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JJAIJU * JBJfite &ATUDAY DECEMBER 2 The Omaha Bee. Published every morning , oxctpt San- y. The cnljr Monday morning daily. TKUMSBYMAIL- Onc Year. . . . $10 03 I Three Monthi.$3 09 BIx Monthi. . 6.eO I One Month. . . . 1.00 CHK WEKKLY BBK , published every Yfetaeeday. TEIIM8 TOST PAID- Ono Year . $2.00 I Three Month * . SO SttMonthrr. . . 100 | OnoMonth. . . . 20 AMERICAN NEWS COMPANT , Sole Agents for Newsdealers In the United States. All Communt. tfonii relating to News and KdltorlM .natters nhould bo addressed to the fcniTOR or THE BEE. BUSINESS LETTERS AH Bn lnc Letters and RemltUncea iibonW bo ad dressed to THE UEiercnLiBHiJW COMPACT OMAHA. Draft * Check * and 1'ostoflioo Order * to be made payable to the order of the Company. Bio BEE PUBLISmtt 00 , , Props , E. KOSEWATER Editor. Ir Omaha can secure bettor , and cheaper gaa by a competing gas com pany , she should , by nil moans , arail honolf of the ohanca. ALL the railroad organs are in favor of a railroad commission , bni the people - plo who have to pay the piper will refuse - fuse to dance to the corporation music. NKEEABKA. la not dlspoaod to sond-n Sharon to Washington to roproaont her in the United States uonato at tatod periods whonhla bnsincss inter cuts would permit. SBVEB/J , straight republican mem bers of the Illinois legislature have do- olared their independence by an nouncing that they will not obey the dictates of King Canons , and thpro In a general smash-up of slates in conao- qnonce. _ THE Republican takes a quarter of a column to prove that Dr. Miller and J. Sterling Morton are not anti- monopolists. The organ of the Union -Pacific may next bo expected to at tempt the task of proving that the moon is noi made of green cheese. TUB patrons of The Republican are to bo treated to a grand surprise. In stead of serving up six courses of re hash from stereotype plates that have boon warmed over In nearly every country weekly In Illinois and Iowa , they will bo regaled with seven courses of plates each week. OONOEESH will assemble in Washing ton for a short session on Monday. The first week will bo spent by members In comparing notes as to the causes and results of the late political cyclone. It is safe to say that the auseof the reoont popular uprising will not bo located at the capltol , where it belongs. MOEK than one-half of the ordinary expenses of the government are pen- sions. The sum estimated for pen sions during the next fiscal year Is f 101,675,000 , while at the close of the war 110,000,000 mot all demands , No wonder that last year ever 100,000 old soldiers and tax-payers protested againat this profuse evidence of the national gratitude which the impor tunity of claim agents and the doma > Roglsm of members of congress has made a charge upon the treasury. IT is rumored at the state capital that the governor proposes to exact a bond for more than $2,000,000 from State TroMuror-oloot titurdovant. Wo do not bollcAo that Governor Nanoo or Governor-elect Dawos would resort to auoh a bold attempt to keep Mr. Stnrdovant out ot office , or to drive him into the hands of the bank ring that was beaten in their desperate ef fort to continue in the control of the state funds for the next two years. Wo are told that a political bank at Lincoln which has been doing a very extensive buslnots by speculat ing with the peoples' money may bo driven te the wall if compelled to turnover ever its funds when the now treasurer' takes charge of the oflloe. But the people are not going to allow our , gov ernors to bolster up political bankers under any pretense , The bond of the state treasurer should be ample to protect the State galnst emboc- xlemeat or malfeasance. It was never intended that the bond should be so high that only s > rogue or a mill ionaire should be able to hold the office. If the state of Nebraska is well protected by the bond of the pres ent treasurer , it can aflord to trust Mr. Stnrdevant under a bond In an equal amount , with as good security. And talking about sureties reminds us that political bankers are the poor est securities that anybody could have. They are generally reckless speculators who run great risks in nuking loans to politics ! ad venturers and jobbers at high rates and whose names are on scores of bonds at the aarao time. Lot their prlncipaliidefanltj or lot jtke people call In their own and half the political bankets would bo paupers. Should this political bank ring that boasts of con trolling o-ir present and our next ROV ernor bu. od in delaying Mr , Sturdo vaut from ] ualifying by Imposing a $2,000,000 bond there will be an oyor hauling of some concerns by the legis lature that will send them reeling lotg bankruptcy , THE TAX BHIRKEirS And now comes the Omaha Rtpuk- , a paper edited by impudent 'm ' porters , who claim to have doffed the brass collar since the pretended trans fer of stock by the Union Pacific , and attempts to sustain the iniquitous ays- tern of railroad assessments in this state on the ground that the property of some wealthy tax-shirkers is as- Bocacd at less than ono third of its valuo. The exposure made by the VKE last spring of this fhgrant tax shirking of heavy property owners in Omaha , and its demand that all classes should bor their just proportion of the burdens of taxation , Is now used by these fool friends of the railroads to excuse their own eva sion of taxes through the state board of equalization. On this question , as upon all other vital issues , TIIK 13f.r. boa -boon coniis- tent and impartial. Wo have de nounced tax shirking by individuals and firms just as vigorously as If It was done by corporations. Wo wont to great expense last spring , at the risk of offending many .patrons and friends , to got < ho exact facts and figures to Bhow that the mid dle .class of property owner * and the men who regard the sacrodncts of their oath , are compelled to boar an undue proportion of the burdens of taxation in Omaha. We hevo shown further that the city by reason of this tax shirking , had to give up many needed .public improvements and foro- 50 proper police and other protection. As a result of our exposure the assess ors llsta were revised , the taxes were made moro equitable , and the total was very materially increased , The evil is by no moans entirely abated. There are still mil lions of personal and real property that goes virtually untaxed , either because - cause the assessors will not do their duty or because of fraudulent returns. The Republican asks if local assessors do not new do their duty in valuing the property of individuals what can bo expected if they are to bo trusted with the railroad ossoBsmontel Wo can answer that now. A tow years ago when the state board only assessed the roads and rolling stock , and loft to local assessors the valuation of local improvements , furniture , machinery , fee. , oar income from the railroad tax was very considerable , but since the state board has lumped all classes of property and assessed it by the mile , aa a man might sell buttermilk by the yard , wo have boon robbed of our proper share , and nobody - body except the railroad com panies have reaped the benefit. Now can any honest journal that has the public good at heart , instead of being the hired tool or catspaw of chartered highwaymen , defend the wholesale robbery of the tax-payers of Nebraska to till the pockets of Wall street sharks and speculator ! ? "How dare you , " say the railroad organs at Omaha and Lincoln , "call In question the honeaty of the state board , composed of the governor , auditor and treasurer } " The records in the state house at Lincoln are itanding witnesses to the justice of our impeachment. Ton years ago thojUnion Pacifio was assessed SO per cent. higher than it is to-day. In 1870 the market value was loss than one-sixth of what it is to-day. The stub lines in Nebraska and some main lines which are mortgaged at from 910,000 to $20,000 per mile , are assessed - sossod at from $3500 to $4500 per mile , There are fully five hundred miles of switches and sldo tracks in Nebraska , and not a dollar of taxes lias boon collected for * them. Does this show that the State board can bo trusted t The scoundrels who justify these bold evasions of taxes ask us why wo do not attack Van Wyok , who made the law ! Our answer is : In the first place Yen Wyck did not make the law. Ho voted for the revised stat utes gotten up by a board of rovlsors appointed by the governor. Uo had to vote for the statute as a whole or against it as a whole. But wo do not attack the men who made the law , Wo attack the system that has made it possible for three men to take bun- hundreds of thousands of dollars out of the pockets of our farmers , mer chants and mechanics and put in the pockeU of a few greedy millionaires in New York and Boston. We sim ply demand now , after years of costly experience , that the people through their legislature , shall devise a reme dy that will make all classes of prop- prt/bear its just proportion of tax ation , and that will place all classes of property on the same plane in regard to assessments , u The Denver fc Rio Grande railroad Is now within 107 miles of Salt Lake City. This moans competition with the Union Pacific to all points west of Denver , for those roads are naturally antagonistic. The periodical wars be tween the western railroads always re sult in some good to the farmer and the traveling public. The throe lines between Chicago and Omsha keep rate down to a respectable level , and the same may bo said of the rivalry between roads farther east. But when one gets west of the Miisour ) , compe tition practically ceases aild the reign of monopoly it ushered in. It will bo big thin for Salt L ko when this gap in the Denver road is bridged , as it will witness the downfall of the Union wr Pacific monopoly. OTHER LANDS THAN OURS- The developments of the past wcok In Dublin and In the commons are not cheering for these who have at heart the best interests of Ireland. The muidor of Detective Cox shows that the weapon * of the government are not adequate to suppress the lawless ness of the organized dcsporadoeo of Dublin , which is dcnonncodas strongly by the Irish party in parliament i.s it is by the enemies of Ireland in the honso of lords. Outside of Dublin there is a noted decrease in the num ber of agrarian Crimea and settlements under the land act have proceeded with cheering regularity. These have averaged 4,600 a month , and the re ductions of rent have boon 15 , 25 , 30 and even 40 per cent , with an average of 20.6 per cent for the sub-oommis- aionern , and 22 per cent for the civil bill courts , Even if purchase clauses have boon as inoperative as were the Bright clauses of the fond act of 1870 , the act itself has not boon A failure f and while the advantages of the arrears bill have been neglected for a season , it is prob able that the refusal of the govern ment to extend the time within which the act may bo used will multiply the applications during the closing month. In this way the main body of the tenantry have como to under stand the practical benefits of Mr. Gladstone's remedial legislation , and the effaofhas boon most beneficial in promoting a pacific disposition. Still It cannot bo dunicd that the west 'of Ireland is threatened with severe fam ine and that the condition of the country is far from satisfactory. Al though Mr. Trovolyan wisely draws a distinction between a largo city like Dublin and the rural districts , there is still ample field for the exercise of the pacificatory powers of the government before Ireland can bo called in any de gree a loyal country , Business in the commons has dragged along quietly daring the past week ; a desultory debate on tho.Irish question a'ono ' disturbing the moni tory. The ministry profess them * solves satisGed with the outlook and capable of meeting any demand made by distress on the west coast. In re sponse to inquiries the cost of the Egyptian war was officially announced aa something over $5,000,000 , and the statement was made that Egypt would bear the coat of her pacification. Nothing definite has yel boon learned of the ( permanent programme which the government proposes to adopt in Egypt. Franco is restless ever the abolition of the joint control , and jealous of Englands Increase in mili tary and diplomatic prestige. There arohinta'thrown out that a final settle ment satisfactory to both countries maybe bo made If England will consent to the ] occupation of Madagascar. A crisis seems to be approaching in the French ministry- The chamber of deputies is badly > ntagonistio to the cabinet , which it denounces as weak Cia and unworthy of popular confidence. This opinion has been strengthened 1tl disclosures of loose financiering on the part of the government , which ia forced to admit a deficit of 60,000,000 francs in the revenues , while other ex penses carry the total deficit up to 78,000,000 francs , Any nation that borrows money to pay its running , expenses is going to the dogs financially , and this is precisely what Franco Is doing. The budget submit- milled by M. Tirard , the minister of finance , at the opening of the session of the chamber of deputies on Nov. 0 vjdiich showed this deficit , developed a sohomo to fill it by the issue of ex chequer bills , to bo redeemed from the funds to bo paid the state here after by railroad companies , aa they fall duo. This is practically a pledg ing of the revenues of the future to meet the expenditures of the past. M. Leon Say thought a now issue of treas ury notes would injure the govern ment credit , and in the broad view ho was undoubtedly quite right , but M. Tirard takes the narrower view arid goes ahead , By and by the floating and funded debt will got so large that there will be great risk of its being rlped out In some new revolution. German papers' supplement the meager telegraphic reports of the re- salt of the1 late election : Not more than one-half of the vo ters went to the polls , and the govern ment uied every possible moans of in fluencing the votes , The returns show that the parties stand about the same as before. No section will have majority in the Landtag , and legiu- lation can only bo secured by that kind of political intrigue and trading which have boon the bauoof German politics for the past few years. In the new chamber of deputies the liberals will have about 140 votes , the conserva tives 128 the liberal , conservatives , eras as they are called there , the "free conservatives , " 50 , and the va rious sections of the clerical * something over 100 , As there are 432 member * , 217 are necessary for a majority , and no party will , therefore , bo able to cotrol the chamber , Prince Bismarck will probably have the support of the conservatives , and occasionally that of the free conservatives ; but ihls com bination will not bo strong enough to secure the pamge of his measures. The clericals can only bo won fey concession - cession * to the demands of the ohurch , and the .church grows more and more arbitrary each year in its terms , Bis marck will be compelled to go out of the clerical ranks for at least 40 voted , and this weans a renewal of the acrid debates and frultlo.s discussions which have made up moat of the recent ses sions of t o landtag. All Europe is Buffering severely from the floodB , which , beginning with a serious overflow of the Rhino , have extended to the Garonno and Solnoin Franco , and to the Thioss in Hungary. Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of property have already boon destroyed. Cologne and Coblonl z < nf- ferod most severely In Germany , and great damage was done to public stores and railroad embankments. The scone of last month'a floods in Italy have boon repeated , but on a larger toalo. Much distress among the peasantry who were dtivon from their homes is certain to result , and government aid la likely to bo invoked to alleviate the misfortunes of the saffjrera. Europe is still stirred up by the machinations of the Bootallsts of the continent , pdrticnlarly these of Franco. Switzerland , however , Is the harbor of refuge for these agitators. Some two months ago old Oastlo Wydon , In Switzerland , won sold to five foreign ers , three of whom are well known. Ono of them is a prominent Swiss so cialistic agitator and two of the five are Russians. It is understood that a largo printing office has boon sot up In the castle ; that numerous strangers have already arrived there to make it their abode , and , at any rate , the cantle tlo yard has boon surrounded by an impenetrable and an insurmountable wall. The castle is off from the regular lar paths of travel , and the fact that it Is only two hours from the Gorman frontier , is regarded as significant. The German merchant marine pre sents a satisfactory increase in the German trans-oceanic trade for 1882. The number of steamships alone iu the Go-man merchant mar ine shows an increase of ninetyonej daring the past year , with an addition ot 00,000 register tons to their carrying - ing capacity. The steam marine of Hamburg bos risen from 126 vessels to 143. The total number of steamers ofmoro than 2000 register tons , which in 1879 did not exceed twenty1 in all the Gorman [ ports , has augmented to forty-eight up to December , 1881 , some of them reaching 3000 to 3600 tons. As compared with the number ot steamers of the iierchant marine of England nnd the United States , the number ot German vessels is 3548 and 610 , respectively , behind that of the two nations mentioned. The city authorities of Panama have been so impressed by the recent earthquake shocks that they have re pealed the ordinance establishing fire limits and prohibiting the erection of frame buildings in .the central port of town. No stronger proof could have been given of the terror inspired by these terrible visitations. Panama has been so often visited by destruc tive conflagrations in the past , that nothing was more firmly impressed upon her business community than the necessity for building in a style best suited to prevent the spread of fires. In fact , it IB stated that fire has caused grnater damage in Pana ma in the lost dozen years than earth quakes have caused on the whole coast in a century. Still , the liability of masonry to go to pieces under the vi brations of the seismic force has been lately shown , and the municipal leg islators are inclined to lot the risk to life outweigh their anxloty for the safety of property. Ono can run run away from a fire , but dodging an earthquake is not so cosy. Bonnet Davordior , whoso death will cause a sensation in Freuce , was such a figure in the republic as Garri son or Wendell Phillips. He was a republican when itcost fortunefriends and liberty to profess the creed of hu man equality , An exile during the usurpation and fraudulent term of the empire , ho returned to Franco in 1871 , but was too earnest iu the assertion - sertion of the rights of men to meet a favorable reception. Elected later to the municipal coun cils of'Paris he attracted the generous school of political visionaries who strove for a millennial condition of things , and was singled out by the MaoMahon reactionaries for prison and political martyrdom. He occu pied a priion four years , but was res cued by an election to the assembly , where his career was checked by trumped up charges of venality , lie- futlug these , he took his seat , but too radical for tht > soft-soap democrats of the coalition , his puty IWOB uju. fined exclusively to the irrecoucilla- bles as Gerritt Smith in this country. His death will Impede no cause , but it will bo lamented by all French demo crats who seek the enlargement of the rights of men rather than the pernia- nenoy o' officialism. He was a supporter - porter of and sympathizer in Gambet- ta'a sohomo of a reapportlooltt repub lic , but never faltered in his fidelity to the rights of the millions as against the special schemes of the few. IT is a question with the democrats whether they will allow the republi cans to steal their thunder during the present congress , or whether it would be better to obstruct legislation. They are most likely to blunder Into the policy that is most objectionable. THE pap organs are calling on the president to strengthen himself by punishing "tho traitors. " The "traitors" are the people who voted as they pleased in the late election. Ointinnnti Commercial. Marat Halstcad nearly always hits the nail squarely on the head. Ho evidently had in his mind's eye the righteous patriots who are clamoring for the official bonds of "traitors" in order that the president might strengthen himself by appointing them to coveted places. ' THE STAGE- Leavltt's Oillfornla People In Tbolr Specialties at BoycVfl Last Night , "Variety is the spice of life , " and an abundance of first class specimen specialties were given at the opera house lost night by Loavitt's All Star company to a delighted house. The Four Diamonds and Mies Flora Moore are the only people remaining with the company that were hero during their last engagement a time that will always re main a green oasis in the desert of Manager MoAdam'a passive memory , from the tact of the city's being full of soldiers and under mar tial law at that timo. Edith Sinclair and Ed Barnes wore now to Omaha , and made a decided hit in their musi cal comedy and refined sketches. Fields and Hanson proved themselves clover musical comedians , and Harry Morris an A No. 1 Dutch portrayer of eccentric characters and musical num bers. The three St. Felix sisters ap pear In pleasing songs and an amusing act , as well as Kelly and Ryan in their own local tako-oflt and Irish wit. Miss Annie Boyd received a pleasant welcome , but not so en thusiastic OB the one meted out to Misa&Flora Moore , her songs and Boston speech of last season being re membered by the audience. The or chestra assisted her but very little in her new aonga , but this will be reme died to-night. Chalet , the ventrilo quist , is amusing , and the closing comedy a screamer. Lester and Allen and Md'llo Alphonslno , of Now York , joined j the company this morning , and will appear with them for the first time in this afternoon's matinee. Mr. M. ] B. Leavitt was noticed in the par- quotte ] circle , and seemed highly amused at his own show. The same to night. MUSICAL. ANODR&MA'IC. Mary Anderson will begin a four weeks' engagement in New York on the 10th of January. Verdi has almost completed bis revision of his opera , "Don Carlos , " which la to bo produced at Vienna at the beginning of next season , Salvinl'n four opening performances in Boston ate aaid to nave netted close upon 910,000 , and all lovers of bijjh ait will trust the amount is not exaggerated. Mms. Mcdjeska makes her reappearance in New York at Booth's theater , Dec. 11 , playing for the first time in that city as Rosalind in "As Yon Like It. " The list report about Richard Wagner ia that he will write no moro mnalo dramas , but devote hi time to the preparation of a great Bocioological and etymological work on Indian literature , Strauses new operetta , "A Night in Venice , " will be first produced at Berlin , and not at Vienna , under tbe composer's personal direction. It will be brought out at our ThalU Theatre as teen aa finished , The Urion Square Theatre Company fa at tbe Grand Opera Uuuao , Chicago , this week , but will return to New York In time to appear in "Les Rantzeau" in the Union Square Theatre next Tuesday evening. MtBj Helen Vincent , recently returned from Europe , where the waa studying drama and acting , is playing at the Acad emy of Music , Jersey City , her lltt of plays including "Romeo and Juliet , " 'The Hunchback , " and "Ibe Lady of Lyons. " Kate Clnxton In to revive "The Two Orphans" on a somewhat ambitious c le in tbo Academy of Music , Philadelphia , next week. She will be supported by Marie Wilkln * . Henrietta VaderChan. . A , Stevenson , Kdward Arnottand Donald Robertson , Mica Clara Fiaher , of Boston , ( DOW Mrs. Miteder ) nas been on the stage almost con tinuously for nearly sixty-five years. She U n native of England , born July 14,1811 , and made her Unit appearance In London when leas than seven years of age. Her Boston debut took place in 1827. Her husband waa an Irish composer of Rome note , who died several years ago. Fred erick G , Maeder , actor and author , and Caspar Maeder , scenic artiitt , and her sons. sons.Mme. Mme. 1'ouline Lucca having beard some one remark that Wagner was ruining the bent voices with his compositions , replied ; "This It mere empty babble. Neither Wagner nor any other composer npoile tbe voice of any one who really knows how to sine. Our vocalists of the present day imagine that , after studying a year , they are nnlshed nrttets. and able to ting before A large public. Six year * , at least , of faithful study are necessary to develop the voice in accordance with artUtio methods. If our aitlsta will only p'ndy their six yean , and then diligently practise scales , AS I itill do. to the admJruMuu of my high ly-respected conductor , ) ! utRichter , we shall have lingem who we . . 'o to sing , not Wagner alone , but nj-'V < s eUe cor rectly. " * Among the ladies who may read this there may be several sickly ones who have made up their minds to act on the old eaw which specifies that "What can't be cured , must be en dured. " While the truth of the old proverb Is self-evident it Is just possi ble they may have erred In judgment M to the possibilities of the healing trt outside of the medical proferrion , and before giving up in despair they had bettor test the efficacy of Mrs. Lydia K. 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