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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1881)
5' : THE DAILY BEE. TL Its Ozar-d life the BomanoSi are compelled to load. FOE B little man MJkhone is making -a tremendous sensation among thepo- ttieal flwh pota. gentlemem who have axes to grind in our municipal distribution on&e anxtons seat. WHTK the new anti-treat law goes into effect ice tea and rhnbarb juice in demand in Nebraska. three week * to the city elcc- and candidates already as nn- mBroru aa blackberries in Jane. A POLICE JUDGE shqnld'be a lawyer and agentleman. [ Pltwburgh Leader. Thk in y alto apply to Omaha. NIXEO-OLTCEEINE is a very effective argument among the Knsslans. It r U080M all opposition , yon know. " ° OUAHA might M well have more treat .railways , so as to have one run ning while the others are laying off. will remember that the dead ecu was a true and warm friend of the tTnlted States during the civil war. TEAT senatorial balance , since Ma- .hone's decision to vole with the re publicans will need moro than David Davia * weight to preserve the equal ! brintn. PRETTY won the tax assessor will be around again , and the old tax shirkers will begin to purchase government bonds and transfer their mortgages to eastern capitalists , with a mental res ervatlon. BEHATO& SATRCDKBS is to be made chairman of the committee on terrlto ties , the place once honored by Ste phen A. Douglas , and bluff Ben Wade but more recently fallen into disrepute under the patron saint of Dick Adams. Yoex told a confidential friend that he despises Tom Hall , bat he is pleased with his reappolntment , because - cause Bosewater opposed him , and * - o - -th unpopularity of Hall is sure to break the neck of Hitchcock's sncces sor. " 'THEEE.Is such beautiful agreement § bet ween the organ of Jay Gould with a republican label and the organ of the monopoly with a democratic .labeL There never' was such an efficlen postmaster as Tom Hall since YOB went oat of office. * "BEK HILL u horrified at the man ser in which Mahone proposes to defeat feat the wishes of his southern con stituents. Ben Hill don't approve o : any other method of bulldozing con stituents except the tisane ballot. IT Is presumable that Opt , Mara ! won't be in favor of the renomination of Mayor Chase , and the old Hell ; gang are in about the same boat. Possibly the colonel is not in favor o re-electing Oapt Marsh as president oi the boird of education. Wxara indebted to Hon. B. H. Barrows , consul of the United State at Dublin for a copy of the Fntman' . Journal , which contains an address delivered by a number of the leading merchants of the capital of Ireland jBXDreBslng their gratification at th manner fa which Mr. Barrows has dts charged the duties of his position. Siircs the juvenile editor of the def - f nnot evening appendage of the Oma ha Republican , went into partnership with Tom Hall to carry the Fifth ward aiid'wai ' inglorionsly scooped , he has had a soft side for .that postal fane tionary with a big head , whose asm /he ased to spell with a little b , an whose head he said was swelled like pmmpkin. " ' IKOBAIZTUDE is the basest of aHha ; ' , man view and the me anest exhibition of baa * iBgratitade u exhibited by th 'Stfubltean when it kicks the leaders of iU faction , whom only a few weeks . ago , It was exalting to the sky. Two month * ago Paddock was repreeentei as tbe embodiment of statesmanship .honor and stalwart patriotism. To-da ; he b seared at and blaokgoardei feeeae fowooth he haj no more pat .rouge to bestow. And poor Robins , "k& who was lauded to the skies as the mighty head of the Inter-Ocean bn reaa , k stabbed under tbe fifth rib aad brutally kicked in the stomach J ecaQM he has bottled up the hogwash - wash , .packed up his wash-stand am reoroased the Missouri for a more con genial field. TOT Grand lodge of the Canadian Workifigmec's Union has passed the following resolutions : WXCRKAS , The -evils of immense . railway aad , other corporations In the Ualfced Stats * are f * t growing to be intolerable burdens upon the people aadWEK&EAS WEK&EAS , Canadians as a people .woskl do veil , to prefit by , .and take IwaoUg ia time from , khejexperience UBdergoae and catered by the people Qt saeh stake ; and , WsiafcAB , Tbe question of build log tbe Ottaada Pacific , railway has sever bee * properly before tbe peo- of tbe Dominion Canada ; * . RM6lvZDiTkat the Grand 'Lodge "of tke WorklagBen' Natlosal Union of > Oaaada , la coenoil awembled , pro- ? telt igriBit tha kgkkture.appro vine of aad ntifylBg tke MtebU.haent of thiyadieatetooo truct tke Canada ] PM&C rrUw y. 3UBOLVE ) , That thk meeting don- lien t&tt the Oaaada Paelfio taQwar eonteaete , It rallied by tke ooaaaons , > 1U be a .detriment and taabllng elodc to the future progron asd de- TelopaaeBt of thl doBalnlon , aad ihould not be COB- 'ridered binding on our people or their deweaaa&te ; and , 'further , ire Bhall fed atTIberty Jbereaftar.io i lect and wipport ea&dlojktei pledged to eecure tke epeedy rwamplioa by-oari people of tke Oaaada Pacific raUway and all ha U bartered avay In large grants. THE lOWASSSNATOBSHIP. The appointment of * Jndge to the eeat in the United States senate acated by Senator "Kirkwood is gen- tally considered as an official an nouncement of the entry of governor Jear into the senatorial race which akes place next winter. Judge Mo- Dill formerly represented the Eighth Iowa district comprising the counties of AdamS | Ander son , Cass , Framont , Harrison , Mills , Montgomery , PagePottawatto- mie , Rlngold , Shelby , J or and Union. "Herls an Ohio Tnan.'as every body is nowadays who happens to be in luck , politically. . He graduatedat ffiaml UBiversl r and studied layr with the late Samuel GaUqwayi of/ Co lumbus , Ohio.j TheqnderstaBd - " Ing is " that Uie "senatorial nfluence of MoDill is to be wielded nJbebalf.of.the mapthi mtde , him aenatorr "That will prove quite a lever 'or elevating Mr. , iGear to hi coveted senatorshlp. With MoDill as his right bower , arid Mrs. .Gear , who is equal to Mrs. Senator "Logan as a pol- - deal manipulator , half the raca is abeady won. . . ' But Mr. Gesr is not after- , all to have a walk-away" ThevKeolrak Ga , the leading republican organ of southeastern Iowa , saya : "There is announcement in his .Home 'papers , that James F. Wilsgn is-formiilly and fully in the field'aa -candidate for senator. That while he' will make no lad-tempered fight .and will , put no poison into party blood lo engender 'ever and Discontent' after the struggle shall have closed , he mean's , to , be. a candidate with all that the name inv plies. After twelve years of absence ! rom. public life , still in the prime of foung manhoo'd , he rr ana'to'-go into this contest with all his forceful light. That means business. Mr. Wilson has never been beaten when he was a candidate in dead earnest. " Mr. Wilson may as well , make np his mind that thai , there is no such a thing M an invincible politician. Chicago. And Mr. Wilson ought to be1 beaten. V thepeople of Iowa de- ire to be * - represented fcy an-noneat and faithful senator. Mr. Wilson was in congress twelve , years ago , and the record ahows that ho was a very active ally of ij obberVand' monopolists. He was government director of tne Union Pacific .railroad' ' daring the 'last four yean of Grant , 'but Instead of pro tecting the interests of the national government against the encroach ments of the Credit Mobllior .monop ely , hewas hand In glove with the railroad managers and contributed his share towards making the govern ment directorship of theUnlon Pacific , * farce and a fraud. Eighteen months ago when the Thnrman bill was up be fore congress , 'he appeared before the congressional committee , as a special attorney of the Pacific roads , and made a most pathetic plea far the defeat of that important bill which simply ought to compel ihe roads to pay in terest on their public debt We have heard a great deal from Iowa of late , and we mistake the temper of the people , If they elect any man to the senate from that state who Isn't square on the monopoly Issue. This is an off year , and even the 'great ' republican state of Iowa will set the example of Independent voting by good and staunch repulicana , when the question comes up whether they are to be-represented In the legislature by cappers of ooporations. THE renomination of Stanley Matth ews by President Garfield is the first sarlous blunder of the new ad ministration. . The reasona.which im pelled the last senate to refuse their sanction to Mr. Matthews' appoint ment to the tupreme bench have not been removed. It was neither ba- cause Mr. Matthews was a relative of ex-President Hay es nor became of his connection with , the Louisiana com mission that the senate , voicing the unanimous sentiment of the country and endorsing the resolutions of the boards of trade of , the largest cities of the east , * permitted Stanley Matthews' nomination to expire with the expira tion of the eesalon. It Is well and generally understood that .Stanley Matthews is a corporation attorney. His heaviest fees have beea gained from the monopolies. His most elaborate arguments ai a lawyer , have been directed against' the peoples interest'in that of great and wealthy corporation * . He is in .every way unfitted for the highest judicial position in. the land where the deter mination of some of the most vital 'issues of the day must shortly oome I for final and impartial adjudication. The supreme bench has up to tbe present time escaped the suspicion of corruption. While the monopolies have disgraced our primaries , packed political conventions and filled legls- Jatures and congress with their paid tools they have not succeeded In pol luting the fountain head of justice in the supreme court. Every since the celebrated Granger 'decisions they have been struggling to attain this end. Vacancies in the court have been made bytho .corporations offering te ermlaed judges higher sala ries "than those commanded by their positions , while men like Stanley Matthews , whose records are a guarantee - , antee of their 'monopoly affiliations , have been pushedforward * and en dorsed by the railroad managers tote to take the placet TMated"rby their predecessors upon the supreme beneh. Tke sentiment of the country is decidedly - ' dedly against this nomination and e President Garfield is deliberately set- e Ms faoe against public opinion' irhen lie persists In f owing upon the supreme beach a jaaan so totally unfit * or the posiUoB'M Stanley Matthews. 9 0 THE Osaka Herald expresses IU 0tl great aatkfactlon with postal manage tlo tlb ment In Omaha , aa'd assure * oar cit o izens that it bas - -complaints to a : make abont delays and miscarriage of ta Riailst" tP If that paper had one-teath , P of the bwinew to transact through the postoffice ' that h done by THE BBS its'proprietors would hare dis covered by this time that that institu tion needs a thorough overhauling. INEQUALITIES IN TAXES , A Comprehensive Beview of Bail- road , Farm , and Domestic Tabulated Statements of Real and Assessed Values of Various Articles. Plain Facts for Public Con sideration. . To the Editor of Tax Emm- * ' In discussing that part of the rail' road question that relates to taxation , ; Mr. Touzalln invites the careful at- ; tentlun of the people to certain fig- ; tiu urea and groups of figures that he pro- . rents ( for consideration. ( Mr. T. haa , a passion for figures ) . He asserts an'di asi seems , to think that the roads under sih management are assessed and tax-j siri ed < higher than other property of the ; state. It seems to me that his figures , prove the contrary ; and , that if judgment - ' ment had to be rendered , npon a due ; consideration of those figures , he would lose his 'case In any unbiased. . court , or before any unbiased jnry.i He admits that his roads are assessed at only one third their value. Stick a pin there. He asserts that property out&lde of banks , railroads and other corporations is assessed at less than one-fifth its value and for proof shows the following figures taken from the auditor's report which , for conven- ence , I tabulate -thus : iVEitAOE ASSESSED TALUK IN THE STATE 07 Horses . . . 828 I Mulea . 34 63 Cattle ( calves' not counted ) . 88- Sheep . 1 23 Hogs , ( little ones not counted ) . 1.2 1 Carriages . . - . . 17 02 Timepieces . 3 71 Sewing machines . 874 Pianos . 59 93 Melodeana . 27 7) ) Farms , per acre . . ' 46 ] Unimproved lands , per acre . 2 81 There are good reasons for thinking1 that the equalization made by the state board would increase these fig ures somewhat , but we will pass that. The list of horses and mules includes the old and the young , the sound and the unsound , the lame and the blind. The list of cattle does not include the fat or fattening cattle. They are list ed separately. The fat cattle are mostly marketed before April 1 , which Is assessment day. The same Is true of hogs. There are some good reasons for not counting calves. One is that prior to 1880 assessment day in Ne braska was March 1 , at which time there are few , if any , calves , pigs or lambs , it being too early in the season The few there are are scarcely worth more , if as much , as those yet unborn but n earing the time of their birth Another reason k that a cow with calf and near her time has about the same value as both cow and calf fo some days or even weeks after the birth of the latter. The same Is true of sows and ewee. The constitution and the revenue law both provide thai that portion of the value of the farm that arises from its orchard , artificia groves and live fences is exempt from assessment and taxation. A full portion tion of the unimproved lands of the state are owned by the railroads ' The .carriages , , time-pieces , sewing machines , pianos and melodeons in the above table are those in use among the people , having been In usa from one to thirty or more years. Al those articles when in dealers' hands are asietsed and listed as merchan dice. The object of listing as above when found in tise. la largely for ata tistlcal purposes. There are , then , in the above list no new carriages , time pieces , sewing machines or musical in Btrnmeots , jnst'out of the shop the ; arc all old , some of them oMer. Remembering these things , and no forgetting that as laws now are , rail road magnates have tbe power .to tax farms by taxing their products in transit , until the same farms shal have no real or taxable value left , le us take another look at those figures and then multiply them by five , a 5 times FoJ. Aafd VaL Hones . $28 r * . 5140 Mnle . 3463 , 1731 Cattlecalvea and fat cattle not counted . 881. . 442 Sheep . , . 123 , 61 Hogs . .t. . . 121 , 60 .Carriages . 1702 , 851 Timepiece * . 371 , 185 Sewing machines . 8 74 , 43 7 Pianos . 5993 , 2996 , Melodeons . 2770 , 1335 Fannsp r acre. . 4 67 , 23 5 Unimp'd lands. . 280 , 14 ( K Can Mr. Tonzalln truly say afte looking at the above figures that hi believes that the class' of property above mentioned was assessed only a one-fifth its real value ? If he , can not , he owes it to htm self to say BO , in some public ; msnnor as public as the manner In which hi made the assertion. If , however , he' still thinks his as sertlon true , I would like to sell him some property of the above classes a the above prices. But let us see i this class of property is assessed as low as one-third its real value : 3 tima Au'd Vol. Au'd Vol. Horses . I 28 12 8 84 S6 Mules ] . 4 63 103 89 Cattle. . , . 884 2652 Sheep . 123 369 Hogs . 121 363 , Carriages . 17 (2 51 0 ( Timepieces. . . . 371 1113 Sewiogmachine * 8 74 26 2 ? PianoB . C9 93 17979 Melodeons. . 27 70 83 10 Farmsper acre. 4 67 13 8 ] Unlmp'd lauds per acre . 280 , 840 Whoever studies the above figures will of course farm his own opinions , but I will venture the lesertfbn that a majority of those wno are in condition to form an intelligent opinion upon the average values of the above classes of property in thi state , will agree that they are assessed at more than one-third tholr value , " nearer one-hall than one-third. Mr. Tonzalin'a comparison of the Nebraska neiessments with those oi Iowa and Kansas are valueless to me. They prove nothing , and only tend to confute by lugging in irrelevant .mat ter. ter.But But let us see if the roads under Mr. Touzalin's management are as sessed at one third their real value. He says that they can now .be built equipped for three timea their assess ed value. Is not a road already built worth more than one yet to be built i Cost is not a true test of value , either for taxation or other purposes. A 920,000 house , on a one-fourth section of land In Nebraska would no add $20- 000 to the money producing value of * that land , and sncLa homo ought not be taxed In that rates , neither ought m&nv other things of luxury and elegance , because th y have a car tain value in the eyes of those who can afford them , but have no real .property , no income producing power , are mere sunken capital How. are values to be determined for taxation purposes ? Circumstances should govern. Sometimes by market prices , but these fluctuate even as to the most staple of commodities , and are often largely fictitious. "Many things have no market .price that can be , , as certained. Let us consult Mr. Tonzalin'a fig- res. The B. , &M. is assessed at $8- )30per ) mQe.Olts'coiit value is three imea that , or 824,090. The stock is worth in market 70 per cent ; prem- nm. The market value , then , per mile , is-$40,953. Oae-third of this .is 13,651 , $5,612 more than the assess ment l-5insteadof 1-3 , , value. Sometimes the value of a thing is [ etermined by demonstrating its tower to yield revenue. Mr. T. has LO figures that give us any direct evi- [ enco of the earnings of his road per mile. He does4ell us" , however , that he , reBsoj why B. & JUi. stock _ Is wortii 70 , per wnt'premium , Is thia : The road liis.demonstrated its abili- y to earn ten per cent , for its atock- ioldersper annum , " As I understand hls the roa'd can earn § 4,095 per mile , or one-half Us assessed value. I am quite sure'that the raw lands , hexfarms , the musical instruments , he carriages , time pieces and live tock in the foregoing tables do not ay or earn thor owners a netannnal _ ncome"equal'to one-half their assess- d value. I find that .farms can be onled in tnls locality , for cash at § 2.00 > er acre. One agent assures me that IB haa 30 farina-thatho wlll.be glad to ent at § 1.60 per acre. 1 further find bat the' assessed value of farms In his county averages $5.00 per acre , it will bo fair to assume then that the arms of the entire state , which are assessed at an average of $4 67 per acre , have no higher rental value than $2:00 : per acre. The total tax in this county is 3 per cent. The tax then is 13 per acre. Repairs are certninly not less than .13 per acre or $20.80 > er one-fourth section ; ( I would.like : o find some one v-ho would keep my DuildingB and fences ' In rep Ir for § 20.80 per annum. ) Total ' tax and repairs , .26 , leaving'a'net rental of 51.74' ' per 'acre , or 37 per cent of as sessed value. The B. & M. earns 50 per cent of 'assessed value. Again , the tar on lands is 8 per cent of net earnings. , A tax of 3 per cent on B. & M. . assessment yields $240 90 per mile or not quite 6 per cent of earn ings. ' It was recently stated in the state senate that the U. P. is assessed at $6,000 per mile and its earnings are the same. This assessment , then , is one-tenth ot the real value , and its earnings are 100 per cent of the as sessment. The" tax on the same would bo § 180 per mile , or only 3 per cent of the earnings. The facts and figures nsed above are gathered from Mr. Touzalin's ar ticle , excent those In. regard to rents , and the Union Pacific. If there is any error in the premises on which calculationsture basei , I think they are his * errors. I would not Know ingly dohim or any railroad any in justice in thought , word or deed. Nor would I take advantage of any error in expression caused by haste in writing. ' I am oiraro that , the words stock value'covers land and other franchises/ owned by the cor porations , and that the lands are taxed separately , but from all the in formation at hand , much of which ] gather from Mr. Touzalin's article , I cannot resist the conviction that'the not earnings of the B. & M. road are not less than $4,095 per mile , exclu sive of any receipts from land 01 other sources. D. 0. Brooks in The State Journal says that the few dividends paid by Nebraska railroads has been chiefi ; paid by receipts for lands , Mr. . Touzalin says the , B. & M road has demonstrated its ability to earn ten per cent , dividends. Many well informed people have supposed that the receipts from lands were .used to pay indebtedness incurred _ -rod tu-i/unaiuK-tne-Toa'd , that Is , the lands build the road. That is what they were given tor. Some think the lands moro than built f he road. If BO the actual capital invested by share' holdersis small. If equal exact justice could be se cured in every other direction it wbuli not matter whether the railroads paii all the taxes or paid none of them. In either case it would be the people who paid them , just as it , is now. But un til auoh justice can be' secured it wil bo well for 'the state to see that al carporations pay their shore of th taxes and that rates are so ndjustoi that aotu&l capital without any wate shall have fair return. The time is not far distant when many railroad charters will expire Shall the state renew or buy ? At wba price ] The assessed valuation ? Threi times that , or ten times ? The etat can forfeit or buy at any timo. Mr , Touzalin thinks that banks pa ; more than their share of the taxes When I remember the easy way tha banks .have of evading their legal as sessments ; how they can and do , jus before assessment day , exchange their bills receivable and other values with some friendly bank in another state for IT. S. bonds.that are exempt from taxation , the exchange to bo reversec after the assessor's visit ; and how they extend the. . privileges of this ar rangement to some of their deposit ors ; and how all this Is done on whai Mr. T. calls "pure business princi ples , " as thengh pure business princi ples and pure principals were synony mous terms , I declare I do not know whether to laugh or weep. There la a general belief' ' that rail roads and other corporations ore not paying their share of the taxes a be lief that I do not think Mr. T.'a arti cle will remove , notwithstanding The Republican and The Journal endorse it as BO "masterly , exhaustive , nnan swerable , " and all that sort.of thing. His six reasons for opposing legisla tion , followed by a conclusion asking for legislation , are comical. Particu larly comical is his reason for wanting a railroad commission , viz : It would furnish an additional target 'for the shafts of public anathemas. The questions at issue are too grave for such comicalities. E. P. INOEBSOLL. COMMINS CITY MINES. Oorroepondence ot THI Bis. CUMMINS Crrr , March 9. The flourishing Bramel mining district , Albany county , Wyoming , has sprung into notice within a year. Although prospecting had been done on Jelm mountain as early aa 1876 , very little bad beeu done to develop the claims located at thai time , until the early spring of 1880. In April of last year some fifteen men , miners and pros pectors , organized the Bramel inning district&nd located the town of Cum mins. mins.Most Most of these men were poor , and outside cf a little local notoriety In Liaramiel8nd Cheyenne few people snew of what-the camp was mado. The prospectors worked patiently , and often in want of the necessaries of life. At the end of two months capitalists visited the camp at short intervals. The quartz from the"Betsew Jane. " "Gold HiU'Southern , " "Western" and other claims .began to have more than their former local Interest. Gacga of men were cot to work and a stamp mill was erected. Business houses and dwellings sprung , into ex istence. A saw mill was erected and a hotel-was projectedwhich is now in " process of erection , which trill surpass any in the territory out&lde of Chey- inne , both in regard to sfza and fin ish. ish.The The first company to make atrenn- . ona efforts to develop their daimq did ] \ { o In the face of ridicule and sneers. Jut a few faithful men kept on and he result has been marvelous. Mcst of the ore Is free milling , and after thorough testa and assays made n New York , Denver and Salt Lake t. la found to yield an immense profit if properly worked , the "Southern" averaging twenty-eight dollars In gold and silver , "Betsy Jane" sixty , the 'Western" nearly forty , "Silvef Prince" eighteen , "Elmlra" thirty- ; wo , and in fact every claim which IBB been developed enough to strike the vein shows up well. There is no doubt but that this camp will be permanent. It has had no so-called "boom , " but men who are Investing money hern now have done BO after a thorough investigation. It has been predicted that Cummins will be asecend Leadvllle. This we doubt , but that the camp is an as- lured fact we know. Easy of access , 3eing only thirty miles due west of Laramlo city , on the U. P. , and showing good ore In large quantities. Will write at more length shortly , and give you the correct reports of assays from claims now working. JELM. THE NEW SCHOOL LAW. LINCOLN , Neb. , March 4. To t&e Editor of Tin BBS : Will you give place to the following statement in your paper and oblige patrons all over the state , to-wlt : The school law revision passed the legisture and was approved March 1 , 1881 , and went Into effect on that day. Copies have been compared with the enrolled bill and sent to all county superintendents , boards of education of about twenty-five towns and cities , and about thirty copies to individuals. This nearly exhausts all the copies I could procure. The law is io the hands of the printer and will be dis tributed ifa soon as possible. The business of the annual meeting in all districts where business is con ducted by the annual meeting and a board consisting of director , moder ator and treasurer , is not changedby the revishn. Let all such districts proceed as under the old law , and they will be right. Towns and villages organized under the general law and not'under the law of cities , having boards of six members , will proceed exactly aa heretofore. All incorpor ated cities having a population of two thousand or m&ro will elect new boards of education of six members upon a general ticket. Three of these will serve two years and three one rear ( to ba decided by lot. ) Copies of the law have been sent to all such cities BO far as known. Let every director remain satisfied that the business of his annual meetIng - Ing will not be changed by the new law. Very respectfully yours , &a , W. W. W. JONES , Superintendent Public Instruction. ( State papers please copy. ) $2,250,000 ROYAL HAVANA LOTTERY EXTRAORDINARYDRAWINO. APKIM2th. 15000 TICKETS ONLY , 722 PRIZES. SilALLEST PBIZE , 81.000. 'l Prlu 81.0CO.OOO 1 Prlzs 825,000 X Trize 200,000 8PrzeS$10tOOcach SO.OOO 1 Prize 100.000 8 Prizes , 6,000 ea-h 40,000 1 Prlzo50,000 722 Prizes am'fg to $2.250,000 Whole Tickets , 8160 ; Halves , $30 ; Quarters , $40 Tenths , ? 1B ; Twentieths , $3 , Fortieths , $4. Lttlo Havana U governed entirely ay th above drawing. 1 Prlzs , $ aOOO 722 Prizes , $16,119. Whole } , $2. Halves , $1. ROMAN & GO. Succeesois to TAYLOR & Co. , New York. Direct Ml communications and money t' ROMAN & CO. , General Agents , 233 Chapo Streets , New Ilaveu , Conn. ml 4,1m THE , GREAT WESTERN Gco.il. Kathbun , Principal. Oreighton Block , - OMAHA Bend for Circular. 5f. K. RISDON. General Insurance . , . . Lon. don , Cash Assets . S5.107.1SJ tfESTCHESTKK , N. T. , Capital . I,000,0v3 THE MERCHANTS , of Newark , N. J. , l.OOC.OO QIRARU FIKEPbiladelphiaCapttal. . 1,0ft .000 NOKTHWESTERN NATIONALCap- IUI . DOO.tOv FltlEMEN-S FUND. California . 800 W > 1UUTI8Q AMERICA AS3URAKOE Co 1,200,000 NEWARK FIRE IMS. CO. , Assets. . . . SoO.OCC AUKUICAF CENTRAL , Assets . 300 MJO Bgt Cor. of Fifteenth & Douglas St. . V T rj\7na week glZa day at home caall ) made ; eaah ioutfit fren.ArtdreM Ttne * Co.Pnrtl M ) S. G. STEVENSON & CO. Carpenters and Builders , have removed to No 1308 Dodge Street , where they aio prepared to do all klndi , of work In their line on abort notice t 'reasonable rates. CHARLES RIEWE , UNDERTAKER ! Metallc Cases , Coffins , Caskets , Shrouds , etc. Farn mStreo . Oth and llth , Omaha , Neb TelMraphl''in1ai irn.nn.ltr tfln.lnH in. JNC. G. JACOBS , ( Tormerly o ! dish * Jacobo ) N < $ . 1117 Farnham St. , Old Stand of Jacob Oil ORDURS Br VSLKORAPR SOLICITS JSTOTIOIE , Any one having dead animals I will remove hem free of charge. Leave orders southeast com r of Harney and 14th St. , socoqd door. CHARLES SPLITT. l TIIS MERCHANT TAILOB , Is prepared to maka Pants , Suits and ovorcoata to order. Prices , fit and workmanship guaranteed to BUlt. OneJDoor West of Ornictahank'e. HOly REED'S " " "ALLTIME , By "Almonlhe by Alexander's "Abdallah , " Sire of "Ooldsmith ' " " Maid ; First dam "On Time" by War Dance , " son of the renowned Lexington ; " Second , "Ella Breskonridfro" by 'Collossns , " son of imported "Sovereiirn. " "AlmontV first dam by "Manlirlno Chief" and his Sire by Ilvsdick's "Hambletonian. " This remarkable horse will be five years old In May , he will serve only SS marcs ( half of which number is now engaged ) at $2500 per mare , payable at time of service. Season commences April 1st and win end Sept. 1st. After that time his rtrvice will be out at 835 00. Any mare that his trotted in 2:30 served ruts. . EEED , Proprietor. Stable Corner llth and Howard Streets. marlrod&n GEO. H. PARSELL , M. D. "Rooms < n Jacobs Blook , np stairs , corner of Capital Avenue and 16th street. Residence "corner Sherman Arenue and Grace street. - SPECIALTY. ObstUncs and Diseases of Women. Office hours from 9 to 11 a. m. and from 8 to I p. m. May be CDnsnlted at present In the parlor of Dr. A. W. Sason. Jacobs Block. ml2-6m SJfi t QQH i day at home , batap ea tror U > J I fflZU btxC Address ] Stlaioa & Oo tortland. Me. FOR RHEUMATISM , Neuralgia , Sciatica , Lumbago , Bactoche , Soreness of the Chest , Gout , Quinsy , Sore Throat , Swell ings and Sprains , Burns and < ZcaIds , General Bodily Pains , Tooth , , Ear and Headache , Frosted Feet and Ears , and all other Pains and Aches. Kc Preparation on earth qoals ST. JAOOM OIL as a afeture , timple and cheap External B nedT. A trial entmJU but th comparatiTely trifling ontlay of 60 Cento , and ererr one iuffer- Ing with pain can hare cheap and poiUm nrocf oi its claimi. ff > Directions In Deyen Ingrugef. vr SOLDBTAILDBUGOIBTBAHDDBilBBa IHMEDIOIHB. A. VOGEIiER & CO. , Baltimore , JXd , , U.8.M Geo. P. Bemis REAL ESTATE HGEHCY. ISih & Dougltu ( * . , Omaha , Ntb. Thia LgencydoeasiBioiLl a brokerage' final' noas. Doea not speculate , and therefore any at- gains oa Ita books are Insured to tti patrona , In Stead of betyc cobbled np by the agent BOGGS & HILL. REAL ESTATE BROKERS No 140S Farnham Strut OMAHA - NEBRASKA. Office North Side opp. Grand Central Hotel. Nebraska Land Agency , DAVIS & SHYDER , 1605 Farnham St. Omaha , Nebr. 400,000 ACRES carefully selected land In Eastern HebraBka lor cale. Great Bargains In Improved farms , and Omaha city property O. F. KAVfe. WEBSTER 8NTDBR , Late Lantj Com'r 0. P. R. R -teb7U BTBOH M . . ISWIS EMS. Byron Reed & Co. , REAL ESTATE AGENCY IN NEBRASKA Keep a complete abstract of title to all Real Eatato In Omaha and Dontf as County. mayltf AGENTS WANTED EOB the Fastest Selling Book o ! the Agel Foundations of Success. BUSINESS AND SOOIAL FORMS. The laws of trade , legal forms , how to trans act business , valuable tabled , social etiquette , parliamentary usage , how to conduct public business ; in Iict It ia a comolstfl Guide to Suc cess for all classes. A family necesri y. Addrew f or circulars and special terms. 1NCUOB POB- LI3HINO CO. St. Louis , Mo. Machine Works , JK. J. Hammond , Prop , & Manager , Tha most thorough appolnte'l and complete Machine Shopa and Foundry in the state. Castings ol every description miuiufacted. Engines , Pumps and every class of machinery made to order. order.pedal attention given to Well Augurs , Pulleys , Hangers * Shaftln&Bridge Irons , ( Jeer Cutting , etc Plans for new MachlneryUoachanIcal Draught ng , ifoJels , etc. , neatly executed. 56 Harnav St. . Bet. 14th and 15th. AGENTS WANTED FOB CREATIVE SCIENCE and Sexual Philosophy. Profusely illustrated. The most important vi beat book published. Every family wants ! Extraordinary Inducements offered Agent' . Address AGKXTS' Prousmxa Co. , t. Lonls. Mo. AGENTS WANTED FOR OUR NEW BOOK , ' ' 'Bible for the Young , " Being the story of the Scriptures by Rev. Geo. Alexander Crook , D. D. . In simple and attrac tive language for old and youiig. Profusely Illustrated , making a most interesting and im- * preasive youth's instructor. Every parent will secure tbia work. Preachers , you should cir culate It. Price $3 00. KSeni ? for circulars with xtr terms. J. H. CHAMBERS & CO. , St. Louis , Mo D. T. MOUNT , Manufacturer andjDealer in SADDLES and HARNESS , Agents for JAMES E. HILL & CO. , Celebrated CONCORD HARNESS. 3TThe Best In Tha WorldTSl 1412 Farnham St. , Omaha , Neb. OWCRUICKSHANKTS OR. GOODS STORE BAHKIHC HOUSES. = . T THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED. BANKING HOUSE " IN NEBRASKA. CALWELLHAMLTONCO ! transacted same thai o aa Incorporated - poratod Bank. * " Accounts kept In Currency or gold nrtjact to glgbt check without notice. Certificates of deposit Issued p y bt Jn thie , Six lind twelve mont .bearlnc Interest , or on demand without laterest. Advances made to customers on approved so- cnrttltiat market rates ol Interest Bay and loll gold. bills of exchange Qcvain- mcnt , State , County and City Bonds. Draw Sight Drafts on'Eneland , Ireland , Scot- 'land ' , and all parts of Europe. Sail European Passage Tickets. COLtECTIQHS PROMPTLY MADE. * ansldt - - _ TJ. S. JJEPOSITOBI. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OPOMAHA. Cor. IStto and jfarnham Stroeta , OLDEST BANKING ESTABLISHMENT IN OMAHA. ( SUCCESSORS TO KODHTZE BB08. , } MTiBLianz ) a 1869 , Organized as a National Bank. August 10 , life. Capital and Profits Over $300,000 Specially tnthorteed by the Secretary or Treasury to receive Subscription to the- U.S. 4 PER GENT. FUNDED LOAN , AND DIEIOrOBS Hnuin Kcrarzi , President. ADODSTUJI KOOTKB , Vice Pfeawecl. H. W. YAHH. Cazhlsr. . A. J. Pom. tOH , Attorney. Jomt A. Cxxianron. y. H. DAY3 , Ass't CUM * ! , Tkla bank receives depoalt without rejird to mounts. Issues time certificates boa/ing Interest. Draw * drafts en San Pranciaco and.princJpal cities of the United States , alsj London , Dublin , Edinburgh and the principal dtlea of the contl- n nt of Europe. Bells pisaie * tickets for Eaolzranta in the In man ne. tt-JTldtl HOTELS THE JRIGINAL. IRIGGS HOUSE ! Obr. Randolph St. & 5th Ave , , OHIOAGO ILL. PRICES REDUCED TO 82.00 AND $2.50 PER DAY Located in the business centre , convenient to placna of amusement. Elegantly fnrniabed , containltg all modern improvements , passenger elevator , &e J. H. CUMUINUS , Proprietor. ocietf HOUSE , cor. MARKET ST. & BROADWAY Council Bluffs , Ibwa < On line o Street Railway , Omnibus to and from all trains. RATES Parlor floor 93.00 per day ; second floor , 32.60 per day ; third floor , $2.00. The best furnished and most commodious hoes Inthecitr. OEO. T. PHELPS Prop FRONTIER HOTEL , Laramie , Wyoming. The miner's resort , good accommodations arge sample room , charccs reasonable. Special attention given to t ravelins : men. 11-tf H. 0 HILUUID Proprietor. INTER-OCEAN ; MOTEL .Cheyenne , Wyoming. FUat-cIiss , Flue Ufa Sample Koomj , OB block from depot. Trams stop from 20 minutes to 2 hours for dinner. Free Bus to and from Depot. Kates 22.00. S2.60 and 13-00 , according to room : s ngle meal 75 cents. A. 1) . BALCOM , Picpriator. W BORDEY. Cnlef Clerk. mlO- LINE OMAHA AND FORTOMAHA Connects With Street Cars Corner of SATJXDERb and HAMILTON STREETS. ( End of Red Ln ! u fallows : LEAVK OUAHA : 630 , 8nand"U:19a : in ,3:03,5:37 nd7S9p.m. LEAVE FORT OJIAHA : 7lfi : a. m. , 9:15 : a. m. , and 13:45 p. m. 4:00.6:15 and 8:16 p. m. The 8:17 : a , m run , leaving omah 4:00 p. m run , leaving Fort Omaha , are usnall ; loaded to full capacity with rejularpassengers. The 6:17 a. m. run will bo made from the posV office , corner of Dodge and 16th mr bta. Tlcketacan.be procured from street cardriv en , or from drivers of hacks. PARK. 25 CKNT8. INGMJDJNa 8TUK CAB EAST INDIA BITTER ILER & . , SOLE MANUFACTURERS OMAHA , ffeb. MORE POPULAR THAN EVER. The Genuine SINGER NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHINE. The popular demand for the GENUINE SINGER In 1879 exceeded that of any previous year during the Quarter of a Century in which tbJa "Old Reliable" Machine haa been before the public. In 1878 we sold 356,422 Machines. In 1879 we sold 431,167 Machines. Excess over any previous year 74,735 Machinea Our sales last year were at the rate of over 1400 Dewing- Machines a Day I For every bnslness'day In tbe year , The "Old Eeliab'e" That Every REAL Singer is the Strongest , Singer Sewing Machine the Simplestthe Most chine baa * hfa Trade Mark cast into the Durable Sewing Ms- Iron Stand and em chine ever yet Oon- bedded in the Arm of straoted. the Machine. THE SINGER MANUFACTURING GO. Principal Office : t uare , New York. 1.500 Subordinate Offices , in the "b nited States and Canada , and 3,000 Offices IntheOld World and Bouti Amfirina. I The Popular Clothing Houselof M. HELLMAN & GO , - * * Find , on account of the Season so far advanced , and having a. very large Stock of Suits , Overcoats and Gents' Furnishing < - > ' ' - Goods left ; _ , ' _ They REDUCED PRICES that can not fai 1 to please every body REMEMBER. THE ONE PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE , 1301 and 1363 Farnham St. , Corner 13th. GOODS MADE TO ORDER OH SHORT NOTICE. PI ANOSi ORGANS. J" . S. S.CHIBKERING CHIBKERING PIANO , And Sole Agent for Ha.Uet Davis & Co. , James & .Holmstrom , and J. & C > Escher's Pianos , also Sole Agent for the Estey , Burdett , and the Fort Wayne Organ Go's , Organs. 15 deal in Pianoa and Organs exclusively. Have had years experience in the Business , -and handle only the Best. J. S. WRIOHT , 218 16th Street , City Hall Building , Omaha , Neb. HALSET V. FITOH. Tuner. J. F. SHEELY & CO. , PORK AND BEEF PACKERS Wholesale , and Retail in FRESH MEATS& PROVISIONS , GAME , POULTRY , FISH , ETC. CITY AND COUNTY ORDERS SOLICITED. OPFIOE OITY MARKET 1415 Douglas St. Packing House , Opposite Omaha Stock Yards , U. P. E. B. DOUBLE AND SINGItE AOTINO POWER AND HANG PUMPS Steam Pomps , Engine Trimmings , Mining Machinery , IELTINC HWE , 1JIA8S AND IRON F1TTIHCS , PIPE , STEAK PACKED AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL , HALLADAY WIND-MILLS , CHURCH AND SCHOOL BELLS 4. L. STRAUS , 205 Farnhnm Strnflt Ornaba , Neb IE I&IO "V J. B. DETWILER THE CARPET MAN , Has Removed From His Old Stand ' < t on Douglas St. , to His NEW . AND ELEGANT STORE , i f 7 ' : J3I3 < Irarnham .Street , Wer He Patrons.