Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 2, 1892, Page 4

4 THE DAILY BEE e———— — ——— 5. ROSEWATER, Eorton = > = PUBLISHED EBVERY MORNING. TERME OF SUBSCRIPTION. (without Sunday) One Year ily and Sunduy, One Year v ix M onths Montha. Eundu Bature OF FICE Omaha, The Bee Bullding. Eouth Omaha, corner N and 2 1800 | 10 00 500 v Bée, One Year Bee, One Year, th Streets. per of Commerce. nd 15 Tribune Building ONDENCE, communications relating to nows and Al be addressod te the editorial matter should Editorial Department. BUSINES All business letters and remittances should addressed to The Bee Publishing Company, Omaha. Drafts, checks and postofice orders 10 be made payable to the order of the com- piny. Tte Bee Publishing Company, Propriefors THE BEE BUILDIN FWORN ETATEMENT OF CIRCULATION, ttate of Nebraskn Lo County of Doug | Geo. B. Tzachuck, secrotary 1ublishing company, does 8ol hat the actual cireilation ot T forthe week ending Januury i, follows: Eunduy, Jan Monday, Jin. . . "luenda, . e 2 50 Wednesday. Jin. i 4R Thuraday. | 7 Triday. uturday, J t The BEE inly swear JATLY BEE 1802, Was as Averngo GO, i, 178 s cubscribed in my Bworn to lefore e and A. D180 nee this i0th day of Janun SEA ———— A LITTLE enterprise and persistence will give Omaha a beet sugar factory 1his year. PERITAPS some astute diplomatie dem- operat can devise a means of attacking the free coinage problem piecemeal. —e THERE is something significant in the fact that tha resolution asking President Harrison to recall Ministor Igan fathered by @ man named Arnold. Tie straw votes now heing taken on trains, in logislatures and elsowhore are ontortaining euough, but it has long sinco been learned that they neither nominate nor elect presidents. CATARINO GARZA is a better looking mun than the pictures in the newspa- pars indicate. This much can be said without incurring the displeasure of the Mexican vresident, because ho could be very much botter looking and still pass for a border desperado. CARDINAL GIBBONS s intensely American. Ho is also a preeminently able prelate. If the conclave of car- dinals are looking for a pope who is fully abreast with the age to succeed Leo XIII the Baltimore cardi will meet the demand admirabl GENERAL Bt R has gone upon the prineiple that if you do not blow your own horn verily the same shall not be blown. He therefore lays claim to all the eredit there was in sight for him during the groat rebellicn, Butler’s modesty was never his distinguishing characteristic. THERE is now a rumor that Patrick Ligan will be transferred to China and his place will be filled by the appoint- ment of Henry W. Blair as minister to Chili. In this way the fecling of the two gentlemen would be groatly eased and something like retribution would be meted out to both China aud Chili. HORIZONTAL BILL MORRISON, view- ing the situation from his interstate commerce perch, has decided that the democrats want o western man for pres- ident. He has therefore consented to enter therace. Democratic presidential lighwning is remarkably erratic. In the language of the late lamented Pottinge of Nebraska, it is just as linble to gtrike a peanut stand as a national bank. Mr. Morrison may be hit, improbable as such a thing appears, THOSE who have doubts as to whether’ reciprocity has been productive of any practical benefits to the country will find it instructive to study the statistics of trade with Cu a and Porto Rico for the month of December last. These show an incrense of our exports for that month of the previous year of 100 per cont, and during the four months that a part of the reciprocity agreoment has been in force our export trade with the islands has grown to the extent of nearly $3,000,000. The full agreement will not g0 into effect until July I next, after which a still greater increase of trade is roasonably to bs expected. A policy which in so brief a time brings such benefits from a source where very large gains were not looked foris far from boing & humbug, as leading democrats have pronounced it. When all the con- ditions are candidly considered reci procity is doing better than its most sanguine friends expocted, and theve is overy reason to anticivate a stoady in- crouse of good results. Tue National Boavd of Trade adopted a resolution in favor of cheaper teleg raphy. In this it voiced an almost uni- vorsal demand, but one that is not likely to bemet until the government is euabled Lo establish a postal telegraph system. It is usoloss for boavds of trade or any other organizations to ask the telogranh monopoly for cheaver rates or botter facilities und service. It will pay no attention to such requests. The only hope of relief for the people is in a postal telegraph, and if the present congress has any genuine concern for the public interests it can do nothing more likely to promots them than to carry out the recommendations of the postmaster gen- eral regarding a union of postal and tolograph service. The United States are behind every advanced country of Europe ia this vespect, and the time is ripe for inaugurating the reform here The arguments io favor of doing so are conclusive, the popular approval of the proposition is general, and all that is necessary is to ovorcome the corrupting fafluence of monopoly in congress. Uun- ‘ortunately, this is so strongly intrenched hat the task of routing ft will not be easy, but that it will ultimately be driven it is not for & moment 1 be doubted. THE DECISION The decision of the United States su- preme court in the Boyd-Thayer case sheds a new and most important light on the question ot required citizenship. It enunciates doctrines which go to the fundamental principles of our repub- 1 are now judicidily de- clared for the first timo in the history of this government. Its effect will be to correct some long-prevailing misconcep- tions regarding what is necessary to es- tablish citizenship. While congress has enacted general laws providing a uniform rule of natural- ization for individuals, there have been numerous tastances of collective natural- ization by treaty or statute, and the opinion of the court is that there can be no doubt that in the case of the admis sion of a state collective naturalization may be effocted in accordance with the intention of congress and the people ap- plying for admission. It is necessary, in order to place the new state in all re- speets on an equality with the original states, to ndopt as citizens of the United States those whom congress makes mem- bers of a political community, and who wore recognized as sych in the forma- tion of the now state with the consent of 1t is what congress does in regard to citizenship that is to be con- sidored, and not what the state may do. Applying this doctrine to the Nebrasks se¢ the court said that all who had de- clared their intention to become eitizens congress so regavded, and placed those whose naturalization was incomplete in the same category with persons already citizens. Regarding the contention that becauso James 15, Boyd had never declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States, und the father had failed to complete his naturalization before the son attained his majority, therefore James I, Boyd covld not be held to have been made u citizen by the admission of Nebraska, the court held that the status of Mr. Boyd was established by the fact that for over thirty years he had en- joyed all the rights of citizenship, and that under the circumstances he was entitled to claim citizenship ve- gardless of the failure of his father to complete his naturalization. The oaths he had taken as a public official and his action as a citizen entitied him to insist upon the benefit of nis father’s act, and placed him in the same catogory as his father would have occupied if he had emigrated to the territory of Nebraska. That is 1o say, having fulfilled all the requirements of territovial citizenshin within the intent and meaning of the acts of congress, Mr. Boyd became a citizen of the United States and of the state by virtue of the several acts which gave Nebraska statehood. The decision also holds that the father of James I, Boyd completed the act of citizenship in 1854, thereby making the lutter a citizen, and in this opinion the court was unanimous. The decision is very voluminous, and it is not only one of the most important, but also one of the ablest, decisions ever handed down by the supreme court, It fully sustuins the position of Jus Maxwell of the supreme court of braska, and is in complete accord with the views of the editor of T BE: pressed in these columns lust Mar when the case was before the state su- preme court. lican systom, congress. o PEACE AND GOOD WILL. The Chilian government certainly ought to be satisfied with the note of Secretary Blaine notifying it of the accentance by the president of the ans- wer to the demands of this government. Iu spirit and in language the note is a model of courtesy and friendly assurance, The seeretary of state informs the Chil- inn minister of foreign affairs vhat the response of his government has given great plensure to the people of the United States and to the executive department of the government, and expresses the belief that it will render afull and honorable adjustment of all unsettled matters easily attainable, The Chilian government is nssured of the desire of the president to meet its overtures in the most generous spirit, and with regard to the question of rveparation it is suggested that it may be settled by the nsual diplomatic meth- ods, the sense of justice of Chili being relied upon to bring the matter to a speedy and honorable conclusion. The note is calculated, as undoubtedly it was intended, not only to fully reassuro the Chilian government, but aiso to wny feeling of humiliation which ¢ exist and to wollify popular passion. It is absolutely free from any intimation of a sense of superiority on the part of the government of the United States and accords ns cordial consideration to Chili as could be extended to the most powerful government. If the note of Secretary Blaine doss not have the effect to calin tho passions of all clusses of the Chilian people and induce a kind- lier feeling toward Americans they are indeed implacable, Certain journuls, whose capital as p tisan organs is in criticising the admin- istration, have charged that the presi- dent was hasty in sending his messago Lo cong , and that he had knowledge { of the Chilian government. These pa- pers were from the inception of the difii- culty oppased to any aggressive action ou the part of the United Stutes govern- ment innsserting its rights and main- taining its honor. They ridiculed the eluim thut there was any honor or dig- nity at stake, and declared it would be shameful for this country to attempt to inforce its dewands. After the flvm and patriotic policy of the president has i cleared the way for an honorable settle- ment it might reasonably have been ex- pected that the carping critics would be silent if they could not suy anything in praise of so signal a diplomatic victory, but they now attempt to disparage the result by pretending thut there was never any other than the most friendly intentions on the part of Chili, The great boay of the American people can- not, however, be influenced by this sort of uupatriotic carping. They are en- tirely satisfied with what has been accomplished, and they will not fail 1o give the credit where it belongs. From a like spirit of fault-finding comes the complaint that the prepavations for pos- sible war have cost the government $2,000,000—us if this amount was a cow- when he did so of the peaceful intentions | | 80 { THE OMAHA D B plete waste. The greater part of it has gone into navai improvements that wiil be permanent, but even if this were not 8o it insigniflcant expenditure if its cffect was to avert war. Atany rate the world has more respoect country than it had three months ago, and this is worth something. THE GRAND JURY, Judge Scott’s charge to the grand jury is a remarkable document in several particulars, For n numbor of years no grand jury ins been impanneled in this county, and the charge is thercfore un- usually comprehensive in its scope. It is also striking of the strong exhortation to the jury to spare no ef- fort in collecting evidence against un- faithful public officials. 'vhe judge speaks so plainly upon this point that the jury cannot possibly overlook its importance without something akin to contempt of court. Unless he is wholly rechless in the expression of his belief regarding the conduct of public officials within the last few years there should be some presentments made, for he says, in the plainest possible words, that the jurors cannot throw a stone without hitting individuals that nhave violated their sacred oaths of office. The judge voices a conviction which is vory general among our citizens. Many cirqumstances have led taxpavers to the belief that city councilmen and other public servants have not hesitated to accept benefits from corpirations, contractors and individuals receiving or soeking favors at the hands of these servants, The air has been full of rumors of bribe-giving and corruption. The grand jury has heen summoned to inquire into these charges and rumors. It should not be difticult to locate the truth and to indict mea who have almost admitted their guilt in investi- gations hithe rto held. The grand jury if it does its whole Auty will exert a wholesome moral in- fluence upon the public sorvice, whether the men suspected of corruption are in- dicted or othery THE UNION DEPOT QUESTION. The Union Depot company may insist that Omaha is wrong and the company right in this depot controversy, but this will not build the structure which the business inte of the railways so much demand. Neither will it aid in the final satisfactory settlement of the difticulty. Acrimonious discussion merely prolongs the agony of both par- tie The city can force the construction of the Union depot if it undertakes it in earnest without contributing one dollar by way of bonus. It is to be hoped, however, the Union Depot company will not force the issue either by its indif- ference or its impudence. What Omaha and the companies both need is a Union depot commensurate in cost and conven- ience with the vequirements of the pas- songer business centoring in this city. The people of this city have been very much exasperated by what has seemed to be a purpose on the part of the depot company to evade plain provisions of a solemn contract. til the corporation shows beyoud question that it will act in absolute good faith there is little probanility of an adjustment of the con- troversy on lines involving the question of delivery of the depot bonds and deed- ing the depot grounds. The Union Depot company must abandon its theory that Omaha is en- tirely wrong and the company entirely right before negotiations looking to an amicable understanding can be ex- pected. The sooner the company reaches the conclusion that some conc sions are due from itself to Omaha, the sooner will it be possible for the whole controversy to be satisfactorily adjusted. The longer a settlement is postponed the more diflicult will it becomo to reach an agreement. Rev. C. H. SPURGEON of London is dead. The announcement, though not pected, rries grief to Christian hearls everywhere. Mr. Spurgeon has for many years been the wmost dis- tinguished pulpit orator of the English- speaking world, His sermons have been the inspiration of thousands of less fa- mous men, and his Metropolitun Taber- nacle has never failed to draw and hold the attention of as many as could be comfortably accommodated within its spacious auditorium. In addition to his weelly sermons, which have heen regu- larly published sinco 1853, the great preacher hus found time to write a number of religious works, which are accepted as authority by all Evangelicul clergymen. The charities conducted under his suporvision have likewiso been widespread in their influence and extremely practical in charncter. He was & pure man, devoted wholly to his noble calling, a firm adhevent to the doctrines of the Baptist denomination, but liberal and charitable toward all, and & clorgyman of exceptional execu- tive ability, us well as eloquence. His place will be difficult to fill. is an for becauso sts OMAHA makers, now employes Before the sixty opening cig: of the | nome patronage campaign the number was thivty-five, While the increase ut this dull season of the yoar is gratifying there should be 1,000 cigarmukers rogu- larly employed in this city. Omuha alone smokes cigars enough to employ this number, The cigar manufacturers should be encouraged, however, by what has been accomplished and by maintain- ing the quality of their goods show th people they are entitled to home patron- age. Tie futile atvem pt of interested par- ties to muke the Board of Health as in- dependent of other branches of the city government as is the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners is responsible for the bungling provision of the city chur ter relative to the publie health depart- nent. In their greed for offico they overstepped themselves, — A SANITARY commisgioner uv$1,200 per annum 1s a luxury und not a necessit ! This is a good time to lop off luxuries. B ALIEN governor is & term of reproach which the supreme court pronounce: libel as applied to James £, Boyd. —— iy THERE is a8 much veason for dividing the Seventh and Ninth wards as the ALY ! this | BEE; (TUESDAY | Sixth. We can pull along with eighteen councijmen yol awhile. The nth ward is not essdntinl to the city’s pros- perity or to tH& welfare of Sixth ward tax payors, [ S— SOME of our leeal horsemen look with favor upon thehien of building a racin track in East Quwaba, This is one result | of laying out ‘astown with an eye single | to trackage facMtios. — Ti: farmers of Douglas county will bo wise if they put the city capitalists to | the test and gharantee enough sugar | beets to maintain a factory in Omaha. Lovis HEtMROD can now tile his re- port as oil inspector with the real gov- ernor. It will have a place in tho state archives Piinip ANpRES will not now an- tagonizo the ordinance which wipes out the offico of sanitary commissioner. THE ex-sheriff of Dodge county is now very glad he resigned in time to escape the hanging bee of last spring. A DEMOCRATIC administration in Ne- braska is a novelty which will wear off by November. - Ay rinere! Ed Carns, Did you hear of t explosion in Washington? Azy Quilt Tariit Rofor: Washington Post. Tf, as the democratic organs claim, reci procity is free trade in spots, is not Mr. Springer’s tarlff policy yrotection in patchios? With a Tigar Rumpant, Philadelphia Ledge A umber of Now York politicians have constructed what seems o them to bea mountain, but which has to other pacts of the country the aspects of a mole Hill, Joshing Our Courts. Chicago nter Ocean. A convict in Nobraska whose term of sorvice has just expired has received notice from the courts that “a new trial” will bo granted him. ‘The Nebraska courts are nearly as brisk as the courts of Chili, ——— ocratie | Glohe-Democrat, The drift of democratic sentiment is un- quesfionably in favor of Hill just now, but there aro wany chances for him to loso his advantage during the next four months, and it may be that fate is merely encouraging him at present for the purpose of getting a decisive whack at him in June. - Repeal of & Foolish Law., Kansas City Star. The press of New York has gaied a great viotory in the passage of a bill allowing ro porters to witness executions. On its own side the press should now defer to docent sentiment and refrain from the hideous and exhaustive dotails which can pander only to the lowest and most morbid impulse, e Outlived Bullets and Eulogy. Piftadelphia Record. General Henry A. Barnum, who died in New York yestorday, was loft for dead on the field of Malvern Hill. A body supposed to have been his was buried, and & funeral oration was delivered at his home. This did not provent him, however, from taking a con spicuous part in other campaigus. His name will always shine with luster on the national roll of hionor. A Lamentations of Lunncy, Chicago Diter Ocean, Tho editor of tho St. Louis Republic is still tho maddest man in the stato of Mis souri. People who know how tho editor bas been kicked and cuffed all along the line don’t wonder at it, but, on the contrary, enjoy the spectacle. Just mnow- he is mad at “Brigadier Goneral Ben Harrison, com manderan-chiof on the Wounded Knee." The Republic calls in_anguish for *anoiner bucket of pappoose blood."” Perhaps Brer it .BRUARY : | York, | Major Burke remainiug ). 1892 After a day or two in Gotham they will go to Omaha, which 1s famous through out the continent’ as the dwelling place of Colonel Cody and his affable secreiary, who has just closed a season with the border drama “A White Lily,” played to big bnsi uess throughout the provinces. The Wild Wost show is ia winter quarters in London, there to look after things, RUN BY 4 MAD ENGINEER, Wing Ex the Ore K uxsas Ciry, Mo, eb, Probably one of the most exciting incidents ever known in railroading is told hiere by Julius Smitt, who has just veturned from a triv to the north west. Ho was in Tacoma, Wash., fgr some time on a visit and on his return started back aver tho Oregon Short Line, The road leads along the baso of the mountains and the passengors wore enjoying a fine view for some distance and everything appeared to be gOINg ou nicely, until suddenly it was ticod that the train was gradually Increasing in speod until in fairly flow along tho rails The passengers began to get uneasy, but when they saw the conductor and brakeman rush frautically toward the front of the train they know that something serious was the matter. Fastor and fastor flow the train un- til it bounded from siffe to side at a fearful rate, and the frightened passengors wero thrown about the car like so_wany puppets. Trees and polos flashed by ana the train was goiug at a clip of a hundred miles an hour while it seemed only a miracle which kept it ou the track, Around curves it would spin almost standing tho poor victims on their heads, whilo they were every moment ex- pecting to bo dashed to pieces, The con ductor soon discovered that the engineer had gone mad. e stopped for nothing, but flashied past the stations at lightmng sveed and for a streteh of say five miles the train went so fast that it was impossible for the passengers to hold their seats. Tho fireman could nov be seen in and it was dotermined to make an effort to et to the madman before he sent the whole train load of poople to etermity. The con- ductor avd brakeman crawled along the ten der nud worked their way into the engino be- hind tho engineer, who stood with his head bure and his long hair flowing back as ho gazod ahead, mutterimg to himself. ~With a blow the madman was luid to the floor and tho conductor shut off steam and gradually brought the train to a standstill, The madman was sceured and was sent back over the road asking for in- formation regarding the fireman, It was discovered that at the last stopping place tho engineer had shoved the firoman from the engine just as he started and then pulled out full speed. The encineer was always sober and had never shown any signs of “insanity before, the cab a dispatch INIQUITOUS LI Liquor Dealers' M sure Introduced in the New York Leglslature, New Youk, Feb. 1.—W. H. Arnoux, A. W. Loser and Robert Giraham, on behalf of the Assnciated Temperance Excise Reform Sun- day and Protective League organizations of this city, have issued an appoal to the people of tha state against the provosed excise legis lation at Albany, and they summarize its provisions thu The organized society of liquor dealers has presented the most iniguitous measure ever introduced in any legisiative body in any civilized community. 1. It legalizes the sale of liguors on Sunday from 1 a. m. to 1 a. m. on Monday. 2. Under what is technically known as the :polico spy” caso, it provents any adequate inspection of saloons during prohibited hours or any possibility of obtaining proof of 1llicit sales, 3. It places no restrictions on the number of licenses grantod and reduces the license foes. 4. 1t virtually repeals the civil damage act. 5. It withdraws the power of local option. 6. It gives power of appeal to the liquor dealer aud withholds it from the citizen. 7. It gives permission for all night salos. e CAPERS OF THE COMICAL, Field's Washington says that the Lof man is slowly but surely em- cing the women. Kato hrothe br: John Bull-What could » done with that little navy of yours. Chicago Tribune you ha anyhos Uncle Sam (pointing to his sailors): the answer in these tars. Go read st Electric Wire—With kicking, tnere is one thing ten to do to us. nd Eleotric Wire—What is that? all their prople never Crisp can furnish it. —_— MINISTER K N. Chicago Post: It is ouvious enough that there 1sn’t the slightest *>ail” for presont- ing Minister Kzan with & handsomely bound copy of the “Complete Letter Writer:'" New York Tribune: The expression in Mr. Egan’s letter which Senor Matta con- strued as a threat was this: “If the facts be as reported by Captain Schley, my govern- ment cannot doubt that the government of your excellency will offer to it prompt and full reparation.” The man who cannot dis- criminate between acompliment and a threat is too deficient in his mental equipment to serve as a responsible minister. Philadelphia Press: Minister Egan is amply vindicated from every chargo made against bin by the record and by President Harrisow's message. Ho bas done bis duty under trying circumstances, with strict rof erence to the claims of humanity, the obliga- tions of & neutral and his position as the rep- resentative of a great and friendly republic. Mr. Egan came to his work, as wost of diplo- matists do, without previous training or ex- perience, and the general verdict will bo that, like Mr. Washburne in P’aris, he has acquitted himself with abilitg, coutage and independence, New York Sun. The suailarity of discus- sion upon the Chilian matter found in the English newspapers and in American news- papers that cultivate a mugwumpish sympa- thy with Chili's attitude cf defauce, is marked distinctly. A prime cause of agree- ment 10 sneering at tho American efforts to obtain reparation for tho Baltimore outrage is Kgan, They don’t like the American min ister to Chili, aud almost every attompt to support Chili's side of the controversy will bring in Egan as a justification; whoreas the fact is that Mr. Egan has no more to do with the issue between this country and Chili, or can by no possibility be more of a factor in its consideration aud adjustment than tho man on the unseen side of the moon, So much for the Kgan idea. - THINKS GIBLON MAY BE POPE. Dr, MeGlynn ¥ pre Are ( pects for the Cardinal, New Yous, P8, 1.—Dr. McGlynn, speak- ing of the possibility of the next pope being an American, says:that twenty years ago it would have sounddd ridiculous to talk of the prospects of there belng an American cardi- nal, but the persisigut agitation of tue suo jeet by American newspapers forced the pa Dal se6 1o appoindaeardinal iu this country. “The complications @ European politics, Dr. McGlynn said, way render itadvisablo on the death of Lho pesent pope 10 appoint au American s his/guccesser. Some such solu tion of the question which agitates Italy must be found, or another rovolution similar 10 that which sheek [Prance a century ago would be Lho resule: “"Iho next conglaye of cardinals,” he con: tinued, “will in gkl probability be' held out side of ome, whiGh means that for the first time 10 830 years the pope will not be an laliun. It canhidt be a Frenchmen or a German, still less an Englishman, 50 it Jooks as thourh selection would haveto be made from this country, iv which event Cardiaul Gibbous would b6 named.” Dr. McGlyon thought tiat Cardinal Gio bons would makean oxcellent pops because he is 50 intensely American and is possessed of good comMON 58nso and sagacity euoush 10 meet ull the difticulties of the pavacy. His reign would be the begiuniug of a glorious era for the Cathaiie canreh, - Earnlngs of the Ba Cinieaco, Il Keb, 1. the Burliugton system of 4,893,000, ington, ‘The statement for 1891 shows an increase of net eary of 0 ings 0000, Buttalo B and Cantield Suil. Quekastows, Fob. 1-- (Special Cablegram 0 Tue Brl—W. P, Cody (Buftalo Bill) aud bis private secretary, Sherman Jantield sailed yesterday Ly the Urania for New | But whi Wire—Handie us without gloves. Harper's Bazar: Architeot—And on theso panels you wish, { believe, the double convo- ute. Mrs. Nouveau—Oh, no, indeed! T said 1 W]:mh!d Just a plain wigglo runuing down each slde. PEACE PERCHED HIGI, Minneapolis Tribune, Now white-winged peace broods gently o'er tho iand. Black, Jow'ring war-clouds quickly change their huo To tints of rose and pearl, with flecks of biue In recogmition of your Unole Saniuel’s sund Athwart the rifts shines friendship's smiling sun The do turns with verdant olive bough Fair Chill has escaped an ugly row, nd Johnny gludly puts away his gun. Good News: Binkle—TI had to i my boy for gettl geography eluss toduy. Pinkle—Why didn't you? Binkie—Well. ho put some of the gu tions to me that the teacher put to him, and o8 Leouldn't answer one of 'em 1 let him go and ked the teacher. a great notion & to the bottom of his Smith's Monthly: Goodman not come to ehurch, Brown? ful sern.on, idon Brown—My dear boy, [ heurd one L came home at 2 o'clock this morning. and 1 can’tstand another today. Smith—Why You wonld hear _ Rochoster Post: First Dog—Shall we invite Socon( Dog—No, he's not a bit stylish Flvst Dog—11¢'s got i fine new wintor coat, Jnd Dog—Yes, but there are no creases in his pants. Olothier and Furnishe you believe in zhosts? Truvers—We'l, for yoars [ have Leen living in & huunted house. Ventherstone—You don't tell me? Who is it Lod by? vors—Iy my tallor. therstone—Do hinud THE POET AND THE ROSE. Puck, The ¥ Lot mo pluck the, and madly quaft Thy benuty, O mitchless rose! The Kose: Hast thou two doliars und o hulf Concoaled within thyeelose?! ienzo Times: “Where huve our pocts 07" inquires Walter Besint. [nto the soup 1ooth powder business, perhaps, Harper's Weakly: Miss hauds are quite dudey. May Miss Chatterby —What du'you mean, dosr? Miss Talkphast—Why, ehuppy. you know Talkphast—My Rocheste t: Tho seem Lo buve struck liot Troy la ndry girls whilé the rons were Flnra Guzette: 11 0s ousy to revive a fulnt spieton, siftings: The excrelsi r of horses just be- @ rico is the pr atble LL GONE, Cloalk Tteview. d about divinity, and nfinity. And spoke of buse h He studied up autonomy. And wondered if the fl He plunged into zootomy and through phiebotomy. And read for weeks on history from Adam down 10 dute He toctured on COII0 OuY And sounded deep human fate pondered on manity as animaleu astrononmy,” the selenc ue, of fnsanity was common to wandered theogony, and dwe't upon the mystery attending He showed supreme anxlety forlate and early ioty, and Sioke with states thau this. He lectured quite dramat eally 1o show how systematically The fores tricity was cent at felicity of higher of el 1o kiss. with such muensity. His wife with sweet Guite o dash And with such i mtensity he spouted on devexity wus cutting enuity she monkoyed bis anuuity, He found 1o his perplexity she'd dressed wway bis cash. E'S VIEWS Mr. Rosowatar's Opinion Upon Boyd's Citi- senship as Expressed Last Spring. A CONCISE STATEMENT OF THE CASE Nelier n Grounds for s Boyd Was lected Last March, when tho Boyd-Thayer con- test case was ponding bofore the stato supreme court, tho editor of Tue Ber pub lished over his niame a reviaw of the subject and clearly outlined tho grounds upon which 1o based his opinion that James 1. Boyd was a full flodged citizen when elected and there foro eligible to the offic of governor. A few editors of the state press railod at the editor ““Judge,” intimitating that ho as sumed to bo the fourth member of tho stato supreme court, oto In view of the fact that the national sup. state court, Tue Bre will bo pardoned for reprodacing in this issuo Mr. Rosewater's aditorial of March 80, 1501, as follows Alion or Citize A bitter partisan controversy has beon in progress in this state for months over the eligibility of James E. Boyd 1o fill the offico of governor. request of a number of promiuent citizens, republicans and democraty, 1 have docided to present thorough rosearch and mature deliberation, Was James 1. Boyd a citizen of the United States for two years provious to the 4th of November, 18%, or was he an alien at that date! If Lo was an alion at that date, in other words, @ citizen of Great Britain on the day of olection, no act of his own since the aay of election could mako him ehgible, 1 am fully convincea that James 1. Boyd had been a full citizen of the Unitea States for twenty-thrce years when he becawe a ndidate for the office of governor. This citizenship, I hold, was acquired by the acts carved out as a torritory and admitted into tho sisterhood of states, Thoe Kausas-Nebraska bill of 1854, which became the organic law under which the ter- ritory of Nobraskn was govorned for thirteen years, couferrod tho right of suffrage upon every actual white malo residont of 21 who (foreigners) who shall have dectared on onth their intention to become such and shall tion of the United States and the laws of These persons wera not only qualitied to vote, but also to hold every elective ofice the territory. By an actof the territorial logislature passed in pursuance wanic act, the right of suffrage And citizen- ship was conferred upon all per:ous of for cign birth of 21 years and over who had de- clared their intention to become eitizens of the United States, and had been actual rosi dents of the territory for a period of six months. | James E. Boyd came to Nebraska in 1836, | He was of foreign birth, but his father had taken out declaration papers befora the son had reached the age of 16. When the tather formally renounced his ailogianco to Giroat Britain and took the oath of allegiance to the United Stutes, he severed ail political rela- tions with Great Britain, not only for him- self, but for every membor of nis family. When James E.” Boyd found himsolf a residont of Nebraska six months he was in position to acquire territorial citizonship without any individual declaration renounc ing allegiance to Queen Victoria. That act ! had beon performod for him by s fatner and would have been so regarded by any court had be seen fit to apply for his f naturalization papers. It is manifest, there- | fore, and is a matter of record that James B Boyd was a legal voter in_ the territory at lonst ten years before Nebraska was ad- mitted into the union. In auo time Boyd was_elected to the torri- torial logislature, and when ho took the oath to support the national constitution and tho laws enacted under it ho fulfilied overy re quirement proscribed by the organic act for citizens of Nebraska. If he wus an alion when he lunded on Nebraska soil, which [ beliove cannut be maintained if his' father's undisputed absoluto renunciation of fealty to Queen Vietoria was valid, he certainly ceased to be an alien after he became a citizon of Nebraska und ono of her territorial law- makers. Nobody will contend that even at that stage he could have boen claimed as a British subject ov entitied to any protection from British authorities. When Nebraska was invited to_anter union James 1%, Boyd was not mevely habitant of the territory, but a citizen tled to every priloge enjoyed by ult citizens of Neoraska. But he was not citizen of the United States. Oun Mareh 1, 1567, tho president of the United States issued his proclamation in con- | formity with tho ounbling act declaring Ne- braska admitted into the union on an equal footing with the original states without any further action whatever on the part of coi- gress. By this solemn and irrevocable act Nebraska was endowed with the full sover eigaty of statehood, and hor eitizons, regarc less of race, nativity or previous condition, becamo sovereigns and peers of tho citizens of overy other state in the uaion, Every citizen of Nebraska was mado a full citizen of the United States without futhor formal- ity. Thus James E. Boyd, then a citizen of Novrasks, became a fulifiedged citizon of tho | United States, and in my judgmont has beon | a citizen of tho United States ever sinco, Iu answer (0 those who iusist thut nobody uld bocome u citizen of the United States | thout compiying with every technieality of | the naturalization laws, L will point out some established procedents und suggestive possi- bilities. Sam Houston, a nativo of Virginia, ro- moved to Mexico and aftor somo vears' resi- denco helped to establish the Toxan republic, As president of that repuvlic, Houston had | foresworn hiz allegiance to the Unied States and was an alion to all intents aud purposes, us if he had never been born in the United States. When Texas was admited into the | union she came in like Nebraska, on o per- | feet equality with the original states, Hous- | ton was elected Unitod States senator and took his seat without renewing his alleciance | and notwithstanding tho provision of tho | constitution thay requirss every senator to | have been A citizah of the United States for nine yuurs previous 1o bis election. Does 1t stand to reason that the inhabitants of te torivs acquired by couquest or purchase ure to enjoy greater priviloges and immunities than tho citizeus of organized territories of the United States ! Let us assumo that Canada had boen an nexed and an enabling act were passed, un- | der which Canada was admitted into tho | union. By that act Canada would bo entitled at least 10 one member of congress and two United States senators, Now, nobody 1s | eligiblo to a seat in the lower house uuless | he hus been @ citizon of the United Siuatos soven years, aud nobody is oligible o the seuato unless he bas been a full citizen of the United States nine years. 1 stouid like to know how the Conadisns could get repre sentation 10 the natioval logislatute. Al | Canudjans would becomo full citizens by the | troaty of annexation, but if statenood was to | follow as & purtof the tresty no Cunadian | would be eligible to & seat 1u either house on techuical grounds. How, then, would the stato of Capada be admitted 'on su equal footing with the other states in the union ‘Yo my mind the conviction 15 overpower- 1 the an in enti- othier | yet u Highest of all in Leavening Powe Roal Tue Bee for taking this staud and dubved | reme court has reversod the decision of tho | mors than threo | At the urgent | the conclusions I havo roached after | of congress under which Nobraska was | was @ citizen of the United States and thoso | have taken an oath to support the constitu~ | Nebraska, | of tho or- ‘i i | rents of Miss Shaffer | Since that time Bakor cla et oottt et ———————————————————————————— U AFFIRMED THE BE ing that the act by which Nebraska ‘was | made a state made every territorial citizen of Nobraska the poer of any othor oitizen of tho United States £, ROSEWATER, - ror i Has Ciicac MORRISON PRESIDENT, | | Horizontal Aspirations to | the Nationat Tieket, Brweaw or Tue Bre, | Cricaco, lu, Feob, 1 \ Morrison appoars as a he democratic nomination for and his friends in (llinois havo started a movement to give him the deiogation and cut out Goneral Paimer Chicago democrats do not take kindly to the schume, but aro genorally in favor of giviug Palmer Hlinois' endorsement and standiug in a position to take advantage of ovents in the Clevoland-Hill conflict. To ascertain what the real situation is between the . Cleteland and Hill factions before the Cook county domacracy can bo committed to any | person ‘or policy, Hon. John P Hopkins will g0 to New York and_inake a personal invostigation of the affairs lating to tho presidential nomination A story is afoat to the effect that ex Congressman Lewis 1, Payson of the Ninth congressional district will” snon return from Washington and aunounce himself as a can didate for tho ropublican nomination for govornor, Washt Head Hon. William R candidate for the presidoney ne Favors Elevated Tracks. Mayor Wasnburne has just returned from the east firmly committed to the clovation of | vailrond tracks in this city. 1 fvent cast to satisfy mysolf that olovated terminals aroa succoss and that thoey are as benefit to the public, said he. I catio back with my mind made up on both points. [ am roady to declare myself in favor of clevatiug all the railroad tracks within the city limits, I snall use my bost efforts to have this improvement made in Chicugo as 8000 as possiblo. 1t is a duty which tho city council owes to tho public to force all ronds eutering the city to olevate their tracks.” Robbed cher-Editos Rov. Honry M. Field, a brothor of C; W. Fiold, who proached in the Sixth 1 terinn chureh in this city yestorday, was ro- lioved of his overcoat during the morning | sor Upon cntering tue chureh Dr. Iield was accompaniea by oue of the deacons to the wardrobe immediately 1 the rear of the pulvit, whero he romoved his &5 over- | o When the sorvices were over Dr. tield discoverod that a sneak tuief had en- tored through a back door. Tho pastor mado hima loan of a coat aud the church will probably present him with a new ono bofore be leaves Chicago, Dr. Iiold took tho inci- deut philosophically and remarked that he guessed tho world’s fair city was 100 swift for him. co. Odds wnd ¥ Public bath iousos, it is expected, will ve one of the subjects to coms before the city council tonight. The subject wiil come up in the shape of an _ordinance providing for the erection and maintenance by the city of u numver of such resorts. Similar ordi nances have buen presented to the coun- cil, but have been invariably referred o0 committees and Lave died there, Littlo S-year-old Sam Wariski slept in a cell at the West Chicago station lust night. Before he slept in an ash barrel less thau a block from his home at 707 Holt streot, from which ho had been turned out by his mother and stepfavher. Today the humane sociely was asked to look aftor him. and at some time take steps toward pumshing his mother and step-father for their cruelty. Tho ofticers of the Kconomic Gas company enter a vigorous denial of the story tele- graphed from Now York that they have beon swatlowed up by the gas trust. Jack Hannon and Billy McMahon, West Sido amateurs, fought o a finish in the rear of a theater on West Madison street. Al though the contest was in Haunow's favor throughout, it proved to be quite a flerce af air, McMahon being knoeked out in eleven rounds. In this connection it 1s stated that , weskly prize fights “on the quiot’’ are being hold in the Owl, Alderman Vau Praag's s loon, on_ State str The Hollunders of Chicago propose to erect in one of the parks a monument to William of Orange, surnamed the Sileat. A farmer near Lisbon, 11L, is doing a pay: ing business raising turties, A RAN ASHORE IN 1 FOG. The Ste ider Wreckod wssengers in no Danger Loxpoy, Peb. L—A dispateh reccived this morning states thut the North Gorman Lloyd Steamer Kider from New York for Bremen went ashore last night in u fog at St. Cath erine’s Point, [slo of Wight. Tugs have boeu sent to take off the passongers and pull the steamer off the ledge. The agonts of the company stato there is no cause for alarm either for the safely of the passongers or the vessel, The tugs have reached the Rider, but no attompt will bo mado to get hor off untit high | tide this evening. - Married to Esenpe the Reformatory, Newnvrg, N, Y., Feb, 1.—Miss Mattio Shaffer, the 16-yeur-old daughter of Mr. and Murs. Alonzo Shaffor of Red Hook, was mar- ied to Jeremiab Moore of the same placo, ose age is 72 The ceremony was por formed at the bridegroom’s offico in Red Hook by Justico Idgar L. ‘Traver. Tho pa bad commenced pro cecdings to have her committed to a reformn atory when the aged Mr. Moore gallantly stepped in and married her, thus becomi the guardian, protector and ' future judge of his girl wife's conduet, -——— Disease and Superstition in Russia, Loxpox, If I'no Odessa correspon dent of the Nows says typhus in sprouding alarminely. In large towns in that region all the hospitals are rilled und privato buildings are being converted into bospitals. “I'his is tho stato of aflairs exist inein Muscova, A correspondent writing from Ransom declares that the more super- stitious portion of tne peasantry believe thay count ‘Tolstoi 15 anti-Christ and decline to accont his hounty for fear thoy wili commit thoir souls to perdition Stole (o Get Brend, Some days ugo Fred Buker stole a quantity of clothing from a man named Miller, who is employed av Suiverick's. Baker was ar rested last ovening and told a pitiful story Ho agmitted committing tho crime, but said thut he was bungry and destitute at the time, and had to do something to get a meal ms 1o have found work, and wants to muke some sort of setulo mont’ with Miller. This will probably be doue if the clotbing is recovered - Disastrous Plny faluess of w Child, Bay Crry, Mich, Fev. 1—John Giffel, a shoomaker, and his wife and 15-months-old child, were horribly varaed last night [ fol was ropairine shoes at his bench and had & Large inmp hanging defore bim. Tho cnild threw o bammer, striking the lamp, shatter- ing it ud throwing the burning oil over the fathar and child, sotling five to their clothes ‘'he seroams of the child brought the moth 10 the scene and in attempting to subdue tho flames she was bauly buroed. - t Not Kunsus Whe Toreka, Kao, Feb, 1.—~The ey of the State Board of Agriculture has an- vounesd that wheat ras suffered no damage 80 fur, but that the conditions must be ex- wemely favorable Lo insure a good crop. - Strike Succonstull Ixpiaxarorss, Ind., Feb. 1.—The Board of Arbitration this worning rendered & decision in the lute streer car strike satisactory to both sides. Jured Baking Powder - ABSOLUTELY PURE