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Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16
Who is Ainsworth?

Colonel Ainsworth is an army surgeon
who has shown strenuous and pushing abil-
ity in making his way to the front He has
shown great ingenuity in devising ways and
methods in which to make pension records
of easy access, great executive power in
managing large force of clerks and singu-
lar skill in getting appropriations for his
work and rank for himself out Of congress.
The results of his work have been remarSa-
BILE, but he has shouldered "A good many men
aside in doing it, made good many ene-
mics aud generally been the sort OF man
VINO has few friends when disaster comes
The unquestionable tendency at Washing
ton will be to put the responsibility for the
collapse of Ford's theater on his shoulders
but he has the right to an absolute suspen-
sion of judgment until the evidence is in.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16
PEOPLE OF NOTE.

His highness the Thakor Sahib of Gondal,
India, has offered prize of $500 for a salts
factory national anthem. Composers are re-
quired to send in their music, properly ar
ranged for band, not later than next Octo-
Der.
: Wee Hun Penk, the rich Arizona miner,
has sold out his interests in that territory
and is going to South Africa. Three years
ago this enterprising Chinaman was cook in
mining camp; now he Is a millionaire and
the husband of an American wife.
James Tyson, lately appointed to the
Queensland legislative council, Is said to be
the richest man in Australia. He was a
squatter, who realized that much money
could be made in sheep, and who placed
every penny he could command in the sheep
raising industry.
Librarian Whelpley of the Cincinnati pub.
lie library is setting q movement on foot to
secure bust of the late distinguished actor,
James e. Murdoch for the main hall of that
institution After that is an accomplished
fact he is desirous of obtaining busts OF
Alice and Phoebe Cary, who were both born
in Cincinnati
Henri Mercier, ex-premier of Quebec, says
that Canadian annexation to the United
States is as certain as the sunrise. "When
the earth was created" he said, God made
no barrier between the two countries, and
natural conditions show that they should
be one" He says the initiative will have to
come from this side of the line, however.
Ex-senator Wade Hampton, now United
States railroad commissioner, is in San
Francisco whittier he has gone on a journey
of inspection of the Pacific roads. He has
with him party of about dozen people,
including his two daughters. lie will go
from San Francisco to Tacoma, and from
there begin an examination eastward of the
Northern Pacific,
In modelling the horse for his equestrian
statue of General Grant for the Union
League club of Brooklyn, tho sculptor,
William Ordway Partridge, has had casts
made from living charger kept at his
country home in Milton, Mass, where he is
| at work. 1t is believed to be the first time
that casts Of horse have ever been taken
| for such purpose.
"ilattesnalhe Pete" one of the riders in
! the Cbadron broIcho race to Chicago, Is a
| man of grewsome taste. He wears sack
| coat and pair of trousers made Of rattle
snake skins so arranged that the stripes
| form pleasing effect. He wears q belt OF
rattlers, which will be shaken as q warning
| to bumptious reformers who may impede his
| path. Mr. II. Pete Kisses through clothes
| nd talks through 4S-calber.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16
ssBsasxa AVID SsnnassAss

The Richardson county Chautauoua will
be held at Salem from July | TO TO-
DR.. 4. p. Livingston, chief surgeon OF the
Is. y M. road, was married at Plattsmouth
TO Miss Margaret Vallcry, and the happy
couple are now enjoying an extensive wed.
ding tour.
There is trouble on the Scott farm noar
Sargent, because OF an unexpected mar
rlage. The l6-yearold daughter OF Farmer
Scott clandestiucly welded Robert Duncan.
the hired man, and now her parent has dis.
covered that Duncan has vito living in
Iowa Ho has accordingly begun proceed
ings TO have the marriage annulled and Is
being abetted by his daughter, whose heart
has turned against Duncan since learning of
his duplicity.
The handsome new farm house and extcn.
sive and valuable barns, granary, etc,
owned by Herman M. Meyer, two miles
south of McCook, were consumed py fire,
together with almost the entire contents,
besides hay and grain and n portion OF his
household goods. The suppostion Is that
tramps had been sleeping in tho barn. This
was one OF the finest ranches in the upuer
Republican valley, and the loss is heavy,
reaching in the neighborhood of 5000,
There is 50, 700 insurance on the property.
There has been considerable thicvinr
done on the "threo-mile strip" along the
north border of the state in Boyd county
In the neighborhood of Baker postoflice n
vigilance band took one Fritz Iersmeyer
from his home, dragging him out of bed with
rope around his neck. He weakened and
gave the names of his confederates, in.
cluding ono Adams ana others. He was then
notified to leave the country In forty eight
hours. Adams was given like noti'e War
rants have been sworn out for others of tn o
thieves The property stolen has been
mostly cattle, which were butchcred.
Z Senator Halo of Battle Creek is reported
to have said, .Neversaw anything like it,"
when asked about the crops in his part of
the state. "There is certainly the bright
est prospect for au immense harvest that |
have ever seen in this country, and have
lived here good many years. The small
grain fields are magnificent, with q good
stand and exceptionally clean Corn plant.
ing Is finished and most of 1t is up and
worked out the first time, and it has won
derfully healthy color and thrifty look.
Northern Nebraska will be on the top wave
OF prosperity this year, as never before"
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16
Too Much Indian.
allnofnn MANA

At the dedication of the Nebraska build
ing at the Worlds fair the other day Buffalo
Bill, who is a colonel on The staff of the gov
ernor of that state, gave an exhibition of his
fiery untamed Indians and his gallant and
numbers of people from all over the world,
who supposed that such q demonstration
was typical Of life in Nebraska. 1t is a
wonder that the governor didn't veto
such display in the name of the state.
That sort Of advertisingwon't do the glorious
commonwealth any good, as strangers are
liable to think that people who go there are
scalped while they war, or playfully pre-
pared for the coroner by cowboys As a
matter of fact it is possible TO ride ,ong-
an Indian in Nebraska unless the seeker
after truth goes to reservation and con-
servative people have been known to live
there for years without being scalped or
burned at the stake. ec'
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16
SIGHTS At TIE FAIR.

Ex-President Harrison will dedicate the
Indiana building at the Worlds fair this
week.
Wood carving is shown in all its perfection
in the Italian exhibit in the Manufactures
building.
There is q ss5,OOo coral necklace in the
Italian exhibit which is never without a
crowd of envious admirers.
Mexico exhibits rare and exquisite needle
work, much of 1t done by nuns. and consist
ing of priests and bishops vestments and
church decorations.
The Keyless Lock company of Indianapo-
lis, Ind, has offered a challenge of $4,000
that its keyless postoffice placed in the
Indiana building at the Worlds fair is the
handsomest Office ever erected.
Montana and Colorado both have exhibits
of asphaltum, which are of great interest on
account of the assurance given that the
monopoly now enjoyed in the use of the
Trinidad article will soon come to an end.
Most prominent in the Italian exhibit Is
the majolica work from Achilles Mollica of
Naples. Mollica is the first artist in the
world to successfully paint and burn the
terra Gotta bricks. The process is most
elaborate.
In the wooded depths of the island stands
q hunters cabin. An old canvass covered
wagon is outside. Inside are all the COM
forts of home to the hunter. The camp
belongs to the Boone and Crockett club, who
are the builders.
Until one has made thorough investiga-
tion of the contents of the Transportation
building he can form no idea as to the num-
ber and variety of the modes of locomotion
used by the different tribes and nations who
inhabiJ the earth.
A new attraction has been received in the
Horticultural building in the shape OF a col
lection of pressed mountain flowers. Nothing
is quite so frail ana tender and beautiful as
a mountain blossom budding in SHOWS and
blooming in the rare atmosphere, often above
the clouds.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16

THE starch trust has begun to feel the
general depression which has effected so
many of the gigantic combinations of
capital. 1t has been compelled to pass
its usual semi-annual dividend, and its
stocks have within the past few days
suffered severely on Wall street. Slowly
but surely the investors in stocks and
kindred securities are beginning to
realize that the trusts are entirely too
fiimsy in character to become good and
permanent Investments, and the wiring
ing out of the water has tendency to
smash the trusts more effectively than
any law that has yet been devised.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16

WHILE. the rapid depletion of the
timber area of Michigan, Minnesota and
Wisconsin is exciting comment, the
rapid development of the timber re-
sources of tho northwest is also at
tracing attention. The supply in the
state Of Washington alone is immense.
Already vast quantities of lumber are
sent to not only the eastern markets,
but as well TO Nicaragua for use in the
construction of the canal while large
amounts of box stuff are sent to Chill
and the west coast of South America
But indications are that the next few
years will develop the great resources Of
this region to point compared with
STbich the present condition will be a
mere beginning. AS illustrating the
prosperity of the shingle industry alone
Washington exchange remarks that a
few years ago small shipments of Wash
ington cedar shingles appeared in the
eastern markets, reaching there via
Cape Horn. Last year the Northern
Pacific carried 546 car leads during the
months of January, February and March.
During the same time this year the same
read has carried ,554 car leads.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16
PROTECTION FOR LABORERS.

At the meeting in Chicago last week
of the National Conference of Charities
and Correction report was submitted
making suggestions for legislation for
the better protection of American labor
against imported labor. 1t was urged
that the existing federal statutes against
the importation of alien contract la
'borers should be more rigidly and thor
oughly enforced than heretofore, in re-
spect to the unskilled class, and that
further legislation should be had
/ to protect our unskilled resident
home laborers. 1t was suggested
that this could probably be best
met by the imposition of a heavy
capitatlon tax upon all alien immigrant
passengers failing to furnish satisfac-
tory evidence to the inspecting officers
of the port at which they sought to
land that they came to the United
States for the purpose of permanent
residence or settlement. 1t was also
urged that we should greatly restrict or
exclude the incoming of foreign tenn
porary unskilled laborers when they
come in such numbers as to injure and
distress our permanent resident popu-
lation.
This is matter which is vory certain
to command the attention of the next
congress and there is very great proba-
bility of some more stringent legislation
than we now have for the protection OF
American laborers. We recently noted
the fact that the congressional COM
mittee Investigating the operation
of the alien contract labor law
had madethe discovery that 300 Ia
borers brought to this country under
contract had been returned to Eu-
rope in single month. This plainly
showed that the corporations which en-
ploy large numbers of laborers either
still keep special agents abroad or have
arrangements by which they are enabled
to contract for alien labor. This ad.
mitted there can be no doubt that thou
sands of laborers are annually brought
into the United States under contract
in violation of the law. One of the most
ing immigration expressed the opinion
that the law could never be enforced
unless the employers of this labor were
found and punished, but when the diff
Guilty of obtaining testimony is consid
cred it will be seen that it would be
practically impossible to reach the EN-
ployers or those who have authorized
! contracts with alien laborers.
just what would be the most prac.
ticable and elfectual plan for putting a
stop to this business, without going
| to the extreme Of excluding un.
skilled laborers, Is matter for
| deliberation, but there can be nc
| question as to the duty of the gov
ernment to protect the resident laborers
of the country against an unlawful com
petition. The principle Of the alier
contract labor law has been accepted by
the people as being sound and just, ant
way must be found to enforce tina
! principle.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16
Tho Secret of Stewards Convictions.
st. Louis Republic.

Senator Stewart of Nevada is quoted as
one of the strongest opponents of the repeal
of the Sherman law. The Nevada senator is
one of the largest silver mine owners in the
world AS long as he is able, as at present,
TO exchange his bullion for coin notes re-
deemable in gold at the United States treas
ury he is as well satisfied as he could be
with any financial condition short Of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver Sen
ator Stewart is one of the few people to
whom tho Sherman law is JOY forever He
will never voluntarily reiinquish it until sat
isfied that behind it there stands law to
coin the entire product of his mines into
dollars and put them on the market at q
parity with gold.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16

THE new maximum rate law which is
to go into effect in this state by the 1lth
of July is, after all, not an unmixed evil
as has been predicted by leading Omaha
jobbers and bankers. The prospect of
the cut in local rates is viewed with
alarm at Kansas City, and the long
headed business men of that town begin
to doubt whether they can hold their
grip on southern and central Nebraska
trade as against Omaha unless the roads
come to their relief by recasting and re-
ducing their rates correspondingly
through Kansas. This is not likely to
happen, however, because the roads
will have no advantage from rate cut
ting where they are not obliged to re
duce
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16

THE trial of Lizzie Borden at New
Bedford, Mass, is one of the most sonsa-
tional that has ever taken place in this
country. Newspaper attaches crowd
the accommodations of the dreary old
village and even the gamblers in the
east are selling pools on the probable
verdict. The ablest counsel in Massa-
chusetts is engaged in the trial and
Judge Blodgett, the ablest member of
charge the jury. The courts of Massa-
chusetts are noted for their legal sound
ness and the summary character of their
proceedings are noticeably emphasized
in the conduct of this case. For in
stance, instead of spending days in q
vain effort to secure a jury, as is the
case in the courts of almost every state,
jury was empaneled for this momen-
tous trial in few hours on the day the
case was set. The court instead of the
lawyers examined the jurors and only
received suggestions from the counsel in
the case. Only when it came down to
direct challenges by Miss Borden did
the Judge permit the candidate for po-
sition on this famous jury to pass for a
moment out of his hands. Then If the
defense did decide to challenge, Miss
Borden herself would arise and say 81
challenge" Only when the juror was
conscientiously opposed to capital pun
ishment or had formed an Interchangeable
opinion was he disqualified. This is in
striking contrast to the general custom
Of allowing lawyers to ask q long series
of apparently unimportant questions
to the annoyance Of the panel
and court alike, the latter being
deferred from interfering lest the bench
might appear unfair toward the de-
fendant. AS the chief justice of the
state and two associates occupy the
bench there can be no question that the
method thus adopted of selecting jury
is within the law. The custom OF ofhaving
three judges preside at criminal trial
seems, however, unnecessary. Moreover,
the old rule observed by the court of
obliging witnesses to stand throughout
long examination and cross-eXamina-
tion seems barbaric severity.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16

THE news from Europe regarding the
revival of the germs of last years chol-
era epidemic and of fresh importation
from India should have the effect to
arouse the quarantine authorities of this
country to greater zeal in preparing
against an invasion of cholera than they
seem to have yet shown. Perhaps all
has been done in the way Of precautions
that is Immediately necessary at the
principal seaports, but so far as known
there has been practically nothing done
on the borders, and cholera can
come in that way quite as we'll
as through the seaports. 1t APP
pears that the Canadian government is
doing practically nothing to prevent dis
ease coming in at the ports of Canada.
1t proposed some time ago to institute a
thorough system of quarantine, but all
the testimony is that it has failed to do
this. Immigrants afflicted with small
pox have been allowed to land at Hall
fax and q competent authority states
that the system of dislnfection at all the
ports is worthless. This state of affairs
suggests that it will be necessary to
strictly quarantine every port of entry
in our northern frontier, and it would
seem that there is no time to be lost in
doing this. All the indications seem to
favor widespread epidemic of cholera
in Europe, and while there may be no
occasion for alarm in this country it is
not possible to exercise too much care in
providing necessary precautions.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16

out both white men and women who
have acquired marriageable rights
among the Choctaws. It also cuts
out the negro population who have cit
izens' rights in the nation. Governor
Woolf OF the Chickasaws has issued a
call for the legislature Of that nation to
assemble at once at Tishimongo, when
an attempt at similar legislation will be
made. However, the number of squaw
men among these Indians is very large,
and it is apprehended II the authorities
adopt the same measures as the Choc-
taws that trouble will result when the
payments come to be made.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16

IT Is satisfaction to learn that the
Chocktaw authorities have taken timely
precaution to debar that generally
worthless class of the population that
hangs on the borders of our western
frontier, known as "squaw men," from
receiving any of the money recently
awarded those Indians for their lands in
Oklahoma A considerable number OF
these men are found among all the In
dian tribes. Some of them may be
worthy persons but many of them are
vagabonds who have been driven from
civilized communities and, too lazy to
work, have attached themselves to the
squaws and lead the indolent life OF the
Indians in such questionable manner as
they may. This recent legislation leaves
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16

THE Omaha bt VS. have started on their
homeward tramp from the colleges, and
if they are not detained by Buffalo Bill
and the ovation to the Chadron cowboys
they may be expected. to reach Omaha in
time for the impending event, the re-
union of the High school graduates.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16
IDLE THOUGHTS.

"pie" because the inside is better than tho
outside.
Washington Star: The picnic season Is here
and the young man no longer cares whether he
can dance or not. All he needs is muscle
enough to push swing.
Philadelphia Record: Boggs-So poor Buggs
Is insane, Is he' What Is the nature of his all
ment? Baggs-Why, when ho came back from
the worlds fair he never once kicked about
being swindcd.
Life: Willis-Youve been sick eh! Why
did you call In DIR. Jones instead of DR..
WaIlace--well you see. Willis, 1 owe DR..
Jones and DIR. Brown owes me.
New Orleans Picayune: When engineers
and ira innen arO well trained tho locomotive
goes off on a toot.
Dallas News: Tho ice man now calls every
morning at the home of the coal man and does
him up.
Lowell Courier: When mercantile concern
takes in SAIL 1t Is In the interest of the bal
ance-sheet.
Philadelphia Times: Sunday school plcnics
sometimes sonnet 1,,l utilize the horse cars ns convey,
shouldn't be the least suggestion Of anything
fast about them
Buffalo Courier: Police officers in hoodlum
distr lets naturally expect to have many a
tOugn experience.
indianapolis Journal: hungry Higgins
Excuse mo mum, but do you want your re-
frigerator cleaned out?
Mrs. Wickwire-There is nothing In 1t but q
few cold victuals.
Hungry Higgins-EXactly, mum.
Philadelphia Ledger: Tho mosquito pest
season seems to have reached Boston, when n
Clergyman preached a sermon the other day
on THE Bigness of Little Things" -r
Sardines are not generally classed among
works of art, yet they are usually done in oil.
DOMESTIC JEwELRY.
Kansas City Journal.
His wife he considered jewel
A Pearl, for that was her name;
But had it been Jennie or Lucy,
She'd have been his rare gem just the same.
His mother-in-law came to live with them,
A hard-headed, shrewsh old girl;
He didn't consider her precious,
Although she was mother of Pearl
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16

In THESE days of favoritism, tax re-
mission and tax shirking, q remonstrance
or injunction on the part of the Omaha
Real Estate Owners association would
be in order. But it looks as if the asso-
citation had gone into innocuous desue-
tlde
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16

THE Kansas militia is being rapidly
placed on populist footing. Six entire
companies were mustered out Of service
this week. Their places are to be filed
with men who are known to hold to
populist sentiments. But why should
the militia in any state belong to men
of one political creed any more than one
religious creed?
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16
SWORN STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
Average Circulation for May. 1893. a4,417

SIX of one and half dozen of the
other is the verdict of the Williams
Olmstead jury. This might be called a
draw, with the incidental remark that
Williams holds the fort while Olmstead
holds the court
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16

IF IT takes the Board of Health two
or three years to dislocate half dozen
squatters on the municipal malaria and
cesspool grounds, how long will it take
the Board of Health to clear up the
entire unwashed settlement? This
problem in municipal mathematics is re-
speotfully submitted to the graduating
High school class OF '93.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16

The city of Baltimore places q tax of
So on each telegraph, telephone and
electric light pole in that city, and will
realize $4,000 from the system. A tax
of So on every similar pole in Omaha
might have the effect of fastening their
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16
Lively Campaign In Prospect.
Detroit E'ree PreSS

Politics in Ohio will be worth watching
from this time until the votes are counted
in November. There is to be vigorous
thrashing over Of old tariff straw, the fnan-
cial question will be an ever-pr ssent theme
with the stump orators, the race problem
will not be overlooked, and every public
question of national character will receive
heated consideration.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16

GEORGIA newspapers talk about Mr..
Blount coming home to enter the guber-
Material race in that state this fall 1t
is known that he has for some time
been an aspirant for the executive po-
sition.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16
That's the Question.
Mem York Rrcorder

NBU 1OTh RECOTItf.
The democratic party is pledged to the re-
peal of the silver law. 1t has majority in
the senate and house of representatives 1t
controls the executive department of the
government. Why does it not stop this
awful destruction of property2 Why wait?
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16
They Proved Their soundne,s.
Globe Democrat.


The run on the savings banks in Omaha
will doubtless result the same way that that
in Chicago did-those who drew their money
out will lose AS a whole, the savings banks
are probably like the national banks-they
are sound. -
Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-16

Wdshin1ton Post.

WuSHtHUtON POSt,
One of the orators at the Ohio republican
convention took a fall out of "the glitterlng
claws of the octopus" There's nothing too
deep for the average convention orator.