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Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20
COLORADO.

The cashiers flee of the Denver & Rio
Grande railway has been removed from
Colorado Springs to Denver.
Tbs Denver and California Short Line
railroad company filed q certificate of In.
corporation last week at Denver. The
capital is SIC, 0OO, 600.
Alfred Packer, the San Juan man eater.
has been tried at Lake City and found
guilty Of murder in the first degree and
sentenced to be hanged.
The new city hall at Denver has been
finished and 1t Is described as an elegant
structure. The council chamber Is the
very finest In the country.
The Denver Republican has been so long
the organ Of the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad that the other papers now call II
the "Rio Grande Folder"
A rich strike of ruby and brittle silver
has recently been made in the Native Sill.
YER No. 2, near Four Mile ranch in Gun
nison county. The wen is about FIVE feet
wide, and the ore runs as high as 1,00(
ounces Of silver to the ton.
A destructive fire occurred in Denver
last week which originated in the oil house
of the Continental oil company. The fire
burned fercely, and the whole city was en-.
veloped In q dense black smoke during its
progress. The estimated loss is placed q,
$3.50, 900.
The postofice at Denver has been q
source of strife among the politicians
lately. Byers, the former postmaster, wa,
custed and o man named Morris ap.
pointed. The former refused to give up
the office, and the latter WAS ct his wits
end until recently, when, by q neat strate.
gem, he got possession and now holds the
fort.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

An S0-acre tract of land Just west Of
the Bohemian town site has been sold for
$40, 900.
The legal name is now ''The City Of Fort
Benton" the incorporation act being 80
worded.
The Northern Pacific engineers now say
the locomotive will whistle at Marent's
Gulch by June LIST.
Enough steel rails are piled up at Boze-
man to almost lay the track Of the North
ern Pacific to Helena.
As yet 1t Is impossible to bring q Pull
man car over the temporary track across
the range east Of Bozeman.
Governor Crosby has appointed Capt.
Thomas p. Fuller ps adjutant general upon
his staff with the rank of brigadier general
of territorial militia.
The gamblers and saloon men of Glen.
dale are resisting the payment OF the in.
creased license provided for In q bill passed
by the late legislature.
Passenger trains from the east to west,
via the Northern Pacific, now are com:
posed of SIX to ten coaches, all loaded
down with land and fortune seekers.
A petition, thanking President Arthur
for his action in suspending Judge Conger,
and demonstrating against the reinstate.
ment Of that gentleman, was circulated
and signed this week In Bozeman.
Lowe and Lay. accused OF the murder OF
Irving Hunter, near Bozeman, have been
bound over In the sum Of $1,000 each to
appear before the grand jury and answer
to the charge OF murder.
Twenty-Five soldiers deserted from the
Second Cavalry and Fifth Infantry In
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

THE signal service has been forced
to provide the funds for the Greeley
relief expedition, owing to the refusal
of congress to make the necessary sp.
preparation. Tee party will start for
Lady Franklin Bay In June. While
II Is not impossible that Lieutenant
Greeley and his men have suffered
serious ~privation, owing to their stay
having been prolonged q year longer
than they had expected, there Is little
reason to fear tor them such n fate as
bsfell belongs party. The delay in
relieving them was anticipated o. pos.
sible, and provision was made for 1t.
Moreover, food was deposited In four
different spots on the natural line Of
retreat, and Lieutenant Greeley will
carefully husband his until
relief comes. Besides, as the party
will not be exhausted by q long ane
inclement voyage In an open boa'
with insufficient food, his men will
have greater strength to push or
toward safety than the jeanette party
had. On the whole, there Ia little
reason TO expect q fatal ending Of
Lieutenant Greeley's expedition. II
remains 10 bs seen, however, whether
the scientific results r worth the
risk, exposure and expense. VISA 81
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20
WITH our water works system and

WITH hi water works system and
hose carts the steam fire engines have
become mere matters Of ornament.
In Elk months time they have been
called ont o: their houses to . fire but
nee. II retrenchment In the city
expenditures Is necessary this Is one
matter that viii bear investigation. A
paid fireman and engineer for the two
steamers which are practically useless,
are su~perfuous. Ia case IN emergency
should arise, provision could esssly be
made for securing the necessary men.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

The Apache outbreak has caused .
revival of the argument that the In
dian bureau ought to be turned over
to the war department. The only
sensible reason that has yet been sd-
vanced In favor Of this move Ia that 1t
would give employment to q couple of
hundred Of army officers who have
nothing else to do. Since 1889 the
Indians have cost the government
sos, 400, AS II. The annual amount
expended through the Indian
bureau averages about g..
OO0,O 900 yearly, and the greater
portion of this sum Is disbursed
through the Indian agencies. There
ID . general impression that o good
deal Of It sticks In the hands Of middle
men somewhere between the contract
ors and the Indians, and II Is urged In
some quarters that replacing civilian
agents by army officers would entirely
do away with pilfering besides greatly
reducing the expenses Of the
government. We fall to see
the force Of the arguments. Hu.
man nature Ia pretty much the
same In the army rs we'll as In civil
life. II the country had never heard
Of quarterma sters who, during the
war and In times OF peace, made money
ont of army contracts, when opportu-
nifty offered, they might be induced tc
believe that the red tape and regula
lions of the various departments of the
army could prevent the evils which
have been complained Of at the In
dian agencies. Army regulations ar,
very elastic In their application an,
red tape stretches frequently unde
the right or wrong kind of tension
No one doubts . that tn
morale of the agencies would probabl.
be much improved, but the remed!
would not by any mean be a sur
one. In the first place, as q rule, arm,
officers are not business men. The,
are notoriously e~xtravagant In tbei
use Of the public funds and s~cArcel,
Less 40 In the manner In which the,
dispose Of the contents OF thsir privat
purses. In ths second place, thsi
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

A FINAL dividend will shortly be
declared from the wreck Of the Freed.
mans Saving bank. If che amount
which Is confidently expected, proves
available, tho following dividend will
make 60 or s2h per cent Of the total
amount owed depositors at the time
of the failure. At the time when the
bank went into the hands Of o receiv-
or $3,037, $50 40 was due ~depositoru
and 81, 444 s06. II has since been paid.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

FROM present indications the pros.
poet for a large wheat crop In Europe
IL less than In tho United States. In
Great Britain the acreage Is. estimated
to be 10 per cent. and and In France
10 per cant. smaller than last year.
The area sown In Russia and Austria
Is also a decreased one, while the out
ook for a good yield Is considered poor
almost everywhere.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

THE supreme court has granted .
stay Of proceedings In the oase of
Zimmerman, the Minden murderer,
upon what Ia understood to be q pure
ly q technical point. II the bench at
Lincoln believe the convicted crimi-
nal to be entitled to this new chance
for life they are compelled under their
oath to afford It. Public resentment
against the murderer must not be di.
reotsd against the laws under whose
operation he has been sentenced to
die. There Is a great deal Of sense
less and dangerous comment In the
press about ''the failure Of Justice"
Justice cannot fall. The application
of law may fail to result In
justice through nc fault of the law
itself but justice itself Is above fall
ure. The taking of q mans life Is q
serious matter even when done In a
legal manner 1t ought to be hedged
around by every safeguard from mis-
take. On this account u laws, with
q view to securing Justice, afford an
accused criminal every opportunity tc
prove his Innocence even at the foot
of the gallows. The theory that 1t Il
better that ninety-niue guilty mer
should escape than that one innocent
man should suffer Is In the interests o.
society. 1t was due to no defeo
In the law Olive escaped tn,
gallows. The law was explicit
competent and applicable. The fail
ure arose from gross incompetency II
It's application by public officers paid
to understand the provisions of thu
criminal code and presumably CONVEX
SAINT with 1t. A faulty indiotmen
cannot be charged against the law
The district attorney who draws II al
Is responsible, and II the criminal es
ospes through Its quAshing by tn,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

A FALLING off Of 1000, 900 q year
In the sale of stamps Is looked for by
the postofioe department under the
new law, but the postmaster general
hopes that the increased use Of the
malls through two cent. postage will
make up the deficiency.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

THE new Kansas railroad commits.
sion Is charged with general supervi-
sion of all railroads In the state oper.
ated by steam and all express oompa-
niles, .sleeping car companies and oil
other persons, companies or corpora.
lions doing business ~ common car
riers. It has absolute power to fz
freight rates. Kansas has taken . long
step towards the solution Of the rail.
road problem.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

THE Warrington Republican asserts
that 1t has information to the effect
that hundreds of evil disposed Irish.
men 70 about London after drinking
gallons of kerosene and threaten to
set fire to themselves In order to do.
stroy the city. A large organization
has been discovered Of Irishmen whose
sole food is dynamite, and they are
sworn to jump up at q signal and ex-
plode themselves In the heart Of Lon
don when they light.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20
SMALL Farms AND LARGE
3


Western farmers often make . great
mistake In attempting TO cultivate too
much ground. A small farm well Gull
tivated Ia always o. profitable than
q large farm half attended TO. The
countries where agriculture has
reached the highest stage Of prosper
ity are without exception the countries
Of small farms. According to the cen.
sus we had over 1000, 600 farm In
1880, but we had only 1873, 124
that were less than ten acres
each. In several Of the eastern states
q farm of ten acres, carefully cultivat-
cd, may be depended upon to support
. large family.
The state Of New York affords the
best illustration Of what may be done
by small farming. Most Of the farms
In that state are small, ranging from.
ten acres to 200, but the average be-
ing under fifty acres. The total Of
land cultivated In farms In 1879 was
In round numbers 18, 000,0 600 acres,
and the farms 377 600 In number.
Let Us note here that In 1879 IL ere
we're 5000, 0C0 acres reported under
cultivation In Nebraska. The total
product of the 10. 600, 900 acres In
small farms in New York we're valued
at s17S,0 25. 695. But one other state
illinois, with 26. 900, 900 acres cul.
tivated) produced more than New
York. The acreage cultivated
In Illinois was 40 per cent.
more than In New York, but tho
value Of products wa but - per cent
more. 1t Is the. difference between
large and small farms. While the H.
linois farms. average about so acres,
the New York farms run below 80
New York Is not q great grain state.
Bat It produces o~ne-seventh Of oil the
hay Of the country, and that means o
great dairy business, which is more
profitable than grain farming. New
York produced In 1879 almost exactly
one.seventh Of all the butter made In
In the United States and nearly one
third of all the cheese. The total
value Of the fruit produced In all the
states in 1879 is stated officially at
$50, $40, 154. New York's share of
this total was %, 409, 794, on one
sixth. The whole hop crop Of the
United States In 1879 was 26, 536, 37s
pounds; New York, 2l,62s, 93l
pounds, or about 80 per cent Of the
whole. If she had such q hop cror
last yoar it brought her farmers hall
as much clear PFC f. as all our crops
together.
A rigid comparison between Nov
York aud Nebraska agriculturally 1
unfair, bscAuse New York possesses
~nesrness to the markets aud peculia
climatic advantages which We do no
have. But the comparison drawn
making every allowance for these con
siderations, shows the great advantage
of small and veil cultivated farms
The fact Is that We have not yet teste'
the capabilities Of Nebraska soil undo
a thorough and scientific cultiva
tion. We have had fsw lnduccment
to do so. Land has been plenty anc
cheap and our farmers have distribu
ted their energies over too Wide
field. As the state fills up this faul
will remedy itself and our yield pc
acre Of the great staples will incress
} In proportion with the more carefr
cultivation which Is certain to follow
Our farmers will then learn b
experience that o we'll cultivate
"eighty" will bring them larger re
turns than o full section now doe
under half hearted and Indifferent
= cuItlvatlop
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20
NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

Inc Doaru OF euucRtlon proposes 10
erect two new school bulldogs in
Omaha this year, and architects have
been invited to furnish plans for their
construction. We hope that in tho
plans offered more attention will be
given to the important points Of light,
heat and ventilation than has been
done In times past In our Omsha school
houses. We want no architectural
monstroaities like the Cass street
school, and we ought to have solid
and we'll built structures. But
the exterior appearance of our school
houses Ii after all o small matter when
compared with their sanitary appoint.
ments. Cheerful, we'll ventilated
school rooms are almost as important
for the efficiency Of a school system as
cheerful and competent teachers. No
pupil can do himself or his lessons jus.
tice when the light is trying to the
eyes and the air clogging to the brain.
So far as possible all sides of q
school building ought to be freely Ok
posed to light and air. The distance
from any opposite building, on this
account ought not to be less than
forty feet, and the building should not
occupy more than half the lot.
The commission on school buildings
for the District Of Columbia who have
studied the subject thoroughly make
the following additional recommends
lions:
Not more than three Of the f)ors,
better only two, shall be occupied for
olasa-rooms, and in each classroom
not less than 10 square feet of floor
area shall DO allotted to each pupil.
The window space In each class. room
should not be less than one.fourth of
the floor space, and the distance Of the
desk most remote from the window
should not be more than one-hali
times the height Of the top of the win
dow from the floor, and the height Of
the class .room should never exceed IA
feet.
The provisions for ventilation should
be such % to provide for each person
In a classroom not less than thirty Gu
bio feet Of fresh air per minute, which
amount must be introduced and thor
oughly distributed without creating
unpleasant draughts or causing an!
two parts Of the room to differ IL
temperature more than 20 degree
Fahrenheit, or the maximum temper
ature to exceed 70 degrees Fahrenheit
The velocity Of the incoming air SHOULD
not exceed 2 feet per second at an,
point where II IL liable to strike Of
the person.
The heating Of the fresh air shoul'
be effected by indirect radiation. Al
: closets for containing clothing an
wraps should be thoroughly ventilated
? These are all practical suggestion
: which the board of education will d
we'll TO take into consideration befor
accepting any Of the plans offered.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

CARTER HARRISON proposes to bring
about practical reforms In the govern
ment of Chicago. 1t Is easier to be q
reform mayor after the election than .
reformed candidate before 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20
Improved Models.

Chicago Tiinss.
IT Secretary Chandler while on the
waters OF the Kissimmee would care
fully Inspect q Florida dugout, no
might get o useful suggestion as to
how the American navy may be I'm
proved.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20
Vain Hope.
Philadslphia Times.

Phhadslphia 1ime6s
IL ia hoped IN political circles In
Vienna that the United States govern.
ment will put q stop to dynamite plot.
ting and such things in this country.
So long as the American Indian Is able
to 60 on the war path with q govern.
ment rifle this country will have no
time to waste on dynamite p~lotters.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

RHODE ISLAND Is q little state, but
It's Legislature Is o business body. It
met and adjourned within three weeks
after ~transao.iug more business than
any previous legislature for years.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

GEORGIA has become the Pennsyl-
vanis Of the south. Atlanta alone, has
nearly $6, 000, 900 invested In manu-
facturers, and over 81, 500. 900 is paid
out annually as wages to hands EN-.
ployed In her industries.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

POSTMASTER GENERAL GREsH AM has
put his foot down on Frank Hatton's
system of appointments. Mr.. Hatton
is beginning to discover that he can
neither run or run we Mr.. Rowe's
nuccaasor.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

IT Is high time that the wooden
sidewalks in the central portion OF
the city were replaced with stone,
concrete or other psvements.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

count the law cannot be blamed.
People who understand the matter
find less fault with the Law than with
the manner In which II Ia enforced.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20
Grave Robbery.

Philadelphia News.
The report that there had been .
~disgraceful grave robbery In New York
was q mistake. The rumor arose from
the statement that democratic papers
had nominated s. j. Tilden for 1884.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

Montana last pay day, and double that
number II expected 20 decsmp when the
snow Is of the ground. At this rate, TIE
United States army will shortly consist
solely Of officers.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20
WYOMING,

There are sixteen lawyers in Chey enne
and they are all said to be doing q good
business.
Laramie City has organized o board of
trade. What it will do with 1t after it has
got 1t remains to be seen.
Cheyenne had q snow storm the other
day which is said to have been the heaviest
which has ever occurred in the territory at
this season of the year.
The Cheyenne opera house company has
been reorganized and o second mortgage
placed on the structure. The proceeds
will be used to repair the building.
Within one days drive of Laramie City
are placer gold diggings, which are said t.
be So Efficiently rich to be worked with
profit. A company has been formed fol
the purp ,ee, and will commence work or
them.
The sWvoming prisoners which are q
Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly cost the ter
ritory 600 each per day. The cost hal
been 30 reduced that only one.half of thii
amount is now necessary for their main
~tenance.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20
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The Princess Louise has reached
Canada without falling q victim to the
dynamite tends.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20
A Flat Compliment.

Fiat compliment
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
1t Is q compliment to the new post.
master general that no one assume
that his appointment has any bearing
upon the star route trials.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

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Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

FAsHIoNABLE collars now come very
high, but most young men appear to
think they must have them.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20
The Omaha Bee.

Published every morning, except Sun
~. The emily Monday morning daily.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20
OCCIDENTAL JOTTINGS.
CALIFORNIA,

CALtFC
The Chinese quarters at Dutch Flat was
destroyed by FIRE early last Sunday morn.
ing.
The receipts for duties at tie San Fran.
cisco custom house fer the past week were
S160, 1872. 50. making q total since January
LIST Of 50 224, 6s5. 6S.
All Jake, q Chinese burglar confined in
the Marysville jail, committed suicide last
week by 80 sering the arteries of both wrists
with o piece of glass.
Mrs. Maggie Thorn, Of Stockton, while
Intoxicated last week, bit about one.half of
an inch from the tongue of her son, who
refuses to prosecute her.
The railroad company has commenced
work at Redding on the grade Of the ex.
tension of the California & Oregon road.
The working force is not large, but 1t will
be increased In Q short time.
Twenty-six pounds Of opium. valued at
sos. was found in the Arabic at San Fran
cisco last Saturday night. The search still
continues on the vessel, and nearly $780,
0O0 worth of c~ontraband goods have
already been discovered on board of her.
Last Sunday seven Cinnamon were for.
mally admitted to membership in the First
Presbyterian church of Los Angeles.
After answering the usual questions
through an interpreter they knelt at the
ehancsl railing and we're baptized.
Martin Mitchell, who was tried, con.
victed and sentenced at Oroville to eight
years' imprisonment for perjury, was
grpnted q new trial by the supreme court
On the second trial he was again found
guilty and sentenced to ten years. impris'
onnent.
Billy Mcdowell, the murderer of Maggie
O'Brien, confined In the San Bernardino
jail, is exhibiting signs Of weakness, and
hiss sent for q clergyman to say prayers
for him. The murderer expresses repent.
ance for his past life, and it Is thought will
confess his crime.
Thomas Grant, Q young man who re-
Gently killed . Chinese cook In Butt,
county. was tried and acquitted last week
The defense proved that the murdered
pagan had applied vile spithets to Grant
and this the jury deemed wan suf6cien
provocation to warrant the killing.
The supervisors Of Sacrams have In
structed the district attorney to bring sui
against the Central Pacific railroad com
pany to recover the state and county take
delinquent and due from said railroa'
company for the fiscal year 1882 8. Tn
taxes amount to about $l8 600.
}, On the I'd inst, Ricardo Booa. . justic
Of the peace, lay In wait In o wood nea
San Antonio, N. NJ, for Patricinio Boo
and wounded him with an AZ. The victim
died last Sunday from the wound. TIL
cause.of the murder wal 9 quarrel abou
Q woman, and % the murderer Is q weal tn,
man It is feared he will escape punish
nent.
Information has been received at Candle
laria that Mike Bonner, Q former employ
; at the Northern Belle mine, persisted O
the desert between the terminus of tn
Carson and Colorado railroad Calico mir
. ing district. He attempted to make til
trip on foot, without q supply OF water an
without q knowledge Of the country, an
1t is presumed lost his way. became over
come with the heat and lay down an
+, died.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

To ARCHlTECTs-Plaus and specification
are solicited by the board of Education Of the
School district OF Omaha Nebraska, for two two
story eight room brick sch ol ,bulldipgs with base
ment for steam-heating and Janitor's room. One
building 10 be erected on the northwest corner Of
Seventeenth and Leayenworth street and one
building TO be erected on the south. west corner
OF Delaware and King Streets.
Plans will be received up TO 80 p. M Monday
May eth 1888.
The board reserves the right to reject any or
all plans.
Nomoney will be paid for rejected plaus,
CHARLES C0NoYER,
Omaha April 10th 1855. Secretary.
.r" amin Apr. l9-i2t d
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