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Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08
A ThcosophicaI Lecture.

Mr.. Bcrtram Keightley of London, secreta-
ry to Madame II. p. Blavatsky, who has been
making an American trip in the interests of
Thcosphy, gave the first of series of lectures
at Unity church last evening.
His topic was "A general view of ThcosO-
phy,' and his outline traced the "WisdOm
Religion back through Christianity, Budd-
hsm, The Nedas, Alchemy, Paracclsus, to the
Ancient Mysteries, and showed that eternal
truth is the same in all. Revelation, he said,
was the result of Il high degree of pychic SEN
SativcncSs, which is not II special endowment
of the favored few in nature, but is possessed
in II greater or less degreeby all men, and may
be developed by any one who will devote the
necessary time and work. and Twill develop in
all as the race progresses.
In speaking of the destiny of man, he drew
attention to the fact that only that which
tends to the development of the mind can as
sist the soul i'll its progress. In other words,
at death material things, all of our life which
has gone to the qualification of material ten
denotes must puss, like to the body, to the
material world TO which they are related, and
the soul retains only the experiences having
relations to things spiritual. For this rcu-
son Ihcosophy has for its fundamental idea
altruism, for man cannot save himself with
out helping some else, nor can he transgrcSS
without disturbing that perfect harmony,
which is the law of nature, in the restoration
of which all the race is involved
At the close of the lecture many questions
We're asked, most of them having relation to
rcinCnrnation, and the period between two
earth lives, known in Theosophcal paranCe,
as the subjective existence, or life OF effects.
This is the subject of hClcCturc on Tuesday
evening, and for Thursday evening at o'clock
the topic will be Karma.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, TUESDAY, April 8, 1890

with a rcd, white and blue statehood edition.
James \. Smith, prospector and old sol
der died recently at Pine Nut, Nov, neg
lcctcd and in want.
Potatoes in Anderson Shasta county, Cal,
are sold at cents each They are more of a
luxury than oranges.
A clock which will strike the hours so the
sound can be beard eight miles is to be found
in the San Diego, Cal, court house.
Ed Brown, n cowboy. suicidcd near Miles
City, Mont, by blowing out his brains with a
pistol, on account of disappointment in love
$. j. Tiff, prominent farmer living three
miles south of Cheney, Wash, accidentally
shot himself in the groin while hunting, and
bled TO death before doctor could reach him.
George Rose has confessed to the murder
of Jens Il. Fredcrickson and wife at Bay
Center Wash The couple disappeared early
in February, but their bodies were not found
until lastwccl.
Helena Mont purchased cemetery and
the council offered lots for sale at $40 a lot to
the general public, but by resolution the
mayor, clerk, city marshal and aldermen were
privileged to pay only 81.
a mountaineer preacher down III Crook
county, Oregon, astonishcd part of his audi
ence by cxclaiming: "My friends, all the
world shouted for JOY when the good news of
Christs birth flashed over the wircs!n
l.. c. Sauer, keeper of light house off AS
toria, Ore, became insane and tried to kill
lUt men WHO WcIt OIutItu 10 GtlIlONt MN 10
the shore. He had been on a protructcd spree
and had suddenly stopped drinking, which
caused his insanity
Sam Huston, who had been superintendent
of the Oroville, Cal, waterworks for twenty
five years, was found dead in his cabin the
other day. He lived all alone and denied him
self all luXuries. He leaves an estate worth
100000, mostly in government bonds.
The Eagle Rock Register says that the
Idaho canal company has received a large
amount of material for head gates ana other
purposes on its canal. This is the largest
canal scheme ever inaugurated in Snake river
valley, and is opening up an immense scope
of country tributary to Eagle Rock.
Every town in Idaho which has water
power is utilizing il in operating electric light
plants. The Boise electric plant consists of
1000 lights. Backfoot has put in II 50O-light
plant. Moscow has 15O-light plant. HALEY
has a 5OO-lght plant. Wallace will have
G5O-light plant, and Caldwell has ordered
5OO-ight plant.
At Virginia City, New, d. w. Prentice, a
noted Comstock dcsperado, who has a record
of having killed six men, was shot and in
stantly killed by John Taylor They had
quarreled about cabin owned by Taylor and
occupied by Prentice. When the person of
Prentice was searched by the coroner, after
the tragedy, the only dangerous weapon
found was IA flask of whisky. He was consid-
cred dangerous man and general satisfac-
tion is expressed at his taking off.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08

The new oXtradition treaty appears to have
had wonderful reformatory effect.
Previous to March 25, at which date the
treaty was ratified, the cmbezzements
chrOnicled by the press averaged more than
one per day. To give the exact figures, there
were l0I cmbczzlements in the United States
in the cighty-four days between January
and March %. During the twelve days that
have elapsed since the latter date there have
been none whatever reported. Figures do
not lie. Treaties may not make men more
honest at heart, but they seem to have some
power in making men afraid 10 steal which
is the next best thing. The colony of slip
perry Americans in Canada is not likely to
grow much larger
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08

THE past weeks record Of bank clear
ings, real estate transfers and build
ing permits issued furnish gratifying
evidence of substantial activity. Com
pared with the corresponding week of
last year, it shows gain of twenty-five
per cent in financial transactions, and an
increase of over Il quarter of n million in
real estate deals. The most striking
feature, however, is the marked increase
in building permits issued. The value
of buildings for which permits We're
issued during the first week of April,
1889, was iifty-one thousand eight
hundred dollars. Last week the
total amounted to two hundred and
eighteen thousand three hundred and
sixty dollars, gain of three hundred
per cent. In view of the fact that these
figures represent the first week of favor
able business weather, an idea may be
formed of the activity in all lines when
the building season is fully ON. The
progressive pace thus shown indicates
that the present year will be record
smusher in the commercial and indus
trial history of the city,
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08
A Crowd of Actors.

Colonel Bowling, the Brlngtons famous
impresario, had busy time for two hours
yesterday morning meeting, greeting
and conducting the movement
of travelling combinations. About 10
o'clock the little B. x NJ. depot was
thronged with play actors and operatic sing
cIS. There were the Said Pusha and Postage
Stamp companies en- route to various Ne
br4lslia points. Marie wainwright and her
combination arrived from Denver and the
Zig Gag company from Chicago. This at'rac-
tion is ON its way to San Francisco, but
through the brilliant mismanaG Gcmcnt Of
Mike Lcavitte, is thrown out of several dates
and came here to wait for instructions,
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08
Magnitude of the stellar Creation.

The starry heavens present field to
our vision of such beauty, grandeur, and
immensity that the human mind is lost
in wonder at beholding them and asks
in vain, under old theories, for con-
sistent explanation of their physical
structure, writes Stephen NJ. Allen in
the April Arena.
1t is constantly reiterated by astrono-
mcrs that stars are composed of heated
luminous matter; consequently uninhab-
liable; that the fixed stars, with our
sun, the nearest, are fire balls or melting
furnaces, ever ready to devour nebulm
and everything else around them that is
tangible, in order to supply light and
heat for the cold and dark universe of
space This old theory cannot longer
be nationally sustained, and must give
place to the newly discovered law of ac-
tion, j. e. combustion,
More than six thousand stars meet the
gaze of the naked eye in its survey of
one night. Astronomers say that the
fabulous number of %. .O00, 600, all aglOw
can be seen with IA powerful telescope.
When we cOnsicdr that the nearest of
these is 100000 times as far from us as
the sun and that IL would take from
three and half to twcnty-one years for
the light which reaches us to cease If
they were eXtinguishcd, we can not
grasp and hold the vast con
CeptiOn in our minds Yet
it is supposed that each of
these is n central sun with its own coli
ony of planets circling around il, which
in size are vastly superior to those of
our own solar system and are travelling
through space with such speed that il is
impossible for us TO comprehend 1t. The
star Sirius is said 10 be moving tif-
ty-four miles second, or l9l, 400 miles
per hour; flaming mass, leading its
brood of planets through illimitablc
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08

THE boom in Salt Lake City real es-
tate is putting considerable money in the
Mormon pocket, Believing that money
is the root of all evil, that distinguished
smoothbore, Apostle Cannon, urges the
members to place thoir trust in the
church, to put their money in the tithing
house and let the leaders take care of it. A
more charming display of anxious care
for the safety of Brigham's followers
could not be imagined. Evidently the
recent legal hauls ON the Mormon sur
plus loave large aching void to fill.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08

SOME papers are never contented with
telling the truth about anything, even
where the truth would serve the purpose
much better They are constantly
practicing imposture upon their patrons
and the public by ridlculously inflated
claims Of circulation, One of these
blowhard concerns which never had u
bonahde weekly circulation of twenty
five hundred has recently sent out
fictitious statements To eastern adyer-
tisers claiming circulation for its
weekly of over twenty-five thousand and
makes correspondiugly eXtravagant
claim for its daily, This
habit OF imposture has become so
chronic that the same concern seeks to
carry its imposture by fictitious figures
and fake advertising into every arti-
Gle its prints concerning Omaha,
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08
rtLNrSE ENrMERArLON.

/ IN view Of the fact that this country
| is producing more of almost everything
| than IL can consume and that conse-
| quently there IS N urgent demand for
/ enlarged markets. our legislators in
congress seem singularly indifferent to
/ the necessity Of cuitiyating friendly re-
lations with other countries. 1t is pro-
posed TO cmbarrass commercial inter-
course with Mexico by putting duty on
her most important product for ex-
port. All chance OF making more
favorable trade arrangements with
some Of the South American countries is
threatened with defeat by contemplated
changes in the tariff, the Canadian mar
llct for our manufactured products seems
likely to be endangered, and there is u
disposition being shown TO destroy what
remains to lis OF the Chinese market by
a now manifestation of hostility TO the
people Of that country.
a bill has passed the house and is now
before the senate requiring the
superintendent of the census to give
to every Chinaman in this coun-
try "a certificate, which, after
ninety days from the date of beginning
OF the enumeration, shall be the sole
evidence of his right to remain in the
United States, and i'm the absence of
which he shall be liable to deportation
Or imprisonment for five years. If this
measure becomes law ii will result in
shutting out of the country every China
man, whatever his occupation or pur-
pose, except the Chinese minister at
Washington and the consuls of that
country at New York and San
Francisco, who are not within its
limits when the census enumeration
Is taken. 1t would also result, without
doubt, in speedily destroying what trade
we now have with the Chinese empire,
which, though not great, is eagerly COW
etcd by European countries whose states
than ours.
We now have laws for the exclusion of
Chinese labor, which were deemed suffi-
cicntly strong to accomplish that object
when they were passed, and doubtless
would be found so if rigidly enforced
What necessity is there for
further legislation against these
people? Is there anything to be
gained by keeping out the Chinese mer-
chant, traveller and student? On the
contrary is it not probable we should
lose something by doing SO? Can it be
wise to invite rctaliatory policy on the
part of the Chinese government toward
American merchants and missionaries,
and completely undo all that was accom-
plished under the treaties with China,
which were of our own seeking?
We have behaved so badly with re-
spcct to our agreements with China
that nations so situated us to
be unable to enforce treaty OBJ
legations or exact n penalty may well
distrust us. But if we can afford to dis
regard the opinion of the world, can we
also afford TO cut ourselves Off from in
tcrcourse with u people who have shown
the strongest possible desire to be
friendly with us, and who may in time
become among our best customers? Tho
New York chamber of commerce has
protested against the pending bill as
absurd, barbarous, unchristian and
cowardly." From strictly practical
point of view it is certainly most alb
surd.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08

In Is sheer folly ON the part of
the promoters of the Douglas street
grade to attempt any measure that
will require II change of grade ON
the Seventeenth street fronts of
the New York Life and Bee buildings.
1t will take all the money thoy can
scrope together to make good the dam
age to property on Upper Douglas,
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08
AsPgcr or THH sILvNR QUESTION

The most trustworthy reports from
Washington indicate IA very general ten
dency among the silver men in both
branches of congress to support the
Window bill as amended and reported to
the house. The measure provides for free
coinage whenever the market price of
pure silver shall exceed one dollar for
three hundred and seventy-one grains
1t is said that the silver men in the SEN
ate, led by Jones, Stewart and Plumb
have determined to abandon the senate
silver bill entirely ana are
booming the free coinage move
ment, Whether they will endeavor to
bring forward IA new bill. specifically
providing for hce coinage, or accept the
house bill with its conditional provision,
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08

THE destruction by fire of Horace
Grceley's old home is very deplorablc,
Although the famous Chappaqua home
was an attraction for admirers of the
great editor, its loss is trilling compared
with the destruction of manuscripts,
papers and letters of great historical
value. Their loss is misfortune.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08
A II A. NJ wrcck.

A b. & Nj. freight train was ditchcd and
badly wrecked in the yards at South Omaha
early yesterday morning, In his report to
the managing officials the division supcrm-
tcndcnt says that forward truck under the
tank broke and ditchcd twelve cars. Eight
of them were badly smashed. He estimates
the damage at 500 to the engine, -, 100 ON
cars and about 5000 10 freight. The wlcCkiug
train came up from Lincoln and very soon
had the track cleared SO that passenger trains
were not detained
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08

THERE is nothing SO damaging rs cX-
trayagant and fictitious statistics put
put forward by mercennry boomers
Omaha cannot he benefited by
claims that are Liable to be
pmctmcd by the census returns
Her steady and healthy growth re-
quires no quack treatment Tho truth
told about her estimated population,
steady progress and prospective growth
will do moro to draw capital and cncour-
age investment than all the balloonstic
predictions and baselcss blowing.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08
When Women Vote.

Atlanta Constitution
In their wifclCss, mothcrlcss houses men
would be minding unmanageablc children
and counting the days till the candidate for
congress returned; the "God Bless Our
Home" motto on the wall, covered with dust,
would mock them with its worstcd unrcality,
while that other famous legend, "Peace BE
Within This House, would be "a sad COM
mentary on the roar and riot that would pre-
vail A sign on the gatepost would explain
all: 'Wife Running for Congress. Back in
Siy Months
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08

lT is amusing to hear southern con-
gressmcn shout against the constitu-
tions under which Idaho and Wyoming
seek admission to the union of states.
They are terribly alarmed lest the bull
warlls of liberty will be hopelessly shat
tered and hydra-hcadCd despotism rear
its horrid head on the ruins of the re-
public. In eloquent periods they in
Weigh against the dangers lurking in the
female suffrage clause of the Wyoming
constitution, but the Idaho organic act
is what rcnds their souls. They actu-
ally fear that the provision disfranchis-
ing polygamistS will wreck the ship of
state. Their great love for the Mormon
relic of barbarismn may be measured by
the number of democratic voters thus
suppressed unless they swear allegiance
to and obey the laws. 1t is passing
strange that these forensic defenders of
liberty in Wyoming and Idaho do not
practice at home what they preach to
others. The wholesale suppression of
the colored vote in the south, the muir
der of deienseess republicans, and the
assassination of government officials
while performing their duties, brands
their assertions rs insincere and false.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08

THE stimulus Of advancing statehood
is already felt in Wyoming and Idaho.
Some trouble is experienced in finding
congenial quarters for the number Of
bOOms lIOating about the embrYO stntes.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08
Nep lrDjIf Press,

Eighteen territories were admitted into the
union as states before they had attained the
100000 mark in population. The character
and ability of the people to govern them
selves in statehood and the prospective
growth of the new state, was the prevailing
argument common to each admission. 1t ap-
plies to Wyoming and Idaho with the same
force that it applied to each of the eighteen.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08
A Good Political investments.

tIcdrCLdnd Lcndcr,
The republican strength abstracted from
the eastern and middle states to develop the
far northwest has been like seed planted in
fruitful soil from which the harvest is now
being gathered. 1t insures safety against the
designs of the turbulent and fraudulent de-
mocracy for years to come-until free vote
and an honest count can be secured in every
ntn
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08

Now that the Voorhees, starch com
pany of Indiana has been absorbed by II
trust, it is probable that for family
reasons, the Tall Sycamore's tongue will
become too stiff for effective work on the
subject Of combines.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08

GENERAL SiCKLEs' work as sheriff
of Now York is seriously retarded by OBJ
stropcrous deputies. True to their no.
tions of Twecdism they revolt against
any system of reform which will deprive
thcm OF booty.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08

LESS than twelve months ago the pen
the force then employed it would take
three years to dispose of the pension
claims filed. The outlook for prompt
action was anything but cheering to the
thousand of older soldiers whose claims
were awaiting the snail pace of the pen
sion bureau. But General Raum sue
ceedcd Tanner, work succeeded talk,
business methods supplanted confusion.
The sinecures of the bureau travelling
about the country were recalled and put
to work. The department became a
model of activity, precision and
persistent labor The result of the
change is shown in the report of General
Raum to Secretary Noble. The three
year limit is practically wiped out and
all claims are within five months of set
tlemcnt. Commissioner Raum expects
by the first of May to have all claims
filed up to the close of last year exam
ined and adjudicuted. At the present
rate it is reasonably certain that before
the end of 1890 the bureau will have dis
posed of all back claims and be in shape
to act on all claims as soon as received.
Too much credit cannot be bestowed on
General Raum for the activity and etli-
cheney displayed in pressing the work of
his department and promptly giving the
veterans of the war their Just dues
under the law.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08
Mn Tcmnornry Dcnnt.

The foundation fora temporary depot to be
used by the Union Pacific and Burlington
roads, while the union station is being built,
has been laid and the worlSlncn commenced
putting down a ilopr yesterday morning The
structure is already to Dc set up in sections
mud fastened tpusthpl,
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08
Cotton Belt Lumber Company Sold

ArUU,0N, Kan, April 8 Spccial Tclc-
gram TO THE BEE The Cotton Belt Lum-
Der company, an Arkansas enterprise, owned
by J. T. Bachelor Of Jefferson county 4 n,
Bo-t Of Atchisnu county aud l., j Best of
10 an eastern syndicate for 9,9jJ cash. The
plant includes large tracts OF pine land and a
mill,
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08
No Flummcry for Bismarck.

Bismarck's good Judgment rarely deserts
him. He has refused dukedom because he
wishes to live in history merely by the name
he has made historical He understands per-
fectly well that his dignity and Importance
would only be diminished by the acceptance
of any title, and he is old enough, wise
enough, and famous enough to care nothing
for flummery
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08

or COURSE work will begin on the
new bridge within sixty days" The
managers cannot afford to forfeit a
quarter Of million dollars in Douglas
county bonds by ncgiecting to begin op-
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08

AsSURANCESar are again given that work
will begin on the Nebraska Central
bridge within sixty days" Those who
are not familiar with the sound can
readily recognize the assurances by their
Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-08
Congratulations from william.
CHICAGO Nclrs.

The following explains itself:
To George W. Peck. Milwaukee: Gcsundhcit!
Your election is an endorsement Of my policy.
Bismarck IS a back number. but there is moth
ing the matter with you and me. We are both
ont OF sight W. IIouENZOILERN of Berlin.