Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 28, 1891, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, 'UESDAY. APRI1L 28, 1891, ni »li DAILY BEE ROSEWATER Evrron, ¥a PUBLISIED EVERY MORNING. TFRME OF SUBSCRIPTION, Dally RBee (without Sunday) One Year.. . Daily und Sinday, One Youar. Blx month: ave THE BUSY FARMERS. | Throughout the northwest the farm- | ers are busy with the work of the sen- | son, and nature is giving them every aid and encouragement. From Minnesota the report comes that the ground has not beon in so good & condition for years | to give the crop a start which will carr, | turers the case is differont, and o strike | need hardly bo «aid that the effect of such a striko would be wide-renching, and if long continued very ~disastrous, The railronds have been providing | against it by storing up coal, and gener- ally in the eistorn cities dealers have been doing the same, but with manufac: . cial has nothing to fear from THE BEE. The other clags of which unfortunately there ate too many, will be eriticized for their blundorg; dbnounced for their cor- ruption and expesed for their insincori- ty. When ang fhan, whether friend or foe, honest or, dfshonest, porforms any service of marked valuo to his constitu- of the Mothodist Fpiscopal church, The newspapers of that great religious body are announcing the meeting and awakening intorest in and inquiries concerning this motrovolis, RY commissioner shorn by ordinance of fees,perquisites and author- FROM THE STATE CAPITAL Speoulation as to How the 8heedy Trial | Will Bo Conduoted. | Burlington rallroad company, and has dis. missed the suit against them for that umount because of false imprisonment, Rart Beck tells the court in ' motion filed today that he has no monoy to defend him. 1f, and asks that tho 1y give him an at- orney. Hart, by the wi Was not arrested on a requisition, but the court below wouldn't Aliow his plea of no jurisdiction, CHOICE OF THE KNIGITS OF LAROR, Thrae monthE. It well along to maturity without any | lasting over 30 days would compel | ents the publio-will be notified through | ity would still have the high-sounding | DEFENSE WILL WORK HARD FOR ACQUITTAL | R oo bR A gL P e ";:L'::‘;,II‘:.:“‘";" "(‘;’”}_"" more rainfall. The acreage of whe it many of them to shut down, It is ine- | these columns, *A'uE Bk will bo just, | title left and be a member of the board —_— following gontlemen for positions within tho, ekly Bee, One Year Will bo largely increased, and at the rato | vitable that such a confiict, if prolonged, | even to those W¥ho have by former con- | of health. This would hardly satisfy a | porice Appointments by the Excise | {06 the muyor: For marshal, Georgo W OFVI at which it is bolug sown, planting will | would very soriously affect all manufac- | duct forfoitod thg respect of the commu- | man who has hitherto hold ths office Tor Bonrd—A Compromise Verdict by n.’ffff}‘-}...'"rn':"".«.\'.m:[:fl"'1:.'1 Loyl Omauha, The e Bulldls il be about completed by the ond of tho | turlng industries throughout a wide | nity on the pripciple that the devil | what thero s in ft, and has found big the Juisy in'the M Loighton, for building inspector, 4. W fouth Oma) i present month. In North Dakota the |range of country, and there is | should b given his ducs. big money in it. fon jfor, sewer fuspe 1 shington, 51 Fourteenth str CORRESPONDFSNUE, cations relating to news and ter should be addressed to the tie HUSINESS siness leLters ane be addressed to The Be Omuhn. Drafts, choeks and po TTERS, remittang Pubiishing ¢ ot s should farm s are equally busy, and with the exception of the low lands, which are yet too wet to seed, planting is going forward rapidly. The South Dakota | farmors are reported to be jubilant over tho bright outlook for a good crop, and the averngo in the state will be largoly increased. The drouth, it is believed, is | reason to believe that it might be main- tained long enough to do great injury The latest advices give promiso that it will beaverted, and the improvement of | coal road stocks in Wall streot yostor- | day is n favorable indication, but there will be uncasiness until there is cortainty | that the danger has passed. IN PRESIDENT ITARR1s in Califor- is B | nia, and hence there are no offices to look aftor of any consequence. It is burely possible that this explains why Seaator Manderson’s name is sprung so suddenly us a possible successor to Sec- retary of War Proctor in case the latter —— THUS far the Sunday meetings of the Omaha independent elub have not been overwhelmingly successful, Even Allen Root, the patron saint of tho old green- back party and the now independent movement, could not draw a full house or awaken any enthusinsm Baum Case Lixcory, Nob,, April 27.—[Special to e Brr.|—The attornoys for Mrs, Sheody will, it is roported, make a desperate fight for her acquittal in her trial for the murder of her husband. Tn adaition to the glovy of winning the caso her attorueys havo the prospect of winning a big foe, and iv all depends on ; for rd of publio works, Kent. Blake, Lowever, has not been appointed, BTATE HOUSK GONSIT, Whito of Plattsmouth and Mr, <« or, aditor of the Blair Courier, both chosen to the positions of deputy tors, qualified today, G. Harris, who bas been appointed rnor Boyd to the position of assistany Mr. I, W. H. K rocently oil ins, Mrs, by Go o Deputy Labor Commissioner Andres, en t £ % i | i g 5 1t upon the duties of her office today. to be made payable to the order of the cow- | wholly broken, and in uo previous year | But this is not the only strike ar- | gentloman induces Governor Page of 3 ——— whethor she 18 acquitted or convicted. In | Mrs. Harris is a southern lady of fine oducy Ja L ‘ at this time has the promise of an | ranged to tako place May 1 for an eight | Vermont to placo him in the chair Sen- NO recent action in the Omaha ¢ty | cayg of convietion her attorneys will not got "“'l"'n~"|.r"-"('|'"f"q"- od busine s by The Bee Publishing Company. PrODIIBIONS | anundant harvost boen more fayorable. | hovs working day. Workers in_the | ator Edmunds has announced will bo | council has givon such genoral satisfac- | anythioe, ae s s porioy Ml Bavo 1o | attompe e orerl stood n the Mo of THE BEE BUILDING, The weather of the past week. accord- | building trade in a number of cities have | vacated in November. The sonior sen- | ton as the passage of tho Douglas street St whatover to the woney of the estate, | of ownership by Hiram Wheoler. lata oja T CHTO! ing to the last bulletin from Washing- | fixed upon this date to demand a roduc- | ator from Nebraska and the peesident | grade ordinance, If sho is acquitted sho will ot the bulk of | of the supreme court, has reposed in the EWORN STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION, h I ble of th C——— her mudered husband’s property ana will, it | vault of the ton, was the most favorable of the 1 i Thi 3 puty labor e ssiones Etate of Nebraska tion of hours, ana dispatehes veport | protem. of the Unitod States sonate has IAVREE b (b T SR WRE Las 18 believed, deal libevally with her attornoys. | this morning elovited to ite tom e, aco Corge . schatan fecrotary of Taw Bee | 800 throughout the fall and spring wheat | & movemont to tho samo end | not figured conspicuously in print Pmmm.'a‘:‘:f.':.,!:lf;.','.,,‘,'.'..7_;""”‘"' yonpidorable it s satd, dupends on tho ac | the ttormey goneral's ohice, T PICe i Pubiishi mipany, does solemnly swoar | vegions, and all crops in the states of the | in other departments of indus- for a woek or two and it is only: | . mho aditor .wrote it corroctly, Lot tho | is belioved thit thy will have him mani | i ODDAAND EXDA, e Yo s Mississippiand Ohio valleys wero greatly | try. Strikes for increass of wages | fair that he should be brought inw | galled jado wince.” But this is the way it | guilty, and Mrs. Sheedy's attorneys beliovo "“"“l“t,‘;:"l: Pt el "":}:m!“l‘l‘l;:"v‘muj : benofitod, are also proposod to be inaugurated at [ newspaper prominence with some degves | appeared in the paper: ‘Lot tho gallon jug | thatIn case he M\);’,Iiu“t‘],2'!:}:“{:‘“1*b:.-ns:‘\)-:x"ll Showanted o warrant for tie arrest of All the indications are that this is to | that time. Krom present indications, | of regularity. Of course with a demo- | wait." from couviction, “ | North Fourteenth streot grocer whom sho SeAdny, 4 be the American farmers’ y thercfore, it is possible that the opening | crasic governor, a possibly hostile legis- fi,..:-‘n,‘un;_. Tho prosecation, however, dec tuag | 80id had called her such undignifiod names s ote. the man a liar in large capital lottors, but as shio appeared to be a little off mentally sho i v i Sullivan, Sho of the coming month will witness tho beginning of labor troubles involving hundreds of thousands of workers and | Thursday. Ap; only is there eve Friday, April Baturday, April 25 v splendid crop, ono far ir son to expect a excess of the average, but there are equally good rea- proposed LoV lature two ye B, tatkors, Loy s term 0to Mayor Graham oficars will go in as evidenco rland does refuse to appear on the witness stand, s Lience, four yeurs of his 't unexpirad, and the dignity of presidency of the senate not thoroughly St. Louis Globe-Democerat, President Harrison's specches and Secre- tary Blaine's letters have done a great deal didn’t gewa warrant. ¥ ¥ 't Y T § sl vilfase o A belief is gaining groi Anee b he polico have been notified to look out Averugo.... R PINCTUOR sons for belioving that it will command | threatening a serious check to the in- | setto h form, Senator Manderson can | lately to promote the welfare and prospects “i ,.{:‘-“'{{“if?.'\":.'u‘.fif.qu-m:f( l'llhl"i"; ?{-I'““-:': for threo men who make n practics of robbing Eworn 1o bef el A ot ™Y | prices that will richly ropay the pro- | dustrial prosperity of the country. It is | not be expected to look longingly on a | Of the republican party. ther words that he s to be hung, while Mrs, | 4 tellows who ride over railroads in box bo (RIS Dot o April, A D, 1 P ! il . ) 4 cars, ‘The fellows overnowerod & man on ehipr AL LE ACHES ) T it ) ducers. A larger Buropean domand | to be hoped that wise and prudent coun- | eabinot office whoso emoluments and Trust the feporters. ';'T.".,",v‘;'“flvg\"”' some very strong cvi- | the Missouri Pacific at Weeping Wator the Bt Nt Notary than for seve ears is regarded by | sel will so generally prevail that the | honors will drop off by limitation in two Washington - Post. dence said'to be held back that will eroate | Other éay und then jumped off " County of Douglas, {49 those best qualifled to judge as | worst of the threatened difficulties will | years. The senator is o modest man | If Mr. Clovelaud would talk mototo the something of a sensation when produce 01 880 Bl apolo oeiek o ouria the ldes of By thnt netn sontoct g ol PuyTics | Assured, ahd . in addition to’| boaverted and the businss of the coun- | and yet thoso frequent refarnces to his | Bowspapors and less to. the M‘"l‘l‘;""‘“' . A BREACH OF PROMISE CASE, yesterday, et o a0 | this is the cortainty of cnlarged | try, for which tho outlook is most favor- | quality us cabinet tmber are. not alto. :gl’;‘“”[‘l‘,‘l"‘l":,‘;"““';'.“"’ G PRt Dalos rathor comoly ap- | °'W.'S, Vutnam ovings suft fn the county SOk AN for May, | markets for our broadstuffs in the coun- | able, bo permitted to #o on without any | gether distasteful and Nebraska would e et and & school teachor 1 Red Wikloo Joars BN N s Do omn Macwall ToRy Iy JesTasagor oY 1 copless | ties south of us. It is quite impossible | shock. feel highly complimented if President Pract cal Test, 48 brovebt suit for claims that on the 10th of last November ho for July. 1600, 20,662 coples; 51 g tekele P ey A g i - mr ; St. Lowis Globe-Demverat. Mr. Thomas Stratto entered into a contract with them for a year, 0 coples; y.,.»"..&w.,).n:r, 18600, to estimato at this time \H”l] any degree SOUTH DAKOT4, IIur. son should further hnnm: the state Tho United States elreuit. court of New | dont of - Stratton, which " was " named | Coiered MR nult\\-i:llir:l:dlixi‘“tl:é for October. 1800 20762 coples of accuracy what this addition to the 3 3 by giving her o member of his cabinet. ted States b co 8 after him. Miss Dale TRV | e b 1 Ak & ber, 10 0 coples; for T g (R b sae et South Dakota contains a larger area York has decided in favor of the McKinley | 26 GEOMISD OF mINErlge the Loy Yoo, Jyas competent, and faihtul, they discharged coples: fo \l i y 3 § 3 pring 5 " m— f & ' L 5 #ay youn im, and he » po 0 to get worl (il 1”:.‘ ukey HES umxluu ‘wx .u ) mi‘ b m' -I‘)~ n‘n ‘.“\' 'vl . of untaken agricultural land perhaps OVER fiftoen hundred now subsceibers | B3t 1aw; and tho pecple are doing tho | pesfedeciise, Of m THG UL ERD o ‘g | slllll\,ll“l‘ |1|l|'p he hasn't been able to get work 01, 24,005 copies, ronce Il Trsct improbable that it will nearly equal the | ¢ any stato in the union. The recent |, O (ied ThElR ' the sub- | ¥1me thing when thoy buy their sugar and | take placo in May but in Jauuary ho broke Colonel E. P, Roggon hns rocovered suffi- Fresenees thin oty 5t AndT AN 0 my | amount exported to Europo last ye o ceastul negotiations: wivh-Vhe great | -CYo SETOLIC SHCIN LECISs on MHe sub. [ oot foq dinnds ire for s doliar on wocotint oft the cngagoment, and steadfus tly rofused | clently from his sieknoss to ooy oo pum D e, The crop of 1890 has heen mostly mé Sioux tribes and the Sissoton and Wahe | SCibton lists of The Bex within threo | 5¢'ong of tho provisions of that measura. o fultill his” contract, ) ness, and he left today for Omaha and Des Notary Publle. | koted, and there will bo none of it on days, and they are being enrolled just AR ey A WOMAN'S MISFORTUNE, Moines, ——— e 3, | peton Indians throws open to sottlomont, | & 5 & our bookkeepars and clerks can ratornal Fecling. Miss Nancy E. Whitman, & hanasome well | Sheriff McClay is confined to s homo P T P r—— litics | 0 whon the new crop is harvested, | jo0 o bodies of excellent farming and | G ettt ot 5 Boston Globe, dressed woman of about thirty-three yeavs, | again by illness. Mr. MeCiay is having i )'l{;\kl} % has o tari |s~u‘( n\' pol u}:-: ov at any rato so little that it can cut no grazing lands. The Sisseton reserve | P1Ace them on tha carrier delivery lists. The entertainment of the confederato war- | Wis 1p before the insamity board this mor severe time of it, and his many frieuds hope N which brings to mind the fact tha gl y ) o 3 . ? b 2 France is the only great republic of Eu- rope and its most progressive nation. pmdntade Hisioly THE governor of Texas rooted around until he found a budding statesman 82 years old with whom to replace Senator Reagan in the United States senato, — COLONBL BoB INGERSOLL has the grip. This importation from Russia re- spects neither saint nor sinner. It makes both look with suspicion on the hereafter, for the places to become board of fire and police commissions will remain in suspense for ot least 10 days, Suspense is not synon- ymous with inactivity, however, THE students of a Tennessee colored university selected Henry Watterson as the commencement orator, The faculty must have scen the ivories of the Afro- Americans, for they declined to approve the selection. — ANNA DIOKINSON, in an address in New York Sunday night, completely sottled the question of her sanity. She is off balunce mentally. Nosane woman could or would talk as she talked before that audience of ladiesand gentlemen, NEBRASKA'S weather service bulletin contains encouraging reports of crop prospects in all parts of the state. Ihe festive chintz bug appears to have crawled out too early and has been drowned by the heavy rains. This ought to be an off year for this aromatic pest. INDIANA, not satisfied with having the prosident, a cabinet officer and her full share of other public offices, has the as- Eurancd to claim that she has the center of population of the nation also, and Propose to erect a mwonument on the 8pot. Indiana is a pivot, but not a cen- ter. ROGER Q. MILLS is the maddest man in Texas. The governor turned him down becauso he fuvors free wool, He will have a chance to serve out his term in the lower house. Toxas has just had some political instruction from one Ben- jamin Harvison and does not want a free trader in the senate. — MAYOR CAMr L'S experience with Des Moines sweet cidor merely empha- sizes a fact well known in Iowa. The Juice of corn and rye and the adultera- tions thereof are available on overy street of every city of any consequence in the state. Ounly in the smuller towns is the prohibitory law enforced. — WASHINGTON press representatives are not wholly free from malice or humor. They dislike Secretary Noblo, and ‘that is why they chase the little rumor of his resignation out from cover ou slight provocation. The secrotary of the interior will not resign unless he is offered a place on the supreme bench, He is not that kind of a cabinet offi — THERE is a marked difference of opin- fon between German and French news- paper comment on the life and denth of Von Moltke. The german newspapers -regard the dead general as one of the greatest of soldiers and the French as one of the cruclest. In Germany he was ahero; in France a barbarian and in- vader. Itis from such contradictions that the truth of history is deduced. No wonder facts are so uncertain where opinions ure so divergent. GENERAL BUTLER has requested his friends to refrain from holding a mass meeting in Faneuii hall, Boston, to ex- press their disapprobation of the treat- ment to which he was subjected by Judge Carpentor. He proposes, if he lives, to make it warm for the judge and in his will to provide tunds to make it interesting for that gentloman aftor the general hus gone to plead nis case be- fore the Supreme Court of the universe. Those who know the vindictiveness of General Butler's nature are convinced that Judge Carpenter will discover that the indignity inflicted upon the vener- able lawyer was a most costly error of judgment, figure in relation to price manence of high prices for ag cultural products may safely be counted upon as assured, and this means millions in money for the farm- The prosperity of this larg ment of the population carries with it prosperity for all—for the transportation int for the manufacturers and merchants, and for overy class of in- dustrial labor, itneed hardly be said that the intelli- gent and enterprising farmers of Ne- braska ave not behind those of any other state in appreciating the opportunity The por- ers, o el ssts, that is before them. They, too, are actively at work, and it is safe to predict that when the results of the year’s labor are ascor- tained 1t will be found that they have not been unheedful of the splendid promise which existing conditions hold out. The soil of Nebraska has perhaps never been in better condition than it is at this time, and this is true not merely of a part of the state, but of every por- tion that has been subjected to cultiva- tion. The snows of the winter and the rainfalls of the spring extended every- where, and the moisture penetrated the retentive soil to a depth that as- sures its remaining in good condi- tion if there is the ordinary summer cli- mate in this latitude. Under continu- ing favorable conditions Nebraska ought to preduce hor greatest corn crop this year, and if this shall be done her ma- terial progress and prosperity duving the ensuing five years will be unexam- pled in her history. The busy farmers of the country are sowing the seeds which are to add hundreds of millions to the nation’s wealth, and there is good cheer for them and for all interests in the bright outlook throughout the entire count — PENDING LABOR | ROUBL, Every year has its sharo of labor troubles, whatever the industrial condi- tion of the country. The promise is that the present year will contribute largely to the record of such disturbanc The most serious phase of the conflicts that have thus far occurred is the violenco that has chavacterized them. 'This is notably the case with the troubles in the Connellsville coke region, which have resulted in the loss of many lives and the destruction of vroperty, the situation becoming so grave and sorious as to roquire the in- tervention of the military power of the state. This conflict is still unset- tled, and although the authorities ex- press the beliof that they are masters of the situation, all danger of further vio- lence has not passed. Labor disturb- ances in Now York and Michigan have also beon marked by a lawless spirit among the strikers, though it was not carried to any such sarious extremity as in the coke region, where the men in- volved are noarly all a reckless and des- perate class, largely guided by their passions and having little rogard for law, copt whon supported by a power ample for its enforce- ment. But the disturbances thus far are insignificant, 50 far as their effect and influence aro co cerned, in comparison with what will re- sult if the coal miners inaugurate a strike on May 1foran eight hour duy. The miners and operators 1 the Hocl- ing Vulley coal region of Ohio, it has been reported, have come to an agroe- ment but these constitute only a very small proportion of the miners of the country. I this proposed strike takes place it will be in pursuance of a decision of the American federation of labor, It is the policy of this organization to make annually u coutest in be- | half of some trade, and at its conven- tion last Docember it was decided that the miners should be the trade to move for the eight hour workirg day on May 1, the general convention of the Knights of Labor having pledged itself to render assistance to the trade pamed by the federation to make the eight hour fight, The number of miners involved is esti- mated to be about 190,000, distributed throughout the hard and soft coal fields of Ponnsylvanin and the soft coal districts of -~ Ohio, Indiana and Ilinois, the miners of the south uot being included in the movement, It ains about nine hundred thousand , and it is nearly all suited to agri- culture. The Indians aro to be per- mitted first to select allotments, aftor which the remainder of the reservation, aggrogating probably six hundred thou- sand acres, will be open to actual settlers and no others. People ave already gath- ering on the edge of the reservation, al- though it will probably be months be- fore a claim can be entered. The great Sioux cession under the agreement of 1889, known as the Crook treaty, opens 30,000,000 acres to the whites. A large part of this isexcellont land for gencral farming and all of it is suitable for grazing, being well waterod and covered w'th good pasturage. A prominent Dakotian pronounces the whole'body worth $10 per acre. This may be a high figure but it must bo ro- membered that agricultural land is not begging for occupants in these days and 50,000 acres of school land, recontly sold in the state, brought an average ofi$14.50 peracre. This was raw praivie. Under the laws of South Dakota not one of her 3,000,000 acres of school land can be sold for less thun $10. The Indian lands are sold to bona fido settlers at $1.25 per acre. It is therefore not surprising that the oponing of the spring and the pros- pects of good crops should arouse en- thusiasm in the new state and start a tide of immigration thitherward South Dakota’s resources have been underestimated. The failure of last sea- son’s crops and preceding hard winters have giveén her a trifling set back, but hor 400,000 people will not wait long for as many new neighbors. South Dakota in- cludes the Black Hills, the finest mineral region in tho world, and the productive wheat lands east of the Missouri river. These are the complement of each other, and when developed the two sections will unite to make one of the wealthiest states in the union. The great Sioux reservation has been the barcier to that unity which is proper. This is removed and the whole state will grow with re- markable rapidity. The drouth has lost its terrors since artesian wells have been opened where they are most needed. Last year’s failure of crops was disastrous to individuals, but after all the stato gar- nered about seventeen million bushels euch of wheat, corn and oats, and the cattle, horses and sheep and gold and silver were a source of greut profit, The average earning of every man, woman and child in the state last yoar is be- lieved to have been not less than $150, Taxes are low, schools and colloges abound, and in fact South Dakota is on her feet and will be heard from this year as nover before. Her people are enter- prising and they will be prosperous un- less all predictions and promises for 1890 are wholly illusive, con! DEVIL HIS DUE, A certain city official complains that when he makes mistakes THE B3 fig- uratively jumps on him with both feet. but when he does anything commenda- ble it does not smile its approval. The charge would bo somewhat. serious if true. There is, however, no ground for it. On the contrary this paper goes out of its way to speak well of public of- ficials who perform creditable service, even though such officials never lose an opportun: to stabat Tue BEE. The trouble the case cited is that | in the x months of his term of office he has attemoted fow reforms and his mistakes have been s0 numerous and his incompetency | has been so patent that they have over- shadowed his good intentions and really rendered nugatory all his efforts at im- provement of his branch of the service. This may not be a fault of the man’s heart; it is probably an eccentricity of his cerebrum. The business of a newspapor is to gather and disseminate information, dis- cuss matters thut concern the public welfare, expose shams, frauds, incompe- tents and corruptionists in public ofice, and advocate reforms demanded in the interests of good government. This has been the mission and function of THE | BEE for nearly twenty years and this is why the citizens of Omaha, of all par- ties and shades of opinion, have given it their support and confidence. in The anle, faithful and honest city offi | | More than two-thirds of these subserib- ers ave dropping the double-ender, but that will make no difference whatever 1n its circulation statements, For every subscriber who drops off its carrier delivery list, two papers are thrown into the back and front yards of people who do not want them and never look at them. And this is why the circulation of the' double-deckee keeps on increasing, evon when the bottom is dropping out of the padded concern, THE delay in ' commencing public work in Omaha is.not simply discourag- ing, it is positively harmful. The whole month of April has been practically thrown away and the wages of an army of workingmen who should have been out with picks, spades and shovels im- proving our streets hus not gone into cir- culation, Somebody should prod the con- tractors and vhe bpard of public works and put double or quadruple the number of men now engaged, at work earning the wages they and the retail dealers of Omaha need. — It is eminently proper that Dr. Gapen should be the head of the sanitary com- mission so long as he remains city physi- clan. A health board with two heads will only promote strife and cripple the efficiency of the health departmen®, The collection of garbage should be left to private enterprise. and competition will soon regulate the price. With the police looking after violators of the law there will be 1o trouble in keeping streets and alleys and private premises clear of gar- bage and disease-breeding filth. ‘WHEN combines in the council control the sales of certain materials to fran- chised corporations; combines in the board of county commissioners direct the expenditure of road funds to the im- provement of their own real estate, and combines in the board of education so word proposals for bids for plastering school buildings as to make sure of a certain patent plaster, it is time for a combine of taxpayers who will make sare that boodlers are detected and driven from power and place, PRESIDENT LOWRY stated officially that the board of public works was afraid to compel the street cleaning con- tractor to clean the streots. The mayor has expressed something like the same view. The street cleaning contractor appears to accept that as the situation. These facts all lead to tha conclusion that the board of public works needs reorganization and a new head. Noth- g else will give the city efficient serv- ice in thestreet department, COUNCIL BLUFFS is not asleep. The eity is alive to hor interests and growing most satisfactorily. Her new hotel is attracting a large transient custom and advertising the city as she has not been advertised before. The prospect of a new bridge is opening the eyos of real estate buyers and agents. The Chautau- qua association ha$ engaged both Dr, Talmage and Senator Ing In alls for le fact Council tures this season... Bluffs is wide uw"‘\kc. MAYOR CUSHING must not be held en- tively responsible for the poor timber he tried to work ap into good officers mn the board of ‘public works, street commissioner’s oftice and health depart- ment. The exigencies of polities are sometimes pressing, and gentlemen of the best intentiofisfhre sometimes com- pelled by force off fircumstances to take risks which theif #ldgment condemns, WHAT position will members of the council oceupy who have investigated the garbage master and reported against him in case an attempt is made to roap- point him under whe title of sanitary commissioner? How can they consist- ently stand up for their official reports and vote to continue the office and the oflicer they condemned? DEWITY TALMAGE now preaches in a big church with a big debt. It will cost $250,000 and $200,000 remains unpaid, —— OMAHA is already reaping the advan- tages of her enterprise in securing the next meeting of the general conference rior, General Fitzhugh Lee, at Young's and the mutual expressions of national fraternity all around the table, offered another proof that the last embers of sectional strifo have expired among all the truly representative men both of the north and south. Samis o Are His Initials Bryan? Cheyenne Sun. A Nebraskan who uses the stationery of the national house of representatives writes from Lincoln to the secretary of state for data to be used in a debate on the bill pro- viding for the election of United States sena- tors by direct ballot. If the congressman had signed his letter of inquiry the information would be promptly forwarded. SR FASSING JESTS. When lovely woman’s waist is twenty-two, "Tis safe {0 put a star against the sun She'll not be habpy till she's proved to you ‘I'hat it is really only twenty-one. Somerville Journal: A woman can always understand why o man should fall in love with her, but she finds it difficult to explain why he should fall out. The reason that so men are not married long is because they are married ‘‘short.”” Boston Transcript: The most susceptible woman wa ever knew was she who was so tender-hearted that she couldn’t bear to cross a room, Texas Siftings: 1f men knew as much of themselves as they usually do of their neigh- bors they would hardiy dare to speak to themselves, Columbus Post: Young man, rememoer that you caunot have a “‘blow-out” without “blowing in.” Washington Star: The bass horn blower in the brass band referred to the violinist in the string band as au *‘untootered savage,” Lowell Citizon: Kd—Isn't Grinder protty well run down in health? Ned—I should say he was. The poor fel- low is working himself to death trying to earn money enongh to carry his life insur- ance, Boston Post: Prospective queens of May will, if they be wise, begin to provide them- selves strips of red flannel for their prospect- ive sore throats, Elmira Gazette: Jogs wonders if time would fly so rapidly if more people were on it, Cape Cod Item: Tt is a sort of satire on the eternal fitness of things when the messenger boy develops into a fast young man. Dallas Nows: Promises are usually laid down becauso they are too weak to stand alone. Boston Couvier: Miss Sharpe — Your friend Wooden reminds me so much of the learned professions. Builfinch—-Ab, he'll be glad to hear it; but in what way? Miss Sharpe—Why, there's so much room at the top. Binghamton Republican: The heart of o city is probably where its beats come from, Lowell Courier: Sailors are said to be remarkablo for their cvesight. Of courso they are, because they soa so much, Elmira Gazette: The tenor's volco broke on G sharp, and the critics called it “A flat failure.” When Johuny comes home with a blaci eye, And macerated ear, The fact is plain toany eye That baseball times aro hero. Washington Post does absolutely ““Ho looks as if he wore capable of doing twice as much of it if ko tried.’ ‘“There’'s a man who Clothier and Furnisher: Briggs— Voor Robinson. After his wife died ke married her dressmulker, Grigg—How aro thoy getting on? Briggs—I understand that he still owes hor the money. Washington Star: “I feal a delicacy in tLis,"" he remarked, as ho laid his hand ten derly on the terrapin in the box. Syracuso Horald: A Parisian wit once do- fined experience as & comb that one becawe possessed of after having lost one's haur, S SOUVENIRS, Anne Reeve Aldrich in Kale Pield's Washington, Where is the glove that I gave to him, Perfumed aud warm for my arm that night! And where is the rose that another stolo When the land was flooded with pale moon- lightt And the satin slipper T wore? Alack! Somo one had that—it was wroug, 1 fear, Where are those souvenirs today But where are the snows of yester-year! The glove was burned at bis next love's prayer, 5 And tho roso was lost in ‘the mire of the street. And the satin slipper ho tossed away, For his jealous bride had not fairy feet | Give what you will; but know, mesdamos, For a day aloue are your favors dear, Be sure, for the next fair woman's sake Thoy will go-like the' suows of yester- year| ing, She lives with a poultry dealer namod Hubbard about half a mile from the asylum, She came here from Wheeling, W. Va., and for some time has been in ill-health, Latterly she became afilictod with melancholia, which lately deepened zveatly, and she imagi that spirits are all about her in the air, an she converses with them. She was taken to the asylum, as it is believed proper treat- ment will undoubtedly cure her, WILL GO TO THE PEN, 4 Frank Davis, charged with picking the pocket of P. P, Johnson at the Burlington depot of 500, was arraigned today. Davis filed a motion for a continuance, claiming that he could proved by two witnesses now uahappily without the confine of the state that ho was not near Johnson at the time; that he was standing on the south side of the depot until the vacket commenced, and he couldn’t possibly have been the guilt The court admired his nerve, but o his_motion. As ne was pocketbook in his possession, he finally de- cided to plead guilty, which he did and was sentenced to a year and a half in the pen. THE RASMU Judge Field is engaged in heating the woes of Rehemenia and George Rasmussen, a couple from down near Bennett. Mrs, lias- mussen was the widow of Lars Larsen, and lived on a school section wi in 1878 George wooed and won her. She says George was all right until 1857, when, after he had fraudu- lently secured her Signature to a paper assign- ng the school section to him, he began 1o ill treat and abuse her, and continued to do so until finally last May she had to leave him, being all the time in~ fear of Ler life, She wants her land back and any other satisfac- tion she can secure. George contends on the other hand that he brought money into the family, cume by tho school land honestly, and that she ran away from him and came 1o Liu- coln. In answer to her ¢ @ that he ill- treated her children by her first husband he says that they refused to work and he bad to clothe and feed them and he wanted them to help earn a living for themselves. THE JURY COMPROMISED, The jury has finally como to a verdict in the somewhat noted Kdney-Baum case, in which Mrs. Gertrude Edney sued Mr, Baum for $25,000 for alleged misrepresentations m regard to real estate traded in part payment for a stock of hardware in Omaha. - The jury was out sixty-one hours, and one of them had to be excused on account of sickness, Tho eleven left had a ved hot time. Seven of them were in favor of awarding damages of from $10,000 to $22,000. The other four were in favorot awarding damages of 1 cent or nothing. Finally the jurymen, worn out with wrangling, compromised with :a judg- ment of £500 in favor of the lady. Attorney Lamb, counsel for ors. Edney, hints that there is some crookedness in the” preliminar- ies that resulted in this verdict. He inti mates that an investigation of the motbod b which the jury arrived at its verdict will be nade. ror DES FOR THE SUFFERERS, In casting about trying where they could get potatoes for less than the market pric $1.50, the members of tae relief commission began to et almostdiscouraged. But. thi morning they wero brightened up by a letter from the Western supply company of Law- rence, which offers three car loads of seed potatocs at $1.13 per bushel. Tho highest price paid yet bas been to Colonel William A. Paxtcn of Omiaha, who was Biven 8110 o The bushel for 2,000 bushels of potatoes, At tho meeting of the excise board this afternoon tho following appointments were wmade: Marshal, O. P, Dinges: night e tain, L. Otto; day sergeant, . A. Miller; night sergeant, William Splain; jailer, Wiil iam Kaisser; driver patrol wagon, John H. Simpson. On motion of Mr. Doolittle the ap- pointments were confirmed by vote, ail vot ing aye. Tne following wero appointed as regular patrolm J.D. Shear, F. A Mason, G. 1. McMullen, George Botts, P, Cunningham, A. P. Allen. DISTRICT COURT, Judge Tiobetts and a jury this morning began the hearing of tho case of John C. Williams vs A. W. Jansen and W, L. Mur. phy, Ivisan unimportant fight over a com mission for the sale of land made by plaintift for the defendants, ‘The jury in tho case of Hancock & Waters vs W. H.'B. Stout, tried before Judge Tih bet turday, returned a verdict this mora- ing finding for the pluintiff in the sum of $1,000. Judge Hall was busy this morning secur- wng a Jury to try the case of tho State vs H. i ) the attorney who is charged with embezzling $487 from a widowed client, Tne case had not been begun at noon, In the case of . 5t Aug vs Charles M. Martin, 8 jury was waived and the co found that plaintiff was entitled to recov 8.50 damages. The case of W. 8. Gray vs August Albright was dismissed for want of prosecution. William Schoeneman has concluded that ho doesn't care for 10,000 from M. Scott, the LoD for s speedy restoration to hoalth, church four miles south be held at Colerid, valuables, grain has been than for many are for a largo crop, maueless, without hair on its tail, flat-knogd intoed on its foro logs, and hangs its n and swings its head like a camel, cend { vator at Fremont, but the flamos wes tinguished before much aamage was done, struction of waterwor] several attempts to find water 1t was found at a depth of seventy f seven foot vein of sand and gravel was struck which it is thought needed. . As Mr. and Mrs. Lonis Damma wore rid- bridge at Tangeman’s mill, throy cupants of the buggy down an en some fifteen fatally injured. ened by a train which time. house at Talmags Dr. Allen The somoe Ume becauso of somo hard talic tho wiipath and the ond way uot be yet, arres month, but aven these p in many hired man. laborers, ern Nobraska soil are be spriug from praivie wastes to cultivate field Just now the “hired pampered master of the situation. ceived a penitentiary sentence for bi “ealf.” the other day. biggest lot of potatocs bought by the com- | Tho ubper lowa conforonce of the Metho- wmission cost #0' conts per bushel, dist ISpiscopal chuvch will meet 1w Daven- The wheat bougnt by the commission has | port in October, cost from 78 to 90 cents a bushel. Andrew I Cassell of Fairfield, who wa THE POLICE APPOINTMENTS. bitten by amad dog, has decided 1o go to Chicago and take the Pasteur troatiment. uses for the establishment of cauning and cheeso factorios, £5,000 o g0 to cuch estabe lishment. only killed at New Sharon ahile trying to board o frelght train. Jone: Birds, Good-by published by ¢ desperado, was convicted attempted mur to five y the hard cider, the against th railvoad being struck by & bridge n tion. of men’s cloth and her parents live in New York, she stolo the clothes and went to the country, that she might find employment as a farm hana. - THE WS OF The German | 1 society is building a tof Lyons, teachers' institute wiil > the second week in July. adies of the Presbytovian and Baptist hes at Bancroft gavo a “trades dis ay" and netted a neat sum, The barn of Farmer ar county clwood, near ¥ tire and four 05 were consumed, togothier witi other Roports from Bancroft say moro small sown in that part of the stato sars pust und the prospects A farmer near Blair has a colt which is 3 Fairficld is having a building boom, Work has been begun on the new Kyne hotel, a hrwll( block is nearly completed and several residence will be built this season. upposed to have been startod by in- , was discovered In Monroe's clo- > ox- Fire, it A Fremont firm will soon begin s at Sctiuy the con- Aftor , at which depth a ill supply ail the water uear Tolmage their team bacied off the ing the oc- haninent twenty feet. The lady was The horses became fright- was passing at the or A. R. Edwards, landlord of the Clifton applied the horsewhip to in George Gilman's drug store, two gentlemen had been at outs for tor had been indulging in regarding tho ndlovd, The belligerents are still on the No have been made. / According to reports there is n dearthfor ~ rm laborers in northwestern Nobraska at present. The late spring precipitated work with such a rush that the demand for help w immediate and far in_ex Wages rule by, prevailing pri cess of the shor than for being £23 to 823 versuasive figures cases to locate the greatly desirod The usurd dovelopment of thal ction of tho state the presout season has creased the demand for this class of Thousands of acres of northeast- ing reclsimed this wan’ is the prized and Iwa. ton Clarles Giese of county hias ro- my beer is called a Oue was seized by the city marshal At Lake_City a keg ot Corning has raised $5,000 to be paia in b rs old Prank Riggs, nineteen_ ye: a widowed support of and the mother, was Hampton has a poet--Miss Florenco A, Oue of her songs, “Oh, Summer as been set to music aud po house. § a wotcrious tri-state on tho charge of t Keokuk and sentenced s in the penitentis ‘The Davenport Democrat thinks that sineo mayor of Des Moines was mude drunk on the quality of the article sold in pital city ought to be investigated. 0,0, Ce of Marion has brought suit 20, Milwaukeo & St. Paul for $u ) damages for ar Delmar June- h Montgomery, Sam The girl who was masquerading in a_suit s that she had stolen in Dofl- sed from custody, and the whom sho “stole tho re to Das Moin From rucd that sho is a runaway ho said Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Baking - Powder - N ABSOLUTELY PURE