Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 5, 1892, Page 4

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B, Tchuck, seerotary of The Beo Tublfkhine Compuny, does solomnly swear that the netusl elreulation of THE DAILY BEe for the week ending April 2 1803, wus as follows: funday. March 7., Monday. Marc Tucaday, Mar Wednesdny, March 0., Thursdny. My I ¥riday. Avril 1 kuturday. April 2 Average., Eworn 1ot cfore nie and subscrited in my yresence this 2 day of April. A, D. 1802 SEAL N. P, PRI, Notary Publi = - Average Circulation for 24 Tresk days and weeks are very dis- couraging to the rain-makers, AMERICANS will never get over being land hung These Okluhoma booms merely whet their appetitos. CINCINNATI spent $20,000,000 in build- ing a railway to Chattanooga and so saved to that city the trade of the new south, T commissioners and the council can hardly afford to refuse the people the opportunity to vote for or against the bond proposition. THERE 15 no mud left in the Kansas City stroets. It has all been thrown at the candidates for municipal offices by ono side or the other. THE unnual interest upon the railway bonds if voted will be more than met by the new property certain to be ndded to tho tax rolls when the railway enter- prise is developed. NorTniNe stands in the way of Oma- ha’s future growth but railway discrim- ination. The Nebraska Central railroad enterprise offers o promising solution of the railroad problem. CONTRACTOR SQUIRES can hardly be expected to clean the streets covered with mud with his street sweeper. The Board of Public Works should enforce the contract, but not cute the con- tracto At all events it should clean the strects. Wi # the Lincoln papers fail to re the news of a Neb: ko di aster they try to hoodwink their sub- seribe: s by accusing the Omaha papers of exnggerating. They ave now refor- ring to the lateatmospheric disturbance 8s a spriug zephyr. OMAHA'S growth is nowhoere more ap- parent than in the wcrease of school population. It has been hardly possible 1o build school houses as fast as they are needed. With the reovening of the schools this week three new buildings are occupied aggregating twenty-two rooms, ‘WiiLe Congressman Bryan is repre- senting the United States and reading Colonel Springer’s anti-tariff speeches the dyed-in-the-wool democrats of his congressional district are quietly but surely paving the way for him to return to his law practice in Lincoln next Bpring. SIXTE ristreet must have a new via- duct. Any attempt to prevent or delay its construction is open to grave suspi- cion. The principal business thorough- faro of Omaha is too important an artery to be closed in the interest of property owners on another stroet or the railway corporations, A FORT SHERIDAN private soidior complained to theinspector general of the Department of the Missouri at Chicago the other day that his breakfast aftor night guard duty consisted of bread, cheese and coffee. This is a reminder of Will Visschor’s famous broakfast of ham and ice erenm. No wonder theraw recruits aro throatening to desert from Fort Sheridan, No man can be brave on an empty stomach Tue democratic onslaught upon the McKinley bill reminds one of Irving’s celobratod Duteh acrobat. Having an- nounced that he would jump over a cer- tain hillock, he ran three miles to get a good start. On arriving at the foot of the hill he was out of breath and so sat down Lo rest, after which he leisurely walked over the hill winking his left oye at the foolish fellows who had be- lisved that he really intended such ground and lofty turibling, THE BER in common with good eiti- zens generally both within and without his parish regret the departurs of Rev W. J. Harsha of tho First Presbyterian church to his new fleld of labor. Mr, Harsha is one of the oldest clergymen in tho city, though still a comparatively young man. He has ministered to ono of the largest and wealthiest congrega- tions in Omaha and has merited the popularity which his years of arduous toil have won for him in the community. His activity has not been sectarian, Every good cnuse has received his cor- dial support and no higher compliment can be paid him than to say that his ef- forts huve* been remarkably successful in all branches of benevolent and relig- fous endeavor, Mr, Hursha carrvies with the respect of this community and the atfection of his congregution. THE GREATER WEST. By the census of 1800 the states and territories west of the Mississippi river have a population of more than 000, while the territory enst great strenm containg 47,000,000, aren of the whole United States is 000 square miles. West of the sippt lies nearly two-thirds of the entire republic. The states and territories west of the Missouri cover an area of of that The Missise 1,571,104 square miles, n region one-third greater in extent than that lying east of the Mississippi. In 1860 there were 2,100 miles of railway west of the last named river, today there are over 35,000 miles. [n this greater west thore aco 121 waiversities and colleges and in the pubiic schools theve are 212,843 chil- ssessod dren. The \uation of prop- orty wost of the Mississippt #3,643.814,000. Wost of that river 265,- 179,000 bushels of wheat were raise year, and the total value of the frown at the lowest estimate will re 500,000,000 for 1891, Factories, mills, mines, live stock, postoflices, newspapers ard everything elso show a correspond- ing growth and relative importanco. There is nothing more interesting to a thoughtful student of the future of this great country than a study of the growth of its population and the development of 1ts materinl wealth. There is no room for pessimistic doubt in the log ical deductions from the figures which naturally group themselves into com- rative tables as inquiries proceed. these figures show that if this transmissouri region were one- third as densely populated as Indiana it would contain over 83,000,000 people. Yet Indiana has been largely settled and developed within the memory of living men. Wyoming can sustain us largo a population to the square mile as Pennsylvania ina very large propor- tion of its urea. The prairio states of this interior ave more fortile than the Hoosier state and can give a livelihood tons many people per square mile. It s no very great stretch of the ination to see the far aggregates “or instance, requir imag western arid ions irrigated and the homes of ‘es of people. When America hus 200,000,000 souls wit the greate the transy Texas, ce hin her boundarics west will have 75,000,000 and issouri vegion, not including rtainly not less than 25,000,000, Now let the reader reflect for a mo- ment upon the number and size of tho cities which this population involves. Will he for a moment guestion Dr. Mil- ler's foresight in predicting a popula- tion of 400,000 for Omaha? Can he doubt the future of Omaha, Kansas City, Denver, Salt Luke City, San ‘runecisco and the score of smaller cities 1o tho west of us alveady making metropolitan pretenses? THE PARTY OF A SOUND CURRENCY. Governor McKinloy said in his spoech at Providence that whatever clse muy shift or change, the money ol a country rould be as fixed and unalterable as it is possible to make anything fixed and unalterable. The democrats propose, snid the governor, w give the silver producer 100 cents for that which is worth only 70 cents. Feee and unlim- ited coinage gives the profit on coinago to the silver producers, instead of to the whole people, and agzainst this policy the ropublican party has uniiterably sot its face. The government has no more rizht to give the mine owner 30 per cent extra vrofit than it has to givo the farmer 80 per cent extra profit. The republican perty is now, as it has been throughout its career, the consis- tont champion of a sound and stable cur- rency, opnosed to every effort or expe- dient for debasing or depreciating the morcy of the people. The demands of a groat war compelled the government to issue a largo amount of paper currency which depreciated in yalue orin pur- chasing power, but as soon as it was practicable to do so, with a proper re- gard for the interests of all classes of tho people, the republicun party raised this puper to par with gold by the re- sumption of spocie payments, and it hus remained so ever since. Iverybody familiar with the financial legislationof that period remembers with what vigor and yersistence the democratic party op- posed resumption. After hav de- nounced the greenbacksas an unconsti- tutional currency, us soon as the repub- lican party proposed to muke them as good as gold the democracy conceived a great liking for this currency and de- manded that it be issued to an unlimited amount. Some of the ablest leaders of that party, prominent among them being Judge Thurman of Ohio, repu- dinted all thoy had sald for years aguinst the greenback and becamo its vociferous and uncompromising cham- pions. The party lenders thought they saw a chance in this to attain power, and putting aside all considerations of the public welfare and the national credit joined in the popular ctumor agninst the ropublican policy of placing the papor currency of the country on g sound and stablo basis. That policy, however, prevail:d against all opposition and brought results of immeasurable /alue to the government and tio peo- ple. The republican party is again fighting for a sound and stable currency, for the preservation of that policy which it in- stituted and has been able thus far to maintain, It does not wish to diseredit silver, On the contrary it has provided that silver shall contribute to the cur- rency to an amount nearly or quite equal to the production of American mines. It believed that this could be safoly done, that the government could take the product of our own mines and issue its notes thevefor without deproci- ating any part of the currency and with- out danger to its eredit. Tho result of the application of the policy thus far has vindicated this view, but the repub- lican party is opposed 10 opening the mints of the country to the silver of the world aud to giving the silver pro- ducers 30 per cent in excess of the value of their product in the market. The re- publican party believes that to do this would speedily result in bringing the country to the single silverstandard and that the effect of this wouid be damag- ing to all interests, the first and great- est injury falling uron the farmers and wage-earners, who would be compellod to exchango their products and lubor for depreciated dollars A very large majority of the democratic party are ready to open the miuts to the free and 15,000, | | THE OMAHA unlimited coinage of silver and to com- | spect to parks,({The charter provision pel the government to pay the silver producers an extea profit, although to d0 this would be a manifest injustico to every other class of producers. This battle is to be fought out in the national campaign soon to open, and all present indications point to a victor: for the party of a sound and stabie cur- rency and for the policy which makes the product of American silver mines available, at its mavket value, as a basis of circulation, thus giving no advantage to the producers of silver over the pro- Aucers of any other commodity. ACLEVELAND REVIVAL Grover Cleveland’s chances of secur- ing the nomiration at Chicago nre im- proving. A little while ago his causo seemed hopeless, and some of the most democrats declared that he was out of tho question ns a presidential candidate. Shrowd judges of the politi- cal situntion, like Mr, Henry Watter- son, struck his name from the list of possibilities. An expression of prefer- ence has since beon coming from the rank and file of the party, and it is uai- formly favorable to_ the ex-president. Wherever democrats arve gathered to- gether his name is cheered loudest and longest. The democratic speaker who desires to arouse his hearers to enthusi asm has an casy and cortain way ot doing s0 in extolling Cleveland. The evidencs on all sides is that ho is nearly us strong with the mas:es of the democratic party, outside of his own state, as he was four yoars ago, and that he unmistakably the preference of a ver s majority of the democracy. This is not remarkable when it is con- sidered how. small and cheap is the availubility of other democratic aspi- rants to the presidenc; David 1. Hill gave renewed evidenco in his southern wip that he is simply a demagogue. Trustworthy information from that se tion is to the effect that the impression he made there was not favorable o his ambition and that his commonplace ut- teranees were disappointing and made him no friends. He is yet apparently e urein the pos:ession of the seventy-two delegates from New York, but nobody can be certain that he will hold them in the national convention, and he cer tainly will not if he is unable to muster any other support. Heve and there is a nowspaper that talks for Hill, but with very fow exceptions such journals have very little influence and that merely local. It would seem that gacious @ the Hill movement has accomplished all that it is likely to in the iuterest of that as- pirant, and that it may be expected to steadily decline. Senator Gorman of Maryland is still heard of as a possible candidate, but there is no assurance that he will go into the convention with more than the support of his own state, even if he is able to securs that, for there is a very strong (eveland senti- ment in Maryland. Gorman has a rec- ord as an adioit and unscrupulous poli- tician which the party might not care to defend, and besides, if the democracy dared to select a candidate from a southern state it would probabiy prefer Senator Carlisle of Kentucky, who is much abler and politicaily more reputa- bie than Goveraor Pattison of Penr s qualif Gorman, that would muke him a good ndidate, but it is thought that the demoecratic convention of that state, held next weelk, will instruct for Cleve- land. The one possible western candi- date who can be said to have any chunce, Governor Boies of Towa, appears not to be growing. Obviously, therefore, Cleveland has the best of the situation as it now stands and the probability is that his chances of getting the nomination will continue to improve. It is not tu be doubted that he will have a majority of the delegates in the national convention, and it is possible, though hardly probable, that he will have at the start the two-thirds necessary to noniinate. In any event, however, the convention will be ealled upoan to consider what the chances would be of cither Cleveland or Hill carrying New York, and unless the factions there supporting these rival aspivants can be harmonized, which is wholly im- probable, the convention may concludo that it will be expeaient to drop both. INSIDE PARKS, Omuha's park system cun never be id until there a series of small parks within casy walkirg distance of all her people. These of course should be connected by wide boulevards leading from one to the other and reaching tho larger parks, It is the purpose of tho Park Commissioners toarrange justsuch a system at the earliest possiblo moment. Meanwhile the funds at the disposal of the city to be renlized from the sale of the $400,000 in park bonds should not a!l be expended for large parks accessiblo only by carriages, Unfortunately when the council met to pass upon the park propositions lnst week they ignoved this pronounced pub- lic sentiment and for some unexplained reason accepted only the large parks in the outskirts of the city. The peoplo are in favor of inside parks and common sense demands that a part of this large sum of money shall bo made of benefit to the women and childven of the poorer and midale classes who cannot afford thio luxury of carringes and hovses. In fact the park bonds would not have ear- ried at all if the voters had supposed the funds would all be expended in iarge purks at a distance from the population centers, which will be OPINIONS vary as to the relative au thority of the council and Park Commis- sion in selocting park grounds. Some of our best citizens hold that the respon- sibility for the wisdom of the selections rosts solely with the park comwission and that the only part the council can legally take pertains solely to the sale of the bonds, receipt of proceeds and payment of purchase price of the lands chosen, ete. In the minds of the framers ol the charter these details were given to the council because it controlled the muchinery for oxercising the powers of ominent domain, But interestod parties vent before the legislature and suc- ceeded in killing the clause which was origiually put in the charter giving the city power to condemn property for park purposes. This left & kink in the law, which hus given rise to the question of tho oxact functions of the council in re- DAILY HEE SDAY as it now staMdk entrusts the work of devising a pyfk system: and solocting park lands to she Park Commission. Tt imposes upon th& mayor and council the duty “to take'guch action as may be necessary for sthe appropriation of the lands and grotinils so designated™” * * * and they “arg further authorized upon the recommendsion of said Park Com- mission, and with their concurrence, to negotiate for the, purchase, ote.” Now the question is; ean the council legally rejoct the seletfions of the park com- mission whethor the selection be good or bad? THE Sioux City terminal company at an expense of $1,200,000 has secured depot and trackage facilities for all the lines centering in the eity. Sioux City by means of this terminal company is able to invite all the railways in sight to come into tho town on equal terms. The Nebraska Central proposition is in the same line of enterprise though it in- volves a larger expenditure of money and is conceived on a mote comprehen- sive scale, SI0UX CITY hasthe excavation for her elegant Garretson granite union depot completed and will begin this week to lay the foundation, Sioux City makes Omaha ashamed of herself and espec- 1ally of her union depot. Provided the Votes Are T Washington Post. Tn the Rhode Island fight all depends on Providence. ere. e, attering 10 Chicago Tribione. Somebody precicts that lowa will eo dem- ocratic this fall. This isas true, doubtless, s that other prediction that Missouri will g0 republican. 5. - - An Impertinent Interrogation. Philadelphia Times. Senator Morwan is determined to wako Hill and others show their hands on the free comage question, They doubtless think he'd bea good enough Morgan if he waited till aiter election. g e A Lost Opportunity. Philadeiphia Times, it is greatiy to be regretted that if tho dirigiblo war balloon now possessed by the rmans was actually offered to the United States government it was not purchased. Had we been fortunate enough to secuva such aa invention what fun wo could have bad stecring over Canada to seo whether it was inhabited. T I How St, St Bouwis Republic 'ho population of St. Lonis as indicated by the canvass for the twenty-first issue of the Gould city directory, is now uearly 534, 000, On this basis of calculation wo had 466,000 peoolo in. 189) when the census showed only 451,570. The rest is increase since 1500. At this rate St. Louis, too, will soon be a mllionaire. - Lookiug fora Job. Phijdelphia Ledger. Ex-Senator Blaivof New Hampshire an- nounces from Pittsbure that his presidential aspirations are stifl nealthy, and, as he puts it ho is “in the hands of his friends.” 1f the president should feel called upon to give bim some appointment that would make his candidacy incompatiols, as it were, 1t 1s be- lievea that Mr. Blair wonld cousent to take limsol! off his friunds’ hands, — Manderson and the Baco Chicago. Heralds Seuntor Manderson's charges agsinst Ar- mour & Co, of this «aty are ghly sensa- tional. The Nebraskan asserts that the Chicago firm is responsible for the Wounded Kuce fight; that, in fact, tne bacon which was shipped from this city to the Indians in- cited the redskins to murder by roason of its bad quality. Tho charge is of a very serious nature. Bad indcod must bacon be that would excito an Indian’s hostility. But thero are 50 many chances for Senator Manderson to be mistaken in this matter that his asser- tion should carry hutle weight. Mr. Armour himself says that the senator is mistaken in his dates, and thot the firm has been furnish- ing the government with acceptable meat for twenty year: . AN APPEAL FOR ALD. On Thursday, March 31, 1892, a cyciono visited tho city of Nelson, Neb., the county seav of Nuckolls county. Tho resident part of the city, iu the north and west, was where tho work of destruction was most complote, The homes of all in that section of tho city were eatirely swept away, together with all their houses contained. Numerous citizons in the surrounding countrs shared tho same fate. The more fortunate people in the city and country have all contributed liberall, but their best efforts will prove inadequate 10 neet the wants of these distressed people, The loss entailed upon our people has been estimated at §150,000. The condition of thoso who bave lost thew all is deplorable and forces us to call upon the country at largo ior aid, and in this hour of deep distress wo know we will not call in vain, Ata meeting of the citizens of city and country held on the ovening of April 2d, the following named committee were authorized to solieit ad: W, A. Voigt, Roberts & Wier, M. A. Ruole, E. H. Dowland and %, Goodrich, Tho distribution of the funds has been placed in the hands of a committee composed of ourleading citizens, Contributions can be sent to J. . Sauth, mayor of the city, or 5. A. Lapp, cashier of the First National bank, Nelson, E. D, Browy, W. A, BERGSTRESSER, J. O, Swirn, 4G, W. Anciien, W. B. Ciawronn, Committee, ———— RELIGION, LND POLITICS. A Story of t Kurly Diys of tho > Vnkversity, St. Louis Republae: *“lalk about keeping religion aloof from polities,” said August IV, Harvoy, actuary of the State Insurance do- partmont, “why, [,belicve that myself, for 1 bad an exverlenco. with the religious folks once, and can honesgtly say that in scheming for u position they eould give tho politicians cards and spades i then beat tnom out. “Tho oxporience 1 vefor to occurred in the organization of the University of Nevruska, Being always an adyocate of the promotion of education I took an active part in getting a bill through tho state logisluture authoriz- ing tho organization of tho stitution. Among other provisions was that tho board of regents should be composed of nine men—thren (0 be mppoiuted by the goveruor,.threa to bo selected by tho iegislaturo ubd three to be eloctad Ly tho poople. There wero two nico officos at- tached to the board—the secretaryship and presidency of tho university. 1 was aftor tho secretaryship and wanted five democrats on the board. I noticed that one old fellow, whom 1 will call Davis, aud who was a strong Camplellite, was very anxious to got @ certain republican on the board, ana when ho could not it was @ long time before a democrat could be found who would suit him. Finally one was secured apd tho board wus organized aud 1 got the secretor: ship aud & Campbellito preacher was cl prosident of the university. I could n uoderstand it at fiest, but it finally dawnod on me that Davis' wau had made the number of Campbellites ou the board five aud then the seliewe Lo gat tiat president dawued on braski APRIL mo. Woell, it killed tiie university for awhile, but the church folks got their man in." - THAT PALE GRAY BOOM. Washington Post: Ex-Governor Gray need not worey. He can bave lota of fun | watching the other fellows como down the toboggan. St. Louts Star-Savings: Goveraor Gray of Indiana has been sat on by his own_ stato. Perhaps for this reason he wants 1o go on | tho tickot with Cloveland, who has likewise | beon discredited by his own state. | st Louis Republic: The alacrity with | which Mr. Gray's Indiana fricnds deny that he has o combination with Hill shows that thero 1s more political senso 1 that crowd than it hias usually been credited with, Boston Transcript: Governor Gray of In- Qiana had a boom for the democratic nomina- tion for the presidency, but it appears to have got into the ground somewhere, for his supnorters are known locally us the “root- ers.” Indianapolis News: The Indiana demo- cracy is for Cleveland, 1t should send a solid delegation tn Chicago. 1f it cannot there secure the desire of the Tndiana der cracy, it can and will give Mr. Gray hones and hearty support. Washington Star: As a national Mrs, Gummidge, a “lone, lorn creetur with overy- thing gojog contrary,” Governor Gray of Indiana would seem to be a resplendent suc- cess. He wants n singlo complimentary vote for president at Chicago, and the Clev land dictators refuso him even that poor con- solation. Tndianapolis Journal: Indiana are now divided into two classes— viz, those who lovo Cleveland and admire Gray, and thoso who love Gray and admire Cleveland. Both statesmon aro so fascinat ing that their admirers aro forcod to say: “How happy coul | T be with elther, Were tother dear charmer awa BRAZIL AND COLOMBIA, t The democra‘s of What Those Countries A Doing Toward Exhibiting at the World's Fair, Wasnixaros, D. C., April 4.~Hon. Bd- ward H. Conger, Unitea States minister to Brazil, was in Washington from Saturday to Monday, enroute to nis homo in lowa on loave of absenco. Mr. Conger says that the opposition to the reciprocity treaty among tho foreign terchants of Brazil is rapidly aying ont, and the French and Germans are now sending to the United States for goods in order to sccurs the advantage of the treaty, The increase In tradoaud been so rapid that the Brazilian Steamship company, which formeriy sent but three steamers a month to this covntry, now sends fourte Mr. Conger says that Brazl will make a splendid exhibit at the Worid’s fair. He bad an icter with tho presiden the day bofore his departurc on official busi- ness, and the latter took oceasion to say that ho took & great personal interest in having Brazil properly represented and would do cverything ho could to send a fino exbit. Licutenant Linloy, commissioner of the World's fair in Colombia, sends very favora- bio reports from that countrv. The national commission is at work and preparing to open 1 exhibition in Bogota on October 25, the anniversary of the birth of Bolvar. The ar- ticies exhibited thero will afterward be sent to Chicagn. A commissioner 1s to be sent to the mining districts of Antiguarin to securo a zood exhioit of the mining industries. Dr. Rierens has ziven for exhibition the works of Pedro Licta and other historians of Colom- bia. Riereas is himself ono of the most dis- tinguished writors of Colombia. R FOUND IN AN ATTIC. Chicago Police Discover the Decaying Body of an Infant, Cmicaco, T, April 4.—What is believoa to have boen a murder has been uncarthed by the polico at 2301 Wabash avenue. The house is oceupied by Mrs. Paine, who rents furmshed roo Several days ago she noticed a stench in the attic of the house, and yesterday it became so offensive she reported the matter at the Coltazo Grove avenue polico station. Two oflicers went to tho houso and_foreed open the attic, which tad been nailed up. Tho stench was so great that it was with dificulty the officers cutered tho room. They discovered a bundlo lying in one corner. It was wranped up in musli, which was covercd with blood stains. Tho bundlo was unwrapped and was found 10 bo the body of a three months’ old child. Decomposition had so far advanced that the fingors of the dead infant_were dropping off and tho flesh fell from the bones when tho body was moved. Across the abdomen of the child was a’gash four inches long, evi- dently flicted with a knife. Mrs. Paino said she did not know of any one who had lived in the house during the past threo months who had wiven virth to a child or who would be interssted in putting a cnild outof the way. Tuo polico have no doubt that tho child was murdered and they are looking for the murderer. B THOUGHTS THAT TICKLE, §t. Paul Glote hoarsely cries. Side out! “Play balit the umplre 1! irce strikes! New York Herald: There is onc thing about socioty which bothers me. Vi Polt—Woll? Wool—The quictest weddings go off with the loudest reports. Lite: She—Don't agre; 1toward slevating tho st He—Yes. S v lower her hat. ou think woman can do “Your course,” s onlzes zeneral Gthics, If it aoes,” was the repl e dictuted 1o by the military. a ‘m roft—Your husband | netive interest in Sunduay has he? Mrs. Rhinelinder—No; you s ployed tn a bunk and the dire pretuy elose wateh of hin. co o Is en- tors keep a z0 Tribune: TIncorruptible Statesmun 1 teli you I am not in favor of poois or com- Linations, sir! Lobbyist--But we intend to take vou into this one, mam (oftity)—~That will make no dif- ) o general way T am stili opposed to then. If 1 find, however,on investizution that the enterpriss in which you about to embark 15 not in itself contriry to public n, of course, ete, [The rest in STAUTLING CHANGE, New York Herald, There's one quoer thing wo often soo T never could make ¢ sooms Lho strangest thing to me, And {5, beyond i doubt, A rosebuid of wgirl 1 wods Ho dios; her sorrow feeds L sho has shod— g up weeds. nshington ¥ lor you ¥ ider it rather” bright stratod Jokes from a I coing out, and Invar hiush for two hours, Nol—Why Philadelphia Era: On tho st of M areh the lettoring on the druzgist’s window read: *We hive two skliied assistants. With our pi'ls wo curo all ills,” On_tho 15t of April it read: “We have killed tvo, assistants With our pills. " Wo'cure ull ilis" “DId you sen your con- usked the hotel clerk of the Washington Star: gressmant’ kuest. “Yos 1 found him lying in state.” Not dea 0. Making a formal speech.” Itimore A Bulaio, werlean: A town 13 to ho started ¥ id nanied ought 1o bo'a success and soon speuk woll for itsolf. Chiewzo Times: K will vislt Chicago this has no refer- i ence Lo the attractions of u local extravu- Han St. Louls Post: It Ia to he hoped that In hag king s forty ducks Mr. Cleveland wus above vaking snup shots. 11'8 ONLY U, L. W, Pilley in the New York Sun, Suppose you were in love with a girl like we, Aud werd awfully shy. 1t's only supposing, Do you think If you tod till the end of the yeur 3 Phat I would Not L. 0 the proposing? Suppose you'd a cottage so dreadfully small There wis only Just roon for two. Do you think i'd warry sowe on Wealth 1€ 1 conid got the cottage and you? Ise for iy Not I of standing so awkwardly there, you should ask me to Le your at that | Inste Suppo wife, Do you think f 0o And be wrotched the rost of wy liter own d say Not L a mom wou ONT EXPLAINS. MR D Aprit 4.-To the Kditer of As the amount of the subsidies the Nebraska Central Railway company is large, and may scom eXCessivo without a proper understanding of tho equivalent to be givon, 1 ask permission to explain the same through the columns of your valuablo paper. The amount asked of Douglas county 1s based upon the construction of the bridge and the liue of rallway to South Omaha, and Owman, Te Bre: asked by tho permanent location of the princival | dopot of said railway company and its general offices and principal machine shops within the city of Omaha. By tho terms of the proposition wo must make both the briage and tho suid linoof | railway, including the tunnel undertho Far- nam street residence district, double track. Any experienced railroad man will know that | if we had planned this improvement merely | as & money making venture without consid ering public interests, wo would have mado the bridge, tunnet and olovated rond single track, as a singlo track arrangement with suitablo passing tracks located whero they could bo put in cheaply, would carry ail the business which we can expect to acquire for years, and in addition, tho business of at least two other ronds. As the tine from Council Bluffs to South Omaba is largely composed of bridge, clevated road and tuniel, and the additional expense of double-tracking the same will be wore than the sum asked of Douglas count; it must bo ovident that the people are oniy asked to contribute partof the costof making it such an arrangement as will really be of lasting bonefit. 10 raturn for the vroposed bonus we con- Any partioular piece of proporty or section ot tho city. Respectfull J.HL Desost, —— SAINTS 1N LATTER-DAY SESSION. Meeting of the Sixty-Second Conference ok the Mormon Church, St Lake City, U, T, Apeil 4. -Over twelve thousand Mormons attended the fiest of the sixty-second annual con the Church of Jeosus Christ of The ference of Latter Day Saints. tho recent political evauts, is Jookec session, in view of one of the most tho history of he church, Apostio Richardson in a spooch declared that the peoblo who had statod that all of the revelations had bean recowed were alto gether mistaken, as more were to come, President Cannon spoke hopefully on the important in | future, and said that the church w ad vancing with mighty strides 1 that the people of tho cast had been softencd and now held friendly feolings for the church President Woodruff, in a short speech, advocated tho unton of tho peoplo. Thoy should bo united in their work, for as a peo plo they cannot doviate from tho duty mapped out for them if thoy exveet to hava the blessing ot God showered upon thom Thoy should bo of ono heart and ono mind and not deviate, for when thoy deviato they aro in danger. Ho congratulated the neoplo on_ the great chango in thert midst and in the nation and said tho future was full of promise, READY 10 RUSH FORLAND, vs In Line for the Rese Tng wnd Fr Kinarisnen, April 4.—Tho excitement over the opening of the Cheyenne and Araphoo vation Opens Veared, tract to ailow all ranway compani resorvation is increasing in intensity hourly, 10 run their passonger and freight | Trains of praivie schooners are coming tralns over , lo bridee ‘and o%or | from every direction and tho railroud ided | trawms are loaded with homeseekers. A lino upon fair and cqual terms; and it is provided | that if we fail to do so, evon after tue bouds | are delivered, the Nebraska Central Railway | company shall be liable to tho county of | Douglas for the full amount of the subsidy | and the interest thereon., This elauso beingy a condition precedent would be a first lien upon the bridgo amd railway, prior to any bonds which may bo placed upon it. Withi respect to the city proposition, T will | say, that il anyono will take the troudlo toex- | amine the piat of cround (one-cighthof amilo | wide and one-quarter of a milo long) which wo must buy and improve beforo we can r ceive any of tho proposed bonds, and com pare 1t with tha depot grounds in that imme- diate vicinity, which ure now adequate for tho use of thrco railway companics, it must be evident that almost the en tiro north half of our pro- posed site s boing acquired for future use, and can never bo needed unless a | number of roads ean be induced to use . | We bave planned to purchase this large area | on the advico of eminent vngineers, who say | that terminal companies seldom if cver ac- quire suflicient ground in the heart of a | growing city, and wo desire to avoid any | mistake of that kind. Tho plans, which can boseen at my office, show twelve tracks leading into our proposed union depot, | all of “which are located upon the groand | lying botween Chicago and Cass streets. This arrangement would provide the same number of tracks and longer, than | were in the Broad strect dopot of the Penn- | sylvania company at Philadelphia prior to | the changes which have been made there | within the last year and doulo the number in tho Rock Island-Lake Shore depot iu Chicago. Any one who kas any knowledge of the valuoof the above real estate will see that together with the $400,000 which we propose to expend upon these grounds, wo must Invest not less than $1,250,000 before wo can get the first in- stallment of the city subsidy. Before the second and lust installment is de- livered weo must build at least 100 miles of raiiroad (and our intention is to build miles) and have our owa line in overation, and at least one other road actually in uso of | said depot. It must be apparent to any | thoughtful person that by the terms of tho provositicns submitted it is impossible for us 1o get one dollar of the proposed subsidies until we have given the city and county what has been promised, and that after said property is sequired self interest will com- pel us to induce tho greatest possible number of yuilroads to use it. We may be Loo sanguine about the future of Omaha, avd consequently may have planned far in advance of any prospective nceds, but wo do not think so. It would have been much casier to carry out a schemo involving a smaller exvenditure, and 1t could havo been done with very much less dies; but we fully Lelievo that Om situated that if tho proper rai can b secured so that she can command the trade which is naturally tributary to hor, her uatural growth will give her | 800,000 people by tho year 10, | and that the facilities which we propose to provide will bo a large factor in bringing about the desired growth. Wo think thuse propositions will bear tho closost serutiny, and will be found much more reasonablo thin any other propositions of a similar nature that have cver been presented to tho people of Omaha. Considered in the light of their relation to tho value of Omaha nroverty it will be seen that tho whole | amount is but 3.por cent of our ridiculously | low assessed valuation. Tho state law por- mits a vote of 10 per cont of the assessed val- uation, and even under the granger laws of the state of Towa any municipality may voto | ab per cent tax for the aid of uny railway company. This is a broad gauve scneme, not dwarfed to tho promotior f any local real estate speculation, or for tho bevefit of | started tor the Harmond school, | turned, | train on tho Chesapeake ! wreeked. of boomers has been formed at the land offico for several days ready to make flings. Tho Fifth cavairy is doployed alone the border 10 arrest respass Ex-soldiers aro hero in forco to make declaratory state ments. Thero is a bitter fechine against theso and there re th ts of viot, In caso tho agonts filo large numbors of them there is danger of serious troubl ‘I'hie autboritios, however, are prepared to proserve order. Tho Indian allotments aro comvloted, the county seats are being laid out and tho land wiil bo opened for sottles ment April | KILLE ECTING e e D HER FOL RE: uio. Bettie Adams Muardered in Cold Allen Harrison, Cixcisyary, O., April 4.—A Commercial Gazotte special from Huatington, W. V says: Allen Harrison shot and it killed Bettic Adams at Little Cabbel sbout six miles from this city, last The cause of the killing was that Bettic re fused to marry Allen. Ho has been paying her attention for some time, to which shu e fused to give an ouragement. Yostor dav afternoon he went to the home of Miss Adams,repeated his request and was refused He left the house, went to a_neighbor, bor- rowed a revolver, and returning to the house of Bottio shot her dead without sayiug a word to her. Returning homo ho took » large dose of laudanum, but Jater on was ro suscitated and placed in jail here. There an threats of lynichiug. — - STRAYED FROM HOME. Blood by antly Creels, night v Surround Hnsa Faculty for Cmicaco, ., April 5.—[da Pato, a 6-year- old girl living with her aged grandmother, Mrs. A. Wellen, 135 West Juckson street,has disappoared, and is believed to nave beon ab- ducted. Last triday she left her home and which sho had been attending. This is the second timo lda has disappeared. On St. Patrick’s day whilo on her way to school, she was met, by Myste a Chicago Girl Who tting Lost. strange woman who lured hier to a house on LaSallo street, whero sho was locked in g shed a prisoncr over night. Sha escaped tho tho next afternoon when loft Her erandmother is contident sho has again been kidnaped by the same womar, and has reported tho matter to the polwe, who aro trving to locate the woman, supposed to be a procuress. unguarded. e o) Clearing Out the White . St Pavr, Minn., April 4.--Tilly Taha, ono of the leading Indians of the Sisscton reser- vation, hus for some time kept a fow white men at his house near Wheaton, Miun, ri- day Indinn police went to bis placo to hava tho parties leave the reservation, which they refused to do und showed tizht. Ono of the white men lost a finger. Mr. Sinclair, a sur- veyor who is at work on the rescrvation, had to run his horse at full speod m order o avoid arrest. - Lost to This Worl Limwosts, Ga., April 4.—Tho men who followed the two negroes aceused of assault- ing Postmastor Brown’s daughter have re- saying therc is no uso of further pursuil as the negroos aro lost. It 1s gener: ally understood they wero lynched. Three Train Cuanestos, W. Vi, Ap ¢ Ohio has boen A dozen cars wero demolishod, Ttis reportod that the engineer, fireman and brakeman were killed. . BROWNING,KING & Co. W. 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