Nebraska Newspapers

    THE DAILY BEE.
wilt not be
LOBD BEACOSSFIELD
buried in Westminister Abbey.
IF wo can not Lave im early spring
wa Bhall have Bock Baer all the
game.
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THE senatorial poker game ir
Washington coatinucs. "Pairs" seem
obe ! thB order of the day.
TXAKSPOKTATION ontera so largely
Into the business of the nation that he
who fixes riteo tiiea values.
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f. GE-VEBAL LOSGSIEEET has boon ap
pointed by President GarSeld marshal
of Gooraja. .Hosb ; yet remains to
Js clearing out its Holly
water 'works ' andi bunko men. Omaha
having got riS of the one should now
devote its attention to the other.
COUNT HAKEY VON ABKXM , whose
quarrel wf th Bismarck and subsequent
disgrace is fresh in the memory ol
newspaper readers , is reported to be
dybg.
THE corporation tax shirkers are
now pntitng their heads together and
figuring dowtrthelr xolliug-BtDck nd
equipments to leal than the usual
amount .
AND. now that a now marshal is ap
pointed let it be oocn that Omaha not
'only hss laws providing for the pre
servation of peace , order and quiet
but that they can bo enforced.
JOHN ROACH writes a vigorous arti
cle against free ships in the Hay num
ber of the Ifbrth American Review.
Mr. lloach enjoys an annual tubiidy
of a couple of million dollars as a
builder of''iron chips. And this.-ac
counts for the milk id the cocoanuL
MISSOURI is making strong efforts
In Europe thii year to secure her
share of emigration , and the effect is
alreidy being scon in thousands of
new { settlers who are pouring Vinto
that slate. When will Nebraska learn
a lesson from the experience of others.
POSTMASTEU GENERAL JAMES has
Issued an order prohibiting the as
signment of postal clerks to assist
head clerks in their office work. That
irresponsible vagrant and tramp ,
Pani Yftndervoortjwill now ba fored
to stop his junketting tour's over the
country and attend to the business
forlwhWi'he ' draws -salary from the
v - * ' : > * :
govoramebt.-
of the movement
of grain do wn the Mississippi
toward- New Orleans , and thence
by steamer to Europe is mak
ing itself powerfully felt in eastern
transportation centers. New York Is
making a bold push to maintain her
holdjapon the trade of the West.
Shjffully ? understands the danger
wfcWh. W * * * ten "b ri < jotnTn ToVpro * - .
perlly through Abe sudden turn of
w&tern produce down -Mississippi. .
An.amoridmout to 'the constitution of
the state is now .under discussion in
the senate of New York slatelockicg
towards , the entire abolition of tolls
BBJBFW f
.oarthe Erie canal and to make it free
to oommeco. Thus the people of the
whole state will contribute towards
J f"
keeping open & free highway for com-
morcajwhlca will force an enormous
reduction In railroad freight rates and
correspondingly benefiftho producers
and shippers of the West. But even
with this free outlet to the Atlantic
seaboard , the Mississippi water route
la. likely to take the balk of far wcit-
ornproducts to European markets.
St. Louis and Now Orleans are work
ing energetically to provide every
facility for rapid trans-shipment
lol' grain and produce and English
capitalists are organizing steamship
lines to transport freight offered at"
thegulfof -Mexico to oontinen tal -
ports. There Is a good tlma oamiug
for western farmers a time when ca-
turtf will r illerj upon to put a stop
jto th * & ns amd plundering un
der whi * nooplo are now suffer-
! ng , > itnd Sen a 'froo , open and com
petitive highway for freight transpor
tation will be open to all withoutfavor
ortUicrlmlnstioc.
THE -rapid growth of the Farmers'
AUiaaca Nebraska is being paral-
? leu > a.ln other stales farther east. In
Wisconsin jiew alliances are daily be
ing organised and a strong body of
operative armers are now banded to
gether determined to do their -own
thmking on.the greatissue of the day-
and pledged to support for office only
such candidates a * are known to bo
thoronphly sympathy with the
alms and wishes of the producing
classes ot the country. The move
ment Is rapidly spreading through
out .the west. It remarkable
development shows that the Farmer'e
-Alliaaoe fills - -want ID the body poll-
U ' f"188 that tha farmers of'
west will hereafter refuse to
"S - pectatora of law-making
eg t-M
pnd lawbreakin-in. : the interBsts of
the monopolies. They are determined
that majorities shall rule -and that the
question which most vitally interests
th rgreat agriealtural population of
thejresl shall .bo. discussed and set-
tledln the interests of the majority.
B ourowri Btale"the membership
tf the Farmers'
) Alliance con
tains many of our best educated
and thou fl > ciUsens. 'The lipders-
of the movement have proved tlicTm- ' '
eelves capable to deal In debate with
the most subtle arguments of the
monopoljtmaaagers and railroads at
torneys. The Nebraska Farmers'
Alliance , it : .already making.
it elf. > o erfHlly ' felt throughout
the state as an active and
Increasing element , and by the
tlmafof the totxt atate election jt will.
prove itself ' such an ally of good gov-
oroMaitjaH'd "needed legislation as will r
make it a terror to the monopoly
aharki who arc now feeding on the
earnings of Nebraska producers.
rPATEONAGB AND
InEtead of attempting to exjilalnor
palliate bis treaanatble utteranceB he
has the refreshiBg iapn iic'cajto pa
rade his virtue Inj ridJa 'j5y' ' c the
17. P. and B. & M foade upoiTpasiHt :
The fact is notoriou 5that he hss ifor
yeans been OKO or the mosttpeniBt/ent
beggars anH diitributors of * railroad
parses in the atate , and wonld
be to day if the manag
ers of thoeo roads had not become
diEgnstedrith him aa a double-deal
ing fraud , and cut him off their froa
lists. When an editor hai had his own
non-transferable pass confiecatod by a
conductor in the hands of anothorand
had beenmean cnopgh to ask a R. R.
'to pass atf cisplSJ , nd"therfrchiirgo
that employe fur the past , should be
cautious how ho parades his virtues
on the prts qucitlun , urdn , to the gul
lible reiden ibfcj THE BEE. [ Omaha
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Republican , j . ' \ „
I have lived in Omaha ever slnco
the firat spade was turned on the
"Union JPacific , -Dacembor SCS.
Durlng"thosc aeventeen years I'lTaVe
had but two passes oror the Union
Pacific. One Traa an anual , , good
over tfie whcle line , given mo by
Thomas0. . Durant- 18G9 , whia I
WEB : mannel ; of' ' , thfc West
ern Union"ind AesociatedPress tgont.
lia'd a pass vor the Central Pacific
.from Leland Stanford at the same
period. I never used these passes one
single mile. My BecbnH pass ofer the
Union Pacific was a trlp/'pass given to
me in 1875 , by Tnoinal * JJ.cKimbaliJ
Tvhen I was a delegate to the republl-
can .Btate. convention t at KeBrnoy.
That WM the only pass orer the Union
-Pacific 1 have ever ueed.In every
other instance I havtfpaid fall .faro for
my trangportatlon'oyer'thafroad. % Up
to within i the p"i t threS.-year8" trans
portation was , f nrnlshed traveling cor
respondents of TUB' BEE at reduced
'rates and1in'fi very instance the reduc
tion hu boon amply paid for in adver
tising. Since 1878 pur agents hare
paid full f are.tjvcrjtheU ; Pj
I am avaro , .that passes juve been
furnished over the U. P.to certain
employes , yrhto were , playing the spy
and eavesdropper , suppressing reports
aboat abuses of 'emigrants ind travel
ers at Spoon "Lakeland giving' away
everything" * that transpired in
tbh office , 'but ' "I am under
no obligations' 'for * such' favors.
I have had'passes'foTrmyflelf an d"em-
ployea of THEjBEE over the E. & 1L
ifora number of years , upon a mutual
understanding that this transportation
was paid 'foV'in advertising the re-
sourcea of the section in which
the. B. & M. is located. On
the first of January 1881 , I decided
to discontinue this system and instruc
tions were iisued to employes of Tnc
BEE that no'passes would bo accepted
over any railroad except upon written
ccntrfict made botwoen'tho officers and
publishers of THE BEE. When I start
ed to Lincoln on tha third of January
the conductor "on fhe B. & M. in
formed me thatjmy'annnal pass would
hold good till jthe 16th , but I insisted
upon paying fare and dldkpay fare for
several trips before the' expiration . f
the pass. The assertion tnat-IJiave
been refused passes is contradicted by
the fact that less than 'ten days ago
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the General" Passenger Agent of the
B. & M. offered to furnish passes to
iiTy\-n-y - r.rTljCTmTMTl ,
tny upon ftr-
eentation of .arequest f rom me. Al
though the B. & M&n Nebraska has
.not seen fit to make a contract with
THE BEE for advertising upon my
terms , the 0. , B. & Q. and
other railways Have made fcuch con
tracts for the.preao'nt year and ; in ev
ery instance" 'tho transpbrtatloh'fiir-
msho33a'Vo1'bo pald'for in advertising
at. cash rates. , . & % " * t '
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The statement k ; thal . I * .have ' at , any
time , sold , traded 'off orlgiven away
any personal .pats , or , that any pass
hag beensoldio , any , employe , of THE
BEE/tsal/ase ndmalicIous fabrication
aud I dem unco Datna Brooks as n
cowardly , sneaking liarj and defy him
to prVduoe jXtcrediblo evideVce
to fiubltanliatb , Tils ' "chaFie.
:
ZL. am not accountable to him or
any other dirty dcg that' h Ires himself
to monopolies iasjT a villifieriof men
who dare to assert their manhood ;
f -
I know bliinfornal : , f ibrlcations vyould
fall , flat upon _ jeople.who know the
miserable wretch that lends himself to
suchdespicable work , but I propose
to 'BllencB-ilm andr ll\he other cap-
pera and. atrikers who are retailing
such slanders amongcrcdnlous people :
, 'E. RoBEWATEE.
A NITMBEU of Sonrbontjournals in
Lho south : -are opening theic eyes to
the fact that the south is dropping be
hindthe , times tn all "that relates to
population and prosperity. ; There is
only ono cause for this state of affairs ,
and that is the intolerance which resi
dents , of the south have shown to
wards all classes who have ventured
to differ with"'their political Ideas.
Just as soon as the south recognizes
LhQ'Iaot that.thafoundation , oi.com-
merolal prosperity rests upon the
principle of a "freo ballot and a fair
count , " a' now era of "wonderful de
velopment will be opened for Its pee
ple. , \ , '
Jusrtjow when the precinct assess
ors are appraising the property the
taxpayers and.ca.the evaaf.thajneet-
ing of tha state boardofequalization , ,
the monopoly organB are trying'"todi- '
vert attention from the [ impending at
tempt io undervalue rftftway "property "
by vigorous editorials on temperance
woman suffrage and on Bosewater.
The fact is that Rosewater in an un
failing sourceofdiverBJon for Uie mo
nopoly organs every limeithoir wners
are in close quarters. „ But we kre.not
disposed to heed S MeiowlFngaer-
vishes in their effort to dl tract at
tention from the main issue. People
of Nebraskt have been } liberal in
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their- grants of land's , town lots ,
bonds and other subsidies to the rail-
reads. They and the national govern
ment have paid for every mile of rail
road i the state. They have enabled ,
toese corporations to , .build branch
tyjds with their income andldeoilre
dividends upon stock that dldn't'cost
them a dollar. It is both just and
reasonably ; that , the -property and
franchises of Itfe 'raWaa corpora
tions * hll'ba , taxed : according to its
valuation , in the same proportion as
the property of Individuals and other ,
corporations Is taxed. Oar consti- '
tutlon expressly requires that the rail
road corporations shall pay taxes upon
their property and franchises - The
state board of equalization during the
last five years has never taken the
franchise of a railroad into consldera-
tlon. They have merely atseteed the
roadbed and'rolling stock"at valua
tions way below their actual value.
In other states the railroads are taxed
upon their gross income. Tbe legis
lature of Illinois has just passed a
law taxing the railroads two and
a half per cent upon the
gross , earnings which wUL jyt
millions into the state treasury. In
Wisconsin , tha average tax upon the
income of the railroads is three per
cent. In Pennsylvania , Illinois , and
New Jersey the entire expense of
mainlining the state government is
bornejby the railroids. Other states
derive immense -revenues from the
lallroads ; Would it. Jbe .unreasonable
for Nebraska to insist that the atate
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board of equalization shall comply
with the pl&In letter of 'the constitu
tion and assess the * franchises as well
-as the"road bed nd rolling stock ( if
the railroads.
THE moonshiners have earned an
unenviable reputation as marshal
rnllers. General Longstreet- will
soon have an opportunity of facing
southern bullets. -
Temperance BU a Party Question.
Temperance IB not and cannot be
successfully made a party ques
tion. It ii a great moral and
social Isiuo above and beyond the
province of mere party politics. Pail
experience has demonstrated thai
every attempt to drag it into the polit
ical arena as a party issue , has proven
seriously detrimental to the caute , tnc
the , friends of prohibition or of other
temperance reforms make a grave mis
take when they insist .upon presenting
it in that way. Public sentiment ic
favor of temperance must "be created
.by the careful and patient' education
of the people. Such a sentiment cannot
'bo madp nor strengthened 'by simply -
ply adding H to a party platform , or
attempting to carry it aa a-party meas
ure. Being a question of morals and
.of social rights , men will act and vote
'upon it as their sentiments or per
sonal Interest may dictate , regardless
of what their party platform may Bay.
Moral reformers , by whatever pollti-
"cil name they 'may bo called , will'vbto
In favor of it ; while those interested ,
directly or indirectly , in the manu
facture and sale of liquors and beer
will rote and fight against it as a
matter of business , There are thous
ands of others who regard restrictive
legislation upon thla subject as an in
fringement of personal and property
rights ; and this class -Bill vote against
it'as a matter of sentiment. Those
Opposed to prohibition in this and
nearly every other slate ara jn the
majority. They' act together In vehement
ment- opposition to it whenever it
comes up as a political question , and ,
as a result , It sustains demoralizing
and discouraging defeat.
But , aay the friends of 'temperance ,
it is a vital question and must be mot
Admitted. But that is not the way
to meet it. The sentiment of the
people must be educated to shun in
temperance as a moral , physical and
social enemy. They must be made to
see the evils it entails , the crimes it
begets , -the wrongs it inflicts upon in
dividuals and upon society. When
the sentiment of a clear majority of
the people reaches that point , where
they damancL tamparanCB. or oren
.prohibition , they will .have Tit regard-
leas of parties.
"But would you deprive the people
of the right to .vote directly upon the
question ? " atksour prohibitory friend.
No , wo would not. They people are
the sovereign authority , and when
they demand a submission of this or
any other question involving moral
reforms , the rights of society or the
interest of the state , to a popular
vote , it would be unjust to deny the
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request. The point we "make la that ,
this question should be kept
clear of party entanglements
or political bias. Yhenever
submitted for a popular expres
sion , it should be as a diitinct and independent - ,
dependent proposition , without re
gard to or"Tecog'hition of parties or
party platlormi. ' In that way the
jjcople'TVonld ta left free to express
their conviction Bwlthout constralntor
embarrassmint. But whenever the
attempt is made to convert this or that
party into a machine with which
to enforce action for or , against tern ?
perancc , the groundwork fororgan-
ized opposition ia laid , and the cause ,
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as well as the party espoqs'in or op *
posing It as an issue , must suffer.
„ The Iowa Senatorshlp.
McnticeUo Express.
The Benatorship discussion thus far
dovelopes but two candidates for the
K'jrkwood sacsesslon Jamei F. Vil-
son of FairDeld and Gov. Gear. The
contest , to our mind , on the score of
ability and fitness , IB a fairly equal
one. Both are broad , strong , .posi .
tive and Incorruptible men. Sir.
Wilson seems to. have the larger news
paper following ; and he also has the
advantage of wider legislative experi
ence , and having had larger opportuni-
; ies and incentives to familiarize him
self with principles , and to study great
national questions from the stand
point of the statesman. But Mr.
Wilson's fame was won at a time
when , simply to ba prominent In the
public eye as a bold and enthu
siastic supporter of the government
was to ba great. Daring the war. pe
riod , when ha was in congress , the
ieart of the north was sore , and the
public mind sensitive and quick to
register , exaggerate and applaud every
loyal word and patriotic act Men
who readily won distinction as wise
and great legislators In those grim day a
tiave since proved wanting in those
high , gifts and enduring- qualities that
make true statesmanship. It is im
possible to conceive of Sumner , or
Seward , or Morton , had they lived ,
becoming the mere paid * attorneys of
railroad corporations , and for paltry
[ lire advocating schemes of monopoly
and corporals 'greed , which , as con
scientious and patriotic legislator * , they
tiacl been compelled ta oppose and de
nounce. Yet , this is precisely what
Mr. Wilson has boon doing since his
retirement from congresj. Although ,
we must confess , after reading some
of his speeches in the railroad Inter
est , wo do not think him monopolist
enough to be dangerous. Indeed ,
we find' it h rd to reconcile the
Kmilness and fiapdoodleism of some
of MR Wilson's labored railroad
speeches with his imputed ability.
Wo have no prejudice against Mr.
"Wilson on the score of his railroad
service that would Impel ni into op-
> osition to "Ks candidacy ; nor any
iosiro to create prejudice against Tiim
on the part of .others. .But the ex-
.ravatrant lindations of him by
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and intellectual coloB-
sui of Iowa , 'competent to fill.Kirk . -
wood's place in the United States sen
ate , are a trifle bauseating. The at
tempt of Mr. Wilson's organs to in
stitute comparisons between JUr. , Wil
son and Gov. Gear to the disparage
ment of the latter , strikes us as being
a trifle contemptible , and can have no
other effici than lo injure the candU ,
dacy it la intended to , heln TF IB
sitDply.ari'Schlbition Mnrtls reetand
foolish championship , qn the s parTof
any paperor ? perjsbh/lFrienaly to Mc.
Wilson > taJinBinuato that1GovrGeBr , ,
who has made one of the mostuprigh
'clear-headeil an'd tUrtesmanlilcig govi.
ernors Iowa' hasVevcVh'ad , fa sa far
the Intellectual Inferior of Mr. Wilv
son as to make his contest with that
gentleman , for the aenatorahip , a
hopeless andfabsurd one frcratho-out- .
set. It'won't'do ' gentlemen.J-We
are not Gov. Geir'a champion , nor
any man'a , yet. Bat the opposition
to Gov. Gear must ba put upon sjoma
other logs than these it is now atarid-
Ing-uppn , or-it'will nevor--wftlk-jilons.
Lot us have a fair deal intr\i3matter. , \ |
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PERSONALITIES .
Is Vennor' ' married ? and , if BO , has
'he promised his wife'a spring baniietl
Editor Aldhch 'cf The Atlantic
waxes his moustachoandparts Lia atr
in the middle very.-pr . ttUy.
Hon.Jjavi Hobblns , ol Copenhagen ; ,
Lewis county , New , Yorkaged 102 ,
has just siguo.d the.teinpsrafico pIo'cTgo.
It has been discoverad 'that ' Presl-
.dent-Garfield bought a plug of tobac
co the other day without consulting
Mr. Oonkling.
;
Private , Dalzell has been reading
"Oirlylela ! RemlnistenceV and ia
mortified that' the old man1 hasn't flald
anythlngabouthlm : ; . ' _ . *
It h said that Ool. Thos. A. Scott ,
of Philadelphia , Is wsrth about twen
ty millions. But his health' is hope
lessly lost. f _
Ahotel register at Cleveland bears
the inscription , "Miss Lotfa , mother
and maid. " At tho'Coat es house re
cently the register read : "Mme.
Bozo ; husband and a Timea man ; "
Among the latest arrivals in' Wash *
ington is-Mrs. Agnes Jenke , of New.
Orleana , She does not look a whit
older than when "badgered by Gen.
Ben. Butler as a witness before the
famous Potter , committee , i
GamSotta ; is the roost rapid talker
and .writer among European , etatea-
mon ; in public speeches ho has .at
times delivered one hundred f and
eighty'worda ' , a'mlnufa , ' and whan ho
puts'pon to ' paper which is rarefy
ho writers a't the rate of'forty irdrda'a
minute. Stenographers 'find ' It no
easy matter to keep up with him.
Gen. Melikoff "carrl'osj'hia 50 years
lightly. Ho hasjijarge nqse7 bright ,
restless , black , eyes , , a genial expres
sion , and long-whisk'era. ' . Ho. ia of
middle height and thin. Although
not a mau.of , private moans , , his dia-
intcrestedncss has never beoif * called
In question. .Hla'mannerjoiqrgontla
and conciliatory.
The family of Colonel Bob Ingor-
soil are happy , , jolly , light-hearted
and cultured people. The daughters
have never bean at .BCJhosl , but. have
bee'n educated at IiomaV 'bne'of them ,
who * is'a handsome girl of tKo ESc- ;
Jish-type , has-a rich contralto voice'-
Jn IngeraoU'a library Shakespeare Js
regarded as his Bible and Burns aa his
hymn boo"k. Some pious * people are
veryangry to'know thattho'Ingora'bll
pooph dsro to ba happy- But the
colonel. , continues tot ' 'bob up , ae-
renely. "
POUITIOAL'NOTES.
, Appearances indicate that Governor
'Foster is i olld 'for 'rahominalion in
Ohio.
General James .B. Weaver is still
traveling about making greenback
speeches.
Senator Anthony , of Rhode Island ,
completed his CGth year on the 1st
inst.
inst.The
The senate is more productive of1
'V- ' " > . r. -ni.ll. : a - ! - . uul . . It ,
b'e "wind'storms. ' " l ' .
- Commissioner Bentloyj of- the pen- )
alon office , 'makes a public denial of
any intention to resign hia position. . ' '
The Philadelphia { Times a'aya thatj
the pronibitory constitutional amend-l
ment in. the' Pennsylvania legislature
is.a more device of the politicians to
shelve the liquor question , as it will
take four years , to'get the sub'ject be
fore the people.
President Garfield has1 appointed ]
Robert H. 'Bjikcr a government dir-j
octor of the Union .PiciGc Hall way !
company. , Mr. Baker' has proved
himself'sn able worker , aa chairman ;
of the 'Wisconsin Republican State
central committee , Hj 'haa had one ;
eye on Charley SVilllama' aoat fo.rj
somo'time , aad no doubt that goutlo-
man aided in securing the appoint
ment. ' '
The Des .Molnos oorrespdndont of
the Chicago \Ipurnal writes that there' '
Is very little doubt that the prohibi
tion amendment proposed in this ataW
will'fall. He 'aays "the diverse
opinion upon it among prohlbltioniata'
shows that it is not what was ex- |
peeled , and thii will lead to its de
feat. "
The Farmer's Aliladco and Co-Opera- ?
tlon. i
To the Editor o * Tux L'n :
With you , I advocate the organizn.
tion of farmer's clubs. Why not ]
They ; are needed , and I have called
the attention of some of the farmers
hereabouts toyour : advice just to hear
what they would say. _ Some of them
who have learned the railroad tune ,
[ dom.-a-gog ) , are greatly alarmedj fearIng -
Ing .that farmers will do too much , go
too ; far ; for , of course , everything
would go * to ruin if they .should
combine . . to , make their own
[ awa instead of allowing railroad man
agers to i manage' the legislation as
they have bean managing it of late.
How can farmers ba doing too. much
while they-are"-only asking-and workIng -
Ing for fair play , even-handed justice
and no favoritism ? Should they fail
to , get justice accorded them , then in
deed , It 'will bo time to make some de ;
fenaive move , even if- . they must
have to build competing railroads on
or by the co-operativo plan , add run
them , at such 'reasonable rates that
these , great r railroad monopolies will
bava io. como' io .terms. JWhy not
buHd railroado and. own themlr We
pay" for tbTe b"ullding of nearly all of
the' western roads and thenpay nearly
half what our grain is worth for shipping - ;
ping ifc But' perhaps Mrr-Conserva-
tiro'wiir hI BK < fdeni8gdgu'e'i through
his , t Qthat : tho-mero 'mention of what
farmerscan - do what they , will do ,
when they.gjjt Ured of being fleeced
by-railroad monopolieg , perhaps. ;
Per .contw , other .farmers say the ,
Alllanca will not.do anything. Farm-
eis'nerer stick together , etc. , etc. , and. .
of c6 u'rae they will , do the little they
can to prove their assertions true , by
withholding ? their influence and by
sneering , the'movement. Bat just let
them sneer. No doubt .they will be.
glad , to share .the benefits of the
Alllanca , at 4aatPU.3Q. . , on iho
Alliance. .Organiza , and study co
operation ; who knows the poasibiblli-
ties of co-operation ? Organiz ? , farm-
ersj.'intp eng grand .co-oparatibn rail- ,
, and ovary farmer could
nlngfromhisfarmiotho
[ lalhroada do not coat -as much aa people -
ple imagine. " ) r -
I would , suggestj and request on be-
balf. of. farmers generally , that any ono
who knows anything about cooperation
tion should write to the papers and
jlvo an opinion as to the feasibility or
possibility of building railroads on the
; co-operative plfn. I. KYE.
' - rELK GREEK , Neb.April 15.
? & - \ I "r -g-5 =
- * The Tafcer of 117 Scalps.
*
*
' William L Johnion , known aa Back ;
.shot Bill , chief of the United SUt.cs
.Ecouts , joined the .Bervlcdton 1858 , at
the age of eightetnVnderJKIt Canon ,
and after Kit's death in 18G6 , served
under BufFalj Bill , whom he succeed
ed. Ho is authorized interpreter in
fonrle&n-Indian tongues' , and spealui
eleven mo'ro. ' He waV'th'on taken
prisoner by Split Nose , chief of the
-Ooiamanche tribe of Indians and , saw
.ooon of hii comrades burned alive
by his captora. He says he was in a
ranch on one-occasion when an Indian
boasted that he had taken the diamond
mend pin which he then wore on his
breast from ilia coat of Blll'a brother
after he had killed him.
The Indian then named ten others
who had assisted at the massacre.
Bill listened to the horrible recital ,
endthen went tea magistrate and took
a vow , which ho signed with his own
blood , that he wo old havethe scalps
of all the murderers. He. pnrsuad
-them with ona man , took the boaster's !
life and the lives of aix others , and
aweara that ho will have the lives ofj
tha rest. "Yon , may"think me cruel , "
aiid Bill , "but if you heard Bach a
description of th'o massacre as I did- ,
yon would think the same as me."j
, Ho says He .has 117 scalpa hanging In ,
the .Smithsonian Institute in Wash
ington which were taken by his own
hands.
Misled by the Advertisements.
Brooklyn Eag'e.
"BoBSjJnt".her ] asked , as.he , threw
hisleg.over the mauaglug. editor's ta
ble. -L
. "What'do you wautl"
' 'Do yon obtain divorces witboul
publicity ! "
"No , r don't , " replied the manag
ing editor. ,
r "Perhaps I'm mistaken In the
place , " he muttered , looking around ;
"can I get an oyster alow , well done ,
and tire plates of butter , here ] "
"No , you can't. This ia a newspa
per office. " ,
"Oh , ho ! so it is. Just mix me an
absinthe cocktail with a double squirt
of lemo n. " ,
' "Clear oat vrlll you. You've got in
thfl wrong .placa. Go 'across the
s'tfeot. "
" "Can't I got a nights lodging ' here ' ? '
"No , you wn't. " f
"Lend ma a bung starter 'till day
after to-morrowl" "
"I tell you this is a newspaper of
fice. Wo don't keep such things. Get
along'will you ? "
"Got any second hand glass eyes ? '
5 "Look- here , you , " said the editor ,
rising in wrath , "you make for the
door , uow , quick ! " " .
' -"Wanl to rontv hat big room In
there for a walking match ! " asked the
stranger , backing out.
. ' 'No , I don't. Leave , now. Move ! '
' 'Til match you for drinks. "
"Get ! Spry , now. Out" with you. "
The stranger tumbled down stairs
and approached- cashier.
"la the boss' word ijood ? " ho asked.
"Certainly , " replied the financia
man.
man."I don't understand , " , mused the
stranger sadly. ' "Hero's 'your paper
says 'divorces procured without pub
licity , ' and 'board cheap , ' and 'finest
of 'liquora constantly on hand , ' and
'glass eyes perfectly natural , ' and
'parlorgamesto suit aliases'and when
I wont up to buy some of 'em , the
boas claimed he was all out of stock.
Ishe reliable ? "
"Ho certainly is , " replied the cash
ier.
"Thtn your paper Is adorned liar , '
proclaimed the exasperated stranger.
"I thoughtjBO when you pul mo down
as being locked up for drunk and dis
orderly and nb.w 'ITmow it. " And the
misled cltizan went arcuad to a iob
uuico auu auoooriueu ror a CtrcUB SHOW
bill to run the balance cf the year.
It comes , from all lands and all
classes of paople. To consider the
amount of solid testimony in favor of
that Ruler of Rheumatic remedies , ' '
St. Jacob's Oil , ia almost beyond
credulity.
True to Her Trust.
Too much can not be said of the
ever-faithful wife an'd mother
- , con
stantly watching and caring for her
dear ones , uoveif ngloctlng a eingld
duty Irf'their behalf. When' they are
nsiailediby disease , and the system
should have a thorough cleaning , tbe
stomach and bowels regulated , blood
purified , malarial poison exterminated }
'she must know that Electric Bitters
are the only aura remedy. They are
the bast and purest 'medicine in the
world , and only coat fifty cents. Sold
by Isn & McMiiroK. (2) ( )
Great German1
REMEDY
ron
NEURALGIA ,
SCIATICA ,
LUMBAGO ,
BACKACHE ,
GOUT
liCJilllii ,
SORENESS
or nit
L ciiuiiinifliiiiiiii CHEST ,
SORE THROAT ,
QUINSY ,
SWELLINGS
4ND
SPRAINS ,
FROSTED FEET
1.1D
: EARS.
UHD
SCALDS ,
*
OSHEBAt
TOOTH , EAR
.1SD
HEADACHE ,
'
AXD
'All ofrer Pains
ACJ3LE9.
No Preparation oa earth equals ST. JACOM OIL as
a srE , BCKI , stxnx and cnnr'E-nenul Remedy.
A tnil entaili lut the comparatintiifling ) ] ouUajr it
iO Cixis. ana every oa suffering with pain can i TO
h ap and positive pr f of its claims.
HIEECIIO > S IS ILETKS LASQCIOIE.
soio er AII csi/aoisTs / ARD BEAIEIS m Htnieiiit.
A. VOGEIER & CO.
r. . - . J3altiK.on > , aid. , V. g. A-
REED'S
IITIIVIE , "
By "Almonr , " be by Al-iander'a "Abaallih ,
Eire cf "Oildsmlth Mild ; " First dam "On
Time" by'War Dance , " S3n , oJ the leiovned
VLcilagto1' ' Second , " 1I Brockanridge" by
"Collossm , " con of imported " 80Yereirn. ; '
i'Almont'g" first 'Jam by "Maoibrino Chief
and hiaSirc by Rrsiick'a Vllambletonlan. " ' .
This remirkiblo horte vrlll be fire years'old
in May , ha'will g rve only'SS ' marcs ( half of
which number , b li w engaged ) at ? iiCO per
mare , payable at time of tercice. .
Scacon commences April 1st , and will end
Stfpt. Ut. After that t-me hU t rvlc will be
putrat S25 00. Any- mare that his trotted in
2M Beircd Fast ALL TIME will stand Mondays'
Tncsdaj ) -Wednesdays'"each wcet , b gln-
afetbe. raJ of Aprfl. on Twenti tbwest of
EghtScatn-Jt'cat car-lrack termintu &Dd the
rsmilnder of eachVeek it the corner of llth
and Howard EtrceU. . '
ED. EEED , Proprietor.
Stable Corner llth and Howard
Streets.
DurlcodSm
Gentle .
Women
"Who , want glossy , . luxuriant
and wayy tresses of abundant ,
beantiM Hair must use
ITON'S K1THJJBON. This
elegant ) cheap article always
makes the Hair crow freely
and last , keeps it from falling
out , arrests and cores grayness -
ness ; remoYes1 dandruff and
itching , makes the Hair
strong , giving it a curling
tendency ana keeping it in
any desired position. Beau
tiful , healthyHair is the sure
result of using Katuairon ,
.r , v
Geo. Pr-Bemis
ESTATE AGEIICY
Douglas Sl3.t Oma'in , Neb
XUIs fc cncy dew ermon. ! a
nea. Dcos not pscnlato , ahiltaarsfcrc eny 21
gains cults booksaioliiiUKxl to 1U pitioas , In
tcad of Lulne gobbltd up by the Mreut
BOGGS & HILL.
REAL ESTATE BROKERS
No 140S ttrnhcm Sircct
OMAHA - NEBRASKA
Office Koilh Bide opp Oracd C ctral Holol.
JSTetraska Land Agency
DAVSS & SHYDER ,
1505 Farnham Si. OmaAo , Nebr.
400,000 ACRXS caref nllf Joct < l Und In Kutern
1 Great Bargains In ImproTcd tarmg , anJOmali
tityprorxj/t" .
0. F. DAVfi. WEB8TKB SNTDER ,
'
Litatand'Com'rU. P. R..R. % Ieb7t (
"STROM RUB. t L WH MIS.
Byron Reed < & o. ,
EEM , ESTATE AGENCY
" . IN NEBRASKA.
Keep ft complete abstract of tltlo La all ,
EaUt In OiaaHi and Donglag Coanty . mavll
$2,250,000 ROYAL HAYAHA LOHEnY
EXTBAORDINABY DKAWINQ , APRIL 12th.
15000 TICKETS ONLY , 7(2 ( PRIZES
SilALLZST PH1ZE , $1 ( XX ) .
1 Priza Sl.OCO.000 1 Prize 32o,001
1 i'rita 200.0TO SPrzas , 810iCO tach SO.tOO
1 Prize 100.000 8 Prizes , ' 6,000 each 40,001
1 Prize 10.090 7221vriis am'Vjto82,2fiO ; , i
Whole'Tiekets-3jeO ; Halro , $ SO ; Quwtera , $ JO
Tenths , 316 ; Twentieths , JS , Fortletbj , { 4.
Lttle Havana js gurerued entirely by th
above drawiaj.
I Prize , $6COO 722 Prizes , $16,119.
Wholcj , $2. Halves , $1.
ROMAN & CO.
Sncceasoia to TAYLOR & Co ; , New York.
Direct all cnmmuniratlons and money t
ROMAN & CO. , General Agenu , 233 Chape
Streets , Ti'ewr Haven , form.
GEO. H. PAKSELL , 31. D
Booms in Jacobs 1'loci , up ttalrs , corner o
Capitol Avonne and 15th street. HesiJonc
14Z5 'Sherman Aveiu . * May no contnit
ed at reel lo.ice 7 to 9 p in. except VTodnesdays.
SPECIALTY. Objtetricajuid Diseases olfo -
men. Office hours 9 to 11 a. m. and 2 to 4 p. tn.
.Sunaaya 5.to 7 P. m ' _ mli-fan '
3STOTICE.
Any ona [ hiving dead animals I will remove
hem free of charge. Leave orders southeas
corn r of Barney and 14th St. , second door.
CHARLES SPLITT.
CHARLES RIEWE ,
UNDERTMIR !
Motallc CiEoa , Coffins , Caskets , Shrouds , etc.
Farn m Stree . Oth and llfi , Omaha , Ifeb
Tel 'iCMhl < nr.lor-i or.i nuMv aUo.ia \ \ tc.
D. T. MOUNT ,
Uanufacturer and Dealer In
SADDLES AND HARNESS ,
1412 Farn. St ;
Omaha Neb.
Agoct for the
Celebrated Concord- Harness
Two Medalsand a Diploma cf Honor With the
VeryllhfBcst Award the Judges Could Beatow
was Awarded this Harness at , the Cantcnula
.
Common also , Ranchmen's and Landlo's Sad
dies. Wo keep the largest stock In the West
acd invite til who cannot examine to send to :
prlreg. * _ p-tt
' UNO. G. JACOBS ,
( formerly ol Glib. A Jacotn )
UNDERTAK
No , 1417 Farnham at. , Old Stand of Jacob Oil
ORDKR3 Or TBLKORAPB SOLICITS.
n .l
G. J. RUSSELL , M. D , ,
Homeopathic Physician.
.DIteues of Children , and Chronic Diseases a
Specialty. Office at Residence , 2000 Cas St.
Honts , 8 to 10 a. m. , 1 to 2 p. m. and after C
p.m. _ apl5d3m
Machine Works ,
J , Hammond , Prop. & Manager.
. The most thorough appointed and complete
Machine Shops and Foundry in the state.
Castings of every description manufacted.
Engines , Pump * and every claea of machinery
made to order.
order.pedal attention given to
Ifell Angnrs , Pulleys , Hangers ,
Shaftin&Bridgc IronsGcer
Catting , etc
Plans ( or now Uichlnery.Heichanlctl Dra tight
ng. Models , etc. , neatly 'executed.
66Harnov St. . Bat. 14tn and 16th.
PASSENGERAC _ OrfMqpATIOH | UHE
OMAHAAND FORTOMAHA
Connects With Street Oars
Corner of SAUNDEK3 and HAMILTON
STREETS. ( End o ! Red Line as f ttllovi :
LEAVE OMAHA :
630.S:17 ' ndll:19a m ,3:03,6S7and729p.m.
LEAVE FORT OMAUA :
7:1G a. m. , 9:15 a. m. , and 12:15 p. m.
" * 4 X ) , 6:15 and Ed5 p. m.
The 8:17 a. ra run , Icivlnijmaba , ind'the
4:00 p. m. ran , leaving Jrlort , Omaha , are usnalljr
loaded to full capacity with resuiar passengers ,
The 6:17 : a. m. run will be made from the pest-
office , corner of Dodge and ISth tnr lita.
Ticketscan'be procured from e'.rtct cardrlv-
en , or from drirera of backs.
FAKE. 2S OKNTa. IKCLUDJKO STRE CAK
NEW HARNESS SHOP ;
The nnJer.itned lnvln ; had nine years ex
perience with "Q.H. . & 'J. H.ColHn < , and twenty-
'our ' ) oars of practical barnua mil \Lg \ , 1 aa now
comraen ed busineea for hiragilf in the large
new Bhop i docrsoulh of the ton'heist corner
of llth and Harucj St * . He 7ll employ a Into
orce of skilled workmen and will fill all orders
In his pllne promptly and cheaply. *
* BUB.IUCK.
SPCC awiet m your own town. lerrn * and
USD1) ) ontfitfrec. Addren fl. Hallelt & Co.
inland , Ma.
TWO DOLLARS WILL SECURE
THE WEEKLY BEE
For One Year.
BAN KISS HOUSES.
THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED ,
BANKING HOUSE
IN NEBRASKA.
CALDWELL5HA1V11LTONCO
EcaiMoea transacted suce 03 that o ui Incor
porated Bank.
Accounts kept In Currency ot E ° ld subject to
sight chccfc without net lea.
Ccrtiacstea ct iloposit teseJ payable In tkioo ,
'six and twelve moatha , bearing Interest , or OD
IcminJ without latamt.
Advincoa msdo to ecstomsrj on spproveJ
cnritlfi at niarhpt r&toa o ( Interest
P.uy indaall sold , blllaof axchau.-a Qcvefs-
meat , State , County anil city Bonds.
Draw SIfht Drs.rU on Enjlaad , IrilsuJ , Scot-
l nd , ind all parts ct Europe.
Soil Earopo n Ftaao Heiet * .
nOLLECTIOHS PROMPTLY MADE.
U. S. DEPOSIT02Y.
ATIONAL OAHK
Of OMAHA.
Cor. 18tb end Fr.rnhom Straets ,
OLDEST BANKING ESTABLISHMENT
IN OMAHA.
(300CEBSOB3 ( TO KOUXTZ3 BROS. , )
E8TASU33 = > U ! Bo6 ,
Of gcnlud M a XatlosU Bent. Aagcat SO , 15C3.
Capital and Profits 0\rer$30Q,000 \
SpccUlly trrthorirod by the Secretory cr Trewory
to rscJve BabKripUcn to the
U.S. 4 PER G kT. FUNDED LOAM.
OFFIC3B3 AND BIKSCtOBa
HKIUAH KcpKt3c , President.
Anansrua Koaars , Vco ! Pcsdant. !
H. W. TATXS. Ouber. !
A. J. Fomiro , Attorney.
Jens A. Cnmsanai.
F. fi. DAVIS ,
Til : ts i rocclvosdipodt wtthcat rejsr-J to
amoontl
braes tliaa certificates bearing lalarest.
Diswa diatta on San Iranclsco aid prlnclp l
dtlca cf Ui United States , &bj London , Dublin ,
EdlnbarxU and the pilcclpil dtkn o ( the conti
nent of Europe.
Bella pa 3ize tickota ( or Emigrants In tha In *
min uc. ox.yldti
HOTELS-
THE .1RIGINAL.
Oor. Randolph Si. & 5th Are , ,
CHICAGO ILL.
* * - * u : s V" - "f *
PBICKS EKDDCED TO
$2.00 AND $2.50 PER bAV
Located In the business centre , convenient
to places of amusement. Elegantly furnlBhS'lj
containing all modem improvements , pasaenjrer
elevator , &c. J. H. CUSIMINGS , Proprietor ,
'ooletf
Cor. MARKET ST. & BROADWAY
Conncll ISlufTs , lovra :
Ou line o Street Rollnray , Omnibus to end from
all trains. RATKS Parlor floor $3.00 per day ;
second floor , 82. 0 per day ; third floor , 82.CO.
Tha best furnished and most commodlona lionse
tntnccttrr uau.-T.
Larainio , "Wyoming ,
Tha miner's resort , good accommodation ? ,
MKO piraplo loom , charges reasonable. Special
attention jflrcn to traveling men.
Il-tf ILO niLfJVKO Proprietor.
INTER-OCEAN HOTEL ,
Cheyenne , Wyoming.
Flrst-cliBa , Fine nrjo S. npVj Rooms , one
Mock from depot. Tniiu stop from 20 mlnntea
to 2 hours for dinner. Free Eci3 to and from
Depot. Katca 8i60 , 82.EO and fJ.Ol ) , according
to room ; i'ngle meal 7ti cents.
A. 1) . ItALCOU , I'rcprietor.
W BOKDEJ" , Cnlel Clcr ! : . mlO-t
AGENTS WANTED FOR OOP. NEW BOOK ,
"Iibe ? ! for the Younj ? , "
Eeinir the storr of the Eciiptuit-j by Rov. Ceo.
Alexander Crooic , D. D. , inalmple and attrac
tive lan cage for old and youiijr. J'rofuacly
illUEtratod. making a raojt interesting and im
pressive youth's instructor. Every jiarcnt will
secure this work. Preachers , jou should cir-
culateK Price S3 00.
Scnc' for circulars with extr onus.
J. H. CHAJIKEnS & CO..3 St. Louis , Mo
ANDST1LLTHELION
Continues to
Soar for Moores ( )
HARNESS & SADDLERY ,
I iave adopted the Lion as a Trade
Mark , and all my Goods will ba stamp
ed with tha Lion and my Name on
the same. No Goods are genuine
with'out the abova stamps. The beat
material is used and the most skilled
workmen 'aro employed , and at the
lowest cash price. Anyone wishing
a price Hat ot goods will confer a favor
by sending for ono.
DAVID SMTTfl MOORE.
I. Via CAMP , M. D. K. L' Sioorss , M. D.
NEBRASKA
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL
INSTITUTE
DKS. TA3T CAMP & .SIGGIXS ,
Physicians & Surgeona ,
Proprietors.
A , W. NASON.
3D E ITO7X S T ,
JTICK Jacob's B etc , cori.cr Cl'.o 47 tai
\Mb Street , Om > U * ' >
BID i
THE NEW YORK CLOTHING HOUSE
Has .Removed to
1309 FARNHAM STREET , f
( Max Meyer's Old Stand. )
Where They Shall Keep Constantly on Hand an Immense
Stock of
MEN'S , BOYS'AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING ,
HATS , CAPS AXD GENT'S FDRNISHINC GOODS.
PEIOES ALWAYS THE LOWEST.
SJCall and Examine Goods -and Prices.-aa
IBI. ZM1.1UVL IPE3A _ V "ir
1309 Farnliam Street , Omaha , Neb.
MORE POPULAR THAN EVER.
c
The Genuine
SINGER NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHINE.
The popular demand for the GENUINE SINGER to 1879 exceeded thist of
any previous year daring tha Quarter of a Century in which thin "Old
Reliable" Machine has been before tho-public.
In 1878 we sold 356,422 Machines. In 1879 we sold 431167
Machines. Excess over any previous year 74,736 Machines.
Our sales last year were at the rate of over
1400 Sewing Machines a Day I
For wry badness d y la tbe j r ,
, ,
s israiaacBKxt The old Mabv
'
That Every REAL ' Singer is the Strongest ,
Singer Sewing Machine -
'
" the ShnPlest thfl Mflst
chino has this Trade . : -
Mark cast hito the ' " ' ' : Durable Sewing Ma-
Iron Stand and em- . ' : .M chine 6761 yet Gon-
bedded in the Ann of
structed.
the Machine.
THE SINGER MANUFADTURING GO.
Principal Office : 4 ITnion Square , New York.
1,500 Subordinate Offices , in the \J nited States and Canada , and 3,000 Offices in the Old
World and Sonth America. wpl&d&wtf
IANOS1 ORGANS.
0" . S. "WIBIG-IBIT ,
AGENFTOR GHieKEBINO PIANO ,
And Sole Agent for
Hallet Davis & Co , , James & Holmstrom , and J. & 0.
Fischer's.Pianos , also Sole Agent for the Estey ,
Burdett , and the Fort W ayne Organ
Go's , Organs ,
1 | deal in Pianoa and Organs exclusively. Have had yeara
ezperience in the Business , and handle only the Best.
J . .
218 16th Street , City Hall Building , Omaha , Neb. \
HALSBY V. PJTOET. Tuner.
DOUBLE AND SINGLE AOTINQ
AOTINQPUR.1PS
Steam Pmaps , Engine Trimmings , Mining Machinery-
BELTIriC HOSE , DRACS AND IflCH FIHIHCS , PIPE , STEAM PACKING
AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
HALLADAY WiHD- ILLS , GHOBGH AND SCHOOL BELLS
A. L. STBAHQ. 206 Fnrnhnm Street Omaha. Seb
J. A. W A K E F I E L D.
WHOI.ESALK AND RETAIL DEALER IN
LUMBEi LATH , SHINGLES ,
Pickets , Sash , Doors , Blinds , Mouldings , Lime ,
Cement , Blaster , &c.
STATE AGENT FOR MILWAUKEE CEMEHT CO , ,
Fear tTnion Pacific Depot. OMA A , KEB.
El IIVC O "V"
"V"I
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.
: j.
. *
J. B. DETWILER ,
*
THE CARPET MAN ,
Has Removed From His Old Stand
on Douglas Si , to His
NEW AND ELEGANT STORE ,
1313 Farnham Street ,
Where He'Will be Pleased to. Meet all His1 Old
Patrons.