Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 24, 1891, Page 4

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Ved in my D, Eworn to beforo me an presence this I5th day of April NP e, Notary Publie. Etate of Nebrask County of Dou George ‘B. T oscs and siys thit he Publishing company, th dmly circulation of T month of April, 180, 1800, 20,180 copless for Juri | e being duly sworn, de- secrotary of 1 thie net 23 e Her for the 4 copies; for May, , 1800, 20,01 copleni for July, 0,062 cople for A ust, 1800, 20,760 coples; for Scptember, 1800, 20,470 coples. for October. 1800, 20,562 cope: for ber, 1800, 22,130 cop! for De iber, 1800, 214t copics 1y, 1801, 28,046 coples for Febroar c f o1y, 1601, 24,005 coples, GE B TZSCHUCK. Sworn to Lefore me. and subscribed in my Tresence. (hisdd duy of April, A, D., 1801 N. I, I'ere, Notary Publie. — DR. GATLING is working on a new gun which will make the old one ashamed of its name, BALMACEDA, president pro tem of Chili, is out of nitrate and henco out of money. The insurgents have captured both Cot i FLORIDA is hopelessly democratio, but there are republicans enough in the log- islaturo to make the democrats hold o deadlock caucus, PARISIANS will not be so unwary here- after in attempts to blackmail and libel woalthy Americans, Mackey wins his libel suit and Blonden, the offending scandal monger, will serve 16 months in prison as the penalty. THE state officials celebrated Arbor day by planting trees in the capitol ground. It was in accord with the eternal fitnoss of things that State Superintendent Goudy selected a birch and several of the other officors slippery elms, J BARON FAVA intimated that when he reached Rome the world would hear something drop. This explains the powder explosion which knocked the cupola off the parliament house and shattered the ancient windows of the vatican, Gov OR BOYD has appointed rep- resentative Moan, the real author of the Newberry bill aide-de-camp on his staff with the rank of colonel. Colonel Moan will not hereafter speak disrespectfully of his commanding officer and the word veto Is barred from military circles. —_— THE governors of both the Dakotas have found it necessary to inform the charitably inclined of the east that the states are abundantly able to take care of their destitute. On general princi- ples these alms-gatherers are far more avaricious and dishonest than charita- ble. They will bear watching. —_— EX-GOVERNOR FORAKER is a bril- llant stump speaker, a speil-binder of which any campaign committee would be proud, except when he opens his mouth full width., When ho does this his jaw slips an eccentric, as it were, and it takes a good deal of oil to bring the ranchinery back nto good working order, m— PRESIDENT POLK of the national alli- ance, in a speech ut Hornollsville, N. Y., before the alliance delogates of that state barred out some lato shining lights in both the old parties who are seeking a harbor for departed ambitions in the farmers’ organization by declaring that the alliance is no asylum for disgruntled voliticians, A BANKER in Utah was swindled on theold gold brick game. He bought 824,000 worth of alleged gold from an fgnoramus for $6,000, The ignoramus is gone and so is the $6,000, for the alloged gold is pure copper. The banlker is now bunting a swindler. Any man, banker or otherwise, who bites at thut old bait Is lamentably imbecile and recoives and deserves no sympathy. COMMANDE! e, who permitted General Barrundia to be killed on the American war ship Ranger, was con- sured and deprived of the command of the vesscl. Ministor Mizner, who was primarily responsible for the outrage of the Central American officers, was re- called in disgrace. Comm ander Reitor has, however, been placed in command of the Thetis and ordered to complete o hydrographic survey of the Pacific coast. Naturally enough the navy de- partment has been severely criti- cized for its action in this re- gard. The explanation that the Thetis i3 not an armed vessel is offered by Secrotary Tracy, who insists that it is not a vindication of the erring naval officer, whileadmitting that no other of- ficor was equally available. This will hardly satisfy critics, many of whom be- liove Commander Reiter was, to say tho least, excusable in view of the order of the American minister to deliver the genoral to the officers sent to make his arrest. It looks very much as if the ns- signment were made as a sort of peace offering to the friends of the commander, the secrotary’s assertion to the contrary notwithstanding. I AT IMPROVING REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS Ir one of his rocent dispatches from Now York to the Cincinuati Commercial Gazette, Mr. Murat Hulstead observes | that there is manifest in the democratic, mugwump and professedly indopendent that make up the great bulk of York journalism, ine oasiness in the pol ing the repubiicans that overy day ap- pear, and especially about tho ablding friendiiness and cordial co-oparation of the prosident and the secretary of state. The perplexity of the opposition has been intensified by the suceoss of the administration in reciprocity nogotiations, by the unqualified trivmph of the stato department in deaiing with the Italian incident, and by the excel- lent impression the president has made on his tripthus far. Add to these the fact that the administration has been thoroughly practical, that the vastreve- nuos of the government have been col- lectod without the loss of a single nt by fraud or defalcation, that the national finances have been managed with nota- ble wisdom, and that the currency of the country has been largoly and safely in- creased, and there is presentoed a record which appeals to the intelligent judg- ment and confidence of the country. To overcome the influence which this record is oxerting in steengthoning tho ropublican party the opposition is rely ing chiefly upon the charge that the last congress was exceptionally extravagant in appropriations, with the *‘gag rule” and the “force’” bill as incidental issues. Theiracknowledged londer will endoavor 2 the tariff the leading issue, but it is already apparent that u very large number will not bo disposed to follow him in this, at least to the oxtent that he will desire to go, and tho conditions next y vesy likoly to bo such as to make the number still larger. Tho il effects from the tariff that were prophesiod by tho free trade democrats have not been experienced, and if wo go on making rociprocity arrangements and extending our markets th ‘0 not likely to be. king all the necessavies together, they cheaper y than when the tariff bill was passed, and ospecially is this the fact if the products of the farm be excluded, which ave higher for reasons wholly independent of the taviff. If this stato of aff: tinues the democratic party will hardly s con - venture to run the next presidential campiign on the naked issue of the peal of the tariff law. Undoubtedly the next houso of ropresentatives will attack the T, but the democratic party has hitherto shown itself incapable of deal- ing with this subject in a way satisfac tory to the country, and there is no reason to expect that it will oxhibit & higher capacity in the mnext congross. will make a demonstration, also, for free coinagoe of silver, but this will be done at the risk of so dividing the party as to assure its defeat next year. Thoughtful democrats are beginning to sco that the large majority which their party will have in the next house of representatives may not prove to be 50 valuable an achievement, as at first it was thought to bo. They understand that the fortunes of the party in the immediate future largely de- pend upon the course of the next house, and if the extreme and re- ionary element gains control, us now seems probable, the party will have little to hope for in 1802 outside of the solid south, Meantime the republican administra- tion is going forward on safe and con- servative lines with the single purpose of advancing the material welfare of the country and maintaining the credit and dignity of the government, and its sue- coss with this policy is every day com- mending it more fully to inteiligent pop- ular judgment and increasing the strength of the party. — IMPORTANT TREASURY MEASURES, Seerotary Foster appreciates the fact that tho unusually heavy demands which will be made upon the national trensury during the ensuing yoar will require extraordinary preparations to meet them in order to avoid a. deficit. Ho has accordingly boen giving careful consideration to plans designed to pre- vont the depletion of the treasury and the contraction of the circulating me- divm, When recontly in New York he held cousultations with bankers and business men regarding the situa- tion, and this week bas been in consultation with prominent treasury officials regarding the policy which the treasury should pursue. As the moas- ures suggosted by tho secretary will in their execution have an important effect upon the money market, and therefore upon the business of the country, for the next yoar, they possess an interest for all engaged in financial and commercial affairs. The most important measures being considered by Secretary Foster are the refunding of the 4 per cent bonds and the withdrawal of the public funds on deposit in national banks. The amount of the bonds which mature September 1, is about $52,000,000, and the deposits amount to $23,000,000, The expectation had boen that the bonds would be redeemed, but it is now seen that this cannot be done without wiping out the bank deposits, and this it would be unsafe to do. Refunding therefore seems to be the only safe alternative, and this the secretary will probably propose to do, limiting the amount refunded, if practicable, to the bonds, somewhat less than half the wholo amount, de- posited in the treasury to secure the cireulation of the national banks., By this moans ho would ae- complish the double purposs of velieving the demands upon the treasury and giv- ing the banks a continuing basis for their civculation. Itis the opinion of the secretary that these bonds can easily be refunded into a 2 per cent bond running for a considerable term of yeurs, and that banks would gladly accept them in return for thelr present hold- ings and use them as u basis for note circulation. this course is 1t ssary in existing circums a call for & portion of the boads may be expocted to issue at any time. With regard to the deposits of public money in the banks, it is not intended to withdraw all of the amount, but to re- duce it perhaps to the extent of it VLR RS 6. onsing un- | ieal changos favor- | PRI1L 24, [891. | 810,000,000, Other monsures under con- | sidoration are the recoinage of trade dollar bullion and the issue of cortifi- eates upon the new coing, the distribu- tion of some of the fractional silver the recoinage of another por- and the of the silver fund avising from tho prosent sil- nage. The secrotary will also stop payments on the sinking fund if he is not propared to meet them. The consideration of these expedients is evidence of the eloso condition of the trensury and the solicitude of the socro- tary rogarding the immediate future. Within o few weeks $35,000,000 will bo called for by pension drafts, and prompt and tion, use action is necessary to provide for this drain. The cash balance at presont is smalller than for many years, and thero aro no extraordinary resources at hand to meet the enlarged demands. It is quite possible that all of the expedients being considered by the secrotary would not prove successful, and in that case the situation might be- come embarrassing, but they appear to be the best that the conditions suggest. . Tt aid that Secretary Fostor will counsel with Senator Sherman, and whatever is decided upon the country has every ronson to oxpoet that it will have due regard for the general inter- o It is apparent that the affaivs of the troasury for soms timo to coms will have tobe guided with extraordinary care, prudence and wisdom. THE GARBAGE BUSL i An amendment to the ordinance gov- erning the garbage business in the eity will come up in regular order at the council tonight. It aims to correct the abuses which have grown up under the system as now manipulated, and to pre- vent extortionate charges in the future. In other words, the council is asked to treat this subject in a business like man- ner and to so modify the terms of the or dinance s to give the tax-payers and the city reasonable rates for gathering garbage and hauling it to the dumps, The ordinance was solely for the henc ual who was appointed sanitary commi sioner. It was the purpose of the coun- cil to give him an opportunity to make some money out of citizens and garbage collectors to recompense him for labori- ous, tireless and presumably effective service in the late city campaign. It is probable that the large proflts to bo derived from a skillful manipulation of the dumps, dump carts and swill-pails was not fully undorstood by any person except its beneficiary when the ordinance was passed. He has had ten months of financial prosperity at the expense of the city, and ought to be even by this time with his gracious political asso- ciates. o as originally passed fit of the individ- Therefore, if not because the system is open to extortions and other abuses and worthless from o sanitary point of view, then be- cause political obligations have been cancelled by fulfillment, the council should pass the reform ordinance. The city should assume the manage- ment of this business, and conduct it not. to secure a profit, but in the interests of health and cleanline Under the amended charter the board of health is responsiblo to the council for keeping the city in proper sanitary condition. Rules for a systomatic gathering of gar- bage and cleansing of filthy localities should be prescribed either by ordinance or under tho authorily of an ordinance. The city scavenger should be paid a moderate salary, and bo under the di- rection of the board of health. He should not havo a pecuniary interest in dumps, dump carts or other sanitary in- stitutions. FLAGRANT ABUSES. The most vital thing to Omaha tax- payers just now is an honest and equit- able assessment of property. The work of our assessors has for years worked the most rank injustice to the small prop- erty owners and citizens who have bor- rowed money to make permanent im- provements, Millions upon millions of personal property is either purposely overlooked or assessed at nominal values that make the assessment a perfect farce. Ourmost extensive land holders and men who have amassed millions, and have hun- dred of thousands of dollars invested in . stocks, bonds and mortgages always manage to manipulate the asses- sors to the detriment of the great body of taxpayers, But the most flagrant abuse practiced upon our citizens is the assessmont of the property of franchised corporations. On this point an inspection of the tax returns of last year makes a revelation that proves the iniquity of our present system, The four leading franchised corporations in this city are bonded for nearly nine millions of dollars, but thoy are paying taxes on less than two hundred thousand dollavs. In other words, the ratio of taxation is only one forty-third of the aggregate of the amount advanced to them by capitalists, while the property of the average tax- payer is ussessed in the ratio of one- fourth to one-sixth of its value. of THE articles agreement between the sunitary inspector and one of the garbage collectors is a very convincing proof that the former officfal is prevari- cating to a teifling extent in his afi- davit touching the topic of ext onate charges for the disposition of garbage. With the profits of that contract and the fees paid by the city for collecting dend animals in mind, it is incredible that the sanitary commissioner has not made more than $150 per month out of the garbage business unloss indeed M. Morrissey is compelled to divide his in- come with somebody who stands in with him. I is not true that Senator Manderson goes to Europe especially to ascertain whether or not Buffalo Bill’s Wild West is elevating to the Sioux Indians com- posing a part of the uggrogation, Sq | retary Noble settled that controvesy between Comimissioner Morgan and the senator on the senator’s side, ARY PROGOR's possible selec- | tion as a United States senutor to suc- | ceed Senator Edmunds suggests the re- flection that a seat in the United *States senate is usually more highly prized | this is found 1 tho fact that o membor ot o the cabingt is merely a part | | of the administration, Except in rare c: fowhere a man like Blaino takes’'w portfolio, there is no among statestén than a cabinet office. | It is doubtfull £} a single sonator with | three years yetto serve would resign | his office for & binet position. Yet in point of rank and salary a cabinet officer is superior toa'wenator. Tho reason of onportunity {8 Teadership or for special distinction, A hinet officer is a secre- tary to the prosident and voices his sen- timents. A United States senator is the most independent of public servants. His term of office being six years, he is less responsive to the fluctuations of public opinion, If a man of intellec- tual force, he is a forum unequaled in this world for displaying tho gift of elo- quence, the power of leadership and the independenco of genius. No wonder men will leave the taxing details of a cabinet portfolio for the freedom and dig- nity of the United States senate. CORNELL university, New York, made a serious blunder in refusing to allow tobert G. Ingersoll to deliver an ad- dress before its law students on account of his pronounced agnosticism, Cor- nell is a non-scctarian institution and Ingersoll is a first class luwyor, Inge soll has a hobby, it is true, but it is fair 10 presumo he would have talked law and not atheism to the young barristers. There ought to bo common ground some- where botween a good lawyer and anon- sectarian un ity. THE world is to be spared the inflic- tion of Plon Plon’s political correspond- ence for the present, as it might embar- rass some of his living contemporaries to publish it. There has been no Napoleon in whom the world has less interesy than this last pretender. It can therefore paticntly wait a century for the memoirs and political correspond- ence. By that time he will be forgotten, THE enginec office ought to keapits hands out of all the coniests between paving contractors. Either the engineer orany of hisassistants hasa right tosign petitions for any material he desires in front of his own property, but when ho cireulates petitions for any contractor ho lays himself open to the charge that ho has become an interested party outside of his property. THE Chicago IHerald complains that when a republican mayor is elected the better element among the citizens shut their eyes and 0'to sleep. This is not surprising. The bettor element of society every where does the same way under the sainé' circumstances. They know when it {5 safe to feel safe. —— EVERY time a school building is arected in Omaha the controversy be- tween advocates of steam heat and hot air furnaces comes to the front. Being a question between stewed and baked at- mosphore it is largely a matter of taste. The pupils of the new Kellom school are to breathe the buked article, e p—— FAME scurrying around anywhere dis- covers in Hon, William A. Paxton, a shining mark. The old corn-cob pipe did its best to keep its modest owner in obscurity but Governor Boyd has ap- pointed him quartermaster general of the Nebraska National guards and dubbed him Colonel Paxton. THE new charter contains no right of eminent domain, the former provision having been accidentally repealed. As a consequence the fond hopes of the park commission for a boulevard from Bemis park to Hanscom park and other park and boulevard improvements are cruelly blasted. —— PRESIDENT HARRISON stood up to his knees in roses at the Los Angeles recep- tion and the floral decorations every- where were lavish as is only possible in that country of climate and flowers. Rhetoric must take the place of roses in this north temperate zone. PARK avenuo needs repaving. There is no mistake about that, but it should not be a mosaic of the paver’s art. Ap- pearances as well as durability should be considered in improving a natural drive like Park avenue. JonN B. BE has been ap- pointed United States inspector of meats at South Omaka, The German import- ers of the American hog ought to accept Mr. Beischiag’s inspection without question. CHLAG — Kansas Crry is steadily moving to the rear of Omaha as a packing center. This week shows Omaha a gain of 24,000 hogs in the season’s pack over 1890, and a loss at Kansas City of 4,000, A SourH OMAHA block watchman captured a burglar in the act of rohbing astore. This man deserves to be pro- moted to the regular force in Omaha. —— Missouri May Be in It. St. Lowis Globe-Democral, The fact that Mr. €leveland talked so freely to Colonel Lon Vi Stovens, who is very largely the representative of Governor Fran- cls, gives basis for 'the belief thaut tho demo- cratic ticket may/bo Cloveland and Francis., Jan't Abuse W yoming Women, Chiypgime Leader, The women of Wyoming will rejoice to learn that the false accusations made by Rev. D. L. Rader have ragoiled upon his own head. The Methodist chupgh could not endorse such utterances and Danlel must step down and out. ing v St. Lowik (Mobe-Demoerat, President Thurten of the league of repub- lican clubs is safe in saying that the repub- licans will correct the McKinley law if it is found, after a fair trial, to be defoctive, The law is nct exactly what the western repub- Licans wanted, although it has some gooa pro- visions. By tho time the republicans come into power again 10 the house two years heance we will know more about the act aund know what the situation demands, Enemies Pensioners. New York Recorder, The greatest enemies to worthy pensioners are fraudulent claimants and agents, who profit by the promotion of payments not justly due. In so far as criticisms upon tho pension servico tond to bafile the rapacity of suct leeches upon the public treasury those strictures are justifiable and commendable by all houost men, Peasion administration | sorvices and from those technical should be rigid in the inspection of claims, but promptly liberal in -the liquidation of just ones, and tho charges of middiemen should be always kept down by direct deal ing between the governmont and its vetorans, free from onerous chargos for intermediary delays in which “the pension sharps" find their oppor- tunity for ill-gotten gain through favoritism aud corruption, P — 1t is Working Well. New York Sun, Thenow immigration law has operated successfully thus far, asis shown by the number of undesirable aliens who have been prohibited from landing since April 1, and sent back to their own countries at the ex- pense of the steamships that brou ght them here. Several Atlantic companics have now loarned that thoy will lose money by violat- ing our law for tho regulation of Immigra- tion, and that it would be to their advantago to refrain from shipping steorage passengors who will not be pormitted to enter this country, sl ‘s Fine Art. Tribune, ent's southorn spoeches thero has boen a romarkablo note of sugges- tion, He has not hositatod to discuss na- tional politics, even whon they aro matters of partisan issuc, but ho has svokon so frankly and with such openness and toleration toward the views of othors that instead of arousing party spinit and crticism he has won only applause and awakonod only appreciativo discussion. ‘This was fino art. It displayed arare quality of tact and ingonuity. It 13 not often that a prosident discovers tho ability to utter upon such occasions anything but platitudes and compliments, - PASSING J s, New York Sun: “Yes, I am sure her father must have been a football player in time." o o ho blow mo up before the im- Now York Herald: “My friends,” re- marked the minister, “tha" collection today will be devoted to my traveling expenses, for I am going away for my health—the more 1 receive the longer 1 can stay’—and, strange to say, the largest collection” over made was then taken up. Philadelphia Recora: *Ma, whero do th get butter milk from!" asked little Johuny. “E'rom the goats, my son,” replied his ma. She entered the car clung i To a strap that before me converiently hung. Till, perforce, I arose and resigned her my seat; L had to, because thore w and quite recklessly conrs on my feet. liegonde Blaetter: “What!" exclaimed the hotel proprietor, as the guest’s hair stood on end ut tho size of the bill presented, “do you mean to s that startics you?! You ought to be here in the height of the regular season!" “There is the preacher who Is preaching very bold But he preaches for Money, and not for souls.’ Yonkers Statesman: Sunduy School Teacher—Now, Jennie, tell me what took ail the snap out of Samson ! Johunie—A. home-made hair cut, ma'am. Texas Siftings: Irato parent (in the door tohis clork, who was caressing his daughter) —Young man, you are not hired to do that kink of work. Clerk—That's so. ing. I'm doing it for noth- Philadelplia Times : Of all the 400 methods of improving the memory invented, nothing up to date beats giving a thirty-day note, Minneapolis Journal: Senator McHale does not allow himsolf to speak of the Hen- nepin delegation. He calls it the Hennepin de-limb-ga-tion. Boston Herald: TuereIs one thing that moves slowly by cable, und that is an inter- national chozs mateh, e i DIDN'T WANT MONEY. An Exciting Chase After Two Sup- posed Housebreakers. There was a great commotion in the vicin- ity of 613 North Twentieth street about o'clock yesterday morning. A couple of policemen were chasing auother brace of fleemg forms through back yards and over fences, and the sound of rapidiy re- treating footstops was ever aud anon punc- tuated by the sharp crack of a Colt's 83 re- volver. There wus a spicy littlestory bebind it all, and is 18 what caused it. A railroad conductor named Goorge H. Kincaid lives near tho corner of the street, and he left home Wednesday morning to make his regularrun, on which he would be absent for three days. All would have been well had not a couple of kindhearted young men visited the house for the purpose of assisting in making time pass ploasantly until the head of the family should return, At the hour mentioned they concluded to cut their visit short, but as they were about % pass out of the front door they saw Ofticers Shoop and McKray passing and dodged back inside. The ofticers saw them at the same instant and concluding that everything was ripe for bagging a couple of burglars, slipped around to the rear of the building just in time to seo the supposed burglars emerge from the back door and make a dash for the alloy. It was a great chase that followed, and how anyorein the neighborhood got out alive is a wonder, One of the fugitives was captured and in | spite of his earnest protests and tearful en- treaties was sent to the station, whero he gave the name of H. A. Russell, 8 Cuming street druggist. His partner in flight was moro successful, as he was not captured until he had run several blocks further, when he ran ker-plunk into the arms of Detectives Savage ana Dompsey. He said his name was Williams and that he was Russell’s clerk. He made a clean breast of it, and on offering ovi- dence a white linen garment which he had bastiy tucked under his coat and was allowed to depart, Russell was also released when Judge Helsley heard hisstory, as there was nothing in it to warrant holding him as a suspicious character, as he had beoun vooked when ar- rested, ‘The neizhbors had abundant material for gossip at tho breakfast table, It was reported that oneof the fugitives wus shot, and a weeping maiden at No. ¢ grew wildly hystericul over the story, while another sadly 1olded away an abandoned vest in an obscure coruer of her scrap album, Explanations will be in order in that | vicinity ere many suns have kissed the tre- | tops near Twentieth and California, —— WILK'S BANK. BOS cit in Fuds of the Defunct Institution. A gentleman who is well posted in the af- fairs of the City National bank at Hastings, which failed last fall, was secn by & roporter for Tur: Bk last night at the Murray hotel. | Heo suid: “It is rumored that the receiver in whoso hands the City Nationul bank bhas been for | some time has advised the treasury depart- ‘ment at Washington that it would be wise to bring Mr. H. Bostwick, the former president of tho bank, back from Tacoma, Wash., where he is mnow living, and have him tried for defrauding the creditors of the bauk, The stock of the bank has been entirely exhausted and there 1s still a deficit of about #70,000. The stockholders will be called upon to contribute to the full rigl | extent of the law, but some of them have an- ticipated this and have disposed of thew quite generally, I dou’t oelicve the will bo able lo get over 30,000 1o $10,000 more out of the stockholders.” “Is it supposed that Bostwick took much th Lim whon he left for the wost!? a varioty of opinious with regard to that. Some believe thut he took 0,000 to #0,000 with bim, but others think he took aWay Lo wore thau 10,000 10 §15,000," FROM THE STATE CAPITAL, Preliminary Trial of tha Eloping School Teacher Sot for Raturday. VISITED IN JAIL BY HIS SWEETHEART, The Funke Opera House to Be 1temod- eled—~Was the Ex-Mayor Fined? ~Railroad Asscssments —0dds and ds. Lixcory, Neb., April 23, —[Special to Tnr Ber.]—Barton Beck, the Sprague school teacher charged with mulo stealing, was brought beforo Judge Stowart in county court this morning. Beck is not a very hand- some fellow, and his fascination is not visiblo to the naked oy He was accompanied by R. J. Greene, his attorney, but his love, Mary Zimmerman, was conspicuous by hor absence. She visited him at the jail, how- over. On request of County Attorney Suell the preliminary examination was sot for Sat- urday afternoon at 2 o'clock THAT DIG DAMAGE SUIT, The case of Mrs. Gertrude Idney, who seeks to rocover 822,500 from the Baums for fraudulent ropresentations regarding a trade between them, was given to the Jury in Judgo Tibbett's court this morning after cight days' hearing. The plaintiffs this morning filed a request that tho court allow the jury to view the property bhefore retiving, This was re- fused, and after instructions the jury tackled the job of fixing dama It is generally belicved that Mrs. Edne get a good, substantial veraic WILL REMODEL THE FUNKE. Manager McReynolds of the Funke opera house announces that ho has at last suc- ceeded in getting assurauce from tho Funko estato that the much needed improvements at that house will bo made season closes, which will bo in June, It is proposed to put another story on tho build- ing, which will give a higher stage, and cnable the largest Hats of scencry carried by the big companies to be used in Lincoln. It will also enable the architects to put in a second gatlery, which Manager Reynolds has long desired to have, rily the interior of arranged, and it is present to put in two new ach side, make the seats in the first four rows of the dress circle of tho latest style, ifi double plush gues, and. fresco roughout. Be: this alot of and set picces will bo added, and other {mprovements made as they suj. gost themselyes during the transformation, It is expected that at loast $30,000 will be ox- pendea in makiug the house a first class ono, and that the improvements will bo made in time to open the house e in the fall. The management is of the opinion that the new Funke will be of such splendor and elegance that no one can complain of its not being a monument to the city. DISTRICT COURT. The suit brought by Susan B, Peckham to recover 2,000 for the damage done to her property on Ninth and M streets by reason of the city’s cutting down the street to 8 depth of about ten fect and leaving her property perched high and dry on the bank was sottled this mornmg. The matter of damages had been referred to arbitrators, who reported in favor of allowing the plaintif 8300, and the court sustained the award and gave the plaintiff that amount. ‘T'he court and jury are at present engaged ina very momentous question, It is one where Henry C, Hull sues H. A. C. Cooley for $18.65, due for work and labor performed at defendant’s speciul instance and request. The defendant admits that Hull ¢id the work, but says that he carclessly and negligently broke a glass door, *vhich'it cost defendant $15.60 to_repair. ‘Lue defendant therofore asks for §1.05 damages. The case will proba- bly occupy all day atan expense of $24 for jurymen and about an equal amount for other expensos, In the case of John W. Hafer vs G Bowman, to recover £,000 damages for leged false imprisonment, the plaintiff glven ten days to give security for costs or have his sult thrown out the “back window of the court house. The demurrer of defendant in the caseof J. M. Demarce, administrator, vs ahrung & Meyer, vras sustained and plaintifi’s petition kuocked out of court. It was a case brought on behalf of the estate of Lawrenco Kinch- loo, who had purchased some farm ma- chinery from the Seiberling manufacturing company and paid the money, §3, to defend- ants, who represented that they wero Seiber- ling's agents, The next thing Kinchloe knew he was sued in justice court for the amount by Seiberling, who vecovered the amount. This suit was to vecover from Nahrung & Meyer the money paid them. WAS GRAHAM PINED, This afternoon was the time set for the trial of Mayor Graham on the long deferred case of _assault and battery on the person of Editor Littleficld of thoe Nebraska Laborer. Littlefleld declared this afternoon that Gra- ham had pleaded guilty without going to trial and had beeu fined & and costs, the latter amounting to about $40. Justice Foxworthy denies this story and alleges that the case was continued indefinitely. RAILROAD ASSESSMENTS, The state board of equalization held a meeting this morning in the auditor’s ofice for the purpose of considering the assessmont of railroad, telegraph and sleepiug car com- pan The following gentlemen were pres- ent: F k P. Crandan, ting tho Fremont, Elkhorn & Miss alley and Sioux City & Pacific; E. Wood man, reprasenting the Chicago, St. Paul, Minue- apolis & Omuhas J. C. Cooper, represontin g the Chicago, Kausas & Nebraska Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; E. 1 bower and J. C. Coombs, Pacific Short Line; J. H. repre senting the Kearney & Black Hills, The as- sassments will not be made for some weeks, T THE NEW BOARD SETTLE 1T, ens of Stamford, Furnas county, who ave complanants before the state board of transportation against the B. & M. for the re-ostablishment of a station recently aban- doned by tho railroad company, notified tho board woday that they refused to accopt the answer of the defendant as either just or right and declare their ntention to prove at the hearing the falsity of much of the an- swor. They request the hearing to be fixed for the 25th inst. However, owing to tho change in the board of secretaries,it is proba- will will at the house the intention sets of boxes on Bier- the ble that the hearing will go over until about | be the initial case for the May 2, and will adjustment of the new nsideration and taries. URIGATE, The Nebraska irrigation and _improvement company has filed articles of incorporation. Tho headquarters of the company are to be in this city. Tho meorporators are G W. Holdrege, R. O. Philips, J. W. Dewe to 1. 1oss, J. W. Shabata and W son. The object of the corporatio uduct a general irrigating business in Ne- , Colorado, Wyoming, Montaua, South Dalsota and Kansas, is to STATE HOUSE NOTES, Judge Higgins, the governor's private secretury, has been dangerously ill with erysipelas for a few days, but is” now cou- valescent. Harry Carter, lato of the auditor's oftice, It toworrow for Boise City, Idaho, where he will enter a bank. ODDS AND ENDS, “The proposed boulovard south of tho state house has not yet materialized. Mr. It L. Metealf of the World-Herald D. e ————— moved bis famlly and household effects t4 Omaha today. To n delegation who walted on hiwa, Al Pound, chief of the Wastoru Detective asso. clation, de the race. FREEDO True igniflea Passovor xplained by Dr. Rosenau The Jewish church on Harney stroe Twentyfourth, was filled to torday at 10 o'clock by an audience composed of the devout followers of the anciout and God- foaring Israclites. ‘The oceasion was the col ebration of the feast of the passover. "Tho music for tho occasion was remarka- bly fine, being furnished by a quartotte sisting of Mra. Colton, Mes, Muellor Pennell and Mr. Wilkins, Miss Boulte sided at the organ, Dr. Roscuuu, the rabbi, dolivored an propriate and very able addross, Ho reviewed tho origin and history of the great fostival of which the meeting was an observance. Tho spoaker hold that the fost- ival was not originated by Moses, as 5o many bivle studouts aro led to beliove, but its origin was much more ancient 1t was origioally s spring fostival, cole- bratod by thé Hindoos and othor ancient tribos of men, long beforo the exodus of the Israclites from Kgypt. But Moses gave to this festival a sanctity, and meaning no known to tho heathen. Tho Hindoos and others, prior to the time of Moses bolieved that by sacrificos to the god of spring they could escapo the dangers that might follow during the summer months. Moses, the groat law giver taught that this oceasion shoula be celebrated as one of emancipation, Naturo suegested to Israel tho idea of bursting fottors of winter, tho dom from bondage of ' evory liv ing thing, It was, therefore, made a festival of freedom, celebrating the escapo of the children of Israel from bondage ana ap- free. from winter and its icy Dr. Rosenau then this rreat festival chains, advanced the idea that should mean even moro than this to intelligant people of the prosent day. It should mean the frocdom of body aud mind from the chains of phys ical and mental bondage that hinder tho progross of tho human rac What ~ has boon done in this direction has been but the following out of 1 message given the peoplo of Isracl. roformations such as followed tho evolution, tho Ame n war for in denco and the emancipation of tho 0 wore but the necessary results that followed tho carrying out of tho great mes. sage of frecdom in all'its fullness, The speaker then said that tho work begun by Moses was not yet finished. There were yet thoasands of peoplo in bondage. © The poor, the g tho sick and distrossed ains that might be, to a loosened and broken it those who were able to assist in the work would do duty. In closing the sveakor admonished tho peo- plo to the poor and distressed and to be liberal in their donations to all worthy charitable institutions. — MR. MORRISS He Denies Published Stateme: cerning City Sanitation “If the wan who hus the garbage assign- ment on Tk Bee is working on space rates, sa'd Sanitary Commissioner Morrissoy, to Bk man, “he must bo making as gresta ily stipend as the sanitary commissioner. 1 receive from Tuk Bes over a other day of frec advertising, for which any of the loeal merchauts would be willing to pay handsomely.” **Well, what have you to say on tuo gar- bage question?’ he was asked. *0, not mueh,” he replied, *“I am glad 1o find out that [ am making so much money, anda particularly, to see the fact made publ It will ease the minds of the fellows whocall ‘to sce about that little bill, and it will un- doubtedly enhance the modicum of credit I now have at tho city banks (if I bring along the usual A No. 1 securdly). Now, if Tir: Beg will only establish for me a reputation, as being a chain-lightning raker-in of tho ood iron dollars of tho.dear public I may yot be in demand as a financier. “‘But seriously,” he added, *I think Tur Ber will itself” discover soon that it 1s mak- ing a big ery over littie swill (pardon the norant, ts Con- paraphrase). It is true that the city's gar- bayo tem i wrong, but [ did not make the system. The ordmances fix- ing pri vero laws before 1 took the oitice. Now, section 165 of the city char- ter provides that tho compensation of any city ofticial cannot be increased or dimine ished during his term of office. Supposh your salary as reporter was guarded thus by act of the legislature; wouldn't vou make n kick it an attempt was made to reduce il Well, that just tire kind of a kicker I am. “I was given an office and left to rustie for a salary, and I am egotist enough to thin( that 1 still nave some of the old newspaper capability for rustling left in me. Suppose iv were true thut I was making a big thing out of the office. Are there not other public officers in this city doing likewise legiti- mately! Am I less capable or less deserv- ing! * I repeat that it is the fee system which is wrong. I sai that months ago and when Xe . gentlemen who prepared the proposed amend ments to the city charter were in session last December I submitted, through the mayor, a draft of a section drawn from the charters of other cities whish provided for the lev ing of a tax and the collection of garoage ut the public expense, as is done elsewhere, 1t was ignominously thrown into the waste basket. So, if ~the city guardians in. sist on the prosent system, it i no fault of mine. "As matters now stand I shall resist any alteration of the ordinances during wy presént term of office. The new charter gives mo the control and specifies tho mat- ters in_my department. There is no pow in tho council to take any of those powers from me, as that body cannot alteracts of the legislature. This hub-bub raised by a disgruntled _scavouger does mot perturh mo iu the loast, but inasmuch as the reporter who wrote the article in last eveuing’s Bri points out that I did nov deny demanding $75 of Nelson before I would sell i & book of tickets, pormit me to say that Ido ubsolutely deuy' that I ever demanded any such sum. Nelson owes mo &, I asked him for it, well knowing he never in- tended to pay' it. But I inteud to prove to him that T am sanitary commis. sioner of Omaha, Nelson further lics about where he deposited the contents of tho Wal- nut Hill school coss-pool. Instead of twonty foot, ho did Dot o Within ond mile of the sty dunips. It is absolutely true, as Tue B says, that I hold tho oftico ‘for what thero is in it) and in the lan- gunge of the law Mr. Tweod of New York I il add, ‘What aro you gotog to do about it If theso tre- mendously good, though unanimously anouymous, lawyers of whom Tir Bri speais are meout why confident that.they can knock don’t they come forward and cavn the hearty gratitude of Ture Bep and ox-Scavenger Nelson and the large (1) se tion of tho public which is alieged to bo sorely oppressed when compelled to obey tho sanitary law: “I have been taunted with not having any capital invested. I havo not dared to, Lo me tell you a bit of my experience, I had 12d. Moadimber construct for mo a wagon for removing dead aunimals which would comply with the ordinance. 1 did not have it a week, although it eost me 3205, when there was an ordinance introduced making other dispo- sition of that part of tho revenues of tho oftice. 1 would be a fool, therefore, to invest on an uncertainty when I can hire the work done as well without an investment. “As for the remarks of Tooley, 1 cannot s0o that I merit any orviticism from him. I extonded to him the prompt courtosy of an investigation at his request, With that dis charge of my duty, I have no furtier iterest 1i tho matter.” Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report, Roal Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE larod that ho would accopt the position of chief of poiice IT it was offered to him, although heretofore he has not beon in the doors y('/ the* ombracing tho ancient idea of emancipatfof column overy - r A > a