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* * THE OMAHA UAILY BEE : 1VEDNESDAY , . .DECEMBER 7 , 1887.
.THE CARES OF STATE
Cold Metallic Sounds From the Ca
pacious Depths of Cleveland.
- THE SURPLUS AND THE TARIFF.
A Brood of Evil Consequences
Hatched By a Oroaiilngf Treasury.
CONDITIONS VERSUS THEOrilES.
' Opposition to Reduction a Culpable
Betrayal of Party Pledges.
THE TARIFF WOLF LIKES MUTTON
Combinations and Trusts Usurp
the Profits of Toll and Thrift.
j THE DANGERS OFDELAY. .
The PrcHldctit'H Brief Hut Vigorous
Message ( o CongrcsH , Devoted
Kntlrrly to Taxation and tlio
ol'Immedi
ate KclicI' .
Cleveland' * * Cash Cni'il.
To the Congress of the United States : You
nre confronted nt the threshold of your leg
islative duties with a condition of tlio na
tional finances which imperatively demands
immediate and careful consideration. The
amount of money unnually received through
the operation of the present laws , from the
Industries nnd necessities of the people ,
largely exceeds the sum necessary to meet
the expenses of the government. When wo
consider that the theory of our Institutions
guarantees to every elti/on the
full endowment of the fruits of his Industry
nnd enterprise , with only such deduction us
may be his share towards the careful and
economical maintenance of the government
which protects him , It Is plain that the ex
action of more than this Is Indefensible , and
n culpable betrayal of fairness nnd Justice.
This wrong , inflicted upon those who boar
' ' the burden of natiotml taxation , like other
_ wrongs , multiplies u brood of
evil consequences. The public treas
ury , which should only exist us a conduit
conveying the people's tribute to the legiti-
> inate objects of Its expenditure , has become
a hoarding place for money needlessly with
drawn from trade and thu people's use , thus
crippling our national energies , retarding
our country's development , preventing in
vestment in productive enterprises , threaten
ing flnunclul disturbunco and
INVITtNO BCItUMKii OF 1'UIIUC I'l.UNIICll.
This condition of our treasury is not alto
gether new ; and it has more thunonco of late
been submitted to the people's rep
resentatives in congress , who alone
can apply the remedy , and
yet the situation still continues with ug-
t nruvnting Incidents , more thun over presug-
' Ing financial convulsion und wide-spread dls-
' lister. It will not do to neglect this situation
„ l > ocuusc its dangers uro not now palpably im
minent and apparent. They exist none the
. less certainly and suddenly they will bo pro-
t cipitulod. upon us.
On tlio UDtli day of Juno , 1S85 , the excess of
revenue over public expenditures after com-
' ) ) lying with the annual requirement of the
I vlnking-fund act , was JlT V.i.TM.SI ; diiring
the year ending.luno ! ltl , l&Sti , such excess
timountcd to f-l'.i , lO"i,5I.VJO ; nnd during the
year ending June ISO , ibb" . It reach-
, Vd the Hum of $ . 'Vil. ii)7i'.54. ) ) Tlio
unmiii } contributions to the sinking fund durIng -
, Ing tllu three years above spcciliedamounted
in the aggregate tolHS1i."i3K.lM ( ! ( ) , und deduo-
r" tjons from the surplus , us stated , were miulo
by culling In for thut purpose outstanding it
IK1 ) ! oont bonds of the government. During
tlio bix months prior to Juno BO , 1SS7 , the sur
plus revenue hud grown so largo by icpeatod
iiccwnulutions , und , ns it wns teared the
( withdrawal of this great sum of money
' piccded by tlio penplo would so ulTect the busl-
iicsb of the country , the BUIII of ioSU4-
100'of such sunilns was nyjilied to the pay-
inontof the principal and interest of Uio S
: ) or cent bonds still outstanding , und which
tycvo Ihou puynblo at Uio option of the
government ; The precarious condition
'of ' flnunciiil affulr.s among the people still
needing relief , imtnodiutelynftcr tlioiiOth day
of June , 18S7 , the remainder of the 1) ) per
cent bonds then outstanding , amounting with
irtncipiil and interest to thu sum of SlSb77-
XX ) , were milled in and applied to tlm sink
ing : fund contribution for thu current fiscal
your. NothwitliHtuiidliig thvbo operations of
Lho treasury dep.utmcnt ,
rilKyKNTATlONS OK DlPrltUSS
in business circles not only continued but
! uerousci ! | and absolute peril soei" ln't hand
[ n those circumstance the conrribution to
Uio ; . . " , ning"TUm'l for the current fiscal year
'wan at once comiiloted by the expenditure of
B7US4,2t.f , ! ; } > 3 In the purchase of ( jovernmcnt
bonds not yet duo , bearing four and
four and a half per cent interest ,
-ituo premium paid thereon averaging
about 'J4 per Cent for thb former und 8 per
cent of the latter. In addition to this the in
terest account accruing during the current
year upon the outstanding bonded indebted
ness of the government was to bomo extent
bnticlpatcd und banks selected as depositories
of public money wcro permitted to somewhat
Increase their deposits. While tlio oxpedl-
icnla thus employed to release to the people
the money lying in the treasury served to
[ overt Immediate danger , our surplus rovcn-
Vic.s have continued to accumulate , the excess
for the present year amounting on the 1st day
'of ' December to & . 'i.V # , S71.1U , and estimated
to reach the sum ot f UiOOO.flOO ! on the iWth
tof Juno next , at which date it
is expected that this bum added
t6 prior accumulations , will swell
the surplus In the treasury to $ MO,000,0X ( ) .
Vhure t > cems to bo no insurance Unit ,
. , \yitli Mich iv withdrawal from the
.people's circulating medium , the business
community may not In the near future bo
"Subjected to the sumo distress which was
hullo lately produced from thu sumo cause.
* " And while the functions of our national
treusury should bo few and simple , and
While its best condition would bo reached , I
' IjoUove , by its entire disconnection with-thu
lirlvutc uusiness Interests , yet when by a
iwrvcrslon of its purpose , it idly holds money
uselessly subtracted from the channels of
Vtra lo , thorn seems to bo reason for the
claims that legitimate means should bo de
vised by the government to restore in tin
emergency such money to its place among
lhe people.
4 IV SUCH AN KMRltOU CY AHlir.S
there now exists no clour und undoubted ex-
pcutivo power of relief. Heretofore tha re *
j-ilempUou of the three per cents only , which
, ' * * voro payable at the option of the government
lias afforded a means for the disbursement ot
the excess of qyr revenues ; but tlieno bonds
liuvo ull been retired , und there are no bonds
. , outstanding the payment of whichkwo huvo a
right to insist upon. The contribution to the
N'BinUing fund which furnishes the occasion
for expenditures in the purchuso of bonds
lias been already made for the current year ,
60 there U no outlet in that direction. In the
' .tireseiit. stuto of legislation the only
firetenso ot the executive power to rc.storo ut
f hUitimo any part of the over surplus reven
ues to the people by Its expenditure
Consists In the supposition thut the
liwretnry qf the treasury may enter the
Cnarkct and purchase the bonds of the gov
ernment not yet due nt a I'll to of premium to
Iw ufrecd upon. The only provision of law
lipon which such u power could be derived la
found in an appropriation bill passed u num.
lor of yours ugo , nnd it is subkvt to the sup-
foiilion thut it was intended us temporary
.fend limited in its application instead of cou-
fi'ring , continuing discretion und.uithnHty. |
f < o condition ought to exist which would Jus-
tlfy Uio grant of power to a single
tenicial , upon his Judgment of Its necessity , to
> V'lthhold from or release to the business of tlio
| xplo in an unusual inanneivmoneyhrhUn the
treasury und thus nffeot.at his will , the Jinan ,
rial situation of the country ; ami if it is
flecmod wise to lodge in the hocrotury o the
treasury the authority in tliopro'Siit Juncture
to purofiaBo bonds , it * hcu'i < t bo plainly vested.
t > nu provided ns fr as possible With uiich
* ccHt5iI ] , llmltntloiift at will-doflao hi * ofll-
wilfiglit undaifciytlon , uml , tit the clime
imu reliovc Ulm from undue rct-ixinsibllityl
In conglduriiig the iuei > tlon of piirvhiislngi
> ; 9tul as a mean * of .rdstorjug to clrouiutloji.-
.ho surplus money ui'cumuluilug | n. tli .
, IfaUouid be boraelu mind that pro-
mlums of course must be paid upon Auch pur
chase , thnt thera may bo n iBrgb part of
these held us investments which cnnuot be
purchased nt any price nnd that combination
among holders who lire willing to scl ) may
unreasonably enhance the cost of auuh bonds
to the government.
IT HAS mnv : si'noKSTKi >
that the present bonded dubt might bo re
funded at a less rate of interest , and the dlf-
feleneo between the old und now securities
imld In cash , thus finding nso for the surplus
in the treusury. The success of this plan ,
it Is apparent , must bo founded upon
the volition of thu holders of the
present bonds ; and it is not entirely certain
that the Inducemwit which must bo offered
them would result in more financial benefit
to atho government than the purclm o of
bonds , while the luttor proposition would reduce -
duce the principal of the debt by actual pay
ment , instead of extending it. The proposi
tion to doiKisit the money held by the govern
ment in bunks throughout the country , for
use by the people is , It seems to mo , exceed
ingly objectionable , principally as creating
too close lelutionshlp between the operations
of the government and the business of the
country , and too extensive a co-mlngllng of
their money , thus fostering nn unnatural re
liance in private business upon
public funds' , If this scheme should be
adopted It should only be done as n tcni | > o-
rary expedient to meet nn urgent necessity.
Legislative and executive effort should gen
erally be in the opposite direction , and
Khould huvo n tendency to divorce ns much
und ns fast us can safely bo done the treas
ury department from private enterprises.
Of course , it is' not expected that unneces
sary and extravagant operations will be
made for thu purpose of avoiding the accu
mulation of nn excess of revenue. Such ex
penditures , besides demoralization of all
just conceptions of public duty which it en
tails , emulates a reckless Improvidence not
in the least consistent with the mission of
our people or the high and boncJlcent pur
poses of our government.
1 have deemed it my duty thus to bring to
the knowledge of my countrymen us well ns
to the attention of their representatives , to
the responsibility of legislative relief , the
gravity of our llnuncinl situntion. The fnll-
ure of the congress heretofore to provide
against the dangers which it was quite evi
dent the very nature of the difficulty must
necessarily produce , caused u condition of
tbmnciul distress and apprehension since
their lust adjournment which taxed to the ut
most nil the authority and expedients within
executive control ; und these appear now to
bo exhausted.
ir TimsTEii nr.sri/rs
fiom the continued Inaction ot congress , the
responsibility must rest where it belongs.
Though thu situation thus far considered is
fraught with danger which should bo fully
realised , and though it presents features of
wrong to the people as well as to the country ,
It Is but n result growing out of n perfectly
palpable und apparent cause , constantly re
producing the same alarming circumstances
a congested national treasury and n deple
ted monetary condition in the business of the
.country. It needs hardly bo stated Unit
while the present situation demands n rem
edy , welcan only bo saved from n predicament
in the luturo by the removal of the cause.
Itnvonno Kudtiutlon.
Our scheme of taxation by means of which
this needless surplus is taken from the people
and put into the public treasury , consists of
a tariff or duty levied upon importations from
abroad and internal revenue tuxes levied
uiKiii the consumption of tobacco und spiritu
ous nnd mult liquors. It must bo considered
thnt none of these taxes , ns relates to things
subjected to intcriml revenue taxation , are ,
strictly speaking , necessary , nnd it so ni > -
pears to bo no just cause of complaint of the
consumers of the articles and there seems to
bo nothing so wellablo to bear the burden
without hardship to any portion of
the people. IJut our present
tariff laws , the various inequit
able nnd Illegal source of unnecessary
taxation , ought to bo at once revised nnd
amended. These laws , in their primary and
plain effect , raise the price to consumers of
all articles Imported and subject , to duty by
precisely the sum paid for such duties. Thus
the amount of the duty
Mr.AnUiiKd THI : TAX PAID
by those who purchase for use these Imported
articles. Many of these things , however , are
raised or manufactured in our own country
nnd the duties now levied upon foreign goods
and products uro called protection to thuso
homo manufactures , because they ruiulur it
possible for those of our people who arc man
ufacturers fo mnko thcso taxed articles and
sell them for n price equal to that
demanded for the imported goods that have
paid customs duty. So it happens thnt while
comparatively few use the imported articles
millions of our people , who never uie Hiid
never saw any of the foreign products , pur
chase and use things of the t amo kind nnuto
in this country , und pay thorefor nearly or
quite the Hume enhanced price which the duty
adds to tlio Imported articles , The great ma
jority of our citl7Ciis who buy domestic ar
ticles of the same class , pay a sum at least
approximately equal to this duty to the homo
manufacturers , This reference to the
operation of our tariff lawn is not made by
wny of instruction , but in order that wo may
be constantly reminded of the .
ni ; ir.m
which they impose n burden upon UIORO who
consume domestic product" us well us those
Who consume impsrted articles , and thus
erjutt ! n tax upon all our people. It is not
proposed to entirely relieve the country of
this taxation. It must bo extensively con
tinued as the source of the government in
come ; and iu n readjustment of our tarltl the
Interests of American labor engaged in man
ufacture should bo carefully considered , as
well us the preservation of our manufac
tures.
IT MAY HE CALLED ntOTnCTION ,
or by uny other name , but relief from the
hardships und dangers ot our present tariff
laws should bo devised with especial precau
tion against imperiling the existence of our
manutuctiirlng interest , but this existence
should not mean u condition which , without
regard to the public welfare or n national ex
igency , must always insure the realization of
the Immense profits" instead of moderately
profitable returns. As the value and divers
ity of our national activities increase , new
recruits nre added to those who. dcsiro n con
tinuation of the advantages which they con
ceive the present system of tariff taxation di
rectly affords them. So.stubbornly have , the
efforts to reform the present condition been
resisted by those of our fellow citizens thus
engagedthat they can hardly complain of the
suspicion entort.iiucd to a certain extent that
thoio exists
i AN OWIAXJZKI ) COMlllX\T1OK
nil along the line to maintain their advantage.
Wo nro in the midst of a centennl.il celebra
tion and with liccomliig pride wo rejoice in
American skill ami ingenuity , In Ameri
can energy nud enterprise , and the wonder
ful natural advantages and resources de
veloped by a century's national growth , yet
when an attempt Is made to justify n hchemo
which permits a tax to bo laid upon every con
sumer hi the.laml for the benefit of our manu
factures quIU'beyond aiensnnnhlodemand for
governmental regard , it suits the purin n of
manufacturers to insist that infant lmuislrle.s
nro still needing the highest and greatest dc-
groti of favor mid. cure Unit can bo
wrung from federal legislation.
It is said the Increase in p'rlco of domestic
manufactures resulting from the present
tariff is necessary In or-Uw thnt higher wages
may bo paid to our worklnginon than are paid
for what is called "pauper labor. " Wo nc-
knowlcdjro tho-forco of the argument which
Involves the we ) fare nnd liberal compensation
of our laboring people. Our labor. Is honest
In the eyes of every A'ncrlcnn citUen and lies
ut thu foundation pf' our development. It is
entitled without affectation" hypocrisy to
the utmost regard. The standard of our la
borers' lives should not bo marred by thnt of
another country less favored and they uro
entitled to the full share of our ntlvantiiRM.
r.v TIIK I.\ST rrxsvs
It Is made to appear thnt of the 17,8MPW of
ourpopr '
ilustries ,
lure
ferv
vants and Inborer * , while 1SIO.V ) aru cm
ployed in trade imd transportation , and
a,5 > : > 7llirb ! ; ! classotl us employed nt manu
facturing ami luinliKT. For tha present jiur-
po cs , however , the last number given
should bo cohsWerably reduced. Without at
tempting to enuncrato ull it will be con
ceded that there should bo. deducted fiom
those which It includes , a5-t4J caryciners
mid Joiners. , 1IS.V170 milliners. dinsniui < ivrs
nnd seamstresses , HSfhsT blacksmith' . ,
UV&Mnllors n j-lailoresses , 10T.OUI ma
sons , 7i.Viil nulehors , It.stoa baUoie , S-J.lb'J
'ri ! Mcrors , nud 4SOI manufacturing atrkil-
turnl implements , leaving 2iV.3OMt , ! persons ,
employed In mamifactm-lng industries ns
nru c.lalmed to bo licncnttod. by a hlch tariff.
To Iheso the upi > c\l Is mndo to snve their em
ployment und inuiutalii their w'ageb by re
sisting n ehnnjTO. There should bo no d.L | > o-
sltion to answer HUch suggestion by the ullo-
patloi : thnt Jhcyave , l.n H' minority among tho.-
who labor , nnd , therefoj'e , should .forego nn
ndvaiitU in th.e 'iniorest of low iiviccs
fpr'as \ Ma'ovUy , ' Their couiyeuwtlou as
it tnnv bo affected by the operations of tariff
Inwsi should nt nil time * bo scrupulously
kept In view ; and yet with slight reflections
they will not overlook the fact that they nro
consuineis with the rest : tlmt they too have
their own wants nnd those of their families
to supply from their earnings und that the
prices of the necessaries of lifeas well us the
amount of those wants , will regulate the
measure of their welfare and comfort. Hut
the reduction of taxation demanded should
bo so measured as not to necessitate or jus
tify cither the loss of employment by tno
worklngmnn nor the lessening of his
wages ; nnd the profits still re
maining to the mnnufucturcts after
u necessary readjustment , should furnish no
excuse for the sacrifice of the interests of his
employers In either their opportunity to worker
or the diminution of their compcnsntion , nor
can the worker in manufactories understand
thnt while n high tariff is claimed to be nec
essary to allow payment of remunerative
wages , it certainly results In a very largo In
crease in the price of nearly all sorts of man
ufactures , which , in almost countless forms
ho needs for the use of himself nnd his fam
ily. He receives at the desk of his employer
his wages , nnd pcrlmps before ho reaches his
homo is obliged , In a purchase for family use
of an nrtlclo which embraces his own labor ,
to return In the payment of the Increased
price which the tariff permits , the hnixl-
eurned compensation of many days of toll.
TUB r.VIIUKU AMI Till ! AOIIICrt.TflllST
who manufactures nothing , but who pays the
increased price which the tariff Imposes upon
every agricultural Implement , upon all ho
weai-s and UIKHI all ho uses anil owns , except
the increase of his flocks anil herds , and such
things as his husbandry produces from the
soil , Is invited to aid in maintaining the pres
ent situation. Mind , he is told thnt n nigh
duty on Imported wool is necessnry for the
benefit of those who huvo sheep to shear , in
order thnt the price of their wool may
bo increased. They of course uro
not , reminded thnt the farmer
who has no sheep is by this scheme obliged in
his purchase of clothing and woolen goods to
pnv a tribute to his fellow-farmer , as well as
to thu manufacturer und merchant ; nor is
any mention made of the fact that the sheep
owners themselves , and their households
must wear clothing und use other articles
manufactured trom the wool they sell ut tariff
prices , and thus as consumers must return
their share of these Increased prices to the
tradesman. ] think it may bo fairly assumed
tlial a lurgo proportion of the Sheep owned by
the furmers throughout the country arc found
in small flocks numbering from twenty-live
to iifty. The duty on the grade
of imported wool which the sheep
yield is ten cents euch pound , of the value of
thirty cents or less , and twelve cents if of the
value of more thun thirty cents. If the lib
eral estimate of six ixjunds bo allowed for
each lleccc , the duty thereon would be sixty
or seventy-two cents , nnd tills miiy bo taken
us the utmost cnhunccmcntof its price to the
farmer by reason of this duty. Eighteen dollars
lars would thus represent the increased price
of the wool from twenty-live sheep , and fcili
that from the wool of fifty sheep ; und ut pres
ent values this addition would amount to
about one-third of its price. If upon its snlo
thu farmer receives this or u less tariff
profit , the wool leaves his hands charged
with precisely that sum , which iu all its
changes will adhere to it until it reaches the
consumer. When manufactured into cloth
and other goods and material for use , its cost
is not only increased to the extent of the
farmers' tariff profit , but a further sum has
been added for the benefit of tlio manufac
turer uudqr the operation of other tariff
Inwit. In the meantime the day arrives
when the farmer finds it necessnry to pur-
chnso woolen goods nnd material to clothe
himself and family for the winter. When ho
faces the tradesman for thnt purpose , ho dis
covers thnt ho is obliged not only to return
in the wny of increased prices , his
tariff profit on the wool ho sold ,
nnd which then perhaps lies before him in
manufactured form , but Unit ho must add a
considerable sum thereto to meet a further
increase in cost caused by a tariff duty on the
manufacture. Thus in the end he is aroused
to the fact that he has paid upon n moderate
purchase us a result of the tariff scheme ,
which , whoil ho sold his wools seemed so
profitable , an increase In price morothan suf-
lieielit to
swr.r.i1WAV ALL TIII : TAIIUTrnoriT
ho received upon the wool ho produced nnd
sold. When the number of farmers engaged
In wool raising is compared with all the
farmers in the country , and the small proportion
tion they bear to our population is considered ; '
when it is made apparent thnt in the 'case
of a Inrgo part of those who own sheen the I
benefit of the present tat Iff on wool is illu
sory nnd , nbovo all , when itmustbo conceded
thnt the increase of the cost of living caused
by such tariff becomes a burden upon those
with moderate means and the poor , the cm-
ploved and unemployed , the sick nnd well ,
und the young nnd old , nnd thnt it consti
tutes n tax which with relentless grasp is
fastened upon the clothing of every man ,
woman and child in thu land , reasons are
suggested why the removal or reduction of
this duty should be included iu n revision of
our tariff luws.
COMIIISVTIOXS AXI ) T1IVST .
In speaking of. tn ir.ofeased cost to the
isnsiui0i : ! > e ? our homo manufactures i-esult-
s rrom n duty laid upon imported articles
of the same description , the fact is not over
looked that competition among our domestic
jiroduccrs sometimes hns the effect Of kcei > -
ing the prices of their products below the
highest limit allowed by such duty ; but it is
notorious that this competition is too often
strangled by combinations quite prevalent nt
this time , und frequently called trusts ,
which have for their object the
regulation of the supply nnd
prfco of commodities made nnd sold by mem
bers of the combination. The people cun
hardly hope for any consideration in 'the
operation of the selfish schemers. If , how
ever , in the absence of such combinations a
healthy niul free com ] > ctltion reduces the
price of uny particular dutiable nrticlo of
homo production below the limit it might
otherwise reach under our tariff laws , and
if , with such reduced price the manufac
turer continues to thrive , it Is entirely evi
dent thut ono thing bus been discovered
which should bo carefully scrutinized in an
effort to reduce taxation. The neces
sity of combination to maintain
the price of uny commodity to the tariff
point furnishes proof that some ono is will
ing to accept lower prices for such com
modity , and thnt such prices nro remuuqr-
tive ; and the latter prices produced by com
petition prove tlio sumo thing. Thus , whore
either of thcso conditions exist , a case would
seem to bo presented for an easy reduction
of taxation.
The considerations which have been pre
sented touching our tariff laws are Intended
only to enforce an earnest recommendation
( hut thosuplus revenues of the government
bo prevented by the reduction of our customs
duties , and , at the same time to emphasi/o
a suggestion that in accomplishing this pur
pose wo may dlsehurgo
A DOVIILK 11UTV
to our people by granting to them a measure
of relief from tariff taxation in quarters
where it is most needed and from sources
where it can bo most fairly nnd Justly ac.
corded. Korean the presentation made of
such consideration be , with any degree of
fairness , regarded us evidence of unfriendli
ness towi.rd our manufacturing interests , or
of nny lack of appreciation of their value
or ImpovtHiice. These interests constitute u
leading und most substantial clement of Our ?
uulioi-al greatness , nnd furnish the
proud proof of our country's progress. '
Uut if In the emergency that presses
upon us , our manufacturers are usked
to surrender something for the public good ,
end to avert disaster , their patriotlsmas well
nva grateful recognition of the ndvantngcn
already affordedshould load them to bo will
ing to co-operate. No demand Is made that
they shall forego all the benefits of govern
mental regard , but they cun not fail to Wo ad
monished of their duty , sis well ns their en
lightened self-interest and safety , when they
arc reminded of the fuct thut financial panic
nnd collapse , to which the present conditions
tend , afford no greater shelter or protect
tion to our manufactures than
to our other Important enterprises.
Opportunity for s&fe. careful atad. deliberate
reform is now offered ; and nine of us shuuhl
bo un.'nliulful of a tlmu when an abused and
Irritated people , Jtcoilless of those who have
resisted timely nnd renf-onublo relief , may in
ss unou n radical nnd sweeping rcctillcntion
of their \ \ rongs.
rongs.Till
Till : IIIFFICI'LTT
allcnting a wUO und fair revision of our turlf
laws Is not undc.r-e.stiuuted. . It will require
en thd 1 > nrt of congress great , labor and care
und upccutU.v u broad and national content
plntlon of the subject , und u patriotic diarot
puvd of such k > cal und selfish clnuns us an
unreasonable nnd roubles * of the -welfare o :
Uio entire country. Under our present law
mo re thun four thousand articles arc siibjcc
to duty. Many of these do not In any woj
compete with our own manufactures , am
many are hurilly worth attention us Bubjects.
ot revenue , A coiislderablo reduction.csu bo
made in the n'gKrc. < Mlc by adding them to tha
freii lUt ; Tuo tiuutwu ol luxuries
no features ttf hardships ; but the noi > cssa '
rles of Ufa used nmU-onsumud. all the pc < > - '
pie , the duty Ujwn which add * to the cost-of
living In everv liotne"sh'rjruld ; bo greatly ehoupi
encd. The radical reduction of the dutlus iin-
IKistxl ujion raw material mod In manufacture *
or Its free imi > oituUoii , i * of comm < , mi im
portant factor in any. effort to rcdttco the
prlco of these neetmurle's ; It would not only
relluvo them from the increased cost caused
by the tariff on such material , but the manu
factured product boln * thus cheapened that
l > art of the tariff now luld upon such product ,
us a compensation to our miinufucturcrs for
the
I'URSKNT I'ltlCJ : OP IIA\V MATHItt ,
could bo accordingly , modified , Such reduc
tion or frco iinimrtaUon would serve beside
to largely reduce tins revenue. It Is not up-
parent how such n chunito can have uny in
jurious .effect upon our manufacturers.
On the contrary , it * would appear to give
them u better chance In foreign markets with
the manufacturers of other countries , who
cheapen their wares by fiee material. Thus
our i > eoplo might huvo the owwrtunity of ex
tending their sules beyond the limits of home
consumption , suvlng them from the depres
sion and interruption in business ami loss
caused by a glutted domestic market , and
affording their employes more certain ami
steady labor , with its resulting quiet and
contentment. The question thus Impera
tively presented for solution should bo
approached In u spirit higher than partisan
ship , and considered in the light
of that regard for patriotic ! duty which should
characterize the action of those intrusted
with the weal of a contldlng people. IJut the
obligation no declared
VAurv I'ouuv AMI riuxcii'i.r.
Is not wanting to urge prompt and effective
action. Uoth of the great political parties
now represented In the government have , by
repeated and authoritative declarations , con
demned the condition of our laws which per
mit the collection from the people of unneces
sary revenue , huve , in the most solemn man
ner , promised us correction ; und neither us
citizens or partisans tire our countrymen In a
mood to coudono the deliberate violation
of these pledges. Our progress toward
a wlso conclusion will not bo
imtirovod by dwelling upon the theories of
protection and frco trade. This savors too
much of bandying epithets. It is a condition
which confronts us , not a theory. Hellcf
from this condition may Involve a slight re
duction of the udvuntuges which wo award
our homo productions , but the entire with
drawal ot such advantages should not bo
contemplated. The question of free trade is
entirely irrclevont ami the persistent claim
made in certain quarters , that ull efforts to
relieve the people from unjust und unneces
sary taxation uro schemes of so-called u frco
traders , is mischievous und fur more re
moved from any consideration for the
public good. The simple and plain duty
which wo owe the people is to reduce tuxu-
tion to the necessnry expenses of un econom
ical operation of the government , nnd to re
store to the business of the country the
money which wo hold In thotrcasury through
the perversion of governmental powers.
These things can nnd should bo done with
safety to all our Industries , without danger
to the opKjrtuiity ) for remunerative labor
which our workingmen need , nnd with bone-
lit to them nnd all our people , by eheupcnitig
their means of subsistence and Increasing the
measure of their comforts.
Department Summary.
The constitution provides that the president
shall , from time to time , give to congress information
mation of the stuto ot the union. It has been
the duty pf the executive in compliance witli
this provision , to annually pxhiblt to congress ,
nt the opening of Its sbsslpn , the general con-
ditionof the country , rind to detail with some
particular the operations at the different ex
ecutive departments. It would bo especially
agreeable to follow the course of the present
time and to call attention to the valuable ac
complishments of these deportments during
the lust llscul year. Hut I am so much Im
pressed with the pnramdtint importance of
the subject , to which this communication has
thus far been devoted , thai I shall forego the
addition of any other topic , and only urge
upon your immediate consideration the state
of the union us shown in the present
condition of our treasury , and
our general fiscal situation , upon
which every element of our safety und
prosperity itcpcijds , The reports of the heads
of departments which , Will bo submitted ,
contain full and explicit information touching
the transaction of the business intrusted to
them , and such recommendations relating to
legislation in the public interest as they may
deem advisable. I ask for these reports and
recommendations the deliberate examination
and action of the legislative branch of the
government. There are other subjects not
ombr.iced in the department reports demandIng -
Ing legislative consideration , and which I
should bo glad to submit. Some of themhow
ever , have been earnestly presented In pre
vious messages , and as to them , I beg leave
to repent prior recouimoiidr.titms. As
the law makes TIO provision for any
report , frr.m the department of stuto a brief
history of the transactions of Unit Important
department , together with other mutters
Y iich ! it may hereafter bo deemed essential
to commend to thu attention of the eong > ; CB.s ,
may furnish the occasion for n futar& com
munication. Gnoviiu. CMVII.AXI : > .
WASHINGTON- . 0,183V.
Kansas City's AVntorworkH
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Dec. ( ! . [ Special Tele
gram to the 13ii : : . ] Early this morning the
extensive reservoirs of the Notional water
works company at Quindnro , which gives
Kansas City its water supply , sustained a
bad accident , ono of the massive store walls ,
which divide two of its sections , having given
awny. Pending the rebuilding of this wall
both of these sections will bo unreliable for
the storage of water or for the purpose of
"hcttling" it nnd the remaining two reser
voirs nro partially unserviceable from the
earth embankments , which supports the
inner walls having given wny u week ago ,
making it unwise to use them except to n
limited extent. The company will abandon
the use of the whole four reservoirs until
next spring , using two old reservoirs in the
meantime , The damage is about 15,000.
Father Glnvcr.
ROME , Dec. 0. Father Clnrcr , who was
canoni/ed by the pope yesterday , was a dis
tinguished Spanish missionary. Ho died ut
Curthngcuiii , South America , in li ( , " > l.
Coal on Fire.
POUT HunoM , Mich. , Dec. 0. Thirty thou
sand tons of coal are on lire nt Port Ed-
wurds , Out. , and will probably be totally de
stroyed.
Will Alllllate.
BUFFALO , Dec. 0. The convention of jour-
noymuii barbers to-dny resolved to nfllliuto
with the Federation of Lnbor.
Voted For
Nnw HANKX , Conn. , Dec. ( I.This city
voted for license to-day by over 2,000 ma
jority.
Tlio Corn Dill'H Fate.
BKIILI.V , Dec. 0. The relchstag committee
having the corn bill in fchnrL'o has decided to
udvUctho ultimate r6jjfctlo'hof the meu.su re.
PiUL.u > r.M'iii t , Deo/IV Afi'lvcd The Lord
Cough , froci Liverpool v
Dead Ho ; ; Disposal * .
The question of disposing of dead hogs at
the btoekyards is becoming complicating.
Shortly after the yujjafivero opened the
Union Rendering company begun taking dead
hogs at Chicago prlce * < biib half a cent per
jxnind. When other buyers appeared more
Uas been paid nt limps , but this was the pre
vailing rate. A meqtfii 'of the Shipper ?
association was luld . some time ugo
und u committee to , , wlumi the matter
was referred reported that the
Union Kunderitig company wus paying
Chicago rates and thorn the mutter ended as
far as the association was concerned. There
has at times been an expression of opinion
that un unltnal weighing 8UU or ySO iwunils
should sell for more than ono weighing only
150. A nbw company , MeMiuius & Co. ,
started In yesterday und paid 1 centner
pound , und as the old nrni .wuulil not bid
above the old rates the now got all the hogs. .
Tno commission men generally favor J-.e-
old linn , they having engaged Sn the
buslnesu wlu-'n the yards woimall : and.
i.o.metiincHiiH.-ur.ringlosse.ioyreason of the
small number , rccol'.vu. It is for this reason
Uio couimlvjUii men favor the old rtnn , but
at ths.oanie time-feel compollbd to sell to tlio
highest bidder. Mc.Munus & Co. have begun
B now plan of ucUou aud on ordering direct
from the shippers while the old company
art ? wuiUug to sou what the result will'be.
PREFERRED DEATH TO SHAME
An Iowa Man Who Had Gouo
Wrong Shoots Himself.
A SUICIDE IN AN ICE HOUSE.
Tlio Aroiiidorf and Knliislnrjcr
Trials Itnpldly DrnwIitR to a
Close Tlio lltitiiunn Murder
Caxu town News.
Hululded Itntlicr Thnn Fnco Dlsgrncp.
STOIIVI LAKK , In. , lce. 0. [ Special Tele-
pram to the UKK. ] F. B. Hrowti , cashier of
tlio Altn brunch of the Loan anil Trust com
pany of this city , couiinUtoil suicide by shoot
ing hlmsolf to-duy. An examination of his
account show that ho was short between
* lr.00and iim Ho carried llfo Insurance
to the amount of $ Suoi ) . Ho hail berne a
peed imputation and was supposed to bo
straight In his business affairs.
Trial Almost landed
Mum.u.i.TOW.v , la. , Dec ; 0. The testi
mony in the Is'uto Kuinsburger murder ease
has been ilnished , and this forenoon Mr.
Huff began the opening argument for the
state. It was a mnsterly presentation of the
state's case. Tim Brown commenced the
opening argument for the defense at ! J p. m. ,
nnd nt ! i o'clock ho wns still talking. Kx-
Chief Justice Cole will follow Mr. Urown to
morrow for the defense , and ox-Jndgo Hen
derson will close for the stato. The case
will very likely go to the Jury Wednesday
morning. It is the general opinion that tlio
verdict will bo the same na I fro one rendered
nt the former trial imprisonment for life.
The state has iiuulu u good cuae.
Mndc In the ntiliman Trial.
WtTCiu.no , In. , Dec. 0. All witnesses hav
ing been introduced In the Duhinau trial ,
County Attorney J. R. C.ildwell began the
argument for the state , speaking from 90 : ! !
n. in. to 12. Ho denounced the murder In
scathing terms. The prisoner sat like a
statue through all , \vhilo Intense excitement
prevailed throughout the audience. Over
two-thirds of the throng , which crowded the
court room to overflowing , wore ladies. II.
J. Stigcr , for the defense , followed in the
afternoon in a speech lasting an hour and a
half. Nichols , of Vinton , also for the de
fense , followed Stlger in an eloquent speech.
Ex-Congressman P. S. Struble closes the
case for the. defense to-morrow morning.
Colonel Milo P. Smith , of Cedar llapids ,
will followhim in the elosjpg argument for the
state , and the case will bo given to the Jury
in the afternoon. The general expectation is
that Huhnmn will receive the most severe
penalty allowed by law In such cases.
Supreme Court Decisions.
MOJXEII , la. , Dec. ( J. [ Special Tele
gram to the BKK. ] The Iowa supreme
court convened to-day for the December
term , all the Judges except Adams beingpres-
cut. The cases were decided as follows :
Illinois Central railroad company , appellant ,
vs Hamilton county , et al , Hamilton district ,
reversed ; H. H Cullender , appellant , vT.Tohu
H. DriibullQ , De.s Moines district , reversed ;
State vs David Archer , appellant , convicted
of manslaughter In killing George Woods ,
Appanose district , affirmed : H. Davis et al ,
vs Incorporated Town of Anita et al , appel
lants , Cass district , reversed.
Clinton's New School Superintendent.
CI.IXTOX , la. , Doc. 0. [ Special Telegram
to thoHiJK. ] Prof. H. S. Uingham 1ms been
chosen superintendent of schools in this city
at a salary of $1,700 to succeed Mr. Henry
Sabin , who has been elected state superin
tendent. Mr. Hingham comes from Iowa
Falls , where ho has had charge of the schools
for the past six years.
Sioux City's Packliif * Interests.
StotjX CITV , la. , Dec. 0. [ Special Tula-
gram to the llni : . ] Tlio Slliicrhorn pack
ing house nave coir.iucnccd operations. About
200 me.li nave been put to work. It will bo
fully a week yet before the establishment
will be in full operation. The Fowler pack
ing house is being pushed to completion us
rapidly as possible.
An Invest Ration Ordered.
Ax.vittH v , la. , Dec. 0. [ Special Telegram
to the. Ur.j ; . ] Judge J. If. 1'rcston , of the
Jones county district court , to-day ordered
the grand Jury to investigate the charges
published In regard to a htnto oflleial of the
prison. H is supposed ho means A. E. Mar-
tinj ox-warden ot the Anamosa penitentiary.
Bulcldo In mi Ice House.
M \SO.N CITY , In. , Dec. 0. A. Alter , a
farmer , forty-live years of age , residing near
Plymouth , committed suicide to-day by hang
ing. Ho was fonml by his little boy in an ice
house on his premises , where the deed was
committed. Business trouble and grief , oc
casioned by the long sickness of his wife , uro
the attributed causes.
Arensdorf's Trial Nearly Over.
Sioux Cmla. . , Dec. 0. In the Haddock
murder case to-duy Mr. Hubbard closed his
argument for the state and Mr. Argo began
summing up for the defense. It is thought
the case muv not go finally to the Jury before
Saturday nigh- .
An Old Fact Kcvlvcd.
NnmtASK.t Crrv , Neb. , Dec. 0. [ Special
Telegram to the UEn.1 Natural gas was
struck this morning at the Nebraska City
packing house in digging n well at a depth of
4.V ) feet. The ro is a continuous How , though
weak , but it burns steady. The town is ex
cited , and a.lready steps have been taken by
the citi/cns'und subscriptions made to push
the Investigation to a satisfactory conclusion.
All indications are that natural gas Is herein
paying quantities.
"West Id n col n Markets.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Dec. 0. [ Special Telegram
to the UKK. ] Keccipts hogs , 800 head , all
sold , Thu market advance , KKftilSc : light
mixed , $4.85@5.10 ; he.ivy , * 5.ir > @ 5.M. ;
Dentil of Mr * ! . Copp , of AValioo.
WAIIOO , Neb , , Dee. ( ) . [ Special to tUa
HKR.J The wife of ex-Mayor Copp , v.'ho has
been seriously ill for some months , died yes
terday afternoon ,
Wales AtjnhiH Distinction.
Loxuox , Dc-c. 0. The Prince of Wales
has been elected Grand Master Mark
Masons.
TEIjKOUAPlI NOTKS.
The moulders In the Wisconsin Malleable
iron works huve struck.
Warmer , followed by cooler weather arc
the Indications for to-day.
Freight business at Dayton , O , , Is paralyzed
by a btrikc of yardmen for an advance iu
wages.
Tim fifth annual convention of the national
guard association of Illinois is in session In
Chicago.
A largo amount of testimony damaging to
Harper wns elicited at his trial In Cincinnati
yesterday.
Charles D. Jacob was elected mayor of
Louisville , K.V. , by n plurality of 4,000 over
his republican opK | > nent.
George Jacob Woit , a retired merchant of
Hinghamton , N. Y. , was bunted to death
while aluno in his home.
A premature explosion of dynamite on the
Lchigh Valley road killed ouu man and
fatally injured live others.
Tin and copper values wcro advanced
greatly yesterday by the madipulutlon o Uie
powerful French syndicate.
A subscription has bo started in Paris to
erecta monutjxit to the great Carnet ,
grandfather of tlu > new president ,
Tno steamship Kimbcrly , ashore on the
Virginia coast.is doomed to entire destruction
and hus.heen abandoned by her crew.
Ortli Stoin.tho reporter and swindler of na
tional reputation IB under arrest at Pitts-
burg for forging Uouuuu McKay's name ,
James Wilson and Judd WolcoUt , two notorious
rious counterfeiters , have been arntsted at
Wilkcsbjrru , Pa. , and their outfit , cap
tured.
Koiire.sfntatfvC' * of Iowa lines wcro In ses
sion Iu Cklcagv j'esterduy discussing the ro- .
ductlon of freight rates In that stato. No do-
ilnlto action wim'takcn.
The trlnl of a suit Involving $ tXXt,000 ) ( was
begun In Now York yesterday growing out of
negotiations of bonds of the Net ? York , Boston -
ton & Montreal railroad.
Cotnmiitider-ln-Chlef Kao of the Orand
Army is not in favor of the service pension
bill , but favors the Invalid bill framed by the
G. A. H. pension committee.
The United States mnrslinl nt Trenton , N.
J. IKUS appointed his daughter , just out of her
teens , as his deputy. The young lady's
name Is Alphonslno M. Gordon.
The Calumnt nnd Ilocln mlno flro has
gained such headway that the whole mlno
will huvo to bo Hooded , suspcudlngoperntions
for the greater part of the year.
It has been discovered thnt Hen F. Ho | > -
kins , late assistant cashier of the defunct
t idelity band , has hypothecated insurance
shares worth F.'J.OOO belonging to the Uulnh
Coates estate. *
The two companies which objected to the
formation of a rubber "trust" have been
"converted" and thu trust will go into opera
tion January 1.
The Uerlln boorso was weak yesterday on
account of the unfavorable view taken liy
tlm Pester Lloyd on the relations between
Austria and Russia. The Post also expresses
apprehensions.
A telegram from Hnrracos , Culm , states
that during the recent heavy gale there the
sea invaded a portion of the city , destroying
about one hundred houses. The telegram
also reports the loss of the steamer Gunury
and an American schooner.
Tlio young man in the employ of tlio United
States sub-treasury at Now York who ab
sconded two months ago with over $10,000 ,
has been located at Winnipeg. As ho changed
his stolen securities into Canadian money be
fore crossing the border ho will not be prose
cuted.
J. H. McDonnell has been arrested at San
Francisco and-platcs for engraving JL'5 Hank
of England notes were found in his IHISSCS-
sion. McDonnell Is said to Ixs n brother of
George McDonnell , who with Austin , Bvron
nnd Hidwoll. swindled the Hank of England
out of over $1,000.000 in 1JNJ bv means ol
forged bunk checks nnd notes.
A cross-petition has been filed In the court
at Dayton , O. , in the case of Charles J.
Heinshlmer nnd others against the Dayton ,
Fort Wayne & Chicago railway , asklng'forn
receiver i.nd foreclosure. This has created
as great n sensation as tlio original petition.
The Cincinnati , Hamilton & Dayton , in this
cross-petition , acknowledges Helnshlmer's
allegations as true and unites with him In
the prayer , nnd claims a Inrgo Interest In the
rond. It alleges that Ive.s and Strayner ap
propriated inoro than $1,000,000 , to their
own use.
'
MKKTIXO OK TUUSTEES.
onicers lOlected nnd Considerable
Business Transacted.
The board of trustees of the Omaha Bureau
of Chnrities met nt the chamber of commerce
yesterday afternoon. Mr. Joseph Barker
was called to the chair , nnd the committee on
nominations reported the selection of the fol
lowing ofllcers which wcro unanimously
elected : President , Joseph Barker ; vice
president , Augustus Pratt ; treasurer , W. W.
Wallace.
Tlio chairman of the committee reported
the difllculty they had experienced in secur
ing a competent man for secretary , owing to
their limited power in the matter of naming
n salary. There was n free
and animated discussion over this important
subject. A majority of the speakers favored
the election of a secretary pro tern , until the
bureau WHS fairly on its feet and was able to
pay a salaried secretary. Tlio committee on
nomiuntions were allowed further time to re
port , on the selection of a M'cretary.
The extent of time the board of trustees
shall servo 'was decided by lot us fol
lows : One year , E. Koscwater , Augustus
Pratt , James W. Savage , Joseph Barker ,
13. Newman , N. Merriam , C. Powell ;
two rears , J. A. Creighton , Otto Lobeck ,
Fred Milhuil , J. L. McCague , L. O. Jones ,
A. P. Tukey ; three years , J. A. Gillespie ,
John Haumer , Fred Nye , William Wallace ,
Dr. George L. Miller , George I. Gilbert , W.
W. lveys.gr.
Messrs. Gilbert , Tukey nnd Fred Milter ,
were appointed n committee on bj"-lay ; & for
the government of the trustees.
A Jinunciul committee couiiirisiug Messrs.
Wallace , Lobeck ami McCaguo wcro ap
pointed.
1uJpo.S.Y,1Ko ; , Dr. George L. Miller and
Mr. \ \ uiiaco were chosen n committee to
Wut on the county commissioners , acquaint
them with the objects of the bureau and ask
them to furnish the secretary with n room in
the county building.
It was resolved to have COO copies of the
constitution nnd by-laws printed , and tlio
board adjourned to meet at the same place
Monday afternoon ntJ o'clock.
TJIK JIUMAMO SOCIETY.
Annual Mooting and Election of Of-
lllcers Ijnst KveniiiK *
The nnnunl meeting of the Humnno society
was hold last evening at the chamber of com
merce. An able and elaborate report was
submitted by Colonel Chnso , the president.
Dr. Miller followed with a short address ,
complimenting Colonel Chase's report in the
highest terms , nnd ended with making n
motion that 500 copies of it bo printed for dis
tribution. This was unanimously carried.
The reports of the secretary and treasurer
were next read and approved. Tlio election of
oftlcorsnext followed und resultedns follows :
President , Chnmplon S. Chnso ; vice presi
dents , George L. Miller. A. J. Poppteton ,
George W. Donne ; James W. Snvuge , J. E.
Smith , Henry Pundt und Frank Murphy ;
secretary , George A. Caulder ; corresponding
secretary. Mrs. J. W. Savage ; treasurer ,
Alfred Mlllard ; executive committee , B. E.
B. Kennedy , John L. Mediae , Colonel
Guy V. Henry board of managers , Howard
B. Smith , G. At. Hitchcock , Harold Gifford ,
W. J. Council , Robert Doherty , P. H. Allen ,
Mrs. J. M. Woolworth , Mrs. L. P. Perino ,
Mrs. C. M. Dlnsmoor , Mrs. G. A. Joslyn ,
Mrs. O. F. Davis.
After considerable debate , participated in
by Judge Thurston and others , ineasiii-cs
were adopted for securing ilnnncial aid for
the society. The work of the society for the
past year has been most satisfactory , and by
tlio humane efforts ot the members the abuse
of uulmuls has been iji'L-nlly lessened.
Serious Charge Against an Oflicor.
Florence Wctzel , a colored courtesan living
In the alley near Jackson street , between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth , complained at
police headquarters yesterday that Special
Ofllecr Hans Tlmme caino to her house Mon
day night and tried to intimidate her into
complying with his brutal desires. Failing
In this lie threw her on the bed and com
menced choking her , and in the strUggle she
managed to secure Ills star. Finally , foiled
in his purpose , ho soiled n bucket of water
nnd threw it nil over her bed , und then left.
Yesterday Mio turned the captured xtur ovei1
to one of the sergeants , lifter making her
complaint. Thu matter is to bo investigated.
THE U'OAO MAY HE IlUIIiT.
Two Itallroad Magnates and the
Oinatin nnd Ynliktom
The Omaha ft Yankton railroad which 1m *
been building so IOIIR on paper nnd broken
promises has received a now Impetus by two
gentlemen coining to the surface who are
fumed for their enterprise , energy , abund
ance of capital nnd favoritism for now mil-
road undertakings. They are Mr. Hill , the
famous railroad magnate and mine owner of
MlnneaiHills , Minn. , nnd his able and trusted
manager , Mr. Hamilton Brown. These gen
tlemen arc interested In several lines already
completed and under way of construction
through Wyoming and certain sec
tions of Dakota that with
n connection , such as the Omaha & Ynukton
road contemplates , would bo of neeeptablo
value. Mr. Hill Is at the head of a sviullcato
owning boundless acres of valuable sllvvr ,
iron , ore , tin , coal and other valuable mining
hinds Iu Idaho , and with the object in view of
nn early opening of these mineral possessions
a railroad is being pushed with
all possible speed througli Wvomlng
beginning with n railroad Him owned bv Mr.
Hill in Dakota. A link that \\ouldavail
this eoiporatlon access to this .side of the
Missouri is now wnieht , and the prl/o ap
pears In the Omaha & Yatihton road.
Within tlio last few days a prominent law
firm In this city has been in communication
with Messrs. Hill and Brown regarding this
road , und It is expected that they will visit ,
Omaha in n few dnys anil look more thor
oughly into the mutter.
AMUSEMENTS.
Another large audience witnessed Ktiral *
fy's "Dolores" at Boyd's last evening. The
bnllot nnd the spectacular portion of the per
formance wore' really meritorious und met
with very enthusiastic and deserved recog
nition at the hands of the crowd In utteud-
n nee.
Two Acotdcnts.
II. L. Bergginst fell twenty-live feet to the
ground from the top floor of n ( louring mill
in Albright's Choice yesterday , and sus
tained the fracture of two ribs on the right
side. Dr. Ross attended the sufferer.
The reckless manner in which the cabin
tramway company leave their work Is the
cause of almost daily accidents. Tlio leav
ing uiROvered of the grooves In their track *
works hardships to horses , and last evening
n team was thrown with great force at tlm
corner of Thirteenth nnd Hnrnny streets by
catching the calUs of their hoofs In these un
protected grooves. Tlio animals were pain
fully injured.
Too Much Kather-ln-Ijaw.
Mrs. Heniuist , living on the corner of
Twentieth nnd Locust streets , has sworn out
a warrant for the arrest of her father-in-law ,
whom she elnims lias tried several times to
kill her by iioisonlng and otherwise. Yes
terday she elnims that the old man come up
to her residence nnd administered a sound
beating with his enne for no apparent reason
whatever. It appears that the old man Op
posed her marriage with his son us ho
w Ibhcd to marry her himself.
Heal Estate Transfers.
Thomas H. Taylor and wife to Harrv
E. Gary , lot 3 blk ! t , Mayno's add ,
wd $ t > 35
E Aylesworth and wife to Lcnndor
Gorrard , undivided ( WO in Pullman
Place add ; also undivided ofilt
acres in see 8-M-I3 , < i c d 8f > 00
Chas P Benjamin nnd wife to Leandcr
Gerard , same property , 11 c < l 8,000
Thos O .lofleris to Frank NeshidftV ,
lot 20 blk 5 , JelTeris ropliit of blk S ,
Albright's Choice.v a 400
Andrew Haas Ol al to Thomas | O
Holdrejo , lots 1'J , ii ! and It Ilai-.s'
saudix-Mon , .Tetter's add , w d 1,050
Andrew Haas ct al to Jonas II Harris ,
lots 10 and 11 , Unas' subdivision Jet-
tor's ' raid , w d , 1 , . (50 (
Nutlinn Sk''lUiu nnd wife to George B
Wi'.iard , lot 1'J blk 1 , Windsor Terrace - .
race , w d UVj
City of Omaha to Hannah Mlchaclls ,
.beginning nt n w corner lot 8 bll ; y ,
Kountzo & Ruth's add , l.'O feet o ,
10 4-10 feet n , .10 feet wto beginning ,
q e d 43
E S Hood and wife to Isaac Johnson ,
lots ! . > : > nnd iI ! blk 'J Albright's An
nex , w d 'JOG
E S Rood nnd wife to Win C Johnson ,
lots IT nnd 18 blk 10 Albright's An
nex , w d SCo !
John W Paul to Tovo Catlin , o ( H feet
of n ! il > < iect of lot 1 blk "F" Prospect -
pect Place , wd 100 , ! !
Samuel Flnlnjson toj ) Finhiysnii , lot
11 blk U Dwiglit & Lym.m'H add ,
w d i 2nOO ,
Rcka Van Gilder nnd husband to Hattie -
tie A Stephen , lot 7 Benson's suhdlv
of blk bO So Oiimha 13,000
J L Black , surveyor's certificate to
correct plat of Warrenton.
Chas E Clnpp etnl to J II Farrolte ,
lot .1 blk l.VI , Omaha , ijea 71.00
A E Tou/alin and wife to D C Patter-
sou , lot fi , blk ! l , Hillside ml No Uw d t > 00
O H Gordon to Julia Gates , lot 15 , blk
8 , Ilanscom place , w d 4,275
Win H Gates and wife to O II Gordon ,
lots , blk 4 , Hawthorne , wd 2,000
Ida M Crouhhnst to I ! G Wallace , lot
1) ) , blk 8. Cole Brilliant ad , w d COO
J T Mcikio to James B Moikle , general
power of attorney
W Kierstcd Jr to Edwin Opdyke , lots 1
and a. blk 7 , Potter & Cobb's add , wd 1,0 0
Henry Llvesoy ct al , uflldavlt
Jacob Bohlcbor and wife to Mary H
Hurte , B M blk : . , Bowery hill , w d iyiOO
Peter Kragskow Jr and wife to P C' S
li1/ acres in a w cor s w K n o , ' . sec
IWT K ) , 12 , w d 2,1503
PCS Kragsko-.v and wife to P
Kragskow Jr , r , w ' / s w tf s w > f n
o u sec : tO , 10 , ! : . w d ' . ' ,000
F K Di'vling to M K Diall. lots 17 and
18. blk 17 of Bass & Koutz' sub of
.Tetter's add , w d 1,200
L P Hammond and wife to Hres Ron-
ycntlnh , lots 8 and V , Selby heights ,
Totm . wi sea
UNO of Police 1'atrol Itoxen.
The JJiifl'nlo Express says Hint this Ja
tlio wny u countryiiwn oxplnlned to a
frlond the nces of the now police patrol
hoxcfe of that city : "You hoc , " ho wild'
the people in town here wnnt n pollco-
innn f-ometiim-f , nnd , by poll whenever
they did want one , or if there wnst a
Hfjlit goin'on imywhorcB , the pollccmoii
would all run uv/tiy nnd hide Vnu.se they
don't wnnt to nrrcbt anybody. So they
put tliChO little iron boxes on the cor
ners mid they put u policeman in ench
ono ot them , HO that ho enn't run awny ,
and then the town folks ull carry u key
to the boxes , and can fro and llnd u
policeman whenever they want one. "
Chronic Catarrh
funnel lie ciiroil by local appllcntlnn . It It B conttl- "I inlTcrcd tercroly from chronic catarrh , arliln
tutlontil diffuse tun I rcquliet a cnni'tlliitionnl rciuoilr from Imptiru blood. U uo < nnio very bad , ( uu lim
like Hood's inr ? itHiillli | : , wliloli. worklnu tliroouli tlio turcnnu of the bronchial tnboinrvl n tnmljlcsoiui
blue < 1 , eradicate * tlio linpurlly wlilch cuusri n < 1 promotes .
couth , which gnro grciit anxiety to my frlsntu and.
motes the arouse , imil eon i-tr.K In u porniuiiont curt ) .
Mlhosamo lime lluoifn Surtjpnrllla bnlkln uptlia myiclf.ni two brothort died frombronentalronvimp-
wliolo ijruloni. mi'l nmkci you foci ronowi l In thin. I tried many iiioJlelne , ' . , nt received nubniiii-
truniilh unJ lieiilth. He nro to Ket Hood's. lit. I wan ut la l liuhiccil' . ) try lluod' * Hanutparllli ;
' with anil I am not the ; ii ( > mim In health or feeling * . Ma
"Ib TO usc.l llooil' * giiriapurlllalor catiirrb catarrh la c ircd , my throat Itntlroly well , ami
vcrf Mllsfnctory ru ult . I reiolrcJ more pcrrannent all dis
with tick hoaitoclits liiiY
dy 3Sr"ilx trouble ,
"
beni-rU from It than from an > other remedy , M , E. appeared. " U. M.LINCOLN,31 CLamVem St. , Uu > lou.
IIL'AI ) , WtlUtCOU , OblO.
Try tbc pocullur medicine.
Ky"I
SlullVd Up reeling
Charncterlio catnrrb. Tne foal untlor dropping Into
fhe bronclili ! rnt > P orunin ! , may trlniron brimetittlii "rortercral yeart I hare Iwn trouMort with II at ' I
Cr.iiniuinpil n , Jilclir % ap an liiiniPrnoli rpMot terribly dlwiurfpablc dl i'a o , catarrh I took I food' *
Ucutlit unmiully. Ilonco tliu n < -s liy o ( wiring SarnaparHlawlth Uio very bcil rc.ulti. Itrumlrnu
cutHrrh InimiMliaie ulientlon. Take llood'J Harim- oftlnitcontlnund dropping In my IhroHt , nii l stunca
pmltU before It U too Ulto. tipfeoltnir. It hat al < ) liflpeil my motncr. who ha.
"I li re btcn IrouUurt wlih that nnnoylnztl cn o , taken It for run down Halo ' ot > annparlllH liralth and loallain kidney ,
nusal catarrh , und have tnkco all klnrti of blond purl- trouble , Irtcomnipnd Hood'n r '
I'ulnam.Coim.
' medicine. " > H " "KATll ,
Cor , but nsTcr found relief till I xned Uood'nurii ! - good - -
caliirrh. aoreiiuii
nartll.v , which I am confident will do II th t l "JIOtnl' Suriaparllla cnrcit ine of
. tuband terrible headAcha. " U
tub- ,
Imoil ' Hurrah fur Hews tJartiiparHIa ! " J. J * oflhalironoliUI .uw - - -
rr Uak l > unr , Ky UUIUVN8 ) , lliuiilltdii.Ohlo.
Hood's Sarsaparilla s
SnldbyatldruHliti. lf 1f'orlS. Prepared on I it pot * brail < > r ffcl tf IMt\t \ lK. Prpar rJoiily bf
C. I. IIOOU & CO. , Apothecartcn. 1-oweli , Uf I. ' C. 1. IIOOU A CO. , . 1/Jwull. Ma J.
1OO l > o c Ouo Dollar 100 I > o < e One ttollur.