THE DAILY BEE-MONDAY MARCH 2 , 1885
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IIi Oi.KVEi.AND Is now engaged in packing
bis grip-sack.
THE bursting of cabinet booms reminds
ono of the reports of the toy-pistol.
Tnr.nn is nothing like n well regulated
legislature. So ny the railway lobbyist * .
TOM IIF.NDUICKS has landed in Wash
ington. Like Ell ho got there with both
feet. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IT haa bacomo a pretty well settled fact
that the ( present ) legislature cannot regulate -
ulato the railways , but that the railways
can icgulata the legislature.
* MINNESOTA haa adopted I ho Now York
' j penal eodo. It restores capital punlsh-
; j meat , of which there h&s boon no case in
| the state courts of Minnesota slnco 1805.
Wn venture to say that more than one-
half of the members of the present legis
lature have never road the Hlato constitu
tion. Their fhgrant violations of the
explicit provisions of that document
would indicate as much.
VEUY few government officials at
Washington will resign nntil they are
nskotl to do co. It is uafo to say , however -
ever , that the invitation commiltoo will
soon formally invite them to stop down
and out to make room for the fresh mon.
TUB Joe Hooker post of the Grand Ar
ray , of DBS Moinoa , has received for its
fair a huge package .of tobacco from the
It. E. Lee camp of volunteers , of Rich
mond. Wo oupposo this tobacco will bo
amokod In the plpa of poaco.
ON St. Valentino's day the Detroit
Times ws printed In blue ink and writ
ten entirely in rhyme , oven including the
advertisements. The paper has since
onapandod at a leas of 15,000 olnca
Otnntmsa , and Editor Breeze trill now
endeavor to recuperate liia fallen fortunes
by writing spring poetry.
J. STERLING MOUTON can congratu-
Into himself upon the fact that ho will
have a staunch friend , Mr. Bayard , in
the cabinet. Mr. Morton was a Bayard
man Drat , last and all the time , and was
the only Nebraska delegate tint voted
for him In the national convention. He
laughs boat who laughs last.
SBNATOH VAN WYOK'H bill providing
for the sale of the Sao and Fox Indian
reservation in Nebraska and Kansas has
passed the senate. This will provide for
more homos for settlors. The senator's
auccoatful efforts in behalf of the people
are appreciated by everybody except the
monopolists , who are pained to eco him
grow in popular favor.
Dn. MILLER did not got a seat In
Cleveland's cabinet. Ho ascribes his defeat -
feat tololy to the bitter factional fight in
.NobraaV.'v , and this is probably true. The
irlondaof Dr. Miller , however , assert
that he is to control the federal patronage
ago of Nebraska and bo placed in the
naina position in that respect as a United
States senator. How long this political
dictatorship will bo continued remains to
bo aeon.
Tun rumor that General Giant is dying
will causa deep rrgrot throughout the en' '
tire country. It is hoped , however , that
his condition is not so lerious as reported.
Congress could not do a more graceful
thing than to immediately pais the bill
placing him on the rotlred list. Such ac
tion would bo In accrd with the wishes
of the people , and it would be a great
natlsfnctioa to the gallant old here to
knew before his death that the people's
representatives appreciated his great cor-
vices.
TiiAt Indefatigable gentleman , Mr. R.
R. Randall , the chief of the B. & M.
Immigration bureau , has just issued a
epucisl edition of The Weekly State
Journal of 100,000 copies. * * *
An the solo object of the B. & M. com
pany la the peopling of the ttato as
their lands are about diepoeod of their
cllXrts uhould moot with the inott liberal
noconding bp everybody iuterested.
J/nicoln Journal.
Wo ere coming , Father Abraham , 100-
000 copies strong. Mr. Randall is to be
commended for his liberal elicit In advor
' losing Nebraska , especially when the B.
& M. railroad his no longer any had noi
any nso for land-buyers. The Inter
est which ho manifests In tpreadlng tin
Lincoln Journal all over America as ai
immigration document shows that all mo
nopoltoa are not ungrateful. That hun
droil thousand edition will probably pa ;
tbo Journal for opposing railroad retrain
Uon and favoring a harmless , useless am
powerless railroad commission. By th
wayUho copies of the Journal sent ou
by Mr , Randall remind us of the play c
Hamlet , with Hamlet left out , It is nc
the weekly Journal , bat limply a lot c
ntoreotypo phtei with a description t °
Hebraaka , with the Journal head eve
Uio collection.
NO COMMISSION.
In defiance of the popular will express
cd by a decisive majority at the same
election nt which the prcsant legislature
was elected , the etnto sen&lo has seen fit
to pans a bill tbat creates an advisor ;
railroad commitston. Having defeated
ovcry rational and honest effort to re
deem the pledges made to the people be
fore the election tbat relief should bt
given to the producers and other patrons
of railroads 'by tbo enactment of law * to
rcdnco the extortionate tolls that ere im
posed upon them , it is now attempted to
add insult to Injury by giving the people
a stone when they have asked for broad *
As if It were not outrageous enough to
violate solemn pledges and deliberately
rcfosa to carry out the mandate of the
constitution which makes it the
duty of the legislature to
enact wholesome baws to prevent
oxceeslvo exactions by railroads and
other public carriers , lucrative positions
are eought to ba created for coma of the
railroed henchmen at the cxponsa of the
tax-payers. A railroad commission made
up of three state officer. ] the governor ,
secretary of state , and auditor and three
sacretarica to bo appointed by the gov
ernor , each of whom is to draw § 2,000 a
year , is provided for in this eonato bill.
This commission is to have no power to
regulate railroads or fix rates , but merely
may , when complaint is made by ship
pers , glvo its advice to the railroad man-
agora , and it may , in extreme canes , oven
go to far DS to make a mild remonstrance.
If the railroad magnate j so fit to piy
any attention to the commission , DO they
probably would in some sample cases
made by the railway cappers for
the purpose of hoodwinking tha
people , well and good. If the railroad
managers trump up some ingenious ex
cuse , or flatly refuse to redress wionga ,
this bogus commisulon will bo powerless
to remedy the grievance , except so far as
it may assist the complainant In bringing
suit in the courts , which ho already has a
right to do without a railroad commic-
s'.on. ' Beyond this the only useful thing
the commission may poform is to collect
railroad otatlstics. This duty , however ,
already devolves npon the auditor by the
constitution , which requires every railroad
to report to him its earnings , mileage ,
extensions , and co on. Therj are also
laws already on the statute books requir
ing railroads to furnish very full reports
of tholr transactions to the secretary of
stole and auditor. The legislature of 1881
enacted a law , chapter G7 of the
session laws of 1881 , which
requires railroad companies doing busi
ness In Nebraska to establish
and maintain public offices In the state ,
and make report to the auditor concernIng -
Ing tholr operations. Th'a ' law has never
bson compiled with , simply because our
attorney-general and prosecuting nltor
noya have not done tholr duty , and be-
canco the governor lias not executed the
law as ho was in duty bound to do. But
even graflting that there is some benefit
to be derived from the collection of rail
road statistics , there cartiinly is no use
of taxing the people for a powerful com
mission with three secretaries. This
board has no moro use for throa eecra-
tarios than a cat has tor three tolls.
What then is the object of the com
mission ! How can any honorable reprc-
rentativo stultify himself by recording
his vote in favor of ouch a
sham ? The only power nnder our
constitution to regulate railways is vested
In the legislature , and the only legal
remedy for existing abuses is regulation
by law. If any member of the house , be
fore whom this commissioner bill may
como up for final decision , dcslren to in
form himself as to his duty let him road
carefully article 11 oi the constitution
entitled "Railroad Corporations. " Sec
tion 4 of that article reads as follows :
"llsilways heretofore constructed , or that
may hereafter bo constructed In this state , are
hereby declared public highways , and shall
be frco to all persons for the transportation of
their persons and property thereon under such
refiulatiorjs as may bo prescribed by law. And
the legislature may from tirao to time pass
laws etablishinff reasonable maximum rates
of charges for the transportation of passerv
gora and freights on the different railroads in
this state. "
Hero then is the plain mandate of the
constitution , which expressly requires all
regulations of railroads to bo prescribed
by law and not by an order from a rail
road commission , Furthermore , the legis
lature Is authorized and required to pacs
laws establishing maximum rates of
charge ? . They are not authorized to dele
gate that power to anybody else. In no
case cm the legislature dolegati the
fncoUon which is exclusively vested in It
to other co-ordinate branches of the gov
ernment , any more than the supreme
cDurt could delegate its judicial authority
to the governor , the aecrolnry of state , or
the legislature. Another and moro posi
tive mandate with regard to rail way regu
lation is contained In sactlon 7 of the
railroad article , which reads as follows :
"The legislaturehnll pas ? laws to correct
abuses , and prevent unjust discrimination and
extortion in all charges of express , telegraph
and railroad companies in this state , and en
force such laws by adequate penalties to tbo
extent , if necessary for that purpose , ol for
feiture of their property and franchise , "
Can anything ba moro emphatic than
the Instruction to the legislature to enact
laws to prevent corporate abuses ? What
right lisa the legislature to crado it :
sworn duty end shift the correction o !
abuses upon a commission ? But the excuse
cuso offered by some senators that thli
y coiimisjion Is the only railroad legisla
ture which they can hope to got out o , :
thii leglalaturo and rather that
go home without any legislation the ]
would support such a mraiuro ia utttrlj
Indefensible. Do they Imagine tha
{ the people will thank them for Increasinj
their taxes without decreasing their bur
dona ? Do they not know that they an
playing Into tbo Lands cf the rallroK
monopoly by croaticg thla commita'on
which has boon utcd Against them , as it
has been In Iowa , for the purpose of
staving off proper railroad regulation un
der felso pretenses ? Let no honest mem
ber of the house who sincerely wants to
redress the public wrongs deceive him
self into the belief that by joining with
the railroad cappers and voting for this
commissioner bill ho will benefit or satis
fy his constituents. Lot no man who is
playing fast and loose in the legislature
imagine that ho can blind the people by
throwing commissioner sand Into tholr
eyes. The proposed commission Is a
sham and ft fraud. The people do not
ask for it , but , on the contrary , are de
cidedly opposed to its creation , and those
who help to make it will never ba able
to explain nway tholr action.
VIOLATIONS OF THE CONST1TU-
T10N.
The general appropriation bill M put
through the honto is recklessly extrava
gant , and the tcnito has tacked on
amendments making it still moro out
rageous. There la a remarkable disre
gard for the constitution all the way
through. For inatauco , tbo constitution
expressly provides , in section 22 , of ar
ticle 3 , entitled Legislative , that "no al
lowance shall ba made for the incidental
oxponEoa of any etito officer except the
same bo made by general appropriation
and upon the account specifying each
item. " Section 1C of tbo mme article
nays that "that the legislature shall never
grant any extra compensation to any pub
lic officer , agent , sarvant or contractor ,
after the services shall have been render
ed or the contract onteredlnto ; nor tliall
the compensation to any public officer bo
Increased or diminished during bis tarm
of ofllca. " Now , there are
any number of specific appropriations
made in the bills now pending ,
giving io contractors extra compensation
and allowing to officer. ! Incidental ex
penses not specified in the bills. These
incidentals to increase the salaries are
nothing moro nor leas than deliberate and
illegal attempts to Increase the compen
sation of state officer ? , which is expressly
prohibited by the above oltad provisions
in the s'tito constitution. For instance ,
the general bill , containing the ailaries
of state officers' , allows the governor
$2,000 a year , or a total of § 4,000
for the years 1885 and 188G , in addition
to his salary. Allowances are also made
in the bill for his telegraph , postage , expressage -
pressago and freight expense ? , and pro
vision is made fcr the offering of rewards
for the capture of criminals , and a'l
other classes of expenditures that should
bo legitimately bomo by the state. When
Senator Metz aikod the committee on
finance what the $2,000 a year represented
ho was answered by Church Howe that
it was put in at the exprees request of the
governor for incidentals. Similar items ,
probably not so largo , are in the bill for
ether officers.
Iho question naturally arises , dooa the
legislature propose to pay nny attention
to the constitution Trhich It has sworn to
support ? It is rlgnt and proper that it
should give every officer srjflicient clerk
biro , and allow legitimate expenses astu-
ally incurred in the performance of the
duties of office , but the framera of our
constitution , foreseeing what would hap
pen , have very wisely prohibited the leg
islature from making any extra allowance
without itemizing what it Is for. Wo are
not supposed to bo paying for public re
ceptions , carriage hire , excursions to New
Orleans and Washington , and other ex
penses which may bo "incidental" In the
career of eome of our state officers who
desire to indulge in the luxury of travel
ing and high living. It certainly does
seem strange and inconsistent for our law
makers to become law-broakors. If they
do not observe the constitution and the
laws , how can they expect the people to
obisy them ?
TUB Omaha Republican is edited by
a boy who will never bo anything else.
Ho has not brains enough to comprehend
any subject above a dog fight , and ho
is suffering from an overdose of Rose-
water. Ho Is now trying to create a hub
bub about Andrew Rosowatcr , who , ho is
afraid , will perpetuate himself through
the now charter. The fact Is that Andrew
Rosewater has never been an applicant
for this or any ether municipal position ,
but wai tendered the office of city engi
neer by Mayor Boyd after hohad declined
to sign applications , as a number cf others
had dono. Andrew Rsowater can earn
moro in the general practice of his pretension
tension than ho can in the employment of
the city , and ho is not dependent upon
that office for a livelihood. The new
charter does not in any way increase bis
income , but it docs Increase his work and
responsibility. Under the provision of
the charter ho is to bo ono of the three
engineers to monument the city ,
and assume the disagreeable
responsibility of adjusting the difficulties
between lot owners , whoco property has
been Improperly platted. For these sur
veys ho will got no extra pay. On the
other hand Andrew Rosowatcr is ono of
two or throe men in this city who are
familiar with tbo intricate and complica
ted system of city surveys. If the rcsnr-
vey and monmnentlng are carried out tbo
cily will ba placed in a condition to UU-
penss with tha eorvices of Andrew Rosewater -
water or any ether man that has this
special knowledge , and any engineer oi
fair ability will be able , after tbo city hut
been mapped , racorded , and monumsn
ted , to glvo owners of propeity the
f proper grades and measurements. Sc
that Inttcad of making a monopoly foi
himself by favoring this proposed amend
ment , Andrew Rosswater in reality li
paving the way for anybcdy who can d (
surveying and ongiDoeiiog to fill the citj
engineer o office. The fact ii that tin
editor of the Republican does not
what ha la talking about , and has nc
knowledge of the vital interests and
needed Improvements of Omaha.
THE gas consumers of Now York ro
jutt beginning to learn how they have
been robbed. It has boon discovered by
the senate Investigating committee tbat
in 1874 wUlo the gas sold at 82.75 per
per thousand feet , the cast ai $1.00 ; In
187G-77 the coil was 85 coats , and the
selling price was $2 CO. In 1870 , when
the piico fell to § 1.50 , the cost was 85
cents. lu 1880 the prleo was raised to
52.25 , while the cost of manufacturing
was reduced to 52 cents , and the follow
ing year to 49 cenls. During the last
thirteen years the earnings cf the Mu
tnal company amounted to $7,750,0.27 , , of
which amount $3,525,000 was paid out in
dividends. Of the surplus over the divi
dends it was thown by the investigation
nearly $3,500,000 which the law required
the company to share with consumers by
reducing the prica of gas was tailed
down by the company Itaolf in bonds and
stocks. Since the consolidation of the
various companies , although the price of
gas has been eomowhat reduced , the con
sumers' bills era greater than over , as the
moterj no doubt have boon made to reg
ister fast so as to show a larger quantity
of gas consumed. The result is that the
citizens of Now York have organized a
society to resist the extortions of the gas
companies.
AN attempt is being undo by the leglo-
turo to create additional district judges ,
n this , as In almost every other oflort in
ho legislature , no.attcntion is paid to the
ate constitution. Upon the subject of
Istrict judges the constitution , in section
1 of article C , aaya that "tho logitlaturo ,
henovor two-thirdd of the members
looted to each house shall concur therein ,
may , in or after the year 1880 , and not
ftencr than once in every four years ,
ncroaso the number of judges of the
istrlot courts , and the judicial distiicts
f the ttita. " Now , the legislature of
883 did increase the number of district
udgcs and courts , and , consequently , the
'resent ' legislature cinnot legally do so ,
t will bo steiij therefore , that the num-
er of judges cannot bo legally increased
ndor the constitution until 1887.
THE raid on the state treasury by gcnu-
10 burglars was moro bold and manly
iian the raids tbat have been attempted
iy all sorts of claimants , by moans cf re-
cf bills and other ingenious devices ,
'ho ' burglars took chances of punishment
nd got it , while the bogus claimants es-
: apad without a scratch elmply because
ley adopted the polite method of raiding
.ho treasury. The difference between
ho two kinds of raids is but very slight ,
.s . the object in each Is to got hold of
; ho people's money. The burglar pro
eods by force , while the bo.us . claimants
, nd lobbyists employ ttratcgom , deceit
> nd treachery to accomplish their ends.
) cc is about ai honest as the other.
THE Oklahama boomer ] have roorgan-
zed , and will march on the 5th for the
xjveted land. , . Mr. Cleveland , as com-
mandor-in-chlcf of the armies of the
United States , will no doubt be surprised
o find a war on his hands at the very
tart of his administration.
HERE AND THERE.
1 was pleased to learn that Roland Heed ,
bo jovial , rollicking comedian , is meeting
rith splendid success , and ia on the rood to
ortuno. There is a tide in the affairs of mon
which , taken at the flood , leads on to fortune ,
, nil when Heed secured GUJ. Mortimer as his
lusinoss manager he struck It. Mortimer is
n old-time manager , and thoroughly undcr-
itands all the ins and outs of the business.
He ' 'discovered" Heed in about the saino way
.hat J. M. Hill "discovered" Denman
Thompson. Mortimer caw tbat Heed had
talent , but advised him to travel for a while
n a subordinate position as comedian , before
.ttempting . to stir. Itoed , like a sensible fel
ow took his advice , and acquired valuable
ixpeiiance , and to-day ho stands way
p among tha funny fellows of the stnga ,
lortimer and Reed recently divided $30,000
ictwcon them as the profits of last year's
luslnesa. Heed is yet a young man , full of
fu and ambition , and possessed of that pcr-
onal magnetism which attracts persons to
Ira whether on or off the stage , and makes a
test of frionda for him wherever ho goes , Ho
as bright future. I remember that it was
nlyour or five yearn ago that he went flat
roko on a starring trip in this part of the
: ountryt simply because ho waa badly man
iged and had no idea of business himsulf ,
t
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Mr , Touzalln has resigned the vice-
presidency of the Atchlson , Topeka & Santa
I'o r Jud , and will retire from that company
on April 1st. I hope there ii no foolinf
about this , as Mr. Touzalln will probably re
turn to Omaha and make his future head
quarters nnd home here. Ho has largo prop
erty interests In Omuho , and has always had
the most unbounded confidence in the future
of the city. Mr. Touralin ia n man of wealth ,
education , excellent business qualifications ,
and energy nnd public spirit. We want more
such men as Mr. Touzalm in Omaha ,
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Mile. Khea is said to have made a fwil
directing her body at death to bo cremated
and half the nthes to be dopotitcd in her na
tlvo Belgium and half.besidu the remains of a
friend burled in Nebraska. Now till sis Hhoally
serving up a great actroas on the half-ehcll , as
it were. Will some one please tell us who
llhea'd dead friend it ? Perhaps there Ia some
touching romance connected with this grave
half-and-half affair.
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Neally Slovens , BO well known in Coun
cil lilutTi and Omaha , gave a concert in Kan
Francisco last evening. It will please hu
rcnny friends to Ijarn that tha acconipllahe <
pianist ia ranking her mark in the musica
world.
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1M. Howe , who used to be n printer i
Omaha , is making an emiab'.e reputation
When ho left Omaha some teven or oigh
years to , he went to Palls City and pub
lished the l.ittlo Globe for a while. His nex
Atchlson where he bos e\erinct
mo > o was to , \ (
remained and nourished , His natural wit
combined with his Industiy , perseverance an
good habits , made hi3 Atchison Glob
a very popular little paner , appreciate !
In IU local field , and frequently quotec
by more pretentious journals abroad. Hi
leisure timond ' 18 rnust havs stolen th
time h i boon devoted to no\d writing , Hi
first experiment In this line , "The Story ot
Country Town , "was rcfuml byi'cvernl publiih
ers but WA flnal'y ' accepted by ot'cof the lead'
Inff book houses of Boston. It haa been > cry
favorably received in fact it It a proaonnctd
success , It having received extended nnd ery
fAvorable criticlnns at the hands cf Iho mrat
prominent journals and inogarincs In thlf
country , llo Imi recently put before the pub
lic another work of fiction , "Tho Mystery of
the Locks , " which Is attracting agtent deal ol
attention , Mr. Howe has been given a warm
welcome M a new writer in the field of Amer
ican fiction , and wo predict for htm a literary
fame that will bring him a fortune ,
Another newspaper friend of iniiio ,
Will D , Eaton , is , as 1 am told , prospering
in Washington , where ho is the coi respondent
of several papers and engaged in other liter
ary work , his income from which amounts to
S5OCO n year. I remember when Eaton
worked as a job printer in Omaha , and occas
ionally contributed to the local press , When-
ver a contribution of his appoarad everybody
anted to know "who wrote that piece" It
as so funny. When Eaton hit Oinahanftcr
o had acquired Iho art of shorthand in lib
[ uro time , ho went to Chicago and secured a
oiitionon the Tnter-0coanon which paper ho
Id excellent work. Ho diifted'ovcr to the
imcs and soon became dramatic and musical
ritlc of that paper. Thta gave him
n opportunity to make use of his
vit In writing a funny play , "All the llago , "
rom which ho derived a handsome income
hilo it ran. Hut the trouble , M Gus Mar-
liner , ono of the oldest theatrical managers
n the country , told mo , was that Eaton's
lay was a little ahead of the times. Just at
imt period people had an appetite for some-
liing heavy the "legitimate" tragedy and
uch like , but had Eaton withheld his piny
ntil now hovouli have made an immense
ucccsa of it. Severing hia connection with
10 Times , ho tnok hold of the Herald , but
ot receiving what ho considered fair treat-
lent ho quit that paper , and finally wont to
10 national capital.
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By the way , Kent everybody In Oma-
a knows Kent who started for Alaska some
vooks ago to carry out his long-cherished
chcmo of revolutionizing ttat odd corner of
Jnclo Sam's domain and establishing an indo-
eudent republic with himself as chief oxecu-
ivo , is now at Lnrauiio , where ho haa hoisted
is numo as editor of tha Boomerang. lie
reposes to remain there long enough to ro-
tore to that paper the fame which it acquired
nder the administration of Bill Nye , who
rought it into existence nnd mined it through
; s infancy. Incidentally I am compelled to
miark that it will bo a eold day when Kent
akes possession of Alaska.
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Moody and Sankey , tliotamous evang-
lists , are booked for three days in Omaha ,
bout the middle of March. They will hold
loir meetings in the roller skating rink or in
no Baptist church. It has been a long tmo
ince Omaha baa had a first class revival not
inco the days of MM. Van Cott-and I hope
: io advent of Messrs. Moody and Saukey
rill have a beneficial effect not only upon re
gion but local politic < i. I would suggest
mt they preach reform anong our politic- !
, EO that we cnn entertain some hopes of
ecurine a elean-handod administration of our
municipal affairs ,
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Two legal firms of St. Louis sent in a
'ill ' oISlOO.COO to ( ho gnu company for services
> i a recent suit , which reminds thu Globe-
) emocrat of an incident related of a Russian
ount who was visiting in Paris. Ho went to
restaurant for dinner ono day , and , on call-
ng for his bill , found , among ether Items , a
harge of fifteen francs tlireo dollars for
wo peaches. "Peaches must be scarce , "
aid he , in astonishment. " .No , sir , " replied
ho waiter , "peaches are not scarce , but illus
ion counts arc. " Tiie G.-D. remarks that in
be gas case it may bo said that lawyers are
ot scarce , but gaa companies ore ,
'his reminds rna of the landlord
f a country "hotel , " who had but
ne guest in the course of twelve months , and
ho put man appearance on the last day of the
ear. The next morning he asked what his
111 was , and was told that it was $1,500. "Do
on charge all your guests at that rate1 the
raveler inquired. ' 'That was my rate per
ay last year , " said tbn landlord. "How
many guests did you have ? " "Only one , and
Imt was yourself , " was the reply , "Oh , I
ee , " said the victim , "you have to average up
a some way , and I suppose I'll hive to stand
That's about the case with the St. Louis
awyors. They have had but ono suit during
long period , and they are obliged to average -
ago up at the expense of the gas company ,
ut I am led to remark tint as between the
egal fraternity and gas companies it is about
, htaiid-oll. The customers of the St. Louis'
as company will have to pay that legal fee ,
' the company knows how to work the me-
cr. < , and I rather think it does.
*
The other day n republican In this city
made a bet with a democrat that feur months
rom the day of Cleveland's inauguration all
ho banks in thu country would ba closed as
well as a largo number of other business
louses aud that two-thirds of the people
would bo idle. This I considered n good bet ,
as four mouths from March 4th will be thn
itb of July But here is a better story than
, bat , which 1 saw in the Chicago Herald :
"It was a bad thing for the Industrial in
.erests of tbu country that Cleveland was
elected , " remarked a man in a Monroe street
ealoon yesterday.
"Oh , that's nil in your eye , " replied the
jartonder.
'I'll bet you tbo drinks for the party that
in just four months from Cleveland's inaugur
ation nineteen nut of twenty of the business
liousos of Chicago will bo closed up , "
"Do "
ynuineaoitV"
"Of course. "
"Woll , I'Jl take the bet. "
"You IOSP. Cleveland will ba Inaugurated
March . Four months from that day will ba
"July 4 , of courBe. Same old gag. Hut
just one-thirteenth of the business houses in
Chicago are saloons , and not a darned one of
'em will ba closed up July 4 , Dollarslxty ,
pltoee. The man that cracks old chestnut *
around here gets a taste cf thu worm. Del
lar-sixty , I said. "
BETWEEN THIS and
INAUGURATION DAY
Yon get pictures and Music Goods at al
most jour own price.
A. HOSPE MOVES
to 1513 Douglas and before that ho offers
Engraving at 25 per cent off ,
Pictures In Frames j off.
Frames made up 20 off.
Plush Goocta 20 off.
Artist Materials at special low prlcca
and pianos at from ? DO to 8100 leia fhan
lowest otfeicd. Organs from $25 up
Worth douVlo. Small musical instru
men's ' at coat.
Homo moves Mftreh 3rd , to Yonng'a
stand and tacrifices his goods to reduce
ntock.
Mocdy mirks hU bible It is an Ox
ford. Got cno and read it fcr yourself
Ouiaba Publishing Co , , Orouose block ,
THE FORECAST.
The Work of Coogrcss to the
Wort ,
Olereloiid'B ' Hotter on the Silver
Coinage Criticized
And is the All Aiisorbing Topic
in Political Circles ,
Its Probable Effect Upon Trade
and Commerce
Should it be Coined and Issued
too Fraoly ,
Tlio DcmncrAoy Sorry Hint Mr.
BOicvclnml unve His Opinion BO
Freely lu Advance.
HIE KOUKOAST.
WASHINGTON , March 1. The important
ntcrests during the romatndor of the session
center in the senate committed on approprla-
loiis and lu the conference committal. The
ormer have to-day fioishod the consideration
cf the sundry civil hill , and it will bo re ) > ortcd
, o the cenato at i ) o'clock to-morrow morning.
L'lio bill 1ms been considerably changed ai
aspects the amounts , but no conspicuous
caturo haa been added.
The deficiency bill will bo taken tin by the
sub committee to-morrow morning , nnd it ia
expected that it will bo reported to the eeuata
on Tuotday.
The fortification bill then will bo the onjy
remaining regular nnuual appropriation hill
untouched by the senate. It contains very few
tern ; , and will he quietly disputed of ou
Cupsday night or Wednesday morning.
The bills in conference are , ppnstoriH , army ,
lostotlico , Indian and legislative bills , Tnu
irst two contain no conspicuous features of
difference , aud the conclusion rcspoctlng them
vill bo easily raiched. TJio conference upon
he postollico bill are holding their first moot-
tig tbh evening , mid expect to agree before
he adjournment , upon everything except the
o-called subiidy clause , upon which the cec-
> nd conference will doubtless bu required.
Hie leglflativu bill hai dean agreed to by thu
ionforenca with tbo oxeaption cf the provls-
on of clerks for the sountors ; and It is ex
acted that the house will recede from it po-
Ition in this regard , na it did lost
year. The Indian bill presents
llfBcultlos , the solution of which at
his time will bo foreseen. Amendments relat-
ng to the amendments of the various oppro-
irmtions have all been incorporated in tha
iioasuto by the house isstilat issue and
leither party as yet manifests nny disposition
, o recede. The houeo conferences urge the
merits of the proposed legislation ; while thu
unnto stands upon ita rule' which focblda now
egislatlon upon appropriation bills , and _ do-
: lates , moreover , tbat the house propositions
nvolvo the violation of tnlemn treaties with
ho Indians. The navnl bill hu not yet gene
iO the conference. The senate amendments
were ditcussed by the house coratnittoo on op-
Hopriation ? to-day , and the latter , with two
or thret ) minor exceptions , failed to con
cur with the saiiato. The differ-
erences will all bo cniily harmonized
ixcopt the provisions for the completion of
.he monitors , and that for tbo armament of
ho new cruisers and gunboats. Very little *
moro business , except the consideration of the
appropriation bills is to b9 expected from the
infeut congrojs , though tha frionda of
overal important measures in the House will
endeavor to secure action upon them at this
btege of the session. It practically requires
> ho unanimous consent for the paisagu of an
m port ant measure , elnco u , very small mi
nority may , by rosortincr to parliamentary
methods del y or exhaust the remaining time.
Among measures likely to bo pressed upon
, he attention of the house are thu
GRANT HKTrBEJIKNI DILL ,
ha bankruptcy bill , the educational bill , the
Mexican pension bill aud the national library
bill.
bill.The committee on elections has signified its
ntention of pro sing the election content ! , but
; hora Is a determined opposition by the min
ority , and filibustering will be reported to If
loceBbary to defeat their consideration. In
he senate such time as is not devoted to the
consideration of appropriation bills , will bo
aken up in disposing of the house bills upon
he calendar , preference being given to the
tension bills. The bill to forfeit certain
ands granted to the state of Iowa to aid in
he construction of railroads has already been
mdcr discussion , and will bo urged to action
f opportunity occurs. The 85,100,000 uubsti-
ntu for the usual river and hatbor bill ia in
he hands of the senate committee ou coin-
norce , and its future cannot bo foretold.
Thu friends of silver in the house , while at
irat inclined to make a formal reply to the
ettcr of Cleveland since it has been given to
he public , decided at a conference held this
evening to reply openly to parts of thu letter
with which they agree. They say they did
not invite controversy , but , on the contrary ,
vero anxious to avoid it. They also say that
t was not until it had become known thut a
determined etfcrt was being made
TO INDUCE THE I'llBJIDRNT-KLKCI TO COJIMlf
1IIHBEI.V
and his administration in advanca to the
_ onld side of the currency question , That
.hay decided merely to ask him not to Coin-
nit himself until his cabinet was formed , and
Doth tildes of the question could ba consider
ed. They proposed at first to Bend a delega
tion to present their views to him , but niter
communicating with him , at his sucgebbon ,
they aent a paper signed by nearly ouo hun
dred members of ttio present coupreas uncl
members elect , tu the next congrfm. No reply
ply was uecessaiy , they assert , and none was
Bxpocted. They further say that while regiot-
tinc the step.tho president-elect hat * takuni m
advance of hia inaucniiation , nnd of the for
inatiou of hia cabinet , they do not pro.
pose to have a controversy , iinKtH
it is forced upon them. They-believe , how
ever , In the independence of the legislative
branch of tbu government , and asmrc they
will at all times maintain it. They furnish
tli following as a statement of their views :
"In the letter no distinction ia nndn between
silver coinngo and silver bullion , WliiluiliH
true that silver bullion , which Is excluded
fiom coinage and consequently from monetary
use , is worth less ( la ratio 10 to 1) ) than 85 | > or
cant of the gold dollar , Kllvor coins , which
nro admitted to monetary UBO the name ; H
gold , are equal in value to gold coin. The
silver dollar will exchange for pa
much as the gold dollar. It will
even buy the gold with which
the gold dollar may be made , France with a
population of lu'.lHjO.COU anil a territory not as
large AS VOXDH , has in circulation SOOOOOU,000
of silver with 8850,000,000 of gold , whtro we
have but 200,000,000 of full tenders of silver
to over JCQO.OOO.WK ) of gold. Altogether the
$1,803,000,000 , of silver coin at the ratio 15 } to
1 are huld in circul.ition in Kuropu , aide by
side , with $2,000,000,000 of gold of paper
and silver together , includingthosilver certifi
cates , we havejlesa than $700,000,000 , which
shows that In this country there in moro gold
than paper and nearly three times as mud
gold as silver.
With this prooortlon in our currency , and
with gold and silver equally a full tender for
everybody , It ia dlfiicult to undemtand why
the secretary "f the treaxury might not , if ho
ihuao to dn to , pay out moro silver and lens
gold. Of course , if wlnlu receiving into the
treasury of tha United State a silver and sil
ver certificatcj , gold or gold cer
tificates , hn n yg out only gold , hia stock o
gold would diminish. Jf , ou thu ether hand
hu should pay out more eiivur aud paper , am
less gold , the character of the reserve in the
treasury would
COSTKOL TUB HJCCllKTAllt OK TIIK TIIKABURV.
There would bo no need of legal tender I
onu who receives the money would be permit
ted to chose the kind that be will have. That
silvi-r and silver certificates displace gold IB
ttue , but only aa treasury or biuk notes dii
place it. The withdrawal of n hundred mil
iloua of lunk note ) , or the Isjunnce of a hun
dred millions , haa the same effect of gold as
no much iu silver or silver certificate * ) , \\liy
h.ui It never been prupoiod to withdraw tu
national b nk notu * ui n means of proventiup
Oio expulsion of gold to thu proposition that
there now cxutg , or ever hard existed , under
our constitution obligation
gold. The silver mon fed it their
Bolcmu duty to enter their most emphatic dis
sent t the very rntstt in thoiilsctntlon of the
question , rxosuch ohllgnlion * oxi t or oter
ilid exist. Wrbitcr saiil. "golil nnd ullvrr nt
the rates fixed by coli roja coiiMtutra the lc-
Ifgul tandnrd ofaluo In this country nnil
tiMthelr congrc'S nor nny tate 1ms any m-
Uiority to _ establish any other standard or to
"
'
Ono ct to strengthen thn pnbllo credit , np.
proved Jlnrch 13 , ISGfl , solemnly pledged the
United Stntps the
I'AVMKNT OJ' TI1R 110NDS IX COIN.
The refunding act of July II , 1870 , provid
ed for the parmtnt of all the refunding bonds
n coin , of their present standard value , which
in the same as tnoir present vnlun , The re
sumption act of January II , 1875 , provides
that from and after the 1st of .1 mi miry , IS * ! ) ,
the seactaryof the tiOAUity should redeem iu
coin Uio oiitst.ndlng li > gM Under
notes , By the act of 1'ebriury 2 $ ,
1878 , providing tcr the rcsoinptloil
of the coinage of the standard dollar. Silver
dollars were made a legal tender for all debta
and dues , public and priratp , unless othor-
wiio exprcMly stipulated In the contract , and
there is not A public uUipntloa outstand
ing and never wncontalninT | the ftlpulntlonof
Ittpnymontincold. In Jnnuftry,1878congrcss
adopted the following concuhont retclutloti
offered by Stanley Matthew * , then senator ,
now on the supreme bench , that nil bonds of
ths United States Isiund tr atitltomod to be
Uiued under said acts of conarees , herein
before recited are payable princlxil | and Inter
est. nt the option of the government of the
United Slat in nilver dollars
of tliB coinage of the United States containinc
I12J grains , oacb standard silver. And that
to ruitoro tu its coinage such silver coins ni n
legal tender in payment of said bocds , the
principal and Interest ia not in violation of
public faith nor in derogation of the rights of
pulilla creditors ,
TIIK OriMO.V 0 ? TUB BECRETAltr OF TREAMCnT.
from 1S78 down are referred to ai authority ,
The opinions of the secretaries are valuable ,
when supported by facts nnd sound reasons ,
but ought not t * control unless they are.
Tlioryiinl Il'rltli Chnrlfnblo Society.
Niw YOBK , March l.-Tho ll'nai B'rltik
Clmitahlo society which meets every tovcn
years , was orgnuired at Tamnmny lull to
day. It in comprised of delegates from oacU
of thn nine lodges in Gcrminy and the 325 ia >
tbo United States. I'hilin Stein of Chicago , .
wax made permanent chairman , Vice presi
dents nnd secretaries were elected and the-
netting ndjouinod until to-morrow.
LOUP COUNTY ,
Its Kcsources , ProHpuctH and Nc\r
Towns.
Dorrospondcnce of TUB BEE ,
KENT , Neb. , February 27. Loup
county ii located centrally in tbo great
north Loup valley , forty miles from
North Loup , the prcsant tcrmln.ua of the
railroad. Loup county ia a now county
organized two ycnra ago , contains about
two thousand inhabitants , comparatively
jut of debt , is well watered by tlo North
Long river , which runs the cutirj length
northwest to southwest ; the Calamus
river running parallel with tbo Lonp ;
Spring creek , Grace crook , the Bloody
and numerous smaller ones tributaries to
the Loop and Calamus. The valleys of
the Loup ayerngo from two to six miles
wide , the Boil the beat to bo found in the
state. The Calamus valley is from ono
to three miles wide , of a rich sandy loamr
underlaid with humans * beds of peat ,
aaid to bo of the quality for fuel.
The valleys of the smaller crecka extend
sack itito the hills. 'Iho valleys'.iro not
so very wldo but are very fertile , compos
ed ot a rich black loam. The valley
lands are undulating , and , water can bo
bad by digging from eight to thirty feet.
The bills or divides between the
valleys are higbtablo landa and composed
of a rich sandy loam and clay subsoil.
The valleys in the hlllj arc filled with a
variety of grasses which make the best of
liay , and the hills are covered with a lux
uriant growth of grass making it the boat
rutting for all kinds of stock In the world.
Wheat , corn , oats , in fact any kind of co
rei\\a \ grown in any country cm bo raised
joro. Corn yields from thirty to ninety
boshols per acre ; wheat from fifteen to
: hirty.iivc ; oats , from thirty to seventy ;
ill kinds of vegetables do well here.
Lonp county ia atttled by an intelligent ,
liardy , thriving and persevering class of
pioneer j who have turned a barren waste
Into a paradise.
The town of Kent , the center of at
traction , is in the southeast of the coun
ty , contains throe fttoroa , ho
tel , blacksmith shop , carpenter shop ,
[ umber yaid and feed barn. At Kent a
magnificent bridge spans the north bloux
river , built by her enterprising citizens.
This la the first nnd only brldgo built
west of Ord on the Sioux rivor. This
bridge opens op direct communication
with all the country north and west , mak
ing a direct route from Broken Bow and
Surgont in Cus'er county to Aitmorth
in Brown , and Yahntino and
Fort Niobrara iu Cherry county. Kent
Is on the great thornugfurofrom Grand
Island end Ord to the Black IIllls and
ho famous ca't'o ' country of the north.
There ara many prood openings hrra for
muiiuss men , and a gi od inill-ti'.o for
either a race tr current wheel power.
Libur.l iiidncemonts in town property
will bo given by the pwnera of the town
site t j : iuy onu Ijcaticg a good business.
A good lucatiog agency I'H established ,
and particH desiring further information
wilLroceivo prompt attention by tncloB-
ing a two-cent stamp and addresa
to A. 8. Moon , A. M. Gnrn-
aey cr D. II. Vnnantworp ,
The G. A. II. b well represented , there
being a good Post No. OU , In nourishing
condition.
Almcria , In the center , east and west ,
is a naw town that la filrly on the boom
and la destined to take ilH rank aa a 1110-
tropolia In the near future , and the coun
ty seat cf Long county prospective , Ci.
W. Steohl IB the real estate and locating
agent at that point and will glvo all information
mation by addressing him at that place.
F. W. K.
A HARE CHANCE FOR RICH Oil
POOR. 00 LOTS IN JOliN I. RED-
ICK'S SOB DIVISION.
Price from § 800.00 to $1,250.00 pop
lot. 20 per cent down balance on long
time ,
12 MINUTES WALK AND FIVE
MINUTES DRIVE FROM COURT
DOUSE.
These lots will l > o offered on ribovo
terms until April 1st : First como first
served ,
This is the choiccflt suid cheapest prop ,
crty that out bo found BO near the center
of business.
30 HOUSES > VILL BE BUILT iu
his sub-division this Spring and. summer.
Call at 1511 FAHNAM ST and lot
will bo shown at any timo.
JOHN 1. REDIOK & CO.
GRAND SACRED CONCERT.
The Musical Union will glvo Ii Grand
Concert nt Boyd'u Opera Houaa to-iuor.
raw ( Sunday ) afternoon at Jl. Admlealoii
25 cents
I bTQ & poiltlTbraroedr rortfco fcbore dU&i > ; by 14
B ( thouittidioroioiol tb * wont MmlniiJuf f < m
UodlDif IIM 4 U > ii eure4,1 nd ilt o itrfine I ra r ftlU
lulue.ner.cr.lhiil will undTWO uonl.l : ! ) fHK3
l3 tU r OKm Vil.UACI.KTllKiTlitlwiiUUJlin *
W / lafTu'or. Ul ipitnnnl r O