, as Zink had so mortgaged all of the household offocts that sho has been brought in constant contact with ruthless money grabbers, and their heartless and abusive treatment, added to the arvest of hier husband on a criminal drove her to insanity. Whether intended to desert his wifo or not1s not known, but during his fncarceration in tho county jait he has utterly ignored ber, and has put in his time writing spoony letters to depraved fe whose head- quarters are on the bottoms., An aggrovat ing feature of the caso is that Mr3, Zink was $00n to become a mother, charge, 1ales CHACKED A SAPE. Sometime last night thioves effec itrauce into Brockelmeyer's salvon on th ner of Tenth and N streets and blew open sufo, They sccured §75 and a revolver as These belonged to Mr. Broc “the burglars overlooked a large roll of money wranped up in a newspaper which belonged to the Eden Musee THE SWITCHMEN'S STRIRE. ere is pract lly nothing new ke situation. A conforoneo was held be- tween Third Vieo Grand Master Newma and the trainmen at Bohanan's hall Saturday afternoon, but the meeting was seerot All that could be learned of the procoedings was that the trainmen decided tosend for Grand Master Wilkinson before any definite action was tak rainmen Who ¢ confersuco studiously refused to divilg thing except that nothing had yet bee cided upon. Mr. Clark, the head of the con- ductors’ brotherhood, is expected in Lincoln at an carly day. WANT SALOONS It is being ¢ exciso it in the APTER THEA d that a petition is ntation to the new suloon keep- keep their in the petition is suid y all the saloon umberof business men, wo confident that it will Under ssent regulations the saloous ave closed The saloon men claum that by oboy- this regulation they lose the patronageof those who attend the theaters and other placos of amusement. A romosstrance will be presented against granting tho privilege, STREET RAILWAY IMPROVEMENTS, A deal has been made between the Lincoln street railway company and the Lincoln city tric company whereby the latter securcs ssession of the tracks on N street botween leventh and_Fourteenth, Workmen were aged on N strect vosterday laying g doule track from Eleventh to Bigliteenth street. The electric railway has also pur- chased the right of way on I strect from the Burlington depot to Ninth street and cars will be run over that line as_soon as the N street t is built west to Ninth stecet and north to u connection s with, the line at thand P. The electric company has porfeo plans for the extension of the Fourt street line from its present terminus at tho South street barns to the penitentiary. Tho lino witl probably be finished by August 1. THE NEW UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, By the action of the regeats two new pro- fessors have b ated to chairs in the university Prof. Charles L. Ingersoll to the “chair of agricuiture and Prof. Frederick W. Tay djunct_pro- fessor of horticulture, [nge now president of the Colorado colleve. Hois a graduate of the Michigan agricultural college and was regarded as a very strong man while yot a Aftor his graduation he was assist of the Michigan college for s He afterwards accepted tho ch ture at Purdue universil diana, goiug from there rado a few years ago. In clecting Lim the regents have shown their intention of placing the department of agriculture on a firm basis. Mr. Ingersoll is a man >f wide experienco and was offered extra induce- ments in the way of sulary in ordor to insure his accoptance, Prof. Taylor is a native of Nebraska. He recelved an academic education and _entered fmmediately upon s life work of horticul- ture. He owns extensive hortieulturnl grounds just outsile of Omaha and has for somo time been presigent of the State Horti cultural society, from which he reccived a strong endorsement for the position. He is not entirely unknow to the students, huving delivered a couple of forestry lectures during the winter torm. Mr. Taylor already bas chargo of the experimental sub-stations in horticulture, COUNTY JATL PRISONERS. nt there avo nineteen persons con- the county jail. ‘They arc Mus. Sheedy and Monday ‘McFariand, chargad with murder: Attornoey H. W. Zink, zlement; White, burglury: Wagoner, burglary: Goeorge MeCoy, tenced for forgery; William and Honry Bowers, kd Lucher, Honry Ernest, John Vet, John Albertine, George Gill, Mike Mor- rissey, (. W. Wilson and Thomas Brown, larcery; ‘Ihomas McCarty, destruction of property; Charles Golle, selling liquor with- out liceuse; Winston Taylor, sending ob- scene matter through the mails. The jail was ginally planned for only twelve persons and is therefore greatly crowded. WANTS A POLICEMAN'S PAY. The case of ex-Policeman Botts vs the city of Lincoln was heard in Justice Foxworthy's court yestorday afternoon. Bo aims that he was employod by Mayor Graham as driver of the patrol wagon at a salary of $15 per month, but instead of being allowed to drive the wagon he was detailed to u boat as a regular policeman_ and did regular patvol duty. He therofore demunds a policeman’s Dy, namely, $75 per month. Foxworthy has taken the case under advisement, PDS AND ENDS, The high school contest in held in the state unfverity chapel next Satur day evening. There will bo six contestants and an excellent programme. ‘There will be no admission fee and all are invited The remains of Mr. J. R. Richards were consigned to theirlast resting place at Wyuka ietery at 2 o'clock Sawrday aftornoon. he burial services were conducted by Key. Stein of St. Paul's ehurch. Ho was assisted by Kev. Britt of Hastings, Tho funeral was largely attended The Burliugton company menced tho salo of all unelal the depot. The baggago consisted of hun dreds of trunks, valises aud all kinds of packages, which containod n varied assort ment of personal pre y Sheriff McClay Saturday sold the Bazar OPEN 1ot rrently v ulated board for pr asking permitted open from morning until miduight to contain the names of © cpers as well s a promoters be ons to the p its suth f agricul- in TIn- to C in oratory will be Saturday coa el baggage at ink had | ! bus Sentinel | fora quarter of a conty | | win | designed that it { old man, being but sixty- ock of goods to John Ronwit for 1,495, Tho purchaser is abrothier to Paul J. Bonwit, who was managor of tho store before the selzuro of the goods, During the summer vacation the chomical laboratory at the stato university will un. dergo extensivo repairs, and the alterations will make it impossible for any laboratory_ work to be done in that building during the summer. This will be t disappolntes ment to those that carryving on work during the summer months, but the Iaboratories will bo In much botter condition at the opening of school next fall. - NEBRASKA NEWSPAPER NEW an is fiftoon yoars old. The York Rep Tecumseh Revublican is eleven years Tho C Mr. Nichols. . Editor Howard of the Schuyler Suu s also the owner of an #1%,000 hotel, - ‘The Holdroge Progress has bogun its fifth year with lots of friends and a growing sub- scription list Willis Catdwell has becomo nssociatod with D. M. Amsberry in the publication of the Brokon Bow Republican __Editor Warner of the Homer Indopendent is now entitled to the titlo of judgo. ' Ilo has been appointed.a justice of the peace, The new county of Boyd is already in the throes of a county seat war, Tho Reserva- tion Nows published at Mankato was moved up to Butte City one day Iast weok under rathor peculiar civoumstances, The bullding in which the oftice was located was owned by 4 man in Butte City. Ho ordored tho build- ing vacated and upon tho refusal of the pub lishers 20 do so ho hitelied on to the building and moved it to his own town, George I, Marvin, editor of the Democrat, suc city council last week te than some of his shed into politics. ~ Bushnell of the L Al was snowed undgr, D, I’ the Columbus Telogram ~ lacked votos of being clected to tho school board, and A. L. Bixby of the Colum- 1 sixty-cight votes bebind his competitor for the counci ME. EDMUNDS' RESIGNATION, ighton Nows has boon sold to & B ing elected t 0 WS more brother aditors trico th fortu who, Ancoln Davis Now aYork Tribune: § resignation will awaken surprise found fegret, not. only in his o throughout the country. "ie Vermont sena- tor's retirement will be a grave loss to the majority in tho senate. His experience in the body extends over twenty-five years, and he is the oldest member in” continuous ser- vice. His long and honorable career, his rive judgment and his varied experience’ will leave a gan that cannot be filled. Mr., Ed- munds has always been a true-hearted 1 publican and a sturdy fighter for his party's principles, but he will carey into private lifa tho respect aud esteem of frionds and foes alike, enator Edmunds' and pro- n state, but L' Washington Post: Senator Fdmunds ot Vermont has deeided to rotire from public life. Intimations to this effect were current some timo since, but were not generally ered 1ted, partly because they lacked confirmation and largely because of the general hope and belief that the distinguished scnator, except ing for some oxtraordinary cause, would not surrender a position with which his state de- tighted to honor him, and which he had filled With such consist- ent and conspicuous ability. Hance the announcement that his re g tion is determined upon, and will become accomplished fact on’ November 1 next, bo received with unfeigned regrot, not only by his own party, but by the coun: try at Targe, with all the 'more regret that considerations of ill health, his_own as we as that of his duvgnter, should be the im velling causes Unless, therefore, some oc casiou arises for convening au extra session of congress, which is extremely improbale, the place in the senato that has known him so long will know him no more. 1t canuot road- ily be filled with a man of the same high qualities of statesmanship and profound par- Linmentary knowlodg Springfield Republican : Senator Edmunds' resignation 1s an unfortunate turn not only for his party and state but for the whoie country. We hiad hoped thit the rumor of this event promulgated a fow weeks ago was without foundation, but it seems that hig health is so far broken as to demand rotire ment from pulic life for the time being a1 least, and Vermont will be obliged to choose avother senator before next December. No public man of this generation has done more than he to give to the up. per branch of the law-making body that dignity and weight in logis- ation which the founders of the government should exe He has 1 the highest senso a statesman, not a politician, a man of positive chavactér and breadth of view, and not one of catehy ex- pedients—one who in his present move fits in with Milton's portrait:— * * and in his rising seem'd A pillar of state. And the more s0 as so few are left behind in the senate of his stamp. Vermont will ba obliged to look very far ‘to find a successor who will give to the state the power in cone gress exercised through Senator Samunds, or who will give to the country as able a expcnent of the fundawental law or as usoful a public servant. been w York Times: The resienation by Mr. Edmunds of his seat in the senate, which was announced 1o the governor of Vermont esterday, will be a matter of deep regret to the best eiti; of all partios throughout the union, Jdmunds is by no means bree. He tas boen a member of the scnate for twenty-five years, and had previously becn a meniber of tho Vermont legislature for ¥ during which time he was three y speaker of embly and two years prosident of tho This is a very remarkable record, if not quite, unprecedented the longth of continuous service. In is long éxperienco Senator Edmunds has become one of the most eminent as well as one of the most valuable members of tho senate, and ho has amply justified the shaken confidence roposed in hum by his stato. If, of lute yoars, it has been our mis- fortune to.bo forced to disagreo with him on some important matters, we have never been compelled to withhold from him the most hearty respect for his motives and admiration for his fidelity to a very high stundard of in- tegrity in public life. Witk the personal rea- sons that induced bim to retire from the sen- ata now the public can have no concern, but this state cannot at once replace him und the whole country will suffer in losing him, — )R HORSES FEED I Government Contracts for Awarded Saturday. Contracts for supplying hay, grain and fuel for the United States arty at several western posts were awarded Saturday in Col- onel Hughes' office as follows At Fort McKinney James Tobban got the contract for 250 cords of w0od, at 85,50 per cord, 230 tons of baled nay at $12 per ton, fifty tons of = hay in stack al 0.0 por ton; 15,000 pounds of brau, ut 31,50 per 100, ' wobert ot the contract for () tons of coul at ) per ton; 50,000 pounds of oats at §1.28 100. Jumes H. Pratt got the contract for 000 pounds of barley at §2.75 per 100, At Fort Niobra ", Kecloy will farmsh 16,000 pounds of $L45 per 1003 50,000 pounds of oats at 156 per 101 000 pounds of oats at $L41 per 100; 50, pounds of bran at 3133 per 100, Asel Kyes ot the contract for 50,000 pounds of brat at #1.46 per 100. L. L. Davis will supply 115 tons of baled hay at 813,50 por ton At Fort Russcll G H. Taylor got the econ- L 108 55,000 pounds of oats at §2.04 por 100, A Fort siduey George H. Sewett will fu uish 15,000 pounds of corn at §2 per 100, Forage Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U, S, Gov't Report, Rl Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE ty et Ay