TTTE ( KM ATI A DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , JAXUAHY 31 , ISO ! ) .
r JIEN
Killing Effect of Imperialism on the Beat
Sugar Business.
BLIGHT OF ASIATIC CHEAP LABOR
Importance- tin ; linlnir- ( the
Country , lei Inci-pllon nml Ucrel-
ojinu'iit Iliii-nlloiiH for
The following letter written by Hon. C.
II. Cornell of Valentine , Nob. , Is reprinted
from the Springfield ( Mais. ) Republican :
A recent dispatch from Norfolk , Neb , , to
The Omaha Dee announces that Its beet
sugar factory lias just closed Its eighth
campaign (100 ( days' run ) , and adds :
"Tho last year has been u good one for
beet growers In tlio vicinity of Norfolk. The
price paid for beets at the factory ranged
from $15.70 to $5.25. being regulated by > thu
amount of laccharlno matter 'the beets con
tained. The average price paid was $4.50
jicr ton. While this average yield of beets
was between ten nnd twelve tons per acre ,
some Melds exceeded this amount , one field
of five acres near Ilondor producing 120
"tons. During the last Benson the factory
ipul < l out nearly $130,000 for beets and nearly
550,000 for labor. "
That statement has raised some questions.
In connection with the present agitation re
garding expansion. The Nebraska state
legislature , session of 18S9 , enacted a law
offering a < bounty for the manufacture of
eugar from 'beets ' , which was followed by a
national 'bounty ' , Incorporated In the tar I ft
( McKlnley ) law of 1S90. On the strength of
( bo two bounties the Ox nurd brothers ot
Now York .began the erection of a beet eugar
( factory at Grand leland , followed soon after
liy the one. at Norfolk. They were , however ,
regarded as an experiment. , It Is not neces
sary to detail the vicissitudes through which
thcso factories nave passed , duo to repeal of
both tiatlomil and state bounties , the diffi
culty of getting .farmers . to engage In beet
raising , panic , etc. Suffice It to say that
otter meeting them all , the factories today
nro in a highly prosperous condition , as also
the tlUzcnn who contribute labor , both farm
nnd factory , as cyldenccd .by the figures
quoted.
Importance of tlie Imluwlry.
For the farmer nothing compares with
beet growing. Ho contracts Tor a given
acreage In February at a stated prlco per
ton , wtlch enables him to tell just what to
expect , net per aero , from his beet growing.
When corn was an over-production until It
brought from 9 'to 13 cents per bushel , mak
ing It hardly worth gathering , the fanner
who had contracted to furnish beets was a
prosperous a ever. During the drouth Bea
cons of 1891-5 , 'when the cereal farmer pro
duced little or nothing , the 'beet grower re
ceived his usual' yield and usual price.
Sugar boot growing , as conducted now In
Nebraska , Is therefore the .most eatlsfactory
uid lucrative product of the farm , BO much
o that the fanners 'who were Indifferent at
the earlier stages of the Industry are now
clamoring for larger contracts until the
management could contract annually ten
times 'tho capacity ot either factory. The
Batno results have followed In Utah , Cali
fornia , New Mexico , and I know of no place
iwhcro the experiment has been tried unsuc
Thcso factories hayo also demonstrated
that there Is no Industry of anything like
the same magnitude , the disbursements of
which go BO directly to labor , farm and fac ;
tory. The eight seasons In which 'beets ' have
been grown for these factories have demon
strated Uiat beet growing will withstand
the most severe drouths. During the years
cereal was a fall-
S804-5 , when every crop
tire , the 'bcots ' were a. llltlo smaller than
usual , but sweeter In saccharine , the dif
ference Ixslng a lighter tonmigo per aero ,
which was made up < the quality of the
product. Therefore , those parts of the coun
try which are semi-arid , with other con
ditions favorable , need not hcsltato engag
ing In l > cct growing for fear of drouth.
1'MclU for Investment.
Statistics place the value of Imported
Bugars at about $120,000,000 annually , prln
tlpally beet product grown In Germany and
other European countries. The cxperlmenta'
etago through which the Industry has been
passing had Just about convinced capitalists
that the manufacture offered a safe and
prosperous field for Investment and upon
the return of good times negotiations were
begun which promised several new factories ,
Omulia had almost secured capital for ai
immense plant. Fremont was actively ne
gotiating for a somewhat smaller one. The
Standard Cattle company , which feeds sev
eral thousand cattle annually at Ames , con
templated erecting a factory at that place ,
the refuse ot the beet factory to be utilized
iu the feed yards. With the declaration o
war , however , all negotiations ceased.
The war Is at an end. Commercial reports
from every direction speak ot cheap ana
abundant money and new-found prosperity.
Yet not a word Indicating that the iit'xt
year will see a dollar of this cheap money
Invested In sugar factories , nnd why ? On
the cessation of war we came Into posses
sion ot distant cane sugar-growing Island * .
where labor can bo had nt $3 per month and
found. " nnd labor belnc the principal fuctor
in sugar production , the capitalist who before -
fore the war had been negotiating within
the beet belt of this country now learns that
he can. or others will , engage In the manu
facture on those Islands , vtiero labor Is
cheapest , and lie cau now do so with perfect
safety , under our tlag and guarded by our
army and navy. Wo were therefore Just on
the point of wresting from Europe over
1125,000,000 annually at our own money ,
which was to have been disbursed among
our citizens In lucrative employment , bu :
which -we now turn over to our acquircd ter
ritories , a largo part of which will co to
Asiatic "coolie" labor. Wo are also to bo
taxed moro heavily to support an Increased
army and navy , sent to do guard duty over
Ihoso Industries in our acquired territories.
( tuontloiin for ImiierlnlUtn.
Now , what I would like the "cxpanslon-
lits" to answer , Is this : How are the people
ple living within the beet and sugar belta
of the United States , which forms a very
large area , to bo recompensed for the loss of
this $125.000.000 which they bad the right to
expect they would bo allowed to earn at
homo annually , within a very short time ,
by the 'transfer of the sugar Industry bodily
to ( hone * Islands ; also , for the Increased
taxation for the support or our army and
navy. If I am wrong in my premises that
negotiations for factories In the states have
ceased because ot acquiring those Islands ,
why were the negotiations terminated with
the war , and the acquisition ot these Isl
ands ? Also , I would like to know what the
people of the United States arc to gain by
taking this Industry from Germany. Franco
and Austria , our best customers , and turn
ing It over to the class of labor that will
produce It on thcxo islands , specimens of
which are best described In the following re
cent dispatch from Honolulu :
"Korty Gallclan * wear the felons' stripes
anil work unrequited on the streets ot Hono-
GOOD DIGESTION
Good Nerves and Good Health
are the sifts of
\ Hertford's ' Acid Phoiphiti
Take no Substitute.
lulu , rather than toll for pay as contract '
laborer * on the plantations. aix over In i
I.nhalna lie In jail under the penal en
forcement of contract law because they will
not return to their contract service. One ,
with ncnrccly a penny , wns found Btowi-J _
with lil/i two little tnothrrlciiR daught
ers on the ship U , F , Sargent In a desperate
resolve to get away from what lu < regarded
as his bond service. All over the Islands It
Is the same story ; the Gallctans brought
hero a. fnw months ago under contracts ot
service for three years are deserting their
employment , refusing to work In the cane
fields under contracts , "
And yet Secretary Wilson of the federal
agricultural department , in the face of such
competition as that , can talk as follows :
"Yes , there are new sources ot wealth
opening to us. The beet fiugar Industry has
reached a wonderful development this year.
It will go on , 1 believe , until wo shall So
able , If we choose , to proiuce our own sugar
In an economical and profitable way. A
million and n half acres of land would raise
beets enough to produce our entire supply ot
sugar. To consume the supply of beets will
demand $200,000,000 of capital and employ a
vast number of laborers. I do not see why
the Industry should not bo developed to the
point I Imvo suggested. A new view of the
advantage of beet sugar culture has re
cently begun to Impresn Itself upon the
agriculturist. It ban been found that ttio
pulp ot the beets , after the sugar has been
extracted , is Just as useful for feeding dairy
cattle a beets would be before the sugar
Is wlthdtawn. As Boon as the beet sugar
farmer Is satisfied that ho can get back the
cost of his sugar beet crop In forage and
will bo nble to bell the sugnr In the beets as
n clear profit , two Industries wilt bo helped.
That is ono of the promising things for the
fanner to think about at the beginning of
the year 1899. "
Blight of Afllntlc l.nlior.
The trouble Is not with the farmer. The
last eight years have brought the Industry
the transition Btflgo with him , and
ho la today ready to contract beets and take
pulp. However , ho now finds himself confronted -
fronted with the prospect of ths sugar
manufacture falling Into the hands of a few
men , combining Immense capital , owning a
small number ot very largo factories , the
land and the labor on these Islands , which
Secretary Wilson would annex. He natu
rally docs not suggest that there will bo any
factories added during the year 1899 , oper
ated under like conditions with the present
factories , although It will take BOO of the I
slzo of Norfolk's to supply our homo consumption - '
sumption of sugar.
To one who .watched . hopofuly the develop
ment ot what promlfled to bo ono ot the very
greatest Industrial pursuits of our country
the probability ot loss of all thcso factories
Is a very serious question1. That the fac
tories are paying Investments now , one only
has to figure the results of this season's
campaign , as quoted , for confirmation. That
people who are able to Invest In such Indus-
trice are waiting to determine the extent to
which the Industry Is to 'be affected through
the cheap labor of our newly acquired terri
tory , seems equally true. If wo arc to lose
this Industry at homo how are 'we , as a
people , to gain In anything like equal meas
ure through the territory acquired and to b
acquired , Including the Philippines ?
WHIST PLAYERS ARE COMING
Fifth Animal MvctliiK ot Central AH-
Hoclntloii to lie llrlil In O in aim
\cxt .Mouth.
The fifth annual meeting of the Central
Whist association takes place In Omaha
February 10 and 11 nnd the Omaha Whist
club Is making active preparations to en
tertain the visitors. The play will bo at
the Commercial club rooms , the club rooms
in The Dec building being too small to ac
commodate the largo number of whist play
ers who always attend these meetings. The
following cities will be represented : Ues
Molnes , three clubs ; Sioux City , three clubs ;
Sioux Falls , two clubs ; Yaukton , S. U. ,
Denlson , Cedar Ilaplds , Centervllle , Charl-
ton , Council Uluffs , la. , Lincoln , two clubs ;
Kansas City , also Kearney and Grand Is
land. Omaha will also have two clubs by
that time. I'lay begins Friday and con
tinues two afternoons and two evenings.
There are two principal trophies to bo
played for , the "Richards trophy , " now
held by Sioux Falls , for teams of four. Only
ono team from each club may compote for
this. It bas been won as follows : 1S95 ,
by Sioux Falls ; 1S9C , 1897 , by Des Molnes ;
1SUS , by > the Koso Hill club ot Sioux City
and on challenge won from It by Sioux
Falls. Then there la the "Des Molnes tro
phy , " now he-Id by Lincoln. For this prize
.a . club may enter any number of pairs.
The association and the local club will
present the winners of the various matches
with individual souvenirs. Omaha will be
represented In the fours by Heed , ninchart ,
Scrlbncr and ono other yet to be selected.
The club will have lots of good ones in the
pair contest , no less than ten pairs having
already entered.
On Saturday night the "free-for-all"
game will , occur and from present Indica
tions at least 200 players will take part.
Itcv. .Smith llftcliiM IIU
In oplto of the stormy night the First
United Presbyterian church was filled Sun
day night to hear Evangelist Smith's openIng -
Ing sermon , Mr. Smith made a reputation
last year as a gospel preacher , and his ser
mon Sunday night fully sustained the ex
pectations of the largo audience. The evan
gelist spoke from the text "Thou shall call
Ills name Jesus , for Ho shall save His
people from their sins , " and called attention
to the false Chrlsts which are preached In
these- days and depended on for salvation.
"I am good enough , " "I will bo saved If you
ore , " "I go to Dr. lllank's church , " etc.
Mr. Smith then pressed home the thought
that only the Jesus Christ of the bible , who
eaves from sin , Is worth any man's atten
tion , and only an Intelligent belief In Him
avails. The preacher said that no right Ufa
could save a man. It Is a right belief first
of all , and the right life will follow.
Although this was the first meeting one
man surrendered to the Christ of whom the
preacher'spoke , and un intense Interest was
manifested by the audience. From nil Indi
cations the meetings bid fair to prove as
successful as last year. There will bo
services each evening at S o'clock , Twenty-
first and Km met streets.
La Grippe is again epidemic. Every pre
caution should bo taken to avoid It. Its
specific cure Is Ono Minute Cough Cure.
The best remedy for all ages ; cures coughs ,
colds nnd all lung troubles. Pleasant to tbo
taste. No ono will bo disappointed In us
ing It.
Minx .Montr nt Unity.
Mips M. It. Morse of the High school faculty
.
ulty conducted < ho services at Unity church
Sunday morning In the absence of Rev. New
ton M , Mnmi , minister of the church. Rev.
Mann preached the sermon at the installation
of Dr , O , Cone , late president of lluchtel 1
r.ollcgp of Akron , 0 , . at Lawrence , Kan. ,
Thursday evening and occupied his pulpit
yesterday.
The smallest tmngs exen the greatest In
fluence. De Witt's Little Early Risers are
unequalled for overcoming constipation and
liver trouble. Small pill , best Dili , safe pill.
Work tit n I. oral Arllnl.
A painting ot a corner In Rlvervlew park ,
entitled "Noveiaber , " Is attracting atten
tion at a Douglas street art store. It Is
the work of a loail artist and Is brilliant
In coloring and full ot tno air and eoloru
ot the autumn.
Mnrrlnict * l.
County Judge Baxter Issued the following
marriage llcenso yesterday :
Name and residence. Age.
Charles A. Payette , Rawllns , Wyo . SO
Cora N. Ulxon , Falrbury , Neb . 27
REORGANIZING I I THE SENATE
Great l Change in Method of Transacting
Business Occurs Next March ,
PASS THE APPROPRIATION BILLS AROUND
YOUIIKIT I'.tciiirnt In ( InL"iK'i4 | | llouno
riniill ) ' Carrie * llo I'olnt Sioux
to Keep nn A rnt nt
the Cnpllnl.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. ( Special. )
When tbo senate comes to tcorganlze the
committees of that body considerable of
tbo work will have been done by the Fifty-
fifth congress , an agreement having been
reached In the upper branch to divide the
appropriation bills , sending them to the com
mittees having direct control over the mat
ters In Interest. For a great many yearn
It has been the contention ot the younger
element of llic senate that too much power
was lodged In the committee on appropria
tions , all appropriation bills having to pass
through that committee. With the Inllux
of new blood and the consequent realign
ment of parties , there has been a percepti
ble change In the Idea that one commit
tee should have direct charge of so many
varied branches of the public service , and
each congress since the Flftletti has shown
a growth of sentiment In favor of a dis
tribution of the appropriation bills to the
several , committees that would naturally
have ; charge of them. The younger mem-
bora tiavo felt that the "family party , " as
the older members have been denominated ,
control entirely too many Important com
mittees nu.l they have been loud In their
criticisms of the manner In whlid the com
mittees are chosen In the senate. Hut the
situation has ever remained the same , the
older members getting the big committees
and the younger clement having to take the
leavings. ] 13ut all this will be changed In
the , Fifty-sixth congress and much of the
. rancor that prevailed In former days rela
tive to committees will give place to a
kindlier feeling and a more Just apprecia
tion of those wlio have spent years In the
service.
UUtrllintloii of IllllH.
As now contemplated the appropriation
bills will bo distributed as follows : The
naval bill to the naval committee , the war
appropriation bill to tlio military commlt-
ee , the agricultural bill to the commlt-
'eo on agriculture , the Indian bill to the
: ommltteo on Indian affairs , the diplomatic
and consular bill to the committee on for-
; lgn relations , the legislative , executive and
udtclal and sundry civil bill to the conimlt-
.eo on appropriations , the postoffice bill to
: ho committee on postoffices and post
roads , the pension bill to the commlt-
eo on pensions. Mr. Allison will re
main ns now , the chairman of the
: ommlttco on appropriations , Mr. Halo will
retain his old committee , that of naval af-
'aiTs ; Senator Hawley will also be at the
head of his present committee , military
affairs ; Mr. McMillan , the present chairman
of the committee on the District of Colum
bia , will bo retained in his present posi
tion. Senator Aldrlch will , In all proba
bility , succeed the late Justin S. Morrlll
as chairman of the committee on finance ;
Senator I'latt of Connecticut will succeed
Pettlgrew at the head of the Indian com
mittee ; Senator Wolcott will remain as at
present , chairman of the committee on post-
offices and post roads ; Senator Proctor will
remain as chairman of the agricultural corn-
mltteo and Senator Galllnger at tlio head
of the pensions committee. Senator Hoar
will continue at the head of the Judiciary
committee , while Senator Spooner will go to
the head of the committee on rules. In
the making up of the other committees
there will bo but few changes , so that In
the reorganization of the senate upon re
publican lines , the only changes of any mo
ment that will be made will be In tlie secretary -
rotary of the senate and the sergeant-at-
arms. There will probably bo a few new
faces at the clerk's desk , every employe oc
cupying that position at present being a
democrat , or a free silver republican.
Slonx to llnvc n HoMlilciitKeat. .
Dr. C. A. Eastman , a full blood member
of the Flandrau Sioux tribe of Indians , will
shortly become the agent for the Pine
Hldge. Cheyenne Ulver and Standing nock
agencies , with residence in Washington.
This Is the first tlmo the Indians dwelling
on these agencies have ever been repre
sented In Washington 'by ' a resident attor
ney or representative , having largely per
formed the work devolving upon such at
torney through personal visitation on the
part of leaders of the several tribes. Dr.
Eastman Is a graduate of Ann Arbor and Is
the husband of Elalno Goodale , the celc
brated writer of verse.
It la Dr. Eastman's intention to prepare
and cxccuto a work upon the legends and
traditions of his tribe , taking in the Osagea
the Sac and Foxes , the Otoes , the Wlune-
bogos , the Omahas , the Asslnabolnes , and
for fifteen years he has been making a col.
lection of both the mythical and the real ,
having relations to the great family of Red
iMen to which ho belongs. Speaking of the
Sioux tribe. Dr. Eastman said that they
had adopted the English characters and
that the young men and women of today
were able to write their own language ns
well as English. Three newspapers are pub
lished In the Sioux language , one at the
Santee agency by Dr. A. L. ttlggs. called
lapl Oaya , which In English means "Word
Carrier. " A newspaper called Anpao , which
anglicised means "Dawn , " Is publisher
under the Episcopal mission at Madison
S. IX. under the Immedlato direction o
Illshop Hare of that diocese. The thin
Sioux newspaper Is published under the
auspices of the Catholic mission at Devil's
Lake , N. D. The Ulble , "Pilgrim's Progress'
and the "King's Highway" .have been trans
lated Into the Sioux language , together
with two or three grammars and severa
readers.
i'i\sio.\s FOIL WHSTKH.V VCTKIIAXS
Survivor * of tin- Civil Wnr Itriurm
litTfd ! > > tliu tJm eminent.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. ( Special. ) The
following western pensions have been
granted :
Issue ot January 17 :
Nebraska : Original Walter II , Ultit-
ner , Omaha , $8 ; William n. Uaper ,
Pawnee City , $ fi ; David B. Topbani ,
Mlndon , $6. Increase John A. Uese ,
Crounse , $ o to JS ; Thomas M. Stub-
bcrt , Pleasant Valley. J6 to $ S. Original
widows , etc. Harriet E. Knatts. Omaha. $ S.
lown : Original Spencer M. Lecky , Clin
ton , } C ; James Glass. Sac City. $0 : Wil
liam Foley , Anamosa , $6 : Joseph I ) . Wayne.
' Center Point. $ S ; Wion P. Speaker. Arthur ,
J8 ; Homer Galnes. Greenfield. S3. Addi
tional David II. Hildreth. Wapello. JG to
JS. Increase Leouold W. Zlnclel. Keokuk ,
$ S to $12 ; Robert V. Kelly. Vllllscn , J5 to
i $ S ; Hans Slmonson. Waukou. Jt ! to $12.
Original widows , etc. Clarissa A. Sllter ,
Macedonia. $ S ; Mary Seivls , Webster City ,
$12 ; supplemental , minors of George W.
Walters. Orlnncll. 14.
Colorado : Original Geoniora Penaro ,
Gardner. $12 ; Daniel II. Morehead. Denver ,
JC ; Judson W. Turrell. Longmont. $12.
Mexican war survivors , Increase J.hn Jasper -
per Thompson , Rocky Ford. JS to 112.
Montana : Orlclnal William Warner ,
Great Falls. $ S. Mexican war survivors.
Increase John Holmead. Norrls. $ S to $12.
South Dakota ; Original Joseph Drom-
loy , Alpena , IS ,
Issue of January 18 :
Nebraska : Original George W. Left-
wlek , St. Paul , $6. Increase John W. Car
diff. Falrbury. $8 to $17 ; Thomas Stan-
dldge , Imperial , $6 to $ S. Original wid
ows , etc. Ida Dorgmau , Ogalalla , IS ; Jane
Jay , Ilelvldere , JS.
lowu : Original Henry Fanger , Lyons.
$6 ; Matthew L. Nlswonger , Carroll , $ a. Ad-
dltlonal Joseph T. Flndley , Trner , Iff Jo
JIO ; Alexander W. Hean. Tripoli , J10 to
$12. Renewal nnd supplemental John Q.
Van Orman , Marshalltown , IS. Increase
Oeorgo S. McMlllen , Olcnwooxl. $6 to JS ;
( leorgo C. Dunham , HldRpJale , ? 6 to JS ;
William T. Ilalk-y. MarshalltovMi. jj to $10 :
.Inmen 11 , Leo. Indlanola , > 6 to JS. Original
widows , etc. Emma V. Wood. Cedar Hap-
Ids. J8 ! Harriott J. Follett. Sioux City , JS.
Montana : Original widows , etc. Char
lotte J. Wheeler. Helena. $17.
South Dakota : Helssue Ucnjamln S.
IJarnnrd. Mitchell. $17.
Wyoming : original William F. Oroven-
ivrg , Casper , JS.
Colorado : Original l.uls OaHca. I.as
\nlmas , JG ; James S. 1'arkcr , I'arker , $8.
I. > TI.NTIO. > Tt nii.iKVK : iiuouKn.
\Plioliitinont of Wooil
l.nrwr .Vuiiilu-r of
WASHINGTON , Jan. SO. Careful Inquiry
U the. War department discloses the fact
hat the president has taken no action to-
\\irdn supplanting General Urooko by Gen-
ral Wood as governor general ot Cuba , nnd
hare is also good ground for the statement
hat be has no ouch Intention. General
Wood's splendid administration of civic jf-
airs In Cuba has earned the admiration of
he president , but U Is Impracticable to place
ilm In command ot the whole Island , for
fiat would Involve the relief from duty there
if all the officers , Including General Hrooke ,
General Leo nnd General Ludlow , who can
claim seniority over General Wood. This
vould amount to the degradation of these
olllccrs , notwithstanding the excellent serv-
CCH they have1 rendered , and there Is not
he least disposition on the part of the prcsl-
lent to do them this Injury.
Shut * Out I'rlvnliMull lloir * .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 30. The government
ommlsslon for the revision and codification
if the criminal penal laws of the United
States Is now considering , and It is under
stood will , Incorporate In the final codlflca-
lon an amendment to the existing law pro-
ilblting the maintenance in any eity of any
rlvato letter box scheme. While Intended
o break up the facilities now nourishing In
nany cities for clandestine Immoral and
mpropor correspondence , the promotion of
radulcnt schemes nnd the boycotting ot a
isotmaster through subsequent direct dc-
Ivery to trains by using private letter
> exes at cigar stands , stationery stores and
ther private places , the proposed law Is
directly the result of the wide agitation over
he Adams murder case In New York In
vhlch private mall boxes figure prominently.
Four IlcKlmciitH CoiuliiK Home.
WASHINGTON , Jon. 30. The quartcr-
naster general's office is making arrangeI I
nents for the reception in the United States j
of the regiments which have been ordered
lome from Porto Rico. It has been decided to
send the Forty-seventh New York direct to
New York City. The Sixth Immunes , a white j
regiment , will go to Savannah and the
2ighth Illinois and the Twenty-third Kan
sas , colored regiments , will be disembarked
at Newport News.
Advrmv II < port on
WASHINGTON , Jan. 30. The senate com
mittee on Judiciary today made on adverse
report on the nomination ot Hamilton G.
jwart , ( o bo United States district Judge
'or ' the western district of North Carolina.
Judge Ewart was appointed during the
recess nnd now holds the position. An
effort will bo made In the senate to have
Ewart confirmed notwithstanding the adverse -
verso report.
IMIOTI29T IX 11EIIALF OF STOCIOIE.V.
LeitlNlnturo Tnkcw l ! | > the
Uucnlloii of Forciit llcnerven.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Jan. 30. ( Special. )
A question of great Importance to stockmen
of Wyoming and other western states In
which there are government timber reserves
tvas been taken up by the Wyoming legis
lature nnd during the coming week a meI I
morlnl to congress will In all probability bo' j
adopted asking for.relict.from tbo rules I
which have been adopted by the Depart- { |
rnent of the Interior In reference to graz
ing sheep on the reservations. The me
morial recites that there Is danger of heavy
pecuniary loss falling upon settlers and
Hockmasters residing in the vicinity of the
various forest reserves In the state of Wy
oming on account of the present rules of
the Interior dfu 'at , which prohibit the I
grazing of she . other live stock on
thcso resrves. T _ large portion of the
forest reserves Is above timber line and
therefore grass bearing land without trees
and the portions below the timber line are
frequently Interspersed with grass-bearing
parks ; that the grazing of live stock upon
such lands Is the best possible protection
from danger to 'tho ' forests by fire by reason
of the feeding down of the luxuriant grasses |
of the mountain meadows , so that fires j
originating In one portion of the reserve
cannot spread with rapidity across the
grassy areas from ono bunch of timber to
another ; 'that ' sheep and other live stock are
"bedded down" upon the grassy parks and
meadows and not In the bunches ot timber
and therefore do no damage to the young
shoots starting up In the forests ; that fires
rarely start In the reserves from camps
of sheepmen or cattlemen , for the reason
that their camp flres are universally made
In stoves carried for that purpose , by the
use of which there Is no danger whatever
of flres starting ; that In view of these facts
the honorable secretary of the Interior Is
respectfully requested to s > o modify the
rules and regulations governing the forest
reserves In the state of Wyoming as to al
low the unrestricted grazing of all sheep
and other live stock In such reserves. In
the future as in the past , except the Teaon
forest reserve , for which no modification Is
asked.
A measure which will come before the
house during the coming week and which
will undoubtedly become a law is that
providing for granting permission to the
Women's Volunteer Aid society of Wyo
ming to erect on the capltol grounds a mon
ument to the memory of the deceased pa
triots who were members of the Second
United States volunteer cavalry , the Wyo
ming battalion , and the Alger Light bat
tery. Thp bill appropriates $2,500 , to be denoted -
noted toward the erection of the menu
ment.
Suit for UniiiiiKfM for Iloycott.
CINCINNATI , Jan. 30. Jerome Coltcn A :
C. , stock dealers In this city , have brouglu
suit for $75,000 damages against nn asso
ciation of stock dealers of this city for an
alleged boycott. The case came before the
United States court on demurrer. Judge
Thompson decided that the conduct alleged
In the petition amounted 'to the formation
of a trust In restriction of trade , and was
I a good ground for an action for damages
i He ordered the defendants to show cause
, why judgment should not bo renderea
' against them. Colton & Co. , allege that they
I were notified that unless they Joined the
combination , they would bo boycotted and
I persons who deal with them would bo black-
I listed.
'IAN ' TO SECURE BOULEVARD
Condemnation Procflfdintjs Are to Ba In
stituted Again.
ORDINANCE IS NOW BEING PREPARED
t'nrk Coiiiinl'xIdiK'rM l'\ifi't to lie
. .MillIn llo Sonic Work Alonn
tilt * liliu *
Ootulcmnntlon proecdlngs nro to IIP com
menced to secure the Inml required for the.
construction of the northern half of Central
boulevard , that portion which extends from
Twenty-seventh avenue and Hurt street to
Hanacom park. A reviled plat of the pro
posed route has been prepared by City En
gineer Itoaewnter nml la now In the hands
of the city attorney. City Attorney Council
Is nt work upon the necessary ordinance
declaring the necessity of appropriating the
streets and lands along the route nml ap
pointing appraisers to assess the damages
and benefits. This ordinance will soon be
Introduced In the council.
Such nn ordinance was once passed nnd
one set of appraisers reported an assess
ment of damages and 'benefits. ' This wns
done when similar action was taken regard
ing the south half of the boulevard , which
Is to connect Hanacom and Illvervlew parks.
The appraisers on this southern tectlon of
the boulevard reported damages and bene
fits of something less than $30,000. The
appraisers tin the "north half , however , re
turned a report exceeding that figure and
consequently the assessment was disap
proved because the charter provides that
it In such condemnation proceedings tlio
assessment exceeds $30,000-the question of
whether the land shall be appropriated or
not shall bo submitted to n vote of the pee
ple. It was deemed Inadvisable to go to the
ccst of a special election to do this.
For a tlmo It seemed as If this part of
the boulevard would have to be abandoned ,
but n way la open out of the difficulty. J.
M. Woolworth has not only repeated his
proposition to donate n number of lots for
the boulevard In the block between Thirty-
fourth and Thirty-fifth streets and Pacific
street and Poppleton avenue , but has also
agreed to waive all claim to damages. City
Attorney Council has also waived damages
to all his property adjoining the route of
the boulevard between Pilppleton and Woolworth -
worth avenues , and has also donated eighty-
four feet of land through the entire block.
Consequently , along two long blocks , which
are about equivalent to four of the ordinary
city blocka , the city will have to award
no damages. Therefore , If all the other
assessments of the old appraisal arc re
tained the total assessment wilt bo Ions
than $50,000 nnd the council will bo able
to condemn all the land needed for tbs
boulevard. The revised route of the boule
vard will bo practically the same as It was
before , although a few minor changes have
been made.
When completed the boulevard will bo
from 100 to ICO feet In width along Its
entire length. It will bo an Ideal speedway ,
parked along the entire route , and some
six miles and over In length. It will take
years , however , before It can bo brought
to this point of completion because
the work will require a considerable amount
of money. The park board hopes to do a
little work every year , and thus gradually
construct the entire boulevard.
"Tho board will be perfectly satisfied this
year If It can have the boulevard open for
travel from end to end , " nays Secretary
Hates. "Along some parts of It the grades
are steeper than they finally will be and In
some parts the roadway may not be much
more than a dozen feet In width. Hut the
board hopes to have the entire boulevard
open before the end of the year. Then In
years to como It can widen It hero and
change the grade there nnd soften some
sharp corner somewhere else until the boule
vard will become what It was meant to be
when It was projected. "
The amount of work that will be done
this year depends upon the levy that the
council will give the park board. Out of
'tills ' levy each of the parks will have appro
priated a proportionate sum for maintenance ,
but very llttlo will bo spent In Improve
ments. All money over and above these
necessary expenses will bo utilized en the
boulevard. A portion of this money , at
least , will bo spent in the construction of a
viaduct over the railroad tracks on the
south half of the boulevard.
GATHERING THE ICE CROP
Cold Spell StnrtN n llooin AIIIOIIK
1'lionv Set'iirliiHT CoiiKcnlcd Water
for Future U e.
The present cold snap , while responsible
for a great deal of suffering among the
poorer classes , may prove of some benefit
to many ot the Idle laboring men.
"I can see no reason why every Ice firm
in town should not fill its houses , " said a
local dealer. "Most of the companies hav
ing taken advantage of every opportunity
are now about half supplied with the en
tire amount they can take care of. Some
firms , indeed , have put up their entire
crop already. Hut the great majority of the
Ice men have from half to two-thirds of
their bouses filled. A thaw can hardly
affect us much anyhow. The Ice Is about
twelve Inches thick and of the finest qual
ity. Dy lidrd work nnd much rustling wo
will be able to fill up the houses and can
tihen lay off for the rest of the winter. "
The actual dally pay rolls of the com
panies cannot be accurately estimated , but In
the opinion of the greater number of the ice
men the sura paid out In wages for the last
two days will not fall below $2,500 a day.
Some place it as high as $3,000 , but the )
are not supported by Itio number of men
employed. Tlio actual number of men em
ployed by Omaha ( Inns Is about 900 , and the
Cudahy company , which is cutting on Sey
mour lake , probably employs from 100 to
125 moro men. About 100 teams are en
gaged by the different firms ,
Swift and Company , who pack more ice
than any Omaha firm , are at present a :
work on Cut Off lake with 123 men and are
putting moro at work ns fast as they arrive
They are the only ones on the lake who
are cutting Ice on a largo scale , Hammom
having all the Ice packed that tlio company
intends to put up during the winter. lu )
llttlo Ice Is being cut cm the river , as the
quality is not as good as that on the lake
and reservoirs nt Florence nnd Walnut Hill
Just how long the employment of these
The Kimball Honored-
W. W. Kimball Company ot Chicago
received the Kohl medal and highest
award at the Omaha Kxi > osltlon for the
superiority of their pianos and orpins.
This litly supplements the reat swoop
ing award given the Kimball Instru
ments at the World's Kalr for "Huper-
latlve merit and highest standard of
excellence" the only piano * and or-
pins rccelvliu : this Ktvat distinction
We are the Nebraska representatlvcH
for these pianos and sell at tactory
prices.
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas.
Tortured By
Rheumatism.
A Purely Vegetable Blood
Remedy is the Only
Cure.
If the people generally know the
truocnnso of Hhcumntism , there
would be no such thing us lini
ments nud lotions for this painful
and disabling disease. The fact is ,
Rheumatism is a disordered state
of the blood it can bo reached ,
therefore , only through the blood.
Hut all blood remedies can not , cure
Khetimntism , for it is an obstinate
disease , one which requires a real
blood remedy something more than
a mere tonic. Swift's Specific is
the only real blood remedy , and it
promptly goes to the very bottom
of oven the most obstinnto case.
A few years URO I was taken with In
flammatory Kheimmtisni.whicli.tliough
mild at first , became gradually so in
tense that T was for weeks unable to
walk. 1 tried several prominent physi
cians nnd took their treatment faith
fully , but wns unnblo to pet the slightest
relief. In fact , my condition seemed to
grow worse , the pains spread over my
entire body , nnd from November to
March I suffered ugony. I tried many
patent medicines , but none relieved mo.
Upon the udvico of n friend I decided to
try S. S. S. Before allowing me to take
it , however , my gtmrdian , who was n
chemistnnnlyzed the remedy , and pro
nounced it free of potruh cv mercury.
men will continue Is bard to say , but If
the weather continues favorable the work
lould continue for the balance of the week.
NEWS FOR THE ARMY MEN
III Account ot HiivliiK Hcni'Iii'il tlic
A HiMmlt ( ifticriil Stnnton 1U--
iix n llrluiullcr.
Ilrlgadler General T. 11. Stanton , pay-
lastor general of the nrmy , was
etlred yesterday on account ot ago.
The Impression prevails among army
fllclals here 'that ' Colonel A. I ) ,
arey , assistant paymaster general , will bo
losoii to succeed General Stanton. Colonel
Carey has had temporary charge of the.
Mice at Washington during General Stan-
on's Illness , being called there from Chl-
ago for that purpose. In subsequent pro-
lotlons following thl retirement Major A.
. Towar , chief paymaster of the Department
f the Missouri , may benefit , us he is at the
op of the list and in line for promotion as j I
cuteuant colonel. These appointments and , I
romotlons may not be announced for sev-
ral days.
It has been the Intention of General Stan-
on to take up his residence In Omaha after
ils rctltcment , but Ills health has been such
bis winter he Is not apt to make the change
or a while at least. Further , there Is u
itll in congress empowering the president
o promote the retiring paymaster general
o major general and retire htm nt that
ank. It has passed thn senate and Is now
n the house. General Stanton will hardly
nako any move before that measure Is Jlu-
1030(1 of.
Major A. S. Towar has been Informed that
lie overcoat which was otolcn from his
Ifico lust Saturday has been recovered by
ho police , nnd that the thief has been sen-
cnccd to thirty days In Jail , all of which Is
more or less gratifying to the major.
Captain Maxtor received a telegram yester
day afternoon eaylng the trains bearing the
'wenty-second infantry to the coast patsed
Ogdcn at 1:30 : , 1:15. : 2:55 : and 10:55 : p. in.
yesterday and at 12:30 : Monday morning , ro-
pectivcly. This Indicates they are on time
o far , and have encountered no severe snow
terms , which were feared for awhile at
Army headquarters. The regiment Is duo
n San Francisco this morning , when
t will nt once go on board the transports
Ohio and Senator.
Major William Monaghan , assistant pay
master In this department , has returned
rom his thirty days' leave of absence , dur-
ng which ho visited at Chicago , Cleveland
nd Washington.
Major William J. Kernachan , U. S. V. .
irlgade surgeon , who accompanied the bat-
allen of the Sixteenth Infantry to Fort
Crook , has been ordered to return to Hunts-
vllle , Ala.
What Is commonly Known na heart dis
ease is frequently an aggravated form of
lyspej'sla. Llku all other diseases result-
ng from Indigestion , It can be cured by
Codol Dyspepsia Cure. It cures the worst
onnb ot dyspepsia. It digests1 what you
eat.
flinrtrr AinuiiilnifiitK Si-iU to Miit-oln.
It has finally been decided by the charter
revision committee that It Is not necessary
o send any ono to Lincoln with the pro
posed charter amendments. The bill has
hereforo 'been sent to the Douglas county
lelegatlon , which will Introduce It In the
louse of representatives first when it deems
t advisable. When the bill Is considered
In committee some one from this city will
I felt so much bettor nfler Inking two
bottles , that I continued the remedy ,
nnd in two months 1 wns cured com
pletely. The euro wns permanent , for
I hnvo never olnco hnd n touch of
llhcumnttam , thoni'h ninny times
exposed to dump nnd cold wenthor.
KLKANOH M TIPPKI.L ,
3711 Powclton Avenue , riiilndpjphla.
These who hnvo hnd exporitmeo
with Hhoumiitism know that it
becomes moro eovwro each year ,
nnd like nil other blood discuses ,
the doctora nro totally uuublo to
euro it. In fact ,
the ouly remedies
which they pro
scribe nro potnsh
and mercury , nud
though temporary
roliot'inny result ,
these remedies pro-
dueo tv stiiVuesa of
joints nnd only iu-
touaify the
S. S. S. never disappoints , for it
is mndo to euro theeo deep-rooted
diseases which nro beyond the
rench of all other remedies. It
cures permanently Rheumatism ,
Catarrh , Cnncor.ScrofulaEczema ,
and all other blood diseases. It
is the only blood remedy guar
anteed Purely Vegetable
Books mailed free by Swift
Specific Company , Atlanta , Ga.
appear to explain the purposes nt thn char
ter ebaiiRi-'S. In the meantime , It IM thought
that fiiitllclent Information rrKardliiK the
purposes of the proposed rhuiWK will be
Klvm In n printed pamphlet which It ) to bo
distributed niiioni ; the legislators.
An to SlioeninUrr'H Hull ItomU.
OMAHA , Jan. 30. To 'the Editor of The
Dei1 : An article In your paper on straw
bonds alleged .to have been taken In the
pollen court by JudRo ( iordun In a llttlo mis
leading. Cue would Infer on reading thn
artlco that portions released on 1m1' ' never
appear 'to nUnd trial. The nitlrlc , mnn
other thliiRs , says : "Attorney W. S. . - < hno-
inuker liberated twelve pursons charged with
nilsdcmeaticirH and ono with felony. " In
each nnd every Instance 1lu % person charged
with misdemeanors appeared , was trltd mid
acquitted or was dlrmlsscd for want ol'
inoneeutloii by the complaining wltncnex.
In the felony case the party had n hearing
and wan hold to the district court by Judge
Oonlcn , although 1 think ho ought to have
been discharged. The law docw not roqulro
that bondsmen id-oil own rent estate , al
though Judge Uordon did .not nnd ilcra not
linow whether 1 own real < \stiite or not.
There nro many cases In the pilieo court
where some of our brst citizens have been
rri'3tod for the violation of conic * sanitary
or fire regulation , ns , for Instance , fnlturn
to remove rubbish or garbage or mnnuro off
an nlley , or allowing combustible matter to
accumulate in the basements of their placed
of business , ete. In surh cnsr.i the p.irty
Is notified by tbo court olllcrr that n com
plaint Is filed agakist him nnd for him to
appear and plead to the chargo. Ho does
this , and the case la set for trial several
days hence BO as to allow both sides to bring
their evidence. Now , In such oases , would
there be any sense to require u gilt-edge ,
rock-ribbed , gold standard , real estate bond
for the appearance of such business men ?
What the police Judges have nlways dona
In such cases IK to tnlto their own recog
nizance , or not even do that , but simply order
them to bo en hand nt the tlmo set for
hearing.
Judge Gordon IB not doing anything differ-
out from his predecessors In thn matter of
taking bonds. W. S. BIIOEMAKHH.
IlnrlliiKton'N Dccoinlior ICiirnlnu ; * .
CHICAGO , Jan. L'fl. Net earnings of tin ,
IHirlliigton Bj-wtom for the month of De
cember were $ OS5'JSS Increa.io of
, , an $170-
243 over tbo flame month of last year. For
the six months ending December ; u tlio net
earnings were 11,013,702 , nn Iticramo of $ U.O-
358 over the corresponding period of the
preceding fiscal year.
The
Eyesight
Is the most prccloiu of gifts. Im
paired or defective eyesight Is almost
a crime In these days. Glasses cau
bo made that will take away thcso
defects Wo make sclcntlllu cyo ex
aminations free and can toll you If
glasses will help you All lenses
ground by a competent spectacle
THE AlOE & PENfOLD CO. ,
licaclliiK' ttclfiitllle Optician" .
1408 Farnnm. OMAHA.
OPPOSITE I'AXTON HOTEL.
And Down She Went
And you know the price on women's
iocs struck bottom when Urox 1. .
Shooiiiun named It ? 'J.OO He's been
lii'.ntliiL ' , for a shoe that ho could roc.
oinineiiil and Hell ( or ? 'J and now oilers
a vlcl kid or llf'ht calf shoo with ox-
teiwlon solo for that money that we
know can't be duplicated anywhere on
the inai > Wo probably carry the larg
est line of $2 shoos In the city , and
those particular .f'J xhoos are the bust
of thorn all We haven't a shoe In the
house that can show as much value for
the panic amount of money Slues and
widths for everybody.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omnlin'M Up-to-date Shoe Home ,
1410 FAUN AM STREET.
The Question Naturally Arises
How can HaldulT do it ? What < lo
you care . < o Ion ; ; iiri you can net the
name elegant service and tlio same
menu for half the money that the
business men and women appreciate
this reduction Is attontod by thn num.
IKTH that take advantage of It this is
particularly IIT.O of the "supper" from
r > : : ' .0 to Sio : : which is belli ; : well patron-
l/.cd The menu for the supper alone
ctiiiilsts of over thlrty-IIvo different
dishes and It Is well worth uolUK sev
eral blocks after--There Is
- - only one
place like It that's
BALDUFFS ,
lucuh-lhBO to 2:30. Supper-5:30 : to 8:30. :
1520 Fa ni a in ct