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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1889)
10 OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 11 , 1880.-SFXTEEN PAGES. HE ATTENTION OF CAPITALISTS AND INVESTORS IS INVITED TO ' * , , , I" " " I o Ul Jan vAs K I As the most promising city in the Inter-Mountain country for investment. Situated midway between the large cities of the plains , in the grandest agricultural and fruit valley of the world , her moun tains teeming with a wealth of minerals , located on the Great International railway , the point at which seven great railways center. v Arrangements are now perfected for grand excursions from eastern points , during the coming fall and winter , that will keep a stream of investors pouring into this favored city at the rate of many thousands per month. Vv 'if The experience of Kansas City , Denver and Omaha , will be duplicated during the next three years. 1 COME. BUY IF YOU WILL. BUT COME. THE INTER-STATE LAND AND TOWN COMPANY OFFER LARGE OR SMALL PROPERTIES FOR TRADE OR SALE , FOR MAPS , ETC. . ADDRESS INTER-STATE LAND AND TOWN COMPANY , I C : DENVER , COLORADO , I Or J. B. EVANS , R. 308 N. Y : Life Building , Omaha. PROHIBITION- KANSAS , Mayor Waggoner of Atchlson Bo- . views the Situation. EX-SALOON MEN AS DRUGGISTS. Fines Take the Plnoo of Licenses and 'tlio Uuslnoss Goes On No Pub P lic Sen U meat Back of the linw. Docs Prohibition Prohibit ? ATOJIISON , Kan. , August 7. The prohibi tory amendment to the constitution of Kan sas was adopted in 18SO. It was regarded as n great triumph for the cause of temperance. Tbe advocates of tcmpcrunco did not forsoo the difficulties in the way of its enforcement. [ I , They Imagined such an expression of senti P ment would sllonco opposition , it The amendment was not self-enforcing. It required the enactment of laws to carry It Into effect. The legislature , ut its session of 1631 , passed such acts as were supposed to bo adequate to secure to the people the fruits of the victory won at the polls , but they wore found to bo too elastic and more stringent ones wore enacted and enforced , to tbo extent of closing the open saloon and depriving tbo municipal government of the revenue derived from the licensesystem. . With the closing of tbo saloons , however , the evils from Intemperance did uot dis appear , The traflllo in- liquors was not abolished. It was driven to cellar and attic and to the bootleg and hip pocket. The responsible men who had been engaged in the ousmosa quit and engaged In other business or left the state. In tholr stead came a great army of disreput able scoundrels and irresponsible tramps and vagabonds , who became the proprietors of the Joints and low dives with which nearly every community In Kansas Is now cursed. Those men were bora violators of tbo law. Tholr places of business became the rendez vous of criminals and the police forces of tbo cities were wholly inadequate to restrain such places of Iniquity or prevent the depre dations of tholr regular patrons. The ul- ready overburdened taxpayers were com pelled to resort to other sources for revenue With which to defray the Increased expense of municipal government. By degrees there was a relaxation of the vigilance on the part ot those Interested In tbo cause of temperance. Thoj could stand the bur- flena no longer and seemed to bo willing to tolerate the places where intox icants were sold for other than "medicinal , mechanical mid scientific purposes. " The Joints Increased In number , and more respon sible men became the proprietors. The rose wood counter took the place of the dry coeds box. The Incandescent light took the place of the tallow candle , the cut glass decanter took the place of the jug , and the gilded mir ror took the place of the horse blanket , and to-day "there is probably no town of 1,000 Inhabitants where a bibulous but discreet In quirer , if properly vouched for , " cither by n initiated frlnnd or a member of the met ropolitan police force , can not Und all he desires - sires to drink. The restrictions thrown trouud the "drug ( tore" are Ineffectual , and can be and are costly evaded. The most lucrative business in Kansas is the "drug tore , " where Intoxicants are sold according to law. There are many druggists who at tbe time tbo amenament wa adopted did not know the dlffcrcnca between a blue mass pill and m Icadeu bullet , who immediately after tha pawago of the law sold out their lurgu v.ick of liquors "at cost" for the purpose of going into the "retail drug" business , and Senator Ingalls Is correct when no says that "the sale of bitters , elixirs and other concoctions containing alcohol has undoubtedly in creased. " What Is meant by "bitters , " "elixirs" and "other concoctions ! " To the novice , what the terms signify ; but to the "discreet inquirer" whisky straight ana An- heusor beer. The social clubs have been or ganized mid incorporated , to whoso rooms no ono is admitted unless ho holds "a key. " These places are now tolerated throughout the state , because they pay a certain amount toward defraying the expenses of the gov ernment. It is true they are Jnot licensed , but they arc not interfered with , provided at least once each month the "troubadour , or the mound-bullaer , " submits to an arrest , under the name of John Doe or Klchard Hoe , and "puts up" to the chief of the metropoli tan police force $25 , 50 or f 100 as security for his appearance at the police court the next morning. Of course hodoos not appear. Ha Is not expected , if ho should appear , tbe chief has no evidence against him. If bo does not appear his security is forfeited , and the same proceedings had each successive mouth , mid so the farce goes on. Such pro ceedings are not only justifiable , but abso lutely necessary. It has become perfectly apparent to any close observer that intoxi cants will bo sold to the "discreet Inquirer , " law or no law. This much Is admitted , oven by Senator Ingalls. Nearly every city in Kansas groaning under the burdens of taxation , and relief must como from- some source. The people revolt at an occupation or license tax for the purpose of raising revonuo. Such a tax is obnoxious , burdensome and necessarily dis criminating , but must be resorted to us a moans to secure the ordinary expenses of city government and tbo Increased expense made necessary to keep In check and re strain those who dally violate tbo law. There is another serious objection , which hag developed since the adoption of the amendment und the passage ot the law in furtherance thereof. In every political con test , municipal and state , since 18SO , the "drink question" has been an important and in many instances the controlling factor. The communities Are in a constant turmoil and agitation over the subject. If an elec tion U not pending to stir up the people , "the attorney general Is expected next week to begin prosecutions against those who are violating lating the prohibitory law. " The citizens become excited. They do but little busi ness. Joint keepers , "troubadours and mound builders" close up their dally haunts , tem porarily , and "flee from the wrath to como. " After a short vacation from tholr arduous and never ceasing labors they loturn refreshed and relnvlgoratcd and the work goes bravely on. It is unfortunate for the law that any question concerning it was ever permitted to got Into politics. The demo- crutlo parly at flrst in effect advocated nulli fication. This waft undemocratic and It receded from this position und has since de clared for the "enforcement of tha law aud rosubmlsslon ot the question. " As soon as the republican party took up the question und Indorsed it as a party measure , the pioneers neers In the causa of prohibition In that party were relegated to the rear and a great host of political demagogues came forward to ad vocate that which was an accomplished fact. The republican party became committed to prohibition through the efforts of Governor Bt. John , and these who to-day are tbo most earnest advocates of the principle were then loudest and most bitter In their denunciation of this apostle of temperance. In 1SS3 St. John w.is nominated for a third term ever the protest of John A. Martin and others because ho was and had been "the special champion of temperance , " but ostensibly because ho was u third-term can didate , and immediately there was an or ganized revolt m the republican party which resulted In his defeat and the election of Governor Gllck. This election demonstrated - stratod that a reaction hud set In against thu prohibitory amendment , and that the small majority In Its favor when auct ; d had been overcome. The campaign of 1882 was net u partisan campaign. The issue upon which St. John made the racu was prohibition c.s opposed to him It was nullification and resubmission - submission St. John was defeated. The result of the campaign la 1884 does not afford any criterion from which can be formed any correct Idea of the sentiment then exist- In ? on the subject of prohibition. It is true that the "republicans again Indorsed prohi bition , while the democrats denounced It and declared for high license. " The demo cratic party wo * not united In that con. test. Many republican B voted for Governor Glck ! la 18S15 upon the erroneous idea that his election meant submission , and In 1884 they saw that ho had utterly failed to Impress the legislature with his convictions upon the subject of rosubmlssion and generally voted their party ticket. Governor Martin was not then regarded as a very strong prohibitionist. While ho opposed St. John in the convention in 1883 , at the time be was nominated In 1884 ho had become a convert to tbo teachings of St. John on the subject of prohibition , but was not so pronounced in bis views as to antagonize or alienate either winp of his partv. His election was la no'senso a triumph for prohibition or any Indication that public sentiment was m favor of tbe law. In each state campaign since 18S4 each of tbe two great political parties has , in effect , declared for tno enforcement of tbo law. The government machinery , state , county and municipal , has been under the control of tbo dominant party , thoroughly committed to prohibition and the enforce ment of tbe law , aud yet , nearly ten -years having passed , wo Una ourselves face to face with the fact that the law is unblushmgly violated and wholly ineffectual to suppress the liquor trade. Why is this ) It is not because the principle of prohibition is in- bQrontly wrong , for every law of a penal nature Is moro or less a prohibitory law. It is not because there are no evils resulting from intoir-poranco , for wo meet with them dully. It IB not because mankind would not be benefited by confining tbo trafllo in in toxicants to the excepted purposes , for it certainly would. It Is because there is not a public sentiment back of tbo law strong onouch to demand and secure Its enforcement. A law to bo ef fective must bo the reflection of a public opinion which sustains aud supports It. The fugitive slave law of 1850 was a failure be cause tbo northern people revolted at the brutality of Its provisions , and the courts were powerless to mforco it. So with tha present prohibitory law. Tbo courts were powerless to suppress tbo traffic because there are BO many opposed to the principle of liquor prohibition , and who believe that It Is a subversion of the power of a republican form of government , and who will aid and abet Its violation , and the most ardent prohi bitionist frankly admits that the law. "unless sustained by an Intelligent and enlightened public opinion , hinders rather that promotes the cause of human progress. " The railroads and express companies are doing a largo business in the transportation of beer und whisky from other states into Kansas. An examination of the records will show that thousands of barrels of whisky and cases of beer are daily shipped Into Kan sas , consigned to cities and towns through out the entire state. The state law , Lotvjvor restrictive in its provisions , can not reach this character of traffic. It It , later-state commerce and can only bo controlled or l > ro. vented by an act of congress. It Is safe to say that a largo per cent of tbo business of the wholesale liquor dealers of St. Joseph aud Kansas City is done with the cities and towns of Kansas. Travel through the state on any line of railroad und you will seldom fail to see at the depots of every Important station largo piles of beer kegs ; tbo trafllc , however , is not confined to Inter-state shipments. From ono city In Kansas there was shipped to various interior towns during the flrst six months of 1BSD ever throe thousand cases of boor , ale and whisky. What became of this irrcat quantity of intox icants ) It can not be that it Is all for "med icinal , mechanical and scientific purposes. " The fact Is , and can not bo successfully con troverted , that it is resold in violation of the law. Senator Ingalls uover uttered a greater truth than when ho said that "malaria , indi gestion and other disorders have developed lu localities previously considered salubri ous , " etc. , ana notwithstanding a law has boon passed , "tho penalties for the violation of which are Ingeniously rigid and have not been exceeded for severity since the code of Draco , " it Is easily evaded , and great quan tities of whisky and beer are'dully consumed and municipalities got no revenue whatever from Us ale , Is not such a law most pernicious m Its effects ) is It not detrimental to tbo cause of tcinpersncol Does It not retard the growth and expansion Of that moral sentiment so necessary to attain ti3 ! object sought to bo accomplished ) Cannot any advocate of pro hibition see at a glance that these who en gage In the traffic : are reaping a rich harvest at the expense of good government aud so- nml reform ) Tlio following statement , taken from the books of the United States internal revenue collector for turn state , shows the number of retail liquor dealers' licenses takou out lu u few of the principalities ( luring the years of prohibition ; ' It is not passible that this largo number of licenses wore taken out by those engaged in the legitimate drug business. Neither one of the cities mentioned sustains any such number of drug stores. From these facts the conclusion is irresistible that prohibition docs not prohibit , and the dally violation of ono law , without punishment following sure and quick , educates tbo criminal and encour ages and emboldens him to commit other and graver crimes. If ono law can bo violated with Impunity , why not another ? But It is said that the growth and pros perity of the state has not been affected by tbe law. In one point of view this is correct. In another it is not. Wo do not know whether it has retarded immigration or not. The population of the state has Increased , but the burdens of taxation have not decreased. The principal cities in the state have increased in population and in wealth , but the per cent of taxation has not boon reduced. If this bo true there must bo same logical reason for It. Com pare the expenses of the police department of any city of the first class at this time with the expenses prior to 1880 and you have your answer. It is. claimed that the metropolitan police of Atchlson , Leuvenurortu ana other cities is self-sustaining. The claim may bo true , but what docs It prove ! It proves be yond a question that a very large revenue Is derived from fines and forfeitures exacted from those who violate the law , and that it is all required to pay those who collect It. In other words , instead of collecting the rev enue as a license , it is collected as a fine or forfeiture. Instead of being ublo to use It for gas , water and Improvement of streets , as It was under the license system , it is now used to pay the salaries of the brass button gentlemen who collect it. The more fines and forfeitures collected tbo moro conclusive the evidence that the law Is a failure. TUo expense of the metropolitan police force of the city of Atchlson is nearly 1,000 per month , not including the salaries of the commissioners. Since April 1 , 18S9 , It has been Rolf-sustaining , Hut from what source comes the revenue ) It Is paid by those who violate the law , The gas , water bills and street Improvements are paid from other sources. The polio's force m each city under stands that unless the salary of each mem ber is provided for by the collection of sufll- clout fines and forfelturus , it will probably not bo paid at All , thus causing a standing temptation to permit "wink at" a violation of tbo law , if the violator , from month to month will pay a fine or "put up" u for feiture In cash. There exists a kind ot part nership between the. police force und tbo criminal , Will any reputable citizen of Lcavon vorth contend that the largo nor cent of the very largo amount collected each month by Its police department does not como from those arrested for.violatlon of the prohibitory law ) If this IB correct , , does prohibition pro hibit ) Hil3 not Uhls character of revenue been collected during the past ton years ! Senator Ingalls says thst "license or prohi bition are the alternatives ; Octwoon them is no middle ground : " To this every CSS must give assent. In Kansas , strictly speaking , there Is neither license nor prohibition , unless unlawful license In practlco and lawful pro hibition In theory answer the alternative. The experience of ton years demonstrates that until we can have national prohibition , until tbo federal government takes hold of the question and says that trafllo la liquor shall cease , state prohibition will be a failure and tbe > rauBo of tomporanoo and sobriety , instead < 7i being promoted , will retrogade to that piano from which it has boon taken by tbo earnest efforts of those who have labored BO long and earnestly for its advancement. B. P , All tlio Uaino. Kearney Enterprise ; Prank Well , Jim has gone to his death. Poor hoyl" Charlie "No he hadn't. Ho loft for Chicago , yesterday , " Prank "Yea , that's what I said.1 ALL SUBDUED BY SWEETNESS A Bbmarkable Spoolos of Olovor Locating In Oounoil Bluffa. SMOTHERS OUTTHE SUNFLOWER The Aesthetic Weed is No Match Kor Its Dainty But Vigorous Rival Claiming the Bottoms ' ' For Its Own. Tlio Bluff * In Clover. "And Willlum gave to Mury dear A clover blossom sweet. " Jingles an old Scotch ditty , which goes on with rhythmic sweetness to tell how long the love-struck William sought before ho found the aforesaid clover to give his Mary in return for the sweet-william blossoms she had given him as a token of the sweet maiden love his rupgod manhood has awakened in her girlish heart. If William and Mury had boon residents of the hills of Council Bluffs Instead of the crags of Scotland the sturdy William would not have boon compelled to wusto his time and delay his rapture by a long and weary search over the barren heather for the sweet clover blossom. Ho could have gone forth any morning with a modern mow ing machine and safely contracted to deliver before nightfall to the enamored Mary as many tons of sweet-clover as she could stow away in her father's burn in a week. Instead of of a single blossom us a measure of his love ho could have given her a hundred tons and still have loft plenty for all the lovo-sick swains in the country. It is only , however , in this present year of prosperity and development in Council Bluffs that ho could have boon able to thus overwhelm his love with the sweetest of sweet clover , lor oven a year ago ho would have boon compelled to search long and then negotiate with the owner of some scanty posoy bed for a few sprays of the fragrant blossoms. No one knowns just how or whore it came from , or why it came , but a snowy and sweet-breathed intruder has como into the city to dispute with the lordly sunllowor his long and undisputed title or squatter sovereignty to all the va cant lots and blocks in Council Bluffs. And the mock little blossoms on the bummlts of the sweet-clover plants are looking upon the swift and certain destruction of the pioneer sun-llowor. Over one-third of the bottoms , where a year ago nothing but the gigantic resin ous Wood turned its black and yellow face to the sun , and whore it grow in such luxury that oven the noxious cockle-burr was chocked out of exist ence , the fragrant sweet clover has ap peared and holds undisputed dominion over every other green thing. Over hundred ? of vacant lots in the now ad ditions the tirpaomo yellow has given place to the dark rich foliage and fra grant perpetual blooming svrsot clover. Local botanists who have examined the now plant with a good deal of interest and care , say that it is positively a now species , produced by some unknown and accidental cross , and that its vigor and spreading proclivities are the most wonderful features of its nature , The old fashioned sweet clover was a frail and ghostly plant , that loved the friendly Ehado of the groves and the longest moonlight summer nights , a characteristic which made it a proper love emblem , but this now and thrifty product of Council Bluffs spurns the protection of ( he trees and goes out boldly in the fields and moots and con quers the sun-loving sunflower in his chosen grounds. As a foliage plant it is perhaps one of the most remarkable in existence for its luxuriance. In many respects it resembles the afnlfa clover , but it is stronger , thriftier , and of much moro rapid growth than that remarka ble plant , that furnishes throe crops of hay a year in the western territories. It grows to the height of four or live feet , with a dense leafy foliage and a perfect brush of sweet-scented blossoms. The leaf is small and juicy ; of a rich dark green , very much resembling the red clover. It is so new and its habits so little understood that it is not known what its value may bo as a for age plant for stock. In its present rank character stock will not out it , but tamed by repeated clipping and culti vation it may become one of the most valuable plants to the stockmen and farmers. But whether it has any value or not in the development of beef and horse flesh it is of inestimable ! worth to the people of Council Bluffs as a swift de stroyer and fragrant substitute for the ubiquitous sunllowor that has furnished provocation for so many sad rotloctions upoit the city , notwithstanding en thusiastic aesthetes have sought to popularize the meek yellow crowned weed by painting it on panels and wearing it on their bosoms. It is a lovely and lovable plant , so sociable that it will como right up to your doors and crowd its white head into your windows , and so determined upon'having the company of its follows that it makes a covenant with the soil that where one plant grows this year thousands must grow next. A year ago there was perhaps not enough of the plant lu the entire city to cover half an acre , now there hundreds of acres densely covered with it. The odor from the acres of white flowers fills the air , and after a midsummer fahowor the peculiar and delicate fragrance is inde scribable , and as uweot as the breath of MUSICAL .ISO 1)H ASIATIC. Roslnu Vokcs 1ms gene to England for a holiday , A conservatoire of music Is about to bo es tablished at Hucnns Ayrcs. Madtimo Thco will bo the Bottlna of the "Mnscotto" revival ut tlio Purls Bouffcs Pa- rlsicns , "Curate and Flood" Is the curious tltlo of a piny to bo produced soon ut LelcostcrEng- laud. Tlio great American drama. "Tlio Still .Alimn , " Is to bo revived at tlio London Prin cess's theater. An opera on the subject of "King Lear , " composed by Antonio Cuguonl , will bo pro duced at Gunou next spring , Edwurd Strauss , the VIennese composer and conductor , Is to appear ut the Manhat tan beach next summer , It is said tliat Goaovlovo Ward and Mr. Abbey are talking about a revival of "King John , " to bo played flrst In London and then In the United States. Mr * , Boucleault recently appeared In Lon don at a special performance * of "Tho bhaughraun , " after an absence from the stage of many year * . The simplified Shakespearian stage re- coatly attempted at Munich is to bo used further this wlntnr for tbo pioiluutlon of BOOJO of hi : JiUtorlcul plays , Willard JohnSS.1 ! will not send "Thu Little Tycoon" on the road atfli'V Ho Is ut work on a now opera , the story of Which will have to do with life In Mexico. M. B. Curtis will return to the stage soon in a now American llobrow play. "Tho Sohatchon , " which ho and i.owls Morrison purchased a few weeks ago. VV. T , Carleton will have "Tho Brigands , " "Iu Belle Holone" and "Nunon" In his re- pertolro. Edgar Strakosch IB hl most re cently appointed manager. The subject of tuo autumn burlesque ntthn London Qalty theater will bo "ttuy Bias , " while "Carmen" will , ' In all probability , b drawn upon at Christinas. The glandular swelling upon the neck , which has caused Mr , Lawrence Barrett much annoyance , Is said to have lessoned considerably by treatment in Germany. N , C. Goodwin has finally secured J. VV. Piggott's coraedv "Tho Bookumuor , " which , was received with much favor In London , and proposes to produce It In Chicago la October. "Zaire , " an opera by M. Paul Vcrougo da la Nux , the libretto of which is founded on Voltaire's tragedy , which in turn Is founded on "Othello. " is to bo the forthcoming nov elty at the Paris opera. The performance to bo given in Paris for the benefit of Madame Agar , ex-pcnslonutra of the theater Franctiln , at which Sarah Bprnbardt , Coquoliu and other fatuous ar tists will appear , Is announced for the und of October. * > From Germany comes the news that Emit Gotzc , with the phenomenal tenor voice , going up to C and even D , has been cured ot his very serious throat disease , and so far restored that ho hopes to bo able to sing again next winter. Ernesto Uossl , according to a letter from Koine , has beou invited to Athens by tha hlug of Orcccc , to arrange forti performance of tuo "CEdlpus , " "Antigone , " or seine other tragedy of Sophocles , on tbo occasion of the murrlugo of the king's son with u Prussian princess. In the now theater for the poformanoo of tlio Passion plays ut Oborammorgau , tha stngo represents u simple Or cole temple ; at either side rlso two town gates , through tha arches of which are soon the streets of Jo * tusalcm , with the palaces of Pilate and tha high priest , and the colonnades for tha choirs and musicians. "There are only one or two mstimces , " says the London Graphic , "of plays written In French by English playwrights being suc cessfully produced onlho Parisian stage. A. recent case Is that of 'L'Horltngo d'Holone , ' written In French by Mr. Kichurd Davoy and Mrs , Lucy Hooper , and produced last week at the Theatredo I'Apullcatfon. M. Surcey flnoko highly of the phiy , nna It Is | osslbla that an English veislon of It will bo scon la London next season , " Frank Daniels will hnvo his "Llttlo Puck" company , which starts on its fourth annual tour at the liljou theater , In Pittsburg , on , the 24th mst. Bosslo Sanson , Louise His sing , Marie Hilton , Annotta Zollnor , Itoso Chcsman , Harry Coui tame , John E. Drew , Uobeit Evans , Harry Connor , Arthur E. Moulton , William White , James Carroll. Thomas and James Klornan and Gilbert Gregory , Of course affable Samuel P. Cox will manage the company , for ho and Daa- Icls urcpaitncrs. The critic of the London Times , describing liornluinlt's death scene In "Lena , " say.81 "Not u word isEpokcn ; the uceno from lint to lust is truly pantomimic. Her eye lights upon n dagger ; she takes It up , examines It , and throws It down with a shudder , From a cupboard she next obtains a bottle ot chloral , pours a filial draught into u glass , und hastily swallows It , with u slight gesture of disgust. Then she walks about the room , and , discovering her husband's portrait on the innntlonicce , takes It down while the drug Is visibly producing Its effect upon hoc system. In u daioil condition &ho stumbles rather than falls upon a couch. Her husband is heard imploring admission to the locked npartuiout ; she can hoar his voice , but now she Is powerless to respond. She can but clutch with her hunda , so to speak , at the forgiveness ho offers her , and when , having forced his way in , ho rushes forward to claip In his arms her inert form , shu fulls upon tbo door dead. None of Mmo. Hornhanll's fa mous death scenes equals this in intensity or thrilling effect ; It it a marvellous tour do force. " _ Tlio Until tnlnnblo. JMc/f. Do you ever longo exchange your room For the shade o'f a tree in a field of clovcrl Do you over dream of an orchard In b lee in And the music of boos that ramble over it Would you like to scent the breath of tha morning In the green woods of a mountain pass , And wander at will where you'd see no warn ing i Of trespais , or sign raiding1 , "Keep off the graisj" j The Jersey mosquito has not appeared in { his accustomed haunt * this year and peopU i uru wondering why , J