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

THE DAILY BEE. n:-, — __ — - PUBLISHED E. ROSEWATER, Epiron 124 EVE! MORNING. " OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE OITY TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIO ynfly Pee (without Sunday) One Year... 8 & (0 Inily and Sunday, One Year. e 10 00 1xM onths . . 800 hree Monthe ity v . Eundny e, One Year. eeins ‘ Gotnrdny Peo, Ong Vour....00 eekly Bee, One Year, PIRTITN OFFICES Omahe. The Teo Building. EouthOmaha. corner N and 26th Streots. Counell BuiTs, 12 Panrl Streot. Chicn: 0 Office. 3.7 Chamber of Commercs, New York Foon &1%, 14 and 15, Tribune Building Washington, 013 Fourteenth Streot CORRESPONDENCE All communications relating 1o nows and ditorial matier should be addressed tc the diterial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS A1l business letters and ronittances shonld tenddressed to The Beo Publishing Company. Omaha. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders 10 be made payable to the order of the com- pany. 1te Ece Fublishing Company, FI[‘Bl‘iGTDF EWORN STATEMENT OF CILCULATION, Hateof Nelraskn County of Douglas. Geo. T, Tzschuck, secrotary ot The Beo Tubiighin- Company, does solomnly swear At the actual elreilation of Tig DALLY BRE f8s. for tho week ending April 2, 1803 was as follows: g Eunday. March < W 28,160 Mondny. M Tuesdny, Friday, April 1 Buturday. April 2070 Average.. &worn 10 Lofore me and yresence this 2d day of April. A, D. 1802 L BEAL N. P, Frir, Notary Publi in gl i s = Avers Cirenlation for February 24,561 st et TiE Nebraska Central gives greater promise for Omaha than any enterprise proposed in this city for year Tue relations between County Judge Tller and the Board of County Commis- sioners appear 1o be decidedly strained. Tre ultimatum of the Omaha jobbers to the Towa railways should be the abo- lition of the bridge arbitrary or war to the knife. THE will find Board of Iducation public sentiment back of any reasonable appropriations for beautifying the public school grounds. BRYAN voted for free coinage and has the honesty to admit his guilt. The gontleman’s frankness is more to be com- mended than his judgment. WASHINGTON newspaper correspond- ents are discounting the common sense of the nation by perpetually playing James G. Blaine as the Bogy-man, TEN aldermen and a member of the school board are the trophies of the Chicago grand jury. Bribe taking is not just now in style in the World’s fair ‘Tne approach of spring would be greoted with more pleasure if it were not for the fact that it also means the rancorous quarrel between Birkhauser and Squires. e ovidence of OMAITA continues to gi reviving business in her clearing house reports. Last week shows an increase of 33 per cent over the corresponding week in 1891, HaryMoNy is spelled with a lower case “h” in local democratic circles now. In some localities it changes into a short, expressive and somewhat pro- fane word beginning with the same letter. A NEWSPAPER which will attempt to point a free trade argument by compar- ing the conditions in North Carolina from 1850 to 1860 with those from 1870 to 188) presumes a good deal upon the ine telhigence of its roaders. THE Iroquois Club of Chicago is danc- ing the Ghost dance preliminary to an outbreak in June. Clevelund is the Mossiah they look to, and o deluge of mud is the force by which they hope to their overwhelm ©remies, more ealightoned GOVERNOR BOIES and the other am- bitious western democrats wevo conspic- uous by their absence from the Iroquois banquet in Chicago Saturday night. The aumosphere was not invigorating for *‘that good western man’” wo have heard 80 much about lately. RIOLE ISLAND votes Wednesday on her state officers, and for the first time in her history a cumpaign in Littlo TRhody hus been regarded with national interest. Cleveland, Campbell, Whit- ney and McAdoo, democrats of national roputation, addressed a democratic meeting in Providence Saturday night. At the sume time Reed, McKinley and Hore were speaking to a large and on- thusiastic republican assembly. Rhodo Island starts the national campaign of 1802, and she ought to start right by giving the vepublican ticket a decisive majority. Tue war over the relutive merits of ‘Walt Whitman's literary work goes on at tho side of his new-made grave with as wmuch virulence as before his death, One set of critics insists that hie was and anothor that he was not a genuine poot. The New York Zud2pendent consigns him 1o oblivion as a writer, and pronounces his literary lifo u failure. Other jour- nals of cqual character pronounce him what he claimed to be, the poet of dem- ocracy. The concensus of critical opin- ion appears to favor the theo:y that his sun of fame set when the light of his life went out. A LION fatigued by the heat of a sum- mer day fell asleep in his den. A Mouse ran over his mane and ears and awoke him from his slumbers. The Lion rose up and shook himself in great wrath and searched every corner of his den to find the Mouse. A Fox seeing him aid, “*A fine Lion you are to be fright- ened of & Mouse.” **'I'is not the Mouse I fear,” suid the Lion; ‘I resent his familiarity and ili-brecding.” Without a very sovious streich of imagination, Mr. /Esop’s fablo might find a local ap, plication in the Montgomery-Martin- Boyd political mill. IS 10WA A DOUBTFUL STATE? This question is asked and answered by Governor John N, Trwin in the April numbee of The Mr, Irwin points out the several causes of thoe do- cline of the republican party in A chief among which is the prohibition law. He says ‘‘the one groat causo of the decany of republican majorities in Towa can doubtless be fairly attributed to the working of the law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of liquors of any kind within the state He orum. states that whereas formerly nearly ail the Germans in the state were republicans, now not 5 per cent of the German vote is cast for republican candidates for state offices. Most of thess voters ars still 1epublicans upon nutional issues, for tho re- And ally and many of them yet v publican presidential candidates, what is true of the Germuns is partis true of tho Norwegians and S cording to Mr. Irwin. Likewise, ho suys, thousands of republicans of Ameri- can birth who drifted with the party at first becamo in time disgusted with the law and cither refused to vots at all or voted democratic ballots. These could not be made good by drawing re- cruits from the ranks of “‘temperance’ democrats, They wore called,but they did not respond; the prohibition democrats talked prohibition, but regularly votod with the democrats, Mr. Irwin gives his testimony that vrohibition has been in practice, in tha cities of Towa, an utter and absurd failuve. What the great majority of the peo- ple of Towa now demand, says Mr. Trwin, is county or city option, or home rule, and he declares that unless some- thing is done to satisfy the anti-prohini- tion republicans the state is utterly and irrevocably lost to the republican party. Mr. Irwin believes thata majority of the voters of lowa are republicans on national issues, but ne says the internal questious of the state may force it into the democratic electoral column. The possibility of this must bo admitted, but it is not likely to happen this year. The farmers of lowa, who constitute the rength of republicanism in the state, can safely bo depended upon to vote this year with the party which has given ihe country in reciprocity the most im- portant commercial policy in our his- tory, which hus opened to our poric pro- ducts the long-closed markets of Furope, and which insists upon maintaining a sound currency so that the farmer shall recoive for his produce an honest and stable dollar. It is unfortunate that the republicans in the logislature permitted to pass unimproved another opportunity to substitute high license and local op- tion for prohibition, but vhis mistake “will not count as heavily against the party in the presidential election as Mr. Irwin and others apprehend. Iowa should not be ranged among the doubt- ful states this year. Her electoral vote will be given to the republican presiden- tial candidates, not, perhaps, by an old- time majority, but Ly one large enough to prevent any doubt as to how the in- telligent voters of tho state regard re- publican poliey and principle edes, losses REPUBLICAN MALCONIENTS. The Mr. Grace of Brooklyn, upon whose authority it isannounced thut Mr. Blaine is still in the fieid as a can— didato for the presidency, is very likely looking for notoriety. How much prominence he enjoys asa local poli- tician we do not know, but it is hardly probable that Mr. Blaine, if he pur- posed recanting his declination to be a candidate, would select as the medium to convey the information to the repub- lican party a man who is wholly un- known to the country, and of whose reliability and responsibility there is no other knowledge than the statement that he is a prominent Brooklyn repub- 1 . The naming an authority for the statement that Mr. Blaine will accept the nomination if it is given him is the ounly fact that gives the story any claim to attention, but the obscurity of the in- dividual named militates against the credibility of the statement. No sincere friend of the secretary of state will be- lieve that he is practicing the duplicity which is implied in the story set aflont by Mr. Grace of ‘Brooklyn, and no re- publican who can consider the matter withha fair mind can doubt that 1f it should be found that Mr Blaine was insinceve in decliping to be a candidate his nomination by the Minneapoiis con- vention would be about tho weakest that could be made. If Mr. Blaine, after having formally and in the most posi- tive torms declared that he was not a candidate for the presidency and that his name would not bo presunted to the national convention, has been insid- iously encouraging a movement to so- curo the nomination for himsell orin any way encouraging those who desiro him to ba a candidate, he would if nomi- natod alienate tens of thousands of re- publicans who would feel that such con- ducet desorved the saverest rebuke. But we believe it to b ontirely safe to say thut Mr, Blaine has been doing no such thing, and that Mr. Graco of Brooklyn had no authority to put Mr. Blaine in such an unenvinble attitude before the country. Having tuken himsolf out of the list of presidenti:]l candidates, for the woll-understood reason that his health would not permit him to take upon himself the arduous work of a national campaign, Mr. Blaine will not, there is no hesitation in asserting, allow his name to be presented to the Min- neapolis convention. The statement that he is now in good health is hardly credible in view of the fact that only a few days ago he vesumed his duties at the State department after un illness of eeveral weeks, The mon who persist in efforts to induce Mr. Blaine to take course that would subject him to the churge of gross duplicity and insincerity are not Lis truest friends nor are they friends of tho republican party, Their course involves u grave wrong and in- justice to the former and wennces the harmony of the party, E——— DEMANDING RETALIATION, The Chinese residents of the United Statos are preparing to ask their goy- ernment 1o adoot & policy of rotaliation against this country in case congress Jeguslates to exclude all Chinese, with the exception of diplomutic and consular representatives and the sary at- tendants, as is contemplated by bills in congress. A petition said 10 be already OMAHA 'lnranly signed colls upon the govern- ment of China to take steps for abrogat- ing the treaty with this country, to pro- hibit the importation of American goods into China, and to exclude all Ameri- cans from the Chinese empire. All fair- minded people will concedo that in the circumstances this action is natural and pardonable. Tie tendency of a part the American people to go to the furthest oxtreme in their hostility to | the Cninese, in utter disregard of tho tronty obligations of the government, has been tolerated with notable patience and forbearance by the Chinese govern= mont and its representatives to the gov- erninent of the United States, but it could not bo expected that the persist- ent pursuit of these people would be al- lowed to go on perpetualiy without some manifestation of resentment.” A short time ago the Chinese ministor at Wash- ington, in an interviow, modestly stated that the repeated efforts of his govern- ment to secure some statement from the government of the United States re- garding its purposes or sentiments towards the Chinese people had been unavailing, and he intimated that his government was not pleased with the result of his inquiries, but this seemed 10 have no effect upon the members of congress who are bent upon assailing ana insulting the Chinese at every op- portunity. Possibly the action of the Chinese residents will have a whole- some effect in restraining the rvadical element, though the chances are that it will intensify their hostility, It ought to have some 1influence, however, upon the fair and unprejudiced sentiment of the country and lead it to declare itself against the course of the people who are ready to usk the United States to violate its treaty obligations. The action of the Methodist conference in New York in adopting resolutions opposing furthe rostrictive logislation against the Chi- nese, is an example that should be gen- crally emulated. THE NEBRASKA CENTRAL A candid consideration of the Ne- braska Central Railway company’s proposition is commended to every xpayer in Omaha. The county commissioners are expected to pas upon the question of submitting a bond proposition tomorrow afternoon. Should they agree upon cailing an elec- tion, the city council will, in the even- ing, be ready to take up the subject upon behalf of the city. Itis highly important that prompt action bo taken. If the bonds are to meet with favor, the earlier the election can b> held the better forall concerned, so that work may begin on the enterprise. If they are to be defeated, it is only fair to the promoters that they should know it as scon as possible. TiHe Bee regavds it as entirely probable that the county commissioners and city council will agree to submit the question to vote. The people can determine for them- selves whether or not it is wise to subsidize the new railway enterprise. They can be trusted to do what is best, and it would be no credit to either public body to refuse to place enongh confidence in them to permit them to vote upon the proposition. It is clenr that Omaha i3 not yet re- ceiviug her just deserts from tho rail- ways centering here. In fact it is tothe interest of most of the corporations with terminals heve to work against the com- mereial prosperity of the aty. The Nortlwestern system and Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy are Chicago roads and it is to their advantage in the haul of merchandise via Blair and Plattsmouth to that city. Their local distributing centers are Fremont and Lincoin and not Omaha. The Rock Island has not yet deveioped its Nebraska lines; and the Milwaukee terminates at Council Bluffs. Practically Omaha’s only road is the Union Pacifie, and it maintains a term- inus also at Council Bluffs,. The Mis- souri Pacific is a St. Louis road and its Nebraska lines radiate toward that city and not toward Omaha. The Union Pacific has for a year been largely a Missouri Pacific feeder, and so has been interested in diverting freight from this city. Now the proposed bridge and terminal facilities will admit the Wabash from the southeast, the Santa I'e from Des Moines, when that road is completed, and the three roads now at Fort Dodge. Ta., will be made local to Omahu by ex- tending the proposed lino to that point, thus giving this city choice of lines to the novtheast and making us more inde- pendent of Chiceago. Not only so, but this enterprise will be an invitation to the Great Northernsystem to push down the Missouri valley from Sioux City and 80 open to Omaha a competing route to the Dakotas, Montanaund the far nor th west, [urthermore the extension of the line through the city to South Omaha will be the nucleus for Toads extending into the northern part of the state and to the routhwest, because under the terms of the bond proposition the Ne- braska contral bridge, tracks and termi- nul facilities shall be open to the us»s of any and all lines centering here upon faiv and equitable terms, hero is cuough of morit in the proposition to warrant careful investigation on the purt of tuxp: and tiveral treatment by the governing bodies of tHo city and county. Mi. CLEVELAND gged the dec- alogue into his political speech in Provi dence and paired it with tarifl veform, much to tho amusement of a crowd of dewmocrats who always vote as if the ten commandments were a theory merely and not a condition of righteousness. GoveERNOR BovD in his speech gave as one chief reason of the continued supromacy of the republican Chicago party in the westorn states the state- ment that the immigration to that see tion is largest and every immigrant, as arule, is instinctively drawn to th dominant governing political party. The governor’s memory must be im- paired. He should recall the clussic and hoary anecdote of a compatriot who was shipwrecked and washod ushore on o lonely 1slund in mid-ocean. Upon ros covering sensibility his first question was: “Is there & government on this rocky islet?” Upon being informed that the people recognized such an insti- tution, he promptly anuounced: “Well, I'm agin it.” The facts ave against the governor, not in the case of onr nation- DAILY DR: MONDAY APRIL ality, but savingiecoptions in i states most distinctively American in the north ave s thly republican, In the south the people inherit democracy and adhere to it because of local conditions, and not because' they are the purest blooded Americang in the union. e THE storms of the past fow days are hardly a circumstance to the which ambitious [local democ pumping from their political bollows, —— Overlonded With Sitver, Phituibtyhia Record. The government has 60,000,000 ounces of silver piled up in the mint vaults 1n this city, or about one ounce par ecapita for the popu- lation of tio United States. If the ounces can not be floated into cireulation, what folly to expect that any groater weight of metal could be got afloat by an ediot of congress! b it It Wil e Unanimous. St Paul Pioneer Press. It is now cortain that President Harrison will be the practically unanimous choico of his party at the Minneapolis convention. The situation is one not atall common in varty history, and the result by no mear what a careful political observer would have expected or prodictod six months of a_year ago. Yot it has como about in a perfoctly natural way. breeze \re ata — Practical Enterprise, Buffalo (Wyo.) Echo. Practical enterprise characterizos the lines of special work in which Tng OvAna Beg is constantly engaged, A notable example is Tue Bek's recent publication of a series of articlos ponned b7 western sonators relating to the states which thoy aro representing in the national congress. Last Sunday’s Bee contained a lotter from Senator.Warren ot Wyoming, which wo reproduce for the roason that it sets forth much valuable information. Underg: d Wires, Chicago Inter Ocean, According to the last report of tho Bell Teiephone company Now York City has 26,551 miles of underground tolophono wires and Chicago has but 7,235 miles of wires under ground. This differonce of more than 20,000 miles is tho difference bitween the methods of the two cities in compelling tele- graph and telophone companies to placo thetr wires under ground. In New York tho mayor enforced the ordinance by cutting down tho poles whera wires wore overhead. In Chicago we only passed the ordinance. Deserves Renomination, Chicagn Tribune. tiovernor McKialoy of Ohio has author- ized the Columbus Dispatch to say that he is not and will not bo a candidato for the ro- publican nomination for the prosideacy. To answer to tho plain question, *‘will you bo a candidate before tho republican Nutional convention at Minueapolis for tho presi- dential nominntion# he replied: “I wul not. DPresident Hartison has given usa strong, honest and_patriotic administration, and if o candidate I think ho wiil be renom- inatod.” > Assalling Dakota's Divorco Industry. Chicagn Herald. Tho suprems court of New York has de- cided that within its territorial jurisdiction “a forcign divorce, for a cause not recognized by our laws, no servico and no appeurance by the defendant, is yoid." ‘The court goes on to note the phenomenon that a citizon of this country can be married in one stato whilo legally single in anotter. "This decision will have a depressing effeet on the portion of New York *'socioty” that hus boen practicing consecutive polygamy with the conuivauce of = western communitias, whose lax social arrangements were made to invite immigration, but which, to a consider- able degree, have bad merely the effocts of promoting eastern licentiousness. “The states will come in time to uniform laws on divorco, and by tbat time the con- science of the country will undoubtedly determine that the way to reduce evils now 100 prevalent will be prohivition throughout the United Stutes of remazriage of divorced persons during the hfe of both parties. L e CAUSTIC AND COMICAL. New Orloans Picayune: When a man's hesy and enzazed girl Las thrown him overboard he is ail avsea. Boston Transcript: The man in the base- ment undersolls his competitors on the stree floor. Now York terald: you swoar off? Ola Soak—I (hie) havo. Ttounder—Nonsenso. Old Sonk—I be sworn Semmup again, barkeep. Kounder—Why don't off water. Wan-ou-ou. (Hle.) Boston Jester: brickmaking bu. Good Templars, v “Why, whatt had that to do with 112" ou . It was ngainst his moral convie- tlons to wet s clay. rkins has given up the ness smeo he joined the SURE AS TEXAS. Minneapolis Journal, When robins come to nestagain And s'ng anew thelr sweet refraing When pussy willows leave their nest With soft <ty down on every breast; Whom balmy 13 tho soft spring air And sunshino glittors overy whore When all forzot are winter's chilis You'll have { your old conl bills. Now Y orald: “The caitor of our zrovellin aporary " says the Lurkins ro told. hs” threatencd ) us on sizht with his office shenrs. 1t 5 We expect 1o injury from the ausault, ow to tha duliness of his weapon, which has by worn out In constantly ipping items from our scintiliiting columns. Boston Transeript; He (preparing to leave) I assure you, Miss Smarte, the tune has passed very pleasantly this evening. She (absiractediy)—Yes, it is pleasunt to know that it is past, Binzhamt ader: A miss 15 as good us n This 18 probub'y why a mun doesn's feol nco when he's ot a nioo zirl with Elmira Gazotte: Jugson thit woman tulks so mucl suffers in silonce snys the reason is becuuso sho Lowell Courler: [t i much better for & man to I in i, Reponting of n sin s llhlrny a hunvy sl uphiil L igood tine stiding down Atehison Globo: greut deal 11l after you hay Siftinza: The most Wondorful thine about a shad s how the ineigbvor Kok fu bovwoon” the hones. ¢ Phiiadelphin Re ho courage of the “plilow-tighting” pugllisv often needs boster- 0z up. y Indlunopolis Jourfill: “Manilly 18 th toughest prper knowi, I oelieve.” sidd Wielk wire, tncldentally,o Hay." queried Mudge, swhere cun Igat u eppy ' FOUR LINE JI) — Hiuth, 01d sayings are woll Chough In thelr wa And yeu thero I8, ggon for improve take It “Twould bu truer tgieay when we quoto it today 1 “Where there's o will thoro's & way to break It. Washington Star Remember, wion ¢xponses i, And stylos striking ¢ You cannot hank account With the cheoks your trousors show. ve New York Herald. Now In the socinl ohry salls Lios hiddon many @ tistoniess miss Who slghs for the duys when lier wings she'll unfurl A tlutteriug, buttortly, summior gl Somersot News. A man's deeds oft Hve after b, But when he has vone uudor Dho hoirs whoss horiako s 3 m Boon ren | bls will asutder New Virk Press atliors, 1Je L Was of in high spirits (han to nave high spivits | « NEW BOOKS AND PERIODICAL B. 0. Flowor, the talented editor of the Arena. has_just publisned a littlo book of Uriof sketches of the lives of some of those who havo “left footprints on the sands of time,”” undor the caption of “Lessons Learned from Other Lives.' It is weitten with a noble purpose and some of the passages 1o it are almost_sublime in thelr grandeur of language, Tho lives treated of aro vory varled. Itor instance, Mr. Flower tells us some interost facts about the ancient philosophers, Soneca and Epictetus: tho brave atd angelic warrior maid, Joan of Arc; the grand statesman, Henry Clay; the groat actors, Kdwin Booth and Josonh Jefferson; tho tuneful poets, John Howard Payne, Will: iam Cullen Bryant, Kagar Allen oo, Al Cary, Phoebe Cary, John Greenleaf Whit, tiory tho famous scientist, Alfred Russol Wallace, and the many sided genius, Victor Hugo, Th taken from his whioh _sho following is sketch of Kpictetns, that the author nas no little ability a pathetic writer: “Oh, there he comes he writos, referring to Epictotus, “Sce those great, pensivo oyes, and note tho suproms majesty that stamps his high arching orow, but also note how deforraed in body s that tittle misshapen eroature, Was ho born so? Ob, no! At luast tradition telis us that one day his master, on comiug from the royal palace, enraged at some miscarriage of his hopes, and craving that vleasure that is born of pain, sent for his littlo slavo bay, had him strapped down, and then with instraments of torture twistod his youthful limbs, At length, in intense agony, the littlo sufferer eried out, If you go on you will break my logs.’ A fiendish ecstacy seemea to possess the mastor, who forthwith twisted the littio limbs till & loud, snapping sound filled tho room of torture. ““With a look of repronch on his thonghtful face, and great toars standing in his eves, Iipictetus exclnims: I told you if you kept o _you would break them.’ " What can be_nore touching than the fore- going and in what bettec language coula tue writer have expressod himsel(! It 18 o splen- did book ana should ve in the hands of every boy and girl who can read Enghsh. Pub lished by the Arvena Publishing company, Boston, Mass, s ‘on ‘Thousand A Year,” by Samuel War- ron, is a magnifcent literary masterniece, and although written very many years ago it can be read and ro-read many times with both profit and pleasure. In addition to the un- folding of the ingeniously conceived plot, it givos an excellent expose of the doevious ways and questionable methods by means of which in the good old days of a half a cen tury ago Inglishmen managed to obtain seats in the British rliamont. The faith- ful pen-pictures of the boautios of Enlish rural scencry with which it abounds give an, irrosistible charm to its pages, Then again, the artistic_description of the various char- acters who tako part in the story are so truo to nature that after the reader has fairly dip- pod into the book and become acquainted with their various idiosyncracies his inter- est is awakened tu such a degree that he can immediately recognizo them whenever they make thew appearance. In this respoct Warren has shown his great ability as a literary artist. Thera is no slovenliness about this book. It is first-class in every sense of the word from the first to the last page. It is immeasurably superior to tho averago novel of the present day and is un- quostionably one of the most entertaining books cver issued from the press. Published by T B Poterson & Brothors, Philadetphia, ’a. “Some Children of Adam,” by R. Manley, is something very different from the many trashy productions that omanate in such aoundance from the press of cur day. It is brimruil of woll drawn characters, good, bad and indifferent, and tho reador is held spell- bound while porusing this truly fascinating novel. It has a thoroughly well worked out plot, and the thrilling situations ave de- picted with dramatic effect. He or she must be of a very stoical naturs who can reaa without being touched by the sad pic- : ure of the awful troubles and afflictions that fall to the lot of the noble minded and heroic Desiree Renaud, who resists temptation uu- der the most trying circumstances. Her father, Achille Renaud, is nothing more nor less than a villain and would-be murderer, but exteriorly heis a gentleman of refine- ment whose only failing 1s a pronounced au- tipathy to performing any kind of work. The more serious poriion of the narrativo 15 pleasantly relieved by the vagarics of the genial, but ecccentric Uncle Plato, who always has on hand some imoractical scheme for the amelioration of the condition of tho human race. Pubhished by Worthington Co.,, 747 Broadway, New York. “The Moral Crusader, William Lord Garri- son,” is a terse biographical essay in which Goldwin Smitb, the author, has undertaken to reconcile character and conduct as ore- sonted in the life of tho great anti-stavery aritator, and with keen analytical acumen ho presonts us with so stirewd “an_estimato of the man in all his strength and veakness that his policy 1s rendered_intelligivle, wheu without such side lights it appears incon- sistent, if not inexplicable, Garrison’s life, us told by his children, in four large volumes, forms tho foundation of this compact book, in which all tho osscutials of the life-story are told and in weich we find o greatinterest by reason of tho opinions oxprossed by so distinguished o man as Goldwin Smith. Garrison takes rank among the immortals and this essay is worthy a place in every Ameri- can livrary. With the view of ascertaining whether human life con bo sustained at great alti- tudes above tho levol of tho sea in such a manuer as will permit the accomplishment of useful work, Mr. Edward Whympoer made a journey through tho republic of Keuadar in 1579, and hus given to the world the result of his investigations in an excellent work under the_titlo of *I'ra Amongst_the Great Andes of the Equator.” It is written in a vory ploasont vein and the author, woo 13 evideutly a_keon observer, has furnished some churing descrintions of the scen and habits und customs of the dwellers in equatorial regions, interspersed with numer- ous funuy little incidents and stovies. There 1s also much valuabl cientitie information to be gleaned from a careful perusal of this excellent work, which is full of fairly well exceuted illustrations and accurato maps. road by ail Spanish America. bner's Sous, New This is a book which should be 10 who tago an intercst Published by Charles & York. The World Almanac contains a fund of valuablo information not usuatly found In response to At numbor of tho users the edition for 1802 hus been enlarged until it bas reached o sizo unprecedonted in tho experienca of newspaper annuals and its cditor gives expression o tho beliof that no matter of acute nterest tothe public has been overlooked in this year's issuo and thav {its ciroulation is co-extonsive with tho planet. 1t is claimed that it has roceived commendation from such wido oxtremes ns [celand and Westorn Australin. A3 u mat- tor of fact it is on of tho most exhaustive and aceurate compoadiums of useful knowl- edgo published in the United States or in o Eoglish lacpuage. Published ot the oftice of The World, IPulizer building, New York. compilations of this kind onof 8 g the solicitav Murs. Benjumin Lewis, the gifted transia- tor of Dobut Laforest’s *1tiuce and Colette" i note Lo tho reader says: Tais story of Coletto and Kence is utrue one. Thero are many borowes in everyday lifo who merit the laurel wroath us well b8 do the vietors in an wmpbitheator, for their race is oftou loug viu, Gud requires pationce, love and tende: uess 1o ughold Lhom 1n their courso 1o vis tory. Whetbor it bo jrue in every particu- lur'or ol is DOL 80 vory iwbortaui, siuce at | ail ovonts it 15 a very protty and ontertaining | story. Thoro 18 nothing ‘very -remarkablo | abolt it, aud the events recordad in its pa | aro quit probablo though, perhaps, Lot of frequont ocourrence. THerd are soms oxeit- ing situations and tho tragic passages aro yory foreibly wrilten, Published by Cassell Pubiishing company, 104 and 106 Fourth ave- ue, New Yok, ho Tribuno Almanac fox the current year 1% i good deal niore than a were almanac; it is & smuil eneyclopadia of valuable statistical information ou almost evory concoivable | topie under the sun. Its political depart: Wment is very ably edited and 1u all other branchos of human kuowledge ou which it o 1L 1003 »0 in & reliabie and admirablo way. T the business man, tho farmer, Lue luwyor, the editor and in fact averybody who has much ding or writiog to do sach w compilation is valusble. It ells at tho Vo modorats pr e of 2 cents w cony. Pub. lishea by the ‘I'ribune s o lation, New York ‘Pho Literary Northwest, published at St Puul, Mo, is # uew moothly aud made its appoaranoe for the first time this month. In their introauctory the oditors say that they owe no apology for its birth and they do not mean to make any for it. They also stato that they will not disgrace literature by pub- lishing the products of people who merely sign their names toarticles written by others, but it is their purpose to present thoir read cors with tho best brain work to be had. They furthor announco that they will not encronch upon the domain of the newspapers by pub. lishing mere nows nor do they intend to enter the procincts sacred to books. In a word it is their intention to makethe Literary North- west & magazine in the proper senso of the term, Thers are some excellent contriba- tions in the nitial number and if the quality of the contents is kent as high as that of the first issuo this periodical should e liberaily supnorted, That *‘Helen's Babies,” by John Habber: ton is & great favorite with the reading pub lic is plainly shown in the fact that the 230th edition has just been publistied by T. B, Pot erson & Brothers, Philadelphia, Pa. It is not difficuit to comprohend the reason this unique volume has attained such popularity 1t treats of & subject with which wo are all of us more or loss familiar and 1t contalus more genuine fun in its pagos than, perhaps, any other work of a similar kind ' that has issued from the press within the past decade, As a picture ot child-life it is unequaled and it shoula be read by all who take an interest in infantile matters, “Helen's Babies” onco read will not easily bo forgotten, Tho Ladies’ Homo Journal for April is par- ticularly rich in good reading and moro then ever does it meet the demuna for a journal of its character. Mrs. Gludstone, wife of the “Girand Old Man,” bogins the first of a series of articles, “Hints Irom a Mother's Life, in_this number, which comes to glacden the hearts of thousands in its Easter cover of pink. Bugene Ficld contributes an exquisito poem, *“Tio Singing in God's Acre, which is made the frontispiece of the numbor, boau- tifully illustrated by W. Hamilton Gibson. Aud then to give additional interost to_the poem, Mr. John Ballantyne writes of Mrs, Bugeno Iield 1 the series of “Unknown Wives of Well Known Men,” There are othor and just as interesting articles scat- tered throughout the number, making it one of the very best ssues since the paper began to be a household uecessity, Frank Leslie's Popnlar Monthly for April is, as usual, very attractive, the frontispiece, entitled “Beautios,” boing quitea worlk of art. An intensely wteresting article on “Crities of the Dead” is furnished by Mare . Vatletwo and “The Foil of Philosophers,” by Oliver Harper, will bo found well worth reading. Auothier paper of more than pussing interest on the polies fo admittan iooting and compellod the mombers to hang up tho Amarican fing botweon the red ones on the wall. 1 insist that it was an an | wrenistic meeting at which the eventoccurred, | buthe maintains that it was pot. 1 ask Tiw BER t doclde the question.—\W. Binderup. Ans, Iho facts of the case are about as follows: On the oceasion you refer to the polico entered tho hall, which was the old meeting place of the anarchists, and ro. quested those in charge to hang up an American flag betweon the red fiags alveady on the wall, and, veing refused, the officers insisted on b ging 1t up themselvos. The police hind grounds for supposing it was an auarchistic meeting, since they recognized among those present many who belonged to tho anarchists who took part in the Hay market riot. Some arrests were made for using langunge to incite to riot. At a subse quent meeting hetd in tho samo placo by about tho samo people, the police, being de nied admission, forced an entrance, but wo bel © no arrests were made at that time Although there 15 little doubt the meeting was an anarchistio one, such was the clamor mado by the working peanle about maintain 1ng intact the right of holaing secret meot ings and froe speech that the matter was allowed 10 drep, aud the men wero never prosecuted . Nob., Marc ~To the Editor of Will you pleaso toll me in your valuable paper the proper wiy 1o nddress tha femalo prestdent of o socioty. Whother as Mrs. am and obligo.~Ma Flinn Ans,—1t depends upon whether tho lady is married or single, 1f you nddress & ing or at the beginning of an former she should be addrossed as “Mrs. President™ and if tho latter as “Miss I’ dent.” Innddressiug her on other oce the proper word to usoe is “madam,’ which corrosponds to the masculine sir, that ono would use fu similar cases in addressing a malo president. FrEnONT, N Tug Be: T / ., March To the Editor of question eanmo up toduy in an argun t, whethe clgur made in this coun- try wholly of iniported tobaceo was @ doies. TC elgar oF an imported clgar, Ans.—Such a cigar is rogarded hore as a domestic cigar. An_imported cigar is ono that is manufactured abroad and then im ported into this country OMARA, March the Editor of Ty Bk Plonse nswer in SUNDAY'S Bre whether or not the Luws of Nebraska req uiron notaty public to liave bis name on bis ot rial seal, and oblize—A. W, -t is optional on the part of the not- He can citherhave his namo or initials, ther, 1f ho so desires. OMARA, March 2%.-=To tho Ealtor of T BEED Please answer in your next issue whii is cor i why: “Wiere wus you, Will ie were you, Wiliio?" —R.'S, Aus.—The last mentioned is correct be is *Some Kepresentative American Dramia- tists,” by Arthur Hornblow. The illustra- tions which accompany Phobe Natt's capital contribution on “Some North Germun Towns,” are above the average. *‘Chelsea and 1S Literary Associations,” by Neil Mac- donald, is brimful of fascinating reminis cences of English writers, and “Chili and Modern Naval Warfare," is a very timol article, which will doubtless be widely rea at this time. “Of the making of books there is no end olomon is reported to have remarked scv eral centuries ago, but if he had lived in these fin de siecle days ho would probably have used some stronger expression in regard to the extensivo output of periodical litera- ture. The New Kansas Magazino is tho title of yet another aspirant for literary renown. Tt is published at Atchison, Kan., and is o very creditable little production. ‘I'he initial number opens with an excelient article by k. M. Manley on *“Iho Tribulations of Mr. Sun- tlower," and is followed by a sensiblo puper oy A. J. Harwi on “Will Manufacturing Pay in the West?’ Aniong the other contributors aro Dr. W. W. Campbell, Jobn M. Cain, Prof. 5. B. Knerr and £. Snyder. It has a law department conducted by H. M. Jackson, and it 1s very ably edited by W. H. Wynn, assistod by four associate editors, The Manual of American Water Works for 1891, edited by M. N. Baker, P’h.B., bas just been issued by the Ingineering News Pub- lishing company, Tribuue building, Now ) York. TLis manual was intended, and has proven 1o be, for those interested in water works just what Poor's “Manual of Rail- roads” is to railway men: in _adaition it con- tains much valuablo matter for engineers and water works ofticials. The growth of water works in this coun- try has been wonderful. In 1500 thero woro but sixteen works in tho United States. In 1801 there were 2,037. Quite wonderful have been the changes in relative ownerskip, | fifteen of the sixteen works in 1500 having been owned by private compunies, against oue owned by the city in which it was located, while ir: 1891 there were 1,150 private, azainst 878 publ works. This issue of the Manual contains interesting doscriptions of 2,132 water works, 2,057 of which are in the United States and niuoty-live in Canada. *“The Little Minister,” by J. W. Barrie, a powerful novel and'the piot1s weil con- ceived and ingeniously worked out. 1% hara- 1y can be ranked as highas “A Window in ‘Thrums” as a literary production. It ouzht to be very popular with tho Scotch and those familiar with the Doric dialect as it is full of it, which is rather a drawback as re- gards those who only understand the Kn- glish language. However, it is a charming work and weil worth reading. Pubhehed by United States Book compasy, 150 Worth street, New York. P QUESTIONS AND ANSW Neb, March 30.—To_ the Editor of £: Lam'n stronz republican and have had w disputo throuzh a Danishi newspipe WIth & soclulist concurning tho Jast event in | RS | " BROWNING, KING & & Co. W. Coraer 15th We've got the best sell it a Opo Othier Saturdays i 0 po. enings LGk, Somethiug N ew | | m a Hat--- | ‘ | ver saw, Browning, King & C |S. W. Corner . $1.65. It's a stifl hat, in the ? latest style. We've got lots || ‘ of them. It's a hat that will '; i wear all scason and be a || ‘ # good hat still. It's good ! enough for any Omahan and it's good | i enough for you. If we asked $2.50 for it 1 | we'd get no more than it's worth. Our || = $3.50 hat is sold in hat stores for $4.50, ‘ and our $2,50 stiff hat is not quite as good ‘ | as the $4.50 hat but it's worth lots more | ' than $2.50. Now remember, this hat we 1 sell for $1.65 is the newest thing out, and \ while it isn't a $5 hat, it's a mighty good | | hatfor $1.65. It's the very best thing ever | | scen in Omaha. We will save you money | | and please your taste with our new spring || _ l suits and overcoats. 7 < causo 1t is according to the usage of those who speak and write the language most ele. antly OMABA, Mareh 20.—To the Editor of Tur EE: Please inform me through the coluning of your paper what modus vivend! is.— Sport Ans.—Itis a Latm phrase which siguifies a means by which lifo 1s Lrotected. Whon it oceurs in the pending discussion of the Ier. ing soa question it rafers to an understand ing that while the arbitration is procecdiug tho lives of thoseals shall bo protected. TALMAGE, Neb.. Mareh #0.—To the Editor of Tak BEE: T was asked the question, and have asked it soveral times myself, but never zot an answer that oxplains 1t satisfactorilv. 1 therefore write ou to kindly plain in the columns of Ti BEE what IS meant by free coimago of siivers—Henry Renkoen. Ans.--The receipt by the government and coinage free of silver bullion, 31214 grains of silver bullion being accepted for a dolla In other words, under froa coinage overy owner of silver would be able to deposit sil- ver bullion at government mints for coinage without chargo. 4\ N\ - ATE POLITI POIN s O'Neill Frontier: Billy Bryan is a bright boy, but trom all appearances his constitu ents next fall will not consider him the rigit man to represent them in congress. Papillion Times: Sarny county demo- 1send a Cleveland delegation to the i conventicn, Sarpy republicans will ro for Harrison, sinco Blame 1s out of the way. Nebraska independent: ald’s editorials on The World-Her. 1 the silver question aro simply disgusting. Wo have nowhero seon moro transparent hypocritical nonsense crowded into so short aspace. Auburn Granger: V-hen Mr. Thurston asserts that the republican party Las plenty of young wen for congress ho seuds a cold chill down the spinal column of Johu C. Wat- son and makes Church Howe contomplato a visit to the Springs. They are no spring chickens in politic: Weeping Water Republican: We are for the man who the most surely will lead tho publicans to victory, and aro decidedly against any cutting controversy within our own ranks which shall aleniaté any of our much needed friends. When we want nny contests within ranks to give us unbounded joy, we want them withia tho ranks of tho other parties, Howells Journal: The Omaha Wcr Herald is offeriug a lot of cheapand unsought for advice to tho democratic party of Ne braska, and, among other things, it is pre sumptuous 'enough to usk that the demo- cratic delogates to tho Chicago convention go instructed. Now we should very much liko to know what the editor of that mu; wumpaheet has got to do with the actions of a democratic convention! Last fall that n per was the organ of the calamity howle and it never has boe mavagement, a Gemocr jer and it takes supremn gall on tho part of Hitchcock to offer advice to that party. When our con- vention meets it will probably be ablo to transact its own business without the aid of advice of the editor of tho World-Herald. under its present anl D, thing in a hat you We're going to s long as it lasts for 15th and Do