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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