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I mia V THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , MAKCIT 0. 1890. mian BEE. , B. ROSEWATER , Editor. PUBLISHED EVBiiiT THUMB OP Bt'llSCUHTION IAllyand Sunday , One V'citr tin 01 Pixmonth * r , no Three Months , , . . . . . . . . 3 tn Pnnilajr llMj.Ono Y > r. 2 U ) Weekly Jleo , One Year with 1'reirnitn. . . . 2 W OVF1CK3 , Omnlm. Ilco tlnlldlng. Chicoiro Office. W57 Hooknry IlnlMlnK. Now Vorfc. Itnornn It and ii TrIWnnn nulldlng. Washington , No. Bin K6urt 'jnth Htreet. Council Illuin , Ko. 131'enr' Htreot. Bouth Omaha , Corner N n'j I SotU Straotj. COHttK8 'dMBNCR. AllcommnnlcatlunK relating to news and edi torial matter nhould DO addressed to tne I'M I tor- lal Department. 1IU8TNK83 f.KTTRItS. AllbuglncsHlcttcra and romltUincoi snoulit l > f andrcxxed to The Hee Publishing Company. Omnha , nrafff , cherks anil I'oitoinca orders to bo made payable to the ordnrof the Company. Tlic Bee PDMIshiDg Company , Proprietors , ] | RP Ilulldlna 1'arnam and Seventeenth Streets. THE BEE ON THE TRAINS. TherolsnocxcttRoforafallurotngetTiiRllKn on the train * . AH nowsilealera liavo been noti fied to carry a full supply , Travelers who want Tun IlKK and can't get It on trainivhern other 0/nalia papers are carried are requested to notify TIIKIIBR. 1'leRne bo particular to ; ; H'fl In all eases full information as to date , railway and number of train THE DAILY DEE. Pivorn Ktntomom or Circulation. Etnteof Nebrantca , I. . County of Douglas. f " * Cieoico II. TzschncE. secretary of Tnr. DEK I'libhshlng Company , does solemnly swear that the actual circulation nf Tn K OAit.v llECfortbo week emllntr March 1 , ItfJO , was as follows : Btindav. I'ol ) . 21 , JJ2.200 Monday , I < eb.2t 10.4ST Tuesday. Fob. 2.1 , . { IW.'HS Wcdnewday. I'eb.'M 19.313 Tmirwlar , t'ob. 2T 10.373 Friflar. I'ob. 28 . - , 10.418 Bnturday , March J. 1U.777 Average lO.84-i OKOItOK n. TZ9CHUOK. Sworn to before mo and subscribed to la my presence this 1st day of March , A. D. 1830. ISeal. ) N. P. FK1U - > Notary Public. Etate of Nebraska , I County ot Donitla.i. f B- ! Cieorgv II. Tr.flcliucK. being duly sworn , de- month of March 1BK ) . 1P.H5I copies : for April , 188U , JK.6.V.lropIes : for May , 18S9. 19.6M copies ; for.June. 188 ! > .lH.H.5a copies ; for July. 1831. 1H.7U3 copies ; for AtiKiist , 18Si. ! 18.8.'il coplos : for Boo- tember. iW9. { 18.710 copies ; for October , \mi. IH.iW copies ; for November. 1885 , lli.HIO copies ; for December. 1837. 20,048 copies ; for January , 1KK ) . J9.KB copies ; for February , 180J , 19,701 copies. GEOIIOE n. T/.sonncK. Sworn to ocforo mo nnd subscrlb d in my presence this 1st day of March. A. D. . 1800. I8eal. | N. P. BEIT , . Notary Public. CAN it bo that John L. Sullivan is to moot his David in the person of a Now York uuilo ? KIITUHNS of the municipal plections in Fowa confirm the verdict of Novcm- hcr last and clinch the spiked in prohi bition's collin. THB ro-oloction of Senator Allison by the unanimous vote of his party ! is a do- scrrcd compliment to ti faithful public fibrvant and a credit to the republican p-nrty or Iowa. DU. GitKKK of the Western Union will lenrn a thing or two concerning postal telegraph by the time the house , committee on postoflices nnd postroads is rcmly to report the result of its in- vestigiitionk * MixiSTisn LINCOLN has mot his first Bart boroitvomont since his appointment toEuglundin the death of hisyoungson , Abraham Lincoln. The sympathies of the people # o out to him in the hour of liis nilliclion. As long us thousands' of citizens are willing and anxious to nssumo nil risks for nlbur-yonr term in the white house , there is no immediate necessity for Bquandoring public money in the erection of summer palaces for the president. Tun latest epistle of Graver to the fnlthful cautiously avoids reference to ballot reform. Cleveland shrewdly col ors his sentiments to match the com plexion of his audience. Ballot reform is dangerous to the welfare of the In diana democracy. L.VwrBSSNiiSS is rampant in Okla homa when nogrooB are persecuted for forming sottlumonts in ttiat territory. * Tno government will not fail to exercise - ciso its strong arm and put a stop to the outrages committed by ignorant and prejudiced white men. ATTOKNKV GI-.XKKAT.I LKKSE has put the responsibility of refusing the lower Irolght rates just where it belongs on the shoulders of the recalcitrant mom- l ers o ( the state board of transporta tion. The people of Nebraska are not likolv 16 forget It , either. , elections through the Country indicate independent voting on the part of clti/.ous rather than strict adherence to uarty. In Now York as well as Ju ether states where u number of clttcu hold local oluotlons , mixed tickets worn invariably eoloctod. Tin * paramount need of the hour in democratic states is acomblnution war ranted to prevent honest treasurers from disposing of publio funds. Mis souri joins Kentucky and Mississippi in mourning over a moderate doficlt , but JLho formur is consoled by the presence of the treasurer and the solvency of the bondsmen , A I'KTrnojf for ballot reform weigh ing half n ton , and containing seventy thousand signatures , was rolled intotha Now York assembly Monday. The monster document paralyzed the Hill crowd , who vainly attempted to pro von t its Introduction. The domniul for bal lot rofonn In the Empire state can no longer ho ignored , nnd those who at tempt for holflslronds to block its pro- irrcss will soon fool the crushing weight of oubllo condemnation , Tli-tTAi.o BiLr , has pulnnothor fonth- crln his cap and the Nebraska cowboy is the lion of the hour in Homo , In the short space ot llvo minutes the untamed , ficrv steeds of the Pontlno marshes , whoso very nostrils bronthod. ilro and Those bnuka had never boon crossed by R * mlr of Roman legs , wore subdued nntl riitilon about like gentle lambs by n combination of cowboy , lassoo and grit. CSasar in all his glory never enjoyed n , triumph equal to that of our own Buffalo BUI. Now lot the noble Romans accept hit ohallongo and mount a buoklnp broncho , if they dnrol I HOME TESTIMONY' . The Washington J'osf , whoso editor is Mr. I'Yank Ilatton , formerly of IOWH , says of prohibition in that state : It U trim , tint prohibitory law ot Iowa has had the effect of driving mllllona of capital out of thortito , of closing disttllarlcs and breweries nnd entailing enormous lossas .upon their proprietors , without , itny compen sation , but it has not In turn diminished tl\o \ consumption of liquors or In any way In creased the prosperity of the stale. It would scorn ns if no argument more cogent were needed to satisfy reasonable citizens that measures should bo forthwith adopted to rogulnto n traulo which existing logiflla * tlon has failed to protront , The principle for which the prohibitionists contend ii In Itself laudable , but true statesmanship should not bow down to Its worshlti at the oxpoaao of the practical interests and material welfare of the people. Let temperance be encour aged-by obcdlonco to law .rather than dis couraged by Its contempt. Mr. Ilatton is familiar from personal experience with the operation of the prohibitory law of Iowa , and is therefore - fore n competent witness , while his present relations ns n proprietor and editor of u newspaper ut the notional capital render his testimony im partial nnd trustworthy. What ho says of the ill-o fleets nnd the failure of prohibition in lown is capable of the most convincing proof , and it probably will not bo disputed by any fair-mlndod man who is fully con versant with the facts. Certainly there are thousands of property holdoraln the state who will attest the truth of the statement regarding the damage that prohibition has wrought to the matorinl interests of Iowa in driving out capital and depreciating all classes of property in the cities , nnd there is good reason to believe the assertion to bo equally true that the consumption of liquors has not boon diminished. At any rate the returns of revenue collect ors do not warrant a different conclu sion , and the importation of liquors into the state is a very largo truffle. The Into municipal elections demon strate that the interest of the people in this paramount question has not abated , and emphasize- the popu lar determination expressed in the last state election to affect a change Irom the policy which it has boon con clusively shown cannot bo enforced , and the disastrous results of .which very largely outweigh the little good that is claimed for It. It remains to bo soon whdther there is in the lown legislature enough of true statesmanship to deal with this question in the way that wis dom and osporionco-cloarly point out , nnd give the state a law that will restrict and retrulato the sale of liquors in communities whore public sentiment sustains the traflio aud enable these communities that desire prohibition to liavo it. It. is unquestionable Unit the weight of publio sentiment is in favor of such n law , and its ulUmato attain ment may bo safely pfediov.l. FALSE ALARMS. Wo are assured by railroad managers that any reduction of freight rates in Nebraska , will bo disastrous to the cor porations. To their .minds it .would bo coniiscntion. They cannot afford'to do busihess.at a.loss. Thosa assertions are familiar to tha people of the state. They huvo been reppatod on the stump , in conventions and in legislative halls until they have become moldy with ago. Every tlmo an oll'ort has been mndo to enforce the laws against the railroads and curb their rapacity , the cry of poverty and injustice is raised to delude the people while they are being robbed of their substunco and the pros perity of the state retarded by the ex orbitant tolls levied on its products. When Iowa undertook to bring the railroads within legal bounds and re duce freight rates t > reasonable limits , the managers rebelled. They could not do business ut a profit on the rates proposed , and they invoked the. aid of the courts to prevent the commission from carrying out the plain letter of the law. The state triumphed. The rail roads bowed to the inevitable , aban doned litigatioii and put in force the schedule of rates adopted by the com missioners. All the bluster and lamenta tions indulged in proved groundless. Even at the present low rates , their annual - nual reports show u substantial increase in. not earnings , or a total for 1889 of nearly twelve million dollars , over and above expenses. The railroad inlloiigo of Io\vi ; is near ly double that of Nebraska , It is cross- sectioned with railroads , whereas the commerce of Nebraska is controlled by four corporations , so that they secure vastly moro vratUo than coub e that number of railroads in Iowa. In view of these facts , there is no justilleatlon for longer maintaining discriminating rates against the products of the state. Tlio paoplo demand relief from , the state board of transportation. The time has como , for vigorous notion. The question can not bo shelved by silence , nor the responsibility shifted to ether shoulders. It must bo faced in nn open , manly manner , and the corporations cumpollod to show cuiiso why the Iowa schedule should not bo adopted in Na- braska. AN IMPKAUriCAIlLE CMO.V. These who hnd hoped that the Pan- American congress would bo able to agree upon soiuo plan in the nature of nn American zollvoroln will bo disap pointed at the result of tho' delibera tions on this subject as roporlod by the majority of the committee which hail It under consideration. And yet such nn outcome hud been predicted by these who approliendod the very great dilll- cultles to bo overcome. Each of the American countries has its in dependent commercial und fiscal eystoms , moro or loss dltTorlng from UiOito of every .other coun try , and arranged with roforo'nco to its peculiar interests. To bring these into such harmonious relations as would bo necessary to the establishment of a cus toms union would obviously be an ul- uiost impowlblo task. Material conces sions would bo required from nil the countries , nnd not the least important condition to suuh u union , as the ma jority report of the committee points out , would bo a partial sacrifice of na tional sovereignty and radical changes In the respective constituencies of the several countries. That is , the countries concern oil would have to affroo not to chuugo their commercial and fiscal polMos except - copt by ironoriil consent , thuasurronilor- Ing n sovereign right of the very high est value nnd importance , ivlitlo the changes that would bo reqUired from the existing commorclnl nnd financial relations of these countries would revolutionize - olutionizo their business in almost ovofy department. All tbcso countries have intlmato trndo connections with the principal nations of Europo. Vast tunounU of English , Gorman und French capital nro Invested in industrial and com mercial enterprises' ' ) ! South and Central A'jioricn nnd Mexico , nnd In the securi ties of the southern countries. European bankers , merchants and manufacturers have their ngonts nt every financial nnd commercial center of those coun ties. A thorough nnd complex system of business intercourse has boon long established , the ramifications of which reach not only the affairs and interests of the people , but these also of the governments. Practical men will need very Httlo reflection in order to realize lion' nearly impossible it would bo to change all this and enter upon the radi cal departure which would bo necessary to the establishment of nn American customs union * The first result to bo reasonably expected from such nn ar rangement would bo a tremendous pressure - sure from European creditors that neith er the business Interests nor most of the governments of the southern coun tries could meet without running into bankruptcy , nnd it is idlo' to suppose that they will invite such disaster in the absence of any certain promise of compensating results. The conclusions reached do not , liow- ovcr , shut out all hope of the ultimate establishment of moro intimate com mercial relations between the Amer ican countries. It is suggested that n policy of unrestricted reciprocity will bo acceptable , nnd the belief is ex pressed that its adoption would bring about as favorable results as those ob tained by free trade among the differ ent states of the union. This would also require Imnortant concessions en the part of all the countries , butit would not necessitate any sacrifice of national sovereignty , while whatever changes fromexisting financial and commercial relations resulted from it would bo effected gradually and with out any serious risks. There would bo accomplished a regular and orderly readjustment , extending over a long period of time , and which when finally effected would bo quite as efficient and satisfactory as n customs union , without any of its disadvantages. How far this country is prepared to go toward the attainment of unrestricted reciprocity is the important question. It must inulco greater concessions to such a policy than any ether American nation. Will it abolish the tariff 'on wool , for example , as au inducement to Chili and the Argentine republic to accept - copt reciprocity ? The course of the present congress in revising the tariff will supply an answer to tnis question , and indeed will determine whether there is any chance of materially im proving our trade relations with tbo southern countries in the near future. Union Pacific would buy THU Ah , there's tha rub. What n relief it would ho to struggling amateurs and would-be journalists in thcio parts , who fcobly attempt to imitate Tin : Bran's policies and news features. The principles which have been the foundation of TIIK BBE'S mar velous success are unchanged and un changeable. They are ns firm ns the eternal hills'because they are founded on justice to the masses , and no amount of monopoly threats or corporate con spiracies ever did or can s\vorvo it from its duty ns the sentinel of the grand army of toilers who have made the west what it is. Jay Gould recognized Tin * BEE'S power for good among the pro ducers , whom it organized into n. micrhtv urtnv to plvo battle to his myrmidons. And yet Jay Gould with millions at his command , could not pur chase the Hilonco of Tim BIB. Nor can any ether man or corporation buy it or its convictions. Every daily paper started in Omaha in the past fifteen years has soon learned to foster the hope tha't some corporation buy TriK BEE. Every editor of an Omaha daily during that period has hoped and prayed that THE BEE might bo sold to some railroad company , given away or driven from the field , The Omaha journalistic graveyard is populated with men who wont down because of thn power nnd integrity of Tnu BEE. Newspapers may como and newspapers may go , but THE BEE runs on forever. If the national government is to be come a promoter of mendicancy , as proposed by Senator Blair , the charity of the government should not bo forced on states without their consent. While the senator'pathetically pictures the mental gloom pro vailing in certain states , ho studiously overlooks the abandoned homes , the un tilled Holds anil the general decay of his own state , A circular sent out by the authorities of Now Hampshire declares that there arc fourteen hundred and forty-two va cant farms und tonnntablo buildings in the state which can ue had for a song. This condition of affairs appeals ns strongly to the charity of the govern ment as Senator Blair's educational raid on thn national treasury. It would certainly bo a moro effective plan to fill the vacant farms of Now Ilumpshiro with sturdy toilers at government ex pense , than to provide them with men tal pabulum In the south. Now Hamp shire presents a broad Hold for mission ary work , and the senator should , in justice to his constituents , demand na tional assistance to refill ami rotill the ab'nndoncd acres. THE action of the Roman Catholic clergy ol the dloccso of Omaha in for warding to liomu nominations for coad jutor bishop brings thorn into direct conflict * with the bishops of the prov ince who recently assembled in St. Louis , The clergy cannot bo accused of selfish ambition , in view of the fact , ascertained from reliable authority , that their choice for promotion is u clergyman outside the diocese , nnd ono who has been conspicuously identified with the growth and development of the west. U"q , ho ( rcnoral public tlio nctton is chliitly interesting ns cm- bodying Uid | ' dolorminnUon of the prloslfio , < l to bo hoard in the selection of a superior. Tills fcollnglrjuj8 boon encouraged by ' Homo. In eeVj'flriil notable instances in this country that choice of bishops has been ignorcdiUnd the nominee of the uricats of diocUso given precedence. In this Instance it1 is not at all Improbable that the monopoly of western bishops exercised and fct/joyod by St. Louis will receive a Bot-b4k. The question is ono of principle , not of men. Tin : Pattl engagement was something moro than n musical and financial triumph , it not alone planes Omaha in the front ranlt of American cities ns a dramatic center , but attracts attention to the sort of stuff which her people are made of. But few cities' on the conti nent with twice the resources of Omnha would have dared to attempt the project under any circumstances , and a less number would have boon able to make it such an unqualified success. To the world at largo it demonstrates that Omaha is a city of enterprise , enthu siasm , wealth nnd culture , ready to en courage the best which the marlcot affords , whether it bo trade or traffic , art or music. That is the kind of a city which attracts capital and invites popu lation. Omaha could find no bettor ad vertisement for herself than the recent musical event. A I'OLiTiOAii cyclone has played havoc with the democratic machine in Council Bluffs. The bosses imagined that they had n perpetual mortgage on the city offices , with the privilege of foreclosing at any timo. But they reck oned without their votes. Disgusted with reckless management of city affairs , with outlawry rampant and winked nt , the people united and over throw the elements which fostered con tempt for public decency und brought disgrace upon the city's name. The now city officers arc a vast improve ment on the old. They are not strictly partisans , but men identified with the progress of Council Bluffs , and in their now spheres of action will undoubtedly accelerate the urospority of the city. A COJII'ETKNT firm of architects should bo employed by the year to make or pass upon plans and superintend the erection of new school buildings. Model plans can be secured at moderate cost from architects. . of .the east who have made school house construction" a spe cialty. Such plans with whatever changes may bo'found necessary would servo for years' to como. The school buildings would -in that ovqnt be first- clags in every- respect and likely to bo procured at less expense to the people and less vexation ; to the board of educa tion than under the methods now in ' ' vogue. , L victories in the by-elections in England havo.became : the rule. The drift of public 'sentiment in favor of Gladstone , Parnell and home rule is so unmistakable that 'Wtiorover ' the tories hold a constifuWcy ; oven at a reduced 'majority , it MS heralded as n victory , whereas tholiborals hold their own and capture division after division from the enemy. The pitfalls surrounding the mongrel party in power are .innumer able , and it does not seem possible for the Salisbury ministry to escapu early defeat. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ IF THE acting president of the city council can in the absence of the mayor and president of that body approve or dinances. there is hope for the chief cook and bottle washerof _ Mayor Gush- ing's kitchen cabinet. Now flint the 'Omaha , Superior & Southwestern railroad has boon chartered - ' tered in Kansas , the work of construc tion cannot bo pushed too fast to meet the approval of the people interested. ' RED OAK , Iowa , in its city election , has declared for high license , and re tired to private life the prohibitionists who n year ago were elected on the pro hibition issue. Only a straw. A IJTTLU moro sand and less sugarcoated - coated words is what the tariff commit tee of the house needs to promptly and effectively operate on the sugar duty. As nimvJSKN' Beatrice and Fairbury , Omaha can onlyropcat with Gay : How happy I could bo with either , Were t'other , dear charmer , away. THE Boston visitors came , saw and were conquered. They will not fall to sound Omaha's praises when they roach home. To IIEMKVE the city physician , moat and milk inspection is n farce. Let the city physician reform it. Xlut Two Systems. Illii ifnufon Past. As between tha two . systems , prohibition and high llcqnse , there can bo little doubt ui to which deals most effectually with the evil to bo restricted , ' . * 'bo advantage in favor of the high license law fsHhat It it can bo en forced ; that it commands the support of all law abiding oltl/ons , and only the disap proval of thoBo-v"ho'lnd ! they cannot evade it ; that it u fiords , a , revenue to the utato , and that it Imposes u/.responsibility Unon tbo dealers to which th y can bo rigorously holJ. Upon the other band , it needs no nrgumnnt to show that liuvswuiBh , have no operative vitality , ether thanto , destroy property In terests , ngalnityhich there Is such a con centration of publio opinion that they cannot bo executed , and'whlch in oonsoquonco become - come a dead lottijrj Unon the statute books , are n hindrance mdotrimon ( ] | > i to the cause which they were equated to subsorvo. Prohibition In lown. tilt LniCU XJIobe-.Djm'wrtit. That portion ot the Inaugural address of tiovornor Hoios wliloa rolutoj to the subject of prohibition Is mainly intended far the consolation and encouragement of the demo crats ; but It presents some foots miu suggests others which are peculiarly worthy of re publican study. The prohibitory laws are Ignored and despised In most of the largo cities of tha state , ho says ; the UJQ of intoxi cating liquors as A beverage has not baan di minished ; andpubliOBodtlment , ntoxorusioJ at the last election , Is clearly in favor of the , nbundaniannt of u pilluy which has boon on trial since 1833 and has falloU to accomplish tbo results that wara prom ised nnd oxpoctoJ. There can bo no doubt upon any of these pointi. The facts are notorious , and the lejson which they convey ls definite and conclusive. When tha repub licans orlplnnlly vo'od for prohibition , Riv ing It a majority of ; )0.0,1,1 ) , they bullnvod that U was practicable ; butoxporlonoa hfift proved that It is not , Thercforw , they nro under no obligation to longer defend and uphold it. The party cannot afford to support It on the tncro ground of consistency , now thai It has plainly turned cut to bo a disappointment nnd u misfortune. There U nothing to ba gained , but much ' , l bo loU , by that sort of obstinacy. To make adherence to the pro hlbltory ( den x. test of ranubllonn fltlollty Is simply to drlvo inon Into the democratic party , as the election records plainly dem onstrate , At tha llmo of the ndooilon of thn unlucky policy low A was securely nnd stulwartly ro- publican. The democrats were without any chance or hop.a tbo state , the majority against them WAS so lnro nnd immovable. They then had only llvo of the llfty mem bers of the sonata , nnd twenty-threo of the nlnoty-nlno members of the houso. Now they have twenty-two of tha fifty senators and llfty of the 100 representatives , and the irovornor besides. This looks very much like nro volution. Such n changa In such n tlmo has rarely , If over , had a precedent In American state politics. The explanation lies wholly lntho _ fact that the people have bocn leaving the republican party bocausc of Its attitude on the prohibition question. They have had no reason for deserting its standard. They gave It a plurality of 33,003 In 1833 , When It appealed to them on national Issues ; and la the very next year , when the state Issues only were involved , they gave a plurality of over six thousand against It , defeated its candi date for the highest ofllco at stake , aud very nearly depriving It of all newer la the legis lature. This does not mean that a majority of the people of Iowa are In favor of grant ing general indulgence to saloons and arunk- enno.su. Tnoy nro Intelligent , moral and self- respecting people , nnd would bo glad , no doubt , to bavo liquor banished forever from the world. But they are not willing to sus tain a policy of temperance reform which has been fully tried and found miserably want- Ing. What they desire in the in attar of deal ing with tbo liquor t radio Is a law that can bo enforced and that wilt reduce the evils of intemperance ns fast as possible. If the re publican party proposes to maintain its as cendency m Iowa nud to regain the ground it has lostainoe 1832 , it must provide such a law in plnco of the present prohibitory legis lation , and the sooner it docs so tbo sooner its fortunes will begin to improve. VOICE OP THB STATB PRESS. -All. Kyc * Toward Lincoln. 'Fremont Tribune. It is apparent that Molkoljohn , Cady , Kin- knid , Norris , McNish , Valentino and others of the big Third pro growing moro and more restless from day to day. They have their optics on a seat under the dome of the capitol. Is HU Wor 1 Good ? Kearney Knterprlie. With a dignity ttiat is humorous in tno ex treme the editor of the Omaha Republican picks up his pnu and writes , "Tho Republi can is a newspaper. " This statement will bo of great interest to the Republican's sub scribers , and will serve to dlsuel the grave doubts that have existed in the minds of many neoplo concerning this very matter. Entvrpr.sc is Aporeoiated. Superior Times. Wo are glad to see the enterprise of TUB OMAHA DUE in getting their Sunday edition in Superior about noon , instead of late in the evening , ns heretofore. Mr. Rosewater , with his accustomed energy nnd enterprise , Is bound that hlx paper shall bo in the hands of his readers ahead of any of his contem poraries , even if it is at ugood deal of trouble and expense. Ho sends his papers ovorlnnd by pony express from Edtrar. Push and en terprise like this is worthy of patronage and creat commendation. Wo expect 'ore long wo will see Tnc BEE flyer traversing the Republican .valley. A IJ.1HI ! fjll > UI. R'nrtli Ilenil Star. The World-Herald contained tlio portraits of our mayor and postmaster , aud if these parties can ngroo upon the appropriate share of expense which each should bear thov will probably Institute a criminal libel suit against tbe enterprising Journal. John's wife and children fail to recognize any of the familiar features of our cental ! . M. North Bond has as handsome a pair of officials of the ranlc of mayor and postmaster us any great town in the state , and that any curpon- tor should bo permitted to whittle out these "pictures" and label tncm as they did in this case U certainly a crime. A Decent show Kor IJROSC. Kearney llub. The railroads don't want Loose in the gov ernor's chair any more than they want strikes nnd riots. Even if ho cherish a se cret hcpo for the governorship , what of it ? Is ho any less to bo trusted than some avowed candidate whoso nomination might bo secured by railroad influence ? As gover nor would ho bo less upflinchiug in the per formance of his duties than hu has been us attorney genorull The Hub doesn't aslc these questioTiH because It favors LOORO for governor it doesn't favor anybody Just yet but because it believes in giving him a de cent show ns a trustworthy oQlcial of the stato. STATE AND 1'lJRlllTORY. Nrbrnfku Jnttlns-.s. The. now Ouster county Jail has been completed. There are flvo prisoners In the county jail at Clay Contor. , Geneva hopes to have n street car line the coming summer. A gospel tnmperanco union has been or ganized ut Nolaon. Eastern capital Is being extensively in vested in enterprises atChadron. TecUmseh has the only ledge of the Im proved Order of Red Men In the state. Mrs. Margaret Cox received S1"S from the town of Aurora lor falling on u defective sidewalk. The machinery of the Scotia creamery tms been sold and will bs removed to some other point. A petition Is being circulated at Oakland for au election to veto boails for u now brioU school building. The now Crete high school has boon com- pletcd at a cost of W.3.017 aud has boon uo- ceptod by the board of education. The young neoplo of Uuxton have pur chased lots and raised ? JOO towards the building of a Presbyterian ohuroh , The largo West livery stable at Graflon burned Tuesday morning. This was the llrst lira In the history of ttio town. The boys of Goncoo | have been in the habit of civlng clandestine poker parties in the school house und the school board pro poses to stop it , Mr. MiirUus Wittenberg p f Button thought his line carriage horse needed a dose of spring modicum nnd so fed the animal a mans of carrots. Thu horse died in u few hours. Tbo Times is a now paoor which has made Its appearance at Superior with Dunlup Brothers as publishers. The tlrst number H bright and crisp , full of news and Is uu augury ot success. Buffalo county hai fifty- three farmers' al liances with an average membership of over lUty persons. County meetings are hold bvory three months for consultation aud the transaction of buslaas * . The Cnist : unit At last reports suctar was soiling at $1 a pound In Ashland , Ore itutif , Mont. , wants n (503,030 uporoprla- tloa fur her publio building. Huron , Frt'suo county. U the most Im portant wool and shoap depot In California. Ten cnrlonni of ulicop nro shipped dally to the various markets , CA run CorrlcU , who mardorod hU cousin nt Fresno , Cal. , tins been nuatoncod' to toll yearn' Imprisonment , Mnyoi Borlnn of tian Jose , Cal. ( wui nr- roited on complaint of a ward politician charged with throats to kill. Jnuics McCloskcy , a plonoor of Montana , committed . 'iiloldo ut his cabin near Hut to recently on account of Ill-health. The terribly cold weather In Idaho Is caus ing slock to dlo off ny the hundred * . Ono man lost TOO head last week near Endicott. Tr.ifllo Is entirely suspended on tlio Colum bia river on account of tholco. At The Dalles the rlvor Is frozen over nnd no boats nro moving on the Upper Columbia or Snake river. The Helena & Hot Springs railway was recently attached oy the employes for their wages. The road was tied up for a day , but arrangements were made nnd trains ro- siimeii running , Benjamin Jenkins , who murdorad Ills wlfa nt Virginia City , Nov. , last , September , has had his trial and the Jury mndorod n verdict of manslaughter. Ho was sentenced to ten years in the state prison. Samuel E. Breokons , who loft Seattle 11 ft con years ago nnd was thouaht to have been killed In tlio Ncz 1'orco war , has eonio to light again to contest the tltlo to seine vnlunblo real estate in Washington. Ho has been living ; at Ucddlng , Cal. The night of February 25,1890 , will proba bly go on record us the coldest of the whiter nt Port Bonton. The thermometer at Fort ICocsh hospital , which Is a signal service In strument , registered 40 ° below zero , nnil another instrument , considered onutill.v as truthful , that occupied n moro exposed po sition , registered KJcbcIow. Reports of thor momctors in town showed as low as 57 ° oolow , but the average seems to have been about 00 ° below. O 9PIOAK8 HIM MINI ) . Caustic Criticism ol the State Hoard of Transportation. LixcOLM , Nob. , March G. fSpoclul to THE B R. ] The attorney general's Waterloo at the meeting of the state board of transportation Monday loads him to speak as follows In reference to the matter : "All I hi > yn to say is tjjjit I liavo dona my duty to the pcoplo of thtT&tatc as I under stand It. I have labored long and faithfully to glvo the people sonic relief , but the ether members present have stood like u stumb ling block in the way. It has bocn tbo same way ever since wo have hud a board ol transportation. Our Jurisdiction Is limited to our local rates , und there is the place where wo must got relief If wo over do got any. The board has refused to consider n resolution to reduce the local rates , and re fused to oven second such u resolution and bavo the question presented for argumnnt. The facts that can bo produced to show why Nebraska local rates should bo on a basis with these of Iowa will astonish nil who are not informed on the subloct. The railroads In Iowa , even 'with ' the present low rate , increased their not earnings last year $ SG.,8S7.19and this is clear gain after paying all operating expenses and taxes. The total not earnings were f 11bOl,310.09 for 18S9. This has been accomplished by nn increase of business in that stato. The relief given to the business interests opened up now ave nues of trade , while today in Nebraska the business is depressed all over the stato. Ono section wants cattle rates reduced ; another Uarb wire ; the merchant , the miller and the Jobber are all suffering , whllo witn a reduction of the local rules they will do an Increased business , now Industries will sprlngup nud our products will be consumed ' at'homo. "Just ask any miller in the stata how ho is getting along. Ho will toll you that Kan sas ships her flour to the Nebraska murKot almost , as cheap as ho can buy his wheat , lot alone tno grinding , and unless something Is done bis mill will close down. The earnings of tbo roads in this state are increasing every month , nnd they nro all getting richer while the producer is getting poorer. "i'ho members of the state board of trans portation well know these facts , but refuse to raise hand to remedy the great wrong. I want the responsibility to rest with them where it belongs and not on iny shoulders. One man can't outvote three. The state board of transportation fn theory is crouton1 for the pnrposo of protecting thn people against tlio encroachments of the railroads , but in prac tice it works the other way. I believe that a maximum rate bill will bo a greater ad vantage to the pcoolo of the state than the board as now constituted. It is fair to pre sume that the people of this state will not got any relief while the present board has tno control of att'airs. And as it seem * U > bo the general custom to give state oOlcers a second term , it is also fair to projumo that no reduction iu rates can be had for the next three years. " "ho resolution requiring the attorney general to go before the interstate commerce commission Is a piece of political buncombe und was only made for the purpose of quiet- incr the local rate question. The interstate commerce commission has time after time refused to niako rates and said that it is tno duty of the state cocmnfsslnncr.i to protect the Interest , of tbo people and that they were created for this Very purpose. "Hut the cniostiou will not down. The people of the stat4ara wall in for mod on the great dosparity between the rates in Iowa rtnf-l KJ nht it a \rr * rind \f \ + firt * > rti t-i nr * rrnt n fnm. . cdy before the present board , they can got it at the polls. It only remains now for the people of this state to dotormlnuvtiothor or nut they intend to submit to this satno pro- reodlng for three tnoro yours. " SIIC HAO T11I3 N ISIIV15. C | r A Nliioteen-Yonr-Olil Girl Hlionts nntl Kills n UurRlar. S. C. , March 8 ; | Special to TIM : lien.Cu ! Alonday morn ing about 3 o'cloob.u burglar was killud in Sampson county by Alien lunnoy. nineteen years old. Miss ICmnov's fat.hor is dead , and sha lives ulono with her inothor on n farm. The two uro the only persons who sleep in the farm house. On Sunday mtrht Miss Kinney was aroused , by the nolso of someone In nn udoinlug ] room. Sbo at once realized that a burglar was la the houso. Under her pillow was n revolver. The young woman took the pistol in her hand and con- oculcil it under the quilt , bho lay as if asleep. When the burglar entered the room hu walked up to the bud , and concluding that the yountr woman was sleeping soundly began to look about the room. IIo were a music and earned a pistol in his hand. As ho turned his uojd away from her li3 hoard him whisper to himself : "rfhu Is purty , and I RUOS * I'll hub tor sea her later. " Ho wont to thu bureau and began to KO through the drawers. The bureau wus di rectly In front of the bed. When ho turned his face Miss Kinncy quietly raised in bed , took aim at the man's houd nnd llrcd. In stantly the burular whirled around ; and as ho Old so she uguin llred nnd then ho full to the Hour witn a groan. , With the Buioking pistol In her hand she watched about llvo minutes , when ho tiled. Then the alarm was irlvon , A crowd gath ered nt , the house. The burglar proved to bo Sam ICerns , n negro who has given much trouble O- ' Cnmimiilni'H Tliroit Tir uljo | , NEW Youic , March 5. ( Special Telegram o Tun UIE.When : Slfnor Cainpinlnf ; win hoard here for the last time in concert his voice wa so perceptibly changed nnd weak ened that his admirers were grutitly dis tressed. A great specialist soon after dis covered that the famous tenor liaa a tumor on ono of his vocal cords. The removal In volved a long sorlc.1 of opanuloiiB , and dur ing the entire winter Cumpanlni has boon ttUbmittlng himself to tha surgeon's Iciufo. ' 1 hu last operation has beun performed and the smpor Is assured that as soon as his throat is houlcu ho will bo ublo to sing as well as ever. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. ( Then Ilaby wM fUeitra gnvo her Coatorto. Whoa klio wrttfl a Child , nha cried fur CutorU , Wl-.cn she b CAme MlM , tJio clunj ; to CnatoriA , Whn nha baf ( Ctilldreo , the cave Uiwn CwtorU IIIIL ON FREIGHT RATES , The Treasurer Fiwors n Material Hocluotlon. WILL SECOND LEESE'S MOTION. Tlio Attorney Oauurnt I'rotiitrlnu n Cnmplnlnt to Ho " . 'resumed to the littnrfltnto Commerce LI.XCOLX , Not ) . , March 4. [ Special to Tin. HER , ) Notwithstanding the fact that State Treasurer Hill's attending physician gave It out ttiat ho would not bo ublo to leave his room short of n week or ton days , remarks have boon made frequently during the mat day or two to the effect that ho was "Muim- ralng" to cscapo responsibility In the meet ings ot the state board of irauaporlittlon , huvlng for consideration the reduction cf local freight rates , Tim Uci : representa tive called on him this morning. Ho found him bearing evident traces of his recent severe - , voro Illness , although not con lined to his bod. Mr. Hill expressed hluisolf gratified nt the call , nnd to the query , "What is your position on the question of local freight re duction } " ho said : "Till ! BHU has quoted mo correctly from time to time. I am heartily in favor of a reduction in local rates. While I mlidtt not favor the sweep ing reduction recommended by some I would favor such tar'fTs as would materially benefit thu producers nnd shippers of the state. Iowa rates might bo a Uttio strong just now I think , howovor. It might bo wise to rodtico rates within Iti per cent of tnom , But moro careful study of the question might convince mo that Nebraska roads could stand the re duction advocated by Attorney General Lccao and still prosper. "I want to say In this connection that I am no dodger , and the unkind statement of some of my oimuiios that I am 'playing sick' to escape going on record on the vital ciuos- tlon of freight reduction does mo great in- Justice. It pays to meet issues. Even rail road men respect a man who dnros to say it yes or no.Vhon I get able to attend the - * " ' wootinjM of thu state board Loose's uiotiou will not wait for a second very longer. " A LETTEIl WILL 1)O. Attorney General Loose Is preparing a complaint to bo presented to the interstate commerce commission relative to through rates on corn , pursuant to Instructions from tbo state board of transportation. Ho will not go to Washington , however , to meet that body in person. Ho proposes to save to tlio fttntn thn innnnv fie kindlv vntnri fnr III * nv. penscit by nls conferees. Moreover , ho feels that the commission has expressed itself relative to the powers of state boards and that It will not brook further Interference , That his motives may not bo impugned , however - over , ho will enter a formal complaint net ting forth the facts as they existiind making an appeal for such 'freight reduction enthrone throne ! ) rates as the commission may fool empowered to give. TUo attorney ircnoral Bays hu is conlldent that everything can bn accomplished in this way that could bo hoped for by the visit planned by the state board. CAPITOL iNTnLLinnxcn. , Secretary of State Co wrier/ and wlfo loft for Youugstown , O. , today for u two weeks' visit. visit.Auditor Auditor Benton expects his wife homo from Hot Springs , Ark. , tomorrow. Shu has recovered her health. ' The Connecticut Mutual life insurance company llled'lts statement of the amount of business transacted in the state during the past year. Hisks , 539,000 ; premium ! ) , $0'J , > t.2o ; losses , 0.253. The German American savings bank of Omaha filed articles of incorporation today. Authorized capital stock , $2 , " > 0OUU. Incorpor ates : Jonas H. Harris , J. W. Bedford , ludson W. Hiivris , Lavorott M. Anderson , George W. Mason , A. C. Churchill and O. S. Prico. The statu board of agriculture wants the rooms occupied by thu bureau of labor and statistics. Secretory Furnus advocates a change. Deputy Commissioner Jenkins shakes his head vigorously and thunders no ns though hu were the noblest Kouian of 'urn alt. A change is not likely to occur. Thu bureau of labor is thoughtto bo permanently located. C1TV NKWS AND NOTES. Congressman Connell is of tha opinion that the bill far the appropriation of money to build a government building in this city cannot bo passed during tno present session' ' of congress. " * Christiana Van Ormor secured n divorce from her husband , John , today on the ground ° > of abuse nnd drunkenness. The care and I custody of their child was also awarded to . hor. / It is said that the State Journal publish ing company has purchased the Hasting ! Gazette-Journal lithographic plant. E. P. Cooley filed hit petition in the dis trict court today , praying n divorce from his wife , Ida , en the grounds of desertion. Th ( couple were wedded fourteen years ago. Maxwell , Sharp , Ross & Co. , lute of Abilene. Knn. , will engage in the tiardwarf business in this city. This announcement was made public to-day. Jane , wife of James Mulder , alleged ex treme cruelly , failure to support mid cuasoJ- uess generally and secured u divorce from lier husband today. James Heed , a young man who says hu ' worked on n farm near Milford during the snmmer , was arrested today for passing counterfeit money. Billy Dyer of Kansas City aud Minnie Snoots of Omaha were married at the Edou . Museo this ovoiutiy. o Kldnnniitf ; ( . 'nllucn Students. IvAMMAZno , Mich. , March 6. ( Special roll-pram to TUG UBK. ] llnlumazoo college -n s was cloic'd yesterday while the faculty wore examining the boys who kidnaped Profs. * i'orry and Trowbridgo Saturday night. The acuity has decided to punish the guilty stu dents , but has not yet determined li ; what , manner. The two ringleaders uru seniors. All the students say they v/ill leave if any are expelled. The best of feeling prevails lotwocn the kidnaped profeaaors and thu joyu , and thn latter will give u auppor in their honor Saturday. Positively cured by those 1'ttlo IM/H. / Tlioy also relieve Dis tress from Dyspepsia , Indigestion - digestion and Too Heart ) Bating. A pcrftct rem edy for DlzzJiU'SD , Nausea , ProwslncM. Had Tust In the Slouth. Coated Tonffilt' ' . I'aln In tlio Side , TOUI'IU UYlill. They regulate tbo Iloncli. 1'urely Vegetable. PILL' SMALL DOSE , SMALL PRICE , OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. itib-irrlbed & KUurnntoed Capital , S5OO.OOO aid in Capital . 330.000 luys nntl nells stocks' ard bondu ; nogotlAtu' ooimerclal paper ; receive nud oxecuti-ti trust * acti an trannfer uRent and tnuteo of corpora- ioua ; takes charge of property ; collects rui > t- Omaha Loan &Trust Co SAVINGS BANK 9. E. Oor. ieih nnd Douglas stroots- Paid In CanlUl . SBQOOO tiiibscrllied guaranteed capital , . , , | OOODO .labllityot stockholders , ; . . . . , . * 200OOO B Par Cent Interest Paid on Deposits J'KANK J , tiANUI * , Oaalilur. 0 mentis ; A. U. Wyman , president ; J.J.Hrown , vlcu president ; w.T , Wyiuan , tromuror. DitiKonws : A. U. Wyman , J. II. Mlllard. J. J. llrowiuduy 0. llnrton. K. W. Ntth , ihoi. I * Klmbali , Ueo. II. I-uko. Loano In any amount matio on Ctv | * Farm Property , nnd on Collateral Security , ut Lowos nuto Curronttei