THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : . TUESDAY , MAROU 18. 1890.
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IT is to bo hoped Chicago will put to
the ilofcntucl Iciukcrn hy protnntly
the yunranty of ton million
dullard.
WnT tiono.v is to Hies , a lopialiitivo
assembly is to the lobbyists. The Iowa
legislators Hhoulfi take good euro to
Hoop the posts ut a respectful dia-
tillll'O.
GUNCCAIi IMANACIKIl ITOMlltliQU
should not miss the opportunity to pnr-
aly/u the iilluKod "inibstatotiionts" in
Attorney Go.iioral Jjccso'a coinpluint.
The intorslato commission ia ready for
the .
proof. _ _ _ _ _
TIIK o.xouulion of the twenty-year
seal fisheries contract will add six
hundred thousand a year to the govern-
mont's receipts over the terms of the
old contract. Which pocs to provo that
the administration is a iirat cla&a busi
ness one.
Tin : whilom saint of prohibition as-
icrts that real estate values nrc not
affected by tha.t law. 1'orlmiM St. John
will explain how it comes that the pros
pects of the repeal of prohibition in
town has advanced prices in DesMoines
and other cities.
Tin : \vheatcoininihsion of North
Dakota has retired from business. The
H No\y Orleans seed which it planted so
liberally in the legislature failed to
I , take root , and the members wisely con
cluded that there uas no excuse for
their existence as an olllcial body.
Till ! fact that the Mormon legislature
of Utah hcriouhly attempted to substi
tute territorial law's for congressional
Diiactmontt ) governing elections shows
that the recent Ocntilo victories have
tlrivon the political leaders of the
church to the ragged edge of lunacy.
As a political machine the church has
lost its torrori.
STATISTICS of imports and exports for
Itio Ural seven mouthy of the liseal year
Bhow a handsome balance of trade in
favor of thu country. The value of experts -
ports over imports amounts to ninety-
two million dollars , .mil the total for
ihu llecal year indicates an increase
jvor the preceding year of about-one
hundred and thirty millions , >
Uix TNT experiments ronllrin the as
sertions of geologists that a vast area
of water underlies the soinT-arid sec-
lions ofcstorn Dalftrfu , which can bo
ntili/cd liy means of nrlusiun wells to
Irrigate the land. It will require but
trilling artitlcial aid in addition to the
natural moisture , to render alarge portion
tion of the country secure from the rav-
of drought.
Ouu valued contemporary , the Salt
Ltio ! Tnbttnc , trivos evidence of the im
provement that is taking place in that
ultyMiico its redemption from Mormon
sontrol. Always ontorprl-ilng and pro-
t'rcsbivo , the Tribune ia in full sympathy
tvlth the now hplrit that pervades Salt
LaUo City , in the creation of which it
has had so largo a bharc. Wo observe
that our contemporary is now doing
vigorous service in the cause of silver ,
a subject to which it has in the past
contributed a largo fund of valuable
argument.
TIIK lemperaturo in the immediate
vicinity of Senator Vest is at the boilIng -
Ing point , atrl f-ome sacrifice must bo
otTorcd to appca e the wrath of the lit
tle giant of Missouri. ' The publication
of VtMtV letter advising the bonutorn of
Mbntanu to lleo from the ututo and prevent -
vent legislation has angered the bona-
tor , and no wonder. Such a breach of
conlidciict ) is unpardonable , as it places
him in the unenviable light of a coun-
bollor an l abettor of a conspiracy to de
prive the young elates of needful legis
lation and to prevent representation , in
the I nited States bounto. The scandal
ous conduct of the Montana u'aiig was
iubptn-d ly Vest , aud the results will
riot red -und to the credit of the doiuo-
rratti party.
roneixa TUT : issuu.
Periodical developments In the polit
ical affairs of Canada show a perturbed
condition suggesting that there must
sooner or later bo a radical change in
the political character nnd relations of
the dominion. An incident of this
kind happened last week , when there
waB introduced in the senate a resolu
tion providing that the dominion gov
ernment nnd provincial government
shall have the right to appoint repre
sentatives to alt in the im
perial parliament , one of whom ahall bo
a member of the Iiritlsh cabinet. The
mover of this resolution urged that the
time had arrived when Canada must
decide whether she was to maintain
closer rotations with the mother coun
try or join the United States , whoso
attractions , ho said , were already a
constant menace to the welfare of the
dominion and the autonomy of the
country. JIo remarked that there
wore many people in Great Hritaln
who , prompted by personal interests ,
would prefer to see Canada annexed to
the United States as calculated to
strengthen the security of the invest
ments tUey hold on this side of the At
lantic ,
In the debate on the resolution it was
pointed out that what it proposed was
impracticable. The govern men t loader
in the bonatc said that in order to se
cure representation in the imperial
parliament an amendment of
the Urltish constitution would
bo necessary , .Tho British parlia
ment could not invite Cana
dians to ait in thqir house of commons
without changing a fundamental prin
ciple as old as the government. The
scheme of imperial federation , the gov
ernment leader observed , was pleasing
in theory , yet ho had yet to learn of
any practical solution of the question
by which the project should bo carried
out. Doubtless thiu scheme , for the
promotion of which the imperial fed
eration league was formed , is
impracticable , The fact that in
order to carry it out a change
in thu constitution of Great
Britain would bo necessary , is sutticient
to force it out of serious consideration ,
and there are still other dillicultios in
the way which it would bo nearly as
hard to overcome.
But if Canada can obtain no closer
political relations with the imperial
government than those existing , how
long will her people bo satisfied to re
main in the prcbontsituation of depend
ence:1 : The iulluonco that has been ino'jt
potent in chocking the growth of senti
ment in favor oithcr of annexation to
the United Stales or national independ
ence was a popular bolicf in the practic
ability of some plan of imperial federa-
tioil bomething that would raise Can
ada above the colonial condition and
give her people a voice in imperial af
fairs. V/ith the knowledge that this
cannot be achieved , and that the best
the Canadian people can hope for in
their relations with Great Britain is to
maintaii the colonial federation they
now have , the advocates of annexation
and of national independence will bo
likely to make headway. The incident
that happened in the senate at Ottawa
the other day is therefore significant. It
indicates a disposition to force the issue
that shall determine what is to bo the
future position of Canada. It has been
predicted that within ton years that
country will bo cither a part of the
American republic or an independent
nation. The conditions nro working
which seem to warrant faitli in the at
tainment of one of thosu results during
the prehont generation.
'HIE CASK 02' IDAHO.
The purpose of the minority of the
committee on territories of the house
to antagonize legislation for the ad
mission of Idaho is promoted wholly by
partisan considerations. The pretext
for the opposition is that the proposed
constitution disfranchises persons with
out giving them an opportunity to bo
hoard in defense against offenses
charged , but not proved. The posit on
of the minority is that it
is a fundamental principle of
free government that no portion
shall bo disfranchised for an olleuso
of which ho lias not boon duly con
victed. There was a lime when the
party to which the minority of the com
mittee on territories belongs was not BO
careful regarding the admission of
states having largo numbers of persons
who were uisfranehieod , although
guilty of no olTenfio ngainst moral or
btatuto law.
But is the proposed constitution of
Idaho sit war with the fundamental
principle of frco government':1 : It pro
vides that jKirsona guilty of polyg
amy or bignmy shall not cxcrciso the
right of hutl'rago. In order that any
person , a member of the Mormon
church , maj ; enjoy this right it is re
quired that ho shall take an oath that
ho is not guilty of either polygamy or
bigamy. This provision the minromo.
court of the United Status has decided
is unconstitutional , because the olTonscs
it takes notice of nro crimes under the
laws of the United Slates. Polygamies
are already disfranchised by an aot of
congress. Wny may they not bo by
the fundamental law of a new
state ? It being granted that polygamy
is a crime under our laws , is it not ob
viously the right and the dutj of a pco-
plo among whom it is boliuvcd to exist ,
in framing their constitution , to prn-
vide for its bitppri'tihloii or prevention
by adequate precautions , -one of the
most cllectlvo of which is to deprive
those who may bo guilty of it of the
most vital privilege of clti/en-
shipV Is there any state % vho o
constitution uoeii noi contain
a disqualifying or disfranchis
ing clause ? In Nebraska treason or
felony under the laws of the atato or o (
the United States works disfranchise-
meat , unless tlio porton is restored to
civil rights. Offering or receiving
bribes /or votes and other crimes dis
franchise por&ons guilty of them in other
wlntos. Yet it has novcr been hold that
these provisions violated the fundamen
tal principle of frco government.
The objection qf the minority of the
house committee on territories to the
so-called disfranchising clause of the
proposed constitution of Idaho is not
sound and cannot bo bucccssfully de
fended. The provision ia a proper nnd
necessary precaution against a practice
which the national law , approved by
nearly imtvoraat public opinion , con
demns as a crime , ropuunnut to the
religious eoneo of the Country and hos
tile to the welfare of society. The ob
jection of the minority mny eorvo to
delay the admission of Idaho , but will
not prevent the legislation necessary
for this purpose at the present session.
' g
von FIWU snirs.
In one way and another New Eng
land , the cradle of the protection policy ,
is showing iv remarkable chnngo of sen
timent regarding that pojloy ill alt its
forms. The appeal of the iron manu
facturers of that section for frco raw
materials , in order to save their Indus
try from ultimate ruin , has become fa
miliar to the country. The woolen
manufacturers of Now England are
also asking of congress mate
rial modifications of the tariff
schedules in the interest of their
business. And now the Boston Exccu-
tlvo Business association , described as
tlio first commercial body of that city ,
has declared in favor of the frco admis
sion ofJorolgn-bullt ships to American
registry for ton years. This ubsociatlon ,
wo read , represents all the loading
business associations of Boston , and its
almost unanimous vote in favor of free
ships is therefore justly regarded as
significant.
It is an expression that will hardly
fail to cause some consternation nmoncr
the subsidy advocates , though it will
not cause thorn to abandon tholr plan
for promoting the restoration of the
country's merchant marine. Under
existing law a foreign-built ship cannot
take out nn American registry , and
American owners of such vessels are
compelled to sail them under a foreign
Hag. An instance is cited of a citizen
of Massachusetts sailing a ship under
the Hawaiian ling , although no resident
of Hawaii has a dollar of interest in
it. Tlioro is n considerable amount
of this class of property of American
clti/.oiiB that is not under the protection
of their government. This law has
been in operation many years , and at
last thofio Boston merchants appear to
have como to the conclusion that tlio
law having failed to accomplish what
was expected of it , the production of a
homo-built merchant marine , it would
bo wise to try the effect of an opposite
policy for a few years.
It is not probable that the prcfcont
congress can bo induced to take this
view. There is promise that it may
provide for the free entry of shipbuilding
ing materials , and if it takes this con
siderable departure it is perhaps as
much as ean reasonably bo expected.
But the action of the Boston association
will not bo without inltucnco as show
ing that in very practical and respect
able quartqrs , greatly interested in
building up a merchant marine , there
is an opinion that there may be other
ways of doing this than by. recourse , to
subsidies. - , " -
TllK board of trade of Superior has
gone to the expense of sending through
out the state printed copies of resolu
tions recently adopted by that body.
The resolutions express tlTo.jopinion
'
that "tho into rests of the s'ttito arc vastly
more concerned in the interstate rate
for transportation than the local rate , "
and further , that ' 'the ratesshould not
be made so low that the tcifdoncy' will
bo to impede railroad building , libliev-
ing that by such extension lines will bo
formed so as to cause such competition
among railroads that our producing
classes will bo afforded reasonable rates
for freight , and cheap and easy access
to the competing marke'tsof the world. "
The commendable ambition of Superior
to become a railroad center has doubt
less inspired this artistic straddle of the
freight rate question. The resolutions
possess such a familiar ring that they
recall the biennial lamentations of the
corporations. At every session of the
legislature the bamc argument was om-
ph\\ed to prevent legislation , and
threats were made that any serious reg
ulation of the railroads would chock.the
inllux of capital and prevent extensions.
But little has been done in Nebraska to
check the greed of corporations , com
pared witli the laws vigorously enforced
in Iowa , yet as many miles of road have
been constructed in Iowa during the
past three years as in Nobraska. The
Superior board of trade should rally to
the support of the producers of the
state. Their friendship is more to bo
prized than "the temporary favors of
the corporations.
DUMOCIIATIC opposition to the admis
sion of Idaho is based chiolly on the
test oath clause of the constitution
adopted at Boise City. This is n trans
parent mask for the political reasons
in the back ground. The constitution
ality of tlio test oath having boon af
firmed by the supreme court , leaves no
honorable ground for opposing the
just demands of the people for
statehood. The test oath does not
noccosarily disfranchise the twonty-
five thousand members of the
Mormon church In the territory. It
merely requires of them , us a * condition
precedent ? to the exorcise o'f citi
zenship , to maUo oath that "they
are not "members of any order ,
organization or association which
teaches , advises or counsels" polygamy
or bigamy , or any other crime defined
by Inw. tjf Bishop Budge of Idaho
voice's the sontlmcnt of the Mormon
church , polygamy has boon abandoned ,
and the members can not bo denied the
right to vote on proving this to the sat
isfaction of tlio court. Fortunately the
majority in congress is not in a mood to
commit the illiance of the democrats
and the Mormon. " . The latter must
swear allegiance to tlio constitution to
bo entitled to the privileged * of Ameri
can citizenship. , < ,
A DECISION' nf uncommon interest
has just been rendered by the lutcrtitato
commerce commission affecting the
rates on shipment * of less than car load
lots. To the small dealer the ruling
will bring rollof from railroad oxic-
tloiitf. It will put htm iu'jIosHlon to
cope with the larger dealers" yOio uro
fuvorod nt his expense. Thtf-pollcT of'
railroads has been to make sucli aUlf-
feronco in rates upon car load and loss
than car load lots ol tlio same mcrchan-
diso nnd between the same points of
carriage as to virtually destroy com
petition between 'tho ' largo nnd small
dnalors. ThoVo mlsslon perceives in
this discrimination nn abuse which ia
not only unjustbnt violates the provis
ions as well as the > principles ot the in-
torstalo cotnmtn-dH law. For that reas
on n revision < jt the classification and
'
rates 19 ordered' in order to correct tlio
unjust alfforonccK When it is consid
ered that this ruling Influences the car
riage of nrtldqs of general nnd neces
sary use , such tsgroceries } , dry goods
'
nnd other 8fnpl'cfltho rollof accorded to
small dealers is one of wide apprecia
tion. 'J
WHAT to do with tlio southern Utos
of Colorado is a' p.'oblom perplexing
both houses of congress. The pconlo of
Colorado nro clamoring for the removal
of tlioso Indians to a reservation sot
aside for them in Utah , and there is n
disposition on the part of the aborigines
to accept the condition. But the gov-
orninunt is moving slowly and there Is
a likelihood that the Indians may not
go at all. The Indian Rights associa
tion opposes the removal on the ground
that such n proceeding is a brcnph of
faith on the part of the authorities at
Washington , and that the now tract is
no place to try the oxpcrlmont of civ
ilizing the Indians. Tlio association
has boon supplemented in its protest by
a syndicate of cattle barons who own
oxtunslvo ranges adjoining the Utah
reserve and who object to having their
industry ruined by the neighborhood of
somi-civlli/cd savages. To satisfy tlio
people of Colorado hungry to got posses
sion of one of the finest agricultural
strips in the state and keen faith with
the Indians is a diplomatic tnsk worthy
of a Bismarck.
Tin : brilliancy of the change from
tlio sickly flicker of gas to electric
lights in the business section of the
city would be greatly enhanced were it
not for the extortionate prices charged
by the company. "With the exception
of Denver , Omaha pays a creator price
per lump than any city from which the
figures have been obtained. St. Jo
seph pays seventy-two dollars per year
per lamp ; St. Louis , seventy-live ; New
Orleans , one hundred and twenty-live ;
Cleveland one hundred and thirty-nine ;
Detroit , one hundred and forty ;
Buffalo , ono hundred and fifty-
live ; Milwaukee , ono hundred and
fifty ; Pitlsburg. one hundred and live ,
and Kansas City ono hundred and
forty-four dollars. The price charged
in Omaha is ot nundrcd and seventy-
five dollars per year , or twenty dollar
moro than the .highest price paid in
OJiy of the cities named. There is no
reason why Omaha should pay twenty-
six dollars moro-than Kansas City or
twice as much as St. Louis.
TIIK opening 6f 'sprint ; navigation on
the great lakes lias , a broad significance
to Omaha and Nebraska. Although
the water route of lake Superior is five
hundred miles distant , it is likely to
operate from now until the close of
navigation as a club over the heads "f
the Chicago road , in fixing freight
rates from Omaha to the sea
board. Within , the past few
weelts. closer relations luivo been
cemented between lines leading to an
outlet by way of the lakes. The mo
ment the water route is opened , an ac
tive bid for movintr the surpl'is corn to
the seaboard maybe expected. To meet
this competition the Chicago roads will
bo obliged to make a rate equally as
low. It remains to bo seen how much
influence the combination of Lake Su
perior routes will e.xert in maintaining'
cheap transportation.
WITH the exception of Maine nnd
Indiana , where sheep uvo raised for
mutton , all the Ndw England and Middle -
dlo statui ) show a decline in flocks.
There is , however , a gain of one million
seven hundred thousand over a total of
forty-two million six hundred thousand
sheep. Tile increase is wholly con
fined to the states and territories of the
northwest. Utah , Montana , Colorado ,
Wyoming , Idaho and Washington have
taken a Ions : 'stride forward in the
sheep raising industry. Ohio has fal
len to tlio rc'ir. In other words , the
wool grown on cheap lands is driving
out of ihu market the wool raised on
lands made dearer by the press of pop
ulation.
IN a quiet way the secretary of waa is
ox'imining cases of court-martial with a
view of currocting unjust and illegal
punishment inflicted on subalterns and
privates. Every day the orders show a
number of cases in which President
Darrioon lias remitted sentences on
charges of desertion and assault. Since
the notoriety of the Wild cabe. Secre
tary Proctor is maturing a plan whereby
enlisted men desiring it Hindi have the
benefit of counsel when tried by court-
martial. This is an innovation which
will bo appreciated by the file if not by
the rank. The efforts made at the war
department will go far in discouraging
insubordination aud desertion from the
army. , .
JOHN P. Sr. .IqjiUj , Into prohibition
candidate for president , in his Sunday
sermon in Omaha1 , 'denounced ' high II-
congo as a delusion , and a snare. At
that very moment , under the effective
force of high hconVo , there was not a
saloon open in thy city , while unOor
prohibition tlio Saloons of Council
Bluffs were in fnJJL , , , blast. Herein lies
the difference between license and no
license , between1 regulation and out
lawry.- ' " '
IT is passing HU JJCTO that Important
county document i-tnko wings when
nfbst nccdod. Tjjp facility with which
they disappear Is calculated to confirm
the suspicion that ( uoro is moro fact
than fiction in the charges of crooked
ness in cou'ity affairs.
OMAHA'S bank clearings record for
the week just ended have n sprightly
gait which will sot the puce for the
city's activity tins spring.
OMAIIA'H real estate exchange has
encouraged the organization of uimllar
bodies in the larger cities of the state.
A good thing.
TIIK third party apostles propose to
play the role of Joahua by marching
round and round the walls of high 11-
cense In Omtiha until they crumble--
into nn bccnn of frca rum , U Is n sig
nificant fact that the chief of the agita
tors demands spot cash for tlio exorcise.
A Twr.NTV pel * cunt increase of bank
clearings indicates that the current of
trade in this section daily gathers
strength on ita onward march.
TllK bridge , viaduct and now depots
nro exhibiting cheerful ' evidence of
vitality. _
A iluat Jlouukc.
Winter's attempt to linger in the lap of
spring has mot with tUo freezing reception it
deserved.
An Uiill nlUiil Comparison.
Xtw rail : 1'rw.
Uitrtftnn nra on Urn snino looting as the
United Btatci soiuito In ono respect. They
want to Iccop tliolr work secret.
A Ktnrtlliiir Ilnvoliitloit.
JTttiiKifM Cllu Times.
Shades of Hortico Urcolcy , ! Listen to the
Now York Tribune : "Don't go west , ulr ;
stay here nnd invent thlnes. " Tlio T rlbuno
Is wholly unreliable of Into years.
Far In tlio llcnr.
SI , Louts niolc-Dtmnerat ,
Kontueky boasts thai it waa admitted into
the union a year only after Vermont , which
was thu llrnt addition intulo to the original
thirteen states. In politics , however , Ken
tucky is at least flfty years bohmd Vermont.
Anil It ia Kiinny.
The mayor of Tnunton in Englanilwrlting
to the mayor of To mi ton m Massachusetts ,
addresses him as "tho worshipful the mayor
of Tauntou , " and "worshipful sir. " It's the
the proper form la England , but it sounds
supremely funny over hero.
Monopoly's llomullcni Man.
P'lllaiMpltht Ileconl.
The Pacillu Mnil steamship company re
ceives a'subsidy of $900000 | a year from too
Pacific railroads for mulntnlnltiir transcon
tinental rates of freight ngainst the shippers
of California and Oregon. In addition to
this bounty to monopoly the Pacific Malt
steamship comunny wants % heavy subsidy
from the government to assist it in mula.
tain Ing these rates of freight.
A Chestnut in tlio "West.
Kmna Hitii Journal.
The Uohoinlan oats swindle has been
worked recently upon the farmers in Now
Yoric state , and last week James 1 ! . Uadcan ,
n leading farmer In Greene county , New
York , wan beaten out of J5.000 on the gold
brick swindle witli the Indiana attachment.
The Now YoriC faraior seoun to be a very
easy market for men with old-time swindling1
rackets which can no longer be worked in
Uvo western communities.
CrtKtiptl hy Cleveland.
Kcw Yotlt Sun ( 'tern. )
Just as Orovcr Cleveland was solil out by
the democrats of New York so was ho sold
out by the democrats of nearly every state
in the Union , instead of lending strength
to the party the party suffered disaster because -
cause bo was a weak nandtdut'e. Ho was
weak everywhere Ho was an incumbus , n
burden , a millstone. TUo democracy , hold
ing the position of advantage , und starting
out with magnificent prospects of success ,
was crushed down Into thn ninrl Rimcilv ho.
cause Grover Cleveland was too heavy a
load for It to carry. Yet the foolish and de
luded man is anxious to mount the party's
luck again.
I'rohtliition or license * .
CfidrftMj / ) iwa < ) Gazelle.
Wo believe ttirop times ns many republi
cans will bolt the republican ticket If tin ) law
is loft as it Is at present than ttie number of
prohibitionists who will leave the party in
case a law such as wo have suggested were
passed. To bo sure there [ a no United riUtes
senator to elc.ct two year * from this winter ,
and the anti-prohibition republicans might
hold to tlio party until tlio election of the leg
islature , wlicu they would consider that prohi
bition was the only and the ono foatnro of
the campaign , and , acting upon that idea ,
the question of prohibition or license would
conio almost directly bjfore the people. If
prohibition should bo defeated it would bo a
fearful defeat , because the democrats would
then be m control of the legislature , and
would pass , not a high license local option
bill that the republicans would want , but n
bill providing for a far too s nail license and
with entirely too few rostrictioas. As tlio
republican party has never committed itself
to the principle of prohibition , and as it has
declared that It should bo considered a nonpartisan -
partisan question , there is no reason why
republican members should not bo In favor
of u modification of the present law in behalf -
half of true temperance. This is our candid
opinion ; perhaps wo nro wrong. If any
other course shall bo pursued by the legisla
ture , and it shall result successfully , then
wo shall have to admit that wo were wrong ,
voioia or TIII : .STATK iMinss.
IMnko n rsoto of Thid.
Srntlii Humid.
Most of the rcpuDlIcan papers of the state
are abusing Vim W.yck for the reason that
they think that ho'lms something to do with
the alliance movement. The alliance * will
not fail to note this.
Ihu Spirit Ilo-sn't Movr.
The state board of transportation has beau
transformed Into a Quaker assembly. When
Lcesc makes a motion to < reduce local rates
the majority sit silent and wait for the oplrit
to movo. but tt doesn't movo.
Murdtiroil Or tlio
O'lfettl Itun ,
The Item predicts that thu next Nebraska
legislature will bo u "farmer loglsturo , " nnd
if so the railroads will Imvo unwillingly
elected it. Hy tholr hogpislincss and refusal
to nmicu living freight rules the roads have
almost starved to death thu geese that has
laid iho goltlon egg.
( iaslin iiiusi lir.iun Up.
( Jffinil .Sdiiiddlif.
Humor has ft that Hon. H. O. Hatty of
Hustings will bo a candidate for district
jiuigo this fall , The eccentric Jntlgo Ciiislm ,
If ho desires a renewed tenure of olllcu , will
cxorclso a wise ntrolco of policy by polishing
up his brogans and Invoiiint ; la a paper col
lar unit fifteen cent necktie.
Itrincinlier 'Jln-ni In tlio I''nil.
KlmlictV U'wfn'cr.
Corn U piled up all over the eiutorn and
central part of the state and cannot be
shipped because the freight rates uro so high
that it would tuuo all the profit. Lot us
remember then lu the selection of dolngatcs
td thq atato convention this fall to select
uiou of honor , who can bo trusted , iwil can *
not bo Influenced by railroad corporations ,
and in ttiat way state onlclals maybe
bo nominated ami elected who will
work for the lutoreu of the people ,
An Onmlilrr'j IniprcHSlniiH.
1'lllh TftMM.
Omaha 1s exulting o"or the commence
ment ( of thu union depot la that city. A
uniRiiIllcent depot , such as Omaha Is enti
tled to , and , Huch as other cities have , will bo
a great thini ; to the metropolis of Nebraska.
When u person lands la the Union 1'aclflo
tied ; , or the U. & M. yard ho feoli very
much liku u lost yearling ia a Dakota bllz-
? ard , and his first Impression ot Omaha is
that It Is Ilko n prairie , boumllcM and frco ;
or "J.wo the forest v < ut and vacant , "
JUotinrU * la Not A lojp.
I'ltinanl Tribune ,
Hlclmrdt U keeping his car about as closq
to the ground ns any of 'cm and you may
count on tils having a correct survey ot ttiq
situation on fllo In his ofllco at all hours of
the day and night. He Is a llrm believer In
( ho cfllctu-y ot elbow raa o. Malta all the
suggestions to him you feel llkq but dsn't
delude yourself witli the Idea that Chairman
Kiclmrds doesn't know pretty nearly what Is
going on politically around over this great
atato.
8TATK .1UTX1N09
Nebraska.
A cemetery association has been formed at
lioone.
The Davenport state banlc lias been Incor
porated.
Largo quantities of flax will be raised la
Nucltolls county this saoaon ,
Uurglara entered several stores at CKlcll
the other night. No arrosta.
The Custcr county Teachers' association
will meet la Urokeu How March W.
The FurmerH1 alliance Is making arrange-
incuts to build an elevator at Elwood.
A six weeks' normal Institute will bo hold
In Nuokolls county the coming summer ,
Lhbou wants u blacksmith nnd will give a
good workman u shop rent frco lor the sea
son ,
It is estimated that 1,1,000 acres will bo
planted \\htli wheat In 1'orklns county this
prlng.
A pn/o light is booked to occur at Aurora
about April 1 and f00 forfeit money has
been posted ,
'iho trustees of the M. K. church of Ka-
vcnnu Imvo ordered a 5UJ pound boll for
their new edlllco.
The Lisbon Improvement company has in
corporated ntul will BOOII open a lurgo gen
eral morcliandUo store.
/ho Kavoiuia school now floats the stars
and stripes. It is the llrst ouo in Uurtalo
county to display tlio national colors.
The Pacific hotel at llroitcn Bow has
changed hands , A. C. Sanderson retiring
and J. 1C. Green becoming the landlord.
The Grand Army of the Hopubllo post of
Klwood will give a camu lire Saturday , ut
which Governor Tnayer Is expected to bo
present.
An Inmate of the JefTorson county poor
house accidentally dropped u letter which
convoyed the Intelligence that ho had
wealthy relatives living in St. Paul , Allan.
The latter were written to and BUfllciont
moaoy for the man's future comfort was
sent ; : usoS750to reimburse Iho county for
past expenditures.
1VJI 1 ItflllS.
Carroll claims a population of 5,000.
Work has commenced on the now packing
Jiouso nt Emmuttshnrg.
Extensive stockyards nro to bo built at
Kcokulc by u local company.
The Fort Madison Jockey club has boon
formed by Lee county horsemen.
A petition for a now depot has been for
warded to.tho Illinois Central headquarters
by the people of JvoMars.
An Algona man , In figuring out the corn
crop of ltS' ' , says that if loaded on cars con
taining10(1 ( bushels rach it would make a
train of cars 87.b73 miles long.
The first of the Cascade saloonkeepers to
bo tried at Anamosa In tlio SOU yard limit
wis George Kockwell , who was found
guilty by the jury after llvo hours' delibera
tion.
'iho general conference of the Keorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints will be bu held ut Lamoni , commenc
ing April 0. This la tbo anti polycuinus
branch of the Mormon church.
Only n fi > w years ueo the country rang
with the praise ot Miss Kato Shelley of
Moingona , who crossed a swollen stream in
tlio durk nt great risk to herself , and in tlio
midst of a howling storm , to save : i passen
ger train , for u bridge bu : : bpen hwept away
by a torrent. Poems were written on the
episode , pictures Uipenred | iu the illustrated
papers , and Innumerable paragraphs were
ivrittcn about the heroine. It is said that
she saved the railroad company ? 50OUU or
moro in property , to Bav nothing of what
they might iiavo boon called upon to pay for
livi-s lost nnd passengers Injured. Today
Miss Shollevis the solo support of a widoxved
mother and three small children , aud they
are living in a heavily mortgaged House ,
which is their only property. Three years
ago she risked her life for others , and her
reward is chiefly the consciousness of a brave
anct succo3'ful deer * . The railway company
gave her n small reward , less than the value
of one of tne cars which she saved , and the
passengers who e : V.M sh > ; preserved by her
uct have oatiroly lorgotlou her.
The "wi Onkntn- * .
Theio is not u vacant houio In Yanktou.
Fulton is to have a co-oporutivo chceao
factory.
A new Presbyterian cturch is in course of
erection at Uapid City.
An elevator and warehouse will bo built at
Edgerton by the alliance.
The South Dakota inter-collociato orator
ical contest will take place at tha state uni
versity May 'iO.
'i ho sheep raisers of Brtild nod Aurora
counties will hold a convention at White
LaUo March 2 , ' .
There have boon 'Jb'J cars of grain nnd 0'J ! )
oars of live stock shipped from Hou Homme
county in the past , year.
John Woods was frozen to death near
Columbia tlio other day. Ho had hi Id down
In thoroad while intoxicated.
Flunk Poshak of Olivet will spend the
next eluntoon immUm in the Sioux Fulls
penitentiary for stealing cattle ,
Tlio governor bus appointed on the utato
board of regents of charitable nnd penal
inhtiuitions James M. Tulcott , Xoim K.choy.
G. A. Uline , H. W. Fair , C. M. Howo.
Pi of. Culver , geologist of tlio state uni
versity , Is just now engaged in the interest
of irrigation , aud U collecting data relative
to all the artesian ucllb in operation in Iho
atato ,
IN TMH KOl'UMIA.
"I came la from Lincoln this morning , "
said John 13. Kuvauaugh , city attorney of
Grcelcy City , when accosted by the rotunda
lounger In the Merchants last evening.
"I went to Lincoln to deposit ( -5,000 worth
of jail bonds for auditing. Well , no , wo are
not going to build a now jail exactly , just
make n few Improvements , i. ou see Greoloy
City In geocraphlcally in the center of Greo
loy county , whllo the county soul Is at
Scotia , two and u half miles from the south
west border. Iho hoiuN I spotco of were
voted for tfio purixjsa of making a court
uboat the jail nt bcutla and other improve
ments.
"In about three weeks a proposition to
relocate thu county acat .will bo submitted
to tiio people. 'Iho nmjority are of the
opinion that this ought to bu ut Grcoley Cen
ter , and wo mtcml to remodel and llx thu
jail at Scotia nml say to the cltUcns down
there , 'Now you take this building nud UBO
It as a court house and Inl the county neat bu
niovuJ to Grueley Center , where ft belongs. '
If they kick the people will vote It to Groeloy
any way.
"Yen , we expect a hard tight , but will win
as sure ui the election ever takes place. 'Iho
( lenl/ons of thu eouthwcstorn part of the
county will not submit passively notwltli
Biundmgour liberal proportion , but wo will
vote thu change without n doubt , as u largo
portion of the population are decidedly
favorable to thu relocation. They arguotbnt
[ irccloy Center U the proper place for the
county scat for the i-cuion that It
9 an Injustice to tlioso living In the
northern and eastern occtions to have to
travel such a dUtanco to traus.-uit any biui-
ncfis at the county neat. At Grcoloy Center
thlaRs wilt bu oquati/oj , However , as I
said before , wo expect a pretty hot fight , but
will wio.
"Tho republicans are moro than disputed
with Congressman Dorsey on account of his
avlsh promises , Why , I actually bo-
love ho promised every prominent
republican in Urueloy the postofllco aud of
cotireo had to go back on thorn all save ono
H. A. Marlin , who got the appointment.
Well , the reprisal will como at the next elec
tion , for I toll you they Intend to boat him , "
"Any candidates mentioned ! "
"Woll I ihouli smile. J. It , Ilnntin , Iho *
vice president ot the Grooloy state bank ,
nnd a member of the last legislature , sconm
to bo the most prominent. Ho It the choice
y
of tlio railroad combination , which Un't to
bo sneezed nt , ns lamentable ns the fact is ,
but ho Is a strong man nnd a popular ono.
Ho hai a strong following in Orouloy , Gar-
Hold and throughout the wr.olo unorgaiitrcd
territory to the northwest.
"And there is still another who muni not
bo overlooked. Our county adjoins Howard
county , nnd Howard county Is advancing
the cause ot A. 10. duly as
another opponent to Dorscv. Cndy
was tlio last legislature silver-
tongued orator. If you remember. He's a
bustler from Hustleravlllo utul Is already
working away lllco a liouvor at flood-tide. Ho
Is n baukcr nt St. Paul , rolling In wealth ,
nnd will put lots ot boodle In the campaign ,
and boodle Is the Ingredient which seems to
accelerate the political mare in these piping
tunes of prosto-chniiKO. Another thing ,
duly has u strong ally la J. N. Paul. Paul ,
you will recollect , was once candidate for
governor , but Tin : DKC sent nut a - correspondent
respondent to write up J. N's. ' biography ,
nnd as avor.vuodyunows , TUB HF.U was mainly
instrumental In cooking Ids goose. Paul is
not yet divested of all ambition , and hopes
to como Into prominence again
through Cail.y's ' congressional candidacy.
Paul In nn attorney : he'd rich , too , nud us ha
hates Dorsey llkotlio dovll hates holy water
he'll not nllow auy timothy to spring up
under his foot in hustling Cady along. Yes ,
I look for thorn to relegate Mr. Doraoy to
the seclusion of private life. They've nil
got gore In their eyes.
"Tha cuooruntorml campaign is also being
moro or loss talked about already , nml there
nro also breakers ahead for hlui. Ex-Su
premo Judge M. 13. Hucao will surely bo a
candidate. Keoso was defeated for a second
term on the bench by the railroad crowd ,
Judge ftorval being elected In his stead. 1
Now his friends nro bringing him forward
for the next governor's handicap. Ho Is favorably - ,
ably mentioned tnroughout nil that country. - " " " "
Governor Tbiiyer'H prompt nctiou relative tea
a reduction In the existing exorbitant freight
rates In this state on grain and country
produrtH made him lots of friends In that
part of the state , still Judge ficoeo will tie
uu extremely formidable candidate.
"While most of our people uro for Leeso
for attorney general , S. II. Steel of David
City has u Hankering In that direction , nud
his natno will ho presented at the coming
state convention. There's hardly any doubt
about that. "
"How's business "
out your way }
"Very good at Greely and growing bettor.
Wo nave ubont n thousand Inhabitants , the
county is democratic by iibout one bundioJ
and fifty niojority , and consequently ull our
government ufToIrs nro In good Hands Wo
are to vote on u couple of propositions for
railroad lionda within the next month. U'o
want a railroad to O'Nosl City , nnd from Al
bion to Nortli PJatto via Greoly Cen er ,
thence on north to Yanltton , Dakota , which
Is to bo the terminus. Wo are bound to have
this road , and the Lands will go through
with a whoop. The people nro greatly In-
tcroatcd aud won't listen to n word about
failure. "
_ _
SCHMC.
OctccllvoH Mnko
< ) ( ' IIHMIIKI-IVI-N.
CHICAGO , March 17. | Special Telegram to
TUB Ui'K.1 Detectives Meyer mid Con way ,
by a direct violation of the Inw , created a
tensuuotml cceno in Justice PrimJivlllo's
corrt this morning : . 'J ho court became very
jndiGiiunt , und felt disuosed to line tlio oft-
cors for contempt , .loo Huggun nnd Gcorgn
Parkinson , two young men , were arrested
without warrants nnd charged with va
grancy. The court severely lectured tlio ofll
rers for arresting people on this charge with
out warrants , uflcr ho had repeatedly told
them that In every such case ho would dis
charge the prisoners.
'iho young men started to leave the court
room. U hey had not proceeded far win n
Meyer rearrcsted them. Mrs. Parkinson ,
the mother , uttcmnted to interfere , stating
that her son George had just arisen from a
sick bed , when a disgraceful scone ensued.
Tno mother wr.s thrown violently ngulnst
the wall nf the narrow passage and nn ofll-
cer's Unco pinned lior there. I lie boy pleaded
und the detectives pulled and jerked ,
"Oftleers , " said the juduo , "I um getting
tired of thin disgraceful business. Now that
you have rearrented tl.o boys , contrary to
the law , bring them up mid 1 will discharge
them. Anything to suit the people who seem
to desire to nmnnpa tuis court. "
Detective Trehorn wan told by Conway to
again arrest the boys. Ho remained in the
vestibule of the court , and when Iho boys
started out , tliinkine they wore free , 'Ire-
horn scixoil one ot them , and the pair strug
gled into the court loom. Trohorn throw
his prisoner almost ton loot over the benches ,
Tno court's fuco grew llery red ns ho ob
served this last exhibition. Ho ordered the
detective to release the boy immediately , and
the fellow sullenly complied. The justice
will see what the mayor has to say about
these actions , lliis Is n sample of the man
ner In wtilch the dignity nf the Chicago pc-
lice force is upheld frequently by u number
of its olllcors who nro not worthy tnut nniuo.
IIio HIIMMH Cnse.
WA-MIIVOIOV , March 17. ( Special Tolc-
Branito Tun HKE. ! Tlio Hurras habeas
corpus casu was not decided by the supreme
court today and will not bo decided during
tlio week. It in expected on next Monday ,
when ttio Nagio case from California is an.
ticlpatcd.
Homt
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gram to THE HKK. ] Honds oflVrod : tW , . .
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I'oNitlvoly cured by
thono I.'Ulu IMHx.
Tliey nlsoiclle\o IU-
tresH fro'A Dyspepsia. In-
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Bating. A perfect rein
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Uro-\slm'si , Hi" ! Taste
IK tlio Jlouth , fiutci ]
cue , 1'uln In tliitillilo ,
TOitl'll ) l.ivnil. They
regulate tuo llowcls. I'urcl ) Vegetable.
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1'nld in Capital 350. ODD
lluyn nml oellH Mocks aril bonds ; neintlntot
commercial paperrocelveandoxocutoitriiHts ; :
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