THE OMAHA DAILY Bl B , TUESDAY JUNE 0 , 1891.
THE DAILY BEE
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KVKUY MOHNING ,
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Unity nnd Pundny , One Venr. . 10 n
Hlxmontlis . , . MX
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Hntunlav lleo. One Year . . . 1H
Weekly Her. One Year. . . . . . 1
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Dninhn. The llro llnlldlmt
Foil Hi Otnnlin. Corner N nnd Mtb Streets.
Council lllntTs , J2 IVnrt Htroot ,
Chicago Oilier , III * t'lintnbcr of Omiitiiorcp.
N w York , Itdoms 13,14 nnd ir.Trllmnollulldlns
Washington , 6111 rotirteeitli utrcou
COI
Allronitiiunlcatlons relating to news A ml
rdltorlnl ninllnr should bo umlrcssod to the
Editorial Department.
II US I N KHH U.TTKR ? .
All busings Idlers and rcmlttanrtsshonld
bo nddrcdiril to Thn Uro PiibllililiiK Company ,
Oninha. Drafts , rhrckfi ami poslolJIro onion
to bo nmdu payable to tlio order of llio com
pnny.
TlicBecPiililisliint Company , Proflrielnrs
THE 1IKK IHJIUMNO.
SWOItN STATHMENT OV OIUCU1.ATION
Etotonf NobritHkn , I , ,
County of DoiiRlns. 1
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Publishing rompnny. docs soloinnly swear
that tlio iictnnl circulation of TUB DAU.V Ilr.B
for the wcok ending June 15. lt > 91. was as
follnrcs : . ,
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ny. Juno 2 . Efi.-'TC ' !
Thuradny. Jiiiio i 4 . 20.loo
Krlilnv. Juno f.
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Average . 2O,7l
bEoiian K. TXPOUUUK.
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presence tlilsOth day of Juno. 1KI. )
Notary I'uullo.
ftntcof Nnlirnnkn , I
Ooiibliis f BS
County of ,
Ceorpo II. 'I zsclincU , l.rlnp duly sworn , de-
ro r nnd unys that ho is sccretaiy of THE HKK
rubllBhln ? compnti * , unit llio acuinl average
dnilr clrruliitloi ) of ' 1 HE luit.v KF.B
for the month of Juno , 1800. wus'-MOl copies !
for July. tO. i'O.rfiJ topics ; for Aucnst , 18'JO ' ,
IO.UO copies ! for t-'cptrmbcr , UOO. 2flSTO copies :
for OctoliiT. IHO. 'WCJ copies : for Novem
ber , 3WP , 22,1:10 : copies : for December , IS'H ,
' ,471 copies ! for Jnnunry , IfOI. 2K.44C ronlcs :
for Fobrunry. IPOI. 15niS copies ! for March ,
JMM , 24.0TS roples. for April. 181)1 ) , 13 , ! 8 copies ,
for Mny Jf9l. W.8IO roples.
CEOHOE II. Tinmen.
Bworn to eforo me. und siibscrll.eil In my
rrcBenco , tlilsL'Ucluy of June , A. I' ' . . 1PH.
N. I > . r.'Kir ,
Noliirv Public.
Sioux CITY is busy org\\n\/\ngtor \ \ \ her
corn piiliicu. Oinnlm should liilto the
hint nnd begin work for an exposition.
MINNEAPOLIS is in the liold for the
next national republican convention.
That she is in dotid oarncBt is perfectly
clear for her ropro&ontntivos ave asking
CliicaRo to help secure the prize for the
Flour City.
SKVKNTY-SBVUN Sioux City saloons
nro paying the license of $ - > 0 per month
imposed under the Paltnor license law.
The ether half of the saloons will bo
compelled to close their doors as they
cannot alTord the prico. All this in pro
hibition Iowa and prohibition Sioux
City.
City.A
A CAMPAIGN of lioa may bo successful
inn single election. * The same lies will
not carry the party uttering them suc
cessfully through the second contest.
This in why William McKinley , jr. , will
bo the next governor of Ohio , and the
democrats will fail to resume business nt
the white house March 4 , 1802.
PnnsinKNT PorK , the greatest of the
assistant democrats masquerading as
alliarico-politicians , has entered upon an
active campaign. Ho knows the situ
ation in the south bodes no ill to democ
racy and ho proposes to devote his time
to the unrogonoruto north. As a side
show to his series of entertainments ho
will exhibit lion. Jerry Simpson , a gen
tleman whom the cranky Kansvns : have
inflicted upon a good natured populace.
ELAINE GOODALK , the poetess of the
Berkshire hills , remains constant to her
Indian lover. Her taste may bo quos-
, tionublo , but her constancy is commend
able. The white woman and hoiSioux -
husband will reside at Pine Ridge
agency , where they were thrown to
gether by the emergencies of the Indian
outbreak last winter. Elaine believes
the Indian and white races should bo
amalgamated and proves her faith by
hqr works.
Tun visit ot lion. Benjamin n. Butter-
worth , secretary of the world's fair com
mission to this city and state should bo
made the occasion of awakening a gen
eral interest in Nebraska's exhibit at
the fair. IIo will visit various portions
of the state and possibly will find time
1 from his private business to moot repre
sentatives of boards of trade and ether
organizations for conference upon the
object , which will greatly aid the state
in making proper preparations for the
coming event.
.1. II. AOEH attacking the party fealty
of the editor of Tan BEE is an exhibi
tion of gall which would appal any ether
corporation tool in the state , oven ono
who has served his masters as soc.-otary
v of the -board of transportation. Agor'a
loyalty to the republican party ia about
. da unswerving us Vixndorvoort's , and the
' motives which have kept him in the
ranks are about as worthy of emulation.
IIo is a corporation parasite , a political
pap-auckor , and does not know what
party principles arc. Ho is a bauk-num-
bor whom most of the republicans of No-
broaka have forgotten.
8. L. BRASS of Junlata , u warhorse of
democracy , who carries saddle marks
mudo forty years ago , ia out In a card
resigning his membership of the central
coaunlttoo of his parly i > i the Second
congressional district and tearfully part
ing company with his old time ttourbon
associates. Mr. Brass joins the Inde
pendents , It is now a week slnuo the
letter waa written , hut no ground swell
of enthusiasm has swept over the green
nnrt growing farms of western Na-
braakn on account ot tlio convert ,
Mr. Brass and John M. Ragan wore the
two gentlemen who proposed to have
western democrats repudiate Governor
Boyd , This Hastings convention of nntl-
Boyd democrats did not immortalize. On
the contrary the convention llioy called
endorsed the govorno" ' and hln veto. Out
of the bitterness of their May day disap
pointment cornea this Until departure of
the Junlata end of tlio discomfited.
Ragan has not boon hoard from slnco
that motuornblo occasion. Will ho also
plunge headlong into the lap uf the al-
llrr
A few days ago THE BEE directed the
retention of the farmer to the warehouse
law and suggested that the alliances o
tlio slate should investigate its terms
and prepare to take advantage of the
opportunities if offers to the farmers o
the stato. The suggestion 1ms already
bor no fruit. The local newspapers ere
giving the subject Intelligent attention
and doubtless the ulliancoa will likewise
consider tl.
The warehouse bill was introduced ant
passed by people in nowise connected
with the farmers' organization , but it is
novortholnss the most important meas
ure to that class of cltl/.ons which was
enacted into a law by the last legisla
ture. It is a form of relief which has
greatly aided the grain and produce
growers and dealers In older states and
promises important results in Nebraska ,
It is not a scheme for enriching
middlemen4 though it will largely in
crease the volume of business transacted
by brokers and commission dealers at
grain and produce centers. It Is pri
marily , however , a law from which tlio
producer will realize the most advantage
if the producer will but avail himself ol
the opportunities it , offers.
Every grain olovntor. warehouse and
store house in Nobraslf a becomes common
property to the extent that the producer
may olTor his product for storage upon
payment of a reasonable compensation
for tlio privileges , TI\o \ alliances of the
state can and should erect storehouses
for the bonolit of the farmors. The
problem of housing his product is one of
great importance to the producer.
Much of the grain sacked from the
stack is immediately sold for want of
granaries. Under the warehouse law
this may bo stored in a public elevator
or granary to await the pleasure
of the farmer. If such elevators
are the joint property of farmera
the storage charges can bo reduced to
the minimum of actual cost for handling
and insurance. Upon the grain in such
storehouses money can bo borrowed if
necessary , pending the time when the
market price is satisfac tory to the
owner.
The great dillleulty when the coining
crop is harvested will bo to find storage
for it. To this feature of the case tlio
farmers should themselves turn
their attention. The alliance , if
it will provide increased stor
age capacity at local railway
stations for the grain to bo garnered ,
will do a far greater service to the people -
plo than by electing a few county of
ficers.
Later , provision should also bo made
to carry the corn over for the May mar
ket , which is usually far better than that
of January , in which month Nebraska
corn is usually sold. The first ! thing ,
however , for the people to do is to. pre
pare for the small grain , which will bo
ready for market in August and Sep
tember. The now law deserves to bo ex
amined and its opportunitios'should not
bo negloctea.
BERT SUOAIt I'llUDUCTlON.
The progress of boot sugar production
abroad , under the stimulus of liberal
bounties , is the subject of a recent re
port to the state department by ono of
our consuls. It is interesting as an il
lustration of what may bo accomplished
by reasonable government encourage
ment of an industry in which all classes
of the people arc concerned , and refer
ence to it is timely in view of attacks
on tlio sugar bounty law of the last con
gress.
It appears that in 18SO the boot sugar
production of the world was 1,774-
000 tons , and five years later
It had increased to 2,540,000 tons , ex
ceeding the production of cane sugar.
Last year there was produced of boot
su < rar 3oOO,000 tons , moro than double
the amount of cane sugar , and European
countries paid bounties as follows :
Franco , $17.000,000 Germany , 810-
000,000 ; Austro-Hungary , 85,000,000 ;
Belgium , 34,000,000 , and Holland , $11-
000,000.
Germany has recently had under con
sideration the question of reducing the
bounty , and England has endeav
ored to institute a movement
for a general abrogation of
bounties , but no action has boon taken
and production continues to increase ,
the indications being that the crop this
year in Europe will bo larger than over
before. A greater acreage has boon
planted , and estimates of tlio yield vary
from throe million seven hundred and
fifty thousand to four million tons. With
an increased production of cajio sugar
this article of necessity ought to bo
cheaper next year to consumers than
over before.
Tlio region in this country in
which it is believed the sugar
boot can bo successfully cultivated
and iu which a largo portion
of Nebraska is embraced , is thought to
bo capable' of producing sufllcient to
supply"tho homo demand , rtnd Ifris'con-
lidontly predicted by those who have
given intelligent study to the matter
that with proper encouragement the
United States within 10 yours will
co.iso to import sugar. At any rate the
industry la of such importance to our
farmers and people tronorally i\a to deserve -
serve all reasonable encouragement for
Its development.
T/IH jj/jno/M'no.v DISCUSSION.
Interest in the immigration question
appears to bo unaudited , and the indica
tions Increnso that a stronger pressure
for more restrictive legislation will bo
brought to boar on the next than waa
experienced by the last congress. Ex-
Congressman MoAdoo of Now Jersey
contributes a vigorous article on this
subject to the current number of The
l\mm\ \ \ , and loading newspapers "con-
tlnuo to give the matter such prominent
attention ns evidences an estimate of
Its commanding Importuieo. A loadIng -
Ing republican organ of Ohio
says that the republican state conven
tion soon to bo held will declare In favor
of enlarging the restrictions on immi
gration , and doubtless nil the imrty
platforms of the year will have expres
sions on the subject.
The largo increase in the immigration
nf the present year ua compared with
lost explains the active interest In the
question. The arrivals during the first
throe months uf this year were over
31,000 In excess of the sumo porlod lust
year , and the Increased rate scorns to bo
maintained. It ia claimed , also ,
that the proportion of 'undesirable
persons coming In is greater than for
several previous years. If this Is the
case It is because the law Is not being
well enforced , and the remedy will como
as soon as the administration shall have
made provision for assuming full and ef
ficient control'of immigration at all
ports. Tlio treasury department , which
has control of this matter , is presumed
to IK ) proceeding 'as rapidly ns practic
able with the preparations for a thor
ough and rigid Inspection , nnd there
is every reason to oxnoct that in the
performance of this duty the law
will bo given the broadest construction
of which it is capable. The president
nnd secretary of the treasury do not
sympathise with the views of the advo
cates of extreme restriction , but they
undoubtedly believe that the require
ments of the now imm'gnttion ' : law are
sound and essential , and there can bo no
doubt of their intention to have thorn
faithfully enforced.
Meantime no harm can como from in
telligent and unprejudiced discussion of
this question , the importance of which It
would not bo easy to pvorcf.Ulmato. Tin ;
BEE believes that tlio country cannot
now afford to exclude worthy foreigners
who came hare to make homed , to as
similate with our people , to glvo their
industry to the material development
of the country , and to become consumers
of the products of our farms and facto
ries. There can bo no danger , indus
trial , boclal or political , from the addi
tion to our population of' such people ,
however Ir.rgo. Only narrow solllshnoss
would deny to the able-bodied and will
ing workers of ether lands the opportu
nities which this country still has to
offer.
run TiinASViir AXD run HANKS.
The consultation between the secre
tary of the treasury and the Now York
bankers , regarding the extension of 4 }
per cent bonds which inuturo in
September , did not result quite ns
the secretary doubtless hoped it
would. As already reported in the
dispatches , the bankers were unani
mous in tlio view that to renew the
bonds ut a loss rate than 2 per cent
could not fail to ba protnotivo of depre
ciation in faca values of the bonds them
selves. It was urged thnt the an
nual profit on circulation against a
bond bcaring2por cent per annum , which
would bo 4.10 per cent of the face of the
bonds , assures par in market for 2 per
cent bonds. The assurance of loss on
circulation secured by bonds bearing li
per cent per annum would leave it ques
tionable whether par is to bo always
obtainable for bonds extended at a lower
rate of interest than 2 per cent per an
num. It was submitted that if the bonds
were extended at 2 per cent there would
likely be an increase of the national bank
currency to meet unusual needs this fall.
There was no doubt of the willingness
of the bankers who participated in the
consultation to have the bonds extended
at n rate of interest which would keep
them at par and not force a contraction
of the currency , and it is to bo presumed'
that both these conditions are desired
by the president and secretary of the
treasury. It would manifestly bo unwise -
wise to adopt a. policy which might re
sult in reducing the face value of
bonds below par , and it is most
important in present circumstances
to avoid a contraction of the currency.
The entire question hinges upon the
necessity of keeping to as iirm a status
as possible the volume of circulation in
preparation for the movement of the
year's crops , which promise to bo of im
mense volume. Secretary Foster stated
emphatically in the conference that the
government could pay olT all tlio bonds
maturing nnd have a balance in the
treasury , inaopondont of the gold reserve -
servo , hut ho evidently thought it
to bo the part of prudence
to extend the bonds belong
ing to the banks aa security
'or circulation , save interest , strengthen
the treasury , and prevent the reduction
of the volume of national bank notes.
To redeem the bonds would force the
banks to cheese between" surrendering
; heir charters or replacing the matured
jomls with the hlgh-pricod4 _ percents _ ,
md it is altogether probable that most
of them would elect the former.
Secretary Foster is said to have been
'avorably impressed by the views pre
sented to him , but he would not commit
limbelf until ho had consulted witti the
resident. A delinite statement of
; ho policy of the treasury in this im-
lortant matter may bo.axbocloTd , ut any
.imo , and it is probably , safe to predict
that it will bo nn olTor to extend the
naturing bonds at 2 per cent interest ,
payable at the pleasure of the govorn-
nont. The welfare of the treasury nnd
of the business of the country-is of chief
concern in this matter , andvthia will bo
subserved by a course which will at once
strengthen the treasury .and. prevent at
oss of. currency oy tlio withdrawal or
> ank notes , Tho. west is peculiarly in-
orostcd in this question from the fact
lint the bulk of the maturing bonds is
owned by western banks.
0/7 V OH'A'BRSWl' O * ' W.tS WORKS.
Municipal government is a topic to
vhloh the brightest wrilor.s on social
xnd political economy are" directing their
attention. It is '
a very ItnpoiHWfB'prob-
om , affecting as it does the welfare of
) y far the largest property interests of
ho country ami a rapjdly increasing
iroportlon of Its population.'Among
.ho . sub-topics which tire to bo considered
n connection with the mainquestion is
mbllo ownership of the facilities for
Ighting the cities and supplying them
vith water.
Prof. Edward W. Bbmis of Vanderbilt
university has boon making a porsoip.il
uvostigution of the subject of municipal
ownership of gas works. Ilia report is
o bo submitted to the American Eco
nomic association. In advance of- its
iiibllcntion by that organization Prof.
Joints contributes an article to the Now
York Independent relative to his Invcs-
igatlons at nine cities in which public
ownership has been tested for a long
wriod ot years. Philadelphia , Rlch-
nond , Vft. , Alexandria , Viu , Henderson ,
ty. , Wheeling , XV. Vn. , Bellofontalno ,
O. , Danville , Vn , , Charlottosvlllo , Vn , ,
und Hamilton , O. , uro the uitioa from
whoso experience thu professor con
cludes public ownership to bo desirable
nnd successful , rlio cost varies from 40
cents at WhtfpTlhg to $1.14 at Dan
ville. Philadelphia has owned her
gas works elnoo 1811 and the cost
there Is 81 fefcfhs per thousand foot
being Bllghtly. yduced year by yenr.
The cost la of icaurso determined by the
price nt whichrconl may bo secured. Of
thcso nlno cttldi hll but two have paid
for heir worliftjnjjt of their not receipts.
The ohnrgo to.qqnsumors la $1.50 except
In Wheeling , wlioro It is half that , and
In BollofontalnW'p. ' , whore It Is 31.
There nro dliilcultios In the way of the
public ownership of the lighting plants
In western cities which will probably
postpone notion looking In that direc
tion for a long period. The plants have
cost moro money than similar establish
ments In older cities , nnd the long dls-
-tanco from the fuel supply muko the expense -
ponso of producing gas largely in excess
of that in the coat. The public Im
provements which have boon gradually
acquired by custom centers of population
must bo rapidly created In the newer
cities of the wost. The result Is- that
the people prefer to leave the light and
water supply to the enterprise of cor
porations in order that all available
funds may bo utilized in ether necessary
improvements. Nevertheless the time
is coming when western citlos , and
Omaha in particular , will agitate the
subject of public ownership of both.
Kansas City has recently voted bonds
with which to control her own water
works. Chicago nnd many other western
orn cities own the water plants. Few
have taken charge of the lighting busi
ness , but the same reasons for desiring
to own the waterworks wfll bo used as
arguments for qxlon'ding public owner
ship to the lighting plants.
LOWER CAI.IKOKNIA belongs natur
ally to the United States , but it was not
included in the cession which gave to
the American rqpublic the Mexican
province of AltaCalifornia. . From time
to time negotiations for its purchnso
have been suggested , but Northern Cal
ifornia and Mexico have boon hostile to
the idea. Tlio former for fear the ac
cession would bring about a division of
the state , and the latter on the general
proposition that no moro terri
tory shall bo coded. The peninsula
is now practically controlled by the
English and a London company
has just completed arrangements to con
struct a railway from San Diego to Sun
Quentin , 142 mUoj ? The patriotic citi
zens of southern tCalifornia regard the
movements of , ( the English syndicate
with a great djbalof , suspicion. It is not
unlikely thoirnmnipulntion of affairs in
Lower Cnlifornia..will eventually breed
diplomatic difliculties. The peninsula
has about threnjihundred miles of ocean
coast and controls the gulf of California ,
& great land-lo.ck.lbd sea , > vhich , in the
event of trouble "between America and
England or anyrfcSouth American coun
try , would bo ubavcn of refuge for hos
tile Hoots whi(5U ( ° 'would make America
no end of trouble.
Tm : ItataJiKQnont.grows in confusing
interest"iTf-thbTlittle" : ship is tolurnod
to San Diego anil Its ofllcors and crow
are tried and convicted of violating the
neutrality laws , what then'/ The vessel
and its entire cargo nro not worth the
cost of pursuit , capture and conviction.
The moro the facts are developed the
moro ridiculous' appo'ars the whole sen
sation. Yet , it is hardly possible for the
government to do anything less than
carry out the programme outlined. If
the insurgents win in Chili , wo shall
have their enmity. If they lese , wo
shall scarcely oxp&ct Balmacoda to offer
us thanks. The situation is decidedly
embarrassing. The Ittitn is a good deal
of a Tartar. It would be a great relief
to the navy department to bo Informed
just hnw to lot her go unpunished and ut
the same time pVc serve our national dicr-
nity. '
NEWSPAPERS are like Providence in
that they help those that help themselves.
This suggoHtion naturallj grows out of
the contemplation of the assessment
question. The newspapers have pointed
the way to reform , nnd urged it in season
and out of season. The evils of our sys
tem can only be-corrected by the efforts
of the pooplo. They must make public
sentiment felt for the correction of the
inequalities. The opportune moment for
giving the officials an object lesson in
tlio matter is presented. The news
papers are ready to help the people if
they will help themselves.
elation might make a practical applica
tion of its articles of Incorporation by as
signing one of its committees to the gen
eral subject of taxation. That commit
tee could glean n vuaUiunount of Inform
ation from the assessment rolls and vo-
veal to the general organization n grout
many facts unfavorable to our present
inequitable and harmful system of col
lecting revenues.
IT Ia again about time to remind the
board of education thnt tlio most popu
lous nnd wealtlt woution of Omaha is
very inadequately provided with school
facilities. Trft3k''owth of the high
school Is crowdhu/ the grades out of the
central bulldliuj'und the pupils of these
grades nrovltijnt ] convenient and pro
per accommodations ,
AN omorgonHwj hospital In the heart
"
of the city is o"siUiitlni to.good govern
ment. To delay ? longer In providing
this necessary ruljof for the unfortunates
for whoso immediate roltof the city Is
responsible , is'ttri/xcusablo.
WHEN the bo rtl of public works fin
ally braces Itself for .business the earth
will undoubtedly lly linlosa it should bo
frozen und immovable.
THE county commissioners will find
the coroner's inquests and his post
mortems interesting subjects for investi
gation and Tlitisuotion.
THE potty peculations of n deputy city
license collector ought to rosuli in homo-
thlng more mortifying than dbgruco
und exposure.
ANOTHER week bus rolled by and yet
the contractors uro not engaged upon
the unfinished portions of last year's
contracts.
WILL SOON KNOW HIS FATE ,
Muideror Noal's Oaso to Bo Decided Within
Three Weeks ,
DRUG STORE LIQUOR SELLERS FINED ,
Introducing lown HootloKRliiR In Iil
coin tfiilcMiimm'fl ( Appointment
A CliniiKo In Deputy Land
CommlHsloncra.
Nob. , Juno 8. fSpoclnl to TUP.
.J On JunoSO the supreme court will
convene and a number of important docl.ilons
will bo handed down. UhloC Justice Uobb
Wiusocn today nnd nskod If nn opinion would
bo handed down ut that time hi the case ot
Ed NeiU , the murderer of Dorothy nnd Allen
Jou6A nenr South Omaha. The Judge re-
Dlled : ' .
"It Is possible thnt nn opinion will bo
handed down In the Neal murder cuse on the
20th. In'fnct , It is very likely that nn opinion
will bo eivnn at thnt time. "
In three weeks therefore the fate of Neal
will be decided.
L > m ; < ! < H3T9 KIXHI ) .
Moasri. Ray , IConny , Kostkn nnd Flogon-
bnuin. four of the six druggists' nrroitod on
the charge of selling liquor on Sunday , were
nrrnlRneu before Police Judge Houston this
inoriilnp. The only witness ngalnst them
was the stranger from Denver named Wil
son , who Is lifter n Job on the police foreo.
The straneor testified that ho wont to the
druR stores of these various gentlemen nnd
without a proscription secured half n pint of
Whisky at each place. On the strength of
this testimony the four druggists were lined.
Uuy paid his line , but it is reported that the
ether three druggists will take nn appeal.
Alexander and \Vocmpnor , who nro also
under arrest , secured continuances until to
morrow. Shrador will have his hearing on
Friday.
Slnco the war has commenced nn tha drug
stores , the lowu custom of bootloptring has
been Introduced. As n result there were
moro drunken men sion on the streets yester
day than on any previous Sunday for several
mouths.
COMMIS3tONiU : OBST.HVI. MA < < O > f.
It now appears that the appointment of
Judge O. P. Mnson as commissioner general
at the world's fair in la'JS hangs on the
slenderest contingency. This slight barrier
is whether or not Judge Mason feels that ho
can stand the physical strnln. As the judge
Is in remarkably vigorous health lor n man
of his years it is believed that this possible
impediment to his appointment will not bo
nllowod to Interfere with the consummation
of the judge's ambition.
inji'irrv coMMwsioxnii I.AMSOX.
On account of IU health Urad P. Cook ,
deputy land commissioner , has tendered his
resignation to Commissioner Humphrey , to
taku effect nt once. Ho has been tendered
the less arduous position of chief dork and
1ms accepted It.
Mr. A. II. Lam on. formerly correspondent
of THE BUR from Broken Bow , but latterly
chief clerk in the land commissioner's offlco ,
has been promoted to the position of deputy
commissioner.
01)1)3 AND ENDS.
The Sol Bergman Jewelry company of
Omaha has tiled articles of incorporation
with tko secretary of state. The capital
stock ls SiO.OOO.
Some thief entered the stable of Mr. Me-
Glone ut 1UKJ Q street lost night and stole n
black borso end bujgy. ; A reword of § 75 is
offered for tlio recovery of the property.
The Lincoln circulation of Tun BKE was
never in better hands than it is nt present.
All subscribers are served promptly nnd
treated fairly ana courteously. No ether
paper can offer its readers anything like the
complete news service of Tim BKE. This
fact is conceded on all hands and the rapid
increase m Tin : BIK ; circulation is ample
evidence of the fact. Tun BKK has perfected
arrangements whereby the various cities and
towns of the state will participate in its
news features to a greater extent than over ,
uuu i iucoin win not DO ovcnooKcu in ttm
particular. Subset-ilia for Tun BIK : and have
it delivered at your house or place of busi
ness.
I'ASSIMS JESTS.
msn IT.
Smttli , Gran A Co.'s Mniitlilu.
If some careless-minded person casts abrtght
banana pool
Down upon the flinty sidewalk , quite con
venient to your heel ;
If you wildly sknto upon it and korllummox
with a crash ,
Then express your deep emotion with a
"What is o hcnrt ? " ho murmured low
Her answer made him shiver.
"It's well enough as giblets go ,
But I prefer the liver. "
Clotblornnd furnisher : Dashaway I have1
nn old coat I think , you might wear , Uncle1
Jasper.
Uuclo .f us per I'so obliged , sah. Is dat
coat a suck ! I ain't got much use for a tnll
cent , sah.
Dashaway Why , what's the matter with
a tail coat , unelni
Uncle Jasper Um 1 Mighty unhandy , sah ,
getting obor fences.
Washington Host : When It comes to
crooked llnanctorlng Philadelphia takes the
confectionery n regular Marsh-mallow.
Now York Recorder : "Mr. Glnndors , "
said that gentleman's wife , rather sovorolj' ,
"I want you to glvo thnt typewriter of your's
the suck. "
"It is-very thoughtful of you. " replied
Glanders , "but I gave her u sealskin lost
winter. "
"What ! "
"O or that is yes , I'll discharge her
tomorrow. "
Washington StarVhat : is needed in
Philadelphia financial circles is less of an
iutorcorruptiblo currency.
A young lady from Boston was being
helped to chicken by n. Fifteenth street uncle
lust night , whom she knocked breathless
niter hulmd pressed her to have n heart or
some giblets , by saying sweetly : "No , none
of , the organs , if you please , uncle. "
A CHAMPION OP TUB SUX.
I'htlatlclithlti 1 lints.
'Twhs-pibrious to see the way
Ho stood up for the lair ;
He fought , thuir causa by night nnd day ,
Abroad and everywhere.
In brilliant Words , in logic bold , .
Ha shone out like u fa tar
But vet ho ne'er stood up for them
Whoa riding in u car.
Now York Herald : "That gambler loft hU
daughter pretty well off. "
"Yo * % but I shouldn't ' fancy a girl with a
poker dot"
The Continent : Bashful Young Man
A hem Sally Ahem.
Sally ( onuouruglugly ) Well , Goorgol
B. Y. M. Sally , do you 'SIKJSO your ma
would bo wlllln' to be my inothor-ln-luwl
Wimt'8'in auuiuot Hem's Chill always In
hot water.
v * , NOT AT HOMK.
T l > e < r UFie6l'rrj $ .
" "She's not nt home , " the llunkoy said
And looked ubovo the young man's head.
'l8 this reply a culling ruse , sir I"
"O , no , slio'j not ut home to you , sir. "
O , lot us to tho-plcnlo grounds
With cnko nnd plo nnd oustard.
Wheru hostile snukos meander' round ,
And frollo In thu mustard.
Tlio Naval Kxcrolso.
lltutfanl Tdnct ,
It coat about & 5.000 for the Charleston to
chase the Itata from ban Francisco to Cullao.
Bug didn't catch her , it Is true , but the people
have had # 25,000 worth of enjoy ' mini t out of
the ulTnlr. U reminds ouo o'f tuo-Nnw Bed *
ford whaler which returned after u three-
yours1 rrulse without a barrel of oil or a
pound of bone. "Wall , " explained the old
down-castor captain to thoownerof the craft ,
wo hain't got no oil and wo hain't got uo
bone , but we've had u d nlco nail. "
Mr. Koscwntoi- broad.
JVtto 1'orV Ktenliui Ttlturam.
Hon. K. Kosawntor. proprietor of Tun
OMAHA BKB , who sailed- for Europe on the
Normannla , luul nn Interview with Secretary
Foster nt the Fifth Avontio hotel .before his
departure. Ho appeared before the secre
tary as the representative of the people nnd
nil the Herman societies of the northwest in
order to protest In their nnmo ngiilust the
proposed restrictions of Immigration.
"The recent Italian outrages nt Now Or
leans , " said Mr. Hosewntor , "havo been used
ns nn argument ngalnst allowing foreigners
to come to this country , but It Ls not n fair ar
gument , The lower clashes of Europe nro
absolutely necessary In the United States
for the purpose of performing labor which
American workmen refuse to do except nt
exorbitant rates. They nro needed to build
railroads and for all kinds'of Unpleasant
dlfllciilt labor. The Union Pacific rend win
built chlolly by Chinese coolies and n largo
proportion of the work done on the railroads
of this country Is performed by the lower
class of foreigner ! } . The people of the north
west are strongly opposed to any change In
thu Immigration laws ; they fool that those
laws nro nil right ns they nro."t
'
Secretary Foster listened to' Mr. Rosowa-
tor's words with great Interest , and inter
rupted him frequently with questions.
Mr. Hosowutor goes abroad as the ofllclnl
representative of Postmaster General Wann-
maker. Ho bears with him letters to the
postal authorities of Franco , England , Aus
tria and Germany. Ho will investigate care
fully the postal telegraph system of those
countries nnd will report upon the condition
of the postal .service there as compared with
the United States.
Delay Will llo Fatnl.
iruiKr Chronicle.
It is too bad that It Is necessary to bring
before the attention of the state board of
transportation the urgent demand for action
on the question of railroad rates. The people
of the state have spoken loudly enough it
would seem to nwokon those gentlemen from
their sleep that has already all but allowed
the administration to pass out of the
hands of the republicans because of
their apathy to the vital interests of
the people on this Important ques
tion of railroad charges. These men Hold in
their grasp a lofty privilege and.upon them
rests n duty of supreme importance. No ono
else can perform it , nnd they cannot shirk it
except at the party's peril. If they will act
and aet quickly and llrmly , yet with consider
ation and equity ns between all the interests
involved , they will servo their party nnd
the public.
The eyes of the people are upon the board
of transportation , nnd the republicans of the
state will hold them responsible for the con
sequences of further and It may bo fatal
delay.
AO.inil CIuuicc.
Kcaniqi Hub.
Omaha will make a strong bid before the
national republican committee to have the
next national convention held in Omaha. The
exposition bulldmcr would accommodate the
convention , and the hotels of Omaha nnd
Council Bluffs could easily take care of the
big crowds between tlmob. Omaha was very
nearly decided upon in 18S3 , and stands a
good chance ns a winner next year. And
whnt a whoop there would bo for Blnlno nnd
Paddock , the Nebrnskn favorites I
Emblems of Liberty.
1'eclt'n Sim.
At the present rate of increase in the num
ber of bicycle riders in the country how long
will it be before the nntlon will bo on wheels !
Liberty on a bicycle and Uncle Sam posed
with a baseball bat woubl bo correct cmble- <
malic figures of the land of the free.
II1KI to IIO It.
Ntlinwkn Citu PICAS.
Business must bo extremely dull with the
Omaha World-Herald when the management
sends out its managing odltor and head ad
vertising man to write up nnd hustle business
In the country towns of the state.
Puttisoti's P worl'ul Club.
\ \ \ > nhinuton Tent.
Governor Pattlson is swinging his veto nf
n rate that causes the Pennsylvania legisla
tors to wonder what they were there for.
Ttth ITA TA UA11 A.
Butte Minor : The Itata Is coming back to
get another load.
St. Louis Republic : The Itata having sur
rendered at her own convenience , Mr. Blame
can now proceed to turn her loose again at
his leisure.
Philadelphia Record : If the reported sur
render of the vessel be not sustained by the
courts of the United States she should bo
purchased. Her beautiful heels would bo
objects of genuine interest.
St. LouU Globo-Uomocrat : The position
of the Chilian Insurgents has boon strength
ened by the surrender of the Itata. They
will at any rate regain the sympathy of the
United States , which the escape of that ves
sel forloltod.
Philadelphia Lodger : The surrender of the
Itata dqos not 30om to bo such nn empty for
mality as it was supposed [ t would bo , ns the
dispatch says her commander handed over
to the American warships all the arms T > ,000
ritlcs she took on board off San Diego.
New York Continent : The Itata has sur
rendered to the United States govorntne.it ,
and is to bo towed back to San Uiogo. Then
there. Is to bo nt : elaborate lawsuit in honor of
our conquest , which is to cost us twice the
valua of the Itata. Thus does the republic
of the Unltod States take vengeance on her
enemies.
.Oakland ( Cul. ) Times : This rumpus be
tween Uncle Sum and the two parties in
r.hill reminds ono Irresistibly of that line in
the Iliad of Missouri now , nlas , too rapidly
passing Into the realm of purely traditionary
lore reading : "Tho devil and the Dutch
nnd the dun cow ( IU" The results promise
to be so much similar , too , to those iu that
classic contest. _
tillK IU JIIXK.
\\'cth\u \ \ \ ,
There's n sparkling iu her eye
Thnt no millions can buy
If they think so let them try
She' * divine.
There's a blush upon her cheek
Like the peach tree's blossom , eke
Like rod willows by the creek
Or like wine.
She has rases In her hnlr ;
It was I who put them there
Really , did I ever darol *
Is she mine )
Or can it bo n dream ,
Idle poet's empty theme
Put in words that make It seem
Suporflnot
No ; for see upon her hand
Thorn's n little poldon baud.
Filigree work , understand
Llko a vln
And n perfect solitaire
Fits upon It. Thonffulr
Cost two hundred. 1 don't care I
Shu Is ininJ.
DEPEW ON WESTERN TOPICS ,
IIo Talks of Railroads , Crops , Politics nnil *
the World's ' Fair , jf
* " " f
BM M
EVERYTHING HAS' A PROSPEROUS LOOK.
Gold Will Uoino Itnuk from Kiirnpo tu
1'ay Tor (7 ruin Tlio Allliuion mill
JlH IfCTOMlCH Clll ( < flKO'n
AVhllcuIiaiiel Cluli.
Nr.w YonK , JunoS. Chnuncoy M. Dopow
got liomo yesterday mnrnlni ? Iroin u western
trip In which ho combined business mitt
Mieecli-maldng with his usual vers Ulllty. In
ti talk with n newspaper limn liu mild :
" 1 loft Nuwr.York for the purpo i of nttoad-
Ing the annual mooting of the atje.iholJ.'iM .
of the Chicago It NorthwtMturu rallw w re u-
pnny and the olcotiou of n board of director * ,
na I do ovoryycnr. This election took plniM
on the Ith. I found the r.illwny men utnui
mous In their bcllof that the fall btnliu )
would bo bettor than It has boon Tor sever il
years , nnd would so continue during thu win
ter. The dllToronco bolwnon the Itouk Island
nnd the Northwestern statntuotits , ouo com
ing on the 'Id of the month and the other nn
the 4th , Is a vigorous commentary upon the
opposite theories of railway , management.
Not so many yu'irs ago the roads west of Chicago
cage were entirely fico from the liquidating
processes in rules which hitvo boon going on
between Chicago nnd the seaboard for the
past ton yours , nnd which have reduced the
rates on the trunk lines about 50 per cent In * *
thnt porlod. The western managers argued
that the Mlddlo states were not paying , but
tho-.territory through which they ran had
not yetlUlod up with population , nor had Its
resources been nt nil developed , so that
the growth of business from thoio sources
would pruvont their beine compelled to moot
the conditions which had so radically
changed the affairs of the eastern reads.
Several of the western roads , nnd among
them the Rock Isltinu and the Northwestern ,
more conspicuously , were earning at that
U mo nearly. If not ciulto double , the amount
of their regular dividends.
' It was then that the management , of the
Northwestern said that there was danger at
least that the eastern experience might ox-
tund west of Chicago and thai It was best In
time of prosperity to prepare for such an
emergency. So all the earnings above the
regular dividend of 7 per cent upon the pr < l
terred and 0 upon the common siock , were
put Into the road In the place of borrowing
money for bottnrments and equipment. In
this way many millions of dollars which were
renuirod to produce now rolling stock and
miles of side tracks and double iracks were
tuken from the not earnings for that purpose ,
so that when the liquidating process was
made with the systems west of Chicago the
Northwestern was nblo to hold Its own , and
its statement for the year shows that it
earned Its dividends , anil though it was af
fected with the others , proportionately , the
loss in the business had only affected a sur
plus over and above the dividends. Ttio Hock
Island , on the contrary , capitalized Its earn
ing power , with the result that , when it nad
to face present conditions its loss of net
earnings forced the reduction of dividends
which has been so disappointing to
its stockholders. It is to bo said ;
however , for the managers who adopted
this policy that unless there I
overbuilding of railroads in the west , til
natural growth of the country will give a volume -
umo of business suftlciotit to causa a constant
increase of earnings , oven upon present low
rates , as it is thoroughly understood among
railroad men that agreements between com
peting lines for the maintenance of rates will
bo moro closely adhered to in t'lo future than
they utivo over been before.
"My observations , which reached this time
only through Illinois and Ohio , conllrmed the
impressions which I received in a more extensive -
tonsivo trio of some months ago as"to the
brilliant prospects for crops this year. With
tint ftifltitin f\t ft rtn n/litr l ( a uniir fitriir\cxt r ti _
surod In Europe , the United States must
have n largo export of cereals nt excellent
prices and the ? 5lt:00,000 ) : iu gold which has
gone over there recently must como back to
pa3- for it , because our exports will be large
ly in excess of our imports during the com-
ina year. Business mun In all branches that
I came in contact with , a great many of
them , said that business conditions went
never safer or more conservative than at
present.
"I found that the farmer's ' alliance , slnco
the determination at Cincinnati to form It
into a third party and c&rlsten it with the
now name of the people's party , has been
rapidly organised by its leaders Into a close ,
and secret corporation. How many votosl
can hold from the two old parties the bret
calculators' both democrats und republicans ,
uro in douol about. The leaders luivo en
forced rigid rules , that the members of the
now party shall reuil only Its own papers nnd
penalties nro Imposed for Inking those which
are cither republican or democratic. I know
of some gentlemen who thougut it a patriotic
duty to combat the heresies of the
Cincinnati platform and proposed issuing
pamphlets to the members of the people's
: party to argue questions ; but , after the most
persistent effort they have been wholly unable
to got access to the rolls of members , thu *
loaders llutly refusing , saying that they don't
propose to permit their followers to read any
thing but their own publications.
"My visit to Chicago this time brought , mo
In contact iu n "very pleasant way with the
nether world through the gruesome exorcises
or the Whltcohnpol club. I was elected nn
honorary member at the time of my lecture
there a year ago on the world's fair , but had
not before had an opportunity of ascertain
ing the nal source of the lurid tales which
Illumine the pages of the Chicago newspapers
nnd keep Europe inn state of alarm as to ,
whether it would bo safe for foreign visitors
to como to the fair. However , the White-
chapel club demonstrates ono of the essential
rules of success , and that is , oven newspaper
men , who nro hotter equipped thnu any other
profession , must create n novel nnd original
organisation and ono adnptad to the sur
roundings of the place where they may be
located. The Clover club has had a rornark-
able career and its permanency Is secure.
But every club formed In ether places upon
the same model bus been a failure because
copies don't , take. The Whltochupel club has
Ujon severely criticised on the score of tusto ,
nnd yet I think it is an element of violent
contrast , of shocking you to n depth where
you are the moro easily lifted into an appre
ciation of the wit and oloquonca which will
Insure its longevity as u unique feature of
journalistic lifo In the country.
"There Is nu unusual uud very deep-soatod
fooling In the west that the east U hostllo-ttT
tlio world's fair In Chicago. It Is difficult to
lie-count for It , but everywhere I found that
It existed. It Is not the ordinary and local
partisanship of people whose shores Is
bounded by the local papers , but It Is felt and
expressed with even moro vigor by the most
prominent pooplo. The failure of our legis
lature to make an appropriation has en
hanced und deepened this Impression. It is
assuming the character of something more
than more Interest in the world's fair , and
rather u distinct sectional bitterness , though
iwrhops that word Is too Htrong , I think that
wo could do nothing In Now York which
would bo bettor for ourselves , certainly
nothing which would bo moro patriotic and
conducive to the dissipation of this fooling ,
than to exert ourselves In uvorv way to help
thii fnlr. It has passed the danger period ,
The prldu nnd enthusiasm of thu whole west
nru In it , nnd it is destined to be n marvelous
success as an American exhibit anyhow.
Whatever comes from nbrond will bo by wuy
of addition. "
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