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OsrAiiA's long felt want is a market
house , and she must have one before
the date of the year is changed to ' 89.
Tun N6w York Star's Grant monument
ment fund now amounts to $7,333.11.
This sum would bo more than enough
to erect n tablet to the memory of Adam
Butleau.
CrJosKi'iiCHAMWKKLAiHcreateda-laugh
in the house of commons by using an
American word which , ho had picked up
over hero. It is safe to say the word1
was not "free fish. "
Die. McGLYNX has misnamed his now
political organization. Ho calls it "tho
commonwealth party. " If ho were
true to his colors ho would call it "tho
common poverty society. "
Tiin mayor of Leadvillo cast his vote
In opposition to enforcing the ordinance
against gambling on the ground that
05 per cent of the taxpayers of Leadvillo
favor gambling. There is nothing like
sticking to your constituents when you
know their sentiments.
IT is gratifying to Icnowthat the press
of the country , irrespective.of patry , con
demn Adam Badeau for his heartless
and. mercenary efforts to rob the widow
1 / of General Grant and steal the author-
1 " ' ship of the dead hero's memoirs.
THE Burlington route is now filling
novspap'ers that have admired and
praised the Dundy decision with Inreo
advertisements. A five hundred dollar
card In a fifty dollar spnco will lubricate
the elbow joints of the average railroad
organ grinder up to the milo a minute
Bpood of a locomotive drive wheel.
Mrs. Clara Bewick Colby is
storming the capital nt the woman's
council , her husband , the gallant briga
dier , is easing his sore and sin-sick soul
by writing gunning poems for the Lin
coln State Journal , the rhythm o fwhich
would physio a double-toothed corn-
shcllor. The Muse , in wild dismay ,
has taken to the woods.
ALTHOUQII Jay Gould is homo again
Wall street has not revived from the
Cpeculutivo dullness that has lasted for
Hhree or four months. If business docs
not pick up , brokers will bo obliged to
swap jack-knives between themselves.
Everything else of value , except fu
tures , has boon traded off. And it looks
as if somoof the stock gamblers will bo
compelled to earn nn lumost living
pretty soon.
Pnoiiinrriox laws in Iowa are as full
o ! holoB as an old leaky tin can. The
fitato locislnturo is forever trying to
plug thorn up by using soft putty legis
lation , The result is , as may bo ex
pected , only temporary relief. All the
tinkering in the world will not mnko
prohibition < itnnd on its bottom and
hold water. Only a few days ago the
Bupromo court knocked a big hole into
the Iowa law prohibiting tlio carriage
of intoxicating liquors Into the state by
railroads. And now the chairman of
the house committee on the suppression
of intornporanco is preparing it bill look
ing to the establishment of a method of
inspection of liquors.
CHICAGO has a mayor and city offi
cials who are determined. They are
compelling certain railroad companies
centering in that city to obey to the
letter all ordinances affecting public
improvements in which railroads are
concerned. They iosist that the city's
regulations as to the running of trains
and protection to the public bo lollowfcd.
But in Omaha ordinances passed for the
welfare of this city to which all prop
erty owners uro obliged to conform
uro absolutely ignored by the railroad
companies. The city council has upon
Its records ordinances requiring rail
road companies to open streets which
they have blockaded , to viaduct lower
Ftmmm street , to regulate the speed
of trains and require them to ring the
bolls at crossings. Thcso laws are alia
dead loiter. The railroad corporations
hold themselves above municipal con
trol , They do as they plonso. When
public safety , publio convenience , pub
lic improvements conflict with their in
terests , the city is mudo to suffer. Who
ia to blame ? The fault is with city
officials who have not the backbone to
enforce a compliance of law upon these
corporations.
Illnlr'fl Latest Folly.
If nothing interposes to prevent it ,
thcro'wlll como-up in the senate to-day ,
for-n second reading , the bill of Mr.
Blair pr6vidlng that in civil service ap
pointments preference shall bo given to
wounded confederate soldiers in all
cases where ox-confodorntos nro np-
pointcdiVljon this bill was introducoft
last week it natUrftlly created a pro
found surprise nmong senators on both
.sides of the sonata * Familiar ns tit at
body had bocoino with the singular
caprices of the Now Hampshire senator ,
hero was something tlmt wont beyond
anything they could have deemed
possible. Republican senators mrulo
linsto to disavow any previous knowledge
of the measure or any suspicion
that its author's mind was
drifting in thatdirection. . The
democratic senators wore , equally ignor
ant. It was speedily inado apparent
thai the extraordinary plan had been
evolved by Mr , Blair without aid from
Lnny source , and that ho had been most
careful not to suggest to. any living man
the surpribo ho had for tlio senate and
the country. It would acorn ovldont
that the Now Hampshire senator laid
the flattering unction to his soul that ho
had nt last conceived something whoso
generous and beneficent nature would
surely commend it to all men and give
him nn assured place nmong the polit
ical benefactors of his time.
But Mr. Blair very promptly .discov
ered , much to his surprise and chagrin ,
doubtless , that ho had again "put his
foobin it. " Senator Hoar bluntly told him
that ho did not perceive the real effect
of his own measure. Senator Plntt em
phasized his disapproval of ttyo bill by
the unusual parliamentary proceeding
of objecting to the second reading.
Senator Mandcrson , while crediting the
measure to the warm sympathy of its
author , announced , that ho could not
vote for a second reading. Senator
Hawley charaptcrizod the bill ns "fun-
dnmentajly a mistake. " There was one
voice hoard in its defense , that of Rid-
dlobcrgor. The senators from the
south who spoke on it did so to condemn.
No confederate soldier , they said ,
had asked for the billand none of them
desired It. The , kindly spirit that sug
gested it they would appreciate , but
confederate soldiers do not ask of the
United States government any peculiar
right op privilege.
The well known obstinacy of Mr.
'
Blair will undoubtedly load him to stick
to this measure as long as the senate
will tolerate it , and it is therefore to bo
hoped , it will receive final treatment to
day in the refusal of tho' senate to fur
ther entertain it. If this shall involve
a discourtesy to Mr. Blair with all the
meaning-of a rebuke it will bo deserv
edly administered. The generous and
benevolent spirit which southern sena
tors were pleased to believe prompted
the measure Is of no consequence beside
the fact'timt its character is wholly bad
if not positively vicious. "Tho basis
of the obligation as proposed under this
bill , " said Senator Mandorson , "is. ser
vice in tbo confederacy , is active sup
port And armed aid and comfort
to the war of the rebellion. "
Said Senator Hawley : "I hold
that it would bo a crime ,
a dishonor-to the graves ; of union sol
diers , to saythat now wo will only regard
the question of valor , and that wo will
give to those men who were the bravest
in this attempt to destroy the country
the preference in all political honors
and preferments. " These opinions suf
ficiently indicate the objectionable character -
actor of this latest exhibition of Sen
ator Blair's folly , which It is to bo hoped
the senate will to-day summarily dispose -
pose of , it may also bo hoped with the
effect of inducing the tedious and
troublesome old man to give his inclina
tion for wild schemes of legislation a
long and welcome repose.
Expensive Neglect.
When labor wns allowed to receive
some attention in the house of repre
sentatives last week , among the matters
considered wns a bill providing for an
adjustment of the accounts of laborers
and mechanics arising under the eight-
hour law. This bill has boon reported
favorably to both branches of congress ,
and its Interest lien in the fact that it
involves a drain on the ' { treasury the
minimum estimate of which is thirty
million dollars.
The eight-hour law was passed in 1808 ,
but has not been complied with. De
partment officers have permitted labor
ers to work nine and ton hours a day
when required to do so by contractors or
others. In the twenty years since the
law was passed a great many por.son s have
worked overtime without extra compen
sation. The proposed adjustment would
extend to all departments of the gov
ernment , all public- works , all navy
yards , into everything , in short , In the
line of labor that has boon done for the
government in twenty years. Not allof
course , who have served the govern
ment during that time would derive any
benefit from it , Tint the number that
would bo bonofittod would constitute
quito an army.
The bill has encountered vigorous op
position , but it nleo has strong support.
Those who oppose Iturgo that it is a claim
agent's bill and that ilg effect would bo
to make the eight-hour law pdious.
Those who defend it insist that it was
the intention of congress when the
law was passed that laborers
in the service of the government should
work eight hours a day without reduc
tion of pay , and that consequently those
who have been required to work longer
hours nro justly entitled to additional
compensation. This principle was
recognised in the proclamations issued
by President Grant on the subject ,
which led to. the temporary observance
of the law in the navy yards , Without
reference to tlio merits of the eight-
hour legislation , which cannot properly
enter into consideration , although quo
of the opponents of the present bill
spoke of it as creating "an nn&tocracy
of labor , " it will not bo questioned that
the law should have been observed in
good faith , the presumption being that
such was the intention of congress lu
passlng'it. If there was any doubt re
specting its terms or meaning , on
the part of heads of dopo.rt-
monts or others having. jurlbiUo-
Uon of the employment of labor for ( ho
government , they should have promptly
sought it in the quarter whore it could
bo authoritatively given. To go on per
sistently ignoring the law was certainly
nn indefensible course and may prove n
costly one. There is , however , no very
great probability that ho adjustment
bill will pass. Political considerations
may enable its supporters to got it
through the house , but Its fftto in the
senate is hardly questionable. Its effect
will very likely bo to cither cause ti
modification or repeal of the. eight-hour
Inw or its observance in future.
Tlmt 1'nokcd Meeting.
On Friday night rv so-called mass
meeting of North , Omaha tnx-payora and
property owners was hold ) at which res
olutions were ndoptod requesting the
city cpuncll to repeal the ordinance by
which the city hall was located on upper
Fnrnnm street and to submit n proposi
tion totho voters of this city to locate the
oily hall on Jefferson square. It is as
serted by the "official organ" that coun-
cilmcn Bedford and Burnham who yore
present at this mooting have pledged
themselves to join Hascall and Ford in
their vannl and vindictive Eohcmc.
While they realize that an attempt to
re-locate the city hall means a- renewal -
nowal , and continuance ot the
contention nnd bitter strife which
have prevailed in this oily ov0r since
the present council has como into
power , they labor undprtho delusion
that the mooting voiced the wishes of
their constituents. Now. who nro the
1 constituents of a councilman at largo ?
l They are the voters ofi the whole city
1 nnd not merely citizens of one or two
wards. Did that mooting it ) any sense
represent the business oomimmlty
nnd the mass of moro than
four , thousand citizens wljo voted for
the nine members of the council elected
at largo ? "Would anyone qf these couu-
cilmon from Bedford do\yn to Van Camp
have stood n ghost of a show of being
, elected had they Ijoon committed to tlio
Hascall sohomo of spltowbrk and , job
bery to put the city hall on wheels ?
But suppose that Messrs. Bailey , Bed
ford , Burnhnm and Counsmnn had been
elected as ward councjlmon , does any-
bjody pretend that the mooting last
Friday represented the taxpaylng citi
zens north of Farnam street ?
The meeting at Wolf hall wns called
under false pretenses by parties who have
for months been trying to work up a job
out of the city hall. Tho.call under
which their mooting was hold , was an
invitation to North Omaha property
owners to'discuss projected publio improvements -
provoments for their section of the city.
Certain members of the council who
hnvo not trained with the bell-wether ,
were decoyed Into this trap by postal
card. With few exceptions the parties
in attendance were the same old brass
band gang that some weeks ago ordered
the mayor to remove the chairman of
the board of public works because ho
would not play Into their hands , The
secretary of the moetincr was a
notorious oil room capper who was
removed from office for embezzling
money in his custody as clerk of Doug
las county. Several other such "rep
resentative citizens" were conspicuous
in that remarkable assembly. The
question is , will councllmon elected at
largo obey the behest of a packed ward
meeting , or do they propose to respect
the known wishes of the leading tax
payers , and rank and file of the business
community ? What do they expect the
city to gain by following Hascall's lead ?
Suppose they carry the proposition to
relocate , how can they possibly carry
the bonds to erect the building which
requires a two-thirds vote ? Do they im
agine that parties who have invested
i hundreds of thousands of dollars in
property nnd buildings in the vicinity
of the court house in gootl faith will
not resist the scheme to depreciate
their investments and contest it through
the courts until Ilascall and his pals
have been politically buried out of
sight ?
AVho Is Adnnis ?
Who is R. O. Adams ? Is ho the same
person that was employed in this city
years ago by Willis & Andrcson and
found wanting in integrity ? Is R. O.
Adams the sumo person that acted ns
insurance agent in Omaha years ago ,
managed to pocket the premiums of pol
icy holders and finally was hold up by
the company for appropriating funds
that did not belong to him ? Is R. O.
Adams the same person that entered
into a conspiracy with one Isaac S.
Huscnll about eleven years ago
nnd procured forged and stolen
papers fiom one Flannigan , private
secretary of Wm. Irving , superinten
dent of the B. & M. railroad , for which
stolen nnd forged papers they paid six
hundred dollars , ns testified to by said
R. O. Adamsand Isaac S. Ha&call.boforo
the legislative investigating committee
of 1877 ? Is R. O. Adams the person that
was appointed postmaster at Dcadwood ,
Dakota , atid while holding Biiid olHco
embezzled about $15,000 , was indicted ,
convicted and sentenced for said felony ,
nnd pardoned out of prison 'by Ruther
ford B. Hayes ? If this R. O. Adams is
the identical person who hiij ) put in a
bid for paving our streets wo would
suggest that the mayor and council take
nroper precautions against crookedness
if the contract is awarded to him ,
Tim influence of the railroads in the
United States senate was illustrated in
the votes of the Intor-sloto commerce
committee rejecting proposed amend
ments to the law which would hnvo in
creased the chocks upon thcso corpora
tions. One of those was to btriko out of
the law the words "under substantially
similar circumstances and conditions , "
and'tho other was to revoke the discre
tionary power given the commission to
suspend the long and short haul clause.
This power having been exorcised at
the request ot the railroads , and pre
sumably in their interest , may bo so
again , nnd In proposing to remove this
discretionary authority from the com
mission Senator Wilson was in accord
with a sentiment that is general in the
west , while the proposition is sound on
general principles. There IB perhaps
no very great danger that the present
commission will again freely exorcibo
its power in this direction , -on the solic
itation of tko railroads , as it did at the
outset , but equal security with , its suc
cessors-cannot bo assured. As the use
of this authority is not likely efor to bo
asked for by tho.pcpplo of any soolion
of the country , tjipro can bo no sufficient
reason for retaining it in n law enacted
In the interest nnd for the protection of
the people. Thtt'fnct that the railroads
want It retained'is ' ample argument in
favor of rovokl'nU it. The probability
is that the law VflU undergo very little
change at the prpsont session of con
gress , and it is quito certain that , so fai
ns the senate is concerned , such changes
as may bo made \ ill not bo lo the dis
advantage of the railroads.
Tim lowest bidder for cedar block
paving for-tho ensuing year is a person
by the name of II. Oi Adams. All things
being equal the board of public works
nnd council are in duty bound to award
the contract to Mr. Adams. It is merely
{ V question whether or not the lowest
bidder is responsible , and whether ho is
in n condition to fulfill the contract in
all its requirements as tp materials nnd ,
warumnnshlp and time This naturally
loads to the questibn : Who Is R. O.
Adams ? Is ho a responsible contractor ,
or merely nn adventurer with no other
capital than a 81,000 check procured
temporarily frqm some speculator who
is willing to divide with him if ho can
sublet the contract at a bargain ,
THE taxpayers' nnd people's cham
pion , the Honourable Councilman Has-
cnll will , of course , bo for Dick Adams.
Hnscnll lias a warm regard for his nim
ble-fingered ox-pardn.cr whp climbed
qvcr the transom in tha United Stales
court house with him eleven years ago
when they hired Flannlgau lo swear , to
those foi-god and stolen Bi & M. docu
ments. Uv coorso.
'H nnd telephone wires in
Omaha must go under ground. The
blizzard has said so.
Tlio Apollo , Uelva Dear.
Dtttutli Tlincf.
Our presidential ticket is Conkllng nnd
Loclavooil , tlio Apollo and Uolva dear of
Araorioan politics.
A Splendid Idcn.
rilleotirp Post.
There is so much chin mimic among the
l pugilists nowadays that \ \ would bo u good
Idea to sottlD nllfuturo prize lights by arbi
tration.
' i
Arbor Day LMnttting.
CMcayn Tribune.
"Arbor day" would bo a fitting occasion
for the planting of gas trusts and the like.
Lot thorn bo. planted , About six yards under
the surface.
Snd Nowsjtb Monopolists.
Ex-Senator Van HVyck Is trotted out us n
candidate for prosiclunt by a Nebraska papor.
It wlll'bo ' sad news to the monopolists to hear
that Vim Wyck is stfll on earth.
Very Homelike.
CMcafln llaalil.
Jay.Gouldiroturdfeitto his bolovcilAmorlca
Just lu tlmo to rcacrthe'suprcmo court docis.
> ion in favor of the B ll telephone monopoly.
Taking this Into consideration , things must
, seem quite like 110019 to him ,
Cut Tliorji Off Short.
Kcw I"qr7 < Journal.
The olows of the , njilar boor in Barnam's
monagorlo wcro cu , oft on , Sunday and the
, animal is no longer dangerous , so far as
. scratching is concerned. Now if the tenta
cles of the Titanlo trusts could only bo cut
oft short the publio would feel safe. Bring
forth the big nnti-mdnopoiy saw and let the
good work eo on.
*
The Best COUTHO to Pursue.
Chtcnun Mail
The Fifth Illinois district has contributed
its mlto to the Grcsham boom. The move
ment is growing and Judge Grcsham keeps
right along in the even toner of his way as
though such n thing as ambition wns entirely
foreign to his nature. Ho has never lifted his
hand to encourage the development of favor
able political sentiment. That is why ho is
strong , and that is the reason his chances
are good. Ho has before him several living
illustrations of the truth of the theory that
n presidency pursued is rarely overtaken. Ho
may yet poke his nose under the wire ahead
of Blaine , Harrison , Allison , Mi-Donald , Bay-
nrd , Thurmnn nnd all the other seekers.
A Costly Victory ( ? )
Wall Street Ncus.
The Burlington & Quinoy tliihks It is win
ning the light because it is running moro
trains. It claims n victory , but it l more ex
pensive than a defeat. Franco was the
richer for paying the indemnity to Germany ,
when Germany wns the poorer for receiv
ing it.
The company 1ms alienated Its assocWcs ,
has lost the support of faithful employes ,
has antagonized the railroad system of the
country by trying to involve all other roads
in the Inovltaolo results of the pighcadcdnosi
of Its managers. It is to-day a borrower of
money in which to pay its dividend. And yet
they expect , or seem to , that other roads who
are satisfied with fair returns on capital will
support them In their insane attempt , to keep
up 8 per cent dividends by squeezing cm-
ployes.
The Chicago , Burlington & Quincy has
only begun to sco its in 1st alto.
STATE JOLTINGS.
Eight saloons are required to irrigate
West Point.
West Point has levied an occupation
tax to replenish the treasury.
The ghost of Bohnnan stalkn in the
corridors of Nebraska City's jail.
Norfolk has organized a gas , oil and
coal company , witiuS. S. Cotton at the
head ,
Evqry family in"Cum'ing county is al
lowed one dog free fof tax by the gener
ous assessors. j } | ,
Crawford elainwto possess moro en
terprising men Urtho square inch than
any town in the enCu.
Lincoln sighs forl an ark to Moat her
out of the Blc-ugnjof Despond , while
cedar blocks Iloat auout , heedless of the
cries for relief.
A bean lodged irutlia windpipe of the
young bon. of Mr. " Weir at Ainsworth ,
last week , and hurried uiin to the angels
before earthly rellfcf came.
"Everything is running smoothly on
the Burlington. " Two moro engines.
mutilated by scabs , have been Imulcu
into the Platlsmouth shops for repairs.
The belles of Hebron were robed in
in tissue paper costumes aVa leap year
party Friday night. The puriwrt was
so transparent that the bachelors took
to the woods ,
Fremont is going Into the hemp busi
ness. The crop of criminals in the
state guarantees a good proiit , and in
sures the prettiest a winning hand with
the choker to lead.
Genoa is rushing to the front as the
graveyard of aboriginals. Several sacks
of Indians bones have been dug up and
commented on , Yorriuk-liko , by the
peaceful conjurora of LoV emerald
heath. ' '
Plttttsmo th threatens to- tap the
Platlo river end harness its unfettered
power for the general benefit of the
city. The schema opens up n vast vista
of possibilities nnd sheds n ruddy glow
on the industrial future of the city.
Tlio prohlbs of Nebraska City nra
suffering from a freshet of poUtloal am
bition and a constipation ot candidates.
To relieve the painful pressure and
produce a normal condition of things , a
committco has been appointed to scour
the town for running material.
The distinguished Lucius Warbler
Colby sings of his fnto with tearful mod
esty , in the Lincoln wrcss * "Hough
rooks nro rolled o'er his dooppravoof
unrest , nnd the darkness of 'death drapes
his pillar. " 'Tls sad to think that ono
so young , so fair , BO frolicsome should
give himself nwny in the springtime.
The county sent war has broken out in
a now spot In Parkins county. It is ono
of the inalienable rights of now com
munities as well as individuals to secure
by hook or crook , or a stuffed ballot-box ,
the advantages" nnd profits of olllalnl
power. GnMit will again load its forces
against rebellious rivals.
The council ot Nebraska City had
scarcely recovered from the cemetery
squabbler before it wns plunged intp a
cauldron of despair by 'some olllcipus
person questioning the legality of Its
nets , because a member moved from Iho
ward from which ho wns elected. Such
a trifle should not disturb the Bweet
slumbers ol the ancient burp , The
assault on Donaldson's sent is likely to
provoke nn explosion. A suspicion lurks
in the vicinity that it is loaded.
A fellow named John J. Roberto is
circulating about tlio state as traveling
engineer of the Burlington. Ho wears
a voluminous mouth ana a mnsslvojfpnir
ot tecond hand lungs , nnd scruples not
to use both in putnping np his em
ployers nnd'circulatlng falsehoods about
his peers , the striking engineers.
Hoborts is a fresh importation from
iPeniisylvunia , where his Paul Morton
lung power olovatcd him ns a beacoi ) in
the rufllcd sea of1 scabs. About fpur
months ngo ho wns released from the
service of the state , and his promotion
to the society of his equals so enlarged
his head , that a common ovory-day
smoke-stack could not cover it. Those
who desire to obtain his photograph
can got it by writincr to Division 101 ,
Brothor.hood of Engineers , Pennsyl
vania ,
"What the Inter State Act Una Donn
C/ifcnpii / Ti ibunc.
In the last number of Science Appleton -
ton Morgan elaborately reviews recent
experiments in railroad regulation , and
concludes that the results nro as un
satisfactory to the non-railway public" ns
Balaam's cursing of Israel was toBalak.
"What hast thou done unto mo " ciiicd
the disappointed king. "I took thco to
curse mine enemies , and , behold , thou
hast blessed them altogether. " A strict
parallel is presented , Mr. Morgan
thinks , by the \vork of the inter state
commerce commission. Created solely
in the expectation that it would benollt
.tho public it has steadily and per
sistently ruled in favor of the
railroads , and in its first report rejoiced
publicly that railroad earnings had , boon
increased under its administration , and
"no destructive rate wars had oc
curred , " .Mr. Megan reviews the work
of. the commission with great sarcasm
and is particularly severe in dealing
with the noted decision in the Louis
ville & Nashville case , whore the com
mission "seized upon its first- opportun
ity to assume that ; the statute of' inter
state commerce was of. . no practical value
to anybody , but intended to be under
stood in a purely Pickwickian sense. "
These strictures are fully deserved. In
tlio case referred to the firstimportant
one-taken into consideration the com
mission exerted itself to strip the short
haul rule of all moaning , and it has
ever since adhered strictly ton do-noth
ing policy. The commission has done
its best to eviscerate the law and con
strue it at nil points against the public
and * in favor of the carriers. After the
experience had with this body Mr. Mor
gan asks whether congyoss will not feel
encouraged to establish "an inter-state
theatrical commission which shall re
view and absorb the early functions ot
'Master of the Hovel , ' 'Stage Censor , '
and Lord Chamberlain. "
Mr. Morgan is clearly in error in as
suming bocnubo the work of the com
mission has been so wretchedly weak
and inadequate that the inter-state act
itself has been of no benefit to the pub
lic. Aside from and independent of
anything done by the commission the
self-operative features of the act have
produced good results. No ono is now
asking the repeal or oven any con
siderable amendment of the measure.
Freight rates on an average in
the northwest are 20 percentlower than
before the adoption of the act. With
pooling prohibited and competition
made free the railroads were defeated
in their efforts to shove up rates , and
were compelled finally to make a ma
terial reduction in both state and inter
state charges. The annual saving to
the farmers nnd shippers in Illinois and
Iowa alone can hardly bo. estimated at
less than $15,000,000. The reduction
came first on the intor-falnto hauls , but
free competition at last brought tlio do
mestic tariffs down to a corresponding
level. Many of those benefits wore ob
tained in spite of the commission , and
npno of them on account of anything It
did. In the matter of the drum
mer's miloiigo , for instance ,
after the commibsion had fully
approved the 3-cont rate competition
forced the railroads to reduce it to two
and two and a half the carriers being
thus unable to hold fast nil the commib-
sjoii gave them ! No ono supposed that
the interstate act could work uwoll as
it has when hampered nnd opposed by
the commission appointed to execute it.
Substantial benefits have been realized
from the interstate act , and moro will
come when the commibsion is reorgan
ized so lib to give it vigorous enforce
ment , Ono of the duties of tha next
republican president will bo to reorgan
ize the commission so that it shall not
bo composed exclusively of democrats
nnd mugwumps and not devoted solely
'
to the service of the railroad corpora'-
tlons.
Hard Coal in Iowa.
ClitMuu JlrraM.
The Herald has never been able to
say many good words for the hard coal
combination , but ttio recent protest
of thib body to the Iowa railroad com-
mibsionor.s is one that the lowans can
not afford to reject. The commission
ers have recommended n scale of freight
rates that would discriminate shame
fully against the transportation of Hard
coal. For a haul of 600 miles the roads
are asKcd to charge the outrageous lig-
uro of 83 n ton , while for a ton of soft
coal the tariff is only $1.72. For shorter
distances the discrimination ia not bo
glaring , but the fact remains that there
is no hard coal to bo carried "llvo
miles" or "fifty miles. " The Anthra
cite association , as thocoal combination ,
is named , attests that hard coal is
shipped in box cars , which will carry
return freight , while soft coal goes in
open cars , which must bo pulled back to
the mines without cargo.
The hand of the soft coal man is to bo
seen in this schedule. But the people
will bo foolish to try-the doctrine of
protection to homo Industrie ) ; at the ex
pense of their own fuel. 'Every dollar
they add . to the price ol Hard coal , an
article that is already cornered , will bo
also added to the price of soft coal * Am' '
the oxnmplo whicn the Blnto may plvo
will not pass unheeded in these days o
private greed and low tmblio spirit
The way to break down the hard coa
ring is not by piling up the price ot an
thraclta in Iowa.
Tito Importance or liullnim.
IVtrttaml Orrtmfmi. < .
There is good reason for the growing
opinion that the real Imttlo ground o
the coining presidential campaign wll
bo Indiana. It has nil along been a
matted of grave doubt whether any
republican could carry Now York
against Cleveland , and the sltimtioi
will not bq changed if instead of Cldva
land the democrats should nominate
Hill.
If Now York is to bo dismissed from
Iho list of probabilities , the necessity o
carrying Indiana becomes paramount.
Very iimny republicans nro now looking
nt the problem In this way and the fac
has brought into now nromjnonco the
Indiana men whp have boon suggcstoi
ns candidates for the presidency. Thov
nro , as nil the country knows , Judge W.
Q. Gresham and ox-Senator Bon Har
rison. Both nro gentlemen of high
I character , both have fine war records ,
both hnvo served in Indiana nnd the
nation in high pnblio offices , From the
current talk of the day wo gather that
na an active party loader General Harrison
risen , aided by his friends , has the
profqroiiQO with the politicians , nnd the
entire prestige of what may bo cnlloO
the machinery of Iho party in Indiana ,
Judge Grcshnm's position on the bench
and the conservatism befitting a judi
cial position have necessarily kept him
out of active party warfare for several
years. TFhis , hqwuvor , will prove no
detriment to his cnmlidnoy , nsvhtlo ho
lias not made active friends of the
minor politloinnsot the state , ho 1ms
avoided the enmities inseparable from
aggressive partisanship , and to-day all
conservative republicans in Indiana believe -
liovo ho could ppll a larger vote thai )
General Harrison.
Judge Grouhnm woujd , unquestion
ably , bo the strongest man before the
country. HQ has long been , > the
thought of the party , a man proper for
the presidency. Democrats , too , are
willing to admit his fitness. Referring
to a rpcont utterance by Judge Grcsham
respecting the folly pf political ambi
tion , the Now York Sun remarked that
ho "was wise as ho ia wont to bq in his
view ot " "Ho
every subject , adding :
would bo ono of the strongest candi
dates the ropublicrn party could nonil-
nato for president , nnd if ho should ) bo
elected ho would make an able , upright
and most valuable chief magistrate. "
The nomination of Judge Grcsham
would bo.a most fortunate thing for the
party , independent of the considera
tions involved ns to Indiana. Ho iop- ;
resents the best spirit of , the party , and
is entirolf free from the practical objec
tions which nro sometimes attached to
really first-class men.
Oil ; , BUT NOT ON THE WA.TEKS.
Xlie Latest I'lmscs of. tlio Bricklayers'
Strike.
There was n meeting of the brick co.nlrao
tors yesterday in their ropm in Paxton
block , at which quito nn extended discussion
took pltico on.the subjeot qf. using oil with
which to burn brick. It was led by Con
tractor Smith-who , has just returned from
Chicago , where the system is In use in a num
ber of yards nnd where it is claimed , to bo
giving great satisfaction. Contractor John
son has already Introduced it Into his yards
in this city , but thus far hns not boon very
successful . in working it. Mr. Smith
says that ho will commence with , it In a short
time , placing it in four of his kilns , and
bringing nn export from Chtpago to work it
until his own buincrs can learn tha business.
In Chicago the contractors claim they can
burn their brioU in about thirtv-slx hours ,
which Is about half the tlmo requited by the
old process with ooal and wood. If It should
be attended with the sain a relative saving in
this city brick could bo burned in seven days ,
whci c.is they now require between twelve and
fourteen days. In thoflormcr city , the con-
t/actors claim that three barrels of crude oil
nro equivalent to ono ton of soft coal of good
quality. But to this , for Omaha Ibrickiucn ,
would have to bo added the freight/ from
Chicago to this city. No action was takcu
by the conti actors , nnd ouch will bo gov
erned by his own ideas as to whether ho
adopts the new or still adheres to the old
system of burning.
A1TLICATIOXS.
Onoof the gentlemen presonb , who holds
anofllcialpositionintho association , said that
the mails weio particularly heavy yesterday
morning with applications from abroad of
bricklayers who expressed n dcsiro
to como hero to work at the ruto of f 1,50 for
nine hours. Three men , who were willing to
do the some thing , had loft the oflico of the
association , ho claimed , shortly before tbo
reporter made his appearance.
NO 1101 COTT.
"Tho BEE of last Saturday , " said a con
tractor to n icpoiter yesterday "reported
Hugh Huiphy'ufoioman as saying in substance -
stance thaiAlr. Murphy had bought brick
from the inombors of the brick contractors'
association and. that ho had been
denied the delivery of his purchases.
The rrason assigned for the refusal is be
cause Murphy was working union men , I
want to say that is not the caso. Wo have
never rofuscd to deliver bricks to pcoplo who
work union men. Wo would bo only to glad
to sell bi ieks to whomsoever wo could , because -
cause wo have more bricks than the neces
sities of the season demand. "
Another contractor aflh mod this statement
and n third said : "Tho brlcklnycia are en
deavoring to create the impression that wo nro
boycotting them. Wo nro not doing it. That
is their game , They nio phiylng it , on us ,
but if It becomes necessary
for us to rosoi t to It wo will do it. But wo
don't need it , "
IMST NKIIIT'S MBBTINO.
The Brick Contractors' iipgoclatlon was In
full session nt their hcndquai tors In the Paxton -
ton block last oven Ing , and their action re
sulted in a declaration of war against tha demands -
mands of tha dissatisfied bricklayers. All
but two mcmhora wore picscnt , ami the moot ]
ing was distinguished , by d unanimity of
spirit in nil the proceedings. The session
was probably the most important ono hold
this year , nnd exactly dolincs the policy of
the contractors for the coming BUUBOII. There
is no mistaking the challenge. They further
iiuvo guaranteed that all workmen willing to
accept their terms shall in ovary way bo pio-
tcctcd nnd the contractois will put up a largo
sum of money ns a forfeit , Frank Murphy ,
president of the Merchants' National b-nik ,
was named ns the trustee in this matter ,
The contractors bay they have inado all the
concessions they intend to and now they in
tend going ahead Independently of what the
bricklayers nsk. They deny the assertion
that they aio attempting to boycott the
union , but claim that whatever they have
done has boon necessary for their own pro
tection , The secretary said ho had received
no loss than 100 letters from bricklayers In
diffci cnt parts of the country , asking if the
report was true that bricklayers could got
50 cents an hour for tfiolr services in Omaha
nnd slgipfyln/ / ; their intention of coming hero
if contractors would guurantco them faucli
wages. A number of thcso letters were read
by tha secretary.
The following resolution was presented
and unanimously adopted ,
Whoruas , Tlio Bricklayers' union of this
city has declared a strike for higher wages
and less hours work and has inado other demands -
mands which wo , the brick contractors have
refused to consent to , believing as wo do that
they nro unreasonable ; and
Whereas , Wo have tried to settle our dlf
fcicnces with the said union , having ofTcml
them fair and liberal wages mid have inado
them other propositions of a just and busl-
nuss-lllco charuUar , which they have rejected )
and na our business lius heretofore been do-
inorallzcd nud inado Very uncertain by our
compliances with thuir rules and demands ,
wo think tlio tlmq 1ms nowumvod to assert
our rights and our determination to conduct
our business hi tbo future in such manner us
Bhull seem jut > t pud right to ourselves.
Keaolved , That wo will no' longer submit
to the crnsplnfr demands of tyranleal rule * ol
the Bricklayers' union nf this city , nnd tlmt
henceforth wo will bo firmly united In reMit-
Ing the same , ami wlllnso nil honornblo
menus to counteract their notions In opposition
to our interest t.
After Vhts the following irmnlfosto wns
drawn up nnd signed by nil tlio members
present :
Know nil men by thcso presents , that wo ,
tlio undersigned , who nro brick contractors
of the city of Omnhn , liaVltiR concluded to
resume work upon tlio several contracts under
ourcontrol nnd direction , nnd being willing
to pay to competent bricklayer * ( .lio sum of
M ) cents per hour , for nine hours , a day's
labor , do , In consideration , ncroo to employ
men competent In Iholr bttsfncsq , who nro
willing for such wages , to work for us , nnd
enable us to resume business , nnd whether
they bo union men or otherwise , wo hereby
Jointly nnd severally tiRreo to protect nil
bricklayers who may bo In ourcmploy against
the payment of any and nil flnos , or other
IMjiinltlcs that may b& Imposed upon the
the bricklayers' union of the city of Omaha ,
so long ns they remain In our employ ; nnd
wo do further ngroo to gva ( to suqh ns may
accept this offer , such employment ns the
season nnd wcntbar will permit ; wo further
ngreo tlmt Frank Murphy imvy bo designated
nsn proper niul fit person to net na a trustee
on bqlmlf of all suc.li bricklayers , niul to en
force in their nnmo nnd for their benollt the
obligations ot this contract ngnlnst us.
They Ishiitnrcn the Hrloklnycrs.
At n Joint assembly hold yesterday nf tor-
noon , composed of committees from each of
the assemblies of Knights of Labor In Iho
city , the following resolutions were unani
mously adopted :
Hesolvcd , Tlmt H Is the SOIIBO of tha
united assemblies of this city tlmt wo ofTer
our nld flnanelntly nnd otherwise to the
bricklayers of Omalm now on n strike for
the eight hour working day. nnd tlmt wo
condemn the notion of the building contract
ors In Impeding the building progress of this
city , niul tlmt n copy of thcso resolutions bo
sent to the bricklayers union , mid to the
daily papers for publication.
*
AMUSIOMBNTS ,
Mr. GoodnU'a Jiciieflt n Glittering
SUCOCBH.
The benefit tendered Mr. W. U. Gooclnll
last evening was n most gratifying success to
both bcnoflcinry nud the participant in the
cast. Uoyil's oporn house wns well filled
with n refined nnd enthusiastic luullcnce , nnd
the nffnlr went oft with much oelat. Inas
much ns tha porformnnco was but a repe
tition of the excellent press club entertain
ment , with the exception of < ono or two clover
features , labored description would bo super
fluous , nnd being n purely local nmnturo performance -
formanco , criticism Is utterly uncalled for.
Lot It sun I co to say tlmt every man on the
bill acqulUeilihimsclf with exceeding credit ,
and each wns the rccoplcnt of unstinted
npplnuso. The first part was especially
clover nnd the very excellent singing of
Messrs. McDonald und Briglmm wns remem
bered by admiring friends uy the presenta
tion of beautiful Iloral tributes. Mr. Goodall
was nlso thus recollected , his fellow mem
bers of Orlolo lodge. It of P. presenting to
him a beautiful design , emblematic of their
order , in cut flowers. Tlio performance of
the Turn Voroln on the parallel bars was
well "received , while the magical divertls.
mcnt nt the hands of Oscar Endcrs wns ono
of the best things of the evening. The "Now
Adonis" was somowlmt of nn improvement
over its original form und kent the vast
throng scienming with laughter till thp cur
tain dropped for the last time.
SOUTH OM.A.HA. NEWS ,
George Mnyno Is in from Corning , In.
with t\yo cars of hogs.
Judge Routhor is again confined to his
room through illness.
The proclamation calling for the election
to bo hold onTuesday , April 8 , has. been olll-
cially issued ,
The supporter. ) of John Ennls will meet
cither in Hunt's , hall or the 1C. of L. halt
\Voilnosdny night
Friends of'S. L , . Clifton wish to announce
him as an indopnndont cnndtdato for the
Third'wnrd. ' That makes the fourth in the
fleld.
fleld.Parrish
Parrish & Finlnyson sue James Tobln for
a commission on the sale of real estate , and
Justice B. K. Wells will not for the blindfold
goddess of Justice.
Mr. Kiloy ( not the hotel keeper ) was run In
on the old charge of drunUoncss , He was
fined 50o nnd costs , nnd lot out to work out
the fine on the streets.
Pete Hanson , of Omaha , has the fixtures
of the Into W. A. Evans' barroom , and will
continue business In the old stand. At pre
sent it is in charge of Johnny Moualmn.
John O'Raurko is out in the flcld as a can
didate for Third ward councilman , Ho is
running on nn independent democratic
tioket. but the law and order party saw * lit to
endorse him ,
Guests nt the Exchange Hotel were : J. II.
Roscnkraut , Haigler , Nob. ; S. M. Cudlorton ,
Kearney , Nob. ; I. S.Judy , S. A. Gushlro
nnd George Uimmick , Clerks , Nob. : P. E.
Frederick , Gibbon , Neb ,
There was a family reunion nt the Glasgow
residence last night , when the return of Miss
Blanche from school completed the family
circle of Dr. Glnsjrow. Music , friends nud
refreshments were in order ,
Mike O'Honrno ' had a narrow cscatic. Ho
had dug a well on his Twenty-second street
lot and just completed biicklng it when the
sides caved in nnd carried everything to the
bottom. They didn't carry Mike , however ,
for ho had Just como up from the well in
time to sco it cavcin.
Ofllccr Redmond mndo a clover capture
last night , Tim McCarthy was knocked
down on Q street by two men who wont
through Ins pockets. It wasn't his payday ,
however , and they found nothing except
Oniccr Redmond , who had them both under
arrest in less than flvo minutes , The names
given are Charles Colwcll nnd John Moore ,
and they woio bound over on a $ 00 bond.
Tlio " .TofTorsonlan mooting" called by
Johnny Donovan In the Third word for
Thursday night jnomisos to bo a success.
The A. O. II. band will help to miiko it so ,
for it will bo there , us well ns a strong dele
gation from North Omaha. Good speakers
hnvo been outraged , but Johnny is leaving
"room " on the programme for his Third ward
friends to have a say as well ns the others.
There was quito n Hvoly tune In what Is
known as the Galway Patch Sunday oven-
ing. It was a dog fijrht , but the owners of
the < T - it Out with e.ich other after tlio
log fight was over. Finally friends Inter
fered nnd thu tight was declared a draw , but
now challenges are out/for both contestants
and their wives to fltfht to u finish , Marquis
of Quconsbury lulos.
SOUTH OMAHA , March 21 , Editor Oinalui
Di'.m At a meeting which was held hero
this ovonlng it was decided that Pat Kowloy
should bo put up on the Independent ticket
'or treasurer. The reason for doing this was
that on the night of Match 11 at the domo-
cratfb meetinir when they nominated the ofil-
ecru it was thought ( lien that the ofllco of
school tionsurcr was separate from that of
city treasurer. It wan nlso stated nt the
same meeting if both came under ono liead-
ng that the nomination of city treasurer wan
.o bo reconsidered , And ns P. Howloy had
dduidod to run for the ofllco of school treas
urer when ho was offered the nomination for
oity treasuicr ho declined , At tha next dem
ocratic meeting , which was hold ono week
uter , the question was hi ought before the
IOUBO and our chairman said In his
opinion it would not bo wlso to consider
ho mutter , us wo havu found out since our
ast meeting that thu city tioasuror Is also
oxolllclo school treasurer , oto. Our chair
man , through his remarks , had it voted
down , and Booing that our friend Mr. How-
oy did not loceivo Justice wo havd decided to
ilace his name on the independent ticket for
city treasurer and exofllclo school treasurer.
Yours ,
Glucose " \ VorkwVant lo Comp.
A manufacturer of glucose lu Illinois with
iranchos In various other parts Of the coun-
ry , is looking about for a central silo in
vliich to centralize their Interests , and hav
urncd their attention to Omaha. Mayor
iroutth was. In receipt of a letter from tno
lartlos yesterday abklng what Inducamcntu
his city Is prepared to olTor them to como
icro , The correspondence will bu turned
over to the board of trudo to day.
August I3cormnn and MUs Sarah
Roil , both of Omaha , wore last evening
united In mnrringo by Judge A. O , Rood
nt 1317 Pacific street. The same accom-
noluting ( official has recently doubled
up Albert Loiim and.Miw . Anna Peter *
ion , -residents of the city ,
