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Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
The Dangerous Rich.

Chicago Tribune.
Emerson said that the Difference
shown the rich was proper. It was q
fit recognition of power gained by
labor and thought. TIE Rev. Dr..
Howard Crosby, Of New York, says In
a recent article In the North American
r sview that our dangerous classes are
those who are engaged In amassing
colossal fortunes. Evidently there
are two kinds Of rich people In the
United States. Those on whom the
sage of Concord fixed his eye we're the
worthy stewards Of inherited wealth,
or the creators of new wealth by o
righteous pre- minence In toll, thrift,
or skill. Tneir opposites are the gentry
against whom DR.. Crosby warned his
fellow.countrymen.
1t is not the rich that this pastor of
q rich New York congregation de.
nounces, but the dangerous rich
the men who are making money by
corrupting our legislatures, courts,
and trustees, who habltual!y evade
the payment of their taxes, who sys
tematicaily take away the property OF
poorer and weaker men by CORNERS
and conspiracies, and other legal II
immoral means. He says without re.
serve that what he fears for Americs
Ii that the few very rich and powerful
men and corporations who are amassing
money and power by these means viii
continue their depredations until the
people are forced to come together ir
self defense and unite In . resistano.
which, according to all the histori,
precedents, will be explosive and de
structive. Furthermore, he warn,
these dangerous rich that the peopl,
of this country will not walt, a. did tn,
masses Of Greece, and Rome, an,
France, until they are ruined. The,
have some forethought of impendip,
evil. They will anticipate their owl
crisis by making a crisis for some on
, else.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04

A PRussIAN t%floer, who recently
visited West Point, says that the
work there seemed like o survival of
of the days Of the Great Frederick In
the painful attention to useless drill.
In this connection It IL stated that o
oommission consisting Of several pro.
fessors Ct the Military Academy has
been appointed to make q tour Of our
leading universities, Harvard, Yale,
Princeton and Columbia, with q view
of ascertaining In what respects West
Point falls behind In educational ad.
vantages. The general impression,
which seems to be shared by the pro.
fessors at the acsdsmy, Is that the
course Of study at West Point Is only
. little removed from that In a second
class high school. While the govern
ment Is paying for the support Of some
hundred and City embryo officers dur
Ing their four years. training in tn,
Military Academy, it ought to max,
sure that they are taught somethin,
else but tactics and a supreme con
tempt for all ''strlkers" who have no
had the benefit of a free education
$500 a year, aud an army appoint
ment at the end Of their course.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
SILVER
A Pleasant Wedding in Washington
County.

. ON Saturday evening last a very en-.
ioyable event was celebrated In Rich.
land precinct, Washington county,
being the silver wedding anniversary
of Mr. and Mrs. Heinnsrich D.
Schneider, the handsome and unique
invitations bearing the significant fig.
ures "1858-18s3"
About four hundred guests were
present, principally farmers from
Washington county, who drove thither
from Blair, Calhoun and all direo'
tions. The entire entertainment wat
personally superintended by the genia!
host and hostess, and it goes without
saying that their guests were
royalty treated. About IL O'CLOCK
q superb supper wss spreac
and the dancing continued
until q late hour in the morning, thu
music being furnished under tn,
direction of Mr.. Juliup Theile, an ole
time friend of the happy couple.
Mr.. Schneider Is president OF thu
Schleswig. Holstein society, whose set
Element Was located In this Vicinity
and he has been here sine
1879, being one of tho oldes
settlers In the county. He made
neat address to his guests during III
evening, which showed his apprecia
ton of their friendship and tn
favor of their presence.
Altogether it wal n OF the great
est social events which has occurre'
in the county for years, and THE BE
joins with many others In coDgratu
lating Mr.. aud Mrs. Schneider.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04


THE public debt was reduced over
nine and q half millions during March.
Our entire national debt Is o less
than 81, 700. COO, or about s34 per
capita. Five foreign nations have
debts greater than our own. France
leads off with the largest national debt
in the world. It smouts to $685.
$40, COO, or s117. 70 for every man,
woman and child In the country. Next
comes Russia with "a. 314, 6O7, 500, the
debt per capita being considerably
less than that of France, but scarcely
less burdensome owing to the poverty
stricken and half civilized character
of the majority of the population.
The debt of the German government
ia small because Of the adherance to
a strict policy of taxation whereby
the current expenses are annually met,
but the national burdens are almost
unbearably large Notwithstanding,
mainly because of the cost Of the i'm.
mense standing army. Great Britain
owes 90, 8l4, 800, 600, or 500. ca per
capita, but she is rich enough to stand
it for the present at least, if sho Is not
wise enough to enter upon a system Of
reducing it. Considering the size,
wealth and possibilities of the
country, u debt is small.
1t Is easily carried. The annual inter
est charge is only $57 $50 600 one
third of what 1t was In 1866. This
sum Ia not burdensome when divided
among more than fifty millions Of In.
habitants. Now that the national
finances are on q solid footing and the
bonds of the government are bearing
as low q rate Of interest as those OF
any nation In the world, the country
can afford to check it's past policy Of
rapid debt reduction and Oppressive
taxation. There Is no reason why
poaterity who VIII reap the political
benefits In acquiring which the deb,
was contracted, shall not do theil
share towards wiping out the national
indebtedness. So long as a rapid pay
ment of the principal of the debt wal
necessary In order to demonstrate oul
intention to meet our national obliga
lions at maturity no one felt called
upon to complain of the policy of thu
treasury. That work has been accom-
plished and it Is time to cry q hal
both to rapid debt paying and the ex-
cesslve taxation which such Q polio,
necessitates.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
Resolutions OF Sympathy.
PLANET LoDGE No. 4, X. OF P.
OMAHA, April 3. 1888.

OMAHA, April 3. 1888.
At q regular meeting of Planet
Lodge No. 4, Knights of Pythias, held
March 81, 1883, Brothers V. @. John
Spoerl, Past Grand Chancellor 10.
seph Rosenstein. and State District
Grand Deputy Chancellor John F.
Kuhn, were appointed a committee tc
present resolutions of respect to the
memory of our deceased brother, Past
Chancellor Henry Siert.
After due deliberation the commit
tee reported the following:
WHEREAS, It has pleased the AL
mighty, in the wise ~dispensation of hi
providence, to remove from our midst
and aft iations, our beloved friend,
Brother Past Chancellor Siert.
WHEREAS, Though forced, we still
bow with submission and regret at thil
mandate of power as beyond . con
troll; therefore DO 1t
RESOLVED. That this lodge expresses
Its regrets ut this loss of our worthy
brother and friend, and says that one
will look long and often to find hi
equal In our midst-a good citizen, /,
worthy father and husband, and mos
acceptable brother knight.
RESOLVED, That We, as q lodge
extend to the members Of his be
reaved family u warmest sympath!
and coincidence and that u lodg'
room be draped In mourning tor
period of thlv y days, and that a copy
of these REGULATIONS be sent to III
widow o. the deceased; also spres'
upon T. . records of this lodge, and tn
prsss'!n this city furnished with
cor for publication.
l., JOHN SPRsL,
Jos RosENsTEIN,
JOHN ]. KUHN,
Cnmmittaa-
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
SOME COUNTY MATTERS.

There Is q growing feeling among
the citizens Of Omaha and the resi-
dents of Douglas county thai the poor
farm Is too valuable q piece Ct prep
erty to be devoted to It's present uses.
The city has closed up around 1t on
three sides, and lands In the adjoining
additions are selling at prices varying
from $500 to $500 a lot. Sooner or
later, and the sooner the better, the
county commissioners will be obliged
to purchase land elsewhere for the
poor farm and to place the present
property In the market.
When this is done greater efforts
must be made to make the poor farm
self Sustaining. There are no reasons
why 1t should not be. At present Its
maintenance costs the county several
thousands Of dollars q year instead of
returning a revenue.
What seems to be needed more than
anything else on the board OF county
commissioners Is a solid business man
of an investigating turn of mind.
While speaking of the board of com'
mlssioners, we direct the attention of
County Clerk Biumer to the fact that
the published proceedings Of the board
do not correspond with the actual
transactions of that body. We refer
particularly to the item Of "warrants
allowed" There have been a number
Of significant omissions. Several war
rants con account Of tax list
amounting to some hundreds of dol.
lars, appear on the record, which are
not found In the proceedings furnished
by the county clerk to the daily
papers. We are unable to discover
whether this is done by accident OF
design. The law makes no extrs
allowance to the county clerk for com
plling the tax list. With the quota Of
clerks which are paid by the countytc
assist In the business of his Office,
none are necessary. The case 4,
different with the city clerk, and
there can be no objection fol
O reasonable allowance for tran.
soribing the tax list from
the county books. But il VIC
understand the case an allowance Of
some "a, 600 was made last year BY
the county commissioners for clerl
hire In the county clerks office. Thil
included the salary of the deputy
which amounts to 81, 200 q year
Deduoting this, Mr.. Baumer hat
81, 800 to pay the running expenses o
his Office, which should certainly hav'
been more than sufficient for all pur
poses. If In addition the commission
ers feel called upon to allow 81, 90
"for making up the tax list" tn
public ought to know II. But il sno'
allowance Is proper there can be n
reason for Its oonoeslment. The pub
lished proceedings Of the board G
county commissioners as furnished b
the clerk ought to be correct. II the
cannot be made so by the clerk or hi
deputy, The BEE will take steps I
secure, ~ II did for years, Its ow
transcript Of the eff hal records.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
The Beet Remedy.

hansas City Jeur0al.
The Apsches are again on tho war.
patch, and are numbering, burning and
robbing. The people of Tombstone
say their patience is exhausted and
they will no longer depend upon the
military. This means that they will
quietly move upon the Apache reser.
walton and murder all Of Wiloox's pets.
Ohivington and his citizen soldiers did
this once In Colorado at Sand Creek,
and nearly wiped out o whole tribe.
The eastern philanthropists denounced
the mea.ure, but for many q year
afterwards the Indians In Colorado
we're as meek az lambs. It is a sad
commentary upon the fighting quail.
ties Of our troops that the Mexicans
are the only ones who have done any
killing In the last five years. We would
dislike to hear that all the Apaches
had been m~assacred on their reserva.
ton, but believe we could survive the
shock.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
Too Much Formal Grief.

Springfield Republican.
Just look at It q moment. Here Is
an amiable old gentleman Of Wiscon.
sin, for whom the American nation
cherishes no Violent affection, who
happens to figure In President Ar.
thurs cabinet; In due time death
overtakes him, and because he chances
at the hour of his departure to hold
the Office of postmaster general, a
whole nation Is deprived of the privi
Iege of doing business at any ~postoffce
for three hours. The thing is not
only o farce, but an unnecessary and
inexcusable inconvenience Imposed
upon the people. A set of resolutions
would do the business In all ordinary
cases. Let nj measure our grief by
the real Importance Of the loss.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
A GROWING EVIL

Whatever the charges that may be
laid at the door Of the American
Newspaper II cannot be accused of
toadyism. TIE comments Of the press
throughout the country upon the Van.
derbilt masquerade are practical and
healthy. The gorgeous piece of folly
of the men and women who ape q for.
elgn ariStocraoy has been given q
newspaper notoriety In many cases
only to point an editorial moral. 1t
is certainly worthy Of comment that
in a single city Of republican country
q social gathering Of less than q thou.
sand people is said to have represented
nearly q thousand millions of wealth
while a solitary great counted up his
possessions at 5000. 600. coo and his
annual Income at q tenth Of that enor.
NOUS sum.
The tendency to accumulate the
property of the United States In the
hands of a comparatively small num-
berof men cannot be disguised. Should
an %aristooracy be formed In thi.
country 1t will start from wealth as 9
basis, and the power the people do NO
~iealously guard may DO quickly and
steathily acquired by millionaire,
who are not ashamed of boastin,
that they corrupt Legislatures, debaucl
congresses and make and unmAke gov
ernoru and presidents. EuropeaI
methods Of founding fortunes canno
prevail here. The immense estates o
q foreign nobility we're acquired Ion,
!, ago, when land was cheap and prodi
gal rulers gave landed possessions I,
/ their favorites. But under our YER,
/. eyes, by the use Of exceptional talent
. and BY arts and measures which Q, cry
one admits arc base and bad, immsns
/ tracts of land have been flched ava
r from the people, and corporations hav
r been built of privileges developed Int
4 rights which are more valuable tina
Kingdoms. The foundation for fol
8 tunes vastly greater than Vanderbilt
Q has been laid In hundreds of familie.
and the growth of the country andth
e development of It's will res
n the superstructures.
1t requires nc gift of prophecy I
~fortell the inevitable result. TIL
8 rights of the few to the possession
d their immense property will never /
permitted to stand In the way of til
n right OF the many to earn a Twin
which shall be something more than
d bare existence. Hunger and want a,
9 unreasoning. They are not philosc
9 pliers. But all experience goes |
!, prove that unless present tendenci,
are checked and the people assert the
rtghtful supremacy peacefully, tho In
svitsbls must eoms. y Il came
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
HEADLIGHT CLEANS.
CataStrupheS on The Local Lines,
A Big Excursion to the Far
Weet.

A serious accident, which might
have proved much worse, occurred
on the B. & M. line Monday.
The north. bound Kansas City train,
Mccoy, conductor, and Swift, engin.
eer, collIded with q land slide about
three miles north Of Bellevue, on q
curve where 1T was not easily seen.
The engineer caught a glimpse of the
obst, uction Just In time to re-
verse his engine and check the
speed of tho train to a considerable
extent by applying the air brakes.
The pilot OF the engine ploughed deep
into the debris which covered the
track before the train come to q stand
still. About thirty minutes of SHOW
cling by all hands cleared the track
and let everybody out In good shape.
FIRE IN THE YARD.
EARLY yesterday a car. reported
to be q Especial" of the G. B. and ..
| took fire where 1t stood In the b and
NJ. yards south Of the U. P. depot.
The prompt work Of those who hap
pened to be In the vicinity saved II
from total distraction and the damage
wal not very serious.
JUDD's EXCURSION.
About three o'clock yesterday
a special left for the west on the q.
It contained about 500 persona fol
various points In the northwest, In.
Guiding Butte, Dillon and Deer Lodge,
Montana, and q few to Shoshons
Falls. The party was made up of cit
liens of Illinois, Iowa and Mis-
souri,. They came In yesterday
morning over the Wabash anc
were delayed at the transfer just lopl
enough to transfer baggage, etc. Thil
IL the first excursion of the season ant
is the biggest that has passed through
for some time. 1t was organized BY
M. Fl. Judd, Of the q. p. land de
partment The travel on the q. P.
both first. class and emigrsnt, Is quit
heavy already, and 10 likely to be th'
heaviest this season of any for a loni
time.
The B. & M. is also doing Q yer,
heavy business indeed.
MOVEMENT OF TRAINS.
The G., B. & Q. stub train was B
minutes late vest risy and ,hei
through train, No. 1. two hours late
The q. P. overland train left nearl.
on time with ten cars, six of then
packed with passengers.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04

ONE reason that Is urged in favor Of
the promotion of Frank Hatton is that
he cannot get along with Bill Chand.
Ter and would render the president
valuable service In ~ventilating Chand.
ler's schemes. The best plan would
be to put Chandler out. There would
then be no necessity for putting Hat.
ton in.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
A LAWYERS Wav.

New York cerrsspo deuce C.nci matt Enquirer
Price, tho contractor, 1t seems, of.
fered Kellogg 500, 900 to do him .
favor. Price now tells It under oath.
kellogg was a lawyer and has ,,eer
chief justice OF Nebraska. Hs prob.
ably broke a law Of congress. but the
same class Of service Is haH.tual with
lawyers In the senate from Beverly
johnson to Roscoe Cohk,inp.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04

THERE was practically no opposi-
ton to sewer bonds at yesterdays
election, aud the school bonds went
through with YER less difficulty.
Pablo improvements are in the air,
and as O as the contracts can be
let they will begin to be In the earth.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
A Life Saving Service.

Mr.. M. 4. Allison, Hutchisop, Kan.
Saved his life by a simple Trial Bottle Of
DIR. Kings New Disc overy, for Consump.
ton, which caused him to procure a large
bottle that completely cured him, when
Doctors. change Of climate and everything
else had failed. Asthma, Bronchitis, Sc
we're Coughs, and all Throat and Lung dis
eases, 1t Is guaranteed to cure.
Trial bottles free at G +. Goodman'i
drug store. Large size, 81.
april 2.eod&w 1w
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04

France at the close Of the last century
and Just as II certainly must come
sooner or later in Great Britain and
on the continent.
Social conditions 10 the United
States have been revolutioniEed within
the last half century. By n method
or by another they will be forced to
undergo another revolution before an.
other half century has passed away.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04

YESTERDAY, April "a, was ths cen-
tennAry Of the birth Of Washington
Irving. 1t has been truly said of
Irving that he was the father Of
American literature as he was certain.
ly the frat American to make Ameri.
can books read ct home and known
abroad. There Il . peculiar literary
fascination about Irving's works which
We find In nc other American author.
Ills versatile and graceful style L. that
Of the ssssyists Of Queen Anne mod.
ifsd BY . genial glow Of humor like
that Of Lamb. HIS range Of symp ,thy
was wide. He reflected the quiet and
delightful philosophy of the Tahe,
and Spectator and added to It power
of pathos and . temperate command
Of wit and burlesque, which appear II
such widely divergent compositions al
"The Broken Heart" and 9Th,
History of New York"
A French critic has said that Irwin,
wrote of ell countries but his own, Il
the style of Addison. 1t is true tina
there Is nothing distinctiveIy Ameri
can In his style and most of his essay
might have been written In England
or on the continent. Bat 1t Is diff sui
to see how this diminishes the charm
of his writings, interest In which hs
increased both at home and abroaS
from decade to decade. He has tn
first place and d named first In th'
American constellation Of Letters
shedding luster on the long ant
brilliant oompsny who have riser
since his star frst appeared.
rN NHHU.HNM NEf NNHH Il
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04

A IMMORTAL Of all trades, p%rofes.
sions and occupations has been pre-.
sented to the commissioner Of o, else
In Buffalo asking that licenses be
raised to 5000 and $3.50. The mem.
orial is signed by Bishop Ryan and
twelve Catholic olergymen Of the
d;oc,sa
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04

ACCORDING to Steve Dorsey, he has
not been able to read q line In six
months, but he can see to play bill.
lizards. Bob Ingersoll will make use of
this touching incident In his closing
address to the jury.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
IOWA.

Postmasters appointed during the
week ending March 81, 1888: b ceviok,
Emmett county, G. CsIarko wsky; Del.
aware, Delaware county, Horace
Davey; Linden, Dallas county, M
D. Ellis; Plsin6eld, Bremen county,
John Roach; Roscoe, Des Moines
county, L. G Hall; Rowley; Buchan'
an county, James II. D wis; Tuskeega
Decatur county, j. O. Vamer.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
Postofhce Changes

In Nebraska during the week end.
Ing March 81, 1883, furnished by
VIM. Van Week, of the post Office
department:
Established - Hsrbine Thsyer
county, John #. Waite, postmaster.
observation-disclosures, Gage county.
Postmasters appointed - Bsntoria,
Sherman county, Mrs. Florence A.
Davidson; johnson, Nemaha county,
Tlman Billy; Union, CAss county,
N. G.. Dougs.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04

CORRESPONDENCE All Commun'.
cations relating to News and Editorial
matters should be addressed TO the EDrroR
or The BEE.
BUSINESS LETTERS-All Businee
Letters and Remittances should be nd
1ressed to THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY
,JMAHA. Drafts, Checks and Postofice
orders to be made payable to the order OF
che Company.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
Hsr.ford's Acid Phosphate

Is q preparation of the phosphatss Of
lime, msgnesis, potash and iron io
such form as to be readily aBsimilatec
by the system, Descriptive phamplet
sent free. Rumford Chemical Works,
Providence. r. /.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
Bishop Clarkson,s Appointments

Bishop Clarkeon's Appointments,
The following are Bishop Clarkson's
appointments for the next ten DAYS:
OAKLAND, Tuesday evening and Wed
nesday morning.
Tekamah. Wednesday evening.
Central City, Sunday morning.
Grand Island, Sunday evening.
Plum Creek, Monday evening.
North Platte, Tuesday evening.
On Wednesday morning the bishop
will oonseeEats the new church q
OAKLAND. r.L
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
Republican Central Committee.

First Ward--C. B. Soroth, M. D
Sproul, A. F. Swiokard.
Second Ward-M. O. Meany, j. w
Lounsbury, Morris Morrison.
Taird Ward--C Banokes, Judg,
Psyton, d. L. McGuoken.
Fourth Ward-Walter Bennett, Ro
bert D. Doncan, W. j. Broatch.
Sixth Ward--N. j. Burnham, A
Hoel, @. O. Field.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
Contested seat.


A young politician explained the
battered condition Of his trousers 10
his father BY sta ing that he was ait
ting under an speletres enjoying him.
self when the fstmsr's dog came along
and contested Els sect.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
The BEE PUBLISHING CO., Props
+. ROsEwATER Editor

The car has ordered 400, 600 brandy
and liquor glasses for his coronation.
The evident intention is to make every
nihilist too drunk to explode q bomb.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
The Omaha Bee.

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

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Newsdealers in the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
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Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04
MOVEMENT OF TRAINS

The G., B. 8 Q. stub train was b
minutes late vest risy and 1heiz
through train, No. l. two hours late.
The q. P. overland train left nearly
on time with ten cars, six of them
packed with passengers.