Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 1, 1892, Page 4

4 THE OMAHA DAILY BE . FRIDAY. APRIL 1, 1892, BEE. DITOR. | DATLY \ \ b . BLISAED EVERY GETICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY SURBSC MORNING. | TERMS OF RIPTION a1y Pee (without Sunday) One ¥ 2800 nily and Sunday, One Yoar.... .. 10 00 XM onths ... . 114 liree Months 250 | Bunday lee, One Year. 200 aturday Bee, Ono Yoar 15 cekly Bee, One Y 10 | OFFICES K 1 Blufr Street k o Office, i (ber of Commerce, ork,Roon, aTribune Building ‘Washington, 513 th Street. CORRESPONDENCE All communientions relating to news and ditorial matter ahould be addressed te the ditorial Department. BURINESS L A1l business lottors and ro 1 e addressed to The Beo P hing Company, Omaha. Drafts. chocks and postoflice orders 10 Lo made payable to the order of the con- pany. "Ic Bec Publishing Company, Proprictor EWORN & TTERS ittancos should ATEMENT OF fos annger of The Beo does aolemnly swear tion of THE DAILY Bere 1802, was as CIRCULATION, hat th for 1t \ Wednesdny, M Thursdn, Yriday. Euturday. ) Average .. Kworn to lefore me and subscribed yresenco this 26th day of March. A. D. 1802 EAL I P. Roaal Notary Publie. in my = Average Cirenlation for February 24,510, M. ISUCLID MARTIN isthe democratic poohibah of Douglas count A VERDICT of murder in five minutes is so unusual oven in a coroner’s jury that it excites commen Ir ME s of the national World’s fair commission cost $15,000 oach, it is in order for somebody to move their post- ponement until May, 1593, AN AMERICAN s s bad enough at home, but when it appears in Paris or Tondon it partakes of tho local coloring and hecomes simply awful. OMAIIA has e gh charged to hor in the course of tho year without going outside of the probabilities to make out a double murder. SENATOR f(mmu Q. MiLLs abandoned | almin his purpose to signalize his departure from tho house by making a ringing speech against protection. This was very considerate of Mr. Mills. THE present congress is wasting its time, the people’s money avd the gray matter of its members in a futile attempt to undo all that the preceding business congress accomplished for the country. AMERICA can hardly hope for very much consideration from the Italian arbitrator in the Bering sea controversy. However, if the case is made strong enough he may not permit the New Ou- leuns affair to bins his judgment. WAGON loads of bumcombe speeches on the tariff, silver and cconomy bur- doning the mails and wasting public funds aro the only tangiblo results thus far of a congress in session four months having o majority of 148 democrats. MoDpUS VIVENDI, terra nature, non persona grata, mare clausum, a verbis ad verbera, mala fide, and so on ad finitum aro hints to ambitious boys of the pre- sent age not to overlook the classics en- tirely if they expeet to be diplomats, Normn political has occurred in yoars which is quite so full of pathos as the fruitless effort of the free coinage mon to secure signatures to a petition for a cloture rule under which to force & vote on the silver bill. Itds enough to drive poor old Dick Bland to drink. SENATOR CULLOM pronounces Pres dent Harrison’s administration *‘able, clean, courageous and patriotic.” Th is high praise from a late competitor in the race for the nomination and it should be gratifying to all friends of the president, especially becauso it is truth- ful. ONE by one the roses fall. Shelby M. Cullom has withdrawn from the presi- dential race, without even so much as seoring for a start. General Alger is the solo entry now against Harrison, but the bets on him are so slow and the odds are so heavy that it is reasonably cer- tain he will not be there when the wor *go” is suid at Minneapolis, REPUBLICANS areenjoying the contest now being waged between Governor Boyd and uclid Martin for delegate at large to the national democratic con— vention. It is just the sort of harmony they most onjoy and it is highly inter- esting to read Carroll S, Montgomery’s circumstantial history of the difficulty. Mr. Montgomery is favorable to his noighbor and friend Martin, who now enjoys a good many dignities with and without emoluments, among which are the following: President of the Board of Trade,'member of the Board of Educa- tion, treasurer of the democratic state central committee, member of the Doug- las county central committee and World’s fair commissioner for Nebraska. GIVE a dog a bad nawe and he will al- ways carry it, illustrated in the case of the Indian Wgent. A few years ago ho earned by his corruplion the name which was given him, ond from that duy to this Indian agent and thief are synonymous to & great wmany persons, Lven Senator Maunderson, who has for many years been a member of the senate committee on Indian affuirs, deliberatoly stated that it took only a few years for an Indian agent to become rich on a salary of $1,800 per year, In view of the fact that an Indian agent is so hedged about with regulations, checks, inspec- tions, inspectors and other detective and proventive agencies as to make theft well nigh impossible, the senator’s re- mark must bo taken as referring to the days of the Indinn ring. PRONOUNCING FOR HARRISON. The letter of Sanator Cullom of Tlli- nois, announcing his doesire that his nama shall not be longor used as a can- didate for the office of president, and recognizing the popular demand for the renomination of Prosidant Harrison, re- flocts a feeling that is wall nigh universal among ropublicans. Raferring to the ration, Sanator Callom says it has becn *“‘able, clean, courageous and patriotic ” Ina recant intorview Gov- ernor McKinloy of Ohio, w10 his boon talked of as a possiblo eandidats for the presidency, stated that his name would not b prosenwed to the Minnoapolis convontion, and snid: “Prosident Hs son has mads a wiss, patriotic, and conservative executive, and I think he should be nominated and re-elected. I shall su him and hops ho will ba unanime inated.” Exprossions oqually pronounced in favor of the p dent have coms from other prominent ropublicans, and whataver opposition there may ba to the nomination of Har- rison is not manifesting itself, and very likely will not do so. The promise is that thie national ¢on- ion will hs entively harmonious so far as the sslection of tho ticket is con- corned. Oaly one state, Michigan, now has a “favorite son” whom it proposes to prosent to thu Minneapo'is coaven- tion, and as he has no support worthy of consideration elsswhere it is more than probable that he will see the wisdom of withdrawing as a possible candidate be- fore the convention meets, The effort that was reported to be making some time ago to push Secro Rusk into the race apparently has been abandoned, for the very good reason that the sturdy, honest and toyal head of the Dapart- ment of Agriculture would not permit himself to be used by the malcontents of the part, dent THarrison has no more earnest and stondfast supporter than Secretary Rusk, aud the p2ople whose confidence the scerotary cially enjoys—tho farmers of the coun- try—will ask no stronger assurance of the claims of the president to their sup- sie spe- pori. The situation, therofore, war- rants but ono conclusion, President Harrison will be renominated at Min- neapolis, in all probability vannimously and by ion. The masses of the republi y desire this, and their representatives in the national conven- tion will not hesitate to comply with the wish. " The popularity and strength of tha president are explained in the dsclura- tion of Senator Cullom that his admin tration has been ablo, clean, courageous and patriotic. It needs no defense. Every duty dovolved upon it has been met and discharged faithfully and with erence to the best interests of the government and the people. Every piedgo has been kept, every promise fulfitied. It ie an administration whose principles and policy have contemplated the highest welfare of the entire na- tion. It has carefully guarded the finances of the country, standing firmly for an honest and stable currency and the maintenance of the national credit. It has given the country a foreign com- mercial policy from which lurge benefits have already como and larger are as- sured. In our international relations it has maintained the self respect and dig- nity of the government, showing in all cases equal firmness and courage. There is no stain upon its record and no incident of weakness in its conduct. The American people understand and appreciate the wise and patriotic ser- vices of the Harrison administration, and the ropublican party desires to give a ronewed expression of its confidence in the executive whose ability has given him a prominent place among American statesmen and presidents. The renom- ination of Benjamin Harrison is assured. His re-election ought to bo equaliy cer- tain. WHAT ENGLAND COULD DO. Although there is no presont danger of a war with England, and it may be a very long time before another danger arises, it is not wholly uninteresting to consider what Groat Britain’s resources would be in the event of a conflict with this country. The committee on militia of the house of roepresentatives has given this matter very thorough in- vestigation, and in a report recently prosented in connoction with the new militia bill it offers some very sugges- tive facts for the consideration of the Ameriean people, The id of an invasion of the United States from Canada will very likely bo derided by most persons, but the militia committos of the house point out that England can now with her Indian army, owing tothe increased facilities of trans- portation doveloped in the last few yoars. threaton _the whole northwost, “while menacing” our St Lawvence bov der and lower lake fronticr with forces brought ncross the Atlantic. The re- port makes the statemant that if unin- torvupted, which is a vory important qualification, Great Britain could place within forty days an army of 100,000 men in the midst of the greatest whoat-pro- ducing scction of our country. The British army in India numbers over 2)0,000, and it is estimated by the com- mittee that this force could be landed on the American continent in twent eight days, and eight days after arviving could be moving on Duluth, St. Paul and Minnecapolis. Of course it is to be vorne in mind that this would ba prac- ticable only in the event of there being no interruption to the British designs. But thisis not all, nor is it the most serious phase of tho situation, The gronter peril would ba to our northern frontier by troops crossing tho Atlantic to Halifux and coming up from the Wost Indies. The roport says that Great Britain, by moans of hor light-draft gun- boats, would have control of the great lakes and thus have unintorrupted water communication, éxcept when the ice of winter prevented, between the left wing of the army of occupation of the north- wost, resting at Duluth, and the right wing of the army of the northeast, with its right resting probably on Lake Erie. The resources of England for getting these forces into Cunada are the regular steamship lines which she has ruaning in alwost any required dirsction, her troop ships, which she has for ordinary poace service, and hired transports, The report of the committes issupported by the authority of Adjutant General Kelton , who axnrassad the aninion that in ffteen days our northern borders could be crossed by 86,000 soldie 8, and there could be landed upon the shores of our lakes a nd bays, where thore are no forts, 120,000 soldiers of all arms of the ‘0 in thirty to forty-five days. Very likely these opinions are sub- stantially correct, and they make a good argument for improved do fenses on our northern bordar and par- haps, also, for o more liberal policy in maintaining a militia force that would e immediately available. But it seems hardly possible that England would at- tempt to transfer her Indian army or any considerable part of it to this conti- nent, nor is there much probability that in the ovontof warshe would under- take to do any land fighting here, be- cnuse whatever army sho might be able to sond over, if it should be sefely landed, would certainly be annilinlated. What the United States would have to fear in caso of hostilities with Englana is an attack on its expased seaports, and therefore the wise and important thing to do is to provide adequate seaport de- fenses, This country will never again, in all probability, be invaded by a British military force INTERPRISE, The propositions submitted to the Council and the Board of County Com- missioners by the Nobraska Central THE NEW RATLWAY Railroad organization deserve consid- eration. Inthe main, barring a few minor details which may nced slight modifications, they ave straightforward and businesslike. The corpovation is made up of vopresentative citizens of Douglas county who ave recognized as upright, enterprising and reliable. They have large private interests in the city. Their proposition amounts simply 10 a request upon the governing bodies of the city and county that the p2ople may be given an opportunity to aeter- mine whether or not they are willing to issue $750,000 in 5 per cent bonds in aid of the enterprise. There can bs no valid objection offered to submitting the ques- tion to the votersfor their ratification or rejection, always providing that the in- tercsts of the county and city are prop- erly protected in the terms of the propo- sition. Tho enterprise, as outlined by the railway people, is of great importance to this community. It is a solution of tho local railway problem for all timo. It is not nn exclusive franchise which can beused to block the entrance of competing railway lines into Omaha, but a cordial invitation to all to avail themselves of valuable terminal facili- ties which could be obtained in no other way except at such tremendous expense as would practically shut many lines out. It will give us railway outlets and transportation facilities at once which wo would be twenty years in realizing if compelled to wait the pleasure of lines now tending in this direction, but still uncertain as to their Missouri river ter- minals. Within thirty-six months if the en- i ied out we would have a direct line to the northeast for export- ing cattle and grain vo Burope via Du- luth or Green Bay. It would likewise solve the question of a southwost line. In short, the building of the Nebraska Central bridge and raitroad would be the signal for the entry of the Santa Ie from both the cast and the southwest, the Groat Northern now entering Sioux City, the Illinois Central and many other systems which at present are in- terested in ying the traffic away from Omaha through other railway cen- ters. Itwould force the present Chicago lines to®recognizo this city instead of Chicago as their distributing center for the Missouri valley and put anend to the discriminations which have so long worked to our injury. Shouald the bonds asked by the com- pany be voted the increased taxation upon the individual property owners would be a mere bagatelle compared with the benefits to accrue. The differ- ence in the cost of a wintor’s supply of coal would more than pay the tax of the smaller property owner, not to mention reduced cost of lumber and other com- modities. The additional annual tax apon $1,000 at the present rate of valua- tion would be but $2. The valuation of tho county would, howeyer, bo rapidly advanced and it is highly probable it would reach $40,000,000 within five years, reducing the tax upon $1,000 to §1 per annum. Is it worth #1 a year to a man owning $1,000 worth of property to have theso additional roads, opening up new markets for the city and state? Will not every muan paying taxes upon this sum save five times as much on his coal bills alone? The taxpayer who is assessed for $50,000 worth of property will pay but $100 a year additional in canse these bonds are voted, while his real estate will undoubtedly increase from 10 to 20 per cent in value within six mouths or a yoar. Bonds in the sum of $750,000 are asked bea per cent intorest, involyving an additional tax to puy interest of #37,500. In return the city and county would derive the inestimable benefits of the investment of over #2,000,000 in im- provements by the corporation to whom the subsidy is voted, to say nothing of the other business enterprises certain to follow The incrensed valuation of vroperty by reason of the enterprise would more than meet the interest. Cincinnati spent $20,000,0001n construet- ing a railway to Chattanooga and saved the fate of that city. Cleveland ex- pended $3,000,000 on a viaduct to con- nect one part of the city with the other. These were costly investments, but they exerted a powerful influence upon the growth of these cities. Omaha must assert herself. She has sharp and enterprising competitors all around her. Denver is now preparing to subsidize a hne of railway running to El Paso, Texas, direct. Onlya fow years ugoshe built the Denver & New Orleans, which finally became the Denver, Fort Worth & Gulf, and saved that city from a decadence which had alveady begun. Cities, like individuals, in taking care of themselves must risk something and help others to successful enterprises in order to realize correlative benefits — SOMETHING should be done to beautify the school grounds in this city. They re disgracefully unattractive and un- tidy at present. Children step from the board walks leading sbout the yurds into mud puddigssand quagmires over shoo top. Thofe ard no lawns worth mentioning and play grounds are shamefully negfocted: The wonder is that the little 8nes do not suffer more from sickness in,yjow of the conditions under which their recreations aro taken. The play' grounds should be 'S led or made saterproof and little plats of grass, shrubbery and flowers should ornament the promises. Wao are far behind other cities in this matter and itis time wo made an attempt to overtake our more enterprising neigh- bors, e A pILL has been introduced in con- ross to appropri to $100,000 to aid in colebrating the annual reunion of the Grand Avmy of the Republic in Wash- ington next summer, The bill should not pass. Washington won the meeting in contest with several other cities, none of which would have expected gov- ernment aid to make the occasion mem- orable. Washington should be ashamed to ask the country at large to help her under these circumstances. Besides, it would bo a bad precedent and would lead to annaal approps Chicago Mr. Cleveland’s boom appears to e at- tending strictly and quietly to the business of aceumulating a wooapile. i i n Porkers Fiy. Chicago Mail., When David Beanett Hill of his own sweet will witndraws from the prosidential race it is time that the good poople of this carth douned their asconsion robes. - Muke a Note of 1t. Globe-Domocerat. Tho fact should not bo overlooked that Spoaker Cris is doing a good deal of offoct- 1ve work for the republican party in the sil- ver controversy. Wi - Grover's Secret Hopos, New York Advertiser, Mr. Cloveland has boon mado & membor of the Sigma Chisociety. Meanwhbile his con- secrated thoughts aro with the Get There soclety, which meots in Chicago June 21. owing Affectio Minncapglis Tribune. A gaudy wuroral display was noticed in tho heavens over and above Huron, S. D., Friday night. Tt is supposed to havo been caused by the warmth of Senator Petti- grew’s newly developed affection for the administration, giise Lo Outshines Our Joe, Chicagy Tribuie. The stories about those German balloons that sail out across the Russian trontier, re main stationary long. enough to enavle the occupants to take accprate wilitary observa- tions, and then sail back again, indicato that astar bas arisen in Germany destined to out- shine our own Joe Mulbatton. A Foolish Towa Act, Chicayo Herald. Tho lower house of the lowa logisiatura has passed a vill making silver a full legal tender for all debts in Iowa, contracts to the contrary notwithstanding. The bill applies to existing contracts as well as to such as may be made after its passage. That is, 1t sceks not only to deny the right of private contract, but to iumpair the obliga tion of con- tracts. In tho latter rospect itis clearly repug- nant to the constitution of the United States, which, in the nldifiest language, provides that no state shall make a law impairiug the obligation of contracts. Mr. Soule—I"raderick A. Soule is the man —increases in interest to this community as his absence grows longer and more dense. Absence makes the beart grow fonder. If Mr. Soule were in Chicago at present and not in Council Bluffs, Keokuk, Oskaloosa, ‘Wounded Knee, Medicine Lodge or on the parched banks of the Little Big Horn, he might fall nto tho hands of tho erand jury and by thom: be interrogated as to at least two interesting topics. But Mr. Soule—he is nov hers. It you knew how he pronounces his name you would appreciate the boauties of tho following couplet from the pen of the Clybourn avenue bard: Ob. Mr. Soule, You're nobody’s fool—eh? e THE DEATH RING OF SILVER. Philadslpbia Times: The ring of the silver dollar 18 too cracked to please any ear outside of tho silver ring. Chicago Post: So, as to Mr, Bland, fare- well for ever; and if forever fare thee well, Thee and thy litle biil. Globe-Democrat: Kaiser William has abandoned te education bill and Czar Crisp has dropped the frea coinage measure. What is the fun in being a despot, anyhow. t. Paul Globe: Republicans aro dis- mayed at this abrupt termination of what to smed to offer o chance to manufac- iat monay’’ capital aganinst us. They thrown back upon other less potent resources, and are, consequently, despon- dent. Denver Republican: The simple truth is that the causs of silver has nothing good to expect from the democratic party. For thirty years that political organization has been merely an organized protest against every step taken by the country in the march of rogress., It has nover formulated a pol- ey on any subject that vas designed to veo- efit the people and there is no likelihood that during the coming generation it will ever bo given au opportunity to manage the federat government, Denver News (dem,): It is idle to specu- Inte upon the influences that have induced this change in democerats who, if put face to faco with a square vote on the Bland bill, would not dare to vote against it. Politics at the bottom of it. Importunities of andidates and their friends, threats of dis- aster to the party. “Honeyed professions of what the party will'do for silver it it is once again placed in full control of the govern- ment, bave dono Wie work with wealk, vain and despicable demoeratic members of con- gross. Chicago Inter Ockan: It is too late for the democratis house' to attempt to dodge this question. Tho vote of last woek left no room for misunderstanding. Tuere are wo poitions taken insido the democratic purty 0n4 to throw the door wide open to the silver of the whole world "and put gold at a pre- mium once more, aiid the other is to stop the use of any additiondl silver for monetary pur- poses. Neither 18 the republican position, put in the shap: mutiers have now taken the republicans have no abportunity 1o voie upon the latter of thesd' positions. former alone is in 1ssuo. A Clear, outspoken and un- mistakable deciaratfon on that question is the duty of the day. e Auother Phase of tho Seandal, New Youk, March 31, —Interviews appear here with a member of the Royal Arch club of London who arrived on the City of Paris yesterday declaring that Borrowe had *'goao broke' in London, Mrs. Drayton, as the gos- aips smd, having stopped supplying bim with money, It is stated that Borrrowo and TFox, and possibly Millbank, arranged the duel corvesp.ndence for publication, and then sold it for 1,000 just “before Borrowe sailed from Engiaud, with the understanding it sbould be beld uutil Borrowe was at sca. T cted Delegates to Omaha. Bostoy, Mass., March 81.—The first state convention of 1ho peopls's party in this stute was lo session yesterday and elected dele gates o attend the conveution at Omaba July 4. There were delegates present from all the districts of the state, E. H. Brown of Charleston, vice president of the Citlzens e T e Industrial alliance, was chalrman, Bight delegates-at-large and Jistrict delogates wero electea. Following the convention a ratifica tion meeting was held in the hall with spooches by Idward Bellamy and others, BALLOONING EXTRAORDINARY. Germans Have Solved the Problom of Aerial Navigation, St. Prrersnine, March 31, —Tho presence of balloons over the forts and encampments in Polaud is becoming more froquent than ever, and this fact 1s causing much indigua- tion among army officers, who are helploss to provent military sccrets from becoming known to the Garman officers who are known 1o be taking opservations from a height that places them boyond the roach of any bulleis aimed at thom, One of theso balloons from the German frontier recently appearod at Kovono, ard it hovered abovo the fortress there until the officer 1n command became so greatly oxasporatod that he ordered somo of the soldiers to rire at the balloon and, if pos sible, to bring it to the ground. Hal thesol aiers peen abie to hit tha big silken bag float- ing 5o high in the air and made a_holo in it, it would have meant a horribie death for its oceupants, but the range was too great, and tha powder burted 1n the attempt was use- less. The Germans continued their observa- tions fn no way bothered by the firing, and when they bad concluded they returned whence tho came, Tho impression grows stronger daily that the Gormans havo at last solved the long studied problem of acrial navigation. Iheso balloons that have appeared over various places in Poland aro undor perfect control. They move in any desirad direction and tho wind currents havo no percepiible effect on them. In fact, in at least one instance, it is kunown that the balloon sailed directly against astrong wind. Some of the obseFvers ac- counted for it on the ground that the upper current in which the bailoon was was moving in an opposite direction from tho current nearer thoearth. This argument was rendered fallacious in a vory short time by the balloon stopping over tho military camp, and then maneuvering to obtain positions from which tho camp could be studied in detail. The motivo power emoloyed and the means adonted for steering wre utterly unknown, but all the facts in connection with tho ap- pearance of these balloons go 1o show that they are underabsolute control. Tho probabilities of a perfect system of a rial navization are thoroughly understood by Hussian ofticers, but they are absolutoly holpless to guard against them. Itis tho fact of their utter holplessness that renders their indignation moro deep and bitter. A few nights ago the innabitants of War- saw wero startied by an intensely bright light that fell from tho sky upon the city. All eyes wore turned upward, but nothing could be seen but o light that cnded in a small focus. Many pecple in their excite- meut thought it was a comet in close pr imity to the eartii, and were greatly fright- ened. Suddenly the ray of light swept in another direction, and when tbeir eyes be- came accustomed to the darkness tbat fol- lowed, they could see farup in thesky a balloon. Then it dawned upon the poople that it was an aerial search light that had caused the brilliant illumination, and that the Germans were continuing their observa- tion of Russian defenses with its aid, aud the balloon remained over the city until | o'clock in the morning, when the lignt was extinguished, and the balloon, hending west- ward toward the frontier of Prussia, dis- appeared. Later, another balloon was sesn over the Proushkorof railway station. It remained stationary for a time, and then started i the direction of the fort works, where it hovered awhile, when it returned across tho frontier. Reports of similar occurreuces have been received from Sosnovitsky and other places along the frontier. The balloons come from I’russian-Silesia in the night time and project the rays of pow- erful search lights in every direction. The balloons, which were at & groat height, re- mained stationary sometimes for the space of forty minutes, and would then proceed in any desired direction, There is no doubt that the steering apparatus,whatever it is, is admirably adapted for its purposes, for tho balloons apparently auswer to it as readily as does a vessel to her helm. Russian officials hold that” with manageable balloons the whole system of warfare will be changed. solf-ovident that none of the present fications would be able to withstand an attack from above them. Shells could be dropped with almost unerring certaint; and no city could defend itself from a enomy far up in the air boyond the reach of any mwissile, Kyen modérn cannon with their great rango could not bo used against balloons, for the reason that gun carriages have not beon made that will ullow of a per- pendicular position. POIN ANT. Siftings: A purglar generally makes his home run after he reuches tie plite. Th ntist is a pretty good us he adminis- wori,” sald the dej tered gas. it Free Pres . said the Pork with it? Yes." Then he turned to the hole in the wall and sang out: “Boston and Chicago lmited,” and Leans with pork for one came back. me a plate of ot an at the lunch counter. asked the waiter. DOUBLED UP, New York Herald, My wife was once my autocrat, But now, alas! I've two, Aund ail my pridoe has failen flat At what'I'm bado to do. she ever had hor wi e robollion, nay b ust listen 10 1 rs Tndianapolis Joury ) tost 1o assertain the genaiu without consuiting x jewele Minnie—Cousin Bob suys y souking it, but Lnever thou what. Life: Miss Il inuting power [ wtic candidatc Miss Elder—Wio? Biss Flypp—Boies. Lowell Courior: This I3 gotting to be * Lund of the mianizht son,” siid paterfait johnn'c came in fron shboring ¥ ut the stroke of ness of a diamond an find out by i him in v W who would be t president 10D} Deuroit Froe Press; Sh you've been out west, Did you have'n nice tin He—Only'so so. [ went Lo a party one ni:nt in Dy rexpocting o have a good time, but ) only one Sho—=Whose was it cast He—Yes; it belonged to a cloek Connecticut, Judge: Bu munciin of your son I Bagloy—Yis, Indood. tune in that head of halr, iiar face in the room. Some friend’s from the made in A LUCKY 1T, Pl phia Press He staked a elaii in the Rockles, And hid no lu Untilono day when at the mine I8 wife went just 10 cull $ho looked around In wor An with a piek stru and exposod pociets” big “puy lead," o could tide Indianapolis Journal: Surs Cure—Did you s0n°s Ortrait in the Buzle? Whit was he eured of " nity, I guess, after he saw the picture." Phlt ring at the Central police stution ycster lelphiu Rezord: A deafman was ziven Yonker's Stutesnin: ness lug on? Ban recently opened a ridin - Y8 OF APRIL Isabiel Gordon in L'pplaco’Us e days of April” they are swoet, 50 sweot, Fiushing with tender green tne meadow Wilys, Where Jude will dunce with Lior gy, gladsome feor. 0 music of & thousand warblers' praise, Crimps 1t is. sehoot, Is your busi- Yobidow T THE DA “Tho days of Apr thoy are fair, so fair, With precious p 1ise in the budding flow- e Promise of duys all radient frosh and rare, Mellowed by gentle dews and fleeting show- ers. o divys of April” thoy aro & And wupie buds grow britliant in the Giy den 1o brookside with the cows!ips' shuen, And tragiie wind-flowers steal out one by on he duys of April” they are dear, 50 T'o heirts xrown weiry of the wint Louging for sunny skies ail blue and For birds to pipe, and blossons to unfold “The duys of April” they are bright and eoy; But ono glad April. years i Hubd wore of eharme i hope an Than all my 1o agaiu 2an over know. n, 0 green! | sun, | | | ORIGIN OF ALL TOOLS" DAY acehino paced the box like a wild bonst. cast furious glan each instant to see his Dulcinoa. At theend of the third act the door oyened slightly and an unknown hand offorod Rossini & note, e at Ahe door, 0xpecting nt . " which he toro opon and read foverishly, 1t Neither the Fools Nor the Wiss Men Able | foiiClh i tor aron s to Solve the Problem. My R MAESTRO -The anbassadress of Fran has charged the undersig 1 with her Sreuses. LIS Inpossible Tor i (o' come to \o thoatar tonight for threo Foasons TRICKS PLAYED IN ANCIENT TIMES ! “'¥irst. Sho hins not left Romes wecond, sho will probably never come _to Milan 1180, T third, sho does not exist. The Fronch hus: mous “Selle’ Practicod tn Al Lands and | S4I0T s hoon o widgwer for throe yoars, on All Classes of 1 0 of the profound. cato th which th and t your devoted O APRILE Pl Day Ple T'ho 1st of Aoril!" cried Rossini angrily % crumpling the unfortunate note, ‘‘They havo fooled me, idior that I am.” Much curiosity has beon exprossod at | , Heioft tho box in a rage. At the samo difforent times as to the origin of Ail Fools’ | MStAnt ho heard a burst of noiay laughter, Day, April 1 n the misty past, but ancient, finds o Magazine for b, “Aunother old authority says that Noah sent tho dove ovt of the ark on that day on o iv A writer in tho conjectures about the printed mazazines July, 1783, is cortainly Now York Tho suggosts that his persogutors. fool's errand. “Poor Robin's Almanack' for 17 The Ist of April, some do say, 1s set apart for All Fools day; But woy the peopie eall it so Nor [ nor they thomselves do know. ) says: The beginning of 1t is wrappod Horald ay in thoe earliest Gentloman's it ay bo an allusion to the mockery of €hrist and perceived the tenor, David, in contor tions of mirth as impertinent as immoderato. “Well, 1llustrious maestro, was the trick well played vory Scoteh Plensantries, [t used to bo saia that what compound Is to simple andition su is Scoteh to English April fooling, The oxcutstons of the canny ot in that lino ara ofton the result of pro- ‘ound labor and forethought. Wag No. 1, wo shall say, intends to befool asimple Androw, $0 sands bim with a lettor two miles distant, profossedly dosiring somo valuable information, but probably con tain. ing the tollowing couplet This Is the first day of April, Hunt the gowk another mile. Tho Hindors celobrate the termination of | Wag No. 2 erasps tho idea roadily and their feast of Huli March 81 in a similar | gravely tells poor Andrew that ho is “quito maunar, the prevailing idea beiag to send | unable,” ote., but he'll give him a note to an- frionds with me: individuals sure <o bo absent. 81 Swift, fn ns journal to Steeloundor March about “a lio for the morrow" which Dr. Arbuthnot, Lady himself biad been was to ci hanged a fow days bofore, had come to lifo again_and was in the she “Black Iater that the idea was not ried out. 1713, write: contrivi culato a report g that oun Swan” in Holborn, su wift sfully ear sion to fooling. field,” says of the rustics that thoy “showed their wi Sorvant girls would send a swaln to tho bookseller's for a *History of E mother, milk or to the cobbler In tho last caso th mossenger was apt to got 4 hoarty tasto of the articlo on his shoulders Dr. Goldsmith, in tho *Viear ot Wako ton tho Ist of April." ve's G to the chemis s for a littlo pi for somo strap oil. which lingered in his memory. ceived through the post the following card, with the impression of an inverted on the sealing wax atone of tho corners to Washing White Lion, In March, 1560, mauy reputable peoplo re. havo an official effect: The trick was so successful that a succes- sion of cabs was rattling all the morning searching vainly for the White Gate, which, of course, had no more LONDON. Admit bearor ¢ 0 viow ann ceremony of ning of the Whitc Lion on Sunday April 1 1560 Admitted only at the White Gate. It is particularly requested that no grat- tuities be given to W ens or Assistant about Tower Hill existence than the White Lion. Apropos of tho day 1s tho following anoc- dote of an incident which huppened at Milan, the vainest of men. Rossini, tetter which read thus: lan to make the acquaintancoe of tho great “A lady who has come from Naples to Mi- maestro whosa melodies oncircle the globe and carry his famo intoall parts of it will await you this cvening at the Scala 1n box No. 9 of the first tier,to tell you viva voce what she dare not confide to paper.” prety note over in his flugers and re-read it complacently. gant and tho envelopo crested and with o sweet and delicate perrume. ‘The author of the “Barber’ turned this The writing was tine and ele- doubt about it that the writer was a woman of the world yielding to an irresistible at- heaving a sigh of adorable conceit. “One more conquest,” murmured Rossini, moment tho door opencd to admit his favor- ite interpreter, noted for his beautiful voice ana his humor. changed somo commonplaces. the tenor David, qually austic talking, and ex- Suddenly: estro. The two began Fooling the M Masham and Tho scheme Novle, ifl's hands at tho 3 writes This is probably the carliest allu- and ixpenco tho great composor, was one of One day he roceived a There was no At that ages to fancy personages or other man a mile or so further on who will accommodato him. And so tho un tunato wight will keop this up till some kind soul eulightens him The word “gowk™ or “gawk' means prop. erly a “‘cuckoo.” In France thoy idulge in poissons d’avril, and did o at an_earlier date than In Kng- land. It s told that Francis, Duko of Lors raing, and his wifo oseaped from captivity at Nantes on April 1. Dressea as peasants they started ofk boldiy to pass tho sentrios. Some one, perceiving their identity, ran ahead to warn the guards. Thoy laughod outright, however, and shouted knowingly, “April fool " So'the supposed peasants es” caped easily. “Toreen, & S dish traveler of the iast con- tury, says: “Wo sot sail on April 1, but tho wind made April fools of us, for we wero obliged to return before Shagen." On the Suuday and Monday before Lent the Lisbonese are wont to oxerciso froely tho ancient and highly esteomed priviloge of fooling. It is thought vastly funny thero to throw water or a handful of powder in tho faco of any ono passing. To do both raises the au thor to the highest pinnacte of fame. The Wise Men of Gotham, King John was once marching toward Not tingham and intended to pass through Gotham Meadow. Tho villagers fearod that the meadow would become & public road thereafter, So sought means to prevent tho passage. Tho king hoaring of this wrath- fully sont a mossenger to investigate. The story goes that when the king’s mes- senger arrived ho fouad some of the inhabit ants trying to drown an eel, some dragging carts to'tha top of a tarn to protect adjacent Wwo00ds from the rays of the sun, somo rolling cheeses down hill expeeting that they would bring up at Nottingham market, and somo busy hedgring 1 a cuckoo perched on a bush, In stort, they seemed to the messenger a village of fo0ls, 50 1t Was of no use to inyes- tigato. Hence the wise fools of Gotham, bl TRAIN ROBBERS IN ALABAMA. They Shoot a Postal Clerk and and Rob the Mails, Bisrxanas, Ala., March 31.—A passenger train on the Georgia Pacitio road was held up by robbers ten miles south of here this morn- ing on a long trostle. The robbors firod into the cars to overawe tho passengers and also shot at and wounded a postal clerk and tlag man. They then robbed the mail car of rog istered lotters amounting to $5,000. The ex- press car was unmolested. Tho robbers are beiug pursued with bloodhounds. X ol Indehbted ness, County Superintendent Hill has nottflod the oficials of the school districts in Doug- las county 1o at once report to him the amount of their bonded indebtednoss. In many cases the districts bave paid bonds that bave been issued and have neglected to notify the superintendent of schools or the Flagman “Have you heard the uews?’ asked | county clerk of theact. When such casos David. *Tho ambassadress of Franco kas | existand no information has boen furaishod arrived in Milan—" upon tho subject, the county commissioncrs Is she pretty " asked Rossini languidly. “Adorable, and wild about your music. Her first care was to secure a box for to- night.” At these words Rossini’s interest was aroused. vant came there. first tie: “*And doyou krow thenumber of the box " and his most becoming trousers. loasure. “For tonight!" ho said. “Yes. *No. 9, I'think.” The author of ‘‘Semiramide” flushed with ! Leftalone he began a careful toi- ct, deluged himself with powerful extracts, had his hair curled, selected his finest cuffs Promptly on tho hour he repairad to tno Scala, heart bounded with sweet presentimonts. { Ho asked for box No. 0 and entored it trem- | bling with hope aird pride. Tho box His feet skimmed over the ground and his On, deception! was empty, save for six chairs symmetrically arrangea. trying to reassure himself. Perhaps he was a little carly, he thought, rurely arrive before the vallet, - Browning,King & Co | |S. W. The first act ended and the second. BROWNING, K| S W. Coraer 15t2 anl Douzlas st Doys’ School Suits--- Now when you want them you can get =% i s 2 Boys’ Hats, 50c, Waists 40c, 75c, $l1 Hose with knee pro tics, all boys’ furnish boys’ spring overcoa this Vacation week. ladies’ and children to rest in or to make Many purchase Opegn Saturdays till D p. w Othier evenlngs till G:50. 1 was at the theater when her ser- He reuted a box in the Laaies of noto 75c, $1 and up, are left u ignorance, and consequently have to lovy a tax 1o pay interest and muke provi- sion for the payment of princival, Chartered n Hotel. The Jacksonian club committeo sent to Chicago to engago quarters during the na- tional democratic convention roports having chartered the entire Atlantic hotol. The nouse has accommodations for 500 men. ‘T'io committes also took options on rooms at the Shermau house for twenty-five persons and at the Midlana for fitty. Applications for accommodations will be bookoa by George J. Sternsdorfl, chairman of the committeo. —_— Mimy Danced and Osborno Plunged, New Yourk, March 31.—1'he identity o the; woman who accompanied Howell Osborne it his recent successtul whirl in Wall st which was announced Tuesday, is kno: She is no other than the fascinating Mim the Parisian, whose danciug at the Locee caught the fancy of gay capitalists, Sue & compauied Osborne Lo Lhis country, and sinc sir urrival the pair have been 10 NG | ithem. For this V: !CiltiOl] week we make |special prices on | | cverything fortheboys | KILT SUITS, 24 Lo b years, NTSUITS, g0 5() 410 15 years, up to #4 and 85, $3.50 $3, 34 and 85 5, $6.50 up to 810 Shirt up to $6.50. Boys'’ tectors, collars, neck- ing goods and elegant ts at special prices for Pleasant parlors for | LONG PANT SUITS, | 13 to 18 yours, $4 new and novel styles, Corner 15th and Douglas St - |