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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , FRIDAY , MARCH 5. 1880. , THE DAILY BEE. OMAHA OFPICK.NO. 814 ANnoioKAnxAM ST New Yonu OrncK , Iloow Ki.TiitiWNK IIL-II.DISG WASIUNOTOS Orticc , No. 618 FOUATCBMII ST. Fubllrtiod every morning , except Sunday. The tily Monday morning pnpor putllsboJ in the etntc. Trillin nr MAIM OnoTcnr . tlO.OOIThrco Months . $2.50 eixJIontlis. . t.W.Ono Month . 1.00 ! tnE WEEKLY DEE , 1'iibllslioil Every Wednesday. TEHMS , POSTPAID ! One Ycnf , witti promlum . . . . J2.00 Otttt Your , without premium . , . . 1.2S Fix Months , without premium. . . 75 Ono Mon tli , on trlftl . 10 All comtminlcntloni rolntlno to new * nnd oill- loi-lnlmnttor * should bo addressed tothoUw- ion orUK HER. All Ini JlnoM lottPinnd romlttnncos alionld bo itudrcctcd trt THE UEK I'um.tsiiiNn COMI-ANV , OMAHA. DrnftR , oliockn nnd po tollco ( orders to bo ttindo payable to Ilio order of tlio company. WE m poBLisHiifilipAir , PBOPBIEIORS , E. HOSEWATEH. Eniron. TUB frequent reference to t'hllllppi by the noble Greek of the Omaha Herald is excusable. It shows that he cannot fop- got his native hind a very commendable trait , indeed. GKN TntmVhad tlio longest political polo anil the persimmon came down. But after all , ought politics to dictate ap pointments In our military establishment ? Tlits is tlio question which will press itself upon the attention of civilians. Tun finding of n stone wall in Dawos county is referred to by the Herald as an nrchniological ilnd a strange relic of n prehistoric ago. This is rather a round about way of informing its readers that u stone quarry has been discovered in Dawcs county. FnoiiiiimoN continues to prohibit in Maine. In Saco , a town of 0,000 , inhabi tants , ono drug store put up 10,000 pro scriptions during the si.v months ending March 1 , a record which is believed to beat anything yet produced in Kansas or Iowa , whore epidemic diseases , such as parched larynx nnd red-oyc , are very common. "Tun Chinese must go , " is very likely to bo answered in China with "The Americans must emigrate. " Retaliation in all probability is the programme. If Ilio men who are engaged in mobbing Chinamen in tills country would pause for a moment and think they would see that they are jeopardizing the lives oJ thousands of Americans in China. DOUOLAS county has but ono inmate in the state reform school , at present , ami In the live years since that institution was opened the county has sent only five chil dren there. This is certainly an excel lent record for the most populous county in the state. It must bo admitted , how ever , that Douglas probably has moro juvenile toughs that ought to bo reformed than any pther county in Nebraska. Ouii Washington specials announce that the Blair educational bill is losing ground and will probably bo defeated. Mr. Blair's ' measure Is n protectionist L trick to increase the drain on the national treasury In order to prevent tariff rcvi- flion. For the government to place its surplus among tlio states in proportion to ' their illiterate population is to place a premium on ignorance , which the intelli gence of the north and west resents. THE San Francisco Alia wants to know in regard to Van Wycl : and that bulldog at the British legation , whether "anybody has con sidered the sufferings of the dog by being ex posed to Van Wyclc. " Herald. For the bouofit of Mr. John P. Irish , who is "quite English , you know , " wo Will state that the bulldog which troubled Van Wyck's slumbers has been chained and muzzled by its owner over since tlio senator notified the legation of her maj esty that as nn American citizen he would not allow himself to be bulldozed by Brit ish bulldogs. TUB stock yards management arc workIng - Ing hard to concentrate the business of 'local slaughtering in South Omaha. With this end in view , they are offering strong inducements to several of our heaviest butchers to move to the stock yards. The Omalm stock yards are in the hands of business men who know that the quickest way to increase the value of their invest ment is to create and foster business en terprises dependent upon the yards proper. NIWAUK , N. J. , which has given hy drophobia and Pasteur their great boom during the past winter , now deals the whole hydrophobia rage n heavy blow. The .New York Wines notes the release of seven dogs in Newark which were bit ten by the supposed mad dog that at tacked Pasteur's patients. They loft their confinement ns healthy as they entered It They were never inoculated with rabies because there was no rabies with which to inoculate them. The whole hy drophobia scare was a bogus one. SKNATOU WILSON'S bill to increase the rate of postage on fourth-class matter , excepting seeds and plants , is receiving n general drubbing throughout the coun try , especially hi the largo cities , but there are some seek reasons for its intro duction and arguments for its passage. The cheap rates at which tlio government is carrying merchandise ) through the BItills has long been u source of com- plnlut to merchants outside of tlio great cities. The effect of the cheap postage on tuorchandiso Is to give largo dealers in the cltius a. ho.ivy advantage ovoi J/ ' smaller merchants and to stimulate pur chases in the east at the expense of west ern retail merchants , Tlio "mail order' syjitom which has sprung up under the cheap rates is what Is complained of , on the ground that the tendonoj to concentrate the retail business in the hands of largo houses is greatly fostered under the operation ol the sixteen cents postage. This is im doubtcdly true. But the countorbaltuia < lug advantages are too important to be dispensed ivith. Cheap fourth-class rate : on postage have forced cheap express rates on merchandise just as the cheap ncsa of thu postal money order system bos compelled correspondingly low taril rates for money transportation by com mou carriers. While the iucreaso of tin postal rates on fourth-class matter wouk benefit thn country merchant it would work n sorlous injury to every patron ol the express companies. Government Development or IlOUtCB- The debate over the bill directing the government to expend some $9,000,000 hi the construction of the Hcnnopln canal is bringing , as usual , the railroad lobby at U'ashington to the front. The Honno- pin canal scheme is denounced ns a use less waste of government funds in an uu * dortnking which cannot bo classed as na tional in its character. Its projectors are abused as visionaries and the country is informed that Ilio opening of n Water route from tlio Mississippi to the lakes is an improvement of purely local inter est , which should bo carried into effect , If nt all , by the taxpayers of Illinois. Tlio many nnd urgent reasons for the construction of Ilio Honnopln canal need not bo repeated In detail. It is enough to stale that Its construction would give water transportation to the products of the west from the Mississippi valloyto the Atlantic coast. Kates on produce which are now from 12 to 10 cents to Chicago would drop by canal to 0 cents , nnd a bushel of wheat could readily bo carried by water from Hock Island to Now Tork for the same sum now charged for the transportation from the same place to Chicago by rail. The Erie canal gives to Now York the key to the railroad situation in that slate. The cost of water transportation from Chleiiiro to Now York determines the rate of rail trans portation , nnd the rate of rail transporta tion is made the base line upon which through rates are determined and fixed throughout the country. The Erie canal as the great adjuster of railroad rates is of incalculable benefit to tlio country. The extension of oanal facilities to the Mississippi would bo a scarcely less ad ditional advantage. The certainty that a fostering of water routes would throw some of their staggering systems into in voluntary bankruptcy is the solo basis of the united opposition which the great corporations are making to any government development of our internal waterways. The stagnation in canal construction during the last twenty years is not so much due to n feeling that the country has outgrown this means of transportation as it is to the adverse in- lluences of the railroads. In Pennsyl vania and other stales they have boucht ii ] > the canals and abolished them. In the words of n recent witness on the sub ject before the senate committee on inter state commerce , "whenever a river and harbor bill is pending in congress the railroad representatives will vote millions for Improvements which do not material ly affect them , but when it comes to an item like the Ilcnnepin canal , which promises to bo of value in extending our system of waterways , the railroad repre sentatives , whether democrats or repub licans , are found voting solidly against it. " Can there be any bettor illustration of the necessity for the people to insist upon tlio extension and improvement of our country's water ways ? Franco lias just entered upon the construction of a comprehensive system of canals designed to furnish water com petition to the chief sections of that coun try. In England , where tlio canals have been largely bought up by the railways and dwarfed or closed , as has been done ot some extent in this country , the princi pal commercial organizations are now advocating the re-establishment of the canals , on an improved basis , as a check upon railroad extortion. Our canals , connecting the great lakes with tlio ocean , which nro really na tional highways , oucht to bo as much n recipient of the national bounty as the isolated trout streams , bayous and potty harbors , for which liberal appro priations are provided each year in the river and harbor bill. A comprehensive system of improving our principal water ways should bo undertaken upon a scale which will enable steam , the great motive power of the world , to bo advantageously used , and thus reduce the cost of water transportation in the same proportion that the same motor has reduced the cost of transportation on land. If Franco can expend $300,000,000 in constructing n sys tem of canals how much bolter can the United States afford to undertake the same work. A Year of Democracy. The first year ot President Cleveland's administration is concluded , and the country is in possession of material enough to judge of the success or failure of the rejuvenated democracy. Whether judged by the standard of its own pro fessions or by comparison with its repub lican predecessors , the result can not bo considered ns flattering to the adminis tration or n subject of congratulation for the majority in congress. Mr1 Cleveland began Ids term of oflico with liberal promises of reform. His inaugural teomcd with assurances of radical changes in the administration of the government and particularly In the methods of the civil service. "Publio oflico n public trust" was blazoned on his shield and "n business administration" was his cry of defiance. Twelve months have passed. The partisanship of the administration has shown itself in the removal and dis- .placement of a greater number of federal oflicolioldors than has cvor before been recorded in the history of American poli tics. Public otlico has boon a party per quisite , not n public trust , and partisan ship has boon the chief recommendation of successful place hunters. Abide from tlio thousands of country postmasters and clerks not affected by the operations of the civil service law the suspensions and removals of ofliciuls whoso terms have not expired have aver aged over fifty iv month. The swooping reforms promised huvo failed to put in their appearance. The attorney gen eral's ofllco in now dlouded with scandal , the state department has ucon involved In a series of blunders owing to disgrace ful appointments , tlio postollico has been conducted with an eye single to furnish ing offices for tlio squabbling democracy while the investigations in the conduct of past naval administrations has resulted In nothing moro serious than au undi gested bohcrne for u few unimportant changes In the bureaus. The books tiavo been ransacked to provo tlio charges of corruption so freelj nindo against republican rule without n single startling development as the re sult of the labors. The end of the first year finds the president at Issue with his party on every loading question of the day , antagonized to thu sonata and prac tically witho.it influence with congress , If wo turn to the democratic congress the view is eycu less cheering so far ns the interests of the party urn concerned , With n heavy .working majority in the lower house the democracy has succeed ed hi accomplishing loss work than any congress , republican or democratic , for thirty years past. With four months of the session gone , the appropriation bills are umeporlcd , the silver question undo- bated , tlio bankruptcy hill on tlio shelf , tlio vaunted measures for coast nnd naval defenses sleeping quietly in pigeon-holes and the house given up to windy discus sions of topics of moro interest to the members themselves than to the public at largo. There is no cohesion in the parly on n slhglo issue of the day , and the promised aggressiveness has sim mered dowh to an earnest desire to dodge every disgusting question presented. The party which howled so fiercely for tariff re form is busily working to shelve any re vision of the tariff which might' lese votes in the Industrial districts , is deferring to the last moment the silver dis cussion with n view of conciliat ing all sides of the eontrovorsj' , while tlio most arduous labors of it congres sional representatives linvoboon bestowed in the anto-rooms of department chiefs and the lobbies and bar rooms of the capital. It is a sorry showing of n year's failure which the new administration makes after twelve months' ' tenure of oflloo. It presents no arguments to provo the wisdom of the change which the country was persuaded to believe was necessary. Grade : When the liability of the city for grade damages was decided by the supreme court , It was feared that the result would bo disastrous to public improvements. Such , however , has not been the case , and Is not likely to bo under the rule of determining such damages , as declared and adopted by the courts. If , in consequence quence of grading n street , the city would bo obliged to pay the cost of grading nnd adjusting all property along the line of improvement , so as to make such proper ty boar the same relation to the street ns graded , ns It did to the street surface prior to such Improvement , then there would bo good ground for fear ami apprehension. But if the true rule is the depreciation , if any , of tlio market value of the prop- Cl'ty , by reason of the grading , and is not the cost of cutting , filling or changing the property so ns to conform to the street as graded , then there can bo no danger of liability In ono case out of fifty on ac count of street grading , for it is a notor ious fact , and ono that cannot bo ques tioned or doubted , that in ninety-nine cases out of every hundred of street grad ing in the city of Omaha , the property opposite which either n fill or a cut has been made has been , in a greater or less degree , enhanced in its market value. The position taken by City Attorney Conncll as to the rule of damages insucii cases , was sustained by Judge Wakeloy in the Pcabody case , and has boon ro- afllrmcd in several other cases. A recent opinion lias been ren dered by Judge Dyer , of tlio United States circuit court , in n case against thn city of Chicago , Wherein the same views are expressed. Judge Dyer , concerning the rule of dam ages , says : "The question is whether tlio property was injured by the improve ment. If not , there is no damage and can bo no recovery. If there is , then the recovery must bo measured to the extent of the loss. If the property is worth .as much after the improvement ns it was before , then there is no damage done to the property. If the benefits received from making tlio improvements are equal to , or greater than the loss , then ' the property is not damaged' . " If vested by the above rule as aid down by Judge Dyer , and held by our courts to bo correct , the claims of many who have already commenced suits , or contemplate bringing suits against tlio city , will prove unromunerativo , and in place of profit to the plaintiff , will result only in costs. The practice of the city council to re quire waivers of damages before grading streets or changing grades , is a good one , but a few mossbacks or selfish , short sighted individuals , who , unfortunately for the city are to bo found along the line of nearly every public improvement , ought not to bo permitted to stand in the way of improvement. It will be safe in such cases to proceed without waivers , and trust to the good sense of parties , guided by the law from the courts , as it lias nlways been an nounced , mid as it will unquestionably stand. Lonvemvorth Street Grade. The question of a proper grade for Loavonworth street , which for the past two years has been agitating the owners of property along that thoroughfare , promises to bo now settled by tlio adop tion of tlio grade recently approved by the county commissioners. The grade now proposed is the most radical of any yet suggested , and if carried out , will un doubtedly make Loavonworth street , as Is proposed , ono of the most Important thoroughfares of the city. The county commissioners , bv resolu tion , have declared that if the grade from Sixteenth street to the city limits , as re cently certified to by City Engineer Rosewater - water , nnd which was approved by County Surveyor Smith , is carried into effect , that the county during the present year will continue such grade westward , making a cut of not less than twenty feet nt the top of the hill in West Omaha. In order to obtain the changes of grndo , and make sure of the grading of the street during the present season , it will bo necessary to secure waivers of damages from nil prop , crty owners , which , In view of the great benefit to bo derived , will , no doubt , bo readily given. Tlio property owners most seriously af fected by tlio proposed changes of grade nro citizens of public spirit and foresight , who , for the good of the city and the im provement of the property along the street , favor the enterprise , and nearly all have signified their willingness to waive all claim for damages , and tints se cure nt once the benefits of the grading , which otherwise might bo delayed for a , number of years. WHILE fanners in the western part of the state are plowing for wheat , Omaha is plowing through snow. It is a great country. "LET us for oiico , " says the Boston O/o6o / , "elect decent men to the city coun- ell. " In this game of "progressive oucliro , " wo assist. Canon Fnrrar came to this country for n rest and took away 83,0 < X ) , lie will tnko the rest on Ids next visit , , Mr. Lovely hns been qonflrmcd as post master at ParK Kentucky. But this Is about the only nppolntmcnt.tliit the senate thinks Is Lovely. Henry Irvine prefers the Bible and Shaks- peaio to all other books. 'But Mr. Irving has not yet seen the advance sheets ot Gen. Lo- gnu's book. ' There Is n cool wave between tlio Eov. Robert 8. Howe , of. Italtlhiore , and his con gregation , because ho referred to chhtlty balls ns "godless hops in the name of sweet charity. " The duke of Edlnburg , who plays the flute , has been sout to the MciUtomuictui. The people of the Mcilltcriancnu must rejoice that lie is not also addicted to the nccoidlou. From the fact that a week has now elapsed fllnco young Miss Perkins recovered 875,000 from Lucky Baldwin for breach of promise , and she is still single. It Is Inferred that her attorney Is n niariicd innn himself , Mr. liccchcr lost his watch by the aid of a pickpocket , and as soon as U was known ho wns presented with four now on.es. Henry ought to open n jewelry store and lese that watch every day. Queen Victoria's order that n circus per- foiinanco be given at Windsor this week for her benefit would sonni to Indicate that she Is getting rnntly Ulailstono's greatest show on earth with homo rule attachments which Is billed for next mouth. Thomas Cruse , a millionaire , ot Helena , Mont. , who is CO yoais old , has just mauled n young dressmaker ot that city. She re ceived a check for 8500,003 as a wcildlni ; pros- nt from hei husband. Many young women would like to take ns successful a Ciuso us this. lion. William Morilson Is a tnrlu" reformer and a useful citizen , but when ho says there is more loss to distilleries In "suckngo" than theio Is In "soakagc" ho exhibits an Ignor ance of the profits in n ton-cent drink which almost entitles him to a place on the ticket with St. John. Chicago News : Wo hear It said that J. C. Flood , a bonauzi fellow , Is anxious to suc ceed Senator Miller of California , lie has a boodle ns big ns a meeting house , and picks his teeth with a jack-knife. The prospect is that hn would eclipse old Tabor of Colorado if lie were only given the clinnce. We hope ho will get the clmnco. What this lemiblic needs nt this particular juncture would ap pear to bo u renaissance ) of rullled nlght- bhirts nnd big , vulgar diamond cuff-buttons. "War History. St. Louis Republican. War history Is never complete till all the old letter books have been thoroughly ex plored. Rnmul to Spoil. I'hllaacliMa. Time * . Greece appears 'to be spoiling for war , and the chanced aio that it vnmctually came she would begin to spoil for pe'ce. . No Sardine. PMladcliihla ( Sail. It Is said that Queen Victoria Is very fond of sardines. That Is why she doesn't like Gladstone , lie is no sardine. j. -t Full 'Stop. I'Mladcliilila Ilras. Tfiey say that Senator JOB liawloy ot Con necticut plays on the piano beautifully. The resemblance between him and Carl Scliurz ends right theie , however. The Negotiations. Kansas Qlt\i \ Times. As nearly as we cniMinderstand It Geron- imo demands the unconditional surrender of Gen. Crook , which tljat great soldier lirmly and conscientiously declines. Has Not Found It Out. St. Louis Globe-Democrat , Tlio story that a member of congress has been prostrated by overwork must bo taken with several grains ot allowance. If thcio has been enough work done by that whole body during the present session to prostrate a [ single Individual , the country has not found It out Only Smnttoratlon. PliilaildvMa Record. A writer In the Popular Science Monthly hits tlio schools a sounding and deserved whack when ho says that they teach children the use ot words they do not comprehend to ctcscillio things they do not understand. This Is called education , but it is , In fact , only smattemtion. In a Good Voting Majority. Humfilircu Independent , The State Fanners' alliance , In convention at Hastings , gave Senator Van Wyck an en dorsement that demonstrates how sincerely the farmers appreciate the efforts of the senior senator. There's fun nnd lots of hard woilc ahead , but the farmers are In a good voting majority , and willdonato to the "antt- monopoly crank" a now pair ot senatorial shoes as a token ot their appreciation , Knocked Silly. Ficmont Tribune , Senator Van Wyck's bill providing that the Union Pacific fund bo used for constructing branch lines to that railway , thereby placing It on a good paying basis and developing the state of Nebraska , lias knocked the corpora tion editors silly. They have been In the habit of perpetually prosecuting and slan dering him , and are not fair enough minded to admit that ho has done good service In the introduction of the bill , though In any body else It would call forth unstinted praise and loud hallelujahs. This bill and his efforts In Its bolmlf give the lie to the oft-repeated assertion that Sen ator Van Wyck Is opposed to railways. The tiuth Is nobody knows the value of these great enterprises and precursors of civiliza tion better than ho. Ho Is not opposed to them except when they abuse their power and grind the people , in which case It be comes his manifest duty to take tlio fearless stand ho has. Ills blll'wli n It becomes a law , will bo of great benollt ) to thn state and valuable assistance to the Union Pacific com pany , t ' Those newspapers which are gangrened with malice and wnrpcdioutpf all reasonable shape by prejudice should hold their pence In this connection. Thulr > silliness Is too flagrant. - Banlslipd.Uoro. Victoria 11. Harrison tii'lhe Centura , 0 shnphorda ! have yn wandering scan A winged boy with blinded oyosV 1 drove him trom mayojtere'en , Despite his tears and pleading sighs. Ho bears a pretty bo\v \ , and keen Tipped arrows In IM quiver lie. O shepherds , tell me | have you seen This banished Love come wandering by ? Why shines the sun , regret to mock , Why Haunt the flowers in hues so gay , Why skip with joy the snowy flock , When poor lost hove Is far away'/ Unfeeling shepherds , wherefore smile And point toward my breaking heart'/ What I close behind mo all thU while'/ O sweet I wo two no more shall part , STATE AND TKOlilTOKY. Nebraska Jottings , The postofllco at Chadron is a thing of booty. Pluttsiuoutu contributed $311 to the Parnoll lund. The Catholics of Ainsworth hayo de cided to build n church. A farm of 100 acres , two miles from llillard , was sold lust week for if 7,000. A Butler county undertaker advertises nilsaflt cofllns , warranted to keep in any ollnmto , Tocumscli is still talking of building n $10,000 , hotel. As yet tlio project is in a colario state , Cuuitng county raked together ? 10,000 , with which to take Up outstanding rail road bonds. Twenty thousand brook trout have boon planted in the Bordeaux and Chadron creeks , The schools of Nebraska City report an attendance of 8CO. Tliero nro $5,203 in the school treasury. Tlio Curtis Record , the ndvocnto of n now town in western ftobrn&kii , wns christened last Saturday. Four hundred mounted hunters , armed with shotguns and rifles , succeeded in bagging two hungry wolves in Antelope county ono day last week. The business men of Hastings hold nn indignation and anti-discrimination meet ing Wednesday night. The object of their wrnth was the alleged discriminat ing rntcs of the B. & M. against the city's business interests. The company nnd its servitors were pummolodqullo vigorously nnd viciously , nlul n committee was ap pointed to Bcouro concert of notion in diverting the business of tlio city to the St. Joe road. It is a boycott pure and simple. The right of wry of the Ashland cut oft'through Sarpy county has for the most part been scoured bv the company. The commission appointed by the county court met last week and assessed dam ages ns follows ! Jacob Palmer , $715 ; John Donahue , $800 ; Henry Fuse , $2,71)2 ) ; W. II. Blunier , $1)30 ) ; A. L. Sander , $15 ; James Untidy , $030 ; Catherine Lnngdon , $1,700 ; Anthony Langdon , $700 ; Henry Bnrlcll , $1,000. The right of way agent of tlio B & M. states that the company will contest most of the awards in the district court , ng all but two nro exces sive. lown HCIIIB. A Dtibuquo baud lias decided to move to Omaha. Burlington hns joined in tile race for the slate soldiers' home. Sixty-four marriage permits wore issued in Scott county in Lebruary. Tlio business of the Sioux City post oflico for February amounted to ! ? ' . ' , OOU. Tlio nsst nnnuaUnirof the Palo Alto County Agrioiiltur il society will be held September 22 , 23 ind 81. The Northwcstorn Missouri and South western Iowa Veteran association will hold n reunion ut Creston on August 17. The cops of Davonnort made 7(18 ( arrests during the year ending February 28 , besides - sides furnishing lodging to 1,035 tramps. A strange freak of eccentricity is re corded in n will received from the cast by an Allison law firm , in which is be queathed to the sum of $50 for being an unswerving democrat. Johan Emll Boogo , the crook run in near Sioux City last week , proves to have been the richest catch of the season. In his quartern were found drafts , checks , notes and cash orders aggregating about $0,000. Expert Smouso , who was arrested and taken to Davenport on ( ho charge of run ning a private distillery , has been re leased by order of the Washington au thorities. He used the still to test the al coholic properties of n temperance drink called Zcodme. It is said that at SIgournoy a ghost has been looking around evenings tor some one to devour. Pat King , u few nights since , was looking for his gliostship with a revolver , when the weapon was acci dentally discharged , the ball entering his hand and inflicting a painful wound. Stephen Young , a young man who lias been living nt Emerson for several years , while assisting the express messenger a few days ago.appropnated . a money package - ago containing $1,000 and then loft the country. He was traced to Burlington , but there the detectives lost track of liim. It is presumed that he is in Canada. Idaho. Arbor day has been made n fixture in Idaho. Shoshone has organized an antl-Chlnnso protection league. A territorial league has also been formed. The residents of north Idaho have peti tioned consress against the proposed annexation to Washington territory. The Snake river pincers arc panning out profitable. Over 150 claims have been staked out nt Glenn and Salmon Falls. Some 100 men being at work the production nvernges about $10 per man per day. Montana. The Boston nnd Montana mine last month produced $ § 1,583 of bullion. The Granite Mountain Mining com pany declared a dividend last month of § 00,000. During January tlio Elkhorn mine turned out 22,401 ounces of silver and 15,474 ounces of gold. Two theatres are planned to bo built in Butte tills year. One will cost $25,000 and the other $10,000. The silver miuo high up on Mount Helena has n well-defined ere vein. Assays show $ -I > 0 to $00 per ton. The Fort Dcnton board of trade mem orialized congress to commence improve ment of the Missouri river at the head of navigation , nnd also asked for increased appropriations. The ElUhorn Mining company will pav their twouticnth successive dividend oil tlio 28th of February of ton cents a sham , aggregating $5,000. , Total of dividends $105,000 , or $2 per share. Tlio Pool lie Coast. The ere product of the Comstock mines now averages 050 tons daily. A company lias been organized to es tablish u creamery ut I'licunix , Arizona territory. An average of 2,100 persons monthly now arrive nt San Diego by sea and rail , but the departures do not nearly equal that number , f A fine sea otter was taken off the har bor of Victoria , B. C. , recently. The skin brought $100 , Fur seals are taken every day m tlio harbor. Thirty-two fried eggs were eaten at a single silting a few days ago , by Joe Gunson.a STerra City minor. And ho got on the outside of much other viands. General Bidwell hns commenced the manufacture of olive oil on the Chico ( Cal. ) ranelio. Ho has only seven olive trees now bearing , and from those about eighteen bottles of oil were made this year. A deposit of antimony has been dis covered near Pcavine , eight miles from Bono , Nevada. The deposit is said to cover an area of several acres , anil is pro nounced absolutely pure. Antimony is used ns un alloy , Its general color is silvery white with a slight bluish tinge. Recently , while sinking a well on the desert south of the railroad , near Flor ence , A. T. , there were found , eighty foot below the surface of the ground , fragments of A'/teo pottery upon which were found figures resembling in design nnd outline the ornaments on the pottery of the Papagoes and Pimns of to-day. Tlio resignation of Frank Fielding , ns- sayer of the Nevada state university , is announced. In resigning , ho donated to tlio state his last two months' salary , amounting to $500 , to pay for thn com pletion of the chemical laboratory , for which the state failed to make an appro priation. There has beon'paid out of the Califor nia state treasury since February 1 the enormous amount of $3,688,3y3.23. This has been paid out on over MX ) warrants , nud is believed to be largest sum ever paid out of the treasury in the same length of time.- During the month the receipU amounted txj $ a-815tUt > .37. INTER STATE COMMERCE Senator Oulloin's Bill Dissected nnd Blow : to bo a Fraud , Something More ISfTcotlvo Tlinn Tills "Kiuiisoiiliuod" Ulllls lc nintulcili It. Jniirs til nicago Gitntnt , Through till llic mass of ovltlonco col- looted by the intor-stato conunorco com- mlitce , tlio most distlngulahlng feature if the complaint of the want of stability and publicity of rntcs. The complaint * of the representatives of the railroad In terests nro as loml as those of the general public. It LI ndmlttoil by the rnllromh that real publicity would bring stability , Nominal publicity exists at present , luas- muah ns the ordinary rates between nnj points can nlways bo obtained for the asking. TJio onormotis extent to which the secret rebate system is carried , how ever , makes such publicity valueless , The general public have no conception of tlio millions of dollars paid out annu ally by tlio railroads of Ghicaeo , In the shape of rebates. The disclosures made before the llrpburn committee , of Now Yorkastounded people oven who thought themselves posted. It was estimated that ninety per cent of the Syracuse busi ness and fifty per cent of the whole busi ness of the Now York Central was done at special rates. An article In the North American Review , referring to the rev elations made before the committee on the .secret rebate system , by which the Standard Oil company was built up.says . : "The .Standard Oil company has taken very high r.mk among ; the powers built by transportation. " "The Standard be came practically a dictator to the rail- loads of their relations to petroleum. " The general manager of the Sav. Flo. & Western railroad , speaking of the cor rupting Inlluonccs of the rebate system , says , "ono tissue of fraud and deception was woven after another , until the web beeamo as line as to bo worthy of the father of lies himself. " The evolution of monopolcs by the street rebate system is going on at a still moro alarming rate than when the North American Review article was written. The railroad com panies did not bmld up tlio Standard Oil monopoly voluntarily. Every concession granted by the railroads , to obtain the favor of the largo shipper , makes him more powerful to wring still further con cessions. The tendency of modern civili zation to make the rich richer , nnd the poor poorer , is no more bugbear of social ism , but is n rccogui/.ed fact by philoso phers. One of the greatest , if not tliu greatest element in producing this result , is the rebate system. The Culloni bill recognizes tlio impor tance of tlio subject by devoting the prin cipal part of the bill to an attempt to abolish it. Every competent railroad man knows that the provisions for the purpose arc utterly inadequate. It en acts penalties for charging more or less to one person than another , but provides no machinery for making such ( lihcrimi- nation easy of proof. Without tills , it is not worth the paper it is written upon. The payment of a rebate may ho quite legitimate in consequence of crrorx by rate or bill checks , or otherwise What is required , ih some machinery by which legitimate and illegitimate rebates can easily be detected , ' ( "hose who are ac quainted with the ingenious methods by which the railroad companies , in even the btrongcst and most successful pools , cover up the tracks of their broken faith , can appreciate the difficulty. It is quite possible , however , to provide means by legislation , which will reduce these uvils to a minimum. Tlo ) railroad men who shriek loudest against the iniquitous re bate system , demand the leguli/.iiig of pools , as the only way of abolishing it. The fact that tlio vast majority of tiic Standard Oil company's ' rebates were ob tained from "pooling" roads , effectually disposes of that remedy. The railroad man would like you to legalize his pools , but he still shrinks with holy horror from any attempt to curtail his divine right to build up corporations , Individ uals or localities. In England the system of special rates and rebates in vogue hero is practically unknown. To a largo extent this is duo to the influence of the railway clearing houso. Tills is. an independent organi/.a- tion for the division of through charges , rebates , etc. , amongst the dillercnl com panies. All attempts to devise n similar institution bv the railroads of this coun try have failed. An illustration of the different system of dealing with special rates in the two countries , will have u valuable bearing on tlio legislation required for dealing with tlio rebate system hero. If A wants a special rate for potatoes from Belfast to London , the policy of granting it is decided by the manager of the initial road. If granted , tlio rate , terminal al lowance , and basis of division are re ported to the clearing houso. The rate then becomes the rate for potatoes for all parties between these points , and not alone for the party who applied for it , and is billed openly at that rate. With us , if B wants a special rate from Davenport to Now York for wheat , and he brings convincing argu ments to the general freight agent in its favor , the rate is granted to him person ally. Probably , after iv time , if C finds out that 13 has got a special nito , he too , will demand and obtain the same conces sion , The railroad company's agent will know nothing of B's special rate , and his freight will bo billed at tlio saino rate us Tom , Dick and Harry's. 1 $ will probably get his rebate from tun general oillce of uomo fast freight line , a body not only without u soul , but without n. corporate existence , if such a delinition can be ap plied to a body , The initial company will , months after , refund its proportion through AH intricate adjustment of the through charges with the fast freight line. It will be seen by the unprofes sional reader , that Tom , DIok and Harry would find it very diflleult to nrovo that 13'a freight was carried at A lower rate than theirs. The principle that congress has the power to compel the railroad companies to keep their accounts in the way it pre scribes , is admitted in section fifteen of the bill. If the promoters of tlio bill nro really In earnest in desiring to ahoiifah the secret rebate system , there should be no reason then why the companies should not bo compelled to do as follw.i , in addi tion to what is uskcd in the bill ; 1. I'nrninh copies of all rates special , or taiilV , local or through , in operation on the road , and the changes tnereln , n de viation from any rates reported to the commission , to be considered n proof of discrimination. ( Section 5 only calls for the tnritls , which , according to the Hep burn committee report , would only apply to ten per cent , of the trulllo from Syra cuse. ) 3. All percentages am bases of divis ion existing with other companies for di vision of through rates. 8. The initial line to bo held respon sible for any contints , agreements , or re bates made by a fant freight line , 4. That no change in tlio charges , as billed , be made without a cony of the under or overcharge voucher being sent to the commission with u monthly ah- blract. In case of reduction on account of weight , the weigher's certificate to ac company the voucher. C. That a lioaty penalty bo inllictcd on weighers giving false certificates of weight. 0. That when the same freight has been billed twice or more on the same roud , n fetatcinent of ( he readjustment of the charges be sent to the commission , 7. That thu companies be compelled to show , in their annual reports , Ilia amounts of gross freight earnings ns billed , freight earnings not billed , and > l amount of freight charges refunded , the difference being the not earnings. The total amount of the freight charges re funded should agree with the total amount of the vouchers furnished to the commissioner. 8. The same penalty which is Imposed on the trafllo manager for violations of section 0 of the art , should bo imposed upon the auditor for rendering false statements or withholding information. 0. Duplicates of the monthly summa ries of tonnage and freight charges , local and through , with division of through charges as adjusted and taken to account by auditor. 10. Monthly statement of demurrage. storage , and all other charges included in freight earnings not billed , Tlio unprolcssional reader will , per haps wonder what USD such additional information wonld bo to tlio commission. Ho would also probably imagine that the commissioners would require a largo nnd expensive staff to utlll/.o the documents. To this It may bo answered that , 1. The commissioners will have , or should have , a record of all billlne rates- , which should bo thoonly legitimate rates. 2. That any variation from those rates will eolite under their supervision , through the vouchers. 0 , That if Toul , Dirk , or Harry believe * that H's ' freight is being carried at a lower r-ito than their , the proper olllclals of the commission ( as already provided for in the act ) , by an inspection of tlio billing of the freight auditor's accounts and of the record of Touchers In tlio commis sioner's ' ofllee , can easily detect the fact. -I. Valuable information for thu bureau of statistics would be on lilo in an access ible form , AH regards the expanse of the staff , Uio bill already provides for such a stall' , but It would bo useless expenditure , unless the companies wore compelled to furnish information ot some value. It may be Bald that the farmer in Iowa and Nebraska is not interested in those secret rebates , that , as far as ho Is con cerned , it is purely a light among the grain buyers themselves. This is not really the ca.se. It will bo found , as u rule , that the prices for grain in his dis trict , are based on the regular rates to the best market , Chicago , St/Louis , or what ever it may bo. Ho is satisfied If ho gets the market price , leas freight charges , and this saves commission it shipped by himself. If tlio grain buyers in tils dis trict nro 13 , Tom , Dick and Harry , and B only has a rebate of 0 cents a bushel from the railroad , it will not bo neces sary for IJ to underbid tlio others moro limn half a cent a bushel to got the bulk * of the business. Tom , Dick and Harry cannot pay the farmer more than the best market price , loss the open rate of freight to that market. How much of tlio dif- forcni'o of live and a half cents per bushel comes out of the pocket of the farmcr.and now much out of tlio railroad company , will bo an Interesting subject for the tanner to study. Tlio.quos.tion . of long nnd short hauls sink into comparative insignificance , compared with the soorot rebate system. No harm will dp done by leaving the other questions in tlio shape proposed by tlio commission. The public demand that the gigantic operations of the railroad companies in building up monopolies , bo curtailed with sonu'thing moro directive than Mr. Cullom's "emasculated" bill. It is re quired not only in the ipturo t of tlio pub lic , but of the railroad proprietor ! ! . The latter are still guided by their oilicials , who are controlled by their traditional horror of government interference. Tho'y will bo apparently hostile to the Cullom bill as it btands. but will secretly stand shoulder to shoulder with the pbwprful beiieliearies of the rebate system in its support. Uoth elements are well iwaro that , as it .stands , it is powerless to a fleet their interests It will again serve , how ever , to stave oft * effective legislation. Tin : couirr KNOWS ITSELF , Judge Tiffany Tongue Lashes Two Rtlltora for Contempt. O'NEH , ! , , Neb. , March 1. [ Correspon dence of the Bnn. ] When the district court ' "convened last Saturday morning the dull monotony usually nttondinc court proceedings was somowhal changed when n case a little out of the usual order was called by the court , and the editors of tlio O'Neill Tribune nnd tlio Holt County People wore marched into court by the shorilV to answer to tlio charge of contempt of court. Last week's issue of the above mentioned papers contained charges reflecting on the competency and criticising the manner in which the court lias been conducting its duties at this term. Tlio articles were uncalled for , en- tirclyunjustiliablo , originating altogether in the great heads of those would-bo dis turbers of public conlidcnco in the judge , who is admittedly conscientious and fair , and nn untiring worker. The editor of the Holt county People was somewhat , nnd stood up and took his medicine Ramo man , but tlio editor of the Tribune made a very poor showing , and trembled like a school-boy. The judge went for thorn in great shape , and in the comse of his remarks said : "There are n class of young men who have acquired sullicienl chunk to obtain control of newspapers , but have not the necessary amount of brains to conduct them in n decent and respectable man ner , and to all suoli I will norn give no tice that such conduct us in this ease will not bo tolerated. Personally , I care noth ing for such attacks , but the court must be shown proper respect , whatever your personal ideas may bo ns to the judge in dividually. As this Is your first oil'enHO that 1ms come to my notice , ( | HTO the edi tor of the Tribune , with bowed head ami trembling kners. managed to utter , "Yes , your honor , this is my first ofliinso , " ) as tlii-s is your llr&t offense I will line you n nominal sum , enough to cover the costs , but 1 will say In coneltibion that if this kind of thing is repeated I will give you not less than thirty day * In jail on [ bread nnd water. " The action of the court is sustained by the better class of the people of O'Neill. _ Making Hotel I/I Co I'orfuctly Homo * Llko. Peck's Sun : The rather numerous Dakota delegation now in Washington was increased by another arrival one day this week. He registered at u hotel and said to the clerk ; " 1 may want to stay some time' , can you give mo a good room' " "I think we can let you hayu ono ( hat will suit. " " 1 suppose you u-y to make it pluubtint for pioiitsy" "Certainly , we aim to. " "Of coui-ho. Wlint I like in a hotel is something homo-like , " "I think wo can satisfy you on that score. " "I hope so , Now I'll toll you ; If you 1 will heo that I am made to feel perfectly at homo during my May you fchaii'l ' lese anything by It. " "Oh , we'll make it home-like for you. Let mo sec , " lie continued , glancing over the register , "you are from Dakota ? " 4 J "Yen , I'm n member of the Dakota legislature , and " 41 "Here ! " exclaimed the clerk , turning to a bell-boy , "feliow this gentleman to the poker room. " I , Horner , the mulberry tree enthusiast , has submitted to thu Santa Fo u scheme which , if put in execution , will beyond a doubt prove a successful reme dial agent against the drifting of snow upon tlio railroad track. The plan ik to line the road with groves of the thrifty growing Itu&liiu mulberry.