Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 29, 1891, Page 4

.~ THE OMAHA DALLY BE{ WED, DAY, APRI1L 29 1891 THE E. RO! DAILY BEE = EWATER Eniron, ——— - T g, PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERME OF SURSCRIPTION, Dafly Bee (without Sunday) One Year.... 88 00 | DAIlY and Sunday, One Year 100 | Bix months ':ln | Thr e 15 | Bunday bee, e Yeir am | t o, One Yeur 1 ') Weekly Bee, One Yeur ARG OF KT Rs: Omahn, The Vee Bullding Bouth Onnhe. Corner N Councll 11 1 8t 1 %th Strests. Oororaeres, w Buliding 13,14 and | enth wtre ONRESPONDENCE ieations rolating (o All commn news and ditorial mautter should be essed to the Sditoriat Depirts BUSINESS LETTERS, All business d, Femittnncos should Pabiishin Re addrened 4 piha, Drat ks and post rdors r ol the com 10 he made payible to the ord pany. The Bee Publishing Compaiy. Propriefors BUILDING. THE BEL BWORN STATEMEN Btate of Nebraska, , | County of Douilis. George |1, Tzschuck, secroiary of Tue Bee Publishing compuny, does solemnly swear that the actual efvedlution of The DATLY Bex for the week ending April 2, itul, wus us follows Bundny. April Monday. A Tueadny. Apeil Wednesduy, April Thursduy, Aprii & vo April 24 y, April 25, i Average, Sastbececonenanees SIS GEORGT B TZRCITUOK, Eworn 1 fore i nd suiscrited fn my presence s Zitih iy of Aprii. A 1 o, N FilL. Etute of Nelraoka, [ County of Douilus, { ™ George ‘T Tzaciniek, Lelng duiy sworn, de- pores nnu siys th i scerctury of Tne Bee Publishing conpuny, thit 100 Gt average dunly clrenlation f Ty Dany § for the month of April, (800, 20,54 cop'e for May, 1800, 20,150 coploss for Tune, 1500, 90,01 coplon: forJuly, 1800, 2,662 coples; for Ancust, 180, 20,760 coples; for September, 180, 90,670 coples; for October. 180, 20,562 copies; for Novems Der, 18 ) eopl Decenilor, 28,471 coples: for ] s for Februnry, 1501, 25,312 “copies; K01, 24,0 s GRORCE It Bworn to Lefore me, and subscrit presence, this id C St Apri, AL D Rl Not GrovER CLEVELAND will not talk to Missouri politicians con hereaf- ter. He finds it as satisfact and less embarrassing 10 talk to keyhole report- ors. REALLY, it now looks to the disintor- ested outsider as if Miss Couzins had not been worsted a particle in vorsy with the ludy world’s fuir, her contro- managers of the THE policeman who borrows a dollar or 80 now and then from saloon-keepers is a good man w de unfit for service, even if he is six feet high and weighs 200 pounds lare DOUGLAS county is estod in the sugar beet. The county agricultural society offers five premiums aggregating $300 for the bestacre of beets grown in the county. — NEWFOUNDLAND will coerced. Bhe is too small to rebel, and therefore the English government can afford to Ignore the threats of insurcection over the fisheries controvers; ; hecoming inter- he THE Towa miners ure determined to strike for an eight hour day Muy 1. The Towa miners claim to have an organiza- tion 10,000 strong. If this be true and the strike occurs Towa coal will be scarce after May 1. —— TAXPAYING veal estate owners who read THE Bik and they all read Tue BEE, are fuily awaka to the importance of an organization for the bettor govern- ment of Omaha as well as for the ad- vancement of her commercial interests. ——— TowA prohibitionists aro falling from grace, hence a sories of revivals are pro- posed to stimulate the cause of temper- ance. The prohibition mayor of Town adopted a different course though it was a revival of a custom which has a stimu- lating offect —— A BOARD of arbitration settled the street car strike in Detroit in favor of the employes. Arbitration is a sensible method of determining controversies be- tween employers and employes. It would save much mi and many millions if resorted to move generally e THE Cass county yeomen who at- tempted the role of banditti at Valpar- aiso prove to be mere clochoppers. They got no boodle and re captured besides, They would cheerfully return to the plow, but a Saunders county jury think they are better fitted for the pen. THE supreme court of the United States nas postponed its decision on the Behring sea case until the October term, “This is a surprise and a disappointment, "The people of both America and England are anxious to have this irritating con- troversy disposed of and had hoped the supremeo court would settle it without delay. PLENTY HORseS, the Indian nssassin of Lieutenant Casey, is making a strong legal fight for acquittal on the ground that the government had declured war on the Sioux and therefore the killing was justifiable. Plenty Horses is no fool. He knows there is no force in that line of argument and that he deserves the gallows, A MAN named 1 arius Green invented a flying machine. Theoretically it was perfect, but practically it was a flat fizale. Prof. Langley of the Smithsoninn at Washington has recently assorted that human mechanism had finally solved the problem. Other professors, however, dispute the proposition, and ordinary mortals will probably be con- tont to navigate the earth in the old tashioned style. THERE is comparatively little intorest manifested in commercial conventions since the flusco at Kunsas City, but pre- parations ave going forward for one at Denver, May 19, The Denver people will profit by the example of Kansas City and wvoid the serious blunders com- mitted there. Crisp, Dockery and Cock- rell will not capture the convention for the democrats and Teller, Wolcott and Townsend have too much sense to at- tompt to make a republican demonstra- tlon. Thoy will be satistied if it is made B BuCCOss. LANCE DISCORD. FFollowing hard upon the reports of dissension and discord in the Iowa alli- ance comes the annoancement of u fac- tional fight in the nee of Minnesota, which threatens to hopelessly divide the | The trouble grows out of 0¢ 1o the powers and pre- ves of the executive committes of nd the central committee party. Me Ignatius \keperonn feonoclast, orgunization, & controve of the alllunce Donnoliy, the Sk some time pust hns been play- 1 part as an allisnce wit no credit or advan- the people he assumed to rep- resent, s that the exceutive com- mittec of the allinnde is supreme and that the central commitico of the alli- anco purty ended its mission when tho eampaign closed last yenr, The chair- mun of the latter committes, howeve: a Mr. Phelps, holds that the alliance is A party and will be perpetuated by and | through its central and therefore must be roverned thereb It fs u protty and intoresting fight as it stunds, and it would be hazardous to commn tteo, predict which one of the doughty bosses, Donnelly or Phelps, will be victorious, Both are characterized and doubtless justly, as belng self-soeking schemiers, and the for the alliance would undoubtedly boe to throw them overboard, but this will hardly be done, and the chanees ave that the fight will result in splitting the alliance as a political organization or killing it. The farmers of Minnesota have had a deci edly unhappy experience thus far in the sha third party, and the t may lead them undertaking. The Lribune them to gunize the on mon sense lines with & view to making wiso course r cfforts to establ existii g conll the to abandon Mis advises \capolis reo! allinnce com- it w power within the old parties instend of an independent guerilla band,” und in the circumstances this counsel would seem to be altogethor sound and judic- Whiie sporad w05 of discord in the alliances of the north ave appear- ing from time to tim 1S Lo ho general harmony in the southern alli- an Its members ave united upon the avi there sc one or two ssues which it is the object of the alliance to promote, and its existence is not causing any troublo or anxiety to the don inant party in that section. On the contrary the democratic managers do not hesit te to say that their part practically in control of tho allian wherever it is desivable or necessary to have control, and they avo not at all dis- turbed by the third party The statement of a democratic leader of Mississippi regarding the situation in that state will doubtless apply to most movenent, all of the other southern states. He suid the farmers’ alliance of Missis- sippi will not hurt the nom- inces of tho democratic party next year; that the democratic members of the alliance will not permit their democracy to be questioned, and that the “third party movement wiil not amount to anything with us.” Some of these men who could not be induced to | vote for any other candidates ne than those of the democratic party will be in Cineinnati n month to assist in creating a third party, and if they are successful in conjuring northern alliance republicans into the scheme they will seturn home with a feeling of confidence in the success of the democratic ticket in 1892, The south will be solid next year for the dewocracy as it was three years ago, and 1f northern alliance men ex- pect to get any help from that section thoy are deluding themselves. |in- doubtedly a very large majovity of the allinnce members in the north are honest and sincere in the belief that the only way to secure the finuncial and economic reforms they desive is through a third party, but it is not possible to feel this way regarding a majority of the alliance members of the south. What is said of those in Mississippi is applicable to them everywhere, that they will not permit their democracy to be questioned. It remains to be scen whothor northern alliance men of republican antecedents will allow themselves to be drawn into the support of a movement which is manifestly being promoted by the demo- eratic managers south and north, There rtions which warrant the belief t o very large proportion of them will not consent to be thus victimized, HAVING A SALUTARY EFFE There is evidence that the southern trip of the president is having a salu- tary influence upon public sentiment in that section. His practical talks to the people, his manifestation of hearty cou- cern in their welfave, the entire freedom of his utterances from everything of a partisan nature, and the patriotic and national character of his sentiments, have unquestionably made a most excel- lent impression upon the intelligent and thoughtful poople of the south. This is apparent in the tone and spirlt with which the bet- ter portion of the press of that section rofer to what he has said. A few politi- cally virulent newspapers have ondeny ored to disparage the counsel of the president, ana here and there one hus shown itself still infected with the virus | of the old sectional hate, but such exnin- ples hiave been fow and of small quence. The papers of influence have given the the prosident the consideration ana commendation they merit and have accepted in good faith his assurances of nocthern friendship and good will, und it is not to be doubted that they voice the sentiment of a large majority of the inteliigent people of the south, The leading democratic newspaper of Texas vefers in most complimentary terms to the president’s speeches, char acterizing them as “charmingly appro- priate, gracious and cordial,” und that the need only to be known, felt, conse- standing and addresses of realized and repeated through the land to demonstrato a solid repub- lie, north and south, one and indi- | counted. | men in both the old organi visible, in tual the pleasant bonds of mu- love and future ages.” Such expressions from the leading paper of u state which gives the largest democratic ma- jority in the union, put to shame tho ef- forts of cortain northern journals to dis- purage the presidont’s words and de bruct from thelr wholosows influeuce by | rect application of n publi respect, enduring into | | corporations, who have either placed alleging that th stultify his position in the past with respect to volitieal pol- | icies towspd the south, and by suggest. | ing that it would ha been better for limself and his party if ho had visited the southa year or two earlier. It is | ratuitous toassume that President Har- rison does not as strongly now believe us ho has done at any time that every citizen of the United States should be | given the full and freo enjoymont of overy political vight guneantoed him by the constitution and the, laws, and if | he has changed his opinion as to the means Lo be employed to secure to all | itizens the unrces, erciso of such rights it is wholly in deference to the sentiment of northern republicans in op- position to extreme measures. It is not stultification for a party leader to yield his views of what may be expedient to tho judgment of a mujority of his party, and in doing this he doos not | sarily survendor the principle in | question. All vepublicans beliove that | every man in the nation who is entitled | to vote should be allowed to freely do so, and that his vote should be honestiy A large majority of repub- licans in the north did not believe that the election bill was expedient. Pres dent Harrison is in line with his rby. There has been no surrender of principle, nor will the republican party ever aban- don the demand for free and honest elec- tions in every portion of the union, The sulutary effect of the president’s southern visit is in urging upon public attention the supreme importance of giving first and greatest consideration to the pr tieal affairs of that section, to the devel- opment of its resources, the building up of its industries, and theadvancement of its propensity along all lines, The bane of the south in the past has been the too great devotion of its people to poiitics, the time has come to think more of busi- ness, and this the president has advised the southern people to do. It is counsel that may be wisely hoeded everywhe in the north as well as in the south, neces- MEETING OF REAL ESTATE OWNERS. Tue Bee believes in the proposed association of real estate owners. The promoters of this movement are men who have extensive property intorests here. They have no por- sonal ends to gain. They ave im- pressed with the ne ssity of a powerful conservative organization, non-partisan and individually disinterested, which shall devote itself to three things: 1. The protection of taxpayers from the evils of dishonesty, incompetency and extravagance in munjcipal mattc e equitable adjustment of the bu dens of taxation and the improvement of the system of assessment in this city. 8. The general advancement of the material interests of Omaba, by a pro- | per system of advertising her resources, by encouriging manufactures and simi- lar enterprises and the enlargement of her commercial opportunities generally. 2, It will be admitted that these three important subjects interest every man, woman and child in Omaha. IHercto- fore the organizations of business men have devoted themsolves to the third proposition almost ex- clusively and a great deal of good has been accomplished by them in the directions indicatod. Thero has, however, been a serious lack of funds and a want of general apprecia- tion of the extent and unportance of the work attempted. Some enterprising zations have been compelled to bear more than the share of the financial responsibility of | what success has been achieved. It is thought an association which shall num- ber thousands can readily contribute the necessary money to its success with- out burdening individuals, It is proper that all who share the benefits of suc- cessful efforts for the upbuilding of Omaha should contribute in some degree to the preliminary expenses. The question of our inequitable assessments is not a new one. The newspapers of Omaha have times with- out number directed attention to th evil. Thoy have explained the di advantages under which the city labors by reason of the very low valuation placed upon real and persoual property, thus making the percentage of the assessment and the relative indebtedness abnormally high, requiving explanations to fiscal agencies and on the face of the figures proving Omaha to be tax-ridden and burdened with debt as compured with other cities. The new organi- zation will strive to devise some method of redeeming this city from the evils of too low a valuation and a conse- quently too high tax rate. It will like- wise bo expected to investigate the character of the assessments made and expose the tax-shirkers who now compel honest tax-payers to contribute more than their share to the burdens of gov- ernment. Corporations, individuals and combinat'ons now avoiding their duties will be brought to time and the person- alty roll of Omaha increased to some- thing near what it would be if taxes werenotevaded by many of her citizens. The most important of the three topies and the one which appeals most divectly to every citizen is the first named above. The proposed association should place particular stress upon the question of improving the character of the public service. Woare at the mevey of men whose sole purpose as public servants 15 to line their own pockets, We have honest men in the city government, but not enough of them. It is currently be- lieved in Omaha upon circumstantial and other evidence that several of the geutlemen who have boen honored by the suffrages of the taxpayers are now and have continually been during their torms of oftice nothing more nor less than conscienceless boodlers, They are owned body, soul and breeches by them underobligations for their election or have secured them fora price sinc they entered upon thelr duties, familiae with municipal matte compolled to pronounce the government tainted by fraud, disgraced by corrup- tionists and weakened by imbeciles. In the direction of purifying local polities, | | defeating incompetent and dishonest as- | pirants for public office. detecting bood- ling ofticials and ipt contractors, there is an important work to be per- formed. It can be accomplished only by the di- sentiment or- | of heat in mortal ganized into o potantial force represonted by an executive committee which shall be vigilant, tireless, rolentless and skil- ful backed by funds sufficient to employ detectives to uncover rasealitios and at- t V8 to rascals. There is no one in the ety overnment as at pros- ent organized Whoge special business it to dotect corruption, expose corruptionists and conviet guilty scoundrels in and out of the city government who system- atically rob the city treasury directly and indirectly., It,is the duty of citizens to protect themselves and the proposed tion can make itself a power for good if it will proceed to its duties, in- telligently, methodically and fearlessly. | | pro’odiite A SOUIH DAKOIA CONNECTION. A corrospondent from Hartington, Cedar county, cails attention to a pro- posed extension of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha road from Bloom- field, Knox county, either to Niobrara or Yankton, the former 28 miles and the latter 23, He speaks what all who are well informed know is the truth when he says the short link is very important to Omaha and Nebraska, whichever ter- minal may bo finully selected. It appears that Yankton is wide awake to its importance. That enter- prising little city desires to enter north- ern Nebraska for trade and wishes a di- rect connection with Omaha. A propo- rition to grado the road from funds to be od by that city is being agitated and the citizens ave confident of the success of the entorprise. Niobrara is likewise interested and striving to secure the ex- tension, People in this city may not be aware that the region pene ed by this line truthfully bousts of its never failing crops. No other part of the state fared s0 well last yeur, The farmers are well to do, and the villages are prosperous. It is a territory rightfully belonging to Omaha, But aside from the local trade, this city wants an entrance to South Dakota and hopes the rond will build to both Yankton and Niobrara. At the former point the Milwaukee system in that state would be touched, and ut Yankton connections would be made with hoth the Northwestern and Milwaukee. Tie Bre hopes at no distant day to seo the railway connections such that Omaha will enter South Dakotaon some- thinglike equal terms with the twin cities of Minnesota, and this littlelink of rail- way will be a long step in that direction. The movements of the railway and the citizens of Yankton and Niobrara will be watched with interest until the road is completed, W people realize the extent and im- portance of the cigar making industry in the Omaha distfict. Last year 414,317 pounds of leaf tobaeco were made up into 21,884,725 cigars, on which the revenue tax paid amounte(l to $64,815.39, The Omaha district manufactures more cigars thah any other in the west, and, as the figures show, our smokers are doing a good deal for Unele Sam’s pocketbook. ——— I¥ PATROLMEN and other city employes ho need the advantages of the pym- nasium and baths of the Young Men's Christian assoclation can secure thes privileges for $5 per annum each, they should reach into their own pockets and not the city treasury for the money. (o TRAIN proposes to go to Ttaly via Yokohama to interview Pre- mier Rudini. Usually this eminent American gets to the point more ab- ruptly. Rudini will feel as if an Ameri- can cyclone had struck him after he has been interviewed by Train, AFTER all these months of confusion and the disgraceful incidents of meet- ings of the board of public works that body has concluded to adopt an order of business and rules for the government of its proceedings. Thisis encouraging. OMAnA'S police force is on the anxious seat. The report of their relative physical fitness for patrol duty has been filed with the board of fire and police commissioners and action postponed for a subsequent meeting. OMAHA invites the United States Medical association to meet here next year in June. As wo shall have the men that preach in May it is entirely proper to have the men that practice in June, — SECRETARY BALCOMBE of the hoard of public works has tendered his resig- nation. The chairman should emulate the secretary, — Reminded by Free Coinage. Indianavolis Jowrnat. Now, if Grover Cleveland can be versuaded tosay that under certain contingencies Le might favor a protective tariff policy, he will be the ideal democratic all-round candidate, Corns Trampled On. Denver Sun. The Nebraska State Journal has a humor- ous column called “All Sorts.” A glance at the familiar and uncredited contents show that the name should be chauged to “‘All Stolen.” : L BT A Hothouse Orthodoxy, Iudiandpblis Journal, It was rather smaflin the faculty of Cor- nell university to veto the action of the senior law cluss inviting Golonel R. G. Ingersoll to deliver the aunual,address at thoir com- mencement exercises, As a lawyer, pos- sessed of more than ordinary literary culture, Colonel Tugersoil cotifd entertain a law class without offending anghody’s orthodoxy friends of orthodoxy should be careful not to mako a sensitive plant of it. - Take Things Easy. Washington Critie, The proposition Ihft the republican presi- deutial convention mbet in Muy instead of June or July next year is cortaioly worthy of consideration. On the seore of comfort alone it will of course commiend itscif to every oue, But it may bo supported on other grounds. The patriots who compose political convens tions are only mortal after all, und & surplus blood, with its accomp: ing perspiration, is not at all conducive to that mental oquipoise which should distin- guish the setiing up of u party joss, - “thon and Foreign Trade. ew Yok Tribune The oficial report of linports puts to rout auother set of free trade falsehoods. It was assorted, before and after tho MoKiuley ill went into operation, that it would im. ports, because it cnormously enhanced the prices of everything tho prople cousumed Pr e fact Is that tho vulue of imports for tho six months ending with Marca, the sutire period oxcept six days of October under the operation of tho McKinlay biil, was $103,438, S12, against $351,904,783 for the correspond. ing months of the provious year, an incronse of 822,162,039, But the Imports of tho provi ous year had been much the largest known in any year of the country's history. Plaialy such a vast amount of merchandise could not huve been brought hithor within a half year if the freo trade stories about the bill bad boen true. Tho fact fs that the bill does not suppress fwmports, but permits in tho aggro- gate larger importations than have ever been kuown in any previous year. padiseec dugrkd Turned a Woman Into a Man, New York , Tribune, Tt has been said of the English parliament that there was nothing it could not do except turn & womav inio & man. The Dutch high court of justice has just given proof of its ability to accomplish what is beyond the power even of the British pariiament, by de- ciding that oMcials and othor public servants should take the oath of atlegiauce, not to “Queen,” but to “King" Wilbelmina, the cleven-year-old girl monarch of Holland, This extruordinary decision has boen violently at- tacked by the Dutch press as contrary to common sense, but the high court is far too independent & body for there boing any chance of its yielaing the point. The states general alono could dociare that even in Hol- land a queeu is not u king, but it is doubtful if this is done. S i Down with Pinkerton Sluggers, New York Sun. Many officers and agents of various so- cieties for the maintenance of law and order seom much more inclined to use ireavms than aro sheriffs, constables and policemen. They are too leady with their pistols, perhiaps be- cause they have not so keen a senso of their responsibilities as tho ordinary officers of the law. Whatever the reason may bo their ten- dency o employ deadly weapons in making arrests should be checked and they should not escape punishment whenever they ox- ceed their authority in this respect, TR e PASSING JESTS. In his now play Denman Thompson will have areal cider mill in operation on tho stage. Mr. Thompson 1s making a mistake, To ‘meey with modern public approval he should have a real brewery in the lobby. Epoch: “It is curious that so attr man as Browney never married.” influence. All his ancestors for four tions back were bachelors, I believe, Washington Star: Since Mr. Ingalls Las goue into potato culture in Kansas a litera- teur of that state has begun a book entitled “Ingalls and His Common-taters,” ¢ wiy! Epcoh This paradox of business My soul doth vex and grieves Why do we have receivers when There's nothing to receivet Atehison Globe: Kvery time & man tells the story of the butterfly and the ant, he en- courages the loafer in his belief that beauty and brilliaucy more than atone for his usc- lessuess, Denver Sun: *“This pork is full of quills or bristles or something,” complained = Mr. Joe Scaph at the boarding-house table the other morning. It must be pork-cupine steak.” Kentucky State Journal: Yes, advertising v About several or more or_less days 2¢0 a suburbanite lost a valuable Jersey cow. Thursday he advertised for it in this paper, and the cow was found the night be- fora. ‘Washington Post: “No, I don't want any lawn-mower,"” said the man who was anxious to chase theagent away. *‘What I desire is more lawn," Atchison G Love is a sacred matter, buv it is difficult for a woman to make her fourth or fifth lover believe it. Philadelphia Times: The Georgia editor who has twenty-three children doesn't seem to have much trouble in getting out copy. Binghamton Republican: *Over the Gar- den Wail” is the favorite lay of the nens, if garden-making is proceeding on the other side. New York Recorder: Brown (early in the morning on aside street) —Whatis Jones fum- bling in his waistcoat pocket for! Hedoesn't carry his latehkey there, Smith—No. Here is where he lives and I thik be is feeling for a clove. Atchison Globe: The trouble with the young is that they do not as the old folks ad- vise, but as they have done. — New York Herald: Harry—Belle promised t0 be vour sister, I suppose? Jack—No; her father said he had too many step-sous already. New York Herald: One of the singular things in life is that the lighter mustache a man has the more trouble he experiences in raising it. Atcnison Globe: A man's idea of heaven is a place where overy one is as good as he is. Chicago Mail: Minnesota’s anti-tights leg- islation is dead. This is another instance of the survival of the fittest. Judge: Diner—Here, waiter! I ordered cornbeef and cabbage, and you have brought me only the meat. Waiter--De cigar, sah, will bo ori latah. Good News: Housekeeper—What malkes butter so high nowt Dealer—Th’ oleomargarine laws, mum. i i iy it DEAD SURE FIE) Denver Sun. You will meet him at tho races, With a rose piuned on his coat. He smiles as blandly as the man Who wants to got your vote; He knows about tho pacors, And before the vell will ring, Can give you hurried pointers on & Dead sure thing, You'ro innocent and take Lis steer Of course you lose your stack: And he explains that ho was right But the fault lay with the track, “Better luck next time," Le says, “I'vea tip.” The vell goes “ting,” And again you are not in it on bis Dead sure thing. This man is at the ball games oo, And is hoard above the din, Talkiug about his “inside s On whicn he'll let. you His tips are always 10sing ones, And no money do they bring His chance to go down below is his only Dead suro thing. Highest of all in Leavening Pow fezezezo) LATE DESTITUTION REPORTS, Seoretary of State Allon Rocoives Somo Lot- | ters iu Oovneotion Therewith, BOY BADLY HURT BY RECKLESS DRIVING. Difliculty Over a Sewing Machine— The Wheeler Safe Trouble—In District Court-Other Lincoln News, Lixcory, Neb, April 23— [Spocial to Pk Ber,]--Today Socretary of State Allon recoived a big bateh of letters from the Chi- cago reliof commission in which urgent ap- peals wero made by Nebraskn persous for money for tho benefit of porsons living in wostern Nebraska, Somoe of the letters wer addressed to the Uhleago commission and others to the Praivio Farmer. The lotters were turned over to the rlief commssion hero by Mr. Allen. The Nebraska reliof commission is much annoyed over theso let- tors which the comuission believes are an exaggeration of the condition of the farmers in western Nebraska, These misreprosenta- tions cannot bo reached by the commission in any way, but are belioved to be the outgrawth of the astounding stories told by Mrs. Black fau 1w Chicago. The commission has de clared time and again that Nebraska is amply ablo to look aftor hor own poor, aud doing. One of the lettors in question was written by A. S. Broaddus of Bliss, Holt county, and ho sent a most hoart- rending description of the stary ing condition of the farmers in his county. He declared that the great cry was for broad. J. A. Huft of Oxford is another supphiant. Willinm H Thomas of Cowles bogged for a “box of close.’” J. C. Lafferty of Danbury seconds every statement of Mrs, Blackfan, who, un- authorized by anybody, has beon ' depicting the citizous of Nebraskn us n hungry horde of sturviug wretchos, L est that there are 1,000 families i his that are without provisions, food or se Secretary of State Allen, whois from 1 bury timself, does not believe that sty ment is true, James Van Buskivk of Gordon writes to the Praivie Farmer that many of the farm ers { his section have no feed for their toams and urges that paper to help raise money to send to him and also to his neighbors. J. A Keith of Kimball writes, to Judiro alter (). Gresham that none of the 00,000 aporopriated has reached the people in his part of the stuto ‘There are a number of other letters, ) relief commission does not believe that the is any occasion for such epistlos, as relief is being given wherever it is proveu that it is actually neoded Rev. Ludden of the relief commission ha this also tosay: I notice that Roy. Benj min Frankhn Diffenbacher, tho chaplain of is so tho legislature, who torgot to give 100 of his salary as chaplain to {he western suf- ferers, us he promised to do, s muking some ridiculous staiements in an Omaba mor paper concerning enormous prices be by us for inferior sced wheat that has been shipped into Sheridan county, Now, I wish 1o suy that the wheat to which the chaplamn refers was not shipped into that county, but was boughtof Mr. J. W. Thomas, a banker at Rushville. Mr. Thomas was represented to us as being a responsible man, Further- more, the fact is that the highest price w bave yot paid for wheat was for thut very same’ batch, and it cost us 9 cents per bushel, which is & much lower price that quoted by Rev. Diffenbacher,” A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, The driver in charge of N. C. Brock's spirited team of horses, attached to a car. riage in which two ladies were seated, cary lessly drove into a crowd of young boys pl ing ‘ball near the Catholic “church, at Thir- teenth and M streets, shortly bofore noon to. day. The team was coming down M street at alively gait and without warning they dashed into the group of youngsters, The nine-year-old son of C. W. Lyman was knocked down and qui usly injured, H. A. Meyers, who wi g by, rushed out into the street and picking up the help- less but still conscious boy carried him into the nearest neighbor's house. Dr. Everett happened to pass by at the same tim a made an examination of the youthful victim, He pronounced him badly injured internally, but no bones broken. Thé boy complamed of great pain in his back, and was soon tuken to his home near Eleventh and H streets, DIFFICULTY OVER A SEWING MACHINE, Isaac Broadwater was arvested at his home, Eleventh aud Locust streets, on the cnarg of stealing a sewing machine from M Meecham. When the oficers appeared at the nouse the half dozen little ones set up a howling, and as the wagon drove off Mrs. Broadwater, whose anger had been visibly rising, smashed hor fists together, consigned Mrs. Meecham to the deepest depths of per- dition, and expressed in language moroe for- cible than eloquent her fixed idea of wiping the whole of North Lincoln_with the body of Mrs. Meecham wheu next they met. Broad- water claims that when he rénted the house from the complainant the machie was ther id he was told that as it was not much good he could dispase of it as he pleased, Ha consequently sold it. The complainant didu't appear to prosecute this morning and the prisoner was discharged. Later Mrs, Meecham appeared, but was directed to u justice’s of- fice for satisfaction, THE WHEELER SAFE DIFFICULTY Hiland H. Wheeler, late deputy clerk of the supreme court, is somewhat indignant ever the removal of the safe bearing his nam from the vault of the deputy labor cammis siouer’s office to the apartments of the attor- ney general. Mr. Wheeler declares that somebody is trying to steal the safe from him. He declares that the safe belongs to himand shows docuraents to prove it. The safe was originally purchased by George H. Roberts, then attorney general, he prosuming that the state would pay forit. This tho state refused to do, aud as Roberts was con siderably in debt to Wheeler the attorn general turned the safe over to Whe payment of his obligations to that zentleman, A letter from Roberts to Wheeler last August sets forth the cluim that nobody excepting Wheeler has‘any vight to the article, Tho safo was elevatad to the second floor yester- day by a force of men under command of tho janitor, but the knight of the dust brush pro fessed 1gnorance as 1o who ordered the safe to be taken upstalrs. When Wheeler dis- covered what had been donehe got decidediy warm under the collar and can scarcely wait until _Attorney General Hastings roturns from Hot Springs to demand by what right the safe was confiscated. A LINCOLN ACTRESS, Miss Gracie Rentfrow, the graceful littlo soubrette of the Rentfrow company playing au eugagement at the Fuuke, is a Lincoln girl, having been born here nineteen y ago. Her pareuts were residents of Lincoln then and hor father was ono of the men who, ing paid in partnership with Gran Eusign, started o circus here about seventoen years ago, WON'T MABKY TilE CHOICE OF IER PA Marshal Melick was callod down to the third story of the Webster block on South Eleventh street last_evoning by an ex- cited iady named Mrs. B H. Watson, who desired ivformation as to police prerogatives. It appears that a Miss Mills, whoso parents live about a block south, had trouble with her father yesterday, und was beaton black and blue. She took 'refuge with Mrs. Watson, and tho father was threatening %o hav the woman _arrested for harboring tho daaghter. She was assured that it r.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Baking Powder was not A eriminal offense. The wirl told the police some time ago that hor paronts wanted her to mArry a young man Who was anxious to wed her, but hor cholee | was not agreoable to the varonts, hence tho froquent rumpuses In the family. i SOME INTERESTING CASRS, | e Hall and 8 Jury are engaged in trye Ing 1. W, Zink on the charge of embes: meut, Mo facts in the case ave familiar wll readors, Tho county attornoy decided ta Prosecuto on the charge of embezzlomont us agent, Tho prosecution finished the taking of its tostimony At noon, and the dofonse then filed a motion to dismiss the caso bo- catse the evidence doos not prove that he omberzled wiy one’s money, that he never 1 had appeared for the complaming witness as lier attorney in any court_and that he had d fuy divoet doalings with the com- lalnant, but” that negotiations were con- tod throuch anothier party, to wkom | alono Zivk must bo held rosponsible, This | poit 1s boing argued at prosent. « In the case of Williums va, Jansen ot al., riod yosterday, the jury returned s verdiet G for 811106, but the dofendants motion for a now trial, The snmo 1uotion was made in tho case of Hancock & | Waters vs, Stout. Mossrs ‘Talbot & Bryan wore appointed to dofond 15 M. Luscher, eharged with grand larceny, ho being unablo to pay for an &ttor- ney, Judge Field s still wrestling with the Rasmussen divore case, while Judge ‘Tib- botts uud a jury are trying tho case of tho Sultan cart and carriage company vs. J. B, MeCoy. Louis Wagner had his trial this afternoon on the chargo of burglarizing G. W. Tate's house, ODDS AND ENDS, The caso ngainst H, & , charged with forgery, has been continaed until Mon day, the prisoner bemng released on bail fur vistied by his attorney, Frank” Harrls is in pawned a wateh belonging to the cyprian in Jossio Bisbraw's don who boars his name and claims to bo his wifo, The Rapid Transit railway comps suit today_in_ the county court ay | Brown & Brothers, proprietors of the S ard street railway company, for $553 district courtof Douglas connty Henr: v sued Nels O, Brown et al., for &1 dug 48 part payment on 324,000 bricks delivered on order to defendants. "Tliero had heen pre- viously #1,450 paid to Livesey., The plaintiff seeurcd judgment in the lower courts, but the dofendants toaay carried the case 10 the supreme court Speaker Elder was bouse this morning cron outlook in this c trouble because he v at the stato roports the wheat ity as very favorablo, Georgo A, Taylor and wife have filed papers adopting Minnio Hello Zinis, the 11ttlo dugh ter of tho uarortunate woman who died ral weeks since unde distressing eir- rees. The girl 15 to take the name of and her father relinquishes his e SURPRISE ) BUT SENSIBLE, tihon Army Thinks of Rev. Schaible's Request. At the meeting of the board of five and police commission Moiday night a com- plaint against the Salvation aviny was filed, Loy Sohaible, pastor of the First German Presby 1 chureh on Bighteenth street near Cuming, was o complainant, Rev. Schaible asked the board to put a stop to the “nonsense and sinful doings” of tho salvationists, On motion of Mr. Hartman tho chief of police was instructod to abute the nuisance. A Brx reporter asked Chief Seavey yestor- day afternoon what action he would tuke the matter, The chief declined to state what action he would take, but gave the reportor to understand that the nuisance would be abated. Adjutant Egner is in ehavge of the J Salvation army in Omaha, and said that thy int was a surprise to bimself aud s What the Saly, Jonn G iing the adjutant said: “Weo ouly been down in the vicinity of the Presby- terian church one night since T have been in charge he) 1w not aware that we had been an annoyance to any one, If the chureh people had come to us and stated their griey- ance the matter could have been scttled at once, and I would have seen that they were not troubled azain. Howe ng more beating ot drums on Sundny nights. “As far as our arrest is concorned, we will quietly submit, of courso. 1 think our order has a fow friends who will stand by us. But we shall not paya fine, because 1 do no think we have boen guilty of any offonse. “This matter has been tried all over the couns try. In several states such cases have beon vricd to the supreme court and we have alé s been victorious. ‘[he leader of the red coats closed s ro- marks by saying that the urmy woula cons tinue the meetings as heretofore, —_— Motor Extension The Waluut Hill motor iine is now i op eration along Military avenue to the inters section of Graut street, cars having com wenced to run over the new portion of the line this morning. Trains are run on a ter minute schedule, the same as before. Work on the Benson motor line is progre ing. ‘This line 15 a contivuation_of the Wal- nut Hill line and will be opened for travel about June 15 have or, thero shall bo ICERO relates that whon De- mosthenes was asled what was the principal thing in public speaking, he replied, *Action.” When asked the second in importance, ho ro- plied, **Action.” The third? “*Action.” I the same way if you want to know the most important thing in the pur- chase of a piano, it 18 “QU AL~ I’Y." The next in importance, “QUAILITY." The thirdf "QUALITY." The price is an after consideration. Just think a moment! The purchase of a Piano is an important matter. You cannot afford wo take risks with so large an outlay. You want a thoroughly fine firat-class instrument. Before you decide it, you reaily need to know just how much we offer you, and in order to know this, you should visit our warerooms, and the fine BRIGGS PIANO:> that we have just received from the makers, They are murvels of power, superbly made throughout, fuil of the h, sing- [ g quality of tone so widely desired, and equipped with the patented soft stop which reduces sound so that it is barely audible in practicing, sparing the wear and making it possible to pra tice at any time, without inconvenience Will you not call and ree these fine Pinnos? Then you can purchase or not | us you may decide. Butif you fuil to see them, you may regrot afterwards that you made your purchiuse beforo in- vestigating the high character of the Briggs Piano. C. C, BRIGGS & CO., Oftice, Factory and Warerooms at Boston, Mass, AGENTS: MAX MEYER & BRO. CO., 1520 to 1524 Farnam Streot, 215 to 224 South 16th St., Omaha, Neb,