THE OMAHA DAILY B E : MONDAY JTHSTE 24 , 1880.
THE DAILY BEE.
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Tine councilnmnic investigation in
Lincoln demonstrates ono fact tbat in
variety , volume and vigor the Wood-
ruffe at the Capital City distance the
Chicago article by several leagues.
Tim tax collector has given the people
ple of Johnstown notice that ho will bo
in that ruined city shortly to collect de
linquent taxes. Misfortunes evidently
do not como singly upon Johnstown.
"WYPMINQ is reported to bo recruiting
lior population with Mormon emigrants
Jin order to swell hot- numbers to the
requisite proportion necessary for stato-
'Jiood. As a political investment , how
ever ; the Mormon citizen is not to Wy
oming's best interests.
TIIK projection of an immense stool
plant at Vallojo , Cal. , to be supplied
with iron from the mines about Seattle ,
is reported from the Pacific coast.
English capitalists are said to bo back
of this enterprise , and if carried out
the Pacific slope will develop a great
industry nnd malco it independent of
the east tor its stool and iron supplies.
Tni ? blunt , straightforward way in
which General Crook addresses himself
fj- . _ to the Indians in the present treaty negotiations -
" ' " gotiations has won for him their respect
and confidence ! . The Sioux have expli
cit faith in his words alone. Whatever
credence they place upoiutho promises
and oxuhumtions of the other members
of the commission , it is apparent that
the Sioux nro suspicious lost they are
being duped by "sugar words. "
Inn immigration of Mormon prose
lytes lias of late not boon so extensive
as to attract attention , but last week
three hundred nnd lorty-flvo arrived at
Now York destined for Utah. This
shows that the Mormon church , if less
uctivo than heretofore in seeking
proselytes , has not wholly abandoned
efforts to recruit its ranks in this way ,
nnd that it is still able to find people
will accept its peculiar doctrines.
' Tni ! impulsive "Patriotic Sons of
America" are unable to determine the
exact toinpoi'Aturo of the reception they
received at the white house. Their
gorgeous brass-mounted trappings
failed to protect thorn from the arctic
" zephyrs which floated through the blue
room , and the enthusiastic patriot who
attempted to pin a badge of the order
on > ho president's breast collided with
a congestive chill that paralyzed his
arm. Bomembaring the fate of Blaine ,
General Harrison was too wary to bo
Burchard in his own house.
Tun railroads between Chicago and
the seaboard are still floundering about
in their endeavor to find a way out of
their dlfllcultics. By the competing
water routes , the subsidized Canadian
railroads and their American allies
t
have demoralized freight rates. To
jneot these cuts the through rates must
bo made to correspond nnd under the
operations of the in tor-state commerce
law the local rates must bo reduced pro
portionately to the through rates. In
what way the horns of this dilemma
will bo < grasped by the Chicago rail
roads will bo an interesting study.
* " ' ' '
K statement issued by the auditor
of public" accounts showing the risks
written i premiums received and losses
Incurred by fire insurance companies
doing business in Nebraska for the year
1888 is particularly interesting to
Omaha , inasmuch us it demonstrates
the phonomlnal success attained by
local lire insurance companies. During
the year these companies report that
they have written risks to the amount
of nearly twelve millions , while the
losses incurred and paid did not exceed
forty-thousand dollars. In comparison
with the older and well established in-
euranco companies doing business in the
ettito , the homo companies have every
reason to bo Batlttflnd. The fact that
the insurance business has been so prof
itable aud satisfactory , has Induced a
third local company to enter the field.
An insurance company at Omaha can
just IIH well command bublucss in Ne
braska , Colorado , Kansas , Dakota , Wy
oming , Utah , Iowa , and other states as
a company in Philadelphia , Hartford or
Now York city , and there should como
tt time when insurance will bo an im
portant factor in Oumhu'i ( ruut Uuiui-
fclal institutions. *
THE VKnVICT OF EIGHT STATES.
Within the past two years olghtstatos
have voted down propositions to adopt
constitutional prohibition. They nro
Michigan , Texas , Tennessee , Oregon ,
West Virginia , Now Hampshire , Massa
chusetts and Pennsylvania , represent
ing nearly all sections of the country
the extreme south west , the far west , the
central west , New England and the old
group of middle slates. It is note worthy ,
also , that almost all industrial .condi
tions have Tendered n common -verdict
against constitutional prohibition. Not
loss important and significant than
this was tno vote of Rhode Island re
pealing the prohibition amo'ndmont to
the constitution of that state.
The tendency of the times , remarks
the Now York Evening Po ? { , is obvi
ously in the direction of restrictive leg
islation , either under the name of tax
laws or high license ices. In all the
many states in which such * laws exist
now the effects htivo been good. They
have reduced the number of saloons ,
they have restricted the traffic ,
and they have added greatly
to the public revenues , thereby
reducing the burdens of taxation.
As evidence of the tendency to re
strictive legislation it is interesting to
note t'io ' recent action of Michigan and
Missouri , both of which have just passed
measures for restricting the power of
the saloon. The legislature of Mich
igan passed a law giving local option o
counties , nnd making the liquor busi
ness unusually perilous wherever pro
hibited by granting the relatives of
persons injured in person or property
by liquor the right to recover dam
ages from the seller. Missouri , which
has a most thoroughgoing local option
law , now has a now statute prohibit
ing music , cards , billiards , bowling
alleys and boxing matches in
saloons. This is practical legislation
for restricting the liquor tralllc , and it
will bo effective because it will have the
support of general public sentiment.
T3o law or policy can bo successful that
does not have this support , and the
failure of prohibition la duo to the fact
that it is not approved by general pub
lic sentiment. Time and abundant ex
periment have proven that prohibition
is botn worthless and mischievous , add
ing to the vice of excessive indulgence
in liquor drinking , the other evils
of duplicity and contempt for
law , and the practical and unproju-
dicad intelligence of the country rejects
it and demands legislation that will
control and regulate the liquor traffic
and require it to contribute a just share
to the public revenue. The similar
verdict of the people of eight states on
the question of constitutional prohibi
tion ought to have weight with the
people whoso minds are capable of
being impressed by such a fact.
CULTIVATION OF FLAX.
The suggestions recently made to the
department of agriculture by a gentle
man connected with the Irish linen in
dustry , regarding the cultivation of
flax and turning the crop into linen ,
are likely to result in much 'good. Ex
periments will bo made by the depart
ment to determine whether the ( lax
raised in this country can produce linen
equal in quality and texture to that of
the old world. At present the llnx crop
is. raised principally for soedsospec-
ially in the west. In the eastern states
the liber is utilized for cordage
and the coarser fabrics. Even in these
states the demand docs not
equal tno supply , while in Icn-'a , Ne
braska , and particularly Dakota , tons
upon tons of flax straw are rotting on the
prairies.
It is unfortunate that no intelligent ,
energetic effort has boon made to real
ize the full value of this crop. The
establishment of linseed oil mills at
Omaha and other western cities created
a demand for the seed which made it
profitable for farmers to plant n
limited area. There is no reason
why equal success could not bo
obtained by the establishment of
linen factories. At present the
linen of the world is manufactured in
Holland , Germany and Ireland. We
could not hope to compote success
fully with those countries for a
long time. Years of experience
in the cultivation and treat
ment of the crop , low wages and long
hours of labor give them advantages
which would require patient , persistent
effort to overcome. Wo pay hundreds
of thousands of dollars annually to
foreign linen mills which might bo
kept at homo , increasing the avenues of
employment and materially benofltting
the whole people ,
The cultivation of flax is peculiarly
suited to our northern soil and climate.
It is a plant of rapid growth , requiring
about three months from'seeding to
hardest. Thpugh more exhausting to
the soil than any of the grain crops , it
is fairly profitable oven for seed pur
poses. Double the amount of seed
to the acre is required
for the fiber plant , and great
care is necessary in harvesting at the
right time as well as in the rotting ,
drying and'heckling processes. For
those reasons considerable experience ,
is required to produce an article of
first quality. .
But the establishment of linon. fac
tories would give an impetus to the in
dustry , and with profits graded accord
ing to quality of product , it would not
require many years for intelligent farm
ers to produce an article of the first
rank. Wo possess the soil , the climate ,
the industry and ability to equal any
foreign product , and an unexcelled mar
ket for the finished article. In fact ,
there is every inducement to turn a
crop , half of which is now wasted , into
ono of the most profitable in the domain
of 'agriculture.
The experiments of the department of
agriculture will bo watched with con
siderable interest throughout the coun
try and favorable results are confidently
expected.
A IIUSINESS COMMISSION.
The reorganized civil service commis
sion is parforralng its work in a most
onorgotio and businesslike way. For
the first time since the civil service law
wont into effect the commissioners are
in complete harmony. They are a unit
in the determination toonforcoHho law ,
Mr , Roosevelt recently said , "Wo are
going to enforce tlio law oven II congress -
gross abolishes the commission. " This
purpose is to bo carried out without any
regard to partisan considerations , as it
should ho. Republican wrong-doing
will bo as sturdily ferreted out and
punished as democratic wrong-doing.
The ( lomocrntia commissioner , Mr.
Thompson , has stated that his republi
can colleagues have shown no straining
toinako party points , but under all cir
cumstances have Boomed to aim straight
at the mark of making the law clear
nnd insisting on 3t9 enforcement. The
republican commissioners give thesamo
credit to Mr. Thompson. This is as it
shouldTJO. Thoror can bo nothing in the
work of the commission , if it is
honestly pursued , which can
give ground for partisan divis
ions. The law itself has nothing
to do with politics. Its purpose is to
give all a chance to secure public ofllco
regardless of political affiliations. This
character of the law has never been as
fully respected as it should have boon ,
but there is no reason to believe it will
bo strictly regarded by the present com
mission. Partisan considerations in
the past have also protected officials in
palpable and persistent violations of the
letter and1 spirit of the law , notable in
stances of this naving occurred under
the last administration. This ,
there is every assurance , will
not bo allowed to influence the action
of the present commission.
A thorough and honest enforcement
of the law is to bo desired , Only in
this way can it bo determined whether
the policy and principles it embodies
are wise and worthy of being main
tained. The opponents of civil service
reform , who contend that it has. proved
hateful rather than beneficial to the
public service , are mot with the state
ment that it has never yet had a
fair trial. There is warrant for
this , as the disclosures in the
investigation of the civil service
examinations . at the Now York
custom house and the Indianapolis post-
office clearly showed. In those cases ,
nnd doubtless in numerous others which
may never bo discovered , the require
ments of the law wore not complied
with , and its purpose was defeated by
fraud and dishonesty. For this the
predecessors of the present commis
sioners wore largely responsible. The
want of harmony among thonj prevented -
vented united action for enforcing the
law , while some of them wore really
not friendly to the policy. Thus
it has happened that civil ser
vice reform has not yet received
such a fair and honest trial as is neces
sary to a correct judgment regarding
its value. The present commissioners
seem determined to give it such a trial ,
and it is not doubted that they will bo
fully sustained in doing so by the presi
dent.
, TIIK Indians at Pine Ridge have
brought to the attention of the Sioux
commissioners that it was about time
that their older children should return
from the Indian schools of the east and
take charge of the places at the
agencies for which they are fitted by
education. Of course this would sup
plant many white men , but for all that
the request is reasonable and should bo
granted as far as practicable. The gov
ernment has as yet received no ade
quate proof that the Indians who are
receiving industrial training in govern
ment schools are being fitted for the
duties before them. Entrusting the
work of the agencies to educated In
dians would demonstrate the wisdom of
the policy of the government nnd would
bo an incentive to the Indians , both old
and young , to adopt the ways of civiliza
tion.
Tiuc memorable omeuto between Sena
tor Chandler and.Sonator Blackburn , in
a committee-room of the senate last
winter , is again being aired. The Now
Hampshire senator has published a
card , in which ho states that no assault
was made upon him by the Kentucky
senator , and speaks of the ebullition of
the latter as more ludicrous than dan
gerous. Blackburn , in an interview ,
declined to go into the details of the oc
currence , of which , it is possible , ho
may bo a little ashamed , but ho char
acterized the statement of Chandler as
not being true. There wore several
other senators present when the dilll-
culty occurred , and it is likely they
they may bo called upon to give their
version of it , though , undoubtedly , it
would bo bettor for all concerned to lot
the matter drop. In any case , Mr.
Blackburn would have nothing to gain
by making it a subject of public con
troversy.
|
MEXICO has at lost accepted the invi
tation to participate in the congress of
the throe Americas , to assemble in
Washington in October. Her delay
appears to Tftiva boon duo to the fact
that there was some informality in
transmitting the invitation , and
when this was corrected there was
a prompt acceptance. The truth is
that until recently neither tile govern
ment nor people of Mexico manifested
the slightest interest in the congress ,
but there is considerable depression in
the country , duo to the depreciation of
silver , and now Mexicans are hoping
that the congress may bo able to' pro
pose something that would tend to give
increased value to silver. Mexico's ac
ceptance completes , wo believe , the list
of American countries invited to par-
ticlpato in the congress , with the ex
ception of Brazil , which will not bo
represented.
LINCOLN contractors seem to possess
an abundance of sand , and they are not
backward in rubbing it in with a brodtn.
Railroad DincHmliuuion ,
St. Joteph Herald ,
The cattle moa , the coul ralna operators ,
and nearly every larao city In the west com
plain that the railroads are discriminating
against thorn and dolnij thorn Injury. It la
unlawful for nny railroad corporation to own
and operate coal tnlnes for commercial pur
poses. There ia no doubt tula law Is con
stantly being violated by certain railway
corporations In Missouri. It has boon
charged , and wojjollovo proved before the
state board of railroad commissioners , that
the Missouri Paniflo railway company owns
aud operates mines at boxlngton , and that
uudor cover , it sends coul to market to compete -
pete with the coal uiiued by private parties.
OX course tlio private tulau owner can not
compote , bccaugq the railroad company can
nnnoy and dlitritllnnto against htm in trans
portation , In c&laj , under various protonaos
la furnlshlnKcara , nnd In many other wnya.
I'rlvnto mlno.ownors along the Missouri 1'n-
clflo road In the houthwost nro compelled to
ooll tliolr urodu'dl' through certain favored
agents , or thoy-cnunot dispose of It at any
profit nt all. $ hlj Is all wranc nnd the cor
porations guilty of violating the law should
"bo brought up with a round turn by the rail
road commissioners , whoso duty It is mndo
to enforce the stttuto.
Depot.
Orflfrrt tain ml Independent.
Omaha Is enjoying the pleasure of gaining
an addition to her old experience with the
Union Pacific , learning once more , that It Is
not good to rely on railroad promises. The
very old chestnut of a depot promise , this
time connected with a viaduct scheme for
Tenth street , two months ago was warmed up
for the tenth or twelfth time , nnd presented
as a kind restorative for Omnha's exhausted
hopes. The expectations of the gullible onns
wore immediately revived , grew Into lively
Imaginations , and the faithful Omaha believ
ers wore as happy as thosmnrt bollof makers.
Since tlio time of the presentation of this
dissolving view , the dissolving has been
going on , until the view now has nearly dis
appeared. This Is a lesion to others who are
deceived In a similar way , and nro spending
their time in happy illusions.
AVe Will Do Uoth.
St. rctul.rfcmetrI'ivM. . .
Omaha people are talking 'ubout a million-
dollar hotel. Nohraskans are bound to oat
If they don't lay up a cent.
TRIBUTES TO"ENTERPRISE.
IMr. Itnsewntcr'H Celolu'iuloti.
Ktartitu Eufcrprtoc.
Yesterday's Issue of the Omaha DAILY BBB
contained sixteen pages , of which ono-lmU
was principally devoted to the story of Mr.
Uosowator's newspaper , from the day of Its
llrst inslgnlllcant issue in n poor wooden
building to the day of Its dedication of the
magnificent brown stone pllo which crowns
the highest hill In the business section of
Omaha. At ono end of the story stands the
hand press turned by a negro , nnd at the
other the splendid Web perfecting press
which throws out ton thousand newspapers
every hour. The history of TUB 13r.E , with
all Its trials and all Its triumphs , Is presented
in the columns of yesterday's Issuo. The
campaigns for the public good which have
enlisted its energies for eighteen years are
rotated with just pride. The gradual steps
by which the paper has passed successively
from ono building to another , each now onico
marking an advance in its prosperity , are
amply and pleasantly detailed. The history
of Omaha and its business men are treated of
in , their relation to the development of TUB
BEE. The new building Is illustrated and
described , and , as the crowning feature of
the eighteenth anniversary of the founding
of the nowspapjer.tho finest ofllco in the west ,
and ono or the finest in the United States4
was thrown opon'to the public with appro
priate ceremonies ? '
This was Mr. Hdsowater's celebration , nnd
it was very fittinjj , complete and creditable
in every respodt. (
There Is no onojto deny that the OMAHA.
DAILY BEE , o'which Edward Uosowutcr
was the founder .and managing spirit , has
been a commercial success. It has made its
owner rich andiecublcd him to erect a building
ing- which will fiorpotuato his name and
career long after ho has himself passed out
of the affaira of me'n. ' And it happens that
no newspaper canibccomo a permanent com
mercial success -"without " becoming at the
same time n grei't power with the people in
politics , business' and society. THE BEE
has also enjoyed , this success. It is
read nil over the west , and in Omaha and
Nebraska its load over all other newspapers
is overwhelming. It has rivals , but up to
this eighteenth anniversary of its founding
Tun Ben has practically no competitors. It
controls the business of its Held without dif
ficulty.
Many reasons have Deon given for the
success of Tun BEE. Seine of them are llko
those with which General Grant's enemies
accounted Cor his success , but disinterested
people , in THE BBK'S case as in Grant's ,
conclude that it has succeeded , because of
superior qualities. The Enterprise criticised
the policy of THE BEE in relation to the lo
cation of government buildings , and has
said that it was putting selfish interest be
fore public good , but , in this day when it com
memorates Its eighteenth birth day by the
dedication of its splendid structure , we are
'glad to admit that it is able to Indulge in this
luxurious celebration , because it is the
greatest and strongest paper between the
Mississippi river and the Rocky mountains.
Wo tender our warmest congratulations to
Mr. Uosowatcr , who is TUB BEE.
A Lastini ; Monument.
Lincoln Call.
If any man on earth haircason % to be proud
and to remain proud that man is Hon. E.
Kosowator , editor and proprietor of the
OMAHA BEE. To-day his magnificent build
ing costing over four hundred thousand
dollars is opened to the public. THE BEE
building is one of the finest rowspapor build
ings In America. And THE BEE Is ono of
the loading journals of the west. It is rich
nnd influential. And nil this within twenty
yearsl The history of THI : UKK during
twenty years Is interesting and its achieve
ments are gratifying to nil men who love to
see labor rewarded. In its early days , so
the story runs , it was poor and wavered tor
several years on tUo very ragged edge of
collapse. Kosownter gave It his undivided
attention. Ho would borrow money nnd
blow it in THE Biu for news. Ho has been
abused and maligned and villifiod by scores
of papers ; has been assaulted by rowdies
employed to kill htm. And up there at the
head of Farnam street stands to-day a
stately pllo of stone In architectural beauty
a monument tbat will stand as long as
timo. The Calblcongratulates Mr , Itoso-
water. * _ - ' _ .
AVorlcoit at Hntli
Cftlnfnlius Journal.
Tnn OMAHA , l mtjls n great newspaper , and
has helped to.mako Nebraska and Omaha
known to the world of business. Begun In
' 71 as an ndvortWng sheet for gratuitous
distribution , It now stands unexcelled by any
paper In the U'lfttcll States wen of Chicago ,
for all that indices a daily newspaper valu
able. The novyibullding Is a very fitting hive
for the BEES that will continue to buzz for
years to eomefM Udward Itosowator , under
whoso manngonlQh tlio paper has been from
the start , is we/jj / Jtfiown us a Imrd lighter ,
but ho Is also onovl the most Industrious of
men , capable ofJyml work eighteen hours
out of twonty-four'for a sirctch of time , and
is thoroughly well equipped for the line of
journalism which ho marked out for himself
and has thus far pursued. The grand build
ing now ocoupiud by THE UKK shows that
while the etlnger may nave been active occa
sionally against real or supposed enemies ,
the honey-pouch has boon actively lu demand
all the timo.
niul Moat Profitable.
IMI Anuelea ( Cal. ) Tribune ,
TUB BUB is one of the moat successful
newspapers in. the west , and has grown
from an obscure advertising sheet , la 1871 , to
the largest and , probably , the most prollta-
bio newspaper between Chicago and Sau
Francisco. The now building just com
pleted is a masilvo structure , 18 { feot.squaro ,
seven stories high. Tbo first two stories
are solid rod granite , and the remaining five
tire brou'ii preubcil brick with sumo trim
mings. The Tribune extends Its congratula
tions , and hopes to celebrate Its eighteenth
anniversary with as much satisfaction nnd
profit as has boon experienced by Us own on-
tcrprlshig contemporary at Omaha.
Mo ICqunl In the West.
ll'a'ioo ' TPnup.
The building is n monument to the Indus
try and perseverance of Edward Uosowator ,
editor of Tun Bin : nnd ono of the mo.it Inde
pendent writer * of modern journalism. As
a newspaper THE BPB ha * no canal west of
Chicago , and wo congratulate the managers
on this substantial evidence of their success
in the field of journalism.
Circulation.
American IsraeWc ,
On Wednesday , Juno 19 , Tun OMAni Bus
celebrated Its eighteenth anniversary. TUB
BEE Is ono of the most successful news
papers In the west. It lias n largo circula
tlon and much influence. It is printed In Its
own magnificent building , and with all the
modern machinery and appliances for pro
ducing n largo dally. Mr. Hosowatcr , Jts
publisher , is one'of Omaha's ' loading citi
zens , a man of culture and refinement and is
worthy of the handsome success that has at
tended his labors.
Kent Alicnil of tlio City.
Sfniu Cily (7a. ( ) Tribune.
TUB OMAHA Ben's now homo Is ono of the
finest , largest and best equipped .newspaper
buildings in the world. THE BKK has been
wonderfully successful , nnd has poMlstontly
kept ahead of the city of Omaha. The suc
cess of the newspaper has not boon duo to
luck or anything of that sort , but to the abil
ity and tremendous energy of Edward Koso
water and the associates who were imbued
with his spirit. The history ol TUB BKB Is a
very Interesting ono and every step in its
life , from the llttlo theater programme of
1871 to the splendid paper and magnificent
building of to-day was careful planned and
developed Uy Mr. Kosowatcr.
Perseverance , Kuoruy - ' a Ability.
Hastings JVcbrartati.
The now building constructed for TUB
OMAHA BEE surpasses In extant and com
pleteness nny newspaper homo In America ,
nnd is a grand and enduring monument to
represent the indomitable persovoronco ,
energy and ability that has made this great
journal , whatox'er its faults , In many essen
tial features the poor of any other In the
land. The Nebraskan heartily congratu
lates its big and influential contemporary on
the magnificent success it has BO signally
won.
llciimrlcnhlo Nowapnpcr Success.
Mitchell ( OaJf. ) Republican.
THE-BBB Is ono of the remarkable newspa
per successes of the west , and although the
Republican is not able to bo personally rep
resented at this colobrntlon , its message of
fraternal good wishes will bo its substitute.
A Dependent Senator.
St. Lnuts IlepuWtc.
Senator Charles F. Maudorson , of Ne
braska , has the reputation of being a man of
abundant means , but whether ho Is or not ,
ho has degraded himself and the senate In
becoming a pensioner on public bounty. Ho
has done this , and lu doing it has committed
the additional wrong of usinc his senatorial
influence to obtain special privilege for him
self over others more deserving public char
ity because moro necessitous. Under the
arrangement between Tanner ° and the sor-
goant-at-arms of the Nebraska senate , acting
for Mr. Maudorson , his claim to increase
was "expedited , " granted and the pension re
issued so as to give him -51,000 in n lump as
arrearages. Mr. Manderson can not claim
that he receives this money as a testimonial
of ills country's gratitude. Ho received his
full pay during his service , and ho was , while
it lasted , promoted to the rank and pay of a
brigadier general. Ho has since bean promoted
meted to the rank and pay of a United States
senator , and was in tlio full enjoyment of it
when ho asked charity ; when asking addi
tional charity bo uses his influence to obtain
largess.
It is at all times a shameful thing , un
worthy the character of an American , that
nny able-bodied citiren capable of supporting
himself should ask to bo supported ut public
expense. It is moro shameful that such a
man as Mr. Mnnijcrson , with ample means
of support , should make himself a burden on
the badly paid and overworked labor of the
country. This § 4,000 ho has obtained as
back-charity was taken in taxes from men
who work hard on small wacos ; who find
great difficulty in supporting themselves and
their familcs. Senator Mandcrson knows
this. Ho knows tbat in the long run tbo taxes
como out of the labor of the country ; ho
knows that the poor workmen of the north
nnd the poor negro of the south uro the ones
on whoso enforced chanty hn has forced him
self. They may not know It. not being capa
ble of the close reasoning necessary to com
prehend it , but being a United States sena
tor , accustomed to reason on such matters ,
he knows that in his abundance ho forces
nlmsolf on the charity of American poverty
nnd puts himsoU as an added load on tbo
back of the laborer , already staggering with
the loads upon him.
It ii not easy to understand how any man
who claims to have the olf-respect of n self-
governing American can become n pensioner
on the public unless ho is in absolute lined.
There is something in the idea of dependence
on the public that has in all times been re
volting to the honest pricio that seeks to go
through the world bearing its own burdens
on its own shoulders , that it may thereby
perhaps find opportunity to lighten burdens
on the shoulders of others. But it docs not
present itself so to Hon. Charles F. Mnndor-
eon , senator from Nebraska. The idea of
being a public burden is so far from being
repulsive to him tbat ho deliberately in
creases himself as a burden to the full limit
of his senatorial influence. If his honor feels
tbo hurt , It is hualcd by the jingle in his
pocket of the ix > or coppers taken from the
ignorant negro laborer and the poor minors ,
who , ashomayloarn from Governor Hovoy's
proclamation , are now starving to death in
Indiana.
Yet having done * this , Senator Manderson
will no doubt do his best to look solf-sup-
porting Amerfcans In the face as if ho wera
independent and their oqual. It is romarku-
blo that a United States senator should nave
succeeded In deceiving himself into the be
lief that , if dependence and independence
can not bo reconciled , a pension with 5-1,000
back charity Is bettor than Independence.
The Trystlne Place.
Gaeitll's Muuaztnc.
Westward over the palu green sky
'Jho roHj' iiennona or mmsot lly ;
Westward slowly the grunt rooks hie ,
With cawing And labored Ilapplnu ;
Tlio busuos blend In a vaKUumus dnrlr.
And the further trees aland tall and htnrk ;
I hear the rushes whlapor and Hhulco ,
As a llutter ot wind bc-Klnn to wako ,
And louder grown
In the quick repose
The sound ot the river's lapping.
Still half an hour , by the aliby cnlrnol
I cornn to the tryht before tlio time ;
1 lietirkeu the rlver.s rlpplod ihjruio ,
And tlio Bodgo'H rubtltid Krcotitig :
And I ( heat my heart with folcnml fours ,
And High as J wait ( for no onu hear * ) ,
'To inaWe the joy morn rich and vast
When I foul IIIH lips on my own at last
And hoar no sound
An tno world ( joes round
Dut the throb of our two hearts uioetiajj
THE OUBAT ITAlaAN T1SNOII.
Ho Will Get Ono Hundred Thousand
Dollars for Ilia American Tour.
A letter to the Now York World from
London says that Abbey had to offer Ta-
magno a tremendous price to got him to go
to America. It U the biggest contract the
great American manager has over made ,
Tlio famous Italian tenor has a horror of the
sea.
Abbey had to guorrantoe him $100.000 for
forty-eight performances In America and
Mexico , covering a period of four mouths.
Tamugno will sing on alternate nlghtx
with I'attl. He does heavy roles , ana i ut
liis best In such operas as "William Tell , "
"Othello , " " 1'aleatoj" "Trovatoro1' and
"AidJ. "
Ho Is almost idolized by women who have
tlio teuor crazo.
A VICTORY FOR TEMPERANCE ,
Moaning of tbo Boaults in Pen oyl-
vania aud Rhoclo Island.
THE VAGARY OF VISIONARIES.
Experience Continue ! * to 1)c nonstrnto
Tliat I'rolilbltiou Is Impracticable
mill TlitnKluc People ftro
Voting ForlliRh License.
Another Waterloo.
Kansas City Time : The result of the
election in Hliodo Island is the climax of the
reaction against sumptuary legislation.
Texas. Tennessee , Michigan , Now Hamp
shire , Massachusetts and Pennsylvania prac
tically settled the fate ot prohibition In this
country , by refusing to adopt it. But Hlioilo
Island has piled Ossa upon Pollen by reject
ing prohibition after uthico years' trial.
The prohibition fanaticism will bo hoard of
no moro , and the public will bo heartily glad
of it High license and regulation will bo
found to bo the offcctivo means of governing
the liquor trade.
Springfield Republican : The defeat of
the prohibitory amendment In Pennsylvania
evidently is by a largo majority , as was antic
ipated. Tlio slang phrase of a "wot" victory
will be used as usual. Tire true significance
of the result Is that there are so great a num
ber of temperance men who do not believe
In state prohibition as a method of regulating
the drink evil. Calling It n "wot" victory
slanders these nnd yet the prohibitionists
will not scruple to indorse the slander.
New York Times : Wlthla two years
prohibition amendments have have bocn
proposed nnd defeated in the states
of Michigan , Texas , Tennessee , Oregon
gen , West Virginia. Now Hamp
shire , Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
The successive defeats of prohibition , which
have Btcadlly accumulated In force , and Its
partial or complete failure where it has boon
tried , are likely to reduce Its Importance very
materially as an Issue In politics. But with
this decline in the cause ot prohibition there
has'.bcon a steady gain In public sentiment In
favor of n stricter regulation of the liquor
trnfllo by means of high license and local
option.
St. Louis Republic : The crushing defeat
of prohibition in Pennsylvania Is largely at
tributable to the fact that the now high 11-
ccnso law , which wont into effect thcro a
little moro than n year ago , is working such
excellent results that the conservative and
thinking people , who , after all , decide such
elections , are In no humor for further and
doubtful experiments. In 18S7 there wereju
the city of Philadelphia 5,773 licensed sa
loons and 1,000 unlicensed saloons. At the
present time , under the high license law
which has been lu operation less
than two years , the number of licensed
saloons in Philadelphia Is 1,203 , and
as tbo owners of these saloons uroiinunclally
Interested In seeing that no liquor is sold by
any ono who docs not pay n license fee , the
number of unlicensed saloons is believed to
have boon reduced considerably moro than
one-half. In other words , under the opera
tion of n high Hccnso law which is exception
ally efficient In its regulative provisions , the
number of saloons in Philadelphia has been
reduced , in less than two years , from C > ,773
to about 1,600. That this means , also , a cor
responding reduction In crime , is shown by
official statistic ? cited in the Philadelphia
Record. According to these statistics , the
number of arrests for nil crime * has been re
duced 40 per cent , as compared witn the pre
vious year , and commitments to the houio of
correction 50 per cent. In comparison with
practical results like those , prohibition is a
vagary of enthusiasts.
Now York Evening Post : The defeat of
the prohibition amendment in Pennsylvania
is overwhelming. It must bo taken as a
declaration by the people ot Pennsylvania
that they prefer high license to prohibition ,
or the restriction of the liquor trafllc to extreme -
tremo efforts to abolish it by law. Pennsyl
vania was exceptionally good grpund upon
which to try this issue , for it has an excel
lent high license law , which nus worked
well in practice and has greatly reduced the
number of saloons in all parts of the stato.
The result can not bo taken , tneroforo , as a
verdict against restrictive temperance legis
lation , but as ono decidedly in its favor.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch ; Pennsylvania
gaes wet and the prohibition party goes to
thunder.
Washington Critic : Such of the prohibi
tionists as nro honest and have intelligence
enough to await results , will yet join the
practical reformers in securing local option
and furthering such other moderate ann
shrewd programme as may bo advanced for
reducing to a minimum tbo evils arising
from the use of intoxicating liquors.
Every lesson such as that taught in Penn
sylvania is a good ono. It is another possi
ble impression upon the heads of the dull
ards.
Cleveland Leader : The overwhelming defeat -
feat of the prohibition amendment in Penn
sylvania is a death blow to the prohibition
party. Although the state has many large
cities , it has a smaller proportion of foreign
born citizens than any other state of ap
proximate size. Even Philadelphia , with
1,000.000 inhabitants , which gave nearly
100,000 majority against prohibition , is ono of
the most thoroughly American cities on the
continent. The state as a whole is ono of
the most orderly nnd conservative in the
union , nnd thcro is no bettor Held any
where for the planting nnd growth of a
moral idea. The campaign has ueen ono of
the most earnest ever conducted on that
issue nnd tlio result the most decisive. Coin
ing on the heels of tlio defeat of prohibition
in Michigan , Massachusetts , Now Hamp
shire , Oregon. Texas , Tennessee and West
Virginia within the past two years , the vote
in Pennsylvania on Tuesday signifies that
the plan of state prohibition is ranidlv los
ing ground nnd is already so discredited as n
reform measure by the masses of the people
that It can no longer servo as n basis for a
political party.
Kansas City Journal : On Wednesday the
people of Pennsylvania voted against prohi
bition by a majority of over 180,000 , and yesterday -
torday the people of the state of Hliodo Isl
and repealed the prohibition section In
their constitution by a throe-fifths major
ity and 5,000 votes to spare. Those two de
cisions carry wij.li them a significance that
can not bo overlooked by oituor the friends
or enemies of prohibition. Tha Rhode Island
election is especially noticeable from the fact
that a threo-flfths vote was required to carry
the repeal of the measure , aud the vote was
tnkon without reference to politics. Wo believe -
liovo that this Indicates that the objection to
prohibition is not based upon opposition to
temperance reform , but that it is based upon
opposition to prohibition as a method of ac
complishing temperance.
Philadelphia Times : It is a victory
achieved by the conservative tomporaiico ele
ment of the state , and it means that severe
laws shiill rcgulato a trafllo that is capable
of great wrongs to society and that thure
uliall bo no .itwlcssuass cither invited or
tolerated In it. It leaves the whole Usito ,
from high license oven to absolute prohi
bition , open for consideration in our legisla
tive halls , nnd thcro will bo constant press
ure for advancement in ovorv line that
promises the promotion of public eobrioty.
Prohibition la beaten ; temperance U not
beaten , nnd It is now safe to say tbat It never
can bo beaten In Pennsylvania.
Now York Telegram : Wo can't flght the
whiskey clement on the plau suggcutod by
the pious Senator Blair , by confiscating all
cargoes uf rum the moment they roach our
shoius , or by tlio Iowa plan of conllscatlng
breweries organized undar a state license ,
and reducing to begfary u business that was
legally commenced.
Tuoro ( s a practical way of dealing with
Ibis giant question , and Pennsylvania wheels
into tlio growing high license column. Thcro
is some substantial equity In a local option
law , although Its practical enforcement Is : i
difficult job , but prohibition , pure and sim
ple , involves complications of nonsense and
nypocrlsy which the sciiHlblo American citi
zen Is beginning to look upon with pontompt.
Hoston Ulobo : Mr , Pulmnr , chairman of
th5 prohibitory state committee of Pennsyl
vania , say * "it was a combination of villains
tbut defeated the amendment , " How easy
nnd consollns n thing It l.i to ( llftmhs n ma
Jorlty of 'JCO.OOO of your follow-clUrwm w "n
combination of villains I" Mr. Palmer , evi
dently , Is not a villain , but ho appears to bo
something of nn ass.
8KCOM ) AVAUI ) ASS139SMI3NTS.
Whnt Assessor Dormnlly Says About
tlio Mnttor.
James J. Donnelly , assessor of the Second
ward , against whom charges were made at n
taxpayers' mooting Saturday evening ; was
interviewed by a BKK reporter yesterday.
Mr. Donnelly produced the assessor's books ,
which corroborated his statement that there
has boon no discrimination 'against an.vono ,
and no largo incruasa In the assessed valua
tion of property , unless valuable Improve ;
menu have boon made.
"I hax-o been assessor for six years , " enld
Mr. Donnelly , "and no complaint has bean
raado boforo. I always try to do my duty
and Iccop n list of all the real estate transfers
and building penults , whlcn 1 clip from the
papm to aid mo In properly discharging the
duties of my ofllco. There have been no as
sessments increased to any extant unless tba
property has been Improved , in two or
three Instances where thcro were lu- >
creases the property had sold for about five
times the amount at which It was assessed.
The county commissioners have raised this
ward , and , In fact , all of the city proper.
They have nddod about 23 per cent to the
Second ward assessment for the last llvo
years , and hnvo talton about 35 per cent off
the property south of Vinton street ,
in order , as they said , to equal
ize matters , and the grout trouble
with the taxpayers Is this , when they go
to look at their ussossmcnt they are satisfied ,
but when the commissioners o.uiUlzo U and
increase It 25 per cent they bluuio the as
sessor.
"When the county commissioners moot to
equalize assessments I will bo there to malto
aijy explanation tlntt may be necessary , Any
man who wants to bo fair knows that thcro
is not a ward In the city that has not
had some now building erected in It dur
ing the year , and in all cases when
there has been a decrease there has
been a neglect ot duty somuwhoro. In the
Second ward there has been an increase of
personal property alone of $18,000 , which
shows that there has boon nn increase in the
number of people.
"Tho county commissioners really
have no right to change tbo assess
ments except In rerluln cases.
When they met as a board of equalisation in
1S37 tlioy raised the figures of Wurron
Swltzlcr $1,400 , nnd Ferdinand Strutz nearly
$0,000. SwiUitcrand Strutz protested and
carried the case to the district court. Judge
Wnkoley decided the ca o and hold that
there are but two ways In which county
commissioners can niter assessors'
valuations. That the board may
without notieo raise or lower the
assessment of an entire precinct , provided
such action docs not alTcct the aggregate as
sessed valuation of the entire county. The
court also held tbat individual assessments
can only bo altered in cases where written
complaint had been filed by the parties inter
ested , and the board bus given tno owners
duo not.co of the contemplated change. In
all other cases the county can only collect
taxes on the valuation returned by the asses
sor.
' ' 'I have always trted to discharge my duty
fairly and honestly , without fear or favor ,
and 1 would not knowingly do any man an
Injustice. I try to treat all right. "
T1UP OF X1113 TUUNKHS.
Xhoy anil lliclr Friends Pass Btmdnjr
nt Walioo.
About 9 o'clock yesterday morning six pas
senger coaches , filled with excursionists ,
steamed out of the B. & M. / it , bound for
the beautiful picnic grounds > ; Wahoo. At
tbo rear of tbo tram was a flat car shaded
with leafy branches and arranged with
seats for the Union Pacific band
and the Bohemian Turners , by whom
the excursion was given. The day was tlio
eleventh anniversary of the C. S. P. S. soci
ety at Wahoo , tbo benevolent Bohemian
order ut that place , and the Bohemian
Turners at Omaha and other places in the
state accepted the Invitation to celebrate the
anniversary witn appropriate exercises.
Tlio day proved an auspicious ono. At
Ashland tbo Omaha delegation was joined by
forty-five representatives from Wilbur ,
and thirty-fivo from Crete in a special oar.
The excursionists reached AVaUoo shortly
after 11 , and found that three car loads of
visitors from Sehuylor and Prague had al
ready arrived. After the Bohemian national
hymn was played by the band , Mr. F. J.
Lepsa , secretary of the C. S. P. S. , delivered
a brief and appropriate address to the visit
ors. A march was made to the picnio
grounds southwest of tbo city , which for
beauty are unsurpassed in the state.
A picnic dinner was spread at the grounds ,
while the more distinguished visitors and
representatives of the press wore enter
tained by Mr. Lepsa. Tbo afternoon was
delightfully passed in various diversions ,
among which wcro dancing , music , a tight
rope performance , u gymnastic exhibition by
the Turners , base ball and races , while
a hundred kegs of the os-"uco of hops Kept
any one from complaining that tno occasion
was a dry ono. ' The exhibition by the
Turners elicited deserve:1 applause. Uifllcult
foals of skill aiid strength were performed
with poriecteaso. Joseph Paclnal , the loader ,
particularly distinguished himself by ills per
formances on tba Horizontal bar. The tipht-
rope performances were given by Rupolph
Safranek's sons , two lads of only ten and
twelve years of ago , and were equal to many
given by professionals. Tlio game of base
ball between picked uiucs from Omaha and
Wnboo resulted in a score of 13 to1 in favor
of the Omiilms. A sack rnco for $101) ) a side
between Councilman Kaspor and John Hoff
man elicited considerable laughter and re
sulted In n victory lor ICaspor.
A numter of Wahoo toughs got very an-
cry bocauEO they were foiled in an attempt
to win a purse by matching n
professional runner named Wilson
against Yollen , ono of the Omaha Turners ,
and wanted to light , but the Omaha
men good naturedly refused to have
any disturbance and the judges returned the
money put up to the backers of the respective )
runners ,
The success of the occasion Is duo in a
great measure to ttio personal efforts of
Messrs. John Rosioky and John Hoffman ,
and about $100 was-cleared.
North PliUtc Notes ,
NoiiTn PLVITE , Nob. , Juno 23. [ Specialto [
TUB BKE.I Mayor Ormsby has returned
from the east with his bride , aud tbo oidi-
nanco closing the saloons on Sundays will
again bo enforced.
City Surveyor C. P. Ross , now out with
the surveyors on the Sioux City & Ogdou
Short Line , writes from near Broken Bow
Lhat the party Is working this way and will
reach North 1'latto sometime this month ,
Chief Engineer Andrews and stuff , now
surveying u route for the Missouri River ,
North Pintle & Denver railroad , expect to
make North 1'latto about the middlu of July ,
Calarrlial Dangers/
To bo freed fiom tbo danger * of uufTocntioa
whlln lyliid dou u ; to breathu ft ccly , uleep Bonus-
l > and uiullHtnrbod ; to ilso lofruahod , huad
clear , bruin uctivo and free from pain or uclioi
to know to know that no poisonous putrid mat
ter defiles the breath aud rots awny the delicate
machinery of smell , inetonnd hearing : to feel
that the system docs not , through its veins and
urtcrles , suck up the poison that lu sure to un
dermliiv uud destroy fa indeed a Mcn.iing be-
vend all othernuinauenJoymciUB. To purchase
immunity from sncli n futa should be the object
of all ullnuril , lint tliosovlio have trlmlmuny
rumuilles and jili j'slclans dOKpalr of rnliof or cure.
HANIOHII'H HAOH-AI. CUHK muotuovery puaso
of Cutnrrh , from u simple lio.ul cold to Uii > moat
loatlnumu mid dcintiuctlvo Btngca. it la local
Riid constitutional Instant In rollovlni/ . per
manent lu curing , .sufo economical and never-
falling.
HANKOIID.H ItAniOAiCuitii cousUU Q ! one but-
tloof lUniu.u. OUIIK , ono box of ( liT.iitiurAr.
jni.vKN'r , mid on Inrm > VKr > INIIAI.KII , all
vrrappod Inonapackace with tnat.inanU direc
tions , and Hold uull driiKKlBta fori 91.W ,
HOW MY BACK ACHES !
\lln.ck Ache , Kidney uud lltorlnu J'alni
'andVeaknu ' /itn , Horunosu , Lameusss
Strains end 1'ams IIKLIKVICII IN ONU
in mi IK by the ( , 'trricitiu Aim-l'/uN
I'I.AHTKII. I'ha first and only puln killing Plus-
.or. New.original , liwtMituuoounniiil iurnlllble.
I'hQ most perfect antidote to 1'nln , Inflamma
tion , Wouknuha , ever conrWiiiudoJ At nil drug-
jliti. 55.1 coiita ; Jlvo fortl.Ou ; or , iioaUKO rritt ,
at 1'OITKU 1IUUU & ClIbUICAb CUUrOItX'UOJI ,
Uoitoii , Has * .