THE OJVIAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 5 , 1888 ,
THE DAILY BEE.
HVHIIY MOUNINU *
OK aunscniiTiox. *
Mmlj- ( Morning rMIUtm ) including Stwur
m.r. . Ono Year . Jlo 03
rorHlxJIonthrt . . . . . . . . . . f'WJ
J-orThree Mouths . 1 . SIX )
'Jn O > fAinHiM ! > AV IIKF , mulled to any
ndiireM. line Yrnr . 2(0
,
YOltKUfHCi : , 1100MR14AMI1 I
Iliril.DINO. WlSIIIMJTOX UH1CK. NO. MJ
1'OUItTKr.STIl tSTUEt.T.
. ,
All communications rclntinK to news nml nil-
torlnl mnttcriliould be nddrostd to tliu IJDITOH
AH biulncM Inttcrs nnd remittances should bo
mlilres c < l toTiiK llt.it rinu.isiiiMi CCIMPANV.
OMAHA. limits , cht-okH and post'illlre orders to
be made J > nyablo to tliu order of the company.
Me Bee Polling Company , Proprieiors ,
K. UOSE\VAT1 < ; R , Editor.
TH u DAILY iui : .
Bwnrn Statement < > t Circulation.
Stntoof Ncbraskn , f . .
County of Douglas. I B > "
Goo. II. Trsdiurk , wcroturjr of Thn ni > o Pub-
HMilnit company , does solemnly mvcnr thnt the
nctuul circulation of 'liiK DAILY IlKti for the
Wfk ending September 1. IN * , was as follows.
, .
Monday , AilsiiNt 27 . 1 > V > < I
, Tucfida.v , Augustus . IC.M8
Wwinrs'luy. AtlKUHf-'J . 1M H
Thursday. AUKUHI IW . 1" . ( J
rrlrtny. August 1 . WW
Saturday , Sent. 1 . .lB.3 i
Average . 18,17:5 :
aio. : it. TXSCHUCK.
Sworn to bnforn mo nnd siilinoilbod In my
presence tlitH 1st ilny of September , A. H , ! ( * * .
N. I1. I-T.ll , , Notary Public.
Plate of Nebraska , ' I . -
County of DoiiRlnn , f B > s <
ClcorRe H. 'l'7i > ciiucc , being first duly sworn.de-
rows mid snys Hint ho is Kccn-tary of The Dee
rubllRhlUR company , that the nrtual average
dally circulation of TIIK DAII.V HKK for tha
.month of August , 1W7 , wns J4ril copies ;
for September. IfrS" . IIJII'J conies ; for
October , 1WT , 1I.TO copies ; for November ,
1P87 , ir.S l eoplrs : for December , IHS7 , 15.041 cop
ies ; for January , IHt-f , ir > , 'jwi copies ; for February ,
Itfe.Slli.Ii''S copies ; for March.ll-NUli.lWl copies : for
April , 1 8 , 1H.7II copies : for May , Itwm. 18,181
copies ; foi JunelN8 ! , lt , .Mi : cople-i ; for July , Isjy ,
18.1133 copies. OKO. II. T/.UC1IUCK.
Sworn to before me and subset Ibod in my
presence this 1st day of August. A D. . 1HW.
N. 1' . FKII , Notary labile.
BKX BUTLKII Is again on the slump.
That loolcs like training rather early
for 1892.
CANOIDATKS for congress are sproutIng -
Ing in this district on every quartor-
Boction.
TIIK man who comes to Omaha this
week and fails to find amusomnnts to
his tastes will be hard to please.
Mu. McSllANi : accepts , and there Is
much rejoicing among the great army
of patriots who are hankering for
"soap. "
Tine next time Mr. Cleveland loads
his gun ho should not ram his retalia
tory wad in so hard. The gun came
near kicking him over.
WJIBN a conservative institution like
the Omaha National bank doubles its
capital to a round million , it is a fair
index of business prosparity and shows
an abiding faith in the financial sound
ness of the city.
QUKKN VICTOUIA has knighted the
Hon. John Thompson in recognition of
his abilities ns ono of the trainers of the
fisheries treaty. This looks like a left-
handed slap at the senate for rejecting
the unsatisfactory treaty.
BY CLOSI : attention to business Shot-in
Coburn saved up fifteen hundred dollars
in perquisites , and now the unfeeling
county commissioners are kindly but
firmly requesting him to swell the
county treasury with that amount.
'Snoutragol
THE returning delegates from the
deep water convention at Denver might
have brought along with thorn a real
live enthusiastic Texan. A little Texas
gall in getting people of other states to
help pull through tholr enterprises
might bo of advantage.
EVKN Lincoln is casting about to dp
her marketing in metropolitan style by
Betting on foot a project to build n
$75,000 market house. But Omaha is
content to buy stale vegetables nnd
rancid butter in the good old fashioned
way at exorbitant prices.
UKU and whiskey in "original pack-
" is Iowa and the
ngos" flooding prohib
itionists have another handle to.thoit
crank in Demanding that prohibition
bo made more olTcctivo by national leg
islation to prohibit the importation ol
liquors and inter-state liquor trafllc.
TiltiilK Is nothing now in the state
ment of Mr. Cleveland's unfriondlines ;
to the newspaper men. That feeling
has been acute with him for the lasl
four years , and ho has never had the
good judgment to conceal it either In
private or in public. Yet no public man oi
r to-day owes a greater debt to the newspaper -
paper men than Grover Cleveland , ns
well foe what they have said regarding
Jiiir. ns for what tliDy have omitted say
ing. Ordinary gratltudo should suggos
to Mr. Cleveland to treat nowspapoi
It. men who must In the performance o
their duty como in contact with hln
with the courtesy which every gentle
mtui fehould pay to others.
THK railroad issue is the most imnor
tant question in Colorado to-day. Foi
years the stale has been under thodom
ination of railroads. Its legislators an
mere puppets , and its laws boar the oai
marks of railroad dictation. The op
port unity now presents itself for brush
Ing usldo railroad control and pultint
the legislative body in the hands of th <
people. Great interest is therefore centered
tered in the state convention of the re
publican party now in session at Doit'
vor. It is hero thnt the real fight foi
the control of the state for the next tw <
years between the people nnd the rail
roads takes place. The railroad inana
gors nro making a desperate stand. Bu
the people of Colorado nro alive tc
tholr interests and necessities. The ;
nro determined that tlio policy of dis
crimination nnd extortion so long prnc
tlccd upon them must now como to ai
end. They will look to it that the moi
who go to the state legislature will no
shrink from the duty of passing sucl
laws us will hold the railroad corpora
rations within duo bounds. The evils o
the present railway power are snppln ;
the life out of the business interests o
the state for the bonoilt of the railroads
It checks the natural growth of Colorado
rado and ouriohus monopoly.
The Chlncflo I'roblem.
As wo predicted only n few dayn ago ,
; otli parties In congreps nro in active
rivalry for first place on the question of
restricting Chinese immigration. The
toi ! rO on Monday passed n rigid restric
tion bill which wns Immediately sent to
the senate and promptly taken up in
that body. The avidity with which the
august.uppor house "tackled" this meas-
ire was in pharp contrast to its recent
conduct regarding one or two matters of
} tilto as great and grave importance ,
ind served to show very forcefully the
nlluonco of political considerations
upon the Chinese problem. Still
nero distinctly was this influence
exhibited in the scnato debate , in which
Senator Sherman unqualifiedly nd-
nlttcd thnt the bill was inconsistent
with and a virtual abrogation of the
existing treaty between the United
States and China. Tlio term "viola
tion" was not admitted , but to the av
erage judgment a measure that con
travenes a treaty and is in clear conflict
with it Is not rendered any the le s ob
jectionable because it is not held to bo
a violation of such treaty. The verbal
technicalities ) of Mr. Sherman and Mr.
Teller were not calculated to elevate
Lhose gentlemen or the senate in the
world's regard , nor will It bo claimed
Lhat the spirit manifested and confessed
in this matter redounds to the
lionor of the country. The "right of a
nation to provide for its own preserva
tion is not questionable , hut only a mind
profoundly impressed with the exigen
cies of a political campaign could bc-
liovo that this country is in such imme
diate danger from Chinese immigration
that it is necessary to its preservation
to hurriedly push through congress a
bill contravening a treaty obligation.
It is a most ercditablo part of the sena
torial record of the republican candi
date for president that ho refused to bo
a party to similar action.
In this matter both parties now
stand on the same footing. Senator -
ator B'ltlor of South Carolina , who
drew the admissions from Mr. Sherman ,
and who confessed his belief that "this
whole Chinese business had been a matter -
tor of political advantage , and that wo
have not been governed by that delib
eration which the gravity of the ques
tion requires , " btill declared his inten
tion to vote for the bill. There was a
party demand upon him that must bo
ob'iycd , at whatever co-it to his convic
tions and conscience.
If rigidly enforced this restrictive
bill ought to keep out all Chinese la
borers except such as may bo able to
make their way into the country
across the Canadian border , a chan
nel of supply that is said
to have furnished a considerable num
ber of Chinese immigrants during the
present year. It is legislation that will
satisfy the Pacific coast , which is an
essential condition of the political situ
ation , equally recognized by both
parties. Of'the possible future consequences
quences of such legislation there is
manifestly no concern , and meanwhile
the whole country will doubtless expe
rience a sense of relief if the passage of
the restriction bill shall remove the
subjectof Chinese immigration wholly
and permanently from politics.
Public Ijand I'rodigallty.
In the debate In the house of repre
sentatives last week on the bill to create
the territory of Oklahoma Mr. N'olson
of Minnesota made an argument worthy
of attention against continuing the pres
ent public land policy , which ho char
acterized as too prodigal. Mr. Nelson
recognized the beneficent operation of
the homestead law of 1802 , but ho also
saw that the conditions of to-day are
entirely different from what they were
at that time. Then wo had a vast area
of unsettled territory , and wo
wore in the midst of a . great
war. "It was then of the ut
most importance to increase and enlarge
expeditioubly our resources nnd our
sphere of production , and under the
circumstances , with such a largo area
of unsettled land nnd with the burden
of a great war upon our hands , it was
ono of the wisest possible measures to
pass the homestead law for the promo
tion of the rapid settlement and devel
opment of our country. " But what was
good policy in this respect twenty-six
years ago Mr. Nelson thought might not
bo good policy to-day , The time is como
when there is need to bo a little careful
of our public domain , which has been
"our great economic safety valve , the
place whore the tired and teeming thou
sands from our largo and crowded cities
have gone and found homes and rest. "
Mr. Nelson thought it would bo well if
some of our public lanus could bo loft
for our grandchildren.
The amount of public domain remain
ing , that is available for settlement , Is
not largo , and with the rate at which
the lands wore taken up last year main
tained , they will all , in a few years have
passed out of the hands of the govern
ment. During the fiscal year of 1887
there wore nearly twenty-six millions
of acres disposed of , -which about
twelve millions wore under the home
stead and timber culture laws ,
It is estimated that within
ton years all the now remain
ing public domain fit for settlement will
have become private property. Very
likely there will bo no great change
from the existing policy regarding the
disposal of these lands , but there are
perhaps one hundred million acres ol
Indian lands In excess of the wants ol
the Indians of which the government
will from time to time bccomo possessed
and the question is whether a dilToronl
policy , justified by the different condi
tions of the present , Bimll not bo adopted
with respect to these Indian lands tu
they ave acquired. The present con
gress has made provision _ for opening
to settlement twelve million
acres of the Sioux reservation at fiftj
cents an aero nnd four million acres ol
reservations in Minnesota at ono dollai
per ncro. The proposed territory ol
Oklahoma would embrace about oighl
million acres , for which the bill pro
vides that all settlers shall pay one
dollar and twenty-live cents an acre ,
It is very desirable land and would un
doubtedly bo prouiply taken up nt this
price , which would fully reimburse the
government , but it was contended thai
tbo homestead principle should bo ap
plied to these lands , although It has
aeon , the uniform policy of the govern-
ncnt in the case of Indian lands ac
quired that the settlers pay for the
land.
It is obviously n business question , as
Mr. Nelson said , nnd not on.o with
which sentiment or politics should have
any connection , whether the govern
ment shall dispose of these lands ) and
Ihooo hereafter acquired under similar
conditions at a fair price , or glvo away
n largo part of thorn at thu cost of the
whole people , nnd It is hardly to bo
doubfcd that the Intelligent judgment
of the country would approve the policy
of a just charge. Nobody questions the
beneficent ollecls of the government's
liberal policy in the past with respect
to the public domain , but the conditions
which suggested and justified that llbor-
illty do not now exist. There Is not
the same urgency to-day that there
was twonly-llvo years ago for pushing
our material development , whllo our
then vast domain has dwindled to com
paratively small proportions. There is
no reason why the government should
lie In a hurry to dispose of the small
amount of land it has available for
settlement , or may hereafter acquire ,
and homo consideration for the certain
wants of a future generation requires
that wo should be less prodigal of the
public hinds.
A liltllo too Spontaneous.
The board of education has gone out
of its way to pass a set of clap-trap reso
lutions which on tholr fnco ohow the
incompotenoy of its members as
promotorriof education , and are in every
respect outside of the proper sphere of
that body.
It is certainly entirely out of place In
a school board to commend or con
demn a newspaper for any policy
or course it may see fit to pursue. The
board is not expected to bo partisan or
the champion of any particular paper.
It is a piece of impertinence on the
part of the board to single out and cast
reflections upon any member of a coordinate -
dinato branch of city government aa
they did with regard Mr. Kicrstcnd.
It is manifestly out of place for the
board to commend or condemn cither the
mayor or any other ollicor of the city
for what they may jjo or omit in the
discharge of their duties.
Above all things the board , should
not exhibit its ignorance of English and
its defiance of the United States lan
guage in resolutions that are published
and made matter of record. The reso
lution wo refer to reads as follows :
Hcsolved , Thnt this board heartily endorse
the action of the city council In creating the
ordinance , nnd the mayor for his spontaneous
action in ordering the enforcement of the
same tending toward the purification of this
menacing degradation of pupils ; and that we
give them our moral support , and lend all
possible energy in carrying out of the mucli
and long-needed reform.
The council cannot "create" an ordi
nance ; it may enact one. But as a matter -
tor of fact , the council has not enacted
an ordinance directing the removal ol
dens from the Third ward. There
is a state law against disorderly
houses , and the ordinance prohibiting
certain indecent practiced has been a
municipal law for years. The council
simply passed a resolution requesting
the mayor and chief of police to enforce
existing laws.
Spontaneous means , voluntarily , 01
from natural impulse. It is supremely
rediculous to characterize the action ol
the mayor as "spontaneous , " when he
simply has acted in compliance with an
order of the council.
The "purification of menacing de
gradation" is strictly original. Nobody
outside of the board of education has
ever indulged in buch "hifalutin"1 Eng
lish.
lish.But
But , coming down to business , who ii
to blame for the impure .sur
roundings of the Third ward
school house ? Surely , not the city
council , which is merely a law-making
body. If the board or any of its mom'
bcrs know that within sight nnd hearing -
ing of the pupils of that school there is
lawless indecency why haven't they
made complaint at the police courl
against the offending parties ? Whose
duty is it , if not theirs to "purify the
menacing degradation ? " lias this
"menacing degradation" not existed foi
years , by tholr ' 'spontaneous" consent'
lias not the board rollectcd discredit
ably upon itself by publicly confossinj :
its imbecility In failing to protect tin
pupils of the public schools from the im
moral contagion of disorderly houses ?
Utes nnd Piutos out in Colorndi
are settling the Indian question nmont
themselves in their own peculiar way
so that by the time the commissioner )
got around there Is likely to bo nobodj
but dead Indians to remove to anothoi
reservation. AndadcadIndian isalwayi
a good Indian.
That $1OO ( ) .
Olnlie Democrat ,
No president of the United States cxcop
Mr. Cleveland , It is safe to say , over coatrib
uted n dollar to the fund for his ro-olection ,
It Is also safe to say that no other prusidoa1
over desired re-election so much ns ho docs
Conscience l rlckn Them.
Tinnttr I'rtit ,
Nebraska democrats have nominated Johi
A. McShano for governor. Ho is running 01
a platform which strongly Indorses big' '
tariff anil bitterly denounces "Pinkcrtonism.1
Democrats api > car to have a mortal dread o
detectives. It must bo on the theory ad
vanccd by Shakcspaaro. "Thus conacicnc
doth make cowards of us all. "
A Chnnco for n Fatal Blunder.
The brief interval remaining before thoi
state convention ought to bo a period of aiu
lous thought to democrats who desire th
success of their party ticket in New York , j
moro vulnerable candidate for a great ofllc
than D. O. Hill has never gained control c
a party machine , and there has been n
greater blunder In our political history tha
would bo n surrender to the arrogant domaii
for rcnominatloa of a man so thoroughly Oh
credited with all voters of character or Indo
pendcnco. _ _
The Oyster.
KtiBYork Hoi M.
Out from his cloister
Comes the oyster ,
His fair fat face full of sorrow ;
Let him mourn for his sins ,
For his pennunco beirlns
To-morrow , to-morrow , to-morrow I
POLITICAL POINTS.
The oddest election bet yet U from Newark
ark , whore twenty democrats and rcpubll
cans have put up Wxacli to make n f 100 i > oolt
vhlrh thpwliinlnir Mdcjs'to take and expend
n a glorlflc.itlou barbocuc.
Mr. Hlnlne's next appearance Is to bo bo'
fete the Home Market , club In Boston in
September. . ;
Congressman Miilsou of Indiana has de
clined to accept th , < sllVcr service presented
to him by the ompUi.veV of thu government
irlntiiig ofllco , on tic ) ground that It l.s not
iropor for him to accept any reward for Hit
> orformmicc of n duty Imposed upon him at
i member of congress , t
A young man of Michigan wonders whether
10 can vote at the ntxt Veneral election. He
wns born on November 7 , JM17 , at tl o'clock In
the evening.Vholherj the polls close ntI
o'clock In the afteniixm or at sundown hi
will still hick several hcnirs of being twouty-
one ycara old. Ho wants to know.
Kobcrt Harding , ( i young KiiKllih socialist ,
when ho wants to make 'a speech on the
streets or public squares , padlocks himself tc
nn iron fence or some similar fixture. Then
when the police come to take him In thej
: invc to spend a long time In getting him un
fastened , and be can make a pretty long
speech before ha Is carried off.
Congressman "Billy" Mason whllo enter
taining and Instructing the republicans ol
Mount Vernon , N. V.tlie other evening , wns
sevcial times intprruptod by a beery demo
crat lu the rear of the hall yelling "Cleve
land ! Cleveland"1 The speaker bore this
ns ho had other interruptions , with grcal
good humor , but Dually turned to the follow
with : "Your breath is familiar , but I ilou'l
Just recall your face ; come nearer , please. '
The Cleveland yells subsided.
There will bo a redeeming feature to this
campaign. The women arc taking a strong
Interest in It. The Woman's National coin
inittce have issued n strong address to the
country. It Is an appeal for woman's Inilu
pnco in favor of the republican party as the
best agency for the advancement of thu catiM
of temperance reform. The appeal is an clo
qucntonc for the party that it Btatca declare- !
for protection for the home. With the womcr
on our .side democracy can hardly hope to bi
triumphant.
bTATK ANI > TKUKITOHY.
Nebraska Jottings.
A laundry and a canning factory are tw <
of Unadillu's wants.
The farmers in the vicinity of Gordon
Sheridan county , have formed un alliance
for mutual protection.
Two of the oldest residents of Garfloli
county , Lawrence Connelly ana Abrahan
Fordham , died last week.
A fourtcon-ycar old daughter of Justice
Sherwood , of Custor county , has boon ar
rested anil will bo sent to the reform bchoo
on a charge of prostitution.
Father'Martin's story "Tho Conflict
Love or Money" has reached chapter CCCC
XC VU. and the hero has committed sulcieU
after holding a revolver to his head for threi
weeks.
The Plattsmouth Herald believes that tin
Siege of Sebastopol could bo produced at tha
place nt a much less cost when the suwci
men have completed their work m throwing
up breastworks.
A Broken Bow man named Waters , wlu
had been an inmate of the insane asylum am
returned homo cured , went to a camp meet
ing recently and nirnlh became a ravin ;
maniac on religion. Ho has been returned t <
the asylum at Lincoln.
John II. Bauer , a wealthy farmer livinf
near Louisville , Cuss county , was assaulter
by n crowd of drunken men Saturday niirh
and beaten into insensibility , besides receiv
ing several cuts from knives in the hands o
his assailants. His son , who was in bed n
the time , hearing the noise , rushed out ti
his father's assistance , and was also badl ;
injured. The crowd then loft , but on Sun
day they wore arrested by Sheriff Eikenbar ;
while asleep in camp at Stout ifc Busche'
quarries , and placed in Jail at Plattsmouth
where they will bo held awaiting the resul
of Bauer's injuries. The names of the pria
oners are given as Andrew Kaub , John Ha
gel , Hudolph Long. Harmon Horning , Fran )
Novadcd and , Theodore Stolk.
Iowa.
Bnrnum drew 20,000 people to his show n
Marshulltown.
The price of hard coal at Burlington ha
been fixed at $7.50 a ton.
Davenport will bo represented by cigh
teen young men in the state university till
fall.
fall.One
One hundred and fifty Dubuque factor ,
girls were photographed In a group the othc
day.
day.The
The Eye is the namcof a now paper startei
nt Missouri Valley by M. B. Cox. It is 01
the lookout for No. 1 and the union labo
party.
A ICcolcuk ex-saloonkoepor predicts thn
Inside of six months intoxicating liquors o
every character will bo sold In original pacl (
ages in every part of Iowa.
Dakota.
Hand claims to bo tbo banner corn count ,
of central Dakota.
The survey for the Dcadwood street rai !
way has been begun.
Dakota republicans have subscribed $7,00
to the national campaign fund through Gov
crnor Mellctte.
The Aberdeen banks receive 530,000 ti
$10,000 dally In currency to supply the dc
mnnds of the wheat buyers.
Doucl county is to have two lairs this fall
ono nt Gary on September 17,18,19 , and on
at Cedar Lake September 20 , 21 nnd 22.
The Ipswich Gazette says every man obey
boy who can pick up a buiiillo of wheat o
drive a horse is In the wheat Held thcs
days.
There are sixty-seven school houses ii
Minor county. The school land in the count
is valued at $83,500 , an average of1.32 ai
acre.
acre.Yankton people fool sure of a new rail
road or two this season , and nro conlldcn
that work will begin on the now rallroai
bridge ut that point next spring , if not be
fore.
fore.Tho
The Rapid City Republican propounds thl
query to a visiting Iowa preacher : "Is it
successful method of converting sinners t
tell them that they are the scum of his owi
state , and that ho Is thankful that ho docs no
have to live among them ! "
The Napoleon Homestead says thnt who ;
the Dakota farmer knows the true conuitio
of the crops in many other purls of the conn
try bo should feel well reconciled that bis lo
is cast whore It is , even if frost has sllghtl ,
nipped the llattcriug prospects.
An Kra of Low Rates ,
Slouz Ctty Journal.
The older western railroad companies
in their fight to maintain high rates
are lighting against the inovitablo..Th
old high rates from Chicago through
out the nortwest have got to go down
They have got to go far below th
limit at which the corporations are nov
struggling so desperately to maintaii
them. The reduction may not com
suddenly , but como it will in no gron
length of time , and the roads will sav
themselves much usoliw and costly effort
fort by recognizing the'fact.
This vexed nortlipro&crn freight rat
imbroglio which Ipifc'lately sprung up
though it has profoundly stirred rail
road circles , is only an Incident of th
broader and morot potential genera
tendency which dcjcroos the loworin ]
of rates. But the , immediate occasioi
of the cut of northvvestern freight rate
is by itself sufficient , td ' overthrow th
old schedules , . ,
An entirely now route from tide
water to the nor Iuvestorn consume
has just boon dovoutjiod. It is shorten
cheaper and moro expeditious than tin
old routes by way of Chicago. It is ab
Bolutoly ludopondontof the latter. Tak
ing the now "Soo" line as typl
cal of the now nntl-Chlcagi
route , oven n casual stud ,
of the situation discloses thu
it has many advantages over th
old Chicago route taking this ten
broadly to stand for the connections c
the oldest northwestern lines vln Chicago
cage to the seaboard and that it cai
profitably do business to-day on a doe
cut below thoold ( adjustments of rate :
This was the reason why thia route wii
occupied. Exporlonco has alroad
demonstrated that the reason was sul
liciont. For it can do a profitable buul
ness on the present out , when construe
tiou has been hardly completed , luucl
moro cau it maintain Hi position when
bettor facilities arc lidded and when on-
Inrgod and moro advantageous connec
tions nre mado.
The old Northwestern lines from Chicago
cage have already for months pretty
thoroughly tested the question of forc
ing the now and independent line to ad
vance rates to the high level of the old
pohodulo. They have exhausted every
resource known to the nrts of railroad
strategy , and have fulled. They have
fulled utterly. The rival has moro
than vindicated its position , It has by
this experience actually fortified itself
in its stand for a lower rate. And it
may now bo accepted as final by the
world that the "Soo" line , or the route
for which it stands , can and will continuo -
tinuo to do profitable business on a rate
vastly lower than that of the schedule
of the old Chicago linos.
Well , wha-t thonV Ono of two things
is perfectly clear and inevitable , cither
the old Chicago lines must moot the
rate of the "Soo" rates to the north
west must go down or else these lines
will bo progressively crowded out of
business in the northwest. The low
rates by the upper luho route are based
on 11 natural , sin Inherent advantage.
This advantage does not cease with now
Hues already constructed to realize It.
.lust asluiro as fatt1 this advantage will
bo carried in every direction through
the northwest by further construction ;
for it must bo remembered that the uti
lization of the upper lake route has
only begun within a year or two. What
doo-J this mean ? Why , simply the es
tablishment , according to the'system of
roads on the now route , of a now and
independent base of jobbing supply in
the northwesl. It means , specifically ,
thn an immense and constantly en
larging section is to bo carved but of
the trade territory of Chicago and at
tached to St. Paul and Minneapolis or
other trade centers , aod supplied thence
with goods shipped direct from tide
water , without so much as passing
through Chicago.
Kor the Chicago systems of railroads
to kcop up the old system of rates or
any schedule higher than that of the
iK'Wiippor Itiko route is obviously to accelerate -
colorato this dotatehmont of trade ter
ritory from Chicago. This is only an
other wny of snying that it would de
tach trnlllo from the roads interested in
having freight distributed from Chi
cago. Nor can they cure the situation
by themselves making arrangements to
distribute freight from the twin cities
or any ether independent upper lake
base ; for in order to do that they would
still have to meet the low rate , and to do
the latter would only be to augment the
diversion of traffic from Chicago , which
would bo to divert the same from their
own main systems.
The whole thing then comes back to
the ether alternative : the Chicago sys
tems have got to reduce rates relatively
to the now upper lake rate. Tliby have
got to do this to save themselves ; and
they have got to follow the hitler te
whatever lengths of reduction it may go ,
'
There is absolutely no escape from' this
conclusion. Even if it were in the
power of the Chicago systems to buy
outright the "Soo" lines and all thoii
connections , that would bo unavailing ;
the inherent advantages of the natural
route would remain , and capital , enter
prise and the self-assertive interests ol
the northwest would certainly utilize
them by fresh construction.
Tlio pica or pretense of the Chicago
systems that they cannot afford to tneut
these rates is not sound. That plea is ti
chesnut and has boon cracked to frag
ments under the hammer of accom
plished facts. The inexorable tendency -
doncy is to lower rates. But it is not r
ouestionof choice but of necessity. The
Chicago rates must perforce comb dowi :
even if rivers of water are thereby
wrung out of their securities. They
must como down even if dostructioi :
falls on the fraudulent system whicl :
heretofore has been adding expcnso ac
counts to capital and extorting from the
public undue contributions to pay in
terest on fictitious values. They mus' '
como down , and that very soon , in all
probability much below oven the lowi
commissioners' schedule , which tin
same Chicago systems are now so bitterly
torly lighting.
Unless all the signs and the verylogk
of the situation are grossly mistaken
an era of reasonable freight rates is ai
last dawning in the northwest.
BULLYING ENGLISH TALK.
The Tall Mall Gazette Heads th <
Standard n Lesson.
[ Copi/rfflM 1S&1 bu James Gordon Hcnnctt. ]
LONDON , Sept. 4. [ Now York ilcrah
Cable Special to THE HEE. ] The specla
correspondent of the Standard in New Yorl
cabled it as to the sensation its article creatci
in New York and Washington last night
The Pall Mall Gazette editorially says ;
"Hoity toity I What folly is this on the par
of the Standard. We had Hoped that In this
juncture the old country would set the re
public an example of good manners nnd o :
good sense. Wo have no general olcctior
going on to excuse any such bullying clicli
as this which , to our shame bo it spoken ,
, disfigures the leading columns of the minis
tcrlal organ. Its language Is nn outrage upoi
the good feeling which should pie vail be
tween two great nations enraged ii
tbo discussion of a dispute liki
this. Its vaunting reference to Iroi
clnds , as if iron eluJs could nt the ut
most do moro than singe Undo Sam's beard
Is made worse by the insolence of its ullu
sion to the Trent affair. The British Hoi
then , says this sapient chronicler , by nt
means came oft second best , the Inference
being , of course , that the United States thcr
were coerced Into giving up the confederate
envoy by the roar of the Hritish Hon. Evci
If this were so , it would bo folly to thiul
that the United States to-day , powerful nnd
wealthy , with fifty million citizens in pro
found peace , are to bo compared to the north
crn state * a quarter of a century since
when twenty millions of men wore cngagci
in n life and death struggln with fifteen mil
lions of their fellow countrymen , nnd nupar
ently on the verge of bankruptcy , had U
face the prospect of a war with the iirltlsl
empire , aided possibly by Franco. "
Hccrcant State Mnlltiamen Forced t <
Go Into Cani | > .
Lieutenant Burr of the state militia , will
n detail , composed of sergeant , trumpeter am
two privates , Is In Omaha to nrrost rocroan
militiamen. There are a nuinuor of the boyi
who have failed to appear at the encamp
mcut at Wahoo , and the arresting detail Ii
hero to apprehend them and take thorn U
camp as dosartors. While there Is no com
plaint among the deserters , a member of tin
guards stated that the present law is a hard
ship. Said be : "I will lese my position II
forced to go Into camp. Of course they cat
como and take mo. but the house for which J
nm working will discharge mo for nogleotlnf
my duty. "
"You bet it Is tough , " stated Mr. Cannon
the trumpeter. There are details nil ovei
the state arresting militiamen who had not
appeared at the encampment. The boys arc
having a Jolly good time at Wahoo , danoliu
and other pleasant recreations breaking tin
routine of camp llfo.
Fatal Floods In Japan ,
SAM Piuxcisco , Sept. 4. The steamer
Ctty of HIo Janeiro arrived yesterday frotr
Hong Kong and Yokohama. From Japar
comes the news that at Tokushig , n town ol
Awa province , a storm occurred oa the nlghi
of the 4th ult.ond continued raging oa the 6th.
In Mayosairori an inundation was caused ! > , )
which ISO houses were destroyed and forty
six persons drowned.
Such Dr. Mlllor Olnirrjp Will Bo tlio
Presidential Contest.
THE OLD GROUND OF 1804.
New York , Now Jcrficy , ( "onnootlout
nnil Jmllnna Will U'I mess
the ItnpcmlltiK I'd Itl-
cAl Struggle.
The Doctor' * Views.
Dr. George L. Miller lins returned from
Now York , and Is at lis ! homo on Hurt street.
Though somewhat indisposed the doctor was
not too 111 to talk , to a rei > onor on
tlio campnlsn , Its conditions and Its | iroba >
bllitlos. The doctor enjoys the conlUluncj of
his party's loaders , and whllo la New York
ho hud ncccss to the sources of Information
open to the deinocratiu imtloir.il committee.
He nlso had the hciicllt of the opinions of tlio
party's compnlgn nmntiKors : Chairmen Bar-
mini , Bryce uud others.
"When 1 reached Chicago , " said the doc
tor , ' ! heard hopes expressed of carrying
Illinois , Minnesota and Michigan for tha
democratic national UukuK In my opinion
the biiltlo will have to bo fought In the old
field of 1SJ1 ; in New York , New Jersey ,
Connecticut and Indliiun.
"I was asked In Chicago if there was not a
likelihood of a landslide for Cleveland. 1 am
not fully informed on the situation In the
west , but there will bo no such landslide in
Now York , Uannotlcut or Now Jersey.
"It will bt ! a luind-to-hiiiid encounter and n
struggle to the bitter death.
"Tho democrats might as well know the
truth. Pcrtmus it will make them work bet
ter.
ter."If
"If the election in Now York wore to beheld
held to-morrow , the result would bo ex
tremely doubtful.
"Tlio situation is confusing. It will bo
hard to lorm au intelligent estimate until
the state ticltcts are in the Held. The ma
chinery for canvassing the btato will then ho
put in oiicralioii , uud it will bo the 1st of
October before-a measurably rolhiblo opinion
can bo expressed.
"Opinions are unsettled in New York.
That state has a big independent vote not
mugwumps , but a vote that reads and thinks
and doesn't make up its mind until the clos
ing days of the campaign. New York is car
ried by that Independent vote. "
"The tnrllt question has caused a disturb
ance , but there will boa readjustment. The
republicans have misrepresented the issue to
the classes who are sensitive upon the wage
problem. They have been told that the
Mills bill , if not positively a free trade meas
ure , is pointed that way , an catering wedge.
The democrats arc applying correctives to
the republican lies , and the outlook is Im
proving every day.
"Mr. ford , of the Irish World , and others
are striving to alienate the Irish vote from
the democracy , but i thimt the most of it
will bo loyal to thu party. The muirwiimps
are opposed to Governor Hill , but they nro
for Cleveland. However , Hill's nomination
would cost the president a part of that vote.
"Tho democrats of Now Yorlf nro confi
dent of being able to nominate and to elect
Mr. Hill for governor. I regard his nomina
tion a necessity. Hero como.s in another
complication. Hy his veto of the high 11-
cense bill Hill baa captured the brewer and
saloon support. Having lost that element ,
the republicans seek the support of prolil-
bltlonlsts , by declaring lor the measure that
the governor vetoed. Four years ago party
pressure drove many prohibitionists back
into the republican ranks. It is too early to
predict what will bo accomplished in that di
rection this year. The prohibition vote de
feated Ulnlno , and is an important factor.
"Republican free-traders will vote for
Harrison , democratic protectionists will vote
for Cleveland. Party bond is one of the
strongest things on earth stronger than
kinship even.
"Ibollovc , however , that Mr. Cleveland
will curry Now York , Indiana and New
Jersey , leaving Connecticut in the balance.
Mr. Cleveland has a national name for supreme
premo honesty and safety. It will give him
many a silent voto. Ho will get a tremendous
vote among business men In the largo cities
nnd commercial centers of the east on his
personality and his record. There is a feel
ing that his personal honesty can not bo
bought or bullied , and ho has a strong hold
on that independent , unsettled voto.
'But , as I said before , every Inch ol
ground will bo fought for desperately , and
Cleveland can only win by the hardest anil
most persistent lighting. "
When asked about the prospects of Mr
McShano the doctor said ho preferred
not to express an opinion
Ho bad not been homo lout
enough to become fully conversant with the
idea. Ho was not Informed as to the rela
tion of the prohibitionists to the republican
party. Being absent at the time ol
the convention the doctor was unnblo to
Judge of the "temper" of the factions. Oi
course the submission plank Is intended tc
catch the prohibitionists , but the latter have
boon brought up in the John Finch school
and taught not to rely upon the republican
party.
Doctor Mlllor approved the nomination ol
Mr. McSlmne. Ho thought it good politics ;
the best thing the democrats could have
done. Ho hlifisclf had urged such a course
six months ago. Mr. McSlianc , the doctor
said , had as congressman aimed to treat both
factions of the party fairly and will have
their united support. The only appointment
in which the doctor had interposed was that
of yiiited States Attorney 1'ritchnrd and
that had boon conceded him. Mr. McShanc
will make a strong race , ho said , but for
reasons stated ho preferred not to venture a
guess ut a moro precise statement.
WANT A RKO13IVIOU.
Stockholders oT I lie .Republican DIs-
Hatl-llcd With Cuilet Tnylor.
There was a report circulated on the street
yesterday that the stockholders of the Ho.
publican would petition the circuit court for
a receiver. Cadet Taylor , who Is now maiv
aging the destinies of that paper , Is in bad
odor with a number of these holding Block
W. H. Vaughn will petition the district court
name day this week to appoint u receiver foi
the paper , anil iloposo Mr. Taylor. It i
understood that Mr. Vaughn has purchased
the stock hold by C. H. Smith , of Denver ,
and together with the Hounds unit Kothackci
interests ho holds the balunco of power. Sc
far only a dratt of the petition has been
made. It embodies many complaints. The
facts elucidated in the petition show thnt Mr ,
Taylor has grossly mismanaged the paper
and stiown favoritism to incompetent paoplo ,
H says that ho has employed brothers nnd
sons , who were wholly Incompetent , nt Inrgc
salaries. That ho discharged competent em
ployes and hired others , who were not cap
able , at higher salaries ; dispensed advertis
ing favors without bonoilt to the stockhold
ers , and for the personal benefit of himself or
family. It also says that ho disposed ol
$1,200 worth of the company's stock to
an eastern linn nnd tool : in payment $ I'JOC
worth of worthless mlnliiglstock , which have
slnco disappeared. In fact , the complaints
against Mr. Taylor are very many. Incoin-
potency and general mismanagement arc
mainly the charges. It Is said that C. B.
Yost or Fred Nye will probably bo appointed
to the receivership ,
OHIO'S OKNTKXNIAIj.
The ExpoNltlnn Opens ut ColiiinliUH
With n Grand Display.
COI.UMIIUS , O. , Sept. 4. The Ohio centcn-
nlal exposition , which is intended to show the
growth and development of the Buckeye
state in the first hundred years of Its history ,
opened this morning under fuvorablo uu-
spices. On every hand there were evidences
of a gala day Not only were the streets
crowded , but almost every public and
private building Is gay with
( lags and bunting. At tlio state fair grounds ,
whore the ccuUmnlul is hold , there Is now
collected ono of the llncst agricultural nnd
stock shows ever seen in the northwest ,
Whllo the mechanical and historical depart
ments nro very complete. During the past
week the Ohio Notional guard , 0,000 strontr ,
have been In camp near thin city , unit this
morning they broke camp , and at the same
time inaugurated the centennial with a pa
rude , which was reviewed by Governor For-
okor. The exposition will bo formally opened
this afternoon.
Drink Malto at fcoda fountain.
DIAMONDS
Watches and Diamonds Found in Tea
and Coffee A Novel Way of In
troducing Goods ,
The nniiies of nil persons finding diamonds
mends , \vntuhu8 , etc. , nro nddod to this
list dully. The Overland Tea company
of San Franelsco.hiivo rcllttod thostoro ,
-"JO S. llth St. , ncnr l-'urnnm , Omnhn.
and In order to iniroduco Uioir poods ,
this company put for GO days , souvenir.- !
in every can of tea and eolTeo sold such
ns solid gold , silver nnd nickel watches ,
also genuine diamond , In polld gold
potting ; also money , and many other
articles of loss value. Kvory can cou-
Uvlns a souvenir. The colloo , can txnit
contents weigh about thrco pounds ; tlio
ton. can and contents about 0110 nnd n
half pounds. ThiH expensive and novel
w.of . advertising will bo discontinued
utlor HO days , and those re-ally choice-
goods , will bo sold strictly on their mer
its * b'tt without , the souvenir. Of course
ever ; , purchaser must not o.xpcet to got
a diamond or watch. Tills company
claim that they have just as good ii
right to give away wntchcn , diamonds
or other iowolryand money ns their com
petitors have to give away glassware ,
chromes , etc. Got up a club. Thnso
who got Uu club order mo.st always got
a handsome present. Orders l > v mail
promptly forwarded to all purts'of the
United States on receipt of cash or post-
onico order. Terms : Single-can $1 ; six
for $ . " > ; thirteen for $10 , and twenty-sev
en for § 20. Address Overland Tea Co. ,
Omaha , Nebraska.
Andrew U. Wilson , S. 80th st , gent's
hunting case gold watch in tea ; Itob'h
L. Brooks , S. Omaha , silver fruit stand :
Alex .1. Irvington , Fremont , Nob. , mall
order , JJ7 cans $ iiO.OOt found $ -30.00 In gold
coin and gouts'hunting case gold watohl
David Greening , California st , silver
5-bottlo castor ; Ida Grayt-on , S. 14th st ,
ladles' gold lace pin , diamond , ruby and
sapphire totting , in tea ; Gratio Arduc-
tou , mail order , Blair , Nob. , $20.00
in gold coin in tea ; S. II.
Diet/ , Douglas st , silver plcklo
stand ; Miss lluby Louoning , St. Mary's
avo. , can money ; Harry 13aleior , mall
ordorirand Island , Neb.$10.00 in cold
coin in can tea ; Bertha WilkiiiH , Far-
nam st. , Hilvor butter dish ; Edward
Tumblay , Ohio St. , cluster diamond ring
in ten ; Sam'l IJensnn , Seward st. , can
nionoy ; Carrie Lewis , 9th St. , cluslov
diamond scarf pin In tea ; But
ler Johnson , Davenport st. , $10.00 in
gold coin in ton ; Ada .Tones , Capital
ave , silver cake stand ; Chus. Anruson ,
Park ave. , can money ; Eva E. Johnson ,
mail order , Lincoln , Nob. , gents' hunt
ing case gold watch am1 cluster diamond
shirt stud ; Ada Rlvors , S. 10th at. , can
money ; Bertha MillerLoavonworth st. ,
silver sugar bowl ; Ilonry Dresser , N.
iJoth st. , solid gold ring , diamond ruby
and bapphiro setting ; John Winslow ,
Nebraska City , mall order ,
ladies' chatalain watch in tea ;
Henry Moles , Dodge St. , silver plcklo
stand ; Daisy Bushier , Farnam St. , $10
ii gold coin in tea ; Edward Jacobs , of
Missouri Valley , visiting the state fair ,
gouts' hunting eabo gold watch , Elgin
movement , in tea ; David Pope , Fort
Omaha , ladies' hunting case gold watch
in tea ; Thomas Costin , Mlllard Station ,
Neb. , diamond ring ; Miss Annie Gar-
vey , So. Omaha , Neb. , diamond ring In
tea.
tea.G. . E. Mason , Blonde st. , silver butter
dish ; Mrs. C. II. Hanson , 17thst. , silver
sugar bowl ; Mrs. Edward A. Roland ,
So. 13th st. , diamond ring in can of tea ;
Mrs. J. C. Johnson , Capitol avo. , silver
live bottle castor ; Mr. Jim Motcalf ,
Seward st. . silver pioklo stand ; Miss
Hattie Calhoun , 27th st. , ladles'hunting
case gold watch in can of tea ; Mrs. John
Howell , 40lh st. , silver suerar bowl ; Mrs.
W. A. Reynolds , 23d st. , $201n goldcoln.
in can of tea ; Miss Lottie Moon , 18th
st. , silver pickle stand ; Mrs. Chas. E.
Freeman , So. Omaha , silver fruit stand
in tea ; Mrs. A. C. Benson , 15th at. , sti
ver sugar bowl ; Mrs. II. L. Blgolow ,
18th st. , ladies'elegant scarf pin , diamond
mend , ruby and sapphire setting , in can
tea ; Mrs. M. H. Harvey , 42d at. , silver
butter dish ; Miss Mary O'Connors ,
Capital avo. , silver pickle stand ; Mrs.
Samuel Bowman , gent's hunting ease
gold watch , in can of tea ; Mrs. Aduih
Burger , Davenport st. , silver sugar
bowl ; Miss Lou Thatcher , Council
Bluffs , la. , silver five-bottled castor in
tea ; Mrs. Fred Thorn , lth ! ) st. , $10.00 In
gold coin In can tea ; S. M. Murtinwiok ,
janitor board of trade , diamond ring in
can of tea ; Mrs. C. II. Hntton , Leaven
worth st. . silver plcklo stand ; Mre. Ed
ward L. Mayliold , Kith St. , can money
in tea ; Mrs. J. H. Howard , 27th st. , sil
ver pioklo stand ; Mrs. John E. Cnostor ,
Dodge st. , silver sugar bowl ; Miss Delia
Scott , Capital avenue , $5.00 in gold coin
in can tea ; Mrs. S. B. Brown , llth st. ,
silver butter dish ; Mr. V. B. Cutler ,
Parko ave. , gent's solitaire diamond
stud in can tea ; Mr.C. D. Ilorton , Ixard
Bt. . silver pickle stand ; Mrs. T. Z. Sow-
aru , 42d st. , silver butter dish ;
Mrs. A. R. Whitinora , Mth st. , cati
money in tea ; Mr. M. I. Wilson , 12th
st. , silver fruit stand ; Mrs. II. E. Schut-
tlor , Ginning St. , $15 in gold coin In can
tea ; Mrs. Will C. Baldwin , 21st st. , sil
ver sugar bowl ; Miss May Stuart ,
Dotigo st. . silver pickle stand ; Mr.Chas.
Burdick , Saunders st. , can money in
tea ; Miss Lillie Lorenz , Howard st. ,
silvsr plcklo stand ; Mr. Edward Phil
ips , Farnam st. , diamond collar button
in lea.
Miss Dora Borgnnauor , So. 19th st. ,
silver fruit stand in can tea ; Mrs. John
Walbrldgo , silver sugar bowl Mrs.
Jam < > s Konyon , S. Kith st. , diamond
ring in can tea ; Mr. II. E. Swan , Dav
enport st. , silver picklostand ; Mr. C.II.
Ilann , Seward St. , silver butter dish ;
Mr. Win. Harris , Howard st. , gont'a
hunting case gold watch in can tea ;
Miss Kato Foley , Park avo. , silver
plcklo stand ; Mrs. John Ilnrngan , S.
llth st. , silver sugar bowl ; Mr. Edward
Cook , Davenport sf , silver butter dish ;
Mrs. Samuel Jamiobon , 18th St. , $20 In
gold coin in can tea ; Mrs. S. A. Thomp
son , S. 10th St. , Hilvor llvo bottle castor
in tea ; Mrs. Edward Fibko , Capitol
avenue , silver plcklo stand ; Mrs. F. A. .
Jones. South Omaha , can money in tea ;
Mr. L. D. Irvine , Ilnrnoy St. , silver
water pitcher ; E. W. Fields , So. 14th
st. , silver butter dish ; Mr. T. O'llearn ,
Darhurst and 20lh st. , diamond ring In
can of tea ; Miss D. C. Dunlmr , llth at. ,
silver butter dish ; Mr. H. T. Fillmore ,
20th at. , silver sugar bowl ; Mrs. F. B.
BoiiBon , Dodge St. , elegant ladles'
hcarf pin , diamond , ruby and sapphire
setting , in can tea ; Miss Lou Kingston ,
South 21st st. , silver pioklo stand ; Miss
Peter Mies , Decatur , Nob. , diamond
ring in can of tea ; Mr. Walter Hogan ,
Lcavcnworth st. . $10 In gold coin In can
of tea ; Mrs. F. E. Santry. Cumlng St. ,
silver sugar bowl ; Mrs. Charles Soil-
man , 42d st. , silver pioklo stand ; Miss
Maud Revnolds , S. 20th ot. , Indies ,
Hunting case gold watch in can of tea ;
Mrs. Edward Pellmnnn , SOth bt. , silver
sugar bowl ; Mrs. W 111am A. Dillon ,
40th st. , silver buttoridibh ; Mrs. E. 1) .
Courtney , Saundora st. , can money in
tea ; Miss Hattie Woods , silver iiicklo
stand ; W. M. Chonoworth , Council
Blulls , la. , silver pioklo stand ; G. B ,
Lawrence , S. 29th St. , diamond ring in
toaMra.W.A.Bato8MadiBon avo.sllvor ,
sugar bowl , Mrs. Mary Koclunan , Wob-
tor St. , uilver butter dish.